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County schools see fewer dropouts By ALLISON FLYNN Daily Courier Staff Writer
FOREST CITY — There were 156 students who dropped out of Rutherford County Schools during the 2008-2009 school year, but that’s 46 fewer students than dropped out during the 2007-2008 school year, the Board of Education learned during its board meeting Tuesday night. “We’re choosing to call it a matriculation report rather than refer to this as the dropout report because we want to concentrate on the 95 percent of students we were able to keep enrolled,” said Director of High School Curriculum Renn Dominguez. Dominguez explained how when she took the position three years ago RCS had “a pretty high dropout rate” and that since that time the system has made a concerted effort to lower it. A dropout is any student who quits coming to school and
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Spring rowing
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SPORTS
County at risk in census counting By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Daily Courier Staff Writer
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DEATHS Forest City
Roger Holland Gary Heffner Jr. Bostic Lois Jonas Lula Hendrix Ellenboro Alma White Elsewhere Robert Conant Helen Panther Page 5
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West Virginia University’s rowing team at Lake Lure for Spring Break had beautiful weather for practicing at Rumbling Bald Resort.
College teams train at lake By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Daily Courier Staff Writer
LAKE LURE — Spring Break in Lake Lure means more hard work and less sunbathing for several college rowing teams in the area this month. West Virginia Universtiy’s team is the latest to practice on the lake. “This is our second time in Lake Lure,” said
Meg Ayers, volunteer coach with WVU. “As coaches, we like that it is nice and secluded and kind of away from the normal spring break craziness.” The Mountaineers are the fifth rowing team to train at the lake this year. Their team Please see Rowing, Page 3
FOREST CITY — It’s National Census Day, the date that census workers hope most citizens will use as a deadline for their census forms. And a new report shows Rutherford County has a high risk for being under counted in the census. For those who haven’t mailed back their response, enumerators may soon be knocking on their doors. Hiring for census positions continues at the regional field office in Gastonia. “So far, we’ve hired seven field operator supervisors who are in training and we are still calling people to come in,” said David Harris, census office manager. The bureau will hire 61 crew leaders and 900 enumerators. Over 5,000 people have applied for positions and interviews have been ongoing since 2008. “Some of the people we’ve called back already have a job,” Harris said. “The mail return rate seems to be going well so far and things are going great.” A new report finds that areas of North Carolina are at high Please see Census, Page 6
Feds involved in probe of FC embezzlement
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FOREST CITY — An investigation of allegations of embezzlement and larceny of town funds against a former Forest City employee now has a federal connection. Forest City Police Chief Jay Jackson said Wednesday morning his department is working with the Criminal Division of the Internal Revenue Service in the case of Scott Hoyle, the former public works director. He said the investigation also has involved the State Bureau of Investigation, the Rutherfordton Police Department and the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office. Jackson said the case is ongoing, but added that he could not provide any specifics at this time. Hoyle’s attorney, Noell Tin, of Tin, Fulton, Walker & Owen, of Charlotte, said Wednesday, “Scott’s position is that he has nothing to hide, and we Please see Feds, Page 3
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An explosion in the basement of the home owned by Azaleen Lowermilk, Sunset Memorial Road, Forest City, sent two Habitat for Humanity volunteers, Dustin Neely and Jimmy Bridges, to Rutherford Hospital. Lowdermilk, who lives at Eastwood Village, donated items in the house to the Habitat ReStore, said her son Frank Lowdermilk. When the volunteers were in the basement, retrieving appliances, an explosion apparently occurred at the propane tank. The fire was contained in the basement but the entire house was filled with heavy smoke. Firefighters from SDO and Sandy Mush responded along with Rutherford County EMS and N.C. Crime Control.
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Local TWO INJURED IN ACCIDENT
Area police compare notes on robberies From staff reports
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A five-car accident Wednesday afternoon at the intersection of U.S. 74A at Oak Street and Thunder Road resulted in two people going to the hospital. The driver of a Chevrolet pick-up truck, whose name was not available at press time, was transported to the hospital by Rutherford County EMS. The driver of a Chrysler Concord LXI, Shirley Yelton of Forest City, was taken to the hospital by neighbors who arrived at the scene. Other drivers included Yecenia Sandoval, driving a LX Chrysler van with three passengers, Reba Hicks of Henrietta, driving a Honda and Norman Thompson, driving a 1992 Honda. Both Hondas apparently collided at the intersection and Hicks continued driving east. When she stopped several feet away, a rear end collision occurred with Yelton’s car, the truck and Sandoval’s van, all apparently trying to avoid Hicks. Spindale police are continuing the investigation. Also assisting at the scene were firefighters and N.C. Crime Control.
Heritage broadcasts scheduled
SPINDALE —The Blue Ridge National Heritage Area (BRNHA) is partnering with WNCW radio to develop and broadcast a new radio series called Living Traditions Moments.
The two-minute vignettes air on Fridays just before 8 p.m. and highlight stories about the people and traditions of the North Carolina mountains and foothills, and how these treasured traditions are being kept alive today.
On Friday, April 16, the Bechtler Gold Heritage of Rutherford County and the area will be featured in a Living Tradition Moment. This heritage includes the significance of the first gold rush in America and the first gold one dollar coin minted in the private Bechtler mint located in Rutherford County. The moment can be heard just before 8 p.m. (about 7:58 p.m.) right after World Café at 88.7 FM. “Living Traditions Moments celebrate the people
and places that have preserved the traditions unique to the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina,” said Angie Chandler, Executive Director of the BRNHA. The segments change weekly and are aired several times a day. They cover a wide variety of subjects including crafts, music, Cherokee, agriculture and natural heritage. They are drawn from the 25 counties and the Qualla Boundary that comprise the BRNHA.
Easter Sunrise Service will be held this year in the back parking lot of
Harrelson Funeral Home April 4, 2010 at 7:00 AM Message to be given by Rev. Robert Harris, pastor of Harriet Memorial Free Will Baptist Church Special ed by rovid music p en United Carole st Church. i Method
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FOREST CITY — Law enforcement officers from Rutherford and area counties gathered in Kings Mountain on Tuesday to discuss a spate of armed robberies to see if there is a connection. Rutherford County has seen five armed robberies since March 12. The most recent one was at Corner Stop No. 16 in Rutherfordton on Monday. Forest City, Rutherfordton, and Rutherford County officers attended the meeting, with officers from Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, Gastonia and Shelby. “We all went and talked about our robberies, everything that happened, all the descriptions we had,” Forest City Police Department Assistant Chief Bob Ward said Wednesday, “and compiled all our information, to see if we could see anything that would link them up. There were a few things that they all did have in common. “So at this time we are just looking. They may be linked; they may not. We’re going to try to establish a task force and meet at least once a month to share information. At this point it looks like some of our suspects are going down there and some of theirs are coming up here.”
Village launches recycling effort CHIMNEY ROCK — Visitors to Chimney Rock Village will notice the new recycling barrels at the Riverwalk, at the picnic area on the river where the fire department was located years ago and also near the public rest rooms. Mayor Barbara Meliski said the barrels will be used to recycle plastic bottles and glass. She said a student in the area has agreed to manage the barrels and will empty them as needed, at a larger recycling center. Also during its regular meeting Tuesday night, Village Council were informed the new Christmas decorations have arrived. Duke Energy will give the Village permission to wire the new “snowflake” decorations, replacing the older reindeer, Meliski said. The new decorations will be easier to install because they aren’t as heavy. Also Tuesday night, Village Council announced it will attend the state mandated ethics training in Waynesville April 13.
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Scholarships offered by club
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West Virginia University sophomore Katie Moore practiced solo rowing as part of the university team’s training at Rumbling Bald Resort on Lake Lure during Spring Break.
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joins George Mason University, Pennsylvania State University, Ohio State University and University of North Carolina for the roster of rowers at Rumbling Bald Resort in 2010. “We did have a sixth team scheduled, but because the lake level was too low earlier in the year they cancelled,” said Bill Ashman, marketing director for the resort. “Having the crews here really means a lot to us. March is usually a dead month in the year because it is kind of between seasons. It’s a great deal of financial success and having the young people in the area doing activities is good for the community.” Ashman said the resort works hard to make sure the event
is fun for the college students, hosting pizza parties, giving concerts and having other special events. The crews practice for both seasons of rowing competition. “We have the fall season where we go on courses that are about three miles,” Ayers explained. “During those races, you’re racing against the clock to see who has the best time. In the spring season, teams are on about a mile long course and race head-to-head, six lanes across — almost like a track race.” West Virginia’s team practiced with full team boats and also with two person boats and single boats. “My friend actually talked me into joining the team,” said Freshman Katie Leljedal. “I had never rowed before I came to college, but I have a lot of fun with it now. It is definitely a challenge and when I go out on
the water I’m still nervous about flipping over, but we’re working on it.” Crew members must carry the boat to the water together and synchronize turning the craft over and lowering it into the water. Coaches emphasize tandem motion as important to learn so teams can perform oar strokes with perfect timing. “I’m a sophomore but this is my first year on the team,” said Katie Moore. “I really wanted to be involved in a school activity and I found out that a sorority was not for me. Rowing is very challenging, but very rewarding. Every practice you feel like you can’t do it, but then when you win or you meet your goal, it is one of the best feelings I’ve had in my life.” Contact Baughman via e-mail at sbaughman@thedigitalcourier.com.
TRYON — Foothills Music Club scholarship applications are now available for students studying vocal and/or instrumental music currently in grades 9 through 12 in Polk and Rutherford counties and Landrum, S.C. Application forms and scholarship information have been given to school and private music teachers for prospective scholarship applicants. These forms are also available by calling Elaine Jenkins, FMC scholarship chair, at 828-894-6493. Application forms must be postmarked by Friday, April 16, and mailed to Foothills Music Club, c/o Elaine Jenkins, 61 Prince Cemetery Lane, Tryon, NC 28782. Auditions for scholarships will be held Friday afternoon, April 23 and Saturday morning, April 24, in the choir room of the Tryon Presbyterian Church, 430 Harmon Field Road, Tryon. For the purpose of encouraging young musicians to continue developing their skills, the Foothills Music Club offers scholarships each year to music students who, after a minimum of two years of study, demonstrate promise and wish to pursue their interest and talent. This financial support can be applied to the cost of lessons, purchase of music, or repair/purchase of instruments. In 2009, the FMC awarded nearly $2,400 in scholarships.
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look forward to an open dialogue with the government.” The Daily Courier was unable to confirm reports that the U.S. Attorney’s Office also is involved in the case. The U.S. Attorney’s Western District Office in Asheville on Tuesday referred a Daily Courier call to Suellen Pierce, law enforcement coordinator at the Charlotte office. Pierce checked the public records for the U.S. Attorney’s Office but did not find anything there on Hoyle. She said Wednesday morning she would be “unable to talk about whether an investigation exists or doesn’t exist.” Hoyle was suspended on Dec. 1, 2009, pending an investigation. Town Manager Chuck Summey said Hoyle resigned as public works director on Dec. 7. Summey could not provide details of the complaint against Hoyle, since it is a personnel matter. But he said in December that the case stemmed from information that came up during the town’s audit. Hoyle was hired as public works director in June 2000.
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Crew teams practicing over Spring Break in Lake Lure emphasize expert timing, including when it comes to carrying their craft and putting it into the water. Scott Baughman/Daily Courier
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Our Views Decision on oil drilling not easy
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t really was not all that long ago that the mantra for many in America was “Drill here. Drill Now.” Of course, gasoline prices were at $4 a gallon and going higher then. Now, gasoline prices are not so high and President Barack Obama’s announcement that he was opening parts of the nation’s offshore waters to oil and gas exploration is being greeted with a greater degree of resistance than might have been expected just two short years ago. Among the areas the President has agreed to open are areas off the East Coast. The immediate reaction to the President’s plan was decidedly mixed, but the voices of those along the Southeast coast where beach tourism is big business were a lot clearer in opposition to the suggestion than they were the last time this issue was out for public debate. That is not to say there was full support for coastal drilling then. There were those opposed, they just did not speak as loudly. That goes to the emotion of the time. Which brings us to this point. Any decision on oil drilling off our coasts should not be made in the heat of the moment. They need to be made after deliberate consideration of the circumstances and the possible impacts such activity will bring.
Our readers’ views Says people should pray before voting
Maintains that health care should be a right
To the editor: This is written in hopes to raise awareness that we should all pray for our leaders in government. I know that our county, our state and federal government leaders need to be Christian leaders.
To the editor: I normally do not answer letters that are written because of something I have submitted. However, Mr. Cain’s letter at least needs some comments. A majority of Americans are not waiting for handouts from the Government. I contend that health care is a right for every American.
