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Times Square bomb suspect pleads guilty Page 10 Firefighters from Ellenboro, Cliffside and Sandy Mush Fire Departments responded to a house fire Monday around 4:18 p.m. The single-wide was a total loss.
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ELLENBORO — Terry Foschini had just moved into his mobile home Saturday, but by Monday afternoon the single-wide was charred with ash. Firefighters from Ellenboro Fire Department got the first call to dispatch to 421 Walker Store Road at 4:13 p.m. and were on the scene within about five minutes. “I was taking a nap on the couch,” Foschini said. “The guy that had fixed my air conditioner had just left and I heard the phone ring. It was my friend Brandon Green, he was calling to check on me. If he hadn’t called me,
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I’d probably be dead because I was sleeping pretty hard.” Green works with Foschini at Ed’s Pallet World and said he had called to see why Foschini wasn’t at work Monday. “I helped him move in on Saturday,” Green said. “I called him and he was talking to me still half asleep when he yelled ‘Fire’ and hung up. I thought he was trying to tell me he got fired so that’s why he wasn’t at work so I didn’t think anything about it. A few seconds later, he called me back and said his house was on fire.” Please see Fire, Page 6
RUTHERFORDTON — Summer heat was too much for several computer servers at the Rutherford County Annex Monday. “The air conditioning in the server room went down,” said county Information Technology Director Rhonda Owens. “At 5:30 a.m. Monday the temperature in the room with our servers was 100 degrees.” The computers, which hold data critical for many county departments as well as emergency and 911 communications, have a fail-safe mechanism built in to force them to shut down when temperatures get that high. Shutting down prevents permanent damage to the machines, Owens said. “We have all of our mission critical units up, so we have communications and the necessary operations working,” Owens said. “We have a couple of servers that are still down. County staff expect to have a new air conditioner installed today. With several of the machines back on-line, Owens said the only operations still shut down are a few web filters and the county’s library system. “One of our machines was one of the ones that turned itself off,” said Kenneth Odom, Information Technology director for the county library system. “The general circulation Please see Heat, Page 6
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An 18-wheeler carrying a 130-foot storage unit heading to the Duke Energy plant in Cliffside stops in Henrietta in front of Holland furniture store after having trouble making it through the curves on U.S. 221-A. See story, Page 6.
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FOREST CITY — While attending a music festival, Joseph Clarke Spencer who goes by Clarke to most, found a place to cool off and won a trip to San Francisco. Spencer, 19, an English literature major and a rising senior at UNC-Asheville, attended the 2010 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival June 10-13. Bonnaroo is a four-day, multi-stage, musical festival held on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tenn., every June. “It was very hot over the weekend,” said Spencer. “The only problem was the heat, but it was a lot of fun. Getting to see Stevie Wonder was amazing, and
Dave Matthews Band closed the event on Sunday.” As a way to get out of the heat, Spencer stopped at the Odwalla air-conditioned tent on Friday night. “It was close to 100 degrees outside,” said Spencer. Odwalla is a 25-year juice company from Dinuba, Calif., with a mission to make great juice, do good things for the community, and build a business with heart. When Spencer walked into Odwallas Fresh Experience Lounge, he signed up for the Living Flavor Vending Machine Please see Contest, Page 6
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Local TWO INJURED IN ACCIDENT
Rutherford Notes Leadership program eyes future
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Two people were injured in a two-car accident Monday afternoon on Withrow Road. Brittany Allen, 19, of 839 Calhoun Trail, Rutherfordton, driving a 1994 Chevrolet Blazer, was slowing down to turn into Tri-City Animal Clinic when she was hit from behind by a 2004 SUV driven by Elena Moore, 19, of 329 Lynch Road, Forest City. Moore was charged by the Forest City Police Department with failure to reduce speed. The accident occurred at about 1 p.m. Both women were transported to Rutherford Hospital, where they were treated and released.
Boocoo Auctions launches today
DETROIT, MI — In a move that should shake up the world of online auctions and free classified ads, Royal Oak, MI based Ranger Data Technologies Inc. is launching Boocoo Auctions across the United States on June 21st.
Since June 14th Boocoo.com has been up and running exclusively for the readers and viewers of nearly 300 media partners that share transactional fees with Ranger Data in exchange for sustained marketing to help generate inventory, traffic, and sales. While participating newspapers, including The Daily Courier, and broadcast outlets obtain a brand new revenue stream, Boocoo users will see immediate benefits as they obtain more consider friendly
options including greater local content and competitive pricing. “With sellers’ fees that work out to be about 25 percent below the current major e-commerce sites, this should be a strong motivator to try Boocoo.com because these sellers are extremely sensitive to their own profit margins,” said Kip Knight, a former Vice President of Marketing for Ebay North America and current President of Knight Vision Marketing Inc. “Boocoo’s emphasis on local services is smart because it is a large and growing part of e-commerce,” said Knight. Soon after the June 21st launch, Boocoo will also offer local companies the opportunity to bid on jobs placed by consumers and businesses in the community. The service providers,
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RALEIGH— Equine owners are reminded that now is the best itme to vaccinate horses, donkeys and mules against West Nile Virus and Eastern (painters, carpenters, landscap- Equine Encephalomyelitis. ers, etc.) will be able to respond State Veterinarian David Marshal said these disto proposals from local consum- eases are now endemic in North Carolina, but they ers and businesses that have are easily preventable. placed a “request for quote” on “We haven’t had a lot of cases of EEE or West Nile Boocoo for the service they need. the past few years, but the disease cycle ebbs and flows in our state,” Marshal said. “Horse owners “It’s an exciting concept and should keep up their guard and continue to vacone that will capitalize on the cinate against these diseases, as well as take other local media partners’ long stand- precautions to minimize standing water that would ing relationship with service allow mosquitoes to breed.” providers through their classiIn 2009, North Carolina had 23 reported cases of fied pages and service directoEEE in horses, 21 of which were fatal. It is estimatries” said Tony Marsella, Ranger ed that for every reported case, three or four cases Data’s President and COO. go unreported. In 2008, there were 13 reported Boocoo.com will be offering cases. Not only were there more cases in 2009, but more local auction transactions cases were reported later in the year and farther through the use of its media west than in previous years. There were no reportpartner’s websites where users ed cases of WNV in equine the past two years. can easily access the auction site. Horse owners should talk to their veterinarians According to a study for the to determine the best time to start the vaccination Newspaper Association of process. America, newspaper websites Both vaccinations initially require two shots, 30 attract more than one third of days apart, for horses that have no prior vaccinaall internet users. tion history.
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FOREST CITY — Leadership Rutherford’s board of directors will decide in July whether to suspend the program for a year. The action is being considered because of a low number of applications at this point in the year. “We only have four applications at this time,” said Jim Brown, president of the board. “Our board members are contacting businesses and companies that have enrolled an employee in the program in the past to encourage them to sponsor someone for the 2010-2011 class,” Brown said. The county’s economy is considered a prime factor in the low interest in the next year’s program, he said. Leadership Rutherford, which has graduated 212 participants during the last 10 years, provides a day-long program monthly, September through May, that acquaints participants with issues important to Rutherford County. Those issues include economic development, critical issues, education, government, health care, agriculture and environment and lifestyle and diversity. The program costs $500 and covers all expenses, including food, travel and program supplies. There are limited scholarships available. Anyone interested in applying, may download the documents from the program’s website, www. leadershiprutherford.com, or contact Jim Brown at 828-429-1023 or jrbpub@gmail.com for copies of the application.
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Local/State
Dems try to mobilize aloof voters for runoff
RALEIGH (AP) — The two North Carolina Democrats seeking nomination for U.S. Senate turned their attention Monday away from each other and toward the grueling task of attracting aloof voters to the polls. Elaine Marshall and Cal Cunningham capped their months of campaigning with trips to phone banks. Marshall was making calls from her campaign headquarters in Raleigh, and Cunningham was capping a trip across the state with a final set of calls from Wilmington. While the race Tuesday will decide who challenges Republican Sen. Richard Burr in November, voters appear disinterested in the results, with only a sparse 38,000 turning out in early balloting across the state. Both candidates said voters seemed distracted by summer vacations. Marshall noted that there was a lack of local races to draw interest, so her campaign was trying to target voters who had a track record of turning out in all elections. “We’re just trying to hunt where the birds are,” said Marshall, North Carolina’s secretary of state. Marshall and Cunningham will top the ballot across the state for those voting on the Democratic ticket. The runoff will also settle three Republican primaries for Congress and a Democratic race for state Senate. Cunningham, a Lexington attorney and former state senator, has been a favorite of party leaders in Washington who view him as the best candidate to defeat Burr. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has spent more than $100,000 to help his campaign. In a final automated call to voters, retired General Wesley Clark urged North Carolina residents to come out and support Cunningham, an Iraq War veteran. Cunningham said he was focused on making sure voters knew there was an election, and he was still spending time introducing himself to those who may cast a ballot.
Though Marshall has more experience in politics, she has used
Couple renovates camp
The men were running errands May 12 when they saw a man grab an 18-year-old jogger. The man was dragging her to a nearby car when the Sheltons intervened by using their car to block the exit to the parking lot. The man let the woman go and ran into Joey Shelton with his car. Police say 26-year-old Theodore James Walker of Chapel Hill faces charges that include second-degree kidnapping. Police say they found a loaded shotgun and baseball bat in his car.
BAT CAVE (AP) — A couple have turned their love of an old summer camp in western North Carolina into a private vacation rental property. The Asheville Citizen Times reported Sunday that Darren and Cheryl Polls will be open at all Rutherford Blum spent five years renovating the County polling places from 6:30 a.m. former Camp Mishemokwa and have to 7:30 p.m. Today for those voters turned it into a property that large eligible to vote in the Democratic family groups or businesses can rent Party U.S. Senate runoff election. out for retreats and seminars. Those eligible are voters who cast A week-long stay on the 150-acre Democratic Party ballots in the first property costs between $5,000 and primary, all registered Democrats, $10,000. and independent voters who did not There is a lodge that can sleep 24 vote in the original primary. Incentives get House OK people and a main house that can accommodate 18. The old camp’s RALEIGH (AP) — Expanded tax bunkhouses are still around as is the breaks for North Carolina film proCunningham’s support from gym. There also is a heated swimductions and new incentives for comWashington to cast herself as the puter simulation games and greenoutsider. She won the first primary in ming pool and a whirlpool. Other amenities include a water based business parks are now headed early May with 36 percent of the vote slide, athletic field, hiking trails, ten- to the state Senate. while Cunningham finished second nis court and a mess hall that has The House gave its final approval with 27 percent and exercised his been turned into a game room. Monday night by a vote of 80 to 28 to right to request a runoff new or extended economic incentives In the 8th Congressional District that could cost as much as $300 milalong the state’s south-central border, Town to cancel fireworks lion in uncollected taxes in the next voters have watched a contentious OCRACOKE (AP) — A beach comfive years. The bill now heads to the Republican primary between two munity in North Carolina where four Senate. candidates seeking a slot on the balThe change getting the most attenlot in North Carolina’s most competi- people were killed as they unloaded fireworks won’t have a July 4th distion from lawmakers would allow tive district. Democrat Larry Kissell play this year. the salaries of star actors and direcwon the seat two years ago. The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk, Va., tors to count toward the amount Tim D’Annunzio, a GOP businessreported that Hyde County spokesmovie and television producers could man who has poured more than $1.2 million of his own money in the woman Jamie Tunnell says Ocracoke write off their state taxes. Right now Island officials rejected a fireworks there’s a cap of $1 million per indirace, drew early support from tea vidual. party activists for his platform to dis- show this July 4th holiday. Last year, four people from Wayne mantle entire branches of the federal County were killed and a fifth pergovernment. But Republican leadSenate OKs gaming ban son was injured asForest they unloaded City Daily Courier_Ruth Co People_1.833inx3in ers have since denounced him after RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina documents from D’Annunzio’s messy fireworks from a truck on Ocracoke Senate leaders say business operaIsland. divorce indicated a history of yearstions where people buy phone or Tunnell says Ocracoke will hold its ago crimes, drug use and bizarre reliInternet time then play games on usual parade, which will end with a gious claims. computer screens to win cash and memorial for the four killed. He’s facing off against former prizes should be made illegal. Charlotte sportscaster Harold The Senate voted overwhelmingly Johnson. Rescuers to get city key Monday evening on a bill that would CHAPEL HILL (AP) — The city of bar these “sweepstakes” games. Bill In the Republican primary for the Chapel Hill will give the key to the advocate Sen. Josh Stein of Wake 13th Congressional District, votcity to two North Carolina brothers County says the games are an enders will decide between magazine who foiled a kidnapping attempt last around the state’s 2006 video poker publisher Bernie Reeves and retired month. ban and are “qualitatively worse” Navy officer Bill Randall. In the WRAL-TV reported that Joey and than the North Carolina Education party’s 12th District race, voters will Freddie Shelton of Chatham County Lottery. have computer industry employee were receiving the honor at the city There are 600 “sweepstakes cafes” Scott Cumbie security firm executive council meeting Monday. or “business centers” across the state. Greg Dority on the ballot. Those winners will move on to face Democratic lawmakers who have comfortably retained their seats in past elections.
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he move by Forest City to train its fire department personnel as medical first responders is one that could save lives. Fire Chief Mark McCurry believes that, and the evidence shows that getting trained medical responders to the scene of an emergency in the first six minutes can be critical. Many other fire departments in the county have already provided the service, and it has proven beneficial. In a county the size of Rutherford, regular EMS crews cannot always respond to a scene as quickly was they would like. There is a lot of territory to cover and if the crews are on other calls, they rely on the support network of rescue teams and the fire department first responders to take calls. When it comes to emergency response, every effort that can be made to improve those services in the county needs to be pursued. The more people we have trained as firemen, first responders and in other emergency service roles, the safer we will all be.
