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State art museum expansion finished — Page 3A Sports Jump ball! East Rutherford was the victim of a buzzer-beater in its last outing and Chase had the opportunity to do it again Friday

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Dennis Mehring, Marin Brotemarkle and Thomas DeFrange speak with Senator Kay Hagan outside the Veterans Administartion Outpatient Clinic in Rutherfordton on Tuesday.

Senator says focus is on jobs By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Daily Courier Staff Writer

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RUTHERFORDTON — U.S. Senator Kay Hagan visited the Veterans Administration Outpatient Clinic on Charlotte Road with what she hopes is a prescription for job growth on Tuesday. Hagan got a guided tour of the facility next door to an empty store front and said she was focusing on “Jobs, jobs and more jobs” for places in North Carolina like Rutherford County that are stricken with high unemployment rates. “I am doing everything I can to help with the job situation,” Hagan said. “We’ve just passed the jobs bill that will help small businesses hire

more workers by giving them a tax break when they hire someone who was previously unemployed.” Hagan also said the Obama administration and Democratically controlled legislature is addressing the need for credit in the small business sector. “We keep hearing that people aren’t able to expand because they can’t get the loans they need,” she said. “We’re looking at a program that would take $30 billion in repaid TARP money and make it available to banks if they will loan to small businesses.” As to what kinds of businesses Hagan wants

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RUTHERFORDTON — County Commissioners accepted a $480,000 grant from the Rural Center to help create 40 jobs at River Textile Services on Tuesday night. The vote to accept was four in favor and none against with Commissioner Eddie Holland absent from the meeting, which took place on Tuesday due to the Easter Monday holiday. Also as part of the meeting, commissioners voted to approve $1.5 million in general obligation two-thirds bonds for sewer projects after a public hearing on the matter. No one commented during the hearing. “We anticipate we will close financing on May 10,” County Finance Director Julie Scherer said. “The next step is I have requested interest rate proposals from eight banks and I will come to you at the May meeting with a recommendation for financing.” Commissioner Susan Crowe will replace County Commission Chairman Brent Washburn on the Isothermal

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Tough Fight

By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer

SPINDALE — Voter registration ends Friday, April 9, for the May 4 primary election at the polls. All new registrations, changes to address or changes to party, must be postmarked or in the Board of Elections office, at 298 Fairground Road, Spindale, Friday. No changes in party can be accepted after Friday, County Elections Director Debbie Bedford said. Early voting for the primary begins April 15 at the Board of Elections office and Bedford said because of budget constraints, early voting will not be held at any other location for the primary. During the One-Stop early voting, people can register or change an address, but cannot change the party affiliation, Bedford added. Early voting will be held beginning Thursday April 15-April 30 (weekdays only) from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. and on Saturday, May 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Voters have until April 27 to request an absentee ballot by mail for the primary. Names of candidates vying for Rutherford County Coroner will be on the Primary Election ballots, however, if the North Carolina General Assembly votes after May to eliminate the office of coroner at the request of county commissioners, the

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Hayden Clark is flanked by his mother Wanda Clark and his dad, Tim Clark, at their home in the Chase community. Hayden was diagnosed with the rare form of cancer, Myoepithelimoa, in December and underwent cancer surgery in Greenville, S.C.

Youngster battles with cancer By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer

CHASE — When Hayden Clark, 12, told his mother, Wanda Clark, on Nov. 16, 2009, he had a stomach ache and didn’t feel like going to school, she immediately took him to his doctor, Kate Gordon. As the doctor was examining him for a possible appendix problem, she felt an unusual lump in his abdomen. Not in their wildest dreams did Tim and Wanda Clark expect to hear the news a month later, their son had a very rare form of cancer, Myoepithelioma. During the first days after the first exam and even after a CT scan, the parents and doctors,

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never suspected cancer. When Hayden told Dr. Gordon on Nov. 16, the lump had been in his belly for as long as he could remember, she sent him immediately to Rutherford Hospital for a CT Scan. Tim and Wanda didn’t have a clue about the lump. “The worst part was having to drink the stuff,” Hayden said of the unexpected procedure that day. After the scan, Wanda was told the area was a “mass” and she and Tim Clark needed to take Hayden to see a pediatric surgeon. The family was referred to the Greenville Please see Clark, Page 6A

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State

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RALEIGH (AP) — President Barack Obama’s plan to allow oil drilling off North Carolina’s coast has no support among his party’s chief candidates for U.S. Senate in the state. Chapel Hill attorney Ken Lewis positioned himself in an interview with The Associated Press as the

most forceful opponent of offshore drilling, saying he wasn’t convinced that exploration would reduce gas prices and arguing that it would distract the country from focusing on low-carbon sources. Secretary of State Elaine Marshall said she would support exploration to see

how much oil would be available but worries about the environmental and economic threat of drilling. “I am not very keen about that at all,” she said. Former state Sen. Cal Cunningham said he would currently vote against any drilling but might consider it as

part of a broader energy plan. “While I’m resistant to drilling off North Carolina’s coast, I also recognize that we need a comprehensive national energy policy,” Cunningham said. “If they find something that is a crucial part of a greater energy policy, let’s discuss that.”

Obama last week voiced support for lifting drilling bans off the southern Atlantic coastline, in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and in parts of Alaska, reversing two decades of policy. Each of the three leading candidates said in interviews with The AP that they’d prefer to focus on a broader par-

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ty platform of investing in alternative energy sources. The stance of North Carolina’s Democrats may help them win the support of primary voters on the left who are concerned about the environment — the same demographic angry with the Obama decision. Yet that view may not be popular with the average North Carolina adult. An Elon University poll taken before the 2008 presidential election found that more than two-thirds of North Carolina adults supported drilling for oil off the state’s coast. A couple of the leading North Carolina candidates, who will face off in a primary next month, also were hesitant to back the Obama administration’s plans to provide federal loan guarantees to build new nuclear reactors. Marshall said she would “reluctantly” support more nuclear reactors until the country is in a better position on alternative energy. Lewis said he would oppose more nuclear reactors until the nation can figure out how to deal with the waste. “If we’re able to address the nuclear waste problem in a way that’s satisfactory, I think that makes that a much more viable choice,” he said. Cunningham was more supportive of the idea, saying he believes the nation can figure out how to safely dispose of the waste. He supported a plan to put the waste at Nevada’s Yucca mountain site. “Nuclear has to be an important part of the future of our domestic energy supply,” he said. While six Democrats are competing in the primary, Cunningham, Marshall and Lewis each had at least $100,000 on hand for their campaigns at the beginning of the year. Two other candidates — Susan Harris and Marcus Williams — have not yet reported numbers while Ann Worthy reported $214.

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The present may well be the best of times for firsttime homebuyers. Not only are home prices as low as they have been in years, but mortgage rates are at historic lows. In addition, the government is offering first-time homebuyers a tax credit worth $8,000 or 10% of their home’s value (whichever is less). First-time buyers for the purpose of the tax credit are those who have not owned a home in three years. According to the IRS, the credit does not have to be paid back if the home remains the buyer’s primary residence for at least 36 months after the purchase date. The credit phases out for those whose adjusted gross income exceeds $75,000 ($150,000 for joint filers). ODEAN KEEVER & ASSOCIATES hopes you found this topic to be both interesting and informative. As Realtors® and members of the Multiple Listing Service®, we receive ongoing training in how to best assist you in achieving your real estate goals. Contact us at (828) 2861311. You will benefit from our 40 years of combined real estate experience. Our office is conveniently located at 140 U.S. Highway 64, Rutherfordton. We look forward to meeting you!

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Local/State

AG’s absence halts lawsuit discussion

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In preparation for the media preview of the new North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, Stacey Kirby, conservation technician, dusts the pollen off of “Naked Muse”, a statue by Auguste Rodin, in a garden at the facility. The 127,000-square-foot expansion opens to the public April 24.

RALEIGH (AP) — Democratic statewide elected officials have avoided an uncomfortable vote for now on Republican efforts to get North Carolina to join a lawsuit with at least 15 other states challenging the federal health care overhaul law. Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue refused Tuesday to discuss the merits of a request by the two GOP members of the Council of State to allow Attorney General Roy Cooper’s office to spend public money from a special emergency account to pay legal bills associated with a potential lawsuit. Perdue said it wasn’t the right time to discuss it because fellow Democrat Cooper was absent — Cooper’s office said he was in Charlotte talking with FBI supervisors at a speaking engagement he agreed to in January. The FBI meeting was originally set for February but rescheduled. “I will rule it out of order simply because the attorney general isn’t here,” Perdue said. “And when he is here you may have this discussion.” Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry, one of the Council members making the request, disagreed with Perdue’s ruling but Perdue wouldn’t budge and went on to other business. Nine of the 10 council members were present or participating by telephone, save for Cooper, who would file any lawsuit on the state’s behalf.

Berry told reporters the new law would require the state to pay even more for Medicaid: “We believe that North Carolina should be a leader in trying to protect the solvency and the sovereignty of this state.” Perdue suggested to Berry and Agriculture than 30 Rodin casts, some Commissioner Steve Troxler, the other GOP inside the building and others in Council member, they could file their own lawsuit a courtyard off the Rodin gallery if they couldn’t wait until April’s council meeting. and accessible from that gallery. Several Republican officials have asked Cooper The design has allowed the to sue, arguing the law is unconstitutional mainly museum to exhibit new large because it requires all Americans to buy health works — such as an 18-foot-byinsurance. GOP lawmakers plan to file a bill when 25-foot contemporary piece by the General Assembly reconvenes in May seeking El Anatsui of Nigeria, made of to prevent state residents from being required to bottle caps and pieces of liquor get health insurance or face cash penalties. packaging — and small, older Cooper spokeswoman Noelle Talley said the works, such as “Triumph of attorney general was still reviewing the legal merChastity,” from the workshop of its of a lawsuit. Apollonia di Giovanni. It had The lawsuits have been labeled by a political ploy never been exhibited at the old by health care law proponents and a long shot for building with both sides visible the states’ success by many law professors. because it hung on a wall. Democrats may find it difficult to challenge a law backed by the Democratic Congress and sought The building was funded by President Obama. Eight of the 13 members with $67 million in public of North Carolina’s U.S. House delegation voted money, continuing a tradiagainst the final bill. tion that began 1947, when the Legislature appropriated $1 milBerry and Troxler later addressed a crowd of 150 lion to purchase art. conservative activists meeting outside state gov“It’s a long tradition,” museum ernment buildings in Raleigh demanding North director Larry Wheeler said of Carolina sue. Citizens carrying placards saying the government support for the “Big Brother is Unconstitutional” and “Hands Off arts. “It’s pretty peculiar, consid- My Health Care” cheered as speakers slammed the ering how poor North Carolina health care law as an unprecedented intervention was in the ’40s, pretty much of government. an agrarian state, small towns. “The arguments are absolutely enormous against For them to believe that a mark this bill,” said Sandra North, 63, a retired teacher of progression and civilization from Wilmington who awoke at 3 a.m. to travel and good education was having to Raleigh. “This is a country where you have an the arts made available ... It’s opportunity to make decisions for yourself without remarkable, really.” having them mandated by other people.”

Art museum expansion finished

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina Museum of Art’s new building marries light and white in a way that designers say shows off the works to their best advantage, leaving nothing to color visitors’ view of the art. The 127,000-square-foot expansion opens to the public April 24, but reporters got to see the approximately 750 works in their new home on Tuesday. The lightness and airiness of the museum are meant to emphasize the art, yet are as important to the building as the works themselves. “We wanted to push it to the limit,” Dan Gottlieb, the museum’s director of planning and design, said of the lack of color.

If the design had included color on any wall, “we would have been compromising the singular notion of having this as an experience of light and art. ... This building is about making a pure experience so that whether it’s a Renaissance painting or contemporary art, you’re bringing natural light and the absence of color so that all that’s left is the art work.” Even the museum’s curator of European art — who was accus-

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Planning and Development Commission Board of Directors after commissioners voted unanimously to approve Crowe’s appointment. Commissioner Margaret Helton presented a resolution opposing forced annexation. “All we gain from forced annexation is more taxes,” Helton said. “We have to get taxed again on our property, our homes and our cars.

tomed to seeing Old Masters hanging on deeply colored walls and, therefore, was skeptical of the all-white concept — said he accepted the whiteness. “I tell you, when you see them here, when you see the daylight coming in from the side, these pictures sing, and they look so different,” curator David Steel said. “It’s a different way of experiencing this collection. Even for me as a curator, who has lived with these pictures for more than 25 years, it’s a revelation to see them in this kind of light.” New York-based architects Thomas Phifer and Partners designed the building, using light in a way that designers say has never been seen in a museum. The design includes protective elements such as ultraviolet filters, louvers and three layers of curtains. Sensors tell shades to drop when the sunlight is too bright. The open floor plan — a sculpture hall serves as an axis from which 40 exhibition galleries feed — allow the museum to display casts of sculptures by Auguste Rodin in the middle of the floor, rather than up against the wall. The museum has more

I wanted to bring this up because I think it is something most people do not want.” But Commissioner Paul McIntosh said he couldn’t support the resolution to oppose. “There are always extenuating circumstances that may require something like this,” McIntosh said. “I agree in concept, but there are situations like perhaps maybe an industrial site that do require forced annexation. I just don’t think it can be looked at in black and white like this.”

Crowe and Helton supported the resolution while Washburn and McIntosh voted no. The motion failed due to a lack of a majority. Rutherford County Economic Development Commission advisory board chair Keven McCammon presented modified bylaws and conflict of interest statements to the board. The new bylaws were approved after references to changing the name of the advisory board were removed. John McWhorter presented a North Carolina Main Street Center award

for the heritage displays in Rutherfordton. Rutherford County is number 26 out of 100 counties for tourism dollars and number four amongst Western North Carolina counties. County Manager John Condrey recommended surplus items for sale including several firearms and automobiles. The guns will be sold to a class III firearms dealer and the vehicles will be auctioned off on GovDeals.com. “We made probably two or three times more on GovDeals.com than we would have if we had an auc-

tion here,” Scherer said. “We had bidders from Georgia, Ohio and everywhere.” The board approved the Airport Authority donating the house on the property to the Rutherford Housing Partnership. The board has approved $500,000 this year for school technology and the low bid for financing was from SunTrust Bank at a 2.855 percent interest rate. Contact Baughman via e-mail at sbaughman@thedigitalcourier. com.

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Our Views A real jobs plan can be created

tate Sen. Kay Hagan visited Rutherford County on Tuesday to check out the new VA Clinic, and she talked about the new priority in Congress — jobs. Hagan said that she is doing all she can to promote job growth and cited the recently passed jobs bill and a plan being pursued to help make credit available to small business operators. When asked what kinds of jobs she thought North Carolina should be pursuing, Hagan cited Rutherford County’s First Choice Armor and Shelby’s Ultracoat, both companies that have defense industry roles and whose jobs are not likely to be shipped overseas. Jobs — or the lack of them — are no doubt still the hottest topic around. Still, what Hagan and her colleagues on Capitol Hill have to realize is that they cannot create jobs. What they can do is help to create the environment where jobs can be created. Jobs are created when companies see opportunity to grow or to develop new products. What Washington needs to do is establish what the playing field will be, define concrete objectives and then get out of the way and let companies go about doing business.

