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Assault suspect being sought — Page 3 Sports Back on top, again With a win on Tuesday, the Owls pushed out to a game and a half lead in the West. Could the Owls keep it going on Wednesday?

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Jones and Terry Cobb voted for the budget with Christy Bare voting against it. Bare said she has struggled with the entire budget process and she could not support a budget that increased funding for the Rutherford Golf by nearly 200 percent. She said in a time when Council was discussing “demolishing” the Community Development department, she could not vote to increase funding for the golf course when it is not a department. Dennis Hill, who was one of two people who spoke during the public hearing, asked for per-

ELLENBORO — The civil tone that generally marked the public hearing Tuesday on the budget proposal gave way to personal confrontations during the latter part of the Board of Aldermen meeting. Just before the meeting ended, Mayor Teresa Whisnant Wood said, “You give your mayor no respect. None whatsoever. Just like the night that you (speaking of Alderman Allan “Bunt” Black) called me stupid. And I took it. “And then you apologized to the board. You did not apologize to me because you’ve made it clear I am not part of the board.” And she also told the board, “You do not respect the citizens of this town. You do not give them an answer when they walk in this door. You do not respect them.” The remarks came during a discussion of a revised addendum to the contract of the town auditor, Don Heath. A state board had revoked Heath’s contract with the town because the addendum was

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Town Council members Christy Bare (left) and Terry Cobb during a budget discussion Wednesday night. The $3.3 million budget was passed 3-1 with Bare voting against the budget.

Budget OK’d on 3-1 vote By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer

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RUTHERFORDTON — One a 3-1 vote Wednesday night, the Rutherfordton Town Council passed its $3.3 million 2010-2011 budget after a public hearing an hourlong conversation about the Community Development program and two councilmen’s attempts to find enough money for a $250 one time bonus for town employees. Councilman Stan Clements made a motion to adopt the budget and Mayor Jimmy Dancy had to ask twice for a second to the motion. Bob Jones seconded the motion for the purpose of discussion and vote, he said. Clements,

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Guild artist Linda McGregor instructs participants in the 2009 Summer Arts Workshop. Registration is now open for the 2010 workshops which begin June 21.

RUTHERFORDTON — Everyone over the age of 8 with an interest in art can find a class or workshop at the Rutherford County Visual Arts Center this summer. All classes will be held at the Visual Arts Center, 160 N. Main Street, Rutherfordton. Registration forms may be picked up at the Center or downloaded from the website: www.rcvag.com. For more information about any class, call 828-2885009. The first of three week-long “Summer Arts Workshops” for Youth begins June 21. For ages 8 and up, students will learn a new skill each day, working with paint, clay, mosaics and wood. Instructors are members of the Visual Artists Guild. Workshops will be held the weeks of June 21-26; July 12-16 and July 26-30. Hours are 9 a.m. Please see Arts, Page 3

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By JESSICA OSBORNE

By JEAN GORDON

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RUTHERFORDTON — Erica Bohnsack of Ellenboro Elementary was awarded the 2010-2011 Outstanding Educator of the Year for Rutherford County Schools Tuesday, June 1. Before becoming a teacher, Bohnsack wanted to go in to medicine, but when her mom got sick she spent a lot of time in the hospital and realized that it wasn’t for her. Bohnsack began her teaching career as a remediation assistant at Mt. Vernon for the 1999-2000 school Please see Teacher, Page 2

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Ellenboro Elementary Principal Bill Pass stands with the 2010-11 Outstanding Educator of the Year, Erica Bohnsack, a fifth-grade teacher at Ellenboro Elementary.

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FOREST CITY — A gospel play written by Dollie Moore of Forest City will be premiered June 12 at 7 p.m. at the Foundation at Isothermal Community College. “More Than a Conqueror” is based on life experiences, overcoming obstacles and moving forward in life, Moore said, who is also the play’s director. “You know we have goals in our lives at a young age and we believe God place the goals there, but the enemy comes and takes

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year and then started substitute teaching. “As soon as I walked into my former fifth grade teacher’s classroom that I was subbing for, I knew I was meant to be a teacher,” said Bohnsack. “I didn’t choose this, the Lord lead me here.” Already having a degree in psychology, Bohnsack went back to Converse College to get her Master’s in Education and certification in Elementary Education. Bohnsack started in 2000 teaching second grade at Rutherford Elementary for one year and then taught fourth grade for the remainder of the time she was there. She transferred to Ellenboro Elementary in 2004, and started teaching fourth grade there as well. This is her first year teaching fifth grade as a language arts teacher. The host for this year’s Outstanding Educator Award Breakfast at Pinnacle Elementary School was McCurry Deck. The award breakfast began with an invocation given by Steven Helton, director of Elementary Education. Breakfast was served after that and La’Ronda Whiteside, principal at Pinnacle Elementary welcomed everyone to the ceremony.

I want people to experience first hand and realize that they have good qualities, and God put them in their lives for a good purpose.

Mrs. Sanderson’s 2009-2010 Class provided entertainment singing “We Are the People of the 21st Century” with a solo given by Kristen Searcy and “Let There Be Peace On Earth.”

Dr. Janet Mason, superintendent of Rutherford County Schools recognized all past Outstanding Educators and nominees for this year’s award. Martha Robinson, director of Human Resources introduced Lonna Sanderson as the speaker for the award breakfast. Sanderson was last year’s Oustanding Educator for 2009-2010. The presentation of awards was given by Paul Deck, president of McCurry-Deck and closing remarks Continued from Page 1A were given by Dr. John Mark Bennett, chairman of the Board of away our self esteem or desire,” Education. Moore said. She said the absence of self esteem The purpose of the award is to rec- causes a person not to be able to ognize outstanding educators and to move forward. The play shows people encourage the further development of they can move forward. their talents and to demonstrate the “There is one scene where a mother support of the business community leaves for work,” Moore said. “And for public education. the child is left at home with the mother’s boyfriend and he takes Along with the award, $1000 is advantage of the child,” and the child given to the winner to be used for will learn how to overcome her self professional advancement, which will esteem. also benefit the local school system. “As adults, sometimes we as parBohnsack will be competing ents neglect things. There is a scene regionally in the fall for a possible with a little boy whose father leaves advancement to the state level for him and does not take time for him. Outstanding Educator. There are scenes where parents are arguing in front of children and how the little ones are hurt,” Moore said. Contact Osborne via e-mail at josborne@ thedigitalcourier.com. The play depicts how children and parents or guardians deal with certain issues in life and how to handle them and are able to move forward. Moore has been writing plays for about five years and has competed with other writers in her church district, taking home several awards. “I want people to experience first hand and realize that they have good qualities, and God put them in their lives for a good purpose. Even when the enemy comes, I want people to know they can do anything through

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Christ Jesus when you put your life in Christ,” she said. As a child, Moore said she experienced a lot of insecurities that created times of low self-esteem when she was around other children. “At that point in my life, I never thought I could become a child care director or a writer. God knew those things were in me,” she said. Today, Moore is the director of Little Adventures Child Carer Center in Forest City. She received a degree in early childhood education from Isothermal Community College in 1984. Moore grew up in Rutherford County, went to Chase High School where she played basketball. She has a 23-year-old son. Writing plays is a gift from God, she said. “I have a heart for people and I want them to know they do not need to give up on life. Even when the hardships comes, sometimes we have to suffer them to become what God wants us to be. He does have a perfect plan and while we might not always understand it, he will open it up to us,” Moore added. Tickets for the play are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Call the Foundation box office at 286-9990 for more information. Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@ thedigitalcourier.com.

UNC losing some of its top faculty CHAPEL HILL (AP) — North Carolina’s public universities facing recession-driven budget cuts are losing top professors to well-heeled competing colleges. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Wednesday that more professors at the University of North

Carolina at Chapel Hill are leaving for higher pay elsewhere. They often take research projects with them. The school has lost 53 of 77 faculty members recruited by universities during the last academic year, only about half the retention rate of most years.

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RUTHERFORDTON — Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department and area law enforcement officers are on the look out for Donald Jefferson Todd Black, 35, who is a suspect in the assault on two women at his Shasta Drive home in Mooresboro Tuesday afternoon. Both women have been released from the hospital and one was taken into custody when it was discovered that she was a fugitive wanted in South Carolina. Black, who was wanted on probation violations after being charged last September for assaulting his wife, will face new charges in Tuesday’s assaults on the women. According to Det. Jamie Keever, domestic violence officer, Shannon Janette Rudisill, 28, whose address is in South Carolina, was Black’s girlfriend and after a weekend of domestic disputes she went to Black’s address Tuesday to get her personal belongings. Rudisill was accompanied by a friend, Brenda Maddox, 43, of Forest City. While there, Keever said Black began assaulting Rudisill and Maddox. Another friend, Carolyn Mitchell Sellers, 41, also of Forest City, witnessed the assaults and was driving the women toward the hospital for help after the assaults. Black left in a pick up truck. Sellers drove to the former Childers truck stop on U.S. 221 and called for help. Ambulances and officers were dispatched to the scene. Rudisill was taken to Rutherford Hospital and Maddox was taken to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Upon arrival at Rutherford Hospital, Rudisill identified herself as Ashley Marie Underwood, 22. But after further investigation, Rudisill was properly identified. She is a fugitive from South Carolina where she is wanted for failure to appear in court on methamphetamine and cocaine possession charges. She was charged by Rutherford County officers for obtaining property by false pretense — registering at the hospital under a false name — and resisting an officer. She is being held in the Rutherford County Detention Facility under a $215,000 bond. She will remain in jail pending extradition proceedings. A spokesperson for Spartanburg Regional said Rudisill was also released from the hospital. Keever said Black may be in South Carolina where his parents and other friends live. Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@thedigitalcourier. com.

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Barry Spurlin, superintendent of the Forest City Electric Department, accepted the ElectriCities 2009 Municipal Electric Safety Award on behalf of the department for no lost workday cases. The plaque was presented by Mayor Dennis Tarlton during the Board of Commissioners meeting on Monday night at Town Hall. Larry Dale/Daily Courier

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utherford County high schools will hold graduation exercises over the next four days for several hundred students. These are the students who stuck it out, put forth the effort and met the requirements for a high school diploma. We congratulate each of them and we encourage them not to stop learning now. Many of these youngsters are going on to community college, technical schools or four-year universities. We wish all them good luck in those endeavors. Some are planning to go straight to work. To those we wish good luck and we again urge them not to give up on learning. There will be plenty of opportunities to expand your skills and abilities through educational opportunities. Take advantage of them. In the world today and in the world of the future, knowledge and technical skills are going to be ever more critical. All those young people graduating from high school this week stand at the start of the next great adventure in their lives and their future is unknown. That may be scary, but when they take those diplomas in hand, they will have proof they can succeed when they try.

