Talent search event set this Friday — Page 3 Sports Business is good The Forest City Owls returned to the friendly confines of McNair Field for the 2010 CPL season opener Wednesday
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The Forest City Owls booster club with Hoot the mascot cheer on the team during Wednesday’s season opener at McNair Field.
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Charter proponents critical of state’s new school proposals By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Daily Courier Staff Writer
FOREST CITY — Gov. Bev Perdue’s plan to create “charter-like” schools didn’t sit well with Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy Headmaster Joe Maimone. And he expressed his opposition Tuesday along with Parents for Education Freedom in North Carolina at a press conference in Raleigh. “This is a very underhanded way to not allow charter schools to grow in North Carolina,” Maimone said. “This is even though the federal government has made it clear that in order to
get ten more points for the Race to the Top funds they need to be more helpful to charter schools and raise the cap on charter schools allowed in the state above 100.” With a deadline of June 1 for almost $400 million in federal grants through the “Race to the Top” program, the N.C. House voted 68 to 45 in favor of the new legislation from Perdue’s office that would give local school districts four ways to fix about 130 public schools where less than half of the students under-performed on standardized tests. Please see Charter, Page 6
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CHIMNEY ROCK — People interested in the future of Chimney Rock Park offered ideas ranging from opening all the trails for hiking to providing bike trails, rock climbing and camping to state park officials Wednesday during a public in-put session. The day-long drop in session was to receive comments and suggestions on the park’s newly written Master Plan. By 3:30 p.m., more than 100 people came by the Lake Lure Municipal Center to review all plans. Park officials were pleased with the response and expected many more by 7 p.m. when the event was concluded. The Master Plan was developed by the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation and the design consultant is Greenways Inc., a Durham environmental planning and landscape architecture firm. People reviewing the sketches Wednesday also wrote opinions on what they desired for the park and also completed a Public Comment Form (online for everyone). The deadline for submitting comments is June 23. The public was asked how often they visit the park, what types of activities they prefer in the Park and a number of other questions. The Master Plan includes three alternatives. The three development scenarios include improvements to be made to
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Sheriff Jack Conner shows his 1946 Ford to NASCAR driver Greg Biffle during a campaign fund-raiser that the sheriff held at Biffle’s home in Rutherford County on Wednesday.
Biffle almost passed on deal By LARRY DALE Daily Courier Staff Writer
CANE CREEK — NASCAR driver Greg Biffle almost didn’t come to Rutherford County to look at some land for sale here, but he did, and for years now he’s been the proud owner of the Triple B Ranch off U.S. 64. Biffle flew his helicopter in Wednesday to play host at his home to a noon fundraiser for Sheriff Jack Conner, a Democrat, who is seeking re-election this fall. Biffle took the time Wednesday to talk about how he came to own a large acreage in Rutherford County. “Well, it was kind of ironic how I got
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up here,” he said. “I had been looking for a larger tract of land — some recreation property, a place to kind of get away and build a cabin. “I love the outdoors, and I love running miscellaneous equipment, just kind of getting outside. What I really wanted was to find something that had some streams, some water features, on it. I was looking for a couple of hundred acres.” It was the expectation of buying only a couple of hundred acres that almost kept Biffle from coming to the county. “Then a friend of mine knew somebody that lived on the other side of the hill here, Please see Biffle, Page 6
FOREST CITY — A mentor with the McNair Foundation and founding member of the Visual Arts Guild, has been named Citizen of the Year by the Forest City Kiwanis Club. Sandy Fox of Forest City was named Citizen of the Year by the Forest City Kiwanis. Fox came to Rutherford County from Florida more than 10 years ago with husband, Erwin, and the couple immediately became very involved in the community, volunteering in numerous aspects of civic and community life. Fox was nominated for the prestigious Citizen of the Year award by Monica Lee, executive director of the Robert and Janice McNair Educational Foundation. “She is a visionary who also has the ability to put the vision into practice,” Lee said of Fox. “She is an excellent organizer, special events planner, grant writer, and team leader. She works diligently and unselfishly, using her talents to help meet the needs and purpose of the organizations” with which she is involved. As a volunteer with the McNair Foundation, Fox has served as a mentor for the high school students for several years; has volunteered at many of the Foundation functions assisting with planning and executing the events. Please see Fox, Page 3
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existing facilities, infrastructure and trails at the Chimney Rock Park at Chimney Rock State Park. The repairs and renovations would be to modernize the facilities, improve safety and the visitor experience. The plan will be developed this summer with the final plan for the fall.
Megan Sutton (l-r) of the Nature Conservancy, Debbie Shetterly, State Parks Advisor of Polk County and David Ray, of the Nature Conservancy, look at one of several large displays of the Chimney Rock State Park proposed master plan at the Lake Lure Municipal Center on Wednesday afternoon.
The scenarios suggest existing substandard and unsustainable trails in back country areas of all park properties will be abandoned and re-vegetated where feasible. The three alternatives are:
Alternative 1
ConservationFocused Park: Protection and stewardship of Significant Natural Heritage Areas is the guiding philosophy for the ConservationFocused Park alternative. Significant Natural Heritage Areas comprise eight different areas of the Chimney Rock State Park study area and are shown in this concept as conservation management areas. Each conservation management area will incorporate site specific methods for natural species protection, such as invasive, exotic species removal. Under this scenario, public access within the conservation management areas will be limited to prioritize natural resource conservation over general outdoor recreation. The ConservationFocused Park alternative will use the existing park entrance and entry road. Existing park
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facilities will be remodeled and updated. Under this scenario, development of new and additional park facilities are minimized in accordance with the conservation-based design concept. A visitor center is proposed across from the Lake Lure Town Hall, and will be connected to the community via the Lake Lure Greenway. Two-day use recreation areas are proposed, one at Bottomless Pools and the other near Shumont Mountain. Several proposed hiking trails occur in the northern and southern part of Chimney Rock State Park. The first will extend from Exclamation Point to the top of Chimney Rock Mountain and loop around the Orchards. The other trail will begin at the Shumont Mountain day use recreation area and extend along the Rumbling Bald
ridge, with an outand-back option or a loop around the north side of Rumbling Bald. Approximately 10 miles of proposed hiking trails are included within this concept.
Alternative 2 Low-Impact Recreation: The LowImpact Recreation alternative uses existing disturbed areas for future park development activity. Taking advantage of areas that are cleared, flat, or previously developed minimizes environmental impact and presents opportunity for lower cost and more environmentally sensitive park expansion and development. The Low Impact Recreation alternative transforms the existing entrance road into a one-way ingress road that leads to a proposed visitor center at the Meadows. From the Meadows, a new two-way road is pro-
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posed that extends to C Avenue in Lake Lure. The visitor center at the Meadows will incorporate parking for approximately 300 cars and use permeable paving solutions. Park administrative offices are proposed at the Meadows and the entrance gate will be relocated further into the park so that the Chimney Rock State Park visitor center can be accessed without going through the fee station. The proposed visitor center at the Meadows becomes a recreational hiking hub for Chimney Rock State Park, and an extensive network of trails will be accessible from this area that lead to Chimney Rock, the Orchards, World’s Edge, Cane Creek Mountain, and other destinations in the southern part of the park. The trail network also includes an extended hiking option with camping and day use areas strategically located so that hikers of all skill levels can hike at their own pace. Day-use recreation areas proposed at World’s Edge, near Shumont Mountain, and near Rumbling Bald. The proposed Rumbling Bald day-use area will be an expansion of the existing day use recreation area that will accommodate more visitors and provide an increase in the variety of recreational uses. The area of Chimney Rock State Park that encompasses Rumbling Bald, Shumont Mountain, Eagle Rock, and Round Top Mountain is intended to become a more remote visitor experience, with limited park facilities and access to more strenuous hiking, mountain biking, and
rock climbing.
Alternative 3: Intensive Recreation and Use: The Intensive Recreation and Use alternative proposes park facilities at multiple access points throughout the study area, providing the user with various day use locations, overnight camping, and recreation opportunities for all people regardless of their ability. A visitor center is proposed to be developed at the top of Chimney Rock Mountain, in an area known as the Orchards, an abandoned 25-acre apple orchard. The new visitor center is intended to be a large hub for nature-based recreation within the southern part of Chimney Rock State Park with access to tent-and-trailer camping, picnicking, and hiking. Vehicular access to the Orchards is challenging with respect to the mountainous terrain. Two options for an entry road to the Orchards have been identified. The first option is a new roadway that ties to C Avenue in Lake Lure. This new roadway would extend along the west side of Chimney Rock Mountain. Due to steep topography, the road would be extremely costly and likely cause an adverse environmental impact. A second roadway option would extend from Sugarloaf Mountain Road to the Orchards. This option would use an existing road corridor, reducing both the road cost and environmental impact of first road option described above. However, a proposed park entrance via
Sugarloaf Mountain Road would require a longer drive to the Orchards than the proposed road extension from C Avenue in Lake Lure. In addition to the visitor center at the Orchards, a day use recreation area is proposed at World’s Edge and at Bottomless Pools. The Bottomless Pools day use recreation areas show two options. The first option would be to renovate the existing facility. The second option would be to provide access via trails to Bottomless Pools, and locate a visitor facilities elsewhere nearby in order to mitigate congestion during peak use. A second park facility and small-scale visitor center is proposed near Rumbling Bald. This facility could serve as a potential satellite park administration office and day use area for the northern part of Chimney Rock State Park. Smaller day use recreation areas with public toilets and parking would be located near the Rumbling Bald Climbing Day-Use Area and near Shumont Mountain. These day use recreation areas would become gateways for mountain biking, equestrian, rock climbing, and hiking. Other activities proposed in the northern part of the park include picnicking, camping and guided hiking tours. Chimney Rock State Park was authorized by the N.C. General Assembly in 2005 and encompasses more than 4,300 acres on both sides of the gorge, including the dramatic Chimney Rock spire and surrounding nature park that was formerly a private tourist destination. The 996-acre Chimney Rock area purchased by the state in 2007 is the only portion of the state park available for public access and is operated by the management company Chimney Rock Management LLC. Online comments can be submitted by visiting ww.greenways.com/ ChimneyRock or mail the public comments to: General Management Plan Coordinator, NC Division of Parks and Recreation, 1615 MSC, Raliegh, NC 276991615. Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@thedigitalcourier.com
Shepherd’s Care is starting a Senior Program for adults over 50 who live in the Hickory Nut Gorge Community. We hope this program will enhance and promote togetherness in our community. We are not trained to accommodate people who are not mobile, however; individuals with disabilities are welcomed to come with their caregivers. Program will be held each Friday morning at Municipal Center (Town Hall), The Town of Lake Lure, 2948 Memorial Hwy., Lake Lure NC. Time: 10 am – 2 pm. This program is free. The health component of Senior Program will be sponsored by Park Ridge Hospital.
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Citizen of the Year, Sandy Fox, with awards presented by Forest City Kiwanis.
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Encore Elite Entertainment (l-r) Rosalie Silvers, Wayne Wilson, Linda Wilson, Freda Ledford, Karl Hardin, Billie Lee, Missy Hughes, and Sam Berger and Tom Milo (kneeling, front) will perform Friday night during the annual Rutherford County Talent Search at R-S Central high school. The event is held in memory of Alan Metcalf, who organized the event eight years ago as a fund raising event for cancer research.
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She also maintains the Foundation website on a volunteer basis and has spent numerous hours revising the website. She also has volunteered her expertise and spent many hours revising the fiscal management operations for the Foundation over the past year. She joined the Rutherford County Visual Artists Guild in 1996, has chaired the annual spring “Art Hop” studio tour, the fall “Celebration of the Arts, and has served as Guild President. She has been responsible for the increased funding for the Guild through grants that she has written. Fox was also instrumental in opening a visual arts gallery and studio classroom in Rutherfordton last year. She has recruited and organized volunteers to prepare the building for the center as well as the volunteer staffing of the center to keep it open. She also volunteers with SafeKids of Rutherford County. She and her husband live in Forest City. Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@thedigitalcourier.
RUTHERFORDTON — Running strong for eight years, the Rutherford County Talent Search will be held Friday, May 28, at 6 p.m. in the R-S Central high school auditorium. Begun by the late Alan Metcalf, who lost a tough battle with cancer, the show goes on in his memory, said show organizer and host, Blake Dula. “Everything’s in memory of Alan.” At least 20 competitors including dancers, singers, and instrumentalists, ranging in age from 13-23, will compete for the title of best talent. Among the competitors will be Rutherford County Junior Miss, Sarah Coyne, who will play the flute. Singers are Nicole Bradley, Sarah Dula, Kelsey Taylor, K.J.
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winners. Judges are Janet Roller, former Miss South Carolina in 1997 and music director at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church; Amber Keys, the chorus teacher at R-S Middle school; and Samuel Jenkins, a musician who is in the process of working with producers in Nashville, Tenn.
Jugar, duo Kayla Lane and Jordan Jones, Callie Crane, Crickett Atchley and Mackenzie Willard. Dancers vying for best talent are Hailey Jones, Haley Griffin and Morgan Atchley. Also performing, but not competing are Alex Thompson, a former host; Blake Dula, Samuel Jenkins and Encore Elite Entertainment, the senior citizens dance group who recently won the annual Silver Follies event at the Senior Center. Age ranges for the dancers is 60-93 years old. All participants will have “Money Buckets” for the audience to place money in for their favorite performer. First, second and third place winners will be named and an overall winner will be announced who rasied the most money. Local businesses have donated gift cards for the top
In organizing the show, Dula has also had the help of Metcalf’s mother, Brenda Metcalf; Jamie Walker, Ben Limehouse, and David Roach. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students and DVD’s of the talent show will be available for order. All proceeds will go toward the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke Medical Center and Rutherford County Relay for Life. Contact Osborne via e-mail at josborne@thedigitalcourier.com
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Our Views Jobs news holds promise in N.C.
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orth Carolina lawmakers Wednesday revealed that there are a number of companies considering bringing or expanding operations in our state. That fact came out as the legislature got around to considering a package of incentives for the prospective companies. The state Senate’s Finance Committee approved the package aimed at attracting two computer data centers, an energy turbine manufacturer, and a plant that will convert wood pulp to paper. State business recruiters are close to getting deals done with those companies that would mean more than 1,500 jobs and nearly $2 billion in investment, according to one state Senator. This news will be good for some places in the state if the deals being considered are approved and the companies bring the jobs. We hope that this movement in the jobs market is a sign of better things to come in our state. We also hope that our state recruiting teams and lawmakers are making every effort to encourage these companies to locate in places where unemployment is highest.
