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FOREST CITY — Camp Bud Schiele has been host to many Boy Scouts over the years, but this week, the campers are a little older. The facility is presenting National Camp School for the Boy Scouts of America where leaders from across the country come to learn how to run their own summer programs. “We have scout leaders here from California
to Texas to Florida to Pennsylvania,” said Kirk Setzer, camp administrator. “There are about 200 adults and 25 staffers here with people getting certified to run their own programs.” Scout leaders will learn a variety of camp activities with classes on ten different topics. “We have courses on aquatics - which is canoeing and water safety, etc. - ecology, being
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RUTHERFORDTON — Despite passionate pleas from the president of the Rutherfordton Little League, Town Council would not waive the picnic shelter fees for the group, but three Council members agreed to donate the money to cover the costs. Amy Clark told Town Council she and the Little League board felt the League should be excused from paying the picnic rental fees for a 10-hour period in July during a Challenger baseball tournament. Town Council told Clark it understood her passion, but felt it couldn’t waive the fees for the tournament unless it was going to change the fees policy. Clark said although Little League does a tremendous amount of work at Crestview Park, she believes the organization is always up against a brick wall when it comes to utilizing the Park. Council member Christy Bare reminded Clark when Council has discussed the Crestview Park recently, Little League was its priority in always allowing the teams to have first choice of dates and fields during the season. Councilman Bob Jones told Clark his fellow board members know his position on waiving fees. “If you use the facilities you pay for it,” he said. But Clark said since Little Leagues does such good things for good causes at the park it should be allowed to use the shelters without paying a fee. Jones said if Council starts to waive fees it would be covered up with requests to waive fees for all types of worthy causes. After a lengthy discussion, no one on Council made a motion to approve the fee waiver. It was then that Councilman
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FOREST CITY — Early voting starts today in Rutherford County as Democrats and unaffiliated voters begin to select a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in the state’s Second Primary Election June 22. All polling places will be open across the county. Elaine Marshall and Cal Cunningham are seeking the Democratic party’s nod to face Republican Senator Richard Burr on Nov. 2 in the general election. People eligible to vote on June 22 must be registered Democrats, unaffiliated voters who cast Democratic ballots on May 4 and also any unaffiliated voter who did not vote in the Primary Election May 4. Early voting will be at the Board of Elections office on Fairground Road, Spindale, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Early voting (one stop voting) ends on June 19. Also anyone wishing to vote absentee ballot by mail for the primary should call the Board of Elections at 287-6030. The last day to request an absentee ballot has until June 21 to have the
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ballot back into the BOE office by 5 p.m. or if postmarked by Election Day, no later than three days after the election. On June 14 at noon filing opens for the Rutherford County Board of Education and Soil and Water Conservation Supervisor candidates wishing to seek re-election. Filing ends for the seats on July 2. The three seats up Board of Education re-election are: District 1, Carolyn Keever; District 2, Sherry Hodge, and District 3, Scott Morrow. The Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor, seats up for reelection are the seats held by Forest Dewalt Koone and Shannon Buckley. Please see Voting, Page 6
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Carolina Today House budget advanced
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RALEIGH (AP) — The House’s largest committee has moved a nearly $19 billion spending plan for North Carolina government one step closer to passage. The House Appropriations Committee approved the measure Wednesday after more than five hours of debate and dozens of amendments. The bill now goes to the full House for debate Thursday and the first of two required votes. House Democrats contend the plan for the year starting July 1 attempts to preserve more jobs in the public schools than the Senate plan does. The University of North Carolina system would take a deeper hit, too.
COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Northern Kentucky authorities say a man accused of getting his toddler stepdaughter drunk was earlier convicted of abusing her in North Carolina. Raymond Jackson was charged with first-degree criminal abuse after his wife came home from work May 22 to find her 2-year-old daughter passed out. Doctors at St. Elizabeth Edgewood measured her blood-alcohol level at .259 and sent her on to Children’s Hospital in Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Enquirer reported that at a preliminary hearing for Jackson on Tuesday, Commonwealth’s Attorney Rob Sanders said the former Marine is on probation for a misdemeanor child abuse conviction from Onslow County, N.C., for an incident last year.
Senate OKs debt package RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina would be authorized to borrow $451 million to repair state buildings, improve two engineering schools and buy equipment for higher education in a bill tentatively approved by the Senate. The chamber gave initial approval Wednesday to the debt package by a vote of 32-17. The bill doesn’t require statewide voter approval. A final Senate vote should come Thursday. Most of the debt would go for engineering buildings at North Carolina State University and North Carolina A&T. Bill co-sponsor Sen. Tony Foriest of Alamance County said it’s a good time to borrow with interest rates and construction costs low.
Broadband study eyed RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina lawmakers want to study the impact of allowing cities to offer low-cost Internet service before letting more municipalities get in the business. The Senate Finance Committee approved a bill Wednesday to impose a freeze on cities and towns that want to sell cheaper, faster Internet service than companies offer while a legislative panel researches the issue. The freeze ends either when legislators adopt new rules governing municipal broadband operations or lawmakers go home next year without a decision.
Company to open plant BELMONT (AP) — A South Carolina textile company plans to open a yarn-making operation in a vacant mill in North Carolina, employing about 100 people. Multiple media outlets reported that Jo-Mar Spinning will start the spinning and twisting operation in the former Helms plant in Belmont. The plant closed last year when R.L. Stowe Mills went out of business. Jo-Mar plant manager Joe Ludlum says the company will make carded and combed yarns for knitted and woven products.
Morgan Stanley to hire CHARLOTTE (AP) — A New York financial services firm plans to hire 50 or more people in North Carolina’s largest city for its private banking operation. The Charlotte Observer reports that Morgan Stanley & Co. is adding private bankers who will work with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney financial advisers around the country. Company spokesman James Wiggins said Tuesday that some bankers will be based in brokerage offices nationwide, while others will be based in Charlotte and other central locations.
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S.C. candidate denies second rumored affair COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina lobbyist resigned from a rival political campaign on Wednesday and then became the second man to claim he had a tryst with a Republican lawmaker trying to become the state’s first female governor. Lobbyist Larry Marchant admitted he had no proof to back up his allegation of a one-night stand with state Rep. Nikki Haley in 2008 and her campaign vehemently denied the allegation. The claim became the latest political drama for a state that was roiled when Gov. Mark Sanford made a tearful confession last summer to sneaking out of the country to rendezvous with an Argentine woman. Earlier in the day, Marchant resigned from the campaign of Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer, who is competing with Haley for the GOP nomination in the June 8 primary. “This is a false and outrageous desperate attack from a losing candidate’s paid campaign consultant in the final week of the race,” Haley campaign manager Tim Pearson said in a statement. “As Nikki Haley rises in the polls, the good old boys in Columbia see their taxpayer-funded fraternity party coming crumbling down, and they will say or do anything to hold onto their power,” Pearson said. “This is South Carolina politics at its worst. The people of our state deserve better, and when Nikki Haley is governor, they’ll get it.” Marchant’s claim is the second leveled at Haley in as many weeks. Last week, political blogger Will Folks said he and Haley had an “inappropriate physical relationship” in 2007. Despite dribbling out days of innuendo on his website, including some text messages and phone records, Folks has yet to prove his claims. He was not married at the time of the alleged relationship. Haley, a 38-year-old married mother of two who vows she has been faithful over 13 years of marriage, is a tea party favorite in the four-way race for the GOP nomination to succeed the term-limited Sanford. She has been endorsed by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her rivals privately say their internal polls show her with a lead. The Republican candidates were expected to appear at a forum in Charleston on Wednesday night. The three Democrats were holding a debate in Spartanburg. Even in a state renowned for its dirty politics, Haley has faced more than her share this primary season. On Wednesday, she was preparing to strike back with a television ad set to air the following day. In it, Haley references the rougher side of campaigning. “I’ve seen the dark side of our state’s
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s North Carolina lawmakers grapple with their budget process, several thousand state public school teachers are watching anxiously. Many of them are wondering whether they will have jobs in a few months. That is the reality that faces public school administrators and lawmakers. Everyone knows that the state has to rein in spending. Most now realize that the easy spending cuts are long past. Whatever the state cuts now is going to inflict pain somewhere. State House members were made aware of that this weekend when budget writing committees heard from a teacher who has already been told that she will probably not have a job next year. It has inspired them to try to find ways to help save teachers’ jobs. Can they do that or will they just shift the pain somewhere else? The state has to make some tough choices in order to continue operating. Education is just one function of state government. State lawmakers must find a way to continue to meet our obligations to the people and to do that they will have to deal with the pain somewhere.
Our readers’ views Says oil spill shows costs of no oversight To the editor: I disagree with those who say stop trying to find blame and fix the spill. In the final analysis BP receives the blame. With $69,000,000 income daily, they have the resources to “make the gulf whole.” President Obama has been in office about 1 1/2 years and his administration’s lack of oversight has become very obvious. The lack of oversight is unbelievable if some of the stories are true concerning those Americans who were watching the operation. This is a good example of getting the government out of the way to let business operate; a good example of too small government. It has not always been this way. During the Bush administration there was to be written a new energy policy. Vice President Cheney was to head the commission to write the policy. Cheney had left Halliburton with a $30,000,000 going away present to become Vice President. No one knew who was on the commission to write the new energy policy. You will recall it was done in secret and the other members were never reveled. The new energy policy was revealed. It made the inspectors almost non existent. It allowed the oil companies to drill unencumbered with government oversight.
how to fix the spill. The spill is now the largest environmental catastrophe the country has ever experienced and no one knows when it might stop. It is the best example that I know of lack of government oversight and of getting government out of the way of business. Government has a job to do. If done right, we might have avoided the virtual destruction of the Gulf Coast. Ray Crawford Rutherfordton
Says everyone should thank school teachers To the editor: I wanted to share it with all of you, in honor of all teachers everywhere, especially those who have and will encounter my twin boys, Al and Nick, who will be finish second grade at Pinnacle Elementary on June 10. I do not know the poem’s origin, it was copyrighted in 1980 by. C.F.: A Special Teacher Shaping young minds can be a thankless chore--
A day to day challenge to open each door. But when knowledge shines upon a growing mind, This is now a reward of the greatest kind. A teacher requires the utmost tact and care, For our country’s future rests for a time, right there. For your choice of profession And all that you do, Thank you very much for becoming you! How true is every line is this poem and how I wish there were more teachers like the two that my sons had this school year. Thank you Mrs. Hutchins and Mrs. Lowery and my very own Aunt Norma, a retired school teacher, who shared this poem with me. I wish there were no budget issues facing the teachers and schools, wishful thinking I know, but please do us all a favor and thank the teachers that your children are taught by— thank them for being there and teaching our children. Jennifer R. Carver Rutherfordton
BP has been the most cited, and paid more fines than the rest of the oil companies put together. Yet, under the energy policy written by Cheney and whoever allowed them to continue to get drilling permits — to include off shore deep wells. They had/have no knowledge of
Seems coming to defense of voters can be selective RALEIGH – Surely some mistake has been made. The bill must be wrong. It calls for the state of North Carolina to borrow $451 million, more than half to go toward the construction of new engineering school buildings at N.C. State University and North Carolina A&T State University. And as it has for the past decade, the North Carolina General Assembly would borrow the money without seeking approval of the state’s voters. But it’s not the bill text that is in error. No, the mistake can be found in the list of sponsors. There, at the top of the bill, is a sponsor list that includes state Sen. David Hoyle, Gaston County Democrat,
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longtime co-chair of the powerful Senate Finance Committee and current chairman of the Senate Rules Committee. That would be the same David Hoyle, who just a few weeks ago, said: “What’s wrong with the people being allowed the right to vote on debt that they’re going to be responsible for repaying?” Of course, he wasn’t talking about this massive borrowing bill. He was referring to legislation coming out of a legislative study committee that
would require towns and cities to get voter approval before pursuing publiclyfinanced broadband Internet systems. Just a few towns and cities in North Carolina operate broadband Internet. But one of the towns, Wilson, has a municipal system that is more than six times faster than the local cable system. Cable and other telecommunication companies feel threatened. In 2005, they unsuccessfully sued to try to stop municipalities from providing the service. With no success in the courts, they’ve turned to the legislature. Hoyle proposed a moratorium on municipal Internet systems, but that idea went nowhere. Now, he’s backing a measure to require voter referendums before towns
and cities could build the systems, referendums in which the cable companies would surely run ad blitzes designed to discourage voters from approving the systems. Still, Hoyle’s words ring true enough. What is wrong with taxpayers approving borrowing that they are responsible for repaying? Unfortunately, the state Supreme Court didn’t see it that way when, in the early 1990s, it began allowing local governments to sidestep a constitutional requirement that voters approve debt. Then, earlier in this decade, state legislators joined in the do-not-addvoter debt parade, building a state psychiatric hospital in Butner without a voter referendum. Since then, legislators have borrowed hundreds of millions without seeking
voter approval by using “special indebtedness” that allegedly doesn’t have the backing of taxpayers. (As if taxpayers won’t suffer if government defaults on its debt.) Legislators haven’t asked for voter input on a borrowing package since 2000. The latest proposal to borrow $451 million would continue the trend. But with some legislators now concerned about the plight of voters in municipalities, they’ll certainly want to apply the same principles statewide. An amendment to require a referendum for the borrowing is surely in order. Or, maybe someone will just pull his name from the bill. Mooneyham is executive director of the Capitol Press Association.
