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Town Manager Chuck Summey urged the Forest City Town Council to act with regard to downtown buildings and development.
FOREST CITY — Three months from today, the town of Forest City should have concrete answers on what it wants to do with the town-owned buildings downtown, including the Florence Mill buildings. Council members Dee Dee Bright and Shawn Moore were named by Mayor Dennis Tarlton to work closely with Town Manager Chuck Summey to develop ideas and plans for buildings on E. Main Street, the former Blanton Hotel on Depot Street, the Lowery House at 1167 S. Powell Street and the Florence Mill Properties. Among the topics they will consider will be whether to demolish or rehabilitate the buildings or whether to sell them. Those were options that were discussed during Monday’s meeting. Summey plead with the Council to move forward with any decision on what to do with the buildings. Summey said Council has been talking about the buildings for two years. “It is like walking in 14 inches of snow. We have not gotten anywhere,” he said. “We need to quit dancing around the May pole and take some action. A decision has got to be made,” he said. Please see Town, Page 6
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FOREST CITY — Young or old, married or single, children or no children — everyone is looking for ways to save money and cut costs. Here are tips on how to stretch your dollars further in five areas that affect each and every one of us.
Utilities n Replace air filters once a month for your HVAC equipment. A dirty air filter will slow down the air flow and make the system run harder. n Lower your thermostat on your water heater to 120 degrees n Recommended temperature for your refrigerator is 36-38 degrees. Also, for every minute that the refrigerator door is open it takes three minutes to recover. n Use your microwave instead of your oven anytime you can. If using your oven reduce the number of times you open the door, it reduces the temperature by 25 to 30 every time you open the door. n Keep your thermostat at 68 in winter and 78 in summer. n Use cold water instead of warm or hot water when washing clothes. Cold water is easier on clothes. n Use compact fluorescent bulbs (CFL) instead of incandescent bulbs. n Install low flow shower heads. Turn off the water when you brush your teeth. If you have a standard faucet and brush your teeth Please see Saving, Page 2
To our readers: Today is the second in a series of 10 stories in an economic survival guide that will be published each Tuesday. Topics to be covered include how to make a budget, preparing for a layoff, the right time to refinance your home or replace an older car and how to deal with creditors. Included with each story will be community resources and Web sites with more information.
RUTHERFORDTON — Jack Meredith Martin, the defendant in a murder trial under way in Superior Court, said Monday he struggled for his life when a man with whom he had been playing cards pulled a gun on him. He says it was during the fight for the gun that one man was shot and killed and another was wounded by the gunfire. Martin is charged with second-degree murder in the May 28, 2005, death of Jonathan Lehi Moore, and with two counts of attempted firstdegree murder in the woundings of Philip Salks and Phillip Chiasson. Martin was convicted on those counts in 2007, but the North Carolina Court of Appeals returned the case for a retrial, citing an error in the first trial. The account of the fatal incident offered by Martin in court Monday contradicts earlier testimony from other witnesses that it was Martin who came in with a gun and started shooting. Martin says it was Chiasson who pulled a gun on him. The four men involved in the case had been drinking and playing cards the night of May 27-28, 2005. Witnesses agree that there had been disputes before at the card games, generPlease see Shooting, Page 3
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Commissioners OK fire truck purchase By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Daily Courier Staff Writer
SPINDALE — Town Commissioners voted unanimously to purchase three used fire trucks for approximately $400,000 as part of their February meeting Monday night. The vehicles being considered include two 2006 model pumper trucks from a fire department in Piedmont, Mo., for $150,000 each and a used brush truck for about $25,000 to possibly be bought from a local dealer. The package would also include $75,000 for taxes, fees and equipment like hoses. “In 2005, the town set up a certificate of deposit to help with the cost of replacing fire trucks,” said Town Manager Cameron
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McHargue. “Compounding the problem is the size of the existing fire bays at the fire station. Newer fire trucks have more emissions equipment that have made them too long for the current fire station. The 2006 models that are being sold by this rural fire department in Piedmont predate the emissions changes that have extended truck lengths.” Fire Chief Jimmy Powell also hopes to trade the department’s 1989 truck as part of the deal. The purchase plan would involve taking $50,000 from the fire truck CD, $150,000 from the town’s general fund and taking out a $225,000 loan for 15 years with a yearly payment of about $20,000. McHargue cautioned the board that they would have to make replenishing
the general fund “a priority” in this year’s budget process. In other business, the board voted to table an animal control ordinance until Commissioner Carl Bailey could research an animal control appeals board. Tasha Davis, owner of Munchie Town bakery on Main Street, asked the board to put up a one-hour parking sign in front of her business. Commissioner Tommy Hardin asked if she would let the police chief discuss the parking situation with other businesses on Main and Davis agreed. If the parking problem isn’t alleviated in two weeks, she said she would come before the board next month. The board also received a report on the Please see Purchase, Page 6
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Sunday coupon inserts, special sales and buying Continued from Page 1 plans for stores such as CVS. for 2 minutes twice a Source: Pat Wall, day you will save over Isothermal Community 8 gallons of water per College Accounting Lab day. assistant; Wall has taught (Source: Shane Dotson, Rutherford County Energy manager)
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n Don’t wait until you need an item to buy. Buy when an item is on sale, preferably when it is buy one, get one free. This qualifies for two items and you can coupon accordingly. n Know when your store marks down discontinued or repackaged items. Educate yourself on what your store’s sale price tags look like. Example: My store uses purple price tags on the shelf to designate these items and their mark-down day is Tuesday. Also certain stores mark down fresh produce several days before expiration. They note these items with round green tags. I buy bags of bananas, peel them and freeze them for smoothies or just to eat. n Organize coupons according to the store aisles that you frequent the most. This makes it faster to go through the store, turning the page or pages for each aisle. I use notebook dividers for each aisle. Behind the dividers are clear baseball card holders. Coupons are easily seen and it is easy to monitor expiration dates. n Buy three to four papers each Sunday which include coupon inserts. I look through the papers at the newsstands to make sure that all coupon inserts are included in my papers. The larger the paper the more inserts. n I monitor www. southernsavers.com. They stay current to advise their readers about upcoming
turn the A/C off. n Steer clear of drivethrus. Sitting idle in a drive thru line generally uses more gas than the on/off associated with parking. n Cool the pedal. Your gas mileage is cut by 10 percent for every 5 miles per hour over 65; drive a safer 65 mph rather than 75 mph and save money. n Let your car breathe. A clogged air filter can cut mileage by 10 percent, a faulty oxygen sensor by up to 40 percent. n Take the junk out of the trunk. Having an extra 100 pounds in the trunk can cut fuel economy by about 1 percent.
on Main Street in Rutherfordton includes information and stories of the Bechtler Mint, Gilbert Town, Overmountain Men and the Revolutionary War, Civil War, textiles, historic photographs and artifacts. The display is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. n If you like Mast General Store but don’t want to make the trip, check out Washburn General Store. Visiting is free, but you might want to leave with any number of items the store has for sell – like cast-iron cookware, milk churns and overalls. n Bibliophiles can save money by visiting any of the libraries in the county. There are three county branches as well as city libraries in Rutherfordton, Spindale and Forest City. There’s no cost to borrow books and all you need is a library card.
n Safe/defensive driving is the number one way to conserve fuel, not speeding, accelerating and decelerating slowly. n All gasoline is required by law to be almost completely the same formula, meaning no name “Mom and Popâ€? stations have the same quality gas n Check the pressure. as other stations. They For every three pounds do not pay for the marbelow your tires’ recomketing help that brand mended pressure, fuel name stations do and economy drops about 1 frequently can offer percent. less expensive gasoline. n Start your trip early Use AAA triptik to plot while traffic is light your route and you can and plan meal stops see gas stations with along the way to coinup-to-date pricing so cide with likely periods you can plan to stop of congestion. Unless n In addition to at the least expensive you’re taking a scenic books, libraries offer stations along the way. drive, avoid two-lane video and DVD rentAlso use fuelfinder on roads with lots of stop als at no cost. There’s AAA.com to find the signs and traffic siga plethora to choose least expensive gas in nals. from, from documenyour hometown. Don’t n Use cruise control taries and biographies use premium unless whenever possible to to children’s favorites absolutely required by maintain steady speed like “Thomas the Tank manufacturer. The diffor the best fuel econEngine.â€? ference in quality and omy. n Make something. performance is negliThere are classes gible when compared Source: AAA Carolinas offered through local to the additional price businesses and the you pay. community college on n Fill up in the morn- Entertainment how to create anything ing when gas is cooler n If you’re a history from a knitted scarf and more condensed buff, there’s tons to be or a quilt to making and fill up when you found in Rutherford your own cheese. The are only half full and County – and you can courses usually have see an inexpensive learn about it for free. pump. It gives you the The Rutherford County a fee, but once you’ve learned the skill, all freedom to choose the Heritage Display station with the lowest price, and gas in The Best in Adult Day Care a mostly empty tank evaporates more quickď€ ly than in a full tank. n Know when ď€ to drive " with your windows ď€ driving & down. If you are more than 45ď€ mph, roll up the windows and use the air conditioning. If you are driving N Nurse on Duty less than 45 mph, roll the windows down and N Safe Environment
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Housing n Purchase a home in an area with good schools. Even if you never have school-age children, strong school systems are a top priority for many home buyers. This will make selling easier and increases the chances that your property value will rise. n Get the shortest loan term you can afford. Usually the shorter the term, the higher your monthly payments will be, but you’ll save much more in the long run due to paying less in interest charges. n Avoid purchasing a home with an “incurable defect.� Such things as a busy street or train tracks nearby will most likely get you a discount, but the house’s value will not increase as much as other homes in the town, and you will have a much harder time selling it when you are ready to move. n Consider carefully before doing house renovations that will make your house one of the more expensive in your neighborhood. For resale purposes, it’s better to own one of the less expensive houses on an expensive block. n Consider refinancing your mortgage, especially if your current home loan is over two years old. Even