Our country was founded on in “God we trust.” We need to truly abide by that. Our forefathers passed the Constitution for the people of this great country so that each one of us has freedom and liberty, and the right to pursue our dreams. We all need to pray before we vote. The government has already allowed prayers to be taken out of public schools and the Ten Commandments are no longer allowed inside the courtrooms. What is Next? Please, pray before you vote so that whom ever you are voting for stands and upholds the values in the Bible so that no more of our freedoms are lost and that God still comes first in the United States of America. I would like to give you a first hand encounter of the type of people who are running for office. One person within our own county that is running for State House of Representatives actually had to be forced to pay off his debts to several contractors in this area. I know because my husband was one of them. Is this really the type of person we want representing our district in the State House? We have a lot to pray about starting with our president, down. We all need to go back to the foundations our government was originally founded on, trust in God more and not man. Brenda Thompson Union Mills
Let’s take the side of Mr. Cain and say it is not a right. What do we do about the folks who cannot help themselves? Sit by and watch them die? In a nation that spends more per capita on health care than any other western country and is about 19th in results for money spent, there is something wrong. Too much of the money is going to Insurance companies. We have passed a health care bill that will provide health care for everyone. Our Congress and President have done is the correct moral thing to do. Who is willing to deny health care for a child in order to keep the dividends of insurance corporations higher? Ray Crawford Rutherfordton
Says thanks for bike helmets for students To the editor: On behalf of Rutherford County Schools’ third-grade teachers and students, we would like to express our sincere appreciation to Dr. Chris Burley, the Kiwanis Club, the Pilot Club, Safe Kids, and the many volunteers who recently completed their annual project providing bicycle helmets, free of charge, to all of our thirdgrade students. Individuals from local civic groups, businesses, and county
government join together each year to make this event a tremendous success. Over the years, this event has increased knowledge among our students of the possibility of traumatic brain injury resulting from bicycle accidents and an understanding of the importance of buckling on a properly fitting helmet before taking off on a bike. Observing the smiling faces of our students as they are greeted by these welcome volunteers, we are reminded about the powerful difference that can be made in the lives of children when those in the community join forces. Thanks again, Dr. Burley and volunteers. You have definitely made a difference! Steven Helton Director of Elementary Education Rutherford County Schools Editor’s Note: This letter was also signed by the principals of the county’s elementary schools: Jason Byrd, Cliffside; Bill Bass, Ellenboro; Sally Blanton, Forest City-Dunbar; Brad Richardson, Forrest Hunt; Don Ingle, Harris; Keith Ezell, Mt. Vernon-Ruth; La’Ronda Whiteside, Pinnacle; Linda Edgerton, Rutherfordton; Angel King, Spindale; and Neil Higgins, Sunshine.
Letter Policy The Daily Courier would like to publish letters from readers on any subject of timely interest. All letters must be signed. Writers should try to limit their submissions to 300 words. All letters must include a day and evening telephone number. The editors reserve the right to edit letters for libelous content. All submissions should be sent to The Editor, P.O. Box 1149, Forest City, NC, 28043. Letters may also be submitted via e-mail at dailycourier@ thedigitalcourier.com or via our website at thedigitalcourier.com
Pre-dyed Easter eggs? Never in my household! Peter Cottontail will come hopping to town Saturday night, and he’ll find some brightly colored eggs awaiting him in Nathan’s Easter basket. Dyeing eggs is one of the joys of having a child. (OK, if I’m honest – I never stopped dyeing eggs. I’ve done it my whole life, even before having a child!) Last year was the first year Nathan really “got” dyeing eggs, and we did it three times – once with me and his Aunt “Lauwi” and again when Daddy got home from out of town and a third time with his cousins in Union Mills. I’m sure this year he’ll get it even more – especially since
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he’s learned that yellow and red make orange and yellow and blue make green. I purchased my 18 eggs (that’s right, Mommy’s a big kid and has to have a few of her own to color) early to ensure we’d have them in time to dye. As I approached the egg case at the grocery store, I thought I was seeing things. Because right there above my 18 pack of eggs sat a clear plastic carton with eggs of
all colors. That’s right – you can buy pre-boiled, pre-dyed Easter eggs. What?!? I stood in a stupor for a moment, trying to fathom any reason possible for buying your eggs already dyed. “Maybe it makes it easier for daycares and preschools to do Easter egg hunts,” I thought. But as Lifestyles Editor Abbe Byers pointed out as I was talking about it in the newsroom, wouldn’t you just use plastic eggs rather than go to the trouble of buying real ones? Of course, you’d never catch me buying pre-dyed eggs. Because even though I’m all about shortcuts (I swear, I’m
going to invent a dryer that will hang those clothes for me), I would not stoop so low as to not dye eggs with my son. And even though it means my nails will come out multi-colored and my house will reek of vinegar, seeing Nathan’s smile when that first egg comes out purple or blue will make it all worthwhile. Speaking of Easter, a while back I bought Nathan an Easter candy spinner to play with. You know, one of those things that light up and spins. The battery died this week, and he’s been devastated. I convinced him to yell he wanted a new one really loud
so the Easter bunny could hear. He said, “But how, Mommy?” “Oh, you know, he’s got those big bunny ears, so he can hear you from far away.” “I want to see the Easter Bunny, Mommy.” Hmmm...... “He won’t come in if he thinks you’ll see him Nathan, just like Santa Claus.” “Why?” Sigh. “Because he’s afraid he’ll end up in a rabbit stew.” Lord, I hope this child will forgive me for all the ridiculous things I will tell him to keep his childhood special. Contact Flynn via e-mail at aflynn@thedigitalcourier.com.
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Local/Obituaries/State Rock climber survives fall Obituaries
KINGS MOUNTAIN (AP) — A rock climber is recovering after tumbling 150 feet down a jagged ridge at a North Carolina state park. Multiple media outlets reported Wednesday the 23-year-old man fell from a rock face at Crowders Mountain Tuesday. Chris Stowe of Crowders Mountain Volunteer Fire and Rescue says the man’s climbing partner called for help,
and emergency crews scaled 800 feet of rocky terrain to rescue the fallen climber. The injured climber wasn’t identified. Stowe says he suffered leg injuries that were not life-threatening and was flown to a Charlotte hospital. More than 5,000 people climb Crowders Mount-ain each year. Park Superintendent Larry Hyde says the last climbing injury happened last May.
Roger Holland
Roger Glenn Holland, 50, of 394 Buck Collins Road, Forest City, died Wednesday, March 31, 2010, at Hospice House in Forest City. He was a son of Oliver David Holland and the late Mattie Daisy Pride Holland. He was a member of Joshua Baptist Church and worked in construction. In addition to his father, he is survived by two sons, Roger Holland Jr. of the home, and Brian Steven Holland of Gastonia; one daughter, Amy Michelle cured bond. (RCSD) Palmeri of Sandy Mush; one n John Scott Beasley, 52, brother, Hugh Allen Holland of 431 Baber Road; charged of Forest City; and three with second-degree trespass- sisters, Brenda Edward of ing and injury to real propForest City, Maxine Miller erty; released on a written of Henrietta, and Beverly promise to appear. (RCSD) Holland of Greensboro. n Jacqualynn Margaret Funeral services will be Millsaps, 21, of 820 Ivy Wood conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at Drive; charged with commu- Joshua Baptist Church with nicating threats and failure the Revs. Neil Murray, Scott to appear; placed under a Holland and Ricky Poteat $500 secured bond. (RCSD) officiating. Burial will foln Mark Anthony Stafford, low in the church cemetery. 32, of 618 Goode Creek Visitation is Thursday from Road; charged with three 7 to 9 p.m. at McKinneycounts of domestic violence Landreth Funeral Home. protective order violation; placed under a 48-hour hold. Online condolences www.mckin(RCSD) neylandrethfuneralhome.com. n Sarah Elisabeth Kite, 44, of 300 Boss Moore Gary Heffner Jr. Road; charged with secondGary Heffner Jr., 63, of US degree trespassing and simple assault; placed under Hwy. 221 south, Forest City, died Wednesday, a $1,000 secured bond. March 31, 2010, at Hospice (RCSD) House in Forest City. n Johnny Forrest Kite, 49, Arrangements are incomof 240 Boss Moore Road; plete and will be announced charged with misdemeanor by Harrelson Funeral Home. larceny, injury to real property and injury to personal property; placed under Lula Hendrix a $1,000 secured bond. Lula Hill Hendrix, 87, of (RCSD) Bostic, died Tuesday, March n Francisco Aviles, 52, of 30, 2010, at Rutherford 262 Elms Road; charged Hospital. with driving while license A native of Rutherford revoked and speed in excess County, she was a daughter of 55 mph; no bond listed. of the late Robert Hill and (SPD) Lillie Arrowood Hill, and the n Michael James Hudson, widow of Roy Hendrix. 46, of 1003 Stonecutter St.; She is survived by two charged with carrying a con- daughters, Geneva Hunter cealed weapon; placed under of Conway, S.C., and Emily a $1,000 secured bond. (SPD) Byers of Sandy Mush;
Police Notes Sheriff’s Reports
n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 150 E-911 calls Tuesday.
Rutherfordton
n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 33 E-911 calls Tuesday. n Wanda Twitty reported damage to a basketball goal.
Spindale
n The Spindale Police Department responded to 26 E-911 Tuesday.
Lake Lure
n The Lake Lure Police Department responded to five E-911 calls Tuesday.
Forest City
n The Forest City Police Department responded to 60 E-911 calls Tuesday. n An employee of Charles Watkins Automotive, on West Main Street, reported a larceny. n An employee of Ingles, on South Church Street, reported a larceny. n Chris Carson reported an incident of breaking and entering and larceny.
Arrests
n Tyree Hickman, 24, of Willow Run Drive, Forest City; charged with resist, obstruct and delay; placed under a $500 secured bond. (FCPD) n Kayla Leann Hill, 18, of 123 Isaac Drive; charged with resisting a public officer; placed under a $500 secured bond. (NCHP) n Devon Oneil Holtzclaw, 18, of 171 Cliffside St.; charged with resisting a public officer, no operator’s license, operate vehicle with no insurance, fictitious/ canceled/ revoked/ altered registration card/ tag and reckless driving/ wanton disregard; placed under a $500 secured bond and a $1,000 unsecured bond. (NCHP) n Daniel Lee Sparks, 18, of 1407 Mooresboro Road; charged with breaking and/ or entering, larceny after break/ enter, three counts of break or enter a motor vehicle, three counts of common law felony aid and abet and common law misdemeanor aid and abet; placed under a $30,000 secured bond. (NCHP) n Johnny Dwayne Kite, 24, of 240 Boss Moore Road; charged with breaking or entering and two counts of injury to real property; released on a $1,000 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Timothy Joseph Toney, 20, of 148 Ellen Lane; charged with breaking and/ or entering, larceny after break/ enter, four counts of break or enter a motor vehicle, two counts of common law felony aid and abet, misdemeanor larceny and common law misdemeanor aid and abet; placed under a $25,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Jessica Nicole Crawford, 19, of 1802 Ellenboro/ Henrietta Road; charged with breaking and/or entering and larceny after break/enter; placed under a $30,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Austin Scott Dunaway, 16, of 5621 U.S. 221A; charged with misdemeanor larceny; released on a $500 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Charles Cameron Flack, 55, of 781 Crutchfield Road; charged with second-degree trespassing, simple assault and communicating threats; released on a $500 unse-
Citations n Steven Murray, 24, of Poors Ford Road, Rutherfordton; cited for second-degree trespassing. (FCPD) n Emilio Levin Ramirez, 32, of 710 Johnson Road, Columbus; cited for no operator’s license. (RPD) n Kittie Lynn King, 35, of 110 Cardinal Road, Rutherfordton; cited for no operator’s license. (RPD) n Shaun Marie Dennis, 43, of 276 Morning Dew Drive; cited for no operator’s license and no registration number plate. (RPD)
EMS/Rescue n The Rutherford County EMS responded to 28 E-911 calls Tuesday.
one brother, Earl Hill of Rutherfordton; 14 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and 24 great-greatgrandchildren. Arrangements are being handled by McMahan’s Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at Second Baptist Church, Rutherfordton, with Dr. Keith Stephenson officiating. Interment will follow in the Mountain Creek Baptist Church cemetery.
The family will be at the Hendrix home, 1088 Freeman Road, Bostic. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 2680 North Canton, Ohio 44720. Online condolences www.mcmahansfuneralhome.com.
Helen Panther Helen McKinney Panther, 87, of 235 Blaylock Road, Boiling Springs, S.C., died Tuesday, March 30, 2010, at Valley Falls Terrace in Spartanburg, S.C. She was a daughter of the late Sam McKinney and Etta Price, and also preceded in death by her husband, Grayson T. Panther. She was a member of Duncan’s Creek Presbyterian Church. She is survived by her daughter, Dorothy Shamanski of Boiling Springs; two granddaughters; and two great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Duncan’s Creek Presbyterian Church cemetery. Father Alan Leonard will officiate. Friends may call from 1 to 5 p.m. Friday at Washburn & Dorsey Funeral Home. Online condolences www.washburndorsey.com.
Alma White Alma Toney White, 94, of Hollis, died Monday, March 29, 2010. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Washburn & Dorsey Funeral Home.
Lois Jonas Lois Jonas, 80, of Bostic, died Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at Willow Ridge Nursing Center in Rutherfordton. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Crowe’s Mortuary.