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Another smoke grenade found Obituaries By LARRY DALE Daily Courier Staff Writer
FOREST CITY — Another smoke grenade has been found and safely detonated in Rutherford County. The Daily Courier ran an article May 28 about World War II era smoke grenades that were found in a storage shed in Bostic, and that article prompted a visit Tuesday to the Forest City Police Department about a similar device found at a house on McCall Drive. The State Bureau of Investigation bomb squad
was called in to detonate the grenades in both cases. The latest grenade apparently was of World War II extraction too. An FCPD incident report indicates that Tom F. Dechant came to the police department to report that he had found a device that looked like the one he saw in a picture with the Daily Courier article. He said the grenade had been found while he was cleaning up a basement “junk room” in a house being prepared for sale. Dechant reported that the
man who owned the house had served in the Air Force in World War II. The markings on the device said “yellow smoke grenade.” The device apparently would have been rifle fired. The FCPD report says that the Communications Center was notified about the device, as was the Fire Department. The grenade was taken to the Forest City Firing Range and detonated by the SBI. Contact Dale via e-mail at ldale@thedigitalcourier.com
Two men plead in sex offense cases From staff reports
RUTHERFORDTON — Two men accepted plea arrangements in sex-related cases in Superior Court on Wednesday. Danny Franklin Bradley Jr. pleaded guilty to sex offense in a parental role and indecent liberties with a child.
He received two active sentences, one of 29 to 44 months and one of 19 to 23 months. They will run consecutively, so it amounts to a term of 48 to 67 months in a Department of Correction facility. He had been charged with three counts of first-degree sex offense on a child and
three counts of indecent liberties with a child. Also on Wednesday, Richard Ray Waters pleaded guilty to sexual battery. He received an active sentence of 150 days in a DOC facility. He had been charged with first-degree statutory rape of a 13-, 14- or 15-year-old.
Police Notes Sheriff’s Reports n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 127 E-911 calls Tuesday. n Max D. Thompson reported the theft of an air conditioner unit. n Barry Gurley Sr. reported the theft of a camera. n Lynn Jones reported vandalism.
Rutherfordton n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 34 E-911 calls Tuesday.
Spindale n The Spindale Police Department responded to 34 E-911 Tuesday.
Lake Lure n The Lake Lure Police Department responded to seven E-911 calls Tuesday.
Forest City n The Forest City Police Department responded to 71 E-911 calls Tuesday. n Shirley Conner reported a larceny. n Officers of the Forest City Police Department reported a breaking and entering. The incident occurred on Harmon Street. (See arrest of Rodriquez.) n An employee of Smith’s Drug Store, on Main Street, reported an attempt to obtain a controlled substance by fraud. n Officers of the Forest City Police Department reported an assault on a female and a sexual offense. The incident occurred on Lawing Road.
Arrests n Daniel Rodriquez, 24, of Long Branch Road, Forest City; charged with breaking and entering, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia; placed under a $5,000 secured bond. (FCPD) n Paula Jo Stafford, 22, of 461 Hester Mill Road; charged with simple possession of schedule VI controlled substance; released on a written promise to appear. (RCSD) n Tiffany Jean Ferguson, 21, of 272 Whitesides Road; charged with simple possession of schedule VI controlled substance; released on a written promise to appear. (RCSD) n Allison Michelle Smith, 44, of 105 Jaze Lane; charged with trafficking in methamphetamine, felony possession of schedule I controlled substance, felony possession of cocaine, simple possession of schedule IV controlled substance, simple possession of schedule VI controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia; placed under an $80,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Kasey Miranda Branch, 20, of 464 Arrowhead Trail; charged with possession of
methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and simple possession of schedule VI controlled substance; placed under a $23,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Derrick James Allison, 28, of 120 Philbeck St.; charged with driving while license revoked and speed in excess of 25 mph; placed under a $3,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Phillip Searcy, 51, of 2511 Bills Creek Road; charged with assault on a female; released on a $1,000 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Larry David Griffin, 62, of 3901 Huntwood Drive; extradition/ fugitive other state; placed under a $1,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Theresa Yuvonne Sinnard, 49, of 2600 Hynes St.; charged with failure to appear no registration and failure to comply on monies; placed under a $5,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Michelle Leigh Laws, 32, of 1501 Spindale St.; charged with injury to personal property, second-degree trespassing, and assault and battery; placed under a $2,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Misty Leigh Pruitt, 34, of 822 Oakland Road; charged with driving while impaired, no operator’s license, seconddegree trespassing, injury to personal property and assault and battery; placed under a $2,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Carolyn Margarett Cheeseman, 27, of 1317 Walls Church Road; charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana up to ½ ounce; freed on a $500 unsecured bond and a custody release. (RCSD) n Dorothy Bernice Surratt, 23, of 142 Bunker Drive; charged with communicating threats; released on a $500 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Jonathan Albert Miller, 24, of 271 Maple Creek Road; charged with violation of release order; placed
under a $1,500 secured bond. (RCSD) n John Steven Smeal, 24, of Monfredo Street; charged with misdemeanor larceny; placed under a $5,000 secured bond. (RPD) n Jesse Colton Fowler, 16, of 122 Calahan St.; charged with disorderly conduct; freed on a custody release. (RPD)
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Madgeline Perkins, 82, of Spindale, died Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at Autumn Care Nursing Home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Ulysses D. Miller Funeral Service.
Dessie Water Smith, 93, of Rutherfordton, died Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at Rutherford Hospital. Arrangements will be announced by Crowe’s Mortuary.
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Shirley Hutchins Phillips, 57, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., died Saturday, May 29, 2010. Born in Rutherfordton, she was a daughter of James Hutchins and Vandora Crain. She is survived by her husband Donald Phillips; a grandmother, Brite Jolly; a son, Kevin Suttle; two daughters, April Suttle and Crystal O. Hensley; and seven grandchildren.
The Rev. Lee Causby Jr., 80, of 1003 Old Hollis Road, Ellenboro, died Tuesday, June 1, 2010, at Hospice House. The Rev. Causby was born in Rutherford County to the late Leroy Causby and Roxanna Harris Causby. He was a graduate of Liberty Bible College and founded Victory Baptist Church in 1971 of which he faithfully pastored for over 39 years. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Mary Ann Causby; two sons, John Lee Causby and Jerry Dean Causby, both of Ellenboro; two daughters, Carol Johnson and Janet Roach, both of Rutherfordton; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. at Victory Baptist Church with the Revs. Robert Toney, Lawrence W. Toney and Cecil Lovelace officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday at Harrelson Funeral Home. At other times they will be gathered at the family residence. Memorial donations are suggested to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043.
n Larry Timothy Abrams, 36, of 1005 Duncan St.; charged with assault on a An online guest registry at www. female, failure to appear, and harrelsonfuneralhome.com. felony probation violation; placed under a $12,000 secured bond. (SPD) n Billy Joe Gregory, 54, of 112 Ledbetter Road; charged with driving while impaired and failure to stop at stop sign or flashing red light; freed on a custody release. (SPD) n Anthony Lee Arrowood, 32, of 129 Florida Ave.; charged with failure to appear and felony larceny; placed under a $30,000 secured bond. (SPD)
EMS/Rescue n The Rutherford County EMS responded to 31 E-911 calls Tuesday. n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to 16 E-911 calls Tuesday.
Fire Calls n Cliffside firefighters responded to a power line fire. n Ellenboro firefighters responded to a motor vehicle accident. n SDO firefighters responded to a motor vehicle accident.
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Shirley Huchins Phillips Shirley Phillips, 57, of Myrtle Beach, SC, wife of 19 years and mother of three passed away Saturday, May 29, 2010. Shirley was born in Rutherfordton, NC to James Hutchins and Vandora Crain. She is survived by her loving husband, Donald Phillips and grandmother, Brite Jolly; a son, Kevin Suttle and daughters, April Suttle and Crystal O. Hensley. Shirley was a wonderful grandmother to 7 grandchildren. She is predeceased by a brother James William Hutchins (Wormy). She loved every living thing in life. She will be greatly missed. Paid obit.
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Rev. Lee Causby, Jr., age 80, of 1003 Old Hollis Road, Ellenboro, NC, died June 1, 2010 at Hospice House. Rev. Causby was born on February 4, 1930 in Rutherford County to the late Leroy Causby and Roxanna Harris Causby. He was a graduate of Liberty Bible College and founded Victory Baptist Church in 1971 of which he faithfully pastored for over 39 years. He enjoyed bible study and preaching. He was dedicated to his calling as a pastor, husband, father and grandfather. He loved the mountains and viewing God’s wonderful creation. Survivors include his loving wife of 57 years, Mary Ann Causby; two sons, John Lee Causby and wife, Dianne, and Jerry Dean Causby and wife, Tina, both of Ellenboro; two daughters, Carol Johnson and husband, Randy, and Janet Roach, and husband, Randy, both of Rutherfordton; eight grandchildren, Trent Causby and wife, Angie, Christie Koons and husband, Keith, Amy Causby, Andrew Roach, Erin Causby, Todd Johnson and wife, Brooke, Leslie McDaniel and husband, Jerry and Matthew Johnson and wife, Mary Ann; nine greatgrandchildren, Austin Causby, Alyssa Koons, Victoria Koons, Saylor Johnson, Anslee McDaniel, Cayden Roach, Kailyn Johnson, Sage Johnson and Myla McDaniel. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 4, 2010 at Victory Baptist Church with Reverend Robert Toney, Reverend Lawrence W. Toney and Reverend Cecil Lovelace officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Thursday at Harrelson Funeral Home. At other times they will be gathered at the family residence. Memorial donations are suggested to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the family of Rev. Lee Causby, Jr. An online guest registry is available at: www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com Paid obit.
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Deaths Richard Jackson ASHEVILLE (AP) — Richard Jackson, who fielded cars in NASCAR’s top two levels for 26 years, has died. He was 74. Jackson formed Precision Products Racing with his brother, Leo Jackson Jr., in 1974. Bob Pressley drove in what was the NASCAR Late Model Sportsman Division. The team made its Cup debut in 1981 with Dave Marcis at Darlington. Its drivers over the years included Benny Parsons, Harry Gant and Phil Parsons. Phil Parsons won the first race for the team in 1988 at Talladega. Jackson formed Richard Jackson Motorsports in 1990, and its drivers included Rick Mast, Terry Labonte, Jerry Nadeau, Morgan Shepherd and Lance Hooper.
Katherine Henderson Earley Katherine Henderson Earley, age 89, of Railroad Avenue, Rutherfordton, North Carolina died Monday, May 31, 2010 at Hospice House of Forest City. She was born on August 11, 1920 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina and was a daughter of the late Reverend Henry Henderson and Lula Yarborough Henderson; a retired textile employee having worked for many years at Stonecutter Mills Corporation and later Burlington Industries, Caroleen Plant. She was also a lifelong member of Second Baptist Church, Rutherfordton where she was active in all aspects of the church including a former Sunday school teacher and nursery worker. She was also preceded in death by her husband of fifty one years, the late Roland Earley who died in 1991; a son, Raymond Lee Earley, two foster brothers, Conzy Henderson and Frank Laughter and her twin sister who died at birth, Jennie Henderson. Survivors include her daughter, Dianne Earley Byers and her husband, Jerry of Rutherfordton; a sister, Stella H. Wilbanks of Gainesville, GA; a granddaughter, Crystal Byers Garner and her husband, Commander Randy Garner, USN of San Diego, CA; two great-grandchildren, Lindsay Garner and Robert Garner; and her "adopted" daughters, Barbara Sprouse, Sharon Parton and Debbie Sipe. Funeral services will be held at Four o'clock Thursday, June 3, 2010 in The Padgett and King Chapel with Reverend Brandon Wood officiating. Interment will follow in the Sunset Memorial Park. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the mortuary. Memorials may be made to Second Baptist Church, Family Life Center, 191 Green Street, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 or Hospice of Rutherford County, Post Office Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043 or Gideon's International, 420 Worth Lane, Rutherfordton, NC 28139. The Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements and an online guest registry is available at: www.padgettking.com Paid obit.
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Health/education Life Line Screening: Saturday, June 17, at Forest City Foursquare Church, 121 Mitchell St., Forest City; packages start at $139; all five screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete; appointments begin at 10 a.m.; Pre-registration required; call 877-237-1287 or visit www.lifelinescreening.com.
