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Police say one of the two wanted men worked at the Rutherfordton store By LARRY DALE Daily Courier Staff Writer
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RUTHERFORDTON — Arrest warrants have been issued for two Rutherford County men, one of whom was a former employee, in connection with the Labor Day theft of money and cigarettes from Key Largo No. 2 in Henrietta. Officers are looking for Joseph Edward Stone, 25, and Brandon Eric Martin, 21. Stone is believed to have a Low Bridge Road, Caroleen address; Martin’s last known address is 620 Worth Lane in Rutherfordton. Both men will be charged with felony counts of breaking and entering and larceny. Stone was an employee of the store when the incident occurred. The arrest warrants were granted by a magistrate in Rutherfordton, based on probable cause. Thieves took $12,541.87 in cash and 102 cartons Please see Robbery, Page 6A
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Robert “Chip” McIntosh has been hired to replace Chief Andy Greenway in Spindale. McIntosh, a 20-year veteran of the state Highway Patrol, is currently a sergeant at the Lake Lure Police Department.
Spindale names new police chief Robert ‘Chip’ McIntosh is a 20-year veteran of the N.C. Highway Patrol By LARRY DALE Daily Courier Staff Writer
SPINDALE — A new police chief will begin work Sept. 22. Robert “Chip” McIntosh has been hired to replace Chief Andy Greenway, who resigned in early July to take a job with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. McIntosh, a 20-year veteran of the state Highway Patrol, is currently a sergeant at the Lake Lure Police Department. “It is a wonderful opportunity,” McIntosh said Thursday. “I’m excited to be in the community and hope to do a good job.” Mayor Mickey Bland said the town had 26 applications and interviewed nine people. “He was a good applicant who stood out,” Bland said. “We’re glad to have him. He will do an excellent job.” The mayor said the town’s interview process was thorough. “I spent 31 years in law enforcement,” Bland said, “and this was a tough application process.” He noted, for example, that candidates for the job were asked how they would respond to certain scenarios. The interviews were conducted by Town Manager Cameron McHargue; Chuck Nance, a senior planner at Isothermal Planning and Development Commission; and Forest City Police Chief Jay Jackson. McIntosh is a Burke County native. A 1982 graduate of Freedom High School, he received
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In this file photo, taken in Forest City, the U.S. flags soar high. The Forest City’s Fire Department will host a memorial service at 9:45 a.m. today to honor those lost in the tragedy.
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FOREST CITY — As a nation prepares to pause to remember the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, Forest City’s Fire Department will host a memorial service at 9:30 a.m. today. “We will have our normal ceremony that we do with a posting of the colors, some opening comments, a prayer and a tribute to the 343 firefighters that were lost,” Assistant Chief Ferrell Hamrick said. “I expect the ceremony will last a little less than 30 minutes.” The FCFD will join millions of others as they pay respect to the memories of those lost during the terrorist attacks on New York City, the Pentagon and a small field in rural Pennsylvania some nine years ago. “It was a tragic time in our country’s history, and we just need to remember the events of those days Please see Chief, Page 6A and keep them fresh on our minds,”
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Hamrick said. “And we need to honor the memory of those firefighters and everybody that was affected by the events of that day.” On the Daily Courier’s Facebook page, several readers shared their 9/11 memories. Jackie Hoyle, for example, said she was in the second grade. “I was devastated when I saw the images on TV.” Joe Willis was living with his father, who “woke me up to tell me after the first tower fell. I watched the TV coverage until I had to go to work at my job as security guard ... I listened to the news on the radio in the guardhouse the rest of the day with the feelings of shock, fear, and disbelief. Later that night watching TV coverage made it all more tragic realizing the loss of all the lives.” Michelle Ruppe said: “I was actually in bed, and had my alarm set to Kiss 95.1. As soon as the radio came Please see 9/11, Page 6A
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Church News Music/concerts
Back to church rally: Sept. 12, Piney Ridge CME Church; Sunday school, 9:50 a.m., morning worship 11 a.m.; dinner served following morning service.
Singing: Sept. 12, 6 p.m., Cooper Springs Congregational Holiness Church; featuring Brother Sake.
Gospel singing: Sept. 19, 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Arrowood Baptist Church, Chesnee, S.C.; featuring The Dixie Melody Boys.
Third Sunday night singing: Sept.19, 6 p.m., Sandy Level Baptist Church; featuring Golden Valley Crusaders.
Singing: Sept. 19, 6 p.m., West Memorial Baptist Church; featuring Far City Boys.
Gospel concert benefit: Sept. 19, 4 p.m., New Forest Chapel CME Church, Forest City; featuring Mount Clavary Men Choir, Green Creek All-Male Chorus, Kely Family Gospel Choir, Wheat Creek Baptist Church Gospel Choir and others; admission is $10 for adults and $3 for childrena ges 7 to 12, children younger than 7 admitted free; food and drinks available.
Gospel singing: Sept. 26, 2 p.m., Harris Baptist Church; featuring the Hoppers.
Special services
Reinventing yourself 2010: Through Nov. 8, 182 Hardin Road, Forest City; nine-week course on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. or Mondays at 7 p.m.; free.
Rutherfordton.
et, health checks and children’s center; free; for more information, call 287-0165.
Revival: Sept. 12-15, Sunday at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., MondayWednesday 7 nightly, Oak Springs Baptist Church; speaker the Homecoming: Sept. Rev. William Swink, 12, 10:30 a.m., Harriett pastor of Pleasant Hill Memorial Free Will Baptist Church; special Baptist Church; speaker music nightly. the Rev. Falph Reep of Marion; music by 96th birthday celeEighth Day Music. bration: Sept. 12, Race Path Baptist Church; Homecoming: Sept. covered dish lunch will 12, 11 a.m., Big Springs follow morning worBaptist Church; lunch ship. at noon; please bring a well-filled basket; guest Tent revival: Sept. speakerf rot he 11 a.m. 16-18, 7 nightly, Forest service is former pastor City Housing Park, the Rev. Phil Bailey. sponsored by Spindale Fellowship Holiness Homecoming: Sept. Church; speakers for 12, noon, Caroleen the week include the Baptist Church; Dr. Revs. Chad Sisk, Rick Jesse Yarbrough is WAters and Fred guest speaker; guest Williams; special singmusic director Donnon; ing each night. covered dish lunch after service. Seven churches “Living in the Last 90th Homecoming Days:” Sept. 19, 3 and Revival: p.m,. St. Paul AME Homecoming, Sept. Zion Church, Forest 12, 3 p.m., Oak Grove City; guest sperMissionary Baptist akers are Brother Church; speaker will Morris Scales of Old be the Rev. L Staley Fort, Alva Finney of of New Bethel AME Rutherfordton, the Rev. Baptist Church; revival Queen Hamilton of will be Setp. 13-16 at 7 Spindale, Minister Joe nightly. Smith of Spindale, the Rev. Ellege Fowler of Homecoming: Sept. Marion, Elder Margie 12, 4 p.m., Russell Patterson of Spindale Tabernacle Church; and Sister Phyllis speaker the Rev. Wasburn of Forest City. Thomas Abrams of Mount Olivet Church Operation in Greenville, S.C.; Inasmuch: Sept. 25, revival will start Sept. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., West 13-15, 7 nightly, speakPoint Baptist Church, er will be the Rev. Rutherfordton; genGregory Wallace of eral minor car care, New Dimension World car washa nd vacuum, Outreach Center of clothes closet, food clos-
Praising in the Park: Sept. 25, 4 to 7:30 p.m., Rogers park Amphitheater, Tryon; featuring Lana May Thomas, Cornerstone Fellowship Praise Team, Kings of Joy, Kiyon Staley, Genesis, Reverence, Blessed Beyond Measure and Michael Smith & The Voices of Inspirations; free admission; free food and drink.
Fundraisers Spaghetti suppers fundraisers: The first Wednesday in September through November, 6:30 p.m., Golden VAlley Missionary Methodist Church; menu includes spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, dessert and drink; cost is by donation; proceeds will go to Haiti. Churchwide yard sale: Sept. 11, 7 a.m. to noon, Hopewell United Methodist Church. Fish fry: Sept. 11, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Forest Chapel CME Church; fish paltes and drink $8, desserts 75 cents each, fish sandwiches and drink $3.50; take out orders available; call 447-4365 or 4472306.
