Daily Courier May 30, 2010

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We remember Mark Rhoads, U.S. Navy, Disabled American Veteran and his wife, Lori Hardin, also U.S. Navy, DAV, place American flags at the grave of a man who served in the military at the Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery where they placed 600 flags on the graves of military personnel. The cemetery marks its annual Memorial Day service at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

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FOREST CITY — Marking the graves of 600 military personnel at Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery Friday was a solemn task but an honor and privilege for members of the Disabled American Veterans and the Chris Ebert Chapter of Marine Corps League. Navy veterans/and DAV members Mark Rhoads and his wife Lori Hardin, were placing the American flags for the first time Friday since moving to Rutherford County just over a year ago.

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Grand jury has issued true bills

No deaths were reported on Saturday.

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This memorial marker at Bethel Baptist Church honors veterans and their sacrifices.

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Both said it is a privilege to help with the task. Jerry N. Jones, commander of the DAV’s Chapter #24 said members placed 250 flags at Cool Springs and Alexander Mills cemeteries Thursday. “Today we called out all the forces,” he said for the placement of 600 flags. Even with more than 12 volunteers, the task would take at least three hours. Locating all the military grave sites is not

Marking graves a solemn honor for county veterans By JEAN GORDON

tax collections are slowly growing for county

LAKE LURE — As the Memorial Day and the start of the summer travel season arrived, area tourism officials got a little bit of good news this week — more visitors are coming to the area and spending the night. The tourism industry, which has suffered during the recession, could use the shot in the arm. Occupancy taxes, which are one of the measures used to track tourism, are continuing to increase at lodging properties across Rutherford County, the Tourism Development Authority’s Director Michelle Whitaker said Thursday. Whitaker said the occupancy taxes collected in April were $33,447, up almost 20 percent from last year, when she reported to the TDA board at their meeting at Rumbling Bald. Rutherford County’s tax collection increases follow the latest figures in North Carolina, showing increases in overnight stays across the state by about 5 percent. From July 1,2009 until May 31, total tax revenues have been $461,917.71. Also Thursday, Whitaker told the board she submitted the latest TDA survey results to the public. The survey

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Churchman knows vets stories By LARRY DALE Daily Courier Staff Writer

ELLENBORO — Generations of veterans are buried at the Bethel Baptist Church cemetery, and the church honors them with a monument and with American flags on special days. Palmer Bailey, preparing to put out the flags in recognition of Memorial Day, said Thursday that the cemetery holds veterans of many of America’s wars. “We have 11 Confederate names on the stone,” he said. “We have one Spanish-American on there. A number of World War I, World War II. Vol. 42, No. 129

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And in recent years Korean War veterans. One or two of the Vietnam era.” Bailey said that over time he has learned the stories of various men who fought in those wars. “We have one World War II veteran buried here,” he said, “that was a survivor of Pearl Harbor, June Wright. And we have another name here who was a prisoner of war in Germany, Paul Hastings. “We have three Marines that were wounded Please see Churchman, Page 3A

RUTHERFORDTON — A Rutherford County man is facing true bill indictments on charges of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, resisting a public officer and assault on a government official or employee. Terrell Dwayne Hipp is facing those charges stemming from a March 13 incident in which he allegedly assaulted Pamela Renee Plemmons with an aluminum baseball bat. He also allegedly struck Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Daniel Elliott on the face with his fist. He reportedly refused to submit to being handcuffed, requiring the deputy to physically restrain him in order to handcuff him. A grand jury, meeting this month, returned a true bill against Hipp on the charges. A true bill is returned when grand jurors are convinced there is enough evidence to proceed with the case. Please see Jury, Page 6A


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Local Blood drives scheduled this week

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FOREST CITY — The American Red Cross announces the following blood drives next week. Monday, May 31: 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Lowe’s, Forest City; Call 351-1023 for more information or schedule an appointment; Friday, June 4: 3 to 7:30 p.m. Harmon Street Baptist Church; Call 245-1916. Friday, June 4: 2 to 6:30 p.m.; Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, Call 429-0447. There is an urgent need for O Negative blood. Blood is also needed to build supplies as the summer season arrives.

Jeremy Hill (left) and Ritchie Wilson and prepare tables for the opening of the Rutherford County Farmers’ Market, Tuesday, June 1, at the Fairground Roads site in Spindale. The market will operate on Tuesdays and Fridays from 7 a.m. to noon. Cost to rent a table is 75 cents per day or $25 for the season. Producers and market gardeners interested in selling at the Farmers’ Market can contact Jan McGuinn at the Rutherford County Extension Center at 2876011 or Tommy Strand, Market Manager at 2876080. Jean Gordon/Daily Courier

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FOREST CITY — Potential new homeowners in a revitalized Grahamtown Community are encouraged to attend an informational meeting on Tuesday, June 1, at 5:30 p.m. This meeting is being held at the Community Empowerment Resource Center, located at 129 First Street in Forest City. The meeting, hosted by Rutherford County Housing Initiative, is to provide information for those who may want to buy one of the brand new homes to be built on Gypsy Street. The Town of Forest City (including the Grahamtown neighborhood association), along with Isothermal Planning and Development Commission, are working to improve infrastructure, rehabilitate homes and construct new homes. The work on Gypsy Street is part of a broader plan to improve the entire neighborhood. Four new homes will be built on the street and existing homes will be renovated. The street will be repaved and a sidewalk added. Those attending the meeting will learn what is necessary to qualify for one of the homes, such as income levels and credit ratings. Those signing up will work with IPDC staff regarding the ability to qualify within the next year. Funds are also available for a portion of the down payment. Those interested in possibly buying a brand new energy-efficient home at a bargain price should plan to attend this meeting. For more information contact Scott Carpenter, Rutherford County Housing Initiative, 287-2281, ext. 1252

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Memorial Day services set in Lake Lure, Forest City By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer

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Palmer Bailey puts American flags on the graves of veterans at Bethel Baptist Church in Ellenboro.

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in different battles. One was Guy Morehead. He was wounded on Okinawa. We have Claudius Brooks. He was wounded on Iwo Jima. And then we have Harley Toney. He was wounded on Guadalcanal. “And then we have three families here that have three sons on our monument. We had three men killed in action. We had one that was shot down over the island of Leyte. And his body was never recovered. “And we have one World War I veteran that was killed in France, and was buried over there.” Bailey said the church’s effort to honor the veterans came about when he noticed something that struck him as particularly sad. “We had a fellow here who survived the battle of Anzio in Italy,” he said, “but nobody ever put a flower on his grave, never put a flag or anything. And I just got to discussing that with the pastor and deacons. I said, ‘Why don’t we come up with an idea to honor all of these fellows, at least with flags?’ So they agreed. And that was approximately 16 years ago, I guess.” Bailey said when the flag effort began, he put them out on four occasions. “I once put them on four times a year,” he said, “including the church memorial day, and that was the second Sunday (in May). I put them out on national Memorial Day, and July Fourth, and Veterans Day. But since our church memorial day is so close to the national Memorial Day, I just discontinued putting them out on our church memorial day. With so many flowers on the graves, you just kind of overlook the flags at that time.” The idea for the memorial that was placed in the church cemetery came up years after the flag placements was started. “My wife and I had been to Shelby one day,” Bailey said, “and we came back by the mortuary there on Highway 74 and they had one similar to this. So I contacted the owner and asked him a few questions as to how much it cost to erect it. So we came back and presented it to the church (for approval). Before we got it erected, we already had the money available.” “We’re proud of it. We have a lot

of churches in the community that came by and viewed it. Several of them have built their own memorials to the men and women that have sacrificed.” The monument includes an American flag, a stone tablet and lists of the veterans being honored. The memorial garden was in place for Memorial Day of 1999. The memorial honors: 133 in the Army, 25 in the Navy, eight in the Marine Corps, 11 in the Air Force, and one in the National Guard. Bailey said there are currently more names to be placed on the monument and “our number keeps increasing every year. We had two military funerals out here Tuesday.” Bailey said World War II veterans hold a special place in his esteem. “For some reason or other I have been real interested in World War II,” he said. “I read the Tom Brokaw book, ‘The Greatest Generation.’ And I agree with him 100 percent. “My father-in-law was also in World War I (as was Bailey’s father) and he was wounded in France. And I know, hearing him talk, that the bitter cold weather was hard on them. But, after talking with some of these World War II veterans, that came back, and some of the stories they could tell … “We have a fella still living here, who has some brothers buried here, “One was wounded on Guadalcanal. And the other served in Europe. The fellow I am speaking of is Paul Toney. He went all through the South Pacific. “I believe it was over in Burma, and they were doing a lot of fighting in the swampy areas over there, and he got leeches on him, and they just sucked the blood out of him. And he almost died. He spent several months in a VA hospital. Thought maybe when he got over that, he might get to come home. But they sent him somewhere else. “That was the story on his brother that got wounded on Guadalcanal. He said, ‘I thought sure I had wounds sufficient to bring me home,’ it was in his leg. But no, they doctored him up and put him back on the line.” Bailey is a Navy man, having served during the Korean Conflict. “I served on a heavy cruiser, the USS Saint Paul,” he said. “Went in in 1952 and got out in 1956. And I was on there two tours to Korea. And I spent one year up in the Aleutian Islands.”

FOREST CITY — Memorial Day ceremonies to honor military personnel who paid the ultimate sacrifice for America will be held Monday at 9 a.m. in Lake Lure and at 11 a.m. in Forest City. The traditional ceremony in Lake Lure will be held at the Memorial Wall, across from the Lake Lure beach with Commander Walker Carriker delivering a brief address. Carriker, an Air Force veteran, is formerly from Lake Lure and now lives in Etowah. Music will be provided by bagpipe players. The ceremony is hosted by the VFW Post 10473 and coordinated by Air Force veteran Charles Hicks. In Forest City, beginning at 11 a.m., veterans from five organizations are presenting the Memorial Day Ceremony. It will be held on Main Street at the flagpole and permanent veterans’ memorial monument. Veterans organizations are the Marine Corps League Detachment #1221, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Disabled American Veterans (DAV), American Legion Post 423, and Post 74. The ceremony will include the presentation of colors by the R-S Central MCJROTC, the singing of the National Anthem by Amy Harden, and remarks by representatives of the veterans organizations and Forest City Mayor Dennis Tarlton.

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always easy. “We searched for an hour yesterday (Thursday) for one grave and never could find it,” he said. “But this is our privilege to do this” Jones said. As DAV members carried dozens of flags under their arms, they began walking the Rutherford County Cemetery grounds, checking off the list as they located the graves of those who died in the war as well as the graves of all military personnel. Rhoads and Hardin are both retired from the Navy and moved to the Bill’s Creek area just over a

Robert Boyer, commandant of the Marine Corps League, will give the Memorial Day address. Representatives from four branches of the Armed Services will lay the wreath at the veterans memorial monument and Enrique Loera, Marine Corps active reserve, will play taps. Loera has completed four tours in Iraq. The ceremony is held in conjunction with the Forest City Main Street Flag Project that began almost two years ago. Flag sponsorship includes a plaque in honor or memory of relatives or veterans. There are 75 flag sponsorship to date and the names of all people honored with a flag on Main Street will be printed on Monday’s program. The majority of the flags are honoring veterans, ranging from World War I service to current active duty service men and women. During the year, the flags are displayed on Main Street from Church Street to Powell Street on six holidays and on Nov. 9 in honor of firefighters. Volunteers from the Marine Corps League Detachment #1221 and the VFW put the flags out from dawn to dusk on each holiday. The flags will be on display this Memorial Day from 6:30 a.m. until 8 p.m. For more information, contact Danielle Withrow 248-5200. Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@ thedigitalcourier.com.

year ago. They have vacationed in Asheville years ago and after driving through the Chimney Rock and Lake Lure, they decided to buy a house in Rutherford County. “We love it here,” Hardin said. “We have the best neighbors we have ever had anywhere.” She completed a tour of Iraq in 2008 before her retirement in April 2009. Rhoades and Hardin said they joined the DAV chapter to help bring more awareness to the veterans organization and the many opportunities it offers veterans in Rutherford County. Contact: Gordon via e-mail at jgorodn@ thedigitalcourier.com.


4A — The Sunday Courier, Forest City, NC, Sunday, May 30, 2010 ■ A daily forum for opinion, commentary and editorials on the news that affects us all.

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n Monday, we observe Memorial Day and pay tribute to the men and women who have paid the highest possible price in the service of their country. Throughout our history America has called on its citizens to stand up and to fight for freedom and democracy whenever the need arises. America’s sons and daughters have always answered the call. They have left home and hearth, family and friends and marched into the battle. They fought bravely and they fought hard. Their sacrifices have been many and they should never be forgotten. These young heroes gave their lives so that Americans can live free. There is no greater gift any person can give to another. So tomorrow let us all take time out of our busy days too acknowledge the men and women who have died in service to this great country. The nation we are today is built on the sacrifice of all those lives. We owe them a debt we can never repay, but at least we can honor them by remembering what they did for us.

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Easley general needs to speak up RALEIGH – A few years back, a group of state public information officers suffered the misfortune of having me speak to their group. After 15 minutes of putting them to sleep with talk about the goings-on at the North Carolina legislature, they got their chance to ask questions. These are the folks who become the public face of state agencies, answering reporters’ questions and being quoted in newspapers and on TV. Now, the tables were turned. They began peppering me with questions about a little brouhaha in which a press aide to former Gov. Mike Easley had unsuccessfully attempted to block me from entering a press conference because I was a few minutes late. The conversation eventually migrated to discussing the strained relationship between the press and Easley’s press office. By then, Easley had gone through one head press aide and was on to his second, Sherri Johnson. I told the group that among the Capitol Press Corps, the Raleighbased reporters who cover state government, a debate raged about whether the tight control and relative disregard for the press by the governor’s office was caused by Easley or members

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of his staff. Despite the former governor’s ability to turn on the charm, I had come down on the side that believed the problem came from the top. Only one person in the room had ever worked in the Easley press office. Ernie Seneca, by that time, had moved on to the Department of Transportation. He kept his mouth shut, but I thought I saw a wry smile. These days, Seneca is spokesman for the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety. He made the news the other day, and it wasn’t the type that is welcome. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported that Seneca, in 2007, forwarded to an assistant transportation secretary a copy of a letter sent to Easley by former Southport Mayor Norman Holden. The copy included the instructions: “From Ernie – advise that you shred this after reading.” That shredding would be a violation of state public records

law. And Holden’s contract as a Department of Transportation liaison is now being looked at as part of the ongoing federal investigation of Easley. Seneca told the newspaper that he believed his instructions to shred the letter came from Johnson, then Easley’s press secretary. These latest revelations are just one more brush stroke painting a Nixonian tint to Easley administration. Seneca and Johnson, though, weren’t much more than foot soldiers in the administration. Seneca’s current boss, Crime Control and Public Safety Secretary Reuben Young, was no foot soldier. He was a general. Young was Easley’s chief lawyer, his general counsel. He remains the top figure in the Easley administration to make the transition to Gov. Beverly Perdue’s administration. Given the gravity and nature of the allegations piling up against the Easley administration, Young needs to publicly address what he did or didn’t know. If he won’t – or can’t because of his legal obligations to his old boss – he has no place in state government. Mooneyham is executive director of the Capitol Press Association.

A memorial is good way of showing honor Across the street from my grandparents old home place there was a small Texaco station with a big star on a sign in front. It had been there from when I was a child and before. My two uncles would come home from Delaware, where they worked for Dupont and would sit around and tell us about how they used to sit at the back of the Texaco station and hear old-timers reminisce about days gone by. There was an old pot bellied coal burning stove that heated the place in the winter. The stove and its heat became the centerpiece for recounting the trials of men. We lived in the country and I remember as I got older I used to like to go over to the station and you guessed it, listen to old-timers tell stories while having a chew of tobacco. I heard them talk about hunting, politics, lack of rain and the good Lord. It was all about remembering. There is something in us that needs to remember. My uncles told me when they were kids they would go across the street and hear the conversation about how WWII was going. They listened as the older

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men rehearsed their trials and told war stories about WWI. Funny how time passes on and yet people like to tell the stories and many of us like to hear. Look at the millions of books that have been sold telling us of the Alamo, Eisenhower, Patton, Vietnam, two world wars, and the list goes on. I enjoy hearing the stories of veterans and I can see it in the eyes of my son, the joy they show in asking me questions about the time I spent in the military. I remind myself of the old-timers that sat around that old pot bellied stove. Memorial Day is a special day and a heart filled with grief for man Americans. Husbands, sons, and daughters have died so we can sit in our rocking chairs and even have memories. Memorial Day is a day we honor the living and the dead and remember. The Bible is filled with recollections. The Scriptures

also are filled with admonitions for us to remember. Yes, we tend to forget … God, truth where we came from and great acts of deliverance. God even had Israel to establish feast days so that the nation would not forget who God was and what he had done for them. Even Jesus at the Passover meal, from where we get Eucharist, was a meal of remembrance. The apostle Paul quotes those words,” As often as you do this, do this in remembrance of me.” We forget too often what others have done for us. Maybe we forget the blessings we have are not owed to us. We have moved beyond slavery in America. We have sped through an industrial revolution that catapulted this nation to the strongest economic and military power in the world. How did it come? By people who were committed to the principles of hard work and sacrifice. By people who in their tests and trials remembered their God, their family and those who had come before them. Those who forget learn hard lessons. We now have troops scattered all over the earth safeguarding our heritage and our future. My 19-year-old just found out he

qualified for the nuclear program in the Navy. So we are preparing ourselves for him to be leaving this year. It will be hard but I thank God for his willing to serve. We have many veterans in our church at St. Luke’s. They all have stories and some served in Vietnam. Sometimes it is hard to remember, but necessary, to remember brings up hurts and painful times. To remember conjures up images one would be more than glad to forget. One of the cautions God gave to Israel was to remember where the Lord had brought them from. He called them to remember their days of servitude in Egypt and to remember that it was with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm that they were brought forth. We simply tend to forget. We seem to get so wrapped up in the present that we forget where we came from and sadly, where we are going. I still like to hear the stories. I guess I have that much kid still left in me. As we grow older and get through life, we carry with us stories too. I find myself telling my little ones, they are not so little anymore, some of the same

stories my grandfather told me when I was a child. I even remember the little lullaby’s grandma sung to me rocking me to sleep. What comfort I find in remembering. I could not write this without mentioning the greatest of memorials; the Eucharist. This is truly a memorial meal inaugurated by Christ. At the Lord’s Table, we are assembled there to remember that Christ alone got us there. As with Israel in Egypt, He brought us there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. A battle was fought between good and evil. Jesus won the victory for us, even as Veterans have won victories for us in the natural realm. I extend my thanks and I honor every veteran reading this. You are a blessing. You are appreciated. Take time to remember this Memorial Day. Take the time to tell a few stories and make an indelible impression to you kids. Many have died to let us have the blessings we have. The least we could do is remember. The Rev. Lankford is pastor of St. Luke’s Church. He can be contacted at 286-8078 or via e-mail at revjlankford@gmail.com.


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These very sweet cats are available for adoption in the cat room at the Rutherford County Animal Shelter on Laurel Hill Drive in Rutherfordton. The shelter’s hours are noon to 4 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. For more information call 287-6025. For the Community Pet Center volunteers office call 287-7738.

Carolina Today Husband killed, wife charged RALEIGH (AP) — Police say a North Carolina woman has been charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of her husband. Police in the small town of Garner just south of Raleigh told multiple media outlets that 48-year-old Abundio Gonzalez was killed early Saturday morning with a single gunshot to the chest. Police say Ruby Ashworth Gonzalez called 911 to report that she had shot her husband. A jail officer said Saturday that Ruby Gonzalez was on suicide watch at the Wake County Detention Center. She did not have an attorney and is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday — her 60th birthday. Investigators say the shooting happened during an argument about another woman. The couple had been living in a recreational vehicle in various locations in the Raleigh area.

