Spindale will foreclose on properties — Page 3 Sports Jump ball! Rutherford County police and firemen squared off in a softball game as part of the CPL All-Star festivities Monday.
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Noah Downey bumps fist with Forest City Owls All-Star player Byant Gaines during the meet and greet autograph session held for guests as part of Fan Appreciation night at the CPL All-Star game celebration at McNair Field.
TDA moving, eying changes By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer
FOREST CITY — Attempting to serve visitors to Rutherford County more efficiently and effectively, the Tourism Development Authority office/visitors’ center is moving to W. Court Street in Rutherfordton. The relocation and the implementation of several other innovative ideas to promote tourism in the county are in the planning stages are keeping the TDA staff and board busy. The old visitors’ center, located on U.S. 221, south at the U.S. 74 intersection, has closed and TDA staff is in the process completing its move. The Rutherfordton office is expect-
ed to be open by August. The move was made because the visitor’s center had less than 100 visitors at the U.S. 221 cite per month and less than 1,000 per year and the TDA felt it could save money by relocating and refocusing its tourism information efforts. TDA Acting Director Michelle Whitaker said the new building will continue to offer visitor services, but will primarily serve as the administrative offices. In comparison, the Hickory Nut Gorge Chamber of Commerce location serves about 47,000 visitors per year. TDA contracts
FOREST CITY — A 25-yearold Ellenboro man is in the Rutherford County Detention Facility under a $75,000 bond, charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon. Matthew Phillip Buff of Pasture Lane admitted to sheriff’s detectives at about 7 p.m. Saturday that he had robbed Frank’s Place at about 2 p.m. that afternoon. The store is located off U.S. 74 on EllenboroHenrietta Road. According to the store clerk Dawn Greene and witnesses at the scene, Buff entered the store wearing all black clothing and a black toboggan, produced a gun and made the clerk get behind the counter. Buff told officers he waved the gun and pointed it at the clerk, telling her to open the cash register. Ruff told officers he took all the bills in the cash register except for the $1 bills. The gun used was a .22-caliber pistol he had taken from his grandfather. Jonathan Wellman, who was in the parking lot adjacent to the store, told officers he heard the clerk screaming but thought she was playing around until he saw a man dressed in black run out of the store and around the building. He had moments earlier seen the masked man run from the side of the store into the front door. Wellman said when he went inside, the clerk was lying on the floor with her hands over her face saying she had been robbed. Another witness called for help and another person at the store
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Bradley comes ‘home’ for Extension By LARRY DALE Daily Courier Staff Writer
SPINDALE — After years of working outside the county, Jeff Bradley can now truly call Rutherford County home. Bradley was named Rutherford County Cooperative Extension director earlier this month. “I’ve basically slept here for the last 10 years,” he said Friday. “Working out of county, I could tell you more about Polk County, Buncombe County, Henderson County, Transylvania County, as far as what’s going on, than I could the county I actually lived in because I was not here to see what is going on. That’s going to change. “I’m just glad to be here, really happy to be here. This is home. I plan on being here for as long as they will have me.” “Yesterday (Thursday) we had the meet-and-greet time; people came in that I have known all my life.”
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Bradley, 37, succeeds Steve Duckett, who resigned in May 2009 to become Extension director in Buncombe County. Bradley, a 1991 Chase High School graduate, has Extension experience, but all of it was gained in neighboring counties. Other job experience also was gained out of the county. “Out of college I went to work for Tyson Foods in Monroe,” Bradley said, “and was a supervisor in the processing plant for about a year and a half. But he said with the “concrete walls and concrete floors inside, I had to get outside. So I went to the feed mill and was a supervisor there for I guess another year.” Bradley said he realized Tyson was not the ideal choice for him. “The whole time I was at Tyson, after I got settled, I thought, ‘This is not what Please see Bradley, Page 2
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Local/State FC to hold meeting on downtown FOREST CITY — The public is invited to a presentation on “Downtown Forest City of the Present and Future, 2010-2027” on Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the Merchants Association building at 108 E. Main St. A handout on the meeting says, “One of the projects listed to be accomplished in 2010 in the NCSTEP Economic Development Strategic Plan was to pull together
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Joe Burgess (above) with Burgess Grading lifts a mound of dirt while operating a digger at the site of the new amphitheater being constructed in Chimney Rock Village. Assisting Burgess is co-worker Bucho. Ken Burgess (right) fits a concrete block into place along the edge of what will be the seats of the amphitheater. The concrete will provide the site with a durable long lasting foundation. The seating area will consist of three elevated separate levels designed with handrails in the middle. Garrett Byers/Daily Courier
I want to do for the rest of my life.’ I wanted to work for Extension. “Nothing this way was open, so I waited and waited until the job in Polk County with Extension came open. And I came there in ’99. I got married and moved back home to Rutherford County, and went to work in Polk County with the Extension Service there for six years.” The Bradleys, though, have a long history of agriculture teachers in the family, so Jeff Bradley tried that for a while. He left Polk Extension for teaching. “I taught high school agriculture at Polk County High School, since it is the family trade,” he said. “All of my family has taught agriculture. I think I was number six or seven in my family to teach ‘ag.’ “Tried it for a while and realized that was not really what I liked. I missed my Extension work and wanted to get back into Extension. “By that time, the only job in Western North Carolina that was open that wouldn’t make me move from home was a three-county position as a livestock and forage agent for Buncombe, Henderson and Transylvania counties. So I worked there a little over three years before I came back here.” Bradley got into the livestock side of agriculture at an early age. “I guess I got my first beef cow when I was 6 or 7,” he said. “We always had farmland, but never any animals until we helped Ed Spicer. He was the ‘ag’ teacher at Chase, with Chivous (Bradley, Jeff’s uncle). And my daddy (Johnny Bradley) was ‘ag’ teacher at R-S Central. Ed Spicer went to church with us. contracted to do the administrative “”And he had a car accident and got work. paralyzed. While he was in the hosAlso tonight, council will talk pital, my daddy, me and my brother about the rules and applicatook care of his cattle. And when tions to use the Gathering Place he got of the hospital and home Amphitheater. he gave me and my brother each a The amphitheater will seat 130 heifer. And that’s how we kind of got people and is expected to be comstarted. pleted sometime in August, Mayor “We used the cow, calf money that Barbara Meliski said. we made to go to college, along with Total cost of the project is about $27,000. All of the money is coming working. We didn’t make enough off from Hand Made Step Grant, a proj- those cows to go to college.” Bradley got a bachelor’s degree ect with Hand Made in America to in animal science, with a minor help small towns. Community concerts, family reunions, meetings and in poultry science, at N.C. State University. Then he earned a masplays will be held at the theater. ter’s degree in agricultural and extension education. Bradley kept his hand in livestock farming. “We kept a small herd continually record sales helped send more than $419 million in net profits to educa- from the early ’80s to the early ’90s,” he said. “Then daddy bought a herd tion programs. That’s also the highof cows and we rented another farm. est annual transfer since the first And we’ve grown from there. That tickets were sold in 2006. The lottery began selling tickets for was initially all daddy’s, and over the years I have added some to that the multistate Mega Millions game herd.” in January. North Carolina already Bradley said his Extension work participated in Powerball drawings.
Village Council will review water shortage plan change
CHIMNEY ROCK — When Village Council meets at 7:30 p.m. today at the community meeting room, it will look at an addition to the town’s Water Shortage Response Plan. The North Carolina Department of Natural Resources mandates all owners of water systems across the state to have a plan in place if there is a water shortage. “I think this is a good plan,” said Bill Whitman, town clerk. The plan has already been in place and the state has updated its requests. Chimney Rock owns its own water system and the town of Lake Lure is
State lottery sets a record for sales
RALEIGH (AP) — New weekly jackpot drawings and more retail locations helped North Carolina Education Lottery ticket sales increase by 10 percent last year compared to the year before. The lottery said Monday sales grew to more than $1.4 billion during the 12 months ending June 30. The
all the plans that have been done on the downtown area in the past five years into one dynamic document that will assist us in marketing our downtown to potential businesses and developers.” The event Wednesday will be a presentation on that document. NCSTEP, or N.C. Small Towns Economic Prosperity, is a program of the N.C. Rural Center.
history provides valuable insights. “I’ve worked under four different county directors,” he said. “I’ve seen four different leadership styles. And there’s good and bad with all of them. I think those experiences have helped me a lot.” Bradley also talked about his role in Rutherford County and praised his staff on the new job. Of the responsibilities of his job, he said, “I’m not going to say directing, but I will say leading the total county program at the Extension office, which involves a whole range — family and consumer science, horticulture, and I’ve also got livestock responsibilities. “A good leader surrounds himself with good people, and they are already here. So I don’t have to surround myself; I’m already surrounded. I see a lot of opportunities for our work here to really help the citizens of the county. “I think the biggest part of this job is relationships. You build relationships, and then those people come to rely on you for information to help them, and they gain respect. It’s three Rs. Relationship first. Reliability, they rely on you for information, and then respect. “Respect is a two-way street. I don’t demand respect. I am going to give everybody respect. And in turn, as you build a relationship, and they come to rely on you, they will respect you for the work you do.” Rutherford County is experiencing a burgeoning sustainable agriculture movement, and Bradley sees a role for Cooperative Extension in that effort. “Having worked in Buncombe County, the local food movement, I really see us growing that,” he said. “I did a lot with that in Buncombe County, particularly with the livestock folks, but the horticulture folks did that as well. “And it can even spill over into 4-H and consumer science. In 4-H, you get kids involved in the local food movement, growing a small garden to take to the farmers market to sell. It can be fun for them as well as something to make a little money. And consumer science can start incorporating recipes from these local foods. “I see the local food movement growing and us really helping it to grow through some educational programs. “We’re in a really good spot in this county. We’re close to Charlotte. We’re close to Asheville. We’re close to Greenville-Spartanburg. We’re like a hub of a wheel, in that we could just start marketing our product. “I think we could market a lot of it right here, but the extended market is so close that we could really expand what we’ve got going on.” Contact Dale via e-mail at ldale@thedigitalcourier.com
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local/state CONSERVATION GRANT
Council addresses Grahamtown grants By LARRY DALE Daily Courier Staff Writer
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Bud Viniconis and Katie Withrock enjoy a quiet moment as dusk settles at the Thunder Hill Overlook just north of Blowing Rock on the Blue Ridge Parkway on June 21. A North Carolina conservation group has earned a grant that will help protect land and water across the state. The one-year, $50,000 grant from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation will help the Conservation Trust for North Carolina as well as local land trusts. It will help the trusts build public awareness of the importance of conservation and provide for regional initiatives. CTNC is also working to maintain the pace of conservation along the Blue Ridge Parkway, which celebrates its 75th anniversary in September.
Spindale will foreclose on five town properties By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Daily Courier Staff Writer
SPINDALE — Commissioners voted to move ahead with foreclosure procedures on five properties as part of their July meeting Monday night. The five properties being pursued are all unoccupied and include: n Gertrude Foster heirs; 289 Ledbetter Road; n Elmer Patterson: 152 New Hampshire St; n James B. Camp: 239 Florida Ave.; n Phyllis Pruitt: Cowan Street; and, n Ronnie Alan and Cynthia Alley McCombs: 213 Church St. In other business, the board members also voted to move forward with a public hearing for a new sign ordinance from the town’s planning board. The new ordinance would restrict the use of temporary marquees — free standing signs with movable letters. “There are about 25 different properties that would be affected by this ordinance,” Town Manager Cameron McHargue said. “The planning board put in a section that would force compliance from existing signs by a certain date so they wouldn’t be grand-fathered forever.” Church signs would no longer be exempt from having a sign permit, regardless of what zoning district they are in. Churches will now have to follow the same rules as other properties in the town. Sign owners found out of compliance will face a $50 a day citation. Mayor Mickey Bland added, “If a person has one of these portable signs and they want to make it permanent they submit their design to the town manager for approval.” Board members agreed to a 12 month deadline from the date the ordinance is adopted, and will hold a public hearing on the sign ordinance at their August meeting.
Commissioners voted to donate the former Spindale Fire Deparmtent equipment van to the R-S Traffic Control Unit. The unit will use the van for moving barricades and other tools. James Raines was given approval to operate Discount Taxi in town limits. The board voted to set up a capital reserve fund in both the enterprise fund — sometimes called the sewer fund — and the general fund. After reallocating about $500,000 to reserve the enterprise fund will still have approximately $750,000. In other business, the board members discussed several large outstanding balances on sewer fees. “We have more than $100,000 owed to us for sewer services and some of that money has been owed for more than two years,” Bland said. “Many of these people have a judgement against them and they still haven’t paid. Is there anything to be done?” Town Attorney John Crotts explained that those with judgements against them can be contacted to let them know their rights and responsibilities, but cautioned that tracking down the assets of those people might bring more costs to the town. The board tasked Crotts and Town Clerk Cathy Swafford to research the cases and seek payments. Finally, Bland asked McHargue to research setting up a more robust demolition performance bond for contractors operating in the town. The present bond is $500 regardless of the scope of the job — whether it be Adaville Baptist Church or Stonecutter Mills. Bland said he wanted a bond that was proportionate to the size of the building being demolished and the scope of work.
