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— called WorkKeys — that focus on skills needed at a variety of careers including manufacturing facilities and registered nurses. The program highlights training workers and rating workers in three key areas: n Reading for Information n Applied Mathematics n Locating Information After completing the program, students are tested in those three areas and given a certification of gold, silver or bronze, depending on the job profile requirements. “River Textile Services, which recently
FOREST CITY — Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-10th) fielded questions and gave opinions on many topics during a Town Hall Meeting Wednesday night at the Cool Springs Administration building. A crowd of around 60 came to hear the third term representative address everything from healthcare reform to trade with China. “This is my 53rd Town Hall meeting during my time in Congress and I McHenry try to do many each year with one in August every year,” McHenry said. “Last year, I heard you loud and clear as a standing room only crowd that you wanted me to vote against the healthcare bill.” McHenry explained that each town hall meeting day, he spends time traveling around the county and he had spent the early morning in Lake Lure checking out the campus of the Lake Lure Classical Academy. He praised the work at LLCA and charter schools across the region. But when it came to addressing hot button issues, McHenry
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Isothermal Community College Vice President of Communications and Workforce Education Thad Harrill was one of the presenters at a Career Readiness Certification program Wednesday at ICC. The initiative highlights on-the-job training and also lay-off aversion through Incumbent Workforce Training grants.
Industry leaders meet at ICC By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Daily Courier Staff Writer
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SPINDALE — Isothermal Community College welcomed more than 40 industry leaders Wednesday as a group met to discuss the workforce training and development programs available at the college. “We’re here today to help you be successful, and by successful I mean you’ll make money and you’ll stay here and in business,” said Vice President of Communications and Workforce Education Thad Harrill. One of those programs is the Career Readiness Certification (CRC). The national CRC program is built around three tests
Budget puts crunch on online course offerings By ALLISON FLYNN Daily Courier Staff Writer
SPINDALE – State budget cuts will limit the type of online classes Isothermal Community College can offer to high school students. The change to the Community College Joint High School Partnership Programs went into effect with the signing of the Appropriations Act of 2010 on June 30 by Gov. Beverly Perdue as part of the state budget. What it means for students in Rutherford County who have been taking courses online to earn college credits
is, after this year, the only online college credit courses that will be offered will be those in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). General education courses, such as foreign languages, psychology, sociology and English, will no longer be offered. What it means for Isothermal Community College is FTE (full time equivalent) reimbursement only for STEM online courses. “The majority of what is done in general education has not been science and math, mainly because of the lab component, which can’t be done online,”
said Dr. Kim Gold, vice president of Academic and Student Services and Institutional Assessment at Isothermal Community College. Students enrolled in courses this fall, however, will be able to take the classes and earn credit. “We started signing people up for courses in March,” Gold said. Gold and Isothermal President Dr. Myra Johnson decided to provide the courses and assume the cost for them in order to provide for students who’d
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Rutherfordton attorney Jim Burwell turned 85 Wednesday, and the staff at the Rutherford County Courthouse surprised him with a birthday celebration. He is shown here opening a present alongside Clerk of Court Robynn Spence, left. Burwell, a county native, received his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his law degree from the University of Virginia. His license to practice law is dated Aug. 11, 1951, his birthday. He said he planned to continue in his profession “until they bury me the next day.” Myra Ellenburg, who has worked in Burwell’s office for almost 41 years, said he occasionally tells her, “You’re fired,” and she said she replies, “All right. See you tomorrow.” A daughter, Merri Burwell Oxley, also practices out of the office.
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LAKE LURE — Before the town signs its lease agreement with the Tourism Development Authority, commissioners want to make sure the town can be released from the 10-year contract if everything doesn’t work out. Commissioners decided to wait until their September meeting to sign the lease agreements with TDA and a separate lease with the Hickory Nut Gorge Chamber of Commerce. TDA and the chamber are sharing space in the chamberoperated visitor’s center in the town owned Community Center off Memorial Highway. The building is also home to a youth center. TDA plans to spend about $90,000 to renovate the facility that will include office space for both groups, a common area and a designated visitor’s area. All renovations and improvements to the facility have to be approved by the TDA Board of Directors. Please see Lake Lure, Page 6A
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Police Notes Sheriff’s Reports n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 124 E-911 calls Tuesday. n George L. Torbush reported the theft of medication. n Pamela Roxanne Greene reported the theft of a well pump.
Rutherfordton n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 28 E-911 calls Tuesday.
Spindale n The Spindale Police Department responded to 23 E-911 calls Tuesday. Jean Gordon/Daily Courier
Teachers listen during a “Getting Students to Read It and Get It In Any Subject� session Wednesday.
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Lake Lure n The Lake Lure Police Department responded to three E-911 calls Tuesday.
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n The Forest City Police Department responded to 63 E-911 calls Tuesday. n Charles Wood reported damage to property. n Heather West reported damage to property.
RUTHERFORDTON — Teachers and staff from Rutherford County Schools didn’t have to travel very far Wednesday to study the stars and planets inside UNC Morehead’s Portable Planetarium. The inflatable dome was among opportunities offered educators during the 2010 Summer Learning Luau held at R-S Central High School. The luau offered training and development opportunities for staff in-house for all certified personnel in the school system. Many of the sessions and activities provided fun for the teachers so they can incorporate the fun-activities in the classrooms. While technology was the focus of several sessions, all subjects and substance abuse and poverty issues were addressed in half day and all day sessions for teachers of grades K-12. The Learning Luau was optional for teachers and staff with approximately 300 people attending each day. Sessions were divided into three categories for grammar, middle and high school teachers and included everything from math, reading, history and science to writing a book and planning for a successful retirement. Elysa Corin of the Morehead Planetarium explained how the portable unit can be brought to county schools in order for students who might not can travel to Chapel Hill to study the universe. Morehead Planetarium takes the portable unit to school systems across the state, at least 90 miles outside Chapel Hill. Corin said the portable planetarium travels around the state and hopes to get into western
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Robin Smith (right) media specialist, Rutherford County Schools, steps into the portable planetarium provided by UNC Morehead Planetarium during a Learning Luau at R-S Central Wednesday. Directing her is planetarium employee Polly Dornette of Chapel Hill.
counties more often. Participants in the Planets Workshop received a resource kit that will enable them to conduct Astronomy-related activities in their classrooms. Dozens of sessions were provided during the Summer Learning Luau hosted by the RCS with local educators and out-of-town vendors/educators presenting. There were at least 11 different technology sessions, including two sessions for those needing basic computer skills to “Using Thinking Maps Software with a Promethean Board.� Thinking Maps software directly supports classroom instruction with 80 cross con-
tent lessons. Teachers had opportunities to learn about three unique windows: a directions or question window, a mapping thought window, and a writing window for explaining the thought process behind the mapping activity. Teachers will learn how to construct each of the eight thinking Maps, import objects and clip art, and view multiple maps. Presenters were from Thinking Maps, Inc.
n Christopher Michael Calhoun, 33, of Pilgrim Road, Ellenboro; charged with assault on a female; placed under a 48-hour hold. (FCPD) n Wesley E. Sallinger, 47, of 658 Cove Creek Drive; charged with driving the wrong way on a dual lane and driving while impaired; placed under a 48-hour hold. (LLPD) n Charles Ardell Howard, 46, of 33 Trout Haven Lane; charged with two counts of misdemeanor probation violation; placed under a $10,000 secured bond. (Probation) n Jeffrey Scott Toms, 42, of 141 Perennial Garden; charged with misdemeanor probation violation; placed under a $20,000 secured bond. (Probation)
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n Shaun Michael Dale, 29, of 106 Biddy Lane; charged with three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile; placed under a $3,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Joshua Andrew Thomas, 20, of 144 Roy Goins Road; charged with local ordinance consume beer/ wine underage; freed on a custody release. (RCSD) n Windel Thomas Weaver, 37, of 250 Hines Loop Road; charged with injury to personal property, communicating threats and assault on a female; placed under a 48-hour hold. (RCSD) n Kristie Carmen Bradley, 35, of 805 U.S. 221 North; charged with failure to comply on child support; placed under a $300 cash bond. (RCSD)
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n Robert Foy Johnson III, 18, of Greene Road, Forest City; cited for consuming by less than 21; released on a written promise to appear. (FCPD)
EMS/Rescue n The Rutherford County EMS responded to 24 E-911 calls Tuesday. n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to six E-911 calls Tuesday.
Fire calls n Ellenboro firefighters responded to an industrial fire alarm. n Forest City firefighters responded to a motor vehicle accident.
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spoke about debt and trying to bring jobs back to Rutherford County and Western North Carolina. “I voted against the stimulus bill because I think borrowing money from China and putting our children and grandchildren in debt is not the answer to helping our economy recover,” McHenry said. “But just telling you what I’m against doesn’t do much for you. I want to extend the Bush tax cuts, not let them expire. Obama says he only wants to tax the rich, but he only has bullet points and no bill in process.” During the question and answer period, speakers were limited to one minute and told to ask only one question. “Obama and his czars are trying to sort of circumvent the congress,” McHenry said in response to a question about how relevant a Republican congressional victory in November might be. “I brought this flow chart with me to show you the simplified version of your new healthcare system.” The flow chart McHenry produced was a jumbled mess of colored bubbles, that more closely resembled a box of melted crayons than an organizational scheme. “This is the kind of bureaucracy I’m fighting against and if Republicans do win in November, we’ll make sure we hold their feet to the fire and encourage transparency when it comes to the records of these men and women appointed by President Obama as overseers or czars,” McHenry said. When questioned on immigration reform, McHenry said he was in favor of enforcing the laws already on the books, rather than making radical changes to the 14th amendment of the U.S. Constitution — which grants citizenship by birth. “I’m a conservative, so I rarely want to change the constitution,” McHenry said. “But if we enforce the laws we already have — like the recent Arizona move to make state law line-up with federal law on immigration — we can really cut down on the problem. We also need to do a better job of securing our borders. President Bush did a bad job at this and President Obama is worse. When they installed a physical barrier at the border south of San Diego, their crime rate went down.” McHenry also pointed to bad trade agreements like NAFTA and CAFTA that he said torpedoed the textile industry in N.C. “We need to make better trade deals and focus on helping our next generation get the education and training they need to secure a good job,” McHenry added. “There are welders at the Duke Energy Cliffside plant construction project that are making $40 an hour. And Isothermal Community College can train people how to do that job. We need to make sure our students and workers are getting trained at ICC or at some other university and I fully support those educational efforts.”
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Crew members from Ronnie Turner Construction Co. are replacing about 24 feet of sewer line off US 74A near South Church Street, Forest City. The sewer line constructed years ago by National Textiles has corroded over the years and is being replaced. Town Manager Chuck Summey said some of the chemicals and salt used in the company’s processing factor caused corrosion in some of the lines. National Textiles spent millions of dollars to build the line and the town is paying the cost of replacing lines. “This is the last leg in that process,” Summey said of the replacement of several 1,000 feet of line. Just recently completed was lines off Beaver Street and Valleyview Drive.
Bias claims are new diversion for NC executions
RALEIGH (AP) — Two decades after Blanche Moore was sent to death row for the fatal poisoning of a former boyfriend, her pathway to the execution chamber has been diverted again. The 77-year-old white woman is among dozens of capital convicts in North Carolina this week who have alleged racial bias in sentencing. Some observers think the argument could upend the state’s system of capital punishment — a program that already faces a series of other lingering questions, including the use of lethal injection, the role of medical personnel and a century-old law on who crafts the execution Contact Baughman via e-mail at sbaughman@thedigital- protocol.
North Carolina hasn’t executed a convict since 2006. It’s not clear when, or if, another will happen as officials try to untangle what former Gov. Mike Easley once described as a “Gordian knot.” “You can try to untie it, but it’s seemingly impossible,” said Stephen Dear, executive director of People of Faith Against the Death Penalty. “You can never make (the death penalty) perfect.” Opponents of the death penalty have successfully worked for years to stall executions. A debate over the state’s lethal injection procedure — specifically what role a doctor should have — first brought capital punishment to a halt in 2007
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epublican state Sen. Phil Berger said Wednesday that the death penalty essentially does not exist now in North Carolina. Berger’s assessment is accurate. Yet there are a number of legitimate reasons for the current state of affairs, not the least of which is the fact that over the past several years, a number of crucial issues have cast doubt on the reliability of our judicial system. Those for or against the death penalty, have to concede that if this ultimate punishment is to be used, every effort must be made to see that it is done with extreme caution and deliberation. When it comes time for a jury to decide the fate of any defendant in a capital trial, those jurors must be able to trust that the prosecutors, defense lawyers, investigators, expert witnesses and judges have done everything possible to give them all the information they need to make that decision. That cannot be said now. North Carolina’s state crime lab has been under scrutiny for problems that may have led to unfair convictions. We have seen evidence that some prosecutors have actually cheated to win convictions. Research has cast doubt about the reliability of some evidentiary tools (eyewitness identification for example). When the state asks 12 good men and women to impose a death sentence on another person, they are asking much. Given the seriousness of these cases, it is not unreasonable for the people to demand that the state do all it can to ensure that the process is fair and just.
Our readers’ views Laments death of local businesswoman To the editor: Many memories and tears have been shared this weekend over the loss of a dear friend, Nell Horn. The Matriarch of Horn’s Home and Garden, in Forest City, Nell was a friend and advisor to the flurry of customers who frequented her store, in search of the perfect flower or elegant decoration.