Mom left girl, 9, with kids SALISBURY (AP) — A North Carolina woman is free on bond after her arrest for leaving a 9-year-old alone to watch her younger siblings for several days. The Salisbury Post reported that 26-yearold Bianca Nicole Koontz is charged with nine counts of child neglect. Salisbury police say the girl made a 911 call on Monday when she got scared by a noise

and then hung up. When police went to the house, the girl said she had been caring for her 1- and 3-year-old siblings since last Saturday. The girl also told police that her mother returned to the home for a few hours on Sunday and Monday. The Department of Social Services found a place for the children to be cared for. Koontz was released on $1,500 bond pending a June 30 court date.

Trooper was going 95 mph GREENSBORO (AP) — A preliminary report shows a North Carolina Highway Patrol trooper was traveling at 95 mph when his car collided with another vehicle, killing two people. Multiple media outlets reported the patrol has determined the speed Trooper J.D. Goodnight was traveling when the wreck occurred Sunday on Interstate Business 85 near Jamestown. An 11-year-old boy was one of those killed. Two other boys were hurt. At a news conference Thursday, the head of Highway Patrol expressed condolences to the families involved. Col. Randy Glover also promised a thorough and open investigation of the crash, which occurred as Goodnight pursued a speeding vehicle. Patrol spokesman Sgt. Jeff Gordon says troopers have no maximum speed limit when they’re making a traffic stop.

n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 154 E-911 calls Friday.

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

Spindale n The Spindale Police Department responded to 19 E-911 Friday.

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

Forest City n The Forest City Police Department responded to 65 E-911 calls Friday.

Arrests n Jasmine Blythe Phillips, 18, of 137 Walnut St.; charged with misdemeanor larceny; released on a $1,000 unsecured bond. (FCPD) n Ashley Elizabeth Huckabee, 18, of 740 E. Main St.; charged with misdemeanor larceny; released on a $1,000 unsecured bond. (FCPD) n Dusty Ray Hipp, 24, of 3791 Hudlow Road; charged with two counts of injury to personal property, assault inflicting serious injury, and two counts of assault on a government official; placed under a $30,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Adrian Dewayne Camp, 27, of 317 Flack Road; charged with possession of marijuana; placed under

a $1,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Byron Lewis Singleton, 26, of 219 E. Second St.; charged with possession of drug paraphernalia; placed under a $1,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Floyd Rosco Dotson, 43, of Bear Creek Road; charged with domestic violence protective order violation, simple possession of schedule VI controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and failure to appear; placed under a 48-hour hold and a $200 secured bond. (RCSD) n Gary Lee Ross, 51, of 212 Prince St.; charged with misdemeanor larceny and possession of drug paraphernalia; placed under a $1,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Nicholas James Clement, 25, of 6268 Hudlow Road; charged with assault and battery; released on a $1,500 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Willie Duke Stroud, 43, of 318 Old Connelly Lane; charged with assault on a female and drive/ allow registration plate not displayed; placed under a 48-hour hold and a $200 secured bond. (RPD) n Eric Dion Ray, 29, of 107 Chapel St.; charged with possession of drug paraphernalia; no bond listed. (RPD) n Debra Harris Jennings, 40, of 107 Hayden St.; charged with assault and battery and simple possession of schedule VI controlled substance; placed under a 48-hour hold. (SPD)

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On the way, Hopper and Fonda befriend a drunken young lawyer (Jack Nicholson, whom Hopper had resisted casting, in a breakout role), but arouse the enmity of Southern rednecks and are murdered before they can return home. Later, shunned by the Hollywood studios, he found work in European

films that were rarely seen in the United States. But, again, he made a remarkable comeback, starting with a memorable performance as a drugged-out journalist in Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 Vietnam War epic, Apocalypse Now, a spectacularly long and troubled film to shoot. Hopper was drugged-out off camera, too, and his rambling chatter was worked into the final cut. He went on to appear in several films in the early 1980s, including the well regarded Rumblefish and The Osterman Weekend, as well as the campy My Science Project and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. But alcohol and drugs continued to interfere with his work. His role as a wild druggie in Blue Velvet, also in 1986, won him more acclaim. He returned to directing, with Colors, The Hot Spot and Chasers. From that point on, Hopper maintained a frantic work pace, appearing in many forgettable movies and a few memorable ones, including the 1994 hit Speed, in which he played the maniacal plotter of a freeway disaster. In the 2000s, he was featured in the television series Crash and such films as Elegy and Hell Ride. Dennis Lee Hopper was born in 1936, in Dodge City, Kan., and spent much of his youth on the nearby farm of his grandparents. He saw his first movie at 5 and became enthralled. After moving to San Diego with his family, he played Shakespeare at the Old Globe Theater. Scouted by the studios, Hopper was under contract to Columbia until he insulted the boss, Harry Cohn. From there he went to Warner Bros., where he made Rebel Without a Cause and Giant while in his late teens.

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Dennis Hopper LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dennis Hopper, the highflying Hollywood wild man whose memorable and erratic career included an early turn in Rebel Without a Cause, an improbable smash with Easy Rider and a classic character role in Blue Velvet, has died. He was 74. Hopper died Saturday at his home in the Los Angeles beach community of Venice, surrounded by family and friends, family friend Alex Hitz said. Hopper’s manager announced in October 2009 that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The success of Easy Rider, and the spectacular failure of his next film, The Last Movie, fit the pattern for the talented but sometimes uncontrollable actor-director, who also had parts in such favorites as Apocalypse Now and Hoosiers. He was a two-time Academy Award nominee, and in March 2010, was honored with a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. After a promising start that included roles in two James Dean films, Hopper’s acting career had languished as he developed a reputation for throwing tantrums and abusing alcohol and drugs. On the set of True Grit, Hopper so angered John Wayne that the star reportedly chased Hopper with a loaded gun. Tributes were posted Saturday on celebrities’ websites and Twitter feeds. He married five times and led a dramatic life right to the end. “Much of Hollywood,” wrote critic-historian David Thomson, “found Hopper a pain in the neck.” All was forgiven, at least for a moment, when he collaborated with another struggling actor, Peter Fonda, on a script about two pot-smoking, drug-dealing hippies on a motorcycle trip through the Southwest and South.

EMS responded to 31 E-911 calls Friday. n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to 23 E-911 calls Friday.

Fire Calls n Ellenboro responded to a motor vehicle accident. n Forest City responded to a motor vehicle accident. n Rutherfordton responded to a residential fire alarm. n Sandy Mush responded to a motor vehicle accident. n Union Mills responded to an industrial fire alarm. 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.

Carrie Dowdle Stephens, 90, of Rutherfordton, NC, passed away Friday, May 28, 2010, at Hospice House of Rutherfordton in Forest City, NC. She was born in Rutherford County to the late Alonzo Owens and Lillie Mae Lovelace Owens. She was a member of Fellowship Holiness Church in Spindle, NC. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by husbands; Broadus McCraw and the Rev. David A. Dowdle; sisters; Pearl Pleasant Parker, and Thlma Painter. She is survived by husband, William M. Stephens of Rutherfordton; sons, Joe Owens of Weatherford, TX, Wade McCraw and wife Irene of Marion, Billy Ray Dowdle and wife Carolyn of Morganton, Donald Dowdle and friend Brenda Waldroup of Marion, Gerald Dowdle and wife Barbara of Marion; daughters, Gaynell Bailey and husband Willard of Forest City, Lela Mae McCraw and husband Jim of Baltimore, MD, Vivian Lowman and husband Arie of Hickory; stepchildren Cathy Stephens and Brent Stephens, both of Rutherfordton; sister, Sue Earls Gettys of Rutherford County; 21 grandchildren; 38 great grandchildren; six great-great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 30, 2010, at Fellowship Holiness Church in Spindale, NC with the Rev. Leon Brown, the Rev. Bob Philbeck, and the Rev. Rocky Williams officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 29, 2010, at Kirksey Funeral Home in Marion. Burial will be in Macadonia Church Cemetery in Marion, NC. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, or Fellowship Holiness Church in Spindale, NC. Kirksey Funeral Home in Marion is assisting the family. Words of comfort may be shared with the Stephens family at www. kirkseyfhmarion.com.

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Darrell Odell Ficklin

Mr. Darrell Odell Ficklin, age 73, of Newton Road, Forest City, died Thursday, May 27, 2010, at Rutherford Hospital. A native of South Carolina, he was a son of the late Harry Ficklin and Irene Deadwyler Ficklin; was manager of Bumbarger’s Inc. for 34 years, a former member of Forest City Jaycees, past president of the local chapter of the American Cancer Society, charter president of Forest City Rotary Club where he was a Paul Harris Fellow, a member of Bethany Baptist Church, and was a US Naval Reserve veteran. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Charles Ficklin. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Lynn Ficklin of the home, two sons, Rick Ficklin and wife Jerrye of Forest City, and Roger Ficklin and wife Jennifer of Charlotte, and four grandchildren, Tucker Ficklin, Lindsay Ficklin, Olivia Ficklin, and Caroline Ficklin. Memorial services will be held at three o’clock Sunday, May 30, 2010, in the Bethany Baptist Church with the Rev. Marvin Green and Dr. Aubrey Folk officiating. Visitation will be from six- thirty until eightthirty, Saturday, at The Padgett & King Mortuary. Following cremation an interment service will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to the Ecuador Mission Trip, Bethany Baptist Church Youth, 760 Bethany Church Rd, Forest City, NC 28043 or to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312. The Padgett & King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements and an online guest registry is available at www.padgettking.com. PAID OBIT


6A — The Sunday Courier, Forest City, NC, Sunday, May 30, 2010

Calendar/Local

ICC grad picked for Coca-Cola award Miscellaneous Foothills Harvest Storewide 1/2 off Sale: Next week; thrift Store will be closed on Memorial Day, May 31. The thrift store is located at 120 W Trade Street, Forest City. Youth Summer Camp Enrollment: June 5, 10 a.m .to 2 p.m. children ages 6-12; Old Dunbar Community Center on Hardin Rd. For more information contact 828-429-5624. Face painting, balloons and drawings for prizes during registration. Senior citizens club: Young at Heart Senior Club will meet Saturday, June 26, at Spindale Restaurant; meeting begins at 11 a.m.; dutch treat lunch, 11:30 a.m.; fellowship and bingo; for more information, contact Roy McKain, 245-4800. Photography Exhibition: “Through the Lens:” May 1-31, Rutherford County Visual Arts Center, 160 N. Main St., Rutherfordton; open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; 288-5009. Memorial Services will be held at Heaven Bound Baptist Church on Friendship Drive in Ellenboro on Sunday, May 30’ following the service there will be a dinner and singing; dinner will be served at 12:30 and the singing begins at 2 p.m., featuring The Gospel Notes and Winners Either Way. KidSenses: Discovery Garden, now open for guided tours: Wed. - Fri, 9:30, 10:30, and 11:30 a.m. Mobile Food Truck: Tuesday June 1, 10 a.m. Providence United Methodist Church, bring box or laundry basket for food. Car and bike show: The 2nd annual Gilkey Summerfest Car and Bike show will be held June 5, from 4 to 10 p.m. Beach Bingo, and a dessert bake off, homemade ice-cream and other foods. Outdoor music includes all ranges, Bluegrass, Rock, Country and more. Bands can sign up by contacting Todd Rollins at 429-5841 or 429-5657. To pre-registration for the car show, contact Dustin Roper at 289-3376, Eric Reedy at 429-7675, or Charles McClure, 864-597-9348. To reserve a vendor booth, contact Michelle Reedy at 289-3446. J.C. Cowan plant reunion: June 19, at Crowe Park in Forest City. The Dogwood and Forest City shelters are reserved for the event. Fellowship and socializing, 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The meal will be served at 12:30 p.m. Both have picnic areas with playground equipment for children. Bring a covered dish and drinks to share (no alcohol). Cups, plates, napkins, utensils, ice and tea provided. Bring lawn chairs and wear an old BI shirt or cap, if you still have one. For more information contact Don or Jackie Wilson at 657-5021 or via email at jccowanreunion@yahoo.com.

Fundraisers Golf tournament: Sponsored by VFW Harold Hawkins Post 5204; Saturday, June 5, shotgun start 1 p.m., Dogwood Valley Golf Course, 328 Dogwood Valley Road, Forest City; captain’s choice; entry fee $40 per player; contact Jimmy Reynolds at 657-5645 to sign up; rain date June 12; all proceeds will be used to assist local veterans. Relay For Life: Tuesday, June 1, 4-10 p.m. at Chili’s in Forest City. The TJCA Beta Club Relay for Life Team will receive 10% of all the night’s profits. Must have the coupon/flyer and give it to your server in order for teams to get the 10% credit. Please call 828-657-9998, Ext. 7 or email jenniferhoyle@tjca. org. Relay For Life: Used book sale for Rutherford County Relay for Life June 1-4 and June 7-11, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation general office, 186 Hudlow Rd, Forest City. Relay for Life: “Help Putt Cancer in the Hole” Saturday, June 19, 2010 at Forest City Putt-Putt; all Proceeds Go To Benefit the Relay for Life of Rutherford County. Get tickets early, shot gun starts at 9:30 a.m., 10:15 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Teams of up to 4 only $20. All welcome, all ages. Contact Paula 828-287-6348 or Robin 828-287-6176 Or email relayfun@hotmail.com for registration and/or sponsorship forms. Relay for Life: Fundraiser: Monday, June 14, at 5:30 p.m. Rutherford OB-GYN Office. Contact 287-7383 ext. 231 for more information. Country Ham & Chicken Supper: All you can eat. Saturday, June 5, 4 p.m. Rock Spring Baptist Church, Rock Springs Baptist Road, Rutherfordton. Adults $10, 6-11 $4, 5 and under eat free. Contact Kathy at 429-1455 for any questions.

SPINDALE – Maureen Seibler, an Isothermal Community College graduate, has been named as a member of the Coca-Cola All-State Community College Academic Team. Seibler graduated last week with high honors. The Phi Theta Kappa member earned an Associate Degree in Business Administration. The mother of five sons, she plans to continue her business education through the GOAL Program at Gardner-Webb University or through Liberty University’s on-line program. “When the email arrived announcing my selection as a national finalist for the 2010 Coca-Cola Scholarship, I was ecstatic,” said Seibler.

Seibler will receive a $1000 scholarship check this summer to be used toward her continuing education at a four-year university. Though Seibler was honored to receive the Seibler scholarship, the real prize for her was going through the process of documenting her accomplishments

and receiving two letters of recommendation. “It had a profound impact on me,” said Seibler. “I now see the value of my hard work and achievements and am inspired to attempt new challenges. I am sincerely grateful to Bret Watson and Melissa Johnson for believing in me and encouraging me through the process.” “Beyond doubt, my life has been greatly improved through my educational experience at Isothermal Community College,” said Seibler. The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation sponsors the Coca-Cola All-State Community College Academic Team.

Alumni call for university board to quit RALEIGH (AP) — The national alumni association of Shaw University, one of the oldest historically black colleges in the South, has called for the board of trustees to step down or be dismissed because of continuing financial problems. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported that the alumni association of Shaw University in Raleigh addressed its letter to the school board chairman Willie Gary, an alumnus and multimillionaire attorney whose office is in Stuart, Fla. Shaw’s board consists of educators, business people and Baptist offi-

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asked responders what they knew about TDA and what they felt was its duties. Members also received information regarding visitors to the Hickory Nut GorgeA

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The grand jury also returned true bills on 10 charges against Jason Lee Causby. Causby is charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver methamphetamine, possession with intent to sell and deliver counterfeit controlled substance, sell or deliver counterfeit controlled substance, obstructing justice, misdemeanor simple possession of schedule IV controlled substance, misdemeanor simple possession of schedule VI controlled substance, two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, and obtain property by false pretense. The obtain property by false pretense charge is predicated on an allegation that Causby sold a substance that he claimed was methamphetamine, for $150, when he knew it was not methamphetamine. Three men are facing true bill indictments on sex offense or sex offender-related charges. Clifford Harrill Sisk is charged with sex offender/child premises. North Carolina General Statute 14-208.18(A) is the offense described. According to the statute, it is unlawful for the offender to knowingly be “within 300 feet of any location intended primarily for the use, care, or supervision of minors when the place is located on premises that are not intended primarily for the use, care, or supervision of minors, including … places … located in malls, shop-

cials in North Carolina, Florida and New York, as well as boxer Evander Holyfield and boxing promoter Don King, Shaw’s Web site says. The school is searching for a new president and must renew its accreditation in 2012. “We can no longer stand by and allow Shaw to appear to deteriorate due to poor judgment. ... We have serious concerns regarding conflict of interest, fiduciary responsibilities, adverse interest and commitment,” says the May 14 letter from association president Emily Perry. The letter isn’t the first criticism

from alumni about Shaw, a school of about 2,700 students that has debt of more than $20 million. In March, the school’s Florida alumni group sent a letter to Shaw administrators saying it was “amazed” that giving among board members totaled only $41,089 since July, despite Gary’s pledge that each of the roughly 40 board members would chip in $50,000. Gary said Thursday that he doesn’t plan to step down or request that anyone else do so. He said he hasn’t kept up with his 1991 pledge to donate $10 million, at the rate of $250,000 a year, because of the recession.

Visitors Center. According to records, 4,244 people visited the center from the Carolinas and Virginia. The visitors reported they heard about the area from family and friends, return visits and also by driving by the area. Also Whitaker reported that with an informal leadership group, “Rutherford Roundtable,” she will be

using the forthcoming Stratetic Plan to demonstrate the goals and objectives of the TDA, particularly in relation to jobs.

ping centers, or other property open to the general public.” The place cited in the indictment is on Spindale Street in Spindale. Sisk was convicted of indecent liberties with a child on Aug. 22, 2000, in Rutherford County Superior Court. Also, a true bill was returned against Roger Cleo Atkinson on two counts of statutory rape of a person who is 13, 14 or 15 years old, statutory sexual offense of a person who is 13, 14 or 15 years old and indecent liberties with a child. The indictment states that the alleged victim was 15 at the time, and the defendant was at least six years older than the victim. A true bill indictment was returned against Stephen Devon Mills on a charge of failure to report sex offense noncompliance. The offense allegedly involved failure to notify the last registering sheriff of a change of address within three business days of the address change.

unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Also, Meranda Dotson Owens is charged with habitual impaired driving and driving while license revoked.

Three people are facing true bill indictments on allegations that include habitual impaired driving. Holly Epley Taylor is charged with habitual impaired driving, driving while license revoked, reckless driving to endanger and misdemeanor contributing to the neglect of a juvenile. The last charge, according to the indictment, involves an allegation that a child who was less than one year old was placed “in a car driven on the highways of this state by an appreciably impaired driver.” Jimmy Orlando Littlejohn is charged with habitual impaired driving, hit/run failure to stop for property damage, failure to reduce speed, driving while license revoked and

Whitaker will present a draft of the strategic plan in the near future. Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@thedigitalcourier.com.

Other people who are facing true bill indictments, and the charges are: n Andrea Houston Williams, possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, felony maintain vehicle/ dwelling/ place for controlled substance and felony possession of schedule VI controlled substance. Also, possession of drug paraphernalia, and driving while license revoked limited driving privilege and speeding. n John Mark Hastings, felony breaking and/or entering, felony larceny, injury to personal property and injury to real property. n Larry Dean Cannon, resisting a public officer. n Joni Lea Vandyke, possession of methamphetamine. n Michael Ray Moore, reckless driving to endanger, driving while license revoked, failing to report an accident, failure to reduce speed, driving while impaired and failure to wear seat belt by driver. n Tony Felipe Forney, felony possession of cocaine, driving left of center, drive/ allow motor vehicle with no registration, driving while license revoked, fictitious/ altered title/ registration card/ tag, and driving while impaired. n Timothy Dale Gordon, possession of controlled substance on prison/ jail premises and resisting a public officer. Gordon allegedly possessed 3.2 grams of methadone, a controlled substance, on the premises of the Rutherford County Detention Center. The grand jury met on May 17.

