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A recent creek overflow off Burch Hutchins Road was still frozen Monday morning in this picturesque winter scene. Emergency personnel are preparing for round three of a wintry mix here this week.
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FOREST CITY — Emergency personnel are preparing for round three of wintry weather. The DOT says it seems to be fighting one storm after another and school students are enjoying home sweet home. Schools are closed again today for the second consecutive day after a winter storm dumped between six and 12 inches of snow in areas of Rutherford County. Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy was also closed Monday and Isothermal Community College planned to reopen for classes today. School make-up days will be decided by school administration. The weekend winter storm closed hundreds of churches in the county while other churches were open for one service on Sunday. The Rutherford County Senior Center, Rutherford County Transit Authority and the county’s senior citizen nutrition program was also cancelled Monday with hopes of becoming operational as soon as possible. Although most transit routes were cancelled, medical patients were transported for cancer treatment and dialysis Monday. Since Friday afternoon, DOT crews have been working around the clock, said maintenance supervisor Matt Taylor. By 1:30 p.m. Monday, Taylor said all the primary roads were cleared and most of the secondary roads. “But we have icy spots in a good number of locations where the roads are shaded,” Taylor said. Taylor said when the temperature gets Please see Weather, Page 6
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A windmill stands guard over snow-covered pastures belonging to the Reid Godfreys off Shiloh Road in Forest City.
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Forest City approves concert proposal From staff reports
FOREST CITY — Commissioners on Monday unanimously approved allowing a Christian music festival downtown on May 8. David Coffin was at the regular meeting to ask the board to allow the concert, to be called iPraise 2010, at city-owned parking lots along Trade Street. The festi-
val will be held from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on that Saturday. Coffin said the event is expected to cost about $8,000, and said he intends to include as many local businesses, and vendors and/or advertising sponsors as possible, and is hopeful that merchants, local churches and private individuals will help finance the festival. He said the purposes of the event are to:
n provide an exposure opportunity to some quality independent unsigned Christian artists n promote unity in worship by including artists and bands of many different styles n increase awareness to small churches of opportunities for special events at or Please see Town, Page 2
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RUTHERFORDTON — County Commissioners voted 3-2 Monday night to approve a contract with PANGAEA Internet to maintain and operate the $1.4-million fiber optic cable network in the county. Commissioners also endorsed a methane gas project at the county landfill and held a public hearing on an incentives agreement for an Italian textile company that is considering locating here and bringing 32 new jobs. After months of discussion, Commissioner Paul McIntosh moved to approve the current agreement with PANGAEA with the understanding that the deal will be renegotiated when the contract expires in November. Omar Causey, a former broadband Internet engineer from Florida, addressed the commissioners to try and voice some concerns with the contract and asked what would happen if PolkCounty-based PANGAEA went bankrupt while being in charge of the county’s fiber. He explained he felt a federal judge would say the county had lost its rights to its own network. “But at this point I think this horse has already left the barn on this deal and you should approve the contract,” Causey said. He also asked about a PANGAEA arrangement where the company got to “piggyback” eight miles of fiber on the county’s network for about $1,000 a mile — or $8,000 total. The normal cost is $25,000 a mile. Commission Chairman Brenty Washburn explained that the county had an
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RUTHERFORDTON — “It is just unreal how these people have come out and helped me,” said Aileen Martin last Thursday as a weatherization program worker installed a new heat pump at her home. Martin, who lives on Oak Grove Church Road, was receiving assistance though the weatherization programs operated by Isothermal Planning and Development Commission. IPDC runs the Weatherization Assistance Program, a federal Department of Energy program that is managed by the North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Economic Opportunity. Becky McKelvey, program coordinator of the Please see Program, Page 6
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for their churches without the need for a large budget or major record label artists n increase activity in Rutherford County by bringing in residents of surrounding areas Commissioners expressed support for the concert and only asked that the area be cleaned up afterward. Commissioners also received an update on the raw water intake project from Town Manager Chuck Summey. The board also considered removing snow from parking lots belonging to Rutherford County Schools that are inside the town limits. The board did not want to enter into a formal contract for the snow removal at the
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Also, the board received the Fire Department year-end report from Chief Mark McCurry and received an update on fixed assets from Scott Webber. It was suggested that the fixed assets update be done on a yearly basis. Also at the meeting, Summey thanked the Public Works Department and the Electric Department for the outstanding job they have done during the recent winter storms. He noted that the town’s active tree-trimming program has been a big part of that success. Summey noted that the town did not have a single power outage during the last storm.
Grant applications being sought
RUTHERFORDTON — The Rutherford County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council is seeking applications for funding juvenile justice intervention and prevention services for fiscal year 2010-2011. The Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention has said $190,808 will be awarded to Rutherford County for this purpose. Any public or private non-profit agency may apply for these funds. Proposals for services which will be used by the Juvenile Court as dispositional options, as a resource for intake diversion plans or contracts will have priority for funding, which include the following: Mentoring, Parent/Family Skills, Interpersonal Skills, Experiential Skills, Tutoring, Mediation, Restitution, Structured Day, Day Treatment, Assessment, Counseling, Home Base Family
Counseling, Sexual Offender Treatment, Substance Abuse Treatment, Crisis Counseling, Temporary Shelter programs, Intensive In Home. The council may also consider funding a prevention program or immediate intervention services for youth who have not come to the courts attention; but who are identified as at-risk of becoming involved in the juvenile justice system. There will be a mandatory grant training class on March 1 at 1 p.m. at the Rutherford County Annex. The deadline for applications is 5 p.m. on Monday, March 29. Application can be found at www. ncdjjdp.org/jcpc/forms_agreements.html. All completed applications should be delivered to Ann Moore, JCPC clerk, 289 N. Main St., Rutherfordton, NC 28139, phone 287-6072 or fax 287-6351.
expansion contract in place with PANGAEA that gave the county the same consideration should PANGAEA expand fiber. “We can piggyback with them, too,” Washburn said. Commissioner Margaret Helton read an e-mail from David Reno where he asked if it was true that someone at PANGAEA had already set up a pole attachment agreement with Duke Energy as though PANGAEA was already in charge of the county fiber network. “He said these questions have not been adequately addressed and that it appears someone at PANGAEA overstepped their bounds,” Helton said. “Has this been addressed?” “I don’t really discuss those kinds of contract details with average citizens,” County Manager John Condrey countered. “I would be happy to discuss those kinds of questions with you as the county board in closed session with our attorney present.” Before the final vote, Commissioner Susan Crowe made an amendment to the motion that Washburn should sign the contract for the county and not Condrey. The amendment was passed unanimously, but the motion vote was three to two with Commissioners Eddie Holland, McIntosh and Washburn voting for it and Commissioners Helton and Crowe against. Commissioners gave Foothills Connect Executive Director Tim Will permission to proceed with writing a grant for a plan to capture methane gas from the county’s landfill on Laurel Drive. The project would use some methane for heating a 100,000 square foot greenhouse to help grow specialized crops for the Farm Fresh project to sell produce to restaurants in Charlotte. And it would also sell carbon credits and use some of the gas for electricity co-generation with Duke Energy. Will estimated the project would cost $1.1 million but would not require county funding. During public comments, Zoran Naskov supported the methane gas project, but advocated the county sell — not lease — land at the landfill to Foothills Connect. Commissioners will wait and see if Will can get the grant from the N.C. Rural Center.
Commissioners hosted a public hearing on an industrial incentive package for Italian company Saati, Inc. If the compensation is approved, the county will set up a five-year property tax forgiveness program and in exchange the synthetic fabrics company agrees to invest at least $4 million in the county and create 32 jobs over the course of the five years. The company’s highly specialized textiles are used to make lightweight weaves for aircraft construction and body armor products like bulletproof vests. Commissioners will review the agreement at their March meeting. In other business, the board also appointed several board members to the fireman’s relief fund boards at the various fire departments in the county. But first, Commissioner Crowe moved to separate the appointments for the S-D-O department because the nomination came from the fire chief and not from the S-D-O board. At first, it looked as though Holland voted in favor of Crowe’s motion. But when Washburn called for a revote due to confusion Holland voted against Crowe’s motion. The motion failed, and then commissioners voted to make all of the appointments — including S-D-O — by a margin of three to two with Crowe and Helton voting against. The men appointed from the various departments were: Reggie Vess, Bill’s Creek; Darrell Toney, Cherry Mountain; Richard Price, Cherry Mountain; Peter O’Leary, Chimney Rock; Brian Gill, Chimney Rock; Monroe Ensley, Cliffside; Tommy Phillips, Cliffside; Charles Vassey, Ellenboro; Keith Lowery, Ellenboro; Gary Wilson, Fairfield Mountain; Tom Pawelko, Fairfield Mountain; Eddie Parker, Green Hill; W. Coy Morgan, Green Hill; Frank Hodge, Hudlow; Fred Burgin, Jr., Rutherfordton; Calvin McGinnis, Rutherfordton; Paul Chapman, S-D-O; Scott Morrow S-D-O; Bryan Melton, Sandy Mush; Brandon Greene, Sandy Mush; Alan Duncan, Shingle Hollow; Wanda Conner, Union Mills; Alvin Nanney, Union Mills. County Tax Administrator Kep Kepley was given directive to publish the names of delinquent taxpayers in The Courier. Contact Baughman via e-mail at sbaughman@thedigitalcourier.com.
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RALEIGH (AP) — A former aide to two-time presidential candidate John Edwards said he’s received and rejected offers of “gigantic amounts of money” to sell what he says is a sex tape showing Edwards with his former mistress. Andrew Young claimed in a book released last week that he found the tape in a box left in a home he and his wife had shared with Edward’s mistress, videographer Rielle Hunter. Young has said he kept the tape along with phone messages from Edwards to back up his account of what he saw as he helped Edwards cover up the affair and a resulting child.
At least 4 dead after winter storm
RALEIGH (AP) — At least four people have died in connection with the winter storm that left much of North Carolina coated with frozen precipitation. Gov. Beverly Perdue told a media briefing on Sunday that a pedestrian was killed in Wayne County on Saturday night when he was struck by a snow plow. Perdue said the other victim was a Surry County resident who suffered an apparent heart attack after shoveling snow on Saturday morning at his home near Dobson. And in Charlotte, authorities say a man died after shoveling snow near his home on Sunday afternoon. Police in Gastonia say a 55-year-old man died Saturday night after falling while taking a nighttime walk in a wooded area near his home.
But state Medicaid leaders are in a fiscal bind. North Carolina’s share of the $10 billion federalstate health care program for poor families, senior citizens and the disabled — is on track to spend $250 million more than budgeted this year despite the Legislature’s demands to cut more than $500 million from the Medicaid agency. The shortfall will only get worse, state officials said, unless they scrutinize more vigorously the amount of personal care services received by more than 37,000 people like Harper. The state already has spent 4 percent more than the $188 million annual budget for personal care services in just the first six months of the fiscal year, even after regulators cut payment rates to companies that provide the services. “What we’re trying to do is make certain that we pay for the services that are clinically appropriate and necessary and stop paying for services that may be something someone wants but is not something someone needs,” state Health and Human Services Secretary Lanier Cansler told lawmakers recently. The industry association representing the service providers
Up to 3,000 people could completely lose those services, according to attorneys. Some patients could try to live on their own again, with dangerous results, said Kim Hill, president and owner of Action Health Staffing in Wilson, which provides in-home personal care services for 160 patients. “You’re going to see patients die,” Hill said. “What is being proposed is going to do irreparable harm.” Such warnings have set the tone for a legal tussle between the division, which runs the state Medicaid program, and the Association for Home and Hospice Care of North Carolina. An administrative law judge heard several days of testimony over a new state method to determine the number of hours a month that a patient should get from a nurse’s aide. The industry argues the state didn’t follow the General Assembly’s instructions in the budget law and will hurt patients and lay off workers. The state defends the plan, designed to meet the Legislature’s demand to reduce state spending for personal care benefits by $40 million this year and $60 million next year. A Medicaid patient qualifies for help if they have trouble performing at least two of six “activities of daily living,” such as dressing, eating, going to the bathroom and getting out of a chair. With a doctor’s OK, a registered nurse fills out a form to assess the patient and determine how much help is needed. The current maximum is 60 hours per month. State regulators recently asked personal care service providers to turn in those forms. An analysis of 5,800 recipients showed patients requiring limited assistance were still receiving 50 to 55 hours a month. “We have learned of many instances where recipients are
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RALEIGH (AP) — The owners of a North Carolina assisted living home have declared bankruptcy and could escape responsibility for what a judge called a pattern of neglect by under-trained and understaffed employees. Superior Court Judge James Ammons ruled in 2006 that negligence at Countryside Villa in Cumberland County caused resident Joe Cooper to suffer a concussion, respiratory failure that required a breathing tube, and the loss of several teeth in a January 2003 incident, The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Monday. But before a hearing last week that would place responsibility for the judgment on company owners John and Janice Weeks, the couple filed for bankruptcy.
argues the plan from the state Division of Medical Assistance could reduce service hours for many patients by 40 to 50 percent.
quite simply not qualified to receive the services they are currently receiving,” Cansler wrote Jan. 19 to General Assembly members. The state now wants a third party, rather than the service provider, to decide how many hours are required. People denied services or facing a reduction can keep their current level of services while they appeal, Cansler said. “The number of hours that any recipient is given now depends entirely on who their provider is, and it ought not to be that way,” special deputy attorney general Belinda Smith told Administrative Law Judge Don Overby, who could rule this week whether the plan can go forward.
Industry officials argue half the providers are still losing money on the average patient, which costs the state $750 per month. And the amount is still inexpensive compared to more than $3,000 a month for a nursing home patient or $1,800 for an adult care home resident. Adult care homes, whose residents include people with chronic health problems, Alzheimer’s disease or mental illness, also provide basic personal care services for Medicaid patients at a loss of more than $10 per day in 2008, according to the North Carolina Association of Long Term Care Facilities. “It really is making it difficult to give that quality care that our patients deserve,” said Hugh Campbell of Wilmington, who operates two assisted living centers. Cansler has said he understands that this year’s Medicaid cuts could result in some service providers going out of business. But he said the state has few options to control Medicaid costs beyond rooting out waste in the system. Lawmakers acknowledge Cansler has a tough job. “I don’t think there’s any intention to cutting services off for people who really need them,” said Sen. Bill Purcell, D-Scotland, co-chairman of the Senate budget health subcommittee.
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RALEIGH (AP) — Valerie Harper of Wilson knows the budget problems facing North Carolina’s Medicaid office. But the 50-year-old former day care worker with cerebral palsy can’t understand why state regulators would want to reduce the personal care services that bring a woman to her house six times a week to help her stay bathed and fed, and help her into her Sunday best so Harper’s sister can drive her to church. Harper fears she may end up in a nursing home, and that would cost the government up to four times as much. “The older I get, the worse I get. I can’t clean my house on my own or get dressed on my own,” said Harper, who added it can take an hour to tie her shoes by herself. “It really is embarrassing for me ... so this helps me keep my confidence up.”