August 10th newspaper concerning Dr. Darlene Dunn. My husband, James, and I also appreciate her. She is very dedicated and I’m sure she is appreciated by many. When you leave her office, you fell well informed and taken care of. As said in the article, she
doesn’t rush you. She has a passion for her job and shows compassion for her patients. Thank you Vernita for bringing the dedication of Dr. Dunn to the public’s attention. We need more like her. Debra Miller Rutherfordton
Visiting Nell at Christmastime was like coming home. I will always remember the sound of the creaking floor as she limped up to greet you, usually with a bow in one hand and wiping her brow with the other. Something about that moment, lit the fire of Christmas in my heart. Nell Horn, thanks for helping to make Forest City the place to be. You will be greatly missed. Susan Reepe Forest City
Agrees with letter writer about doctor To the editor: I would just like to confirm what was written in Tuesday,
Obama’s Afghan policy tracks Bush in Iraq President Barack Obama is an unremitting critic of George W. Bush, but in Afghanistan he’s walking in Bush’s shoes. How ironic. But also, how encouraging. Ironic, of course, because as a senator, Obama was among the strongest critics of Bush’s 2007 troop “surge” in Iraq. He predicted that additional troops would actually worsen the sectarian violence raging in that country -- though by September 2008, he acknowledged that “the surge has been successful,” but “in ways that not even President Bush expected.” Obama’s stance is encouraging because, like Bush in Iraq, he believes in the policies he’s pursuing in Afghanistan and is willing to buck opposition. “We now have a strategy that can work. We’ve got one of our best generals today, (David) Petraeus, on the ground,” he told CBS on Monday. “I’ve been very clear that we’re going to move forward on a process of training Afghans so that they can provide for their own security. “Then, by the middle of next year, we’re going to start thinning out our troops and giving Afghans more responsibility. “If I didn’t think that it was
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important for our national security to finish the job in Afghanistan, then I would pull out today, because I have to sign letters to ... families who have lost loved ones.” Opposition to Obama’s Afghan policy comes primarily from within the Democratic Party, of course, though there is also opposition from members of the U.S. foreign policy “establishment.” So it was for Bush in Iraq. When the going got rough, prominent Democrats such as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) declared the war “a lost cause” and a “quagmire,” and a majority of Congressional Democrats supported measures to curtail funding. Congressional Democrats are turning against the Afghanistan War in increasing numbers, though opponents are still short of a majority. Last week, 102 of the House’s 255 Democrats (plus 12 Republicans) voted against funding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Obama, who’s a nonstop
critic of Republicans for opposing his domestic policies, owes GOP members at least some thanks for supporting his Afghan policy. But Democrats are not about to humiliate a president of their own party, and he is getting expressions of support from figures such as Senate Armed Services Chairman Carl Levin (Mich.) and Foreign Relations Chairman John Kerry (Mass.). They would almost certainly be denouncing the Afghan war effort if Bush were pursuing it -- as would Vice President Joseph Biden. The three not only opposed Bush 43 on Iraq but his father’s 1991 decision to go to war when Iraq invaded Kuwait. In this case, Biden is forecasting that when Obama’s “thinning out” process commences next July, it probably will involve “as few as a couple thousand” soldiers. Biden, of course, argued against Obama’s “surge” when the policy was being formulated. Obama also is sticking with his policy against mounting public dissatisfaction and expressions of doubt by “establishment” figures -- most recently by Richard Haass, an official in both Bush administrations and now president of the Council on Foreign
Relations. Haass wrote in Newsweek last month that “It is time to scale down our ambitions there and both reduce and redirect what we do.” Haass does not favor a full-scale or sudden withdrawal, which “would almost certainly result in the collapse of the Karzai government and a Taliban takeover of much of the country.” Rather, borrowing an idea from Robert Blackwill, a former U.S. ambassador to India, Haass favors “decentralization” -- what amounts to partition -- of Afghanistan, handing over Pashtun areas to the Taliban and equipping other ethnic groups to defend themselves. This idea parallels ideas floated by foreign policy experts as alternatives to Bush’s Iraq surge -- including a partition plan proposed by Leslie Gelb, Haass’ predecessor at CFR, and “redeployment” proposals by the Iraq Study Group. The latest Gallup poll shows that -- no doubt because of mounting U.S. casualty levels -- a growing number of Americans (43 percent) believe that the United States made a “mistake” sending troops to Afghanistan, even though the question stipulated this first happened in October 2001. That, of course, was a
month after al-Qaida, then based in Afghanistan, toppled the Twin Towers. The memory seems to be fading. Since then, some 1,220 U.S. service personnel have lost their lives in Afghanistan. Last month, 66 died, the highest monthly toll in the war. However, that’s far short of the 4,400 who have died in Iraq and the record month, with 131 deaths, in May 2007. As U.S. commanders have explained, the rising death toll is the result of increased military action to defeat the enemy. By 2008, the monthly average in Iraq was down to 26 deaths as the surge succeeded. Of course, Iraq and Afghanistan are different countries. Petraeus’ counterinsurgency strategy may not work as well in Afghanistan as it did in Iraq. And yet, it has to be tried. The United States has abandoned Afghanistan and its nuclear-armed neighbor, Pakistan, again and again -too many times to maintain our credibility as a superpower, should we do it again. Obama is not giving up, much as Bush didn’t. We can only hope that both are vindicated. Kondracke is executive editor of Roll Call, the newspaper of Capitol Hill.
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Obituaries Osteen Lattimore
Osteen Hutchins Lattimore, 78, of Rutherfordton, died Monday, Aug. 9, 2010, at White Oak Manor Nursing Home in Ruthefordton. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Melvin Hutchins and the late Lillie Hutchins and the widow of the late James Thomas Lattimore. Survivors include a daughter, Tammy Detyens of Johns Island, S.C.; two sons, James Thomas Lattimore III of Newton and Tracy Melvin Lattimore of Greensboro; two sisters, Bonnie Clark of Bostic and Edith Threatt of Charleston, S.C.; and three grandchildren. Memorial services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at McMahan’s Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mike Haire officiating. Memorials may be made to the Pisgah United Methodist Church, 3621 Pea Ridge Road, Bostic, NC 28018 Online condolences: www.mcmahansfuneralhome.com
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McGee Delbert “Flintrock” Jones of Rutherfordton died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010, at Hospice House in Forest City. He was a retired supervisor at Mastercraft Corp. He was honorably discharged from the Army, serving his country during World War II with the 567th AAA (AW) Batallion. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edd and Frances Greene Jones, and his wife of 63 years, Helen Newton Jones. Survivors include two sons, Jimmy Jones of Asheboro and Brent Jones of Morehead, Ky.; two daughters, Sandy Austin of Rutherfordton and Janet Mancinelli of Shelby; a sister, Thelma McGinnis of Lake Charles, La.; nine grandchildren; and 15 greatgrandchildren. Graveside services will be held Friday at 3:30 p.m. at Sunset Cemetery in Shelby with the Rev. Ad Hopper officiating. The family will receive friends Friday from 1 to 3 p.m. at Crowe’s Mortuary in Rutherfordton prior to the service. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Online condolences: www. crowemortuary.com
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Janet Owens, 51, of 119 Delta St., Forest City, died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010, at
Osteen Hutchins Lattimore Osteen Hutchins Lattimore, age 78, of Rutherfordton, NC, died Monday, August 9, 2010, at White Oak Manor Nursing Home in Ruthefordton, NC. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Melvin Hutchins and the late Lillie Hutchins and the widow of the late James Thomas Lattimore. She was preceded in death by her daughter Terry Denise Poovey. She is survived by one daughter, Tammy Detyens of Johns Island, SC; two sons, James Thomas Lattimore, III, of Newton, NC and Tracy Melvin Lattimore, of Greensboro, NC; two sisters, Bonnie Clark of Bostic, NC and Edith Threatt of Charleston, SC; three grandchildren, Alexander Poovey, Rutledge Detyans, Jr. and Amanda Detyans. A memorial service will be held at McMahan's Funeral Home Chapel at 11:00 AM, Saturday, August 14, 2010, with Rev. Mike Haire officiating. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be made to the Pisgah United Methodist Church, 3621 Pea Ridge Rd., Bostic NC 28018. McMahan's Funeral Home and Cremation Services is assisting the Lattimore Family. An online guest register may be viewed at: www.mcmahansfuneralhome.com
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Rutherford Hospital. A native of Rutheford County, she was a daughter of the late Earl and Patricia Shaw Byers. She was employed as a customer service representative with Henson Cabinet and Flooring and was a member of Campfield Memorial Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Whitney Conner of Forest City; two brothers, Earl Shaw Jr. of Macon, Ga., and Derek Shaw of Shelby; a sister, Lisa Marlow of Forest City; and a lifelong friend, Sherry Byers Price. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Campfield Memorial Baptist Church with the Revs. Scott Huffman, Joey Cantrell and Ricky Poteat officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home. Online condolences: www.mckinneylandrethfuneralhome.com
Robert Behrns Robert Henry Behrns, 93, of Ellenboro, died Monday, Aug. 9, 2010, at his home. He was the owner of Behrns Orchard, selling peaches, apple and cider for many years. He was a member of Campfield Memorial Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Marie, of 53 years. Survivors include his wife of 16 years, Doris; a son, Richard Behrns of Ellenboro; a daughter, Betty Lonon of Marion; a sister, Isabelle, of Sun City Center, Fla.; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A private memorial service was held by the family. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Online condolences: www.mckinneylandrethfuneralhome.com
Mary Lee Mary Louise Glover Lee, 79, of 372 Echo Hollow Road, formerly of Gastonia and Belmont, died Aug. 10, 2010, at her home. A native of York County, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Herbert Neal and Olla Mae Mosteller Glover. She was a member and former Sunday school teacher at Narrow Way Full Gospel Church.
Mary Louise Glover Lee Mary Louise Glover Lee, 79, of 372 Echo Hollow Road, formerly of Gastonia and Belmont, died August 10, 2010, at her home. She was born in York County, SC, on April 26, 1931, to the late Herbert Neal and Olla Mae Mosteller Glover. Mary was a member and former Sunday school teacher at Narrow Way Full Gospel Church. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by two sons, Macon Lee, Jr. and Douglas Evan Lee; one daughter, Mary Jane Lee; and one brother, Dewey Glover. Survivors include two sons, Barney Lee and Layton Lee; four daughters, Barbara Martin, Delores Summey, Marthareen Philbeck, Kathy McEntyre; one brother, Herbert Glover; three sisters, Dorothy Justice, Trummer Baker, Nellie Overcash; 21 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Sisk-Butler Funeral Chapel in Bessemer City with the Rev. John Gilreath officiating. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Arrangements by Sisk-Butler Funeral Home, Bessemer City.
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Survivors include two sons, Barney Lee and Layton Lee; four daughters, Barbara Martin, Delores Summey, Marthareen Philbeck and Kathy McEntyre; a brother, Herbert Glover; three sisters, Dorothy Justice, Trummer Baker and Nellie Overcash; 21 grandchildren; 29 greatgrandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at Sisk-Butler Funeral Chapel in Bessemer City with the Rev. John Gilreath officiating. The family will receive friends two hours before the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Gaston Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Online condolences: www.siskbutler.com
Deaths David Wolper BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — David L. Wolper, whose landmark 1977 miniseries “Roots” engrossed the nation with its saga of an American family descended from an African slave, has died. He was 82. He was a consummate salesman and advocate for filmmakers, said Mel Stuart, a veteran feature director and documentarian who worked with Wolper for two decades. Wolper helped establish a new “school” of West Coast films at a time when New York-based TV networks’ news divisions and filmmakers dominated the field. During his lengthy career, Wolper produced the children’s classic Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and demonstrated his showman instincts with New York’s 1986 extravaganza celebrating the Statue of Liberty centennial and the 1984 Olympic Games ceremonies in Los Angeles. But his TV work remained his best-known accomplishment, particularly “Roots,” based on the best seller by Alex Haley. The ABC series was seen in whole or part by 130 million people — more than half the country — when it ran for eight nights in 1977. In 2002, Wolper produced a 25th-anniversary special on the impact of “Roots,” which aired on NBC after ABC turned down the idea. Wolper also produced several other miniseries, including the 1979 sequel “Roots:
Annie Wright Gowan Annie Wright Gowan, age 77, of Forest City, NC, died Tuesday, August 10, 2010, at Willow Ridge of N. C. in Rutherfordton, NC. Mrs. Gowan was of the Baptist faith and was retired from Woodlands Nursing Home. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Marcus Wright and the late Samantha Wright and the widow of the late Curtis E. Gowan. She was preceded in death by her son, Homer Lee Gowan. She is survived by one daughter, Betty Harper of Rutherfordton, NC; three sons, Wayne Gowan of Rutherfordton, NC, Charles Gowan of Columbus, NC and Bruce Gowan of Belmont, NC; one sister, Joyce Jaynes of Rutherfordton, NC; one brother, Carroll William Wright, of Kingsport, TN; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Arrangements are being handled by McMahan's Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 249 South Main St., Rutherfordton, NC where the family will receive friends from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Wednesday, August 11, 2010. A graveside service will be held at Sunset Memorial Park at 11:00 AM, Thursday, August 12, 2010, with Rev. Wesley Hudgins officiating. Interment will be at Sunset Memorial Park, Forest City, NC. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. An online register may be viewed at: www.mcmahansfuneralhome.com
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The Next Generations,” ‘’The Thorn Birds” and “North and South.” A New York City native who was born Jan. 11, 1928, Wolper studied at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, and the University of Southern California, where he was business manager of the humor magazine, Wampus, edited by future Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Art Buchwald. Before becoming a titan in the miniseries genre, Wolper had a series of highly successful TV documentaries, including “The Making of the President 1960.” At the 1964 Emmy Awards, “The Making of the President 1960” received four trophies including program of the year, which was then the top award. He also produced the National Geographic special “The World of Jacques-Yves Cousteau,” which opened up the ocean depths for television viewers. He recalled Cousteau as “exactly as he appeared to be on the screen, a brave man who believed, passionately, in what he was doing and loved the oceans of the Earth.” Always game for something new, Wolper branched out into docudramas such as “The Trial of Lt. Calley,” sitcom hits “Welcome Back, Kotter” and “Chico and the Man,” and films including the Oscar-winning L.A. Confidential. Nellie King PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nellie King, a former Pirates pitcher who later became a popular announcer for the club, died Wednesday after THE DAILY COURIER Published Tuesday through Sunday mornings by Paxton Media Group LLC dba The Daily Courier USPS 204-920 Periodical Postage paid in Forest City, NC. Company Address: 601 Oak St., P.O. Box 1149, Forest City, NC 28043. Phone: (828) 245-6431 Fax: (828) 248-2790 Subscription rates: Single copy, daily 50¢ / Sunday $1.50. Home delivery $11.75 per month, $35.25 for three months, $70.50 for six months, $129 per year. In county rates by mail payable in advance are: $13.38 for one month, $40.14 for three months, $80.27 for six months, $160.54 per year. Outside county: $14.55 for one month, $43.64 for three months, $87.28 for six months, $174.56 per year. College students for school year subscription, $75. The Digital Courier, $6.50 a month for non-subscribers to The Daily Courier. Payment may be made at the website: www.thedigitalcourier. com The Daily Courier is not responsible for advance subscription payments made to carriers, all of who are independent contractors.