FOREST CITY — Two Grahamtown area issues were addressed by commissioners at their regular meeting Monday. The board OK’d a substitute beneficiary for emergency repair work funded by a Community Development Block Grant. The grant award was $100,000. Chris Mosley, on Hamilton Street, was approved by the board after it was determined that several original beneficiaries did not meet the grant criteria. A public hearing was held on the beneficiary issue, but no one spoke. The board unanimously approved the substitution. The board also acted to advance a project on Gypsy Street in conjunction with a $1 million CDBG grant there. The town plans to build four houses and renovate one. Town Planner Danielle Withrow said planners are ready to make an $18,000 offer on the vacant Dorothy Watkins property in order to buy the house, renovate it and sell it. The rehabilitation work at the house will come from the CDBG money. The town then hopes to sell the house for about $70,000. Plans call for putting money from the sale of the house into a pool, so the town can buy, renovate and sale other houses. Mayor Dennis Tarlton asked about liability issues, should the house burn, for example, while it is owned by the town. Withrow said she would look into the matter. The board unanimously voted to go ahead with the town’s offer on the property. Board members by a 3-1 vote adopted a resolution calling for a public hearing at the next meeting on an annexation petition from Lutz Oil for property on U.S. 221A. Commissioner Steve Holland voted against proceeding on the annexation effort. He said the annexation attempt is being made in order to
sell beer at the site, and he said the board had rejected a prior annexation which had the same motive. The board unanimously endorsed a Crown Castle tower easement agreement at the town’s water tower site. Crown Castle currently leases the site for use as a cell tower, and wants a permanent easement, instead of monthly payments. The business will pay $382,000 for the permanent easement. David Lloyd, the town’s attorney, said he saw only one issue outstanding in regard to the deal. Under the current lease, there is a 160-foot height limit, but with the permanent easement, the height would increase to 200 feet. Lloyd said Crown Castle representatives said they didn’t plan to add the extra height, but wanted the flexibility in case they needed it. The board unanimously approved the agreement. In a matter that was not on the agenda, the board briefly discussed the possibility of allowing the Forest City Owls to store items underneath the bleachers at the stadium. Board member Chris Lee pointed out, though, that when it rains or when the bleachers are pressure-washed, water stands in that area. The board OK’d allowing Town Manager Chuck Summey to get quotes for fixing the leak problem. Board members also expressed concern about the fact that sometimes it is necessary to walk through water there in order to turn on the lights. Board member Shawn Moore said he was OK with getting quotes, but he added that he felt the Owls should pay for or share in the cost of any work that might be done. The board also endorsed asking DOT to study the possible removal of the traffic signal at the intersection of South Powell and South Broadway streets and to study whether a light is needed near the new Thomas Jefferson School. The board also unanimously agreed to post a surplus Alamo sidearm cutter on Gov.deals.
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emocratic U.S. Senate candidate Elaine Marshall started with a big disadvantage in that she was facing GOP incumbent Richard Burr. Her challenge now may be even greater. In this day of big-money campaigns, Marshall finds herself more than $6 million in the hole. Burr’s latest campaign financial reports show he has a campaign fund of $6.3 million. Marshall’s latest report shows she has less than $200,000. Marshall’s campaign funds were depleted in the Democratic primary campaign and subsequent runoff. Spokesman Sam Swartz said Marshall has boosted her campaign funds since that last report. That is the good news for her supporters. The bad news is that Burr has probably boosted his, too. In politics, money talks and Burr appears to have a decided advantage.
Our readers’ views Responds to writer on paraphernalia sales To the editor: Paraphernalia Sales Wrong? Get your head out of the sand This is a response to Pam Watt’s letter to the editor published on July 13, 2010. I really do believe, Mrs. Watt, that you are the one that has your head in the sand. The sales of paraphernalia in stores should not be banned or worse illegal, for this is a dangerous step to take. You must realize that the drug war is phony and no drug should be illegal. Regulated, yes, but flat out illegal, absolutely not. The famous example of prohibition gone wrong is the 1920s alcohol prohibition. During this time, the most dangerous gangsters, such as Al Capone and others, came to being. They were funded by the illegal sales of alcohol, they bought off police and politicians, they tortured and murdered people, they created a huge problem in this country until, prohibition was repealed. This completely put them out of business. We then taxed and regulated the sales of alcohol which has seemed to work just fine until today. We still have a few problems, but nothing as bad as we had during the 20s. Now, this exact same argument
can be used for all other drugs as well. You see, if we legalize them, then we have the power to regulate them. Drug vendors would have to ask for ID and could not sell to children. With the status quo we have now, complete prohibition, underage people can acquire drugs easier than they can alcohol. Also, drug dealers do not ask for ID and will sell to anyone. They will also offer harder drugs, drugs that may be tainted, un-pure drugs, etc.. We are always going to have a problem with drugs in our society no matter how hard we fight, no matter how many plants we eradicate, no matter how many people we throw in jail. We just need to accept what it is and manage it as best we can so that it is not a big problem. We need to also offer drug addicts treatment, rather than incarceration. Putting someone in jail for a drug problem doesn’t solve the problem, it will often make it worse. I do, however, believe that someone who commits a crime under the influence of drugs should be held accountable and given additional punishment. Another problem with prohibition is that drugs command a massive profit margin. This is due entirely to the fact that they are illegal. Being able to make huge profits on drugs creates corruption
in every facet of our society, from the federal government, right down to our own sheriffs departments. Its on record that the CIA has been caught shipping drugs into this country countless times since the Vietnam War. Wachovia, Wells Fargo, and other banks were recently in the news for knowingly laundering drug money for cartels. The massive amount of violence we currently have on the border with Mexico is due to drugs (mostly marijuana). If we legalize the drugs, we take the business away from them, we take the profits, and we basically reduce them to nothing. So, Mrs. Watt, I do not believe your solutions for our drug problems are not very viable and I urge you to reconsider your position. We have tried the methods you’ve prescribed for decades and, well, nothing has gotten any better, and we also have the largest prison population per capita in the world (a majority of which are non-violent drug offenders). Stiffer penalties, harsher laws, and huge law enforcement budgets for battling drugs has just not worked. What makes you think that more of the same will be any different? Walden Moeslinger Rutherfordton
An unwelcome gift on Bill Friday’s birthday In a poignant moment at William Friday’s 90th birthday party last week, current UNC President Erskine Bowles stopped by to express regards to his predecessor. Later, in a video, Bowles praised Friday for his leadership and wisdom. Ironically, only a few hours before the birthday party, Bowles took action that may have hammered the final nails in the coffin that will bury one of the University’s policies that Friday fought hardest and, until recently, most successfully to preserve. For Friday, maintaining the lowest cost to students for a university education is a critical part in insuring that all qualified potential college students get the kind of higher education that will make them better citizens and taxpayers. Friday’s commitment to low-cost higher education went beyond the state’s constitutional requirement that “The General Assembly shall provide that the benefits of The University of North
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Carolina and other public institutions of higher education, as far as practicable, be extended to the people of the State free of expense.” (Article XI, Section 9) Today, university and legislative leaders largely ignore that constitutional mandate. It was different in earlier times, when some members of the University’s Board of Governors, such as the late Chuck Flack from Forest City, would greet any proposal to raise tuition by getting into your face and saying something like, “Can’t do it. Look at the Constitution and let me hear you say, ‘A rticle Nine, Section Nine.’” Dick Spangler, who followed Friday as university president, took the Constitution’s and Friday’s low tuition policy to heart. In fact, the official painting
For Friday, maintaining the lowest cost to students for a university education is a critical part in insuring that all qualified potential college students get the kind of higher education that will make them better citizens and taxpayers. of Spangler that is displayed in the university headquarters building shows him with a computer. The computer’s screen reads, “Article 9, Section 9.” As one who served under Spangler, I was not surprised. It helped Friday and Spangler that the universitywide Board of Governors and the legislature, rather than the leaders or the boards of each campus, set tuition for the entire university system. Also, the proceeds from tuition increases did not go directly to the coffers of the campuses of the students who paid the tuition. Thus, there was no direct benefit to each campus from tuition increases to its students. Friday and Spangler
knew that if the campuses could raise tuition and apply the proceeds for faculty salaries and other compelling needs, any resistance to shifting more of the costs to students would melt away. Friday and Spangler wanted the legislature to continue to be responsible for funding the university’s excellence as it shared responsibility with the university’s Board of Governors for keeping the costs to students low. Notwithstanding their continued advocacy, those arrangements began to evaporate when Friday and Spangler were no longer in office. And just before Friday’s birthday party, Bowles told the Board of Governors of his intention to approve
additional tuition increases of up to $750 a year as set by each campus for its own use. All this was authorized by the legislature. The state’s dire financial situation explains, in part, the actions of the legislature, Bowles, and the campuses. But it does not justify what may be that final nail in the coffin of a policy that served North Carolina so well for so long. Reacting to these tuition increases, Friday told the News & Observer, with his usual grace and diplomacy, “The strength of this place has been that every child in North Carolina could dream of going to one of these institutions, if they did their work. Now, the cost is eroding that dramatically.” If he were not so gracious and careful with his words, he might have told President Bowles, “I thank you for coming, but I wish you had brought a different birthday present.” Martin hosts UNC-TV’s North Carolina Bookwatch.
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Obituaries
Sheriff’s Reports
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Rutherfordton
n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 57 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday. n Shoplifting was reported at Dollar General, 584 S. Main St. n Dorothy Wray Overcash reported damage to a mailbox and a paperbox.
Spindale
n The Spindale Police Department responded to 41 E-911 Saturday and Sunday.
Lake Lure
n The Lake Lure Police Department responded to 17 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday.
Forest City
n The Forest City Police Department responded to 162 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday. n An employee of WalMart reported a larceny. (See arrest of Peng.) n Mary Spake reported damage to property. n Tammy McDaniel reported damage to property. n Michael Logan reported a larceny. n An officer of the Forest City Police Department reported an incident of recovered stolen property and possession of marijuana. n Gerardo Portillo reported the larceny of a black and silver 2001 Peace Sports 150 cc moped. n An officer of the Forest City Police Department reported an incident of a sexual offense on a child. The incident is under investigation.
Arrests
n Jerrald Martin, 35, of Thermal Drive, Spindale; charged with two counts of obtaining property by false pretenses; placed under a $10,000 secured bond. (FCPD) n Preston Hamilton, 22, of East Main Street, Forest City; arrested on a warrant for probation violation; he received no bond. (FCPD) n John Lynch, 17, of Church Street, Spindale; charged with no operator’s license; freed on a custody release. (FCPD)
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n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 245 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday. n Brandy Sky Brooks reported a breaking and entering and the theft of a radio. n Michael Jaret Whiteside reported the theft of a plasma television and other items. n James Randolph Smith Jr. reported the theft of credit/debit cards and other items. n April Dawn Henson reported the theft of an amplifier and other items. n Jeffery W. Walls reported the theft of a GPS and money. n Melrose L. Waters reported the theft of a circular saw and jewelry. n William S. Toms Jr. reported the theft of a 1982 Chevrolet truck. n The theft of auto parts was reported by Shortie’s/ Connie’s Auto Sales, 525 Creek Road, Rutherfordton. n The theft of an electronic engine control was reported by RPM Motorsports, 1820 U.S. 74 Business, Ellenboro. n Harry Thomas Poore Jr. reported the theft of medications. n Jamie Michael Davis reported damage to a 1992 Toyota truck. n Rebecca Lynn Cox reported vandalism to a mailbox. n Jason Allen Stone reported damage to a door and a mailbox. n The theft of cigarettes was reported at Key Largo No. 2, 2795 U.S. 221A, Mooresboro. n George Kevin Cobb reported vandalism to a window on a 2009 Honda Accord.
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Man injured in accident RUTHERFORTDON — Clifford Paul Dixon, 45, of River Road, Rutherfordton, was almost home Monday morning, traveling west on River Road, when he wrecked his 2010 Dodge. According to North Carolina Highway Patrolman D.R. Walker, Dixon crossed the center line, ran off the road to the left into bushes before he overturned twice. He was wearing a seat belt. Dixon was injured and transported to Rutherford Hospital by Rutherford County EMS. Also on the scene were Green Hill firefighters. Dixon was charged with failure to maintain lane control. n Brian Brown, 29, of Bostic Sunshine Highway, Bostic; arrested on warrants for obtaining property by false pretenses and larceny; placed under a $20,000 secured bond. (FCPD) n Landon Boone, 50, of Old Wagy Road, Forest City; arrested on a warrant for failure to comply; placed under a $505 secured bond. (FCPD) n Gary Harris, 39, of Ferry Road, Forest City; charged with possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana and failure to stop at a stop sign; placed under a $10,000 secured bond. (FCPD) n Robert Gary, 28, of Poors Ford Road, Rutherfordton; charged with trespassing; released on a written promise to appear. (FCPD) n Westley David Kirkland, 37, of 6155 Old Walker Mill Road; charged with resisting a public officer and firstdegree trespassing; placed under a $2,000 secured bond. (LLPD) n Amy Lynn Davis, 43, of 522 Willow Lakes Drive; charged with misdemeanor probation violation; placed under an $8,000 secured bond. (Probation) n Dwight Alexander Walker, 37, of 1117 U.S. 64/74; charged with two counts of misdemeanor probation violation; placed under a $10,000 secured bond. (Probation) n Jerold Shane Martin, 35, of 130 Thermal Drive; charged with two counts of obtain property by false pretense; placed under a $10,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Stephen Kyle Mask, 16, of 1750 Oakland Road; charged with six counts of injury to personal property, four counts of disorderly conduct and resisting a public officer; placed under a $500 secured bond and freed on a custody release. (RCSD) n William Charles Bivens, 17, of 1668 Oakland Road; charged with resisting a public officer, six counts of injury to personal property and four counts of disorderly conduct; placed under a $500 secured bond and freed on a custody release. (RCSD) n Matthew Phillip Buff, 25, of 223 Pasture Lane; charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon; placed under a $75,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Leon Franklin Dobbins, 70, of 127 Culpepper Drive; charged with two counts of assault on a child under 12, communicating threats and violation of pretrial release; placed under a $1,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Jerry Glenn Norris Jr., 43, of 144 Broken Limb; charged with misdemeanor larceny; placed under a $1,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n William Hugh Temme, 63, of 6000 Olive Ave.; charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, maintain vehicle/ dwelling/ place for controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Placed under a $5,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Kenneth Rene Ratliff, 40, of 213 Wilkins St.; charged with assault with a deadly weapon; released on a written promise to appear. (RCSD) n April Lynn Morrow, 32, of 198 Bates Drive; charged with two counts of simple possession of controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia; placed under a $2,500 secured
bond. (RCSD) n James Shaw Lepps, 67, of 2313 Third Ave.; charged with possession with intent to sell marijuana, maintain place for controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia; placed under a $5,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Andrew Wright Jaynes, 36, of 186 Cedar Lane; charged with driving while license revoked; placed under a $500 secured bond. (RPD)
Citations n Marshall Simmons, 57, of Michelle Drive, Ellenboro; cited for consuming alcohol on an off-premise sale location and littering; released on a written promise to appear. (FCPD) n Rodney Lee Sisk, 29, of Westside Drive, Forest City; cited for second-degree trespassing and injury to personal property; released on a written promise to appear. (FCPD) n Stephanie Peng, 17, of Summit Parkway, Bostic; cited for concealment of goods; released on a written promise to appear. (FCPD) n Rebecca Sue Bailey, 39, of 157 Hotel St., Mooresboro; cited for driving while license revoked. (RPD) n Josie Rhodarmer Conner, 31, of 209 Campbell St.; cited for transporting a passenger less than 16 without a weight-appropriate child passenger restraint system. (RPD) n Matthew Alan Hill, 27, of 181 Heritage Ave., Forest City; cited for driving without a license and without insurance. (RPD) n David Lamont Ledbetter, 25, of 2446 Bill’s Creek Road, Lake Lure; cited for driving without a license. (RPD) n Joshua Paul Wolff, 31, of 660 Kelly Road, Forest City; cited for having an expired registration plate. (RPD) n Jeromy Leigh Ruff, 23, of 239 Maple St., Apt. 2048, Rutherfordton; cited for driving while license revoked. (RPD) n Kevin Dewayne Wesley, 27, of 134 Caldwell St.; cited for driving while license revoked and without insurance. (RPD)
EMS/Rescue n The Rutherford County EMS responded to 48 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday. n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to 27 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday.