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JobsNow program provides some hope

Business Notes Local educators attend NCCAT training sessions

An AP Member Exchange By JONNELLE DAVIS

CULLOWHEE — Several area educators recently attended seminars held at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a recognized national leader in professional development programming for our state’s teachers. Participating educators from Rutherford County Schools included Kim Hodge of Harris Elementary School and Janetta S. Rogers of Chase Middle School. Faith P. Bailey of R-S Middle School and Cynthia L. Dotson of Pinnacle Elementary School attended support seminars for teachers pursuing certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Dotson attended the seminar as a Golden LEAF scholar through an award to NCCAT from Golden LEAF Inc. of Rocky Mount.

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NC plant adding 55 jobs over next 3 years REIDSVILLE (AP) — A company that makes automotive parts is adding 55 jobs and investing more than $1 million at its plant in North Carolina over the next three years. The News & Record of Greensboro reported that WhiteRidge Plastics LLC will expand its operations in Reidsville with the help of a $45,000 grant from the One North Carolina Fund. WhiteRidge Plastics is a subsidiary of Myers Industries Inc. in Akron, Ohio. The company makes parts for cars and trucks, agricultural equipment, recreational vehicles, industrial applications and other uses. About 100 people work at the plant now. The company plans to install new product lines in the Reidsville facility to manufacture parts for Honda light trucks and all-terrain vehicles.

RJ Reynolds to close plant in Puerto Rico SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — North Carolina-based R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. is closing its cigarette manufacturing plant in Puerto Rico after 40 years of business. Spokeswoman Denise Santos says 60 employees will be affected when the plant closes at the end of August. Santos says the plant is closing because it would be too expensive to make upgrades required by new federal regulations and because an increase in taxes led to a drop in manufacturing volume. She said Friday that plants in North Carolina will assume the additional production. The plant produces cigarettes for the Puerto Rico market as well as private-label cigarettes for the U.S. market.

Centerbridge wins Extended Stay bid CHICAGO (AP) — A group of investors led by Centerbridge Partners LP has won an auction to buy the hotel chain Extended Stay Hotels Inc. out of bankruptcy court protection for nearly $4 billion, according to a report published Friday. Citing “people familiar with the matter,” The Wall Street Journal says Centerbridge and other investors, including Paulson & Co. and Blackstone Group, bid $3.93 billion for the struggling chain of 680 properties. Messages left with Centerbridge and Extended Stay were not returned Friday.

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This file photo taken May 5, 2007, shows screaming park goers riding the Great Bear, an inverted roller coaster at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pa. Travel budgets for this year are expected to be tighter because of high unemployment, stock markets in retreat and a stillfragile economy.

Travel expected to grow, but tight budgets prevail By HARRY R. WEBER AP Business Writer

ATLANTA — Americans aren’t in the mood to spend much on travel this summer. More people are expected to hit the road than did last year, but their budgets will be tighter because of high unemployment, stock markets in retreat and a still-fragile economy. AAA estimates families will spend an average of $809 on summer travel, compared with $876 in 2009, even though flying is more expensive than it was a year ago. They’re knocking down the cost, travel agents say, by staying closer to home, choosing less-expensive modes of transportation or by picking destinations based on the best fares and lodging they can find. In summers past, Dennis Chang and his family visited Disney World or Jamaica. But this year, with his wife recently out of work, the 33-year-old clothing designer from Laurel, Md., says the family is scaling back. The more likely destination for this summer is Virginia Beach, Va., a four-

hour drive away, with sandwiches in the car and hunting for discounted tickets to theme parks along the route. Debbie Dixson, an airline bag checker from St. Louis, can get cheap tickets to New York or Paris through her job. But the cost of food, lodging and entertainment in a big city would quickly wipe out whatever she saved. So she and her husband will instead drive to Douglas, Mich., to meet their six kids for a week’s stay in a cabin along Lake Michigan. While the economy is recovering, travel has bounced back slowly, says Steve Piraino, senior economist at IHS Global Insight. His firm attributes it to high unemployment, still hovering near 10 percent. Hotels and resorts are trying to entice people into longer stays with lower rates or discounts to restaurants and spas. As a result, the average room rate is down slightly to about $95, according to travel research firm STR. It was $107 just two years ago. In states from Texas to Florida that are threatened by the Gulf of Mexico oil Please see Travel, Page 8A

GREENSBORO — A year of applying for jobs yielded no results for Reidsville resident Linda Watlington. No jobs. No prospects. But Watlington, 50, had hope. She signed up for some basic computer, resume writing and interview skills classes at Goodwill Industries. And that’s where she learned about JobsNow, a program offered through the state’s community colleges designed to train the unemployed and get them back in the work force in a matter of months. “I signed up as soon as I heard about it,” said Watlington, who was laid off from RF Micro Devices in 2008. “I was interested in JobsNow because of the quick training time.” In three months, the single mother went from an unemployment check to making $15 an hour at MillerCoors in Eden. The N.C. Department of Commerce is using $13.4 million in federal economic stimulus grants to fund JobsNow. The N.C. Community College System has collaborated with job link and career centers to carry out the initiative, using the money to train dislocated workers in skills they can master in six months or less. The federally funded program is scheduled to end in December. Nearly 12,000 people have enrolled statewide since August 2009. About half have completed the program’s requirements to get them back on the job track. The programs offered at the individual colleges vary and are based on the needs of the local job market. At GTCC, those programs include industrial maintenance, welding and medical administrative assistant. “These are areas where we felt that there are job opportunities and growing opportunities,” said Lisa Cozart, coordinator of GTCC’s Center for Business & Industry. Cozart couldn’t provide the number of graduates who have found jobs, saying many of them are in the early stages of their search. Rockingham Community College offers five programs, and has graduated 56 students, said Regeina Galloway, RCC’s JobsNow coordinator. More than half of them are employed at companies that include MillerCoors, WhiteRidge Please see Jobs, Page 8A

NEW BUSINESS Jane Bell, left, and Leslie Dinga at Main Street Coffee & Ice Cream, 185 North Main St., Rutherfordton. Main Street Coffee & Ice Cream offers a wide selection of Hershey’s Ice Cream as well as many assorted blends of Larry’s Beans Coffee. Davis Donuts, Muffins and Coca-Cola Fountain Drinks are offered. Wireless Internet is also available for guests. Main Street Coffee offers birthday and ice cream sundae parties for all occasions, call for details. The shop is open Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Sunday from 4 to 7 p.m. Phone number: 288-4950: E-mail: mainstreetcoffeeandicecream@ gmail.com. Garrett Byers/The Daily Courier


8A — The Sunday Courier, Forest City, NC, Sunday, May 30, 2010

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Air fares rising just in time for summer trips

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Just as family summer travel is taking off, so are ticket prices. Fares for the June-to-August period are up 24 percent from last summer to an average $321 round trip, according to fare-tracking website Bing Travel. Memorial Day fares are up 18 percent to an average of $332. Travel demand is picking up as the economy improves. At the same time, airlines haven’t rushed to bring back the planes and available seats they took out of service during the recession. That allows them to push fares higher. So, travelers will be hard-pressed to find deals like last summer, when fares dropped to their lowest levels since 2004. Shifting travel dates around has always been one way to find better fares. That’s even more important this summer, said Joel Grus, who tracks fares for Bing. In raising fares, the airlines are employing a tactic first used for Thanksgiving travel last year. Most of the big carriers added $10 to $30 “peak travel” surcharges each way on nearly every day between June 10 and Aug. 22, according to an analysis by FareCompare.com.

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Zimonyi Kinesiology Practitioner and Holistic Healthcare Center celebrating a grand opening and ribbon cutting Rutherford Chamber of Commerce, May 18, at their new location on 125 W Main St. in Forest City. George and Ani Zimonyi served food, beverages, and gave tours of their holistic healthcare center. George Zimonyi is licensed by both the North Carolina and Florida Health Board, is a Certified Kinesiology Practitioner, Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. He also provides several alternative health care options for preventative health care needs.

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Plastics and Tyco Electronics. Since August, 1,600 people have registered for the program at Forsyth Technical Community College, said Sue Marion, vice president for corporate and continuing education. “Of those that have completed, 60 percent of them have been able to find jobs,” she said. Marion said many of Forsyth’s students have degrees but have found themselves unemployed and needing to retool. “It has been a very, very successful program because the short-term skills program seems to be what people need,” she said. But JobsNow should not be measured solely on the number of people who have been taken off the unemployment rolls, college and work force development leaders say. Stephanie Deese, director of work force initiatives for the state community college system,

said an important goal is to provide colleges the resources to serve and train the large number of students who have enrolled in recent years. Coupled with the specific occupational skills they learn, JobsNow candidates also beef up their basic reading and math skills and receive training that will help them get a job once they graduate, such as learning how to interview and write a resume. “A lot of people are taking this opportunity to increase their skills and to make them much more attractive to potential employers,” said Gordon Allen, who leads the Rockingham County Employment Security Commission. “They’re going to find that they are going to be successful if they have something else in their repertoire that helps them accommodate the labor demands of the new employer. “While the payoff right now may not be people going back to work immediately, it will pay off — ultimately.”

Tony Hawks was unemployed for 13 months after being laid off from Welborn Electric. He said JobsNow training taught him how to communicate with potential employers, as well as what they look for in their employees. “It’s broadened my horizon on learning,” said the 48-yearold Hawks, who completed the warehouse technician program in December and now works in the packaging department at MillerCoors. Both Watlington and Hawks are temporary employees at Miller, but they said their chances of becoming permanent are good. Watlington is thinking of the future. She’ll use her new job to help save money to send her 15-year-old son to college. And she has encouraged family and friends to enroll in JobsNow. “I’m glad I got to experience the JobsNow program because it was a good thing for me. It helped me land a very promising job.”

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spill, resorts are offering free golf and complimentary room nights. Some have promised a full refund if the oil hits popular beaches. Some theme parks are offering specials on traditionally slower days. At Hersheypark in Pennsylvania, guests who stay three nights or more at can buy a special $89.95 pass good for unlimited trips to the theme park, zoo, botanical garden and museum. A standard one-day pass is $52.95. The vast majority of Americans drive to their summer vacation spots, and they should get a break at the pump in the weeks ahead. The nationwide average for gas is $2.76 a gallon, and analysts think it could fall as low as $2.65 by July 4. Auto club AAA says about 28 million Americans will take road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, 1.6 million more than last year. About 2.15 million will fly, up slightly from a year ago. For fliers, finding a deal will be more difficult. During the recession, airlines cut back on the number of planes they fly, and fewer available seats means higher fares. From June through August, domestic airfares are 24 percent higher than last year, averaging $321 per round trip, according to fare-tracking website Bing Travel. Not everyone is cutting back, of course, particularly young professionals, people with stable jobs and the affluent, according to recent travel surveys. “I usually take a weeklong vacation, but this time I’m gone for two weeks,” lobbying firm employee Debra Saiki of Honolulu, while waiting recently at Boston’s South Station to catch an Amtrak train to New York. If the job market improves, more people will be able to travel, Piraino’s firm says. And they’ll spend more to do so. But until then, Chang and many others will reluctantly opt for the steering wheel instead of a fold-down tray table. “We’re usually a flying family,” he said. “I don’t like to drive more than an hour.”

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Questions raised about suggested human ancestor NEW YORK (AP) — Last fall, a fossil skeleton named “Ardi” shook up the field of human evolution. Now, some scientists are raising doubts about what exactly the creature from Ethiopia was and what kind of landscape it inhabited. New critiques question whether Ardi really belongs on the human branch of the evolutionary tree, and whether it really lived in woodlands. That second question has implications for theories about what kind of environment spurred early human evolution. The new work is being published by the journal Science, which last year declared the original presentation of the 4.4 million-year-old fossil to be the magazine’s breakthrough of the year. Ardi, short for Ardipithecus ramidus, is a million years older than the famous “Lucy” fossil. Last October, it was hailed as a window on early human evolution. Researchers concluded that “Ardi” walked upright rather than on its knuckles like chimps, for example, and that it lived in woodlands rather than open grasslands. It didn’t look much like today’s chimps, our closest living relatives, even though it was closer than Lucy to the common ancestor of humans and chimps. Such questioning isn’t unusual; big scientific discoveries are typically greeted that way. Until more scientists can study the fossil and other work can be done, broad consensus may be elusive. The 2003 discovery of diminutive fossil “hobbits” in Indonesia, for example, has spurred a long-running debate about whether the hobbits were a separate species or not. Tim White of the University of California, Berkeley, one of the scientists

with Sarmiento’s conclusion. “The evidence is very clear that in Ardipithecus, there are characteristics shared only by later hominids ... and humans,” White said.

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This undated digitally rendered composite file image provided by the journal Science shows the foot of the “Ardi” partial skeleton. Last year, the fossil skeleton shook up the field of human evolution. Now, some scientists are raising doubts about what exactly the creature from Ethiopia was and what kind of landscape it inhabited.

who described Ardi last year in Science, said he isn’t surprised by this week’s debate. “It was completely expected,” he said. “Any time you have something that is as different as Ardi, you’re probably going to have it.” Esteban Sarmiento of the Human Evolution Foundation in East Brunswick, N.J., wrote in the new analysis that he’s not convinced Ardi belongs on the evolutionary tree branch leading to modern humans. Instead, he said in an interview, he thinks it came along earlier, before that

human branch split off from the ancestors of chimps and gorillas. The specific anatomical features of teeth, the skull and elsewhere that the researchers cited just don’t make a convincing case for membership on the human branch, he argued. Some, like certain features in the wrist and where the lower jaw connects to the skull, indicate instead that Ardi arose before humans split off from African apes, he said. In a written rebuttal in Science and in a telephone interview, White disagreed

If Ardi were really ancestral to chimps, certain features of its teeth, pelvis, and skull would have had to later evolve back to their more ape-like conditions, an “evolutionary reversal that’s highly unlikely,” White said in an interview. Two other experts, however, said in interviews that they think it’s too early to tell where Ardi fits on the evolutionary tree. Will Harcourt-Smith, a research associate at the American Museum of Natural History and member of the anthropology department at Lehman College in New York, said he could not say whether Sarmiento was right or wrong. “It’s early days” in the analysis of Ardi, he said. “Until there is a more complete description of the skeleton, one has to be cautious about interpreting the initial analyses one way or another... I still think it’s open season.” Harcourt-Smith said he did disagree with Sarmiento’s assertion that Ardi was probably too old to belong to the human branch of the evolutionary tree. Rick Potts, head of the human origins program at the Smithsonian Institution’s Natural History Museum, said Ardi is known chiefly from just one site. And it lived during a dimly understood period of evolution when there might have been “a lot of experimentation,” he said. Potts said that makes it hard to draw conclusions about how the species relates to Lucy and modern humans. “I think it’s just too soon to tell exactly where it stands in relationship to the branching

point of humans from other African apes,” he said. The second critique focuses on Ardi’s environment. Last year’s analysis said it was predominantly a woodland setting. So that argued against the “savanna hypothesis,” the idea that early human ancestors started to walk upright because they lived on grassy plains and savannas. In this week’s critique, geochemist Thure Cerling of the University of Utah and other scientists said their reading of the evidence shows Ardi roamed in a savanna with no more than 25 percent covered by a woody canopy. So they disagreed with last year’s emphasis on the leafy setting. The critique focused on evidence like analysis of ancient soils, tooth enamel from animals found at the site and tiny silica grains found in plants. In a published rebuttal and the interview, White agreed that Ardi’s environment included grasslands but said the totality of the evidence shows Ardi preferred living in its wooded areas instead. For example, the skeleton shows adaptations for climbing and “it wasn’t climbing grass,” he said. And animals found with Ardi’s remains are mostly woodland creatures like leaf-eating monkeys, he said. Potts said he thinks White is right about the environment of the site in dispute. But again, he said, that’s just one site, and not enough for drawing conclusions about the general environmental conditions of early human evolution — if indeed White is also right about Ardi’s place on the family tree. Online: http://sciencemag.org; http://sciencemag.org/ardipithecus.

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Nation Today 1,000th GI killed in war KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — The 1000th American serviceman killed in Afghanistan had already fallen victim once to a hidden bomb, and was so eager to return to war that he pushed through his rehabilitation. Cpl. Jacob C. Leicht, a Texas Marine, was serving his second overseas tour. His first one in 2007 lasted only a few weeks after his Humvee drove over an explosive, breaking his leg. He almost lost that leg, but after two years in an Army hospital recovering, he successfully lobbied to return to the battlefield. Leicht had only been in Afghanistan for a few weeks when he stepped on an explosive and was instantly killed on May 27. His older brother Jonathan Leicht says Jacob was “someone who knew he wanted to be a soldier from the moment he could speak.”

Deputy has costly goof SOAP LAKE, Wash. (AP) — A sheriff’s office in Washington state has paid more than $400 to replace an inmate’s locks and keys after a deputy left the keys on the back of his cruiser and took off without grabbing them. Authorities in Grant County say Michael Eugene Power was arrested for violating a protection order. Before transporting Power, a deputy placed the suspect’s keys and wallet on top of the closed trunk of his patrol vehicle. But when the deputy was ordered to respond to a different call, he took off without grabbing the keys

and wallet and they fell off. The wallet was returned to Power, but the keys have not been found. The sheriff’s office replaced the keys and locks for Power’s home and vehicle.

Police investigate death GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina officials are investigating the traffic death of 2-year-old Greenville boy. Greenville County deputy coroner Kent Dill told The Greenville News that Austin J. Septon died Friday from injuries he got earlier in the week when he was hit by a pickup truck. Dill said Austin was crossing the road with some other children at a relative’s house. When the children went back across the street, little Austin lagged behind. Dill said the driver who had waited for the other children did not see Austin when he decided to cross the street.

Bikers skip Myrtle Beach MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Hotel operators in South Carolina’s biggest beach town say they are not getting the business they usually do from the second of the year’s motorcycle rallies. The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reported Saturday that business is off by half at some Ocean Boulevard motels as bikers are avoiding the city because of restrictions put in place two years ago in an effort to get rid of the rallies. Smaller hotels are reporting the biggest drop in visitors, while larger hotels and those outside the city limits say they are still filling up.

Mallory Lynn Wray celebrates her birthday on May 30th. Parents are Tyler Wray & Stephanie Lynn of Bostic Maternal Grandparents are David & Andrea Lynn of Mooresboro and Tracy & Tommy Jones of Bostic Paternal Grandparents are Danny & Donna Wray of Bostic Great Grandparents are Carol Craven of Milton Fl, Charley Craven of Chapala Mexico, Carolyn Sigmon of Bostic and Larry and Daisy Ramsey of Shelby Great-Great Grandparents are Maxine Gardner of Jacksonville, Fl and Catherine Denton of Lawndale

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In this May 28 photo, BP Wellsite leader George Walker, left, meets with BP CEO Tony Hayward aboard the Discover Enterprise drill ship during recovery operations in the Gulf of Mexico, south of Venice, La.