Meetings/other Annual water quality reports for the calendar year 2009 have been completed for the Town of Forest City, Town of Bostic and Concord Community Water System. Reports will be enclosed with bills mailed this month. Additional copies may be obtained at Forest City and Bostic town halls and Concord Community Water System office in Ellenboro. SWEEP (Solid Waste Environmental Education Panel): Friday, June 4, noon, at GDS, 142 Fairgrounds Road; for information, visit www.sweeprecycles.com. Half-price sale: June 3-5, Hospice Resale Store, Forest City; storewide half price sale including clothing, collectibles, housewares, books, furniture and more; also includes selected clothing already priced at 25 cents. Now accepting Visa and Mastercard.
Miscellaneous Breakfast: June 12, 7 to 11 a.m., Whitehouse Community Center; menu includes sausage, livermush, gravy, eggs, potatoes, grits, biscuits, jellies, juice, coffee and tea; adults $5, children $3 (ages 6 to 12), younger than 6 free; sponsoredy by Whitehouse Community Club.
Reunions Hollis School reunion: Saturday, June 5, at Big Springs Baptist Church FLC; doors open at 3 p.m.; meal served at 5 p.m.; $10 person; deadline May 15; call 453-7457 for more information. 14th Annual Green Creek School: Sunday, June 13, 2 to 5 p.m., Green Creek Community Center in Polk County. For information, call Opal Sauve at 828-863-2437. Harris, Longan family reunion: Saturday, July 3, at Crowe Park, Forest City; meet at 10:30 a.m., cook out begins at 1:30 p.m.; Sunday, July 4, family members will gather at New Zion Baptist Church in Henrietta; call 828-980-2075 for more information.
Fundraisers Yard sale: Saturday, June 5, 7 a.m. until, next to Seams to Be Fabric; to benefit leukemia patient Darmie Langley. Race to the Fountain 5K Run/ Walk: Saturday, June 5, starts and finishes beside the fountain in Forest City; proceeds to benefit the Community Pet Center; registration forms at Impact Fitness and the day of the event. Fun day: Saturday, June 12, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., High Shoal Baptist Church, 284 High Shoals Church Road, Henrietta; for all ages with games, hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, dessert and drinks; proceeds to help build a well for those in need in India. For additional information, call 657-6447.
Music/concerts Singing: Sunday, May 16, 6 p.m., Faith Baptist Church, 149 W. Main Ext., Forest City; featuring Joe Kinney. The Pathfinders will be in concert Sunday, May 16, at Piney Knob Baptist Church. Music begins at 6 p.m. Singing: Sunday, May 16, 6 p.m.; Sandy Level Baptist Church; featuring The Royal Quartet. The Chuck Wagon Gang will be in concert Friday, May 21, at Concord Baptist Church, Bostic. Music begins at 7 p.m. Other guest singers include The Royal Quartet, Miles Cooper, Buster Kendrick and Ernie Phillips. Barbecue dinner beginning at 5 p.m. Cost $8 per person. Singing: Sunday, June 6, 7 p.m,, Riverside Baptist Church, Hogan Road, Harris; featuring the Land of the Sky Boys from Asheville. Singing program: Sunday, June 13, 4 p.m., Angel Divine Faith Church, Rutherfordton; featuring the Kings of Joy from Forest City, and other groups. Gospel singing: Sunday, June 6, 6 p.m., Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Rutherfordton; featuring Soldiers for the Cross. Homecoming: Sunday, June 6, Mountain View Baptist Church; Sunday School and worship followed by lunch and singing with the Goode’s Quartet.
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Boy Scout leaders from across the nation gather in the lake at Camp Bud Schiele for lessons on how to teach scouts about boating safety and canoeing techniques at their own camps.
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a camp chaplain, management for camp directors, a program director’s course, a commissioner’s course, the high and low ropes course and trek which is about high adventure with rafting, hiking, camping and other scouting skills covered,” Setzer said. The southern region for the Boy Scouts of America — which covers states from Texas to Virginia — has about eight of these leadership camps per year. Nationally, the BSA hosts about 25 of the camps annually. “This is the first camp we’ve had at Bud Schiele like this since 2005,” Setzer said. “It’s important for many of these leaders to get certified so they can have an accredited program
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Cunningham is from Lexington,. He is a former State Senator and a captain in the Army Reserve. He served a one-year tour in Iraq and was a lead military prosecutor, earning a Bronze Star for cracking down on contractor crimes that harmed the mission and wasted taxpayer dollars. In November 2000, Cunningham was elected to the North Carolina State Senate, representing Davidson, Rowan and Iredell counties. In the Senate, he worked on privacy legislation, campaign reform, the patient’s bill of rights, the clean smokestacks bill, class size reductions, and preservation of farmland.
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Terry Cobb, who has a long history supporting and working with Little League, said he couldn’t make a motion to waive the fees, but that he and his wife would personally pay the $35 for the rental fees for the Challenger event, a tournament for physically or mentally handicapped ball players from several counties. Mayor Jimmy Dancy and Councilman Jones told Clark they would chip in and share the cost with Cobb. Dancy suggested Clark seek sponsors to pay the cost next year. Crestview Park was also the subject of another discussion as Council accepted a recommendation from the Recreation Trust Fund to approve an expenditure from the fund of $13,660 to repave the four tennis courts at the park. Bare said in the future the Rutherford County Board of Education and the schools that utilize Crestview Park’s tennis courts for its school play should pay the bills, too. “It is unfair for the citizens of Rutherfordton,” Bare said, to allow
at their individual camps across the nation.” Setzer explained that the certifications earned by scout leaders this week will be good for five years. The normal camp program lasts seven days for certifications. After the five year period is up, leaders can get recertified by taking a shorter, four day course. At the high and low ropes course, scout leaders were practicing rescue operations to help stranded climbers. “This is my time to be dramatic,” said Danny Edwards, a local scout leader. “I get to play the victim over here while they all try to rescue me.” Edwards was suspended in the air about 30 feet and had to go limp while fellow leaders from around the country and region tried their hand at climbing up and rescuing him by low-
ering him safely to the ground. Sheri Shank, a scout leader from the Pittsburgh, Pa., area, hooked series of carabiners and ropes to the course and eventually lowered Edwards to the ground. “Okay,” she yelled, “Now somebody come and rescue me!”
He served as vice chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and on the Senate’s education committees. He has since served on the Executive Committee of the North Carolina Democratic Party. Marshall, North Carolina’s Secretary of State, made history by being the first woman elected to the Council of State in 1997. She earned her law degree from Campbell University in 1981 and distinguished herself as a tough advocate for her clients in the courtroom, where she represented women who were victims of domestic violence. In 1993-1994, Marshall served in the North Carolina Senate, where she was named Rookie of the Year and listed among Legislators to Watch by the News & Observer. Board of Elections Director Debbie
Bedford said she doesn’t expect the Second Primary election to be very busy in Rutherford County, although the cost will be about $12,000 to $15,000.
the schools to play at the town’s courts paid for by the town citizens without paying for the play. Bare said the schools are neglecting their own facilities and are using “ours and won’t pay for it.” Finance Officer Rush Scherer said R-S Middle and Chase Middle have recently paid $200 toward the use of the tennis courts but R-S Central has not paid the bills sent by Scherer. Bare also said in the future the tennis courts should be maintained more often in order to keep them in good playing order. In a third Crestview related matter, domestic animals will no longer be allowed in several places at Crestview Park after Council amended its ordinance regarding Domestic Animals. Dogs aren’t allowed on the tennis courts, basketball courts, in the bathrooms, concession stand area, picnic shelter, or the baseball, softball and playing fields. Properly registered service animals will be allowed to assist people. Also animals are not allowed to run at large in any area of Crestview Park, the owners must clean up after the dog and dispose of waste by sealing it in a plastic bag and placing in the trash receptacle.
Council tabled a request from SWEEP (Solid Waste Environmental Education Panel) representative Patricia Kuess to give $500 for the recycling efforts in the R-S Middle School and also at Rutherfordton Elementary. The $500 will be used to purchase 14-gallon bins for every classroom at the elementary school and also the middle school. Council asked Kuess to get exact numbers of the trash bins needed and they will look at the request again in July. Also Wednesday night, Council: n set a public hearing July 7 at 5:30 p.m. to discuss the possibility of a permanent street closing for a portion of Woodland Circle. Hal and Penny Davis, residents, will pay the cost of advertising the public hearing; and, n Accepted a $13,333 planning grant from the North Carolina Rural Center to study sewer rates. The grant comes from the North Carolina Rural Center’s Clean Water Partners Infrastructure. The town’s portion of the grant will be $6,667 which is included in the Sewer Enterprise Fund for 2010-2011. The study begins on July 1.
Leaders started their training on Saturday and the courses will continue until Friday. “For some of our leaders, this is their last chance to get certified before they start their own summer camp season,” Setzer added. “Some of these folks are leaving here Friday to go straight to open their camps for the summer season.” Contact Baughman via e-mail at sbaughman@thedigitalcourier.com.
Rutherford County is required to pay some of the costs of election once paid for by the state. The county is responsible to pay for the programming coding of the election. Bedford said the cost will for the June 22 election will be minimal as possible, however, at least three people will be required at each voting precinct and there must be two voting machines at each precinct. All precincts will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on election day. Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@ thedigitalcourier.
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The Game Behind The Game East Rutherford to hold football camp FOREST CITY — East Rutherford High is holding a two-day football camp on June 14 and 15. The cost is $25 per student and the camp is open to children from Kindergarten to 8th grades. Please call 245-6424 and speak with Coach Clint Bland for more information.
Matt Roberts wins Player of the Year CHICAGO — Graham High senior Matt Roberts has been named the Gatorade North Carolina Baseball Player of the Year. The award is a collaboration with The Gatorade Company and ESPN Rise. The 6-foot-1, 200-pound catcher hit .500 with 11 HRs and 56 RBI with the Red Devils (20-11). Roberts has signed his letter of intent to play baseball on scholarship at the University of North Carolina, but is projected as an early round selection in this month’s Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Graham will face East Rutherford in the 2A NCHSAA State Championship Series beginning on Friday, June 4.
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East Rutherford’s Bobby Reynolds, above, has won titles at every level he’s been a part of — as a high school player, Legion player, high school coach and Legion coach. A win over Graham in the 2A NCHSAA State Championship Series, this weekend, would be Reynolds’ fifth at East Rutherford. Reynolds, left, talks things over with Dakotah Thomas in this file photo. Garrett Byers/Daily Courier
2A title tilt features two very different coaches By SCOTT BOWERS Daily Courier Sports Editor
FOREST CITY — There are always interesting matchups to watch within any game, or contest. This weekend’s NCHSAA 2A State Baseball Championship Series is no different. East Rutherford’s head coach, Bobby Reynolds enters the series with four state titles and 397 career wins at East Rutherford over 17 years. In
addition to his high school record, Reynolds has won 553 games with the Cherryville and Gastonia Legion teams (No. 2 in the state for Legion wins) and four state titles. The Cavaliers (28-2) opponent will be the Graham Red Devils (20-11), who will be lead to the field by second-year head coach Chad Holland. This is the first-ever trip to the state finals for Graham High and Holland. The difference in experience could be a factor, but, according to Coach
CONCORD (AP) — The owners of Lowe’s Motor Speedway have dropped their lawsuit against a North Carolina city and county as talks continue on settling a multimillion-dollar incentives deal. The Charlotte Observer reported Charlotte Motor Speedway and its parent company, Speedway Motorsports Inc., have dropped their lawsuit against Concord and Cabarrus County. Speedway attorney Jared Gardner says his clients can refile the lawsuit if talks don’t work out. The speedway sued in September, demanding repayment for $4 million worth of road work and other improvements around the Concord track and a nearby dragway. The local governments had agreed in 2007 to $80 million in incentives to keep the speedway in Concord. The lawsuit was filed after the two sides disagreed over the terms of the incentives.
Local Sports BASEBALL Coastal Plain League 7 p.m. Martinsville at Forest City
On TV 8 a.m. (ESPN2) Tennis French Open, Women’s Semifinals. From Paris. 1 p.m. (ESPN) College Softball NCAA World Series, Game 1: Teams TBA. 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) College Softball NCAA World Series, Game 2: Teams TBA. 7 p.m. (ESPN2) College Softball NCAA World Series, Game 3: Teams TBA. 9 p.m. (WSOC) (WLOS) NBA Basketball Finals, Game 1: Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers 9:30 p.m. (ESPN2) College Softball NCAA World Series, Game 4: Teams TBA. 10 p.m. (TS) MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers.
