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FOREST CITY — Sloan Whiteside would have brought some of the children she met in Ecuador home with her if she had a place to put them. But the logistics, legalities, her college career and her mother LaRonda Whiteside were contributing factors in leaving the babies and toddlers in the day care where she spent eight weeks of her summer.

Whiteside laughed when she told that story, but her tone was very serious about the children.

Arriving home in time to begin her sophomore year at UNC-Chapel Hill where she is a Morehead-Cain Scholar, she said her eight weeks in Ecuador changed her life. She admitted it had been difficult to become acclimated to life in a developing country.

She already has her mind set returning next summer.

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Editor’s Note: Sloan Whiteside and Caroline Pocock have been friends for years, attending R-S Central High School together and becoming involved with the Rutherford County Junior Miss Scholarship Program, where they became friends. They still correspond with each other and now have another common interest.

Whiteside spent eight weeks in Ecuador this summer working in a day care among some of the poorest children in the city.

Pocock leaves in October for Ecuador where she’ll spend seven months with the Global Citizen Year program. They shared their stories last week.

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FOREST CITY — Much like other high school graduates, Caroline Pocock, 17, of Rutherfordton, was applying to colleges, balancing her work schedule and family life and completing her year as Rutherford County Junior Miss.

She said all this flurry in her life, “came to a boiling point” and she felt she was being rushed into making a decision about college, “that deserved a lot more consideration.”

Pocock began researching the “Gap Year” concept — where high school graduates decide to take another journey before beginning college.

“I wanted to do something you do not get to do everyday,” she said.

An aunt in New York sent Pocock an article from the The New York Times about the Global Citizen Year fellows program.

“It fit just perfectly,” Pocock said. “I had a vision to go abroad to do volunteer work and I applied for that.”

When Pocock was accepted into the program she said she was ecstatic. She leaves for Ecuador on Oct. 1 where she will work with children for seven months.

Her specific job assignment will not be given until she completes a two-week GCY training seminar Sept. 15-30 in California.

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RUTHERFORDTON — The retirement of a Rutherford County employee in May 2011 and transitioning another employee into the position, is a way the county is able to save money.

“This course of action is a part of the process that the county began in late 2008 whereby the county froze positions in order to reduce the budget,” said County Manager John Condrey. “It is expected the county will save approximately $1 million in unfilled position, salary and benefits by June 30, 2011.”

Transit Director Gene Adair will retire on May 1, 2011 after serving 12 years as the director of the transit department.

Kerri Giles, marketing director of the Economic Development Department, will replace Adair.

Another revenue savings in personnel occurred recently when County Planner Danny Searcy became the Director of Public Works and Planning.

So far, employees have been reduced in the departments of Building Inspection, Register of Deeds, Maintenance, and now Economic Development. Other departments have positions unfilled.

Giles will begin her duties with the Transit Authority on Nov. 1 and serve a six-month internship to assure a smooth transition in the transit department. She will complete her ongoing projects at EDC over the next few months.

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Girl Scout attends leadership program

By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY —Ambassador Girl Scout Carissa Rooks of Rutherfordton had a life changing experience this summer in California as a participant in a leadership destination program designed to challenge her perceptions of herself and the world surrounding her while learning new skills.

She received a destinations grant from Girl Scouts of the USA to pay for the event fee of her trip.

The 16-year-old daughter of Sharon Rooks of Rutherfordton, she is a member of Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont and was among only three North Carolina scouts attending.

“The Future is Green” was held in the redwood forests in the Santa Cruz Mountains. She came home more determined than ever to take care of the environment.

Chosen among her peers for the leadership experience, Carissa’s summer trip allowed her to explore and learn about going green.

During her first eight nights in California, she stayed with other scouts from across America at the Presentation Center in Please see Scout, Page 6A

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Parents and students got their first look at the new classrooms at the Lake Lure Classical Academy Saturday afternoon during an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony. The new charter school begins its first year in operation this week with an anticipated 250 students in kindergarten through seventh grade

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LAKE LURE — Despite hard rain at times, parents and students came out for the open house at the new Lake Lure Classical Academy on Saturday afternoon.

It was a chance for the public to meet teachers and administrators and to tour the campus.

The school is at a temporary site on Memorial Highway, near the downtown area, and is made up of separate buildings clustered on a hill.

The school is a Challenge Foundation Academy. It is a tuition-free public charter school.

This year the school will have kindergarten through seventh grade. The goal is to grow to K-12.

“It’s just an exciting day for Lake Lure and for others,” said Philip Byers, CFA board chair.

“Since 1961 a lot of people here have been saying, ‘We need a school.’ And it’s just not been feasible for the public schools.

“Fortunately, the charter schools are a perfect fit for this area because we are in the corner with Polk and Henderson and Buncombe counties, and we can draw students from all of those. And that makes it functional and financially feasible to have a school here.

“But the folks of Lake Lure are just tickled to death; we’re happy to be part of it.”

Byers said the school had been in the talking stages for a long time.

“The first meeting was two and a half years ago, on December 27,” he said. “Some of the city council here had asked Joe Maimone, Dave Faunce and myself if we would sit down and talk about doing a school. At the time it just wasn’t feasible.”

But he noted that over the years the school became more and more feasible. “The good Lord has blessed us,” he said, “and here we are.”

Byers said he expects about 250 students when the school opens this coming week.

“That number may go up or

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down,” he noted. “This is the only year the state will allow us to have open enrollment until school opens. We may actually fluctuate a little there.”

Byers said he expects the school to be at its temporary site for a number of years.

“We expect to be here at least three years,” he said. “We’ve got work to do here and grow over the next several years.

“We will start later this year looking at the possibilities of what is next, much like we followed at Forest City. We were at the Dunbar facility for three years. And we would like to do that here, if possible. We’ll see how it goes. Maybe we can expedite that.”

Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy, also a Challenge Foundation Academy, is opening a new grammar school on South Broadway Street in Forest City this fall.

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SPINDALE — Commissioners might scrap plans for wrecking buildings in this former textile town with a proposed moratorium on demolitions.

Board members will discuss the item as part of a public hearing at their August meeting Monday at 6 p.m. at the Spindale House.

Also on the agenda will be a public hearing on an amendment to the town code on signs. And the board will hear a request for changes to the sewer consumption billing policy from Ultimate Textiles.

“Due to recent changes in the town’s sewer consumption rates, Ultimate Textiles has asked the town for consideration in the billing method,” Town Manager Cameron McHargue said in a premeeting memo.

Ultimate Textiles representatives informed McHargue that their facility has an flow meter to measure how much water leaves the building. The town’s current policy charges customers based only on how much water they draw in, not on the amount that actually reaches the treatment plant.

Manual Woodworkers has indicated an interest in a charge based on flow as well.

“This question is interesting and presents the board with some important points to ponder,” McHargue said. “Ultimate Textiles and Manual Woodworkers are the town’s highest-usage sewer customers. Given this status and the current state of the economy, does the town wish to provide flexibility to those entities that can technically substantiate their actual sewage usage?”

But in his pre-meeting memo, McHargue also warns commissioners that residential customers may come to the town and say that when they water their lawn or wash their car, the water doesn’t go into the wastewater treatment plant so they should be entitled to a discount as well.

“It is my feeling, and we did some comparisons with other towns, and it seems Ultimate Textiles would be paying a cheaper rate here than it would anywhere else,” Mayor Mickey Bland said.

“Outside city limits for Rutherfordton would be triple the rate. I think we’ve tried to be fair with industry and commercial rates. This is the first time in several years we’ve even gone up on that.

I just don’t think the citizens can continue to bear the whole burden for lost industry. Every citizen is having a tough time in this economy but I feel the town has been fair in trying to spread the burden.”

The new sign ordinance would restrict the use of temporary marquees — free standing signs with movable letters.

About 25 different properties would be affected.

The town planning board put in a section that would force compliance from existing signs by a certain date. Marquees already in use would not be grand-fathered forever.

Church signs would no longer be exempt from having a sign permit, regardless of their zoning district. Churches will now have to follow the same rules as other properties in the town.

Sign owners found out of compliance will face a $50 a day citation.

Business owners who have portable signs they wish to make permanent can submit their design to the town manager for approval. Board members agreed at their July meeting to a 12-month deadline from the date the ordinance is adopted.

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Four dead in restaurant shooting BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Eight people leaving a party at a downtown Buffalo restaurant were shot early Saturday, four of them fatally, including a Texas man who had returned to his hometown to celebrate his first wedding anniversary, police said.

Managers had decided to close the City Grill in the city’s business district after an altercation inside. The victims were leaving at about 2:30 a.m. when a man who had been inside began shooting, police said.

“There were verbal things going on. Management apparently chose to close down and have everybody leave the restaurant,” Chief of Detectives Dennis Richards said. “People were leaving when this shooting happened.”

Keith Johnson, 25, of Buffalo was charged Saturday afternoon with four counts of seconddegree murder and could face more charges.

Police didn’t know whether Johnson was involved in the earlier altercation and asked witnesses to speak up.

“We need people to come forward,” said Police Commissioner Daniel Derenda, who estimated there were 100 people at the scene when police arrived.

The group was attending a

party in advance of a more formal anniversary celebration scheduled for later Saturday, authorities said. The couple, a 30-year-old man and his wife, married in Texas a year ago and had returned to celebrate with Buffalo-area friends and family, authorities said. The wife was not injured.

“An occasion that should have been a joyous one, a happy one, turned tragic,” Mayor Byron Brown said Saturday near the restaurant, a popular stop for office workers during the week and people attending theater and sporting events at night.

Late Saturday morning, police converged on a Buffalo house and brought one man out in handcuffs. Police would not say whether it was related to the shootings.

The dead included two men, the 30-year-old and a 26-yearold, and two women, who were 27 and 32, Richards said. Three were pronounced dead at the scene and the fourth died at a hospital.

Authorities did not release the victims’ identities. Raymond Wilhite said his 32-year-old daughter, Tiffany Wilhite, was among those killed.

“A senseless, random killing,” said Wilhite, who returned to the restaurant a few hours after

the shooting. “This kind of thing just has to stop.”

The other woman was identified by her mother as Shawntia McNeil, who was Wilhite’s cousin.

“There’s no words to explain how I feel,” McNeil’s mother, Ruby Martin, said. “She got along with everybody. She knows a lot of people. She didn’t deserve to be killed. I’m pretty sure it wasn’t intended for her.”

Authorities say the four wounded were all men. One was in critical condition at a Buffalo hospital Saturday afternoon.

Two were in stable condition and one was in good condition.

Tommy Dates, 35, of Buffalo, said he was at the bar area of the restaurant with his friends when he noticed a party had broken up. He said people started leaving the restaurant but rushed back inside a few minutes later.

“A lot of people were real upset, just trying to get out of the way,” Dates said at the scene about two hours after the shootings. “Everyone was in a panic.”

The restaurant posted a statement on its website Saturday expressing condolences to the victims and their families.

“We at City Grill are deeply saddened by the tragic events,” the statement said.

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CHARLOTTE — Every Saturday morning, 700 to 800 rental houses empty out in the coastal town of Holden Beach, creating a traffic jam of tourists that stretches as far as the eye can see.

They’re a captive audience for Charlotte retiree Bill Spier, 76, whose 1990 Nissan pickup and six ice chests have become roadside fixtures since he staked a claim to the exodus five years ago.

Spier hasn’t sold a single thing in that time, but that was never the intent. He’s in the business of taking things — and business is good.

To date, he has collected nearly 45,000 pounds of food as part of a clever initiative that encourages vacationers to drop off their kitchen leftovers on the way out of town. The groceries are then taken to a food pantry for the poor, who are plentiful in a county with 10 percent unemployment.

It’s Spier’s second home during the summer, explaining his passion to help out.

“I think it’s a brilliant idea,” says Larry Marshall, whose pantry at Brunswick Island Baptist Church serves about 200 families a month. “All these rental houses have kitchens, and of course, people grocery shop while they’re here. The last thing they want to do is pack all that food in the car and haul it back home.”

A Second Helping, as Spier calls it, is literally a drive-through charity that operates from midJune to Labor Day. Every Saturday morning — the standard turnover time for vacation rentals — he parks his pickup 200 feet shy of the bridge to the mainland, pulls out a big umbrella and unfolds a sign that says “Food Drop.”

There, he and an assistant stand from 7 a.m. to noon, taking whatever tourists hand them through car windows. Each donation is weighed and Spier meticulously tabulates the results. Last Saturday, he helped collect 1,022 pounds of food in five hours.

“I’m a numbers person,” Spier confesses. “In 2005, we got 2,400 pounds of food. Last year, we collected 14,290 pounds. And this year, I’m hopeful it will run about 16,000 pounds. The tourist season is a little better this year.”

His idea is not original. A church in Wrightsville Beach offers a similar effort. After hearing of it, Spier had his own version up and running within two weeks. However, he gets extra points for treating it like a part-time job — recruiting volunteers and launching an advertising blitz with refrigerator magnets, church-service announcements, and fliers in packets given out by rental agents.

A Second Helping also takes the unusual step of accepting food most pantries reject: produce, opened boxes and used items, such as half-empty cartons of milk and eggs.

Don Downs, who typically helps Spier collect, puts such items on ice and distributes them from his home to a select group of needy families referred by his church.

“These are families that don’t want it known that they are hurting,” says Downs, 65, who retired from the forestry service. “I call them one at a time and give it to them directly out of my house.

When one family leaves, I call another, so nobody knows.”

Downs, like everybody else in town, has a hard time explaining what compels Spier to be so passionate that he has only missed four Saturdays in five summers (for a wedding and three Carolina Panthers games). Spier found substitutes to take his place so no collections were missed.

It probably should be noted that he’s only been retired from the industrial chemical business for three years. He was 73 at the time.

Phyllis Spier, his wife of 52 years, jokes that “if you want something done, you ask Bill to do it.”

“Bill is not a sit-still kind of person,” she says.

“He’s always been one to be involved, more so since he retired. This captured his imagination and he just did it.”

He’s now at work on trying to get other vacation communities to start similar efforts. Three have already been launched in other Carolina towns, modeled on A Second Helping, he says.

However, a dozen others were attempted, but never caught on.

“People realize later it requires some sweat equity and effort,” he says. “It doesn’t have to be exactly like what I do. It could be as simple as putting a barrel at the check-out office. This is food that is typically thrown away, when it could be helping people.”

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t. Gov. Walter Dalton, as chairman of the North Carolina eLearning Commission, this week urged state residents to go back to school online.

Dalton was touting the new web portal eLearningNC.gov which provides a central access point for people seeking education information.

Dalton noted that North Carolina currently offers more courses and degrees than any other state. That is something to cheer about.

Now, if the Lt. Governor and his colleagues in Raleigh can figure out how we can get better Internet access in rural areas to enable people to use these great resources we might have something really valuable.

Advanced education and skill training are essential to preparing our state’s workforce in the changing economic conditions we face today. The availability of online courses and degree programs could help a lot of people.

At the same time, having dependable, high-speed access to the Internet will not only make access to these educational programs available, it will also enable people in rural areas to compete for jobs.

Just as the Internet makes it possible for people to take classes from anywhere, it is beginning to let people be able to work from anywhere. That can only happen when people have the right type of connection to the Internet and in many parts of North Carolina today, that is just not the case.

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RALEIGH – In this upcoming election and perhaps the next, North Carolina will be part of an interesting political experiment.

The experiment will be borne out on the airwaves as the effects take hold of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that allows corporations and unions to spend money on behalf of political candidates.

Before North Carolina legislators left town in July, they passed legislation to address the high court’s ruling; before Congress left Washington, it failed to pass similar legislation affecting federal races.

The result is that corporations and unions that decide to engage in media blitzes aimed at electing state candidates will have to file campaign finance reports similar to those filed by the candidates, disclosing specific donors and sources of money that went for ads and mailers.

And just like candidates, their ads will be required to contain those little disclaimers showing who paid for it.

This year, the requirements will only affect legislative races and judicial races. Other state offices – governor, attorney general and the like – won’t be up for election until 2012.

One of North Carolina’s U.S. Senate seats is up for election.

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Incumbent Republican Sen. Richard Burr faces Democratic Secretary of State Elaine Marshall and Libertarian economics professor Mike Beitler.

There will be no requirement that corporations or unions wanting to influence the U.S. Senate race disclose who they are in ads or that they quickly report funding sources.

Obviously, the top-of-theticket Senate race will generate more interest and more money than state legislative or judicial races. So, maybe it takes the next two election cycles for the disparate approaches to the opening of the corporate money flow to play out.

Still, the upcoming election here will provide hints about whether corporations and unions, and their shadow election campaigns, are only comfortable as long as they can remain in the shadows.

How many corporate-backed groups will be interested in exercising these free speech rights when they are unable to do so

anonymously, hiding behind some made-up name?

When Republicans in the U.S. Senate blocked consideration of the federal disclosure legislation, they did so claiming it was an impediment to free speech rights. When North Carolina lawmakers passed the disclosure requirements, conservatives argued they would complicate the role of grassroots activists.

It’s an interesting response.

For years, many conservatives have argued for an end to campaign donor limits in favor of more disclosure. Now that the courts have, in some respects, quashed donor limits, these folks don’t want disclosure either.

What they seem to want is speech to be both free and easy.

If Target and Best Buy want to spend money to influence a governor’s race, they’ve been freed to do so. It doesn’t mean that, upon learning of that decision, I can’t decide to shop elsewhere, just like it didn’t mean that George W. Bush fans had to keep buying Dixie Chicks records after that band’s well-publicized criticism of the former president.

Or maybe there’s some special protection for cowardice in the First Amendment that I missed.

Mooneyham is executive director of the Capitol Press Association.

Love for God will bring about a fruitful life Wrong choices will let us down and we often find ourselves empty and frustrated.

The way of the transgressor is truly hard, as the prophet spoke.

It pains us deeply to see one walking a path of searching disobedience knowing that in the end there will be loss and pain.

The old song from the past says, “Looking for love in all the wrong places.” That describes many who walk a hurtful path.

It is our great privilege to help the suffering of the sorrowful, whether it is material or spiritual. Part of our battle in reaching out to help those in need is the problem of the relationship being merely superficial. It is the age-old problem of our not wanting to lay down the fig leaf and come forth to “bare all” spiritually.

The world needs, love sweet love, as the song says.

It needs God’s love, a pure and holy love.

I explain today’s musings with a common Biblical theme and imagery: barrenness. Barrenness is a curse, according to Scripture.

This is true whether it be a barren landscape or womb.

God’s promise to His chosen people was the land would yield its fruit and the wombs of the women would yield i fruit as well. God even promised the cattle and

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sheep would also bring forth life.

In other words, there would be no barrenness in anything or anyone.

There are six prominent women in the Bible who were barren: Sarah, Abraham’s wife; Rebekah, Isaac’s wife; Rachel, Jacob’s wife; Manoah’s wife; Hannah, Elkanah’s wife; and Elizabeth, Zechariah’s wife, the father of John the Baptist.

The Virgin Mary, however, symbolizes the church impregnated with Godly seed from above, giving birth to the Messiah, as all Christians are to do spiritually.

The Old Testament root word for Mary is “Mara” meaning bitter. Her name symbolizes the whole creation bitter from sin yet that turned to joy.

Christians, then, are those impregnated with a new nature, a God nature.

St. Paul writes to the church of Galatia, “My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be

formed in you” Gal. 4:19.

Paul likens the Christian to one who is to give birth.

The Scriptures even tell us we are, “born again by incorruptible seed.”

The early church, in the first Jerusalem Council, sent letters to the Gentiles, with a prohibition against fornication, sexual relations between unmarried adults (Acts 15).

In other words, fornication is a sin, much to the chagrin of many, as is adultery, sexual relations with a married individual not your spouse.