BP’s top kill effort fails to plug leaking oil well ROBERT, La. (AP) — BP admitted defeat Saturday in its attempt to plug the Gulf of Mexico oil leak by pumping mud into a busted well, but said it’s readying yet another approach to fight the spill after a series of failures. BP PLC Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles said the company determined the “top kill” had failed after it spent three days pumping heavy drilling mud into the crippled well 5,000 feet underwater. More than 1.2 million gallons of mud was used, but most of it escaped out of the damaged riser. In the six weeks since the spill began, the company has failed in each attempt to stop the gusher, as estimates of how much is leaking grow more dire. It’s the worst spill in U.S. history — exceeding even the Exxon Valdez disaster in 1989 off the Alaska coast — dumping between 18 million and 40 million gallons into the Gulf, according to government estimates. “This scares everybody, the fact that we can’t make this well stop flowing, the fact that we haven’t succeeded so far,” Suttles said. “Many of the things we’re trying have been done on the surface before, but have never been tried at 5,000 feet.” The company failed in the days after the spill to use robot submarines to close valves on the massive blowout preventer atop the damaged well, then two weeks later ice-like crystals clogged a 100-ton box the company tried placing over the leak. Earlier this week, engineers removed

a mile-long siphon tube after it sucked up a disappointing 900,000 gallons of oil from the gusher. Suttles said BP is already preparing for the next attempt to stop the leak that began after the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in April, killing 11 people. The company plans to use robot submarines to cut off the damaged riser from which the oil is leaking, and then try to cap it with a containment valve. The effort is expected to take between four and seven days. “We’re confident the job will work but obviously we can’t guarantee success,” Suttles said of the new plan, declining to handicap the likelihood it will work. He said that cutting off the damaged riser isn’t expected to cause the flow rate of leaking oil to increase significantly. The permanent solution to the leak, a relief well currently being drilled, won’t be ready until August, BP says. Experts have said that a bend in the damaged riser likely was restricting the flow of oil somewhat, so slicing it off and installing a new containment valve is risky. “If they can’t get that valve on, things will get much worse,” said Philip W. Johnson, an engineering professor at the University of Alabama. Johnson said he thinks BP can succeed with the valve, but added: “It’s a scary proposition.” Online: http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/go/site/2931/

Obama wants all Americans to observe Memorial Day WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is asking Americans to observe Memorial Day not just with barbecues and family time but by remembering and honoring the U.S. troops who have lost their lives in service. Obama, who has sent thousands of troops into war in Afghanistan, used his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday to reflect on what the country owes its men and women who have died in uniform. “On this day, we honor not just those who’ve worn this country’s uniform, but the men and women who’ve died in its service; who’ve laid down their lives in defense of their fellow citizens; who’ve given their last full measure of devotion to protect the United States of America,” Obama said. “These are the men and women I will be honoring this weekend.” Obama said fallen troops should be honored not just with words but with deeds, including ensuring that combat troops have the support they need

in the field and that veterans get the assistance they need when they return home. “In short, by serving all those who have ever worn the uniform of this country — and their families — as well as they have served us,” the president said. Obama said the U.S. owes its position as the most prosperous and powerful nation on earth to a commitment from the earliest years of the country “to serve, to fight and if necessary to die to preserve America and advance the ideals we cherish.” “It’s what led a ragtag militia to face British soldiers at Lexington and Concord,” Obama said. “It’s what led young men, in a country divided half slave and half free, to take up arms to save our union. It’s what led patriots in each generation to sacrifice their own lives to secure the life of our nation, from the trenches of World War I to the battles of World War II, from Inchon and Khe Sanh, from Mosul to Marjah.”

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Fence not cure-all for America’s border woes NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — The fence rises from the rock and hardscrabble of the desert floor, a formidable 15-foot-high curtain of corrugated metal that stretches into the mirage of heat and distance. Newer sections feature 20-foot high steel columns, deeply planted, narrowly spaced, so no human slips between. The start-and-stop span — 646 miles long — has become a fierce polemic, a bumper sticker, a popular backdrop for campaign commercials during an election year with another sulfurous immigration debate. The best known TV spot features Republican Arizona Sen. John McCain kicking along a dusty road in this hilly border city, fuming to his companion, the Pinal County sheriff, about drugs and immigrant smugglers and kidnappings. Wearing his Navy baseball cap and squinting into the sun, McCain could be rounding the corner to the gunfight at the OK Corral. “Complete the danged fence,” he spits, his jaw drawing into a knot. The government has spent $2.4 billion since 2005 to build the fence as it presently stands. And the prevailing political sentiment would appear to be, build it faster and higher. But what McCain and other politicians often fail to point out is there’s no shortage of ways to get past the fence. Immigrants scale it with ladders. Smugglers use blowtorches and hacksaws to penetrate it. They use trucks with retractable vehicle ramps to roll pickups full of marijuana over the fence. They knock down vehicles barriers and erect lookalikes that are made out of cardboard and easy to move. When backed up by border agents and surveillance tech-

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In this May 13 photo, Tohono O’odham Nation Police Sgt. Vincent Garcia walks along the new border fence at the U.S.-Mexico border in San Miguel, Ariz.

nology, the fence can help reduce immigrant traffic or redirect it to other locales. But even some advocates for tougher enforcement say it’s unclear whether the fence cuts the overall number of illegal crossings. “The whole point of the fence is to work in concert with other things, but, by itself, you can’t expect it to be the end-all and be-all,” said Steven Camarota, research director for the Center for Immigration Studies, which advocates for strict immigration laws. An estimated 45 percent of America’s 12 million illegal immigrants came here legally on various visas or border crossing cards and remained after their legal stays expired. The fence couldn’t have stopped that. And the fence doesn’t directly confront employers who fuel illicit crossings by hiring illegal immigrants. Even so, at least one candi-

date in nearly all of Arizona’s top political races, including McCain’s, touts the fence as essential, or uses images of the barrier in campaign materials. The fence covers about 30 percent of the 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border, about one-third the length of the Great Wall of China. Nearly half of the fence sits in Arizona, the busiest gateway for both illegal immigrants and marijuana, with the rest equally divided in California, New Mexico and Texas. The government plans to build 6 more miles of fence by year’s end. The Border Patrol declined to say how many times it has recorded fence breaches, but a government audit released last year reported thousands. Each breach costs an average of $1,300 to repair. On top of the price tag for building the fence, it will cost another $6.5 billion over the next

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U.S. trying to save war memorials from Iraq By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq (AP) — In words etched in stone, painted on concrete barriers, scribbled on hospital walls with magic markers, American troops in Iraq have followed a tradition as old as war itself: honoring their dead. Now, as the United States

prepares to dramatically decrease its military presence in Iraq this summer, American commanders are trying to decide what to do with the vast collection of plaques, street signs, and painted concrete barriers dedicated to the men and women who shed their blood in this desert country. In the Vietnam War, units brought home their memo-

rabilia and memorials when they rotated out of the country. When the U.S. closed down bases around Germany at the end of the Cold War, the memorabilia was also preserved. Now, it’s Iraq’s turn. But preserving some of the memorials could prove a difficult task. At Forward Operating Base Warrior in Kirkuk, a long

row of 22 concrete blast barriers painted black greets visitors at a helicopter landing pad. On it, volunteers last year painted in yellow the names of almost all the 4,400 U.S. service members who died in Iraq — a piece of craftmanship that evokes the spirit of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington in its honest simplicity. “I tried several times to

walk down this wall and read every name, to say it in my head. It really makes an impact, and it’s very hard to do,” said Sgt. Kevin McCulley. “There’s over 4,000 names on this wall, fathers, sons, daughters, wives. Everyone on this wall has a family.” Please see Memorials, Page 13A

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McCulley was a combat medic during the U.S. troop surge of 2006 and 2007, a period that saw the highest American casualties of the war. His boots crunch softly on the gravel as he walks along the wall, picking out names of people he knew. First Lt. Ashley Henderson Huff, of Belle Mead, N.J., who was killed by a suicide

bomber in a car in Mosul in 2006. McCulley rode with the black body bag back to the base, one hand resting on her as he prayed for a woman he met only in death. Staff Sgt. Darrell R. Griffin Jr., a non-commissioned officer who cared deeply about his soldiers and was writing a philosphy book, killed by small arms fire near Balad in 2007. Sgt. 1st Class Richard J. Henkes, who was strict with his platoon because he want-

ed to make sure everyone went home alive, killed in Mosul by a roadside bomb. Since it was made, troops at the base have taken it on themselves to take care of the memorial. U.S. Navy Yeoman 1st Class Gloria Hill has been coming in her off hours with a friend to pull up weeds in front of the barriers, known as T-walls. “When I look at this wall, I just think that those are someone’s kids,” she said. “They should be honored.

They lost their life.” T-walls tend to crumble or crack in transport, so it’s unlikely the memorial at FOB Warrior will be shipped back to the United States. The memorial at the hospital at Joint Operating Base Balad will pose another challenge. Thousands of wounded American serviceman came through here to be flown out to treatment in Germany — and in the “Heroes Lounge,” they were encouraged to write their

feelings on the walls. “2 Iraq tours, 2 Happy Hospital Visits!” wrote Spc. Schamach. The words “Make that 3” were scribbled in later below. “We fight as one, we die as one,” someone else wrote, under the names of four Marines who died in 2007. Another reads, “In Memory of Spc. Tony Knier. You will always live inside of us, the

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think they put those memorials up because we are a family, the military is a family,” said Bass. In many ways, the memorials reflect how permanent the Iraq war once seemed. The memorials “became permanent fixtures rather than something that would be here for a short time and then go home,” Bass said. In Baghdad, thousands of troops have gone through Hodge Hall, a facility that trains troops to look for roadside bombs. It was named after Spc. Jeremy M. Hodge, of Ridgeway, Ohio, who was killed when a bomb went off near his Humvee in 2005 as he was trying to clear a route used by American troops.

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In this photo taken May 6, Sgt. Kevin McCulley stands in front of one panel in a monument bearing the names of more than 4,300 U.S. service members killed in Iraq since the 2003 U.S. invasion is seen at Forward Operating Base Warrior in Kirkuk.

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try. She found that her brother’s unit had dedicated a street to him on FOB Marez in Mosul. She brought the sign home to her family, and her father hung it in front of their house. From that decision unfolded a lengthy campaign in which Bass lobbied everyone she could think of — the White House Commission on Remembrance, her congressmen, the U.S. Central Command — to come up with a uniform way to bring home these memorials. “Those soldiers, those Marines, those airmen, those sailors, those were the last people to see your loved one alive, they were the last people who talked with them, who walked with them, and I

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Nanette West wrote in an e-mail to AP that they have already packed up her son’s monument. “That is a good thing,” she wrote. “If they were not going to ship it back ... I was fully prepared to steal it somehow (well at least the

plaque on the top).” In April, the military ordered all units to catalogue and collect their memorials as bases close down. The plan is to eventually ship them back to the United States. The campaign to bring memorials home owes a lot to Maj. Linda Bass. Richard Henkes — the same man that McCulley pointed out on the Kirkuk memorial — was her brother, and he died in 2006. Bass had served a tour in Iraq, but her parents could not face losing another child and asked her to quit. Eventually, she went back to Iraq. It was a way to pay her respects to her brother in a way he would have understood — by serving her coun-

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contractor in Iraq and went to the base where her son was stationed. Rocke was there to greet her. At the memorial, they knelt in prayer and remembered Kile West. “I made a solemn oath to her that I would take that memorial and get it back to the States,” Rocke said. “From that moment on I knew that we were doing the right thing. And it just made us feel really, really good.”

The ’Hodge Hall’ sign was removed and is to be shipped to the U.S. and presented to his family. “We trained maybe 40 different units, and they all recognize Hodge Hall and recognize his name, so it’s a lasting impression,” said Col. Robert Phillips, who served with Hodge back in 2005. “His family had no knowledge of these things. So what it does is transfer that memory back from the military to that family.” In the end, what makes these memorials so important to the men and women who built them is that they stand for a life lost in a cause that they hope matters. “It’s a very simple monument,” said McCulley, gesturing to the black-painted slabs of concrete in Kirkuk. “But in my opinion it really shows the scope of what we’ve sacrificed to make Iraq as stable as it is right now.”

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ones who knew you. Rest in peace brother.” These messages scribbled by the wounded fresh out of battle are often the first step in recovery, said Lt. Col. Connie Day, deputy commander of the hospital. “Some of them go through every emotion possible. You see denial, you see anger, certainly you see sadness. But it’s all there, and I think it’s all part of the healing process.” High-resolution photographs of the walls will be submitted to a museum — possibly the U.S. Air Force Museum in Ohio or the museum at Walter Reed Hospital in Bethesda, Md. There’s even been talk of trying to get the wall or the photos into the Smithsonian. Other memorials are challenging but not impossible to move. At FOB Normandy, near the former insurgent stronghold of Muqdadiyah, Lt. Col. Adam Rocke has been figuring out how to ship home a memorial to 1st Lt. Kile G. West, for his mother’s sake. West died in 2007 when his Humvee was hit by a roadside bomb. In his honor, West’s men erected a concrete block about three feet high and two feet wide with a plaque. To the right is a 60 mm mortar tube representing West’s job — a field artillery officer who called in mortars to help men on the ground. West’s mother Nanette always wondered about the circumstances of her son’s death. She got a job with a

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DOJ, Arizona officials meet on immigration PHOENIX (AP) — Justice Department officials told Arizona’s attorney general and aides to the governor Friday that the federal government has serious reservations about the state’s new immigration law. They responded that a lawsuit against the state isn’t the answer. “I told them we need solutions from Washington, not more lawsuits,” said Attorney General Terry Goddard, a Democrat. The Justice Department initiated separate meetings by phone and face-to-face in Phoenix with Goddard and aides to Republican Gov. Jan Brewer to reach out to Arizona’s leaders and elicit information from state officials regarding the Obama administration’s concerns about the new law. The strong message that the Justice Department representatives delivered at the private meetings — first with Goddard, then with Brewer’s staff — left little doubt that the Obama administration is prepared to go to court if necessary in a bid to block the new law, which takes effect July 29. Goddard said he noted that five privately filed lawsuits already are pending in federal court to challenge the law. “Every possible argument is being briefed,” said Goddard, who is running unopposed for his party’s nomination for the governor’s race. Brewer, who is seeking re-election, later said in a statement that her legal team told the Justice Department officials that the law would be “vigorously defended all the way to the United States Supreme Court if necessary.” The department officials, Brewer said, “were advised that I believe the federal government should use its legal resources to fight illegal immigration, not the state of Arizona.” Key provisions of the sweeping law include a requirement that police enforcing any other law question people about their immigration status if there is “reasonable suspicion” that the people are in the country illegally. It also makes it a state crime to be in the country illegally. Arizona has an estimated 460,000 illegal immigrants, and the law’s supporters contend it will save taxpayer money and reduce crime by pressuring illegal immigrants to “self-deport.” Federal officials and other critics fear the state law could lead to widespread racial profiling. Goddard said it would be wrong to assume that Arizona law enforcement officers would not act in a fair and highly professional manner.” Brewer, who has hired private attorneys to represent her in the pending cases, expressed unease with Goddard’s willingness to defend the law. Goddard earlier vowed to defend it. “While Senate Bill 1070 is far from perfect, it is a response to a very serious problem,” Goddard said. “I told the lawyers that it would be just plain wrong for the federal government to sue to stop Arizona from dealing with something that the federal government has ignored for so many years.” The federal officials’ trip to Phoenix also was an effort to see if the two sides can find common ground in the debate, which has reignited immigration as a major political issue nationwide. A number of other states are considering laws similar to Arizona’s. Justice Department spokesman Matthew Miller noted that U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder met with a number of police chiefs Wednesday in Washington “to hear their concerns about the impact of the Arizona law on their ability to keep communities safe. “We continue to have concerns that the law drives a wedge between law enforcement and the communities they serve and are examining it to see what options are available to the federal government,” Miller said.

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Critics of the law, set to take effect July 29, say it unfairly targets Hispanics and could lead to racial profiling. Its supporters say Arizona is trying to enforce immigration laws because the federal government has failed to do so. The law requires that police conducting traffic stops or questioning people about possible legal violations ask them about their immigration status if there is “reasonable suspicion” that they’re in the country illegally. Reasonable suspicion is not defined. “Arizona has become the testing ground for the most draconian and anti-immigrant legislation in the country,” said Pablo Alvarado, executive director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network. Some opponents of the law have encouraged people to cancel conventions in the state and avoid doing business with

Arizona-based companies, hoping the economic pressure forces lawmakers to repeal the law. But Alfredo Gutierrez, chairman of the boycott committee of Hispanic civil rights group Somos America, said the boycott doesn’t apply to people coming to resist the law. Opponents said they secured warehouse space for 5,000 people to sleep on cots instead of staying in hotels. They’re calling on President Barack Obama to order immigration authorities to refuse to take custody of illegal immigrants turned over under Arizona’s law. Supporters of the law sought to counteract the economic damage of boycotts by bringing supporters into the state. “Arizona, we feel, is America’s Alamo in the fight against illegal and dangerous entry into the United States,” said Gina Loudon of St. Louis, who is organizing the “buycott.”


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Police find remains in river LONDON (AP) — Police investigating the deaths of three British women say they have recovered what are believed to be human remains in a river in northern England. West Yorkshire Police say an underwater search team made the discovery in the River Aire Saturday, near where body parts of 36-year-old Suzanne Blamires were found Tuesday. Blamires went missing last week in Bradford, about 200 miles (320 kilometers) north of London. Two other women also disappeared from the city earlier. All three were said to be sex workers. Police have charged 40-year-old Stephen Griffiths, a doctoral student researching murder, for killing the women. Britain’s press suggested that Griffiths used a crossbow to kill one of his victims.

India officials halt night trains CALCUTTA, India (AP) — Railway authorities canceled all night trains in an eastern Indian state Saturday after a passenger express train derailed and was hit by a cargo train, killing at least 115 people and injuring hundreds. The government accused Maoist rebels of sabotaging the tracks. Railway workers and paramilitary soldiers used cranes to lift and pry apart train cars to pull out more bodies from the Jnaneswari Express, which was heading from Calcutta to suburban Mumbai when it derailed early Friday.

US drone crew blamed for deaths KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S. military investigators found that “inaccurate and unprofessional” reporting by U.S. operators of a Predator drone was responsible for a missile strike that killed 23 Afghan civilians in February, according to a report released Saturday. Release of the scathing report is part of a U.S. effort to counter rising public anger over civilian deaths. Four American officers — two described as senior — received career-damaging reprimands, the U.S. command said in a statement.

Lahore attackers were Taliban LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Militants who attacked a minority sect, killing 93 people in the country’s east, belonged to the Pakistani Taliban and were trained in a lawless border region where the U.S. wants Islamabad to mount an army operation, police said Saturday. The revelation could help the U.S. persuade Pakistan that rooting out the various extremist groups in North Waziristan is in Islamabad’s own interest.

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Korean spat puts heat on China SEOGWIPO, South Korea (AP) — Pressure was rising on regional giant China to support efforts to punish North Korea over the sinking of a South Korean warship — the issue that was dominating a three-nation weekend summit. China showed no signs publicly Saturday of joining South Korea and Japan in rebuking Pyongyang, but Premier Wen Jiabao said he hoped their summit would help achieve peace. Officials said Saturday’s discussions focused on trade issues and the ship sinking was on Sunday’s agenda for the meeting on the South Korean resort island of Jeju. As the main ally of reclusive North Korea, China has long been reluctant to back harsh

measures against the state that shares its border and communist ideology. Its statements on the sinking so far have stressed caution and objectivity in the investigation, while also showing sensitivity to South Korean anger at the attack and at its own reluctance to endorse the investigation results or criticize Pyongyang. But senior U.S. officials speaking after recent strategic talks in Beijing have predicted China will gradually endorse the view that North Korea should be held accountable. They spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the discussions. An international investigation concluded that a North Korean torpedo struck and sank the Cheonan in March, killing 46

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“They’re baaack”

Cavaliers will face Graham for 2A title

Off The Wall Scott Bowers

Reynolds: Heart of a warrior Let me try and explain it this way: 40-year-old Brett Favre rolls out of bed on any given Monday morning following a Sunday of being chased by 300-pound men, who fall on top of him a lot. Favre is sore in places that have funny names; sore in places that may not even have a name at all. His back hurts, his ankles hurt, his feet hurt and his elbows and knees scream profanity at him all the time. But, he heads into work. To watch film to get ready for the next Sunday of being chased by 300-pound men, who fall on top of him a lot. Yes, he is well paid for his pain. But, he’d probably play sandlot if no professional league existed. On Thursday, Bobby Reynolds threw BP. No, not the oil company — batting practice. He threw pitch after pitch in 90 degree heat with lots of humidity in the air. He threw pitch after pitch to kids well under half his age. He threw pitches to kids named Deaton and Greene. There were Heltons and Owens, then AJs and CJs, plus a Jacobus or two. He threw them curves and sinkers, sliders and heat. Reynolds, who’s hair is now a Grateful Dead song, kept the pitches coming. Folks in these parts have always had mixed emotions about Reynolds. He does drive in from Cherryville every day, so, “he ain’t from around here.” But, I suspect there is more to it than that. His detractors will tell you about Chad Flack and how the difference he made from 2002 until 2004 was more important . Flack doesn’t see it that way. “I tell you what, I owe a lot of what I’ve done in my career to him (Reynolds),” Flack said, one night in Cherryville. “He brings a winning mentality to every team he coaches.” Reynolds brought that mentality to the table in 2007. His detractors will tell you 2007 was a mirage, that Seth Baldwin and Ryan Leach moved here, and therefore that team doesn’t count. There is a flipside to that coin, though. Talent is great; it’s hard to win without it. But, hard work beats talent, when talent don’t work hard. Reynolds gets talent to work hard. Reynolds gets hard work to become talent. This could very well be one of Reynolds’ finest years ever as a head coach. The detractors will have a hard time finding fault. The 2010 Cavaliers have just four seniors. They had to replace six starters from 2009 — two-thirds of the lineup. There are two sophomores, who make nightly contributions. He has brought together a solid collection of young baseball players and instilled in them a challenge: Live up to the name across your jersey. That name means something, he will tell them. Those colors mean something because of those who wore them before you, he might say. Reynolds will make them winners, because that is what he does. Favre gets chased by fat men; Reynolds wins baseball games. Both are warriors.

