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work at Watts Regulator when he saw the smoke billowing from the apartments and ran across and started pounding on her door. “I told her to ‘get out, to get out,’” Guzman said. “I started knocking on everybody’s doors trying to get everybody out.” Guzman was supposed to be at work at 11 a.m. at Watts Regulator. He called to say he’d be late for work. Junior Johnson, who lives nearby, said when he came out of his house he “saw the flames shooting out of the wash room.” In her sock feet and pajamas, Fuentes
FOREST CITY — The Rutherford County Schools Board of Education adopted a resolution Tuesday night in support of a joint application along with Rutherford County Board of Commissioners to Google Fiber for Ultra-High Speed Broadband Network. In his presentation to the board, RCS Chief Information Officer Benny Hendrix said if chosen, Rutherford County would receive Internet speeds from Google’s networks at over 1 gigabit per second fiber to the home connections at a competitive price. Hendrix also said other communities in Western North Carolina, including Asheville and Catawba County, were submitting applications as well. Hendrix showed the board a video from Google on the ultrahigh speed network, following the video up by saying “I would like to ask you to do just that get involved.
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As flames leap in front of him, Forest City firefighter Jonathan Pennington uses a chain saw to vent the roof of an apartment complex that was destroyed Tuesday morning. Three families are homeless after the fire erupted in a laundry room at about 10:40 a.m.
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FOREST CITY — Three families are homeless after a fire erupted in a laundry room of an apartment complex on Roberson Road Tuesday, destroying the complex owned by Attila Frink in Texas. Only one resident, Ela Fuentes, was at home when the fire started at 10:43 a.m. A second shift employee at a fiber industry in Shelby, Fuentes said she didn’t sleep well Monday night and was sleeping Tuesday when the fire broke out. Her brother, Marco Guzman, who lives across the street, was getting ready to go to
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MT. VERNON — Asheville businessman Charles Thomas moved a step closer Tuesday night to being named manager and fixed base operator of the Rutherford County Airport. However, meeting with the Airport Authority in its regular business session, the board and Thomas agreed to look over the contract and documents and bring the item back to the board at a special meeting, Tues. March 16 at 5:30 p.m. “We are close to an agreement,”
authority chair Allan Guffey told board members, as Thomas presented a few questions to the board and its attorney Beth Miller for clarification. Among items for discussion were the hours of operation for Thomas. The board and Thomas agreed hours would be 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. MondaySaturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. with flexibility. When the self service fuel tanks are installed in the future, there will be less need for the fixed base operator
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Students on the East Middle School Sixth Grade Battle of the Books team confer before answering during Tuesday’s Rutherford County Schools Battle of the Books held at the Cool Springs Administrative Office.
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R-S Middle wins book battle By ALLISON FLYNN Daily Courier Staff Writer
FOREST CITY — R-S Middle School’s seventh and eighth grade Battle of the Books team has claimed the title of county champs in the local book challenge. “This is the third year in a row they have won the local competition,” said Mary Councill, AIG Program Coordinator for Rutherford County Schools. The team has won at the regional level the past two years and moved on to the state level, where last year the team came in third in the state. Answering questions on such books as Dicey’s Song by Cynthia Voigt and The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, each middle
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school in Rutherford County Schools had two teams. Competition began around 8:30 Tuesday morning with the win for R-S Middle coming just after 11 a.m. Teams practice after school and sometimes during lunch, Councill said. Books for the event are chosen by the North Carolina Association of School Librarians, which also sponsors the event. “The librarians keep up to date, so there are a lot of new titles in the list,” Councill said. “Every three years or so they will bring back some that haven’t been included lately.” Books on the list are often not included in the standard curriculum taught in the state, Please see Books, Page 6A
Nutrition program studied By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer
SPINDALE — A program to provide food for a targeted group of children in day care centers is under study by the board of directors and staff at Smart Start. The food would be offered to children recommended by day care operators for weekends. Meeting Tuesday at Isothermal Community College, Smart Start’s program director Cathy Brooks said the new program will target hungry children whose lives might reflect the lack of nutrition when they are home on weekends. The program, yet to be named, will be funded by $2,500 approved by FEMA, announced last week by United Way of Rutherford County. Smart Start was among 12 non-profits to receive $68,000 in FEMA. Brooks said statistics prove children without proper nutrition on weekends have behavioral problems when they arrive for day care on Monday morning. Please see Food, Page 2A
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to the backpack project at elementary schools Continued from Page 1A where teachers and volunteers provide food for “If the family can’t children on weekends, stretch the family budwill begin with just two get and they have to pay day cares, Brooks said. the utilities, if they can’t She and staff are talkbuy food, it shows up on ing with health departMondays in behavior,” ment and nutrition Brooks said. officials to determine “We do not want to do the best way to provide this wrong,” she said, non-perishable nutriadding the board has a tious food. lot of decisions to make. The board agrees the The program, similar weekend food must be
Local/State nutritional, “not just a snack item,” Gold added. Brooks said day care operators may be asked to help identify children/families who would benefit from weekend food and also the best way to ask parents or guardians to participate in the program. Volunteers will be needed to determine
what kinds of food will be helpful and to help pack the food. Board members Sherry Bright and Larry Brown were named to a committee to work with Brooks and Gold to develop a plan and to work out all the logistics. Bright said one thing to determine would be the types of food to go home, especially since a lot of children have
food allergies. “Nothing is as simple as it seems to be,” Gold said, adding there would be no peanuts sent home. The committee will also work with board member Tracy Davis, the nutrition director at the Cooperative Extension office in Spindale. Gold said a startup date has not been determined, but “it
should be sooner than later,” he said, aiming for April. “We’re in the early stages.” Brown asked if the program will be similar to other programs offering the same things, which will also be a topic of discussion for the new committee. “But we’re not looking at something huge,” Gold said. “We’ll start with two day cares.” The committee will also look at ways to raise money for the continuation of the program. Since the FEMA money was distributed by Rutherford County’s United Way, the program will be funded in Polk County with private donation money, Brooks said. Board member Myra Johnson made a motion the board support the program and the board unanimously approved the project. The FEMA money has to be spent within a year. Also Tuesday, the board named Claire Mandeville to the board and to the executive committee, replacing Sandi Sox, a Polk County board member who recently moved to New Bern. Also Tuesday, the board approved its plans/programs and predicted outcomes for 2010 and 2011. Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@thedigitalcourier.com.
Slaying trial is delayed WAYNESVILLE (AP) — The trial of a Florida man accused of killing a North Carolina state trooper in 2008 has been postponed until August so a defense attorney can be treated for cancer. The Asheville CitizenTimes reported the trial of Edwardo Wong of Ormond Beach, Fla., will begin Aug. 12. Superior Court Judge Nathaniel Poovey said Monday that he will begin hearing motions July 12. Poovey delayed the trial so attorney Randal Seago can be treated for cancer. Seago told the court last month that he will have surgery this month. Wong is accused of killing 24-year-old Trooper David Shawn Blanton Jr. during a traffic stop June 17, 2008, on Interstate 40 in Canton.
Death is considered homicide RALEIGH (AP) — The family of a longtime member of North Carolina’s state school board says she has died from the injuries she suffered in a weekend assault. Raleigh police and Kathy A. Taft’s family said the 62-year-old Greenville woman died Tuesday. Police spokesman Jim Sughrue (SHAH’-groo) says officers are now investigating the case as a homicide. Her family said in a statement issued by WakeMed Hospital in Raleigh that Taft was attacked Saturday while staying at the Raleigh home of her boyfriend, who was in Florida at the time. Taft has been on the state Board of Education since 1995.
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“We need to sell Rutherford County and show them why Rutherford County needs to be one of the ones they select,” he said. Hendrix said Rutherford County Information Technology Director Rhonda Owens was currently working on a Web site for citizens to visit to link to the survey; the site would include some video clips of ways the Internet is being used in classrooms. “We really need to get the excitement in the community and get as many people involved as we can if we want them to come to a rural area, rather than Asheville or Charlotte-Mecklenburg, who already have the connectivity,” Hendrix said. Another measure approved by the board, which Hendrix said tied into connectivity, was a proposal for community assistance with broadband access. “The first item I’d like to request this board’s approval is to allow Foothills Connect to work with us in the school system as they are in county government,” Hendrix said. Foothills Connect, he explained, is looking for locations to mount small antennas to bounce a signal from one antenna to another that would provide wireless access to homes. Foothills Connect would like to place an antenna on schools in areas of the county that do not already have high-speed connectivity. “I would ask that this board
approve that we allow them to do that on an individual case-by-case basis working with the facilities operator to get this done,” Hendrix said. The second item pertained to allowing the community to access the school’s wireless Internet on non-instructional days and after hours. Access would be very limited in distance and range, Hendrix said, and it would be slightly filtered and not totally open to everything on the Internet – such as pornography and illegal activities. “Currently we have only one or two schools that could offer that,” Hendrix said. “Citizens could pull into the parking lot and use their laptops to access the Internet.” Hendrix said some schools had talked of placing picnic tables for people to use in nicer weather and access would be free of charge. Board member Carolyn Keever asked which schools would be able to offer the service and expressed concern for the security of both the system’s Internet service and the buildings. “It would be very easy to take care of the Internet security, and the security of the building would be worked out on a case-by-case basis,” Hendrix said, stating that Rutherfordton Elementary and East Middle were the two schools who might offer such service. The board also approved an interlocal agreement for fuel purchases, the sale of surplus vehicles by auction and a revision to Policy 7500, which pertains to workday and overtime. The revision would allow the system’s work week to
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to be on site during the hours, but until then, the board agreed it needs to make sure people can buy fuel is they want. “We’ll stay open until 1 a.m. if the business supports it,” Thomas told the board. “We’ve love to see it open from 4:30 a.m. until 2:30 a.m. with just a few hours close to clean,” Thomas continued. Thomas said he and his company hope to “grow the economic engine and offer economic growth to the county and region” by offering some new programs at the airport. If the agreement is approved next Tuesday, WNC Aviation will operate the airport for $1 a year, making its profit on fuel sales, flying lessons, and a number of other programs Thomas plans to bring to Rutherford County. The airport has not had a fix base operator since last July 31 when Leading Edge Aviation’s Greg Turner resigned the position due to the economic conditions and the struggle to run the FBO as a viable business. The Federal Aviation Administration mandates the airport must have an FBO for it to remain licensed. Also Tuesday night, Board member Rob Bole presented the annual budget that is expected to be approved next week for subsequent approval by county commissioners. In presenting the report, the county’s former finance officer Bole, told the board, “the bottom line is, this airport produces revenue for the taxpayers of Rutherford County. This airport is a revenue producing activity for the citizens of Rutherford County even in a bad economic year.” Bole explained the airport is the only transportation entity in the county where its revenues far exceed its expenses. Bole reported in the 2009-2010 budget, revenues exceeded expenses by 50 percent. Revenues budgeted this year are $379,654 with expenses at $278,283. Also Tuesday night, the board passed a resolution to sell the house on airport property to Rutherford Housing Partnership for $1. The house has to be moved for construction at the airport and RHP will incur the expenses of moving the house. The board also learned the old mine shaft found on the property has been filled-in without incident, and “no bats were harmed” in the process. Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@thedigitalcourier. com.
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be from Sunday through Saturday rather than the current Saturday to Friday. Hendrix said the revision was needed in case of Saturday school so “employees would not be getting into an overtime situation.” The board also had a first reading of the proposed school calendars for Rutherford County Schools and Rutherford Early College High School.
In his report to the board, Kinlaw spoke of the weather this school year and the impact it has had on the calendar. During a recent meeting of the western region of superintendents, Kinlaw said they had compared notes of how bad it had been to meet the requirements under the calendar law. And while there were some legislators on hand to hear concerns, Kinlaw said he did not expect any changes to the law in terms of next year’s calendar.
working relationship with the county government. “Part of that partnership involves an ongoing discussion on how we fund projects,” Kinlaw said. “Our technological advances have been made possible by the commitment to take monies from the county schools capital reserves fund. That is the funding source provided primarily for new school construction.” Over the past three years, however, the fund has been able to be utilized for the purpose of advancing technology, Kinlaw said. The projections of the fund – due to the changing economy and the uncertainty of the state education lottery, the reduction in sales tax and ADM money – would dip below zero at some point in 2011. “Under recent action by commissioners,” Kinlaw said, “the projected deficit will become a reality in June 2011. It would remain in a negative status for a matter of three to four years. Then it would show a very positive situation following that.”
Hendrix also updated the board on the status of phase three of the county technology fund. “Last May we talked to you about the technology fund,” Hendrix said. “This year was supposed to be the last year of a $1 million purchase from the county capitol fund. Given the economic situation, the status of the fund and several factors, we agreed at that time to reduce that in half to $500,000, which was approved by the county commissioners. “ Hendrix requested the board accept the reduction and purchase the next phase of Promethean boards. Currently there are 404 classrooms in the system with Promethean Boards out of 682. “If we purchase another 112, that would leave us roughly with another 159 classrooms to go,” Hendrix said. The board approved the request seven to zero. Board Chair Dr. John Mark Bennett acknowledged County Commission Chair Brent Washburn, who was in attendance. Superintendent Dr. John Kinlaw also thanked Washburn, saying the system had a tremendous
“Thus far, this year we have lost six days to snow – and through delayed arrival and early release, we’ve lost an additional seven hours,” he said. The state’s constitution requires 180 school days and 1,000 hours. “We have arrangements to make up those six days without touching the spring break,” Kinlaw said. “It is our intent, and we have announced, should we have inclement weather during the week, we will make it up on the Saturday following the missed day. We think that is a fail-safe that will hopefully protect the spring break. As we sit here tonight, 180 days will be on June 10.” Kinlaw said that graduations would be scheduled for June 11, 12 and 13, following the completion of 180 days. The April meeting of the Rutherford County Schools Board of Education will be held Tuesday, March 30, at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held early due to the spring break.
During the negative status, Kinlaw explained, the county government and the school board would be partners in loaning funds to the capital reserve fund “so that it remains above water.” “The maximum amount would be somewhere in the neighborhood of $2 million,” Kinlaw said. “It would be an equal partner basis and the loan would be repaid to the two sources with interest as those funds became available. The 50-50 share would only come into that loan and repayment.”
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ensus forms are arriving in the mail in Rutherford County now and it is important that people fill those papers out and return them. This is an exercise we go through once every 10 years and a lot rides on the final results. Locally, the census counts and data are important because that is the information that will be used to determine the county’s share for federal spending programs. The census numbers are also used by industry and business when they consider expansions and new locations. It does not take much time to fill out the forms and send them back. Just remember when you do it that you are doing something good for the county and for yourself.