Our readers’ views Gives Spindale kudos on the goat festival To the editor: Kudos for Spindale. Let’s start at the beginning. Beverly Kalinowski was painting her artful design on the windows of the American Dairy Goat Association building and learned it was the headquarters for the entire nation. She shared this information with Ken Higginbotham who laughingly remarked that the town should have a goat parade. From that, the town of Spindale became involved in what, I hope, is a preview of more to come. I was very impressed with the entire event. The vendors were unique with goat soap, fudge, and other goat products, as well as goat metal sculptures, t-shirts, and hats. Fun events for all ages were offered throughout the day, and although small, the parade was a hoot. It takes a strong goat to march down a street full of strangers with butterfly wings attached to his back or a silly cap on his head. However, they did so proudly and were well behaved. Citizens may recall stories of Charles McCartney who, many years ago, would come into town with his wagon pulled by a team of goats. He was always clad in goat skins and his son did the same. I saw a man in the parade wearing a hat reading, “Goatman.” Perhaps, with a little costuming, we have our mascot. I saved the important aspect for last; the exhibition tent and show were top notch. I wish to thank Evin Evans of South Carolina for her time and effort with the youth. She did not merely judge; she took the time to teach these young people how

to show. I heard her explain that the contestants should wear all white. She discussed how to walk the goat and demonstrated proper turning and handling. Even the importance of milking the goat was stressed and why it should be done. The tent was clean, the air was clean, and despite much rain the day before, it was a gorgeous Saturday festival. So, kudos to Beverly, the ADGA, volunteers, sponsors, goats and their owners, that made this happen. Your first year effort was a success in my opinion. I purposely asked unfamiliar faces where they lived. People came from all over. Isn’t that wonderful? Shouldn’t Spindale be proud? A candidate for County Commissioner Rob Bole lists gems of Rutherford County in his paid political advertisements. I applaud this effort for, too often, we do not see something of value that is right in front of us. I think Mr. Bole should now list one more, The Dairy Goat Festival, held in my hometown, Spindale! Linda Jeanne Harrill Spindale

Wonders if companies have disaster plans

their contingency plans for possible solutions to this mess? The purposes for doing so would be two-fold. First, to see if they are any different than BP has been. Do they have an actual contingency plan in place, or are they like BP and gambling on the hope that disaster never strikes? Second, if they have done what is proper, we could use their ideas to bring this disaster to a swifter conclusion. If they haven’t that really needs to be found out now. I hate to assume the worst, but it seems to me that if these companies have viable disaster plans in place, the solutions would have already been offered up. Maybe I have missed such offers, but I have heard of none coming from the other “experts” in the field of big oil exploration. I think we should all write Congress and demand that they pursue this option. Either way, we benefit. Either a solution could be found, or another major disaster diverted by exposing the lack of preparedness before it’s again too late. What do you say? Tara Wright Forest City

To the editor: As I was sitting here watching the destruction of the Gulf on day 50 of the oil spill, the same day we celebrate World Oceans Day, and I’m hearing reporters expose BP’s contingency plan to be nothing more than a bad cut and paste job with references to protecting the seal and walrus populations that don’t even exist in warm waters, it struck me. Has anyone thought to look to the other “big oil” companies during this disaster? To tap into

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State ban on public worker bargaining threatened RALEIGH – Perhaps Harry Reid may think better of the idea. Or, maybe not. In late April, the leader of the U.S. Senate re-introduced a bill that would force states to negotiate with unions for police, firefighters and other emergency workers. The move prompted a flurry of activity from business and municipal government folks back in North Carolina who consider this sort of thing akin to spitting in apple pie and slapping your mama. North Carolina is one of just two states that specifically bans collective bargaining by state and local government workers. About 32,000 government employees in the state would be affected by the federal legislation.

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More importantly, removing the roadblock for union negotiation with one group of public employees would surely lead to calls for lifting the ban for all. The first slip on the slope would have happened. So these business groups and local governments, which formed something called the Coalition for North Carolina Jobs back in 2006, rolled out a radio ad to try to hold Democratic North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan to her word. The radio ad actually used

Hagan’s words during her 2008 campaign in which she said she would never do anything to undermine the ability of states to determine whether they will allow public employee collective bargaining. The coalition fears that North Carolina’s ban on public employee collective bargaining is more threatened than ever. The federal legislation, though, predates Hagan’s time in the U.S. Senate. Similar bills have been filed for nearly a decade without success, with both Democratic and Republican sponsors. Still, a bill can fail many times. If it succeeds once, it’s law. Local government officials worry that if the legislation becomes law, it would be mean greater payroll costs. That could mean higher

taxes. Business groups simply don’t want to see North Carolina become more union-friendly, not in a state that has had strong right-towork laws and traditionally been suspicious of unions. Hagan, in stating her opposition, put her finger on a bigger problem: Why does the federal government have an interest in dictating that states negotiate with their employees? Can a pattern of state and local government dealing unfairly with employees over wages and benefits be demonstrated? Through executive orders signed by former Gov. Mike Easley and current Gov. Beverly Perdue, groups representing state workers now have the right to at least be consulted as budgets with salaries and benefits are put

together. Those rights of consultation stop far short of collective bargaining, and Perdue says she remains opposed. Business groups and local government may not be happy with the executive orders, but they reflect the times. North Carolina’s populace, with its influx of transplants more comfortable with unions, is not as hostile toward organized labor as it once was. National control of politics and political parties also has caused Democrats here to increasingly look to labor as an ally, just as they do in other states. Those trends, though, are quite different than mandates from Washington. Mooneyham is executive director of the Capitol Press Association.

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Woman slips, swept over falls to her death

Sadie Williamson

BREVARD (AP) — A North Carolina woman has died after she slipped while wading above a waterfall and was pulled over the 80-foot drop by the current. Multiple media reports said the woman was 28-year-old Eleanor Dorman of Asheville. The Transylvania County Sheriff’s Office says Dorman was hiking with friends Monday when she slipped on a slick surface and the current swept her over the edge of Rainbow Falls. At least four people have died this year by either falling over waterfalls or other incidents in the U.S. forests in western North Carolina.

Mentally disabled former inmate sues

RALEIGH (AP) — A mentally disabled North Carolina man released after being held for 14 years on a murder charge is suing investigators for their conduct. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Wednesday that high-profile attorneys David Rudolf of Charlotte and Barry Scheck of New York City sued on behalf of 46-year-old Floyd Brown. Brown’s attorneys say investigators acted in bad faith when they charged him with killing an Anson County woman in 1993. Police agencies can be sued when officers willfully violate constitutional due process rights. Brown was held at Dorothea Dix Hospital in Raleigh after doctors said he was mentally unable to stand trial. A judge released Brown in 2007 after finding he was being held illegally.

Police Notes Sheriff’s Reports

n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 169 E-911 calls Tuesday. n Ronnie Deon Wright reported the theft of an engine and other vehicle parts. n Carla Edwards Ruff reported the theft of a painting. n James Eddie Hill reported the theft of a camera and other items.

Rutherfordton

n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 22 E-911 calls Tuesday.

Spindale

n The Spindale Police Department responded to 26 E-911 Tuesday.

Lake Lure

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

Forest City

n The Forest City Police Department responded to 53 E-911 calls Tuesday. n An employee of McNair Field reported receiving a counterfeit bill. n An employee of WalMart, on Plaza Drive, reported an incident of stalking. (See arrest of Carlton.) n Brad Ellenburg reported an incident of fraud. n Kristi Ellenburg reported damage to property. The incident occurred on Smith Grove Road. n Michael Holden reported a larceny. The incident occurred on Plaza Drive. n Amanda Whittington reported a lost wallet on Brackett Road.

Arrests

n Julian Carlton Jr., 65, of Carolina Paradise Drive, Forest City; arrested on a warrant for stalking; released on a written promise to appear. (FCPD) n David Leo Newman, 51, of 327 Dry Gulch Road; charged with driving while impaired, no operator’s license, possession of an open container of alcoholic beverage in the passenger area of a motor vehicle and reckless driving to endanger; placed under a $2,500 secured bond. (NCHP) n Roger Cleo Atkinson, 22, of 128 Creek Road; charged with probation violation; placed under a $30,000 secured bond. (Probation) n Monty Lynn Monteith, 28, of 369 Hog Pen Branch Road; charged with simple possession of schedule VI controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia; released on a $3,000 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Isreal Alcautier Guiterrez, 23, of 5543 W. Truemont Blvd.; charged with no operator’s license; placed under a $1,500 secured bond. (RCSD)

n Phillip Junior Searcy, 51, of 2511 Bills Creek Road; charged with injury to trees, crops, lands, etc., domestic criminal trespassing and communicating threats; placed under a 48-hour hold. (RCSD) n Jacqueline Hales Kochanowski, 25, of 369 Hog Pen Branch Road; charged with assault with a deadly weapon; released on a $5,000 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n William Jeffery Wilson, 22, of 208 California St.; charged with second-degree trespassing; released on a $500 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Jeffrey Scott Buff, 48, of 323 Puzzle Creek Road; charged with false report to a police station; placed under a $1,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Becky Ann Cook, 45, of 323 Puzzle Creek Road; charged with false report to a police station; placed under a $1,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Gary Christopher Swink, 33, of 106 Sunbelt Court, Lot 106; charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury and injury to personal property; placed under a $51,000 secured bond. (RPD) n Tyrand Santrell Hopper, 26, of 426 Crawford St.; charged with probation violation/ simple assault; placed under a $10,000 secured bond. (RPD) n Thomas Ralph Watkins, 30, of 124 Cowan St.; charged with misdemeanor larceny; no bond listed. (SPD)

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Sadie Hamrick Williamson, 89, of Bostic, died Tuesday, June 8, 2010. The family will hold a private service. Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church Relay For Life, 341 East Main St., Forest City, NC 28043. Washburn & Dorsey Funeral Home is assisting the family with cremation services.

Kelly Wilkins Kelly Bryant Wilkins, of 254 McGinnis Road, Forest City, died Monday, June 6, 2010, at Mission Hospital in Asheville. He was a son of the late Echo and Tommy Wilkins. He is survived by his wife, Margret B. Wilkins; four daughters, Nancy Byrd, Vickie Wilkins and Gail Wilkins, all of Forest City, and Shelia Wilkins of Spindale; two sons, Kelly Wilkins and Roger Brown, both of Forest City; and a sister, Lalage Abrahams. Funeral services will be Friday at 3 p.m. at Thompson Mortuary & Chapel with the Rev. Walter King officiating. Burial will be at Doggett Grove Cemetery in Forest City.

Florence Davis Florence Maxwell Davis, 72, of 411 Mooresboro Road, Mooresboro, died Tuesday, June 8, 2010, at Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born Dec. 24, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Robert Lee and Irene Rainwater Maxwell. She was a homemaker and a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Jerry L. Davis; two sons, Johnny Phillips of Mooresboro and Ronie Phillips of Gastonia; two daughters, Leslie Allen of Shelby and Kimberly Guffey of Sandy Mush; a brother, Junior Campbell of Bessemer City; a sister, Jackie Jacobs of Gastonia; and four grandchildren. Memorial services will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at Greens Funeral Service, 1503 S. York Road, Gastonia. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. A guest register is available online at www.mckinneylandrethfuneralhome.com.

Leona Bailey Leona Bailey of Mill Spring

JoAnn Westien Hinders JoAnn Westien Hinders, of Chimney Rock, NC, and Fleming Island, FL, passed away on April 21, 2010, at Community Hospice from complications of emphysema, surrounded by her family. JoAnn enjoyed a career in the nursing profession working with her husband in his private practice. She was a voracious reader and avid cook. JoAnn is survived by her loving husband of 55 years, Dr. Alvin Hinders; daughters and sons-inlaw, Laura and Mark Lampke, and Beth and Bill Carlson. Also surviving are her three grandchildren Ashley Carlson, Scott Lampke, and Todd Lampke; her brother and sister-in-law Don and Mary Jo Westien and their son John and Eric Westien. JoAnn was preceded in death by her infant grandson Glenn Lampke. A memorial service in celebration of JoAnn’s life will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 12, 2010, at Transfiguration Episcopal Church, Bat Cave, NC, with Fr. Mickey Mugan, Celebrant. In honoring her wishes, memorialization is by cremation. JoAnn will be inurned in the Memorial Garden of the Church of the Transfiguration in Bat Cave, NC. In lieu of flowers, those wishing to make memorial donations may send them to Transfiguration Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 130, Bat Cave, NC 28710

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died Wednesday, June 9, 2010, at Hospice House. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Crowe’s Mortuary.

L.B. Smith L.B. Smith of Rutherfordton died Wednesday, June 9, 2010, at Hospice House. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Crowe’s Mortuary.