God is not against human sexuality, for he created it; it is holy. He is opposed to sexual relations outside of prescribed boundaries.

So, for a child to be born there must be intimacy and the passing of seed.

The salvation experience is also likened to birthing.

Jesus said, “you must be born again.”

That brings me to the central point here.

For the spiritual barrenness of heart and soul to be overcome, there must be a covenant, a revealing, an impartation and then growth, in that order. The pattern is the same for the spiritual or natural.

Because of past hurt, pain, rejection and abuse there is a shying away from true intimacy.

Remember, God overcame

the barrenness of the six aforementioned women and they conceived and brought forth. God is calling His bride to become intimate with Him. He first establishes covenant with us or marries us. That is what the Bible means when it says not to “take His name in vain.”

Secondly, as a married couple would do, nakedness is revealed. We now move into a deeper level of spiritual intimacy with God as we “reveal” who we really are and shed the superficiality and facades of life. We become spiritually “unclothed” before Him. Then, a Holy and eternal seed, whose name is Christ, is placed within us and the process of a new nature growing within us begins.

Then, there is the process of time for growth as we wait for the nature to be fully formed and then begins what Isaiah calls the “travail of Zion.”

Too often we approach God with the same mindset the world approaches sexuality today. There is a perversion of sexuality in that it seeks pleasure with no responsibility. In other words, I want to be intimate with you, but I will not marry you or commit to you.

Too often God is approached with a mindset that says I want what you have but I don’t want to be responsible

or committed to you.

When God approaches His bride it is but for one purpose: the loving impartation of holy seed and to birth the nature of His Son. Interestingly, the Devil is called the “father of lies,” indicating he has seed and the ability to reproduce himself. He is portrayed as male and a seed bearer. He also seeks to be intimate with the end result being death not life.

The creation will one day understand that intimacy with the “devil” will never bring forth anything except death. On the other hand, spiritual intimacy with a Holy God will bring forth life and peace.

God is calling His bride to reveal herself and certainly not fear an intimate encounter with her lover. God is faithful to His bride and He is committed in bringing forth His nature through her.

When all else has failed and the endless pursuit for love has ended in disappointment, the Lord offers us a holy, loving embrace and a heavenly kiss that lasts forever. Love never fails, love always wins.

The Rev. Lankford is pastor of St. Luke’s Church. He can be contacted at 286-8078 or revjlankford@ gmail.com.

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Police Notes Sheriff’s Reports n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 154 E-911 calls Friday.

Rutherfordton n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 33 E-911 calls Friday.

Spindale n The Spindale Police Department responded to 14 E-911 calls Friday.

Lake Lure n The Lake Lure Police Department responded to six E-911 calls Friday.

Forest City n The Forest City Police Department responded to 69 E-911 calls Friday.

Arrests n Candice Megan Duncan, 25, of 1159 Padgett Road; charged with misdemeanor probation violation; placed under a $10,000 secured bond. (Probation) n Debra Jane Langley, 49, of 1013 Luckadoo Mountain

Road; charged with manufacturing schedule VI controlled substance; placed under a $10,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Terry Lee Beck, 43, of 1979 N.C. 120; charged with simple possession of schedule III controlled substance and resist/ obstruct a public officer; placed under a $2,500 secured bond.

(RCSD) n Bradley Lee Beck, 24, of 1973 N.C. 120; charged with resist/ obstruct a public officer; placed under a $1,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Curtis Dean Styles, 59, of 181 Way Court St.; charged with driving while impaired; placed under a $5,000 secured bond. (RPD) n Kathrine Guffey Hoyle, 41, of 205 Ponderosa Drive; charged with unsafe movement and driving while impaired; freed on a custody release. (RPD) n Tre-Mar Oneill Powell, 17, of 128 Astrid Lane; charged with simple assault; released on a $1,000 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Johnny Lee Simpson, 42, of 187 Big Island Road; charged with assault on a female and resisting a pub-

Carolina Today Man killed trying to steal copper wire RAEFORD (AP) — North Carolina police say a 23-year-old man has been electrocuted while trying to steal copper wiring from an electrical substation.

Hoke County Sheriff Hubert Peterkin told WRAL-TV in Raleigh that William Joshua Reavis of Aberdeen was cutting copper wire used for grounding at the power station early Saturday morning.

Peterkin says Reavis was electrocuted and fell 10 feet to the ground. A friend found Reavis’ body.

A spokesman for substation owner Lumbee River Electric Membership Corp. says a chain and lock on a fence around the property had been cut.

Peterkin said his office is investigating.

Dead fish likely from warm water ASHEVILLE (AP) — A biologist says hundreds of dead fish found floating in a pond in the North Carolina mountains likely died due to warmer than usual water temperatures.

The Asheville Citizen Times reported Saturday that hundreds of dead fish were found this week floating on the 5-acre pond at Azalea

Dog Park.

North Carolina Wildlife Resources biologist Powell Wheeler says the deaths were likely caused by a low oxygen levels due to the warmer water, which tends to hold less oxygen that cooler water.

It was not the first fish kill this year in North Carolina.

Biologists say about 7,000 striped bass died in the state’s largest manmade lake since July.

Those deaths also were blamed in part on the increased water temperatures caused by record heat across the state this summer.

Report: Crime lab uses suspect tests RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina’s crime lab continues to rely on bullet analysis to identify guns involved in crimes despite criticism that it is an inexact science.

The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Saturday in the last of its stories in a series on the State Bureau of Investigation that several other investigators have discredited results of bullet analysis used to convict a man and his girlfriend in a shooting.

Firearms analyst Beth Desmond told the newspaper she stands behind her analysis as do her bosses. A defense attorney in the case has asked the bullets be sent

lic officer; placed under a 48-hour hold and a $500 secured bond. (RCSD) n Dwayne Allen Langley, 48, of 1013 Luckadoo Mountain Road; charged with manufacturing schedule VI controlled substance; placed under a $10,000 secured bond. (RCSD)

EMS/Rescue n The Rutherford County EMS responded to 29 E-911 calls Friday. n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to no E-911 calls Friday.

Fire calls n Hudlow firefighters responded to a vehicle fire and to a lawn mower fire. n Bostic firefighters responded to a house fire, assisted by Ellenboro firefighters. n Cherry Mountain firefighters responded to a power line fire. n Rutherfordton firefighters responded to a smoke report.

Leon B. Mauney, 84, of Rutherfordton, died Friday, Aug. 13, 2010, at Hospice House.

He was born on July 18, 1926, in Rutherford County to the late Horace Dobbins Mauney and Minnie Jane Huntsinger Mauney.

He was a longtime member of Adaville Baptist Church and a member of Spindale Masonic Lodge No. 673. He worked most of his life as a self-employed welder and also for Daniel Construction Co. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, E. Coleen Mauney.

Survivors include one son, Robert Mauney, of Cliffside; three daughters, Anna Hudson of Columbus, Rebecca Moore of Rutherfordton and Patricia Craft of Huntington, W.Va.; one sister, Merle Deck of Rutherfordton; six grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and one great-greatgrandchild.

The funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at the Harrelson Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Calvin Sayles officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park with Masonic rites. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. today at Harrelson Funeral Home.

Memorial donations are suggested to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043.

Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the family.

A live webcast of the services and an online guest registry are available at www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com

Joan Lattimore Joan Marie Lattimore, 68, of 665 Harris Henrietta Road, Forest City, died Friday, Aug. 13, 2010, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Thompson’s Mortuary of Forest City.

Maxine Reese

Maxine Spencer Evans Reese, 70, of 226 Rosecrest Road in Spartanburg, S.C., died Friday, Aug. 13, 2010, at Smith Phayer Hospice House.

Born in Rutherford County, she was the wife of Bill Reese and the daughter of the late Mack D. Spencer and Corrie Splawn Spencer.

She was retired from J.H. Montgomery and was a volunteer poll worker. She was of the Baptist faith. to an independent lab.

In addition to her husThe SBI and its crime lab band, she is also survived by have been under fire since a daughter, Teresa Lawter February, when an SBI agent of Gaffney, a stepdaughat an innocence hearing ter, Charlene Couch of about a policy to not include Cary, N.C.; three stepsons, all information on blood Kevin Reese of Mint Hill, tests in lab reports provided Daniel Reese of Belmont, to courts. and Dereck Reese of Kings Mountain; three brothers, Douglas Spencer of Astatula, Man found stuck Fla., Dwight Spencer of in Tenn. chimney Gaffney, S.C., and Donald Spencer of Forest City; three KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A chimney sweep may be sisters, Hazel Pate of Rocky lucky as lucky can be, but William Hussey was neither.

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Mount, Lynette Rudisail of Gaffney and Brenda Kirby of Cowpens, S.C.; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. today at Blakely Funeral Home. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Monday in the Blakely Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Allen Blanton officiating. Interment will be in Springhill Memorial Gardens.

Memorials may be made to Smith Phayer Hospice House, 280 Fairwinds Road, Landrum, S.C. 29356.

The family will be at the residence.

An online guest register is available at www.blakelyfuneralhome. com.

Mary Toney Mary Louise Toney, 86, of Ellenboro, died Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010 at Rutherford Hospital.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home.

Deaths

Sherman W. Tribett Former Delaware Gov. Sherman W. Tribbitt, a Democrat who led the state through a bank crisis in the 1970s, has died. He was 87.

Tribbitt died early Saturday, Aug. 14, about a week after a severe fall, his son Jim Tribbitt said. He had suffered from Alzheimer’s.

Richie Hayward Richie Hayward, co-founder of the Little Feat, has died.

Hayward, 64, had been suffering from liver cancer and died Thursday, Aug. 12, at a hospital near Vancouver, Canada, after complications of pneumonia, his publicist, Bridget Nolan, confirmed.

Leon B. Mauney Leon B. Mauney, age 84, of Rutherfordton, N.C., died Friday, August 13, 2010, at Hospice House.

Leon was born on July 18, 1926 in Rutherford County to the late Horace Dobbins Mauney and Minnie Jane Huntsinger Mauney.

He was a longtime member of Adaville Baptist Church and a member of Spindale Masonic Lodge #673. He worked most of his life as a self-employed welder and also for Daniel Construction Company. Among his life’s enjoyments were gardening, growing roses, camping, golfing and taking care of his dog, “Mitch”.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, E. Coleen Mauney; one granddaughter, Dina Craft; four brothers, Gerald Mauney, John Mauney, Jim Mauney, Glen Mauney; and one sister, Mildred Hardin.

Survivors include one son, Robert Mauney and wife, Theresa, of Cliffside; three daughters, Anna Hudson of Columbus, NC, Rebecca Moore and husband, Neal, of Rutherfordton, and Patricia Craft and husband, Wilbur, of Huntington, WV; one sister, Merle Deck and husband, Henry, of Rutherfordton. He is also survived by six grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, August 16, 2010, at the Harrelson Funeral Chapel with Reverend Calvin Sayles officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park with Masonic Rites. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Sunday at Harrelson Funeral Home.

Memorial donations are suggested to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043.

Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the family of Leon B. Mauney.

A live webcast of the services and an online guest registry are available at www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com.

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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 down the 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.

the Transit Department and be a part of a group of people who bring a wealth of services to the citizens of Rutherford County,” Giles said Friday morning. “I have thoroughly enjoyed the past eight years with the EDC and the many marketing and community projects I have been able to help implement.”

When Adair began work with the Transit Department in 1999, the department had 14 drivers and 14 vehicles. Today there are 27 vehicles and 33 employees, including nine fulltime workers.

One of his proudest accomplishments is the addition of the public bus route. Beginning in Spindale, Rutherfordton, and Forest City, the public bus route has now expanded into other areas.

The new seasonal route in Lake Lure and Chimney Rock is also going very well, Adair said.

Adair says every day he leaves his work place with the feeling he has helped people. He recalled the time a family member asked if Transit could transport a 90-year-old woman to the Senior Center. The driver took her to the center, the first time she had been out of the house in four months.

Condrey said Adair has done an excellent job in growing and improving the Transit Department.

In 2000 the Transit Department transported 27,000 passengers and drove 321,000 miles. In 2010 the department has transported 57,000 passengers and driven 624,000 miles.

“This is certainly a tribute to Gene and his dedication. Gene is the kind of person that you would want to work in your organization—dedicated, smart, compassionate, hard working, and honest,” Condrey said.

During his years, he has seen a greater demand for wheelchair transport, there are new propane fueled vehicles, much larger in size to accommodate the lift equipment and the employees must have CPR certification.

Adair believes the department will continue to expand and will be a part of the expansion until his retirement next May. A Rural Operating Assistance Program is beginning that will study the achievements of the department. Resources can be increased accordingly.

Condrey also said Giles has been a great asset in the Economic Development Department since 2002 and Condrey said her marketing background will aid her as she showcases the programs and services to everyone in the county.

Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@thedigitalcourier.com.

Youth football and cheerleading sign-ups: Rutherfordton Raiders, Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at Crestview Park from 6 to 8 p.m.; 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.

Carissa Rooks (second from left) on a ferry in California with two other North Carolina Scouts and an Illinois scout.

Monday, Aug. 16 Youth/livestock building committee meeting: 3 p.m., Rutherford County Annex; committee will be reviewing plan for phase I. PROMISE Support Group: 6 p.m., Hospice of Rutherford County; group is for any parent who has lost a child of any age; the group will also be conducted next quarter, so call to register; offered at no cost.

Tuesday, Aug. 17 PWA meeting: Noon, Big Dave’s; Professional Women’s Association meets at noon the third Tuesday of each month; lunch is dutch treat; speaker this month is Kim Smith from Hospice; for information, call Margi Miller at 287-5928 or 301-938-9966 or Nikki Carpenter, 286-7062.

HOPE Support Group: Tuesdays, at 6 p.m. at the Center of Living for any adult in the community who has lost a loved one. Offered at no cost by Hospice.

Alanon meetings: Lake Lure Alanon Family Group meets every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., at Lake Lure Mountains Branch Library, 150 Bills Creek Road, Lake Lure; call 625-0456 for information.

Wednesday, Aug. 18 Conservation Conversation meeting: 6 to 8 p.m., Old Rock Cafe in Chimney Rock Village; hosted by the Friends of Hickory Nut Gorge; this month’s meeting will feature a presentation on solar, wind and hydro power by Sundance Power; light refreshments will be served; please RSVP to batcave25@yahoo.com or visit www.friendsofhng.org.

Friday, Aug. 20 Freshmen Kick-Off Day: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., East Rutherford High school; freshmen pep rally, class schedules, tour of the school, T-shirt sales, parent information sessions, club and sports team booths, team building activities with Big Brothers and Big Sisters; light snacks provided.

Widow/Widower’s Lunch Bunch meeting: Third Friday of each month at the Carolina Event and Conference Center, 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m.; for anyone in the community who has lost a spouse.

Cost for lunch is $5. Participants must register in for lunch.

Sponsored by Hospice.

Saturday, Aug. 21 Kids’ Computer Corner: Every Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon, Union Mills Learning Center.

Chopped sirloin supper: 4 to 8 p.m., Hopewell-Hollis Community Clubhouse; menu includes salad bar, French fries, baked potato, desserts; cost is $8 adults, $5 children ages 6 to 12 and free for those 6 and younger.

Monday, Aug. 23 PROMISE Support Group: 6 p.m., Hospice of Rutherford County; group is for any parent who has lost a child of any age; the group will also be conducted next quarter, so call to register; offered at no cost.

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the redwood forest. The facility has received the Gold LEED Certification Award for its Welcoming Center and has a strong “green mission.”

While at the center, Carissa participated in hands-on activities and had an opportunity to choose between astronomy, the environment or robotics to explore how green technology can be used in these fields to become better stewards of the earth.

She chose the environment track and had the opportunity to engage with experts from NASA Ames Research Center, Monterey Bay Aquarium and Research Institute and other local areas of interest.

At the California Academy of Sciences, Carissa had a behind the scenes tour and learned to take care of animals and how water was filtered

to make sure it was correct.

“I also toured the vet office and saw where they made food to feed the animals,” she said. “While I was there, an albino alligator ate a child’s shoe.

We discussed how the shoe would be removed by surgery the next day.”

While at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, she learned about sea dives with robots and the discoveries they make including a new jelly fish that was a meter long and red in color.”

At the aquarium, she also saw dwarf sea horses and a rare sea horse, Leafy Sea Dragon, which has been unable to breed in captivity.

Before returning home, the Scouts also visited San Francisco, stayed at a youth hostel and saw people from around the world. They visited the farmer’s market, had a ferry ride under the Golden Gate bridge and around Alcatraz Island.

“The highlight of my experience was

all the friends I made from across the United States,” she added.

Before the summer Destination Leadership experience, Rooks had planned do her senior project at ReACH on respiratory therapy, but as she saw the urgency of “going green” she plans to do her senior project on recycling efforts.

A Girl Scout since the age of 6, Rooks is a member of Troop 20730.

Also this summer, she attended the Counselor-in-Training at Camp Golden Valley and eventually hopes to work there because of the influence camp has had on her life.

She is a junior at Rutherford Early High School College, where she participates in the yearbook club and National Honor Society, as well as attends New Testament Assembly Church.

Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@thedigitalcourier.com.

Forest City Council will meet Monday FOREST CITY — Commissioners will consider adopting resolutions for two N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources revolving loan and grant applications at their meeting Monday.

budget amendments. One is to move unspent Powell Bill funds from the 2009-10 budget to the 2010-11 budget. The other is to move funds for a truck purchase from the 2009-10 budget to the 2010-11 budget.

The requests will be for an aeration systems upgrade at the wastewater treatment plant and collection system rehabilitation for wastewater collections.

Also, the board will consider two

Board members also will get a report from Bob Daniels about a bank at the corner of Oak and Harmon streets, and on accepting a portion of Jefferson Street into the town’s street system.

In other business, the board will: n Consider adoption of a resolution to execute a contract for the Florence Mill DOT enhancement project. n Consider canceling or rescheduling the Sept. 6 meeting, which falls on Labor Day. This is a holiday for town employees. n Enter into closed session to discuss settlement of a claim.

The Board of Commissioners meets at 6 p.m. in the board room

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Beating the odds

Allstate agency earns premier designation SPINDALE ­— As a business leader and involved citizen in the Rutherford County area Allstate exclusive agency owner Randy McKinney has been designated a Premier Service Agency for 2010.

McKinney’s agencies in Spindale and Rutherfordton have both received this designation.

Bestowed upon less than 30 percent of Allstate’s nearly 12,000 agency owners across the country, this designation is being presented to McKinney for his commitment to exceeding customer expectations in their agency.

The Premier Service Agency designation is awarded to Allstate agency owners who have consistently met designated levels in customer service and business performance.

Credit union whacks some fees to a penny RALEIGH (AP) — A North Carolina credit union is rolling back its checking account overdraft fees to a penny.

The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Friday that Coastal Federal Credit Union is introducing the new lenient overdraft program for about 95,000 members with checking accounts.

The nonprofit credit union is taking action as a new federal policy forces financial institutions to implement overdraft rules.

Financial institutions will no longer be able to approve debit card transactions beyond a customer’s available balance and then charge an overdraft fee, unless the customer accepts overdraft protection.

Bankrate.com analyst Greg McBride says credit unions are positioned to offer rock-bottom fees because they aren’t trying to generate profits for shareholders.

Associated Press

Spools of polymer yarn are seen on the floor of the Unifi Textile plant in Yadkinville Monday, Aug. 2. The company plans to spend $20 million this year on capital projects, the bulk in Yadkinville.

Textile company makes comeback An AP Member Exchange

By RICHARD CRAVER Winston-Salem Journal

YADKINVILLE — Unifi Inc. is back in the black, a survivor of 10 years in textile-manufacturing limbo.

