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RUTHERFORDTON —Former Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Roger Steve Reynolds was found guilty of misdemeanor assault inflicting serious injury and misdemeanor obstructing justice in a District Court trial Thursday afternoon. He had been charged over a Jan. 9, 2010, incident in which a teen-ager at an underage drinking party in Ellenboro
was beaten by officers. Robert Wayne Suttle II, 19, said excessive force was used in his arrest. He went to two hospitals as a result of the injuries he suffered in the incident. District Attorney Brad Greenway, who prosecuted the case, took a voluntary dismissal on a charge of misdemeanor assault inflicting serious injury against former Deputy Thomas Billy Short II in Please see Deputy, Page 5
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Dr. John Kinlaw will end his 40-plus year career as an educator today as he retires as Superintendent of Rutherford County Schools.
Kinlaw’s final day is today By ALLISON FLYNN Daily Courier Staff Writer
FOREST CITY – Rutherford County Schools Superintendent Dr. John Kinlaw will end a 40-plus year career as an educator today when he becomes an official retiree of the state of North Carolina. Kinlaw is stepping down from the post earlier than originally planned; his contract was through June 30, 2010, but the Rutherford County Schools Board of Education voted Tuesday night to accept Kinlaw’s resignation. “I realize they have a super star waiting
to fly,” Kinlaw said of Janet Mason, current assistant superintendent who was named the system’s new superintendent in February. The board has named Mason interim superintendent until her official post begins on July 1. Kinlaw stated during the special February board meeting when Mason was named new superintendent that the board had hit a home run and echoed it again Wednesday. With the next two months being focused on the upcoming school year, Kinlaw said the time was right for him to step down. Please see Kinlaw, Page 6
FOREST CITY — The race for the Republican nomination for North Carolina House of Representatives District 112 is a four-way contest between Dennis Davis, Mike Hager, Jim Wayne Newton and Alan Toney. For retired school teacher and former N.C. State Senator Dennis Davis, the race to replace longtime representative Bob England is about job growth and education. “There are a lot of situations down in Raleigh with needs like the situation with education, taxes are too high and the spending is out of control,” Davis said. “Many people called me up and were concerned that Rutherford County was going to be carved up like a Thanksgiving turkey during redistricting. I have experienced leadership and that is what people are wanting.” Davis, who emphasizes his 31 years of classroom experience and his service as a state senator from 1994-97, said he was a big proponent for educational reform. “The situation there is we’ve emphasized testing to the point that we’re not teaching learning,” Davis said. “I think students need to get back to the love of learning and love of knowledge rather than just learn for the test. We need to put the best and brightest in the classroom and let them teach and pay them well and have Raleigh get out of the way.” He also preached tax reform.
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RUTHERFORDTON — The annual May Festival in Rutherfordton Saturday includes plenty of arts and crafts, food vendors, road races and bike races and live music. The Firehouse Inn is hosting a bird house competition in the courtyard of the West First Street/North Wasington Street location. At least 10 bird houses are entered in the contest. It’s not too late to enter. Call 286-9030 to enter. The May Festival, sponsored by Rutherford Town Revitalization, also includes dance and karate exhibitions and children’s activities. The day’s events begins with a Gears & Gables, a bicycle ride to benefit Rutherford Housing Partnership and a 5K and 1 mile Fun Run hosted by Kevin Dinga, R-S Central senior, to benefit Habitat for Please see MayFest, Page 6
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Car and bike show: The 2nd annual Gilkey Summerfest Car and Bike show will be held June 5, from 4 to 10 p.m. Beach Bingo, and a dessert bake off, homemade ice-cream and other foods. Outdoor music includes all ranges, Bluegrass, Rock, Country and more. Bands can sign up by contacting Todd Rollins at 4295841 or 429-5657. To preregistration for the car show, contact Dustin Roper at 289-3376, Eric Reedy at 4297675, or Charles McClure, 864-597-9348. To reserve a vendor booth, contact Michelle Reedy at 289-3446. J.C. Cowan plant reunion: June 19, at Crowe Park in Forest City. The Dogwood and Forest City shelters are reserved for the event. Fellowship and socializing, 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The meal will be served at 12:30 p.m. Both have picnic areas with playground equipment for children. Bring a covered dish and drinks to share (no alcohol). Cups, plates, napkins, utensils, ice and tea provided. Bring lawn chairs and wear an old BI shirt or cap, if you still have one. For more information contact Don or Jackie Wilson at 657-5021 or via email at jccowanreunion@yahoo.com. Barley’s Taproom & Pizzeria, 115 W. Main St., Spindale, (no cover charge)
hosts live entertainment each weekend. Website www.barleystaproom.com. Legal Grounds, 217 North Main St., Rutherfordton, offers the following entertainment: May 1 — Dirty Farm May 8 — Sharkadelics Website www.legalgrounds. net. Club L.A. is a private club for members and guests, located at 319 W. Main St., Spindale. Admission — members free, guest $5. Saturdays from 10 p.m. until 2 a.m. Each Thursday is ladies’ night and Karaoke from 8 to 11 p.m. Shagging every Friday night from 8 to 11 p.m. Memberships available (ages 25 and up). ABC permits.
Obsessions Beads, located at 861 Piney Ridge Road, Forest City, offers a number of beading classes Call 2863802 for further details. Website www.obsessionsbeads.com.
M Squared Restaurant, 125 West Main St., Spindale, offers the following entertainment: Tuesdays — Soup/Sandwich Night, Alex Thompson on keyboard Wednesdays — Trivia at 8 p.m. (half price wine bottles) Thursdays — Seafood Night Friday — Alex Thompson on keyboard, $5 Martini Night Saturday — No entertainment Sundays — Brunch and Bloody Mary Bar (weekly) Website www.msquaredrestaurant.com.
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Wagon Wheel Dance Club, W.E. Padgett Rd., Bostic, offers a variety of music for line dancing, partner dancing, swing and more. The following entertainment is announced: May 1 — Broken Axle Band, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Admission $7. Concessions, game room, family entertainment. Dance lessons every Tuesday night from 7:30 to 10 p.m., $3 per person. Website www.wagonwheeldanceclub.com.
Seams to Be Fabrics, located at 256 U.S. Hwy. 74 Bsn., (beside the Moose Lodge), offers a variety of sewing classes. Website seamstobefabrics. com. Positively Paper Inc., located at 121 East Main St., Forest City, offers the following classes in card making and scrapbooking. Website www.positivelypaperinc.com. Off the Beaded Path, located at 120B West Trade St., Forest City, offers Tryit-Tuesdays (every Tuesday) which features brief jewelrymaking demos. The follow-
ing classes are also available: Website offthebeadedpathbeadstore.com. Next Level Gamez, 118 E. Main St., Forest City, offers: Tuesdays — Magic the Gathering League, 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays — New comic books arrive, Star Wars Miniatures, 6 to 9 p.m. Thursdays — Dungeons & Dragons, 5 to 8 p.m. Fridays — Friday Night Magic starts at 4:30 p.m. Saturdays — Magic the Gathering tournament from 1 to 5 p.m. Website nextlevelgamez. com. Max Cruise (Ron McKinney), and Rick Mullins perform every Saturday from noon to 3 p.m., at 57 Alpha Café, Rutherford County Airport. Weather permitting. Union Mills Learning Center is open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings to assist the community with its computer and printing needs. The gymnasium is also open Saturdays at 4 p.m. for pickup basketball games and shoot-arounds. Website unionmillslearningcenter.org. Black Pearls Farm in Bostic, a non-profit Equine and CSA Learning Center, holds open horse lessons, Saturdays beginning at 10
a.m., (call ahead). Contact Barbara Henwood at 2450023. Website blackpearlsfarm. com. 26th Annual Dixie Rod Run: Saturday, June 5, registration 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., awards 7 p.m.; Courthouse area in downtown Shelby; registration fee $20 (1972 and older only); sponsored by the Dixie Rodders in Shelby; call 704-487-4101, or 704482-8883 for information or to register. Free AARP CARFIT® event: Thursday, May 6, 1 to 5 p.m., at Bennett Classics Museum, 241 Vance St., Forest City; this event is geared toward senior adults who still drive; a trained technician will evaluate each driver and their car for a proper and safe fit to help you feel more comfortable and in control behind the wheel; sponsored by The Little Detroit Car Club of Forest City and the museum; call 247-1767 to make an appointment; website www. car-fit.org. Spring Festival: 8th Annual Whole Bloomin’ Thing Spring Festival; Saturday, May 8, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Frog Level District, Waynesville; dozens of local growers and artists; live music; activities for the kids; festival foods; no pets allowed. For further details, call 828-734-9777.
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Trooper Gene Williamson distracts R-S Central High School student Haley Drabek Thursday morning during a texting and driving safety course event held at the school. This is the first time the course has been offered to juniors and seniors at the school and the purpose of the event was to show how quickly an accident can occur when a driver is distracted.
“We’ve got to reduce both personal income taxes and also corporate taxes - that is the incentive that really gets people going,” Davis said. “We’ve got to cut corporate taxes so we can help our small businesses and the people that have been here and helped us out. It has been a great pleasure over the years to represent Rutherford County and I’ve been pleased to meet so many on the campaign trail that recall my representation. I look forward to representing all the people of Rutherford County regardless of their party.”
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nesses. I think it is that passion for the county and the compassion for those 18 percent of the people unemployed.” Jim Wayne Newton could not be reached for comment, but at his website he focuses on cutting spending and taxes as a way to help the economy recover. “Excessive taxes and excessive spending at the local, state, and national levels have contributed greatly to the delay in recovery,” Newton writes. “Although taxes are necessary, when the percent of taxes paid by the citizens exceeds a reasonable amount, the economy suffers. For a free economy to exist, it must have capital (monies used for business operations and growth). All taxes reduce this capital which business must have to exist, grow, and create jobs. Taxes have the same effect if taken directly from the business or from the consumer that could have purchased products or services with those monies.” Newton strongly opposes the current tax structure. “The evidence indicates that the average working citizen in this country pays over 50 percent of income in taxes to include federal income tax, state income tax, county property tax, sales taxes, gas taxes, phone taxes, fees, etc.,” Newton said. “This gives the government over 50 percent control of the citizens monies which gives the government excessive control of citizens lives. No one knows what percent of income a citizen should pay for the justified expenses of government such as military, infrastructure, education, law enforcement, fire protection, etc. However, I am convinced it should not exceed 33 percent of income for all taxes and hope it would be much less. That amount between this 33 percent and the excess of 50 percent now taken is nothing more than sto-
Mike Hager, former Rutherford County Republican Party Chair, also said the economy was his focus. “First thing we have to do is deal with the elephant in the room of taxes,” Hager said. “We have to get this tax burden off our citizens and our corporations. We have a 5 percent corporate tax rate and that is nothing but a pass-through where the citizens of N.C. absorb that themselves. All the while we need to get our budget under control and get back to the government’s real responsibility.” By ALLISON FLYNN For Hager, that responsibility Daily Courier Staff Writer is security and education. “I’ve just read a study out of RUTHERFORDTON – Any distraction – but Tenn. that says charter schools especially one that involves an “OMG” or “OMW” educate cheaper than public – can cause you to lose control of a motor vehicle schools,” Hager said. “We need students at R-S Central High School learned to bring this budget under confirst-hand Thursday during a texting-and-driving obstacle course offered by the N.C. Highway Patrol. trol without laying off teachers. We also need to lower our perHighway patrol first began offering the course sonal tax burden and lower the to schools across the state last year, said Trooper budget. I believe the founding Gene Williamson, just before the texting ban while driving became law. Williamson has already fathers wanted this to be a place been to six schools in Western North Carolina and where you are free to be successful and you are responsible for hopes to make it to other schools with the course. yourself and your actions. We’ve “The biggest importance of this event is for gotten away from that recentteens to see how dangerous distracted driving is,” ly and we seem to be looking Williamson said. “Anything in the vehicle that causes them to take their eyes off the road is a dis- toward the government to take care of us.” traction.” For qualifications Hager Students used golf carts and drove the course emphasized his small business twice – once with Williamson simply asking experience. questions to distract them and then again while “I’ve been in business in answering a text message and with Williamson Rutherford County and have met encouraging them to look at a video on his cell a payroll and put back almost phone. Few could make it through the course that $1 million a year in 2005 - 07,” was marked by orange cones, striking the cones Hager said. “What we need to and failing to stop at a stop sign in the course. “What does an eight-sided red sign with S-T-O-P focus on is that job growth and understanding what regulations, say?” Williamson asked one student. fees and taxes do to small busiR-S Student Resource Officer Randy Carothers said that when the highway patrol called to offer the opportunity he said yes. “We’ve got about 500 scheduled to go through it, and I’d say around 300 will probably participate,” Carothers said. Students were not required to drive the course, said Assistant Principal Charlotte Baynard. Pending approval by the administrative office, 0062_CharitySale_40.qxp:Layout 1 4/20/10 there is also a video for students to watch on what can happen when you text and drive, Carothers said. “It’s pretty graphic,” he said. “The juniors and seniors got to drive through the course but the whole student body would get to see the video.” Baynard said many students said they had not texted and driven at the same time, but some confessed to having done so in the past. “I do it now when I’m stopped at a stop sign when there’s no one behind me,” said senior Matt Simmons. “At night is the worst time to text and drive – I never text at night.” Williamson said such events raise awareness and provide education on the no texting while driving law that went into affect in December 2009. The law, Williamson said, isn’t just for teens but for everyone. “With the cones they can see how quickly they can wreck when the look away from the road,” he said. Each student was also given a copy of the texting while driving law and the teen drivers and cell phone use law.
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len money.” Small business owner Alan Toney is hoping to convince voters to select someone without government experience, or entanglements. “I’ve owned a small business since 1998,” Toney said. “One of the problems I see is that we have too many people with too much government experience. I think we should have a representative who has had to live in the real world. I own Service Master Unlimited. We do fire and water damage restoration. I pay taxes, too, and it is aggravating.” Growing the economy is Toney’s primary issue. “The biggest issue would of course be jobs, but I think that directly relates to our over-taxation,” Toney said. “We’re overregulated and it seems more and more that the state is in your way. If they’d just get out of the way and let businesses do what they need to do it would be better.” Toney emphasized the need to get rid of special interest groups and for politicians who weren’t career officials. “It seems almost everyone who is there is there for a special interest,” Toney said. “Or it is more about sticking with a party and doing what the party says. We need someone in there who is going to be morally and fiscally conservative. I want to get in there and make a difference. I am pro-life. I don’t believe in abortion and that is a strong point. I hear about taking God out of our country but a lot of people don’t understand our country was founded on God, not just siding with everyone to what they wanted. I think getting away from God has led to us having people in office with no morals. We need to bring God back into our government. And I believe in a strong second amendment — the right to bear
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Our Views Cheers and jeers Cheers to all the students who participated in the button design contest for Child Abuse Awareness Month. Their works were thoughtful and they all showed great awareness of this significant problem. Cheers to the citizens of Spindale and Alexander who are organizing community watch in their areas. Keeping our communities safe is not only a job for our law enforcement professionals, but it is the responsibility of each of us. These people are showing that they are willing to take on that responsibility. Jeers to those people who continue to think that our roadsides, parking lots, parks and other public areas are their personal trash dump sites. Cheers to all the people at the Chamber and Hardin’s Drugs for presenting the recent public forums for the candidates in the primary election. Cheers to the staff and volunteers at the County Elections office. They have been busy recently getting OneStop voting done and getting ready for Tuesday’s primary election. This group goes beyond the call of duty to make sure that our elections go smoothly. Jeers to all those people who continue to dump unwanted pets around our county. Cheers to everyone in Rutherford County who has contributed goods, time and effort to help those in our community who are down on their luck. Food drives, food giveaways, clothing donations and all those other activities so often overlooked are always important, but never more so than now. Cheers to all the Rutherford County volunteers who were honored recently. Your works are appreciated.