Good Decisions
- R.S.V. Proverbs 15:22
Having too many choices can make it difficult to decide, and in this regard the perfect is sometimes the enemy of the good. Social scientists have often remarked that having too many choices can actually lead to paralysis, where we effectively give up on deciding, or literally decide not to decide. When this cornucopia of choices is between 35 different brands of dental floss or a thousand shades of paint, the choice is relatively unimportant. But, what about when the choice is a moral or political decision that might affect many people? In this case, the indecision that comes from too many choices can keep us from doing the right thing, or in the case of important political or social decisions, the best can be the enemy of the good. That is, we avoid settling for a good outcome because we want to hold out for the perfect one. So, if we’re struggling with a decision and seem overwhelmed by the number and variety of choices, we should try to eliminate some of them and thus narrow our choices to just a few. And, if the choice will affect the happiness or wellbeing of more than just us, then of course we should carefully consider the happiness of others as well. Finally, we should consider the counsel of wise friends and family members, and some decisions might even benefit from professional counselors or experts in the particular field with which we are struggling.
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Buffet breakfast: Sept. 18, 7 to 10:30 a.m., Mount Pleasant Baptist Church; $5 all you can eat.
Other Chase Corner Ministries is now open the first Saturday of each month from 8 a.m. to noon. The community is also welcome to bring yard sale items and set up in the parking lot on these Saturdays. The store is located on Chase High Road, directly across from the high school. Faith Walkers meeting: Sept. 12, 6 p.m., Temple Baptist Church, Henrietta. South Mountain Hike: Sept. 18, with Abundant Life CWC; meet at Ingles parking lot in Shelby at 10:45 a.m.; hike will be approximately three miles; bring water and a snack for during the hike and a picnic lunch for after. Youth/children’s fellowship: Every Saturday night, 7 p.m., Johnson Memorial Baptist Church; games, fun, refreshments. Youth night: Fridays at 6 p.m. at East Rutherford Church of God.
Poor man’s supper: Sept. 18, 4 to 7 p.m., Cliffside Baptist Church NA/AA meetings: Fellowship Building; Every Monday at 7 p.m., proceeds go to the at New Life Christian Women’s Conference to Fellowship Church of God, 601 E. Main St., Spindale; contact James Keeter at 2474681 for more information.
Without counsel plans go wrong, but with many advisers they succeed.
Advent Lutheran Church
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study: Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at Johnson Memorial Baptist Church. Monthly food giveaway: First Baptist Church in Spindale holds a food giveaway the third Thursday of each month. Devotion and prayer service between 6 and 6:30 p.m. Bags of food given away afterwards. Open support group: “Let’s Talk About It” meets every Monday from 7 to 8 p.m., at New Life Fellowship Church, 601 E. Main St., Spindale. This group is for anyone who needs to talk about any issues. Mom’s Hope is a ministry that offers hope and support for mothers who face daily struggles and fears when their children are addicted to drugs or alcohol. The group meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at Missionary Wesleyan Church, 811 Doggett Rd., Forest City. Next meeting Feb. 11. For more information contact Chris at 287-3687. “The Way Home”: A support group for anyone recovering from an addiction; meetings are held each Monday at noon, in the basement of Harvest House Church, Big Springs Ave., Forest City; call Sheila at 828-447-1880 for more information.
“Celebrate Recovery” is a weekly Christ-centered program that meets every Friday from 6:30 to 9 p.m., at Cornerstone Fellowship Church, 1186 Hudlow Rd., Forest City. The group Hispanic Baptist is open to anyone who Church “Cristo Vive:” wishes to find healing Services on Sunday no matter what you’re afternoons in English, 6 going through. For p.m., every Sunday. The more information call church is located at 929 245-3639. Oakland Road. Contact the Rev. Jairo Contreras Soup Kitchens at 289-9837. Community Outreach: “Give By Women’s Faith Ministries” of Community Bible Piney Mountain Baptist Study, “Living Life Church provides a soup with Purpose:” For kitchen, clothes closet eight weeks, beginand food pantry to ning July 15, from 7 to those in need the sec8 p.m., Abundant Life ond Saturday of each CWC; class is free. month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Children’s Bible
Churches host paper shredding event Members from the South Blue Ridge Chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans are planning an identity theft seminar and paper shredding event today from 8:30 a.m. to noon at Ascension Lutheran Church, 300 N. Lafayette St., Shelby. The event is sponsored by the chapters’ five Lutheran congregations – St. Matthew and Resurrection in Kings Mountain, Ascension in Shelby, Advent in Spindale and Trinity in Tryon. The seminar will be presented by Thrivent Financial Representative Terry
Halvorson. In addition to the seminar, Automated Shredding Inc. of Charlotte will have a document shredding truck at Ascension for shredding of personal files and documents. The shredding is free; however, there will be a basket for a love offering, with proceeds going to Interfaith Alliance, a local Shelby charity. The free shredding will take place from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. and the seminar and light brunch from 10:30 a.m. to noon. For more information, call 704-487-5679.
Mission organization seeks volunteers
Volunteers in Medical Missions, a anational short-term mission organization, is now accepting applications for the 2011 trips. Both medical professionals and non-medical personnel are needed. January to June trips
include Dominican Republic, Haiti, Rwanda, Sudan, Guatemala, Ecuador, Honduras, Tanzania, Bolivia and Peru. For more information, visit www.vimm.org or call 1-800-615-8695.
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Smithfield to sell its half of Butterball RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Pork producer Smithfield Foods is selling its stake in the Butterball turkey joint venture, becoming a pure-play pork producer as it continues focusing on its more profitable packaged meat business. Butterball, a major name in the turkey world, annually sells 1 billion pounds of turkey — 20 percent of all turkeys produced in the U.S. Smithfield said Friday that its partner, Maxwell Farms, will buy the company’s 49 percent interest for about $175 million and then sell a 50 percent stake in the venture to Seaboard Corp. for $177.5 million in cash, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “Our minority ownership position in Butterball did not permit us to execute the growth strategy that we believe was necessary to fully devel-
op the company to its potential,” Chief Executive C. Larry Pope said. Smithfield, the nation’s largest pork producer, said it will use the estimated proceeds of $175 million to reduce its debt. The deal is expected to close by year’s end. Shares of Smithfield Foods Inc., based in Smithfield, Va., dipped 10 cents to $16.83. Smithfield said in June that it wanted either to take control of Butterball LLC or to cash out of the venture. Pope said then that Smithfield had long wanted Maxwell Farms to invest more in Butterball to upgrade its facilities, business and marketing. Smithfield offered Maxwell Farms $200 million for its 51 percent stake and set a September deadline for Maxwell Farms to decided whether to sell or to buy out Smithfield. Smithfield has been trying to make
Judge wants quick decision on Alcoa
RALEIGH (AP) — The wrangling over whether Alcoa Inc. will have decades to generate and sell billions of dollars worth of clean power from dams on one of North Carolina’s longest rivers landed before a state judge on Friday. The Pittsburgh-based aluminum giant is fighting to renew an expired 50-year federal license to operate Yadkin River dams built decades ago to supply electricity to an aluminum smelting plant. The Stanly County plant once employed hundreds but is now shuttered. The fight centers on whether Alcoa can keep selling electricity to high-paying commercial customers. The company estimated in 2006 that the dams generated almost $44 million a year in revenues from hydroelectrical power generation, a figure that could multiply as demand for clean power booms. Gov. Beverly Perdue, her predecessor Mike Easley and Stanly County officials have opposed the company’s relicensing bid. They hope to dangle dam-generated electricity to attract power-hungry industries and jobs, and to have greater freedom to draw river water for thirsty commmunities. On Friday, Alcoa and its foes argued to state Administrative Law Judge Joe Webster about the process and rules that last year led state Division of Water Quality to certify Alcoa can operate the dams while protecting nearly 40 miles of the river and its reservoirs. Webster said he would decide by Wednesday on whether the evidence merits moving ahead or not with a full trial scheduled to open later this month. Once the fight over the state certification is settled, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission could consider renewing the company’s license for up to 50 more years. Opponents said the state agency wrongly issued the permit by allowing dam upgrades on a schedule that delays clearing up problems for years. The state should have required the upgrades first, said Thomas Griffin, an attorney for Stanley County. “The people of North Carolina should not have to take that risk that this (schedule) will not work,” Griffin said. “Put the risk on them.” The state water agency defended its decision. Its certification had conditions including that Alcoa posting a $240 million guarantee that it will follow through with planned environmental improvements. Alcoa has argued that the bond was excessive and unneeded. Opponents “have only shown that they wanted a different result and that they would have reached that result through different means. That’s not the standard for overthrowing an agency’s decision,” said Donald Laton, a state attorney representing the DWQ. At an earlier stage of the fight, Webster ruled that Stanly County demonstrated it was likely to prove that the state agency did not consider all environmental data it could have before issuing the certification.
its packaged bacon, ham and other products a household name, like the products of competitors Tyson and Hormel. It has also been trying to lessen its emphasis on processing hogs, a business that is more closely tied to volatile ingredient costs and price shifts. The company’s packaged meat business, with brands such as Ekrich and Patrick Cudahy, also is more profitable. Smithfield has been cutting jobs and closing factories, including one in its hometown, for more than a year to focus more on packaged meat. It has also been shedding its beef assets, so the sale of Butterball fits into that strategy. “Strategically, either you get larger and get 100 percent focused on the businesses you’re in, or you exit them,” KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst Akshay S. Jagdale said in an
interview with The Associated Press. “Now they are a pure-play pork company. There’s really nothing else there.” Maxwell Farms and Butterball are based in North Carolina. Butterball has 5,500 employees at its seven plants and headquarters. Its 675,000-square-foot facility in Mt. Olive, N.C., is the world’s largest turkey plant. Turkey was the No. 4 protein choice for American consumers last year, with the average person eating 16.9 pounds in 2009, according to the National Turkey Federation. The Thanksgiving meal staple hasn’t recovered from the weak consumer demand as well as other meats because people don’t consume enough of it and producers can’t spread their costs over steeper production.