McGee Delbert Jones “Flintrock” McGee Delbert Jones of Rutherfordton, died August 10th 2010 at Hospice House in Forest City after a brief illness. He was a retired supervisor at Mastercraft Corp. He was honorably discharged from the Army, proudly serving his country during WWII with the 567th AAA(AW) Batallion. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years Helen Newton Jones. Also preceding him in death were infant daughters, Rebecca Gail and Frances Jane; father and mother, Edd and Frances Greene Jones; brother, Wray Jones; sister, Jeanette Jones Jones and grandson, Andy Mancinelli. Survivors are sons, Jimmy Jones and wife, Cathy of Asheboro, NC and Brent Jones and wife, Jean of Morehead, KY; daughters, Sandy Austin and husband, Ted of Rutherfordton, NC and Janet Mancinelli and husband, John of Shelby, NC; one sister, Thelma McGinnis of Lake Charles, LA; nine grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren. Graveside services will be held Friday, August 13 at 3:30 PM at Sunset Cemetery in Shelby, NC with Rev. Ad Hopper officiating. The family will receive friends from 1 PM until 3 PM Friday at Crowe’s Mortuary in Rutherfordton prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Online condolences may be made at : www.crowemortuary.com Paid obit
several years of health problems. He was 82. King’s death was confirmed by Duquesne University, where he worked from 1975-92 as the sports information director. He also served as golf coach, publicity director for the Eastern Eight Conference — the forerunner of the Atlantic 10 — and announced men’s basketball games. The 6-foot-6 right-hander grew up in Hershey, Pa., and had modest success as a pitcher for the Pirates. He went 7-5 while appearing in 95 games from 1954-57, all but four as a reliever. Patrick Forte SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Former New England Patriots executive Patrick Forte has died at the age of 60. Forte, hired by the Patriots as vice president of administration in January 1991 and dismissed in May 1995, died on July 28 of a stroke. In 1998, Forte pleaded guilty to larceny for taking thousands of dollars in exchange for 1997 Super Bowl tickets and season tickets that were never provided.
Jan Owens Janet Byers Owens, 51, of 119 Delta Street, Forest City, died Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at Rutherford Hospital. A native of Rutherford County she was born April 17, 1959, a daughter of the late Earl and Patricia Shaw Byers, Sr. Jan was employed as Customer Service Representative with Henson Cabinet and Flooring and was a member of Campfield Memorial Baptist Church. She is survived by one daughter, Whitney Conner of Forest City; two brothers, Earl Shaw, Jr. and wife, Sherry of Macon, Georgia, Derek Shaw and wife, Denita of Shelby; one sister, Lisa Marlow and Roger Holland of Forest City, and a special life long friend Sherry Byers Price. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, August 14, 2010 at Campfield Memorial Baptist Church with Rev. Scott Huffman, Rev. Joey Cantrell and Rev. Ricky Poteat officiating. Burial will follow in the church c e m e t e r y. Visitation will be held 7:00-9:00 P.M. Friday, August 13, 2010 at McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home Cliffside. McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home is serving the Owens family. An online guest register and video tribute is available at www. mckinneylandrethfuneralhome.com
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Clyde H. Searcy Clyde H. Searcy, age 86, of Rutherfordton, NC, died Monday, August 9, 2010, at Rutherford Hospital in Rutherfordton, NC. Mr. Searcy was a member of Calvary Baptist Church where he had served as a deacon and Sunday School Teacher. Mr. Seracy retired from Spindale Mills in 1986 and was a member of the Woodmen of the World. Mr. Searcy was preceded in death by his sister Alice Taylor. A native of Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Aden Searcy and Josephine Robertson Searcy and the widower of the late Bernice Searcy. Mr. Searcy is survived by one daughter, Sara Ledbetter of Rutherfordton, NC; one son, Larry Searcy and wife, Donna of Rutherfordton, NC; three sisters, Evelyn Ervin of Forest City, NC, Jeanette McCraw of Spindale, NC and Ethel Lane of Spindale, NC; two brothers, Alvin Searcy of Marion, NC and Albert Searcy of Forest City, NC; four grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be held at Calvary Baptist Church at 2:00 PM, Thursday, August 12, 2010,with Dr. Larry Gregg and Rev. Clifford Bradshaw officiating. The family will recieve friends following the Funeral Service in the Church Sanctuary. Interment will be in the church cemetery, Rutherfordton, NC In lieu of flowers the Searcy family requests memorials be made to the Calvary Baptist Church 224 Chimney Rock Rd. Rutherfordton, NC 28139. McMahan's Funeral Home and Cremation Services is assisting the Searcy Family. An online guest register may be viewed at: www.mcmahansfuneralhome.com Paid obit.
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Ongoing Foothills Harvest Ministry: bag sale; fill a plastic grocery bag with shoes and clothing for $5. Silent auctions for Relay for Life: Held weekly through Sept. 10. Photos and details will be posed on the Rutherford County government website at www. rutherfordcountync.gov. Items will be posted each Monday and bids end each Friday at noon. For information or to place a bid, e-mail Debra Conner, debra.conner@rutherfordcountync.gov. Luniaria sale and can food drive: Relay for Life Rutherford County is selling luminarias, which will be lighted Sept. 10 at Relay for Life, for $10; luminarias may be purchased online at www. relayforlife.org/rutherfordnc or by calling Gail Strickland, 245-2156 or 233-1735. In addition, canned foods will be used to weigh downt he luminarias. After Relay, the canned foods will be donated to Communities in Schools and Grace of God Rescue Mission; cans should be 11 to 15 ounces to best fit in the luminarias. 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. Youth football and cheerleading sign-ups: For the Rutherfordton Raiders, Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at Crestview Park from 6 to 8 p.m.; for information, call Tammy, 980-2059. Real estate broker pre-licensing courses:Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., beginning Aug. 21; $175 plus books; visit www.isothermal.edu/ learnstuff or call 286-3636 ext. 346.
Thursday, Aug. 12 Washburn Community Outreach Center: store open Thursday and Friday, noon to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; center will also be offering a GED program this fall in conjunction with Isothermal Community College, call 2455603 for details; porch sale coming soon. Winemaking 101: Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m., Love Story Farm; cost for the five week class is $50; students will be making a six gallon California Cabernet Sauvignon wine kit, which makes approximately 30 bottles; space limited to 12 students, who must be 21 and older and bring ID; pre-register by visiting www.lovestoryfarm.webs. com. Senior dance: 6:30 to 10 p.m., Moose Lodge in Forest City; live band and DJ George; for information, call 289-5852. Mom’s Hope: 6:30 p.m., Missionary Wesleyan Church Social Hall; this is a support group for mom’s whose children are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol; for information, call Chris, 2896467, or Karen, 286-2308.
Friday, Aug. 13 Health fair and back-to-school event: 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Carolina Chiropractic Plus; lunch provided with donation of a school supply.
Saturday, Aug. 14 Breakfast/yard sale: 7 to 11 a.m., Whitehouse Community Center, Union Mills; menu includes sausage, livermush, eggs, gravy, busicuits, grits, jelly, coffee and juice; adults $5, children $3, children younger than 6 free. Kids’ Computer Corner: Every Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon, Union Mills Learning Center; free to the public and geared toward children preschool through third grade who may not have access to a computer or the Internet at home; educational software and adultsupervised access to the Internet. Rutherford County Soccer Association walk in soccer registration: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Spindale House; for ages 4 to 12; cost is $40 per player, $35 per sibling; all players must provide a copy of their birth certificate; for information, call 286-0073 or e-mail rutherfordcountysoccer@ yahoo.com. Low-cost vaccine clinic: noon to 1 p.m., Thunder Road Animal Hospital; rabies shots, one year $10 cash, three year $12 cash; other discounted vaccines available. Bingo: 5 p.m., old Gilkey School; sponsored by Rutherford County Traffic Control; hot dogs with all the trimmings, French fries and drinks will be sold; proceeds will go to the purchase of new traffic control equipment.
opened an operation in the county, has had over 2,000 workers apply,” said Director of Customized Training and Development Mike Saunders. “They’re going to use this CRC program and the WorkKeys tests to help narrow that field.” Representatives from Timken, Ultracoat, Trelleborg, First Choice Armor and many other local companies attended the meeting to learn about the available programs. “The CRC is a good tool for employers to use to determine whether those applicants have the skills to perform the jobs they have,” said Bill Roberston, administrator of the Region C Workforce Development Board. “Employers can use the CRC program as a way of screening applicants. Now, you can’t use it as a primary criteria, but you can use it once you have a job profile.” The college staff also promoted ways to help companies find money to pay for training and re-training programs through the Incumbent Workforce Training grants. “There are grants up to $25,000 you can receive for training for your workforce for lay-off aversion through skill attainment by the employees or through process improvement that contributes to the competitiveness of the business,” Robertson said. “We’ve done a lot of Lean Manufacturing and ISO training for companies and we’ll still be able to do that, but there may be some limitations on that through the year. You can find these criteria
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already enrolled. “If a student is enrolled in a sequence we want them to finish it out,” Gold said of any courses that could possibly be offered in the spring. “What you’ll see is limited offerings otherwise.” For Isothermal, it means a cost of around $120,000 to administer the 22 courses, said Isothermal Director of Marketing Mike Gavin. “Fortunately we have money enough to pay for the courses because of the way our funding works,” he said, explaining that this year’s funding is based on FTE (full time equivalent)
for the grants on our website, which is regionc.org.” The college is working with the National Center for Construction Education and Research to help train construction and craft workers learn “In 12 months we’ve taken 35 folks and all of them have completed this NCCER credential program and Shaw Construction at Duke’s Cliffside plant has hired all of them,” Saunders said. “This training gives people credentials in basic construction crafts safety, blueprints, etc. and then more specialized training in electrical work and other fields. If the college can help your business with any specialized training, don’t hesitate to contact us and let us know.” When a student comes through the college to be certified for pipefitting, they also earn NCCER certification in welding and other crafts. Amanda King, former human resources director at Eaton, Mastercraft Fabrics and also a former county commissioner, spoke about leadership training and effective time management courses at ICC. “There are many tools and process elements we can give to team leaders and supervisors to help them perform at a higher level,” King said. “If they don’t have that ability to create an engaged workforce, it won’t happen at a level at which it could happen.” Several industry leaders shared experiences. “We focused so much on building our teams, that we didn’t pay attention to the team dynamic. We asked Thad and Mike to help us with training on the team dynamic,” said Rob
numbers from the previous year. “We won’t gain any FTE on it (those courses) this year for next,” he said. Gold said she believed the legislature decided to limit offerings because in essence it meant paying double for students for those courses. “We gain reimbursements through FTE on those enrolled and the high school also gets money to cover the cost of the courses,” she said. “And at a time when they (legislators) want to save money they don’t want to pay for the same service twice.” Learn and Earn in part has been part of the growth the college has seen in enrollment in the past two years, Gavin said. “We’ve seen with the phenomenal
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a Rutherford County Schools public bus has dropped students off the at Continued from Page 1A the center. In another school related matter, Meeting for their regular business commissioners unanimously approved session Tuesday night, Lake Lure’s repairing Harris Road at a cost of town council members discussed the about $13,000. The 15-year-old road partnerships between the two groups is the one utilized for the LLCA and and the town. sustained damage during the buildCommissioner Linda Turner asked ing of the temporary school units. Town Manager Chris Braund if words The money will come from Powell could be added to the lease that “says Bill funds, designated by the state for if this is not working in the best inter- road work. est” of the groups and the town, the town be relieved of the lease. Commissioners also agreed if there “As the landlord, we want to encour- are materials from the old road that age a positive outcome in between can be used to fill in pot holes in oththem,” said Commissioner Mary Ann er areas of the town, they should be Dotson. used. There has been a TDA staff memSchool director Caroline Upchurch ber in the facility for the past couple said the school does not have the years, working with chamber staff money to repair the road, but since and volunteers in the interest of tour- it is a state road, it is eligible for ism development in the east and west Powell Bill funds. The town has about Rutherford County. $65,000 in Powell Bill money and Renovations to the community said Harris Road is a priority. building will begin after the leases are signed and the youth center reloCommissioner John Moore added, cates to the Arcade Building in the “We can maintain our roads and if it offices of the Lake Lure Classical happens to benefit the school, so be it. Academy. Fix the road.” The youth center has been serving Council also approved an agreement about 20 to 25 children, but town with the North Carolina Department officials expect a possible 200 chilof Transportation regarding transdren in the new program. In the past, fer of ownership for the existing
Williams, plant manager for Eaton Corp. “That was a little bit different but we sent everybody in the plant to this training at ICC for a day. It was very interactive, not just sitting in a chair. At the end of the day, we had 99 percent of our employees thought it was an outstanding investment in their time and of the company’s money. A lot of eyes were opened on how the team dynamic should work — how we help one another instead of calling someone out and saying they aren’t doing their jobs.” “When we worked with the college, they came to Trelleborg and learned about our key areas and our key processes,” said Dale Owens of Trelleborg. “We were challenged by the president of our company to come up with some training to remind the high-end managers and the managers on the floor that we need to remember where our bread is buttered. Mike and I sat down and did some programs for customer focused training. It was so successful, we’re going to do that in our South Carolina and Tennessee facilities and managers.” Robertson said there are also programs focusing primarily on the dislocated workers in the region. “As you know we have a pile of them right now,” Robertson said. “We have a lot of funds available for the on-thejob training to help avert more layoffs and then make sure you’re hiring people who are ready to do those jobs. For folks that are a little reluctant to hire, this may help them make that decision to put people back to work.” Contact Baughman via e-mail: sbaughman@thedigitalcourier.com.
growth of online classes that it really is true that different students respond to different learning delivery methods,” he said. Changes to Learn and Earn could affect 400-plus students, Gavin said, a number that includes homeschool, private and public school students. The change does not impact students at Rutherford Early College High School as early college and middle college high schools were not affected. The change in legislation comes at a time when more and more parents are trying to find ways to make college affordable, Gold said. “There will be students who may find it more difficult to find college credits,” she said.