Our readers’ views Says amateur radio club is reforming To the editor: There has been amateur radio in Rutherford County for years, but the hobby faded and interest had declined after the departure of the last radio club folded several years ago. However, amateur radio is ever present in the county with over 250 active license holders. There are three active repeaters in the county owned by amateur radio operators who would like to see them used by other amateur radio operators. The 2M and 440 repeater on Cherry Mountain along with Woody’s Repeater are all being maintained by the owners and are working well, just waiting to be used by the amateur radio operators in Rutherford County. Several amateur radio operators in the county have expressed a desire to form a Ham Radio Club, whereby we can gather as a group and discuss, share information, offer training, and promote the future of amateur radio. We have 50 operators in the county who are Extra or Advanced Class, 60 that are of the General Class, and 150 Technicians who I’m sure would like to be of the General Class or an Extra Class. This could be one of the goals of a new Ham Club. In addition to promoting training for upgrading license, a new Ham Club could be an excellent venue whereby the experienced ham operators could share their knowledge with new ham operators in HF, DX, antenna building and radio repair, and other important aspects that make the hobby fun and exciting. With today’s technology, amateur radio is more exciting than
ever. The growing presence of computers and the creation of new digital modes along with the amateur radio in the “hamshack” provide new and “old time” members of the hobby the ability to communicate like never before, around the world. We would like to invite you to meet with us at the Rutherford County Annex in Rutherfordton on Tuesday, June 22, at 7 p.m. for an informal gathering at which time we can discuss the organization of a new Amateur Radio club. We hope that you will consider supporting this effort of amateur radio. Thanks and 73’s Don Whisnant Forest City
Criticizes response to oil clean-up fund To the editor: Anyone who knows any politics knows that the Republican party favors corporations over individuals. The Democrat party is more likely to try to look after social needs of individuals. The Republican majority Supreme Court has said corporations may contribute without limits to political campaigns. The amount of money the candidate has to spend is the best indicator of who will win. The last major oil spill in this country has not been cleaned up and the people have not all received their just compensation from Exxon. When President Obama met with the BP people he asked for a fund in escrow to pay some of the damages caused by and still being caused by BP. BP also will not pay dividends this period to stockholders. This
would seem reasonable since we do not know the extent of the damage nor when it can be stopped. We were not surprised when many Republicans and right wingers sided with BP and criticized the President. One Republican senator said he was ashamed of what the U.S. had done. Right wingers called in a slush fund. I guess one should never be surprised by politicians, but is it not amazing grace that members of an American political party would choose to side with a foreign corporation over American citizens. BP is responsible for the accident and cost — not Americans. How could an American expect another American to just go down while he tries to save the assets of a foreign corporation — British Petroleum? This is perhaps the only way some Republicans could be opposed to the president regardless of what he was doing. Ray Crawford Rutherfordton
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New book casts different light on racial conflicts Fifty years ago, Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mocking Bird gave us a sympathetic hero who seemed to stand up against the worst features of our region’s social system. The story, narrated by his adoring daughter Scout, told us how Atticus Finch, the principled attorney, defended an unfairly accused African American. The book attacked the ugly racism of rednecks and the Klan. Its warm, finely crafted story engaged us and pushed us a gentle, positive step forward. But it was a very small step. It did not force us to confront the foundations of a system that relegated one race to a subservient role. The good, sometimes devoted, relationships, between servants and their superiors obscured the oppressiveness of the system. Maybe we need another
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story to push us a little bit further in understanding and dealing with our history. What if Scout had been the daughter of a leader of the Klan instead of the child of a beloved, fair-minded lawyer? The small town South of the middle of the last century seen through the eyes of a Klansman’s daughter might force us to take a larger step forward in confronting the real brutality of our former ways. A new novel by UNCChapel Hill Professor Minrose Gwin gives us a chance to see our region through different eyes. Her book, The Queen of Palmyra,
takes us back to 1963 and a small southern town. Florence, the fictional narrator and central character, is an 11-year-old girl who spends most of her days in the company of and in the care of her grandmother’s African American maid, Zenie. While Zenie was telling young Florence stories of Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra, Florence’s father, Winburn Lafayette Forrest III, was telling her tales “about brave Christian men who, yes siree bobtail, fought to the death like true soldiers for little girls like me and beautiful and pure women like my mother.” During the days, Zenie brought Florence into her home in “Shake Rag,” the black section of town. Later, in the evenings Florence would bring to her father his beloved box of robe, hood, and other items,
for his Klan meetings and “activities.” And, once, her father proudly took her inside a Klan meeting where she wore her own specially made white robe. Other times, she would slip away with her mother to warn black friends about upcoming Klan activities. When Florence fell behind in her schoolwork, Zenie’s niece, Eva, was the only person who could teach Florence the English grammar she needed to catch up. But Eva’s activities in organizing voter registration efforts made her a target of Win Forrest and his Klan brothers. The consequences of that conflict frame an awful tragedy that rips Florence away from her connection to Zenie, to her father and mother, and to her hometown.
In a new setting she will find relief from the racial conflict, subservience, and the confusion of her hometown and her father’s racism. She will find her own freedom as she puts aside the shackles of her father’s attitudes. It is tempting to read The Queen of Palmyra as an allegory of the transformation of the Modern South and the benefit to whites from the destruction of the social system they fought so hard to preserve. But Minrose Gwin does not preach. She is a gifted storyteller, careful wordsmith, and sensitive observer of personal interactions. Her book would be compelling reading, even if it had no important underlying message. Martin hosts UNC-TV’s North Carolina Bookwatch, which airs Sundays at 5 p.m.
The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Obituaries
Man kills son trying to break into home
Ruth Rossman
SANFORD (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies in North Carolina say a man who feared for his life shot and killed his son who was trying to break into the father’s home. The Fayetteville Observer reported that Lee County Sheriff’s deputies said 71-year-old Neil Miller of Cary shot and killed 48-year-old Ricky Dean Miller late Friday. A sheriff’s report says Neil Miller told dispatchers his son threatened to kill him if he didn’t open the door. Deputies say Ricky Miller had been staying with his father since getting out of prison in Virginia. But the younger man had been gone about a week. Neil Miller says when his son kicked out a door panel, he fired a shotgun through the door.
Ruth Eleanore Rossman, 73, of Spindale, died Saturday, June 19, 2010, at Hospice House. A native of California, she was a daughter of the late Frank Porter Stirk and Marie Baker Stirk. She worked as a nurse’s aide for many years. She was a Baptist. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer Rossman.
2 injured in helicopter crash in mountains
BLACK MOUNTAIN (AP) — Two people have been injured after their helicopter crashed in a rugged area of western North Carolina. Black Mountain Fire Department Deputy Chief Craig Bannerman says firefighters responded Monday afternoon to reports of the crash just over the line separating McDowell and Buncombe counties. Bannerman says the pilot and passenger were injured but able to walk away from the crash site. They declined to be transported to a hospital by ambulance. The identities of the two people injured in the crash have not been released.
RALEIGH (AP) — A fourth North Carolina police officer has been fired for his involvement in a traffic stop three months ago in which an off-duty trooper was pulled over on suspicion of drunken driving. Butner police Chief Wayne Hobgood said in a news release Monday that Maj. Anthony Moss was dismissed for personal conduct violations.
Survivors include two sons, Terry Lee Rossman of Rutherfordton and Michael Clayton Rossman of Spindale; four daughters, Robbin Louise Baldwin of Joplin, Mo., Eleana Valie Brooks of Shiloh, Beverly Jean Rossman of Mayo, S.C., and Evelyn Marie Roberson of Rutherfordton; one brother, Gordon Stirk of Galt, Calif.; two sisters, Arlene Bowen of Forest City and June Katherine Ramsey of Cannelton, Ind.; nine grandchildren; and three greatgrandchildren. No formal services are planned. Harrelson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 278 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday. n Carther Ray Buchanan reported the theft of a 1996 Plymouth Voyager. n The theft of a heat and air unit was reported at 2544 U.S. 221 South, Rutherfordton, by K&K Machine Shop. n Douglas Melton Warren reported the theft of a truck. n Brenda Helton reported the theft of silverware, jewelry and clothing. n Robert L. Hale reported the theft of money. n James Neal Walker reported the theft of money and checks. n Douglas Melton Warren reported the theft of a motor vehicle. n Angela Phillips reported a breaking and entering. n Kristie Starnes Herring reported the theft of a video game system and other items. n Delilah Smith Hernandez reported the theft of mail. n Christy Bailey Shires reported the theft of medications. n Two windows were reported broken at a storage building at Harris Elementary School, 3330 U.S. 221 South, Forest City. n The theft of a lighter was reported at Frank’s Station, 120 Top Ave., Ellenboro. n Emily A. Woods reported the theft of jewelry. n Charles Jerry Sisk reported the theft of a hitch-type truck attachment.
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n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 61 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday.
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incident of damage to property. n Philip Smith reported a larceny. n Donna Anderson reported an assault on a female. (See arrest of Culbreath.) n Brent Whitaker reported a larceny.
Arrests n Kevin James Mann, 36, of Gold Medallion Street, Bostic; charged with a child support violation; placed under an $1,800 secured bond. (FCPD) n Summer Boykins Littlejohn, 25, of Amity Drive, Forest City; charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury; released on a $30,000 unsecured bond. (FCPD) n David Randell Bryant, 44, of Mount Herman Road, Hudson; charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia; freed on a custody release. (FCPD) n Billy Jo-Dean Blanton, 24, of 128 Cowen St.; charged with breaking and/or entering and assault on a female; placed under a $5,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Enrique Dolores Hernandez, 24, of 120 Spencer; charged with driving while impaired, no operator’s license and reckless driving to endanger; placed under a $6,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Roy Mileus Hutchins, 55, of 696 Old U.S. 74, Concord Village; charged with domestic violence protective order violation; placed under a 48-hour hold. (RCSD) n Curtis Lashon Jones, 33, of 830 Switch Lane Road; extradition/ fugitive other state/ Tennessee; no bond. (RCSD)
Wayne McCurry Jerry Wayne McCurry, 63, of Sunshine, died Monday, June 21, 2010, at his home. A native of Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Wilson E. McCurry and Jeannie Mae Yelton McCurry. He had worked at Drexel Heritage, AGI Industries and retired with McCurry Grading & Paving. An Army veteran, he served in Vietnam from July 1, 1966, to July 5, 1968. He was a 1965 graduate of East Rutherford High School and was a member of Fairview Baptist Church. He was a retired fireman with Cherry Mountain Volunteer Fire Department and had served on its board of directors. He is survived by his daughter, Vanda McCurry of Sunshine; a sister, Kathryn Toney of Golden Valley; a brother, James “Jim” McCurry of Gilkey; and two granddaughters. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at Mount Lebanon Baptist Church with the Rev. Paul White Jr. officiating and Cherry Mountain VFD Chief Roger Hollifield will provide a eulogy. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service. A procession led by the Cherry Mountain Volunteer Fire Department will go to Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery for the burial and Fireman’s Honors. The Rev. Gary Smith will officiate at the grave. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m. at Mount Lebanon Baptist Church, 801 Mount Lebanon Church Road, Bostic. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest
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n The Lake Lure Police Department responded to 34 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday.
n The Rutherford County EMS responded to 51 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday. n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to 45 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday.
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n The Forest City Police Department responded to 141 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday. n Iris Price reported an assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. (See arrest of Littlejohn.) n Erasmo Santiago reported the breaking and entering of a motor vehicle and larceny. n Bobby Moore reported the breaking and entering of a motor vehicle and larceny. n Billy Atchley reported an
n Cherry Mountain firefighters responded to a motor vehicle accident and to a power line fire. n Hudlow firefighters responded to a motor vehicle accident. n Rutherfordton firefighters responded to a motor vehicle fire. n SDO firefighters responded to an industrial fire alarm. n Sandy Mush firefighters responded to a power line fire.
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City, NC 28043. Washburn & Dorsey Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be made at www.washburndorsey.com.
Lawerence Hollifield Robert Lawerence Hollifield, 72, of 102 Vinewood Drive, Mooresboro, died Sunday, June 20, 2010, at Hospice and Palliative Care of Cleveland County. A native of Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Joseph Crowder and Josephine Wilson Hollifield. He was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church and was owner/operator of Hollifield’s Meats and Eats. He is survived by his wife, Betty McCombs Hollifield; and five sisters, Louise Petty and Evelyn Glover, both of Ellenboro, Barbara Jones of Charlotte, Juanita Bailey of Bostic and Myrtle Carpenter of Shelby. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church with the Rev. Bobby Gettys officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home and at other times at the home. Online condolences may be made at www.mckinneylandrethfuneralhome.com.
Betty Laughter Betty Lou Wilson Laughter, 72, of Mill Spring, died Sunday, June 20, 2010, at her home. She was the daughter of the late James W. Wilson and Ellen Benton Wilson and was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Junior Laughter. She is survived by two sons, Clarence Junior Laughter of Mill Spring and Joe Larry Laughter of Lake Lure; four daughters, Patsy Arrowood of Union Mills, and Betty Jo Owensby, Joyce Painter and Sharon Kay Laughter, all of Mill Spring; one sister, Ethel Rogers of Jacksonville, Fla.; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Coopers Gap Baptist Church with the Revs. Warren Elliott, Ansel Pace and David Turner officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday night from 6 to 8:00 p.m. at Coopers Gap Baptist Church. Jackson Funeral Service in Hendersonville is in charge of arrangements. Condolence cards may be sent to the family at www.jacksonfuneralservice.com or P.O. Box 945, Hendersonville, NC 28793.
Lawerence Hollifield Mr. Robert Lawerence Hollifield, 72, of 102 Vinewood Drive died Sunday June 20,2010 at Hospice and Pallative Care of Cleveland County. A native of Rutherford County Lawerence was born March 3, 1938 a son of the late Joseph Crowder and Josephine Wilson Hollifield. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by one brother, J.C. "Pete" Hollifield and one sister, Ruby Smith. He was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church and owner/operator of Hollifield’s meats and eats. He is survived by his wife, Betty McCombs Hollifield, and five sisters, Louise Petty of Ellenboro, Evelyn Glover of Ellenboro, Barbara Jones of Charlotte, Juanita Bailey of Bostic, and Myrtle Carpenter of Shelby. Funeral services will be held 3:00 P.M. Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church with Rev. Bobby Gettys officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held 6:00-8:30 Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at McKinneyLandreth Funeral Home and other times at the home. McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home is serving the Hollifield Family. Paid obit.