To appreciate the Greensboro yarn manufacturer’s comeback — culminating in a $10.7 million profit in its fiscal year 2010 — requires understanding the depths of its decline.

Since 2000, Unifi had lost $422.6 million and eliminated at least 2,800 jobs in North Carolina and surrounding states.

It went through a painful management and board shake-up in August 2007, one that had its few remaining analysts questioning its direction and existence.

They were very close to going out of business. All indicators were bad, and it appeared management at the time could not move fast enough to correct their problems.

— Peter Tourtellot Anderson Bauman Tourtellot Vos & Co. Its share price dipped as low as 47 cents in March 2009 -- a point from which most companies, much less textile manufacturers struggling against fierce foreign competition, never recover.

“They were very close to going out of business,” said Peter Tourtellot, the managing director of Anderson Bauman Tourtellot Vos & Co., a turnaround-management company in Greensboro.

Lorillard has named Kessler as next CEO RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Cigarette maker Lorillard Inc. said Thursday it has named former Altria executive Murray Kessler to succeed CEO Martin Orlowsky.

The Greensboro, N.C., company said Kessler’s appointment takes effect Sept. 13.

The 51-year-old also was elected to the company’s board.

Kessler will receive an annual salary of $1.2 million and a $1 million cash signing bonus, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Yet, remarkably, Unifi still exists while several larger rivals — Burlington Industries Inc., Cone Mills Corp., Guilford Mills Inc., Galey & Lord Inc. — went bankrupt Please see Textile, Page 8A

N.C. will get housing aid from D.C.

N.C.’s largest health insurer to cut 90 jobs RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina’s largest health insurer says it plans to lay off about 90 people as part of cost-cutting moves to prepare for the new federal health care law.

The News & Observer reports Friday that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina will contract with Dallas-based Sourcecorp for some data entry work. The jobs will be handled by its employees in the Philippines as well as North Carolina.

Blue Cross officials say it will lay off 80 to 90 people by next May. They say the move will save roughly $2 million a year.

The company employs more than 4,000 and insures 3.7 million.

The company wants to cut its total operating costs by 20 percent, or $200 million, by 2014.

That’s when much of the federal health care law takes effect.

“All indicators were bad, and it appeared management at the time could not move fast enough to correct their problems,” Tourtellot said.

Economic woes, such as unemployment or reduced income, are now the main catalysts for foreclosures.

Initially, lax lending standards were the culprit, but homeowners with good credit who took out conventional, fixed-rate loans are now the fastest growing group of foreclosures.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is providing $3 billion to unemployed homeowners facing foreclosure in the nation’s toughest job markets.

The Treasury Department said Wednesday it will send $2 billion to 17 states, including North Carolina, that have unemployment rates higher than the national average for a year. They will use the money for programs to aid unemployed homeowners. Some of those states have already designed such programs.

Another $1 billion will go to a new program being run by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. It will provide homeowners with emergency zero-interest rate loans of up to $50,000 for up to two years.

The administration was required to launch the HUD emergency loan program by the financial regulatory bill signed by President Barack Obama last month.

The Treasury is using money from the $700 billion Wall Street bailout to pay its share of the program.

Officials said they won’t know until next month how many people are likely to be helped.

California will get the largest share of money for the Treasury program, at $476 million. Florida is in line for nearly $239 million. Illinois will receive $166 million and Ohio will receive $149 million.

The Obama administration has rolled out numerous attempts to tackle the foreclosure crisis but has made only a small dent in the problem. More than 40 percent, or about 530,000 homeowners, have fallen out of the administration’s main effort to assist those facing foreclo-

Please see Foreclosure, Page 8A

Please see Housing, Page 8A

Associated Press

A Real Estate Owned home (REO) is listed for sale for $900,000 along the Miami River in Miami in this July 22 photo,

Foreclosure rate is up 6 percent over last year LOS ANGELES (AP) — The number of U.S. homes lost to foreclosure surged in July, another sign lenders are moving quicker to take back properties from homeowners behind in payments.

Lenders repossessed 92,858 properties last month, up 9 percent from June and an increase of 6 percent from July 2009, foreclosure listing firm RealtyTrac Inc. said Thursday.

Banks have stepped up repossessions this year to clear out the backlog of bad loans. July makes the eighth month in a row that the pace of homes lost to foreclosure has increased on an annual basis.

Meanwhile, homeowners who are falling behind on their payments are being allowed to stay in their homes longer because lenders are reluctant to add to the glut of foreclosed homes on the market.

The number of properties receiving

an initial default notice — the first step in the foreclosure process — rose 1 percent last month from June, but tumbled 28 percent versus July last year, RealtyTrac said.

Initial defaults have fallen on an annual basis the past six months.

The latest data reflect a foreclosure crisis that continues to drag on as many homeowners struggle to make their monthly payments amid high unemployment, slow job growth and an uneven rebound in home prices.

8A — The Sunday Courier, Forest City, NC, Sunday, August 15, 2010

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and emerged only after being bought by corporate cherrypickers. Each is a shell of a once dominant global presence.

Meanwhile, Unifi’s share price has rebounded to a 52-week high of $4.37 on April 26. It was trading in the neighborhood of $4.00 last week.

Its operations in Yadkinville are running 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with 945 employees overseeing highly automated equipment making both commodity yarns and specialty yarns from recyclable plastic products. Expanded production in Brazil and China also contributed significantly to its comeback.

The emphasis on premium, value-added yarns over the past four years proved that Unifi heard what many competitors ignored -- the voices of industry observers saying that niche yarn was the only legitimate production path left to domestic manufacturers.

“Unifi’s success tells us that the textile industry in North Carolina is not dead, and it can compete,” said Michael Walden, an economics professor at N.C. State University in Raleigh.

The Repreve line, introduced in 2006, has been a major sales and branding factor in Unifi’s turnaround. The company makes polyester chips -- about the size of a Tic Tac breath mint -- from fiber waste, a byproduct of yarn production.

A percentage of post-consumer plastics, such as soda, water and 100 percent PET bottles, have been used, along with recycled filament nylon, staple polyester and performance fibers.

Unifi plans to add used garments to the mix, with stripping zippers and buttons an obstacle.

Four major apparel customers — Eddie Bauer, the North Face, Patagonia and Polartec — sell outdoor and sportswear featuring Repreve.

The yarn has been featured in documentaries on CNBC, the Discovery Channel and the Science Channel.

Given the consumer scrutiny that comes with marketing 100 percent recyclable, some of Unifi’s customers conduct occasional audits of the supply chain.

“Patagonia can’t afford for its apparel products to not live up to its marketing,” said Roger Berrier, an executive vice president for Unifi.

Analysts consider the man-

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We believed all along we could be a competitive manufacturer in the United States despite all the global challenges.

We, as a company, had lost our focus.

— Bill Jasper Chief executive and president

agement and board shake-up in 2007 as one of the largest in Triad history, especially considering that it didn’t involve Unifi being bought by another company.

Brian Parke was ousted as chairman, chief executive and president in August 2007, which led to the resignation of five board members.

Bill Jasper, who joined Unifi in 2004, was named the chief executive and president in September 2007.

Jasper said he doesn’t believe in blaming Unifi’s struggles solely on Brian Parke.

“We believed all along we could be a competitive manufacturer in the United States despite all the global challenges,” Jasper said. “We, as a company, had lost our focus.

“We refocused on being as efficient as possible. We took a disciplined approach to improving and diversifying our product mix, which led to sales gains.

We maintained good cash flow.

We consolidated our operations as necessary, which has led us to a production work-force balance that is effective and sustainable.”

Unifi’s faith in Repreve convinced management and the board not to follow through on one more consolidation opportunity in April 2008 even as the country headed toward a deep recession.

“We could have cut out our future,” Jasper said. “We knew that as retailers and customers cut back on their inventory in 2008 and 2009 that there would be demand for building them back up.

“It was a gutsy call, but it proved to be the right call, as we able to meet the demand for orders quicker than many of our competitors.”

The company plans to spend $20 million this year on capital projects, the bulk in Yadkinville.

For example, Unifi is building a 50,000-square-foot center where the company plans to handle the cleansing of postconsumer plastic bottles to

increase product development and production. It expects to hire up to 20 employees for that operation, which is expected to debut in February.

Jasper said he envisions having recycling bins throughout Yadkin County, if not the Triad, within the next few years, where consumers’ plastic bottles can go directly into the supply chain for Repreve yarns.

The effort should receive a boost over time from the state law that requires plastic containers be recycled rather than thrown away.

Unifi’s return to profitability has brought a sigh of relief to employees and within Yadkin County.

Unifi and Yadkin — as employer and community — are as intertwined as any in the Triad, possibly North Carolina.

Walden said that Unifi represents 8 percent of the county’s work force.

“That’s huge,” Walden said.

Jeff Gage and Hugh Reavis, both employees in Unifi’s research-and-development operations in Yadkinville, said they feel fortunate to be working for a manufacturer dedicated to U.S. production.

“We know that morale is much better now than it was in 2007,” Gage said. “We have been feeling more secure about our jobs, but to see the company turn a profit and management say that’s not the end of it, but just the beginning wow.”

Reavis said that even when the share price dropped to 47 cents, he wasn’t worried because “I could see the changes coming, and I knew they were good ones.”

Bobby Todd, the executive director of the Yadkin Chamber of Commerce, said he “feels good about Unifi and its status in Yadkinville as our largest employer and taxpayer.”

“It’s also pretty cool to go to a retail store and see the Repreve tag hang on clothing, knowing that Yadkin County contributed to that happening,” Todd said.

Michael Lord, an associate professor of management at Wake Forest University, said that despite Unifi’s comeback, “it isn’t on Easy Street yet by any means.”

“Unifi is not a company that can easily buck the trend of the overall economy,” Lord said.

“Few companies have that luxury,” he said. “But Unifi’s turnaround does put them in a much better position to keep chugging along even if the economy is not as strong as it would like.”

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That program, known as Making Home Affordable, provides lenders with incentives to reduce mortgage payments. So far, it has provided permanent help to about 390,000 homeowners, or 30 percent of the 1.3 million who have enrolled since March 2009.

Also receiving money are Michigan, $129 million; Georgia, $127 million; North Carolina, $121 million; New Jersey, $112 million; Indiana, $83 million and Tennessee, $81 million.

Alabama is due to receive $61 million, South Carolina, $59 million; Kentucky, $56 million; Oregon, $49 million; Mississippi, $38 million; Nevada, $34 million; Rhode Island, $14 million; and Washington, D.C., $8 million.

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Lenders are offering a variety of programs to help homeowners modify their loans, but their success rates vary. Hundreds of thousands of homeowners can’t qualify or fall back into default.

The Obama administration has rolled out numerous attempts to tackle the foreclosure crisis but has made only a small dent in the problem.

More than 40 percent, or about 530,000 homeowners, have fallen out of the administration’s main effort to assist those facing foreclosure.

That program, known as Making Home Affordable, has provided permanent help to about 390,000 homeowners, or 30 percent of the 1.3 million who have enrolled since March 2009.

Still, RealtyTrac estimates more than 1 million American households are likely to lose their homes to foreclosure this year.

In all, 325,229 properties received a foreclosurerelated warning in July, up 4 percent from June, but down 10 percent from the same month last year, RealtyTrac said. That translates to one in 397 U.S. homes.

The firm tracks notices for defaults, scheduled home auctions and home repossessions — warnings that can lead up to a home eventually being lost to foreclosure.

Among states, Nevada posted the highest foreclosure rate in July, with one in every 82 households receiving a foreclosure notice. The number of properties in Nevada receiving a foreclosure warning last month rose nearly 7 percent from June, but fell nearly 30 percent from the same month last year.

Rounding out the top 10 states with the highest foreclosure rate last month were: Arizona, Florida, California, Idaho, Michigan, Utah, Illinois, Georgia and Maryland.

Las Vegas continued to be the city with the highest foreclosure rate in the U.S., with one in every 71 homes receiving a foreclosure notice in July — more than five times the national average.

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Pocock knows the first month in Ecuador will include in-country training with her peers and she will then move into a family’s home in a rural community to begin her apprenticeship.

After the training, she’ll receive her more precise assignment.

“I know the projects can range anywhere from teaching in a school on teachers and supplies to preparing and executing plans to change or improve crops in agrarian communities,” Pocock said. “As you can image, I’m extremely excited to see how this experience will broaden my horizons and alter my global prospective.

I’m hoping this year will help me to discover more about myself, my passions and about what I want to do with the rest of my life, so that I can plan my college career and beyond accordingly.”

“I know I want to help people and to connect with people,” she continued. “I hope this opens the door for me.”

As part of her preparation for Ecuador, Pocock has to raise $2,000 for the GCY Fellows Fund, a new nonprofit organization.

To raise her $2,000, Pocock is hosting a Family Fitness fundraiser on Aug. 28 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. in the parking area of the Isothermal Community College Student Services building.

Registration fee is $25 for adults and $15 for children. Awards will be

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There will also be informational booths and a place for people to donate to GCY. Food and beverages will also be available.

Registration forms are in numerous locations across the county and are also on Facebook as “Caroline’s Global Citizen Year Fundraiser.”

Registration will also be available the day of the event.

Pocock is seeking sponsors for the Family Fitness day and anyone interested in becoming a sponsor can contact her at 289-0767 or visit her facebook page. Sponsors will have their names printed on the back of T-shirts for the event.

“I am really excited and am getting a little nervous, too,” she said.

Pocock has been working with children most of her life. The third of four girls born to David Pocock and Laura Pocock, she began working at Isothermal Gymnastics Academy at age 13. She has also been a volunteer at KidSenses children’s museum in Rutherfordton.

“I love children,” she said.

Although Global Citizen Year chooses the country where an apprentice will work, applicants have an opportunity to list a country of preference. “Ecuador was my first choice,” Pocock, although she also listed Senegal and Brazil.

After her seven months in Ecuador, she believes she’ll have a better vision of what to do with her life.

Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@ thedigitalcourier.com.

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She already has her mind set returning next summer.

Whiteside went to Ecuador through the Experience Learning International program through a scholarship program. When she goes back there, she’ll have to finance her trip. She’s already working two jobs and looking for a third. She’s a referee for intramural sports, is a tutor for student athletes and hopes to work at the desk in her dorm.

Whiteside also had an opportunity to choose where she wanted to travel for the international project.

“I could have taught English somewhere but I wanted to work with children,” she began.

Sloan traveled to Ecuador with her college roommate, Amber Bowden of Mt. Olivet, where they worked in a government-run day care for 50 children, birth to 5-years old.

They walked to work every day, “two miles up a mountain,” Sloan said.

“Sometimes we were exhausted when we got there, but the kids were so excited to see us,” she said. They literally hung onto Sloan and when she arrived back home, she had lots of rips in her jeans, from the children pulling on her clothes.

When the four staff members went home each day from work, Sloan immediately noticed they took many of the children with them. Some of the parents took extra children with them, also.

“So many of the children don’t even have a home.” she said. “They have no stability.”

Staff members would ride a dirt bike with a carriage on the back to work and pile all the kids on one of the carriages and take them back to town and bring them back the next day.

There were a lot of newborns in the day care and so many are sick.

“We had no medicine, no sanitation, no wipes, no diapers, no anything,” Whiteside said.

She and Amber bought wipes, but they realized it would not solve the ongoing need of supplies.

All babies are breast fed because there is no money to buy formula and plastic bags are used instead of diapers.

“They had their own little trick to put the plastic bags on the babies,” Whiteside quipped, so the diaper changing was left up to the staff members. Sloan and Amber were the first volunteers to ever work in this day care on the coast of Ecuador.

“So what we did was hold the babies most of the time,” Whiteside said. “They’re sick. They cried a lot.”

According to Whiteside, the children had about three sets of clothing and most were worn out.

It was winter there and although the temperature ranged from 40 degrees to 80 degrees, the children couldn’t go outside because their clothes had holes in them.

There was limited space in the three room facility and no way to keep the babies from the toddlers.

There were only three cribs with

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four babies in a crib. “The cribs were broken, there were a lot of bugs, no air conditioning and no heating or cooling system. Flies were everywhere,” she said. “There are no toys and all the kids had to play with were their plastic chairs. They like to sing, so they made up a lot of songs.”

“Education is not a big deal down there, so we tried to teach them some little stuff. Teaching them is for survival,” Sloan continued.

Sloan learned some Spanish since no one on the staff spoke English.

Amber speaks fluent Spanish so communication between the volunteers and staff went fine. Sloan said she learned a lot of Spanish from the little ones.

She fell in love with all the children, but a three year old girl, taking care of her one and a half year old sister, tugged her heartstrings the most, she said. The little girls walked a half mile to the day care every day by themselves.

“When they would leave I’d run to the gate and watch them walk down the dirt road,” Sloan said. “The crime there is not bad, but a little threeyear-old walking down a dirt road with her little sister, alone, upset me.”

Sloan and Amber lived in a host house with all dirt floors except for the living room. The ceiling did not meet the walls so there would be ventilation.

“Everything gets dirty,” Sloan said.

“But they were considered more welloff than many others,” she said of her hostess family. They have computers, and dirt floors, cell phones and television. There was no hot water and the toilet was manual flushing.

“It was difficult to leave,” she said.

“I was trying to get four or five of them in my suitcase,” Sloan said.

“But I figured the process was complicated for a college student.”

Sloan and Amber are trying to start a nonprofit organization started there.

“I hope I can go back there some day. It was amazing. I can’t imagine having gone anywhere else,” she said.

Her first choice was South Africa.

“But I’ll go there later,” she added.

An avid athlete, she wanted to be in South Africa for the World Cup, but said the plane tickets were outrageous and she had a limited scholarship.

She hopes to go to London in 2012 for the Olympics.

Sloan’s favorite sport has always been track where at R-S Central she broke county, conference and state records. “I miss track,” she said.

Back home, Sloan returns to Chapel Hill Wednesday to begin her sophomore year.

She is a double political science major and will enter the journalism school this year. She is also an African American Studies major.

When she graduates she plans to be a sports agent or sports attorney.

Her choice of law school is Stanford.

Sloan’s parents, LaRonda and Todd Whiteside live in Spindale. She has a 13-year-old sister, Kennedy.

Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@ thedigitalcourier.com.

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Obama defends mosque as freedom of religion WASHINGTON (AP) — After skirting the controversy for weeks, President Barack Obama is weighing in forcefully on the mosque near ground zero, saying a nation built on religious freedom must allow it.

“As a citizen, and as president, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as everyone else in this country,” Obama told an intently listening crowd gathered at the White House Friday evening to observe the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

“That includes the right to build a place of worship and a community center on private property in lower Manhattan, in accordance with local laws and ordinances,” he said. “This is America, and our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakable.”

The White House had not previously taken a stand on the mosque, which would be part of a $100 million

This is America, and our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakable.

— President Obama Islamic community center two blocks from where nearly 3,000 people perished when hijacked jetliners slammed into the World Trade Center towers on Sept.

11, 2001. Press secretary Robert Gibbs had insisted it was a local matter.

It was already much more than that, sparking debate around the country as top Republicans including Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich announced their opposition.

So did the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish civil rights group.

Obama elevated it to a presidential issue Friday without equivocation.

While insisting that the place where the twin towers

once stood was indeed “hallowed ground,” Obama said that the proper way to honor it was to apply American values.

Harkening back to earlier times when the building of synagogues or Catholic churches also met with opposition, Obama said: “Time and again, the American people have demonstrated that we can work through these issues, and stay true to our core values and emerge stronger for it.

So it must be and will be today.”

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, an independent who has been a strong supporter of the mosque, welcomed Obama’s words as a “clarion defense of the freedom of religion.”

But some victims’ advocates and Republicans were quick to pounce.

