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Teens facing challenge finding jobs By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Daily Courier Staff Writer
FOREST CITY — Rutherford County’s jobless rate has come down to 16.5 percent, but for young people looking for summer jobs the pickings are slim. Nationally, the unemployment rate for 16 to 29-year-
olds is the highest it has been since 1948 — 15.2 percent in March according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. “I don’t have the exact numbers broken out by age category, but I’m sure we are following the national trend,” said Sandra Miller, manager of the Forest City Employment
Security Commission. “There are places where young people can get jobs, but not as many as in years past.” Local youth can check with the ESC for a list of jobs that are traditionally done by high school or college students on summer break — things like working at restaurants or
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Rutherford Hospital volunteer Ruth Challand (from left), and nurses Kimberly Allmon and Kristan Holbert, of The Birth Place at RHI, are pictured with Lukas Anthony DeAntonio, son of Michael and Rebecca MartinDeAntonio, in his purple knitted cap. RHI volunteers have committed to making the purple caps year-round for all babies born in The Birth Place.
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Abuse Prevention Month in April, the “Period of PURPLE Crying: Keeping Babies Safe in North Carolina” initiative spearheaded an extremely successful purple newborn baby cap project involving volunteers all across the NC and even in other states across the country. Hand-knitted purple caps
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were made and are now being distributed to all families of newborns as a way to remind parents about the normalcy of early infant crying and how to cope with it. The Rutherford Hospital Volunteers were part of a statewide effort by North
Volunteers knit caps for cause RUTHERFORDTON — Rutherford Hospital Inc. volunteers this month began helping the hospital’s Birth Place provide a service to parents of newborns who need information about a condition called “purple crying” that may lead to Shaken Baby Syndrome. Coinciding with Child
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FOREST CITY — The town’s Strategic Economic Development Plan 2010-20, offered in conjunction with the $100,000 grant from the N.C. Rural Center, will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Monday. Forest City was selected through a competitive grant process to participate in the North Carolina Rural Center’s NCSTEP, or Small Town Economic Prosperity Program, in June 2008. Funding is scheduled to begin in July of this year. The development plan has five overarching “areas for development.” They are development of: n the downtown core. n commercial and light industry. n small and entrepreneurial businesses. n information technology and connectivity. n utility infrastructure and
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doing tourist related jobs at gift shops in the Lake Lure and Chimney Rock areas. For others, the solution might be going back for more schooling. “We don’t really have any kind of formal referral system set up. A lot of the exposure
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FOREST CITY — Two Democrats, including the incumbent, and one Republican are vying for the District 4 County Commission. Incumbent Margaret Helton of Ellenboro and Gail McBrayer Strickland, of Bostic, are seeking the win in next Tuesday’s primary. The winner of the May 4 primary will face Republican Roger (Bo) Richard of Ellenboro. Richard is not being opposed in the primary.
FOREST CITY – Three county commission candidates are vying for seats in District One in Tuesday’s primary, including one incumbent. Republicans Bill Eckler and Paul McIntosh, who has served as a commissioner for seven years, will face off. Democrat candidate Eddie Parker is running unopposed on that ticket.
Here are profiles of the two Democratic candidates: Q. What is your basic biographical information? Born in Mississippi, Strickland has been in Rutherford County for the majority of her life so far. Married to Doug Strickland, the couple has a daughter, Brooke Strickland Kelly, who lives in Wilmington, with husband Tim, and their two children, Luke, 6, and Ellis, 3. She Please see Four, Page 15
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Here are some questions posed by The Daily Courier and the candidates responses. Q. What is your basic biographical information? Eckler: I grew up in South Florida and have a bachelor of science degree in agriculture with a major in ornamental horticulture. I have lived in Rutherford County for more than 21 years, and have a wife, Kathy, and two daughters. I am a small business owner and on my farm in Green Hill grow vegetables, ornaPlease see Five, Page 3
RUTHERFORDTON — Broad River Water Authority has approved a contract with Foothills Connect to allow the Internet service provider to install transmitters and other equipment on their Railroad Avenue water tower. The vote was unanimous as part of the utility’s April meeting Tuesday night. Board members Rob Bole and Don Baynard absent, and due to a library fundraiser book sale the board met at the Woodrow Jones building instead of Rutherfordton Town Hall. Also at the meeting the board approved an auditing contract with Burleson and Early, but did not request a Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. The resolution for Foothills Connect gives the BRWA Manager Maria Hunnicutt and Attorney John Crotts authority to negotiate a contract with Foothills Connect for specifics of the deal, but
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McNair anniversary celebration is planned By ALLISON FLYNN Daily Courier Staff Writer
FOREST CITY – Showing Robert McNair what his vision for Rutherford County students has produced is the goal of an event set for May 14 at McNair Stadium. The McNair Educational Foundation will hold a 20th anniversary celebration May 14 for ROPE (Reaching for One’s Potential for Excellence) recipients, former and current mentors and others involved with the program over the past 20 years. Part of the celebration, said McNair Foundation Executive Director Monica Lee, is to share with Robert and Janice McNair the impact the foundation set up in their name has had on local students. The Robert and Janice McNair Educational Foundation seeks to provide an adult mentor for every student, prepare students academically for college and help students and their families through programs of assistance and financial aid for attending college. The foundation has been in place at East Rutherford High School since it’s inception in 1989, and there, Lee said, the impact has been seen. The program expanded to include Chase High School this school year – first with the Jumpstart program, which helps prepare eighth graders for high school, and with the ROPE Award. “There were 23 students who benefited from the program the first year,” Lee said. “Over the course of the foundation, there have been 1,175 ROPE recipients.” ROPE Scholars receive college aid award money in an amount equal to parents out-of-pocket expenses up to $5,600 for the first year at a four year university or up to the tuition, books and fees if attending a two-year college. Students can now also bank their ROPE Award while earning an associate degree from Isothermal. “Financial aid through the foundation, not just ROPE has helped every senior at East in the past 17 years,” Lee said. “And the mentors have started a fund to help students with
additional needs such as graduation items or school supplies.” The fund, named in memory of former Rutherford County Schools employee and McNair Foundation volunteer Mary O. Hamrick, is in place at East and money is funneled through the McNair Foundation and is managed by a committee of McNair mentors. East High School Class of 2008 graduate Paul Poteat, who in two weeks will graduate from Isothermal Community College, benefitted not only from being a part of Jumpstart, but was also a ROPE recipient and received a calculator through the Mary O. Hamrick Fund. “Financially we don’t have a lot of money,” Poteat said of the calculator, which without, he said, his grades wouldn’t have been as good as they were. “They got me a calculator, and that’s what made high school math possible for me.” By taking part in Jumpstart, Poteat said, transitioning from middle to high school went more smoothly. And having a mentor provided accountability. “Mrs. Price checked in with me to make sure I was keeping my grades up and asking if I needed tutoring,” he said. “It kept me on track because I knew someone was watching over me.” Poteat has saved his ROPE money for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he’ll transfer this fall to major in computer or electronic engineering. The celebration May 14 will also give mentors a chance to show the McNairs how much the foundation has meant to them. Price, who was Poteat’s mentor, has been working with youth through the program for 10 years. She is looking forward to seeing students she helped over the years. ROPE recipients have until May 5 to RSVP for the celebration. For those who have not been contacted, Lee said to please contact the McNair office at 245-4339 or e-mail your name, mailing address, ERHS graduation year, college, college graduation year and degree information to rope2010@att.net.
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A relaxed mechanic, Jeff McMillian, changes the fuel filter on his car recently off Withrow Road in Spindale. Though relaxed, he admitted it’s not the quietest place to work, as his shop is across the road from the Rutherford County EMS station and ambulances often leave the bay with lights and sirens blaring.
Hospital educator named RUTHERFORDTON – Rutherford Hospital Inc. has announced the hiring of Amanda S. Leeson as Community Health Educator. Leeson’s role is similar to what the organization has previously called its Wellness Coordinator, but with a greater focus on community health and education needs. Leeson holds a master of arts in Health Education and Promotion and is a Certified Health Education Specialist by the National Center for Health Education Credentialing. She was previously the Wellness Coordinator at Transylvania Regional Hospital in Brevard. She also brings with her experience in the Public Health Department system. Bonnie Stephens, RHI director of education, said, “Amanda is extremely qualified to help us take our wellness and health education offerings into our community. She brings a tremendous amount of experience with her to this role and she comes highly recommended from all who have
worked with her. She is knowledgeable about connecting hospitals with their surrounding areas, and she brings an energetic and enthusiastic attitude to our team. She will be received very well Leeson by our staff and community.” Among the many activities that Leeson has begun working on is the coordination of RHI’s annual HCAP program, which stands for Healthcare Careers Awareness Program. It is a three-week program for high school students to learn about their potential in health care careers. Leeson invites contact from the community to her office phone at 286-5500 or via e-mail at aleeson@ rutherfordhosp.org.
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SPINDALE — The Symphony of Rutherford County will present its 22nd annual spring concert on Sunday, May 2, at 3 p.m. at The Foundation at Isothermal Community College. In keeping with the Symphony’s mission of serving the community through music and music education, the concert is free and open to the public. The concert program, under the direction of Wilbert K. Kimple, will consist of a variety of musical forms and styles — something for everyone. Selections include, “Toccata” by Girolamo Frescobaldi, “Berceuse and Finale” from Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite, “Overture” to Maillart’s Les Dragons de Villars, a Strauss waltz, “Wien, mein Sinn,” Richard Rodgers’ “Victory at Sea,” in addition to a few lighter works, such as Henry Mancini’s “The Pink Panther,” and John Kander’s “Chicago.” The Symphony of Rutherford County is a multigenerational volunteer orchestra that prides itself on its inclusiveness.
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mental plants and breed livestock guarding dogs. Q. What past experiences make you a good candidate for county commissioner? Eckler: I’ve got all my work experience, up to the point where I went into business for myself, in management. All of it has been in the agriculture field, but I’ve managed large numbers of people and did budgets, purchasing and selling. In 1981 I went into business for myself, and everything has been related to horticulture and agriculture. Q. What is your platform or what main issues affecting Rutherford County would you address? Eckler: Unemployment, obviously, is a huge issue we need to address. I think we’re going to have to get a business-friendly tax structure in here so our local business people can grow. I firmly believe small business is our front line to job creation, then we can move forward. We cannot forget to bring in large business, from out of state or wherever. In order to bring business in here from out of state, business will come in through the department of commerce. I believe the commissioners must maintain a clear conduit with our state representatives, senators and house seat members, so we have clear shot to the department of commerce. If we don’t get businesses to look at us, we’re not going to keep them. We have to find a way to entice them to come to Rutherford County so we can show them assets we have here. Q. What is your position on the Daniel Road Project? Eckler: We paid too much money for the Daniel Road Project. Maybe in good solid economic times we might be able to do some things. At this point I believe we need to pull back spending and let that project rest for now and come back and revisit it after unemployment is in a reasonable realm and we get our foreclosures down to where there are not four or five a week. Then we can revisit it. I go visit business owners and I ask the question ‘What can we do in this county?” and most reply they don’t know but stop the spending. If we stop spending we can begin to work on tax structure. Q. What is your position on property taxes? Eckler: Property taxes are generally thought to be too high. In this area we’re probably a little too high for the economy. There is a confusion between the tax rate and taxes, that if you lower the rate you lower taxes. That’s not true in all cases. We need to keep them to a minimum and be able to function. They always have to be kept as low as we can keep them – this economy is not going to sustain high taxes. Q. What do you plan to do to bring jobs to Rutherford County? Eckler: First, we are going to have to get the small businesses we have here working toward job creation. Then we are going to have to sell the county as far as assets we have – the land we have avail-
able, the education facilities and the infrastructure available. What we need to do is be able to get a company to come here and look at us and let us show them what we’ve got and what we can do for them. We need tax friendly structure for anybody. And we need to take care of our local guys also. Q. Do you have any plans to replace the county manager? Eckler: As far as county employees go – and the county commissioners are responsible for hiring – I don’t believe that’s a campaign issue at this time. I believe once in office we might evaluate the job performance of different individuals and make a decision at that point. As a candidate, I don’t believe it’s a relevant topic.
Paul McIntosh Q. What is your basic biographical information? McIntosh: I relocated to Rutherford County 21 years ago. I spent seven years in the Air Force as a pilot and flight instructor. I did two tours in Vietnam. I have been married to Paula for 14 years and have two daughters and three grandchildren. I grew up in New Hampshire and moved south in 1964 when I joined the Air Force. I spent about 38 years in corporate finance and most recently with Mastercraft Fabrics until it closed five years ago. I was an adjunct instructor online for international finance at Michigan State University. Q. What past experiences make you a good candidate for county commissioner? McIntosh: I think a broad vision for the future of the county. I really believe that prior to the time I came on the board.... in years past I don’t believe it was as vision-oriented as more reactionary. When I came on we had a tremendous board of commissioners. Q. What is your platform or what main issues affecting Rutherford County would you address? McIntosh: Obviously, the biggest one is unemployment. For the first time, the county is now in a position to be very proactive as this economy turns around. One of biggest things I discovered when I came on the board is if an industry is interested in relocating in the county, the county was not prepared to accommodate them. It was always reactionary. One of first things we did when I came in was to develop the 74 Corporate Park. That’s a state-of-the-art corporate facility with the most modern broadband infrastructure. We are ready to move on it if an industry is ready to move into it. We also have a private industrial park on the south part of the county that is also ready to move. And last but not least, there is land the county owns on 221 just past Harris School. Now that we know where the highway is going, we are in a position to offer that as location. That would be ideal for a distribution center. Q. What is your position on the Daniel Road Project? McIntosh: I think the Daniel Road Project is much more political than it is financial. Here’s why: Before we moved forward
with this we met with the Isothermal Community College Board of Trustees on what the college’s expansion plans were. At this point, the college has no where else to put facilities. Daniel Road was specifically chosen because it’s adjacent to the community college and a portion of the land has been vacant for college expansion. The land was available at a reasonable price. People may think it was a little expensive, but looking at the development of that corridor, it was not. As the project progresses it will make Rutherford County a tourist destination. The farmer’s market will definitely bring people in, and it will be a place for our farmers to bring produce in to sell. The soccer complex .... About two months ago in the Morganton area, they had a tournament that brought in 2,000 people. Soccer is a growing sport and a proper facility will bring people in and when they come in, they will spend money and some of that sales tax money stays here. The project in itself will probably pay for itself. We have a reserve account that is basically like a bank account – when it comes to sales tax dollars, some goes to the state and some to the county. That goes into building reserve fund. The state lottery money also goes into building reserve fund. We try to budget expenses so the rate of money coming in is greater than what it’s costing us to build whatever we’re financing out of it. Q. What is your position on property taxes? McIntosh: The unfortunate thing is, we do have a low property tax and it does penalize us. When state lottery funds are collected, the first 50 percent or greater are distributed to the 100 counties equally. The remaining portions go to counties with a higher tax rate than the state’s average – they get around twothirds of the remaining funds. So we are missing out. Q. What do you plan to do to bring jobs to Rutherford County? McIntosh: One we’ve already done – we have a place to put people and we are beginning to see increased interest. We will continue to be aggressively pursing business. Incentives are a key issue. We have to do that in a way that’s not going to affect our citizens. It’s got to be done in a way that they basically pay for themselves. We are getting technology in the schools, giving our students some of the best that’s available so they can move on to higher education. We need to bring business and industry in here that will bring our kids back. If not, we’re going to turn into a retirement county, and that’s not good. We need to be able to employ the people we have, and we need to bring our kids back. Q. Do you have any plans to replace the county manager? McIntosh: John (Condrey, county manager) is probably one of the best county managers in this state, as is his staff. I think that would be the most foolish thing anyone could possibly do. In the seven years I’ve been on the board, John’s already known the answer to any question I’ve asked or found it quickly. I don’t think you could do any better than John Condrey.