John Hyder The Rev. John B. Hyder Jr., 89, of Shelby, died Monday, June 21, 2010, at Hospice House in Kings Mountain. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home & Crematory.
Deaths Raymond Parks ATLANTA (AP) — Raymond Parks, owner of NASCAR’s first championship winning car and an integral part of the series’ formation, has died. He was 96. Parks was the last living member of the group of men who created NASCAR in 1947 during a meeting at the Streamline Hotel in Daytona Beach, Fla. He fielded the car that Red Byron drove to the inaugural Cup Series championship in 1949, NASCAR’s first season of competition. “Raymond was instrumental in the creation of NASCAR as a participant in the historic meeting at the Streamline Hotel in Daytona Beach,” NASCAR chairman Brian France said. “Raymond is a giant in the history of NASCAR and will always be remembered for his dedication to NASCAR.” Born in Dawsonville, Ga., in 1914, Parks left home when he was 14 years old and began running moonshine, which earned him a ninemonth stint in the federal penitentiary in Chillicothe, Ohio, from 1936 to 1937 on conspiracy charges. Parks later became a legitimate businessman, and fought in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. His business success was built through real estate ventures, vending machines, gas stations and convenience stores, and some of his properties were later sold to Georgia Tech. His NASCAR career began as owner of the first elite race team, which was built with mechanic Red Vogt and Byron behind the wheel. His teams ran only four seasons in the Cup Series — 1949, 1950, 1954 and 1955 — getting two wins, 11 top-five finishes and 12 top-10s in 18 events. Parks at times fielded cars for Fonty Flock and Curtis Turner before eventually pulling out of the sport. The Hall of Fame, which opened last month, features several of Parks’ donated trophies. Parks was not among the inaugural five members inducted into the Hall of Fame last month.
Betty Lou Wilson Laughter Betty Lou Wilson Laughter, 72, of Mill Spring, NC died Sunday, June 20, 2010 at her home. She was the daughter of the late James W. Wilson and Ellen Benton Wilson and was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Junior Laughter, a daughter, Judy Elaine Laughter and two brothers, David Boyd Wilson and Olin B. Wilson. She is survived by two sons, Clarence Junior Laughter of Mill Spring and Joe Larry Laughter of Lake Lure; four daughters, Patsy Arrowood and husband, Verno of Union Mills, Betty Jo Owensby and husband, Dennis, Joyce Painter and Sharon Kay Laughter all of Mill Spring; one sister, Ethel Rogers of Jacksonville, Florida; eight grandchildren, six great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held 2:00 pm Wednesday at Coopers Gap Baptist Church where she was a member. The Reverends Warren Elliott and Ansel Pace and David Turner will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday night from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at Coopers Gap Baptist Church. Condolence cards may be sent to the family at: www.jacksonfuneralservice.com or PO Box 945, Hendersonville, NC 28793. Paid obit.
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Big load has problems on highway
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.
By JESSICA OSBORNE Daily Courier Correspondent
Tuesday, June 22 Foothills Harvest Thrift Store: This week, children’s shorts and T-shirts, 50 cents. 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 organization 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 information 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 teacher Matt Tiller; for 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; everyone in attendance will receive at least one free book (all ages and reading levels). Free prostate screenings and PSA blood tests: Offered by healthcare professionals at St. Luke’s Hospital during the annual Health Fair for men only; other screenings and health information dedicated to men will be offered from 5 to 7 p.m. at the hospital; blood pressure checks, body mass index and oxygen measurements as well as information on smoking cessation, colon cancer, stress, back health and more will be available as well as door prizes and refreshments; there is no charge to attend, but registration is requested by calling 828-894-2408.
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 Charonnay and discussions on wines of the world, making wine from fruit and the entire process of making wine at home; must be 21 and older to take the class, which is taught by chemistry instructor Christine Klahn; to register, call 447-0047 or e-mail lovestoryfarm@yahoo.com. 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.
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Rutherford County Information Technology Director Rhonda Owens assembled a back-up, external air conditioner Monday morning to try and cool off the server room at the County Annex.
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that people see us doing at the front desk, we’re now doing by hand. We are writing down the barcodes — from books and patrons — and we’ll key it back in when the system is back up and running. We’re doing the same thing for books that people are returning.” Late fines aren’t being announced right now either, Odom said, because with the system down librarians don’t know what fines are due. “We can’t process some of the stuff that we normally do — such as when people call and want to be put on hold for an item we can’t do that right now,” Odom said.
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Foschini called 911 and then called Green to come to his house. Foschini said he thought the fire started somewhere in the bedroom. “When I got up from the couch, the smoke was coming into the front room from the bedroom,” Foschini said. “The bed itself was on fire, along with the pillows and comforters. Then it just kept burning.” Flames were engulfing the home when Green arrived. “I got here before the fire department did,” Green said. “The flames were just shooting out of the door
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open mic performance. Unknown to him, he had signed up for a contest. That was OK, he was out of the heat. Spencer also learned the daily contest winner could win a cooler of Odwalla drinks. Performing an acoustic rendition of “Into the Mystic” by Van Morrison, on a guitar provided by Odwalla, Spencer then left the lounge. When he returned later, he was told he was Friday night’s winner. Spencer returned Saturday for an encore of his Friday’s performance. Before the contest concluded on
“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. 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 is asked to contact Lacey Euten, 245-5555, ext. 2101.
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“I have a pole on the front of my truck and lights to let people know that something big is coming, but people still try to go around us,” said Caussey. “Luckily one woman stopped and let us go through.” After coming out of the curves, the truckers were able to pull over safely in front of Holland Furniture in Henrietta. “All of a sudden we heard sirens and we heard that a tanker had turned over, but they stopped at us,” said Caussey. The silo was one of two storage units being taken to the plant; this was the larger of the two, weighing 104,000 pounds. The smaller unit had already been delivered. Andy Thompson and Aaron Corbett of Duke Energy were not aware of the situation. “I wasn’t aware of anything like that happening,” said Thompson. Generally, vendors will transport anything to the site. These happened to be empty tanks being taken to the power plant to be used in the construction of unit six as part of the emission control system, added Thompson. “With the type of load that it was, they can’t bend on curves like that,” said Thompson. Cliffside fire department, three Rutherford County Sheriff’s Patrol officers, Rutherford County EMS and highway patrol responded to the scene. Highway Patrol and Cliffside fire department escorted the truck the rest of the route to the power plant.
Sunday, he learned he was Odwalla’s overall winner. He was one of four of the 150 people who tried out to be named winner during their respective performances. Being named overall winner, Spencer received an invitation to the Outside Lands concert, Aug. 14-15, in San Francisco, where he will perform the song he auditioned with along with a few others on the Odwalla Stage. Spencer believes he got the upper hand in winning during the weekend because of his rapport with all the MCs and Odwalla representatives, as he kept coming back to the tent for cool air. The judges also liked his renditions of “Into the Mystic”
and “Karma Police” by Radiohead. Spencer sang a variety of songs during the three-day contest. “It was pretty awesome, definitely a surprise because of how many people were competing and I had listened to the other winners and they were really good,” said Spencer. Along with the trip, he won the cooler filled with Odwalla products which were mostly drinks. Spencer has been playing guitar for around five years and singing for two. A video of his performance from the festival can be found on Facebook through the Odwalla fan page under the video link. The video is titled “He goes by Clarke, but we think he’s Superman.”
The server meltdown also affected public Internet access at the Haynes branch library, but the main branch in Spindale and the Mountains Branch near Lake Lure were both able to keep access up and running. Contact Baughman via e-mail at sbaughman@thedigitalcourier.com.
and Terry was in the front yard. He was trying to get back into the house. I grabbed him and told him no. He wanted to get stuff, but I was going to tackle him and hold him down if I had to, so he wasn’t going back in the house.” Firefighters from Ellenboro were the first to respond, but were assisted by Cliffside and Sandy Mush Volunteer Fire Departments. “We got here about 4:25 p.m.,” said Jimmy Walls, assistant chief from Sandy Mush. “By the time we got here, it was fully engulfed.”
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Library staff were particularly concerned about the impact on the summer reading programs that happens each Tuesday. “Last week, we set a record with 492 people in attendance,” Odom said. “We had 188 people who showed up just for the program itself. Some people turned around and left because there was nowhere else to stand or sit.”
CLIFFSIDE — An 18-wheeler carrying a 130-foot, silo-shaped storage unit to the Duke Energy plant in Cliffside had trouble making it through the curves on 221-A Monday morning, but with a little help the delivery was safely completed. The truck driven by Raul Flores was on its way from Texas and took the route given to the driver by the state Department of Transportation which was down U.S. 221-A through Cliffside to the power plant. “We were told that there was a straighter path but we can’t go off the route or DOT will come down on us hard,” said Renee Caussey, one of the drivers who was escorting the truck. Caussey was driving a red truck with a wide load sign on the front and flashing yellow lights to let traffic know that something big was coming. Caussey was in front of the large truck letting Flores know what the road coming up was like and giving him directions. There was a second escort vehicle following Flores.
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Panthers’ Smith breaks his arm
Owls win one, lose one on road trip
FOREST CITY — A night after the Owls were involved in a slugfest that lasted nearly five hours, it was quite the opposite Monday night, with Forest City collecting seven hits and no runs in a 1-0 loss to the Peninsula Pilots at War Memorial Stadium in a rapid one hour and 46 minute contest. Owls starting pitcher Ryan Arrowood got off to a hot start, giving up one hit through the first six innings, a soft liner up the middle from Pilots designated hitter Jimmy Rider. Rider would be thrown out on a steal attempt later in the inning after a strike out. Arrowood finished with an eight inning complete game in the losing effort, with the seventh inning the only time the Pilots were able to get to him. Peninsula short stop Logan Robbins drove a 2-1 pitch deep to right center field that Owls center fielder could not catch despite a diving effort that allowed Robbins to motor to a one out triple. Two pitches later Chas Crane lined a single up the middle for the first run of the contest. Those would be the only hits Arrowood gave up and was handed the loss to bring his record to 1-2 this season despite allowing a meager three runs this year. Peninsula bumped their season record to 12-10, while Forest City’s went down to 15-7.
After nearly five hours of baseball Sunday night at Finch Field, the Forest City Owls prevailed after 13 innings to win 10-9 over the Thomasville HiToms. Back-to-back two out hits in the 13th inning from Mark Dvoroznak and Will Skinner gave Forest City the 10-9 lead that they would not give up. Skinner doubled to left to plate Dvoroznak from second. Nate Hyatt came on and struck out the two batters he faced in Thomasville’s half of the inning to record the save. The marathon game lasted four hours and 56 minutes, and the two teams combined for 99 total at bats, 19 runs scored, 25 hits, and 28 runners left on base.
Local Sports CPL Baseball Forest City at Petersburg, 7:05 p.m. Legion Baseball Cherryville at Rutherford County, 7 p.m.
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Post 423’s Danny Fraga (2) is greeted by teammates as he crosses home plate Monday at McNair Field in Forest City.
Post 423 hits extra innings By KEVIN CARVER Sports Reporter
FOREST CITY — Rutherford County Post 423 and Burke County went into extra innings Monday night and the game was not concluded by press time. Post 423 was going for its sixth win and the teams were tied at 8-all going into the 10th inning. On Sunday, Rutherford County’s legion team split a doubleheader of seven innings each with Asheville’s Post 70 on Sunday night. Post 423 won game one, 6-3, in dramatic fashion and lost the second game 19-9. Rutherford County’s record is now 5-2 on the season.
Rutherford Co. 6, Asheville 3
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Post 423’s Derek Deaton (11) smacks a triple Monday during the action against Burke at McNair Field in Forest City
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Hot tempers heating up in NASCAR By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer
CHARLOTTE — Jeff Gordon made so many drivers mad at Infineon Raceway, it would be easier to keep a scorecard of those who had no issue with the four-time NASCAR champion. Just about everybody was steam-
ing at somebody: Joey Logano wasn’t thrilled with Juan Pablo Montoya; Tony Stewart caught an earful from Boris Said’s crew chief; and Carl Edwards unleashed his anger at newcomer Jan Magnussen. And that’s just what played out in public! Following Sunday’s race on the road course in Sonoma, Calif., NASCAR
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On TV 7 a.m. (ESPN2) Tennis Wimbledon, Day 2. 9:30 a.m. (ESPN) World Cup Soccer Group Stage: Mexico vs. Uruguay. (ESPN2) World Cup Soccer Group Stage: France vs. South Africa. Noon (ESPN2) Tennis Wimbledon, Day 2. 2 p.m. (ESPN) World Cup Soccer Group Stage: Argentina vs. Greece. (ESPN2) World Cup Soccer Group Stage: Korea Republic vs. Nigeria. 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2) College Baseball NCAA World Series, Game 7: Teams TBA. 7:30 p.m. (FSS) Minor League Baseball All Star Game: Carolina League vs. California League. 9 p.m. (ESPN2) College Baseball NCAA World Series, Game 8: Teams TBA.
Rutherford County made the first game of a doubleheader interesting on Sunday as Jonathon Hamlet smacked a three-run walkoff homer to beat Asheville Post 70, 6-3, at McNair Field. Post 423 posted what seemed to be a costly error and a wild
CHARLOTTE (AP) — Carolina Panthers receiver Steve Smith will miss the start of training camp with a broken left forearm. Blame it on a mysterious game of flag football. Smith’s agent, Derrick Fox, initially said Monday that the four-time Pro Bowl pick was injured when he slipped playing with children at Smith’s camp over the weekend. Later in the day, Fox said he wasn’t sure if it was a flag football game with kids or adults, raising questions if Smith may have violated his contract if he was involved in a game with adults. Smith will be sidelined for at least the first couple of weeks of camp, but is expected to be ready for the season opener Sept. 12 at the New York Giants. “He put his arm out to brace himself. When he did he felt a sharp pain,” Fox said. “He went in (Sunday) afternoon to have an X-ray and it showed a break.” Smith had surgery Sunday night to have a small plate and screws inserted in his arm. Fox said while it’s the same arm he broke at the end of last season, it’s in a different spot and not his wrist. Smith suffered no nerve damage, is expected to make a full recovery and could return as soon as midway through the preseason. Smith annually hosts a youth football camp in Charlotte which began Thursday, the day after the Panthers concluded voluntary spring workouts. Fox said he had no knowledge of Smith playing in a flag football league, but was sure the Panthers would not take action against his contract since he’ll be ready for the start of the season. Standard contracts bar playing outside of team settings.