Our readers’ views Endorses Helton for County Commission To the editor: We have an election coming up. I truly hope everyone will get out and vote. Now, don’t be taken in by these people who are running for public office promising to work to bring jobs to Rutherford County. The truth of the matter is, there is not one county commissioner who is in office now that does not want jobs. And, I know for a fact that the county commissioners have worked hard to bring jobs to Rutherford County. Rutherford county is not only competing with other counties for jobs, but also other states. So don’t be fooled by people talking about jobs. And don’t blame the county commissioners because there are no jobs. I believe everyone knows what a great job Margaret Helton has done since she was elected to be a county commissioner. She has worked hard for all the citizens of Rutherford County. Margaret Helton is also very bush volunteering for many organizations. I hope you will join me in voting for Margaret for county commissioner. Let’s keep Margaret working for the people of our great county. Johnny Lowery Henrietta

has came forward to help with the Christmas Cheer and this year will be no different. Since we have moved into a smaller facility we will have to rely on someone giving us usage of a building from September until December. And we will still need the volunteers, toys and food drives. There is no doubt in my mind that this year will be any different. Rutherford County is a blessed community when it comes to helping each other. Our Grand Opening at the new Thrift Store on Duke Street was a success and we are thankful for the donations and shoppers that have come in thus far, and for the future, too. The main point I need to express to everyone is that it is not about The Salvation Army. It is about the people of this community. And in order for us to help, we need help. We all should show compassion for our fellow man and give hope to those in need. So if there is anything from volunteering to giving donations, now or in the future, please do not hesitate to call us at (828) 287-0119. May God bless you all, and in closing I want to extend a special thank you to the Daily Courier and its staff for your support. Annie Elrod-Oberle The Salvation Army Director of Social Services

Thanks community for its ongoing support Offers thoughts on opposing health care To the editor:

On behalf of The Salvation Army, I want to sincerely thank this community. We could not function without the support to our Christmas Program and Thrift Store. In past years this community

To the editor: I am pleased the health care reform package is now law. It is a significant, historic, positive advance for our citizens’ health. I will discuss in this letter only a hard, but true, political consid-

eration. First, note: “A look at the bill” and “Health care time line” on page 14 of the March 23, Daily Courier, does an excellent job of reporting many important specifics. I’ll not repeat here. I suggest all Courier readers study that impartial reporting; don’t let ignorance lead you to fear of the unknown or the arrogance of blind, political slavery. This bill is a new, better deal for ordinary folks. Unaffiliated, I despise all Republicans who attempt to make the health insurance issue into a political football. Their goal is to gain votes of the gullible and the hotheaded by the same demagogic tactics that let the fat cats, the protectors of an unfair status quo, make a sucker, a sap, of the struggling working man. Reps. John Bochner and Patrick McHenry are guilty., Fourteen Republican states’ attorneys general are reported to have filed lawsuits in an attempt to nullify this new law. Apparently these lawyers’ strategy is to litigate this health care law all the way to the Supreme Court. There, the same fat cat judges, Alito, Rodgers, who nullified laws regulating campaign contribution money, will nullify more health care for more Americans. Fellow reader, do you feel that it is OK for a rich man to freely give thousands (or millions) of dollars to his political candidate, while you can only scrape up a few bucks for yours? Then support the Republican guerrilla warfare against the new health insurance law. And be known as the sucker, the sap who didn’t know his own self-interest. So say I, a slave to no politician. Tom Graham Spindale

We are certainly living in strange political times RALEIGH — We live in strange political times. Presidents present and past are labeled socialists. People walk around armed at political rallies. Politicians and bank robbers face nearly equal chances being sent off to the pokey. North Carolina is no stranger to the strangeness. Some recent examples deserve mention and a bit of commentary. n Gov. Beverly Perdue recently received a letter from an anti-government group called Guardians of the Free Republics, telling her to resign within three days. Perdue is among about 30 governors who received the letters. The group’s Web site said that it planned to peacefully remove “corporate government” and restore

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“people’s republics” by March 31. Maybe the nice weather distracted them. n Ruffin Poole, a lawyer for former Gov. Mike Easley, recently filed a motion in federal court to have the 50-plus criminal counts filed against him tossed out. The motion argued that Poole committed no crime by taking trips paid for by a big Easley donor interested in development permits and that he couldn’t be bribed because he wasn’t elected. How about that for instilling confidence in state gov-

ernment? The arguments didn’t carry too much legal weight. A federal judge dismissed them. n U.S. Sen. Richard Burr has been all over the place regarding his disregard for the recently-passed national health insurance reform plan. Burr lined up with fellow Republicans saying that they would work to repeal and replace the legislation. Then, he backed incremental changes to the bill. He said during a meeting in North Carolina that incremental changes were needed because Barack Obama would be in office another two-and-half years and he wouldn’t likely sign any repeal. Really? That’s hard to believe. So would that mean that the repeal talk is what’s called

political posturing? n A Democratic state House member from Charlotte, Rep. Nick Mackey, has apparently decided to take a stab at becoming the city’s political boss. Mackey allies are challenging three legislative incumbents, all Democrats, in the upcoming primary. Asked about it, Mackey essentially responded, “Who, me?” He told the local newspaper that it was offensive for anyone to suggest that he was behind the candidacies of the others. Sure. By the way, I’ve been told many times that I’m offensive. As for the incumbents, perhaps they can commiserate with former House coSpeaker Richard Morgan. n Wake County Rep. Paul “Skip” Stam, the state House

minority leader, has been criticizing Perdue lately for stealing GOP legislators’ idea to catch Medicaid fraud. Stam points out that using computer software to identify patterns of Medicaid use that indicate fraud was pushed by Republicans as far back as 2003, proposals that Democrats largely ignored. He’s right. On the other hand, Stam hasn’t exactly been coming to the defense of Perdue and her Republican secretary of Health and Human Services, Lanier Cansler, when they’ve been attacked for using sole source contracts to pursue savings, including the Medicaid fraud software. Stam, by the way, supported the sole sourcing. Mooneyham is executive director of the Capitol Press Association.

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Local/Obituaries/State

Obituaries

ROAD WORK

George Price George Thomas Price, of 212 Oxford St., Spindale, died Thursday, April 1, 2010, at Rutherford Hospital. He was a son of the late James and Margaret Price. He was a member of New Bethel AME Zion Church, an Army veteran and a member of the New Bethel All Male Choir. Survivors include his wife, Mary Jane Price of the home; three sons, Maurice Price and Donald Price, of Spindale, George L. Price of New York; a daughter, Lisa Price of Spindale; a stepson, Brian Wellman of San Antonio, Texas; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at New Bethel AME Zion Church, Forest City, with the Rev. Leroy Staley officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service. Thompson’s Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Road crews were underway applying new asphalt to US Hwy 221 near Thermal City Gold Mine Tuesday. The Road work is near the McDowell, Rutherford County line. Garrett Byers/ Daily Courier

Carolina Today Man convicted of five murders

RALEIGH (AP) — A North Carolina man accused of killing five people to cover up a series of robberies has been convicted of first-degree murder in all five deaths. Multiple media outlets reported that a Wake County jury convicted 33-yearold Samuel J. Cooper Jr. on Tuesday in the murders of five people in 2006 and 2007. Testimony indicated that all but one person was killed during a robbery. A sentencing hearing will begin on Wednesday after which jurors will decide whether Cooper is sentenced to life behind bars or death.

Man pleads not guilty in killings

GASTONIA (AP) — A North Carolina man charged with killing three women pleaded not guilty in a case that prosecutors say could carry a death sentence. The Gaston Gazette reported Tuesday that Danny Robbie Hembree Jr. entered

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his plea in Gaston County Superior Court. Hembree is accused of killing 17-year-old Heather Catterton whose body was found near Clover, S.C., in October, and 30-yearold Randi Dean Saldana, whose burned remains were found in November near Blacksburg, S.C. Investigators say they also have found evidence that Hembree killed Deborah Ratchford in 1992.

Hunter on trial for forest shooting BREVARD (AP) — A North Carolina jury will decide whether a hunter who shot and killed a man he told police he mistook for a deer in a dense mountain thicket is guilty of manslaughter. Multiple media organizations reported Tuesday that the trial of 22-year-old Kyle Keith of Hendersonville opened with jury selection on Monday. He is charged with the fatal shooting of 50-yearold Luciano Martinez of Marshall. The shooting happened

in December 2008, when Martinez was picking plants commonly used in Christmas decorations in Pisgah National Forest. Keith told authorities both he and his hunting buddy looked through the rifle scope before firing.

Teens charged after woman killed ROCKINGHAM (AP) — Two North Carolina teenagers are charged with firstdegree murder in the death of a South Carolina woman struck by a rock thrown into a car from an overpass. The Richmond County Daily Journal reports that 23-year-old passenger Alicia Thomas of Spartanburg, S.C., was injured when a rock crashed through the windshield as the car passed under a bridge on the U.S. 74 Bypass near Rockingham on Sunday night. Thomas died a short time later. The sheriff’s office said 16-year-old Cody Chavis of Rockingham and a 15-yearold are charged. The 15-yearold’s identity cannot be

Police Notes Sheriff’s Reports

n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 168 E-911 calls Monday. n Rebecca Morrow Davis reported the theft of a dog. n The theft of cable satellite service was reported by Northland Cable, 1108 W. Main St., Forest City. n Lawrence Eugene Johnston reported the theft of a riding lawn mower. n Christina Lee Bailey reported the theft of a pump shotgun. n Deontay Emile Degree reported the theft of a credit card. n Vickie Walker reported a breaking and entering. n Bruce Becker reported damage to a window frame. n Corwin Christopher Revis reported the theft of a pressure washer and other tools. n Sherry Lang Dotson reported the theft of a window air conditioner unit and tents. n The theft of money was reported at J. Michael’s Video Store, 1721 U.S. 221A, Caroleen. n Damage to a brick wall was reported at Oak Springs Baptist Church, 2591 Rock Road, Rutherfordton. n William Dustin Sipes reported the theft of an X-box game console and other items. n Yvonne Jones Vickers reported the theft of medication. n Jordan O’Neal Wright reported damage to a vehicle. n The theft of a ladder was reported by Frank Dyer Roofing, 415 W.V. Philbeck Road, Bostic. n Charles Leslie Chappell reported the theft of a bicycle.

Rutherfordton

n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 23 E-911 calls Monday.

Spindale n The Spindale Police Department

Michael Thomas Bailey, 36, of 137 Misty Lane, Rutherfordton, died Monday, April 5, 2010, at Hospice Defense rests in House of Forest City. Born in Rutherford County, triple murder trial he was a son of the late Billy FORT BRAGG (AP) — Wayne Bailey and Mary Lynn Lawyers for a retired soldier Ford Bailey. forced back into the Army He worked for DISH TV as to face charges in a North an installation technician and Carolina triple slaying a was a 1992 graduate of Chase quarter century ago have High School. He attended wrapped up their case. New Hope Untied Methodist Closing arguments are set Church. for Wednesday after attorIn addition to his parents, neys for 52-year-old Master he is survived by his wife Sgt. Timothy Hennis finof 14 years, Christina Ford ished presenting evidence Bailey; three children of the Tuesday. His lawyers showed home, Virginia Lee Bailey, two photographs, one of a Thomas Earl Bailey, and Hennis in 1985, and read Daniel James Bailey; four the jury a stipulation that brothers, Chuck Robertson, the tip of a rubber glove Wayne Robertson, Billy found at the crime scene was Bailey, and Michael Flynn; not the same kind used by three sisters, Carol Bailey, law enforcement officers. Linda Bailey, and Beverly Defense lawyers have been Kirby; and a number of niecfocusing on what they say es and nephews. are inconsistent eyewitnesses A memorial service will and a lack of physical evibe conducted at 10 a.m. dence. Wednesday at New Hope Hennis is charged with United Methodist Church three counts of premeditated with the Rev. Butch Osborne murder in the 1985 deaths officiating. The family will of 31-year-old Kathryn receive friends following the Eastburn and her two daugh- service. ters. Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the Bailey family.

released because of his age.

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responded to 42 E-911 Monday.

Lake Lure n The Lake Lure Police Department responded to 11 E-911 calls Monday.

Forest City n The Forest City Police Department responded to 65 E-911 calls Monday. n A resident of Mountain View Street reported the theft of a bicycle.

Arrests n Annie Ruth Thompson of Mercury Street; charged with disorderly conduct and resist, obstruct and delay; placed under a $500 secured bond. (FCPD) n Claire Camp Shipes, 52, of 323 Youngs Mountain Drive; charged with assault and battery; placed under a 48-hour hold. (LLPD) n Eliecerr Ramos Vidal, 20, of 6480 Hudlow Road; charged with driving while license revoked; released on a $500 unsecured bond. (NCHP) n Julian Arrieta Castrejon, 32, of 121 Groce St.; charged with driving while license revoked; placed under a $500 secured bond. (NCHP) n Brandon Eugene Branch, 21, of 117 Daly Road; charged with seconddegree trespassing; placed under a $100 secured bond. (RCSD) n Shelley Jean Hill, 34, of 395 N. Ridgecrest Ave.; charged with failure to comply on child support; 30-day sentence activated. (RCSD) n Michael James Martin, 31, of 517 Rollands Chapel Road; charged with breaking and/or entering, larceny after break/enter, break or enter a motor vehicle, larceny of a motor vehicle and misdemeanor probation violation; placed under a $40,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Kevin Andrell Woods, 30, of 621 E. Fourth Ave.; charged with failure to comply; placed under a $1,200 cash bond. (RCSD) n Alfred Sellers, 34, of 1924 N.C. 108 East; charged with driving while

impaired; no bond listed. (RPD) n Vincent Michael Cooper, 51, of 1038 Miller St.; charged with misdemeanor larceny; released on a $1,000 unsecured bond. (SPD) n Lechia Lynn Moody, 47, of 108 Wyoming St.; charged with simple assault; placed under a $500 secured bond; surrender on disorderly conduct. (SPD) n Christopher Andrew Glawson, 18, of 1423 Point South Road; charged with common law go armed to the terror of the people; placed under a $1,000 secured bond. (SPD)

Citations n Gretchen Marie Orr, 29, of 194 Forest Hills Circle, Rutherfordton; cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of an open container of alcoholic beverage in the passenger area of a motor vehicle and driving without a license. (RPD) n Kenneth Vnorriss Woods, 16, of 185 Yarbrough St., Forest City; cited for simple misdemeanor possession of marijuana. (RPD)

EMS/Rescue n The Rutherford County EMS responded to 21 E-911 calls Monday. n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to no E-911 calls Monday.

Fire Calls n Bostic firefighters responded to a fire alarm. n Cherry Mountain firefighters responded to a woods fire. n Chimney Rock firefighters responded to a brush fire. n Forest City firefighters responded to a gas leak and to a woods fire, assisted by Sandy Mush firefighters. n Hudlow firefighters responded to a motor vehicle crash. n SDO firefighters responded to a fire alarm.

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While he was a patient at Greenville, Hayden’s friends from Chase Middle School wrote him words of encouragement on colorful Post-It-Notes, arranged on poster board. The notes and visits were instrumental in his recovery from surgery in December.

Health/education Health Care Reform symposium: Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy will host a Symposium on health care reform Friday, April 9, in the Leitner Auditorium on school campus, beginning at 9 a.m. Participants include Dr. John Reynolds, a member of the board of directors of the NC Medical Society; Karen Moore, administrative director of community relations, Rutherford Hospital; Dr. Stephen Grinton, Carolina Pulmonary & Comprehensive Sleep Center; and Dr. Thomas LaBreche, Woodridge Psychological Associates. Free Advance Directive Clinics, to discuss Living Wills and Health Care Powers of Attorney, are offered twice a month at the Hospice Annette Cash Whitaker Center of Living. The first Tuesdays from 12:30 to 2 p.m., and the third Tuesdays from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Call 245-0095 to register or for information.

