daily courier june 16 2010

Bostic sets budget hearing — Page 5 Sports Ending of an era?

Chipper Jones met with Braves’ officials to discuss his future as the third baseman contemplates retiring.

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Thursday, June 16, 2010, Forest City, N.C.

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LOCAL

By LARRY DALE Daily Courier Staff Writer

Cliffside bids to save landmark tower clock Page1B

County still sweltering Summer’s first heat wave will stay around

SPORTS

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Room still available on US bandwagon Page 7A

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DEATHS Forest City

Tony Bridges Pauline White Ellenboro Mildred McDaniel Elsewhere Robbye Brooks Gertie Tesseneer Page 5

WEATHER

Kody Ledbetter, 5, rides a slide while his head and body is sprayed as he tried to stay cool outside his home off Piney Ridge Road Tuesday morning.

See related story, Page 2A

FOREST CITY — Sweltering heat continues to grip the area as near record highs are expected today and Thursday.

The county saw high temperatures around 91 for most of Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, and today’s high is expected to be about 90, the National Weather Service said.

“It’s above normal for this time of year,” said Doug Outlaw, a forecaster with the weather service at the Greenville-Spartanburg airport. “Normal high temperature in Charlotte this time of year would be 86 and the normal low 66, and we’re already well above that. We’ll be consistently in the 90s for highs right on into next week.

On Sunday, Charlotte missed the record by two degrees, Please see Heat, Page 6A

Working in the heat a challenge

By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY — Joe Bright was a big fan of the shade Tuesday afternoon.

“We work 10 minutes and sit down 15,” Bright said Tuesday afternoon as he got some relief from the shade of a small tree. With the heat index at more than 100 degrees, Bright and four men from Bethany Baptist Church repaired a single-wide trailer off State Line Road near Mooresboro. They took plenty of breaks to keep from getting sick.

Please see Working, Page 6A

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Joe Bright wipes away sweat while working in Mooresboro.

FIRE DAMAGES HOUSE High

Low

91 68 Today and tonight, thunderstorms.

Complete forecast, Page 10

Volunteer fireman Michael Bumgarner removes chairs Tuesday afternoon from the home of Tim and Rita Whiteside off EllenboroHenrietta Road, Rita was at home with the couple’s grandson, Cole Powell, when lighting struck the residence.

She awakened Cole and they left the house and neighbors called for help. Tim and the couple’s son, Chris Whiteside, an Ellenboro fireman, were away on a job when the house was hit. Ellenboro, Cliffside, and Cherry Mountain firefighters were dispatched to the scene at about 3:49 p.m.

There were no injuries.

Jean Gordon/Daily Courier

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FOREST CITY — The Fire Department will start a firstresponder program July 1.

The commissioners approved the program, which is designed to ensure trained people are available in the first minutes of a serious medical situation, as part of the 2010-11 budget.

“It will be life-saving,” Forest City Fire Department Chief Mark McCurry said. “It will save some people’s lives here in town. We’ve got defibrillators on the trucks.

“Really, it’s a shame if we are sitting here and we’ve got somebody two blocks away from the Fire Department who’s having a heart attack, and it’s going to be anywhere from 12 to 20 minutes before an ambulance gets there.

Those first six minutes are the most critical in a medical emergency, and we can be there within those first six minutes and provide some life-saving care, hopefully, for some people.”

At times, circumstances keep ambulances from responding quickly, he said.

“We have a great EMS service, but sometimes they are not available.”

For example, EMS could be at the hospital in Rutherfordton unloading a patient but also need to respond to a call in Forest City.

That could lead to delays.

“What we are looking at is our response, just about anywhere, will be two to five minutes,” McCurry said.

“The only thing we will be running is life-threatening calls ...,” McCurry said. “And we won’t be running calls to health-care facilities, such as nursing homes and doctor’s offices, unless we are requested by EMS to back them up there.”

Fire Department personnel are trained in medical procedures, so the first-responder program won’t require additional training time.

“All of our full-time people are EMTs,” the chief said. “And I’ve got one paramedic that works for us. We’ve all got the training, so there will be no additional training other than what we maintain now. We have to maintain so many hours of EMT training each year. We do train each month already for medical calls.”

EMT recertification is 36 hours Please see Firemen, Page 6A

Price files for school board post SPINDALE — A Forest City man filed Tuesday afternoon for the East Rutherford District II seat on the Board of Education.

Phillip Keith Price of 407 W. Main Street, Forest City, is seeking the seat held by Sherry Bright who has moved into the Chase High District.

Price is not a newcomer to politics, having run for Mayor of Forest City at least two times.

He is a Rutherford County native and attended schools in the county.

Price is the second candidate to file for the three seats up for election on November 2.

Incumbent Carolyn Keever filed Monday for re-election to her R-S Central District seat.

2A — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Local/State PLANT STANDS OUT

Senate candidates face off in a second debate

RALEIGH (AP) — The two remaining Democratic U.S. Senate candidates tried to build on their public personalities in their second and final live TV debate Tuesday evening, bidding to persuade the tiny electorate expected for next week’s runoff.

North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall portrayed herself as a penny pincher with the public’s money when it comes to controlling the deficit. She pointed out she’s frugal with her own funds, saying she drives a car until it can’t go any more.

“I’m the one that on Sunday checks out the coupon in the paper to see if there’s anything that of benefit to me that I need,” Marshall said at the WNCN-TV studios in Raleigh.

“That’s the kind of ethic I’m going to take to Washington.”

Lexington attorney Cal Cunningham pointed to his service as an Army prosecutor in Iraq during the peak of the surge to show he’s knowledgeable about the war on terrorism. He also made an indirect reference to Marshall’s two-decade Contributed Photo run as an elected official, 13 1/2 years Rutherfordton Police Department officers “harvested” a perhaps seven-foot-tall as secretary of state. Cunningham marijuana plant Tuesday afternoon. The Communications Center received a call served one term in the state Senate about a marijuana plant growing near a building on U.S. 221 South. The caller in 2001-02. said the plant was a lot greener than the surrounding kudzu, causing it to be seen.

“I’m kind of the new guy, a fresh Because the plant was among cigarette butts and debris, it is suspected that a marijuana seed was dumped there along with the trash. Officers say that because there face, a person who hasn’t been in was no trail leading to the plant, it is unlikely it was tended. The plant weighed 378.2 for office for many, many years,” grams. Shown here with the wilting plant after it had been pulled up are Sgt. Jamie Cunningham said.

Mode, left, and Sgt. Rick Gilbert.

He added that he’d be the first Iraq War veteran in the U.S. elected if he defeats Republican Sen. Richard Burr in November. “North Carolinians are looking for a new narrative.”

These contrasts were among the WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — covers more costs. largest drawn between the candiEmployees of a North Carolina city Assistant city manager Martha that’s home to one of the nation’s Wheelock said the city is using a pre- dates, the two top vote-getters in the May 4 primary out of six Democrats largest tobacco companies will have liminary figure of an extra $20 per who ran. The six weeks following to pay more for health insurance if month for premiums for employees have been challenging for the survithey smoke cigarettes or use other who use tobacco. vors. They’ve kept to using political tobacco products.

“We as a city have talked about mailers and personal appearances to City employees will have to pay smoking in particular for a number catch the most likely voters in a lowmore beginning in January unless of years, at least internally, and I they take a test to prove they have no think we’re ultra-sensitive to the top- profile race.

Cunningham and Marshall agreed nicotine in their bodies, the Winston- ic given where we live and the roots on many issues discussed Tuesday.

Salem Journal reported Tuesday. of our city,” she said.

They were both critical of regulaIn addition to paying more, employees who smoke or use other tobacco Winston-Salem is the home of R.J. tors in the wake of the Gulf oil spill and argued Burr has done little to products will be eligible only for the Reynolds Tobacco Co., the secondcity’s basic health-coverage plan and largest tobacco company in the coun- fix problems. They also said BP LLC chief executive Tony Heyward should not for a plan under which the city try. be fired for the company’s inability to halt the spill.

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the campaign by returning later to a question about whether he would vote to give an extra $24 billion in Medicaid money to the states — about $500 million for North Carolina — to close their budget shortfalls if he were in the Senate.

He said he’s hadn’t looked at the specific issue but said “anything that Congress does, it needs to be paid for.”

The one issue the pair remained to disagree upon was the war in Afghanistan. Marshall reiterated her opposition to President Barack Obama’s increase in U.S. troops in Afghanistan, saying it’s not the right policy to focus upon one country in an effort to reduce terrorist activity.

“Terrorists are lots of places,” Marshall said. They’re in Somalia.

They’re in Yemen. And when we concentrate on Afghanistan, we’ve lost sight on some of that.”

But Cunningham said the Afghanistan can’t be left as a failed state or the U.S. is back to where it was before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

“We aren’t putting all of our eggs in one basket,” he said.

Marshall and Cunningham faced anew questions presented them at last week’s TV debate, also in Raleigh.

Marshall said she would oppose efforts to raise the retirement age to receive full Social Security benefits, currently at age 67 for most.

Cunningham has cited Marshall’s interview with The Associated Press in April that lawmakers are going to have to examine age eligibility and whether to raise the income cap on levying Social Security taxes to keep Social Security finances in order.

Marshall said Tuesday she never said she would support a higher age requirement.

Cunningham said he was proud of his support from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, which had paid $108,000 in expenses for his campaign’s behalf leading up to the May 4 election, according campaign finance records. Marshall last week said the money came from “Washington insiders” and questioned whether Cunningham would be beholden to them if elected.

DSCC leaders are “committed as I am committed to replacing Richard Burr in this campaign,” he said.

Civil rights activists arrested RALEIGH (AP) — Four civil rights activists protesting what they call a decision to resegregate North Carolina’s largest school district were arrested for disrupting a Wake County Board

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of Education in Raleigh on Tuesday.

“We are willing to break a lesser law and accept our punishment in order to protect the larger law embodied in the federal and state constitutions and to defend the children of our community,” said a statement issued by the state chapter of the NAACP in the name of the four activists.

Those arrested were state NAACP President the Rev. William Barber, the Rev. Nancy Petty of Pullen Memorial Baptist Church in Raleigh, activist Mary Williams and Timothy Tyson, a research scholar at Duke Divinity School, according to a Raleigh police statement.

All four are charged with one count each of second degree trespassing.

“If it is necessary that we be locked up to resist policies that will lock down our children in resegregated, highpovery and unconstitutional schools, so be it,” the statement said.

Media reports said the four rose during a recess to sing “We Shall Overcome,” and wouldn’t stop speaking and singing once the board came back into session.

The activists are protesting a 5-4 vote by the school board to end Wake’s 11-year-old busing program, which aimed to achieve socioeconomic diversity in the schools.

Due to unforeseen circumstances I found it necessary to resign my position at Spindale Family Practice, effective June 7, 2010. At this time my plans for the future are uncertain. In the interim, I have full confidence that my former patients can receive quality care from the doctors and nurse practitioners at Spindale Family Practice.

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State/Region

Carolina Notes

SOLDIERS RETURN

Family says woman’s body found

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Investigators say a body found in a wooded area is likely that of a South Carolina woman missing since Saturday.

Officials would not confirm that the body found was that of 21-year-old Rebecca Rosa. Her family members told multiple media outlets that they found her body in a wooded area in Spartanburg County.

The mother of three was last seen Saturday.

Sheriff Chuck Wright said deputies are searching for Rosa’s ex-boyfriend Robert Lee Jr. in connection with her disappearance and death.

Rosa’s sister Rachel Rosa told WYFF-TV that her sister had recently moved to a new apartment from a safe house where she had stayed after leaving an abusive relationship.

Maj. Bryan Babich greets his daughter Jennifer, 6, as the 82nd Airborne Division Headquarters arrived at Pope Air Force Base in Fayetteville, Tuesday after a nearly 14 month deployment to Afghanistan.

Man facing death wants execution

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A man on federal death row for killing women in South Carolina and West Virginia says he wants to drop any remaining appeals and be executed.

Court documents filed Tuesday show Brandon Basham sent the request to a federal courthouse in Columbia late last week.

Basham and Chadrick Fulks were convicted of killing 19-year-old Marshall University student Samantha Burns and 44-year-old Alice Donovan of Galivants Ferry after they escaped from a Kentucky jail in November 2002.

Basham had asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn his death sentence because of a juror’s misconduct. But the justices turned down that request without comment earlier this month.

Donovan’s remains were found last year. Burns’ body has never been found.

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S.C. solon: Proud to be redneck

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A state lawmaker again apologized Tuesday but refused to resign for calling the Republican gubernatorial front-runner a “raghead,” adding he’s been called names, too, and he’ll proudly accept the redneck label.

Sen. Jake Knotts said the Republican Party should embrace the redneck term and ’Crafty’ gorilla prompts review its origin.

ASHEBORO (AP) — The North Carolina Zoo in “I am proud to be stereotyped Asheboro has temporarily closed its gorilla exhibit as a redneck. The true meaning after one of the apes nearly made a break for it. is a hardworking farmer who Zoo spokesman Tom Gillespie says a branch from works from dawn to dusk to supa tree fell into the exhibit Sunday. One female port his family and got a red gorilla tried to use the branch as a ladder to climb neck from working in the sun,” out of the exhibit, but she didn’t make it. said Sen. Jake Knotts, R-West The exhibit remained closed Tuesday as staff hor- Columbia, rattling off a list of ticulturists checked nearby trees for loose limbs. rednecks’ positive traits. “If all of Zoo officials think the branch came down after us rednecks leave the Republican being weakened by a storm Saturday.

Party, the party is going to have one hell of a void.”

Officials investigate May heat death His comments on the Senate floor came after GOP leaders in GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina his home county publicly rephealth officials are investigating the heat-related rimanded him. Last Thursday, death of a woman at an assisted living home last the executive committee of the month.

Lexington County Republican The Greenville News reported the Department of Party voted to censure him and Health and Environmental Control is investigating ask him to resign for his comthe death of a woman at the home in Laurens who ment made about state Rep. had been in a chair exposed to 90 degree tempera- Nikki Haley during an Internet tures May 5. political talk show.

Laurens County Coroner Nick Nichols says Greenville medical examiner Michael Ward ruled the death of 67-year-old Frances Louise Farmer an accident. Nichols says she had a temperature of 108 degrees when medical workers arrived.

DHEC spokesman Adam Myrick confirmed Monday the health agency is investigating.

“We’ve got a raghead in Washington, we don’t need a raghead in the Statehouse,” Knotts said a week earlier on Pub Politics, a show cast as insider politics over beer. Knotts then apologized, saying the remarks were meant as a joke.

The term is a derogatory reference to people of Middle Eastern or Indian descent.

“I am not going to resign under any circumstances. That is out!” he said. “However, I deeply regret the remarks I have already apologized for. I’m sorry my disgusting remarks have offended some people.”

Haley, whose parents immigrated from India, grew up in the Sikh faith but describes herself as Methodist. The gaffe did not hurt her at the polls, as she took a commanding lead in last week’s four-way primary with 49 percent of the vote, more than 27 percentage points ahead of No. 2, U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett, but not quite enough to win the outright nomination. They will meet in a runoff June 22.

Knotts accused the Republicans who called for his ousting of having “double or triple standards,” noting no special

meeting was called or vote taken by the local party when Gov. Mark Sanford secretly flew to Argentina a year ago and came back to tearfully confess to an affair.

And he noted no special meeting occured when GOP U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson of Lexington County, “in his own frustration forgetting decorum,” called Obama a liar during a speech to Congress.

“Instead of curses, it was great appreciation!” Knotts said.

Wilson, whom Knotts called his “longtime good friend,” released a statement Thursday distancing himself and strongly supporting the committee’s vote against Knotts for “such offensive slurs.”

Knotts said he considered it a slur to be called by opponents in his last election a fat rhino, which stands for Republican in name only, “but I took it on the chin and let it run like water off a duck’s back.”

“The hypocrites are the true embarassment,” he said. “They make much worse racial and religious statements in private company, some that would make even me blush.”

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Our Views Americans still have ingenuity

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f anyone had any questions about our good old fashioned American ingenuity, those should have been put to rest over the past few weeks.

That unique ability to find creative and functional ideas to solve problems is still thriving across our country, albeit far too often overlooked.

The proof is in the thousands of ideas that have been submitted to help deal with the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Admittedly, some of the ideas are a bit off the wall, but there are many that have merit.

This ability to confront problems and develop solutions is what made America the world’s leading economy. It is, quite simply, what made America great.

It is also exactly what we need to help build our economy for the future.

Of course, ideas are one thing.

Practical applications are another.

There are a lot of great ideas for products or services that have never been realized because of impracticality or because the cost of producing them far outweighed their profit value.

Still, its good to know that Americans are still dreamers and tinkerers and that we are still a country where people are willing to look at problem solving as an opportunity.

Our readers’ views Says Obama speech to graduates was a laugh To the editor: I read an interesting article today from the Drudge Report.

Barrack Obama was the commencement speaker at the Kalamazoo Central High School graduation ceremony.

I am sure that these students will always remember their commencement. These students worked hard to win the national Race to the Top Commencement Challenge. Kudos goes to the students for their achievement in winning the contest.

Several things struck me as odd when I read the article though.

Kalamazoo is in Michigan, a state that is heavily unionized and went for Obama in the 2008 Presidential elections.

Matter of fact, the top three contenders in the contest were from blue states. We would not want Obama speaking to a bunch of conservatives, now would we?

The main thrust of Obama’s commencement speech was not to play the blame game. My grandmother used to say that is the pot calling the kettle black.

Obama is about the best I have ever seen at shucking responsibility onto other’s shoulders. He stated all the way back in July of 2008 that the economic woes were the fault of Bush and Wall Street executives.

The master of laying the blame elsewhere for his lack of executive experience is now telling our youth not to follow his standard operating procedure.

Andrew Cain Forest City

Offers comments on problems with Big Oil To the editor: Once again I would like to commend Tara Wright for her insight and obvious drive to hasten any solution to the Gulf Oil Spill.

I share Ms. Wright’s frustration but suspect that if any other

“big oil” company does have a contingency solution plan they will never offer it up voluntarily.

Why? This is “BIG OIL” folks.

After BP shot itself in the foot, so to speak, their competitors are completely satisfied to watch them flounder while climbing a few rungs up the domination ladder.

As to the idea of writing Congress and demanding they do this or that, I must caution Ms. Wright. Be careful Tara, we wouldn’t want to anger those who want government out of our lives.

After all, those voices elect officials who deregulate.

In closing, please remember that alternative fuel sources are possible and regulations protect us from “Big Money.”

Ron Atchley Forest City

Thanks teachers for giving child extra push To the editor: I am a mother of a graduate from R-S Central High and I just wanted to thank a few teachers/staff for all they have done for my son. Without their extra “push” graduation may not have happened. Mrs. Baynard, Mrs. Butler, Mrs. Krigbaum, and last but not least, Mr. Sherburn, a big thanks to you for all you do and have done.

Karen Brown Union Mills

Responds to writer on animal shelter issue To the editor: In response to C.C. Russell’s letter, specifically: “I found it interesting to hear that Kay Hooper has only been out to the shelter on two occasions and then paints a bleak picture of the conditions there.”

Perhaps C.C. Russell missed my statement that I am and have been for some years on the board of the CPC, deeply involved in animal rescue, and have virtually

daily information and reports from those of our volunteers with the stomach to volunteer at Animal Control. I don’t have the stomach, and I’m not ashamed to say so.

Even so, trust me when I say I am intimately familiar with the condition of the facility and with what goes on there daily.

“Granted the facility isn’t pretty or fancy, but it is functional. I have been out to the shelter several times with my sister while she was looking for a dog to adopt. I always found it to be clean and the animals well cared for.”

You must have timed your visits nicely, but in any case you can thank CPC volunteers — and inmate labor — for whatever cleanliness can be had. I do wonder if you’re familiar enough with the spread of diseases among dogs and cats to realize that what looks clean — or freshly-painted — may well be doing absolutely nothing to keep animals healthy?

And that the “healthy” dog or cat you see this week will likely be dead next week?

“The shelter is on county property and could be remodeled and enlarged for a lot less than what the Pet Center is wanting.”

No, actually, it could not. You could raze the existing “shelter” and build a new one on the same space and still have a facility far too small to handle the intake of animals in this county.

The proposed new shelter will also be on county property, with room for expansion; the current facility lacks the room to be expanded. And putting money into a 50-year-old facility is about as effective as throwing it down a well.