Fire calls n Ellenboro responded to a structure fire, assisted by Bostic and Cherry Mountain. n Chimney Rock responded to a brush fire. n Forest City responded to a motor vehicle accident. n Rutherfordton responded to a brush fire. n Sandy Mush responded to a woods fire.
Clarification An arrest report in The Daily Courier on Sunday incorrectly listed the charges. Rocky Richardson, 19, of 552 S. Broadway St., Forest City, was arrested for underage consumption and on warrants for statutory rape where the defendant is more than four but less than six years older than the victim, and indecent liberties with a minor. He was placed under a $100,000 secured bond.
James Ledford Lewis, 69, of Bostic died Saturday, July 17, 2010, at his home. A native of Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Howard and Leathy Toney Lewis. He was a member of New Harvest Church. He worked most of his life as a farmer. He loved his dogs and horses. Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Frances Lewis of the home; one son, Mark Lewis of Rutherfordton; two daughters, Sharon Blanton and Lisa Taylor, both of Forest City; two sisters, Nadine Greenlee of Spindale and Margie Bradley of Henrietta; five grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. A private service will be held by the family at a later date. The family will receive friends at home, 551 Walker Mill Road, Bostic. Harrelson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be made at www.harrelsonfuneralhome. com.
Hazel Alley Hazel Campbell Alley, 87, of Lavender Road, Ellenboro, died Monday, July 19, 2010, at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by The Padgett and King Mortuary.
Don Gurley Don Gurley of Merritt Island, Fla., died Sunday, July 18, 2010. A 1951 graduate of Cool Springs High School, he was a Navy veteran who served from 1951 to 1955. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jocelyn Langley Gurley. Survivors include four children, Donnie, Sharon, Timmy and Kim; and several grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. Funeral services were private.
Glenn H. Mauney Glenn Hicks Mauney, 78, of Sylvania died Monday, July 19, 2010, at Screven County Hospital in Sylvania. A native of Rutherford County, he was a son of the
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late Horace and Minnie Huntsinger Mauney. He worked as overseer at Sylvania Spinning Plant and was a member of Sylvania First Baptist Church where he was member of the Mack Thompson Sunday School Class. Survivors include his wife, Vonnie Mode Mauney of Sylvania; a daughter, Rita M. Brinson of Sylvania; a son, Ricky Mauney of Sylvania; a sister, Merle Deck of Rutherfordton; a brother, Leon Mauney of Rutherfordton; three grandchildren; two great-randchildren. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Thompson-StricklandWaters Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Charlie Cooper officiating. Burial will be at Screven County Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Thompson-StricklandWaters Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made at thompsonstricklandwaters. com.
Deaths James Gammon LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor James Gammon, 70, the gravel-voiced actor who played the manager of the Cleveland Indians in the comedy Major League and had a host of other movie and TV roles, died of cancer on Friday, July 16, 2010, at his daughter’s home in Costa Mesa. Nick Bacon LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Nick Bacon, a 64-year-old Medal of Honor recipient, died Saturday morning, July 17, 2010 after suffering from cancer.
Evelyn Holland Evelyn Holland, age 84, of Shelby, died Saturday, July 17, 2010 at White Oak Manor of Shelby. A native of Rutherford County, Evelyn was born October 23, 1925 to the late John Everette and Lucy Harrison Whisnant. She was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. She worked for Alexander Elementary School in the lunch room as a cook for eight years. She enjoyed working with flowers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Paul L. Holland “Punk”; one son, Melvin Hamrick, three brothers and five sisters. Survivors include one son, Paul Keith Holland and wife, Donna of Forest City; one daughter, Donna McSwain and husband, Hank of Lincolnton; two sisters, Gladys Gamble and Joyce Williams; three grandchildren, David McSwain and wife, Karen, Christie Ingle and husband, Clint, Brandy Sisk and husband, Kyle; four great grandchildren Joshua McSwain, Lydia McSwain, Lillian Sisk, and Kelsey Ingle. A graveside service will be conducted at 4:00 P.M. Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at Alexander Mills Cemetery with Reverend Bob Philbeck officiating. Memorial donations are suggested to Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, 397 Mt. Pleasant Church Rd., Forest City, NC 28043. Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the family. An online guest registry is available at: www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com 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. 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.
TDA acting director Michell Whitaker works at her desk at the agency office.
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Tuesday, July 20 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. 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 information. Rutherford County Humane Society: Quarterly general membership meeting, 7 p.m., Rutherford County Annex.
Wednesday, July 21 Children’s summer reading program: Every Wednesday, 9 a.m., through Aug. 4, Union Mills Learning Center. Conservation Conversation meeting: 6:30 p.m., Old Rock Cafe, Chimney Rock Village; sponsored by Friends of Hickory Nut Gorge; guest speaker Adrienne Wallace, superintendent of Chimney Rock State Park, speaking on upcoming development plans for the park. For information, call Beck at 828-685-8798 or visit www.friendsofhng.org.
Saturday, July 24 First Aid class: 8:30 a.m. until, American Red Cross Rutherford County Chapter House; topic is preventing disease transmission; 287-5916. Annual car wash fundraiser: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Bills Creek Volunteer Fire Department; hot dogs, chips, sodas and desserts will be sold; proceeds will go toward the refurbishing efforts at the Mary B. Mullen Bible Camp. Kids’ Computer Corner: Every Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon, Union Mills Learning Center; educational software and adult-supervised access to the Internet.
Tuesday, July 27 Relay for Life fundraiser: Courtside Steaks will donate 10 percent of its proceeds today to Pink Ladies for Mammograms, sponsored by the Rutherford Hospital Cancer Resource Center. For more information, call Jaime Ingraham at 245-4596.
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with HNG to offer visitor services from its Memorial Highway site in Lake Lure. “We are looking at other ways to serve our visitors better,” Whitaker said. Although there will be brochures and visitor information at the W. Court Street office, TDA is also developing plans to open mini-visitor centers throughout the county. Some of the mini centers will be seasonal, reaching the most visitors at a particular place or event. The Santa’s House in Forest City has been discussed as a possible minicenter location, to be open during the holiday season offering brochures and visitor information from the entire county. Some other strategic locations will display a new hardboard kiosk to present visitor brochures and other information. Whitaker and her staff are also developing an ambassador program where businesses will display directional signs inviting tourists in for information.
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got on his four-wheeler to follow the suspect. When Det. Sgt. Don Huckabee arrived at the scene, he interviewed Greene and the Cherokee County Sheriff’s office provided their canine unit to assist in attempting to track the suspect. Deputy Max Gee assisted the canine unit. Sheriff Jack Conner said another witness had reported seeing a Dodge
Alanon meetings: Lake Lure Alanon Family Group meets every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., at Lake Lure Mountains Branch Library, 150 Bills Creek Road, Lake Lure; call 625-0456 for information. Homeschool meeting: 7 p.m., Cornerstone Fellowship Church; Classical Conversations of Forest City is holding an informational meeting for any parent interested in homeschooling the classical way. Topics will include a curriculum, the opportunity to view books and guidebooks and meet next year’s tutors. For more information, call Lisa Eppinette at 245-4672.
now volunteering with TDA. The office will be closer to the post office, which is also a positive, Whitaker said, given the magnitude of mail that goes out every day. They will be closer to the county offices and especially the finance department. TDA was at its U.S. 221 location for about 15 years and at the time it seemed to be the most sensible place to be because of the volume of traffic on the highways. But visitors have been less than expected. Also with the widening of U.S. 221, TDA is not sure how that could affect the future. “All these ideas and plans will serve our visitors better,” she said. They will not happen overnight, but are in the developing stages. When TDA meets on Thursday for its regular business meeting, the board will also discuss its contract relationship with the Hickory Nut Gorge Visitors Center. TDA and the HNG visitors center staff and officers have talked for some time about the utilization of office space and planning for the future, but not made any decisions on the center’s space.
van on the side of U.S. 74. Buff later admitted he left the store and went to his van and traveled toward Shelby. He threw out his toboggan as he traveled. Conner and detectives reviewed previous video from the store and noticed the suspect had been in the store and also the van had been parked in the parking lot before.
told officers after the robbery he took part of the money and bought drugs and cigarettes and then returned the gun. He also told detectives he did not know there was a child in the store at the time of the robbery.
Buff was interviewed by Set. Sgt. Don Huckabee at 7 p.m. Saturday and he admitted everything. During the interview, Buff admitted taking his grandfather’s revolver and
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When Buff arrived home, Det. Huckabee, Det. Phillip Bailey and Det. Brian Gooch, were at his trailer when he drove up. He admitted to Huckabee and Bailey he had robbed the store. He remains in jail under a $75,000 bond.
Investigators exhume body of woman in cold case DURHAM (AP) — Investigators are looking for clues in a 2005 North Carolina slaying by digging up the victim’s body in Pennsylvania. Multiple media outlets reported the remains of 25-year-old Janet Abaroa are being exhumed from an Antrim Township, Pa., grave Monday.
Abaroa was pregnant with her second child when she was stabbed to death in her Durham home in April 2005. Her husband told police he found her dead when he returned from a soccer game. Raven Abaroa was arrested in Idaho last February after a North Carolina
grand jury indicted him on murder charges. He had moved to Utah and Idaho with the couple’s son after the stabbing and later remarried. Abaroa’s attorney argued against the exhumation, but the victim’s family supported it.
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Little Detroit Museum meeting: 6:30 p.m, Bennett Classics Antique Auto Museum. Isothermal Amateur Radio Club meeting: 7 p.m., Rutherford County Annex; all amateur operators are invitedor those wanting to become ham radio operators you are welcome; for information, call Don Whisnant 453-1698.
On Oct. 19, Whitaker will teach a class at Isothermal Community College for anyone interested in learning more about every tourist attraction throughout the county. Business owners, employees and individuals who participate in the class will have an opportunity to display a rack card in their respective businesses, offering visitor information. The rack cards will be displayed for a year until the next class is offered. “This will drive people into those shops,” Whitaker said. “People will be surprised at how much there is to do here. The cliche there is nothing to do in Rutherford County is not true. There is so much to do.” In addition to the class, the minicenters, the visitors center and rack cards, Whitaker reminds the public the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce has a wealth of tourist information at its office on N. Main Street in Rutherfordton. Whitaker said the relocation of TDA to Rutherfordton is also very cost effective. In addition to paying one half the rent cost, Whitaker said TDA will be closer to the female inmates at the Rutherford County Detention Facility
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CPL All-Star bash With place in NBA secured, Redick looks to be a starter ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — As if emotions aren’t high enough on a honeymoon, J.J. Redick was on edge awaiting word in Europe on whether the Orlando Magic would match an offer Chicago made for the restricted free agent. “My gut feeling changed about seven times during that week,” Redick said. It was only fitting that the culmination of his remarkable NBA turnaround would occur in such fashion. After all, nothing has come easy in the NBA for Redick. But the work has paid off. The former Duke standout is getting more than $19 million for the next three seasons to remain with the Magic, the same team that once benched him. Now with Vince Carter signed for only one more season, Redick will likely have the opportunity in the coming years to be a starter. “I think I can start on a lot of teams. I don’t think I’ll start on this team (now), and I’m OK with that,” Redick said Monday. “I’d be lying to say that I don’t want to start at some point.” The latest journey couldn’t have begun at a stranger time. Redick was in Rome with his newlywed wife, Chelsea, when he learned the Bulls would be making him an offer. They were eating dinner the following day in Florence when the offer became official. Then came the stressful wait. Because Redick was a restricted free agent, the Magic had seven days to decide whether to match Chicago’s offer. The Redicks would have to wait all seven. Redick has become a significant contributor for the Magic. He’s more of an allaround player now and not just a strong shooter, and he is no longer a defensive liability. Redick averaged 9.6 points per game off the bench last season.