Our readers’ views Says writer mistaken in interpreting letter To the editor: To the best of my recollection, Dr. David K. Yelton, and I have never met. He has presumed some knowledge of me, however, in his letter of May 18, where he accuses me of endorsing TJCA’s lawsuit against RCS. I have neither endorsed nor condemned the lawsuit. Here’s what happened: For weeks I read passionate letters from parents and students on both sides of the issue. Present and past employees of both schools remained above the fray. The mold was broken when the retired superintendent of RCS submitted a letter. Mr. Petty’s emotional attachment to RCS was obvious and expected, given his close affiliation. But in the midst of all that passion came the shocking revelation that Mr. Petty expected TJCA to prevail on legal grounds. He made it clear though, that in his opinion, such a ruling could never be morally right. Only a letter from another retired superintendent of RCS with a different perspective could balance Mr. Petty’s letter. I am a simple RCS retiree who chose to devote all the years of my career to classroom teaching. Obviously, I’m in no position to match Mr. Petty’s power; I simply thought a few questions from another professional educator seemed fair. The opening paragraph of my April 6 letter asked that emotional rhetoric be set aside and for clarification of the facts on which the court would decide the case. I raised questions, but in no way charged that “RCS basically uses all funding for whatever it pleases” as Dr. Yelton alleges I did. In fact, I promised to join others in expressing outrage against TJCA if indeed all extra funding received because of special programs was used only for those special programs. Mr. Petty, as former superin-
tendent of schools, should be able to give such clarification, and has had since April 6 to offer the requested clarification, but has not yet done so. Yet, in his only letter, Mr. Petty suggested that TJCA would prevail in the lawsuit. Those are statements of fact, not assumptions, allegations, or insinuations. The concluding paragraph of my April 6 letter simply asked for honesty and fairness. How Dr. Yelton can deduce from that an endorsement of TJCA is beyond the intellectual capabilities of this humble public school teacher. After investing more than 20 years of time, energy, and devotion to RCS, I find it just a tad offensive for a total stranger to respond to my letter with such an elitist attitude. Marjorie Arrowood Forest City
Says writer’s comments on Tea Party are wrong To the editor: Ray Crawford seems to know a lot about those radical, hate mongering, racist tea baggers and yet, I don’t remember seeing you at any of our meetings. All that we are asking for is less government in our daily lives; for our elected officials to be good and honest representatives for us; and that they conduct business according to the Constitution of America. We want less spending and less taxes. And we want to restore the pride that we once had in our great nation, where reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and praying in public is not considered offensive. And where the words “In God We Trust” is not being removed from buildings and monies. We want to be known as the United States of America, not Europe, the Middle East or Mexico. We want them to be looking at us as an example of how to live
with each other peaceful and where your faith and religion will be respected by others. And where we are not controlled by our government. The doors to our meetings are open to any one who shares the same principles and values as we do. For more information please go to (rutherford912.org). J.T. Russell Rutherfordton
Says thanks to man who provided help To the editor: I would like to take this opportunity to thank the gentleman who stopped to help me on Sunday, May 16, at the busy intersection between Lowe’s and Bojangles after I had dumped my load of building supplies in the road. Not only did he help me reload everything and get out of the road, but he used his own supplies to tie down and secure the lumber so I could get home safely. He did not tell me his name — only that he worked at Goforth Pest Control in Rutherfordton and that I could drop off his supplies at my convenience. If the rest of the employees are this nice and courteous, then I would really like to recommend this business. Thank you so much for being such a gentleman. Suzy Allen Rutherfordton
Letter Policy The Daily Courier would like to publish letters from readers on any subject of timely interest. All letters must be signed. Writers should try to limit their submissions to 300 words. All letters must include a day and evening telephone number. The editors reserve the right to edit letters for libelous content, factual accuracy and length. All submissions should be sent to The Editor, P.O. Box 1149, Forest City, NC, 28043. Letters may also be submitted via e-mail at dailycourier@thedigitalcourier.com or via our website at thedigitalcourier.com
More notes and tidbits from the Mom Sense world As the first official holiday of the summer is just around the corner, it’s getting increasingly difficult to concentrate on work. With the sun out and warm days, it really makes me envious of school kids who will be saying no more teachers, no more books in just days. And with that in mind, it’s time for another session of “Total Mom Sense Nonsense.” Enjoy! n Have you been rolling your windows down to drive at all lately? I have. Even though the pollen a few weeks back was making my head swell and swoon, now I’m enjoying the scent of ripe honeysuckle and blooming wild roses blowing in at me.
Total Mom Sense Allison Flynn
It reminds me of being one of those carefree school kids who only had to worry about working on my tan during the summer. n Flynn 1.0 celebrated his fourth birthday last week. When we were planning to go eat out on his birthday, to his choice of restaurant, he picked Chick-fil-A. When I asked him who all would be going with us, he rattled off everyone but himself. When I said “What about you, Nathan?” his response
was “(Sigh) It’s MY birthday.” Gotta love the beginnings of a smart mouth! n I realized when I was looking to give Nathan medicine for a headache that every bit — and I do mean every bit — of the children’s medicine I had in my house was part of the McNeil recall due to the possibility of them not meeting quality standards. I know I make mistakes in my job, but really McNeil, you didn’t check on all five bottles of medications I purchased before sending them out the door to CVS? n I learned something from new Chamber executive director Rick Austin while interviewing him a few weeks back. We were talking about
farming, and he told me how growing apple trees in New Hampshire he learned if you planted certain things around the base of the tree it would keep certain pests away. He told me daffodils will keep deer away as they do not like them. Huh, that explains how my tulips survived getting eaten — I have them planted with daffodils. How cool is that? n How is it that I have close to 400 songs on my iPod, yet when it’s on shuffle I hear the same ones day after day? I need to go in and fix a setting somewhere. n My husband the IT nerd has taught me basic trouble shooting on our computers and my IT nerd at work, Scott Baughman, has contin-
ued to inform me of ways to fix the Macs in the office. However, I think I beat them both recently at trouble shooting 101. When photographer Garrett Byers’ monitor suddenly flickered black, after he’d been showing us pictures, it was I who discovered that it wasn’t broken, merely disconnected from the computer. And when the keyless entry to our minivan suddenly wouldn’t lock the doors, I figured out before Stephen that the back gate wasn’t closed properly. And I’m sure being cocky about these successes will come back to bite me! Contact Flynn via e-mail at aflynn@thedigitalcourier.com.
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local/Obituaries/state WEDNESDAY MORNING ACCIDENT
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One person was transported to Rutherford Hospital with minor injuries Wednesday morning after a two-car collision on Lawing Road. Full details on the accident were unavailable at press time. The Forest City Police Department, Forest City Fire Department and Rutherford County Crime Control assisted at the scene.
Carolina Cross Connection returning
FOREST CITY — Residents across western North Carolina can once again receive minor home repairs free of charge, thanks to Carolina Cross Connection, a mission group based in Concord. Youth and adult volunteers of CCC will be offering their service to the elderly, poverty-stricken, disabled, and others in need throughout June and July. Volunteers will be housed
at Camp McCall, in Golden Valley, one of five locations from which CCC will operate this summer. At each location, church groups from across North Carolina and the southeastern U.S. form work teams that go out to serve in the surrounding communities. Carolina Cross Connection is a nonprofit Christian mission organization which was started in 1988. This
Police Notes Sheriff’s Reports
n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 146 E-911 calls Tuesday. n Jake Aaron Stephenson reported the theft of a 1997 CR 250 Honda motorcycle. n Jerry McSwain Arrowood reported vandalism to cement tables. n Jamie Baxter Williams reported the theft of a wood chipper.
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n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 25 E-911 calls Tuesday. n The theft of a computer and other items was reported at R-S Middle School, 545 Charlotte Road.
Spindale
n The Spindale Police Department responded to 31 E-911 Tuesday.
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n The Lake Lure Police Department responded to three E-911 calls Tuesday.
Forest City
n The Forest City Police Department responded to 49 E-911 calls Tuesday. n An employee of WalMart reported an incident of larceny. n Krystal Minyard reported an incident of financial card fraud. n An employee of WalMart reported an incident of larceny and trespassing. (See arrest of Carson.) n An employee of WalMart reported an incident of larceny. (See arrest of Milliken.)
Arrests
n William Carson, 44, of Laurel Drive, Rutherfordton; charged with larceny and second-degree trespassing; placed under a $500 secured bond. (FCPD) n John McGrath, 57, of Camp Creek Road, Union Mills; charged with driving while impaired, open container and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle; released on a $1,500 unsecured bond. (FCPD) n Dennis Robbie Owensby, 44, of 214 Baxter Way; charged with felony proba-
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tion violation from drug court; placed under a $20,000 secured bond. (Probation) n Timothy Harold Hughes, 42, of 130 Sugar Hill; charged with failure to comply on child support; placed under a $1,000 cash bond. (RCSD) n Erwin Jamal Hamilton, 27, of 338 Seitz Drive; charged with two counts of failure to appear, simple possession of schedule IV controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia; placed under a $500 cash bond and a $45,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Christopher Ray Hipp, 34, of 434 Piney Mountain Church Road; charged with felony probation violation; placed under a $20,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Heath Taber Hyde, 20, of 622 Airport Road; charged with communicating threats and second-degree trespassing; released on a $1,000 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Billy J. Blanton, 50, of 281 Old Church St.; charged with misdemeanor probation violation; placed under a $2,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Vic Ryan Epley, 31, of 232 Old U.S. 221A; charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle; placed under a $15,000 secured bond; also, extradition/ fugitive other state; placed under a $15,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Cynthia Rose Doster, 20, of 142 McDaniels St.; charged with failure to appear and possession of drug paraphernalia; placed under a $1,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Kimberly Michelle Prince, 24, of 500 Long St.; charged with misdemeanor larceny; placed under a $500 secured bond. (RCSD) n Arnold Young Moore, 58, of 1561 Duncan’s Creek Road; charged with communicating threats and assault by pointing a gun; placed under a 48-hour hold. (RCSD) n Ann Gettys Moore, 53, of Spindale Trailer Park; charged with communicating threats and assault by pointing a gun; placed under a 48-hour hold. (RCSD) n Christopher Scott
summer, CCC will bring in more than 1,300 volunteers, with the goal of working for more than 700 families in 22 counties. Those interested in the services CCC has to offer, or who would like to donate lumber or paint for the projects occurring this summer, may contact the summer staff at 828-247-1545 after June 2.
Clara Jean Hames, 68, of 186 Morrow Drive, Forest City, died Tuesday, May 25, 2010, at Hospice House. A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of THE late Thad Laws and Virginia Dotson Laws. She was a homemaker and was of the Pentecostal Faith. She was the widow of Gene Mode Sr., her first husband of 20 years. Survivors include her husband of 18 years, Doug Hames; one son, Gene Mode of Forest City; one daughter, Anita Fowler of Ellenboro; one brother, Kenneth Laws of Forest City; a half-brother, Larry Laws of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; a half-sister, Louise Barkley of Nebo; two step-daughters, Yvonne Biggerstaff of Ellenboro and Patricia Arrowood of Forest City; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at noon today at Harrelson Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Ricky Poteat and Ted Blankenship officiating. Interment will follow at Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service at the funeral home. At other times, they will be gathered at 226 McSwain Road, Forest City. Memorial donations are suggested to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. An online guest registry are available at www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com
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Dorothy “Dot” Harris, 79, of 1080 Ellenboro-Henrietta Road, Ellenboro, died Tuesday, May 25, 2010, at Hospice House. A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late S.R. Whitaker and Abercrombie, 22, of 168 Mammie Wilson Whitaker. Brandy Hill Drive; charged She was a member OF High with assault by pointing Shoals Baptist Church and a gun and assault with a deadly weapon; placed under worked at Fieldcrest Mills and Gardos Restaurant for a $5,000 secured bond. many years. She was the wid(RCSD) n Chatnee Spring Thomas, ow of Eugene Mullinax and 28, of 150 Springfield Drive; Rochelle Harris. Survivors include one son, charged with communicating Steve Mullinax of Caroleen; threats released on a $500 one sister, Rhuleen Petty unsecured bond. (RCSD) of Spartanburg, S.C; three n Brittany Nicole Cooke, grandchildren; seven great16, of 120 Morrow Road; charged with simple posses- grandchildren; and several sion of schedule II controlled nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be substance; freed on a custody conducted at noon Friday at release. (RCSD) Harrelson Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Phearson Citations Weatherman officiating. n Traci Milliken, 41, of The family will receive Pine Street, Rutherfordton; friends one hour prior to cited for larceny. (FCPD) service time at the funeral n Melony Bailey, 45, of Old home. Interment will be at Wagy Road, Forest City; cit- 3 p.m. Friday in Clingman ed for allowing a dog to run Memorial Gardens in at large. (FCPD) Blacksburg, SC. n Dustin Lee Smith, 17, of 140 Sailor Drive, Ellenboro; An online guest registry are cited for possession of less available at www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com than ½ ounce of marijuana. (RPD) n Lloyd Jorie Jeffries, 46, of 251 Oldcastle Lane, Forest Frank Melton Frank Bruce Melton, 66, of City; cited for possession of Ferry Road, Forest City, died an open container of alcoholic beverage in the passen- Tuesday, May 25, 2010, at Hospice House of Forest City. ger area of a motor vehicle. A native of Rutherford (RPD) County, he was the son of the late Claude Lee and Macie EMS/Rescue Humphries Melton. n The Rutherford County He was a member of EMS responded to 43 E-911 Calvary Baptist Church, calls Tuesday. Mooresboro, and was a selfn The Volunteer Life employed rug manufacturer. Saving and Rescue, Hickory He is survived by his wife of Nut Gorge EMS and 37 years Judy Conner Melton Rutherford County Rescue of the home; two sons, Chad responded to no E-911 calls Melton of Forest City; Kevin Tuesday. Melton of Cliffside; one daughter, Sarah Black of Fire Calls the home; one brother, Billy Melton of Forest City; three n Bills Creek firefighters responded to a motor vehicle sisters, Carrie Melton, Shirley Hutchins and Cathy Morrow, crash. n Chimney Rock firefight- all of Forest City; and eight grandchildren. ers responded to a smoke Funeral services will be investigation. held 3 p.m. Friday at Crowe’s n Ellenboro firefighters Funeral Chapel with the responded to a grass fire. Revs. Tim Frashier and Dale Welch officiating. Concluding n Forest City firefighters services will be held at responded to an industrial Rutherford County Memorial fire alarm, to a power line fire and to an industrial fire. Cemetery. The family will receive n Spindale firefighters responded to a motor vehicle friends from 2 to 3 p.m. Friday at Crowe’s Mortuary. crash. In lieu of flowers memorials n Sandy Mush firefighters may be made to Rutherford responded to an electrical County Hospice P.O. Box 336 fire, assisted by Forest City Forest City, NC 28043 or to and SDO firefighters.
