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The Forest City tag office is closed and N.C. DMV officials say it is imperative to get another agency up and running as quickly as possible. The state office has already received several inquires about applying for a job.
FOREST CITY — Authorities have issued warrants for two more people in connection with arrests last week involving the License Plate Agency. The arrests led to the immediate closing of the office. Meanwhile, the Polk County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed the FBI is investigating Sue Hyder — who was arrested at the LPA — in a vulnerable-adult scam. At least one person in Polk County and more in Florida were affected by the alleged scam, which also involves Hyder’s son, Terry Hyder. When reached at her home Wednesday, Hyder said, “No comment.” Terry Hyder, 49, of Florida, was arrested July 7 in Orlando on fraud charges. Sue Hyder of Bostic was arrested here at the LPA fewer than three days later. The FBI is working with the state Division of Motor Vehicles, said DMV spokeswoman Marge Howell, to determine whether the cases are connected.
Warrants were issued Tuesday for Hyder’s daughter, Cynthia Kiser, and her granddaughter, Michelle Leigh Brookshire, both of Forest City. Howell said Kiser was a parttime employee at the Forest City tag office, Terry Hyder and Michelle also worked there. “They are working with their attorneys right now and have not been arrested,” Howell said. Howell said Kiser and Brookshire worked for Sue Hyder at the license plate agency and are accused of taking part in the handicapped plate scheme. Kiser is facing four felony counts of government computer access and common law forgery; and Brookshire is charged with three felony counts of government computer access and common law forgery. According to DMV, the suspects are accused of entering false information into the DMV database and forging doctors’
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FOREST CITY — Two men are charged with taking aluminum wiring from Northland Cable. Donnie Ray Hice, 31, of 323 Missouri St. in Spindale, and Donald Matthew Lennon Jr., 33, of 1261 Hogan Road in Forest City, are each charged with possession of stolen property and attempt to obtain Kim Freeman of Habitat property by false pretense. for Humanity peers Each was released on a toward the window of $15,000 unsecured bond. the children’s playhouse, Northland Cable plant manwhich will be given away ager Ronald Parker told offito a lucky raffle ticket cers from the Forest City Police holder in August. Built by Department that bundles of the Construction Trades class at Isothermal aluminum wire were missing. Community College, An employee of Northland tickets are available at Cable said he saw two people Habitat ReStore, W. Main Monday evening at the back Street, Forest City. of the Northland parking lot standing near the aluminum Jean Gordon/Daily Courier wiring. They told the worker they were just there to get some cable, and one of the men said they had permission to take the wiring, according to the police report. Parker told officers he is the only person with authorization to allow wiring to be taken off the premises, and he said he By JEAN GORDON has never given permission for Even if you can’t build, there are things Daily Courier Staff Writer non-employees to take wiring. you can do. FOREST CITY — When Kim Freeman A little after 8 a.m. Tuesday, a worked from a ladder on a recent Saturday at Collins Metal employee report— Kim Freeman, ed to law enforcement that two a Habitat for Humanity home building site, she admitted to being a bit scared. Although Habitat for Humanity executive director men were trying to sell a large familiar with construction, the new execuspool of wiring. tive director of the Rutherford chapter was for Officers arrived at Collins home building, she said. the first time experiencing actually helping to Metal on East Main Street and In her new role, she will continue working build a home. found a white Chevrolet pickwith the chapter’s more than 300 volunteers, But when she arrived at the site of the up, with wiring in the bed, on who build at least four homes each year. Habitat’s Women’s Build on Florida Avenue a scale. The Women’s Build is under construction for in Spindale, she knew then and there she was Hice, who was standing going to be a hands-on director, much like her Nathan and Amanda Norton and their son. beside the truck, told officers Freeman invites everyone to join the Women’s he had gotten the wiring from predecessor, Allyson Shroyer. “If I was going to do this, I thought I needed Build project the second Saturday of each Northland Cable, the report month. to work, and I want to be a part of this,” she said. “Even if you can’t build, there are things you said. Lennon, who was in the drivcan do,” Freeman said. Freeman was named habitat’s new director er’s seat of the truck, said Hice Some 300 volunteers actually participate in told him he had permission to last week. the lives of habitat homeowners, Hazel Crook, take it. president of Habitat, said. “I am very excited,” she said. The FCPD incident report That doesn’t mean those people actually Freeman comes to Habitat from Hospice of says Hice told officers a “guy in build. But from the early stages of selecting a Rutherford County, where she was volunteer coordinator. She previously worked with Joe Please see Work, Page 6 Please see Cable, Page 6 Carson Contractors and became familiar with
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reported $300,000 less cash on hand June 30 than at the same point in 2008. Meanwhile, the state Republican Party is making inroads after a decade of trailing the Democrats in the money chase. The state GOP had more cash on hand than the state Democratic Party and
has raised $400,000 more than its rival since early 2009 for state activities, the reports show. State GOP Chairman Tom Fetzer said reducing that advantage has been one of his top priorities since getting elected in June 2009. All 170 seats in the General Assembly
are up for re-election this year. Democrats have a 16-seat margin in the House and 10-seat advantage in the Senate. All 13 U.S. House seats also are on the ballot as is the race between U.S. Sen. Richard Burr and Democratic challenger Elaine Marshall. “It’s a sign that we’re
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CHIMNEY ROCK — A pair of peregrine falcons have successfully nested at Chimney Rock State Park. Two juvenile falcons, one male and one female, have been spotted near the nesting site high on the Park’s cliffs. Reese Mitchell, an avid birder and contributor to Chimney Rock’s education department, spotted the birds. “They engaged in a lot of ‘play,’ diving at each other and chasing. The male did most of the ‘attacking,’ as he is more agile than the female and flew faster,” Mitchell said. In 1984, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission reintroduced peregrines to Western North Carolina, and the birds have been documented nesting in Chimney Rock almost con-
tinuously since 1989. They were absent in 1995 and 1996 but returned in 1997. Until this year, only once was a pair successful in raising chicks in Chimney Rock. In 1990, three chicks fledged and were raised in the Park by their Peregrine parents. Chimney Rock is the only state park currently known to have a successful breeding pair this year. While it was removed from the US Endangered Species List, the Peregrine Falcon remains on the N.C. Endangered Species List. It is a large, crow-sized falcon with a blue-gray back, barred white underparts and a black head and “moustache.” Peregrines have been clocked at speeds over 200 mph in a stoop, or dive, making it the fastest creature on the planet.
ICC exceeds seven of eight performance measures From staff reports
SPINDALE – For the third year, Isothermal Community College has exceeded seven of eight performance measures the state uses to gauge the success of the 58-college system. The numbers were released recently in the report “2010 Critical Success Factors.” Performance measures assessing core indicators of student success make up the largest part of the Critical Success Factors. Since 2008, Isothermal has exceeded seven of the measures and narrowly missed an eighth measure. “The ones we’ve missed are different ones every year, and it’s always just by a hair,” said Isothermal’s Director of Marketing and
Community Relations Mike Gavin. Isothermal supplies information for the state community college system, Gavin said, which then in turn compiles it, along with information from other community colleges, into a report for the General Assembly. “The General Assembly wanted a standard set of performance measures across the system in order to gauge how the colleges are doing,” Gavin explained. This year, the college narrowly missed the “Passing Rates on Licensure Certification Exams” measure with a mark of 79 percent, one point below the standard of 80 percent. In 2009, Isothermal attained an 82 percent level on the same measure. The information in the report, Gavin said, not only provides the college information on areas to work on, but
also a way to celebrate successes. “I continue to be impressed by the achievements of our students, faculty and staff as displayed by these indicators of success,” said Dr. Myra Johnson, Isothermal’s president. “We maintain our quest to excel in all areas and believe that these performance measures are a reminder of our success, yet set goals for our future. Isothermal continues to recognize our critical role in learning for our students, employees and our community.” Statewide, Isothermal did well on the standards, exceeding the average performance on five of the eight factors and tying the average on one. Only 11 of the 58 institutions met the standards needed for the “Exceptional” rating. A highlight of the 2010 report is Isothermal’s performance on
“Satisfaction of Program Completers and Non-Completers.” Isothermal beat the state standard of 90 percent by nine percentage points at 99 percent. The college also scored high on “Client Satisfaction with Customized Training” with a 96 percent success composite, compared to the standard of 90 percent. The complete 2010 Critical Success Factors Report is available on the NC Community College System Web page at: http://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/Publications/docs/ Publications/csf2010.pdf. The report is filled with comprehensive information about the Community College System in several areas, including workforce development statistics, diverse population learning needs, technology and system resources.
Bats in your attic? Be aware of the health risks From staff reports
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FOREST CITY — During the height of summer and mosquito season, bats flying through the night sky are typically a welcome sight. But when bats venture indoors, it may be a different story, the state Division of Public Health says. Children attending a summer camp in the North Carolina mountains were sent home this week after bats were found in a cabin and a recreational building, according to published reports. A DARE camp Henderson County Sheriff Rick Davis runs for youth was canceled for both this week and
next. Davis says the camp sponsored by his agency’s Drug Abuse Resistance Education program closed because of the risk that children might be exposed to a rabid bat. The camp was being held for the first time at Camp Pinnacle near Hendersonville. A spokeswoman for the woodsy property says there hasn’t been a problem with bats, but they are an endangered species that lives in the forest. While the insect-eating mammals are important to maintaining ecosystems worldwide, they also can transmit rabies and respiratory disease to humans, the state health
department says. “It is important to keep your animals up to date on rabies vaccines,” said Helen White, a registered nurse for the Rutherford, McDowell and Polk health district. “We do have families in Rutherford and Polk county who have received rabies treatment due to bat exposures this summer.” Rutherford County has had no reported cases of rabies this year; last year there were two, White said. The Division of Public Health suggests taking precautions to protect yourself and your family: n If you awaken to find a bat in your room, tent or cabin, do not
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ttorney General Roy Cooper, even while touting a positive report on crime statistics, was quick to say more was expected. Cooper on Wednesday released data from 2009 that show overall crime is down across the Tar Heel state and that some of the biggest declines were in violent crime. But Cooper was quick to point out that “no level of crime is acceptable, and we must be even more innovative in our efforts, so crime rates will continue to drop each year.” The data show the state’s crime rate hit its lowest point in a quarter century. The overall crime rate dipped 9 percent and the rate of violent crime dropped 12.5 percent. Murder was down 19 percent and robbery down 18 percent. These are interesting numbers, but the fact remains that there are still plenty of crimes being committed. The crime rate decline was not across the board. Some jurisdictions reported increases while the rates of decline in others varied widely. The fluctuations in crime rates make it nearly impossible to determine what factors lead to reduced crime rates. Cooper suggests that tougher laws, having more criminals in prisons, improved law enforcement technology, better police work and prevention efforts all play a role. The good news is that something is working. We just have to keep up the effort.
Our readers’ views Says thanks to all who helped with charity To the editor: Mt. Hebron United Methodist Church would like to say thanks to Mt. Vernon Baptist Church and Centennial Methodist Church for all the donations of food, money and hard work each of the church members did to help the unconditional love benefit for the needy family. It was a big success. Thanks to all who had a part in making our dreams come true. The Rev. Dennis Tomlinson Mt. Hebron United Methodist Church
Offers some thoughts on terrorism and war To the editor: Why terrorism? Unfortunately, as Marshall McLuhan pointed out in 1964, all wars are fought with the latest technology. We progressed from collective warfare based on the rifle to multi-weapon warfare that included not only coordination across vast terrains, but the use of information and communications to fight the enemy on many levels.