Robert Conant Robert C. Conant, 88, of Louisville, Colo., died Saturday, March 27, 2010. Born in Jackson, Mich., he was a son of the late Clarence and Ruth Conant, and also preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Betty Conant, and his second wife of 11 years, Fannie Bell Dele Planque. Mr. Conant was a career executive with Aeroquip Corporation and one of the company’s very earliest employees hired. At
Man convicted of murder apologizes to families
SMITHFIELD (AP) — A North Carolina man convicted in the murders of a couple n The Volunteer Life who owned a mobile home Saving and Rescue, Hickory park where he lived apoloNut Gorge EMS and gized Wednesday to the vicRutherford County Rescue tims’ family as they struggled responded to eight E-911 to tell a judge about the pain calls Tuesday. the deaths brought. George Goode, convicted Fire Calls in the beating and stabbing n Bostic firefighters deaths of Leon and Margaret responded to a vehicle fire. Batten, said he was there n Ellenboro firefighters when they were killed, but responded to a motor vehicle didn’t participate. accident. “The only thing I know n Rutherfordton firefightthat I did do is that I did not ers responded to a motor act,” Goode said in Johnston vehicle accident. County court. n SDO firefighters Goode, 40, was one of three responded to two motor vehi- men, including his brother, cle accidents. convicted. He originally was n Spindale firefighters sentenced to death, but a fedresponded to an electrical eral judge vacated that senfire. tence last year, citing ineffective attorneys. Corrections Wednesday’s hearing was about whether Goode should n The charges against now serve back-to-back life Joseph Efrain Robles, 18, of sentences or simultaneous 1609 Burwell St., Spindale, were incorrectly listed in the ones after prosecutors decided not to seek the death penMarch 27 issue of The Daily alty again. District Attorney Courier. He was charged with simple assault and inju- Susan Doyle declined to say why she wasn’t seeking the ry to personal property. death sentence now. n Also, the charge against Goode’s case has gained Billy Spurgeon Butler, 37, of additional attention because 226 Church St., was incorU.S. District Court Judge rectly listed in the March 21 Malcolm Howard, who issue of The Daily Courier. He was charged with driving ordered the new sentencing hearing, reprimanded while license revoked. State Bureau of Investigation The Daily Courier regrets Agent Duane Deaver for misthe errors.
leading testimony at Goode’s trial. Deaver’s testimony was critical in last month’s exoneration of Greg Taylor, who served almost 17 years in prison before a three-judge panel found him innocent last month. Defense attorney Diane Savage seized on Howard’s comments, saying Deaver has “been exposed as the agent who falsifies evidence.” 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.
the time of his retirement in 1977 he had spent 37 years with Aeroquip and was the first plant manager at the Rutherford County plant, which is now Eaton Corporation. Mr. Conant was an Army Air Corp veteran, having served during World War II as a fighter pilot. He is survived by a son, Gregory; a daughter, Constance; three grandchildren; and one brother, Jack Conant of Jackson. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Valmont Community Presbyterian Church in Boulder, Colo. Memorials may be made to HospiceCare of Boulder and Broomfield Counties, 2594 Trail Ridge Dr., Lafayette, CO 80026; or the American Heart Association, 1280 S. Parker Road, Denver, CO 80231; or to the Salvation Army, P.O. Box 1196, Boulder, CO 80306. Murphy & Associates Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements.
Deaths Dave Young OXFORD, Ohio (AP) — Miami University of Ohio says Dave Young, who served as the school’s longest sports information director, has died. He was 69. The school said Tuesday that Young died Monday. He was at Miami from 1967 to 1991. Young was inducted in 1992 into the College Sports Information Directors of America Hall of Fame and in 1995 into the Miami Athletics Hall of Fame. Young also was the official scorer at more than 1,800 Redskin baseball games, and in 2003, the Miami baseball team and athletic department named the home press box “The Dave Young Press Box”. A native of Bowling Green, Young graduated from Bowling Green State University in 1962. He also served as assistant publicity director at West Virginia University and sports information director at Ohio Wesleyan.
Dan Lee Mason Mr. Dan Lee Mason, 48, of Jonestown Road, Golden Valley, died Monday, March 22, 2010 at Main Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, TX. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Sam and Frances Dedmon. Dan was a Navy veteran, a member of First Broad Baptist Church, and worked for Tru Pak Moving & Storage. He is survived by Derek Mason, son of Dan and Christine Mason; his mother, Judy Dedmon Mason of Cliffside; his father,Daniel Mason of Cliffside; two sisters, Donna Jean Parris and Jody Baker, both of Cliffside. A Graveside Service will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday, April 3, 2010 at Cliffside Cemetery. Rev. Kevin Towery and Rev. Charles Battle will officiate. Memorials may be made to First Broad Baptist Church, 2470 NC Hwy 226, Bostic, NC 28018 or Cliffside Baptist Church, PO Box 336, Cliffside, NC 28024. Washburn & Dorsey Funeral Home handled cremation services. Friends may sign the online guest book at: www.washburndorsey.com Paid obit.
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Red Cross The following Red Cross classes are scheduled. Adult CPR: April 12, begins at 6 p.m. Child, Infant CPR: April 13, begins at 6 p.m. Adult, Child, Infant CPR: April 17, begins at 8:30 a.m. First Aid: April 22, begins at 6 p.m., preventing disease transmission. Lifeguard Class: April 5-8, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Isothermal Community College; students must attend all four classes. All classes must be paid in advance. Call 287-5916 for information.
Meetings/other Post 74 meeting: American Legion Post 74 will meet Thursday, April 1, at the National Guard Armory, Withrow Road; dinner at 6 p.m. meeting 7 p.m. Shag Club: Rutherford County Shag Club will dance Friday, April 2, at Club LA in Spindale. Music begins at 8 p.m. For more information call 287-9228. SWEEP meeting: (Solid Waste Environmental Education Panel) meets on the first Friday of each month at noon at GDS 141 Fairgrounds Road, Spindale. If you would like to help promote recycling in Rutherford County, please join us at our next meeting on April 2. Athletic Boosters: Chase High Athletic Boosters will meet Monday, April 5, at 6:30 p.m. in the office conference room.
Miscellaneous 55th Annual Easter Sunrise Service (April 4) at Chimney Rock Park, beginning at 6:30 a.m.; Gates open from 5 to 6 a.m.; breakfast buffet follows the ceremony from 7 to 11 a.m. at the Old Rock Café, Chimney Rock village. Yokefellow Service Center will offer children’s Easter outfits ranging from 70 cents to $3, on April 2. Winter clearance sale April 3, (25 cents per item or $2 per bag). The store will be closed Monday, April 5 and reopen April 6 with a storewide, half-price sale. Located at 132 Blanton St., Spindale. Spring Fling: Saturday, April 3, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Forest City Foursquare Church, 178 Cornwell St., Forest City; arts, crafts, yard sale items, breakfast and lunch; women’s speakers — Amy Torvinen at 9 a.m., Pat Evans at 10 a.m., Carol Deaton at 11 a.m. Low-cost rabies clinic: Saturday, April 10, 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. Free AARP CARFIT® event: Thursday, May 6, 1 to 5 p.m., at Bennett Classics Museum, 241 Vance St., Forest City; this event is geared toward senior adults who still drive; sponsored by The Little Detroit Car Club of Forest City and the museum; call 247-1767 to make an appointment; Web site www. car-fit.org.
Fundraisers Spaghetti supper: Saturday, April 3, begins at 4 p.m., Thermal City United Methodist Church; adults $7; children $3. Buffet Breakfast: Saturday, April 3, 7 to 10:30 a.m.; Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Mt. Pleasant Church Road, Forest City; $5 per person, all you can eat. Country ham supper: Saturday, April 3, 4 to 8 p.m., Duncan’s Creek Presbyterian Church, 1658 Duncan’s Creek Road, Ellenboro.
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does not return by the 20th day of the following school year. Dominguez, Assistant Superintendent Janet Mason and Superintendent John Kinlaw wrote a dropout prevention grant for the system that has been instrumental in the retention of those students who have dropped out or are at risk for dropping out, Dominguez said. Through the grant the system started the Restart Program and was able to hire a graduation coach, Jennifer Elliott, who works to track down those students who have been out of school for many days or say they are transferring to another school but do not. “I consider myself like a guidance counselor,” Elliott said. “I investigate why a student wants to drop out and why they are in trouble academically.” Each year when the system gets information on dropouts, Dominguez said, the system collects as much information as possible on each dropout in an effort to learn what can be done differently to keep those students. “One thing we learned from the data analysis is that our dropouts include just as many male as female students,” Dominguez said. “Minorities and non-minorities dropped out at representative rates. The schools were representative across the board.” Significant findings from the analysis, Dominguez told the board, were that 31 percent of RCS dropouts were within one semester of earning their high school diploma, using the alternative school requirement of 20 credits. Transfer students make up 26 percent of RCS dropouts, meaning they quit school in the semester that they transferred from another school. “Algebra I is still a gatekeeper for many students,” Dominguez told the board. Board Member Barry Gold asked what Dominguez meant by calling Algebra I a gatekeeper. She explained
Reunions J.C. Cowan plant reunion: Saturday, June 19, at Crowe Park in Forest City. The Dogwood and Forest City shelters are reserved for the event. Both have picnic areas with playground equipment for children. Bring a covered dish and drinks to share (no alcohol). Cups, plates, napkins, utensils, ice and tea provided. Bring lawn chairs and wear an old BI shirt or cap, if you still have one. For more information contact Don or Jackie Wilson at 657-5021 or via email at jccowanreunion@yahoo.com.
Dropouts affect more than schools n About 90 percent of the fastestgrowing jobs of the future will require some postsecondary education. For the United States to remain a world leader, it must ensure that every student graduates prepared to compete in the increasingly complex global economy. n Almost 1.2 million students who should have graduated in 2006 will not leave school on time with a regular diploma, costing the nation more than $312 billion in lost wages, taxes and productivity of their lifetimes. Since over a million students fail to graduate each year, this loss is repeated annually. n Approximately 75 percent of state prison inmates did not complete high school. Projections show that a 5 percent increase in the male high school graduation rate would save approximately $4.9 billion in related crime costs each year. Source: Alliance for Excellent Education
Algebra I is a course students are expected to complete as a ninth grader. And for those who are retained or do not get through it when expected, it can discourage a student to the point where dropping out seems to be the only option. Through Restart, the projected graduates for the 2009-2010 school year are 18 students who have already met graduation requirements. Another 26 are projected to graduate from the system’s alternative school, Rutherford Opportunity Center, in June. In 2009, Dominguez said, five were recaptured and graduated. Board Chairman John Mark Bennett asked what measures the system was taking to target those who were at-risk for failing Algebra I. “When students come from the
One thing we learned from the data analysis is that our dropouts include just as many male as female students. Minorities and nonminorities dropped out at representative rates. The schools were representative across the board.
— Renn Dominguez Director of High School Curriculum
fifth grade to sixth grade those who are unprepared for math will take algebraic thinking,” Dominguez said, explaining algebraic thinking is a conceptual-based method of teaching that prepares students for algebra in ninth grade. By 2013, all students will be required to complete a minimum of Algebra I, geometry and Algebra II as part of the Future Ready Core requirements. The percentage of students who dropped out statewide for the 20082009 school year was 4.27 percent; in Rutherford County, that percentage was 5.04. “We are closing in on the state rate, and have done a great deal of work to try and close the gap,” Dominguez said. “Anybody we have lost this year we are actively trying to re-enroll and continue on with us.” Even though the dropout rate has decreased in the past three years, Dominguez said there are still too many students dropping out. That’s where Elliott’s job is crucial. “We believe it is worthwhile and we are serving students who wouldn’t otherwise finish,” Mason said. “We’re going to examine funding and plan how to continue the program. “We can’t afford not to do this.” Contact Flynn via e-mail at aflynn@thedigitalcourier.com
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risk of not being fully counted in the 2010 Census, due to the economic recession and housing crisis that have hammered parts of the state. The study by the non-profit Institute for Southern Studies measures how North Carolina counties have been affected by job losses, business layoffs and home foreclosures — economic troubles that officials say make it difficult to get an accurate Census count. Using these economic warning signs combined with other indicators, the report ranks all 100 N.C. counties by their risk of being under counted in the 2010 Census. An under count could cause counties to lose millions of federal dollars tied to Census data. “This is the first study to show how the ‘Great Recession’ and housing crisis have put parts of North Carolina at risk of not getting a full Census count in 2010,” said Chris Kromm, author of the report. “It should be a wake-up call to officials and civic leaders to redouble their outreach efforts, especially in hard-hit parts of the state.” Rutherford County is ranked at number 16 of the 100 counties, giving it a high risk to be under counted. “In the coming months, an accurate Census count will depend on groups reaching out to the new ‘Hard-toCount’ populations created by the big changes in North Carolina’s economy,”
said Kromm. “If hard-hit counties lose federal funding because of job layoffs and vacant homes, it will make a bad situation even worse.” Contact Baughman via e-mail at sbaughman@thedigitalcourier.com.
Haven’t gotten that questionnaire in your mail box? Don’t fret, there are several places to pick up forms around Rutherford County. The paperwork is available at Norris Library, Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Haynes Branch Library will have forms Monday through Friday from 1 to 4 p.m. The Rutherford County Senior Center will have forms Monday through Friday from 1 to 4 p.m. Mooneyham Library will have forms Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon. “People can go to these locations during any of these times if they don’t have their questionnaire and get them there along with help filling them out,” said David Harris, local census office manager for Gastonia. The census is not allowed to put forms in post office boxes, nor can citizens fill out forms online at this time. But the Census Bureau has said they are experimenting with future ways to collect information via the Internet.
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Singing: Sunday, April 4, 2 p.m., Village Chapel Church, 141 Huntley St., Forest City; featuring Winners Either Way. Gospel singing: Saturday, April 17, 6 p.m., Chase High School auditorium; doors open at 5:30 p.m.; Featuring The Far City Boys, Golden Valley Crusaders, and King James 1611; donation accepted for admission; sponsored by Long Branch Road Baptist Church; proceeds for the building fund.
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A Great Day On The Links Denny Hamlin has surgery on left knee CHARLOTTE (AP) — NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin is home resting following surgery on his left knee. Dr. Patrick Connor repaired the anterior cruciate ligament in Hamlin’s left knee Wednesday morning. Hamlin tore his ACL playing basketball in January. He wanted to postpone surgery until after the NASCAR season, but decided to have it repaired this week. The surgery had been postponed from Monday, the same day Hamlin won his first race of the season at Martinsville Speedway. Joe Gibbs Racing says Hamlin will drive as scheduled in the April 10 race at Phoenix, but Casey Mears will be on standby as a relief driver. The Sprint Cup Series is off this weekend.