We need a new animal shelter; the one we have now is a blight on the county. Don’t believe me?

Go volunteer for a few hours every day for a week, if you have the stomach for it. Then come back and tell me a new, modern, larger animal shelter isn’t needed.

Kay Hooper Bostic

Retirement shuffle leaves taxpayers holding bag RALEIGH – It’s hardly a new phenomenon.

A college administrator gets a big boost in pay, and a year later announces his or her retirement.

A longtime legislator resigns to take a high-paying position within state government for a year or two. A well-connected bureaucrat near retirement age makes a jump from one state agency to another at a nice little pay hike.

Typically, these moves aren’t about finding a more satisfying position or being rewarded for hard work. Far too often, this state government shuffle is about the politically-connected boosting their retirement benefits as they near the end of their government careers.

Today in North Carolina Scott Mooneyham

Dan Kane of The News & Observer of Raleigh recently explored one of those moves.

He reported on how Charles Franklin, the longtime director of the troubled Albemarle Mental Health Center, became the highest paid state pensioner at $211,373.

Franklin was fired last year after a state audit uncovered financial mismanagement.

By then, he was working on a contract basis, earning $319,000. According to the newspaper, Franklin’s higher contract pay was used to

calculate his current retirement.

The formula that led to the lucrative annual benefit pays state retirees based on their four highest-earning consecutive years of state employment. Employees who work for 30 years in state government can receive nearly 55 percent of the average of those four highest years.

So, when someone in state government receives a 50-percent pay increase over their final two years, the bigger effect on state finances is not during those two years.

It’s afterward, as their retirement is paid out over the rest of their lives.

That retirement comes from the state’s $67 billion pension fund. Sounds like a lot of money, right? It is. But

after the financial collapse of 2008, the state pension fund was no longer considered fully funded, meaning that it could meet all future projected obligations.

The reason that the system’s funding and the abuses of the system – those cushy, high-paying jobs or fat raises – should alarm North Carolinians who aren’t state employees is because they’ll be making up the difference.

In the coming fiscal year, taxpayers will put at least $160 million into the state pension fund to try to make up for investment losses in 2007 and 2008. State Treasurer Janet Cowell says the fund actually needs $440 million this year, as well as hefty contributions in future years, to get back to the

fully-funded level.

But here’s a question for policymakers: Why should taxpayers care about making the system whole if others in state government are punching holes in it by rewarding cronies?

Perhaps the time has come to rework the retirement formula by basing benefits on median years of pay, instead of highest earnings. It ought to be possible to do so without lowering the benefits of the vast majority of state employees and retirees.

Then again, if you’ve received a 50-percent pay raise after 25 years employment, you might have a problem.

Mooneyham is executive director of the Capitol Press Association.

The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Wednesday, June 16, 2010

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Local/Obituaries/state WOMAN INJURED IN ACCIDENT

Obituaries Robbye Brooks Robbye Johnson Brooks, 63, of Tampa, Fla., died Tuesday, June 1, 2010.

Born in Spartanburg, S.C., she was a daughter of Charles Tilman Sr. and Mary Sue Baynard Johnson She was a certified nursing assistant at White Oak Manor Nursing Home in Rutherfordton.

She is survived by her daughter, Amanda Dodds; sons, Bryan Roberson and Kevin Roberson; a brother, Charlie Johnson; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Online condolences may be made at www.floridamortuary.net.

Jean Gordon/Daily Courier

Cynthia Ellen Taylor, 47, of Hester Mill Road, Rutherfordton, was driving her 2001 Hyundai on Poors Ford Road Tuesday when she ran off the right side of the road. She over-corrected and the vehicle ran off the road to left before overturning. She was taken to Rutherford Hospital for treatment. The North Carolina Highway Patrol charged her with not maintaining lane control. Also assisting at the scene were SDO fighters and Rutherford County EMS.

Tony Bridges

Tony Ray Bridges, 53, of Forest City, died Monday, June 14, 2010, at Hospice House.

A native of Rutherford County, he was a son of Charles Edgar Bridges of Forest City and the late Rev. Frances Hall Bridges.

He was a healthcare administrator for a nursing 2.5 percent. home.

At the meeting on June 7, In addition to his father, he Graham Edwards and Steve is survived by two daughters, Shelton with ElectriCities London Bridges Hollifield met with the board. They of Forest City and Brook gave information and L. Radford of Ellenboro; updates on the power agency. a brother, Mike Bridges Bostic is part of the NCMPA1 of Illinois; a sister, Kathy agency.

Hutchins of Rutherfordton; and one grandchild.

In March, the projected electric rate increase was 9 Funeral services will be percent but with some refiThursday at 6 p.m. at Crowe’s nancing that was done, it will Chapel with the Revs. Pete be 5 percent, the board was Bridges and Tracy Martin told. officiating. The family will Town Hall will be closed receive friends one hour prior on Saturday, July 3, for the to the service at the funeral Fourth of July holiday. home and at other times at the home of Charles Bridges, 160 Piney Ridge Road, Forest City. Burial will be at Spindale City Cemetery.

Memorials may be made Hobbs has said previously to Hospice of Rutherford the company is cooperating.

County, P.O. Box 336, Forest The firm’s lawyer, Michael City, NC 28043.

Wiesel, says no one from the firm will talk about the Mildred McDaniel investigation until it is finMildred Hutchins ished.

McDaniel, 73, of 343 Spurlin The newspaper reports state Republican Party lead- Road, Ellenboro, died Monday, June 14, 2010, at her ers previously questioned residence. donations by employees of A native of Rutherford Hobbs, Upchurch.

County, she was a daughter of the late Burley and Myrtle Elizabeth Hutchins.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James McDaniel. responded to a residential She is survived by her sisfire alarm. ters, Hazel Greene, Shirley Bright, Jean Harris, Geneva n Forest City, Green Hill, Robinson and Ruth Byers, Rutherfordton and Spindale all of Ellenboro, and Lucille firefighters all responded to Miller of Boiling Springs; industrial fire alarms. n Sandy Mush firefighters responded to a smoke report.

Bostic sets budget hearing

BOSTIC — A public hearing on the proposed town budget will be held Monday, June 28, at 6 p.m.

Board members expect to vote on the budget that day.

The 2010-11 budget was presented to the Board of Aldermen on Monday, June 7, at its regular monthly meeting.

The three funds that make up the budget total $731,792, but interfund transfers of $33,438 bring the total budget to $698,354.

The general budget is

$180,557, the electric budget is $384,285 and the water budget is $166,950.

Under the proposed budget, the tax rate will remain at 25 cents per $100 valuation.

An electric increase is planned. The increase comes from the increase from North Carolina Municipal Power Agency 1 of 5 percent and an SEPA increase of 2.5 percent through the U.S. Department of Energy.

Customers will see an increase of 7.5 percent beginning in their July bills.

Water rates will increase by

N.C. firm investigated for campaign gifts

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The head of the North Carolina Elections Board says an engineering and surveying firm headed by a former state lawmaker is under investigation.

The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Tuesday that elections board chairman Larry Leake says the

firm, Hobbs, Upchurch and Associates of Southern Pines, is being investigated as part of an examination of improper campaign contributions.

Fred Hobbs was a Democratic state senator in the mid-1990s and was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 2004.

Police Notes Sheriff’s Reports

n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 151 E-911 calls Monday. n Wendy Patricia Jamison reported the theft of a purse. n Fleur De Lis flower shop, 346 N. Main St., Henrietta, reported the theft of hanging flower baskets. n Barbara Jo Deese reported vandalism to the back glass of a vehicle.

Rutherfordton

n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 39 E-911 calls Monday.

Spindale

n The Spindale Police Department responded to 18 E-911 Monday.

Lake Lure

n The Lake Lure Police Department responded to 18 E-911 calls Monday.

Forest City

n The Forest City Police Department responded to 91 E-911 calls Monday. n An employee from Quick Pantry reported a larceny. n An employee from Forest City Tire reported a larceny. n Carmina Jimenez reported an incident of fraud. n Robert Greene reported an incident of fraud.

Arrests

n Laura Goforth Arledge, 49, of 130 Goodes Creek Church Road; charged with driving while impaired and driving left of center; freed on a custody release. (NCHP) n Timothy Doyle Gosnell, 51, of 257 Lake Road;

charged with simple possession of schedule VI controlled substance, felony possession of schedule II controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia; placed under a $5,000 secured bond. (RCSD)

EMS/Rescue

Gertie Byers Tesseneer

n The Rutherford County EMS responded to 53 E-911 calls Monday. n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to one E-911 call Monday.

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Robbye Johnson Brooks Robbye Johnson Brooks, 63, of Tampa, passed away Tuesday, June 1, 2010.

Robbye was born March 15, 1947, to Charles Tilman Sr. and Mary Sue (Baynard) Johnson in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Before her death she was a Certified Nursing Assistant at White Oak Manor Nursing Home in Rutherfordton, North Carolina. She loved crossword puzzle books, reading, and especially loved spending time with her family and friends.

She is survived by her daughter, Amanda (Kenny) Dodds; sons, Bryan (Janet) Roberson and Kevin (Sharon) Roberson; grandchildren, Zachary, Hunter, Zeke, Drew, Malachi, Jennifer and Hayley; great-grandchildren, Noah and Seth; brother, Charlie Johnson; many other family members and friends.

Words of comfort may be expressed at www.floridamortuary. net

PAID OBIT

Gertie Byers Tesseneer, 71 of 2122 Stage Coach Trail, Polkville, died Monday, June 14, 2010, at Cleveland Pines nursing center.

A native of Polk County, NC, she was born August 28, 1938, a daughter of the late T.P. and Willie Mae Beaver Tesseneer.

Besides her parents she was preceded in death by one brother Wendell Byers.

Gertie was a retired weaver form Spindale Mills.

She is survived by two sons, Johnny Michael Tesseneer and wife Michal of Polkville, and Timmy Tesseneer and wife Sheila, of Rutherfordton; two daughters, Julie McMurry and husband James Jr., of Polkville and Cindy Stroupe and husband Tom of Cherryville; one brother; Wayne Byers, of Ellenboro; five sisters, Brenda Carter, Rita Walker, Kay Wilson, Louann Bennett all of Ellenboro, and Connie Lavender of Florida; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held 12:00 P.M. Friday, June 18, 2010, at The A.C. McKinney Memorial Chapel at McKinneyLandreth Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert Lane officiating. Burial will follow in Gantt’s Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.

Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at McKinneyLandreth Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to Hospice and Pallative Care of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150.

McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home is serving the Tesseneer family

and a brother, Fred Hutchins of Ellenboro.

Funeral services will be held Thursday at 12:30 p.m. at the A.C. McKinney Memorial Chapel of McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home with the Revs.

Lawrence Toney and Wayne Carter officiating. Burial will be at Goode’s Grove Baptist Church.

The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the funeral home.

McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Pauline White Pauline Cochran White of Oakridge Drive, Forest City, died Tuesday, June 15, 2010, at Oak Grove Health Care.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by The Padgett and King Mortuary.

Gertie Tesseneer Gertie Byers Tesseneer, 71 of 2122 Stage Coach Trail, Polkville, died Monday, June 14, 2010, at Cleveland Pines nursing center.

A native of Polk County, she was a daughter of the late T.P. and Willie Mae Beaver Tesseneer.

She was a retired weaver form Spindale Mills.

She is survived by two sons; Johnny Michael Tesseneer of Polkville, Timmy Tesseneer of Rutherfordton; two daughters, Julie McMurry of Polkville, Cindy Stroupe of Cherryville; one brother; Wayne Byers, of Ellenboro; five sisters, Brenda Carter, Rita Walker, Kay Wilson, Louann Bennett, all of Ellenboro, and Connie Lavender of Florida; eight grandchildren; and six greatgrandchildren.

Funeral services will be held noon Friday, June 18, at The A.C. McKinney Memorial Chapel at McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert Lane officiating. Burial will follow in Gantt’s Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.

Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to Hospice and Pallative Care of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150 McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home is serving the Tesseneer family

Samuel Edwards McDaniel Samuel Edwards McDaniel, 77, of Ellenboro, passed away Sunday, June 13, 2010 at Hospice House of Rutherford County.

He is the son on the late William Van and Fola Caroline Wilson McDaniel. He was co-owner of Colfax Gin, Inc. in Ellenboro, a US Army Veteran serving in the Korean Conflict in the Fourth Infantry Division, Germany and was of the Baptist faith.

He is survived by his wife, Bobbie Jean Hefner McDaniel of the home; a son, Timothy Lee Morton and wife, Linda of Boiling Springs, SC; brothers, Robert O. McDaniel and Joe McDaniel of Ellenboro; sisters, Caroline Jones of Forest City and Mary Lewis, of Ellenboro; grandchildren, Timothy Lyle Morton and wife, Leslie of Spartanburg, and Stephanie Blanton and husband, Steven of Chesnee; greatgrandchildren Ansley Blanton of Chesnee; nieces, Amy Miller of Lake James and Susan Jones of Morganton.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at 1:30 PM at The A.C. McKinney Chapel with Rev. Robert Harris officiating. Burial will follow in Good Sheperd Memorial Park in Spartanburg, SC. Visitation was Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at 6-8 PM at McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043 or Harriett Memorial Freewill Baptist Church, 1938 US Hwy 221-A, Forest City, NC 28043.

McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home is serving the McDaniel Family. A guest register and tribute video is available at: www.mckinneylandrethfuneralhome.com

Paid obit.

6A — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Calendar/Local

Long before dinner time Tuesday morning, Jerry Brantley was raking ray to be baled late Tuesday afternoon. Dressed in a farmer’s attire, long sleeved shirt, pants and a hat, Brantley said he planned to stay cool drinking a lot of water he has with him on the tractor.

Meetings/other Alanon meetings: Lake Lure Alanon Family Group meets every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., at Lake Lure Mountains Branch Library, 150 Bills Creek Road, Lake Lure; call 625-0456 for information.

Children’s summer reading program: Every Wednesday, 9 a.m., June 16 to Aug. 4, Union Mills Learning Center; for preschool and early readers as well as older children; poetry reading and storytelling will be featured as well; each week will feature a different subject and guest; everyone in attendance will receive at least one free book.

Miscellaneous Big Day in Ellenboro: Saturday, July 3, beginning at 9 a.m.; free entertainment for children – bouncy house, face painting, basketball shooting gallery, balloon art, sliding boards, swings; parade begins at the old school grounds at 9:15 a.m.; food, crafts, music, “pitch burst,” cake walk, Depot Museum, car show and more.

Camp Harmony: June 21-July 2, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Callison Recreation Center; volunteers need to sign up on June 21 at 8:45 a.m.

Spanish for English speakers: Free course offered June 16, 23 and 30 and July 7, Liberty Baptist Church; course is designed to familiarize people with the Spanish language, explain the basic concepts for the language and give free resources and advice for continuing to learn the language on their own; taught by East High Spanish teacher Matt Tiller; for more information, call 453-0186.

Winemaking 101 Workshop: June 17, 24, July 1, 15 and 22, Love Story Farm; cost is $50 for the workshop, which includes making and taking two bottles of California Charonnay and discussions on wines of the world, making wine from fruit and the entire process of making wine at home; must be 21 and older to take the class, which is taught by chemistry instructor Christine Klahn; to register, call 447-0047 or e-mail lovestoryfarm@yahoo.com.

Fundraisers Porch bag sale: Second week of sale, Thursday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; summer hours effective July and August, Thursday and Friday, noon to 6 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Washburn Community Outreach Center, 2934 Piney Mountain Church Road, Bostic; $2 per bag.

“Island Adventure Day”: June 19, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., First United Methodist Church, Forest City; to benefit Relay for Life; inflatables, face painting, cotton candy, hot dog and hamburger plates, bake sale, car wash and more; wristbands for children’s activities will be $10 each and tickets for all other items will be $1 each; hot dog and hamburger plates $5 each or five tickets.

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.

Religion Singing and barbecue dinner: June 19, 4 to 5:30 p.m., Harmon Street Baptist Church; benefit for Leah Hedgpath; singing at 3 with the Far City Boys and at 6 with The Eubanks and others; donations will be accepted.

Special services: June 20, 4 p.m., New Life Christian Fellowship Church, 601 E. Main St., Spindale; speaker will be Ray Harris of Hardy Chapel Baptist Church, Spartanburg, S.C. Countywide Youth Rally: June 24, 6:30 p.m., Restoration Church; guest speakers, Russell Sellers; Anointed Praise and Worship from Father’s Vineyard, skits and songs from various churches.

Yard sale and breakfast: June 19, 7 a.m. until, Piney Ridge CME Church, 4421 Hudlow Road, Union Mills; sale includes a piano.

Food giveaway: June 19, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Forest City Four Square Church.

Boston Butt sale: $25 for a pit cooked, whole smoked butt; Preorder by June 18, pick up July 1 between 1 and 3 p.m. at Trelleborg Human Resources Department; proceeds go to Relay for Life; to order, call Debra Williams, 2867175.

ICC classes Beginner Golf Instruction: Mondays from 7 to 8 p.m., May 17 June 28; instructor Golf Pro Denny West; fee $100; course #17198.

Summer classes are also listed at www.isothermal.edu/learnstuff. To register call 286-3636, ext. 346.

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and Greenville-Spartanburg and Asheville temperatures tied the record highs for those cities.”

Today’s weather calls for a chance of showers and thunderstorms. That’s a good thing, Outlaw said.

“The evaporation rates are going to be higher with all this heat, so we need at least normal precipitation,” Outlaw said. “We’re doing well in that

department so far.”

The extended forecast calls for the heat to continue for the next eight to 14 days. Precipitation will mostly likely stay in the normal range, he said.

“Considering that 100 to 150 miles north in Virginia they’re having flash floods, it is a very close call where a lot of places just north of us are having way too much rain, and we’re right on the edge where we’re getting a little bit of rain but not a whole lot,” Outlaw said. “Unfortunately, the heat is going to stay with us for at least

another week.”

Thursday’s forecast is mostly sunny with a high near 93. An upper-level ridge is producing warm temperatures over the Southeast,” Outlaw said. “And the jet stream is pressed to the north, so all the really active weather is caught up there. The heat is sort of stuck here, and without the jet stream to push it on out, it’s here to stay.”

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Bright, Bruce Morrow, Bob Morrow, Boyce Carpenter and Steve Carroll are among volunteers from the church doing community mission projects.

Most of the men have been on mission trips in other parts of the country for several years, but they opted to work at home this summer.

The week has brought the hottest weather of the season.

Bright wasn’t teasing when he said the group takes a lot of breaks while working in heat and high humidity.

The men, all 65 and older, are the first to admit they are not young anymore, and volunteer mission work is hard in the best of conditions.

The men constantly drank ice water, sports drinks and fresh lemonade.

Another team of volunteers delivered lunch.

Tuesday’s projects included replacJean Gordon/Daily Courier ing a bath tub, repairing windows and Working outside in the heat can be challenging as this volunteer discovered while adding new molding. They also built working on a home improvement project in Mooresboro Tuesday. new steps and a front porch.

It was about 86 degrees inside the trailer, even with the air conditioning. peratures neared 100 degrees. For was cutting hay, and he had plenty of Carpenter said the men hoped to water in the tractor seat beside him. years, they have been available to finish the work Tuesday afternoon. If An afternoon thunderstorm Tuesday help on similar construction projects, not, they’ll return today. brought temporary relief. regardless of the weather.

Volunteering in the heat of the It’s all about helping others, Carroll day isn’t new for the men, who have said.

Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@theworked plenty of days in which temdigitalcourier.com.

Elsewhere Tuesday, Jerry Brantley

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a year, McCurry said. The state requires 24 hours; county protocols call for 36. Initial EMT certification is 200 hours.

McCurry said the program will have a learning curve in regard to the number of calls and to costs.

“We figured that we are going to run around 800 calls to first respond-

ers,” he said. “The cost, we won’t know until we get six months into it.

Talking to other people, the cost is not going to be that great. But it will be time-consuming.”

The first-responder program involves full-time staff only.

This spring, the commissioners expressed support for implementing the program in the town but decided to look at it at budget time.

“We will set aside a category in the budget to keep up with expenditures,”

McCurry said, “and in six months we will know more about it. Then after six months I’ve got to go back to the council to see where we are at with it and see where it’s going.

“It will be a new adventure for us.”