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Our readers’ views Endorses Strickland for County Commission To the editor: Being a senior citizen I am concerned about taxes, too. I’m especially concerned about how much benefit we receive from them, and whether or not my two children, 13 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren will be allowed the opportunity to earn a living in their home county in the years to come. To this end, I think the voters of the county need to be aware of the qualifications of Gail McBrayer Strickland for county commissioner. I worked with Gail for 23 years as a supervisor in one of the county departments. In the olden days, Information Technology was called “Data Processing,” but that title doesn’t really get it any more. It’s so much more than shuffling data around in today’s world. When I went to work for the county in 1986, we were all using “dumb” computer terminals. You couldn’t write a letter or address an envelope on one of those “dummies,’ so we all had typewriters, too. Very soon, Gail had us all using PCs and hooked up to the Internet, so we sold all those typewriters at auction. Then we started sending our data over fiber optic lines and wireless connections, all very secure, of course, so we could work faster. The next thing you know, we were drawing the metes and bounds of property in the county and mapping property sales using the computer instead of drawing them by hand. Gail helped the Mapping Section successfully usher in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). She facilitated the process to establish online lookups for property information and tax bill payments. Today, the deeds are online and realtors can do preliminary work without having to go to the courthouse, and we can look online to see if our car taxes are paid before we go the tag office. The field appraisers have laptops; and when I retired in 2008, the listing forms that must be kept for ten years by state law were being “imaged” for electronic storage. Gail was the driving force behind Rutherford County’s shift into the age of technology. Her initiative and vision moved this county forward by many years. And I forgot to mention she successfully navigated us through Y2K without any hitches. There’s another thing that Gail does really well — she’s a very good listener. Whenever we had problems in our department, you could explain it to Gail, and she would grasp the concept, issues, whatever, instantly. She had an excellent working knowledge of each county department and you knew immediately that she understood your problem, and could quickly help you solve it. Why are all these things important now, when Gail is running for county commissioner? Well, with an unemployment rate of 18 percent, we need jobs. I hear and read every day people are saying Pres. Obama needs to focus on
jobs. The fact is he doesn’t even know where Rutherford County, NC is located, so it is up to us to encourage new businesses to locate here. Rutherford County will need to prove to new companies that we should be their choice because of the solutions the county can provide. The most important players in this game will be our own county commissioners as implementing many of the solutions will fall to them. Don’t let that pretty face fool you; in her 30 years with the county she certainly proved she’s a problem solver. So, when you go to the polls on May 4 remember, we need jobs, and we need commissioners who can help us bring them into the county — we need leaders who are not afraid of trying new things. Remember Gail McBrayer Strickland for County Commissioner. Barbara Hobson Forest City To the editor: I would like to take this opportunity to recommend Gail McBrayer Strickland for County Commissioner of Rutherford County. During these trying and challenging times, from Capitol Hill to local town halls, citizens are concerned about the welfare of our country. Trust of elected officials is at an all-time low. Because of the nature of our situation we need to elect representatives who are humble public servants, not politicians dwelling upon their own personnel agenda. I feel Gail Strickland would fulfill the role of a caring public servant, being knowledgeable of what really matters during crucial times. Many good ideas are placed upon the table, but we can’t afford to do everything and do it right. Consider the Daniel Road Project, it is a long-term plan that can be implemented when a positive economical return exists for the county. Much like the building program for Rutherford County Schools, nothing happens overnight. It takes sound decision making and patience. Gail knows what our priorities are now: education, public safety and jobs. No frills here. Please vote Gail McBrayer Strickland, county commissioner for the future of Rutherford County. Scott Goode Forest City
Offers some thoughts on election races To the editor: As a newcomer to this area, I thought it would be a good idea to attend some of the forums with the candidates. I was only able to get to the one for sheriff and Clerk of Court forum. I was very impressed with Robynn Spence. She was the only Clerk of Court candidate that did not read her speech. She was very knowledgeable and informative as to her duties as Clerk of Court. In moving to a new area, there have been a few occasions that I have had business to conduct at
the courthouse. I had the opportunity to meet Ms. Spence there. She and her personnel were very helpful in directing me to the office I would need if it was in a different area. In a recent article I read, Ramona Hall stated that we need to return to a Democratic Clerk of Court office. This office is there to help all citizens of Rutherford County — not just Democrats or Republicans. As for Edna Walker, she states that she is the daughter-in-law of a judge. Is this a good idea to have a clerk-of-court and judge so close. Could she be fair and impartial in all dealings if it was dealing with the judge? Having met Chris Frances on a couple of occasions, he seems to be very knowledgeable as to the duties of sheriff. He has several years of experience in law enforcement. I feel that he would give fair and equal opportunity to all his employees, and treat all citizens with dignity and respect. Charles Davis Forest City
Supports McIntosh for County Commission To the editor: Paul McIntosh is the obvious choice for re-election to the Board of County Commissioners. He is an astute man who has brought his business acumen to the table during his tenure as commissioner, much to our benefit. Paul began by establishing a zero-based budget process in reducing taxes during the years 2003 to 2007, and improved the county tax rate from 36th lowest to the 22nd lowest in the state. His voting record as commissioner speaks for itself from, among many other things, expanding EMS services, to increasing school funding in order to provide the most modern technology, all while reducing our taxes. And are you aware that Mr. McIntosh voted against last year’s budget because it included unnecessary spending that would have caused County employees to take days off without pay? Plus (and this is no small thing), Mr. McIntosh supports the Pet Center, unlike others who give the impression of not caring about our four-legged creatures. Paul is a member and past Senior Warden of St. Francis Episcopal Church. He is also actively involved with the Community Resource Council and Prison Ministry at the Rutherford Correctional Center. I’m pleased to share that Mr. McIntosh is also a pilot and combat veteran of the Vietnam conflict, and has received the Distinguished Flying Cross, as well as Air Medals, Commendation Award, and was named Air Force Instructor of the year. We need someone with Paul’s experience, one who puts business ahead of politics, and who holds the needs of the people uppermost in mind during all decision-making processes by the board. Ralph Mahan Rutherfordton
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Obituaries Larry Davis Larry G. Davis, 47, of Cornelius, died April 10, 2010, at his home. A native of Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Don Earl and Eunice Elizabeth Coffey Davis. He is survived by several cousins. A memorial service will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Spencer Baptist Church. Online condolences at www. crowemortuary.com
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Rufina Herandez of Columbus was driving this Pontiac south on Hardin Road, Wednesday afternoon, and apparently didn’t stop at the four-way stop sign at Hardin and Westwood streets in Forest City. Herandez struck a Chevrolet Cobalt, driven by Terry Wilson, that was traveling westbound on Hardin. His passenger, Wendy Mashburn, was transported to Rutherford Hospital via Rutherford County EMS.
Carolina Today City expands bans against smoking
ASHEVILLE (AP) — A North Carolina city is cutting back on smoking in public places, banning smokers from parks and the vicinity of municipal buildings. The Asheville Citizen-Times reported Wednesday the city council expanded its smoking ban and beefed it up with a threat to fine offenders $50. The mountain city that just hosted a weekend getaway for President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama also will allow building owners who ban smoking to call police when people who light up. Smoking already is prohibited in city buildings. The
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the board did approve letting Foothills Connect use the tower rent free for one year. “Construction is continuing on the U.S. 221 South waterline extension,” Hunnicutt said in her report to the board. “It should be complete in another four weeks. The waterline on Weeks Road has been complete and customers in this area have until June 1 to take advantage of the
new rules take effect in July. Only a handful of municipalities have passed similar bans.
Man tries to block trial for slayings CHARLOTTE (AP) — A man accused of killing two North Carolina police officers three years ago is again challenging the ruling that he is competent to stand trial. The Charlotte Observer reported that Demeatrius Montgomery is asking to be declared incompetent in the 2007 deaths of two Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers. Superior Court Judge Albert Diaz rejected a similar request last discounted tap fee of $750. If the 221 project is complete at the end of May, those customers will have until the end of August to get a tap for $750. After the early incentive period, taps are $1,000 for conversion from a well and $1,500 for a new house or structure.” For the month of March 2010, the Broad River Water Plant produced 149.10 million gallons of finished water for delivery to customers. This was about 3.9 percent more than the 143.44 MG
n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 182 E-911 calls Tuesday. n Sandy Kennan reported the theft of a bear skin rug and fishing equipment. n Bridget Ann Carr reported the theft of 22-inch wheels and other items from a motor vehicle. n Lelia Victoria Lockerby reported the theft of a cell phone from a vehicle. n The theft of medication was reported at Hopewell Family Care Home, 141 Fox Run, Forest City.
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n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 29 E-911 calls Tuesday. n Robynn Lowe Spence reported the theft of 50 political signs, valued at $125. n Bi-Lo reported three fraudulent checks.
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n The Spindale Police Department responded to 29 E-911 Tuesday. n Amy Elizabeth Monteith reported the theft of a cherry tree.
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n The Lake Lure Police Department responded to two E-911 calls Tuesday.
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Department responded to 39 E-911 calls Tuesday. n An employee of Pike Electric Inc. reported a breaking and entering and larceny. n An employee of WalMart reported a larceny. n An officer of the Forest City Police Department reported a sexual assault. n An employee of Open Arms Family Care Home, of Reid Street, reported a larceny by employee. n Rosham Harris reported damage to property. n Don Calvin reported damage to property.
Arrests n Tonya Mullinax, 32, of Jack McKinney Road, Forest City; charged with driving while impaired; placed under a $1,000 secured bond. (FCPD) n Lalo Mola Jaimes, 34, of 425 Beams Mill Road; charged with two counts of misdemeanor probation violation; placed under a $20,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Alexis Queen Warner, 16, of 1525 Doggett Road; charged with resisting a public officer; released on a written promise to appear. (RCSD) n Laura Lee Dunaway, 31, of 153 Old U.S. 221 North; charged with assault and battery; released on a written promise to appear. (RCSD) n Glenn Malachi Grosman,
Lawrence Jones
Lawrence Howard Jones, 86, of Bostic died Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at the Hospice House in Forest City. A native of Parkersburg, September. W.Va., he was a son of the Montgomery could face a late Otis Howard Jones and death sentence if he’s conNanie Lamp Jones. victed of first-degree murder. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the Army Air Corps and a construction City drops bid to contractor. sell ill-fated theater He was the widower of Sandra Robinson Jones, his ROANOKE RAPIDS (AP) wife of 28 years. — A North Carolina city Survivors include his four council has voted to scrap children, Suzanne Lofton its contract with a Chicago of Wedowee, Ala., David businessman who last year offered to buy a star-crossed Lawrence Jones of Raleigh, Michael Jones of Bostic, and theater. Patricia Wegsheid of LaBelle, Multiple media outlets reported the Roanoke Rapids Fla.; one brother, Dale Jones of Raleigh; one sister, Jean City Council voided its $12 Lorton of Raleigh; six grandmillion lease-purchase children; and seven greatplan with Lafayette Gatling grandchildren. because of late payments. A memorial service will Roanoke Rapids borrowed be conducted at 3 p.m. $22 million in 2005 to build Friday at the Harrelson the 1,500-seat theater. Funeral Chapel with Rev. Lanny J. Funchess officiating. Interment will be at produced in March of 2009. the National Cemetery in The plant had a daily aver- Bushnell, Fla. The family will age of finished water for greet friends following the March was about 4.81 milservice at the funeral home. lion gallons a day. Memorial donations are suggested to Hospice of “The biggest day of produc- Rutherford County, PO Box tion was on March 1 when 336, Forest City, NC 28043. we produced 6.03 million gallons,” said plant superviA live webcast of the services and an online obituary are available sor Brad Boris in his report. atwww.harrelsonfuneralhome. “The lowest day was March com. 21 when we produced 3.74 million gallons.” Contact Baughman via e-mail at sbaughman@thedigitalcourier. com.
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Charles Z. “Chuck” Flack Jr., 73 of Forest Hills Drive, Forest City, died Wednesday, April 28, 2010, at Hospice House of Forest City. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by The Padgett and King Mortuary.
19, of Oakland Heights Trailer Park, Lot No. 31; charged with misdemeanor larceny; freed on a custody release. (SPD) n Danielle Elaine Taylor, 26, of 107 Reservation Drive; charged with misdemeanor larceny and assault and battery; no bond listed. (SPD) n Bridget Ann Carr, 26, of 10025 Waddell St.; charged with two counts of misdemeanor probation violation; placed under a $10,000 secured bond. (Bondsman)
EMS/Rescue n The Rutherford County EMS responded to 25 E-911 calls Tuesday. n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to 11 E-911 calls Tuesday.