Memorial Highway bridge over the Broad River. DOT workers are constructing a new bridge, and once it opens, DOT will inspect the old bridge and make any necessary repairs before the town becomes its owner. The bridge will have a sustaining budget of about $120,000, which officials say will be used to demolish the bridge in the future. Interest on the funds from the state will help the town beautify the areas of the bridge, to be used for pedestrian or biking traffic only. Rick Tipton, DOT engineer told commissioners, the new bridge will probably be completed in October. Also, the board approved a fabric structure permit requested by Michelle Yelton, co-director of the Dirty Dancing Festival, Sept. 17-18. The 180 ft. by 60 ft. tent will be set up at Firefly Cove and has a capacity of about 300 people and will be set up for the Saturday night gala. Commissioners and town staff received a special invitation to the LLCA Open House Saturday from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Staff and teachers will greet the public. Refreshments will be served. Contact Gordon via email: jgordon@thedigitalcourier.com
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WASHINGTON (AP) — White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Wednesday he might have said things differently when he lashed out at liberals he called the “professional left” and suggested some of them should be drug tested. But he told his daily White house briefing that he’s certainly not leaving his job over the remark, as at least one Democratic congressman has suggested. And he stuck to his line that President Barack Obama has accomplished or made great strides on key goals and promises despite criticism from some liberals that he has not done enough. Gibbs found himself in hot water with some liberals after his remarks in an interview with “The Hill” newspaper. The spokesman said that liberals who likened Obama to former President George W. Bush on many policies should be “drug tested.” One Democratic congressman, Minnesota’s Keith Ellison, suggested Gibbs resign. Asked if he regretted his choice of words, Gibbs said, “many times I could have said thing slightly differently.” But, he added with a chuckle, “There’s no truth to the rumor that I’ve added an inflatable exit to my office.” It was a reference to JetBlue flight
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Nation Today 4 sisters, 4 babies, 4 days
CHICAGO (AP) — Four sisters from one family have each given birth within four days. That’s four sisters, four babies, four days. The same obstetrician delivered the babies of three of the sisters — 27-year-old Lilian Sepulveda, 29-year-old Saby Pazos and 24-year-old Leslie Pazos — in the same suburban Chicago hospital on Friday and Saturday. A fourth sister, Heidi Lopez, gave birth on Monday in California. Family members say the women didn’t plan the timing. Obstetrician Dr. Jean Alexandre, who delivered the three babies in suburban Chicago, calls the births “very unusual but wonderful at the same time.”
Blago jury deadlocked?
CHICAGO (AP) — Jurors deliberating for an 11th day in the corruption trial of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich suggested Wednesday that they may be deadlocked on some counts. The jury sent a note to Judge James B. Zagel saying they have made “a reasonable attempt” to reach a unanimous decision and did so without rancor, but asked for guidance if they can’t reach a unanimous decision on any given count. Zagel, who read the note aloud in court, said he would send note back to jurors asking them to be clearer about what they meant so that he could advise them. Michael Ettinger, the attorney for Rod Blagojevich’s brother — codefendant Robert Blagojevich — said neither the judge nor attorneys in court understood exactly what the note meant. “We don’t know what it means. The judge doesn’t know what it means,” Ettinger said. He said the jurors had gone home for the day,
and the judge would have another hearing at 11 a.m. Thursday.
attendant Steven Slater, who became angry at a passenger, cursed the passenger out over the plane’s loudspeaker on Monday and then slid down the inflatable emergency slide to the tarmac at New York’s Kennedy Airport. Gibbs said he hasn’t talked to Obama directly about his choice of words, which he called “born out of frustration.” He said that many of Obama’s campaign promises, led by the sweeping health care overhaul, have been brought to fruition, and suggested that “those are accomplishments that we all should be proud of, regardless of whether it encompasses 100 percent of what we had wanted in the beginning.” In the interview in which he dubbed some liberals the “professional left,” Gibbs contended that some progressives critical of Obama wouldn’t be satisfied until the Pentagon was eliminated and Canadian-style health care ushered into the U.S. Some of them wouldn’t even be happy if anti-war congressman Dennis Kucinich were president, according to Gibbs. Asked if he had put his foot in his mouth or had said something he meant, Gibbs said: “I think I have both my feet firmly planted on the floor and nothing in my mouth to speak of.” It was the first time he has commented on the controversy.
White House: US on track to end Iraq combat role
Manhunt shifts focus GENTRY, Ark. (AP) — They fancy themselves a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde who pulled off a brazen prison escape in Arizona and allegedly went on a bloody, multistate crime spree. They dyed their hair and stuck to out-of-the-way places to avoid drawing attention to themselves. John McCluskey and Casslyn Welch have become two of the most-wanted fugitives in America over the past two weeks as they traversed far-off towns across the West and eluded capture at every turn. On Wednesday, the manhunt shifted from the wild, open lands of northern Montana near the Canadian border to a tiny town in the Arkansas Ozarks where McCluskey and Welch are suspected of robbing a beauty salon.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is satisfied that the United States can safely end its combat role in Iraq at the end of this month and meet the deadline for removing all U.S. troops from the country by the end of 2011, White House officials said Wednesday. Obama was briefed on the status of the withdrawal from Iraq by his national security team and the top U.S. commander in Iraq. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said the president was also brought up to date on so far unsuccessful efforts by Iraq to form a new government five months after national elections. Obama met with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, national security adviser James Jones and, by videoconference, the U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. Ray Odierno. “The president heard directly from General Odierno, who said that we were on target to complete our drawdown by the end of August. Already we have removed over 80,000 troops from Iraq since President Obama took office,” Gibbs said. Gibbs and other U.S. officials said an uptick in violence as August 31 draws nearer was expected. They blamed it on the start of the monthlong Islamic observance of Ramadan, and on attempts by factions to further complicate efforts to form a coalition government and by some militants to create the appearance that they were running the U.S. out of the country. Ongoing attacks against Iraq’s security forces come as the U.S. is
Suit filed against coach SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A California woman sued the governing body of U.S. competitive swimming and her former coach, claiming he sexually abused, humiliated and harassed her when she was a teenager training under his supervision. The suit announced Wednesday is one of several around the country alleging USA Swimming covered up wrongdoing and allowed a culture of abuse to exist in coaching ranks. USA Swimming declined to comment on the latest case but said it investigates misconduct complaints and revokes membership if behavior was inappropriate. The lawsuit claims swim coach Norman Havercroft sexually abused Jancy Thompson over a five-year period in the 1990s.
moving to reduce its troop levels to 50,000 by the end of August. “There continue to be terrorists in Iraq. There continue to be acts of violence,” Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes told a group of reporters. “They have not affected the positive trends” happening in Iraq and the overall level of violence is lower than it has been in the past, Rhodes said. Gibbs said Odierno told Obama the security situation has continued to improve and that Iraqi forces are fully prepared to take over. Obama has vowed both to end the official U.S. combat mission on schedule and to move all remaining U.S. troops off Iraqi soil by the end of 2011, a timetable set in an agreement with the Iraqi government. The president also received an update from Vice President Joe Biden and Christopher Hill, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, on Iraq’s troubled efforts to form a new government. Biden’s national security adviser, Tony Blinken, said frustration is building among the Iraqis over failure to form a coalition government. “There is a sense of urgency to move forward and get a government formed,” he said. “We really believe there is forward movement. But it’s not up to us.” In a National Public Radio interview from Baghdad earlier in the day, Hill said the pace of political progress has quickened in recent weeks and that “things may be heading in the right direction” even though “more needs to be done.”
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Former congressman Rostenkowski dead, 82 This image provided by the Alaska State Troopers on Aug. 11, 2010 shows the wreckage of the amphibious plane carrying former Sen. Ted Stevens which crashed on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010 into a remote mountainside during a fishing trip, killing the state’s most beloved political figure and four others and stranding the survivors on a rocky, brush-covered slope near Dillingham, Alaska. Associated Press
Cold night crept by after crash
DILLINGHAM, Alaska (AP) — Former Sen. Ted Stevens lay dead in the mangled fuselage of the plane. A 13-year-old boy escaped death but his father died a few feet away. Medical workers spent the miserable night tending to survivors’ broken bones amid a huge slick of fuel that coated a muddy mountainside. The gruesome details of the plane crash that killed Stevens and four others emerged as investigators tried to figure out how the float plane crashed into a mountain during a fishing trip. Three teenagers and their parents were on the plane, including the former head of NASA. Authorities were studying weather patterns to understand if overcast skies, rain and gusty winds played a role in a crash that claimed the life of the most revered politician in Alaska history. The Republican was remembered as a towering political figure who brought billions of dollars to the state during his 40 years in the Senate — a career that ended amid a corruption trial in 2008. The case was later tossed out. A pilot who was one of the first to arrive at the scene described
a horrific scene of airplane wreckage, fuel, rainy weather, dead bodies and frightened survivors. As he helped shuttle a doctor and two EMTs to the scene about three hours after the crash, Tom Tucker described seeing a survivor still strapped in the front seat with the nose of the plane disintegrated. His head was cut, and his legs appeared to be broken. “The front of the aircraft was gone,” Tucker said. “He was just sitting in the chair.” He and other responders made a tarp tent over the missing cockpit to keep him dry. It was rainy and cold, and he believes the passengers’ heavy duty waders protected them when they went into shock. Temperatures ranged from about 48 degrees to 50 degrees overnight at Dillingham. “These individuals were cold. We covered them up with blankets and made them as comfortable as we could.” Master Sgt. Jonathan Davis, one of the first National Guardsmen to reach the crash site, told ABC’s “Good Morning America” that the waders helped the injured by acting “as sort of a survival-type blanket,” keeping body heat in and water out.
The flights at Dillingham are often perilous through the mountains, even in good weather. NTSB chairwoman Deborah Hersman said weather conditions at the time of the accident included light rain, clouds and gusty winds. The federal investigation is still in its early stages, and it’s too early to say what caused the crash, Hersman said. “We’re certainly looking at weather, but everything’s on the table right now and we haven’t ruled anything out,” Hersman told CNN on Wednesday morning. She said investigators had not yet been able to talk to the crash survivors. Hersman said the group had eaten lunch at a lodge and boarded a 1957 red-and-white float plane between 3 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. local time for a trip to a salmon fishing camp. Lodge operators called the fish camp at 6 p.m. to inquire when the party would be returning for dinner, but were told that they never showed up. Civilian aircraft were dispatched, and pilots quickly spotted the wreckage a few miles from the lodge, Hersman said. The doctor and EMTs were flown to the area and hiked to the wreckage.
CHICAGO (AP) — Former Rep. Dan Rostenkowski, the Chicago Democrat who became the leading architect of congressional tax policy in the Reagan era but later went to federal prison for corruption, died Wednesday, a family friend said. He was 82. Rostenkowski, who served 18 terms before losing in 1994, died surrounded by family at his home in Lake Benedict, Wis., friend Ellen Tully told The Associated Press. He had been treated for prostate cancer in the 1990s. As House Ways and Means Committee chairman, Rostenkowski was known as a consensus builder and a master of legislative tactics. He is credited with leading a 1983 effort to rescue Social Security from Rostenkowski insolvency and pushing through a sweeping 1986 overhaul of the nation’s tax system. But Rostenkowski himself acknowledged that his legacy would always be tainted by his stint in federal prison. “I know that my obituary will say, ‘Dan Rostenkowski, felon,’ and it is something that I have to live with,’” he said in a 1998 broadcast interview with Robert Novak and Mark Shields. In 2000, however, then-President Bill Clinton pardoned Rostenkowski. Two prominent Republicans, former President Gerald R. Ford and former House Minority Leader Robert H. Michel were among those urging the pardon. Rostenkowski’s problems began in 1992 when a grand jury in Washington charged him with 17 counts of misusing government and campaign funds. The scandal forced him to step down as chairman and led to his 1994 defeat by Republican unknown Michael Patrick Flanagan, who became the first GOP congressman from Chicago in 35 years. It was part of a Republican sweep that returned the GOP to power in both houses of Congress for the first time since the 1950s. (Flanagan served just one term before being ousted by then-Democratic state Rep. Rod Blagojevich, who later became governor — and was ousted from office in his own scandal in January 2009.) In the end, Rostenkowski pleaded guilty two counts of mail fraud. He admitted in his plea agreement that he had converted office funds to his own use for gifts such as Lenox china and armchairs. He admitted hiring people on his congressional payroll who did little or no official work — but took care of his lawn, took photographs at political events and family weddings, helped his family’s business and supervised the renovation of his house.