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Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland hugs the U.S. Open trophy after winning the golf tournament Sunday at the Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, Calif.
got raw emotion from competitors ordinarily branded as corporate robots. For some time, fans have pined for the old days when drivers feuded and never backed down. They could relate to those hard-nosed, rough-and-tumble men, not the squeaky-clean, Please see Tempers, Page 9
Glaus at center of Braves’ resurgence ATLANTA (AP) — Jason Heyward’s bat has cooled off considerably. Jair Jurrjens is still hurt. Chipper Jones might be on his way to retirement when the season ends. Yet no matter how much difficulty the Atlanta Braves seem to face, they keep winning. Since ending a nine-game losing streak on April 30, the Braves are 34-14, best in the major leagues, and their 42-28 overall record leads the NL. “We’ve held our own as a team,” Heyward said last weekend. “All year everybody’s been picking each other up.” Ask around the Atlanta clubhouse who’s most responsible for the surge, and Troy Glaus is the consensus answer. “It’s an amazing story,” manager Bobby Cox said. “A great pickup. He’s played a great first base as
well. And he’s a gamer.” Nobody, including Glaus, imagined a few weeks ago that he would lead the National League in RBIs or that Atlanta would have the NL’s best record. Glaus was hitting .194 with six homers and nine RBIs on May 1. Fans at Turner Field booed him every at-bat. It seemed the skeptics were right. Shoulder surgery that limited him to 14 games last year in St. Louis had depleted the former World Series MVP’s power. Maybe he was just trying to hang on as big league player. Switching from third base to first base looked like a desperate move for a four-time All-Star and the cost conscious Braves. Last week in the clubhouse, Jones, the Braves’ longtime third baseman, took a few playful jabs Please see Glaus, Page 9
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Sports
Scoreboard BASEBALL
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.
East Division W L Pct 42 28 .600 39 30 .565 35 32 .522 33 36 .478 32 39 .443 Central Division W L Pct St. Louis 38 31 .551 Cincinnati 37 33 .529 Chicago 31 38 .449 Milwaukee 29 40 .420 Houston 26 44 .371 Pittsburgh 25 44 .362 West Division W L Pct San Diego 40 29 .580 San Francisco 38 30 .559 Los Angeles 38 31 .551 Colorado 36 33 .522 Arizona 27 43 .386
Atlanta New York Philadelphia Florida Washington
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New York Tampa Bay Boston Toronto Baltimore
Minnesota Detroit Chicago Kansas City Cleveland
Texas Los Angeles Oakland Seattle
East Division W L Pct 43 26 .623 42 27 .609 43 28 .606 38 32 .543 19 50 .275 Central Division W L Pct 40 29 .580 38 30 .559 34 34 .500 29 42 .414 26 42 .382 West Division W L Pct 41 28 .594 39 33 .542 34 37 .479 28 41 .406
GB — 1 1 5½ 24 GB — 1½ 5½ 11½ 13½ GB — 3½ 8 13
Sunday’s Games Detroit 3, Arizona 1 N.Y. Yankees 4, N.Y. Mets 0 San Francisco 9, Toronto 6 Florida 4, Tampa Bay 1 Chicago White Sox 6, Washington 3 Pittsburgh 5, Cleveland 3 Atlanta 8, Kansas City 5 Minnesota 4, Philadelphia 1 Texas 5, Houston 4, 10 innings Oakland 3, St. Louis 2 Chicago Cubs 12, L.A. Angels 1 Milwaukee 6, Colorado 1 San Diego 9, Baltimore 4 Seattle 1, Cincinnati 0 Boston 2, L.A. Dodgers 0 Monday’s Games Washington 2, Kansas City 1 Cincinnati at Oakland, late N.Y. Yankees at Arizona, late Tuesday’s Games Cleveland (Talbot 7-5) at Philadelphia (Moyer 7-6), 7:05 p.m. Florida (Ani.Sanchez 6-4) at Baltimore (Guthrie 3-8), 7:05 p.m. Kansas City (Lerew 0-0) at Washington (Atilano 5-4), 7:05 p.m. St. Louis (J.Garcia 6-3) at Toronto (Cecil 7-3), 7:07 p.m. Detroit (Verlander 8-4) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 4-2), 7:10 p.m. San Diego (Latos 7-4) at Tampa Bay (W.Davis 5-7), 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Ohlendorf 0-5) at Texas (Tom.Hunter 2-0), 8:05 p.m. San Francisco (Lincecum 7-2) at Houston (Oswalt 5-8), 8:05 p.m. Atlanta (Hanson 7-3) at Chicago White Sox (Danks 6-5), 8:10 p.m. Minnesota (S.Baker 6-5) at Milwaukee (Narveson 5-4), 8:10 p.m. Boston (Lester 8-2) at Colorado (J.Chacin 3-6), 8:40 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 8-2) at Arizona (Haren 7-5), 9:40 p.m. Cincinnati (Arroyo 6-3) at Oakland (Braden 4-6), 10:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 7-3) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana 6-5), 10:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Dempster 5-5) at Seattle (J.Vargas 5-2), 10:10 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Cincinnati at Oakland, 3:35 p.m. Kansas City at Washington, 4:35 p.m. Cleveland at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Florida at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. St. Louis at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Detroit at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. San Diego at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Texas, 8:05 p.m. San Francisco at Houston, 8:05 p.m. Atlanta at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. Minnesota at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. Boston at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. NCAA College World Series Glance At Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, Neb. Double Elimination x-if necessary
Saturday, June 19 Game 1 — TCU 8, Florida State 1 Game 2 — UCLA 11, Florida 3 Sunday, June 20 Game 3 — Oklahoma 4, South Carolina 3 Game 4 — Arizona State vs. Clemson, ppd., weather Monday, June 21 Game 4 — Clemson 6, Arizona State 3 Game 5 — Florida State 8, Florida 5, Florida eliminated Game 6 — TCU vs. UCLA, late Tuesday, June 22 Game 7 — South Carolina (48-16) vs. Arizona State (52-9), 4:30 p.m. Game 8 — Oklahoma (50-16) vs. Clemson (4423), 9 p.m. Wednesday, June 23 Game 9 — Florida State vs. Game 6 loser, 7 p.m. Thursday, June 24 Game 10 — Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 loser, 7 p.m. Friday, June 25 Game 11 — Game 6 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 4:30 p.m. Game 12 — Game 8 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 9 p.m. Saturday, June 26 x-Game 13 — Game 6 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 2 p.m. x-Game 14 — Game 8 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 7 p.m. Championship Series Best-of-3 Monday, June 28: Game 11 or 13 winner vs. Game 12 or 14 winner, 7:30 p.m.
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RACING NASCAR Sprint Cup Toyota/Save Mart 350 Results At Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, Calif. (Start position in parentheses) 1. (2) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet 2. (16) Robby Gordon, Toyota 3. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet 4. (1) Kasey Kahne, Ford 5. (5) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet 6. (6) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota 7. (9) Greg Biffle, Ford 8. (17) Boris Said, Ford 9. (7) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet 10. (14) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet 11. (24) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet 12. (32) Jan Magnussen, Chevrolet 13. (15) A J Allmendinger, Ford 14. (11) Mark Martin, Chevrolet 15. (25) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet 16. (13) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet 17. (21) Elliott Sadler, Ford 18. (23) Scott Speed, Toyota 19. (26) David Gilliland, Ford 20. (33) David Reutimann, Toyota 21. (38) Mattias Ekstrom, Toyota 22. (18) Paul Menard, Ford 23. (8) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet 24. (40) Travis Kvapil, Ford 25. (42) David Ragan, Ford 26. (37) J.J. Yeley, Dodge 27. (30) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet 28. (41) Kevin Conway, Ford 29. (19) Carl Edwards, Ford 30. (34) Matt Kenseth, Ford 31. (22) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet 32. (3) Kurt Busch, Dodge 33. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota 34. (12) Denny Hamlin, Toyota 35. (36) Brad Keselowski, Dodge 36. (39) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge 37. (43) Dave Blaney, Toyota 38. (31) Regan Smith, Chevrolet 39. (27) Kyle Busch, Toyota 40. (28) Joe Nemechek, Toyota 41. (35) P.J. Jones, Toyota 42. (10) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota 43. (29) Max Papis, Toyota
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Friday, June 11 South Africa 1, Mexico 1 Uruguay 0, France 0 Wednesday, June 16 Uruguay 3, South Africa 0 Thursday, June 17 Mexico 2, France 0 Tuesday, June 22 At Rustenburg, South Africa Mexico vs. Uruguay, 10 a.m. At Bloemfontein, South Africa France vs. South Africa, 10 a.m. Argentina South Korea Greece Nigeria
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Saturday, June 12 South Korea 2, Greece 0 Argentina 1, Nigeria 0 Thursday, June 17 Argentina 4, South Korea 1 Greece 2, Nigeria 1 Tuesday, June 22 At Durban, South Africa Nigeria vs. South Korea, 2:30 p.m. At Polokwane, South Africa Greece vs. Argentina, 2:30 p.m. Slovenia United States England Algeria
GROUP C GP W D 2 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 1
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Saturday, June 12 England 1, United States 1 Sunday, June 13 Slovenia 1, Algeria 0 Friday, June 18 United States 2, Slovenia 2 England 0, Algeria 0 Wednesday, June 23 At Port Elizabeth, South Africa Slovenia vs. England, 10 a.m. At Pretoria, South Africa United States vs. Algeria, 10 a.m. GROUP D GP W D 2 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 1
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Sunday, June 13 Ghana 1, Serbia 0 Germany 4, Australia 0 Friday, June 18 Serbia 1, Germany 0 Saturday, June 19 Australia 1, Ghana 1 Wednesday, June 23 At Johannesburg Ghana vs. Germany, 2:30 p.m. At Nelspruit, South Africa Australia vs. Serbia, 2:30 p.m. x-Netherlands Japan Denmark Cameroon
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x-advanced to round of 16 Tuesday, June 15 Ivory Coast 0, Portugal 0 Brazil 2, North Korea 1 Sunday, June 20 Brazil 3, Ivory Coast 1 Monday, June 21 Portugal 7, North Korea 0 Friday, June 25 At Durban, South Africa Portugal vs. Brazil, 10 a.m. At Nelspruit, South Africa North Korea vs. Ivory Coast, 10 a.m. Chile Spain Switzerland Honduras
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Wednesday, June 16 Chile 1, Honduras 0 Switzerland 1, Spain 0 Monday, June 21 Chile 1, Switzerland 0 Spain 2, Honduras 0 Friday, June 25 At Pretoria, South Africa Chile vs. Spain, 2:30 p.m. At Bloemfontein, South Africa Switzerland vs. Honduras, 2:30 p.m.
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Casey Harman pitched six strong for Clemson, which handed top-seeded Arizona State’s Seth Blair his first loss of the season in an opening-round game. The Tigers tagged Blair (12-1) for five runs and seven hits with five walks in 4 1/3 innings to advance to a winner’s bracket game against Oklahoma on Tuesday. The Sun Devils (53-8) meet South Carolina in an elimination game on Tuesday. Clemson (44-23) came into the CWS averaging 11 runs and 15 hits in its last five games, and finished with 14 singles off Blair and three relievers.
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x-advanced to round of 16 Monday, June 14 Netherlands 2, Denmark 0 Japan 1, Cameroon 0 Saturday, June 19 Netherlands 1, Japan 0 Denmark 2, Cameroon 1 Thursday, June 24 At Rustenburg, South Africa Denmark vs. Japan, 2:30 p.m. At Cape Town, South Africa Cameroon vs. Netherlands, 2:30 p.m.
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Monday, June 14 Italy 1, Paraguay 1 Tuesday, June 15 New Zealand 1, Slovakia 1 Sunday, June 20 Paraguay 2, Slovakia 0 Italy 1, New Zealand 1 Thursday, June 24 At Johannesburg Slovakia vs. Italy, 10 a.m. At Polokwane, South Africa Paraguay vs. New Zealand, 10 a.m.
Top 12 in Points: 1. K.Harvick, 2,334; 2. J.Johnson, 2,194; 3. Ky.Busch, 2,193; 4. D.Hamlin, 2,183; 5. J.Gordon, 2,142; 6. Ku.Busch, 2,118; 7. M.Kenseth, 2,092; 8. J.Burton, 2,027; 9. G.Biffle, 2,011; 10. T.Stewart, 1,983; 11. M.Martin, 1,947; 12. C.Edwards, 1,932.
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Mike McGee hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the third inning and picked up the save after Florida made things interesting in the ninth, leading Florida State to an 8-5 victory in a College World Series elimination game Monday. The Seminoles (48-19) will play Wednesday night against the loser of Monday night’s TCU-UCLA game. The Gators (47-17) lost for the fourth time in five meetings this season with their instate rival.
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pitch in the sixth inning as Asheville took a 3-2 lead, but Rutherford County came back in the final at-bat during the seventh with four runs to win. During the seventh and final inning, Rutherford County’s Danny Fraga ripped a stand-up triple into the left field corner and Derek Deaton’s double off the wall in left evened the score at 3-3. Asheville then went to the bullpen as Matt Fernandez came into pitch. After issuing an intentional walk to Stephen Crowe, Hamlet stepped up and smacked the game winner over the green monster in left.
Asheville 19, Rutherford Co. 9 FOREST CITY — Despite Rutherford County remarkable charge in game two of the early innings, Asheville’s Dale Innes and Matt Fernandez plated five each as the visitors took a 19-9 win by the 10-run mercy rule in the sixth. Post 423 fell behind 9-0 after two innings of play, but clobbered 10 hits to knot the game at 9-9 by the end of the third frame. Derek Deaton smacked a two-run double, Stephen Crowe launched a two-run home run. Tyler Byers, Nick Houser and Kyle Holmstrom each accounted for an RBI during the swing of momentum. Danny Fraga’s two-run double tied the game up as the teams headed into the fourth. However, Post 70 pushed a run across in the fourth and three more in fifth. Innes smashed a two-run homer during the fifth as Post 70 led 13-9 and never looked back, scoring six more times in the sixth for the final outcome.