Fire Calls n Cliffside firefighters responded to a motor vehicle crash. n Ellenboro firefighters responded to a fire investigation. n Hudlow firefighters responded to a fire investigation. n Rutherfordton firefighters responded to a motor vehicle crash. n SDO firefighters responded to a hazardous material incident.
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Alex Alexander VESTAL, N.Y. (AP) — Alex Alexander, the man who convinced the PGA in 1971 that a small town on New York’s Southern Tier could meet the demands of a regular stop on tour, has died. He was 88. Alexander, longtime executive director of Broome County Community Charities, was the driving force behind the B.C. Open, which was staged without a title sponsor for more than three decades at En-Joie Golf Club in nearby Endicott before its run ended in 2006. “That’s a testament to perseverance and hard work,” Karedes said. “We know that when he left us he knew we had a good team here and THE DAILY COURIER Published Tuesday through Sunday mornings by Paxton Media Group LLC dba The Daily Courier USPS 204-920 Periodical Postage paid in Forest City, NC. Company Address: 601 Oak St., P.O. Box 1149, Forest City, NC 28043. Phone: (828) 245-6431 Fax: (828) 248-2790 Subscription rates: Single copy, daily 50¢ / Sunday $1.50. Home delivery $11.75 per month, $35.25 for three months, $70.50 for six months, $129 per year. In county rates by mail payable in advance are: $13.38 for one month, $40.14 for three months, $80.27 for six months, $160.54 per year. Outside county: $14.55 for one month, $43.64 for three months, $87.28 for six months, $174.56 per year. College students for school year subscription, $75. The Digital Courier, $6.50 a month for non-subscribers to The Daily Courier. Payment may be made at the website: www.thedigitalcourier. com The Daily Courier is not responsible for advance subscription payments made to carriers, all of who are independent contractors.
would be able to carry his mission forward. He was just terrific.” Alexander also was instrumental in replacing the B.C. Open with an event on the Champions Tour, and professional golf returned to En-Joie with the inaugural Dick’s Sporting Goods Open in 2007. The B.C. Open was doomed when the PGA moved it opposite the British Open beginning in 2000, which assured it would be dominated by players at the lower reaches of the PGA money list or from the minor leagues of professional golf. The quaint, small-town feel of the B.C. Open was an anomaly on a circuit dominated by big-money corporate sponsors and network television contracts. Named after the “B.C.” cartoon strip, the tournament struggled financially in one of the tour’s smallest markets. Franklin Mieuli OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Franklin Mieuli, whose deerstalker cap, substantial beard and casual style made him one of the NBA’s most colorful figures in his 24 years as owner of the Golden State Warriors, died Sunday. He was 89. Mieuli was the principal owner of the Warriors from the time they moved to the Bay Area in 1962 until he sold them in 1986. He won an NBA title with the team in 1975, still the club’s only championship in nearly a half-century in California. Leveraging his way into sports ownership through a business producing Bay Area sports broadcasts, Mieuli also once owned a small percentage of the San Francisco Giants. He still had a 5 percent interest in the 49ers, purchased in 1954.
Lawrence Howard Jones Lawrence Howard Jones, age 86, of Bostic, NC, died Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at the Hospice House in Forest City. Lawrence was born on April 9, 1924 in Parkersburg, West Virginia to the late Otis Howard Jones and Nanie Lamp Jones. He served his country during World War II in the Army Air Corps and worked as a contractor in the construction industry for most of his life. He was a people person who enjoyed using his ingenuity to help family and friends. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 28 years, Sandra Robinson Jones; an infant daughter, Michelle Lynn Jones; one sister, Madge Campbell and one brother, Charles Franklin Jones. Survivors include his four children, Suzanne Lofton and husband, Wayne of Wedowee, AL, David Lawrence Jones and wife, Patricia of Raleigh, NC, Michael Jones and wife, Cheryl of Bostic, NC and Patricia Wegsheid and husband, Stan of LaBelle, FL; one brother, Dale Jones and wife, Lil of Raleigh; one sister, Jean Lorton also of Raleigh; six grandchildren, Jesse Hamrick, Laurel Lofton, Larry Lofton, Joey Schafer, Siobhan Jones, Conor Jones and seven great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, April 30, 2010 at the Harrelson Funeral Chapel with Reverend Lanny J. Funchess officiating. Interment will take place at the National Cemetery in Bushnell, FL. The family will greet friends following the service at the funeral home. Memorial donations are suggested to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the family of Lawrence Howard Jones. A live webcast of the services and an online obituary are available at: www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com Paid obit.
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Health/education Community Health Clinic of Rutherford County provides access to primary medical care, wellness education, medications and preventative programs. The clinic, open Monday through Thursday, is located at 127 E. Trade St., B 100, Forest City. Patients seen by appointment only. The clinic does not accept patients with private insurance, Medicaid or Medicare. Call 245-0400.
Meetings/other Committee meeting: The Rutherford County Animal Shelter building committee will meet Friday, April 30, at 11 a.m., at the shelter, 578 Laurel Hill Dr., Rutherfordton; agenda — discussion of schematic site plan. The First Tuesday Club of Salem United Methodist Church will meet May 4, at the church. Blood pressure checks at 10 a.m. Lunch served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Extension Agent Jan McGuinn will speak on container gardening. Alanon meetings: Lake Lure Alanon Family Group meets every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., at Lake Lure Mountains Branch Library, 150 Bills Creek Road, Lake Lure; call 625-0456 for additional information.
Miscellaneous Closing: The Animal Shelter and Community Pet Center will be closed Saturday, May 1, due to the MayFestival in Rutherfordton. CPC will have a booth at the event. Clothing giveaway: Tuesday, May 11, 4 to 8 p.m.; High Shoal Baptist Church, 284 High Shoals Church Road, Henrietta; children and adult clothes will be given away free to those in need; for additional information call 657-6448. Basketball Skills Camp: Saturday, May 1, 8:30 to 9:45 a.m., East Rutherford High School; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; for boys and girls ages 8-13; registration fee $25; lunch served; awards given; adult supervision; contact Coach Howard Hamilton at 828-305-2358. Low-cost rabies clinic: Saturday, May 8, 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 Indoor yard sale: April 30, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.; May 1, 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Tanner’s Grove United Methodist Church; large number of yard sale items; also, on Saturday tenderloin biscuits, coffee and juice, and a car wash sponsored by the UMM; proceeds to landscape church grounds. Annual yard sale: The WMU of First United Methodist Church, Rutherfordton, will hold a yard sale Saturday, May 1, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the front yard of the Perry Moore House, beside the church. Large number of miscellaneous items including furniture (no clothing). The yard sale coincides with the MayFestival. Buffet breakfast: Saturday, May 1, 7 to 10:30 a.m.; Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Mt. Pleasant Church Road, Forest City; $5 per person, all you can eat. Community yard sale: PiedmontPleasant Hill community yard sale; Saturday, May 1, 7 a.m. to noon, at the clubhouse on Maple Creek Road; breakfast and bake sale also. Church-wide yard sale: Saturday, May 1, 7 to 11 a.m., at Mi Pueblito in Rutherfordton; sponsored by West Point Baptist Church; proceeds for summer missions. Chicken pie supper: May 1, 4 to 8 p.m., New Bethel Baptist Church, Harris; adult plates $7; children under 12, $4; includes drink and dessert; drawing for Mother’s Day raffle at 6 p.m.; tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5; a number of great prizes; (do not have to be present to win); proceeds for youth trip to Fort Caswell. Breakfast, community yard sale: Saturday, May 8, 7 to 11 a.m., Whitehouse Community Center; breakfast for adults $5; ages 6-12, $3; under 6 free; no early sales.
Religion Revival: May 2-5, 7 nightly; guest evangelist, Rev. Lee Ellis; May 2-3, at Cedar Grove United Methodist Church, Bostic-Sunshine Hwy.; May 4-5, Sunshine United Methodist Church, DePriest Road, off BosticSunshine Hwy. Revival: May 2-5, 6:30 nightly; Main Street Baptist Church, Spindale; guest speaker, Pastor Dennis Bean from Anthony Grove Baptist Church in Crouse. Homecoming, Memorial Day service: Sunday, May 2, service begins at 10:30 a.m., Cooper Springs Congregational Holiness Church, Sunshine community; guest singers, The Adkins Family of Taylors, S.C.; speaker, Rev. Cody Shew of Lenoir; lunch will follow the service.
that our students get while they’re in classes is the experience in the workplace when they’re doing their studies,” said Isothermal Community College spokesman Mike Gavin. “Like, our nursing students make a lot of contacts as they go out into the field to do their clinical work and other things. A lot of our welding students go straight to work because they graduate at a certain proficiency level.” Miller said she would suggest youth use their own skills and check the mecca of youth culture — the Internet. “A lot of young people are into the social networking like LinkedIn and FaceBook so you might be able to get some leads from that,” Miller said. “Apply with our agency and check
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transportation. Specifics of the five areas include: Development of downtown: n Market Forest City’s small town character and downtown as a major livability asset and a key factor in retaining and attracting new businesses, industry and residents. n Aggressively market downtown to attract a compatible, diverse mixture of retail, restaurants, office, institutional, professional services, and entertainment-oriented businesses to occupy the vacant and under-utilized buildings and land. n Identify and work to secure sources of public and private sector financial capital needed to promote growth and development of businesses in the downtown district. n Complete the Florence Mill Project as a public/private partnership. n Attract a private sector cinema developer to construct a multiscreen cinema in downtown Forest City. n Support the renovation of the historic Romina Theater building as the new home for the independent and locally owned Fireside Books and Gifts, Inc. n Stimulate private development of market rate housing downtown through adaptive reuse of older buildings and appropriate new construction. n Create a more pedestrian friendly, walkable town, and provide amenities throughout the downtown area. Development of the commercial and light industry: n Inventory and evaluate empty or under-utilized commercial and industrial buildings and land and create plans to promote reuse. n Focus on retention, recruitment, and expansion of commercial and
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Carolina Hospital Volunteers to provide caps to babies born during the month of April. However, according to Ruth Challand, head of the Toy Chest Committee of the RHI Volunteers, the RHI Volunteers have committed to making the purple caps year-round for all babies born in The Birth Place at Rutherford Hospital. The group expects to knit over 700 caps a year to meet that need. “The North Carolina Volunteers provided the pattern for the caps, and from the time of the request until the time we presented our first cap, we had knitted 60 of them in less than two weeks,” said Challand. “Once we
our Website. There are a lot of great Websites out there. I’ve been working with many graduates and recent college graduates. I would say to them to also mail out their resume’. See if you can get some informational interviews. Even if they’re not hiring, the company may let you meet with human resources and brush up on your interview skills. Practice selling yourself and customizing your resume’ to a specific job or company.” Gavin said he had noticed that young students were struggling to find jobs. “One thing that tells me people can’t find jobs is we keep seeing our enrollment increase, and keep increasing, because there aren’t jobs out there that don’t require specialized training,” Gavin said. “We do have a career center that helps students put together their resumes and work on skills. We are looking at the possibility of
a database for students to post their resumes and employers can peruse them. All of our students have to take a class in College Success and Study Skills and a big part of that class is talking about setting personal goals and doing a lot of self assessment in terms of what you want to do and where do you want to go.” But a job working in Chimney Rock still might be available for youth. “We’re getting some of the more traditional summer and seasonal openings up towards Chimney Rock and Lake Lure,” Miller added. “Other adults taking those jobs are less likely to happen because they are so seasonal. Right now we have about four different employers who are looking in the Lake Lure and Chimney Rock area.”
light industry enterprises. n Implement a Commercial Transition District (C-T District) surrounding the downtown core area and revitalize the commercial districts of the Alexander Mills and Grahamtown neighborhoods. n Improve and promote the three major light industry corridors – Withrow Road, Vance Street and Pine Street, and connect with high-speed broadband and telecommunication services. n Develop a plan for the potential “build out” of U.S. 74 A with pertinent information for potential developers.
corridors to the business facilities. n Determine through the Information Technology and Connectivity Plan, the town government’s role in further supporting, promoting and providing IT infrastructure.
Development of small and entrepreneurial business: n Retain, improve, support and expand small businesses. n Recruit small businesses and entrepreneurs to Forest City in partnership with the commercial development arm of the Economic Development Commission and the Chamber of Commerce. n Market Forest City’s abundance of fiber optic cable to current and future technology-oriented and broadbanddependent businesses. n Develop opportunities for access to business capital through the private sector financial institutions, nonprofit agencies and government grants. n Participate in county, regional and state initiatives for small business and entrepreneurial development. Development of information technology and connectivity: n Develop a Comprehensive Strategic Information Technology & Connectivity Plan for the town through the Year 2020. n Install a mesh wireless network in downtown and promote connectivity of downtown businesses to the fiber optic cable. n Connect the fiber optic cable running near three of the light industry
made the initial set of caps all of us who had done the knitting thought we should be able to do this every month. So, the goal now is to provide every newborn with a purple knitted cap.” The program educates parents and other caregivers about a typical stage in early infancy that is frequently misunderstood. Frustration often accompanies normal increased early infant crying, which is a key trigger to shaking. Shaken Baby Syndrome is currently among the leading causes of child abuse deaths in the United States. The Period of PURPLE Crying also promotes infant/parent bonding, and other crucial parenting skills. The PURPLE program includes individual, in-hospital parent education and research-tested take-home tools; a PURPLE DVD and booklet
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Development of utility and transportation infrastructure: n Develop an additional supply of raw water to supplement the existing Second Broad River intake and pump station in order to serve the future industrial, commercial and residential needs of future customers. n Continue to upgrade the town’s water distribution system and improve wastewater treatment and collection. n Apply for grants that assist businesses and industry in locating or expanding in areas of Forest City and Rutherford County served by the town’s public utilities. n Educate and engage industry, commercial and residential customers in energy conservation through presentations, newsletters, e-mails and other forms of communications. n Monitor and advocate for the transportation improvement projects that affect industrial and commercial growth in Forest City and Rutherford County as a whole. Each part of the plan includes specific “action steps.” Town Planner Danielle Withrow said the Strategic Economic Development Plan will be available online at the town’s website by Monday. Citizens who would like to give input into the plan, especially the action steps are asked to call Wilfred McDowell at 248-3135 today, or call Withrow at 248-5200. Withrow also can be reached at dwithrow@townofforestcity.com The town council meets Monday at 6 p.m. at Town Hall.
to reinforce key messages so that parents understand this normal crying period in every infant’s life and how to cope with it. Please visit www.purplecryingnc.info for more information about the Period of PURPLE Crying.
