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Finding a place to heal
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The unique welcome sign at CooperRiis is designed to offer a smile to visitors arriving to the facility on Highway 108.
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CooperRiis is making ‘Miracles on Hwy. 108’
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Wes Bell was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when he was a teen. Bell lived at CooperRiis -- a nationally-recognized mental health recovery program in on Highway 108 in Mill Spring -- for nine months.
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MILL SPRING — Wes Bell vividly remembers his first panic attack, which eventually led to a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. The attack happened on Christmas Eve, while Bell was a teenager. He and his family were having dinner at their Forest City home. He said he began to feel very “jittery” and uncomfortable. He left the table and went to his
room. “It was the most horrible feeling in the world,” he said. “My heart was beating out of my chest,” he said. Sweating profusely, he feared he would die. Already under a doctor’s care for depression, his family knew that he needed help. Bell, 28, is the son of Dr. Stephen Bell and Mona Bell of Forest City. A couple years ago, Bell lived at CooperRiis -- a
MILL SPRING — From the Carolinas and across the country, people with mental illness arrive at CooperRiis Healing Farm where, for six to nine months, residents live in the community setting as they heal. Their stay will include daily work in a number of jobs across the more than 80-acre facility. “We raise all our food on the property,” said Don Cooper, who, along with his
wife Lisbeth Cooper, founded Cooper Riis in 2003. Each day, residents work in the vegetable garden, care for the farm animals, do kitchen labor, work in the wood shop, the art shop, the nursery or the cafeteria. “We have tremendous support from all over the country,” Cooper said. He believes it is because the facility, complete with a staff of 110 people, is a livable community, where people are at home. In addition to the farm off Highway 108 in Mill Spring, CooperRiis has a facility
in Asheville, where residents live after they have completed the program at the farming community. “We started this not for our daughter, but because of her,” Don said of the couple’s adult daughter, who has suffered with mental illnesses all her life. The couple became frustrated when there was not a suitable place for her to get the help toward recovery that she desperately Please see Home, Page 6A
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SPINDALE — If you see a strange barcode on the front door of Barley’s Taproom, don’t be alarmed. The sticker means the eatery has been named one of Google’s Favorite Places. “We first heard about it when they sent the letter to us last week,” said Lynette Gosnell, manager and coowner of Barley’s. “We didn’t even know they were going to do it. I went online and printed off a little sheet that told us about it. It is pretty amazing.” The sticker means Barley’s is one of only 250,000 businesses in the country -- about 1 percent of the total businesses in the U.S. -- named to the list. Ryan Hayward, spokesman for the Google Places team, contacted Barley’s about the designation. “You’re a Favorite Place on Google,” Hayward wrote in the letter. “Between (Dec. 1) and (Feb. 28),
Barley’s Taproom was one of the most popular local businesses on Google, as measured by how many times people found your business listing, and clicked on it for more information.” Google is the web’s most popular search engine and is used by millions of people each day. Google’s “Places” service helps users find the restaurant, club or business and allows people to pinpoint locations with Global Positioning System satellites. Some of the Google pages allow users to click on photographs for a street-level view of the address, allowing them scroll around a 3-D interface. As to why Barley’s ranked in the top 250,000, Gosnell has a few ideas. “People are constantly asking us how to get here, and if anyone puts it into their GPS or navigator it sends them to Forest City,” Gosnell said. Garrett Byers/ Daily Courier “Ever since we got our website Barley’s Taproom in Spindale makes the list of
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CooperRiis is a farm complete with animals, hay fields, vegetable and flower gardens. It is home to one half of the facility’s employees. Staff members live in apartments with their family members. A small lake provides residents with a place to go canoeing, swimming or fishing. It also gives them the chance to relax on the beach. Garrett Byers/Daily Courier
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nationally recognized mental health recovery program on Highway 108 in Mill Spring — for nine months. Founders Don and Lisbeth Cooper of Rutherford County have raised $35 million over the past seven years— $10 million in the first three years — to establish a community for the mentally ill to find healing, learn life skills and advance to independency. Bell is among residents and former residents of CooperRiis Healing Farm who are featured in a 50-minute documentary to be shown Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Tryon Fine Arts Center. Admission is free, and a reception will follow. Bell and his family will attend the premiere, which will be available on DVD after Tuesday. Thursday, he shared his story of depression and bipolar disorder at CooperRiis, where he was healing. Independent and living in an apartment in Tryon, Bell has come a long way since his diagnosis. Today, he is a part time peer-suppport specialist at Magnolia House in Forest City, a facility for the mentally ill. But on a field trip with the clients from Magnolia House June 11, Bell broke an ankle jumping from a swing at Crowe Park. He can’t drive a car and is on crutches. A walking cast, which he’ll receive soon, will help restore some of his independence. He came to CooperRiis in May 2007, where he stayed before moving on to the facility’s other programs. He continued to gain his self-esteem and independence before graduating. He then entered the 80-hour peer-
support specialist program. Bell was a student at East Rutherford High School when he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and depression. He began to see the leading psychiatrist at CooperRiis for regular counseling and began taking medication. With help from a psychiatrist he began to feel better, though he was a long way from recovery. For a while the counseling sessions and medicine helped, but he began “withering away” on his mother’s couch. “I wouldn’t eat, and my mind could not function,” he said. He graduated from East as a North Carolina Scholar. He attended Isothermal Community College and enrolled for a semester at Gardner-Webb University, but he later dropped out. During his years at Isothermal he experienced a serious “crash.” His psychiatrist recommended that he undergo Electric Convulsive Therapy in Asheville. He had two separate ECT sessions, and for the next nine months to a year he began to feel somewhat better. “But it didn’t completely take away the depression,” said Bell. He visited CooperRiis about that time, but he wasn’t ready to go there. “I was sick enough to be here, but not ready to be here,” he said from the facility’s dining area. In May 2007 he told his parents: “OK, I will give it one more try.” Arriving in May, he spent his birthday at CooperRiis just days later. “Actually spending my birthday here didn’t bother me,” said Bell. “I was where I needed to be.” His days at CooperRiis began with breakfast in the dining room and a morning meeting with staff. “We’d all gather and see the agenda and activities for the day,” he said.
Residents then went to life skills classes, or to their jobs. The residents help run the facility and have several choices of work stations. Bell feels fortunate he was able to get into the popular woodworking classes. “We did anything and everything,” he said. The process of felling a tree and making a flute from the wood was a highlight of his work. He has the flute at home. After life-lessons workshops, the group reconvened in the dining room for lunch and free time from 1 to 3:45 p.m. each day. The groups returned to their places of work, had snacks and continued working until dinner time. After dinner residents went to their lodges, which are dorm-room type private rooms. Staff, of course have master keys, but residents maintain their privacy and independence. Activities such as basketball volleyball were held after dinner. “There was always something to keep you occupied,” he said. After he gets the walking cast he’ll continue working with the Peer Support group. Each morning, much like CooperRiis, he’ll sit down with clients to see how they are doing and talk about their plans. Bell is writing a book about his disorder and hopes that it will help others. He shares ideas of western and eastern culture for depression treatment in the book. “It’s more medicine,” he said. Music, art, yoga and writing will help treat depression, he said. “Keeping busy is also a secret to fighting the depression. You have to occupy your mind,” he said. Bell has been under the care of his psychiatrist for about 15 years
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Ex-con beats odds to earn law degree from NCCU
RALEIGH (AP) — In February 1990, Lynn Burke arrived at her public housing unit, escorted by a parole officer, to find her four young children living in squalor. Her crackhead husband had left pipes and needles in a back room. The kitchen sink was so clogged with grease, he did dishes in the tub. Broken and broke after two years in prison, Burke had little reason to be optimistic about her future. Then her 7-year-old son held out something in his hand. “I was thinking you might need this,” he said. For two years, he’d slept with Burke’s driver’s license under his pillow. Burke realized in that moment that her children and others in her life believed in her against all odds. Their faith — and Burke’s own drive — led her on a odyssey from a felony fraud conviction to representing clients for the Orange County Public Defender’s Office. Burke, 47, graduated last month from N.C. Central University Law School and is studying for the bar exam in July; she hopes to begin criminal defense work in the fall. Burke knows her story is rare; she wishes it weren’t so. “Cons are like everyone else. We want to contribute. We want our children to be proud of us,” she said. “My story shouldn’t be miraculous. I’m a regular person who screwed up royally. If I can do this, anyone can.” Burke didn’t grow up ople_1.833inx3in in poverty. Her father was a corporate lawyer, her mother, a nurse. It was an upper middleclass upbringing in upstate New York, then Tennessee. Still, Burke said, she never learned key lessons about how much things cost, about education, about personal responsibility. At 18, she got pregnant and couldn’t bring herself to give her son up for adoption. One night his father
dropped off checks he’d stolen and told Burke if she ever needed anything for their son, she should just write a check. She did — until she got caught. She was put on probation at 19 while pregnant, by another man, with twin girls. Within a year she had her fourth baby and was sentenced for the first time. She persuaded the father of her three younger kids to marry her so they wouldn’t be sent to foster care. Burke was still on probation when she moved to North Carolina to be closer to her ailing mother. In 1986, she registered at N.C. State. But when her mother died that fall, Burke fell into a deep depression. Overwhelmed by caring for four preschoolers, she called her husband’s mother in Tennessee to send his younger sister to help. Instead, he and his drug habit arrived. Before long, Burke reverted to her old habits, kiting checks, returning stolen items for cash. Anything to make ends meet. Until, in the end, she got busted but good. Superior Judge
Donald Stephens sentenced her to prison. On Feb. 9, 1990, Burke was released. She quickly learned how few employers are interested in ex-offenders. To dodge criminal record checks, she used her maiden name on job applications. Eventually, she was always found out. She started a floral delivery business in Raleigh. It thrived, then foundered. Finally, she persuaded her father to hire her as his legal assistant. In 2006, 20 years after she first registered, Burke graduated from N.C. State with a degree in social work. She began to wonder if she couldn’t take her experience with the legal system — both inside and out, as a de facto paralegal for her
dad — and become a lawyer herself. She applied to N.C. Central’s law school twice and finally got in. Through sheer determination, she got through. Judge Kristin Ruth, who sees lots of excons in her child support court, knows how unusual Burke’s success is. “She’s one who never gave up,” Ruth said. “You see her talking to the clients and there is an instant connection. She can honestly say ’I’ve been there, done that. I’ve been in that jail cell. And now I’m here.”’ Dennis Gaddy, executive director of the Community Success Initiative, which assists ex-offenders, noted that 70 percent of children whose parents have been in prison end up
in prison themselves. But “there is a way to turn setbacks into a come back,” he said, calling Burke one of his program’s stars. Burke said she tried to teach her kids the lessons she never learned. All four worked jobs through high school, helping her pay bills, buying their own clothes. All four graduated from college. Her son’s a Raleigh cop. The twins got degrees in public health. And her youngest daughter graduated from NCCU. One day last spring, while interning for the Wake County Public Defender’s Office, Burke decided to stop by to see someone she first met in court in 1988. Judge Stephens didn’t
recognize her. “You sentenced me to 10 years in prison,” Burke said. Ah, yes. “I told him, ’Judge, I just wanted to let you know that I understand what a difficult job you have and that you were just doing what you had to do,’” she said. ““I also wanted to let you know that all four of my kids graduated from college.’ “ “And what are you doing these days, Ms. Burke?” the judge asked. “I’m going to law school,” she replied. The usually unflappable judge did a double take. “You’re what?” “I was happy to hear it,” Stephens said. “We don’t hear many success stories. Ms. Burke had the tenacity to climb her way out.”
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Outside Chance Sellers looking to increase the appeal of their homes in potential buyers’ eyes should take a closer look at the current trend that involves extending the indoors outside. The most extensive application of this concept showcases outdoor kitchens that interface with built-in swimming pools. While this feature is beyond the scope of most sellers’ homes, many homes have sufficient deck and patio space to display their potential to accommodate outdoor lifestyles. All it takes is an investment in comfortable outdoor furniture, a dining table with umbrella, and fire pit to show potential buyers what a backyard has to offer for weekend living. Another desirable feature is a screened-in porch, which can be converted from a deck. We hope you found this topic to be both interesting and informative. For more information on getting your home ready for sale, call ODEAN KEEVER & ASSOCIATES at (828) 2861311. The office is conveniently located at 140 U.S. Highway 64, Rutherfordton. We look forward to meeting you! HINT: When it comes time to sell your home, it may be a good investment to install a paved patio adjacent to a walk-out basement.
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utherford County has faced challenges over the past 15 years and the recent economic disaster have exacerbated the problems. Faced with the reality that the county has and will continue to struggle unless significant changes come about, a group of community leaders and officials has organized to work for those changes. The Roundtable group — comprised of representatives from the business, government, education and service sectors — has committed itself to finding ways to change the county’s economic fortunes for the better. The group has been organizing over the past several months and has planned regular meetings in the future to enable participants to share project ideas, coordinate activities and look for ways to help the county improve itself. This exercise, if participants will remain committed to it and follow through, could be a valuable tool for the county as we move forward. Many of the participants in this effort are already participating in projects designed to help the community. What each of these can get from participating in a project like the Roundtable is feedback and input from others on what is happening and possibly partners in advancing their objectives. Groups working on similar projects can join forces and pool resources. The Roundtable group would be worthwhile if it served only as a clearing house to facilitate those activities mentioned above. It will be even more valuable if it can bring cohesiveness to the community enhancement efforts and turn ideas in to actions.
Still waiting for campaign reform RALEIGH — One of the more inexplicable aspects of modernday politics is how few politicians are champions of meaningful campaign finance reform. That sentence may seem counter-intuitive. If money is the mother’s milk of politics, then isn’t it understandable that politicians would want to keep the flow coming? Maybe. But setting aside issues of power and influence for a moment, consider that by one account members of Congress spend about 30 percent of their waking hours raising campaign cash. When I first began covering the North Carolina General Assembly in the 1990s, most members of the state House spent less than $20,000 on their races. There had never been a $1 million legislative race. Now, every two years, a handful of races exceed $1 million in spending. Total spending goes into the tens of millions. One consequence of the increasing amounts of money is that the public — often rightly and sometimes wrongly — sees political decisions in the context of who is providing it. As a result, politicians, in general, and Congress, in particular, suffer historically low levels of public support. Instead of detesting elected
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officials, people ought to pity them. What a pathetic existence to have to beg and scrape for money each and every day. A panhandler hanging out at busy intersection enjoys more freedom. You’d think that politicians might be able to step back from that money chase and recognize how demeaning it’s become. But they’ll argue that court decisions hold them hostage, that they can’t unilaterally disarm. In North Carolina, some would dispute the notion that politicians haven’t taken up the charge for serious reform. This state’s public financing programs of statewide judicial races and some lower-profile executive branch races can be seen as significant campaign finance reform. But those races aren’t where the real action is, where the big money flows. And applying the public financing model to gubernatorial or legislative races would probably prove costly to taxpayers. Recent court decisions also make it easier to circumvent the
basic intent of public financing — a leveling of the playing field for candidates who either can’t or won’t tap big-money donors. So, is that reason for the public and the politicians to throw up their hands, to allow what, in many ways, is a relatively recent trend in American politics to continue unabated? It’s not. Lawrence Lessig, a Harvard law professor, has been running around the country lately calling on states to force a constitutional convention or amendment to stem the corrosive effects of money in political campaigning. That might sound naïve, but Lessig is a brilliant guy, an intellectual property rights expert who promoted technology sharing by helping create something called Creative Commons. Maybe his effort will go nowhere. If it doesn’t, North Carolina politicians can still look at things that the courts haven’t attacked — more ideal donation limits, its own party giving loophole that circumvents donor limits. Failing to act is bad for the public and its broader interests. It’s also bad for politicians and their perceived legitimacy. Mooneyham is executive director of the Capitol Press Association.