SEC newcomer of the year Bone is leaving COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference’s newcomer of the year is leaving South Carolina. The school announced Wednesday that freshman Kelsey Bone has decided to transfer. An athletics spokeswoman said Bone is still enrolled in the university but decided it was in her best interest to leave and doesn’t plan to talk to reporters. Bone has not said where she is transferring. Bone scored 14 points a game this season and led the SEC with 9.2 rebounds a game. She became the first Gamecock named SEC newcomer of the year by The Associated Press. The 6-foot-5 McDonald’s AllAmerican from Sugar Land, Texas, surprised many when she committed to a team that went 10-18 in coach Dawn Staley’s debut season. South Carolina was 14-15 this season, but won five more games in the SEC.
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Chase, East Rutherford and R-S Central met at the Bald Mountain Course at the Rumbling Bald Resort in Lake Lure Wednesday to decide the winner of the Golf County Championship. Chase’s Thomas Deck (left to right), East Rutherford’s Trent Jones and R-S Central’s Zach McKelvey, seen above at No. 9, each held the top spot for their respective teams.
Prep golfers meet to decide champ By SCOTT BOWERS Daily Courier Sports Editor
LAKE LURE — The 2010 County Golf Championship was held at the Bald Mountain Golf Course at Rumbling Bald Resort, Wednesday. Chase, East Rutherford and R-S Central each sent six golfers to compete in the one-day event. The Cavaliers took the team title with a combined score of 332, while Central’s Zach McKelvey brought home individual medal honors with a 3-over 75. East finished 12 strokes better than Chase (344), while Central ended in third with 360 team points. The Cavs were lead by Tyler Fleetwood and Ben Parks. The duo each scored a 9-over 81 on the day. East’s Trent Jones punched in with an 84, while Chris Hill posted an 86. Chase was lead to the finish by Jesse Scoggins, who worked an 84 onto his scorecard. The Trojans’ Jacob Wall (86),
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Chase’s Jacob Wall hits his second shot from No. 7 while East’s Tyler Fleetwood Please see Golf, Page 8 looks on. Wall finished with an 86 on the day, while Fleetwood posted an 81.
Local Sports BASEBALL 7 p.m. Burns at R-S Central 7 p.m. Chase at Freedom 7 p.m. East Rutherford at Shelby SOFTBALL 4 p.m. Chase at Freedom 4 p.m. Burns at R-S Central 4:30 p.m. East Rutherford at Shelby MEN’S TENNIS 4 p.m. R-S Central at Burns
A group of county golfers work the green at No. 3 (above), while Chase coach Brian White tees off at No. 9 (bottom photo) with Central’s Greg Wright (left) and East’s Terry Osteen offering encouragement.
On TV 1 p.m. (ESPN) MLB Preseason Baseball Minnesota Twins at Boston Red Sox. 1 p.m. (FSS) Tennis Sony Ericsson Open, Women’s Semifinals; Men’s Quarterfinals. 5 p.m. (ESPN2) LPGA Tour Golf Kraft Nabisco Championship, First Round. 7 p.m. (ESPN) College Basketball NIT Tournament, Final: Teams TBA. 7 p.m. (TS) NHL Hockey Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals. 7:30 p.m. (FSS) NHL Hockey Carolina Hurricanes at Ottawa Senators. 8 p.m. (TNT) NBA Basketball Orlando Magic at Dallas Mavericks. 9 p.m. (ESPN2) MLS Soccer Real Salt Lake at Houston Dynamo. 10:30 p.m. (TNT) NBA Basketball Portland Trail Blazers at Denver Nuggets. 11 p.m. (ESPN2) MLS Soccer Club Deportivo Chivas USA at Los Angeles Galaxy.
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Lady Bulldogs nip R-S Central, 1-0 By KEVIN CARVER Daily Courier Sports Reporter
RUTHERFORDTON — R-S Central girls soccer faced a crucial game on Wednesday, but came up short in a 1-0 decision that Burns captured for the win. R-S Central (5-4, 3-3), who now sits in the third 3A spot of the SMAC conference for the moment in playoff terms, know they have their backs against the wall as spring break approaches. The girls will not play another game until April 14 when they host East Rutherford.
“I hope we find our team identity when we get back from spring break, it’s like we have lost it,” R-S Central girls soccer coach Ashley Fromson said. “I am disappointed that the team is failing to demonstrate their leadership and what makes us successful, but we don’t even know who we are anymore. I haven’t given up and Jason Hipp hasn’t either, I hope with this break, we come back and figure out our identity.” Fromson was understandably a little frustrated, after the Lady Hilltoppers put up four shots, while the Lady Bulldogs tagged 23 shots.
Fortunately, Central’s defense played well when called on, but it was Krista Powell, who scored in the 60th minute on a rebound off a corner kick that allowed Burns to prevail. Central had one good look in the first half as Leah King’s long assist hit McKenna O’Connell, but her drive to the goal was cut off by the Burns keeper to keep the game scoreless at the half. Central keeper, Haley Drabek was pelted in the second half by Burns attempts, but she was able to make 9 of 10 saves in the back half of the contest.
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Panthers will open Scoreboard preseason at Ravens BASEBALL CHARLOTTE (AP) — The Carolina Panthers will play four AFC teams in the preseason, starting with the nationally televised opener at Baltimore on Aug. 12. After that Thursday night game on ESPN, the Panthers will host the New York Jets and Tennessee the next two weeks. The Panthers’ final exhibition game is a week later at Pittsburgh. The dates for the final three games will be announced later, but the Steelers game is expected to be on Sept. 2. The preseason schedule announced Wednesday includes two games against regular season opponents. The Panthers will host Baltimore and visit Pittsburgh. The regular season schedule will be revealed in April.
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Thomas Deck (87) and Austin Tessnear (87) rounded out the high-scores for Chase. Central’s scorecard benefitted from McKelvey’s 75, as his Hilltoppers’ teammates Michael Heffner (91), Brendon Huntley (95) and Jesse Hardin (99) toughed out the unfamiliar course. All three teams, according to coaches, have struggled to find their game through the early season, but all three teams are showing improvement and dedication to the sport. “I have got a great group of young men,� said East Rutherford coach Terry Osteen. “They make me want to be a better coach, so that I can make them better.� Chase’s coach Brian White echoed the sentiment, almost literally. “What he said,� joked White, pointing at Osteen. “No, seriously, this is my first year as coach and I am really enjoying it. We have some great kids. “We are in a battle for the number two spot with East, in conference play, and we’ll see if we can give them a run.� Chase is just one-stroke behind East Rutherford with three conference matches remaining. The County Championship points do not count towards the conference points. At R-S Central, coach Greg Wright believes his young team is showing improvement with each match. “These are just a great group of young men and they are a pleasure to work with,� said Wright. “We are a work in progress and we are getting better.� Chase and Central will return to the links against Shelby, following Spring Break, on April 12 at Deerbrook Golf Club.
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Atlanta Braves’ Brian McCann hits a two RBI double against the Houston Astros during the third inning of a spring training baseball game in Kissimmee, Fla. At right is Astros catcher J.R. Towles and umpire Joe West.
Glaus, McCann lead Braves over Astros
Major League Baseball Spring Training Glance AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Tampa Bay 19 7 Cleveland 17 8 Detroit 16 10 Minnesota 15 12 Kansas City 13 11 Boston 14 14 Toronto 11 12 New York 12 15 Oakland 11 15 Los Angeles 10 14 Seattle 11 16 Baltimore 10 17 Chicago 9 16 Texas 9 17 NATIONAL LEAGUE W L San Francisco 21 10 Atlanta 17 9 San Diego 17 10 Chicago 16 11 Colorado 16 12 St. Louis 14 12 Milwaukee 14 13 New York 14 13 Houston 13 13 Philadelphia 12 12 Florida 13 14 Los Angeles 11 13 Arizona 12 16 Cincinnati 10 15 Washington 9 18 Pittsburgh 7 18
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Tuesday’s Games Florida 9, Washington 5 Tampa Bay 9, Boston 9, tie Minnesota 4, Pittsburgh 1 Detroit 10, Baltimore 9 Atlanta 9, N.Y. Yankees (ss) 6 Houston 5, Philadelphia 2 St. Louis 9, N.Y. Mets 4 San Diego 7, Cincinnati 5 Chicago Cubs 5, San Francisco 3 Chicago White Sox 2, Oakland 0 Texas 4, Arizona 2 L.A. Angels 1, Milwaukee 1, tie, 10 innings Colorado 3, L.A. Dodgers 1 N.Y. Yankees (ss) 5, Toronto 3 Kansas City 7, Cleveland 2 Wednesday’s Games Washington 9, St. Louis 6 Boston 14, Baltimore 6 Atlanta 10, Houston 5 Tampa Bay 10, Minnesota (ss) 3 Detroit 8, Pittsburgh 5 Minnesota (ss) 4, N.Y. Yankees 2 Toronto 5, Philadelphia 2 N.Y. Mets 6, Florida 3 San Diego 8, Kansas City 8, tie Milwaukee 12, Chicago Cubs (ss) 7 Seattle 7, Texas 6 Cincinnati 8, Oakland 3 Cleveland 10, Chicago White Sox 1 San Francisco 6, L.A. Dodgers 2 L.A. Angels 11, Chicago Cubs (ss) 0 Colorado 4, Arizona 3 Cincinnati vs L.A. Dodgers, late Thursday’s Games Florida vs St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Washington vs N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 12:10 p.m. Pittsburgh vs Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Minnesota vs Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Atlanta vs Detroit (ss) at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Baltimore vs Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Detroit (ss) vs Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees vs Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Arizona (ss) vs Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Cleveland vs L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox vs Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Colorado vs Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Texas vs Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Arizona (ss) vs Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m. San Diego at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. Cleveland at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Oakland at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m. Friday’s Games Washington vs Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Baltimore vs N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m. St. Louis at Minnesota, 6:10 p.m. Pittsburgh vs Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 7:05 p.m. Seattle vs Colorado at Albuquerque, N.M., 7:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Atlanta, 7:05 p.m. Kansas City at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Toronto at Houston, 8:05 p.m. Detroit at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. Cincinnati vs Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 10:05 p.m. Oakland at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.
BASKETBALL NCAA Tournament Glance FINAL FOUR At Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis National Semifinals Saturday, April 3 Michigan State (28-8) vs. Butler (32-4), 6:07 p.m. West Virginia (31-6) vs. Duke (33-5), 40 minutes following National Championship Monday, April 5 Semifinal winners
Stanford (35-1) vs. Oklahoma (27-10), 7 p.m. Connecticut (37-0) vs. Baylor (27-9), 9:30 p.m. National Championship Tuesday, April 6 Semifinal winners, 8:30 p.m. National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct 47 26 .644 36 37 .493 26 47 .356 26 48 .351 10 64 .135 Southeast Division W L Pct x-Orlando 52 22 .703 x-Atlanta 47 26 .644 Miami 40 34 .541 Charlotte 38 35 .521 Washington 21 52 .288 Central Division W L Pct y-Cleveland 58 16 .784 Milwaukee 41 32 .562 Chicago 35 39 .473 Indiana 28 47 .373 Detroit 23 50 .315 y-Boston Toronto New York Philadelphia New Jersey
WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct x-Dallas 49 25 .662 San Antonio 44 29 .603 Memphis 38 35 .521 Houston 37 36 .507 New Orleans 35 40 .467 Northwest Division W L Pct x-Utah 49 26 .653 x-Denver 48 27 .640 Oklahoma City 45 28 .616 Portland 45 29 .608 Minnesota 14 60 .189 Pacific Division W L Pct x-L.A. Lakers 54 20 .730 x-Phoenix 48 26 .649 L.A. Clippers 27 47 .365 Sacramento 24 51 .320 Golden State 21 52 .288
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x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Tuesday’s Games Indiana 102, Sacramento 95 Oklahoma City 111, Philadelphia 93 Phoenix 111, Chicago 105 Milwaukee 107, L.A. Clippers 89 Houston 98, Washington 94 Wednesday’s Games Atlanta 109, L.A. Lakers 92 Charlotte 103, Philadelphia 84 Cleveland 101, Milwaukee 98 Toronto 114, L.A. Clippers 92 Oklahoma City at Boston, late Miami at Detroit, late Phoenix at New Jersey, late Dallas at Memphis, late Sacramento at Minnesota, late Washington at New Orleans, late Houston at San Antonio, late New York at Portland, late Golden State at Utah, late Thursday’s Games Orlando at Dallas, 8 p.m. Portland at Denver, 10:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Milwaukee at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Miami at Indiana, 7 p.m. Chicago at Washington, 7 p.m. Houston at Boston, 7:30 p.m. New Orleans at Memphis, 8 p.m. Phoenix at Detroit, 8 p.m. Atlanta at Cleveland, 8 p.m. Orlando at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. New York at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Utah at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Troy Glaus had three hits and three RBIs to lift his spring training batting average to .413, and the Atlanta Braves topped the Houston Astros 10-5 Wednesday in their final National Invitation Tournament x-clinched playoff spot spring training game. z-clinched conference Semifinals Brian McCann also drove in three runs, and Tuesday, March 30 Tuesday’s Games At Madison Square Garden Atlanta 3, Toronto 2 rookie Jason Heyward and Martin Prado scored New York Boston 1, New Jersey 0, OT twice for the Braves. Derek Lowe was charged Dayton 68, Mississippi 63 N.Y. Rangers 4, N.Y. Islanders 3 Rhode Island 67, OT Ottawa 5, Washington 4, OT with three runs and six hits with two walks in four North Carolina 68,Championship Columbus 3, Tampa Bay 2 Thursday, April 1 Detroit 5, Edmonton 4 innings. He struck out three. Dayton (24-12) vs. North Carolina (20-16), 7 St. Louis 4, Chicago 2 Houston’s Chris Johnson hit a two-run homer p.m. Los Angeles 2, Nashville 0 and finished with three RBIs, and Michael Bourn SM Vancouver 4, Phoenix 1 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Blue Medicare Supplement Wednesday’s Games and Pedro Feliz both had two hits and a run Buffalo 6, Florida 2 Original Medicare covers only a portion of your medical expenses. FINAL FOUR Carolina 2, Montreal 1 scored. Wandy Rodriguez gave up nine runs andGet additional coverage with our most popular plan (Plan F) At Alamodome Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, late nine hits in 2 1-3 innings in his final start of the 1 San Antonio Chicago at Minnesota, late for people age 65 and over. National Semifinals San Jose at Dallas, late spring as his ERA ballooned to 12.10. Sunday, April 4 Anaheim at Colorado, late
TRANSACTIONS Wednesday’s Sports Transactions
BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Optioned OF Lou Montanez to Norfolk (IL). BOSTON RED SOX—Placed RHP Boof Bonser and INF Jed Lowrie on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 26. CLEVELAND INDIANS—Optioned OF Trevor Crowe and C Wyatt Toregas to Columbus (IL). Assigned LHP Jeremy Sowers outright to Columbus. Placed RHP Hector Ambriz on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 27. DETROIT TIGERS—Optioned OF Clete Thomas to Toledo (IL). MINNESOTA TWINS—Placed RHP Joe Nathan and C Jose Morales on the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Glen Perkins and C Wilson Ramos to Rochester (IL). TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Reassigned C Raul Chavez to their minor league camp. National League HOUSTON ASTROS—Placed 1B Lance Berkman, RHP Alberto Arias and RHP Yorman Bazardo on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 26. LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Released LHP Eric Stults. NEW YORK METS—Announced LHP Pat Misch cleared waivers and was assigned outright to Buffalo (IL). PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Reassigned C Erik Kratz to their minor league camp. WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Optioned RHP J.D. Martin to Syracuse (IL). American Association GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS—Traded RHP Greg Krause to Gateway (Frontier) and LHP Aaron Jenkins to Kalamazoo (Frontier) for future considerations. LINCOLN SALTDOGS—Signed RHP Carter Clements, RHP Jim Paduch, RHP Ben Paxton and RHP Angel Castro. ST. PAUL SAINTS—Signed RHP Zach Peterson. Can-Am League BROCKTON ROX—Signed INF Derek Kinzler. SUSSEX SKYHAWKS—Signed OF Caleb Stewart and INF/OF Joe Persichina. WORCESTER TORNADOES—Signed OF Danny Santiesteban.
BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES—Assigned F Nathan Jawai to Sioux Falls (NBADL). OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER—Signed G Mustafa Shakur. WASHINGTON WIZARDS—Signed G Cedric Jackson to a 10-day contract. NBA Development League RIO GRANDE VALLEY VIPERS—Acquired G Terrel Harris.
HOCKEY EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF x-Pittsburgh 76 44 25 7 95 237 x-New Jersey 76 44 26 6 94 203 Philadelphia 76 38 32 6 82 221 N.Y. Rangers 76 34 32 10 78 201 N.Y. Islanders 76 31 35 10 72 199 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF x-Buffalo 75 42 23 10 94 215 Ottawa 77 42 30 5 89 210 Montreal 76 37 31 8 82 204 Boston 76 35 29 12 82 191 Toronto 77 28 36 13 69 204 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF z-Washington 76 49 15 12 110 296 Atlanta 77 34 31 12 80 227 Carolina 76 32 35 9 73 210 Florida 75 30 33 12 72 195 Tampa Bay 76 30 34 12 72 199
Phoenix at Calgary, late Thursday’s Games Florida at Boston, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Toronto, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Atlanta at Washington, 7 p.m. Carolina at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Columbus at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. St. Louis at Nashville, 8 p.m. Vancouver at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Chicago at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Montreal at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. San Jose at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Edmonton at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Calgary at Colorado, 9:30 p.m. Vancouver at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
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FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS—Signed WR Chad Jackson. Re-signed CB Ashton Youboty. CINCINNATI BENGALS—Re-signed DE Frostee Rucker. DENVER BRONCOS—Announced the retirement of PK Jason Elam after he signed a oneday contract. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Signed LB Omar Gaither to a one-year contract. HOCKEY National Hockey League BOSTON BRUINS—Reassigned F Yannick Riendeau from Providence (AHL) to Reading (ECHL). Signed F Jordan Caron, F Joe Colborne, G Michael Hutchinson and D Steven Kampfer and assigned Colborne, Kampfer and F Maxime Sauve to Providence. LOS ANGELES KINGS—Signed F Ray Kaunisto to a two-year contract. MINNESOTA WILD—Recalled C Cody Almond from Houston (AHL). NEW YORK RANGERS—Assigned F Devin DiDiomete from Charlotte (ECHL) to Hartford (AHL). OTTAWA SENATORS—Signed G Robin Lehner and D Eric Gryba and assigned them to Binghamton (AHL). Reassigned F Zack Smith to Binghamton. PHOENIX COYOTES—Signed D Chris Summers. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Recalled D Matt Lashoff from Norfolk (AHL) on an emergency basis. American Hockey League BINGHAMTON SENATORS—Assigned F Yannick Tifu and G Chris Holt to Elmira (ECHL). MANITOBA MOOSE—Reassigned D Taylor Ellington to Victoria (ECHL). Signed D Jordan Hill. PROVIDENCE BRUINS—Released F Olivier Labelle and F John Lammers. ECHL ECHL—Fined Elmira D Brennan Turner, Trenton LW Kevin Cormier, the Elmira Jackals and the Trenton Devils undisclosed amounts for their actions prior to the start of Saturday’s game. Suspended Las Vegas D Chris Frank one game and fined him an undisclosed amount for a match penalty for hair pulling during Sunday’s game at Stockton. ELMIRA JACKALS—Waived D Alex Dzielski.
COLLEGE GEORGE MASON—Signed men’s basketball coach Jim Larranaga to a contract extension through the 2015-16 season. HOLY CROSS—Fired men’s basketball coach Sean Kearney. LOUISVILLE—Agreed in principle with men’s basketball coach Rick Pitino on a four-year contract extension through the 2016-17 season. MIDDLE TENNESSEE—Signed men’s basketball coach Kermit Davis a three-year contract extension through the 2013-14 season. PITTSBURGH—Signed men’s basketball coach Jamie Dixon to a contract extension. ST. JOHN’S—Named Steve Lavin men’s basketball coach. SOUTH CAROLINA—Announced freshman G Kelsey Bone is leaving the women’s basketball team and will transfer. WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH—Announced the retirement of director of athletics Allen Ackerman, effetive Jan. 2011.
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Freshman Dawkins: Duke’s X-factor?
DURHAM (AP) — Andre Dawkins could be preparing for the prom. Instead, he’s having the time of his life in another kind of big dance. The 18-year-old finished high school early to get a jump start at Duke. After playing the season with a heavy heart, he’s hoping to continue providing an offensive spark off the bench in the Final Four. “It’s been a lot of fun, a long journey for the whole season,” Dawkins said. “But this is what we looked forward to from Day 1.” He hit two clutch 3-pointers in the South Regional final victory against Baylor and will be ready if his number is called when the Blue Devils (33-5) play West Virginia (31-6) on Saturday night in Indianapolis. “I don’t really know if it has hit me yet,” Dawkins said. “Maybe walking onto the court at (Houston’s Reliant Stadium) and just seeing all those seats. It was kind of like, ’Wow, this is the big time right here.”’ The teenager’s trip to the Final Four has capped a tumultuous, emotion-filled season for the freshman, who might be the best pure shooter on Duke’s roster. After not taking a shot in a combined seven minutes in his previous two NCAA tournament games, he knocked down two 3s against Baylor — including one in the final minute of the first half that swung momentum back to the Blue Devils and helped propel them to their first Final Four since 2004. “Andre has guts,” teammate Jon Scheyer said. “He comes in games and he’s confident, and it’s a big lift.” Of course, having a certain level of courage comes in handy when you’re trying to enroll at Duke early. Dawkins had attended four years of high school in Virginia — one year of public school before transferring to Atlantic Shores Christian School and was classified as a freshman again. He found out that needed one English class for NCAA eligibility, so he passed that class over the summer and pursued early admission to Duke.
Where The Hoosiers Are
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Light shines through the windows onto the basketball court at Butler University’s Hinkle Fieldhouse Tuesday, March 30, 2010, in Indianapolis.
Old Barn remains a staple of Indiana basketball lore By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer
INDIANAPOLIS — Sometimes at Hinkle Fieldhouse, you can see haze in the air from dust that can never quite be cleaned up. The court creaks a bit in places — the man who hit the most famous shot here calls it sensitive. And the sunlight that sometimes shines onto the floor through those huge windows? “That’s homecourt advantage,” Butler’s assistant athletic director Carl Heck says with a wry grin. Magic has happened in this venerable building, from the 1954 high school showdown that inspired “Hoosiers” to the undefeated homecourt record that Butler put up on its run to this weekend’s Final Four just a few miles away. The “Old Barn” just has that feeling, more than a movie, a building or a floor. For decades, it was the court of dreams in Indiana. “It was such a wonderful place to play in,” said Oscar Robertson, who won two state championships there. “It was so mystical.” Gordon Hayward, whose grandson, Gordon, is the star of the Bulldog team, knows it. “It’s historic, a beautiful facility,” the elder Hayward says. “You Associated Press know, my grandson had offers Duke’s Nolan Smith drives the ball during the second from other schools, like Purdue half of the NCAA South Regional college basketball final against Duke in Houston, Sunday, March 28, 2010. and Michigan, but he chose to come here because he thought they had the best facility.” In “Hoosiers,” coach Norman Dale of the small-town Hickory Huskers realizes his players are in awe when they arrive at the 15,000-seat fieldhouse. Hoping By BRYAN STRICKLAND to calm them down before the Special to the Courier state championship, he pulls out DURHAM — Duke junior Nolan Smith never a tape measure and asks them to has been as close to winning a national champion- check the height of the baskets. ship as he is at this moment, but Smith already has When they realize that the rims a championship ring. are 10 feet high, just like the Thirty years ago, Derek Smith helped Louisville ones back home, they relax. win the NCAA championship. His son inherited A scene like that never hapthe ring after his father’s untimely death in 1996. pened, says Bobby Plump, Derek Smith was 34 years old; Nolan Smith was the real-life version of Jimmy 8. Chitwood who made the game“I have his championship ring, and I look at it winning shot for little Milan in before I do anything really,” Nolan Smith said. “I’m the 1954 Indiana state final. But going to take it with me to Indy.” his team’s awe of the building Derek Smith and the Cardinals won the 1980 was real. His first experience championship in Indianapolis, where Nolan Smith with it came when coach Marvin and the Duke Blue Devils will try to triumph Wood took the Indians there beginning with Saturday’s semifinal game against before a state tournament game West Virginia. in 1953. Derek Smith, a sophomore at the time of the “Woody walked us by the title, scored nine points and grabbed five rebounds floor, and all of us just stopped,” in Louisville’s 59-54 victory over UCLA for the Plump, now 73, said. “You know, crown. that place was mammoth, and “I have a DVD of the championship game that I especially from down home. It watch from time to time,” Nolan Smith said. “He made so many plays in that game, and the couple of times they showed him, he just had this look in his eye of a warrior. He fought. “He was a big, strong guard, and he just played so hard. He looked like he just enjoyed the game and wasn’t scared at any point.”
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Bobby Plump, right, of Milan High School, works the ball against Crispus Attucks’ Willie Mason (34) and Oscar Roberston (43) during the Indianapolis high school tournament semifinal basketball game at Hinkle Fieldhouse, in this March 13, 1954, file photo.
just got quiet for a little bit, and Bob Engel, one of our players, looked around and said ’You could put a lot of hay in this place, couldn’t you?’ That kind of broke the ice.” Milan lost in the semifinals that year, but roared through postseason play the next year. The Indians beat a young Robertson and his Indianapolis Crispus Attucks squad on the way to the championship. The southeast Indiana school an hour’s drive west of Cincinnati, enrollment 161, squared off in that title game with Muncie Central, a school 10 times its size. It was only possible because Indiana’s single-class system allowed the smallest of schools to dream the biggest of dreams. Excitement about the Indians had grown because of their postseason run in ’53, so the crowd was in their corner. Milan led 23-17 at halftime, but Central dominated the third quarter and tied the game heading into the fourth. Milan called a timeout with 18 seconds left and the score tied at 30. Plump dribbled near the midcourt circle, then advanced as time wound down. He cut hard to his right, pulled up and drained a 15-footer to win the championship. The fans were delirious. “I only had 10 points against Muncie Central,” Plump says now. “It was the worst game I had in two years of tournament play, but it’s the one everybody
remembers.” Plump’s shot was instant legend in Indiana, and it became a worldwide phenomenon after the movie debuted in 1986, with the championship scenes filmed in the fieldhouse. “That probably stands out as the most significant thing to happen in high school basketball,” Pacers president Larry Bird said. “For Milan to be able to win a state championship had to be something special, not only then, but to see it evolve over the next 50 years is pretty magnificent.” Little has changed at the fieldhouse since Plump’s famous shot 56 years ago. The fieldhouse hosted the state championships from 1928 to 1971 and Plump’s is far from the only stirring tale. John Wooden is known the world over as a winning basketball coach at UCLA. Perhaps his most painful loss came in the 1928 state finals, the first at the fieldhouse. Wooden’s Martinsville team led Muncie 12-11 late in the game, but Muncie was issued a technical foul for taking too long while attending to an injury to Charles Secrist. Wooden, an excellent free-throw shooter for the defending state champs, missed the free throw. According to the rules of the day, the ball came to midcourt for a jump ball. Secrist tipped the ball to himself, then fired the ball toward the basket from just beyond halfcourt, hoping to give himself a chance to rebound. The high, arching shot somehow dropped through the net, and Muncie won 13-12. “When you walk in here and it’s a full house, that light — there’s like a haze that comes across it because you can’t clean this building 100 percent,” says John Harding, a 65-year-old Indianapolis native who has been the equipment manager for 19 years. “You don’t clean concrete that’s been here since 1928. There’s just dust. It’s been here. You see that haze coming across there in kind of an arc right going down — it comes right down on the floor.” There are no video screens, no escalators, no air conditioning. Filled to capacity on a cold winter’s day, it gets hot enough that the windows have to be opened. Nothing fancy. “The people that really appreciate tradition and history love it,” Butler coach Brad Stevens says.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The crowd of people targeted in a drive-by shooting that killed four and wounded five others had just returned from the funeral of a victim of another recent shooting nearby, a witness said Wednesday. Two men and a 14-year-old boy police said was driving the minivan involved were arrested and being charged in Tuesday night’s shooting, the worst in D.C. in at least 16 years.