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ne of the great discussions taking place across America over the past year has been about where the nation truly stands in regards to race relations. That we are having those conversations is significant. That they have not been more prominent is a bit disappointing. In Greensboro on Monday, events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the sit-in at the Woolworth’s lunch counter were held. The Greensboro sit-in prompted a wave of similar events across the nation and propelled the Civil Rights movement to a new level. The old Woolworth Building in Greensboro was dedicated Monday as the site of the International Civil Rights Center and Museum. Our nation’s history with race relations has always been problematic. It has been one of the most significant issues for our people since the first settlers arrived here. It continues to be a factor in so much that goes on in our country. What those four young men in Greensboro and thousands of others sought during the Civil Rights movement was not special treatment. What they sought was what any of us want — fair and equal treatment. In the years since the passage of the Civil Rights Act, much has changed in America. We have come a long way from the days of segregated lunch counters and separate water fountains for blacks and whites. Still, the fact that race continues to be a factor that attracts special attention is evidence that it is an issue that we must continue to address.
Our readers’ views Questions dental clinic proposal in Spindale To the editor: To the people of Rutherford County and especially Spindale, I have lived in the county now for seven years and I was never more embarrassed than when I attended the city council meeting Monday evening and heard the distorted fabrications of the council members and the other “powers that be” in Spindale. First, there are facts about this new dental clinic that has been proposed to come to the area that apparently no one has considered. Yes, they will utilize an empty building and yes they will bring 13 jobs to the county. Fact: All of the jobs will be taken by their own staff from Charlotte and if even two dental offices already in the county have to close, there will be a loss of anywhere from 10-12 jobs. Explain to me why we as a county should let 13 people we don’t know or who have never supported the county, come in and put people who do live here and support the county out of a job? How will that improve our unemployment rate? Fact: the money made will be taken back to Charlotte and not the county. Next issue, why does the county send Medicaid money out of the
county by transporting people to Polk County. That seems like a waste of money and again taking money out of Rutherford County. Also, all of the dentists that I spoke to at the meeting that take Medicaid told me that they have plenty of room on their schedules for Medicaid patients if the patients would only be willing to come to their appointments. Finally, why should this dental group be awarded grant money when the money could be used more appropriately in other areas. How many of the small businesses that have come to the county have been offered these grants. After the meeting, I could not help but see that there is something rotten in Denmark. Whatever happened to supporting the community instead of selling out to outsiders just to fill and empty building. These are all issues that need to be addressed. Tell me how this will benefit this county, please? All I see at this point is assumptions and we all know what assuming can make of us. Jason Ward Forest City
reform is back to committee, maybe permanently, so it’s time to address other just as important legislation facing our leaders. The Natural Gas Transportation bill H.R. 1835 and also the NAT GAS ACT and Renewable Energy Standard (RES) legislation to steer our country away from our addiction to foreign oil is still pending and to be voted on soon. Let’s make our representatives here in Distsrict 10 know we want a yes vote on these two bills. And I invite everyone reading this to join us in The Pickens Plan to promote energy independence. Please go to: www.push.pickensplan.com and add your name to this effort. Terry Houser Mooresboro
Says it is time to move on energy issues To the editor: It’s time to move on! Healthcare
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The mini-N.C. Almanac given a 2010 update I have updated my ministate almanac again. As always, I hope someone (maybe you) will take up the challenge of giving a printed and complete “North Carolina Almanac and Book of Facts.” State-estimated population in 2009: 9,380,884, an increase of 16.6 percent over the 8,049,313 population in 2000. During the same period there was a 9.1 percent increase for the entire country and a 13.1 percent increase for the Southern region. North Carolina was the 8th fastest growing state in the country during this period. 25 Largest Cities and Towns showed in order: (2008 rank followed by 2000 rank in parenthesis, 2008 pop., 2000 pop.) Charlotte (1, 1) 687,456 540,828 Raleigh (2, 2) 392,552 276,093 Greensboro (3, 3) 250,642 223,891 Durham (4, 4) 223,284 187,035 Winston-Salem (5, 5) 217,600 185,776 Fayetteville (6, 6) 174,091 121,015 Cary (7, 7) 129,545 94,536
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High Point (8, 8) 101,835 85,839 Wilmington (9, 9) 100,182 75,838 Greenville (10, 13) 79,629 60,476 Jacksonville (11, 11) 76,233 66,715 Asheville (12, 10) 74,543 68,889 Gastonia (13, 12) 72,505 66,277 Concord (14, 14) 66,311 55,977 Rocky Mount (15, 15) 57,010 55,893 Chapel Hill (16, 16) 52,542 48,715 Burlington (17, 17) 50,857 44,917 Wilson (18, 18) 48,433 44,405 Huntersville (19, 24) 44,054 24,960 Kannapolis (20, 21) 42,521 36,910 Hickory (21, 20) 41,305 37,222 Goldsboro (22, 19) 37,597 39,043 Apex (23, 33) 33,075 20,212 Monroe (24, 23) 32,543
26,228 Sanford (25, 27) 29,284 23,220 Just off the top 25 list are Salisbury, New Bern, Garner, Wake Forest, Matthews, Thomasville, and Statesville. If Fort Bragg (population, 27,500) were a town or city, it would be right behind New Bern.
Geography Total Area: 53,821 square miles. Land area: 48,718 square miles. Water area: 5,103 square miles. Coastline length: 301 miles. Shoreline length: 3,375 miles.
Business North Carolina Firms in Fortune 500 (Rank 2009): Bank of America (11), Lowe’s (47), Nucor (106), Duke Energy (204), BB&T Corporation (260), Progress Energy (288), Reynolds American (294), Pantry (317),VF Corporation (335), Sonic Automotive (337), Goodrich (354), Family Dollar Stores (359), SPX Corporation (402), Wachovia, #46 in a recent
year, is now a part of WellsFargo, which does not have its headquarters in North Carolina Major Private Employers (Ranked by Number of Employees in North Carolina, 2009): Wal-Mart (1), Duke University (2), Food Lion (3), Wachovia Bank (4), Lowes Home Centers (5), Bank Of America (6), Harris Teeter (7), International Business Machines (8), Smithfield Foods, Inc. (9), Branch Banking & Trust (10), United Parcel Service Inc. (11), AT&T Services (12), Target Stores (13), North Carolina Baptist Hospitals (14), WakeMed Health&Hospitials (15), USAir (16), Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital (17), Ingles Markets (18), Lowes Food Stores (19), and Belk (20). Civilian Labor Force Estimates — Seasonally Adjusted (as of December 2009): Total Labor Force 4,522,321 Employment 4,016,382 Unemployment 505,939 Unemployment Rate 11.2 percent
Agriculture Major North Carolina Farm Commodities by Rank in 2008: (2008 cash receipts in millions of dollars and percent of total commodities) 1. Broilers ($2,691 27.6 percent), 2, Hogs ($2,170 - 22.3 percent), 3, Greenhouse/Nursery/ Floriculture ($777 - 8.0 percent), 4, Turkeys ($ 652 - 6.7 percent), 5, Tobacco ($686 - 7.0 percent), 6, Soybeans ($439 - 4.5 percent), 7, Chicken eggs ($373 - 3.8 percent), 8, Corn ($333 - 3.4 percent), 9, Wheat ($291 3.0 percent), 10,Cattle and Calves ($197 - 2.0 percent), 11, Cotton & Cottonseed ($192 - 2.0 percent), 12, Dairy products ($189 - 1.9 percent), 13, Sweet potatoes ($141 - 1.5 percent), 14, Christmas Trees ($100 - 1.0 percent), 15, Peanuts ($67 0.7percent),16, Blueberries ($47 - 0.5 percent), 17, Irish Potatoes ($25 - 0.3 percent), 18, Tomatoes ($33 - 0.3 percent), 19, Cucumbers ($25 0.3 percent), 20, Apples ($21 - 0.2 percent), Martin is hosting his final season of UNC-TV’s North Carolina Bookwatch, which airs Sundays at 5 p.m.
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Obituaries Mary Powell
Mary Gladys Powell, 93, of Bayvale Road, Forest City, Man charged with died Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, at her residence. drug trafficking A native of Hamilton FOREST CITY — A County, Tenn., she was a 53-year-old Ellenboro man daughter of the late Reed was placed under a $60,000 Wilcoxen and Maggie bond following his arrest Hatfield Wilcoxen, and Monday on a number of drug the widow of Paris Gilbert charges. Powell. Narcotics officers with the She was a member of Rutherford County Sheriff’s Johnson Memorial Baptist Department arrested Keith Church, Forest City. Jerome Pegram of Short She is survived by two Road. daughters, Sue Jones and He is charged with manuMary Lawter, both of Forest facturing 19.31 pounds of City; seven sons, Eugene marijuana, cultivating 126 Powell and Joe Powell, both plants of marijuana, posof Forest City, Glenn Powell session with intent to sell of Kleen, Texas, Jerry Powell and deliver 8,648 grams of of Walker Town, Johnny marijuana, maintain a vehicle Powell of Cliffside, Robert and dwelling place that was Powell of Asheville, and used for keeping and selling Tom Powell of Chester, Va.; marijuana, to keep controlled 18 grandchildren; 34 greatsubstance, and possession of grandchildren; and 10 greatdrug paraphernalia. great-grandchildren. Funeral services will Sheriff’s Department be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at McMahan’s n The Rutherford County Funeral Home Chapel with Sheriff’s Department the Rev. Brent Frady officiatresponded to 151 E-911 calls ing. Interment in the Sunset Saturday and Sunday. n Rhonda Greene reported Memorial Park. The family criminal damage to property. will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m., prior to the service at n James Cody Presley the funeral home. reported theft of a 2006 Memorials may be made Chevrolet Cobalt Coupe and to Hospice of Rutherford criminal damage property. County, P.O. Box 334, Forest n Justin Robert Buckner reported breaking and enter- City, NC 28043. ing and theft of a moped. Online condolences www.mcmahn Thomas Paul Tisdale IV reported breaking and enter- ansfuneralhome.com. ing and theft of a heater. n Dephine Jones reported Clifford Henderson criminal damage to property. Clifford Thomas Henderson n Regina Darlene Doster of Forest City, formerly of reported breaking and enter- Spindale, died Sunday, Jan. ing and larceny of a riding 31, 2010, at Hospice House lawn mower, air conditioner, in Forest City. weed eater and a gas grill. A native of Polk County, he n Janie Elizabeth Helton was a son of the late Peter A. reported injury to property. and Mary Elizabeth Smith Henderson. Rutherfordton He was a retired loom fixer n The Rutherfordton Police and a member of Spencer Department responded to 28 Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, E-911 calls. Sarah Anderson Henderson of the home; one daughter, Spindale Joan Flynn of Huntersville; n The Spindale Police Department responded to 19 five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. E-911 calls. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday Lake Lure at Crowe’s Funeral Chapel n The Lake Lure Police with the Rev. Billy Vaughn Department responded to six officiating. Concluding serE-911 calls. vices will follow at Sunset Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one Forest City n Forest City Police report- hour prior to the service at ed an incident of discharging Crowe’s. In lieu of flowers, memoria firearm in the city limits. als may be made to Hospice n Michael Henline reportof Rutherford County, P.O. ed an incident of obtaining Box 336, Forest City, NC property by false pretenses. 28043. n Amanda Taylor reported an incident of an assault. Online condolences www. n Nancy Nichols reported crowemortuary.com. a breaking and entering and larceny.
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Margaret Jackson
Margaret Watts Jackson, 83, of 148 Twelve Oaks Dr., n Dustin Donovan Gettys, Forest City, died Sunday, Jan. 16, of 401 Whinnies Road, 31, 2010, at Hospice House Ellenboro, charged with in Forest City. injury to real property and Born in Rutherford County, released into custody. (RCSD) she was a daughter of the n Michael James Hudson, late Milton Watts and Celia 46, of 1003 Stonecutter Ann Hensley Watts. Street, Spindale, charged She was a member of Faith with breach of peace, resisting a public officer and com- Baptist Church and a homemaker. municating threats. (RCSD) In addition to her parents, n Frederick Maurice Steele, she was preceded in death by 36, of 457 Arlington Street, her husband, Howard Flay Forest City, charged with Jackson. communicating threats and Survivors include two simple assault. Released on a sons, Don Jackson of $1,000 bond. (RCSD) Rutherfordton, and Danny Jackson of Forest City; one EMS/Rescue sister, Pauline McCurry of n The Rutherford County Taylorsville; 13 grandchilEMS responded to 37 E-911 dren; and 16 great-grandcalls Saturday and Sunday. children. n The Volunteer Life Saving Graveside services will and Rescue, Hickory Nut be conducted at 2 p.m. Gorge EMS and Rutherford Wednesday in the Sandy County Rescue responded to Level Baptist Church cem13 E-911 calls. etery with the Rev. Ricky Poteat officiating. The family will receive friends Fire Calls Wednesday from 1 to 2 p.m. n Bills Creek responded to at Harrelson Funeral Home. a vehicle fire. Memorials may be made n Cliffside responded to to Hospice of Rutherford a chimney fire, assisted by County, P.O. Box 336, Forest Ellenboro and Sandy Mush. City, NC 28043. n Cherry Mountain responded to a vehicle fire. condolences www.harreln Ellenboro responded to a Online sonfuneralhome.com. motor vehicle accident. n Forest City responded to Harold Hunter a vehicle fire and a gas leak. Harold Dewitt Hunter, n Rutherfordton responded 76, of Sloan Road, Lyman, to a motor vehicle accident. S.C., died Sunday, Jan. 30, n S-D-O responded to a 2010, at the Piedmont Living motor vehicle accident.
Center, Greer, S.C. A native of Cleveland County, he was a son of the late Lester Henry Hunter and Rose Morgan Hunter, and also preceded in death by his wife, Jeanette Whitesides Hunter. He was an Army veteran, having served during the Korean War. He was a 32nd degree Mason and retired as a heavy equipment operator for Greenville County Schools. Survivors include a son, Michael Hunter of Lyman; a daughter, Charlene Kidd of Inman, S.C.; a sister, Jan Pate of Poteau, Okla.; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Cool Springs Cemetery with the Rev. Danny McCain officiating. Visitation will follow the service at the cemetery. The Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences www.padgettking.com.
Nita Moore Nita Hamrick Moore, 74, of Hamlet, died Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010, at her home. Born in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Wisker B. and Stella Gibson Smart. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, She worked as a sales clerk for J.C. Penny’s and Mabry’s Drug. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, H. Gene Hamrick. Survivors include her husband, Jimmy L. Moore of the home; a daughter, Sharon H. Tartt of Wilmington; a son, H. Craig Hamrick of Charlotte; a sister, Georgia S. Foster of Ellenboro; five grandchildren; and four stepchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at First United Methodist Church, Hamlet, with the Revs. Adolph Smith, Milford Oxendine, and Don Malpass officiating. Burial will follow in the Richmond County Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. at WatsonKing Funeral Home in Hamlet. Memorials may be made to Richmond County Hospice, 1119 N. US 1 Hwy., Rockingham, NC 28379; or to the American Cancer Society, 6000 Fairview Road, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28210. Online condolences www.watsonking funeralhome.com.
Elsie Stephens Elsie Mae Broughton Stephens, 91, of Garner passed away Wednesday evening at the Carolina House Retirement Home in Morehead City. Born in Garner, she was a daughter of the late John Franklin Broughton and Alice Penny Broughton, and the widow of Craton G. Stephens Jr. She attended the Garner public schools and 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.
