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Women in the Elliott family have been attending Family Resources “Power of the Purse” fundraiser since it began six years ago. The women plan to attend again this year to look for new bags. Pictured are, clockwise from left, Mary Grace Tisdale, Robyn Elliott, Anne Elliott, Sarah Tisdale and Mary Elliott.

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FOREST CITY — For the women in the Elliott family, Family Resources’ “Power of the Purse” has become an annual girls’ night out. Now in its sixth year, “Power of the Purse” serves as a way of raising money for the programs offered through Family Resources. According to Family Resources Executive Director of Family Resources, the fundraiser is a combination of two fundraisers she heard

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FOREST CITY — NCDOT is hard at work acquiring property from landowners in the U.S. 221 widening route and Rutherford County owns about 5 acres of land near U.S. 221 and Henson Road that is on the DOT’s radar, but the tract, which totals 109 acres, has others interested as well. County Commissioners tasked County Manager John Condrey with negotiating a fair price for the land from DOT at their May meeting Monday night, after the state seemed to low ball the county with an offer of $6,009 for the 5.737 acres. But before the land was even discussed, two local businessmen asked about buying part of it during the public comments part of the meeting.

about from friends. The first year the event was held in August and was moved to May the second year to be closer to Mother’s Day. “It’s for fundraising and a way women could be involved,” she said. The Elliot family make up several of the women who are involved. “I think some of us have been every year,” said Anne Elliott.

Jim Cole on Henson Road purchase: “The state is taking my business and I’d like to be considered for purchasing part of your property on Henson Road,” said Jim Cole, who is losing his grocery store to the U.S. 221 widening project. “I’d like put my store on Henson Road facing U.S. 221. I’d like to purchase two to three acres if possible.” Chris Huskey, a co-owner of the 221 Flea Market was also interested.

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RUTHERFORDTON — Foothills Connect and the e-NC Authority want to know how you’re using the Internet and whether you have the speed you need. The two non-profit groups are working together for a new statewide survey for broadband access mapping and planning. “This is another layer of the survey that Foothills Connect conducted in mid-February through mid-March,” Foothills Connect’s Jim Brown said. “We had 20 surveyors make more than 20,000 calls during that period and completed almost 6,000 surveys. This survey is an extended effort to reach as many North Carolinians as possible in an effort to create credible data for us in bids for federal broadband expansion funds.” The survey will help planners understand what areas need better high-speed connections and how the Internet is being used in all areas of the Tar Heel state. The survey is completely online with a link at www.e-nc.org and will be up until May 19. People who don’t have a computer or access can visit a public library to go online and complete the survey. “Foothills Connect is no longer a public access site because

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Twitty says working hard and trusting God is the key By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer

SPINDALE — Be prepared for life, finish school, work hard and trust God, says Mashonda Twitty, 40, single mom of three children, Shayne, Deshan and Shida. Twitty shares the advice for her children she received from her mother, Cornelius Twitty, who died at age 39 with an aneurysms. “She taught me to work hard, not to depend on others, only God. “First and foremost depend on God,” she said. “Without God I wouldn’t be here today.” Twitty is battling her second diagnosis of cancer. In 2009, she was diagnosed with

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lung cancer and is under going chemotherapy every other week. About seven years ago, she was diagnosed with colon cancer. The doctors tell her the lung cancer came from her colon cancer. While taking care of her health and waiting anxiously for her youngest child, daughter Shida, to complete high school next month, Twitty is working her full time job in the cafeteria at R-S Central. She works every other week, the week she is not under going chemo. While at school recently, she talked with EC Director Denise Brown about having Please see Advice, Page 6A

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Nominees for Tanner teaching award named FOREST CITY — “Good teaching is an art, not a science,” noted the Tanner Foundation Board when establishing the criteria for the Tanner Award for Excellence in Teaching. The award recognizes and rewards teachers in the Rutherford County Schools who demonstrate excellence in their careers and has been awarded since 2002. Nominations can be made by peers, students or anyone keeping in mind the six “Characteristics of a Good Teacher” which are: Mastery of the subject matter, good communication skills, being approachable, variety and innovative approaches to learning, creating an atmosphere that makes students want to learn and one which engenders good

character in each student. This year county wide, there were 13 nominations for 11 outstanding nominees. From those five finalists were chosen. The nominees are: n Wanda Edgerton, Mount Vernon-Ruth Elementary: “A teacher for approximately 30 years in the Rutherford County Schools, she works with exceptional children, examines their individual needs and ensures they not only enjoy learning but love every day in her class. Ms. Edgerton shows compassion for each child and their ability to learn. The love they have for her shows as they strive to do their best whether in class work or personal goals,” explained Beth Buckner, in her nomination. n Robin Killian,

Ellenboro Elementary: Nominated by Jeannie Walker, who said “She is amazing with parents and students. She recognizes what a student needs and strives to get the student the most help available to achieve at their highest level. She goes the extra mile.” n Darlyne Perry, Spindale Elementary: “Makes learning fun. Her classroom is a warm and caring atmosphere. She keeps parent informed, her students love her, she loves them! Her students have been prepared well for the next grade level … As their first teacher she set the bar high.” Those were some of the things Jackie James had to say about Ms. Perry and her Pirates. n Teresa Price, Rutherford Opportunity Center: One of the five finalists, Sherry

Corbett wrote, “(Her) classroom management style is always about respecting the student and about open lines of communication. She establishes respect and relationship early … always praises work when work merits praise. She is consistent, compassionate and reliable. Furthermore, she spends many hours working to develop reading strategies, interesting lessons and 21st Century Technology goal to align with each student’s needs.” n Kathy Spritz, Mount Vernon-Ruth Elementary: One of the five finalists, Spritz was nominated by Darlene Hooper and by Jay and Andrea Poole. Ms. Hooper wrote, “No matter what grade level she is assigned, she is willing and always up

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for the challenge. She tutors children after school who need the extra help…always there for her colleagues encouraging them and setting a good example for the new teachers, she is well respected by all.” The Poole’s added, “We had the privilege of having Ms. Spritz teach two of our four children; each of the two have very unique abilities … she kept us informed and came up with new ways to challenge our child … she gave us a great experience.” n Angie Steed, Harris Elementary School: “… Kind to all, responsible, energetic, creative, receptive to constructive feedback, eager to learn and grow professionally and personally … innovativeness in the classroom, “ wrote Connie Pearl when describing Angie Steed. n Pam Tomerlin, RS Central High School: One of the five finalists, was nominated by Chris Long who wrote,” Pam makes maximum use of the resources at hand … becoming master of the latest multimedia techniques. She begins most classes by having a friendly conversation … opening the floor for any and all students to participate. In so doing she shows them she respects them and their opinions, and is generally interested in their lives outside her room. “ n Linda Upton, Harris Elementary: Nominated by both Lisa Randlett and Tammy Joyner. Ms. Randlett wrote, “a colleague of mine and currently my youngest son’s Kindergarten teacher, and she epitomizes an excellent teacher in everyway. Her lessons are hands on and engaging so children learn while they are playing…with her ability to transform playdough, sand or shaving cream into hands-on tools.” Ms. Joyner’s comments concurred, adding, “Linda Upton goes above and beyond the call of duty.” n Paula Waldrop, Harris Elementary:

Nominated by Tammy Joyner who offered, “she provides a positive learning environment for the kids with lots of fun hands on interactive lessons ever day. She made my daughter want to come to school and learn.” n Dr. Sharon Willets, Chase Middle School: One of our five finalists, “First of all, Sharon is very dedicated to her profession. She has a Masters in administration with a concentration in science, a doctorate in educational leadership and was National Board Certified in 2000 and renewed in 2010. She brings global instruction and awareness to her classroom and uses collaborative groups to involve students in learning,” Rita Burgeson stated and went on to discuss how Dr. Willets encourages students and works with them – even after normal hours – to help them succeed. n Carol Womick, East Rutherford High: One of our five finalists was nominated by a student, Hannah Smith. Hannah wrote, “Mrs. Womick continually challenges us to work diligently in class … a very approachable teacher, and is more than willing to answer questions. She provides the opportunity for students to get one-on-one help with before and after school tutoring. Mrs. Womick implements the use of multiple technologies in class…always searching for a new way to teach, and is continually broadening her span of knowledge using technology and available resources. “ The five finalists will join the Board of Communities In Schools for lunch on May 13 when the Tanner Excellence In Teaching Awards will be presented. The Tanner Foundation and Communities in Schools extend heart felt congratulations to and thanks to these outstanding educators for their work and dedication to the children of Rutherford County.

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ICC honors Outstanding Students for Spring SPINDALE – Isothermal Community College officials gave special recognition to 11 students last Thursday. The Spring 2010 Learning College Student of the Semester Awards were presented during two ceremonies in the library’s Old Tryon Room. The awards, formerly called the Outstanding Student Awards, are so-named in recognition of the college’s emphasis on learning. The ceremonies were held at noon and 5:30 p.m. This semester’s award winners are Marla Bailey, Jennifer East, Brandi Blackwood, Ashley Austin, Daniel Kurkendall, Camille Ratliff, Craig Bailey, Evelyn Wright, David Pittman, Jenny Dalton and Nannette Washburn. The students, friends and families were welcomed to the ceremonies by Dr. Kim Gold, vice president of Academic and Student Services, and Thad Harrill, vice president of Community Education. Each student was nominated by one or several of their instructors. The nomination forms included a section of comments about the qualifications of each student: Marla L. Bailey (Arts & Sciences Division) – In the fall of 2009, Bailey received the Dr. Barbara Peterson Award for Excellence for her graduate portfolio, partly because she gave so much thought to the reflection she wrote for each artifact.

Bailey explored what worked for her as a learner and why. Bailey and her husband have a 10-year-old daughter. Jennifer D. East (Applied Sciences & Technology) – Jennifer East is a nontraditional student who returned to school as a displaced worker. She came to Isothermal Community College with extraordinary skills in fiber arts accumulated through formal and informal education and years of experience. As a lab assistant, she oversees students as they challenge new software and also provides a calming presence as newer students attempt tough assignments. Brandi Blackwood (Health Sciences - ADN Program) – The recipient of this award also received the award last spring. She has consistently excelled in all areas of nursing theory and practice. She clearly has an aptitude for nursing. She exhibits very good critical thinking skills and demonstrates a clinical practice that is clearly excellent. This is the last semester of her Associate Degree Nursing Program and she maintains the same, calm, quiet demeanor that she had at the beginning. Ashley Austin (Health Sciences - LPN Program) – Ashley exhibits a commitment to excellence in all of her endeavors. As class president, she demonstrates an initiative to resolve any problems that may arise during the one-year program. She

demonstrates a cooperative spirit and willingness to help others. Academically, she is always prepared for class and she completes assignments with minimal direction. Submitted paperwork is completed in a very thorough and concise manner. She clearly serves as an inspiration to others. Daniel Kurkendall (Developmental Ed. & Academic Support) – Daniel has the characteristics that make him successful in class and in life. He is good-natured, responsible, conscientious and hardworking – traits that make him a leader. He treats class the way he probably treated his former job and the way he will treat his future job; he is always thoughtful, and he always does his best. He provides a benchmark for other students to follow, and other students respond to his example. Camille Ratliff (Business Sciences) – Camille Ratliff is a conscientious, intelligent and highly motivated student. Her thirst for knowledge exceeds the boundaries of her class assignments. She is interested more in learning and applying what she learns than just getting a grade. As a result of her dedication, hard work and determination, this student gets along well with both students and faculty. Willingly accepting the challenges given to her, she consistently exceeds all expectations. She is a perfect model of the behavior and

temperament required for success in today’s work environment. Craig Bailey (Adult High School/GED) – Craig is pursuing his Adult High School Diploma. He would like to join the National Guard one day and this accomplishment is a requirement. He strives for perfection and has an A average in all his courses. Evelyn G. Wright (Arts & Sciences) - Evelyn Wright truly stands apart as a student at ICC. She is extremely creative in her approach to problem solving and writing and sets high standards for herself. She always does more than is asked of her and often helps other students. Her consistent high ethics and values are prevalent in her work. She has a calm and thoughtful demeanor and is truly interested in everything that she can learn from her instructors. Evelyn plans to go to nursing school and become a neonatal RN. She will be wonderful at her job! David Pittman (Developmental Ed. & Academic Support) - David deserves this award because of his great attitude towards life and math. It doesn’t matter what we ask David to do, he always does it with a smile. Furthermore, David does not settle for just a passing grade; he strives to be and do his best at everything he does in the classroom. He goes above and beyond what is expected of him whether it is doing extra

problems to master a concept or putting in extra time to stay on schedule. We can always count on David to make our job not only pleasurable, but truly rewarding. Jenny Dalton (Business Sciences) - Jenny Dalton has demonstrated hard work and dedication since becoming a student at Isothermal Community College. She has been able to overcome numerous personal challenges with the same strength and determination that brought her to the attention of her instructors and peers. An extraordinarily bright and articulate young woman, Jenny can always be relied upon to lead class discussions and frequently encourages others to do the same. As an officer and member of Phi Theta Kappa, Isothermal Community College’s invitation only honor society, Jenny has used her leadership skills to serve her college and community. Diligent, focused, and quietly determined to succeed, Susan is more than an exemplary student. She is genuinely liked and respected by the faculty and her peers. Nannette Washburn (Adult High School/GED) - Nannette is a hard worker. She has been a faithful evening student in the Basic Skills Program since December 02, 2008. It is evident that her hard work has paid off; she has passed all the GED tests except Math while working a full time job.

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oday is Mother’s Day and when thinking about the importance of mothers in the lives of families and children, we cannot help but note that much has changed, especially over the past half century. Our modern world has significantly altered our concept of mothers. Where once a mother was without doubt the most significant person in the life of a child, the modern world of working moms bring many other players into the game. Yet, moms are still critical to the lives of children. What changed is how and when they interact with their children. Moms today have to work harder to be good at the job. Mothers still comfort and nurture their children. They still teach and train; they still worry and fret about how their children are developing as they grow and advance through the stages of life. The fundamental role of a mother remains constant. Perhaps the most obvious change is the amount of time that mothers get to spend with their children now. Where once the majority of mothers worked in the home or on the family farm and were in close contact with their younger children throughout the day, the bonds between mothers and children developed far differently than they do today. To achieve the same kind of bonding now means moms are having to be more creative and they are having to put forth greater effort. The good news is that most moms are doing that and doing it well. What the rest of us need to do is applaud them and look for ways that we can help them be even more successful.

Reading tea leaves is not so easy RALEIGH – It’s dangerous business, this looking at the results of a single election – a primary at that – and deciphering what it all means for the future. The danger never stops pundits and politicians from engaging in the exercise, and so it was after Tuesday’s primary. Nationally, writers and TV commentators declared that the tea party movement had come up short. In North Carolina, low turnout was translated to mean voter apathy, particularly among Democrats. The turnout was low in the state. Just over 14 percent of registered voters showed up at the polls on Tuesday. Nearly as many Republicans as Democrats voted, even though the top-of-the-ballot race, U.S. Senate, was a foregone conclusion for the GOP. That lack of interest in a contested Democratic U.S. Senate primary – especially when compared to similar circumstances in 2002 when more voters turned out – led to predictions of Democratic apathy come the fall. Those predictions ignore some pretty significant difference between 2002 and 2010. This year, Secretary of State Elaine Marshall led a crowded Democratic primary field but failed to gain the necessary 40 percent of the vote to avoid a runoff against former state Sen.

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Cal Cunningham. Marshall was the best-known candidate entering the race, the only candidate to win a statewide election. By the time voters went to the polls, she was still the bestknown candidate. Cunningham, the favorite of the party establishment, had run some TV ads, but not enough to overcome the name recognition of Marshall. In 2002, Marshall was probably the least known of three major Democratic candidates hoping to take on another GOP nominee who had become a foregone conclusion, Elizabeth Dole. Back then, former White House chief of staff Erskine Bowles had both the party backing and money to establish himself as a front-runner. Former state House Speaker Dan Blue was relatively well-known. The result was more voter interest, more TV, more people at the polls. The polls had barely closed Tuesday before the delving into tea party success and failure also began.

Given the fractious nature of the movement, determining who is and isn’t a tea party darling seemed difficult enough. Longtime incumbent Republican Congressman Howard Coble stomped all comers, including some who tried to decorate themselves with tea leaves. Bill Randall, a Republican running to challenge 13th District Congressman Brad Miller, qualified for a runoff after being endorsed by something called the Tea Party PAC. Tim D’Annunzio did the same in the 8th Congressional District after falling out with state Republican Party officials. D’Annunzio pumped $950,000 of personal money into his campaign. Meanwhile, just five incumbent state legislators were beaten on Tuesday, only one of them a Republican. Anyone who claims they can tell what that means in relation to tea party activism should probably go into the coastal land sales business. A wiser course would be to wait until the fall to try to decode it all. As is always the case, the months between now and then will be an eternity in politics. Mooneyham is executive director of the Capitol Press Association.