Local Sports BASEBALL Coastal Plain League 7 p.m. 2010 CPL All-Star Game at McNair Field American Legion Playoffs Area IV Finals, Best-of-3 7 p.m. Game 2 Cherryville at Post 423, R-S Central Little League All-Stars 9/10 baseball at Dunbar Loser’s Brackett 6 p.m. Teams TBA 8 p.m. Teams TBA SOFTBALL Little League All-Stars 9/10 softball at Crestview 6 p.m. Wilkes vs Rutherfordton 8 p.m. Loser’s bracket, TBA Little League All-Stars Senior League at Crestview Championship Game 6 p.m. Morganton vs TBA 8 p.m. Morganton vs TBA, if needed.
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The Police Department’s Jeff Hamrick (right) and Trevor Jolley round third together after a home run hit against the Fire Department Monday at McNair Field in Forest City.
Monday was fans’ day By SCOTT BOWERS Daily Courier Sports Editor
FOREST CITY — It was a little bit country and a little bit rock-n-roll, but it was all about baseball. The 2010 Coastal Plain League All-Star Fan Fest descended upon McNair Field, Monday night, and fans of all ages were treated to a wide variety of activity. The Fan Fest began with an autograph session that included the two Forest City Owls’ starters Will Skinner and Danny Canela in addition to five other Owls and head coach Matt Hayes. Joining the Owls’ contingent at the Fan Fest was CPL batting leader, Jay Cannon (.364)
of Fayetteville, CPL home run and RBI leader, Chas Crane (7 HR, 38 RBI) of Peninsula, CPL stolen base leader, Branfy Arias (31) of Columbia, and CPL strike out leader, Johnathan Cornelius (75 K) of Martinsville. “It’s just great having a role here in Forest City,” said Canela. “Getting to start and getting the playing time that allows me to kind of show what I can do. It is such an honor to be chosen as an All-Star.” Following the autograph session, members of various Rutherford County fire Please see All Stars, Page 8
The Fire Department’s Ray Ledford makes the catch at first for the out against Police Department’s Leon Carpenter.
No report on Legion game in Cherryville
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Rutherford Post 423 was battling Cherryville in the Region 4 finals Monday night in Cherryville but as of press time no report on that game had been filed.
Girls state softball action continues By KEVIN CARVER Sports Reporter
On TV 7 p.m. (FSCR) MLB Baseball Washington Nationals at Cincinnati Reds. From Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. 8 p.m. (ESPN2) WNBA Basketball New York Liberty at Connecticut Sun. From the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. (Live) 10 p.m. (WGN-A) MLB Baseball Chicago White Sox at Seattle Mariners. From Safeco Field in Seattle.
FOREST CITY — The Rutherfordton 9-10 All Stars battled the entire game, but fell to the powerful offense of Southwest Forsyth in a winner’s bracket game of the state All Star tournament, 17-7. Rutherfordton next takes to the diamond Wednesday at 8 p.m. Rutherfordton flashed the leather early in the contest, turning a 1-6-3 double play. The offense also started strong when Cameron Snethen came home on a Josh Searcy single. South West Forsyth scored in the top of the second. Julian Hill dropped in a bloop hit to score Adam McDowell. Rutherfordton held a 2-1 lead after two innings of play. The South West got hot. They scored five runs to take a 6-2 lead. Rutherfordton’s Levi Parks singled home Searcy and Hill recorded his second and third RBI’s of the game with a double to pull Rutherfordton to within a single run. Jace Crowe then slid under a tag to tag the score at 6-6. After falling behind 7-6, Rutherfordton squandered a prime scoring opportunity in the bottom of the fourth, loading the bases with one out, but failing to score. That missed chance came back to haunt Rutherfordton as South West Forsyth scored four runs to take an 11-6 lead. Rutherfordton refused to quietly as Searcy collected another RBI to make it 11-7. Then South West Forsyth put together another big inning to pull away and take a 17-7 win. Due to a rainout of Sunday action, the tournament has been pushed back a day.
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Chase’s Cassity Pinkerton (16) winds up a pitch during the All-Stars Softball game against Davie County at Crestview Park in Rutherfordton Monday.
RUTHERFORDTON — Facing elimination Monday, Rutherfordton’s Katie Carpenter showed why she was selected to the Senior Little League Softball team. Carpenter went 3-for-3 and had the game-winning hit during the seventh inning as Rutherfordton survived Walnut Cove, 7-6, in the state tourney being held at Crestview Park. The win advanced the Rutherfordton team to a second elimination game against Garner Rutherfordton lost 4-3 to Garner and was eliminated. Morgan Hill had a triple and scored twice in the game. Carpenter had a hit and twoRBI. Garner scored in the first, added two runs in the second and scored the game winner in the fifth. A leadoff double by Amber Kirkland, started the Garner fifth and she later scored. Klinnin Carson pitched three innings for Rutherfordton and struck out four. Shelby Smith Please see Softball, Page 9
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BASEBALL
Boston at Oakland, 3:35 p.m. Texas at Detroit, 7:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.
National League
East Division W L Pct 54 38 .587 49 43 .533 48 43 .527 44 47 .484 40 52 .435 Central Division W L Pct St. Louis 51 41 .554 Cincinnati 51 42 .548 Chicago 42 51 .452 Milwaukee 42 51 .452 Houston 37 55 .402 Pittsburgh 32 59 .352 West Division W L Pct San Diego 54 37 .593 Colorado 50 41 .549 San Francisco 50 42 .543 Los Angeles 49 43 .533 Arizona 34 58 .370
Atlanta New York Philadelphia Florida Washington
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GB — 1/2 9 1/2 9 1/2 14 18 1/2
BATTING—Prado, Atlanta, .323; Byrd, Chicago, .320; Polanco, Philadelphia, .319; Ethier, Los Angeles, .318; CGonzalez, Colorado, .310; Votto, Cincinnati, .310; Loney, Los Angeles, .309; DWright, New York, .309.
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RUNS—BPhillips, Cincinnati, 69; Prado, Atlanta, 65; Weeks, Milwaukee, 61; Votto, Cincinnati, 60; Howard, Philadelphia, 59; Kemp, Los Angeles, 59; Pujols, St. Louis, 58.
Points 1, Kevin Harvick, 2,745. 2, Jeff Gordon, 2,642. 3, Jimmie Johnson, 2,557. 4, Denny Hamlin, 2,542. 5, Kurt Busch, 2,524. 6, Kyle Busch, 2,488. 7, Jeff Burton, 2,465. 8, Matt Kenseth, 2,446. 9, Tony Stewart, 2,389. 10, Carl Edwards, 2,345. 11, Greg Biffle, 2,292. 12, Clint Bowyer, 2,286. 13, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2,271. 14, Mark Martin, 2,249. 15, David Reutimann, 2,190. 16, Ryan Newman, 2,187. 17, Kasey Kahne, 2,166. 18, Jamie McMurray, 2,105. 19, Joey Logano, 2,103. 20, Martin Truex Jr., 2,060.
RBI—Howard, Philadelphia, 73; Hart, Milwaukee, 70; DWright, New York, 67; Loney, Los Angeles, 64; Pujols, St. Louis, 64; Gomes, Cincinnati, 63; CYoung, Arizona, 62.
GB — 4 4 1/2 5 1/2 20 1/2
HITS—Prado, Atlanta, 126; BPhillips, Cincinnati, 112; Byrd, Chicago, 109; Loney, Los Angeles, 108; Braun, Milwaukee, 107; Howard, Philadelphia, 107; DWright, New York, 105. DOUBLES—Werth, Philadelphia, 28; Byrd, Chicago, 27; ADunn, Washington, 26; Loney, Los Angeles, 26; Torres, San Francisco, 26; Braun, Milwaukee, 25; Holliday, St. Louis, 25; BPhillips, Cincinnati, 25; Prado, Atlanta, 25; DWright, New York, 25. TRIPLES—Victorino, Philadelphia, 8; SDrew, Arizona, 7; Fowler, Colorado, 7; Bay, New York, 6; Pagan, New York, 6; JosReyes, New York, 6; AEscobar, Milwaukee, 5; Furcal, Los Angeles, 5; Morgan, Washington, 5; Olivo, Colorado, 5. HOME RUNS—ADunn, Washington, 22; Fielder, Milwaukee, 22; Hart, Milwaukee, 22; Votto, Cincinnati, 22; Howard, Philadelphia, 21; Pujols, St. Louis, 21; AdGonzalez, San Diego, 20; Reynolds, Arizona, 20. STOLEN BASES—Bourn, Houston, 28; AMcCutchen, Pittsburgh, 21; Morgan, Washington, 21; Pagan, New York, 20; JosReyes, New York, 19; HRamirez, Florida, 18; Stubbs, Cincinnati, 17; Torres, San Francisco, 17; Victorino, Philadelphia, 17; CYoung, Arizona, 17. PITCHING—Jimenez, Colorado, 15-1; Wainwright, St. Louis, 14-5; Carpenter, St. Louis, 10-3; JoJohnson, Florida, 10-3; Arroyo, Cincinnati, 10-4; Latos, San Diego, 10-4; Pelfrey, New York, 10-4; Lincecum, San Francisco, 10-4; Halladay, Philadelphia, 10-8; DLowe, Atlanta, 10-8. STRIKEOUTS—Lincecum, San Francisco, 136; Haren, Arizona, 133; Halladay, Philadelphia, 131; JoJohnson, Florida, 130; Wainwright, St. Louis, 130; Dempster, Chicago, 129; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 129. SAVES—HBell, San Diego, 26; FCordero, Cincinnati, 25; BrWilson, San Francisco, 25; Capps, Washington, 23; Lindstrom, Houston, 22; Nunez, Florida, 22; FRodriguez, New York, 21; Wagner, Atlanta, 21.
American League
East Division W L Pct 58 33 .637 55 36 .604 52 40 .565 47 45 .511 29 62 .319 Central Division W L Pct Chicago 50 41 .549 Detroit 48 42 .533 Minnesota 49 43 .533 Kansas City 39 52 .429 Cleveland 38 54 .413 West Division W L Pct Texas 53 39 .576 Los Angeles 50 45 .526 Oakland 46 46 .500 Seattle 36 56 .391
SAVES—Soria, Kansas City, 25; NFeliz, Texas, 24; RSoriano, Tampa Bay, 23; Gregg, Toronto, 21; Papelbon, Boston, 20; Jenks, Chicago, 20; ABailey, Oakland, 20; Rauch, Minnesota, 20; MRivera, New York, 20.
LEAGUE LEADERS Through July 18
GB — 5 5 1/2 9 1/2 14
Sunday’s Games Colorado 1, Cincinnati 0 Florida 1, Washington 0 Pittsburgh 9, Houston 0 Atlanta 11, Milwaukee 6 St. Louis 5, L.A. Dodgers 4 San Diego 6, Arizona 4 N.Y. Mets 4, San Francisco 3, 10 innings Chicago Cubs 11, Philadelphia 6 Monday’s Games St. Louis 8, Philadelphia 4 Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, late Colorado at Florida, late Washington at Cincinnati, late Houston at Chicago Cubs, late N.Y. Mets at Arizona, late San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, late Tuesday’s Games Milwaukee (Bush 4-7) at Pittsburgh (B.Lincoln 1-3), 7:05 p.m. Colorado (Francis 2-3) at Florida (N.Robertson 6-7), 7:10 p.m. San Diego (LeBlanc 4-7) at Atlanta (Jurrjens 2-3), 7:10 p.m. Washington (Atilano 6-6) at Cincinnati (Leake 6-1), 7:10 p.m. Houston (W.Wright 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Dempster 8-7), 8:05 p.m. Philadelphia (Moyer 9-9) at St. Louis (Carpenter 10-3), 8:15 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Dickey 6-3) at Arizona (Enright 1-2), 9:40 p.m. San Francisco (Lincecum 10-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 9-5), 10:10 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Houston at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Colorado at Florida, 7:10 p.m. San Diego at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. Washington at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.
New York Tampa Bay Boston Toronto Baltimore
Morrow, Toronto, 119; JShields, Tampa Bay, 114.
GB — 3 6 1/2 11 1/2 29
AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING—Hamilton, Texas, .347; Morneau, Minnesota, .345; MiCabrera, Detroit, .337; Cano, New York, .336; Boesch, Detroit, .329; ABeltre, Boston, .328; Guerrero, Texas, .322.
GB — 1 1/2 1 1/2 11 12 1/2
RUNS—Crawford, Tampa Bay, 70; Youkilis, Boston, 69; MiCabrera, Detroit, 65; Teixeira, New York, 65; Cano, New York, 64; Jeter, New York, 62; Hamilton, Texas, 61. RBI—MiCabrera, Detroit, 79; Guerrero, Texas, 76; ARodriguez, New York, 73; Hamilton, Texas, 66; Konerko, Chicago, 66; Quentin, Chicago, 64; DelmYoung, Minnesota, 63.