16 workers arrested
FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies have arrested 16 employees at a North Carolina tire plant on drug charges after an undercover investigation prompted by workers’ concerns. The Fayetteville Observer reported Wednesday that agents posing as Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. employees singled out workers for arrest once they offered to sell drugs to the officers. Goodyear requested the investigation after several employees complained to the Fayetteville plant’s managers. The sheriff’s office says dogs sniffing for drugs found them in parked cars and in the plant during Tuesday’s raid.
Investigators ID remains
ROCKY MOUNT (AP) — Police say human remains found in eastern North Carolina are those of a missing woman, but not one of the two women they had suspected.
Edgecombe County Sheriff James Knight said on Wednesday that the remains found over the weekend are those of 40-year-old Rocky Mount resident Roberta Williams. The state medical examiner’s office hasn’t yet determined the cause of her death. Williams was last seen in 2008, but Knight says she had not been reported missing. Police have charged 31-year-old Antwan Maurice Pittman with first-degree murder in the death of Taraha Shenice Nicholson, who was found in the same area in 2009. Pittman is a suspect in four similar slayings, but he has not been charged in any other death.
Doctor reprimanded CHARLOTTE (AP) — A North Carolina osteopathic physician will be allowed to continue his alternative medical practice as long as he asks patients to sign a form acknowledging his practice is outside the mainstream. The Charlotte Observer reported Wednesday that Dr. Rashid Buttar of Huntersville has been under the North Carolina Medical Board’s scrutiny for a decade. Buttar agreed this week to accept a reprimand. He denies allegations that he exploited patients by charging exorbitant fees for unproven therapies, and ordering expensive tests to make more money. The newspaper says Buttar’s practice attracts patients from 42 states and 37 countries.
Associated Press
Roger St. Onge of Narragansett, R.I., left, and Phil Pendergast deliver a generator to the Pendergast house in the East Natick section of Warwick on Wednesday. The Pawtuxet River, which runs past the end of the street, crested at a record height earlier in the day and had already subsided by about 12 inches at the time of the photo.
New England flooding drowns homes, dreams WEST WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — Flooding on a scale rarely seen in New England forced hundreds of people from their homes Wednesday, overwhelmed sewage systems to the point that families were asked to stop flushing toilets, and washed out bridges and highways from Maine to Connecticut. Hardest hit by three days of recordbreaking rain was Rhode Island, where the worst flooding in 200 years could persist for several more days and permanently close businesses already struggling in the weak economy. “I think we’re all done,” said Angelo Padula Jr., a West Warwick town councilman whose family owns a 100-year-old auto-restoration shop. The shop and 260 cars stood in 10 feet of water from the Pawtuxet River. Padula said officials told him they believe his shop and about 40 surrounding businesses would have to be condemned, as will several blocks of nearby homes. “We were wiped right out,” said Padula, whose 86-year-old father was hospitalized after having a heart attack during Tuesday night’s flooding. “You’re talking millions and millions of dollars in these businesses. Now I know how the people in New Orleans felt” after Hurricane Katrina. The rain subsided to a drizzle Wednesday, then finally stopped, and the floodwaters began to recede. But authorities across New England warned that much of the water could linger for days. The latest flooding was far worse than an inundation earlier this month in the same areas. Stonington, Conn., a coastal town on the Rhode Island border, was largely cut off as two of its three bridges went out. A bridge also gave out in Freetown, Mass., isolating about 1,000 residents. In Coventry, R.I., a two-lane bridge threatened to collapse after its abutments washed out. A stretch of Interstate 95, the main route linking Boston to New York, was closed in Rhode Island and could remain so at least through Thursday. Amtrak suspended some trains in the area because of water over the tracks. It said its Acela Express service between New Haven, Conn., and Boston and its Northeast regional service between New York and Boston would be suspended into Thursday morning. In Rhode Island, rescues continued for a third day along the Pawtuxet River, which flooded several blocks past its banks in many spots. The river crested Wednesday morning at 20.79 feet, nearly 6 feet over the previous record — set only two weeks ago — and almost 12 feet above its ordinary level of 9 feet. The river is expected to return to its banks by Saturday, officials said. Department of Homeland Security
Secretary Janet Napolitano planned to travel to Rhode Island on Friday to assess damage caused by flooding, a DHS official said Wednesday evening on condition of anonymity because her trip hadn’t been formally announced. An aerial tour of the state taken by The Associated Press revealed the sweep of the damage. Water flowed like a torrent around the Warwick Mall, with rapids approaching the front doors of a Macy’s and an Old Navy store and putting a movie theater under water. Cars were submerged up to their roofs. Oil slicks floated on top of muddy water through neighborhoods. Although many parts of the state appeared unaffected, roads in other areas were broken up, ball fields were underwater, and homes and businesses were flooded. The heavy rain is the latest setback to Rhode Island, which has struggled for months with an unemployment rate nearing 13 percent — about 3 percentage points higher than the national average. Some of the areas worst hit were business districts, including the area around the Warwick Mall, one of the state’s major shopping areas. Amy Kempe, a spokeswoman for Gov. Don Carcieri, said it was too soon to know the economic impact of the latest round of flooding to the state, which has a $220 million budget deficit. Also threatened was West Warwick, a town designated a “distressed community” by the state because of its many low-income residents and heavy tax burden. The town was the site in 2003 of one of the nation’s deadliest nightclub fires. During the last round of flooding, businesses in that town alone were estimated to have missed out on $730,000 in revenue, and the most recent storms have been worse. Every resident of Rhode Island, a state of about 1 million, was asked to conserve water and electricity because of flooded sewage systems and electrical substations. In Warwick, a water- and sewage-treatment plant failed, and officials urged people not to wash clothes or flush toilets. The waters either stranded hundreds of people or sent them to shelters. Many of those who stayed behind appeared shell-shocked. Monica Bourgeois, 45, cried Wednesday as she stood outside her home in Cranston, where a sewer pump station gave out and hundreds of people had evacuated. The Pawtuxet had turned her lawn into a lake and flooded her basement with 6 feet of still-rising water. “I have absolutely no idea how we’re going to pay for this,” she said. “I’m extremely, extremely worried. Do you know how much a new furnace costs? We’re just praying to God for some help.”
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THE MARKET IN REVIEW
STOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS
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GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name Last PMI Grp 5.42 Nwcstl pfB 16.85 BkIrelnd 8.90 Nwcstl pfD 15.39 GlbShipLs 2.41 Newcastle 3.23 Duoyuan n 10.80 MGIC 10.97 Nwcstl pfC 15.18 FstBcpPR 2.41
Chg +.88 +2.11 +1.00 +1.74 +.25 +.29 +.93 +.84 +1.16 +.18
%Chg +19.4 +14.3 +12.7 +12.7 +11.6 +9.9 +9.4 +8.3 +8.3 +8.1
LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name Last KV PhmB lf 2.11 MauiLnd h 6.24 Primedia 3.44 GrayTvA 2.35 BiP Sug 47.61 CIBER 3.74 DB AgriDL 7.12 CascdeCp 32.21 GamGld g 7.19 Ameron 62.89
Chg %Chg -.36 -14.6 -.91 -12.7 -.34 -9.0 -.22 -8.6 -4.18 -8.1 -.31 -7.7 -.57 -7.4 -2.52 -7.3 -.53 -6.9 -4.50 -6.7
MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg Citigrp 5027461 4.05 -.04 FordM 3877042 12.57 -.71 S&P500ETF1445338117.00 -.40 BkofAm 1097436 17.85 +.09 FordM wt 867532 4.84 ... SprintNex 613593 3.80 -.02 GenElec 583439 18.20 -.10 Pfizer 575323 17.15 -.11 SPDR Fncl 569631 15.95 +.03 DirFBear rs 550905 13.47 -.05 Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume
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1,240 1,835 118 3,193 172 4 4,671,468,190
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1,906.98 +5.20
GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name Last Gainsco rs 9.15 EntreeGold 2.89 CagleA 6.02 UQM Tech 4.21 DGSE 2.25 NthnO&G 15.85 FieldPnt 2.17 NE Rlty 67.99 BarHarb 30.50 Banro g 2.12
Chg %Chg +1.02 +12.5 +.25 +9.5 +.47 +8.5 +.29 +7.4 +.15 +7.1 +.90 +6.0 +.12 +5.6 +3.49 +5.4 +1.36 +4.7 +.09 +4.4
LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name Last OrienPap n 8.35 SinoHub n 3.18 NewConcEn4.31 TiensBio 2.70 Servotr 8.21 Argan 13.00 Versar 3.03 ChinaNet 4.50 VirnetX 4.80 AlphaPro 2.35
Chg %Chg -1.19 -12.5 -.32 -9.1 -.41 -8.7 -.25 -8.5 -.73 -8.2 -1.05 -7.5 -.23 -7.1 -.34 -7.0 -.36 -7.0 -.14 -5.6
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Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume
228 255 43 526 13 3 95,936,306
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GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name Last ArQule 5.72 AirTrnsp 3.35 AdeptTch 4.67 SevenArt lf 2.93 Overstk 16.23 AtlCstFd 2.50 Omeros n 7.04 ZhoneTc rs 2.75 Replgn 4.06 Rdiff.cm 2.61
Chg +2.22 +1.03 +.78 +.49 +2.53 +.38 +1.01 +.34 +.49 +.29
%Chg +63.4 +44.8 +20.1 +20.1 +18.5 +17.9 +16.7 +14.1 +13.7 +12.5
LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name Last Encorm rs 2.64 CmwlthBsh 3.15 SmartHeat 10.74 WldHeart 3.56 FoodTech 2.56 AutoChi n 29.00 A-Power 10.70 BioFuelEn 2.94 FlamelT 8.57 RosettaG 2.16
Chg -.64 -.60 -1.78 -.49 -.34 -3.72 -1.34 -.34 -.89 -.22
%Chg -19.5 -16.0 -14.2 -12.1 -11.7 -11.4 -11.1 -10.4 -9.4 -9.2
MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)
Name Vol (00) Microsoft 608498 PwShs QQQ545097 Cisco 529716 ArQule 438091 Intel 434028 ApldMatl 403151 MicronT 362585 ETrade 286430 Comcast 264245 Oracle 261393
Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume
Last Chg 29.29 -.48 48.16 -.23 26.03 -.62 5.72 +2.22 22.29 -.05 13.47 +.02 10.37 -.42 1.65 -.01 18.83 +.09 25.71 +.17
DIARY
1,005 1,675 133 2,813 116 20 2,205,199,973
10,960
Dow Jones industrials
Close: 10,856.63 Change: -50.79 (-0.5%)
2,397.96 -12.73
52-Week High Low
10,955.48 4,439.24 408.57 7,497.88 1,925.54 2,432.25 1,180.69 800.73 12,351.24 693.32
10,820 10,680
11,200
10 DAYS
10,800 10,400
7,278.78 2,517.16 320.44 4,832.15 1,321.21 1,482.15 772.31 464.38 7,801.35 405.71
STOCK MARKET INDEXES Name
Dow Industrials 10,856.63 Dow Transportation 4,374.62 Dow Utilities 378.82 NYSE Composite 7,447.80 Amex Market Value 1,906.98 Nasdaq Composite 2,397.96 S&P 500 1,169.43 S&P MidCap 789.90 Wilshire 5000 12,222.29 Russell 2000 678.64
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YTD %Chg %Chg
-50.79 -13.73 -.54 -12.92 +5.20 -12.73 -3.84 -4.23 -43.43 -5.30
-.47 -.31 -.14 -.17 +.27 -.53 -.33 -.53 -.35 -.77
+4.11 +6.71 -4.82 +3.66 +4.49 +5.68 +4.87 +8.70 +5.83 +8.51
12-mo %Chg
+39.88 +60.08 +14.78 +46.44 +37.63 +54.55 +44.18 +59.75 +48.28 +58.13
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Total Assets Obj ($Mlns) NAV
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CI 122,927 LG 64,425 LB 59,564 IH 56,242 LG 55,524 WS 53,078 MA 48,457 LB 47,853 LB 47,616 LB 44,500 LV 40,010 FB 38,069 LV 37,537 FV 35,758 CI 31,614 WS 31,553 LB 30,216 FG 29,870 CA 29,675 MA 29,546 LB 28,279 LB 28,262 MA 28,252 CI 27,481 LG 27,150 CI 25,333 FB 25,302 MB 24,867 LV 15,542 LB 9,595 LB 4,231 GS 1,496 LV 1,216 SR 430 LG 180
+0.7 +15.5/C +5.8 +45.9/D +6.3 +52.8/B +3.1 +33.2/C +5.6 +43.1/D +5.9 +47.9/D +3.2 +39.3/B +6.0 +49.7/B +5.1 +43.3/E +6.0 +49.9/B +6.6 +64.5/A +6.9 +52.2/C +5.4 +42.5/E +8.6 +75.7/A +0.7 +15.2/C +6.0 +51.5/C +6.2 +49.2/C +6.3 +50.3/D +3.5 +46.7/A +3.6 +35.6/C +6.0 +49.9/B +6.3 +52.9/B +3.9 +36.4/C +0.2 +18.0/B +7.7 +53.6/A +0.7 +15.0/C +6.7 +59.5/A +6.4 +63.6/B +6.9 +58.1/A +6.0 +59.3/A +5.7 +47.9/C -0.1 +3.4/B +4.4 +39.1/E +9.5+106.0/C +7.4 +47.3/C
11.04 28.47 28.99 48.00 60.28 33.98 15.79 107.73 26.66 107.02 102.20 38.62 25.46 33.03 11.04 26.25 34.02 28.17 2.10 16.80 107.73 28.99 29.72 11.96 73.13 11.04 14.63 34.61 22.27 31.90 37.54 10.37 3.08 15.16 15.78
+7.5/A +4.1/B +2.6/B +4.2/C +5.4/A +6.1/A +3.6/B +1.8/C +2.6/B +2.0/C +0.6/D +7.9/A +1.3/C +6.0/A +7.3/A +6.7/A +5.0/A +3.9/D +4.6/A +3.1/C +1.9/C +2.7/B +5.7/A +3.1/E +6.9/A +7.0/A +5.6/B +5.1/A +2.1/B +4.9/A +2.4/B +4.9/A -0.5/E +3.6/C +2.5/C
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Factory orders up for 10th time in 11 months
WASHINGTON (AP) — Factory orders rose in February, bolstered by strong demand for industrial machinery and commercial aircraft. It was the 10th increase in 11 months as manufacturing continues to provide crucial support for the nation’s economic recovery. “We’re not a red-hot economy,” said Tim Quinlan, an economist at Wells Fargo. “But the recovery is still plodding along.” Manufacturers, which were hit hard by the recession, are benefiting from overseas orders and increased business spending on capital equipment. Quinlan estimates that factory orders fell by about 25 percent during the recession but have recovered about one-third of that amount since last spring. The Commerce Department said Wednesday that new orders rose 0.6 percent last month, just ahead of analysts’ estimates for a 0.5 percent increase, according to Thomson Reuters. Still, that was the lowest uptick since August 2009. January’s orders also were revised higher to show an increase of 2.5 percent, the department said. Separately, a private company’s report on payrolls Wednesday disappointed Wall Street analysts. Payroll provider ADP said that employers cut 23,000 jobs in March, well below economists’ forecasts for a 40,000 gain. Stocks were mixed after the data, which comes before Friday’s employment report by the Labor Department. The Dow Jones industrial average fell about 21 points in midday trading though some broader indices ticked up. In the factory orders report, economists were encouraged by a 2 percent rise in orders for capital goods such as computers and machinery following a sharp drop in January. That means businesses have started to increase their investment spending, economists said. In addition, inventories rose by 0.5 percent last month, the fourth increase in the past five months and better than the 0.3 percent rise seen in January. Still, inventories aren’t growing as quickly as many economists would like.