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Owls Look To Repeat East Rutherford tennis tryouts today FOREST CITY — East Rutherford will conduct ladies tennis tryouts later on today at 4 p.m. The tryouts are being held at Callison Recreation Center.
American defender signs with Villa BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — American defender Eric Lichaj has signed a new threeyear contract with English Premier League club Aston Villa. The 21-year-old fullback has not played for the Villa first team despite being with the club for three years but earned the contract with his performances in preseason exhibitions, including one against Valencia. Lichaj says “hopefully when I start playing here I can get into the USA team. That would be nice.” An Illinois native who spent one season at the University of North Carolina, Lichaj has played for the U.S. Under-17 team. His only professional action in England came on loan last season at fourth-tier Lincoln and then third-tier Leyton Orient. American goalkeepers Brad Friedel and Brad Guzan are also at Villa, which is owned by Cleveland Browns owner Randy Lerner.
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NH Motor Speedway keeps both NASCAR races in 2011 LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Officials from the New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Gov. John Lynch have announced that the track will keep both its NASCAR races in 2011. One race will move from June to July. Next year’s NASCAR races will be held on July 17 and Sept. 25. The IndyCar Series race will be held on Aug. 14. The 2011 schedule was announced Wednesday on the track’s infield in Loudon.
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Forest City’s Will Skinner, top center, is greeted in the dugout by his teammates after scoring against Peninsula Tuesday at McNair Field. Owls skipper Matt Hayes, above, watches the action during Tuesday’s game. The Owls will face the Edenton Steamers in the 2010 Petitt Cup Finals starting today.
FOREST CITY — The Forest City Owls are down to their final hurdle in a quest to repeat as Coastal Plain League champions. The Owls (41-20) will face the No. 5 seed Edenton Steamers in a best-of-3 Petitt Cup finale that begins tonight in Edenton. The series will return to Forest City for a game two, on Friday, and a possible game three on Saturday. All three games start at 7 p.m. The Steamers (36-24) played their way into the finals by dropping Morehead City in three games and then ousting Gastonia with a twogame sweep. Edenton’s Jake Magner (.290/6 HR) Please see CPL, Page 2B
BASEBALL Coastal Plain League 2010 Petitt Cup Finals 7 p.m. Game 1: Forest City Owls at Edenton Steamers
On TV 11 a.m. (ESPN2) Little League Baseball World Series Midwest Regional, First Semifinal: Teams TBA. 1 p.m. (ESPN2) ATP Tennis U.S. Open Series: Rogers Cup, Round of 16. 1 p.m. (TNT) Golf PGA Championship, First Round. 3 p.m. (ESPN2) WTA Tennis U.S. Open Series: Western and Southern Financial Group Masters, Round of 16. 3:30 p.m. (WGN-A) MLB Baseball Chicago Cubs at San Francisco Giants. 5 p.m. (ESPN2) Little League Baseball World Series Northwest Regional, First Semifinal: Teams TBA. 7 p.m. (ESPN2) Little League Baseball World Series Southwest Regional, Final: Teams TBA. 8 p.m. (ESPN) NFL Preseason Football Carolina Panthers at Baltimore Ravens. 9 p.m. (ESPN2) Little League Baseball World Series Northwest Regional, Second Semifinal: Teams TBA.
Carolina Panthers quarterback Jimmy Clausen, center, takes a snap during practice at the NFL football team’s training camp in Spartanburg, S.C., Wednesday. Associated Press
Panthers without 11 vs. Ravens SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Take the NFL’s third-youngest team and subtract several key veterans because of injuries and it leaves Carolina Panthers coach John Fox facing an intriguing preseason opener Thursday at Baltimore. “There are probably 20-something guys I’ve never seen take a snap in NFL football,” Fox said Wednesday. “You have some of those guys every year from your draft class. We just
have a few more this year.” The Panthers’ offseason decision to shed veterans and payroll left a trail of inexperience, and training camp has thinned the roster. Fox said 11 players wouldn’t make the trip to Baltimore, including cornerback Chris Gamble, running back Jonathan Stewart and receiver Steve Smith. Starters are expected to play the first quarter against the Ravens. Matt Moore will start at quarter-
back in Carolina’s first game since seven-year starter Jake Delhomme was released. But Fox said he’ll try to get all four QBs in the game in what will be second-round pick and former Notre Dame star Jimmy Clausen’s NFL debut. “It’s going to be the first time live since college, so it’s going to be fun out there,” Clausen said. “Just have a Please see Panthers, Page 3B
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COASTAL PLAIN LEAGUE 2010 Petitt Cup Finals, Best-of-3 series No. 1 Forest City vs No. 5 Edenton Thurs-Sat, Aug. 12-14 Game 1: Forest City at Edenton Game 2: Edenton at Forest City Game 3: Edenton at Forest City, if needed MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL National League East Division W L Pct 66 48 .579 62 50 .554 56 56 .500 55 56 .495 49 64 .434 Central Division W L Pct St. Louis 64 49 .566 Cincinnati 64 51 .557 Milwaukee 53 61 .465 Chicago 48 65 .425 Houston 48 65 .425 Pittsburgh 39 73 .348 West Division W L Pct San Diego 65 46 .586 San Francisco 64 50 .561 Los Angeles 59 54 .522 Colorado 58 54 .518 Arizona 45 69 .395 Atlanta Philadelphia New York Florida Washington
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Atlanta Braves pitcher Tommy Hanson, left, delivers a pitch to Houston Astros’ Jeff Keppinger, right, during the fourth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, in Houston.
Braves score six in 10th in 8-2 win over Astros
HOUSTON (AP) — After getting blown out in the first game and needing late rallies to win the other two, Braves manager Bobby Cox was pleased to escape Houston with a series victory. Omar Infante drove in the go-ahead run with a 10th-inning double and Brian McCann added a grand slam later in the inning to give Atlanta an 8-2 win over the Astros on Wednesday. “It was a good series,” Cox said. “We took it. That’s all you can ask. A sweep would have been great, but we almost got swept ourselves.” Infante’s hit bounced low on the wall in left field and scored Rick Ankiel to put Atlanta back on top 3-2, giving closer Billy Wagner (6-2) the win after he blew a save in the ninth. Brandon Lyon (6-5) intentionally walked Melky Cabrera to set up a run-scoring single by Alex Gonzalez, and McCann’s pinch hit slam off Jeff Fulchino put the game out of reach. The Braves trailed 2-1 on Tuesday night, but won 4-2 after a pair of homers in the ninth. “As long as our team is winning ... that’s what it’s all about,” said Wagner, the former Astros pitcher who will retire after this season. “That’s not how I guess you’d draw it up, but you don’t have much you can do about it. But a win’s a win and it’s good for us.” Braves starter Tommy Hanson gave up two hits and didn’t allow an earned run before being replaced by Jonny Venters. He walked one in a scoreless eighth before Wagner took over. Hunter Pence tied it 2-2 when he scored on a sacrifice fly by Chris Johnson off Wagner in the ninth inning. Pence singled on a grounder to third base before advancing to third on a single by Lee. Wagner retired the next two batters to send the game to extra innings. Ankiel walked with one out in the 10th before reaching second on an error by Pedro Feliz, who couldn’t handle the throw to first base. Lyon intentionally walked Eric Hinske before Infante’s go-ahead hit and the flood of runs that followed. “I didn’t make good pitches and they hit them,” Lyon said. “I just have to come back next time and make better pitches.”
Capello: Beckham too old to continue with England
WEMBLEY, England (AP) — David Beckham’s international career appears over after England coach Fabio Capello said Wednesday the former captain is too old to play for the national team — without notifying him first. Capello said the 35-year-old midfielder will have the chance to play in a friendly “farewell game” but will not be part of England’s team in qualifying for the 2012 European Championship. Beckham has played 115 times for England, second behind only goalkeeper Peter Shilton’s 125 from 1970-90. Beckham has repeatedly said he has no plans of retiring from playing for England. He went to the World Cup in South Africa in June as a member of Capello’s off-field staff after being sidelined following Achilles’ tendon surgery.
GB — 3 9 9 1/2 16 1/2 GB — 1 11 1/2 16 16 24 1/2 GB — 2 1/2 7 7 1/2 21 1/2
Tuesday’s Games Florida 8, Washington 2 L.A. Dodgers 15, Philadelphia 9 N.Y. Mets 1, Colorado 0 St. Louis 8, Cincinnati 4 Atlanta 4, Houston 2 Arizona 2, Milwaukee 1 San Diego 4, Pittsburgh 1 Chicago Cubs 8, San Francisco 6 Wednesday’s Games St. Louis 6, Cincinnati 1 Atlanta 8, Houston 2, 10 innings Florida at Washington, late Philadelphia 2, L.A. Dodgers 0 Colorado 6, N.Y. Mets 2 Arizona at Milwaukee, late Pittsburgh at San Diego, late Chicago Cubs at San Francisco, late Thursday’s Games Colorado (Hammel 8-6) at N.Y. Mets (J.Santana 9-6), 12:10 p.m. Arizona (R.Lopez 5-10) at Milwaukee (Ra.Wolf 8-9), 2:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (R.Wells 5-10) at San Francisco (M.Cain 9-9), 3:45 p.m. Pittsburgh (Duke 5-10) at San Diego (Garland 10-8), 6:35 p.m. Florida (Nolasco 12-8) at Washington (L.Hernandez 8-7), 7:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 10-7) at Philadelphia (Blanton 4-6), 7:05 p.m. Friday’s Games Arizona at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Florida at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m. Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 8:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at Houston, 8:05 p.m. Milwaukee at Colorado, 9:10 p.m. San Diego at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m. American League New York Tampa Bay Boston Toronto
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30 1/2 GB — 1 9 1/2 17 17 1/2 GB — 8 8 1/2 22 1/2
Tuesday’s Games Baltimore 14, Cleveland 8 Tampa Bay 8, Detroit 0 Boston 7, Toronto 5 Texas 4, N.Y. Yankees 3, 10 innings Minnesota 12, Chicago White Sox 6 L.A. Angels 3, Kansas City 1 Seattle 2, Oakland 0 Wednesday’s Games Detroit 3, Tampa Bay 2 L.A. Angels 2, Kansas City 1, 10 innings Oakland 5, Seattle 1 Baltimore 3, Cleveland 1 Boston at Toronto, late N.Y. Yankees at Texas, late Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, late Thursday’s Games Boston (Lackey 10-7) at Toronto (Mills 1-0), 12:37 p.m. Baltimore (Millwood 2-11) at Cleveland (J.Gomez 2-0), 7:05 p.m. Minnesota (Liriano 10-7) at Chicago White Sox (Floyd 8-8), 8:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 14-5) at Kansas City (Chen 7-5), 8:10 p.m. Friday’s Games Seattle at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Boston at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. Oakland at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. Toronto at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.
TRANSACTIONS Wednesday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE — Susended Colorado minor league INF Omar Quintanilla 50 games for using a performance-enhancing substance in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. American League BOSTON RED SOX — Recalled C Jarrod Saltalamacchia from Pawtucket (IL). Placed C Kevin Cash on the 15-day DL. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Recalled RHP Jess Todd from Columbus (IL). Optioned LHP David Huff to Columbus. MINNESOTA TWINS — Called up LHP Glen Perkins from Rochester (IL). Optioned SS Trevor Plouffe to Rochester. National League ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Selected the contract of C Steven Hill from Springfield (TL). Placed RHP Jeff Suppan on the 15-day DL. American Association GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS — Signed RHP Mitch Arnold and OF Aaron Garza. Released C Mikey Horn. SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CAPTAINS — Released OF Andre Marshall. WICHITA WINGNUTS — Traded RHP JR Boling to Amarillo (United) for a player to be named. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CHICAGO BULLS — Signed G/F Keith Bogans.
INDIANA PACERS — Acquired G Darren Collison and F James Posey from New Orleans. Traded F Troy Murphy to New Jersey, who traded G Courtney Lee to Houston. Houston traded G-F Trevor Ariza to New Orleans. LOS ANGELES LAKERS — Re-signed G Shannon Brown. NBA Development League IDAHO STAMPEDE — Named Joel Abelson and Greg Minor assistant coaches. FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed DE John Fletcher. Released DE Keilen Dykes. BUFFALO BILLS — Placed WR Felton Huggins on the waived/injured list. CHICAGO BEARS — Signed LB Kelvin Smith to a one-year contract. Placed RB Antonio Robinson on the waived/injured list. DENVER BRONCOS — Signed RB Justin Fargas. HOCKEY National Hockey League BUFFALO SABRES — Re-signed F Mark Mancari to a one-year contract. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Re-signed D Jordan Hendry to a one-year contract. ST. LOUIS BLUES — Signed D Dean Arsene. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Signed LW Juraj Simek to a one-year contract. ECHL CHARLOTTE CHECKERS — Agreed to terms with D Elgin Reid. ELMIRA JACKALS — Signed F Chris Moran and F Samson Mahbod to one-year contracts. IDAHO STEELHEADS — Signed F Adam Huxley and F Matt McKnight. UTAH GRIZZLIES — Re-signed D Jake Gannon.
LACROSSE National Lacrosse League BUFFALO BANDITS — Re-signed F Frank Resetarits to a two-year contract. TORONTO ROCK — Signed F Stephan Leblanc, A Garrett Billings, M Jeff Gilbert, D Mike Hobbins, D Drew Petkoff and D Creighton Reid.
SOCCER Major League Soccer MLS — Promoted senior vice president, marketing and communications Dan Courtemanche to executive vice president, communications. NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION — Reached a termination agreement with M Joseph Niouky.