Correction The Police Notes in the Wednesday edition of The Daily Courier contained some incorrect information about an incident reported to the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office. Laurie Keeter Moore reported the theft of $3 from a motor vehicle. The amount of money stolen and the place from which it was stolen were incorrectly reported Wednesday. The Daily Courier regrets the error.
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Bulldogs chew up Terriers, 22-7 By JACOB CONLEY Daily Courier Sports Reporter
RS clips Crest, 10-9 RUTHERFORDTON — RS Middle rallied to tie the game in the sixth before scoring the game-winner in the seventh to end the year with a 10-9 victory over Crest Tuesday. The Knights’ Conner Dailey drew a bases-loaded walk that pushed teammate Joel McDaniel across the plate for the win. The Knights pounded out 14 hits in the victory and five players had two hits each. RS finishes the season 4-5 overall.
FOREST CITY — Gardner-Webb broke out the big sticks, clubbing three home runs and banging out a seasonhigh 26 hits in a 22-7 thrashing of Wofford Wednesday at McNair Field. The Bulldogs were lead from the
plate by shortstop Aaron Miller. Miller smashed four hits and collected 7 RBI in the win. The Terriers took an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first, but it was shortlived. GWU responded by sending 15 men to the plate during an 11-run explo-
sion, highlighted by home runs from Miller and Josh Drewery. Former Forest City Owls and current Terrier, Mac Doyle registered an RBI single in the top of the 2nd and teammate Konstantine Diamaduros drew a bases-loaded walk to make the score
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Dolphins GM apologizes for question DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins general manager Jeff Ireland has apologized to former Oklahoma State receiver Dez Bryant for asking whether his mother was ever a prostitute. The apology Wednesday came after Yahoo! Sports reported that Ireland posed the question during a pre-draft interview with Bryant. “My job is to find out as much information as possible about a player that I’m considering drafting,” Ireland said in a statement. “Sometimes that leads to asking in-depth questions. Having said that, I talked to Dez Bryant and told him I used poor judgment in one of the questions I asked him. I certainly meant no disrespect and apologized to him. “I appreciate his acceptance of that apology, and I told him I wished him well as he embarks on his NFL career.” Bryant’s background received extensive scrutiny from NFL teams before the draft. He was taken by the Dallas Cowboys with the 24th pick in the first round last Thursday. “My mom is not a prostitute,” Bryant told Yahoo! Sports. “I got mad — really mad — but I didn’t show it.” The Dolphins declined to comment Wednesday beyond Ireland’s statement.
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R-S Central’s Will Odom (2) slides across the plate safely on a double by Zack Powers (not pictured) during the baseball game against Patton, Wednesday.
Hilltoppers stun Patton, 3-2 By KEVIN CARVER Daily Courier Sports Reporter
RUTHERFORDTON — Christian Pfaff on the mound, Zach Powers with the bat and the Hilltoppers’ defense was impeccable in the upset of conference foe and 3A baseball power, Patton, 3-2, Wednesday. “Christian’s slider was really good tonight and he was able to locate his
fastball well, but when he throws a lot of strikes like he did tonight, he is as good as they get,” R-S Central’s baseball coach Chadd Fowler said. “And Zach, he has been barrelling a lot of pitches at the top of the order and stepping up for us of late.” Following Nick Chapman’s two-run homer over the right field wall in the top of the second inning to put the Panthers up, 2-0, Central surged back
Local Sports TRACK & FIELD 4 p.m. Chase at Freedom
On TV 1:30 p.m. (TS) MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at St. Louis Cardinals. 2 p.m. (WGN-A) MLB Baseball Arizona Diamondbacks at Chicago Cubs. 8 p.m. (ESPN) College Softball Georgia at LSU. 8 p.m. (TNT) NBA Basketball First-Round Playoff: Teams TBA. 10:30 p.m. (TNT) NBA Basketball First-Round Playoff: Teams TBA.
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Lady Toppers down Patton By KEVIN CARVER Daily Courier Sports Reporter
Report: Broncos tackle Clady injured ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Denver Broncos All-Pro left tackle Ryan Clady sustained a possibly serious knee injury during offseason workouts, according to a published report. The Denver Post reported on its website Wednesday that Clady suffered the knee injury off the field and that it could be serious. Team spokesman Patrick Smythe declined to comment on the report when reached by The Associated Press, saying only that veterans were participating this week in the team’s offseason training program. Clady’s agent, Pat Dye Jr., didn’t immediately return a phone call.
in the bottom half. Singles by Central’s Kyle Holmstrom and Pfaff, plus a walk to Will Odom gave the Hilltoppers the bags full with Dylan Hipp on deck. Hipp lined a single to center for one run and Powers duplicated that for two more runs as Central took a 3-2 lead after the second.
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R-S Central’s Carrie Lovelace (6) lays down a bunt during the softball game against Patton at R-S Central Wednesday.
RUTHERFORDTON — It wasn’t pretty, but Chelsea Smith pitched a threehitter and R-S Central scratched out the game-winning run in the bottom of the sixth to defeat Patton, 3-2, in softball Wednesday. With the bags loaded full of Lady Hilltoppers in the sixth, Carrie Lovelace grounded a ball towards shortstop, but the defense committed an error by over-running the ball. It allowed Kalie Holmstrom to score on the play as the eventual winner. Smith found some defense to assist her in the seventh. Third baseman, Taylor Crowder made a great diving grab for one out and Brooke Owens caught a hot shot liner in the seventh to preserve the win. The victory is now R-S Central’s ninth one-run win on the season, as they Please see Ladies, Page 8
Diamaduros looking forward to return It’s been eight months since the biggest dogpile McNair Field has ever seen. Twenty-plus players and coaches all laying atop one another, screaming for joy. It was tough then, and even tougher now, to look at any one of those Owls and apply the tag: MVP. The line-up was filled with hitters, who each came through at big moments and in big games. The pitching staff was topped by Ryan Arrowood and Spencer Patton. They never lost. The pitching staff was closed by Robbie “Game Over” Andrews. He never allowed a run. I wrote, several weeks after the season had ended, that the CPL was dead-wrong in its choice of Offensive Player of the Year. I felt then, as I do now, that the biggest offensive weapon in the CPL played first base for the Owls. Konstantine Diamaduros. Diamaduros put together one of the finest seasons in Owls’ history, leading
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the team with a franchise record .376 batting average. The slugging first bagger slugged just four home runs, but he drove in 45 and scored 37 runs. The past is the past. The future is now. Diamaduros will indeed return to Forest City after much speculation that he would venture north and try his hand in the Cape. The Wofford Terrier has been dealing with a tough spring. “I don’t know. I just started off real slow and it took me a while to get my swing back,” said Diamaduros, in town with Wofford for a onegame stand against Gardner-Webb
Wednesday. “I’m hitting the ball real hard, right now. But, it seems like I’m hitting it hard right at someone.” Diamaduros is hitting just .204 and has started just 23 games out of Wofford’s 39 game total. He has driven in 28, while striking out just 27 times — proving that it does appear his hard hits seem to find glove more than grass. That all may change in a heartbeat with a return to McNair. “It feels so good being here,” Diamaduros said. “I have just so many memories when I stand here and look at this field.” Diamaduros will be in the heart of a line-up that will include the return of Will Skinner, Brian Burton and Grant Buckner. “I think that having Will back, Buckner and Burton, that we will be fine,” said Diamaduros. “One of us will step up, probably Will, and sort of take that mantle from Wade (Moore). “I’m looking forward to summer.” We all are KD, we all are.
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Owls alumni night, Scoreboard ring ceremony June 3 BASEBALL
FOREST CITY — The Forest City Owls will hold their annual alumni night on June 3 when the Martinsville Mustangs visit McNair Field. The members of the 2009 Owls will receive their Petitt Cup and National Championship rings before the game. In addition, the Owls will wear special Rutherford County Owls throwback hats during the game to honor the Owls teams of the past. Game time is 7:05 p.m., and festivities are scheduled to begin at 6:40 p.m. All former players, managers, coaches, and bat boys are invited to attend the event as well as members of the 2008 and 2009 Owls teams. For more information, or to sign up as a former player, contact the Owls at 245-0000.
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11-4. The shootout continued in the home half, though, as Benji Jackson and Miller collected RBIs to make the score 13-4 after two innings of play. Ty Boyles slammed a homer in the third as part of a five-run frame for GWU, to push the tally to 18-4. After the Bulldogs reached the 20-run plateau in the 4th, the home team finally failed to cross the dish in the next inning to leave the score at 20-5 after five. Wofford added a single run in the sixth and seventh, but Rutherford County native Zeke Blanton led off the bottom half with a double and scored on a double by O.J. McFarland. GWU tacked on one more in the frame to make the tally 22-7. Reliever Jeff Howell came in to shut down the Terriers in the ninth, as the Bulldogs move back to the .500 mark with a record of 20-20 on the year. GWU’s next game at McNair is slated for May 15 at 2 p.m., as the Diamond Dawgs take on conference foe, Radford.
National League East Division W L Pct 13 9 .591 11 9 .550 11 10 .524 11 11 .500 8 12 .400 Central Division W L Pct St. Louis 13 7 .650 Chicago 10 11 .476 Cincinnati 9 11 .450 Milwaukee 9 11 .450 Houston 8 11 .421 Pittsburgh 8 12 .400 West Division W L Pct San Diego 13 8 .619 San Francisco 12 8 .600 Colorado 11 10 .524 Arizona 9 11 .450 Los Angeles 8 13 .381 New York Philadelphia Washington Florida Atlanta
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improved to 14-1 overall and 10-1 in conference. Smith, the bright spot of the day, was phenomenal in a complete game effort from the rubber. Smith fanned six, walked one — both runs on the day were unearned. “Smith did a great job on the mound today, but we had some defensive miscues and we will work to correct that in practice,” R-S Central softball coach Melvin Digh said. Central struck the scoreboard in the opening inning on an RBI single to right by Taylor Sullivan and Smith later scored on a wild pitch to go up 2-0. Patton plated one each on double steals in the second and third frame. It remained tied, until Central’s Lovelace’st late at-bat. “Carrie (Lovelace) hasn’t had a lot of at-bats this season, but she put the ball in play when we needed and it worked out,” Digh said. Caroline Vinsett, the losing pitcher gave up just five hits, walked five and stuck out just one Lady Hilltoppers all day. R-S Central was expected to play Shelby today at home, but the Lady Golden Lions had to forfeit since they are without enough players. The Lady Hilltoppers will take to the diamond again on Tuesday as they face Burns on the road.
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Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Mets 4, L.A. Dodgers 0, 1st game N.Y. Mets 10, L.A. Dodgers 5, 2nd game San Diego 4, Florida 1 Cincinnati 6, Houston 2 Washington 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Pittsburgh 7, Milwaukee 3 St. Louis 5, Atlanta 4 Colorado 12, Arizona 1 San Francisco 6, Philadelphia 2 Wednesday’s Games San Diego 6, Florida 4 N.Y. Mets 7, L.A. Dodgers 3 Pittsburgh 6, Milwaukee 5, 14 innings Washington 3, Chicago Cubs 2 Arizona 12, Colorado 11, 10 innings Philadelphia 7, San Francisco 6, 11 innings Cincinnati at Houston, late Atlanta at St. Louis, late Thursday’s Games Atlanta (Jurrjens 0-2) at St. Louis (Wainwright 3-1), 1:40 p.m. Arizona (I.Kennedy 0-1) at Chicago Cubs (Lilly 1-0), 2:20 p.m. Cincinnati (Arroyo 0-2) at Houston (Oswalt 2-2), 8:05 p.m. Milwaukee (D.Davis 0-2) at San Diego (LeBlanc 1-0), 10:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (Burres 0-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 1-0), 10:10 p.m. Friday’s Games Arizona at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Washington at Florida, 7:10 p.m. Houston at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m. Cincinnati at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. Milwaukee at San Diego, 10:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Colorado at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m. American League Tampa Bay New York Boston Toronto Baltimore
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Tuesday’s Games Minnesota 2, Detroit 0 Baltimore 5, N.Y. Yankees 4 Boston 2, Toronto 1 Tampa Bay 8, Oakland 6 Texas 4, Chicago White Sox 2 Seattle 3, Kansas City 2 Cleveland 9, L.A. Angels 2
CHARLOTTE (AP) — NASCAR docked Brad Keselowski 50 points in the Nationwide Series because his car failed inspection following his win at Talladega Superspeedway. Keselowski’s lead in the Nationwide standings dropped from 60 points to 10 after Wednesday’s penalty. The penalties were 25 points
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R-S Central relied on Pfaff’s pitching and the defense to do the rest — and they did. Pfaff picked off Patton’s Aaron Attaway at first base in the fifth inning. Holmstrom gloved a grounder to his left and recorded the force out at second in the same inning to keep the lead for Central.
AVONDALE — Anna Dedmon scored the only goal Thomas Jefferson needed in a 1-0 win at home over Polk County, Wednesday. Dedmon rang the net true in the second half, along the left side, and into the goal for an unassisted score.
Shelby 1, R-S Central 0
RUTHERFORDTON — Alli Pugh’s senior night didn’t go as planned with R-S Central’s girls soccer team falling, 1-0, to Shelby Monday at home. Though the Lady Hilltoppers played a stellar defensive game, they couldn’t produce a win for their lone senior.