Our readers’ views Urges people to be aware of cancer threat To the editor: March is Colorectal Cancer and Kidney Cancer Awareness Month. While not all cancers are “curable,” many respond to treatment very well. There are many cancer survivors in Rutherford County who have successfully overcome the challenges of cancer and who are living “normal,” healthy lives and are cancer free. We are indeed fortunate in this area to have facilities and medical professionals who have skills and abilities that are equal to, and often superior to those of much larger communities. Despite those facts, there are still a number of people who are not taking advantage of the precautionary screenings that are available for early detection of so many cancers. Colorectal Cancer is one of the cancers that can be treated successfully in most instances if detected early enough. In recent years improved scanning and monitoring techniques and advances in surgical procedures have enabled many diagnosed with Colorectal Cancer to resume an active lifestyle in a short time. Kidney Cancer is a more difficult cancer to detect as well as to treat. In 2005, according to a report issued by the North Carolina Cancer Advisory Commission, state-
wide Colorectal Cancer statistics showed an occurrence rate of 57.9 for men per 100,000, 41.8 for women and was ranked third in cancer occurrences. Kidney Cancer ranked sixth overall in occurrences for men with a rate of 22.0; ranked tenth overall for women with a rate of 11.3 per 100,000. Death rates and rankings listed for 2006 in the same report per 100,000 people were: Colorectal, 3rd, 20.4 men, and 13.8 women: Kidney Cancer ranked tenth in mortality for men at 6.5 deaths per 100,000 (it was not in the top ten list for women). The availability of new and better targeted-therapy drugs in the past four years for Kidney Cancer patients should allow their length of overall survival after diagnosis to improve. This letter only briefly mentions two of the more than 200 different cancers that are “out there.” It only begins to mention the fact that while diagnostic tools and medical advances are making the battle with cancer more survivable and even winnable, it is up to us to talk to our medical caregivers about things that we should do for early detection and prevention. Perhaps one of the most important things that so many of us in Rutherford County should be doing is to change our perception of cancer: the treatments we remember someone undergoing years ago; the agony and suffering they endured is no longer the normal treatment.
Cancer is still a killer, it can be a brutal, painful event — but with early detection, with proper treatment. Cancer is not always a death sentence. Mike B. Lawing Forest City
Endorses Bole for seat on county Commission To the editor: As a resident of Rutherford County for more than 60 years, I continue to have great interest in the people and the well being of our area. One of the many ways we ensure our success is to elect the best candidates for the county. I am pleased to endorse Rob Bole for the office of County Commissioner. His vast experience as a financial officer in the United States Air Force and Rutherford County’s finance office makes him more than qualified. He also currently serves on the boards of the Broad River Water Authority, the American Red Cross, and the Rutherford County Airport Authority. He has been Senior Warden, Junior Warden and Treasurer of his church. We have a primary election May 4, and often we neglect the beginning of the political process. Please vote in the primary and I would appreciate your support for Rob Bole. Ernestine Bailey Gold Rutherfordton
So, just how should you be investing right now? The recession has devastated our wealth. Household wealth is off almost 20 percent from its pre-recessionary peak in 2007. No decrease in wealth in the last 50 years has even come close to this drop. As their stock and home values fell, investors did the logical thing; they moved their remaining money to safety. Investments in government-insured CDs and super-safe federal bonds soared. However, the downside of these investments is that they paid very low interest rates. Yet investors accepted the trade-off of low rates for high safety because of their fear over the future of the economy. Today, most economists think the financial panic we experienced a year ago is over, and while many issues still remain, the economy is beginning to recover. Investors, therefore, are becoming restless. Safety, while still important, is moving down the priority list, and earnings are moving up. But with the economy still fragile and investment markets uncertain, where should investors consider putting their money? What are
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the pros and cons of moving investments away from safety? Specifically, what risks might investors face in trying to earn more on their money? Let me answer this question by looking at three categories of investments – stocks, commodities and fixed-interest-rate investments. Stocks, of course, have had a wild ride the last two years. After falling by over 50 percent, to date the stock market has recovered about half its losses. But some say the strong recovery in stocks is simply due to the economy moving from “code red” to “code orange.” That is, once it became clear the economy wasn’t going to fall off a cliff – go into a depression – stocks bounced back. Now the relevant question is: where do stocks go from here? To answer this question, it’s important to
understand that performance of the stock market is ultimately tied to performance of the economy. To be exact, the stock market thrives when the economy is expanding and inflation is held in check. Unfortunately, there are questions about both future economic growth and future inflation. Most economists think that while the economy will grow, it will expand at very slow rates as households curtail their spending while they pay down on debt. There are also concerns that inflation won’t remain tame because of all the money the Federal Reserve has printed to fight the recession. So the future course of the stock market will likely be bumpy. If future inflation is a worry, does this mean commodities are the place to invest your funds? By commodities, I mean basic inputs like metals, energy products and agricultural output. Gold and oil are often considered the major commodities. Commodity prices surged in late 2007 and early 2008, plunged in late 2008, but then staged a partial rebound in 2009. Lately, they have been lagging
again. So one lesson is that commodity prices are volatile; they can make quick turns both up and down. One of the major arguments for investing in commodities now is the fear of future inflation. So far, however, there’s no evidence of an immediate inflationary problem. Also, Fed Chairman Bernanke has clearly stated he will pull back the extra cash he has created if he sees inflation headed higher. So the case for a commodity price push fueled by higher inflation is not guaranteed. Finally, there are investments I’ll call fixed interest earning, such as CDs (certificates of deposit, not compact discs!) and corporate bonds as well as government bonds. These can be purchased individually or in mutual funds. These investments pay a fixed interest rate for a certain number of years. Usually, the interest rate is higher the longer the number of years. For example, today you can almost triple the interest rate earned by purchasing a five-year CD compared to a six-month CD. But there are risks to chasing higher rates by “going
long.” If future interest rates rise, what looks like a good long-term rate today may turn out to be a low rate tomorrow. Indeed, many economists think interest rates will have to rise eventually. One strategy would be to buy fixed-interest-rate investments of different maturities. Another is to invest in their variable-rate cousins – CDs or bonds where the interest rate changes with economic conditions. I know what you’re thinking: I’ve raised more questions about investing than I’ve answered! Yes I have, and this is because the investment world is one of trade-offs and not sure things. I’m hopeful I’ve armed you with enough facts and ideas that you’ll be able to consider the right questions as you decide how to invest, which, in my mind, is half the battle! Dr. Walden is a William Neal Reynolds Professor and North Carolina Cooperative Extension economist in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics of N.C. State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
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Obituaries Jack Smart Marvin “Jack” Smart, of Forest City, died Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at Hospice House in Forest City. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Crowe’s Mortuary.
Lila Toms Lila Toms, of 339 Gilboa Church Road, Rutherfordton, died Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at Rutherford Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Pruitt Funeral Home.
Arline Gilson Arline Gilson of Rutherfordton died Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at Hospice House in Forest City. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Crowe’s Mortuary. Jean Gordon/Daily Courier
A flagman directs traffic around a work zone on U.S. 221 south where a contractor is installing water line extensions for the broad River Water Authority. The current warming trend has made outdoor work much more pleasant over the past several days. The milder temperatures are expected to continue, but there is a chance of rain in the forecast this week.
Ex-DA facing several allegations ROXBORO (AP) — State authorities are investigating whether a former district attorney impersonated a law enforcement officer and misused his authority in other ways, including asking people he dismissed charges against to work for him at the polls on Election Day, according to documents filed Tuesday. The allegations were detailed in an affidavit explaining why the State Bureau of Investigation wanted to search Joel Brewer, a prosecutor for more than 30 years, and his personal office less than a week before he retired on March 1. Brewer hasn’t been charged, though a senior lawyer in Attorney General Roy Cooper’s office said Monday he expected charges
to be filed against the former lead prosecutor for Person and Caswell counties. According to a search warrant also filed Tuesday, an agent on Feb. 23 seized a gold-colored badge with Brewer’s name on it and two folders containing copies of old citations. One folder was for men, the other for women, according to the list of items collected. Prosecutors were given two days to release the warrant against Brewer after redacting two paragraphs from an affidavit that Special Superior Court Judge Gary Trawick said contain conclusions on what crimes may have been committed and facts that weren’t necessary to issue the warrant. “They go to matters that are highly prejudicial and
could ruin a man’s reputation,” Trawick said Monday. According to the papers, SBI Assistant Agent in Charge W.R. Myers interviewed two unnamed people who knew Brewer for a long time and saw he kept a manila file folder that contained copies of citations and traffic charges. One person said the file was made up of citations Brewer had dismissed. One of witnesses told Myers that Brewer agreed to dismiss a charge for a woman while asking for her phone numbers, which he wrote on the citation copy that he kept. George Daniel, a Caswell County attorney representing Brewer, declined comment on the warrant.
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n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 179 E-911 calls Monday. n Ron E. Atchley reported mailbox vandalism. n The theft of an air freshener was reported at Earl’s Short Stop, 1249 N.C. 120, Mooresboro. n The theft of items was reported at Dollar General, 118 Drug Store St., Cliffside. n Monica McGinnis Crain reported the theft of medication. n Mary F. Dotson reported the theft of two televisions. n Cheryl Diane Ledbetter reported the theft of jewelry. n Mary T. Tompson reported the theft of an all-terrain vehicle. n Mandy Lynette Rushing reported the theft of money and other items. n Betty J. Finger reported the theft of a tractor and other items. n Brandon Seth Mode reported the theft of an ATM card and money.
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n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 30 E-911 calls Monday.
Spindale
n The Spindale Police Department responded to 27 E-911 Monday.
Lake Lure
n The Lake Lure Police Department responded to five E-911 calls Monday.
Forest City
n The Forest City Police Department responded to 89 E-911 calls Monday. n An employee of Belk reported a larceny. n An officer of the Forest City Police Department reported an incident of possession of drug paraphernalia. (See arrest of Jackson.) n Grace Underwood
reported a larceny. n Heather Levitsky reported a larceny. n An employee of Ingles, on South Church Street, reported an incident of fraud. n Glenda Lewis reported a larceny. n An officer of the Forest City Police Department reported an assault on a government official. (See arrest of McAninca.)
Arrests n Timothy Hamrick, 39, of Cantrell Farm Road, Rutherfordton; charged with second-degree trespass; released on a written promise to appear. (FCPD) n Cherie McAninca, 32, of Arlington Street, Forest City; charged with breach of peace and assault on a government official; placed under a $4,000 secured bond. (FCPD) n Timothy James Montgomery, 50, of 192 Harper Valley Lane; charged with driving while impaired and driving left of center; freed on a custody release. (LLPD) n Richie E. Irby, 39, of 5127 Vanhoy Lane; charged with nonsupport of a child; placed under a $1,000 cash bond. (RCSD) n Cherie Renee Knox, 39, of 1486 Whiteside Road; charged with assault and battery; released on a $2,000 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Misty Gail Yedro, 25, of 1060 Old Ball Park Road; charged with two counts of failure to appear and driving while impaired; placed under a $6,500 secured bond. (RCSD) n Amarrus Sentrelle Byrd, 24, of 936 Earl St.; charged with assault on a female; placed under a $500 secured bond. (RCSD) n Beverly E. Ward, 48, of 1912 W.V. Thompson Road; charged with cruelty to animals; released on a written promise to appear. (RCSD)
Citations n Larry Jackson, 49, of West Spruce Street, Forest City; cited for possession of drug paraphernalia. (FCPD) n Caitlin Nicole Owens, 22, of 333 Little Mountain Road, Tryon; cited for giving a malt beverage to a person who is under 21 years old. (RPD) an Philipp Martin Wullimann, 20, of 101 Healing Farm Lane, Mill Spring; cited for possession of malt beverages by a person who is under 21 years old and driving left of center. (RPD) n Ryan Thomas Owens, 20, of 333 Little Mountain Road, Tryon; cited for possession of an open container of an alcoholic beverage in the passenger area of a motor vehicle and possession of alcohol by a person who is under 21 years old. (RPD)
EMS/Rescue n The Rutherford County EMS responded to 25 E-911 calls Monday. n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to three calls Monday.
Fire Calls n Cherry Mountain firefighters responded to a woods/structure fire, assisted by Ellenboro, Hudlow and Bostic firefighters. n Ellenboro firefighters responded to a fire alarm. n Forest City firefighters responded to a motor vehicle crash. n Hudlow firefighters responded to a brush fire. n SDO firefighters responded to a control burn and assisted Polk County with a structure fire. n Sandy Mush firefighters responded to a motor vehicle
Jimmy Robert Henry Jimmy Robert Henry, 60, of Rutherfordton, died Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at the VA Medical Center in Asheville. A funeral service will be held Monday, March 15, at 10 a.m. in Westmoreland Chapel, Marion. The family will receive friends from 9 to 10 a.m., prior to the service, at the funeral home. An online register is available at www.westmorelandfuneralhome. com.
Deaths Willie Davis LOS ANGELES (AP) — Willie Davis, a speedy center fielder who collected two World Series rings, three Gold Gloves and was a twotime All-Star during his 14 seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, has died. He was 69. Davis was found dead Tuesday in his Burbank home, police said, adding that they did not believe foul play was involved. Davis’ teammates included Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, Johnny Roseboro, Junior Gilliam and Maury Wills. He won his World Series rings in 1963 and 1965. The Dodgers lost the 1966 World Series 4-0 to the Baltimore Orioles. In Game 2, in the last game of Koufax’s pitching career, Davis committed a Fall Classic-record three errors in one inning when he lost one fly ball in the sun, dropped the next one, then overthrew third base. During the 1965 World Series, Davis stole three bases in one inning, including one where he had to crawl into second base after stumbling and falling. Davis left the Dodgers in 1973 and went on to play for the Montreal Expos, Texas Rangers, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres and California Angels. He retired after the 1979 season with a career .279 average and 398 stolen bases. Davis was born in Mineral Springs, Ark., in 1940 and moved to Los Angeles with his family when he was still a boy. He attended Roosevelt High School where he was a 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.
world class sprinter. He was recruited by the Dodgers and signed with them when he graduated in 1958, McCourt said. Two years later, he was in the majors. In 1961, he replaced Duke Snider in center field. Mary Josephine Ray Daisey Bailey WESTMORELAND, N.H. (AP) — Two of the oldest people in the world have died on the same day. Mary Josephine Ray, who was certified as the oldest person living in the United States, died Sunday at age 114 years, 294 days. She died at a nursing home in Westmoreland but was active until about two weeks before her death, her granddaughter Katherine Ray said. Ray died just hours before Daisey Bailey, who was 113 years, 342 days, said L. Stephen Coles, a director of the Gerontology Research Group, which tracks and studies old people and certifies those 110 or older, called supercentenarians. Bailey, who was born March 30, 1896, died in Detroit, he said. She had suffered from dementia, said her family, which claimed she was born in 1895. Ray, even with her recent decline, managed an interview with a reporter last week, her granddaughter said. Ray was the oldest person in the United States and the second-oldest in the world, the Gerontology Research Group said. The oldest living American is now Neva Morris, of Ames, Iowa, at age 114 years, 216 days. The oldest person in the world is Japan’s Kama Chinen at age 114 years, 301 days. Ray was born May 17, 1895, in Bloomfield, Prince Edward Island, Canada. She moved to the United States at age 3. She lived for 60 years in Anson, Maine. She lived in Florida, Massachusetts and elsewhere in New Hampshire before she moved to Westmoreland in 2002 to be near her children. Morris, the Iowa woman now believed to be the oldest U.S. resident, lives at a care center.
Gene McCurry Gene McCurry, age 81, of Beaver Dam Road, Asheville, NC died Monday, March 8, 2010 at the Golden Living Center in Asheville, NC. Charles was born April 13, 1928 in Rutherford County to the late Clarence J. McCurry and Ethel Simmons McCurry. Charles worked as a linotype operator for several county newspapers. He was a veteran of World War II having served in the US Navy on the USS Hope Medical Ship. He was a member of Florence Baptist Church and enjoyed gardening and raising livestock. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Ray McCurry. Survivors include one son, Gary McCurry of Forest City; one brother, Earl McCurry and wife, Nell, of Forest City; two grandchildren, Matthew McCurry and Angel McCurry; a sister-in-law, Barbara McCurry of Bostic and by several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at Harrelson Funeral Chapel with Reverend Scott Huffman and Reverend Glyn Moton officiating. Interment will follow in the Sunset Memorial Park with military honors being accorded by the Rutherford County Honor Guard. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the family. A live webcast and an online guest registry is available at www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com Paid obit.