Reynolds, only in some specific situations. “It’s a little more precise than that. I think the difference is maybe in that 1-0 game, that tight game. You’ve got to make some choices that could make a difference,” said Reynolds. “That first game sets a tone, so, a mistake there can cost you the whole series.” Reynolds has seen more than enough baseball to know that most games Please see Coaches, Page 9
Atlanta Braves shortstop Yunel Escobar clears Philadelphia Phillies’ Wilson Valdez as he turns a double play on a Chase Utley ground ball during the third inning of a baseball game in Atlanta, Wednesday. Associated Press
Infante’s RBI single carries Braves ATLANTA (AP) — Chipper Jones was on the bench, nursing an injured finger. Bring on Omar Infante, the latest player to come through for a team that can do no wrong. Infante lined a two-out, run-scoring single in the eighth inning to back Derek Lowe’s best outing of the season, leading the Atlanta Braves to their eighth straight win, 2-1 over the slumping Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday. The Braves finished off a three-game sweep of the defending NL champions and increased their lead in the East Division to 2½ games as they headed off on an 11-game road trip that could determine if they’re a true contender for their first playoff appearance since 2005. “We can make something special here,” Martin Prado said. “We’re going to be a surprise.” Lowe (8-4) went eight innings in his longest outing of the season, allowing six hits and the only Philadelphia run. Billy Wagner worked a scoreless ninth for his ninth save. Jose Contreras (2-2) took the loss, giving up only his second run in 16 2-3 innings and snapping a streak of 13 straight scoreless outings. Manager Charlie Manuel was livid at Please see Braves, Page 9
Atlanta Braves’ Omar Infante drives in the go ahead run with a base hit in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Atlanta, Wednesday. The Braves won 2-1. Associated Press
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Owls hold ring Scoreboard ceremony tonight BASEBALL National League
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FOREST CITY — The Forest City Owls will host its annual Alumni Night to welcome back all former Forest City-Rutherford County Owls. The pre-game ceremonies will begin at 6:30 p.m., prior to the Owls game against the Martinsville Mustangs. The big moment will arrive when the team hands out the 2009 Coastal Plain League Championship rings to players of the 2009 Forest City Owls. Many of the 2009 team will be in attendance including Wade Moore and Spencer Patton, along with members of the current 2010 team, who played on the 2009 championship team. The game begins at 7 p.m.
Celtics, Lakers chase history with 2010 NBA Finals
East Division W L Pct 31 22 .585 28 24 .538 27 26 .509 27 26 .509 26 27 .491 Central Division W L Pct Cincinnati 31 22 .585 St. Louis 30 23 .566 Chicago 24 29 .453 Pittsburgh 22 31 .415 Milwaukee 21 31 .404 Houston 18 34 .346 West Division W L Pct San Diego 31 21 .596 Los Angeles 31 22 .585 Colorado 28 24 .538 San Francisco 27 24 .529 Arizona 20 34 .370 Atlanta Philadelphia Florida New York Washington
GB — 2 1/2 4 4 5 GB — 1 7 9 9 1/2 12 1/2 GB — 1/2 3 3 1/2 12
Tuesday’s Games Pittsburgh 3, Chicago Cubs 2 Florida 6, Milwaukee 4 Atlanta 7, Philadelphia 3 Houston 8, Washington 7 Cincinnati 9, St. Louis 8 N.Y. Mets 4, San Diego 2 L.A. Dodgers 1, Arizona 0, 10 innings Colorado 2, San Francisco 1, 11 innings Wednesday’s Games Atlanta 2, Philadelphia 1 L.A. Dodgers 1, Arizona 0, 14 innings N.Y. Mets at San Diego, late Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, late, rain delay Milwaukee at Florida, late Washington at Houston, late Cincinnati at St. Louis, late Colorado at San Francisco, late Thursday’s Games Washington (J.Martin 0-1) at Houston (Moehler 0-2), 2:05 p.m. Milwaukee (Capuano 0-0) at Florida (Jo.Johnson 5-2), 7:10 p.m. Atlanta (Medlen 2-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Kuroda 5-3), 10:10 p.m. Friday’s Games Cincinnati at Washington, 7:05 p.m. San Diego at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. San Francisco at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Florida at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Houston, 8:05 p.m. Milwaukee at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. Colorado at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. Atlanta at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay 7, Toronto 6 Boston 9, Oakland 4 Kansas City 6, L.A. Angels 3 Texas 9, Chicago White Sox 6 Seattle 7, Minnesota 1 Wednesday’s Games Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, late Detroit 3, Cleveland 0 Tampa Bay at Toronto, late Oakland at Boston, late L.A. Angels at Kansas City, late Texas at Chicago White Sox, late Minnesota at Seattle, late Thursday’s Games Baltimore (Millwood 0-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 4-3), 1:05 p.m. Cleveland (D.Huff 2-6) at Detroit (Porcello 4-5), 1:05 p.m. Oakland (Bre.Anderson 2-1) at Boston (Wakefield 1-3), 1:35 p.m. L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 4-2) at Kansas City (Greinke 1-6), 2:10 p.m. Texas (C.Lewis 4-3) at Chicago White Sox (F.Garcia 4-3), 8:10 p.m. Minnesota (Pavano 5-5) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 2-4), 10:10 p.m. Friday’s Games Boston at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Tampa Bay at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. Detroit at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. Minnesota at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.
BASKETBALL NBA FINALS Boston vs. L.A. Lakers Thursday, June 3: Boston at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m. Sunday, June 6: Boston at L.A. Lakers, 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 8: L.A. Lakers at Boston, 9 p.m. Thursday, June 10: L.A. Lakers at Boston, 9 p.m. x-Sunday, June 13: L.A. Lakers at Boston, 8 p.m. x-Tuesday, June 15: Boston at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m. x-Thursday, June 17: Boston at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m. x- if needed.
SEATTLE MARINERS_Announced the retirement of OF Ken Griffey Jr. TORONTO BLUE JAYS_Acquired RHP Ronald Uviedo from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for LHP Dana Eveland. National League PITTSBURGH PIRATES_Promoted RHP Jimmy Barthmaier from Bradenton (FSL) to Altoona (EL). SAN DIEGO PADRES_Reinstated OF Scott Hairston from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF Luis Durango to Portland (PCL). Atlantic League LONG ISLAND DUCKS_Signed RHP Julio Guerrero. Can-Am League PITTSFIELD COLONIALS_Signed RHP Kyle Zaleski. WORCESTER TORNADOES_Released RHP Eric Williams. United League AMARILLO DILLAS_Placed INF Andrew Wong on the voluntary retirement list. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association TORONTO RAPTORS_Named P.J. Carlesimo assistant coach. Women’s National Basketball Association TULSA SHOCK_Signed F Ashley Walker. FOOTBALL National Football League ST. LOUIS RAMS_Named La’Roi Glover director of player programs. Declined to sign S Oshiomogho Atogwe, making him an unrestricted free agent. Canadian Football League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS_Signed DB Jason Tate, LB Marcellus Bowman, RB Guillaume Senecal, DL Chris Greaves and WR Cory Watson. HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS_Signed D Sheldon Brookbank to a two-year contract. VANCOUVER CANUCKS_Signed G Cory Schneider. SOCCER MLS SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC_Signed M Michael Seamon. COLLEGE NCAA_Suspended Louisville baseball coach Dan McDonnell three games for inappropriate conduct a Big East tournament semifinal game against St. John’s. METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE_ Approved the contract extension of commissioner Richard J. Ensor through June 30, 2013. Named Fairfield president Rev. Jeffrey von Arx and Saint Peter’s president Dr. Eugene Cornacchia chair and vice chair, respectively, of the Council of Presidents through June 2012 and Niagara athletic director Ed McLaughlin and Rider associate athletic director/senior woman administrator Karin Torchia chair and vice chair, respectively, of the Committee on Athletic Administration for the 2010-11 academic year. ARIZONA STATE_Announced has taken away the interim tag from baseball coach Tim Esmay. BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN_Named Kimball Cassady softball coach. CATAWBA_Added women’s lacrosse to its athletic program, beginning in the 2011-12 academic year. EAST CAROLINA_Named Fred Applin, Ann Hancock and Shay Hayes women’s assistant basketball coaches, and named Carol Sciaretta director of women’s basketball operations. GEORGETOWN_Named Douglas Goodwin defensive line coach. HIGH POINT_Named Brian Reese men’s assistant basketball coach. Named Vici Pate Flesher women’s golf coach. LOUISIANA TECH_Named Derrick Jones men’s assistant basketball coach. MAINE_Signed men’s hockey coach Tim Whitehead to a three-year contract extension. UNLV_Named Liam Connors men’s assistant soccer coach.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Kobe Bryant joined the Lakers and Paul Pierce landed with the Celtics in the late 1990s, they both learned most of what they needed to know about their franchises’ histories and expectations simply by looking at the forests of fabric high above the court. These teams only hang banners for championHOCKEY ships, and they’re usually in big groups. Multiple titles are the only metric of success, the STANLEY CUP FINALS only validation still Chicago 2, Philadelphia 0 Saturday, May 29: Chicago 6, Philadelphia 5 interesting to Bryant Monday, May 31: Chicago 2, Philadelphia 1 and Pierce. Bryant is Wednesday, June 2: Chicago at Philadelphia, late trying to accomplish American League Friday, June 4: Chicago at Philadelphia, 8 p.m. the rarest of NBA x-Sunday, June 6: Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 East Division p.m. feats for the second W L Pct GB x-Wednesday, June 9: Chicago at Philadelphia, Tampa Bay 35 18 .660 — time in his career, 8 p.m. New York 32 20 .615 2 1/2 x-Friday, June 11: Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 while Pierce’s Celtics Toronto 31 23 .574 4 1/2 p.m. Boston 30 23 .566 5 get their first chance x- if needed. Baltimore 15 37 .288 19 1/2 when the NBA finals Central Division W L Pct GB begin Thursday night Minnesota TRANSACTIONS 31 21 .596 — at Staples Center. Detroit 26 25 .510 4 1/2 Chicago 22 29 .431 8 1/2 Wednesday’s Sports Transactions “It’s going to mean Kansas City 22 31 .415 9 1/2 Cleveland 19 31 .380 11 everything for my BASEBALL West Division career, because a lot W L Pct GB American League 27 24 .529 — CLEVELAND INDIANS_Claimed RHP Shane of guys have won one, Texas Oakland 28 25 .528 — Lindsay off waivers from the New York Yankees and not many have Los Angeles 26 28 .481 2 1/2 and optioned him to Kinston (CAR). Transferred Seattle 20 31 .392 7 OF Grady Sizemore from the 15-day to the won a couple,� Pierce 60-day DL. said Wednesday Tuesday’s Games NEW YORK YANKEES_Activated C Jorge N.Y. Yankees 3, Baltimore 1 Posada from the 15-day DL. Optioned 1B-DH before Boston pracCleveland 3, Detroit 2 Juan Miranda to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). ticed at Staples Center. Pro basketball’s most successful franchises are together in the NBA finals for the second time in three years and the 12th time overall. These Phil Jackson. teams will have won 33 of the league’s 64 titles when they finish a potentially fascinating series with plenty of modern subplots. “We’re always focused on winning a championship,� Bryant said. “And when you do it, you want to do it again and again.� Bryant is enjoying a dynamic postseason despite hobbling through injuries during a third straight finals run by his remarkably steady Lakers, who are 8-0 at home in the playoffs and haven’t even trailed in a series. Boston’s swift rise from a 50-win regular season as a No. 4 seed has been even more surprising, with Rajon Rondo making a quantum leap into stardom during what might be the last stand for Boston’s Big Three of Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Associated Press Ray Allen. Seattle Mariners’ Ken Griffey Jr. flies out to end the baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in the ninth But on the biggest scoreboard of all, the one these inning in Seattle in this May 6, 2010, file photo. players claim they seldom check, it’s Celtics 17, Lakers 15. Don’t expect fans in either basketballcrazy city to forget that score when their team takes it all again. And just in case the Staples Center fans didn’t SEATTLE (AP) — Ken Griffey retire, I told the Mariners when Griffey was hitting only .184 have enough reason to go crazy in Game 1, Pierce Jr. retired Wednesday night, I met with them prior to the with no homers and seven RBIs threw out the first volley against his own homeending one of the great careers 2009 season and was invited this year and recently went a town. in baseball history. back that I will never allow week without playing. “Our fans are, I want to say, a little bit more The 40-year-old Griffey told myself to become a distraction,� Griffey was a perennial Allknowledgeable to the game,� said Pierce, a Lakers the Mariners that he was done Griffey said in a statement. Star outfielder and ranks fifth fan growing up in Inglewood. “I think a lot of “I feel that without enough on the career home run list with celebrities come here to get out of the house (rath- playing, and manager Don 630. He won an MVP award and er) than to watch a game — to see the other celeb- Wakamatsu made the announce- occasional starts to be sharper ment before Seattle faced was a Gold Glover. rities. It’s an interesting crowd, whereas I think SM coming off the bench, my continMedicare Supplement ued presence as a player would Minnesota. The only thing missing on his our fans really come to watch the actual game.� Blue Original Medicare coversIonly of yourable medical “While feela portion I am still to expenses. be an unfair distraction to my resume was a trip to the World Most players on both teams already have jewwith our most popular plan (Plan F) makecoverage a contribution on the field teammates and their success as Series. elry after Boston beat Los Angeles in six gamesGet in additional for people age 65 and over.1 and nobody in the Mariners a team is what the ultimate goal A star from the get-go, he 2008, and the Lakers routed Orlando last season. front office has asked me to should be,� he said. played 22 years in the majors. But just one ring isn’t enough now.