“Barack Obama has abandoned America at the place where America’s heart was broken nine years ago, and

where her true values were on display for all to see,” said Debra Burlingame, a spokeswoman for some Sept. 11 victims’ families and the sister of one of the pilots killed in the attacks.

Building the mosque at ground zero, she said, “is a deliberately provocative act that will precipitate more bloodshed in the name of Allah.”

Sally Regenhard, whose firefighter son was killed at the World Trade Center, said the president had failed to understand the issue. “As an Obama supporter, I really feel that he’s lost sight of the germane issue, which is not about freedom of religion,” she said. “It’s about a gross lack of sensitivity to the 9/11 families and to the people who were lost.”

Added Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y.: “President Obama is wrong. It is insensitive and uncaring for the Muslim community to build a mosque in the shadow of

ground zero.”

Entering the highly charged election-year debate, Obama surely knew that his words would not only make headlines in the U.S. but be heard by Muslims worldwide. The president has made it a point to reach out to the global Muslim community, and the over 100 guests at Friday’s dinner in the State Dining Room included ambassadors and officials from numerous nations where Islam is observed, including Saudi Arabia and Indonesia.

While his pronouncement concerning the mosque might find favor in the Muslim world, Obama’s stance runs counter to the opinions of the majority of Americans, according to polls.

Opponents, including some Sept. 11 victims’ relatives, see the prospect of a mosque so near the destroyed trade center as an insult to the memory of those killed.

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The Yurok Tribe celebrated the items’ return this past week — among the largest repatriation of Native American sacred objects ever — from the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian.

“It’s part of the fabric of who we are and why we are,” said Javier Kinney, who helped truck the artifacts back from Suitland-Silver Hill, Md. “It’s a little bit of mixed emotion — sadness that they were gone for so long but joy and excitement that they’re back. It’s like family coming back home.”

The tribe has 5,500 members and lives on 55,000 acres along the Klamath River near the Oregon border. Its leaders say the artifacts date back hundreds and maybe even thousands of years. They will continue to be used in ceremonies intended to heal the world.

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Off The Wall Scott Bowers

Running with the green eggs Fifty years ago, Dr. Seuss took a $50 bet from his publisher, Bennett Cerf that Seuss could produce a children’s book that would be both educational and entertaining — the catch?

He could use only 50 words.

Out of that bet, a children’s classic, Green Eggs and Ham was born. By 2001, it was the fourth best-selling children’s book of all-time. The only book on the list that uses just 50 words.

It is very easy to complicate things, isn’t it?

Take high school football for example.

There are two things — just two things — that every coach needs to know. Two things that simply must be taught.

How to run the football and how to stop the other team from running the football.

Football coaches everywhere know this; the problems come from trying to over-complicate a simple formula. Or, worse, not being able to put into practice what is being taught.

Execution problems are another story.

Two decisions, made locally, deserve a little praise.

The first stems from Chase’s decision to stick with the Flexoption offense.

Coach Daniel Bailey made the right call in not trying to re-write the Trojans’ playbook on short notice. The decision will allow his charges to be comfortable on day one with the offensive plays.

The worst kind of coaching is coaching based on ego — the ‘my-way-or-the-highway,’ playcalling guys usually find themselves stranded on the side of the road.

You simply must know what your kids are capable of running and run it. No sense installing a West Coast offense if your quarterback can’t hit water from a boat.

The other decision that I really liked is East Coach Clint Bland simplifying the offensive blocking scheme for his Cavaliers.

Lately, is has become vogue to use zone blocking schemes.

These are great for guys who have years of football under their belt. The NFL, for example, is a wonderful place to try that little offensive experiment.

Friday night lights? Not such a great place.

Most high school football players simply don’t have the level of experience, nor the body types and athleticism to run a zone scheme. Not all high schools, but most.

In this day and age of passoriented, NFL-style offenses being brought to the high school level — the first question any coach must ask is: Do I have the players that can run that system? If the answer is no, well, it’s time to punt, er, run.

Fans love to see the pigskin flying on a Friday night; but, fans aren’t being saddled with losses when the average high school QB completes just 25-percent of his passes.

In other words: Do I like to run the ball? Yes, I like it in winter or fall.

Dang, I could have written this column in 13 words.

The 2010 Fall Sports special section will be released on Friday, Aug. 20.

The Courier will have articles on all four area schools with coverage of football, soccer and volleyball.

Hope you’ll give it a read.

Champs! (x2)

The Forest City Owls, top, claimed back-to-back Coastal Plain League Petitt Cup titles by defeating the Edenton Steamers, x-x, Saturday at McNair Field.

The Owls’ Andrew Brown, left, kisses the Petitt Cup. The Owls’ Konstantine Diamaduros, above, and Andy Ciencin dump ice water on Head Coach Matt Hayes following the Owls’ 5-0 win over Edenton. See Page 2B for story.

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Stewart passes physical, practices

By MIKE CRANSTON AP Sports Writer

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Carolina Panthers running back Jonathan Stewart participated only in position drills and watched most of the team portion of Saturday morning’s workout.

But for someone who almost never practices because of chronic pain in his left Achilles’ tendon and heel, finally passing his physical and being taken off the physically unable to perform list was a significant accomplishment for Stewart and Carolina’s struggling offense.

“It’s a relief just being out there, being around what I’m supposed to be doing,” Stewart said. “Making gradual steps toward being on the field is the plan.

Today was good just to be around the guys and be able to walk through some plays and stuff like that. I think it was a good step.”

Stewart’s plight has been unique — and the source of plenty of ribbing from his coaches and teammates. While he’s never missed a regular-season game and racked up big numbers and records in his first two NFL seasons paired with fellow running back DeAngelo Williams, foot problems have kept him out of every offseason workout for three years.

Associated Press Stewart missed April’s minicamp, Carolina Panthers running back Jonathan Stewart (28) and Panthers’ DeAngelo June’s optional workouts and the first Williams celebrate after Stewart’s touchdown in the fourth quarter against the 19 practices of training camp as he Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Charlotte, in this Monday, Dec. 8, 2008 file photo. recovered from offseason surgery. He Stewart, who is battling chronic pain in his left Achilles’ tendon passed the

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City shuts out Steamers to take crown

By KEVIN CARVER Sports Reporter

FOREST CITY — The Forest City Owls are Petitt Cup Champions — again.

Forest City smashed two tworun homers and Jeremy Fant held serve on the hill for a 5-0 win over the Edenton Steamers to become back-to-back Coastal Plain League champions, Saturday at McNair Field.

“These guys have meet every challenge and taken everybody’s best shot this season,” Forest City Owls head coach Matt Hayes said. “These are the best fans and Forest City is the best baseball town — ever.”

The Owls aerial assault took to the field in the second and continued during the third inning.

Andrew Ciencin slapped a single through the hole into left and, with two outs, Brian Burton turned on the first pitch from Edenton‘s Trey Mitchell, sending it way over the green monster in left for a 2-0 Owls lead after two complete innings.

Following a fly out to open the Owls half of the third, Terran Senay walked on four pitches

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The Owls’ Danny Canela applies the tag to an Edenton base runner during the Petitt Cup.

the left field gap for a double.

Roland rounded third base as the ball bounced off the wall. On the play, Konstantine Diamaduros hit cut off man, Reed Harper, who threw a strike to Owls catcher Danny Canela, who applied the tag on Roland in a close play at the plate for the out.

Both Grant Buckner (at third) and Ciencin (at second) made leaping catches to take away base hits during the sixth.

While playing three years in Forest City, Will Skinner’s last at-bat was a sacrifice bunt that he looked to beat out for a hit, but he was called out on the play.

and Will Skinner had the aid of the wind as he hit a high line drive that had just enough carry to get over the wall in left for another two-run shot.

With the Owls up 4-0, the defense stepped up in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings.

Burton dove after a ball that was hit down to first base side, fielded it in the dirt and tagged the base with his glove to end the fourth.

In the fifth, Justin Roland walked for the Steamers and two batters later, A. J. Rusbarasky crushed a pitch into

The Owls scored their final run in the eighth on a wild pitch.

On the mound, Fant allowed just four hits and three walks in six innings of work for the win.

Andrew Brown finished off the Steamers during the last three innings. Brown struck out two and gave up just one-hit.

Forest City joins Edenton, Outer Banks and Thomasville as back-to-back CPL champs.

The Owls completed the season with a 43-21 record, which improved the team to 94-30 over the past two seasons.

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20. (26) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 124, 62.6, 103.

21. (18) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 123, 69.5, 100.

22. (30) Shelby Howard, Chevrolet, 123, 66.4, 97.

23. (25) Jason Keller, Chevrolet, 123, 62.2, 94.

24. (37) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 123, 59.6, 91.

25. (29) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 123, 49.9, 88.

26. (28) Mark Green, Chevrolet, 123, 56, 85.

27. (33) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 121, 46.4, 82.

28. (38) Michael McDowell, Dodge, 121, 45.9, 79.

29. (42) Kenny Wallace, Chevrolet, 121, 35.8, 76.

30. (39) Eric McClure, Ford, 121, 38, 73.

31. (31) Carl Long, Chevrolet, 119, 40.2, 70.

32. (16) Brendan Gaughan, Toyota, power steering, 116, 68.6, 67.

33. (41) Robert Richardson Jr., Chevrolet, accident, 112, 42.2, 64.

34. (4) Jason Leffler, Toyota, fuel pump, 71, 95.2, 66.

35. (35) Chase Austin, Ford, engine, 59, 48.5, 58.

36. (5) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, accident, 43, 45.7, 55.

37. (40) Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet, vibration, 20, 36.1, 52.

38. (20) Brian Keselowski, Dodge, vibration, 10, 43.7, 49.

39. (32) Derrike Cope, Dodge, ignition, 10, 34.6, 46.

40. (36) Josh Wise, Ford, transmission, 4, 34.5, 43.

41. (43) Danny Efland, Chevrolet, engine, 3, 30.4, 40.

42. (27) Kevin Lepage, Toyota, electrical, 2, 30.9, 37.

43. (24) Willie Allen, Chevrolet, transmission, 2, 29.3, 34.

Scoreboard BASEBALL National League

East Division W L Pct 67 48 .583 64 51 .557 58 57 .504 57 57 .500 50 66 .431 Central Division

W L Pct St. Louis 65 49 .570 Cincinnati 65 51 .560 Milwaukee 54 63 .462 Houston 49 65 .430 Chicago 48 68 .414 Pittsburgh 39 76 .339 West Division

W L Pct San Diego 68 46 .596 San Francisco 66 51 .564 Colorado 60 55 .522 Los Angeles 59 57 .509 Arizona 46 71 .393

Atlanta Philadelphia New York Florida Washington

GB — 3 9 9 1/2 17 1/2 GB — 1 12 1/2 16 18 26 1/2 GB — 3 1/2 8 1/2 10 23 1/2

Friday’s Games Washington 4, Arizona 2 Cincinnati 7, Florida 2 N.Y. Mets 1, Philadelphia 0 Atlanta 1, L.A. Dodgers 0 St. Louis 6, Chicago Cubs 3 Houston 4, Pittsburgh 1 Colorado 5, Milwaukee 4 San Diego 3, San Francisco 2 Saturday’s Games Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis 2 San Francisco 3, San Diego 2, 11 innings Arizona 9, Washington 2 Houston 3, Pittsburgh 2 Cincinnati 5, Florida 4 L.A. Dodgers 2, Atlanta 1 Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Mets 0 Milwaukee at Colorado, late Sunday’s Games Florida (Ani.Sanchez 9-7) at Cincinnati (H.Bailey 1-2), 1:10 p.m.

Arizona (Enright 3-2) at Washington (Strasburg 5-3), 1:35 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Padilla 6-3) at Atlanta (Jurrjens 4-4), 1:35 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Karstens 2-8) at Houston (Happ 2-1), 2:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Dempster 10-8) at St. Louis (Lohse 1-4), 2:15 p.m.

Milwaukee (M.Parra 3-9) at Colorado (Jimenez 17-3), 3:10 p.m.

San Diego (LeBlanc 6-10) at San Francisco (Lincecum 11-6), 4:05 p.m.

Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 7-5) at N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 11-6), 8:10 p.m.

Monday’s Games Florida at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Houston, 8:05 p.m.

San Diego at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.

American League

New York Tampa Bay Boston Toronto Baltimore

East Division W L Pct 71 44 .617 69 46 .600 66 51 .564 61 54 .530 41 75 .353 Central Division

GB — 2 6 10 30 1/2

Texas Los Angeles Oakland Seattle

W L Pct 66 50 .569 65 51 .560 55 60 .478 48 68 .414 48 68 .414 West Division W L Pct 66 48 .579 59 58 .504 57 57 .500 45 71 .388

GB — 1 10 1/2 18 18 GB — 8 1/2 9 22

Friday’s Games Seattle 3, Cleveland 2 Baltimore 5, Tampa Bay 0 Texas 10, Boston 9, 11 innings Chicago White Sox 8, Detroit 4 Kansas City 4, N.Y. Yankees 3 Minnesota 4, Oakland 3 Toronto 3, L.A. Angels 0 Saturday’s Games Tampa Bay 7, Baltimore 3 Detroit 3, Chicago White Sox 2 Seattle 9, Cleveland 3 N.Y. Yankees 8, Kansas City 3 Minnesota 2, Oakland 0 Boston at Texas, late Toronto at L.A. Angels, late Sunday’s Games Seattle (F.Hernandez 8-9) at Cleveland (Masterson 4-11), 1:05 p.m.

Baltimore (Arrieta 4-3) at Tampa Bay (Hellickson 2-0), 1:40 p.m.

Detroit (Galarraga 3-5) at Chicago White Sox (F.Garcia 10-5), 2:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (A.J.Burnett 9-9) at Kansas City (Bullington 0-2), 2:10 p.m.

Oakland (Mazzaro 6-4) at Minnesota (Slowey 10-5), 2:10 p.m.

Boston (Matsuzaka 8-3) at Texas (C.Wilson 10-5), 3:05 p.m.

Toronto (R.Romero 9-7) at L.A. Angels (Haren 1-2), 3:35 p.m.

Monday’s Games Detroit at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.

Seattle at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Texas at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.

Toronto at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.

RACING NASCAR Nationwide Carfax 250 Results (Start position in parentheses) 1. (1) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 125 laps, 150 rating, 195 points.

2. (14) Carl Edwards, Ford, 125, 120.5, 175.

3. (10) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 125, 108.9, 165.

4. (7) Justin Allgaier, Dodge, 125, 104.1, 165.

5. (11) Paul Menard, Ford, 125, 117.6, 160.

6. (9) Joey Logano, Toyota, 125, 101.6, 150.

7. (23) Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, 125, 88.1, 151.

8. (13) Reed Sorenson, Toyota, 125, 96.5, 142.

9. (3) Colin Braun, Ford, 125, 92.9, 143.

10. (15) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 125, 97.3, 134.

11. (8) Trevor Bayne, Toyota, 125, 107, 130.

12. (2) Ryan Truex, Toyota, 125, 99, 127.

13. (6) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 125, 86.6, 124.

14. (19) Tayler Malsam, Toyota, 125, 83.7, 121.

15. (12) Brian Scott, Toyota, 125, 80.2, 118.

16. (17) Michael Annett, Toyota, 125, 83.4, 115.

17. (21) John Wes Townley, Ford, 125, 67.6, 112.

18. (22) Steve Wallace, Toyota, 124, 72.9, 109.

TRANSACTIONS Saturday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League CLEVELAND INDIANS_Activated RHP Mitch Talbot from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Jess Todd to Columbus (IL).

Southern League CAROLINA MUDCATS_Recalled RHP Justin Freeman from Lynchburg (Carolina). Sent RHP Nick Christiani to Lynchburg.

American Association EL PASO DIABLOS_Released RHP James LoPresti.

SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS_Traded INF Ernie Banks to Grand Prairie to complete an earlier trade.

Can-Am League NEW JERSEY JACKALS_Signed INF Josh Petersen.

SUSSEX SKYHAWKS_Signed RHP Trevor Marcotte. Released RHP Michael Streaman and C Jonathan Gossard.

United League LAREDO BRONCOS_Signed bench coach and DH Jose Canseco.

FOOTBALL National Football League NEW YORK JETS_Signed G Chet Teofilo.

Waived G Marlon Davis.

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NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Brad Keselowski celebrates in the winner’s circle afte winning the Carfax 250 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich., Saturday.

Brad Keselowski wins Nationwide at Michigan BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Brad Keselowski grabbed the lead on a restart with eight laps to go, then pulled away to win the NASCAR Nationwide race at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday.

Carl Edwards finished second, barely edging out a charging Kyle Busch. Justin Allgaier was fourth, followed by Paul Menard.

It was the fourth Nationwide victory of the season and 10th of his career for Keselowski, who holds a dominant lead in the series points standings.

Meanwhile, it was another rough day at the racetrack for Danica Patrick, who went down a lap to the leaders early on and struggled to a 27th-place finish.

Keselowski won despite clutch issues that gave him problems during pit stops — and during an attempt at a post-race victory burnout.

“It kind of killed the burnout there, but I was trying,” Keselowski said in a television interview.

It was the second race for NASCAR’s next-generation Nationwide car, which made its debut at Daytona.

“I thought the car raced really well,” Edwards said.

Keselowski dominated the first half of the race, at one point holding a lead of more than 11 seconds. But Keselowski’s clutch acted up on a pit stop near the race’s halfway point, causing him to lose the lead to Menard.

Keselowski then spent much of the race going side-to-side with his nemesis, Edwards, without incident. Both drivers are on probation for a recent confrontation at Gateway International Raceway.

Edwards took the lead on lap 77, with Keselowski on his tail as Menard slipped to third.

After some close racing through slower traffic, Keselowski then went back to the lead with 40 laps to go.

Kevin Harvick pitted from third place with 24 laps to go, leaving Keselowski and Edwards in the top two spots before they made their own final stops. Edwards pitted with 22 to go, and Keselowski one lap later.

Still battling clutch problems, Keselowski had trouble getting out of his pits but managed to make it back on the track with only a minimal delay.

Edwards held the lead after the final round of pit stops, as Harvick slid out of contention with a large piece of debris stuck in the front end of his car. He finished 10th.

Meanwhile, Patrick wasn’t competitive.

After going a lap down early, Patrick made a green-flag pit stop on lap 32 so her crew could make major suspension adjustments in an attempt to fix the car’s handling. Patrick then made a mistake coming off pit road, going above the “blend” line as she re-entered the racetrack, and had to serve a pass-through penalty on pit road.

In six Nationwide series starts this season, Patrick’s best finish is 24th at Chicagoland last month.

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It wasn’t clear from where the bullet was fired.

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Tiger Woods drives on the third hole during the third round of the PGA Championship golf tournament Saturday, at Whistling Straits in Haven, Wis.

Watney alone atop leaderboard

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

Andy Roddick says he’s had mononucleosis

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Phil Mickelson hands Matt Reinhart an autographed glove after his ball landed in the fan’s lap at the 11th hole during the third round of the PGA Championship golf tournament Saturday, at Whistling Straits in Haven, Wis.

“I just want to play a good round and see where that puts me,” Woods said.

The turmoil in Woods’ personal life has spilled over into his golf game, and he arrived at Whistling Straits fresh off the worst performance of his career.

He shot a whopping 18-over 298 and beat only one player in the 80-man field at Firestone — and that’s a place where he’s won seven times.

“Ironically enough, today I hit the ball better than I did the first two days. I made nothing,” Woods said. “You have to putt.

I stuffed it in there early on the first few holes and made nothing, and also had a few other putts on the front nine. No matter how good you hit it, you’ve still got to make putts. I just didn’t do that today.”