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shirt to reveal a gun in the waistband of his Continued from Page 1 shorts. Martin said Chiasson raised the shirt with his ally held two to three left hand, reached for times a week at the gun with his right Chiasson’s apartment. hand and put his finger The witnesses also on the trigger. have agreed that this The defendant said particular game was he believed he was amiable until Chiasson in imminent danger and Salks got up of being shot, and he from the table briefly. went for the gun with Chiasson went to the both hands. He said bathroom at his apartbecause of his military ment, while Salks went to his apartment down- and police training, he instinctively grabbed stairs. Chiasson’s wrist with That left Martin and Moore alone at the card one hand and put the other hand about midtable. Martin said that way on the gun. while the other two Martin said the two were out of the room, men were going backMoore insinuated that Martin was a homosex- ward and turning, one way and another, ual. When questioned in a chaotic struggle. by District Attorney Brad Greenway, Martin He said the gun fired almost immediately said he had not made after the fight began, a sexually suggestive and then again and comment. again. Martin said he was Martin said he recalls taken aback by Moore’s someone yelling, “You statement, but he added dumb idiots (plural),” that he would not or “you dumb idiot.” He characterize it as an told jurors he doesn’t argument. He says that recall seeing Moore Moore, who had been or Salks, since he was drinking heavily, then stood up from the table focused only on the gun in Chiasson’s hand. and fell backward into Martin recalls that the fish tank, breaking he and Chiasson ended it. up on the floor rolling Salks and Chiasson around. returned to the room, Martin said their Martin said, adding, struggle took them near “They were irritated about the fish tank and the door and he saw a chance to escape out blamed me.” the door. He said he got Martin testified that up and “tried to scamSalks asked him to per out.” At that point, leave, and he did. He he said, “I expected a said he was not espebullet in the back.” cially angry about the He said he got into his situation because it vehicle and pulled away was getting late and it appeared that the game toward Lake Lure. All the time, he said, he was over. was trying to find his He told jurors that he cell phone. When he went to his apartment, realized he had probwashed his face, drank ably left the phone in a glass of orange juice his apartment, he said and perhaps watched he tried to find a pay television for a few phone. minutes. Then he said He said he was conhe remembered that he fused and in a panic had left some personal during the ride, and photos and other items at Chiasson’s apartment came to believe that it was very important and returned to get to get his cell phone them. to call 911. Despite the Martin said when he returned, Chiasson was risk of returning to the shooting scene, he standing in the doorsaid, he cautiously went way of the apartment back and, not seeing and asked him why he Chiasson, returned to come back. his apartment, found Martin said when he the cell phone and told Chiasson he had called 911. returned for “his stuff,” Martin said when Chiasson replied, “I’ve he saw blue lights he got your stuff right believed it was safe to here,” and raised his
go back outside. After the lunch break defense attorney Kent Brown and Martin gave a physical demonstration in the courtroom of the alleged struggle, to show where and how the action occurred. Brown asked Martin about his memory, and Martin replied that his short-term memory was declining but his longterm memory was more vivid. Martin also testified Monday that he became concerned that Chiasson, in going through an unlocked window to help Martin open his door after he had locked himself out, had taken a key to Martin’s apartment. Martin said one time he parked in an out-ofthe-way place on Main Street in Chimney Rock and watched his apartment until he saw Chiasson go up to the door, unlock it with a key and go inside. He added that he did not pursue the matter because he was not that concerned about Chiasson taking a few beers or frozen dinners. Another time, he said, he parked across the street and went quietly into his dark apartment to see if anyone would enter the apartment. Martin said no one entered, but he overhead Chiasson and Salks talking. Martin said Chiasson said, “We’re going to have to do something about the old man.” Martin said when Salks asked what he had in mind, Chiasson replied, “Kill the old guy, put him in the trunk of his car and take him to Spartanburg (S.C.).” When asked why he didn’t report the threat to police, Martin said he thought it was just a case of the two young men “wolfing,” or acting macho, probably because of low selfesteem. He said he called the apartment complex “dysfunction junction.” Martin also testified that Chiasson once showed him a pistol and a jug of pills of various colors and shapes and said he was considering a drug distribution operation. Martin said he was asked if he
wanted to join in, but he told jurors that at his age and because of his past experience he was not interested. Martin also said he showed Chiasson how to load and unload the gun, which, he said, was a .38-caliber pistol. Martin said when he asked Chiasson if he was worried about the police, Chiasson replied, “The cops in this hayseed community are stupid.” Martin testified that he was questioned by Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office Detective Chris Francis about the incident while hospitalized after collapsing at the scene of the shooting. Martin said he saw a copy of the reported interview during discovery for the trial, but everything was not transcribed, including the encounter with Chiasson. Under cross-examination by Greenway, Martin was asked if Salks was mistaken when he said he was shot by Martin on the patio outside the apartment, Martin said “you might call it a mistake,” but he said it may be more a case of prevarication. Salks returned to the stand early Monday to continue his testimony. Salks said he drove to the get-together on May 27, 2005, despite the fact that he had no valid license. He also said he served a 45-day jail sentence for a failure to appear on a DWI charge in Waynesville. Salks testified that Martin walked up to him holding a black pistol in both hand in the middle of his stomach and shot him. After the state rested its case before lunch Monday, Brown asked
again for a dismissal. He said as for the second-degree murder charge, even if circumstantial evidence showed Martin had a .38-caliber gun before and after the incident, it was not even proven that a .38-caliber bullet caused Moore’s death. He added that
Chiasson testified he didn’t see anybody shoot him, and the Salks shooting was not premeditated, so it could not be attempted first-degree murder. Judge Mark Powell denied the motion. The trial resumes today at 10 a.m.
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here is a lot of talk in political circles these days about how angry Americans have become. Much of that anger is now being directed at politicians and the government. When you look around, it is easy to see why so many are angry. People are without jobs. Millions have lost homes to foreclosure. People are saddled with heavy debt. The problems are many. Still, the question is just how much blame does government really have in this. Many of the problems that confront Americans today are problems of their own creation. People bought homes they could not afford and, in many cases, homes that were grossly over valued. People did not hesitate to use credits cards to buy whatever it was they wanted. Few ever questioned how Wall Street was making its money as long as their investments and retirement funds were growing. Washington and Wall Street have certainly made mistakes, but when it comes to assigning blame for where America is today, we cannot ignore the fact that a good share of it belongs much closer to home.
Our readers’ views Says columnist should have done more study To the editor: I believe Scott Mooneyham’s Feb. 14 column was potentially dangerous. To suggest that the numbers don’t add up to support the claims that cell phones contribute to automobile accidents is just false. There have been numerous studies done that support the claims of increased risk. He quoted the total number of accidents, but never did he take into account the causes of these accidents and how many were cell phone related. Doing a simple Google search can yield many statistics, if one is so inclined to put forth the effort. Here are just a few that I was able to find. n A 1997 study of Canadian drivers who agreed to have their cell phone records scrutinized found that the risk of an accident was four times greater while a driver was using the phone. The Canadian study also found that hands-free phones did not appear to reduce the risk of getting into an accident. The Canadian authors suggested that crashes “may result from drivers’ limitations with regard to attention rather than dexterity.” n In December 2002, The Harvard Center for Risk Analysis (HCRA) conducted a study examining the dangers of cell phone use while driving. The results were compelling. The study found that 1 in 20 crashes can be linked to cell phone use. HCRA estimated a 160% increase in the cell phone related accident fatality rate, jumping from 1,000 fatali-
ties per year in 2000, to 2,600 fatalities per year in just a twoyear span. n A Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) study conducted just last year, found that distraction caused by cell phone use was indeed a factor in increasing the risk of accidents. They found that you are up to 5.9 times as likely to have an accident if you are dialing a phone and up to 23.2 times as likely to be in an accident if you are texting. All of these studies do point out that cell phones aren’t the worst menace on the road, but they all conclude that cell phone use and driving don’t mix. When 1 in 20 accidents can be linked to cell phone use, how can anyone suggest that the numbers don’t jibe? You can call it “driver distraction” if you want, but if what is distracting you is your cell phone, your chance of being involved in an accident rises dramatically. To suggest otherwise, in my opinion, is extremely reckless. Tara Wright Forest City
Says GOP committed to its own course To the editor: When the Senator from South Carolina said the way to take down President Obama was to defeat Health Care Reform, Republicans took it seriously. They have yet to cast one vote for anything the President has proposed. They shut themselves out of the process. The only two ideas I have heard is to buy
insurance across state lines and stop medical law suits. I heard a well known Republican strategist admit that they felt any health care problems be handled in the market place. Perhaps they should, however, the marketplace has solved no problems. The Market place has driven Insurance higher and higher and done nothing for the folks who have no health care. I have heard also a great number of folks say it was the job of the Church, not the State, to look after the sick. That is a good idea; it just has not worked. The Church does not have the resources. The President announced that on Feb. 25 there would be a televised meeting between the two parties to look at a workable health care reform plan. That had to be good news for everyone, however, the meeting may not happen. Republican leadership has set up a number of requirements that must be accepted before they will come to the meeting. The first requirement is that the President must agree to “start over.” This says to me that Republicans do not want health care reform. It is a part of their political philosophy — the state has no role in helping those who cannot help themselves. It is a legitimate philosophy; however, it makes it rough on the folks who are dying daily for lack of health care. It also says that their role in life right now is to do all they can to make President Obama look bad. Ray Crawford Rutherfordton
Living in Ocrakoke and Hyde County is different Island Living on Ocracoke and the Hyde County Mainland “She lived on this island for 77 years and never left, not even for a day,” Alton Ballance told us about a woman who spent her entire life on Ocracoke Island. Except for the small village of Ocracoke, the entire eight mile long island is part of protected national seashore — one long, wide, undeveloped seashore on the ocean side. In the village, the permanent residents trace their history back to the days of the pirate Blackbeard. Accessible only by sea or air, the village holds on to its special history and island character even though it is overrun with tourists in the summer season. They share an independent spirit and are proud of their special legendary “Hoi Toide” accents. Ballance’s audience was a group of public school
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teachers who were part of a seminar sponsored by NCAT (The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching). In part, NCAT’s 5-day seminars are small rewards for the extraordinary service of superior teachers. But mostly they are part of an effort to improve retention of our best teachers and to renew their excitement for learning and teaching. Ballance was introducing the peculiarities of island living. “Never left the island, even for a single day,” Ballance continued. “What do you think about that?” Among the peculiarities of
island living for those who come and go is the ferry schedule. For instance, the ferry between Swan Quarter, the county seat of Hyde County and Ocracoke (also a part of Hyde), is two and a half hours. The ferry runs just two times a day in winter. The day before, while my friend Bob Anthony and I waited for the ferry to take us to Ocracoke, he showed me around the towns and landscapes the of the mainland part of Hyde County he came to know growing up on visits to his mother’s family. Hyde County, I learned, has no traffic lights and not a single incorporated city, town, or village. But it does have Lake Mattamuskeet with its swarms of tundra swans and geese. There were also no elevators in Hyde Country until the R.S. Spencer store in Engelhard installed a freight
elevator when Anthony was a little boy and he and the other children in the area would come to make the scary ride up to the second floor of the store. Today R. S. Spencer Jr. maintains the store, minus the elevator. It is a community institution that survives because the big box stores have not found their way to Hyde County. At his nearby home, Spencer maintains a Hyde County history collection and research library of museum quality, something that caught the envious eye of Bob Anthony, the Curator of the North Carolina Collection at UNC-Chapel Hill. Down the street in Engelhard you can find a working fishing port with at least 30 or 40 small fishing boats lined up as if for an oil painting from scenes 150 years ago. Not far away are the fish houses where smart
North Carolinians know you can get fresh “just off the boat” catch. “I would like a couple of pounds of shrimp. Have you got some?” I asked the manager of a fish house at nearby Swan Quarter. “I got shrimp, but you don’t want ‘em. They came from the Gulf. The only thing I got that’s local is oysters and they came in today.” After the long ferry ride to Ocracoke, Anthony and I settled in with Ballance’s seminar group to learn more about island living. More about that experience in a later column, but I had already learned that the mainland part of Hyde County is something of an island unto itself, a very special place I would like to visit again and again. Martin is hosting his final season of UNC-TV’s North Carolina Bookwatch, which airs Sundays at 5 p.m.