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Meetings/other PWA meeting: The Professional Women’s Association will meet Tuesday, March 16, at Rollins Cafeteria, beginning at noon. Prospective members welcome.
Forest City firefighters spray water on a laundry room where a fire began Tuesday morning, destroyed a four-apartment complex off Roberson Road.
Monthly meeting: Rutherford County Beekeeper’s Club will meet Tuesday, March 16, at the Cooperative Extension Office, (behind the Senior Center). The meeting begins at 6 p.m. NC Bee Inspector Jack Hanel will speak on diseases and pests. Prospective members welcome. Author event: Rutherford County native Don Bailey will unveil his new book, “Cliffside, North Carolina: The First Half Century,” for the Rutherford County Historical Society on Tuesday, March 16, at St. John’s Historic Church, Rutherfordton, beginning at 7 p.m. For more information contact Robin at 447-1474.
Miscellaneous Low-cost rabies clinic: Saturday, March 13, noon to 1 p.m.; Thunder Road Animal Hospital; $10 cash, one-year rabies; $12 cash, threeyear rabies; other discounted vaccines available; call 286-0033. Chase Corner Ministries will hold a declining bag sale March 15-18. Beginning Monday at $5 per bag, Tuesday $4, Wednesday $3, and Thursday $2 (bring your own bag). The store will be closed March 19 to restock with spring/summer merchandise. Hours M-F, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Located on Chase High Road, directly across from the high school. Easter egg hunt, picnic: For special needs children and adults; Saturday, March 27, 1 to 5 p.m., at Crestview Park, Rutherfordton; sponsored by Ken and Diane Dellinger.
Fundraisers Relay for Life fundraiser: Courtside Eatery will give 10% of the profits (all day) made on Wednesday, March 10, to the Little Warriors Relay for Life team. For more information contact Barbara Hutchins at 429 4616. Haiti benefit: Saturday, March 13, 5 to 7 p.m., at Sunshine Elementary School open fire cooking including chili beans, fried cabbage, boiled potatoes, cornbread and apple cobbler. Proceeds will benefit Danita’s Orphanage in Haiti. Benefit steer raff le: Saturday, March 13, 10 a.m. to noon, West Pawn and Trading, 1304 West Main St., Forest City; hot dog sale, half and half raffle, baked goods and more; all proceeds to sponsor deaf children at a 3-day summer camp, Strength of HIS Hands Ranch, Forest City; for more information contact Angel West at 828-2233855. DAV yard sale: March 19 and 20, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. both days, National Guard Armory, 890 Withrow Road; large number of items including furniture, clothes, knick knacks and more; sponsored by DAV Chapter 25. Chicken pie lunch: Sunday, March 14, serving begins at 12:15 p.m., at Caroleen United Methodist Church, Mills Ave., off Boss Moore Road; adults $6; children 5-10, $3; under 5 free; chicken pie, green beans, sweet potatoes, slaw, rolls; large selection of homemade desserts; take outs available.
Music/concerts Singing: Sunday, March 14, 6 p.m., Haynes Memorial Baptist Church, Henrietta; featuring The Reggie Sadler Family.
ICC classes The following continuing education classes are offered at Isothermal Community College: Residential Energy Savings: March 16 and 18, 6 to 8 p.m.; learn all the things that effect your utilities bills and how to save money; fee $35; course #16815.
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clutched her purse and another bag, as she watched her home suffer major damage. She was worried about the contents. Daughters, Cindy, 14, and Stephanie, 13, were at school at East Rutherford High and East Middle. Later in the day, she was allowed to go back inside and cried as she tried to remove belongings. “Thank God he was here,” Fuentes said of her brother. She said she was completely unaware of what was happening. She and her daughters had lived in the complex 4-1/2 years. The other two families were not at home and the fourth apartment was vacant, said W.D. Kennedy, apartment manager. Shelia Waters, who lives at the intersection of McDaniel Street and Roberson Street, was sitting on her porch when she saw black smoke coming from behind the apartment. “I thought someone had started a
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Councill said, and students get the pleasure of being exposed to something they wouldn’t have to read for class. “Very few are ones teachers would use for classroom study,” Councill said. At the half-way point during competition, the seventh and eighth grade team from Chase Middle School held the lead. Each team got to compete four times during the course of the event. In order to receive a full three points for an answer, students had to correctly give the book’s title and author. If a team missed, the opposing team was given the chance for a rebound, receiving two points for giving the correct title. “The team can confer, but only one
To register for any of the above classes call 286-3636, ext. 346.
Religion Guest speaker: Sunday, March 14, 4 p.m.; Angel Divine Faith Church, Rutherfordton; guest speaker, Bishop Wray from Edwards Chapel, along with his choir and congregation; Gladys Logan, pastor. Revival: March 22-28, 7 nightly, Pleasant View Community Church, 129 Michael Dr., Forest City; Sunday service 11 a.m.; guest speaker, Evangelist Jared McKinney; music by Free Indeed from Chillicothe, Ohio.
Johnson said he too ran up the hill and began knocking on doors and making sure no one else was inside. He tried to move an automobile parked close to one of the apartments, but it was locked. Fire Chief Mark McCurry said the fire started around the dryer that was apparently running. “It went from the laundry room straight to the attic. It had a common attic with the apartments and it spread from one end to the other pretty rapidly,” McCurry said. He said a woman was using the dryer shortly before the fire. “When you have a common attic like this with four apartments, it will spread rapidly. They had to get ahead of it pretty fast and they vented the roof so we could get to it,” he said of the firefighters. Firefighter Jonathan Pennington went up the ladder with a chainsaw and began cutting the roof. Flames
student may answer each round,” Councill said. “They are given 20 seconds to respond during a regular question and 10 seconds for the rebound.” RCS has been hosting a Battle of the Books event for 15 years, Councill said, and it is so popular that now there’s even an event held for elementary-aged students. The winning team received certificates, advancement to the regional tournament and bragging rights, Councill said. “These kids are just, just glorious,” she said. “It’s a beautiful moment of team cooperation.” R-S Middle will compete against 14 other teams in the regional competition, which will be held March 23 in Murphy. Battle of the Books participants Chase Middle School – Team One: Suzanne Jones, Kierstan Mullinax,
erupted instantaneously. “They did a great job getting it out,” McCurry said. “But they always do.” He estimates the damage at $150,000 to $200,000. “The apartments are uninhabitable,” he said. “But they were hauling everything out of there,” he said of some of the residents trying to remove as much furniture as possible. The two middle apartments were destroyed and the outside apartments sustained major water and smoke damage. “And the ceilings are falling in.” McCurry said when a resident moved a couch out of the house, “You could tell exactly where it had been sitting” because of the extensive smoke damage. Hudlow firefighters assisted Forest City. Also on the scene were Forest City police officers, North Carolina Traffic Control and Forest City town staff members. Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@thedigitalcourier.com.
Matthew Roach, Keely Thomas, Layla Thurman; Team Two: Tiffany Barnes, Morgan Deck, Marsden Murry, Garet Parry, Darcy Williams, Summer Woody; Coaches: Cathy Hoyle, Donna Robbins East Middle School – Team One: Dayana Castellon, Bailey Cirigliano, Austin Lawter, Mikael McGary, Taylor Smith, Cain Vickers; Team Two: Avery Oaks, Jimmy Sersland; Coaches: Regina Johnson, Vickie Cromer, Donna Petty R-S Middle School – Team One: William Amos, Sarah Daniel, Matthew Pendleton, Ben Putnam, Lauren Revis, Sierra Weeks, Zack Wright; Team Two: Philip Guadagno, Jacob Lambert, Rachel McLaughlin, Lauren Monteith, Isaac Pyatt, Kennedy Whiteside, Amy Williams; Coaches: Cindy Davis, Lecia Greenway, Kay Flack, Kathy Morse, Linda Womack.
Ex-Edwards aide avoids contempt ruling PITTSBORO (AP) — A former aide to John Edwards narrowly escaped jail time Tuesday over his handling of a videotape purportedly showing the two-time presidential candidate in a sexual encounter. Superior Court Judge Abraham Penn Jones on two occasions declared that Andrew Young would be incarcerated for contempt, once saying he could spend up to 75 days behind bars. But Young’s attorneys repeatedly
batted away that option during a marathon court hearing and asked Jones to provide them a few more days for Young to provide a full accounting of how he handled various materials that Edwards mistress Rielle Hunter is seeking. The judge eventually decided to give Young until Friday to provide a full accounting of when they had certain materials, who saw them and where they went. After the judge said he was prepared
to send Young and his wife, Cheri, to jail, she began sobbing on a bench behind their attorneys. Jones said he was particularly troubled by an affidavit produced by Hunter’s attorneys Tuesday in which a man, Robert Draper, said the Youngs showed the sex tape to him in March 2009. Young had said in sworn statements that he had shown it to only a limited number of people — and he did not mention Draper.
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East Rutherford whips Polk County By KEVIN CARVER Daily Courier Sports Reporter
Browns release QB Derek Anderson CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns have released quarterback Derek Anderson. Anderson made the Pro Bowl in 2007 when he threw 29 touchdown passes and led the club to a 10-6 record. But his career has been in a tailspin ever since. He lost his starting job to Brady Quinn last season, got it back when Quinn was injured but played poorly. Anderson’s release comes one day after the Browns acquired backup Seneca Wallace in a trade from Seattle. The 26-year-old Anderson spent five seasons with Cleveland. He was due a $2 million roster bonus March 19. Browns coach Eric Mangini said in a statement that Anderson did “everything we asked of him and it was a pleasure to coach such a competitive person.”
COLUMBUS — Mark McFarland and Dakotah Thomas gave East Rutherford’s baseball team all the firepower it needed in a 10-2 take down of Polk County on the road, Tuesday. The Cavaliers clobbered three homers, including one each from McFarland, Thomas and Wesley Tarlton in the rout.
good job defensively for most of the night as well.” East Rutherford (5-0) took the lead in the second inning on McFarland’s two-run double that landed just inside the line in left as East came away with four runs in the frame overall. Thomas, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI, smashed a solo home run to left in a two-run third inning to push the
Meanwhile, Thomas didn’t miss a beat on the mound in throwing four strong innings of one-hit baseball. Thomas walked four, struck out seven and didn’t allow a run for the win. “Dakotah pitched well and had a big hit there in the third inning to help open the game up a little bit,” East Rutherford baseball coach Bobby Reynolds said. “We did what we needed to do and that was to jump out on them early, but I thought we did a
Please see Prep Report, Page 8A
Chesnee blasts Chase
Top Of The ACC
By JACOB CONLEY Daily Courier Sports Reporter
Steelers reach deals with Clark, Randle El PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers, normally one of the quietest teams in NFL free agency, suddenly are one of the busiest. The Steelers made a pair of surprise moves by re-signing safety Ryan Clark and bringing back wide receiver Antwaan Randle El on Tuesday — a day after signing two backups who excel on special teams, safety Will Allen from the Buccaneers and wide receiver Arnaz Battle from the 49ers. There’s more, too: They’re also bringing in offensive tackle Jonathan Scott, who played the last two seasons in Buffalo under new Steelers offensive line coach Sean Kugler. Scott started eight games last season but wasn’t given even the lowest tender offer to stay with the Bills. Before the free agent signing period began, Steelers director of football operations Kevin Colbert said the offseason priorities were to bring back Clark, nose tackle Casey Hampton and kicker Jeff Reed. They retained all three, resigning Hampton to a $21.3 million, three-year contract and placing the franchise tag on Reed.
Local Sports BASEBALL 7 p.m. Enka at R-S Central 4 p.m. Asheville at TJCA (at Crowe Park) SOFTBALL 4 p.m. R-S Central at West Henderson GIRLS SOCCER 6 p.m. Cherryville at Chase
On TV 12 p.m. (ESPN) College Basketball Big East Tournament, Second Round: Teams TBA. 2 p.m. (ESPN) College Basketball Big East Tournament, Second Round: Teams TBA. 7 p.m. (ESPN) College Basketball Big East Tournament, Second Round: Teams TBA. 7 p.m. (ESPN2) College Basketball Northeast Conference Tournament, Final: Teams TBA. 7 p.m. (FSS) NHL Hockey Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals. 9 p.m. (ESPN) College Basketball Big East Tournament, Second Round: Teams TBA. 9 p.m. (ESPN2) College Basketball Big Sky Tournament, Final: Teams TBA. 11 p.m. (FSS) College Basketball Pac-10 Tournament, First Round: Teams TBA.
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Duke’s Nolan Smith (2) celebrates following Duke’s 82-50 win over North Carolina in an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, Saturday, March 6, 2010.
Duke in familiar territory By JOEDY McCREARY AP Sports Writer
DURHAM — Duke always has a target on its back, and the fourth-ranked Blue Devils figure it’s gotten bigger lately. That’s because they’ll make the crossstate trip to Greensboro for the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament this week as the defending champion and its No. 1 seed — the first time that’s happened since 2006, when J.J. Redick was the star and the leaders of the present-day Blue Devils were still in high school. “Especially this year, because people are
seeing how well we’ve been doing, (they) want to get us even more because that’ll prove something about their team,” center Brian Zoubek said Tuesday. “We have to have even more resolve because of that, and recognize that teams are going to be coming after us every single game. We’re not going to be able to take a game off and just win. That doesn’t happen.” The Blue Devils (26-5, 13-3) shared the league’s regular-season crown with Maryland and won the tiebreaker to Please see Duke, Page 9A
CHESNEE, SC — The Trojans’ string of playing tough competition continued on Tuesday, as they faced the South Carolina state runnerup from last season, Chesnee High. Chesnee starter and Gardner-Webb recruit Brandon Henderson struck out 13 of the 18 Chase batters he faced, as the Trojans fell to 0-3 on the season by virtue of a 10-0 loss. “The bad news is we are still making some mistakes on routine plays,” said Chase coach Matt Tipton. “The good news is that we can fix that in practice and I think we will do that and give Chesnee a better game on Friday.” Things got off to a good start for Chase when Brandon Holland singled to start the contest. Holland then stole second base, but the leadoff man was stranded there after Henderson struck out two of the next three Trojans he faced to end the frame. Chase’s Cameron Wilkins ran into control problems in the bottom half, walking in a run before an out was recorded. The Trojans recovered, however, and escaped the inning with only two runs crossing the plate. The Eagles tacked on two runs in the second, which knocked Wilkins out of the game, and left Chase in a 4-0 hole. Holland collected his second hit on the night in the third, but once again the senior was stranded at second base. Chesnee plated six runs in the bottom half to seize control, with the big blow coming off the bat of Jordan Garret, who smacked a two-run homer to put the Eagles up 10-0. Chase continued to fight as Robert Johnson sent up a deep drive to the fence that looked as if it would put the Trojans Please see Chase, Page 8A
NASCAR’s Edwards put on probation By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer
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Brad Keselowski (12) flips after being nudged by Carl Edwards, top, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt Tools 500 auto race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga., Sunday.