Deaths Jerry Stephenson ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jerry Stephenson, who pitched for the Boston Red Sox in the 1967 World Series, has died. He was 66. Stephenson was 8-19 with Boston, the Seattle Pilots and the Los Angeles Dodgers in a seven-year career. His best season was 1967, when he went 3-1 with one save for the “Impossible Dream” Red Sox. He then made one relief appearance against St. Louis in the World Series, which Boston lost in seven games. Stephenson scouted for the Dodgers for 25 years and spent the last 14 years scouting for the Red Sox. He retired in October and had been a consultant for Boston since then. The right-hander was signed by Boston out of Anaheim High School as an amateur free agent in 1961 and made his major league debut two years later at age 19. Stephenson spent five years with the Red Sox, pitching in Game 4 of the World Series. He allowed two runs and three hits in two innings. After being released in 1969, Stephenson signed with the Pilots, who became the Milwaukee Brewers. Before the 1970 season, he was traded by Milwaukee to the Dodgers and spent one season with them. He was the son of former major league catcher and longtime Red Sox scout Joe Stephenson. Nelson Stokley LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Louisiana-Lafayette’s former

Lona Mae Wood Lona Mae Wood, age 81, of Forest City, North Carolina went home to be with her Lord on Monday, June 7, 2010 at Hospice House of Forest City. She was a native of Rutherford County, NC and a daughter of the late William R. and Harriett Ramsey Harris; a member of Crestview Baptist Church where she was a faithful “prayer warrior” for her family and friends and was retired from Burlington Industries at the J.C. Cowan Plant. She was also the widow of Arist J. "Blackie" Wood who died in 1997 and was also preceded in death by brothers, William A. "Bill" Harris and Lloyd Graham Harris. Survivors include three sons, Charles E. "Bucky" Wood and wife, Jill of Bostic, NC, Bobby "Joe" Wood and wife, Pat of Ellenboro, and Ronald Wayne "Ronnie" Wood of Forest City, NC, a daughter, Peggy W. Hill and husband Jim of Rock Hill, SC. There are eight grandchildren, and fifteen great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at Two o'clock on Thursday, June 10, 2010 in the Crestview Baptist Church with Reverend Kevin Rhom officiating. Interment will follow in the Sunset Memorial Park. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Memorials may be made to the Crestview Baptist Church Building Fund, 630 South Church Street, Forest City, NC 28043 or Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. The Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements and an online guest registry is available at www.padgettking.com Paid obit.

football coach and athletic director Nelson Stokley has died from complications brought on by Alzheimer’s disease. He was 66. The native of Kennedy, Texas, led the Ragin’ Cajuns for 13 seasons from 1986 to 1998 and ranks second on the school’s all-time coaching victories list. After a 2-9 season in 1992, the Cajuns made one of the best turnarounds in Division I college football history en route to an 8-3 mark in 1993 and a share of the Big West Conference Championship. Stokley also guided the Cajuns to a Big West Championship in 1994 and put together a 14-4 record in his three seasons of conference play. He was athletic director from 1988 until 1992. Among the players he guided to success in the NFL are his son, Brandon Stokley, a wide receiver with the Denver Broncos, and quarterback Jake Delhomme, who led the Carolina Panthers to the Super Bowl after the 2003 season and will play his first season with the Cleveland Browns this fall. Stokley, a former LSU quarterback, helped lead the Tigers to the 1966 Cotton Bowl and 1968 Sugar Bowl. He finished with 2,308 career total yards — at the time second only to Y.A. tittle. He also was an assistant coach for the Tigers under coach Charles McClendon, from 1969-73. Nelson served as Offensive Coordinator at Virginia Tech (1974-78) and Clemson (1980-1985), Reaching the pinnacle of success in college football in 1981 by helping to guide Clemson to a perfect 12-0 season and the National Championship.

Doris Howard Cole Doris Howard "Dot" Cole, age 82, a former resident of Forest City, NC died Tuesday, June 10, 2010 at Carillon Assisted Living Center in Asheboro, NC where she had been a resident for the past two years. She was born June 25, 1927 in Mecklenburg County, NC and was a daughter of the late Ray H. and Ollie Miller Howard and was the widow of Roger D Cole. She attended Berea College in Berea, KY and graduated from Rutherford Hospital School of Nursing with an RN degree where she worked as a registered nurse and later worked for Drs. Bob England and Joe Godfrey. An active member of Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church where she sang in the choir, served as Past-President of the UMW and enjoyed the Senior Group. She was also a talented artist and craftsman who enjoyed knitting, crocheting, and painting and was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Survivors include her son, Christopher Cole and his wife, Sarah of Kings Mountain, NC; a daughter, Cathy Jones and her husband, Jimmy of Asheboro, NC; a brother, Bill Howard and his wife, Ann of Rutherfordton, NC; sisters-in-law, Helen Cole Krause of Forest City, Margaret Cole McGinnis of Kings Mountain, NC and Kate Davidson Cole of Maine. There are also three grandchildren, Dee Jones Davis and husband, Bryan of Seagrove, NC, Rebecca Jones Parks and husband, Greg of Asheboro, NC, and Anna Jones Caviness and husband, Ben of Liberty, NC, seven great grandchildren, Blake Davis, Lauren Davis, Brooke Parks, Tyler Parks, Wesley Parks, Cole Caviness and Katie Caviness. Funeral services will be held at eleven o'clock on Thursday, June 10, 2010 in the Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church with Reverend Alice Day officiating. The body will lie in state thirty minutes prior to the service. Visitation will follow the service in the church fellowship hall. Interment will be private for the immediate family in the church cemetery. Memorials may be made to Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, 250 Hudlow Road, Forest City, NC 28043 or Hospice of Randolph County, PO Box 9, Asheboro, NC 27204. The Padgett and King Mortuary of Forest City, NC 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.

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. Gilkey Community Health & Info Fair: Saturday, June 12, 3 to 7 p.m., Mountain Creek Baptist Church; will include various health checks and information and information on public safety; free meal while supplies last. Mobile pantry: Tuesday, June 15, 10 a.m., Calvary Baptist Church, Mooresboro; please bring a basket/ box for food items; for Rutherford County residents only. Rutherford County Senior Dance: Thursday, June 10, 7 to 10 p.m., Moose Lodge in Forest City. Union Mills Learning Center Volunteer Day: Saturday, June 12, beginning at 7 a.m.; need handy men, women and children (with tools), painters, landscapers, plumbers, electricians, cooks (for preparing and serving lunch), etc. to get the building ready for the Children’s Summer Reading Program beginning Wednesday, June 16. Call 2872191 for more information and to RSVP for lunch. Sign Language Class for Kids: Mondays for 10 weeks, starting June 14, 10-11 a.m. 210 Phillips Drive Forest City. $5 per person/per class, $10 discount for pre-paying. Ages 5-12. Supplies needed: “Joy of Signing” book. Contact Instructor Nicki Barabas-Strength of HIS Hands board member, 828-2233855.

Reunions 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 Porch bag sale: June 10, 11 and 12, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Washburn Community Outreach Center, 2934 Piney Mountain Church Road, Bostic; $2 per bag. 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,c hips, dessert and drins; proceeds to help build a well for those in need in India. For additional information, call 657-6447. Help Putt Cancer in the Hole: Saturday, June 19, Putt & Go in Forest City; shot gun starts at 9:15 a.m., 10:15 a.m. and 11 a.m.; teams of up to four, all ages, $20; each hole sponsored; hot dogs and homemade ice creame; proceeds go to Relay for Life. For information, call Paula, 287-6348, or Robin, 2876176. Relay for Life Book Sale: June 7-11, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation; hardback books $2, paperback books, $1, some miscellaneous books 50 cents; wide selection; call 245-1621 for information.

Music/concerts 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: June 12, 6 p.m., Melvin Hill Church of the Brethren; featuring The Borrowed time Band, Pilgrims on a Journey and others.

Religion Homecoming: June 13, Little White Country Church; special singing with the McLendons and guest speaker Burke Scott; meal to follow the service, please bring a well-filled basket.

seen as limiting the scope of the contract, when a provision in the contract said there were no scope limitations. Black offered the reworded addendum to aldermen at the meeting Tuesday night in an effort to fix the problem with the state, prompting the mayor to ask who knew about the planned rewording of the addendum before it was offered at the meeting. Members Black, Jim Rhyne and Sandra Butler Weeks, along with Finance Officer and Clerk Vivian Skipper, said they were aware of it ahead of time, while board members Lee Allen and Mike Rhyne, in addition to the mayor, were unaware of it. Wood remarked, “You think that you have pulled something over on the mayor. “Why do four people run this town and three people are left out?” Black’s counter argument to the mayor was that she had caused the problem with the state over the contract in the first place. “You’re the one that tried to subvert the decision of the board,” Black said to Wood. “All I asked down there was for them to look at the contract and to look at the addendum,” Wood replied. “That is all I asked. And I do not deny it.” “Well, it takes us a lot of time to straighten out your messes,” Black said. “Well, let me inform you of something right now,” the mayor replied. “This mayor is not a mess.” Black said, “Well, you cost us an auditor, a lawyer and two council people.” A short time later, Black apologized for his remarks. That caused Bonita Whisnant, the mayor’s sister, to say, “Bunt, what good is an apology after it’s done?” Black replied, “Oh, shut up.” Bonita Whisnant said, “You make me.” A Rutherford County Sheriff’s

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mission to address Bare’s comments. He said the golf club, of which he is president, would not have had to ask for additional money if there had been funds in the Recreation Trust Fund to help the golf course. “We can dissolve the golf course and I’ll turn everything over to Rus (finance officer Rus Scherer) and he can run it,” Hill said. “We can quit and let you take care of it.” The budget includes a $6,500 increase over its proposed allotment of $3,500. “If this expenditure would solve the problems, it might be easier to stomach,” Bare said of the increase at the golf course. She suggested the club hold fundraisers to help with its expenses. Hill added there are changes to be made at the golf course, including membership fees, that should help with the budgeting process each year. Jones began the meeting asking Council to consider taking about $11,000 from the Community Development budget and give the town’s 45 employees a $250 one time bonus. Jones and Cobb were under the impression there was going to be additional money left in the department that Council could allocate to employees. However, after 60 minutes of discussion and learning there was no additional money in the Community Development department, Council agreed to leave the funding as bud-

Office deputy stepped in at that point and warned everyone in the room that disorderly conduct charges could be filed. When Wood began to get involved in the discussion over the auditor’s contract, Black said she would need to turn over the mayorship temporarily in order to discuss the issue. So Mayor Pro-tem Mike Rhyne was designated mayor while the heated discussion went on. The mayor then reclaimed her title. Earlier in the meeting, the mayor called for professional and courteous conduct during the public hearing on the budget. She said there would be no controversy and no name-calling. And she added that anyone who could not abide by the rules would be asked to leave. During the public hearing on the budget, Bonita Whisnant, along with the mayor, sought a breakdown of the total compensation of the town clerk and assistant clerk. At one point in the discussion, Black told the mayor that Skipper makes about $20 an hour while the mayor makes $100 an hour. When Wood asked for an explanation of the $100 figure, Black said the mayor makes $1,200 a year, and added, “you’re here an hour a month, except the time you’re on the phone causing trouble.” Town employees did not get raises under the budget, but they received $500 bonuses. “I don’t think $500 bonuses should be given at this time, when people are having to make the choice between electricity, between medication, between food, whatever,” Wood said. “And it is hard for people to do that. And here we are raising water rates. And bonuses. We give $500 bonuses.” Alderman Lee Allen also had a problem with raising water rates, particularly on people on fixed incomes. “We don’t need to go up on anybody in town,” he said. “People are already hurting.” Board member Jim Rhyne defended the bonuses given to employees. geted for the department that reflects the retirement of its director John McWhorter in three months and hiring a part-time person for his position. During budget workshops, Scherer said Council directed staff to fund a part-time person to replace McWhorter, a part-time person to do other Rutherford Town Revitalization duties and another person to be hired as contractor to run the festivals. Cobb and Jones said they were not aware the department was going to have two part-time positions and were confused about the employees in the department. They felt the extra money should go to town employees. Bare and Dancy agreed that cutting anymore money from the department would tie the hands of the staff to do anything about moving Rutherfordton forward at all. Scherer added he believed by leaving all the money in the department as proposed would be a much higher priority than giving employees a one time bonus. He explained the benefits for the town down the road would be more beneficial by leaving the funding as it is. Council did agree it would look at the budget in three months when McWhorter retires and have a new job description for the position. Bare said the town’s planning department had been demolished and deleting the Community Development Planner’s full time position was a step backwards for the town of Rutherfordton and it was not moving forward. Cobb said he preferred to call it “restructure” rather than demolish.

Rhyne noted that there is no town manager and no supervisor over town employees, and noted, “I have yet to drive by that they were late for work. Things always get done. Without question. “And we’re sitting here bickering about $500. That is four of the most dedicated people (town employees) I have ever seen.” During the meeting, former alderman and town employee Paul Holland said, “All people are doing is grumbling. Part of it doesn’t even make sense. Why don’t you let the board and mayor run the town?” Aldermen and the mayor also argued over Wood’s attempt to have the public hearing on the budget prior to public comments on other issues, contrary to the published agenda. The mayor referred to Robert’s Rules of Order, but after some wrangling, the board decided to have the public comments before beginning work on the budget. In other action, the board: n was asked by resident Cheryl Ayala for help paying a $206 water bill that occurred because of a water leak. The board adjusted the bill by $75 and asked her to set up a payment plan for the remainder of the charges. n heard from Michael Jennings, who said he was not surprised that Eugene Mitchell resigned as the town attorney. To the mayor he said, “You’re doing a good job. Keep it up.” After the confrontation over the auditor contract ended, Bonita Whisnant tried to address the board, but the meeting was quickly adjourned. Bonita Whisnant continued to talk, however. “I would like to have an audit done on this town,” she said. “I would like to have an audit done on the books of the Town of Ellenboro. And if it takes a petition, I will initiate a petition to get an audit (state audit) done.” Contact Dale via e-mail at ldale@thedigitalcourier.com.