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BASKETBALL National Basketball Association Playoff Glance FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Cleveland 4, Chicago 1 Saturday, April 17: Cleveland 96, Chicago 83 Monday, April 19: Cleveland 112, Chicago 102 Thursday, April 22: Chicago 108, Cleveland 106 Sunday, April 25: Cleveland 121, Chicago 98 Tuesday, April 27: Cleveland 96, Chicago 94 Orlando 4, Charlotte 0 Sunday, April 18: Orlando 98, Charlotte 89 Wednesday, April 21: Orlando 92, Charlotte 77 Saturday, April 24: Orlando 90, Charlotte 86 Monday, April 26: Orlando 99, Charlotte 90 Atlanta 2, Milwaukee 2 Saturday, April 17: Atlanta 102, Milwaukee 92 Tuesday, April 20: Atlanta 96, Milwaukee 86 Saturday, April 24: Milwaukee 107, Atlanta 89 Monday, April 26: Milwaukee 111, Atlanta 104 Wednesday, April 28: Milwaukee at Atlanta, late Friday, April 30: Atlanta at Milwaukee, 7 p.m. x-Sunday, May 2: Milwaukee at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Boston 4, Miami 1 Saturday, April 17: Boston 85, Miami 76 Tuesday, April 20: Boston 106, Miami 77 Friday, April 23: Boston 100, Miami 98 Sunday, April 25: Miami 101, Boston 92 Tuesday, April 27: Boston 96, Miami 86 WESTERN CONFERENCE L.A. Lakers 3, Oklahoma City 2 Sunday, April 18: L.A. Lakers 87, Oklahoma City 79 Tuesday, April 20: L.A. Lakers 95, Oklahoma City 92 Thursday, April 22: Oklahoma City 101, L.A. Lakers 96 Saturday, April 24: Oklahoma City 110, L.A. Lakers 89 Tuesday, April 27: L.A. Lakers 111, Oklahoma City 87 Friday, April 30: L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m. x-Sunday, May 2: Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, 3:30 p.m. San Antonio 3, Dallas 2 Sunday, April 18: Dallas 100, San Antonio 94 Wednesday, April 21: San Antonio 102, Dallas 88 Friday, April 23: San Antonio 94, Dallas 90 Sunday, April 25: San Antonio 92, Dallas 89 Tuesday, April 27: Dallas 103, San Antonio 81 Thursday, April 29: Dallas at San Antonio, 8 p.m. x-Saturday, May 1: San Antonio at Dallas, TBA Phoenix 3, Portland 2 Sunday, April 18: Portland 105, Phoenix 100 Tuesday, April 20: Phoenix 119, Portland 90 Thursday, April 22: Phoenix 108, Portland 89 Saturday, April 24: Portland 96, Phoenix 87 Monday, April 26: Phoenix 107, Portland 88 Thursday, April 29: Phoenix at Portland, 10:30 p.m.
x-Saturday, May 1: Portland at Phoenix, TBA Utah 3, Denver 1 Saturday, April 17: Denver 126, Utah 113 Monday, April 19: Utah 114, Denver 111 Friday, April 23: Utah 105, Denver 93 Sunday, April 25: Utah 117, Denver 106 Wednesday, April 28: Utah at Denver, late x-Friday, April 30: Denver at Utah, 10 p.m. x-Sunday, May 2: Utah at Denver, 3:30 or 8 p.m. CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS EASTERN CONFERENCE Cleveland vs. Boston Saturday, May 1: Boston at Cleveland, TBD Monday, May 3: Boston at Cleveland, TBD Friday, May 7: Cleveland at Boston, TBD Sunday, May 9: Cleveland at Boston, 3:30 p.m. x-Tuesday, May 11: Boston at Cleveland, TBD x-Thursday, May 13: Cleveland at Boston, TBD x-Sunday, May 16: Boston at Cleveland, 3:30 p.m.
HOCKEY National Hockey League Playoff Glance
FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Montreal 4, Washington 3 Thursday, April 15: Montreal 3, Washington 2, OT Saturday, April 17: Washington 6, Montreal 5, OT Monday, April 19: Washington 5, Montreal 1 Wednesday, April 21: Washington 6, Montreal 3 Friday, April 23: Montreal 2, Washington 1 Monday, April 26: Montreal 4, Washington 1 Wednesday, April 28: Montreal 2, Washington 1 Philadelphia 4, New Jersey 1 Wednesday, April 14: Philadelphia 2, New Jersey 1 Friday, April 16: New Jersey 5, Philadelphia 3 Sunday, April 18: Philadelphia 3, New Jersey 2, OT Tuesday, April 20: Philadelphia 4, New Jersey 1 Thursday, April 22: Philadelphia 3, New Jersey 0 Boston 4, Buffalo 2 Thursday, April 15: Buffalo 2, Boston 1 Saturday, April 17: Boston 5, Buffalo 3 Monday, April 19: Boston 2, Buffalo 1 Wednesday, April 21: Boston 3, Buffalo 2, 2OT Friday, April 23: Buffalo 4, Boston 1 Monday, April 26: Boston 4, Buffalo 3 Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 2 Wednesday, April 14: Ottawa 5, Pittsburgh 4 Friday, April 16: Pittsburgh 2, Ottawa 1 Sunday, April 18: Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 2 Tuesday, April 20: Pittsburgh 7, Ottawa 4 Thursday, April 22: Ottawa 4, Pittsburgh 3, 3OT Saturday, April 24: Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 3, OT WESTERN CONFERENCE San Jose 4, Colorado 2 Wednesday, April 14: Colorado 2, San Jose 1 Friday, April 16: San Jose 6, Colorado 5, OT Sunday, April 18: Colorado 1, San Jose 0, OT Tuesday, April 20: San Jose 2, Colorado 1, OT Thursday, April 22: San Jose 5, Colorado 0 Saturday, April 24: San Jose 5, Colorado 2 Chicago 4, Nashville 2 Friday, April 16: Nashville 4, Chicago 1 Sunday, April 18: Chicago 2, Nashville 0 Tuesday, April 20: Nashville 4, Chicago 1 Thursday, April 22: Chicago 3, Nashville 0 Saturday, April 24: Chicago 5, Nashville 4, OT Monday, April 26: Chicago 5, Nashville 3 Vancouver 4, Los Angeles 2 Thursday, April 15: Vancouver 3, Los Angeles 2, OT Saturday, April 17: Los Angeles 3, Vancouver 2, OT Monday, April 19: Los Angeles 5, Vancouver 3 Wednesday, April 21: Vancouver 6, Los Angeles 4 Friday, April 23: Vancouver 7, Los Angeles 2 Sunday, April 25: Vancouver 4, Los Angeles 2 Detroit 4, Phoenix 3 Wednesday, April 14: Phoenix 3, Detroit 2 Friday, April 16: Detroit 7, Phoenix 4 Sunday, April 18: Phoenix 4, Detroit 2 Tuesday, April 20: Detroit 3, Phoenix 0 Friday, April 23: Detroit 4, Phoenix 1 Sunday, April 25: Phoenix 5, Detroit 2 Tuesday, April 27: Detroit 6, Phoenix 1
Keselowski docked 50 points by NASCAR
SHELBY — The Lady Trojans picked up a conference win the easy way — Shelby gave them one. Shelby High was forced to forfeit Wednesday when the Lady Lions didn’t have enough players.
TJCA 1, Polk 0
Wednesday’s Games Seattle 6, Kansas City 5 L.A. Angels 4, Cleveland 3 Minnesota at Detroit, late N.Y. Yankees 8, Baltimore 3 Boston 2, Toronto 0 Tampa Bay 10, Oakland 3 Chicago White Sox at Texas, late Thursday’s Games Minnesota (Pavano 3-1) at Detroit (Willis 0-1), 1:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Floyd 0-2) at Texas (Feldman 1-2), 2:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (A.J.Burnett 2-0) at Baltimore (Matusz 2-0), 7:05 p.m. Oakland (Duchscherer 2-0) at Toronto (R.Romero 1-1), 7:07 p.m. Kansas City (Hochevar 2-0) at Tampa Bay (Garza 3-1), 7:10 p.m. Friday’s Games Boston at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Detroit, 7:05 p.m. Minnesota at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. Oakland at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Kansas City at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Texas at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.
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In the sixth, Patton (16-4, 8-2) threatened again with Chris Fine walking and Chapman’s double placing runners at second and third with nobody out. Fine tried to steal home on a squeeze play, but the bat-
each for an unapproved leftfront spring and an unapproved right-front shock when Keselowski’s Dodge was inspected following the victory Sunday. His win stands. Crew chief Paul Wolfe was fined $20,000 for the two infractions, and Jodi Geschickterm, who is listed as the car owner because of a points swap he made with
Penske Racing, was docked 50 points in the owner standings. Penske Racing president Tim Cindric said the team will not appeal the penalties, but believes part failures contributed to the failed inspection. “We are confident that there was no intent on behalf of Paul Wolfe, or any other member of the No. 22 team, to circumvent NASCAR’s rules,” Cindric said.
ter missed the ball and Central catcher Jordy Rumfelt applied the tag at the plate. The Hilltoppers came up with a strikeout and a flyout to end the inning. Pfaff continue to confuse Panther’s hitters as he struck out the final batter to record the upset win. Pfaff went seven innings, struck out seven, walked five and held a tough Patton lineup to five hits on a great night from the hill. Powers finished with three singles in the win. “We are playing better right now, but as the old saying goes, if you can pitch and defend well, you have a chance to win any ball game and that’s what hap-
pened tonight,” Fowler said. R-S Central (10-8, 6-4) will try for four wins in a row when Shelby comes to town on Friday.
Central’s Schafer heading to Regional MORGANTON — R-S Central’s David Schafer will represent the South Mountain Athletic Conference and the Hilltoppers in the 3A Regional on Friday, May 7, in Morganton. Schafer was narrowly defeated by Patton’s Cody Memmel (3-6, 6-4, 4-6) in the conference singles final Wednesday. Mammel will go into the Regional as the SWAC No. 1 seed, while Schafer will go in as the No. 2 seed.
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Tiger brings game to public tourney
CHARLOTTE (AP) — Tiger Woods entered the room with little fanfare, and without the constant clicking of camera shutters. His press conference lasted only 16 minutes. The PGA Tour required an admission ticket for the media, although that wasn’t necessary. There were 76 seats in the interview room, and 24 of them were empty. On the golf course, Woods received warm applause when he was introduced on the first tee. The loudest cheer came at the end of his pro-am round Wednesday at Quail Hollow when he knocked in a 25-foot birdie putt before thousands of fans soaking up warm sunshine. “I have to say, this feels a heck of a lot more normal than the Associated Press Masters did,” Woods said. Tiger Woods walks past fans toward the tenth tee during the pro-am of Associated Press The Quail Hollow the Quail Hollow Championship golf tournament at Quail Hollow Club in Michael Jordan reacts after missing a putt on the Championship is another step Charlotte, Wednesday. eighth green during the pro-am for the Quail Hollow toward Woods trying to get back Championship golf tournament at Quail Hollow Club in to normal, at least with his golf. Charlotte, Wednesday. the Masters, although his week Mickelson is also trying to Everything about this tournagot off to a rough start when he work off some rust, although the ment was going to be different withdrew from the pro-am with layoff was far more brief and a from Augusta National, where break worth celebrating. Of his the world’s No. 1 player made his a stomach illness. Woods is to start Thursday four majors, none was quite like celebrated return to competition morning with Stewart Cink this — a Masters victory after a after five months of fallout from and Angel Cabrera, and he will year of turmoil at home as his CHARLOTTE (AP) — Sure, Tiger Woods is here, his extramarital affairs. Quail play Friday afternoon when the wife battles breast cancer, and but Michael Jordan still rules this town. Hollow doesn’t have the maggallery typically is at its most Amy coming to the golf course Thousands swarmed tee boxes and greens on nitude of the stage, the size of vocal. If there are fans wanting to greet him when he walked off Wednesday afternoon as the new owner of the the gallery or the level of media to heckle him, that might be the the 18th hole. Charlotte Bobcats played in the Quail Hollow interest. time. Mickelson slipped on the green Championship pro-am. Even so, this is the first PGA “Whether they do or not, it’s jacket the next morning while Just as Woods talked to reporters ahead of his Tour event Woods is playing happened before, and it hapfulfilling a promise to his three second tournament since his sex scandal, Jordan where tickets were sold to the kids — a visit to Krispy Kreme teed off with Fred Couples and Quail Hollow Club general public. The behavior was pened before any of this ever happened,” Woods said. “I’ve for some glazed doughnuts — president Johnny Harris. not much different from three dealt with that before. But as far and spent the entire week going To add to the intrigue, Bobcats coach Larry weeks ago at the Masters, and as the fans here over the years, to their after-school activiBrown caught up with the group at the eighth Woods wasn’t surprised. they’ve been great. There’s no ties and taking in a San Diego green. He said he plans to talk to his wife in a few “I’ll tell you what, the people reason why that shouldn’t conPadres game. days before deciding if he’ll return next season. here have always been very gratinue.” Jordan later said, “I’m not going to let him go so “When I take two weeks off, cious, very excited about this easily.” One change Woods wants to the first week I usually don’t event,” Woods said. “These fans Jordan was up-and-down playing with Couples, see is with his golf. touch a club, which was the case here really get into the event, who revealed he’s bought Bobcats season tickets. He sounded bitter in his interthis past time off,” Mickelson and with a great field like this, I view with CBS Sports after his said. “But for the last five, six think it’ll be a great week.” final round at the Masters, more days I’ve been practicing pretty He caught a couple of jeers angry at a missed opportunity hard. I feel like my game is upon leaving the 18th green than pleased with a tie for fourth starting to come around. I see when he walked past fans wanthaving not played a tournament the improvement each day, and I ing his autograph, but it was a in five months. feel like it’s back to a level close claustrophobic walkway toward “But given a little time to to where it was at Augusta, so I the clubhouse, and Woods MORELIA, Mexico (AP) — Michael Whan reflect on it, it was an incredible certainly have high expectations stopped about 30 yards away had several weeks to come up with a plan to talk week,” Woods said. “I think it this week and next.” and signed for 20 minutes. Lorena Ochoa out of retiring after this week’s Tres went as well as it could have posMickelson already has one He went out of his way to make Marias Championship. sibly gone, and obviously I didn’t distinction as the only player to eye contact with the fans, as he The LPGA commissioner offered one last pitch do what I needed to do on the win three straight tournaments did at the Masters. Woods even on Wednesday to the 28-year-old Mexican, who weekend, but after not playing with Woods in the field. They posed for a picture with a kinhas been ranked No. 1 for three years but is leaving for that long and coming back are playing in the same event the to raise a family and elevate the profile of her char- dergarten student on his way to and finishing fourth, I think next two weeks, both hopeful of the second tee. ity foundation. that’s pretty reasonable.” building some momentum. Perhaps that will change when “I told her I’m going to send her some Brett Favre Woods wasn’t terribly crisp “I think just two weeks in a the tournament begins on a videos,” said Whan, sitting next to Ochoa. “It’s nevduring his pro-am round, hitting row competing ... I’ll have a betworld-class course with another er too late to come back.” his first two drives deep into the ter barometer of what normal strong field that includes four of Ochoa laughed, patted Whan on the shoulders trees. Then again, he didn’t look really feels like,” Woods said. the top five players in the world and continued saying goodbye. all that sharp during practice at “Because I haven’t done that in a ranking. Phil Mickelson is makAugusta National, either. while.” ing his first start since winning Ochoa announced last week she was retiring as an active player, which many expected — just not this soon — after her marriage in December to Aeromexico chief executive Andres Conesa. She’ll play a few selected tournaments, but a fullblown return seems unlikely. Despite golf’s low profile in Mexico, she is ranked among the country’s five most successful athletes joining baseball pitcher Fernando Valenzuela, boxer Julio Cesar Chavez, 400-meter runner Ana Guevara and soccer player Hugo Sanchez. “I’m not going away because I am not playing good golf,” Ochoa said, “I’m going away because this is the right time for me. I’ve achieved my goals, I’m happy and I want to leave as No. 1.” Ochoa said she intended to play this season, but in Asia early in the season she found herself unmotivated in two tournaments. Her decision came quickly after that. “I feel light. I feel happier,” she said. “It’s been easier the last couple of weeks.” Ochoa has won 27 LPGA events, including two majors, has been No. 1 for three years and has been honored four straight years as the LPGA Tour’s Player of the Year. She has also won this event three times, including last season. She leaves a reputation for kindness and humility in her wake and steps away as the one of the most popular players on tour. The Carolina Cougars won the USSSA Spring Classic in Canton, last weekend. The Cougars are: Dylan Poplin, “Lorena is a better person than a golfer,” said tour Adam Maynor, Issac Robinson, Josh Maddux, Ryan Murdock. Jordan McCarthy (middle), Ben Ballew, Josh player Reilley Rankin, who described Ochoa as her Searcy, Matthew Smith, Coach Craig Murdock, Coach Darren Maynor and Coach Donnie Poplin. “best friend out here.”