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sponsor-shilling pretty boys who now occupy most of the top seats in NASCAR. The combination of conservative, brand-conscious sponsors and NASCAR’s desire to eliminate a Wild West mentality sterilized the sport and left fans lamenting the loss of personality. Spurred by positive fan reaction to last season’s monthslong feud between Denny Hamlin and Brad Keselowski — not to mention the passionate responses, good and bad, to anything Kyle Busch related — NASCAR began to loosen its reins. With it came the infamous “Boys, have at it and have a good time” edict in January from vice president of competition Robin Pemberton. Sixteen races into the season, boy, are they having at it. Rarely does a race end without somebody mad at someone. Only now, after years of containing that anger until drivers were back in the comfort of the motorhome lot, these spats are there for everyone to see. Carl Edwards, tired of how Keselowski was racing him, intentionally wrecked him at Atlanta as retaliation for an earlier accident. Keselowski’s Associated Press car sailed into the safety fence at Atlanta. When Switzerland’s Roger Federer reaches for a forehand return against Colombia’s Alejandro Falla at the All NASCAR let Edwards go with a slap on the wrist, England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon Monday. the gloves were officially off. Hamlin has traded barbs with Busch, who threatened to kill his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate over his radio during the All-Star race. Gordon has publicly criticized four-time defending champion Jimmie Johnson, his Hendrick Motorsports teamWIMBLEDON, England (AP) around televisions in the locker Federer appeared to be heading mate, who felt the need to apologize for contact at — The situation was so unfamil- rooms to catch a glimpse. in that direction against the left- Talladega. Gordon intentionally knocked Matt Kenseth out iar to Roger Federer, so “uncom“I don’t think anyone expected handed Falla. Here’s one addiof his way at Martinsville, and Clint Bowyer ran fortable,” to use his term. it,” said No. 5 Andy Roddick, a tional reason why the tightness into Hamlin’s car at Dover as retaliation for an On a surface he rules, at a three-time Wimbledon runnerof their match caught everyone earlier incident. tournament he owns, against an up who beat Rajeev Ram of off-guard: These guys met four And nobody has forgotten young Logano standopponent he dominates, Federer Carmel, Ind., 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 later times previously, and Federer ing up to Kevin Harvick on pit road at Pocono this found himself in serious trouble Monday. won each time, taking all 11 sets. month, then emasculating Harvick with his public Monday: He dropped the first Indeed, Falla’s near-defeat of Thanks to the luck — or, from declaration that Harvick’s wife “wears the firesuit two sets against 60th-ranked Federer generated much more Falla’s perspective, the bad luck in the family.” Alejandro Falla of Colombia, buzz than any of the upsets that — of the draw, they were playing So it was no surprise to see so many drivers so then was a mere three points actually occurred. each other for the third time in outspoken at Sonoma. from losing in the first round of The seeded men who exited the past four weeks. Among them was Martin Truex Jr., who vowed Wimbledon. were No. 11 Marin Cilic, No. 17 “Everybody wants to play retaliation against Gordon for wrecking him. “I had Federer against the Ivan Ljubicic, No. 20 Stanislas Federer,” Falla said, then broke There also was Elliott Sadler, who was still upset ropes,” Falla would say later. Wawrinka and No. 30 Tommy into a wide grin before deliverat Gordon on Monday and posted on his Twitter Eventually, the unheralded Robredo. No. 3 Novak Djokovic, ing the laugh line: “But three page: “Some people think they are bigger than the Falla succumbed to some jitters, the 2008 Australian Open times in one month is a lot.” sport itself and want everyone else to lay over. I and six-time Wimbledon chamchampion, appeared on his way In this case, familiarity did not DISAGREE!!!” pion Federer called upon his to joining them, but he came breed contempt, but rather conGordon, for his part, accepted responsibility for experience, summoned his cusback to beat Olivier Rochus of fidence. Falla felt he had a pretty what happened with Truex and Sadler. But when it tomary excellence, overcame the Belgium 4-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 good idea of what to expect, came to contact with Kurt Busch? Not so much. daunting deficit and pulled away in a match that finished at about even sketching out something of “Kurt Busch had everything coming to him to win 5-7, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (1), 6-0 11 p.m., with the Centre Court a game plan for success against that I gave him because he gave it to me on the in the event’s opening Centre roof closed and the lights on. Federer, saying it was vital to go restart before that, so I don’t feel sorry about that,” Court match. There was one surprise of for it on returns, particularly on Gordon offered. “You definitely feel, you know, significance in the women’s second serves, and to be aggresThis is exactly the drama NASCAR had been uncomfortable, because if you’re draw: No. 5-seeded Francesca sive by moving to the net whenlacking the last several years. used to being down the whole Schiavone lost 6-7 (0), 7-5, 6-1 ever possible. Falla did all of that Sure, the sport is about fast cars and racing hard, time, your whole life, it’s someto 47th-ranked Vera Dushevina quite well for long stretches but machines don’t talk to us and tell us how they thing that’s kind of normal. For of Russia, making Schiavone Asked if all of the recent time feel. That’s up to the drivers, and they’re finally me, it’s not normal to be down only the second reigning French on court together might have delivering. two-sets-to-love, especially at Open women’s champion to lose helped Falla on Monday, Federer Maybe fans didn’t like it when Edwards retaliWimbledon and early on in in the first round at Wimbledon grinned and joked, “It shouldn’t ated against Keselowski, or Logano took his verbal Grand Slams. It’s something I’m in the 42-year Open era. have. ... He should have known jab at Harvick. But many of racing’s most celebratnot quite used to,” said the topThe only other time a French that I was going to beat him. But ed moments are of such stuff. Remember, folks, the seeded Federer, who hampered Open champ bowed out in her he forgot.” time the late Dale Earnhardt spun Terry Labonte himself with seven double-faults. opening Wimbledon match There were two pivotal at Bristol, meaning to only “rattle his cage”? “But still, I was able to find a was in 2005, when it happened moments Monday. That style of aggressive — sometimes blatant — way. That’s most important right to Justine Henin. The Belgian Serving at 4-4, love-40 in the driving has been sorely missed, along with the onenow. Doesn’t matter how I felt began a 20-month hiatus from third set, Federer faced three liners the Darrell Waltrips of old had perfected, out there. Didn’t feel great, that’s tennis in 2008, and returned consecutive break points — had and the post-race trash talk between rivals. for sure.” to Wimbledon for the first time Falla won any of those, he would You may not like the way Gordon raced Sunday Had Falla finished off Federer, in three years Monday, advanchave served for the match in the or the language one driver used to criticize anothit would have been one of the ing with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over next game. Instead, Federer won er, but you have to admit: It’s a whole lot more most stunning upsets in the hisAnastasija Sevastova of Latvia. all three, erased a fourth break interesting these days. tory of tennis — perhaps THE Also returning: Kim Clijsters, point later en route to holding most stunning, taking into who hadn’t played at the All serve, then broke in the next account the participants, the set- England Club since 2006. The game for the first time all match ting and the round. two-time U.S. Open champion, to take the set. Not sure? Consider the players’ away from the tour entirely for 2 And then, at 5-4 in the fourth, resumes entering the day: 1/2 years while getting married Falla served for the match. Continued from Page 7 n Federer was 92-13 for his and having a daughter, had no “A big chance,” said Falla. career on grass, including 76-2 problems in beating Maria Elena So close to a breakthrough at Glaus’ expense. since 2003; Falla was 7-11. Camerin of Italy 6-0, 6-3. result, the 26-year-old Falla “You made it sound like it was impossible,” Jones n Federer was 51-5 for his Venus Williams adhered to admitted he doubted himself a said. career at Wimbledon, with those Wimbledon’s strict dress code bit, and he could get no closer Glaus quickly fired back. six championships and a record Monday, switching from the than three points from victory — “It IS impossible,” he said. “I had no choice. It was seven consecutive final appearblack lace outfit that drew so at 15-30 and 30-40. On the last, either play first or go home.” ances; Falla was 3-5 and never much attention at the French Federer ripped a big forehand Though he’s likely no candidate to win a Gold got past the second round at the Open to more traditional attire. that forced an error by Falla to Glove, Glaus isn’t a liability, either. Cox cites soft All England Club. “Here it’s all about white,” make it 5-all. Federer roared, as hands, quick reflexes and decent range as “solid.” n Federer was 199-28 with a Williams said after eliminating did the crowd, and that pretty Glaus has five errors, but he’s helped the Braves record 16 titles in Grand Slam Rossana de los Rios of Paraguay much was that. turn 69 double plays, more than any first baseman action and reached the final at 6-3, 6-2. in the majors. 18 of the past 20 major tournaHer bid for a sixth Wimbledon When Federer delivered a “We couldn’t be happier with Troy,” Cox said. ments; Falla was 11-14, only once championship got off to a much groundstroke winner to end the “He’s done a wonderful job, which is a testament to making it as far as the third more straightforward start than tiebreaker, then broke Falla’s how much work he puts in every day. He’s inspired round at a Slam. Federer’s quest for a record-tying serve to open the fifth set, order all of us.” All of that is why this match seventh. was restored. was the talk of Day 1 at the Only twice in the Open era has “Definitely got lucky,” Federer It’s also a testament to Cox that the Braves are grass-court Grand Slam tourthe defending Wimbledon cham- acknowledged. “But that’s how it winning without getting big contributions from a nament, with players gathering pion lost in the first round, but goes sometimes.” handful of star players.
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Almanac
Local UV Index
Around Our State Today Wednesday
Statistics provided by Broad River Water Authority through 7 a.m. yesterday.
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Relative Humidity High yesterday . . . . . . . . .88%
Full 6/26
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Asheville . . . . . . .91/63 Cape Hatteras . . .88/76 Charlotte . . . . . . .95/72 Fayetteville . . . . .97/74 Greensboro . . . . .92/72 Greenville . . . . . .95/74 Hickory . . . . . . . . . .95/71 Jacksonville . . . .93/73 Kitty Hawk . . . . . .85/78 New Bern . . . . . .93/73 Raleigh . . . . . . . .96/74 Southern Pines . .96/73 Wilmington . . . . .89/76 Winston-Salem . .92/72
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Weather (Wx): cl/cloudy; pc/partly cloudy; ra/rain; rs/rain & snow; s/sunny; sh/showers; sn/snow; t/thunderstorms; w/windy
First 7/18
New 7/11
Last 7/4
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North Carolina Forecast
Greensboro 92/72
Asheville 91/63
Forest City 95/71 Charlotte 95/72
Greenville 95/74
Raleigh 96/74
Kinston 95/73
Fayetteville 97/74
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
Across Our Nation
Elizabeth City 91/73
Durham 96/72
Winston-Salem 92/72
Wilmington 89/76
Today’s National Map
Today Wednesday
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Nation Today N.J. base locked down
LAKEHURST, N.J. (AP) — Something that sounded like gunfire and a delivery driver with a gun led to a one-hour lockdown at a Navy base Monday. A base official said there were no injuries and no real danger. Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst spokeswoman Angel Lopez said security concerns were raised at around 9:30 a.m. at two different base entrances — the base’s main gate and the commercial-traffic gate for the part of the installation once known as the Lakehurst Naval Engineering Station. At the commercial entrance, someone reported hearing gunfire. At about the same time, guards were questioning a delivery driver who was trying to enter through the main gate. Most drivers who regularly make deliveries know to go to the commercial gate, but this one didn’t, Lopez said. What’s more, when guards asked the driver if he had any weapons, he said he did. The man possessed the gun legally but was cited for trying to bring it on base and was released later
Monday morning, Lopez said. She said she did not have the driver’s name. Meanwhile, the search for someone who had fired shots at the commercial gate turned up nothing. Because the two things happened at the same time, base security forces called for a lockdown, Lopez said. For about an hour, no vehicles could get in or out of the naval center and people on base had to stay in their buildings.
Chief ’s son killed cop LANCASTER, Texas (AP) — Investigators in Texas say the 27-year-old son of Dallas Police Chief David Brown is believed to have been the shooter in the death of a suburban police officer and another man. Dallas County Sheriff’s Deputy Lupe Valez says David Brown Jr. appears to have shot 23-year-old Jeremy McMillan and then Officer Craig Shaw when he and others responded to a call of shots fired Sunday night. The officers returned fire, and Brown was killed.
Associated Press
A tarp shields the bodies of people killed in a single-engine Cessna 210 plane that crashed near the William Piper Memorial Airport in Lock Haven Pa., on Monday,. The small plane chartered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture crashed into a central Pennsylvania neighborhood Monday, killing three people aboard, according to preliminary information from the Federal Aviation Administration.
Times Square bomb suspect pleads guilty NEW YORK (AP) — Calling himself a “Muslim soldier,” a defiant Pakistan-born U.S. citizen pleaded guilty Monday to carrying out the failed Times Square car bombing, saying his attack was the answer to “the U.S. terrorizing ... Muslim people.” Wearing a white skull cap, Faisal Shahzad entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Manhattan just days after a federal grand jury indicted him on 10 terrorism and weapons counts, some of which carried mandatory life prison sentences. He pleaded guilty to them all. “One has to understand where I’m coming from,” Shahzad calmly told U.S. District Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum, who challenged him repeatedly with questions such as whether he worried about killing children in Times Square. “I consider myself ... a Muslim soldier.” The 30-year-old described his effort to set off a bomb in an SUV he parked in Times Square on May 1, saying he chose the warm Saturday night because it would be crowded with people who he could injure or
kill. He revealed that he actually packed his vehicle with three separate bombs, hoping to set off a fertilizerfueled bomb packed in a gun cabinet, a set of propane tanks and gas canisters rigged with fireworks to explode into a fireball. Shahzad said he expected the bombs to begin going off after he lighted a fuse and waited between 2 1/2 minutes and five minutes for them to erupt. “I was waiting to hear a sound but I didn’t hear a sound. So I walked to Grand Central and went home,” he said. Shahzad dismissed the judge’s question about the children by saying the U.S. didn’t care when children were killed in Muslim countries. “It’s a war. I am part of the answer to the U.S. terrorizing the Muslim nations and the Muslim people,” he said. “On behalf of that, I’m revenging the attack. Living in the United States, Americans only care about their people but they don’t care about the people elsewhere in the world when they die.”