The complexity of war, not limited to battles in fixed territory, but leaping from one skirmish to another, not only demanded smaller units of organization, but more decisionmaking within each unit. In World War One, we developed the capacity for mass production among nations. In World War Two, we developed code breaking and information systems that focused directly on knowing the enemy and learning to operate from within the enemy’s perceptions. With the advent of the atom bomb, the Soviet Union and the United States used information systems to battle with propaganda, waging limited wars for limited objectives, with the wars themselves being reflections of more mobile technologies and the need for greater coordination of knowledge in smaller areas. This emergent technology has now created a kind of worldwide nervous system. All that is required is to hit that nervous system with a simple attack to draw attention from the world body. This renders centralized armies and nation-states virtually obsolete in the war-making ability. With world communications at near light speed, small comman-
do groups can strike anywhere at any time, not limited to strict territories, but able to strike anywhere on the planet, calculated to get the most attention. McLuhan pointed out a simple concept of technology: in mechanical systems based on linear organization, nationstates with large armies will dominate, but in electronic systems with light speed communications, there is a reversal from centralization to de-centralization. For the first time in history, small groups can challenge the greatest empires using technology to wage war “on the cheap.” As terrorists operate from mobile de-centralized cells, the United States will be forced to operate using the same modified systems based on coordinated intelligence, resulting in de-centralization of government systems. As history shows, the technologies that breed war today become the peaceful means by which cultures operate later. Look at the means of war today, and you will see how governments will ultimately coordinate in the future. Ralph Haulk Forest City
Where is North Carolina’s economy heading? We’re now mid-way through 2010, and the questions continue about the economy. Unemployment remains high, consumers are still concerned and there’s a heated battle about what exactly the government should do. On top of these issues are worries about Europe, the Gulf oil spill and military operations in the Middle East and central Asia. It’s no wonder most people feel unsure about their financial future. But before looking ahead, let’s see where we’ve been here in North Carolina. The good news is that since last fall, most of the state’s economic indicators have turned up. The broadest job survey in the state shows 66,000 more people employed in May than last October, when the state job market hit a bottom. Big gains have occurred in professional and business service jobs, jobs in communications and teaching positions. However, the state continued to lose jobs in construction and manufacturing. Other trends are also encouraging. Retail sales have improved, although they’re still far below prerecessionary levels. Home prices took an upward bounce over the last six months, but prices still remain soft. Wage and sal-
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ary income improved to almost 94 percent of their pre-recessionary level, up from 93 percent late last year. And there’s even been a slight upward path in monthly state tax collections, but again, not enough to put them back to 2007 totals. Of course, when we’re talking about the North Carolina economy, we have to recognize major regional differences. As is common in our state, the recession has had different impacts in different areas. Measured by the relative decline in employment, the recession hit the metropolitan regions of Burlington, Rocky Mount, Hickory and Greensboro the hardest, while the Triangle and Fayetteville had the softest blows. In fact, due to the strength of the military presence, Fayetteville lost no jobs during the recession. The good news is that all the major metropolitan regions in the state – except for Fayetteville, which has held steady – have gained jobs since last winter. Yet the gains have not
The good news is that since last fall, most of the state’s economic indicators have turned up. The broadest job survey in the state shows 66,000 more people employed in May than last October, when the state job market hit a bottom. been equal. The Triangle, Charlotte and Hickory have had the fastest job increases, while Greensboro, Rocky Mount and Wilmington have had the slowest. That’s the past, now what about the future? As the summer sky has brightened, the economic mood has darkened. Most of the economic indicators in May and June showed modest improvement at best or outright declines at worst. There is now widespread talk of a double-dip recession or an outright depression. So has the economy stalled? Will unemployment remain at double-digit rates? Does the economy have any more growth to give? Actually, what we’re seeing now is what many economists predicted, an initially strong economic rebound followed by growth, but at an agonizingly slow pace. The strong growth of the past six months has been fueled by businesses restocking their inventories and consumers opening up their wallets after two years of pinching pennies.
Now, however, the inventory replenishment is almost complete, and consumers have returned to facing the reality of the high debts they continue to carry. Until consumers bring their debt loads in line with their shrunken wealth (which plunged 25 percent at the height of the recession), consumer spending will proceed at a snail’s pace. And since consumer spending accounts for 70 percent of all economic activity, as the consumer goes, so goes the economy. So what I’m looking for is not a return to recessionary conditions – which implies / negative/ growth – but continued growth at a very slow rate. To use a driving analogy, in 2008 and most of 2009, the economic car was in reverse. During the last six months the car has been moving ahead at 50 miles per hour. Now the speed will slow to between 25 and 30 miles per hour. It’s going to take us longer to get to where we’re going. And where will our economy be going? I think we’ll
make progress in North Carolina, with the unemployment rate falling to around 9.5 percent by the end of the year. We’ll also add between 70,000 and 80,000 jobs. Yet, this is a long way from the 4.5 percent unemployment rate we had before the recession, and it will take several years to recover the 250,000 jobs lost since late 2007. While slow growth is better than negative growth, it doesn’t give the economy much margin for error. That is, with the economy growing between 1.5 percent and 2.5 percent rather than 3 percent to 4 percent, it doesn’t take much of an ill wind to knock us back into a recession. This is why most economists don’t talk about recessions as a yes or no option but rather as a probability of occurring. And the probability of a recession occurring in the next year has crept higher, although still – in my view – not yet over 50 percent. You decide if this is good enough for optimism. Dr. Walden is a William Neal Reynolds Professor and North Carolina Cooperative Extension economist in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics of N.C. State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He teaches and writes on personal finance, economic outlook and public policy.
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Police Notes
Obituaries
Sheriff’s Reports
David Pope
n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 188 E-911 calls Tuesday. n Randy Pritchard reported the theft of medications. n Vandalism to a vehicle was reported by Vrooms Mobile Grooming and K-9 Service, of 429 Grandview Drive, Rutherfordton. n Krystal Jones McCoy reported the theft of keys. n Ann B. Strickland reported the theft of a digital camera and jewelry. n Wayne Gerald Lane reported vandalism to a mailbox. n Takieah Lorie Brown reported the theft of a speaker box. n Cynthia Marie Jackson reported damage to a building door. n Perry Leonard Mashburn reported the theft of medications. n The theft of a generator cover was reported by Interstate Distributor of Tacoma, Wash.
Rutherfordton
n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 23 E-911 calls Tuesday. n Susan Jackson Wynn reported damage to the paint of a vehicle.
Spindale
n The Spindale Police Department responded to 36 E-911 Tuesday.
Lake Lure
n The Lake Lure Police Department responded to 14 E-911 calls Tuesday.
Forest City
n The Forest City Police Department responded to 104 E-911 calls Tuesday.
n An employee from Northland Cable reported a larceny. (See arrest of Hice and Lennon.) n An employee from Collins Metal Company reported an attempt to obtain property by false pretense and possession of stolen property. (See arrest of Hice and Lennon.) n Joseph Carpenter reported a fraud. n An officer from the Forest City Police Department reported recovered stolen property. n An employee from the Town of Forest City reported damage to property. n Theressa Rankins reported a fraud. n An employee from Mighty Dollar reported a larceny. (See arrest of Hampton.) n George Harris reported lost or stolen property. n Bobby Hamilton reported damage to property. n Fidel Balleza reported damage to property.
Arrests
n Andrew Lester Hamilton, 40, of Bentwood Road, Forest City; served with a criminal summons for second-degree trespass and breaking and entering. (FCPD)
n Andrew Chase Scruggs, 21, of Blossom Drive, Forest City; served with a show cause order for failure to pay monies. (FCPD) n Lloyd Jorie Jeffries, 47, of Old Castle Lane, Forest City; arrested on a warrant for attempt to obtain property by false pretense; released on a $15,000 unsecured bond. (FCPD)
n Sandra Clark Hastings, 36, of Nature Lane, Lawndale; arrested on warrants for breaking and entering, larceny after breaking and entering, injury to personal property and injury to real property; placed under a $21,000 secured bond. (FCPD)
n Julianne Louise Grygiel, 55, of 19121 Watercrest Ave.; charged with driving while impaired and drive left of
center; released on a $500 unsecured bond. (LLPD) n Katrina Dawn Wood, 38, of 281 Buck Branch Road; charged with possess/ display altered/ fictitious/ revoked driver’s license; placed under a $500 secured bond. (NCHP)
David Pope, 58, of Forest City, died Wednesday, July 7, 2010, at Hospice House in Forest City. He was a son of the late John N. and Cora Ford Pope. Survivors include three sisters, Christine Harrill of n Jonathan David Hensley, Forest City, Frances Neal of Gastonia and Edith Charles 35, of 281 Buck Branch of Cowpens, S.C. Lane; charged with driving while license revoked and No funeral services were speeding; placed under a $500 secured bond. (NCHP) held. Asheville Crematory was in charge or arrangen Byron Lee Hall, 34, ments. of 468 Island Creek Lake Lure Road; charged with two counts of felony probaLeonard Morrow tion violation; placed under a $10,000 secured bond. Leonard Earl Morrow, (Probation) 69, of 166 Fleece Lane, n Robin Lee Hall, 39, of Mooresboro, died Monday, 468 Island Creek Lake Lure July 12, 2010, in Rutherford Road; charged with felony County due to an auto acciprobation violation and mis- dent. A native of Rutherford demeanor probation violaCounty, he was a son of the tion; placed under a $20,000 late Dewey Morrow and secured bond. (Probation) Sarah Banning Morrow. n Jason Dean Vandyke, 32, He was a veteran of the of 336 Ivan Trail; charged U.S. Army and an indepenwith possession of a firedent truck driver. arm by a felon; placed under a $50,000 secured bond. He was of the Baptist (RCSD) Faith. n Sonya Cogdell Moore, Survivors include three 36, of 3268 Pearidge Road; daughters, Wanda Morrow charged with felony posses- and Connie Morrow, both sion of schedule II controlled of Forest City, and Karen substance, simple possession Canchola of Mooresboro; of schedule IV controlled one brother, Robert Morrow substance and possession of of Forest City; one sister, drug paraphernalia; placed Mary Taylor of Spindale; under a $10,000 secured eight grandchildren; and bond. (RCSD) nine great grandchildren. n David Michael Jones, 41, of 2221 Joe’s Lake Road; Memorial services will charged with misdemeanor be held Saturday at 2 p.m. larceny; released on a writat the Spindale Fellowship ten promise to appear. Holiness Church with the (RCSD) Revs. Leon Brown and Roger Hudgins officiating. n Justin Carl Rippy, 21, The family will receive of 1060 Old Ballpark Road; friends one hour prior to the charged with driving while service at the church. license revoked, reckless Harrelson Funeral Home is driving to endanger, fictiin charge of arrangements. tious/ cancelled/ revoked registration card/ tag, no Online condolences may be made liability insurance, expired/ at www.harrelsonfuneralhome. com no inspection and drive/ allow motor vehicle with no registration; placed under a $5,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Joe Nathan Dewberry Jr., 28, of 148 Walnut St.; charged with failure to comply on child support and failure to comply on community service; placed under a $5,000 secured bond and a $600 cash bond. (RCSD) n Tommy Gene Tessiner, 43, of 136 Hazy Terrace, Sandy Mush; charged with open container, driving left of center and driving after consuming; released on a $1,000 unsecured bond. (RPD) n Bobby David Gilbert, 32, of 763 Rock Road; charged with intoxicated and disruptive; released on a $500 unsecured bond. (SPD)
Citations n James Adam Hampton, 17, of Clark Road, Rutherfordton; cited for shoplifting/ concealment; released on a written promise to appear. (FCPD)
EMS/Rescue n The Rutherford County EMS responded to 40 E-911 calls Tuesday. n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to 13 E-911 calls Tuesday.
Fire calls n Cherry Mountain firefighters responded to a grass fire. n Lake Lure firefighters responded to a motor vehicle accident, assisted by Chimney Rock firefighters. n Forest City firefighters responded to a motor vehicle accident and to an industrial fire alarm. n Hudlow firefighters responded to a grass fire. n SDO firefighters responded to a motor vehicle accident and to a grass fire. n Shingle Hollow firefighters responded to a motor vehicle accident and to a brush fire.
Alma O. Watts
Jake Thrift
Alma O. Watts, 85, of Caroleen, died Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at Holly Springs Rest Home. A native of Spartanburg County, S.C., she was the daughter of the late William James Lucas Hall and Gladys Eva Metcalf Hall. She was a long-time member of Caroleen Baptist Church. She worked for the Caroleen Mill and cleaned the Caroleen Post Office for more than 20 years. She enjoyed Southern gospel music, traveling with the Happy Travelers Church group and had a knack for growing plants. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 24 years, Quillon Colon Watts; one son, Christopher Colon Watts; and two grandchildren.