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Our Views Lessons of 9/11 critical for U.S.
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very American remembers where they were and what they were feeling on this day nine years ago. There is no other day so seared into our memory as Sept. 11, 2001. The day terrorists, acting in concert, flew airplanes into the twin towers at the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon and crashed a fourth plane that is believed was supposed to hit the White House. There have been other significant days in American history, including Dec. 7, 1941, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, or April, 12, 1861, when Confederate troops in Charleston fired on Fort Sumter. But there is one significant difference between most of those days and Sept. 11 — we all saw the events of Sept. 11 as they happened. The speed of communications today means people hear and see significant events almost immediately. The billowing clouds of smoke pouring from the towers in New York and the sights of those gigantic buildings collapsing took place right in front of us. Those images and the emotional reactions we had to them are not easily forgotten. Nine years after the fact, the pain, the fear, the sense of loss remain fresh in our minds. Much has happened in America and around the world in those nine years — much of it colored by the events of Sept. 11. We will never forget what happened that infamous day nor will we be able to forget what has happened since. We must also not forget that the greatest lesson we learned on that day is there are people in the world today whose sole purpose in life is to destroy America. We must be constantly on alert to make sure there are no repeats of what happened on Sept. 11, 2001.
Our readers’ views Says REaCH trip to Hawaii should get OK
Appreciates article on DragonCon event
To the editor: I was reading the article about the REaCH school request to go to Hawaii for their senior trip. I was surprised to hear that Chairman (John Mark) Bennett considers Hawaii to be overseas instead of one of the 50 states. True, it’s across some ocean, but it’s one of us. I admire Dr. Thomas’ desire to reward these hard-working students with a trip they will never forget. I was stationed in Hawaii (U.S. Coast Guard) in the late 80s, and it was a great place to live and visit. There’s lots of history, it had it’s own monarchy before the Americans took over. There are several good museums that cover things like the Hawaiian monarchy and the missionaries and how they lived. I have traveled the country, and lived several places —I recommend it. Anyone who has never left this county, much less this state, is missing so much. Proper preparation and proper supervision of these high achievers is the guarantee of success of this trip, and it sounds like the Dr. Thomas is ready for the challenge. Once the school board has had a chance to think about it, I hope they approve it. Joan Murray Rutherfordton
To the editor: I would like to thank you for the great feature on DragonCon that you ran on Sept. 8. I have attended this amazing event four out of the last six years (though, sadly, I was unable to attend this year), and it is literally something that has to be seen to be believed. It is more than just your everyday science fiction convention. You’ve got goths who celebrate alongside Star Wars fans dressed in costumes that would impress George Lucas. You have beauty pageants, rock concerts, a huge parade, dances that go through the night and into the dawn, all night film fests, and, bar none, the best people-watching experience ever. Next year will be the 25th anniversary of the event and I’m hoping to get a huge group to go down to celebrate all things geek because I’m sure that the event will be even bigger and better because of the significance of the event. It is definitely not for everyone, especially with the late night programming that is definitely R-rated, but there’s plenty of family-friendly stuff to do during the day, and they even have day care for parents who want
to spend the day and have lots of geek fun! John T. Hill Rutherfordton
Says people issues should be priority To the editor: A lot of letters have been written concerning the animal shelter but the source of the problem still remains. If we do not address the problem of animals running loose and the responsibility of pet owners we cannot build an animal shelter big enough. We need laws and owners held responsible for their ownership of animals. I do not own a pet because I do not have the time it takes to care for them. If people are held accountable, then the problem should be getting smaller rather than larger. We place the blame on County Commissioners and taxpayers to solve the problem rather than preventing it. We have double digit unemployment in the county that affects people and the ability to support their family. We need to focus on more important issues. I know that a lot of readers will not agree with me on this issue, but I guess it comes down to what is important in our lives, and I’m a people person. Roy Hall Bostic
If today were election day, Dems would suffer RALEIGH – If today were Election Day, it would be a disaster for the Democrats. The Republican Party would retake control of the U.S. House of Representatives, with seats to spare, including the 8th District here in North Carolina and possibly two or three more. In the U.S. Senate, the GOP would win a net gain of eight seats, and possibly the two more needed for a majority. Of the 37 gubernatorial contests this year, Republicans would win most of them – keeping the top jobs in California, Texas, Florida, and Georgia while picking up other big states such as Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and Illinois. The GOP would also win as many as 500 legislative seats across the country, flipping a dozen or more chambers from Democratic to Republican – including both houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The damage would extend all the way down the ballot here in North Carolina. If today were Election Day, Republicans would wrest
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as many as a dozen county commissions from the Democrats, including Wake County. While officially nonpartisan, the races for supreme court and court of appeals would yield mostly conservative victors, maintaining the current tilt on the high court and shifting the appeals court rightward. The good news for Democrats is that today is not Election Day. With eight weeks left until the polls close on Nov. 2, enough time remains for some of these trends to be arrested, if not reversed. There could be a massive rebound in employment in the October jobs report. Disasters, international crises, or damaging revelations about key Republican candidates could help
change the political subject, dampen GOP enthusiasm, and increase Democratic turnout. The bad news for Democrats, however, is that these possibilities aren’t likelihoods. For months, there’s been a massive energy gap favoring the GOP. It seems likely to persist. The public dislikes ObamaCare and wants it repealed. The public is worried about the economy, distraught about the burgeoning federal debt, and angry at wasteful spending. The public disagrees with bailouts of banks, insurers, Wall Street firms, and automakers – bailouts that had at least the acquiescence of President Bush but are now strongly identified with the Democratic Congress. Here in North Carolina, Democrats are struggling not only with the inevitable political damage wrought by a painful recession but also a series of scandals involving current and former state politicians. For the first time in decades, Republicans are competitive in fundrais-
ing and have recruited a strong field of candidates for almost all the competitive races. The worst news of all for Democrats is that the disaster scenario for the Democratic Party isn’t based on wishful thinking by Republican operatives. Most Democratic pros admit privately that if things don’t turn around in the next two months, their losses would match if not exceed their drubbing in 1994. The preponderance of polling points in that direction. The Democratic firm Public Policy Polling showed a 49-41 Republican edge in its most recent generic ballot test for the North Carolina legislature. Nationally, recent generic polling for Congress show Republican margins of between seven and 13 points, with the likely-voter samples yielding results on the upper end of that spread. If GOP candidates really enjoy these kinds of popularvote margins on Election Day, it would be devastating for a Democratic Party that
enjoyed strong wave elections in 2006 and 2008. But the political pendulum never stops. A Republican Congress would be a useful foil for President Obama, just as a Republican legislature would be for Gov. Perdue and the Newt Gingrich-led Republican House was for President Clinton in 1995-96. The GOP could no longer run against incompetent, corrupt government. It would have to govern – to make tough decisions to bring federal and state spending under control, and to replace failed monopolies and big-government “reforms” with consumer choice and competitive markets. If today were Election Day, GOP leaders in Washington, Raleigh, and state capitals across the country would have to start figuring out how to meet that challenge. Instead, both sides have eight more weeks before crunch time. Hood is president of the John Locke Foundation.
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Police Notes
Obituaries
Sheriff’s Reports
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n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department responded to 150 E-911 calls Thursday. n Brenda Murray reported the theft of a central air unit. n Emily Ann Israel reported the theft of two all-terrain vehicles. n Earl Thomas Burgin II reported the theft of a spare engine for an A Model and other items. n Bob Hunt reported the theft of scrap metal. n Case Atlantic of Clearwater, Fla., reported the theft of a diesel generator and other items from a construction site on U.S. 221 South.