Jones told council at least twice during the meeting, much tougher times for the town were ahead and next year’s budget process would be more difficult than this year. Regarding the additional money Jones and Cobb suggested for the town employees, Bare reiterated what she had said during workshops, that Council members give up their salaries to the town employees, but that did not happen. After the budget was adopted, Dancy thanked the staff, department heads and employees for facing the challenges of the day. He said he knows the town staff and employees have the “interests of our citizens” when it makes decisions. He said these are times when employees are asked to do more work with less money and he thanked them all for their dedication to the town. His remarks were echoed by other council members. In addition to Hill, Joe Simmons also addressed council during the public hearing. Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@thedigitalcourier.com.

Correction Rutherford County’s SWEEP received a $500 award from Keep North Carolina Beautiful. The funds were in recognition of the group’s having the best litter prevention, waste reduction and recycling program in North Carolina. It was not a grant.

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Your 1st Place Forest City Owls! McKeithan’s grandson taken by Rockies FOREST CITY — Joel McKeithan, a senior at T.C. Roberson High in Asheville and the grandson of former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher and Forest City native Jerry McKeithan, was selected by the Colorado Rockies on Day 3 of the 2010 MLB Draft Wednesday. McKeithan, a shortstop, is the son of Mack McKeithan, who played baseball at R-S Central and the Rutherford County American Legion. McKeithan’s grandmother, Joan McKeithan lives in Forest City.

NASCAR fines Braun Racing crew chiefs DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR has suspended the crew chiefs and tire specialists for Braun Racing’s two Nationwide Series entries for actions during last week’s race in Nashville. Stuart Cooper, crew chief for the No. 10 car driven by Tayler Malsam, and Trip Bruce, crew chief for the No. 38 car driven by Jason Leffler, were suspended for the next two Nationwide events and fined $25,000 by NASCAR on Wednesday. Tire specialists Sean Whisenhunt and Kevin Bellicourt were also suspended for the next two events. All four were also placed on probation through the end of the year. NASCAR determined both teams committed numerous rules violations involving tires. Leffler and Malsam were also penalized 25 driver points; owners Todd and Ralph Braun were docked 25 owners points.

Front Row crew members suspended DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR has docked Front Row Motorsports owner Doug Yates 150 owner points and suspended three crew members on the No. 38 team for infractions incurred during last week’s race at Pocono. NASCAR fined crew chief Steve Lane $100,000 and suspended Lane, car chief Richard Bourgeois and tire specialist Michael Harrold for the next 12 events. Lane was also placed on probation through the end of the year. NASCAR cited the No. 38 team for actions detrimental to stock car racing, using nonconforming equipment and modifying the valve stem hardware. Driver Travis Kvapil was also docked 150 driver points after finishing 22nd in the 500-mile event. Team co-owner Bob Jenkins took responsibility for the “unintentional” mistake and plans to appeal the penalty.

Local Sports BASEBALL American Legion 7 p.m. Shelby at Post 423, McNair Field Coastal Plain League 7 p.m. Forest City Owls at Martinsville Mustangs

On TV 2 p.m. (WGN-A) MLB Baseball Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers. 3:30 p.m. (TS) MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at Arizona Diamondbacks. 9 p.m. (WSOC) (WLOS) NBA Basketball Finals, Game 4 — Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics. 10 p.m. (ESPN2) MLS Soccer D.C. United at Seattle Sounders FC.

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Forest City Owls’ Will Skinner, left, celebrated his birthday with a baseball game against the Martinsville Mustangs. The Owls sent Nick Lomascolo, right, to the mound for the start.

Lomascolo, Owls shut out Martinsville By KEVIN CARVER Daily Courier Sports Reporter

FOREST CITY — Nick Lomascolo has already seen action as a starter and coming out of the bullpen for the Owls. Lomascolo, who drew the start Wednesday, fooled Martinsville in a stellar two-hitter as Forest City won, 3-0, at McNair Field. Will Skinner, who has an RBI in each of the last three games, picked up two RBI in the third inning to

give Lomascolo all the run support he would need. Lomascolo finished with 7.1 innings on the mound, walking just one and striking out eight in the 25 batters he faced. He allowed just runners on base all night. Lomascolo now has 21 Ks in 14.2 innings pitched. “He is no stranger to starting and we felt comfortable putting him in that position tonight,” Owls skipper Matt Hayes said. “He did an absolutely outstanding job tonight and we couldn’t be any prouder of him.”

The Owls (9-3) moved to 7-0 at home and 6-0 when scoring first this season. During the third frame, the Owls’ Dusty Quattlebaum led off with a single through the hole into right field and Brian Burton reached on an error at third base to put runners at first and second. Mark Dvoroznak’s sacrifice ground out moved both runners up 90-feet. With two outs in the inning, Skinner

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Panthers LB Thomas Davis out for season

By MIKE CRANSTON AP Reporter

CHARLOTTE — Carolina weakside linebacker Thomas Davis has suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee for the second time in seven months, likely leaving the Panthers without one of their top defensive players for the 2010 season. The Panthers revealed Davis’ injury Wednesday, a day after his knee buckled in a non-contact drill in a voluntary workout. Davis had been making a remarkably speedy recovery after he was first injured Nov. 8 at New Orleans. He was clocked last month running the 40-yard dash in 4.47 seconds. Davis wasn’t wearing a knee brace Tuesday when he fell to the turf while backpedaling. He immediately clutched his right knee before walking off the field. Davis recently signed his $3.268 million restricted free agent tender.

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Carolina Panthers’ Thomas Davis, right, talks with teammate Jon Beason, left, after a voluntary football workout session in Charlotte, Wednesday, June 2, 2010.

“The thing just hissed with danger” Over 100 years ago, Walter Johnson made his debut against the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers, in 1907, were arguably one of the best teams in baseball; believe it or not, the Chicago Cubs were probably one of the other top clubs. The Cubs had ‘Tinkers to Evers to Chance’ and Mordecai “ThreeFinger” Brown. The Tigers had Ty Cobb. The Georgia Peach. Cobb in his autobiography claimed that he didn’t see Johnson’s fastball, but he did hear it. Cobb wrote, “the thing just hissed with danger.” Tuesday night, Washington Nationals phenom pitcher Stephen Strasburg drew up a near-perfect MLB debut. Strasburg scattered four hits, allowed two runs, but struck out 14 and walked none. Since 1985, only four pitchers have recorded that many strikeouts without issuing a walk. Strasburg is one of the four. I do not claim to be any kind of a baseball ‘expert.’ I watch the game, I’ve played the game and I get to report on games. But, I am no scout; I am no highly experienced coach. Yet, any fool could see that Strasburg

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has got some nasty stuff. His curves seem to fall off cliffs, his fastballs explode and MLB hitters may soon hope to only see him once a month — or less. Guys in the American League are probably thrilled that he is a National Leaguer. We’ll see how Strasburg pans out. The hard-throwing righty is not the first to break onto the scene with such hype and pomp. Mark Fidrych, known as ‘The Bird,’ exploded into baseball in 1976. He finished his career with a record of 29-19. Fernando Valenzuela, of the famous rolling eyes, was never as dominating as he was in his rookie year. Kerry Woods, who once struck out 20 Astros, while walking none, could never stay healthy. He remains in baseball as a 32-year old relief pitcher with the Cleveland Indians. But he

never lived up to that one magical afternoon at Wrigley. Those are just three. Strasburg may simply throw pitches that ‘hiss with danger,’ in 2010 only to throw pitches that get slammed in 2011. Or, Strasburg could develop into the next Bob Gibson, Sandy Koufax, or insert-another-Hall-of-Fame-pitcher here. The jury is out. Fate will decide. MLB, like any professional level of sport, offers no guarantees. Over the last three days, former Forest City Owls’ pitchers Heath Hembree (of the 98 m.p.h. fastball), Jamaal Hollis and Josh Edgin were all selected in the 2010 Draft. Spencer “The General” Patton was not. Nor, was Robbie “Game Over” Andrews. I’m no expert — but, those two guys know how to pitch. They, at the very least, should be given a serious look as free agents. I do know this much — in 100 years not much has really changed about baseball. A 100 m.p.h. fastball still hisses by, and MLB scouts are hitting about .200 lifetime.

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The Owlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Brian Burton, above, fouls off a pitch at home plate during the game against Martinsville Wednesday.

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clubbed the first Tyler Spearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offering over the head of the centerfielder. Skinner trotted into second with a stand-up double that plated both Burton and Quattlebaum for an Owls 2-0 lead. In the top of the fourth, Lomascolo did have one threat to deal with. A Mustangs double and an Owls error put runners on first and third with one out. However, Forest Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Reed Harper gloved a hard hit ball, tagged second and threw to Burton at first for the 4-3 inning ending double play. Harper, immediately after making the fine defensive play, smacked a base hit to center and Quattlebaum followed with a long double that landed in the left field corner. Harper crossed the plate standing up on the play as the Owls took a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth. Lomascolo continued to dominate from the hill recording one out in the eighth with a runner on first. Phillip Brannon came in relief and walked one and struck out another. With Martinsvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Taylor Oldham swiping third, it left two runners on the corners. Brannon bared down though and got the strikeout of Kevin Vasquez to end the inning unharmed. Chase Boruff finished off the ninth, facing just four batters and giving up one walk in order for the Owls. Though Skinnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bat is pretty hot at the moment, Reed Harper extended the Owlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; longest hitting streak of the year to six on Wednesday night. Harper went 2-for-3 on the night with two singles. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have got to hand it to Reed (Harper),â&#x20AC;? Hayes said. Forest City now holds a 2.5 game lead in the Coastal Plains League West Division over Martinsville, who the Owls face tonight on the road.

Forest City 3, Asheboro 2

ASHEBORO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Will Skinner came late into the game to drive in the winning runs and Kyle Putnam stifled the Asheboro Copperheads lineup late in Forest Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 3-2 victory Tuesday night at McCrary Park. Skinner came in to pinch hit for right fielder Tarran Senay in the sixth inning and deposited the second pitch over the center field wall for a solo home run to tie the game at 2-2. The junior then stepped up to the plate and delivered another clutch hit, this a two out RBI double. Owls center fielder Mark Dvoroznak was able to score all the way from first base on the double.

Two Owls drafted on Day 3

FOREST CITY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Two more former Forest City Owls were drafted by MLB on Day 3 of the 2010 Draft, Wednesday. Pitcher Jamaal Hollis was selected in the 33rd round by the Chicago White Sox. Outfielder Bryan Fogle was selected in the 32nd round by the Tampa Bay Rays. In addition to Hollis and Fogle, six Owls were drafted on Tuesday. Former Owls infielder Travis Black was selected in the 28th round by the St. Louis Cardinals, on Tuesday, but he was not included in Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s report.

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Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Philadelphia 10, Florida 8 Washington 5, Pittsburgh 2 N.Y. Mets 2, San Diego 1, 11 innings San Francisco 3, Cincinnati 0 Milwaukee 3, Chicago Cubs 2 Houston 4, Colorado 3 Atlanta 7, Arizona 5 L.A. Dodgers 1, St. Louis 0 Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Florida at Philadelphia, ppd., rain Pittsburgh at Washington, late San Diego at N.Y. Mets, ppd., rain Cincinnati 6, San Francisco 3 Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, late Houston at Colorado, late Atlanta at Arizona, late St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers, late Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games San Francisco (Wellemeyer 3-5) at Cincinnati (Leake 5-0), 12:35 p.m. San Diego (Garland 6-3) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 2-2), 1:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Dempster 4-5) at Milwaukee (Bush 1-5), 2:10 p.m. Houston (Oswalt 3-8) at Colorado (J.Chacin 3-4), 3:10 p.m. Atlanta (Hanson 6-3) at Arizona (Willis 1-0), 3:40 p.m. Florida (Ani.Sanchez 5-3) at Philadelphia (Moyer 6-5), 7:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (Duke 3-6) at Washington (L.Hernandez 4-3), 7:05 p.m. Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Houston at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at Detroit, 7:05 p.m.