Gulf paymaster: People are in desperate shape WASHINGTON (AP) — The man President Barack Obama picked to run the $20 billion Gulf oil spill damage fund said Monday many people are in “desperate financial straits” and need immediate relief. “Do not underestimate the emotionalism and the frustration and the anger of people in the Gulf uncertain of their financial future,” Kenneth Feinberg told interviewers. Feinberg, who ran the victims claim fund set up in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, said he is determined to speed up payment of claims. His appearance came a week after the administration worked out an arrangement with oil giant BP to establish an independent claims fund — initially $20 billion — and pledged to reconfigure the system and expedite payments. Feinberg said BP has paid out over $100 million so far, and various estimates place total claims
so far in excess of $600 million. “The top message is the message conveyed to me by the president,” Feinberg said. “ ... We want to get these claims out quicker. We want to get these claims out with more transparency.” He said people can file electronically for relief, if they wish, and they need not hire a lawyer. He also said he believes that “when a person comes in and asks for emergency assistance, they shouldn’t have to keep coming back,” suggesting lumpsum emergency payments. Asked how officials can guard against false claims, Feinberg said he didn’t think that would be a major problem. He did say there could be an issue involving claimants who say they were indirectly harmed by the spill, such as a Boston restaurateur theoretically arguing that his business was hurt by the inability to bring shrimp in from the Gulf.
Points To Ponder Lanny funchess
––– funeraL director –––
Volunteer Training July 12 through July 14 from 10 am until 3 pm at the
Due to unforeseen circumstances I found it necessary to resign my position at Spindale Family Practice, effective June 7, 2010. At this time my plans for the future are uncertain. In the interim, I have full confidence that my former patients can receive quality care from the doctors and nurse practitioners at Spindale Family Practice. Dennis P. O’Neil, M.D.
Carolina Event and Conference Center, 374 Hudlow Road, Forest City Volunteers of all types are greatly needed throughout Rutherford County.
Call 245-0095 or 1-800-218-2273 to register.
SELECTING A FUNERAL LOCATION One of the most important decisions involving a funeral or memorial service is the location. There are many factors that play into this decision such as; was the deceased active in a local church? How many people are we anticipating to attend? Would the family feel more comfortable in a less formal setting? These are just a few of the questions your funeral director will ask during the initial arrangement conference. The decision on whether or not to have the body present for the service will also play a large part in where to hold the ceremony. If the body is present, the church or the funeral home would be the most appropriate place to hold the service. On the other hand, if the body is not present, you will have greater flexibility about where to hold the service. Gathering at a
private residence, a community center or even a church fellowship hall might be an acceptable setting for the memorial service. You will also need to decide whether providing the family the opportunity to receive friends is important to you. Receiving of friends can be done the night before the actual service or the same day of the ceremony, usually an hour or two
“Quality Service with Compassionate Care”
Harrelson Funeral Home 1251 hwy. 221-a, forest city, nc
(828) 657-6383
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The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Tuesday, June 22, 2010 — 11
Business/finance
THE MARKET IN REVIEW
STOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS
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NYSE
6,978.86 -9.38
GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name Last Chg %Chg CitiAmUSEq8.65 +1.22 +16.3 CapTr12 pf 3.16 +.41 +14.9 Biovail 16.67 +2.07 +14.2 MS S&P8-1010.91+1.05 +10.6 E-TrcGld 38.07 +3.24 +9.3 GlbSAsiaxJ19.41 +1.49 +8.3 VlyNB wt18 2.70 +.20 +8.0 DirxChiBull 36.85 +2.70 +7.9 DoverMot 2.10 +.15 +7.7 UtdMicro 3.34 +.23 +7.4
LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name Last WNS Hldg 10.79 Goldcp wt 5.96 GlobPay 38.89 AmbacF pfZ 9.59 Vonage 2.46 CornPdts 31.90 Newcastle 3.00 Ralcorp 57.28 CPI 22.46 DirChiBear 29.17
Chg %Chg -1.86 -14.7 -.83 -12.2 -3.72 -8.7 -.90 -8.6 -.23 -8.6 -2.95 -8.5 -.26 -8.0 -4.89 -7.9 -1.83 -7.5 -2.34 -7.4
MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg Citigrp 5429599 4.02 +.01 S&P500ETF1969286111.41 -.32 BkofAm 1068386 15.79 -.03 iShEMkts 948441 40.61 +.69 SPDR Fncl 821095 14.81 -.02 GenElec 706462 16.10 +.15 FordM 669310 11.53 +.07 Alcoa 628365 11.72 +.61 BP PLC 619223 30.33 -1.43 iShR2K 550340 66.11 -.69 Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume
DIARY
1,296 1,812 104 3,212 105 9 4,532,268,556
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AMEX
1,875.10 -8.60
GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name Last CKX Lands13.25 Ever-Glory 3.14 AlldDefen 2.55 HMG 5.60 Protalix 6.89 ChiArmM 3.88 Tofutti 3.25 Minefnd g 9.21 FriedmInd 5.71 ImpacM n 3.25
Chg %Chg +1.54 +13.1 +.34 +12.1 +.23 +9.9 +.45 +8.7 +.43 +6.7 +.23 +6.3 +.19 +6.2 +.47 +5.4 +.28 +5.2 +.16 +5.2
LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name Last LucasEngy 2.62 Barnwell 3.26 SuprmInd 2.16 Nevsun g 3.61 Continucre 3.69 MexcoEn 7.92 GerovaFn 12.29 Uroplasty 5.89 OrionEngy 3.10 Gerova un 14.96
Chg -.48 -.49 -.24 -.39 -.39 -.83 -1.26 -.60 -.28 -1.31
%Chg -15.5 -13.1 -10.0 -9.8 -9.6 -9.5 -9.3 -9.2 -8.3 -8.1
MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg GoldStr g 43329 4.22 -.19 NA Pall g 41034 3.52 -.06 NwGold g 36315 6.44 -.39 LucasEngy 29357 2.62 -.48 NovaGld g 26173 7.08 -.28 NthgtM g 23260 3.04 -.09 Taseko 20438 5.07 +.03 US Gold 19299 4.53 -.29 KodiakO g 17719 3.55 -.20 Rentech 15395 1.02 -.01 DIARY
Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume
190 293 38 521 11 5 101,134,441
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DAILY DOW JONES IS A STOCK YOU OWN
NASDAQ
IN THE NEWS? 11,000 LET’S TALK. Dow Jones industrials Close: 10,442.41 Change: -8.23 (-0.1%)
2,289.09 -20.71
GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name Last Chg AmItPasta 52.66+10.93 ReadgIntB 8.00 +1.40 UTStrcm 2.20 +.30 MELA Sci 8.33 +1.10 MaysJ 16.70 +2.16 RschFrnt 4.25 +.55 LeCroy 5.25 +.64 USecBcCA 4.87 +.56 LunaInn h 2.42 +.27 Ulticom n 9.20 +.94
%Chg +26.2 +21.2 +15.8 +15.2 +14.9 +14.9 +13.9 +13.0 +12.6 +11.4
LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name Affymax CyprsBio Ziopharm NthValB Cowlitz rs DoverSadl AtlBcGp Exelixis RepFBcp WaccaBk
Last Chg 7.18-15.83 2.70 -1.64 3.42 -1.43 2.06 -.59 3.82 -.90 3.40 -.73 2.10 -.41 3.84 -.74 2.02 -.36 2.25 -.40
%Chg -68.8 -37.8 -29.5 -22.3 -19.1 -17.7 -16.3 -16.2 -15.1 -15.1
MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg PwShs QQQ890788 46.60 -.40 SiriusXM 585091 1.08 +.04 Cisco 542778 23.34 -.15 Microsoft 521087 25.95 -.49 Intel 473717 21.19 -.21 Apple Inc 270162 270.17 -3.90 MicronT 260325 9.92 -.08 Dell Inc 220119 13.95 -.09 Yahoo 201444 15.21 -.33 MarvellT 199567 18.53 -.51 Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume
DIARY
891 1,800 97 2,788 78 47 1,849,386,258
11,200 Frank & Tracy Faucette
9,720
10,400
10 DAYS David J. Smith, AAMS®
George A. Allen
Financial Advisors 612 Oak Street 10,800 Forest City, NC 828-245-1158
11,258.01 4,812.87 408.57 7,743.74 1,994.20 2,535.28 1,219.80 852.90 12,847.91 745.95
10,360
11,600
Financial Advisor 117 Laurel Drive Rutherfordton, NC 828-286-1191
Financial Advisor 612 Oak Street Forest City, NC 828-245-1158
www.edwardjones.com
STOCK MARKET INDEXES
52-Week High Low
Name
8,087.19 2,988.88 342.02 5,552.82 1,497.10 1,727.05 869.32 539.03 8,900.27 473.54
Dow Industrials 10,442.41 Dow Transportation 4,433.60 Dow Utilities 380.27 NYSE Composite 6,978.86 Amex Market Value 1,875.10 Nasdaq Composite 2,289.09 S&P 500 1,113.20 S&P MidCap 768.50 Wilshire 5000 11,682.74 Russell 2000 660.03
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+.14 +8.15 -4.46 -2.87 +2.75 +.88 -.17 +5.76 +1.16 +5.54
12-mo %Chg
+25.22 +44.44 +8.09 +21.90 +21.10 +29.61 +24.65 +38.02 +27.98 +33.93
MUTUAL FUNDS
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Mutual Fund Footnotes: b = Fee covering market costs is paid from fund assets. d = Deferred sales charge, or redemption fee. f = front load (sales charges). m = Multiple fees are charged. NA = not available. p = previous day’s net asset value. s = fund split shares during the week. x = fund paid a distribution during the week.Gainers and Losers must be worth at least $2 to be listed in tables at left. Most Actives must be worth at least $1. Volume in hundreds of shares. Source: The Associated Press. Sales figures are unofficial.
Total Assets Obj ($Mlns) NAV
Total Return/Rank Pct Min Init 4-wk 12-mo 5-year Load Invt
CI 128,736 LG 61,893 LB 61,334 LG 54,199 IH 53,415 WS 49,180 MA 47,155 LB 46,774 LB 45,318 LB 45,159 LV 39,123 LV 35,843 FB 34,973 FV 34,147 CI 32,666 CA 29,848 WS 29,662 LB 29,264 LB 29,243 MA 28,927 LB 28,138 MA 27,976 CI 27,183 LG 26,620 CI 26,554 FG 25,880 MB 24,848 LB 24,831 LV 15,797 LB 9,080 LB 4,086 GS 1,433 LV 1,135 SR 470 LG 175
+0.6 +13.4/C +3.2 +18.3/D +2.5 +25.1/A +4.7 +24.3/B +2.3 +14.5/D +4.4 +16.2/D +1.8 +21.6/A +2.5 +23.2/B +2.5 +23.4/B +2.1 +17.9/E +2.5 +24.7/B +2.5 +20.8/D +5.9 +17.0/B +5.6 +22.3/A +0.6 +13.1/C +3.6 +24.0/A +5.0 +21.2/B +4.0 +21.2/C +2.5 +25.3/A +1.3 +18.3/C +2.5 +23.4/B +1.5 +17.9/C +0.3 +13.3/C +3.7 +27.5/A +0.6 +12.9/C +5.3 +12.9/E +2.4 +29.1/D +2.5 +23.4/B +1.7 +26.9/A +3.0 +20.4/D +2.3 +21.6/C +0.1 +3.4/D +2.5 +15.5/E +5.7 +65.5/C +2.3 +19.1/D
11.17 26.98 27.78 59.10 45.79 31.34 15.21 102.98 102.32 25.09 95.68 24.29 36.08 30.53 11.17 2.05 24.80 32.25 27.79 16.24 103.01 28.86 12.10 70.44 11.17 26.00 33.21 102.33 21.34 29.85 35.51 10.42 2.91 15.92 14.77
+7.3/A +2.0/B +1.0/B +4.2/A +2.9/C +4.3/B +2.5/B +0.3/C +0.4/C +0.9/B -1.2/D -0.2/C +6.0/A +4.1/A +7.1/A +3.7/B +5.1/A +3.4/A +1.1/B +2.0/C +0.4/C +4.5/A +3.1/E +4.6/A +6.8/A +1.9/E +3.6/A +0.4/C +0.8/B +3.0/A +0.8/B +4.9/A -2.1/E +1.9/C -0.3/D
NL 1,000,000 5.75 250 NL 3,000 NL 2,500 5.75 250 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 3,000 NL 5,000,000 5.75 250 NL 2,500 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 2,500 NL 1,000,000 4.25 1,000 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 100,000 5.75 250 NL 100,000 NL 10,000 3.75 250 NL 2,500 3.75 1,000 NL 2,500 NL 2,500 NL200,000,000 NL 2,500 5.50 2,000 5.75 1,000 1.50 1,000 4.25 2,500 5.75 1,000 4.75 0
CA -Conservative Allocation, CI -Intermediate-Term Bond, ES -Europe Stock, FB -Foreign Large Blend, FG -Foreign LargeGrowth, FV -Foreign Large Value, IH -World Allocation, LB -Large Blend, LG -Large Growth, LV -Large Value, MA -Moderate Allocation, MB -Mid-Cap Blend, MV Mid-Cap Value, SH -Specialty-heath, WS -World Stock, Total Return: Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested. Rank: How fund performed vs. others with same objective: A is in top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min Init Invt: Minimum $ needed to invest in fund. Source: Morningstar.