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Williams exits French Open with loss to Stosur
PARIS (AP) — Serena Williams is usually the one who saves match points, not wastes them. Who seizes control of an exchange, not cedes it. Who turns up her game at Grand Slam time. Except at the French Open, the lone major tournament she’s won only once and where she’s now gone seven years without even reaching the semifinals. The No. 1-ranked Williams dropped 17 consecutive points during one stretch, climbed all the way back to within a point of victory, then faded late and lost to No. 7 Samantha Stosur of Australia 6-2, 6-7 (2), 8-6 Contributed Photo on Wednesday in the Roland Garros quarterfinals. Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy seniors Brannon McDowell, left, and “Had I played better for two minMurphy D’Oyen were selected as the male and female Athletes of the Year in cerutes, maybe the result could have emonies held on May 25. McDowell will play football for Wingate University in the been different. But it didn’t work fall, while D’Oyen will be attending Appalachian State. out,” said Williams, who missed a forehand by an inch or so when she held a match point at 5-4 in the final set. “Just wasn’t playing well today. Last year, I choked. I guess it’s a redundant story with me.” Continued from Page 7 The upset was Stosur’s second in a row — she eliminated four-time are won inside the diamond, and that champion Justine Henin in the anything can happen once the games fourth round — and came a day after begin on Friday. men’s No. 1 and defending champion “This is a good club (Graham), okay. Roger Federer was stunned by Robin They have played some quality 4A Soderling. teams. They come in with 10 or 11 “It’s not over yet,” said Stosur, a losses, but those are against good ball tour-best 19-2 on clay this season clubs,” said Reynolds. and a 2009 French Open semifinalEast Rutherford, which plays out of ist. “I want to definitely try and keep the South Mountain 3A/2A Athletic going.” Conference is no stranger to quality In keeping with the run of surprises opponents. at this wide-open French Open, No. “I think it (the 2010 Cavaliers 22 Jurgen Melzer of Austria came schedule) has made a difference,” back to beat No. 3 Novak Djokovic Reynolds said. “We played, I think, 3-6, 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (3), 6-4 in the last six 2A clubs all season long. We play men’s quarterfinal. in one of the two or three split 2A-3A Melzer, at 29 the oldest man left, conferences, so, we see a lot of 3A never before won a match after losing clubs throughout conference play, the first two sets — and never made yeah, I think that makes you a little it beyond the third round at any Garrett Byers/Daily Courier Grand Slam tournament in 31 previbetter.” The trip to Raleigh will be the sevEast’s Drew Reynolds, above in this file ous tries. enth trip to a championship series for photo, will make his second title series His reward? A semifinal Friday Reynolds. When asked about the dif- appearance with his father, Bobby. Drew against four-time champion Rafael won the 2007 1A title as a member of ference going into the 2010 series, as Nadal, who eliminated No. 19 the Cherryville baseball team. opposed to previous trips, Reynolds Nicolas Almagro 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3), 6-4. offered his unique perspective. Nadal, who lost to Soderling in last “The difference is that we returned Saturday, and if needed, Game 3 will year’s fourth round, extended his with so much inexperience,” said be at 5 p.m., Saturday. All games will current winning streak on clay to 20 Reynolds. “This is a young group. We matches. be broadcast live by WCAB AM 590 came back with some solid pitching, In one women’s semifinal Thursday, in Rutherfordton. but in the other areas of the game we Stosur will play No. 4 Jelena were an inexperienced bunch. Jankovic, who got past unseeded Graham Red Devils “We got the guys into a fall wooden Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan bat league in Asheville and they won FOREST CITY — Attempts to 7-5, 6-4. No. 5 Elena Dementieva will the fall league tourney, and we came reach Graham head coach Chad face No. 17 Francesca Schiavone in back and worked hard throughout Holland were unsuccessful, however, the other. the winter.” The Daily Courier was able to speak None of the four women left has This will also be the second trip with Graham Athletic Director Mike to the state finals for Reynolds’ son, Williams. Drew. “This group has played with a lot “I look at Drew as a player-coach. of heart,” Williams said, when asked We ride in the truck together and about the Red Devils 2010 baseball Continued from Page 7 talk strategy and situation,” Reynolds team. “They are just a good bunch said. “Ours (relationship) might be of kids and the whole community is his team, saying the players have less father-son and more like two really excited for them and for the shown no sense of urgency to end coaches. I am happy to see his hard opportunity to play for the title.” work paying off. The thing of it is, I Williams noted that Coach Holland their slide. He showed his displeasure get close to all the players.” worked for four years as an assistant before the game when he spotted several of them gathered around a East must prepare itself for the baseball coach and JV coach before television, watching the movie “Gran larger confines of Doak Field, where taking over the varsity baseball proTorino.” He ordered the clubbies to the tournament will take place. gram for the 2009 season. The 2007 Cavaliers defeated North Williams also talked highly of UNC shut it off. That didn’t stop the Phillies from Lenoir at Doak. signee and catcher Mike Roberts. losing their fourth in a row and ninth “The thing of it is, a home run is no “He has a great work ethic and he is in 11 games. They haven’t scored longer 330 in right, a home run is no a class act,” Williams said. more than three runs during that longer 360 like it is here in centerOn Wednesday, it was announced span. field,” said Reynolds. “We can’t take that Roberts had been selected as “I see a whole lot of cockiness and anything for granted. the 2010 Gatorade North Carolina big-headedness and complacency,” “The ability to survive to this point, Baseball Player of the Year. Manuel said. “Just because we did is I think, a credit to our program. In press accounts, Coach Holland something last year doesn’t mean To be able to survive the single elimi- sang the praises of his senior catcher. we’re going to do it this year.” nation rounds in six of the last nine “He has been a high-profile athPhiladelphia never led in the series years. You look at Bunker Hill —they lete since he stepped foot on this against the Braves and wasted a were 29-0 and I felt we were heading campus,” Holland said. “But, he has strong outing by Kyle Kendrick, who for a collision course with them. One held onto our team values. He has little slip and it was over,” Reynolds matched talent and ability with effort surrendered five hits and a run in the seven innings. continued. “The same thing is true and hard work.” Lowe escaped a jam in the top half now. You have to go and play.” Roberts brings a .500 batting averof the eighth. Greg Dobbs led off East will open the series at 5 p.m., age, 11 HRs and 56 RBIs into the with a single, moved to second on Friday. Game 2 will be at 11 a.m., best-of-3 NCHSAA 2A title series.
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Serena Williams reacts after being defeated by Samantha Stosur during a quarter final match for the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Wednesday.
won a Grand Slam singles title. Williams owns 12, with five at the Australian Open — including this year — and three apiece at the U.S. Open and Wimbledon. The one at the French Open came in 2002, and she was a semifinalist in Paris the following year, but not since. “Maybe she was trying to get over that hump,” said Williams’ mother, Oracene Price. “That might have been on her mind.” Williams never hid her frustrations against Stosur, who wore her usual white baseball cap and red-rimmed wraparound shades as the sun finally returned after several days of clouds and rain. Williams admonished herself aloud, sometimes muttering, sometimes screaming. She shook her head and put a hand on her hip. She crouched and rolled her eyes. Her own serve was a friend — accumulating 13 aces — and a foe — yielding nine double-faults. The rest of Williams’ strokes were a mixed bag, too: She finished with more winners than Stosur, 39-30, and nearly twice as many unforced errors, 46-24. “I definitely was nowhere near my best today,” Williams said, then added: “But she played really well.”
a sacrifice bunt and took third on a ground out. After Jayson Werth was walked intentionally, Lowe retired Wilson Valdez on a flyout to center. The Braves took advantage of a nearly identical scoring chance in the bottom half. Nate McLouth, hitting only .179 coming into the game, drew a leadoff walk from Contreras. Melky Cabrera moved the runner along with a sacrifice bunt before Prado struck out. After Jason Heyward took an intentional walk, Infante lined a single over leaping second baseman Chase Utley to drive in the winning run. “Contreras has been pitching really good,” Infante said through an interpreter. “That was a difficult at-bat for me. But everything is going well for us. I was happy to make contact and find the hole.” Infante started the day on the bench, but came on in the fifth inning after Jones left with inflammation in his right ring finger. He was listed as day to day. “My timing was impeccable,” Jones quipped. “Omar Infante put on a show.”
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Nation Today Suspect pleads guilty RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — The last of seven teenagers implicated in the hate crime killing of an Ecuadorean immigrant pleaded guilty on Wednesday. Anthony Hartford’s plea to gang assault and other charges closes the prosecution phase of a case that attracted international headlines and prompted an ongoing U.S. Department of Justice probe of police responses to bias crimes. The judge indicated Hartford likely would face 10 years in prison when he’s sentenced July 20. The 18-year-old admitted being with a group that targeted Hispanics for violence in November 2008.
Suspect recruiting kids?
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A woman who has a restraining order against the man who falsely claimed to have murdered JonBenet Ramsey said Wednesday the former suspect is living as a woman and trying to form a cult of little girls to have sex with him. The woman, 19-year-old Samantha Spiegel, told NBC’s “Today” she had known John Mark Karr since she was 9, when he was a teacher at her school in San Francisco. Her attorney, Robin Sax, told The Associated Press that Spiegel reached out to Karr after he con-
fessed to the death of 6-year-old child beauty queen JonBenet, whose body was found in 1996 in her parents’ home in Boulder, Colo. “She sought him out trying to reconnect, wanting to find out what happened to him,” Sax said. Things moved quickly to Karr contacting her hundreds of times a day, Sax said. Spiegel claimed in the restraining order request that Karr made “ongoing death threats” and “threats of sexual exploitation to children” in the e-mails.
Gores are separating NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Al and Tipper Gore’s marriage lasted four decades, through a deployment to Vietnam, the near-death of a child and the heartache of losing the disputed 2000 presidential election. But over time, the former high school sweethearts began to grow apart and carve out separate lives, friends said. On Tuesday, the pair announced that they had decided to pursue those lives apart from each other. “After a great deal of thought and discussion, we have decided to separate,” the Gores wrote in an e-mail to friends. “This is very much a mutual and mutually supportive decision that we have made together.” Gore spokeswoman Kalee Kreider confirmed the statement came from the Gores.
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Elde Mendec, right, and her daughter Grethel from Mexico fish next to a oil retention boom along a canal in Gulf Shores, Ala., Tuesday. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster has started washing ashore on the Alabama coast.
BP hits another setback; oil threatening Florida PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — The BP oil slick drifted perilously close to the Florida Panhandle’s famous sugarwhite beaches Wednesday as a risky gambit to contain the leak by shearing off the well pipe ran into trouble a mile under the sea when the diamond-tipped saw became stuck. The saw had sliced through about half of the pipe when it snagged, and it took BP 12 hours to free it. The company said preparations were being made to resume cutting, but didn’t give a timetable on when it might start. The plan is to fit a cap on the blown-out well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico to capture most of the spewing oil; the twisted, broken pipe must be sliced first to allow a snug fit. “I don’t think the issue is whether or not we can make the second cut. It’s about how fine we can make it, how smooth we can make it,” said Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the government’s point man for the crisis. As the edge of the slick drifted within seven miles of Pensacola’s beaches, emergency workers rushed to link the last in a miles-long chain of booms designed to fend off the oil. They were stymied by thunderstorms and wind before the weather cleared in the afternoon. Forecasters said the oil would probably wash up by Friday, threatening a delicate network of islands, bays and white-sand beaches that are a haven for wildlife and a major tourist destination dubbed the Redneck Riviera. “We are doing what we can do, but we cannot change what has happened,” said John Dosh, emergency director for Escambia County, which includes Pensacola. Since the biggest oil spill in U.S. history began to unfold April 20 with an explosion that killed 11 workers aboard an offshore drilling rig, crude has fouled some 125 miles of Louisiana coastline and washed up in Alabama and Mississippi as well. Over the past six weeks, the well has leaked anywhere from 21 million to 45 million gallons by the government’s estimate. The latest attempt to control the leak is considered risky because slicing away a section of the 20-inchwide riser could remove kinks in the pipe and temporarily increase the flow of oil by as much as 20 percent. The cap could be placed over the spill as early as Wednesday. If the strategy fails — like every other attempt to control the leak 5,000 feet underwater — the best hope is probably a relief well, which is at least two months from completion. As the oil drifted closer to Florida, beachgoers in Pensacola waded into
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the gentle waves, cast fishing lines and sunbathed, even as a two-man crew took water samples. One of the men said they were hired by BP to collect samples to be analyzed for tar and other pollutants. A few feet away, Martha Feinstein, 65, of Milton, Fla., pondered the fate of the beach she has been visiting for years. “You sit on the edge of your seat and you wonder where it’s going,” she said. “It’s the saddest thing.” Officials said the slick sighted offshore consisted in part of “tar mats” about 500 feet by 2,000 feet in size. County officials set up the booms to block oil from reaching inland waterways but planned to leave beaches unprotected because they are too difficult to defend against the action of the waves and because they are easier to clean up. “It’s inevitable that we will see it on the beaches,” said Keith Wilkins, deputy chief of neighborhood and community services for Escambia County. Florida’s beaches play a crucial role in the state’s tourism industry. At least 60 percent of vacation spending in the state during 2008 was in beachfront cities. Worried that reports of oil would scare tourists away, state officials are promoting interactive Web maps and Twitter feeds to show travelers — particularly those from overseas — how large the state is and how distant their destinations may be from the spill. In other developments: n Investors ran from BP’s stock for a second day, fearful of the potential cleanup costs, lawsuits, penalties and damage to the company’s reputation. n President Barack Obama said it is time to roll back billions of dollars in tax breaks for oil companies and use the money for clean energy research and development. n A pair of Democratic senators pressed BP to delay plans to pay shareholder dividends worth $10 billion or more. They called it “unfathomable” that BP would pay out a dividend before the total cost of the cleanup is known. BP had no comment. n More fishing grounds were closed. More than one-third of federal waters in the Gulf are now off-limits to fishing, along with hundreds of square miles of state waters. “I’m going to be bankrupt very soon,” said fisherman Hong Le, who came to the U.S. from Vietnam and rebuilt his home and business after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 wiped him out. “Everything is financed. How can I pay? No fishing, no welding. I weld on commercial fishing boats and they aren’t going out now, so nothing breaks.”