CHARLOTTE — Sticking with its “boys, have at it” attitude, NASCAR placed Carl Edwards on probation for three races Tuesday for deliberately wrecking Brad Keselowski’s car last weekend in Atlanta. Edwards will be monitored by NASCAR through the April 10 race at Phoenix but may drive in the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series. NASCAR president Mike Helton said Edwards acted unacceptably Sunday but did not cross the line in what the sanctioning body will allow this season. NASCAR promised in January to give the drivers more leeway in policing themselves and settling scores in an effort to energize the sport. “We made it very clear to (Edwards) that these actions were not acceptable and did go beyond what we said back in January about putting the driving back in the hands of the drivers,” Helton said. “We believe (Edwards) understands our position at this point.” Please see Edwards, Page 9A
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Forest City Owls Scoreboard finalize coaching staff BASEBALL
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FOREST CITY — The Forest City Owls have finalized the coaching staff for the 2010 season. Mike Ranson will be returning to the Owls to coach the pitching staff for the second year in a row, while Brant Combs will serve as assistant coach in his first season with the franchise. The team will be lead by Matt Hayes, who is in his fifth season as a head coach in the Coastal Plain League. Ranson led the Owls pitching staff to a 3.27 ERA last year, fourth best in the Coastal Plain League. His pitchers accounted for 495 strikeouts and allowed only 172 walks. Under his guidance pitchers Spencer Patton and Ryan Arrowood shared the CPL’s Defensive Player of the Year award. He is currently an assistant coach at Limestone College in Gaffney, S.C. Hayes “We are very excited to have Coach Ranson back this season,” said Owls general manager James Wolfe. “He is great at working with the pitching staff, setting the rotation, and will be a real asset to Coach Hayes this season. He also is a great recruiter and will help fill out our roster. “Our pitching staff was one of our biggest strengths last year and we owe much of that to Mike.” The Owls will welcome Brant Combs as an assistant coach this season. Combs will assist Ranson Coach Ranson with the pitchers as well as help Coach Hayes with the daily tasks associated with the team. Combs is currently the Director of Baseball Operations at Missouri State University where he is working towards an MBA with an emphasis in sports management. Combs pitched for the Bears of MSU for two seasons after transferring from Missouri.
Bobcats rally, beat Heat
CHARLOTTE (AP) — Stephen Jackson scored 17 points, Raymond Felton added 15 points and 11 assists, and the Charlotte Bobcats used a fourthquarter comeback to beat the Miami Heat 83-78 on Tuesday night in a key game for playoff positioning in the Eastern Conference. The Bobcats (31-31) reached .500 at the latest point in their six-year history and moved into a tie with Miami (32-32) as they both tangle with Chicago for the last two playoff spots. Charlotte moved to 3-0 against Miami and clinched the tiebreaker by rallying from nine points down with 9 minutes left. Dwyane Wade scored 27 points, but passed up a tying shot in the final minute, then clanged a tying 3-point attempt in the final seconds for the Heat, who had their three-game winning streak snapped. Trailing 80-78 in the final minute, Miami forced a shot clock violation and Wade then got the ball at the top of the circle. He whipped a pass into the corner for Udonis Haslem, who missed a baseline jumper. Felton then hit just 1-of-2 free throws with 7.2 seconds left, giving Miami another chance. But Wade’s 3 in the left corner bounced off the rim.
Major League Baseball Spring Training Glance AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct 3 0 1.000 5 1 .833 5 1 .833 5 2 .714 2 2 .500 3 3 .500 2 2 .500 3 3 .500 2 2 .500 3 3 .500 3 4 .429 1 2 .333 1 3 .250 1 5 .167 NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct San Francisco 5 1 .833 Chicago 3 1 .750 New York 6 2 .750 Atlanta 5 3 .714 Colorado 5 2 .714 Florida 4 3 .571 Houston 2 3 .400 Milwaukee 2 3 .400 Cincinnati 1 2 .333 Los Angeles 1 2 .333 Pittsburgh 2 4 .333 Philadelphia 1 3 .250 San Diego 1 3 .250 St. Louis 1 4 .200 Arizona 1 5 .167 Washington 0 6 .000 Cleveland Tampa Bay Toronto Boston Chicago Detroit Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Seattle New York Los Angeles Texas Baltimore
Monday’s Games Tampa Bay 4, Pittsburgh (ss) 3, 10 innings Boston 7, St. Louis 6 N.Y. Mets 11, Florida (ss) 2 Florida (ss) 11, Washington 2 Toronto 4, Houston 1 N.Y. Yankees (ss) 6, Pittsburgh (ss) 0 Minnesota 5, Baltimore 0 N.Y. Yankees (ss) 7, Philadelphia 5 Atlanta 12, Detroit 4 Milwaukee 6, Seattle (ss) 2 L.A. Angels 13, Texas 9 Cincinnati 14, Kansas City 5 Chicago Cubs 10, Oakland 3 Cleveland 3, Arizona 2 San Francisco 3, L.A. Dodgers 2, 10 innings Colorado 5, San Diego 4 Seattle (ss) 5, Chicago White Sox 4 Tuesday’s Games Boston 9, Florida 0 Minnesota 7, St. Louis 6 Tampa Bay 8, Baltimore 3 Detroit 9, Washington 4 Pittsburgh 12, N.Y. Yankees 7 Houston 5, N.Y. Mets 4 Oakland (ss) 8, Texas 8, tie L.A. Angels 6, San Diego 5 Cleveland 6, Seattle 4 San Francisco 6, Chicago White Sox 2 Colorado 12, L.A. Dodgers 0 Milwaukee 5, Chicago Cubs 3 Kansas City 11, Oakland (ss) 10 Arizona 10, Cincinnati 4 Philadelphia 7, Atlanta 4 Wednesday’s Games N.Y. Yankees vs Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets vs Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Tampa Bay vs Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Washington vs St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Florida vs Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Philadelphia vs Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Milwaukee vs San Diego (ss) at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox vs Oakland at Phoenix, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. San Francisco vs Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Arizona vs L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Seattle vs Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Cincinnati vs L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. San Diego (ss) vs Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Kansas City vs Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 3:10 p.m. Baltimore vs Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 7:05 p.m. Thursday’s Games Detroit vs Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (ss) vs Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Toronto vs Tampa Bay (ss) at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Houston vs Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m. St. Louis vs Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Boston vs N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m. Cleveland vs Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs vs San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Seattle vs San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Milwaukee (ss) vs Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. L.A. Angels vs Arizona at Tucson, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers vs Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Oakland vs Milwaukee (ss) at Phoenix, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Texas vs Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 3:10 p.m. Baltimore vs Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 7:05 p.m. Atlanta vs N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Atlantic 10 Conference First Round Dayton 70, George Washington 60 Massachusetts 59, Charlotte 56 Rhode Island 87, Saint Joseph’s 76 St. Bonaventure 83, Duquesne 71
BASKETBALL National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct 40 21 .656 32 29 .525 23 39 .371 22 41 .349 7 56 .111 Southeast Division W L Pct Orlando 44 20 .688 Atlanta 40 23 .635 Miami 32 32 .500 Charlotte 31 31 .500 Washington 21 39 .350 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 50 15 .769 Milwaukee 33 29 .532 Chicago 31 31 .500 Detroit 22 41 .349 Indiana 20 43 .317 Boston Toronto Philadelphia New York New Jersey
WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Dallas 44 21 .677 San Antonio 36 25 .590 Memphis 33 31 .516 New Orleans 32 32 .500 Houston 31 31 .500 Northwest Division W L Pct Denver 42 21 .667 Utah 40 22 .645 Oklahoma City 38 24 .613 Portland 37 28 .569 Minnesota 14 50 .219 Pacific Division W L Pct L.A. Lakers 46 18 .719 Phoenix 40 25 .615 L.A. Clippers 25 38 .397 Sacramento 21 42 .333 Golden State 17 46 .270 Thursday’s Games Atlanta at Washington, ppd., snow Monday’s Games Cleveland 97, San Antonio 95 New York 99, Atlanta 98 Memphis 107, New Jersey 101 Dallas 125, Minnesota 112 New Orleans 135, Golden State 131 Tuesday’s Games Indiana 107, Philadelphia 96 Orlando 113, L.A. Clippers 87 Charlotte 83, Miami 78 Houston at Washington, late. Utah at Chicago, late Boston at Milwaukee, late Sacramento at Portland, late Toronto at L.A. Lakers, late Wednesday’s Games Charlotte at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Memphis at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Utah at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Denver at Minnesota, 8 p.m. New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. New Jersey at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. New York at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Toronto at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Thursday’s Games Atlanta at Washington, 7 p.m. Chicago at Orlando, 8 p.m. Portland at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Boston College vs. Virginia, Noon Wake Forest vs. Miami, 2:30 p.m. Georgia Tech vs. North Carolina, 7 p.m. Clemson vs. N.C. State, 9:30 p.m. Quarterfinals Friday, March 12 Duke vs. Boston College-Virginia winner, Noon Virginia Tech vs. Wake Forest-Miami winner, 2:30 p.m. Maryland vs. Georgia Tech-North Carolina winner, 7 p.m. Florida State vs. Clemson-N.C. State winner, 9:30 p.m. Semifinals Saturday, March 13 Duke—Boston College-Virginia winner vs. Virginia Tech—Wake Forest-Miami winner, 1:30 p.m. Maryland—Georgia Tech-North Carolina winner vs. Florida State—Clemson-N.C. State winner, 4 p.m. Championship Sunday, March 14 Semifinal winners, 1 p.m.
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Atlantic Coast Conference At Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro First Round Thursday, March 11
HOCKEY National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF Pittsburgh 66 40 22 4 84 211 New Jersey 64 38 23 3 79 169 Philadelphia 64 34 26 4 72 195 N.Y. Rangers 66 29 28 9 67 170 N.Y. Islanders 65 26 31 8 60 169 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF Buffalo 64 35 20 9 79 174 Ottawa 66 36 25 5 77 181 Montreal 67 32 29 6 70 178 Boston 64 29 24 11 69 157 Toronto 65 20 33 12 52 168 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF Washington 66 44 13 9 97 260 Atlanta 64 28 26 10 66 194 Tampa Bay 64 27 26 11 65 172 Florida 64 26 28 10 62 168 Carolina 65 27 31 7 61 182 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF Chicago 65 43 17 5 91 217 Nashville 65 35 25 5 75 182 Detroit 65 31 22 12 74 175 St. Louis 65 30 26 9 69 177 Columbus 66 25 30 11 61 170 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF Vancouver 65 40 23 2 82 211 Colorado 65 37 22 6 80 192 Calgary 65 32 24 9 73 166 Minnesota 64 31 28 5 67 178 Edmonton 65 21 38 6 48 162 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF San Jose 65 42 14 9 93 212 Phoenix 66 39 22 5 83 176 Los Angeles 65 39 22 4 82 200 Dallas 65 29 24 12 70 184 Anaheim 65 30 27 8 68 183
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Monday’s Games Dallas 4, Washington 3, SO Los Angeles 6, Columbus 0 Tuesday’s Games Boston at Toronto, late. Nashville at Atlanta, late. Calgary at Detroit, late. N.Y. Islanders at Philadelphia, late Tampa Bay at Montreal, late Florida at Minnesota, late Vancouver at Colorado, late Ottawa at Edmonton, late Columbus at Anaheim, late Wednesday’s Games Dallas at Buffalo, 7 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Carolina at Washington, 7 p.m. Los Angeles at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Vancouver at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Thursday’s Games Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7 p.m. St. Louis at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Carolina, 7 p.m. Atlanta at Columbus, 7 p.m. Edmonton at Montreal, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Florida at Colorado, 9 p.m. Ottawa at Calgary, 9:30 p.m. Nashville at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Massachusetts beats Charlotte in A10 opener
CHARLOTTE (AP) — Ricky Harris scored 24 the 11th-seeded Minutemen (12-19) on to face points and Massachusetts pulled ahead late for a third-seeded Richmond in a quarterfinal game 59-56 victory over Charlotte on Tuesday night in Thursday night in Atlantic City, N.J. the opening round of the Atlantic 10 tournament. An’Juan Wilderness had 11 points and Ian Harris hit three from 3-point range and 11 of 12 Andersen 10 for the sixth-seeded 49ers (19-12), who denied head coach Bobby Lutz a chance to Continued from Page 7A from the free throw line — including 4 of 4 during a key stretch in the final minute — to send win his 400th career game on his home court. on the board but the Chesnee centerfielder tracked down the ball at the base of the wall. As a result the Trojans failed to score and the game was ended Trey Adams pitched in the fifth strong innings by Will Owens after five innings. and sixth innings, with Tyler as the Knights earned their Chase will get a chance to avenge the loss as the first win of 2010, 9-7, over Polk Continued from Page 7A Jacobus finishing in the seventh Trojans host the Eagles Friday at 7 p.m. on the mound for East. Middle, Tuesday. “Polk has a good team over The Knights’ Andrew Cavs up to a 6-0 advantage. there and we wanted to come McDaniel went 2-for-2 with an Lady Trojans 7, Spartanburg 5 East would register the out and play well and we did,” RBI, while Jordan Hendricks SPARTANBURG — Chase’s softball team scored remaining four runs in the top Reynolds said. smacked a triple in the win. of the fifth inning. They got the three runs in the sixth and seventh innings to The Cavaliers will play host to first of those runs on the fifth claim a 7-5 win over Spartanburg High Tuesday. Lincolnton, today, at 6:30 p.m. Polk error of the game. The Lady Trojans’ Crestin Walker connected for RSC’s McLaughlin The game was moved up a day. a two-run home run, while teammate Ashley Dale McFarland (2-for-3 with 4 to All-Star Game drove in two on a 2-for-3 day at the plate. RBI) destroyed an 0-2 pitch for The runs supported starting pitcher Rebecca RUTHERFORDTON — R-S a 2-run shot to right. Wesley Middle School Bailey, who tossed 10 strikeouts and walked none Central’s Melissa McLaughlin Tarlton took the first pitch he RS 9, Polk 7 for the win. has been selected to the 2010 viewed, following McFarland’s Chase’s Euletha Davis went 2-for-4 at the plate in at-bat, and sent it over the 314 Charlotte All-Star Game, which RUTHERFORDTON — the win, as the Lady Trojans collected eight total will be held at Providence High sign in left for the Cavs’ final Dustin McEntire smashed a hits. round-tripper of the contest. two-run, home run to back three on Saturday, March 27.
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claim the top seed. They begin tournament play Friday against the Virginia-Boston College winner. For Duke’s seniors, it’s a chance to take the next step forward in careers marked by steady progress in the postseason tournaments. They arrived in Durham shortly after the Redickled group had polished off the proud program’s run of seven league tournament titles in eight years and wound up taking their lumps while the rest of the frustrated ACC took turns paying them back for the series of past beatings, going one-and-done in both the ACC and NCAA tournaments. The following season, they matured enough to win one game in each tournament. Last year, they had No. 2 seeds in both events, winning the ACC event before advancing to the NCAA’s second weekend for the first time since ’06. Now comes an even tougher task: repeating. “I do see (the team’s progress) continuing,” senior Jon Scheyer said. “Obviously, right Duke coach Mike now, this team has Krzyzewski. made steps throughout my career here. For us, we’re just a really hungry team right now. You win one championship, you want to win one more, and then you want to win another. So I think, for us, we’ve been there before and we know what it takes. Going into the ACC tournament, our expectation is to win it, and the same thing with the NCAA tournament.” After setting a school record by finishing 17-0 at Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke heads out to what could be considered its home-away-from-home: the Greensboro Coliseum, where the Blue Devils won a pair of ACC titles in the 2000s and last year picked up a pair of NCAA tournament victories. And while these Blue Devils might not have any experience defending a championship, they sure do know how to win one. Many of the key contributors are back from the group that took care of Boston College, Maryland and Florida State to earn the program’s eighth title in 11 years and first of their careers. Kyle Singler played all 120 minutes of that three-game run, while Scheyer averaged 22 points in claiming tournament MVP honors. “We have guys that know how to prepare and win three games in a row,” guard Nolan Smith said. “Just doing that and reliving what we did last year, getting mentally prepared each game, refocusing after a win and preparing for the next team we have to play is the main thing.”
ACC names Vasquez player of year
RALEIGH (AP) — Greivis Vasquez accepted the Atlantic Coast Conference’s top individual honor the same way he plays the game: with boundless emotion. The Maryland star was named the ACC’s player of the year on Tuesday following a season in which he proved himself as one of the league’s top allaround players and most interesting personalities.