The blessing of our children is a father’s delight It is more blessed to give than to receive, the Scriptures tell us. The spiritual law of sowing and reaping requires one to possess something before it can be given away. We sow seeds to reap a harvest. Likewise, it is essential, that if we are to pass on a spiritual blessing we must be the recipients of a blessing to begin with. It is profoundly sad to say, but one of the most confusing days that many face is Father’s Day. This is so for of a couple of reasons. One, there is now an unprecedented amount of illegitimacy in terms of births. It is not uncommon for a man or woman to have several children, out of wedlock, and by different partners. Many children do not know who their fathers or mothers are. Father’s Day is a day of sadness for them. Another reason for Father’s Day being a sad day is the absence of a truly blessed and spiritual father in the home who takes a deliberative, active and leading role in the spiritual development of the family. Even a cursory study of Old
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Testament Scriptures would prove this out. The patriarchs, or fathers, of the Old Covenant understood the principle of the laying on of hands and passing on of the Abrahamic blessing. We see this principle throughout the Scriptures. We see this supremely exemplified and consummated in the New Testament as well. Many churches no longer practice laying on of hands so it follows that the fathers would not as well. The Scriptures are unwaveringly pointing us to the heavenly Father. The Greek word for father is pater, hence, the word paternal. We also see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob actually laying on hands and pronouncing and passing on a blessing previously received. We see the ultimate example of this when Jesus is not allowed to begin His earthly, priestly ministry, without the
blessing from His heavenly father. At the river Jordan Jesus hears and experiences a literal blessing from His Father. “This is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased.” Statistics show that there are few ethnic Jews in prisons. One would naturally ask the question why one ethnicgroup would have a disproportionately high presence and another would have a very low one. The reasons are twofold: one, there is a fatherpresent in the home, and secondly, the passing on of the father’s blessing to the children. This is not to say that Jews don’t sin or are above the ability to be dysfunctional. No, this is to say that the Jewish family is a close family, bound together by a common, lengthy heritage and sense of covenant. It is a patriarchal system with spiritual continuity. If they are blessed as operates in the Old Covenant, how much more should we, as Christians, and operates in the New Covenant, be blessed? I have spent several years at St. Luke’s, emphasizing the
importance of passing the father’s blessing to our men’s group, to the point of handing out prayers the fathers can pray over their children. We strongly encourage our fathers to bring their sons to our men’s ministries breakfast to not only be a part of the eating and fellowship time but also to pray with us. I cannot tell you how our hearts, as fathers, swell with emotion as we hear our young sons pray audibly the most precious and sincere prayers. In speaking with young fathers, I often hear stumbling blocks to their praying for their families; they are embarrassed, lack confidence; don’t know what to say or they don’t feel spiritually worthy. I can assure you a whole host of objectionable thoughts may arise, but fathers hear me; you are robbing your children of available and needed blessings if you fail to be a true spiritual caretaker of your family. We can help you and there are many gifted pastors in this area that will help you bless your wives, sons and daughters. On this Father’s Day, men,
be a blessing to your family and rise out of bed this Sunday morning and attend church. Find a pastor and church that understands the importance of the Father’s blessing and allow him to lay hands on you and bless you. Fathers, you have a great responsibility. But first you must be under the covenantal blessing yourselves to pass it on. Jesus never began His earthly ministry until he received the Father’s blessing. It is significant to note that God the Father made provision for Christ to have an earthly Father in Joseph. Jesus could have lived His life without Joseph, but it was vital for Him to have that earthly covering. Jesus came into the world with a heavenly and earthly father. Don’t send your children into the world to build a life without the blessing they so desperately need. Receive the Father’s blessing and for your children’s sake, pass it on. Happy Father’s Day men. Fr. Lankford is pastor of St. Luke’s Curch. He can be contacted at 286-8078 or via e-mail at revjlankford@gmail.com.
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Obituaries Jessie Hewitt Jessie Lowery Hewitt, 93, of Forest City, died Saturday, June 19, 2010, at Hospice House. A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late John Lowery and Ellie Burwell Lowery. She worked for Burlington Industries for more than 30 years as a spinner and was a lifelong member of Sandy Mush Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Horace H. Hewitt. Survivors include two sons, Buddie Hewitt of Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Steve Hewitt of Forest City; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11 a.m at Sandy Mush Baptist Church with Dr. Bobby Gantt officiating. Burial will follow at Providence United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Harrelson Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Sandy Mush Baptist Church, 676 US Highway 221-A, Forest City, NC 28043 or to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043.
Community Pet Center volunteer Kimmie Sisk holds this lovely cat looking to be adopted named Princeton. He is a gray fluffy 2 year old male cat who has be neutered and loves to cuddle. Princton is looking to find a good home, and can be adopted in the cat room at the Rutherford County Animal Shelter on Laurel Hill Drive in Rutherfordton. The shelter’s hours are noon to 4 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. For more information call 287-6025. For the Community Pet Center volunteers office call 287-7738.
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Carolina Today 2 killed, 1 injured in robbery LUMBERTON (AP) — Police are investigating a shooting during a robbery attempt that left two people dead and one critically injured in North Carolina. The Fayetteville Observer reported Saturday that the Robeson County sheriff identified the dead as 19-year-old Jason Kendall Chavis of Lumberton and 21-yearold Derrick Scott Shea of Red Springs. The sheriff said in a news release that 18-year-old Kiara Jones of St. Pauls was in critical condition at Duke University Medical Center in Durham. The three and a fourth person who was not injured in the shooting met some other people in a restaurant parking lot. Those people tried to rob the foursome and fired at them when they tried to get away.
2 charged in mobile home theft ASHEVILLE (AP) — Police say two men have been charged in connection with a mobile home stolen from the North Carolina mountains. The Asheville Citizen Times reported Saturday that 36-year-old Franklin Edward Redmon Jr. of Leicester has been charged with larceny. He remained in the Buncombe County jail Saturday. Jail records did not indicate whether he has an attorney. He is accused of driving off with a mobile home that was sitting on a lot and selling it to someone else who has been living in it. Police charged 70-year-old Lester Edward Stanley of Leicester with possessing stolen property. A telephone listing for Stanley
could not be found Saturday. Stanley would not comment about the case to the newspaper on Friday. It’s unclear when the original owner will get her home back.
Fort Bragg will hold exercise FORT BRAGG (AP) — Fort Bragg Special Forces students will infiltrate central North Carolina as they start a massive unconventional warfare exercise. The exercise called “Robin Sage” starts Saturday. It will be conducted in 15 counties that stretch from the outskirts of Charlotte to Fayetteville. More than 100 soldiers will participate and over 1,000 people from the area will play roles ranging from police to guerrillas. The exercise is scheduled to end June 30. Robin Sage has been conducted for nearly 50 years. It provides realistic training in guerrilla warfare. It is the final training exercise before Special Forces students graduate and receive their assignments to one of seven Special Forces groups.
New commander takes post FORT BRAGG (AP) — The North Carolinabased unit tasked with training special operations medics has a new commander. Col. Robert Lutz took command of the Special Warfare Medical Group on Thursday. The ceremony took place at Fort Bragg’s John F. Kennedy Plaza. The unit trains special operations medics from the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps and is part of the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School.
Police Notes Sheriff’s Department
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n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department responded to 143 E-911 calls Friday.
n Benjamin Donald Kennedy, 19, of 849 Old US 221 Hwy.; charged with domestic violence protective order violation, misdemeanor probation violation/misdemeanor disorderly conduct and four counts worthless check; released on a $21,000 secured bond. (RCDC) n James Ricky Hamrick, 48, of 1103 E. New Hope Road; charged with intoxicated and disruptive; released on a $200 secured bond. (RCSD)
Forest City n The Forest City Police Department responded to 85 E-911 calls Friday.
Rutherfordton n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 42 E-911 calls Friday.
Spindale n The Spindale Police Department responded to 30 E-911 calls Friday.
Lake Lure n The Lake Lure Police Department responded to 10 E-911 calls Friday.
n Latoya Marie Whitesides, 33, of 701 Rock Road; charged with driving while impaired, driving while license revoked, two counts fictitious information to an officer, resisting public officer and fail to heed light or siren; released on a $9,000 secured bond. (RPD)
n Joseph Michael Shubin, 30, of 218 Tiney Road; domestic violence protective order violation; released on a $1,000 secured bond. (RCSD)
EMS/Rescue n Rutherford County EMS responded to 30 E-911 calls Friday. n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to three E-911 calls Friday.
Fire Calls n Bills Creek responded to a power line fire. n Bostic responded to a tree down. n Cliffside responded to a residential fire alarm.
Anwar Chowdhry ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani boxing authorities say former amateur boxing leader Anwar Chowdhry has died at 87. Chowdhry was ousted as president International Amateur Boxing Association in 2006 over alleged corruption and mismanagement. He had led the organization for 20 years. Manute Bol KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Manute Bol, a lithe 7-foot7 shot-blocker from Sudan who spent 10 seasons in the NBA and was dedicated to humanitarian work in Africa, died Saturday. He was 47. Bol died at the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville, where he was being treated for severe kidney trouble and a painful skin condition, Tom Prichard, executive director of the group Sudan Sunrise, said in an e-mail. Bol played in the NBA with Washington, Golden State, Philadelphia and Miami, averaging 2.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.3 blocks for his career. He led the league in blocks in 1985-86 with Washington (5.0 per game) and in 1988-89 with Golden State (4.3 a game). “Manute’s impact on this city, our franchise and the game of basketball cannot be put into words,” 76ers president and general manager Ed Stefanski said in a statement. “He ... was continually giving of himself through his generosity and humanitarian efforts in order to make the world around him a much THE DAILY COURIER Published Tuesday through Sunday mornings by Paxton Media Group LLC dba The Daily Courier USPS 204-920 Periodical Postage paid in Forest City, NC. Company Address: 601 Oak St., P.O. Box 1149, Forest City, NC 28043. Phone: (828) 245-6431 Fax: (828) 248-2790 Subscription rates: Single copy, daily 50¢ / Sunday $1.50. Home delivery $11.75 per month, $35.25 for three months, $70.50 for six months, $129 per year. In county rates by mail payable in advance are: $13.38 for one month, $40.14 for three months, $80.27 for six months, $160.54 per year. Outside county: $14.55 for one month, $43.64 for three months, $87.28 for six months, $174.56 per year. College students for school year subscription, $75. The Digital Courier, $6.50 a month for non-subscribers to The Daily Courier. Payment may be made at the website: www.thedigitalcourier. com The Daily Courier is not responsible for advance subscription payments made to carriers, all of who are independent contractors.
better place, for which he will always be remembered.” Bol joined the NBA with Washington in 1985 and played three seasons there. He returned to the team briefly toward the end of his career. The Wizards lauded him as a “true humanitarian and an ambassador for the sport of basketball.” After the NBA, Bol worked closely as an advisory board member of Sudan Sunrise, which promotes reconciliation in Sudan. Bol was hospitalized in mid-May during a stopover in Washington after returning to the United States from Sudan. Prichard said then that Bol was in Sudan to help build a school in conjunction with Sudan Sunrise but stayed longer than anticipated after the president of southern Sudan asked him to make election appearances and use his influence to counter corruption in the county. He said Bol had undergone three dialysis treatments and developed Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, a condition that caused him to lose patches of skin. Prichard said the skin around Bol’s mouth was so sore he went 11 days without eating and could barely talk. Bob Hartman KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The family of former Major League pitcher Bob Hartman says he has died of an infection following a cancer operation last year. He was 72. Bob Hartman had brief stints with the Milwaukee Braves in 1959 and the Cleveland Indians in 1962. The left-hander appeared in a total of 11 games, going 0-1 with a 5.21 ERA. After his playing days, Hartman served for more than 20 years as a sports director for a Kenosha youth baseball league. In the early 1970s he was the Clerk of Kenosha County Circuit Courts for six years.
Jessie Lowery Hewitt Jessie Lowery Hewitt, age 93, of Forest City, NC, died Saturday, June 19, 2010 at the Hospice House. Jessie was born October 2, 1916, in Rutherford County to the late John Lowery and Ellie Burwell Lowery. She worked for Burlington Industries for over 30 years as a spinner and was a life-long member of Sandy Mush Baptist Church. She enjoyed traveling, helping senior citizens, taking care of and loving her family. She will be greatly missed. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Horace H. Hewitt; three children, Bobby Hewitt, Morris Hewitt, Rebecca Doggett and 10 brothers and sisters. Survivors include two sons, Buddie Hewitt of Myrtle Beach, SC and Steve Hewitt of Forest City. She is also survived by twelve grandchildren, Jimmy, Debbie, Mike, Randy, Jeff, Jody, Jay, Gwen, Gretta, Teresa, Greg, Kenny; 18 great-grandchildren and seven great-great grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, June 21, 2010 at Sandy Mush Baptist Church with Dr. Bobby Gantt officiating. Interment will follow in Providence United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Sunday at Harrelson Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to Sandy Mush Baptist Church, 676 US Highway 221a, Forest City, NC 28043 or to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the family of Jessie Lowery Hewitt. An online guest registry is available at www.harrelsonfuneralhome. com. Paid Obit
6A — The Sunday Courier, Forest City, NC, Sunday, June 20, 2010
Calendar/Local
Ongoing Camp Harmony: Monday through Friday, through 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.
Monday, June 21 Foothills Harvest Thrift Store: This week, children’s shorts and T-shirts, 50 cents.
Tuesday, June 22 Red Cross Preparedness and Safety Camp: Tuesday, June 22-Friday, June 25; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday; students receive Red Cross Babysitter’s Training, Child and infant CPR, first aid and disaster preparedness. Amateur Radio Club: Tuesday, June 22, 7 p.m. Rutherford County Annex, Rutherfordton. Informal gathering to discuss the organzation of a new Amateur Radio Club. For further information contact Don Whisnant 453-1698. Sons of the American Revolution meeting: 7 p.m., Old Tryon Genealogy Society Library on Doggett Road. Rutherford County American Red Cross Disaster Team meeting: 6 p.m., at the Chapter House on Oakland Road; a barbecue meal will be served and an introduction to Disaster Action Teams will follow; for more information, please call 287-5916. 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 additional information.
Wednesday, June 23 Spanish for English speakers: Free course offered June 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. Children’s summer reading program: Every Wednesday, 9 a.m., through 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 (all ages and reading levels).
Thursday, June 24 Winemaking 101 Workshop: June 24, July 1, 15 and 22, Love Story Farm; cost is $50 for the workshop, which includes making and taking two bottles of California Chardonnay 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. ON MY OWN series: 1:30 p.m., at the Carolina Event and Conference Center; Lt. Chris Adkins will conduct a personal safety course. Sponsored by Hospice of Rutherford County. Spindale Neighborhood Alliance meeting: 7 p.m., Spindale House; Spindale residents are invited to come and create plans and projects; for information, call 288-4875 after 6 p.m.
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Greenhouses like this one allows residents of CooperRiis to grow and harvest plants and crops throughout the year. The produce is used on site, as well as sold to area farmers markets.
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needed. They didn’t want others to face the same struggles in trying to find paths to recovery through the fragmented -- and often frustrating -- mental health system, Cooper said. CooperRiis is a farm complete with animals, hay fields, vegetable and flower gardens. It is home to one half of the facility’s employees. Staff members live in apartments with their family members. “This is a community where people live together to work out projects and to help people,” Cooper said. “People with mental illness feel defined by their illness. They have very low self-esteems and don’t feel comfortable getting out of the house. “But here they relax, they feel they are appreciated and they begin to feel gain hope again,” Cooper said. Programs allow residents to become educated about their own illness and learn how to handle their situations. “They have a sense when things are difficult and they know when they can’t handle it,” Cooper continued. “They have their own corrective plan and are in control of their health, gaining independence.”
13th Annual Kids and Cops: 9 a.m. to noon, Forest City Dunbar Park, hosted by Forest City Police Department; geared toward kids ages 12 and younger, but families are welcome as well; free pizza, drinks, balloons and bracelets handed out; also, trophies will be awarded to best police car, best fire truck, best rescue unit and best EMS unit. Any business or civic organizations that would like to participate are asked to contact Lacey Euten, Forest City Police Department, 245-5555, ext. 2101. Camp Harmony: Monday through Friday, through 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.
One-third of the residents are from the Carolinas, the others come from all across the country. “We’ve had residents from 38 different states,” Cooper said. CooperRiis is a nationally-recognized mental health recovery program, with all aspects of the healing process — mentally, physically, emotionally. A depressed person does not exercise and doesn’t go outdoors. Those two facets cause a lot of physical problems, Cooper said. There is strong clinical intervention. “There is phenomenal success,” Cooper said. “People come here to relax. They do not feel threatened. They find themselves.”
We’ve had residents from 38 different states ... There is phenomenal success. People come here to relax. They do not feel threatened. They find themselves. —Don Cooper
Co-founder, CoopeRiis
Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@thedigitalcourier.com.
Mission Statement Our healing mission is to enable individuals, whose lives are impeded by mental illness or emotional distress, to develop their capabilities for creativity, wholeness, relationship and optimal health, so that they can achieve their highest levels of fulfillment and functioning and respond productively to their future challenges and opportunities for growth. Lisbeth writes, “How can we expect peoples’ lives to change for the better if we keep treating and mistreating mental illness with insufficient, narrow and under-
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through The Courier, I can track the traffic and all and see how many people are looking us up.” Gosnell said the GPS coordinate problems could be happening because Spindale hasn’t finished its E911 addressing project. “I looked it up when I got the letter, and I just changed our address because now we have the new E911 addressing,” Gosnell said. Barley’s new address is 123 W. Main
funded methods that breed hopelessness. I have seen hope, and it is real. I have seen recovery and want it to be available to all who seek a fulfilled and functional life.” The name CooperRiis, originates from their family names, Cooper is Don’s family name, and he is originally from Minneapolis. Riis is Lisbeth’s family name. She was born in Denmark and came to the United States when she was 22.