J.E. “Jake” Thrift, 71, of Rutherfordton, died Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at Autumn Care in Forest City. He was the son of the late Virgil Thrift and the late Anna Belle Price Thrift.
Survivors include two daughters, Geraldine Hester of Ellenboro and Karen Hill of Inman, S.C.; three sons, Jerry Lee Watts of Caroleen, Michael Ray Watts of Wadesboro and Tim Watts of Caroleen; one sister, Agatha “Kat” Watson of Camarillo, Calif.; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held noon Friday at Caroleen Baptist Church with the Rev. Ricky Poteat officiating. Burial will follow at Sandy Level Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until service time at the church. Memorials may be to Caroleen Baptist Church, P.O. Box 489, Caroleen, NC 28019. Harrelson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be made at www.harrelsonfuneralhome. com
He was retired from Thompson Contractors with more than 30 years of service. He was a member of the Shingle Hollow Seniors Choir. Survivors include a daughter, Peggy Arrowood of Rutherfordton; a son, Scottie Lee Thrift of Rutherfordton; a sister, Beatrice Jones of Shelby; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. A memorial service will be held Friday at 5 p.m. at Shingle Hollow Congregational Holiness Church with the Rev. Jack Crain officiating. The family will receive friends from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Friday at the church. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County; P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. McMahan’s Funeral Home & Cremation Services are in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be made at www.mcmahansfuneralhome. com.
Blanche Hutchins Blanche Cochran Hutchins, widow of the late Garnie Hutchins of Rutherfordton, died Monday, July 12, 2010. She is survived by a number of children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, brothers and sisters. Funeral services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Green Hill Baptist Church. Visitation will be Friday from 6 to 8 pm. at Crowe’s Mortuary.
N.C. Blue Cross wants 20 percent cut on costs
CHAPEL HILL (AP) — The chief executive of North Carolina’s largest health insurer isn’t ruling out layoffs as Blue Cross and Blue Shield looks to cut overhead. The Chapel Hill-based company is trying to adapt to health reform and the recession by cutting 20 percent from administrative expenses by 2014, The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Wednesday. The insurer raised rates for individual members an average of 12 percent this year, while group policies are negotiated. “Even without health reform, we would have tough challenges. Employers are laser-focused on costs, and our cost structure must be lower to keep our premiums competitive,” Blue Cross CEO Brad Wilson said in a memo to employees provided to The Associated Press. Wilson said he expects to cut about $200 million from the company’s $1 billion annual budget by eliminating open positions, streamlining operations, and cutting jobs through attrition and early retirements. He would not rule out layoffs among its 4,400 or so employees, but said he hopes Blue Cross can avoid them. The insurer recently began a test to outsource some information-technology work, and officials will look at other opportunities, Wilson said. Blue Cross also aims to slow its double-digit increase in medical care costs to an underlying industry inflation rate, which was 4 percent last year, by narrowing its network of doctors and hospitals, Wilson said. “Achieving this will take collaborative work with providers to change the way we pay for services, and it will take some tough negotiations,” Wilson said. Health care providers and insurers must work together to find new ways to reduce costs, said Bill Roper, CEO
of the UNC Health Care System. “It’s not just about ’let’s drive harder bargains’ where we’re trying to get more money and they’re trying to pay us less,” Roper said. “It’s time for us to sit down and work together, instead of just beating each other up.” Blue Cross also plans to review its real-estate holdings, which includes more than 1 million square feet of office space, mostly in Durham and Chapel Hill. The company expects its main health insurance business will be flat, at best averaging around 1 percent a year, as a result of the recession and health care insurance reform. In response, Blue Cross will try boosting revenue by diversifying into new lines of business. Wilson’s goal is to have up to 25 percent of Blue Cross’ operating income from businesses like dental, disability and life insurance by 2014. Blue Cross covers about 3.7 million people in North Carolina. THE DAILY COURIER Published Tuesday through Sunday mornings by Paxton Media Group LLC dba The Daily Courier USPS 204-920 Periodical Postage paid in Forest City, NC. Company Address: 601 Oak St., P.O. Box 1149, Forest City, NC 28043. Phone: (828) 245-6431 Fax: (828) 248-2790 Subscription rates: Single copy, daily 50¢ / Sunday $1.50. Home delivery $11.75 per month, $35.25 for three months, $70.50 for six months, $129 per year. In county rates by mail payable in advance are: $13.38 for one month, $40.14 for three months, $80.27 for six months, $160.54 per year. Outside county: $14.55 for one month, $43.64 for three months, $87.28 for six months, $174.56 per year. College students for school year subscription, $75. The Digital Courier, $6.50 a month for non-subscribers to The Daily Courier. Payment may be made at the website: www.thedigitalcourier. com The Daily Courier is not responsible for advance subscription payments made to carriers, all of who are independent contractors.
Shelby Jean Bumgarner Shelby Jean Bumgarner, age 72, of Tatum Way in the Golden Valley Community of Bostic, North Carolina died Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at Hospice House of Forest City. She was a native of Spartanburg County, South Carolina and a daughter of the late James Avery Buchanan and Betty Grace Bolding Buchanan; a member of First Broad Baptist Church and a former Sunday School teacher. She was also a homemaker and former cook at the Golden Valley 7-11 store and later Good Ole Boys Store and for more than 20 years worked with her husband at Eugene's Used Cars. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Coy Eugene Bumgarner in February 2010 and a brother, Joe Buchanan. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Survivors include a son, Mitch Bumgarner and his wife, Lisa of Cherryville, NC; three daughters, Donna Smith and her husband, Gary of Bostic, Gloria Bowman and her husband, John of Polkville, NC and Lisa Philbeck and her husband, David of Ellenboro, NC; two brothers, Alvin Buchanan and his wife, Becky of Forest City, NC, Sam Buchanan and his wife, Betty of Jacksonville, FL; a sister, Vivian Horne of Ridgeway, SC. There are nine grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 :30 pm Friday, July 16, 2010 in the First Broad Baptist Church with Reverend Kevin Towery and Reverend Charles Battle and Reverend Gary Smith officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 pm Thursday at The Padgett and King Mortuary. Memorials may be made to Hospice Of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. The Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Paid obit.
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Ongoing Foothills Harvest Ministry: This week, ladies’ slacks buy one get two free. Book sale: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Rutherford EMC; hardback books, $1, paperback books 50 cents and some miscellaneous books four for $1; proceeds go to benefit Relay for Life. Hospice Volunteer Training: Through July 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Carolina Event and Conference Center. Cost for the class is $15 for materials, but the fee is returned if you become an active volunteer. Washburn Community Outreach Center: Open Thursdays and Fridays, noon to 6 p.m., and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; in store special each day. Red Cross Benefit: Spindale Drug is partnering with the Rutherford County Chapter of the American Red Cross by donating $5 to the Red Cross until the end of July with new prescriptions on certificates available at Spindale Drug or at the Red Cross Chapter House.
Thursday, July 15 Safe Sitter class: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Rutherford Hospital; for 11 to 13 year old children; class fee is $45 and registration is required; call 286-5218 for information. Financial aid deadline: Students who will be applying for financial aid at Isothermal Community College have until 4:30 p.m. to complete both their financial aid file and admissions file. A completed financial aid file means a 2010-2011 FAFSA has been submitted and received by the college and all requested paperwork has been turned in. Students should check with the admissions office for further requirements by calling 286-3636. Child and Infant CPR class: 6 p.m., until, American Red Cross Rutherford County Chapter House; 287-5916.
Friday, July 16 Widow/Widower’s Lunch Bunch meeting: Third Friday of each month at the Carolina Event and Conference Center, 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m.; for anyone in the community who has lost a spouse. Cost for lunch is $5. Participants must register in order to reserve lunch. Sponsored by Hospice of Rutherford County. Blood drive: 1 to 5:30 p.m., Forest City Fire Department, 186 S. Church St., Forest City; all presenting donors will be entered in a drawing for a chance to win a $1,000 gift card; please call 2451111 for further information or to schedule your appointment.
Saturday, July 17 Adult, Child and Infant CPR class: 8:30 a.m. until, American Red Cross Rutherford County Chapter House; 287-5916. Kids’ Computer Corner: Every Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon, Union Mills Learning Center; free to the public and geared toward children preschool through third grade who may not have access to a computer or the Internet at home; educational software and adult-supervised access to the Internet.
Sunday, July 18 Chicken pie lunch and bake sale for Relay for Life: 12:30 p.m., Oak Grove United Methodist Church, Ellenboro.
Monday, July 19 PWA meeting: Professional Women’s Association meets at noon the third Tuesday of each month; this month’s meeting is at Tuscany Italian Grille; lunch is dutch treat; for information, call Margi Miller at 287-5928 or 301938-9966. Rutherford County Planning Commission: Special meeting to discuss amending the bylaws regarding a regular meeting schedule. The commission will not meet July 27. Blood drive: 2 to 6:30 p.m., American Red Cross Rutherford Chapter House, 838 Oakland Road, Forest City; all presenting donors will be entered in a drawing for a chance to win $1,000
Tuesday, July 20 Forest City Housing Authority Board meeting: July 20, 12:30 p.m., in the community room at 147 E. Spruce St. HOPE Support Group: Tuesdays,at 6 p.m. at the Center of Living for any adult in the community who has lost a loved one. Offered at no cost by Hospice of Rutherford County. 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.
signatures in order to issue handicapped placards on at least 12 occasions. Sue Hyder is charged with three felony counts of government computer access and common law forgery in the LPA arrests July 9. Martha Joe Bradley, also of Bostic, and manager of the agency, was charged with one felony count of notary fraud. Jason Eric Pruett of Forest City, a former employee, was charged with one felony count of common law forgery. “These kinds of things are not common,” Howell said of the charges against the LPA employees and former employees. “When we have a situation like this we move as fast we can,” Howell said. “And with this one, we had to close it down. We don’t have many of those situations.” The Forest City tag office was the only agency in the county, which is uncommon in the state, Howell said. She said it is imperative to get another agency up and running as
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building site, a family and the entire process, 300 people are involved. “That is a lot of people for a single mission,” Crook said. “Bruce Waddingham said for everyone who drove a nail, there are 10 others who never walked on the site until the construction is completed,” Crook said, referring to the dozens of committee members who work with the families during the process. Waddingham is a volunteer. “And there are tons of committees, and all make this go forward,” she said. “She has worked with volunteers before, and that is a big strength,” Crock said. Freeman is also assisting Habitat in selling tickets for the summer fundraising project. Habitat is expected to make about $2,500 from the raffle
County woman through his mother, Sue Hyder, who established a relationship with the victim when she came to the DMV agency in Forest City. They think Hyder may have recruited other victims for her son.
quickly as possible, and her office has already received several inquires about applying for a job. Probable cause hearings for Hyder, Bradley and Pruett are scheduled July 28 in Rutherford County. Maj. Calvin Atkins of the Polk County Sheriff’s Department said his office has given all of its information regarding the Polk County woman and Hyder to FBI agent Craig Sidwell in Asheville. Sidwell was out of the office Wednesday and did not return telephone calls. “We’ve turned all this over to the FBI,” Atkins said Wednesday afternoon. “But from what I’m reading from the reports, this is what happened,” he said regarding the Polk County woman. According to Ocala (Fla.) StarBanner reporter Suevon Lee, Terry Hyder was arrested on fraud charges in Orlando. Investigators say he cheated the families of Alzheimer’s patients out of $500,000 by selling fraudulent tax certificates. An elderly Polk County woman, who lost $120,000, may have been the victim of the same scheme, investigators say. Investigators think he met the Polk
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DMV looking to staff office The state Division of Motor Vehicles is seeking applicants to operate a license plate agency in Rutherford County. To download an application for a motor vehicle LPA, visitncdot.gov/ dmv and click on “Hot Topics,” or call (919) 861-3332 with questions. Plate agency applications — Form MVR-93 — must be returned to the DMV no later than Monday, August 16. LPAs offer vehicle registration services and title transactions, as well as vehicle license plate renewals, replacement tags and duplicate registrations. Currently, about 120 license plate agencies operate across North Carolina. Each family becomes a partner with Habitat in building their home. They invest at least 300 hours of sweat equity in their house and other families’ houses. Building experience is not required. They also complete Habitat’s education program on being a successful homeowner. Habitat homeowners have to be able to pay a $500 down payment and the monthly mortgage. Their income and credit history are examined. Habitat does not give houses away, but they sell houses at cost. The potential homeowner needs a steady income source and a satisfactory credit history. Interested applicants should bring their last check stub from their current job and all other income verification. Married to Scott Freeman, Kim has two children, Brandy Stevenson and Broc Hoppes, and two grandchildren.
of the Children’s Playhouse, built for Habitat by Construction Trades, the building class at Isothermal Community College with instructor Chester Melton. Raffle tickets are available at Habitat’s ReStore on West Main Street. The playhouse will be at Bubba’s Fun Park Saturday. Tickets are 3 for $5; 7 for $10 and 15 tickets for $20. “This is going to make some child very happy,” Crook said. Freeman will also be instrumental in working with volunteers in finding building sites for 2011; recruitment for homeowners will begin in the fall. Habitat for Humanity builds simple, decent homes with the help of the homeowner’s family. Houses are sold to partner families at no profit and financed with a 20- or 25-year no-interest loan. To be eligible for a Habitat house, a family must be living in inadequate housing, willing to partner with Habitat, and be able to pay for a Habitat house.