Meetings/other Planning committee meeting: Chase High School Class of 1961 will hold an initial meeting to begin planning its reunion on Tuesday, April 20, ay Rollins Cafeteria, beginning at noon.

Miscellaneous Senior Dance: Thursday, April 8, 7 to 10 p.m., at the Moose Lodge; dances are held the second and fourth Thursday of each month; all senior citizens (ages 50 and up) are welcome; for more information call 289-5852. 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.

Fundraisers Yard sale: Saturday, April 10, 8 a.m., Doggett Road Missionary Wesleyan Church; clothes, household items, toys, Davis Donuts and drinks available. Fish fry: Saturday, April 10, 4:30 to 8 p.m.; Concord Community Clubhouse; adults $10; ages 6-12, $5; under 6 free; includes dessert and drink; all take outs $9. Bingo: Saturday, April 10, 5 p.m., at the old Gilkey School; hot dogs, fries and drinks; sponsored by Rutherford County Traffic Control; proceeds for new equipment. Fish fry: Saturday, April 10, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wells Spring United Methodist Church, 201 Wells Spring Road, Forest City; fish plates $7; sandwiches $3.50; drinks and homemade desserts. Community yard sale: Saturday, April 10, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Union Mills Learning Center, 6495 Hudlow Road, Union Mills; hot dog lunch (fundraiser) begins at 10:30 a.m. Barbecue supper: Saturday, April 10, 4 to 8 p.m., Hopewell Hollis Community Clubhouse; barbecue pork and chicken plates; adults $8.50; ages 6-12, $5. Spaghetti supper: April 16 and 17, 6 to 7:15 p.m., Union Mills Learning Center, 6495 Hudlow Road, Union Mills; adults $6, children under 12, $4; all you can eat. 40th Annual Auction: Sponsored by Kiwanis of Rutherfordton; Saturday, April 17, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Rutherfordton Public Works Building, 131 N. Washington St., downtown Rutherfordton; large number of items, photos listed at www.auctionzip.com; donations may be made by contacting Scott Lawrence, 287-4152; Darla Henderson, 245-3702; or Henry Giles, 287-4447.

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Children’s Hospital in South Carolina, where Hayden saw Dr. John C. Chandler, pediatric surgeon. Dr. Chandler told the family he felt sure the mass was a “fatty tumor” but it would have to be removed. On Dec. 2, Hayden underwent surgery and Dr. Chandler still believed it was a fatty tumor, until the tumor was biopsied and the results came back —it was cancer. After the diagnosis, Dr. Chandler closed the area where Hayden was cut and they began to await results of the type of cancer. But Chandler feared the worst. He told the Clarks, the tumor could be a very aggressive kind of cancer, Rhabdomyosarcoma. If it was, Hayden would face two years of radiation and chemotherapy and it would take at least eight months to shrink the tumor, which was the size of a grapefruit, before it could be removed. Also on Dec. 2, Hayden had a porta-cath inserted in his chest to receive the chemo and radiation. The biopsy was sent to St. Jude’s Hospital for testing and it was then, Hayden and his family received the better news. The cancer was a rare form, Myoepithelioma, and it could be removed and no treatments would be expected. It was a slow growing type cancer. Wanda said there is only one doctor in the country specializing in Myoepithelioma and the doctor is at St. Jude’s. Between the time of the first surgery and the results from St. Jude’s, prayer chains across the county were being activated. Church members, school teachers and friends, began praying for Hayden. “It’s a networking of praying,” Tim said. “And it seemed every time we were getting bad news, the prayers would be said, and the news was better than expected,” Wanda said. On Dec. 15, Hayden underwent surgery to have the tumor removed. He shows his 10-inch scar, right up the middle of his tummy. “He had a little bit of a struggle,” his mother said of his recovery from the very tough surgery. To remove the tumor, Hayden’s ribs had to be retracted and his intestines were actually taken from his body and laid aside so the tumor lying across his back could be removed. “For the first 24 hours after his surgery, he could hardly breath his ribs were hurting so bad,” Wanda said. Tim said he and Wanda literally stayed with him every minute because they had to press on his ribs when he was awake, just so he could breath. He was in the hospital seven days

Music/concerts Gospel singing program: Sunday, April 11, 3 p.m., New Life Christian Fellowship Church of God, 601 E. Main St., Spindale; many groups. 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.

Wanda is employed at Carolina Insurance and Tim works at Gastonia AT&T. Both were employed at Dan River for 20 years before the plant closed and they lost their jobs. Their employers were cooperative and generous during Hayden’s illness. For the next five years, Hayden will have to undergo scans every three months for checks of any changes, but in the meantime, he plans to move on with life, getting good grades, playing basketball, going to college and, hopefully, playing for the NBA. Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@thedigitalcourier.com.

Contact Baughman via e-mail at sbaughman@thedigitalcourier.com.

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names of the coroner candidates will not be on the November ballot. Rutherford is one of just three counties in the state which continue to have a coroner’s position. The salary is $2,000. Long-time County Coroner Shane Earley chose not to seek re-election. For more information, contact Bedford, 287-6031. The following candidates filed for local office at the Rutherford County Board of Elections. NC House District 112 Jim Proctor (D) Mike Hager (R) Jim Wayne Newton (R) Alan Toney (R) County Commissioner District 1 Eddie Parker (D) Bill Eckler (R) Paul McIntosh (R) County Commissioner District 4 Margaret Putman Helton (D) Gail McBrayer Strickland (D) Roger (Bo) Richard (R) County Commissioner District 5 Bob Howard(D) Rodney Robbins (D) Robert (Rob) Bole (D) Julius R. Owens (R) Harry Waters (R) Sheriff Jack L. Conner (D) Chris Francis (R) Darren Hodge (R) Clerk of Superior Court Ramona Hall (D) Donnie H. Henson (D) Libby Parton (D) Robynn Spence (R) Edna Walker (R) Coroner William G. (Bill) Moore (D) Freddie Monroe Garrett (R) Randy Bennett (R) Tommy Raye (R)

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Spaghetti lunch: Sunday, April 18, 12:15 p.m., St. Francis Episcopal Church, Rutherfordton; adult plates $6; children $3; sponsored by the Brotherhood of Saint Andrew; all proceeds go toward the local prison chaplaincy program. Auction: 10th Annual Johnny Hill Memorial Auction; Saturday, April 24, at West Point Baptist Church, Union Road, Rutherfordton; viewing and breakfast 8 to 10 a.m., auction follows; lunch begins at 11 a.m.; proceeds for the building fund.

and didn’t want to take his pain medication because, “he didn’t like the way it made him feel,” Wanda said. He also hesitated in using the morphine drip because it also made him feel weird. Benadryl became Hayden’s good friend. It helped with pain and helped him sleep. Hayden was still struggling and was a bit depressed until teachers and coaches from Chase Middle School arrived one day for a visit. “His recovery took a 180-degree turn after that visit,” his parents said. Hayden was released from the hospital on Dec. 20, a birthday gift to his daddy. Tim said his son missed playing video games and when he got back home, Hayden invited “a whole bunch” of 7th graders over and they all sat in the living room of the home and played games.” Throughout his entire ordeal, Hayden never cried and tried to be very strong. But he was disappointed he didn’t get to sign up for the Chase Middle School basketball team. “I’ll sign up next year,” he said. Some day, Hayden dreams of playing professional basketball. “That would be something,” he laughed. He hasn’t played basketball since the surgery and only once or twice has ridden his skateboard. He didn’t feel real well after riding the skateboard, so he is taking this week off school to rest and recuperate. Two weeks ago, a benefit was held for Hayden at the Rutherford County Moose Lodge, co-sponsored by the Cleveland County Independent Bikers Association. “We want to thank everyone who came to the event,” Tim said. Led by Steven Mode, Tim said more than 300 bikers showed up to participate in the benefit. Hayden rode with his daddy for the benefit. Tim always rides in the Moose Lodge Toy Run each year, but missed the ride because of Hayden’s surgery. “We thank everyone for the help,” Wanda said.

to see in North Carolina, she said her eye was on defense contractors like Ultracoat in Shelby and First Choice Armor in Spindale. “These are the kinds of jobs we need,” Hagan said. “They are critical to the recovery of our country and the safety of our country. We need to keep those kinds of jobs in our country.” Hagan said that companies such as Ultracoat and First Choice Armor — which require security clearance to function — provide jobs that aren’t in danger of being shipped overseas to foreign countries. “We need to try and compete with those foreign markets and companies,” Hagan said. “And we need to try and become more self sufficient not just in the manufacturing but also in the energy production and consumption of our country. We import billions of barrels of oil and send money to countries that don’t really like us.” Weening America off the foreign oil will take alternative energy sources, programs Hagan said she supports. “Windmill turbines, lithium batteries and other green sources of energy are a big part of making us greener and keeping us from supporting those countries that don’t like us,” Hagan said. “And we need to look at nuclear power as well to help with a greener future.”

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RB Clarett could be freed in 6 months COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former Ohio State football player Maurice Clarett is in county jail and awaiting a judge’s decision on Wednesday that would release him to a community-based correction facility after spending 3 1/2 years in prison. Clarett, 26, was convicted on charges of aggravated robbery and carrying a concealed weapon. Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday that Clarett, who led the Buckeyes to the national championship in 2002, was moved from a Toledo prison to the county jail in Columbus on Monday and would meet on Wednesday afternoon with Judge David Fais, who handled his original case. O’Brien said he expected the judge to allow the former tailback to be transferred to a secure facility in Columbus where he would be evaluated for possible release within six months.

East Rutherford’s Mark McFarland (17) makes a quick slide to third where he is safe during action Tuesday against Bay Village (Ohio) at McNair Field in Forest City.

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Thomas, Adams get a no-hitter By KEVIN CARVER Daily Courier Sports Reporter

Boston College hires Cornell’s Donahue BOSTON (AP) — Cornell showed it can play with the college basketball power conferences by winning a pair of games in the NCAA tournament and reaching the Sweet 16. Now Steve Donahue has a chance to show he can coach in the majors, too. The Cornell coach, who led the Big Red to three straight conference titles and the longest run in the NCAAs for an Ivy League team in more than 30 years, was hired on Tuesday to replace Al Skinner at Boston College. The Atlantic Coast Conference school scheduled a news conference on Wednesday afternoon, followed by rally on the Campus Green to introduce him to the students.

Panthers sign Carter as kickoff specialist

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East Rutherford’s Chip Helton (3) singles the ball during the game against Bay Village (Ohio) Tuesday at McNair Field.

FOREST CITY — Dakotah Thomas threw his second no-hitter in a row and East Rutherford produced a momentum-swinging first inning en route to a 13-0 win over Bay Village, Ohio, due to the fiveinning mercy rule in the East Rutherford Easter Baseball Tourney hosted by the town of Forest City Tuesday. East put up five runs in the first inning on four hits and capitalized on two errors. Mistakes continued to mount for Bay Village as they committed eight errors on the night and the Cavs easily took advantage of those in a shortened game. Meanwhile, on the hill, Thomas rocked the visiting Rockets by striking out nine in four complete innings pitched and East reliever, Trey Adams retired the side in order on two groundouts and a strikeout to end the game. The Cavaliers’ Thomas, tossed a five-inning no-hitter in his last outing against Freedom for a 10-0 win back on March 30th and kept the streak alive

Tuesday.s Following the five-run opening inning, the Cavs scratched out two more in the second and crossed the final six in the fourth frame to conclude a lopsided victory. Ridge Beheler, Drew Reynolds, Blake Myers and Mark McFarland all claimed RBI base hits in the win. East Rutherford will now host North Lincoln tonight at 8 p.m. In other games today, Chase plays Central Cabarrus at noon, McDowell faces Bay Village, Ohio at 2:30 p.m. and R-S Central takes on T.C.Roberson at 5 p.m.

North Lincoln 3, McDowell 0 Drew Belk threw a complete game four-hitter as North Lincoln downed McDowell, 3-0, in the first game Tuesday. North Lincoln put up a lone run in the fourth and two more in the sixth to notch the win. The visiting Knights had just six hits on the afternoon, but it was more than enough for North Lincoln.

CHARLOTTE (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have signed kicker Todd Carter to take over the team’s vacant kickoff specialist role. Carter played at Grand Valley State from 2005-08 and converted 27 of 41 field goal attempts while also kicking off. He didn’t play in the NFL last season.

Local Sports Easter Baseball Tournament Noon: Chase vs. Central Cabarrus 2:30 p.m.: McDowell vs. Bay Village (Ohio) 5 p.m.: R-S Central vs. T.C. Roberson 7:30: North Lincoln vs. East Rutherford

On TV 3 p.m. (ESPN) Golf Masters Par 3 Contest. From Augusta National Golf Club. 7 p.m. (ESPN2) MLB Baseball Teams TBA. (TS) College Baseball College of Charleston at South Carolina. 8 p.m. (ESPN) NBA Basketball Utah Jazz at Houston Rockets. (WGN-A) MLB Baseball Cleveland Indians at Chicago White Sox. 10:30 p.m. (ESPN) NBA Basketball San Antonio Spurs at Phoenix Suns.

Associated Press

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and the Blue Devils stand before a home crowd at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham Tuesday. Duke defeated Butler 61-59 in the NCAA Final Four college basketball championship game Monday night.