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East Rutherford’s Drew Reynolds delivers a pitch in this Courier file photo. Reynolds and the Cavaliers will face Graham for the 2A state title, next weekend.

FOREST CITY — The Cavaliers will get the chance to win “one for the thumb.” East Rutherford dispatched of Surry Central in two games (7-3 and 12-4) to stamp its ticket to the NCHSAA 2A Baseball State Championship Series, next weekend. Times and locations have not been released, but East knows it will face Graham High in the finals. “We’ll go get after it,” said East coach Bobby Reynolds, after Friday night’s four hour marathon that included an hour and a half rain delay. “Wherever they send us, we’ll be ready.” Reynolds knows Graham will be ready as well. “They will be another tough opponent,” Reynolds said. “Pitcher Matt Roberts (UNC signee) is hitting the ball very well right now. They’ll be a challenge.” East Rutherford (28-2) will venture into the 2A title series for the sixth time in the last nine years, and seventh overall appearance under head coach Reynolds. The Cavaliers swept Greene Central in 2002 to claim the first of the program’s four state titles. In 2003, East returned to roll past East Columbus in perhaps one of the more lopsided 2A title series in recent history. The Cavaliers needed just 10 innings of baseball to claim the title with an 11-0 win in Game 1 and a 14-4 beating in Game 2. The Cavaliers grabbed the title once more in 2004. East battled SouthWest Edgecombe, taking a 2-1 series victory. East returned to the championship series with, Please see Cavaliers, Page 4B

North Greenville celebrates its national title after winning the NCCAA World Series, last weekend. Contributed Photo

Goodnight, NGU win NCCAA title By SCOTT BOWERS Daily Courier Sports Editor

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Daniel Goodnight, center, poses with his teammates after North Greenville captured the 2010 National Christian College Athletic Associations World Series, last weekend.

FOREST CITY — Last weekend, Daniel Goodnight and his teammates at North Greenville kept coming back. Goodnight and the Crusaders turned that ‘never say die,’ attitude into a national championship — capturing the National Christian College Athletic Associations Division II World Series in Cincinnati, Oh. The Crusaders had to come-from-behind in three of the five games they played en route to the programs first-ever title. The Crusaders clipped Bluefield College, the 2009 NCCAA champs, 7-6 in 10 innings to win the title. It is the first baseball title for North Greenville University, but not for Please see Goodnight, Page 4B

Busch hopes to help Penske today

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Kyle Busch makes a pit stop during the NASCAR Nationwide Series TECH-NET Auto Service 300 auto race in Concord, Saturday.

CONCORD (AP) — Thanks to a later starting time at Indianapolis, it’s not possible for a driver to race in both the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day anymore. Yet car owner Roger Penske is poised to finally pull off his own IndyCarNASCAR double. With defending champion Helio Castroneves on the pole and his drivers in three of the top four starting spots, Penske is the favorite to win an unprecedented 16th Indy 500 title. Penske’s stunning success at Indy is contrasted with his 0-for-forever drought at Charlotte Motor Speedway, where he’s never had a winning car in a points race.

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Owls on wrong end of pitcher’s duel, lose 1-0

GASTONIA — Andrew Brown was super in eight innings of work for the Forest City Owls, Saturday night in Gastonia. Unfortunately, the Grizzlies’ trio of Sam Pepper, Robert Van Cour and Nick Holtgrieve were a touch better. The Grizzlies eked out a 1-0 win over the Owls on just five hits. Forest City was held to three hits by the trio of Gastonia hurlers. The Grizzlies’ Matthew Greene scored the game’s lone run in the fourth. Justin Dunning singled to bring Greene across the dish and lift the Grizzlies to the 1-0 lead. Gastonia’s (2-1) Pepper worked seven and a third innings of shut out, two-hit baseball. Pepper was lifted in the eighth for Van Cour, who recorded the final two outs of the inning. The Grizzlies then handed the ball to Holtgrieve for the ninth. The hard-throwing righty surrendered a hit, but recorded the game’s final three outs for his first save of 2010. Forest City’s (2-2) Brown worked eight full innings for the Owls. Brown scattered five hits over his time on the hill, walked two and struck out five. The Owls’ Konstantine Diamaduros closed with two hits in four trips to the plate, but the only other Owl to record a hit was Brandon McKinney. Forest City will return to McNair Field for a Monday night exhibition game against the Catawba Valley All-Stars.

Wittels does it again, streak at 53 games

Garrett Wittels used a headfirst slide to keep his hitting streak alive. It helped extend Florida International’s season as well. Wittels pushed his hitting streak to 53 games, five away from Robin Ventura’s NCAA Division I record, with an infield single Saturday in the eighth inning of FIU’s game against Florida Atlantic in the Sun Belt Conference tournament at Murfreesboro, Tenn. FIU wound up getting four runs in the eighth, winning the game 11-9 and clinching a spot in Sunday’s title game with a guaranteed spot in the NCAA tournament at stake. “Down two runs in the eighth inning, I was going up to bat knowing I needed to be a baserunner,” Wittels said by phone after the game. “I looked over at coach (Turtle) Thomas, he just said, ‘Get a hit,’ and I decided right then I wasn’t going to chase anything out of the zone.” Wittels worked a 2-0 count, then hit a fastball off FAU pitcher Taylor Everist’s glove. “One of the hardest balls I ever hit,” said Wittels, who finished 1 for 5. “And just out of the excitement, I decided to dive headfirst into the base. I didn’t even know if their guy had a play. I don’t even know if there was a throw.” The excitement didn’t stop there. The next FIU batter, Jeremy Patton, put the Golden Panthers ahead for good with a three-run home run. Back in Miami, where FIU is based, Wittels was even a pregame conversation topic in the Florida Marlins’ clubhouse. “You’ve got to be locked in to have one for 53 games,” Marlins leadoff hitter Chris Coghlan said Saturday. “It doesn’t matter what level. It’s definitely a pretty cool streak. I hope he gets it and gets respect for what he’s done.” Wittels’ success is something that FIU didn’t even see coming this season. When the Golden Panthers opened their schedule, Wittels — who struggled mightily at the plate last year as a freshman — wasn’t expected to be an everyday player. Now, he’s gotten a hit in every game in which he’s played in 2010. And thanks in part to that, FIU has likely played itself into consideration for an atlarge berth into the NCAA field. Wittels said the Golden Panthers would obviously prefer the automatic berth. “I’m definitely enjoying all of this, and I enjoy it more when I get a hit and we win as well,” Wittels said.

Halladay tosses perfect game

MIAMI (AP)—Philadelphia ace Roy Halladay has thrown the 20th perfect game in major league history, delivering the marquee performance of his career in a 1-0 win over the Florida Marlins on Saturday night. It was the second perfect game in the majors this month alone, Dallas Braden doing it for Oakland against Tampa Bay back on May 9. It’s the first time in the modern era that there were a pair of perfectos in the same season. Halladay struck out 11 in nine innings of perfect work.

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Scoreboard BASEBALL National League East Division W L Pct 28 20 .583 26 22 .542 25 24 .510 25 24 .510 24 26 .480 Central Division W L Pct Cincinnati 29 20 .592 St. Louis 28 22 .560 Chicago 24 26 .480 Milwaukee 20 28 .417 Pittsburgh 20 29 .408 Houston 16 32 .333 West Division W L Pct San Diego 28 20 .583 Los Angeles 27 21 .563 San Francisco 25 22 .532 Colorado 25 23 .521 Arizona 20 29 .408 Philadelphia Atlanta New York Washington Florida

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Friday’s Games St. Louis 7, Chicago Cubs 1 Cincinnati 15, Houston 6 Philadelphia 3, Florida 2 Atlanta 7, Pittsburgh 3 Milwaukee 2, N.Y. Mets 0 L.A. Dodgers 5, Colorado 4 Washington 5, San Diego 3 San Francisco 5, Arizona 0 Saturday’s Games Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis 0 Cincinnati 12, Houston 2 N.Y. Mets at Milwaukee, late Philadelphia 1, Florida 0 Pittsburgh at Atlanta, late, rain delay L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, late Washington at San Diego, late Arizona at San Francisco, late Sunday’s Games Houston (F.Paulino 0-7) at Cincinnati (Leake 4-0), 1:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Moyer 5-4) at Florida (Ani.Sanchez 4-2), 1:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Maholm 3-4) at Atlanta (Kawakami 0-7), 1:35 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Dickey 1-0) at Milwaukee (Wolf 4-4), 2:10 p.m. St. Louis (Wainwright 6-3) at Chicago Cubs (Dempster 3-4), 2:20 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 4-3) at Colorado (J.Chacin 3-2), 3:10 p.m. Arizona (I.Kennedy 3-3) at San Francisco (Wellemeyer 3-4), 4:05 p.m. Washington (L.Hernandez 4-3) at San Diego (Garland 6-2), 4:05 p.m. Monday’s Games Philadelphia at Atlanta, 1:05 p.m. Milwaukee at Florida, 1:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m. Washington at Houston, 2:05 p.m. Colorado at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Cincinnati at St. Louis, 4:15 p.m. Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at San Diego, 10:05 p.m. American League East Division W L Pct Tampa Bay 33 16 .673 New York 29 20 .592 Toronto 29 22 .569 Boston 27 23 .540 Baltimore 15 35 .300 Central Division W L Pct Minnesota 29 20 .592 Detroit 25 22 .532 Chicago 21 27 .438 Kansas City 21 28 .429 Cleveland 18 29 .383 West Division W L Pct Oakland 26 23 .531 Texas 26 23 .531 Los Angeles 23 27 .460 Seattle 19 28 .404

GB — 4 5 6 1/2 18 1/2 GB — 3 7 1/2 8 10 GB — — 3 1/2 6

Friday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 8, Cleveland 2 Oakland 5, Detroit 4 Toronto 5, Baltimore 0 Chicago White Sox 4, Tampa Bay 2 Kansas City 12, Boston 5 Minnesota 2, Texas 1 Seattle 8, L.A. Angels 3 Saturday’s Games Cleveland 13, N.Y. Yankees 11 Toronto 5, Baltimore 2 L.A. Angels 5, Seattle 1, 10 innings Minnesota 8, Texas 3 Oakland 6, Detroit 0 Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay, late Kansas City at Boston, late Sunday’s Games Cleveland (Masterson 0-5) at N.Y. Yankees (A.J.Burnett 5-2), 1:05 p.m. Oakland (Braden 4-4) at Detroit (Scherzer 1-4), 1:05 p.m. Baltimore (Guthrie 3-4) at Toronto (R.Romero 4-2), 1:07 p.m. Kansas City (Chen 1-0) at Boston (Lester 5-2), 1:35 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Peavy 3-4) at Tampa Bay (J.Shields 5-2), 1:40 p.m. Seattle (Snell 0-3) at L.A. Angels (J.Saunders 3-6), 3:35 p.m. Texas (Holland 2-0) at Minnesota (S.Baker 4-4), 8:05 p.m. Monday’s Games Cleveland at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Oakland at Detroit, 1:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Minnesota at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

BASKETBALL NBA Playoffs CONFERENCE FINALS EASTERN CONFERENCE Boston 4, Orlando 2 Boston 92, Orlando 88 Boston 95, Orlando 92 Boston 94, Orlando 71 Orlando 96, Boston 92 Orlando 113, Boston 92 Boston 96, Orlando 84 WESTERN CONFERENCE L.A. Lakers 3, 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 L.A. Lakers 103, Phoenix 101 x-Saturday, May 29: L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, late 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, late Monday, May 31: Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 2: Chicago at Philadelphia, 8 p.m.

RACING NASCAR Nationwide TECH-NET Auto Service 300 Results (Start position in parentheses) 1. (6) Kyle Busch, Toyota 2. (3) Brad Keselowski, Dodge 3. (13) Joey Logano, Toyota 4. (11) Justin Allgaier, Dodge 5. (4) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet 6. (18) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet 7. (40) Jason Leffler, Toyota 8. (20) Reed Sorenson, Toyota 9. (1) Carl Edwards, Ford 10. (26) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet 11. (9) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet 12. (36) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet 13. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford 14. (17) Michael Annett, Toyota 15. (21) Brian Ickler, Ford 16. (31) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet 17. (2) Trevor Bayne, Toyota 18. (12) Paul Menard, Ford 19. (29) Jason Keller, Chevrolet 20. (35) Michael McDowell, Dodge 21. (10) Steve Wallace, Toyota 22. (14) Willie Allen, Chevrolet 23. (42) Robert Richardson Jr., Chevrolet 24. (38) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet 25. (33) Tony Raines, Chevrolet 26. (5) Kasey Kahne, Toyota 27. (15) Chad McCumbee, Ford 28. (37) Kenny Wallace, Chevrolet 29. (34) Eric McClure, Ford 30. (19) Scott Lagasse Jr., Ford 31. (27) Danny Efland, Chevrolet 32. (41) Brendan Gaughan, Toyota 33. (8) Brian Scott, Toyota 34. (7) Steve Arpin, Chevrolet 35. (28) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet 36. (39) Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet 37. (32) Kevin Lepage, Toyota 38. (24) Danny O’Quinn Jr., Chevrolet 39. (23) Dennis Setzer, Dodge 40. (22) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford 41. (30) David Gilliland, Chevrolet 42. (43) Josh Wise, Ford 43. (25) Mark Green, Chevrolet

TRANSACTIONS Saturday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES_Recalled RHP Chris Tillman from Norfolk (IL). OAKLAND ATHLETICS_Activated LHP Brett Anderson from the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Cedrick Bowers to Sacramento (PCL). TEXAS RANGERS_Activated RHP Matt Harrison from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Guillermo Moscoso to Oklahoma City (PCL). National League CINCINNATI REDS_Placed C Ryan Hanigan on the 15-day DL. Activated INF Paul Janish from the bereavement list. Purchased the contract of C Corky Miller from Louisville (IL). Optioned INF Drew Sutton to Louisville. Transferred OF Chris Dickerson to the 60-day DL. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS_Recalled RHP Adam Ottavino from Memphis (PCL). Purchased the contract of LHP Evan MacLane from Memphis. Optioned RHP Fernando Salas and OF Joe Mather to Memphis. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS_Called up C Buster Posey from Fresno (PCL). Optioned RHP Waldis Joaquin to Fresno. Agreed to terms with OF Pat Burrell on a minor league contract and assigned him to Fresno. WASHINGTON NATIONALS_Optioned OF Justin Maxwell to Syracuse (IL).

UVa win over Miami sends FSU to ACC title game GREENSBORO (AP) — Steven Proscia’s three-run homer capped a four-run sixth inning that lifted Virginia past Miami 12-8 on Saturday at the Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament. The Cavaliers’ victory sends Florida State into the league championship game Sunday. Both teams finished 2-1 in pool play, but the Seminoles advance because they won the head-tohead matchup. Proscia’s drive to left off reliever Sam Robinson scored Phil Gosselin and John Barr. Gosselin later added a three-run shot to help Virginia (47-11) pull away and Dan Grovatt also homered. Harold Martinez, Zeke DeVoss, Nathan Melendres and Michael Broad each homered for the Hurricanes (40-17). They finished 1-2 at the tournament but would have played for the title had they beaten Virginia.

Georgia Tech 17, N.C. State 5, 7 inn. GREENSBORO (AP) — Tony Plagman and Matt Skole drove in three runs apiece to lead Georgia Tech past North Carolina State 17-5 on Saturday in the completion of a suspended Atlantic Coast Conference tournament game.

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Clemson Richie Shaffer (8) taps hats with teammates Kyle Parker (11) after hitting a home off Georgia Tech during the ACC college baseball tournament in Greensboro, Saturday.

Plagman went 3 for 4 for the Yellow Jackets (45-12). They scored seven runs in the seventh inning to invoke the tournament’s 10-run rule, and improved to 1-1 in pool play entering their game against Clemson later Saturday. Harold Riggins and former Forest City Owls 3B Pratt

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On balance, it hasn’t been a bad month for Jim Calhoun. Certainly better than the one that two of his former assistants are having. They were dumped from the University of Connecticut basketball program under the cloud of an NCAA investigation and will likely now never have meaningful careers in their chosen field. Better, perhaps, than many of his former players, who tend to leave UConn without degrees and with no appreciable job skills other than dribbling a basketball. Calhoun? Well, his reputation was damaged and he did have to spend part of Friday at a press conference he surely found painful. But he had a long Memorial Day weekend to get over it, and the apologists above him were busy protecting their coach at all costs. If he needed any more solace, he didn’t have to look far. The extra $13 million UConn so generously gave him earlier this month should heal a lot of wounds, both real and imagined. Calhoun was already the highest paid state employee in Connecticut even before the new contract fell into his lap. But having to pass out basketballs and deal with the hassles of the NCAA investigation apparently prompted his bosses to give him a new pact that pays him $2.6 million a year. That something is seriously amiss in college basketball should come as no big surprise. The number of millionaire coaches rises every year, while the graduation rates of the athletes who toil for nothing but books and meal money barely budge. This time it’s about a coach in Connecticut whose talents helped win two NCAA championships. Next time it may be about a coach in Kentucky with a knack of getting out of town at just the right time. The sport, at its upper reaches, is a cesspool, filled with coaches so desperate for talent that they begin recruiting kids barely out of grade school. The coach who proves most successful in the art of teenage persuasion is usually rewarded with the biggest contract, so they’re continually on the prowl. There’s so little oversight that someone has to practically hand deliver evidence to the NCAA to get them to look into violations. Even then, NCAA investigators are fixated on the minutiae of phone calls and texts and meals while paying no attention to a bigger picture that grows uglier by the day. They came down on UConn on Friday, if only because a Yahoo! Sports report last year about the recruiting of Nate Miles was too detailed to ignore. The NCAA alleged eight violations, including a slap on the wrist to Calhoun for failing to promote an atmosphere of compliance. That was enough to send two assistants packing, and it may be enough to cost the Huskies a scholarship or two. It wasn’t, however, enough to cost the man at the helm of the program anything more than a few awkward moments at a press conference. If anything, it seems like Calhoun is being rewarded. Why else, with the school fully aware of the coming NCAA charges, would it tear up the coach’s existing contract just a few weeks ago and give him an extension that will pay him $13 million? “The NCAA review never played into these conversations,” UConn athletic director Jeff Hathaway said when announcing the new contract. If Calhoun is responsible for two national titles on his watch, though, he’s responsible for everything else. While the two assistants are convenient scapegoats, it’s hard to imagine that the control freak of a coach had no idea what was going on when he ordered his people to go after one of the nation’s top recruits. But there’s a bigger issue here. While the NCAA is pursuing sanctions at UConn, it has done nothing while a coaching oligarchy intent on extracting as many millions as possible for its members has basically taken over the sport. Calhoun has gotten rich while staying put, but he’s yet another example of a broken system propped up by billions of dollars in television money. He’s celebrated in the state for his program’s success on the court, but the graduation rate of his players is so abysmal that UConn was forced to insert a clause in his new contract for a $100,000 penalty if the school loses a scholarship because of poor academics. Chump change for this millionaire. Hardly enough to stay up nights worrying about it. Same goes for the NCAA allegations. It’s just his program, not his problem.