Our readers’ views Says candidate’s church should not be issue To the editor: I read with interest an article which ran in the April 22nd issue, written by Linda Gellner. I can’t believe that anyone would question a candidate’s church membership or even mention it. If she is up front and honest about her intentions for writing such a letter, she should be ashamed. If she is truly concerned with honest or integrity, she would be well served to get her facts straight. I know of no religion or church which practices integrity more than does The Word of Faith here in our county. Now, guess for whom I think she should vote. William L. Hamrick Rutherfordton
Says county has many needs to add to list To the editor: Last week, at the county commissioners’ forum held at the ICC Library Auditorium, County Commissioner Paul McIntosh talked about some of the things the commissioners have done. He mentioned the new schools, the new EMS stations that have been built, and that they were going to build a new EMS station in Henrietta this year I was glad to hear that. Now, what I hope the county commissioners will add to their list of things to do is remember that there are still people in the Henrietta area who do not have access to county water. Also the library in Henrietta is too small to serve the many people who use it. Not to mention the many school students who need a good library to do their school work. And last, but not least, let’s not forget Frank West Park. We really need to add restrooms and drinking fountains. These are just a few of the things needed in the CaroleenHenrietta area. So county commissioners, let’s add these things to your list. The sooner, the better. Johnny Lowery Henrietta
Supports McIntosh, Bole in election Letter Policy The Daily Courier would like to publish letters from readers on any subject of timely interest. All letters must be signed. Writers should try to limit their submissions to 300 words. All letters must include a day and evening telephone number. The editors reserve the right to edit letters for libelous content, factual accuracy and length. All submissions should be sent to The Editor, P.O. Box 1149, Forest City, NC, 28043. Letters may also be submitted via e-mail at dailycourier@thedigitalcourier.com or via our website at thedigitalcourier.com
To the editor: There should be an eventual “term limit” for political officeholders, no matter how popular. Yet, it would seem a serious waste of talent if an office holder such as Paul McIntosh, who has been “at the head of the class” during his relatively brief tenure on County Council, were dispensed with. Commissioner Mcintosh has been responsible for a “lion’s share” of the progress made in Rutherford County during recent years. Nothing could be wiser than to allow him to continue with his earnest efforts.
That being said (and I hope will be done,) it would be a serious oversight for voters to refrain from infusing council with the expertise and wisdom of a certain newcomer. Candidate Rob Bole is as familiar with, and for years had been as involved in the county’s affairs as had been any member of council. As the county’s long-term financial officer, he was able to offer tangible advice as well as an accurate quotation of the “bottom line.” Despite his recent retirement as finance officer, Rob (as he is called by his many friends and acquaintances) is still active in the enhancement of Rutherford County’s welfare and that of its citizens-as a member of the boards of the Broad River Authority, the Airport Authority and the American Red Cross. Sam Warren Ayers Rutherfordton
Supports Spence for Clerk of Court post To the editor: Having known Robynn Spence for several years, I can attest to the fact that she is, first, a very open and honest lady; second, one whose character is above reproach, and third, one who has done a superb job as our Clerk of Court. Robynn Spence is the best candidate for the office of Clerk of Court She has the experience, wisdom, and know-how to continue to do an outstanding job. Louisa Davenport Green Hill
Supports Howard for County Commission To the editor: The primary election is almost upon us and we have to vote for County Commissioner’s. Even without a recession upon us, our unemployment rate is double what the state numbers are which means we don’t have sufficient businesses located in the county to support our residents. Rutherford County has the necessary makeup for businesses to thrive here if given the chance. Our County Commissioners are the Ambassadors of the county and we haven’t seen much success from the “Good ‘ol Boys”. Bob Howard is the candidate of choice based on several reasons that would affect Rutherford County in a positive way. As a businessman dealing with other businesses in Rutherford County, Bob Howard has heard ideas from many others making this county their home. I have heard the candidate speak at the Greenhill “Meet the Candidates” and Bob’s message was leader-ship and communication. The Commissioners need to “shake new hands” and promote the county as Bob said “thinking outside the box.” Recently I heard Bob on a local
radio station being interviewed about taxes. He defined the differences between Wants and Needs. A county budget is, or should be covering the current needs. As priorities change in the county change, so will the needs. The Wants are considered during the good times but not during a recession. Lets get the White Elephant out of the room, Rutherford County can do better, Vote for Bob Howard. Mark Johnson Forest City
Supports Eckler for County Commission To the editor: I am a relative newcomer to Rutherford County politics. From what I have observed at the commissioners meetings that I have been able to attend is that we need some new blood sitting in those commissioners chair. I’ve heard lots of promises being made. Bill Eckler has not made to me outrageous promises that he cannot possibly keep. He has promised me that he will at least try, and he stands on conservative principles. He has my support. Pete Russell Rutherfordton
Supports Strickland for County Commission To the editor: I am pleased to offer my support for Democratic candidate Gail McBrayer Strickland as County Commissioner District 4. It has been my privilege and honor to volunteer beside Gail serving the American Cancer Society Relay for Life, Rutherford County Junior Miss Scholarship Committee, and Beta Sigma Phi civic organizations. For the 20 years I have known Gail, I have found her to be one of the most organized, dedicated, honest, logical thinkers I know. Her common-sense approach, her competencies, her character, and her experience working with our county government as well as numerous service committees have secured my confidence in her ability to make a difference in the future of Rutherford County. With Gail’s dedication to education and public services, she will work diligently as a team player to enhance these essential components of our county and offer these as a platform for job creation and retention. You will find Gail to be a competent, honorable and dedicated servant whose proficiency and initiative will serve Rutherford County well. Please let your voice be heard in the May 4th Primary Election. As one of our county commissioners, I think you will find Gail to be a dedicated leader of high integrity and commitment to moving our county forward. Tammy W. Carpenter Forest City
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Marshall spoke from steps outside the Wachovia Building in downtown Raleigh to call on Congress to approve a reform bill that seeks tougher oversight of financial institutions. Marshall accused Burr of obstructionism as GOP senators blocked debate earlier this week, but Republicans gave way Wednesday for votes to begin. Wells Fargo Corp. acquired Wachovia Corp. in late 2008 after the Charlotte-based bank lost billions of dollars on failed mortgages. “For over 100 years, Wachovia Bank stood as a proud example of North Carolina’s banking industry,” said Marshall, the state’s top securities regulator. The state lost Wachovia, she added: “We cannot allow this to happen again. It’s time to fix our broken financial system.”
Marshall and Cunningham are among six candidates in next week’s primary. Another leading Democratic candidate, Ken Lewis of Chapel Hill, scheduled to campaign
Chuck Flack Jr.
Charles Z. “Chuck” Flack Jr., 73, of Forest Hills Dr., Forest City, died Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at Hospice House in Forest City. Born in Forest City, he was a son of the late Charles Z. Flack Sr. and Blanche Burr has his own primary Thornton Flack. against three GOP candiHe was a retired Insurance dates, but his focus largely has been on the general elec- and real estate agent with the former Charles Z. Flack tion. Agency in Forest City. “Unfortunately, the He was educated in the Democrats continue to Rutherford County Schools run negative campaigns designed to deceive the peo- and received a bachelor of science degree from the ple of North Carolina,” Burr University of North Carolina campaign spokeswoman at Chapel Hill in 1958. He Samantha Smith said in a was a lifelong member of prepared statement. “They the First United Methodist only want to maintain the Church of Forest City, where status quo and continue the he has served in various liberal agenda of reckless offices. spending and growing govSurvivors include his wife, ernment.” Jane Sawyer Flack of the home; three sons, Charles Marshall’s campaign said Z. “Tripp” Flack III of it began running a teleForest City, Blair Thornton vision ad in the Raleigh Flack of Randleman, and and Greensboro marThomas Cooper Flack of kets Thursday trumpetRutherfordton; two sisters, ing what she calls her past Caroline Flack Baynard of record of challenging banks Forest City, and Ann Flack who preyed on the elderly Boseman of Wilmington; and insurance companies and nine grandchildren. who denied health care to A memorial service will patients. be held at 11 a.m. Saturday The ads will spread to at First United Methodist eastern TV markets Friday, campaign official A.J. Carillo Church with the Rev. K. Wesley Judy officiating. said. Cunningham has been run- Visitation to follow the service at the church. Interment ning TV commercials for will be private for the immemore than two weeks that diate family at the Cool are now airing in the state’s Springs Cemetery. six broadcast television Memorials may be made to markets, spokesman Jared the First United Methodist Leopold said. Church, 341 East Main Lewis began running radio St., Forest City, NC 28043; or Hospice of Rutherford ads this week but has yet to County, P.O. Box 336, Forest go on television. City, NC 28043; or to the His latest radio ad argues Cunningham has been incon- charity of the donor’s choice. The Padgett and King sistent on the subject of Mortuary is in charge of bonuses for bank regulators arrangements. last year when he served on the state banking commission. Online condolences www.padgettCunningham said he never king.com. voted for the bonuses, which were never given out. Lawrence Jones The top two vote-getters in Lawrence Howard Jones, each primary will advance to 86, of Bostic, died Tuesday, a June 22 runoff if the leadApril 27, 2010 at Hospice ing candidate doesn’t receive House in Forest City. more than 40 percent of the Born in Parkersburg, W.Va., vote. he was a son of the late Otis Howard Jones and Nanie Lamp Jones. He served during World War II in the Army Air Corps and worked as a contractor in the construction n Redona Elexis Craig, 17, industry for most of his life. of 155 Reid St.; charged with In addition to his parents, assault and battery; released he was preceded in death by on a written promise to his wife of 28 years, Sandra appear. (RCSD) Robinson Jones. n Michelle Alexis Williams, Survivors include his four 17, of 606 Edwards St.; children, Suzanne Lofton charged with shoplifting/ of Wedowee, Ala., David concealment of goods; freed Lawrence Jones of Raleigh, on a custody release. (SPD) Michael Jones of Bostic, and Patricia Wegsheid of LaBelle, Citations Fla.; one brother, Dale Jones of Raleigh; one sister, Jean n Candy Bollinger, 40, of Lorton of Raleigh; six grandLogan Drive, Valdese; cited children; and seven greatfor possession of schedule grandchildren. VI controlled substance and A memorial service will be possession of drug parapherconducted at 3 p.m. Friday nalia. (FCPD) at the Harrelson Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Lanny EMS/Rescue J. Funchess officiating. n The Rutherford County Interment will take place at EMS responded to 24 E-911 the National Cemetery in calls Wednesday. Bushnell, Fla. The family will greet friends following the n The Volunteer Life service at the funeral home. Saving and Rescue, Hickory Memorials may be made Nut Gorge EMS and door-to-door Thursday evening in Orange County and speak later at a barbecue to talk about his jobs plan, a campaign spokesman said.
Police Notes Sheriff’s Reports
n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 140 E-911 calls Wednesday. n Spray painting vandalism was reported at Bills Creek Baptist Church, 1475 Bills Creek Road, Lake Lure. n Eric Ryan Talley reported a lost license plate. n Amanda M. Surratt reported the theft of a safe and money.
Rutherfordton
n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 13 E-911 calls Wednesday. n Richard Lee Lucas Jr. reported the breaking and entering of a motor vehicle and the theft of an Apple iPod and other items.
Spindale
n The Spindale Police Department responded to 25 E-911 Wednesday.
Lake Lure
n The Lake Lure Police Department responded to five E-911 calls Wednesday.
Forest City
n The Forest City Police Department responded to 68 E-911 calls Wednesday. n Marty Metzinger reported a breaking and entering.
Arrests
n Carla Louise Bridges, 42, of 508 Ledbetter Road; charged with unauthorized use of motor vehicle; released on a $1,000 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Melvin Neal Bradley, 51, of 187 Hopewell Road; charged with driving while license revoked; placed under a $1,000 secured bond. (RCSD)
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Burr is Democrats Obituaries foil in Senate race
RALEIGH (AP) — Two leading candidates for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate on Thursday separately criticized Republican incumbent Richard Burr as Elaine Marshall used the steps of a bank building and Cal Cunningham an 18-wheeler to make their points. Cunningham, a former state senator from Lexington, began a 10-stop tour in Charlotte and Salisbury with a big rig to symbolize what he calls the 18 times Burr voted while in Congress to send U.S. jobs overseas through trade deals and tax breaks. The truck also represents more goods being shipped on the state’s highways, which he said in an interview will occur if his job-creation proposals are approved. “We need to make things here,” Cunningham said. “We’ve got to rebuild the manufacturing base.”
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Rutherford County Rescue responded to 11 E-911 calls Wednesday.
Fire Calls n Ellenboro firefighters responded to a unknown type of fire, assisted by Cherry Mountain and Bostic firefighters. n Forest City firefighters responded to a motor vehicle crash and to a brush fire. n Rutherfordton firefighters responded to a fire alarm. n SDO firefighters responded to a motor vehicle crash. n Spindale firefighters responded to a fire alarm. n Shingle Hollow firefighters responded to a structure fire, assisted by Bills Creek and Green Hill firefighters. n Sandy Mush firefighters responded to a motor vehicle crash and to a vehicle fire. n Union Mills firefighters responded to a grass fire.
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to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043.. A live webcast of the services and online condolences at www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com
Hazel Dale Hazel Long Beam Dale, 91, died Thursday, April 29, 2010 at Hospice House in Forest City. She was a native of Rutherford County, a daughter of Charlie and Celia Marks Long. She was retired from AGI and was a member of Mt. Hebron United Methodist Church. She was also preceded in death by her first husband Frank Ray Beam. Survivors include her husband, J.W. Dale of the home; one son, Joe Beam of Rutherfordton; two grandsons; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mt. Hebron United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dennis Tomlinson officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Concluding services will be held in the church cemetery. The family will be at 2088 US 64, Rutherfordton. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mt. Hebron United Methodist Church, 2869 Hudlow Road, Forest City, NC 28043. Crowe’s Mortuary & Crematory is assisting the Dale family. Online condolences may be made at www.crowemortuary.com.
Cleone Gamble Cleone Upton Gamble, 86, died Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at Willow Ridge Nursing Center. A native of Rutherford County, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Jennings Gamble. Survivors include two children, Charlotte Womack of Rutherfordton, and Steve Gamble of Lexington, S.C.; 10 grandchildren; 14 greatgrandchildren; and two brothers, L.D. Upton of Caroleen, and Dwight Upton of Marion. A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Spindale, with the Rev. Andy Evans officiating. The family will receive friends at the church following the service. The family will be at the home of Charlotte and Scott Womack, 201 Fernwood Circle, Rutherfordton. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Crowe’s Mortuary &
Crematory is assisting the Gamble family. Online condolences may be made at www.crowemortuary.com.
Alvera Leitch Alvera Barton-Leitch, 83, of Spindale, died Thursday, April 29, 2010 at White Oak Manor. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Crowe’s Mortuary & Crematory.
Margaret Price Margaret Adams Price, 83, of 427 Brookside Dr., Shelby, died Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at her residence. She was a daughter of the late Henry Franklin and Ella Mae Ratliff Adams, and grew up just outside Gaffney, S.C. She was a member of Westview Baptist and was an active member of the Prime timers. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Roscoe Jimmie “R.J.” Price. She is survived by a daughter, Linda Price of Shelby; two sisters, Carrie Lee Adams Teague of Shelby, and Eloise Adams Kimsey of Rock Hill, S.C. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at The A.C. McKinney Memorial Chapel of McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home with the Revs. Jim Brackett and Rick Bowling officiating. Burial will follow in Prospect Baptist Church cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorials may made to the Cleveland County Humane Society, 1609 E. Marion St., Shelby, NC 28150. Online condolences www.mckinneylandrethfuneralhome.com.
Deaths Andy Kozar KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Andy Kozar, the starting fullback of Tennessee’s 1951 national championship team, has died. He was 79. Kozar died Thursday in Knoxville, where he’s lived since returning to Tennessee as a professor in 1966. A native of St. Michael, Pa., Kozar was a three-year starter for the Volunteers, averaging more than five yards per carry. He amassed 27 touchdowns and 1,837 yards rushing on 350 carries between 1950 and 1952. Despite suffering an injury midway through the 1952 season, he was named a second-team All American. Kozar also served in the U.S. Army from 1953-55 and played with the Chicago Bears in 1955 before pursuing his career in education.
Cleone Upton Gamble
Hazel Long Beam Dale
Mrs. Cleone Upton Gamble, age 86, passed away Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at Willow Ridge Nursing Center. A native of Rutherford County she was preceded in death by her husband, William Jennings Gamble, a son, Harold Gamble, and parents, Will and Carma Flack Upton. Survivors include two children, Charlotte Womack and husband, Scott of Rutherfordton, NC and Steve Gamble and wife, Sylvia of Lexington, SC; ten grandchildren, fourteen great grandchildren, two brothers, L.D. Upton and wife, Betty of Caroleen, NC and Dwight Upton of Marion, NC. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, May 1st at 11 AM at First Baptist Church Spindale, NC with Rev. Andy Evans officiating. The family will receive friends at the church following the service. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. The family will be at the home of Charlotte and Scott Womack, 201 Fernwood Circle, Rutherfordton. Online condolences may be made at : www.crowemortuary.com Crowe’s Mortuary and Crematory is assisting the Gamble Family. Paid obit.