Hardbarger Business College in Raleigh. She was a longtime member of Garner United Methodist Church and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She retired as an administrative secretary with NC State University. She is survived by her sons, Craton G. Stephens III of Rutherfordton and Richard B. Stephens of Pine Knoll Shores; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A graveside service was held at 11 a.m. Monday in the Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh with the Rev. Robert Redmond officiating. Memorials may be made to Garner United Methodist Church, 201 Methodist Dr., Garner, NC 27529. Bryan-Lee Funeral Home of Garner is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences bryan-leefuneralhome.com.
Deaths Tomas Eloy Martinez BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Longtime Rutgers University professor Tomas Eloy Martinez, an Argentine author and journalist famed for his writings about former President Juan Domingo Peron and his glamorous wife Eva Peron, died Sunday at age 75. Martinez was a columnist for The New York Times, Spain’s El Pais newspaper and Argentina’s La Nacion daily. He lived a large part of his life in the United States, where in the late 1990s he headed the Latin American Studies program at Rutgers. Some of his best-known works include Santa Evita, The Flight of the Queen and The Peron Novel — combining fiction and reality about Argentina during and after the rule of the Perons, the glamorous power couple who dominated the nation’s politics in the 20th century.
fighter during World War II, has died in Tel Aviv. He was 96, his daughter Mira said. Sutzkever began writing in Vilna, Lithuania, in the early 1930s. After the Nazi invasion, he was interned in the town’s ghetto. In 1943, he escaped to the forests with his wife and fought against the Nazis as a partisan. During this time, he wrote over 80 poems, publishing them after the war. After the war, he was a witness at the Nuremberg war crimes trials. In 1947, he moved to Israel, resuming his literary career, and founding and editing a prominent Yiddish literary journal, Di Goldene Keyt. Jane Jarvis NEW YORK (AP) — Organist Jane Jarvis, still remembered by some longtime New York Mets fans who can recall her playing songs like “Meet the Mets” during games at Shea Stadium, has died. She was the ballpark organist for the Mets from 1964 to 1979. She was a classically trained musician and jazz pianist. John H. Ruffin ATLANTA (AP) — The first black chief judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals has died. The court said in a statement Monday that John H. Ruffin Jr. died Friday at the age of 75. Ruffin was one of the first black lawyers in Augusta, where he specialized in civil rights litigation. He served on the Augusta Superior Court judge from 1986 to 1994 when he was appointed to the appeals court by Gov. Zell Miller. He was named the court’s chief judge in 2005 and served until he retired in December 2008.
Abraham Sutzkever JERUSALEM (AP) — Abraham Sutzkever, a Yiddish poet and partisan
Opal Earley Flynn Margaret Watts Jackson Margaret Watts Jackson, age 83, of 148 Twelve Oaks Drive, Forest City, NC, died Sunday, January 31, 2010 at Hospice House. Margaret was born on September 27, 1926 in Rutherford County to the late Milton Watts and Celia Ann Hensley Watts. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church and was a dedicated homemaker who enjoyed taking care of her family. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Flay Jackson; one daughter, Polly McGinnis; one son, Richard Jackson; eight brothers and sisters, Tilmon Watts, Bennie Watts, Quillon Watts, Mamie Blanton, Minnie Barnett, Virgina Grant, Grace Hollifield and Lizzie Lee. Survivors include two sons, Don Jackson and his wife, Gloria, of Rutherfordton and Danny Jackson and his wife, Mary, of Forest City; one sister Pauline McCurry of Taylorsville, NC and by 13 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Graveside services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 in Sandy Level Baptist Church Cemetery with Reverend Ricky Poteat officiating. The family will be receiving friends from 1:00 p.m. until service time at Harrelson Funeral Home. Memorial donations have been suggested to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the family. An online guest registry is available at: www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com Paid obit.
Opal Earley Flynn, age 89, of Cliffside, died Saturday, January 30, 2010 at the Brian Center in Hendersonville. Opal was born on 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 and by one son, Roger Flynn; one daughter, Norma Flynn; a grandchild, Tammy White and by nine brothers and sisters. Survivors include two sons, Bill Flynn and his wife, Eileen, of Albuquerque, NM and Mike Flynn and his wife, Donna, of Cliffside; eight grandchildren, Molly Flynn Shumate of Chicago, IL, Melissa Flynn Kerns, Amber Flynn Eberhart and Sarah Flynn Gallegos all of Albuquerque, Mark Flynn of South Carolina, Jessica Flynn of Tennessee, Rob Flynn of Cliffside and Cristy Flynn Wurzbach of Ellenboro and eleven great grandchildren, Timothy White, Lindsey White, Madalene Shumate, Victoria Shumate, Cassidy Spalding, Katie Spalding, Zooey Eberhart, Aaron Flynn, Jordan Flynn, Jaden Flynn and Zander Padgett. Funeral services will be conducted at noon on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at Harrelson Funeral Home with Reverend 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. Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the Flynn family.. An online guest registry is available at: www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com Paid obit.
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Health/education Health ministry: 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. Health screening: 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. Aging seminar: “Dealing with the Most Troublesome Dementia Symptoms”; Tuesday, Feb. 16, 5:30 to 7 p.m., at the Life Enrichment Center Adult Day Care, 103 T.R. Harris Dr., Shelby; free sitter service for those who care for a person with dementia, reservation required; call 704-484-0405.
Meetings/other DAR meeting: Griffith Rutherford NSDAR Chapter will meet Wednesday, Feb. 3, at 3 p.m., in the Blue Room, Isothermal Community College. Post 74 meeting: American Legion Post 74 will hold its regular meeting on Thursday, Feb. 4, at the National Guard Armory. Dinner at 6 p.m. Meeting at 7 p.m. Shag Club: Rutherford County Shag Club will meet Friday, Feb. 5, at Club LA from 8 to 11 p.m. For more information about shag lessons beginning in February, call 287-9228. Rutherford 912 Group meeting: Friday, Feb. 5, 7 to 8:30 p.m.; at NC Cooperative Extension, Callahan Koon Road, Spindale; for more information rutherford912.org; free and open to the public. SWEEP meeting: (Solid Waste Environmental Education Panel) meets the first Friday of each month at GDS, 141 Fairgrounds Road, Spindale. The next meeting is Friday, Feb. 5, at noon. To learn more about SWEEP, visit www. sweeprecycles.com.
Miscellaneous Low-cost rabies clinic: Saturday, Feb. 13, noon to 1 p.m.; Thunder Road Animal Hospital; $10 cash, one-year rabies; $12 cash, threeyear rabies; other discounted vaccines available; call 286-0033. Play: The production of Music Man will be at Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy - CFA Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, February 4-6, beginning at 7 each night. Tickets are $5 in advance and $6 at the door. In addition, Mr. Darby’s Saturday dance classes are canceled this week. Foothills Bridal Fair rescheduled: The bridal fair will be held Feb. 20, from noon to 4 p.m., at Cleveland Mall. Visit www.foothillsbridalfair. com for information.
Students/youth Little League sign ups: Chase Little League; Saturday, Feb. 6, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 7, 2 to 5 p.m., at Chase High gym; Monday, Feb. 8, 6 to 8 p.m., old Harris School concessions; Tuesday, Feb. 9, 6 to 8 p.m., Cliffside Park concessions; $40 per child, $15 each additional children; birth certificate required. 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.
Fundraisers Chili Cook-off: Thursday, Feb. 4, 5 to 7 p.m., Thomas Jefferson Classical Grammar School, Forest City; $5 per person; all proceeds go toward the fourth grade field trip to the NC Outer Banks. Spaghetti supper: Friday, Feb. 5, 6 to 8 p.m., Long Branch Road Baptist Church, 621 Long Branch Road, (Shiloh Community); no set price; donations accepted; proceeds for Team Kids. Country ham, chicken pie supper: Saturday, Feb. 6, beginning at 4:30 p.m., Mt. Vernon Clubhouse; sponsored by Mt. Vernon Baptist Church. Buffet breakfast: Saturday, Feb. 6, 7 to 10:30 a.m., Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Mt. Pleasant Church Rd., Forest City; $5 per person, all you can eat. Poor man’s supper: Thursday, Feb. 11, 4 to 7 p.m., Providence United Methodist Church, Chase Middle School community; adults $5; children $3; under 6 free; proceeds for Feed the Hungry Ministry; bake sale proceeds go to music ministry. Bingo: Friday, Feb. 12, 6 to 9 p.m., at the Spindale House; $1 per card; ‘98 Rutherford Rumble Team fundraiser.
down below freezing, as was the case Sunday night, there is significant freezing in curves where the ice melted and ran across the road only to freeze solid to the pavement as temperatures dropped. After the temperatures rose Monday afternoon, DOT crews were putting salt on the icy spots. However, with the temperatures expected to be below freezing again, the spots will freeze again. “We will have icy spots tomorrow,” he said. And with the prediction of another wintry storm system beginning Thursday, “it looks like we’re going to be fighting one storm right after the other.” Rutherford County Emergency Management Coordinator Roger Hollifield, agreed. “Looks like round three is coming this weekend,” Hollifield said. Fortunately, Rutherford was spared serious problems during the weekend. “We thought it might be worse than it was based on the information we were receiving from the weather service,” Hollifield said. “Some people in the northern half of the county got up to a foot of snow.” Hollifield and other emergency preparedness workers made more preparations for this storm than the Dec. 18 snow storm. “It was shaping up to be more serious than last time,” he said. Emergency personnel talked with the DOT, Red Cross regarding emergency shelter and also the Department of Social Services to make sure all family care homes were prepared if they lost power. “We did a lot of extra prepping for this one and we came through it pretty much unscathed,” he said. Some areas in Chimney Rock and Lake Lure experienced power outages but power was restored quickly. Hollifield said he spent Saturday riding around checking on fire departments and emergency personnel on standby. “I’d say we have anywhere from five inches to a foot of snow toward Shingle Hollow,” Hollifield continued.
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weatherization effort at IPDC, said the program is intended to help folks with energy burdens. The effort seeks to cut heating and cooling costs by making qualified homes more airtight. McKelvey said workers conduct energy audits of homes to identify needs, and then make improvements at the residences to improve energy efficiency. She said workers strive for a certain efficiency ratio, but sometimes are unable to meet it because of a home’s age, design or other issues. “They have cut off doors so the heating is level,” said Martin of the work at her home. “They have checked to see where I needed to make improvements. And they make improvements in what you are doing. There is no way I can express how I feel.” Martin also qualified for the Heating and Air Repair and Replacement Program (HARRP), which works in conjunction with the weatherization program to repair or replace inefficient heating and air systems in the homes of low-income families, disabled individuals and families. That program allowed Martin to receive a new heat pump. She said she had been dressing warmly in the house for several years because of her inefficient heat pump. “I have done things to try to save energy, which is good for all of us, to
Since Rutherford County fared better than other counties, Hollifield responded to a plea from Jackson County personnel on Sunday to help there. More than 11,000 people were without power and many had to be moved to emergency shelters. Ron Morgan, Lake Lure Fire coordinator, said the Hickory Nut Gorge community received from seven inches of snow to 12 inches in parts of the Bill’s Creek area. The challenge for emergency personnel in the gorge was the bad road conditions in private developments. “They don’t have anyone to plow the roads,” Morgan said Monday afternoon. “We (emergency personnel) can get in and out and we can haul some people in and out, but they can’t get out.” Residents in the private developments, such as Highlands, can’t maneuver on the snow and ice covered roadways in private vehicles. “We had a bunch of car wrecks, like always, on Friday when it first started,” Morgan said, and fortunately most of the wrecks were property damage only. “No one was hurt, but we had to get the cars out of ditches,” he said. Power outages were not severe and those who lost power had it restored by Saturday night. One family was relocated to a unit at Fox Run on Saturday, but there were no other reports of anyone else needing shelter. Hollifield reminds everyone to have emergency supplies on hand in case of bad weather. “It is so important to have a 72-hour supply of food, supplemental heat, water and other things. Most of the time in 72 hours, things have been restored, he said. “If we can just get people to do this, it will make our jobs in emergency services much easier. “Put these items in a plastic container and label it ‘storm’ and just make sure you have everything you need.” Morgan said the reaction to this storm was less anxious than in December. “After the first snow, people realize, ‘Oh yeah, it does snow here sometimes and people start reacting a little better and more appropriately. As a whole everything went well.” At the Broad River Water Plant,
Superintendent Brad Boris measured 4.3 inches of snow at the Union Road location. Rainfall and snow measured 6.91 inches for January, making it the wettest January in the past 11 years, Boris said. The coldest day last month was Jan. 10 and the warmest was Jan. 21 at 70 degrees. With the closing of the nutrition program Monday, the 350 senior citizens who receive a home delivered meal or a hot meal at a congregate site or at the senior center, were not served the traditional meal Monday due to the aftermath of the snow and ice. However, with a “gut feeling” the storm was going to be bad, Nutrition Manager Carolyn Atchley sent the emergency Deli-Shelf Staple meals to the more than 80 citizens receiving a Home Delivered Meal on Friday. “So they had a meal for Monday,” she said. The meal included spaghetti and meat balls, fruit, apple sauce, peanut butter/cracker and powdered milk. “I told the volunteers to tell the folks this meal was in case of an emergency,” Atchley said. “It is just too risky to ask the volunteers to go to the homes to deliver meals because their sidewalks and driveways aren’t cleared. For safety reasons, we can’t deliver. “We have to play this day-by-day and this week sounds bad. If weather permits and we’re up and running by Wednesday, we’ll send another round of the Deli-Shelf Staple meals for possible bad weather on Friday.” Atchley also encourages neighbors to watch after their neighbors and make sure they have hot food. “Neighbors can walk to them easier than we can get to them.” Atchley added. “We try to do what’s best for the safety of the participants and volunteers,” Atchley added. If you want to help with an emergency Deli-Shelf meal, donations can be given to: Rutherford County Senior Center, 193 Callahan-Koone Road, Spindale, N.C. 28160, attention: Home Delivered Meals.
save energy,” Martin said. “But I’ve done it because I couldn’t afford not to. I’m going to have a better heating unit; I’m going to be warmer. And my bill probably won’t be nearly as high. So I am quite blessed.” Martin is on disability from a 1996 automobile accident. Phil Culbreth of Culbreth’s Electric, who was installing the heat pump, said the weatherization program is one of the better government initiatives. Workers check for air infiltration, Culbreth explained, and then they insulate, caulk and seal. “There are savings in energy costs, so it is money back in the long run,” he said. Culbreth said the heat pump he was installing was about twice as efficient as the old heat pump, which was an older unit. McKelvey explained that the weatherization and HARRP programs have somewhat different thresholds for participation. Families with incomes below 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines are eligible for the weatherization services. Families with incomes below 150 percent of the poverty levels qualify for HARRP. Although the weatherization program has been operating since the 1970s, McKelvey said, the effort received a boost through additional funds provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan of 2009. The North Carolina Weatherization Assistance Web site notes that program funding includes $9.7 million
in annual funding from the U.S. Department of Energy and nearly $132 million from the federal recovery act. McKelvey stressed that IPDC’s weatherization program is a team effort, thanks to crew chief Flynn Walters, Kirby Gantt, Dustin Gantt and David Bess. She noted that Walters and Kirby Gantt have been working in the program for about 30 years each. “They take pride in what they do,” McKelvey said, “and they care.” She said it is personally gratifying to see the quality of life improvements that the program provides for people who otherwise would not be able to afford the energy efficiency measures.