St. When customers or passersby scan the barcode — or Quick Response code — their Internet-enabled smartphones or other devices take them to a Google Places page that describes Barley’s. Users can also take snapshots and post reviews. “We put the sticker on the front door, and we’ve had a few people ask about it,” Gosnell said. “I’m really excited.” Hayward said the search giant will periodically send out more stickers. Here are steps to get listed, according to Google: n Businesses unlock their free business listing with Google Places,
allowing them to enhance the content of their listings with photos, correct hours, coupons and more. This also tells Google that the business’ location is correct. n Google identifies the most popular local businesses based on how many Google users looked for more information about a business, looked for driving directions to the business, and more. Business owners can get this data about their business after they claim their free listing at google. com/lbc.” Contact Baughman via e-mail at sbaughman@thedigitalcourier.com.
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Friday, June 25 “Holes for Houses” Charity Golf Tournament: 9 a.m. shotgun start, Cleghorn Plantation in Rutherfordton; benefit for Rutherford County Habitat for Humanity. To register, call 2450716.
The average age of residents is 30, and today’s residents range in age from 18 to 57. “We’ve also had older residents,” he said. The facility has 11 part-time volunteers who teach a variety of classes, such as woodworking, art, theater, gardening and others. One resident has a strong background in theater, has written her own play and has plans to present it. Residents with a background in music perform in the dining area.
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Business Notes Stephen Cefalu joins St. Luke’s Hospital
COLUMBUS — Stephen Cefalu, MSW, LCSW, has joined the St. Luke’s Hospital team in the geriatric psychiatry unit. Cefalu’s responsibilities include daily patient evaluations, memory testing, gathering the psychosocial information from patients and families that can aid in treatment, counseling and education patients and families. A native of New Jersey, Cefalu received his master’s degree in Social Work completing his undergraduate work at Davidson College and his graduate studies at Washington University. He has worked in a variety of mental health settings. Cefalu moved to Flat Rock with his wife, Leila, an Asheville native, after graduation. They have an 11-monthold daughter, Maggie, and enjoy traveling to their favorite destinations, Charleston and the Outer Banks. He also enjoys sports, especially Davidson basketball and Mets baseball, reading, watching movies, music and spending time with his family. The St. Luke’s Hospital Geriatric Psychiatry Unit is a 10-bed, inpatient facility serving adults age 55 and over. For more information about the St. Luke’s Hospital Geriatric Psychiatry Unit, please call 894-3525 ext. 3333.
Foothills Connect offering classes
RUTHERFORDTON — There is still time to join the sustainable agriculture classes being offered by Foothills Connect Business and Technology Center. Taught by Tony Kleese, an acknowledged expert in sustainable agriculture, the classes will touch on such subjects as: n increasing yield without using harmful chemicals; n extending the growing season, and n defending your crops against new pests and blights. Kleese will conduct the four classes at the Woodrow Jones Building from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, June 22 and 29, July 13 and 20. Among his many activities, Kleese has served as Coordinator of the Organic Trade Association’s Organic Certifiers Council working with organic certifiers from across the US to help develop the USDA’s national organic standards. Cost for the complete program is $79. Scholarships are available for those who qualify. To enroll or for information, call 288-1650.
Duke challenging Ohio tax assessment
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — School districts in southwest Ohio say they’ll lose thousands of dollars if Duke Energy Corp. is successful in a challenge of its personal property tax assessment. The power company has held back on a $20 million payment as the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals considers the challenge filed in December. The issue affects about 700 school districts and communities in several counties. Among them, the Lakota school district expects to lose $750,000 and the Monroe schools expect a loss of more than $100,000. Charlotte, N.C.-based Duke pays Ohio personal property tax on items including meters, substations and transition lines. Spokeswoman Pat Hoffmann says the state’s assessment “significantly overvalues” the property and that it could have cut $40 million from its tax bill based on its calculations.
Courier revamps editorial team FOREST CITY — This week two personnel changes were made in The Daily Courier newsroom. John Trump joins the news staff as news editor and Allison Flynn has assumed the duties of lifestyle and special projects editor. Courier executive editor Steve Parham said that the changes are designed to enable the newsroom to more easily adapt to the rapidly changing media environment while at the same time refocusing on its core task of providing solid, local news reporting for the newspapers’ readers. Trump, a veteran newspaper reporter and editor, will be in charge of the day-to-day operations in the newsroom.
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Flynn will be leading the newspapers effort to create a series of new specialty pages that will focus on issues and trends in lifestyle, editing the paper’s feature pages and coordi-
nating special editions and projects. Trump has worked at newspapers in North Carolina, Alabama and Nevada. In North Carolina, he was at the Henderson Daily Dispatch, the New Bern Sun Journal, the Fayetteville Observer, and managed three community papers for Media General in Rockingham County. He also worked at the Florence, Ala., Times Daily and the Las Vegas Sun. Flynn has been a reporter and editor with The Courier for the past 16 months. She is a graduate of Chase High and Please see Courier, Page 8A
Associated Press
Ann Nash of Raleigh unpacks shirts and pulls out sleeves at Peter Millar so that the cuffs can be embroidered, at the Peter Millar warehouse in Raleigh. At Peter Millar, located in a low-profile office park on the southwest edge of Raleigh, the attention to detail, commitment to quality and a North Carolina-grown appreciation of classic menswear has helped catapult the company into one of the hottest brands on the market, particularly for golfers.
Popular golf attire comes from N.C. An AP Member Exchange By RON GREEN Jr. The Charlotte Observer
CARY — They remember the mints. When boxes of golf shirts and shorts and other high-end menswear are shipped from the Peter Millar office and warehouse, the packing list includes mints. When customers unpack their orders, they are struck by three things: The quality of what they’ve ordered; each item comes out of the box in the order it’s listed on the packing sheet; and, mints are included for
the pleasure of it. It’s a little thing, but this year when a few boxes arrived short of mints (they ran out briefly), phone calls started coming. At Peter Millar, located in a lowprofile office park on the southwest edge of Raleigh, the attention to detail, commitment to quality and a North Carolina-grown appreciation of classic menswear has helped catapult the company into one of the hottest brands on the market, particularly for golfers. The only thing missing is Eastern North Carolina barbecue.
It’s through golf that the brand has become almost instantly recognizable. It’s what many of the Titleist touring pros wear at tournaments. It’s what the NBC Sports golf team wears. And, it’s what’s the U.S. Ryder Cup team will wear in Wales this fall. The brand is the creation of Chris Knott, who grew up working at a Fuquay-Varina men’s store and attended East Carolina University. Intent on getting into the men’s clothing business, Knott worked in New York and learned quality and style at
Please see Golf, Page 8A
NEW BUSINESS George Harris, left, has opened Antique and Variety Store at 627 W. Main St. in Forest City. A ribbon cutting for the business was held Thursday by the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce. The store offers antiques and collectibles, including such things as Tonka trucks, old glassware and used books. Harris said he intends to bring in new items on a regular basis from estate sales and auctions. He said items that don’t sell will be donated to Hospice. In addition to Hospice, Harris said the shop will offer help to Smile Train and St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Smile Train helps children with cleft palates. Harris said the business is “not your typical store,” and he urged people stop by and browse the merchandise. Here, Mayor Dennis Tarlton, right, talks with Harris about items in the store. The store is currently open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Larry Dale/Daily Courier
8A — The Sunday Courier, Forest City, NC, Sunday, June 20, 2010
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Western Carolina University. She did an internship at the Courier while in college. Prior to joining The Courier, Flynn worked at the Shelby Star for nine years. “The media world has been changing rapidly over the past several years and The Courier, like all community newspapers, has been trying to find the best ways that we can employ to continue to provide our readers the local news they need and want,” Parham said. The newspaper is currently engaged in a number of ongoing projects to strengthen its ability to get news and information to the people of Rutherford County. Those efforts include improving the quality of the print newspaper as well as improving the newspaper’s reach with its Website and enabling access with other mass media tools and products. Publisher Jodi V. Brookshire said the changes in the newsroom should help the paper improve its ability to bring relevant news and features to readers in Rutherford County. “It is very exciting to have a highly experienced news editor such as John Trump join the team at The Daily Courier,” Brookshire said. “John will be a tremendous asset that will enable us to provide a concentrated focus on community news while Allison Flynn develops a new line up of features and lifestyle pages. I am confident that our readers will enjoy these changes as we begin to introduce them in the coming months.”
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Mortgage fraud probe nets almost 500 arrests WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department announced Thursday that investigators have made nearly 500 arrests since March in a major crackdown on mortgage fraud. The nationwide initiative called Operation Stolen Dreams is the largest collective enforcement effort aimed at confronting the problem of mortgage fraud, Attorney General Eric Holder told a news conference. It involves 1,215 criminal defendants in cases that uncovered more than $2.3 billion in losses. The Justice Department also has engaged in civil enforcement actions to recover more than $147 million in the operation.
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Hugo Boss and Burberry among other labels before introducing his own brand of cashmere sweaters during 2001. Now, the Peter Millar brand is as familiar to golfers as Foot-Joy and TaylorMade, though it’s much more than a golfwear company. Peter Millar golf shirts range from $78 to $98, a price Knott stuck with even when industry insiders suggested he should ask more per shirt a few years ago. “I’ve been in the clothing business since I was 14, and I’ve seen everything come and go,” Knott said. “Everything was going super high-end and I felt there was a need for a product like ours, something that’s made well and it doesn’t cost a telephone number to buy it.” Sitting inside his office, Knott is wearing khakis, a green golf shirt and flip-flop-style sandals. There are fabric samples scattered about and mannequins dressed in samples from the company’s fall collection. Work has begun on the spring 2011 line. Along with Scott Mahoney, who joined the company as president and CEO in 2005, Knott has nurtured Peter Millar into a dynamic player in
Two Countrywide companies will pay $108 million to settle allegations that they inflated the fees that homeowners paid. Hundreds of FBI agents are working on task forces with other law enforcement agencies to combat a type of crime that poses “a risk to our economic stability” as a nation, FBI Director Robert Mueller told the news conference. The Justice Department said the probe has resulted in significant criminal cases in Chico, Calif.; Miami; Detroit; Duluth, Minn.; New Jersey, and Atlanta. In Detroit, investigators broke up a “ghost loan” mortgage scheme in which the conspirators allegedly posed
as mortgage brokers, appraisers, real estate and title agents. They recruited over 108 straw buyers and obtained some 500 mortgages totaling more than $100 million.
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nies running national ads.” But golfers see Steve Stricker and others sporting Peter Millar logos. They see the shirts at better golf shops, at Nordstrom (the only department store with access to the line) and at men’s specialty shops.
A beagle, with the title of vice president for security, wanders the stockroom where shelves are stacked with boxes of everything in the collection. On Friday, the 55 employees eat hot dogs together at lunch. The clothes are made around the world, but they wind up at the office park in Cary where each order is hand packed. There’s an embroidery shop on site where club logos are stitched. “You can identify their merchandise from a million miles away,” says Marty Hackel, fashion editor for Golf Digest magazine. “When you can identify clothes without looking at the label, you know they’ve done something significant.” Peter Millar, Knott and Mahoney will tell you, is not a golf brand but a lifestyle brand. Mahoney talks about capturing a “share of the closet,” which means outfitting a man from shoes to a coat. They have a simple philosophy: If it’s something Knott or Mahoney — two middle-aged men — wouldn’t wear, they won’t make it. “We are our customers,” Knott says. It’s golf that has opened the door and accounts for approximately half of the company’s thriving business. “Golf buys the airwaves,” Knott says. “Golf has television, and that’s awesome. You don’t see clothing compa-
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Some clubs have gone so far as to provide Peter Millar clothing for special events. Golfers can pick what they want on a Thursday and, by Saturday, the merchandise is there, specially embroidered for each person. They even make boxer shorts, which are expensive — three pair for $90 — but are so popular there were none in the warehouse recently, forcing customers to wait. Peter Millar’s sales climbed steadily through 2008 before going flat during the economic downturn in 2009, when many similar companies saw precipitous drops. This year, Mahoney says, the increase in orders has been substantial. And, you might ask, just who is Peter Millar? Knott’s mother was an antiques dealer and years ago bought a collection that included an antique lawnball. The ball had its owner’s name — Peter Millar — printed on it. When it came time to name his company, Knott settled on Peter Millar. The ball is on display at the company office in Cary. A dish of mints is nearby.
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Kinley Jaden King celebrated her 1st birthday on May 22, 2010. She is the daughter of Amber King of Rutherfordton & Jesse King of Forest City. Brother, Bryson Harper & sister, Harley King. Maternal Grandparents are Tammy & James Owens of Rutherfordton, Robert Tate of Rutherfordton. Paternal Grandparents are Dot Parker of Forest City, Avery & Renee King of Forest City. Maternal Great-Grandparents are James & Sandra Morgan of Rutherfordton, Lavanda & Mason Turner of Columbus, Jo & Doyle Tate of Forest City. Maternal Great-Great Grandparents are Mildred Morgan of Rutherfordton, Cornelia Prince of Columbus. We love you baby girl!
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Senate effort to avoid Medicare cuts is to late WASHINGTON (AP) — After a week of partisan wrangling, the Senate on Friday passed legislation to spare doctors a 21 percent cut in Medicare payments looming for months. But the last-ditch effort came too late. Moments after the Senate acted, Medicare announced it would begin processing claims it has already received for June at the lower rate. The reason: the House cannot act on the fix until next week.
President Barack Obama waves as he leaves after delivering remarks at the groundbreaking of a road project funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Friday in Columbus, Ohio. Associated Press
Oil spill has shifted Obama’s focus away from political goals An AP News Analysis By NANCY BENAC Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON — BP chief executive Tony Hayward committed a faux pas when he admitted he wanted his life back. President Barack Obama is too smart to say it aloud, but he wants his presidency back. To that end, the president’s team this past week unilaterally declared an “inflection point” in the Gulf of Mexico debacle. He framed his Oval Office address and BP’s creation of a $20 billion compensation fund as a turning point when the public regained confidence in Obama’s response to an environmental disaster whose negative political effects are spreading along with the gushing crude. The crisis has cost Obama dearly, in time and focus. He’d rather devote his time to push for passage of jobs legislation, put in place his new health care plan, develop an energy package, tend to two wars and deal with other priorities. That doesn’t just hurt him; it’s a frustration to congressional Democrats anxious to project a can-do image ahead of the fall elections. Obama’s address to the nation Tuesday night was designed to reassure people that he’s in charge in the Gulf, thinking ahead to the nation’s broader energy needs and keeping up with the myriad demands of office. He also offered rosy talk that BP soon could capture up to 90 percent of the oil spewing from the broken well. That’s extremely iffy. For all the hype attached to the speech, Obama did himself far more good a day later when he delivered more than words — the $20 billion BP-financed fund to cover the mounting economic costs to those whose lives the oily menace has upended. Then, Obama tried to shift
attention elsewhere. The president, who began his week on the Gulf’s beaches, ended it at a government-financed road project in Ohio, putting his focus squarely on jobs and the economy. The administration is calling this “Recovery Summer.” That refers to an anticipated spike in jobs created by last year’s $862 billion economic stimulus package. But it could just as well reflect the administration’s hopeful thinking about public perceptions of Obama’s handling of the spill, the economy and more. It will take more than a catchy title, though, to make up for lost ground — on the economy or in the Gulf. Economic growth has rebounded in the past year. Yet the unemployment rate still is perilously close to 10 percent. About 1 million gallons or more of oil per day still are spewing into the Gulf. An AP-Gfk poll released midweek found that people are angry about the government’s handling of the spill, and many doubt Washington really could help them in a disaster. For all of that, though, the president’s overall job performance rating is holding steady at a respectable 50 percent. Obama has acknowledged that joblessness probably will continue at high levels into next year. He’s spoken of the limits of his power in responding to the Gulf spill. He told people at a Louisiana bait shop: “I can’t suck it up with a straw. All I can do is make sure that I put honest hardworking smart people in place” to contain the oil and do right by those it is harming. And, he might add, put the screws to BP. That’s an important shift from Obama’s earlier, scattershot efforts to demonstrate he’s tuned in to public sentiment and in control.
Admonished for seeming detached, Obama pushed his anger level to DEFCON 1, promising to kick ass. Accused of being remote, Obama atoned with his physical presence — multiple trips to the Gulf, where he adopted a just-folks vernacular by droppin’ Gs when eatin’ and talkin’ with shrimpers and oystermen. Eager to demonstrate not just command but compassion, Obama invited relatives of the 11 oil workers killed in the disaster to meet him at the White House, where he cuddled the newborn baby of one of those lost. The $20 billion recovery fund helps Obama pivot from empathy to concrete problem-solving. But there’s still a risk that high expectations will give way to frustration with how the fund is actually administered by an independent arbiter — not the government. Bill Galston, a former Clinton administration domestic policy adviser now at the Brookings Institution, said fund administrator Kenneth Feinberg is highly regarded, but also a very careful man. Careful administration of the fund may well mean a slower pace of disbursements than affected families and businesses in the Gulf want. It also could mean that BP isn’t asked to pay for everything that the government wants. Whether the issue is damage claims from the Gulf or jobs created in Ohio, the public is hungry for tangible results. “The single most important thing right now is to show change that people can believe in,” says Galston. “And at this point, the only change they’ll believe in is change that they can touch and see and feel — and that’s true both in the Gulf and in the economy.” Nancy Benac has covered government and politics in Washington for more than 25 years.