Mother’s Day a time to honor women in our lives “Happy Mother’s Day” will be heard Sunday morning, flowers will abound with gleeful cards and it will be a day of celebration. Sure, the florist and greeting card industry do well at this time of the year but many hearts will not be so cheerful. So how do I know? I have been married to my wife, Gina for almost 27 years. I would marry her all over again. I love her and respect her as a woman and wife. After leaving Bible College we moved to New York and began ministry while I was working on a graduate degree. She has always been my partner in ministry. We wanted to start a family and I remember the first time she became pregnant. Our church and we were ecstatic. The joy would be short-lived as after six weeks of pregnancy she had her first miscarriage. I say first, because she would have three. We were devastated. Our faith was sorely tested as all we had preached and believed was tested in a way that was indescribable. I felt that God had let us down. I was angry for me and especially for my wife. Our church tradition, as many in the South, always celebrated Mother’s Day. You buy cards and gifts, have cookouts or take mom out to

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eat and in the Sunday morning church service, a big deal was made over the moms. The choir sings, specials are sung, and flowers are given to the eldest and youngest mom. It is a veritable litany of events praising moms, and rightly so. But sometimes a sad reality set in with us on this “special” day. As a pastor I coordinate the service. After Gina’s first miscarriage we would then face our first Mother’s Day service with absolute depression. Mother’s Day would now be a day of despair, loss, and painful memories. I would awake on the Sunday morning of Mother’s Day dreading it, more for Gina than myself. I began the service with hidden feelings of anger, guilt and pretense. I would watch my wife’s tears, as we would get to the point of the service of honoring moms and sharing accolades. She wept because she had no children. I felt like a hypocrite. I didn’t want to be cel-

ebrating this day. That time in our life taught me something. As a pastor I would have to readjust my thinking and approach to this special day. I know of some who simply do not go to church on that day because it is too painful. Painful not only because of a miscarriage, painful because of a broken relationship with a mom, the death of a young child, children who never knew their mother, and expectant mothers who, in younger and unwise days, aborted their child. The times have changed my friends; it’s a different world. At St. Luke’s, we still celebrate Mother’s Day. But being older and hopefully a little wiser I take a different approach. We still honor the eldest and youngest mom. The children create cards in Sunday School, etc. But something is different. I seek at the homily portion of the service to also talk, not only about how special moms are, but how that many need to forgive their moms or their children. Yes, this culture is a chronicle of brokenness. Many in our church have come from broken and dysfunctional homes. All is not well between moms and their children. Many hearts and minds are tortured as this day is to be special, but

for some it is special in a sad way. Our Mother’s Day service is a day of remembrance but also a day of healing and reconciliation. One of the challenges of this day is to hear the 5th commandment that says, “Honor you father and mother that your days may be long upon the land.” I give a word of advice here. The Word says “honor” not agree. Many find it difficult to have positive feelings about their moms. The role of father and mother is one of ministry. God was protecting the office of parenthood not asking children to agree with everything that they had or would do. It is like respecting a police officer or what or whom they may stand for, while not agreeing with their personality or method. So it is with parents. Many hearts would be lighter if they would respect the office or role of parents with the understanding they do not have to agree with all that was said or done. For many, Mother’s Day will be an opportunity to forgive and find healing. We pray this at our service. Mother’s Day can also be a day of healing as one learns forgiveness too. I would be remiss if I did not give the Father glory for His blessings. A true man of

God came to our church to minister. He has a gift called prophecy. Some may be skeptical … so be it. As we finished singing praise and worship songs he asked my wife to stand up. He then spoke the Word as it had come to his heart. He said, “Sing, oh barren! In the first three months of a brand new year I will heal your body.” I have it on tape and we actually transcribed it to paper. Yes, in a March, the third month of a new year, we had our first child. We now have three beautiful boys. To God be the glory! Moms, you are special, truly special. You make life-long impact on your children. I Honor you and thank God for Godly moms. My grandmothers and mom are gone now to be with the Lord. Men, thank God for a godly wife and especially the virtuous woman mentioned in Proverbs 31. I know I am a blessed man because I married one. Mothers, I thank God for you and with God’s grace and help, have a joyful Mother’s Day. May it be a day of joy and healing to many lives. The Rev. Lankford can be contacted at 286-8078 or revjlankford@gmail.com.

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Obituaries Lillie Holloway Jones Lillie Holloway Jones of 115 Willow Court, Bostic, died Saturday, May 8, 2010, at Fairhaven Nursing Home. She is survived by a son, Robert Jones of Rutherfordton. Funeral services will be held in Thomaston, Ga., and a local memorial service will be held at a later date. Crowe’s Mortuary & Crematory is in charge of arrangements.

These sweet kittens in the cat room are looking to find a good home and along with many other loving animals are available for adoption at the Rutherford County Animal Shelter on Laurel Hill Drive in Rutherfordton. The shelter’s hours are noon to 4 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. For more information call 287-6025. For the Community Pet Center volunteers office call 2877738.

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Barbara Sparks Harris of Greenville, S.C., died at home on Saturday, May 8, 2010. Born in Gaffney, she was a daughter of the late Lyman Melton and Sara Gettys Sparks. She was the wife of Dr. Falls Lewis Harris, She graduated from Gaffney High School in 1953. After attending Greensboro College, Mrs. Harris graduated from Limestone College in 1958. Following her graduation, she taught first grade for five years in Danville, Va., Chapel Hill, and Little Rock, Ark. She was a member of Buncombe Street United contact information for their Methodist Church where she served on a number of comsupervisor and/or the local mittees over the years. She census office if you need also volunteered and served verification. in a variety of community, n Legitimate census work- civic, and social organizaers will NEVER ask for your tions. Social Security Number, In addition to her husband, credit card number, or bank she is survived by her two account information. They children, son Falls Lewis will only ask you the ten Harris Jr. of Greenville and questions on the census daughter Sara Elizabeth form. (Bibby) Harris Sierra; two n Census employees are not grandchildren; one brother, allowed to ask you for money, Charles Gettys Sparks of or tell you that you owe the Gaffney; two sisters, Joyce government money (even if Sparks Coyle and Ann you do). Dora Sparks Hiers, both of n Census takers will never Gaffney. ask to enter your home. Memorial services will be n Information for the Tuesday, May 11, at 11 a.m. census will not be collected at Buncombe Street United through e-mail or on the Methodist Church with Internet. Report bogus centhe Revs. Jerry Temple and sus emails or websites to Grover Putnam officiatITSO.Fraud.Reporting@ ing. The family will receive census.gov. friends Monday, May 10, between 6 and 8 p.m. at the North Carolinians can church. A private committal also report potential censervice will take place in the sus scams to the Attorney Church Columbarium prior General’s Consumer to the service. Protection Division at http:// In lieu of flowers, memowww.ncdoj.gov or by calling rials may be made to the 1-877-5-NO-SCAM toll-free Organ Restoration Fund of within North Carolina. Buncombe Street United Methodist Church, P.O. Contact Baughman via e-mail at Drawer 1988; Greenville, sbaughman@thedigitalcourier. S.C. 29602. com. The family is at the home, 349 Riverside Drive, Greenville, S.C. 29605. Robinson Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Census scammers still working By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Daily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY — Census returns for the area are up from the year 2000, but as workers head out into the field, officials are warning of more U.S. Census related scams than ever. Several North Carolinians have called the state Attorney General Roy Cooper’s office recently, wanting to know if the call, letter or visit they’ve received is part of the legitimate census. “Unfortunately, consumers have reported that fraud artists are trying to use the census to trick them into giving up their personal financial information,” Cooper said. “Census takers are visiting the remaining households to complete the national population survey, which is required by law to take place every ten years.” Return rates for the mail-in portion of the census are up in all five of the counties covered in the Gastonia district, a district that has also seen relatively few scam warnings. “I haven’t heard anything about that from folks in the census,” David Harris, local census office manager

for Gastonia. “Things are going great. We’ve got about 900 people out working in the five counties Gaston, Cleveland, Rutherford, Polk, Lincoln. For the five counties we averaged a return of over 9 percent more than what it was in 2000. That was wonderful because that saves us as taxpayers a bunch of money because we don’t have to go out there as enumerators.” Harris said the next phase of counting will last until the task is complete. “We plan to have this part, going door-to-door, to be about a ten week operation,” Harris said. “We have people working seven days a week including evenings because many people have jobs so we can only reach them in the evening or on Saturdays.” While census scams are rare, here’s how to tell the difference between the official U.S. census and a scam: n Any real census worker who comes to your door will have an ID badge with a Department of Commerce watermark and expiration date. Ask to see the badge if it isn’t visible. n Census takers will also be able to provide you with

Police Notes Sheriff’s Office n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 207 E-911 calls Friday.

Rutherfordton n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 44 E-911 calls Friday.

Spindale n The Spindale Police Department responded to 35 E-911 calls Friday.

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

Forest City n The Forest City Police Department responded to 64 E-911 calls Friday.

Arrests n Randy Keith Putnam, 20, of 3108 Ramseur Church Road; charged with failure to appear on misdemeanor driving while license revoked, expired registration and failure to appear operating a vehicle with no insurance, fictitious/altered title/registration card or tag; released on a $1,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Laverne G. Blanton, 46, of 1892 Harris-Henrietta Road; charged with obtaining property by false pretenses; released on a $10,000 secured bond. (RCSD)

n Brooklyn Shante Watkins, 24, of 192 Wilkins St.; charged with failure to appear on misdemeanor driving while license revoked; released on a $500 secured bond. n Albert Ray Hipp, 57, of 3791 Hudlow Road; charged with assault on a government official; released on a $5,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Terry Wayne Dawson, 19, of 111 Hwy. 120; charged with felony larceny/obtain property by false pretense; released on a $25,000 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Donnie Wayne Wells, 36, of 283 Old Wagy Road; charged with obtain property by false pretense and felony larceny; released on a $10,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Douglas Ryan Hipp, 19, of 3791 Hudlow Road; charged with failure to appear on a misdemeanor and simple possession of a schedule VI controlled substance; released on a $5,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Rita Gail Thompson, 51, of 126 Verbinia Drive; charged with show cause; released on a $750 secured bond. (RCSD) n Jonathon Ray Hipp, 23, of 3791 Hudlow Road; charged with two counts injury to personal property, three counts assault on a government official/employee and resisting a public officer; released on a $5,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Dusty Ray Hipp, 24, of

3791 Hudlow Road; charged with two counts injury to personal property and two counts assault on a government official/employee; released on a $3,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Jason Travis Atkins, 32, of 133 Main St.; charged with three counts failure to appear non-support of a child; released on a $3,150 cash bond. n Robert Phillipo Henson, 36, of 1139 Calton Road; charged with possession of a controlled substance in prison; placed under a $1,500 secured bond. (Court) n Trevor Lee Arrowood, 23, of 2801 Cove Road; charged with driving while impaired; released on a $1,000 unsecured bond. (SPD)

EMS/Rescue n The Rutherford County EMS responded to 24 E-911 calls Friday. n The Volunteer Life Saving, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to nine E-911 calls Friday.

Fire Calls n Ellenboro responded to a motor vehicle collision and a control burn. n Forest City responded to a smoke report. n S-D-O responded to a control burn. n Union Mills responded to a motor vehicle collision.

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Deaths Andor Lilienthal BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Andor Lilienthal, the last surviving member of 27 original grandmaster chess players, died Saturday in Budapest at the age of 99, the Hungarian Chess Federation said. Lilienthal died at his home after a long illness, the fedTHE DAILY COURIER Published Tuesday through Sunday mornings by Paxton Media Group LLC dba The Daily Courier USPS 204-920 Periodical Postage paid in Forest City, NC. Company Address: 601 Oak St., P.O. Box 1149, Forest City, NC 28043. Phone: (828) 245-6431 Fax: (828) 248-2790 Subscription rates: Single copy, daily 50¢ / Sunday $1.50. Home delivery $11.75 per month, $35.25 for three months, $70.50 for six months, $129 per year. In county rates by mail payable in advance are: $13.38 for one month, $40.14 for three months, $80.27 for six months, $160.54 per year. Outside county: $14.55 for one month, $43.64 for three months, $87.28 for six months, $174.56 per year. College students for school year subscription, $75. The Digital Courier, $6.50 a month for non-subscribers to The Daily Courier. Payment may be made at the website: www.thedigitalcourier. com The Daily Courier is not responsible for advance subscription payments made to carriers, all of who are independent contractors.

eration’s communications director Zsuzsa Veroci told The Associated Press. Lilienthal was born in Moscow to Hungarian Jewish parents on May 5, 1911, but moved to Budapest with his mother. He eventually competed for Hungary in three Chess Olympiads in the 1930s and later continued his career in the Soviet Union. He trained world champion Tigran Petrosian from 1951 to 1963, and was the second to Vasily Smyslov during his successful world championship matches against Mikhail Botvinnik. During his career, Lilienthal won matches against six world champions — Alexander Alekhine, Jose Raul Capablanca, Botvinnik, Max Euwe, Emanuel Lasker and Smyslov. In 1950, FIDE, the international chess federation, included Lilienthal on its inaugural list of grandmasters, a title awarded to the world’s strongest players. The list also included, among others, Soviet Alexander Kotov, American Reuben Fine and Miguel Najdorf, a Polish-born Argentine. Lilienthal retired from tournament play in 1965 and returned to Budapest in 1976, staying active in the chess world until recently, Veroci said. President Yar’Adua LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua, whose election marked the first peaceful transition of power from one civilian to another in a nation once plagued by military coups, has died, his spokesman said. He was 58. Yar’Adua’s death Wednesday comes following a lengthy illness and almost three months after his vice president assumed control of Africa’s most populous nation. Yar’Adua had a long history of kidney ailments and recently suffered from an inflamed heart.

Barbara S. Harris Barbara Sparks Harris of Greenville, S.C., beloved wife of Dr. Falls Lewis Harris, passed away at home on Saturday, May 8, 2010. Born in Gaffney on October 12, 1935, Mrs. Harris was a daughter of the late Lyman Melton and Sara Gettys Sparks. She graduated from Gaffney High School in 1953. After attending Greensboro College, Mrs. Harris graduated from Limestone College in 1958.Following her graduation, Mrs. Harris taught first grade for five years in Danville, Virginia, Chapel Hill, North Carolina and Little Rock, Arkansas. Mrs. Harris was a member of Buncombe Street United Methodist Church where she served on a number of committees over the years. She also volunteered and served in a variety of community, civic, and social organizations. However, her favorite role was that of a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Harris is survived by her two children, Falls Lewis Harris, Jr. of Greenville and daughter, Sara Elizabeth (Bibby) Harris Sierra and her husband, Michael Luis Sierra, and her two grandchildren William Harris Sierra andSara Grace Sierra of Greenville; one brother, Charles Gettys Sparks, of Gaffney; two sisters, Joyce Sparks Coyle and Ann Dora Sparks Hiers, both of Gaffney. Mrs. Harris was predeceased by her brother Lyman Melton Sparks, Jr. Memorial services will be Tuesday, May 11, at 11 a.m. at Buncombe Street United Methodist Church with the Reverends Jerry Temple and Grover Putnam officiating. The family will receive friends Monday, May 10, between 6 and 8 p.m. at the church. A private committal service will take place in the Church Columbarium prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Organ Restoration Fund of Buncombe Street United Methodist Church, P.O. Drawer 1988; Greenville, S.C. 29602. The family is at the home, 349 Riverside Drive, Greenville, S.C. 29605. Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or in person at Robinson Funeral Home-Powdersville Road, which is assisting the family. Paid obit

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Red Cross The following blood drives are scheduled: May 11 — Harris Elementary School, Forest City, 1:30 to 6 p.m., call 248-2354; May 12 — Rutherford Hospital, 288 S. Ridge Crest Ave., Rutherfordton, noon to 5 p.m., call 286-5338; May 17 — Red Cross Rutherford Chapter, 838 Oakland Road, Forest City, 2 to 6:30 p.m., call at 2875916; May 24 — Spindale United Methodist Church, 3 to 7 p.m., call 245-8554; May 27 — Rutherford County Government, 289 N. Main St., Rutherfordton, noon to 4:30 p.m., call 287-6145; May 31 — Lowe’s, 184 Lowes Blvd., Forest City, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., call 351-1023; All presenting donors will be entered in a drawing for a chance to win a cruise for two. Classes Adult CPR: May 10, 6 p.m. Child, Infant CPR: May 11, 6 p.m. First Aid: May 15, 8:30 a.m. Preventing Disease Transmission All classes must be paid in advance. Call 287-5916 for further information.

Meetings/other Booster meeting: Forest City Owls Boosters will meet Thursday, May 13, 6 p.m., special guest, Owls Coach Matt Hayes; membership $25 per person; for information, contact Cecil Geer at 919-0000.

Miscellaneous Memorial Day service: Sunday, May 9, 2 p.m., Spindale City Cemetery; Rev. Terry Howell will lead a brief service. Early sign ups: The Rutherfordton Raiders Football Team will hold early sign ups for football players and cheerleaders (Saturdays) May 15, 22 and 29, at Crestview Park in Rutherfordton. The cost is $45 per child, and $35 for two in the same family. For more information contact Tammy at 980-2059. Foothills Harvest Outreach Ministries will hold a storewide, half-price sale May 10-15. The store is located at 120 E. Trade St., Forest City. Open House: Friday, May 14, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., at Dance ‘n Play in Spanish, 189 E. Main St., Forest City; the public is invited to visit the new Spanish Language School and sample a variety of ethnic foods, music, a drum clinic, and learn some Latin dance moves; Pinata for the kids.

Fundraisers Community yard sale: Saturday, May 15, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Red Cross Chapter House; set up begins at 6:30 a.m.; spaces available, $10 each (tables not included); firstcome, first served basis; donations of yard sale items for the ARC Disaster Team to sell (no clothes please) may be brought to the Chapter House through May 14; call 287-5916 for further details. Dance fundraiser: Friday, May 21, 8 p.m., at Bubba’s Fun Park; music by DJ “Catdaddy” Mike McDaniel”; sponsored by the Little Warriors Relay for Life team; all proceeds for the ACS. Golf tournament: Sponsored by VFW Harold Hawkins Post 5204; Saturday, June 5, shotgun start 1 p.m., Dogwood Valley Golf Course, 328 Dogwood Valley Road, Forest City; captain’s choice; entry fee $40 per player; contact Jimmy Reynolds at 657-5645 to sign up; rain date June 12; all proceeds will be used to assist local veterans. 4th Annual yard sale: Saturday, June 12, 6 to 11 a.m., at Big Dave’s Family Sea Food; Wayne Rollins of Rollins Cafeteria will be selling pancake breakfast for $6 per person (plus tax); ages 3-10, $3; all you can eat; sponsored by Eaton Croporation and Rollins; all proceeds go toward ACS Relay For Life.