Rafael Nadal throws his armband after defeating Lleyton Hewitt during their third round match for the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Saturday. Associated Press

Ginepri, not Roddick, last US man left in Paris PARIS (AP) — Saturday did not get off to a particularly auspicious start for Americans in Paris. Playing simultaneously across the Roland Garros grounds in the morning, Andy Roddick lost in straight sets, the top-seeded Bryan twins did the same in doubles, and Serena Williams felt so dizzy and weak while dropping five consecutive games that she sought a doctor’s attention before eventually turning things around to win. And then, as daylight gave way to dusk amid an intermittent drizzle, Robby Ginepri of Kennesaw, Ga., pulled off quite a victory, upsetting 2003 French Open champion Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain 7-5, 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 6-4 to give the United States one man in the fourth round. His run at the clay-court Grand Slam tournament is really rather unlikely, and not just because he had to beat two seeded players along the way. Consider: Ginepri doesn’t have a coach, is ranked 98th, and hadn’t won a main-draw match on clay this year before arriving at the French Open. Indeed, before his 3-0 streak over the past week, Ginepri boasted a record of 1-7 — yes, 1-7! — in all tour-level matches this season. There’s more, too, including the blister on his right foot that Ginepri had a trainer treat during Saturday’s match. Although he lost in the first round in six of his previous seven appearances at the French Open, Ginepri is not a complete stranger to the latter stages of big tournaments. He also reached the fourth round in Paris in 2008, and he made it all the way to the semifinals of the 2005 U.S. Open. And even though Ferrero is not as good — or as young — as seven years ago, when he won his major title and briefly made it to No. 1 in the rankings, the Spaniard still is strong on clay. He entered Saturday 20-4 with two titles on the slow surface in 2010, and was seeded 16th. “I’m quite surprised that he lost,” is the way his countryman Rafael Nadal put it after moving into the fourth round by beating two-time major title winner Lleyton Hewitt, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3. Also winning Saturday were No. 3-seeded Novak Djokovic, Ginepri’s next opponent; No. 7 Fernando Verdasco, No. 11 Mikhail Youzhny, and No. 19 Nicolas Almagro. No. 6 Roddick, though, lost

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Maria Sharapova serves the ball to Justine Henin during their third round match for the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Saturday. The match was suspended until today due to darkness.

6-4, 6-4, 6-2 to 114th-ranked qualifier Teimuraz Gabashvili of Russia, and acknowledged: “I got outplayed from the first ball.” Roddick’s exit came at roughly the same time as that of his frequent U.S. Davis Cup teammates Bob and Mike Bryan, who were seeking their record-breaking 62nd career doubles title but lost in straight sets in the second round to unseeded Brazilians Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares. In singles, No. 9 David Ferrer went out 6-4, 6-0, 7-6 (1) against No. 22 Jurgen Melzer, and No. 14 Ivan Ljubicic was beaten 7-6 (4), 6-2, 6-4 by No. 24 Thomaz Bellucci, who now plays fourtime champion Nadal. The matchup expected to highlight the day’s play — Maria Sharapova vs. Justine Henin, a pair of former No. 1s with 10 Grand Slam titles between them — wound up getting suspended because of darkness while tied at a set apiece. There were no significant surprises in the women’s matches that were completed, with the No. 1-seeded Williams, No. 4 Jelena Jankovic and No. 7 Sam Stosur reaching the fourth round. The last two Frenchwomen in the draw were

eliminated by other seeded players: No. 13 Marion Bartoli lost to No. 18 Shahar Peer of Israel 7-6 (7), 6-2, and No. 15 Aravane Rezai lost to No. 19 Nadia Petrova of Russia 6-7 (2), 6-4, 10-8 in the completion of a match halted at 7-all on Friday night. The one, real stop-the-presses moment came in the opening match in the main stadium, when Williams felt ill and went from dominant to ordinary, falling behind 5-0 in the second set against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, a Russian teen seeded 29th. “I felt really dizzy out there,” Williams said. “Just ran out of a little energy out there.” Her movement was sluggish and she took her time between points. During a changeover, a doctor and trainer came out, took Williams’ temperature and gave her some pills. Her play began to improve in the third set, and Williams closed out the 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 win. Asked whether pulling out a victory in such circumstances is more about skill or fight, Williams responded: “A lot of it is definitely skill. A lot of it is fight. I’m blessed to have skill.”

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perhaps, its most dynamic team in 2007. The Cavaliers marched through the playoffs, out-scoring opponents 79-6 over six games. East lost Game 1 of the title series to North Lenior, but rebounded to take Games 2 and 3. The Cavaliers lost to Rockingham County in the 1996 3A state championship series and lost to Orange in the 2008 2A state championship series. Chad Flack was MVP of the 2002 and 2003 championships, while Garland Jones was named MVP in 2004 and Zeke Blanton in 2007. Along the way, East has developed into one of the more respected high school programs in the state of North Carolina. “We are happy to make it to the state title game,� said Reynolds. “The odds are always tough to get into that title series — we are happy to have the one-and-dones behind us and we are looking forward the series with Graham.� Friday night, after the long rain delay, it was Surry Central that put up the first runs of the night. Surry Central’s Shane Johnson belted a tworun shot during the bottom of the third for a 2-0 Golden Eagles’ lead. East Rutherford, who trailed early in game one before coming back to win, showed that same resiliency in the top of the fourth playing as the visitor in Game 2. The Cavs’ Chip Helton began the inning with a single to left. A walk to Blake Myers and two strikeouts later put things in the hands of catcher, Trent Dorsey. Dorsey delivered what they needed, a hard-struck single up the middle to cut the lead to 2-1. An error in left field on a ball hit by Lucas Owens allowed the game to be knotted at 2-2. Derek Deaton followed with RBI single to take and then add to the lead at 4-2. Dakotah Thomas finally admitted he’d touched the was then intentionally walked to make way for the ball with his hand. Cavs’ Helton to return to the plate again in the He scored again four minutes frame. later, a goal that was voted the Helton didn’t disappoint Cavs fans as he belted best of the century by FIFA. a grand slam on a 2-1 offering that easily cleared The game perfectly framed the fence in left to push East to an 8-2 commandMaradona’s image. One goal ing lead that was never threatened the rest of the by a scoundrel, the second by a contest. superstar. East would add a lone run in the fifth on the Eagles second pitcher of the night, but Surry This is a guy who even has Central scored twice more in the bottom half of a satirical religion named after the inning to make it, 9-4. him: The Maradonian Church, After another pitching change for Surry Central, which measures the years from East Rutherford plated three more times on six the date of his birth. This is walks to the first seven batters. 49AD (after Diego). The fake Thomas scattered six hits and struck out 10. church also claims in jest that every church needs a god, so it claims Maradona. The church’s logo is D10S. No. 10 was the number Maradona famously wore, and DIOS is Continued from Page 1B Spanish for “god.�

Maradona in charge: Argentina braces itself

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — With Diego Maradona coaching the nation’s pride in the World Cup, Argentines are bracing themselves for bombshells: a startling outburst, a scandal or even the unspeakable — a third World Cup trophy for the Gauchos. Maradona is apt to do anything. He has ridiculed the Pope John Paul II and George W. Bush, got away with a fast one in his famous “Hand of God� goal, and nearly died of a drug overdose. He was probably the game’s greatest player and still overshadows FIFA’s reigning player of the year and Argentina’s great hope — Lionel Messi.

This week Maradona even promised a bit of streaking. He swears he’ll run naked around the famed Obelisk in downtown Buenos Aires if Argentina wins the World Cup. “If he wins the World Cup,� said Daniel Arcucci, a sports editor at the Argentine daily La Nacion, “prepare yourself for everything.�

In Argentina, the saying goes, the country has 40 million people — and 40 million soccer coaches. No country wants to win the World Cup more than Argentina. The Gauchos have the world’s best player in Messi, but most doubt Maradona is the man to do the job. In his 19 months as coach he tried out 107 different players. World Cup qualifying was an ordeal — including a 6-1 loss to Bolivia and a 3-1 loss at

home to bitter rival Brazil. When Argentina defeated Uruguay, finally ending a draining struggle to reach the World Cup finals, Maradona erupted with a stream of sexually graphic profanities on live TV, telling critics of his coaching where to go. Maradona had virtually no coaching experience, but was handed the job by Argentine soccer association president Julio Grondona. Maradona named his 23-man World Cup team last week on the same day he ran over the foot of a cameraman who crowded around his car to get footage. Maradona let go with another string of profanities. More chaos. On the eve of the World Cup he has been accused of forcing out the previous Argentina head coach — Alfio Basile — so he could take over. Jorge Ribolzi, a former assistant to Basile, was one of several to support the claims and spared no words in describing Maradona’s character. “As a person (Maradona) is garbage,� Ribolzi said. “He’s good for nothing. No dignity.�

In the quarterfinals of the ’86 World Cup against England, Maradona scored what’s known as the “Hand of God� goal. Maradona leaped high with an outstretched arm, and the ball got behind England keeper Peter Shilton. The English protested immediately for a hand ball. The call was never given, and Maradona got away with one. It wasn’t until 2004 that he

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He grew up in the Buenos Aires shantytown of Villa Fiorito and was pulled out of a cesspit as a child by his uncle, Cirilo. His up-and-down life reflects that of the Argentine state itself, which has faced financial chaos, hyperinflation, military coups and dictatorships since its founding 200 years ago. Most people wear one watch, or none. Maradona wears two — one on each wrist. “Everything about Maradona is exaggerated — the good and the bad,� Arcucci said, who has written two books on Maradona. “There is no middle ground with him. He can be charming, but in his private life he’s broken all the rules.� No one seems to know for sure which Maradona will show up in South Africa.

Goodnight, who won a state title as a member of the 2007 East Rutherford Cavaliers. Goodnight was one of several key parts of the 2007 2A title run by the Cavaliers and he again played his role as middle relief for the Crusaders on their run to the title. “God has certainly blessed my life,� Goodnight said. Goodnight almost lost his chance to aid the Crusaders after undergoing Tommy John surgery at the end of the 2009 season. But, Goodnight’s work ethic and his unwavering faith kept him focused on his goal of getting back on the field. The Crusaders entered the NCCAA World Series after defeating Southeastern University to capture the NCCAA Southern Regional. North Greenville took wins over Colorado Christian and Olivet to open the double elimination tourney. Those wins set up what would be the first of two games with the defending national champ, Bluefield. NGU took a solid 4-2 win against Bluefield and followed that with a 3-2 win over Southeastern. The title game found NGU having to defeat Bluefield once more in order to claim the championship. The Crusaders outlasted Bluefield over 10 long innings and the celebration was on. Over the course of the season, Goodnight was able to return from surgery to make five total appearances. In his career at NGU, Goodnight tallied 28 holds over 138 innings pitched. The young man from Ellenboro speaks warmly about his time at North Greenville. “I have a national championship from there, I met my fiance, Nancy King there,� Goodnight said. “I have grown closer to my family, and I feel commissioned to do more for God. “Winning is great, but it is not the most important thing — serving God is .... but I still can’t wait to get that World Series ring.� Goodnight is exploring the possibility of doing mission work following his upcoming senior year at North Greenville University.

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BOSTON (AP) — The Celtics were supposed to be too old, too hurt, too inconsistent. Boston coach Doc Rivers knew better. The team that muddled through its last 54 regular-season games with a 27-27 record is headed to the NBA finals after winning Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals over the Orlando Magic 96-84 Friday night. “The first thing we said when we got in the locker room is this is where we thought we would be,” Rivers said. “So don’t be surprised. This is what we talked about before the season started.” An 86-77 win at Orlando on Christmas Day gave the Celtics a 23-5 record. Then injuries to Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce took their toll and the Celtics were content to give them and others time to heal even if it meant risking losing games late in the season.

The strategy paid off and now Boston will play Los Angeles or Phoenix with a chance for its second championship in three years and 18th overall, an NBA record. “That stretch the last month, we formed a game plan, and I thought it was the right plan,” Rivers said. “Obviously, it didn’t look right because we were losing games, but guys were resting and conditioning, and I thought that was the only chance we had.” That mediocrity didn’t fool Magic coach Stan Van Gundy, not after the Celtics eliminated the Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James in six games. And certainly not after they won the first three games of the bestof-seven series against the Magic. “They beat two very good teams, and made us both look like we weren’t very good teams,” Van Gundy said. Boston’s “Big Three” of Pierce, 32,

Garnett, 34, and Ray Allen, 34, all made key contributions Friday. Pierce led the Celtics with 31 points and 13 rebounds, Allen scored 20 and Garnett added 10 points and 5 rebounds. Throw in Nate Robinson’s 13 points off the bench in the second quarter, and the Magic’s chances of becoming the first NBA team to overcome a 3-0 deficit — there were 93 others — were slim. “I never really think negative about losing, or being up 3-0 and something tragic happening,” said Pierce, the MVP of the 2008 finals. “Even though one day it’s possibly going to happen. ... I’m just glad we were able to prolong it one more year.” The Boston Bruins opened a 3-0 lead against Philadelphia this month in the NHL’s Eastern Conference semifinals before the Flyers rallied to win in the same building. The Magic, who dressed in the same locker room where the Flyers celebrated their

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Whenever anything controversial happens in our community, the local newspaper publishes a question and asks its readers to call and leave their opinion on a recorded telephone line. The next day, they publish everyone's response in the newspaper. One weekend, a 75-year-old man ran naked across a football field at a big game to oppose a local ordinance. The newspaper posed a question the very next day that asked, "What's your opinion about the 75year-old man who streaked the football game in his birthday suit?" Among all the serious political responses, there was one caller with a sense of humor. He said, "I think his birthday suit needs ironing." (Thanks to Jimmy B.)

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That could change with Kurt Busch starting second Sunday after winning last weekend’s All-Star race at the track. “It’s funny how many wins he has on Memorial Day weekend up in Indy versus what he doesn’t have down here in Charlotte,” Busch said. “Hopefully, it comes this weekend. It would be pretty special for us to do that.” Busch pulled away from the field in the 10-lap finale last Saturday for the $1 million first prize. It came hours after Castroneves captured the Indy 500 pole. “He wins the Indy 500 pole again Associated Press and we were able to bring it home on Danica Patrick, left, talks with Simona De Silvestro, of Switzerland, during the driv- Saturday night. To see his emotions, er meeting for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in that smile on his face, he deserves it,” Indianapolis, Saturday. Busch said of the 73-year-old Penske. “He’s worked that hard.” Busch followed his All-Star win with a solid qualifying run in the No. 2 Dodge on Thursday. Busch will try to become the seventh driver to win the All-Star race and the 600 in the same year. Penske teammates Sam Hornish Jr. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — ing the drivers’ meeting. “I want to Danicamania has returned to the see 11 rows of three for three laps, not will start 14th and Brad Keselowski 37th. Indianapolis Motor Speedway. single file for 2 1/2 laps.” “He’s got the best opportunity to do A week after fans booed the popuSTARTLING CONFESSION: Paul it,” Busch said of Penske’s quest for lar driver, track security had to turn Tracy promised to come back to the two wins Sunday. “He’s got the best folks away from a Danica Patrick Brickyard for the 500 even though autograph session. the outspoken Canadian driver failed odds to do it this weekend with three cars up there and three cars down On Saturday, however, there were to qualify. plenty of fans who wanted a chance To get his passport renewed, Tracy here.” to meet her. She had one of the lonneeded a new picture. He pulled into SIGNED HARVICK: For the first gest lines, rivaled only by defenda camping store to get it taken care time in more than a year, Sprint Cup ing Indianapolis 500 winner Helio of when he and the store clerk startpoints leader Kevin Harvick is enterCastroneves. In fact, lines for the two ed talking. ing a race weekend without questions most popular IndyCar drivers were The clerk recognized Tracy and about his future. so long that security cut them off well asked him if he remembered having Harvick last weekend agreed on before the autograph session’s 9 a.m. a dirt motorbike stolen back in 1986. a multiyear extension with Richard start time. Tracy thought for a moment before Childress Racing to stay in the No. And when Patrick was introduced nodding his head. 29 Chevrolet, a car he’s driven since during the drivers’ meeting, the “I said, ‘I did get a dirt bike stolen 2001. cheers for her were among the loudout of my garage like 25 years ago,’” “Now we can just concentrate on est. Tracy said. “The guy goes, ‘Yeah, my THREE WIDE: Brian Barnhart buddy did it. I’m sorry. I just couldn’t doing the things we need to do on our race cars,” Harvick said. “We can wants Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 to keep it inside.’” live up to its name — “The Greatest Tracy’s response to the clerk’s light- really put all that behind us and really concentrate on being in contention Spectacle in Racing.” fingered friend? The IndyCar Series president of “Tell him he can keep it,” Tracy said and hopefully racing for a championship.” competition and racing operations with a laugh. Harvick has 12 Cup victories, wants the drivers in 11 rows of three EXTRA CAR: For the first time, a including the 2007 Daytona 500. He during the three laps preceding the two-seat passenger car will join the snapped a 115-race winless streak start of Sunday’s race. 33 starting drivers. last month at Talladega despite “I want to return to the spectacle Michael Andretti will drive, and and beauty of the field of 33 preactor Mark Wahlberg will ride along. increased speculation then on where paring for the greatest race in the The two-seater will be in front of the he’d end up in 2011. “I’ve been relaxed all year. I don’t world,” he said, to loud cheers, durpace car. know why,” Harvick said. “When things are going good it’s a lot easier to be relaxed.”

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X GAMES RACER: Brian Deegan is confident he’ll make the transition from the X Games to NASCAR, and vows to bring his young fans with him. Deegan, a freestyle motocross star who has won 10 X Games medals, announced on Saturday he’s signed with NTS Motorsports and intends to move up the ranks of stock car racing. Deegan will make his debut driving super late model cars at his home track in Irwindale, Calif., on June 19. He hopes to get into the NASCAR Truck Series next year and eventually end up in a Sprint Cup car. “I’ve had a long career of dirt bikes, a lot of medals, and ended up racing short-course race trucks for a few years,” Deegan said. “I feel like I’ve done what I wanted to do in that series and now it’s time to go race stock cars. It’s something that’s been a goal of mine for a long time.” Deegan’s daring style has led to a lost kidney and numerous broken bones in freestyle motocross, but also won over a legion of fans.

Busch wins Nationwide race in Charlotte CONCORD (AP) — Kyle Busch stayed calm even when nothing was going right. He even told his crew they could do something they’ve never done before: Come back from two laps down to win. “Let’s do it,” Busch said. Then he did. Busch overcame some early troubles to win the Nationwide race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday, his second straight victory in NASCAR’s second-tier series. Busch, the defending series champion, battled back for his fifth win of the season. He has won four of the last eight events. Brad Keselowski finished second, followed by Joey Logano, Justin Allgaier, Ryan Newman and Kevin Harvick. Busch went a lap down after an unscheduled pit stop early and dropped another lap when he got penalized for speeding on pit road. Showing plenty of poise, Busch got back on the lead lap, moved to the front with a speedy pit stop late and then held on over the final 58 laps.

Busch and Keselowski stayed out when others pitted with about 15 laps to go. But none of those cars had anything for the leader. Keselowski had one last chance on the final restart, but Busch him off during a green-white-checkered finish thanks to some blocking help from teammate Logano. “It was all about the restart and he just beat us,” said Keselowski, who was hoping to get team owner Roger Penske’s big weekend off to a strong start. Keselowski remained the series points leader — he leads Busch by a point — and might be able to pull away as Busch turns his attention solely on his Sprint Cup team. “I’m really going to miss him,” Keselowski said. “We bring out the best and worse in each other.” Busch called walking away a “bummer,” but said it was something he needed to do to avoid the strain that would come with trying to drive both series at different tracks over the next month.