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Ellenboro completes work on tank Cable By LARRY DALE Daily Courier Staff Writer
ELLENBORO — Renovation work on the town’s water tank took a little more than twice as long as expected and caused some issues with low water pressure, but Alderman Jim Rhyne told board members the tank is now in good shape. “I was extremely happy with it,” Rhyne said at the regular board meeting Tuesday. “I think they did a great job. There’s no more rust inside, and the tank looks great.” During the work, customers dealt with low water pressure, and Rhyne said he did not do a good enough job of letting people know what was going on. He said Town Hall workers had taken calls about the problem, and he had too. Rhyne explained what caused the delays in getting the work done. “It was a job that needed to be done,” he said. “And basically it was going to take 10 days. But we had to sandblast three times instead of one time.” He said the extreme heat meant workers could only go inside the tank for short periods of time. “We were out for 23 days, instead of 10,” Rhyne said. “We filled the tank up and tested it. I don’t think we will have any more problems with our pressure.” Rhyne praised the work as a joint effort. “Luther (Gillikin, a contractor) and myself and Forest City and Concord, all working together,” he said. “We kept the pressure, I thought, pretty good. It wasn’t like it is now, but we did the best we could, with all three entities working together. Concord
(Community Water System) helped us a lot and Forest City helped us an extreme lot. And Luther made many, many trips up and down the road turning the pumps on and off. And Concord let us pull off of their tank. “So all in all, it wasn’t perfect, but I think it really, really went well.” Utility Services, of Boiling Springs, S.C., performed the tank maintenance. The town has a six-year maintenance contract with Utility Services for a little more than $120,000. The work on the water tank was discussed in detail when town resident Lee Tice asked whether the town could find a way to let people know about things like the low water pressure ahead of time. Tice also asked if any board members attended school board and county commissioners’ meetings, since those meetings affect town residents. The mayor and board members said they did not attend. A brief discussion was held on appointing someone to represent aldermen at meetings of the two boards, but no action was taken. Also Tuesday, Mayor Teresa Whisnant Wood said, “Big Day was a success. I think everyone enjoyed themselves, although it was a very hot day. Everyone worked very hard. I was glad to see the people come out.” The mayor urged the aldermen to consider board member Mike Rhyne’s request for the town to maybe take over Big Day, or else work in conjunction with the Woman’s Club, which currently puts together Big Day, the town’s Fourth of July celebration.
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a suit” gave them permission to take the wiring. The report adds that Hice could not identify that person. Hice told police he got permission two years earlier to take the wiring near the trash can, but he could not take anything else. Parker came to Collins Metal and identified the wiring, valued at $100, as the property of Northland Cable, and the two men were arrested. Lt. Chris Lovelace of the Forest City Police Department said Wednesday that metal thefts “increase and decrease, depending on the price of metal. When the price of metals goes up, the thefts go up.” Contact Dale via e-mail at ldale@thedigitalcourier.com
Man who hit truck in ICU From staff reports
RUTHERFORDTON — Doug Ledbetter remains in trauma intensive care at Mission Hospitals in Asheville following a two-vehicle crash one week ago today. Ledbetter, of Rutherfordton, was driving a 2007 Toyota on US 64/74 and hit a 2006 Ford truck driven by Donald Eugene Toney, 71, of US 64/74. Ledbetter and Toney were traveling east, and Toney was stopped in the travel lane; Ledbetter failed to reduce speed and struck with the truck, the Highway Patrol said. He was charged with failure to reduce speed.
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Bailey ready for challenge as Trojans’ HC By SCOTT BOWERS Daily Courier Sports Editor
Support sought for state tournaments FOREST CITY — Hang a sign or offer a coupon. That is the advice from Little League District 1 Administrator Terry Cobb ahead of the arrival of three state tournaments. “Little League in our county is a huge program,” said Cobb. “We have over 1,500 kids that take part locally. “We hope that businesses will support the Little League through the regular season, and even more so now that it is tournament time.” Rutherford County will host three of the ten Little League State Tournaments that will be played in North Carolina. The three tourneys are expected to bring 15 teams into the area beginning on July 17 and that may mean some 500 visitors spending time, and money, here in Rutherford County. “We would love to see business owners hang up signs or banners in their front windows,” Cobb said. “But, they might also consider running specials or offering up coupons. Many of these families that are coming are using their vacation time to travel with their children. So, this will be their summer vacation.” The tournaments hosted by NC District 1 are: 9/10 Baseball, at Dunbar Park (Forest City Little League); 9/10 Softball, at Crestview Park (Rutherfordton Little League); Senior League Softball, at Crestview Park (Rutherfordton Little League). “We can get flyers or coupons into the Coaches packets,” said Cobb. Businesses interested in offering specials or needing more information can contact Donna Cobb at (828) 287-9213.
Griffin gets past 1st round of match play GREENSBORO (AP) — Medalist John-Tyler Griffin played 18 holes advanced through the first round of match play in the U.S. Amateur Public Links on Wednesday. Griffin, a Georgia Tech golfer from Wilson, defeated Andrew Perez of Oxnard, Calif., 1-up to move on at Bryan Park Golf and Conference Center. Griffin led by two holes with two holes to play and held on. Griffin’s opponent in Thursday’s round of 32 will be Florida State’s Wesley Graham. There will be two rounds Thursday, narrowing the field to eight. Canada’s Nick Taylor, the 2009 runner-up, was eliminated in the first round by North Carolina-Pembroke’s Jonathan McCurry of Sanford, by a 4 and 2 score. Taylor, formerly of the University of Washington, was seeded 18th after stroke play. Second-seeded Derek Ernst of UNLV never led until winning the 13th hole on the way to a 2 and 1 victory against LSU’s Clayton Rotz.
Local Sports BASEBALL American Legion Playoffs 7 p.m. Game 3: Post 423 at Charlotte, Myers Park High Coastal Plain League 7 p.m. Forest City Owls at Florence RedWolves
On TV 7 a.m. (ESPN) Golf British Open, First Round. 8 p.m. (ESPN2) MLS Soccer Seattle Sounders FC at D.C. United. 5 a.m. (ESPN) Golf British Open, Second Round.
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Rutherford County Post 423’s Dakotah Whitaker (31) is tagged out at the plate during Game 2 of the semifinal series against Charlotte at R-S Central High, Wednesday.
Post 423 slams Charlotte By KEVIN CARVER Sports Reporter
RUTHERFORDTON — Dylan Hipp shined by throwing a five-hitter and Rutherford County crossed runs in six different innings en route to a 10-4 victory over Charlotte in Game 2 of the Area IV American Legion semifinals Wednesday at R-S Central. Rutherford County leads the best-of-5 series, 2-0. Post 423’s Hipp along with Stephen
Crowe, Kyle Holmstrom and Tyler Byers did most of the damage from the plate. Hipp drove in three while Crowe, Holmstrom and Byers each posted two RBI. Crowe unknotted a scoreless game in the bottom of the second inning on a 1-1 count with one out. Crowe hammered a pitch that hung just fair of the right field foul pole for a solo homer. In the third, Post 423 went back to the Please see Post 423, Page 8
FOREST CITY — Daniel Bailey has been on the other side of a coaching change as a football player at GardnerWebb. “We went 2-9 and there was a coaching change and we came out and finished 8-3 the next season,” recalled Bailey. “It was the biggest turnaround in the NCAA Bailey that season.” Now, Bailey will be charged to create an even bigger turnaround as head football coach of the Chase Trojans. When the season begins, Bailey will officially be the fifth head coach of the Trojans over the last seven seasons. Two of the four previous head coaches, Mark Latham and Steve McCurry, who handed in his resignation on Tuesday, never coached a single game. Over that span, the Trojans have won just 15 games. “We’re grown men. The coaching staff is grown men, Please see Bailey, Page 8
Owls cage Grizzlies By JACOB CONLEY Sports Reporter
FOREST CITY — Forest City used a six-run, third inning to back the strong effort from Ryan Arrowood on the mound to down the Gastonia Grizzlies, 10-1, at McNair Field Wednesday. The contest settled in to a pitcher’s duel early on as former R-S Central pitcher Arrowood and Gastonia’s Sam Pepper locked horns. Neither team could advance a runner past second base in the game’s first two frames. The Owls got things going in a big way in the bottom of the third, however, as Forest City sent 10 men to the plate and brought six of them home. A pair of NC State products produced the majority of the damage during the outburst, with Andrew Ciencin and Danny Canela each smacking extra base hits. After Gastonia got one of those runs back on a sacrifice fly, Forest City went quietly in the bottom half to leave the tally at 6-1 after four innings of play. Forest City mounted another threat in the fifth as Reed Harper and Canela registered back-to-back singles. After Garrett Byers/Daily Courier Harper was erased at the plate by a Forest City Owls pitcher Ryan Arrowood, above, delivers a pitch during the basePlease see Owls, Page 8 ball game against the Gastonia Grizzlies Wednesday at McNair Field.