Mrs. Hazel Long Beam Dale, age 91, passed away Thursday, April 29, 2010 at Hospice House in Forest City. A native of Rutherford County she was retired from AGI and was a member of Mt. Hebron United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Frank Ray Beam as well as her parents Charlie and Celia Marks Long. Survivors include her husband, J.W. Dale of the home; one son, Joe Beam of Rutherfordton; two grandsons, Joey Beam of Rutherfordton, Stacy Beam of Lake Lure and great grandchildren Taylor and Brookes Beam both of Rutherfordton. Funeral services will be held 11 AM Saturday, May 1, 2010 at Mt. Hebron United Methodist Church with Rev. Dennis Tomlinson officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Concluding services will be held in the Mt. Hebron United Methodist Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial may be made to Mt. Hebron United Methodist Church, 2869 Hudlow Road, Forest City NC 28043. The family will be at 2088 US 64, Rutherfordton, NC 28139. Online condolences may be made at: www.crowemortuary.com Crowe’s Mortuary is assisting the Dale Family. Paid obit.
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Calendar/Local GETTING HER WISH
Hospice Hospice of Rutherford County offers the following services:
Katie Linder’s wish came true Saturday when she learned the Make a Wish Foundation granted her wish — a week long trip to Disney World with her parents, Dave and Laura Linder and little sister, Roxanne. Katie was surprised Saturday with a birthday party at Big Dave’s where she blew out candles and was told of her dream come true by B.J. Ries and Gary Rowland, Make a Wish Foundation volunteers. In January, Dave donated one of his kidneys to Katie, a victim of auto-immune disease Wegener’s Granulomatosis.
GRACE support groups: Meets the first Tuesday of each month at Rutherford LifeCare from 4 to 5:30 p.m.; and the third Friday of each month at the Senior Center from 1 to 2:30 p.m.; GRACE is for anyone caring for a loved one in the community; May 4, “Self Care, Stress Management, and Sharing Experiences” with Patty Olson, (at LIFECare); May 21, Safety with Dementia Patients and Project Life Saver, with Larry Reeves and Sgt. Mike Summers, RCSD. PROMISE Support Group: This group is for parents who have lost adult children. The group is conducted for in four week increments. Call for details. Widow/Widower’s Lunch Bunch meeting: Third Friday of each month at the Carolina Event and Conference Center. Dutch treat, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for anyone in the community who has lost a spouse. Hospice Library: Open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Contact Hospice at 245-0095 to register for any of the support groups or events listed.
Miscellaneous Open house: The R-S Central JROTC Rifle Team will hold an open house Saturday, May 1, from noon to 5 p.m. Adults $4, children under 12, $2. Free to watch. Awards will be presented to the top shooters of the day. Clothing Giveaway: Saturday, May 1, begins at 8 a.m.; Heaven Bound Baptist Church, 285 Friendship Dr., Ellenboro; sausage biscuits and drinks, $2; clothes given free to those in need; no flea market vendors please. Power of the Purse: Family Resources will be hosting its annual Power of the Purse fundrasier on May 13. To donate new or gently used purses, contact Sherry Bright at 247-1440, ext. 105. Spring Festival: Saturday, May 1, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Frank West Park, Caroleen community; games and activities for children and adults, inflatables, softball, horseshoe and more; hot dogs, chips and drinks; live music and entertainment; fire truck; visit from Smokey the Bear, and much more; all free; sponsored by Caroleen First United Methodist Church. 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 Food sale: Friday, April 30, begins at 11 a.m., at St. Luke’s Holiness Church, Forest City; fish, chicken, meatloaf, and pig’s feet; plates $6.50 each; call 245-3222 to place an order. Car wash: Saturday, May 1, begins at 9 a.m., at the One Stop in Rutherfordton; sponsored by Forest City Heat 16U Basketball Team. Town-wide yard sale: Saturday, May 1, begins at 7 a.m., in the town of Ellenboro; sponsored by Ellenboro Women’s Club. Pancake breakfast: Saturday, May 1, begins at 7 a.m., at Kenny’s Tire, Broadway St., Forest City; large selection of items; free coffee for seniors; $5 per person, includes choice of beverage; sponsored by the youth of Alexander Missionary Methodist Church; all proceeds to benefit local outreach programs. Country ham supper: Saturday, May 1, 4 to 8 p.m., Duncan’s Creek Presbyterian Church, 1658 Duncan’s Creek Road, Ellenboro. Church-wide yard sale: Saturday, May 1, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., New Harvest Church, 131 Countryside Dr., Forest City.
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Humanity and Life Care. And the Devin Price Memorial Baseball tournament hosted by the Rutherfordton Women’s League, will be played at three baseball fields – Crestview Park, R-S Central High School and R-S Middle School. Rutherford Town Revitalization is expecting huge crowds for the annual downtown event with vendors lining the streets selling arts, crafts and providing educational information. Food vendors from the county and Virginia will provide foods of all varieties. At Courtside Steaks, Charlotte Road, Rutherfordton, a car, truck and motorcycle show begins at 9 a.m. and concludes at 4 p.m. Proceeds will benefit Hospice of Rutherford County. Registration is $15. Awards will be presented. Call
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“It is appropriate she have the opportunity and for everyone to have a clear knowledge of who is in charge,” he said. RCS Board Chairman John Mark Bennett said the board is appreciative of Kinlaw’s leadership over the past four years. Bennett said Kinlaw had guided the system wisely and responsibly through trying economic times. “New standards for energy and transportation efficiencies have been implemented, which are redirecting precious resources to the classroom,” Bennett said. “During his tenure, technology in our schools has become an integral part of instruction. Advances in technology availability and utilization in the past four years have far exceeded our best hopes when Dr. Kinlaw was hired. “Our county owes him a debt of gratitude, and we wish him only the best in his future endeavors.” Kinlaw took over as RCS superintendent in 2006. He previously served as superintendent for Greenwood School District 50 in Greenwood, S.C., and was assistant superintendent for personnel services with the North Carolina Department of Public
Singing: Friday, April 30, begins at 7 p.m., Little White Country Church; featuring Mike Upright formerly with the group Standing Tall. Singing program: Sunday, May 2, 5 p.m.; New Bethel AME Zion Church, Forest City; on program — Changed of Inman, S.C.; Gensis of Green Creek; Reverence of Woodruff, S.C.; and the Golden Trumpets of Forest City; program sponsored by the Golden Trumpets. Singing program: Sunday, June 13, 4 p.m., Angel Divine Faith Church, Rutherfordton; featuring the Kings of Joy from Forest City, and other groups from North and South Carolina.
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.”
Instruction in Raleigh. He began his career as an educator as the director of bands at Scotland High School in Laurinburg. In his four years leading Rutherford County Schools, Kinlaw said there had been significant changes in the usage of technology. “In terms of improvement and connectivity, we still have a long way to go, but there is no better than the speed seen in these schools,” Kinlaw said. There are tools in classrooms now, he said, that were only dreamed about four years ago, such as interactive whiteboards. “With the connectivity, we were able to bring on other things,” he said. Kinlaw said he was proud of the opportunity to serve Rutherford County Schools and that those in charge had had faith he could “do something and become a part of this community.” “We have had a tremendous working relationship with the county,” Kinlaw said. “Even with the economic climate, the valuing of public education remains a priority. “I’m proud of the dedication of the employees of this school system. The employees out in the trenches have dealt with difficult circumstances in the last 12 months,” he added. “They have embraced the technology and
have responded like champions.” Kinlaw and his wife, Dottie, who is a principal in Polk County, will remain in Rutherford County. The couple’s son, Jacob, will be a senior at R-S Central High School in the fall. With no definite plans other than “I’m not going to sit at home,” Kinlaw said he will remain a champion for Rutherford County Schools. “I’m going to be the biggest cheerleader for Rutherford County Schools who resides in this county,” he said. Mason becomes interim superintendent Saturday and said having the opportunity to fill in before her official term begins offers a leg up on the coming school year. “It does give me a jump rather than someone who would be coming into town on July 1,” she said.
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As the system finishes off this year and looks forward to the 2010-2011 school year, Mason said her focus will remain, as always, on the students and employees of Rutherford County Schools. “My main priority is using the resources provided to continue serving our students and employees,” she said. Contact Flynn via e-mail at aflynn@thedigitalcourier.com.
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Music/concerts The Mystery Men Quartet, featuring Ed Crawford, formerly of the Kingsmen Quartet, will be in concert Friday, April 30, at 7 p.m., at Forest City Four Square Church, 178 Cornwell St., Forest City.
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At Quail Hollow Earnhardt Jr. to drive replica of No. 3 MOORESVILLE (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. will drive a replica of his father’s No. 3 Wrangler Chevrolet in the Nationwide Series race at Daytona in July. The car unveiling was done Thursday at JR Motorsports on what would have been the seven-time NASCAR champion’s 59th birthday. He was killed in a 2001 accident at Daytona, and his number has not been used in the Sprint Cup Series since. Earnhardt Jr. drove the No. 3 twice in 2002 in NASCAR’s second-tier series, and Richard Childress, who controls the number, is allowing his grandson, Austin, to use it in the Truck Series this season. “This was an idea that came up as a way to pay tribute to my dad,” Earnhardt Jr. said. “The Wrangler car is definitely in the top-10 of coolest cars that have ever been on the race track. A lot of people identify with it, and I can’t think of a better way to honor my dad and celebrate his induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame than to bring the Wrangler colors back with the No. 3 on the side.” Earnhardt will be inducted as part of the inaugural Hall of Fame class on May 23. The idea to bring the No. 3 back was a collaborative effort between Earnhardt Jr., who will use a car from JR Motorsports, Teresa Earnhardt, who controls her late husbands’ legacy, and Richard Childress Racing, the team Earnhardt drove for during the bulk of his career.
N.C. State’s Smith tests NBA draft RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina State’s Tracy Smith had declared himself eligible for the NBA draft, though he hasn’t hired an agent and could return for his senior season. The 6-foot-8 forward led the Wolfpack with 16.5 points and 7.3 rebounds per game last season. The second-team allAtlantic Coast Conference pick led the league by shooting 65 percent from the floor. Underclassmen have until May 8 to withdraw their names and return to school as long as they haven’t hired an agent.
Local Sports BASEBALL Shelby at R-S Central 7 p.m. East Rutherford at Freedom 7 p.m. TJCA at Polk 4:30 SOFTBALL East Rutherford at Freedom 4 p.m.
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Lee Westwood, of England, hits from a sand trap on the 11th hole during the first round of the Quail Hollow Championship golf tournament at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte Thursday.
Woods struggles; Van Pelt fires 65 to grab early lead CHARLOTTE (AP) — Tiger Woods delivered a few memorable shots of his own Thursday at Quail Hollow on a pleasant day that produced birdies and eagles and plenty of excitement. It’s just not what he had in mind. He hit a tee shot into the water on the par-3 17th that produced little reaction except to hold out his hand for another ball. He hit his next tee shot into the water and had to scramble for bogey. And he wound up with a 2-over 74 that left him nine shots behind Bo Van Pelt and ended his streak of 21 straight rounds at par or better. “I hit a bunch of balls left, I hit a bunch of balls right, hit a few down the middle,” Woods said. “And that was about it.” For everyone else — Masters champion Phil Mickelson included with his 70 — there was so much more. Mickelson had a severe stomach ailment that forced him to withdraw from the pro-am Wednesday, and he started feeling it when he climbed the steep hill to the 15th green. He two-putted for birdie to reach 4 under for his round, only to three-putt from the fringe on the Please see Golf, Page 9
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Phil Mickelson reacts after his chip shot on the ninth hole during the first round of the Quail Hollow Championship golf tournament.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The road to the Final Four will have a new look next season. On Thursday, the NCAA’s board of directors approved expansion from 65 to 68 teams and endorsed a proposal to add three more opening-round games to the schedule. The board also approved new rules governing concussions, and may sanction schools that do not comply. It’s only the second time in a quarter-century the NCAA has increased the number of teams competing for the men’s national championship. Now it’s time to start mapping out the details, which could include putting at-large teams in the early games. “The (men’s basketball) committee will have to study any variety of options and certainly the notion of looking at options involving the last atlarge teams in would be one possible option,” NCAA vice president Greg Shaheen told The Associated Press. “We would expect the committee to examine all of the options.” The decision was not a surprise. NCAA officials recommended the 68-team field last week after the public loudly complained that going to 80 or 96 teams would water down the NCAA’s marquee event, and network executives insisted they did not need more tourney games to make a profit on the next television contract. So the NCAA backed the most modest expansion, at least for now. The board gave unanimous consent to the 68-team field with a caveat — it wants the “play-in” games to have more significance. “Expanding to 68 teams gave us an opportunity to involve more teams in the championship, and in doing that, we were able to enhance the experience of the opening-round game,” Clemson president James Barker, the committee chairman, said in a statement. The format must still be approved by the men’s basketball committee later this summer, and Shaheen is hoping its done by July. More teams won’t be the only change fans see next March. Thanks to the new 14-year, $10.8 billion television package with CBS and Turner Broadcasting fans can choose which games they want to watch. One game will be carried by CBS, with others carried on TNT, TBS and truTV.
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On TV 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2) NASCAR Racing Nationwide Series: Richmond 250. From Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va. (TS) MLB Baseball Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves. From Turner Field in Atlanta. 8 p.m. (ESPN) NBA Basketball First Round, Game 6: Teams TBA. (If necessary). (FSS) College Baseball Mississippi at Mississippi State. 10 p.m. (ESPN2) NBA Basketball First Round, Game 6: Teams TBA. (If necessary). 10:30 p.m. (ESPN) NBA Basketball First Round, Game 6: Teams TBA. (If necessary). 11 p.m. (SHO) Boxing Derek Edwards vs. Marcus Johnson. Derek Edwards vs. Marcus Johnson.
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Exercise rider Arielle Witkowski takes Dublin for a workout in preparation for the 136th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs Thursday in Louisville, Ky.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The girls already grabbed horse racing’s biggest headlines. Now another one is out to steal the sport’s biggest race from the boys. Devil May Care will try to become the fourth filly to win the Kentucky Derby on Saturday and extend the dominance begun last year by Rachel Alexandra, who won the Preakness, and Zenyatta, who won the Breeders’ Cup Classic. Those two finished 1-2 for Horse of the Year honors and they’re back competing this year. Devil May Care is listed at 10-1 odds in her bid to join Please see Derby, Page 9
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Scoreboard BASEBALL National League East Division W L Pct 13 9 .591 12 9 .571 12 10 .545 11 11 .500 8 14 .364 Central Division W L Pct St. Louis 15 7 .682 Cincinnati 10 11 .476 Chicago 10 13 .435 Milwaukee 9 12 .429 Pittsburgh 9 12 .429 Houston 8 12 .400 West Division W L Pct San Diego 13 8 .619 San Francisco 12 9 .571 Arizona 11 11 .500 Colorado 11 11 .500 Los Angeles 8 13 .381 New York Philadelphia Washington Florida Atlanta
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Jair Jurrjens walks off the field after pitching the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Thursday, April 29, 2010, in St. Louis. Jurrjens gave up a three-run home run to the Cardinals’
Cards pound Braves, 10-4
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rookie David Freese homered, doubled and drove in six runs as the Cardinals sent Atlanta to its ninth straight loss. The Braves wrapped up an 0-7 road trip, their first winless swing of seven or more games since September 1949 when the franchise was located in Boston and went 0-8 in Philadelphia and Brooklyn. Adam Wainwright (4-1) worked six solid innings as the Cardinals completed a four-game sweep. With Albert Pujols getting a day off, St. Louis still won its fifth in a row and swept Atlanta for the first time since 1993. Jair Jurrjens (0-3) strained his left hamstring and lasted only one inning for Atlanta.
Diamondbacks 13, Cubs 5
CHICAGO (AP) — Ian Kennedy pitched eight strong innings for his first victory in 2 1/2 years and Adam LaRoche drove in five runs with two homers and a double as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Chicago Cubs 13-5 on Thursday. Kelly Johnson and Chris Snyder also connected for Arizona, which leads the majors with 33 homers. Johnson, who has an NL-high nine homers and has gone deep six times in the last seven games, also had three singles. Kennedy (1-1) allowed only one run in the first seven innings as the Diamondbacks built a 13-1 lead before giving up Kosuke Fukudome’s grand slam in the eighth. He ended up allowing six hits, one walk and four earned runs.