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Deaths Art Linkletter LOS ANGELES (AP) — Art Linkletter, who as the gently mischievous host of TV’s “People Are Funny” and “House Party” in the 1950s and ‘60s delighted viewers with his ability to get kids — and grownups — to say the darndest things on national television, died Wednesday. He was 97. Linkletter had been ill “in the last few weeks time, but bear in mind he was 97 years old. He wasn’t eating well, and the aging process took him,” Hershey said. Linkletter was known on TV for his funny interviews with children and ordinary folks. He also collected their comments in a number of best-selling books. “Because of Art Linkletter, adults found themselves enjoying children,” said Bill Cosby, whose style interviewing kids on his own show in the late ‘90s was often compared to Linkletter’s. “Art Linkletter’s House Party,” one of television’s longest-running variety shows, debuted on radio in 1944 and was seen on CBS-TV from 1952 to 1969. “On ‘House Party’ I would talk to you and bring out the fact that you had been letting your boss beat you at golf over a period of months as part of your campaign to get a raise,” Linkletter wrote. “All the while, without your knowledge, your boss would be sitting a few feet away listening, and at the appropriate moment, I would bring you together,” he wrote. “Now, that’s funny, because the laugh arises out of a real situation.” Linkletter’s programs — like many of today’s reality TV shows — often relied on ordinary people sharing too much information on national television. But his shows were far gentler than today’s often meanspirited productions. His guests experienced, at most, mild embarrassment instead of utter humiliation. When Linkletter elicited an alltoo-revealing remark from a guest, he did it with devilish charm, not malice. Though “House Party” had many features, the best known was the daily interviews with schoolchildren. Linkletter collected quotes from children into “Kids Say The Darndest Things,” and it sold in the millions. The book “70 Years of Best Sellers 1895-1965” ranked “Kids Say the Darndest Things” as the 15th top seller among nonfiction books in that period. The prime time “People Are Funny,” which began on radio in 1942 and ran on TV from 1954 to 1961, emphasized slapstick humor and audience participation — things like throwing a pie in the face of a contestant who couldn’t tell his Social Security number in five seconds, or asking him to go out and cash a check written on the side of a watermelon. THE DAILY COURIER Published Tuesday through Sunday mornings by Paxton Media Group LLC dba The Daily Courier USPS 204-920 Periodical Postage paid in Forest City, NC. Company Address: 601 Oak St., P.O. Box 1149, Forest City, NC 28043. Phone: (828) 245-6431 Fax: (828) 248-2790 Subscription rates: Single copy, daily 50¢ / Sunday $1.50. Home delivery $11.75 per month, $35.25 for three months, $70.50 for six months, $129 per year. In county rates by mail payable in advance are: $13.38 for one month, $40.14 for three months, $80.27 for six months, $160.54 per year. Outside county: $14.55 for one month, $43.64 for three months, $87.28 for six months, $174.56 per year. College students for school year subscription, $75. The Digital Courier, $6.50 a month for non-subscribers to The Daily Courier. Payment may be made at the website: www.thedigitalcourier. com The Daily Courier is not responsible for advance subscription payments made to carriers, all of who are independent contractors.
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Health/education Life Line Screening: Saturday, June 17, at Forest City Foursquare Church, 121 Mitchell St., Forest City; packages start at $139; all five screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete; appointments begin at 10 a.m.; Pre-registration required; call 877-237-1287 or visit www.lifelinescreening.com.
Meetings/other This is the view that visitors get as they enter Greg Biffle’s home in the Cane Creek community.
Sports awards program: Chase High School will hold its spring sports recognition program on Thursday, May 27. Refreshments in the commons area at 6:30 p.m. Awards program begins at 7. Memorial Day service: Sunday, May 30, 2:30 p.m., Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery, in the Chase community. Forest City Swim Team: Registration for 2010 season at Callison Rec Center June 1-3 at 7 p.m. Boys and Girls ages 6-18 are welcome; must be able to swim two consecutive complete laps. Annual fee is $50 per family. Contact 2862822 if more information is needed. The Rutherford County Historical Society book club and history discussion group will host a study of the life and political career of Andrew Jackson on Tuesday, June 1, at 7:00 p.m. at St. John’s Historic Church on Main Street in Rutherfordton.
Miscellaneous Free Hair Cuts: The plaza barbershop and hair salon, Main Street Forest City, offering free hair cuts all day, Monday May 31. Cruise-In for Life: Saturday May 29, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $10 entry donation per vehicle, all proceeds to go to “Hope for Carey.” Food, music, half and halt tickets. All makes and models welcome, cars trucks, bikes. Sponsored by Blue Oval Performance Ford Club Keeter Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Roush. IMPACT: Volunteer to make an “Impact” in Rutherford County, Saturday, June 5. Anyone is welcome and needed. Children ages 3 and up will work alongside their parents. Free childcare will be available for children 2 and under. To learn more or sign up visit www. ImpactOurCommunity.org
Reunions Hollis School reunion: Saturday, June 5, at Big Springs Baptist Church FLC; doors open at 3 p.m.; meal served at 5 p.m.; $10 person; deadline May 15; call 453-7457 for more information. Harris, Logan family reunion: Saturday, July 3, at Crowe Park, Forest City; meet at 10:30 a.m., cook out begins at 1:30 p.m.; Sunday, July 4, family members will gather at New Zion Baptist Church in Henrietta; call 828-980-2075 for more information.
Fundraisers Yard Sale: Green River Baptist Association 64 & Washington St. Rutherfordton, Saturday, May 29, 6 a.m.-until. All proceeds go to missions for Second Baptist Church of Rutherfordton.
Music/concerts Singing: Sunday, June 6, 7 p.m,, Riverside Baptist Church, Hogan Road, Harris; featuring the Land of the Sky Boys from Asheville. Singing program: Sunday, June 13, 4 p.m., Angel Divine Faith Church, Rutherfordton; featuring the Kings of Joy from Forest City, and other groups from North and South Carolina. Rutherford Chamber Consort: Spring concert will be on Sunday, May 30 at 3 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Forest City. The concert is free, but donations are welcome. Contact Sharon Lawrence at 2453282 or visit them on the web at www.rutherfordchamberconsort. com. for additional information.
Religion Revival: Piney Ridge CME Church, Union Mills, June 7-11 at 7 p.m. Rev. Clarence Cox guest Evangelist. Combined Choirs Anniversary: Piney Ridge CME Church Union Mills, Sunday June 13, at 3 p.m. Vacation Bible School: Piney Ridge CME Church Union Mills, June 21-27 at 6 p.m Chase Baptist Church, 50th Homecoming Jubliee, Sunday, June 6, 10:30 a.m. Celebrating 50 years of ministry. Special music with the Chase Baptist Choir and the Chase Brothers. Guest Preachers Rev. Marvin Green and Rev. Randy McCraw. Dinner and fellowship after service.
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and knew that this land was for sale. So, my buddy’s like, ‘Hey, this land is for sale up in the mountains; it’s up in Rutherfordton. You should go look at it.’” Biffle asked the selling price, and the friend didn’t know. So next Biffle asked how much land was for sale. And the friend’s answer almost brought things to a screeching halt. “Then I asked,” Biffle continued, “how many acres is it? And he said, ‘Well, it’s 1,100.’ And I said, ‘I’m not going to be able to afford that. How in the world am I going to do that?’ So I was reluctant to come look at it for a while. “Anyway, I came and looked at it, and had to bring a couple of partners in to make it work. Then, about two or three years ago, I bought those partners out. So I own the place by myself now. So, that’s kind of how I found it.” Biffle said the property itself and the location were ideal for him. “The first time I saw it, the first time I saw the area, researched the area a little bit, I fell in love with it, liked this area,” he said. “It’s not too far from my place in Mooresville; it’s just far enough. So I really enjoy it. I enjoy the town and getting to see and meet people.” Biffle said he wished he could spend more time in the county, but the demands of his job make that difficult. “Certainly I want to spend more
time up here,” he said, “but our schedule, with what we do, is so dang busy. “I spend more time here in the spring and fall and winter, obviously, than I do in the summer,” he said. “The summer is kind of our busy time. And it’s fairly hot up here as well, and the vegetation is growing. But I really, really enjoy it in the fall, and Thanksgiving and into winter. That’s really, really when I enjoy it, with the leaves changing, and then when the leaves are off.” Biffle’s home here, at the top of a steep hill, has a ranch feel. “It’s been a work in progress,” he said. “We started it at the end of 2002 and into 2003. We worked on it for about a year or so. And then we just did a remodel and addition, about a year and a half ago, and paved the entrance road. The winding road up the hill was a daunting challenge, he said. “That road was a bear to try to maintain,” Biffle noted. “We spent a lot of time and money putting stone and trying to maintain the road. And finally I had it, and paved it. I expanded the area a little bit so I could have some functions like this up here. “But it’s still my personal property, and I use it for personal use. But I can open it up to my team, and some sponsors and friends. That’s kind of what I got it for. And then family. You can bring 10, 15, 20 people.” The helicopter sitting atop a little hill near the house is both a personal pleasure and a business necessity. “It’s a hobby of mine,” he said, “and it fits with the business I’m in. So I fly
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been going on for years in the state, Continued from Page 1 almost since its inception in 1996. Among those options are to “At the eleventh “restart” the average public school hour, May 20, as a “charter-like” school. But the there is somenew “charters” wouldn’t be separated thing called from the school districts. The other Senate Bill 704 three options include increasing that says instead learning time and improving teacher of raising the performance, removing the principal cap we’re going Maimone and many teachers or simply closing to convert failthe school. ing traditional “North Carolina, we fear, could schools into lose the chance to secure these prequasi-charter schools and we’re going cious funds due to a lack of growth in to do that in lieu of increasing the charter school policy,” Darrell Allison, number of actual charter schools,” president of Parents for Educational Maimone said. “Charter schools can Freedom in North Carolina said. have their own boards, hire their own “Instead of racing to the top for this teachers etc. These schools won’t be critical funding, is North Carolina, in like that. It was really an end run by fact, racing to the bottom?” the state to get around that proviDiscussion about increasing the sion.” charter school cap above 100 has Maimone said he was at the press
it to probably eight to 10 races. And I lease it to other people for use, so I can earn a little money on it when it’s not being used. And then I use it to come here. “For instance, I have this event today, and then I have NASCAR, the president, Mike Helton, and about 10 of the NASCAR folks on my other property this afternoon. We’re actually going on my boat, on Lake Norman, for the afternoon, a cocktail, kind of get-acquainted deal. So I really wouldn’t be able to do both those things without it.” The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series comes to Charlotte this Memorial Day weekend, and Biffle, a driver in that series, said he is hoping for a good run. “Charlotte was pretty good,” he said. “We ran the Showdown and made it into the All-Star race (last week). Had a relatively good car in the AllStar race, and a pit road penalty put us to the back, and it’s such a short event. I think we finished ninth out of 20 cars. We feel like it was a pretty good race for us. “The important race, the (CocaCola) 600, is coming up now. We feel like we are going to be right in line; we learned some last week, and we’re looking forward to this week. It’s the longest race of the year, so this is a big event.” Biffle, a Washington state native, drives the No. 16 3M Ford Fusion for Roush Fenway Racing in the Sprint Cup Series. Contact Dale via e-mail at ldale@thedigitalcourier.com
conference to give voice and face to the frustration felt by charter school parents, administrators and teachers at the lack of action on raising the cap. “There are 38,000 students in charter schools right now and another 15,000 on waiting lists across the state to get into charter schools,” Maimone said. “That is a real tragedy that the administration tried to do this last minute, short session end run to stop the discussion about raising the cap on charters. This is just a facade to get Race to the Top dollars.” Also in attendance was Todd Ziebarth, vice president for policy for the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, who told the press conference he would be surprised if Perdue’s plan worked to secure the funding from Race to the Top dollars. Contact Baughman via e-mail at sbaughman@thedigitalcourier.com.
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Cavaliers hold home field advantage FOREST CITY — East Rutherford will get to host the Western Regional at home this weekend. The Cavaliers (26-2) will welcome in Surry Central (228) for a best-of-3 series that begins tonight at 7 p.m. Surry will send Austin McLamb to the hill against Drew Reynolds in Game 1. The series will continue with a Friday evening game and, if needed, a Saturday evening game. Tickets are $6 at the gate.
Off The Wall Scott Bowers
FOREST CITY — The Owls’ Dusty Quattlebaum knocked in five runs and Philip Brannon threw a gutsy six-hitter as Forest City coasted to an 8-3 win over the Gastonia Grizzlies at McNair Field in the 2010 CPL season opener. Quattlebaum, a former Crest High baseball player, who plays college ball at Gardner-Webb, posted three hits that all accounted for RBIs. Brannon, a pitcher for the USCUpstate, carried the load on the mound in striking out six and walking two in eight complete innings of work. “I think Dusty (Quattlebaum) played with some couped up frustration after not being able to play this season due to transferring into Gardner-Webb per
Before the business of the 2010 Forest City Owls could begin, there was some unfinished business from the 2009 Forest City Owls that needed to be completed. Owls Head Coach Matt Hayes walked toward home plate to meet Ken Silver, owner of the Forest City Owls, and James Wolfe, general manager. The duo shook Hayes’ hand and presented him with a special plaque that recognized his 2009 Coach of the Year honor, the Owls’ 51-9 overall mark and the 2009 Coastal Plain League championship. If there was ever a guy on planet Earth who didn’t want to be reminded of 2009, it was probably Hayes. Hayes loves short memories. Good memories, but short. He is after all a baseball guy and what happened last year, yesterday or even in the last inning no longer matters. It’s over. It’s history. The Owls are not 51-9. In Hayes’ mind, the Owls aren’t even Pettit Cup champs, or Silver Cup champs, or defending national anythings. They (the Owls), entering Wednesday’s home opener against Gastonia, were simply 0-0. Nothing. No wins, no losses and no titles. Hayes spoke to the crowd about how he recently told the Booster Club that he couldn’t promise wins, he couldn’t promise 51-9, or titles, but that he could clearly and with authority promise hard work and effort.
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Fund established to build Love Field TOWSON, Md. (AP) — The family of Yeardley Love has established a fund to build a turf field at the high school where she played lacrosse. Love was found beaten to death on May 3 at the University of Virginia, where she was a senior on the lacrosse team. George Huguely, a member of the UVA men’s lacrosse team, has been charged in the slaying. Love’s family has created a memorial fund at Notre Dame Preparatory School in Towson, Md., with the hope that the funds raised will go toward building Yeardley Love Memorial Field. It is estimated that the turf field project will require $1 million to complete. The school has collected 3 percent of that total.
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Forest City Owls Head Coach Matt Hayes walks back towards the dugout as the 2010 Owls gather in the background prior to taking the field against the Gastonia Grizzlies in the Coastal Plain League opener Wednesday.
Quattlebaum drives in 5, Owls win opener By KEVIN CARVER Daily Courier Sports Reporter
Brown thanks Cavs for past 5 years CLEVELAND (AP) — Fired Cleveland coach Mike Brown has called his five years with Cavaliers an “exceptional experience.” Brown, who has not publicly commented since his dismissal, issued a statement through the team Wednesday in which he thanked the Cavs for the opportunity to coach in Cleveland. Brown was fired in the aftermath of a secondround playoff collapse to Boston.