Edwards Continued from Page 7A
There had been a strong call from fans and analysts for NASCAR to suspend Edwards, who returned to the track down 153 laps from an earlier accident with Keselowski and intent on wrecking his car. He tried for at least one lap before succeeding with three laps to go, nudging Keselowski’s car and sending it airborne. The car banged hood-first off a retaining wall before flipping back onto its wheels. No one was hurt. Keselowski supported NASCAR’s decision. “They are not in an enviable position when it comes to these matters, but they do an outstanding job,” he said in a statement, adding it was unfortunate the accident overshadowed Penske Racing teammate Kurt Busch’s victory. Edwards acknowledged his action was intentional but said he was surprised by Keselowski’s car taking
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U.S. Naval Reserve Petty Officer 2nd Class John Marotta, front, second from right, donated an American flag to East Rutherford’s football team. The flag, which flew over Camp Taji, north of Baghdad, Iraq, from Nov. 2008 until Nov. 2009, will now fly over the football field at East Rutherford High.
The world championships of America DORAL, Fla. (AP) — On his way to the practice range Tuesday at Doral, Padraig Harrington stopped to sign autographs for three fans. One was from Puerto Rico, another from Colombia, the third from Peru. So at least it sounds like a World Golf Championship. And there is little doubt that events like the CA Championship look like a World Golf Championship, with 19 countries represented in a field of 68 players. But there is no getting around the dateline, which is strictly American — Arizona, Florida, Ohio. The PGA Tour, which is the managing partner of these world events, now can point proudly to another WGC that is held each fall in Shanghai, although it’s hard to recognize the HSBC Champions when the PGA Tour still doesn’t count it as an official victory. “That’s inside baseball,” commissioner Tim Finchem said in a recent interview. “What’s important is what the fans see, and they see tournaments designed to attract all the best players in the world. And by and large, that’s what they’ve done.” To that point, the WGCs have done well entering their 12th year. What continues to disappoint, however, is how these world championships remain concentrated in the United States. They once traveled to countries like Spain, Australia and Ireland. Momentum began to
flight. Because NASCAR approved greater driver leeway before the season, a severe punishment for Edwards most likely would have quashed the “have at it” attitude after the first test. The decision to lighten up after years of penalizing drivers for minor infractions — Dale Earnhardt Jr. was once punished for cursing on TV; Jeff Gordon was placed on probation for shoving Matt Kenseth — was in large part due to increased fan excitement created by some 2009 feuds. Denny Hamlin had a monthslong dispute with Keselowski, an aggressive young driver who has made no apologies for banging fenders with established veterans. Tony Stewart and Juan Pablo Montoya played retaliatory bumper-cars in the season finale at Homestead. Helton said the day after the finale that NASCAR had perhaps gone too far in sterilizing the competition and acknowledged that more emotion and personality could benefit the sport.
slow when the all the WGCs were held in America in 2003, and it didn’t help that one of them was played on a new golf course located so deep in the woods that it was either in northern Georgia or southern Tennessee, maybe both. This is the fourth straight year the original three WGCs are in America. And they aren’t going anywhere soon. The title sponsorship at Doral expires this year, and there is no indication Computer Associates will renew. That would seem to be a ripe time for this WGC to travel abroad, except that Finchem says the tournament is tied more to the TV contract than a sponsor contract. The network television deal is through 2012. “I think we’re a little bit away from that question,” Finchem said. “We’re not going to make any changes until we’re through ’12. We have a television schedule to meet. What happens after ’12 with the WGCs is a function of a variety of factors.” Ideally, the tour could release Doral from its WGC status and return it to a full-field event that it had been since 1962. The Blue Monster once bustled with activity from the first ray of sunlight until darkness, with 144 players split up into morning and afternoon tee times. Under the WGC structure of a limited field and no cut, the 68 players tee off in a span of two hours. The WGC event then would be free to move. And without a new title sponsor, it might do that.
It just won’t go very far. Even if CA doesn’t renew its sponsorship, or if the tour can’t find a replacement, Finchem said this WGC event will stay in the Eastern time zone of the United States. “We don’t see any reason to move right now,” he said. “It meets our television requirements and air times.” The potential for these World Golf Championships living up to their name could come after 2012, and the Olympics could be the catalyst. Harrington is among those who believe South America — Brazil, in particular — could be the next big growth area in golf. The Irishman went to Brazil in 2000 when the European Tour had consecutive tournaments. He lost in a playoff to Roger Chapman in Rio de Janeiro, then won the following week in Sao Paulo. “It is an untapped market for golf,” Harrington said. “South America is the next big growth area.” The Nationwide Tour just finished its first tournament in Colombia, and Finchem indicated more tournaments could follow to help build interest ahead of the 2016 Olympics. “We will be looking for some opportunities to play some PGA Tour, Champions Tour, some golf in Brazil leading into ’16 to create some interest in that country, particularly Rio for sure,” he said. “I can’t tell you what form that would take. But we definitely want to play.”
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Randy Bailey, back left, and Robbie Holtzclaw, back middle, help coach and referee the basketball game between the Mt. Vernon-Ruth Elementary School Kindergarten and 1st Graders. MVR hosts basketball games between the students on Friday nights at the school.
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Nation Today Same-sex couples wed
WASHINGTON (AP) — One bride wore a black suit, the other had on a white one with rhinestones. They walked down the aisle to Billy Joel’s “Just the Way You Are” and kissed after the pastor pronounced them “legally married.” The Rev. Darlene Garner, 61, and the Rev. Candy Holmes, 53, were among the first same-sex couples to marry in Washington on Tuesday, when the district became the sixth place in the country to conduct the unions. By the time the marriage bureau closed Tuesday, 42 couples had returned to pick up their licenses. At least a dozen couples married and returned the licenses the same day.
Jihad recruiting alleged
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with using the Internet to recruit jihadist fighters and help terrorists overseas. A federal indictment charges the woman with agreeing to kill a Swedish citizen on orders from the terrorists and traveling to Europe to carry out the killing. The indictment describes her as in her 40s and from Montgomery County, in suburban Philadelphia. It doesn’t say whether the woman is in custody or whether the Swede was killed.
Prius case investigated
EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) — The government sent investigators Tuesday to examine a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway, and Toyota said it wanted to interview the driver as the besieged automaker dealt with a high-profile new headache that raised questions about the safety of its beloved hybrid.
A day after state troopers helped the car slow to a stop and its driver to emerge unharmed, Toyota could shed no new light on what might have gone wrong. The Prius is not part of Toyota’s vast recall of gas pedals that can become stuck, but it is covered by an earlier recall of floor mats that can catch the accelerator. The freeway incident happened at the worst possible time for Toyota — just hours after it invited reporters Monday to hear experts insist that electronic flaws could not cause cars to speed out of control under real driving conditions.
Car hits classroom FRANKLIN, Mich. (AP) — A teacher trying to park her SUV Tuesday backed through a large window and into a classroom at the suburban Detroit school where she taught, slightly injuring several preschool students, authorities said. The teacher was trying to park her Jeep outside Huda School & Montessori, a private Islamic school, and hit the gas pedal instead of the brake. Six of the 17 preschool students were injured, primarily with cuts and bruises.
Woman suing bank PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pittsburgh-area woman is suing Bank of America, claiming it wrongfully repossessed her home and saying that a bank contractor trashed the house and took her parrot. Forty-six-year-old Angela Iannelli sued Bank of America in Allegheny County on Monday. She claims her mortgage payments were on time when the contractor damaged furniture, took her pet parrot and padlocked the door to her Allison Park home in October. Bank of America declined to comment.
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Ohio State University police guard the scene at a campus maintenance building after an employee opened fire at the building, killing a co-worker and wounding another Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio. The suspect also was wounded and is in custody, according to authorities.
Angry janitor shoots two, self at university COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio State University janitor who was about to lose his job walked into a maintenance building for his early morning shift Tuesday and shot two supervisors, killing one of them and fatally shooting himself. No students were hurt. Nathaniel Brown, 51, arrived for work at the nation’s largest university dressed in dark clothing, a hooded sweat shirt and a backpack. He then opened fire in an office suite using two handguns, campus Police Chief Paul Denton said. Brown spent five years in prison in the 1970s and ’80s for receiving stolen property but lied about it on his job application, records show. It wasn’t immediately clear whether Ohio State had done the required background check on him. Ohio State released documents from Brown’s personnel file showing that supervisors complained he was tardy, slept on the job and had problems following instructions. The university sent him a letter March 2 informing him that his employment was to end Saturday. About a half-dozen other employees were in the building when the shooting began, Denton said. He described the shooting as work-related but didn’t describe a motive. The shooting was reported at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday. Police tactical units surrounded the building and found Brown with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a garage bay, Denton said. He was pronounced dead at a campus hospital several hours later.
Suspect’s ‘predatory traits’ were documented LOS ANGELES (AP) — A decadeold probation report on a sex offender accused of murdering California teenager Chelsea King contained a psychiatrist’s conclusion that the defendant had “significant predatory traits” toward underage girls and should be kept in prison for as long as possible. “The defendant does not suffer from a psychotic disorder,” a probation officer quoted Dr. Matthew F. Carroll as saying for the report. “He is simply a bad guy who is inordinately interested in young girls.” Carroll further said John Albert Gardner III’s “predilection toward younger girls is a problem. He manifests significant predatory traits and is a danger to the community,” the officer wrote. The report released by the San Diego County Superior Court on Tuesday was prepared in 2000 for the sentencing of the then-21-yearold Gardner after he pleaded guilty to committing lewd and lascivious acts on a 13-year-old neighbor girl who had skipped school. The victim was also punched repeatedly before escaping. The probation officer recommended a so-called middle term of six years, reasoning in part that Gardner
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Brown had been scheduled to work his normal third shift, Denton said. One of the victims, building services manager Larry Wallington, 48, died at the scene. The other, operations shift leader Henry Butler, 60, was in stable condition at Ohio State University Medical Center, officials said. Butler wrote a letter Feb. 11 recommending that Brown be terminated, according records released by the university. Even though colleagues had made a special effort to help Brown, he was not improving, the letter said. Denton declined to say whether other employees were targeted. Police also didn’t describe the contents of Brown’s backpack. The other employees in the building at the time have been offered grief counseling, Denton said. “This is a tragic event, and our hearts go out to all of the families,” said Vernon Baisden, assistant vice president for public safety. Police released two 911 calls. In one, a caller tells the dispatcher that he pulled into the garage and heard gunshots. He identifies Brown as the shooter and says Brown was in the process of being fired. Brown, who was still on probation as a recent hire, had recently complained to a union representative that his supervisors were being unfair in their evaluation of him, said Richard Murray, president of Communications Workers of America Local 4501, which represents custodial workers at Ohio State.
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had no prior criminal record. A judge ordered the six-year term and Gardner served five before being paroled. The report says Gardner moved to five different cities through his childhood and recounts the breakup of his parents when he was 5. It also details his work in construction, as a lifeguard, ride operator for four months at a Santa’s Village theme park, and at a fast-food restaurant and sporting goods store. Carroll expressed doubt of Gardner’s claim of having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder that required up to 18 medications, noting he hadn’t taken medications since age 16 but still had a 3.2 grade-point average in high school, had done well in life and had a relatively high IQ, the report said. “Therefore, Dr. Carroll’s conclusion is that the defendant is ’just a bad, bad kid,”’ the officer wrote. The report also noted that the psychiatrist was disturbed by a trespassing incident in which Gardner had been hanging around a high school, as well as a statement by Gardner that a purported fiancee had an abortion because she was afraid she couldn’t raise the child by herself.
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Investors ask: What’s the next big thing? NEW YORK (AP) — A year after the stock market began its comeback from 12-year lows, investors are looking for the next big thing. Stocks have lost some of the momentum that propelled the Dow Jones industrial average up 4,017 points, or 61.4 percent, from its close of 6,547 on March 9, 2009. That’s natural — bull markets tend to slow down as they head into their second year. But the lethargic pace of the economic recovery has also been a drag on stocks. And so investors are waiting for signs that the economy is ready to put up some solid, sustainable growth numbers. The most likely trigger: job growth. Investors need to see a Labor Department report that says employers are creating more jobs than they’re cutting. Until then, investors are going to stay cautious. Analysts say the market is likely to move sideways or drift higher, as it’s been doing over the past few weeks. Tuesday’s trading fit the pattern of modest moves. The Dow rose just under 12 points. The index is up 1.3 percent so far this year. But that doesn’t mean the market isn’t going to have its fitful moments. And it certainly has volatile industries that are expected to move the rest of the market. On Tuesday, the financial companies that led stocks higher in the past year again drove trading. Analysts said financial shares rallied as investors reacted to rumors that the government might prohibit the trades known as short sales in stocks of companies it owns. The government has large stakes in Citigroup Inc., American International Group Inc. and mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac after bailing them out during the 2008 financial crisis. The market began its ascent last March 10 after Citigroup, the big bank most wounded by the credit crisis and recession, said it had turned a profit. Signs that the housing market was starting to turn around added to the momentum. At the time, such news, which amounted to glimmers of hope, was enough for investors. With stock prices so much higher now, they want proof. “A lot of the gains we already enjoyed have been in anticipation of economic progress which has not yet occurred,” said Lawrence Creatura, portfolio manager at Federated Clover Investment Advisors. Besides jobs, investors need to see more strength in the housing market. Traders have been tolerant of recent declines in home sales, but if those numbers don’t pick up, investors are likely to become uneasy. First-quarter earnings reports that will be issued next month need to show continued sales growth. Companies’ results for the last three months of 2009 were better than expected. Now investors want to know that demand, starting with consumers, is rising.