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McKelvey urged people who think they might qualify for the program to contact her at IPDC at 287-2281 to begin the application process. If approved, she said, people will be put on a waiting list that currently has 110 on it. McKelvey added that 335 homes need to be done in the four-county area of Rutherford, Polk, McDowell and Cleveland counties by Dec. 31 of this year. “I talked with her (McKelvey),” Martin said, “and she told me the things that were offered. Things have just kind of snowballed from there.” She thanked the workers who made her home more energy efficient. “There are people who care,” she said. Contact Dale via e-mail at ldale@thedigitalcourier.com
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Frustrated Wall says he ‘loves’ Calipari LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky freshman star John Wall says his comments after last Saturday’s win over Vanderbilt that he “wasn’t having fun” were simply a sign of frustration. Wall had 13 points and nine assists against the Commodores but also committed seven turnovers and complained afterward that he has struggled living up to the high expectations he’s set for himself. Wall said Monday he talked to coach John Calipari and that “everything is OK.” Calipari told Wall it’s OK to make mistakes and reminded him that former college stars Derrick Rose and Tyreke Evans — both of whom played for Calipari at Memphis — also struggled at times. Calipari called Wall’s frustration “a good teaching lesson” and said it’s an opportunity for the point guard to learn how to deal with adversity.
Bobcats’ Brown is coach of month CHARLOTTE (AP) — Charlotte’s Larry Brown is the NBA’s Eastern Conference coach of the month after the Bobcats doubled their win total in January. Entering 2010 at 12-18, the Bobcats went 12-4 to move into playoff contention. The month included a win at Cleveland, a franchise-tying six consecutive victories overall, and nine in a row at home. Charlotte ended January with three straight road wins after beginning the month 1-14 away from home. The 69-year-old Brown is in his second season in Charlotte after a two-year hiatus from coaching. Denver’s George Karl was the Western Conference coach of the month.
Danica Patrick to appear on ’CSI: NY’ NEW YORK (AP) — Danica Patrick will guest star on “CSI: NY” as the top competitor of a racing star who dies under suspicious circumstances. Patrick is scheduled to appear on the episode airing Feb. 10 on CBS. Antonio Sabato Jr. plays the racing great who dies in a car explosion on the streets of Manhattan two days before a race as the result of car tampering.
Local Sports BASKETBALL Burns at E. Rutherford 6 p.m./7:30 p.m. Patton at R-S Central 5 p.m./6:30 p.m. Chase at Shelby 6 p.m./7:30 p.m. Polk at TJCA 5 p.m. WRESTLING Shelby at Chase 6:30 R-S Central at Patton East Rutherford at Burns 7 p.m.
On TV 7 p.m. (ESPN) College Basketball Mississippi at Kentucky. (ESPN2) College Basketball Miami at Wake Forest. (TS) NHL Hockey Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers. 9 p.m. (ESPN) College Basketball Michigan State at Wisconsin. 11 p.m. (ESPN2) High School Basketball Jefferson (Ore.) at Kentwood (Wash.).
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Guard Peter Marrah stands outside Sun Life Stadium, the site of NFL football Super Bowl XLIV, on Monday in Miami. Steady rain forced the NFL to take the unusual step of moving its annual Super Bowl media day on Tuesday from the field at Sun Life Stadium to the indoor concourse area.
Super Bowl XLIV
Week starts off soggy FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Rain drove the New Orleans Saints indoors Monday. The NFL scrambled to move Tuesday’s media day activities under cover. And tourism officials tried to shrug off the public-relations blow of a soggy start to Super Bowl week. “Sometimes you need a break from the sun,” said Nicki Grossman of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau. “Everybody all over the country has weather. And you don’t have to shovel anything that has fallen on us.” Even so, the less-than-Super weather — daylong rain blanketing the region — stirred unpleasant memories of the last time the NFL title game came to town three years ago. That was the first time rain fell on a Super Bowl, and it continued throughout the game, chasing some fans away at halftime and sending others into concourses to watch on television as the Indianapolis Colts beat the Chicago Bears. Although this is the middle of South Florida’s dry season, steady light rain also fell during Sunday night’s Pro Bowl in Miami. The forecast called for a 30 percent chance of showers Tuesday, prompt-
ing the media day switch. And, there is at least a slight chance of rain every day the rest of the week, with a 20-percent chance Sunday. Instead of conducting interviews on the field at Sun Life Stadium, the NFL will hold them in an indoor concourse on the club level. All players and coaches from the Saints and Colts will still be available for interviews. “This should not be a major problem,” NFL spokesman Michael Signora said. “It just will look different.” The Saints’ first practice Monday was moved 30 miles north from the University of Miami’s outdoor fields to the indoor bubble at the Miami Dolphins’ complex. The starting time was pushed back while equipment was moved from one site to the other. Rain also affected preparation of the playing field, Signora said. “I wouldn’t say anything is delayed,” he said. “I’d say work continues, and weather is one more factor built into the preparation.” The weather made South Florida’s Pleases see Soggy, Page 9
NEW YORK (AP) — After three weeks of not being No. 1, Kansas moved back to the top of The Associated Press’ college basketball poll. The Jayhawks (20-1) were No. 1 in the preseason Top 25 and for the first eight weeks of the regular season. They moved back into the top spot Monday, receiving 54 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel. The other three Division I teams with just one loss — Villanova, Syracuse and Kentucky — were second through fourth. Villanova and Syracuse both moved up one place to second and third. The Wildcats (19-1) received four first-place votes while the Orange (21-1) got six. Kentucky was a unanimous No. 1 last week but dropped to fourth after losing to South Carolina, its first loss of the season. The Wildcats (20-1) had one first-place vote. Michigan State was fifth, followed by West Virginia, Georgetown, Purdue and Texas, which dropped from sixth to ninth. Duke and Kansas State tied for 10th. BYU was 12th followed by Ohio State, Tennessee, New Mexico, Wisconsin, Gonzaga, Vanderbilt, Temple and Baylor. The last five ranked teams were Georgia Tech, Pittsburgh, Butler, Northern Iowa and Mississippi. Butler and Northern Iowa returned to the poll this week, replacing Connecticut and UAB. Connecticut (13-8) fell out from 19th after losing to Providence and Marquette this week. The Huskies, who were 12th in the preseason Top 25 and reached as high as No. 10, are 2-2 since coach Jim Calhoun took an indefinite leave of absence.
Federer celebrates 16th Slam MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Roger Federer stayed up all night, drinking champagne with friends and returned to his hotel room as the sun rose to cap the celebration of his Australian Open victory by holding one of his baby girls in his arms. Looking remarkably refreshed Monday after a couple of hours sleep, Federer said that winning his 16th Grand Slam title was different from the past 15. He’s now married with 6-month-old twins and everything — including his tennis — feels more meaningful. “I’m excited about life, and there is not only tennis,” Federer said the day after defeating Andy Murray 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (11) to win his fifth Australian Open. “Having kids and being a father now and being married enhances everything,” he said, tanned and relaxed in jeans and a gray T-shirt. “I’m such a happy person today to see how well everything is working out for me. It just makes me extremely happy, extremely relaxed and it allows me to play good tennis, and I couldn’t ask for more.” By Federer’s own accounting he played some of the best tennis of his career in the past two weeks, particularly in the final against Murray, who dashed Britain’s hopes of winning the first men’s Grand Slam title since 1936. And that was just the beginning of his Associated Press night. Federer is a gifted and willing Roger Federer of Switzerland speaks beside the trophy during a press conferorator off the court and held more ence after beating Andy Murray of Britain to win the Men’s singles final match at the
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Freedom takes two from Central
Scoreboard one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Kansas (54) 20-1 1,605 2 2. Villanova (4) 19-1 1,534 3 3. Syracuse (6) 21-1 1,506 4 4. Kentucky (1) 20-1 1,460 1 5. Michigan St. 19-3 1,367 5 6. West Virginia 17-3 1,230 9 7. Georgetown 16-4 1,204 7 8. Purdue 18-3 1,182 10 9. Texas 18-3 1,069 6 10. Duke 17-4 1,025 8 10. Kansas St. 17-4 1,025 11 12. BYU 21-2 748 12 13. Ohio St. 16-6 677 20 14. Tennessee 16-4 655 14 15. New Mexico 20-3 636 23 16. Wisconsin 16-5 585 16 17. Gonzaga 17-4 541 13 18. Vanderbilt 16-4 502 21 19. Temple 18-4 495 15 20. Baylor 16-4 461 24 21. Georgia Tech 16-5 459 22 22. Pittsburgh 16-5 278 17 23. Butler 18-4 216 — 24. N. Iowa 19-2 193 — 25. Mississippi 16-5 132 18
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 41, NFC 34
Others receiving votes: Florida St. 77, Cornell 39, UAB 32, Wake Forest 31, Xavier 31, Siena 19, Rhode Island 17 17-3, Clemson 16, UNLV 16, Missouri 13, Charlotte 12, Marquette 10, Saint Mary’s, Calif. 9, UTEP 7, Wichita St. 5, Oklahoma St. 3, Maryland 2, George Mason 1.
Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7 At Miami New Orleans vs. Indianapolis, 6:25 p.m. (CBS)
The Women’s Top Twenty Five
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The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 31, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Connecticut (40) 21-0 1,000 1 2. Stanford 19-1 960 2 3. Notre Dame 19-1 896 3 4. Nebraska 19-0 869 6 5. Tennessee 19-2 858 5 6. Duke 18-3 809 7 7. Xavier 16-3 721 10 8. Ohio St. 21-3 665 4 9. North Carolina 16-3 655 12 10. Oklahoma St. 18-3 632 15 11. West Virginia 20-2 593 16 12. Texas A&M 15-4 529 8 13. Oklahoma 15-5 493 11 14. Georgia 18-4 478 9 15. Baylor 15-5 431 14 15. Florida St. 18-4 431 13 17. Texas 14-6 357 19 18. Georgetown 18-3 288 17 19. LSU 15-5 239 18 20. Kentucky 18-3 228 — 21. Georgia Tech 18-5 152 25 22. Iowa St. 16-4 130 22 23. Wis.-Green Bay 18-2 126 24 24. Gonzaga 18-4 83 — 25. St. John’s 18-3 78 —
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Boston 30 16 .644 Toronto 26 22 .542 New York 18 29 .383 Philadelphia 16 31 .340 New Jersey 4 42 .087 Southeast Division W L Pct Orlando 32 16 .667 Atlanta 30 16 .652 Charlotte 24 22 .522 Miami 24 24 .511 Washington 16 31 .348 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 38 11 .776 Chicago 23 22 .511 Milwaukee 21 25 .444 Indiana 16 32 .333 Detroit 15 31 .326
WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Dallas 30 17 .638 San Antonio 27 19 .587 New Orleans 26 21 .553 Memphis 25 21 .543 Houston 25 22 .532 Northwest Division W L Pct Denver 32 15 .681 Utah 28 18 .609 Portland 28 21 .571 Oklahoma City 26 21 .553 Minnesota 11 38 .224 Pacific Division W L Pct L.A. Lakers 37 11 .771 Phoenix 28 21 .571 L.A. Clippers 20 27 .426 Sacramento 16 30 .348 Golden State 13 33 .283
GB — 4½ 12 14 25½ GB — 1 7 8 15 GB — 13 16 21½ 21½ GB — 2½ 4 4½ 5
Others receiving votes: TCU 72, Michigan St. 70, Virginia 67, Vanderbilt 40, Hartford 29, Penn St. 6, Princeton 4, DePaul 3, Marist 3, Vermont 3, Mississippi St. 2.
GB — 3½ 5 6 22
Monday’s College Basketball Scores EAST College of N.J. 110, Penn St.-Brandywine 64 Delaware Valley 79, Rutgers-Camden 67 Iona 72, Canisius 53 Keystone 64, Lehman 62 N.Y. Maritime 53, Baruch 48 Seton Hill 76, Pitt.-Johnstown 73 W. Michigan 85, Buffalo 70 SOUTH Belmont 74, ETSU 67 Bethune-Cookman 74, Winston-Salem 48 Carson-Newman 55, Newberry 53 Delaware St. 54, Howard 45 Hampton 79, Md.-Eastern Shore 65 Johnson C. Smith at Fayetteville St., ppd. Kennesaw St. 73, Stetson 62 King, Tenn. 87, Appalachian St. 76 Lincoln Memorial 84, Wingate 69 Louisville 82, Connecticut 69 Prairie View 56, Alabama St. 55 Tenn. Wesleyan 89, Montreat 67 Tusculum 61, Lenoir-Rhyne 56 Union, Ky. 78, Milligan 69 MIDWEST Bowling Green 58, Toledo 47 E. Michigan 62, Akron 59 Kent St. 76, N. Illinois 46
GB — 9½ 16½ 20 23
Sunday’s Games Denver 103, San Antonio 89 L.A. Lakers 90, Boston 89 Orlando 91, Detroit 86 Cleveland 114, L.A. Clippers 89 Toronto 117, Indiana 102 Philadelphia 83, New Jersey 79 Phoenix 115, Houston 111, OT Minnesota 112, New York 91 Oklahoma City 112, Golden State 104 Monday’s Games Boston 99, Washington 88 Milwaukee 97, Miami 81 .L.A. Lakers at Memphis, late Phoenix at New Orleans, late Sacramento at Denver, late Dallas at Utah, late Charlotte at Portland, late Tuesday’s Games Toronto at Indiana, 7 p.m. Memphis at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Orlando, 7 p.m. Detroit at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Chicago, 8 p.m. Atlanta at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Golden State at Houston, 8:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games L.A. Clippers at Atlanta, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Toronto, 7 p.m. Chicago at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Washington at New York, 7:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Miami at Boston, 8 p.m. Golden State at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Portland at Utah, 9 p.m. San Antonio at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Charlotte at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. Phoenix at Denver, 10:30 p.m.
Sunday’s College Basketball
The Top Twenty Five
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 31, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through
EAST Duquesne 74, Saint Joseph’s 71 Lehigh 78, Holy Cross 60 Niagara 86, Loyola, Md. 77 St. Peter’s 72, Manhattan 44 SOUTH Arkansas 80, Mississippi 73 Austin Peay 56, Morehead St. 55 Clemson 62, Maryland 53 E. Kentucky 75, Tennessee St. 58 Jacksonville 79, S.C.-Upstate 63 Miami 82, Virginia Tech 75 Morgan St. 100, Norfolk St. 94, OT N. Carolina A&T 67, Coppin St. 62 South Florida 70, Pittsburgh 61 Stephen F.Austin 70, McNeese St. 55 Tennessee 61, Florida 60 UNC Asheville 92, Radford 84 Virginia 75, North Carolina 60 William & Mary 54, Drexel 51 MIDWEST Ball St. 67, Ohio 66, OT Butler 73, Wis.-Milwaukee 66 IPFW 62, IUPUI 60, OT Indiana St. 63, Evansville 56 Ohio St. 85, Minnesota 63
Purdue 66, Penn St. 46 Valparaiso 84, Wis.-Green Bay 79 Wichita St. 55, S. Illinois 54 Xavier 108, Fordham 60 FAR WEST Arizona 76, California 72 N. Colorado 74, Montana St. 68
MORGANTON — Freedom defeated R-S Central 83-74 in a conference basketball game Monday night. Freedom got out to a 21-17 lead after one quarter and led 40-37 at the half. The Patriots stretched the lead to 56-47 after the third quarter and held off the Hilltoppers from there to get the win. Darrien Watkins had 17 points for Central (11-7, 4-5). Shaq Wilkins had 16, Sharrod Hines added 14 and Jacob Kinlaw had 10.