Seven Owls join Hayes as CPL All-Stars By SCOTT BOWERS Daily Courier Sports Editor
FOREST CITY — There will be no shortage of Owls at the 2010 CPL AllStar Game at McNair Field on Tuesday, July 20. Seven Owls were selected to take part in the Coastal Plain League’s mid-summer festival. Outfielder Will Skinner (Middle Tennessee State) and catcher Danny Canela (North Carolina State) have been tabbed as starters on the National Team. Skinner, who is in his third season as an Owl, is batting .302 with three home runs and 22 RBI, while also leading the league with 19 doubles. Skinner has also been stellar on defense as well, having not committed an error this season and throwing out four runners from the outfield. Last season, Skinner set a CPL record with 21 doubles and he appears poised to break that mark, this season. Canela has compiled a .244 average at the plate this season, launching two Please see Seven, Page 9
Forest City Owls’ Will Skinner, left, will be one of seven Owls to play in this year’s Coastal Plain League All-Star Game, which will be played at McNair Field in Forest City on Tuesday, July 20. Garrett Byers/Daily Courier
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BASEBALL National League East Division W L Pct 52 36 .591 48 40 .545 47 40 .540 42 46 .477 39 50 .438 Central Division W L Pct Cincinnati 49 41 .544 St. Louis 47 41 .534 Milwaukee 40 49 .449 Chicago 39 50 .438 Houston 36 53 .404 Pittsburgh 30 58 .341 West Division W L Pct San Diego 51 37 .580 Colorado 49 39 .557 Los Angeles 49 39 .557 San Francisco 47 41 .534 Arizona 34 55 .382
Atlanta New York Philadelphia Florida Washington
GB — 4 4 1/2 10 13 1/2 GB — 1 8 1/2 9 1/2 12 1/2 18 GB — 2 2 4 17 1/2
Monday’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games NL All-Stars 3, AL All-Stars 1 Wednesday’s Games No games scheduled Thursday’s Games Milwaukee (Bush 4-6) at Atlanta (Jurrjens 1-3), 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Undecided) at Chicago Cubs (Dempster 7-7), 8:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 9-4) at St. Louis (Undecided), 8:15 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Dickey 6-2) at San Francisco (Lincecum 9-4), 10:15 p.m. American League East Division W L Pct New York 56 32 .636 Tampa Bay 54 34 .614 Boston 51 37 .580 Toronto 44 45 .494 Baltimore 29 59 .330 Central Division W L Pct Chicago 49 38 .563 Detroit 48 38 .558 Minnesota 46 42 .523 Kansas City 39 49 .443 Cleveland 34 54 .386 West Division W L Pct Texas 50 38 .568 Los Angeles 47 44 .516 Oakland 43 46 .483 Seattle 35 53 .398
GB — 2 5 12 1/2 27 GB — 1/2 3 1/2 10 1/2 15 1/2 GB — 4 1/2 7 1/2 15
Tuesday’s Games NL All-Stars 3, AL All-Stars 1 Wednesday’s Games No games scheduled Thursday’s Games Texas (Tom.Hunter 5-0) at Boston (Wakefield 3-7), 7:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Danks 8-7) at Minnesota (Slowey 8-5), 8:10 p.m. Seattle (Fister 3-4) at L.A. Angels (Undecided), 10:05 p.m. Friday’s Games Detroit at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Toronto at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Texas at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. Oakland at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. Seattle at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.
TRANSACTIONS Wednesday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League SEATTLE MARINERS_Promoted INF Dustin Ackley, LHP Edward Paredes and RHP Anthony Varvaro to Tacoma (PCL). TORONTO BLUE JAYS_Acquired SS Yunel Escobar and LHP Jo-Jo Reyes from Atlanta Braves for SS Alex Gonzalez, LHP Tim Collins and INF Tyler Pastronicky. Designated RHP Ronald Uviedo for assignment. National League SAN DIEGO PADRES_Claimed OF Quintin Berry off waivers from Philadelphia (NL) and optioned him to San Antonio (Texas). Southern League CAROLINA MUDCATS_Added OF Luis Terrero from Louisville (IL) and OF Felix Perez from Lynchburg (Carolina). Sent C Chris McMurray and OF Denis Phipps to Lynchburg. Carolina League WINSTON-SALEM DASH_Announced RHP Kyle Bellamy and SS Eduardo Escobar have been promoted to Birmingham (Southern) and LHP Chris Sale to Charlotte (IL). Announced RHP Jake Rasner was assigned to the team from Birmingham. Called up INF Mike Richard and LHP Garrett Johnson from Kannapolis (SAL). Midwest League QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS_Announced C Roberto Espinoza was assigned to Batavia (New York-Penn). Atlantic League FORT WORTH CATS_Acquired RHP Robert Romero from Evansville (Frontier) for future considerations. GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS_Signed UTL Daniel Berg. SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS_Acquired INF Ernie Banks from Southern Illinois (Frontier) for a player to be named. Can-Am League BROCKTON ROX_Released RHP Jeff Dunn. NEW JERSEY JACKALS_Signed OF Adam Godwin and INF Mike Scanzano. Golden Baseball League YUMA SCORPIONS_Placed 1B Anthony D’Alphonso on the suspended list. United League AMARILLO DILLAS_Released of TJ Warren. Signed INF Robert Recuenco. Re-signed INF Andrew Wong. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CLEVELAND CAVALIERS_Signed G Kyle
Lowry to an offer sheet. INDIANA PACERS_Named Clark Kellogg vice president for player relations. LOS ANGELES LAKERS_Agreed to terms with G Derek Fisher. NEW JERSEY NETS_Named Billy King general manager. Signed G Jordan Farmer, F Travis Outlaw and C Johan Petro. PHILADELPHIA 76ERS_Signed G Evan Turner. PHOENIX SUNS_Acquired F-G Josh Childress from Atlanta for a 2012 second-round draft pick. Acquired F Hedo Turkoglu from Toronto for G Leandro Barbosa and F Dwayne Jones. FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS_Signed QB John Skelton to a four-year contract. CLEVELAND BROWNS_Waived DL Keith Grennan and TE Greg Estandia. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS_Signed DE Austen Lane to a four-year contract. Canadian Football League EDMONTON ESKIMOS_Signed DE Larry Birdine to the practice roster. Activated DB Roderick Williams and LS Neil Puffer. Assigned S Corbin Sharun to the practice roster. HOCKEY National Hockey League EDMONTON OILERS_Re-signed F J.F. Jacques to a one-year contract. MINNESOTA WILD_Signed C Joel Broda to a three-year contract. Re-signed G Josh Harding to a one-year contract. NEW YORK RANGERS_Agreed to terms with F Brodie Dupont. PHOENIX COYOTES_Named Ray Edwards coach and Jeff Truitt assistant coach of San Antonio Rampage (AHL). SAN JOSE SHARKS_Named Vinny Ferraiuolo assistant equipment manager. TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS_Signed F Marcel Mueller to a two-year contract. WASHINGTON CAPITALS_Signed RW Brian Willsie to a one-year contract. SOCCER Major League Soccer NEW YORK RED BULLS_Signed F Thierry Henry to a multiyear contract. COLLEGE NCAA_Placed Ball State women’s tennis program on probation for three years for excessive practice requirements and the former coach’s attempts to have players lie to investigators. COLGATE_Named Keith Tyburski men’s golf coach. DELAWARE_Named Jaime Wohlbach softball coach. FLORIDA SOUTHERN_Named Kenyan Weaks part-time men’s assistant basketball coach. MANHATTAN_Named Scott Adubato men’s assistant basketball coach. MICHIGAN_Announced the resignation of director of football operations Brad Labadie. ST. THOMAS, MINN._Named Scott Proshek men’s golf coach. THIEL_Named Kevin Fenstermacher associate director of athletics. VANDERBILT_Announced the retirement of football coach Bobby Johnson. WASHINGTON, MO._Named Steve Duncan baseball coach. WENTWORTH_Named Jenn Kelemen women’s volleyball coach.
board again after Dakotah Whitaker beat out an infield hit for a single and Holmstrom smacked a stand-up double down the line in left. Hipp brought both runners home with a lined single to right as Post 423 went up 3-0. Post 423 stole eight bases in the game, with three steals during the fourth inning alone. While in the fourth, Byers smacked a 2 RBI single and Holmstrom’s RBI ground out gave Post 423 a 6-0 lead. Post 262 scored once in the sixth, but Hipp’s RBI single got the run back in the bottom half for a 7-1 score. Crowe singled and Holmstrom walked with the bases full to add their final RBI of the contest. Hipp threw eight innings, allowed two runs, fanned three and was assisted by two double plays. Derek Deaton accounted for one RBI in a 3-for-5 day at the plate for Post 423. The series moves back to Myers Park High for tonight’s Game 3. With a win, Rutherford County would advance to face the winner of the Cherryville-Caldwell series.
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fielder’s choice, the Owls loaded-the-bases and took a 7-1 lead when Terran Senay drew a walk for an RBI. The Owls tacked on another run in the sixth when Dusty Quattlebaum singled through the left side, driving home Konstantine Diamaduros to give the home team a seven run cushion at 8-1. Diamaduros drove in another run in the seventh. Forest City reached double figure runs in the eighth with one swing of Quattlebaum’s bat, as the 1st basemen from nearby Gardner-Webb University deposited a pitch deep over the centerfield fence for a 10-1 lead. Arrowood worked six complete innings, scattered three hits, surrendered one unearned run, while striking out six and walking one for his second win of the season.
Dale Jr.’s No. 3 car displayed at Hall of Fame Bailey
CHARLOTTE (AP) — The famed No. 3 car Dale Earnhardt Jr. drove to victory in this month’s Nationwide race at Daytona has been added as a temporary display at the NASCAR Hall of Fame. The Wrangle-sponsored yellow and blue car, which pays tribute to the late Dale Earnhardt
Sr., will stay at the downtown Charlotte facility through Sept. 19. Earnhardt entered the car on July 2 in honor of his father’s induction into the Hall of Fame’s first class. He then ended an 85-race winless drought at the track where his father died in 2001.
Chase Claims District 1 Senior League
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The Chase Senior League baseball All-Stars captured the District 1 championship in Cherryville this past weekend. Chase defeated Polk County, 12-2, and Cherryville, 14-8, to claim the title. Chase is: Hunter Haynes (front, l to r), Asst. Coach Charles Riley, Frank Holtzclaw, Coach Scott Gossett, Landis Jenkins, Asst. Coach Phillip Jenkins; Derek Yates (middle, l to r), Tyrece Gossett, Trey Hester, Josh Waters, Tyler Padgett, Travis McGinnis, Brandon Riley, Cory Adams; Trekar Bristol (back, l to r), Kyle Bingham, Marquis Cash and Chris Fox.
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so we can process and handle these situations,” said Bailey. “My thoughts have been with the kids. And, you know, they may not be able to understand a lot of the things that have gone on. “But, we talked to them Wednesday afternoon. We had an optional workout scheduled, so it kind of worked out with many of them there to tell them what was going on and why. “The best part was that after the meeting, we had the workout,” Bailey continued. “So, instead of just talking about how we needed to get back to work, we actually got right back to work.” Bailey started coaching at Chase High in 1996 as an assistant basketball coach under Chuck McSwain. In 1998, Bailey joined then-coach Randy Page’s staff on the football team. Over the last 12 years, Bailey has been head coach of the men’s basketball team and head coach of the softball team, in addition to his responsibilities as an assistant football coach. “I look at myself, right now, as the ‘opportunity coach,’” said Bailey. “This is an opportunity for me to show what I can do. When these kinds of things happen you have to kind of say, ‘what will you do with it?’” “I plan to give it my very best.” Bailey and his wife, Christy have three daughters, Karley, Carissa and Kassidy. The Chase community has been home to the Baileys for a number of years and that community has rallied around their sudden and new head coach. “The number of calls that I’ve gotten has been unbelievable,” said Bailey. “Folks just calling me up and saying, ‘what can I do?’” “It’s been incredible the support that I’ve received from the community in just, what, 24 hours.” Bailey, who is certainly no stranger to Chase football, knows the task is a tough one. “We know going in that we are the underdog,” said Bailey. “We will use that. It’s been used in sports many, many times. I know that as teams look at their schedules they are checking little Ws right next to our name. “What we have to do is get them to start checking those as question marks. Let them wonder about us.” The Trojans will again play in the 3A/2A South Mountain Athletic Conference with four 3A teams (Burns, Freedom, Patton and R-S Central) and two additional 2A teams that include county rival, East Rutherford and Shelby, which Chase has never beaten. “The key is really the non-conference portion of the schedule,” Bailey said. “Hope is a dangerous thing to give to a football team. If we can get some wins early, we can start the kids to believing in themselves again.”
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A British Open with all the elements ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — The locals are famous for saying that if it’s “nae rain and nae wind then it’s nae golf.” There was rain. And there was wind. There just wasn’t much golf being played Wednesday on the eve of the British Open. Kenny Perry wanted to play one more practice round, and the miserable weather wasn’t about to stop him. It just made him think about how long he really wanted to be in the kind of elements St. Andrews hasn’t seen in 15 years for the British Open. Three holes after he teed off, with raindrops on his glasses and water dripping off a black rainsuit that had turned slick and shiny, he cut across the Old Course to play two holes back toward the clubhouse. As he stepped onto the 17th tee, Perry noticed a man grinning at him Garrett Byers/Daily Courier from beneath an umbrella. Forest City Owls catcher Danny Canela, above, will “Are you enjoying our weathjoin teammate Will Skinner as a starter on the National er?” the man said in his thick League CPL All-Star team. brogue. “What’s there to enjoy?” Perry replied.