Orders for big-ticket manufactured items, known as durable goods, also rose 0.6 percent in February, slightly higher than a preliminary estimate released last week. Machinery orders jumped 5.1 percent, driven by higher demand for heating and air conditioning equipment and turbines and other power generation gear.
Trader Joseph Gliozzo with Cuttone & Company works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday. Associated Press
Stocks post healthy first quarter NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market is taking some ages-old advice to heart: everything in moderation. Stocks on Wednesday ended a first quarter that many investors and analysts would describe as healthy. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index is up 4.9 percent by amassing a string of steady gains that were far from the supersized jumps seen in 2009. The Dow Jones industrials are up 4.1 percent, but with unremarkable gains of 50 points here and 15 there. They’ve had few of the triple-digit swings that used to be commonplace. The market’s relative tranquility has made many analysts upbeat about the chances that its gains will hold. They say investors now have realistic, not overoptimistic, expectations. And the market has gotten used to the idea of a bumpy economic recovery, including the continuing struggles of the housing market. But analysts warn, for stocks to extend their January-March gains, investors will need to see employers hiring again. Even then, the market is expected to take its time. “Like any sprinter, at some point you’ve got to put your
hands on your knees and take a deep breath,” said John Lynch, chief market analyst at Evergreen Investments in Charlotte, N.C. “That’s why we’ve seen these mild advances in recent weeks — consistent but mild.” A by-the-numbers look at the advance that some traders have called the “tortoise rally”: n The Dow fell 51 points, or 0.5 percent, to 10,856.63 Wednesday but still posted its best first quarter since 1999. It has risen four straight quarters. It is approaching 11,000 for the first time in a year and a half. It’s up 9.6 percent after falling to 9,908.39 on Feb. 8. The quarter has padded the Dow’s huge 2009 gain, putting the average 65.8 percent above the 12-year low of 6,547.05 it reached on March 9 of last year. However, it’s still down 23.4 percent from its October 2007 peak of 14,164.53. n The broader S&P 500 index fell 3.84, or 0.3 percent, to 1,169.43 Wednesday but rose 4.9 percent for the first quarter and 5.4 percent including dividends. It’s the index’s best firstquarter since 1998. For the past 12 months, it’s up 46.6 percent.
S&P says the index is up about 53.6 percent when dividends are included. n The Nasdaq composite index fell 12.73, or 0.5 percent, to 2,397.96 Wednesday. It rose 5.7 percent for the quarter, largely on the strength of companies like Apple Inc., which rose 11.5 percent. Overall, the tech stocks that dominate the Nasdaq had a more modest quarter. n Industrial stocks had the biggest advance among S&P 500 segments. They rose 12.5 percent on expectations that growth in places like China will continue and that spending on everything from roads to equipment will pick up. n Financial stocks, which have led the market in the past year, rose 10.8 percent as banks repair their balance sheets and investors grow more hopeful that mortgage and other loan defaults will decline. — Telecommunications companies have been the worst performing segment of the S&P 500. Their stock prices have fallen 5.7 percent. n Utility stocks, also known for paying hefty dividends, saw their shares fall 4.6 percent for the quarter.
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Seniors wary of health reform impact on Medicare
WASHINGTON (AP) — Seniors aren’t celebrating President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. While Democrats hail the sweeping legislation as the greatest expansion of the social safety net since Medicare, they also fear that seniors won’t see it that way for this fall’s elections. Indeed, Republicans have portrayed the overhaul as a raid on Medicare — a bedrock of retirement security — to provide money to pay for covering younger, uninsured workers and their families. An Associated Press-GfK survey in March found that 54 percent of seniors opposed the legislation that was then taking final shape in Congress, compared with 36 percent of people age 18-50. And last week a USA Today/Gallup Poll found that a majority of seniors said passing the bill was a bad thing — while younger people were positive about it.
There’s no doubt that broad cuts in projected Medicare payments to insurance plans, hospitals, nursing homes and other service providers will sting. What hasn’t sunk in yet is that the new law also improves the lot of many Medicare beneficiaries. Keenly aware that this is a congressional election year, Democrats structured the law so virtually all the cuts start next year and take effect only gradually. For this year, the law provides a sweetener. More than 3 million seniors who have been falling into a Medicare prescription coverage gap will get a $250 rebate, a down payment on closing the “doughnut hole.” Nonetheless, seniors are anxious. It’s going to take a while before the verdict is in. Change will come slowly to Medicare, which covers 46 million seniors and disabled people. There will be winners
and losers: n Gross cuts in projected payments to insurers, hospitals and other providers total $533 billion over 10 years, according to a preliminary analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation. About $100 billion will be plowed back into Medicare, leaving a net cut of $428 billion. Medicare spending will continue to grow under the law, just not as fast. n The law strengthens traditional Medicare, which covers about three-fourths of seniors, by improving preventive care and increasing payments to frontline primary care doctors and nurses serving as medical coordinators. But it gradually reduces generous government subsidies to private insurance plans, Medicare alternatives that have lately gained popularity. That could lead to an exodus from the private plans. n The most significant new
benefit — closing Medicare’s prescription coverage gap — won’t be fully phased in until 2020. That’s a long time if you’re old and frail. The coverage gap starts after the first $2,830 spent on medications in a year. Seniors then pay entirely out of their pocket until they have spent $4,550, when the government starts picking up 95 percent of the tab. After the rebate this year, seniors in the gap will get a 50 percent discount on brand name drugs in 2011, and a smaller break on generics. The discounts gradually ramp up until the “doughnut hole” is closed. n One change has received little attention but could have major consequences. The law authorizes a variety of experiments to provide better care for seniors struggling with multiple chronic illnesses — about half the program’s beneficiaries. Prominent voices in the medical community
have been clamoring for the government to use Medicare as a laboratory for change. If the approach succeeds, fewer people may end up in the hospital for bad drug reactions and other common problems. “It’s going to be very important for Medicare beneficiaries to understand that on the whole, this is not the disaster some people have painted it to be,” said health economist Marilyn Moon, who as a former Medicare trustee helped oversee program finances from 1995 through 2000. “It is a bit of a mixed bag, but I think on balance it is going to put the program in a better position, over a long period of time.” AARP and other major organizations representing seniors supported the law, despite the polls. Now they’re planning a sustained outreach campaign to call attention to the legislation’s benefits.
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Outlandish writers win April Fools’ Day Dear Readers:It’s April Fools’ Day again, the day I share some of the letters I receive that are so farfetched I wouldn’t print them any other day because they are either over the top or under the bottom, depending upon one’s perspective. Read on: Dear Abby: As I was eating my lunch yesterday, I saw the image of Abraham Lincoln on one of my potato chips. As I was daydreaming about how much money I would make charging people to see it, I absentmindedly popped it into my mouth and ate it! Is there anything I can do about this? —Dana Dear Dana: Absolutely. Start thinking about some other original ways to make money. Your potato chip may have been delicious, but unfortunately, you ATE your business plan. Dear Abby: While I was out of town on a business trip, my wife suddenly became a vegetarian. While that may sound like a good thing to some people, it is a matter of great concern to me. Since becoming a vegetarian, she has gained 30 pounds and no longer has her girlish figure. In addition, she will no longer swat flies or kill a roach in the house, saying she doesn’t kill anything anymore.
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Perhaps others who have encountered this situation can give me some hints on how to handle this. — Arkansas Carnivor Dear Arkansas Carnivore: I sure hope so — I’ll let you know if I hear from anyone who wants to weigh in on your problem. But in the meantime, you’ll have to cook your own steaks and kill your own insects. Dear Abby: Please help me make my life better and answer a question that has been troubling me for some time. How do men on death row get their toenails cut? Are they actually given sharp objects to do it for themselves? I can’t figure it out. — Perplexed Dear Perplexed: Your question is one I have pondered for some time, as well. Because men on death row are not supposed to have sharp objects, they take turns chewing each other’s toenails off. I have this on good authority — and I’m not conning you.
How to warm up your cold feet Dear Dr. Gott: What are the possible reasons for my extremely cold feet and toes? Dear Reader: There are a number of possible causes, including exposure to cold, hypothyroidism, peripheral neuropathy, peripheral-artery disease and Raynaud’s. Many disorders share symptoms, so you might need some follow-up. If it is time for an annual physical examination, ask your physician to test you for a thyroid disorder. Include cholesterol and blood-sugar levels. Peripheal neuropathy is caused by nerve damage and commonly presents with numbness, tingling and a burning sensation. This certainly might be an answer. Raynaud’s is an interruption of blood flow to the extremities caused by exposure to cold and made worse by emotional stimulation. Symptoms include burning, tingling, pain on exposure to cold and whitish/blue skin, followed by redder skin when
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circulation improves. Peripheral-artery disease is a common problem involving circulation that occurs when there’s an insufficient flow of blood to the hands, legs and feet. Discontinue smoking if you currently do so. Exercise to improve your circulation. Cover your feet with socks and warm slippers or shoes, even when at home. Avoid excess coffee, chocolate and other caffeinecontaining products that constrict blood vessels. Substitute green and black teas that contain flavonoids, as they help support blood-vessel health. Have a thorough examination by your primary-care physician.
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Don’t be afraid to take on projects in the year ahead that seem to be bigger than life. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — This is likely to be one of those days in which you will be in the right spot at the right time. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Make an effort to mix and mingle today, if you can. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Finally, after laboring for some time to achieve an objective of great significance, you could make a breakthrough today. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Once again you will find yourself quite fortunate with a situation or development in which you previously struck gold. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Forced changes or adjustments are likely to work out in your favor. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — What you are hoping to accomplish today is doable, provided you are teamed up with the right allies. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — It looks like you are riding a very fortunate wave at this point in time. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Your uplifting attitude, along with your natural charisma, make you a very appealing person to be around today. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Focus on your most meaningful objective today. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Do not be reluctant to mingle among your peers, in both work and social settings. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — You’re in one of those special cycles in which you are capable of two things at once. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — This might be one of those days when you find yourself in the right spot.