ICC classes Introduction to Microsoft Word 2007: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30 to 9 p.m., May 13 - June 3; must have basic computer skills; fee $65; course #17116. Introduction to Scuba Diving: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 to 9 p.m., May 13-27; classroom and pool instruction; all equipment and supplies provided; see web site for full information; fee $260; course #17239. Beginner Golf Instruction: Mondays from 7 to 8 p.m., May 17 June 28; instructor Golf Pro Denny West; fee $100; course #17198. Summer classes are also listed at www.isothermal.edu/learnstuff. To register for any of the above classes, call 286-363, ext. 346.

“The state isn’t going to take all of my flea market, but enough of it that it will hurt me in the future,” Huskey said. “I employ about 75 people and 150 what you might call part time people. I’d be profiting from buying some of your land on Henson Road, and I know that Jim just said he wants to buy some. I’d like you to consider selling some of that land to us.” When the board initially purchased the property in 2004, the plan was looking toward an industrial location.

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Anne’s sister-in-law, Robyn, said the women go and eat dinner and peruse the pocketbooks for a while before starting to bid. “I just go and see if it speaks to me,” Anne said. “And hope that it doesn’t speak to too many other people.” Usually the women bid on several different bags, sometimes bringing home one or more. And they even bid on bags for friends or family who can’t make it. “We’ll have our cell phones bidding for them,” said Sarah Tisdale. Robyn said she has purchased Aigner and Coach bags at the event before, much more cheaply than she would have found it in a retail store. Bright said bags are priced below the

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of growing in our small business incubation and call center efforts,” Brown added. The e-NC Authority is also promoting the survey through e-mail. More than 100,000 North Carolina businesses, nonprofits, health organizations, local governments and households will receive an e-mail message this week with a link for participation in the survey. The e-mail request to complete the survey will be transmitted to recipients by Strategic Networks Group on behalf of the e-NC Authority and its collaborators. “I enthusiastically urge those receiving e-mail requests to participate in the survey because the results will help us better understand where we

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landscaping done at her Georgia Street home in Spindale. Brown and her husband own a landscaping business in Cliffside and Twitty asked if they could come by some day and look at her yard and offer tips for planting. The couple offered her few tips about the landscaping the front yard of her Habitat for Humanity home. “I just couldn’t do it right now,” Twitty said from her home Wednesday. With one son in college and Sida, a senior at R-S, and another son in Polk County, there were not the resources for the work. Brown shared with staff at R-S about the landscaping project and soon there was enough money donated by Twitty’s friends for all the plants, mulch and timbers. They showed up at Twitty’s home Wednesday and the landscaping job began. “I love these people,” Twitty said, watching them dig and plant. “I love working with the kids. I love

“It was appealing from the standpoint of having a 20 inch waterline along U.S. 221, a six inch natural gas along U.S. 221 and two, 100 kilovolt electric lines on the back corner,” Condrey said. “Also since (high speed Internet) fiber has been extended to the schools, fiber is now in very close proximity to this property. In addition, the county was aware that it would be a four lane highway in the next few years and the topography lends itself to development.” Duke Energy prepared a report on the viability of this site as an industrial location and gave the property high marks. “I met with a DOT representative

Friday and gave her a copy of the sales report that was in the recent agenda on how much DOT had paid for other tracts in that area,” Condrey said. “The price ranged from $9,284 to $24,733 per acre with $16,797 being the mean and $16,447 being the median price per acre of the 11 comparable sites.”

value in order to let the bids rise. “I usually wouldn’t buy those,” Robyn said. “But you don’t have to feel bad about spending the money because it’s for such a good cause,” Anne added. The women are even getting the youngest female involved in the event – Sarah’s four year old daughter, Mary Grace Tisdale, has been going as well and has two bags she says are her favorite. “She’ll walk around and point out the ones she likes,” Sarah said. The first year the event pulled in around $1,000. In the past several years, Bright said, it’s raised as much as $5,000. Bags are donated from businesses and people who have lots of purses to spare, she said. “We ask people to donate gently used or new pocketbooks,” Bright said. “We have everything from Fossil

to Dooney & Bourke to Vera Bradley and Coach.” Every year there are bags which are popular items. One year, she said, a Hannah Montana pocketbook sold for $80. The event gives a way for women to get together and be philanthropic, Bright said. “It’s a great way for mothers and daughters or groups of friends to have fun and it’s also benefitting a good cause.” This year’s event is May 13 beginning at 5 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Forest City. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for children 12 and younger. Hors d’oeuvres and bidding begin at 5 and dinner follows at 6:15. For more information, call 247-1440 ext. 105.

are and where we need to go, relative to broadband access and use,” said Jane Smith Patterson, executive director of the e-NC Authority. “Future economic growth and prosperity for both North Carolina and the nation depends on the availability and use of high-speed broadband. We are especially concerned about rural areas and small towns in North Carolina because broadband access and utilization are still a challenge in these communities.” Late last year, the e-NC Authority was awarded a grant of $2,023,874 from the U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to carry out an in-depth, multi-year broadband mapping and planning project for North Carolina. Broadband avail-

ability data currently being collected and validated will populate North Carolina’s new broadband map and will also be used in a national broadband map under development by NTIA. The combination of validated broadband availability data and the utilization information that will be gleaned from this survey will provide the most accurate and high-quality representation of broadband information possible. This information is needed to guide the policies and investments essential in building a 21st century platform for high-speed broadband and technology-based economic development statewide.

I’ve always thought if you make an effort, people will help you. You have to work hard. — Mashonda Twitty

everyone at R-S Central,” she said. “This is my fifth year at Central,” she said, adding she’s also the JV cheerleading coach. Twitty has always worked hard. As a single mom, she worked two or three jobs just to make sure her children taken care of and they had the things they needed. She worked at Harris Home Care and Fair Haven as a CNA and often substituted at R-S Central and East Rutherford before going to work full time. Her dream was to have a good job so she would own her own home. A few years ago she applied for a Habitat for Humanity home, was accepted and she and her children,

Commissioners want Condrey to finish the DOT negotiations before they consider whether the land should be parcelled out and sold to other investors. Contact Baughman via e-mail at sbaughman@thedigitalcourier.com.

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aunts and other relatives began to do their part of building the home. Habitat for Humanity builds homes for families who could not obtain a home by conventional financing means. The organization does this by building affordable homes with totally volunteer labor. The new owner buys the house for only the cost of the land and materials. Habitat homeowners must also volunteer their labor to build the house. They put in 300 hours of “sweat equity” that entitles them to an interest-free mortgage, which is repaid over 15 to 20 years. “We literally put up the walls in the house,” Twitty said, looking around her home. “We helped with the roof work, too.” “I’ve always thought if you make an effort, people will help you,” she said. “You have to work hard.” For any mother today, Twitty advises them to “nurture your child and just be the best mother you can be.” Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@thedigitalcourier.com.

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Business Notes Jeffords named President, CEO at First National SHELBY — The First National Bank Board of Directors announces the promotion of Helen Anderson Jeffords to president and chief executive officer. A native of Pensacola, Fla., Jeffords received her bachelor of business administration in accounting from the University of Georgia. She Jeffords is a licensed CPA in North Carolina and Pennsylvania, and also had 15 years in public accounting and health services before joining First National Bank in 1983 as a comptroller. In 1987, she was promoted to vice president and controller; in 1995 to executive vice president and CFO; and in 2005 to president, CFO and COO. Jeffords currently serves on the executive committee and board of the North Carolina Bankers Association. She is married to Ray Jeffords and they have two sons, Dr. Paul Jeffords, and Chris Jeffords, CPA.

“Mr. Landlord” will be in Asheville seminar

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Ken Blackburn of the International Kettleball Fitness Federation teaches the class in The Edge fitness center in Rutherfordton.

The Edge gets kettleball certification RUTHERFORDTON — Ken Blackburn, director of operations for International Kettlebell Fitness Federation held a kettlebell certification for seven clients of The Edge Fitness Center, on Main St., on April 25. Ross Gilling, previously certified through the IKFF in New York in 2009 by Ken Blackburn and Steve Cotter, was officially invited to join the IKFF certification team. This means that Gilling is now authorized to perform IKFF certification courses. He will be traveling the country to perform certification seminars and assist Cotter, presi-

dent of IKFF, and Blackburn with large certifications in America and abroad as well as working with the IKFF at the upcoming IKFF National Kettlebell Competition in Michigan in September 2010. The Edge Fitness Center will now be offering EdgeFIT Kettelbell seminars to local gyms, and in the near future plans to offer an EdgeFIT certification course. The Edge Fitness center also offers kettlebell training online at www. edgefitprotocol.com A kettlebell is a traditional Russian training tool that has been used since the turn of the century to develop full

The shape of the kettlebell allows for unique positioning of the weight directly above your center of mass, unlike a dumbbell or barbell, which must be held in front of the body, and allows you to keep your hand and wrists in neutral alignment, which enables greater endurance and longevity in the core lifts so that you can produce a much higher volume of exercise and thus greater conditioning and fitness, according to a news release from The Edge.

Hand-made shoes are Durham man’s niche

ASHEVILLE — The nonprofit Carolina real estate investors Association will host “Mr. Landlord,” nationally known landlording expert Jeffrey Taylor, for a May 15 seminar in the Haynes building at A-B Tech’s Enka Campus. The the author of several bestselling books and founder of the highly rated MrLandlord.com, Taylor will cover such topics as finding qualified prospects, how to gain full cooperation with vacating tenants, having tenants leave property in move-in condition and how to increase monthly cash flow when filling vacancies.

An AP Member Exchange By ANDREA WEIGL The News & Observer of Raleigh

Cost of the morning seminar is $30 for CREIA members and $50 for non-members. Register online at creianc.org. Same day registration begins at 8:15 a.m. For further information call Neal 828-768-5498 or by e-mail at creiaeducation@ gmail.com.

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State Highway Administrator Terry Gibson, left, recently presented the Manager of the Year Award to N.C. Department of Transportation District Engineer Doug McNeil, who oversees Burke, McDowell, Mitchell and Rutherford counties. McNeil has served as a district engineer for the past seven years, managing one of the largest district office staffs in the state. McNeil is the first district engineer to receive the Manager of the Year Award, which has been presented since 2003. He is also the first winner based outside of Raleigh.

body conditioning and fitness. A kettlebell looks like a cannon ball with a handle.

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Kieran Ionescu, 26, buffs a piece of the leather insole for a new shoe at his shop in Durham. The shoemaker owns BlackArm Bespoke, a small custom footwear brand based in Durham.

RALEIGH — Kieran Ionescu’s interest in fashion dates back to the presents his uncles used to send him for Christmas and birthdays. The presents tended to be side projects for the uncles’ friends, such as Diesel jeans and T-shirts and hats by Shankbone. Regardless, the presents were advanced for the fashion scene at Durham’s Riverside High School back when Ionescu was a student, and they left an impression. “That instilled a fascination with garments and fashion,” Ionescu says. A decade later, Ionescu, 26, is designing and making shoes by hand out of his West Durham home. His business is BlackArm Bespoke; “black arm” is a nod to the tattoo that wraps his right forearm from wrist to elbow, and bespoke is an antiquated word for custom made. “I’ve always had jobs that were craftoriented,” says Ionescu, including carpentry and as a coffee roaster at Durham’s Counter Culture Coffee. In 2008, Ionescu, who has always been fascinated by sneaker culture, decided he wanted to learn shoemaking. He was inspired by his uncles’ Please see Shoes, Page 8A

Credit card offers up; terms changed NEW YORK (AP) — Credit card offers are appearing in mailboxes again after all but drying up last year. But the deals are a far cry from the zero interest rate, no fee offers common at the height of the credit bubble. Anyone looking for a new card should expect to pay a higher interest rate, and those with spotty payment histories will have a harder time getting one than in years past. The uptick is nevertheless a sign there’s a rebound under way.

In the first quarter of this year, banks sent out 481.3 million card offers, according to Synovate Mail Monitor. That’s a 77 percent jump from their lowest point, 272.5 million, in the third quarter of 2009. Although that’s still well below the 1.58 billion mailed at their peak, the third quarter of 2005. “They’re not just dipping their toes, they’re really climbing in full force,” said Anuj Shahani, director of competitive tracking for Synovate Inc.,

which tallies card mailings. Two banks alone, Chase and Capital One, sent about half of all offers. HSBC and Citi mailings also notably spiked. There are several reasons behind the uptick: n Legislation placing strict rules on fees and interest rate changes took effect in February. Card companies have adjusted policies to comply and Please see Credit, Page 8A

8A — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Sunday, May 9, 2010

Business/finance

THE WEEK IN REVIEW

WEEKLY STOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS

NYSE

6,916.18-558.22

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

AMEX

1,792.36-135.29

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

NASDAQ

2,265.64-195.55

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%Chg +27.7 +26.5 +25.7 +12.5 +11.0 +10.8 +10.4 +9.2 +8.8 +8.2

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LOSERS ($2 OR MORE) Name Last Chg %Chg InterMune 11.10-31.41 -73.9 OmniEnr 2.07 -1.25 -37.7 MaysJ 14.75 -7.86 -34.8 Agilysys 7.13 -3.72 -34.3 Encorm rsh 2.40 -1.25 -34.2 AtlBcGp 4.41 -1.90 -30.1 WonderAuto 8.11 -3.49 -30.1 Alvarion 2.63 -1.11 -29.7 DragnW g n 6.01 -2.49 -29.3 EnrgyRec 4.28 -1.75 -29.0

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg Citigrp 50737636 4.00 -.37 S&P500ETF19299874111.26-7.55 BkofAm 13688705 16.18 -1.65 SPDR Fncl10520493 15.09 -1.07 FordM 9056967 11.51 -1.51 iShEMkts 7234621 38.19 -3.86 iShR2K 6103846 65.36 -6.29 GenElec 6046717 16.88 -1.98 DirFBear rs5789499 14.81 +2.57 Pfizer 5126128 16.46 -.08

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg NwGold g 305094 5.67 -.18 Rentech 255942 1.16 -.09 GoldStr g 246924 4.00 -.53 NovaGld g 244154 7.69 -1.16 Taseko 206029 5.00 -.68 NA Pall g 179040 3.94 -.71 KodiakO g 157455 3.49 -.49 NthgtM g 121015 3.07 -.15 GenMoly 117052 3.57 -.17 BootsCoots 115687 2.94 +.01

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg PwShs QQQ8715165 45.41 -3.83 SiriusXM 6774692 1.01 -.17 Intel 5385600 21.31 -1.37 Microsoft 4911799 28.21 -2.33 ETrade 4663161 1.50 -.19 Cisco 3379922 24.71 -2.22 MicronT 2661710 8.57 -.78 Popular 2597976 3.30 -.65 Oracle 2200155 23.41 -2.46 NewsCpA 1921693 13.67 -1.76

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900 2,253 63 3,216 17 60 9,533,234,563

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Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

190 310 40 540 1 11 135,166,701

Advanced Declined New Highs New Lows Total issues Unchanged Volume

DIARY

Close: 10,380.43 1-week change: -628.18 (-5.7%)

MON

11,500

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Chg %Chg BkA BM RE 3.18 +1.13 +55.1 BarVixShT 29.25 +8.04 +37.9 DirLatBear 49.44+12.51 +33.9 DirxDMBear19.34 +4.62 +31.4 DirEMBr rs 55.42+12.90 +30.3 BarcShtD n48.20+10.77 +28.8 PrUPShR2K55.80+12.36 +28.5 DirxSCBear 7.60 +1.68 +28.4 DirxEnBear11.32 +2.43 +27.3 DirChiBear 40.63 +8.49 +26.4

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Chg +1.91 +.57 +.98 +2.35 +.74 +.22 +.92 +.29 +.82 +.47

WEEKLY DOW JONES FOR FINDING SOLUTIONS FINANCIAL NEEDS 143.22 -225.06 -58.65 -347.80 -139.89 DowYOUR Jones industrials

282 2,604 235 204 2,923 37 16,851,119,997

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TUES

52-Week High Low

8,087.19 2,971.98 325.67 5,552.82 1,419.58 1,664.19 869.32 8,900.27 470.37 2,319.99

STOCK MARKET INDEXES Name

Dow Jones Industrials Dow Jones Transportation Dow Jones Utilities NYSE Composite AMEX Index Nasdaq Composite S&P 500 Wilshire 5000 Russell 2000 Lipper Growth Index

Member SIPC

10,380.43 4,298.12 370.85 6,916.18 1,792.36 2,265.64 1,110.88 11,620.68 653.00 3,046.35

-628.18 -372.80 -17.10 -558.22 -135.29 -195.55 -75.81 -856.64 -63.60 -260.80

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LeggPlat Lowes Microsoft PPG ParkerHan ProgrssEn RedHat RoyalBk g SaraLee SonicAut SonocoP SpectraEn SpeedM Timken UPS B WalMart

1.04 .36 .52 2.16 1.04 2.48 ... 2.00 .44 ... 1.12 1.00 .40 .36 1.88 1.21

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Stock Footnotes: g = Dividends and earnings in Canadian dollars. h = Does not meet continued-listing standards. lf = Late filing with SEC. n = New in past 52 weeks. pf = Preferred. rs = Stock has undergone a reverse stock split of at least 50 percent within the past year. rt = Right to buy security at a specified price. s = Stock has split by at least 20 percent within the last year. un = Units. vj = In bankruptcy or receivership. wd = When distributed. wi = When issued. wt = Warrants. Mutual Fund Footnotes: b = Fee covering market costs is paid from fund assets. d = Deferred sales charge, or redemption fee. f = front load (sales charges). m = Multiple fees are charged. NA = not available. p = previous day’s net asset value. s = fund split shares during the week. x = fund paid a distribution during the week.Gainers and Losers must be worth at least $2 to be listed in tables at left. Most Actives must be worth at least $1. Volume in hundreds of shares. Source: The Associated Press. Sales figures are unofficial.