He’s in danger of losing the No. 1 ranking he’s held for a

record 270 weeks in a row, and likely needs to finish seventh or better here to earn a spot on the Ryder Cup team.

Watney was at 13-under 203, in the lead at a major for the first time in his career after any round.

The only player among the top six not in his 20s was the biggest surprise of all — Liang Wenchong, a 32-year-old from China who set the course record at Whistling Straits with a 64.

He didn’t start playing the game until he was 15.

Some of these guys already were dreaming of winning majors at that age.

Liang was at 207 along with 22-year-old Jason Day of Australia, who had a 66; and 25-year-old Martin Kaymer of Germany, who has top 10s in the last two majors. Kaymer had a 67.

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MASON, Ohio (AP) — Andy Roddick finally knows what’s been getting him down the last few months — a mild case of mononucleosis.

Roddick said on Saturday that one of several blood tests came back positive for mononucleosis.

Doctors told him he’s probably had it for the last couple of months and should be nearly over it.

“I’m just glad that we found out something that was causing it,” said Roddick, who is getting ready for next week’s Cincinnati Masters. “It’s weird, the fear of kind of the unknown and not knowing what’s going on. There were some days where it was good, and some days where it was real bad.

So it was like you would have one of those two or three good days, and it was like, ‘OK, you’re just being kind of a wimp.’

“So it’s nice to have a little bit of clarity moving forward. It’s not something that’s going to affect me, anything super-serious.”

Roger Federer had mononucleosis in 2008, leading to a decline in his wins and his ranking.

Roddick has slipped to No. 11 in the world while struggling through a summer of out-of-character losses, making him wonder what was wrong.

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SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — Whistling Straits was there for the taking. So is this PGA Championship.

Nick Watney took over the lead Saturday with two quick birdies and never let up until he had a 6-under 66, giving him a three-shot lead over Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy in a strong showing by golf’s next generation.

When three long days along Lake Michigan finally ended, the contenders were short on major experience.

Watney, who had to scramble for a bogey on the 18th hole after an aggressive play, practically seemed like an old man compared with some of the players chasing him.

Johnson is 26, seasoned slightly by his memorable meltdown at Pebble Beach in the U.S. Open. He found enough accuracy to go with his awesome power for a 67 to work his way into the final group in a major for the second time this year.

Johnson was tied with McIlroy, the 21-year-old from Northern Ireland who also had a 67 and looks poised to deliver early on his promise of Europe’s next big star.

None of the top six on the leaderboard have ever won a major.

The last time the top six contenders were this green in the final major of the year — “Glory’s Last Shot” — was in 1992.

As for Tiger Woods? His only hope is to shoot his best round of his strange season on Sunday and try to earn a Ryder Cup berth.

Woods scrambled brilliantly in the morning to finish off the second round with a 70 to get within five shots, then opened the third round by stuffing his first couple of iron shots. He couldn’t make a birdie, however, and had to rally for a 72 on a day when the average score was 71 in soft conditions and relative calm.

Woods wound up 10 shots behind. He likely will need to finish at least in seventh place alone to make the Ryder Cup team.

was cleared minutes before Saturday’s workout.

“He was carrying his helmet and I got a little excited,” coach John Fox said.

Added center Ryan Kalil: “It was awesome. I tried to slow clap but nobody jumped in with me.”

Stewart has taken the teasing in stride, but his injury has caused him plenty of concern because Stewart hasn’t been pain-free since late in the 2007 season when he hurt his right big toe in his final college season at Oregon.

He underwent surgery on the toe and missed every offseason workout after being the 13th pick in the 2008 draft. Despite setting a franchise rookie record with 836 yards rushing, he developed pain in his left foot that he says was an offshoot of overcompensating for his toe.

He played all 16 games last season and rushed for a team-best 1,133 yards, but was in constant pain and rarely practiced more than once a week.

He underwent surgery to “clean up” the area between his Achilles’ and heel in January.

“I’m still feeling pain, but I’m just making gradual steps,” Stewart said. “Moving up rather than down.”

Stewart isn’t sure when he’ll be cleared for contact, or if he’ll play in a preseason game. It doesn’t appear he’ll be ready for next Saturday’s game against the New York Jets.

“I would love to play in a preseason game, if that’s something that’s smart to do with my foot,” Stewart said. “Just to get my feet wet before I play an actual regular-season game that counts. Go out there and get some contact, get my pad level down, just things that a football player needs to do and feel before he plays a real competitive season.”

Somehow, Stewart has been able to put up big numbers despite the pain and lack of practice time. But with Matt Moore taking over at quarterback and receiver Steve Smith still out with a broken forearm, the Panthers have struggled offensively. After a lackluster showing in a scrimmage, the Panthers failed to score an offensive touchdown in Thursday’s exhibition loss at Baltimore.

Getting Stewart back teamed with Williams could change that. They combined last season to be the first set of teammates in NFL history to each rush for over 1,100 yards.

Not bad when one of those backs barely gets on the field between games.

“It will go away at some point,” Stewart said of the pain. “When that is you really can’t tell.”

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Duke looks for growth Probe overshadows UNC

DURHAM (AP) — Duke has become competitive enough under David Cutcliffe that the Blue Devils football coach turned down the opportunity to go to Tennessee.

Yes, that Duke — the one that has not had a winning season or been to a bowl game since 1994.

But Cutcliffe is beginning his third season in Durham and aiming to continue his formidable reconstruction project. The decision to turn down overtures from Rocky Top this winter gave even more credibility to what he is trying to build at Duke.

“All it did was grow something that was already there,” Cutcliffe said. “I hope our players enjoy the way we challenge them and enjoy the way we run our program. We treat them well, but we work them extremely hard. That’s the thing that’s thrilled me most — I know they want to get better. They know, first day in (camp), they’re going to work harder than they’ve ever worked, and that is always a positive.”

The results are evident, even if only by the once-putrid program’s previous standards. Duke (5-7 in 2009) has won nine games in two years under Cutcliffe after winning a total of eight in the five years before he showed up.

And while nobody’s making reservations for the postseason yet, there is another incremental measure of how far they’ve come: for a change, the Blue Devils weren’t picked to finish last in their division.

Whether the Blue Devils snap their pesky bowl drought — or whether it’ll be just another year of more losses than wins — might come down to how well Sean Renfree does in rehabilitating his injured right knee and replacing record-setting four-year starter Thad Lewis at quarterback.

Renfree came off the bench to win the Army game and for the year completed 34 of 50 passes for

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Duke quarterback Sean Renfree looks to pass during NCAA football practice in Durham in this file photo.

330 yards with four touchdowns as Lewis’ backup. But his redshirt freshman season ended in mop-up duty against Georgia Tech when he tore an anterior cruciate ligament, and this offseason endured the difficult task of taking ownership of the team and strengthening his teammates’ trust in him despite not being healthy enough to fully participate in all of the conditioning drills.

“It took time, and it got frustrating at times because I felt like, ’I’m ready to go out here, why aren’t you guys letting me do all the stuff?”’

Renfree said. “But you have to be patient with it. Guys who had the injuries know that. I kind of started to accept that, even though it was very hard for me saying, ’I’ve got to take my time.”’

CHAPEL HILL (AP) — North Carolina entered the summer with everything just about where it wanted: A top defense, a high-profile opener and a buzz that comes with being regarded as a title contender.

Now an NCAA investigation into the program is putting a damper on all that excitement as the Tar Heels work through training camp.

The probe is focused on whether two players — senior defensive tackle Marvin Austin and senior receiver Greg Little — received improper benefits from agents. Their uncertain status for the opener against LSU and beyond makes it difficult to know exactly what to expect from the Tar Heels in 2010.

“It is kind of a distraction,” quarterback T.J. Yates said. “But we kind of look at it as we’ve already taken our adversity for the season. So once we get over this little speed bump, we’ll be able to put it behind us and go forward through the season.”

With Austin — a projected firstround NFL draft pick — and Little, the team’s top receiver, North Carolina looks like it can contend in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Without them, the defense would lose a key cog in a unit still filled with NFL prospects while the offense could slide backward to a repeat of last year’s inconsistency.

Coach Butch Davis said he doesn’t think the investigation can derail all the momentum that the Tar Heels have built after winning eight games and reaching a bowl the past two seasons.

“I think they are instances that happen and we will deal with these things and I think we’ll be a better program because of it,” Davis said. “I think we’ll learn some things about this world that’s out there that maybe we were somewhat naive or maybe not as educated or maybe didn’t know much about.”

Before the investigation — which began with the NCAA contacting the school in late June before mak-

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North Carolina defensive tackle Marvin Austin claps during the team’s first day of NCAA college football practice in Chapel Hill in this file photo.

ing a pair of campus visits — North Carolina was best known for returning nine starters from a unit that was sixth nationally in total defense and top 15 of four other categories.

Austin, linebackers Quan Sturdivant and Bruce Carter, defensive back Kendric Burney and safety Deunta Williams announced in January that they would return for their senior seasons instead of entering the draft. They join an experienced unit that includes another top NFL prospect in pass rushing end Robert Quinn.

“I don’t feel any pressure and I feel the leaders on this team don’t really feel a lot of pressure,” Williams said. “I feel like we just know what we have. Most of us, this is our last go-around and we can’t waste this opportunity.”

State seeking progress Wake back to underdog

RALEIGH (AP) — The first year had the typical bumps of a coaching transition. The second ended with a bowl loss that secured a losing season. The third was an injury-riddled mess.

Coach Tom O’Brien knows this season at North Carolina State had better offer something more.

“You have to win. That shows progress,” he said. “That’s what we haven’t been able to do. ... We’ve got to go on and have a winning season and go to a bowl game.”

When O’Brien arrived in Raleigh, it seemed the program that had offered plenty of bluster under Chuck Amato — despite never finishing higher than fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference — was hiring the perfect substance-overstyle guy. Yet N.C. State has been mediocre, losing seven games in each of the past three seasons.

N.C. State boasts a former all-ACC quarterback in Russell Wilson and has linebacker Nate Irving back after he missed all of last year with injuries suffered in a car wreck. The offense has been good enough to win games, but the defense last year was a disaster.

So far, the Wolfpack’s only real accomplishment under O’Brien has been to win all three meetings with rival North Carolina and its coach, Butch Davis, whose hiring about a month before O’Brien in late 2006 generated a lot more buzz.

Then again, the Tar Heels have won eight games and reached a bowl game the past two seasons — a fact Wolfpack fans have noticed and only increases the pressure on O’Brien.

Staying healthy would certainly help. Last year, 12 players went down to season-ending injuries.

Wilson was first-team all-ACC as a freshman and threw 31 touchdown passes last year to lead an

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North Carolina State quarterback Russell Wilson looks to pass during NCAA football practice in Raleigh in this file photo.

offense that averaged 30 points per game. But Wilson missed spring drills while concentrating on baseball and spent the summer playing in the minors in the Colorado Rockies organization, allowing talented reserve Mike Glennon to get all the snaps in spring.

O’Brien has said he expects Glennon to push to take Wilson’s starting job. He also said Wilson was rusty to start training camp and has to play better before the opener against Western Carolina on Sept. 4.

“I’m physically ready, conditioning-wise and strength-wise,” Wilson said. “I’m the same weight I was when I left the last game. I’m definitely excited about it and working hard.”

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WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — Wake Forest’s leading returning passer is a wide receiver. Everyone who played on the program’s most successful team is gone, including the quarterback who set nearly every throwing record in the media guide.

No surprise here: The Demon Deacons are back to being underdogs, and that’s perfectly fine with them.

“For us, it’s always been that way,” running back Josh Adams said.

“Even when we won the (2006 ACC) championship, it was that way, and then we kind of managed our way down the scale.”

The Demon Deacons might be at their best when nobody expects much from them. In the first year of the post-Riley Skinner era, that’s just what they’re facing this year.

They were picked to finish fifth in the Atlantic Division, and most of the preseason focus has been on finding a replacement for the winningest quarterback in school history and the holder of nearly every one of its passing marks.

Just how dire is the situation under center? The only player who has completed a pass in a game is wideout Marshall Williams — who hit on all three of his attempts for 52 yards, all on reverses.

Coach Jim Grobe expects the quarterback derby — which features Skylar Jones, Ted Stachitas, Brendan Cross and even freshman Tanner Price — to sort itself out during the first couple weeks of preseason camp.

It hasn’t been lost on Grobe that the last time Wake Forest played a first-year quarterback, it led to the best season in school history and a most unlikely Orange Bowl berth.

“You’ve got an inexperienced quarterback, a little bit like what we did with Riley Skinner his first year (in 2006), all he ever took the field thinking was, ’Don’t throw an inter-

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Wake Forest head coach Jim Grobe directs the team during football practice in Winston-Salem in this Aug. 5, 2010 file photo.

ception,”’ Grobe said. “We won an ACC championship with that mentality.”

The team’s top four receivers return to give the new QB some familiar targets, but it’ll help even more if the Demon Deacons can get back to two hallmarks of their rise: rushing the football and playing solid defense.

Wake Forest didn’t have a 100yard rusher in any game last season — an almost incomprehensible feat for a program that led the ACC in rushing four times in Grobe’s first five seasons.

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LLWS gives Murphy’s ‘I Won’t Cheat’ group a boost

By GENARO C. ARMAS AP Sports Writer

Little Leaguers like to walk, talk, pitch and hit like big leaguers.

Former major leaguer Dale Murphy just wants to make sure there’s one way impressionable pint-sized sluggers don’t imitate their heroes.

In an era when steroids and drug testing make sports headlines, the two-time National League MVP is on a mission to encourage young players to avoid shortcuts through his “I Won’t Cheat Foundation.”

Founded by Murphy five years ago, the organization’s message reaches its biggest audience during nationally televised games of the Little League World Series, where players wear patches on their sleeves with “I WON’T CHEAT” in bold letters. The annual 10-day tournament begins Friday in South Williamsport, Pa. “The main point I thought to make to the kids is that I know what you’re thinking is that most of these guys are taking it,” Murphy said. “But a lot of them aren’t. Most of them aren’t and you can still be a successful baseball player if you want to pursue it without taking this stuff.”

Though he’s been out of baseball for 17 years, Murphy may be the perfect voice to spread such a message given the clean-cut image he developed as one of the game’s most

feared hitters in the 1980s. He hit 398 home runs over 18 seasons, most of them with the Atlanta Braves.

Murphy, who now lives in Alpine, Utah, started the organization in 2005 when performance-enhancing drugs were making news. It was in March of that year, for instance, when former St. Louis Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire refused to answer questions before Congress about steroid use during his playing career.

“It really started with the steroids issue in baseball. We were just sitting around, some of our friends ... we just started talking, maybe we should just send another message out there because the perception of the kids is that everybody is taking this,” Murphy said in a telephone interview.

Little League added the patch to World Series uniforms two years ago, giving the message more visibility. Little League does not drug test tournament players, though there are no regulations that stipulate whether local leagues can or cannot test.

“I have never heard of a local league that tests, and would be very surprised to hear about it,” Little League vice president Lance Van Auken wrote in an e-mail.

“Using steroids equals cheating,”

reads the title of Little League’s position statement to parents on the drug issue.

For the most part, Little Leaguers aren’t directly confronted with the possibility of taking performanceenhancing drugs, especially in younger age brackets, Murphy said.

The Little League World Series, for example, is for 11- to 13-year-olds.

They may, however, be exposed to other questions that have more to do with decisions their parents and coaches make, like allowing a player to use a heavier or unregulated bat, or allowing a player from outside a league’s boundaries to join a team.

It’s in those instances that adults must realize they are setting a bad example, Murphy said. He also wants to educate young players to speak up as much as possible when uncomfortable with something, if not directly to a coach, then through a parent or teacher.

“It takes courage, and we encourage kids to speak up,” Murphy said.

“One of the more challenging things in life is not being the guy who does the cheating, but not saying anything about it and going along with it.”

The foundation has since expanded its message beyond the diamond to other sports, as well as to classroom and extracurricular activities.

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His foundation has “I Won’t Cheat” pledges for students and young athletes to sign.

“Kids especially, they need as many people as possible to say, ’You don’t want to do that. You want to do it the right way to be successful,”’ Murphy said. “Kids don’t see the long-term consequences.”

At a recent game of the Double-A Altoona Curve, fan Martin Perz of Pittsburgh said he hadn’t heard of Murphy’s foundation but called the idea a good concept. Perz, who was at the game with his 14-year-old son, Curtis, said he doesn’t often talk about the performance-enhancing drugs with his son except by telling him, “If people use it, they’re cheaters. You can acquire some long-term physical ailments.”

The subject of steroids at the major league level rarely comes up on his youth team, said Curtis’ 13-yearold friend, Vinnie Shoff, who plays second base. Curtis, who has given up baseball to focus on football and basketball, said the topic doesn’t come up much in those sports either, though he has strong feelings about it.

“You have people who work hard to get strong, and then you have people that cheat, and inject steroids to get strong, so I associate it with cheating,” Curtis said.

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Cash: Choosing your new windows can be a difficult task. There are a lot of options. Between wood, aluminum, vinyl, fiberglass, Argon or Krypton filled, low-E and so on, it's enough to make you scrap the project and just put on a sweater.

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home and they came with a great option. They tilt inward for easy cleaning. However, the only time I use the tilt is to show visitors the cool feature.

As for cleaning, I just hope for a good rainstorm.

Cash: Ironically that's part of the principle behind the self-cleaning windows. A company called Pilkington developed a coating called ActivTM that can be applied to the exterior of a window. The glass is coated with titanium dioxide which, when exposed to the sun, breaks down dirt into carbon dioxide and water vapor. Then when it rains, water runs down the window in a

continuous sheet instead of as water droplets, washing away dirt particles.

The glass should dry very quickly to keep "drying spots" from forming.

Carry: One cosmetic difference is that at certain angles the window can have a slight mirror effect and a faint blue tint. Hold on to your Windex® though. The coating does come at a price. It could add about 20% more to the cost of your windows.

Cash: If you don't want to spend the money, you may want to get out the garden hose. Just be sure to avoid making a common mistake and close the windows first!

Shopping for new windows? Look for a label from the NFRC (National Fenestration Rating Council). This information lists the independent energy performance ratings: U-factor and SHGC (Solar Heat Gain Coefficient). The U-factor is the heat transfer through the window. A lower U-factor means less heat loss.

SHGC defines how much heat your house gains from the sun.

Northerners require a higher SHGC to absorb more solar heat. The hot sunny South, on the other hand, may want a lower SHGC.

Reader Humor Extended Coverage

I have been selling replacement windows for years. Occasionally I meet someone who really tests my salesmanship.

An older woman called and wanted to discuss window options for her home. She told me that at 90 years old she could not take the draft of her old windows any longer.

I spent an hour answering her questions on everything from price to installation, but she wasn't ready to buy. As a last resort, I tried explaining the windows warranty. "The manufacturer guarantees these windows for life," I explained.

My efforts fell short. "I'm 90 years old," she laughed. "That's not much of a guarantee."

(Thanks to Benny K.)

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Lost

M Chihuahua Black w/white face, graying. Lost 7/31 from Dimsdale Dr., Rfdtn. Needs meds! Reward. Call 287-7967 REWARD! Missing/stolen Great Dane puppy from Morningstar Lake Rd. area in fenced yard 8/7/10. Brown w/black on face and feet, orange plaid collar, 4 mo old.

Call 828-748-8022

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Found

Female black & white cat, approx. 2 yrs. old. Found about 3 wks. ago off of Hudlow in the Palms. Call 248-2974

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R.N. Supervisor, FT 7-3 Assistant Director Of Nursing Apply in person at 510 Thompson Street, Gaffney, SC 29340 Call (864) 489-3101 for Directions Brookview is a Drug Free Workplace

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Found

Large Black & Brown female dog Found 8/8 in Green Hill/Sunnyview area.