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Memorial Day time to honor fallen heroes Tomorrow is the day set a side to remember the soldiers who died in service for our country. Flags will fly, poppies will be worn, flowers and flags will be placed on the graves of the war dead. We will remember the price they paid. Memorial Day ceremonies are set at 9 a.m. at the Memorial Wall at Lake Lure and at 11 a.m. in Forest City. A person could actually attend both ceremonies and still have plenty of time for afternoon grilling, another holiday tradition. Both my parents had relatives — teenage cousins — who lost their lives in World War II. One cried the morning he left his family, knowing down deep he’d never be back home. My daddy always told me what a horrible story it was. Daddy wept, too, he said. Hundreds of men in Rutherford County have lost their lives since World War I, as recorded in the county’s Bicentennial history book. Since the book was printed, Marine Christopher Ebert lost his life in Iraq. Across the county, you’ll see the small American Flags placed on the graves of the fallen — the sons, dads, uncles, cousins and dear friends. They died so you and I could live in the greatest country in the world. We will see the flags flying and we will remember. Maybe we’ll take time to stop at the grave of a war hero and show our gratitude and remember. Some folks think of Memorial Day as Poppy Day. The DAV and VFW will be selling poppies, the little red crepe poppy and we’ll wear them on our lapel. We will remember those who gave their lives. John McCrae, a Canadian who enlisted to help the allies in the war, wrote the poem “In Flander’s Fields” in 1915 during a lull in battle. Moina Michael, an American, wrote these lines in reply: “We cherish too, the Poppy red That grows on fields where valor led, It seems to signal to the skies That blood of heroes never dies.” McCrae’s poem: In Flanders Fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie, In Flanders Fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders Fields. On Monday, before we set out for the lake, a picnic and cookout, we will remember to be thankful. Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@thedigitalcourier.com.

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The Charlie Daniels Band will appear at The Foundation at ICC for a Spindale Opry event, Aug. 12 at 7:30 p.m.

SPINDALE — The Foundation Performing Arts Center announces the 2010-2011 seasons for four of its signature series: the Cultural Society, Spindale Opry, Comedy Club, and the Theatre for Young Audiences. These series, funded in part by the Stonecutter Foundation, Inc., feature a diverse array of performances, including music, theatre, dance and comedy. Among the series’ highlights are: n Legendary Grammy Awardwinning, fiddler Charlie Daniels and his rocking country band; n Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Broadway, which recreates the greatest moments from the finest shows on Broadway,; n nationally recognized comedian Jon Reep; n performance by Chamber Orchestra Kremlin, Russia’s leading ensemble; and, n the theatrical magic of kid-friendly musicals like Stuart Little, and many others. “Since we opened the Foundation, tens of thousands of people have attended events on our campus. With the range of shows this season, we are making the Center a great destination for entertainment for the entire community,” said Russell Wicker, director of the Foundation Performing Arts Center. “Throughout the year, there is something for everyone, whether it is a great concert, a fascinating musical, a hilarious comedy or a show for young audiences.” Ticket prices for all series presented by the Foundation Performing Arts Please see Foundation, Page 6

CRP is part of TRACK Trail program CHIMNEY ROCK — Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park has been selected as a site for TRACK Trail programming by Kids in Parks, an initiative to increase the physical activity of children and their families, improve nutritional choices and connect kids to the Blue Ridge Parkway and beyond. On Saturday, June 5 at 11 a.m. TRACK programming for Chimney Rock will be unveiled. The opening ceremony is being held in conjunction with National Trails Day. In celebration of this special day, kids (up to age 15) will receive free admission to Chimney Rock all day and can upgrade to a youth annual pass for just $5. Following the ribbon cutting, a guided hike will be offered on the Great Woodland Adventure trail. TRACK (trails, ridges and active caring kids) Trail adventures are designed to help kids explore nature through the use of self-guided brochures. Kids in Parks’ TRACK program supports and enables a life change not an exercise program. The project focuses on modifying existing resources to increase engagement and activity in the communities found along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Kids

Gina Durko’s with the Blue Ridge Parkway photograph, “Tunnel Vision.”

Mark Toms’ with the graphite pencil drawing of his girlfriend, Breeana

register their completed adventures at www.kidsinparks.com and are eligible for fun outdoor gear. “We’re thrilled to have TRACK programming at Chimney Rock. It’s always been part of our mission to help kids begin a lifelong relationship with nature, so partnering with Kids in Parks is a perfect fit,” said Meghan Rogers, public relations and events manager for Chimney Rock. Chimney Rock will feature four TRACK adventures including Nature’s Hide and Seek, The Need for Trees, Bug Off and Tracks and Traces. The programming will allow children to delve into the Park’s unique flora and fauna. “It has been a pleasure to partner with Chimney Rock State Park to begin to integrate the TRACK program into the communities, parks and public lands in and along the Blue Ridge Parkway,” said Carolyn Ward, president of the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation. Kids in Parks is a project of the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation in partnership with the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Carole Brook’s with “The Band Played for Matisse.”

Work by three ICC students displayed SPINDALE – Artwork from three students at Isothermal Community College has been selected for a statewide exhibition in Raleigh. The exhibit will be housed in the headquarters of the North Carolina Community College System. The art will be displayed during regular busi-

ness hours in the building until next spring. The students are Carole Brooks, Gina Durko and Mark Toms. Brooks’ entry is a mixed media piece titled “The Band Played for Matisse.” Durko’s photograph of a tunnel on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Mount

Mitchell called “Tunnel Vision” was selected. Toms’ graphite pencil drawing of his girlfriend, Breeana, was also chosen. The artwork was selected by Isothermal instructors Cathy Alexander, Annette Francis and Giuliana Riley.


2C — The Sunday Courier, Forest City, NC, Sunday, May 30, 2010

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Aundria J. Borwn (right photo) received a kindergarten physical at the Rutherford County Health Department May 1, during the department’s Children’s Health Fair Day. Public health nurse Christy Ruff and Renee Smart assisted Aundria, who will be in kindergarten at Spindale Elementary. Tyler Bradshaw (above) receives his dTap booster, which is required for sixth graders, given by Mary Oates, public health nurse, while his brother Colby stands by for support.

Conner Burley takes a peak at a real meteorite during the KidSenses Superstar Evening held Tuesday at the Foundation at Isothermal Community College. Garrett Byers/Daily Courier

Lauren Revis (left) and Faith Archer admire a collection of purses up for bid at the sixth annual Power of the Purse event held May 13 at First Baptist Church, Forest City. The Family Resources, Inc., event raised money for PATH Shelter, Noah’s house and Clara Allen Family Center. The board of directors and staff provided the dinner and purses were donated by supporters of Family Resources.

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Willie and Alma Logan of Rutherfordton recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner Friday, 50 exactly years after they were married May 28, 1960 in Gaffney, S.C. They have six children, Marcia Long, Christine Logan, Charlotte Logan, Jeanette Logan, Annette Logan and Tenny Logan. One son, Anthony Long, is deceased. Mrs. Logan is retired from AGI and Logan is retired from Gilkey Lumber Co. They are members of Gold Hill Missionary Baptist Church.

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Condrey-Owens are united in marriage

Crystal Davis Condrey of Rutherfordton and Kenneth Tracy Owens of Rutherfordton, were married May 5 at 5 p.m. at the home of the groom’s parents, Clyde and Kathy Owens, Old Gilbert Town Road, Rutherfordton. The Rev. Leon Brown officiated and wedding music was presented by Randy Rash. The bride, a daughter of Donald Davis of Pacolet, S.C., and Barbara Sanders of Pacolet, was given in marriage by her son, Brian Condrey, Jr. She chose her sister, Michelle Davis, as maid of honor, and Dena Byers of Rutherfordton, was the matron of honor. Morgan Condrey, daughter of the bride and Ashley Owens, daughter of the groom of Spindale, attended as bridesmaids.

The bride wore a long gown with a scooped neckline, of lace and satin, and carried a bouquet of white, pink and purple roses. Brooke Owens, niece of the groom, of Shingle Hollow presided at the guest register.

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Clyde Owens attended as best man. Ushers were Junior Owens, brother of the groom of Rutherfordton; Dylan Owens, nephew of the groom of Forest City; Pedro Watkins, friend from Ellenboro and Joshua Bartlett, nephew of the bride from Chase. The groom’s daughter, Taylor Owens, of Spindale and Chloe Jones, friend of Rutherfordton, were flowers girls. Nathan Ellenburg of Rutherfordton and Jordan Hawkins of Chase were ring bearers. After the wedding, a reception was held at the Fellowship Holiness Church fellowship hall, Spindale. Members of the church were hostesses. The bride is a nurse and is employed as the MDS Coordinator at Willow Ridge Rehab and Living Center, Rutherfordton. The groom is a roofer and does appliance maintenance. They are living in Rutherfordton.

RUTHERFORDTON - The following babies were born at Rutherford Hospital. The following babies were born at Rutherford Hospital. Hollis Williams and India Miller, Tryon, a girl, Kalryah Marie Williams, May 10. Kelly Renee Campbell, Forest City, a girl, Kaylee Renee Campbell, May 11. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Laws, Forest City, a girl, MaKenna Lynn Laws, May 12. Mr. and Mrs. William Tatum, Rutherfordton, a girl, Magdalene Cynthia Tatum, May 16. Shakoya Morris and Anthony Hughes, Forest City, a girl, Denali Monique

Hughes, and a boy, Deyton Malachi Hughes, May 16. Elise Shaw and Justin Norton, Mill Spring, a boy, William Charles Avery Norton, May 17. Kimber-Leigh Storm Bowers, Forest City, a boy, Chance Nathan Bowers, May 18. Kasey Neal and Kerry Cehen, Mill Spring, a boy, Chandler Houston Cehen, May 19. Michelle Bradley, Rutherfordton, a boy, Andrew Calmon Bradley, May 19. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stroud, Jr., Rutherfordton, a girl, Kyndra Leneise Stroud, May 20.

Camp open house scheduled June 12 Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont Council will offer a variety of camping opportunities for girls this summer and in preparation for this exciting time, each resident camp will be holding an open house for girls and parents to come and check out everything camp has to offer. Camp Golden Valley will hold its open house on Saturday, June 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come meet the 2010 summer staff, see where the girls live while

away from home, explore the camp surroundings and have all your questions answered. Camp tours are free. In an effort to raise money for the camp scholarship fund, popular camp activities will be open and food will be available for a small fee. All profits will go toward helping send girls to camp. For more information about camp, including descriptions and prices, please view the online 2010 brochure at www. girlscoutsp2p.org or call 800-672-2148.

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Rutherford Notes Safety class for youth offered SPINDALE — The American Red Cross will hold a Preparedness and Safety Camp for children ages 11 to 15 from June 22 through 25. The class will be held Tuesday through Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students receive Red Cross Babysitter’s Training, child and infant CPR, first aid and disaster preparedness. Instruction in how to care for lifethreatening emergencies, how to interview for a babysitting job and choose safe and age appropriate toys will also be included. Students will need transportation to the day camp and lunch each day; drinks will be provided. Lunch will be served on Friday. Students should bring a baby-sized baby doll if possible. Cost is $150 for the four day camp or $45 for the one day babysitter’s training. Pre-registration and pre-payment is required. Please call 287-5916.

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More than 150 New Century Scholars, including this group, were honored at Isothermal Community College during the annual end of the year celebrations on three separate occasions. The students reflected on volunteer service hours as they talked with peers about their experiences before a cookout was held in their honor. The NCS program began in 2003 with 60 students inducted from each Rutherford County middle school. Today 68 middle school students from Rutherford and Polk counties are inducted and receive a tuition-free education at Isothermal Community College if they maintain the NSC criteria. Johnny Smith is the director with coordinators from each of the schools.

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Teen volunteer earns accolades

RUTHERFORDTON – Justin Ledford, one of Rutherford Hospital’s Teen Volunteers, was named Rutherford County’s Volunteer of the Year for 2010. The announcement came in April at the Volunteer Rutherford Luncheon honoring over 20 volunteers in Rutherford County. As a result of Ledford winning the award, United Way of Rutherford County has awarded $1,000 to Camp G.O.L.D. Rush in his honor. G.O.L.D. stands for “Gonna Overcome Life with Diabetes” and is being held for the second time this summer thanks in part to the gift given in Ledford’s honor. In addition, Ledford was awarded the only scholarship

given this year by the North Carolina Hospital Volunteers (NCHV), the $1,000 Marion S. Sharkany Health Career Scholarship for 2010. He will be honored for his achievements at the NCHV annual conference in Greensboro in September. Ledford volunteered last summer as a nurse helper in the Operating Room and PACU (post anesthesia care unit), as an assistant in the patient education department, and with Camp G.O.L.D. Rush for diabetic youth. Ginger Dancy, director of volunteer services at RHI, noted that Ledford volunteered a total of 157 hours last summer while the average teen volunteer gave 32 hours of service during that

Hospice Notes

Hospice of Rutherford County has announced upcoming camps and support groups for the community. n Camp Rainbows: June 5 and 6, for any child ages 8 to 13 who has lost a loved one. n Grace Support Group: For anyone caring for a loved one, Grace is conducted the first Tuesday of each month from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Rutherford Life Care and the third Friday of each month from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Rutherford County Senior Center. Adult care services are available on Tuesday evenings. Friday, May 21, features Sgt. Mike Summers from the Sheriff’s Department discussing Project Life Saver; on June 1, Kay Sheets will present gentle yoga. n Hope Support Group: Mondays beginning July 6 at 6 p.m. at the Center of Living for any adult in the community who has lost a loved one. Offered at no cost. n On My Own Series: June 24 at 1:30 p.m. at the Carolina Event and Conference Center. Lt. Chris Adkins will conduct a personal safety course. n Promise Support Group: Conducted quarterly for anyone who has lost an adult child. Offered at no cost. n Volunteer Training: July 12 through 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Carolina Event and Conference Center. n Widow/Widower’s Lunch Bunch Meeting: Third Friday of each month at the Carolina Event and Conference Center from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for anyone in the community who has lost a spouse. Cost for lunch is $5. Participants must register in order to reserve lunch.

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same time. “Justin is an exceptional teen and many aspects,” said Dancy. “He exemplifies all the quality characteristics that the 2010 Youth volunteer for Rutherford County should possess. He’s an accomplished young man who is to be admired.” Ledford is a graduate of the ReACH program at Isothermal Community College and plans to attend Gardner-Webb this fall. His future plans include becoming an Endocrinologist. The day camp, for kids with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, is set for Saturday, June 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Foothills Family Campground in Harris. For details or to register for the camp, call 286-5501.

Halo nominees sought FOREST CITY — Family Resources’ Child Care Resource & Referral is now accepting nominations for the 2010 HALO (Helping Advance Little Ones) Award for outstanding childcare professionals in Rutherford and Polk County. Nominees must be childcare professionals who have been employed at the same center or home for three or more years. Nominations must be made by a parent or guardian and be received at CCR&R by May 28, 2010 at 5 p.m. Nomination Forms are available at the Clara Allen Family Center, 652 South Broadway, Forest City. NC.

GASTONIA – Young women in Rutherford County are eligible to enter this year’s Miss Gastonia Scholarship Pageant and Miss Gastonia’s Outstanding Teen Pageant scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 1, at Gaston College. State pageant officials in Raleigh included Rutherford County in the Gastonia “pageant territory” because there isn’t a Miss North Carolina preliminary competition in the Forest City area, according to Delores Cox, executive director of the Miss Gastonia Scholarship Association. Contestants must live, work,or attend school in a particular multi-county region or “pageant territory” and win a local pageant title to have the opportunity to compete in the Miss North Carolina and Miss North Carolina’s Outstanding Teen Pageants. The Gastonia pageant now serves nine counties in the Southern Piedmont-Foothills region: Gaston, Cleveland, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Catawba, Caldwell, Burke, Rutherford and Polk. Miss Gastonia is for young women ages 17-24, and the Outstanding Teen program is for girls ages 13-17. The phases of competition are interview, talent, swimsuit/fitness wear and evening gown. “We are excited about expanding our pageant program to Rutherford County,” stated Cox. “This gives young women in Forest City and surrounding communities the opportunity to enter our pageant and take the first step to becoming Miss North Carolina and Miss America.” Contestant orientation will be held Tuesday, May 25, and Tuesday, June 8, at 6 p.m. at the Gaston County Public Library, 1555 E. Garrison Blvd., Gastonia. Young women interested in the pageant and their parents are invited to attend one of the meetings to learn more about entry requirements. For more information, call 704-827-7277 or visit www.missgastoniapageant.com.

Cavalier band reunion planned FOREST CITY — Cavalier Band Committee members are inviting everyone who was a member of the Cavalier Band from 1966-1976 to a reunion August 7 in the East High School cafeteria. Described as the Jacobus Years, the committee is mailing invitations to as many band members as possible this weekend. Responses are asked to be returned by June 20. Anyone who doesn’t receive an invitation soon, please call Joanne (Gentry) Midyette 828-8634078 or email:bj@bertandjo.com. Memorabilia from the band years will be display and a special table will feature band members who are deceased.

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Briefly Historical Society book club set RUTHERFORDTON — 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 p.m. at St. John’s Historic Church. The discussion will include reviews of two recent biographies of Jackson, American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House, by Jon Meachan (2007), and Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times, by H.W. Brands (2006). For more information call 447-1474, or by email robinslattimore@att.net.

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Barbecue festival, Craft fair set

TRYON — The Blue Ridge Barbecue & Music Festival, held this year on June 11 and 12 at Harmon Field in Tryon, has become one of the finest food festivals in the country. Interestingly, one of the main reasons for this is that it’s not just about food. One component that helps sets the event apart from other outdoor food festivals is its prestigious arts and crafts show, the Foothills Craft Fair. In its 14th year, this fair has become known for the range and quality of items for sale. The show is juried to bring the best contemporary and traditional crafts as well as fine art. Kelly Sparks, Crafts Fair chair, said that approximately 50 artisans from all across the Southeast will be showing and selling their work at this year’s event.

Among them will be basket weavers from Kingsport, Tn.,, a creator of beautiful wall hangings in metal and glass from Ocala, Fla.,, and a number of talented crafters from the local area. “ There will be works in a broad range of media including wood, stone, metal, fabric, leather, glass, basketry, and clay, and others I probably failed to mention,” Sparks said. “Products include furniture, jewelry, pottery, walking sticks, sculpture,

paintings, candles, soaps, silk flower arrangements, cutting boards, and many more.” Since each item must be hand made by the exhibiting artisan, the Foothills Craft Fair presents a great opportunity for visitors to talk to exhibitors and learn about the artistic process. Some crafters demonstrate their skills while at the Fair, and many are willing to accept special orders. Though the Foothills Craft Fair is a relatively small show, it has established a reputation for quality, variety, and accessibility. Visitors wander in and out of the exhibitor booths set under huge trees along the Pacolet River and find excellent pieces at affordable prices. According to Sparks, the Foothills jury process has been quite successful in producing not only a wide range of products, but also extremely high-quality artisans. Artists and craftsmen understand that their works should be priced to sell and, as a result, this Fair tends to please both exhibitors and attendees. One exhibitor of note at this year’s Fair is Julie McIntyre, of Tryon, who is returning to the Festival as a participant after five years of serving as Chairperson of the Crafts Fair. “The quality of the Craft Fair has been steadily improving, so I am grateful that I met the high standards required by the jury

committee,” she said. The Festival also includes a fantastic lineup of music, a Kids Fun Park with carnival rides and games and, of course, outstanding barbecue with all the trimmings. Gates open at 3 p.m. on Friday and at 10 a.m. on Saturday, closing at 11 p.m. both nights. Admission is $7 for adults. Children 12 and under are admitted free with a paying adult. Admission incudes shuttle parking and all live entertainment. On Friday, Seniors receive a two-for-the-price-of-one discount all day, and kids can have unlimited rides for $10.00 from 3 pm until 7 pm.