Total Assets Name Obj ($Mlns) NAV PIMCO TotRetIs CI 128,736 11.09 American Funds GrthAmA m LG 67,975 26.76 Vanguard TotStIdx LB 65,222 27.60 Fidelity Contra LG 59,228 57.36 American Funds CapIncBuA m IH 57,634 45.43 American Funds CpWldGrIA m WS 55,402 30.97 Vanguard 500Inv LB 51,508 102.48 American Funds IncAmerA m MA 50,350 15.18 American Funds InvCoAmA m LB 49,825 25.22 Vanguard InstIdxI LB 48,636 101.81 Dodge & Cox Stock LV 43,365 95.40 American Funds EurPacGrA m FB 39,521 34.67 American Funds WAMutInvA m LV 39,349 24.38 Dodge & Cox IntlStk FV 38,799 29.38 American Funds NewPerspA m WS 32,886 24.13 PIMCO TotRetAdm b CI 32,666 11.09 American Funds FnInvA m LB 32,183 31.85 FrankTemp-Franklin Income A mCA 31,694 2.04 Vanguard TotStIAdm LB 31,416 27.61 American Funds BalA m MA 30,732 16.33 Vanguard 500Adml LB 30,360 102.50 Fidelity DivrIntl d FG 30,024 25.19 Vanguard Welltn MA 29,838 28.74 Fidelity GrowCo LG 29,370 68.43 Fidelity LowPriStk d MB 27,372 32.89 American Funds BondA m CI 27,146 12.04 Vanguard TotIntl d FB 27,032 13.02 Vanguard InstPlus LB 26,786 101.81 T Rowe Price EqtyInc LV 16,648 21.44 Hartford CapAprA m LB 10,065 29.65 Pioneer PioneerA m LB 4,492 35.52 Goldman Sachs ShDuGovA m GS 1,476 10.40 Alliance Bernstein GrowIncA m LV 1,235 2.90 DWS-Scudder REstA m SR 502 15.30 Hartford GrowthL m LG 195 14.78

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-5.71 -7.98 -4.41 -7.47 -7.02 -7.95 -6.39 -6.87 -8.88 -7.89

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-.46 +4.84 -6.82 -3.74 -1.79 -.15 -.38 +.62 +4.41 -.39

+21.06 +28.26 +5.82 +15.26 +17.71 +30.28 +19.55 +22.20 +27.58 +24.35

Pct Min Init Load Invt NL 1,000,000 5.75 250 NL 3,000 NL 2,500 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 3,000 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 5,000,000 NL 2,500 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 2,500 5.75 250 NL 1,000,000 5.75 250 4.25 1,000 NL 100,000 5.75 250 NL 100,000 NL 2,500 NL 10,000 NL 2,500 NL 2,500 3.75 250 NL 3,000 NL200,000,000 NL 2,500 5.50 2,000 5.75 1,000 1.50 1,000 4.25 2,500 5.75 1,000 4.75 0

CA -Conservative Allocation, CI -Intermediate-Term Bond, ES -Europe Stock, FB -Foreign Large Blend, FG -Foreign LargeGrowth, FV -Foreign Large Value, IH -World Allocation, LB -Large Blend, LG -Large Growth, LV -Large Value, MA -Moderate Allocation, MB -Mid-Cap Blend, MV - MidCap Value, SH -Specialty-heath, WS -World Stock, Total Return: Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested. Rank: How fund performed vs. others with same objective: A is in top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min Init Invt: Minimum $ needed to invest in fund. Source: Morningstar.

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are now trying to ramp up business again. n Delinquencies and bad-debt write-offs are stabilizing. Banks gave up trying to collect more than $35 billion in card debt in 2009. Analysts who track past-due payments say such write-offs likely topped out in the first quarter. Tools of the trade allow n Consumer spending jumped in the first quarKieran Ionescu to use trater and companies are starting to hire again. These ditional shoemaking techsigns of economic recovery have banks looking forniques as he is designward to better times. ing and making shoes Even though mailings are increasing, there’s by hand out of his West a long way to go before returning to the peak, Durham home. when the number of offers each quarter exceeded the total for all of 2009. Marketing firm Mintel Associated Press Comperemedia expects the high end for 2010 will be about half what landed in mailboxes during the peak years. That’s partly because banks are unsure of how much interest there is in getting new cards. Capital One CEO Richard Fairbank recently called demand a wild card, calling it “one of the toughest quality craftsmanship. Most He is developing a small line of things for us to predict.” Fairbank noted that consumers are trying to recently, he attended a class at products: a men’s boot, a wompay down debt — the Federal Reserve says overall Temple University’s School of en’s boot, a wallet, a belt and a Continued from Page 7A credit card debt has dropped more than 10 percent Podiatric Medicine to better bag. His products range from to $858.1 billion in the past two years. understand how the foot works $45 to several hundred dolmost recent fashion efforts. Most offers are targeted toward individuals with so he can make smart designs. lars. A handsewn pair of shoes Niall Maher, a vice president a strong credit history. Andrew Davidson, Mintel Ionescu also noticed that peotakes him more than 40 hours for merchandising for Double senior vice president, said subprime cards, for ple his age were becoming more of work. But he’s also trying to RL, a Ralph Lauren line, taught those with spotty payment histories, counted for active consumers, finding out create a shoe that would sell for himself to make neckties and just over 10 percent of offers at their height, but are who made their clothing and $100 to $150. launched an accessories comnow well below that mark. how it was made. He noticed He designs the shoe patterns pany, Druthers Appointments. Whatever their credit scores, consumers should they were paying attention to in a studio on the second floor And Liam Maher is a self-taught whether shoes were glued or of his home and then constructs carefully assess offers before applying. One help is designer who works for Denham hand-sewn and whether their the so-called “Schumer box,” named for New York the shoes in his garage, lined the Jeanmaker in Amsterdam. jeans were made of selvage denwith equipment, work tables and Sen. Charles Schumer, that spells out interest rates, “It may be that we demystified fees and other details, making it easier to compare im on old-style looms. leather scraps. the process of making stuff,” says deals. That generation’s interest may Niall Maher about his nephew’s But don’t stop there. It’s important to thoroughly be what has made work-wear Pointing to tools hanging on jump into fashion. read offers to be clear how each card works. Americana fashionable recently. the wall above his work bench, Ionescu traveled to learn shoeAmong the elements to watch for: Clothing that was designed to Ionescu says, “Most of these making, first taking a class in n Annual fees: Annual fees are making a big last when more people worked in tools are three times my age.” Seattle to learn the basics. His the fields than cubicles seems to So far, shoemaking doesn’t pay comeback in the wake of the credit card law, uncle living in the Netherlands which restricts banks’ ability to raise interest rates be making a comeback with the the mortgage. His “lady friend,” introduced Ionescu to a cuttinglikes of Dickies and Woolrich. Kim Bullock, works full-time at and tack on extra charges. Expect annual fees to edge shoemaker, Alexander The latter got a makeover when Counter Culture Coffee. Ionescu become more common as banks aim to replace Fielden, whose creations seem a revenue lost to those restrictions. Japanese designer Daiki Suzuki works two days a week at Lil’ better fit for a museum than a n More rewards: Customers who use rewards launched the Woolrich Woolen Farm in Orange County and foot. Mills line of modern men’s sells the farm’s produce and eggs cards spend more, carry half the average balance Ionescu spent several weeks clothes in 2006. at the Durham Farmers’ Market and are more likely to make timely payments, with Fielden studying pattern Gordon Smith, Chase chief of card services, recentIonescu wants his shoes to on Saturdays. making. After that, Ionescu ly told investors. That’s why banks push rewards exemplify the same intersecSome day, Ionescu hopes he spent five weeks in Budapest cards. But for someone who carries a balance, tion of design and craft, and as will “be able to make a living studying with a master shoea result be a part of this “active offering these products I believe interest rates should be a bigger concern. maker who was a stickler for n Variable interest rates: There are still some consumerism” movement. in.” promotional, or teaser, rates available, but don’t expect many zero-interest offers. Instead, banks are granting shorter introductory rate periods and higher “go to” rates. What’s more, a growing number of cards carry variable rates. Open a variable rate account, and the bank can skip the credit card law’s requirement for 45 days notice before raising rates. Call Dr. Burley, D.C., FACO The spread between the prime rate and rate 247 Oak St., Suite 145 charged is also climbing. 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Public employee pension info kept secret RALEIGH (AP) — State records show that more than 260 former public employees in North Carolina receive annual payment of $100,000 or more but no one can find out how they earned those pensions.

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Downtown Forest City played host to the first-ever iPraise Christian Music Festival Saturday, featuring nearly 30 artists, including Christian hip hop group Predestined (above). The event was held from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and featured local acts No Name Higher and A Cry for Truth. Performances were conducted on two stages set up in the Trade Street area of downtown

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The Rutherford County Ford Club hosted a car show to benefit Relay for Life Saturday. There were 65 vehicles entered in the show and there was also an auction, cake walks and vendors on hand for the all day event. Prizes were awarded, including a Relay’s Choice, which was won by Jerry Morrow for his 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible.

The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Saturday that state Treasurer Janet Cowell has refused to release job information for those and 187,000 other retirees and would not say how long they worked in public jobs.

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Nation Nation Today Utah Senator ousted at convention SALT LAKE CITY (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Republican U.S. Sen. Bob Bennett of Utah has lost his bid to serve a fourth term after failing to advance past the GOP state convention. Attorney Mike Lee and businessman Tim Bridgewater are the remaining Republican candidates after Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vote. Bennett was a distant third in the voting among roughly 3,500 delegates. He garnered just under 27 percent of the vote. Bridgewater had 37 percent and Lee 35 percent.

Carnival shooting leaves 2 injured BLOOMFIELD, N.J. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A gunman opened fire at a crowded carnival in northern New Jersey and wounded a man before being shot and wounded by a police officer. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t clear why the gunman fired several rounds into the crowd of about 1,500 people in Bloomfield on Friday night, and his name was not disclosed. Authorities said the manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s handgun was recovered at the scene, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expected to face aggravated assault and weapons charges. It was not known if the gunman was targeting a specific person or group. Bloomfield police announced Saturday afternoon that the four-day carnival, which began Thursday, would not reopen this weekend.

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Emergency personnel transport a victim to an awaiting ambulance in the Staten Island Ferry terminal in Staten Island, New York, Saturday after a ferry boat crashed into the dock.

Staten Island ferry hits dock NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A Staten Island ferry with a history of accidents malfunctioned as it approached its terminal Saturday and smashed into a pier with a jolt that tossed passengers to the deck and hurt as many as 37 people. The accident happened at around 9:20 a.m. as the Andrew J. Barberi arrived at the St. George Ferry Terminal on Staten Island, carrying 252 passengers and 18 crew. Passenger Jason Watler, 30, of St. George, said he became alarmed when the ferry approached the shore faster than usual and ran toward the back of the boat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was not slowing down,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was going too fast.â&#x20AC;? Then, he heard a â&#x20AC;&#x153;a real big boom.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I stumbled a little bit,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People were screaming. People were crying.â&#x20AC;? The accident appeared to be the result of a mechanical failure, New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner

Janette Sadik-Khan said. The ferryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s throttle failed to engage as it prepared to dock, she said, meaning the crew was unable to use the engines to apply reverse thrust and slow down. The cause of the malfunction is still unknown, she said. The ferry was moving at about 5 knots, or 5.8 miles per hour, when it hit. Coast Guard officials said the ferry suffered serious damage to its ramps and gouges in the decks above the waterline. Ramps on the pier were also damaged. The Fire Department said 17 passengers were initially taken by ambulance to hospitals, but that none had life-threatening injuries. Later, they said 33 had been checked out at hospitals, after first being treated at the scene. One person complained of chest pains. Two police officers providing ferry security were among the injured, officials said, but no crew members were hurt. The National Transportation Safety Board said it had dis-

patched a team to investigate the ferry accident. The Andrew Barberi was also involved in a 2003 wreck that killed 11 people. That accident occurred when the pilot, suffering from extreme fatigue and on painkillers, passed out at the wheel and the boat hit the terminal in St. George at full speed. The ferry returned to service after a multimillion-dollar rehabilitation. On July 1, 2009, a different ferry lost power and slammed into a pier at the St. George terminal, causing more than a dozen minor injuries among passengers. According to city officials, the ferry captain had 15 years experience, but was newly assigned to the Barberi. They did not release the captainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name. The crash might have been worse if it had happened during rush hour rather than on a sleepy Saturday morning. The Barberi, an orange behemoth of a boat, can carry up to 6,000 passengers.

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Off The Wall Scott Bowers

Miller is one of the good ones On this Mother’s Day, I thought it would be nice to introduce you to one of the Daily Courier’s All-County Moms. No, there isn’t a trophy and I really don’t have a full list; but, over the years I have met many, many dedicated and loving mothers. Fiercely proud and filled with unconditional love, they support their children with every ounce of who they are. Love that runs soul deep. One of those moms is Terri Miller. Miller is kind of like a super hero mom. All she needs is a cape. Miller’s day starts at 4:30 a.m. A bus driver for the Rutherford County Schools, Miller’s route starts at 5:30 a.m., and lasts for three hours. She is back behind the wheel in the afternoons for another three hours. Six hours and a hundred or so children. Her responsibilities, in addition to the children she takes to and from school, include providing for her own three children. Miller is a single mom of three. Her oldest, DeAmico, 18, graduated in June of last year and took a year off from school. In the fall, Mico (as I have always called him) will start at Catawba. One of the first conversations I ever had with Terri was one winter night when Mico was a junior playing on the Cavaliers basketball team. Terri stopped me outside the gym and asked why I wrote ‘Mico Miller,’ in the paper. I told her that was the name on the roster. Terri looked at DeAmico and said, “That isn’t your name.” Mico rolled his eyes. Miller has two other children. Kaziah, 16, who attends East Rutherford High and Sakima, 12, who attends East Middle. Oh, on top of her bus route and three kids, Miller often works part time at McDonalds. And she runs the clock for the Forest City Heat. And she keeps the books for Coach Brad LeVine and the Cavaliers boy’s basketball team. And she has to run her own kids to and from practices and games. It’s not always easy. “It can be rough. Real rough,” Miller said. “But, they make me so proud.” Miller has good reason to be proud. In addition to the trio’s obvious athletic talents, Mico graduated with honors from East. Kaziah was recently added to the National Honors Society and is a three-sport star at East. “Student comes before athlete,” Miller said. “As long as they stay focused on the books we don’t have a problem.” Miller strikes you as the kind of mom you wouldn’t want to have a problem with. And, in that way, she reminds of someone who used to hit me with a wooden spoon one minute and give me a big hug the next — my own mom. On this day, we should be thankful for all the moms and all that they do. I pray yours is as loving as mine. As loving as Terri Miller. And, so I don’t get hit with a wooden spoon again — I want to wish my wife, Emily a very happy Mother’s Day. Thank you for all that you do Emily for our three bambinos.

Atlanta Braves Eric Hinske swings through for a one-out double to right scoring Chipper Jones and Brian McCann in the sixth inning of a baseball game with the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, in Philadelphia. Garrett Byers/Daily Courier

Hinske leads Braves over Phillies, 4-1 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Eric Hinske ignited a three-run rally in the sixth inning, and the Atlanta bullpen came through as the Braves snapped the Philadelphia Phillies’ four-game winning streak in a 4-1 victory Saturday Hinske’s one-out double to right after Chipper Jones and Brian McCann led off with singles knotted the score 1-1. Melky Cabrera followed with a single to left to give the Braves the lead, and Omar Infante’s sacrifice fly made it 3-1. The Braves added a run in the eighth on Troy Glaus’ RBI single, and Billy Wagner pitched the ninth inning for his fourth save in five chances.

Atlanta reliever Eric O’Flaherty (2-1) faced only one batter, retiring Ryan Howard on an inning-ending double-play in the fifth, to pick up the victory as gusty winds blew throughout Citizens Bank Park. Six relievers combined to hold the Phillies scoreless over 4 2-3 innings. The Phillies had numerous scoring opportunities throughout the afternoon but were hurt by three doubleplays. They also had runners on second and third with two outs in the seventh, but reliever Johnny Venters retired Howard on fly ball to short right field. Kris Medlen only lasted 4 1-3 innings for Atlanta, allowing nine

hits and one run while striking out three. He was starting in place of Jair Jurrjens, who is on the disabled list with a strained right hamstring. Medlen gave up the Phillies’ only run on Shave Victorino’s RBI single in the second inning. Philadelphia’s Joe Blanton (0-2) pitched six innings, giving up five hits and three runs in his second start of the season. In fact, Blanton didn’t allow a hit until Medlen’s leadoff single in the fifth. Third baseman Greg Dobbs slid to his left and reached for the ball but it glanced off his glove, giving the Braves pitcher his first big league hit in 17 at-bats.

Lee Westwood holds 1-shot lead at Players

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Phil Mickelson reacts after missing a chip for eagle on the 16th hole during the third round of The Players Championship golf tournament, Saturday, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A scrambling par on the final hole allowed Lee Westwood to keep the one-shot lead that he started with Saturday at The Players Championship. Only now he has a lot more company. Phil Mickelson suddenly is back in the picture, along with that No. 1 ranking. Tiger Woods is not. Westwood, who fell two shots behind with six holes left in the third round, avoided the kind of mistakes on the back nine that slowed Heath Slocum and finished with a 2-under 70 to take a one-shot lead over Robert Allenby going into the final round on the always unpredictable TPS Sawgrass. Allenby was five shots behind when he walked off the 13th tee. He answered with a 6-iron to just outside 12 feet on the par-5 16th for eagle, then a 12-foot birdie on the island-green 17th that curled into the side of the cup. He shot a 67 and will play in the final group. Westwood was at 14-under 202. Mickelson began the day nine shots out of the lead, same as Woods. They went opposite directions, however. Mickelson didn’t make a bogey until the final hole for a 66 to put himself back into the picture, just Please see Players, Page 4B

Tech savvy NASCAR Hall of Fame opens By MIKE CRANSTON AP Sports Writer

CHARLOTTE — The most difficult item to assemble at the new NASCAR Hall of Fame wasn’t one of the mesmerizing touchscreens and interactive displays, but Junior Johnson’s rebuilt moonshine still from yesteryear. The problem was only solved with the help of an expert. A call was placed and Johnson, one of NASCAR’s pioneers and a member of this month’s first Hall of Fame class, gathered his tools, drove into town and did the job himself. “That’s like Babe Ruth designing, building and installing one of the first exhibits in Cooperstown,” NASCAR Hall of Fame director Winston Kelley said Johnson’s still, celebrating the birth of the sport by bootleggers such as himself Associated Press outrunning the police in souped-up cars, Red Byron’s 1939 Ford, winner of NASCAR’s first race, is seen on Glory Road is one of the featured items at this $195 near the entrance to the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, Tuesday, May 4, 2010. NASCAR hopes it finally pays tribute to its unique history, while this often staid million facility set to open Tuesday. Please see NASCAR, Page 4B banking city envisions becoming a vacation destination.