GB — 4 1/2 7 17
Sunday’s Games Cleveland 7, Detroit 2 N.Y. Yankees 9, Tampa Bay 5 Texas 4, Boston 2 Toronto 10, Baltimore 1 Minnesota 7, Chicago White Sox 6 Oakland 9, Kansas City 6 Seattle 2, L.A. Angels 1, 10 innings Monday’s Games Tampa Bay 8, Baltimore 1 Texas at Detroit, late. Cleveland at Minnesota, late Toronto at Kansas City, late. Boston at Oakland, late Chicago White Sox at Seattle, late Tuesday’s Games L.A. Angels (Undecided) at N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 11-2), 7:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Garza 10-5) at Baltimore (Arrieta 3-2), 7:05 p.m. Texas (Tom.Hunter 6-0) at Detroit (Galarraga 3-2), 7:05 p.m. Cleveland (Masterson 3-8) at Minnesota (Slowey 8-5), 8:10 p.m. Toronto (Litsch 0-4) at Kansas City (Lerew 1-3), 8:10 p.m. Boston (Wakefield 3-8) at Oakland (Braden 4-7), 10:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Danks 9-7) at Seattle (Fister 3-5), 10:10 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 12:35 p.m. L.A. Angels at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Cleveland at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m. Toronto at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m.
HITS—Hamilton, Texas, 124; ISuzuki, Seattle, 120; Cano, New York, 119; MYoung, Texas, 113; ABeltre, Boston, 110; MiCabrera, Detroit, 110; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 110. DOUBLES—Markakis, Baltimore, 31; Hamilton, Texas, 29; Longoria, Tampa Bay, 29; VWells, Toronto, 28; ABeltre, Boston, 27; MiCabrera, Detroit, 27; Mauer, Minnesota, 27. TRIPLES—Span, Minnesota, 7; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 6; Pennington, Oakland, 6; AJackson, Detroit, 5; Podsednik, Kansas City, 5; Youkilis, Boston, 5; 7 tied at 4. HOME RUNS—JBautista, Toronto, MiCabrera, Detroit, 22; Hamilton, Texas, Konerko, Chicago, 21; Guerrero, Texas, CPena, Tampa Bay, 20; Quentin, Chicago, VWells, Toronto, 19.
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STOLEN BASES—Crawford, Tampa Bay, 33; Pierre, Chicago, 33; RDavis, Oakland, 28; Gardner, New York, 26; Podsednik, Kansas City, 25; BUpton, Tampa Bay, 25; Andrus, Texas, 24; Figgins, Seattle, 24. PITCHING—Sabathia, New York, 12-3; Price, Tampa Bay, 12-5; Pettitte, New York, 11-2; PHughes, New York, 11-2; Lester, Boston, 11-4; Verlander, Detroit, 11-5; Pavano, Minnesota, 11-6. STRIKEOUTS—JerWeaver, Los Angeles, 142; FHernandez, Seattle, 134; Lester, Boston, 130; Liriano, Minnesota, 125; Verlander, Detroit, 119;
NASCAR Sprint Cup Leaders Through July 10
Money 1, Kurt Busch, $4,413,201. 2, Jamie McMurray, $4,248,625. 3, Jimmie Johnson, $4,205,450. 4, Kevin Harvick, $3,954,046. 5, Kyle Busch, $3,565,763. 6, Jeff Gordon, $3,403,143. 7, Denny Hamlin, $3,326,008. 8, Kasey Kahne, $3,102,444. 9, Matt Kenseth, $3,100,093. 10, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $3,005,053. 11, David Reutimann, $2,989,164. 12, Tony Stewart, $2,948,536. 13, Jeff Burton, $2,947,844. 14, Carl Edwards, $2,907,945. 15, Ryan Newman, $2,793,575. 16, Juan Pablo Montoya, $2,792,058. 17, Joey Logano, $2,787,855. 18, Greg Biffle, $2,758,162. 19, A J Allmendinger, $2,572,419. 20, Mark Martin, $2,547,488.
GOLF British Open Scores At St. Andrews (Old Course) St. Andrews, Scotland (a-amateur) Louis Oosthuizen Lee Westwood Rory McIlroy Henrik Stenson Paul Casey Retief Goosen Robert Rock Sean O’Hair Nick Watney Martin Kaymer Alvaro Quiros Jeff Overton Luke Donald Rickie Fowler Tom Lehman Charl Schwartzel Ignacio Garrido a-Jin Jeong Robert Karlsson Sergio Garcia J.B. Holmes Dustin Johnson Trevor Immelman Graeme McDowell Stephen Gallacher Tiger Woods Edoardo Molinari Matt Kuchar Ryo Ishikawa Bradley Dredge Marcel Siem Robert Allenby Adam Scott Kevin Na Miguel Angel Jimenez Alejandro Canizares Vijay Singh Colm Moriarty Hunter Mahan Soren Kjeldsen Peter Hanson Ross Fisher Shane Lowry Darren Clarke Bo Van Pelt Camilo Villegas Ricky Barnes John Senden Simon Dyson Kyung-tae Kim John Daly Stewart Cink Phil Mickelson Lucas Glover Danny Chia Simon Khan Zane Scotland Steve Stricker Steve Marino Ian Poulter Jason Day Peter Senior Heath Slocum Toru Taniguchi Y.E. Yang Tom Pernice Jr. Marc Leishman Colin Montgomerie Hirofumi Miyase Steven Tiley Fredrik Andersson Hed Andrew Coltart Mark Calcavecchia Richard S. Johnson Thomas Aiken Zach Johnson Scott Verplank
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NCAA investigating S. Carolina football
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina athletic director Eric Hyman says the NCAA is investigating a possible rules violation of one of its athletic programs. Hyman released a statement on Sunday night saying the school has cooperated and will continue working with the NCAA on its inquiry, although did not detail what program was being investigated. Tight end Weslye Saunders has been identified by various media reports as the target of the
investigation. Saunders would not discuss his conversations with the NCAA when reached by phone Monday. “I don’t want to talk right now,” he told The Associated Press. Coach Steve Spurrier told The (Columbia) State that he has no knowledge of Saunders breaking any rules. “All I know is they had talked to him, and talked to some players at North Carolina. That’s all I know,” Spurrier told the paper. “Whatever comes (of it), we’ll
just have to wait and see. “We’re not going to look the other way like possibly Southern California did,” Spurrier continued. “We’re going to abide by the rules.” Last month, the NCAA hit Southern California with a twoyear bowl ban, four years of probation, loss of scholarships and forced the Trojans to forfeit an entire year’s games for lack of institutional control for providing improper benefits to athletes.
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departments took to the field to battle various members of Rutherford County police departments in a softball game. “It was our plan that the first pitch would be a doughnut,” joked Jerry Hinson, of the Forest City Fire Department and coach of the Fire team. The firemen decided against that plan, worried that the police dug out might empty in a mad scramble for the doughnut. “It’s really neat to get a chance to play against these guys,” said Hinson. “It’s going to be really neat to get beat by the police,” interjected Chris Lovelace, of the Forest City Police Department and coach of the Police team. “I’m looking forward to playing on McNair Field,” continued Lovelace, in a more serious manner. The Police Softball team took bragging rights with a 13-4 victory over the Fire team. Following the softball game, the big boppers of the CPL took to the field for an old-fashioned home run derby. Skinner and Canela represented the National All-Stars along with former Owls outfielder Mac Doyle (Florence). David Chester (Gastonia) and Brian Billigen (Edenton) met in the home run derby final. Chester hit the longest home run of the night estimated at 450 ft. Chester had 10 wooden bat and 1 aluminum bat home runs to rack up 31 total points for the win the final round. The evening concluded with a performance by local country band, Rocky Yelton and the Hired Guns. “This is the single biggest event of the Coastal Plain League, each and every summer,” said James Wolfe, general manager of the Owls. “It gives us a chance for the team, the city and our fans to show everyone else what is so special about Forest City. “We’ve worked hard to put our best foot forward.” The Coastal Plain League’s showcase event, the All-Star Game will take place tonight at McNair Field. The best of the CPL is divided into an American and National team. The squads of All-Stars will take to the field at 7 p.m.
Contador move irks competitor BAGNERES-DE-LUCHON, France (AP) — The gloves have come off at the Tour de France. Andy Schleck was fighting mad after dropping his chain during a tough climb Monday and then losing the overall lead when defending champion Alberto Contador unabashedly sped ahead to take the yellow jersey. “He can be nervous for the next days ... this gives me anger,” said Schleck, vowing revenge. “I’m not the one who will get chased any more, I’m the one who chases. That’s a big difference.” The episode highlighted the often-unclear etiquette of cycling’s greatest race, where the wearer of the yellow jersey is conferred almost queen-beelike respect — and taking advantage of mishaps out of his control is frowned upon. The breach came on a day when France’s Thomas Voeckler came out of a long breakaway to win the 15th stage from Pamiers to Bagneres to Luchon, finishing a 116.5-mile trek that included the merciless Port de Bales climb in 4 hours, 44 minutes, 51 seconds. Contador, who gained time while Schleck was putting his chain back on and during a high-speed downhill to the finish, crossed 2:50 back in seventh, while Schleck came in 12th — 3:29 after Voeckler. After more than two weeks and 1,800 miles of racing, the two-time champion from Spain leads Schleck by merely 8 seconds. Spain’s Samuel Sanchez is third, 2:00 back. With Schleck only 31 seconds ahead going into Monday’s stage and big Pyrenean climbs ahead promising a shakeout, tensions were certain to escalate. The two self-avowed friends had spent one calmer day in this Tour discussing a recent vacation getaway they had had together. The friendship is now apparently on hold. “We’re only here in a bike race, so let’s leave it that way,” Schleck said after a long pause, when asked if he and Contador were still friends. “I think everybody can make his opinion about the race today.” Schleck hit the accelerator in an attack about 2.5 miles from the top of the Port de Bales, but his chain came unfurled. For a few seconds he pedaled on in disbelief before stopping to fumble with his chain as Contador and other top riders sped by. At the finish, Schleck swatted back reporters and gritted his teeth in anger. Contador said such woes are part of the sport, and insisted he didn’t know about his rival’s troubles right away.
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Oosthuizen’s win in Open was a stroll
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — The South Africans have a new soundtrack of success. The drone of the vuvuzela has been succeeded by the skirl of the bagpipe. One week after beaming in pride at its historic hosting of soccer’s World Cup, the nation torn apart by apartheid just a generation ago had another reason to stick out its chest: Louis Oosthuizen won the British Open in a dominating romp. On Nelson Mandela’s 92nd birthday, no less. A white Afrikaner with a black caddie on his bag crossed over the Swilcan Bridge, tapped in the last putt and lifted the claret jug. Oosthuizen (WUHST’-hy-zen) just wanted to celebrate the moment with family and friends. Others realized there was something more significant going on at the Old Course, another instance of sports transcending a societal divide. “It’s fantastic,” said Gary Player, the most prominent golfer to come out of South Africa. “Wonderful things are happening to South Africa. I went back for the final match of the World Cup, and they did a way better job than people imagined.” Of course, soccer’s biggest event won’t solve the everyday problems and racial tensions that still linger in South Africa. Nor will one man winning a golf tournament. But there’s no denying the pride felt by those who cheered on Oosthuizen while waving the post-apartheid colors of their nation — red, blue, green, yellow and black — or wearing jackets and shirts bearing the words “Bafana Bafana,” the nickname of South Africa’s soccer team. “It is a great event for all South Africans, especially because it is the birthday of Nelson Mandela,” said caddie Zack Rasego, who usually converses with Oosthuizen in Afrikaans, the language despised by blacks during apartheid as a symbol of the ruling white minority. “It’s a great day for us.” It was a great week for Oosthuizen, who started the week as such an unknown that the R&A felt compelled to put out a fact sheet with 11 things one needed to know about the 27-year-old from Mossel Bay. Did you know the Stormers are his favorite rugby team back home? Or that he lives on a farm next door to his parents when he’s in South Africa? Or that when he won for the first time on the European Tour in March, he couldn’t get the trophy through airport security because it was deemed a “dangerous object?” None of those tidbits was as compelling as his golf game, which was rock-solid for all four rounds and never gave anyone a chance to make it close. He led over the final 48 holes of the championship, closing with a 1-under 71 that left him at 16-under 272 overall. No one else was within seven strokes. “It felt a bit special out there,” he said. Oosthuizen, who had made the cut only once in eight previous majors, claimed the lead for good way back in the second round. Some figured he was the beneficiary of a fortuitous tee time — in the morning, before the wind started gusting more than 40 mph — and would surely falter in the spotlight of the weekend. Indeed, Oosthuizen bogeyed his first hole of the third round, and everyone waited for the collapse. It never came. He turned in 13 pars and four birdies on Saturday, giving him a commanding four-stroke lead going into the finale. He started Sunday with seven more pars before his bogey-free streak finally ended with a 6-foot miss at No. 8. Again, everyone wondered if he might finally realize this was a position he’d never been in before. Again, he quickly snuffed out the hopes of England’s Paul Casey, the only guy who really had a chance to catch him in the final round. Oosthuizen drove the green at the par-4 ninth, a tempting 352 yards away, and rolled in a 50-foot putt for eagle. “I needed one putt to really get my rhythm going,” he said. “And that eagle on 9, that got me started.” ity Daily Courier_Ruth Co People_1.833inx3in Three holes later, Casey was done. He drove into a gorse bush left of the fairway and had to take a penalty. Then he made a mess of things: a wedge over the bush came up short of the short grass, then he scooted the next shot through the green. He finally putted up, about 4 feet from the cup, but missed that one and took a crushing triple bogey. Not that it really mattered; not the way Oosthuizen was playing. “Even if you take away the mistakes I made,” Casey said, “I don’t think it was good enough to get near Louis. That was an unbelievable performance. He was very calm, played wonderful golf, and all credit to him. I’m disappointed, but the emphasis has to be on that performance, because that was fantastic.”