Jordan plays in front of thousands at Quail Hollow
Ochoa saying goodbye this week in Mexico
Cougars Carve Up Canton
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Nation Today PETA buys urn ad space
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A dying Oregon comedian’s last words will be written on his cremation urns — and the message will be sponsored by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. The animal rights group has paid $200 to place ads blasting KFC and dog breeders on the urns that will hold the remains of Aaron Jamison, who is dying of colon cancer. The Springfield man offered the ad space earlier this month so his wife wouldn’t be left with funeral costs.
HP is Palm’s savior
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Palm Inc. a pioneer in the smart phone business that couldn’t quite make the comeback it needed, has agreed to be bought out by HewlettPackard Co. for about $1.4 billion in cash. The two Silicon Valley companies announced Wednesday that the deal will see HP pay $5.70 for every Palm common share and certain preferred shares. Also included in the $1.4 billion price tag are payments for additional preferred shares, warrants and employee restricted stock units.
Counting Palm’s cash and debt, HP’s offer values the company at $1.2 billion. Palm had closed trading Wednes-
day at $4.63 but traded as high as $18.09 in the past 52 weeks. In after-hours trading, Palm shares jumped $1.20, or 25.9 percent, to $5.83 — meaning some investors were willing to bet another suitor will step forward. HP shares dipped 38 cents to $52.90.
Fleas hit health office LANCASTER, Ohio (AP) — A county health department in Ohio has closed because of a hygiene issue under its own roof: an infestation of fleas. Officials with the Fairfield County Department of Health said Wednesday that its offices would be shut down through the weekend so the building can be cleaned thoroughly and fogged with insecticide.
Flight diverted in N.C. WASHINGTON (AP) — A Continental Express flight from Houston to the Washington, D.C., area was diverted Wednesday morning when someone discovered the word “bomb” written on a bathroom mirror inside the plane, U.S. officials said. A search of the plane after it landed in Greensboro, N.C., turned up no explosives. The officials who described what was written on the mirror spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing.
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A worker on the oil skimmer Louisiana Responder looks over oil booms as they collect oil from a leaking pipeline that resulted from last week’s explosion and collapse of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico near the coast of Louisiana Tuesday.
Crews try setting fire to oil leaking in Gulf OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO (AP) — It’s a hellish scene: Giant sheets of flame racing across the Gulf of Mexico as thick, black smoke billows high into the sky. This, though, is no Hollywood action movie. It’s the real-life plan to be deployed just 20 miles from the Gulf Coast in a last-ditch effort to burn up an oil spill before it could wash ashore and wreak environmental havoc. Crews late Wednesday afternoon started a test burn to see how the technique was working. Rig operator BP PLC had planned to continue the oil fires after the test, but as night fell, no more were lit. The burns were not expected to be done at night, and the Coast Guard said crews could resume work Thursday morning if the weather cooperated. Crews planned to use hand-held flares to set fire to sections of the massive spill. Crews turned to the plan after failing to stop a 1,000-barrel-a-day leak at the spot where a deepwater oil platform exploded and sank. A 500-foot boom was to be used to corral several thousand gallons of the thickest oil on the surface, which will then be towed to a more remote area, set on fire, and allowed to burn for about an hour. About 42,000 gallons of oil a day are leaking into the Gulf from the blown-out well drilled by the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. Eleven workers are missing and presumed dead. The cause of the explosion has not been determined. Greg Pollock, head of the oil spill division of the Texas General Land
From the air, the thickest parts of the spill resembled rust-colored tentacles of various thickness. The air was thick with the acrid smell of petroleum.
Offshore windfarm OK’d BOSTON (AP) — A whole new way of generating electricity in the U.S. drew a big step closer to reality Wednesday, and it could look like this: 130 windmills, 440 feet tall, rising from the ocean a few miles off Cape Cod. After more than eight years of lawsuits and government reviews, the Obama administration cleared the way for the nation’s first offshore wind farm. “We are beginning a new direction in our nation’s energy future,” U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar declared in announcing his approval of the $2 billion Cape Wind project, which would finally allow the U.S. to join the list of major countries that are producing electricity from sea breezes. The project has faced intense opposition from two Indian tribes and some environmentalists and residents, including the late Sen. Edward
M. Kennedy, who warned that the windmills could mar the ocean view. They would be visible from the Kennedy compound at Hyannis Port. Salazar said the project’s developers can protect local culture and beauty while expanding the nation’s supply of renewable energy. The developers are hoping to begin construction this year and start generating power by late 2012 — provided the venture isn’t stopped by further lawsuits. Members of the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe of Martha’s Vineyard have vowed to go to court, saying the project would interfere with sacred rituals and desecrate long-submerged tribal burial sites. Other groups said they would sue immediately. The windmills would be about five miles off Cape Cod at their closest point to land and 14 miles off Nantucket at the greatest distance.
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Office, which is providing equipment for crews in the Gulf, said he is not aware of a similar burn ever being done off the U.S. coast. The last time crews with his agency used fire booms to burn oil was a 1995 spill on the San Jacinto River. “When you can get oil ignited, it is an absolutely effective way of getting rid of a huge percentage of the oil,” he said. “I can’t overstate how important it is to get the oil off the surface of the water.” The oil has the consistency of thick roofing tar. When the flames go out, Pollock said, the material that is left resembles a hardened ball of tar that can be removed from the water with nets or skimmers. “I would say there is little threat to the environment because it won’t coat an animal, and because all the volatiles have been consumed if it gets on a shore it can be simply picked up,” he said. Authorities also said they expect minimal impact on sea turtles and marine mammals in the burn area. A graphic posted by the Coast Guard and the industry task force fighting the slick showed it covering an area about 100 miles long and 45 miles across at its widest point. “It’s premature to say this is catastrophic. I will say this is very serious,” said Coast Guard Rear Adm. Mary Landry.
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In this April 22 photo, workers assemble Precedent electric vehicles at the Club Car headquarters, in Augusta, Ga. From automakers to manufacturers to tech companies, corporations are reporting strong first-quarter earnings as demand for their goods accelerates and the economy perks up. Associated Press
Corporate America is back CHICAGO (AP) — Corporate America is back. Companies that do everything from making appliances to selling cruises are reporting strong first-quarter profits — not because of the layoffs many of them used to dress up last year’s earnings reports but because people are spending more. The turnaround has yet to produce a dramatic increase in hiring, which isn’t expected until 2011 or later. But it provides emphatic new evidence that the economy has moved past the crisis and should continue to strengthen. “We’re out of the woods for good,” says Joseph LaVorgna, chief U.S. economist at Deutsche Bank. “This is not just an arithmetic story. It’s a story of legitimate growth.” Companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index have reported 76 percent higher operating earnings than a year ago — on pace to be the biggest year-overyear increase ever, according to S&P analyst Howard Silverblatt. Nearly half the companies in the index have reported earnings so far. One reason for the gains is simply that the economy in early 2009 was at the depth of the worst recession in generations, but consumer spending is clearly
making a comeback. After a year and a half of hunkering down, people are buying expensive items such as electronics and furniture and dining out more, even though an unemployment rate of 9.7 percent clouds the recovery and the housing market is still hurting. “They’ve saved some money, they’ve paid down debt, and at a certain point you just get bored of eating frozen pizza and watching cable TV on a Saturday night,” says Barry Ritholtz, head of the financial research firm FusionIQ. Consumer spending has risen for five straight months, retail sales for four, and restaurant sales surged this spring after being stagnant since 2008. Profits from those sales reflect a healthier economy, as opposed to the drastic cost-cutting that helped companies improve their bottom lines in recent quarters. Among the latest winners, Ford Motor Co. did an aboutface from a year ago in reporting a $2.1 billion profit on 15 percent higher revenue; it plans to boost production. Caterpillar Inc. also reversed a loss from a year ago and said demand for its construction and mining equipment is surging. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. returned to a first-quarter profit
as more travelers vacationed on its ships and spent additional money on board. UPS Inc. posted a 33 percent profit increase; it said tech firms are shipping more products and other industries are restocking inventories. A parade of other Fortune 500 corporations also have boosted their full-year profit forecasts this month. This week alone, the list includes DuPont Co., Estee Lauder Cos. and Whirlpool Corp. Exports have played a key role. Caterpillar enjoyed especially strong orders for its heavy equipment in developing countries, and Deere Inc. also is selling more internationally. But domestic demand also has been strong. “What we have now is rising exports and imports,” says Richard Hoey, chief economist for the Dreyfus Corp. Big manufacturers such as Whirlpool, the world’s largest appliance maker, are among those faring the best. Technology companies, too, are ramping up production. Intel Corp.’s sales climbed 44 percent in the first quarter. And makers of luxury goods are benefiting from a release of pent-up demand for such items as jewelry, watches and high-end furnishings.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Investors gave stocks a rebound after reassuring words from the Federal Reserve and another batch of upbeat earnings reports. The Dow Jones industrials rose 53 points Wednesday, making back a quarter of the 213 they lost the previous day. Investors were able to shake off Standard & Poor’s downgrade of Spain’s debt, the third European country in two days to have its rating lowered. Instead, they focused on the domestic economy. In an economic assessment statement that accompanied the Fed’s decision to keep interest rates stable, the central bank said the labor market is “beginning to improve” and it noted that housing starts have edged up. The statement, which came at the end of a two-day policymaking meeting, did say that employers are still reluctant to hire, but that came as no surprise to investors. The Fed said it expects to keep rates low for an “extended period” to help strengthen the economy. “The Fed essentially kicked the can down the road,” said Burt White, chief investment officer at LPL Financial in Boston. Eventually the Fed will have to raise rates, but that might not happen now until early in 2011, White said. But the Fed’s view of the economy is actually more conservative than data suggests, White said. That’s because it is concerned about European debt problems, White added, noting that a slowdown in Europe’s economy could slow U.S. exports. Earnings provided a boost to stocks throughout the day. Cable company Comcast Corp., defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. and Dow Chemical Co. were the latest companies to top earnings expectations. Tim Courtney, chief investment officer at Burns Advisory Group in Oklahoma City, said that improving sales at companies like Dow Chemical prove the economy is healing. The Dow rose 53.28, or 0.5 percent, to 11,045.27. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 7.65, or 0.7 percent, to 1,191.36, while the Nasdaq composite index rose 0.26, or 0.01 percent, to 2,471.73. Wednesday’s trading was far quieter than on Tuesday, when the market plunged on news that S&P slashed its credit ratings on Greece and Portugal. Greece’s debt was cut to junk status, deepening the country’s credit crisis. Debt concerns across Europe have sent the euro sharply lower in the last few months. The euro traded in a narrow range against the dollar again on Wednesday, though it did touch its lowest level in a year earlier in the day. Bond prices dipped after surging higher a day earlier. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, rose to 3.77 percent from 3.69 percent late Tuesday. Gold and oil both rose.