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Scoreboard BASEBALL National League East Division W L Pct 18 12 .600 17 13 .567 16 14 .533 14 16 .467 13 17 .433 Central Division W L Pct St. Louis 19 12 .613 Cincinnati 14 15 .483 Chicago 14 16 .467 Pittsburgh 14 16 .467 Milwaukee 13 16 .448 Houston 9 21 .300 West Division W L Pct San Diego 19 11 .633 San Francisco 17 12 .586 Colorado 14 15 .483 Arizona 14 16 .467 Los Angeles 13 16 .448

Philadelphia New York Washington Florida Atlanta

GB — 1 2 4 5 GB — 4 4 1/2 4 1/2 5 1/2 9 1/2 GB — 1 1/2 4 1/2 5 5 1/2

Friday’s Games Philadelphia 7, Atlanta 0 Florida 4, Washington 2 St. Louis 4, Pittsburgh 3 Chicago Cubs 14, Cincinnati 7 N.Y. Mets 6, San Francisco 4 San Diego 7, Houston 0 Milwaukee 3, Arizona 2 L.A. Dodgers 6, Colorado 5 Saturday’s Games Washington 5, Florida 4 N.Y. Mets 5, San Francisco 4, 11 innings Atlanta 4, Philadelphia 1 San Diego 2, Houston 1 Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis 0 Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, late Milwaukee at Arizona, late Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, late Sunday’s Games Chicago Cubs (Dempster 2-2) at Cincinnati (Leake 2-0), 1:10 p.m. San Francisco (Lincecum 4-0) at N.Y. Mets (O.Perez 0-2), 1:10 p.m. Atlanta (Kawakami 0-5) at Philadelphia (Hamels 2-2), 1:35 p.m. Florida (A.Sanchez 1-2) at Washington (L.Hernandez 4-1), 1:35 p.m. St. Louis (Wainwright 4-1) at Pittsburgh (Maholm 2-2), 1:35 p.m. San Diego (Correia 4-2) at Houston (Oswalt 2-4), 2:05 p.m. Colorado (Jimenez 6-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 1-2), 4:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Narveson 2-0) at Arizona (I.Kennedy 2-1), 4:10 p.m. Monday’s Games Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Florida at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. Atlanta at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. American League Tampa Bay New York Toronto Boston Baltimore Minnesota Detroit Chicago Kansas City Cleveland Texas Oakland Los Angeles Seattle

East Division W L Pct 22 8 .733 21 8 .724 18 14 .562 15 16 .484 8 21 .276 Central Division W L Pct 19 10 .655 17 13 .567 13 18 .419 11 19 .367 10 18 .357 West Division W L Pct 16 14 .533 16 15 .516 13 18 .419 11 18 .379

GB — 1/2 5 7 1/2 14 GB — 3 7 8 1/2 8 GB — 1 3 1/2 4 1/2

Friday’s Games Detroit at Cleveland, ppd., rain N.Y. Yankees 10, Boston 3 Texas 4, Kansas City 1 Toronto 7, Chicago White Sox 4, 12 innings

Baltimore at Minnesota, ppd., rain Tampa Bay 4, Oakland 1 L.A. Angels 8, Seattle 0 Saturday’s Games Detroit 6, Cleveland 4 Baltimore 7, Minnesota 3, 1st game N.Y. Yankees 14, Boston 3 Oakland 4, Tampa Bay 2 Chicago White Sox 7, Toronto 3 Kansas City at Texas, late Baltimore at Minnesota, late, 2nd game L.A. Angels at Seattle, late Sunday’s Games Detroit (Scherzer 1-2) at Cleveland (Talbot 3-2), 1:05 p.m. Toronto (R.Romero 3-1) at Chicago White Sox (Floyd 1-3), 2:05 p.m. Baltimore (Matusz 2-2) at Minnesota (Blackburn 2-1), 2:10 p.m. Kansas City (Hochevar 3-1) at Texas (Feldman 1-3), 3:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (J.Shields 4-0) at Oakland (Braden 3-2), 4:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (E.Santana 1-2) at Seattle (J.Vargas 2-2), 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (A.J.Burnett 4-0) at Boston (Lester 2-2), 8:05 p.m. Monday’s Games N.Y. Yankees at Detroit, 7:05 p.m. Toronto at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association Playoff FIRST ROUND EASTERN CONFERENCE Cleveland 4, Chicago 1 Cleveland 96, Chicago 83 Cleveland 112, Chicago 102 Chicago 108, Cleveland 106 Cleveland 121, Chicago 98 Cleveland 96, Chicago 94 Orlando 4, Charlotte 0 Orlando 98, Charlotte 89 Orlando 92, Charlotte 77 Orlando 90, Charlotte 86 Orlando 99, Charlotte 90 Milwaukee 3, Atlanta 3 Atlanta 102, Milwaukee 92 Atlanta 96, Milwaukee 86 Milwaukee 107, Atlanta 89 Milwaukee 111, Atlanta 104 Milwaukee 91, Atlanta 87 Atlanta 83, Milwaukee 69 x-Sunday, May 2: Milwaukee at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Boston 4, Miami 1 Boston 85, Miami 76 Boston 106, Miami 77 Boston 100, Miami 98 Miami 101, Boston 92 Boston 96, Miami 86 WESTERN CONFERENCE L.A. Lakers 4, Oklahoma City 2 L.A. Lakers 87, Oklahoma City 79 L.A. Lakers 95, Oklahoma City 92 Oklahoma City 101, L.A. Lakers 96 Oklahoma City 110, L.A. Lakers 89 L.A. Lakers 111, Oklahoma City 87 L.A. Lakers 95, Oklahoma City 94 San Antonio 4, Dallas 2 Dallas 100, San Antonio 94 San Antonio 102, Dallas 88 San Antonio 94, Dallas 90 San Antonio 92, Dallas 89 Dallas 103, San Antonio 81 San Antonio 97, Dallas 87 Phoenix 4, Portland 2 Portland 105, Phoenix 100 Phoenix 119, Portland 90 Phoenix 108, Portland 89 Portland 96, Phoenix 87 Phoenix 107, Portland 88 Phoenix 99, Portland 90 Utah 4, Denver 2 Denver 126, Utah 113 Utah 114, Denver 111 Utah 105, Denver 93 Utah 117, Denver 106 Denver 116, Utah 102 Utah 112, Denver 104 CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS EASTERN CONFERENCE Cleveland 2, Boston 1 Cleveland 101, Boston 93

Boston 104, Cleveland 86 Cleveland 124, Boston 95 Sunday, May 9: Cleveland at Boston, 3:30 p.m. x-Tuesday, May 11: Boston at Cleveland, TBD x-Thursday, May 13: Cleveland at Boston, TBD x-Sunday, May 16: Boston at Cleveland, TBD Orlando 3, Atlanta 0 Orlando 114, Atlanta 71 Orlando 112, Atlanta 98 Orlando 105, Atlanta 75 Monday, May 10: Orlando at Atlanta, 8 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 12: Atlanta at Orlando, TBD x-Friday, May 14: Orlando at Atlanta, TBD x-Sunday, May 16: Atlanta at Orlando, TBD WESTERN CONFERENCE Phoenix 3, San Antonio 0 Phoenix 111, San Antonio 102 Phoenix 110, San Antonio 102 Phoenix 110, San Antonio 96 Sunday, May 9: Phoenix at San Antonio, TBD x-Tuesday, May 11: S. Antonio at Phoenix, TBD x-Thursday, May 13: Phoenix at S. Antonio, TBD x-Sunday, May 16: San Antonio at Phoenix, TBD L.A. Lakers 2, Utah 0 L.A. Lakers 104, Utah 99 L.A. Lakers 111, Utah 103 Saturday, May 8: L.A. Lakers at Utah, late Monday, May 10: L.A. Lakers at Utah, 10:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 12: Utah at L.A. Lakers, TBD x-Friday, May 14: L.A. Lakers at Utah, TBD x-Monday, May 17: Utah at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m.

HOCKEY

East will send eight to state track & field finals HENDERSONVILLE — East Rutherford had eight student-athletes qualify for the state Track & Field Championships in Greensboro next Saturday. Adrian Wilkins will get a shot to medal in three different events. Wilkins won the 2A Regional 100-meter Dash Saturday at Hendersonville High and finished second in the Long Jump. The junior will also join Tyler Hamilton, Chris Petty and Chad Ledbetter in the 4x100-meter Relay. The Lady Cavs will send their 4x200-meter Relay team to state as well. The foursome includes Destiny Petty, Roslind Lattimore, Kaziah Miller and Ciara Lowrance.

TJCA’s Krier will run at state meet CHEROKEE — Thomas Jefferson will send Billy Krier to the state 1A Track & Field Championships next weekend in Greensboro. Krier will race in the 1,600-meter and the 3,200-meter. Krier finished 3rd in the 1,600 at Regional and added a fourth place finish in the 3,200.

National Hockey League Playoff Glance CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS EASTERN CONFERENCE Pittsburgh 3, Montreal 2 Pittsburgh 6, Montreal 3 Montreal 3, Pittsburgh 1 Pittsburgh 2, Montreal 0 Montreal 3, Pittsburgh 2 Pittsburgh 2, Montreal 1 Monday, May 10: Pittsburgh at Montreal, 7 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 12: Montreal at Pittsburgh, TBD Boston 3, Philadelphia 1 Boston 5, Philadelphia 4, OT Boston 3, Philadelphia 2 Boston 4, Philadelphia 1 Philadelphia 5, Boston 4, OT 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 3, Vancouver 1 Vancouver 5, Chicago 1 Chicago 4, Vancouver 2 Chicago 5, Vancouver 2 Chicago 7, Vancouver 4 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 3, Detroit 1 San Jose 4, Detroit 3 San Jose 4, Detroit 3 San Jose 4, Detroit 3, OT Detroit 7, San Jose 1 Saturday, May 8: Detroit at San Jose, late x-Monday, May 10: San Jose at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 12: Detroit at San Jose, TBD

TELEVISION 1 p.m. (WGN-A) MLB Baseball Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds. 1:30 p.m. (FSS) (TBS) MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies. 2 p.m. (WYFF) PGA Tour Golf The Players Championship, Final Round. 3:30 p.m. (WSOC) (WLOS) NBA Basketball Conference Semifinal, Game 4: Teams TBA. 8 p.m. (ESPN) MLB Baseball New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox. 8:30 p.m. (TNT) NBA Basketball Conference Semifinal: Teams TBA.

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Washington Nationals starter Matt Chico pitches in the first inning of a baesball game against the Florida Marlins, Saturday, in Washington.

Blanco’s 11th inning blast lifts Mets to win NEW YORK (AP) — Henry Blanco hit a leadoff homer in the 11th inning, giving the New York Mets their second game-ending drive by a catcher in less than a day and ninth straight home win, a 5-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday. Blanco drove a 1-0 pitch from former Mets reliever Guillermo Mota (0-1) just over the wall in left for his first homer of the season. Rod Barajas connected in the ninth inning in New York’s 6-4 victory Friday night. Jason Bay and Angel Pagan had two RBIs apiece for the Mets, who haven’t lost at Citi Field since a 9-3 setback against the Chicago Cubs on April 21. Hisanori Takahashi (3-1) pitched a perfect 11th for the victory.

Nationals 5, Marlins 4 WASHINGTON (AP) — Adam Dunn was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the eighth inning, allowing the go-ahead run to score and giving Washington the victory over Florida. Josh Willingham had a triple, homer and two RBIs, and Willie Harris also homered for the Nationals. Matt Capps closed the ninth inning for his major league-leading 12th save.

Yankees 14, Red Sox 3 BOSTON (AP) — Mark Teixeira joined Lou Gehrig as the only Yankees to hit three home runs against the Boston Red Sox, and he and Francisco Cervelli drove in five runs each as New York clinched another series with a 14-3 win Saturday. The Yankees have won nine of their first 10 series this season, a mark surpassed only twice in team history. They won 14 of their first 15 in 1928 and 11 of their first 12 in 1939. The three-game set began with a 10-3 win Friday night and ends Sunday night when unbeaten A.J. Burnett faces Boston’s Jon Lester.

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Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard, top, fouls Atlanta Hawks forward Marvin Williams during the first quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Eastern Conference semifinal basketball playoffs in Atlanta, Saturday.

Magic blows out Hawks again for 3-0 series lead

ATLANTA (AP) — Orlando keeps on winning, even when Dwight Howard doesn’t stand out. One more Magic victory will finish off the Atlanta Hawks. Rashard Lewis scored 22 points and the backups helped Orlando pull away early with Howard on the bench as the Magic romped to another playoff blowout, moving to the brink of their second straight sweep with a 105-75 victory over the Hawks on Saturday. Howard had 21 points and 16 rebounds but was hardly dominating. No problem for the Magic, who have so many complements to Superman and allowed many of them to shine in Orlando’s seventh straight postseason victory. Lewis knocked down four 3-pointers. Jameer Nelson scored 14 points. Mickael Pietrus chipped in with 13, hitting three shots from outside the arc. Marcin Gortat, Howard’s backup, grabbed six rebounds in less than 10 minutes. All 10 Orlando players who got on the court made it to the scoresheet. The Magic are up 3-0 in the best-of-seven series, winning by an average margin of 29 points. Game 4 is Monday night, and about all the Hawks are playing for is pride. No NBA team has ever come back from such a daunting deficit, and the challenge looks even greater considering how well the Magic are playing. Atlanta never led in this one and was trailing 24-16 when Howard picked up his second foul with 1:45 left in the opening quarter. Even with its big man on the bench, Orlando just kept adding to it lead. The Hawks shot only 35 percent (29 of 83), and their best player was the biggest culprit. Joe Johnson made only 3 of 15 attempts to finish with eight points.

Chase High’s Brandon Holland is a senior leader on the Trojans baseball team this season. The four year diamond player is accustomed to being successful at Chase with the inclusion of last season’s 2A SWC championship. “I just love the game and I haved played it all my life,” Brandon said. Brandon is the son of Roger and Ranee Holland with one brother, Blake in the immediate family. His dad, Roger, also played baseball in high school. In school, his favorite subject is math, but he enjoys his free time hanging out with friends. Being a baseball guy, his favorite team is none other than the Atlanta Braves. When watching TV, his favorite show is Sportscenter, but in the car, it’s all music hip hop music with Lil Wayne as his favorite hip hop artist. As a Trojan, though they went to the third round of the playoffs last season, he claims his favorite moment came when he earned the game-winning hit to beat Shelby in his junior year. After high school, Brandon is interesed in community college for the first two years and then transfer somewhere else to major in business.

Reynolds loving every minute of baseball Drew Reynolds is a Puzzle Creek Pirate on the baseball diamond at East Rutherford High School this season. The senior shortstop, pitcher and college baseball signee, recently stated that baseball is just a passion of his. “Baseball is my life and I love every minute of being on the field,” Drew Reynolds said. Drew is the son of Bobby and Susan Reynolds. Bobby is the athletic director and baseball coach at East Rutherford High, while Susan works at Cherryville High School. In his college days at UNC-Wilmington, Bobby played baseball as a Seahawk. As for Drew in the classroom,

his favorite subject is math and he is a National Honor Society member. In his spare time, Drew likes to hang out with the company of friends and work out. He loves to cheer on his favorite teams, the Atlanta Braves and the Tennessee Titans when in season. Drew’s favorite musical artist is Brantley Gilbert and he loves to watch ESPN’s Baseball Tonight on the tube. His favorite memory at East Rutherford came by playing on the 2007 state championship team. After high school, Drew will major in physical education and play baseball for the purple-andblack Pirates of East Carolina.

Central’s Thompson had busy senior year Drew Thompson has been busy as a senior in playing two-sports for R-S Central this season. He currently plays varsity baseball and was on the football team, which made it to the second round of the playoffs this past fall. As for Thompson, he can’t think of a reason to not play sports. “I love baseball and I have grown up playing it all my life,” Thompson said. “I can’t imagine not playing sports, but for football, I wanted to give it a try my senior year.” Drew is the son of Bill and Vickie Thompson with one brother, Will. Bill works as a dentist in Spindale and Vickie is employed by Rutherford County Schools. In the classroom, Drew’s most enjoyable subject is United States History. He is also a member of three clubs at R-S Central: National Honors Society, Beta and Student Council. When there is free time, Drew prefers golfing, basketball, skiing and hanging out with friends. Though tough to decipher over, Drew roots for N.C. State and UNC. He also likes the Carolina Panthers and the Atlanta Braves. His favorite TV show is It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia and he likes the sound of Hip Hop and Rap when it comes to

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Owens living up last year at TJCA Michelle Owens is a varsity softball and volleyball player for Thomas Jefferson this season. Owens, a senior, knows exactly what compelled her become a two-sport athlete. “I enjoy competition and learning about leadership and teamwork, Owens said.” Her mother and father are Stephanie and Mitchell and she has a step mom, Roseanne. Owens has two brothers Matt and Keith that round out her immediate family. Michelle has apparently inherited athleticism from her father, who lettered in football, baseball, wrestling and participated in track, but he currently coaches football. Keith wrestled in high school, Matt played football at Chase and in college. As a Lady Gryphon, Michelle’s favorite subject is History. When she is away from school, she likes to hang out with friends, play sports, watch movies and TV, plus go camping. She also enjoys going to church, going on vacation and spending time with family.