Washington at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. Florida at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Kansas City at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Atlanta at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. Texas at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. Toronto at Colorado, 9:10 p.m. St. Louis at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. Seattle at San Diego, 10:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Oakland at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

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East Division W L Pct 38 20 .655 36 22 .621 35 25 .583 33 26 .559 16 42 .276 Central Division W L Pct 34 24 .586 30 27 .526 24 33 .421 24 35 .407 21 36 .368 West Division W L Pct 31 27 .534 32 29 .525 31 29 .517 23 35 .397

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BASKETBALL NBA FINALS L.A. Lakers 2, Boston 1 Thursday, June 3: L.A. Lakers 102, Boston 89 Sunday, June 6: Boston 103, L.A. Lakers 94 Tuesday, June 8: L.A. Lakers 91, Boston 84 Thursday, June 10: L.A. Lakers at Boston, 9

STANLEY CUP FINALS Chicago 3, Philadelphia 2 Saturday, May 29: Chicago 6, Philadelphia 5 Monday, May 31: Chicago 2, Philadelphia 1 Wednesday, June 2: Philadelphia 4, Chicago 3, OT Friday, June 4: Philadelphia 5, Chicago 3 Sunday, June 6: Chicago 7, Philadelphia 4 Wednesday, June 9: Chicago at Philadelphia, late x-Friday, June 11: Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sports Transactions

BASEBALL American League TEXAS RANGERS_Agreed to terms with OF Jake Skole and C Kellin Deglan. TORONTO BLUE JAYS_Activated RHP Jesse Litsch from the 60-day DL. Optioned LHP Rommie Lewis to Las Vegas (PCL). National League CHICAGO CUBS_Recalled INF Chad Tracy from Iowa (PCL). Placed INF Aramis Ramirez on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 8. PITTSBURGH PIRATES_Recalled RHP Brad Lincoln and OF Jose Tabata from Indianapolis (IL). Optioned 1B Jeff Clement to Indianapolis. United League AMARILLO DILLAS_Acquired INF Daryl Jones from Florence (Frontier) for INF Cory Wine. FOOTBALL National Football League SEATTLE SEAHAWKS_Signed DE Dexter Davis, TE Jameson Konz, DT Barrett Moen and DE Will Tukuafu. Released TE Michael Allan, WR Patrick Carter, LB Kevin Dixon and S Quinton Teal. ST. LOUIS RAMS_Announced the retirement of WR Isaac Bruce. HOCKEY National Hockey League COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS_Re-signed C Tomas Kana to a one-year contract. American Hockey League WORCESTER SHARKS_Named Jason Jones director of ticket sales. LACROSSE National Lacrosse League EDMONTON RUSH_Re-signed coach Derek Keenan to a two-year contract. MOTORSPORTS NASCAR NASCAR_Fined Front Row Motorsports crew chief Steve Lane $100,000 and suspended him for 12 weeks for using illegal valve stem caps on Travis Kvapilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s car last weekend at Pocono Raceway. Suspended Front Row Motorsports car chief Richard Bourgeois and tire specialist Michael Harrold for 12 weeks. Docked Kvapil and car owner Doug Yates 150 points each.

SOCCER United Soccer Leagues USL_Named David Wagner media relations manager.

COLLEGE ELON_Named Chris Little menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assistant soccer coach. ILLINOIS STATE_Named Danielle Santos womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assistant basketball coach. MARYLAND_Named Orlando Ranson menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball assistant coach. OREGON_Dismissed QB Jeremiah Masoli. PENNSYLVANIA_Named Rudy Wise menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assistant basketball coach.

Stras-mania hits D.C., nation WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The baseball world rubbed its eyes Wednesday morning, shook its head and thought: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Did that really happen?â&#x20AC;? Restaurants in the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capital started renaming menu items after a certain young pitcher, including one place that is now serving a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Strasburgerâ&#x20AC;? with 14 pickles â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one for each strikeout. In Cleveland, where the sequel plays on Sunday, the box office had a run on tickets â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 3,000 sold in less than 24 hours. And, yes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; no foolinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the topic was even raised on the floor of the U.S. Senate. Baseball has an overnight sensation. His name is Stephen Strasburg. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We can only hope and pray that his arm holds up,â&#x20AC;? Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said during an exchange with Democrat Harry Reid of Nevada, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and that he has the kind of career that everyone is anticipating. There was literally electricity in the air. It was an exciting event, and it was great to be there.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Really, for Washington â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which has been so starved for a good athletic team of some kind â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it was nice,â&#x20AC;? Reid responded. Bipartisanship! Strasburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not only good for the Washington Nationals, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s apparently a boon

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to the whole country. A day earlier, last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s overall No. 1 draft pick, pitching before a stading-room-only crowd and seemingly oblivious to the incredible hype, had one of the best pitching debuts in major league history. He struck out 14, walked none, hit 100 mph

on the stadium radar gun and thoroughly embarrassed the Pittsburgh Pirates over seven innings Tuesday night in a 5-2 victory. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think everybody in baseball watched him yesterday,â&#x20AC;? Milwaukee Brewers slugger Corey Hart said before his teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game against the Chicago Cubs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s impressive just because you obviously watch him pitch and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really good, but to be able to overcome everything that was on his shoulders. ... Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of pressure, and he was able to overcome it.â&#x20AC;? But if you ask Strasburg himself, he hardly noticed the fuss. Sure, the 21-year-old from San Diego relished the fact that he was achieving his dream of pitching in the majors and was moved when he saw his father shed a tear or two for the first time, but he otherwise shrugged off the glare the same way he dismissed the Pittsburgh hitters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I try and stick away from all the media stuff, so I really donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re referring to,â&#x20AC;? he said Wednesday when asked about the national attention he was getting. How did he celebrate last B night? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just went home,â&#x20AC;? he told Original reporters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You guys kept me Get a here till midnight. I needed some sleep.â&#x20AC;?

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sports Meet Team USA By The Associated Press

The 2010 World Cup begins Friday, June 11. Capsules of the 23 players on the U.S. roster for the 2010 World Cup, with position, age, international appearances and club team:

Jozy Altidore, F, 20, 24, Villareal (Spain) — Leading scorer for U.S. in qualifying for World Cup with six goals ... Youngest player in history to score hat trick for the U.S. national team, in 3-0 victory in qualifying against Trinidad and Tobago on April 1, 2009 ... Played on 2008 Olympic team ... Youngest player on squad. DaMarcus Beasley, M, 28, 91, Glasgow Rangers (Scotland) — Will appear in third World Cup ... Was exiled from national team for nine months for poor play, but responded with strong outings to make 2010 squad. Carlos Bocanegra, D, 31, 77, Rennes (France) — Team captain ... Comes off early May sports hernia surgery ... Leader of defense, played in 15 of 18 World Cup qualifiers in this cycle. Jonathan Bornstein, D, 25, 29, Chivas USA — Made six starts in World Cup qualifying, including five in final round ... Scored tying goal in waning seconds against Costa Rica for 2-2 draw and first place in final-round qualifying. Michael Bradley, M, 22, 41, Borussia Moenchengladbach (Germany) — Son of coach Bob Bradley ... Started in 15 of 18 qualifiers in 2010 cycle, scored five goals, including two gamewinners. Edson Buddle, F, 29, 2, Los Angeles Galaxy — Wasn’t even considered a candidate for team until scoring spree this year in MLS. Steve Cherundolo, D, 31, 58, Hannover (Germany) — Injuries cost him appearances in 2000 Olympics, 2002 World Cup, and 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, but otherwise has been mainstay for national squad. Ricardo Clark, M, 27, 27, Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany) — Dangerous attacker in midfield ... Made his first goal in World Cup qualifying a big one, the winner in 1-0 victory at in Trinidad and Tobago. Jay DeMerit, D, 30, 17, Watford (England) — Tough, rugged defender who stood out in U.S. success at Confederations Cup last year ... Has been bothered by abdominal strain.

A television camera is set up at the Cape Town stadium that will host Soccer World Cup games to be played in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, June 8, 2010. Associated Press

World Cup boosts nation, workers JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Every night, when Louis Dubazana passes Soccer City in a bus heading toward his apartment in Soweto, the look of the rusty-colored dome over the stadium fills him with pride. When other passengers also marvel at the World Cup stadium, it is just too much for him. The junior foreman has to tell everyone he helped build the new symbol of South Africa. “Other people were saying: ’Hey this is a big thing. Ooh, it is this and that.’ That makes me feel great,” Dubazana said. “I was part of the people working here.” The 94,000-seat Soccer City Stadium often had more than 3,000 people working on it at the same time and, despite skepticism that it would never be finished on time, it will be ready for Friday’s opener between South Africa and Mexico. And if the stadium itself is living proof of the legacy of the World Cup, the confidence and pride of the 32-year-old

Dubazana point toward something more important: a nation put to the task came through with new sports arenas from Soccer City to Cape Town and Durban. But for a long time, progress was only assured by men and women in multicolored hardhats working long hours and days to meet the deadlines. Such is construction in South Africa that Dubazana finds the time and money only once a month to get home for a weekend with his wife, Nelisiwe, and two daughters about 240 kilometers (149 miles) away in Amersfoort, in the poor province of Mpumalanga. Still, this is progress compared to the days of apartheid, when black workers were denied a decent education and good jobs. Now, Dubazana is close to becoming a construction supervisor. After Soccer City, he went to the headquarters of the LTAGrinaker company to work at the glass facade division, where he supervises 20 workers.

That is a far cry from his first job in construction, as a storeman checking the quality of cement and other materials. With the global financial crisis hitting construction, the future is less secure than a few years ago. But Dubazana, like so many others in South Africa, has one thing in ample supply — optimism. The government has already spoken of redirecting public works to hospitals and schools after the World Cup. Beyond his conviction that there will be work for him, Dubazana says that he has “no idea what to do next, no idea at the moment.” His first priority, though, is to see his stadium in action firsthand. When work was slowed at several stadiums because of strikes, FIFA president Sepp Blatter went out of his way to promise tickets to each of the 27,000 workers at the venue they helped build. Dubazana has two for Argentina’s match against South Korea at Soccer City.

Clint Dempsey, M, 27, 60, Fulham (England) — Has become among most dependable American players and was standout for Fulham as it reached Europa League final for first time, scoring goal that knocked out Juventus ... Was sidelined by right knee injury for two months of 2009-10 season ... Had spectacular Confederations Cup as U.S. finished second ... Scored lone goal credited to U.S. player in 2006 World Cup, against Ghana. Landon Donovan, M, 28, 121, Los Angeles Galaxy — The unchallenged star of the team and a three-time World Cup player ... Creative passer and shooter, can also play up front ... Also played last season at Everton with Tim Howard .... Won his third U.S. Soccer Male Athlete of the Year award in 2009 ... Donovan is nation’s leader in World Cup qualifying appearances (35) and goals (12). Maurice Edu, M, 24, 13, Glasgow Rangers (Scotland) — Also can play on back line ... Captain of 2008 Olympic team ... Torn ligament in left knee last spring sidelined Edu for both club and country until December 2009.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Derek Fisher (2) leaves the court after Game 3 of the NBA basketball finals against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday, June 8, 2010, in Boston. The Lakers won 91-84. Associated Press

Fisher, Lakers take series lead

BOSTON (AP) — Derek Fisher broke down the court after yet another miss by Benny Feilhaber, M, 25, 31, Aarhus (Denmark) Ray Allen, with noth— Has worked his way up from youth teams to ing between him and become regular for national squad. the basket. And nothing — not even three hardRobbie Findley, F, 24, 4, Real Salt Lake — charging Celtics — was Speedy developing striker, who compensates in going to keep the Los part for the absence of Charlie Davies. Angeles Lakers guard from finishing off a Herculez Gomez, F, 28, 3, Pachuca (Mexico) — Game 3 victory. From having contract not renewed with Kansas A hard foul from all City of MLS to World Cup, quite a few months for three pursuing Celtics Gomez. sent Fisher sprawling to the floor, but not before Clarence Goodson, D, 28, 11, IK Start (Norway) he laid in his fifth bas— Tall and rangy defender, provides depth on a ket of the fourth quardefense struggling to stay healthy ... Was key memter and converted the ber of 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup runner-up, three-point play to help scoring goal against Honduras in semifinals ... the Lakers beat Boston Player for Dallas of MLS before going to Norway. 91-84 and take a 2-1 lead in the NBA finals. Brad Guzan, GK, 25, 16, Aston Villa (England) “Truthfully, he’s done — The No. 3 goalkeeper behind Tim Howard and it over and over and Marcus Hahnemann. over again,” said Kobe

Bryant, who scored 29 points. “So it’s almost his responsibility to our team to do these things.” Bryant had 25 points after three quarters, but he did not score for the first 10 minutes of the fourth. That’s when Fisher took over, hitting four of five Lakers baskets after Boston cut a 17-point first-half lead down to one point to reclaim the home-court advantage they lost when the Celtics won Game 2 in L.A. Game 4 is Thursday night in Boston, and a Lakers victory would put them within one win of avenging the loss to their longtime rivals in the 2008 finals — not to mention the eight

Marcus Hahnemann, GK, 37, 15, Wolverhampton (England) — Second World Cup for Hahnemann ... Now in 11th season in England, helped Reading get promoted to Premier League before joining Wolves last season and taking over as the starter.