“We don’t have any time left now to do anything else,” he said with a smile. “If you come by and the yard is not cut, understand we are doing calls.”

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Inside Scoreboard . . . . . . . . . Page 8A NBA Finals . . . . . . . . Page 8A World Cup . . . . . . . . . Page 9A

Winding Down?

Morrow tourney to be held in Forest City FOREST CITY — The Don Morrow Invitational Golf Tournament will be held at the Forest City Golf Club on Saturday and Sunday, June 26-27.

The tourney will be stroke play with flighting after Saturday’s qualifying rounds.

The cost is $55 for members and $70 for non-members.

Please call (828) 248-5222 for additional information or to sign up.

Ostas Camp coming to Chase High FOREST CITY — The Ostas Football & Life Skills Camp will be held at Chase High on Friday and Saturday, June 25-26.

The cost is $65 per camper.

The two-day camp will be lead by Indianapolis Colts LB Tyjuan Hagler, Carolina Panthers WR Troy Fleming, former Houston Texan Cliff Washburn and former Indianapolis Colt and Chase High grad Keyon Whiteside.

The camp will be highlight the importance of education, responsibility, creating a life plan and working to improve the football skills of young players.

Panthers sign draft picks Gettis, Stanford CHARLOTTE (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have signed their first two draft picks, striking deals with sixthround selection David Gettis and seventh-round choice R.J. Stanford.

The 6-foot-3 Gettis is a receiver from Baylor who is expected to contend for a reserve spot and a role on special teams.

The 5-foot-10 Stanford is a cornerback from Utah. He will compete for a job behind starters Chris Gamble and Richard Marshall and nickel back Captain Munnerlyn.

Tuesday’s deals leave the Panthers with eight unsigned rookie picks, including quarterback Jimmy Clausen — a second-round selection.

Stopping mini-skirts?

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — FIFA is defending itself for questioning more than 30 young, blonde women who showed up for a World Cup match in orange mini-dresses that are the symbol of a beer advertising campaign in the Netherlands.

Soccer’s governing body says the outfits, which the women wore to the NetherlandsDenmark game Monday at Soccer City, were an ambush marketing campaign by the Dutch brewery Bavaria NV.

On TV 7 a.m. (ESPN) World Cup Soccer Group Stage: Chile vs.

Honduras.

9:30 a.m. (ESPN) World Cup Soccer Group Stage: Spain vs.

Switzerland.

2 p.m. (ESPN) World Cup Soccer Group Stage: South Africa vs. Uruguay.

7 p.m. (ESPN) MLB Baseball Philadelphia Phillies at New York Yankees.

7 p.m. (FSS) MLB Baseball Los Angeles Dodgers at Cincinnati Reds.

8 p.m. (WGN-A) MLB Baseball Oakland Athletics at Chicago Cubs.

11 p.m. (SHO) Strikeforce Live Robbie Lawler vs. “Babalu” Sobral; Bobby Lashley vs. Ron Sparks.

Associated Press

Atlanta Braves baseball player Chipper Jones smiles as he arrives at Turner Field in Atlanta on Tuesday.

Jones meets with team over future

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer

ATLANTA — Struggling through another disappointing season, Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones told The Associated Press he would meet with team officials Tuesday to discuss his future and acknowledged that he’s considering retirement.

Jones declined to comment directly on whether he’ll retire at the end of the season, but it seemed clear that he’s made up his mind and merely needed to work out a settlement with the team over the $28 million in guaranteed money he’s owed for the 2011 and 2012 seasons.

Please see Jones, Page 9A

Panthers give troubled DT Johnson another shot

CHARLOTTE (AP) — Ed Johnson’s off-field problems started at Penn State. Then came the drug possession arrest in Indianapolis. The Colts finally gave up on him a year later for what they called lack of performance.

After being out of the NFL for much of last season, the Carolina Panthers are giving Johnson a chance to shed his image of a talented, run-stopping defensive tackle who isn’t worth the trouble.

“I look at it as I’m a free agent again coming out of Penn State without a job,” Johnson said, “and now I have to fight for my life to get a job.”

Depth issues and a coach’s familiarity with Johnson may make Carolina the best spot for the 6-foot-2, 296-pound Johnson.

The Panthers desperately need help at defensive tackle. Damione Lewis, Maake Kemoeatu and Hollis Thomas, who have combined to start 57 games for Carolina in the past two seasons, were either released or not re-signed.

Tank Tyler and Louis Leonard, who each spent most of last season on injured reserve, lead a remaining group of tackles with little experience on a defensive line that also must replace five-time Pro Bowl end Julius Peppers.

So there’s plenty of playing time available. And Johnson knows the defense, since Panthers defensive coordinator Ron Meeks was running the Colts’ defense in 2007 when Johnson started all 16 games and collected 63 tackles as an undrafted rookie.

“I know what he expects from me.

I know what he wants me to do,” Johnson said of Meeks. “I know the things he’s seen me do before. But I don’t think it’s a comfort zone when the bar is so high and you have to meet

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US enter match as — yes, that’s right — favorites

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer

IRENE, South Africa — The Americans returned to the practice field Tuesday, not only to prepare for their upcoming match with Slovenia, but the new role they’ve been cast in at this World Cup. Favorites.

Yes, that’s right. The good, ol’ underdog Yanks are favored for a change - and therein lies the problem.

“In all likelihood, if we lose we’re out of the tournament,” Landon Donovan said.

“That’s the reality of the situation.

“A tie means we’re still in the tournament. You have to be aware of that. That being said, we understand very clearly that if we win the game, we’ve got a very, very good chance of getting through. So that will be our focus,” he said.

It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that the Americans don’t want to be in the position of having only one point through two matches while Slovenia has

Associated Press

U.S. national soccer goalkeeper Tim Howard prepares to train at Pilditch Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa Tuesday. The U.S. team is preparing for their upcoming Please see Favorites, Page 9A World Cup Group C match against Slovenia on Friday.

Jones is nearing the right decision Chipper Jones has a tough decision to make.

Jones, 38, is reaching that point that all athletes, except Brett Favre, eventually reach — retirement.

Jones has watched as his numbers have declined to a point that is unacceptable to him.

The Braves are also nearing a point where they may be forced to make a choice as well.

Neither side wants the relationship to end badly; as so many times it can and does happen in professional sports.

The level of respect and trust the two sides have shown each other is really quite astounding, give our day and age.

Jones is owed $28 million for the next two seasons. Two seasons, he clearly doesn’t want to play and, more importantly, perhaps, can’t play.

His legacy hangs in the balance much like Willie Mays’ almost four decades ago and Ken Griffey, Jrs’ almost four weeks ago.

Jones is a realist, if nothing else.

He can look at his three home runs

Off The Wall Scott Bowers

through 167 at-bats and do the math.

If Jones were able to stay healthy, and that is debatable, for a 500 at-bat season, the slugger would close with nine home runs. Nine.

That is half of last year’s career-low of 18.

In 2009, Jones hit a pedestrian .264 and that number actually looks good from where he is standing now — at .228. That’s Bob Uecker range.

Jones had to have watched very carefully as Griffey, Jr announced his retirement the other day — in the middle of a season — and thought, ‘hmm, maybe that’s not such a bad idea.’

I hate to see Jones go, but if I learn to hate seeing Jones hang on and hang around, well, being gone isn’t so bad.

By the numbers Three Forest City Owls have ERAs below 2.00 — Ryan Arrowood (1.10), Phillip Brannon (1.25) and Jeremy Fant (1.38). The trio has drawn seven starts through the Owls first 17 games and a big reason Forest City is second in the CPL in ERA with a 2.05 mark.

In addition, Arrowood, Brannon and Nick Lomascolo have each registered 20-plus strike outs. Arrowood has 25 in 16.1 innings pitched, while Lomascolo has 23 in 16 and Brannon has 21 in 21.2 innings.

At the plate, the Owls’ Will Skinner is near the top in several categories.

Skinner is tied for the league-lead with 3 HRs and is third in batting average with .375 on the season. And, Skinner was a late arrival.

Eagle Scout David McLaughlin was honored in a special ceremony this past Sunday at Spindale Methodist Church.

The young man became an Eagle Scout after an incredible amount of hard work and dedication.

Good work, David.s

8A — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Wednesday, June 16, 2010

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ASHEBORO — It was a complete, balanced performance from the Forest City Owls Tuesday that propelled a 10-0 victory over the Asheboro Copperheads at McCrary Field.

The only hit Owls starter Nate Hyatt allowed in his seven innings of labor was an infield single by Brantley Meier in the third inning, with Meier just beating a throw to first off a bare-handed pickup from third baseman Grant Buckner.

The right-hander improved to 2-0 in his second start of the season, fanning six and surrendering two free passes along with a hit batter. Hyatt had no shortage of run support from his Forest City teammates in a balanced attack that saw all nine starters reach base via a hit and all but two crossed the plate.

Forest City set the tone of the game from the beginning , collecting back-to-back doubles to start the contest with designated hitter Will Skinner driving in Mark Dvoroznak on the ninth pitch of the game from Asheboro starter Kyle Conroy.

The Owls followed two innings later with a four run spurt, batting around the order highlighted by a two run blast over the left field wall from Grant Buckner, his third round tripper of the season to tie Skinner for the team and league lead. Prior to Buckner’s shot it was Skinner who drove in Forest City’s third run of the game with a sacrifice fly to center field.

Reed Harper extended his hitting streak to 11 games in the frame as well, while Tarran Senay drew a bases-loaded walk for the final run of the third.

Senay drove in his second run of the evening in the fifth inning with an RBI single to make it 6-0 and Asheboro reliever Josh Allman balked to allow Brian Burton to walk home from third base. The Owls right fielder would bring home two more runs by lining a double that fell a couple of feet inside of the right field line to increase the advantage to 9-0. The lead grew to double digits when Senay scored on a throwing error from Copperheads short stop Bowen Woodson.

Anthony Tzamtzsis made his first appearance as an Owl in relief of Hyatt, making quite the first impression by plunking pinch hitter Cameron Cockman on the first pitch of his CPL career but came back to retire the next six hitters, striking out the final four to end the night.

Forest City finishes a 13 day stretch that saw them play a game every day, finishing with a 9-3 record in that span. The Owls get an off day Wednesday night and will return to action on Thursday night to face off against the Asheboro Copperheads once again, this time at McNair Field, with a 7:05 start time on tap.

No. 18 for Celtics would be No. 2 for new Big 3

BOSTON (AP) — One banner in the rafters accomplished a lifelong goal for Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett. Another, and they’re in the conversation with the great Boston Celtics teams of all time.

“Everybody wants to have one. All the teams want to get there. But there have been a lot of great players who never did,” said Tom “Satch” Sanders, who won eight NBA titles in a Celtics career that lasted from 1960-73.

Winning a second, Sanders said, “It does nothing for you except for one thing: It makes you want more.”

For Boston, the championships have always come in bunches.

Bill Russell’s teams won eight straight titles and 11 out of 13 from 1957-69. In the ’70s, a nucleus of John Havlicek, Dave Cowens and JoJo White won two. In the ’80s, Larry Bird, Robert Parish and Kevin McHale added three more.

“These guys are right up there. They’re doing some good things,” Cowens said Monday night, standing on the Celtics’ parquet under the championship banners at the TD Garden during a benefit for the New England Sports Museum. “The more you win, the better it is for everybody.”

The most decorated franchise in NBA history, the Celtics had gone an unprecedented 21 years without adding to their record cache of championships before Garnett and Allen joined Pierce in Boston and won banner No. 17 in 2008. But even after their victory, coach Doc Rivers told his players that one wasn’t enough in Boston.

“Obviously, one is special,” Rivers said this spring after the Celtics advanced to the finals for the second time in three years. “But the other groups have a couple, and we’d love to join that club. ... We’ve talked about that, that we want to join that club.

No one can ever take away the first title. But we want to join another club, too.”

Sanders said the key to multiple titles is keeping the nucleus together; it’s the natural conclusion for one of Russell’s teammates.

“You want to keep on winning? He was the guy,” Sanders said. “We knew that we had a shot every year that Russell was in existence.”

BASEBALL

AMERICAN LEGION

Western Division Division Rutherford Post 423 4-1 Burke Post 21 5-2 Caldwell Post 29 6-3 Shelby Post 82 3-3 Cherryville Post 100 2-2 Hickory Post 48 4-5 Asheville Post 70 1-3 Henderson Post 77 1-7

Overall 4-1 6-3 12-5 11-5 8-7 6-6 1-3 2-8

COASTAL PLAIN LEAGUE

Wilson Edenton Peninsula Outer Banks Petersburg

Florence Wilmington Morehead City Fayetteville Columbia

Forest City Gastonia Martinsville Asheboro Thomasville

North W L 11 5 9 6 9 7 5 11 5 12 South W L 10 5 8 7 9 8 7 8 6 9 West W L 12 5 8 6 8 9 7 8 4 12

T 0 0 0 0 0

Pct .688 .600 .563 .312 .294

T 0 0 0 0 0

Pct .667 .533 .529 .467 .400

T 0 0 0 0 0

Pct .706 .571 .471 .467 .250

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL National League East Division W L Pct 37 27 .578 35 28 .556 32 29 .525 31 32 .492 31 33 .484 Central Division

W L Pct Cincinnati 36 28 .563 St. Louis 35 29 .547 Chicago 28 35 .444 Milwaukee 27 37 .422 Houston 25 39 .391 Pittsburgh 23 40 .365 West Division

W L Pct San Diego 37 27 .578 Los Angeles 36 27 .571 San Francisco 36 27 .571 Colorado 33 30 .524 Arizona 26 38 .406

Atlanta New York Philadelphia Florida Washington

GB — 1 1/2 3 1/2 5 1/2 6 GB — 1 7 1/2 9 11 12 1/2 GB — 1/2 1/2 3 1/2 11

Monday’s Games St. Louis 9, Seattle 3 Milwaukee 12, L.A. Angels 2 Toronto 6, San Diego 3 San Francisco 10, Baltimore 2 Tuesday’s Games Chicago White Sox at Pittsburgh, late N.Y. Mets 7, Cleveland 6 N.Y. Yankees 8, Philadelphia 3 Washington at Detroit, late Arizona at Boston, late L.A. Dodgers at Cincinnati, late, rain delay Tampa Bay at Atlanta, late, rain delay Texas at Florida, late, rain delay Oakland at Chicago Cubs, late Colorado at Minnesota, late Houston at Kansas City, late Seattle at St. Louis, late Milwaukee at L.A. Angels, late Toronto at San Diego, late Baltimore at San Francisco, late Wednesday’s Games Baltimore (Guthrie 3-7) at San Francisco (Lincecum 6-2), 3:45 p.m.

Toronto (R.Romero 5-3) at San Diego (Correia 5-4), 6:35 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Danks 5-5) at Pittsburgh (Duke 3-7), 7:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Narveson 5-3) at L.A. Angels (Pineiro 5-6), 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Niese 3-2) at Cleveland (Talbot 7-4), 7:05 p.m.

Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 3-2) at N.Y. Yankees (A.J.Burnett 6-4), 7:05 p.m.

Washington (L.Hernandez 5-3) at Detroit (Verlander 7-4), 7:05 p.m.

Arizona (R.Lopez 2-5) at Boston (Lester 7-2), 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 6-3) at Cincinnati (Leake 5-0), 7:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay (W.Davis 5-6) at Atlanta (Hanson 6-3), 7:10 p.m.

Texas (Tom.Hunter 2-0) at Florida (Ani.Sanchez 6-3), 7:10 p.m.

Oakland (G.Gonzalez 6-4) at Chicago Cubs (Dempster 4-5), 8:05 p.m.

Colorado (J.Chacin 3-5) at Minnesota (S.Baker 5-5), 8:10 p.m.

Houston (Oswalt 4-8) at Kansas City (Chen 3-0), 8:10 p.m.

Seattle (J.Vargas 4-2) at St. Louis (J.Garcia 6-2), 8:15 p.m.

Thursday’s Games L.A. Dodgers at Cincinnati, 12:35 p.m.

Washington at Detroit, 1:05 p.m.

Colorado at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.

Oakland at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.

Arizona at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.

Texas at Florida, 7:10 p.m.

Houston at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

American League

New York Tampa Bay Boston Toronto Baltimore

Minnesota Detroit Chicago Kansas City Cleveland

Texas Los Angeles Oakland Seattle

East Division W L Pct 40 23 .635 40 23 .635 37 28 .569 35 30 .538 17 47 .266 Central Division W L Pct 36 27 .571 33 29 .532 28 34 .452 27 37 .422 25 37 .403 West Division W L Pct 35 28 .556 36 31 .537 32 33 .492 24 40 .375

GB — — 4 6 23 1/2 GB — 2 1/2 7 1/2 9 1/2 10 1/2 GB — 1 4 11 1/2

Monday’s Games St. Louis 9, Seattle 3 Milwaukee 12, L.A. Angels 2 Toronto 6, San Diego 3 San Francisco 10, Baltimore 2

Game 4 — Arizona St. (52-8) vs. Clemson (4323), 7 p.m.

Monday, June 21 Game 5 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 4:30 p.m.

Game 6 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 9 p.m.

Tuesday, June 22 Game 7 — Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 4:30 p.m.

Game 8 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 9 p.m.

Wednesday, June 23 Game 9 — Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 loser, 7 p.m.

Thursday, June 24 Game 10 — Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 loser, 7 p.m.

Friday, June 25 Game 11 — Game 6 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 4:30 p.m.

Game 12 — Game 8 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 9 p.m.

Saturday, June 26 x-Game 13 — Game 6 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 2 p.m. x-Game 14 — Game 8 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 7 p.m.

Championship Series Best-of-3 Monday, June 28: Game 11 or 13 winner vs.

Game 12 or 14 winner, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, June 29: Game 11 or 13 winner vs.

Game 12 or 14 winner, 7:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, June 30: Game 11 or 13 winner vs. Game 12 or 14 winner, 7:30 p.m.

BASKETBALL NBA FINALS Boston 3, L.A. Lakers 2 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: Boston 96, L.A. Lakers 89 Sunday, June 13: Boston 92, L.A. Lakers 86 Tuesday, June 15: Boston at L.A. Lakers, late x-Thursday, June 17: Boston at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m.

SOCCER 2010 World Cup

South Africa Mexico Uruguay France

NCAA College World Series Glance x-if necessary Saturday, June 19 Game 1 — TCU (51-12) vs. Florida St. (47-18), 2 p.m.

Game 2 — Florida (47-15) vs. UCLA (48-14), 7 p.m.

Sunday, June 20 Game 3 — Oklahoma (48-16) vs. South Carolina (48-15), 2 p.m.

GA 1 1 0 0

Pts 1 1 1 1

Friday, June 11 At Johannesburg South Africa 1, Mexico 1 At Cape Town, South Africa Uruguay 0, France 0 Wednesday, June 16 At Pretoria, South Africa South Africa vs. Uruguay, 2:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 17 At Polokwane, South Africa Mexico vs. France, 2:30 p.m.

Tuesday, June 22 At Rustenburg, South Africa Mexico vs. Uruguay, 10 a.m.

At Bloemfontein, South Africa France vs. South Africa, 10 a.m.

GROUP B

GP W D L GF South Korea 1 1 0 0 2 Argentina 1 1 0 0 1 Nigeria 1 0 0 1 0 Greece 1 0 0 1 0

GA 0 0 1 2

GROUP C

GP W D L GF Slovenia 1 1 0 0 1 England 1 0 1 0 1 United States 1 0 1 0 1 Algeria 1 0 0 1 0

GA 0 1 1 1

Pts 3 3 0 0

Pts 3 1 1 0

Saturday, June 12 At Rustenburg, South Africa England 1, United States 1 Sunday, June 13 At Polokwane, South Africa Slovenia 1, Algeria 0 Friday, June 18 At Johannesburg United States vs. Slovenia, 10 a.m.

At Cape Town, South Africa England vs. Algeria, 2:30 p.m.

Wednesday, June 23 At Port Elizabeth, South Africa Slovenia vs. England, 10 a.m.

At Pretoria, South Africa United States vs. Algeria, 10 a.m.

Germany Ghana Serbia Australia

GROUP D GP W D L GF 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0

GA 0 0 1 4

Pts 3 3 0 0

GA 0 0 1 2

Pts 3 3 0 0

Sunday, June 13 At Pretoria, South Africa Ghana 1, Serbia 0 At Durban, South Africa Germany 4, Australia 0 Friday, June 18 At Port Elizabeth, South Africa Germany vs. Serbia, 7:30 a.m.