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Gunman shoots patient Obituaries LAURINBURG (AP) — Police say a gunman shot a patient at a hospital in Laurinburg and tried to shoot the patient’s girlfriend. Multiple media outlets reported that police say the gunfire followed a fight at a club in McColl, S.C., early Monday. Laurinburg police Capt. Kimothy Monroe said Wayne “Wolf” Simmons, the father of one of the women in the club fight, came to Scotland Memorial Hospital. He said Simmons entered a room and fired at Domario Covington, who was being treated for injuries from the fight. Monroe said Covington ran away and Simmons then tried to shoot Covington’s girlfriend, but the gun didn’t fire. Simmons was arrested in the hospital parking lot. Covington was in critical but stable condition.
Police Notes Couple arrested on drug charges FOREST CITY — A Stateline Road couple is being held in the Rutherford County Detention Center on numerous methamphetamine charges. Rutherford County Sheriff’s Deputies found 11 bags of meth in their possession, totaling about three ounces. Although the discovery was not a meth lab, Sheriff Jack Conner, said they were selling meth. William Robert Finger, 53, of 1543 Stateline Road, is being held under a $125,000 bond. He is charged with trafficking methamphetamine, and of two counts of maintaining a vehicle or dwelling place for controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession with intent manufacture, sell and deliver methamphetamine. His wife Saundra Darlene Finger, 43, is charged with trafficking methamphetamine, maintaining a vehicle or dwelling place for controlled substance and possession drug paraphernalia. She is held under a $75,000 bond.
Fire damages home on Rock Road RUTHERFORDTON — Firefighters were dispatched to the home of Ronald Dalton on 370 Rock Road Sunday night at 11:22 p.m. where a fire damaged the attic and wood siding of the home. The family was at home and escaped without any injuries, but had to relocate temporarily.
Sheriff’s Reports n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department responded to 221 E-911 calls during the weekend. n Keith Morris Shell reported a burglary from an outbuilding; estimated property loss, $300. n Billy Dewitt Prince reported a burglary. n Jim Daniel Bryant reported a larceny of a 12 ft. John Boat valued at $1,000. n Robert Franklin Grason reported a larceny of a Siberian Huskey valued at $400. n Carel Reese reported a burglary at a storage building. n Marsh Prince reported the larceny of a firearm from an automobile.
Rutherfordton n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 69 E-911 calls during the weekend.
Spindale n The Spindale Police Department responded to 48 E-911 calls during the weekend.
Lake Lure n Lake Lure Police Department responded to eight E-911 calls during the weekend.
Forest City n The Forest City Police Department responded to 104 E-911 calls during the weekend. n Edward Joe Sears reported a burglary and robbery with a dangerous weapon. The incident occurred on Feb. 12 at around 11:25 p.m. n An employee reported shoplifting by concealment. (See arrest of Young)
Nancy Bentzley Nancy L. Bentzley, 65, of 179 Firpo Dr., Forest City, died Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010, at Rutherford Hospital. Born in Worchester County, Pa., she was a daughter of the late Howard Chapman and Ruth Verge Chapman. She worked at Gen-Pack Industries and SonocoCrellin Industries as an inspector/packer before her retirement. She attended the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband of 47 years, Edward L. Arrests Bentzley; two sons, Edward n Howard Lee Hardin, II, H. Bentzley and Scott H. 18, of Willow Run Drive, Bentzley; one grandson; and Forest City; charged with a sister, Evelyn Wheeler, all assault on a female; custody of Forest City. release. (FCPD) Memorial services will n Floyd Elmer Tate, 28, 625 be conducted at 4:30 p.m. Whiteside Road; charged Thursday at Harrelson with assault on a female; Funeral Chapel with Father released on a $5,000 bond. Herbert Burke and Deacon (RCSD) Andy Cilone officiating. The n Cecil Perry Butler, 24, family will receive friends 200 Mt. Lake Road; charged immediately following the with communicating threats; service at the funeral home. placed under a $500 bond. (RCSD) Online condolences www.harreln Sergio Velazquezsonfuneralhome.com Sanchez, 23, 410 Byers Road; charged with driving with no Evelyn Enloe operator’s license; released Evelyn Francis Enloe, 78, of from jail. (NCHP) Rutherfordton, died Monday, n Dennis Glenn Welch, Feb. 15, 2010, at Hospice 42, of 211 Oxford Street, Spindale; charged with mis- House in Forest City. A native of Rutherford demeanor larceny; released County, she was a daughter on a written promise to of the late Edgar Leander appear. (RCSD) n Eddie Lee Garland, 32, of Davis and Lily Blankenship Davis. She was a member of NC 226; charged with CRS, the Mountain Creek Baptist felony probation; no bond. Church, Rutherfordton, (RCSD) where she participated in the n Janete Melody Orr, quilting circle, and a former 28, 1001 Ledbetter Road, member of Pleasant Grove Spindale; charged with Baptist Church in Greer, communicating threats and assault and battery; released S.C. Mrs. Enloe retired from Belk’s in Forest City. on a written promise to She is survived by her appear. (RCSD) husband, Charles H. Enloe; n Lisa Marie Santana, one daughter, Charlene V. 29, 412 New House Road; Hollingsworth of Chesnee, charged with assault and S.C.; three sons, Charles W. battery; released on a $500 Enloe of Greenville, S.C., E. bond. (RCSD) n Matthew Thomas Cooley, Davis Enloe of Greenville, S.C., and G. Brantley Enloe 23, 136 Whistle Drive; of Inman, S.C.; one brother, charged with driving while Max Davis of Pennsylvania; impaired; custody release. one sister, Cathy Humphries (RCSD) of Rutherfordton; nine n Todd Stephen grandchildren; and six greatHumphries, 42, 412 grandchildren. Newhouse Road, Ellenboro; Funeral services will be charged with two counts of held at 2 p.m. Wednesday interfering with emergency at Mountain Creek Baptist communication and assault Church with the Rev. Billy on a female; released on a Honeycutt officiating. $1,000 bond. (RCSD) Interment will follow in the n Dolph E. Hargis, 336 church cemetery. The family Miller Avenue, Marion; will receive friends one hour charged with driving while impaired; driving left of cen- prior to the service at the ter and exceeding 45 mph in church. a 45 mph zone; released on In lieu of flowers, memoria written promise to appear. als may be made to Hospice (RPD) of Rutherford County, P.O. n Randy James Porter, Box 336, Forest City, NC 39, 5 Blanton St., Spindale; 28043. charged with driving while McMahan’s Funeral Home impaired and failure to yield, and child restraint violation; and Cremation Services is in placed under a $1,000 bond. charge of arrangements. (RPD)
Citations n James Ernest Burden, 22,
of Brackett Road in Forest City was cited for an open container violation; released on a written promise to appear. (FCPD) n Michael Westly Young Jr., 18, of Seitz Drive in Forest City was cited for shoplifting/ concealment; released on a written promise to appear. (FCPD)
Online condolences www.mcmahansfuneralhome.com.
Faye Dixon
Marjorie Faye Crawford Dixon, 79, of Bostic, formerly of Spindale, died Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, at Rutherford Hospital. A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Sherman T. and Ruth Narcissus Wilson Crawford, and wife of the late Alton Wilburn Dixon. She was an active member EMS of Spencer Baptist Church n Rutherford County for more than four decades, Emergency Medical Services having served on several responded to 57 calls and 23 committees throughout the calls were dispatched to resyears. Mrs. Dixon also served cue crews during the weekas an election worker and end. volunteered at Habitat For Humanity Resale Store. She Fire Calls was a long-time employee of n Sandy Mush, Rutherford- Spindale Savings and Loan. She is survived by her son, ton, and Ellenboro responded Donald Dixon of Spindale; to several motor vehicle accitwo daughters, Mary Sadler dents during the weekend. n Union Mills responded to of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Vicki Deaton of Fayetteville, a chimney fire. Ariz.; and three grandchiln Chimney Rock firefighters were dispatched to a fire dren. Funeral services will be alarm. held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at n Forest City firefighters Crowe’s Funeral Chapel with were dispatched to an electri- the Revs. Billy Vaughn and cal fire. Bruce Caldwell officiating. n Hudlow was dispatched Interment will follow in the to a power line fire. Sunset Memorial Park. The n Spindale responded to a family will receive friends brush fire and an electrical one hour prior to the service fire. at Crowe’s Mortuary.
Memorials may be made to Spencer Baptist Church, 207 N. Oak St., Spindale, NC 28160. Online condolences www. crowemortuary.com.
David Yelton David Gordon Yelton, 61 of Guffey Road, Forest City, died Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, at Rutherford Hospital. A native of Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Leonard Gordon Yelton and Ardie Head Yelton. He was an employee of the Town of Spindale, of the Baptist faith, and attended Forest Lake Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Shirley Patterson Yelton of the home; one son, Tommy Yelton of Spindale; one daughter, Connie Yelton Golden of Spindale; four grandchildren; eight sisters, Patty Luckadoo of Spindale, Carolyn Fowler of Shiloh, Geraldine Ledbetter of Rutherfordton, Sandra Wilson of Easley, S.C., Brenda Jackson of Spindale, Dorothy Dixon of St. Louis, Mo., Betty Crump of Lenoir and Frances Bishop of Spartanburg, S.C.; and six brothers, Bruce Yelton and Gary Yelton, of Forest City, Kenneth Head of Spindale, James Yelton of Chester, S.C., Johnny Yelton of Columbia, S.C., and Leonard Yelton of Kentucky. A celebration of life will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Crowe’s Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Wayne Toney officiating. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m., prior to the service at Crowe’s Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association Online condolences www. crowemortuary.com.
John Hinson Sr. John R. Hinson Sr., 83, of Old Sunshine Road, Bostic, died Sunday, Feb. 15, 2010, in Falmouth, Va., at the home of his son. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by The Padgett and King Mortuary.
Sarah Jolley Sarah H. Jolley, 88, of Caroleen, died Monday, Feb. 15, 2010, at Rutherford Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Harrelson Funeral Home.
retiree. Survivors include her son, Dan R. Paul and his family of Hilliard and Jacksonville, Fla.; one brother, Virgil Bridges of Summerfield; two sisters-in-law including Georgie Bridges of Ellenboro; and a number of nieces and nephews. A Celebration of Life service was held at 11 a.m. Friday at Wedgewood Baptist Church in Charlotte with Dr. Chris Ayers officiating. The graveside service and interment followed at 2 p.m. in the Walls Baptist Church cemetery, Ellenboro. Memorials may be made to Wedgewood Baptist Church, Building Fund, 4800 Wedgewood Dr., Charlotte NC 28210. Hankins & Whittington Funeral Services of Charlotte had charge of arrangements, and Washburn & Dorsey Funeral Home assisted with local arrangements.
Lauren Baxter
Lauren Ann Wingo Baxter, 55, of Forest City, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, at Rutherford Hospital. A native of Tryon, she was the daughter of the late Nathaniel Polk Wingo and Jessie Mae Gary Wingo. She was a high school graduate from the Isothermal Community College adult high school program and also attended ICC to get her degree in business administration. She formerly worked for Spindale Mills and Rutherford Hospital. A member of Chase Baptist Church, she was the originator of the Wingo Family Choir. She is survived by four children, Gloria McDowell of Mooresboro, Jessie Washburn of Forest City, Curtis Gary of Mooresboro, and Alfrieda Baxter of Henrietta; three sisters, Naomi Palmer of Augusta, Ga., Rosemary Palmer of Morganton, and Ann Bush of Forest City; three brothers, Charles Gary of Columbus, Ohio, Hawthorne Wingo of New York and Mcdonald Wingo of Forest City; 10 grandchildren; and 12 greatgrandchildren. Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Sunday at New Bethel AME Zion Church. Ulysses D. Miller Funeral Service served the Baxter family.