Call 828-748-0971

Have you lost or found a pet? Place an ad at no cost to you! Call 245-6431 or stop by the office.

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Professional

Applications are being accepted for a permanent full time Program Technician position at the Rutherford County FSA Office through August 26, 2010. Contact Dianne Davis at 121 Laurel Dr., Rutherfordton, NC or by calling 828-287-4220 ext. 2 for a copy of the full vacancy announcement.

FSA is an EEO employer.

0220

Medical/Dental

NC MEDICATION AIDE for Nursing Home position available. 3-11 shift, MondayFriday. Excellent benefits. If you are interested, please stop by and complete an application at White Oak Manor - Rutherfordton, 188 Oscar Justice Road, Rutherfordton EEOC

0232

General Help

Mountain Creek Baptist Church in Gilkey, NC is searching for a part time youth pastor. Send resume to 710 Mountain Creek Rd Rutherfordton, NC 28139

by Sept 15, 2010

WASTE WATER TREATMENT OPERATOR needed for

manufacturing facility near Shelby, NC.

Please send resume to BOX B, PO Box 1149, Forest City, NC 28043

0244

Trucking

$1,225

This is what our drivers average pay per week!

Plus: *WEEKLY Home Time *APU Equipped * NO NYC * No Touch Freight

Call 800-968-8552 Truck Service, Inc. Forest City, NC

0256

Hotel/Motel

Bartenders, Housekeepers, Desk Clerks and part time Dishwashers wanted. Previous exp. required. Immediate openings at Resort Facility in Lake Lure. Nights & weekends required. Apply in person at 2771 Memorial Hwy MasterCorp, Inc. is hiring Housekeepers. We offer excellent wages, training and weekly pay. Must be able to work weekends.

Call 828-551-5463

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Restaurant

0260

Restaurant

FT & PT kitchen help w/grill exp., 2nd shift. Tues-Sat Apply in person only: Scoggins Seafood in Rfdtn, between 1:30-5:30pm week of Aug 17th

0268

Part-time Employment

PT Music Director needed.

Send resume by 8/31/10 to info@highshoalbaptist.org.

0272

People Seeking Employment

Will sit w/elderly Mon- Fri 4-12 Have ref. Call 657-6104 ask for Annette!

Will clean houses or businesses, ironing, windows, dust, mop, vacuum. Honest, hardworking. 828-447-4190

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Cats/Dogs/Pets

FREE spayed mother cat w/ 2 female kittens, approx. 12 wks. old. Up to date on shots.

Call 245-5465 or 289-1548

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0554 Wanted to Rent/Buy/ Trade Junk Cars Wanted

NOW HIRING Earn $65k,

$50k, $40k (GM, Co Mgr, Asst Mgr) We currently have managers making this, and need more for expansion.

1 yr. salaried restaurant management experience required. Fax resume

to 336-431-0873

Paying $225 per vehicle.

Call Jamie Fender (828) 286-4194 Swafford Auto Sales paying $150 to $250 and up for your junk vehicles You Call- We Haul 245-1054

6B — The Sunday Courier, Forest City, NC, Sunday, August 15, 2010 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the project entitled Foothills Commerce Center, Phase One Infrastructure Improvements will be received by the City of Shelby at 2:00 p.m. local time September 9, 2010, at the Shelby Utility Operations Center, 824 West Grover Street, Shelby, North Carolina 28150, and then publicly opened and read aloud.

THE PROJECT GENERALLY CONSISTS OF grading and infrastructure for Phase One of the Foothills Commerce Center, including the construction and installation of roads, storm drainage, related erosion control, approximately 6,000 LF of 8”, 10”, and 12” PVC and Ductile Iron sanitary sewer, approximately 3,200 LF of 8” and 16” DI water line, and related appurtenances.

The Contract Documents may be examined at the following locations: McGill Associates, P.A. Associated General Contractors Associated General Contractors McGraw-Hill Dodge Hispanic Contractors Association of the Carolinas

Asheville, North Carolina Asheville, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina

Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained at the office of the Engineer, McGill Associates, P.A., located at 55 Broad Street, Asheville, North Carolina 28801 upon payment of $150 for each set. There will be no refund to any party for Contract Documents so obtained. Neither the Owner nor the Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Contract Documents, including any Addenda, obtained from any other source.

A pre-bid conference will be held at 2:00 p.m. on September 2, 2010, at the Shelby Utilities Operations Center. Interested parties are invited to attend this meeting to review the plans, ask for additional information or clarifications, and visit the project site.

A certified check or cashiers check payable to the City of Shelby or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by a corporate surety licensed under the laws of North Carolina to execute such bonds in the amount equal to five percent of the total of the bid shall be submitted with each bid.

The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities or reject any or all bids. The Owner reserves the right to award a contract to the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder.

The successful bidder shall be required to furnish separate, 100 percent Performance and Payment Bonds in compliance with North Carolina General Statutes Section 143-129 and of Article 3 of Chapter 44A. The Performance Bond shall be in full force and effect for one (1) year after the date of final acceptance of the project by the Owner.

The bid deposit shall be retained by the Owner if the successful bidder fails to execute the contract or fails to provide the required bonds, as stated above, within 10 days after award of the contract.

Each bidder must be appropriately licensed as a Contractor in the State of North Carolina as provided in General Statutes Chapter 87. Each bidder shall make positive efforts to use small and minority owned business enterprises on this project.

0563 Misc. Items for Sale

0610

28'x12' Bldg. Pd. $2,800 then added insulation, wiring, paneling. $2,400. 286-3372

2BR Apartment Newly updated! $425/mo. + security deposit. Call 828-228-5873

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EAL ESTATE FOR RENT

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Unfurnished Apartments

2 & 3 BR Close to downtown Rfdtn. D/w, stove, refrig., w/d hook up. No pets! 287-0733 Central air & heat, in-unit washer and dryer. Tile kitchen floor, balcony. Well located unit in a classic brick quadplex at 433 E. Main St., FC. Detached storage unit. 2BR/1BA. $475. 828-447-3233 Creekside Crossing Apartments Taking applications for 1 & 2 bedroom apartments!

Located at: 450 West Street, Spindale, NC 828-288-3738 Tuesday- Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm 55+ or 45+ if handicapped or disabled SECTION 8 WELCOME Certified Energy Star units allows for 5% discount on electric services. Equal Housing Opportunity! Disability accessible units.

Professionally managed by Partnership Property Management, an equal opportunity employer and provider.

Forest City, Main St.

convenience. Walk to new eateries & upcoming shops.

1 & 2BR avail. Starting at $380. Call for details.

Arlington Ridge, 247 Arlington St. 828-447-3233

A conditional or qualified BID will not be accepted.

Mr. Rick Howell City Manager

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CLASSIFIEDS!

Move In Specials: 1, 2, & 3BR Townhouse Apts.

Water & sewer furnished. $150 dep. $375-$500/mo.

Houses and apartments $285-$1,000/mo. Rentals Unlimited 828-245-7400

Unfurnished Apartments

Very nice large remodeled 1, 2, 3 Bedroom Townhome Apts.

Starting at $375/mo.

Washer/dryer hookup and water included.

Carriage House Apts.

1-888-684-5072

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Homes for Rent

2 Bedroom/1 Bath Central h/a $400/month + deposit.

Call 289-2700 2BR/1BA in Spindale Appliances furnished $350/mo., first & last.

Call 287-3869 2BR/1BA, newly remodeled, furn., Spindale, $400/mo, $350 deposit, application required.

Call 828-442-0799 or 828-442-1099 5BR/1.5BA, 2 story, best neighborhood in Spindale.

Lg. porch, outdoor storage/ workshop, central air. $700/mo. 828-201-0851

0670

Business Places/ Offices

Office For Rent, 1,000 sq ft close to downdown Rfdtn, good parking. 287-0733

Retail/commercial building for lease Rfdtn, high traffic area. Call 286-9322

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Mobile Homes for Rent

2BR & 3BR in Sandy Mush & Dobbinsville area. $75-$90/wk. + $100 dep. Call 429-6691 2BR/2BA Cent. h/a, stove, refrig. No pets. $425 + $300 dep. 245-5703 or 286-8665

3 Bedroom/2 Bath on private lot in

Ellenboro area. Central h/a.

No pets! $525/mo. + $525 dep. References req.

Call 828-248-1681

Nice 2BR/1BA Bostic, a/c.

Dep.& ref's. req. $350/mo.

Sr. discount. 248-1909

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Mobile Homes for Rent

Nice 2BR/2 full BA Air, d/w.

Overlooking golf course.

Shingle roof, brick underpinned, masonite siding, utility bldg. 704-481-8200

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Homes for Sale

2 houses available Forest City area 3BR/1BA Owner financing w/down payment.

Call 828-289-7628 2BR, 1BA Located on Ohio St. Ext., Spindale all appliances incl.$29,500 obo Call 287-7360 or 429-3323

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Lots & Acreage

11.4 acres in Lake Lure Quiet, off Joy Lane. $129,000 Call 386-503-2240

Approximately 39 acres investment property in Spindale with all utilities, an excellent natural source of water, artesian well. $195,000. Call 287-2640

or 429-0109 or 429-3976

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Motorcycles

1997 CBR 600F3 24K miles, Yoshimura full exhaust.

Garage kept, needs someone to ride! $2,800 Call 704-300-6632

0860

Vans for Sale

'94 Chev. Truck, '92 Chev.

Van. For info call 245-3902, or 828-429-3267

1599

Day Care Licensed

Annette's Childcare Home 4 stars - Harris school district 2 preschool & 2 school age openings. 1st & 2nd shift avail. $85/wk. Mon.-Fri. 245-5179

STATEWIDE CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING NETWORK AUCTIONS •AUCTION, Established 17+/-Acre Vineyard, Upscale Restaurant, On Site Winery, Surry County, NC, 8/20/10. Iron Horse Auction, 910-997-2248, NCAL3936, www.ironhorseauction.com. Rogers Realty & Auction, 336-789-2926, NCAL685, www.rogersrealty.com •HOME IMPROVEMENT AUCTION- Saturday, August 21, at 10 a.m., 201 S. Central Ave., Locust, NC. Granite Tops, Cabinet Sets, Doors, Carpet, Tile, Hardwood, Bath Vanities, Composite Decking, Lighting, Name Brand Tools. NC Sales Tax applies. www.ClassicAuctions.com 704-507-1449. NCAF5479 •BANKRUPTCY AUCTION- Wednesday, August 18, at 10:00 AM. 300 Rampart Road, Charlotte, NC. By Order of the Bankruptcy Court Western District of NC, Selling Excess Assets of Claremont Restaurant Group, Equipment from 4 Sagebrush Restaurants. www.ClassicAuctions.com - 704-791-8825. NCAF5479.

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AUTOMOTIVE •NEED AUTO REPAIRS? New & Used. 130,000 miles or less. Pays 100% covered repairs. Rental Car Reimbursement. 24-Hour Roadside Assistance. Towing Coverage. Free Quote. 1-888-364-1656.

HELP WANTED •WEB-PRESS OPERATORS Needed. Salary based on work experience. Good benefits package. Please send resumes to: The Aiken Standard, Attn: Phil Yates, PO Box 456, Aiken, SC 29802 or email to: pyates@aikenstandard.com •PART-TIME JOB with FULL-TIME BENEFITS. You can receive cash bonus, monthly pay check, job training, money for technical training or college, travel, health benefits, retirement, and much, much more! Call now and learn how the National Guard can benefit you and your family! 1-800-GO-GUARD. •DRIVERS- Flatbed CDL/A. $2,000 Sign-On Bonus. NEW TRUCKS ARRIVING! 6 months Experience Required. Lease Purchase Available. No Felonies. Hornady Transportation 800-441-4271, x NC100 •Drivers- Hiring Regional Van Drivers. 37 cpm with 2 years experience. Great Benefits. Home EVERY Week. 1 year tractor-trailer experience required. Call 888-967-5487, or apply online at www.averittcareers.com. Equal Opportunity Employer.

•DRIVER- CDL/A -Top Hometime! Solos & Teams. Highest Team Pay. CDL/A with 1 year recent OTR required. 800-942-2104 ext. 238 or 243. www.totalms.com •DRIVER- GREAT MILES! NO TOUCH FREIGHT! No forced NE/NYC! 6months OTR experience. No felony/DUI last 5yrs. Solos wanted. New Team Pay Packages! 877-740-6262. www.ptl-inc.com •Fayetteville Technical Community College Employment Opportunity: Vice President for Human Resources, Job #10-12. Requirements: M.S. in Personnel Administration, HR Management, Business Admin, Education Admin, Community College Education, or closely related field. Five years of increasingly responsible experience in HR management or administration including three years of supervisory experience. Deadline: August 16. An FTCC application, cover letter, resume and copies of college transcripts, must be received in the Human Resources Office by 4 p.m. on the closing date to be considered. For further information and application, please visit our website. RETURN COMPLETED APPLICATION TO: Human Resources Office, Fayetteville Technical Community College, PO Box 35236, Fayetteville, NC 28303. Phone: (910) 678-8378. Fax: (910) 678-0029. www.faytechcc.edu. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER •C.A.T. now hiring owner-operators/company drivers out of the Concord, NC terminal. Great pay & benefits. Lots of miles! Must be able to go to Canada. Driving school graduates welcomed. Call Andy or James 1-800-869-2434. www.catconcord.com •Driver- Up to $.03 Performance Pay in 1st year! Weekly Hometime. Average 2,400 miles/week! Local orientation. Daily or weekly pay. CDL-A, 6 months OTR experience. 800-414-9569. www.driveknight.com •DRIVER- CDL A. Stay loaded and earn big! Our drivers run more miles. $500 sign-on bonus. New trucks coming soon! Flatbed Division. CDL-A, TWIC Card and good driving record. Western Express.

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REAL ESTATE •WATERFRONT HORSE FARM for Sale, Lake Tillery, Stanly County, NC. 5 Bedrooms, 3-Stall Barn, Workshop with Garage, 300ft. Waterfrontage, Double Boat House. Owner Financing, Low Down Payment, Will Trade for RE. Tom McInnis, 910-997-1555, Owner/Broker.

•SPACIOUS DOUBLEWIDES- 3-bedroom, $42,890; 4-bedroom, $50,368; 5-bedroom, $61,085. All homes Energy Star Qualified and delivered anywhere in North Carolina. 919-673-2742 •NC MOUNTAINS- Best Land Buy! 2.5 acres, spectacular views, gated, paved road. High altitude. Easily accessible, secluded. Bryson City. $45,000. Owner financing: 1-800-810-1590. www.wildcatknob. com SCHOOLS/INSTRUCTION •ATTEND COLLEGE ONLINE from home. Medical, Business, Paralegal, Accounting, Criminal Justice. Job placement assistance. Computer available. Financial aid if qualified. Call 888-899-6918. www.CenturaOnline.com •AIRLINES ARE HIRING- Train for high paying Aviation Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified. Job placement assistance. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance. 877-300-9494.

MISC FOR SALE •NEW Norwood SAWMILLS- LumberMate-Pro handles logs 34” diameter, mills boards 28” wide. Automated quick-cycle-sawing increases efficiency up to 40%! www.NorwoodSawmills.com/300N. 1-800-661-7746, ext. 300N. •FREE HD FOR LIFE! Only on DISH Network! Lowest Price in America! $24.99/mo for over 120 channels! $500 Bonus! 1-888-679-4649 •HAPPY JACK® FLEA BEACON®: controls fleas in the home without toxic chemicals or costly exterminators. Results overnight! At farm, feed & hardware stores. Distributed by IVESCO. 800-682-5084. (www.happyjackinc.com)

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8B — The Sunday Courier, Forest City, NC, Sunday, August 15, 2010

sports

South Carolina Gamecocks heading to White House

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s national baseball champions will be honored at the White House next month.

The school said Saturday the Gamecocks would take part in a

reception held by President Obama to honor NCAA championship teams. South Carolina won its first College World Series, sweeping UCLA in two games to take the title.

There was no date given.

Associated Press

Dustin Johnson waves after a shot on the first hole during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament Friday, Aug. 13, 2010, at Whistling Straits in Haven, Wis.

‘That guy’ back in the hunt at PGA Championship

By JIM LITKE AP Sports Columnist

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — For two months running now, Dustin Johnson has been “that guy.”

The guy who took a three-shot lead into the final round of the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach in June and gave it all back on the second hole he played that day. The guy who proceeded to shoot himself all the way out of contention with a double-bogey on the hole after that. The same guy everyone thought was on the cusp of superstardom and would need months to get over the setback.

So guess what?

That guy is back on the leaderboard at the PGA Championship.

And instead of having nightmares, he’s giving them.

“Dwelling on it can’t help anything,” said Johnson, a man of very few words. “I’ve got this tournament to think about and I always try to focus on what I’m doing at the moment — not what I did in the

past.”

Johnson is known as one of the biggest hitters on the tour, but at Whistling Straits, he’s been longer than long. In Friday’s second round, Johnson hit driver at the 355-yard, par-4 sixth and airmailed it over the back of the green, nearly conking Chad Campbell and Ross Fisher, who were playing in the group ahead and loitering in what they assumed was safe territory.

“Welcome to my world,” said Johnson’s caddie, Bobby Brown. “I’m just glad nobody got hurt.”

Length is one reason top players like Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson have been touting Johnson for years, but hardly the only one. The long ball grabs everyone’s attention, but his short game was good enough, even in college, that he ranked near the top in saving shots around the green for two years in a row.

He’s got the makeup of a major champion, lacking only a trophy to prove it — that could change.

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An attitude of gratitude changes lives

“Granny” is bubbling over with gratitude and she has an urgent message for the person who gave her a new truck last Monday, The 82-year-old senior citizen has been driving her late husband’s 1979 Chevrolet pick-up truck for many years, back and forth to work from Ellenboro to the Food Lion Deli, Forest City.

The air conditioning went out on the truck and she hasn’t been able to take it to the shop.

When she heard how much the air conditioning repair job could be, she knew she couldn’t afford it. So these long hot summer days, have been pretty excruciating, as she has made her way to work.

“Granny” affectionately referred to by her co-workers and friends, began thinking about a vehicle she could afford and that would be reasonable for her. Since she’s been working extra hours at the deli, filling in for a co-worker on medical leave, she hasn’t been able to search.

She was at the deli Monday — an unscheduled work day because of another co-worker’s doctor appointment — when a man walked to the deli counter.

The gentleman presented “Granny” the keys for a 1993 S10 Chevrolet blue pick-up truck, telling her she had won the truck.

That really wasn’t hard to believe. “Everywhere I go, if they have the little white pieces of paper, I fill ’em out,” she said. And although she’s put her name on countless pieces of white paper down through the years, she’d never won anything until Monday.

“That was my first time to win,” she exclaimed.

The keeper of the keys also presented her with the truck title, license plate also on the truck and a proof of insurance.

The donor made sure the truck was added to her insurance policy.

All she had to do was accept the gift and drive home in a cool truck.

She was astounded.

“Granny” later learned, the gift was not from a prize drawing after all, but from an anonymous donor, who wanted to do a kind deed. It was not her family nor was it the person who showed up with the keys.

“At first I wanted to know who did this, but there are so many wonderful people I know that could have had something to do with this, there would be no way to thank everybody separately,” she began “They do not know how much of a Godsend this is. I just hope the Good Lord blesses and keeps them, whoever they may be.”

She thanks you. Her family is grateful. Their lives been affected by the generosity.

She still has the old truck. A grandson hopes he’ll inherit his grandpaw’s truck some day.

Mrs. Ellen drives her new truck to work and will drive it to church when she has an opportunity. She’ll also make her annual journey to the courthouse in Rutherfordton to pay her taxes.