Saturday, June 19 At Rustenburg, South Africa Australia vs. Ghana, 10 a.m.

Wednesday, June 23 At Johannesburg Ghana vs. Germany, 2:30 p.m.

At Nelspruit, South Africa Australia vs. Serbia, 2:30 p.m.

GROUP E GP W D L GF 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0

Monday, June 14 At Johannesburg Netherlands 2, Denmark 0 At Bloemfontein, South Africa Japan 1, Cameroon 0 Saturday, June 19 At Durban, South Africa Netherlands vs. Japan, 7:30 a.m.

At Pretoria, South Africa Denmark vs. Cameroon, 2:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 24

GROUP F

GP W D L GF Italy 1 0 1 0 1 New Zealand 1 0 1 0 1 Paraguay 1 0 1 0 1 Slovakia 1 0 1 0 1

GA 1 1 1 1

Pts 1 1 1 1

Monday, June 14 At Cape Town, South Africa Italy 1, Paraguay 1 Tuesday, June 15 At Rustenburg, South Africa New Zealand 1, Slovakia 1 Sunday, June 20 At Bloemfontein, South Africa Paraguay vs. Slovakia, 7:30 a.m.

At Nelspruit, South Africa Italy vs. New Zealand, 10 a.m.

Thursday, June 24 At Johannesburg Slovakia vs. Italy, 10 a.m.

At Polokwane, South Africa Paraguay vs. New Zealand, 10 a.m.

Brazil Ivory Coast Portugal North Korea

GROUP G GP W D L GF 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1

GA 1 0 0 2

Pts 3 1 1 0

Tuesday, June 15 At Port Elizabeth, South Africa Ivory Coast 0, Portugal 0 At Johannesburg Brazil 2, North Korea 1 Sunday, June 20 At Johannesburg Brazil vs. Ivory Coast, 2:30 p.m.

Monday, June 21 At Cape Town, South Africa North Korea vs. Portugal, 7:30 a.m.

Friday, June 25 At Durban, South Africa Portugal vs. Brazil, 10 a.m.

At Nelspruit, South Africa North Korea vs. Ivory Coast, 10 a.m.

GROUP H

GP W D L GF Chile 0 0 0 0 0 Honduras 0 0 0 0 0 Spain 0 0 0 0 0 Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0

GA 0 0 0 0

Pts 0 0 0 0

Wednesday, June 16 At Nelspruit, South Africa Honduras vs. Chile, 7:30 a.m.

At Durban, South Africa Spain vs. Switzerland, 10 a.m.

Monday, June 21 At Port Elizabeth, South Africa Switzerland vs. Chile, 10 a.m.

At Johannesburg Spain vs. Honduras, 2:30 p.m.

Friday, June 25 At Pretoria, South Africa Chile vs. Spain, 2:30 p.m.

At Bloemfontein, South Africa Switzerland vs. Honduras, 2:30 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS

Saturday, June 12 At Port Elizabeth, South Africa South Korea 2, Greece 0 At Johannesburg Argentina 1, Nigeria 0 Thursday, June 17 At Johannesburg Argentina vs. South Korea, 7:30 a.m.

At Bloemfontein, South Africa Nigeria vs. Greece, 10 a.m.

Tuesday, June 22 At Durban, South Africa Nigeria vs. South Korea, 2:30 p.m.

At Polokwane, South Africa Greece vs. Argentina, 2:30 p.m.

Netherlands Japan Cameroon Denmark

Tuesday’s Games See National League

GROUP A GP W D L GF 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0

At Rustenburg, South Africa Denmark vs. Japan, 2:30 p.m.

At Cape Town, South Africa Cameroon vs. Netherlands, 2:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League KANSAS CITY ROYALS_Signed RHP Michael Mariot, RHP Jason Mitchell, C Phillip Jenkins, RHP Anthony Lohden, RHP Alex Rivers, C Dale Cornstubble and SS Thomas Zebroski.

SEATTLE MARINERS_Designated RHP Ian Snell for assignment. Recalled RHP Brian Sweeney from Tacoma (PCL).

TORONTO BLUE JAYS_Signed RHP Aaron Sanchez, RHP Noah Syndergaard, OF Marcus Knecht, 3B Christopher Hawkins, RHP Travis Garrett, OF Angel Gomez, OF Ronnie Melendez, OF Stephen McQuail, 2B Andy Fermin, RHP Tyler Powell, RHP Daniel Barnes, RHP Brandon Berl, RHP Drew Permison and 2B Matt Abraham.

National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS_Traded OF Conor Jackson to Oakland for RHP Sam Demel.

CINCINNATI REDS_Recalled RHP Jordan Smith from Carolina (SL). Optioned RHP Enerio Del Rosario to Louisville (IL).

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS_Signed SS Samuel Tuivailala, C Cody Stanley, RF Nicholas Longmire, SS Greg Garcia SS, LHP Benjamin Freeman, 2B Colin Walsh, RHP Cesar Aguilar, C Geoffrey Klein, CF Anthony Bryant, RHP Boone Whiting, SS Trevor Martin, RHP Joshua Lucas, RF Steven Ramos, LF Patrick Biserta, RHP Richard Mendoza, 1B Victor Sanchez, RHP Aiden Lucas, RHP Christopher Patterson, LF Mike O’Neill, LHP Ryan Copeland, 2B Joseph Bergman, 2B Matt Valaika, RHP Andrew Benes, LHP Dean Kiekhefer, SS Patrick Elkins, LHP Jeff Nadeau, RHP Ian Parry, 3B Philip Cerreto, RHP Larry Brand, LF Christopher Edmondson, CF Adam Melker and RHP Andrew Moye.

American Association GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS_Traded C Flint Wipke to St. Paul for cash and a player to be named.

ST. PAUL SAINTS_Traded RHP Hunter Davis to Brockton (Can-Am) for a player to be named.

United League AMARILLO DILLAS_Traded C Matt Ceriani to Yuma (Golden) for a player to be named. Signed RHP Tyler Pearson and RHP Joseph Muro.

Released RHP Andy Noonan.

FOOTBALL National Football League CLEVELAND BROWNS_Waived RB Jed Collins, DB Matt Harris, DL Jonathan Lewis, DL Martin Tevaseu and TE Ryan Moya.

GREEN BAY PACKERS_Signed DL Johnny Jolly.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS_Signed RB Ryan Moats.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS_Signed WR Emmanuel Sanders, LB Stevenson Sylvester, RB Jonathan Dwyer and WR Antonio Brown. Cut WR Jason Chery, PK Piotr Czech, LB Derrick Doggett, P Adam Graessle, NT Cordarrow Thompson, C Brad Vierling and CB Trae Williams.

Canadian Football League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS_Signed WR Jamayel Smith.

HOCKEY National Hockey League COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS_Announced former interim coach Claude Noel, assistant coaches Gary Agnew and Gord Murphy and strength and conditioning coach Barry Brennan will not return next season.

LOS ANGELES KINGS_Signed D Johan Fransson to a one-year contract.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS_Signed F Blake Geoffrion.

ST. LOUIS BLUES_Named Jared Bednar coach of Peoria (AHL).

VANCOUVER CANUCKS_Re-signed D Aaron Rome to a two-year contract extension.

COLLEGE METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE_ Named Hamilton Cook assistant director of marketing and ticket sales.

CARSON-NEWMAN_Named Chuck Benson men’s basketball coach.

INDIANA STATE_Promoted men’s assistant basketball coach Greg Lansing to head coach.

ST. JOHN FISHER_Named Brandon Potter baseball coach.

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Atlanta Braves baseball player Chipper Jones, right, speaks with the media as he arrives outside the Braves clubhouse at Turner Field in Atlanta on Tuesday.

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“It’s obvious that it’s something I’ve been thinking about,” Jones told the AP after arriving at Turner Field in his blue pickup truck about 2:15 p.m.

“I need to go through the proper channels. Once those have all been taken care of, everybody’s questions will be answered.”

The 38-year-old Jones, who won the NL MVP award in 1998 and led the league in hitting just two years ago, said he planned to meet with general manager Frank Wren and manager Bobby Cox to discuss some “red tape issues.” Asked if those involved a resolution of his contract, Jones replied, “That would be fair to say.”

He struggled last season and indicated that another difficult year would likely lead him to consider retirement, even though it might involve walking away from a huge amount of money.

This season has been even tougher for Jones, even though the Braves are leading the NL East. He’s battled injuries and was hitting just .228 with three homers and 22 RBIs heading into the opener of a threegame series against the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Braves have gotten more production at third base out of utility infielders Omar Infante (.314, one homer, 16 RBIs) and Brooks Conrad (.280, three homers, 12 RBIs), which has made Jones’ troubles stand out even more.

“Well, anytime you’ve struggled at the plate and you’re having trouble producing, it’s frustrating,” Jones told

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those expectations.”

Johnson has had difficulty with the meeting expectations part.

Part of the reason he went undrafted was a series of college transgressions.

He was suspended in 2004 for his role in an off-campus fight. He was temporarily kicked out of school a year later for what was referred to as a sexual misconduct violation, although no charges were filed.

Coach Joe Paterno suspended him from his final college game — the Outback Bowl at the end of the 2006 season — for violating a team rule.

Still, Paterno’s positive recommendation helped him get an opportunity with the Colts.

“I was young, I was immature then.

I made some mistakes, but he knew me,” Johnson said. “He knew the type of work I put in.”

It’s surprising in some ways the Panthers were the team to end his NFL exile. Carolina has avoided players with troubled pasts for much of the past decade. Coach John Fox said they did extensive background work on Johnson before signing him to a one-year deal in February.

the AP, standing outside the Braves clubhouse. “I’m used to being in the middle of everything, but it hasn’t been happening. Hopefully I’ll have a better second half and really help contribute to this team staying in first place.”

Jones has long been the face of the Braves’ offense, helping Atlanta wins its lone World Series title as a rookie in 1995 and significantly contributing to an unprecedented run of 14 straight division titles. His best year was 1999, when he led the Braves to the NL championship and was named MVP after hitting .319 with 45 homers and 110 RBIs. Then came the injuries, which started in 2004 and led to a stretch of five straight seasons in which he missed at least 25 games. He continued to produce when healthy, putting up 29 homers and 102 RBIs in 2007, followed by a .364 average the next season that gave him his first NL batting championship.

Jones’ numbers dipped dramatically in 2009. He batted only .264 — the second-lowest average of his 16-year career — with 18 homers and 71 RBIs. This season, Jones has contributed little to help the team’s run to first place, ceding the spotlight to rookie sensation Jason Heyward, leadoff man Martin Prado and new first baseman Troy Glaus.

If Jones retires, two longtime Braves figures will be leaving together at the end of the season. Bobby Cox has already announced this is last season as manager.

Jones chuckled when asked if he wanted to go out with Cox. “No comment,” he said, stepping into the clubhouse.

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Portugal 0, Ivory Coast 0 PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (AP) — Ivory Coast tied Portugal 0-0 at the World Cup, largely outplaying its higher-ranked opponent despite Didier Drogba only coming on as a late substitute.

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo rattled a 30-yard strike off the left post in the 11th minute, but Ivory Coast otherwise created the better chances.

Drogba came on as a 66th-minute substitute for fellow Chelsea striker Salomon Kalou after FIFA cleared him to play with a cast on his right arm, which he broke in a warmup match against Japan on June 4.

He was only ruled eligible shortly before kickoff at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, and his entrance was greeted by huge cheers, with vuvuzelas drowning out the drums of Ivorian fans for the first time in the match.

Brazil 2, North Korea 1 JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Maicon and Elano scored a goal apiece in the second half and Brazil broke through

a solid North Korea defense to win its first 2010 World Cup match 2-1 on a frigid Tuesday night.

Brazil escaped with a victory in the Group G match after struggling to get past the defensive setup of the North Koreans, who are making their first World Cup appearance in 44 years and arrived as the tournament’s lowest-ranked team.

Maicon put Brazil ahead in the 55th minute after a through ball from midfielder Elano, making a run on the right side and firing into the far corner from a tight angle as North Korea goalkeeper Ri Myong Guk went for the cross.

Elano then added to the lead in the 72nd after a well-timed pass from Robinho, finding the net with a onetimer from inside the penalty area. Ji Yun Nam scored for North Korea in the 89th minute in 34-degree temperatures with a wind-chill of 24.

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Ever since the draw last December, the focus was on the opener.

“Everyone was expecting England to wipe the floor with us, basically,” backup goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann said, That, of course, didn’t happen. In the mostwatched U.S. national team game in 16 years — viewed by 12.96 million on U.S. Englishlanguage television — Dempsey’s 40th minute goal, a 25-yard shot that bounced twice and rolled through the arms of goalkeeper Robert Green.

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Brazil’s Blumer Elano, right, celebrates with teammate Brazil’s Robinho after scoring during the World Cup group G soccer match between Brazil and North Korea at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday.

ball well. They have players who can cause Continued from Page 7A you problems. So we’re just going to have to play our best game to six and England may get something out of it.” have four.

There was some new “Going into a game gear at training in as possible favorites will be different for us,” Pretoria, with many players wearing navy defender Jay DeMerit ski caps, most wearing said, “to know you’re sweat pants and some under pressure to get putting on gloves as a three points or to get biting 22 mph southa good result instead ern wind ripped across of saying, ‘Let’s go out Pilditch Stadium, where and try our best and make sure we work well the temperature was just 46 before the suntogether and see what set at 5:24 p.m. happens.’”

It will be a differComing off an openent type of game, too, ing 1-1 draw against against Slovenia, which the Three Lions, a vicwon its opener on tory against Slovenia Robert Koren’s 79thon Friday would put minute goal when it the U.S. in prime posiAssociated Press tion to advance going bounced in off the arm of goalkeeper Fawzi Carolina Panthers’ Ed Johnson, left, into its Group C finale talks with defensive line coach Brian Chaouchi. against Algeria on Baker during a summer training session June 23. Slovenia beat Central midfielders practice for the NFL football team in Michael Bradley and Algeria 1-0 in its openCharlotte, in this June 14 file photo.

Ricardo Clark were er. pinned in defensive And even though the positions against the U.S. is a 2-1 favorite, “I think he has gotten himself English, while Donovan according to betcris. straightened out,” Fox said. “There’s and Dempsey were no question whether he can play foot- com., players don’t see it as much of an advan- pinched in, forcing ball.” attacking wingers to go tage.

Johnson has been working mostly “They’re going to be with the backups during voluntary a tough team,” said workouts this month.

Clint Dempsey, who “Sitting out last year gave me a lot scored the tying 1-1 goal of time to put things in perspective against England in the and see where I need to be at on the field and off the field,” Johnson said. opener. “They keep the

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RUSTENBURG, South Africa (AP) — Winston Reid scored in secondhalf injury time Tuesday, lifting New Zealand to a 1-1 draw with Slovakia.

Robert Vittek scored early in the second half, giving Slovakia the lead in World Cup Group F. But Reid sneaked behind the defense to take a long cross from Shane Smeltz and tie it.

The Kiwis are ranked 78th in the world, 44 spots above Slovakia, which is in its first World Cup as an independent nation.

Slovakia’s goal came in the 50th minute when Stanislav Sestak crossed from the right side. Reid missed his defensive header, allowing Vittek to scored from close range at the far post.

Vittek nearly doubled the lead in the 69th minute on a counterattack, but goalkeeper Mark Paston was quick off his line and made the save.

All four teams have one point in Group F. Italy and Paraguay drew 1-1 Monday.

Reid’s strike gave New Zealand its first point at a World Cup after going winless in its 1982 debut.

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Nation Today Lightning hits statue

MONROE, Ohio (AP) — A six-story statue of Jesus Christ was struck by lightning and burned to the ground, leaving only a blackened steel skeleton and pieces of foam that were scooped up by curious onlookers Tuesday.

The “King of Kings” statue, one of southwest Ohio’s most familiar landmarks, had stood since 2004 at the evangelical Solid Rock Church along Interstate 75 in Monroe, just north of Cincinnati.

The lightning strike set the statue ablaze around 11:15 p.m. Monday.

The sculpture, about 62 feet tall and 40 feet wide at the base, showed Jesus from the torso up and was nicknamed Touchdown Jesus because of the way the arms were raised, similar to a referee signaling a touchdown. It was made of plastic foam and fiberglass over a steel frame.

Son turns on aging dad

NEW YORK (AP) — If John “Sonny” Franzese — once known as a tough-talking wiseguy, Frank Sinatra acquaintance and porn industry investor — is upset about his son betraying him, he hasn’t shown it.

In fact, he’s sometimes struggled just to stay awake.

The 93-year-old Franzese dozed off at the defense table during his son’s first day on the witness stand

last week in a racketeering case charging the geriatric gangster with extorting strip clubs and a pizzeria as underboss of the Colombo organized crime family.

Prosecutors have enlisted John Franzese Jr., a former Colombo associate-turned-cooperator, to help convince jurors that the defendant’s frail looks and use of a wheelchair in court are deceiving.

Defense lawyers accused the son of trying to cash in on his father’s notoriety by getting involved in a reality show and writing a tell-all book.

5.7 quake rattles nerves SAN DIEGO (AP) — The U.S.Mexico border was rocked by a magnitude-5.7 earthquake Monday night, rattling nerves in a region still recovering from the deadly Easter jolt.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered five miles southeast of Ocotillo in Imperial County — about 85 miles east of San Diego. It struck Monday at 9:26 p.m. PDT. The quake was an aftershock of the deadly Easter Sunday magnitude-7.2 quake that shook Baja California and Southern California, said Egill Hauksson, a seismologist at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. He said the epicenter of Monday’s quake occurred in the same zone of the quake in April.

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Anthony Batencourt, left, brings a wheelbarrow load of debris to a pile in front of a home in Edmond, Okla., Tuesday. Battencourt is a part of the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma Disaster Relief Team. A flash flood moved through the area Monday, causing the water damage.

One confirmed dead after Oklahoma floods OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Record-busting rainfall and ensuing flooding in Oklahoma led to at least one death, officials confirmed Tuesday, a day after several dramatic rescues of people who took treetops and roofs to escape swift-moving waters.

A man who drove onto a submerged street drowned after being swept away while trying to push his stalled car off the roadway in Lawton, said Comanche County Emergency Management Director Chris Killmer.

The body of Miguel Lopez, 50, was found lodged against a bridge over a canal, Lawton Police Chief Ronnie Smith said.

Lopez’s death was the only fatality reported during Monday’s deluge.

The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported 136 injuries, but none requiring hospitalization.

Fire officials in Oklahoma City and the nearby suburb of Edmond launched more than 60 swift-water rescues after thunderstorms dumped as much as 10 inches of rain in some areas in a matter of hours. More rain fell Monday night, and the National Weather Service said the 7.62 inches at Will Rogers International Airport in Oklahoma City topped the previous record of 7.53 inches set on Sept.

22, 1970.

“We were lucky to get the people out of the high-water areas,” said Oklahoma City Fire Department

Battalion Chief Tommy Iago. “The places we couldn’t walk them out, we used boats.”

One boat carrying rescuers in Oklahoma City sank just as it reached a 17-year-old girl, forcing firefighters to take to treetops and await help themselves.

Raquel Dawson said during network television interviews early Tuesday that she was walking to work, and about to give up and go back home Monday, when she saw a woman trying to get away from her car in floodwaters. Dawson said she helped the woman get to some nearby trees, then decided to try and swim for help.

That’s when the current swept her away.

“I didn’t think the water was nearly as deep as it was,” Dawson said. “I just thought it was maybe kneedeep.”

Fire Lt. Joe Smith, one of the rescuers, said it was the first time he’d needed rescuing.

“It didn’t feel very good,” Smith said. “I like to be in control of the action.”

The heaviest rainfall was reported across sections of northern Oklahoma City, forcing the closure of some roads and interstates. Creeks and rivers toppled their banks, and strong currents ripped asphalt from roadways and blew manhole covers from pipes.

Texas judge orders DNA test decade after execution DALLAS (AP) — For the second time in a year, the guilt of an inmate executed in Texas is in doubt after a judge ordered DNA testing on a strand of hair that was the only physical evidence linking a man to the murder for which he was killed 10 years ago.

Judge Paul C. Murphy ordered testing done on a 1-inch-long strand that helped prosecutors convict Claude Jones of capital murder in the 1989 shooting death of liquor store owner Allen Hilzendager near Point Blank, about 75 miles north of Houston.