Linda Yelton Linda Yelton, 60, of Forest City, died Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010, at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Harrelson Funeral Home.
Mary Lou Paul Mary Lou Bridges Paul, 88, of Charlotte, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, at her residence. A native of Ellenboro, she was a daughter of the late Marcus and Zudie Ledford Bridges, and the widow of Wilson H. “Bill” Paul. She was a longtime member of Wedgewood Baptist Church and an Exxon-Mobil 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.
Nancy L. Bentzley Nancy L. Bentzley, age 65, of 179 Firpo Drive, Forest City, NC, died Sunday, February 14, 2010 at Rutherford Hospital. Nancy was born September 9, 1944 in Worchester County, Pennsylvania to the late Howard Chapman and Ruth Verge Chapman. She worked at GenPack Industries and SonocoCrellin Industries as an Inspector/ Packer before her retirement. She attended the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church and enjoyed sewing and cooking. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, David and George Chapman. Survivors include her husband of 47 years, Edward L. Bentzley; two sons, Edward H. Bentzley and Scott H. Bentzley; one grandson, Noah Hughes and a sister, Evelyn Wheeler all of Forest City; also her brother in-law, Patrick J. Bentzley and his wife, Betty, of Fremont, CA. Memorial services will be conducted at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 18, 2010 in the Harrelson Funeral Chapel with Father Herbert Burke and Deacon Andy Cilone officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the funeral home. Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the family. An online guest registry is available at: www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com Paid obit.
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Dessert Extravaganza: Thursday, Feb. 18, 7 to 8:30 p.m.; Greenhill Community Center; fundraiser and Meet/Greet for Bill Eckler and Julius Owens (candidates for county commissioner); free coffee from Village Coffee and homemade desserts; live music by “Carolina Jasmine”; door prizes. Rutherfordton Little League: Challenger Baseball sign-ups for special needs children ages 5-21(as long as they are still in school); Saturday, Feb. 20, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Spindale House; $25 per player, $15 for each additional player in same family; for more information contact Brian or Angie Scoggins at 287-3183. Real estate seminar: The nonprofit Carolinas Real Estate Investors Association will hold “Real Estate in 2010,” a seminar focusing on short sales and buying foreclosures Saturday, Feb. 20, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Simpson Auditorium, AB Tech, 340 Victoria Rd., Asheville; call (828) 777-8277 or register online at www.creianc. org. Preschool registration: The kindergarten preschool of First United Methodist Church, 341 East Main St., Forest City, is now taking fall registration for ages 2-5. Limited openings. Contact Preschool Director Jill Smith at 245-6446, or drop by the church office. Fall registration: The Tot Learning Center at First United Methodist Church, Rutherfordton, will begin registration for fall classes on March 1. Contact Cathy Watson at 287-3704 for more information. Free Boating Safety course: March 16 and 17, 6 to 9 p.m., Lake Lure Fire Department; register for class online at www.ncwildlife. org or contact Officer Dan Vogel at 288-1037. *Special notice — On or after May 1, 2010 any person under age 26 must complete a NASBLA approved boating education course before operating any vessel propelled by a motor of 10 H.P. or greater. For more information and exemptions visit the web site.
Fundraisers
Shrove Tuesday pancake supper: Feb. 16, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.; St. Francis Episcopal Church Parish House; adult plates $5; ages 6-12, $3; under 6 free; proceeds for the St. Francis Youth and Samaritan ministries. Buffet breakfast: Saturday, Feb. 20, 7 to 10:30 a.m., Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Mt. Pleasant Church Road, Forest City; $5 all you can eat. Indoor yard sale: Saturday, Feb. 20, begins at 7:30 a.m.; at OneSource Rehab (beside Belk in Forest City); rain or shine; refreshments and breakfast items also available for purchase; proceeds to provide mammograms for women in need; sponsored by Cancer Resource Center, RHI. Country ham supper: Cane Creek Community Clubhouse; Saturday, Feb. 20, 4 to 8 p.m.; adults $9; ages 6-12, $6; under 6 free. Vegetable soup sale: The UMW of Spindale United Methodist Church will take orders for homemade vegetable soup through Saturday, Feb. 27. Concentrated soup ($6 per quart), freezes well. Pick up date March 6, from 9 a.m. until noon. Chicken, fish sandwich sale: Saturday, Feb. 27, begins at 11 a.m., St. Paul AME Zion Church, 200 Lawing Road, Forest City; chicken sandwich $3.75, fish sandwich, $4, drinks 50 cents. Soup dinner: Saturday, March 6, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.; High Shoal Baptist Church, Henrietta; soups, cornbread, sandwiches, desserts, drinks and more; adults $5; ages 6-12, $2.50; under 6 free; proceeds to the Needy Family Christmas Fund.
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Town Planner Danielle Withrow (left) Public Works Director Stewart Briscoe present an update on downtown buildings Monday night at the Town Council meeting.
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Public Works Director Stewart Briscoe and Town Planner Danielle Withrow presented an update on the buildings and said some of the buildings are in such bad condition that in six months they won’t be worth anything at all, including the former Blanton Hotel at 125 Depot Street. Withrow said there is a developer from Hickory still interested in the building that had been slated to become part of the theater project discussed during earlier presentations on redevelopment of the Florence Mill site. Briscoe presented cost estimates on renovating the buildings that were about $1 million for all the buildings the town already owns. If the mill structures are demolished and not used, the town will also have to repay the $1 million it received in grant funding. “It would be crazy to spend $1 million to fix these buildings,” Summey said. “We don’t have $2 million to pay this back. The town received the grant money based on the fact the mill would be renovated and jobs would be offered to people in town.” Council agreed the town could never get its money back from the buildings. Summey said the town should approach the developers who have been interested in the buildings and ask them, “What is it going to take to get you here?”
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Spindale Neighborhood Watch group. The committee was awarded $300 from the town’s budget which they have used to buy signs, research business cards, send out notifications and membership requests and set up a new Web site at www.Spindalewatch. com. “We were proud to help with the signs for the neighborhood watch,” said Alex Guerrero, owner of DS Signs in Spindale. “These are aluminum and laminate so they will stand up well.” The group also encouraged local merchants to join their Web site as sponsors. They will not be advertising
The Royal Quartet will be in concert Saturday, March 13, at Holy Ground Community Church, 139 S. Powell St., Forest City (beside the post office). Singing begins at 6 p.m.
Religion
11th Annual Lenten services: Beginning Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17, at First Baptist Church of Spindale, 105 East Wilson St., and continuing each Wednesday through March 31; worship time at noon; lunch promptly at 12:30 p.m.; lunch $4 per person; different speakers/topics each week; sponsored by the churches of Central Rutherford County.
Withrow said developer Gene Rees will be in town next week and will take another look at the Main Mill building where it was discussed more than two years ago to renovate it for condos. Rees has been working on a mill project in North Wilkesboro for the past few years and Withrow said he only works on one mill project at a time. She hopes he will still be interested and renovate the building rather than have it demolished. Withrow said several developers have been talking with her about wanting to look at the property and she believes there will be a theater in downtown where the town-owned buildings are located on E. Main Street. But one major problem with the buildings on E. Main Street is the damage done to one building owned by Chuck Flack where The Pub is located. for the businesses but will provide a link to their pages. Address changes for the E-911 system were also discussed. “My question is whether or not the town is going to provide a notification checklist, which means a list for all the residents to tell them who to contact as far as correspondence — banks, Social Security, etc. for all those who receive public assistance or contacting their drug store, etc,” Maryanne Hamilton asked during public comments. “Will there be physical assistance for the elderly or the disabled as far as helping them make the changes?” Spindale Mayor Mickey Bland assured Hamilton that any citizen who needed assistance could contact the town staff.
The building at 112 E. Main Street has had a serious leaking problem and it has caused damage to Flack’s building for which the town appears to be responsible. However, Monday night Flack agreed he would wait three months for the final plan. He said he doesn’t want the town to waste any more money by repairing his building until a final plan is made. Withrow said there would be nothing worse for preservation than taking out some of the buildings on E. Main Street and leaving others If a theater complex comes to the town, she said, it will located on that corner and the buildings would be demolished to make room for new construction, which would be acceptable regarding the preservation guidelines. The Council received information regarding the time line for disconnecting utility service. Council learned that disconnections only occur two months after a bill has not been paid. Council agreed to continue with the disconnect policy in effect. Also Monday night, Mayor Tarlton signed a proclamation recognizing February as Dating Violence Awareness Month; and the Council received comments from Tom Graham regarding economic development in the county. Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@thedigitalcourier.com.
“Typically with bills, you can note the address change,” McHargue added. “There are three utilities locally that we have already given the new addresses to. You don’t have to contact PSNC Energy, Northland Cable or Broad River Water Authority.” Finally, the board discussed their application for a N.C. Rural Center grant for Dest Family Dentistry. If the dental clinic fails to generate the 13 jobs stipulated in their grant agreement, the board wants Town Attorney John Crotts to make sure the town is not held responsible for repaying the approximately $156,000 grant. Crotts said he would investigate with the Rural Center and report back. Contact Baughman via e-mail at sbaughman@thedigitalcourier.com.