Sunday’s Women’s Basketball EAST Boston College 72, Miami 64 Canisius 51, Siena 41 Drexel 60, Delaware 58, OT Niagara 69, Marist 59 Northeastern 70, George Mason 57 Rider 54, Manhattan 46 Vermont 78, New Hampshire 64 SOUTH Auburn 67, Georgia 53 Clemson 69, N.C. State 56 Florida 67, Mississippi 64 Georgia Tech 61, Virginia Tech 47 James Madison 67, Towson 35 Kentucky 69, Mississippi St. 59 LSU 78, Alabama 41 Maryland 85, Longwood 40 Morehead St. 88, Austin Peay 68 Morgan St. 70, Norfolk St. 55 N. Carolina A&T 79, Coppin St. 56 Old Dominion 51, Hofstra 46 Tennessee 60, South Carolina 55 Tennessee St. 61, E. Kentucky 54 Tulane 72, UCF 70 UNC Wilmington 69, William & Mary 59 Va. Commonwealth 53, Georgia St. 39 W. Kentucky 63, New Orleans 56 Wake Forest 64, Virginia 57 MIDWEST DePaul 73, Marquette 63 Illinois 61, Minnesota 48 Illinois St. 68, Bradley 53 Indiana 67, Ohio St. 62 Iowa 70, Purdue 50 Kansas St. 73, Iowa St. 67 Michigan 66, Penn St. 62 Northwestern 68, Wisconsin 62 SOUTHWEST Oklahoma St. 67, Texas A&M 63 Texas 61, Baylor 50 Vanderbilt 67, Arkansas 61
In the girl’s game, Freedom exploded for 27 firstquarter points and cruised to a 71-54 win. “We changed up the defense from the last meeting with Freedom, zoning them this time instead, but they just shot lights out in the first quarter again, like they did earlier this season,” R-S Central girls basketball coach Darius Fuller said. R-S Central (13-6, 6-3) was led by 22 points from Shannon Hines. Taylor McDaniel accounted for 10 rebounds. Melissa McLaughlin and Mercedes Davis each posted 11 points. The Hilltoppers host Patton Tuesday night. All game times have been moved up one hour with the JVs starting at 3:30, the girls at 5 p.m. and the boys at 6:30.
Louisville rolls past Connecticut
HOCKEY National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF New Jersey 54 35 17 2 72 146 Pittsburgh 57 35 21 1 71 180 Philadelphia 53 27 23 3 57 160 N.Y. Rangers 56 25 24 7 57 143 N.Y. Islanders 56 23 25 8 54 143 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF Buffalo 54 32 15 7 71 153 Ottawa 56 31 21 4 66 157 Montreal 56 25 25 6 56 143 Boston 53 23 21 9 55 130 Toronto 56 17 28 11 45 149 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF Washington 55 37 12 6 80 214 Florida 56 24 23 9 57 149 Atlanta 54 24 22 8 56 165 Tampa Bay 54 22 21 11 55 138 Carolina 54 19 28 7 45 145 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF Chicago 55 37 14 4 78 180 Nashville 54 30 21 3 63 151 Detroit 55 26 19 10 62 142 St. Louis 55 24 22 9 57 143 Columbus 57 22 26 9 53 149 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF Vancouver 54 34 18 2 70 178 Colorado 54 30 18 6 66 156 Calgary 55 27 20 8 62 143 Minnesota 55 27 24 4 58 153 Edmonton 53 16 31 6 38 137 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF San Jose 55 36 10 9 81 187 Phoenix 56 33 18 5 71 154 Los Angeles 55 33 19 3 69 166 Dallas 55 24 20 11 59 157 Anaheim 56 26 23 7 59 155
GA 122 161 149 154 172 GA 132 157 152 136 197 GA 149 161 174 162 176 GA 129 152 147 153 188 GA 132 143 142 163 184 GA 134 145 151 177 172
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Sunday’s Games Pittsburgh 2, Detroit 1, SO Washington 3, Tampa Bay 2 Florida 2, N.Y. Islanders 0 Los Angeles 3, New Jersey 2 Phoenix 4, Dallas 2 N.Y. Rangers 3, Colorado 1 Monday’s Games Pittsburgh 5, Buffalo 4 Anaheim 3, Florida 0 Philadelphia at Calgary, late Carolina at Edmonton, late Tuesday’s Games Washington at Boston, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Toronto, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Phoenix at Nashville, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Dallas, 8 p.m. Columbus at Colorado, 9 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Detroit at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Ottawa at Buffalo, 7 p.m. St. Louis at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Carolina at Calgary, 9 p.m. Philadelphia at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m. Detroit at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Edgar Sosa scored 15 points and handed out eight assists to lead Louisville past reeling Connecticut 82-69 on Monday night. Jerry Smith added 14 points while Samardo Samuels chipped in 13 points as the Cardinals (148, 5-4 Big East) bounced back from a potentially devastating loss at West Virginia on Saturday with arguably their biggest win of the season. Louisville never trailed and built a 19-point lead early in the second half before holding off a couple of mild runs by the Huskies. Jerome Dyson led UConn (13-9, 3-6) with 18 points and Stanley Robinson had 14 points and 11 rebounds but the Huskies fell to 2-3 without coach Jim Calhoun, who is on indefinite medical leave. The Huskies have lost six of their last eight overall. UConn shot just 38 percent from the field and turned it over 18 times to put a serious dent in their NCAA Tournament hopes.
King 87, Appalachian State 76 BOONE, N.C. (AP) — Clarence Smith scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to help Division II King College upset Appalachian State 87-76 on Monday night. Brian Hewitt also had a double-double for the Tornado (13-4), scoring 15 points and dishing out 10 assists. The Tornado finished with 15 steals, helping to lead to 18 Mountaineers’ turnovers. Appalachian State (12-10) had its only lead of the second half, 60-59, with 8:34 remaining before King answered with seven straight points. Smith’s layup capped the spurt with 7 minutes to go. The Tornado trailed 17-13 with 11:55 left in the first half, before Stephen Kite’s free throws put them ahead for the first time 19-17 with 10:27 to go until halftime. The foul shots were part of an 11-0 run by King. Mark Dockery scored 15 points, Kite 12 and Elisha Murray 11 for the Tornado. Josh Hunter led the Mountaineers with 22 points.
No. 15 Florida State holds off No. 9 North Carolina
CHAPEL HILL (AP) — Jacinta Monroe scored 16 points and No. 15 Florida State held on to beat No. 9 North Carolina 83-73 on Monday night after nearly blowing a 19-point lead. Courtney Ward added 13 points for the Seminoles (19-4, 5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who had their big second-half lead whittled all the way down to a
point three times in the final minutes. But Florida State put together an eight-point spurt in the final 3 minutes to finally pull away, sealing their first win in Chapel Hill since the 2000-01 season. It was quite a way to bounce back from a humbling 30-point loss at Duke on Friday night, a game in which the Seminoles fell way
behind in the opening minutes and never mounted a challenge. Italee Lucas scored 20 points to lead the Tar Heels (16-4, 4-2), who dug a big hole for themselves early in the second half. Monroe was huge for the Seminoles all night, finishing with 17 rebounds and two blocked shots in 34 minutes. She hit a pair of free throws
with Florida State clinging to a 66-65 lead with 3:04 left to start the decisive run. Ward followed by assisting on Cierra Bravard’s layup, then scoring her own driving basket on the next possession with about 2 minutes remaining. Angel Gray followed with a long jumper to make it 74-65 with 1:28 left. North Carolina got no closer than
six in the final seconds. It was a memorable way to finish what had been a forgettable trip to the state of North Carolina for the Seminoles. On Friday at Cameron Indoor Stadium they fell behind 20-2 to start the game, then 30-13 at halftime before losing 73-43 to the league-leading Blue Devils.
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Virginia hands struggling Heels another big loss CHAPEL HILL (AP) — Virginia had accomplished the easy part by running out to a surprising start in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Now the Cavaliers are aiming to stick around the top of the league longer than anyone expects. Sylven Landesberg scored 29 points and Virginia ran off 18 unanswered points early in the second half to beat struggling North Carolina 75-60 on Sunday night, helping the Cavaliers end a twogame skid that threatened to drain the buzz from their 3-0 ACC start.
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco (85) can’t hold onto a pass with Dallas Cowboys’ Mike Jenkins defending during the NFL football Pro Bowl Sunday in Miami.
Sammy Zeglinski added 19 points for the Cavaliers (13-6, 4-2), who had lost 63 of 68 meetAssociated Press ings here coming in. But this year’s group blew the game open by holding the Tar Heels without a field goal for nearly 8 minutes in front of a stunned Smith Center crowd, earning the program’s biggest margin of victory ever in Chapel Hill. So much for the idea that the Cavaliers — picked to finish 11th in the ACC — were sliding back to reality after a lopsided loss at Wake Forest followed by an overtime home loss to Virginia Tech in which they blew a 10-point lead late in regulation. “I said, ’A lot of teams would probably hang their head, maybe go into a situation like this and not MIAMI (AP) — Peyton Manning and Brees shook hands two AFC scores, and was choManning and Drew Brees at halftime. sen the most valuable player. He fight,”’ first-year coach Tony Bennett said he told his team. “But I said, ’I want you to be different.’ watched from the sideline, “I’m excited tonight, knowing started the game and returned ... Our guys were really ready to play, and I was awaiting a bigger stage in anoth- I have a real game next week,” to lead a 76-yard drive for the happy to see it.” er week. The Pro Bowl had plen- Manning said. winning touchdown in the While Landesberg led the offense, Zeglinski ty of offense without them. The NFL sought to transform fourth quarter. knocked down a pair of 3-pointers during the In its new role as a warmup to the Pro Bowl into more of a “real “It’s a game you watch growthe Super Bowl, the Pro Bowl game” by playing it before the ing up as a kid and wonder if you decisive run, which turned a 35-32 margin into a 21-point lead with 14:20 to play. Virginia never let nearly overheated the scoreSuper Bowl for the first time. could ever be in,” Schaub said. North Carolina (13-8, 2-4) back in it, maintaining board, with the AFC outscoring In a one-year experiment, the “To actually be a part of it is a comfortable lead and shooting 52 percent for the the NFC 41-34 Sunday night. league also moved the game incredible.” Now comes the main attracfrom Honolulu, its home since Aaron Rodgers also threw two game. Meanwhile, the defense did what Bennett asked: tion. Pro Bowl players from the 1980. touchdown passes, and NFC It made the defending national champions work two Super Bowl teams attended The stadium was half empty by teammate DeSean Jackson had for every look. North Carolina shot 36 percent and the all-star game as spectators, the third quarter, perhaps partly two scoring catches. scored just three points in the first 8 1/2 minutes and the rest of the Indianapolis because of steady light rain and Nearly 40 percent of the playof the second half as the Cavaliers steadily pulled Colts and New Orleans Saints temperatures in the 60s. It was ers originally selected for the were to arrive Monday in South sunny and 82 in Honolulu at game didn’t play. One of the AFC away. “Beating a team like North Carolina is great,” Florida. game time. replacements, David Garrard, The Colts and Saints play for Did the weather dampen the threw for 183 yards, including a Landesberg said. “Being able to do it on the road, at their home, feels so much better. Getting a win the NFL title Sunday, and while players’ enthusiasm for Miami? 48-yard touchdown to Vincent like this should prove to all of us we can pretty it may be another high-scoring “It’s beautiful. It’s paradise,” Jackson. game, the defense is sure to be NFC receiver Steve Smith said. “It’s so awesome,” Garrard said. much win anywhere and we should always be confident in our games.” much more aggressive. Long “Too bad it’s not Hawaii.” “One of my goals coming into Not so for the Tar Heels, who added another gains were the rule for the Pro Despite the rain, uniforms the game was to just be relevant head-scratching loss to an ever-growing list of Bowl, and hard hitting was the remained mostly spotless, with and show all the people who exception. players rarely falling to the said, ‘What is he doing in there? them. Will Graves and Larry Drew II each scored 15 “It’s a no-defense game,” NFC ground. The Pro Bowl has dropped off a points to lead the Tar Heels, who snapped their coach Wade Phillips said. “So “It’s different. It was like seven few pegs,’ that I do belong.” first three-game losing streak under Roy Williams you are going to have a lot of on seven,” rookie linebacker Vincent Jackson made seven with Tuesday’s win at rival North Carolina State. It scoring. But that is what we Brian Orakpo said. “Everybody catches for 122 yards. Chad wanted to see.” came out here trying not to get Ochocinco had a 40-yard recep- was a victory North Carolina fans hoped was just the beginning for a team that had fallen from coSeven Colts and seven Saints hurt and give the fans a good tion but didn’t do any kicking were among the crowd of 70,697 show.” after practicing placements and ACC favorite and sixth in the preseason to being unranked and near the bottom of the league. that was the largest for a Pro Matt Schaub of the Houston punts for the AFC during the Bowl since 1959 in Los Angeles. Texans threw for 189 yards and week. And yet, the Tar Heels played with punchless intensity. They never led and got no closer than 14 after Virginia’s big run. “I’m pretty sure Coach will be up all night trying to figure out what is next,” said senior Deon Continued from Page 7 Continued from Page 7 Thompson, who had seven points. “I’ll be up all night trying to figure out what is next. I’ve got four than two hours of news conferences in English, daunting traffic even more sluggish. The team more home games after this. I really don’t know French and Swiss German, which lasted until 1:30 hotels and practice sites are separated by drives what’s next.” a.m. He then headed back to his hotel and was of up to an hour — sometimes more — and while Landesberg finished 11-for-18 from the field, joined by an entourage of 30 or 40 people. the Colts and Saints are whisked about with police while Zeglinski’s fifth 3 was a shot-clock beater “We stayed at the hotel — had a nice DJ, bar, res- escorts, getting around is more arduous for fans, with about a minute left that punctuated the victaurant, it was a good atmosphere. It was nice,” volunteers, league officials and the media. tory. said the 28-year-old Swiss star, who is known for “We’re a regional effort, and we need to spread Mike Scott started the decisive run with a stickhis discipline. “We went to have some drinks, have it around,” said Rodney Barreto, chairman of the back of a miss from Landesberg, the first of six some dinner, celebrate the victory but more or less South Florida Super Bowl host committee. “It’ll be straight scoring possessions for the Cavaliers. hang out.” judged afterward whether it really works out.” Zeglinski added a 3 to beat the shot clock, then got Tourism officials said the wet weather didn’t tar- free in the left corner to bury another one a few Federer’s drink of choice? nish the Pro Bowl, which was moved from Hawaii possessions later. Jerome Meyinsse ended the run “Champagne, obviously.” as a one-year experiment and drew the largest by dunking over Drew for a three-point play that He doesn’t remember what time he went to bed. crowd for the game since 1959. But the stadium made it 53-32. “When’s sunrise here? Six or 7 o’clock?” was half empty by the third quarter. One of the twins, Myla, was awake when he got The Super Bowl is in Miami for the 10th time, “I’m about as frustrated and disappointed as I’ve back. the most of any city. While the rain may not ever been in my entire life,” Williams said. “I’ve “That was nice,” he said, smiling. “I quickly was dampen visitors’ enthusiasm for South Florida, been very fortunate to have some great moments, able to see her, even though she’s got obviously no the NFL says the Dolphins’ 22-year-old stadium but this is definitely not one of them.” clue what’s happened. She couldn’t care less, but I needs upgrades, raising concerns about the region’s still felt it was a special moment to hold her in my attractiveness as a site of future games. hands, in my arm after what happened, and it was The Dolphins have proposed adding a roof that nice. I read the papers here in Australia and went would cover fans as part of stadium improvements to bed, extremely tired.” that could cost $250 million or more. NFL comEven after all these years as a champion, Federer missioner Roger Goodell says the upgrades would says he remains energetic about tennis. He said help South Florida remain competitive in bidding he’s not tempted at this point to take an extended for future Super Bowls. break and then comeback, as did Belgian women “They’re saying, ‘Your whiskers are getting a little Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin — runner-up this long,”’ Barreto said. “I don’t think we ought to fall year. asleep and sit on our laurels. We should take a The Spindale House good look and see if there is some way to partner From the start, Federer says he has been mindwith the Dolphins and figure out how to get someful about keeping a good balance between life and thing done.” work. “I feel like I’ve always had a good distance from Thursday Feb. 4th • 5:30pm-7:30pm the game,” he said. “You don’t want to feel like you Friday Feb.5th • 5:30pm-7:30pm have to play tennis, because it’s something that was an opportunity, and now that I have it I want to Sat Feb 6th • 10am-2pm savor it as long as I can.”