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Tim Howard, GK, 31, 49, Everton (England) — Had six clean sheets and a 0.92 goals-against average in 13 qualifiers for 2010 World Cup. ... Awarded Golden Glove as best goalkeeper at Confederations Cup.

Jonathan Spector, D, 24, 24, West Ham (England) — One of four players to play every minute of all five games at 2009 Confederations Cup. Jose Torres, M, 22, 9, Pachuca (Mexico) — All five appearances in 2009 came in World Cup qualifiers.

Bynum had 10 rebounds apiece for Los Angeles. Kevin Garnett, who had just six points in Boston’s victory Sunday, had 25 in Game 3. But Allen, who had 32 points in Game 2, missed all 13 field goal attempts — one shy of the NBA finals futility record — many of them while Fisher was guarding him. “It’s a hell of a swing, I’ll tell you that,” Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. “It’s basketball. That’s why you can’t worry about it.”

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Stuart Holden, M, 24, 12, Bolton (England) — Scored a goal against Grenada in his U.S. debut on July 4, 2009, in Gold Cup.

Oguchi Onyewu, D, 28, 52, AC Milan (Italy) — Played in career-high 13 games in 2009, starting each one, including all five at Confederations Cup.

other times the Celtics have won an NBA title at the Lakers’ expense. “Our thoughts are really just still on how disappointed we are, or were, losing that second game on our home court. I think that had more of our attention and focus than what happened in ’08,” Fisher said. “We didn’t doubt our ability to win here. ... We understand when you want to be the best, you have to win wherever, whenever.” Fisher finished with 16 points, and Pau Gasol and Andrew

Volunteers of all types are greatly needed throughout Rutherford County. 6/30/10.

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Nation Today Cop faked his shooting

GOWANDA, N.Y. (AP) — A New York police officer who pleaded guilty to official misconduct for taking three pizzas as payment for covering up a woman’s traffic ticket now admits he faked his own shooting. Erie County District Attorney Frank Sedita says Jason Miller, a former part-time officer in the western New York village of Gowanda (goh-WAHN’-duh), confessed that he hung his bulletproof vest on a tree and shot it two years ago. The admission was part of last month’s plea deal in the pizza case. Miller admitted he arrested a driver for a suspended license in June 2009 and accepted the pizzas to drop the ticket. Miller’s attorney, Daniel Henry, declined to comment Tuesday. Miller faces up to a year in jail. He resigned in September.

Second man arrested

ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — A second North Carolina man has been taken to South Carolina to face charges in a motel shooting death. The Herald of Rock Hill reported that 25-year-old Sean Stephen Milan of Charlotte was taken to Rock Hill late Tuesday. Milan is charged with murder in the June 2 shooting death of 28-year-old Damien Wray at a Rock Hill motel. Rock Hill Police Lt. Brad Redfearn says Wray turned himself in to police in Charlotte on Friday.

Twenty-three-year-old David Andrew Richards of Charlotte was arrested earlier and charged in connection with the shooting.

Ex-Blagojevich aide talks CHICAGO (AP) — The birth of a conspiracy to profit from Rod Blagojevich’s position came as early as 2003 when the then-governor met with three close advisers to discuss how to make money and divvy up the spoils, a key witness testified Wednesday. In dramatic testimony at Blagojevich’s corruption trial, his onetime chief of staff Alonzo Monk said the two of them, along with fundraisers Tony Rezko and Christopher Kelly, discussed various ways they could make money through state action. Monk, who was Blagojevich’s law school roommate and was by his side through most of his political career, said the group calculated that each of several schemes would raise $100,000 each and that the money would be divided up equally among the four. But Monk said he and Blagojevich would get the money only after the governor left office. “We didn’t want to be receiving that money when Rod was in office, where there was potentially a lot of scrutiny ... (from) some law enforcement agency ... it could have been the media also,” he said. As for why he was so concerned, he said: “In all likelihood, it would be wrong and breaking the law.”

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A man browses at a newspaper stand selling papers bearing the images of suspected murderer Joran van der Sloot in Lima Wednesday. Peruvian police have announced that the Dutch citizen Van der Sloot has confessed to killing a young Peruvian woman in his Lima hotel room on May 30.

FBI paid van der Sloot in sting, but let him go WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI thought it was closing in on Joran Van der Sloot in the notorious Natalee Holloway missing-teenager case, and he was videotaped and paid $25,000 in a sting operation. But when the agency delayed his arrest to help build a criminal case, he took the money and headed for Peru, where authorities say he now has confessed to killing a different young woman. The investigation of Van der Sloot in the Alabama teenager’s case simply was not far enough along to have him arrested, the FBI and the U.S. attorney’s office in Birmingham said Wednesday. Holloway disappeared on the island of Aruba on May 30, 2005. Van der Sloot is now expected to be charged with murder in Peru in the killing, exactly five years later, of 21-year-old business student Stephany Flores, the daughter of a Peruvian circus promoter and former race car driver whom he meet playing poker at a casino. In his hotel room, Van der Sloot strangled Flores with his two hands and smashed her in the face with an elbow, the chief of Peru’s criminal police, Gen. Cesar Guardia, told The Associated Press in Lima on Wednesday. “He’s irascible. He has no selfcontrol,” Guardia said. He’s also very calculated, the general said, taking Flores’ cash, about $300 in Peruvian currency, and two credit cards. The 22-year-old Dutchman’s confession was so thorough — and backed by such conclusive evidence — that police decided to waive the usual crime scene visit, Guardia added. Police will formally ask prosecutors Thursday to charge Van der Sloot with murder, for which he would face from 15 to 35 years in prison if convicted. Guardia said Van der Sloot attested in his confession Monday that he killed Flores because she found out about the Aruba case by using his laptop without his permission. But he said police didn’t necessarily believe him. The evidence against the Dutchman includes hotel security camera video showing Flores and Van der Sloot entering his hotel room together and the Dutchman leaving alone four hours later. U.S. law enforcement officials and a private investigator said the work on Holloway’s disappearance was revived in April when van der Sloot reached out to a lawyer for Holloway’s mother and requested $250,000 in exchange for disclosing the location of the young woman’s body on the island of Aruba. He got $25,000, and the private investigator says the suspect was taped saying he pushed her down, she hit her head and died. But the statement from the FBI and U.S. attorney’s office said the law enforcement probe “was not sufficiently

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developed to bring charges prior to the time van der Sloot left Aruba.” Aruba authorities have been frustrated in their efforts to prosecute van der Sloot because they have been unable to find her remains. According to the private investigator, Bo Dietl, messages started coming in to John Kelly, a lawyer for the Holloway family who had hired Dietl, around Easter of this year from van der Sloot. Van der Sloot, for years the prime suspect in Holloway’s disappearance, wanted to give details of where Holloway was buried and how she died. The family said they wanted closure and Kelly contacted the FBI, which sent 10 to 12 agents to Aruba to meet Kelly, Dietl said Wednesday in an interview with The Associated Press. They set up a sting operation and told van der Sloot he would receive $25,000 immediately and $225,000 more once the body was found. Kelly and van der Sloot met in a hotel room in Aruba and were secretly videotaped by the FBI. Van der Sloot said on tape that after Holloway died, he contacted his father who helped him bury the body, the investigator said. Van der Sloot’s father died in January. “He wanted to come clean, but he also wanted money,” said Dietl. “So now, not knowing if this was true or not, if there was a chance of recovering the body, we wanted to do that.” Under surveillance by the FBI, he and van der Sloot went to where the body supposedly was buried. No body has been found. Van der Sloot has told investigators in Aruba that he left the 18-year-old Holloway on a beach, drunk. For years, he has denied involvement in her disappearance. Van der Sloot was the last person seen with Holloway before she vanished during a high school graduation trip to the Dutch Caribbean island. He was arrested but has been released twice because of a lack of evidence. Flores’ family was asked Wednesday for comment on the latest developments. Enrique Flores, one of the slain Peruvian woman’s brothers, said, “My sister is dead, so I can’t accomplish anything by thinking about what might have been.” “Neither I nor the family are thinking about all the things that could have happened but did not. What we want now is for police to release their report so the prosecutor can decide whether to bring a case and on what charges.” Van der Sloot, who was a fixture on true crime shows and in tabloids after Holloway’s disappearance, crossed into Chile on Monday, roughly a day after leaving the Lima hotel. The day of his arrest in Chile, he was charged in the United States with trying to extort $250,000 from Holloway’s family.

Juror’s curses costly

YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona man who bluntly expressed his displeasure about being called to jury duty has landed himself in legal hot water. Timothy Michael Jones was ordered to appear Tuesday in court to explain why he sent back a jury questionnaire with obscenities written in black marker. He failed to show and Yuma County Superior Court Judge Andrew Gould issued a bench warrant. Jones now faces a charge of indirect criminal contempt, which carries possible penalties of six months in jail and a fine of up to $300. Court records show Jones was sent a jury summons last month telling him he had been randomly selected as a prospective juror along with the questionnaire.

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business/finance

THE MARKET IN REVIEW

STOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS

NYSE

6,559.71 -36.41

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last OxfordInds 21.93 PlaybyB 3.57 SFN Grp 6.90 StdRegis 3.40 FelCor 6.17 CalDive 5.35 KBR Inc 21.90 VersoPap 2.91 Griffon 11.46 BkASCBk10 9.44

Chg +3.79 +.41 +.76 +.37 +.60 +.49 +2.00 +.26 +1.01 +.79

%Chg +20.9 +13.0 +12.4 +12.2 +10.8 +10.1 +10.1 +9.8 +9.7 +9.1

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

AMEX

1,800.34 -5.05

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last BovieMed 3.31 Arrhythm 4.65 NewConcEn3.67 ProlorBio 7.25 AdcareH wt 2.30 Continucre 3.74 InvCapHld 2.13 AdcareHlt 5.14 PacOffPT 4.40 SinoHub n 2.80

Chg +.42 +.47 +.37 +.71 +.22 +.33 +.18 +.37 +.30 +.19

%Chg +14.5 +11.2 +11.2 +10.9 +10.6 +9.7 +9.2 +7.8 +7.3 +7.3

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

NASDAQ

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Rewards rs13.67 DJSP un 8.50 HMN Fn 5.30 TTI Tm 2.83 FSI Intl 3.73 NaugatVly 6.88 LML Pay 2.17 AvanirPhm 2.49 AEP Ind 25.53 TrubionPh 3.80

Chg +3.77 +1.70 +.88 +.41 +.50 +.87 +.25 +.27 +2.76 +.41

%Chg +38.1 +25.0 +19.9 +16.9 +15.5 +14.5 +13.0 +12.2 +12.1 +12.1

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Chg %Chg Talbots wt 2.43 -.24 -9.0 ImpacM n 2.82 -.26 -8.4 CKX Lands10.80 -.70 -6.1 NeoStem 2.16 -.13 -5.7 Wesco 320.00-17.40 -5.2 Wilber 5.70 -.30 -5.0 AlldDefen 2.63 -.13 -4.7 NIVS IntT 2.10 -.10 -4.5 SCEd pfC 18.36 -.84 -4.4 US Gold 3.87 -.16 -4.0

Name Last Delcath 8.77 IPC 23.17 Rambus 18.19 FstPacTrst 7.12 OxygenBio 2.44 HrtgeCo 3.87 ModusLink 6.42 Onvia Inc 4.05 MercBank 5.35 Plexus 28.93