RUTHERFORDTON — The Rutherford County Visual Arts Center is taking registrations for summer art workshops for children ages 8 to 14. The workshops will be held June 21-25, July 12-16 and July 26-30, from 9 a.m. to noon. Exploration of a different art each day. The fee is $60 and includes all materials. Applications are available at the Visual Arts Center, 160 N. Main St., Rutherfordton or online at www.rcvag.com. For more information, call 288-5009.

Literary contest entries sought GREENSBORO – The North Carolina Humanities Council, a statewide nonprofit and affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, invites original entries of fiction, nonfiction or poetry for the 2010 Linda Flowers Literary Award. The postmark deadline for submissions is Aug. 15. The Linda Flowers Literary Award is given annually by the North Carolina Humanities Council for unpublished writing that portrays North Carolina, its people and cultures. While authors do not have to be North Carolinians, entries are expected to draw on North Carolina connections and/or memories. There is no entry fee. Entries should be no longer than 2,500 words and five copies of an entry should be submitted. For a complete description and full submission guidelines for the Linda Flowers Literary Award, visit the North Carolina Humanities Council website at www.nchumanities. org. Entries should be mailed to the North Carolina Humanities Council, Attention: Dr. Shelley Crisp, Executive Director, 122 N. Elm St., Suite 601, Greensboro, NC, 27401.

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100 Years of Broadway Thurs. Sept. 16, 7:30 p.m. This revue recreates the greatest moments from the finest shows of the century featuring the actual stars of shows such as The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, CATS, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Jekyll & Hyde. These amazing performers light up the stage with songs from the hit shows in which they starred. Neil Berg presents brilliantly revived arrangements of Broadway classics as well as thrilling numbers from Broadway’s newest hit shows.

Nearly Lear Thurs., Sept. 23, 7:30 p.m. Created by Susanna Hamnett, under the direction of Edith Tankus, this version of the great and tragic story of King Lear is told with a mischievous and tender twist through the eyes of the King’s devoted clown

Norris. An emotional roller-coaster ride that will enchant both lovers of Shakespeare as well as Bard neophytes, Nearly Lear blends exuberant storytelling, music, song, and film with Shakespeare’s rich poetic text to take us firmly into the heart of this great story. Pianafiddle Sat. Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m. Is it bluegrass? Is it jazz? Is it classical, old time, ragtime, or blues? If Pianafiddle is performing, the answer is YES! Beginning only with a familiar tune, violinist/fiddler Adam DeGraff and pianist Randy Morris improvise as they go, blending the traditional, the unwritten, and the spontaneous in compelling performances that range literally from Bach to Bluegrass. Each a consummate concert artist in his own right, DeGraff and Morris bring to the stage an astounding level of technique matched only by their heartfelt passion and daredevil, off-the-cuff, improvisational risk taking.

Chamber Orchestra Kremlin Fri., Feb. 11 7:30 p.m. Chamber Orchestra Kremlin, founded and led by Misha Rachlevsky, has earned national and international recognition as one of Russia’s leading ensembles. Founded in 1991, the orchestra, comprised of some of Russia’s finest young string players, has carved a niche for itself under the creative baton of its founder and music director

Misha Rachlevsky. Whether it is the highly-acclaimed CDs or its mesmerizing concerts, Chamber Orchestra Kremlin’s warmth and high energy create addictive performances that stay with listeners long after the last note has been played. A Second Helping: The Church Basement Ladies Sequel Thurs. March 10, 2 & 7:30 p.m. They’re servin’ it up again at East Cornucopia Lutheran Church! This time around, the year is 1969 and the world is a changin’. As folks protest the Vietnam War and women are demanding equal pay for equal work, the ladies of the Lutheran church basement kitchen are dealing with changes of their own. This heartwarming and hilarious sequel takes us from Missionary Night to a Vikings Super Bowl Sunday as the ladies find strength in each other, dealing with the joys and upheavals from below the “House of God!�

John Davidson Laugh Lines and Love Songs Mon., March 21, 7:30 p.m. For more than 40 years, John Davidson has moved us to laughter, love, and tears on records, film, television, and the Broadway stage. In addition to his live concerts and theatrical performances, John also enjoys personal appearances without all the stage lights and orchestras. Using only a microphone and his guitar or banjo, John shares back-

stage stories, singing love songs, answering audience questions, telling jokes about being a preacher’s son in Hollywood, or quoting Teddy Roosevelt and Will Rogers, two of the American heroes he has portrayed on stage. Join us for a super-personal evening with John Davidson.

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Charlie Daniels Band Thurs., Aug. 12, 7:30 p.m. Fiddler extraordinaire, Charlie Daniels, is bringing his rockin’ country band to The Foundation! A down-home, good-old boy attitude, mixed with hard-edged Southern rock boogie and blues, is what sets the Charlie Daniels Band apart. Their instrumental dexterity can be heard in their free-wheeling country tunes, and especially in their Grammy winning hit, “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.� Make sure you’re in the house when Charlie and the boys bring their rollicking, good-time music to Rutherford County and burn up The Foundation stage. Kathy Mattae Sat., Dec. 4, 2010, 7:30 p.m. Continuing a successful holiday tour tradition, Kathy Mattea brings her spiritual and eclectic Christmas music program, “Songs

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Moment of remembrance honors our fallen heroes Dear Abby: As a nation, we Americans are at our best when we come together bonded by a noble purpose. It is my privilege to invite our citizens to unite for the National Moment of Remembrance at 3 p.m. (local time) tomorrow on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31. Our hope is that your readers will pause at that moment whether at a ballgame or barbecue, in the swimming pool or at the shopping mall, in respectful silence to honor America’s fallen. To unite the country in remembrance, Congress officially established the National Moment of

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Remembrance in 2000. And as has been done in the past, in observance of this National Moment, Major League Baseball games will stop, Amtrak trains will blow their whistles and the National Grocers Association and Food Marketing Institute will have customers and staff pause in more than 30,000 stores throughout our country. Abby, your patriotism and compassion, united with that of your millions of readers,

Denture fixatives can harm balance Dear Dr. Gott: I read with interest about your reader with balance problems. Please research the side effects of Poligrip. Although the reader didn’t mention wearing dentures, I’m passing on some information I found online regarding this issue and the lawsuit. Doctors say too much zinc drives down copper levels in the body, which sets up a chain reaction that affects the spinal cord, making it hard to walk and maintain balance. Small amounts of denture cream are safe, but those whose dentures are ill-fitting or use excessive amounts are at risk of developing zinc toxicity. I have a friend with severe irreversible side effects because of denture creams. It’s worth mentioning. Hope this helps. Dear Reader: More than 35 million people in the United States alone wear dentures. That translates into a potentially huge market for dental adhesives. Procter & Gamble, which trademarks Fixodent, and GlaxoSmithKline, which trademarks Poligrip, have had claims filed against them from residents of all 50 states and Washington, D.C., regarding possible zinc-poisoning symptoms. Hypocupremia (a diminished concentration of

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copper in the blood) and hyperzincemia (a toxic overload of zinc) are the chief complaints presented. The Food and Drug Administration does not require manufacturers to list ingredients on the labels of these two products because they fall into a class 1 category, meaning they are defined as “lowrisk devices.” The FDA categorizes denture adhesives as medical devices intended to be applied to the base of a denture before the denture is inserted in a patient’s mouth to improve denture retention and comfort under the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. While manufacturers are not required to submit marketing applications for most class 1 devices, they still must register and list the device with the agency and comply with other applicable FDA requirements. These requirements include adverse event reporting, manufacturing controls and labeling that is neither false nor misleading. Monitoring is accomplished through mandatory and voluntary reporting protocols.

have helped us — and continue to help us — unite our country in remembrance of our fallen on Memorial Day. We must ensure that their lives, their deaths and the memory of their sacrifice will never be forgotten. So let us stop for a moment at 3:00 (local time) tomorrow and commit to live honoring America’s fallen every day that we breathe the fresh air of freedom in our land of hope and promise. — Carmella la Spada, executive director, White House Commission on Remembrance Dear Carmella: I accept your kind invitation on behalf of myself and

Dear Abby readers everywhere. This act of unity on Memorial Day will be a time of respect, reflection and commitment in memory of the almost 2 million men and women who have died in the service of our nation. Their sacrifices for us live on in each constitutional right we practice, and in our hearts always. Dear Abby: I am 14 and will attend a private high school in the fall. Both of my sisters were star athletes at the same school. I am gifted in both academics and athletics, and I’ll be taking two honors classes. My dad recently pointed out that I am required to

play a sport. I believe if I do, I will be too stressed out and my grades will slip. He wants me to be this “super child” that I am not and go to Harvard. Everyone who knows me overestimates me. How should I approach him to tell him how I really feel? — Pushed to My Limits Dear Pushed to My Limits: If you’re unsure about your ability to carry the load, approach your father as you have approached me. However, before you do, I wish you would take into consideration that participating in a sport can be an effective way of releasing stress — including academic pressure.

Pet center thanks go to TJCA Just a few weeks ago, on Saturday, April 17, Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy and the New Century Scholars in collaboration with the Community Pet Center held an event to benefit the animals of Rutherford County. This event, which included a pet adoption drive, rabies & microchip clinic by Dr. Jill Bradshaw, pet fashion and talent show, bake sale and a hot dog lunch, was very successful on all counts. Six pets were adopted and the bake sale and hot dog lunch raised over $300.00 Contributed Photo for the Community Pet Center. Amazingly, the TJCA students with Angel, a lovely Golden Retriver who got adopted at Pet Food Drive resulted the event. in nearly 800 pounds of kitten, cat, puppy and dog food. Dr. Jill Bradshaw and her if you would like to develop a collaborative staff from Tri-City Animal Clinic also did a program that will allow you and your group Rabies and Microchip Clinic. to make a unique contribution to the goal of The volunteers at the Community Pet saving as many animal lives as possible. Center and the many dogs and cats who have benefitted, or will benefit, from the generosity and support of everyone involved, want to express their appreciation. Community support is what it is all about and the only way that our programs will succeed in assisting needy pets living in our community. Hooray to each and every one of you!

The Pet Project

We welcome opportunities like these to work with the community and, particularly, with students and their teachers. Please contact us

IN THE STARS Your Birthday, May 30, Expanding your range of interests in the year ahead opens up a whole new world to explore and enjoy. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Don’t be disappointed if that ticket to success you’re holding won’t get you very far until you pay the additional fees. CANCER (June 21-July 22) - If you are too lackadaisical about making any decisions, those who know what they want will do your thinking for you, and will come up with all the wrong answers. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - Being undiscriminating about whom you hang out with could be asking for problems. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - If your hopes and expectations are built upon faulty premises, it will be impossible for them to be realized. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - Be mindful of your behavior, because whether you like it or not the spotlight will be focused squarely on you. Whether you win or lose, do so with grace. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) Although it might be merely an innocent flirtation to you, the recipient is likely to read a lot more into it than you had intended, and put you in a very embarrassing position. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) Financial situations could have many hidden dangers lurking in the background. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Instead of worrying about whether or not others will treat you kindly and/or fairly, concentrate more on what to give to them to make their lives easier and happier. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - Give of yourself without expecting anything back in return, and that good rapport you’d like to have with others will automatically be there. In life, you get what you give. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - The best way to deprive someone of their ability to make you feel inferior and deny them of having power over you is to maintain your composure at all times, no matter what. ARIES (March 21-April 19) Inclinations to always be right could cause you to engage in some rather strong debates with others. Don’t let these innate impulses cause you to argue needlessly. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - Being a daydreamer could cause you to see things as you wish them to be instead of looking at life realistically.

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Potato salad is a summer staple Potato salad is a standard summer dish. Made with simple ingredients, it seems impossible to fail, but not everyone can make a good potato salad. I ’m sharing five variations to enjoy. None are fancy, but all are creamy and tangy, and will stand out from plain potato salad. Sweet Potato Salad 2 potatoes 1 sweet potato 3 eggs 2 stalks celery, chopped 1/2 onion, chopped 3/4 cup mayonnaise 1 tablespoon prepared mustard salt and pepper, to taste Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add all potatoes and cook until tender but still firm, about 30 minutes. Drain, cool, peel and chop. Boil eggs. Remove from hot water; cool, peel and chop. Combine the potatoes, eggs, celery and onion. Whisk together the mayonnaise, mustard, salt and pepper. Add to potato mixture, toss well to coat. Refrigerate and serve chilled. — Brenda, Missouri Mock Potato Salad 1 head fresh or frozen cauliflower 4 hard-boiled eggs, chopped 2 ribs celery, diced 2 slices onion, chopped 1 teaspoon yellow mustard 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1 teaspoon pickle relish salt, pepper, garlic powder, dill, to taste

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paprika, to taste parsley, optional Cook cauliflower until tender. Drain and pat dry. Let cool and cut into small pieces. Place in a large bowl. Mix in remaining ingredients except paprika and parsley. Chill 2 hours. Before serving, sprinkle on paprika and garnish with parsley. — Angie, North Carolina Hot Potato Salad 5 slices bacon, diced and cooked until crisp 4 cups sliced cooked potato 2 tablespoons bacon drippings 1-1/2 tablespoons flour 1 tablespoon granulated sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon prepared mustard 1/2 cup cider vinegar 1/2 cup water Cook the bacon; set aside on kitchen paper. Heat bacon drippings and blend in flour, sugar, salt and mustard. Gradually add vinegar and water, stirring constantly until smooth. Continue cooking over low heat, stirring, until thickened. Add potato and heat through, gently stirring to mix. Sprinkle with reserved bacon. — Rhonda, e-mail


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and the Season� to The Foundation. The show, featuring Kathy’s band of stellar musicians in an “unplugged�, acoustic configuration, draws material from her Grammy Award-winning “Good News� album, and from the acclaimed follow-up “Joy for Christmas Day�, and includes the moving “Mary Did You Know.� Also included in the evening’s set is a sampling of her best-loved signature songs: “Love at the Five and Dime�, “18 Wheels and a Dozen Roses�, “455 Rocket�, and “Where’ve You Been?� to name just a few.

magic and music, Enchantment Theatre’s production will take you on a wild ride as Harold jets to Mars (shooting stars, space ships!.), joins a circus (he walks a tightrope) and meets a king in an enchanted garden. (Based on the books by Crockett Johnson) Recommended for grades Pre-K -2nd

Ticket info New season memberships go on sale Tuesday, June 8. Single tickets will go on sale July 13. Season memberships can be purchased by mail, phone at 2869990 or at the Foundation Performing Arts Center Box Office, 286 ICC Loop Road, Spindale. Box office is open Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Or visit www.FoundationShows.org

Multi-cultural festival planned for June 12 FOREST CITY — A multi-cultural festival, sponsored by the Grahamtown Team will be held Saturday, June 12, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Hardin Road Park, Forest City. The third annual event includes music and entertainment on stage all day, craft booths, food booths, free ice cream as long as it lasts, and a number of informational booths on neighborhood and home improvement programs.

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Jon Reep Thurs., Oct. 21, 8 p.m. Comedian Jon Reep may be best known from Dodge Truck’s popular ad campaign as the “Hemi guy�, the redheaded hillbilly who leans out of the beat-up car and utters the now famous line: “That thing gotta Hemi?� Born and raised in Hickory, and a graduate of NC State University, Jon Reep is one of the hardest working comics in America. He was the winner of “Last Comic Standing� in the 5th season. Reep’s “Metro Jethro� show is supersonic energy filled with non-stop characters and clever writing, plus he’s the best redneck dancer since Elvis. Recommended for mature audiences.

James Gregory Fri., Jan. 21, 8 p.m. A world class comedian, James Gregory has taken his show across the country for over 25 years, and returns to the Foundation Performing Arts Center stage funnier than ever. Billed as both “The Funniest Man in America� and the most successful comedian you’ve never heard of, this modern day Mark Twain brings his down-home, hilarious comedy experience that is storytelling at its best.

Dr. Etta – Family Specialist Friday, April 1, 8 p.m. Family Specialist is a new one-woman show from Award

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The Littlest Angel Wed. Dec. 2, 10 a.m., noon “No swinging on the pearly gates.� “Don’t be late for the rehearsal of the Heavenly Choir.� The Littlest Angel has just arrived in Heaven and simply cannot adjust to all the new rules. When the Understanding Angel brings him a wooden box full of childhood treasures from his life on earth, he finally begins to feel a bit more at home. As the Littlest Angel gets used to life in Heaven, he changes his irresponsible ways, but it isn’t until he gives a heartfelt gift to the new born child that he becomes truly angelic. This simple, charming story is a holiday favorite. (Based on the book by Charles Tazwell)Recommended grades K-5th

Otherwise Known As Sheila The Great Wed. Oct. 27, 10 a.m., noon Being a 10 year-old kid is kind of a pain. Having an older sister is really a pain. Being afraid of everything is ‌ well, just plain painful! Sheila Tubman, otherwise known as Sheila the Great, comes of age in ArtsPower’s lively and poignant musical about discovering the person within. (Based on the book by Judy Blume) Recommended for grades 2nd - 5th

Stuart Little Thurs., March 31, 10 a.m., noon Theatre IV brings this merry musical about a noble mouse who jumps headlong into adventures big enough to match any imagination. It turns funny, tender, and exciting, when Stuart Little mixes gorgeous childsize puppets with live actors to work theatrical magic. (Based on the book by E.B. White) Recommended for grades K 3rd

Harold and the Purple Crayon Tues., Nov. 2, 10 a.m., noon One evening, after thinking it over for some time, Harold decided to go for a walk in the moonlight.� As it turned out, there wasn’t any moon that night nor was there a path to walk on, so Harold simply drew them. And thus his journey began. Resourceful and brave, Harold creates the world he wants to explore, using nothing more than a big purple crayon and his sky’s the-limit imagination. Using life-size puppets, masks,

We the People Wed. April 6, 10 a.m. American Government textbooks come to life in this hip new musical revue, setting civics lessons to a rockin’ beat. Students will have a blast learning about democracy, elections, the three branches of government, constitutional amendments and diplomacy. And they’ll leave inspired to get involved and ready to make a difference. Recommended for grades 3rd - 5th Visit www.FoundationShows.

Winning comedian, Etta May. Dr. Etta (Family Specialist) is a hilarious and heartfelt look at the breakdown of the American Family. It’s common sense for the common man. The family of the 21st century is deathly ill, and Dr. Etta has the cure. This two-act play, staged as a seminar, makes you laugh one minute and cry the next.

A new event attraction is a toy train children can ride. Forest City Planner Danielle Withrow says the rubber wheel train is coming to the festival from Charlotte and is the first time such a time has rolled into the county. The festival is sponsored by the Grassroots Arts Program of the North Carolina Arts Council with funding from the state of North Carolina. For more information, call 248-5200.

Leisure Calendar

Sunday, May 30 and Monday, May 31: Spring Festival; Shepherd’s Care event; Lake Lure, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Arts, crafts, great food, entertainment, music and children’s activities Tuesdays and Fridays all season: 7 a.m. Farmers Market; Fairground Road, Spindale; Also Tuesdays, Lake Lure near the beach area Saturday, June 5: National Trails Day, Opening: TRACK Trails, Chimney Rock State Park; Complimentary guided hikes Saturday, June 5: 4 p.m. Gilkey Summerfest Car and Bike Show; Beach bingo, dessert bake-off Sunday, June 6: 3 to 5 p.m. Fun & Crazy Charitable Event/silent auction; Firefly Cove, Lake Lure; Kick-off for 2010 Olympiad; Benefits: new charter school playground equipment, www.hickorynutolympiad.com Friday, June 11 and Saturday. June 12: Blue Ridge Barbecue Festival; Harmon Field, Tryon

Saturday, June 12: 11 a.m. Building Community Multicultural Festival; Hardin Road Park, Forest City Saturday, June 19: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Grillin’ & Chillin’ Event; Cooperative Ext., Spindale, Call 287-6020 to register. Coming in July July 4 Fireworks and events

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