“This is a DNA test that could prove someone was wrongly executed,” said Barry Scheck, the co-director of the Innocence Project, a New York-based legal center that helped ensure the preservation of the strand of hair.

Jones, a career criminal and paroled murderer, always insisted he was innocent. He died in 2000, the last of 40 inmates executed in Texas that year and the last of 152 inmates put to death during former President

George W. Bush’s time as governor.

Murphy, a retired appellate judge assigned to the case, ordered the test Friday. In April in a separate case, a state forensics panel renewed its review of a questionable arson finding that led to the 2004 execution of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was convicted of setting the fire that killed his three children.

According to the Innocence Project, Texas leads the nation with 40 DNA exonerations. Gov. Rick Perry issued the state’s first posthumous pardon of a DNA exoneree in March. Tim Cole, wrongly convicted of a 1985 rape, died in prison of complications from asthma in 1999.

In Jones’ case, a hair analysis expert linked the strand to Jones at his trial. The other primary evidence was testimony from an accomplice, who later acknowledged in an affidavit that he had no firsthand knowledge of the killing and said he testified against Jones to get himself a lighter sentence.

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — A military judge has allowed a Marine sergeant convicted of murder in one of the biggest war crimes cases to emerge from the Iraq war to walk free, nearly two months after a military appeals court ruled he had an unfair trial.

Monday’s surprise decision to release Sgt. Lawrence Hutchins deals another blow to the government’s prosecution of U.S. troops accused of killing unarmed Iraqis.

Attorneys for the government have said Hutchins led a squad of seven troops who killed a 52-yearold man in the Iraqi village of Hamdania in 2006, and then planted a shovel and AK-47 to make it appear he was an insurgent.

“I’m going to be the best Marine I can be today,” an elated Hutchins told The Associated Press in a phone interview after being released from the brig at Camp Pendleton. “Today is really a surreal experience. I think we had a good judge. ... It’s hard to describe exactly what I’m feeling. I’m happy.”

Hutchins had been serving an 11-year sentence. The others in his squad served less than 18 months.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Industrial and technology stocks pulled the market sharply higher Tuesday after Boeing Co. said it was boosting production and an industry group forecast that demand for computers would increase.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 213 points to its highest close since May 19 and had their third advance in four days. Major stock indexes rose more than 2 percent.

The advance was broad, but came on light trading volume. That’s a sign that many traders are staying out of the market while they wait to see if stocks will keep moving higher after weeks of erratic trading.

Industrials made some of the biggest moves following upbeat news from Boeing Co. and Illinois Tool Works Inc. Boeing rose 4.1 percent after increasing production of the 737 jet. Boeing said customers are adding to existing orders and placing new ones. ITW rose about 2.5 percent after it raised the lower end of its fiscal second-quarter earnings target.

More good news on industrials came from the New York Federal Reserve, which said regional manufacturing expanded for an 11th straight month in June.

“We’re still seeing factories and manufacturing help provide a little stimulus for the economy here,” said Michael Church, president at Addison Capital Group in Philadelphia.

Technology stocks got a boost after research firm International Data Corp. raised its forecast for personal computer shipments for 2010. IDC said shipments will be up almost 20 percent from 2010, compared with a forecast of a 15 percent increase made in April. Microsoft Corp. rose 4.3 percent and Hewlett Packard Co. rose 2.4 percent.

A gain in the euro and a drop in the dollar signaled that traders are less worried that debt problems in Europe will disrupt a global recovery. The euro, which is seen as measure of investors’ confidence in the European economy, traded at $1.2339.

Last week, it fell to a four-year low of $1.1878.

Stocks had dropped along with the euro since May amid growing concerns that weaker European countries such as Greece would default on debt.

Investors also were afraid that the budget cuts that countries including Greece, Spain and Portugal have had to implement will slow their economic growth. The concern was that growth across the continent and the rest of the world would also be hurt.

Tuesday’s trading shows that investors have started to put aside some of their uneasiness about Europe and focus on continuing signs of strength in the U.S. Still, the market is susceptible to troubling headlines. On Monday, stocks gave up steep gains, partly because Moody’s cut its rating on Greece’s debt to “junk” status.

Investors are also ready to punish stocks of companies that have disappointing news. Best Buy Co. fell 6.1 percent Tuesday after the electronics chain posted weaker-than-expected earnings.

Analysts have predicted that the market’s choppy trading of the past two months is likely to continue until investors feel more secure about the global economy. The Dow has had 24 triple-digit moves in the 35 trading days since it reached a 2010 high of 11,205.03 on April 26.

The Dow rose 213.88, or 2.1 percent, to 10,404.77.

The broader Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 25.60, or 2.4 percent, to 1,115.23, The Standard & Poor’s 500 index moved above its average close of the past 200 days, 1,108. The 200day moving average is a technical level watched by many traders. Pushing above that is seen as a sign of strength in the market. Gains in stocks faded Monday in part after the S&P 500 index failed to top the mark.

The tech-dominated Nasdaq composite index rose 61.92, or 2.8 percent, to 2,305.88.

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Construction workers Arnulfo Medina, top, and Alfonso Del Castillo frame a new home under construction in Louisville, Ky., in this June 3 photo.

Homebuilders are losing confidence in the housing market now that government incentives that spurred home sales have ended.

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Builders’ confidence a bit shaky WASHINGTON (AP) — Homebuilders are feeling less confident in the recovery now that government incentives for buyers have expired.

Their pessimism could drag on the economy, which may not benefit so much from the job creation that construction typically generates throughout various sectors.

The National Association of Home Builders said Tuesday its housing market index fell to 17 in June, sinking five points after two straight months of increases.

It was the lowest level since March.

Builders had been more optimistic earlier in the year when buyers could take advantage of tax credits of up to $8,000.

Those incentives expired on April 30, although buyers with signed contracts have until June 30 to complete their purchases.

Experts anticipate home sales will slow in the second half

of this year. In addition, high unemployment and tight mortgage lending continue to keep many buyers on the sidelines.

John Wieland, CEO of Atlantabased John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods, said his company has seen a decline in sales the past two months. Consumers are nervous about the economy, especially given the stock market’s downturn in recent months, he said.

The drop in activity is “a wake-up call to the fact that the market will struggle to stand on its own two feet without the tax credit,” wrote Paul Dales, an economist with Capital Economics. “The double-dip in both activity and prices that we have been expecting for some time appears to have begun.”

New homes sales made up about 7 percent of the housing market last year. That’s down from about 15 percent before the bust.

It’s also bad news for the economy. Each new home built creates the equivalent of three jobs for a year and generates about $90,000 in taxes paid to local and federal authorities, according to the National Association of Home Builders. The impact is felt across multiple industries, from makers of faucets and dishwashers to lumber yards.

But it has weakened in recent years. Spending on residential construction and remodeling made up only about 2.4 percent of the nation’s economic activity in the first quarter of the year.

That’s down from a peak of more than 6 percent during the housing market’s boom years.

In a typical economic recovery, the construction sector provides much of the fuel. But developers are trying to sell a tremendous glut of homes built during the boom years and they are competing against foreclosed homes selling at deep discounts.

New credit card rules help users WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve adopted new rules Tuesday aimed at protecting credit card customers from getting socked by lofty late payment charges and other penalty fees.

The rules respond to public and congressional outrage over practices by credit card companies.

They bar credit card companies from charging a penalty fee of more than $25 for paying a bill late. They prohibit credit card companies from charging pen-

alty fees that are higher than the dollar amount associated with the customer’s violation. They also ban so-called “inactivity” fees when customers don’t use the account to make new purchases and they prevent multiple penalty fees on a single late payment.

The rules take effect on Aug. 22.

“Consumers will finally be protected from the worst credit card issuer abuses,” said Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., a major advocate for the changes.

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companies to reconsider interest rates imposed on customers since the start of last year.

Some lenders pushed through rate increases ahead of the first phase of sweeping new creditcard protections, which took effect earlier this year. Those first set of rules were designed to protect customers from sudden hikes in interest rates.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Gen. David Petraeus slumped at the witness table Tuesday while testifying at a Senate hearing, and a spokesman said the general was likely dehydrated and jet-lagged from his travels.

Petraeus, 57, revived after a few seconds and left the room under his own power.

After about 20 minutes he returned to the hearing room, but Sen. Carl Levin, the panel chairman, decided to postpone the hearing.

Associated Press “It appears he was maybe a little jetSen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark. walks on Capitol Hill in Washington in this May 19 file photo,.

Lawmakers will tackle sticking points and try to blend House and Senate bills into a single rewrite of lagged, dehydratbanking regulations. A final measure, which President Barack Obama wants by July 4, is intended to ed certainly,” said prevent another financial crisis like the 2008 meltdown, which triggered a deep recession.

Petraeus’ spokesman, Col. Erik Gunhus.

President Barack Obama later called Petraeus from Air Force One as he Associated Press returned from a two- U.S. Central Commander WASHINGTON (AP) — Three separate agencies monitor difso their regulator would be the day trip to the Gulf Gen. David Petraeus rises things we know about the finan- ferent types of banks. It would Office of Thrift Supervision.

Coast. out of his chair after appearcial crisis: Big banks made reckgather data from across the That industry-friendly agency “Sounds like he’s ing to collapse on Capitol less bets. They hid their weakindustry. In theory, that would oversaw some of the biggest doing good, he sound- Hill in Washington Tuesday nesses. And their regulators help the council spot bubbles bank failures. Under the overwhile testifying before the ed great,” White failed to recognize or fix those earlier. And regulators could haul bill, the OTS would be fold- House spokesman Bill Senate Armed Services vulnerabilities. monitor each other to make sure ed into another agency.

Burton told reporters. Committee.

The financial overhaul no agency became too lenient.

Petraeus had finCongress is finalizing aims Q: What would the bill mean ished telling Sen. John to solve those problems. It’s Q: What would the bill mean for ordinary people?

McCain that he believed the planned 2011 drawdesigned to tighten bank overfor financial companies?

A: Fees could rise. Limits down of U.S. troops in Afghanistan remains on sight, improve communication A: More regulation. The bill is on the banks’ activities would track, and McCain was responding when the room among regulators and close intended to make big banks hold make them less profitable. Many fell silent and aides began crowding around the some loopholes. more capital to cushion against banks will seek other ways to four-star general.

Here are some questions and loan failures. Before the crisis, make money. One option is raisPetraeus, who oversees the wars in Iraq and answers about how bank overregulators let banks risk many ing fees on credit cards and Afghanistan as head of U.S. Central Command, sight would change: times more money than they checking accounts. briefly put his head on the table, then rose, appearheld in reserve. This made banks In theory, Americans would ing dazed. He stood under his own power and was Q: How would the bill improve more vulnerable. face less risk from a financial escorted from the room. financial oversight?

Financial companies also could meltdown. That means less danPetraeus was taken to another room, given someA: It would create a council of face scrutiny from more than ger for investors, consumers thing to eat and drink and was examined by a docregulators to identify threats to one regulator. The new overand homeowners. The council tor, Gunhus said. Petraeus returned to the room the system. The council would sight council would monitor is designed to prevent financial briefly and told the senators he was “feeling a little be led by the Treasury secretary. the biggest institutions. A new crises by spotting bubbles and bit lightheaded there.”

In addition to watching banks, it consumer protection authorshutting down risky companies “It wasn’t Sen. McCain’s question,” the general would identify other large finan- ity would regulate any company before a crisis erupts. added. cial companies that operate with that provides financial products Gunhus said Petraeus had not been ill recently, little federal oversight. These or services.

Q: Where does the bill fall although he had just returned from a weeklong include insurers and hedge funds One problem with the current short? overseas trip. whose failures could threaten system is that regulators focus A: Community banks could Last year, Petraeus underwent radiation treatthe financial system. Those solely on the banks they overstill choose their federal regument for the early stages of prostate cancer. He latcompanies would face banksee — not the system as a whole. lator. And bank oversight still er announced the treatment had been successful. style regulation by the Federal That’s why AIG was able to take would be split among agencies Petraeus broke his pelvis in a parachute jump Reserve. If necessary, the council on so many high-risk investwith disparate rules and stanin 2000. In his lengthy appearances before the could close such firms. ments. No regulator was monidards.

Senate and House armed services committees in Lax oversight of nonbank toring it. Once the bubble burst, Some provisions are vague, September 2007 to testify on Iraq, he was reported financial companies explains AIG couldn’t afford to cover leaving key decisions to future to have endured great back pain and got through it why American International losses on investments it had regulatory officials. For example, with the help of Motrin.

Group Inc. was able to escape insured. The government had to the bill gives regulators leeway Petraeus is approaching a new juncture in a regulators’ attention until days pay banks to cancel AIG’s obliga- over how much capital banks career that catapulted him to fame when President before its $182 billion bailout. tions. will hold. Regulators might relax George W. Bush sent him to Baghdad in early The council is intended to fix Banks, too, avoided close overtheir standards as memories 2007 to carry out a long-shot “surge” strategy that the patchwork system in which sight. Some bought thrifts just fade and the economy improves. arguably rescued Iraq from collapse.

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Cleanup workers pause Tuesday while vacuuming oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill along the Northern shores of Barataria Bay in Plaquemines Parish, La.

Leak at 2.5 million gallons each day, scientists estimate

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Scientists provided a new estimate for the amount of oil gushing from the ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday that indicates it could be leaking up to 2.52 million gallons of crude a day.

A government panel of scientists said that the ruptured well is leaking between 1.47 million and 2.52 million gallons of oil daily. The figures move the government’s worst-case estimates more in line with what an independent team had previously thought was the maximum size of the spill.

“This estimate brings together several scientific methodologies and the latest information from the sea floor, and represents a significant step forward in our

effort to put a number on the oil that is escaping from BP’s well,” Energy Secretary Steven Chu said in a statement.

The latest numbers reflect an increase in the flow that scientists believe happened after undersea robots earlier this month cut off a kinked pipe near the sea floor that was believed to be restricting the flow of oil, just as a bend in a garden hose reduces water flow. BP officials has estimated that cutting the kinked pipe likely increased the flow by up 20 percent.

The pipe was removed so BP could install a containment cap that is trapping leaking oil and drawing it a ship waiting on the ocean surface.

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Governor says state ready if spill advances RALEIGH (AP) — Gov. Beverly Perdue told legislative and local government leaders Tuesday that North Carolina is prepared in the event that any oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico defies the odds and reaches its coastline.

At a briefing about the state’s emergency management response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Perdue assured officials that the state is fully prepared in the rare event that spilled oil hitches a ride on ocean currents and makes its way up the Eastern seaboard.

“If the loop current does catch hold of the spill, then North Carolina is prepared to deal with whatever comes our way,” Perdue said. “We have no reason to believe that it will be anything at all like we’re seeing on television now in the Gulf Coast states.”

A computer model released a few weeks ago by the National Center for Atmospheric Research showed that oil leaking from the blown-out well off Louisiana could enter the Gulf’s loop current and the Gulf Stream and reach North Carolina shores by early next month.

Perdue and other state officials said that if oil did reach the state it would probably be in the form of tar balls.

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He announced that he had asked former Mississippi Gov. Ray Mabus to develop a long-term Gulf Coast Restoration Plan — to be funded by BP PLC — in concert with local states, communities, fishermen, conservationists and residents "as soon as possible."

Obama did not detail what this plan should include or how much it might cost, a price sure to be in the billions of dollars.

Whatever the bottom line, he declared to his prime-time television audience, "We will make BP pay."

Still, 57 days into the crisis, oil continues to gush from the broken wellhead, millions of gallons a day, and Obama has been powerless to stem the leak. The sad episode has raised doubts about his leadership and his administration's response to what Obama has called the nation's worst environmental disaster. A new Associated Press-GfK poll shows for the first time a majority of Americans disapproving of his handling of the situation.

Eight weeks to the day after an offshore oil rig leased by BP PLC exploded, killed 11 workers and sent tens of millions of gallons of crude flooding into the Gulf of Mexico, Obama's high-stakes speech came during a week of constantly unfolding drama. Lightning even struck. A bolt hit the ship siphoning oil from the leak — injuring no one but halting containment efforts for five hours.

And a government panel of scientists said the undersea well is leaking even more oil than previously thought, as much as 2.52 million gallons a day — or enough to fill the Oval Office more than 22 times. The total spilled so far could be as much as 116 million gallons. BP has had only modest success so far in stemming the flood of oil, but Obama said that within weeks "these efforts should capture up to 90 percent of the oil leaking out of the well." Later in the summer, he said, the company should finish drilling a relief well to stop the leak completely.

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world American on Bin Laden Hunt caught Afghan police officers man a police checkpoint following an attack by militants in Ghazni, west of Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday. Militants attacked the checkpoint before dawn Tuesday, killing five officers and wounding one, said Ghazni Deputy Police Chief Nawroz Ali Nawroz.

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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Five NATO troops including one American died Tuesday, continuing a grim trend that could make June among the deadliest months of the nearly 9-yearold Afghan war.

Five Afghan policemen and a district governor were also killed Tuesday in separate fighting across the country, which has seen an uptick in attacks by insurgents in response to increased offensives by the international coalition.

U.S. officials insisted the Afghan campaign is on track, although they concede that pacifying the insurgentriddled south will take longer than expected.

Three of the NATO deaths were British — two killed in separate gunfights in southern Helmand province and a third who died in a British hospital from injuries suffered in a firefight Sunday in Helmand, according to the British government.

The American service member was killed in a gunbattle in eastern Afghanistan, U.S. officials said, and a Polish soldier died in a rocket attack on a base in the eastern province of Ghazni, the Polish military said.

That brought the death toll for the month among the international forces to 44, including 27 Americans.

The NATO-led force suffered a record 75 deaths in July 2009 as U.S. and British troops launched major operations in the Taliban’s southern strongholds. The deadliest month for U.S. troops was last October when 59 Americans died, including seven soldiers killed in a single clash near Kandahar and seven who died in a helicopter crash in northwest Afghanistan not caused by hostile fire.

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The Taliban have responded with their own offensive, stepping up attacks on coalition forces and Afghans who cooperate with the government of President Hamid Karzai.

On Tuesday, a remote-controlled bomb killed the chief of the Kandahar district of Arghandab, Abdul Jabar Murghani, as he was traveling home.

His son and bodyguard were also killed, police said. Arghandab was the site of a suicide bombing against a wedding party last week that killed 56 people, many from families with members in the police and anti-Taliban village militia.

Karzai, who has been making peace overtures to the Taliban, condemned Tuesday’s bombing as a “conspiracy of strangers and enemies of the Afghan people.”

Also Tuesday, militants attacked a police checkpoint in eastern Ghazni province before dawn, killing five policemen and wounding one, according to the deputy provincial police chief, Nawroz Ali Nawroz.

Despite the rising bloodshed, U.S. officials claim that their counterinsurgency strategy is weakening the Taliban — even in their southern strongholds.

“We are beginning to regain the initiative, and the insurgency is beginning to lose momentum,” the undersecretary of defense for policy, Michele Flournoy, told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday.

She noted that Taliban attacks in the south had disrupted efforts to bolster local governments.

Flournoy said the percentage of complex attacks had dropped since its peak in February and the average number of casualties per attack was below last year’s levels.

“The nature of recent insurgent attacks is beginning to indicate a possible reduction in some of their operational capacity,” she said.

Local Afghans have also shown an increased willingness to report bombs and weapons caches, which she said “suggests growing pockets of confidence among ordinary people and a willingness to support international and Afghan efforts to establish security and governance.”

Still, rising death tolls and uncertain progress in defeating the Taliban have deepened concern in Washington and other coalition capitals about the increasingly unpopular war.

The Dutch plan to pull their 1,600 troops from Afghanistan by August, and Canada, with about 2,800 soldiers, plans to end its combat role here next year.

“As I gauge the progress of any war effort, I look at the broader trend lines. And it is for this reason that I am deeply concerned about our campaign in Afghanistan,” Sen. John McCain, the ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Tuesday.

“Many of the key trends seem to be heading in a bad direction, perhaps even signaling a mounting crisis.”

He cited delays in getting additional troops and the planned withdrawal of the Canadians and the Dutch as troubling signs.

U.S. commanders have also acknowledged that the southern campaign is proving more difficult than expected, especially around Kandahar City, the largest urban center in the south with about a half million people.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea warned Tuesday that its military forces will respond if the U.N. Security Council questions or con-

demns the country over the sinking of a South Korean navy ship, which it vehemently denies. At a rare news conference, North Korea’s U.N.