That means doctors, nurse practitioners, physical therapists and other providers who bill under Medicare’s physician fee schedule will have to resubmit their claims if they want to be made whole, with added paperwork costs both for the providers and for taxpayers. “Congress is playing Russian roulette with seniors’ health care,” Dr. Cecil B. Wilson, president of the American Medical Association, said in a statement. “This is no way to run a major health coverage program.” AARP, the seniors’ lobby, called the cut “unprecedented” and “dangerous” even if it’s only temporary. Nancy LeaMond, the group’s executive vice president, warned it would undermine confidence in the stability of the giant health care program for 46 million elderly and disabled people. “This cut creates a dangerous atmosphere for seniors and their doctors, and will contribute to more doctors making the decision already made by some physicians to stop taking Medicare patients,” she said. The billings affected by the cut cover the early part of this month. An earlier congressional reprieve expired May 31. Medicare had been holding off on processing claims in the hopes lawmakers would act, but the agency said it can no longer do that without hurting doctors’ cash flow. The Medicare cuts are required under a 1990s budget-cutting law that Congress has routinely waived. This time, lawmakers’ concerns about adding to the deficit held up a deal to allow an exception to enforcement of the law. The bill passed by the Senate delays the cuts until the end of November — after congressional elections — when lawmakers hope the political climate is better for passing a more permanent, and expensive, solution. The bill would also increase payments to providers by 2.2 percent. The legislation, which costs about $6.5 billion, is paid for with a series of health care and pension changes that both Democrats and Republicans agreed to. The Senate approved the measure by voice vote Friday after failing the night before to pass a larger package that included the funds. The larger package included jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed, aid to cash-strapped states and the extension of dozens of popular tax breaks for businesses and individuals that expired at the end last year. The package failed to generate enough votes Thursday evening to end a Republican filibuster. Vice President Joe Biden, speaking before the Senate acted, blamed Republicans for being unwilling go along with a permanent fix to the doctor cuts — which would cost tens of billions more. He said the underlying physician payment formula is unworkable, and should be repealed. “The failure to deal with this problem adds to the anxiety of seniors...and complicates the planning for medical practice,” Biden said. “It’s just not fair to keep this anxiety level constantly in play here.” He called it “a shameful example of business as usual.” The political gridlock has angered doctors. The AMA says continuing financial uncertainty may lead some doctors to stop taking new Medicare patients, and others may drop out of the program altogether. “It is astounding that Congress has let seniors down through their inability to deal with this problem on time and in a responsible fashion,” Wilson said.
Preliminary Notification of possible Impact to Historic Property USDA, Rural Development through its Rural Business Service is considering an application for financial assistance from Surry Bank of Mount Airy, North Carolina. The specific elements of this proposed action consist of an application to provide a loan guarantee on Surrey’s Bank proposed loan to East Coast Entertainment, LLC for the purpose of funding the construction and to provide operating capital for a theater at 106E-112 E. Main Street in Forest City, NC. If implemented, the proposed project will impact Historic Properties since the buildings are listed in the Main Street Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places. Four (4) buildings will be demolished to accommodate new construction. The proposal has been submitted for review and concurrence with the NC Department of Cultural Resources’ State Historic Preservation Office. The purpose of this notice is to inform the public of this result and to request comments concerning (1) the impacts of the proposed location on the four (4) historic buildings (2) the alternatives that were considered that would avoid these impacts, and (3) the stipulations that must be carried out in order to take into account the effect of the undertaking on historic properties. The proposed action is available for review at the following Agency office: USDA, Rural Development, 844 Wallace Grove Road, Shelby, NC 28150. The proposed action is also available for review at the Forest City Town Hall, 128 N. Powell Street, Forest City, NC 28043. Any person interested in commenting on the proposed action may do so by sending such comments within 30 days following the date of this publication to Mr. Lamar Wortman, USDA Rural Development, 844 Wallace Grove Road, Shelby, NC 28150or by telephone at 704-471-2035. USDA will consider comments received within 30 days of this notice in the preparation of the Environmental Assessment. A general location map for the proposed action is shown below.
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Nation Today Storms nail Midwest DEXTER, Mich. (AP) — Severe thunderstorms sweeping through the Midwest have killed a motorist in Michigan, shattered windows in an iconic Chicago skyscraper and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people. Sheriff’s officials say a driver was killed near Dexter, Mich., about 40 miles west of Detroit, when winds toppled a tree onto a vehicle. In Chicago, powerful winds and heavy rains broke windows in the 110-story Willis Tower. Witnesses say the debris looked like icicles falling from the skyscraper, formerly known as Sears Tower. Utility officials say power is out for about 215,000 Chicago-area customers and 150,000 in Michigan. In Indiana, winds gusts stronger than 75 mph knocked out power to about 60,000 customers. Storms left about 19,000 in the dark in Wisconsin.
Alert issued for Afghans SAN ANTONIO (AP) — U.S. military investigators are asking law enforcement nationwide to be on the lookout for Afghan military members who went AWOL while training in Texas, though none is believed to be a national security threat, officials said Friday. Air Force spokesman Gary Emery said 17 Afghans disappeared from
Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio one-by-one over the last 18 months, but a federal law enforcement official says seven have been accounted for. The men were vetted by the military and aren’t believed to be connected to one another or to any terrorist group, Emery said. All had been studying English as a precursor to training sponsored by the U.S. and Afghan militaries. There was no information indicating the Afghans posed a threat, but the bulletin helps provide better investigative leads to immigration authorities, Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman Brian Hale said.
Painter misspells name STOUGHTON, Wis. (AP) — A painter working on a Wisconsin water tower left behind one big typo. The mistake had Stoughton (STOH’-tuhn) residents scratching their heads. The new paint job had the town’s name without the second T. It was spelled “S-T-O-U-G-HO-N,” rather than “S-T-O-U-G-H-TO-N.” It turns out a painter from Neumann Co. in Romeoville, Ill., had the correct information but simply forgot the second T when painting the 6-foot letters. And the name was spelled right on one side of the tower. It’s just the side facing town that’s wrong.
Thoughts of Dad Born just in time for the Great Depression. As a young boy all he knew was work. Facing the north end of a south bound mule, he was proud to do it, it made him feel like a man. Is it true love to plant a seed – nourish it – keep out the weeds – then watch it grow everyday? Or run barefoot through new plowed ground – or listen to the sweet sounds of life as it passes our way? He took pride in his work, made every row straight – get the work done – no time to wait. He made a life on the land – did the work with his own hands and grew to the man we all knew. And now the harvest time has come, passing time till the setting sun. Our old buddy has gone, he gave us love, dad gave us steel – never give up – never will – his horizons bring us a new song. Can you worship God from deep inside? Be a steward of his countryside and show his love the best that you can. We all fall short of what God wants for us, be he’s got the love and we’ve got the trust. He’ll welcome Dad with his outstretched arms. By: Gary Conner
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BP CEO’s yacht outing angers Gulf residents VENICE, La. (AP) — Just when it seemed Gulf residents couldn’t get any more outraged about the massive oil spill fouling their coastline, word came Saturday that BP’s CEO was taking time off to attend a glitzy yacht race in England. Tony Hayward’s latest public relations gaffe didn’t sit well with people in the U.S. who have seen their livelihoods ruined by the massive twomonth oil spill. “Man, that ain’t right. None of us can even go out fishing, and he’s at the yacht races,” said Bobby Pitre, 33, who runs a tattoo shop in Larose, La. “I wish we could get a day off from the oil, too.” As social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook lit up with anger, BP spokespeople rushed to defend Hayward, who has drawn withering criticism as the public face of his company’s halting efforts to stop the worst oil spill in U.S. history. BP spokesman Robert Wine said it’s the first break Hayward has had since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded April 20, killing 11 workers and setting off the undersea gusher. “He’s spending a few hours with his family at a weekend,” Wine said Saturday. “I’m sure that everyone would understand that.” Not Mike Strohmeyer, who owns the Lighthouse Lodge in Venice, on Louisiana’s southern tip, who said Hayward was “just numb.” “I don’t think he has any feelings,” he said. “If I was in his position, I think I’d be in a more responsible place. I think he should be with someone out trying to plug the leak.” And not Raymond Canevari, 59, of Pensacola, Fla., an artist who said he was insulted by Hayward’s attendance at the race. “I think everyone has the right do what they want in their free time, but he doesn’t have the right to have free time at all,” said Canevari. “Not until this crisis is resolved.” Wine said Hayward is known to be keenly interested in the annual race around the Isle of Wight, one of the world’s largest. It attracts more than 1,700 boats and 16,000 sailors as famous yachtsmen compete with wealthy amateurs in the 50-nautical mile course around the island. Hayward was watching his 52-foot (16-meter) yacht “Bob,” made by the Annapolis, Md.-based boatbuilder Farr Yacht Design. It has a list price of nearly $700,000. The outing is one of a series of missteps by Hayward in recent weeks. He suggested to the Times of London that Americans were particularly likely to file bogus claims over the spill, then later told residents of Louisiana that no one wanted to resolve the crisis as badly as he did because “I’d like my life back.” Even the British press, much more sympathetic than American media to the company’s plight, has expressed disbelief at its strategy. “It is hard to recall a more catastrophically mishandled public relations response to a crisis than the one we are witnessing,” the Daily
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The sun rises before the 5am start during the JP Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race, with The yacht “Bob” owned by BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward, left, Saturday near Cowes, Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England. Spokeswoman Sheila Williams said Hayward took time off his duties handling the environmental catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico to see his boat participate in Saturday’s race.
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Telegraph’s Jeremy Warner wrote Friday. That was before news about the yacht race broke but after the chief executive appeared at a U.S. House hearing and dodged questions, claiming he was out of the loop on decisions surrounding the well that blew when the Deepwater Horizon exploded. President Barack Obama’s chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, called Hayward’s decision to attend the yacht race a public relations fiasco and told ABC’s “This Week,” that Hayward had “got his life back.” “I think we can all conclude that Tony Hayward is not going to have a second career in PR consulting,” he said in an interview taped Saturday. Obama has also struggled to counter criticism of how his administration has handled the disaster. Up to 120 million gallons of oil has already gushed into the Gulf. Crude has been washing up from Louisiana to Florida, killing birds and fish, coating delicate marshes and wetlands and covering pristine beaches with tar balls. A pair of relief wells that won’t be done until August is the best bet to stop the massive spill. By late June, BP hopes a newly expanded containment system can keep nearly 90 percent of the flow from the broken pipe from hitting the ocean. But the buzz Saturday on social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook was all about Hayward’s yacht outing, with many noting that Gulf residents want their lives back too. It was not clear whether Hayward took part in the race, which he attended with his son, or was just a spectator. His boat finished fourth in its class. It often costs tens of thousands of dollars (pounds) to equip a yacht for a race as competitive as the Isle of Wight. Meanwhile, environmentalists and local officials along the Gulf were infuriated by Hayward’s weekend plans. “I’m glad Mr. Hayward is on a yacht, because he certainly hasn’t been helping us,” said Robert Craft, the mayor of Gulf Shores, Ala. Officials on the Alabama coast estimate tourism is down about 50 percent because of the spill. Questions remained about whether Hayward is still in charge of the cleanup effort. BP Chairman CarlHenric Svanberg seemed to suggest Friday that he was being withdrawn from the front line of the response. “It is clear that Tony has made remarks that have upset people,” Svanberg told Sky News television, adding that Hayward was “now handing over” daily operations to BP Managing Director Bob Dudley. But BP spokeswoman Sheila Williams said Svanberg was misunderstood and that only a transition to Dudley, an American with 30 years in the oil business, had begun. “Hayward is very much in charge until we’ve stopped the leak,” she told the AP on Saturday.
My name is Hope Annaliese Emaline Bradley and I turned ONE year old on June 8th! My Mother and Poppa are Corbie & Eric Bradley. We live in Mill Spring. I have THREE brothers: Casey, Nathan & Isaiah. My Mother’s people are Wayne & Liz Duncan. My Poppa’s people are Lawrence Bradley, Martha Searcy and Ray & Ruby Duncan.
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‘Pink pill’ to boost female libido proving elusive GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) — A “pink pill” to boost women’s sex drive remains elusive after a decade of searching by some of the world’s biggest drugmakers. A panel of health experts on Friday rejected the latest offering submitted for federal approval: an antidepressant drug that failed to increase sexual desire in two studies. The Food and Drug Administration’s panel of reproductive advisers voted unanimously that the benefits of the pill from Boehringer Ingelheim did not outweigh side effects, including fatigue, depression and fainting spells. “I am convinced that women’s sexual health is important and that many women suffer from sexual dysfunction, but I’m not convinced of a clinically meaningful benefit for this drug,” said panelist Paula Hillard, a gynecologist from Stanford University School of Medicine. The FDA will make its own
decision on the drug in coming months, though it usually follows the advice of its panelists. The drug flibanerin, which acts on serotonin and other brain chemicals, was originally studied as a depression therapy, but then repurposed as a libido pill after women reported unusually high levels of sexual satisfaction. Despite a modest uptick in sexually satisfying events reported in the studies, panelists said the drug’s benefits were not strong enough to warrant approval as a daily pill for women. The attempt to trigger sexual interest through brain chemistry is the drug industry’s latest approach to find a female equivalent to the blockbuster success of Pfizer’s erectile dysfunction drug, Viagra. Since that drug’s 1998 launch, more than two dozen experimental therapies have been studied for so-called “female sexual dysfunction,” a market worth an estimated
$2 billion. Initially, Pfizer tested Viagra on women, hoping that the drug’s ability to increase blood flow to the genitals would increase libido. When that didn’t work, drugmakers turned to hormones, including testosterone. In 2004, an FDA panel rejected Procter & Gamble’s testosterone patch, Intrinsa, due to unknown risks from long-term use. Two years earlier a massive government study found that hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women increased heart disease and breast cancer. Decision Resources analyst Alasdair Milton says that after years of disappointing results, the search for “female Viagra” may be winding down. But experts who have watched the drug industry’s dogged pursuit of a female dysfunction drug are not convinced the end is in sight. Dr. Leonore Tiefer, a psy-
chiatry professor at New York University who runs a private sex therapy practice, said drug companies may target narrower groups of women to find an effective therapy, but won’t give up the search anytime soon. Drug companies frequently cite a 1999 survey in the Journal of the American Medical Association that found 43 percent of U.S. women had some type of sexual dysfunction, though more rigorous, in-depth surveys have put the figure closer to 10 percent. The field of potential competitors in the market has narrowed considerably over the years. Currently the only company with a drug in late-stage development is BioSante Pharmaceuticals Inc., a small specialty drugmaker developing a testosterone gel called LibiGel. According to company executives, more than 1.8 million women received prescriptions for men’s testosterone gel last year, suggesting
a significant market. While currently marketed testosterone gels are designed to treat low hormone levels in men, doctors are free to prescribe them for alternate uses. “That shows you doctors are willing to write prescriptions for testosterone offlabel and women are willing to take it,” said BioSante Chief Financial Officer Phil Donenberg. But FDA approval of the company’s LibiGel is far from certain. After lengthy discussions with the agency, the company has agreed to track over 3,000 women for more than a year to detect potential side effects. Even if the gel turns out to be safe, Emory University Professor Kim Wallen said it’s unlikely to prove effective. “There have probably now been 50 studies on different kinds of testosterone regimens, and they all produce minimal or no effect” on sexual desire, according to Wallen.
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads who support, inspire, love, teach and care for their children Rick (Dadder) Blankenship Happy Father’s Day, Daddy! You’re my superman, my teacher, my best friend & my biggest fan. I love you more & more and thank God for you daily. Thank you for being my angel on earth!
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You’re the Greatest! Always there for me with help, advice & a big understanding heart. You’re a big source of strength & support. Thank you for listening, caring, giving, & sharing; but especially, just for being you. I love you.
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LARRY WOMACK I know I haven’t always said how I appreciate what you do. So I’m saying now, how blessed I feel to have a Stepdad just like you. Love, Tonia Head
Daddy, you are spending your 2nd Father’s Day in Heaven after a 7 year battle against lung cancer. You are our hero. We think about you every minute and miss you more everyday.
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You’re the best Dad in the whole wide world. You make me so happy! You are my best friend!! I love to play with you. You make me laugh, you are so funny! Love Always, Charlie
As you rest in Heaven, we still want you to know you are the greatest husband and dad any family could ask for. We miss you so much. We will always love you, Angie & Troops
&<KKT±$<OC@M N±"<T±OJ±+T±.JK ±+T±&@MJ #ECIL 2YAN 2OBBINS God has richly blessed me with you, Pop. Thank you for your unconditional love, the hugs, and all the I love you’s, but most of all for the spiritual heritage you have raised me in, and when at times the way seems dark you tell me “God will be with you, no matter what happens, and HE always is!” Your life and the way you have lived has been my example. Remember Pop, this world is not our home we’re just passing through for a little while, but soon Pop we will be “HOME”. I love you with all my heart, my sweet Pop, my Hero.