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Nation Today Philly dorm evacuated
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Officials have closed a high-rise dormitory in downtown Philadelphia in a carbon monoxide scare that sickened several students and sent at least two to a hospital. Several hundred students at the Art Institute of Philadelphia were forced from the 14-story building before dawn Monday after carbon monoxide detectors went off. The dorm is home to about 550 students. School spokeswoman Carise Mitch says about a half-dozen students complained of illness after the evacuation. Two went to hospitals and were later released. The city ordered the building closed until the source of the gas is found. That could take several days. Mitch says the students will be housed at hotels in the meantime.
Civil rights icon falls ill
ATLANTA (AP) — Civil rights icon Joseph Lowery is in an Atlanta hospital because of respiratory problems. David Stokes, a friend of the 88-year-old Lowery, says he was admitted Saturday and put in intensive care unit as a precaution. Emory Healthcare spokesman Lance Skelly said Monday that Lowery was in stable condition and resting comfortably at Emory University Hospital Midtown.
Lowery is a co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and served as its president from 1977 to 1997.
Man dies in house fire GRAY COURT, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man has died after a fire at his mobile home. The Greenville News reported the fire was reported about 4 a.m. Sunday in Gray Court. Laurens County Coroner Nick Nichols says 45-year-old Thomas Nathaniel Mosley died of carbon monoxide poisoning and burns. The cause of the fire is unknown.
Three found dead HANAHAN, S.C. (AP) — Police think a South Carolina woman shot and killed two of her grandchildren before killing herself. Multiple media outlets report the bodies were found in a home in Hanahan late Sunday morning. Police say the body’s were found by the children’s grandfather on the second story of the home. Berkeley County Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Salisbury says the victims were 5-month old Landon Lavelle, 5-year-old Kylie Lavelle and 51-year-old Phyllis Oser. Salisbury says all three victims died of gunshot wounds. He says he doesn’t know why the shootings occurred.
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From left, original sit-in participant Franklin McCain, Rev. Jesse Jackson, museum co-founder Melvin “Skip” Alston, Sen. Kay Hagan, Gov. Bev Perdue, State Rep. and museum co-founder Earl Jones, Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez and original sit-in participant Jibreel Khazan cut the ribbon at the opening of the International Civil Rights Center & Museum, in Greensboro, N.C., on Monday. The third living sit-in participant, Joseph McNeil, is blocked from view, and the fourth, David Richmond, died in 1990.
Civil Rights museum opens at sight of sit-in GREENSBORO (AP) — Fifty years after a North Carolina sit-in sparked a movement of nonviolent protest across the South, officials gathered Monday in Greensboro to open a museum celebrating the event. Hundreds of people came for the opening of the International Civil Rights Center and Museum. The project is located in the original Woolworth’s, where four college freshman went 50 years ago to begin a nonviolent protest of racial segregation. Franklin McCain, one of the four students, encouraged activists to seize the moment. “The facts don’t matter if the dream is big enough,” McCain said at the event, according to the News & Record of Greensboro. “Take pride. Take joy. But more than anything else, take charge.” While the Greensboro sit-in wasn’t the first of its kind, it quickly became a major focal point of the civil rights movement. The four students — McCain, Joseph McNeil, Ezell Blair
Jr. and David Richmond — continued returning to the site, and the number of protesters grew to about 1,000 in the first week. It spread outside of North Carolina — to sit-ins in 54 cities in nine states. “They spurred a nonviolent movement for equality that changed the history of our country,” said North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan, of Greensboro. Thomas Perez, the assistant attorney general for civil rights, said work remains and that racism still exists in both overt and subtle forms. “We need this Civil Rights Museum so that we remember our history, however painful it may be,” Perez said. “We need a robust civil rights division so that we can continue to break down barriers to equal opportunity.” The museum includes the old Woolworth dining room. The original stools and counter remain in the dining room where the four sat and demanded service.
Vermont nuclear plant leak renews safety debate MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Radioactive tritium, a carcinogen discovered in potentially dangerous levels in groundwater at the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant, has now tainted at least 27 of the nation’s 104 nuclear reactors — raising concerns about how it is escaping from the aging nuclear plants. The leaks — many from deteriorating underground pipes — come as the nuclear industry is seeking and obtaining federal license renewals, casting itself as a clean-green alternative to power plants that burn fossil fuels. Tritium, found in nature in tiny amounts and a product of nuclear fusion, has been linked to cancer if ingested, inhaled or absorbed through the skin in large amounts. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Monday that new tests at a monitoring well on Vermont Yankee’s site in Vernon registered 70,500 picocuries per liter, more than three times the federal safety standard of 20,000 picocuries per liter. That is the highest reading yet at the Vermont Yankee plant, where the original discovery last month drew sharp criticism by Gov. Jim
Douglas and others. Officials of the New Orleans-based Entergy Corp., which owns the plant in Vernon in Vermont’s southeast corner, have admitted misleading state regulators and lawmakers by saying the plant did not have the kind of underground pipes that could leak tritium into groundwater. “What has happened at Vermont Yankee is a breach of trust that cannot be tolerated,” said Douglas, who until now has been a strong supporter of the state’s lone nuclear plant. Vermont Yankee has said no tritium has been found in area drinking water supplies or in the Connecticut River and that earlier, lesser tritium levels discovered last month were of no health concern. “The existence of tritium in such low levels does not present a risk to public health or safety whatsoever,” plant spokesman Robert Williams said in an e-mail Monday. President Barack Obama, in his State of the Union address last week, called for “building a new generation of safe, clean nuclear power plants in this country.” His 2011 budget request to Congress on Monday called for $54 billion in additional loan guarantees for nuclear power.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Encouraging economic reports lifted stocks Monday and bolstered hopes that the recovery is in better shape than many had believed. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 118 points after falling in the final two days of last week. Energy stocks led the market higher following a strong earnings report from Exxon Mobil Corp. Gains in manufacturing and personal incomes helped shore up the market’s sentiment after three straight losing weeks that left stocks with a loss for January. Investors were already becoming more optimistic thanks to news on Friday that the economy grew at the fastest pace in six years in the final three months of 2009. Surveys released Monday in Europe and China showed that factories are going strong overseas too, which helped send shares of industrial companies higher. Meanwhile the Commerce Department said consumer spending increased by 0.2 percent in December, its third straight monthly gain. “The economy and the recovery seem to be on track,” said Kevin Shacknofsky, portfolio manager of the Alpine Dynamic Dividend Fund in Purchase, N.Y. The government reported last Friday that the U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 5.7 percent in the final three months of 2009, a pace far stronger than economists had forecast. The positive signals lent support to a market that fell sharply in late January, marking its worst monthly performance since major stock indexes hit 12-year lows early last year. The Dow reached a 15-month high of 10,725 on Jan. 19 and it is still down 5 percent since then. It lost 3.5 percent in January. The Dow rose 118.20, or 1.2 percent, to 10,185.53, its biggest gain since Jan. 4. The broader Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 15.32, or 1.4 percent, to 1,089.19. The Nasdaq composite index rose 23.85, or 1.1 percent, to 2,171.20. Bond prices fell, pushing yields higher. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose to 3.66 percent from 3.60 percent late Friday. The dollar mostly fell against other major currencies, while gold rose.Crude oil rose $1.54 to $74.43 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. More than three stocks rose for every one that fell on the New York Stock Exchange, where volume came to 1 billion shares compared with 1.6 billion traded Friday. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 7.21, or 1.2 percent, to 609.25.
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Factory activity rises again NEW YORK (AP) — Hopes that America’s factories will help drive the economic recovery gained support Monday from news that manufacturing activity grew in January to its strongest point since 2004. Other data, though, offered a reminder that the recovery remains fragile. Construction spending sank in December to its lowest level in more than six years. And gains in personal income and spending were too modest in December to suggest that consumers can fuel a strong rebound. “Right now we’re getting a recovery,” said Michael Gregory of BMO Capital Markets. “But you have to be skeptical. This kind of performance cannot be sustained unless we get those other areas that are still weak in the economy to contribute to growth — housing, construction, real consumer spending.” Manufacturing activity has become a pocket of strength, though some of it flows from temporary factors such as customers needing to add to depleted stockpiles of goods. The Institute for Supply Management said its manufacturing index read 58.4 in January, compared with 54.9 in December. It was the sixth
straight month of expansion. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had expected a level of 55.5. A reading above 50 indicates growth. New orders, a sign of future growth, jumped in January to its highest level since 2004. So did current production. Order backlogs grew, along with prices companies paid. Thirteen of 18 industries said they were expanding, led by the apparel, textile mills and machinery sectors. U.S. manufacturers have been pumping up production to feed their customers’ depleted stockpiles. The ISM said manufacturers’ inventories contracted at a slower rate in January. Still, their customers’ stockpiles fell to an all-time low. As their customers try to restock their shelves, manufacturers need to ramp up production to match their demands. That could mean hiring more workers, which would help invigorate the economic rebound. ISM’s employment measure grew last month. Still, companies aren’t hiring at a rate anywhere near enough to replace the more than 7 million jobs lost during the recession. The manufacturing sector has lost 2.1 million jobs.
The economy is also benefiting as a weak dollar boosts exports to fast-growing countries in Asia and Latin America. Monday’s report said exports grew more quickly in January, to 58.5 from 54.5 in December. Investors drew hope from the positive signals in the economic reports. The Commerce Department report on construction said home building fell by the steepest amount in seven months, evidence that housing remains a weak spot in the economy. Spending on new homes, office buildings and highways fell 1.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $902.5 billion, the lowest since August 2003. That was much worse than analysts’ expectations of a 0.5 percent drop. Housing activity was weak in December in part because a new homebuyer tax credit was originally slated to expire in November, and many buyers rushed to complete purchases before the deadline. Congress has extended the credit through April and expanded it. A separate Commerce report said personal incomes rose more than expected in December, and consumer spending increased for the third straight month. But
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Haiti demanding trial of Americans in child case
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian and U.S. officials are considering a trial in the United States for 10 Americans who were arrested while trying to bus children out of Haiti without documents or permission. The aborted Baptist “rescue mission” has become a major distraction for a crippled government trying to provide basic life support to millions of earthquake survivors. Haiti’s courts and justice ministry were destroyed in the disaster, which also killed many judicial officials. But the government insisted Monday that the Americans — however wellintentioned — must be prosecuted to send a strong message against child trafficking. “There can be no question of taking our children off the streets and out of the country,” Communications Minister Marie-Laurence Jocelin Lassegue said. “They will be judged. ... That’s what is important.” Since their arrest Friday near the border, the church group has been held inside two small concrete rooms in the same judicial police headquarters building where ministers have makeshift offices and give disaster response briefings. They have
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Americans, from left: Steve McMullen, Jim Allen, Carla Thompson, Silas Thompson, Paul Thompson, Laura Silsby, Drew Culberth and Nicole Lankford stand at police headquarters in the international airport of Port-au-Prince. Haitian officials said Monday that they are thinking of sending the U.S. Baptists to the United States for prosecution after they were arrested trying to take 33 children out of the country without government permission.
not yet been charged. One of their lawyers said they were being treated poorly: “There is no air conditioning, no electricity. It is very disturbing,” Attorney Jorge Puello told the AP by phone from the Dominican Republic, where the Baptists hoped to shelter the children in a rented beach hotel. One of the Americans, Charisa Coulter of Boise, Idaho, was being treated Monday at the University of Miami’s field hospital near the capital’s international
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Toyota has fix for gas pedal problem, repairs begin
WASHINGTON (AP) — Toyota apologized to its customers Monday and said a piece of steel about the size of a postage stamp will fix the gas pedal problem that led to the recall of millions of cars. Repairs will take about a half-hour and will start in a matter of days, the company said.
Toyota insisted the solution, rolled out six days after it temporarily stopped selling some of its most popular models, had been through rigorous testing and would solve the problem for the life of the car. After a week in which Toyota drivers said they were worried about the safety of
their cars and dealers were frustrated by a lack of information, Toyota said it would work to regain the trust of its customers. The repair involves installing a steel shim a couple of millimeters thick in the pedal assembly, behind the top of the gas pedal, to eliminate the excess friction between
two pieces of the accelerator mechanism. In rare cases, Toyota says, that friction can cause the pedal to become stuck in the depressed position. Toyota said car owners would be notified by mail and told to set up appointments with their dealers. It said cars already on the road
would get priority over those on the lot. The recall covered 4.2 million cars worldwide and 2.3 million in the United States, including some of Toyota’s best-selling models, such as the Camry and Corolla. It has recalled millions more because of floor mats that can catch the gas pedal.