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Private drug tester invests in Big Pharma RALEIGH (AP) — Pharmaceutical companies previously did all their own research and testing and submitted the results to the Food and Drug Administration for approval to put a medication on the market. The agency’s review was devised to settle concerns about the drug makers’ vested interest in showing a pill was safe and effective. Since the 1990s or so, Big Pharma has farmed out more and more of that testing to companies like Quintiles Transnational Corp., which grew quickly to meet the demand. Now Durham, N.C.-based Quintiles is the world’s biggest contract research organization, and more than ever, it’s using its deep pockets to entwine itself with the pharmaceutical companies, fronting them cash and services for a piece of the profits once a drug is approved. Quintiles, which was created in 1982, upped the ante last month, saying it wants to invest even more in potential drugs as pharmaceutical companies grapple with the down economy. Quintiles is Associated Press hoping its new investments will produce enormous payoffs in the future, but the buffer between drug Michael McGinnis, right, co-inventor of Perplexus, a 3-D maze, explains the workings of a large version, left, of the game (shown in his hand) during Toy Fair 2010 at New York’s Javits center Sunday. makers and testers are again blurred. The FDA says there are well-established safeguards to protect the public. Quintiles’ decision to become more aggressive in taking investment risks comes at a time it’s betting drug makers can use the resources it can offer, both cash and services. “They’re both currency for managing risk and having skin in the game,” said Ron Wooten, a Quintiles executive vice president. The pharmaceutical industry has been changing NEW YORK (AP) — If the Zhu don’t think we’ll see a wave of Prices have fallen as technolrapidly in recent years as patents on blockbuster Zhu Pets taught a lesson, it’s that $300 stuffed horses again.” ogy has advanced. drugs expire, generic competitors multiply and a bit of technology and a low The toy industry performed Some other technology-infused research costs balloon. The credit crunch has piled price tag can go a long way. Toy a bit better during the holidays toys planned for 2010: on the pressure. makers are taking that experithan it did in 2008, but the sean Mattel is offering Sing-aThe outsourced contract research sector also felt ence to heart. son was far from a bonanza. The majigs, plush characters whose the pinch last year. Drug company spending fell From a digital Scrabble game NPD Group, which does market mouths move as they sing and by as much as 5 percent in 2009 after double-digit that checks the words to a hovresearch, said toy revenue was who harmonize when activated growth each of the previous two years, Robert W. ering UFO to miniature radioflat because of discounts durtogether; available for $12.99 Baird & Co. analyst Eric Coldwell said. control cars, toy makers are ing the fourth quarter, but the each; and a World Wrestling Controversy over creating the drug investment amping up the tech quotient but industry sold 4 percent more Entertainment Belt that conunit in 2000 was key in pushing Quintiles founder not prices. toys. For the year, sales edged tains a screen with animated Dennis Gilling and several private-equity firms to Zhu Zhu Pets, the furry mechdown 1 percent to $21.47 billion. light shows for $39.99. buy out shareholders for $1.75 billion and take the anical hamsters that zoom Tough times can spawn cren Hasbro developed Scrabble company private again in 2003. Wall Street anaaround, were the runaway hit of ativity. Flash Cubes. The word game the holiday season. One key to “I’ve seen some really innovauses cubes that each display one lysts complained they couldn’t estimate what the their success: a price tag under tive products,” said Jim Silver, letter digitally. When players fit drug investments were worth, prompting Gilling and others to decide the company’s stock was $10. an analyst at Timetoplaymag. cubes together, the game can The American International com. He pointed to radio-control recognize whether they form val- undervalued. The private company no longer publishes its profToy Fair begins Sunday. This is vehicles as combining innovaid words. And it can keep score. its. It claims revenues of about $3 billion a year. the annual event where toy mak- tion and low prices. One reason n Hasbro also expands its ers show off new offerings that they’re cheap: The cars themFurreal Friends line with small- That’s also about what Quintiles has invested in other drug companies. will make their way into next selves have shrunk, Silver said. er Snuggimals that wag their Wooten, the Quintiles executive, doesn’t see his year’s stockings. Previews from tails and move when you pet company’s increased interest in bringing drugs to toymakers and interviews with For $24.99, Mattel is offering them, retailing for about $7.99. the market affecting its testing objectivity. Instead analysts make clear that the tiny Hot Wheels radio-control n Jakks Pacific is offering Quintiles is the outsider turning a hard eye on focus is on innovation and price. Stealth Rides cars that fit in a some high-tech spying gear for which pharmaceuticals will become profitable. Few toys will retail for more case that doubles as the remote kids in its Spy Net line, includthan $100, and most will be control. Spin Master has seving a video spy watch for $54.99 priced below $30. eral radio-controlled offerings, and a Pen Audio Bug for $24.99. “There’s still going to be some including the Air Hogs Vectron Yes, they’re just what they sound HAVE YOUsoon? REVIEWED YOUR retiring let’s talk. hesitancy to raise prices too Wave UFO flying saucer that like — miniature video and much,” said Needham & Co. can sense objects below it and audio recorders. LIFE INSURANCE LATELY? analyst Sean McGowan. “Last hover above them. 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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — The husband of an Alabama professor accused of fatally shooting three colleagues said Monday that the couple went to a shooting range recently, but that he didn’t know where she got the gun she used for practice that day. James Anderson told The Associated Press that his wife, Amy Bishop, didn’t do anything unusual in the days before Friday’s shooting. Bishop, a Harvard-educated neurobiologist, is accused of pulling a gun at a faculty meeting and shooting six people, three fatally. Two of the survivors remained in critical condition Monday. Anderson said he knew his wife had a gun, but didn’t know when or how she got it. “I really don’t know how she got it, or where she got it from,” he said. Police have previously said Bishop had no permit for the gun they believe she used in the shooting, and investigators said they didn’t know where she got it. It’s not clear if that was the same gun that her husband knew about. Bishop’s husband said nothing unusual happened on their trip to the shooting range, and that she didn’t reveal why she took an interest in target practice. Nothing in her behavior before the shooting foreshadowed the violence last week, either, he said. Investigators haven’t commented on a possible motive, but Bishop was vocal among colleagues about her displeasure over being denied tenure by the university, forcing her to look for work elsewhere after this semester. On Monday, some victims’ relatives were questioning how Bishop was hired at the university in 2003 after she was involved years ago in separate criminal probes. University of Alabama in Huntsville officials were meeting privately to review the files concerning her hiring. In 1986, Bishop shot and killed her 18-year-old brother with a shotgun at their Braintree, Mass., home. She
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told police at the time that she had been trying to learn how to use the gun, which her father had bought for protection, when it accidentally discharged. Authorities released her and said the episode was a tragic accident. She was never charged. Her husband said Monday he had known about her brother being shot, but said “it was an accident. That’s all I knew about it.” In another incident, The Boston Globe reported that Bishop and her husband were questioned by investigators looking into a pipe bomb sent to one of Bishop’s colleagues, Dr. Paul Rosenberg, at Children’s Hospital Boston in 1993. The bomb did not go off, and nobody was ever charged. Anderson defended himself and his wife as innocent people questioned by investigators casting a wide net. He said the case “had a dozen people swept up in this and everybody was a subject, not a suspect.” “There was never any indictment, arrest, nothing, and then everyone was cleared after five years,” he said. Huntsville police spokesman Sgt. Mark Roberts said his department didn’t find out about either of the older cases until after the shooting on campus. He said police were checking with law enforcement to confirm details of the pipe bomb probe. It was not clear Monday if UAH spoke with Rosenberg when it hired Bishop. Sammie Lee Davis, whose wife, Maria Ragland Davis, was killed in the shooting, expressed concern that UAH hired someone with a past like Bishop’s. University of Illinois law professor Matthew Finkin said that because Bishop wasn’t charged with a crime before, the fatal shooting and pipe bomb cases would not have shown up on most background investigations. “I don’t see what the institution (UAH) could have done,” said Finkin, who recently co-wrote a paper on the subject for the American Association of University Professors.
Five people die in N.J. plane crash WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Police say a fifth body has been recovered from the wreckage of a small plane that broke apart and crashed while trying to land at an airport in central New Jersey. Capt. Tim Clayton of the Wall Township police says three men, a teenager and a younger child were killed in the crash Monday afternoon at Monmouth Executive Airport. At
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Golden Gate names new Cup challenger VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — Golden Gate Yacht Club has confirmed Club Nautico di Roma as the challenger of record for the 34th America’s Cup. The San Francisco-based yacht club is home to Larry Ellison’s BMW Oracle team, which won the cup by sailing their trimaran to their second straight victory over two-time defending champion Alinghi of Switzerland on Sunday. Golden Gate’s commodore Marcus Young said in a statement Monday that he was “looking forward to working in close partnership with CNR and their challenging team — Mascalzone Latino owned by world champion sailor Vincenzo Onorato — to reinvigorate the America’s Cup.” Young added the aim is “to ensure that the 34th America’s Cup is built on the foundations of the competition’s unique past as well as on a shared vision for its future.” The 33rd edition of the race was marred by a bitter 2 1/2year court fight as Ellison and Alinghi boss Ernesto Bertarelli fought over their interpretation of the 1887 Deed of Gift, which governs the America’s Cup. Ellison’s syndicate eventually prevailed, forcing the rare head-to-head showdown.
Judge issues arrest warrant for Landis PARIS (AP) — A French judge has issued a national arrest warrant for U.S. cyclist Floyd Landis in connection with a case of data hacking at a doping laboratory, a prosecutor’s office said. French judge Thomas Cassuto, based in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, is seeking to question Landis about computer hacking dating back to September 2006 at the Chatenay-Malabry lab, said Astrid Granoux, spokeswoman for Nanterre’s prosecutor’s office. The laboratory near Paris had uncovered abnormally elevated testosterone levels in Landis’ samples collected in the run-up to his 2006 Tour de France victory, leading to the eventual loss of his medal.
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East’s Rob Gray (32), in this Daily Courier file photo, scored 23 points in a win over Chase, Monday, at Chase High.
Cavs take down Trojans By JACOB CONLEY Daily Courier Sports Reporter
CHASE — Monday’s game between East Rutherford and Chase was one that featured long scoring runs for both sides, but it was the Cavaliers who had one more run than the Trojans, pulling away in the fourth to nab a 77-54 win. “I want to give Chase credit tonight,” said East Coach Brad Levine. “Their kids could have given up when they were down by 17 in the third, but they didn’t and they played a good game.” Chase coach Ken Hines also points to
the Trojans’ run in the third as a key to the game. “We spent so much energy coming back, that we had nothing left for the fourth,” said Hines. “We just don’t have much depth and we got tired, plain and simple.” The game was tight early, but East took an 11-6 lead on a three-point play by Devince Boykins. Chase fought back with four straight points from Carlos Watkins to cut the Please see Prep, Page 10
FOREST CITY — Winter storms that have delayed completion of regular season games have forced changes in conference tournament action as well. The 2009-10 South Mountain 3A/2A Athletic Conference Basketball Tournaments were supposed to have begun on Monday but due to snow storms last Friday, the tourney was pushed back. The delay was caused by teams which hadn’t completed the regular season conference schedule. South Mountain basketball coaches met late Monday night to discuss seeding and home courts. Both boys and girls tournaments are expected to begin, tonight, at gyms across the area. The semi-finals of the girls tourney will be Wednesday, with the boys’ semi-final to take place on Thursday. As of press time, the boys and girls championship games will take place, as originally scheduled, on Friday, Feb. 19, at Freedom High in Morganton. The brackets will allow the boys and girls No. 1 seeded teams to be off, tonight. The No. 2 teams will host the No. 7 teams, while the No. 3s will host the No. 6s, and the No. 4s will host the No. 5s. East’s boys team will be the No. 1 seed, while Freedom’s girls teams will also be a No. 1 seed. Tonight, the Lady Cavs will play Patton at 6:30 p.m., at East Rutherford. R-S Central will host a double-header with girls playing against Chase at 6 p.m., while the boys play Freedom at 7:30 p.m. Chase’s boys team will play at Shelby with a 7:30 p.m. start time. The Western Conference 2A/1A Basketball Tournament, which includes Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy, is expected to begin this week. Those brackets were unavailable for Tuesday’s edition.
Local Sports BASKETBALL 2009-10 SMAC Basketball Tournament Girls 6 p.m. Chase at R-S Central 7 p.m. Patton at East Rutherford Boys 7:30 p.m. Freedom at R-S Central 7:30 p.m. Chase at Shelby
Jamie McMurray celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday.
On TV Noon (USA) XXI Winter Olympics Hockey, Curling. Hockey, men’s: USA vs. Switzerland; curling: men’s. 2:30 p.m. (FSS) UEFA Champions League Soccer AC Milan vs. Manchester United. 7 p.m. (ESPN) College Basketball Michigan State at Indiana. (ESPN2) College Basketball Wake Forest at Virginia Tech. 8 p.m. (USA) Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Closing Night. (WGN-A) NBA Basketball New York Knicks at Chicago Bulls. 9 p.m. (WMYA) College Basketball North Carolina at Georgia Tech. (ESPN) College Basketball Kentucky at Mississippi State.