Rutherfordton
n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 34 E-911 calls Thursday.
Spindale
n The Spindale Police Department responded to 22 E-911 calls Thursday.
Lake Lure
n Lake Lure Police Department responded to seven E-911 calls Thursday.
Forest City
n The Forest City Police Department responded to 46 E-911 calls Thursday. n Frieda Judy reported an incident of financial card fraud. n Clayton Reece reported a lost wallet. The incident occurred around the Twelve Oaks Drive area. n Brian Luster reported damage to property. The incident occurred on Hill Side Drive. n George Horne reported a larceny. The incident occurred on Webb Drive.
Arrests
n Robbie Ledford, 35, of Groce Street, Forest City; arrested on a warrant for driving while licensed revoked; placed under a $500 secured bond. (FCPD) n Amanda Lindsey Hill, 34, of 140 Burgundy Place; charged with two counts of speeding and two counts of failure to comply; placed under a $600 secured bond.
(RCSD) n Seth Garland Bradley, 24, of 483 Gun Club Road; charged with possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver cocaine, simple possession of schedule VI controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, no operator’s license and cancelled/ revoked/ suspended tag; placed under a $6,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Terry Scott Lee, 42, of 234 Silver Plate Grill Road; charged with obtain property by false pretense; placed under a $15,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Richie Kayne Bolt, 32, of 208 Hearth Lane; charged with resisting a public officer; placed under a $1,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Antonio Lee Green, 18, of 212 Silver Plate Grill Road; charged with failure to appear, simple possession of schedule IV controlled substance, misdemeanor larceny and misdemeanor probation violation; placed under a $20,000 secured bond. (SPD)
Citations n Laura Kidwell Pittman, 31, of 763 Rock Road, Rutherfordton; cited for shoplifting. (RPD) n Curtis Dean Styles, 50, of 181 W. Court St., Apt. 26, Rutherfordton; cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid a collision. (RPD)
EMS n Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services responded to 24 E-911 calls Thursday. n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to six calls Thursday.
Fire Calls n Ellenboro firefighters responded to an industrial fire alarm. n Rutherfordton firefighters responded to a motor vehicle accident. n SDO firefighters responded to an industrial fire alarm. n Spindale firefighters responded to a gas leak.
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The Forest City Police Department is asking for help in finding 16-year-old Amanda Blake Smith. She was last seen Tuesday at her home on East Main Street in Forest City. She is 5-2 tall and 135 pounds with hazel eyes and brown hair. Anyone who has seen Smith or knows where she might be is asked to call the FCPD or the TIP LINE at 245-7771.
The N.C. Division of Veterans Affairs has a fulltuition scholarship from the state that is available to children of disabled, deceased, combat or POW/MIA veterans.
If your veteran parent was a resident of North Carolina when he or she entered military service, or if you are a life-long resident of North Carolina, you may be eligible.
to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. The family will be at the home of her son, Mark Frashier, 389 Dale Summey Road, Rutherfordton. Online condolences: www. padgettking.com
Paul Koone Paul Koone, age 87, of Forest City, died Friday, September 10, 2010, at Hospice of Rutherford County in Forest City. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by McMahan’s Funeral Home and Cremation Services.
Carolinas Today Republican Party chief Steele to visit RALEIGH (AP) — The chairman of the Republican National Committee has scheduled a visit to North Carolina, where the state party head had previously called for him to step down. RNC spokeswoman Rachel Taylor said Friday that chairman Michael Steele will stop in Fayetteville next Thursday. She wouldn’t say what he will be doing during the stop or whether he will visit any other parts of the state. North Carolina Republican Party chairman Tom Fetzer asked Steele to step down earlier this year. Fetzer said the resignation would be the only way to end scrutiny of the national party over lavish spending. State GOP spokesman Jordan Shaw declined Friday to discuss those previous comments. He said officials were welcoming Steele and coordinating to participate with Steele during his time in the state.
Quarantine used to battle disease RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina officials are blocking a variety of wood products from entering the state through Tennessee in hopes of stopping a nasty tree disease carried by an insect. The state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said Friday they have issued a quarantine on a number of products from Tennessee since the walnut twig beetle has been spotted there. The beetle can carry an ailment called Thousand Cankers Disease that afflicts black walnut trees. The quarantine includes firewood from hardwood species and any product associated with walnut trees. The beetle has been found in Blount County, Tenn., which borders North Carolina. The Tennessee spottings are the first time the insect has been found east of the Mississippi River.
‘Helping trooper wasn’t enough’
NEWTON (AP) — The trucker who used his rig to force a Florida man accused of killing a North Carolina state trooper to another road says he believes he didn’t do enough to help. The Asheville CitizenTimes reported that Gary Bowes of Pensacola, Fla., testified Friday he called 911 and stayed with Trooper David Shawn Blanton Jr. The scholarship will pay for the night he was shot. students to attend a stateBowes testified in the trial owned institution of higher of Edwardo Wong Jr. of education, community colOrmond Beach, Fla., who’s lege or technical institute charged with first-degree within the state, or provide murder in Blanton’s death $4,500 per academic year to during a traffic stop on attend a private institution Interstate 40 near Canton. in North Carolina. Bowes testified that as For more information, con- Wong pulled away, Bowes tact the Rutherford County pulled his truck onto the Veterans Service office shoulder and Wong was at 287-6185 or the state forced off an exit ramp to Division of Veterans Affairs an intersection, where he District Office at (828) 430- turned down a dead-end 7136 or (828) 430-7137. road.
Scholarship available for children of disabled vets From staff reports
Bobbie Morgan Frashier, 74, of Big Island Road, Rutherfordton, died Friday, Sept. 10, 2010, at Hospice of Forest City. A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of Mildred Green Morgan of Rutherfordton, and the late Charlie G. Morgan. She was the widow of the late Marvin Frashier. She was a retired seamstress having worked at Skyland Textiles and the Doncaster Company, was a homemaker, and was a member of Holly Springs Baptist Church. In addition to her mother, she is survived by two
sons, Aaron Frashier of Cowpens, S.C., and Mark Frashier of Rutherfordton; a brother, James Ray Morgan of Rutherfordton; and two sisters, Carolyn McCraw of Greer, S..C, and Rose Dodson of Ellenboro. There are also five grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Holly Springs Baptist Church with the Revs. Wade Huntley and Jerry Ruppe officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Padgett & King Mortuary. Memorials may be made
UNC considers rails against bunk beds after death CHAPEL HILL (AP) — The University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill may install railings on bunk beds in its dorms after a woman fell to her death in her daughter’s room last month. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported 49-yearold Donna Sykes of Rocky Mount suffered a fatal head injury when she fell Aug. 20. Officials say Sykes was visiting her 19-year-old daughter, Jesse, who had the room to herself. Officials did not say how high the bed was, but housing director Larry Hicks says the beds in the room were not elevated before the teen moved in it. Students can set the bed up to 77 inches off the floor to create space. Hicks says he had gotten 68 requests for bed rails before Sykes’ death. Officials say they’ve had about 75 requests since the death. He says the school is considering requiring rails on the 8,500 beds.
Man shot to death; suspect sought CHESTER, S.C. (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies in South Carolina are looking for a suspect in the shooting death of a 24-year-old man. The Herald of Rock Hill reported that 24-yearold Faris Terrell Wray of Chester died after he was shot Wednesday night. Chester County Sheriff Richard Smith says Wray was lying on his stomach on a road near Chester when deputies arrived. He died while being flown to a Charlotte, N.C., hospital. Witnesses reported a man ran from the scene after the shooting and was picked up by a vehicle.
Man convicted of killing teen in car SPARTA NBURG, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of shooting and killing a teen as he sat in a car last year. THE DAILY COURIER Published Tuesday through Sunday mornings by Paxton Media Group LLC dba The Daily Courier USPS 204-920 Periodical Postage paid in Forest City, NC. Company Address: 601 Oak St., P.O. Box 1149, Forest City, NC 28043. Phone: (828) 245-6431 Fax: (828) 248-2790 Subscription rates: Single copy, daily 50¢ / Sunday $1.50. Home delivery $11.75 per month, $35.25 for three months, $70.50 for six months, $129 per year. In county rates by mail payable in advance are: $13.38 for one month, $40.14 for three months, $80.27 for six months, $160.54 per year. Outside county: $14.55 for one month, $43.64 for three months, $87.28 for six months, $174.56 per year. College students for school year subscription, $75. The Digital Courier, $6.50 a month for non-subscribers to The Daily Courier. Payment may be made at the website: www.thedigitalcourier. com The Daily Courier is not responsible for advance subscription payments made to carriers, all of who are independent contractors.
old Rashaun Sobers of Spartanburg was convicted Thursday after a jur y deliberated about two hours. Seventeen-year-old Sebastian Jaramillo of Spartanburg was shot and killed April 21, 2009. Sobers testif ied he f ired twice in self-defense when a mob approached his vehicle and a man tried to pull him out of the car. A pathologist testif ied Jaramillo was shot in the back of the head.