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round trippers and driving in eight. The Wolfpack product’s defense has been superb. Canela has also tallied a lone error behind the plate this season and has thrown out eight runners attempting a steal on 15 attempts (65%). Five other members of the Owls club have been named as reserves for the All-Star festivities, with infielder Reed Harper (Austin Peay), outfielder Konstantine Diamaduros (Wofford), and pitchers Nate Hyatt (Appalachian State) and Chase Boruff (Carson Newman) named to the National Team. Outfielder Tarran Senay (North Carolina State) rounds out the list of All-Star players for Forest City and will be on Matt Hayes the American team. The National Team will be managed by Owls head coach Matt Hayes after leading Forest City to a 19-9 record in the first half, and an overall tally of 26-15 in his third year with the team. Hayes recently won his 100th game as the head coach of the Owls. The festivities in Forest City will get underway on Monday, July 19 with the All-Star Fan Fest and Home Run Derby, followed by the All-Star Game the next day. Gates will be open at 5 p.m., on Monday for the Fan Fest, with team work-outs and autograph sessions taking place prior to the derby. Following the Home Run Derby on Monday night will be a concert performance by Rocky Yelton and the Hired Guns. Gates will be open for Tuesday night’s All-Star Game at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are still available and can be purchased by going by the Forest City Owls office or by calling (828) 245-0000. Andrew Green contributed to this report.
McCann makes most of All-Star moment
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Bases loaded, two outs, a real chance for the National League to break through after years of waiting. So when Brian McCann lofted a foul fly down the right-field line, there was only one thing to do. “I just put my head down and prayed that it got into the seats, that I would get another shot,” he said. Luckily for him, the ball landed in the stands, just beyond the reach of scrambling American League fielders. And moments later, he lined a three-run double in the seventh inning that gave the NL a 3-1 victory Tuesday night and made him the All-Star game MVP. McCann atoned for his silent showings in the summer showcase — the Atlanta catcher was a quiet 0 for 3 in his previous All-Star trips. This was McCann’s fifth straight All-Star appearance, a fact that did not escape Toronto catcher John Buck. “Catchers know. He can bang. He can flat-out rake, and the reason he doesn’t get noticed very much is because he’s that good of a catcher,” said Buck, who got a hit for the AL. “Good catchers don’t get noticed. That’s the job, and he’s just out there every year, getting it done and being one of the best in the game.”
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pelting them sideways and the sound of laughter above them. There was Ian Poulter, dressed in shorts and a shirt, taking pictures of them from the comfort of his third-floor room in the Old Course Hotel. “Having fun down there, boys?” Poulter called out to them. The fun doesn’t begin until Thursday, when the 139th version of golf’s oldest championship gets under way at St. Andrews, with weather that likely will as much of a factor as Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson or any of the players. And it’s about time. The last time the Open came to St. Andrews, there was only one round of a stiff breeze and Woods won by five shots at 14-under 274. Ten years ago on a sun-baked links, Woods set a major championship record at 19-under 269 for an eightshot win in perfect weather. But there was nasty weather in 1995, when John Daly finished at
Spain’s Sergio Garcia puts on his gloves during a practice round on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Wednesday.
6-under 282 and won a playoff. The Royal and Ancient, which runs this tournament, doesn’t get wrapped up in scores. It lets nature decide that. “The forecast for the championship is changeable — blustery, showery conditions,” R&A chief executive Peter Dawson, barely able to contain a grin. “Pretty good for links golf.” This is what Woods will face as he tries to make more history at the home of golf. No one has ever won the Open three times at St. Andrews, and this stage could be an important test for golf’s No. 1 player. Woods has never gone this far into the calendar without winning. He has never gone more than seven tournaments to start a season without a victory, and the Open marks his seventh event. His preparations included playing Sunday in gusts that approached 50 mph, and the next two days in wind out of dif-
ferent directions. He also endured a press conference in which about half of the questions were about his personal life. Among his chief critics has been Watson, who has said that Woods needs to “clean up his act.” Given a chance to elaborate Wednesday, the five-time Open champion declined. “I said what I needed to say about Tiger Woods,” Watson said. “The one thing that you should be writing about Tiger Woods right now is that he’s won the championship the last two times he’s played here, and that he’s probably the odds-on favorite to win it again.” The challenge figures to be much greater, a result of Woods’ unpredictable form, the growing number of contenders — especially a European resurgence led by U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell, Justin Rose and Lee Westwood — and the weather.
Braves swap SS with Blue Jays ATLANTA (AP) — The NL East-leading Atlanta Braves, looking to bolster their lineup for the second half of the season, acquired Alex Gonzalez in a swap of shortstops that sent Yunel Escobar to Toronto on Wednesday. The Braves also traded lefthander Jo-Jo Reyes to the Blue Jays in the five-player deal while also adding left-handed minor league pitcher Tim Collins and minor league shortstop Tyler Pastornicky. The 33-year-old Gonzalez is hitting .259 with 17 home runs and 50 RBIs. He is tied for fifth in the American League with 43 extra-base hits. “He’s an outstanding defensive shortstop and he’s having a very good offensive season,” Braves general manager Frank Wren said. “We think he can improve our run production. He immediately leads our team in home runs.” Troy Glaus had 14 homers to lead the Braves at the All-Star break. Escobar hit .299 with careerbest totals of 14 homers and 76 RBIs last season. He has strug-
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gled this year, hitting only .238 with no homers and 19 RBIs. “We feel that Yunel Escobar will absolutely turn it around,” Toronto general manager Alex Anthopoulos said Tuesday. “There’s certainly an element
of risk there, but we feel he has a very good opportunity to turn it around. I think if Yunel Escobar was doing what he did in the past, he’s not available to us and this trade does not present itself.”
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Nation Today Teen suspect makes U.S. court appearance
The Kitsap Sun reports the ferry sounded its horn and reversed engines Saturday afternoon to avoid hitting the boat at Eagle Harbor, near Bainbridge Island. The sailboat briefly disappeared from the ferry crew’s view as they passed. When it was seen again, four men on board dropped their pants and mooned the crew.
MIAMI (AP) — The teenager dubbed the “Barefoot Bandit” by authorities will cool his heels in a Miami jail at least two more days while he sorts out which attorney will represent him. At his first U.S. court appearance Wednesday since his arrest in the Bahamas, Colton Harris-Moore, 19, told U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert Dube he thought his mother had hired a lawyer but he didn’t know the attorney’s name. “I’d like to speak with my mom first,” said Harris-Moore, dressed in a standard tan prison jumpsuit, sandals and white socks. He added that he last spoke to his mother, Pam Kohler, “about a week ago.” “She said that she hired one,” he said. “I have not met with him yet.”
Skateboarder flees after San Diego bank heist SAN DIEGO (AP) — Who needs a getaway car? Authorities say a skateboardclutching bandit flashed a gun at a San Diego bank teller, stuffed money in his backpack and fled. Police and FBI investigators say no one has been arrested for Monday’s heist at a Comerica Bank. The thief’s face was covered by a green paisley bandanna and his beanie, sweat shirt, gloves and pants were black.
Sailboaters moon Washington state ferry
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash. (AP) — It was full moon time after a Washington state ferry took evasive maneuvers to avoid a sailboat in its path.
Not surprisingly, he’s been dubbed the skateboard bandit. The FBI released a photograph showing the thief holding his skateboard.
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Vice President Joe Biden, accompanied by Council of Economic Advisers Chair Christina Romer, speaks about a quarterly report on the Recovery Act Wednesday in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington.
White House updates stimulus impact data WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House asserted Wednesday that the $862 billion stimulus law has been even better for the economicallystruggling country than previously advertised. Updating its estimate of the impact the controversial new law has had, the White House now projects that the vast spending act has created or saved between 2.5 million and 3.6 million jobs. That’s up from the estimate of 2.2 million to 2.8 million jobs that was released in the first quarter of the year from the White House Council of Economic Advisers. The new estimate says the act is on track, if it hasn’t already reached, the promise that the stimulus act would save or create 3.5 million jobs by the end of 2010. A growing body of independent economic analysis suggests the law has boosted jobs and kept people off the unemployment line. Yet exactly how many jobs is a matter of dispute, particularly at a time when the national jobless rate continues to hover perilously close to 10 percent. Much of the stimulus money went to programs — like tax breaks, Medicaid and unemployment insurance — that don’t lend themselves to easy head counts.
Avandia to stay on market WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of federal health experts voted Wednesday to keep the controversial diabetes pill Avandia on the market despite evidence that it increases the risk of heart attack. A panel of Food and Drug Administration advisers voted 20-12 against withdrawing GlaxoSmithKline’s once-blockbuster drug. Panelists who voted to keep the drug on the market were split between several options, including adding new warning labels and restricting use of the drug. The vote marks a win for British drugmaker Glaxo, which has been battered in the press and on Capitol Hill for its the handling of the drug. The FDA is not required to follow the advice of its panelists, though it usually does. Officials said they would review the meeting transcript and make a decision on Avandia as soon as possible.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Three police officers charged in the killing of two unarmed residents on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina and a cover-up that followed pleaded not guilty on Wednesday. Sgts. Robert Gisevius and Kenneth Bowen and Officer Anthony Villavaso stood before a federal magistrate in green prison garb, shackled at the waist and ankles. They will remain jailed at least until a hearing Friday. A tentative trial date is set for Sept. 13.
Magistrate Louis Moore Jr. read the counts — 13 against Bowen, 11 against Gisevius and 10 against Villavaso. Former officer Robert Faulcon made his initial court appearance Tuesday in Texas, where he was arrested, but has not entered a plea. The charges against the four carry a maximum sentence of life in prison or the death penalty, although U.S. Attorney Jim Letten said the Justice Department hasn’t decided whether to seek the latter punishment.
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The vote also came despite an earlier ruling by the panel that Avandia appears to increase heart attack risk compared with other diabetes treatments. The panel voted 21-4 that Avandia is more likely to cause heart attack than its closest competitor Actos. Eight panelists said there was not enough information to make a decision. Ultimately though, panelists said the dozens of contradictory studies of Avandia didn’t show strong enough evidence to justify removing a drug used by hundreds of thousands of patients. “I would be concerned about the precedent that would be set to have this quality of data sufficient to remove a drug,” said John Teerlink of the University of San Francisco. The agency convened the twoday panel meeting to help untangle reams of conflicting data over Avandia.
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Christina Romer, head of the council, and Vice President Joe Biden released the new quarterly report at a White House event. President Barack Obama and his team are mounting a summertime campaign to show people that the costly stimulus act is working to invigorate the economy. “There’s obviously a lot of uncertainty about any jobs estimate,” Romer said. “And I suspect the true effects of the act will not be fully analyzed or fully appreciated for many years.” The White House analysis estimates that every $1 spent as part of the stimulus bill is matched by $3 in private money. Obama has traveled the country telling voters that as bad as things are, they’d be worse without the stimulus. He acknowledges that message is a tough sell. Obama travels Thursday to Michigan to promote batteries for electric cars, one element of his agenda to create jobs. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said the latest White House report was no cause to celebrate. “The fastest-growing parts of this Democrat economy aren’t jobs — they’re the crushing burden of the national debt and the size of the federal government,” he said.
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The family of two victims — Ronald Madison, who was killed, and his brother, Lance, who survived — sat in the front row of the packed courtroom. Gisevius cried quietly as he stood with his lawyer. “We’ll be able to pick this indictment apart,” said Frank DeSalvo, Bowen’s lawyer. “There is a lot of fantasy there.” Five former officers already have pleaded guilty to charges they helped cover up the shootings.