Tigers 3, Twins 0
DETROIT (AP) — Dontrelle Willis pitched fourhit ball over six-plus innings in perhaps his best performance with the Detroit Tigers, a 3-0 win over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday. Willis (1-1) struck out six — his highest total since 2007 when he was with the Florida Marlins — and walked two. Joel Zumaya struck out two in two perfect innings and Jose Valverde pitched a hitless ninth for his seventh save in eight chances.
White Sox 7 Rangers 5
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Paul Konerko hit two home runs after Chicago took advantage of a wild pitch, two errors and two walks to go ahead of Texas and avoid a three-game sweep. Konerko leads the majors with 10 homers after hitting a solo drive in the eighth and a two-run shot in the ninth. He also drove in another run with a sacrifice fly. Rangers starter Scott Feldman pitched into the seventh with a two-run lead, but was gone after an error and a walk against the first two batters.
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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 6, Houston 4 St. Louis 6, Atlanta 0 Thursday’s Games St. Louis 10, Atlanta 4 Arizona 13, Chicago Cubs 5 Cincinnati at Houston, late Milwaukee at San Diego, late Pittsburgh at L.A. Dodgers, late Friday’s Games Arizona (R.Lopez 1-0) at Chicago Cubs (R.Wells 2-0), 2:20 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Niese 0-1) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 0-0), 7:05 p.m. Washington (Olsen 1-1) at Florida (Nolasco 2-0), 7:10 p.m. Houston (W.Rodriguez 1-2) at Atlanta (Hanson 1-2), 7:35 p.m. Cincinnati (Cueto 0-1) at St. Louis (Penny 3-0), 8:15 p.m. Milwaukee (Bush 1-1) at San Diego (Richard 0-2), 10:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (Morton 0-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 1-1), 10:10 p.m. Colorado (Cook 1-2) at San Francisco (Zito 3-0), 10:15 p.m. Saturday’s Games Arizona at Chicago Cubs, 1:05 p.m. Cincinnati at St. Louis, 1:10 p.m. Houston at Atlanta, 3:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 3:10 p.m. Colorado at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Washington at Florida, 7:10 p.m. Milwaukee at San Diego, 8:35 p.m. Pittsburgh at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Sunday’s Games Washington at Florida, 1:10 p.m. Houston at Atlanta, 1:35 p.m. Cincinnati at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m. Arizona at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Colorado at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Milwaukee at San Diego, 4:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at L.A. Dodgers, 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 8:05 p.m. American League Tampa Bay New York Boston Toronto Baltimore Minnesota Detroit Cleveland Chicago Kansas City Oakland Los Angeles Seattle Texas
East Division W L Pct 16 5 .762 14 7 .650 11 11 .500 11 12 .455 4 18 .190 Central Division W L Pct 14 8 .636 13 10 .565 9 12 .429 9 13 .409 8 13 .381 West Division W L Pct 12 11 .545 12 11 .522 11 11 .500 10 12 .455
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Wednesday’s Games Seattle 6, Kansas City 5 L.A. Angels 4, Cleveland 3 Detroit 11, Minnesota 6 N.Y. Yankees 8, Baltimore 3 Boston 2, Toronto 0 Tampa Bay 10, Oakland 3 Texas 6, Chicago White Sox 5 Thursday’s Games Detroit 3, Minnesota 0 Chicago White Sox 7, Texas 5 N.Y. Yankees 4, Baltimore 0 Toronto 6, Oakland 3 Kansas City at Tampa Bay, late Friday’s Games Boston (Lackey 2-1) at Baltimore (D.Hernandez 0-3), 7:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (F.Garcia 0-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 3-0), 7:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (Pineiro 2-2) at Detroit (Porcello 1-2), 7:05 p.m. Minnesota (Blackburn 1-1) at Cleveland (Carmona 3-0), 7:05 p.m. Oakland (Undecided) at Toronto (Morrow 1-2), 7:07 p.m. Kansas City (Bannister 1-1) at Tampa Bay (Niemann 1-0), 7:10 p.m. Texas (C.Lewis 3-0) at Seattle (C.Lee 0-0), 10:10 p.m. Saturday’s Games Chicago White Sox at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Detroit, 1:05 p.m. Oakland at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. Texas at Seattle, 3:10 p.m. Kansas City at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m. Boston at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Minnesota at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. Sunday’s Games Chicago White Sox at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Detroit, 1:05 p.m. Minnesota at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m. Oakland at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. Boston at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m. Kansas City at Tampa Bay, 1:40 p.m. Texas at Seattle, 4:10 p.m.
BASKETBALL National Basketball Association Playoff 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 Milwaukee 3, Atlanta 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 91, Atlanta 87 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, late x-Saturday, May 1: San Antonio at Dallas, 4:30 or 9:30 p.m. 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, 10, 10:30 p.m. Utah 3, Denver 2 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: Denver 116, Utah 102 Friday, April 30: Denver at Utah, 10 p.m. x-Sunday, May 2: Utah at Denver, 3:30 or 8 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 CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS EASTERN CONFERENCE Pittsburgh vs. Montreal Friday, April 30: Montreal at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Sunday, May 2: Montreal at Pittsburgh, 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 4: Pittsburgh at Montreal, 7 p.m. Thursday, May 6: Pittsburgh at Montreal, 7 p.m. x-Saturday, May 8: Montreal at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. x-Monday, May 10: Pittsburgh at Montreal, 7 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 12: Montreal at Pittsburgh, TBD Boston vs. Philadelphia Saturday, May 1: Philadelphia at Boston, 12:30 p.m. Monday, May 3: Philadelphia at Boston, 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 5: Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Friday, May 7: Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. x-Monday, May 10: Philadelphia at Boston, 7 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 12: Boston at Philadelphia, TBD x-Friday, May 14: Philadelphia at Boston, 7 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE Chicago vs. Vancouver Saturday, May 1: Vancouver at Chicago, 8 p.m. Monday, May 3: Vancouver at Chicago, 9 p.m. Wednesday, May 5: Chicago at Vancouver, 9:30 p.m. Friday, May 7: Chicago at Vancouver, 9:30 p.m. x-Sunday, May 9: Vancouver at Chicago, 8 p.m. x-Tuesday, May 11: Chicago at Vancouver, 9:30 p.m. x-Thursday, May 13: Vancouver at Chicago, 8 p.m.
San Jose vs. Detroit Thursday, April 29: Detroit at San Jose, 9 p.m. Sunday, May 2: Detroit at San Jose 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 4: San Jose at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 6: San Jose at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. x-Saturday, May 8: Detroit at San Jose, 10 p.m. x-Monday, May 10: San Jose at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 12: Detroit at San Jose, TBD
GOLF Quail Hollow Championship Scores At Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, N.C. Bo Van Pelt Kenny Perry Camilo Villegas Billy Mayfair Paul Goydos Geoff Ogilvy J.J. Henry Andres Romero Brad Faxon Ricky Barnes Cameron Percy Brian Stuard Heath Slocum Garth Mulroy Alex Cejka Nick Watney Angel Cabrera Davis Love III Rod Pampling Greg Chalmers Scott McCarron Bubba Watson Harrison Frazar Brendon de Jonge Rocco Mediate Phil Mickelson Troy Matteson Brandt Snedeker David Duval Tim Herron Bill Haas Hunter Mahan Robert Allenby Jeff Overton Lucas Glover Zach Johnson Will MacKenzie Mark Calcavecchia Ben Curtis David Toms Vaughn Taylor Jarrod Lyle Tom Gillis Anthony Kim Stewart Cink Martin Laird Kevin Na Rory McIlroy Kevin Stadler Tim Wilkinson Chad Campbell D.A. Points John Merrick James Nitties Sean O’Hair Padraig Harrington Rory Sabbatini Kevin Sutherland Jonathan Byrd Carlos Franco Alex Prugh Ross Fisher Charley Hoffman Kris Blanks Henrik Bjornstad Chris Tidland Steve Marino Jason Day Brett Quigley Lee Westwood D.J. Trahan Brian Gay Johnson Wagner Ryan Moore Chez Reavie Mark Wilson Jimmy Walker James Driscoll Rickie Fowler Bill Lunde Chris Stroud Aaron Baddeley Mathew Goggin Joe Ogilvie Dustin Johnson Nick O’Hern Blake Adams Webb Simpson Charles Warren Woody Austin Tiger Woods John Senden Boo Weekley Ryuji Imada Jeff Maggert Tim Petrovic Roger Tambellini Josh Teater Garrett Willis George McNeill Charles Howell III J.P. Hayes Greg Owen Kevin Streelman Trevor Immelman Carl Pettersson Jeff Quinney Chad Collins Matt Jones Nicholas Thompson Roland Thatcher Jason Bohn Derek Lamely Stuart Appleby Michael Allen Scott Piercy Rich Barcelo Spencer Levin Aron Price Jim Furyk Matt Kuchar Steve Wheatcroft Cortland Lowe Bryce Molder Steve Lowery Fred Couples Daniel Chopra Vance Veazey Michael Connell Pat Perez Ted Purdy Brian Davis Craig Bowden David Lutterus Troy Merritt Jerod Turner Martin Flores Chris Riley Nathan Green Vijay Singh Fredrik Jacobson Matt Bettencourt Cameron Tringale Willis Ring Jeff Klauk Richard S. Johnson Cameron Beckman Adam Scott Notah Begay III J.B. Holmes Jason Dufner Omar Uresti Kevin Johnson Jeff Peck Parker McLachlin
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Evans named NBA Rookie of the Year
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Tyreke Evans has won hundreds of trophies in his young basketball career and many of them seem to have lost an arm, a basketball or some other piece in his mother’s care. Bonita Evans will have to wait to get the NBA Rookie of the Year trophy Evans won Thursday until some safeguards are in place in the home he is building her in Delaware. “She’s broken too many,” Evans said. “I probably have 400 trophies and about a hundred of them broke. I’d come downstairs and she’d try to glue them back together but it was too late. I didn’t care about it. But the main important trophies, we’re going to put them in a glass case for her.” Evans capped his fabulous rookie year for the Sacramento Kings by beating out Golden State’s Stephen Curry and Milwaukee’s Brandon Jennings for the coveted award. Evans became the fourth rookie ever to average at least 20 points, five rebounds and
five assists per game, joining Oscar Robertson, Michael Jordan and LeBron James in an exclusive club. “This is one of the awards I had a goal of since I came into the NBA, being rookie of the year,” Evans said. “I’m proud it came true. It was one of my dreams since I was little. I finally had a chance for my dream to come true.” Evans was the fourth pick in last year’s NBA draft after spending one season at Memphis. Like Chicago’s Derrick Rose a year ago, that one year at Memphis was enough to make him Rookie of the Year. He led all rookies in scoring at 20.1 points per game, was second in assists at 5.8 per game and fifth in rebounds at 5.3. “After maybe the first week or two in the regular season, the level of consistency that he settled into was just remarkable given his age and one year of experience in college,” Kings president of basketball operations Geoff Petrie said.
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This April 12 file photo shows Sacramento Kings guard Tyreke Evans bringing the ball up court against the Houston Rockets during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif. Evans beat out Golden State’s Stephen Curry and Milwaukee’s Brandon Jennings to win the NBA Rookie of the Year award Thursday.
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17th and made another bogey from the trees on the 18th. “I may have run out of energy there toward the end, but I hit some good shots and was able to shoot a decent round,” Mickelson said. Van Pelt is using an old putter that he had refurbished, and he already got strong results in Hilton Head two weeks ago with a tie for third, his best finish of the year. The opening round of the Quail Hollow Championship was even better, as Van Pelt made birdie on all the par 5s and made it through the tough closing stretch with all pars. Kenny Perry shot a 66 and didn’t let the finish ruin his day. After a flawless shot into 8 feet for eagle on the par-5 seventh, he hit his drive 35 yards short of the green on the par-4 eighth and had an open angle at the pin. But he didn’t commit to the delicate wedge, and the ball rolled back to his feet. That turned potential birdie — and the outright lead — into a bogey. “One little blunder,” Perry said. “But it was a fun round of golf. It’s been a long time since I’ve played like that.” Camilo Villegas played bogey-free for a 67, while the group at 68 featured a collection of players that included former U.S. Open champion Geoff Ogilvy, Monday qualifier Billy Mayfair and Brad Faxon, who has made only two cuts this year while spending time working for NBC Sports. “When you start trending like I did with a 74th-place finish last week, you could see this coming,” Faxon said, laughing. Woods hasn’t played enough to detect any trends, although this would count as a step backward with his golf. He was coming off a tie for fourth in the Masters, his first competition in five months, in which he broke par all four rounds for the first time at Augusta National. In his second tournament since his hiatus from being caught in a web of
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the last filly winner, Winning Colors in 1988. Just as important, her trainer, Todd Pletcher, knows plenty about beating the boys with a girl. He did it with Rags to Riches in the 2007 Belmont Stakes, his only victory in a Triple Crown race. But Pletcher is 0 for 24 in the Derby, where his horses have finished last five times and next-to-last twice. “When you get an exceptional animal, you’ve got to give them a chance to do exceptional things,” owner John Greathouse said.
infidelity — the first one with tickets available to the general public — the applause was loud and genuine, with nothing remotely close to heckling. Trouble was, Woods didn’t give thousands of fans who braved chilly morning weather much to applaud. There was that opening birdie on the par-5 10th. There also were the two shots into the water, four shots into or close to the trees, and the wrong club on his last hole that sent the ball well over the ninth green for one last bogey. It was his highest opening round at a regular PGA Tour event since he shot 75 at The Players Championship three years ago. Woods kept his cool on the golf course, but he was in no mood to find a fix when he was done with his
“I’d dearly love our filly,” he added, “to be the one to break this deal for him.” Devil May Care will run two years after filly Eight Belles finished a gallant second, then broke down past the finish line of the 1 1/4-mile race and had to be euthanized on the track. “It’s a big challenge for all of them — filly, colts and geldings,” Pletcher said. “She’s been preparing her whole life to run long and I think that’s what she wants to do.” He has no qualms about sending a filly into the 20-horse fray. Muscular colt Lookin At Lucky is the 3-1 favorite, followed by Sidney’s Candy at 5-1. Joining Devil
May Care as the third favorite are Florida Derby winner Ice Box and Gotham Stakes champion Awesome Act. “I’ve had the opportunity to train her with colts and she’s always done very well,” Pletcher said. “Eight Belles happened to get hurt in the Derby. It wasn’t that she wasn’t healthy. She ran well.” Devil May Care has won three of five career races, including her debut in the slop at Saratoga last August. That might be a plus on Saturday, when heavy rain is forecast to turn the Churchill Downs strip into a muddy mess. When Devil May Care has been beat, it hasn’t been
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Johnson already took the blame for a mistake that caused Gordon to crash at Talladega. Gordon, who drove his damaged car to a 22nd-place finish, was furious with his teammate after the race.
pretty. Her two losses were by a combined 23 lengths. But Greathouse is confident the brown filly won’t be intimidated. She’s not as big as Zenyatta, but she’s not dainty, either. “If I lead this filly out here and a colt out beside her, you’re not going to be able to tell the difference unless you look under her dress,” he said. “She’s just a big strong animal that can take care of yourself.” After arriving at Churchill Downs with seven potential starters, Pletcher is down to four. His best horse, Eskendereya, was withdrawn last weekend because of a swollen left front leg.