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Rutherfordton first baseman Khadedra Hines got the out against Walnut Cove Monday during the All-Stars Senior League Softball game at Crestview Park in Rutherfordton.
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pitched the final three innings. In the first game Monday, with the scored tied at 6-6 going into the seventh, Shelby Smith (3-for-3 and 3 RBI) singled to short left and a passed ball moved her to second base. Morgan Hill’s (2-for-4) groundout for the second out of the inning allowed Smith to take third base. Carpenter then laced her singled down the line in left field, which became the gamedeciding hit. In the bottom of the seventh Samantha Mabe singled for Walnut Cove and advanced all the way to third on a steal and a passed ball. Rutherfordton’s Makayla Crain took care of things on the mound by catching a pop fly and then a recording a ground out before Hill threw out the last runner on a grounder to third to win the game. Carpenter’s also had a tworun double in the fifth for Rutherfordton giving them a 5-4 lead. Carpenter also showcased the glove as she started an inningending double-play during the first frame. Cierra Stott posted an RBI single for Rutherfordton in the first and Mackaulie Prescott earned a double off the bench during the fourth as back-up, but didn’t score. Jasmine Hill led the way with three hits and Courtnie Nelson had two for Walnut Cove. Sunday games In Sunday action at Crestview Park, Adrienne Alexander (double) and Brandy Whitener
(single) had RBI each as Rutherfordton got a 2-1 win over East Asheville in the Senior Girls tournament. Klinnin Carson pitched four innings on the mound and struck out five. Shelby Smith came in relief to give up no hits during final three innings. Khadedra Hines knocked a double off the fence in left during the second frame before scoring later in the inning. Walnut Cove beat Forest City, 13-4, eliminating Forest City. Kennedy Hamrick led Forest City with two hits, but were eliminated by Walnut Cove in a 13-4 loss, Sunday at Crestview Park. Hamrick and Aurora Miller has the only RBI for Forest City. Allison Sayre and Micheala Murray each had a hit in the game that ended their state championship bid. In another game, Morganton beat Garner 13-6
Chase 9/10 softball team eliminated RUTHERFORDTON — Chase held leads in the third and sixth inning, but lost 6-5 to Davie County in extra innings during the 9-and-10 Little League softball state tourney at Crestview Park Monday. Chase took a 3-0 lead in the third inning with the help of a Bekah Hopkins two-RBI single. Davie took the lead in the fifth inning by scoring four runs. Chase quickly answered on a strange play in its next at bat. With Chase runners on second and third, The Davie pitcher recorded a strikeout for the second out of the inning, The pitcher then flung the ball
behind her, allowing one Chase runner to score and the other to advance to third. Davie then tried to appeal and on a throw to third, the ball got away again allowing the second runner to score, giving Chase a 5-4 lead. Davie scored once in the sixth to tie the game. Davie then ended the game when they scored the winning run on a close play at the plate. With a runner at third, Davie’s Mackenzie Dalton’s hit a grounder to third. The runner at third broke for home and the Davie player slid in under the tag to record the run. In Sunday play, Rutherfordton’s Madison Crain struck out 15 in a 7-1 victory over Davie County. Brooke Moore led the Rutherfordton offense with an inside-the-park home run during the first inning and scored all three times she batted in the contest. Rutherfordton remains unbeaten and will not play again until Tuesday. In other Sunday action, Wilkes County beat Franklin 7-2.
Forest City defeats Garner team, 11-1 PILOT MOUNTAIN - Forest City 11-and 12-year old softball All-Stars beat Garner, 11-1, in 4 innings on Monday in game 5 of the state tournament. Makayla Crawford was 3-for-3 with a triple. Savannah Davis and Jenna Carter pitched 2 innings each and the tandem struck out seven in the game. Forest City will play Tuesday at 8 p.m., against the winner of Southwest Forsyth-East Surry.
Cardinals pound Phillies, 8-4 ST. LOUIS (AP) — Albert Pujols’ two-run home run in the fifth inning began a barrage of four long balls in a span of six at-bats and Blake Hawksworth survived a rocky start in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 8-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Rookie Allen Craig added his first career homer and Skip Schumaker hit his third of the season in a five-run fifth Pageagainst 1 of 1 Kyle Kendrick. Randy Winn led off the sixth with a pinch-hit shot off Chad Durbin. The four-
homer game tied a season best for the NL Central leaders, who have won a season-high six in a row and are a season-best 11 games over .500. Kendrick (5-4) surrendered seven runs in five innings, coughing up a 4-2 lead as the Phillies lost for the fourth time in five games. Ryan Howard, who grew up in suburban St. Louis, had two hits and an RBI and is a .382 hitter with seven homers and 30 RBIs in
18 games at 5-year-old Busch Stadium. Jon Jay doubled for the second time for an RBI before Pujols hit his 22nd homer and first since the All-Star break for a 5-4 lead. Pujols also doubled and had a run-scoring groundout. The three-homer inning was the Cardinals’ first since June 19, 2009, when Ryan Ludwick hit a grand slam and Rick Ankiel, Khalil Greene connected on consecutive at-bats off Kyle Davies at Kansas City.
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Just take a look in the obituary graphics can change a sad occasion section of the local newspaper and into one filled with pleasant memoit is proof enough that the cultural ries. There are some funeral homes norms of funeral service are chang- now offering catering services as ing. Not only is cremation becoming well as travel arranging to the memore popular, but there are other morial event. trends coming our way. Experts Space will not permit, but agree that in ten years the landscape other changes on the horizon are of a funeral will not be recognizable environmentally safe “green” sercompared to today. vices, pet funerals, and caskets with The advancement of technology writable surfaces along with many is bringing many new and exciting other innovations. It is no doubt opportunities for people to personal- that funerals are changing and with ize their loved one’s funeral. Almost these changes will be the continued all funeral homes now offer online commitment to provide a meaningweb-sites which allow people to ful service to grieving families. sign guest registers, view the obituary and even see a live webcast of the funeral. Many funeral homes “Quality Service with are now offering the ability to make Compassionate Care” online pre-arrangements from the comfort of your own home. Not only is new technology changing the face of the funeral industry, but the desire of the average 1251 hwy. 221-a, consumer is evolving. The traditional funeral service is now being trans- forest city, nc formed into a memorial event. The use of multi-media equipment such (828) 657-6383 as DVD projectors and computer www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com
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Nation Today Boy swimming at South Carolina beach injured
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Police say a 10-year-old boy swimming off the coast of a South Carolina beach has been treated for an injury he got while in the water. Myrtle Beach police Capt. David Knipes said the boy had a cut on his leg and was taken to a local hospital Monday for treatment. Knipes says a photograph of the boy’s cuts will be sent to the state Natural Resources Department to determine if it is a shark bite.
Beachgoers told The Sun News of Myrtle Beach that they saw a shark in the water at the time. The International Shark Attack File maintained by the University of Florida University says there have been 64 reports of unprovoked shark attacks off the South Carolina coast 1837.
Two men killed when cars fall off jacks
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Officials say two South Carolina men have died after cars slipped off jacks in separate incidents. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported 30-year-old Nicholas Monnich of Charleston died Saturday night after a car fell off a jack in his driveway.
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Forty-three-year-old Gary Anthony of Mount Pleasant had died Friday afternoon when a car he was working on slipped off a jack. Officials say Anthony had the car on two jacks when he apparently tried to raise of them and the car slipped. Charleston County Chief Deputy Coroner Judy Koelpin says neither car had blocks under the wheels.
Thosands of plastic ducks make a getaway FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A child advocacy agency is hoping to get all its ducks in a row after more than 1,000 plastic entrants in a charity duck race floated to freedom in northeast Indiana. Stop Child Abuse & Neglect says 17,000 plastic ducks were dropped into the St. Joseph River in Fort Wayne during the June 19 fundraiser but that only 15,000 were retrieved that day. Spokeswoman Jennifer Boen says about 1,000 of the rogue ducks have since been recovered, and that some of the others have been spotted as far away as Ohio. The group says it is working with the Fort Wayne Water Department to catch the remaining ducks and that it wouldn’t do anything to jeopardize the beauty of the river.
Associated Press
An oil cleanup worker drags bags of oily sand along the stained beach in Grand Isle, La., Monday. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon incident continues to wash ashore on Grand Isle.
BP’s OIL well-cap is leaking oil and gas NEW ORLEANS (AP) — BP’s broken well was leaking oil and gas again Monday for the first time since the company capped it last week, but the Obama administration’s spill chief said it was no cause for alarm. The stopper was left in place for now. Ever since the cap was used to bottle up the oil last week, engineers have been watching underwater cameras and monitoring pressure and seismic readings to see whether the well would hold or spring a new leak, perhaps one that could rupture the seafloor and make the disaster even worse. Small amounts of oil and gas started coming from the cap late Sunday, but “we do not believe it is consequential at this time,” retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said. Also, seepage from the seafloor was detected over the weekend less than two miles away, but Allen said it probably has nothing to do with the well. Oil and gas are known to ooze naturally from fissures in the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. At an afternoon briefing in Washington, Allen said BP could keep the cap closed at least another 24 hours, as long as the company remained alert for leaks. BP and the government had been at odds over the company’s desire to simply leave the cap in place and employ it like a giant cork in a bottle until a relief well being drilled deep underground can be used to plug up the well permanently. Allen initially said his preference was to pipe oil through the cap to tankers on the surface to reduce the slight chance that the buildup of pressure inside the well would cause a new blowout. That plan would require releasing millions more gallons of oil into the ocean for a few days during the transition — a spectacle BP apparently wants to avoid. On Monday, Allen budged a bit, saying unless larger problems develop, he’s not inclined to open the cap. Also on the table: Pumping drilling mud through the top of the cap and into the well bore to stop up the oil flow. The idea is similar to the failed top kill plan that couldn’t overcome the pressure of the geyser pushing up. BP said it could work now because there’s less oil to fight against, but it wasn’t clear how such a method would affect the cap’s stability. Allen said the relief well was still the plan for a permanent fix. BP and the government are still trying to understand why pressure readings from the well are lower than expected. Allen offered two possible explanations: The reservoir the oil is gushing from is dwindling, or there is an undiscovered leak
Work on a permanent plug is moving steadily, with crews drilling into the side of the ruptured well from deep underground. By next week, they could start blasting in mud and cement to block off the well for good. Killing the well deep underground works more reliably than bottling it up with a cap. somewhere down in the well. “I’m not prepared to say the well is shut in until the relief well is done,” which is still several weeks away, Allen said. “There are too many uncertainties.” BP and the Coast Guard learned that lesson the hard way after they initially said no oil was coming from the site of the Deepwater Horizon rig after it exploded April 20, killing 11 workers. Even after it became clear there was a leak, the company and its federal overseers drastically underestimated its size for weeks. Robert Carney, a Louisiana State University expert on biological oceanography, said the seepage is far enough away from the well that it could be occurring naturally. “You have little bubbles rising up from the bottom frequently; that’s the methane gas” he said. “Oil would be a little black dot, more difficult to see. But both escape into the water regularly.” One other possibility: There are around 27,000 abandoned wells in the Gulf and two of them are about two miles away. While officials gave no indication that the seepage was from another well, they’re not checked for leaks, according to an Associated Press investigation. Work on a permanent plug is moving steadily, with crews drilling into the side of the ruptured well from deep underground. By next week, they could start blasting in mud and cement to block off the well for good. Killing the well deep underground works more reliably than bottling it up with a cap. Somewhere between 94 million and 184 million gallons have gushed into the Gulf over the past three months in one of America’s worst environment crises. BP said the cost of dealing with the spill has now reached nearly $4 billion. The company said it has made payments totaling $207 million to settle claims for damages. Almost 116,000 claims have been submitted and more than 67,500 payments have been made. BP stock was down slightly Monday.