Ambassador Sin Son Ho demanded that a military investigation team from North Korea be permitted to go to the site of the sinking to verify the result of a South Korean probe “in an objective and scientific way,” which the South has refused to allow. punish it.

Sin called the accusation against North Korea “a farce concocted by the U.S. and South Korea in pursuit of their political purposes.”

N. Korea warns of military response on ship sinking

ISLAMABAD (AP) — An American man armed with a pistol and a 40-inch sword was detained in northern Pakistan as he tried to cross the border into Afghanistan on a mission to avenge the 9-11 attacks and kill Osama bin Laden, police said Tuesday.

Police said Gary Brooks Faulkner, a 51-year-old construction worker, was also carrying Christian literature and a small amount of hashish.

Faulkner's sister, interviewed in Colorado, said her brother has polycystic kidney disease that has left him with only 9 percent kidney function and needs dialysis.

But Deanna M. Faulkner, of Grand Junction, Colo., told The Associated Press that she didn't think her brother's illness was his motivation in going to Pakistan.

“I don't believe this was, 'I'm dying and I'm going to do a hurrah thing.'" She said her brother is "very religious" but declined to elaborate.

Late Tuesday, the top police officer in the Chitral region declined to repeat his earlier statement that the American had said he was on a mission to kill bin Laden. Mumtaz Ahmad Khan did not retract his remarks, but said that they were not the American's "pure words." He put down the phone when asked to elaborate.

Khan did repeat earlier allegations that Faulkner was armed with a pistol, the sword and a dagger when he was arrested late Sunday. He declined to give more details, saying Faulkner was now in the hands of the country's allpowerful intelligence agencies.

The whereabouts of bin Laden is a very sensitive issue for Pakistan's military and intelligence establishment. Their officials generally deny the possibility that bin Laden is hiding somewhere along the Pakistan-Afghan border as Western intelligence agencies believe.

Bin Laden has evaded a massive manhunt since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, which he is accused of masterminding along with other attacks.

Washington has offered a bounty of $25 million for information leading to his capture.

Faulkner was picked up in a forest in the Chitral region late on Sunday, Khan said.

"We initially laughed when he told us that he wanted to kill Osama bin Laden," said Khan.

But he said when officers seized the weapons and night-vision equipment, "our suspicion grew."

He said the American was trying to cross into the nearby Afghan region of Nuristan.

Chitral and Nuristan are among several rumored hiding places for bin Laden along the mountainous 2,400 kilometer long border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Faulkner was being questioned Tuesday by intelligence officials in Peshawar, the main northwestern city. He has not been charged. Khan said the man told investigators that he was angry after the Sept. 11, 2001 in the United States.

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Humor Me Abbe Byers

Life’s weather brought showers of blessings Get the Umbrella. When it rains it pours.

Whew. Life has been coming at me fast the last little while. You know the old saying – everything happens at once.

Well, that has proved to be the case in our family since April. It began with the birth of a beautiful baby girl, then our youngest son was married, we gained a sweet new daughter-in-law, my handsome nephew graduated from high school, and in between all of this .... the genius here (that’d be me) changed jobs.

Don’t get me wrong, all of the aforementioned events are noted blessings in my life, it’s just that it all came about one right after the other. I feel like a Stretch Armstrong doll. I’ve been pulled in a hundred different directions, or as my husband says “I’ve been running with my shirt tail out.”

Times like this in our lives, we just want to take it slow and savor the moments, and while I was unable to take it slow, I did all the savoring I possibly could.

The new baby “Jilli-Bug” is doing great. Baby grand is, of course, still grand. We’re very happy for our newest graduate and his hard work. It was a proud moment to see him walk across the stage – his 6-feet, 5-inch, slender frame towering over all the others – and receive his well-deserved diploma.

Now, he’s at the beach for some responsible fun, as he assured me.

The road trip with my parents to graduation (in Newton) was a treat. We didn’t leave my brother’s home – where the “after graduation” party was held – until 11 p.m. That’s pretty late to be driving and I think my Dad was trying to take nap in the back seat, but it’s hard to snooze when a little voice (my Mom) from the front seat keeps saying, “Bill, Bill, Bill… Are you asleep?”

The wedding went off without a hitch. I’ve always heard that the mother of the groom is supposed to wear beige and keep her mouth shut. As you might have guessed – I did neither.

The search for my “mother of the groom” dress was a tiring one. It brought me to this conclusion, the fashion industry doesn’t believe that girls with more mature figures want to look pretty. Well, we do. Just because we like our beans and taters a little more than the skinny girls, doesn’t mean we don’t want attractive clothes.

That being said, I ended up in a maxi-length, flowered dress.

Not the most flattering dress I’ve ever bought, and maybe not the right choice, but it ended up being the only choice I had five days before the nuptials.

The wedding took place at 6 p.m. We were worried about the rain, but then the clouds parted around 5:30 p.m. It was a lovely evening as the newlyweds were surrounded by many dear relatives and friends celebrating the occasion.

As far as the new job goes, it’s going very well. I dearly miss my Courier friends and contacts, but as you can see I’m still a member of the family.

I’m closing my umbrella for now. Hopefully, my life’s weather will be calm for a while.

Contact Byers via e-mail at abbebyers@gmail.com.

The insides of each of the four faces on the Cliffside Town Clock are illuminated by lights. When the clock is working properly, it chimes every quarter hour and hour throughout the day. In need of repair, the clock has been silent for the past five years.

For one town’s treasure, Every second counts Cliffside is working to raise funds to repair clock Text by Allison Flynn Photos by Garrett Byers

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or five years it has sat silent, its bells only ringing when forced to do so by hand. It has stood quietly, watching the every day life of this small town.

Those who’ve known and loved it well over the years believe that if it could speak, it would say that it longs to be an active part of the community once again.

And funding for much needed repairs could allow the Cliffside Clock to return to its former glory.

Affectionately named Raleigh – after Cliffside founder Raleigh Rutherford Haynes – the town clock, in the words of Cliffside Historical Society President Philip White, is sick.

In a nutshell, the clock is out of time and needs to be repaired.

Because the clock is located on land owned by the county, the society recently approached Rutherford County Commissioners about going in together, each paying half, to repair the clock. The estimated repairs would be around $7,000, White said.

A decision as to whether they’ll be able to help with repair costs hasn’t yet been made by the commissioners, White said, and in the meantime, the society is working to raise private funding.

Until the money is available, the clock’s face will remain expressionless, its internal workings motionless.

Above, the quarter striking clock is out of time and in need of repair. The Westminster chime was built by E. Howard Tower Clocks in the early 1900s. A smaller face is on the workings of the clock, allowing the person who is winding it to check to make sure the time is accurate.

Below right, the clock tower stands at 40 feet and each of the dials are five feet across.

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In the early days, employees of Cliffside Mills lived in homes in the mill village. But in the 1960s, after Cliffside Mills became a part of Cone Mills Corporation, the decision was made to do away with the rule and the mill houses were destroyed.

“As the other houses were being removed, there was a great sentiment to save the Haynes House,” White said. Haynes’ home sat on Haynes’ Hill, located on the town’s main street History of the clock just down from the mill.

The clock has served as the town’s However, the decision was made to timepiece since its erection in the R.R. destroy the home and the memorial Haynes Memorial Building in 1922. building – leaving question as to what Dedicated on June 24 of that year, to do with the town clock. the building served as a memorial to Using bricks and woodwork from the textile magnate and town founder memorial building, Cone Mills’ corRaleigh Rutherford Haynes.

“It was built to memorialize his fore- porate office decided the clock would be moved to its own tower, which was sight and contributions to the town,” erected on the former site of Haynes’ White said. The building served as a home. home to all kinds of activities. At one “It was rebuilt as a scale clock tower,” point the small town, which was also home to Haynes’ textile mill, Cliffside White said. The tower was dedicated Mills, also had a movie theater, bowl- Dec. 16, 1978. ing alley and various shops and stores.

Repairing the clock “This fit in with his philosophy – to This isn’t the first time Raleigh’s build the ideal town and have things fallen silent. In 1992, the clock underin the community to uplift the workwent a massive renovation – with ers,” White said. “It was the ‘If you repairs to its internal functions as build it, they will come’ attitude.”

well as the clock face and hands.

According to a story printed in The Daily Courier Dec. 2, 1992, it was the first major overhaul the clock had ever had. The renovation was done by Jim VanOrsdel, owner of The Clock Shop in Charlotte, who has agreed to again repair the clock when funding is available.

“It’s like a big grandfather clock on a large scale,” VanOrsdel said. “When it was new, it was guaranteed to have the correct time within five seconds.”

Custom built for Cliffside, the clock was made by the E. Howard and Company in Boston. The tower stands at around 40 feet and the four faces of the clock are each five feet in diameter, VanOrsdel said.

“The hands are made of cedar

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local Honor Rolls Forest City/ Dunbar Elementary School

Rosales, Kelsey Scoggins, Ja’Tonya Thompson-Jones, Christian Toney, Brandon Unangst.

5th Grade Curtis Anderson, Corey Daves, Kevin Gonzalez, Aanon Gray, Dante Harkness, Jerry Isenhour II, Jonisha Logan, Venson Lowrance, Nathaniel McClellan, Horizon Miller, Johnathan Moore, Laron Phillips, Donivan Twitty, Kobe Twitty, Chesnee Waldroup.

Mary Grace Braley, Reagan Davis, Cheyenne Dills, Lindsay Ficklin, Clay Fowler, Brenn Harrill, Kellan Jones, Dillon Phillips, Cassidy Pinkerton, Caleb Smith, Mackenzie Snyder.

Alexis Forrest, Lauren Frashier, Meredith Glover, Cenyetta Hamilton, Elizabeth Hardin, Samantha Henson, Chelsea Hill, Ty Houser, Parker Jackson, Dorianna Jaeing, Braxton Keller, Carley Laughter, Katie Lewis, Jessica Morrow, Rachael Palmeri, Erika Parris, Josh Pittman, Dalen Roberson, Nate Rodriguez, Jonathan Rohm, Jeffrey Rollins, Brad Sanders, Erika Walters, Job Wease, Brooklyn White.

Sunshine Elementary School

Sturgeon, J.T. Waters, Ashlyn Westbrook.

4th Grade Will Mann, Jacob Penson, Heather Putman, Grayson Wright.

5th Grade Adam Barnette, Brandon Biggerstaff.

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The sixth six weeks honor roll at Forest City/Dunbar Elementary School has been announced by Sally Blanton, principal.

Those students named to the list are:

A Honor Roll 3rd Grade Cassie Enloe, Destiney Logan.

4th Grade Hannah Elliott, Pierre Flores, Anthony McDonald.

5th Grade Glenn Earley, Joseph Wilkie, Madalyn Wright.

B Honor roll 3rd Grade Tianna Brown, Jahad Burris, Celeste Castle Avery Champion, Hunter Daves. Diretha Foster, Dezyrae Jones, Kelsey Jones, Gerard Logan, Demetrius Mauney, Brooklyn Mills, Amanda Nalley, Kayla Nolan, Savione Powell, Noah Richardson, Cameron Simmons, Keshun Staley, Randy Stuart, Litzy Vasquez, Khalah White.

4th Grade Donovon Davis, Molly Doggett, Cheyenne Downey, Autumn Drost, Alisha Gallion, Dalyn Harris, Emily Haynes, Veronica Herrera, Jamari Hill, Dayana Ireta-Torres, Jada Jarrett, Kalyssia Jones-Clyburn, Keiara Lattimore, Brooklyn Lewis, Shakayla Littlejohn, Nahum McMullens, Lucas Monteith, Evennie

Harris Elementary School

The sixth six weeks honor roll at Harris Elementary School has been announced by Don Ingle, principal.

Those students named to the list are: A Honor Roll 3rd Grade Jaden Beheler, Clint Condrey, Seth Cooper, Annsley Harrill, Carsyn Kilgo, Caitlin Lovelace, Bryson McGinnis, Kassidy Owens, Brian Sanders, Bethany Scott, Haley Searcy, Chloe Vickers, Heath Waldrop, Jordan Williams.

4th Grade Adilene Almeyda, Megan Bright, Will Campbell, Austin Causby, Penny Cheek, Stephen Cotarelo, Kody Dunn, Cole Francis, Maddie Hammett, Anna Kate Jackson, Brianna Jenkins, Estephanie Juarez, Max Libera, Michaela Owens, Savannah Roach, Nick Scherer, Autumn Spalding, Brandon Walker.

5th Grade

B Honor Roll 3rd Grade Garrett Buckner, Kai Casner, Nathan Cox, Katelyn Crowe, Jamie Davis, Katie Dotson, Dalton Dunkle, Garrett Evans, Madison Galloway, Weston Harrill, Cassie Hawkins, Jamie King, Alex Ledford, Sidney McCranie, Autumn Moore, Luke Parton, Betsy Perez, Madison Poteat, Geordy Randlett, Hanna Reep, Ceara Scott, Linzy Smith, Sully Stevens, Jacob Wease.

4th Grade Blake Aldridge, Tommy Bailey, Bridget Bledsoe, Madison Branch, Kristin Brummitt, Jacob Campbell, Deanna Cole, Joseph Conner, Noah Crawford, Ethan Goode, Makayla Gordon, Kyril Hinson, Summer Keever, Justin Lail, Victoria Lowery, Luke Mace, Dana McSwain, Harley Morrow, Jordan Murray, Karen Parks, Cody Parris, Gracie Powell, Jake Quilty, Jeffery Quilty, Nathan Roach, Stephanie Roach, Michaela Rudolph, Bryson Shires, Tabitha Swink, Madison Weast, Chase Wilson.

5th Grade Jada Barksdale, Austin Beheler, Kaitlin Callahan, Austin Cole, Cameron Cooper, Dominick Feaster,

The sixth six weeks and the year-end honor rolls at Sunshine Elementary School have been announced by Neil Higgins, principal.

Those students named to the lists are: A Honor Roll: Sixth Six Weeks 3rd grade Hannah Epley, Rachel Hollifield, Kamryn McDonald, C. J.

B Honor Roll 3rd grade Laine Bailey, Ashley Birchfield, Chris Carpenter, Emily Carver, Heather

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Cultivating garden helpers

Beneficial insects are on the frontline of assisting in the battle against many garden pests. It’s important to grow the plant materials that will provide them the pollen, nectar and shelter they need to be productive.

To create a favorable setting for beneficial insects, tuck in to your landscape or garden members of the aster family: marigolds, cosmos, zinnias, sunflowers, or tansy, and members of the carrot family: parsley, angelica, dill, caraway, coriander or fennel. Sweet alyssum, borage, bee balm, purple coneflower and basil are also good selections for keeping pollen & nectar sources available through the growing season.

For shelter, mulched plantbed and path areas can provide protection as well as, foliage from several of the perennial plants can offer a safe refuge.

Using natural enemies to keep unwanted pest populations low is known as biological control. The beneficial insects can be either predators – feeding on both young and adult insect pests, or parasitoids – using insect pests as a food source for their own young.

Beneficial insect predators include lady beetles, soldier beetles, ground beetles, green lacewings, syrphid flies, minute pirate bugs and damsel bugs.

Parasitoids include braconid wasps, ichneumonid wasps, bee flies and tachinid flies.

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For some, both the larval-stage and adult-stage of the beneficial insect will attack and feed on garden pests.

Lady beetles prey on aphids and softbodied insects. Adult lady beetles eating 50 or more aphids a day, while the lady bug larva can eat as many as 400 aphids a day.

For braconid wasps, the adult wasp will insert its eggs beneath the skin of tomato hornworm larva. The eggs hatch and the young braconids will feed on the hornworm caterpillar until hey pupate forming white cocoons attached to the caterpillar.

Once the hornworm is parasitized by the braconid wasps, it slows in its feeding and will soon die.

Beneficial insect populations will fluctuate each growing season due to the pest insects they have available to feed on. When pests populations decline the reserve food sources in the garden will allow beneficial insects to continue to stay and be ready for the next pest outbreak.

To learn more contact the Rutherford County Extension Center at 287-6011.

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Co-workers discover man’s double life Dear Abby: Recently I was at a club with friends and ran into a coworker. He was dressed in drag and introduced himself as “Glenda.” At work, he dresses like a male and goes by “Glen.”

Since that night he has been avoiding me and cutting conversations short, if not ignoring me altogether.

Should I let him know I’m OK with his alternate persona, or let it be? I don’t want to risk awkward situations. —Sympathetic Dear Sympathetic: I don’t know how large your company is or how much contact you have with Glen.

If the answer is it’s a large company and contact is minimal, then let it be. If you have contact with Glen frequently, and his embarrassment is having an impact on your work relationship, then clear the air by letting him know that what happens after hours is his business and you do not gossip. Period.

Dear Abby: My sister, “Gina,” recently became engaged to her longtime boyfriend. A few days after hearing about the engagement, I sent her an e-mail telling her my husband and I were free every weekend except Oct. 8, 9 and 10 because a dear friend had asked me months ago to be a bridesmaid in her wedding that weekend.

I have already bought the dress and had it altered. I called Gina to

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explain the situation after sending the e-mail.

Yesterday, I spoke with my father and found out that Gina has chosen Oct. 9 for her wedding day, even though I told her I couldn’t make it then. Gina wants me to be her matron of honor because she was my maid of honor.

Clearly, I cannot participate in two weddings on the same day at the same time in different locations.

Who do I say no to? —Dreading Weddings Dear Dreading: Let me get this straight. You warned your sister that you would be unavailable on a certain weekend, she chose that date for her wedding anyway, and you had to hear the news from your father?

Could there be more going on with your relationship with your sister than you mentioned in your letter?

Perhaps she felt “obligated” to have you in her wedding party because she was in yours?

From my perspective, you should thank your sister for her kind offer.

Couple to provide gift of life Dear Dr. Gott: My husband and I have decided to be organ donors. We are also discussing donating our bodies to medical science. Can you please discuss the details of making a cadaver donation? Can the donor specify what can and cannot be done with the body?

In terms of medical science, please explain exactly what the body is used for, how it is used, and what is done with any remains.

Dear Reader: There is a great difference between organ donation and donating a body to medical science.

There are several types of donations, including organ and tissue from a living donor, donations following cardiac or brain death, and whole-body donations.

Organ donation can include stem cells, tissue, blood and organs. If this is your wish, register with your state donor registry. Have the notation incorporated onto your driver’s license, and sign a donor card and carry it with you.

In terms of donating your body to medical science, as far as I can tell, every medical school accepts donations.

Under the Human Tissue Act (HTA)

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Ask Dr. Gott Dr. Peter M. Gott of 2004, written and witnessed consent for anatomical examination must be given prior to death by the person donating his or her remains. No one else can donate a cadaver postmortem.

Specific forms for donation should be obtained from the medical school nearest you, and family members should be advised of your decision.

According to the Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation website, about 77 people receive organ transplants each day, while 19 others die waiting for such transplants.

Giving a “gift of life” can save the lives of as many as 50 people. That’s an impressive statistic that can’t be denied.

I commend you and your husband on making such an important decision.

IN THE STARS Your Birthday Wednesday, June 16 GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Just because things don’t go perfectly, don’t think your initial assessment is completely erroneous.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) - You shouldn’t have to avoid anything financial that doesn’t look completely kosher.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - Someone to whom you’re attracted to will judge you by the quality of your companions.

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22) - Get a priority out of the way as early as possible.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - Believing things that happen can be a pleasant diversion.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - Today brings much potential for success, don’t let self-doubts stop you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) - Usually you’re an upfront person who isn’t afraid to tell things like they are.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Your excellent earning abilities could be wiped out today if you spend time wasting funds.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - Just because there might be a number of people collectively working on a project doesn’t mean you should leave everything up to them.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - If you underestimate the value of your work in order to produce a great product, someone who appreciates your abilities could take advantage of you.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Should you find it necessary to work with someone who can be deceitful, be careful about what you say.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - Unless you try to adjust or improve upon an arrangement you recently made that hasn’t gone well, things will only get worse.

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Honor Continued from Page 2B

Golden, Kally Green, Addie Harris, Cailin Herman, Keirsten Ledbetter, Caitlin Melton, Branson Steed, Christian Walker, Shelby Whiteside, Cheyenne Yelton, Ariana YoungHolycross.