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Nation/world World Today A Pakistani police officer stands behind a bulletriddled glass door of a mosque near the site of a firing incident in Karachi, Pakistan on Saturday. Police launched a manhunt for four suspected militants who escaped from a court after several assailants threw hand grenades and opened fire there, according to police officer Iqbal Mahmood. One police officer and an attacker were killed in the shootout.
Militants kill 11 in jailbreak SAN’A, Yemen (AP) — Four suspected alQaida gunmen blasted their way into the intelligence headquarters of Yemen’s second largest city Saturday and freed several detainees in the group’s most spectacular operation since a U.S.backed government crackdown began late last year. The attack on the heavily protected security complex killed 11 and further bolstered U.S. concerns that Yemen’s weak central government may not be up to tackling an increasingly effective foe seemingly able to strike anywhere inside or outside the country. “We were hit where we least expected it,” Yemeni Information Minister Hassan al-Lozy told the Al-Arabiya news channel. “This is a serious escalation from these terrorist elements.” U.S. officials say insurgents, including Americans, are training in militant camps in Yemen’s vast lawless spaces and allying with powerful tribes opposed to the government of President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Power cuts lead to violence BAGHDAD (AP) — A protest over electricity shortages in oil-rich southern Iraq turned deadly when police opened fire to disperse the crowd on Saturday, killing one protester in a melee that warned of growing anger over the government’s failure to provide basic services. More than 3,000 protesters marched through Basra, which suffers from searing summer temperatures that can reach 120 degrees (50 degrees Celsius) and high humidity. They carried banners and chanted angry slogans demanding a solution to the power cuts that persist despite billions of dollars in reconstruction money since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. But the demonstration turned violent when protesters started throwing stones and advanced on the Basra provincial council building, setting fire to a guard’s cabin and prompting government security forces to fire into the air to disperse the crowd.
China moves on currency issue BEIJING (AP) — President Barack Obama welcomed China’s announcement Saturday that it will allow a more flexible exchange rate for its currency, saying it would help protect the economic recovery. The announcement by China’s central bank suggested a possible break from the yuan’s twoyear peg to the U.S. dollar — a source of friction between the two countries — but ruled out any large-scale appreciation. The People’s Bank of China mentioned no specific policy changes, though markets will be watched closely Monday for the announcement’s effects.
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Suspected drone strike kills 13 MIR ALI, Pakistan (AP) — A suspected U.S. missile strike killed 13 people Saturday in a Pakistani tribal region where several militant outfits plot attacks on Western troops across the border in Afghanistan, officials said. A roadside bomb aimed at police elsewhere in the country’s volatile northwest killed a civilian and wounded eight people. Also, gunmen opened fire on police at a court in the southern city of Karachi; one police officer and an attacker were killed. The attacks came as U.S. special envoy Richard Holbrooke met with Pakistani leaders in Islamabad, the latest in a series of visits aimed at shoring up Pakistani support for the American effort in Afghanistan. The missile, apparently fired from an unmanned drone, struck a house in Haider Khel village near North Waziristan’s Mir Ali town, said two intelligence officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to media on the record. Local government official Noor Mohammad said at least 13 people had been killed, while the intelligence officials said some foreigners were among the dead. Their exact identities and nationalities were not immediately clear.
The U.S. frequently uses missile strikes to take out Taliban and al-Qaida targets in Pakistan’s northwest, especially the lawless tribal regions where many insurgents hide. This year, the vast majority of the missile strikes have landed in North Waziristan, a segment of the tribal belt that houses several militant groups that focus on attacking Western troops across the border in Afghanistan. Pakistan publicly protests the strikes as violations of its sovereignty, and the attacks are deeply unpopular among the Pakistani people. But Islamabad is believed to assist in at least some of the missile attacks. The U.S. doesn’t publicly acknowledge the existence of the covert, CIA-run program. During a news conference Saturday, Holbrooke said Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida terror network had been severely degraded in recent years. But he declined to lay blame for the failure to find bin Laden or Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar. The two wanted men are “still at large, but they are under an intense pressure,” Holbrooke said. The envoy also praised Pakistan’s efforts in fighting militancy and acknowledged the thousands of lives the country has lost in the fight. He said the U.S. was commit-
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The Sunday Courier, Forest City, NC, Sunday, June 20, 2010 — 1B
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In arms race, Owls have edge Matt Hayes, the Owls’ head coach, is sitting comfortably on a sofa inside the team’s clubhouse. Hayes, in his Owls’ tee and shorts, is relaxed — well, as relaxed as he ever gets. “This next week will tell us a lot,” he says. The Owls were a game and a half ahead of rival, Gastonia in the West Division prior to Saturday night’s contest with the Blowfish of Columbia. Yeah, I have a hard time taking a team called, “Blowfish,” seriously. Besides, I hated listening to Hootie and his Blowfish nearly a decade ago. The Owls will face the Grizzlies twice before the first half of the Coastal Plain League season ends on Monday, June 28. Both games will be at McNair Field. Counting Saturday’s contest, the Owls have nine games remaining before the first half comes to a close. A mark of 6-3 should seal the Owls a postseason spot in the Petitt Cup — the franchise’s third such trip in as many seasons. That would put the team at 19-9 for the first half. Forest City’s hold on the West Division, and its’ postseason aspirations, may come down to how well the team hits over the next two months. The Owls seem to have a strong group of arms. In fact, Forest City’s team ERA of 1.89 is first in the CPL (Peninsula is second with a mark of 2.17). Forest City’s success in this area can be traced to the group’s command of the strike zone. The Owls’ pitchers have walked 38 batters in 167 innings pitched. That’s 14 less walks than Peninsula’s 52. The Owls lead the CPL with a whopping 182 Ks. That strong, almost 5-to-1 ratio of strike outs to walks can make any team a playoff contender. All the pitchers will need is a little run support. With both the college season mostly over and the MLB Draft behind them, the teams of the CPL will have settled rosters and lineups. That continuity will help all 15 clubs, but it may help the Owls the most. The core group of hitters — Will Skinner, Brian Burton, Grant Buckner and Konstantine Diamaduros — should be able to settle in and lead this team back into the Petitt Cup. Ties! We don’t need no stinkin’ ties! No, the above isn’t a Father’s Day joke, but actually the plight of Team USA. USA will face Algeria on Wednesday, June 23 at 10 a.m., and it is a must-win game. I’ve seen several scenarios in which USA gets through without a win, but why chance it? Plus, a win will be an excellent momentum-grabber for a team heading into the second round and a team coming off of one of the worst World Cup calls in history. A new coffee mug! WOW! The one image that I hold of my father, above all others, is this mental picture of him sitting atop his riding lawnmower in the 1970s. The ex-Marine (er, not active duty Marine) with his red bandana and cold PBR in a can is an image my brother and I always talk and laugh about. We love you, dad. Happy Father’s Day to all the dads including my own, Ed Bowers. Thanks for everything Dad.
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The Owls’ mascot, Hoot runs past first baseman Brian Burton (33) in this June 18 file photo. Hoot and the Owls were in action against the Columbia Blowfish Saturday at McNair Field.
Forest City blows up the Blowfish, 7-4 By KEVIN CARVER Sports Reporter
FOREST CITY — Brian Burton and Cade Stallings both provided early fireworks, catapulting a two-run shot each in a 7-4 win over Columbia on Fireworks Night at McNair Field, Saturday. Owls starting pitcher Anthony Tzamtzis made a stellar debut, throwing a three-hitter through six innings. Despite giving up a three-run home run in the ninth with two outs, Owls relief pitcher, Brett Stackhouse held the lead. Stackhouse threw three innings and allowed a lone hit. Columbia left a runner on in the first and two in the second inning, but Forest City’s offense woke-up in the bottom half of the second. Following a walk to Reed Harper, Burton unloaded on a 1-1 offering, leaving no doubt about this home run that floated over the Green Monster in left for a 2-0 lead. Stallings followed with a homer of his own in the next inning. After Grant Buckner earned a free pass, Stallings hammered a shot over the left-centerfield wall. The hit gave Forest City a 4-0 lead at the end of the third. The Owls struck again for two more runs in the fourth. Burton walked Please see Owls, Page 2B
The Owls’ Brian Burton, left, talks to Konstantine Diamaduros after Diamaduros’ at-bat in this June 18 file photo.
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Drivers Josh Hoots (112), Josh Wilkerson (25) and Lance Miller go three-wide during a Limited Sportsman event at Harris Motorspeedway in this Saturday, June 5 photo. Racing continues on Saturday’s at Harris.
Eight claim victory in races at Harris From staff reports
HARRIS — Racing continued at Harris Motorspeedway with eight winners being reported from events held on Saturday, June 12. In the FWD Series, Michael Stanton captured the checkered flag. Stanton clipped Chad Montgomery (2nd), Josh Dawson (3rd), Jacob Bridges (4th) and Mike Spencer (5th) for the win. In the Young Guns Series, Wendy Smith raced to the top and finished ahead of Kyle Smith (2nd), Justin Fowler (3rd) and Brittnye Evans (4th). In Pure Stock, Mitch Sill sped to the finish ahead of Josh Ayers (2nd), Chris
Jones (3rd), Michael Nelon (4th) and Mitchell Coggins (5th). Bubba Smith claimed the top spot in the Stock 8 Series. Smith crossed ahead of Chris Lytle (2nd), Ricky Teems (3rd), Darryl Price (4th) and Dale Edmonds (5th). In Limited Sportsman, Greg Dimsdale earned the checkered flag with a fast run to bypass Chris Jackson (2nd), Mike Messer (3rd), Josh Wilkerson (4th) and Danny Laughter (5th). In the Super Stock 4 Series, Stacy Brock rocketed to a first place finish ahead of Taylor Puckett (2nd), Damon
Crump (3rd), Jamie Barbrey (4th) and Brett Cooper (5th). In Street Stock 4, Mack Norris drove hard to the checkered flag ahead of Taylor Hicks (2nd), Justin Ward (3rd), Bradley Weaver (4th) and Dallas Miller (5th). In the Renegade Series, Dustin Morris was a touch to quick for the field. Morris claimed the win, while Lloyd Dean Burgess (2nd), Kyle Westmoreland (3rd), Willie Teems (4th) and Ed Hodges (5th) rounded out the top finishers. Races were held on Saturday, and results were unavailable at press time.
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Troy Glaus hits walk- Scoreboard off HR to lift Braves BASEBALL over Royals, 5-4 National League
ATLANTA (AP)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Troy Glaus hit a leadoff homer in the ninth inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Saturday night for their fourth straight victory. Brian McCann also homered for the Braves, who have won 13 of 14 at home to improve to 23-7 at Turner Field. Atlanta moved 1 1/2 games ahead of the second-place New York Mets in the NL East. Billy Wagner (5-0) pitched a scoreless ninth to earn the win. Royals starter Zack Greinke fell behind 2-0 in the first. Chipper Jones hit an RBI single, moved to second on the throw and advanced to third on a passed ball. He scored on shortstop Yuniesky Betancourtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s throwing error.
Red Sox 5, Dodgers 4
BOSTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Dustin Pedroia singled home the winning run with two outs in the ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox overcame Manny Ramirezâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homer to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 on Saturday.
Twins 13, Phillies 10, 11 innings
PHILADELPHIA (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Joe Mauer hit a tying homer off Brad Lidge to cap a five-run rally in the ninth inning and Delmon Young drove in the go-ahead run in the 11th, leading Minnesota over Philadelphia.
Yankees 5, Mets 3
NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mark Teixeira and Curtis Granderson each hit a two-run homer, Phil Hughes became the American Leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second 10-game winner and the New York Yankees ended the Metsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; eight-game winning streak.
Angels 12, Cubs 0
CHICAGO (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Howie Kendrick hit a leadoff homer to start a big day for Los Angelesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; offense and Jered Weaver pitched seven stellar innings in a rout of struggling Chicago.
White Sox 1, Nationals 0
WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jake Peavy pitched a three-hitter for his fourth career shutout and Chicago beat Washington for its season-high fifth straight victory.
Blue Jays 3, Giants 0
TORONTO (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Aaron Hill hit a two-run homer to snap a scoreless tie in the eighth inning and Toronto beat San Francisco.
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Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games L.A. Angels 7, Chicago Cubs 6 Detroit 7, Arizona 5 Chicago White Sox 2, Washington 1, 11 innings Cleveland 4, Pittsburgh 3 Philadelphia 9, Minnesota 5 N.Y. Mets 4, N.Y. Yankees 0 Toronto 3, San Francisco 2 Boston 10, L.A. Dodgers 6 Florida 7, Tampa Bay 4 Atlanta 6, Kansas City 4 Texas 9, Houston 3 St. Louis 6, Oakland 4 Colorado 2, Milwaukee 0 San Diego 3, Baltimore 2 Seattle 1, Cincinnati 0 Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games L.A. Angels 12, Chicago Cubs 0 N.Y. Yankees 5, N.Y. Mets 3 Toronto 3, San Francisco 0 Chicago White Sox 1, Washington 0 Boston 5, L.A. Dodgers 4 Minnesota 13, Philadelphia 10, 11 innings Arizona 6, Detroit 5 Cleveland at Pittsburgh, late Texas 5, Houston 1 Atlanta 5, Kansas City 4 Tampa Bay at Florida, late Oakland at St. Louis, late Milwaukee at Colorado, late Baltimore at San Diego, late Cincinnati at Seattle, late Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Arizona (I.Kennedy 3-4) at Detroit (Scherzer 3-6), 1:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (J.Santana 5-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 7-3), 1:05 p.m. San Francisco (J.Sanchez 5-5) at Toronto (Marcum 6-3), 1:07 p.m. Tampa Bay (Price 10-2) at Florida (Jo.Johnson 7-2), 1:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (F.Garcia 7-3) at Washington (Lannan 2-4), 1:35 p.m. Cleveland (Masterson 2-6) at Pittsburgh (B.Lincoln 0-1), 1:35 p.m. Kansas City (Davies 4-5) at Atlanta (Kawakami 0-9), 1:35 p.m. Minnesota (Pavano 7-6) at Philadelphia (Halladay 8-5), 1:35 p.m. Texas (C.Wilson 5-3) at Houston (F.Paulino 1-8), 2:05 p.m. Oakland (Cahill 6-2) at St. Louis (Suppan 0-2), 2:15 p.m. L.A. Angels (J.Saunders 5-7) at Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 2-5), 2:20 p.m. Milwaukee (Wolf 5-6) at Colorado (Cook 2-4), 3:10 p.m. Baltimore (Arrieta 2-0) at San Diego (Garland 6-5), 4:05 p.m. Cincinnati (Harang 5-6) at Seattle (RowlandSmith 0-6), 4:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Kuroda 6-4) at Boston (Buchholz 9-4), 8:05 p.m. Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Kansas City at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Arizona, 10:10 p.m. American League
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to begin the frame and Marty Gantt slapped a slow rolling ball into center for a double that plated Burton for the 5-0 Owls lead. Gantt scored on Will Skinnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s double that trickled down the left field line for a 6-0 lead. The Blowfishâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Branfy Arias singled and made it all the way to third on a two-base error in the top of the sixth. Arias later scored on Brison Selekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pop out which saw a sliding catch by Buckner in short left. Buckner came up throwing to the plate, but Arias slid in safely before the tag was applied to trim the lead to 6-1. During the home half of the sixth, the Owlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Colin Durborow doubled into the left field gap and Gantt collected his second RBI of the game with a base hit into left for a 7-1 Forest City lead. Nick Orvia for Columbia smashed a three run homer with two outs, but Stackhouse struck out the final batter to close out the contest.
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American Legion: Asheville at Post 423, McNair Field 7 p.m. 0-9), 1:35 p.m. Minnesota (Pavano 7-6) at Philadelphia (Halladay 8-5), 1:35 p.m. Texas (C.Wilson 5-3) at Houston (F.Paulino 1-8), 2:05 p.m. Oakland (Cahill 6-2) at St. Louis (Suppan 0-2), 2:15 p.m. L.A. Angels (J.Saunders 5-7) at Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 2-5), 2:20 p.m. Baltimore (Arrieta 2-0) at San Diego (Garland 6-5), 4:05 p.m. Cincinnati (Harang 5-6) at Seattle (RowlandSmith 0-6), 4:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Kuroda 6-4) at Boston (Buchholz 9-4), 8:05 p.m. Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Kansas City at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Arizona, 10:10 p.m. NCAA College World Series Glance Double Elimination x-if necessary Saturday, June 19 Game 1 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; TCU 8, Florida State 1 Game 2 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Florida (47-15) vs. UCLA (48-14), late Sunday, June 20 Game 3 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Oklahoma (49-16) vs. South Carolina (48-15), 2 p.m. Game 4 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Arizona State (52-8) vs. Clemson (43-23), 7 p.m. Monday, June 21 Game 5 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Florida State (47-19) vs. Game 2 loser, 4:30 p.m. Game 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; TCU (52-12) vs. Game 2 winner, 9 p.m. Tuesday, June 22 Game 7 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 4:30 p.m. Game 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 9 p.m. Wednesday, June 23 Game 9 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 loser, 7 p.m. Thursday, June 24 Game 10 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 loser, 7 p.m. Friday, June 25 Game 11 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Game 6 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 4:30 p.m. Game 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Game 8 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 9 p.m. Saturday, June 26 x-Game 13 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Game 6 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 2 p.m. x-Game 14 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 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.