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Female bomber kills 54 in Iraq BAGHDAD (AP) — A female suicide bomber detonated her explosives inside a way station for Shiite pilgrims Monday, killing 54 people and rattling security officials who are struggling against a possible rise in violence before key elections next month. The attack was the third major strike by suspected Sunni insurgents in a week and left Baghdad’s top security official acknowledging that extremists are adopting new methods to outwit bomb-detection squads such as stashing explosives deep inside the engines and frames of vehicles. A similar warning about new tactics came last week from the chief U.S. military commander in Iraq, Gen. Raymond Odierno, after a two-day wave of suicide car bombers struck three hotels in Baghdad and the city’s main crime lab, killing at least 63 people. U.S. and Iraqi officials are deeply concerned that insurgents such as al-Qaida in Iraq could step up violence before March 7 parliamentary elections, which are seen as a critical step in reconciliation between the majority Shiites and the Sunnis who lost control with the toppling of Saddam Hussein. The latest attack was another blow — but not entirely unexpected. Shiite pilgrims are easy targets for bombers who can mingle with the crowds streaming on roads to shrines and other sites. The current pilgrimage is one of the largest. Hundreds of thousands of people are walking this week toward Karbala in southern Iraq before the culmination of religious events Friday — marking the end of 40 days of mourning following the anniversary of the death Imam Hussein, a revered Shiite figure. Iraqi security forces have promised to protect the pilgrims with expanded patrols and checkpoints.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama unveiled a multitrillion-dollar spending plan Monday, pledging an intensified effort to combat high unemployment and asking Congress to quickly approve new jobcreation efforts that would boost the deficit to a recordbreaking $1.56 trillion. Obama’s new budget blueprint preaches the need to make tough choices to restrain run-away deficits, but not before attacking what the administration sees as the more immediate challenge of lifting the country out of a deep recession that has cost 7.2 million jobs over the past two years. The result is a budget plan that would give the country trillion-dollar-plus deficits for three consecutive years. Obama’s new budget projects a spending increase of 5.7 percent for the current budget year and forecasts that spending would rise another 3 percent in 2011 to $3.83 trillion. “Until America is back at work, my administration will not rest and this recovery will not be finished,” Obama declared. Addressing the fact that his budget first projects big increases in the deficit before starting to lower these imbalances, Obama told reporters, “It’s very important to understand, we won’t be able to bring down this deficit overnight given that the recovery is still taking hold and families across the country still need help.” Obama’s budget offers tax cuts for businesses, including a $5,000 tax credit for hiring new workers this year, help for the unemployed and $25 billion more for cashstrapped state governments. All the temporary measures
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would boost the deficit over the next two years by $245 billion. The deficit for this year would surge to a recordbreaking $1.56 trillion, topping last year’s then-unprecedented $1.41 trillion gap, a number which had dwarfed the previous record of $454.8 billion set in 2008 under former President George W. Bush. The administration is forecasting that deficits over the next decade will add an additional $8.5 trillion to the national debt, even if Congress adopts the administration’s package of proposals to trim future deficits starting in 2011. Those include a three-year freeze on spending for government programs, an effort which does not touch popular benefit programs such as Social Security and Medicare and
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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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Parents extort wedding gift list Dear Abby: Shortly before my wedding, I decided to have my teeth fixed. The dentist quoted me a price of $4,000, which my husband and I could not afford since we were paying for our entire wedding. My parents agreed to pay the dental bill as soon as it arrived. However, there is now a “stipulation.” They are demanding the full list — including exact dollar amounts — of what EACH of our guests gave us for wedding gifts. If I refuse, my parents now say our previous verbal agreement is worthless, and my husband can cover my dental bill. Am I wrong for not wanting to give them the dollar amount or tell them what each guest gave at our wedding? — Newlywed Dear Newlywed: Your parents are wrong to attempt to blackmail you into sharing the list with them. That information is none of their business. I hope you stand firm, call your dentist and work out a payment plan. Dear Abby: I’m a 73-year-old man in reasonably good health who would like to own a dog. However, I have two concerns: A dog might outlive me, or I might outlive the dog — which would be traumatic for me. I’d appreciate your opinion. — Thinking of Adopting Dear Thinking: It is well known that pets lower levels of stress and depression. Adopting a dog could
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give you a new “leash” on life because responsible pet owners must establish a regular routine and exercise their animals. Before you take the plunge, consult your doctor about whether you’re healthy enough to have one. Dear Abby: I am writing this as a mother of four and an operating room nurse for 30 years. Once again, I had to pull a crying mother from her child so I could take the child into the operating room. If the mother is crying and clinging at the bedside, the message the child receives is: If Mom is that upset, something bad must be about to happen to me. No one is implying that you do not love your child or you are not worried about him or her, but it does no one any good if you have to be peeled off your child. — Wisconsin R.N. Dear R.N.: The words a child needs to hear are, “You’ll be going to sleep, and when you wake up, Mommy will be right here. I love you. Now give me a kiss.” Venting should be saved for the waiting room.
Decolorized iodine hard to find Dear Dr. Gott: I am a 74-year-old female. Over the years, my nails have gotten worse. They are thin, ridged, splitting and shredded. I have tried several remedies that were supposed to help, with no change. In one of your answers to someone who wrote about this problem, you advised using decolorized or white iodine. I cannot find either product and hope you can advise me where to purchase it. I do not have a computer, so I cannot order it online. Is there a pharmacy that might have it available? Dear Reader: Decolorized, white, colorless and clear iodine are all the same product. When my advice first appeared, the product was hard to find, but over time, the requests for where it could be purchased all but disappeared. I assume this meant that it was readily available following an increased demand for it. Recently, however, requests have started coming in again.
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Decolorized iodine is available at most independent pharmacies, through the Rite Aid chain under their store brand or brands, and will be available through the CVS chain, commencing March 2010. This is a modification of my original advice. Furthermore, a quick Google search by my research staff found colorless iodine at many obscure Web sites as well as one popular site — Amazon. com. Because you do not own a computer, this is clearly not an option for you. My only other advice is to speak with your local pharmacist to request that he or she order it for you. To provide related information, I
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You’re likely to get involved in some extra work from other-than-normal channels in the year ahead. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — No one should need to tell you don’t treat others in an arrogant, condescending manner. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Be careful not to poke your nose where it doesn’t belong. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — If you’re in charge of the arrangements, keep those who don’t get along far away from one another. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Don’t wait for opportunities to simply drop in your lap. Make something happen. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Even if a loss won’t hurt you that much, don’t gamble. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — It’s a no-win situation if you and your mate take opposing positions. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Your ideas and concepts are not likely to rise to your usual standards and common sense. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — It’s always smart to be extremely businesslike in all of your commercial dealings. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — A great deal of what is discussed with some social contacts will never come to pass. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Those with whom you associate may try to dump their responsibilities on you if you’re not careful. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — When it comes to self-discipline, your grade might not make its usual high marks. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — It’s always wise to be mindful of your demeanor, but it may be more important at this time.
16 — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, TUESDAY, February 2, 2010
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NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE 09-SP-568 UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Bernard Graves, a single person, dated the 24th day of March, 2005, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Rutherford County, North Carolina, in Book 832 at Page 272 and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale in the County Courthouse of Rutherford County, in the city of Rutherfordton, North Carolina, at 10:00 am on the 3rd day of February, 2010, all that certain parcel of land, more particularly described as follows: IMPROVEMENTS: House and lot/Condominium/or Lot LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Being the same property as described in deed dated June 20, 1963, from Joyce Corn Buckaloo and husband, William F. Buckaloo to Joseph L. Carter and wife, Mary W. Carter recorded in Deed Book 270, Page 462, Rutherford County Registry, and described hereinafter according to said deed as follows: Being a part of the land conveyed to Joyce Corn Buckaloo and husband, William F. Buckaloo by Creola T. Corn, widow, by deed recorded in Book 237, Page 383; an a part of the land conveyed to Buckaloo's by Joe Robbins and wife, Shirley Robbins and described in Deed Book 241, at Page 62 in the Rutherford County Registry; reference to which is hereby made. BEGINNING on an iron at a point where the southeast corner of Oak Street intersects with the southeast corner of Trout Street; the said iron pin being the extreme northwest corner of the lot conveyed to Buckaloo's by Creola Corn as referred to above; running thence with the southeast side of Oak Street North 52 deg. 30 min. East 70 feet to an iron pin, corner of William Harton lot; thence with Harton's line South 37 degrees East 125 feet to an iron pin in Clyde Green's line; thence with Green's line South 52 degrees 30 minutes West 70 feet to an iron pin on the northeast side to Trout Street; thence with the northeast edge of Trout Street North 37 degrees West 125 feet to the place of BEGINNING. Being the same and identical property conveyed by Joseph L. Carter and wife, May W. Carter to Kimothy M. Bivens by deed dated April 2, 1996 and of record in Deed Book 668, Page 178, Rutherford County Registry. ADDITIONAL POSSIBLE STREET ADDRESS FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES ONLY: 211 Trout Street, Forest City, NC 28043 Notice & Disclaimer: The listed street address may be incorrect and is stated hereby for informational and reference purposes only. The Substitute Trustee makes no certifications or warranties that said street address is accurate or correct. It is each potential bidder's duty to determine with his/her own title examination that said street address is correct and matches the above legal description. The above legal description describes the property being sold and shall be controlling. PRESENT RECORD OWNERS as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds not more than 10 days prior to posting the notice are Bernard Graves and Spouse, if any. Trustee may, in the Trustee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. In the event that this sale is one of residential real property with less than 15 rental units, an order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to NCGS §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. 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. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of forty-five (45) cents per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308 (a)(1). This sale is also subject to any applicable county and/or state land transfer and/or revenue tax, and the successful third party bidder shall be required to make payment for such tax. The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS". Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the Deed of Trust/Security Instrument, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee of the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, encumbrances of record, including prior Deeds of Trust. The Substitute Trustee reserves the right to require a cash deposit or certified check made payable to the Substitute Trustee (no personal checks) for five percent (5%) of the purchase price or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, at the time of the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all remaining amounts are due immediately. If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the Trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, EXCEPT AS STATED BELOW IN THE INSTANCE OF BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RUTHERFORD IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 09 SP 509 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST FROM LEONA H. BUTLER, TO BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORPORATION, TRUSTEE, DATED APRIL 21, 2005 RECORDED IN BOOK 838, PAGE 609, RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Pursuant to an order entered January 12, 2010, in the Superior Court for Rutherford County, and the power of sale contained in the captioned deed of trust ("Deed of Trust"), the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at auction, to the highest bidder for cash, AT THE COURTHOUSE DOOR IN RUTHERFORDTON, RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA ON FEBRUARY 16, 2010 4:00 PM the real estate and the improvements thereon encumbered by the Deed of Trust, less and except any of such property released from the lien of the deed of trust prior to the date of this sale, lying and being in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain parcel of land lying and being situated in the County of RUTHERFORD, State of NC, to-wit: LYING AND BEING ON THE EAST SIDE OF SOUTH CHURCH STREET IN THE TOWN OF FOREST CITY, AND BEING LOTS NUMBER ONE HUNDRED THIRTY TWO (132) AND ONE HUNDRED THIRTY THREE (133), AND A PART OF LOTS NUMBER ONE HUNDRED TWENTY NINE (129), ONE HUNDRED THIRTY (130) AND ONE HUNDRED THIRTY ONE (131) OF THE CITY VIEW SUB-DIVISION IN THE TOWN OF FOREST CITY AS SOLD BY HUNTLEY AND HUNTLEY, A PLAT OF WHICH SUB-DIVISION IS REGISTERED IN PLAT BOOK 6 AT PAGE 17 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, TO WHICH PLAT REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE. THE LAND HEREBY CONVEYED BEING DESCRIBED BY CALLS CALLS AND DISTANCES AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A STAKE IN THE EAST EDGE OF CHURCH STREET, SAID STAKE BEING THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT NUMBER ONE HUNDRED THIRTY THREE (133) AND THE LINE RUNS THENCE WITH THE MOST NORTHERLY LINE OF LOT NUMBER ONE HUNDRED THIRTY THREE (133) SOUTH 71-1/2 DEGREES EAST 158 FEET TO A STAKE, THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT NUMBER ONE HUNDRED THIRTY THREE (133); THENCE WITH THE LINE OF LOTS NUMBER ONE HUNDRED THIRTY THREE (133), ONE HUNDRED THIRTY TWO (132), ONE HUNDRED THIRTY (130), AND ONE HUNDRED TWENTY NINE (129), SOUTH 7 DEGREES WEST 90 FEET TO A STAKE IN THE MOST EASTERLY LINE OF LOT NUMBER ONE HUNDRED TWENTY NINE (129); THENCE CROSSING LOTS NUMBER ONE HUNDRED TWENTY NINE (129), ONE HUNDRED THIRTY (130) AND ONE HUNDRED THIRTY ONE (131) NORTH 65 DEGREES WEST 193 FEET TO A STAKE IN THE WESTERLY LINE OF LOT NUMBER ONE HUNDRED THIRTY ONE (131), IN THE EAST EDGE OF SOUTH CHURCH STREET; THENCE WITH THE EDGE OF SOUTH CHURCH STREET AND THE WESTERLY LINE OF LOTS NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED THIRTY ONE (131), ONE HUNDRED THIRTY TWO (132) AND ONE HUNDRED THIRTY THREE (133) NORTH 32-1/2 DEGREES EAST 75 FEET TO THE PLACE OF THE BEGINNING. Tax Map Reference: 04-20174 Being that parcel of land conveyed to LEONA H. BUTLER, WIDOW from GEORGE EPLEY AND WIFE, MARY S. EPLEY by that deed DATED 12/21/1963 and recorded 01/09/1964 in deed book 274, at page 45 of the RUTHERFORD County, NC Public Registry. In the Trustee’s sole discretion, the sale may be delayed for up to one (1) hour as provided in Section 45-21.23 of the North Carolina General Statutes. The record owners of the real property not more than ten days prior to the date hereof are Ronald Scott Spencer, Shannon M. Spencer, Summer D. Spencer, Nancy Butler Blackburn, Scott R. Butler, Spencer Butler. A five percent cash deposit, or a cash deposit of $750.00, whichever is greater, will be required of the last and highest bidder. The balance of the bid purchase price shall be due in full in cash or certified funds at a closing to take place within thirty (30) days of the date of sale. The undersigned Substitute Trustee shall convey title to the property by nonwarranty deed. This sale will be made subject to all prior liens of record, if any, and to all unpaid (ad valorem) taxes and special assessments, if any, which became a lien subsequent to the recordation of the Deed of Trust. This sale will be further subject to the right, if any, of the United States of America to redeem the above-described property for a period of 120 days following the date when the final upset bid period has run. The purchaser of the property described above shall pay the Clerk’s Commissions in the amount of $.45 per $100.00 of the purchase price (up to a maximum amount of $500.00), required by Section 7A-308(a)(1) of the North Carolina General Statutes. If the purchaser of the above described property is someone other than the Beneficiary under the Deed of Trust, the purchaser shall also pay, to the extent applicable, the land transfer tax in the amount of one percent (1%) of the purchase price. To the extent this sale involves residential property with less than fifteen (15) rental units, you are hereby notified of the following: a. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to Section 45-21.29 of the North Carolina General Statutes 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; and b. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. This 12th day of January, 2010.