Mary Ann Keefe Williams Mary Ann Keefe Williams, 84, of 119 Lee Court, Lake Lure, NC died Thursday, September 9th, 2010 in her home on Youngs Mountain South, Lake Lure. Mrs. Williams was born in Nashville, TN on July 20, 1926 to the late Dr. John Keefe, II and Rosalie Litterer. She received her undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University in 1948 and went on to pursue three Masters Degrees from Vanderbilt in Bacteriology, Chemistry and Biology. Mrs. Williams headed up the laboratory department at the Veteran's Hospital in Nashville before moving to Miami, FL in the early 60's. Her interest in archaeology led her to a free lance position with National Geographic that allowed her to study several ancient sites around the world. She married Clement Newell Williams in 1963 at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Miami, FL where they later became involved in the Faith Alive Ministry. Mrs. Williams later joined Old Cutler Presbyterian Church where she and her husband were instrumental in building the new sanctuary. She ministered weekly by singing at the local retirement homes and led Bible studies at home and at the church. She was a member of the Coral Gables Chapter of the DAR and the Coral Gables Music Club. An avid dog lover, Mrs. Williams was a member of the Yorkshire Terrier Club of America where she was a recognized breeder and Yorkie rescue volunteer. After moving permanently to Lake Lure, Mrs. Williams became actively involved in Yokefellow Ministries and Meals on Wheels. She was a founding member of Fairfield Mountains Chapel and Mountains Community Church, now Lake Lure Baptist. She used her beautiful soprano voice to the glory of God in the Chapel Choir and in various ensembles and choral groups around the county. Mrs. Williams is survived by her daughters, Gale Newell Williams Wilson of Lake Lure, NC, Cynthia Williams Lowrey of Hiram GA, Wendy Melissa Williams Connolly of Germantown, MD and Katharine DeSelding Williams Welch of Dallas, GA. She is also survived by her brother Dr. Jack Keefe, III of Pawley's Island, SC, sister Elizabeth Keefe Harless of West Columbia, SC and three grandsons, Jarrett Robert Wallace & Ryan Newell Wallace of GA and Brian Joseph Connolly of MD. A memorial service of celebration will be held on Saturday, September 18th at 11:00am at Fairfield Mountains Chapel, Lake Lure, NC. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043 or Fairfield Mountains Chapel Compassion Fund, 1384 Buffalo Creek Road, Lake Lure, NC 28746. An online guest register is available at www.mcfarlandfuneralchapel.com through McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon, NC. Paid obit
6A — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Saturday, September 11, 2010
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Ongoing Foothills Harvest Ministry: Halfoff almost everything in the store. Yokefellow Service Center: Storewide half price sale through Sept. 13; closed on Sundays; store hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Storewide closing sale: Shepherd’s Care Thrift Store will close Sept. 30.
FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt, right, accompanied by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, talks about proposed rules to help prevent dangerous pilot fatigue on Friday at the Transportation Department in Washington.
Washburn Community Outreach Center: Porch bag sale for $5; hours Thursday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; contact the center regarding the GED program offered by ICC at 245-5603.
Saturday, Sept. 11 Third Annual Cheer Clinic: 8:30 a.m. registration, clinic from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; cost is $20 per girl and includes a T-shirt; for girls in kindergarten through sixth grades; they will perform at the Bessemer City home game at East High School. “Nourish Your Community” Food Drive: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Hopewell Hollis Community Club House, Elelnboro; bring non-perishable items for needy families, such as canned goods, cereals, rice, flour, sugar, pasta, bottled water, corn meal, etc.; free hot dog with chips and drink; for information, call Joyce, 453-8495. Low-cost vaccine clinic: Noon to 1 p.m., Thunder Road Animal Hospital; rabies and other discounted vaccines available. Fish fry: 4 to 8 p.m., Concord Community Clubhouse. Fundraiser hamburger/hot dog sale: 4:30 to 7 p.m., American Legion Post No. 423, Boss Moore Road; hot dog and hamburger plates, $5. Piedmont Pleasant Hill Community Club meeting and supper: 7 p.m.; potluck style supper, so bring a well-filled basket; silent auction with homemade canned and baked goods.
Monday, Sept. 13 Fireside Book Club: Every second Monday at 5:30 p.m., Fireside Books and Gifts; for ages 25 ad older. Rutherford County Quilt Guild Meeting: 7 p.m., First Baptist in Rutherfordton; more information, visit www.RutherfordQuiltGuild.org.
Tuesday, Sept. 14 Continuing education for health care professionals and others: 9 to 11 a.m., Carolina Event and Conference Center; featuring endof-life expert Stan Goldberg; for information, call Hospice at 2450095. HHS Alumni and Friends Breakfast Club bimonthly meeting: 9 a.m., Turner’s Restaurant, Chesnee, S.C.; for more information, call Joan, 245-2658. Preschool story time: 10 a.m., Rutherford County Library Main Branch; for ages 2 to 5; free. 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 6250456 for additional information.
Wednesday, Sept. 15 Preschool story time: 11 a.m., Rutherford County Library Haynes Branch; for ages 2 to 5; free.
Thursday, Sept. 16 Preschool story time: 10:30 a.m., Rutherford County Library Mountains Branch; for ages 2 to 5; free. NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Family-to-Family Education Class: 6:30 to 9 p.m., 668 Withrow Road, Forest City; classes are free and will be held for 12 weeks. For information, call Betty Frye at 704-583-0845.
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Rules mean fewer hours for sleepy pilots WASHINGTON (AP) — Work hours would be shortened for pilots who fly at night while some pilots who fly during the day could spend more time in the cockpit under a government proposal to help prevent dangerous fatigue. The Federal Aviation Administration plan, which the agency has spent 15 months drafting, is an attempt to overhaul pilot work rules to reflect current scientific understanding of how fatigue impacts human performance and prevent errors that cause accidents. The rules were last updated over two decades ago and most date back to the 1940s. The proposal released Friday would bar airlines from scheduling pilots to be on duty — a combination of being at work ready to fly or in the cockpit flying — longer than 13 hours in a 24-hour period, three hours less than current regulations. At night, that limit could slide to as few as nine hours. However, airlines would be allowed to schedule pilots who start their work day between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. for as much as 10 hours of actual flying time — two more hours than currently allowed. Airlines would also have to allow pilots nine hours of rest between work days, an increase of an hour. Pilots have complained that the current eight-hour rest period, which begins
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of cigarettes, valued at more than $2,600, from the business at 2795 U.S. 221A. Detective Sgt. Don Huckabee of the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the case. Huckabee said Friday that Stone
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his basic law enforcement training at Western Piedmont Community College in Morganton. He began his law enforcement career with the Morganton
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on, I heard Ace and T.J. talking about the first tower being hit. My heart sank. I couldn’t believe it at first. I turned the TV on, and there it was. I sat there and cried as the events unfolded. My heart went out to the victims and families. I live in New York now, and every year they do a
as soon as they leave the plane, often means only a few hours sleep. The proposed work rules would apply to all airlines, including cargo carriers and charter airlines. Cargo carriers — especially package delivery services — do much of their flying at night. Charter airlines fly 95 percent of U.S. troops and 40 percent of military cargo around the world. Charter carriers had urged FAA to maintain current exemptions to pilot work rules for their industries. But FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt said at a news conference that troops are as deserving of well-rested pilots as any other airline passenger. The increase in flying times for some pilots — an idea promoted by airlines — immediately drew opposition. “Completely unsupported by scientific evaluation,” said pilot Jeff Skiles, the first officer on the US Airways plane that ditched into the Hudson River off New York City after a bird strike last year. The handling of that emergency by Skiles and the flight’s captain, Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, has won praise as a sterling example of professionalism. “The insidious problem of pilot fatigue cannot be fought by increasing the amount of time pilots fly in the cockpit,” said Skiles, who has been lobbying for stronger safety regula-
tions. To Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, the proposal represents “a significant improvement in air travel safety.” He acknowledged that it took FAA and his department longer to craft the proposal than he would have liked, but he said they are going further than any previous administration to address a long-recognized safety problem. Airline industry trade groups and pilot unions said they were reviewing the proposal. The public has 60 days to respond. The impetus for the changes was the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 near Buffalo, N.Y., in February 2009 that killed all 49 people aboard and a man on the ground. A National Transportation Safety Board investigation found that both pilots on the flight were probably suffering from fatigue, although that wasn’t a direct cause of the accident. “This action is long overdue,” said Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., chairman of the aviation subcommittee, which has held eight hearings on aviation safety since the crash. “I don’t think there is any doubt that pilot fatigue has played a significant role in fatal airline crashes in recent years.” He noted that neither Flight 3407 pilot “slept in a bed the night before” the accident.
was the night clerk at the store, and it is believed he returned to the business in the early-morning hours Monday and used his key to get back into the store. Huckabee said the key broke off in the door as the men were leaving. Huckabee said probable cause has been found to believe that Martin was with Stone when the thefts occurred. The detective said Stone was to
have returned to work at 2 p.m. that Monday, but he did not show up. Stone is described as 5-11 and 210 pounds. He has dark hair. Martin is described as 5-7 and 120 pounds. He has brown hair. Anyone with information about the two men is asked to call the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office at 287-6247 or Crimestoppers at 2868477.