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg Citigrp 9811604 3.87 +.15 S&P500ETF2441969106.05 -.57 BP PLC 2350885 29.20 -5.48 BkofAm 1463783 15.01 -.32 SPDR Fncl 1221689 14.01 -.15 iShR2K 961785 61.93 +.04 DirxSCBear 890854 8.13 -.05 Pfizer 860373 14.52 -.03 iShEMkts 854634 37.26 -.20 DirFBear rs 748559 16.91 +.36

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg NwGold g 24721 6.39 -.21 Taseko 22671 4.91 +.06 GoldStr g 20779 4.03 -.11 KodiakO g 17512 3.17 +.09 NovaGld g 16571 7.04 -.18 GranTrra g 16405 4.99 -.08 NA Pall g 15207 3.18 +.06 Fronteer g 14883 6.80 +.21 CFCda g 13795 14.83 -.13 AntaresP 13695 1.79 +.06

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg PwShs QQQ913739 43.82 -.37 Microsoft 768267 24.79 -.32 Intel 577561 19.93 -.25 Cisco 467986 22.78 -.18 Dell Inc 421544 12.78 +.10 Apple Inc 300642 243.20 -6.13 MicronT 283777 8.53 -.01 Tellabs 274289 6.63 +.26 Qualcom 239402 34.72 -.55 NewsCpA 235040 12.72 +.14

Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

DIARY

1,576 1,508 121 3,205 35 44 6,239,518,838

DIARY

Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

269 200 47 516 9 12 74,994,491

Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

Chg -1.95 -4.87 -3.71 -1.23 -.42 -.49 -.79 -.49 -.61 -3.27

DIARY

%Chg -18.2 -17.4 -16.9 -14.7 -14.7 -11.2 -11.0 -10.8 -10.2 -10.2

1,243 1,378 137 2,758 10 126 2,218,562,023

52-Week High Low

IN THE NEWS? 10,360 LET’S TALK. Dow Jones industrials Close: 9,899.25 Change: -40.73 (-0.4%)

2,158.85 -11.72

%Chg -18.6 -17.6 -16.9 -16.1 -15.8 -14.3 -10.9 -10.1 -9.3 -8.9

Name Last Chg Anadarko 34.83 -7.97 Ambac2-03 5.11 -1.09 Ambac3-03n5.12 -1.04 AmbacF pfZ 9.10 -1.75 BP PLC 29.20 -5.48 CaptlTr pf 2.10 -.35 NatFnPrt 10.51 -1.28 CSGlobWm 5.53 -.62 EqualEn g 6.14 -.63 MFV 7.39 -.72

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8,087.19 2,988.88 338.37 5,552.82 1,451.26 1,727.05 869.32 539.03 8,900.27 473.54

STOCK MARKET INDEXES Name

Last

Dow Industrials 9,899.25 Dow Transportation 4,093.11 Dow Utilities 358.50 NYSE Composite 6,559.71 Amex Market Value 1,800.34 Nasdaq Composite 2,158.85 S&P 500 1,055.69 S&P MidCap 727.17 Wilshire 5000 11,066.80 Russell 2000 618.29

Name

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-40.73 +3.41 -2.61 -36.41 -5.05 -11.72 -6.31 +1.71 -46.44 +.60

YTD %Chg %Chg

-.41 +.08 -.72 -.55 -.28 -.54 -.59 +.24 -.42 +.10

-5.07 -.16 -9.93 -8.70 -1.35 -4.86 -5.33 +.07 -4.17 -1.14

12-mo %Chg

+13.28 +20.69 +3.59 +7.57 +11.52 +16.50 +12.41 +22.19 +14.79 +18.06

MUTUAL FUNDS

Member SIPC

Net Chg

Mutual Fund Footnotes: b = Fee covering market costs is paid from fund assets. d = Deferred sales charge, or redemption fee. f = front load (sales charges). m = Multiple fees are charged. NA = not available. p = previous day’s net asset value. s = fund split shares during the week. x = fund paid a distribution during the week.Gainers and Losers must be worth at least $2 to be listed in tables at left. Most Actives must be worth at least $1. Volume in hundreds of shares. Source: The Associated Press. Sales figures are unofficial.

Total Assets Obj ($Mlns) NAV

Total Return/Rank Pct Min Init 4-wk 12-mo 5-year Load Invt

CI 128,736 LG 61,893 LB 61,334 LG 54,199 IH 53,415 WS 49,180 MA 47,155 LB 46,774 LB 45,318 LB 45,159 LV 39,123 LV 35,843 FB 34,973 FV 34,147 CI 32,666 CA 29,848 WS 29,662 LB 29,264 LB 29,243 MA 28,927 LB 28,138 MA 27,976 CI 27,183 LG 26,620 CI 26,554 FG 25,880 MB 24,848 LB 24,831 LV 15,797 LB 9,080 LB 4,086 GS 1,433 LV 1,135 SR 470 LG 175

+0.7 +13.9/C -4.4 +9.4/D -4.7 +15.6/A -2.5 +15.1/A -2.7 +8.7/D -4.7 +6.6/D -2.6 +16.0/A -4.8 +14.2/B -4.7 +14.4/B -5.2 +10.0/D -5.2 +15.7/B -4.9 +12.5/C -3.4 +6.5/B -4.3 +10.0/A +0.7 +13.6/C -2.8 +19.2/A -3.5 +11.4/B -4.5 +10.4/D -4.8 +15.6/A -3.2 +12.9/C -4.8 +14.4/B -3.2 +12.6/C +0.6 +14.0/C -3.2 +16.8/A +0.7 +13.4/C -4.6 +2.1/E -3.8 +20.1/C -4.7 +14.4/B -5.9 +16.8/A -4.5 +10.2/D -5.5 +11.6/D +0.1 +3.4/D -4.8 +7.4/E -3.1 +43.9/C -6.0 +8.6/E

11.14 25.58 26.29 55.93 44.19 29.52 14.79 97.61 96.98 23.92 90.42 23.18 33.49 28.13 11.14 1.97 23.28 30.42 26.29 15.72 97.63 27.83 12.07 66.25 11.14 24.03 31.63 96.98 20.18 28.32 33.58 10.41 2.76 14.83 13.89

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NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market had another late-day slide, this time because of fears that the Gulf oil spill will send BP into bankruptcy court. The Dow Jones industrials, up more than 125 points at midday, closed down 41. Most selling came in the last hour, the third time in four days that stocks had a late-day drop. Investors got a “sell” signal from a news report that quoted an analyst as saying BP could be forced to seek bankruptcy protection in about a month because of the oil spill. Analysts also said there were concerns that the company might have trouble paying its dividend. Worries about potential fallout from a BP bankruptcy filing were enough to make investors shrug off reassuring words about the economy early in the day from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. BP fell 15.8 percent and selling spread across the market. The slide in energy stocks including BP and Anadarko Petroleum Corp., which dropped 18.6 percent, undercut the market’s upward momentum, said Peter Boockvar at Miller Tabak. “The oil stocks are getting killed. They’re widely owned so anytime you see that kind of activity it makes people nervous,” Boockvar said. The drop came a day after the Dow climbed 123 points on easing concerns that the economy would fall back into recession. The confidence extended into the first part of trading Wednesday after Bernanke said debt problems in Europe might only amount to a “modest” drag on the U.S. economy if the financial markets can halt their slide. That was enough to push some traders out of the market. Many have been anxious since last month that problems from the Gulf spill to spending cuts in Europe would slow an economic recovery. The concerns have pounded U.S. stocks since they set 2010 highs in late April. They are down more than 10 percent, a drop that’s known as a “correction.” David Chalupnik at First American Funds in Minneapolis, said it’s most likely that Bernanke is right that the economy will continue to recover but that trading will remain choppy. He said traders won’t get a better sense about how the economy is holding up until July when earnings reports and more economic numbers come out. “We’re probably in the fifth inning of the correction. Maybe the sixth inning,” Chalupnik said. “The next month, I think, is just going to be extremely volatile.” The market also took a hit after the euro slid back below $1.20. The 16-nation currency’s inability to stay above that psychological erased an early burst of confidence in Europe’s ability to contain its debt problems. According to preliminary calculations, the Dow fell 40.73, or 0.4 percent, to 9,899.25. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 6.31, or 0.6 percent, to 1,055.69, while the Nasdaq composite index fell 11.72, or 0.5 percent, to 2,158.85. Despite the drop in major indexes, advancing stocks narrowly outpaced those that fell on the New York Stock Exchange. Trading volume came to 1.7 billion shares, up from 1.6 billion Tuesday.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday before the House Budget Committee hearing about the trajectory of the recovering economy. Associated Press

Fed says recovery spreading WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time since the beginning of the recession, economic growth — modest and fragile, but growth nonetheless — has spread to every corner of the country. A survey released Wednesday found economic activity was improving across all 12 regions of the nation tracked by the Federal Reserve. It was the first clean sweep in the report since 2007. Metal producers in Chicago and St. Louis cranked out more steel. Makers of drugs and medical equipment in the Northeast did better business. And sales of summer clothes were strong in fashion-conscious New York. Still, the pace of growth in most parts of the country was described as modest. That’s a sign that companies probably won’t starting hiring again anytime soon in great enough numbers to bring down the unemployment rate. “It’s kind of like having more people sign up to run in the Boston Marathon but no one is running very fast,” said Brian Bethune, economist at IHS Global Insight. “You have more people in the race, but they are all running slowly.” Fed chief Ben Bernanke sounded a similar note in testimony Wednesday before Congress, telling lawmakers that the economy will probably plod ahead in the coming months, producing limited growth. Bernanke said the debt crisis in Europe, which has rattled the U.S. stock market since April, was unlikely to seriously harm

the American recovery as long as Wall Street stabilizes. He also predicted only a slow reduction in the unemployment rate, which stands at 9.7 percent, slightly lower than its quartercentury high. The Fed’s region-by-region survey, traditionally known as the Beige Book, provides a unique snapshot of the nation as viewed from what you might think of as the economic trenches. The central bank’s 12 regional arms have their people fan out to gather information from businesses and talk to local economists and experts on the markets. The result is a much more intimate look at the overall economy than broad statistics provide. At the low point of the recession, all 12 regions reported shrinking economic activity. This time around, the survey found that manufacturing was picking up, retail sales and housing were growing, and tourism was improving. Housing was helped by a tax credit for homebuyers that expired in April. Commercial real estate, on the other hand, was weak. And while shoppers spent more freely, they stayed focused on the necessities, not big-ticket buys. The Fed report backed up other recent signs that the job market is slowly improving. More people quit their jobs in the past three months than were laid off — a sharp reversal after 15 straight months in which layoffs exceeded voluntary departures. Some of the quitters are leaving for new jobs, while others have no firm offers, but their

newfound confidence about landing work is a good sign for the economy. “The hangover is kind of over,” said David Adams, vice president of training at Adecco, a national staffing agency. “It’s really starting to move toward a market where the employee can have a lot more confidence making a move.” The last Beige Book report showed economic conditions improving in every part of the country but one, the Fed’s St. Louis region. The new report has the heartland area joining the rest of the country, helped by strong metal production. In the Fed’s Atlanta region, which includes much of the Southeast, businesses reported modest improvements, but they expressed uncertainty about the economic fallout from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and record flooding in Tennessee. The survey will figure into the deliberations when Bernanke and his colleagues meet later this month. They are expected to leave interest rates near record lows to keep encouraging the fragile recovery. Inflation isn’t much of a problem for the economy right now. Companies are hesitant to jack up prices when shoppers are so cautious, and employers aren’t handing out hefty pay raises, either. Economists predict it will take at least until the middle of this decade to recoup the more than 8 million jobs wiped out by the recession and bring unemployment down to a more normal 5.5 percent to 6 percent.

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Dear Abby: My parents told me that a member of their congregation carries a licensed gun when he’s in church. He is not a law enforcement officer or a private security guard, but keeps the gun on him “for protection.” When I asked what the pastor has to say about this, I was told, “He doesn’t know or can’t do anything about it.” I suggested that my parents speak to the congregation board of directors because they are legally and financially responsible for the church. They refused even though they are not happy about this gun issue. My parents have a long history of complaining about things but doing nothing to resolve them. I feel that if someone needs to carry a gun at all times, I don’t want to be in his presence. I will not set foot in the church as long as that man is there. I’m not sure what bothers me more — that this man is packing heat or that my parents have valid concerns and won’t speak out. What do you think? — Gun-Shy Dear Gun-Shy: If the man has a license to carry the gun, then he is breaking no laws. You are certainly within your rights to refrain from being in his presence. If your parents were really concerned about their safety, they would either talk to the pastor or go somewhere else to worship. Because they have done neither, I think you should let it go.