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round. “I’m not going to the range today,” he said. “Hell with it.” It was a wasted opportunity, and Woods knew it. Quail Hollow is among the top courses on the PGA Tour — most players believe it’s as close as any to a major championship — yet there was little defense under warm sunshine and very little Tiger wind. Woods The course struggled in played to an his openaverage score ing round in of 73.25, with Charlotte. 14 players Associated shooting in the 60s and 66 players at par or better. Van Pelt would not have guessed that, certainly not from what he saw earlier in the week with the fairways firm and the greens running as fast as they ever have. “The greens have so much slope and they’re so fast,” Van Pelt said. “You can hit it in there close and you’re just trying to two-putt. It’s pretty tricky around the hole. I just tried to take advantage of the opportunities I had, and this is one of those golf courses where if it’s going good, you’d better try to get it. Because it can jump up and grab you in a heartbeat.” It did that to Woods. The world’s No. 1 player returns Friday with hopes of sticking around. It has been five years since he missed a cut in a regular PGA Tour event.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jimmie Johnson walked onto a stage where some of his biggest fans got to ask questions of the four-time defending NASCAR champion. One of the easiest suddenly seemed like the thorniest after the last two weeks: Who’s your favorite driver? “Jeff Gordon.” Johnson smiled and the crowd laughed at his response. That’s one way to diffuse talk of a bubbling feud between the Hendrick Motorsports teammates. Behind the scenes at Hendrick, the four-time Cup champions needed a second straight week of talks after curt words followed incidents on the track. Johnson said on Thursday team owner Rick Hendrick told him and Gordon not to let their bubbling feud start “breaking apart the organization.” Johnson, Gordon and Hendrick spoke together on the phone this week to smooth over a rough patch in the relationship between the drivers. The championship teammates tangled on the track in successive weeks, leading Gordon to lash out at Johnson after Sunday’s race at Talladega Superspeedway. Johnson said Hendrick understood they are competitive drivers who just want to win. But Hendrick didn’t want the rivalry to split apart the race teams that work so closely together. Johnson said Hendrick told him, “You guys need to voice your opinions, handle things on the track as you see fit, but let’s not let this carry on too far and affect the race shop.” Johnson made a mistake that ultimately led to Gordon’s wreck at Talladega. That came a week after the two had a run-in at Texas Motor Speedway. Johnson says he was surprised that Gordon, also a four-time Cup champion, lashed out at him on national TV after Sunday’s race. He says his relationship with Gordon has changed over the years. They were close friends who “were running hard, having a blast” as single guys, but are now more likely as married family men to discuss diapers and strollers. In Philadelphia on Thursday to promote the May 16 Sprint Cup race at Dover International Speedway, Johnson said he didn’t mind having Gordon as his rival. “The tension at times, it makes you dig in deeper and fighter harder and work harder,” he said. “The more competitive we are, as a team, the better we’re going to make our organization. We’ve got four awesome drivers.”
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Besides the filly, Pletcher will saddle Louisiana Derby winner Mission Impazible, Arkansas Derby runner-up Super Saver, and Risen Star winner Discreetly Mine. However, once Eskendereya got hurt, much of the attention this week shifted to Bob Baffert’s Lookin At Lucky. The three-time Derbywinning trainer could tie D. Wayne Lukas if Lookin At Lucky or his other horse, Conveyance, delivers. Asked about that prospect, Baffert said, “It’s like asking somebody what would it be like if you won the lottery.” He paused, scrunched up his tanned face and deadpanned, “I’d feel horrible.”
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Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Friday, April 30, 2010
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Nation Today Teen gets 40 years
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A 17-year-old Mexican was sentenced to 40 years in prison Thursday for murdering a U.S. Border Patrol agent who was lured from his vehicle during an attempted robbery and shot repeatedly in the head. Defendant Christian Daniel Castro Alvarez, described as a one-time smuggler of illegal immigrants, sat with his head down throughout the hearing, as the wife and sisters of 30-year-old Robert Rosas emotionally described how his execution shattered their lives. Castro wrote a letter, read in court by the judge, saying he was “extremely sorry” and wished he could turn back the clock.
Ky. mine had problems
PROVIDENCE, Ky. (AP) — The underground coal mine where two workers were killed in a roof collapse has been cited at least six times this year for using too few supporting bolts in the roof, state records show. The rock fall that killed the men happened late Wednesday about
four miles inside the Dotiki Mine and instability in the roof hampered rescue efforts, mining officials said Thursday. Rescuers were “within an arm’s length” of the body of a miner trapped under rock when the roof became unstable and they had to retreat, said Gov. Steve Beshear, who traveled to the mine and met with families of the victims. Beshear identified the two men who died as Justin Travis, 27, and Michael Carter, 28.
Man has narrow escape TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A 67-yearold Oklahoma man had quite a fright after backing his car at high speed through a seventh-floor exterior wall of a parking garage. Ralph Hudson says his foot got stuck between his Mercedes’ brake and gas pedal as he was backing up in a towering parking garage in downtown Tulsa on Wednesday. The car burst through the building’s exterior wall and sprayed debris on a parking lot below before stopping just in time. The car’s trunk and part of its back wheels were left hanging precariously.
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Workers load oil booms onto a crew boat to assist in the containment of oil from a leaking pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico near the coast of Louisiana in Venice, La., Thursday. The leak resulted from last week’s explosion and collapse of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig.
Gulf oil spill could eclipse Exxon Valdez VENICE, La. (AP) — An oil spill that threatened to eclipse even the Exxon Valdez disaster spread out of control and drifted inexorably toward the Gulf Coast on Thursday as fishermen rushed to scoop up shrimp and crews spread floating barriers around marshes. The spill was both bigger and closer than imagined — five times larger than first estimated, with the leading edge just three miles from the Louisiana shore. Authorities said it could reach the Mississippi River delta by Thursday night. “It is of grave concern,” David Kennedy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, told The Associated Press. “I am frightened. This is a very, very big thing. And the efforts that are going to be required to do anything about it, especially if it continues on, are just mind-boggling.” The oil slick could become the nation’s worst environmental disaster in decades, threatening hundreds of species of fish, birds and other wildlife along the Gulf Coast, one of the world’s richest seafood grounds, teeming with shrimp, oysters and other marine life. The leak from the ocean floor proved to be far bigger than initially reported, contributing to a growing sense among many in Louisiana that the government failed them again, just as it did during Hurricane Katrina. President Barack Obama dispatched Cabinet officials to deal with the crisis. Cade Thomas, a fishing guide in Venice, worried that his livelihood will be destroyed. He said he did not know whether to blame the Coast Guard, the federal government or oil company BP PLC. “They lied to us. They came out and said it was leaking 1,000 barrels when I think they knew it was more. And they weren’t proactive,” he said. “As soon as it blew up, they should have started wrapping it with booms.” The Coast Guard worked with BP, which operated the oil rig that exploded and sank last week, to deploy floating booms, skimmers and chemical dispersants, and set controlled fires to burn the oil off the water’s surface. The Coast Guard urged the company to formally request more resourc-
es from the Defense Department. A BP executive said the corporation would “take help from anyone.” Government officials said the blown-out well 40 miles offshore is spewing five times as much oil into the water as originally estimated — about 5,000 barrels, or 200,000 gallons, a day. At that rate, the spill could easily eclipse the worst oil spill in U.S. history — the 11 million gallons that leaked from the grounded tanker Exxon Valdez in Alaska’s Prince William Sound in 1989 — in the three months it could take to drill a relief well and plug the gushing well 5,000 feet underwater on the sea floor. Ultimately, the spill could grow much larger than the Valdez because Gulf of Mexico wells typically hold many times more oil than a single tanker. Doug Suttles, chief operating officer for BP Exploration and Production, had initially disputed the government’s larger estimate. But he later acknowledged on NBC’s “Today” show that the leak may be as bad as federal officials say. He said there was no way to measure the flow at the seabed, so estimates have to come from how much oil rises to the surface. Mike Brewer, 40, who lost his oil spill response company in the devastation of Hurricane Katrina nearly five years ago, said the area was accustomed to the occasional minor spill. But he feared the scale of the escaping oil was beyond the capacity of existing resources. “You’re pumping out a massive amount of oil. There is no way to stop it,” he said. An emergency shrimping season was opened to allow shrimpers to scoop up their catch before it is fouled by oil. Cannons were to be used to scare off birds. And shrimpers were being lined up to use their boats as makeshift skimmers in the shallows. This murky water and the oysters in it have provided a livelihood for three generations of Frank and Mitch Jurisich’s family in Empire, La. Now, on the open water just beyond the marshes, they can smell the oil that threatens everything they know and love.
Re-elect Robynn Spence cleRk of couRt Dear Friends, It has been an honor and a privilege to serve as your clerk of court over the past 16 months. When I took the oath of office I swore to execute the Office of Clerk of Superior Court without prejudice, favor, affection or partiality to the best of my skill and ability. The Clerk’s Office is running as efficiently as ever. My door is always open to the citizens and my staff is friendly while serving the public at all times. I would like to personally thank you for your support during this election. Because of your support I was the first conservative clerk elected to this office. With that same support I am running for re-election, and eager to continue serving as your Clerk of Court here in Rutherford County.
In service to you,
Robynn Spence
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business/finance
THE MARKET IN REVIEW
STOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS
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NYSE
7,589.29 +89.57
GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name Last Chg RAIT Fin 4.27 +1.12 GrafTech 17.26 +3.79 Brunswick 22.69 +4.87 AsburyA 16.79 +2.82 OwensC wtB3.87 +.65 Kadant 20.02 +2.83 iStar 6.50 +.80 ClearwPpr 62.64 +7.53 DirREBull 237.80+28.42 IDT Corp 10.12 +1.19
%Chg +35.6 +28.1 +27.3 +20.2 +20.0 +16.5 +14.0 +13.7 +13.6 +13.3
LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name Last Chg Harman 39.98-11.34 EKodak 6.94 -1.41 CenPacF 2.53 -.51 StewInfo 12.16 -2.23 DirREBear 6.27 -.98 Cameron 38.70 -5.77 BkA BMRE104.67 -.62 DoralFncl 5.76 -.71 AdvAmer 6.28 -.65 CalDive 6.88 -.70
%Chg -22.1 -16.9 -16.8 -15.5 -13.5 -13.0 -11.7 -11.0 -9.4 -9.2
MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg Citigrp 6911023 4.56 +.11 Synovus 3270395 3.20 +.02 S&P500ETF1764024120.86+1.48 BkofAm 1727871 18.30 +.52 SPDR Fncl 1190772 16.56 +.37 FordM 1082836 13.58 +.33 SprintNex 849628 4.39 +.13 BP PLC 843586 52.56 -4.78 US NGsFd 796780 6.99 -.61 DirFBear rs 771005 11.42 -.83 Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume
DIARY
2,333 765 104 3,202 308 10 6,081,055,732
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AMEX
1,956.02 +16.43
GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name RobertsRlt Chrmcft GenMoly Ballanty MtnPDia g Talbots wt NE Rlty GerovaFn Engex CAMAC n
Last 2.09 2.80 3.93 7.40 2.67 4.82 68.95 6.72 4.10 4.45
Chg +.28 +.29 +.36 +.59 +.21 +.35 +4.45 +.42 +.25 +.26
%Chg +15.5 +11.6 +10.1 +8.7 +8.5 +7.8 +6.9 +6.7 +6.5 +6.2
LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name Last ASpectRlty 24.80 OrchidsPP 15.31 NAsiaInv un 8.88 PyramidOil 5.37 ChiArmM 5.81 IncOpR 5.60 MercBcp 3.25 TandyLthr 4.48 FieldPnt 2.66 HeraldNB 3.25
Chg %Chg -4.20 -14.5 -2.05 -11.8 -.87 -9.0 -.37 -6.4 -.27 -4.4 -.26 -4.4 -.15 -4.4 -.16 -3.4 -.09 -3.3 -.11 -3.3
MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg GoldStr g 41615 4.48 +.12 NovaGld g 35530 8.85 +.24 GrtBasG g 34250 1.90 +.08 NwGold g 24759 5.82 +.03 NA Pall g 20783 4.82 +.17 CFCda g 20506 14.83 +.18 RadientPh 18230 1.04 -.05 GenMoly 18207 3.93 +.36 NthgtM g 17670 3.19 -.03 Aurizon g 16431 5.48 -.05 DIARY
Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume
310 176 43 529 26 2 123,458,512
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DAILY DOW JONES
NASDAQ
GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name Last Chg ATS Med 3.99 +1.40 FNB Utd 2.08 +.54 iRobot 20.22 +5.00 OmniEnr 3.00 +.71 AdeptTch 6.24 +1.34 Dndreon 50.18+10.56 Palm Inc 5.84 +1.21 AkamaiT 39.63 +6.45 SeraCare 4.98 +.78 FstSolar 150.87+22.74
%Chg +54.1 +35.1 +32.9 +31.0 +27.3 +26.7 +26.1 +19.4 +18.6 +17.7
LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name Last PacCapB 2.19 DearbrnBc 3.38 CascadeFn 2.00 CamcoF 2.89 KonaGrill 4.20 AtlSthnF 2.73 OpnwvSy 2.35 CareerEd 29.28 PatrNBcp 2.04 PrfdBkLA 2.01
Chg -1.92 -.69 -.39 -.56 -.81 -.47 -.37 -4.13 -.28 -.27
%Chg -46.7 -17.0 -16.3 -16.2 -16.2 -14.7 -13.6 -12.4 -12.1 -11.8
MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)
Name Vol (00) ETrade 2746736 Palm Inc 1207440 Popular 784816 PwShs QQQ759979 Intel 581661 Microsoft 515356 Comcast 478954 Cisco 410808 SiriusXM 407087 Dndreon 293835
Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume
Last Chg 1.74 -.10 5.84 +1.21 3.78 -.18 50.23 +.86 23.49 +.23 31.00 +.09 20.00 +1.19 27.53 +.49 1.20 +.04 50.18+10.56
DIARY
2,038 697 103 2,838 215 8 2,831,593,886
11,320
Dow Jones industrials Close: 11,167.32 Change: 122.05 (1.1%)
2,511.92 +40.19
11,258.01 4,786.26 408.57 7,743.74 1,994.20 2,535.28 1,219.80 852.90 12,847.91 745.95
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Dow Industrials 11,167.32 +122.05 Dow Transportation 4,762.71 +104.96 Dow Utilities 384.65 +.30 NYSE Composite 7,589.29 +89.57 Amex Market Value 1,956.02 +16.43 Nasdaq Composite 2,511.92 +40.19 S&P 500 1,206.78 +15.42 S&P MidCap 839.55 +12.13 Wilshire 5000 12,700.37 +173.52 Russell 2000 737.74 +15.35
10,400
YTD %Chg %Chg
+1.11 +2.25 +.08 +1.19 +.85 +1.63 +1.29 +1.47 +1.39 +2.12
+7.09 +16.17 -3.36 +5.63 +7.18 +10.70 +8.22 +15.53 +9.97 +17.96
12-mo %Chg
+36.72 +51.48 +15.10 +37.65 +38.08 +46.27 +38.26 +49.62 +41.70 +51.31
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Total Assets Obj ($Mlns) NAV
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CI 125,962 LG 67,825 LB 63,652 LG 58,318 IH 58,013 WS 55,947 LB 50,594 MA 50,104 LB 49,629 LB 47,376 LV 42,708 FB 40,410 LV 39,096 FV 38,943 WS 33,256 CI 32,107 LB 31,990 FG 31,331 CA 30,818 MA 30,432 LB 30,325 LB 29,886 MA 29,486 LG 29,164 CI 27,231 FB 27,194 MB 26,567 LB 26,416 LV 16,648 LB 10,075 LB 4,428 GS 1,503 LV 1,253 SR 469 LG 192
+1.2 +15.0/C +2.0 +36.0/D +3.7 +43.6/A +3.1 +38.6/C +0.2 +27.1/C +0.3 +36.3/D +3.0 +41.1/B +1.5 +34.5/B +1.9 +35.9/D +3.0 +41.2/B +3.0 +47.9/A -0.4 +37.7/B +2.3 +35.5/D +0.1 +49.5/A +0.5 +39.8/C +1.1 +14.7/C +2.0 +38.7/C -0.6 +35.5/E +2.5 +40.1/A +1.8 +29.2/C +3.7 +43.7/A +3.0 +41.2/B +1.4 +30.8/C +4.0 +47.2/A +1.2 +16.8/B -0.9 +41.1/B +4.0 +49.1/C +3.0 +41.2/B +4.6 +46.2/A +0.8 +42.2/B +2.3 +39.5/C +0.3 +3.2/B +1.3 +31.4/E NA NA/C +4.2 +39.4/C
11.11 29.04 30.16 62.15 48.10 34.06 111.28 16.02 27.26 110.55 105.33 38.30 26.10 32.95 26.37 11.11 34.68 27.98 2.14 17.12 30.16 111.29 30.16 76.26 12.04 14.49 36.06 110.55 23.35 32.36 38.52 10.38 3.13 16.82 16.48
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks have surged higher after another series of upbeat earnings reports and a reading on unemployment provided more evidence of an improving economy. The Dow Jones industrials rose 122 points Thursday after the Labor Department said initial claims for unemployment benefits fell last week. And companies including Motorola, Time Warner Cable and Starwood Hotels & Resorts reported earnings that topped analysts’ forecasts. It was the market’s second straight winning day after a plunge Tuesday that took the Dow down 213. Greece’s debt problems, one of the triggers for that slide, appeared less dire Wednesday, and that allowed investors to focus on the growing signs of healing in the U.S. The Labor Department said first-time claims dipped to 448,000, slightly above analysts’ forecast of 445,000, according to Thomson Reuters. It was the second weekly drop and lifted hopes that layoffs are slowing. Dealmaking and strong corporate earnings reports added to the growing optimism. Hewlett-Packard Co. said late Wednesday it is buying smart phone maker Palm Inc. in an allcash deal worth $1.4 billion. Acquisitions are a sign that the economy is recovering and companies are comfortable spending cash. “Business are in a very strong position financially,” said Doug Lockwood at Cornerstone Wealth Management in Auburn, Ind. Companies have built up big cash reserves that can not only go toward deals, but also eventually to hire back workers, Lockwood said. Companies including Motorola, Time Warner Cable and Starwood Hotels & Resorts reported earnings that topped analysts’ expectations, as have many other companies that announced firstquarter results in recent weeks. On Friday, the government will issue its first assessment of overall economic activity during the first quarter when it issues the gross domestic product. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters forecast that the economy grea at an annual rate of 3.4 percent, down from 5.6 percent in the fourth quarter. However, many economists have warned for months that the hectic pace at the end of 2009 would not be sustained, so a lower rate of growth won’t be seen as a negative — as long as it meets or beats expectations. According to preliminary calculations, the Dow rose 122.05, or 1.1 percent, to 11,167.32, bringing its two-day advance to 175.33. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 15.42, or 1.3 percent, to 1,206.78, while the Nasdaq composite index rose 40.19, or 1.6 percent, to 2,511.92. European stock markets rose Thursday after two days of steep declines. On Wednesday Spain became the third European country this week to see its debt rating slashed by Standard & Poor’s, following Greece and Portugal. Bond prices rose slightly after an auction for $32 billion in seven-year Treasury notes. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, fell to 3.73 percent from late Wednesday’s 3.77 percent. Gold fell, while oil rose.