Blue Devils celebrate fourth title DURHAM (AP) — The scene was almost perfect. The championship trophy was back. Fans had nearly packed Cameron Indoor Stadium to welcome the Blue Devils home after another national championship run. Even the arena’s scoreboards displayed Monday night’s final score. Only one thing was missing for Mike Krzyzewski. “It’s good to be home, it’s good to be in Cameron and it’s good to see

that score,” the Hall of Fame coach told the crowd before gesturing to the rafters. “It’ll be even better to see a fourth banner up there.” About 9,000 fans greeted the team when it returned to campus Tuesday afternoon, less than 24 hours after the Blue Devils held off Butler 61-59 in Indianapolis to win the program’s fourth national title. That victory kicked off a long celebration on the Durham campus, start-

ing with thousands of students gathering around a bonfire on a quad near the Duke Chapel early Tuesday. The party was still going later in the afternoon with the team climbing onto a stage in Cameron in front of a banner reading “Welcome Home NCAA Champs!!!” The school had waited nine years for this title and hadn’t been to the

Please see Duke, Page 9A

8A — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Sports

UConn caps perfect season

Scoreboard BASEBALL National League

East Division W L Pct 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 Central Division W L Pct Pittsburgh 1 0 1.000 St. Louis 1 0 1.000 Chicago 0 1 .000 Cincinnati 0 1 .000 Houston 0 1 .000 Milwaukee 0 1 .000 West Division W L Pct Arizona 1 0 1.000 Colorado 1 0 1.000 San Francisco 1 0 1.000 Los Angeles 0 1 .000 San Diego 0 1 .000

Atlanta New York Philadelphia Florida Washington

GB — — — 1 1 GB — — 1 1 1 1 GB — — — 1 1

Monday’s Games Philadelphia 11, Washington 1 N.Y. Mets 7, Florida 1 St. Louis 11, Cincinnati 6 Pittsburgh 11, L.A. Dodgers 5 Colorado 5, Milwaukee 3 Atlanta 16, Chicago Cubs 5 Arizona 6, San Diego 3 San Francisco 5, Houston 2 Tuesday’s Games San Francisco at Houston, late Colorado at Milwaukee, late San Diego at Arizona, late Wednesday’s Games Colorado (Cook 0-0) at Milwaukee (D.Davis 0-0), 1:10 p.m. San Francisco (Cain 0-0) at Houston (Myers 0-0), 2:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Ohlendorf 0-0), 7:05 p.m. Philadelphia (Hamels 0-0) at Washington (Marquis 0-0), 7:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Dempster 0-0) at Atlanta (Jurrjens 0-0), 7:10 p.m. Florida (Nolasco 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Maine 0-0), 7:10 p.m. St. Louis (Wainwright 0-0) at Cincinnati (Cueto 0-0), 7:10 p.m. San Diego (Correia 0-0) at Arizona (Kennedy 0-0), 9:40 p.m. Thursday’s Games L.A. Dodgers at Pittsburgh, 12:35 p.m. St. Louis at Cincinnati, 12:35 p.m. Philadelphia at Washington, 4:35 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. Florida at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. American League Boston Tampa Bay Baltimore New York Toronto Chicago Detroit Cleveland Kansas City Minnesota Los Angeles Seattle Texas Oakland

East Division W L Pct 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 Central Division W L Pct 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 West Division W L Pct 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 0 1 .000

Monday’s Games Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland 0 Texas 5, Toronto 4 Detroit 8, Kansas City 4 L.A. Angels 6, Minnesota 3 Seattle 5, Oakland 3 Tuesday’s Games Tampa Bay 4, Baltimore 3 N.Y. Yankees at Boston, late Minnesota at L.A. Angels, late Seattle at Oakland, late

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Wednesday’s Games Baltimore (Guthrie 0-0) at Tampa Bay (Garza 0-0), 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 0-0) at Boston (Lackey 0-0), 7:10 p.m. Toronto (Tallet 0-0) at Texas (Harden 0-0), 8:05 p.m. Cleveland (Carmona 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Peavy 0-0), 8:10 p.m. Detroit (Scherzer 0-0) at Kansas City (Hochevar 0-0), 8:10 p.m. Minnesota (Pavano 0-0) at L.A. Angels (Santana 0-0), 10:05 p.m. Seattle (Rowland-Smith 0-0) at Oakland (Duchscherer 0-0), 10:05 p.m. Thursday’s Games Toronto at Texas, 2:05 p.m. Detroit at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m. Seattle at Oakland, 3:35 p.m. Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. Minnesota at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct 48 29 .632 38 39 .494 28 49 .355 26 51 .338 11 66 .143 Southeast Division W L Pct x-Orlando 54 23 .701 x-Atlanta 49 28 .636 Miami 43 34 .558 Charlotte 41 36 .532 Washington 24 53 .312 Central Division W L Pct z-Cleveland 61 17 .782 Milwaukee 42 34 .553 Chicago 37 39 .487 Indiana 29 48 .377 Detroit 24 53 .312 y-Boston Toronto New York Philadelphia New Jersey

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Charlotte at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Denver at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Memphis at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Portland at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. San Antonio at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m. Thursday’s Games Cleveland at Chicago, 8 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Sacramento, 10 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Denver, 10:30 p.m.

HOCKEY National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF x-New Jersey 79 46 26 7 99 211 x-Pittsburgh 79 45 27 7 97 244 Philadelphia 80 40 34 6 86 231 N.Y. Rangers 79 36 33 10 82 212 N.Y. Islanders 79 34 35 10 78 213 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF y-Buffalo 79 44 25 10 98 228 x-Ottawa 80 44 31 5 93 220 Montreal 80 39 32 9 87 212 Boston 79 36 30 13 85 195 Toronto 80 29 37 14 72 209 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF z-Washington 80 53 15 12 118 310 Atlanta 80 34 33 13 81 231 Carolina 80 34 36 10 78 223 Florida 79 31 36 12 74 201 Tampa Bay 79 31 36 12 74 206 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF y-Chicago 78 49 22 7 105 253 x-Nashville 80 46 28 6 98 221 x-Detroit 79 41 24 14 96 221 St. Louis 79 39 31 9 87 213 Columbus 80 32 34 14 78 213 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF y-Vancouver 79 48 27 4 100 260 Colorado 78 42 29 7 91 233 Calgary 79 40 30 9 89 199 Minnesota 80 37 36 7 81 214 Edmonton 79 25 46 8 58 203 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF x-San Jose 79 48 20 11 107 255 x-Phoenix 79 48 25 6 102 215 x-Los Angeles 78 44 27 7 95 229 Anaheim 78 38 31 9 85 222 Dallas 79 35 30 14 84 228

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NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference Monday’s Games Washington 3, Boston 2, OT St. Louis 2, Columbus 1, OT Edmonton 4, Minnesota 1 Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Islanders 4, Montreal 3, SO Buffalo 5, N.Y. Rangers 2 Philadelphia 2, Toronto 0 New Jersey 3, Atlanta 0 Ottawa 5, Florida 2 Washington 6, Pittsburgh 3 Carolina 8, Tampa Bay 5 Chicago at Dallas, late San Jose at Calgary, late Colorado at Vancouver, late Los Angeles at Anaheim, late Wednesday’s Games Toronto at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Columbus at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. St. Louis at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Colorado at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m. Nashville at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Thursday’s Games Buffalo at Boston, 7 p.m. Montreal at Carolina, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. New Jersey at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Anaheim at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Minnesota at Calgary, 9:30 p.m. Phoenix at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Vancouver at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Maya Moore scored 23 points and helped Connecticut rally Tuesday night from a horrible first half to beat Stanford 53-47 for its second straight undefeated championship season. Held to only five points through the first 12 minutes and trailing 20-12 at the break, coach Geno Auriemma’s Huskies bounced back and played like champs to claim their seventh national title. UConn (39-0) won its 78th straight, extending its women’s NCAA record for consecutive victories, although this one was the closest. All of the Huskies’ previous wins in the streak were by double digits.

Hurricanes zap Lightning, 8-5 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Rod Brind’Amour, Drayson Bowman and Eric Staal scored two goals apiece and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 8-5. Brind’Amour scored both of his goals during a five-goal first period for Carolina. It was the 39-year-old center’s first multigoal game of the season. Steven Stamkos scored his team-leading 47th goal, keeping him one behind NHL leaders Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby. Bowman scored the first two goals of his career in the first period and Jussi Jokinen added another one to chase Lightning goalie Antero Nittymaki. Carolina had 23 shots in the period.

Capitals 6, Penguins 3 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored twice to tie Sidney Crosby for the NHL lead with 48 goals and the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Washington Capitals swept the season series from the Pittsburgh Penguins, winning 6-3 on Tuesday night. Crosby had a goal and two assists to give the Penguins captain his fourth 100-point season in five seasons, but Pittsburgh still lost its fourth in a row to Washington.

Islanders 4, Canadiens 3, SO UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Frans Nielsen scored the tying goal with 2:01 left in regulation and added a goal in the shootout as the New York Islanders beat Montreal 4-3 to prevent the Canadiens from clinching a playoff spot on Tuesday night. The Canadiens were moments away from securing their third straight trip to the postseason when Nielsen wrecked the plans.

Bobcats beat up on hurting Hawks, 109-100

CHARLOTTE (AP) — Gerald Wallace scored 28 points, Boris Diaw nearly had a triple-double, and the Charlotte Bobcats ensured their first non-losing season in their six-year history with a 109-100 victory over the banged-up Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night. Diaw had 17 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, while a gimpy Stephen Jackson added 15 points for the Bobcats (41-36), who inched closer to their first playoff berth and can finish no worse than .500. Atlanta’s hopes of reaching 50 wins for the first time in 12 years were squashed as it fell behind by 20 points after the first quarter. Maurice Evans scored 20 points and Jamal Crawford added 18 for the Hawks, who played without top scorer Joe Johnson (sprained thumb) and point guard Mike Bibby (ingrown toenail). The Bobcats took advantage, building leads of 34-14 after the first quarter and 59-36 at halftime behind Wallace, who had 22 points at the break.

Atlanta got within nine on several occasions in the fourth quarter, but Wallace and Diaw were there to end the Hawks’ comeback hopes as Charlotte split the season series in a possible firstround playoff preview. Atlanta (49-28) entered the night a game ahead of Boston in the race for the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference. But the Hawks came to town short-handed. Johnson, averaging 21.2 points, didn’t travel with the team and will miss his third straight game Wednesday in Detroit after first being injured last week. Bibby, who had an ingrown toenail removed on Monday, was scratched after experiencing too much pain at the morning shootaround. Hawks coach Mike Woodson wanted to keep Crawford in his sixth-man role, so Evans started for Johnson and rookie Jeff Teague for Bibby. Neither were impressive early. Teague struggled running the offense and the Bobcats went at Evans defensively. But the biggest

problem for Atlanta was that nobody could guard Wallace despite his nagging shoulder injury. He kept getting easy baskets inside and in transition, scoring 14 points in the first quarter. Josh Smith picked up his third foul on the first of Wallace’s two three-point plays to close the half. Crawford started the second half, while Teague, in his second pro start, missed his first seven shots. Smith added 18 points for the Hawks, who lost their fifth straight on the road.

Knicks 104, Celtics 101 NEW YORK (AP) — Danilo Gallinari scored a career-high 31 points, including the go-ahead basket with 36 seconds left, Earl Barron had 17 points and a careerbest 18 rebounds, and the New York Knicks beat the Boston Celtics 104-101 on Tuesday night. David Lee had the clinching basket and added 13 points and 11 boards for the Knicks, who won their second straight and temporarily

avoided a third consecutive 50-loss season. Ray Allen scored 17 points for the Celtics, who blew a chance to tie Atlanta for third place in the Eastern Conference. Kevin Garnett and Kendrick Perkins each added 14 for Boston, which botched its final possession and couldn’t get a tying 3-point attempt off in the final seconds. The Celtics followed their victory over Cleveland on Sunday by losing for the fourth time in five games after leading early in the fourth quarter behind a spark from former Knicks guard Nate Robinson.

Cavaliers 113, Raptors 101 CLEVELAND (AP) — Flattened by an inadvertent elbow, Toronto All-Star forward Chris Bosh broke a bone in his face Tuesday night as the Raptors’ playoff hopes took a blow with a 113-101 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, who have won 11 straight at home. Bosh was accidentally struck by Cleveland’s Antawn

Jamison in the first three minutes. Bosh, who had blood dripping from his nose and mouth area as he was assisted from the floor, was taken to the Cleveland Clinic for a CT scan. Following the game, the Raptors said in a statement that tests showed Bosh suffered a “maxilla and nasal fracture to the right side of his face.” Bosh, who returned to Quicken Loans Arena in the fourth quarter, will not travel with the team from Cleveland. Instead, he was to stay in a hospital overnight for further evaluation. Jamison scored 20 points — 12 in the third when the Cavs opened a double-digit lead — and Anthony Parker had a season-high 18. LeBron James scored 19 with 13 assists and Mo Williams had 14 and 12 assists for Cleveland, which has wrapped up the NBA’s best record and home-court advantage throughout the playoffs and is expected to rest players in the next few games to get ready for the postseason.

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Aaron: Heyward can help ‘what ails baseball’ ATLANTA (AP) — Jason Heyward’s debut has Hank Aaron convinced that the rookie can stir up more excitement about baseball in the black community. The legendary Atlanta Braves slugger told The Associated Press Tuesday that Heyward, who is black, “can mean an awful lot to what ails baseball.” Aaron shares a growing concern that there are too few African-American players in the game. It’s a concern he expressed again during spring training. He says it’s a common problem that baseball has been slow to address. Aaron isn’t wasting anytime promoting the Braves’ newest African-American Associated Press star. Atlanta Braves Hall After Heyward’s debut on of Famer Hank Aaron Monday — which included hugs Braves rookie a three-run homer on his Jason Heyward. first swing — the Hall of Famer was even more optimistic that the 20-year-old rookie can make a difference. “You don’t know how excited I was, and not only me,” Aaron said. “I was talking to (civil rights pioneer and former Atlanta mayor) Andrew Young about the same thing, and he wants me to bring him out there to meet Heyward. It’s beginning to move through the black area. People are getting excited.” Aaron, 76, says the buzz makes him feel good. “He can certainly bring the excitement back, not only for Atlanta but also for African-American players,” Aaron said. “We do need to have many, many more Jason Heywards.” Heyward has shown interest in promoting baseball. He is associated with a program co-sponsored by the Braves which offers free instruction to Atlanta inner-city middle school and high school kids. The program called L.E.A.D. — Launch, Explore, Advise and Direct — aims to help players earn college scholarships through baseball.

Rory McIlroy, left, of Northern Ireland and Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland watch as Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand skips his ball across a pond at the 17th fairway during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga., Tuesday. The tournament begins Thursday. Associated Press

New Woods still playing golf

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Another day at Augusta National brought Tiger Woods closer to the very reason he came to the Masters. He turned his head from side to side so he could make eye contact with fans as he walked off the green. He looked more at ease as he tried to make good on Continued from Page 7A his pledge to be a better person. But as much as Woods talks Final Four since 2004, a drought by the program’s about repairing his image from lofty standards that had some questioning whether a sex scandal, he ultimately will Duke had slipped. But now the Blue Devils are cel- be judged by the number on his ebrating just as they did when teams led by players scorecard. “Why do you think he’s here?” like Christian Laettner, Bobby Hurley, Grant Hill, said Jack Nicklaus, whose 18 Jason Williams and Shane Battier. majors remains the benchmark “I’ve been doing this here at Duke for 30 years,” Krzyzewski said through a hoarse voice. “This is as Woods is chasing. “I don’t think he’s here for his health or anygood of a group of guys as I’ve coached here in 30 thing. He’s here to play golf. years.” That’s what he is. He’s a very The team arrived about an hour late, which good golfer. It’s the first major of allowed fans the chance to watch a replay of the year. He’s taking large steps Monday night’s game on the scoreboard screens to get his life back in order, and or shop for championship T-shirts. Their biggest he wants to play golf. cheers — until the team arrived, anyway — came “He’s excited about wanting to when the screens showed live news coverage of play, and I think that’s great for the team arriving at nearby Raleigh-Durham him. And I think that’s great for International Airport and then taking the bus to the game.” campus. Each day brings Woods closer “I know it took four years,” senior Lance Thomas to Thursday, and the start of a said, “but four years is worth another banner.” Masters where he commands The crowd of supporters included football coach more attention than usual. David Cutcliffe and women’s basketball coach Even a routine practice round Joanne P. McCallie, while fans filled most of with old friend Mark O’Meara the upstairs level and packed a standing-room turned surreal when Woods only area on the court at the base of the stage. crouched on the 10th green Freshman Andre Dawkins carried the NCAA and peered into his cell phone. championship trophy and held it throughout It looked ominous. Only three the ceremony, while the players stood behind Krzyzewski as he addressed the crowd at the podi- weeks ago, a porn star who claims to have had a three-year um. affair with Woods released on “I’m so speechless right now,” said junior Nolan Smith, who teamed with fellow junior Kyle Singler her Web site what she said were salacious text messages from and senior Jon Scheyer to form the high-scoring Woods. “Big Three” that led Duke’s offense. Turns out he was using it to The crowd also took the opportunity to try and persuade Singler — the most outstanding player at videotape O’Meara. “He was helping me with my the Final Four — to stick around for his final seaputting,” he said. “I had a loop in son instead of entering the NBA draft. my putting stroke. He wanted to “One more year!” they chanted when he came to film my putting stroke.” the podium to speak. The audience will get even Singler didn’t respond to the chants. larger Thursday, courtesy of a “I think for me and for you guys, just enjoy this and just have fun,” he told them. “That’s what we’ve starting time at 1:42 p.m. Woods been doing throughout the whole season.” As for Krzyzewski, he remained fixated on that soon-to-be added banner. “When you look up,” he said, “all of us would want you to say to yourself and to whomever you’re with: ’That’s when my team — our team — won the national championship.”’