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Dear Abby: I am the oldest of three. Our mother was verbally and physically abusive while we were growing up, and I suspect she suffered from bipolar disorder, but back then no one had any idea what it was or how to treat it. Her behavior drove our father away. She made a miserable mess of it and, at 70, is still working so she can support herself. The problem, Abby, is that she has started laying an enormous guilt trip on my 22-year-old daughter and wants her to take her in. I caught wind of it and stepped in. There is no way my daughter should be burdened caring for her grandmother for the next 20 years. I feel bad that she has nowhere to go, but I feel she’s reaping what she has sown. Am I wrong? — Guilt Trippin’ Dear Guilt Trippin’: No. But has your mother ever been diagnosed as bipolar? Is she on medications now that help her to control her behavior? If the answer is yes and she has tried to make amends, then perhaps you should try to be more forgiving and forthcoming. If the answer is no, then taking her in would be a disaster.

Fit female questions shortness of breath Dear Dr. Gott: I am concerned about blocked arteries. I am 60 years old, 5-feet-5, and weigh 115 pounds. I exercise three times a week, do 400 stairs a day, and walk two miles. My total cholesterol is 180, and the good/bad ratios are within good limits. I don’t have any problems with my blood pressure. I have an annual physical exam and blood workups. However, lately, when doing my stairs, I experience occasional shortness of breath. I have a family history of stroke through my mother and father. Could I possibly have some type of blockage, even though all signs and tests appear normal? Should I request a stress test at my next physical? Dear Reader: Yes, you should. While you don’t mention your diet, I can only assume it is a healthful one. Otherwise, it’s likely that your HDL, LDL and total cholesterol levels would be out of the normal range. You mention routine exams and lab

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Gulf residents irked by BP’s handling of claims

GRAND ISLE, La. (AP) — Gulf Coast fishermen, businesses and property owners who have filed damage claims with BP over the oil spill are angrily complaining of delays, excessive paperwork and skimpy payments that have put them on the verge of going under as the financial and environmental toll of the disaster grows by the day. Out in the Gulf of Mexico, meanwhile, the oil company Wednesday captured an ever larger-share of the crude gushing from the bottom of the sea and began bringing in more heavy equipment to handle it. The containment effort played out as BP stock plunged to its lowest level in 14 years amid fears that the company might be forced to suspend dividends and find itself overwhelmed by the cleanup costs, penalties, damage claims and lawsuits generated by the biggest oil spill in U.S. history. Shrimpers, oystermen, seafood businesses, out-of-work drilling crews and the tourism industry all are lining up to get paid back the billions of dollars washed away by the disaster, and tempers have flared as locals direct outrage at BP over what they see as a tangle of red tape. “Every day we call the adjuster eight or 10 times. There’s no answer, no answering machine,” said Regina Shipp, who has filed $33,000 in claims for lost business at her restaurant in Alabama. “If BP doesn’t pay us within two months, we’ll be out of business. We’ve got two kids.” An Alabama property owner who has lost vast sums of rental income angrily confronted a BP executive at a town meeting. The owner of a Mississippi seafood restau-

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Brandon Pickerel of Parsons Corporation takes inventory of absorbent boom material arriving at Pass Christian Harbor, Miss. on Wedneesday. Boat crews participating in BP’s Vessels of Opportunity program will deploy the boom to protect Mississippi waters and coastline.

rant said she is desperately waiting for a check to come through because fewer customers come by for shrimp po-boys and oyster sandwiches. Some locals see dark parallels to what happened after Hurricane Katrina, when they had to wait years to get reimbursed for losses. “It really feels like we are getting a double whammy here. When does it end?” said Mark Glago, a New Orleans lawyer who is representing a fishing boat captain in a claim against BP. BP spokesman Mark Proegler disputed any notion that the claims process is slow or that the company is dragging its feet. Proegler said BP has cut the time to process claims and issue a check from 45

days to as little as 48 hours, provided the necessary documentation has been supplied. BP officials acknowledged that while no claims have been denied, thousands and thousands of claims had not been paid by late last week because the company required more documentation. At the bottom of the sea, the containment cap on the ruptured well is capturing 630,000 gallons a day and pumping it to a ship at the surface, and the amount could nearly double by next week to roughly 1.17 million gallons, said Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, who is overseeing the crisis for the government. A second vessel that will arrive within days is expected to greatly boost capacity.

BP also plans to bring in a tanker from the North Sea to help transport oil and an incinerator to burn off some of the crude. The government has estimated 600,000 to 1.2 million gallons are leaking per day, but a scientist on a task force studying the flow said the actual rate may be between 798,000 gallons and 1.8 million. Crews working at the site toiled under oppressive conditions as the heat index soared to 110 degrees and toxic vapors emanated from the depths. Fireboats were on hand to pour water on the surface to ease the fumes. Allen also confronted BP over the complaints about the claims process, warning the company in a letter: “We need complete, ongo-

ing transparency into BP’s claims process including detailed information on how claims are being evaluated, how payment amounts are being calculated and how quickly claims are being processed.” The admiral this week created a team including officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help with the damage claims. It will send workers into Gulf communities to provide information about the process. He also planned to discuss the complaints with BP officials Wednesday. Under federal law, BP is required to pay for a range of damage, including property losses and lost earnings. Residents and businesses can call a telephone line to report losses, file a claim online and seek help at one of 25 claims offices around the Gulf. Deckhands and other fishermen generally need to show a photo ID and documentation such as a pay stub showing how much money they typically earn. To jump-start the process, BP was initially offering an immediate $2,500 to deckhands and $5,000 to fishing boat owners. Workers can receive additional compensation once their paperwork and larger claims are approved. BP said it has paid 18,000 claims so far and has hired 600 adjusters and operators to handle the cases. The oil giant said it expects to spend $84 million through June alone to compensate people for lost wages and profits. That number could grow as new claims are received. When it is all over, BP could be looking at total liabilities in the billions, perhaps tens of billions, according to analysts.

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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.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of JAMES WALTER GALLION, SR. of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said JAMES WALTER GALLION, SR. to present them to the undersigned on or before the 27th day of August, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 27th day of May, 2010.

Having qualified as Executor of the estate of BEVERLY JAN ELFERS of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said BEVERLY JAN ELFERS to present them to the undersigned on or before the 10th day of September, 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 10th day of June, 2010.

James Walter Gallion, Jr., Administrator 183 Flack Rd. Forest City, NC 28043

James Allen Elfers, Executor 15062 S.E. 103rd St. Rd. Ocklawaha, Fl. 32179

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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.

Having qualified as Executor of the estate of LOIS G. JONAS of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said LOIS G. JONAS to present them to the undersigned on or before the 10th day of September, 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 10th day of June, 2010.

Lisa W. Ledford, Collector of Affidavit 104 Vic Randall Road Lawndale, NC 28090

Larry Douglas Jonas, Executor 107 Kendallwood Drive Shelby, NC 28152

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. This 12th day of May, 2010. SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE RAINTREE REALTY AND CONSTRUCTION, INC. By:_________________________________ A. Robert York, President P.O. Box 8942 Asheville, NC 28814-8942 (828) 777-5250 Publish June 1, 2010 and June 8, 2010

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U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice speaks after a vote sanctioning Iran during a session of the United Nations Security Council, Wednesday. The U.N. Security Council has approved new sanctions against Iran over its suspect nuclear program. Associated Press

Ex-spy boss opposes Taliban talks

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s ousted intelligence chief told The Associated Press on Wednesday that President Hamid Karzai is pursuing a dangerous strategy in seeking peace with the Taliban because the insurgents are giving nothing in return. Amrullah Saleh said the Taliban have only responded to Karzai’s conciliatory approach with “violence, destruction and intimidation.” Hours later, an explosion in southern Afghanistan killed 39 people and wounded dozens. It followed the downing of a NATO helicopter by the Taliban, which killed four American servicemen. Speaking at his heavily secured Kabul home, Saleh said he did not want “a small terrorist group to dominate the political scene in Afghanistan.” “I am in favor of peace but I am against bowing to the Taliban,” he said. He also voiced concern over the Afghan leader’s plan to free militant prisoners without prior screening by the National Directorate of Security which he led for six years, acting as the key partner of the CIA. At least 17 U.S. service members have been killed in the past four days, including the four Americans who died Wednesday when insurgents in southern Helmand province’s Sangin district — one of the most volatile in the country — shot down a NATO helicopter.

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SANGJANI, Pakistan (AP) — Militants attacked dozens of trucks ferrying vehicles for Western troops in Afghanistan early Wednesday near the Pakistani capital, a bold assault that killed seven people and illustrated the vulnerability of a crucial U.S. supply line. Militants and ordinary criminals have often attacked NATO and U.S. supply convoys over the past two years, but Wednesday’s strike was the first so close to the well-protected capital, something likely to cause particular unease. Much of the fuel and supplies for Western troops in Afghanistan travels through Pakistan after arriving in the port city of Karachi. An Associated Press photographer saw around 60 containers damaged at a truck depot on the main road leading to the border with Afghanistan, about six miles (10 kilometers) from Islamabad.

U.N. backs new Iran sanctions UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.S. and its allies scored a long-sought victory Wednesday by pushing through new U.N. sanctions over Iran’s nuclear program, punishments Tehran dismissed as “annoying flies, like a used tissue.” The sanctions target Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard, ballistic missiles and nuclearrelated investments. Oil exports, the lifeblood of Iran’s economy, are not affected because targeting them would have cost the U.S. essential support from Russia and China. President Barack Obama said the sanctions are the toughest Iran has ever faced. They required several months of difficult negotiations by the five veto-wielding permanent U.N. Security Council members — the U.S., Russia, China, Britain and France — and non-member Germany. This is the fourth round of sanctions aimed at getting Iran into serious discussions on its nuclear ambitions. “Actions do have consequences, and today the Iranian government will face some of those consequences,” Obama said. He left the door open to diplomacy but said Iran “will find itself more isolated, less prosperous and less secure” unless it meets its obligations under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, on an official visit in Tajikistan, dismissed the new resolution. “From right and from left, they adopt sanctions, but for us they are annoying flies, like a used tissue,” he said.

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as “ridiculous ... reprehensible, offensive, and inaccurate” and declared that “these sanctions are as tough as they are smart and precise.” The resolution was approved by a vote of 12-2 with Lebanon abstaining and Brazil and Turkey voting “no.” Turkey and Brazil, both non-permanent council members, brokered a fuel-swap agreement with Iran that they offered as an alternative solution to concerns Tehran may be enriching uranium for nuclear weapons. Lebanon’s U.N. Ambassador Nawaf Salam said he abstained because the government failed to “reach a final position.” A U.N. diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity because the government debate was private, said the Cabinet was split, 14-14, on whether to vote no or abstain. The sanctions put Iran in the unusual position of bashing key allies China and Russia. Both countries voted for the resolution and either could have vetoed it. Ahmadinejad warned Russian leaders last month “to correct themselves, and not let the Iranian nation consider them among its enemies.”

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Tehran insists its program is peaceful and aimed at producing nuclear energy. The U.S. and its allies say Iran is trying to produce nuclear weapons; they want Iran to suspend uranium enrichment and start negotiations aimed at ensuring that it uses nuclear technology only for peaceful purposes. The new resolution bans Iran from pursuing “any activity related to ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons,” bars Iranian investment in activities such as uranium mining and prohibits Iran from buying several categories of heavy weapons including attack helicopters and missiles. Iran, however, already has most of what it would need to make a weapon. Iran’s top nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, warned that “choosing the option of confrontation will bring Iran’s resolute response,” according to Iran’s official news agency. He did not elaborate. Iran’s U.N. Ambassador Mohammad Khazaee accused the United States, Britain and their allies of abusing the Security Council to attack Iran. “No amount of pressure and mischief will be able to break our nation’s determination to pursue and defend its legal and inalienable rights,” Khazaee said. “Iran is one of the most powerful and stable countries in the region and never bowed — and will never bow — to the hostile actions and pressures by these few powers and will continue to defend its rights.” U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice dismissed Khazaee’s statement

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