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Thrilling finish saves NASCAR from pothole By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — There’s nothing NASCAR can do to overcome the embarrassment that comes when a pothole nearly swallows the biggest race of the year. That pesky hole in the pavement stalled the Daytona 500 two different times for more than two hours total, and created the unforgettable image of yellow-clad track workers slopping a pink puddy-like filler into a torn patch of pavement at Daytona International Speedway. Television viewers across America
changed their channels, while fans in attendance streamed toward the gates. They had every right to turn away. But they’re probably regretting it now. Tuning out of Sunday’s seasonopening race meant missing a finish that will go down as one of the best in NASCAR history. There were three attempts to run a two-lap sprint to the finish, and the racing that led to Jamie McMurray beating Dale Earnhardt Jr. was simply breathtaking. Greg Biffle saw his shot at victory
wiped out by the first of two late cautions, setting up a green-white-checkered overtime attempt. Kevin Harvick shoved Martin Truex Jr. to the lead, then nearly wrecked the field when he darted in front of Biffle for his own attempt at the win. The second late caution snatched Harvick’s near-win away, and set up a sequence of racing that left seasoned NASCAR viewers speechless. McMurray and Harvick raced each other for the lead, with McMurray using a huge push from good friend Please see NASCAR, Page 11
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Scoreboard BASKETBALL National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Boston 32 18 .640 Toronto 29 23 .558 Philadelphia 20 32 .385 New York 19 32 .373 New Jersey 4 48 .077 Southeast Division W L Pct Orlando 36 18 .667 Atlanta 33 18 .647 Charlotte 26 25 .510 Miami 26 27 .491 Washington 17 33 .340 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 43 11 .796 Chicago 25 26 .490 Milwaukee 24 27 .471 Detroit 18 33 .353 Indiana 18 34 .346 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Dallas 32 20 .615 San Antonio 30 21 .588 Houston 27 24 .529 New Orleans 28 25 .528 Memphis 26 25 .510 Northwest Division W L Pct Denver 35 18 .660 Utah 32 19 .627 Oklahoma City 30 21 .588 Portland 31 24 .564 Minnesota 13 40 .245 Pacific Division W L Pct L.A. Lakers 41 13 .759 Phoenix 31 22 .585 L.A. Clippers 21 31 .404 Sacramento 18 34 .346 Golden State 14 37 .275
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Sunday’s Games East 141, West 139 Monday’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games New Jersey at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Miami at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. New York at Chicago, 8 p.m. Phoenix at Memphis, 8 p.m. Dallas at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Utah at Houston, 8:30 p.m. Boston at Sacramento, 10 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Portland, 10 p.m. Golden State at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games San Antonio at Indiana, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Washington, 7 p.m. Memphis at Toronto, 7 p.m. Detroit at Orlando, 7 p.m. Miami at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at New York, 7:30 p.m. Houston at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Utah at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Phoenix at Dallas, 9 p.m. Sacramento at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Atlanta at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Monday’s College Basketball EAST Connecticut 84, Villanova 75 Fairfield 74, Manhattan 56 Rider 72, St. Peter’s 66 SOUTH Campbell 71, Kennesaw St. 64 Coastal Carolina 68, N.C. Central 57 Delaware St. 66, Florida A&M 63 MVSU 54, Southern U. 48 Maryland 85, Virginia 66 Md.-Eastern Shore 62, Bethune-Cookman 56 Norfolk St. 72, Howard 52 S. Carolina St. 71, Morgan St. 68 Savannah St. 82, Stetson 68 W. Carolina 75, UNC Greensboro 70 Winston-Salem 70, Coppin St. 60 SOUTHWEST Arkansas St. 69, Louisiana-Monroe 52 North Texas 107, Houston Baptist 87 Monday’s Women’s Basketball Scores EAST Albany, N.Y. 65, Binghamton 51 C.W. Post 80, Mercy, N.Y. 47 Fairfield 51, Siena 50 Immaculata 74, Rosemont 60 Indiana, Pa. 74, Lock Haven 62 Iona 63, Canisius 47 John Jay 74, Medgar Evers 66 Kean 76, Rowan 55 Marist 55, Manhattan 44 Marywood 75, Cedar Crest 55 Millersville 68, Shippensburg 41 Montclair St. 75, N.J. City 44 Mount St. Vincent 78, CCNY 68 Muhlenberg 67, Bryn Mawr 43 Niagara 64, St. Peter’s 58 Pitt.-Johnstown 67, Ohio Valley 52 York, N.Y. 80, Lehman 70 York, Pa. 70, Gallaudet 54 SOUTH Alcorn St. 85, Ark.-Pine Bluff 67 Appalachian St. 66, Samford 55 Bethel, Tenn. 86, Mid-Continent 55 Bethune-Cookman 61, Md.-Eastern Shore 54 Centenary 67, IUPUI 57 Chattanooga 65, Davidson 54 Coll. of Charleston 65, Wofford 51 Coppin St. 70, Winston-Salem 46 Florida A&M 52, Delaware St. 42 Florida St. 69, Georgia Tech 59 Gardner-Webb 74, UNC Asheville 63 Georgia Southern 56, Furman 46 Hampton 90, N. Carolina A&T 80 High Point 88, Radford 74 Howard 71, Norfolk St. 41 Liberty 52, Winthrop 18 Lyon 65, Trevecca Nazarene 56 Morgan St. 86, S. Carolina St. 64 Mount Olive 66, Pfeiffer 60 Southern U. 60, MVSU 44 St. Augustine’s 84, Chowan 75 Tennessee Tech 76, Tennessee St. 73 Union 77, Cumberland, Tenn. 50 Virginia 82, North Carolina 78, 2OT MIDWEST Benedictine,Kan. 69, Milwaukee Engineering 55 S. Dakota St. 67, South Dakota 48 S. Indiana 74, Kentucky Wesleyan 66 SOUTHWEST Grambling St. 68, Prairie View 65 Oral Roberts 82, W. Illinois 52 Texas Southern 51, Jackson St. 48 The Top Twenty Five The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll: Record Pts Pvs 1. Kansas (62) 24-1 1,622 1 2. Kentucky (3) 24-1 1,557 3 3. Villanova 22-2 1,482 4
4. Purdue 5. Syracuse 6. Duke 7. Kansas St. 8. West Virginia 9. Ohio St. 10. Georgetown 11. Michigan St. 12. New Mexico 13. Gonzaga 14. Wisconsin 15. Texas 16. BYU 17. Vanderbilt 18. Butler 19. Pittsburgh 20. Tennessee 21. Temple 22. Baylor 23. Wake Forest 24. Texas A&M 25. Richmond
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Sunday’s Games Nashville 4, Pittsburgh 3, SO Chicago 5, Columbus 4, SO N.Y. Rangers 5, Tampa Bay 2 Minnesota 6, Vancouver 2 Ottawa 4, N.Y. Islanders 3 Anaheim 7, Edmonton 3 Monday’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games No games scheduled
RACING NASCAR Sprint Cup Daytona 500 Results At Daytona International Speedway (Start position in parentheses) 1. (13) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet 2. (2) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet 3. (23) Greg Biffle, Ford 4. (9) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet 5. (20) David Reutimann, Toyota 6. (14) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota 7. (5) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet 8. (24) Matt Kenseth, Ford 9. (27) Carl Edwards, Ford 10. (8) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet 11. (39) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet 12. (1) Mark Martin, Chevrolet 13. (32) Paul Menard, Ford 14. (7) Kyle Busch, Toyota 15. (22) Brian Vickers, Toyota 16. (19) David Ragan, Ford 17. (25) Denny Hamlin, Toyota 18. (43) Michael Waltrip, Toyota 19. (30) Scott Speed, Toyota 20. (16) Joey Logano, Toyota 21. (42) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet 22. (6) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet 23. (10) Kurt Busch, Dodge 24. (12) Elliott Sadler, Ford 25. (38) Boris Said, Ford 26. (21) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet 27. (40) Bill Elliott, Ford 28. (34) Robby Gordon, Toyota 29. (35) Travis Kvapil, Ford 30. (4) Kasey Kahne, Ford 31. (37) Robert Richardson Jr. 32. (15) AJ Allmendinger, Ford 33. (29) Michael McDowell, Toyota 34. (17) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet 35. (3) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet 36. (26) Brad Keselowski, Dodge 37. (36) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge 38. (33) John Andretti, Ford 39. (11) Regan Smith, Chevrolet 40. (31) Max Papis, Toyota 41. (18) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota 42. (28) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet 43. (41) Joe Nemechek, Toyota
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Sunday’s Women’s Basketball EAST Delaware 68, Georgia St. 65 Lehigh 49, Army 39Northeastern 56, Hofstra 52 Pittsburgh 72, Louisville 69 Wake Forest 60, Boston College 56 West Virginia 55, Georgetown 46 SOUTH Arkansas 72, South Carolina 68 Drexel 70, Va. Commonwealth 62 Duke 65, Virginia Tech 53 Georgia 76, Alabama 47 LSU 75, Auburn 51 Louisiana Tech 81, San Jose St. 66 Maryland 71, Clemson 51 Memphis 76, UCF 72 Mississippi St. 73, Mississippi 54 N.C. State 66, Miami 64 Old Dominion 66, George Mason 52 Tennessee 83, Florida 44 Towson 63, William & Mary 60 UAB 66, Southern Miss. 60 UNC Wilmington 70, James Madison 67 Vanderbilt 68, Kentucky 55 MIDWEST Cent. Michigan 98, N. Illinois 71 Illinois St. 82, Missouri St. 72 Indiana St. 81, Wichita St. 59 Iowa 77, Illinois 67 Michigan St. 68, Northwestern 55 Notre Dame 90, DePaul 66 Ohio St. 64, Minnesota 59 Purdue 63, Penn St. 59 Wisconsin 66, Indiana 58 SOUTHWEST Houston 73, SMU 67 Tulsa 80, Rice 46 FAR WEST California 75, Washington 68, OT Stanford 98, Washington St. 67
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David Duval looking to take two steps forward DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Minus golf’s two biggest stars, the best are headed to the high desert of Arizona. Equally intriguing is what happens south of the border with David Duval, a player who has not been among the best for more than a decade. The next few weeks could determine whether that can change. Moments after his runner-up finish at Pebble Beach, Duval climbed into a van with his wife and four of their children as they left one beach resort for another. Next up is the Mayakoba Classic in Mexico, a chance to build on a performance only he saw coming. It had been more than eight years since Duval shot in the 60s every round of a PGA Tour event. And while this is the not the first Duval time he emerged out of nowhere to tie for second — remember the U.S. Open at Bethpage Black nine months ago? — there was something different about Pebble Beach. Duval opened with a 67 at Spyglass Hill, a course that used to give him fits even in the best of times. Asked if it was the first time he had broken 70 there, Duval responded in a text message, “Yes sir. Big things coming.” For the rest of the week, his name stayed on the leaderboard. And for the first time since the 2001 — the year of his last victory — his name was atop the leaderboard as the final group came to the 18th hole of a tournament. That changed when Dustin Johnson made birdie from the bunker for a one-shot victory, joining an elite list of back-to-back winners at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Duval finished more than a half-hour ahead of Johnson and had his own chance at birdie. His wedge came up a few paces short of staying on the tiny shelf, instead rolling down the ridge to the bottom of the green some 30 feet away. “Any time you’re standing on the last hole with a chance to maybe get in the playoff or win a golf tournament, you have to look at it as a successful, competitive week — period,” he said. The trick now is to keep going. Perhaps because he had fallen so far, so much was made of Duval’s tie for second in the U.S. Open. Instead of building on that performance, he took the next two weeks off. In his final eight tournaments, Duval made only one cut and failed to keep his card when he finished 130th on the money list. It was a small step forward, a big leap back. “I feel like I’m getting back on top of everything how I want to,” Duval said. “This is what I expect of myself. I expect to play well. With that said, that doesn’t mean you’re going to have a chance to win every week, but you expect to be in control most of the time with what you’re trying to do. “I’m just going to go try to hit a lot of fairways in Mexico and hit a lot of greens,” he said. “It’s really a simple recipe. Successful golf is a very simple recipe. I will try to do that again next week.”