COLLEGE AMERICAN FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION — Named Georgia coach Mark Richt to the board of trustees. ARKANSAS — Named Scotty Thurman director of men’s basketball student-athlete development and Sean Dwyer men’s basketball video coordinator. COKER — Promoted Ray Marrero to junior varsity and assistant baseball coach. COLUMBIA — Named Michael Murphy and Koby Altman men’s assistant basketball coaches. FORDHAM — Named Megan Crawley and Nina D’Agostino assistant trainers. HOFSTRA — Promoted assistant tennis coach Philip Wayne to men’s tennis coach. JAMES MADISON — Named Katie Linnertz women’s assistant lacrosse coach. MICHIGAN — Granted CB J.T. Turner a release from the football team. SAINT AUGUSTINE’S — Named Marquita Davis assistant track and field coach and Carlitta Moore assistant trainer. WINGATE — Named Ben Hall assistant baseball coach. WYOMING — Suspended CB Kenny Browder, RB Nehemie Kankolongo and PK Ian Watts one game. Dismissed WR Turmour Battle from the football team. Announced S Larry Mitchell and WR David Tooley have left the football team.
Lee, Rohanna, Sweeney advance at Charlotte CHARLOTTE (AP) — Medalists Erynne Lee, Rachel Rohanna and Jaclyn Sweeney advanced on the first day of match play Wednesday at the U.S. Women’s Amateur at Charlotte Country Club.
Lee, of Silverdale, Wash., who had seven birdies in a round of 66 to wrap up stroke play on Tuedsay, beat Isabelle Lendl of Goshen, Conn., in 19 holes. Rohanna, of Waynesburg, Pa., defeated Isabel Han of
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has continued his fine season by batting .450 in the playoffs with two home runs and a teamleading seven RBI. Magner has been aided by his teammate Peter Barrows. Barrows, who lead Edenton in home runs (7) during the regular season, is batting at a .313 clip during the Steamers’ playoff run. Two additional bats to keep an eye on during the Petitt Cup belong to A.J. Rusbarsky and Brian Billigen. Rusbarsky lead Edenton in hitting this past season with a .345 batting average, while Billigen smacked six home runs, one of the team lead. From the mound, Edenton has received strong production from several arms. Chris Bassett has recorded two playoff wins while posting a 0.00 ERA. Edenton’s Jordan Glover (1-0, 0.00) and Trey Mitchell (1-0, 0.00) recorded the other playoff wins for the Steamers, while neither allowed a run in 13 total innings pitched. Edenton’s Coty Saranthus has been an absolute workhorse for the Steamers in 2010. Saranthus boasts a 0.68 ERA with a perfect 7-0 record, while working in 30 total games. In addition, Saranthus has struck out 59 in 53 innings pitching, while walking just nine. “They are solid on the mound,” said Forest City skipper Matt Hayes. “I think if we hit it, we give ourselves a chance to win.” In the only meeting this season between the two
Harrington Park, N.J., 1 up on the par-72, 6,559-yard layout on another day of mid-90s heat in Charlotte. Sweeney, of Andover, Mass., defeated Jaclyn Jansen of Effingham, Ill., 6 and 5.
Petitt Cup finalists, the Owls took a 7-4 win back in June 5. In that contest, Reed Harper went a perfect 3-for-3 from the plate with 4 RBI, including a home run to back up pitcher Andrew Brown. Brown earned the win after working 6.1 innings, despite allowing eight hits and four runs. Edenton out-hit Forest City, 10-6, but the Steamers committed three errors in the loss. The Steamers entered the playoffs on a sour note, losing 11 of their final 16 contests, but they have certainly righted their ship in the postseason. “To get back to where we were before in a league filled with Division I athletes should make this community proud,” said Hayes. “They have a place in my heart no matter how it turns out.” Hayes on the 2010 Owls “This group whether they win it or not, I will love them for the work they put in,” said Hayes. “They had a target on their back — from day one — that they didn’t create.” The Owls could finish an incredible two-year run with a second title and in the process they would finish with 94 wins. Tickets are available at the gate, at McNair Field, prior to the game. General admission seats are $7, while box seats are $9. Youth and seniors are $6. In addition, the Owls are offering a special $10 all-you-can-eat promotion during the Petitt Cup. Contact the Owls at (828) 245-0000 for additional information.
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Darlington’s rebirth continues with NASCAR Trucks race
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Baltimore Ravens’ Anquan Boldin signs autographs after the NFL football team’s training camp in Westminster, Md., in this Aug. 2, 2010, file photo.
Boldin set to debut for Ravens vs. Panthers
BALTIMORE (AP) — Anquan Boldin doesn’t expect to feel a sweeping wave of emotion Thursday night when he walks onto the field for his first game with the Baltimore Ravens. Boldin will save that kind of sentiment for the regular season. Baltimore’s exhibition opener against the Carolina Panthers will mark Boldin’s informal debut with the Ravens, who signed the talented wide receiver to enhance a passing game that often struggled last season. This will be Boldin’s first appearance with a team other than the Arizona Cardinals, yet his excitement level isn’t exactly at a fever pitch. That’s because it’s only a preseason game in which Baltimore’s first-team offense will be used for only two or three series. Boldin says he won’t get excited until the Ravens open the regular season on Sept. 13 against the New York Jets.
Pavin denies offering Cup pick with Woods
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — There’s still no guarantee Tiger Woods will be in Wales for the Ryder Cup. U.S. captain Corey Pavin would only say Wednesday that the world’s No. 1 player is high on his list as a wild-card pick if Woods doesn’t qualify after the PGA Championship. Pavin says a Golf Channel report that quoted him as saying he would pick Woods because he’s the best player in the world was wrong. After Pavin’s news conference, Jim Gray of The Golf Channel approached Pavin and wagged a finger toward his face during a heated argument. According to Pavin’s wife, who was standing next to him, Gray told Pavin that he was a “liar” and “you’re going down.”
Pacers get Collison from Hornets in deal
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers have acquired point guard Darren Collison and forward James Posey from New Orleans in a four-way trade that also includes New Jersey and Houston. The Pacers also announced Wednesday they have dealt Troy Murphy to the Nets, who sent guard Courtney Lee to Houston. To complete the trade, the Rockets shipped swingman Trevor Ariza to New Orleans. Indiana was searching for a point guard since T.J. Ford fell out of favor last season with coach Jim O’Brien. The Pacers get a good young one in Collison, who played well when Chris Paul was injured. He averaged 12.4 points and 5.7 assists as a rookie last season, including 18.8 points and 9.1 assists in 37 starts. “We’re excited to add Darren to the strong core of young players already on our roster,” Pacers president Larry Bird said in a statement. “He’s a dynamic young point guard and we believe that he will be a key piece of our goal of building a team that the fans in Indiana deserve.” Murphy played in 262 games for the Pacers, with averages of 13.3 points and 9.2 rebounds per game.
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — This is one NASCAR schedule shake-up Darlington Raceway president Chris Browning is not sweating out. With NASCAR tracks all around him losing races and shifting dates, Browning continues to go full throttle to keep the old country track viable in the sport’s modern age. The latest burst of life? Saturday night’s Camping World Truck Series event, the Too Tough To Tame 200, which marks the first time in six years the circuit’s oldest superspeedway has unlocked its gates for more than one NASCAR weekend. “So many people had put us on the endangered list,” Browning said. “It’s a great feeling where we are to where we were six years ago.” And that was clearly on the verge of extinction. The signs were all there. In 2003, NASCAR’s late leader, Bill France Jr., had called out Darlington as one of the sport’s underperforming tracks. Then later that year, the event on Labor Day weekend, a tradition at the track since 1950, was pulled from Darlington and shipped off to California. Even worse, the track’s lone date was Mother’s Day weekend, considered an unsellable dark hole by promoters, so much so that NASCAR’s top series had taken the day off the previous 18 years. There were aging grandstands, old bathrooms and a foreboding sense the best days for the “Lady in Black” were in the rearview mirror. Since then, though, it’s been a bona fide Southern revival for the historic track. On Wednesday, track spokesman Jake Harris said Darlington received its 2011 dates for Mother’s Day weekend: the Nationwide race on May 6 and the Sprint Cup event on May 7. “There’s a whole lot of comfort in that,” Browning says. The turnaround began when Darlington added $3.5 million in improvements, including a light system in 2004 that allowed the track to race at night for first time in its storied history. That led to a sellout in 2005, then three more the next three seasons. Darlington’s own-
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Chris Browning, president of Darlington International Raceway, welcomes fans during driver introductions before the start of the NASCAR Dodge Challenger 500 Sprint Cup series auto race at the Darlington International Raceway, in Darlington, S.C., in this file photo.
ers, International Speedway Corp. (ISC), took notice and gave Browning’s team about $10 million for capital projects, including repaving the track and adding a modern tunnel for infield access. Browning remembers a turning point after the sellout in 2006, the second time the track ran on Mother’s Day weekend. “I didn’t hear anyone ask me if I thought we were going to be on next year’s schedule,” he said. “That was big.” Browning has kept pushing to find events that fit one of the region’s staunchest fan bases. The track ran a U.S. Auto Club race during its NASCAR weekend in 2007, the first time in more than a half century that open-wheel racers cruised the egg-shaped oval. In 2008, the track introduced a Historic Racing Festival that played into Darlington’s role
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lot of fun and make plays.” Dwayne Jarrett, Kenny Moore and rookie Brandon LaFell are expected to see time with the first-team at receiver with Smith still sidelined because of a broken forearm suffered in a flag football game in June. Stewart (heel) hasn’t practiced since offseason surgery, while Captain Munnerlyn is expected to start at cornerback with Gamble (knee) slowed in camp. Right tackle Jeff Otah (knee), running back Mike Goodson (ankle), receivers Charly Martin (finger) and Trent Guy (hamstring), safety Aaron Francisco (hamstring), linebacker Jordan Senn
as a cradle of the sport. Racing greats like David Pearson and Cale Yarborough met with fans, who could also drive the layout with their car clubs. The third edition of the event is Sept. 24-26 and Browning says the response is growing. “We think when we look back 10 years from now, we’ll see this as something good,” he said. Darlington leaders hope to say the same thing about the trucks. The series ran at Darlington from 2001-04, but scheduling problems — along with balancing three races over one weekend on an infield tight for space — ended that run. When truck organizers asked if Darlington could hold a midsummer’s night race, Browning jumped at the chance and hopes it stays for some time to come. Todd Bodine, the truck series points’ leader, is one of the few drivers on the circuit with significant Darlington experience. He has 38 starts at the track in NASCAR’s top three series, including a 2003 victory in a Nationwide race where he slid across the finish line after hitting Jamie McMurray. “Every corner is different. It’s fast, it’s aggressive, it’s Darlington,” Bodine said. “I love it.” Bringing the trucks here also exposes a new generation of drivers to the track. Timothy Peters’ truck team came in for a March tire test and could not believe how quickly the track can grab you. “I got my Darlington stripe early,” he said after hitting the wall. For Trucks racer Austin Dillon, the 20-year-old grandson of owner Richard Childress, the biggest memory of Darlington came in 1997 when the late Dale Earnhardt was carried from his car after hitting the wall twice during the first two laps of the Southern 500 on Labor Day. Dillon’s father, Mike, had to jump in the No. 3 Chevrolet to take over. Austin Dillon’s glad for the chance to drive the matchless track and looks forward to returning for years to come. “It’s a historical place where many NASCAR memories have been made,” he said. “This being NASCAR, you got to go there. You’ve got to go to Darlington.”
(shoulder), tackle Garry Williams (shoulder) and linebacker Thomas Davis (knee) also won’t play. Davis’ second torn anterior cruciate ligament in a year led the coaching staff to shuffle the starting spots at linebacker. Jon Beason will start at weakside linebacker against the Ravens after making the Pro Bowl the past two years in the middle. Dan Connor will start in Beason’s old spot. The Panthers will also debut a revamped defensive line after five-time Pro Bowl pick Julius Peppers left for Chicago in free agency and Damione Lewis and Maake Kemoeatu were released. “I’m looking forward it,” Connor said of Carolina’s first preseason test. “I think it’ll be fun, to see how we are defensively.”
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-265.42 -189.89 -8.51 -237.04 -46.97 -68.54 -31.59 -26.36 -346.62 -25.97
YTD %Chg %Chg
-2.49 -4.27 -2.14 -3.32 -2.43 -3.01 -2.82 -3.43 -2.95 -4.02
-.47 +3.97 -2.46 -3.93 +3.18 -2.67 -2.30 +2.25 -1.42 -.80
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+10.87 +13.73 +4.08 +5.56 +11.23 +10.50 +8.32 +14.27 +9.70 +8.43
MUTUAL FUNDS
10,000 9,600
10,378.83 4,262.24 388.23 6,902.71 1,882.99 2,208.63 1,089.47 743.01 11,384.29 620.39
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Mutual Fund Footnotes: b = Fee covering market costs is paid from fund assets. d = Deferred sales charge, or redemption fee. f = front load (sales charges). m = Multiple fees are charged. NA = not available. p = previous day’s net asset value. s = fund split shares during the week. x = fund paid a distribution during the week.Gainers and Losers must be worth at least $2 to be listed in tables at left. Most Actives must be worth at least $1. Volume in hundreds of shares. Source: The Associated Press. Sales figures are unofficial.