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Homebuyers rush to close deals NEW YORK (AP) — Real estate agents are working seven days a week, builders are staying open late and homebuyers are scrambling to get their offers in as they rush to take advantage of tax credits that expire at midnight Friday. To qualify, buyers must have a signed contract in hand by the deadline and must complete the deal by June 30. The tax incentives — offered to both first-time buyers and some current homeowners — are fueling a strong spring selling season and helping home prices stabilize. Real estate agents hope the burst in activity, along with the lifting of general economic gloom, will propel the housing market for the rest of the year. “It’s been a great thing for us,” said Andrew Dielmann, owner of Dielmann Sotheby’s International Realty in St. Louis. In Houston, transit mechanic Stan Henderson, 51, is buying his first home, a three-bedroom, $104,995 house from builder KB Home that is still under construction. Affordable prices and low mortgage rates were part of the draw, he said, but the tax credit “was the straw that stirred the drink.” Congress included the temporary tax credit in the $787 billion stimulus package signed into law a month after President Barack Obama took office last year. The idea was to bring the housing market back to life. Lawmakers, after intense lobbying from the
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rd BirtHday Rachel Diane Lindsey Blankenship celebrates her 3rd birthday on April 30th. Parents are Hershel and Heather Blakenship of Hopewell. Brother’s name is Kane Rhodes. Maternal Grandparents are Dale Dobbins and Barry Lee of Forest City and Thomas Leroy Dobbins of Sandy Mush. Paternal Grandparents are Hershel and Sherry Blakenship Sr. of Bostic. Great Grandparents are Martha and Wayne Keyser of Rutherfordton and the late Hazel Lindsey. She will celebrate with family and friends with a Dora the Explorer Party
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Nearly 7.4 million borrowers, or 12 percent of all households with a mortgage, had missed payments or were in foreclosure as of March, according to Lender Processing Services Inc. Still, the housing market seems finally to be regaining its footing after the worst downturn since the Depression. Numerous government measures have helped. They include: the tax credit, the Obama administration’s $75 billion foreclosure prevention plan, the Federal Reserve’s $1.25 trillion program to drive down mortgage rates, and about $126 billion in taxpayer spending to stabilize mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Obama administration touts its efforts to stabilize the market as a success. “For most Americans, their house is their most important financial asset,” Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said. “As the financial crisis wreaked havoc on household wealth, the administration moved to protect this critical component of stability.” Skeptics say that these measures are an attempt to manipulate market forces and that they are leaving housing vulnerable to a dangerous double dip. And many economists say the main effect of the first-time buyer tax credit was to bring would-be homeowners into the market sooner.
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Partisanship eases on financial bill WASHINGTON (AP) — Days of high-decibel partisanship yielded to slightly more subdued accusations as the Senate lurched into action Thursday on legislation reining in Wall Street and risky investments that nearly wrecked the economy in 2008. Within moments of the opening of debate, Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama said he and other Republicans hoped to rewrite the White House-backed bill “so that it actually ends bailouts, protects consumers without jeopardizing our small community banks, and brings transparency to the world of derivatives without sacrificing economic growth and job creation.” It was a none-too-subtle accusation that Democrats favor taxpayer bailouts of failing banks, and Sen. Barbara Boxer of California volleyed back a few moments later. “I knew it was false” when Republicans said it, she said. Holding up a mug of water, she added, “It is like saying this glass of water is a cup of coffee. ... And if you say it seven, eight, nine times that it is coffee someone might believe it.” No votes were taken, and none was likely before Tuesday on the legislation, expected to take two weeks or more to complete.
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The House has already passed its version of the bill, and it could be months before a compromise goes to President Barack Obama for his signature. Despite the rhetoric, Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., said there was a chance for bipartisan agreement on three major issues in dispute: setting rules covering the future failures of large financial institutions, establishing new protections for consumers and regulating risky investments known as derivatives. “Simply put, we have no other choice but to do so. The status quo is unacceptable. We cannot leave the American people vulnerable to the present construct of our financial regulators system,” he said. While some of the differences are partisan, others are driven by ideological concerns, pressure from banks or other industries, proximity to Wall Street or concerns raised by the Obama administration or the Federal Reserve. Some liberals favor using the bill to break up large banks, and have said they intend to seek a vote on the issue. Both the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department have raised concerns about a provision in the measure that would
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigration reform has become the first of President Barack Obama’s major priorities dropped from the agenda of an election-year Congress facing voter disillusionment. Sounding the death knell was Obama himself. The president noted that lawmakers may lack the “appetite” to take on immigration while many of them are up for re-election and while another big legislative issue — climate change — is already on their plate. “I don’t want us to do something just for the sake of politics that doesn’t solve the problem,” Obama told reporters Wednesday night aboard Air Force One. Immigration reform was an issue Obama promised Latino groups that he would take up in his first year in office. But several hard realities — a tanked economy, a crowded agenda, election-year politics and lack of political will — led to so much foot-dragging in Congress that, ultimately, Obama decided to set the issue aside. With that move, the president calculated that an immigration bill would not prove as costly to his party two years from now, when he seeks re-election, than it would today, even though some immigration reformers warned that a delay could so discourage Democratic-leaning Latino voters that they would stay home from the polls in November. Some Democrats thought pushing a bill through now might help their party. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, whose campaign is struggling in heavily Hispanic Nevada, unveiled an outline — not legislation — on Thursday for an immigration bill at a packed news conference. Asked when it might advance, he declined to set an “arbitrary deadline.” If immigration goes nowhere this year, Democrats can blame Republican resistance, though in reality many Democrats didn’t want to deal with an immigration bill this year either. The Democrats’ draft proposal, obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday, called for, among other things, meeting border security benchmarks before anyone in the country illegally can become a legal permanent U.S. resident. Obama praised the outline and said the next step is ironing out a bill. He said his administration will “play an active role” trying to get bipartisan supporters. Republican Sens. Jon Kyl of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who had been working with Democrats on immigration reform, criticized the proposal as “nothing more than an attempt to score political points.”
prohibit banks from participating in the trading of derivatives, the complex investments that some blame for the economy’s near-collapse. Warren Buffet, the country’s best known investor, is among those urging that new controls on derivatives apply only to those of the future, meaning that the ones already in existence would not be subjected to new requirements for collateral. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is working to soften the consumer protection provisions Democrats included in the bill. Auto dealers that offer loans to consumers want to remain exempt from the consumer protection portion of the bill, and banks do not want states to be permitted to impose tougher regulations than the federal government does. Democrats already have agreed to jettison a proposed $50 billion fund financed by banks to liquidate failing financial companies that are too big for bankruptcy. The administration did not support it, and Republicans claimed it would have perpetuated bailouts. Without that fund, Republicans fear Democrats might add a bank tax sought by the administration to recoup the cost of past taxpayer-funded bailouts.
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the same incident. Short testified in the trial of Reynolds. Reynolds received a suspended sentence in the case. Judge James Harrill Jr. of Winston-Salem sentenced Reynolds to 60 days in a Department of Correction facility on the assault charge and to 30 days on the obstruction count. The sentences were suspended for two years. Reynolds is to be on supervised probation for two years. A $500 fine was imposed on both counts, along with restitution to Suttle of slightly more than $9,300. Reynolds’ attorney, Daniel Talbert, said his client planned to appeal, so a May 17 date was set in Superior Court. Short testified that RCSO officers were called out at about midnight on the night of Jan. 8-9 to a report of underage drinking at the Derek Holland residence in Ellenboro, a location that officers had been called to before. He said four officers in four cars gathered at Hopewell Store in Hollis before going to the location. When the officers arrived, partygoers began dispersing. Short said he and Reynolds went to the front door of the house, and Holland report-
edly advised the officers that he was not aware of any underage drinking. The officers received consent to search, and Short said he began administering the alcosensor, dividing the party-goers by underage drinkers and non-drinkers and those who were old enough to legally drink. Then Short testified that Reynolds called him into a mostly dark bedroom to check the ID on a male lying on the bed. Short said he checked the man’s wallet, found out he was 19 and then tried to wake him. Short said the youth began to resist, and in the course of the fight Reynolds twice used the Taser in “dry stun” mode on Suttle. Short said Reynolds handed him a type of blackjack and he hit Suttle on the shoulder with it before throwing it down and taking Suttle to the floor. At that point, Short said, Reynolds used the Taser probes on Suttle and began to hit the teenager about the head with the blackjack. Short said, “I immediately called for an ambulance. His (Suttle’s) head was bleeding.” Short added that Reynolds went outside to smoke a cigarette. Later, after Suttle had been treated at Rutherford Hospital and transported to a holding cell at the Rutherford County Jail, he reportedly shook Short’s
hand several times and said, “If I was in my right mind, I never would have resisted.” Suttle was charged with underage drinking, resisting a public officer and assault on a government official/ employee. Thirteen were charged as a result of the party raid. Short said when he filled out his officer’s report on the incident he was told not to say anything about Suttle being hit with any object. Short said Sgt. Reynolds looked at the report, said rewrite it, ripped it up and ordered it burned. The next version of the report did not include that Suttle was struck with a blackjack. But Short said he later went to Sheriff Jack Conner and admitted that the blackjack was used. Short said at the trial that he struck Suttle three times with his hand and once with the baton, but he said Reynolds hit Suttle more than five times. Under cross-examination by defense attorney Daniel Talbert, Short agreed that it was a large party of perhaps 30 people and it was “pretty chaotic.” The State Bureau of Investigation was called in to investigate the allegations of excessive force, and Special Agent Jim Schandevel testified at the trial about the two hours of questioning of Reynolds several days after the incident.
The agent said that Reynolds first told the SBI, “I never struck that boy with anything. It’s not true.” But Schandevel said when confronted with others’ statements to the contrary, Reynolds admitted he used the blackjack. The SBI recovered the baton from Reynolds’ truck, and it was presented at the trial. The agent described it as a spring-loaded “slapjack.” The SBI agent said Reynolds also told them that the officers had found “long guns” at the house and as things began to get unruly he wondered if it had been a good idea to put them on the pool table. Suttle also testified at the trial. He said he remembered little about the beating. “All I remember is being Tased two times, and I couldn’t breathe,” he said. He said he next remembered waking up in an ambulance. He suffered an eye injury and injuries to the back of his head. When he began to have a problem with dizziness and weakness in his legs, his mother, Carol Smith, took him to Cleveland Regional Medical Center. Smith testified that she went to the residence after the incident and saw the blood on the floor and wall. “I wanted to see where he was beaten,” she said. Sheriff Conner testified about the RCSO’s written use of force policy. The sheriff
said the blackjack used by Reynolds was not standard issue for officers. When the state rested its case, Talbert asked for dismissal of the charges, saying the state had not made its case. The judge denied the request. In his closing argument, Greenway said officers may use reasonable force in a situation, but not unreasonable force. He said the blows to Suttle’s head with the blackjack constitute the use of deadly force in a situation that did not require such drastic measures. Greenway also said Reynolds obstructed justice when he lied about having used the blackjack on Suttle. Defense attorney Talbert said the trial was a case of Monday morning quarterbacking. He said, “The standard is beyond a reasonable doubt, and that burden cannot be met.” He said the four officers were confronted with the chaotic situation of a large party and acted as they felt they needed to. “The burden was not met in any way, shape or form,” he said. The judge, who is the “jury” at the District Court level, disagreed. “Guilty as charged,” he ruled. The trial took about three hours. Contact Dale via e-mail at ldale@thedigitalcourier.com.
Coalition seeks input on N.C.’s Top Wonders
GREENSBORO (AP) — A statewide coalition that works to protect North Carolina’s natural areas is asking residents to name the state’s top 10 natural wonders. The News & Record of Greensboro reported that Land for Tomorrow has asked North Carolina residents to submit nominations. Suggestions include favorite natural areas; plants and animals unique to the state; majestic views; and scenic
spots in danger of development. “We are going to the public and saying, ’Hey, what do you think are the special places?”’ said Debbie Crane, a spokeswoman for Land for Tomorrow. “We are not aware of anything like this before.” Possibilities include locations from the Blue Ridge Parkway in the west to the Outer Banks along the coast. Nominations will end May 6. A panel of judges will nar-
row the entries. Judges include former governors Jim Hunt and James Holshouser, former UNC basketball player Eric Montross, author Charles Frazier and syndicated columnist and broadcaster D.G. Martin. Finalists will be announced May 10. Online voting continues until May 18, when winners will be selected. Officials at Land for Tomorrow got the idea for the contest in January from
Martin, host of UNC-TV’s “North Carolina Bookwatch.” He got the idea from a group trying to establish a list of the seven natural wonders of the world. Land for Tomorrow hopes residents have fun with the contest, Crane said. “(But) this is a way to raise awareness of how important these areas are,” she said. “What is often overlooked is that these are major elements of our economy.”
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The Alexander Mills Neighborhood Committee will hold a cleanup day Saturday in Alexander Mills. A meeting about the cleanup will be held at 7:30 a.m. in the cirlcle at Heritage Avenue and Wilson Drive, across from Schneider Mills. For information, call Angela Melton at 429-2086.
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Couple’s abortion is nobody’s business Dear Abby: My fiancee, “Cheryl,” and I are in our early 30s and recently made an extremely difficult decision. We decided to terminate her pregnancy at six weeks. Cheryl’s sister “Nicki” — my future sister-in-law — is opposed to abortion and now no longer wants to talk to me or have anything to do with me. I have tried reaching out to Nicki to explain the reasons for our decision, but it has fallen on deaf ears. Should I continue asking her for forgiveness, or have I done enough already? This is causing Cheryl a great deal of pain, and I don’t believe that it’s fair for Nicki to punish me for a personal family decision. Please let me know your thoughts. — Fiance Dear Fiance: So how did Nicki get inserted in the middle of something that was none of her business in the first place? Surely, she didn’t have a vote. Nicki is entitled to her feelings, but she has no right to punish you for a decision that was arrived at by both you and her sister. And the person to make that crystal clear to Nicki is Cheryl, not you, so stop apologizing. The decision to terminate a pregnancy is an extremely sensitive one and never one that is taken lightly. Every decision has consequences, and I am sure that you and your fiancee accepted that when you made yours. Dear Abby: Many senior citizens, including me, never get a phone call,
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visit or e-mail from our children or grandchildren. They say they’re too busy with school, sports, etc. I say baloney! Is this present generation so narcissistic that all they can think of is themselves? Your answer will go to many, many seniors who would like some communication once in a while. — Waiting by the phone Dear Waiting: There are far more constructive and rewarding things to do with your time than wait fuming by your phone because you feel you’re not receiving enough attention. One of them would be to reach out and contact your children and grandchildren yourself. Others include getting out of your house, volunteering at a hospital (a pediatric ward, perhaps?), library, animal rescue or your political party — ANYTHING but sit around feeling angry and isolated. There is more pressure on families today than at any time I can remember. Many teens are so overscheduled and pressured to succeed they don’t get enough sleep. So please try to judge them less harshly.