4th grade Melynda Bowen, Raeanne Bumgarner, Lauren Davis, Cameron Greene, Hayden Hamrick, Preston Helton, Molly Higgins, Skyler Hoyle, Billy Hurdt, Naomi Ledford, Michael Mull, Clayton Padgett, Garrett Padgett, Tanner Thomas, Katy Walker, Riley West, David Westbrook.

5th grade Richie Bink, Jaden Bostic, Amy Collins, Amtillah Ghaleb, Brooke Greene, Laney Kelley, Angela Sayre, Abby Smith, Renee Sturgeon, Emma Toney, Cassidy Upton, Mason Walker, Sydney Williams, Nicholas Workman, Cole Yelton.

Year End A - Honor Roll 3rd Grade Ashley Birchfield, Hannah Epley, Rachel Hollifield, Christian Walker, J.T Waters.

4th Grade Will Mann, Michael Mull, Jacob Penson.

5th Grade Adam Barnette, Brandon Biggerstaff.

B Honor Roll 3rd grade Laine Bailey, Haley Barrier, Travis Beaty, Chris Carpenter, Julie Carter, Emily Carver, Matasha Covington, Heather Golden, Kally Green, Wesley Hammond, Addie Harris, Cailin Herman, Keirsten Ledbetter, Kamryn McDonald, Caitlin Melton, Hunter Robinson, Branson Steed, C.J Sturgeon, Ashlyn Westbrook, Shelby Whiteside, Cheyenne Yelton, Ariana Young-Holycross.

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4th grade Melynda Bowen, Lauren Davis, Cameron Greene, Hayden Hamrick, Preston Helton, Molly Higgins, Skyler Hoyle, Billy Hurdt, Trent Johnston, Naomi Ledford, Clayton Padgett, Garrett Padgett, Heather Putman, Tanner Thomas, Katy Walker, Colin Watts, Riley West, David Westbrook, Grayson Wright.

5th grade Richie Bink, Jaden Bostic, Amy Collins, Jeremiah Earls, Amtillah Ghaleb, Brooke Greene, Bryce Johnson, Laney Kelley, Lexey Lovelace, Angela Sayre, Abby Smith, Samantha Steed, Renea Sturgeon, Emma Toney, Cassidy Upton, Mason Walker, Sydney Williams, Nicholas Workman, Cole Yelton.

East Rutherford Middle School The sixth six weeks honor roll at East Rutherford Middle School has been announced by Brad Teague, principal.

Those students named to the list are: Sixth 6 Weeks A Honor Roll 6th Grade Meredith Aebersold, Brittany Beheler, Carsyn Bernhardt, Kenyona Bethea, Laurin Bradley, Mikayla Brooks, Kellsey Bryant, Blake Bryant, Lauren Camp, Briniya Edrington, Haley Eplee, Mackenzie Fletcher, Zayd Ghaleb, Eddie Hellard, Montana Hollifield, Megan Lawing, Kara McCurry, Jennipher Murray, Tamakia Petty, Norman Powell, Brayden Riffle, Miranda Roberson, Daniella Russell, Ethan Stewart, Jaylynne Thompson, Chayton Wiley, Shelica Wright.

7th Grade Cole Baldwin, Brandy Bartlett, Matthew Baumgartner, John Bennett, Jordan Boyd, Cora Bright, Elijah Brooks, Ashleigh Brown, Lily Byars, Kandace Cooper, Conner Enloe, Briana Geiger, Cragan Hardin, Nathan Hawkins, Landon Holtsclaw, Peyton Jarrett, Morgan Jolley, Lindsay McCracken, Pauline McCurry, Riki McDonald, Zackary McMurray, Katelyn Peeler, Makenzie Philbeck, Avery Rhoads, Zach Schmidt, Aaron Simmons, Caroline Simpson, Alysse Smith,

Victoria Strand, David Tran, Ethan Trull, Douglas Vanderlaan, Jessi Whiteside, Taylor Whiteside, Cierra Wilkerson, Harrison Wilkerson, Brenda Zavala.

8th Grade Meredith Bennett, Rachel Camp, Alex Elgin, James Hunt, Morgan Lovelace, Rachel Murray, John Padgett, Kamron Shytle, Austin Street.

B Honor Roll 6th Grade Caitlin Barlow, Charlie Beheler, Matthew Bennett, Carson Bland, Leeann Brackett, Gillian Cabrera, Jenna Carter, Dayana Castellon, Kayla Clark, Jonathon Collins, Alexis Conner, Savannah Davis, Cheyenne Deyton, Hunter Edwards, Isabella Feeney, Megan Gaizick, Blaine Galloway, Sha”Kayla Garrison, Jessica Green, Hallie Hardin, Makayla Harris, Mckaylah Heatherly, Shay Henson, Amanda Hice, Joshua Hodge, Caitlinn Holt, Maggie Hopper, Austin Hurdt, Talaila Jimerson, Irine Khabarove, Sean Krages, Allison Lail, Taylor Lewis, Andrew Lovelace, Logan Luckadoo, Imani Martin, Kyle Mathis, Jamund McEntyre, Mikael McGarey, Lee Anna McKinney, Shailyn McKinney, Angie Mendoza, Allison Moore, Katelin Moore, Kaitlin Morrow, Mikayla Nolan, Reece Oliver, Tanner Peyton, Maty Pitchford, Austin Price, Kayloni Ramseur, Abilia Reyes, Dawson Ridenhour, Trevor Robinson, Michaela Smith, Brooke Smith, Chelsea Smith, Jessica Splawn, Nick Strickland, Hunter Stroup, William Turner, Noah Van Dyke, Madison Weast, Nevin Willard, Katie Woodard, Ashley Wright.

7th Grade Chiaka Abara, Ronnie Aiken, Tiesha Allen, Theresa Atkins, Lindsay Bailey, Lorena Banuelos, Cody Beaty, Kristan Beaver, Darius Beckett, Caleb Bennett, Sierra Bostic, Dylan Bradley, Lily Rose Bradley, Subrina Bradley, Leanna Briscoe, Jordan Burnette, Shelby Carter, Mikel Collins, Nathan Daisley, Angelica Deleon, Amanda Deniz, Matthew Deniz, Kimberli Dobbins, Farrin Eddy, Charleigh Ellison, Sara Evansek, Sarah Fowler, Chastity Freeman, Mileena Gallion, Deran Gantt, Sanyra Garrison,

Christein Gary, Hannah Goode, Ajoyia Hamilton, Blake Henderson, Cameron Hodge, Mackenzie Hodge, Kevin Hopps, Chasidy Hoyle, Houston Jones, Tyrin Kelly, Jordan Landis, Aaron Lipscomb, Brison Logan, Mackensie Maloney, Julie Martin, Chastity Mashburn, Timothy Miller, Madison Morris, Avery Oaks, Nathan Owens, Mikayla Padgett, Zane Peeler, Maranda Piercy, Robyn Ponder, Erica Rankins, Kassandra Razo, Alexus Reynolds, Matasia Staley, Chandler toney, Tucker Toney, Ana Vasquez, Lindsay Watson, Allison White, Olivia Whiteside, Mason Wright, Tyler Yount.

8th Grade Cody Ball, Erica Beaty, Azaria Black, Devonte’ Boykins, Hannah Bray, Tyler Campbell, Cody Carver, Josh Carver, Ryan Champion, Victoria Craig, Dylan Cromer, Miranda Crump, Ryan Date, Cody Davis, Megan Dobbins, Kayla Ensley, Sthefany Flores, Carolyn Gonzalez, Hannah Goode, Cari Greene, Megan Hall, Gray Hill, Sammy Ho, Austin Hollifield, Will Hollifield, Matthew Humphries, Kierra Jackson, Ashley Johnson, Jade Jolley, Jonathan Lail, Caleb Lancaster, Ty’Ree Lindsay, Kyle Lynn, Tamra Mathis, Kayla V Morrison, Mckenzie Morrow, Brooklyn Murray, Cody Painter, Zach Perry, Matthew Poindexter, Catherine Salamanca, Taylor Sheehan, Erica Smith, Zach Trull, Logan Walker, Garrett White, Jasmine Wood, Hannah Wright,, , , , , Suzan Bailey.

Year End Honor Roll 6th Grade Meredith Aebersold, Charlie Beheler, Matthew Bennett, Laurin Bradley, Mikayla Brooks, Kellsey Bryant, Blake Bryant, Lauren Camp, Dayana Castellon, Alexis Conner, Savannah Davis, Mackenzie Fletcher, Jessica Green, Joshua Hodge, Montana Hollifield, Megan Lawing, Kara McCurry, Reece Oliver, Tanner Peyton, Dawson Ridenhour, Brayden Riffle, Miranda Roberson, Daniella Russell, Ethan Stewart.

7th Grade Lindsay Bailey, Cole

Baldwin, Jordan Boyd, Subrina Bradley, Cora Bright, Elijah Brooks, Jordan Burnette, Kandace Cooper, Conner Enloe, Briana Geiger, Cragan Hardin, Blake Henderson, Peyton Jarrett, Morgan Jolley, Pauline McCurry, Riki McDonald, Aaron Simmons, Caroline simpson, Alysse Smith, Victoria Strand, Jessi Whiteside, Harrison Wilkerson, Jordan Wilson.

8th Grade Meredith Bennett, Ryan Champion, Megan Dobbins, Alex Elgin, James Hunt, Morgan Lovelace, Rachel Murray, John Padgett, Taylor sheehan, Kamron Shytle, Austin Street B Honor Roll 6th Grade Destiny Avery, Brittany Beheler, Hailey Benner, Carsyn Bernhardt, Kenyona Bethea, Carson Bland, Hannah Blanton, Kelli Bradley, Samantha Bradley, Curtis Bradley, Gillian Cabrera, Jenna Carter, Kayla Clark, Jonathon Collins, Cheyenne Deyton, Madison Earley, Briniya Edrington, Kali Ellis, Haley Eplee, Isabella Feeney, Megan Gaizick, Blaine Galloway, Jonathan gantt, Sha’Kayla Garrison, Zayd Ghaleb, Austin groome, Hallie Hardin, Makayla Harris, Eddie Hellard, Shay Henson, Calob Holley, Caitlinn Holt, Maggie Hopper, Austin Hurdt, Talaila Jimerson, Irine Khabarova, Taylor Lewis, Logan Luckadoo, Imani Martin, Jamund McEntyre, Mikael McGarey, Lee Anna McKinney, Angie Mendoza, Allison Moore, Katelin Moore, Kaitlin Morrow, Jennipher Murray, Mikayla Nolan, Joshua Owens, Tamakia Petty, Maty Pitchford, Norman Powell, Austin Price, Thomas Proctor, Abilia Reyes, Shayna Rhodes, Trevor Robinson, Jonathon Sheldon, Javian Shelton, Brooklyn Smith, Chelsea Smith, Michaela Smith, Jessica Splawn, Nick Strickland, Hunter Stroup, Jaylynne Thompson, William turner, Samone Twitty, Noah Van Dyke, Christian Velasques, Madison Weast, Chayton Wiley, Nevin Willard, Ashley Wright, Shelica Wright.

7th Grade Chiaka Abara, Ronnie Aiken, Theresa Atkins, Lorena Banuelos, Brandy

Bartlett, Darius Beckett, Christian Beheler, Caleb Bennett, John Bennett, Dillon Berryhill, Sierra Bostic, Dylan Bradley, Lily Rose Bradley, Leanna Briscoe, Gelan Bristol, Ashleigh Brown, Jerry Burke, Lilly Byars, Adam Carpenter, Shelby Carter, Austin Causby, Jessica Causby, Mikel Collins, Angelica Deleon, Amanda Deniz, Farrin Eddy, Sara Evansek, Deran gantt, Sanyra Garrison, Hannah Goode, Ajoyia Hamilton, Garrett Hamrick, Mackenize Hodge, Landon Holtsclaw, Chasidy Hoyle, Dylan Hoyle, Jeremiah Johnson, Houston Jones, Jordan Landis, Brison Logan, Julie Martin, Chastity Mashburn, Lindsay McCracken, Avery Oaks, Nathan Owens, Mikayla Padgett, Katelyn Peeler, Zane Peeler, Makenzie Philbeck, Weslie Phillips, Maranda Piercy, Alexus Reynolds, Avery Rhoads, Zach Schmidt, Ashton Setzer, Jessie Smith, Bobbi Soulisa, Matasia Staley, Havis Thompson, Tucker toney, David Tran, Ethan Trull, Douglas Vanderlaan, Gabby vaughn, Ashlyn vickers, Alex Walker, Sarah Walker, Lindsay Watson, Allison white, Olivia Whiteside, Taylor Whiteside, Makayla Whitesides, Tyler Yount, Brenda Zavala 8th Grade Samantha Aikens, Tyler Atkins, Cody Ball, Erica Beaty, Azaria Black, Devonte’ Boykins, Hannah Bray, Erika Brooks, Rachel Camp, Tyler Campbell, Josh Conner, Victoria Craig, Ryan Date, Jasmine Davenport, Cody Davis, Kayla Ensley, Josh Evans, Sthefany Flores, Carolyn Gonzalez, Hannah Goode, Cari Greene, Na’llah Griffin, Megan Hall, Tripp Hamrick, Gray Hill, Sammy Ho, Austin Hollifield, Will Hollifield, Matthew Humphries, Kierra Jackson, Ashley Johnson, Jade Jolley, Na’Shir Kelly, Storm Kiser, Ty’Ree Lindsay, Kala McCurry, Valarie Messer, Kayla Morrison, Mckenzie Morrow, Cody painter, Christian Perry, Matthew Poindexter, Catherine Salamanca, Erica Saubert, Erica Smith, Chelsea Stacey, Zach Thompson, Zach Trull, Logan Walker, Garrett White, Steve Willard, Jasmone Wood, Hannah Wright..

CLASSIFIEDS

Apartments

Nice 2 Bedroom on one floor & 1 Bedroom Apt across from Super 8 Motel in Spindale. $385/mo. & $525/mo.

Call 828-447-1989 Studio Apt for rent in private home. Mature, stable, responsible adult. Open floor plan; own entrance, large porch, new kitchen, granite counter tops, lots of cabinet space.

Main room includes fireplace. Includes cable, water, alarm system. Non-smoker, small pet considered, ref’s. and credit check. $625/mo. 286-0479 Special $150 dep.!

Very nice large remodeled 1, 2 & 3BR Townhome Apts. $375, $475 & $525/ mo. W/d hook up & water incld. Section 8 o.k.! 1-888-684-5072

Mobile Homes

For Sale 4BR/2BA DW on 1 acre. Spindale area $69,900 Owner financing with DP! Call 657-4430 3BR/2BA DW on 1 acre. Close to Duke Power Plant. $62,500 Owner financing with DP! Call 657-4430

Mobile Homes For Rent 2BR & 3BR in quiet park. $350/month & up. Call 287-8558

1 & 2BR Stove, refrig., cable, lawn service & trash incld.

Deposit required. No cats! Long term only!

Call 453-0078 or 447-4526 2BR/2BA on private lot in Sandy Mush area. Central h/a, appliances furnished. $525/mo. + $525 dep.

References required.

Call 248-1681

Land For Sale

20+/-ac., livable farm house, mixture of wooded, pasture, tillable bottom land.

Country living, close to everything. Call 429-0081 or 289-8507 or 704-481-0548

Commercial Property 2 Commercial Buildings for rent Located on W. Main Street, FC. Approx.

2,000 sqft. High visibility. $600/mo. for each Call 248-1681

Help Wanted Physical Therapist & Physical Therapist Assistant: Full time openings treating outpatient caseload St. Luke’s Outpatient Rehab, Mon.-Fri., day shift, flexible hours available, 1 year exp.

NC Licensure as a PT/ PTA, CPR Certification.

Send resume to: smcdermott@ saintlukeshospital.com

Help Wanted

CDL CLASS A DRIVER Due to increased business Truck Service Inc. has immediate openings for Local/Shift drivers. Home daily.

Guaranteed weekly pay. Drivers must have 2 years recent verifiable experience.

Call 245-1637 ext. 125 Carolina House Forest City is accepting applications for an experienced cook. The position is part time & the hours may vary. Please apply

at 493 Piney Ridge Rd., Forest City, NC. No phone calls please This is an EEO

Instruction

Professional Truck Driver Training Carriers Hiring Today!

• PTDI Certified Course • One Student Per Truck • Potential Tuition Reimbursement • Approved WIA & TAA provider • Possible Earnings $34,000 First Year SAGE Technical Services

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(828)286-3636 ext. 221 www.isothermal.edu/truck

Current opportunities now available in Forest City area.

Call 704-671-2337 Fax 704-671-2334

Trucks 1971 Chevy, short bed pickup, V-8, straight drive. Asking $3,000 obo. 286-0202

Motorcycles

Pets

Miscellaneous

1997 CBR 600F3 24k miles, Yoshimura full exhaust. Garage kept, needs someone to ride! $2,800 Call 704-300-6632

Free puppies to a good home, 6 weeks old, part Lab. 4 males, 2 females. 288-8603

We are trying to locate

Lost

Yard Sales

Female Walker Cane Hound wearing orange collar. Lost 6/10 in Rfdtn from Coopers Gap Rd. 828-205-9918

YARD SALE FC: 144 Rollins Rd. (across from WellsJenkins Meat) Thurs. & Fri. 8A-until Lots of everything!

F German Shepherd black/red ,1.5 yrs. old w/green collar. Lost 6/6 off of Old Henrietta Rd. in FC. 864-494-4960

YARD SALE PACKAGE AVAILABLE ONLY $20

For Sale GE Gas Stove, Whirlpool Lg. Capacity Washer, Bolens 38” cut riding lawn mower Call 803-840-7131

Antiques Feed bin late 1700’s to early 1800’s, some original handmade nails, exc. sofa or hall table. $175 obo Call 828-625-8076

Pets Beautiful Baby Kittens 5 weeks old Need good home and lots of love. 453-0938 Free dog to a good home Female mixed breed, 1 1/2 yrs. old.

Call 828-429-2392

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F Red & white Border Collie Lost 6/10 from Lake Houser Rd. Reward! 828-395-1665 or 828-429-6779 Beagle and Poodle Both males. Lost 6/9 from Ken Miller Rd. and Poors Ford Rd. Call 828-863-1335

Found Female Puppy brown & goldish color Found 6/8 in Chase/ Sandy Mush area.

Call 245-2726

Michelle Heather Smalley. We miss you!

Love, Mom

Comes with a 20 word ad, 3 days in the paper, signs, pricing stickers and a rain day guarantee!

Deadline is Wednesday by 2pm

The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, WEDNESDAY, June 16, 2010 — 5B NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice to Creditors

Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of VALLIE NAOMI MCDANIEL TONEY of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said VALLIE NAOMI MCDANIEL TONEY to present them to the undersigned on or before the 2nd 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 2nd day of June, 2010.

Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Phillip Weldon Payne, of Rutherford County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 26th day of August, 2010, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 26th day of May, 2010.

Tammy Christine Toney Raduege, Administrator 149 S. Woodland Ave. Forest City, NC 28043

PUBLIC NOTICE JUNE 14, 2010

Pamela Bunch 189 Vickers St. Forest City, NC 28043 John B. Crotts, Attorney 215 North Main Street Rutherfordton, NC 28139

The public will take notice that the budget for the Town of Forest City for the FY 2010-2011 has been adopted. A copy of the adopted budget is available for inspection in the city clerk’s office, Town Hall, 128 N. Powell Street, Forest City, NC between the hours of 8 AM and 5 PM, Monday through Friday.

General Fund Parks and Recreation Water and Sewer Fund Electric Fund

$9,410,044. $1,808,408. $4,364,434. $8,466,300.

870 10-SP-229 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Michael Friend and Karen E. Friend, dated July 18, 2006 and recorded on July 19, 2006, in Book No. 909, at Page 212 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at Rutherford County Courthouse, Courthouse Steps, North Carolina on June 30, 2010 at 10:00 AM that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Forest City, County of Rutherford, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN HIGH SHOALS TOWNSHIP, RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN HIGH SHOALS TOWNSHIP, RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, AND BEING ALL OF LOT #3 OF THE HOWARD LEE PHILLIPS ESTATE PROPERTIES AS SHOWN ON PLAT DULY RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA IN PLAT BOOK 11 AT PAGE 8, TO WHICH REFRENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE FULL AND COMPLETE DESCRIPTION. THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY IS CONVEYED SUBJECT TO DECLARATION OF PROTECTIVE COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS RECORDED IN BOOK 887, PAGE 383.