Department of Public Safety in 1988. In addition to his time with the Highway Patrol, he worked for a couple of years as a Spindale Police Department officer beginning in 2005 and had remained as a reserve officer with the department. From that standpoint, he said, he feels he has “come full circle.” McIntosh said he has known and
been close to the people of Spindale for years. He has been with the Lake Lure department for three years. McIntosh and his wife of 26 years, Lisa, have two grown children and a grandchild.
memorial here for those who lost their lives. Even now, I cry as the names are being read by surviving family members. A tragic day that I will never forget.” John Hill was working third shift and got home about 6 in the morning. “I had dial-up service at the time and I was downloading something so no one could call me to let me know what was going on as I slept. I woke up around 3 p.m. and turned on the
TV, only to see the towers on fire. It took me a little while for my sleepy mind to grasp that was I was watching was in fact real. “That night at work and for the rest of the week, the radio station I listened to had a call in show for people to talk about it. It just seemed so surreal.”
Saturday, Sept. 18 Rutherford County Republican party: Community barbecue at Crestview Park with candidates and constituents. Tickets can be picked up at Republican Party headquarters on Main Street in Rutherfordton.
Sunday, Sept. 19 Second annual Apple Butter Festival: Starts at 4 p.m. at Grace Acres (Six Points - Take U.S. 74 to Exit 189 and follow signs). For sale, apple butter and sandwiches. Live music with the Grassabillies and the Holloway Sisters and the Outta the Blue Band. Love offering. For more information or to donate online, visit www. TheGraceOfGodRescueMission. com.
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Friday, Sept. 17 Widow/Widower’s Lunch Bunch meeting: Third Friday of each month at the Carolina Event and Conference Center, 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m.; for anyone in the community who has lost a spouse. Cost for lunch is $5. Participants must register in order to reserve lunch. Sponsored by Hospice of Rutherford County.
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Nation Today NTSB: Duck boat calls unanswered before crash
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An idled tour boat and nearby vessels made repeated, unanswered calls to the tugboat guiding the massive barge that hit and sank the smaller craft in the Delaware River, killing two Hungarian students, according to a preliminary federal report released Friday. The NTSB found in the report that the stricken amphibious tour boat’s radio calls to the approaching tug went unheeded in the moments before the collision July 7 just south of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge.
Colorado fire evacuees allowed back home
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Fire crews held a wildfire outside of Boulder at bay Friday, allowing some 2,000 evacuees to return home with a warning to be prepared to flee again. Winds are expected to pick up again later Friday, and residents were advised to keep an eye on the weather, specifically strong winds that were expected to develop later in the day. Without power or phones, officials would have a hard time warning anyone who stayed if the fire threatened their neighborhood again. An area where at least 169
homes have burned is still off limits.
Police: Two shot dead at Kraft plant in Pa., 1 hurt PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A woman who had just been suspended from her job and escorted from a Kraft Foods Inc. facility in the city’s northeast section on Thursday returned with a handgun and opened fire, killing two people and critically injuring a third, police said. The shooter was taken into custody inside the plant of the nation’s largest food manufacturer, whose products include Oreo cookies, Philadelphia cream cheese and Oscar Mayer bacon.
Hermine death toll climbs as 2 bodies found SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The bodies of two men found Friday in swollen Texas waterways pushed the death toll caused by remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine to six, while a scaled-back search resumed for another woman swept away in flooding. Five people in Texas and one in Oklahoma have died in flooding caused by Hermine, which proved more deadly and devastating this week while dissolving over land than it did after coming ashore.
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Residents watch a massive fire in San Bruno, Calif., Thursday. Fire crews tried to douse the remnants of an enormous blaze and account for the residents of dozens of homes Friday after a gas line ruptured and an explosion ripped through in a neighborhood near San Francisco, killing at least four people and likely more.
Gas line blast, fire rock neighborhood SAN BRUNO, Calif. (AP) — Fire crews sifted through dozens of burned-out houses and tried to account for the residents Friday after a gas line ruptured and a massive fireball exploded through a neighborhood near San Francisco, killing at least four people. Crews with dogs went house to house and officials said there could be more casualties from the Thursday evening blast. Homes were left with just chimneys standing and smoke still rose from 15 acres of smoldering wreckage. Fire officials said the blaze is fully contained, but a quarter of the homes are still too hot to search. “It was pretty devastating,” said San Bruno Fire Chief Dennis Haag. “It looks like a moonscape in some areas.” Eight investigators were at the scene Friday, working to determine the cause of the explosion. Police are blocking people from approaching the burn area. “Until we can determine what caused that, we are protecting that like a crime scene, looking for evidentiary value items,” said San Bruno Police Chief Neil Telford. One man was arrested Thursday night on suspicion of looting and assaulting an officer, Telford said. At least 50 people were hurt in the blast and fire, with eight in critical condition at area hospitals. The explosion left a giant crater and sent flames tearing through the middleclass neighborhood of 1960s-era homes in hills overlooking San Francisco, the bay and the airport. Haag said he didn’t know of anyone confirmed missing, though officials were still waiting for all residents to check in. Nearly 40 homes were destroyed and seven significantly damaged. Dozens of other homes suffered less severe damage in the fire. Christina Veraflor, 41, of Napa, grew up in the neighborhood and said Friday morning that her 67-year-old mother’s house was destroyed. Her mother, who had lived in the home for 40 years, was at the movies when the neighborhood erupted in flames. “I woke up this morning and said, ’I’ll go to my mom’s and get this and get that.’ But there is no mom’s anymore,” Veraflor said. Pacific Gas and Electric Co. President Chris Johns said Friday morning a steel gas pipe ruptured about three feet underground just before 6:30 p.m Thursday, but crews still haven’t been able to determine
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the cause of the rupture or the ensuing blast because they can’t get close enough. Haag said Friday afternoon they’re still not able to access the site of the ruptured gas line because it’s covered with water. The damaged section was isolated and gas flow to the area has been stopped. After the initial blast, flames reached as high as 100 feet as the fire fueled itself on burning homes, leaving some in total ruins and reducing parked automobiles to burned out hulks. “It was a continuous whooshing sound as if it was a fed fire,” resident Michael Yost said. “It sounded like, you know, you would if you had a blow torch. It’s that sound but, you know, a hundred times louder.” Veraflor said she smelled gas at the house during a visit six weeks ago but did not report the smell to the utility. “You’d get a whiff of it, and it would dissipate,” she said. Johns said the company has heard the reports that some residents smelled gas in the area before the blast. “Right now, we haven’t got confirmation about that, but we have records that we are going back right this minute to try to confirm what exactly those phone calls look like and when they occurred, and we will report back as soon as we know something.” The mood was apprehensive at the evacuation center Friday, where several dozens of people came to get information and services. Carlene Vasquez did not know what happened to her house and was anxiously waiting for news when her son came up and showed her a picture of her house, still standing, on his mobile phone. “Oh my house,” she said, crying. “That’s my house.” Four firefighters suffered minor smoke inhalation injuries and were treated and quickly released, Haag said. It’s not the first time a deadly explosion on a PG&E gas line has devastated a Northern California neighborhood. On Christmas Eve 2008 an explosion killed a 72-year-old man in the Sacramento suburb of Rancho Cordova, destroyed one home and seriously damaged others. The NTSB has sent a four-member team to San Bruno to investigate Thursday’s blast.