Mortgage aid continues to face problems Trader Bradley Silverman, left, and specialist Kristian Loughlin work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday in New York. Associated Press
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The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Tuesday, June 22, 2010 — 13 SHOE by Chris Cassat and Gary Brookins
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DILBERT by Scott Adams
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ARLO AND JANIS by Jimmy Johnson
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Valentine’s roses get second bloom Dear Abby: “Grinched in Iowa” (April 14) was upset that his girlfriend gave his Valentine roses to a stranger after he spent more than $82 on them. Several years ago, when my father was ill with cancer, he sent a beautiful bouquet of flowers to my mother. When I saw them, I commented on how pretty they were and, half-jokingly, asked if they wanted to make another person as happy as they had made my mom. I explained that my friend Patty was having a hard time coping with the fact her dad and mother-in-law both had cancer. My parents said, “Take them!” Patty burst into tears when she saw me arrive with the flowers. I think “Grinched” should quit being such a grouch and be thankful for having a compassionate, caring girlfriend. — Shelley Dear Shelley: Thank you for reminding me to “smell the roses.” While I sympathized, in part, with “Grinched,” readers’ responses heavily favored his girlfriend. Read on: Dear Abby: Whether that guy spent $8 or $82, the flowers will die in a week. Sending flowers is an expression of love, and it is the ACT that brings joy to the recipient. Whether the bouquet or the memory of his generosity continues to bring joy is immaterial.
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He should be thrilled to have a girlfriend who is so full of love and joy she wanted to share that feeling and bring the same happiness to another couple. “Grinch’s” girlfriend should now decide if she wants to be with a guy who is more concerned about the money than the sentiment. — Peeved with Him Dear Abby: “Grinched’s” girlfriend is too dumb to have thought about what you suggested. (“She could have given the stranger one or two of the roses ...”) He should drop her quicker than petals drop from a rose! — Jon Dear Abby: You should have set “Grinched” straight instead of coddling him. If he had any brains he would have married his girlfriend on the spot. Any woman who is so selfless she would give her gift to another person in need is someone he should hang onto and never let go. Perhaps he is too blind and emotionally insecure to realize this loving woman would treat HIM the same way. — Randy
Can body piercing affect health? Dear Dr. Gott: My 22-year-old daughter is sick and has been for more than six years. One doctor she seems to think she might have Crohn’s, but nothing shows up in blood tests. She has at least 20 body piercings and multiple tattoos. Could her immune system be compromised? I wonder if depression could cause any of her symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting, fatigue, fever and an occasional kidney stone. Dear Reader: There is a great deal that can be done. She should begin with a clean slate. She should undergo a complete examination: a baseline EKG, chest X-ray, urine analysis and culture to rule out low-grade infection; lab testing to check for hepatitis, anemia and thyroid disorders. Infection from the piercings and/or tattoos should be identified or ruled out during the physical examination. Kidney stones can be the result of improper diet, illicit or prescription drugs, heredity or insufficient fluid intake. Not all stones cause symptoms, but when they do, pain, nausea, vomit-
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Ask Dr. Gott Dr. Peter M. Gott ing, fever, chills, blood in the urine and malaise can occur. Crohn’s disease should be investigated and either ruled out or treated. Crohn’s can cause abdominal pain, diarrhea, arthritis, fever and more. Diagnosis can be made through an upper GI series X-ray, sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy. Once any obvious medical conditions have been ruled out, you can move on to her depression. This is a consuming condition best treated with therapy. Leave that to her doctor who might have a better chance of getting her the help she needs. She needs to make the initial move if she is ever to feel good about herself.Ask for her indulgence in seeing a new physician. Then step back and hope for the best.
IN THE STARS
Your Birthday, June 22; Improvements in your allaround circumstances are in the offing. CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Someone you’ve been trying to impress might surprise you. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - Begin tying up all those loose ends on a project you started but never finished. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - Mental endeavors that require total focus and commitment to details can be done with relative ease. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - Be alert and watchful for opportunities of a material nature. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - Be extra cognizant about making a good impression. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) - One of the best ways to get others to approve of your undertakings is to let them think your ideas are theirs. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Although more than one friend might lean on you a bit, don’t let it annoy you because they will be looking to you for your advice. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - Finding yourself in a challenging, competitive development won’t intimidate you. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - Do everything in your power to make sure you are profiting from past experiences. ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Your ability to handle commercial affairs at this time can be outstanding. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - You might not hear about it right away, but a loyal friend will be saying nice things about you. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Tasks you usually hate doing can now be managed with relative ease, so don’t try to duck out of them. Instead, roll up your sleeves and get down to it!
14 — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Tuesday, June 22, 2010 14 — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, TUESDAY, June 22, 2010
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WH: Afghanistan troop pullout still set in 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration reaffirmed Sunday that it will begin pulling U.S. troops out of Afghanistan next summer, despite reservations among top generals that absolute deadlines are a mistake. President Barack Obama’s chief of staff said an announced plan to begin bringing forces home in July 2011 still holds. “That’s not changing. Everybody agreed on that date,” Rahm Emanuel said, adding by name the top three officials overseeing the policy girding the war: Gen. David Petraeus, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen.
Petraeus, the war’s top military boss, said last week that he would recommend delaying the pullout if conditions in Afghanistan warranted it. Days after the date was announced in December, Gates pointedly said it was not a deadline. Emanuel’s remarks reflect
the White House view that Obama must offer a warweary American public and Congress a promise that the nearly nine-year war is not open-ended. The problem, congressional Republicans and some military leaders say, is that a fixed date encourages the Taliban-led insurgency and undermines U.S. leverage with Afghan leaders. Gates pledged Sunday that some troops would begin to leave in 13 months, but he was more cautious. “We clearly understand that in July of 2011, we begin to draw down our forces,” Gates said. “The pace with which we draw down and how many we draw down is going to be conditions-based.” Uniformed and civilian defense leaders accepted the announcement of a date to begin leaving as a condition of Obama’s major expansion of the war. Obama ordered an additional 30,000 troops, the last of whom are arriving now, with a mission to squeeze the Taliban on
its home ground, build up Afghan security forces and improve chances that local people would swing behind the U.S.-backed central government. With little progress apparent in the critical Taliban heartland of southern Afghanistan, the split between politics and tactics is again on display. As Gates acknowledged Sunday, it is taking longer than he hoped to gain an enduring edge over the Taliban in Helmand and Kandahar provinces. Gates asked for time and patience to demonstrate that the new strategy is working. He lamented that Americans are too quick to write off the war when Obama’s revamped strategy has only just begun to take hold. “It is a tough pull,” Gates said. “We are suffering significant casualties. We expected that; we warned everybody that would be the case last winter.” At least 34 U.S. troops have died in Afghanistan this month, making June among the deadliest months of the
war. Casualties are expected to rise through the summer and fall as fighting expands in Helmand and Kandahar. Earlier this month, Gates said the United States and its partners must demonstrate progress this year or risk the collapse of already dwindling public support for the war. Petraeus told Congress last week that he would recommend postponing the start of the withdrawal if security conditions and the capability of the Afghan government could not support it. That does not mean Petraeus is opposed to bringing some troops home, and he said repeatedly that he supports Obama’s strategy. His caution, however, is rooted in the fact that the uniformed military — and counterinsurgency specialists in particular — have always been uncomfortable with fixed parameters for an inexact process of persuasion. The war strategy Obama adopted is based on the success of Petraeus’ counterinsurgency tactics in
the Iraq war. It combines a short-term “surge” of forces to blunt rising violence and a longer-term project to persuade locals to help uproot a homegrown insurgency. Emanuel did not dispute quoted remarks from Vice President Joe Biden that “a whole lot” of forces would come home in July 2011. Biden, who argued within the administration for a narrower mission in Afghanistan involving fewer troops, was interviewed for the book “The Promise,” by Jonathan Alter. Gates, however, said he had never heard Biden say such a thing, and that the evaluation by the on-the-ground war commander will largely determine the scope of the withdrawal. “That absolutely has not been decided,” Gates said. “I’m not accepting, at face value, that ... he said those words.” Emanuel spoke on ABC’s “This Week.” Gates appeared on “Fox News Sunday.”
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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Virginia E. Phillips and husband, Ralph Phillips (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Virginia E. Phillips) to Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, Trustee(s), dated the 29th day of August, 2006, and recorded in Book 915, Page 645, in Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door at 229 North Main St in the City of Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on July 6, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Colfax, in the County of Rutherford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Situate, lying and being in Colfax Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being a portion of the property conveyed to Atlas Properties Systems, Inc by deed dated September 26, 2005 and of record in Deed Book 884, at Page 534, Rutherford County Registry and being all of Lot #1 containing 0.57 acres as shown on plat entitled "Property Division Survey for: Atlas Property Systems, Inc." dated November 17, 2005, bearing Drawing Number 3-310A prepared by Davis Surveying, Stephen R. Choun, Professional Land Surveyor and said plat being of record in Plat Book 27, at Page 70, Rutherford County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon;
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IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 10 SP 202 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF THE DEED OF TRUST OF STEVE EARLEY BUILDERS, INC., Mortgagor, to TERRY L. PACK, Trustee; WESLEY L. DEATON, Substitute Trustee, FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Mortgagee. Dated February 14, 2007, recorded in Book 942, at Page 643 Securing the original amount of $348,000.00
Said property being located at: 538 Ellenboro Henrietta Road, Ellenboro, North Carolina Together with an easement for ingress, egress and regress over the thirty (30) foot wide right of way which runs through Lot #2 as shown on the above referenced plat from said Lot #1 to NC #1920 (Ellenboro/Henrietta Road). Being the same and identical property which was conveyed by Atlas Property Systems, Inc., a North Carolina Corporation to Virginia Elizabeth Phillips by deed dated August 29, 2006 and of record in Deed Book 912, at Page 485, Rutherford County Registry. Parcel ID Number: 16-40928 Trustee may, in the Trustee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by STEVE EARLEY BUILDERS, INC., described above, in the Rutherford County Public Registry; default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and the said Deed of Trust being by the terms thereof subject to foreclosure; and the holder of the indebtedness thereby secured having demanded a foreclosure thereof for the purpose of satisfying said indebtedness; and under and by virtue of an order entered in the within entitled and numbered action by the Clerk of Superior Court of Rutherford County, North Carolina on the 26th day of May, 2010, the undersigned Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the Courthouse door in Rutherfordton, North Carolina at 12:00 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday the 29th day of June, 2010, the land conveyed in said deed of trust, the same lying and being in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot No. 20A of CEDAR CREEK MOUNTAIN, a revision of Phase Three as shown on a plat as recorded in Plat Book 27, Page 239 of the Rutherford County Registry and reference is hereby made to said plat for a full metes and bounds description as if fully set out herein.
The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.
This sale is made subject to all outstanding and unpaid Rutherford County and any city or town ad valorem property taxes as well as any and all other prior liens, defects and encumbrances involving said property, as well as a Clerk’s fee of $.45 per $100 on the purchase price.
A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.
Notice is further hereby given that the sale will be conducted pursuant to and subject to all of the provisions of Chapter 45, as amended, of the General Statutes of North Carolina.
An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.
Notice is given that an order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. §45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the County in which the property is sold.
Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.
Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of any such rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement to the effective date of the termination.
THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. This 15th day of June, 2010. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE BY: Attorney at Law The Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A. Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 http://sales.hsbfirm.com Case No: 1030174
The address for the subject property is: 117 Southview Drive, Lake Lure, NC 00028-4746
Notice is further hereby given that the successful bidder will be required to make a cash deposit not to exceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00).
This the 26th day of May, 2010. By: /s/ Wesley L. Deaton Wesley L. Deaton, Substitute Trustee P.O. Box 159 Lincolnton, NC 28093 (704) 735-0483
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 233 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Anne Hughes and Dwight H. Hughes (Anne Hughes, deceased) to Yvette Binn-Graham, Esq., Trustee(s), dated the 4th day of April, 2006, and recorded in Book 894, Page 866, in Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door at 229 North Main St in the City of Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on July 6, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Colfax, in the City of Ellenboro, in the County of Rutherford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The following described real property situate in the Township of Colfax, City of Ellenboro, County of Rutherford, and State of North Carolina, to wit: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in the Colfax Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Being the same property as described in Deed from T. W. Smart and wife, Florence H. Smart to F.H. Hughes and wife, Gertrude D. Hughes dated October 15, 1955 and recorded in Deed Book 193 on Page 127, Rutherford County Registry, the property hereby conveyed being described according to said Deed as follows: Beginning at an iron pin, the present Southwest corner of the T.W. Smart property and in the old West line, and runs thence with the old line, North 5 degrees and 45 minutes East, 200 feet to an iron pin, a new corner in the old line; thence a new line, South 87 degrees and 25 minutes East 238.2 feet, passing an iron pin at 224.2 feet, to the center of the county road; thence another new line with the center of the road, South 00 degrees and 40 minutes West 200.2 feet to a point in the center of the road and in the old South line; thence with the old line, North 87 degrees and 25 minutes West 256.9 feet, passing an iron pin at 20 feet, to the Beginning. Together with improvements located thereon; Said property being located at: 154 Beams Mill Road, Ellenboro, North Carolina Containing One and Thirteen One Hundredths (1.13) acre, more or less By Fee Simple Deed from Gertrude D. Hughes, widow as set forth in Deed Book 0698, Page 0045 and recorded on 9/12/1997, Rutherford County Records. Trustee may, in the Trustee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RUTHERFORD IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 10 SP 75 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST FROM ALLAN W. COMERFORD AND BONNIE COMERFORD, TO BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORPORATION, TRUSTEE, DATED SEPTEMBER 2, 2005 RECORDED IN BOOK 859, PAGE 819, RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Pursuant to an order entered May 26, 2010, in the Superior Court for Rutherford County, and the power of sale contained in the captioned deed of trust ("Deed of Trust"), the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at auction, to the highest bidder for cash, AT THE COURTHOUSE DOOR IN RUTHERFORDTON, RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA ON JUNE 29, 2010 at 4:00 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: Situate, lying and being in Gilkey Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being all of the 1.536 acre tract shown as Lot #99 and all of the 1.612 acre tract shown as Lot #102 on plat entitled "Clearwater Creek Phase 6," Sheet Three of Three, as shown on plat of record in Plat Book 26 at Page 204, Rutherford County Registry. Being a portion of that property conveyed in Deed from SFG Dragongly, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company to Mtn. Creek Land Co., Inc., a North Carolina Corporation by deed dated November 15, 2004 and of record in Deed Book 860, at Page 146, Rutherford County Registry. SUBJECT TO all notes shown on plat hereinabove referred to and further subject to any restrictions or rights of way of record and SUBJECT FURTHER TO all provisions and restrictions of record as set forth in Declaration of Covenants and restrictions of Clearwater Creek dated May 4, 2005 and of record in Deed Book 872, at Page 309, Rutherford County Registry. Being the same and identical property which was conveyed by Mtn. Creek Land Co., Inc., a North Carolina corporation to Bonnie Comerford and husband, Allan W. Comerford by deed dated September 2, 2005 and of record in Deed Book 883, at Page 7, Rutherford County Registry. In the Trustee’s sole discretion, the sale may be delayed for up to one (1) hour as provided in Section 45-21.23 of the North Carolina General Statutes. The record owners of the real property not more than ten days prior to the date hereof are Allan W. Comerford and Bonnie Comerford. A five percent cash deposit, or a cash deposit of $750.00, whichever is greater, will be required of the last and highest bidder. The balance of the bid purchase price shall be due in full in cash or certified funds at a closing to take place within thirty (30) days of the date of sale. The undersigned Substitute Trustee shall convey title to the property by nonwarranty deed. This sale will be made subject to all prior liens of record, if any, and to all unpaid (ad valorem) taxes and special assessments, if any, which became a lien subsequent to the recordation of the Deed of Trust. This sale will be further subject to the right, if any, of the United States of America to redeem the above-described property for a period of 120 days following the date when the final upset bid period has run.