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday. Associated Press
Jobs openings grow to 2.7M WASHINGTON (AP) — Job openings rose sharply earlier this year, evidence that employers are slowly ramping up hiring as the economy improves. The number of openings in January rose about 7.6 percent, to 2.7 million, compared with December, the Labor Department said. That’s the highest total since February 2009. The report is a sign that the economy is soon likely to generate consistent job gains. Some economists expect employers to add up to a net 300,000 jobs in March, though as many as a third of them could be temporary hiring for the 2010 Census. Hiring is critical to sustaining the economic recovery because job growth boosts incomes and helps restore the confidence needed to drive consumer spending. A gradual increase in net hiring would help prevent the recovery from fizzling. There are now about 5.5 unemployed people, on average, competing for each opening. That’s still far more than the 1.7 people who were competing for each opening when the recession began. But it’s down from just
over 6 people per opening in December 2009. Economists were encouraged by the report but cautioned that hiring will likely increase only slowly this year. “It’s getting better, though not as quickly as you’d like,” said Dan Greenhaus, chief economic strategist at Miller Tabak. The economy has lost 8.4 million jobs since the recession began, the largest drop since the 1930s. The jobless rate was unchanged last month at 9.7 percent. Most economists expect the rate to remain elevated for several years. The transition to job growth “is an important step in the expansion,” Nigel Gault, chief U.S. economist at IHS Global Insight, wrote in a note to clients. “It will not change the story that this will be a subdued recovery ... but will reduce a relapse.” The gradually brightening jobs picture corresponds to what many job search Web sites are reporting. The Monster employment index, a measure of online postings by the job board Monster.com, rose 2 percent in February compared with the previous year. That was the first
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year-over-year increase since December 2007, when the recession began, the company said. Indeed.com, which aggregates job listings from thousands of online career boards and individual company sites, is also seeing improvement. The company said last week that 10 of the 12 industries it tracks posted more job openings in February than they did a year ago. “We have seen a sharp turnaround in the job market in the last few months,” said Paul Forster, CEO of Indeed.com. Management consulting firm Accenture PLC plans to hire 50,000 employees worldwide by the end of August, according to spokesman Alex Pachetti. More than 7,000 of those jobs, including technology and consulting positions, will be in the United States, he said. The Labor Department’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey illustrates the heavy job turnover that occurs even in a sluggish economy. Employers hired about 4.08 million people in January, the report said. At the same time, 4.12 million people were fired or otherwise left their jobs.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is preparing a safety warning about baby slings — those popular and fashionable infant carriers that parents strap around their chests to give the little ones a cuddle on the move. The concern: Infants can suffocate, and at least a few have. The head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Inez Tenenbaum, said Tuesday that her agency is getting ready to issue a general warning to the public, likely to go out this week, about the slings. “We know of too many deaths in these slings and we now know the hazard scenarios for very small babies,” said Tenenbaum. “So, the time has come to alert parents and caregivers.” Tenenbaum spoke at a meeting of the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association, an industry trade group that certifies certain children’s products, including soft infant carriers. Tenenbaum did not single out any specific baby slings or discuss the number of deaths linked to them. But there have been complaints for a couple years now about some baby carriers. In 2008, Consumer Reports raised concerns about the soft fabric slings and some two dozen serious injuries, mostly when a child fell out of them. A follow-up blog warned about a suffocation risk and linked the slings to at least seven infant deaths. Consumer Reports, published by Consumers Union, complained about the “SlingRider” by Infantino. The “bag style” sling wraps around the parent’s neck and cradles the child in a curved or “C-like” position, nestling the baby below mom’s chest or near her belly. It’s the “C-like” position that causes safety advocates to shudder. They say the curved position can cause the baby, which has little head and neck control in the early months, to flop its head forward, chin-to-chest — restricting the baby’s ability to breathe. Another concern: that the baby can turn its face toward mom’s chest or belly and smother in the parent’s clothing. Infantino’s “SlingRider” was recalled in 2007 for problems with the plastic sliders on the sling’s strap. But there have been no recalls because of a suffocation risk. A statement from Infantino said the company believes the SlingRider is safe, but added that officials there were working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission “to address the agency’s concerns and those of any parents and caregivers.” Use of slings, also known as “babywearing,” has become increasingly popular in recent years, with colorful and vibrant slings seen on Hollywood moms and sold everywhere from big retailers such as Babies R Us to smaller outfits like BabySoSmart.com in Kansas City, Mo.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. walks to the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, following the weekly caucus luncheons. Associated Press
Jobless measure clears hurdle WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation to give additional months of unemployment benefits to people who have been out of a job for more than half a year cleared a key hurdle Tuesday that guarantees it will soon pass the Senate. The sweeping bill also would prevent doctors from absorbing a crippling cut in Medicare payments and extends health insurance subsidies for the unemployed through December. It would add $132 billion to the budget deficit over the next year and a half. Eight Republicans voted with Democrats to defeat a GOP filibuster of the measure, setting up a final vote on Wednesday. The measure illustrates the great extent to which direct help for the jobless and the poor makes up a large portion of Democrats’ election-year agenda on jobs — and that it threatens to squeeze out other items on that agenda amid concerns about a budget deficit projected at a record $1.6 trillion this year.
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Democrats also hope this week to separately finish work on a far smaller job-creation measure blending additional highway spending with new tax breaks for companies that hire the unemployed. The Senate could clear the measure for President Barack Obama’s signature by Friday. Tuesday’s larger bill also provides the annual extension of $26 billion worth of tax breaks for businesses and individuals that are popular with senators in both parties. The $66 billion cost of providing the extended unemployment checks is added directly to a budget deficit expected to hit $1.6 trillion this year. In states with the highest jobless rates people are eligible to receive benefits for up to 99 weeks. A 65 percent health insurance subsidy for the unemployed under the COBRA program adds about another $10 billion. Federal cash to help states with Medicaid adds about $25 billion more. “Even though these programs may be good for your state, a
senator has an obligation to stand up and say ’no more,”’ said freshman GOP Sen. George Lemieux of Florida. “No more spending our kids’ future. No more bankrupting the promise of this country.” But Democrats said it would be heartless to cut off unemployment benefits for people mired in joblessness after the worst recession in decades. They also say that the unemployment benefits inject demand into the economy, helping to lift it. “This is not just some technical bill,” said Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. “This bill helps real people. Failure to enact this bill would cause real hardship. Failure to enact this bill would cost jobs.” The measure closes $29 billion of tax loopholes to help defray its cost, including one enjoyed by paper companies that get a credit from burning “black liquor,” a pulp-making byproduct, as if it were an alternative fuel. The White House praised the Senate vote.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Guns. Religion. Abortion. These are the no-win arguments that spoil family gatherings — and the stuff of retailers’ nightmares. Starbucks has found itself in the middle of just such an argument as its stores became forums for demonstrations by both pro-gun and gun-control advocates. All for a firearm policy that hasn’t changed and is the same as most retailers’: follow the local law. If it’s legal to carry a firearm in town, it’s allowed in the stores. In recent months, the “open-carry” arm of the gunrights movement, which advocates that gun owners carry visible weapons as they go about their daily business, have been exercising their rights. They’ve been proudly displaying their sidearms in public places, sometimes meeting up in groups. Starbucks’ association with a politically liberal, “latte sipper” ethos, made it a tempting target for guncontrol advocates. The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence attracted more than 26,000 signatures demanding that Starbucks “offer espresso shots, not gunshots.” Starbucks’ response? It reiterated its policy of following state and local laws and politely asked everyone to leave it out of the debate. It’s frightful territory for a business, which risks alienating customers and losing sales by taking sides on such emotional debates. “They want you to like them. They don’t want to be red brands or blue brands,” said Allen Adamson, managing director of branding firm Landor Associates in New York. “Generally, Starbucks wants to be socially responsible and not take stands on divisive issues. Clearly they’re being pulled in here because people want to use them to do that.” Starbucks’ situation is unusual in that it became
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Greg Dement, left, is handed a Starbucks coffee drink as he sits with a handgun strapped to his belt while looking on at an anti-gun rally in Seattle in this March 3, 2010 file photo. Starbucks has been one of many retailers targeted by the “open-carry” arm of the gun-rights movement, which advocates that gun owners carry visible weapons as they go about their daily business.
a symbol of a debate not of its own making. But other companies have dealt with politically fraught situations where they risk alienating customers no matter what they do. This holiday season, the Christian group American Family Association urged a boycott of retailers, including The Gap and Old Navy, for not using the word “Christmas” in their holiday advertising. But other customers resent focusing on the Christian holiday. Marketing experts say standing firm was probably the best option Starbucks had. Charles R. Taylor, professor of marketing at Villanova School of Business, said changing its position would
diminish the company’s reputation and alienate people on the opposite side of the debate. Some businesses are taking a stand, even if it costs them customers. California Pizza Kitchen and Peet’s Coffee & Tea banned customers with guns after open-carry advocates started showing up earlier this year. So has Great American Restaurants, a chain of 10 restaurants and a bakery in northern Virginia. The company’s CEO, Randy Norton, said he decided to ban gun owners from carrying weapons when they planned large gatherings at his chain. “I’m just not interested in having large groups of gun owners coming in and making a point,” he said. “The
gun people got enraged and they have made a point of boycotting us, but we haven’t felt any economic effect from this.” Such a stance carries risks, though the effects on business are hard to pinpoint. Some who feel passionately about an issue might decide to take their business elsewhere, but those on the other side might give a company more business. “It’s too early to see the real impact right now, but this will have an effect,” said Fred Taub, an Ohio consumer advocate who is a consultant to companies on boycotts. “The Hollywood view is any PR is good. But from a business standpoint, this is a nowin,” he said. Starbucks is hardly unique
in following state and local laws that allow weapons to be carried openly, which is legal in 43 states. Most large retailers, among them Target Corp., Home Depot Inc. and Best Buy Inc., say they follow state and local laws. The world’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., didn’t respond to queries, but open-carry advocates also count it among those that don’t restrict patrons from openly carrying weapons. Such policies are “pretty much the majority rule” among large retailers, said John Pierce, the co-founder of OpenCarry.org, a gun rights advocacy group. Jim Snyder, a 59-year-old retired military member in northern Virginia now goes out of his way to visit Starbucks to show his support for its stance. He’s not even a coffee drinker, but sips hot chocolate while wearing a 9 mm handgun strapped to his belt. “Quite frankly, if I saw a sign up there and it said no guns, I wouldn’t go in there, even if I wasn’t carrying,” said Snyder, who has been carrying his weapon in stores and restaurants for about 15 years. “And there’s a lot of gun owners who feel that way.” Snyder’s opposites in the gun control debate are using the situation as a rallying cry to garner more support. Abby Spangler, founder of ProtestEasyGuns.com, asked her supporters to urge Starbucks to declare its stores gun-free zones. “We just want to drink our coffee and have our children eat their scones in peace,” she said. Matt Wood, 44, a Seattle resident taking a break at a Starbucks in San Francisco’s Financial District, sees both sides of the argument but thinks the demonstrations are getting too much attention. “I mean, who carries a gun into a coffee shop?”
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The numbers highlight the nation’s growing racial and age divide, seen in pockets of communities across the U.S., which could heighten tensions in current policy debates from immigration reform and education
to health care and Social Security. There are also strong implications for the 2010 population count, which begins in earnest next week, when more than 120 million U.S. households receive their census forms in the mail. The Census Bureau is running public service announcements this week to improve its tally of young children, particularly minorities, who are most often missed in the once-a-decade head count. The campaign features Nickelodeon’s Dora the Explorer, the Englishand Spanish-speaking Nickelodeon cartoon character who helps “mommy fill out our census form.� The population figures are used to distribute federal aid and redraw legislative boundaries with racial and ethnic balance, as required by federal law.
Whites currently make up two-thirds of the total U.S. population, and recent census estimates suggest the number of minorities may not overtake the number of whites until 2050. Right now, roughly 1 in 10 of the nation’s 3,142 counties already have minority populations greater than 50 percent. But 1 in 4 communities have more minority children than white children or are nearing that point, according to the study, which Johnson co-published. That is because Hispanic women on average have three children, while other women on average have two. The numbers are 2.99 children for Hispanics, 1.87 for whites, 2.13 for blacks and 2.04 for Asians in the U.S. And the number of white women of prime childbearing age is on the decline, dropping 19 percent from 1990.
For example: n In Gwinnett County, Ga., an Atlanta suburb, the population has shifted from 16 percent minority in 1990 to 58 percent minority in 2008. The number of blacks and Hispanics nearly doubled, while the number of white young people stayed roughly the same. n The population of Dakota County, Neb., increased from 15 percent minority in 1990 to 54 percent in 2008, due largely to an influx of Hispanics who came looking for work in meatpacking and other labor. n In Lake County, Ind., a suburb of Chicago, the minority population grew from 43 percent in 1990 to 53 percent in 2008 as the number of white children declined, the number of blacks stayed stable and the number of Hispanics increased.
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AP Poll: Public wants elusive accord on health
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans and their lawmakers are dramatically out of sync on health care, with large majorities of people looking for bipartisan cooperation that’s nowhere in sight. A new Associated Press-GfK Poll finds a widespread hunger for improvements to the health care system, which suggests President Barack Obama and his Democratic allies have a political opening to push their plan. Half of all Americans say health care should be changed a lot or “a great deal,” and only 4 percent say it shouldn’t be changed at all. But they don’t like the way the debate is playing out in Washington, where GOP lawmakers unanimously oppose the Obama-backed legislation and Democrats are struggling to pass it by themselves with narrow House and Senate majorities. More than four in five Americans say it’s important that any health care plan have support from both parties. And 68 percent say the president and congressional Democrats should keep trying to cut a deal with Republicans rather than pass a bill with no GOP support.
Leaders of both parties in Congress say that’s not how it’s going to work out. After a year of off-andon negotiations, Republicans adamantly oppose Obama’s plans. The White House and Democratic leaders say it’s now-or-never for a health care overhaul, which would cover an additional 30 million Americans, require almost everyone to buy health insurance and impose new restrictions on insurance companies. The Democrats’ plan relies on parliamentary rules that bar Senate filibusters. That would enable Senate Democrats to pass a companion health care bill — which House Democrats are demanding — with a simple majority. Democrats control 59 of the Senate’s 100 votes, one shy of the number needed to stop GOP filibusters. The new poll underscores Obama’s struggles to wrest control of the health care debate from Republicans, who couch his efforts as a government takeover and costly intrusion into private lives. Many of his allies are baffled, because Americans clearly want change, and some of the individual components of the Democrats’ health care agenda seem popular. Moreover, the public has not embraced the Republicans’ overall approach to legislating, giving lower approval ratings to GOP lawmakers than to Democrats, although both parties fare badly.
In the AP-GfK Poll, 43 percent of those surveyed said Obama and Congress should keep working to pass health care this year, while 41 percent said they should start from scratch. On Capitol Hill, the Republicans favor that new-start approach; Democrats say that’s just a way to stall the effort to death. Sandy Stemm of Springfield, Ore., would seem the ideal target for Obama’s appeal. She’s a Democrat and former bakery manager who recently lost her job and health insurance. But Stemm, 47, doesn’t like the idea of congressional Democrats going it alone on health care. “I think it’s important to come to an agreement,” she said in a telephone interview. “We’re all in this together, whether we’re Democrat or Republican.” John DeHority, a Democrat from Rochester, N.Y., supports Obama’s effort and thinks Republicans have “made a travesty of the process.” But he suggested the GOP is winning the political battle. “I think passing the bill in its current form would be political suicide for Democrats,” said DeHority, 56, a researcher in health care imaging. The AP-GfK Poll was conducted March 3-8, by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media. It involved landline and cell phone interviews with 1,002 adults nationwide, and had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4.2 percentage points.
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., heads for the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, following the weekly caucus luncheons. Associated Press
Reconciliation bill will be hard for GOP to derail
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are tying the fate of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul to a fast-track process that will make the bill tough for Republicans to derail in the Senate. But GOP lawmakers will still be able to force votes and make arguments that could give them ammunition for November’s congressional elections. Here are questions and answers about the reconciliation process, which has itself become controversial as the health care debate enters its end stage. Q: Why is it called reconciliation? A: The process was established in the 1974 law that requires Congress to pass a federal budget at the start of each year. Some years, the budget will instruct Congress to pass legislation that “reconciles” tax and spending laws with the policies laid out in that budget and triggers a process that makes it easier and quicker for lawmakers to do that. Q: How does reconciliation make the process simpler? A: It’s a blunt instrument that makes it easier for the majority party to win. It has little impact in the House, where the majority usually has its way. But in the Senate, it prevents the minority party from using a filibuster, which lets it block legislation with just 41 of the chamber’s 100 votes. Q: What does that mean for the health care drive?
A: Democrats want the House to send Obama a huge, nearly $1 trillion measure that the Senate approved in December reshaping the country’s health care system. At about the same time, both chambers would send him a second, narrower measure making changes Democrats want in the first bill, like removing federal Medicaid aid solely for Nebraska. That second measure would be the reconciliation bill. Democrats have 59 Senate votes, and all Republicans are expected to vote “no.” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., would be able to let nine nervous Democrats oppose the bill and still get the 50 votes he’d need to win, with the tie broken by Vice President Joe Biden.