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five shots behind Westwood. The 10 players ahead of him have a combined 14 victories on the PGA Tour. “I feel like things started to click a little bit today, and I think I’ve got one more low round in me,” Mickelson said. “I just hope that it will be enough, that I’ll be within striking distance.” To reach No. 1 for the first time in his career, Mickelson has to win and have Woods finish out of the top five. Woods did hit part with a bogey-bogey finish for a 71 that put him 10 shots behind in a tie for 45th. His final bogey came after Woods popped up another 3-wood and had to hit fairway metal to the green. It was the second time this week he hit a fairway metal for his second shot to a par 4. “I had it going for a little bit,” Woods said. “I thought if I could have birdied 16 and 17, I’d have been right back in the tournament.” Even for the 14 players separated by five shots, so much depends on Westwood and Allenby. U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover, the only player in the top 10 with a major, didn’t make a birdie until the ninth hole in his round of 69. He was at 12-under 204, along with Torrey Pines winner Ben Crane (68) and Francesco Molinari of Italy, who had a 71. Slocum, who won opening playoff event last year against a cast of Associated Press stars, ran off three birdies in four holes around the turn to reach 15 Race car simulators are lined up for competition at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in under until a three-putt from the Charlotte, Tuesday, May 4, 2010. fringe below a steep ridge on the 13th changed everything. Slocum also bogeyed the 15th, then dumped his know he was an outdoorsman,” tee shot into the water on the par-3 Kelley said. “You’re wanting to tell Continued from Page 1B the personal story as well as the race- 17th for a double bogey. After all that work, he shot 72. track story.” “What I’m going to have to do While there are other motorsports So is Red Byron’s 1939 Ford, which museums, the first one sanctioned by tomorrow is play perfect and finish won NASCAR’s first race, and NASCAR got much of the good stuff. strong,” Slocum said. His poor finish put him at 11-under Richard Petty’s record-breaking blue The 1967 Plymouth that Petty drove Plymouth. to a record 27 victories, including 10 While there was a steady stream straight, is here. So is Earnhardt’s of folks like Johnson willing to go No. 3 Chevrolet from 1996 and to extremes to contribute to this Cale Yarborough’s 1977 Oldsmobile. CINCINNATI (AP) — The Chicago stock car racing shrine in downtown They’re among 18 cars parked on Cubs activated right-handed reliever Charlotte, it’s much more than just Glory Road, a banked track replica Esmailin Caridad off the 15-day disold cars and firesuits. that’s the first thing you see as you abled list in time for the second game Those old-time exhibits can even enter the building from the checkof their series against the Cincinnati get overshadowed in the sensory ered flag crosswalks outside. Reds. overload of 154 video screens, racing NASCAR chose Charlotte, the Caridad has been sidelined since simulators and pit crew activities. often staid banking city in the heart April 12 by a strained right forearm. “We wanted to have the most inter- of stock car country, over Atlanta, active, technologically advanced hall Richmond, Va., Daytona Beach, Fla., of fame in sports,” NASCAR execuand Kansas City, Kan., as the spot to tive Blake Davidson said. “I think honor the sport’s six-decade history we’ve achieved that.” and growth from its Southern base to The technology is the most strika national sport. ing element as you enter this Admission is $19.95, with discounts 150,000-square-foot building. You’re for children 12 and younger, seniors immediately whisked into a theater 60 and older and military members. with a 64-foot wraparound highYearly memberships are also availdefinition screen that shows a cheery able. A portion of the profits will go 12-minute history of the sport. to NASCAR, the sport’s sanctioning You’re then directed to use your body. “hard card” to enter information on The Charlotte area, home to about touchscreens that will identify you 90 percent of NASCAR’s teams, later when you jack a car or try to hopes the Hall’s addition downtown stay off the wall at Darlington in a will make the city a destination for race simulator. After you’ve attemptconventions and vacationing families. ed to stay on your feet standing Already, the National Rifle on a replica of the steep 33-degree Association expects to bring a citybanking at Talladega, you can walk record 70,000 people for a conventhrough a race hauler, sit in a car tion this month. The group will use and pick an on-demand video of your the adjacent 40,000-square foot ballfavorite close finish. room. The first tour group coming to Even the busts of Hall of Famers see the Hall is from Canada. made familiar by the baseball and “When people think of Nashville football halls are passe here. The first (Tenn.) they think of country music. class of inductees — drivers Johnson, When they think of Canton (Ohio) Petty and Dale Earnhardt and execu- or Cooperstown (N.Y.) they think tives Bill France Sr. and Bill France of football and baseball,” Kelley Jr. — will have seven-foot spires that said. “Now when people think of include two likenesses and imbedded Charlotte, they’re going to think video. more than, ‘banking center.’ They’re “In Dale Earnhardt’s exhibit, you’ll going to think a destination.”

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205, three shots behind and tied with Tim Clark (66), Charley Hoffman (69) and Chris Stroud (66), a newcomer to this stage.

Italian Open TURIN, Italy (AP) — Sweden’s Fredrik Andersson Hed, winless on the PGA European Tour, shot a 9-under 63 to take a six-stroke lead in the Italian Open. Hed had a 17-under 199 total. Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez (68) was second.

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The Cubs optioned Jeff Gray to Triple-A Iowa to open a roster spot Saturday. Gray was called up when Caridad went on the disabled list. The Cubs also sent struggling lefthanded reliever John Grabow to Chicago for a precautionary MRI exam on his left knee.

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CHICO, Calif. (AP) — Eri Yoshida is like many girls her age. She has an affinity for torn blue jeans, loves music and giggles uncontrollably, sometimes for no reason at all. The 18-year-old Japanese teen also throws a pretty mean knuckleball, which she hopes to parlay into a professional baseball career. Yoshida was introduced on Friday as a member of the Chico Outlaws, a minor league team that plays in the independent Golden Baseball League. The press conference came less than two weeks after Yoshida graduated from high school and only a few hours after she landed in San Francisco following a flight from Tokyo. “This is such a real opportunity for me to be here and to play for this team in America,” Yoshida said through an interpreter. “I will try the best I can and will work really hard as much as I can. I’d really like to show what I can do on the mound.” Yoshida already owns the distinction of being the first female to be drafted by a professional team in Japan, having been selected in the seventh round of the 2009 draft by the Kobe 9 Cruise. Now she’s ready to tackle America. Chico manager Garry Templeton and team president Mike Marshall, both former major leaguers, came across Yoshida while she was pitching in the Arizona Winter League recently. Yoshida pitched in 10 games

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Knuckleball pitcher Eri Yoshida (3) talks to media after she was introduced as a member of the Chico Outlaws at a minor league baseball news conference at Chico Sports Club in Chico, Calif., on Friday, May 7, 2010.

for the Yuma Scorpions, going 1-1 with a 4.79 ERA. Already she’s become a national story in the United States. The Outlaws have received requests for Yoshida to appear on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric and on Jimmy Kimmel Live, and a combination of local and international media turned out Friday. Yoshida didn’t disappoint. She entered the room flashing a bright smile and wearing blue jeans with huge rips near the knee and on her left

leg. She also had on a pair of red Nike hightop shoes, which matched perfectly with her new red Outlaws hat and white No. 3 jersey. “She wants to pursue her dream of playing in the major leagues, either in Japan or the United States,” Marshall said. “We thought (this) would be a great place for her to start. She really is that driven.” What makes Yoshida’s story so unique — besides being an 18-year-old female trying to make it in a male-dominated sport — is that her primary

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pitch is a knuckleball. She taught herself to throw the pitch after watching videos of Boston’s Tim Wakefield, and quickly became comfortable with it. Yoshida met Wakefield when the Red Sox were in spring training this year. “That was a big surprise to me,” Yoshida said. “There are so many things I didn’t know about but he really showed me how to get a target when I throw the knuckleball. That was the best advice I got.” Yoshida is expected to pitch in an intrasquad game

for Chico next week. The Outlaws will be in spring training for the next two weeks before opening the regular season at Tijuana. Yoshida likely won’t pitch until the team returns home in late May. When she does, she’ll become the first female to play professionally in America since Ila Borders in 1997. “I want to give her a chance to get her legs underneath her,” Templeton said. “She brings a lot to the table. Either she did a lot of studying or she had a great mentor growing up in Japan, because I saw her do some things in the AWL that I was kind of shocked. I didn’t think she knew that much about the game.” Yoshida will have a separate area to dress inside the Outlaws’ clubhouse, but otherwise will go through the same rigors of spring training as her new teammates. Templeton, who is in his first season with the Outlaws, said Yoshida has a chance to do well based on her work ethic. “It might be tough but I think she has a shot at,” Templeton said. “If a lady has a chance to make it, it probably will be a knuckleballer.” Yoshida grew up with an older brother playing baseball, and though softball is very popular in Japan, the then-second grader made up her mind to try baseball. She hasn’t looked back since. “I really want to go out and start playing,” Yoshida said.

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — In the dugout hubbub after David Freese’s third home run in four games, the rookie saved a special celebratory forearm shiver for the St. Louis Cardinals’ new hitting coach. For Mark McGwire, it’s moments like this that have made his closely watched return to baseball worthwhile. “To be quite honest I didn’t know what to expect because I’ve never really been in this situation,” McGwire said in an interview. “It’s been very, very enjoyable.” It’s tough to call the rehabilitation of McGwire’s public image anything but a success. Earlier this week, the Cardinals traveled to their fifth National League city and, for the fifth time, there was no discernible public backlash for what was viewed during the winter as a controversial hire. No jeering fans, no “Cheaters Go Home!” banners, nothing. At least, nothing negative. “Yeah, I’d hire him,” Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. “Because of things I’ve seen him do, and I know how much he likes the game and how much he’d put into it, too.” It’s this kind of feedback that’s allowed McGwire to settle into a comfortable, behind-the-scenes role with his old team. “So far, so good,” McGwire said. “I think people have really moved on from the subject. People are tired of hearing about it.” The subject, of course, is steroids.

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Last winter, McGwire ended years of denials and a self-imposed exile by admitting that he had used steroids and human growth hormone on and off for a decade, starting before the 1990 season and including when he broke Roger Maris’ single-season home run record in 1998. The confession came in January, about three months after he was hired by the Cardinals and a month before the start of spring training. The statements and interviews — and the comfort zone he’s in now as a Cardinals coach — were all part of a carefully crafted plan.

Before he came clean, McGwire hired former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer to raise his chances of getting a positive response. Fleischer said his advice to the former home run king was simply that he be himself. He scoffed at the notion that Big Mac’s tearful confessions had been orchestrated, the delivery scripted. “I just helped get him ready with what he wanted to say,” Fleischer said. “It was Mark. Mark is emotional, Mark is heartfelt. If you’re not real, if you’re not sincere, people will see right through it.” Fleischer said he remains in occasional contact with McGwire and looks forward to a get-together in New York when the Cardinals play the Mets in July. It’s highly unlikely McGwire’s mea culpas won enough converts among Hall of Fame voters to get him into Cooperstown. The public at large, though, appears to have accepted the apology. “I think there’s a powerful lesson in our forgiving country,” Fleischer said. “If you acknowledge you did something wrong, if you ask for forgiveness and you’re sincere and people see it, you can earn your way back. “That’s what Mark did.” Fleischer, in fact, believes McGwire deserves credit for being the first prominent baseball player to voluntarily step forward. Even if it was a step McGwire felt he had to take. “Others did it because they were

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Lines were long at a greeting card rack as men and women, boys and girls stood before “Mother’s Day” selections. Observing them momentarily, I immediately thought about the last time I stood where they were standing. Selecting a Mother’s Day card in May 1999 was be the last time for me to purchase such a card. I think of Mama every day and especially now as gardens are growing and a long winter has passed. When our family gathered last Saturday night and five of my precious “little greats” were rambling across the yard and taking tumble after tumble, I thought of her immediately. She would have loved to see them playing in her old fields, pasture and yard. Mama came to mind when a sister informed me recently she and her family were heading out for a picnic on a Saturday. No special reason. Just a picnic to a State Park. Mama was like that. She and Daddy confiscated the four of us girls one day in grammar school for a picnic to Chimney Rock where we feasted on stinking banana sandwiches and peanut butter crackers. No reason, just time for a picnic. Picnics were economical, fun and our “out” meals. Going to a restaurant with six folks was rare. Out to supper occurred only occasionally and one or two times on our camping vacations. I grew up believing mama’s favorite piece of chicken was the back. She chose it regardless, even after she had spent an hour frying two large whole chickens for the family in a hot kitchen. She always selected the last of everything. She was never first. Mamas are like that. My mama was my most faithful reader, clipping lots of columns and stories. I found some from the 1970s the other day. She was also my best critic. Once after she read a column of mine, she informed me a tomato was not a vegetable. It’s a fruit. She was also my fashion designer and knew what to do with fabric to make it look the best on me. Nothing hurt Mama as much as when her children hurt. She was always a small woman, but you didn’t mess with her children. Ever. Toni Morrison once said, “Grown don’t mean nothing to a mother. A child is a child. They get bigger, older, but grown? What’s that supposed to mean? In my heart, it don’t mean a thing.” I was 47-years-old when Mama went to heaven and I never got over being her secondborn child. I was and always will be her child. She helped me to grow up and move away from home. She helped me establish a budget and later she shed tears, afraid it would be too difficult for me to manage. I found that out many years later. I found joy, laughter, tears, hope and peace around Mama. Nothing seemed quite as peaceful on a winter Sunday afternoon as a nap at my parents’ house or seeing mama and daddy realizing a lifelong dream to drive across the country. She instilled in me “the best things in life aren’t things at all.” And she was my spiritual leader, showing me love of God. Contact Gordon via email:jgordon@ thedigitalcourier.com

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BOSTIC – There was once a day when Harry Potter or Edward Cullen didn’t exist, Mike Buchanan told students at East Rutherford Middle School Tuesday. Buchanan, along with Diane Lang, wrote the book “The Fat Boy Chronicles.” The book tells the story of an overweight high school freshman who, through his journal, describes the pain of being picked on. Buchanan visited the school to talk about the book and about the creative process used in writing. He asked students “Who doesn’t want to be a hero?” and “Who hasn’t wanted to be able to read someone’s mind?” “When you read a book like ‘Harry Potter,’ where’d it all come from?” he asked. “It came from the mind of the author. When you read ‘The Fat Boy Chronicles,’ you’re reading my mind.” Buchanan told students that he knew how they felt when they wrote a rough draft and turned it in, thinking it won’t need to be edited, only to be told it had to be revised. “Editing is where you make things wonderful,” he said. “We probably went through the book 20 to 25 times, so when you are complaining on one page, I don’t want to hear it.”

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Decker releases book of devotions By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer

RUTHERFORTON — “Reflections of a Satisfied Life” a collection of inspiration and encouraging words by Sharon Allred Decker has been compiled in her first book released three weeks ago. Decker, one of three hosts on the Sunday morning radio show, The Satisfied Life, which airs on 107.9 The Link in Charlotte, ends each show with a segment, “The Weekly Word.” The book includes 32 devotions from the segment. “At the close of the show, I have had the honor to bring some words of inspiration and encouragement each week,” Decker said. “It’s a bit like preparing a 10 minute sermon for a congrega-

tion. “This book includes a few of my favorite Weekly Word selections and ones that have been most often requested by our listeners.” The title of the book, Decker said, indicates that it is a collection of her personal reflections on the life she is living – a satisfied life. “A perfect life? One without pain and disappointment? One with all good things? No, nowhere near perfect and yes, there have been plenty of challenges and disappointments, but satisfied nonetheless,” Decker said. “Satisfied, because I am understanding the seasons of this life as wonderful passages and I am choosing to find joy and contentment in the journey, as I believe each day simply trying to

love God and love others.” Decker, who lives in Rutherfordton, is the founder of The Tapestry Group, a faith-based initiative providing women, ideas and inspiration for living well. She is a corporate board

member, speaker, lay pastor, wife and mother. The book is dedicated to her parents, Hoyle and Dot Allred, who were her models for what it means to life for Christ. “This book has been in my heart for several years, but would never have found its way to paper without a lot of encouragement and hard work on the part of many,” she said. She expresses special gratitude to her radio show partners, Ramona Holloway and Pam Stone, her husband, Bob Decker, and the couple’s children. The book was published by a “pair of docs publishing” in Boiling Springs. For more information or to order copies of the book, visit:www.thesatisfiedlifenetwork.com.

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Candidates — opposed and unopposed — Contributed photo (above) gathered at the county annex on Primary Jonathan Snyder, son of Kim and Mark Snyder, stands outside the Habitat for Election night to chat. Humanity playhouse that will be given away to the person who purchases the winSharing their views on ning raffle ticket. Chester Melton and his Isothermal Community College Building the state of the county and Construction Technology class constructed the 5.5-foot-by-8.5-foot children’s playhouse to be raffled off to benefit Rutherford County Habitat for Humanity’s 2010 were (l-r) Sheriff Jack Conner; Commissioner build season. The house is complete with electricity and flower boxes. The playPaul McIntosh; NC House house can also be viewed June 5 at KidzPlay; July 17 at Bubba’s; and also at the candidate Jim Proctor; Habitat Restore on West Main Street, Forest City. The winner will be drawn at “Hot commission-elect Julius Nights, Cool Rides” in Forest City on Aug. 21. Ticket prices are three for $5, seven Owens; and commissioner for $10, or 15 for $20. Call 245-0716 for more information. candidate Eddie Parker, who is running unopposed for his seat. Ty Kilgo When Denise and Eddie It was a “colorful” night Tuesday (right), Donnie Henson’s nephew, wore a campaign McKinney and their daughter, Amy, at the county annex as matching arrived at the Sandy Mush precinct T-shirts were worn by several candi- shirt to the annex Tuesday to vote Tuesday night, they were dates and supporters. Chris Francis, night. Rhonda Owens (below), IT Director for pretty excited to learn they were the Gail Strickland, Donnie Henson 199th and 200th voter at the polls and Robynn Spence’s supporters all Rutherford County, stands outside her office door Tuesday. They arrived about 15 minwore their candidate’s name on their and while communicating utes before the polls closed. shirts. with elections officials via The Francis family wore yelcell phone, trying to make Elizabeth Ledbetter arrived with low, Strickland’s family, includsure everything was runher son Michael Ledbetter. She ing daughter Brooke who arrived ning well for supporters and candidates Tuesday didn’t get to vote though. She came from Wilmington to work the polls night. to the polls especially to vote for Tuesday, wore white shirts with

Julius Owens for county commissioner, but couldn’t vote for him. She is registered Democrat and Owens is Republican. However, since Owens won the primary, she plans to vote for him in November. “He goes to my church,” she said.