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MCKINNEY, Texas (AP) — Ben Sater had vowed that before he went off to college, he would raise $1 million for the Dallas children’s hospital where he had received free treatments as a child. After eight years’ worth of fundraising golf tournaments for kids, the soon-to-be Austin College freshman has reached the goal, with nearly $19,000 to spare. Organizers announced Monday that they’ve raised $1,018,842 for Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. “We got it,” the now 18-year-old told the group of kids gathered in McKinney on Monday for the second KidSwing tournament of the summer. Later, smiling under the hot summer sun as the kids who spent the morning golfing splashed in the pool, he said he initially didn’t even consider the possibility of raising so much money. The first tournament in 2003 raised about $20,000. Sater said, “$1 million never even crossed my mind.” But over the years, the tournament grew in popularity — the McKinney location was added after the original Dallas tournament kept fill-
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Business/finance
THE MARKET IN REVIEW
STOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS
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NYSE
6,739.64 +30.13
GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name Last Tomkins 17.67 QksilvRes 12.83 EvgIntlBal 15.05 BridgptEd 17.31 NACCO 88.89 DrxSOXBll 35.00 LIN TV h 5.11 QuakerCh 29.51 AmbacF pfZ 9.65 JPM pfGcld50.14
Chg +3.80 +1.85 +1.81 +1.61 +6.32 +2.46 +.36 +2.08 +.62 +3.14
%Chg +27.4 +16.8 +13.7 +10.3 +7.7 +7.6 +7.6 +7.6 +6.9 +6.7
LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name Last MLBuyW10 6.30 Transocn 48.08 DrxSOXBr 29.57 Entravisn 2.18 Technic rs 5.20 Raythn wt 12.00 AtlasPplH 4.40 BkAm wtB 2.76 GlbShip un 2.30 GrtAtlPac 3.73
Chg %Chg -.55 -8.0 -4.00 -7.7 -2.31 -7.3 -.17 -7.2 -.40 -7.1 -.90 -7.0 -.32 -6.8 -.20 -6.8 -.15 -6.1 -.22 -5.6
MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg Citigrp 5751892 3.98 +.08 BkofAm 3085247 13.61 -.37 S&P500ETF1696415107.29 +.63 SprintNex 722565 4.62 +.06 SPDR Fncl 706496 14.12 -.01 iShR2K 592108 61.33 +.26 BP PLC 532125 35.75 -1.35 DirFnBear 521982 15.82 +.01 Motorola 502955 7.92 +.42 FordM 485637 11.48 +.14 Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume
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1,984 1,051 106 3,141 95 44 4,118,740,736
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AMEX
1,852.23 -6.48
GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name Last InvCapHld 2.97 SL Ind 12.91 SinoHub n 2.71 CagleA 6.51 ImpacM n 2.99 Continucre 3.60 Gainsco 7.80 MastechH 3.74 BioTime n 4.81 Barnwell 2.98
Chg %Chg +.37 +14.2 +.96 +8.0 +.19 +7.5 +.36 +5.9 +.16 +5.7 +.19 +5.6 +.40 +5.4 +.19 +5.4 +.22 +4.8 +.13 +4.6
LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name Last Ever-Glory 2.79 SeabGld g 25.27 AoxingP rs 2.78 CompTch 2.09 Vringo un 2.42 Geokinetics 4.07 ChiArmM 3.18 Nevsun g 3.49 Servotr 8.19 TianyinPh 2.58
Chg %Chg -.26 -8.5 -1.93 -7.1 -.20 -6.7 -.15 -6.7 -.17 -6.6 -.28 -6.4 -.21 -6.2 -.18 -4.9 -.41 -4.8 -.13 -4.8
MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg GoldStr g 29770 3.92 -.10 NovaGld g 29312 6.22 -.26 VantageDrl 20589 1.09 -.04 NwGold g 18222 4.72 -.15 SamsO&G 16305 1.06 +.07 Taseko 15421 3.79 -.13 US Gold 13524 4.35 -.20 CFCda g 13298 14.36 -.17 NA Pall g 12931 3.05 -.05 GrtBasG g 11446 1.71 -.04 DIARY
Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume
230 229 49 508 10 12 59,313,000
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Name Last ATC Tech 24.20 CyprsBio 3.35 EducMgt n 18.49 Transcat 7.29 Manntch 2.44 Powrwav 2.00 Golfsmith 3.96 ArenaPhm 5.26 RurbanFn 4.43 MSB Fin 7.83
Chg +6.77 +.85 +2.73 +1.05 +.34 +.25 +.46 +.60 +.47 +.77
%Chg +38.8 +34.0 +17.3 +16.7 +16.2 +14.3 +13.1 +12.9 +11.9 +10.9
LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name Last VocalT rs 13.85 ImmuCell 2.90 VA Cmce 5.84 Elecsys 3.37 WestwdO n 6.08 Presstek 2.64 GTx Inc 3.05 MackFn 5.50 Penford 5.50 PointrTel 6.39
Chg -2.65 -.45 -.90 -.43 -.75 -.31 -.35 -.60 -.58 -.67
%Chg -16.1 -13.4 -13.4 -11.3 -11.0 -10.5 -10.3 -9.8 -9.5 -9.5
MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg PwShs QQQ744075 44.72 +.38 Intel 609786 21.59 +.57 Cisco 525079 22.73 -.02 Apple Inc 357376 245.58 -4.32 Microsoft 349713 25.23 +.34 ADC Tel 245779 12.60 +.08 ArenaPhm 219266 5.26 +.60 MicronT 206622 8.43 +.16 FifthThird 197016 11.90 -.27 Vivus 193982 4.96 -.45 Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume
DIARY
1,542 1,070 148 2,760 11 77 1,687,322,613
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Dow Jones industrials Close: 10,154.43 Change: 56.53 (0.6%)
2,198.23 +19.18
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11.31 26.53 26.10 45.94 56.77 31.19 15.12 98.71 98.07 24.61 92.27 35.94 23.68 11.31 30.05 2.04 24.41 16.04 31.33 11.31 26.54 12.23 28.37 98.72 25.68 67.17 13.43 98.08 20.37 28.84 34.00 10.44 2.84 14.96 14.16
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CA -Conservative Allocation, CI -Intermediate-Term Bond, ES -Europe Stock, FB -Foreign Large Blend, FG -Foreign LargeGrowth, FV -Foreign Large Value, IH -World Allocation, LB -Large Blend, LG -Large Growth, LV -Large Value, MA -Moderate Allocation, MB -Mid-Cap Blend, MV Mid-Cap Value, SH -Specialty-heath, WS -World Stock, Total Return: Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested. Rank: How fund performed vs. others with same objective: A is in top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min Init Invt: Minimum $ needed to invest in fund. Source: Morningstar.
Stocks are up as investors await earnings
NEW YORK (AP) — Investors are back to being optimistic about companies’ earnings. Stocks ended a choppy day with a moderate rebound Monday. The Dow Jones industrial average regained 56 of the 261 points it lost on Friday, and the other major indexes also rose.
Analysts said investors shaken by recent disappointing economic reports went back to focusing on the flood of earnings numbers that will be released in the next few weeks. They also got a shot of optimism from a batch of big airplane orders at the Farnborough International Airshow in Britain. The change in sentiment allowed investors to shake off their dismay early in the day at news from the National Association of Home Builders that its confidence index sank to 14, its lowest level since March 2009. A reading below 50 indicates homebuilders have a negative view of the housing market. The report was the latest in a series of disappointing housing numbers that began appearing after the government’s home buyer tax credit expired at the end of April.
Stocks fell sharply Friday after news of a drop in consumer confidence, a negative signal for the economy, which relies heavily on consumer spending for growth. Stocks also fell after big banks’ earnings had investors doubting whether financial company profits would be curtailed in the future by new federal regulations. “The market is caught up by this fear factor over how much the economy has slowed and what does it mean in terms of future earnings growth,” said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist for Avalon Partners in New York. “Today the market seems to be paying less attention to some of the global problems that have been dragging it down.” Alan Gayle, senior investment strategist for RidgeWorth Investments, said Monday’s market moves were in part a response to the announcement of better-than-expected orders for Boeing Co. The aircraft maker announced orders the Farnborough show, including a deal with Dubaibased airline Emirates worth $3.6 billion. Boeing also said GE Capital Aviation Services placed a $3 billion order. The announcements suggest companies around the world are willing to spend, which is encouraging to investors who have worried about the strength of the global recovery. The homebuilders survey was disappointing, but the market is more focused on corporate earnings right now, Gayle said.
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“Santa” and “Christmas in July Sale” signs greet customers Monday at a Toys R Us store in New York. Retailers that pushed holiday sales earlier and earlier to compete for sales during the recession are pumping up the volume still higher at this year’s “Christmas in July” events. There are sparkly ornaments, images of Santa and strains of holiday music to get shoppers in the spirit.
Christmas in July? Retailers push summer holiday sales
NEW YORK (AP) — Santa in the summer? Retailers are pumping still more energy this year into trying to get shoppers to loosen their purse strings early for Christmas with sparkly ornaments, holiday music and special prices. In July. Target Corp. is entering the game for the first time, with a one-day online sale starting Friday on 500 items from clothing to Blu-ray disc players that’s modeled after sales typically held Thanksgiving weekend. And Sears and Toys R Us are dramatically promoting “Christmas in July” online based on the success they saw in last year’s efforts. “We really wanted to create that sense of excitement, that sense of urgency,” said Target spokeswoman Molly Hanus. Retailers pushed Christmas promotions as early as September during the recession as they competed for shoppers’ According to preliminary calculations, the dwindling dollars and tried to Dow rose 56.53, or 0.6 percent, to 10,154.43. The get them back into stores. Some Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 6.37, or 0.6 recession-weary shoppers have percent, to 1,071.25, while the Nasdaq composite been glad to spread out the index, lifted by a rally in tech stocks, rose 19.18, or cost of the holidays, especially 0.9 percent, to 2,198.23. if discounts average 40 percent like Target’s. But others may be Gainers outnumbered losers by 2 to 1 on the turned off by the snowflakes New York Stock Exchange. Volume was light, and Santas and glitz. And stores which can help exaggerate price moves. More than are divided as well. 954 million shares changed hands. “It’s smarter to buy this early,”
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said Ebony Rios, a 17-year-old high school student shopping over the weekend at Toys R Us in Times Square, where a Santa in sunglasses lounged in a swimming pool in one ad. The Clayton, N.C., resident — who said she spent $200 on her nieces and nephews at the store’s online summer sale last year — plans to take advantage again this year. But Tammy Perez, 28, from Bloomington, Ind., wasn’t ready. “It’s too hot to think about Christmas,” said the administrative assistant, also at Toys R Us. Some merchants, including J.C. Penney and shoe.buy.com, agree. “Customers don’t like it when you push Christmas too early,” said Mike Boylston, J.C. Penney’s chief marketing officer. That’s especially true when shoppers are already putting off buying anything until the moment they actually need it, he said. Janet Hoffman, global managing partner at Accenture’s retail practice, called July holiday sales “a risky bet.” Shoppers could be inspired to buy more, but summer promotions also can hurt back-to-school buying and depress December business, she said. Merchants are taking a variety of tactics:
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CHARLOTTE (AP) — Nearly half of the 86 banks chartered in North Carolina and overseen by state regulators are troubled institutions hurt by sliding real estate values, overdue loans and weak loan demand, regulators said. The state-chartered banks considered troubled have increased to 40 from 23 in October, The Charlotte Observer reported Monday. Regulators are barred from naming troubled banks or their ratings to prevent a run on deposits that would worsen their ability to resolve problems.
But seven state-chartered banks are identified by the state banking commission and federal regulators’ records as having significantly deteriorated financial conditions. One of those most-distressed banks, The Bank of Currituck, was bought Friday by a Virginia bank in a deal expected to close this fall. State-chartered banks are typically community, midsize and regional banks. North Carolina’s largest is Winston-Salem-based BB&T Corp., which passed the federal government’s worst-case scenario stress test last year and repaid federal bailout dollars. National firms such as Bank of America are not regulated by the state and so would not be on its troubled list. Since the credit crisis began in 2008, two North Carolina have failed. Both happened last year in
Wilmington. Deposit insurance protected customers from losing money, although investors were wiped out, state Banking Commissioner Joseph Smith said. “If you’re over the insurance deposit limits, get under them,” Smith advised bank customers. “If you’re under, you’re safe.” The last time North Carolina had so many troubled banks was 1990, when 18 of 44 were on the state regulators’ watch list. That was 41 percent of the state-chartered tally, compared with 47 percent now. Just one bank failed at the time. Harry Davis, an economist for the North Carolina Bankers Association, said he doesn’t expect a large number of banks to fail. The most troubled banks are all smaller and were most likely to concentrated their lending nearby. The banks also are less likely than large banks to have revenue from other services, such as fees from investment banking, to make up for consumer and small business slumps. For example, Bank of Granite is concentrated in Caldwell and Catawba counties, which have been hurt by job losses in the furniture and textile industries. The bank was once praised by Warren Buffett as one of the nation’s best-run community banks, but it has operated since August under a regulatory order to take specific steps to improve its financial health.
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Dems have the 60 votes to restore jobless checks WASHINGTON (AP) — With a new face and a 60th vote for breaking a Republican filibuster, Senate Democrats are preparing to restore jobless checks for 2.5 million people whose benefits ran out during a congressional standoff over deficit spending. President Barack Obama says, “It’s time to do what’s right.” But first, Obama and his Democratic allies are pressing for maximum political advantage, blaming Republicans for an impasse that halted unemployment checks averaging $309 a week for those whose eligibility had expired. Obama launched a fresh salvo on Monday, demanding that the Senate act on the legislation — after a vote already had been scheduled for Tuesday — and blasting Republicans for the holdup. “The same people who didn’t have any problem spending hundreds of billions of dollars on tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans are now saying we shouldn’t offer relief to middle-class Americans,” Obama said. Republicans say they do favor the benefits but are insisting that they be paid for with spending cuts elsewhere in the government’s $3.7 trillion budget. After initially feeling heat when a lone GOP senator, Jim Bunning of Kentucky, briefly blocked a benefits extension back in February, the GOP has grown increasingly comfortable in opposing the legislation. “What the president isn’t telling the American people is that many of us in the Senate are fighting to
make sure our children and grandchildren aren’t buried under a mountain of debt,” said Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah. “If we are going to extend unemployment benefits, then let’s do it without adding to our record debt.” Tuesday’s Senate voting — with Democratic newcomer Carte Goodwin of West Virginia being sworn in just in time to cast the 60th vote to break a GOP filibuster — will cap a battle of more than four months that’s featured bad blood and a shift in sentiment among key Republicans. Though the economy is said to be slowly recovering, the jobless rate remains painfully high at 9.5 percent. And Obama, putting a human face on those hard times, brought three unemployed people to the Rose Garden with him on Monday. An increasing number of people, however, have been out of work for so long that they have exhausted their eligibility for benefits, which ends at 99 weeks in most states. This measure won’t help them. The Senate is likely to pass the current measure late Tuesday. The House is expected to clear it for Obama’s signature as soon as Wednesday. Two Republicans, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins of Maine, are expected to vote with the Democrats Tuesday, as they did at the end of June. Some 2.5 million people have seen their weekly checks interrupted since an earlier extension of the jobless aid program expired June 2.