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.
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.
THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.
To the extent this sale involves residential property with less than fifteen (15) rental units, you are hereby notified of the following:
IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. This 15th day of June, 2010.
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 26th day of May, 2010.
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE BY: Attorney at Law The Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A. Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 http://sales.hsbfirm.com Case No: 1033188
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16 — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, TUESDAY, June 22, 2010 NORTH CAROLINA RUTHERFORD COUNTY
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RUTHERFORD
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IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK 10 SP 196 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY VICTOR TODD SPRANKLE AND WIFE, VICKI SELINDA SPRANKLE AND RICKI ALAN MILLER DATED September 6, 2006 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 916, PAGE 540, RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY, TO BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORP, TRUSTEE. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trust executed by VICTOR TODD SPRANKLE AND WIFE, VICKI SELINDA SPRANKLE AND RICKI ALAN MILLER dated September 6, 2006 to BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORPORATION, Trustee for BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, recorded in Book 916, Page 540, RUTHERFORD County Registry; default having been made in payment of the indebtedness thereby secured; and the necessary findings to permit foreclosure having been made by the Clerk of Superior Court of RUTHERFORD County, North Carolina; the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the property conveyed in said deed of trust, the same lying and being in the County of RUTHERFORD and State of North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Situate, lying and being in Gilkey Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being all of the 1.752 acre tract shown as Lot #120 on plat entitled "Clearwater Creek Phase 7," Sheet One of Five, as shown on plat of record in Plat Book 26 at Page 297, Rutherford County Registry. Being a portion of that property conveyed in Deed from SFG Dragonfly, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company to Mtn. Creek Land Co., Inc., a North Carolina Corporation by deed dated November 15, 2004 and of record in Deed Book 860, at Page 146, Rutherford County Registry. Subject to all notes shown on plat hereinabove referred to and further subject to any restrictions or rights of way of record and subject further to all provisions and restrictions of record as set forth in Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions of Clearwater Creek dated May 4, 2005 and of record in Deed Book 872, at Page 309, Rutherford County Registry and any additional supplemental declarations pertaining thereto. Being the same and identical property which was conveyed by Mtn. Creek Land Co., Inc., a North Carolina corporation to Victor Todd Sprankle and wife, Vicki Selinda Sprankle and Ricki Alan Miller, single by deed dated September 6, 2006 and of record in Deed Book 912, at Page 813, Rutherford County Registry.
KYLE EUGENE LONG Plaintiff, v. CARA LINDSEY BRADLEY Defendant. NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION To Cara Lindsey Bradley: Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of relief being sought is as follows: The Plaintiff, Kyle Eugene Long, has filed a Complaint for a Domestic Violence Order of Protection and Child Custody. You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than August 6, 2010, and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service against you will apply to the Court for the relief sought. This the 22nd day of June, 2010.
RECORD OWNER(S): Victor Todd Sprankle and Wife, Vicki Selinda Sprankle, and Ricki Alan Miller TERMS OF THE SALE: (1) This sale will be made subject to: (a) all prior liens, encumbrances, easements, right-of-ways, restrictive covenants or other restrictions of record affecting the property; (b) property taxes and assessments for the year in which the sale occurs, as well as any prior years; (c) federal tax liens with respect to which proper notice was not given to the Internal Revenue Service; and (d) federal tax liens to which proper notice was given to the Internal Revenue Service and to which the right of redemption applies. (2) The property is being sold "as is". Neither the beneficiary of the deed of trust, nor the undersigned Substitute Trustee, makes any warranties or representations concerning the property, including but not limited to, the physical or environmental condition of the property. Further, the undersigned Substitute Trustee makes no title warranties with respect to the title to the property. (3) The highest bidder will be responsible for the payment of revenue stamps payable to the Register of Deeds and any final court and/or auditing fees payable to the Clerk of Superior Court which are assessed on the high bid resulting from this foreclosure sale. (4) At the time of the sale, the highest bidder will be required to make a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or $750.00, whichever is greater, with the remaining balance of the bid amount to be paid on the day following the expiration of the applicable ten (10) day upset bid period. (5) 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. (6) An order for possession of the property being sold may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. §45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession, by the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the property is sold. This the 26th day of May, 2010.
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PROPERTY ADDRESS/LOCATION: Lot 120, Clearwater Creek Subdivision, Phase 7, Creekside Circle Rutherfordton NC 28139 DATE OF SALE: June 24, 2010 TIME OF SALE: 10:30 A.M. LOCATION OF SALE: RUTHERFORD County Courthouse
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IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 10 SP 201 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST FROM JAMES D. HAWLEY and DORIS B. DIXON, TO WILLIAM ROBERTSON AND JAMES V. SMITH, TRUSTEES, DATED MAY 6, 1999 AND RECORDED MAY 7, 1999 IN BOOK 565, PAGE 673 OF THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY JOHN W. FLETCHER, III, SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Pursuant to an order entered June 2, 2010, in the Superior Court for Rutherford County, and the power of sale contained in the captioned deed of Trust ("Deed of Trust"), the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at auction, to the highest bidder for cash, AT THE COURTHOUSE DOOR IN RUTHERFORDTON, RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA ON JUNE 29, 2010 AT 10:00 a.m. 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 the same property as described in deed dated April 16, 1996 from Mtn. Creek Land Co., Inc. a North Carolina Corporation to Teresa S. Head recorded in Deed Book 668, Page 702, Rutherford County Registry and described according to said deed as follows; Situate, lying and being in High Shoals Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being all of the 2.00 acre tract shown as Lot 12, on plat entitled "Brandy Hill Estates, Phase II" as shown on plat of record in Plat Book 17, Page 73, Rutherford County Registry, reference to which said plat is hereby made for all purposes. Subject to all notes shown on plat hereinabove referred to and further subject to Brandy Hill Estates Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions dated January 15, 1996 and of record in Deed Book 663, Page 507, Rutherford County Registry. Said real property is subject to easements, covenants and restrictions of record, including, but not limited to those detailed in the subject Deed of Trust. Together with all improvements constructed upon, affixed to or located upon the above described real property, including without limitation any residential dwelling located upon or to be located thereon, which dwelling is or may be a manufactured home, as hereinbelow described, which manufactured home is or upon placement and affixation shall be conclusively deemed to be real estate (the "Manufactured Home"):
SMITH DEBNAM NARRON DRAKE SAINTSING & MYERS, L.L.P. _______________________________________ Jeff D. Rogers, Substitute Trustee P. O. Box 26268 Raleigh, NC 27611-6268 (919) 250-2000 JWT 97392520
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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 is James D. Hawley and Doris Dixon. A five percent cash deposit, or a cash deposit of $750.00, whichever is greater, will be required of the last and highest bidder. The balance of the bid purchase price shall be due in full in cash or certified funds at a closing to take place within thirty (30) days of the date of sale. The undersigned Substitute Trustee shall convey title to the property by nonwarranty deed. This sale will be made subject to all prior liens of record, if any, and to all unpaid (ad valorem) taxes and special assessments, if any, which became a lien subsequent to the recordation of the Deed of Trust. This sale will be further subject to the right, if any, of the United States of America to redeem the above described property for a period of 120 days following the date when the final upset bid period has run. The purchase 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 2nd day of June, 2010. John W. Fletcher, III, Substitute Trustee 316 East Worthington Avenue Charlotte, NC 28203 Telephone: 704-909-5652 Facsimile: 704-334-3001
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Nation/world
Mom: Van der Sloot mentally ill
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Joran van der Sloot, the chief suspect in the murder of one woman and the disappearance of another, suffers mental problems, his mother was quoted Sunday as saying. Van der Sloot, a 22-year-old Dutchman, is suspected in the disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway in Aruba in 2005. He sits now in a prison compound on the dusty outskirts of Peru’s capital, Lima, held on suspicion of killing 21-year-old Stephany Flores on May 30 — five years to the day after Holloway vanished while on vacation. “My son is sick in his head,” the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf quoted Anita van der Sloot as saying in an interview published on its website Sunday. The comments were her first since her son’s most recent arrest. Police in Peru say Van der Sloot has confessed to killing Flores. He is scheduled to be interviewed by a judge next week. He has confessed to involvement in Holloway’s disappear-
Joran van der Sloot
ance, then retracted his confession, several times. Holloway was last seen in his company. Van der Sloot has told his jailers in Peru he is ready to clarify the Holloway case — but only with Aruban authorities. For now, he spends his days in a nearly empty block of a highsecurity prison, where he shares a TV set and homemade barbells with a reputed Colombian hit man. The Van der Sloot family lives in Aruba, where the interview
with Anita van der Sloot was conducted. She told the newspaper her son disappeared in mid-May, two days before he was scheduled to travel to the Netherlands for treatment in a mental institution. He left a note saying he was going to Peru, she said. Van der Sloot had been traveling the world but returned to Aruba in February after his father, Paul, died of a heart attack while playing tennis. In the Telegraaf interview, Anita van der Sloot said she does not believe her son killed Holloway. “But if he killed Stephany, he’ll have to pay the price. I won’t visit him in his cell, I cannot embrace him,” she was quoted saying. She said Joran’s mental health had deteriorated steadily since Holloway disappeared. She attributed his decline in part to media scrutiny. She told the paper he had called her several days before Flores’ death, sounding paranoid.
Rosenberg Bone and Joint & St. Luke’s Hospital welcome
Chris Rejowski, PA of Rutherfordton
As Dr. Brian Rosenberg’s Physician Assistant, Chris provides back up support in the office and assists in surgery to keep orthopaedic care for patients seamless. Chris brings five years of experience in Emergency Medicine. He graduated with a Bachelors of Science degree in the Physician Assistant Program for Stony Brook University in New York in 2005 and from the Post Professional Masters Program in 2010. Rosenberg Bone & Joint, PC 48 Hospital Drive, Suite 2A Columbus, NC 28722 (828) 894-3718
St. Luke’s Hospital 101 Hospital Drive Columbus, NC 28722 (828) 894-3311
World Today Cameroon: Missing plane found YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Search teams on Monday found the wreckage of a small plane that disappeared over the weekend carrying 11 people, including top executives of an Australian mining company, a spokesman for Cameroon’s government said. No survivors were found. Spokesman Issa Tchiroma Bakary said the missing plane was discovered Monday afternoon in dense jungle inside Republic of Congo. The aircraft, chartered by Australian company Sundance Resources Ltd., disappeared Saturday half an hour after it left Cameroon’s capital en route for Yangadou in Republic of Congo to visit an iron ore mining site, Cameroon’s government said. It said 11 people had been aboard, including six Australians, two French, an American and two Britons.
47 killed as explosion rips mine BEIJING (AP) — At least 47 miners were killed Monday when an explosion ripped through a coal mine in central China, the government said. The blast hit a mine in Pingdingshan city in the province of Henan, the State Administration of Work Safety said. Seventy-five miners were trapped initially but 28 escaped, the central government said on its website. State broadcaster CCTV reported on its website many of the deaths were caused by carbon monoxide poisoning set off by the explosion.
NATO says 4 troops die in crash KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A military helicopter crashed during an early morning operation in southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing three Australian commandoes and an American service member, officials said. The crash was being investigated but there were no indications of enemy involvement, NATO said in a statement. The Australian government said three of the dead were Australians, and U.S. Lt. Col. Joseph T. Breasseale said the fourth service member killed was American.
Ex-defense chief wins runoff BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A former defense minister from a powerful political clan who oversaw a major weakening of leftist rebels won Colombia’s presidency Sunday, routing an eccentric outsider in a runoff. The victory for Juan Manuel Santos, a 58-yearold economist and three-time government minister, was a ringing endorsement of outgoing conservative President Alvaro Uribe, whose U.S.-backed security policies he helped craft and promised to continue.
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Electricity minister resigns
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s electricity minister resigned Monday as the government scrambled to do damage control in the face of angry protests over the lack of power despite years of promises that the situation would improve. Karim Waheed’s resignation came as frustration over the issue erupted into violence, with two protesters killed when security forces opened fire to disperse a crowd this weekend in the oil hub of Basra. Riot police also used water cannons after demonstrators began pelting them with stones Monday in Nasiriyah, another mainly Shiite southern city, suffering from blazing summer temperatures. The crisis has raised concerns that growing unrest over the lack of basic services could jeopardize efforts to stabilize Iraq even as security improves. It also has put a new dent in Prime Minister Nouri alMaliki’s image as a provider of law and order as he battles to keep his job after inconclusive national elections. The Iraqi public has become increasingly frustrated over the government’s inability to provide power, clean water and other utilities even after the spending of billions of dollars in U.S. and Iraqi reconstruction money. Iraqis have suffered for years with less than six hours per day of electricity, with many families paying more than $50 per month for private generators to make up for the frequent outages. The problem has come to a head as temperatures have soared well above 110 degrees this summer.