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Forest City’s Jay Lichter (3) connects during the game against Gastonia Wednesday.
Local Sports BASEBALL 2A NCHSAA Western Regional (Best-of-3 series) All games at East Rutherford 7 p.m. Surry Central (22-8) at East Rutherford (26-2)
From right, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Teresa Earnhardt, Taylor Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge and Kerry Earnhardt pose by Dale Earnhardt’s Hall of Fame spire during the NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Charlotte, Sunday, May 23, 2010.
Coastal Plain League 7 p.m. Forest City at Gastonia
On TV 12 p.m. (ESPN2) Tennis French Open, Day 5. 12 p.m. (FSS) College Baseball ACC Tournament, Game 4: Teams TBA. 4 p.m. (FSS) College Baseball ACC Tournament, Game 5: Teams TBA. 7 p.m. (TS) MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at Florida Marlins. 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) College Softball NCAA Super Regional: Teams TBA. 8 p.m. (ESPN2) MLS Soccer FC Dallas at Chicago Fire. 8 p.m. (FSS) College Baseball ACC Tournament, Game 6: Teams TBA. 9 p.m. (TNT) NBA Basketball Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Lakers. Western Conference Final, game 5. 10 p.m. (ESPN2) College Softball NCAA Super Regional: Teams TBA.
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Earnhardt induction puts attention on DEI By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer
CONCORD — Dale Earnhardt’s family was the center of attention during the lead-in to NASCAR’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony. They honored the seven-time champion with the unveiling of a Wheaties box, the announcement of two commemorative paint schemes and a heartfelt tribute from Earnhardt’s widow and four children at Sunday’s ceremony. It was a celebratory time for everyone who loved Earnhardt, and brought back a flood of memories of “The Intimidator” and all of his accomplishments.
One of those memories was of Dale Earnhardt Inc., the race team he built from scratch that is no longer operating as he intended. “That place was built on people and racing. I’d give anything to have that back,” said Kerry Earnhardt, the eldest of Earnhardt’s four children. “To have a Dale Earnhardt Inc. entry in NASCAR’s circuit would be an awesome feat.” DEI has not had a car on the track since the 2008 season finale, when sponsorship woes and the economic crisis forced an offseason merger with Chip Ganassi. The present-day team, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, fields cars for Juan Pablo Montoya and Jamie McMurray out of Ganassi’s shop and
under his leadership. DEI, which let go of most of its employees, is still in the racing business. The company does consulting, builds parts, has an engine alliance with Richard Childress, and keeps Earnhardt’s spirit alive through his foundation. It’s not the same as racing, though, and his children know that. Dale Earnhardt Jr. left the team at the end of 2007 to drive for Hendrick Motorsports, citing his desire to compete for a championship that he believed DEI could not achieve. But his decision was equally based on an inability to do business with his stepPlease see DEI, Page 9
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Toronto Boston Baltimore
National League East Division W L Pct Philadelphia 26 19 .591 Atlanta 24 22 .521 Florida 24 23 .511 New York 24 23 .511 Washington 23 23 .500 Central Division W L Pct Cincinnati 26 20 .565 St. Louis 26 20 .565 Chicago 22 24 .478 Pittsburgh 20 26 .435 Milwaukee 18 27 .400 Houston 15 30 .333 West Division W L Pct San Diego 27 18 .600 Los Angeles 25 20 .556 San Francisco 23 21 .523 Colorado 23 22 .511 Arizona 20 26 .435
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Roger Federer watches the ball go over the net as he returns to Alejandro Falla during their second round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Wednesday.
Even Roger Federer needs advice, now and then
PARIS (AP) — Apparently, even Roger Federer, with his record 16 Grand Slam titles, was in need of some advice on a wet and windy Wednesday at the French Open. Forced off court by two rain delays, and “pushed,” as he put it, by a player with a career record below .500, Federer turned to Swiss Davis Cup captain Severin Luthi for words of wisdom during the breaks. Told to be more aggressive early, then to use more drop shots late, Federer wound up with a 7-6 (4), 6-2, 6-4 victory over Alejandro Falla in the second round. “Those were good things he told me,” said the top-ranked Federer, the French Open’s defending champion for the first time. The defending women’s champion, sixth-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova, encountered quite a bit more trouble than Federer — she faced four match points in the second set against 41stranked Andrea Petkovic and was so distraught she whacked herself in the leg with her racket. Petkovic made matters easier with unforced groundstroke errors on all four of those chances to win, though, and Kuznetsova eventually came all the way back for a 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 victory — but not before wasting three match points of her own. Also into the third round was No. 2 Venus Williams, who walloped one serve at 128 mph in a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Arantxa Parra Santonja, then effortlessly volleyed aside a series of questions about her lacy, black dress in the postmatch news conference. It’s the same corset-like outfit — trimmed in bright red along the bodice — that Williams wore in her first-round match, and it’s garnered more attention than her play so far. Other winners included No. 3 Caroline Wozniacki, No. 14 Flavia Pennetta, No. 15 Aravane Rezai, No. 19 Nadia Petrova and Williams’ next opponent, No. 26 Dominika Cibulkova, a semifinalist last year. Like Federer, Kuznetsova discussed tactics with her coach during a 1 1/2-hour rain delay, part of an odd day of stops and starts. After three days of sun and temperatures in the 80s, Wednesday’s breezes reached 15 mph, the thermometer dipped into the low 60s, and intermittent showers disrupted the schedule and changed the way the clay played, slowing the surface. Some matches were postponed, and four in men’s singles were stopped because of darkness, involving No. 4 Andy Murray, No. 13 Gael Monfils, No. 17 John Isner and No. 25 Marcos Baghdatis. Monfils’ match against Fabio Fognini in the main stadium was halted at 5-all in the fifth set a few minutes before 10 p.m., but only after all manner of theater. At 4-all, there was a prolonged discussion with tournament referee Stefan Fransson about whether to suspend the match; Fognini didn’t care for the decision to continue and kept arguing, which led to Monfils being awarded a free point.
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Tuesday’s Games Florida 6, Atlanta 4 N.Y. Mets 8, Philadelphia 0 Pittsburgh 2, Cincinnati 1 Chicago Cubs 3, L.A. Dodgers 0 Milwaukee 6, Houston 1 Colorado 3, Arizona 2 San Diego 1, St. Louis 0 San Francisco 4, Washington 2 Wednesday’s Games Atlanta 7, Florida 3 N.Y. Mets 5, Philadelphia 0 Cincinnati 4, Pittsburgh 0 L.A. Dodgers at Chicago Cubs, late Houston at Milwaukee, late Arizona at Colorado, late St. Louis at San Diego, late Washington at San Francisco, late Thursday’s Games Houston (Myers 3-3) at Milwaukee (Bush 1-5), 1:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Ely 3-1) at Chicago Cubs (Lilly 1-4), 2:20 p.m. Arizona (Haren 5-3) at Colorado (Hammel 1-3), 3:10 p.m. Washington (Stammen 1-2) at San Francisco (Zito 6-2), 3:45 p.m. St. Louis (Walters 0-0) at San Diego (LeBlanc 2-2), 6:35 p.m. Atlanta (T.Hudson 5-1) at Florida (Nolasco 4-3), 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Hamels 5-2) at N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 6-1), 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Morton 1-8) at Cincinnati (Cueto 4-1), 7:10 p.m. Friday’s Games St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Houston at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Florida, 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 9:10 p.m. Washington at San Diego, 10:05 p.m. Arizona at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m. American League Tampa Bay New York
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Tuesday’s Games Cleveland 7, Chicago White Sox 3 Baltimore 5, Oakland 1 Boston 2, Tampa Bay 0 Texas 8, Kansas City 7 Minnesota 0, N.Y. Yankees 0, tie, 5 innings, susp., rain L.A. Angels 8, Toronto 3 Seattle 5, Detroit 3 Wednesday’s Games Chicago White Sox 5, Cleveland 4 Kansas City 5, Texas 2 Seattle 5, Detroit 4 N.Y. Yankees 1, Minnesota 0 N.Y. Yankees 3, Minnesota 2 Oakland 6, Baltimore 1 L.A. Angels 6, Toronto 5 Boston at Tampa Bay, late Thursday’s Games Oakland (G.Gonzalez 5-3) at Baltimore (Bergesen 3-3), 7:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Floyd 2-4) at Tampa Bay (Niemann 4-0), 7:10 p.m. Kansas City (Bannister 3-3) at Boston (Matsuzaka 3-1), 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Vazquez 3-4) at Minnesota (Blackburn 5-1), 8:10 p.m. Friday’s Games Cleveland at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Oakland at Detroit, 7:05 p.m. Baltimore at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Kansas City at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Texas at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. Seattle at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.
BASKETBALL CONFERENCE FINALS x = if needed EASTERN CONFERENCE Boston 3, Orlando 0 Boston 92, Orlando 88 Boston 95, Orlando 92 Boston 94, Orlando 71 Orlando at Boston, late Wednesday, May 26: Boston at Orlando, late x-Friday, May 28: Orlando at Boston, 8:30 p.m. x-Sunday, May 30: Boston at Orlando, 8:30 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE L.A. Lakers 2, Phoenix 2 L.A. Lakers 128, Phoenix 107 L.A. Lakers 124, Phoenix 112 Phoenix 118, L.A. Lakers 109 Phoenix 115, L.A. Lakers 106 x-Thursday, May 27: Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m.
x-Saturday, May 29: L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 8:30 p.m. x-Monday, May 31: Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m.
HOCKEY NHL Playoffs CONFERENCE FINALS EASTERN CONFERENCE Philadelphia 4, Montreal 1 Sunday, May 16: Philadelphia 6, Montreal 0 Tuesday, May 18: Philadelphia 3, Montreal 0 Thursday, May 20: Montreal 5, Philadelphia 1 Saturday, May 22: Philadelphia 3, Montreal 0 Monday, May 24: Philadelphia 4, Montreal 2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Chicago 4, San Jose 0 Sunday, May 16: Chicago 2, San Jose 1 Tuesday, May 18: Chicago 4, San Jose 2 Friday, May 21: Chicago 3, San Jose 2, OT Sunday, May 23: Chicago 4, San Jose 2 STANLEY CUP FINALS
Philadelphia vs. Chicago Saturday, May 29: Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 p.m. Monday, May 31: Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 2: Chicago at Philadelphia, 8 p.m. Friday, June 4: Chicago at Philadelphia, 8 p.m. x-Sunday, June 6: Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 p.m. x-Wednesday, June 9: Chicago at Philadelphia, 8 p.m. x-Friday, June 11: Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 p.m.
TRANSACTIONS Wednesday’s Sports Transactions
BASEBALL Southern League CAROLINA MUDCATS—Called up LHP Daryl Harang and LHP Matt Fairel from Lynchburg (Carolina). Announced RHP Matt Klinker has been called up by Louisville (IL). FOOTBALL National Football League DENVER BRONCOS—Signed LB Jammie Kirlew. HOCKEY National Hockey League NEW YORK RANGERS—Agreed to terms with F Mats Zuccarello Aasen. OTTAWA SENATORS—Re-signed G Mike Brodeur to a one-year contract. American Hockey League HARTFORD WOLF PACK—Signed D Dan Ringwald. SOCCER Major League Soccer KANSAS CITY WIZARDS—Signed M Jamar Beasley. Waived M Igor Kostrov. COLLEGE COLGATE—Named Karen Thatcher women’s assistant ice hockey coach. NORTH CAROLINA—Named Robert Woodard assistant baseball coach. PLATTSBURGH—Named Whitney Edwards women’s assistant basketball coach.
Lakers scrambling after Suns even series LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Lakers’ swagger is more of a stagger after consecutive losses in the Western Conference finals. After leaving town last week to chants of “We want Boston,” Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol realize they won’t even get the chance to defend their NBA title unless Los Angeles starts defending the Phoenix Suns. Although Gasol says Game 5 on Thursday night is “a mustwin for us,” the champions’ California cool shows few signs of cracking, beyond Bryant’s grumbling about missed defensive assignments. After surviving a near-identical jam in last season’s conference finals against Denver, the Lakers came away with a confidence they can rise to any occasion — even a best-two-of-three series against a surging, shot-making opponent with rising confidence of its own. “There’s absolutely no doubt that we love this,” Lakers coach Phil Jackson said Wednesday, not sounding much like a coach planning to fill out retirement papers next month. “This is what champions are made of. If you have the best teams in the West going up against each other, it should come down to a challenge like this. ... This is what basketball at this level is. Like I told them, ’If you can’t meet this challenge, then why go to the
finals?”’ The Lakers have been in this situation three previous times over the past two playoffs: a series tied at 2, with Game 5 at home. Los Angeles won each time, beating Houston and the Nuggets last season before trouncing Oklahoma City last month in the first round. Overall, they’ve won Game 5 seven straight times at home. Yet the Suns hold every smidgen of momentum heading back to Staples Center after winning the last two games with a gimmicky zone defense, impressive bench play and another phenomenal exhibition of offense. Los Angeles’ 58 percent shooting in its first two victories masked its full series of ineffective defense so far: Los Angeles has yielded 113 points per game, and Phoenix has shaken off a brief spell of outside shooting problems. At least the Lakers are back home, where they haven’t lost in seven playoff games this spring. “The momentum we have, the confidence we have now, is definitely going to help us going to L.A.,” said Suns forward Amare Stoudemire, who shook off two mediocre games at Staples Center with big efforts in Phoenix. “We definitely can win there. It’s just a matter of us implementing our will.” Will was a popular topic in El
Segundo as well, with Bryant declaring that most of the Lakers’ problems are mental lapses on execution and assignments. After nearly posting a triple-double in Game 4, Bryant lamented Los Angeles’ inability to stick to its assignments when the Suns repeatedly ran their pick-and-roll, drive-and-dish offense. “My message is offensively, we’re going to score enough points,” Bryant said. “Defensively, we’ve got to do a much better job. That’s my message. We’ve got to grind, do a better job staying in front of them.” The Lakers uniformly downplayed the importance of Phoenix’s zone defense, a 2-3 scheme that puts defenders on both sides of Los Angeles’ post players. The Lakers’ shooting decreased sharply in Phoenix, but Jackson snorted at the idea he’s being outmaneuvered, noting his club still scored 107.5 points per game in Arizona. “They challenge you in a lot of ways that we have to adjust to,” Gasol said. “It’s mostly stuff we know about. It’s about being alert all the time.” Suns coach Alvin Gentry will have to miss his son’s elementary school graduation on Thursday night after his club avoided the sweep that seemed highly possible after its first two losses in Los Angeles.
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Forest City Owls third baseman Reed Harper (4) makes the throw across the infield for the out as pitcher Phillip Brannon (32) looks on during the game against Gastonia Wednesday.