RACING NASCAR Nationwide Bucyrus 200 Results (Start position in parentheses) 1. (1) Carl Edwards, Ford 2. (12) Ron Fellows, Chevrolet 3. (6) Brendan Gaughan, Toyota 4. (13) Brad Keselowski, Dodge 5. (9) Owen Kelly, Ford 6. (4) Brad Coleman, Toyota 7. (23) J.R. Fitzpatrick, Chevrolet 8. (19) Jason Leffler, Toyota 9. (17) Steve Wallace, Toyota 10. (20) Trevor Bayne, Toyota 11. (3) Colin Braun, Ford 12. (11) Ron Hornaday Jr., Chevrolet 13. (21) Brian Scott, Toyota 14. (7) Patrick Long, Toyota 15. (28) Tayler Malsam, Toyota 16. (8) Paul Menard, Ford 17. (30) Stanton Barrett, Chevrolet 18. (33) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet 19. (35) Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet 20. (10) Tony Ave, Chevrolet 21. (36) Kenny Wallace, Chevrolet 22. (38) Mark Green, Chevrolet 23. (31) Victor Gonzalez Jr., Chevrolet 24. (22) Michael Annett, Toyota 25. (2) Jacques Villeneuve, Toyota 26. (16) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford 27. (40) Eric McClure, Ford 28. (15) Alex Kennedy, Chevrolet 29. (14) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota 30. (25) Robb Brent, Ford 31. (26) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet 32. (29) Tim George Jr., Chevrolet 33. (5) Michael McDowell, Dodge 34. (32) Kevin Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell, Chevrolet 35. (18) Justin Allgaier, Dodge 36. (27) Tony Raines, Chevrolet 37. (34) Kyle Kelley, Chevrolet 38. (24) Antonio Perez, Chevrolet 39. (37) Joey Scarallo, Ford 40. (39) Brian Keselowski, Dodge 41. (41) Josh Wise, Ford 42. (42) Andy Ponstein, Dodge 43. (43) Kevin Lepage, Chevrolet
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Bob Bradley the day after: “It was a good goal”
IRENE, South Africa (AP) — The U.S. is moving on, with no way to appeal the disallowed goal that would have given the Americans a lead in their 2-2 World Cup tie against Slovenia. Referee Koman Coulibaly of Mali called off an apparent goal by Maurice Edu off Landon Donovan’s free kick in the 85th minute Friday night. The U.S. already had rallied from a twogoal deficit. “There is no process for appeals for a decision on the field,” team spokesman Michael Kammarman said Saturday. “We have not asked for any official comment from FIFA in regards Associated Press to the call.” Cameroon’s Vincent Aboubakar, right, reacts after a Players asked Coulibaly repeatmissed scoring chance during the World Cup group edly why he whistled off the E soccer match between Cameroon and Denmark at goal. Speculation has ranged the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, from a possible foul on American Saturday. captain Carlos Bocanegra, who had an arm around Nejc Pecnik, and one on Clint Dempsey, who pushed Andraz Kirm. Looking at the replay, more Slovenes were holding Americans than vice versa. Aleksandar Radosavljevic held Michael Bradley in a bear hug, Bradley had his own theory: Coulibaly might have regretted his decision to award the DURBAN, South Africa (AP) — Wesley Sneijder free kick. Valter Birsa had scored the only goal and the Netherlands beat been called for a foul on Steve Japan 1-0. The victory, combined with Denmark’s Cherundolo. 2-1 win over Cameroon, clinched a spot in the sec“I think it’s a good goal, first. ond round for the Dutch. I think the only things really Sneijder’s 53rd-minute strike finally broke that could be called would be through a Japanese defense that had stifled Dutch penalty kicks for us,” coach Bob creativity in front of 62,010 fans at Moses Mabhida Bradley said. “There are times Stadium. when a referee, for whatever reaThe Netherlands again failed to live up to its bill- son, blows a foul and now thinks ing as one of the most fluid attacking teams of either he didn’t make the correct the tournament, though it won nevertheless. The call on the foul or from a previDutch struggled to a 2-0 victory over Denmark in ous play, and then literally as its first Group E match. soon as the free kick’s taken, he The win set a record of 10 straight victories for blows his whistle, OK? the Netherlands in World Cup qualifiers and finals “So you can speculate all you matches — a run that includes eight qualification want about which guy and matches and its two victories in South Africa. everything, I think it’s a waste of It also extended the Dutch record of never losing time. All right? I think there was to an Asian team. It has now won eight matches nothing there. I think it’s a good and tied one against Asian opponents. goal. And that’s that.” FIFA spokesman Nicolas Denmark 2, Cameroon 1 Maingot said Saturday the governing body would not discuss PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Dennis Rommedahl scored one goal and set up another as Coulibaly’s performance before a scheduled session Monday, when Denmark beat Cameroon 2-1 on Saturday, eliminating the Indomitable Lions from the World Cup. the 30 World Cup officials and members of the FIFA Referees The Danes’ victory moved Netherlands into the Committee will meet with the second round, the first team to advance. media. Rommedahl charged down the right wing The U.S. team has been and spun around Jean Makoun before hitting a well-aimed shot past goalkeeper Hamidou Souleymanou in the 61st minute. Rommedahl had assisted on the equalizer after Samuel Eto’o put Cameroon ahead in the 10th minute following a mix-up in the Danish defense. AKRON, Ohio (AP) — LeBron Nicklas Bendtner tied it in the 33rd after receivJames turned his big bash into a ing a feed from Rommedahl following a superb surprise party. long pass by Simon Kjaer. With thousands of homeCameroon is the first team eliminated, although town fans already gone or leavit still has a game to play against the Netherlands ing “LeBron Appreciation Day” in Group E. on Saturday, James stunned everyone by walking through Australia 1, Ghana 1 a side gate into nearly empty InfoCision Stadium on the RUSTENBURG, South Africa (AP) — Australia held on for a 1-1 draw despite Ghana’s man advan- University of Akron’s campus — after the event officially ended. tage for more than 66 minutes in the World Cup As fans screamed and pushed on Saturday, further tightening Group D. to get closer to the two-time Australia forward Brett Holman scored in the NBA MVP, James, who lives 11th minute after goalkeeper Richard Kingson bobbled a free kick from Mark Bresciano right into a short drive from the school, his path. Holman put the rebound past the keeper. made his way down to the playing field. James was then preHarry Kewell led the Australian attack against sented with a gorgeous crystal Ghana as one of four changes to the team beaten trophy, which had to be pulled by Germany. But he was given a red card in the out of a box after being packed 24th minute after he blocked a shot from Ghana away. defender Jonathan Mensah at the goal line with “Akron is my home, it’s my his upper arm. Asamoah Gyan converted the penalty kick in the life,” James told the crowd 25th minute for his second goal of the tournament, after accepting the city’s first Hometown Hero Award. both from the penalty spot. “Everything I do is for this city. Ghana tops Group D with four points, followed I’m going to continue to do great by Serbia and Germany with three each.
Netherlands, Denmark earn important wins
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United States’ Jozy Altidore, left, and United States’ Michael Bradley, right, remonstrate with referee Koman Coulibaly, of Mali, center, during the World Cup group C soccer match between Slovenia and the United States at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday.
besieged with questions why soccer referees don’t publicly explain controversial decisions, as umpires and referees do in U.S. sports. “We’re all accustomed to the fact that if it’s an NFL playoff game and there’s a call that’s in question, there will be a statement by the league from the referees, but FIFA operates differently,” Bradley said. “There are some aspects of it that are not made 100 percent clear. That seems to add to the discussion about the game. So from our end we get used to that. And we all have friends and family who ask us the same questions that most of you ask, and you end up saying that’s just how it is sometimes, and then you move on and you get ready for the next game.” The U.S. would advance from the group phase if it beats Algeria on Wednesday or even with a tie as long as England loses to Slovenia. If the U.S. and England both draw, the Americans would advance if they maintain their goal advantage over the English, currently 3-1. But if England draws and scores two more goals than the U.S. does in the final game, the United States and England would finish even on all tie-
breakers. FIFA would conduct a drawing of lots — it’s unclear whether that means a coin flip or another method — to determine which team goes to the second round. The only time lots were used in a World Cup was in 1990, when the format was slightly different and 24 teams competed. Both Ireland and the Netherlands advanced with exactly the same results, and FIFA used lots to determine the Irish would finish second in Group F and the Dutch would be third. In the next round, the Netherlands lost to eventual champion Germany, while Ireland won a shootout over Romania to get to the quarterfinals, where it fell to host Italy. “I don’t think anyone really wants that, to be honest” defender Jay DeMerit said. “I think as players and as a team and for fans, it should never really come down to things like that, but unfortunately that’s the rules we live by. There’s still a lot of soccer to be played between all four teams. And like I said, it will be very interesting to find out how the chips fall. And now we just have to make sure that we take care of things of our end and hope that it doesn’t come to something like that.”
LeBron makes dramatic appearance at Akron rally things. I love every last one of you all. Akron is home.” James was then escorted through a door to the football team’s locker room and waved to fans before disappearing almost as quickly as he arrived. Before James’ shocking entrance, nearly 4,000 fans celebrated all things LeBron. They came to honor the local kid, who has put Akron on the map but who will soon decide if he wants to stay with the Cleveland Cavaliers or sign with another team. James has remained noncommittal about his future, and is not expected to address his plans before free agency begins on July 1. The 25-year-old did not commit to organizers that he would be at the event, which was sponsored by local businesses and the city. He did not address free agency during his 10-minute stay, his second public appear-
ance since his season ended with a second-round playoff loss to the Boston Celtics. James and his agent, Leon Rose, recently met with Cavs officials and have been in communication with the team throughout the offseason. While making plans to attempt to re-sign James, the team is also in the midst of a coaching search. Earlier this week, Michigan State’s Tom Izzo turned down an offer to coach Cleveland, saying one of the reasons was the uncertainty about James’ future. The Cavs have had contact with other candidates and hope to interview former New Orleans Hornets coach Byron Scott. Several fans sported James’ No. 23 jersey and there were signs pleading with him to re-sign with the Cavs, who can offer James more money than any other team on a maximum contract.
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Tiger makes a charge as Johnson, McDowell hold lead By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Tiger Woods closed his third round with three straight birdies to shoot 5-under-par 31 on the back nine and climb within four shots of the lead at the U.S. Open. Playing his best stretch of golf since returning after a layoff this winter, Woods shot 5-under 66 for the day, matching the score Phil Mickelson posted the day before. But while Mickelson was faltering during Saturday’s third round, falling seven shots out of the lead, Woods was in third place, four shots behind Graeme McDowell, who was at 5 under through nine holes. McDowell held a one-shot lead on Dustin Johnson, with Woods next and Ernie Els in fourth at even par after 10 holes. All week, Johnson has acknowledged the differences between Pebble in February and Pebble in June, while also insisting that the course, the way it’s set up and the way he has to hit the ball, makes him comfortable during any season. He’s been playing that way all week. Were it not for a four-putt on the devilish par5 14th back on Thursday, his lead might be even bigger. Phil Mickelson opened the day looking like he might be McDowell’s biggest challenger, coming off a 5-under 66 that left him two shots off the lead. But he opened with two straight bogeys, and things got worse from there. On No. 9, he caught the lip coming out of a fairway bunker and ended up with a lie in the deep grass for his third shot. He pushed that one right, across the hazard line on the hill overhanging the beach. Lefty played a right-handed shot from that spot and needed two more to get down. When it was over, he had recorded double bogey and was at 2 over, seven shots behind Johnson. Along with Mickelson, Ernie Els and Ryo Ishikawa entered the day tied for second with Johnson. Els played the first eight holes at even par to stay 1 under and Ishikawa, the 18-year-old who shot a 58 in Japan earlier this year, was at even. With the leaders on the course, it was sunny and 59 degrees with gusts up to 20 mph at Pebble Beach for a
Tiger Woods reacts after making a birdie putt on the 16th hole during the third round of the U.S. Open golf tournament Saturday at the Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, Calif. Associated Press
round of golf that would end shortly before Saturday Night Live started on the East Coast. They were treacherous conditions, even though there were some good scores dotted through the day. Davis Love III, a two-time winner of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, went out in 5-under 30 en route to a 3-under 68 that left him at 4-over 217 for the tournament. He knew he would basically have to throw the traditional, conservative, U.S. Open game plan out the window for Sunday. “You’ve got to play for birdies because I’m not going to win shooting even par tomorrow, for sure,” he said. Tom Watson, the 60-year-old playing his fifth U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, also got in on the act until
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missing short putts over the final couple of holes. Watson still managed a 1-under 70 to complete three rounds in 6-over 219. Watson warned that the greens, which he said makes a player feel like he’s “putting over a herd of turtles,” would get more difficult as the wind dried the course out in the afternoon. “The backs of those turtles get higher and higher, and the winds will come up and it will dry out the lower parts of these greens,” he said. “It will get more bumpy. It’s always been the case here.” Woods called the greens “awful” after his opening round Thursday, then drew some criticism from the USGA before he headed to the course for the third round. “As far as the greens are concerned, he’s wrong,” USGA executive director David Fay said. “That old statement
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Altidore has USA on his chest, Haiti in his heart
IRENE, South Africa (AP) — Jozy Altidore has USA on his chest and Haiti in his heart. Devastated by the January earthquake that rocked his parents’ homeland — and where many of his relatives still live — Altidore found himself distracted. Soccer is his job, and never was a season more important than this last one, what with Hull fighting relegation in the English Premier League and the World Cup only a few months away. But how could he concentrate on a match when people were dying? When children were left orphaned and living on the street? When a country that is part of his heritage was suffering? “It was just depressing, depressing for a while,” Altidore said Wednesday. “Even while I was playing football, at times, football wasn’t even on my mind. It was just the worst possible mindset I could have been in, playing in the biggest league in the world, playing for a team that’s trying to avoid relegation. You need all your players to be there.” Loaned to Hull by Villarreal last August, expectations were high Altidore would do well in the Premier League. American field players have had increasing success in England, and the big, bruising striker has a soft touch around the goal. But the Tigers were dismal, and Altidore was of little help. He scored just two goals — one in league play and one in the League Cup, the thirdtier competition in England — and missed the
last two games of the season after head-butting Sunderland’s Alan Hutton, who had thrown the ball at him. Trying to explain Altidore’s struggles winds up sounding like so many excuses. Listen to him to talk about Haiti, though, and you begin to understand. His parents, Joseph and Giselle, left their impoverished nation for the United States some 35 years ago. Neither spoke English. Giselle had $300 in her pocket, Joseph $500. In time, Joseph became an engineer and Giselle a nurse, and the couple and their four children eventually settled in Boca Raton, Fla. Haiti was never far away, though. Giselle and Joseph left brothers and sisters behind there, and they occasionally took their own children back for visits. “When we’d go, we’d spend three weeks,” Altidore said. Though he was born in New Jersey and spent his entire life in the United States, the connection to Haiti was so strong that Altidore at least considered the possibility of playing there. But it would have meant getting a Haitian passport and, likely, giving up his American one. “That was a really tough decision,” he said, “because my family all had American passports.” Instead, he showed his loyalty by wearing a wristband with the flags of both Haiti and the
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United States. “Whenever I get the chance, I always praise my people back in Haiti,” Altidore said. “I just try to show respect for both countries.” Altidore’s father was visiting England when the magnitude 7.0 quake hit. With phone lines down and Internet connections wiped out, they spent days trying to find out if more than a dozen family members were safe. Altidore made pleas on Twitter, asking his fans to pray for Haiti and donate money. He also appeared on CNN’s “Larry King Live” and ESPN to draw attention to the relief effort. “Put yourself there and imagine how scared and torn you would be? Please do anything you can to help them. I beg of you,” one of his tweets said. Despite Hull’s precarious place in the Premier League, manager Phil Brown gave the forward two weeks off. Altidore considered going to Haiti and searching for his missing relatives, but ultimately decided he needed to stay in England to help Hull and keep himself fit for U.S. team duty at the World Cup. And, in motivation closer to his heart, the World Cup is an opportunity to draw attention to Haiti’s ongoing plight. “My only message would be just to imagine how you would feel if it was your son or daughter that is ... 5, 6, 7 years old and they’re living on the street,” Altidore said.
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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 75 as shown on survey by R. L. Greene, PLS entitled "Greyrock Subdivision Phase 1A" as recorded in Plat Book 25 at Page 191, said plat being one of a series of plats recorded in Plat Book 25, pages 188 through 192 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry, reference to said recorded plats being made for a more particular description of said Lot 75. 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 to the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for Greyrock as recorded in Book 858, at Page 122 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and also being recorded in Book 3827, page 764 of the Buncombe County, NC Registry. BEING a portion of that property conveyed to LR Buffalo Creek, LLC by deeds recorded in Deed Book 855, at Page 816 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and as recorded in Deed Book 3793, at Page 665 of the Buncombe County, NC Registry.