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Brown/white, bull dog mix. Female, very gentle, loving, found on E. Church St., Bostic, on 7/13. Call 245-4490
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St. Luke's Hospital is currently hiring for the following postitions: Full Time Operating Room RN, strong OR experience required - Part Time Certified Surgical Tech, OR experience required Our service lines include: General Surgery, Orthopedics, Ophthalmology and Urology.Minimum 2-5 years experience. Please forward resumes to sandybulleit@saintlukes hospital.com Willow Ridge Rehabilitation Center needs a strong RN Staff Development Coordinator full time M-F. Strong long term care managements and SDC experience required. Must be an RN and demonstrate leadership, organizational ability and excellent interpersonal skills. Apply in person at 237 Tryon Rd., Rutherfordton, NC or fax resume to 828-287-3668 or email to admin@willowridgerehab. com EOE.
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Families Together Inc. seeking provisional or licensed therapist to provide Intensive In Home Services to the community of Rutherford County. Flexible schedule, rotating on call, ability to work from home, salary and benefits. Please email resume to humanresources@ familiestogether.net or visit our website @ www.familiestogether.net
Front Desk Supervisor 1-2 years exp. req. FT. Benefited. Following Seasonal positions available immediately: Line Cook position avail. 1 year exp. req. Complete application in person: 112 Mountains Blvd., Lake Lure, NC 28746 or email resume to: dbuckner@rumblingbald. com No phone calls, please! Drug Test req'd prior to hire.
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Seattle Police Officer Chris Williamson and his search dog, Dennis, join county investigators at Lake Sammamish State Park Sunday in Issaquah, Wash. A shooting at the state park near Seattle that left two dead and four wounded stemmed from an argument between two groups, one of which was celebrating a birthday party, investigators said Sunday.
Argument sparked park shooting SEATTLE (AP) — A shooting at a state park near Seattle that left two dead and four wounded stemmed from an argument between two groups, one of which was celebrating a birthday party, investigators said Sunday. King County Sheriff’s Sgt. John Urquhart said killed in the shooting Saturday night at Lake Sammamish State Park were one man from each group: a 33-year-old from Kent, Wash., and a 30-year-old from Seattle. The park is about 20 miles east of downtown Seattle. One of the dead men was found with a gun on his body, while the other was not found with a weapon, Urquhart said. Their names were not released. The violence erupted around 9 p.m. at the edge of the lake between the two groups, who were about 50 to 75 yards apart. Urquhart said investigators are still determining what the groups were arguing about and what caused the dispute to escalate into gunfire.
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DRIVER WANTED Class B CDL clean driving record.Apply in person only.All Bright Sanitation,180 Ada Moore St.,Columbus, NC 28722 Volunteer Firefighter Opportunity Cliffside Area Fire Dept. which has served its community for more than 50 years is seeking to add volunteer firefighters to its roster. If you seek volunteering to serve your community in this area and willing to train as a firefighter, emergency rescue or emergency medical responder..Send resume to: Volunteer Firefighter, PO BOX 727, Cliffside, NC 28024 Requirements: Must be 21 years of age, have a valid NC Drivers license, and live within Cliffside Fire Tax District.
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Six people were taken into custody, but so far no one has been booked into jail, Urquhart said Sunday. The park, a popular gathering place for boating and watersports near the upscale suburbs of Bellevue and Issaquah, was closed Sunday while the investigation continued. Urquhart said investigators at the scene have recovered four guns and at least 20 spent shell casing. A park ranger alerted authorities to the shooting, placing an emergency call around 9 p.m. More shots were fired during the call. As police flooded the scene, they found parkgoers hiding in park buildings to get away from the gunfire. Swedish Medical Center spokesman Ed Boyle told The Seattle Times that a 29-year-old man with gunshot injuries was treated at the hospital’s emergency facility in Issaquah before being transferred to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Urquhart said two other
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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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wounded men were also taken to Harborview, while the fourth was taken to Overlake Medical Center in Bellevue. A Harborview spokesman told The Times early Sunday that one man was in serious condition and the other two were in satisfactory condition. The names of the injured were not released. Dawn Hilliker said she and her two teenage sons spent the day at Lake Sammamish State Park celebrating a friend’s high school graduation. They were packing up their car to leave when they heard several loud bangs from 250 yards away. “I thought some kids were setting off firecrackers, but 30 seconds later, I saw three cops driving down the street,” her son, Austin Hilliker, told The Times. “I saw three people arrested, two of them no more than 20 feet from our car. It was super scary.” The family waited two hours to leave the park, as police stopped every vehicle on the way out, Dawn Hilliker said.
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1 APARTMENT (3 UNITS) 2BR/1.5BA newly remodeled/updated Chase Middle Area $450/mo.+deposit 828-980-1700
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NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 214 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Ana D Kim to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated September 06, 2007, and recorded in Book 975, Page 453, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Rutherford County, North Carolina, at 10:15AM on July 28, 2010, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit:
Having qualified as Executors of the estate of KATHLEEN BOWLIN of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said KATHLEEN BOWLIN to present them to the undersigned on or before the 20th day of October, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 20th day of July, 2010. Margaret Rhodes, Executor 4519 US HWY 64/74A Mooresville, NC 28177
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Being all of Lot 362 as shown on survey by R. L. Greene, PLS entitled GreyRock Subdivision Phase 2B as recorded in Plat Book 26 at Page 122, said plat being one of a series of plats recorded in Plat Book 26, Page 119 through Page 123 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry, reference to said recorded plats being made for a more particular description of said lot. Said property is commonly known as: Lot 362 Grey Rock Subdivision, off of Rolling Ridge Trail, Lake Lure, NC 28746 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Ana D Kim. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, that tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. ___________________________________ Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 432.1001200NC /R Publication Dates: 07/20/2010 07/27/2010
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 276 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Charles L. Miller by Amy F. Miller, Attorney in Fact and Amy F. Miller to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 21st day of July, 2006, and recorded in Book 909, Page 590, in Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door at 229 North Main St in the City of Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on July 27, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Rutherford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING Lot Number 2 of the Lake View Estates Subdivision which lies on the Northeast side of Lake Lure between the lake and the Buffalo Creek Road, said lots being fully shown and set forth on a plat recorded in Plat Book 2 at Page 118, in the Office of the Register of Deeds, reference to which is hereby made for a more full and complete description by metes and bounds. Together with improvements located thereon; Said property being located at: 108 Haveners Point Circle, Lake Lure, North Carolina. The property hereinabove described was acquired by instrument recorded in Book 421, Page 258. A map showing the above described property is recorded in Book 2, Page 118, Rutherford County Registry. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the estate of LOIS MARIE HOOPER PASCHAL of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said LOIS MARIE HOOPER PASCHAL to present them to the undersigned on or before the 20th day of October, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 20th day of July, 2010. Barbara Paschal Toney, Executor 194 Five Oaks Lane Rutherfordton, NC 28139
A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. 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 IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.
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1873 10-SP-279 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Caroline D Seyboldt, dated March 31, 2008 and recorded on April 4, 2008, in Book No. 1002, at Page 52 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina; and because of default in the payment of the indeb-tedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebted-ness secured by said Deed of Trust, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at Rutherford County Courthouse, Courthouse Steps, North Carolina on August 3, 2010 at 10:00 AM that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Lake Lure, County of Rutherford, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Situate, lying and being in the Town of Lake Lure, Chimney Rock Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being Townhouse Unit 18, Building 9, as shown on revised plat entitled “Phase III Bent Creek, Fairfield Mountains, Inc.,” which plat is of record in Plat Book 13, at Page 97, Rutherford County Registry, and is more particularly defined in Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions for Bent Creek Townhouses of record in Deed Book 472, at Page 619, Rutherford County Registry, and in the First Amendment to Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions for Bent Creek Townhouses of record in Deed Book 476, at Page 701, Rutherford County Registry, in First Supplemental Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions for Bent Creek Townhouses - Phase II, of record in Deed Book 479, at Page 400, Rutherford County Registry, in Third Amendment to Supplemental Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions for Bent Creek Townhouses, of record in Deed Book 479, at Page 405, Rutherford County Registry, in Second Supplemental Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions for Bent Creek Townhouses - Phase III, of record in Deed Book 485, at Page 360, Rutherford County Registry, in First Amendment to Second Supplemental Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions for Bent Creek Townhouses Phase III, of record in Deed Book 490, at Page 640, Rutherford County Registry, and in any other amendments thereto; together with the undivided interest in the common elements as set forth in the aforesaid Declaration. THIS CONVEYANCE IS MADE SUBJECT TO Restrictive Covenants and Restrictions filed of record in Deed Book 386, at Pages 404-440, and subject to Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions for Bent Creek Townhouses of record in Deed Book 472, at Page 619, Rutherford County Registry and subject to the First Amendment to Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions for Bent Creek Townhouses of record in Deed Book 476, at Page 701, and subject to First Supplemental Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions for Bent Creek Townhouses - Phase II, of record in Deed Book 479, at Page 400, and subject to Third Amendment to Supplemental Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions for Bent Creek Townhouses of record in Deed Book 479, at Page 405, and subject to Second Supplemental Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions for Bent Creek Townhouses - Phase III, of record in Deed Book 485 at Page 360, and subject to First Amendment to Second Supplemental Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions for Bent Creek Townhouses - Phase III, of record in Deed Book 490, at Page 640, all of the Rutherford County Registry, and any and all subsequent amendments thereto. Being the same and identical property which was conveyed by Joseph J. Schwartz and wife, Emogene W. Schwartz to Neville S. Fuleihan (now deceased) and wife, Caroline D. Seyboldt by deed dated August 8, 1996 and of record in Deed Book 675, at Page 455, Rutherford County Registry. Address of property: 115 Bent Creek Blvd 18, Lake Lure, NC 28746
Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.
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Present Record Owners: Caroline D Seyboldt The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. In the event that the Owner and Holder or its intended assignee is exempt from paying the same, the successful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, and any Land Transfer Tax. The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS” and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the Trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009.
This 6th day of July, 2010. Dated: July 13, 2010 SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE BY: Attorney at Law The Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A. Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 http://sales.hsbfirm.com Case No: 1034261
Posted:_______________________ Witness: Assistant/Deputy Clerk of Superior Court David A. Simpson, P.C., Substitute Trustee By:________________________________ Attorney at Law Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC Attorneys for David A. Simpson, P.C., Substitute Trustee 2701 Coltsgate Road, Suite 300 Charlotte, NC 28211-3594 (704) 697-5809
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Train collision in India leaves 61 people dead SAINTHIA, India (AP) — The 22-year-old was asleep on the overnight train, headed to his distant job at a call center, when an enormous jolt awakened him and his coach flipped. He lay with his leg broken for five hours, crushed under the dead bodies of other passengers as he waited for help. The powerful crash between two express trains at a station in eastern India early Monday morning killed 61 people and injured scores more. The force of the crash was so intense the roof of one car was thrust onto an overpass above the tracks. Accidents are relatively common on India’s sprawling rail network, which is one of the world’s largest but lacks modern signaling and communication systems. Most crashes are blamed on poor maintenance and human error. It was the second major train crash in West Bengal state in two months. On May 28, a passenger train
derailed and was hit by an cargo train, killing 145 people. Authorities blamed sabotage by Maoist rebels for that crash. Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee rushed to the site of Monday’s crash and raised the possibility it was another case of sabotage. But there no immediate indication that rebels were to blame, and railway officials said the cause of the crash was unclear. A handful of accidents in north India in January killed at least a dozen people and were blamed on heavy winter fog that impaired visibility. Other fatal crashes happened when rickety rail bridges give way. However, accidents as deadly as Monday’s crash are rare. It happened about 2 a.m. when the fast-moving Uttarbanga Express slammed into the Vananchal Express as it was leaving the platform at Sainthia station, about 125 miles (200 kilo-
meters) north of Calcutta. Two passenger cars and a luggage car of the Vananchal Express were destroyed, leaving a tangle of twisted metal. The passenger cars were reserved for those on the cheapest tickets and such carriages are usually packed to capacity. Residents scrambled onto the crashed cars, searching for survivors. Hours later, rescue workers arrived, bringing heavy equipment to cut through the debris. “I had fallen asleep and woke up when I felt an enormous jolt and then suddenly I felt my coach turning over,” said the 22-year-old, Mithun Mahato, who was heading to his job in the eastern city of Ranchi. “Three or four passengers fell on top of me and my right leg broke. I lay there crushed under dead bodies for a long time. At least three people sitting next to me in the coach died.” “I was trapped there in horrible pain until rescue
workers with gas cutters cut into the coach and pulled me out.” He was pulled out around 7 a.m., nearly five hours after the crash. A passenger on the Vananchal Express, Mohammed Iris, 52, managed to crawl out of his coach an hour after it overturned. “I was awake when the accident happened. Our train had been given the signal to move but it had barely started moving when I felt an enormous jolt and then I felt the coach turning over.” “Some 8-10 people fell on top of me and my left thumb was almost severed from my hand.” When he finally managed to crawl out, local residents pulled him to safety. “When I crawled out it was only local people who helped me. They risked their lives to pull me out of the train.” Both men, along with most other crash survivors, were being treated at a government hospital. Rescuers recovered 61 bod-
ies from the crash site and at least 125 other people were injured, said Surajit Kar Purkayastha, a top police official. The two drivers of the Uttarbanga Express were among the dead. Rescue teams arrived about three hours after the accident, a local resident said. Before that locals scrambled to help survivors out of the trains and to pull out bodies. “For many hours it was just the local residents helping and it was very difficult to help without any equipment,” the unidentified man told NDTV television. Police official Humayun Kabir told NDTV, however, rescue workers reached the site within an hour. Rescue operations were finished by late Monday evening, said Samir Goswami, a railway spokesman. Cranes and laborers were working to remove the mangled coaches so the tracks could be cleared and train services resumed.
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