NCAA rules, but he definitely gives us an interesting dynamic in our lineup,” Hayes said after the win. “Honestly, I can’t tell you how well this group has come together in 2-3 days and they are buying into the system.” In the bottom of the first frame, following a walk to Marty Gantt and Reed Harper’s single to left, Konstantine Diamaduros’ slow ground out at second moved runners to second and third base. Quattlebaum then lined a curve ball down the right field line for a single as two runs crossed for a 2-0 Forest City lead. Forest City exploded for five runs in the fifth. Gantt came up with an RBI single to center and Diamaduros knuckled a single into right for another RBI to post a 4-0 Owls lead. Quattlebaum sliced another hit down the first base line that rolled all the way to the wall for a double and 2 RBIs that pushed the lead to six runs. Wes Walker capped the scoring with an RBI double to right-center that left the Owls with a comfortable 7-0 lead. Gastonia scored twice in the sixth and once in the eighth, but could get no closer than the final count. Owls reliever Jeremy Fant, from Rice University, recorded two strikeouts and produced a ground ball out in the ninth to wrap up the contest. The Owls made one error in the victory, but Hayes wasn’t going to dwell on a minor mistake on a big opening night win. “I was pretty happy with the effort tonight and we will go through some adversity, but I am not even mad about the (lone) error,” Hayes said. “We have a catcher playing in the outfield and it was just of those things that happened.” Forest City (1-0) will be in Thomasville, today, and then back home on Friday at 7 p.m., for
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The Forest City Owls Booster Club presented the Owls with a 2009 Coastal Plain League Championship Banner, which was hung on the flag pole in right field.
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mother, Teresa, who had run the company since Earnhardt’s 2001 death in a last-lap accident of the season-opening Daytona 500. The two made a rare public appearance together in April, when they announced Earnhardt Jr. would race a throwback No. 3 Wrangler paint scheme in this summer’s Nationwide Series race at Daytona. Afterward, Earnhardt Jr.’s sister acknowledged things would have been different if their father were still alive. “If he was here, I’m pretty sure we’d all still be together,” Kelley Earnhardt said. “Dale Jr. would have never left DEI.” His departure expedited DEI’s collapse the next season. “We were the best out there,” Kerry Earnhardt said. “Everybody wanted to be what DEI was. Hendrick has that now. Dale Earnhardt Inc. was the one that everybody followed. It could be (again). It is a lot of work now, but it could be if the opportunities come up and the right people got involved and want it to happen.” A potential DEI revival would almost certainly not include Kelley or Dale Jr., Earnhardt’s middle two children. Kelley Earnhardt currently runs JR Motorsports, the race team created by her brother that they now own jointly with Rick Hendrick and their
cousin, Tony Eury Jr. Meanwhile, Earnhardt Jr. is busy trying to jumpstart a driving career that has sputtered since he left DEI. But Kerry Earnhardt is still involved with DEI, and he’s forged a close relationship with his 21-yearold half-sister, Taylor Nicole. Just 12 when her father died, Taylor is most remembered by race fans as the little girl being carried down pit road in her daddy’s arms. The only child from Earnhardt’s marriage to Teresa, Taylor got the most attention from her father. While Kerry was raised by his mother and stepfather, and Dale Jr. and Kelley spent considerable time either away at school or with nannies, Taylor was born when Earnhardt was an established racer and had more time to give to a child. She’s matter-of-fact in acknowledging the discrepancies. “I think the fact that he was in different points in his life — with Kerry, he was struggling to be in racing and do what he loved,” she said. “Dale, he always took him to the track. And Kelley, business, and then trying to make her a racer.”
Hayes gathered the Owls around himself following the pre-game public address and quietly told the players, “Let’s be about our business.” “We make mistakes, then we make them at a thousand miles per hour,” Hayes continued. “We go hard.” Roughly an hour before those words, Hayes, standing in the Owls locker room, spoke softer words. “It feels good to be coming home,” he said. “And, now that I’ve moved up here, these last couple of weeks, it has become my home. It is good to be a part of the community and not just be a visitor.”
Winning is important to Hayes. It all ways will be. Hayes wants to win for Alexis, a 16-year old Owls employee and sophomore at East, who was working the employee gate on Wednesday. Hayes wants to win for Derek Deaton and Lucas Owens — two East Rutherford baseball players, who someday could wear the green and gold of the Owls. Hayes wants to win for Kent Dorsey and Cecil Geer and Keith Price and you and your cousins, too. But, if he doesn’t win — you will know that the Owls played a game. They played at a thousand miles an hour. They gave you all that they had. And, really, that is all any of us want.
Back from injury, LT Gross has new look CHARLOTTE (AP) — Jordan Gross has shed the cast and crutches. The grimace is gone, too. On the field this week for the first time since breaking his right leg in a gruesome injury late last season, the anchor of Carolina’s offensive line is smiling more as part of his new approach to football. His first extended time away from the game due to injury allowed the Panthers left tackle to see the game differently, and contemplate how down he was before his injury about Carolina’s struggles in a non-playoff season. Gross’ plan is simple: Be happy.
“You get caught up in a season like last season was while I was a part of it and things aren’t going well, you take it so seriously, as you should,” Gross said. “But football is a game and I think you play your best when you’re having fun, a little more How long these happy times last relaxed, enjoying the crowd. is anybody’s guess. But in honoring “Personally, I lost sight of that a Earnhardt, they put on a united front little bit. I think we did as a team. So that, just maybe, could someday lead my goal this year is to work hard, but to the resurrection of DEI. at the same time do it while every“Never say never,” Kerry Earnhardt body is enjoying what we’re doing. said. “You never know what life holds Football is too tough to just do with a for the future. It would be great to grimace on your face all the time.” see it.” Gross has been everything the
Panthers expected when they made him the eighth overall pick in the 2003 draft. He started at right tackle as a rookie as Carolina reached the Super Bowl. He’s since moved to left tackle and made the Pro Bowl in 2008. Set to turn 30 in July, Gross is now considered one of the elite offensive linemen in the NFL. But while Gross is cordial and friendly around reporters, last season’s struggles ate at him. Longtime friend Jake Delhomme was having the worst season of his career, and while the offensive line was opening plenty of holes for a potent ground game, the passing woes put Carolina out of playoff contention early in the season. Then the 6-foot-4, 305-pound Gross, who had missed one game in eight seasons, broke his tibia and fibula on Nov. 15 against Falcons defensive tackle Vance Walker rolled into his right leg. Gross was finished for the season, and while he hopped around on crutches, he soaked in football from a different angle. “Definitely a new experience for me to see it from the other side,” Gross said. “I think I learned a lot.”
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Carolina Today Jury finds chief guilty
JACKSONVILLE (AP) — A North Carolina jury has found a smalltown police chief guilty in the shooting death of a Marine sergeant 37 years ago. Onslow County District Attorney Dewey Hudson said Wednesday that 57-year-old George Hayden was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison in the 1972 shooting death of Sgt. William Miller. Jurors deliberated for three days before returning a verdict. Prosecutors say Miller was killed in an ambush triggered by a love triangle involving his wife at the time.
Solar touted for jobs
RALEIGH (AP) — An environmental group says North Carolina could generate at least 28,000 jobs in the solar energy field if it shifts electricity production more from traditional sources to solar energy in the next 20 years. The research arm of Environment North Carolina released a report on Wednesday and held a news conference outside the Legislative Building. The report based findings on raising the percentage of power that comes from solar sources to 14 percent of the state’s electricity consumption by 2030. Current law requires less than 1 percent of electric power to originate from the sun by 2018.
Board votes to pray
HENDERSONVILLE (AP) — Commissioners in one North Carolina county have decided to
continue opening their monthly meetings with prayers despite a court ruling ordering another county to end the practice. The Times-News of Hendersonville reported that Henderson County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to continue opening meetings with prayer. About 40 people spoke for and against saying prayer before the meetings. A U.S. District Court judge has ruled that Forsyth County commissioners violated the U.S. Constitution when they allowed prayers with sectarian references before meetings.
General Mills joins N.C. KANNAPOLIS (AP) — General Mills is joining the North Carolina Research Campus where it will work with other companies on agricultural and nutrition issues. Multiple media outlets reported General Mills says two employees will begin working in June at the Kannapolis biotech complex. A spokeswoman for the Minneapolis maker of products including Cheerios says the workers will focus their research on vegetables and whole grains. Billionaire Dole Food owner David Murdock’s $1.5 billion, 350-acre campus is made up of five buildings. General Mills has leased a 1,500-square-foot space. Other companies on the campus include Monsanto, LabCorp and Dole. Public colleges include the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, N.C. State University and Duke, among others.
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Construction is under way to replace the bridge over Broad River on US 64/74 in Lake Lure. The Department of Transportation is replacing the bridge, and the town of Lake Lure hopes to gain ownership of the old bridge once the construction is completed.
Bill would limit cities starting broadband RALEIGH (AP) — Becky and Dale Carlson are relying on fast and cheap Internet access as they sell photos and online greeting cards in the home business they hope will carry them into retirement. So Becky Carlson said she opposes a legislative proposal that would make it harder for cities and towns to build broadband Internet systems that compete with big telephone and cable companies and hold down rates. “It’s really important to a lot of small business, but especially us because it’s only online,” said Becky Carlson of Apex, who runs Bluemoonistic Images. “Photography files are so huge. You can’t send large files if you don’t have fast Internet.” The Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday postponed considering legislation that would force municipalities to get voter approval before borrowing money to build a competing broadband network. The bill is the latest in a series of efforts by telecom corporations to keep local governments out of the broadband business. “This is another iteration of the previous ones we have seen over the last three years that are designed to contain and cripple existing systems, and set the bar so high for new systems that it would be difficult for communities to move forward,” said Doug Paris, an assistant to Salisbury’s city manager. Salisbury has borrowed $30 million to build a fiber-optic network. It will begin testing the system in a few months. The telecom companies are opposed by the politically influential North Carolina League of Municipalities and corporate giants Google and Intel. They argue that crimping municipal broadband could stifle economic growth in a wired age. Cable and phone companies have been urging the General Assembly to restrict municipal broadband services since a 2005 state appeals court ruling upheld the right of towns and cities to offer their residents broadband. Companies argue that local
governments have an unfair advantage because they don’t have to pay taxes and can subsidize their rates, undercutting the corporate competitors. Sen. David Hoyle, D-Gaston, said tax-free government enterprises shouldn’t be competing with business, but a compromise with municipalities is being negotiated. The Senate bill’s sponsor said stopping local governments from adding broadband to the range of utility services may save municipalities from future losses. “They’re going to own a cable system that may become obsolete and they’re going to say to us (legislators), ‘Please save us,’” Hoyle said. He pointed to news earlier this month that residents of Davidson and Mooresville, north of Charlotte, face a projected $6.4 million revenue shortfall at the local cable system the cities bought in 2007. The two communities spent $92 million to buy and upgrade the lines for MI-Connection. The resulting service offers cable TV, telephone and Internet to about 15,000 customers, but it has struggled to hold on to them. The North Carolina conflict is playing out amid a national push to extend broadband to corners of the country that private enterprise hasn’t reached. Congress included $7.2 billion in last year’s stimulus bill to expand broadband to overlooked parts of the country. The new networks promise to offer speeds 20 to 2,000 times faster than the data lines now reaching into most American homes. A North Carolina nonprofit in January received more than $28 million in federal stimulus funds to extend the state’s broadband Internet network by nearly 500 miles in 37 underserved southeastern and western counties. The state is seeking another $78 million to extend about 1,500 miles of broadband fiber in 67 counties lagging in high-speed Internet capability.
State leaders courting jobs RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina legislators say they have big business deals on the line and need to increase tax breaks that will help reel them in. The state Senate’s Finance Committee on Wednesday approved a package aimed at attracting two computer data centers, an energy turbine manufacturer, and a plant converting wood pulp to paper. State business recruiters are close to completing commitments to expand in North Carolina from the companies that combined would mean more than 1,500 jobs and nearly $2 billion in investment, said Sen. Dan Clodfelter, D-Mecklenburg. None of the companies were named. The paper plant is consider-
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ing a location west of Charlotte and south of Interstate 40, Clodfelter said. The paper plant and turbine manufacturer combined would result in up to 1,300 jobs and $150 million in investment, Clodfelter said. The two data centers would account for about 250 jobs and $1.75 billion in investment, he said. Those estimates suggest two data centers slightly larger than the vast server farms Google and Apple have placed in the state. The breaks would mean the state would have to forego about $9 million in taxes next year if North Carolina lands all the expansions, and nearly $14 million the following year.