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Hopes dim for four missing in mine blast

MONTCOAL, W.Va. (AP) — Rescuers held out slim hope Tuesday 60s that four missing coal miners might 60s Atlanta . . . . . . . . .85/60 s 70/43 t 50s H have survived when a mine repeatedBaltimore . . . . . . .87/65 s 82/51 t 70s L ly cited for improperly venting methChicago . . . . . . . .58/41 t 46/37 mc 40s Detroit . . . . . . . . .73/51 sh 52/36 sh ane gas exploded, killing 25 people in 80s Indianapolis . . . .72/45 t 53/38 sh 70s the country’s deadliest underground Los Angeles . . . .83/54 s 83/53 s L disaster in a quarter-century. 80s 60s Miami . . . . . . . . . .83/71 s 83/71 pc 70s A day after the blast in southern New York . . . . . . .83/63 s 76/50 pc Philadelphia . . . .89/62 s 82/49 t West Virginia, desperate rescuers Sacramento . . . . .73/43 s 71/46 s began boring into the mine in hopes 80s 80s San Francisco . . .69/49 s 66/50 s of releasing poisonous gases so crews Seattle . . . . . . . . .58/46 mc 51/39 sh could go in search of the men. But Tampa . . . . . . . . .83/66 s 83/64 s L H Washington, DC .88/64 s 82/50 t Gov. Joe Manchin said it could be Wednesday before much progress is made. “I don’t want to give anybody any false hope, but by golly, if I’m on that side of the table, and that’s my father or my brother or my uncle or my cousins, I’m going to have hope,” he said. Officials said the missing miners might have been able to reach airWASHINGTON (AP) — A gritty appropriately. Reuters employees tight chambers stocked with food, war video circulating on the Internet were likely “intermixed among the water and enough oxygen for four that shows U.S. troops firing repeatinsurgents” and difficult to distinedly on a group of men — some of guish because of their equipment, the days. But rescue teams checked one of two chambers nearby, and it was whom were unarmed — walking document states. empty. The buildup of gases preventdown a Baghdad street is authentic, “It is worth noting the fact that ed them from reaching other chama senior U.S. military official coninsurgent groups often video and bers. firmed Monday. photograph friendly activity and The official said the video posted at insurgent attacks against friendly On Tuesday, bulldozers carved an Wikileaks.org was of a July 12, 2007, forces for use in training videos and access road to make way for drilling firefight involving Army helicopters for use as propaganda to exploit or in the New Baghdad District of easthighlight their capabilities,” the doc- crews, who planned to dig four shafts to vent methane, a highly combusern Baghdad. ument concludes. tible gas that accumulates naturally Among those believed to have been The incident has been reported in coal mines, and carbon monoxide killed in that attack was Reuters before, but the video had not been from the blast site about 1,000 feet photographer Namir Noor-Eldeen, released. beneath the surface. The digging 22, and his driver Saeed Chmagh, The video provides a rare, disturbcould be done by midday Wednesday. 40. Two children also were wounded. ing close-up of modern urban warMassey Energy Co., which operThe official, who spoke on condifare at a time when violence was near ated the Upper Big Branch mine, was tion of anonymity because he was not its peak in Baghdad and the U.S. fined more than $382,000 in the authorized to speak publicly about death toll was mounting. past year for repeated serious violathe video, said the military could not In this incident, soldiers flying tions involving its ventilation plan confirm the identities of the Reuters attack helicopters were called in to and equipment. employees in the film. assist ground troops who had been The company’s chief executive said The Pentagon would not confirm pinned down by small-arms fire and the mine was not unsafe, but fedthe video’s authenticity on the record, rocket-propelled grenades. eral regulators planned to review its despite repeated requests from The According to U.S. officials, the many violations. Associated Press. pilots arrived at the scene to find a In an area where coal is king, peo“At this time, we are working to group of men approaching the fight ple anxiously awaited word on the verify the source of the video, its with what looked to be AK-47s slung missing miners. One resident hung veracity, and when or where it was over their shoulders and at least one a “Praying 4 Our Miners” banner recorded,” a statement from U.S. mil- rocket-propelled grenade. outside a home. At Libby’s City Grill itary headquarters in Iraq said late A military investigation later conin nearby Whitesville, the accident Monday. cluded that what was thought to be The military also provided redacted an RPG was really a long-range pho- was the talk at every breakfast table. Owner James Scott was grieving his copies of portions of its inquiry into tography lens; likewise, the camera own loss — his 58-year-old uncle, the July 2007 incident, again withlooked like an AK-47. out confirming that the incident Wikileaks.org posts video and doc- Deward Scott of Montcoal, was among the dead. described in those documents is the uments passed along by anonymous Neither his uncle nor his customers same one posted by Wikileaks. sources. They posted the video of the According to a July 19 summary of July 2007 firefight at “collateralmur- talked much about their work. “I never heard anyone say anything the investigation, U.S. troops acted der.com.” about the mine, good or bad,” James Scott said. “You just don’t talk about Find your it.” lost pet Diana Davis said her husband, or get a new pet Timmy Davis, 51, died in the exploin the sion along with his nephews, Josh Classifieds David Lail Napper, 27, and Cory Davis, 20. 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Federal officials decided to call off the rescue after high methane gas readings in the far reaches of the mine. “The decision was that you can’t risk 40 rescue workers,” Blankenship said. Eleven bodies had been recovered and identified, but the other 14 have not. Names were not released. Some grieving relatives were angry because they learned their loved ones were among the dead from government officials, not from Massey Energy executives. Michelle McKinney found out from a local official at a nearby school that her 61-year-old father, Benny R. Willingham, was among the dead. He was due to retire in five weeks after 30 years of mining. “These guys, they took a chance every day to work” to make the mining company grow, she said. And company officials “couldn’t even call us.”

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The elder Davis’ son, Timmy Davis Jr., described his father as passionate about the outdoors and the mines. “He loved to work underground,” the younger Davis said. “He loved that place.” Two other family members survived the blast, he said. At the time of the explosion, 61 miners were in the mine, about 30 miles south of Charleston. “Before you knew it, it was just like your ears stopped up. You couldn’t hear. And the next thing you know, it’s just like you’re just right in the middle of a tornado,” miner Steve Smith, who heard the explosion but was able to escape, told ABC’s “Good Morning America.” Nine miners were leaving on a vehicle that takes them in and out of the mine’s long shaft when a crew ahead of them felt a blast of air and went back to investigate, said Kevin Stricklin, an administrator for the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration. The chief executive of Massey Energy, Don Blankenship, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that a carbon monoxide warning was the first sign of trouble. Mine crews were checking on the alarm when they discovered an explosion had occurred. “I don’t know that we know what happened,” Blankenship said. Some may have been killed by the blast and others when they inhaled the toxic gases, Stricklin said. He described how the rescue teams gradually descended through a long, sloping shaft where the miners were operating a huge machine that carves coal from the walls. He said the teams increasingly encountered debris from the mine’s ventilation system and other materials.

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THE MARKET IN REVIEW

STOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS

NYSE

7,604.44 +3.51

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name FelCor PhnxCos MaguirePr DoralFncl CallonP h ZaleCp OcwenFn Kngswy g FstBcpPR RBSct prR

Last 7.42 2.89 3.67 4.90 6.75 2.93 12.45 2.55 3.00 14.00

Chg +1.07 +.36 +.42 +.52 +.71 +.31 +1.25 +.25 +.29 +1.35

%Chg +16.9 +14.2 +12.9 +11.9 +11.8 +11.8 +11.2 +10.9 +10.7 +10.7

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last MasseyEn 48.45 BkA BM RE 2.05 DirREBear 7.60 NBkGreece 3.85 TeekayTnk 12.15 BkASCBk10 7.47 STR Hld n 20.05 W Holding 8.43 BallyTech 40.51 iStar 4.67

Chg %Chg -6.24 -11.4 -.20 -8.9 -.57 -7.0 -.28 -6.8 -.89 -6.8 -.52 -6.5 -1.33 -6.2 -.42 -4.7 -1.82 -4.3 -.21 -4.3

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DIARY

1,754 1,313 114 3,181 476 4 4,134,645,797

AMEX

1,960.87 -8.70

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Engex 6.75 CheniereEn 4.66 PudaCoal n11.31 ExeterR gs 7.28 ChiGengM 2.89 Innovaro 3.91 EvolPetrol 5.73 ASpectRlty 20.00 MercBcp 2.54 PacOffPT 4.35

Chg +1.85 +.62 +1.40 +.62 +.24 +.31 +.45 +1.50 +.19 +.30

%Chg +37.8 +15.3 +14.1 +9.3 +9.1 +8.6 +8.5 +8.1 +8.1 +7.4

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

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Chg %Chg -.32 -9.4 -.30 -6.8 -.20 -6.7 -.15 -5.9 -.30 -5.2 -.19 -4.9 -.13 -4.5 -.56 -4.3 -.24 -4.3 -.77 -4.3

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Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

288 198 43 529 39 2 134,098,361

DAILY DOW JONES

NASDAQ

Close: 10,969.99 Change: -3.56 (flat)

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Zanett Encorm rs ChinaInfo InfoLogx rs PureBio AtlCstFd FidelSo HenryBros ProvCmBc ViragLog

Last 3.27 3.07 7.00 5.57 2.03 3.98 6.99 4.65 2.88 9.43

Chg +1.43 +.96 +1.68 +1.12 +.40 +.66 +.99 +.65 +.38 +1.19

Chg -1.07 -.52 -.35 -2.00 -.30 -.24 -.42 -.50 -.58 -.18

%Chg +77.7 +45.5 +31.6 +25.2 +24.3 +19.7 +16.5 +16.3 +15.2 +14.4

Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

10 DAYS

10,400

10,988.06 4,439.24 408.57 7,600.93 1,971.20 2,432.25 1,187.73 810.13 12,435.37 697.65

7,750.85 2,757.79 324.39 5,107.95 1,336.87 1,559.46 814.53 499.82 8,292.40 431.69

STOCK MARKET INDEXES Name

Last

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9,600

1,501 1,151 141 2,793 229 13 2,082,063,794

Total Assets Obj ($Mlns) NAV

Name

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%Chg -13.3 -12.0 -11.8 -9.8 -9.0 -7.7 -7.6 -7.5 -7.5 -7.2

Net Chg

-3.56 +16.01 +2.77 +3.51 -8.70 +7.28 +2.00 +4.04 +29.22 +3.83

YTD %Chg %Chg

-.03 +.36 +.72 +.05 -.44 +.30 +.17 +.50 +.23 +.55

+5.20 +8.09 -2.59 +5.84 +7.45 +7.39 +6.67 +12.04 +7.93 +12.17

12-mo %Chg

+40.83 +58.44 +17.04 +48.50 +42.33 +56.04 +45.85 +62.55 +50.18 +62.49

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10,000

Last Chg 48.75 +.14 1.71 +.02 22.40 -.19 29.32 +.05 10.23 -.37 5.85 +.32 26.22 +.05 5.97 +.07 15.57 +.37 6.39 +.24

DIARY

10,760

10,800

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)

Name Vol (00) PwShs QQQ502538 ETrade 487112 Intel 464948 Microsoft 462767 MicronT 419330 HuntBnk 368199 Cisco 308369 BrcdeCm 301272 Dell Inc 293991 DryShips 292160

10,880

11,200

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

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11,000

Dow Jones industrials

2,436.81 +7.28

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Mutual Fund Footnotes: b = Fee covering market costs is paid from fund assets. d = Deferred sales charge, or redemption fee. f = front load (sales charges). m = Multiple fees are charged. NA = not available. p = previous day’s net asset value. s = fund split shares during the week. x = fund paid a distribution during the week.Gainers and Losers must be worth at least $2 to be listed in tables at left. Most Actives must be worth at least $1. Volume in hundreds of shares. Source: The Associated Press. Sales figures are unofficial.

CI 125,962 LG 64,425 LB 63,652 LG 58,318 IH 56,242 WS 53,078 LB 50,594 MA 48,457 LB 47,616 LB 47,376 LV 42,708 FV 38,943 FB 38,069 LV 37,537 CI 32,107 WS 31,553 FG 31,331 CA 30,818 LB 30,325 LB 30,216 LB 29,886 MA 29,546 MA 29,486 LG 29,164 CI 27,481 FB 27,194 MB 26,567 LB 26,416 LV 15,542 LB 10,075 LB 4,428 GS 1,503 LV 1,253 SR 469 LG 192

11.00 28.91 29.57 61.32 48.36 34.39 109.59 15.93 27.03 108.86 103.97 33.57 39.22 25.81 11.00 26.61 28.69 2.11 29.57 34.57 109.59 16.92 29.97 74.71 11.91 14.92 35.52 108.86 22.79 32.40 38.12 10.34 3.12 15.92 16.17

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Without push, Dow remains below 11,000

NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones industrial average edged close to the 11,000 mark but failed to cross it for a second day. The Dow ended down about 4 points, while broader indexes rose. Interest rates fell after rising on Monday. For a second day, the Dow rose to within about a dozen points of the psychological milestone of 11,000 before retreating. It hasn’t been above that mark in 18 months. Shares of regional banks Regions Financial Corp. and SunTrust Banks Inc. rose following upbeat comments from analysts. Tech stocks were mixed after business software company CA Inc. said earnings for the year will come in at the lower end of its forecast. CA also said it would cut 1,000 jobs, or about 8 percent of its work force. Massey Energy Co. fell more than 11 percent after an underground explosion Monday afternoon blamed on methane gas killed 25 coal miners about 30 miles south of Charleston, W.Va. The stock market rose to its best levels of the day in afternoon trading when the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last meeting signaled that policymakers are more upbeat about the economy. Analysts said, however, that the minutes contained few surprises. The quiet trading came as investors looked for clues about whether the market could continue its upward march. Stocks have been rising for 13 months but have made steadier advances since February following reports that signal the economy is improving. The Dow has risen for each of the past five weeks, its longest winning streak since mid-April last year. Companies will begin reporting earnings for the January-March quarter next week so traders will have a better sense of whether the recent climb in stocks is justified. The Dow fell 3.56, or less than 0.1 percent, to 10,969.99. It was only the Dow’s sixth drop in the past 27 trading days. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 2.00, or 0.2 percent, to 1,189.44. The index is at an 18-month high. The Nasdaq composite index rose 7.28, or 0.3 percent, to 2,436.81. The index stands at its best level since August 2008. Bond prices rose, pushing yields lower. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell to 3.96 percent from 3.99 percent late Monday. The 10-year yield climbed above 4 percent during trading Monday for the first time since June. It is approaching levels not seen since October 2008. A rise in rates signals in part that investors feel more comfortable about the recovery. The dollar rose against other major currencies. Gold rose. Crude oil rose 22 cents to $86.84 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange after reaching an 18-month high of $87.09 a barrel.