Q: Is that the only advantage reconciliation provides? A: It also limits Senate debate to just 20 hours, rather than the potentially unlimited time allowed normally. Q: What weapons do Republicans have? A: They can claim that certain provisions violate the budget act, which if the Senate parliamentarian agrees would strip those items from the legislation. The constraints include the “Byrd rule,” which requires that language in a reconciliation bill — and amendments to it — be chiefly aimed at revising spending and tax laws. The top Republican on the Budget Committee, Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., said in an interview he has about a dozen points of order he can use to “punch
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A traditional Islamic concept about protecting the faith and its followers has become a judicial weapon for Iran’s rulers: charging opponents as so-called enemies of God with the threat of possible death sentences. Iran’s accusations of “moharebeh” — literally “waging war” in Arabic — have opened deep rifts between ruling clerics and Islamic scholars questioning how an idea about safeguarding Muslims can be transformed into a tool to punish political protesters. The outcry increased last week after an appeals court reportedly upheld the death sentence for Mohammad Amin Valian, a 20-year-old student convicted of moharebeh crimes, which Iran’s legal code defines as “defiance of God” — or the state — and punishable by hanging.
Missing body found, 3 arrested
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Three months after it was stolen, the corpse of Cyprus’ former president was found reburied in another grave and three men were arrested Tuesday in what officials called a case of bodysnatching for ransom. Two spokesmen for former President Tassos Papadopoulos’ family insisted, however, that his relatives had never received a demand for money. The right-wing Greek Cypriot hard-liner’s body was stolen in December during slow-moving reunification talks with Turkish Cypriot leaders. A lack of clear motive and few clues led to speculation that it could have been politically motivated, but authorities suggested early on that ransom was a more likely scenario.
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JOS, Nigeria (AP) — Automatic weapons fire punctuated by screams erupted after dark Tuesday in a Nigerian city located near villages where massacres just two days ago left more than 200 people dead. Nerves remained on edge, despite a long-standing dusk-til-dawn curfew in Jos, the capital of Plateau state. When sustained gunfire rang out for about three minutes, apparently from several automatic rifles, people ran screaming through the streets. More than 100 people, mostly women and children, sought shelter in a hotel where journalists and military commanders were staying. A ranking police officer in Jos said the shooting happened after people gathered in the street because of a suspicious truck in their neighborhood.
US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, center, greets tribal leaders as he arrives to meet with US Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, at Combat Out Post (COP) near the town of Now Zad, Afghanistan Tuesday. Associated Press
Gates visits troops in Afghanistan NOW ZAD, Afghanistan (AP) — Defense Secretary Robert Gates, aiming to show progress in the expanded war against insurgents in south Afghanistan, took a brief, heavily guarded walk Tuesday down a rutted street in this scruffy market town where the Taliban lobbed mortars at U.S. forces only weeks ago. Now Zad was the scene of first significant military push following President Barack Obama’s announcement in early December that he would add 30,000 troops atop 17,000 reinforcements he had already sent into the flagging war. With the additional firepower, Marines moved into Now Zad last December and quickly pushed out Taliban fighters who had seized the town four years ago and forced every civilian to flee. Families that had lived in Now Zad for generations fled their houses with laundry still on the lines, said the top U.S. officer in the district, Marine Brig. Gen. Larry Nicholson. The current campaign in near-
by Marjah and the coming fight in much larger Kandahar are patterned on Now Zad, including the effort to recruit support from tribal elders before the fighting starts. As in Marjah, the United States is helping to install rudimentary local government in Now Zad, and U.S. forces are trying to train Afghan security forces to shoulder the load. Now Zad actually tells a more significant story, Nicholson said. “I am thrilled about Marjah, but I am more thrilled about Now Zad,” Nicholson said. “This is the rebirth of a city that has been dead for four years.” On his brief tour of Now Zad with Nicholson, Gates stopped to speak to shopkeepers who are among about 2,500 people who have returned to the city, once Helmand province’s second-largest, with some 30,000 residents. “A few months ago this place was a ghost town, a no-go zone,” Gates told Marines at their small, heavily fortified outpost at the edge of town. “Now, as I saw for myself, stores are open-
ing, people are returning.” Gates’ walk, with armed guards in front of and behind him and soldiers dressed for battle posted all along his short route, also showed the limitations of the U.S. and NATO military campaign. Gates acknowledged that the Taliban insurgency is entrenched in southern Afghanistan — where the movement was born and bred — and is unlikely to recede completely under military pressure. “In many respects, the Taliban are now part of the political fabric of Afghanistan,” he said. The street was nearly deserted as Gates walked. Only a handful of men stood or squatted outside the doors of the few shops along the main drag that appeared to be open. As is the custom in socially conservative districts of Afghanistan, no women showed themselves to the visitors. Nicholson said the place is usually busier, with 52 shops and a school now open, but that a “security bubble” was in place for Gates’ visit.
Attack on Nato-Afghan base kills two KHOST, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide attack Tuesday at a joint NATOAfghan base in eastern Afghanistan killed two international service members and wounded several others.
The attack in remote Khost province near the Pakistan border was on a compound used by both international forces and the Afghan Border Police, NATO said.
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Pfc. Jason Skinner (right) tightens the final bolt of the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office Shoot House on Sunday afternoon. Below is the Shoot House sign. The facility was dedicated in honor of all sheriffs who have served Rutherford County.
Guardsmen complete construction of sheriff’s department training facility n The
newly constructed Shoot House will provide a 360 degree shooting facility of projectile absorbent walls for deputies to receive firearms training.
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fc. Jason Skinner of Detachment 1, 878 Engineer Company, tightened the final bolt of the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office Shoot House on Sunday afternoon prior to a dedication ceremony led by Sheriff Jack Conner. The facility was dedicated in honor of all sheriffs who have served Rutherford County. The Rev. Jerry Ruppe gave the invocation. After a five-year time span including many hours of weekend labor, a deployment to Iraq, and homeland security details, members of Detachment 1, 878 Engineer Company, completed construction of the newest training facility for the sheriff’s department. Company Commander Scott Browne said, “878 Engineer Company strives for safety first on every project.” Browne was pleased to report the
Shoot House was an injury free project. “With the exception of a few splinters and bruised fingers, we managed to avoid any serious personal injuries,” he said. Each member of Detachment 1, 878 Engineer Company, who participated in constructing the Shoot House received a certificate of appreciation from Sheriff Conner, on behalf of the sheriff’s office. The planning and construction phases began during the administration of former Sheriff Dan Good. Noted contributors to the realization of the project were Detective Sgt. Phillip Bailey, Sheriff’s Department Training Coordinator Lt. P.J. Byers, and retired Rutherford County Maintenance Director Barry Jones, who was asked to cut the ribbon at the ceremony. County Manager John Condrey and County Commissioner Margaret Helton also attended the dedication. The Shoot House is constructed of a double wall of railroad crossties with an approximate 8 inch cavity wall filled with gravel and sand. This makes the projectile absorbent walls 2 feet thick, which is ideal for small arms live fire. The need for this facility arose several years ago when the Attorney General’s office (Sheriff’s Standards Division) implemented additional requirements pertaining to firearms training for
deputies, which involves movement with a firearm, decision making, (shoot, don’t shoot), and accurate or precision type fire from different positions. Much of the interaction deputies have with citizens takes place in residential settings, such as domestic violence, warrant service, property crimes, narcotic raids, etc. The Shoot House provides a facility to better create scenarios for deputies to train. The use of movable partitions, close quarter conditions, and good guy, bad guy targets will offer 360 degree firing positions in more lifelike surroundings. Many citizens have expressed interest in the firing range becoming open to the public. In reference to that, Lt. Byers said, “We had originally hoped to open the range to the public in order to offer concealed weapons classes, self-defense and other classes addressing personal safety.” The possibility of holding turkey shoots was also discussed as a way to raise money for maintenance to the range, Byers said. “We received a quick ‘no’ to the classes or any other functions involving the public,” Byers said. “The sheriff’s department insurance carrier said due to liability, only law enforcement training is to be conducted at the range. No exceptions.” The Shoot House was erected adjacent to the sheriff’s department firing range.
Text and photos by Abbe Byers Private Dejuan Newsome (right) receives a certificate of appreciation from Sheriff Jack Conner as Company Commander Scott Browne looks on. Guardsmen (photo at right) watch as retired maintenance director Barry Jones cuts the ribbon.
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Gardner-Webb receives national recognition
BOILING SPRINGS, NC – Gardner-Webb University has been named to the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for the third consecutive year, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, servicelearning and civic engagement.
law students volunteered at legal clinics, and dozens of others organized anti-hunger campaigns.   “Congratulations to Gardner-Webb and its students for their dedication to service and commitment to improving their local communities,� said Patrick Corvington, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service. “Our nation’s students are a critical part of the equation and vital to our efforts to tackle the most persistent challenges we face. They have achieved impactful results and demonstrated the value of putting knowledge into practice to help renew America through service.�
and the extent to which the school offers academic service-learning courses. College students make a significant contribution to the volunteer sector; in 2009, 3.16 million students performed more than 300 million hours of service, according to the Volunteering in America study released by the Corporation. Each year, the Corporation invests more than $150 million in fostering a culture of service on college campuses through grants awarded by its programs; the education awards that AmeriCorps members receive at the conclusion of their term of service to pay for college; and through support of training, research, recognition, and other initiatives to spur college service.
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The Corporation for National and Community Service, which administers the annual Honor Roll award, recognized more than 700 colleges and universities for their impact on issues from poverty and homelessness to environmental justice. On campuses across the country, thousands of students joined their faculty to develop innovative programs and projects to meet local needs using the skills gained in their classrooms. Business students served as consultants to budget-strapped nonprofits and businesses,
Honorees are chosen based on a series of selection factors including the scope and innovation of service projects, percentage of student participation in service activities, incentives for service,
The Corporation oversees the Honor Roll in collaboration with the Department of Education, the
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Campus Compact and the American Council on Education. The Corporation
for National and Community Service is a federal agency that engages more five million Americans in service through its Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve
America programs, and leads President Obama’s national call to service initiative, United We Serve. For more information, visit www.nationalservice. gov.
Tax resources available for agriculture community
Recordkeeping and financial management are essential for all business operations. For the 2009 and 2010 tax season, several resources are available for the agriculture community. Locally, the 2009 Farm Tax Guides can be picked up at the Rutherford County Extension Center located at 193 CallahanKoon Road in Spindale to assist with your tax preparation N.C. Cooperative Exten-
sion’s Forestry Department has available the revised publication, “Federal Income Taxes For Timber Growers� (Revised September 2009). This is a short publication which aims to interpret present Internal Revenue Code (IRC) in an understandable way, especially as it applies to timber ownership and the work provided by various tax advisory services. Also, the next Forestry and Natural Resource
Webinar will be addressing Timber Tax Tips for the 2010 Tax Season. The Webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, March 17, 2010, from 12-1:30 pm. The Webinar will cover tax filing tips for timber transactions for the 2010 tax season. Presenters will discuss tax tips, new tax forms, incentives, and the latest IRS regulations on timber. Landowners, foresters, government agency staff, and
tax professionals are encouraged to participate. Visit: http://www.forestrywebinars.net/ and simply log in. No registration is required, but first time users should join the session 15 minutes early to become familiar with the webinar interface. The Forestry Webinars website is sponsored by Southern Regional Extension Forestry and provides links to forestry related education and
information in a webinar format. A regional team has provided input into the regional series and includes: Robert Bardon (Chair), North Carolina State University, Bill Hubbard, CESSouthern Region, Sarah Ashton, CES-Southern Region, George Hernandez - USDA Forest Service, Mike Bannister, University of Florida, Susan Guynn, Clemson University, Alan Long, University
of Florida, Andy Londo, Mississippi State University, Claire Payne, USDA Forest Service, Jeff Stringer, University of Kentucky, and Eric Taylor, Texas Agrilife. The Forestry & Natural Resource Webinar Series is an excellent opportunity for landowners to learn more about woodland management. Previous Forestry Webinars can also be reviewed at the Forestry Webinar site.
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Too many cooks spoil broth
DEAR ABBY: My mother-in-law, Edye, was a wonderful cook and an accomplished hostess. Friends and family enjoyed being a part of her events, not only because of the food but also because she made everyone feel so welcome. Before my husband and I were married, I met Edye for the first time at a dinner she hosted in my honor. Of course, I was nervous about meeting her and wanted to make a good impression. After the introductions, I followed her into the kitchen and offered to do what I could to help. She smiled and said, “No thank you, dear. I like to do things my way,” and then she pointed to a poem she had framed and hung on her wall. The title was, “Stay out of My Kitchen,” and she told me it had come from your “Keepers” booklet. Edye passed away two years ago, and the poem now hangs in my sister-in-law’s kitchen. I think of my dear mother-in-law every time I see it. How can I get some copies of your “Keepers” booklet? I will be hosting a wedding shower for my niece and would like to use them as part of the gift bags I’m assembling for the luncheon. -- STILL MISSING EDYE DEAR MISSING EDYE: My Keepers Booklet can be ordered by sending your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $6 (U.S. funds), to: Dear
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Abby -- Keepers Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. Shipping and handling are included in the price. You’ll find it contains a collection of humorous and inspirational letters, poems and essays that were longtime favorites of my own dear mother . STAY OUT OF MY KITCHEN by Susan Sawyer Please stay away from my kitchen From my dishwashing, cooking and such; You were kind to have offered to pitch in But thanks, no, thank you so much! Please don’t think me ungracious When I ask that you leave me alone; For my kitchen’s not any too spacious And my routine is strictly my own. Tell you what: You stay out of my kitchen With its sodden, hot, lackluster lures -When you’re here, stay out of my kitchen And I promise to stay out of yours!
Plavix and Priloec not alike DEAR DR. GOTT: I have a heart condition and take Plavix to prevent blood clots and Prilosec for stomach acid. I was recently advised not to take my Prilosec. What is this all about, and what are my options? DEAR READER: Plavix is prescribed by physicians to prevent blood clots that could lead to heart attack or stroke in some patients. Prilosec (omeprazole) reduces the incidence of excess stomach acid. In November 2009, the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning to patients not to take one if you are on the other. New research suggests that when Prilosec and Plavix are taken, the ability to block platelet anticlotting may be reduced by almost 50 percent. Plavix alone isn’t capable of producing an anticlotting effect until it is metabolized or converted into an active form with the assistance of the liver enzyme CYP2C19. With the addition of Prilosec, this liver enzyme is blocked, substantially reducing the potential effectiveness of the Plavix.
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Ask Dr. Gott Dr. Peter M. Gott Once the possible interaction was noted, the FDA requested additional studies from the manufacturer that supported the existence of a significant interaction that could negatively impact a person’s health. As a result, the Plavix label has been updated and now includes warnings regarding the use of Prilosec and other drugs that block the liver enzyme. It is unknown how other proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) may interfere, but the recommendation is that Nexium, Tagamet and Tagamet HB, Diflucan, Nizoral, VFEND, Intelence, Felbatol, Prozac, Sarafem, Symbyax, Luvox and Ticlid also not be taken with Plavix because of the potential for similar interactions.
IN THE STARS
Your Birthday, Mar. 10
You will be involved in two different enterprises. Each will develop into more than you dreamed possible. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- A recent acquaintance will become a good friend. The relationship will generate much more. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Should you stumble across a new career opportunity, you need to respond to it posthaste. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You’re likely to have an unexpected contact from a faraway friend who is always with you in spirit. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You love joint activities, and this day could be filled with more than a few of them. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Be flexible if you can because a good friend will want to partner with you for a brief purpose. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You will use your ingenuity and resourcefulness to generate income from some rather unusual sources. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You could be introduced to someone with whom you’ll find much to like. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- You may finally put to rest a certain difficult task or assignment that has been giving you fits. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Your first inclinations are likely to be your best ones, especially with regard to social situations. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- It’s your nature to be happier with unstructured endeavors that allow greater flexibility. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Discard an old, unproductive concept if something better pops into your head. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- You may generate desired returns, but they might not come through the outlined route.