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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 Hugh F. Smith and Karen K. Smith. 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 non-warranty 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 Attorneys for Spruillco, Ltd. 130 S. Franklin Street P.O. Box 353 Rocky Mount, NC 27802 (252) 972-7022 BBT001-00000693
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NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Danica Patrick spent last weekend checking off one of the most important things on any maid of honor’s to-do list. The bachelorette party. One of Patrick’s best friends is getting married in September, so Patrick used the IRL’s off week between Texas and Iowa to celebrate. While that might seem a tad early to round up the bridesmaids for a bash, the auto racing superstar had a valid excuse. “I don’t have a weekend off until then,” Patrick said. “That shows how busy I am.” Associated Press Patrick’s ambitious IRL/ Drivers race through a turn in the Bucyrus 200 NASCAR Nationwide summer NASCAR Nationwide series race at Road America in slate kicks off on Sunday with Elkhart Lake, Wi., Saturday. the IRL’s Iowa 250. Then it’s off to the Nationwide race in New Hampshire on June 26, the open-wheel road course event at Watkins Glen on July 4 and the Nationwide race in Chicago on July 9. The next month will mark the ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Carl Edwards swooped past Jacques Villeneuve on a restart with first time Patrick is juggling open-wheel and stock car racnine laps to go, then ran away from the field to ing simultaneously. She made win the NASCAR Nationwide series race at Road her much-hyped debut in the America on Saturday. Nationwide series before the Villeneuve made a wild charge to the lead with IndyCar season started, but she 12 laps to go. But another caution bunched up the field, allowing Edwards to make his decisive move. put aside stock car racing to focus on the IRL in March. Ron Fellows finished second in a Chevrolet, Patrick’s IndyCar performance 4.302 seconds behind Edwards’ Ford. Brendan Gaughan finished third in a Toyota. Villeneuve had has been somewhat shaky so far. Despite a promising secondmechanical problems in the closing laps, costing place finish in Texas two weeks him a potential second-place finish. Edwards, Paul Menard and Brad Keselowski will ago, Patrick sits 11th in the fly back to California to run the Sprint Cup race at points standings through seven races after finishing a careerSonoma on Sunday. best fifth in 2009. And for the third year in a row, Edwards made But Patrick believes that the most of his cross-country commute. spending more time in race cars It was Edwards’ third straight win in the series’ annual trip to Wisconsin — but this time at a new can only help her navigate the venue, as the scenic four-mile road course replaced difficult schedule ahead. “I find myself in a car all the the financially troubled Milwaukee Mile on the time now. I find myself out there schedule this season. on race weekends every weekFor a while, it looked like Villeneuve, the 1997 Formula One champion and 1995 Indianapolis 500 end, and then testing during the week. I’m doing so much winner, might steal the show. more driving than anything After taking a restart with 12 laps to go, else, which is a definite shift in Villeneuve charged from eighth to first in half a the schedule, so it’s fun,” Patrick lap, with Edwards right behind him. Villeneuve’s tire was smoking significantly, as it appeared to be said. “It’s hard though. You’re always rubbing against damaged bodywork on the front on the spot, you’re always trying end of his car.
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Indy Racing League driver Danica Patrick making her way to the track before the start of the Firestone 550 auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas in this June 5, 2010 file photo.
to be faster and faster and up against the clock. But it makes you a better driver. It’s helping me to be able to adapt in more situations.” The extra work appears to be finally paying off. After finishing sixth in the Indy 500, Patrick ran perhaps the best race of her IRL career in Texas. Patrick rode near the front for the entire race, even grabbing the lead 36 laps from the finish before Ryan Briscoe zipped past her for the eventual win. That performance was arguably better than Patrick’s lone IRL win, which came in Japan two years ago. Patrick is hoping what worked in Texas will work well enough in Iowa to pick up her first checkered flag on U.S. soil. “Texas was definitely, top to bottom, probably my best race. Just driving up to the front,
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staying up there and being right in at the end,” Patrick said. The buzz over Patrick’s burgeoning NASCAR career will kick back up in earnest after Sunday’s IRL race. Once up in Loudon, N.H., Patrick will have to deal with the extra attention while adjusting to stock car racing, a process she acknowledged Saturday can still be overwhelming. For now, Patrick is trying to focus on Iowa, a track where she’s had mixed results. Patrick finished 13th after a mid-race accident in 2007, started and finished sixth in 2008 and wound up in ninth place last year after leading for 24 laps. “I really just take it one day or one weekend at a time, and I’m not thinking about Loudon at all,” Patrick said. “I’m really just thinking of it as another race weekend.”
Hamlin sticks to claims SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Denny Hamlin did not back off last week’s insinuation that NASCAR sometimes calls caution for debris just to liven up a race. Hamlin led by almost 10 seconds last week at Michigan when NASCAR called a debris caution with 15 laps remaining. Although he still won the race, he said after that the caution was because “this is show business.” Asked about it Friday at Infineon Raceway, he didn’t change his stance and explained that NASCAR often uses debris cautions to bunch up the field and make the race more exciting. “There is always debris around the track,” Hamlin said Friday at Infineon Raceway. “You can call anything debris. You could say that anything is debris and that it is a legitimate safety hazard, but I just think it’s the timing. ’OK, there it is, let’s pick it up and regroup.’ “For the sake of show, that’s OK, but for the sake of competition, it’s not always the right thing. But, if we weren’t talking about that last week, if NASCAR had let it go, people were going to be talking about a boring race, and that’s something we don’t want, either.” NASCAR has maintained there was debris on the track Sunday, and runner-up Kasey Kahne said he saw it. Because TNT was in commercial when the caution was called, viewers at home were not shown any debris. However, those using TNT’s online application at the time did say they saw the debris under question.
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We are our Dads’ girls, now and always Three years after his sweet daughter sustained a life altering injury due to a diving accident at a neighbor’s house, Steve Saucier was injured in a bicycle accident near his home. For a brief period that seemed endless on June 11, Steve could not move any of his extremities. He remembers trying to move and yet he could not. He was scared to death. Thank the Lord, Steve is not paralyzed. Doctors diagnosed his injury as “transient paralysis” when there was brief contact with the spinal cord, but not damage. As Steve lay on the side of the road in front of the house where his daughter was injured, what happened to his daughter suddenly became all to real. The top of his bicycle helmet actually split. He knew he was hurt. What if he couldn’t walk or move again? He immediately thought about his family. How could his wife take on anything else. Her plate was running over. Suddenly Steve felt helpless and distraught. He remembers thinking he and his daughter would live their lives in the same predicament. When sensations returned to his feet and legs, he knew he wasn’t paralyzed. Today he wears a neck brace and his medicine causes some problems. But trust me, this man is not complaining. He is so thankful. He has the privilege to continue helping care for his daughter, who by the way is a sophomore and still has her goals set on law school. Steve is like so many dads I know, who quicker than one second, would gladly change places and take the pain away. Such a small thing, but I remember squeezing the life out of Daddy’s hand as doctors put novocaine directly into an open wound being prepared for seven stitches. He totally understood my pain. I was 14 and about to undergo a tonsillectomy. When the operating room folks came to wheel me down the hall, they were early. Daddy hadn’t arrived from his third shift job at Stonecutter. And I remember being close to hysteria and telling them I couldn’t go yet. “My Daddy’s not here.” Of course Mama was there, but I wasn’t budging without him. If our Dads could take away cancers, the sickness, the depression, the financial worries, paralysis and broken hearts, they would. Our pain would be theirs. Nearly three decades ago, when doctors told my parents of the untimely death of my sister, Daddy’s heart hurt so badly he though he would die. He was wheeled into the emergency room with heart pain that never faded away. As Daddy passed from this world to heaven in 2006, I’m glad I had the privilege to stand at his bedside and hold onto his hand. During the four weeks, he was completely down before his death, our roles had definitely reversed. I was the one standing by his bedside, to reassure him “everything will be all right.” My daddy lived in a girls’ world — Mama and four daughters, but that was OK, too. He had hoped for a son, like lots of men, but he was as proud of his four “gurls” as anyone could be. We were his girls.
A dad with a degree But there’s more: Troy Harris . finished college 25 years after starting, all because of Faith Text by Allison Flynn Photo illustration by Garrett Byers
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Troy Harris now (above) and during his high school and college days (left.)
t 47, Troy Harris has accomplished a lot – he’s married and father to a daughter and adopted father to a niece and nephew. He’s even become a grandpa. But there was one goal he hadn’t reached – until May 17, 2010. Troy graduated with a bachelor of science in human services from Gardner-Webb University in May, bringing to life the dream of a degree that began 25 years ago. “After high school, I went to Spartanburg Methodist College and then transferred to Elon,” Harris said. From there, he said, he was recruited by the Cleveland Indians, and rather than hearing “Pomp and Circumstance” he heard the strains of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.” “I thought I was going to be a baseball player,” he said. “They called me for two months .... the head scout would call me and ask me to try out, telling me ‘If it was up to me, I’d put you on the team.’” But the door never opened, and Troy left college behind, only 11 credit hours shy of a degree in physical education. The R-S Central graduate returned to Rutherford County, taking a job at National Textiles, where he remained for 20 years. He started as a forklift driver and worked his way up to a supervisor’s position. When the plant closed in 2008, Troy thought it would be devastating. Instead, it was an opportunity. “It made me want to strive and do better things.” Getting a degree was also important, he said, because he has always stressed the importance of an education to his daughter, Faith, 13. “I’ve always told my daughter to go to college – even when I hadn’t,” he said. “I thought it would give her the incentive to keep going.” He enrolled at Gardner-Webb and decided to major in human services because “I want to help individuals.” “When I was a supervisor, I liked to get their (his employees) input,” he said. A full-time student, when he wasn’t in class he still wound up in a classroom – serving as a substitute teacher for Rutherford County Schools. With the degree under his belt, he hopes to find a job with the system. “People who worked with me said ‘It is so him to go into the school system,’” he said. “I like to help people and coach their way through to succeed in life.” Going back to school was an adjustment for the family. Tonnie, Troy’s wife, said he made the whole family feel like they were in college. “When he’d get home I’d say ‘Don’t you have a paper to do?’ or ‘A ren’t you going to the library?’” she said. “He’d come in and try to use psychology on us.” “I did take a lot of psychology classes,” Troy said, smiling. Please see Harris, Page 8C
Troy Harris was named to the Elon University Hall of Fame for his time playing baseball there, however he didn’t finish his degree there. Instead, he graduated in May from GardnerWebb University with a BS in Human Services. He would like to help others, he said, and hopes to find a job in a school system.
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Dessie Hopper of Forest City celebrated her 90th birthday recently with 100 of her family and friends. Her son and daughter-in-law, Warren and Martha Hopper of Bostic, hosted a cook-out at their home, attended by two other children, Linda Harris and Eddie Hopper. The mother of six children, two are deceased, several of Hooper’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren also attended. She was a long time employee of Mastercraft. Contributed photo
Rutherford County Talent Search winners (above), K.J. Jugar, Sara Dula, Nicole Bradley and Megan Yelton — winner for most money raised — stand with Event Coordinator, Blake Dula (middle) after receiving their awards. At right, sisters, Megan (right) and Sarah (left) Yelton ran a close race for having the top sales for the Rutherford County Talent Search. Megan raised slightly more than her sister Sarah. Together they raised close to $2,000 for the fundraiser. A total of $6,000 was raised for the entire event.
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Franklin and Taylor Baynard and Wilson united in marriage exchange vows
Michelle Taylor and Johnny Charles Franklin II were married Saturday, May 15, 2010, at New Life Baptist Church in Bessemer City. Gene Ware officiated the 1 p.m. ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Conley and Cathy Taylor of Kings Mountain and Jim and Debbie Frisch of Pacific, Mo. She is employed by Cleveland County Schools. The bridegroom is the son of Ray and Sandi Butler of Ellenboro, Glinda Franklin of Shelby and the late Johnny Charles Franklin. He is employed by Robbins Auto Parts.
The bride was given in marriage by her son, Seth Lynch. She wore a backless floor-length satin dress and carried a bouquet of pink roses. The bride’s daughter, Abbie Lynch, was maid of honor. The bridegroom’s son, Seth Lynch, served as best man. A rehearsal dinner
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Franklin
was given May 14 at Scoggins Restaurant by the bridegroom’s parents.
Following a wedding trip to Gatlinburg, Tenn., the couple will live in Forest City.
Anniversaries Celebrating 65 years
Robert and Jennie Philbeck Thompson celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary April 3, 2010, with a reception hosted by their son, Bruce, and his wife, Marsha. A number of family and friends dropped by to honor the couple at First United Methodist Church of Rutherfordton. Special guests included grandson, Tyler, and his wife, Emma, and great-grandson, Felix. Attendees were served finger foods in the fellowship hall, which was decorated in a springtime theme. The couple were married April 6, 1945.
New Arrivals
RUTHERFORDTON – The following babies were born at Rutherford Hospital: Raneisha Simmons and Mel Upshaw, Tryon, a girl, Destinee Aleyah Upshaw, June 2. John and Tina Smith, Spindale, a boy, Brayden Cole Smith, June 2. Jeff McCracken and Allison Critcher, Spindale, a boy, Tyler Grayson McCracken, June 3. Mr. and Mrs. David Michael Staggs Jr., Rutherfordton, a boy, Samuel Jeremiah-Lee Staggs, June 3. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Henson, Forest City, a boy, Johnny Blake
Christiana Dawn Wilson and Brian Scott Baynard were married Saturday, April 24, 2010, at Sulphur Springs Baptist Church. The Rev. Ron Boone officiated the 2 p.m. ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Michael Ledford of Burnsville and the granddaughter of Cread and Annette Wilson of Forest City. The bridegroom is the son of Vanessa Baynard of Ellenboro and Marshal and Linda Baynard of Forest City. The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, walked in to “Beautiful” by Wayne Brady. She wore a floorlength gown trimmed in white beads and a shoulder-length veil. She carried a bouquet of white calla lilies. The bridegroom’s cousin, Christy Baynard of Forest City, was maid of honor. She wore a Carolina blue floor-length gown with black sash and carried white calla lilies with black and blue ribbon. Bridesmaids were the bride’s sister, Jessica Wilson of Burnsville, Misty Holdridge of Union Mills and Kelly Boone. Junior bridesmaids were the bride’s niece, Makenzie Branch of Burnsville, and the bridegroom’s daughter, Alexis Baynard of Rutherfordton. The honor attendants wore Carolina blue floorlength strapless gowns with black sash and carried calla lilies with black and blue ribbon.
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Baynard
The bridegroom’s cousin, Shawn Baynard of Forest City, was best man. Groomsmen were the bridegroom’s father, the bridegroom’s cousin, Travis Lewis of Rutherfordton and the bride’s cousin, John-Paul Morris of Rutherfordton. Junior groomsman was the bridegroom’s son, Averey Baynard. Flower girl was the bride’s niece, Brooklin Biddix, and the bride’s son, Joseph McComas, was ring bearer.
A reception was held in the church’s fellowship hall. Decorations included calla lilies and white tablecloths. Guests were served a three-tiered Carolina blue cake with white trim. The bride is a 2005 graduate of R-S Central High School. The bridegroom is a 1995 graduate of R-S Central High School. After a wedding trip to Myrtle Beach, S.C., the couple live in Rutherfordton.
Engagements Splawn, Edgerton Ray and Krystal Splawn of Rutherfordton announce the engagement of their daughter, Kelcey Drewan Rochester-Splawn to Dustin Leron Edgerton of Golden Valley, son of the late Rosa Marie Brackett and grandson of Darl and Marie Brackett. A July 11, 2010, wedHenson, June 4. ding is planned at Mr. and Mrs. Noe Abraham and Kelly Tzoc-Segers, Forest City, a boy, Forest City Clubhouse. The bride-elect attendAbraham Issac Tzoc-Segers, June 4. ed Chase and East High Kelcey Rochester-Splawn and Dustin Edgerton Danielle Wilkie and Fred Carson, Schools and graduFores City, a girl, Serenity Mae ated from Isothermal Carson, June 5. Community College Leslie Edgerton and Wendell PLEASE Littlejohn of Rutherfordton, a daugh- with a GED. The future bridegroom SUPPORT ter, A’vahna Jade Littlejohn, June 5. attended East High Amy Ponder of Rutherfordton, a OUR School and received a daughter, Mya Clairelynn Ponder, ADVERTISERS welding certificate from June 7. Isothermal Community Mr. and Mrs. James Peplinski of And Don’t College. He works at Spindale, a daughter, Violet Grace Milliken in Golden Forget To Tell Pelinski, June 7. Valley. Them You Saw It
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Donation to Haiti
Callahan completes USC Sarah Callahan graduated summa cum laude from the University of South Carolina May 7. She received a bachelor of science in exercise science with an emphasis in motor development. Sarah was selected as an outstanding senior in the exercise science department and was also a member of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities Sarah Callahan and Colleges. She was a member of Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, a member of the South Carolina Honors College and was involved in several service oriented organizations. In August, Sarah will begin the doctor of physical therapy program at the University of South Carolina. Sarah is a 2007 graduate of East Rutherford High School and was a McNair Scholar at the University of South Carolina. She is the daughter of Tim and Kim Callahan of Ellenboro.