This the 13th day of January, 2010. The Caudle Law Firm, P.A., Substitute Trustee David R. Caudle President & Attorney at Law State Bar Number 6075 2101 Rexford Road, Suite 165W Charlotte, North Carolina 28211 http://www.caudlelawfirm.com
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2 & 3BR Close to downtown Rfdtn. D/w, stove, refrig., w/d hook up. No pets! 287-0733
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Call 828-447-3233 3BR/2BA single level town home, with attached garage, great neighborhood, conveniently located inside Rfdtn city limits. No pets! 828-429-4288
Homes For Sale 2BR/2BA Eastwood Retire. Village in FC. 1 car garage, sunrm. $154,900 245-2110
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of BOBBY MONROE LIVERETT aka ROBERT MONROE GRACE of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said BOBBY MONROE LIVERETT aka ROBERT MONROE GRACE to present them to the undersigned on or before the 26th day of April, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 26th day of January, 2010. Robert Michael Grace, Administrator 140 Temple Drive Ellenboro, NC 28040
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 575 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Ray Charles Bristol to Frances Jones, Trustee(s), dated the 16th day of July, 2008, and recorded in Book 1016, Page 83, in 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, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door at 229 North Main St in the City of Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina at 1:30 PM on February 9, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Cool Springs, in the County of Rutherford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being the same property as described in deed from Ruth D. Blanton and husband, Cecil E. Blanton, to William A. Blanton and wife, Shirley S. Blanton, dated June 27, 1985, and recorded in Deed Book 472, Page 573, Rutherford County Registry, the property hereby being described according to said deed as follows:
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Seeking 2 Seasonal Full Time Guest Services Reps for our Lodging Services! Experience preferred. Applicants must pass a criminal background check and drug test. This position requires working flexible schedules & weekends! Apply in person: 112 Mountains Blvd, Lake Lure, NC 28746, on-line application at www.rumblingbald.com
Mobile Homes For Rent Clean 3BR/2BA in quiet area. Stove, refrig. No pets! $400/ mo. + dep. 287-7043
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Black F cat w/white spots on throat. Spayed Found 1/25 btwn Old Caroleen Rd. & Sandy Oaks Dev. 657-4212
Rumbling Bald Resort is a drug free, tobacco free work environment. EOE. Want to hire - Security guard for home and personal protection. Martial arts and/or law enforcement or security experience preferred. Must have ref’s. Non-smoker. 828-899-8887
For Sale GRASS FED BEEF All natural, local, kitchen ready. Quarter, half or whole. 828-248-3143 email: fivelakesfarm@ bellsouth.net
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NORTH CAROLINA RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK 09 SP 551 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY DAVID SALL AND WIFE, AMY SALL DATED December 9, 2005 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 875, PAGE 594, RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY, TO BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORP, TRUSTEE. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
Lying and being in Cool Springs Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being the same property as described in deed dated March 10, 1978, from Michael H. Dawson, et ux., to Donald E. Toney recorded in Deed Book 392, Page 683, Rutherford County Registry, and being further described as follows: Situate, lying and being in the Town of Forest City, Cool Springs Township, Rutherford County, NC, and being designated as Lot No. 11 on a plat entitled "River Hills Subdivision" prepared by John F. Padgett, Registered Land Surveyor, on April 26, 1974 and of record in Plat Book 9, Page 28, Rutherford County Registry, reference to which plat is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; Said property being located at: 206 Riverhills Drive, Forest City, North Carolina The above lot is part of the property described in deed recorded in Dee Book 357, Page 700, Rutherford County Registry. Reference is also made to Trustee's deed from Nancy H. Jones, Trustee to Ruth D. Blanton, dated June 26, 1985. Being the same and identical property which was by Wayman W. Love and wife, Lillian S. Love to Ray Charles Bristol by deed dated December 28, 1992 and of record in Deed Book 605, at Page 29, Rutherford County Registry. Trustee may, in the Trustee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (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. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. This 19th day of January, 2010. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE BY: Attorney at Law The Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A. Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 http://sales.hsbfirm.com Case No: 1022352
Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trust executed by DAVID SALL AND WIFE, AMY SALL dated December 9, 2005 to BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORPORATION, Trustee for BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, recorded in Book 875, Page 594, RUTHERFORD County Registry; default having been made in payment of the indebtedness thereby secured; and the necessary findings to permit foreclosure having been made by the Clerk of Superior Court of RUTHERFORD County, North Carolina; the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the property conveyed in said deed of trust, the same lying and being in the County of RUTHERFORD and State of North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Situate, lying and being in Gilkey township, Rutherford County, North carolina and being all of the 2.670 acre tract shown as Lot #112 on plat entitled “Clearwater creek Phase 7, “Sheet One of Five, as shown on plat of record in Plat Book 26 at Page 297, Rutherford County Registry. Being a portion of that property conveyed in Deed from SFG Dragonfly, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company to Mtn. Creek Land Co, Inc., a North Carolina Corporation by deed dated November 15, 2004 and of record in Deed Book 860, at Page 146, Rutherford County Registry. Subject to all notes shown on plat hereinabove referred to and further subject to any restrictions or rights of way of record and subject further to all provisions and restrictions of record as set forth in Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions of Clearwater Creek dated May 4, 2005 and of record in Deed Book 872, at Page 309, Rutherford County Registry. Being the same and identical property which was conveyed by Mtn. Creek Land Co., Inc., a North Carolina Corporation to David Sall by deed dated December 9, 2005 and of record in Deed Book 890, at Page 648, Rutherford County Registry. PROPERTY ADDRESS/LOCATION: Lot 112 Phase 7 Clearwater Creek Subdivision, Creekside Circle Rutherfordton NC 28139 DATE OF SALE: February 4, 2010 TIME OF SALE: 10:30 A.M. LOCATION OF SALE: RUTHERFORD County Courthouse RECORD OWNER(S): David Sall TERMS OF THE SALE: (1) This sale will be made subject to: (a) all prior liens, encumbrances, easements, right-of-ways, restrictive covenants or other restrictions of record affecting the property; (b) property taxes and assessments for the year in which the sale occurs, as well as any prior years; (c) federal tax liens with respect to which proper notice was not given to the Internal Revenue Service; and (d) federal tax liens to which proper notice was given to the Internal Revenue Service and to which the right of redemption applies. (2) The property is being sold "as is". Neither the beneficiary of the deed of trust, nor the undersigned Substitute Trustee, makes any warranties or representations concerning the property, including but not limited to, the physical or environmental condition of the property. Further, the undersigned Substitute Trustee makes no title warranties with respect to the title to the property. (3) The highest bidder will be responsible for the payment of revenue stamps payable to the Registerof Deeds and any final court and/or auditing fees payable to the Clerk of Superior Court which are assessed on the high bid resulting from this foreclosure sale. (4) At the time of the sale, the highest bidder will be required to make a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or $750.00, whichever is greater, with the remaining balance of the bid amount to be paid on the day following the expiration of the applicable ten (10) day upset bid period. (5) Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. (6) An order for possession of the property being sold may be issued pursuant to N.C.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. This the 6th day of January, 2010. SMITH DEBNAM NARRON DRAKE SAINTSING & MYERS, L.L.P. ____________________________ Jeff D. Rogers, Substitute Trustee P. O. Box 26268 Raleigh, NC 27611-6268 (919) 250-2000 KMA 97392067
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18 — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, TUESDAY, February 2, 2010 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RUTHERFORD IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE CLERK 08 SP 269 In the Matter of Foreclosure Of Claim of Lien filed against Michael T. Chandler and Joann Chandler under Power of Sale
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Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of DONNIS ONEIL BROOKS MORROW of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said DONNIS ONEIL BROOKS MORROW to present them to the undersigned on or before the 26th day of April, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 26th day of January, 2010.
Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of LOIS BAYNARD ALLEN TATE of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said LOIS BAYNARD ALLEN TATE to present them to the undersigned on or before the 19th day of April, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 19th day of January, 2010.
Randy Joe Morrow, Administrator 130 Birdsong Lane Forest City, NC 28043
Rebecca Katherine Allen Kuhn, Administrator 9236 Stonecrop Court Charlotte, NC 28210
NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue of the power of sale contained in the Association’s Declaration of Restrictions, Conditions, Easements, Covenants, Agreements, Liens and Charges and as subsequently amended for Riverbend Property Owners’ Association, Inc., and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Rutherford County, North Carolina, in Book 400, Page 265, and pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. §§47F-3-116 and because of default in the payment of association assessments, the undersigned Trustee, Dorinda Watford shall on February 5, 2010 at 10:00 A M., at the door of the Rutherford County Courthouse, offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 180, Riverbend at Lake Lure, Section 2, a subdivision located in Chimney Rock Township as recorded in Plat Book 10 at Page 76-81, and as more specifically described in that deed recorded in Deed Book 510 at Page 144, in the Rutherford County, North Carolina Registry The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinabove described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder and that the undersigned may require the successful bidder at the sale to immediately deposit cash in the amount of ten (10%) percent of the high bid up to $1,000.00, plus five (5%) percent of any excess of $1,000.00. The real property hereinabove described will be sold subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, restrictions and easements of record, tax liens and assessments. The sale will be held open for ten days for upset bids as by law required. The record titleholders to said property, ten (10) days prior to posting of this Notice, are Michael T. Chandler and Joann Chandler.
NORTH CAROLINA RUTHERFORD COUNTY
Special Proceedings No. 09 SP 545 Substitute Trustee: Philip A. Glass NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
Date of Sale: February 9, 2010 Deed of Trust: Time of Sale: 1:30 p.m. Book: 574 Page: 50 Place of Sale: Rutherford County Courthouse Dated: August 13, 1999 Description of Property: See Attached Description Grantors: Charles Eric Billings and Record Owners: Charles Eric Billings and wife, Mary Ann Billings Mary Ann Billings Original Beneficiary: State Address of Property: 113 Red Leaf Lane Employees’ Credit Union Forest City, NC 28043 EXHIBIT “A” Being the same property as described in deed dated April 18, 1997 from Chad Haynes and wife, Susan Haynes to Vivian Boggs recorded in Deed Book 690, Page 314, Rutherford County Registry and described according to said deed as follows: Lying and being in Sulphur Springs Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, being bound on the west by the property of Ray L. Pittman, Jr. and wife as described in deed recorded in Deed Book 636, Page 419, Rutherford County Registry, on the North by SR 2150, on the East and South by the remaining lands of the Grantor, and being a part of the lands composing Lot 25 of the Upstate Grading, Inc. property as shown in plat recorded in Plat Book 16, Page 98, Rutherford County Registry, and being more particularly described as follows:
This the 26th day of January, 2010. _____________________________ Dorinda Watford, Trustee
FOURTH AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09-SP-189 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by NOELIA DEL RIO and ANA PAGAN RIOS (now deceased) to CB SERVICES CORP., Trustee(s), dated the 10th day of September, 1999 and recorded in Book 576, Page 115, 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, ANDERSON & STRICKLAND, P.A., having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door, in the City of Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina at 10:00 a.m. on February 9, 2010, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Rutherford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: SITUATE -on the north Side of the Old Coopers Gap Road, and on both sides of U.S. Highway 74 and on the west side of the road leading from U.S. Highway 74 to U.S. Highway 221 and being about 2 1/2 miles west of the Town of Rutherfordton and being the same property conveyed by Clyde C. Taylor and wife to Lila. H. Lewis by deed dated December 3, 1937 and recorded in the Rutherford County Registry in Deed Book 146 at Page, 151, and more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING on an iron pin in the Old Coopers Gap Road (formerly old State Highway No. 20) , said beginning point being the southeast corner of the 1 3/4 acre tract conveyed by Howard Ledbetter and wife to Fred Hodge and wife by deed recorded in Deed Book 210 at. Page 539, and running thence with line of Fred Hodge, and crossing U.S. Highway 74 and continuing with line of Howard. Ledbetter, North 19 cast 24 1/3 poles to an iron pipe, Howard Ledbetter's northeast corner; thence with line of the tract purchased by N.H. Watson and wife from Luther Edwards and wife. South 57 East 20 poles, to a stake in the edge of the Highway leading from U.S. Highway 74 to U.S. Highway 221; thence with the said Highway, South 24 1/2, West; 18 1/2 poles, recrossing the present U.S. Highway 74 to a stake in the Old Coopers Gap Road (formerly part of N.C. Highway 20) ; thence with said road, general course, North 73 1/4 West about 19 Poles to the beginning, containing 2.3 acres, more or less. Being the same property as that described in Deed Book 214, Page 521. HOWEVER, THERE IS EXCEPTED from the above described 2.3 acre tract that parcel conveyed in Deed Book 224, Page 332. The above described description of the 2.3 acre tract includes the property described in Deed Book 336, Cage 375, The property herein described in this deed comprises Tax Lots: 127-1-39A and 39B. Said property being located at: 794 US Highway 64/74 A, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 PRESENT RECORD OWNER BEING: NOELIA DEL RIO and UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ANA PAGAN RIOS, deceased and possible record owners being: LYDIA GONZALEZ, MINERVA DEL RIO, HECTOR DEL RIO, MARIA DEL RIO and AIDA A. DEL RIO. Trustee may, in the Trustee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. 45-21.23. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the statutory final assessment fee of forty-five cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ( $100.00) required by N.C.G.S. 7A-308 (a) (1), and any applicable county and/or state land transfer tax and/or revenue tax. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price so bid, in cash or certified check, at the time the Substitute Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance of the purchase price so bid, at that time he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in N.C.G.S. 45-21.30(d) and (e). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. A cash deposit or cashier's check (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. That an Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.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. This the 19th day of January, 2010. Michael W. Strickland, as Attorney for and President of ANDERSON & STRICKLAND, P.A., Substitute Trustee 210 st Russell Street, Suite 104 Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301 (910) 483-3300 PUBLISH: January 26, 2010 & February 2, 2010
BEGINNING at a point lying in the centerline of SR 2150, said beginning point being the common Northwest corner of the tract herein described and common Northeast corner of Pittman, and running thence from said beginning point with the centerline of SR 2150, North 50 deg. 25 min. 13 sec. East 112.52 feet to an iron pin; thence leaving said road a line running south 44 deg. 14 min. 39 sec. East (crossing an iron stake at 20 feet in the line and another iron pin at 190.10 feet in the line) 240.10 feet to an iron stake; thence South 50 deg. 54 min. 07 sec. West (crossing an iron stake at 87.56 feet in the line) 107.56 feet to a point in the centerline of a private drive; thence with the centerline of said road North 45 deg. 26 min. 42 sec. West (crossing an iron stake at 249.66 feet in the line) 269.66 feet to the BEGINNING, containing 0.6032 acres according to amp and survey by Jack H. Davis, Registered Land Surveyor. The Grantees herein acknowledge and agree that a community well is located on the tract of land herein above described, which community well will serve adjacent properties so long as water is available from said community well and the provision of water remains feasible in the discretion of the grantors. The Grantees will not in any way interfere with rights of adjacent land owners to obtain water from said community well pursuant to rights previously granted to said adjacent land owners by the grantors. That the foregoing conveyances are made subject to all easements, rights of way and restrictions of record. Being the same and identical property, which was conveyed by Joe Robbins and wife, Emma Robbins to Chad Haynes and Susan Holland by deed dated November 27, 1995 and of record in Deed Book 662, Page 112, Rutherford County Registry. (DESC\Kilby.John\amj) CONDITIONS OF SALE: Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1). This sale is made subject to all unpaid taxes and superior liens or encumbrances of record and assessments, if any, against the said property, and any recorded leases. This sale is also subject to any applicable county land transfer tax, and the successful third party bidder shall be required to make payment for any such county land transfer tax. A cash deposit of 5% of the purchase price will be required at the time of the sale. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Substitute Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at that time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in North Carolina General Statutes Section 45-21.30 (d) and (e). This sale will be held open ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law. Residential real property with less than 15 rental units: an order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. Dated: 11/19/09 ______________________________ Philip A. Glass, Substitute Trustee Nodell, Glass & Haskell, L.L.P. Posted on 1/12/10
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821 Webb Rd. Ellenboro
828-453-8700
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719 W. Main St. Forest City, NC
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