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Name Last Chg %Chg ChinaDEd 3.98 +.35 +9.6 AllisChE 2.56 +.21 +8.9 SwE R2K1110.08 +.75 +8.0 RPC 15.87 +1.10 +7.4 CrwfdA 2.55 +.16 +6.7 AK Steel 14.21 +.87 +6.5 MolinaH 30.21 +1.85 +6.5 PShMega 22.01 +1.34 +6.5 Reddy Ice 3.71 +.22 +6.3 ChinaGreen 9.80 +.56 +6.1
LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name SkilldHcre McDerI wi RitchieBr McClatchy Clay Bond Brunswick CalDive GpoRadio MacGry FtBcp pfE
Last 2.25 12.20 18.78 3.68 53.30 14.05 6.07 6.35 11.19 5.00
Chg %Chg -.24 -9.6 -1.21 -9.0 -1.72 -8.4 -.30 -7.5 -3.88 -6.8 -.92 -6.1 -.38 -5.9 -.40 -5.9 -.70 -5.9 -.31 -5.8
MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg Citigrp 4559049 4.21 -.09 S&P500ETF1636987109.65 -.01 BkofAm 1126374 15.67 ... SPDR Fncl 727720 14.78 -.11 FordM 664870 11.81 +.15 DirFnBear 535518 14.03 +.29 iShR2K 499681 63.97 -.23 AMD 483171 7.44 -.08 ACE Ltd 481353 55.20 -.68 iShEMkts 456408 40.03 -.08 Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume
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Chg %Chg +.33 +10.3 +.21 +9.8 +.31 +8.5 +.22 +6.5 +.23 +4.8 +.14 +4.7 +.30 +4.5 +.65 +4.3 +.40 +4.1 +.19 +3.8
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MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg NovaGld g 29173 6.64 +.12 GoldStr g 28078 4.14 -.07 Taseko 25587 4.26 +.03 SamsO&G 23565 1.03 +.04 VantageDrl 20395 1.24 +.02 ChiArmM 17611 3.54 +.33 NwGold g 16177 4.94 -.13 GranTrra g 14557 5.26 +.02 NthgtM g 9701 2.95 -.07 GrtBasG g 9160 1.81 -.01 DIARY
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Name WhitneyH DearbrnBc SptChalB ECOtal rs XenithBc n InsWeb FrstPlce FFBcArk JeffersnB BioMimetic
Last 8.18 2.40 2.49 4.22 5.85 4.53 2.65 2.11 3.85 9.16
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%Chg -18.0 -11.1 -11.1 -10.8 -10.1 -9.4 -8.5 -8.3 -8.3 -8.2
MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg Intel 1876219 21.36 +.35 PwShs QQQ825864 45.56 +.23 Microsoft 706737 25.44 +.31 Cisco 606599 23.74 +.65 MicronT 388868 8.75 +.02 Oracle 343984 23.94 +.23 Nvidia 326776 11.03 +.11 Qualcom 307683 36.90 +.95 Dell Inc 285926 13.52 +.32 Apple Inc 281248 252.73 +.93 Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume
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10,366.72 4,277.42 381.30 6,903.36 1,883.08 2,249.84 1,095.17 752.53 11,477.73 640.16
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Fed’s report puts chill on market rally
NEW YORK (AP) — A weaker economic forecast from the Federal Reserve chilled the stock market’s winning streak. Stocks closed mixed Wednesday, with the Dow Jones industrial average rising almost 4 points for its seventh straight advance. The other major market indexes also had single-digit moves. Bond prices rose as investors, again uneasy about the strength of the economic recovery, went in search of safe investments. Investors initially sold on the Fed’s statement. A strong start to second-quarter earnings reports, including upbeat forecasts from Intel Corp. and Alcoa Inc., helped temper their disappointment. While the Fed’s statement contained no real surprises, investors are particularly cautious after the advances of the past week and because so much of corporate earnings reports are still ahead, said Rob Lutts, president and chief investment officer of Cabot Money Management in Salem, Mass. And after the beating stocks took this spring, he said, investors remain more cautious than in any down investment cycle in memory. That caution is reflected in how they are continuing to move money into bonds. Analysts said investors were initially unnerved by the Fed’s long-term outlook. “The Fed is talking about 5 to 7 years time before the economy gets back to the old modus operani,� said Joseph V. Battipaglia, market strategiest for the Private Client Group at Stifel Nicolaus & Co. “This is the government admitting that the coast is not clear because the outlook is a slower environment and unemployment stays doggedly high.� The Dow rose 3.70, or 0.04 percent, to 10,366.72. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 0.17, or 0.02 percent, to 1,095.17, while the Nasdaq composite index rose 7.81, or 0.4 percent, to 2,249.84. Losing stocks were ahead of gainers by 4 to 3 on the New York Stock Exchange. Consolidated volume came to 4.1 billion shares, down from Tuesday’s 4.7 billion. Bond prices rose, pushing interest rates lower in the Treasury market. Investors were following their pattern of turning to government debt as a safe place to put their cash when the economy looks troubled. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell to 3.05 percent from 3.13 percent late Tuesday. That yield helps set interest rates on mortgages and other consumer loans.
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In this photograph taken May 27 a job seeker waits to speak with an employment representative at a Work Force center in Fremont, Calif. Federal Reserve officials have a slightly dimmer view of the economy than they did in April, reflecting worries about how the European debt crisis could affect U.S. growth and job prospects. Associated Press
Fed paints weaker picture WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials have a slightly dimmer view of the economy than they did in April, reflecting worries about how the European debt crisis could affect U.S. growth and job prospects. Fed officials said Wednesday in an updated economic forecast that they think the economy, as measured by the gross domestic product, will grow between 3 percent and 3.5 percent this year. That’s a downward revision from a growth range in their April forecast of 3.2 percent to 3.7 percent. The Fed’s latest forecast sees the unemployment rate, now at 9.5 percent, possibly staying at that figure or in the best case falling to 9.2 percent. In the April forecast, the Fed had a slightly lower bottom number of 9.1 percent. The Fed said in the minutes of its June 22-23 meeting that its lower economic projections reflected “economic developments abroad� — a reference to the debt crisis that began in Greece and threatened to spread to other European countries.
While reducing the forecast for growth and employment, the Fed also saw less of a threat from inflation. The Fed predicted that a key inflation gauge that’s tied to consumer spending would show prices rising 1 percent to 1.1 percent this year. That’s down from an April forecast that consumer prices would increase by 1.2 percent to 1.5 percent. The absence of inflationary pressures gives the Fed leeway to keep interest rates low to try to bolster growth as the economy recovers from the deepest recession since the 1930s. The new forecast was compiled at the last meeting of the Fed’s interest rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee on June 22-23. At that meeting, the FOMC, which is composed of Fed board members and the 12 Fed regional bank presidents, kept a key rate at a record low of 0 to 0.25 percent, where it’s been since December 2008. The Fed’s new forecast made only minor changes to its outlook for growth, unemployment and inflation. But those changes underscored a view that economic prospects were slightly
Earlier Wednesday, there was disappointing economic news from the Commerce Department, which said June retail sales fell 0.5 percent. That’s worse than the 0.2 percent decline forecast by economists polled by Thomson Reuters. However, excluding autos, sales were down 0.1 percent, in line with expectations.
weaker. The factors the Fed cited were household and business uncertainty, weak real estate markets, a tough job market, waning fiscal stimulus and still-tight lending by banks. The Fed in April had said only a minority of Fed officials thought it would take more than five or six years to reach the Fed’s goals for maximum employment with low inflation. But in the new minutes, the Fed changed that to say that “most� expected it to take “no more than five or six years.� Beyond this year, the Fed forecast growth in 2011 to be in a range between 3.5 percent to 4.2 percent. The upper limit of that range was reduced from 4.5 percent in the April forecast. The expectation for the unemployment rate next year was also nudged higher to a range of 8.3 percent to 8.7 percent. That was up from a range of 8.1 percent to 8.5 percent in April. To obtain its forecast ranges, the Fed excludes the three highest and three lowest forecasts of Fed officials for each economic variable.
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Her maternal grandparents are Ed & Kendra Hughes and Jeri Hughes & Dr. Randall Schlegel of Portsmouth, OH. Her paternal grandparents are Paul & Terry Waters of Rutherfordton, NC. Maternal great-grandmothers are Eula Weaver and Thelma Hughes of Portsmouth, OH. Paternal great-grandfather is Stewart Waters of Summerville, SC.
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Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Thursday, July 15, 2010
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Young man stuck in neutral DEAR ABBY: Nineteen-year-old “Hopeless in Chandler, Ariz.” (May 21), said he doesn’t know what he wants to do with his life. When I was his age, I didn’t know what I wanted to do, either. I didn’t want to go to college, the military didn’t interest me, and nothing I could think of seemed appealing. My parents had factory jobs -- Dad in quality control and Mom in assembly. They talked me into filling out an application at the plant. I did so grudgingly, and was hired. I figured I’d stay one or two years and then find something I liked better. This September I’ll have worked there 32 years. I have survived layoffs and reorganizations, a move to another town and the sale of the product line I started on. I consider the job I’m doing now to be my dream job, and I enjoy going to work every day. My advice to “Hopeless” is to try something he may think he won’t like, give it a chance, and see how he feels in a couple of years. He may be surprised by what he discovers. -- HAPPY AND SATISFIED DEAR HAPPY: Great advice! It never hurts to give something a try before deciding you don’t like it. Read on for more suggestions: DEAR ABBY: I would encourage “Hopeless” to take college transfer courses at a community college. This often leads to finding an interest. Volunteer and/or get a part-time job. If nothing else, those experiences can eliminate some fields of endeavor or
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spark an interest in something he has not yet considered. -- VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION COUNSELOR. DEAR ABBY: “Hopeless” should sign with a temp agency. I worked as a temp during my college breaks and was introduced to various office settings, technologies and career opportunities. One summer’s temporary placement -- answering phones and doing clerical work -- led to a higher-level position the following summer after graduation. I took it and couldn’t have been happier. “Hopeless” shouldn’t wait for others to tell him what he should do -- he should just get out there and do it! If nothing else, he may discover what he does NOT want to do and can direct his college course accordingly. -BARBARA DEAR ABBY: Life is what happens while you’re busy making plans. “Hopeless” should choose something he enjoys doing, do it well and enjoy the experience. Most important, he should stick with it until he’s sure a change is needed. Career planning works for some, but for most people life has a funny way of taking us down roads we never saw coming. -- “DOC”
Octogenarian wants to dance DEAR DR. GOTT: I am an active 80-year-old female. I’m writing about an injury to my knee that occurred in December 2007 while dancing. Then, I fell while bowling, injuring both my knee and back. I’ve since had chiropractic treatments and massage therapy. I saw an orthopedic surgeon but to my dismay, he didn’t refer me for any treatment. Instead, he administered a cortisone shot and asked that I return for a follow-up visit in three months. Follow-up visits were disappointing as he did not even try to refer me for therapy or anything beneficial to my injury. I took it upon myself to work my knee muscles and provided self-therapy. I’m finally walking a little better, but I still cannot fully bend it. Without having to undergo surgery, is there a sports kinesiologist similar to those who care for professional athletes you can refer me to? Would that be outside my insurance benefits? DEAR READER: I recommend that you see your primary-care physician and orthopedic specialist to obtain some answers. Perhaps they will both indicate
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Ask Dr. Gott Dr. Peter M. Gott that you have improved as much as you can, that you have arthritis, disc degeneration or other condition(s) that affect many people as they age. If that is the case, there are self-help steps you can take. If not, consider physical therapy, hydrotherapy, yoga, weight loss, pain medication and/or ice/heat for relief. Ask for an appropriate referral, perhaps to a sports-medicine specialist who would be covered under your insurance. On the home front, your local hospital or health center should have a physicaltherapy department with qualified individuals to work with you. A local community center might have yoga instruction and a swimming pool with trained personnel in hydrotherapy. Even if the services are not covered by Medicare or other insurance, these programs should be affordable for seniors.
IN THE STARS Your Birthday, July 15 Adjustments concerning your objectives might have to be made CANCER (June 21-July 22) - If your ideas are better than your peers, push them onto others. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - Utilize your talents to the fullest by being imaginative, enterprising and resourceful. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - Hang out with companions who are physically and mentally active. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - That significant objective you’ve been eyeing can be achieved. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - Talk about your latest interest, which has you completely captivated and absorbed. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) - If your goal is worthwhile, it isn’t likely you’ll let anything deter you, including yourself. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Show the courage of your convictions today by not ducking any challenges. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Your time is likely to be devoted to helping others sort out their problems. PISCES (Feb. 20March 20) - If something disturbing should occur, you’ll be able to handle it just fine. ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Find more reasons to compliment your co-worker than to complain. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - It just might be that time of the week when a break is needed. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Your efforts to achieve could start to generate that payoff you always knew would be there.