Liver spots unrelated to liver Dear Dr. Gott: Some time ago, I began noticing dark discolorations on my face. The condition was diagnosed as hyperpigmentation. Three dermatologists offered varying suggestions. One said to use facial products containing hydroquinone. One suggested chemical peels. The third indicated nothing will diminish the pigment. I’ve tried many facial products with no improvement. And, at age 70, I do not wish to try chemical peels. I have not found makeup or a concealer that provides good cover. Is there a product you would recommend, or should I just learn to live with these discolorations? Dear Reader: As we age, it is common to see darkened spots on the face, backs of our hands and in other areas of the body exposed to sunlight. They are known as age spots or liver spots. They can range in size from that of a freckle to the size of a dime. As a general rule, they are harmless and do not require any medical care. Ultraviolet light increases the production of melanin, the pigment that gives skin its nor-
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Ask Dr. Gott Dr. Peter M. Gott mal color. It is my guess that you have benign lesions that can be disregarded unless their appearance bothers you. There are creams available by prescription to bleach the spots; cryotherapy, which applies a freezing agent to the spot to destroy the pigment; dermabrasion, which sands down the area with a rotating brush; laser therapy, which destroys melanocytes that created the darker pigmented area; or chemical peel that involves the application of an acid that burns off the outer layer of the skin. If there are new lesions that appear on the skin or if any spot darkens, enlarges or changes, be sure to make an appointment with a general practitioner or dermatologist for clarification.
IN THE STARS Your Birthday, April 30; Some exciting times could be in the offing in the year ahead. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — No matter how astute your investigative skills today, if you’re too negative about your abilities, they’ll do little good. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Should a friend of yours who recently went to bat for you need your help today, help. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — The thought of being able to gratify your ambitions will provide you with the necessary motivation. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Being open and friendly to all is good, but make sure you are extremely cautious about who you trust. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You have a natural talent of taking the old and transforming it into something useful. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Far more impressive achievements can be made today if the goals of you and your mate are in harmony. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Things can be far harder to achieve when you have to depend upon others to get them. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — You shouldn’t be afraid to take a chance on what you want as long as you don’t bet a dollar to make a dime. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You might find it hard to believe, but conditions in general are actually rather good. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Having preconceived ideas could be more detrimental than constructive. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Be optimistic, but not to the point of ignoring good common sense. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You shouldn’t be afraid to strongly defend your beliefs.
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Apartments 1 & 2BR APTS 3BR House $450/mo. 3BR/2BA DW on 1 acre lot in Ellenboro. Stove, refrig., d/w, screened in porch. $550/mo. 245-0016 Richmond Hill Senior Apts. in Rfdtn 1BR Units w/handicap accessible units avail. Sec 8 assistance avail. 287-2578 Hours: Mon., Tues., & Thurs. 7-3. TDD Relay 1-800-735-2962 Equal Housing Opportunity. Income Based Rent.
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2BR/2BA on 2 ac. in Lake Lure on the resort, 200’ bold running creek, w/d, cent. h/a. $750/mo. Call Eddy Zappel 828-289-9151 or Marco 954-275-0735
Rfdtn: 3BR Big back yard, cent. air. $550/ mo. 2BR Storage shed, ready in 2 wks. $425/ mo. 919-604-1115 or dlbuff@yahoo.com
Rfdtn area: 3BR/1BA Great neighborhood! Appliances provided. $550/mo. 289-3933
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ROOM FOR RENT on Tryon Rd. $250/mo. + 1/2 utilities. Call David 828-223-4134
2 & 3 Bedrooms in Chase area. No pets! References required! Call 429-6691
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION RUTHERFORD COUNTY 10 sp 137 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY TERRY MCDANIEL AND NOREEN MCDANIEL DATED AUGUST 18, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 973 AT PAGE 223 IN THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 12:30 PM on May 12, 2010 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Tract # One: Being lot Number 7 of Tom Harrill property as sub-divided and sold by the Cyclone Auction Company on September 17th, 1938 and bounded as follows: Beginning on a stake on the South side of the State Highway, said stake standing South 84 West 700 feet from the old line and the county road; thence with line of Lot 6, South 6 East 300 feet to a stake, thence South 84 West 69 feet to a stake in Wall's line; thence North 20 West 270 feet to a stake Wall's corner; thence North 68 West 132 feet to the Beginning. Tract # Two: Lying on the South side of Highway # 221 about one mile west of Caroleen, and bounded as follows: Beginning on a stake the Tom Harrill and C.D. Wall old corner in the old road and runs with a new line North 20 West 60 feet to the center of the Highway; thence with it North 83 East 140 feet to a stake; thence South 6 East 20 feet to a stake, old corner of Tom Harrill and C.D. Wall property; thence with their old line South 69 West 132 feet to the beginning. This being a part of a one-half acre tract described in a Deed from George W. Rollins and wife, Susie Rollins to J.S. Hall, and registered in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County in Book 103 at Page 591, and also described in a Deed by Oscar J. Mooneyham, Commissioner to D.S. Wall and Rebecca Wall. And Being more commonly known as: 1352 US Hwy 221A, Forest City, NC 28043 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Terry McDaniel and Noreen McDaniel. The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is April 21, 2010. Grady Ingle Substitute Trustee 8520 Cliff Cameron Drive, Suite 300 Charlotte, NC 28269 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 10-002512
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1-2 years experience required. Full time. Benefited. Following Seasonal positions available immediately: Line Cooks 3 positions available. 1 year experience required. Complete application in person: 112 Mountains Blvd, Lake Lure, NC 28746, or email resume to: dbuckner@ rumblingbald.com No phone calls, please! Drug test required prior to hire.
See what a short drive to the mountains can save you! Ext. 44 off I-26 1/4 mile on left towards Smileys Flea Market
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Land For Sale 14+ ACRES with mountain views over 1500 ft. of road frontage. Located near Lake Lure. $65,900 248-1681 or 704-472-0191 1 acre: Blowing Rock, NC. Approx. 4 miles south of Blowing Rock on Hwy 321. Appraised at $69,000, great value at $12,000 Serious inquiries! 828-289-6296
Business Services Brown’s Yard Maintenance Lawn care & mulch delivery Call 828-301-3016
Work Wanted We kill fire ants! We are local, economical and guaranteed! Call anytime 286-9056
Help Wanted Clinical Counselor for Multisystemic Therapy (MST) team. Provide 24/7 coverage. Human Service degree and 2 years experience with adolescents & families. Masters preferred. Contact HomeCare Management Corporation at 828-247-1700 or visit www. homecaremgmt.org White Oak Manor Tryon is currently accepting applications for LPN position Baylor 7a-7p Excellent benefits with a well established company. Apply at 70 Oak St. or send resume to Michelle Mullis, D.O.N., PO Box 1535, Tryon, NC 28782 EOE
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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
MY NAME IS TOBY... I am a 9 year old gray male tabby cat that loves attention. My step-daddy has allergies and he says I need to find a new home. I am very lovable, loyal and handsome. I stay inside and I am a perfect companion for someone who is home a lot and wants the company. I prefer no dogs, kids are ok, as long as they are gentle. My mommy doesn’t want me to go unless I find the right home. If you are interested in adopting me, please call 919-895-8661 Serious inquiries only.
Now hiring for full time LPN’s & CNA’s. Apply in person at 104 College Dr., Flat Rock, NC 28731
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AZALEAS NOW HIRING Earn $65k, $50k, $40k (GM, Co Mgr, Asst Mgr) We currently have managers making this, and need more for expansion. 1 yr. salaried restaurant management experience required.
Fax resume to 336-431-0873 Staff Development, RN’s, LPN’s & CNA’s Apply in person at: 510 Thompson St., Gaffney, SC 29340 Lead Teacher, full time, second shift. Credentials plus 12 Edu. credits. Apply at Little Red School 319 S. Broadway, Forest City 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 Crystal Clean is now hiring for a dependable friendly, honest person for Mon., Wed. & Fri. Apply in person 667 N. Washington St., Rfdtn at Goforth. Drug test, background check and good driving record a must! Are you a PROFESSIONAL DRIVER and live in Rutherford County? If yes, then Truck Service is hiring FT OTR & Regional CDL Drivers. For Rutherford Co. residence only we will now accept drivers w/ 1 yr. exp. or 9 mo. exp.
plus driving school certificate. Drivers will enjoy steady pay & weekly home time. Only PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS w/verifiable exp. & clean driving records need apply. Call Truck Service at 828-245-1637 ext. 125 & talk to Rita.
Harold Hines 864-461-7718 1115 Hwy 11 W. Chesnee
Free to good home Male Black Lab mix Approx. 5 yrs. old. No cats. Vet ref’s required! Call 248-1419
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42” SANYO LCD 1080p HD TV Cost $700 new, $500 obo Call 248-1281
Female German Shepherd mix Lost 4/14 from Michael Dr. in FC. Reward. Call w/any info 247-1421
6’x12’ homemade trailer, loading ramp, wrought iron sides. $300. 286-4680 Free standing gas fireplace. Never used. $350. New $700. Call 286-4680 HAY FESCUE and Seresa Horse quality 400 bales at $1.75 if all taken $1.50 287-3933 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 SWIMMING POOLS 16x32 in ground, completely installed. 30 yr. warranty. Retail $24,900. Now $10,900. Limited offer! 657-5920
Musical Instruments Gulbrausen digital hymnal $800. New $1,200. For more info call 286-4680
Want To Buy I WILL BUY YOUR JUNK CARS & SCRAP METAL. Will haul away appliances or scrap metal. Up to $200 for any car! Call Jesse 447-4944 or email jking1571 @msn.com
Autos 85 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Extra clean! Call 245-6694
Motorcycles 2005 Honda Dirt Bike CRF Excellent cond., low mileage! $3,000 Call 828-447-0660
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2 White Charolais Cows 1,000-1,200 lbs. Lost from Danieltown/ Shiloh area. Call 286-9323 or 429-6009
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white shaggy, black collar w/silver tags. Lost 4/25: Old Ross Rd. area 828-748-1460 F Pit/Lab Mix Black w/ white tip on tail, red collar. Lost 4/22: Goode’s Creek area Call 657-6757 Female Mini Schnauzer Lost 4/13 in Ellenboro/Walls Community area. Call 453-8842
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16 — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, FRIDAY, April 30, 2010 NORTH CAROLINA RUTHERFORD COUNTY AMENDED NOTICE OF SALE 10-SP-83 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust executed by J.D. Harrison Investments, LLC by John D. Harrison, Jr, manager to MTNBK, Ltd, Trustee for Carolina First Bank, dated May 4,2007, and Recorded in Book 955 at Page 106 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and under and by virtue of the authority vested in the undersigned by an Order of the Clerk of Court of Rutherford County, North Carolina, dated April 7, 2010, default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and the said Deed of Trust being by the terms thereof subject to foreclosure, and the holder of the indebtedness having demanded a foreclosure thereof for the purpose of satisfying said indebtedness, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the courthouse door in Rutherfordton, North Carolina, at 12:00 p.m. on the 14th day of May, 2010, the land conveyed in said Deed of Trust, the same lying and being in Lake Lure, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The real property located at Lot 16 and Lot 17 Blue Herron Point in Lake Lure, Rutherford County, North Carolina 28746. Together with all rights, easement, appurtenances, royalties, mineral rights, oil and gas rights, all water and riparian rights, wells, ditches and water stock, crops, timber, all diversion payments or third party payments made to crop producers and all existing and future improvements, structures, fixtures, and replacements that may now, or at any time in the future, be part of the real estate described (all referred to as Property).
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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
3 FAMILY Dobinsville area: 171 Tall Pines Dr. (off of McCraw Rd.) Sat. 7A-til Furniture, sinks, miscellaneous, kids clothes, toys
BIG MULTI FAMILY YARD SALE Spindale: 317 Alabama St. Fri. & Sat. 6:30A-1P Lots of new stuff, some of everything!
INDOOR ESTATE SALE FC: 229 Big Springs Ave. Fri. & Sat. 8A-4P Furniture, depression glass, antiques, toys, tools and more!
Med. size black and white male dog, found at Race Path Baptist Church, 4/22. Call 429-1603
3 FAMILY SALE Rfdtn: 128 Sourwood Ci. (off 221, near new Cowan’s) Sat. 7A-2P Great items!
Cleaning Out Storage Yard Sale FC: Doggett Road at Railroad crossing Sat. 7A-until
Lost or found a pet? Place an ad at no cost to you! Call 245-6431 M-F 8a-5p
Huge Family Indoor/Outdoor Rfdtn:Charlotte Rd. (Old Mini Mart) Thurs. & Fri. 9A-until Sat. 8A-until Can you say Vintage? Clothes for all ages and more! 289-0943
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Being Lot Number 16 and Lot Number 17 of Blue Heron Point Subdivision as show on a plat of survey done by Brooks & Medlock Engineering, PLLC, dated December 21, 2005 and recorded in Plat Book 27, Pages 17 through 21 and as revised in Plat Book 27, Pages 189 through 193, Rutherford County Registry, to which reference is hereby made for a more full and complete description. SUBJECT TO the non-exclusive rights-of-way and easements over and across the private roads of Blue Heron Point Subdivision depicted on the plats recorded at Plat Book 27, Pages 17 through 21 and as revised by those plats recorded in Plat Book 27, Pages 189 through 193, Rutherford County Registry, and the utility easements referred to in the restrictive covenants of Blue Heron Point Subdivision recorded in Book 898, Pages 563-635, for ingress, egress and regress, and for the installation and maintenance of utilities, Rutherford County Registry. SUBJECT TO the right to use the seventy-five foot (75’) access road for ingress, regress and egress and utility easement, formerly known as Sandy Branch Road, leading to Boy’s Camp Road as shown on said plats referenced above, said access road to eventually be dedicated to the Town of Lake Lure for public use. This right of use is conveyed subject to the rights of others as detailed in deeds recorded in Deed Book 867, Pages 621-624 and Deed Book 867, Pages 629632 to use the said seventy-five foot (75’) access and utility easement. This sale is subject to taxes and all other prior liens of record. The high bidder at the sale will be required to deposit at the time of sale 5% of the purchase price or $750.00, whichever is greater.
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
This the 26 day of April , 2010. /s/___________________ Andrea Leslie-Fite Substitute Trustee Yelton, Farfour & Fite, PA PO Box 1329 211 South Washington Street Shelby NC 28150 Phone: 704-482-7718 Fax: 704-482-6747 Publication Dates: April 30th and May 7, 2010.
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION RUTHERFORD COUNTY 10 sp 136 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY GREGORY R. BAKER AND KANDACE H. BAKER DATED FEBRUARY 22, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 943 AT PAGE 23 IN THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA
Autrey, Rhonda Sue, Deceased Rutherford County Estate File # 10 E 197 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Rhonda Sue Autrey, late of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having a claim against said estate to present such claims to the undersigned no later than 9 July 2010, or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment to the undersigned, this 9th day of April, 2010. Arnton Fred Autrey, Administrator 234 Strawberry Hollow Union Mills, NC 28167 Stephen R. Little, Attorney for the Administrator Little and Lattimore, P.A. 20 North Main Street, Marion, NC 28752
All that certain property situated in the Township of Cool Springs in the County of Rutherford and State of North Carolina, being more fully described in a Deed dated 05/01/1996 and recorded 05/01/1996, among the land records of the County and State set forth above, in Deed Volume 669 and Page 563. Tax Map or Parcel ID NO.: 04-20775 Situate, lying and being in Cool Springs Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being the same land deeded from Arrie Kennedy and Zeb and Minnie Harrill to Lissie Peeler and recorded in Deed Book 76 at Page 71. Beginning on an iron pin, the southeast corner of this tract and Charlie Waters' corner and runs thence with Charlie Waters' line North 4 deg. 30 min. East 2155 feet to an iron pin and stone; thence with Lewis Coffey's line North 69 deg. West 382.8 feet to an iron pin on the North side of a branch; thence with Whisnant's line South 4 deg. 30 min. West 2248 feet to three Black Oaks on the South side of the Alexander Mill to Mt. Pleasant Church Road; thence crossing back across said road South 85 deg. 30 min. East 367.62 feet to the beginning, containing 18.5 acres, more or less. And Being more commonly known as: 135 Peru Ln, Forest City, NC 28043 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Gregory R. Baker and Kandace H. Baker. The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.