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Chg +.45 +.43 +.54 +.25 +.19 +.30 +.99 +.25 +.81 +.30
%Chg +15.8 +12.3 +10.8 +10.6 +9.0 +7.8 +7.4 +6.4 +6.2 +5.8
LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name Last Chg %Chg AEagleOut 12.82 -2.56 -16.6 WimmBD s 18.30 -2.30 -11.2 USEC 4.70 -.56 -10.6 SwEEafe7-1010.65-1.05 -9.0 SprottGld n 11.40 -1.06 -8.5 EkEafe7-1010.73 -.90 -7.7 MLInd15 12 8.34 -.67 -7.4 SprintNex 4.91 -.38 -7.2 NBkGreece 2.38 -.17 -6.7 ZaleCp 2.52 -.16 -6.0
Name Last CmtyBkTr 2.35 PernixTh 3.59 Versar 3.22 CnsTom 28.31 Innovaro 3.10 StreamGSv 5.35 SuprmInd 2.44 Talbots wt 3.75 BovieMed 3.70 MinesMgt 2.17
MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg Citigrp 11588816 3.86 +.08 S&P500ETF2897087107.17 -.65 BkofAm 2199729 15.47 -.02 SprintNex 1552665 4.91 -.38 FordM 1402349 11.39 +.37 iShEMkts 1257197 36.53 -.02 SPDR Fncl 1181726 14.36 -.10 Pfizer 896449 15.11 +.05 DirFBear rs 843505 16.27 +.27 iShR2K 833804 64.35 +.16
MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg NwGold g 42301 5.80 -.11 JavelinPh 36540 1.61 +.16 GoldStr g 32482 4.21 -.08 NovaGld g 30130 7.02 -.24 Taseko 29181 5.14 +.19 KodiakO g 27292 2.98 -.01 NA Pall g 27238 3.19 +.03 RadientPh 24026 1.25 -.02 GranTrra g 23728 5.09 +.22 MagHRes 22540 4.31 +.14
Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume
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1,931 1,198 78 3,207 20 20 7,089,647,446
Chg %Chg -.36 -13.3 -.41 -10.3 -.27 -7.7 -1.93 -6.4 -.20 -6.1 -.32 -5.6 -.15 -5.6 -.21 -5.3 -.20 -5.1 -.11 -4.8
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Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume
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GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)
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Chg +3.92 +2.60 +1.53 +.85 +.59 +.69 +.47 +.42 +.35 +2.20
%Chg +127.3 +41.8 +25.3 +21.0 +20.3 +20.3 +18.8 +18.2 +17.2 +16.3
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Name Last GTx Inc 2.02 DJSP un 13.50 SptChalB 2.51 CombiMtrx 2.61 DARA h rs 3.58 WSB Hldgs 3.00 Codexis n 11.40 DJSP wt 3.40 MidPenn 9.65 IderaPhm 3.78
Chg -1.00 -3.00 -.52 -.45 -.57 -.36 -1.24 -.35 -.95 -.37
%Chg -33.1 -18.2 -17.2 -14.7 -13.7 -10.7 -9.8 -9.3 -9.0 -8.9
MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg Microsoft 1720189 25.01 -1.06 PwShs QQQ1146166 44.20 -.50 Intel 837981 20.70 -.15 Cisco 643356 22.89 -.42 ETrade 567746 1.44 +.02 Oracle 427185 21.91 -.29 Comcast 418269 17.72 +.05 MicronT 358806 8.69 -.11 TevaPhrm 351634 54.30 -2.10 Yahoo 330826 15.45 +.14 Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume
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1,495 1,181 107 2,783 19 59 2,962,495,436
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8,087.19 2,971.98 326.34 5,552.82 1,451.26 1,677.54 869.32 539.03 8,900.27 473.54
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Dow Industrials 9,974.45 Dow Transportation 4,247.28 Dow Utilities 354.59 NYSE Composite 6,631.36 Amex Market Value 1,731.50 Nasdaq Composite 2,195.88 S&P 500 1,067.95 S&P MidCap 743.20 Wilshire 5000 11,219.71 Russell 2000 642.62
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CI 128,736 LG 67,975 LB 65,222 LG 59,228 IH 57,634 WS 55,402 LB 51,508 MA 50,350 LB 49,825 LB 48,636 LV 43,365 FB 39,521 LV 39,349 FV 38,799 WS 32,886 CI 32,666 LB 32,183 CA 31,694 LB 31,416 MA 30,732 LB 30,360 FG 30,024 MA 29,838 LG 29,370 MB 27,372 CI 27,146 FB 27,032 LB 26,786 LV 17,190 LB 10,065 LB 4,492 GS 1,476 LV 1,235 SR 502 LG 195
11.10 25.80 26.66 55.99 44.06 29.52 98.65 14.78 24.21 98.01 91.95 33.17 23.33 28.04 23.16 11.10 30.62 1.98 26.67 15.88 98.67 23.97 27.99 67.30 31.91 12.06 12.38 98.02 20.60 28.62 34.11 10.39 2.79 14.82 14.19
Total Return/Rank Pct Min Init 4-wk 12-mo 5-year Load Invt
+0.4 +12.9/C -11.8 +14.8/E -12.0 +21.8/A -10.5 +19.2/B -9.3 +9.4/D -15.0 +8.1/E -11.7 +19.7/B -8.2 +18.1/A -11.8 +14.5/E -11.7 +19.8/B -12.9 +21.1/B -15.4 +7.0/B -10.9 +16.2/D -16.9 +12.8/A -13.4 +13.3/C +0.4 +12.6/C -12.4 +15.0/D -7.0 +23.4/A -12.0 +21.9/A -7.3 +15.8/C -11.7 +19.8/B -16.4 +4.0/E -7.6 +15.5/C -12.2 +25.1/A -12.6 +24.8/D +0.8 +14.4/B -16.6 +6.5/B -11.7 +19.9/B -12.2 +23.4/A -12.3 +15.0/D -12.2 +19.0/B +0.3 +2.8/D -11.4 +12.5/E -10.3 +49.9/D -14.7 +15.5/D
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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 Mid-Cap 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.
Stocks fade late as euro sinks; Dow below 10K
NEW YORK (AP) — A drop in the euro set off a late-day slide in stocks Wednesday and sent the Dow Jones industrial average to its first close below 10,000 in nearly four months. The Dow, up 135 points in morning trading, ended down about 69. It was the eighth drop for the Dow in 10 days. Wednesday’s trading extended a streak of volatility since stocks went to their highest level of the year in late April. The late reversal underscored how jittery traders are about Europe. They are worried that heavy debt loads in European countries and more rounds of cost-cutting will hamper a recovery there, which could spread quickly to other regions. “We had a nice rally all day and we expected it to have had legs,” said Phillip Orlando at Federated investors in New York, which manages about $400 billion. The sudden sell-off, he said, suggests “that investors are as nervous as a long-tailed cat in a roomful of rocking chairs.” The euro fell in late trading, pulling major stock indexes lower, following a Financial Times report that China is reviewing its holdings of European government bonds because of the crisis in government debt there. China has been seeking ways to diversify its massive foreign exchange holdings out of dollars for some time. However any indication that it was losing confidence in the euro, leading it to sell some portion of its European bond holdings, would deliver a major blow to the European currency. The sliding euro has become a symbol of waning confidence in Europe’s ability to contain its debt problems. The euro remains close to the four-year low it hit last week. It fell to $1.2179 Wednesday. “The inability of the market to hang on to the early gains today certainly does not send a very positive message,” said Teddy Weisberg with Seaport Securities. The Dow fell 69.30, or 0.7 percent, to 9,974.45. It was the first close below 10,000 since Feb. 8 when the Dow finished at 9,908. The broader Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 6.08, or 0.6 percent, to 1,067.95. The Nasdaq composite index closed down 15.07, or 0.7 percent, to 2,195.88. About two stocks rose for every one that fell on the New York Stock Exchange. Consolidated volume came to 7.1 billion shares, compared with 7.4 billion traded Tuesday. Treasury prices pared an early slide as investors late in the day went back in search of safe investments. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose to 3.19 percent from 3.16 percent late Tuesday. Crude oil rose $2.76 to $71.51 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Gold rose. The stock slump at day’s end marked an opposite to the pattern seen on Tuesday, when traders chipped away at a steep slide by the close and the major indexes ended little changed. The slide in stocks has rattled investors still shaken by the market’s plunge in late 2008 and early 2009. “Everyone is so scared from what happened back in the big crash and now they’re just all gun-shy,” said Frank Ingarra at Hennessy Funds.
Associated Press
In this photo taken May 21, Chrysler assemblyman Michael Ricks works on the door assembly on the automaker’s new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee at the Jefferson North Assembly in Detroit. The Commerce Department said Wednesday demand for durable goods increased 2.9 percent last month. It was the best showing in three months and more than double the 1.3 percent gain expected.
Durable goods orders are higher WASHINGTON (AP) — Orders for large manufactured goods rose sharply last month while sales of new homes surged with help from government incentives, giving the economic recovery a jolt in April. Demand for commercial aircraft lifted requests for durable goods 2.9 percent last month, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. That was the best showing in three months and more than double expectations. Excluding transportation, orders fell 1 percent in April. But that came after the March figures were revised to show a 4.8 percent jump. A durable good is a product that is expected to last at least three years. A separate report from Commerce showed new singlefamily homes jumped 14.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 504,000 units. The April gain followed a 29.8 percent surge in March, the biggest monthly increase in 47 years. Housing sales were pushed higher this spring by a stampede of buyers trying to sign sales contracts before tax credits expired on April 30. Historically low mortgage rates also helped fuel purchases. But sales are expected to slump in the coming months as households deal with slow job growth and tight credit. Wall Street appeared to view
the government reports favorably. The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 60 points in early trading. Manufacturing has held steady during the recovery. U.S. companies are benefiting from rising demand at home and in major export markets. There are concerns that a debt crisis in Europe could derail the global recovery. Financial markets have been roiled in recent weeks by fears that the problems facing Greece could spread to other heavily indebted European countries, such as Spain and Portugal. But economists say the U.S. manufacturing industry may be strong enough to weather Europe’s troubles. “April’s durable goods orders figures demonstrate that, despite the fiscal meltdown in Europe, the recovery in the American manufacturing sector is still gathering momentum,” said Paul Ashworth, senior U.S. economist at Capital Economics. The rise in orders was led by a 228 percent surge in demand for commercial aircraft. The increase reflected strong demand for aircraft manufactured by Boeing Co. It also more than offset a 71.2 percent plunge in March in the highly volatile category. Orders for motor vehicles climbed 1.6 percent following an even stronger 4.5 percent gain
in March. Automakers continue to dig out of the deep downturn that hit their industry over the past two years. Total manufacturing orders rose 16.1 percent. The 1 percent drop in orders excluding transportation was a result of declines in a number of areas that had big gains in March. The big jump in home sales did not boost home values. The median sales price fell to $198,400 in April, 9.6 percent below the March median price for a new home. The median is the midpoint where half the homes sold for more and half for less. The two months of big sales increases pushed sales activity to the highest level since May 2008. But sales remained well below the peaks set at the height of the housing boom. Sales showed strength in all areas of the country in April except the Northeast. Activity there showed no change last month. Sales rose 31.6 percent in the Midwest, 21.7 percent in the West and 10.8 percent in the South. First-time buyers were eligible for a tax credit of up to $8,000. Current owners who bought and moved into another home could qualify for a credit of up to $6,500. Buyers had to sign contracts by April 30 but they have until June 30 to close.
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Oil prices rise as U.S. gasoline inventory drops
LONDON (AP) — Oil prices surged to $71 a barrel Wednesday as U.S. gasoline stocks fell more than expected and rebounding shares boosted confidence in a stronger fuel demand down the road. Benchmark crude for July delivery was up $1.89 to $70.64 a barrel at midday London time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. On Tuesday the contract dropped $1.46 to settle at $68.75. Gasoline supplies unexpectedly fell last week, dropping by 3.2 million barrels, the American Petroleum Institute said late Tuesday. Analysts had expected an increase of 150,000 barrels, according to a survey by Platts, the energy information arm of McGraw-Hill Cos. “U.S. gasoline stocks fell by an unexpectedly sharp 3.2 million barrels last week, which was seen by markets as evidence that the demand for gasoline appears to be picking up just before the summer driving season begins,� Commerzbank said in a note to investors. U.S. gasoline supplies normally indicate the level of business activity and potential demand for fuel. The Energy Department’s Energy Information Administration is scheduled to announce its supply report later Wednesday.
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President Obama looks at a solar panel as he is given a tour of Solyndra by Executive Vice President Ben Bierman, left, and Chief Executive Officer Chris Gronet Wednesday at Solyndra Inc. in Fremont, Calif. Solyndra is a solar panel manufacturing facility.
Obama touts alternative energy
FREMONT, Calif. (AP) — President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the “heartbreaking� oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico underscores the urgent need for alternative fuel sources to feed the United States’ energy needs. Notable for a president who has proposed expanding offshore drilling, Obama said that the UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations kind of deepwater drilling used said Wednesday the global economy is rebounding by the rig that exploded five from the worst financial crisis since World War II weeks ago is risky and costly. He and predicted world economic growth of 3 percent didn’t say he opposes the method in 2010 and 3.2 percent in 2011. but noted the danger in having The revised prediction is an improvement from to go down a mile to hit seabed the U.N.’s forecast of 2.4 percent growth in the and then drill another mile to global economy in 2010. find oil. “With the increased risks, the “The good news is the crisis in the real economy increased costs — it gives you a has abated and we see continued recovery, but at sense of where we’re going,� he the same time it’s weak and uneven,� leading U.N. said. “We’re not going to be able economic expert Rob Vos said. “The bad news is to sustain this kind of fossil fuel there’s continued downside risks to this outlook use. This planet can’t sustain it.� which may lead us to mediocre gross (economic) Facing increased skepticism prospects for the coming year.� over the government’s handling The U.N.’s updated 2010 World Economic of the devastating spill, Obama Situation and Prospects report said that following said his administration won’t a 2 percent contraction in 2009, global economies rest until the well that’s leaking are rebounding, propelled by government fiscal millions of gallons of oil is shut stimulus packages and expansionary monetary and all the damage repaired. policies. But the U.N. emphasized that the recovery But Obama warned that it could is still too weak to restore job losses and close the be months before the leak is gap in output left by the deep recession. fully contained, and said it’s no certainty that the “top kill� Despite the financial turmoil in equity markets procedure being attempted in recent weeks and months, Vos added, risk preWednesday to cap the well miums in most credit markets have dropped to would work better than previous pre-crisis levels “meaning that there’s more conefforts. fidence in financial markets,� and there’s been a “If it’s successful — and there’s resurgence of private capital flowing to emerging no guarantees — it should greatmarket economies. ly reduce or eliminate the flow of oil,� Obama said. “There are other approaches that may be viable.� Obama was scheduled to travel to Louisiana Friday to assess the spill, which has confounded
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experts in the government and at BP, the oil company that owns the lease. The seemingly unstoppable gusher is fouling marshes, wildlife and beaches. Beyond the environmental catastrophe, it is posing political problems for his administration. The White House is being criticized even by Democrats for not acting more aggressively in the spill. The administration argues that government officials aren’t just watching from the sidelines, while acknowledging there’s only so much the government can do directly. Obama could suffer politically if his administration is seen as failing to stay on top of the problem or not working hard to find a solution. On Thursday, Obama is expected to propose tougher oversight of rig inspections and drilling permits when Interior Secretary Ken Salazar delivers the results of a 30-day review of offshore drilling safety. Obama said that his administration is “going to bring every resource necessary� to the task of plugging the leak. “Our thoughts and prayers are very much with the people on the Gulf Coast,� the president said. Speaking at a northern California company that manufactures solar panels, Obama said that moving to an energy strategy more dependent on renewable sources of fuel would create jobs and secure America’s economic future. The president has long said renewable sources of energy, such as wind and solar, will play a vital role in the nation’s future.
But he has also moved to expand offshore drilling, recognizing that the U.S. dependence on oil will continue for many years, and the political reality that more drilling could help him win Republican support for a broadranging energy bill. Announced in March, the offshore expansion allows drilling from Delaware to central Florida, plus the northern waters of Alaska. Exploration could begin 50 miles off the coast of Virginia by 2012. He also wants Congress to lift a drilling ban in the oil-rich eastern Gulf, 125 miles from Florida beaches. The spill has called those plans into question. The White House has said no new drilling will occur until the causes of the accident are thoroughly examined. Obama toured and spoke at Solyndra Inc. His remarks about the oil spill were just a small part of a speech focused on the benefits of expanding the nation’s clean energy sector. He is asking Congress for $9 billion in loan guarantees for renewable energy projects, a request that would be tacked onto a multibillion-dollar spending bill for Afghanistan and other programs. The White House says Solyndra is one of the most successful investments made as part of the president’s $826 billion economic stimulus. The company received a $535 million loan guarantee from the Energy Department last year to help build a new manufacturing plant, a project that now employs 1,000 workers.