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Nation/world World Today Typhoon hits Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The first typhoon to lash the Philippines this year flooded parts of the capital, toppled power lines and killed at least 26 people Wednesday, many of them trying to scramble to safety as the storm changed course. Thirty-eight people were missing, mostly fishermen who were caught by the storm’s fury at sea. More than half of the main northern island of Luzon, which includes Manila, was without electricity, and authorities said it would take two to three days to restore power. Several dozen flights were canceled, and schools and many government offices closed. High winds felled trees and floods were knee-deep floods in some communities in the capital. Heavy rains, unrelated to the typhoon, have also wreaked havoc in China and Japan. The death toll from rain-triggered landslides rose to 41 in western China, and workers raced to drain overflowing reservoirs in the southeast. Flooding has killed more than 100 people in China so far this month, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Storms in southern and western Japan left one dead and three missing. A woman drowned in a swollen river, and two women in their 70s were among the missing, according to police. Nearly 10,000 homes were evacuated.
Iraq: U.S. hands over Tariq Aziz
BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. this week handed over nearly 30 former members of Saddam Hussein’s inner circle, including the longtime international face of the regime, Tariq Aziz, officials said Wednesday. The announcement comes a day before U.S. authorities are to transfer authority of Camp Cropper, the last American-run detention facility to the Iraqi government. The transfer marks a major step toward restoring full sovereignty to Iraq as the U.S. military prepares to withdraw its forces from the country by the end of next year. But it also raised concerns about the fate of Aziz and the other detainees at the hands of a government whose venom for the previous regime has not lessened in the seven years since Saddam was overthrown. Underscoring the challenges, the military said around 200 will remain in American custody, including eight former regime members, at the request of the Iraqi government.
Scientist says he was kidnapped
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian nuclear scientist who disappeared a year ago headed back to Tehran on Wednesday, telling Iranian state media that he was abducted by CIA agents who tried to bribe him into speaking out against his homeland. The U.S. says he was a willing defector who changed his mind. Shahram Amiri’s reappearance broke into the open an often-bizarre intelligence drama. U.S. officials have dismissed accounts of a kidnapping and suggested Amiri returned home because he missed or feared for his family. But much in the case remains mysterious, including the exact circumstances of how the defection fell apart and what information, if any, he provided about Iran’s controversial nuclear program.
Also unknown is whether the 32-year-old scientist could face any punishment in his homeland after the State Department said he came willingly to the United States and was in contact with the government.
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In this image taken from video provided by BP PLC at 5:04 CDT, oil has stopped flowing from the center valve as testing of the new 75-ton cap atop the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico begins Wednesday. The federal government gave BP the green light Wednesday to try choking off the Gulf of Mexico oil gusher with the untested metal cap after a day-long delay to satisfy worries about whether the project might make the leak worse. Associated Press
After delay, BP testing new cap NEW ORLEANS (AP) — BP allayed last-minute government fears of making the disaster worse and began testing the new, tighter-fitting cap Wednesday that could finally choke off the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the Obama admininistration’s point man on the disaster, said the government gave the go-ahead after carefully reviewing the risks. “What we didn’t want to do is compound that problem by making an irreversible mistake,” he said at the end of a 24-hour roller-coaster of hopes raised, hopes dashed and hopes raised again along the Gulf Coast. The cap — a 75-ton metal stack of pipes and valves — was lowered onto the well on Monday in hopes of either bottling up the oil inside the well machinery, or capturing it and funneling it to the surface. But before BP could test the equipment, the government intervened because of second thoughts about whether the buildup of pressure from the gushing oil could rupture the walls of the well and make the leak worse. “We sat long and hard about delaying the tests,” Allen said. He said that the pause was necessary in the interest of the public, the environment and safety, and that officials were convinced the test could go forward. The test began with BP shutting off pipes that were funneling some of the oil to ships on the surface so the full force of the gusher went up into the cap. Then deep-sea robots began
slowly closing, one at a time, three openings in the cap that let oil pass through. Ultimately, the flow of crude will be blocked entirely. All along, engineers will be watching pressure readings to learn whether the well is intact. Allen said BP will monitor the results every six hours and end the test after 48 hours to evaluate the findings. The one-day delay came just when it looked as if the Gulf oil crisis was nearing an end. The holdup was met with disappointment along the Gulf Coast. “This thing’s been going on for so long now, it’s time to take a gamble,” said Mitch Jurisich, a third-generation oyster farmer from Empire, La. “If it’s going to blow the bottom of the ocean out, it’s just going to blow the bottom out.” White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said the government acted “out of an abundance of caution to do no harm,” and added that he did not consider the delay to be “some giant setback.” BP stock was down more than 2 percent in afternoon trading in London on news of the delay after recouping some of its losses earlier this week when the cap project seemed to be moving ahead. With the testing on hold, oil continued to spew nearly unimpeded into the water. Two vessels on the surface collected about 700,000 gallons on Tuesday, BP said. The government estimates 1.5 million to 2.5 million gallons are leaking every day. After the test was delayed, BP said it was also halting drilling for 48 hours on the two relief
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wells that are intended to plug the gusher permanently from deep underground. The company said it was stopping the work because it was not clear what effect the testing of the cap could have on it. Before BP got the go-ahead for the cap test, BP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles urged Gulf residents to be patient. “We’re going to get this thing stopped as fast as we can,” he said. “If it is not in the next couple of days with the test, we’ll do it with the relief wells.” Tony Wood, director of the National Spill Control School at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, said the government’s caution is a prudent course, because so much of the work being contemplated is uncharted territory. Wood said trapping the erupting oil in the cap could increase pressure inside the casing, or the piping inside the well, and could fracture it until it is leaking like a sieve. That could make it impossible to plug up the well. The caution follows a string of failed attempts by BP to contain the leak, including the use of a giant concrete-and-steel box that quickly became encased in ice-like crystals; a colossal siphon tube that trapped very little oil, and an effort to jam the well by pumping in mud and shredded rubber. As of Wednesday, the 85th day of the disaster, between 92 million and 182 million gallons of oil had spewed into the Gulf since the Deepwater Horizon rig leased by BP exploded April 20, killing 11 workers. Online: BP underwater video: http:// bit.ly/bwCXmR
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Open Position Activities Assistant White Oak Manor- Shelby Individual will assist with maintaining a program of activities designed to promote the physical, mental and psychosocial well-being of the residents. Must have good record keeping and medical documentation skills. Must have patience, empathy, leadership ability, good communication skills and sound management techniques. Must have an understanding of the physiological changes and resulting needs of the aging population. Excellent benefits, vacation, PTO, 401K with a family oriented atmosphere. Interested candidates should submit a resume to Julie Hollifield @ White Oak Manor- Shelby, 401 Morgan Street, Shelby, NC 28150
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Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Thursday, July 15, 2010
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RUTHERFORD IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 10 SP 274 Foreclosure of Real Property Under Deed of Trust from William R. Breen, Jr. and wife, Noelia Delrio-Breen, payable to MOUNTAINBANK - Forest City, dated September 16, 2003, and recorded on September 16, 2003 in Book 754, Page 300, Rutherford County Registry; Assignment to 2002 Burton Family Trust - Disclaimer dated December 31, 2009 and recorded on January 6, 2010 in Book 996, Page 85, Rutherford County Registry Current Owner(s): William R. Breen, Jr. Peter E. Lane, Substitute Trustee
AT THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY COURTHOUSE DOOR IN RUTHERFORDTON, RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA ON JULY 28, 2010 AT 12:00 NOON the real estate and the improvements thereon secured by the Deed of Trust, the real estate lying and being in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Situate, lying and being in Chimney Rock Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being the same and identical property described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 773, Page 108, Rutherford County Registry, and being described according to said Deed as follows: SITUATE, lying and being in Chimney Rock Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and lying South of US Highway 64/74A and North of the Rocky Broad River and being a portion of Tract 2 of the property described in Deed Book 674, Page 491 and being described in accordance with a plat of survey done by Professional Surveying Services dated July 16, 2000 as follows: Beginning at an existing iron pin located on the Southern edge of the pavement of US Highway 64/74A, said beginning existing iron pin being located South 83 degrees 18 minutes 28 seconds East 271.59 feet from a control concrete monument set for Chimney Rock Village, and running thence from said beginning existing iron pin running along and with the Highway on the following calls: North 71 degrees 11 minutes 46 seconds East 20.22 feet to a point; thence North 69 degrees 35 minutes 40 seconds East 41.85 feet to a point; thence North 61 degrees 40 minutes 50 seconds East 228.10 feet to a point; thence North 62 degrees 05 minutes 48 seconds East 182.80 feet to a point; thence North 69 degrees 53 minutes 19 seconds East 16.39 feet to a point; thence North 79 degrees 34 minutes 45 seconds East 52.89 feet to a point; thence South 86 degrees 36 minutes 09 seconds East 104.22 feet to a point; thence North 87 degrees 16 minutes 38 seconds East 56.94 feet to a point; thence North 82 degrees 40 minutes 41 seconds East 111.08 feet to a point; thence North 88 degrees 45 minutes 36 seconds East 49.32 feet to a point; thence South 75 degrees 53 minutes 26 seconds East 47.23 feet to a point; thence South 57 degrees 08 minutes 24 seconds East 47.16 feet to a point; thence South 38 degrees 45 minutes 13 seconds East 57.18 feet to a point; thence South 49 degrees 26 minutes 48 seconds East 66.95 feet to a point; thence South 70 degrees 54 minutes 27 seconds East 58.62 feet to a point; thence South 68 degrees 51 minutes 19 seconds East 101.69 feet to a point; thence leaving the highway and running South 28 degrees 49 minutes 03 seconds West 155.82 feet to a point in Rocky Broad River; thence running along and with the River as it meanders on the following courses and distances: North 47 degrees 52 minutes 51 seconds West 136.36 feet to a point; thence North 48 degrees 00 minutes 12 seconds West 55.38 feet to a point; thence North 32 degrees 52 minutes 55 seconds West 116.86 feet to a point; thence North 87 degrees 50 minutes 51 seconds West 55.29 feet to a point; thence South 88 degrees 05 minutes 33 seconds West 180.48 feet to a point; thence North 69 degrees 37 minutes 21 seconds West 106.85 feet to a point; thence South 68 degrees 11 minutes 33 seconds West 51.28 feet to a point; thence South 38 degrees 34 minutes 09 seconds West 242.16 feet to a point; thence South 52 degrees 42 minutes 03 seconds West 273.22 feet to a point; thence leaving the River and running on the following calls: North 31 degrees 39 minutes 34 seconds West 102.70 feet to an existing iron pin; thence North 34 degrees 21 minutes 21 seconds West 41.28 feet to an existing iron pin; thence North 16 degrees 56 minutes 44 seconds West 72.14 feet to the point and place of beginning and containing 3.06 acres, more or less. See copy of plat attached to Breen Deed in Deed Book 773, Page 108, Rutherford County Registry. Property location: U. S. Highway 64/74A, Chimney Rock, North Carolina A five percent cash deposit, or a cash deposit of $750.00, whichever is greater, will be required of the last and highest bidder. The balance of the bid purchase price shall be due in full in cash or certified funds at a closing to take place within thirty (30) days of the date of sale. The undersigned Substitute Trustee shall convey title to the property by non-warranty deed. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS”. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale 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. If the Substitute Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the Substitute Trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Substitute Trustee, in his sole discretion, if he believes the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. The purchaser of the property described above shall pay the Clerk’s Commission in the amount of $.45 per $100.00 of the purchase price (up to a maximum amount of $500.00), required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). If 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. 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 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. 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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Pursuant to an order entered July 7, 2010, by the Assistant Clerk of Superior Court for Rutherford County, and the power of sale contained in the captioned deed of trust (the “Deed of Trust”), the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at auction, to the highest bidder for cash,
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