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From gossip to attitude, mistakes can hurt careers
DENVER (AP) — Sometimes, it’s the little things that can trip up a career. How well you work is always key to your success. But you can hurt yourself with an offhand comment to a colleague in a break room, a tendency to criticize new policies or relying too much on e-mail to communicate with coworkers and clients. Here are some of the biggest mistakes you can make on the job, and tips about how to avoid them: MISSING THE BIG COMPANY PICTURE?
Your job is about helping the company succeed. Your personal needs are important, but not necessarily to your bosses. So you need to look at your work from the company’s point of view. Start by reviewing your job description and performance evaluations. See if you have reached the goals managers set for you. Talk with your bosses about their expectations, says New York career
consultant Kimberly Bishop. Look for opportunities to help the company, and in turn, your chances to advance. “If you’re ever asked to take on different projects, get involved in a task force or something for a new initiative, absolutely try to do that,” Bishop said. “That just shows you’re helping the company achieve its results.” If you ask for a raise, keep in mind the company’s needs, not just your own, suggests David Lewis, founder of career consulting agency Operations Inc. in Stamford, Conn. Don’t base your request on personal needs, such as money to pay for a child’s education. And your boss doesn’t want to hear you ask for a raise because your co-worker earns more than you do. Think about how the economy has affected your company, and in turn, your job. If your business cut staff last year, you probably took on additional responsibilities. Make a case
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for a raise based on the work you did: taking on extra assignments, staying late and giving clients or customers a high level of service. Emphasize your dedication and commitment. THE ART OF COMMUNICATION If you communicate with your bosses, coworkers and clients primarily through e-mail or instant messaging, you may be missing an opportunity to develop a rapport with them and enhance your career. Instead, set aside time for face-to-face conversations even if they’re just about minor issues. Ian Alexander, cofounder of a content development company called Eat Media, said he realized he spent too much time last year developing business through his blog and Twitter accounts. He skipped some industry conferences and other gatherings where he could have forged some relationships. “I think I did a lot more, you know, digital handshaking. I should have done a lot more face-to-face handshaking,” he said. Alexander is taking steps to correct that this year. He is speaking at more industry conferences and looking for opportunities to get out of the office to meet with clients. MOPE, GOSSIP, GRIPE — MISTAKE! You can hurt your
career if you complain about bosses, hours, salaries or other work-related issues on social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook. Or in the elevator or break room. Another misstep is to challenge supervisors during office meetings, which not only puts managers and the company on the spot but broadcasts your anger to your co-workers, Lewis says. A better approach is to speak privately with your supervisor or human resources manager about issues that affect your ability to do your job. You are more likely get the response you seek and maintain your reputation as a career professional, Lewis said. Of course, it’s fairly easy to start gossiping. Politely refuse to participate when co-workers start such conversations. Best of all, don’t start one yourself. PROTOCOL PITFALLS If you don’t know how to navigate the inner workings of your organization, you could hurt your chances for advancement. Know the protocol and follow the chain of command, Lewis says. For example, you have a great idea for improving business. You pitch it to your supervisor, but he or she isn’t interested. So you decide to suggest it to your supervisor’s boss. But by going to a higher-up, you could end up being seen as disloyal, not
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Ian Alexander poses for a picture in New York, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Alexander, co-founder of a content development company called Eat Media, said he realized he spent too much time last year developing business through his blog and Twitter accounts. He skipped some industry conferences and other gatherings where he could have forged some relationships.
playing by the rules and trying to undermine your immediate supervisor, Lewis said. If you do decide to pitch your idea to your boss’ manager, emphasize that you are doing so because you believe it will help the company. And say that you don’t want your actions to have a negative impact on your career, Lewis said. MAKE SURE YOU’RE REALLY WORKING WHEN YOU’RE AT WORK With such busy jobs
and immediate access to the Internet, it can be easy to fall into the practice of handling personal business at work, particularly during lulls in a busy day. But at many companies, there’s no such thing as recess. Before you shop online or answer personal e-mails or phone calls, make sure you know what your company’s policies are and stay within the guidelines. “Nothing else matters if you’re not delivering what you’re supposed to for your position,” Bishop says.
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The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, WEDNESDAY, March 10, 2010 — 5B NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Having qualified as Executor of the estate of ESTELLE P. SHEHAN of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said ESTELLE P. SHEHAN to present them to the undersigned on or before the 3rd day of June, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 3rd day of March, 2010.
Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of EVELYN MARIE SMITH FOUNTAIN of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said EVELYN MARIE SMITH FOUNTAIN to present them to the undersigned on or before the 24th day of May, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 24th day of February, 2010.
Patricia S. Sutton, Executor 104 Winners Circle Perry, GA 31069
Evelyn Sherry Fountain Kistler, Administrator 1200 Poors Ford Road Rutherfordton, NC 28139
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
TOWN OF FOREST CITY REQUEST FOR BIDS TRACTOR WITH BOOM MOWER The Town of Forest City is requesting proposals for a tractor with boom mower. Specifications and bid information may be obtained from Bob Daniels, Forest City Public Works Department, 131 Wilkie Street, or from the City Clerk, Town Hall, 128 N. Powell Street, Forest City. Sealed proposals will be received in the City Clerk’s Office until 2pm on March 26, 2010, at which time they will be opened and read. The Town of Forest City reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and waive technicalities. For further information Daniels 828-245-0149.
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Having qualified as Executor of the estate of SARAH HAMRICK JOLLEY of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said SARAH HAMRICK JOLLEY to present them to the undersigned on or before the 24th day of May, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 24th day of February, 2010. Delois Hamrick Bass, Executor 13426 Latta Gordon Road Huntersville, NC 28078
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SITUATE IN THE TOWN OF SPINDALE, NORTH CAROLINA, ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF WEST MAIN STREET AND ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF DEVINEY STREET; AND BEGINNING ON AN IRON PIN SET AT THE SOUTH EDGE OF THE SIDEWALK ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WEST MAIN STREET AT A POINT 1.5 FEET WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTH SIDE OF SAID SIDEWALK WITH THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE CURB ON THE WEST SIDE OF DEVINEY STREET; AND RUNS THENCE ALONG THE WESTERN EDGE OF DEVINEY STREET SOUTH 33 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 41 SECONDS WEST 150.2 FEET TO AN IRON PIN; THENCE NORTH 55 DEGREES 17 MINUTES 36 SECONDS WEST 125.36 FEET TO AN iRON PIN IN THE OLD DICKERSON-HUNTLEY LINE, WHICH IS THE ORIGINAL OLD LINE BETWEEN THE DICKERSON AND WASHBURN (LATER HUNTLEY) PROPERTIES; THENCE WITH THE SAID OLD LINE NORTH 40 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST 151.5 FEET TO AN IRON PIN AT THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE SIDEWALK ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WEST MAIN STREET; THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF SAID SIDEWALK SOUTH 54 DEGREES 55 MINUTES 54 SECONDS EAST 108.43 FEET TO THE BEGINNING, CONTAINING 0.4 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. BEING THE SAME PROPERTY AS THAT DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK 910, PAGE 350, RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY. PARCEL ID:1603257. Commonly known as 701 West main Street Spindale, NC 28160 However, by showing this address no additional coverage is provided. Address of property: 701 West Main Street, Spindale, NC 28160 Present Record Owners: Lester J. Crowe a/k/a Lester J. Crowe, Sr. The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. In the event that the Owner and Holder or its intended assignee is exempt from paying the same, the successful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee's Deed, and any Land Transfer Tax. The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale "AS IS, WHERE IS" and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the Trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in his sole discretion, if he believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009. Dated: February 17, 2010 David A. Simpson, P.C. Substitute Trustee By:_________________________ Attorney at Law Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC Attorneys for the Substitute Trustee 704-442-9500 Posted:_____ Witness:_____ Assistant/Deputy Clerk of Superior Court
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NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Lester J. Crowe a/k/a Lester J. Crowe, Sr., unmarried, dated July 14, 2008 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, recorded on July 22, 2008, in Book 1016 at Page 223; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at Rutherford County Courthouse, in Rutherfordton, North Carolina at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, March 17, 2010, that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Spindale, County of Rutherford, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:
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NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 594 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Alan Dean Stinn and Jeffrey Wade Brown to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated October 26, 2005, and recorded in Book 869, Page 290, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Rutherford County, North Carolina, at 10:00AM on March 17, 2010, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Being all of Lot 60, Phase IV of Laurel Lakes as shown on that plat recorded in Plat Book 23, at Page 167 of the Rutherford County, NC Register's Office; reference to which Plat is hereby made for a more particular description of said Lot. Together with and subject to restrictive covenants of record, including but not limited to those recorded in Book 779, at Page 831, in Book 817, at Page 613, and all amendments thereto, of the Rutherford County, NC Register's Office. Together with and subject to those easements and rights of way shown on the above-referenced Plat and as recorded in the Rutherford County, NC Register's Office. And being a portion of that property described in deed recorded in Book 776, at Page 743 of the Rutherford County, NC Register's Office. Said property is commonly known as: Lot 60 Shuttle Mill Crossing, Laurel Lakes Phase IV, Lake Lure, NC 28746 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Alan Dean Stinn and Jeffrey Wade Brown. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, that tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. __________________________________________ Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 158.0935759NC /c Publication Dates: 03/03/2010 & 03/10/2010
6B â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, WEDNESDAY, March 10, 2010 NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 591
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION RUTHERFORD COUNTY 10 sp 30
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Samir Roumayah and Nawal Roumayah to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated September 02, 2005, and recorded in Book 860, Page 206, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.
IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY SHARON L. KIRKLAND DATED OCTOBER 3, 2008 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 1024 AT PAGE 289 IN THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA
Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Rutherford County, North Carolina, at 10:00AM on March 17, 2010, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit:
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Being all of Lot 199 as shown on survey R. L. Greene, PLS entitled "Greyrock Subdivision Phase 2A as recorded in Plat Book 26 at Page 117, said plat being one of a series of plats recorded in Plat Book 26, Page 114 through 118 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry, reference to said recorded plats being made for a more particular description of said Lot 199. Together with and subject to all easements, restrictions and rights of ways of record and a non-exclusive appurtenant easement for ingress, egress and regress is conveyed over and upon all private subdivision roads for GreyRock at Lake Lure as shown on the above-described plats and the plats for Phase 1A as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 25, at Pages 188 through 192; plats for Phase 1B as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 25, at Pages 205 through 208 and to the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for GreyRock as recorded in Book 858, at Page 122 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and also being recorded in Book 3827, Page 764 of the Buncombe County, NC Registry. Being a portion of that property conveyed to LR Buffalo Creek, LLC by deeds recorded in Deed Book 866, at Page 816 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and as recorded in Deed Book 3793, at Page 665 of the Buncombe County, NC Registry. Said property is commonly known as: Lot 199 Bison Meadows, Greyrock Subdivision, Lake Lure, NC 28746 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Samir Roumayah. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, that tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. __________________________________________ Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 158.0934669NC /c Publication Dates: 03/03/2010 & 03/10/2010
Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 12:30 PM on March 23, 2010 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in the Town of Colfax Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: lying and being in Colfax Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being Lot Number Five (5) of the Albert M. Horton Estate lands as shown on plat prepared by Charles D. Owens, Registered Surveyor, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, in Plat Book 11, Page 33, reference to said plat is hereby made for a full and complete description. And Being more commonly known as: 109 Red Barn Rd, 117 Red Barn Rd, Ellenboro, NC 28040 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Sharon L. Kirkland. The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is March 2, 2010. Grady Ingle Substitute Trustee 8520 Cliff Cameron Drive, Suite 300 Charlotte, NC 28269 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 10-000592
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 516
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION RUTHERFORD COUNTY 10 sp 41
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Edith L Hansen to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated May 07, 2007, and recorded in Book 956, Page 1, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.
IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY HOMER RAY INMAN AND CATHERINE C. INMAN DATED APRIL 21, 2006 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 896 AT PAGE 464 IN THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY
Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Rutherford County, North Carolina, at 10:00AM on March 17, 2010, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Being all of Lot 59, Phase IA, as shown on subdivision plat for GreyRock at Lake Lure Subdivision, recorded in Plat Book 25 at Page 191, in the Office of the register of Deeds for Rutherford County, North Carolina, said plat being one of a series of plats, recorded in Plat Book 25, page 188-92, all of the Rutherford County, NC, Registry; reference being hereby made to said recorded plat for a more particular metes and bounds description, pursuant to North General Statutes, Section 47-320(G). This conveyance is made together with and subject to all easements, restrictions, and rights of way of record and a non-exclusive, appurtenants easement for ingress, egress, and regress is conveyed over and upon all private subdivision roads for GreyRock at Lake Lure, as shown on the above-described plats, and the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for GreyRock at Lake Lure as recorded in Book 858, Page 122, of the Rutherford County, NC, Registry, and also recorded in Book 3827, Page 764 of the Buncombe County, NC, Registry (hereinafter the "Declaration"). This conveyance is further made together with and subject to easements for the installation, repair, and maintenance of a community water system as set forth in the Declaration, said water system to consist of a shared system of wells and water lines to be installed upon the lots. Each lot is conveyed together with appurtenants for all shared water line and wells making up the water system as the same may or will be installed in the reserved easements areas as set forth on all record plats and described in the declarations. The above described property is identical to that conveyed to Edith L. Hansen, unmarried, by that certain deed from I.R Buffalo Creek, LLC, a Georgia Limited Liability Company, dated April 11, 2005, and recorder on April 14, 2005, in Book 870 at Page 458, Rutherford County Registry. Said property is commonly known as Lot # 59 Buffalo Shoals Road at Grey Rock, Lake Lure, NC 28746 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Edith L. Hansen.
NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 12:30 PM on March 23, 2010 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Lying and being in High Shoals Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being the same property described in that deed recorded in Deed Book 556 on Page 744, Rutherford County Registry, and being described by metes and mounds according to a survey by Professional Surveying Services dated August 11, 1994 as follows: BEGINNING on an iron stake on the southwest side of Caroleen Street which point is South 33 degrees 17 minutes 08 seconds East 137.66 feet from a P. K. nail at the intersection of the center line of Caroleen Street with the center line of Melton Street, and runs thence from the beginning South 47 degrees 29 minutes 00 seconds West 135.16 feet to an iron stake; thence North 41 degrees 39 minutes 19 seconds West 116.63 feet to an iron pin on the southeast side of the rightof-way for Melton Street; thence along the southeast side of the right-of-way for Melton Street North 45 degrees 54 minutes 34 seconds East 110.15 feet to a point; thence along a curve to the right having a chord of South 89 degrees 05 minutes 26 seconds East 28.28 feet, and a radius of 20 feet, a total distance of 31.42 feet to a point on the southwest side of the right-of-way for Caroleen Street; thence along the southwest side of the right-of-way for Caroleen Street; thence along the southwest side of said right-of-way South 44 degrees 05 minutes 26 seconds East 100.23 feet to the beginning, containing 0.36 of one acre, more or less. And Being more commonly known as: 124 Melton St, Mooresboro, NC 28019 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Homer Ray Inman and Catherine C. Inman. The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, that tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.
SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.
__________________________________________ Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 158.0931990NC /c Publication Dates: 03/03/2010 & 03/10/2010
Grady Ingle Substitute Trustee 8520 Cliff Cameron Drive, Suite 300 Charlotte, NC 28269 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 09-117308
The date of this Notice is March 2, 2010.
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