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Name Last Gerdau g 11.07 USEC 5.79 BrasT C n 9.84 Resolute wt 2.54 DirxEnBull 29.05 McMoRn 10.65 Generac n 11.93 Hallibrtn 23.68 CobaltIEn n 7.28 PlainsEx 21.50
Chg +3.90 +.72 +1.20 +.31 +3.26 +1.17 +1.28 +2.53 +.76 +2.16
%Chg +54.4 +14.2 +13.9 +13.9 +12.6 +12.3 +12.0 +12.0 +11.7 +11.2
LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name Last Chg DirxEnBear11.85 -1.69 Chemspec n7.12 -.88 DrxSOXBr 32.50 -3.88 DirEMBr rs 47.68 -5.52 GpoRadio 6.87 -.76 DirLatBear 42.63 -4.21 DirMCB3x rs18.62-1.76 PrUPShR2K50.13-4.70 DirxSCBear 6.85 -.64 AmbacF pfZ11.73 -1.07
%Chg -12.5 -11.0 -10.7 -10.4 -10.0 -9.0 -8.6 -8.6 -8.5 -8.4
MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg Citigrp 5252459 3.92 +.07 S&P500ETF1883104110.33 +2.80 BkofAm 1222234 15.89 +.46 iShEMkts 990325 38.71 +1.31 BP PLC 867636 37.66 +1.14 FordM 851808 11.85 +.44 SPDR Fncl 766990 14.82 +.45 SprintNex 682604 4.99 +.23 GenElec 610477 16.35 +.37 DirFBear rs 600847 14.60 -1.32 Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume
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2,663 444 76 3,183 31 22 5,107,014,713
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Name Last GlblScape 2.08 AmO&G 6.67 CCA Inds 5.90 PyramidOil 4.41 PionDrill 5.94 NthnO&G 14.42 ChinaPhH n 2.92 GenMoly 3.65 GranTrra g 5.34 Metalico 4.92
Chg %Chg +.33 +18.9 +.67 +11.2 +.50 +9.3 +.36 +8.9 +.46 +8.4 +1.07 +8.0 +.19 +7.0 +.24 +7.0 +.34 +6.8 +.30 +6.5
LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name Last Versar 3.51 CAMAC n 4.06 Arrhythm 5.19 Barnwell 3.23 SDgo pfA 18.98 Lannett 4.54 PernixTh 3.64 Richmnt g 4.81 CorMedix n 2.60 AlldDefen 2.89
Chg %Chg -.34 -8.8 -.37 -8.4 -.32 -5.8 -.20 -5.8 -.97 -4.9 -.22 -4.6 -.16 -4.2 -.21 -4.2 -.11 -4.1 -.11 -3.7
MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg JavelinPh 26873 1.52 -.08 NwGold g 23327 6.41 +.12 GoldStr g 21143 4.18 ... NovaGld g 20533 7.21 +.19 LibertyAcq 19135 9.87 -.03 KodiakO g 18588 3.27 +.19 Taseko 17665 5.19 +.18 RadientPh 17612 1.31 +.01 GranTrra g 16917 5.34 +.34 GrtBasG g 16779 1.76 +.09 DIARY
Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume
313 170 48 531 5 4 76,578,440
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GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name Last Jingwei 6.93 DivX 8.79 Encorm rsh 3.45 JksvlBcFl 11.25 IsleCapri 10.81 KandiTech 3.91 Calavo 18.20 Broadwind 2.56 Cyclacel pf 4.40 Isramco 51.44
Chg +2.28 +1.84 +.56 +1.80 +1.52 +.54 +2.45 +.34 +.58 +6.39
%Chg +49.0 +26.5 +19.4 +19.0 +16.4 +16.1 +15.6 +15.3 +15.2 +14.2
LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name Last ZionO&G wt 2.80 DJSP un 8.50 Elecsys 3.21 CdnSolar 10.17 SptChalB 2.53 Amriana 4.02 CdrsVlly 7.35 P&F 2.08 RurbanFn 5.01 InfoLgx rsh 4.59
Chg -.96 -2.50 -.74 -1.69 -.37 -.58 -.81 -.23 -.54 -.49
%Chg -25.4 -22.7 -18.7 -14.2 -12.8 -12.6 -9.9 -9.8 -9.7 -9.6
MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)
Name Vol (00) SiriusXM 755617 PwShs QQQ699027 Microsoft 627320 Intel 597278 Cisco 444762 MicronT 423579 Tellabs 317672 Dell Inc 289460 Oracle 277392 Amgen 244905
Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume
Last Chg 1.00 -.01 46.25 +1.07 26.46 +.57 21.81 +.63 23.35 +.35 9.18 +.52 8.06 -.17 13.12 +.03 22.64 +.44 56.09 +5.33
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Dow Industrials 10,249.54 +225.52 Dow Transportation 4,364.63 +131.85 Dow Utilities 360.50 +7.48 NYSE Composite 6,839.61 +178.51 Amex Market Value 1,831.52 +40.87 Nasdaq Composite 2,281.07 +58.74 S&P 500 1,098.38 +27.67 S&P MidCap 762.24 +19.66 Wilshire 5000 11,540.54 +294.74 Russell 2000 660.52 +19.56
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YTD %Chg %Chg
+2.25 +3.12 +2.12 +2.68 +2.28 +2.64 +2.58 +2.65 +2.62 +3.05
-1.71 +6.46 -9.42 -4.81 +.36 +.53 -1.50 +4.89 -.07 +5.62
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CI 128,736 LG 67,975 LB 61,334 IH 57,634 WS 55,402 LG 54,199 MA 50,350 LB 49,825 LB 46,774 LB 45,318 FB 39,521 LV 39,349 LV 39,123 FV 34,147 WS 32,886 CI 32,666 LB 32,183 MA 30,732 CA 29,848 LB 29,243 LB 28,138 MA 27,969 CI 27,146 LG 26,620 CI 26,554 FG 25,880 MB 24,848 LB 24,831 LV 17,190 LB 9,080 LB 4,086 GS 1,433 LV 1,135 SR 470 LG 175
11.09 26.55 27.42 45.18 30.74 57.96 15.06 24.83 101.52 100.86 34.69 23.93 94.73 29.31 24.08 11.09 31.62 16.14 1.99 27.43 101.54 28.46 12.03 69.92 11.09 25.02 32.86 100.87 21.09 29.52 35.02 10.40 2.87 15.43 14.67
Total Return/Rank Pct Min Init 4-wk 12-mo 5-year Load Invt
-0.1 +12.2/C -7.4 +13.5/E -7.4 +20.4/A -5.7 +9.2/D -9.1 +8.3/D -5.4 +19.3/B -5.5 +17.0/A -7.8 +13.1/E -7.2 +18.6/B -7.2 +18.8/B -8.8 +7.1/B -7.4 +15.1/D -8.4 +20.4/A -10.2 +12.1/A -7.7 +13.1/B -0.1 +11.9/C -7.7 +13.9/D -5.0 +14.6/C -5.9 +21.1/A -7.4 +20.5/A -7.2 +18.8/B -4.9 +14.3/C +0.1 +13.2/C -6.5 +24.2/A -0.1 +11.7/C -9.9 +3.8/E -7.3 +22.8/D -7.2 +18.8/B -8.3 +22.1/A -7.1 +12.9/E -7.7 +16.3/C +0.1 +2.7/D -6.5 +10.8/E -5.2 +51.3/C -8.9 +14.9/D
+7.1/A +2.0/B +1.0/B +2.8/C +4.0/B +4.1/A +2.5/B +0.9/B +0.2/C +0.3/C +5.5/A -0.3/C -1.1/D +3.6/A +4.8/A +6.8/A +3.4/A +1.9/C +3.5/B +1.0/B +0.3/C +4.4/A +2.9/E +4.5/A +6.6/A +1.5/D +3.9/A +0.3/C +0.8/B +3.1/A +0.7/B +4.8/A -2.2/E +2.0/C -0.4/D
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CA -Conservative Allocation, CI -Intermediate-Term Bond, ES -Europe Stock, FB -Foreign Large Blend, FG -Foreign LargeGrowth, FV -Foreign Large Value, IH -World Allocation, LB -Large Blend, LG -Large Growth, LV -Large Value, MA -Moderate Allocation, MB -Mid-Cap Blend, MV Mid-Cap Value, SH -Specialty-heath, WS -World Stock, Total Return: Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested. Rank: How fund performed vs. others with same objective: A is in top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min Init Invt: Minimum $ needed to invest in fund. Source: Morningstar.
Upbeat news lifts markets NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market rebounded Wednesday following a stronger-than-expected increase in pending home sales and a recovery in shares of energy companies. The Dow Jones industrial average rose about 226 points, its third biggest gain of 2010. Major indexes recovered the losses they suffered Tuesday shortly before the close, when the government announced criminal and civil investigations into the Gulf oil spill. Energy stocks led the advance after oil prices rose. Schlumberger, which provides services to oil companies, rose more than 8.8 percent, while Baker Hughes climbed about 10.5 percent. Treasury prices fell, pushing up interest rates, after demand for riskier investments like stocks increased. The upbeat report on home sales provided some hope on the nation’s housing market. An increase in signed contracts for homes was due partly to a rush to meet a tax credit that expired in April. The National Association of Realtors said its index of signed contracts for existing homes rose 6 percent. The increase was ahead of the estimates of economists polled by Thomson Reuters. A rise in the euro from a four-year low Tuesday also drew buyers. Movements in the euro, which is used by 16 European countries, have often steered trading in the past month. The currency is seen as a reading on confidence in Europe’s ability to contain a debt crisis that began in Greece, but has spread to other parts of Europe, including Spain and Portugal. Stocks have been pounded in the last month by concerns that spending cuts in Europe would hobble a recovery in the global economy. After reaching a 2010 peak in late April, the Dow fell 7.9 percent last month for its worst May since 1940. The market has been logging big swings because traders are trying to determine how deep the retreat in stocks will be. Analysts say the fractiousness isn’t likely to disappear anytime soon. According to preliminary calculations, the Dow rose 225.52, or 2.3 percent, to 10,249.54. The advance came after a two-day slide. It was the biggest point and percentage climb for the Dow since Thursday, when the index advanced 285 points, or 2.9 percent. The Dow is still down 8.5 percent from its high this year on April 26. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 27.67, or 2.6 percent, to 1,098.38, while the Nasdaq composite index climbed 58.74, or 2.6 percent, to 2,281.07. Bond prices dropped. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, rose to 3.35 percent from 3.27 percent late Tuesday. Crude oil rose 28 cents to $72.86 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Gold fell. Investors are now awaiting the Labor Department’s monthly employment report, which is due Friday. It is widely regarded as the most important economic report each month because high unemployment remains a major obstacle to a sustained recovery. A strong report could provide relief for investors worried about a potential slowdown in the economy. Economists predict the unemployment rate dipped to 9.8 percent in May from 9.9 percent in April and that employers added 513,000 jobs.
Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, testifies before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Wednesday in New York. Associated Press
Buffett defends rating agencies NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire investor Warren Buffett on Wednesday defended credit rating agencies that gave overly positive grades to mortgage-related investments before the housing bust. He said the agencies were among many who missed warnings signs of the crisis. “They made the wrong call,” Buffett acknowledged. But he said he counted himself among those who failed to foresee the collapse of the housing bubble. Buffett called it the “greatest bubble” he had ever seen. “The entire American public was caught up in a belief that housing prices could not fall dramatically,” Buffett told a congressionally chartered panel investigating the financial crisis. Had he known how bad it would get, Buffett said he would have sold his company’s stake in rating agency Moody’s Corp. Buffett’s investment firm is Moody’s largest shareholder. He testified before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission alongside Moody’s CEO Raymond McDaniel. The FCIC is a bipartisan group created by Congress to examine a range of issues surrounding the financial crisis. Rating agencies have been criticized for giving high ratings to complex investments backed by risky mortgages. When homeowners defaulted, the agencies downgraded billions of dollars of investments at once. That helped spark the financial crisis. Lawmakers have accused the industry of having a conflict of interest because the agencies are paid by the banks whose
investments they rate. Congress is considering new rules for the industry as part of the broader financial regulatory overhaul. Rep. Barney Frank’s, D-Mass., legislation would get rid of laws and regulations that require businesses to obtain credit ratings. His proposal would make many business transactions less reliant on rating agencies’ involvement. In addition, it would force credit raters to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission and allow investors to sue them for assigning recklessly high ratings. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., wants to let a new regulatory board choose the rating agencies that analyze each bank deal. House and Senate negotiators still must reconcile differences between the two financial overhauls. McDaniel told the panel that “Moody’s is certainly not satisfied with the performance of these ratings” and is taking steps to improve its rating process. Still, McDaniel said in written testimony that investors should use ratings as a tool, “not a buy, sell or hold recommendation.” Despite his company’s stake in Moody’s, Buffett said he doesn’t rely on credit ratings when making investment decisions. He makes his own judgments on companies. “What we hope for is mis-rated securities because that would give us a chance to make a profit if we disagree with the ratings agencies,” Buffett told the panel. The FCIC subpoenaed Buffett after he declined to testify voluntarily. Buffett looked relaxed during the hearing and jokingly thanked the panel for the order
to appear. But the Berkshire Hathaway CEO later took pointed questions from the commissioners about whether he personally should have done more to hold Moody’s accountable as the company’s largest shareholder. “If we can’t count on corporate shareholders, who can we count on?” FCIC chairman Phil Angelides asked Buffett. Buffett replied that Berkshire invests in many companies and can’t know everything that goes on inside them. Asked if rating agencies’ model pose risks today, Buffett voiced concern over their ability to grade the debt issued by state and municipal governments. “I don’t think Moody’s or S&P or I can come up with anything terribly insightful about how state and municipal finances will be five years from now, he said. Angelides noted during his opening remarks that Moody’s profited greatly from rating mortgage-backed securities. Revenue soared from $600 million in 2000 to $2.2 billion in 2007, just as the housing bubble peaked. But as the company profited, “the investors who relied on Moody’s ratings didn’t do very well,” Angelides said. Asked why Moody’s ratings failed leading up to the housing crisis, the company’s former managing director Eric Kolchinsky blamed a “factory mentality.” Resource-strapped employees were pressured to rate as many deals as possible to grow the company’s market share, he said.
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Good marriage suffers bad sex Dear Abby: My wife, “Alana,” and I have been married for 14 years. In many ways our marriage is good, but our sex life is horrible. In my opinion, it has never been good. As time passes, I feel more and more anger toward her. Alana is attractive and physically fit; I don’t understand her lack of desire. When the subject of sex comes up, it makes us both clam up. I have been thinking of leaving her. We have become more like best friends than husband and wife. Our two boys would be crushed if we split. I have not — and would never consider — an affair. What do you think about this? — Troubled Dear Troubled: Good sex is all about open communication. If the subject makes you and your wife both clam up, it’s no wonder your sex life has faltered. Before you and Alana can get on the same wavelength, you need to understand how each of you defines a good sex life. The reason sex therapy has become a medical specialty is that so many couples have the same problems you’re experiencing. Before deciding to call it quits, ask your doctor for a referral to a sex therapist. Dear Abby: I am going to be a sophomore in college next year. I played basketball in high school and was offered a full scholarship to play at the college I attend now. I played
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ball during my freshman year, and I do not want to do it again next year. My heart is no longer in it. My biggest fear is letting my parents down. I know having my education paid for has helped them out, but don’t I have a right to do what makes me happy? Please help me come up with a way to convince them that I’m making the right decision. — Dropping the Ball Dear Dropping the Ball: Before you make a final decision, you need to know what penalties there may be for dropping your athletic scholarship. You should also check to find out what academic scholarships or loan programs you might qualify for, and if there are any part-time jobs available in case your parents are unable to foot the entire bill for your education. You should also keep in mind that, in a sense, your athletic scholarship is a job that’s getting you through college, and it doesn’t have to be your heart’s desire to be a means to an end.
Hundreds of fatty tumors plague reader Dear Dr. Gott: I am a 53-year-old female who is about 50 pounds overweight. I have saved, for years, the column you wrote on fatty tumors. I had a few of them, but my doctor said to leave them alone, even though they could be seen through my clothing. In the past two to three years, they have multiplied, and I know I probably have hundreds of them. Should I have more removed? Dear Reader: Most peripheral nerve tumors are benign. There are a number of types, including lipomas, ganglion cysts, schwannomas, dumbbell tumors and neurofibromas. Lipomas present as soft lumps under the skin, commonly appearing on the back, neck, arms or shoulders, caused by slow-growing fat cells. Ganglion cysts can occur almost anywhere but commonly form near the wrist or at the base of a finger. If there’s no pain, you can ignore them. A schwannoma is common, slow-growing, benign and can appear
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anywhere on the body. Vestibular schwannomas occur near the cerebellum and brainstem. They can press on the nerves that control balance and affect hearing. Dumbbell tumors are so called because of their appearance. They may occur in the spine or lower abdomen by the hip. They can become intertwined with the sciatic nerve. If surgery is necessary, it should be accomplished at an extremely reputable facility. Neurofibromas are common in people diagnosed with neurofibromatosis. Most patients have mild symptoms, but related conditions, such as bone enlargement or deformity, scoliosis and tumors.
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Your Birthday, June 3;
Something you’ll have trouble accomplishing in the year ahead will give you pause to reconsider. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Some minor setbacks you might experience early on shouldn’t do much to inhibit you. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Don’t be stubborn about holding onto certain ideas or concepts. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Properly managed, certain developments that have had a negative influence on your material security could become benefits instead. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You’ll be able to make a partnership far more harmonious for yourself. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — As long as you do not scatter your forces and dilute your advantages, an objective could be attained. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Because both you and a friend are inclined to forgive and forget, it should be easy for you to resolve a misunderstanding. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Before offering any unnecessary concessions when closing a deal, find out just how strong your position is. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Something that gave you trouble and angered you yesterday may still be on your mind. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Offer your friends advice, not funds, if any requests are made. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Profit from something you may learn about handling a delicate friendship. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — The last thing you might expect is to have someone reciprocate a favor. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You might start your day feeling a bit tense and withdrawn, but once you get with friends, relax.
CLASSIFIEDS
The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, THURSDAY, June 3, 2010 — 13
Contact Erika Meyer to place your ad! Call: 828-245-6431 Fax: 828-248-2790 Email: emeyer@thedigitalcourier.com In person: 601 Oak St., Forest City
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*4 line minimum on all ads Apartments 3BR/2BA single level town home, with attached garage, great neighborhood, conveniently located inside Rfdtn city limits. No pets! 828-429-4288
Nice 2 Bedroom on one floor & 1 Bedroom Apt across from Super 8 Motel in Spindale. $385/mo. & $525/mo.
Call 828-447-1989 Summer Special! Arlington Ridge 1BR & 2BR starting at $375/month. A family friendly community. Call 828-447-3233
Special $150 dep.! Nice 1, 2 & 3BR Townhomes Priv. deck, w/d hook up. Starting at $375/mo. Section 8 o.k.!
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For Rent Ellenboro (3) 3BR Homes $695/$850. Rfdtn 1 & 2BR Apts. $350/$400. Spindale 1, 2 & 3BR Apts. $375/$560. Rentals Unlimited 245-7400
20+/-ac., livable farm house, mixture of wooded, pasture, tillable bottom land. Country living, close to everything. Call 429-0081 or 289-8507 or 704-481-0548
Work Wanted Mobile Homes For Rent 3BR/2BA in Ellenboro w/cent. h/a & gas logs. $110/wk + $200 dep. Call 453-8250
2BR & 3BR in quiet park. $350/month & up. Call 287-8558 2-3BR in Sunshine community. Great location! Stove, refrig. incld. $300/month Call 828-289-3933
1-888-684-5072
We will do what you can’t do! Windows, grass, gutters. Any yard work!
Call 289-8157 Help Wanted Local Insurance Agency looking for licensed staff person to service our clients and write new business. Competitive salary offered. Please send resume to: PO Box 1149, Box E, Forest City, NC 28043
1 WEEK SPECIAL Run ad 6 consecutive days and only pay for 5 days*
2 WEEK SPECIAL Run ad 12 consecutive days and only pay for 9 days*
3 DAY WEEKEND SPECIAL YARD SALE SPECIAL Run a 20 word yard sale ad Thurs., Fri., & Sat. for ONLY $20. Additional words are only 75¢ each. Deadline: Wed. at 2 p.m.
Help Wanted Truck Service, Inc. is hiring Part-time & Casual CDL Drivers
to join our fleet of Professional Drivers. If you still have the desire and ability to travel the country but don’t have the need to work on a full-time basis, we have the opportunity for YOU!! ONLY PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS with 2 yrs. verifiable experience & clean driving record need to apply. Call
Truck Service at 828-245-1637 ext. 125 & talk to Rita.
Find your next job in the Classifieds! New listings Tues.-Sun.
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION RUTHERFORD COUNTY 10sp120 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY MATTHEW S. ELLISON AND LAURIE L. ELLISON DATED SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 547 AT PAGE 159 IN THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 1:00 PM on June 8, 2010 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:
Help Wanted
*Private party customers only! This special must be mentioned at the time of ad placement. Valid 6/1/10 -6/4/10
For Sale
CDL CLASS A DRIVER Due to increased business Truck Service Inc. has immediate openings for Local/Shift drivers. Home daily. Guaranteed weekly pay. Drivers must have 2 years recent verifiable experience.
Call 245-1637 ext. 125
For Sale
High back sofa with three cushions. Reupholstered, over 40 yrs. old 287-2878 SWIMMING POOLS 16x32 in ground, completely installed. 30 yr. warranty. Retail $24,900. Now $10,900. Limited offer! 657-5920 THREE ROOMS OF FURNITURE! Brand new, in storage. $2,900 941-650-7000
Want To Buy
KIDS STUFF: Large bag of 4T boys clothes (summer/winter) $20, 3T Boys OshKosh winter jacket (blue & yellow) $5, Weeble Wobbles Tree House and access. $10, lg. wooden bead maze $10, pink bowling ball (approx. 6lbs.) $5, Leap frog imagination desk & one game (never used) $10, Large Mr. Potato Head Pirate w/access., some Spiderman $10. WOMEN’S SHOES Black dress boots (like new) size 9 $5, black chunky heel shoes w/ laces, size 8.5 $5 and other sandals between sizes 8, 8.5 & 9 $2 ea. All prices negotiable! Call 704-974-3620 Singer 600 industrial sewing machine w/ table $200. Wilcox Gibbs industrial serger w/table $200 obo for both 828-245-4181
WILL BUY YOUR JUNK Cars & Trucks Pick up at your convenience!
Call 223-0277 Looking for a slightly used left handed adult softball glove. Reasonably priced. Call 704-473-6585 I PAY CASH FOR DIABETIC TEST STRIPS Up to $10 per 100 ct. Call Bob 828-577-4197
Autos 1992 Olds 88, 119K miles, new tires, real good condition. Call 245-9159
Pets 6 ENGLISH MASTIFFS FOR SALE 7 weeks old $300 ea. 287-8088 or 289-0390
Lost Tan Male Dachshund, lime green collar. Lost 5/28: Leonard Lane in Ellenboro. Reward! 289-9838 or 453-8689 M Brown & white Pit. Blind in one eye. Lost 5/27: Leonard Ln., Ellenboro. Reward! 453-0032 or 453-0367
Found Male Chihuahua with red collar. Found 5/30 on Whitesides Rd. Call to identify 287-3001 or 245-9303
Have you lost or found a pet? Are you giving something away? Place an ad at no cost to you! Ad runs for one week! Call 245-6431 M-F 8a-5p Yard Sales 3 FAMILY MOVING SALE Rfdtn: 122 Cricket Creek Dr. Sat. 8A-Noon Furniture, household, jewelry, books, etc. 3 Family Yard Sale 324 Ferry Rd. Saturday 7A-until Name brand clothes, boys 7, 8, girls 3T, 4T. Rain date 6/12!
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Being all of Lot Number 6, First Broad Acres, as per plat thereof recorded at Plat Book 16, Page 84, Rutherford County Registry. Reference to said plat is hereby made for a more perfect description of said lot. And Being more commonly known as: 205 First Broad Dr, Bostic, NC 28018 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Matthew S. Ellison and Laurie L. Ellison. The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is May 18, 2010. Grady Ingle Substitute Trustee 8520 Cliff Cameron Drive, Suite 300 Charlotte, NC 28269 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 09-113086
Having qualified as Co-Executors of the estate of NELLIE ROBBINS OWENS of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said NELLIE ROBBINS OWENS to present them to the undersigned on or before the 13th day of August, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 13th day of May, 2010. Daniel Bruce Owens, Co-Executor 144 Harmon Road Ellenboro, NC 28040 Douglas Ray Owens, Co-Executor 259 Bent Tree Drive Rutherfordton, NC 28139
Bring Your Truck Ellenboro: 2142 US Hwy 74B Sat. 8A-1P Like new table & chairs, 2 sofas, 1 sleeper sofa, T.V., desk, pictures, furniture, sea shell decorations, towels, wedding stands, plenty of new & gently used boys clothes-size 3mo.-4T, plenty of toys, jewelry, ladies clothes L-XL, shoes, rolls of black drainage pipe. Canceled if rain!