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Rare vivid blue diamond will be auctioned
NEW YORK (AP) — A two-stone ring with a rare triangular blue diamond the size of a quarter on a gold band with baguette-cut diamonds could bring at least $15 million when it is offered at auction in New York next month. At 10.95 carats, the stone is the largest triangular-shaped fancy vivid blue diamond ever to come to aucAssociated Oress tion, Christie’s told The A piece of steel from the World Trade Center and a helmet signed by surviving members of New York City Fire Associated Press in advance of the Oct. 20 Associated Press Department Station 4 sit front and center at the City of Cleveland Patriot Day Ceremony, this year honoring in sale. It is paired with particular those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, in Cleveland on Friday. Saturday This undated photo a 9.87-carat white diamarks the 9th anniversary of the attacks. provided in New York mond cut in the same by Christie’s Images shape. LTD.2010, shows a twostone ring with a 10.95“Vivid blue is the carat triangular-shaped strongest and purblue diamond. est saturation in any colored diamond,” said Rahul Kadakia, Christie’s jewelry expert. “As a vivid, this is as good as it gets.” The two diamonds were cut to be together. NEW YORK (AP) — For world. conservative celebrities hosted a “They are perfectly matched in size and shape. almost a decade, the anniver“You don’t play games with tea party rally last month at the They may be different in terms of weight, but the sary of the Sept. 11 terrorist that,” Obama said, adding that Lincoln Memorial. measurements are perfect. These two stones are attacks was marked by somber as commander in chief he had Nowhere do emotions run made for each other,” Kadakia said. reflection and a call to unity, an obligation to respond. higher than in New York, where The Gemological Institute of America said the devoid of politics. Not this time. Jones has been under presthe proposed Islamic center just blue stone in Christie’s sale is the largest trianguThis year’s commemoration sure from the White House and two blocks north of ground zero lar-shaped fancy vivid blue diamond they’ve ever of the attacks that killed nearly Defense Secretary Robert Gates has inflamed passions before graded, Kadakia said. 3,000 people in New York, to cancel the event. the commemoration. It is being sold by an anonymous European busiWashington and Shanksville, He said he called it off and The mosque site was locked nessman. Kadakia described him as “someone Pa., promises to be the most wouldn’t follow through with and vacant Friday. Police offiwith a very, very keen eye” who purchased the ring political and contentious ever burning the Muslim holy book if cers guarding the block said for $1 million from Italian luxury jeweler Bulgari because of a proposed Islamic he was able to meet on Saturday the building would be closed in Rome in 1972 — a gift to his wife for the birth center and mosque near ground with Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, through Saturday and worship- of their son. The couple went on to have three zero and a Florida pastor’s plan who is leading an effort to build pers who normally attend sermore children, celebrating each birth with an to burn the Quran — and the the Islamic center and mosque vices there had been directed to important gift. debate those issues have engennear ground zero. a different prayer room about 10 Bulgari’s distinctive geometric forms, classic dered over religious freedom. Rauf said in a statement blocks away. Greek and Roman influences and unusual comAs in other years, official cere- Friday he has no plans at Activists are organizing a binations of colored and colorless diamonds have monies are planned at the three this time to meet with Jones, pair of rallies — one against long adorned celebrities and movie stars, includlocations the terrorists struck. although he is open to seeing the planned Islamic center, one ing Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn and Elizabeth President Barack Obama will anyone “seriously committed to supporting it — to follow New Taylor. attend a commemoration at the pursuing peace.” York’s official ceremony at a Last year, a 7.03-carat cushion-cut blue diamond Pentagon, while Vice President Obama said he hopes Jones park southeast of the trade cen- sold at Sotheby’s for $9.5 million, or $1.3 million Joe Biden will attend the cer“prays on it and refrains from ter site. per carat — setting the highest price ever for a emony at ground zero. First lady doing it,” referring to the pasThe anti-mosque rally has bit- fancy vivid blue gem. Michelle Obama and former tor as “the individual down in terly divided family members of Based on that sale, the Bulgari blue diamond first lady Laura Bush will travel Florida.” those who died in the attacks, alone is worth $15 million, said Kadakia. With the to Shanksville to observe the Biden will attend the largest of with some planning to attend white diamond, the ring could well surpass that anniversary there. the three 9/11 commemorations the rally and speak, while others estimate. Obama told a White House — the New York ceremony at a denounce it as unnecessary and news conference that Sept. 11 park near ground zero, where wrong. would be “an excellent time” 2,752 people were killed when Sally Regenhard, who lost for the country to reflect on Muslim extremists flew planes her firefighter son, Christian the fact that there are millions into the twin towers of the Regenhard, in the attacks, said of Muslims who are American World Trade Center in 2001. she would attend the city cercitizens, that they also are But this time, along with the emony in the morning where fighting in U.S. uniforms in formal ceremonies, activists the names of the dead are read Afghanistan, and “we don’t diffor and against the proposed aloud, as she has done each ferentiate between ’them’ and Islamic center are planning year since the attacks. Then, ’us.’ It’s just ’us.”’ their own events to capture the she planned to head over to the He said a plan by Terry Jones, emotion of the day for political anti-mosque rally. LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge said she the pastor of a small, indepenpurposes. But Donna Marsh O’Connor, will issue an order to halt the military’s “don’t ask, dent church in Gainesville, Fla., Also Saturday, former whose pregnant daughter, don’t tell” policy, after she declared the ban on to mark 9/11 by burning copRepublican vice presidential Vanessa, was killed in the openly gay service members unconstitutional. ies of the Quran must be taken candidate Sarah Palin was attacks, supports the mosque. U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips ruled seriously because it could cause expected to observe the anniver- She said she strongly opposes Thursday that the prohibition on openly gay ser“profound damage” to U.S. sary in Alaska with Fox News the planned rally and the politivice members was unconstitutional because it troops and interests around the TV host Glenn Beck. The two cal motivations behind it. violates the First and Fifth Amendment rights of gays and lesbians. The policy doesn’t help military readiness and instead has a “direct and deleterious effect” on the armed services by hurting recruitment efforts during wartime and requiring the discharge of service members who have critical skills and training, she said. The Log Cabin Republicans sued the federal government in 2004 to stop the policy. Phillips will draft the injunction with input from the group within a week, and the federal government will have a week to respond. Government lawyers said the judge lacked the authority to issue a nationwide injunction. The U.S. Department of Justice can appeal the ruling but the government has not announced what it intends to do. The Pentagon on Friday referred questions on the ruling to the Justice Department, where spokesman Charles Miller said it was being reviewed by attorneys. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen — both in favor of repealing “don’t ask, don’t tell” — have said they prefer that the change wait until the military completes its review of the issue. That study, due in December, includes surveys of troops and their families to get their views and help figure out how a change would be implemented. The Log Cabin Republicans’ case was the biggest legal test of the law in recent years and came amid Associated Press promises by President Barack Obama that he will Construction crews work at site of the World Trade Center, as New York City prepares for the 9th anniversary of work to repeal the policy. the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks. “This decision will change the lives of many individuals who only wanted to serve their country bravely,” said the group’s attorney, Dan Woods. More than 13,500 service members have been fired since 1994, the Log Cabin Republicans said. During the nonjury trial, Woods argued that the policy violates gay military members’ rights to free speech, open association and right to due process as guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment. He said the ban damages the military by forcing it to reject talented people as the country struggles to find recruits in the midst of a war. He also used Love, Obama’s remarks and those of top military comYour Family & Jalin manders as evidence that the policy should be overturned.
Sept. 11 remembrance turns political with controversies
Judge: Military policy on gays unconstitutional
Marquis Garrison
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Cavs smack Falcons
NCAA distractions for Georgia, S. Carolina
By BRITTANY JACKSON
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Georgia and South Carolina will try and shake off this week’s NCAA distractions as they open Southeastern Conference play. The 22nd-ranked Bulldogs (1-0) and 24th-ranked Gamecocks (1-0) face each other Saturday after a week of star suspensions, formal letters of inquiry and unending questions regarding NCAA infractions. Bulldogs star receiver A.J. Green was docked three additional games by the NCAA on Wednesday for selling a game jersey for $1,000 to someone the ruling body deemed an agent. A day later, South Carolina’s football program received a formal letter of inquiry that it was under NCAA investigation.
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Miles tries comeback CHARLOTTE (AP) — The Charlotte Bobcats will bring veteran forward Darius Miles to training camp with a nonguaranteed contract as he attempts another comeback from a serious knee injury. General manager Rod Higgins said Friday the former No. 3 overall draft pick will get a chance with team after participating in offseason workouts.
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Thomas Jefferson’s Will Beam (22) leads the Gryphon’s advance up field with the assistance from teammate Anthony Helton (6) who keeps a guard on West Lincoln Friday during the game at Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy.