GIGANTIC SIDEWALK YARD SALE Over 40 participating merchants and individuals Sat. May 1st 7:30A-until Historic Downtown Marion, NC Business District
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! Huge Yard Sale Sandy Mush: 126 Kings Dr. (across from Dollar General) Sat. 7A-til Huge yard/bake sale Rfdtn: Piedmont Community Clubhouse, Maple Creek Rd., Sat 7A-noon. Huge variety, clothes, furniture and more
YARD SALES ARE A GREAT PLACE TO FIND A DEAL!
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RUTHERFORD IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION FILE NO. 10 CVD 460
NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 12:30 PM on May 12, 2010 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:
COMMUNITY YARD SALE at Gilkey General Store, Hwy 221N Sat. 7A-until
THE COUNTY OF RUTHERFORD PLAINTIFF, VS. All assignees, heirs at law, and devisees of CAROLYN W. BOYCE together with all her creditors and lien holders regardless of how or through whom they claim, and any and all persons claiming any interest in the estate of CAROLYN W. BOYCE, and BELINDA WATKINS LITTLEJOHN
Indoor Moving Sale 179 Riceville Rd. (off Hwy 221, across from Fiddlesticks) Sat. 7Auntil Dining room set, bedroom furniture, etc. INDOOR YARD SALE FC: 661 West Main St. Sat. 8A-til Surplus electrical supplies, yard sale items. Something for everyone! Rain or shine! INDOOR YARD SALE Tanners Grove UMC Fri. & Sat. 7:30A-1P Saturday only: Carwash & tenderloin biscuits, coffee, juice Come enjoy! 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 Spindale: 103 Maple St. (behind Spindale House) Sat. 7:30A-til Furniture, TV, men’s/ women’s designer clothes, household, lots more! 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!
Yard Sale FC: 1629 Oakland Rd. (below Sunset Memorial Park) Saturday 7A-until
Spring Cleaning: Ellenboro, 1761 Oak Grove Ch. Rd., Sat. 8A-until. Newborn-3T boys/girls clothes, toys, baby items, tools, shooting/hunting accessories, household
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DEFENDANTS, and WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., and RUTHERFORD INTERNAL MEDICINE, P.A. DEFENDANT LIENHOLDERS. ____________________________________ NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION TO: All assignees, heirs at law, and devisees of CAROLYN W. BOYCE together with all her creditors and lienholders regardless of how or through whom they claim, and any and all persons claiming any interest in the estate of CAROLYN W. BOYCE, and BELINDA WATKINS LITTLEJOHN Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: Complaint for foreclosure on real property for delinquent ad valorem taxes owed to Rutherford County, North Carolina which is more completely described in the Complaint. Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claims or interest that you may have in the subject real property as more particularly described in the Complaint. You are required to defend such pleading not later than May 26, 2010, and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought.
The date of this Notice is April 21, 2010.
This the 16th day of April, 2010.
Grady Ingle Substitute Trustee 8520 Cliff Cameron Drive, Suite 300 Charlotte, NC 28269 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 09-114856
__________________________________________ Elizabeth T. Miller, Attorney for Plaintiff 346 North Main Street Post Office Box 800 Rutherfordton, North Carolina 28139 Telephone: 828-286-8222 Facsimile: 828-286-8229
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North Carolina, Rutherford County
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 108
AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 296
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Joseph Anthony Massaro to Stephen C. Wilkie, Substitute Trustee, dated March 13, 2006 and recorded in Book 889 at Page 610 in the Rutherford County, North Carolina Registry, the undersigned Substitute Trustee declares as follows:
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Brian Lee Davis Joined By His Wife Lissa L Davis to T. Thomas Kangur, Jr., Trustee(s), which was dated March 1, 2006 and recorded on March 13, 2006 in Book 889 at Page 366, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.
There is a default by the Owner or other person(s) owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Deed of Trust, or by their successor in interest, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of default of such provision; and the undersigned as Substitute Trustee, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and the Owner and Holder of the Note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Courthouse door or other usual and customary location as designated by the Clerk's Office on May 7, 2010, at 2:00 p.m., and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described real property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit:
Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Lisa S. Campbell, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on May 4, 2010 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit:
SITUATE, lying and being in the Town of Lake Lure, Chimney Rock Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being all of Lot Number 55, 0.99 acres of Shumont Estates, Phase IVA as shown on a plat prepared by Nathan Odom, Registered Land Surveyor on March 28, 2001, entitled "The New Chimney Rock Land Company, Shumont Estates, Phase IVA", and of record in Plat Book 22, Page 62 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Rutherford County, North Carolina, reference to which said plat is made for a more particular description.
BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED as Lot 181 at shown on the Map of Yellowtop Mountain Estates, Phase Eleven, as recorded in Plat Book 26, Pages 213 through 215, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as: 341 West Ridge Drive, Bostic, NC 28018
To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner of the property is Joseph Anthony Massaro. Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of forty-five cents (45¢) per one hundred dollars ($100.00), up to a maximum of $500.00. A cash deposit (cashier's check or certified funds, no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all of the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Should the foreclosure action be dismissed or any portion have to be redone for any reason, the bid deposit will be returned to the third party bidder and no other remedies will be able to be asserted. The third party bidder acts upon their own risk if they expend any funds in favor of the foreclosed property prior to the receipt of a deed from the Substitute Trustee. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, and encumbrances of record. Additional notice where the real property is residential with less than 15 rental units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the County in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 day written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of the rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination period. Date: 04-14-2010 _________________________________ Stephen C. Wilkie, Substitute Trustee 285 East Allen Street Hendersonville, NC 28792
Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS WHERE IS." There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Brian Lee Davis and wife, Lissa L. Davis. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Lisa S. Campbell, Substitute Trustee PO Box 4006 Wilmington, NC 28406 PHONE: (910) 392-4971 FAX: (910) 392-8051 File No. 09-14998-FC01, 688208 4/23, 04/30/2010
North Carolina, Rutherford County AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 473 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Grosvenor Wright, III and Margaret Biedekapp aka Margaret J. Biedekapp by and through her Attorney In Fact Grosvenor S. Wright, Husband and Wife to Jackie Miller Trustee(s), which was dated June 2, 2006 and recorded on June 2, 2006 in Book 902 at Page 252 and rerecorded/ modified/corrected on October 2, 2008 in Book 969, Page 469 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on April 17, 2009 in Book 980, Page 777, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on May 5, 2010 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit: Situate, lying and being in Gilkey Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being all of the 1.22 acre tract shown as Lot #250 on plat entitled "Clearwater Creek Phase 10," Sheet One of Two, as shown on plat of record in Plat Book 27 at Page 77, Rutherford County Registry. Being a portion of that property conveyed in Deed from SFG Dragonfly, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company to Mtn. Creek Land Co., Inc., a North Carolina Corporation by deed dated November 15, 2004 and of record in Deed Book 860, at Page 146, Rutherford County Registry. SUBJECT TO all notes shown on plat hereinabove referred to and further subject to any restrictions or rights of way of record and SUBJECT FURTHER TO all provisions and restrictions of record set forth in Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions of Clearwater Creek dated May 4, 2005 and of record in Deed Book 872, at Page 309, Rutherford County Registry and any additional supplemental declarations pertaining thereto. Being the same and identical property which was conveyed by Mtn. Creek Land Co., Inc., a North Carolina corporation to Grosvenor S. Wright and wife, Margaret J. Biedekapp by deed dated May 30, 2006 and of record in Deed Book 905, at Page 349, Rutherford County Registry. T-als PR-spr Doc-deeds/dwgrohdahl.ded
North Carolina, Rutherford County NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 20 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Leslie G. Grene, Linda F Grene, husband and wife to A. Jervis Arledge, Trustee(s), which was dated February 19, 2003 and recorded on February 21, 2003 in Book 0714 at Page 0202 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on January 28, 2004 in Book 0838, Page 0822, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on May 5, 2010 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit: Situate, lying and being in Chimney Rock Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being all of Lot 198 in Riverbend at Lake Lure, Section 5, a subdivision located in Chimney Rock Township, as recorded in Plat Book 10, at pages 76-81 of the Public Records of Rutherford County, North Carolina, to which reference is hereby made for a full and complete description. Acceptance of this deed certifies that the Grantees are the purchasers of the property shown and described herein, which is located in the subdivision jurisdiction of Rutherford County, and that they hereby accept this plan with their free consent, establish minimum building set back lines, and dedicate all streets for private use. Furthermore acceptance of this deed indicates the purchaser's knowledge that there is not any public water or sewer available to this subdivision. All water and sewer will be private. The purpose of this statement is to comply with G.S. 136-102.6. Subject to the right reserved by Developer for the right, privilege and easement to enter upon, use and occupy temporarily the above referenced property for the purpose of constructing roads and drainage and for the accommodation of construction equipment, materials and excavated earth, over and across said property. Subject to all restrictions of record.
Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as: 257 North Dakota Drive, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.
Said property is commonly known as: 755 Pheasant Street, Lake Lure, NC 28746 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.
Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS WHERE IS." There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Grosvenor S. Wright and wife, Margaret J. Biedekapp.
Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS WHERE IS." There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Leslie G. Grene and wife, Linda F. Grene.
An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.
An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.
If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.
If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.
Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No. 09-19711-FC01, 688200 4/23, 04/30/2010
Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No. 09-25007-FC01, 691624 4/23, 04/30/2010
18 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, FRIDAY, April 30, 2010 North Carolina, Rutherford County NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 116 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Charles W Curtis, and wife and Jacqueline S Curtis to David B Craig, Trustee(s), which was dated November 23, 2005 and recorded on December 13, 2005 in Book 876 at Page 1, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on May 5, 2010 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit: The following described real property situate in the Township of Coflax, County of Rutherford, and State of North Carolina, to wit: Tract One: Situate, lying and being in Coflax Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being tract one of that certain deed recorded in Deed Book 424, Page 593, Rutherford County Registry, being bound on the north by the property of David Mcguire as described in deed recorded in Deed Book 343, Page 593, Rutherford County Registry, on the east by the property of Ronald W. Fannell as described in deed recorded in deed Book 413, Page 636, Rutherford County Registry, on the south by the property of James Whitaker as described in deed recorded in Deed Book 424, Page 3, Rutherford County Registry, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at an iron pin said iron pin being the common southeasternmost corner of the tract herein described and common northeasternmost corner of the property of James Whitaker as described in deed recorded in Deed Book 424, Page 3, Rutherford County Registry, said beginning point also lying 648 feet North 3 Degrees 30 Minutes East of a point in the center line of SR1923 and running thence from said beginning point South 88 Degrees 38 Minutes 24 Seconds West 261 feet to an iron pin: thence North 1 Degrees 12 Minutes 1 Second West 679.84 feet to an iron pin; thence North 89 Degrees 45 Minutes 31 Seconds East 316.44 feet to an iron pin; thence South 3 Degrees 30 Minutes West 676.09 feet to the beginning, containing 4.48 acres according to map and survey by professional surveying services, Nathan Odom, registered land surveyor, dated October 26, 1988. Tract Two: Situate, lying and being in Coflax Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being tract one of that certain deed recorded in Deed Book 424, Page 593, Rutherford County Registry,being bound on the north by the property of Gus Walker and wife as described in deed recorded in deed Book 352, Page 558, Rutherford County Registry, on the east by the property of William E. Moore and wife, as described in deed recorded in Deed Book 412, Page 294, Rutherford County Registry, and on the East by a 60 feet unnamed graveled street and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at an iron pin, said iron pin being the common northeastmost corner of the tract herein described and commons southeasternmost corner of the property of Gus Walker and wife as described in deed recorded in Deed Book 352, Page 558, Rutherford County Registry, and running thence from said beginning point South 1 Degrees 12 Minutes 19 Seconds East 315 feet to an iron pin; thence South 88 Degrees 2 Minutes 19 Seconds West 610 feet to an iron pin; thence North 2 Degrees 15 Minutes 16 Second West 328 feet to an iron pin; thence North 89 Degrees 15 Minutes East 616 feet to the beginning, containing 4.52 acres, according to map and survey by professional surveying services, Nathan Odom, Registerd Land Surveyor, Dated October 26, 1988. Curtis Desc/Des14 there is also conveyed an easement or right-of-way for purposes of ingress and egress over and across all that area shown as 60 foot rights- of-way of all roads as shown on plat recorded in Plat Book 8, Page 35, Rutherford County Registry. Tax ID #:03-17483 By fee simple deed from Terry L. Cantrell and wife, Paulette H. Cantrell as set fourth in Deed Book 529, Page 636 and recorded on 10/28/1988, Rutherford County Records. The source deed as stated above is thelast recorded of vesting filed for this property. There have been no vesting changes since the date of the above referenced source. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as: 521 Leonard Lane and, 537 Leonard Lane, Ellenboro, NC 28040 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS WHERE IS." There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Charles W. Curtis and wife, Jacqueline S. Curtis. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No. 10-03771-FC01, 691638 4/23, 04/30/2010
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Having qualified as Collector of Affidavit of the estate of SANDRA ANN LANDRUM of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said SANDRA ANN LANDRUM to present them to the undersigned on or before the 9th day of July, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 9th day of April, 2010.
Having qualified as Executor of the estate of OSTINE M. GOWAN of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said OSTINE M. GOWAN to present them to the undersigned on or before the 30th day of July, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 30th day of April, 2010.
Shawn Landrum, Collector of Affidavit 362 Forest Street Forest City, NC 28043
Vonda Huss, Executor 8718 Oakthorpe Drive Charlotte, NC 28277
CALL TODAY TO SUBSCRIBE 245-6431 North Carolina, Rutherford County NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 111 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by William R. Breen, Jr. and wife Noelia D. Breen to Robert L. Mebane, Trustee(s), which was dated April 23, 2003 and recorded on April 29, 2003 in Book 0726 at Page 0175, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on May 5, 2010 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit: SITUATE lying and being in Chimney Rock Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being the remaining portion of the property described in Deed Book 553, Page 650 and being described in accordance with a new plat of survey done by Professional Surveying Services dated February 26, 2001 as follows: Beginning at an existing PK nail set in the centerline of the intersection of Bills Creek Road, S.R. 1008, and Howell Road, S.R. 1372, and running thence from said beginning PK nail along the centerline of Bills Creek Road South 07 degrees 19 minutes 11 seconds West 33.65 feet to a new iron pin, said pin marking the common easternmost corner of the tract described herein and the Wilkerson property described in Deed Book 526, Page 522; thence leaving the centerline of Bills Creek Road and running along and with the Wilkerson boundary on the following calls: North 38 degrees 41 minutes 15 seconds West 24.75 feet to a point; thence North 56 degrees 34 minutes 36 seconds West 206.95 feet to a PK nail in Howell Road; thence North 64 degrees 00 minutes 21 seconds West 126.67 feet to a PK nail, said nail being the common northernmost corner of the aforesaid Wilkerson property and the Robinson property described in Deed Book 633, Page 168; thence leaving the Wilkerson boundary and running along and with Howell Road and the Robinson boundary North 67 degrees 17 minutes 39 seconds West 56.47 feet to a PK nail, said PK nail marking the common southernmost corner of the tract described herein and the Wilson property described in Deed Book 702, Page 273; thence leaving Howell Road and running along and with the Wilson boundary on the following calls: North 60 degrees 56 minutes 26 seconds East 138.54 feet , passing an existing iron pin at 22.36 feet, to an existing iron pin; thence North 27 degrees 14 minutes 33 seconds West 213.94 feet to an existing iron pin located in the Dalton property described in Deed Book 671, Page 559; thence leaving the Wilson boundary and running along and with the Dalton boundary North 56 degrees 53 minutes 15 seconds East 180.69 feet to an existing iron pin located in the Dalton boundary described in Deed Book 484, Page 63; thence running with said Dalton boundary South 43 degrees 16 minutes 27 seconds East 135.99 feet to an existing iron pin located in the western boundary of the Wilkerson property described in Deed Book 629, Page 447; thence leaving the Dalton boundary and running along and with the Wilkerson boundary on the following calls: South 03 degrees 31 minutes 49 seconds East 134.73 feet to an existing iron pin; thence South 30 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 157.76 feet to an existing iron pin; thence South 06 degrees 15 minutes 42 seconds East 112.93 feet, passing a new iron pin at 66.57 feet to a PK nail set in the centerline of Bills Creek Road; thence running along and with the centerline of Bills Creek Road South 09 degrees 44 minutes 56 seconds West 51.85 feet to the point and place of beginning and containing 2.36 acres, more or less. See copy of plat in Deed of Trust Book 616, Page 518. Tax Map 535-1-20. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as: 120 Howell Road, Lake Lure, NC 28746 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS WHERE IS." There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are William R. Breen, Jr.. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.
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