“Every time I drive the truck, I feel like I’m riding on the wings of an angel,” she said. “It’s from God.” She thanks you with a humble and genuine attitude of gratitude.

Jean Gordon is the senior reporter at the Daily Courier. Contact her via email:jgordon@thedigitalcourier. com.

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or Christian fiction author Tracey Marley, it all started with a dream.

“The story stems from my personal fear of what I would do if my husband died,” Marley said. “I would dream that over and over. The dream was so vivid one night that I just grabbed my laptop and the story just poured out of me.”

That story became the first book in the “Heritage House” series, “Promise for Tomorrow.” Book one introduces Karen McMasters, who has lost her husband as the result of an automobile accident. Karen and her children have moved to a new town, where she’s met new friends, Amanda and Chris, who introduce her to Bret Sears. The novel, while a love story, also explores faith and its relationship to every aspect of the characters’ lives.

“I hate when an author writes something that is all perfect and bliss,” Marley said. “I love truths with a spiritual message. My goal is not to entertain but to relay things the Lord has taught and shown me.”

The series centers around a plantation house that needs renovation.

Because the fictional house is located in Asheville, Marley researched plantation houses in Western North Carolina. She came across Green River Plantation and was immediately taken with it and stories shared by Green River owner Ellen Cantrell.

“The plantation comes more into play in book two,” Marley said. “I wanted to come meet Ellen and hear restoration stories.”

Marley said Cantrell’s passion for

the plantation rubbed off on her, making her excited to incorporate some of the tales into her books.

“She shared so many stories,” Marley said. “My favorite was the scratches on the window by the front door where the Coxe women would check to see if their diamonds were real.”

Marley said after coming to Green River she learned the series had more in common with Tracey Marley’s first novel, “Promise for the plantation than just Tomorrow,” is the first in a series of four of the the house.

“Heritage House” series. Marley has drawn inspiration “When I wrote book for the series, which features the restoration of a planone and then came here tation house, from Green River Plantation. .... there are so many similarities,” Marley said.

“There’s an Amanda in the book her friends were surprised. the story, and Ellen’s daughter’s name “Most people think I would’ve writis Amanda. There’s also an Ella and ten a comedy because my life’s so here there’s Ellen. All the characters funny,” she said. “I’ve always journalwere made before I ever met them.” ed and e-mailed what my kids have Marley said the story is so real in done.” her mind that coming to Green River But God, she said, had other plans has only inspired her more. for her first novel.

“I love the remote location of it,” she “God has a way of taking my real life said. “It’s really enabled me to let my experiences – bitterness, loss, anyimagination go. thing I’m going through – that’s what “The front yard and sweeping I take and channel them (the characgrounds, and the house and front ters) through,” Marley said. porch, are very familiar to me. This In only seven days she had a rough house is much bigger than the house draft of “Promise for Tomorrow,” she in my mind.” said, but going back and adding to the “Promise for Tomorrow” is Marley’s story took a little longer. first book. A graphic designer with a degree in advertising, Marley said her Please see Marley, Page 8C life is humorous, so when she wrote

Ellen Cantrell, owner of Green River Plantation, has shared stories of what it’s like to maintain a large home with Christian fiction author Tracey Marley for Marley’s “Heritage House” series. Marley said she’ll work some of Ellen’s personality into the series as well through the character Chris.

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Quilt will raise money for Relay for Life

Dr. Robert Earle (Bob) Morgan has donated a hand-pieced quilt for “The Alan Metcalf Memorial Team� for Relay for Life.

The quilt is 90 inches long and 72 inches wide. It is the “trip around the world� design made of two-inch square pieces.

The back is green and the quilt itself is made with the solid colors of red, black, green and yellow with the alternating squares of little cherries.

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Jack Hunt, 87, a former North Carolina legislator attended the Lake Lure Town Board meeting Tuesday night to discuss briefly a piece of property near the dam.

Although he has owned the property since the 1940s he admitted he really doesn’t know where the land is, pre-

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Tickets will be sold for this “Cherries Around the World� quilt at Spindale Drug, Carolina Cafe, Rhia Salon and M Squared.

Any other businesses or individuals who are interested in selling tickets may contact Brenda Metcalf.

Tickets are $1 each or six for $5, 12 for $10 or 24 for $20.

Dr. Bob Morgan presented the quilt to team leaders Blake Dula and Brenda Metcalf at Spindale Drug Coffee Shop on behalf of “The Alan Metcalf Memorial

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Hunt, a Cleveland County native, also reminded commissioners that during the energy crunch many years ago, legislators were trying to encourage the building of hydroelectric plants to produce electricity.

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It will be on display at Spindale Drug until the Sept. 10 Relay for Life.

Tickets also will be sold from 5 until 9 p.m. at the Relay for Life event at R-S Middle School at the Alan Metcalf Memorial tent.

Alan Metcalf lost his longfought battle with cancer on Feb. 10, 2009.

His mother and father said they want to make sure that everything possible is being done to prevent or treat cancer, and they urge people not miss the opportunity to get tickets for the quilt.

At the time, the town of Lake Lure had about $60,000 in revenues. “Revenues changed from $60,000 to $600,000� he said, to which he received a round of applause from the audience, because of the revenues from the dam producing electricity.

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Aug. 4 meeting of the Town of Rutherfordton Council meeting, Council member Bob Jones had this to say about a popular sport in Rutherford County. “There are kids out there that want to play soccer.

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North Carolina Governor Beverly Eaves Perdue (center) and her husband Bob Eaves (right) were joined by Robin S. Lattimore, of Rutherfordton, in welcoming Eaves family members to Raleigh and the N.C. Executive Mansion on Saturday, Aug. 7.

Robin Lattimore visits North Carolina Executive Mansion

An invitation to speak at the North Carolina Executive Mansion last weekend gave historian and author Robin S. Lattimore of Rutherfordton an opportunity to share his knowledge of the venerable home with guests from all across the nation.

Lattimore, who currently serves as the 2009-2010 North Carolina Historian of the Year, was asked by First Gentleman Robert “Bob” Eaves to assist in entertaining more than 150 of his relatives who came to Raleigh on Saturday, Aug. 7, for the national Eaves Family Reunion and to meet North Carolina’s First Family. The visit included tours of the mansion followed by a dinner of North Carolina barbecue.

The Eaves family has historic ties to Rutherford County that date to the early 19th century.

First Gentleman Bob Eaves’ father, Dr. Robert Wendell Eaves, was raised in the Harris community. His extensive educational career included serving as principal of Spindale Elementary School.

North Carolina Governor Beverly Eaves Perdue joined her husband in greeting each guest as they entered the mansion.

Lattimore, who has visited the mansion on many occasions and has written about the home’s history for several regional magazines and newspapers, walked guests through the rooms on the State Floor pointing out the architectural features, art and antiques that grace the mansion’s north and south parlors, ballroom, state dining room, library and morning room. He presented a 30-minute program on the history of the mansion earlier in the day.

While in Raleigh, Lattimore took the opportunity to spend additional hours researching Rutherford County’s history at the North Carolina Archives building, including materials pertaining to his forthcoming book on the history of Forest City. Lattimore and research assistant, Lesley M. Bush, also of Rutherfordton, examined

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Robin S. Lattimore shares his knowledge of the Executive Mansion with John and Wanda Eaves, of Merryville, Louisiana. The portrait is of former N.C. First Lady Jeanelle Coulter Moore, who was responsible for forming the Executive Mansion Fine Arts Committee in the 1960s.

more than 30 boxes of materials including scrapbooks, journals, photographs and typed manuscript pages that once belonged to Rutherford County Historian and author Clarence Griffin, of Forest City. Griffin is most remembered for his book “The History of Old Tryon and Rutherford Counties,” published in 1937.

Lattimore’s visit to Raleigh also included visits to the North Carolina Capitol Building, State Legislative Building, the N.C. Museum of History, the N.C. Museum of Natural History, Christ Episcopal Church,and the campus of N.C. State University.

During the past 10 months Lattimore has visited more than 70 of North Carolina’s 100 counties and has toured 35 historic sites across the state. He has presented programs on North Carolina’s history to numerous

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civic clubs, service organizations and to elementary schools during that time.

Lattimore will hold the title of North Carolina Historian of the Year until Oct. 9, 2010. At that time the North Carolina Society of Historians will recognize another individual for their contributions to preserving, promoting and celebrating the diverse history of this state.

Lattimore currently serves as president of the Rutherford County Historical Society, chairman of the Rutherford County Historic Preservation Commission, chairman of the Rutherford County Library Board of Trustees, and first vice president of the Capt. George Dickey Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. He is also a board member of the Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County and the Cliffside Historical Society.

Jimenez to participate in Jr. Pre-Teen Charlotte Griselda Jimenez of Forest City was recently selected to participate in Nationals 2010 Miss Junior Pre-Teen Charlotte pageant, which will take place Aug. 29. Griselda submitted an application and took part in an interview sesion conducted by this year’s Charlotte Pageant coordinator and learned of her aceptance last week.

She will be competing for her share of thousands of dollars in prizes and specialty gifts that will be distributed to contestants. Griselda will be competing in the Miss Junior Pre-Teen division, one of four divisions that will have young ladies between the ages of 7 and 19 competing in modeling routines which include casual wear and formal wear. Griselda will also display her personality and interviewing skills while interviewing with this year’s Charlotte judging panel.

Personality is the number one aspect that each contestant is judged on during all phases of competition.

If Griselda were to win the title of Miss Junior Pre-Teen Charlotte, she would represent Charlotte and the surrounding com-

Griselda Jimenez

munities at the Cities of America National Competition that will take place in Orlando, Fla. More than $60,000 in prizes and awards will be presented at the National Competition while each winner enjoys this expensespaid trip of five nights and six days in Orlando.

There is no cost to Griselda for participating in the pageant competition. Community businesses, organizations and private individuals will assist Griselda in participating in this year’s competition by becoming an official sponsor to her her. If any business, organization or private individual who may be interested in becoming a sponsor to Griselda may contact her Charlotte pageant coordinator at 1-800569-2487.

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Weddings

Hadley and Geer exchange vows in evening ceremony

Amanda Marie Geer and Chesson Tyler Hadley were married Saturday, July 17, 2010, at Bayleaf Baptist Church in Raleigh. Dr. Marty Jacumin officiated the 6:30 p.m. ceremony.

The bride is the daughter of Kent and Laurie Geer of Raleigh and the granddaughter of Marjorie Geer of Rutherfordton and the late Kent Geer. The bridegroom is the son of Russell and EdnaRuth Hadley of Raleigh.

The bride was given in marriage by her father. She wore an ivory satin off-theshoulder ballgown with a fitted basque-waist bodice and rows of pickups cascading down the back of the cathedral-length train. Her double-tiered cathedral-

length veil had a blusher and she carried a bouquet of Star of Bethlehem, white roses and ruscus.

Maid of honor was Stacie Snipes. Bridesmaids were Anne Stephano, Joanna Saleeby, Julie Saleeby, Jordyn Waters, Elizabeth Anne Winters and the bridegroomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sister, Carson Hadley. They carried bouquets that complemented the brideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bouquet.

The bridegroom chose his father as best man.

Groomsmen were Mitchell Vande Guchte, Brandon Garrett Sean Smith, Nathaniel Jones and the brideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brother, Jake Geer.

Flower girls were Seelybanks Brock,

Emmaline Williams and Adelaide Williams. Ring bearer was Oakley Kirby.

Program attendant was Ashley Cox. A reception immediately followed the ceremony at North Ridge Country Club.

The bride obtained her bachelor of science in business administration and her master of accounting from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The bridegrom received his bachelor of management from Georgia Tech.

After a wedding trip to Napa and Sonoma, Calif., the couple live in Raleigh and will travel together while the bridegroom pursues a career in professional golf.

Mrs. Chesson Tyler Hadley

Anniversaries

Engagements Smith, Gragg Barbara McMahan of Forest City announces the engagement of her daughter, Amber Smith of Forest City, to Rodney Gragg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gragg.

A Sept. 4, 2010, wedding is planned at the Gingerbread Meeting House.

The bride-elect is a 2006 graduate of Chase High School and is employed by Carolina First Bank.

The future bridegroom is a 2003 graduate of Amber Smith and Rodney Gragg Chase High School and is employed by The City of Gaffney Fire Department.

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Bill and Ann Howard, now

Howards celebrate 60 years of marriage

Ann Blanton Howard and Bill O. Hward of Rutherfordton celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Aug. 13, 2010.

The couple were married Aug. 13, 1950, at First United Methodist Church in Rutherfordton.

The couple spent a week in Key West, Fla., with their daughter, Deborah, and her husband, Charles Gustafson, and their daughters, Jennifer and Carrie, and their son,

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Bill was a detail rep for a drug company for 30 years and the couple lived in Columbia, S.C., and Ann was president of First Commercial Associates Inc. and Modubilt Corp. After their retirement, the couple lived in Kissimmee, Fla., for 10 years before moving to Gilkey to the old Geer farm, where Annâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother was born.

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Charles and Peggy St. Clair celebrated 50 years of marriage June 11, 2010. The couple was honored at a family dinner on June 11 that was attended by their children, Eddie St. Clair, Judy St. Clair Ciavatta and Shari St. Clair. The couple have two grandchildren, Kennth Charles Rollins IV and Ashley Brooke Crawford. The couple were given a book of memories from family and friends.

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Eighteen students completed nurse aide training at Isothermal Community College and received pins during a ceremony recently.

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Nurse Aides recognized during program SPINDALE – Eighteen students completed Nurse Aide II training and were honored at a graduation ceremony at Isothermal Community College recently.

The program was held in the Library Auditorium.

The audience was welcomed by Donna Hood, dean of Continuing Education at

Isothermal.

Tom Martin, a student from the class, addressed his fellow graduates. Special music was provided by another class member, Brian St. Clair.

The students received their pins from instructors Rebecca Melton and Crystal

Boone. Both of the instructors are registered nurses.

The graduates of the class are Rodney Basak, Julie Brooks, Linda Craft, Steven Dezio, Sonia Head, Cassandra Henson, Jerry Hernandez, Diane Holt, Tammy Laughter, Clinton Tom Martin, Lori Moore,

Cindy Russell, Patricia Scruggs, Donna Smith, Ruby Smith, Sharon Smith, Brian St. Clair and Margaret Washburn.

Before closing the ceremony, Hood thanked several people and organizations for supporting the program and event, including: White

Class Notes Haynes receives master’s degree

RALEIGH – Matthew Alan Haynes has earned a Master of Soil Science degree from North Carolina State University. Haynes, the son of Jimmy and Rita Haynes of Bostic, graduated from Crest High School in 2004.

While attending college, Haynes was the University Graduate Association Representative for the Soil Science Department as well as a regional Competitor in the 2007 Collegiate Soil Judging competition. He earned the William Walton Stevens and Emily Inscoe Soil Conservation scholarship in 2005 and 2006 and was a Hubert J. Byrd scholarship recipient in 2007. Haynes graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Agronomy degree in 2008. He is currently employed by Southern Soil and Water in Warsaw.

N.C. A & T announces the spring dean’s list

GREENSBORO – The following local residents were among more than 2,500 students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University who made the Spring 2010 Dean’s List: Giorgio Lowrance, a Sport Science & Fitness Mgmt major and a resident of Forest City Tyson Wright, a Sport Science & Fitness Mgmt major and a resident of Forest City N.C. A&T State University has an enrollment of approximately 10,000

students and offers degree programs at the baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral levels with emphasis on engineering, science, technology, business and other academic areas. N.C. A&T was established in 1891, as a public, land-grant university in the University of North Carolina System and is a high research activity institution as classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

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Coward receives diploma from school of the arts WINSTON-SALEM – Jeff Davis Coward, son of David Coward of Forest City, graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts on May 29.

He received a high school diploma in guitar from the school of music.

Unfortunately, because of uncertainty in the current medical climate and for personal reasons, I have decided to relocate. I have the highest regard for the Rutherford County community and the medical services provided by the hospital and the local practices, and will always regard the years I served within the community as a great privilege.

New or returning patients may continue to schedule appointments for urologic care at Foothills Urology by calling 286-1445. Patient medical records will be available upon request.

E. Thorburn Wright. M.D.

The recipients are: n Amber Lynn Holland of Lake Lure, a Biology major at Western Carolina University.

The Lake Lure Lions Club recently n Bridget Nadine Johnson of Mill issued three $1,000 scholarships to Spring, an Accounting major at three individuals to further their Garner-Webb University. education. Scholarshipos are given to students with a grade point average of n K.J. Dalton of Lake Lure, who more than 2.5. will be attending Liberty University.

It is with great sadness that I am announcing that I will be leaving my practice with Foothills Urology effective October 8th, 2010. Since coming to Rutherford County in 1996, I have enjoyed support from the community, fellow physicians, and the hospital. It has been an honor to be a part of a system that provides excellent medical care. I have been blessed with the opportunity to grow professionally, personally, and spiritually during the years I lived in Rutherford County.

Military News

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Mackenzie McCraw (left), a recent graduate of Chase High School, was awarded a $500 prize for the Rutherford 912 “5,000 Year Leap” Scholarship. A 2010 graduate, Mackenzie won the award for her 1,500 word essay on the “5,000 Year Leap” book. The award was presented by Jennifer Naskov.

Lions award scholarships

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For more information on the Nurse Aide II program, contact Pennington at 828286-3636, ext. 395.

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Pfc. Kristen Paganetti recently graduated from Army National Guard basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. She qualified as a sharpshooter with the M16A2 rifle and completed machine gun and grenade launcher training and combat life saving course. After completion of her basic training, she completed her advanced training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C., where she trained as a Human Resource Specialist. She is currently a junior at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte majoring in accounting/finance and a member of the ROTC program. She is the daughter of Dave and Yvonne Paganetti of Rutherfordton.

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New books at the libraries Spindale

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Students taking part in Rutherford Hospital’s Healthcare Awareness Program were, front row from left, Kara Cole – Ward Clerk/RN student at USC-Columbia, Devin Sisk, Morgan Sisk, Jessica McAbee and Amanda Leeson – Community Health Educator; back row, Rasheed Wilkins, Eden Seagrave, Megan Connor, Sarah Sievers and Shelby Doggett. Not pictured are Victoria Chapman and Kristin Rohm.

Students complete HCAP

Every summer, Rutherford Hospital provides 10 local high school students interested in pursuing a career in healthcare with the opportunity to observe and shadow our team of talented healthcare professionals through the Health Careers Awareness Program.

During the threeweek program, students are bound to the same strict confidentiality rules followed by our employees

and volunteers. In the morning, participants observe the inner workings of many units at the hospital including the Emergency Department, Operating Room, Anesthesia, Birthplace, Pharmacy, Radiology, and Laboratory.

The program also provides them with the opportunity to observe a local pediatric office, Rutherford County Health Department, The Medicine Box Pharmacy and the

Forest City Fire Department.

Afternoons are devoted to a guest speaker on a variety of topics including organ donation, spiritual care services of a hospital, and even a guest panel of former HCAP students who are currently in college pursuing their careers! For more information about HCAP or Rutherford Hospital’s other community health initiatives, please contact Amanda Leeson, 286-5500.

Reunions

Nanney Clan The Nanney Clan reunion will be held Aug. 15 at 12:30 p.m. at Round Hill Baptist Church Fellowship Hall.

A business and history program will follow the covered dish lunch. For information, call 287-2545.

Stanley The Stanley family will hold a reunion Aug. 21 at noon at Ryan’s in Forest City.

Carver High The Carver High all class reunion will hold a golf tournament Sept.