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local Student News Thurman, National Merit Scholar

ORLANDO, FL — Forrest Thurman, a senior at R-S Central, has been accepted at the University of Central Florida in Orlando as a National Merit Scholar with a college funded scholarship worth $104,000. He will also receive a free laptop from the University of Central Florida and admission to the Burnett Honors College on campus.

Thurman became a National Merit Scholar based on his SAT scores of 2130 with a perfect score on the math section, his GPA of 4.5, extra-curricular activities and an essay. Forrest was offered a full scholarship from several universities around the country, but chose UCF because of its location and the Honors College.

Thurman is a student at R-S Central where he is the Horn Line Captain of the Marching Band and the Captain of the R-S Central Academic Team. He is on the tennis team, in the French Club and played Ultimate Frisbee. He was voted “Most likely to Succeed” by his peers and one of the “15 Most Outstanding Students” by teachers. He plays trombone in the Forest City Community Band and handbells for the Spindale United Methodist Church. Thurman plans to double major in math and physics. He is the son of Lisa and David Thurman.

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Gina Durko (from left) Gary Poteat, and Deborah Fredell Keller won ribbons for their outstanding photographs in “Through the Lens,” sponsored by Rutherford County Visual Arts Center.

Winners named in RCVAC contest

Carpenter initiated to Phi Beta Kappa

WINSTON SALEM — Carey Alice Carpenter was initiated into Phi Beta Kappa at Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, on April 14.

Carey is the daughter of Jody and Beth Carpenter of Charlotte, NC and the grand daughter of Ed and Betty Jo Carpenter of Rutherfordton. She is a political science major with a minor in Spanish and South American studies.

Gaston promoted to controller

FOREST CITY — Lori Bridges Gaston of Stanley, was recently promoted to controller and director of business services at Davidson College. Bridges is a graduate of East Rutherford High School and Appalachian State University. She is the daughter of Jerry and Joyce Bridges of Ellenboro. She lives in Stanley with her husband, John, and their sons, J.T. and Spencer.

Gina Durko’s first place ribbon for the photograph of her great-grandmother’s home.

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Historical highway marker will honor Zelda Fitzgerald

FOREST CITY – Zelda Fitzgerald and husband F. Scott Fitzgerald were among the best known “beautiful people” of the 1920s “Jazz Age.” Fitzgerald, author of “The Great Gatsby,” dubbed his wife “America’s first flapper.” On Friday, May 7, at 2 p.m. a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker (www.ncmarkers.com) was dedicated to Zelda Fitzgerald, who died in a fire at the psychiatric Highland Hospital in Asheville in 1948. The marker is on Broadway Street near the Buncombe Turnpike Zelda Fitzgerald marker. The Fitzgeralds spent much of the 1930s in western North Carolina. F. Scott Fitzgerald was an alcoholic, and Zelda dealt with schizophrenia after 1936. She was also a dancer, writer and painter. Scholars still debate the role each played in stifling the other’s creativity. She published a novel, “Save the Last Waltz,” in 1932.

FOREST CITY —Three Rutherford County photographers won awards for their entries in the “Through the Lens” photography exhibit which opened May 1. The exhibit continues at the Rutherford County Visual Arts Center, 160 N. Main Street, Rutherfordton, through the month of May. Hours are 10 to 3, Tuesday through Saturday. Gina Durko of Forest City received a blue ribbon for her photograph of her great-grandmother’s house. “I had to jump the fence to get this shot of her house. My husband watched out for the bull in the yard to make sure he was not going to plow me over.” In addition to photography which has been a passion of Durko’s for many years, she works in stained glass, acrylics, oils,

drawing, sculpting and computer graphics. “I have to be creating all the time,” she says, “there is a burning passion that has to be answered within my soul.” To pursue this passion, Durko is enrolled in the Graphics program at Isothermal Community College. The red ribbon went to Gary Poteat of Forest City for “On the Edge,” a photograph he took in Bryce Canyon National Park. “I was photographing the red cliffs,” he said, “and saw this dead tree at the edge. I thought it made an interesting contrast.” Now retired and returned to Rutherford County, Poteat is taking his photography more seriously. “We like to travel and I enjoy photographing the national parks, particularly in the western part of the country,” he says.

Gary Poteat’s “On the Edge.”

Green Hill resident Deborah Fredell Keller (or “DJ” as her R-S Central classmates called her) won a white ribbon for a winter photograph at Bearwallow Mountain, just over the Henderson County line. “I was a photographer for my college annual

While staying the Grove Park Inn in 1936, Zelda Fitzgerald entered the exclusive Highland Hospital psychiatric clinic. Her symptoms fluctuated, but she thrived under the treatment regimen of Dr. Robert S. Carroll. A hallmark of Carroll’s treatment was physical activity, so Zelda swam, played tennis and went into town. F. Scott Fitzgerald also spent time at the Esmeralda Inn, Chimney Rock. A fire spread from the hospital’s kitchen to all four floors through the dumbwaiter on March 10, 1948. Of 20 residents, nine perished. Fitzgerald The “Mountain Home In Winter” photograph, by Deborah Keller, won third place. was on the fourth floor, and it is believed that she died of smoke inhalation. Her remains were identified by charred slippers. In 1944, Duke University acquired Highland Hospital, which ceased operation in the 1980s; the building now houses a diagnostic laboratory. For information call (919) 807-7290. The Highway Marker program, part of the Office of Archives and History, is within the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, the state agency with the mission to enrich lives and communities, and the vision to harness the state’s cultural resources to build North Carolina’s social, cultural and economic future. Information on Cultural Resources is available 24/7 at www.ncculture.com.

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and have enjoyed it ever since” she says. Back in Rutherford County after a 30-year career as a critical care RN, Keller is also a writer of poetry, plays, novels, and children’s books. She and her husband Clyde are both active in Rutherford Community

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local Weddings

Chassidy Bradley and Tony Ray Upton wed

Chassidy Nicole Bradley and Tony Ray Upton were joined in marriage Saturday, April 24, 2010 at Gilkey Baptist Church. Marshall Dill, uncle of the groom, performed the two o’clock ceremony. Andy Moore provided music. The bride is the daughter of Larry Bradley of Forest City, and Kathy Pope of Bostic, and stepdaughter of Justin Pope of Rutherfordton. The groom is the son of Daniel Upton and the late Debra Upton of Forest City. A candle was placed on the altar in memory of the groom’s mother. Red and white roses were placed on the altar in memory of the groom’s sister, and the bride and groom’s grandparents.

Escorted to the altar and given in marriage by her stepfather, the bride wore a floorlength gown of white satin featuring a fitted bodice and train embellished with beads and sequins. She wore a rhinestone tiara and carried a stem-wrapped bouquet of red roses and white daisies. Natalie Miller of Forest City, served as maid of honor. She wore a knee-length dress of garnet red featuring a veed neckline and rhinestones on the shoulder straps. Her bouquet was similar to the bride’s.

Mrs. Tony Ray Upton

Gowned identically, bridesmaids were Cristy Packett, sister of the bride, and Shea Doty, both of Forest City, and Brittany Stone of Bostic, sister-in-law of the bride. John Childree of Rutherfordton, served as best man. Groomsmen were Nick Dill of Sunshine, and Brad Cummings of Pageland, S.C., cousins of the groom, and Justin Pope of Forest City, brother of the

bride. Kayla Hamrick and Zaley Packett, nieces of the bride, were flower girls, and Hunter Hefner, son of the bride, was ringbearer. A reception followed at the Gilkey Community Clubhouse. The tables were decorated with floating candle centerpieces, and scattered red and white rose petals. The three-tiered wedding cake, placed above a flowing foun-

tain, was frosted with buttercream icing and accented with red flowers. The tiers were separated by clear and white columns. White staircases led from the main cake to two satellite cakes. A humorous bride and groom figurine served as the topper. A selection of hot and cold hors d’oeuvres was served. Reception attendants were Kathy Pope, Tracy Dill, Darlene Cummings, Sharon Dill and Renee Dill. Brenda Biggerstaff, aunt of the bride, was the wedding director and photographer. Prior to the wedding, a bridal shower was hosted by the bride’s co-workers, and a lingerie shower was given by Natalie Miller and Beth Payne; Heather Prescott hosted a Pure Romance party; a bachelorette party was held in Charlotte. John Childree hosted a bachelor party for the groom. The bride is a 2004 graduate of R-S Central High School and attended Isothermal Community College. She is employed by Life Care Center of Hendersonville as a certified nursing assistant. The groom attended R-S Central High School. He is employed by Sunray Inc. of Rutherfordton as a machinist. The couple honeymooned on a cruise to the Bahamas. They reside in Forest City.

Jones qualifies for Junior Olympic Nationals

FOREST CITY — Claire Jones qualified for the Junior Olympic National Gymnastic Championships by finishing in the top seven in her age group at the Region 8 Championships in Clemson, S.C., on April 10. She is competed in Dallas, Tex., May 6-8. Region 8 is made up of gymnasts from Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Mississippi and Tennessee. In Level 10 competition, each of the eight regions in the US sends its top seven gymnasts in eight divisions (448 athletes) to the National Championships. This is Claire’s second trip to the national competition. She was the only gymnast in South Carolina to qualify. Claire trains 15 to 20 hours each week at Kozeev’s World of Gymnastics in Spartanburg, S.C., under Coach Anatoly Kozeev. She is a ninth grader at Gaffney High School. Claire is the daughter of Dan and Karen Jones Brown of Gaffney, S.C. She is the granddaughter of Myron and Ann Ruppe of Ellenboro, and greatgranddaughter of the late Charlie and Elsie Carver of Spindale.

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Adams, Henschen united in marriage Courtney Maria Adams and John Douglas Henschen were married March 27, 2010 at Florence Baptist Church, Forest City, with Dr. Bobby Gantt officiating. The bride’s brother, Jeremy Adams, read scripture, and Chris Beck and Geralyn Strange said special prayers for the couple. The bride is the daughter of Al and Talula Adams of Forest City. She is the granddaughter of Emily Adams of Forest City, and the late Jim Adams, and Raymond and Dot Weathers of Bowman, S.C. The groom is the son of Mark and Sherry Henschen of New Knoxville, Ohio. He is the grandson of Ruth Henschen of New Knoxville, and the late Lester Henschen, Joe and Linda Whitney of St. Marys, Ohio, and Chet and Anne Gast of Spencerville, Ohio. Ashley Adams, sister of the bride, and Rebekah Floyd, served as maids of honor. Bridesmaids were Kathleen D’Agati and Lauren Crotts. The attendants wore orange dresses with a white sash. Best men were Douglas Henschen and Marcus Henschen, brothers of the groom. Groomsmen were James Henschen, cousin of the groom, and Trenton Fledderjohann. A reception followed in the Family Life Center of Florence Baptist Church, where a catered barbecue meal was served. The bride holds a BS degree in graphic communications from Clemson University. She is currently self-employed in freelance graphic design. The groom holds a BS degree from Ohio State University in personal finance. He is currently employed by Athletes in Action, a sports ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ. He is also the general manager of Xenia Scouts, a collegiate summer baseball team. The couple honeymooned in the mountains of Northern Georgia. They reside in Xenia, Ohio.

Lovelace graduates WCU CULLOWHEE — Laura Ashley Lovelace graduated from Western Carolina University Saturday, May 8, with a Bachelor of Science Nursing degree. Laura graduated magna cum laude and also a valor student working at The VA Hospital in Asheville, where she will work full time upon completion of her State Nursing Boards in Intensive Care. Lovelace Laura is a 2002 graduate of Chase High School and a 2008 graduate of AB Tech in Asheville. She is the Contributed photo daughter of David Dean Lovelace of Forest City, Claire Jones of Gaffney, S.C., recently qualified for the and daughter and stepdaughter of Carmen and Polizonis Skeparnis of Hendersonville. She is the Junior Olympic National Gymnastic Championships. granddaughter of Hazel Enloe Lovelace.

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local Literacy Night in Rutherfordton

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Literacy Night was held April 22, at Rutherfordton Elementary School. The theme was “Wild about Reading.” Students and families participated in reading activities and games facilitated by the staff. First grade teacher Sandra Nanney is pictured leading an activity.

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East Rutherford High School FFA members include Chris Hill, (from left) Zack Marks, Leigh Ann Freeman, Mary Beth Roper, and Shannon Suttle. Absent from the photograph is Adam Lawing.

East High FFA advances to state

Students from the Sports and Entertainment Marketing class at Chase High School were treated to a free field trip to Charlotte on April 13.

Chase students take field trip to Charlotte

FOREST CITY — On April 13, Sarah Morrow’s Sports & Entertainment Marketing class from Chase High School were treated to a free field trip. They were given an extensive tour at Hendrick Motorsports, where they toured the machine shop, engine shop, chassis shop, and all team shops. Students were taken through the entire process of building a car from start to finish, including how Hendrick’s make some of their own parts. Sponsorships and endorsements were discussed and how much money is needed to fund a competitive NASCAR team. Next, the students toured Charlotte Motor Speedway, which featured the Z-Max Dragway, the Dirt Track at Charlotte, and the NASCAR track. Students were taken

in vans around the NASCAR track, stopping on the bank so students could experience the incline for themselves, and were taken down the drag strip as well. Students were then treated to lunch in The Speedway Club, provided by a generous member, overlooking the start/finish line. A CMS account executive spoke to the group about his duties for the speedway and the different aspects of marketing within the industry. Students then traveled to downtown Charlotte to tour Bank of America Stadium. A Panther’s tour guide gave an in depth and informative tour of the stadium operations. Students viewed several locker rooms, including the visitor’s locker room and the Top Cats locker room. The tour guide explained how their concessions function,

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They all won their respective campaigns— Francis, sheriff; Strickland, county commission; Henson and Spence, clerk of court.

When Henson’s sons arrived at the polls a little late after a Little League

including how the beverages come from the lower level, along with the many food options they have available for attendees. Students experienced the many seating options including the general stadium levels and suite levels with all the amenities, and viewed where announcers and the media view the game. The naming rights of the stadium were discussed. Lastly, students were given a tour of the US National Whitewater Center, which features a rock climbing wall, a ropes course, a zip line and the whitewater rapids themselves. Throughout the day, students were exposed to marketing elements within the sports and entertainment industry, and were able to see how the material they are learning in class relates to the actual industry.

BOSTIC — Principal Tony Smith announced that four East Rutherford FFA students competed in the Introduction to Horticulture Career Development Event held on April 29. The team took home 3rd place out of 16 schools and advanced to compete at the state competition in Raleigh this summer. Team members include Mary Beth Roper, Chris Hill, Leigh Ann Freeman, and Zack Marks. The event was held at Haywood Community College. The Introduction to Horticulture Career Development event consists of a 50 question multiple-choice test, the identification of 20 landscape plants, and a practicum where students identify insects, diseases, and weeds common to North Carolina. Shannon Suttle also placed 1st in the region for his Supervised

Agriculture Experience (SAE) in the Agricultural Services division and Adam Lawing placed 1st in the Sheep Production division. Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Programs consist of planned practical activities conducted outside of class time in which students develop and apply agricultural knowledge and skills. FFA is a national youth leadership organization with middle school, high school and collegiate chapters, is dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of young people by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education. In North Carolina, more than 16,500 youth participate in more than 200 FFA chapters across the state.

game, 12-year-old Hunter told his dad his team won their game, 12 to 7. He plays for Moose Vending and their opponents was Green Hill Store. “I hit a home run. Over the fence,” Hunter exclaimed to his dad. Candidate Henson hit a home run, too, Tuesday night, ousting two other candidates and winning the Democratic nomination for Clerk of Court. His nephew, Ty, also won his T-ball game Tuesday night.