14 — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, THURSDAY, April 1, 2010
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Richmond Hill Senior Apts. in Rfdtn 1BR Units w/handicap accessible units avail. Sec 8 assistance avail. 287-2578 Hours: Mon., Tues., & Thurs. 7-3. TDD Relay 1-800-735-2962 Equal Housing Opportunity. Income Based Rent.
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FSBO 3BR/2BA Upper Greenhill Owner fin. w/5% down. $161,000 Acreage! 287-1022
4BR/1.5BA in Chase school district. No pets! $450/mo. + $450 dep. Ref’s req. 657-9656
3,000 sqft. home in FC Fixer upper! $45,000 3BR/2BA in Rfdtn. $650/mo. + securities. 748-0658 or 286-1982
FSBO: 3BR/1.5BA Brick Veneer house Appliances included! $80,000 245-8233
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2BR/2BA on 2 ac. in Lake Lure on the resort, 200’ bold running creek, w/d, cent. h/a. $750/mo. Call Eddy Zappel 828-289-9151 or Marco 954-275-0735
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$525/month Call
828-447-1989 New cent. air & elec. stove 1BR available Reduced to $375 w/ 1 yr. lease signed & $325 dep. pd. in April You pay electric, we pay water! Arlington Ridge 828-447-3233
For Rent 2BR/1BA in Chase
PRN Kitchen Staff Needed for the Carolina Event and Conference Center Catering experience, ability to lift 50 pounds, stand for eight hours, deal with cold and heat required. Background check and drug test required.
community. Cent. h/a, appliances furnished. Water & trash pick up incld. $525/mo. Ref’s req.
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1BR APTS $350/mo. Heat included. 3BR house Danieltown area $650/mo. 4BR home in Ellenboro $1,000/mo. 3BR FC $795/mo. Rentals Unlimited 245-7400
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2BR near East High $300/mo. Dep. & ref’s req. Senior discount. Call 248-1909 (2) 2 Bedroom MH in Ellenboro for rent. Starting at $285/mo. + dep. Call 245-4086 3BR/2BA 107 Cobra Dr., FC, new paint $650/mo. No credit check! 704-472-3100 RENT TO OWN: 2BR SW MH Spindale area. Small DP plus 1st months rent $400 Call 429-3976
Property FOR LEASE: Commercial Building w/office space on Withrow Rd. $1,000/ month Call 429-7654
Work Wanted Will sit with elderly, cook, clean, and do light housework. Call 828-429-4272
Looking for Teacher with BK Licensure for More at Four Program 2010-2011 school year & Daycare Director with 4 year degree. Send
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For Sale
IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY MAX A. HOLCHER AND REBECCA M. HOLCHER DATED MARCH 7, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 945 AT PAGE 641 IN THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA 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 10:00 AM on April 13, 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: Being Tracts One, Two and Three as described in Deeds recorded in Deed Book 692 Page 179 and Deed Book 694, Page 567 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry, Reference to said deeds being made for a more particular description of said property. And Being more commonly known as: 211 Thomas Dr, Lake Lure, NC 28746 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Rebecca M. Holcher and Max A. Holcher, as Co-Trustees of the Rebecca Mewborne Holcher Revocable Trust Dated May 1, 1999, and any amendments thereto. 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.
Grady Ingle Substitute Trustee 8520 Cliff Cameron Drive, Suite 300 Charlotte, NC 28269 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 09-116876
Pets Free to a good home Border Collie/ Australian Shepherd male puppies. Ready to go. 247-6154
Lost M white cat w/orange ears & markings, blue eyes. Last seen 3/26 518 Pleasant St. in Spindale. 429-5584
Found Beagle, Ellenboro area, call to identify. Call after 8 pm 453-1143 and leave message
Liberty University Masters student seeking
LPC Practicum site. Serious inquiries only please! 828-248-1563
Classifieds Work NOTICE Pursuant to G.S. 163-230.1(c1), the Rutherford County Board of Elections will meet on Tuesday, April 13th, April 20th and April 27th at 8:30 a.m. to approve absentee applications. In addition, the board will meet on April 30th at 8:30a.m., May 3rd at 5:00 p.m., and May 10th at 8:30 a.m., if necessary.
REDUCED! 7 ft. Sleeper Sofa & Love seat. Blue with gold, rust & green floral print. Floor pillow to match. Excellent condition! $400 Call 248-5658 leave message
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Estate Sale: Spindale, 110 Dove Lane off Whiteside Rd. Sat. 9AM-until. Entertainment center, portable refrig, too much to mention
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WILL BUY YOUR JUNK Cars & Trucks Pick up at your convenience!
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that at 7:00 p.m., on 13 April 2010, at the Lake Lure Municipal Center, 2948 Memorial Highway, Lake Lure, North Carolina, the Lake Lure Town Council will hold public hearings with regard to the following matters: 1. Ordinance Number 10-04-13, an Ordinance Concerning Commercial Hospitality Uses; amending the Zoning Regulations of the Town of Lake Lure to modify the definition of residential vacation rental; to provide new definitions for hotels & motels and lodges; and to make lodges permitted uses in the CG Zoning District and conditional uses in the R-4 Zoning District. 2. Ordinance Number 10-04-13A, an Ordinance Concerning the Protection of Public Infrastructure; Amending the Zoning Regulations of the Town of Lake Lure to make it a violation thereof to damage public infrastructure. The public is advised that it has the right to appear at said public hearing and present information with regard to these matters. Copies of the proposed ordinances are available for review or purchase (at a nominal cost) at the Lake Lure Municipal Center.
NOTICE OF PARTY PRIMARY ELECTIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the qualified voters of Rutherford County that a Democrat and Republican Primary election will be held on Tuesday, May 4, 2010. The polls will open at 6:30 A.M. and close at 7:30 P.M.
MOVING Cherry Mtn. St., 3 blocks from Main St., FC Sat. 7A Washer, dryer & more! Rain or shine! Look for signs!
MOVING Rfdtn: 434 Highway 64 Sat. 8A-until New & used household, kitchen items, furniture, collectibles, bedding, clothing, & much more!
MOVING SALE FC: 135 Dalehurst Street Fri. & Sat. 8A-until Washer, dryer, refrigerator, furniture and lots of other items! MOVING SALE FC: 239 Brookridge Dr. (off Doggett Rd.) Fri. & Sat. 9A-2P Antiques, tools, 30 Mitchell automotive manuals Spindale: Alabama St., Fri., 8AM-until. Motor puller, camper cover, coffee & end tables, glassware, toys, clothing
Voters registered with the Rutherford County Board of Elections as affiliated with the Democrat Party may vote only in the Democratic Primary; voters registered as affiliated with the Republican Party may vote only in the Republican Primary; voters registered as Unaffiliated may vote in either the Democratic Primary or the Republican Primary, not in both. Residents who are not registered to vote must register by April 9, 2010, to be eligible to vote at the precinct. A person may register or make changes at the Elections office located at 298 Fairground Rd. Spindale, NC between the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday, or by mail. Persons wishing to register and vote after the registration deadline may appear in person at a one-stop absentee voting site, complete the voter registration application form and provide proof of residence by presenting valid documents showing current name and address. An absentee application by mail must be submitted before April 27, 2010. Voting One-stop in the Elections office begins on April 15, 2010 and will be open from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. There will be no additional One-Stop sites for the Primary Election. All One-Stop voting will end on Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 1:00 P.M. The offices to be voted on are, Democrat and Republican US Senate, Democrat and Republican US House District 10, Democrat and Republican US House District 11, Republican NC House District 112, Republican County Commissioner District 1, Democrat County Commissioner District 4, Democrat and Republican County Commissioner District 5, Republican Sheriff, Democrat and Republican Clerk of Superior Court, Republican Coroner, and Nonpartisan Court of Appeals Judge
The date of this Notice is March 16, 2010.
2000 Saab convertible 93 80,100 miles, new tires, 5 spd., clean title Good cond.! $5,500 cash! 828-287-1022
Brand New Whirlpool dishwasher. Never been installed! $300 Call 429-6702
Syble T. Scruggs, Chairman
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION RUTHERFORD COUNTY 09 sp 547
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SPRING CLEANING Rfdtn: 1674 Poors Ford Rd. Fri. & Sat. 6A-12P Children’s clothing, toys, household items and much more!
TREASURES! FC: 443 Forest Lake Rd. (turn off Hudlow Rd.) Fri. 1P-5P & Sat. 7A-1P School desks, Schwinn bicycles, ladies scarfs and treasures, military field jackets, boots, buckles, old tools & much more! YARD SALE Rfdtn 1794 Poors Ford Rd. (beside Cleghorn Mill Rd.) Sat. 7A-until Baby & kids clothes, toys, household items!
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Shaking up years of energy policy and his own environmental backers, President Barack Obama threw open a huge swath of East Coast waters and other protected areas in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico to drilling Wednesday, widening the politically explosive hunt for more homegrown oil and gas. Obama’s move allows drilling from Delaware to central Florida, plus the northern waters of Alaska, and exploration could begin 50 miles off the coast of Virginia by 2012. He also wants Congress to lift a drilling ban in the oil-rich eastern Gulf of Mexico, 125 miles from Florida beaches. Still off limits: the entire Pacific seaboard. And in a nod to conservation, Obama canceled oil exploration in Alaska’s Bristol Bay, deeming the area a national treasure. For this oil-dependent nation, the decision could start to reshape farreaching economic and national security policies, affecting where the U.S. gets the fuel for its cars, heating and energy-gulping industry. For a president on a roll following a big health care win, Wednesday’s drilling declaration was both aggressive and pragmatic. Even with a push for cleaner energy sources and efficient cars — and with promises of protection for ecosystems and coastal tourism — the nation still needs more oil, Obama said. “The answer is not drilling everywhere all the time,” Obama said in an event at Andrews Air Force Base. “But the answer is not, also, for us to ignore the fact that we are going to need vital energy sources to maintain our economic growth and our security.” Inside politically conscious Washington, Obama’s announcement was viewed, too, as a play to win Republican support for a comprehensive climate change bill. Obama needs GOP help to move legislation through the Senate that would limit
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Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell speaks at the State Capitol in Richmond, Va., Wednesday during a press conference relating to President Barack Obama’s offshore drilling announcement. He said the president’s decision will mean thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions in new state revenues.
Carolinas response to oil drilling is skeptical =SULLIVANS ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Some residents of this quiet beach town — as well as folks farther inland in the Carolinas — questioned President Barack Obama’s plans Wednesday to open up offshore waters on the East Coast to oil and gas exploration. “Being a sailor, and I’m out there sailing all the time, I’d hate to see oil rigs going up along the East Coast — not only for environmental issues but for navigational issues as well,” said Bill Dunleavy, 59, who owns a pub a couple of blocks from the beachfront. He was disappointed with Obama’s proposal, partly because he voted for Obama. “I was hoping he would go more for the green — passive energy,” Dunleavy said. Along the Carolinas coast, there was concern that oil rigs and oil spills could damage coastal tourism. “We don’t believe placing oil rigs off the coast of South Carolina would be beneficial to the state, and the best case scenario for oil royalties would not be close to the tax stream generated by coastal tourism,” said Brad Dean, president of the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce. He said natural gas would be different. He said that could be brought to shore through underground pipes that would not pose a danger to the environment. Myrtle Beach is the center of South Carolina’s $18.4 billion tourism industry and oil spills could damage beaches that attract millions of visitors a year. Frank Tursi, with the nonprofit North Carolina Coastal Federation in Morehead City, N.C., said Dare County on the Outer Banks did a study a few years ago about the revenues from oil royalties. “It clearly showed the risks to the tourism economy, in case of a spill, far outweighed the money the county would get,” he said. Geologists have said that there has been oil exploration off the coast in the past and little of value was found. They say the geology is different from that along the Gulf Coast where millions of years ago there were swamps and conditions favorable for forming oil. Derb Carter, the director of the Carolinas Office of the Southern Environmental Law Center in Chapel Hill, N.C., says there’s only a small amount of oil to be had offshore. “Opening the South Atlantic Coast
to oil and gas drilling will do nothing to address climate change, provide only about six months worth of oil, and put at risk multibillion dollar tourism and fisheries industries. One oil spill could devastate a coast,” Carter said. U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., said the president made a small step forward, but at the same time kept off bounds other areas, like some in Alaska, that could produce oil. “Our nation can no longer ignore our own vast resources while growing more dependent on foreign nations for our energy,” he said. South Carolina U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham called the Obama proposal a good first step toward energy independence and said Obama “did a very good job of explaining the challenges we face.” But South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, said he’s concerned that the state wouldn’t have a say in the proposal. “We continue to have serious reservations about drilling for oil off the South Carolina coast based on the Obama Administration’s adoption of what amounts to Nancy Pelosi’s original proposal for all royalty revenues to go to Washington D.C.,” the governor said. “If one believes in federalism, states should both have a say and a hand in any proposal.” North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue said the environment must be protected and the state needs to know all the locations of proposed drilling. She added that the state also must share in any revenues from offshore drilling. A South Carolina legislative committee last year recommended allowing exploratory offshore drilling and asked that the state be included in a five-year plan for exploratory drilling. But the committee recommended drilling be allowed only if it provides sufficient state revenue and doesn’t hurt tourism or the environment. A scattering of people walked the sun-splashed beach on Sullivans Island on Wednesday as a cool sea breeze blew. Liz Nimmich, 43, was doing some yard work at her home across the street from the beach. She worries drilling could hurt the island she calls home, noting that starfish and periwinkle were found stranded on the beach this past winter — an unusual event.
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