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GOP drops blockade of financial reform bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans abandoned their blockade against legislation to clamp tough new controls on Wall Street Wednesday, clearing a road to likely passage for the most sweeping rewrite of financial rules since the Great Depression. Democrats and Republicans agree the Senate will ultimately pass landmark changes aimed at preventing a recurrence of the crisis that knocked the nation’s financial system to its knees in 2008, but the battle Associated Press now begins over crucial details. The This undated photo taken by Henry and Wanda Sandoz and made available by the House has already passed its version. Liberty Legal Institute shows the memorial known as the “Mojave Cross.” Democrats said the Republicans had given in after three days of votes to block debate, realizing they were on the losing end of a battle for public opinion. GOP lawmakers said they would now switch to trying to change the bill on the Senate floor. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., said, “There’s been immense pressure bottled up inside the Republican WASHINGTON (AP) — The evokes thousands of small crosses in caucus through these last three votes. Supreme Court said Wednesday that foreign fields marking the graves of A lot of their members have been a lower court went too far in orderAmericans who fell in battles, battles very deeply unhappy with the direcing the removal of a war memorial whose tragedies are compounded tion their leadership has been taking cross from its longtime home atop a if the fallen are forgotten,” Justice them. Better heads prevailed.” remote outcropping on federal land Anthony Kennedy wrote. Democrats had threatened to hold in California. In dissent, Justice John Paul the Senate in session all night makSignaling support for keeping the Stevens agreed that soldiers who died ing their case that the Republicans cross, the justices ordered the federal in battle deserve a memorial to their were stalling legislation of imporcourt in California to look again at service. But the government “cannot tance to virtually every American. Congress’ plan to transfer a patch of lawfully do so by continued endorse- The Democrats also have been laying federal land beneath the cross into ment of a starkly sectarian message,” plans to make the legislation a major private hands. Stevens said. issue in midterm elections this sumSix justices wrote separate opinions mer and fall. The Republican retreat The lower court had barred the and none spoke for a majority of the came one day after senior executives land transfer as insufficient to elimicourt. The holding itself was narrow, of Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs nate concern about a religious symordering lower courts to look again at were denounced by lawmakers from bol on public land — in this case, the the transfer of land from the govern- both parties at a marathon Senate Mojave National Preserve. ment to private control. hearing. The 5-4 ruling, with the court’s Lower federal courts previously President Barack Obama, winding conservatives in the majority, could ruled that the cross’ location on pub- up a Midwest tour promoting the leghave important implications for lic land violated the Constitution and islation, told reporters he was pleased future church-state disputes. that the land transfer was, in effect, the debate would proceed and that The VFW erected the large cross an end run around the constitutional he hoped to sign a final version “very in the federal preserve more than 75 problem. soon.” That was unlikely to occur for years ago. at least two weeks. The cross — 7 feet tall, made of Kennedy, who usually is in the “We’ll end up having a safer, more 3-inch metal pipe filled with concourt’s center on church-state issues, secure financial system,” Obama crete to deter vandals — has been suggested there may have been no said, “and I think banks and other covered with plywood for the past problem in the first place. financial institutions can get back to several years as the case made its way “The goal of avoiding governmental making money the old-fashioned way through court. endorsement does not require eradi- by lending it to companies to build “Here one Latin cross in the descation of all religious symbols in the business and create jobs and do all ert evokes far more than religion. It public realm,” Kennedy said.
High court’s decision supports Mojave Cross
the things we want out financial system to do.” In the debate that now can proceed, both Democrats and Republicans will attempt to change the underlying bill. Republicans will take particular aim at the magnitude of consumerprotection provisions that Obama says are vital. Liberal Democrats are expected to seek to limit the size of banks. The GOP decision to relent came after Sen. Richard Shelby, the top Republican on the Senate Banking committee, told his colleagues that he could win no further concessions from Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd in private talks. He said Dodd did agree to adjust some provisions that Republicans had complained would permit further bank bailouts. But there were already signs that some Republicans were growing weary of continuing to block the bill after Obama and other Democrats accused them of siding with Wall Street, an institution that rivals Congress in its unpopularity. “The point of all of this was to make sure that as long as those discussions could bear results that we would support that effort,” Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine said of her party’s objections. “Now we proceed to the floor for amendments on the remainder of the bill.” “It is not just Republicans who are going to offer amendments,” said Sen. Bob Corker, a Tennessee Republican who negotiated with Dodd on portions of the bill. “This may be a real debate, which would shock America.” How the debate unfolds will determine whether the legislation achieves significant bipartisan support. Democrats still need 60 votes to get past procedural obstacles, a number they can’t reach without at least one Republican on their side. The bill would establish a ninemember Financial Services Oversight Council, including the treasury secretary, Federal Reserve chairman and the heads of regulatory agencies to monitor markets for threats, such as the bubble in housing prices and mortgage-backed securities that preceded the financial near-collapse.
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States face loss with lackluster census returns A Custom and Border Patrol agent watches the international border in Nogales, Ariz. Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Five states — New York, California, Texas, Arizona and Florida — are perilously close to losing out on congressional seats because of lackluster participation in the U.S. census. The five were average or below average in mailing back 10-question census forms when compared to other states, trailing by as many as 5 percentage points, according to the final census mail-in tally released Wednesday. Based on recent population trends, New York, California and Texas had been estimated to fall just above the cutoff for the last House seats when they are redistributed next year. Waiting behind them in hopes of picking up additional seats are Arizona and Florida, which are already expected to gain one seat apiece. Responses from these states also raise a red flag because of their higher shares of residents who a Senate Judiciary Committee are Latinos. The Census Bureau has said one of its hearing Tuesday, Graham, main concerns is whether tensions over immigraR-S.C., said drug violence along tion will discourage Latinos, and particularly illethe border with Mexico is evigal immigrants, from participating in the governdence that the border is not ment count. That issue returned to the forefront secure. after Arizona passed a tough immigration enforceHe said immigration reform would crash and burn if brought ment bill. Latino residents represent a predominant share up this year. of the population growth in New York, California, Democrats have failed so far to Texas, Arizona and Florida, making up more than 50 percent of total growth since 2000. As a result, get a second Republican to join those states could face big losses if there isn’t full Graham in writing the biparticooperation when the Census Bureau on Saturday san immigration bill. begins knocking on the doors of those who did not The outline of the immigration proposal issued Wednesday respond by mail. Of the five states on the cusp, the biggest potenis an attempt to persuade some tial losers are California and New York, which Republicans to change their could have a net loss of one and two House seats, mind. A 10-point border security plan respectively. Texas may end up gaining just three House seats instead of four. offered this month by Arizona Arturo Vargas, executive director of the National Republican Sens. John McCain, Association of Latino Elected and Appointed who is in a tight GOP primaOfficials, said he was concerned about some skitry, and Jon Kyl also called for tish Latinos who may refuse to answer their doors, increases in border and immiparticularly given Arizona’s new immigration law. gration personnel and equip“I’m incredibly disappointed with the Obama ment. administration in their efforts to promote the cenAsked about the Democrats’ proposal, McCain said, “We have sus,” Vargas said, citing the government’s failure to halt immigration raids during the count as it did in to get the border secure first.” 2000. He repeated the statement States such as Minnesota and Oregon are next in after being told the proposal line to pick up seats. Minnesota had the nation’s requires border security benchsecond-highest mail response at 80 percent — a marks to be met before illegal clear boost in its effort to avert the loss of a seat, immigrants can become legal even after Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., permanent residents. made clear her view that the 10-question census Kyl said a law isn’t needed to was an invasion of privacy. secure the border, just fundNorth Carolina, which snatched a seat from Utah ing. “Will they support adequate in 2000 when overseas missionaries were excluded funding to achieve all of these from the count, also remains in play to gain a seat. goals?” he asked.
Dems offer border security plam WASHINGTON (AP) — An emerging immigration proposal by three Democratic senators calls for more federal enforcement agents and other border security-tightening benchmarks before illegal immigrants could become legal U.S. residents. Those goals “must be met before action can be taken to adjust the status of people already in the United States illegally,” according to a copy of the draft legislation, obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press, that Sens. Harry Reid of Nevada, Charles Schumer of New York and Robert Menendez are developing. The benchmarks include additional Border Patrol officers and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to combat smuggling; more ICE inspectors at work sites; an increased number of ICE officers assigned to detect fraudulent documents, and better ways to determine fakes; more personnel to check for contraband at ports of entry; additional resources to prosecute drug and human smugglers and illegal border crossers, and for deportations. An outline of the proposal does not specify the additional agents or resources required to meet the benchmarks. It does suggest a two-phase system for legalizing people who
Militia’s release undecided
DETROIT (AP) — A federal judge challenged prosecutors Wednesday to show that nine members of a Michigan militia accused of plotting war against the government had done more than just talk and should remain locked up. U.S. District Judge Victoria Roberts heard nearly 10 hours of testimony and arguments over two days. She did not make a decision about whether the nine will remain in custody, saying only that a ruling would come soon. The members of a southern Michigan group called Hutaree have been in custody for a month. An indictment accuses them of weapons violations and a rare crime: conspiring to commit sedition, or rebellion, against the government by first killing police officers. Prosecutors say the public would be at risk if the nine are released. But defense lawyers claim the government has overreached with a criminal case. An undercover agent infiltrated the group and secretly made recordings that have been played in court. While there is talk about killing police, it’s not specific. Roberts pressed that point more than once as Assistant U.S. Attorney Ronald Waterstreet argued in favor of keeping the nine in jail. The judge suggested she didn’t hear or read in the transcripts any indication that violence was imminent.
are in the U.S. illegally. Before the benchmarks are met, the Department of Homeland Security could begin registering, fingerprinting and screening illegal immigrants, and considering them for an interim legal status. That would allow them to work in the U.S. and travel outside it. Such immigrants could start applying for legal permanent residence, eight years after backlogs of visas for people coming to the U.S. legally have been cleared and after the security benchmarks are met. They also must show they have basic citizenship and English skills, have paid all taxes, fees and civil penalties and registered for the military draft. Arizona’s new strict immigration law has led to renewed demands for Congress to pass a comprehensive immigration bill. Reid, the Senate’s majority leader, recently said he is committed to taking up immigration this election year, but also backed away from a possibility of addressing the divisive issue before climate change. Spokesmen for the three senators declined comment. Sen. Lindsey Graham, who has worked with Schumer on an immigration bill, has balked at moving ahead this year. At
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Sister fears inheritance may doom brother Dear Abby: My brother is a lifelong drug addict who has spent the last two decades in and out of jail. He rarely works and has no permanent residence, finding shelter instead with various friends, girlfriends and sometimes sleeping in his brokendown vehicle. When he calls me, it’s always with some creative story and a request to send him money. The money I have sent over the years has gone to pay for his new drug fix, not to resolve whatever problem his sob story was about. Recently, our grandmother died and she left each of us some money. As her executor, I am responsible for making sure my brother gets his share. While I want him to benefit from this modest inheritance, I’m afraid he will use it to buy drugs — possibly enough drugs to harm himself, if unintentionally. Obviously, this is not what our grandmother would have wanted. How can I make sure this money goes to help, and not further enable, my drug-addicted sibling? — Conflicted Dear Conflicted: Consult an attorney, preferably one who has experience with wills and trusts, and see if some arrangement can be made that ensures your brother has a roof over his head and won’t starve. It may be possible that something can be worked out so his necessities would be paid for him, without his actually
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getting his hands on the money. Dear Abby: I have been left confused and bitter over the loss of my best friend, “Sally.” I expected to go to her children’s weddings and be there for the birth of her grandchildren. Sally had an affair, which I knew about. When her husband, “John,” found out, he called me asking why I didn’t tell him. After that horrible phone call, during which I lied to protect Sally, I never heard from them again. Had I known this would happen I would have told John the truth. Instead of leaving her husband, Sally gave up her friendship with me. What did I do wrong? Should I be punished for listening to her? What would you advise your readers to do when someone starts telling them about an affair they’re having? — Thrown Under the Bus Dear Thrown: What you did “wrong” was allow yourself to be dragged into that mess as a co-conspirator. Silence implies agreement.
Lichen planus diagnosis questioned Dear Dr. Gott: I am an 80-yearold female diagnosed with lichen planus. Other than being told it is an autoimmune disease, the dentists and doctors I have visited have no idea what to do with me. I have a white coating in my mouth on the bottom gums and occasionally break out with water blisters on my legs. I am writing to you as a last resort for help. I have read on the computer that it is short-lived, but may come back. I have had it for three years now, and while it doesn’t always cause pain, it is annoying. Can you offer any suggestions or aid? Dear Reader: The cause of lichen planus remains unknown. It is related to an autoimmune disease or allergy and presents with mouth and skin lesions. The mouth lesions can be painful,. Skin lesions have distinct borders, can develop blisters or ulcers, are shiny or scaly in appearance, and are symmetrical and itchy.
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is a graduate of East Rutherford High School and Isothermal Community College with an Associate in Applied Services in Information Systems. A member of Corinth Baptist Church, she has been a volunteer with the Relay for Life in Rutherford County since its inception. She has served as luminary chairperson and also been the Assistant Chair of Rutherford County Junior Miss for many years. Q: What past experiences make you a good candidate for county commissioner? Strickland: I care deeply about this county and the direction it is going. I have retired after working 30 years for Rutherford County in information technology, but I believe I have a lot left to offer. I would like to be in a position to help make decisions. I saw so many things in the 30 years I was there. When I first went to the county, the county was computerized in only one department. The technology field saw so many vast improvements over the years. I believe you have to have goals, a vision and must always be moving forward.
make sure citizens are on board and know all the costs involved. We need to know if there will be any kind of revenue stream ongoing from the project and determine what will be the benefit to the county and taxpayers. Will it be a quality of life benefit or revenue benefit? Quality of life benefits are important. We have a vision and a plan. We don’t want to look back in the years to come and ask, “Why didn’t we do these things?” Q: What is your position on property taxes? Strickland: My feeling on raising taxes is that with our unemployment rate at 18 percent and many others are underemployed, it is not a time to raise taxes.
Q: What is your platform or what main issues affecting Rutherford County would you address? Strickland: People are all asking about jobs and they are asking, When are we going to get jobs? We have to understand the process of job recruitment is very complex. We have a wealth of knowledge in the private sector in the county, successful business people, who have good ideas. We can’t give away the farm, but we’ve got to know what the balance is to bring jobs here.
Q: What do you plan to do to bring jobs to Rutherford County? Strickland: I think we need to utilize our current Economic Development Commission staff and continue to look for new and innovative ways to “seal the deal” with recruitments. I’m not sure to what extent that staff is being utilized at this time, but I would work closely with the EDC advisory board. I know there is a wealth of knowledge among those who serve on that board and I would seek input from the private sector. We have so many knowledgeable and successful business people who do not sit on the EDC advisory board, but I am sure have a great deal of experience to share. It is a county wide problem and we can all work together to do all we can to look for answers. I think we could perhaps hold a public forum and find out what the people of the county have to offer. In addition, of course, we must work closely with our state elected officials to ensure that Rutherford County’s needs are being heard at the state and national level.