Total Assets Obj ($Mlns) NAV
Total Return/Rank Pct Min Init 4-wk 12-mo 5-year Load Invt
CI 137,039 LB 63,566 LG 61,323 IH 55,373 LG 53,952 WS 51,442 MA 48,436 LB 46,968 LB 46,671 LB 45,460 LV 39,482 FB 36,776 FV 36,687 LV 36,140 CI 33,800 CA 31,232 WS 30,154 LB 29,724 LB 29,636 MA 29,359 MA 28,516 LB 28,336 CI 28,027 CI 27,718 FB 26,227 FB 26,161 LG 25,891 LB 25,529 LV 15,923 LB 8,668 LB 4,057 GS 1,455 LV 1,126 SR 486 LG 174
+2.4 +13.1/B +1.0 +12.3/A +0.4 +8.6/D +2.4 +9.9/C +0.1 +13.9/A +2.5 +8.6/C +2.4 +13.8/A +1.2 +11.7/B +1.2 +11.8/A +1.2 +9.6/C +0.4 +9.1/C +1.5 +7.9/B +2.7 +10.3/A +2.2 +12.8/A +2.4 +12.8/B +2.1 +15.3/A +0.9 +10.9/B +1.0 +11.3/B +1.0 +12.4/A +2.1 +11.9/B +2.1 +11.7/B +1.2 +11.8/B +2.4 +12.6/B +2.2 +12.2/C +1.7 +4.8/C +2.5 +7.6/B +0.7 +15.5/A +1.2 +11.9/A +1.0 +11.7/B +1.9 +9.1/D +1.5 +10.4/C +0.2 +3.2/D +1.1 +7.6/D +4.9 +36.3/C +2.2 +9.1/D
11.48 27.00 26.38 46.94 57.51 32.01 15.45 100.53 99.89 24.92 92.25 36.50 30.94 24.27 11.48 2.06 24.67 31.86 27.01 16.36 28.93 100.55 11.48 12.39 26.17 13.78 68.22 99.89 20.78 29.51 34.68 10.45 2.87 15.78 14.49
+8.1/A 0.0/B +0.5/B +3.0/C +2.7/A +3.6/A +2.6/B -0.5/C -0.4/C +0.2/B -2.6/D +4.7/A +3.2/A -0.4/B +7.9/A +3.8/B +3.8/A +1.9/A +0.1/B +1.9/C +4.2/A -0.4/C +7.6/A +3.7/E +0.7/C +2.8/B +3.4/A -0.4/C -0.1/B +1.4/A -0.2/B +5.0/B -2.8/D +1.5/C -1.0/D
NL 1,000,000 NL 3,000 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 2,500 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 3,000 NL 5,000,000 5.75 250 NL 2,500 5.75 250 NL 2,500 5.75 250 NL 1,000,000 4.25 1,000 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 100,000 5.75 250 NL 10,000 NL 100,000 3.75 1,000 3.75 250 NL 2,500 NL 3,000 NL 2,500 NL200,000,000 NL 2,500 5.50 2,000 5.75 1,000 1.50 1,000 4.25 2,500 5.75 1,000 4.75 0
CA -Conservative Allocation, CI -Intermediate-Term Bond, ES -Europe Stock, FB -Foreign Large Blend, FG -Foreign LargeGrowth, FV -Foreign Large Value, IH -World Allocation, LB -Large Blend, LG -Large Growth, LV -Large Value, MA -Moderate Allocation, MB -Mid-Cap Blend, MV Mid-Cap Value, SH -Specialty-heath, WS -World Stock, Total Return: Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested. Rank: How fund performed vs. others with same objective: A is in top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min Init Invt: Minimum $ needed to invest in fund. Source: Morningstar.
Judge declares Wells Fargo’s practices unfair
Trader C. Philip O’Rourke, foreground, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday in New York. Stocks and interest rates tumbled as investors around the world took a bleaker view of the U.S. economy. Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in California ordered Wells Fargo & Co. to change what he called “unfair and deceptive business practices” that led customers into paying multiple overdraft fees, and to pay $203 million back to customers. In a decision handed down late Tuesday, U.S. District Judge William Alsup accused Wells Fargo of “profiteering” by changing its policies to process checks, debit card transactions and bill payments from the highest dollar amount to the lowest, rather than in the order the transactions took place. That helped drain customer bank accounts faster and drive up overdraft fees, a policy Alsup referred to as “gouging and profiteering.” Wells Fargo adopted the policies beginning in 2001, and they became widespread across the banking industry. It is unclear how the ruling on June 29. would apply to the rest of the industry. The Standard & Poor’s 500 The ruling detailed the experiences of two Wells index fell 31.59, or 2.8 perFargo customers who used their debit cards for cent, to 1,089.47. The S&P 500 multiple small purchases, and were then charged slipped below 1,100, a key psyhundreds in overdraft fees because the order the chological level. Falling and purchases were cleared by the bank depended holding below that level could on the amounts. The judge found the customers, lead to more selling as comput- who were part of a class action, were not properly er-driven trading sets in. informed of the bank’s policies on processing payThe Nasdaq composite index ments and were unaware the bank would allow fell 68.54, or 3 percent, to debit purchases to go through when their accounts 2,208.63. The Nasdaq tends to were overdrawn. have the biggest losses when “Internal bank memos and e-mails leave no stocks are falling sharply doubt that, overdraft revenue being a big profit because many of its component center, the bank’s dominant, indeed sole, motive companies are smaller busiwas to maximize the number of overdrafts,” Alsup nesses. wrote. That policy would “squeeze as much as posConsolidated volume was fairly sible” from customers with overdrafts, in particulight on the NYSE at 4.6 billar from the 4 percent of customers who paid what lion shares, up from Tuesday’s he called “a whopping 40 percent of its total over4 billion. Trading has been par- draft and returned-item revenue.” ticularly slow, even by summer The judge dismissed Wells Fargo’s arguments standards as uncertainty about that customers wanted and benefited from the the economy led many investors policies, and detailed evidence he said showed to exit the market completely. efforts to obscure the practices in statements and Low volume also can exaggerate other materials. Wells Fargo’s online banking swings in the market. system, for example, would display pending purThe Chicago Board Options chases in chronological order, “leading customers Exchange’s Volatility Index rose to believe that the processing would take place in 3.02, or 13.5 percent, to 25.39. that order.” The VIX is known as the mar“The supposed net benefit of high-to-low reseket’s fear gauge because a rise quencing is utterly speculative,” he wrote. “Its signals traders are expecting bone-crushing multiplication of additional overmore drops in stocks. It is still draft penalties, however, is categorically assured.” well below the record of 89.5 it Alsup also criticized the bank for allowing overreached during the height of the draft purchases after accounts had been drained financial crisis in 2008. by offering a “shadow line of credit” that customers were unaware existed. The decision noted that the Federal Reserve has outlawed some of the practices detailed in the case, most notably debit card overdrafts permitted without customers agreeing to accept overdraft protection. Judge Alsup ordered Wells Fargo to stop posting transactions in high-to-low order by Nov. 30 Dance’ N Play and to reverse overdraft fees charged to customers in Spanish is from Nov. 15, 2004, to June 30, 2008, as a result of the policy. A study cited in the decision by a now offering Wells Fargo witness put the restitution at “close to $203 million.” a great
Uncertainty, gloom zap stocks
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks and interest rates fell sharply Wednesday as more bad news chipped away at investors’ view of the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 265 points and all the major indexes fell more than 2 percent. The Dow has now fallen four days out of five, and it has lost almost 320 points in just the past two days. Meanwhile, the yield on the Treasury’s 10-year note fell to its lowest level since March 2009 as investors avoided stocks and sought the safety of government securities. Only 442 stocks rose on the New York Stock Exchange, while 2,627 fell, a sign that investors expect all businesses to suffer if the economy continues to weaken. Investors’ gloom deepened a day after the Federal Reserve said it would begin buying government bonds as a way to stimulate the economy. News of slower industrial growth in China and a disappointing economic indicator in Japan helped send stocks plunging first in Asia, then in Europe. The economic news in the U.S. was also troubling. The Commerce Department said the
trade deficit widened in June to its highest level in 20 months as exports dipped. Falling exports mean U.S. manufacturing could be slowing down. Investors got more bad news after trading ended. Cisco Systems Inc.’s revenue in the company’s latest quarter fell short of analysts’ expectations. Stock traders tend to buy and sell based on their expectations for what business will be like in six to nine months. The problem is that economic data has been so muddled lately that investors have no sense of whether the recovery will hold. In its economic assessment statement on Tuesday, the Fed was still talking about a recovery, although the central bank said it would more modest than forecast in June. The Fed said Tuesday it will start buying government bonds with money it gets from the maturing mortgage-backed bonds that it bought during the recession. The goal is to try to cut interest rates on mortgages and corporate loans and in turn increase lending and help the economy grow faster. The Dow dropped 265.42, or 2.5 percent, to 10,378.83, its largest slide since it fell 268.22
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The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Thursday, August 12, 2010 — 5B SHOE by Chris Cassat and Gary Brookins
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Families with cancer help each other Dear Abby: “Devastated in Oklahoma” (June 18) asked how she can be supportive of her father, who is battling lung cancer. I was in a similar situation 3 1/2 years ago when my dad was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the blood. It was terrifying witnessing the physical impact it had on my dad. I realized there wasn’t anything I could do for his pain — that was up to his doctors. But I figured out what I COULD do: I could raise money for cancer research. I joined the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training and trained for an endurance bike ride while raising money for cancer. It was the greatest experience not only for me, but also for my dad, who was extremely touched by the number of donations. It gave him a morale boost. I would like to encourage “Devastated” to look for a similar program in her area. It may help her deal with the diagnosis, knowing she’s helping current and future patients just like her dad. “Devastated” doesn’t have to be an athlete to sign up. I didn’t even own a bike when I started the journey! — Emmy Dear Abby: Taking a proactive
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stance is an excellent suggestion and one I am happy to pass along to “Devastated.” Read on: Dear Abby: With two cancer survivors in my family, I heartily endorse your advice. Even when we faced a 10 percent chance of survival, we worked, prayed, researched and talked about hopeful prospects. It helped us all in valuable ways. There were dark days, but love of family, attention to medical messages, prayer and forward thinking can make a huge difference in the healing process. This is a time for “Devastated” to bond in new ways with her father. — Been there too Dear Abby: My mother was diagnosed with lung cancer, too. She had one-fourth of her left lung removed. We thought it might be the end for her, but it certainly wasn’t. She lived for seven more years, and I cherished the extra time I had with her. I hope “Devastated” will treasure every second with her father now. — Barbara
Reader loses weight, gains life and health Dear Dr. Gott: I just wanted you to know that I have lost 155 pounds using your no-flour, no-sugar diet. I think I should be your spokesperson! Seriously, I am a 56-year-old female teacher, and I wanted to get in shape before I retired a year ago. I also wanted to be healthier and have a long retirement life. At my previous weight, I was unhappy, unhealthy and unfit to do anything physical, so I tried your diet plan. It worked and it has just kept on working. It took me two years to get the weight off, and I still have around 27 pounds to go, but my doctor says I have probably added 10 years to my life. You rock, Dr. Gott! Dear Reader: Congratulations! You have made a remarkable change in your life, and I commend your efforts. Making the decision to turn your life around and work toward better health is often the most difficult part of losing weight. Healthful weight loss will not happen overnight. It takes time to gain weight and it takes time to lose it. You
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IN THE STARS Your Birthday, Aug. 12;
Investigate any new venture or enterprise that might interest you. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - When making a major purchase at a terrific price, carefully examine why it is being sold. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - Any agreement is only as good as the intent of the parties involved. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - It would be a mistake to avoid duties. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - If you find yourself in a sociable mood, look for close or familiar friends. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) - Don’t take any chances, especially in career-related realms. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - It would be a big mistake if you pretend to be knowledgeable. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - Don’t take on any long-term fiscal obligations. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - Stand up for yourself. ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Don’t expect co-workers to stand idly by watching you slack off. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - Be particularly mindful of what you’re eating or drinking. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Don’t hesitate to take matters in your hands. CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Do be optimistic, but realize it will take much more than wishful thinking.
6B — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Thursday, August 12, 2010
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3 FAMILY Shiloh 1177 Big Island Rd. Sat. 7A-12P Girls clothes size 0-3T, shoes, ladies clothes, pocketbooks, jewelry, household, etc.
HUGE FC: 194 Sandy Oak Dr. (off of Harrill Dairy Rd.) Sat. 7A-until A little of everything!