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Internet ‘neutrality’ in jeopardy WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal court threw the future of Internet regulations into doubt Tuesday with a far-reaching decision that went against the Federal Communications Commission and could even hamper the government’s plans to expand broadband access in the United States. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that the FCC lacks authority to require broadband providers to give equal treatment to all Internet traffic flowing over their networks. That was a big victory for Comcast Corp., the nation’s largest cable company, which had challenged the FCC’s authority to impose such “network neutrality” obligations on broadband providers. Supporters of network neutrality, including the FCC chairman, have argued that the policy is necessary to prevent broadband providers from favoring or discriminating against certain Web sites and online services, such as Internet phone programs or software that runs in a Web browser. Advocates contend there is precedent: Nondiscrimination rules have traditionally applied to so-called “common carrier” networks that serve the public, from roads and highways to electrical grids and telephone lines. But broadband providers such as Comcast, AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. argue that after spending bil-

lions of dollars on their networks, they should be able to sell premium services and manage their systems to prevent certain applications from hogging capacity. Tuesday’s unanimous ruling by the three-judge panel was a setback for the FCC because it questioned the agency’s authority to regulate broadband. That could cause problems beyond the FCC’s effort to adopt official net neutrality regulations. It also has serious implications for the ambitious national broadbandexpansion plan released by the FCC last month. The FCC needs the authority to regulate broadband so that it can push ahead with some of the plan’s key recommendations. Among other things, the FCC proposes to expand broadband by tapping the federal fund that subsidizes telephone service in poor and rural communities. In a statement, the FCC said it remains “firmly committed to promoting an open Internet and to policies that will bring the enormous benefits of broadband to all Americans” and “will rest these policies ... on a solid legal foundation.” Comcast welcomed the decision, saying “our primary goal was always to clear our name and reputation.” The case centers on Comcast’s actions in 2007 when it interfered with an online file-sharing service called BitTorrent, which

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Nation/world World Today Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks to the press about the Nuclear Posture Review Report as, from left, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Energy Secretary Steven Chu, look on at the Pentagon, Tuesday,

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U.S. nuclear strategy revised

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rewriting America’s nuclear strategy, the White House on Tuesday announced a fundamental shift that calls the spread of atomic weapons to rogue states or terrorists a worse threat than the nuclear Armageddon feared during the Cold War. The White House is suddenly moving on multiple fronts with a goal of limiting the threat of a catastrophic international conflict, although it’s not yet clear how far and how fast the rest of the world is ready to follow. In releasing the results of an in-depth nuclear strategy review, President Barack Obama said his administration would narrow the circumstances in which the U.S. might launch a nuclear strike, that it would forego the development of new nuclear warheads and would seek even deeper reductions in American and Russian arsenals.

His defense secretary, Robert Gates said the focus would now be on terror groups such as alQaida as well as North Korea’s nuclear buildup and Iran’s nuclear ambitions. “For the first time, preventing nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism is now at the top of America’s nuclear agenda,” Obama said, distancing his administration from the

decades-long U.S. focus on arms competition with Russia and on the threat posed by nuclear missiles on hair-trigger alert. “The greatest threat to U.S. and global security is no longer a nuclear exchange between nations, but nuclear terrorism by violent extremists and nuclear proliferation to an increasing number of states,” he said, spelling out the core theme of the new strategy. Obama’s announcement set the stage for his trip to Prague Thursday to sign a new arms reduction agreement with Russia. And it precedes a gathering in Washington next Monday of government leaders from more than 40 countries to discuss improving safeguards against terrorists acquiring nuclear bombs. In May, the White House will once again help lead the call for disarmament at the United Nations in New York, during an international conference on strengthening the Nuclear NonProliferation Treaty. Congressional Democrats hailed Tuesday’s announcement, but some Republicans said it could weaken the nation’s defense capability. From the start of his term in office, Obama has put halting the spread of atomic arms near the top of his defense priori-

ties. But during his first year he failed to achieve a significant breakthrough on arguably the two biggest threats: Iran and North Korea. Obama’s current push for arms control initiatives is designed to strengthen international support for strengthened nonproliferation efforts. In presenting the results of the administration’s policy review, Gates said a central aim was to reduce the role of nuclear weapons in U.S. defense strategy. That will be include removing some of the intentional ambiguity about the circumstances under which the U.S. would launch a nuclear strike, Gates told reporters at the Pentagon. “If a non-nuclear weapons state is in compliance with the NonProliferation Treaty and its obligations, the U.S. pledges not to use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against it,” Gates said. If, however, such a state were to use chemical or biological weapons against the U.S. or its allies, “it would face the prospect of a devastating conventional,” or non-nuclear, military response. That is not a major departure from the policy of past administrations, but it is slightly more forthright about which potential aggressors might fear a nuclear strike, and which might not.

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BAGHDAD (AP) — Bombs ripped through apartment buildings and a market in mostly Shiite areas of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing 50 people in postelection bloodshed that threatens to rekindle sectarian warfare that nearly destroyed the country three years ago. The attacks appeared to be an attempt by al-Qaida in Iraq or other extremists to exploit a power vacuum during what promises to be lengthy negotiations to form a new government. About 120 people have been killed in and around the capital over the past five days — some of the most brutal strikes on civilians in months. For two terrifying hours on a warm, sunny Tuesday morning, at least seven bombs rocked a broad swath of Baghdad. In a new tactic, several bombs were planted inside empty apartments after renters offered high prices for the properties, the government said. The explosions reduced one building to rubble, knocked out windows and doors and ripped off facades. People rushed to the blast sites, digging through the rubble with their hands to find loved ones.

27 Taliban reported killed KABUL (AP) — Afghanistan’s military said 27 insurgents were killed in ground fighting and airstrikes in a western province on Tuesday, in what appeared to be a major blow to Taliban influence in the region, while four civilians died in a NATO airstrike in the south. NATO and Afghan forces launched an operation in Badghis province before dawn, with troops inserted behind Taliban lines to trap the militants, the regional Afghan corps commander Gen. Jalandar Shah Behnam said. Fighting continued well into Tuesday afternoon, he said. In addition to the 27 Taliban bodies collected, one Afghan soldier was killed and five wounded, he said. One U.S. soldier was reported wounded.

Dutch rescue German ship THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Gaining fast on the pirates who had seized a German freighter, Dutch naval captain Col. Hans Lodder had no time to waste on bureaucracy. Sidestepping the command of the European Union’s anti-piracy task force, he went instead to his own government for authorization to recapture the ship by force. Lodder first ascertained that the Taipan’s crew had locked itself in a bulletproof room. Then he launched his ship’s Lynx helicopter with a team of six special forces marines. With troops providing cover fire from the helicopter, the marines rappelled onto the ship’s deck of the MV Taipan to shoot it out, if need be, with the pirates. But they met no resistance. The 15-man crew was rescued, and 10 Somali pirates were captured. “The pirates surrendered the moment they saw the marines,” Lodder said.

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FAMILY FEATURES

unday mornings are a time to slow down and enjoy being with loved ones. It’s the perfect day to relax and create an easy, yet special breakfast for family or friends. Refrigerated cinnamon rolls are a delicious place-andbake staple to sweeten up Sunday mornings without a lot of fuss. Semi-Homemade’s Sandra Lee knows how to make an incredibly easy, yet special, Sunday morning breakfast. According to Lee, smart shortcuts in the kitchen allow you to create something delicious and still have time to enjoy it with those you love. “Pillsbury refrigerated cinnamon rolls are a great example of how you can make loads of delicious goodness with hardly any prep time,” Lee said. “From my personal experience, there’s nothing like pulling a pan of cinnamon rolls from the oven to warm up a home.” For an easy Sunday morning breakfast, bake a batch of cinnamon rolls, or try one of these new easy breakfast recipes from Sandra Lee.

Enjoy these Caramel Pecan Buns for an unbelievably easy, sensationally sweet Sunday morning breakfast treat.

Caramel Pecan Buns

5 servings Prep Time: 5 minutes / Start to Finish: 30 minutes 1 can (17.5 ounces) Pillsbury Grands! refrigerated cinnamon rolls with icing 2 tablespoons butter 1 cup chopped pecans 1/4 cup packed brown sugar Bake cinnamon rolls as directed on package. Reserve icing. To caramelize pecans, melt butter in 10-inch skillet over medium heat; add pecans. Cook, stirring constantly, 2 to 3 minutes or until butter just starts to brown. Add brown sugar. Cook, stirring constantly, until the sugar melts and bubbles, about 2 minutes. Spoon over buns when they are hot out of the oven. Remove cover from icing; microwave on medium (50 percent power) 5 to 10 seconds or until thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle over warm buns. Serve warm. Tip: Pecans can burn easily and need to be closely watched as they cook.

Get the children involved by making this recipe for Cinnamon Roll French Toast that the whole family will love. Topped with a mixture of icing and maple syrup, everyone can help pour on the goodness.

Cinnamon Roll French Toast

8 servings Prep Time: 10 minutes / Start to Finish: 20 minutes 1 can (12.4 ounces) Pillsbury refrigerated cinnamon rolls with icing 2 eggs 2/3 cup milk 4 tablespoons maple syrup, divided 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Warm water, as needed Bake cinnamon rolls as directed on package. Cool completely. Spray griddle or 10-inch skillet with cooking spray; heat griddle to 375°F or skillet to medium heat. Slice each roll in half crosswise. In shallow dish, whisk eggs, milk, 2 tablespoons of the maple syrup and the vanilla extract until blended. Dip each cinnamon roll slice into egg mixture, turning to coat completely. Place on griddle. Cook about 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown. In small bowl, whisk reserved icing, the remaining 2 tablespoons maple syrup and warm water, as needed, to create a pourable consistency. Spoon over French toast. This recipe makes an impressive treat for brunch with girlfriends or a special breakfast with family.

Chocolate Raspberry Cream Cinnamon Rolls

Sandra Lee’s Sweet Roll Tips

5 servings Prep Time: 10 minutes / Start to Finish: 45 minutes 1 can (17.5 ounces) Pillsbury Grands! refrigerated cinnamon rolls with icing 2 cups (1 pint) fresh raspberries, divided 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened 1/4 cup whipping cream 1 tablespoon honey 1/4 cup chocolate syrup Bake cinnamon rolls as directed on package. Reserve icing. Cool 10 minutes. Meanwhile, place 1 1/2 cups raspberries in a small bowl and mash lightly with fork, maintaining a chunky consistency. In another bowl, beat cream cheese and whipping cream with electric mixer on high speed until fluffy. Beat in honey; fold in mashed raspberries. In separate bowl, stir reserved icing and chocolate syrup until well mixed. Slice cooled cinnamon rolls in half crosswise and fill with raspberry cream mixture. Drizzle chocolate sauce over top; garnish with remaining 1/2 cup raspberries. Surprise your spouse with this simple, yet awe-inducing twist on cinnamon rolls.

Refrigerated sweet rolls can be baked, frosted and served, or dressed up with a few simple ingredients, such as orange zest, clove or ginger for a signature flavor. Add your own touch to sweet rolls for a customized creation: � Set out a warm cup of icing and let the family have fun frosting their own rolls. � Keep a stash of walnuts, candy sprinkles or raisins handy for a special garnish. � Create a breakfast-in-bed tray for your sweetheart with flaky cinnamon rolls, orange juice, coffee and the Sunday morning paper. � Bring fresh-baked cinnamon rolls with cream cheese icing on a pretty tray to your next brunch event. The whole group will love the indulgent treat, and you can leave the tray as a hostess gift.

Apple Walnut Sticky Buns

8 buns Prep Time: 10 minutes / Start to Finish: 30 minutes 2 tablespoons butter, softened 1 medium Granny Smith apple, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 3/4 cup chopped walnuts 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1 can (12.4 ounces) Pillsbury refrigerated cinnamon rolls with icing Heat oven to 375°F. Generously butter 8 regular muffin cups. In bowl, mix apples, walnuts and brown sugar; divide evenly among muffin cups. Separate cinnamon rolls; reserve icing. Place 1 cinnamon roll in each cup. Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until tops are golden brown. Cool 5 minutes. Place cookie sheet upside down over muffin pan; turn over. Remove pan. Remove lid from icing; microwave on medium (50 percent power) 5 to 10 seconds or until thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle over warm buns. Serve warm.

Apple Walnut Sticky Buns

For more delicious recipes, go to Pillsbury.com. Fans of Pillsbury’s Facebook fan page can now get daily recipe tips and ideas at http://www.facebook.com/Pillsbury.

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local Honor Rolls Cliffside Elementary School

The fourth six weeks honor roll at Cliffside Elementary School has been announced by Jason Byrd, principal. Those students named to the list are: A Honor Roll 3rd grade Savannah Burgess, Wendy Garcia, Nicholas Greene, Sara Hoover, Zachary Powell, Tysun Beaver, Cody Hendrix, Eva Humphries, Isaac Roberson, Hailey Ruppe, Rachel Ruppe, Christian Snyder, Scott Strange, Natalie Flack, Brianna Hendrix, Reese Vassey, William Waters. 4th grade Austin Cantrell, Austin Bridges, Joshua Derreberry, Kayla Frashier, Christy Hudson, Matthew Martin, Caitlyn Mathis, Dakota Vickers, Benjamin Alcorn, Hannah Allen, Maggie Houser, Devin Munsey, Brantley Webb. 5th grade Nicholas Bradbury, Rebekah Hopkins, Destiny Ledford, Abbey Roberson, Tyler Cave.

B Honor Roll 3rd grade Braxton Atkins, Tucker Brown, Isaac Dills, Alayah Hamilton, Breanna Harris, Joseph Hicks, Jordan McSwain, Kaylee Ward, Shy-Ann Whitener, Rachael Wood, Arizonia Hannon, Jacob Jenkins, Alexandria Laughter, Christopher Piercy, Jimmy Rumfelt, Naomi Sanney, Summer Shuler, Katie Beam, Shelby Causy, Kardrien Lamica, Eli Scarlett. 4th grade Luke Alexander, Jordan Cuthbertson, Brooklyn Harris, Naomi Jack, Betty Riley,

Christian Arrowood, Emily Duncan, Samuel Emmons, Trent Short, Cassandra Wood, Adam Bradley, Jason Culp, Austin Greene, Tiffany Kelley, Jonah Millwood, Megan Smith, Ashlynn Spain, Adam Splawn, Dylan Toney, Weldon Whitesides. 5th grade Austin Givens, Thomas Harris, Wesley McDaniel, Amega Newton, Austin Blair, Deni Cockerham, Jonathan Derreberry, Tasaan Dover, Henry Elmore, Seth Hollars, Tyrese McSwain, Anthony Potlow, Jonathan Quinn, Maggie Robbins, Daniel Godfrey, Abigail Hicks, Joseph Jack, Ferrin Jennings, Seth McBrayer, Bryan Perez, Brilyn White.

Kayla Nolan, Heena Patel, Savione Powell, Cameron Simmons, Keshun Staley, Tyemond Twitty, Litzy Vasquez, Diante Wilkerson. 4th grade Donavon Davis, Autumn Drost, Hannah Elliott, Pierre Flores, Alisha Gallion, Chandler Hamrick, Dalyn Harris, Veronica Herrera, Jada Jarrett, Kalyssia Jones-Clyburn, Keiara Lattimore, Anthony Mcdonald, Nahum Mcmullens, Evennie Rosales, Christian Toney, Brandon Unangst, Blakely Watkins. 5th grade Latia Brown, Aanon Gray, Dante Harkness, Jerry Isenhour Ii, Jonisha Logan, Kobe Twitty, Jermaine Willis.