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NEW YORK (AP) — In Facebook’s vision of the Web, you would no longer be alone and anonymous. Sites would reflect your tastes and interests — as you expressed them on the social network — and you wouldn’t have to fish around for news and songs that interest you. Standing in the way is growing concern about privacy from Facebook users — most recently complaints that the site forced them to share personal details with the rest of the online world or have them removed from Facebook profiles altogether. Facebook responded to the backlash Wednesday by announcing it is simplifying its privacy controls and applying them retroactively, so users can protect the status updates and photos they have posted in the past.
“A lot of people are upset with us,” CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged at a news conference at Facebook’s Palo Alto, Calif., headquarters. The changes came after Facebook rolled out a slew of new features in April that spread its reach to the broader Web. Among them was a program called “instant personalization” that draws information from a person’s profile to customize
FDA warns about weight loss pills WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials are warning consumers that the weight loss pills alli and Xenical may cause severe liver damage in rare cases. The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it has added a warning about the risk to the label of the drug, which is sold over-the-counter by GlaxoSmithKline. A prescription version called Xenical is manufactured by Roche and sold by Glaxo. The FDA identified 13 instances of liver damage associated with the drugs. A causal effect between the drugs and the problem has not been established. The FDA urged doctors and patients to watch for signs of liver injury, including itching, yellow eyes and skin and loss of appetite. Glaxo said in a statement it is “committed to ensuring that consumers and physicians understand the safety profile” of alli. More than 10 million people worldwide have used alli since it was launched, according to Glaxo. Roche said the “safety profile of Xenical is based on more than 10 years of clinical experience and more than 36 million patients worldwide have received Xenical.” U.S. sales of alli more than doubled last year to $293 million, though they have come nowhere near the blockbuster numbers originally expected by Wall Street after the drug’s 2007 launch.
sites such as the music service Pandora. Some users found it creepy, not cool. Privacy groups have complained to regulators, and some people threatened to quit the site. Even struggling MySpace jumped in to capitalize on its rival’s bad press by announcing a “new, simpler privacy setting.” To address complaints its settings were getting too complex, Facebook will now give users the option of applying the same preferences to all their content, so that with one click you can decide whether to share things with just “friends” or with everyone. For those who found it complicated to prevent outside websites and applications from gaining access to Facebook data, there’s now a way to do so in a couple of clicks. It’s not clear whether the changes will quell the unease among Facebook users, which has threatened to slow the site’s breakneck evolution from a scrappy college network to an Internet powerhouse with nearly a half-billion people. “They’ve lost the users’ trust. That’s the problem,” said Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, an advo-
cacy group. “In the earlier days, there was time to regain it. It’s not so clear now. I think it’s getting more serious than making changes and moving on.” Some of Facebook’s loudest critics offered cautious praise but indicated the young company will need to do more to prove it cares about privacy. Sen. Charles Schumer called it a “significant first step that Facebook deserves credit for,” but added he’d still prefer that Facebook require users to actively turn on sharing with outside sites, rather than having sharing be the default setting. For some users, the problem has been that the company has changed its privacy settings so often that keeping up with them became too much. Before Wednesday’s announcement, Craig Mather, a 28-year-old graduate student in Portland, Ore., was already complaining of having to adjust his privacy settings every time Facebook comes up with a new plan. “It puts us on our guard, where we feel like we are trying to plug a leak,” he said. For Facebook, being seen as a company people can trust with the personal details of their lives is key. Users will only share information if they have control over who sees it.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An attorney who has filed thousands of lawsuits against priests accused of sexual abuse said Wednesday he plans to use a little-known federal law to take on those who download child pornography. Jeffrey Anderson said the goal of his latest lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Minnesota, is to prevent the dissemination of child pornography by exposing perpetrators and making them pay. “If you choose to download images of child pornography, we will track you,” Anderson said. “We will find you. We will expose you. And we will sue you.” The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a Minnesota boy who was 9 when images of him were taken. The defendants include one man, Gregg Alan Larsen, 49, of Minneapolis, and 100 unnamed “downloaders” who received and viewed images of the boy. Once those people’s identities are known, they will be named in the lawsuit, Anderson said. The case is based on a federal law that was enhanced in 2006 to increase the minimum civil penalty for anyone who downloads child pornography to $150,000. “Masha’s Law,” named after a girl adopted from Russia at age 5 by a man who sexually abused her and recorded it, does not require that a defendant be convicted of a crime. There have been few cases pursued under Masha’s Law. Jeanne Cooney, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Minnesota, said the office isn’t aware of any other cases like Anderson’s but supports any action that deters child pornography and helps victims. Anderson said he won’t get in the way of a criminal investigation but would seek court orders for access to evidence collected by authorities, such as IP addresses, e-mails or other electronic threads left when an image is downloaded. “We’ve got the will, law enforcement has got the way,” he said.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is breaking with the go-it-alone Bush years in a new strategy for keeping the nation safe, counting more on U.S. allies to tackle terrorism and other global problems. It’s an approach that already has proved tricky in practice. The administration’s National Security Strategy, a summary of which was obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press, also for the first time adds homegrown terrorism to the familiar menu of threats facing the nation — international terror, nuclear weapons proliferation, economic instability, global climate change and an erosion of democratic freedoms abroad.
From mustering NATO forces for Afghanistan to corralling support to pressure North Korea to give up its illicit nuclear weapons program, the U.S. has sometimes struggled in leaning on friends and allies in recent years. Still, the new strategy breaks with some previous administrations in putting heavy emphasis on the value of global cooperation, developing wider security partnerships and helping other nations provide for their own defense. In his first 16 months in office, Obama has pursued a strategy of gentle persuasion, sometimes summarized as “engagement.” His administration has attended more closely to ties with Europe, sought a “reset” of relations with Russia, pushed harder to restart stalled Mideast peace talks and consulted widely on a roadmap for defeating the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Obama’s critics, however, assert that his policies have largely failed, given the continued defiance of Iran and North Korea on nuclear development, the stalemate in Afghanistan and rising worries about terrorist attacks at home.
For example, President George W. Bush’s 2002 strategy document spelled out a doctrine of pre-emptive war. “We must be prepared to stop rogue states and their terrorist clients before they are able to threaten or use weapons of mass destruction against the United States and our allies and friends,” the Bush strategy said, with Iraq clearly in mind. The following year U.S. forces invaded, launching a conflict that has lasted far longer and cost far more money and lives than Bush intended. Obama’s new strategy is expected to move away from that doctrine. Bush, too, valued alliances. But some of his action, especially the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, ripped holes in the fabric of U.S. foreign relations, particularly in Europe.
repeated in 2006 — was a call to “strengthen alliances to defeat global terrorism” and to “work with others to defuse regional conflict.” But because of Iraq, the indefinite detention of terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay and other actions, the Bush administration estranged some traditional allies — a situation exploited by U.S. foes. John Brennan, the White House’s top counterterrorism adviser, said Wednesday that the administration would add combating homegrown terrorism to its strategy. Terror attacks like the shooting at Fort Hood last year, which killed 13 bystanders, as well as the failed Times Square bombing on May 1, have thrust homegrown terrorism into the spotlight, and U.S. citizens like Najibullah Zazi and David Headley have been charged with plotting terror attacks.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig burned around him, Chris Pleasant hesitated, waiting for approval from his superiors before activating the emergency disconnect system that was supposed to slam the oil well shut at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. The delay may have cost critical seconds. When Pleasant and his co-workers at rig owner Transocean finally got the go-ahead to throw the so-called deadman’s switch, they realized there was no hydraulic power to operate the machinery. Five weeks after the April 20 explosion that killed 11 workers, the blown-out well continues to gush oil, pouring at least 7 million gallons of crude into the Gulf. Dozens of witness statements obtained by The Associated Press show a combination of equipment failure and a deference to the chain of command impeded the system that should have stopped the gusher before it became an environmental disaster. On Wednesday, BP launched its latest bid to plug the well, force-feeding it heavy drilling mud in a technique known as a top kill. Officials said it would take until at least Thursday to know if it worked, and President Barack Obama cautioned there are “no guarantees.” At a Coast Guard hearing that started earlier this month and continued in New Orleans on Wednesday, Doug Brown, chief rig mechanic aboard the platform, testified that the trouble began at a meeting hours before the blowout, with a “skirmish” between a BP official and rig workers who did not want to replace heavy drilling fluid in the well with saltwater. The switch presumably would have allowed the company to remove the fluid and use it for another project, but the seawater would have provided less weight to counteract the surging pressure from the ocean depths. Brown said the BP official, whom he identified only as the “company man,” overruled the drillers, declaring, “This is how it’s going to be.” Brown said the top Transocean official on the rig grumbled, “Well, I guess that’s what we have those pinchers for,” which he took to be a reference to devices on the blowout preventer, the five-story piece of equipment that can slam a well shut in an emergency. In a handwritten statement
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BP says ‘top kill’ effort going as planned ROBERT, La. (AP) — One of BP’s top executives says crews trying to plug a massive Gulf oil leak are pumping mud into a blown-out well as effectively and efficiently as they had hoped. BP PLC Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles said Wednesday night that the company would continue to monitor the procedure known as a top kill and that to the Coast Guard obtained by the AP, Transocean rig worker Truitt Crawford said: “I overheard upper management talking saying that BP was taking shortcuts by displacing the well with saltwater instead of mud without sealing the well with cement plugs, this is why it blew out.” BP declined to comment on his statement. A congressional memo about a BP internal investigation said that tests less than an hour before the well blew out found a buildup of pressure that was an “indicator of a very large abnormality.” Still, the rig team was satisfied that another test was successful and resumed adding the seawater, said the memo by Reps. Henry Waxman and Bart Stupak to members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which is investigating. Investigators for BP told reporters at a briefing in Washington that rig workers misconstrued the test they had thought was successful. Investigators said they don’t understand why the mistake was made and added that there had been debate among the workers on the rig about
officials should know in the next 24 hours whether it has been successful. The top kill has never before been tried a mile beneath the sea. Engineers plan to follow up the mud with cement that the company hopes will seal the well. The Coast Guard says 100 miles of coastline in Louisiana is being hit by oil.
how to proceed. Dave Nagel, executive vice president of BP America, stressed repeatedly that the company was in the early stages of its investigation. The investigators also said that a “loss of integrity” of the wellhead’s casing created a path for hydrocarbons to enter the well. In addition, Mark Bly, the company’s group head of safety and operations, said that there was a gas plume before the explosion. “This was a pretty large plume of gas ... I think it was a large enough where there was a high likelihood it would have ignited,” he said. There were other signs of problems, including an unexpected loss of fluid from a pipe known as a riser five hours before the explosion that could have indicated a leak in the blowout preventer. The witness statements show that rig workers talked just minutes before the blowout about pressure problems in the well. At first, nobody seemed too worried, with Transocean chief mate David Young leaving two workers to handle the difficulty on their own and telling them to call
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when he was needed. The well site leader worked in his office. Then panic set in. Workers called their bosses to report that the well was “coming in” and that they were “getting mud back.” The drilling supervisor, Jason Anderson, tried to shut down the well. It didn’t work. At least two explosions turned the rig into an inferno. Crew members were hurled through walls, doors flew through the air and the living quarters blew apart. Workers stumbled across a bloody, dark deck, trying to pull debris off the injured. Brown said that as he waited beside a lifeboat for the order to abandon ship, he witnessed “complete chaos, mayhem. People were screaming, people were crying.” Rig leaders struggled to comprehend the magnitude of what was happening. An emergency generator wouldn’t start. Steve Bertone, the chief engineer for Transocean, wrote in his witness statement that he ran up the bridge and heard the captain screaming at a worker for pressing the distress button. Bertone turned to Pleasant,
who was manning the emergency disconnect system, and asked whether it had been engaged. Pleasant told Bertone that he needed approval first, according to Bertone’s sworn statement. Another manager tried to give the go-ahead, but someone else said the order needed to come from the rig’s offshore installation manager. Ultimately who gave the order is a matter of dispute. Donald Vidrine, well site leader for BP, said he did it. But Bertone said it was Jimmy Harrell of Transocean. By the time the workers obtained the approval and got started, Pleasant said he “got all the electronic signals but no flow on meters,” meaning hydraulic fluid wasn’t flowing to close the valves on the blowout preventer. Darryl Bourgoyne, a petroleum engineer at Louisiana State University, said a valve could have been broken or hydraulic fluid could have leaked earlier. It is not clear whether the delay could have contributed to the system’s failure to close off the well and snuff out the fire. The rig burned for two days before finally collapsing in the Gulf. Gene Beck, a petroleum engineer at Texas A&M at College Station, said companies typically have criteria that allow any worker to engage the system if problems get bad enough. “It’s hard for me to imagine the situation where there’s been a fire and an explosion and someone can’t make that decision to hit the disconnect on their own,” he said. Workers elsewhere on the rig were having problems of their own. Some were “told the situation was under control,” even though it was “absolutely not,” said Yancy Keplinger, a senior crew member. Benjamin LaCroix, a tank cleaner, said walls and ceilings were caving in and workers were running for their lives, and yet rig officials wanted to do a roll call. A couple of workers described a debate about whether they should be in lifeboats. Once workers finally started getting into the boats, it took several minutes to persuade officials to start lowering them. Once they did, the operator didn’t know how to detach a boat from the rig. “It was only by the GRACE OF GOD that we didn’t burn to death,” LaCroix told investigators.
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Old flames and wedding cakes Dear Abby: A few months ago I became suspicious that my wife of 40 years was having an affair with an old high school friend. At first I thought I was misreading the signs. Then I found an unfinished e-mail on our computer making a date to meet him “at our special place.” I began gathering information and found it was true and that it had been going on for some time. When I confronted her, she denied everything until I told her about the e-mail and everything else I had found. She eventually admitted it was true and said she had wanted only to see if she was still attractive to men because she felt we were “drifting apart in our lives.” We tried counseling, but when she was able to make only one appointment due to “job conflicts,” I gave up. I don’t trust anything she tells me now, and I don’t know which way to turn. - Duped and Trustless Dear Duped and Trustless: Because your wife refused counseling does not mean that you shouldn’t go, and that’s what I’m urging you to do. You need someone who is not emotionally involved to help you get your head straight. Once you do, you will have a better idea of what you want to do and how to accomplish it. You should also save the evidence, in case your wife tries in the coming
Dear Abby Abigail van Buren
months to lay the blame for her infidelity on you. You have my sympathy. Dear Abby: My son was married a short time ago. The reception was held at my condo member hall. After the reception, the bride and groom asked me to refrigerate the leftover bottom layer of the wedding cake. They said they’d pick it up the next day. Six days later, the cake was still in my fridge. They made excuses every day for not picking it up. Finally, I threw it away. Now I’m the bad guy, and the bride is demanding an apology. Abby, the cake was hard and crusty, and I felt six days was long enough. Was I wrong in dumping the cake? — Father of the Groom Father of the Groom: Let me put it this way — rather than storing the cake in the fridge, it should have immediately gone into the freezer so it could be eaten at a later date. But because that didn’t happen, and the cake was fit only to be used as a paving stone or a doorstop, the logical thing to do was throw it away.