Bostic: 167 Bostic Sunshine Hwy., Sat. 6A-until. Junior girls clothes, college dorm attire, variety of other things. All must go
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 10 SP 218 IN RE: GROVER FRANKLIN OWENS and BRIDGETT DAVIS OWENS, FORECLOSURE OF DEED OF TRUST Dated June 4, 2003, RECORDED IN BOOK 0734, AT PAGE 0148, IN THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the authority contained in a certain Deed of Trust dated June 4, 2003, securing a Note and indebtedness of $134,000.00, which was executed by Grover Franklin Owens and Bridgett Davis Owens, and which is recorded in Book 0734, at Page 0148, Rutherford County Registry, the undersigned having been appointed Substitute Trustee by instrument recorded in said Registry, default having occurred in the payment of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust, and at the request of the holder of said Note, the undersigned Substitute Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of said Deed of Trust, will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at 11:00 o’clock a.m. on the 24th day of August, 2010, at the Courthouse door in Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, the real property at 1750 Oakland Road, Forest City, NC 28043, which is more particularly described as follows: Schedule “A” Description of Property TRACT ONE: Situate, lying and being on the West side of the Spindale, Spartanburg hard surface road and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at an iron pin, Charles Max Stockton’s Northwest corner of lot purchased from W.T. Roberson, and runs thence with Charles Max Stockton’s old line South 86 East 302 feet to a point in the center of Spindale-Spartanburg hard surface road, said point being Charles Stockton’s Northeast corner in said road, thence with the center of the road North 6 1/2 West 21 feet to a point in the center of said hard surface road, thence a new line West 300 feet to the place of BEGINNING. TRACT TWO: Situate, lying and being an the West side of the Spindale-Spartanburg Paved Highway about three miles South of the Town of Spindale, and being a part of the lands conveyed by A.C. Roberson and wife, Delia Roberson to T.C. Roberson by deed dated the 25th day of August, 1921 and which deed is duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, in Deed Book 116, at Page 222, and being more particularly defined and described as follows: BEGINNING at an iron pin in the center of the paved Spindale-Spartanburg Highway the said iron pin being K.E. Simpson’s Northeast corner and runs thence with Simpson’s line North 86 West, 330 feet to an iron pin; thence with the line of Russell Phillips’ North 5 1/4 East 120 feet to an iron pin; thence a new line South 86 East 202 feet to an iron pin in the center of said paved road; thence with the center of said paved road South 6 1/2 East 120 feet to the place of BEGINNING. TRACT THREE: Situate, lying and being in the Cool Springs Township, Rutherford County, on the West side of State Road 2169 and BEGINNING at a point in the center of State Road #2169 said point being the Northeast corner of the John D. and Iva H. Morrow property; runs thence with the line of Morrow, North 89 degrees 30 minutes West 300 feet crossing an iron pin in the west edge of said road to an iron pin in the line of Ben D. Scruggs, same being the northwest corner on Morrow; runs thence an new line, North 83 degrees 03 minutes East 298.11 feet to an iron pin in the center of said road, South 06 degrees 00 minutes. East 38.90 feet to the point and place of beginning according to survey by W. Leslie Morgan on September 29, 1982, same being a part of the tract of land described in Deed Book 434, at Page 599, Rutherford County Registry. Being the same and identical property conveyed by Iva H. Morrow, widow to Brenda M. Waters and Sandra M. Philbeck and Nancy M. Spicer by deed dated January 7, 1994 recorded in Deed Book 625, at Page 372, Rutherford County Registry. The record owners of said property as of a date not more than ten (10) days prior to the posting of this notice are: Grover Franklin Owens and Bridgett Davis Owens. Trustee, or Trustee’s agent conducting the sale, may begin the sale up to one hour after the time fixed herein as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to NCGS §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 ten (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. If you are a tenant and have any questions about your legal rights, please consult an attorney. Although not required by statute, any and all bidders and purchasers at sale should understand that the property described in the subject foreclosure proceeding may or may not contain a structure of any kind. The Substitute Trustee in this matter makes no representation or warranty as to the type or existence of a structure situated on the subject property or wether or not said structure has been affixed in any way. Likewise, Substitute Trustee makes no warranties or representations of any kind as to wether title to the mobile/manufactured home(s) on the subject property, if any, has been properly cancelled or wether there are any outstanding liens thereon. Said property will be sold subject to taxes, assessments, and any superior easements, rights of way, restrictions of record, liens, or other encumbrances prior to the lien of the deed of trust being foreclosed, said sale to remain open for increased bids for ten (10) days after report thereof to the Clerk of Superior Court. The Substitute Trustee may require the high bidder to deposit cash at the sale in an amount equal to the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or $750.00. If no upset bid is filed, the balance of the purchase price, less deposit, must be made in cash upon tender of the deed. Third party purchasers at sale must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) as required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). This the 30th day of July, 2010. /s/________________________ Alan B. Powell Substitute Trustee Post Office Box 1550 High Point, NC 27261 (336) 889-7999
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The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Thursday, August 12, 2010 — 7B NOTICE TO CREDITORS
PUBLIC NOTICE of "INFORMATION SESSION"
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Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Conrad E. Iungerich; Conrad E. Iungerich, late of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate to exhibit them to the undersigned at the office of Ingersoll & Hicks, PLLC, Post Office Box 25167, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27114 on or before November 12, 2010, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment.
AN "INFORMATION SESSION" WILL BE HELD REGARDING MANDATORY CURBSIDE RECYCLING AND CHANGE IN RESIDENTIAL WASTE COLLECTION COMPANY
Having qualified as Executor of the estate of ROBERT L. HENSLEY of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said ROBERT L. HENSLEY to present them to the undersigned on or before the 5th day of November 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 5th day of August, 2010.
This the 26th day of July, 2010. Charles Kenneth Cole, Executor Marc W. Ingersoll & Hicks, PLLC August 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2010
Please attend this important "INFORMATION SESSION" to be held at the regularly scheduled Chimney Rock Village Council Meeting 7:30 PM Tuesday, August 17, 2010 Chimney Rock Volunteer Fire Department Building, 109 Terrace Drive.
Julia Hensley, Executor 811 N. Washington Street Rutherfordton, NC 28139
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CLASSIFIEDS! NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT Town of Lake Lure The Lake Lure Board of Adjustment will hold its monthly meeting at the Town of Lake Lure Municipal Center, 2948 Memorial Highway, Lake Lure, North Carolina on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at 1:00 p.m., or shortly thereafter, to consider the following: (1) The remand of ZV-2010002 as ordered by Rutherford County Superior Court, a request from Rob and Mary Ann Peffer for a variance from the minimum lot area, minimum shoreline length, and the minimum side yard setback as required by Section 92.040 of the Lake Lure Zoning Regulations. The property (Tax PIN 1628824) is located at 180/184 Ridge Road, Lake Lure, NC 28746. (2) CU-2010002, a Conditional Use Permit Request from Rumbling Bald Resort for an open pavilion, a common amenity, in the R-3 Resort Residential Zoning District. The property (Tax PIN 1618042) is located on Quail Ridge Boulevard, Lake Lure, NC 28746. (3) ZA-2010002, a petition for Appeal of Administrative Determination from Debbie McArthur regarding Notice of Violation Case Number NOV-2010007, operating a Residential Vacation Rental without a valid Vacation Rental Operating Permit.
Having qualified as Collector Of Affidavit of the estate of JULIUS DECK WEEKS III of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said JULIUS DECK WEEKS III to present them to the undersigned on or before the 29th 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.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of DOROTHY G. BAILEY of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said DOROTHY G. BAILEY to present them to the undersigned on or before the 5th day of November, 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 5th day of August, 2010.
This is the 29th day of July, 2010. Cathy Weeks Knapp, Collector Of Affidavit 148 Sunny Brook Lane Ellenboro, NC 28040
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the estate of RITA ANDERSON aka MERITA JOSEPHINE ANDERSON of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said RITA ANDERSON aka MERITA JOSEPHINE ANDERSON to present them to the undersigned on or before the 12th day of November, 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 12th day of August, 2010. Stacie Hardin Du Vall, Executor 1141 Paddington Place Fayetteville, NC 28314
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Collector of Affidavit of the estate of GEORGE THOMAS EAKETT of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said GEORGE THOMAS EAKETT to present them to the undersigned on or before the 12th day of November, 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 12th day of August, 2010. Sharon H. Eakett, Collector of Affidavit PO Box 364 Lake Lure, NC 28746
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world World Today Zimbabwe auctions diamonds
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe began selling hundreds of thousands of carats of rough diamonds Wednesday that were mined from an area where human rights groups say soldiers killed 200 people, raped women and forced children into hard labor. Heavily armed police and soldiers guarded top security vaults built at the main Harare airport, where several private jets brought buyers from Israel, India, Lebanon and Russia, officials said. Abbey Chikane, Zimbabwe monitor of the world diamond control body, certified the diamonds as ready for sale on Wednesday, having said controversy-plagued diamonds from two mines in eastern Zimbabwe met minimum international standards. Some 900,000 carats were put up for auction Wednesday, the mines ministry said. Investigators for the world’s diamond control body said last year that the gems were mined at the Marange diamond fields by virtual slaves who had been told to dig or die, and were smuggled out by soldiers who raped and beat civilians. Yet the Kimberley Process, the diamond body, said those gems didn’t qualify as “blood diamonds.” Human Rights Watch says children as young as Associated Press 10 were forced to work up to 11 hours a day in the Chinese soldiers rest from efforts to recover bodies after a mudslide swept into the town of Zhouqu in Gannan Marange diamond fields with no pay or reward. prefecture of northwestern China’s Gansu province, Wednesday. The organization said it had reason to believe that at least 300 children were still working there as of February 2009. Zimbabwe’s mines ministry accuses human rights groups of “peddling falsehoods” over rights violations. ZHOUQU, China (AP) — province’s Zhouqu district were Water Resources, told the news Heavy rains lashed a remote swallowed when the debrisconference. Ramadan begins in sweltering heat section of northwestern China choked Bailong River jumped Disinfectant crews in protecGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Over a billion as the death toll from weekits banks early Sunday, releastive suits sprayed chemicals Muslims around the world began observing the end flooding that triggered ing wave after wave of mud and across the ground and over holy month of Ramadan on Wednesday, with the massive landslides jumped to rubble-strewn water. While machinery, the smell of death dawn-to-dusk fast posing a particular challenge 1,117, although the fading hopes torrential rains were the direct heavy in the air. State media for the devout in the sweltering Middle East sumof rescuers got a boost late cause, tree cutting that left the reported numerous cases of mer. Wednesday when a survivor was dry hills exposed and the weakdysentery, while infected injuA heat wave has covered much of the Mideast, found in the debris. ening of cliff faces by a massive ries, a lack of sanitation, clean The state-run Xinhua News 2008 earthquake were seen as drinking water and accumulat- putting even the most ardent believers to the test. In some places — such as Egypt, Lebanon and Agency gave no immediate contributing factors. ing garbage increased the risk the Gaza Strip — the hardship of abstaining from details on the survivor, found Buildings were torn from their of typhoid, cholera and other food, drink and cigarettes for 15 hours was comnearly four days after the disasfoundations, their lower floors diseases. pounded by frequent power outages. ter struck. Earlier Wednesday, blown out by the force of the But the deputy director of the “I’m not sure if I can continue fasting,” lamented a 50-year-old man was rescued debris-laden water. Three vilHealth Ministry’s emergency who had been trapped in kneelages comprising hundreds of office, Zhang Guoxin, said there Ismail Abu-Hasweh, 28, standing in line at a government office in Amman, Jordan. “I’m a chain deep mud on the second floor of households were entirely buried have been no reports of an epismoker and I feel lightheaded because I didn’t a hotel, Xinhua said. and much of the county seat was demic outbreak. Local officials were cited as submerged. Rescue crews have been large- smoke or drink my coffee,” he added, removing dark sunglasses to show his red eyes. saying at least 627 people were ly reliant on hand tools, with Ali Shishi, 30, working in a downtown public still missing. “In some households, all the heavy equipment either unable garden in Damascus, Syria, said he planned to see The National Meteorological people have died,” making the to traverse the difficult terrain his work shift to the end. “My fasting will not be Center warned there was a counting of the dead more diffi- or mired in mud up to several accepted by God if I quit my work,” he said. As he “relatively large” chance of more cult, Zhang Weixing, a Ministry yards (meters) deep. spoke, his manager told him he should stop worklandslides in the coming days, of Civil Affairs official, told a But roads reopened ing just before noon because it got too hot. as heavier rain was expected, news conference Wednesday. Wednesday, allowing in heavy The start of Ramadan changes every year, based with up to 3 1/2 inches (90 milCrews using explosives and earth-moving equipment and on the sighting of the new moon at the start of limeters) forecast for Friday. excavators rushed to drain an supplies. the lunar month. The calculation can be a show of Troops and rescue teams, unstable lake on the Bailong At least 45,000 people have joined by traumatized surviupriver of Zhouqu, fearing more evacuated their homes, and the regional clout, with senior clerics across the convors, were increasingly turning rain could cause a massive Ministry of Civil Affairs report- flicted Mideast and the two main sects of Islam often disagreeing. to recovering bodies and seeing breach, bringing more misery to ed the delivery of 30,000 tents This year, most Sunni Muslims began fasting to the needs of the living. Clean the town. to the area, with thousands Wednesday, while Shiite Muslims in Iran, Iraq drinking water was a primary “The danger of the barrier lake more on the way. Zhouqu has and Oman are to begin observances Thursday. concern, with most local sources collapsing has been basically a population of 134,000, but it Lebanon’s Shiites were split. destroyed or too polluted to use. eliminated,” Jiao Yong, deputy wasn’t clear how many needed By midday, temperatures reached the high 90s in Entire communities in Gansu vice minister of the Ministry of emergency shelter. degrees Fahrenheit (high 30s in degrees Celsius), and even topped 100 Fahrenheit in many parts of the Middle East. The governments in Jordan, Lebanon and the Presented by Stan Goldberg, PhD Author of “Lessons For Living” Palestinian territories reduced the work day of Tuesday, September 14, 2010 From 9am-11am civil servants from eight to six hours. KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The remains of at the Carolina Event and Conference Center four of the six Americans killed during a medi374 Hudlow Rd • Forest City, NC Israel finds 2,200-year-old coin cal mission in northern Afghanistan have begun the journey back to the United States, the U.S. JERUSALEM (AP) — Archaeologists say they Continuing education opportunity for healthcare nurses, social Embassy said Wednesday. workers, chaplains and any other professional dealing with like and have uncovered the heaviest and most valuable death issues. Embassy spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said the gold coin ever found in Israel. bodies were being transported by U.S. military The 2,200-year-old coin weighs an ounce (28 For more than 25 years, Dr. Goldberg has taught, aircraft and accompanied by FBI personnel. grams) and was found at the Tel Kedesh site provided therapy, researched, and published in the near the Lebanon border on June 22, according areas of learning, change, loss, and end of life issues. to Wednesday’s statement from the antiquities He has published six books, written numerous authority. articles and lectured extensively throughout the It said this coin is six times the weight of most United States, Latin America and Asia. Dr. Goldberg others from that era. is a cancer survivor, hospice volunteer, husband, Donald Ariel, head of the antiquities authority father, and devotee of the shakuhachi (Japanese coin department, said the coin dates back to the bamboo flute) and Native American Flute. In 2009, rule of the Iraq-based Seleucid Empire, though it he was named by the Hospice Volunteer Association was minted by the rival Egyptian Ptolemies. “Volunteer of the Year.” Ariel said the coin’s image may represent www.kinglawoffices.com Cleopatra I, wife of Ptolemy V. It is only the second gold Ptolemaic coin ever found in Israel. The Sponsored by: first weighed just two grams (0.07 ounces).
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