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deficit to one, 11-10. Watkins then scored just before the end of the quarter as the Trojans grabbed a one-point lead, 14-13, at the end of the first. East employed a half-court trap to begin the second which resulted in numerous fast break opportunities for the Cavs, including three consecutive layups from PG Rob Gray. By the time the dust settled, East had grabbed a 27-16 lead. But Chase, again, refused to go away quietly as Andrew Scruggs scored five straight points, including a deep three, to pull Chase within six, 27-21. The teams traded baskets for much of the rest of the half until Gray hit a twisting layup in the final moments of the frame to account for the halftime score of 32-24. East came out on fire from beyond the arc in the third, knocking down four consecutive three pointers at one point, en route to grabbing a 17-point cushion. Chase refused to go away as it used a 12-2 run the rest of the quarter to claw back to within seven going into final quarter. The Cavs squelched the Trojan comeback by passing around the top of the key against the Trojans’ zone. When defenders did come out to pressure the ball, East drove the lane for easy buckets resulting in the win. Watkins led Chase with 21, while Gray poured in 23 for the Cavs, and Boykins knocked in 21 for East.
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Miller, Vonn in high gear as Olympic skiing begins VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Alpine skiing finally got going at the Vancouver Olympics on Monday, and Bode Miller and Lindsey Vonn wasted no time showing why they’re the most decorated Americans to schuss down the slopes. Under drip-free skies and cold-enough temperatures, Miller was among the first down Blackcomb Mountain, and among the fastest. He broke into a big ol’ grin at the end of his run, which put him in first place at the time. It held up for bronze, a huge step toward making up for the mess he made four years ago in Turin. “I was psyched,” Miller said. “I skied hard.” Vonn, meanwhile, had the fastest time through the upper section of the course in a downhill training run. That’s a good indication the days of delays have helped her bruised right shin, and that she’s still the woman to beat — especially in downhill, her best event. It’s scheduled for Wednesday. Miller finished just nine-hundredths of a second behind the winning time of Didier Defago of Switzerland. That’s the smallest margin between gold and bronze in the event’s history, which dates to 1948. “It’s such a relief to get a medal,” Miller said. “The fact that those other guys beat me to the hundredth of a second doesn’t bother me.” It was the first U.S. medal in the event since Tommy Moe took gold in 1994. The only other American to have won a downhill medal was Bill Johnson getting gold in 1984. Miller won two silver medals in 2002, then went into the 2006 Winter Olympics as one of the headliners, only to make the wrong kind of history. A fifth-place finish in the downhill started his demise; it turned out to be his best finish. A rebellious, couldn’t-care-less attitude
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Biffle to claim the lead. Carl Edwards made it three-wide behind them to tighten the pack, and give Earnhardt a chance to make some eyepopping moves through the field. Earnhardt, a 12-time Daytona winner, dodged and darted his way through traffic. He shoved his Chevrolet between Biffle and Clint Bowyer, nearly losing control before sliding out into his own clean air. McMurray, who had put some space on the pack, suddenly had Earnhardt breathing down on his bumper. He’d driven from 10th to second in one lap, and no one could believe what they were witnessing.
Graham Watanabe qualified second in the men’s snowboard cross competition to be held later Monday. Defending champion Seth Wescott was seeded 17th and Winter X Games champion Nate Holland eighth.
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made things worse. Now 32, he’s the father of a young girl and the winner of a U.S.-record 32 World Cup titles. He considered retiring after being shut out at the 2007 and 2009 world championships, but now he’s glad to have kept at it. His medal was the seventh for the U.S. delegation, three more than any other nation. The only other events finished by midday in Vancouver were in crosscountry. Three more events were to be decided later Monday, with the best chances for more American medals coming in snowboardcross and speedskating’s 500-meter race.
Cross-country skiing Switzerland’s Dario Cologna collapsed across the finish line after winning the men’s 15-kilometer freestyle cross-country race. Sweden’s Charlotte Kalla led from start to finish to win the women’s 10-kilometer freestyle race. “Like most people, he came out of nowhere for me,” winning car owner Chip Ganassi said. “When I saw him coming, I was like “Is he on the lead lap? Where’s he coming from?’ My point being, he came from nowhere, and good for him.” Earnhardt, mired in a horrendous slump that has tested his confidence and frustrated his enormous fan base, ran out of time to chase down McMurray and had to settle for second. The joyous McMurray, embarking on a second chance of sorts with Ganassi, twice broke down in tears in a show of raw emotion that clearly defined the natural reactions NASCAR has asked its drivers to express this season. Did the unbelievable sequence of on-track racing and off-track excitement save the race? Absolutely.
In the men’s race, Italian Pietro Piller Cottrer won the silver and Lukas Bauer of the Czech Republic took bronze. Americans James Southam and Kris Freeman, believed to be the first Olympian with Type 1 diabetes to compete in an endurance sport, were among the bottom five. In the women’s event, Kristina Smigun-Vaehi of Estonia, who won two golds in 2006 but has struggled this season, took silver and Marit Bjoergen of Norway got the bronze. Caitlin Compton finished 30th, the best by an American since 1984.
Luge A brief, private memorial service was held at a Vancouver funeral home for the Georgian luger killed in a crash during raining. Then his casket was taken to the airport to be flown home for burial. The father of 21-year-old Nodar Kumaritashvili told The Associated Press in Is it enough to overlook the pothole that nearly ruined the race? Maybe. The next few weeks are critical for NASCAR, which is working overtime to re-energize the fan base through a series of tweaks both on and off the track. NASCAR officials have made competition adjustments to answer driver complaints about the car, and there’s been a series of rule changes that are clear responses to fan frustrations. The most notable recent change came just last week, when NASCAR recognized that finishing races under a caution flag was far from satisfying to a fan who had invested several hours into an event. The exhibition Budweiser Shootout that opened Speedweeks ended with Harvick coasting to the
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Bobsled/Skeleton The head of the U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation is OK with the track at the Whistler Sliding Center. American skeleton athletes trained on the track Monday for the first time since Kumaritashvili’s death. They were among the majority of competitors who started at the top of the track, bypassing the option of starting from a lower spot. Luge events were moved down the track to make races slower and safer, and indeed there wasn’t a single wreck in the finals.
Johnny Weir already has decided to drop fur from his costume. Now he’s thinking about adding a quadruple jump to his program. “What do I have to lose?” Weir said. “I’m not a favorite for a medal here. If I feel like doing it, I will do it.” The flamboyant three-time U.S. champion has rarely used the four-revolution jump. Urged to do it by his coach, Galina Zmievskaya, Weir pulled off a good one during practice Monday.
Men’s hockey Two goals and two assists for the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday convinced Canadian hockey officials that Ryan Getzlaf is ready for the Olympics. Getzlaf was playing his first game since spraining his left ankle. Flyers forward Jeff Carter was flown to Vancouver in case Getzlaf wasn’t ready, but Getzlaf was included on the roster submitted Monday.
Women’s hockey Forward Erika Lawler didn’t break any bones or sprain any ligaments when she crashed into the boards Sunday. But she was bruised enough to skip practice Monday.
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finish under yellow, protected from having to hold off a last-lap challenge. So NASCAR adjusted the rule, agreeing to allow up to three opportunities to finish the race under green-flag conditions. The new rule was tested Sunday, twice, and undoubtedly helped script the finish. NASCAR deserves a pat on the back for making the right calls, including the one to do everything possible to patch the Daytona hole so the race could run the full 500 miles. Problem is, though, casual sports fans probably aren’t considering the big picture. Instead, they are left with the image of a pothole being repaired in the middle of NASCAR’s showcase event. To those fringe followers, it was amateur hour. Again. NASCAR has certainly made its share of mistakes
over the last decade, and there are critics who are simply unable to forgive and forget. Some of those gaffes have created a stereotype that NASCAR is some sort of three-ring circus that, try as it might, just can’t get anything right. This isn’t one of those cases, though. Foreseeing a pothole was impossible, and ignoring it once it developed wasn’t an option. NASCAR could have simply called it a day after the first patch failed, sending everyone home 39 laps short of a complete race. Instead, it stood strong during an unfortunate circumstance and refused to waver in an embarrassing moment for the sport. The end result was one heckuva race. Sorry if you missed it.
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Obesity is about quality not quantity Dear Abby: I am appalled and saddened when I go out to a restaurant and see the number of adults who force their children to eat. There are so many overweight people in the United States, why try to make a child finish a meal? They will eat when they are hungry; just don’t give them anything between meals. It hurts me to see parents say, “We can’t leave until you clean your plate” — like they are bad children for not eating. Please tell me if I’m off base on this issue. — Grandma Dear Grandma: Perhaps you shouldn’t judge so quickly. The problem of obesity in this country has less to do with parents force-feeding their children than with children and adults who are consuming fattening foods in excessive portions and not burning off the calories. Dear Abby: A member of our family is very difficult to get along with and has a low boiling point. We never know what is going to trigger the anger, nor how long it will last. This person also likes to play the victim. Everything gets blown out of proportion and 99 percent of the time is unmerited. Should we continue to ignore the punishment we are getting and continue to be kind and thoughtful and hope the mood will pass? — Tired of the Tirades Dear Tired: The tirades could be considered a form of mental abuse,
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but they could also be signs of substance abuse, a mental illness or a personality disorder. Your relative’s behavior should not be ignored. Dear Abby: My parents will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary and my mother’s 70th birthday in March. They have invited my siblings and me, plus our spouses and grandchildren for a Caribbean cruise. Unfortunately, the event coincides with my stepdaughter’s due date. Her mother (my wife) has already said she will stay behind for the birth. The problem is, my stepdaughter has said that anyone who misses the birth of her baby will not be allowed to have a relationship with her or her child. How do I make this right for my parents and my stepdaughter? — Troubled Dear Troubled: You can’t. It will be up to your wife to make her daughter understand that the world doesn’t revolve around her, and that her attempt to blackmail you into being there for the birth of the baby will not punish you or your family, but rather isolate herself.