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The fourth six weeks honor roll at Forest City/ Dunbar Elementary School has been announced by Sally Blanton, principal. Those students named to the list are: A Honor Roll 3rd grade Deontay Lynch, Savannah Martin. 5th grade Glenn Earley, Laron Phillips, Joseph Wilkie, Madalyn Wright. B Honor Roll 3rd grade Chizo Abara, Alexi Arbaiza, Lillian Bridges, Jacob Bumgarner, Jahad Burris, Zareeha Carson, Celeste Castle, Hunter Daves, Melina Degree, Alicia Deleon, Cassie Enloe, Bobby Falagan, Diretha Foster, Chadeya Hill, Dezyrae Jones, Michael Logan Jr, Destiney Logan, Demetrius Mauney, Javontae Miller, Samuel Moore, Amanda Nalley,

The fourth six weeks honor roll at Spindale Elementary School has been announced by Angel King, principal. Those students named to the list are: A Honor Roll 3rd grade Lily Buff, Madison Davis, Autumn Dobbins, Brooklin Hart, Elijah Henderson, Ethan Henderson, Baylie Higginbotham, Deven Holmes, Trey Lawson, Paige McIntyre, Katlyn Owens, Jayden Waddell. 4th grade Jimmy Baynard, Makayla Greene, Kiley Hughes, Prem Patel, Evan Revis. 5th grade Faith Archer, Emily Bailey, Rocia Cervantes, Zachary Davis, Karsyn Guffey, Jordan Laws, Brianna Moore, Timothy Morgan, Gabriel Neira, Ben Ross, Trey Shehan, Michael Womick. B Honor Roll 3rd grade Jacob Bailey, Sarah

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The Royal Quartet will be at the Center to sing gospel music in the dining room on Thursday, April 8, at 10:30 a.m. This quartet was formed in 1958 and was on the Gospel Train Show out of Charlotte from 1963 to 1966. In 1969 the quartet disbanded. After all these years, in 2009, they got back together and are singing as a group again. You are sure to enjoy their program. There will be a technical workshop for the Performing Arts Follies on Thursday, April 8, at 1 p.m. All those who are entered in the Performing Arts are encouraged to attend to make sure you have everything ready for the follies. The follies will be held on Friday, April 9, at 7 p.m. There will be $2 charge for audience admission. The public is invited to attend and see what talented seniors we have in Rutherford County. They sing, dance, perform comedy acts, drama, instrumental music, and more. This is a great show every year, and we encourage you to be here. Monday, April 12 at 1 p.m. is the time for a movie and some munchies. The feature will be “Julie & Julia,” a 2009 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Nora Ephron. The film depicts events in the life of chef Julia Child in the early years in her culinary career, contrasting her life with Julie Powell, who aspires to cook all 524 recipes from Child’s cookbook during a single year. The screenplay is adapted from two books: My Life in France, Child’s autobiography, and a memoir by Julie Powell. In August 2002, Powell started documenting online her daily experiences cooking each of the 524 recipes in Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking, and she later began reworking that blog, The Julie/Julia Project. Ephron began filming Julie & Julia in March 2008. Meryl Streep portrays Julia Child, and Amy Adams appears as Julie Powell. The film officially premiered on July 30, 2009, at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City and opened throughout North America on August 7, 2009. The Caregiver Support Group will meet on Tuesday, April 6 from 4-5:30 p.m. at Rutherford LifeCare on Thunder Road in Spindale. Maggie Fekete, Dietitian will present a program on “Nutrition and Feeding Tips.” If you need Adult Care Services for your loved one during the meeting, call 2881697. On Friday, April 16, the Support Group will meet at the Senior Center from 1-2:30 p.m. The program will be “Self Care, Stress Management, and Sharing Experiences” with Patty Olson, BSW, Facilitator. Due to the Senior Games/ SilverArts activities during the month, Missy Hughes is canceling her tap, jazz, and line dance classes in April. The classes will resume next month. The SeniorShiners will go to Creekside Crossing on Thursday, April 15, to present a program for the residents. The van will leave the Senior Center at 9:30 a.m. for the 10

a.m. performance. Practice, practice, practice is the way to make sure you’re ready for Senior Games. Several practice times have been scheduled for April. On April 6, at 1 p.m., is horseshoes and bocce; April 7 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. is shuffleboard and ladderball; April 13 at 10 a.m. is football throw and 1 p.m. is table tennis; April 14 from 9-11 a.m. is Wii and 1 p.m. archery; and April 15 from 9-11 is Wii and 1-3 is ladies billiards. Anyone registered in these events is encouraged to be here for these practices. The sporting events of Rutherford County Senior Games will be held April 16-30, with Opening Ceremonies on Friday, April 16, at 10:30 a.m. Ms. Lynn Harrell, Associate Director of North Carolina Senior Games will be here to help kick off the games. We are very honored to have her come. We are also expecting Senator Debbie Clary to be here for this important event. We have 100 seniors taking part in the games, and 34 of those have never participated before. The winners will be qualified to participate in the State Senior Games in Raleigh in September and will represent Rutherford County’s Senior Center. Please remember that we take voluntary donations for lunch at the Center. Thanks for all you do to help. Each meal currently costs us $4.3149, and our funding has been cut a lot this fiscal year and may be cut even more beginning in July. Your donations help more than you know. There is no set amount for your donations. Most people have the idea that the meal is $1.00 for participants, but the state does not allow us to set an amount. It’s up to you to decide how much you donate. Think about what it’s worth to you and let your conscience be your guide. For those who ride the transit to come to the Center, the same applies. The Senior Center pays the County Transit Department for you to ride, and that amount keeps going up. We don’t charge you, but remember that we do take donations for transportation also. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) terminated its contract with Fox Insurance Company of New York effective March 9, 2010. CMS determined that the plan’s significant deficiencies — not meeting Medicare’s requirements to provide enrollees with prescription drugs or recognized standards of care — pose a serious risk to the health of Fox enrollees. Beginning March 10, 2010, all Fox members were transitioned into the LI-NET program administered by Humana to ensure that beneficiaries receive their Medicare prescription drugs without delay or disruption. This transition will happen automatically, and the member does not need to take any action at this time. Please remember, LI-NET has an open formulary, and there are no drug restrictions or limitations, including prior authorization, quantity limits, or step therapy. See Senior, Page 8B

Chores encourage confidence, responsibility and self-esteem Taking care of a household is a huge responsibility, it is also a Family responsibility. Parents should not go it alone when it comes to household chores. It is never too early or too late for children to learn the team approach to keeping a home in order. Household chores for kids help encourage responsibility, independence, confidence, self-esteem, and help a child feel like a valuable contributor to the family. Even if children complain about chores, teaching the idea that everyone in the family plays an important role in making a household work is a lesson that lasts a lifetime. Not sure how to get everyone in the family on-board? A well-structured chore list is a great way to get and keep things organized. A chore, or job, chart helps both children and adults visualize what needs to be done. You can design a family job chart as a daily or weekly list. Daily lists work better with young children. Weekly lists give older children a feeling of empowerment to choose at the start of the week how and when they will accomplish their tasks. A chore chart can be designed in a table format, sorted by names of family members with space for checking off when the job is done. If you think your chore list looks boring, spruce it up with color or let kids draw on it. A chart can also be designed on the computer using special fronts and fun graphics. To make it even more child-friendly, allow everyone to use stickers instead of check marks when the job is complete. Allowing children to help

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design the chart, deciding which day to do which chore and what might be the reward for a job well done, may help children “buy-in” to the idea. This also helps set clear expectations. When everyone understands his or her role, there is a higher chance of success. Make sure the chores you assign to each child are ageappropriate. This will help ensure the job get done correctly, keeping parents from having to re-do the chore later. Even toddlers can pitch in and will do most jobs eagerly. Picking up toys and placing on a shelf or in a toy box, dusting (put socks over hands and wipe), and being a helper are good tasks for toddlers. Young children ages 2-5, are interested in doing “big people” activities. They can set the table, dump the contents of small trash cans into a larger can, put clean clothes away and make the bed with a little help. Older children can make beds, wipe up spills, feed pets, water plants, pull weeds in a garden, fold clothes, bring in the mail, clear the dinner table or sort laundry. Older children depending on size and ability may also do more difficult tasks such as cleaning bathrooms vacuuming and washing the car. Teenagers can be responsible for almost any chore that an adult can do. If you have more than one child, decide in advance if trading chores among sib-

Cooperative Extension is offering a new Cook Smart, Eat Smart Cooking School Do you want to improve your cooking skills? Want to prepare simple, healthy and delicious food for you and your family? If so, a new Cooking School developed by North Carolina Cooperative Extension may be just what you are looking for. Rutherford County Cooperative Extension is offering The Cook Smart Eat Smart Cooking School beginning each Wednesday beginning April 14th - May

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Boy ‘freaks’ his sister out DEAR ABBY: My brother is 9 and still walks around naked. I have asked “Josh” repeatedly to put on some clothes, but he blows me off and flaunts himself around the house. My mother is no help. When I ask her to talk to him, she laughs and says, “Boys will be boys.” Abby, I’m 13 and it is starting to freak me out. Am I being paranoid, or am I right to want him to put on a pair of boxers or something? -- OLDER SISTER IDEAR OLDER SISTER: Your mother is right about one thing: Boys WILL be boys. Your brother is acting like an immature child who’s enjoying teasing his sister. On the other hand, she’s wrong to laugh off your discomfort. One reason children have parents is so someone can teach them respect for the feelings of others. At 9, Josh is too big to ignore, and at 13, you are no longer a little girl. If he wants to be naked in his bedroom, fine and dandy. But when he’s in the rooms shared by everyone, he should cover up. And if he doesn’t, there should be consequences. DEAR ABBY: My ex-mother-in-law died unexpectedly three weeks ago. We were very close, and I handled most of the arrangements. She left no will, so my ex-husband and I did our best to provide what we thought she would have wanted. We chose to have Mom cremated,

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but decided to have a short open viewing at the funeral home for her grandchildren’s benefit. We wanted them to realize Grandma was no longer in her body. This morning I was shocked to receive a phone call from the funeral parlor saying they have received a letter from one of Mom’s co-workers, expressing that she felt the viewing was disrespectful and in bad taste. Abby, we chose to display her body on a table with blankets. We didn’t think spending hundreds of dollars for a coffin for the four-hour viewing was justified, nor did we think Mom would have wanted us to do that. Was it inappropriate? -- SLAPPED DEAR SLAPPED: There was nothing disrespectful or inappropriate about the way your ex-mother-in-law’s body was displayed. And you were wise not to spend a lot of money on a casket that was to be used only for a viewing. I applaud your courage to do things differently. Please let that presumptuous woman’s criticism roll off your backs.

Patient wants remedy for GERD DEAR DR. GOTT: Is there any home remedy for GERD? I am on Zegerid, watch what I eat, have the head of my bed elevated, and still can’t get rid of the midsternal indigestion. I have had a thorough medical workup. DEAR READER: Gastroesophageal reflux disease is acid reflux that occurs regularly. The ring of muscles that separates the stomach from the esophagus is either weak or fails to close properly. Symptoms present when the backwash of stomach acid enters the esophagus and, as you are likely aware, can include difficulty swallowing, chest pain, a burning sensation, pain, dry cough, bad breath and more. Treatment is one of progression. Over-the-counter medications such as Prilosec, Tagamet or Pepcid AC might be considered; when ineffective, they may be followed by prescription medication. Then might come X-ray testing, such as a barium swallow or upper endoscopy, which

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Your financial picture looks rather encouraging in, but money won’t be handed to you on a silver platter. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Be careful that you don’t come off as being too insistent about having your own way. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You’d be smart not to react to someone who has been unfriendly toward you in a spiteful manner. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Aggressiveness is a sure way to draw fire, so be careful about coming off as too forceful. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Avoid teaming up with someone less experienced, thereby placing the greater burden on yourself. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -Independence is an enviable quality, but if carried too far it could make you seem to self-serving. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Don’t leave important things to the last minute. Set a strict schedule and adhere to it. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Arrange your social involvements beforehand to make sure they jibe with being able to join friends. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) --Keep outsiders out of family problems that must be resolved by kin alone, today. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23 -Dec. 21) -- You may have to deal with someone who has a chip on his/her shoulder. Back off if you can. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Financial carelessness on your behalf today could cause a big loss of some kind. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Someone may either make a commitment on your behalf. Set things straight immediately. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Be extra careful when doing anything that calls for working with unfamiliar tools, materials or methods.

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‘Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming’ next weekend

UNION MILLS — Rutherford Community Theatre announces the casting for “Smoke On The Mountain Homecoming” at the Union Mills Learning Center next weekend. This is the third play in the Sanders Family Saga and is the story of the gospel music singing Sanders Family meeting for possibly the last time at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. They will bid farewell to their beloved daughter, June, and her husband, the Rev. Oglethorpe, as they leave for their new church in Texas and to welcome their son, Dennis, who has been called to be the new preacher at the church.

The performance will be at the Union Mills Learning Center Auditorium on April 16 and 17 at 7:30 p.m. and April 18 at 2:30 p.m. Cast members are Rae Strom as June. She is from Colorado and has acted in previous productions there, but this is her first production in Rutherford County. She lives in Union Mills.

Playing the Rev. Oglethorpe is Richard

Brown, a multi-talented performer who was recently in Arts Council’s production of “Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” He has acted extensively with RCT, this past year staring in “Moon Over Buffalo,” “Aaron Slick” and “Lonesome Highway.” Melanie Greenway is returning to play Vera. She played this role in both previous productions. She also was a featured performer and ws soloist in The Arts Council’s production of “Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” She has acted in multiple productions in the county, most recently as Mama in “Lonesome Highway.” Natasha Hays will play Denise. She also brought this role to life in the first two plays in this series. She is a talented actor and singer as well as musician, artist, dancer and poet. She has been involved in multiple theatrical performances and is a pediatrician. Will Wilson is playing Burl, the patriarch of the family. He is a talented musician who

has been involved in acting and performing for several years. Jamie Earls is playing the role of Dennis. He has also been in multiple performances in the county. Most recently he starred as the lead in “Aaron Slick” and was in “Moon Over Buffalo.” David Robertson is returning in the role of Stanley, the brother/ uncle who has returned to the fold. He also has done this role in both previous plays. He sings and plays the guitar with the family. Robertson is a veteran actor who has been in multiple productions for RCT. He was most recently in “Lost Highway” and “Moon Over Buffalo.” Call 287-4809 or for more information about tickets, visit, www.rutherfordcommunitytheatre.org for ticket information.

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Members of the cast include (from top row, left to right): David Robertson, Jamie Earls, Melanie Greenway, Natash Hayes, Rae Strom, Richard Brown and Will Wilson

The Union Mills Learning Center will be serving a spaghetti dinner (salad, roll, spaghetti, drink and dessert) for $6 adults and $4 children younger than 12 beginning at 6 to 7:15 p.m.

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6B — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, WEDNESDAY, April 7, 2010 NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Executor of the estate of MARY FRANCES SMITH of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said MARY FRANCES SMITH to present them to the undersigned on or before the 24th day of June, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 24th day of March, 2010.

Having qualified as Executor of the estate of DOROTHY S. ROBERSON of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said DOROTHY S. ROBERSON to present them to the undersigned on or before the 1st day of July, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 31st day of March, 2010.