Total Budgeted Expenditures $24,049,186.

ALSO, SUBJCECT TO THE RIGHT OF WAY AGREEMENT RECORDED IN BOOK 890, AT PAGE 720.

F. Pruett Walden Finance Director

Together with that certain manufactured home a 1998 Horton with Vin # H139817GLR located on the above described property.

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RUTHERFORD IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 10 SP 168 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST FROM JOSHUA R. HODGE AND LYNN R. HODGE, TO BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORPORATION, TRUSTEE, DATED MAY 21, 2004 RECORDED IN BOOK 792, PAGE 312, RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY

Subject property is more accurately described in that deed recorded on July 19, 2006 in Book 908 at Page 826 and is shown as follows: Being all of Lot 13 consisting of 1.17 acres, of the Creekside Subdivision for Jason Houser by Tripod Land Surveying, P.A., recorded on March 28, 2005 in Plat 26, Page 54, in the Rutherford County Public Registry.

The above described property is conveyed subject to a Declaration of Protective Covenants and Restrictions recorded in Book 887, Page 363, in the Rutherford County Public Registry.

Also, subject to a Right-of-Way Agreement recorded in Book 890, Page 720.

Tax ID: 1638180 Property Address: 240 Shade Branch Trail, Forest City, NC 28043

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Pursuant to an order entered May 18, 2010, in the Superior Court for Rutherford County, and the power of sale contained in the captioned deed of trust ("Deed of Trust"), the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at auction, to the highest bidder for cash, AT THE COURTHOUSE DOOR IN RUTHERFORDTON, RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA ON JUNE 22, 2010 3:30 PM the real estate and the improvements thereon encumbered by the Deed of Trust, less and except any of such property released from the lien of the deed of trust prior to the date of this sale, lying and being in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: LYING AND BEING IN COLFAX TOWNSHIP, RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, AND BEING A PART OF THE PROPERTY IN DEED RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 516, PAGE 691, RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY, AND ALSO THAT DEED RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 510, PAGE 20, RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY, AND BEING DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS ACCORDING TO A SURVEY BY CHARLES D. OWENS, REGISTERED LAND SURVEYOR, DATED OCTOBER 5, 1987, AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE CENTER OF STATE ROAD NO. 1775, WHICH POINT IS NORTH 61 DEGREES 18 MINUTES 15 SECONDS WEST 661.24 FEET AND THENCE NORTH 66 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 40 SECONDS WEST 191.99 FEET AND THENCE NORTH 64 DEGREES 12 MINUTES 50 SECONDS WEST 312.17 FEET AND THENCE NORTH 70 DEGREES 03 MINUTES 40 SECONDS WEST 130.8 FEET FROM THE INTERSECTION OF THE CENTERLINE OF STATE ROAD NO. 1775, WITH THE CENTERLINE OF STATE ROAD NO. 1776 AND RUNS THENCE FROM THE BEGINNING NORTH 07 DEGREES 48 MINUTES 05 SECONDS EAST 564.83 FEET TO A POINT IN THE OLD NORTHERN LINE; AND THENCE WITH THE OLD NORTH LINE NORTH 85 DEGREES 18 MINUTES 55 SECONDS WEST 221.17 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTH 07 DEGREES 48 MINUTES 05 SECONDS WEST 510 FEET TO A POINT IN THE CENTER OF STATE ROAD NO. 1775; THENCE WITH THE CENTER OF SAID ROAD SOUTH 72 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 15 SECONDS EAST 109.78 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE CONTINUING WITH THE CENTER OF SAID ROAD SOUTH 70 DEGREES 03 MINUTES 40 SECONDS EAST 115.22 FEET TO THE BEGINNING, CONTAINING 2.72 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. THE 2.72 ACRE TRACT HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED INCLUDES THAT 1.00 ACRE TRACT HERETOFORE CONVEYED BY DEED DATED DECEMBER 16, 1991, FROM JOHNNIE FAY GREENE AND WIFE, RISPEY CHRISTINE GREEN, TO BRUCE GREENE AND WIFE, LINDA GREENE, RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 587, PAGE 682, RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY. Tax Map Reference: 16-25792 Being that parcel of land conveyed to JOSHUA R. HODGE from BRUCE W. GREENE AND WIFE, LINDA W. GREENE by that deed dated 05/15/2000 and recorded 05/15/2000 in deed book 753, at page 643 of the RUTHERFORD County, NC Public Registry.

In the Trustee’s sole discretion, the sale may be delayed for up to one (1) hour as provided in Section 45-21.23 of the North Carolina General Statutes.

The record owners of the real property not more than ten days prior to the date hereof are Joshua R. Hodge.

A five percent cash deposit, or a cash deposit of $750.00, whichever is greater, will be required of the last and highest bidder. The balance of the bid purchase price shall be due in full in cash or certified funds at a closing to take place within thirty (30) days of the date of sale. The undersigned Substitute Trustee shall convey title to the property by nonwarranty deed.

This sale will be made subject to all prior liens of record, if any, and to all unpaid (ad valorem) taxes and special assessments, if any, which became a lien subsequent to the recordation of the Deed of Trust. This sale will be further subject to the right, if any, of the United States of America to redeem the above-described property for a period of 120 days following the date when the final upset bid period has run.

The purchaser of the property described above shall pay the Clerk’s Commissions in the amount of $.45 per $100.00 of the purchase price (up to a maximum amount of $500.00), required by Section 7A-308(a)(1) of the North Carolina General Statutes. If the purchaser of the above described property is someone other than the Beneficiary under the Deed of Trust, the purchaser shall also pay, to the extent applicable, the land transfer tax in the amount of one percent (1%) of the purchase price.

To the extent this sale involves residential property with less than fifteen (15) rental units, you are hereby notified of the following: a. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to Section 45-21.29 of the North Carolina General Statutes 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; and b. 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 a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

This 18th day of May, 2010.

POYNER SPRUILL LLP By:____________________________ James T. Martin N.C. Bar No. 26492 Attorneys for Spruillco, Ltd. 130 S. Franklin Street P.O. Box 353 Rocky Mount, NC 27802 Telephone: (252) 972-7051 BBT001-00000753

Address of property: 240 Shade Branch Trail, Forest City, NC 28043 Present Record Owners: Michael Friend and Karen E. Friend The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. In the event that the Owner and Holder or its intended assignee is exempt from paying the same, the successful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee's Deed, and any Land Transfer Tax. The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale "AS IS, WHERE IS" and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required.

If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the Trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to 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 a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009.

Dated: June 9, 2010 David A. Simpson, P.C., Substitute Trustee By:________________________________ Attorney at Law Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC Attorneys for David A. Simpson, P.C., Substitute Trustee 2701 Coltsgate Road, Suite 300 Charlotte, NC 28211-3594 Posted:____________ Witness:____________ Assistant/Deputy Clerk of Superior Court

6B — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, WEDNESDAY, June 16, 2010 NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY

NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 549

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 181

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Vern Stephen Simmons and Mary Anne Simmons to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated June 02, 2006, and recorded in Book 902, Page 533, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Andrea C Reyes and Pedro Reyes to PRLAP, INC, Trustee(s), dated August 06, 2007, and recorded in Book 972, Page 95, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Rutherford County, North Carolina, at 11:30AM on June 30, 2010, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit:

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Rutherford County, North Carolina, at 11:30AM on June 30, 2010, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit:

Being all of Lot 604 as shown on survey by R.L. Greene, PLS entitled "GreyRock Subdivision" Phase 3 C as recorded in Plat Book 27 at Page 10, said plat being one of a series of plats recorded in Plat Book 27 Page 08 through 11 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry, reference to said recorded plats being made for a more particular description of said Lot 604. Together with and subject to all easements, restrictions and rights of ways of record and a non-exclusive appurtenant easement for ingress, egress and regress is conveyed over and upon all private subdivision roads for GreyRock at Lake Lure as shown on the above-described plats and the plats for Phase 1A and 1 B, Phase 2A and 2B, Phase 3A and 3B of Greyrock and the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for GreyRock at Lake Lure as recorded in Book 858, at Page 122 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and also recorded in Book 3827, Page 764 of the Buncombe County NC Registry (herein "Declarations"). Being a portion of that property conveyed to LR Buffalo Creek, LLC a Georgia limited liability company by deeds recorded in Book 855, Page 816 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and in Book 3793, at Page 665 of the Buncombe County, NC Registry.

Being all of Lot 13 of The Estates at Greenhill as shown on plats thereof recorded in Plat Book 28 at Pages 121 and 122, Rutherford County registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with a right of way for ingress, egress and regress over and upon the roadways of The Estates at Greenhill as shown on the above plats. The above lot is subject to taxes for the current year, easements, restrictions and rights of way of record, including, but not limited to, that declaration of covenants, conditions and restrictions for The Estates at Greenhill recorded in Book 933 at Page 199, Rutherford County registry, which declaration includes a repurchase option in favor of grantor in Section 3.22.

Said property is commonly known as: Lot 604, Scenic Park Drive, Lake Lure, NC 28746 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Vern Stephen Simmons aka Steve Simmons and Mary Anne Simmons.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to 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. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, that tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. ___________________________________ Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 158.0933957NC Publication Dates: 06/16/2010 06/23/2010 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RUTHERFORD IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 10 SP 170 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST FROM KRISTI VERNON AND LEE B. VERNON, TO BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORPORATION, TRUSTEE, DATED APRIL 14, 2006 RECORDED IN BOOK 898, PAGE 622, RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY

Said property is commonly known as Lot 13 off of Hickory Loop, Subd The Estates at Greenhill, Rutherfordton, NC 28138 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Andrea Reyes.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to 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. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, that tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. ___________________________________ Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 432.1003108NC Publication Dates: 06/16/2010 06/23/2010

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CLASSIFIEDS! NOTICE The following buildings located on WBS# 34400.2.3 (U.S. Hwy. 221 South) in Rutherford County are offered for sale to the highest bidder:

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Pursuant to an order entered May 18, 2010, in the Superior Court for Rutherford County, and the power of sale contained in the captioned deed of trust ("Deed of Trust"), the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at auction, to the highest bidder for cash, AT THE COURTHOUSE DOOR IN RUTHERFORDTON, RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA ON JUNE 22, 2010 3:30 PM the real estate and the improvements thereon encumbered by the Deed of Trust, less and except any of such property released from the lien of the deed of trust prior to the date of this sale, lying and being in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 109 as depicted on that plat entitled "Phase l Subdivision, Vista @ Bill’s Mountain" recorded at Plat Book 26, Pages 352-354 (Sheet 1), of the Rutherford County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for more complete description.

Also conveyed herewith for the benefit of the subject property are non-exclusive rights-of-way and easements over and across the private roads of Bill’s Mountain depicted on the plats recorded at Plat Book 26, Pages 148-150 as revised including by those plats recorded at Plat Book 26, Page 165, Plat Book 26, Page 227, Plat Book 26, Page 228, Plat Book 26, Pages 352-354, and Plat Book 26, Page 355, and the utility easements referred to in the restrictive covenants of Bill’s Mountain, for ingress, egress and regress, and for the installation and maintenance of utilities.

Rutherford County Registry, and the utility easements referred to in the restrictive covenants of Bill’s Mountain, for ingress, egress and regress, and for the installation and maintenance of utilities.

In the Trustee’s sole discretion, the sale may be delayed for up to one (1) hour as provided in Section 45-21.23 of the North Carolina General Statutes.

The record owners of the real property not more than ten days prior to the date hereof are Kristi Vernon.

A five percent cash deposit, or a cash deposit of $750.00, whichever is greater, will be required of the last and highest bidder. The balance of the bid purchase price shall be due in full in cash or certified funds at a closing to take place within thirty (30) days of the date of sale. The undersigned Substitute Trustee shall convey title to the property by nonwarranty deed.

This sale will be made subject to all prior liens of record, if any, and to all unpaid (ad valorem) taxes and special assessments, if any, which became a lien subsequent to the recordation of the Deed of Trust. This sale will be further subject to the right, if any, of the United States of America to redeem the above-described property for a period of 120 days following the date when the final upset bid period has run.

The purchaser of the property described above shall pay the Clerk’s Commissions in the amount of $.45 per $100.00 of the purchase price (up to a maximum amount of $500.00), required by Section 7A-308(a)(1) of the North Carolina General Statutes. If the purchaser of the above described property is someone other than the Beneficiary under the Deed of Trust, the purchaser shall also pay, to the extent applicable, the land transfer tax in the amount of one percent (1%) of the purchase price.

To the extent this sale involves residential property with less than fifteen (15) rental units, you are hereby notified of the following: a. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to Section 45-21.29 of the North Carolina General Statutes 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; and b. 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 a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

This 18th day of May, 2010.

SPRUILLCO, LTD. By:__________________________ James S. Livermon, III Vice President 130 S. Franklin Street P.O. Box 353 Rocky Mount, NC 27802 (252) 972-7051 BBT001-00000749

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107 - One story frame dwelling located at 4622 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 108 - One story frame dwelling located at 4581 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 108 - One story frame shed located at 4581 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 110 - One story brick dwelling located at 4484 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 110 - One story frame shed located at 4484 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 125 - One story metal storage building located at 4251 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 127 - One story frame dwelling located at 4221 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 127 - One story concrete block garage located at 4221 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 134 - Single-wide mobile home located at 171 Jack McKinney Rd. 143 - One story frame dwelling located at 4021 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 145 - One story frame dwelling located at 3689 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 151 - One story frame fruit stand located at the intersection of Sulphur Springs Church Rd and U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 160 - One story frame dwelling located at 3475 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 159 - One story frame dwelling located at 3420 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 161 - One story brick dwelling located at 3411 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 164 - One story frame dwelling located at 3401 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 168 - One story frame dwelling located at 3357 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 176 - One story frame dwelling located at 114 South Woodleaf Rd. 177- One story frame dwelling located at 3151 U.S. Hwy. 221.

184 - Single wide mobile home located at 3107 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 186 - One story brick dwelling located at 3099 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 188 - One story brick dwelling located at 3081 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 196 - One story brick dwelling located at 2985 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 196 - Metal shed located at 2985 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 200 - One story brick dwelling located at 2943 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 212 - One story brick dwelling located at 111 Brookmont Ave. 213 - One story brick dwelling located at 2831 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 216 – Double-wide mobile home located at 2821 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 217 - One story brick dwelling located at 2811 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 220 - One story brick dwelling located at 2801 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 221 - One story brick dwelling located at 2791 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 223 - One story brick dwelling located at 2779 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 223 – frame shed located at 2779 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 225 - One story frame dwelling located at 2763 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 226 - One story brick dwelling located at 2751 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 228 - One story frame dwelling located at 2733 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 229 - One story frame dwelling located at 2727 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 231 - One story frame dwelling located at 2719 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 231 – Single-wide mobile home located at the corner of Tanners Grove Road and U.S. Hwy. 221 S. (2719 U.S. Hwy. 221 S) 236 – Single-wide mobile home located at 2630 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 238 – Single-wide mobile home located at 109 Royal Blue Drive.

255 - One story frame business located at 2486 Oakland Rd. 260 - One story frame dwelling located at 2257 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 260 - One story frame dwelling located at 2247 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 265 – Three-Car Metal Carport located at 2191 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 270 - One story frame dwelling located at 2119 U.S. Hwy. 221 S. 270 – Single-wide mobile home located at 2081 U.S. Hwy. 221 S, Lot#9.

270 – Single-wide mobile home located at 2081 U.S. Hwy. 221 S, Lot#8.

270 – Single-wide mobile home located at 2081 U.S. Hwy. 221 S, Lot#7.

270 – Single-wide mobile home located at 2081 U.S. Hwy. 221 S, Lot#6.

270 – Single-wide mobile home located at 2081 U.S. Hwy. 221 S, Lot#5.

270 – Single-wide mobile home located at 2081 U.S. Hwy. 221 S, Lot#1.

Only sealed bids on Bid Forms furnished by the Department of Transportation and placed in a sealed envelope with the words "Sealed Bid" and the bid opening date written on the front of the envelope will be considered. Bids will be opened on Friday, July 2, 2010 at 10:00 A.M. in the office of the Division Right of Way Agent of the Department of Transportation located at 79 Turtle Creek Drive, Asheville, NC. Sealed bids shall be delivered to the above address or mailed to Robert L. Haskett, Jr., Division Right of Way Agent, Department of Transportation, 79 Turtle Creek Drive, Asheville, NC 28803.

Sealed bids must be received in the office of the Division Right of Way Agent located at 79 Turtle Creek Drive, Asheville, NC prior to 10:00 A.M., Friday, July 2, 2010, or they will not be considered. The Department of Transportation reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

In accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color or national origin.

For full particulars, contact the above-mentioned office at the given address or call (828) 274-8435.

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wood coated with black spelter,” VanOrsdel said. Spelter is a gritty type of coating that birds don’t like, keeping them off the clocks’ hands, and White pointed out cedar repels insects. The numbers are made of iron.

The clock has Westminster chimes, which VanOrsdel said is not common, and when working properly, ring out every quarter hour.

“Clock towers aren’t that rare, but the Westminster chimes are the rare quality of this one,” he said. “A few churches had bells like this and universities – like UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke.”

Most clock towers were located at the center of the commu-

nity, VanOrsdel said, just like in Cliffside. And because people couldn’t afford watches or clocks years ago, town clocks served as means for those who lived in the communities to know the time.

“It is really, really depressing not to hear it,” said Cliffside resident and R.R. Haynes greatgranddaughter Janice Swing said. “It’s the first thing people ask about when they come into town.”

Once back in “tick tock” shape, the clock, if maintained, could run indefinitely.

“You couldn’t find one of these anymore,” VanOrsdel said, gesturing to the pendulum and gears that make the clock work.

“I happened to find one years Swing said the clock has garnered the attention of those pass- back from a clock collector who ing through, who would stop and had one in a barn, but you can’t find them now. They don’t exist.” walk around the tower and read Other than putting the clock the plaques at the site. back in time, the internal work“And people on Cliffside Day ings are still in much the same have gathered here,” she said. shape as the earlier repairs.

Swing said that from a family, community and a historical per“When we redid this one, spective, it’s one of the county’s all that decoration was gone,” most valuable artifacts.

VanOrsdel gestured to gold Rutherford County historian painted trim on the workings and historical society ex offigreen legs. “People just don’t cio member Robin Lattimore have any idea what runs this agreed. clock.”

“It is one of architectural VanOrsdel said there are a lot treasures and historic sites,” Lattimore said. The clock will be of memories attached to the included on a list of the 20 most clock for not only the community, but for him as well. important historic sites in the county he is currently compiling.

“This is a mechanical artifact – Lattimore described the clock as a “wonderful mechanical mar- it has a little more solidity than a plot of land,” he said. vel” and “a greatly impressive Lattimore said he hoped structure.” there would be a way to secure resources to keep the clock func“We live in an age when tioning for years to come. White what is built does not have the said that is in the works for the craftsmanship – not that type society. of investment would be made “We hope to set up a fund for today,” he said. it,” he said.

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Seventy to 80 years is about the life of a tower clock before major repairs are needed, VanOrsdel said. In 1992 when the clock was overhauled, that was the case as well.

“For whatever reason, though, it couldn’t be taken care of or maintained,” he said.

The renovation took around five months to complete, and

Tax-deductible donations to help with the cost of repairs can be made online at www.remembercliffside.com or by mailing donations to the Cliffside Historical Society, 10612 Round Rock Road, Charlotte, NC 28277.

“We want to be good stewards of our cultural resources,” White said. “It’s the heart of Cliffside.”

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Clock repairman Jim VanOrsdel overhauled the clock in 1992, the first time the clock had been repaired in its 70 years. VanOrsdel will again work on the clock when the funding is available. Because it is a Westminster Chime (bells above), it is more rare than other tower clocks. Each bell bears a stamp with the manufacturer’s name, Meneely Bell Co. of Troy, N.Y., The largest bell (at right) was placed in memory of R.R. Haynes, founder of the town and of Cliffside Mills, which was later bought by Cone Mills Corporation. The clock tower stands on the former site of Haynes’ home and was dedicated Dec. 16, 1978.

VanOrsdel had to take the inner workings of the clock back to his shop in Charlotte. This time, he said, it would likely only take around a month and a half and most repairs will be done on site.

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