Stroke not the same as heat stroke Dear Dr. Gott: I would like to know the difference between heat stroke and a massive stroke leading to death. My friend was out most of the day in 85 F to 90 F heat. He wasn’t sick at all. He went to bed that night and fell on the floor. He couldn’t get up. About a half-hour later, he went into a coma and never came out of it. I am blaming myself for keeping him outside. He was having a good time, even doing the chicken dance. I am wondering if the heat had anything to do with it. He was 93. Dear Reader: The main difference between heat stroke and stroke is the heat. A typical stroke results when blood flow to the brain becomes compromised, usually because of a blood clot or bleeding into the brain. A heat stroke occurs when the body is unable to cool itself properly and internal temperatures reach 104 F or higher. Tissues and organs can begin to swell and may cause brain damage
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or even death. Stroke has warning signs, such as half the body becoming paralyzed, slurred speech, drooping on one side of the face and more. Sometimes no signs or symptoms are present, and in others, the symptoms are mild or occur quickly before the person loses consciousness. Heat stroke, on the hand, has many symptoms. It is commonly preceded by heat cramps and heat exhaustion. These are usually characterized by fatigue, excessive sweating, muscle cramps, increased thirst, headache, dizziness, nausea, lightheadedness and more. If these symptoms are ignored, the body can become dehydrated.
IN THE STARS
Your Birthday, Feb. 16;
Don’t be reluctant to get involved in larger endeavors in the year ahead. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — You may or may not have a hand in making good things happen. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Even without lifting a finger you may add to your holdings. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — It isn’t always wise to make grandiose promises to friends or family. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Some days we have far more energy than others, and this might be one of them. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Involvements with a tough customer will work out quite well. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — If you’ve been contemplating constructive changes around the house, this is a great day to do it. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — It won’t be necessary to appoint someone to speak on your behalf. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — The possibilities for landing in the profit column look better than usual. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — All Libras are attractive to begin with, but members of the opposite gender will find you especially appealing. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Chances are a chain of events will make you particularly fortunate without you lifting a finger. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Although your self-discipline might be at an all-time low at this time, you aren’t likely to need it. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — In order to find success in life, it usually takes what we know and not whom we know. In your case, popularity will play a major role in making good things happen.
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Biden, Cheney spar over antiterrorism policies WASHINGTON (AP) — Pingponging across the airwaves, Vice President Joe Biden and predecessor Dick Cheney bickered Sunday over terror trials and interrogations, credit for success in Iraq and the long-running effort to contain Iran’s nuclear program. Biden called Cheney “misinformed or he is misinforming” on current national security strategies. Cheney said President Barack Obama wasn’t taking the alQaida threat seriously. But, in a marked change of tone, the former vice president acknowledged that the Bush White House struggled with how to bring suspected terrorists to justice. Highly partisan public skirmishes between the Obama White House and Cheney — the result of the former vice president’s unusual public criticism on a successor administration — have become standard fare. And the back-and-forth that was set up in Sunday’s sequential appearances of television talk shows did not disappoint. Biden struck first, declaring that Cheney’s attacks on Obama’s commitment to fighting terrorism ignored the facts.
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“We’ve eliminated 12 of their top 20 people. We have taken out 100 of their associates,” said Biden. “They are in fact not able to do anything remotely like they were in the past. They are on the run. I don’t know where Dick Cheney has been. Look, it’s one thing, again, to criticize. It’s another thing to sort of rewrite history. What is he talking about?” Cheney did not answer directly, instead insisting that Biden was “dead wrong” to assert that a fresh Sept. 11-style strike was unlikely, calling a nuclear or biological attack by al-Qaida “the biggest strategic threat the United States faces today.” Even so, Cheney appeared to dial back the rhetoric, acknowledging that the Bush administration too was divided on whether terror
suspects should be charged and tried in federal civilian courts or taken before military tribunals. “I can remember,” Cheney said, “a meeting in the Roosevelt Room in the West Wing of the White House where we had a major shootout” — one that he said he lost — about civilian versus military trials for terrorist captives. “We never clearly or totally resolved those issues. These are tough questions, no doubt about it,” he said on ABC’s “This Week.” Biden got in the first licks on NBC’s “Meet the Press” in an interview taped late Saturday in Canada, where he was attending the Vancouver Olympic Games. On Cheney’s assault on the Obama administration, Biden said “his assertions are not accurate.” Cheney demurred on that allegation, choosing instead to take on again Obama’s decision to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In doing so, he admitted for a second time that he had been at odds with the majority of Bush administration officials on the decision to release prisoners from the military lockup to their home
country when cases against them were determined to be legally untenable. “I didn’t think that releasing anybody was the right thing to do, unless you had evidence that, you know, there was a mistake of some kind,” Cheney said. On Afghanistan and Obama’s decision to increase U.S. forces in the 8-year-old war, Cheney gave Obama high marks. But he derided Biden for giving the Obama administration credit for winding down the war in Iraq without acknowledging the work of President George W. Bush. However, Biden had said: “We built on the positive things that the Bush administration had initiated. And we have jettisoned those things that were negative.” “For them to try to take credit for what happened in Iraq is a little strange. It ought to go with a healthy dose of ’thank you, George Bush,”’ Cheney said. On other disputed topics: n Biden acknowledged that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the professed Sept. 11 attack planner, still might face trial in a military tribunal, despite the administration’s earlier decision to take him before a civilian federal court in
New York. That now seems unlikely given hot opposition from city authorities and members of Congress. Cheney said he believed Mohammed should and eventually would be tried by the military at a military facility. n Cheney advised the Obama administration against ruling out a military attack on Iran even as it works for a new set of United Nations sanctions. “I don’t think you want to eliminate the military — the possibility of military action. I think that’s essential to give any kind of meaning at all to negotiations over sanctions,” he said. The back and forth began with Biden on NBC, moved to ABC’s “This Week” with Cheney and ended with Biden appearing live on CBS’s “Face the Nation. There Biden got in the last word over Cheney: “Thank God the last administration didn’t listen to him in the end” on how to handle terrorism suspects. Declaring that Obama was acting on the precedents set in the Bush White House, Biden said of Cheney, “His fight seems to be with the last administration.”
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Nation/world World Today Vatican to bishops: admit blame ROME (AP) — A top Vatican prelate told Irish bishops at an extraordinary Vatican summit with Pope Benedict XVI Monday they must admit their own blame in cover-ups of generations of sex abuse of minors, or risk losing the faith of Ireland’s Catholics. But the former Dublin altar boy who helped expose the scandal doubted that any real hierarchy housekeeping would result from the two days of talks behind closed doors in the Apostolic Palace. Benedict’s top aide, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, delivered a stinging homily at a Mass before the talks decrying the “particularly abhorrent deeds” of some in the Irish church hierarchy, although he didn’t name any names.
Dubai blames European hit squad DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai’s police chief said Monday an 11-member hit squad carrying European passports and disguised in wigs, fake beards and tennis clothes was behind the mysterious killing of a Hamas commander in his hotel room last month. Authorities also released photos of the 11. Lt. Gen. Dahi Khalfan Tamim did not directly implicate Israel, as the Islamic militant group has. But the details he released at a news conference in the Gulf emirate are the most comprehensive accusations by Dubai authorities since the body of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh was found Jan. 20 in his luxury hotel room near Dubai’s international airport. Tamim said it was possible that “leaders of certain countries gave orders to their intelligence agents to kill” al-Mabhouh, one of the founders of Hamas’ military wing. But he did not name any countries. Hamas has accused Israel and vowed revenge.
At least 18 killed in train collision BRUSSELS (AP) — A rush-hour commuter train sped through a red signal and slammed into an oncoming train as it left a suburban Brussels station Monday, killing at least 18 people and disrupting rail traffic in northern Europe. Investigations into one the worst accidents on the Belgian rails were likely to focus on whether human error was responsible or if it could have been influenced by the persistently freezing temperatures that have iced up the European capital. Officials said 80 people were injured, 20 of them seriously, and the death toll — 15 men and three women — was not considered final. As darkness fell more than 10 hours later, rescuers were still looking for victims in the wreckage, said Jos Colpin, the spokesman for the federal prosecutor’s office.
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U.S. Marines from 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment take cover in an open poppy field during a fire fight as Taliban fighters fire on them in the town of Marjah in Afghanistan’s Helmand province on Monday.
Taliban stepping up attacks MARJAH, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban fighters stepped up counterattacks Monday against Marines and Afghan soldiers in the militant stronghold of Marjah, slowing the allied advance to a crawl despite Afghan government claims that the insurgents are broken and on the run. Taliban fighters appeared to be slipping under cover of darkness into compounds already deemed free of weapons and explosives, then opening fire on the Marines from behind U.S. lines. Also Monday, NATO said five civilians were accidentally killed and two wounded by an airstrike when they were mistakenly believed to have been planting roadside bombs in Kandahar province, east of the Marjah offensive. The airstrike happened one day after 12 people, half of them children, were killed by two U.S. missiles that struck a house on the outskirts of Marjah. Afghan officials said Monday that three Taliban fighters were in the house at the time of the attack. On the third day of the main attack on Marjah, Afghan commanders spoke optimistically about progress in the town of
about 80,000 people, the linchpin of the Taliban logistical and opium poppy smuggling network in the militant-influenced south. Brig. Gen. Sher Mohammad Zazai, commander of Afghan troops in the south, told reporters in nearby Lashkar Gah that there had been “low resistance” in the town, adding “soon we will have Marjah cleared of enemies.” Interior Minister Hanif Atmar said many insurgent fighters had already fled Marjah, possibly heading for Pakistan. In Marjah, however, there was little sign the Taliban were broken. Instead, small, mobile teams of insurgents repeatedly attacked U.S. and Afghan troops with rocket, rifle and rocket-propelled grenade fire. Insurgents moved close enough to the main road to fire repeatedly at columns of mine-clearing vehicles. At midday at least six large gunbattles were raging across the town, and helicopter gunships couldn’t cover all the different fighting locations. Allied officials have reported only two coalition deaths so far — one American and one Briton killed Saturday. There have been
no reports of wounded. Afghan officials said at least 27 insurgents have been killed so far. Nonetheless, the harassment tactics and the huge number of roadside bombs, mines and booby traps planted throughout Marjah have succeeded in slowing the movement of allied forces through the town. After daylong skirmishes, some Marine units had barely advanced at all by sundown. As long as the town remains unstable, NATO officials cannot move to the second phase — restoring Afghan government control and rushing in aid and public services to win over inhabitants who have been living under Taliban rule for years. Afghan President Hamid Karzai approved the assault on Marjah only after instructing NATO and Afghan commanders to be careful about harming civilians. “This operation has been done with that in mind,” the top NATO commander, U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, said. Despite those instructions, NATO said two U.S. rockets veered off target by up to 600 yards and slammed into a home Sunday outside Marjah, killing 12 people.
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Hundreds of houses that survived Haiti’s killer quake still stand empty even as quake victims desperate for shelter crowd the streets. The reason is fear: Nobody is quite sure they can withstand another quake. At least 54 aftershocks have shuddered through Haiti’s shattered capital since a Jan. 12 quake killed more than 200,000 people. They have toppled weakened buildings faster than demolition crews can get to them, sending up new clouds of choking dust. On Monday, three children were killed when a school collapsed in the northern city of Cap-Haitien. It wasn’t clear what caused the collapse, which occurred after a late-night tremor and heavy rains. “I tried sleeping in the house for a night, but an aftershock came and I ran outside,” said Louise Lafonte, 36, who beds down with her family of five in a tent beside her seemingly intact concrete house. “I’m not going inside until the ground calms down.”
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