Rice bodies plague patient Dear Dr. Gott: My healing wasn’t complete a year following rotatorcuff surgery. My shoulder became red and swollen. My doctor opened it up to see what was going on and found “rice bodies” — thousands of them. I understand this is a rare thing and that little is known about the cause or the treatment. I am specifically interested in knowing what antibiotics should be used. I am now on infusion therapy. Also, could these be elsewhere in my body? Dear Reader: Identified and documented as far back as 1895, rice bodies were originally thought related to tuberculous arthritis. The name originated because of a similarity in appearance to grains of polished white rice. Today, rice bodies are commonly linked with chronic rheumatoid arthritis (RA), as a complication of bursitis or an underlying systemic disorder. They appear to represent an
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unrelated group of particles that may contain fibrin, fibronectin, mononuclear and blood cells, collagen and amorphous materials. Diagnosis is accomplished through X-ray, ultrasound or MRI. I cannot tell you which antibiotic to take because management depends on the underlying cause. For example, if your rice bodies are the result of chronic bursitis, an antibiotic may not be appropriate. Only your physician can direct you in that regard. Elimination of the offender in conjunction with treatment for any possible underlying disease should provide relief.
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IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION RUTHERFORD COUNTY 10 SP 183 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY GLENN E. PUCKETT AND LYNN A. PUCKETT DATED MAY 17, 1999 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 566 AT PAGE 604 AND MODIFIED BY AGREEMENT RECORDED IN BOOK 985 AT PAGE 198 IN THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 1:00 PM on June 8, 2010 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Situate lying and being in Rutherfordton Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and lying on the western side of Edwards Street, SR 1153, and being the same property as that described in Deed Book 530, Page 521, and being described in accordance with a new plat of survey done by Professional Surveying Services dated April 28, 1995 as follows: Beginning at a point in the centerline of Edwards Street, said beginning point being the common easternmost corner of the tract described herein and the Gilstrap property described in Deed Book 497, page 317, and running thence from said beginning point along and with the centerline of Edwards Street on the following calls: South 06 degrees 54 minutes 45 seconds West 25.44 feet to a point;t hence South 04 degrees 56 minutes 55 seconds West 48.87 feet to a point; thence South 01 degrees 59 minutes 52 seconds West 44.76 feet to a point; thence South 01 degrees 26 minutes 00 seconds West 15.61 feet to a point, said point being the common easternmost corner of the tract described herein and the Robinson property described in Deed Book 580, page 615; thence leaving the centerline of Edwards Street and running along and with the Robinson boundary South 54 degrees 33 minutes 54 seconds West 288.75 feet, passing an existing iron pin at 46.54 feet, to an existing iron pin, said pin marking the common corner of the tract described herein, the Robinson property, and the Thompson property described in Deed Book 456, Page 129; thence leaving the Robinson boundary and running along and with the Thompson boundary North 41 degrees 30 minutes 10 seconds West 140.74 feet to an existing iron pin, said pin being the common southernmost corner of the tract described herein and the Roger Hoyt Anders property described in Deed Book 538, Page 815; thence leaving the Thompson boundary and running along and with the Anders boundary on the following calls: North 22 degrees 59 minutes 55 seconds East 105.77 feet to an existing iron pin; thence North 56 degrees 08 minutes 58 seconds East 196.08 feet, passing an existing iron pin at 125.99 feet, said pin marking the southernmost corner of the Anders property and the aforesaid Gilstrap property; thence leaving the Anders boundary and running along and with the Gilstrap boundary South 85 degrees 35 minutes 43 seconds East 133.9 feet, passing an existing iron pin at 110.97 feet, to the point and place of beginning and containing 1.43 acres, more or less. See copy of plat attached to Baynard Deed, Deed Book 649, Page 599. The above described 1.43 acres is conveyed subject to a perpetual easement and right of way in favor of Roger Hoyt Anders and his heirs and assigns, the centerline of this 20 foot easement and right of way is described in accordance with the aforesaid plat as follows:
Apartments 3BR/2BA single level town home, with attached garage, great neighborhood, conveniently located inside Rfdtn city limits. No pets! 828-429-4288
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FOREST CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY Is accepting applications for 3 bedroom apartments RENT IS BASED ON INCOME Applications will be accepted every Tuesday 8-10:30 AM and 12:30-3:30 PM Forest City Housing Authority 147 E Spruce Street, Forest City, NC Bring social security cards and birth certificates for all members of the household. Proof of income if receiving Social Security or Social Security Supplement, and print out of Unemployment will be required. Forest City Housing Authority is an equal housing opportunity provider and does not discriminate based on race, color, creed, sex, national origin, familial status or any other protected classification.
Beginning at a point in the centerline of Edwards Street, said beginning point marks the centerline of the intersection of the existing gravel drive with Edwards Street, said beginning point is also located South 06 degrees 54 minutes 45 seconds West 25.44 feet from the northeasternmost corner of the above described 1.43 acre tract, and the centerline runs along and with the existing gravel drive on the following calls: North 89 degrees 23 minutes 38 seconds West 94.08 feet to a point; thence North 87 degrees 28 minutes 25 seconds West 27.97 feet to a point; thence South 86 degrees 54 minutes 03 seconds West 49.04 feet to a point; thence South 80 degrees 09 minutes 41 seconds West 18.02 feet to a point in the southeastern boundary of the Roger Hoyt Anders property.
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And Being more commonly known as: 109 Anders Pl, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Glenn E. Puckett and Lynn A. Puckett. The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is May 18, 2010. Grady Ingle Substitute Trustee 8520 Cliff Cameron Drive, Suite 300 Charlotte, NC 28269 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 10-003156
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18 — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, THURSDAY, May 27, 2010 NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of JAMES WALTER GALLION, SR. of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said JAMES WALTER GALLION, SR. to present them to the undersigned on or before the 27th day of August, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 27th day of May, 2010.
Having qualified as Collector of Affidavit of the estate of TERI JOAN SEAY of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said TERI JOAN SEAY to present them to the undersigned on or before the 6th day of August, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 6th day of May, 2010.
James Walter Gallion, Jr., Administrator 183 Flack Rd. Forest City, NC 28043
Joan Stacey, Collector of Affidavit 763 Stacey Road Rutherfordton, NC 28139
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Co-Executors of the estate of NELLIE ROBBINS OWENS of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said NELLIE ROBBINS OWENS to present them to the undersigned on or before the 13th day of August, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 13th day of May, 2010.
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Moving Sale Table & 6 chairs, brown dresser, loveseat, office furniture, entertainment center Call 248-2324
Looking for info about a Mazda Miata Car Club. Please call Terry 828-429-8455
Experienced New Vehicle Salesperson Tryon area. Email resume to: stottsford @windstream.net
GO KART FOR SALE Murray 6.5 HP Good cond.! $550 Call 828-243-5513
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NOTICE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION RUTHERFORD COUNTY 10sp120 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY MATTHEW S. ELLISON AND LAURIE L. ELLISON DATED SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 547 AT PAGE 159 IN THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA
The Rutherford County Board of Elections, pursuant to the provisions contained in G.S. 163-234(2) will begin the count of absentee ballots for the Second Primary election at 2:00 P.M., June 22, 2010 in the elections office located at 298 Fairground Rd., Spindale, NC. Syble T. Scruggs, Chairman
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 1:00 PM on June 8, 2010 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:
Having qualified as Collector of Affidavit of the estate of GEORGE TIM WALKER of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said GEORGE TIM WALKER to present them to the undersigned on or before the 27th day of August, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 27th day of May, 2010.
Being all of Lot Number 6, First Broad Acres, as per plat thereof recorded at Plat Book 16, Page 84, Rutherford County Registry. Reference to said plat is hereby made for a more perfect description of said lot.
Lisa W. Ledford, Collector of Affidavit 104 Vic Randall Road Lawndale, NC 28090
And Being more commonly known as: 205 First Broad Dr, Bostic, NC 28018
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Matthew S. Ellison and Laurie L. Ellison. The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.
Having qualified as Executor of the estate of VIRGINIA DARE DILLASHAW LOWDERMILK of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said VIRGINIA DARE DILLASHAW LOWDERMILK to present them to the undersigned on or before the 13th day of August, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 13th day of May, 2010. Judy D. Migala, Executor 470 Duncan Road Rutherfordton, NC 28139
Yard Sales 2 FAMILY YARD SALE 242 State Line Rd. (off 221S Rd.) Saturday 7A-until Lots of misc., baby girl clothes
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Cars & Trucks Pick up at your convenience!
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Biggest sale of year! Ellenboro: 176 Church St. (off Main St.) Fri. & Sat. 7A-until Clothes, books, toys, games, miscellaneous.
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6 ENGLISH MASTIFFS FOR SALE 7 weeks old $300 ea. 287-8088 or 289-0390 Free to a good home Adorable puppies approx. 8-10 wks. old Call 657-4300 Free to a good home Mountain Feist/mix puppy 6+ months old, female. Please call (828) 453-8763
LARGE YARD SALE Ellenboro: 1961 Business 74 (Look for signs!) Sat. 6:30Auntil Furniture, racing, home interior, tools, Vera Bradley LARGE YARD SALE FC: 117 Westerly Hills Dr. (Withrow Industrial Park) Saturday 8A-until Motorcycle, JetSki, tools, household, clothes, furniture, more
Free to good home Adorable fuzzy kittens, litter box trained, healthy, all colors. Call 245-1871 Free to good home Male Jack Russell Chihuahua mix. Great watch dog, friendly, great w/kids. 245-1871
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MOVING SALE FC: 255 Smith Grove Rd. Saturday 7:30A-until Baby items & clothes, household, furniture and much more!
Sm. puppy shepherd mix, solid black. Approx. 4 mo. old Found 5/22: Ellenboro, Tiney Rd. 289-2735
Six family: Big Al’s on Poors Ford Rd. Saturday 7A-1P Clothes, toys, misc. items, baked goods
Dog found near new Rfdtn Elem. School. Tag says “Sadie Edwards�. Lv. msg. at 287-3780 for return
YARD SALE FC: 186 Birch Hutchins Rd. Fri. 8A-2P & Sat. 8A-12P Christmas decorations, household, furniture, jewelry, glassware, toys, ceramics
Found 5/25: Union Mills. Stunning Russian Wolfhound/Borzoi Black/white & lean 286-0479 or 337-4743
Yard Sale: FC: 1155 Doggett Rd. Saturday 7A-1P Boys 0-6mo & 4-5T, girls 8-Jr., toys, household, entertainment center
NOTICE OF PARTY SECOND PRIMARY ELECTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the qualified voters of Rutherford County that a Democrat Second Primary election will be held on Tuesday, June 22, 2010. The polls will open at 6:30 A.M. and close at 7:30 P.M.
Yard Sale: Raleigh Ledbetter Rd. off Ellenboro/Henrietta Rd., Fri. & Sat. 7A-until Clothes, appliances, household goods. Something for everyone!
Voters registered with the Rutherford County Board of Elections as affiliated with the Democrat Party; voters registered as Unaffiliated and chose a Democrat Ballot in the first Primary and; voters registered as Unaffiliated that did not vote in the first Primary are eligible to vote.
The date of this Notice is May 18, 2010. An absentee application by mail must be submitted before June 15, 2010. Voting One-stop in the Elections office begins on June 3, 2010 and will be open from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. One-Stop voting will end on Saturday, June 19, 2010 at 1:00 P.M.
Grady Ingle Substitute Trustee 8520 Cliff Cameron Drive, Suite 300 Charlotte, NC 28269 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 09-113086
The offices to be voted on are Democrat US Senate. Syble T. Scruggs, Chairman
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — After a slum raid that left nearly 50 people dead in four days of gunbattles, the reputed drug kingpin who was the target may have fled the country, the government said Wednesday. Strongman Christopher Coke, who helped the prime minister win elected office, had months to stockpile weapons in his slum stronghold while the premier wavered over U.S. demands for his extradition. “I could not say if he is in Jamaica,” Information Minister Daryl Vaz said of Coke, who is known as “Dudus.” ‘’It’s very difficult to tell.” Police and soldiers who fought their way into the barricaded Tivoli Gardens slum in gritty West Kingston were conducting a door-to-door search, and the government reported calm Wednesday. Coke’s lawyer has declined to confirm his whereabouts.
US officials seek drug war change
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Obama administration wants to shift U.S. aid in Mexico away from high-priced helicopters and airplanes and toward reforming Mexico’s corrupt law enforcement, courts and politicians. Marking a dramatic change from past years, most of the $310 million that the Obama administration seeks for Mexico in its 2011 budget request is aimed at judicial reforms and good governance programs in Mexico. “We are moving away from big ticket equipment” and toward programs that support “Mexican capacity to sustain adherence to the rule of law and respect for human rights,” said Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Roberta Jacobsen in testimony prepared for a congressional subcommittee hearing on Thursday. “The starkest shift is in how funding will be spent,” said Shannon O’Neil of the Council of Foreign Relations.
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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — A car bomb exploded Wednesday outside a small NATO military base in southern Afghanistan’s largest city, wounding two Afghans and destroying several cars, police said. It was the latest in a string of bold attacks on high-profile NATO targets in the past two weeks, following a Taliban announcement of a spring offensive against alliance and Afghan forces. The announcement was their response to the Obama administration’s vow to squeeze the militants out of Kandahar province strongholds. The blast occurred around 11:30 a.m. in a parking lot used by Afghans visiting Camp Nathan Smith in Kandahar city, said Gen. Shafiq Fazli, the police commander for southern Afghanistan.
South Korean soldiers man a guard post in Gangneung, east of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday. North Korea threatened Wednesday to block all cross-border traffic and blow up any South Korean loudspeakers blasting propaganda. Associated Press
Clinton: World must act on Korea SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday the world must respond to the “unacceptable provocation” represented by the sinking of a South Korean warship blamed on Pyongyang, as the regime unleashed more blistering rhetoric against Seoul and Washington. Tension on the divided Korean peninsula has risen dramatically since international investigators said last week that a torpedo fired by a North Korean submarine tore apart and sank the South Korean warship Cheonan on March 26, killing 46 sailors. Relations are at their lowest point in a decade, when South Korea began reaching out to the North with unconditional aid as part of reconciliation efforts. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has taken a harder line against Pyongyang since taking office in 2008 amid delays in the North’s promised denuclearization and has suspended aid. South Korea, backed by the U.S., Japan and other allies, began implementing a package of punitive measures against the North on Tuesday — ranging from slashing trade, resuming propaganda warfare and barring the North’s cargo ships. Those were seen as among the strongest it could implement short of military action.
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