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Rutherfordton Elementary School students collected $333.90 for Haiti relief efforts recently. They presented the check to Nelson Long of the American Red Cross. Pictured are students from Suzanne Waldrop’s fifth grade: (l-r) Long, Charlotte Lattimore, Mikayla Lynch, Ricki Head, Emily Yelton and Waldrop.
Mock trial competition Forest City’s Classical Conversations Challenge B class teamed up with Asheville’s Challenge B class to compete in the annual mock trial competition which took place in Morganton. After winning this competition, the combined group competed on the state level in Mocksville. The homeschooling group will hold an information meeting Monday, June 28, at 7 p.m. at Cornerstone Fellowship, 1186 Hudlow Road. The group’s website it www. classicalconversationsfc.com. Contributed photo
LLCA receives $12,000 donation
LAKE LURE —Children attending the new Lake Lure Classical Academy this Fall can have a little more fun and exercise now, thanks to the $12,000 raised at the Hickory Nut Gorge Olympiad Benefit Auction held Sunday, June 6, at Firefly Cove in Lake Lure. With over 100 items from more than 80 area merchants and individuals, the highest bids went for a trip to the National Harbor in Washington, D.C., a trip to Branson, Mo. and a plane ride over Lake Lure. The funds will be used exclusively for the purchase of playground and athletic equipment, as funding for those items is not available through the school’s financing from The Challenge Foundation, a private charitable trust that lends support to charter schools. School officials plan to have the gear in place before the start of the 2010-2011 school year.
SECU awards scholarships State Employees’ Credit Union Members Award Three Area High School Students $10,000 Scholarships During the month of June, SECU Foundation, funded solely by State Employees’ Credit Union’s (SECU’s) membership, has presented $10,000 fouryear college scholarships to the following three students: n Laura Noel Tomblin, daughter of Keith and Kelley Tomblin to be used at Appalachian State University n Chelsea Alexa Rush, daughter of Teri Whisnant and Bill Rush to be used at UNC – Chapel Hill n Jessica Michelle Ownbey, daughter of Bruce and Angie Ownbey to be used at UNC – Chapel Hill The scholarships were given based on SECU’s philosophy of “People Helping People,” recognizing the recipients’ community involvement, leadership skills, character and integrity, as well as scholastic achievement. The scholarship will be used for tuition and university approved educational expenses over eight consecutive semesters. The “People Helping People” High School Scholarship program is in its sixth consecutive year. To date, SECU members via the SECU Foundation have provided $21 million in scholarships for North Carolina high school seniors through the program.
Tyler Dobbins receives scholarship to NCSU Tyler Wayne Dobbins has been selected to receive a Goodnight Scholarship to attend N.C. State University.
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Auctioneer extraordinaire Patti Blenden (right) of Lake Lure with Terry Tincher of Firefly Cove presenting the Firefly Cove package during the silent auction that raised $12,000 for the new Lake Lure
Larkin’s Restaurant, attends hundreds of events every year and was pleasantly surprised by how well the inaugural auction turned out. “Your event was first class, and it looked like you have done this for years,” praised Hammond. “I have never seen an auction so well organized and displayed so enticingly.”
fight to the finish for it in a bidding war.” If the action from the bidding wars was not enough fun, then guests were thoroughly charmed and entertained by Patti Blenden, better known now as “Lake Lure’s auctioneer extraordinaire,” according to Olympiad Chair Kay Dittmer. Blenden commanded the crowd’s attention with her witty jokes Olympiad representatives were A bidding war even broke out and comedic stage presence, in awe of the outpouring of supon a couple of items including an often singling out fellow friends port from the community, espeantique electric organ donated by and neighbors in hopes of getting cially from event sponsors Firefly Olympiad Board Member Carol them to make a purchase. Cove, who generously donated Wolfe and finally won by a fellow use of their venue, and Larkin’s Lake Lure neighbor. Wolfe was “People were so generous and on the Lake, who contributed the pleased to know the recipient actually called us to make contricatering. of the organ and “so happy that butions,” adds Dittmer. “We plan Larkin Hammond, owner of someone wanted it enough to to make this an annual event.”
The scholarship will cover his tuition and fees annually for a total of four years. At $5,829 per year, the total value of this award is $23,316. Dobbins plans to major in mathematics. He is the son of Timothy and Tina Dobbins of Ellenboro.
McDonald’s scholarships awarded Two students from Rutherford County have been awarded scholarships from Ronald McDonald House Charities and McDonald’s. Beth Gettys of Bostic, a student at Isothermal Community College, and Brooke Price, also of Bostic, a student at R-S Central High School, received scholarships.
BRCC names graduates FOREST CITY — Two Rutherford County residents graduted recently from Blue Ridge Community. They are Nicole Roxanne Hamilton, Associate Degree Nursing and Leanna Mary Wilson, Machining Technology.
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The Sunday Courier, Forest City, NC, Sunday, June 20, 2010 — 7C
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Bare skin everywhere is hard for reader to bear Dear Abby: Over the last year I have noticed cleavage everywhere. It’s in the schools, the teller waiting on me at the bank, the cashier at the supermarket and department stores. I can’t believe management allows this, and for the younger women, I can’t believe their parents permit it. These females look like they’re dressed for a romantic evening, not as employees of reputable businesses or students. Am I just getting old or has this become acceptable? I would like to stop doing business with these companies, but if I do I’ll have no place to shop. What’s your opinion? —Can’t
Dear Abby Abigail van Buren
Believe My Eyes Dear Can’t Believe My Eyes: Are you just noticing this? It has been happening for years. And I’m not referring only to the amount of cleavage women are showing. Haven’t you noticed how much that’s showing “south of the border” on females and males? Many businesses have dress codes —and if enough customers complain or take their business elsewhere, managers might adhere to
An insight into Insight Dear Dr. Gott: While watching the news last evening, I heard about a test kit I can purchase over the counter that will indicate a possible genetic predisposition to such medical problems as Parkinson’s disease and heart trouble. I was informed the kit will cost up to $30, and once a saliva specimen is sent in to the laboratory, the testing will begin at an additional expense of up to $437. I am not sure I can handle knowing if my world will fall apart around me, or if I should just plug. What can you tell me about the idea? Dear Reader: Pathway Genomics in San Diego, Calif., is attempting to market a test kit known as Insight, which will offer genetic health reporting. According to a recent Los Angeles Times article, Pathway officials assert that the kit meets federal regulations and doesn’t require FDA approval. The FDA has given Pathway 15 days to respond to its requests for more information justifying that statement. The National Society of Genetic Counselors has issued a warning that while selling home kits through drugstores would give more people access to genetic testing, such information without input from a
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doctor could increase the chances of misunderstanding and misinterpretation. Because there may be a genetic predisposition to a disease and a person may be at increased risk doesn’t make that disorder a certainty. Furthermore, the kit is not forwarded to your local hospital but is mailed to a Pathway Genomics laboratory. Results are provided back via the Internet. I don’t know about you, but I’ve watched too many TV police shows to be willing to share my DNA with a perfect stranger. Given an option, I would prefer the saliva be sent to my local hospital, but that’s apparently where the $437 comes in. Scientists and bioethicists have expressed concern that consumers will misuse or misunderstand the results. It’s my guess that if you poll two of your closest friends, 20 people at work or 500 in your community, you will get a split decision between people who definitely want to know what might be in store and people who prefer to accept conditions as they occur.
them. As to the students —most schools have dress codes, but whether the rules are enforced is another matter entirely. Dear Abby: My husband and I are middle-aged and have been married for four years. Herb is a wonderful husband, and we are very happy. I cook, and he usually cleans up. Abby, this sweet man doesn’t get the dishes clean! I’m talking about lipstick on glasses, oil on pans and food left on plates. He doesn’t use soap or hot water, either. I rewash everything the next morning after he leaves for work. I’m afraid to say anything because I’m
happy Herb makes the effort, and I don’t want to ruin the gesture. Should I keep this up, or ask him to try harder? —In Love with the Dishwasher Dear In Love: Your sweet husband may have poor eyesight —so start pointing out what he’s missing on the dishes. Then explain that, in the interest of hygiene, you would be more comfortable if, he would place them in the dishwasher so you can be sure they are sterile the next time you use them. P.S. Because you are having to wash the dishes twice, you may find that by using the dishwasher you will be using less water!
Dear Abby: Do you think it’s appropriate to laugh when someone inadvertently falls —especially if it’s unclear whether the individual is hurt? I have never found it amusing to see someone fall. Instead, I feel concern. Some of my friends think that laughing is not only the appropriate response, but “necessary” to help ease the embarrassment of the individual who has fallen. Who’s right? —Compassionate Witness Dear Compassionate: You are. And watch out for those “friends” because they either lack maturity or empathy —or both.
Summertime tips for happy pets These tips are from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine, one of the world’s best veterinary schools. Following these suggestions can make the summer happier and healthier for your pet and less stressful for you as well. nDo not leave your pet alone in your car. Pets can be overcome by life-threatening heat stroke in a very short time. Signs to look for: heavy, loud breathing, a staggering gait, and a bright red tongue or gum tissue. If heat stroke is suspected, get the animal to a cool place, put cold compresses on his belly, or in severe cases completely soak your pet in cool (not cold) water. This is a medical emergency—take your pet to a veterinarian as soon as possible. nTo prevent overheating, don’t let your dog exercise in hot weather. If necessary, walk or run with your dog in the cool hours of the early morning or late evening. nProvide dogs and cats with a cool, shady place to sleep during hot weather and plenty of clean, fresh water. nOlder animals have a hard time in hot weather, so be extra sensitive to their needs during the hottest hours of the day. nBe sure that your pet’s vaccinations are up to date. During the warmer months, pets spend more time outdoors where their chances of encountering wildlife or other sick pets increase. nSee your veterinarian for a heartworm test for your pet. Heartworm is transmitted by mosquitoes, but it can be prevented by administering a monthly preventive between June and November. nDaily brushing or combing helps control fleas and ticks. See your veterinarian to get your pet on a flea and tick prevention program.
IN THE STARS Your Birthday Sunday, June 20 GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Don’t just sit around doing nothing -- get involved in some kind of social activity that includes people who make you laugh. CANCER (June 21-July 22) - A most unexpected person might confide to you a matter of importance. If this individual is seeking advice, be as candid and honest with him/her as you deem necessary. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - There are few signs who enjoy social activities or encounters more than you do. Which is good, because today you may find yourself in great demand with more than one group clamoring for your company. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - You won’t be looking for any financial recompense when asked to help out with a project. The praises you receive for your accomplishments will be worth more than anybody could pay you. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - Although it is nothing new to you, when asked for suggestions, you will be full of good ideas today. Others will be so impressed at how easily you came up with them, and their acclaim will blow you away. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) Chances are you will have to gain the confidence of someone whose support you need, which might not be easy. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) Even if you don’t normally confide in a certain person, if asked, don’t hesitate to discuss what’s been bothering you and keeping you so uptight. S/he may turn out to be a good confidante. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Be patient and modify any hasty impulses before acting on them. Your goals are reachable at this time, but they might take doing things slowly, one step at a time. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - There is a strong chance that you might hear some good news from a friend who lives far away that could involve you if you want in. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - Fresh thinking on an important matter could contain the seeds for a solution to a problem that’s been plaguing you. ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Get out of the house and go someplace or do something that offers a new and different venue. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Something you were hoping would come your way may finally happen. It might not be anything that will turn your world around, but it could bring you a lot of happiness.
nLeashes save dogs’ lives! Keep your dog on a leash when you are walking him so he can’t run into traffic or chase cats and squirrels or other wildlife. nPlay with your pet instead of stroking him to fend off fear of thunder or loud noise. Playing a game with your pet when he shows early signs of anxiety, like pacing or trembling, can distract him from the stressor. It teaches him to associate that same stressor with positive things such as play and treats. Petting him is likely to make no difference—and, it may reinforce the attentionseeking that comes with nervousness. nIf you have a swimming pool, do not leave your dog unattended in the pool area. Not all dogs can swim—they can drown if they fall into the water. nUse a heavy screen on windows or keep them closed if you have cats. During the summer, the number of cats suffering from “high rise” syndrome, or falling from windows, increases dramatically. Contrary to myth, cats do not land on their feet when falling from heights. The most severe injuries occur when cats fall from second- or thirdfloor windows. nIf you are thinking of getting a new pet this summer, consider visiting your local animal shelter. Each year, hundreds of adoptable dogs and cats are needlessly destroyed simply because they do not have a home. nIt is always the right season to spay or neuter your pet.
The Pet Project Produced by Jo-Ann Close and Lynne Faltraco Community Pet Center
Set summertime savings goals Summer is a good time to set some frugal goals. It’s easy to get trapped into overspending, but if you arm yourself with a game plan, you can save some money or at least avoid adding to your debt. How do you save money during summer? Here are a few tips for putting your best foot forward for the rest of the year. Garage Sale: Organize your home and put together garage sale items. Or list them for sale in your local newspaper or online. Most everyone has something they can sell. It can be a good way to save money or have extra money to put toward summer activities. If you’re not up to having a garage sale, then organize a swap party during your next backyard BBQ with friends or family. Do some secondhand shopping, too. Look for potential gift or back-to-school items, or simply let it be a source of cheap fun. Kids Stuff: Old-fashioned fun is the new modern fun! Think: cat’s cradle, hopscotch, marbles, paper airplanes, treasure hunting, painting pet rocks, jump rope games, water balloons, walking or biking, sprinklers and backyard games. Visit www. gameskidsplay.net for over 250 rules for games kids can play. Start a list of free or low-cost family activities. Here are a few to get you started: www. frugalvillage.com/forums/ family/53831-low-cost-funactivities.html. Stay Cool: Create cross breezes. Open windows (especially on opposite ends of the house) at night or during early morning to take advantage of cooler outdoor air, and turn on ceiling and oscillating fans
Frugal Living by Sara Noel
to keep the air moving. Once it starts to get warmer, close windows and blinds to keep the cool air inside and the sun’s scorching rays out. Avoid heat sources. Cook outside when possible. Don’t own a grill? Set up a slow cooker on the porch or in the basement, if you have one, or make more no-cook meals, such as fruit, cheese and vegetable plates and salads rather than using the oven. Avoid using devices that give off heat, such as the dishwasher or dryer, during the heat of the day. And when they’re not in use, shut off the television, computer and lights. Food and Drink: Taking a break from a hectic schedule of activities will afford you the time to focus on healthier eating habits. Decrease your soda consumption. Opt for cheaper options, such as water, ice tea or lemonade. Go to your local farmer’s market or farm stand. Plan frugal menus based on seasonal produce. If you aren’t into home canning, add some fruits and vegetables to your freezer. Pass on the ice cream shops and trucks. Make your own fruit smoothies or, as an occasional treat, make pudding pops (combine a 3.4-ounce box of chocolate pudding, 2 cups milk and 1/2 cup whipped topping. Spoon into Dixie cups (3/4 full) and insert a Popsicle stick. Freeze until frozen through. Peel off cup before eating and you have dripless popsicles.
8C — The Sunday Courier, Forest City, NC, Sunday, June 20, 2010
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Troy and Tonnie Harris have been married 21 years, and adopted Troy’s brothers’ children before giving birth to their own daughter, Faith. Troy is proud his parents were able to attend his graduation from Gardner-Webb University, saying his dad has always been his hero because he kept the family intact.
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Tonnie said when Troy lost his job, she was more scared than he was. But losing it had been a blessing. “Because if he was still working there, he wouldn’t have gone back to school. Seeing him in his cap and gown was great,” she said, wiping tears from her eyes. “I was used to being the one working and providing for the family,” he said. “For my wife to sacrifice, means
a lot to me. It’s the Lord whose keeping us. We want to make Cs,” he said. haven’t lost a thing or missed a meal.” Faith has already decided what she wants Troy said his mom and dad seeing him grad- to become in life and how she’s going to get uate finally, meant a lot too. there. “I want to be a surgeon,” she said. “And I “Other people saw stars as heroes,” he said. think I want to do hearts.” “I always saw my dad as my hero because he And for the Tarheel fan family, Faith said kept the family intact.” she wants to wear Carolina blue in college. Troy was named to the honor’s list at “I want to go to UNC.” Gardner-Webb, maintaining a 3.5 GPA. After seeing his grades, he said, Faith has made sure to bring home good report cards too. Contact Flynn via e-mail at aflynn@thedigi“It gave her the drive – she didn’t talcourier.com.
Troy sits flanked by daughter, Faith, and wife, Tonnie, in the family’s Tarheel room. Faith is following dad’s example of the importance of an education and although just entering eighth grade this fall, she wants to be a heart surgeon and attend – you guessed it – the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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