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‘Miss Julia’ author returns to Fireside From Staff Reports

FOREST CITY — Ann B. Ross brings her newest book in the “Miss Julia” series to Fireside Books & Gifts on Friday, May 14, from 4 to 6 p.m. Everyone is invited to bring the book for a reading, signing and chat with Ross. “Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind” was released last month and Ross is taking the book on tour across the region. The publication of the first Miss Julia book, “Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind” in 1999, set Ross on a full-time writing Contributed photo career. This book went through six re-printThe R-S Central MCJROTC Rifle Team displays trophies earned during the 2009-2010 season. Pictured are ings in less than a year, (l-r): in front — Cadets Lance Corporal Amber Swink, Emily Weeks and Samantha Morris; Cadet Staff Sergeant Bransom Benfield; Cadets Sergeant Katie Atkins and Jasmine Glenn; Cadet Lance Corporal Steven Murphy; and and was ranked No. Cadets Corporal Rusty Woody and Courtney Blair; in back — Cadets Sergeant Martina Carson and Rebecca 9 on the Independent McFarland; Cadet Staff Sergeant Jon Russell; Cadet First Sergeant Logan Hartzog; Cadet Second Lieutenant Booksellers’ 76th most Jessica Eberhart (team captain); Cadet Gunnery Sergeant Jacob Yant; Cadet Captain Chris Noffke; Cadet highly recommended Sergeant Jessica Swink; and Cadet Staff Sergeant Alex Murray. books for 1999. In addition, the book was named to the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers list. The paperback edition of the same book was listed in The Best Books RUTHERFORDTON Martina Carson and grading and compariteams and high school- of the First Five Years — The R-S Central Jessica Swink; and son of scores. Hartzog aged clubs. R-S Central by BookSense, as one of the title’s indepenMCJROTC Rifle Team Cadets Lance Corporal was the individual finished the match in has concluded its best Samantha Morris and national champion and fourth place, far better dent booksellers most enjoyed handselling. season ever. In addition Steven Murphy also Eberhart finished third. than its previous best to winning the Marine placed in the state’s top Carson took third in of thirteenth. Eberhart ‘The book was also pubCorps JROTC National ten. As state champithe nation among elevwas the team’s top indi- lished by Readers Digest Championships, the ons, the team has been enth graders. Murphy vidual, finishing in fifth Condensed Books, appearing in 12 foreign team has received the invited to compete in and Cadet Lance place. languages. official results on its the National Junior Corporal Emily Weeks Other highlights of From her Miss Julia final three matches Olympics in Alabama finished first and secthe season included came the following — of the season. For the in July. ond, respectively, of all Hartzog and Eberhart “Miss Julia Takes Over,” second year in a row, The team was also the sophomores in the becoming the first “Miss Julia Throws a R-S Central was named named the Marine match. R-S Central shootWedding,” “Miss Julia the North Carolina Corps JROTC National R-S Central had ers to earn the Junior Hits the Road,” “Miss Junior Olympic State Champion in the NRA its best ever finDistinguished Badge Julia Meets Her Match,” Champions. Cadet Postal Match and ish in the American from the National First Sergeant Logan posted the best score of Legion National Postal Three Position Air Rifle “Miss Julia’s School of Hartzog was the indiany team in the match, Championships. This Council. The team will Beauty,” “Miss Julia vidual state chamregardless of service. In is the most inclusive take a couple of months Stands Her Ground,” pion and Cadet Second a postal match, teams match the team comoff before going to sum- “Miss Julia Strikes Back,” “Miss Julia Lieutenant Jessica fire at their home range petes in, firing against mer shooting camp in Paints the Town” and Eberhart was the runand send the targets to teams from all services Anniston, Alabama in “Miss Julia Delivers the nerup. Cadets Sergeant the match sponsor for as well as high school June. Goods.” Ross says she tried to make each book stand alone, so that a reader could start with any one of them, but she couldn’t repeat everything in each succeeding book. She says in a series, characters and their relationships with each other do change and

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grow, and Ross tried to show that over the course of the books. For those reasons, Ross said many readers recommend starting with the first book. “On the other hand, if you happen to pick up a book ‘out of order’ and enjoy it, there’s no reason you can’t read the rest of them, either in or out of order,” she says on her website, www.missjulia.com. Her writing career began in the early 1980s when two mysteries were published as original paperbacks: “The Murder Cure” and “The Murder Stroke”. A few years later, her first hardcover book was published: “The Pilgrimage,” an adventure story set in the 19th century. Ross is the mother of two daughters and one son, and the grandmother of four grandsons (including twin boys) and two granddaughters, both of whom are her namesakes. When her children were in college, she decided to complete her own education, enrolling in the University of North Carolina at Asheville where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Literature. Reluctant to return to an empty nest, she continued her education by enrolling in the English Department of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she earned both the master’s and doctor of Philosophy degrees. Afterwards, she taught Literature and the Humanities at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. All of the books in the series are available on audiotape and in largeprint editions, and are also available through The Literary Guild/ Doubleday Book Club. All of the books, except the newest one each year, can be found in paperback editions.

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Church prays for relief from choir director’s wife Dear Abby: Our small church choir has a talented volunteer director. His wife, “Martha,” is an energetic and animated soprano who has a reasonably good voice in her range. Unfortunately, Martha sings louder than all of the other choir members, and she ends many songs by trying to reach a final high note. The problem is her high notes are often flat and sound more like a cat’s scream. No one likes it. The congregation is held hostage to Martha’s screams because they’re afraid of losing her husband’s free directing services. How can we convince Martha to cut out

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the high notes? — Covering our ears Dear Covering: Because Martha’s improvisations are distracting the congregation — which I assume is larger than the choir — your spiritual leader should have a private chat with the director and explain that “the congregation” would prefer the choir perform the hymns exactly as they are written. It should get the message across without being personally offensive. And it’s not as

if you’re all asking that his wife not perform, just that she tone it down. Dear Abby: I was in line at the pharmacy yesterday and one clerk was on duty with the pharmacist. I waited my turn and asked for my prescription. She had to go check on it, so I sat down to wait. In the meantime, two other customers came in and waited in line. The clerk called my name, then asked me to get back in line. Shouldn’t I have been taken care of next? — Annoyed Dear Annoyed: I’m not sure there are rules of etiquette for counter service at a pharmacy, but common sense dictates that the cus-

tomers be taken care of in an efficient manner. I see nothing efficient about making someone who has started being served wait longer — particularly if the clerk might also have to check on the prescriptions of the customers who came after you did. You should have been taken care of next. Dear Abby: Two women carrying a baby in an infant car seat entered the gift shop where my sister works. The grandmother asked my sister if they could leave the baby behind the counter while they shopped. My sister politely told them it was against store policy. They proceeded to shop,

putting the carrier down in the middle of the aisle while they browsed — leaving it unattended at times. The grandmother bought a few items, then told my sister she might not shop there anymore because of the policy of not supervising infants while customers shop. My sister has dealt with many customer-related issues, but this one left her speechless. What’s your opinion on this issue? — Speechless Speechless: Your sister was right to inform the grandmother about the store’s policy. And it is the grandmother’s privilege to take her business elsewhere if she doesn’t approve of it.

Burning mouth difficult CPC hosts fourth Festival on the Field Dear Dr. Gott: I am a 67-year-old female. Since Thanksgiving 2009, I have had a burning on the inside of my bottom lip. I hadn’t been sick, and the only prescription I was taking at the time was a hormone. My doctor diagnosed me with glossopyrosis. He has tried several prescriptions, but they only work for a few days. I use the medications as directed and never eat spicy foods. My ear-nose-and-throat doctor says sometimes it resolves itself, but can reappear. Do you have any suggestions. Dear Reader: The condition is defined as a chronic burning pain of the tongue, gums, lips, inside of the cheeks, roof of the mouth or the entire mouth. The cause of BMS often cannot be identified, making treatment more difficult. Control is possible, however. Occasionally, symptoms cease on their own or become less frequent or severe. Symptoms include increased thirst, a tingling or numb sensation of the mouth or tip of the tongue, mouth pain that worsens as the day progresses, loss of taste, taste changes (bitter, metallic, etc.), a sore mouth, a sensation of mouth dryness and, most notably, a burning sensation of part or all of the mouth. Symptoms may occur in

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patterns that worsen during the day, come and go throughout the day (sometimes with pain-free days) or pain that begins upon waking and persists at the same level throughout the day. Treatment options include B vitamins, saliva-replacement products, treatment of any contributing underlying medical condition, special oral rinses or mouthwashes, capsaicin, cognitive behavioral therapy and more. Home remedies include drinking extra fluids to ease mouth dryness, reducing stress, changing toothpaste brands, and avoiding tobacco, products that contain cinnamon or mint, and acidic foods and liquids such as citrus fruits and juices, sodas, coffee and tomatoes. If you have not already done so, sit down with your doctor to discuss any medications you may be taking that could cause BMS. Request testing to determine if there is a underlying cause. If there isn’t, continue to work with your physician to determine which medication or combination provides control and relief. It may take some time, but hang in there and you will likely find the right modification.

The Community Pet Center is pleased to announce the fourth annual Festival on the Field, an event held each spring as a means to raise community awareness and financial support for a new animal care facility and adoption center. This year’s event will be held on May 15 from 11: 30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at Crowe Park in Forest City. There will be many fun activities to share with friends and family. On tap are the following exciting activities: Food Vendors Rabies Clinic Microchips for your pet Learn how to help and support our pets Pet Contest & Pet Show Here’s the scoop on the Pet Contest and Show: prizes will be awarded in these categories:  Funniest Looking  Best/Unusual Trick  Best Kisser  Best Smile  Loudest Bark  Best Singer  Owner Look – a – Like  Most Well Behaved  Shortest  Tallest  Shortest Tail  Longest Tail Shortest Hair  Longest Hair  Best Costume

Be sure to bring a bag of dog or cat food to contribute to our Pounds 4 Pets Program so that we can re-stock our Pet Food Pantry for families who cannot afford to buy pet food for their family pets. Please call the Community Pet Center at 287 – 7738 or visit www.rutherfordpets.org for more information.

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Entry fee is just $9 for two categories and $2 for each additional category above. Also, present from 1: 00 – 3: 00 pm will be award winning author, Lois Chazen, who writes children’s books about animal rescue including “Loving Ruby” and “Eyes are the Window of the Soul.”

IN THE STARS Your Birthday, May 9; In the year ahead a number of fresh opportunities might come your way from some new contacts you’ll make. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Disappointment is likely if you optimistically overestimate the attributes of someone upon whom you’re depending. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - In order to succeed in life, you must be able to accurately evaluate people and developments. CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Think before opening your mouth, so that you don’t say something you’ll regret. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - If you hope to get proper mileage out of your resources, you need to be prudent and try to make every dollar count. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - If your friends or family haven’t been as cooperative with you as they usually are, chances are the fault is with you. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - Either get any critical jobs out of the way early today, or put them off until another time. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - You might be a gregarious person, but should you be at a gathering today and find that someone who turns you off is in attendance, it could put a chill in the air and sour your good time. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) Usually it doesn’t take much to get you motivated, but today you’re more apt to be an observer than a participator. It’s just one of those days when you could be saddled with apathy. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Don’t be foolish enough to discuss something wonderful that you believe in with a person whose outlook is limited, negative or biased. It could leave you feeling empty and depressed. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - In order to avoid embarrassment, don’t request a large favor today from someone who you never thanked or repaid for what that person previously did for you. His/her reply might be mortifying. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - You understand that there are always two sides to a story, yet you still won’t appreciate hearing the other side. Try not to be judgmental of an opposing point of view. ARIES (March 21-April 19) Regardless of how industrious you feel, unless you plan ahead, anything you try to do is likely to meet with all kinds of problems. Be sure you have everything in place before tackling anything.

Produced by Jo-Ann Close and Lynne Faltraco Community Pet Center

Plan a brunch for you and mom Add coffee, tea or punch to round it off. And remember to do the dishes! Bagel Pudding 5 regular-sized bagels, torn into bite-size pieces (I used blueberry) 2 cups milk 3/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 3 large eggs, beaten berries, optional Preheat the oven to 400 F. Butter a 9-by-9-inch glass baking dish. Place the torn bagels in a large mixing bowl; pour milk over the bagel pieces, and let absorb for about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, melt the butter and let it cool. When cooled, mix with the beaten eggs and remaining ingredients. Combine with the bagel mixture (add any fruit you have now). Pour into the prepared baking dish; place in the center of oven. Bake uncovered for about 35 to 40 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. — Lady V, Massachusetts Apple-Cinnamon Pancakes 2 tart apples, peeled and cored and sliced into rings 2 tablespoons cinnamon 2 eggs, lightly beaten 2 cups whole-wheat flour 2-1/2 cups milk 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons sugar 4 teaspoons baking powder Slice the apples into thin rings, toss with cinnamon, and set aside. Mix together the remaining ingredients until blended. For each pancake, pour 1/3 cup batter onto a hot griddle. Place one apple ring

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in the center of each pancake. When set, flip the pancake to cook the other side. Turn onto a plate so the apple ring is showing. Serve with warmed maple syrup. — Nancy, Virginia

Mini Quiche Tarts 5 slices bacon, cooked 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened 2 tablespoons milk 2 eggs 1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese 2 tablespoons chopped green onion 1 (10-ounce) can refrigerated flaky biscuit dough Preheat the oven to 375 F. Lightly grease 10 muffin cups. Crumble the cooked bacon, and set aside. Place the cream cheese, milk and eggs in a medium bowl, and beat until smooth with an electric mixer set on low. Stir in the Swiss cheese and green onion, and set aside. Separate the dough into 10 biscuits. Press into the bottom and sides of each muffin cup, forming 1/4-inch rims. Sprinkle half of the bacon into the bottoms of the dough-lined muffin cups. Spoon about 2 tablespoons of the cream-cheese mixture into each cup. Bake 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until the filling is set and rims of the tarts are golden brown. Sprinkle with the remaining bacon, and lightly press into the filling. Remove from the pan, and serve warm. — Cherie, Indiana

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LOCAL Fresh food Contributed photo

The Local Good Guide, just published through Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project, includes the names, addresses and tidbits of local and regional farmers. Rutherford County listings include Lake Lure Market and Freeman Farm in Lake Lure, Rutherford County Farmers Market, Maple Creek Farm, Restoration Farm, Always Somthin’ Farm, Earthperks, Edgerton Farms, The Tomato Art Company and Legacy Farm in Rutherfordton and Pilgrim Farm and K.W. Gettys Farm in Ellenboro. Copies are available at more than 400 area locations including grocers, bookstores, libraries, welcome centers, tailgate markets, doctor’s offices and newsstands throughout the region. A searchable online guide is available at www. buyappalachian.org.

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Following his speaking engagement at East Rutherford Middle School, author Mike Buchanan signed copies of his book “The Fat Boy Chronicles.”

County woman publishes poetry collection

FOREST CITY — A Rutherford County woman has published a collection of poetry, ”Moments, Memories and Mayems” based on her true experience. Kanzazy Hutchins, a farm girl from the mountains of West Virginia, who moved to the area in 1989, said she was dirt poor but happy in West Virginia, reared by God-fearing Christian parents. She was diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes at age 10. She has dealt with health problems all of her life, both mentally and physically, she said.

lished the collection and said of the book, “This collection will bring you to tears of joy and sorrow and everything in between as you reminisce and relieve through this author’s amazing work.

She moved to the area in 1989 and now calls Rutherford County her home. Publish America pub-

“So grab a box of tissues and hold tight to your heart strings as you travel back through your own emotions.” The book can be purchased in the PublishAmerica online book store or you may call 245 8372 and ask for Candy, or e-mail me at kanzazy@gmail.com.

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one kid we’d bring in the whole world.” When you read a scene in a book that makes you laugh or cry, Buchanan said, then you can bet the author felt the same emotions when writing the words. “Writers feel the emotions the characters go through,” he said. Buchanan asked the students again if they wanted to be heroes, and told them how their words are powerful. “They can change nations and do wonderful and horrible things,” he said. To be a hero, students should speak up when they witness someone being bullied. “Bullying doesn’t stop if no one says to stop,” he said. Every student, faculty member and teacher read the book over the course of two weeks in preparation for Buchanan’s visit. “As an author, that’s pretty exciting,” Buchanan said. Assistant Principal Sheila Hutchins said as far as she knew, it was the first time the entire school had read the same book at once. “And the prompt for the sixth grade

benchmark this year dealt with bullying,” Hutchins said. “These kids know it’s a major issue.” Students finished the book the morning of Buchanan’s visit, Hutchins said. “It’s written so that it’s not overwhelming for kids,” she said. The book is presented in journal format, which gave the character a way to tell the story in his own words. “There were the entries he’d let his teacher read and then the ones he didn’t, but the reader saw them all,” he said. “Diane used to make her kids do journals – that’s where that idea came from.” Buchanan’s visit was facilitated through Fireside Books & Gifts. According to Fireside Owner Linda Parks, Buchanan has been travelling across the country presenting information on the book and the visit to ERMS has been in the planning stages since last September. “We’ve been blessed with the amount and caliber of people we’ve been able to bring in,” she said. Contact Flynn via e-mail at aflynn@thedigitalcourier.com.

Upcoming events at Fireside FOREST CITY — Upcoming events at Fireside Books and Gifts include”

WE CAN HELP!

Have you ever thought about owning your own small business? l r came into the Smal pe oo H n lle A d an g Victor Ellenbur Isothermal Business Center at only one Community College with opening in objective to get help ss. They ne their own small busi l business al had some ideas for a sm came up e and within an hour w ld sell or ou with a business that w was also d trade sporting goods an orts and Sp a pawn shop. Outpost Both Vic y. Pawn was born that da into the ed and Allen were accept eir new th G.A.T.E. program and , 2010, 12 business opened April Charlotte and is located at 440 Rd., Rutherfordton. Ted Hamrick usiness Director of the Small B

G.A.T.E. is a new program designed to give dislocated workers an opportunity to own their own small business. But, even if you don’t qualify for G.A.T.E. The Small Business Center at Isothermal Community College can help you in becoming a small business owner. We have a G.A.T.E. orientation the first Wednesday of each month, June May 52thnd at 9:00am is our next orientation in the Willow Room in the Foundation Building on the Isothermal Community College campus.

Call Faye Bishop or Ted Hamrick at the Small Business Center for more details.

828-286-3636 Ext. 390

Monday, May 10 – Fireside Book Club reading “The Last Child” by John Hart, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 11 – Classic Book Club, 5 p.m. Friday, May 14 – Author Reception for Ann B. Ross, reading “Miss Julia Renews Her Vows,” 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 15 – Community Pet Center Festival/Author Event with Lois Chazen, 1 to 3 p.m., Crowe Park Thursday, May 27 – Civil War Book Club, 6 p.m.

POTTERY Classes with Experienced Instructors Studio Space for Advanced Potters Homeschool Classes Available • Clay and Supply Sales

Located in Downtown Forest City at 137 Thomas Street Class schedule and studio times are flexible and designed to fit most schedules.

Call for Info. 828-245-9374 828-429-8922