3 at 11 a.m. at Meadowbrook Golf Course. Purse based on participation. Registration from 9 to 10 a.m.; cost $40 per golfer. Proceeds go to CHACR scholarship fund. For information, call Dainnye Mayes, 4292121, or Carver Jackson, 1-864-7872206, or e-mail jacksoncarver4@aol. com.

Miller/Lynch The descendants of Amos Miller and Carrie Lynch will hold a reunion Sept. 10-12 in Polk County. For information, call Velma Logan, 828-8632997, or Cynthia Logan, 247-0726.

Please RSVP by Aug. 25.

East Rutherford Class of 2000 The East Rutherford Class of 2000 will hold a reunion Sept. 18.

For details, contact Amber Guffey Fowler at 289-1766 or visit the class’ Facebook page.

R-S Central Class of 1970 The R-S Central High School Class of 1970 will hold its 40th reunion Sept. 25 at the Rutherfordton Clubhouse. Classmates who have not been contacted should call Delores

Greene Hill at 287-7192 (day) or 2864315 (night).

Chase High Band Alumni The Chase High School Trojan Band will hold an alumni reunion Nov. 5 during the last home football game.

There will be a registration form on the band’s website at www.trojanmarchingband.org. Former band directors are also invited. Former members are invited to bring their instruments and play pep music in the stands. For information, contact Band Director Michael Henderson at mhenderson@rcsnc.org.

Adult fiction “Dangerous” by Diana Palmer “The Burning Wire” by Jeffrey Deaver “Bullet” by Laurell K. Hamilton “Backseat Saints” by Joshilyn Jackson “The Bourne Objective” by Eric Van Lustbader “Wedding Cake” by Lynn Hinton “Supreme Justice” by Phillip Margolin “Predator” by Terri Blackstock “The Lies We Told” by Diane Chamberlain “The Girl Who Kicked a Hornet’s Nest” by Stieg Larsson “Seven-Year Switch” by Claire Cook “The Lion” by Nelson DeMille “Death Echo” by Elizabeth Lowell “Frankenstein: Lost Souls” by Dean Koontz “Whiplash” by Catherine Coulter “Imperial Bedrooms” by Bret Easton Ellis “That Perfect Someone” by Johanna Lindsey “Lowcountry Summer” by Dorothea Benton Frank Adult Nonfiction “Original Gangster” by Frank Lucas “The Facebook Effect” by David Kirkpatrick “Lyndon B. Johnson” by Charles Peters “Black Ops” by Tony Geraghty “Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter”

by Randy L. Schmidt Children’s and Young Adult “Ladybug Girl at the Beach” by David Somar “10 Little Hermit Crabs” by Lee Fox “My Soul to Kee” by Rachel Vincent “The Short Second of Bree Tanner” by Stephenie Meyer “Crispin: The End of Time” by Avi “Dark Flame” by Alyson Noel “Theodore Boone Kid Lawyer” by John Grisham “Shark vs. Train” by Chris Barton “Daniel X: Demons and Druids” by James Patterson “Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex” by Eoin Colfer “A Year Full of Holidays” by Susan Middleton Elya “Bear in Underwear” by Todd H. Doodler

Rutherford County Library Non- Fiction “The Battle” by Arthur C. Brooks “Lumby on the Air” by Gail Fraser “Mr. Monk is Cleaned Out” by Lee Goldberg “Death of American Virture” by Ken Gormley “Empire of the Summer Moon” by S.C. Gwynne “Chelsea, Chelsea Bang Bang” by Chelsea Handler “The Obama Diaries” by Laura Ingraham “Control Freaks” by Terence Jeffrey “Aftermath” by Lawrence Joseph “The Facebook Effect” by David Kirkpatrick “Eat the Cookie, Buy the Shoes” by Joyce Meyer “Last Cal: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition”

by Daniel Okrent “Every Other Monday” by Daniel Paisner “The Long Way Home” by Robin Pilcher “Betrayers” by Bill Pronzini

East Rutherford High Class of 1980 The East Rutherford High Class of 1980 is planning its 30th reunion for Saturday, Oct. 9, at the Forest City Clubhouse. Any classmates who have not been contacted should call Angela Flack, 245-8821.

Fiction R-S Central High Class of 1965 The R-S Central High School Class of 1965 will hold a 45 year reunion Oct. 16 at the Water Oak Restaurant in Rutherfordton. Members who have not received information should contact Pat Nanney, 245-2246, or Jack Huss, 287-2190. A planning meeting is scheduled for Aug. 5 at 6 p.m. at Spindale Restaurant.

Chase High Class of 1965 Chase High School Class of 1965 is planning its 45th reunion for Saturday, Oct. 16, at the Rutherfordton Clubhouse.

If you have not received an invitation, please contact one of the following: Ronnie Holland, 245-1516; Donna Hughes, 286-2710; Donnis Baynard, 704-482-5753; or Janice Swing, 657-6180.

Wedding Bells…

“It All Began in Monte Carlo” by Elizabeth Adler “Delta Girls” by Gayle Brandeis “The Glass Rainbow” by James Lee Burke “The Aloha Quilt” by Jennifer Chiaverini “The Last Talk with Lola Faye” by Thomas Cook “The Bride Collector” by Ted Dekker “The Lion” by Nelson DeMille “Ambush Creek” by Phil Dunlap “Faithful Place” by Tana French “Live to Tell” by Lisa Gardner “Allies” by Christie Golden “Lucy” by Laurence Gonzales

“Dead Madonna” by Victoria Houston “The Last Operative” by Jerry B. Jenkins “Damaged” by Alex Kava “Leaving the World” by Douglas Kennedy “Edge of Apocalypse” by Tim LaHaye “Dragongirl” by Todd McCaffrey “The Devil Amongst the Lawyers” by Sharyn McCrumb “Darius Jones” by Mary Morrison “The Language of Trees” by Ilie Ruby “Looking for a Love Story” by Louise Shaffer “Corduroy Mansions” by Alexander McCall Smith “Family Ties” by Danielle Steel “Based Upon Availability” by Alex Strauss “Commuters” by Emily Tedrowe “Foreign Influence” by Brad Thor “Innocent” by Scott Turow “The Lovers” by Vendela Vida “Fly Away Home” by Jennifer Weiner “The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree” by Susan Albert Young Adult Fiction “Blue Bloods” by Melissa De La Cruz “Infinity” by Sherrilyn Kenyon “Demons and Druids” by James Patterson

Young Adult Non-Fiction “First Car Smarts” by Daniel Harmon “First Job Smarts” by Daniel Harmon

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“The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree” by Susan Albert “The Glass Rainbow” by James Lee Burke “Wrecked” by Carol Higgins Clark “The Burning Wine” by Jeffrey Deaver “Work Song” by Ivan Doig “The Outer Banks House” by Diann Ducharme “Sizzling Sixteen” by Janet Evanovich “Lowcountry Summer” by Dorothea Benton Frank “Ice Cold” by Tess Gerritsen “As Husbands Go” by Susan Isaacs “Without Mercy” by Lisa Jackson “Shadow Zone” by Iris Johansen “The Whisper” by Carla Neggers “In the Name of Honor” by Richard North Patterson “The Search” by Nora Roberts “The Rembrandt Affair” by Daniel Silva “Lucid Intervals’ by Stuart Woods

Mooneyham New Fiction “The Search” by Nora Roberts “Kings of the Earth” by Jon Clinch “Still Missing” by Cherry Stevens “The Queen of Palymra” by Minrose Gwin “As Husbands Go” by Susan Isaacs “Rules of Betrayal” by Christopher Reich “The Whisperers” by John Connolly “Live to Tell” by Lisa Gardner “Beautiful Malice” by Rebecca James “The Rembrandt Affair” by Daniel Silva “Star Island” by Carl Hiaasen “Queen of the Night” by J.A. Jance “The Glass Rainbow” by James Lee Burke “Hangman” by Faye Kellerman “Burn” by Nevada Barr Adult Non-Fiction “In a Heartbeat” by Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy “Adult ADHD” “The Compete Idiots Guide to Self Sufficient Living”

Young Adult “Making Rounds with Oscar” by David Dosa “Clementine, Friend of the Week” by Kathering Teger “Amelia Bedeliia’s First Apple Pie” by Herman Parish “Which Way to Witch School?” by Scott Santoro “Buzz” by Eileen Spinelli “Daniel X Demons and Druids” by James Patterson

Fireside, CPC to hold ‘Animal Extravaganza’ Fireside Books & Gifts, Forest City Pets and the Community Pet Center will be holding an “Animal Extravaganza” event at KidSenses Aug. 28 from 1 to 3 p.m.

The event will include an animal

boogie story time, games and activities, craft making, hands-on with animlas, a petting zoo and more.

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Nagging over grandkids puts happy marriage in jeopardy Dear Abby: My childhood was difficult. My mother was a bitter, unforgiving, jealous woman.

My father traveled a lot for his business and just tolerated my mother when he was home. I decided to never have children to bring into this family.

When I first met Dave — my husband of 10 years — I told him my feelings. He said it was fine with him — he never had a strong desire to be a father. Until recently, our marriage has been a happy one.

After constant nagging by my mother about “When are you going to give me grandkids?” I lied and said that

Dear Abby Abigail van Buren

Dave had a low sperm count and we wouldn’t be having any. Now Dave is no longer invited to their home for monthly Sunday dinners.

Mother is suggesting I divorce Dave and marry “someone who can give her grandchildren.” Dave says that because he is “uninvited” I shouldn’t go either. My father sides with my mother and says she’s a lonely person. He says he will change his will if I upset Mom by not visiting.

Will MS respond to herbals?

Dear Dr. Gott: Please give me information on multiple sclerosis. Do you recommend any holistic or natural supplements that are helpful in treating the condition? My 41-year-old daughter-in-law has just been diagnosed with it. Thank you. Your column is very informative.

Dear Reader: Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that occurs when the body’s immune system destroys the protective sheath covering the nerves. This, in turn, interferes with signals between the brain and the remainder of the body, resulting in nerve deterioration.

Symptoms vary from person to person but can include an inability to speak or walk, dizziness, tremor, unsteady gait, double or blurred vision, weakness on one side of the body at a time or on the bottom half of the body.

Increases in body temperature can worsen symptoms.

The disorder can affect anyone at any age but commonly begins between the ages of 20 and 40, with Caucasians at the top of the list. Women are more likely to develop MS than are men. Heredity plays an important role except in the case of identical twins.

Should one twin be diagnosed with MS, the second has only a 25 percent to 30 percent chance of developing it. People also appear more susceptible if they have other autoimmune disorders, such as type 1 diabetes, a thyroid disorder or inflammatory bowel disease.

PUZZLE

Abby, this has caused a real strain on our marriage.

Please help. — Nobody’s Mama Dear Nobody’s Mama: I’ll try. The success of a marriage is not measured by the ability to produce grandchildren.

If you hadn’t lied to your mother, she wouldn’t be blaming your husband for the fact that she doesn’t have any. Tell her the real reason why you won’t be having children, and how she influenced that decision. Her treatment of your husband and her meddling in your marriage are outrageous.

Tell your father to keep his money, and if your mother

is “lonely” it’s HIS job to fill her empty hours. If you allow your parents to continue to manipulate you, you will find yourself alone.

Dear Abby: My best friend, “Nancy,” is wonderful, generous and kind to everyone except her husband, “Ted.” She belittles, yells and embarrasses him constantly.

Nancy has suggested that my boyfriend and I take a vacation with them, but I can’t stand hearing her constant criticism. Just having dinner with them is painful enough.

Ted is a nice guy who tries hard to please Nancy, but he can’t seem to do anything

right in her eyes. Is there anything I can do or say to Nancy without offending her or sticking my nose where it doesn’t belong? — Embarrassed Dear Embarrassed: As I see it, you have two choices.

Keep dodging your friend’s efforts to arrange a joint vacation, which will wear thin after a while. Or, have a frank chat with her. Tell her — as gently as possible — that she may not realize how uncomfortable she makes others when they must witness her constant bickering with her husband, and until they mend fences, you and your boyfriend will be unavailable for vacations.

Pet Center sees three generations of volunteers

By Brittany Funderburke

Ask Dr. Gott Dr. Peter M. Gott

Diagnosis can be difficult because other disorders with similar symptoms must be ruled out first. A spinal tap, MRI or electrical testing might be considered. A spinal tap can show abnormal levels of white blood cells or proteins. The MRI can detect lesions of myelin loss caused

by MS. Electrical testing can trigger the brain to respond to outside stimuli. An MRI may not provide proof-positive results, however, because the lesions detected could be caused by other conditions, including lupus and Lyme disease.

While there is no cure, there are medications, such as corticosteroids to reduce inflammation, and glatiramer, which protects the myelin (the fatty substance that covers nerve fibers) and prevents it from being attacked.

Another procedure patients might consider is interferons (proteins that protect against vital infection), which appear to slow the progression of MS. The downside is that interferons can cause liver damage. Then there’s physical therapy, obtaining sufficient rest, avoiding extreme heat, and eating properly.

Because mental stress can accompany MS, counseling and support groups are endorsed.

Pets have always been close to the heart of Barbara Bailey and her family. When the Community Pet Center (CPC) placed a call for volunteers, Barbara Bailey decided to get her entire family involved. For the past year, Barbara, along with her daughter Michele Funderburke, and her granddaughters, Brittany and Taylor Funderburke and Dominique Capaldo have been regulars at the Community Pet Center. From cleaning cat cages to taking pictures of the animals for internet posting, the girls are happy to help animals in need.

Barbara, who is now retired, shares her home with a rescue Blue Tick Hound named Blu. Over the years, she has had scores of rescues living under her care. She volunteers all through the year while her grandchildren are in school and gets involved with many special projects that are going on in the community which are coordinated by the Pet Center.

Michele Funderburke is a Kindergarten Teacher at Spindale Elementary but likes to spend her summers and breaks volunteering with her daughters at the Pet Center.

Currently, she has a rescued tabby and a rescued Rottweiler. Brittany is a junior at UNCAsheville and hopes to attend medical school after she graduates from UNC-A. Taylor attends Chase Middle School and intends to pursue a career in animal activism. The entire family loves to spend time with the animals who come through the Community Pet Center.

They find that helping these dogs and cats to get adopted is particularly rewarding.

Dominique Capaldo is a sophomore at Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy and owns two dogs and two cats, all of whom were originally rescued pets. She volunteers during her breaks from school and enjoys fostering animals for us. She comes to the Pet Center anytime she has a spare afternoon. She spends time with the cats, for whom she has a special affection. Her brother, Robert, is also a member of the Thomas Jefferson Classical Grammar’s P.E.T. (Pet Education Team) and loves to spend time with his rescue cat.

IN THE STARS Your Birthday, Aug. 15;

If you haven’t learned anything else, you’ve figured out that it’s smart to build upon a firm foundation.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - To your surprise, you’ll have a reservoir of strengths upon which to draw.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) When dealing with someone new on a personal level, let your manner put this person at ease.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) Stabilizing influences will prevail, with recent disruptions dissipating.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) If an important matter comes up that needs your personal attention, disengage yourself from your social involvements with others.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) - Performing at your best might require a great deal of solitude.

Don’t hesitate to walk alone when it serves your purpose to do so.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - You might not feel as comfortable in social involvements with new acquaintances.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - Someone with whom you usually are at odds might find much to admire in you at last.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) Try to comprehend the big picture instead of just reviewing a few brushstrokes.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Should someone be trying to interest you in something that might require financial involvement, get him/her to lay out the entire plan.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - If it’s not important who leads, and your mate opts for that role, relegate yourself to being supportive.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Do yourself a favor by pushing yourself out of the easy chair..

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Being with friends whose exuberance is infectious is a good prescription for having fun.

Brittany, Michele and Taylor Funderburke

The Community Pet Center serves is a positive, productive and personally satisfying way for families of animal lovers to spend time together and help animals in need at the same time. With tangible results, like the adoption of a dog, it is an extremely gratifying place to volunteer. There are many animals in Rutherford County that are in need of assistance, and it is satisfying to be able to help these amazing animals.

The Pet Project Produced by Jo-Ann Close and Lynne Faltraco Community Pet Center

Teach important life skills When living on a tight budget, you realize quickly which skills are important. Often, basic skills can be the difference between a small bump in the road and a financial crisis. You can give the next generation a huge gift by teaching them skills that can help them as adults.

You can teach kids gradually and informally or on a schedule. One reader, Denise from Illinois, shares: “We started teaching life skills when my kids were small. My kids have told their friends that they couldn’t go somewhere with them because today was a life skills day, etc.

We’ve even had some of their friends come over for lessons at times.

My kids have input on what they’d like to learn, and we teach them things we feel are imperative to know. Some things are negotiable. I’d love for my daughter to learn to knit and crochet, but she wants no part of it, so we don’t do that. Some things are not negotiable. They all learned to sew a simple item and mend, and they all learned to plan and fix simple meals. What life skills do you think are important for kids to know?

CHORES: It seems like common sense, but it’s amazing that some children don’t have to do many chores. Visit www.familyroi.org/Family_ ROI_Age_Appropriate_ Chores.pdf for a handy age-appropriate chore guide.

Another reader, Mary C. from Indiana, shares: “Teach kids how to approach the basics of work such as how to work, how to work hard, going the extra mile, organizing work,

Frugal Living

by Sara Noel

working efficiently and staying with the work until it’s DONE. To accomplish this, I have always had my kids work beside me.

None of this ‘you watch a video and when Mommy’s done with her work, we’ll have some fun.’ This drives me nuts to hear parents say this.”

BUDGETING: Kids need to have money experiences. This can start with a piggy bank, books and games that teach money skills and transition to earning their own money to buy some of their own items, how to make/count back change and having their own bank account.

Yes, it seems like an obvious thing to teach, but with so many parents using debit or credit cards, kids aren’t exposed to the actual exchanges of money as often as you might think.

INDEPENDENCE: This is tough and isn’t taught overnight, but kids need to learn critical thinking, healthy habits, social and research skills.

You can’t do everything for them or give everything to them. Kids should struggle sometimes, learn consequences, feel disappointment and understand that the world isn’t fair and no one owes them anything.

Kids should have an opportunity to volunteer and be a part of the community, too.

Your goal is to give them the tools they need to be resilient and responsible adults.

8C — The Sunday Courier, Forest City, NC, Sunday, August 15, 2010

LOCAL Marley

“People have often said to me ‘How did you accomplish all this’?” Cantrell said.

“Eugene (her husband) would say ‘She’s up at 6 and goes to bed at 11 or 12.

people .... to try to help them get started.”

Of Marley using Green River as inspiration for her series, Cantrell said, “I love it.”

“It’s just precious as a way to preserve it,” she added.

Cantrell herself may be featured in the book, Marley said.

“There are things in Ellen that I want to incorporate into the character Chris,” she said.

The second book in the “Heritage House” series, “Forgiveness for Yesterday,” will be available fall 2011.

Marley will hold a book signing Aug. 27 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Fireside Books and Gifts, Forest City.

The event is open to the public and refreshments will be served. Copies of “Promise for Tomorrow” can be purchased at Fireside Books and Gifts, Amazon.com and through traceymarley.tatepublishing. net.

“We (she and Marley) really related to each other. I’ve always tried to help young

Contact Flynn via e-mail at aflynn@thedigitalcourier.com.

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“I didn’t feel like God had given me all the details,” she said.

Marley said the series is such a passion for her that she’d often make lunch for her children and then skip eating herself to write.

“I’d stay up and write at night,” she said.

“I credit the Lord for giving me energy to stay up and write.”

Passion to work for what you love is one of the things Marley and Cantrell have in common.

Tracey Marley, along with her husband, Chad, and Green River Plantation owner Ellen Cantrell pose outside the house on a recent visit. Marley has visited Cantrell to hear stories of the plantation to help her with her “Heritage House” series.

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