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CHIMNEY ROCK VILLAGE COUNCIL THE CHIMNEY ROCK VILLAGE COUNCIL WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 2010 AT 7:30 P.M. IN THE COMMUNITY MEETING ROOM AT THE CHIMNEY ROCK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT BUILDING LOCATED AT 109 TERRACE DRIVE IN CHIMNEY ROCK VILLAGE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING WILL BE FOR PUBLIC INPUT IN THE VILLAGE COUNCIL PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION OF THE ADOPTION OF THE VILLAGE BUDGET ORDINANCE AND THE VILLAGE WATER FUND ORDINANCE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2010 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2011. FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT: MAYOR BARBARA MELISKI 828/625-9000 OR VILLAGE CLERK BILL WHITMAN 828/625-2263 THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND THIS MEETING.
Yard Sales 3 family Yard Sale Ellenboro: 527 Pilgrim Road Saturday 7A-until Baby items, kitchen items, maternity clothes, movies, books, electronics, more! 4 FAMILY: 3377 Hwy 221 S. across from Harris Elementary Saturday 7A-until Closing estate sale. Clothes, toys, cedar wardrobes, odds/ends
454 Sunset Memorial Rd., FC Sat. 8A-1P Patio furniture, household, men’s, women’s, children’s clothes and much more! Rain or shine! BIG Bostic: Bostic-Sunshine Hwy. 117 Biggerstaff Road Fri. & Sat. 8A-until Blue jeans, plus sizes, brand name junior clothes, household BIG YARD/MOVING SALE Rfdtn: 331 Ivy Dr. (Forest Hills) Saturday 7A-until Items from $1 to $200. Everything must go! HUGE FC: 276 Oakland Heights Rd. (off Oakland & Piney Ridge) Sat. 7A-until Like new bikes, junior name brand, miscellaneous HUGE Golden Valley 107 John Hudson Rd. (corner of Jones Town Rd., off 226) Fri. & Sat. 7A-1P Handyman tools, farm equipment, collectibles & misc. Rain or shine!
HUGE YARD SALE FC: 123 Springfield Dr. Sat. 7A-until Name brand junior clothes sizes 0-4, plus size men’s & women’s clothes, toys, landscape bricks, household items, pocketbooks, shoes and much more! Yard Sale Ellenboro: 368 Piney Mtn. Rd. Saturday 7A-until Stove, dryer, iron bed, household. Everything must go. Make offer! YARD SALE, Breakfast Biscuits, Hot Dogs Bostic: Golden Valley UMC 1269 Golden Valley Church Road Sat. 7:30A-2P For missions/building fund Rain/shine! YARD SALE Ellenboro: 223 East Park Rd. Sat. 7A-12P Baby clothes for boys and girls, toys, household items and more!
FIND A DEAL
14 — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, THURSDAY, June 3, 2010 Yard Sales
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Lodge on Lake Lure Surplus plus 2 Family Yard Sale Pearson Circle (turn at Point of View, follow signs) Saturday 7A-2P Furniture, resort items, linens, clothes
HUGE Forest City 150 Low Bridge Rd., Saturday 7A-until Car seat, baby clothes, strollers, bouncy seats, toys, dining set, odds/ends
Long Branch Rd. off Poors Ford & 221. Fri 2P-7P & Sat. 7A-3P Girls, women’s, men’s clothes, furniture, household, tools, more.
Moving Sale Rfdtn: 118 Freeman St., Saturday 7A-until Furniture, clothing, games, vinyls, music accessories, household items and lots more
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Moving/Garage Bostic: 3709 Pearidge Rd. Fri. & Sat. 7A-until Banana plants, household items, furniture, men’s and teens clothes, plants.
MULTI FAMILY Spindale 1007 East Main Street (above Carolina Cafe) Sat. 7A-until Lots of furniture, toys, clothes, household, sink, doors
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Having qualified as Executor of the estate of VIRGINIA DARE DILLASHAW LOWDERMILK of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said VIRGINIA DARE DILLASHAW LOWDERMILK to present them to the undersigned on or before the 13th day of August, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 13th day of May, 2010.
Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of JAMES WALTER GALLION, SR. of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said JAMES WALTER GALLION, SR. to present them to the undersigned on or before the 27th day of August, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 27th day of May, 2010.
Having qualified as Collector of Affidavit of the estate of GEORGE TIM WALKER of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said GEORGE TIM WALKER to present them to the undersigned on or before the 27th day of August, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 27th day of May, 2010.
Judy D. Migala, Executor 470 Duncan Road Rutherfordton, NC 28139
James Walter Gallion, Jr., Administrator 183 Flack Rd. Forest City, NC 28043
Lisa W. Ledford, Collector of Affidavit 104 Vic Randall Road Lawndale, NC 28090
Multi family: 350 Oakland Heights Rd. (behind ICC) Fri & Sat. 7A-2P Childrens, mens, womens clothing, electronics, furniture, much more NEIGHBORHOOD YARD SALE Rfdtn: Cardinal Road Saturday 7A-until Something for everyone! YARD SALE Rfdtn 509 Railroad Ave. at Massey Ferguson Place Sat. 7A-until Lawn mowers, tools, household items and much more!
YARD SALE PACKAGE AVAILABLE ONLY $20 Comes with a 20 word ad, 3 days in the paper, pricing stickers, 3 signs and a rain day guarantee! Deadline is Wed. by 2pm Call 245-6431 or stop by the office.
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION RUTHERFORD COUNTY 10 SP 183
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RUTHERFORD IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO: 10 SP 173
IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY GLENN E. PUCKETT AND LYNN A. PUCKETT DATED MAY 17, 1999 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 566 AT PAGE 604 AND MODIFIED BY AGREEMENT RECORDED IN BOOK 985 AT PAGE 198 IN THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA
IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE DEED OF TRUST OF THE HIGHLANDS OF LAKE LURE, LLC, Grantor
NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 1:00 PM on June 8, 2010 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:
AS RECORDED IN DEED OF TRUST BOOK 1050, PAGE 776, RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY RAINTREE REALTY AND CONSTRUCTION, INC, Successor Trustee SEE APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE INSTRUMENT RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 1001, PAGE 522, RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY __________________________________________
Situate lying and being in Rutherfordton Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and lying on the western side of Edwards Street, SR 1153, and being the same property as that described in Deed Book 530, Page 521, and being described in accordance with a new plat of survey done by Professional Surveying Services dated April 28, 1995 as follows:
NOTICE OF SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the above named Successor Trustee has commenced proceedings to FORECLOSE under the Deed of Trust described below, and pursuant to the demands of the owner and holder of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust and an Order entered by the Clerk of Superior Court for Rutherford County, North Carolina, said Successor Trustee will expose for sale at public auction the property described below as follows: 1. The instrument pursuant to which such sale is held is that certain Commercial Deed of Trust executed by The Highlands of Lake Lure, LLC, the original mortgagor and recorded in Deed of Trust Book 1050, Page 776, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Rutherford County, North Carolina. The record owner of such property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds not more than ten (10) days prior to the posting of this Notice of Sale, if not the original mortgagor, is: N/A. 2. The property will be sold by the Successor Trustee at 12:00 noon on the 15th day of June, 2010 at the Rutherford County Courthouse door, Rutherfordton, North Carolina. 3. The real property to be sold is more fully described as follows: Situate, lying and being in the Town of Lake Lure, Chimney Rock Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being all of Lot Number 60, of The Highlands of Lake Lure, Phase Three, as shown on plat entitled, "The Highlands of Lake Lure, LLC," and referred to as Final Plat of The Highlands of Lake Lure, Phase Three, Sheet Two of Two, prepared by Nathan Odom, Registered Land Surveyor, on September 29, 2005, and of record in Plat Book 27, Page 2, Rutherford County Registry, and containing 3.27 acres, more or less. Reference to said plat being made for further aid of description. Subject to all conditions, restrictions and limitations contained in the Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions for The Highlands of Lake Lure of record in Deed Book 855, Page 711, Rutherford County Registry, and any additional amendments or supplemental declarations pertaining thereto. Subject to all easements, rights of way and plat notes as shown on plat of record in Plat Book 27, Page 2, Rutherford County Registry. Being a portion of the property which was conveyed by Sterling Land Investments LLC to The Highlands of Lake Lure, LLC, by deed dated April 26, 2004 and recorded in Deed Book 844 at Page 786, Rutherford County Registry. Any buildings or improvements located on the above described property are also included in the sale. 4. The property will be sold by the Successor Trustee to the highest bidder for CASH. The highest bidder will be required to deposit IN CASH with the Successor Trustee at the date and time of the sale the greater of (i) five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid; or (ii) Seven Hundred Fifty and No/100 Dollars ($750.00). 5. All bidders bid for the property AS IS on the date of sale. Absolutely no warranties are made as to the condition, value or title of the property. While the Successor Trustee believes the title to be good, all bidders are advised that they should obtain independent counsel to examine record title as to the property is sold subject to all prior recorded interests. The Noteholder has reserved the right to withdraw the sale up to and until the Deed is delivered by the Successor Trustee. 6. The property will be sold subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, restrictions, easements and interests of record and assessments, if any, not extinguished as a result of the foreclosure. 7. The property being sold is all of the property described in the Deed of Trust except as specifically set forth above. It is the intention to extinguish any and all rights or interests in the property subordinate to the Deed of Trust. 8. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the County in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the Notice of Sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of the rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. 9. The Notice of Sale hereby given is in satisfaction of the requirements contained in N.C.G.S. 45-21.17 with respect to posting and publishing notice of sale.
Beginning at a point in the centerline of Edwards Street, said beginning point being the common easternmost corner of the tract described herein and the Gilstrap property described in Deed Book 497, page 317, and running thence from said beginning point along and with the centerline of Edwards Street on the following calls: South 06 degrees 54 minutes 45 seconds West 25.44 feet to a point;t hence South 04 degrees 56 minutes 55 seconds West 48.87 feet to a point; thence South 01 degrees 59 minutes 52 seconds West 44.76 feet to a point; thence South 01 degrees 26 minutes 00 seconds West 15.61 feet to a point, said point being the common easternmost corner of the tract described herein and the Robinson property described in Deed Book 580, page 615; thence leaving the centerline of Edwards Street and running along and with the Robinson boundary South 54 degrees 33 minutes 54 seconds West 288.75 feet, passing an existing iron pin at 46.54 feet, to an existing iron pin, said pin marking the common corner of the tract described herein, the Robinson property, and the Thompson property described in Deed Book 456, Page 129; thence leaving the Robinson boundary and running along and with the Thompson boundary North 41 degrees 30 minutes 10 seconds West 140.74 feet to an existing iron pin, said pin being the common southernmost corner of the tract described herein and the Roger Hoyt Anders property described in Deed Book 538, Page 815; thence leaving the Thompson boundary and running along and with the Anders boundary on the following calls: North 22 degrees 59 minutes 55 seconds East 105.77 feet to an existing iron pin; thence North 56 degrees 08 minutes 58 seconds East 196.08 feet, passing an existing iron pin at 125.99 feet, said pin marking the southernmost corner of the Anders property and the aforesaid Gilstrap property; thence leaving the Anders boundary and running along and with the Gilstrap boundary South 85 degrees 35 minutes 43 seconds East 133.9 feet, passing an existing iron pin at 110.97 feet, to the point and place of beginning and containing 1.43 acres, more or less. See copy of plat attached to Baynard Deed, Deed Book 649, Page 599. The above described 1.43 acres is conveyed subject to a perpetual easement and right of way in favor of Roger Hoyt Anders and his heirs and assigns, the centerline of this 20 foot easement and right of way is described in accordance with the aforesaid plat as follows: Beginning at a point in the centerline of Edwards Street, said beginning point marks the centerline of the intersection of the existing gravel drive with Edwards Street, said beginning point is also located South 06 degrees 54 minutes 45 seconds West 25.44 feet from the northeasternmost corner of the above described 1.43 acre tract, and the centerline runs along and with the existing gravel drive on the following calls: North 89 degrees 23 minutes 38 seconds West 94.08 feet to a point; thence North 87 degrees 28 minutes 25 seconds West 27.97 feet to a point; thence South 86 degrees 54 minutes 03 seconds West 49.04 feet to a point; thence South 80 degrees 09 minutes 41 seconds West 18.02 feet to a point in the southeastern boundary of the Roger Hoyt Anders property. And Being more commonly known as: 109 Anders Pl, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Glenn E. Puckett and Lynn A. Puckett. The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. 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