Q: What is your position on the Daniel Road Project? Strickland: The property was purchased as a result of a Building Needs Study in 2006-2007. The needs were identified and today, the needs are even greater than when the study was done. The economy has also changed since the study. This is a good long term project for the county when the economic times are where they need to be. Each of the projects are different and you must look at each project individually. We must look at the location, the players,
Q: Do you have any plans to replace the county manager? Strickland: John Condrey has always conducted himself in a very professional manner and has done so much for Rutherford County. He looks after Rutherford County and has the interest of Rutherford County at heart. I have worked with him during my years with the county and I have always known him to be fair and open minded. He is very objective about the issues. Condrey has done so much for this county. If elected I have no plans to replace him.
Margaret Helton Q. What is your basic biographical information? Helton: I am a Rutherford County native; graduate of Ellenboro High School; retired postal employee; past chairman N.C. Farm Bureau Women’s Committee; member of Rutherford County Farm Bureau; member Concord Baptist Church; serve on numerous volunteer committees; married to Reid Helton and have one son, Steven Helton. Q: What past experiences make you a good candidate for county commissioner? Helton: I’m running on my record now as a county commissioner. I will continue to serve the people as I have in the past years. What I have done, I believe is have the best interest of the taxpayers at heart. Q: What is your platform or what main issues affecting Rutherford County would you address? Helton: Jobs are critical at this time, it is a critical issue for local people. People are having to drive out of town to find job. Q: What is your position on the Daniel Road Project? Helton: At this time we should put a moratorium on the project, until the economy swings back and the county debt lowers. We are $71 million in debt. Q: What is your position on property taxes? Helton: I would never raise property taxes. I would like to see lower spending so we can lower the taxes. We are the third in the state for unemployment and that is a great indication our county needs help in this recession. Q: What do you plan to do to bring jobs to Rutherford County? Helton: We have to get EDC to work more closely with the State and the Department of Commerce and see if we can get them interested in coming to our county. Jobs are coming to surrounding areas. I don’t know if they are offering better incentives, but it seems every time we get a chance to get jobs, they are going somewhere else. We have got to get on top of things and get jobs here. Q: Do you have any plans to replace the county manager? Helton: I do not have any plans to replace John Condrey. That has never been on the agenda.
RHI gets additional recognition RUTHERFORDTON – Rutherford Hospital Inc. was recently listed in Business North Carolina magazine’s issue of North Carolina’s Best Hospitals for outstanding results in its gastrointestinal services. Additionally, RHI was notified that surgeons treating inpatients ranked highest in the nation for patient satisfaction. In the April 2010 issue of Business North Carolina, Health Grades Inc. compiled rankings for the magazine using Medicare data adjusted for hospitals that receive sicker patients. Health Grades reports on about 5,000 hospitals nationwide in 26 procedures and conditions. Rutherford Hospital is listed twice – ranking fourth in the state for overall gastrointestinal care and third in the state for gastrointestinal surgery. RHI’s ranking for gastrointestinal surgery also was among the nation’s top 10 percent for that category. Rankings were based on complications and mortality for gastrointestinal surgeries and procedures. RHI also learned recently that surgeons treating patients on its surgical floor had the top score in the nation for patient satisfaction among physicians treating inpatients in 489 hospitals of similar size. Press Ganey Associates, the vendor that monitors patient satisfaction at RHI, showed that in the first quarter of 2010 RHI’s patient satisfaction score of 95.4 was the highest score achieved in any hospital that has 51-149 beds. This means that not only did physicians on the surgical floor rank in the 99th percentile (the highest possible percentile ranking), but that the physicians scored nearly two points higher than the average score of other hospitals in the 99th percentile. Physicians treating patients on the hospital’s surgical floor have consistently ranked at or near 99th percentile nationally in patient satisfaction over the last two years, but this is the first time the physicians at RHI had the very top score of all hospitals in its national peer group.
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Houses, Apts. & MH for rent. 1BR-4BR $285/mo.-$1,000/mo. FC, Ellenboro, Rfdtn, Spindale, 6 points,
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Help Wanted Now hiring for full time LPN’s & CNA’s. Apply in person at 104 College Dr., Flat Rock, NC 28731
White Oak Manor Rutherfordton is now accepting applications for an experienced cook. Must have at least three (3) years experience. Excellent benefits. If you are interested in this position, please come to the facility and complete an application. 188 Oscar Justice Rd, Rutherfordton, NC EEOC Lead Teacher, full time, second shift. Credentials plus 12 Edu. credits. Apply at Little Red School 319 S. Broadway, Forest City Staff Development, RN’s, LPN’s & CNA’s Apply in person at: 510 Thompson St., Gaffney, SC 29340
Associate Medical Director Physician needed with a background in Hospice and Palliative Care or another specialty with an interest in providing holistic, quality end of life care. Must either have Board Certification in Hospice and Palliative Medicine or willing to attain it. Position would involve serving as Associate Medical Director in progressive hospice and palliative care agency with eventual assumption of Medical Director position. Previous hospice experience and a desire to be a member of an interdisciplinary group preferred.
Please email resume or CV to: rburch@hospiceofrutherford.org Hospice of Rutherford County PO Box 336 • Forest City, NC 28043
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Maintenance Manager Aallied Die Casting Co. of North Carolina, a leading manufacturer of aluminum die castings, seeks an experienced, hands-on Maintenance Manager to oversee maintenance of 100K SF plant and production machinery for a multi-shift operation. Applicants must have at least 7 years of industrial maintenance management experience and a broad working knowledge of hydraulic systems, PLC controls & mechanical devices. Responsibilities include planning, assignment of work, staff supervision, training, PM and assisting with machinery & contractor purchases. Ideal candidates will have experience in cold chamber die casting, CNC machining, metal melting and robotics. Excellent benefits available including 401(k) with employer match and tuition reimbursement. Relocation available. Please fax resumes to: 828-286-8252 or email to: chill@ aalliednc.com
Parts/Counter Sales Experience in QuickBooks & Excel. Bookkeeping skills. Full time, hourly pay. Please email resume to: stephdeehardin@ gmail.com or mail to: PO Box 1001 Forest City, NC 28043
White Oak Manor Rutherfordton is now accepting applications for a Second Shift Charge Nurse. Must have at least four (4) years experience in Long Term Care. Excellent benefits. If you are interested in this position, please come to the facility and complete an application. 188 Oscar Justice Rd, Rutherfordton, NC EEOC
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2 White Charolais Cows 1,000-1,200 lbs. Lost from Danieltown/ Shiloh area. Call 286-9323 or 429-6009
6’x12’ homemade trailer, loading ramp, wrought iron sides. $300. 286-4680 Free standing gas fireplace. Never used. $350. New $700. Call 286-4680 One cemetery plot with concrete vault in Sunset Memorial $900 Call 245-6694 Sofa Loveseat Brown and light tan in color, less than 3 yrs. old $700 obo 429-3859
Musical Instruments Gulbrausen digital hymnal $800. New $1,200. For more info call 286-4680
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Solid black, fairly young dog resembling a setter. Multi colored collar. Found 4/20 near Harrelson’s Funeral Home, 221A. 657-6666
INDOOR ESTATE SALE FC: 229 Big Springs Ave. Fri. & Sat. 8A-4P Furniture, depression glass, antiques, toys, tools and more!
Lost or found a pet? Place an ad at no cost to you! Yard Sales Benefit for Margaret Lovelace, cancer patient, Sisk Grading on Hwy 221A, Sandy Mush, Sat. 6:30A-12:30P Baked goods, hot dog sale CARPORT SALE Rfdtn: 1021 Old Stonecutter Rd. Thurs. & Fri. 8A-6P, Sat. 8A2P Housewares, tools, miscellaneous items. Good prices!
Female Jack Russell Lost 4/18 from Sulphur Springs Church Rd., near 221. Family pet! Call 704-473-6021 Female Mini Schnauzer Lost 4/13 in Ellenboro/Walls Community area. Call 453-8842 F Pit/Lab Mix Black w/ white tip on tail, red collar. Lost 4/22: Goode’s Creek area Call 657-6757
Found Med. size black and white male dog, found at Race Path Baptist Church, 4/22. Call 429-1603
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION File #: 09 CvD 1695
GIGANTIC SIDEWALK YARD SALE Over 40 participating merchants and individuals Sat. May 1st 7:30A-until Historic Downtown Marion, NC Business District
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Moving Sale FC: 178 Robbins Drive Sat. 7A-2P Furniture, appliances, kitchen wares, pool table, Christmas items
Moving sale Rfdtn: 200 Carolina Paradise (off Flynn) Thurs., Fri., Sat., Sun. 12P-until 828-286-9134 Furniture, treadmill, too much to mention Multi family: FC, Toms Lake Rd., Fri. & Sat. 8A-until. Books, tools, lawnmower, clothes. Good variety of everything
Rfdtn: 811 Thompson Rd. (Above RS Central) Sat. 7A TV, tools, fishing equipment, household items. Good Stuff, too much to list!
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TO: LAURA SMITH 116 Twin Pond Trail Bostic, NC 28018
Thousands of folks who have sold their cars, homes and merchandise on our classified pages, know that the Classifieds work harder for you. And, so do all the people who have found cars, homes and bargains on our pages. Not to mention jobs, roommates, financial opportunities and more.
INDOOR YARD SALE Tanners Grove UMC Fri. & Sat. 7:30A-1P Saturday only: Carwash & tenderloin biscuits, coffee, juice Come enjoy!
Spring Cleaning: Ellenboro, 1761 Oak Grove Ch. Rd., Sat. 8A-until. Newborn-3T boys/girls clothes, toys, baby items, tools, shooting/hunting accessories, household
BRANDON SMITH, Plaintiff, vs. LAURA SMITH, Defendant.
“If You’d Listed Here,You’d Be Sold Now!�
INDOOR YARD SALE FC: 661 West Main St. Sat. 8A-til Surplus electrical supplies, yard sale items. Something for everyone! Rain or shine!
COMMUNITY YARD SALE at Gilkey General Store, Hwy 221N Sat. 7A-until
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white shaggy, black collar w/silver tags. Lost 4/25: Old Ross Rd. area 828-748-1460
Indoor Moving Sale 179 Riceville Rd. (off Hwy 221, across from Fiddlesticks) Sat. 7Auntil Dining room set, bedroom furniture, etc.
Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Spindale will conduct a public hearing at their regular meeting on Monday, May 17, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. in the Commissioners Room of the Spindale House located at 119 Tanner Street in downtown Spindale. The purpose of this meeting is to consider a request from Habitat for Humanity of Rutherford County to rezone a 5.28 acre parcel of property located off Reservation Drive and Carriage Place, legal description being Tax Map 98, Block 1, Lot 30, from General Commercial to R6 Residential. All interested parties are welcome to attend. Should you have any questions regarding this matter please call Spindale Town Hall at (828) 286-3466.
Brian R. Oglesby, Attorney for Plaintiff PO Box 1312 Rutherfordton, NC 28139 828-453-7543
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Nation/world
European debt crisis widens
World Today Hamas: Egypt kills four with gas
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Egyptian forces pumped gas into a cross-border tunnel used to smuggle goods into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, killing four Palestinians, Hamas officials said. Egypt has been under pressure to seal off the hundreds of tunnels that are a key economic lifeline for the blockaded Palestinian territory but which are also used to bring in weapons for the Islamic militant group. Israel and Egypt have kept Gaza’s official border crossings closed since Hamas seized control of the coastal strip in 2007 from forces loyal to Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who now only governs in the West Bank. A Hamas security official in charge of the tunnel area along the border said the Egyptians filled the passage with some type of crowd dispersal gas. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to give his name.
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LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prime Minister blundered into the first major gaffe in his country’s short campaign season Wednesday when an open microphone captured him slamming a voter he’d just been trying to win over. Brown, apparently forgetting that he’d left a television microphone pinned to his chest, called 66-year-old Gillian Duffy a “bigoted woman” as he was being driven from a public meeting where she had needled him on immigration. Within minutes the bad-tempered aside had exploded across the British media, and within a couple of hours Brown was rushing back to her home to beg Duffy’s forgiveness and writing to his supporters to make clear he’d apologized. All the rest of the country could do was look on as the cringe-inducing drama played out over television and radio. The debacle dealt Brown a big setback on the eve of the last TV debate ahead of the May 6 vote. Duffy, a retired widow and a self-described supporter of Brown’s Labour party, met with the prime minister at a campaign stop in the northern town of Rochdale.
approved by May 7, next Friday. “The stability of the euro is at stake. And we’re determined to defend this stability as a whole,” Schaeuble said following talks with IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and European Central Bank President JeanClaude Trichet. Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed that Germany was still insisting Greece commit to cutbacks. German assistance for Greece is unpopular with the German public and Merkel faces key regional elections May 9. “Germany will make its contribution but Greece has to make its contribution,” she said. Strauss-Kahn would not confirm reports that he had told German lawmakers Greece may need between euro100 and euro120 billion over the next three years, saying he would not comment on any figures as long as negotiations in Athens are still under way. Speaking during a cabinet meeting Wednesday, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said that every EU member must “prevent the fire that intensified through the international crisis from spreading to the entire European and global economy.” Papandreou insisted Greece was determined to bring its economy into order. “We will show that we do not run away. In difficult times we can perform — and we are performing — miracles,” he said, adding that “our government is determined to correct a course that has been followed for decades in a very short time.”
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BERLIN (AP) — Europe’s debt crisis mushroomed Wednesday as Spain saw its credit rating lowered, just as Germany sought to reassure nervous investors that Greece would not be allowed to go under, saying Berlin’s share of a key aid package could be approved in the next few days. Stock and bond markets had begun to regain their composure after stinging downgrades of Greece and Portugal the day before, when Standard & Poors delivered more bad news by cutting Spain’s rating to AA from AA+ amid concerns about the country’s growth prospects following the collapse of a construction bubble. “We now believe that the Spanish economy’s shift away from credit-fuelled economic growth is likely to result in a more protracted period of sluggish activity than we previously assumed,” Standard & Poor’s credit analyst Marko Mrsnik said. Spain is considered the key to whether Europe’s debt crisis can be resolved — its economy is much larger than that of Greece and Portugal and — many in the markets postulate — may be just too big to bail out if it gets into serious trouble. Though its overall debt burden is fairly modest at around 53 percent of national income, the country is running a high budget deficit and has done less than others to get a handle on its public finances. “Given its lack of competitiveness and the grim outlook for domestic demand the govern-
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