Having qualified as Executor of the estate of EVA B. PRUETTE of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said EVA B. PRUETTE to present them to the undersigned on or before the 24th day of June, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 24th day of March, 2010.

Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of JAMES EDWARD ALLEN of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said JAMES EDWARD ALLEN to present them to the undersigned on or before the 24th day of June, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 24th day of March, 2010.

Nelson Eugene Smith, Executor 67 Imperial Ct. Asheville, NC 28803

Virginia H. Russell, Executor 123 Russell Drive Rutherfordton, NC 28139

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the estate of ANNE L. BOOZER of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said ANNE L. BOOZER to present them to the undersigned on or before the 17th day of June, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 17th day of March, 2010. William L. Boozer, Jr., Executor 211 Eastview Drive Bostic, NC 28018

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Having qualified as Executor of the estate of LOTTIE M. SCRUGGS of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said LOTTIE M. SCRUGGS to present them to the undersigned on or before the 24th day of June, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 24th day of March, 2010.

Having qualified as Personal Representative of the Estate of Horace Lee Watson, deceased, late of Rutherford County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at the address below on or before the 1st day of July, 2010, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, corporations, indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

Having qualified as Executor of the estate of ELBERT GRAYSON WHITENER of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said ELBERT GRAYSON WHITENER to present them to the undersigned on or before the 17th day of June, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 17th day of March, 2010.

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NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Kenneth Hodges and wife, Paulette Hodges, dated June 12, 1998 and recorded on June 15, 1998, in Book 537 at Page 765, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at Rutherford County Courthouse, in Rutherfordton, North Carolina, on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 3:00 PM that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Forest City, County of Rutherford, State of North Carolina, and being more particular described as follows: See legal description shown in Deed of Trust recorded on June 15, 1998 in Book 537 at Pages 765 Address of Property: 133 Country Meadows Lane, Forest City, NC 28043 Present Record Owner: Kenneth Hodges and Paulette Hodges The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The substitute Trustee reserves the right to require a cash deposit or a certified check not to exceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty Dollars ($750.00). In the event that the holder is exempt from paying the same, the successful bidder may also be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax, and the tax required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308 (a) (1). The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale "AS IS, WHERE IS" and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. If the Substitute Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey title include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the sale and reinstatement of the loan without knowledge of the Substitute Trustee(s). If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Substitute Trustee(s), in its/their sole discretion, if it/they believe(s) the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice where the Real Property is Residential with less than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the County in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 15, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of termination. Dated: March 23, 2010 ___________________________________ The Hunoval Law Firm, PLLC, Attorney for Poore Substitute Trustee, LTD as Substitute Trustee (704) 334-7114 (110.141/Hodges)(03/31/10, 04/07/10)(191498) NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 080 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Geraldine V Munsayac to PRLAP, Inc, Trustee(s), dated October 09, 2007, and recorded in Book 979, Page 826, and re-recorded in Deed Book 981 and Page 803, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Rutherford County, North Carolina, at 10:00AM on April 21, 2010, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Being all of Lot 439, Phase 3A as shown on subdivision plat for Greyrock at Lake Lure Subdivision Phase 3A recorded in Plat Book 26, at Page 234, revised in Plat Book 27, Page 150 said plat being one of a series of plats recorded in Plat Book 26, Pages 231 through 234 revised in Plat Book 27, Pages 147 through 150, all of the Rutherford County, NC registry, reference to said plats being made for a more particular description of said lot. Subject to a grading easement the full length of Logan Falls Lane and High Windy Drive. Said property is commonly known as: Lot 439 off of High Windy Drive, Grey Rock Subdivision, Lake Lure, NC 28746 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Salma Arefi, Trustee of the 439 Grey Rock Trust (Being an Irrevocable Discretionary Spendthrift Trust) and any Amendments thereto. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, that tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. ___________________________________ Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 432.1000853NC Publication Dates: 04/07/2010 04/14/2010

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IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION RUTHERFORD COUNTY BEFORE THE CLERK 2010-SP-015 IN THE MATTER OF FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY JOHN TERRELL WILSON III, JEANNA RUPPE WILSON DATED JULY 5, 2005 AND RECORDED JULY 7, 2005 IN BOOK 848 AT PAGE 27, IN THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORMAN M. YORK, JR. AND/OR GINGER LEE RUSSELL, SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE(S) AMENDED NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to an Order of the Clerk of Superior Court and 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 indebtedness thereby secured and failure to carry out and perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the indebtedness secured by said deed of trust, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 12:00 pm on the 8th day of April, 2010 the following described real estate and any improvements which may be situated thereon, situated in RUTHERFORD County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: EXHIBIT “A” Commitment Number: 2005060716 The land referred to in this Commitment Is described as follows: SITUATE, LYING AND BEING RUTHERFORDTON TOWNSHIP, RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA ABOUT MILE WEST OF RUTHERFORD ON THE NORTH SIDE OF NORTH CAROLINA SECONDARY ROAD #1178 (MAPLE CREEK ROAD) AND BEING A PART OF THAT 67 1/2 ACRE TRACT ONE AND ALL OF THAT 4 ACRE TRACT DESIGNATED AS TRACT TWO IN DEED FROM MARY ROGERS SMITH TO FRITZ J. HENDERSON, JR. AND WIFE, KITTIE SMITH HENDERSON DATED April 30, 1974, AND RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 358, PAGE 679, RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY, THE PROPERTY HEREIN CONVEYED BEING BOUNDED ON THE NORTH LAND OF RALPH JACOBS AND WIFE, ON THE EAST REMAINING LAND OF FRITZ HENDERSON AND WIFE, ON THE SOUTH BY NORTH CAROLINA STATE SECONDARY ROAD #1178 AND LANDS OF GARLAND HICKS AND WIFE, AND ON THE WEST BY LANDS OF BEATRICE HILL, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN ONE CONSOLIDATED BOUNDARY ACCORDING TO PLAT OF SURVEY MADE BY J.J. WELLS, REGISTERED LAND SURVEYOR, ON AUGUST 28, 1980 AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT AN EXISTING IRON PIN AT OLD FENCE CORNER OF THE ORIGINAL 67 1/2 ACRE TRACT HEREINABOVE REFERRED TO SAID BEGINNING POINT ALSO BEING THE NORTHEASTERN MOST CORNER OF THE GARLAND HICKS AND WIFE, LONA HICKS PROPERTY AS DESCRIBED IN DEED OF RECORD IN DEED BOOK 348 AT PAGE 267, RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY, AND RUNNING THENCE FROM SAID BEGINNING POINT WITH FENCE AND WITH THE NORTHERN LINE OF THE GARLAND HICKS PROPERTY NORTH 72-00-00 WEST 612.10 FEET TO AN EXISTING IRON PIN AT FENCE, ANOTHER OLD CORNER OF THE ORIGINAL 67 1/2 ACRE TRACT; THENCE CONTINUING WITH THE OLD LINE AND WITH A HEDGEROW NORTH 24-37-00 EAST 538.11 FEET TO AN EXISTING ROCK CORNER AT OLD POST; THENCE ALONG AND WITH A FENCE NORTH 86-14-00 WEST 484.34 FEET TO AN IRON PIN, AND OLD CORNER OF THE 4 ACRE TRACT HEREINABOVE REFERRED TO; THENCE WITH THE OLD LINE OF SAID 4 ACRE TRACT AND WITH A FENCE NORTH 23-20-00 WEST 287.15 FEET TO AN EXISTING IRON PIN A FENCE CORNER, ANOTHER OLD CORNER OF SAID 4 ACRE TRACT; THENCE ALONG AND WITH AN OLD FENCE SOUTH 87-59-30 EAST 832.35 FEET TO AN EXISTING IRON PIN AT FENCE CORNER; THENCE A NEW LINE SOUTH 22-44-00 EAST 501.68 FEET TO A NEW IRON PIN; THENCE ANOTHER NEW LINE SOUTH 19-27-30 EAST 186.63 FEET TO A NEW IRON PIN, SAID IRON PIN BEING SOUTH 68-20-00 EAST 47.89 FEET FROM THE NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF THE HOUSE LOCATED ON SAID PROPERTY AND NORTH 68-32-30 EAST 62.67 FEET FROM THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID HOUSE; THENCE ANOTHER NEW LINE, CROSSING A GRAVEL DRIVEWAY SOUTH 18-17-00 WEST 331.31 FEET TO A NEW IRON PIN; THENCE ANOTHER NEW LINE SOUTH 12-52-00 WEST, PASSING AN IRON PIN AT A POWER POLE AT 95.64 FEET, A TOTAL DISTANCE OF 131.06 FEET TO A POINT IN THE CENTER OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE SECONDARY ROAD #1178, THENCE WITH THE CENTER OF NORTH CAROLINA SECONDARY ROAD #1178, NORTH 88-18-30 WEST 30.51 FEET TO A NAIL IN THE CENTER OF SAID ROAD, EVIDENCE BY AN IRON PIN OFFSET 32.94 FEET IN THE NEW LINE, THENCE NORTH 12-52-00 EAST, PASSING AN IRON PIN AT 32.94 FEET, A TOTAL DISTANCE OF 139.33 FEET BACK TO THE POINT AND PLACE OF BEGINNING AND CONTAINING 12.86 ACRES. TAX ID#: 12-03294 PARCEL ID#: PROPERTY ADDRESS: 490 MAPLE CREEK ROAD, RUTHERFORDTON, NC 28139 And Being more commonly known as: 490 Maple Creek Road, RUTHERFORDTON, NC 28139 The present record owners are JOHN TERRELL WILSON III, JR. and JEANNA RUPPE WILSON 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 said deed of trust/security agreement, or both being foreclosed, nor the officers, attorneys, agents or other authorized representative of either Trustee or holder of the Note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to 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, for paying, if any. 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. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Should the foreclosure action be dismissed for any reason prior to the receipt of the bid amount from the third party bidder, the bid deposit will be returned to the third party bidder by certified mail return receipt requested and no other remedies will be assertable by the third party bidder. March 17, 2010 /s/_______________________ Norman M. York, Jr. Substitute Trustee 919-833-7735

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One of the school’s most celebrated educators, Dr. Toney tells the story of Contributed Photo the development and The First National Technical Honor Society was inducted at East Rutherford High School on March 25, 2010. emergence of one of the region’s premier nursThe goal of the NTHS is to see that deserving technical students are recognized and that people of the coming education programs. munity become aware of the talents and abilities of the young people and adults who choose technical education clusters to a successful future. Criteria for membership is an overall GPA of 3.25, (3.5 in CTE courses), The 150 page illustrated completion of three of four Career Technical Courses in a specific pathway, and at least 1 faculty recommenvolume narrates the dation. Fifty-three juniors and seniors were inducted by their sponsors Ann Barrett (CDC) and Denise Fowler history of the school in (Business and Marketing Teacher). Inductees are Emily Allen, Austin Bailey, Mikhail Baxter, Jessica Bridges, careful detail, including Lacy Brigman, Jennifer Brooks, Mercedes Brush, Guadalupe Cabrera, Brooke Caldwell, Brandy Carl, Mara both high points and Chambers, Hallie Cilone, Dakota Danner, Jessica Dodson, Preama Edgerton, Tamara El-Amoor, Skylar Elton, struggles. Lupe Escalera, Leighann Freeman, Christian Glover, Jessica Green, Allyson Greene, Makayla Harrelson, Chip The drop-in recepHeltonz, Haley Henson, Kristin Hollifield, Heather Horn, Emily Hutchins, Stephanie Jarrell, Sarah Lawing, Hunter tion and celebration Ledford, Amy Lewis, Anna Lockett, Beth Lovelace, Amber Marlowe, Katie McFarland, Deanna Moore, Kylie is open to all of those Murray, Victoria Murray, Adilene Ramirez, Lydia Ramsey, Taylor Reynolds, Alison Ruppe, Morgan Sisk, Zack Sisk, Hannah Smith, Lauren Smith, Tiffany Smith, Shannon Suttle, Megan Walker, Pasha Whitesides, and Kinsey who have an interest in Williams. Gardner-Webb’s School of Nursing, nursing education, or healthcare in the western Carolina will be auto-enrolled to have access to your Fox Prescription Drug region. Hosted by the into a new plan by medicines. If you do Plans. The advertisefaculty of the School of Medicare. CMS will be have Fox Insurance, you ments, which started Nursing, the celebration Continued from Page 3B sending letters to all may call 287-6409 for on March 18, are will include a formal Fox members notifying an appointment with a being broadcast statededication of the new them of the immediate SIDIP volunteer to help wide. The Center for Because LI-NET book and remarks by termination and the you find another insurMedicare and Medicaid University and regional is a temporary proindividual’s available ance that will cover the Services is conducting gram, CMS is providhealthcare leaders. options. medications you may radio and television ing all Fox members a There will also be Just to assure take. announcements that Special Election Period exhibits capturing the those who have Fox will be 2-3 minutes (SEP) to choose a new history of the GardnerInsurance Company as You may have seen in length with either Medicare Prescription Webb University School their Medicare D Plan, a commercial on Marilyn Tavenner, Drug Plan by May 1, of Nursing. you are not losing preTV recently regardCMS Principal Deputy 2010. Those individuToney concluded 45 scription drug covering clients who were Administrator or Kathy years in formal nursing als who do not choose age and will continue enrolled in one of the Greenlee, Assistant a plan by May 1, 2010, education, primarily Secretary for Aging. at GWU in June 2008. Toney was dean of the The Rutherford GWU School of Nursing County Senior Center between 1978 and 2006 provides opportunities after helping to bring for senior adults to help the program to life in them maintain and 1965. “Because I helped enhance their quality start the program and of life. Anyone 55 years worked in it for so many old or over is eligible for years, I have lived the activities and those 60 whole thing. It was my and over are eligible for life,” said Toney. As the nutrition program. 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that time, thousands of nursing students have come through the program taking advantage of numerous degree options. Toney said, “To be a school that became an intricate part of the University with a professional faculty that provided students with quality education was rewarding.” “GWU School of Nursing - History & Heritage” is dedicated to Grace Craig Lee, who passed away in 2000. Toney shares in the book that Lee along with Cleveland Memorial Hospital, Shelby, N.C. (today known as Cleveland Regional Medical Center) and Rutherford, Hospital (N.C.) were instrumental in the start of the school. Lee, a native of Belmont, N.C. was the first director of the GWU Department of Nursing (1965-78). Lee graduated from the Rutherford Hospital School of Nursing (no longer in existence) in 1933. The book also refers to numerous individuals who helped form the school and participated in it. Provost and Senior Vice-President at Gardner-Webb, Dr. Ben Leslie says he is proud of what “GWU School of Nursing - History & Heritage” offers. “Dr. Toney’s work is as much a tribute as a service to an educational undertaking that has shaped the healthcare communities of Western North Carolina and beyond,” said Leslie. Toney says with pride, “We’ve put so many students out in the world and they are doing marvelous things.” “GWU School of Nursing - History & Heritage” is currently available at the gift shops of Cleveland Regional Medical Center and Rutherford Hospital and the GWU Campus Shop (where books can also be ordered). More information is available from the GWU Campus Shop at 704-406-4273. Located in Boiling Springs, NC, GardnerWebb University’s School of Nursing offers the Associate Degree program, the RN to BSN program, a fouryear Bachelor of Science in Nurisng program, the Master of Science Program, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice. Dr. Rebecca BeckLittle serves as current Dean of the School of Nursing. Reservations for the event are not necessary, and there is no charge. For more information, call 704-406-4239 or 657-5568.

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