Rebels storm TJCA By SCOTT BOWERS Daily Courier Sports Editor
AVONDALE — Leave it to the Rebels to ruin a party. West Lincoln scored four touchdowns in an explosive second quarter en route to a 48-21 win over Thomas Jefferson Friday in Avondale. The Gryphons (0-3) were playing their
first-ever NCHSAA football game at the new Harmon Field at Gryphon Stadium and a crowd of over 1,200 took in the contest. TJCA’s Will Beam completed 21-48 for 299 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions. The senior signal-caller Please see TJCA, Page 3B
The Gryphons’ defense tackles West Lincoln runningback Devyn Travis during the action at Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy. Garrett Byers/ Daily Courier
HENDERSONVILLE — Even with Kevin Thomas and Kevin Robinson on their side, the West Henderson Falcons just couldn’t find a way to get through the East Rutherford defense at home Friday night. Cavalier tailback Adrian Wilkins, Wilkins however, had no problems. In the 21-8 East Rutherford win, Wilkins weaved in, out and around West defenders all night to gain 122 yards on 20 carries. “That’s one talented kid,” said West coach Paul Whitaker about Wilkins. “At times we couldn’t even hem him up in a phone booth.” On their first possession of the game, the Cavaliers (2-2) drove the ball all the way down for a touchdown. After the kickoff return, the Falcons couldn’t get anywhere, resulting in fourth and long. The punt was blocked by East Rutherford, but the Falcons recovered it on their own 15 yard line. This kind of three and out play was West’s story for most of the night, with just five first downs — and five fumbles, four of which were lost. “We hurt ourselves tonight. They came out with a different defensive scheme that we hadn’t seen,” Whitaker said. “Injuries got us up front, and we had to move some kids around, including putting a tight end at center.” West as a whole rushed for 117 yards — less yardage than Wilkins alone. Quarterback Dillon Baker was the leading rusher for the Falcons, with nine carries for 65 yards. He was 4-of-11 for 91 yards passing. East Rutherford held Thomas to five yards on two carries, and Robinson had just 43 yards on 14 carries. The latter part of the game fared better defensively for West, who went 8-0 in
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Central cruises by Titans
Late drive falls short for Chase
By KEVIN CARVER
By MIKE POWELL Special to the Courier
Sports Reporter
MARION — R-S Central went back to old-fashioned smashmouth football to get back in the win column Friday night at McDowell The Hilltoppers used a bruising ground game and took advantage of two big turnovers by the Titans to cruise to a 38-7 win in nonconference action. Jacob Kinlaw rushed for 100 yards on eight carries and scored two touchdowns to lead the Hilltoppers. Cameron Green added 91 yards rushing on 19 carries and one touchdown. R-S Central jumped out to an early lead and never looked back. Please see Central, Page 3B
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R-S Central QB Jacob Kinlaw, above, in this file photo, looks for a receiver during a recent football game. Kinlaw and the Hilltoppers played at McDowell High Friday.
CHERRYVILLE — On a night in which Cherryville’s usually productive offense was stymied except for one possession, the Ironmen’s defense came through with a game-saving, goal-line stand. After giving up 88 yards on a grinding drive by Chase late in the fourth quarter, Cherryville held on fourth down at the 1-yard line to preserve a 6-0 win Friday night at Rudisill Stadium. It was one of those defining early season games for both teams. Cherryville evened its record at 2-2 with another home game next week against winless North Gaston, while Chase fell to 1-3. In a defensive struggle that featured a combined nine punts, it appeared Chase might rally in the waning minutes after trailing the entire night.
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sports
Scoreboard BASEBALL National League East Division W L Pct 81 60 .574 80 61 .567 70 69 .504 69 71 .493 60 80 .429 Central Division W L Pct Cincinnati 79 61 .564 St. Louis 73 65 .529 Houston 67 73 .479 Milwaukee 65 74 .468 Chicago 60 80 .429 Pittsburgh 47 92 .338 West Division W L Pct San Diego 79 60 .568 San Francisco 79 62 .560 Colorado 76 64 .543 Los Angeles 69 72 .489 Arizona 57 83 .407
Philadelphia Atlanta Florida New York Washington
GB — 1 10 11 1/2 20 1/2 GB — 5 12 13 1/2 19 31 1/2 GB — 1 3 1/2 11 22 1/2
Thursday’s Games Colorado 6, Cincinnati 5 St. Louis 11, Atlanta 4 Houston 3, L.A. Dodgers 2 San Francisco 7, San Diego 3 Friday’s Games Florida 3, Washington 1 Philadelphia 8, N.Y. Mets 4 Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, late St. Louis at Atlanta, late L.A. Dodgers at Houston, late Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, late Arizona at Colorado, late San Francisco at San Diego, late Saturday’s Games Florida (Ani.Sanchez 11-9) at Washington (Marquis 2-7), 1:05 p.m. Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 9-8) at N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 13-9), 4:10 p.m. San Francisco (Bumgarner 5-4) at San Diego (Stauffer 3-3), 4:10 p.m. St. Louis (Westbrook 1-3) at Atlanta (Hanson 9-11), 4:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Ely 4-7) at Houston (W.Rodriguez 11-12), 7:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Dempster 12-10) at Milwaukee (Ra.Wolf 11-10), 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Morton 1-11) at Cincinnati (Harang 6-7), 7:10 p.m. Arizona (R.Lopez 5-13) at Colorado (Jimenez 18-6), 8:10 p.m. Sunday’s Games Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m. Florida at Washington, 1:35 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Houston, 2:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m. Arizona at Colorado, 3:10 p.m. San Francisco at San Diego, 4:05 p.m. St. Louis at Atlanta, 8:05 p.m. Monday’s Games Arizona at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Florida, 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Washington at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. Milwaukee at Houston, 8:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. San Diego at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.
Saturday’s Games Tampa Bay (W.Davis 11-9) at Toronto (R.Romero 12-8), 1:07 p.m. Baltimore (Guthrie 9-13) at Detroit (Scherzer 10-9), 7:05 p.m. Kansas City (Davies 7-9) at Chicago White Sox (E.Jackson 3-0), 7:05 p.m. Minnesota (Blackburn 9-9) at Cleveland (C.Carrasco 0-0), 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (A.J.Burnett 10-13) at Texas (Tom. Hunter 12-3), 8:05 p.m. Boston (Lackey 12-9) at Oakland (Bre.Anderson 4-6), 9:05 p.m. Seattle (F.Hernandez 11-10) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana 15-9), 9:05 p.m. Sunday’s Games Baltimore at Detroit, 1:05 p.m. Minnesota at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 2:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Texas, 3:05 p.m. Seattle at L.A. Angels, 3:35 p.m. Boston at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Monday’s Games Oakland at Kansas City, 3:10 p.m. Toronto at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Boston at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.
FOOTBALL National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East L T Pct PF 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 South W L T Pct PF Houston 0 0 0 .000 0 Indianapolis 0 0 0 .000 0 Jacksonville 0 0 0 .000 0 Tennessee 0 0 0 .000 0 North W L T Pct PF Baltimore 0 0 0 .000 0 Cincinnati 0 0 0 .000 0 Cleveland 0 0 0 .000 0 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 .000 0 West W L T Pct PF Denver 0 0 0 .000 0 Kansas City 0 0 0 .000 0 Oakland 0 0 0 .000 0 San Diego 0 0 0 .000 0 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Dallas 0 0 0 .000 0 N.Y. Giants 0 0 0 .000 0 Philadelphia 0 0 0 .000 0 Washington 0 0 0 .000 0 South W L T Pct PF New Orleans 1 0 0 1.000 14 Atlanta 0 0 0 .000 0 Carolina 0 0 0 .000 0 Tampa Bay 0 0 0 .000 0 North W L T Pct PF Chicago 0 0 0 .000 0 Detroit 0 0 0 .000 0 Green Bay 0 0 0 .000 0 Minnesota 0 1 0 .000 9 West W L T Pct PF Arizona 0 0 0 .000 0 San Francisco 0 0 0 .000 0 Seattle 0 0 0 .000 0 St. Louis 0 0 0 .000 0 W Buffalo 0 Miami 0 New England 0 N.Y. Jets 0
PA 0 0 0 0 PA 0 0 0 0 PA 0 0 0 0
Kansas City at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m. Miami at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Seattle at Denver, 4:05 p.m. St. Louis at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Houston at Washington, 4:15 p.m. Jacksonville at San Diego, 4:15 p.m. New England at N.Y. Jets, 4:15 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Indianapolis, 8:20 p.m. Monday, Sept. 20 New Orleans at San Francisco, 8:30 p.m.
TRANSACTIONS Friday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL National League CINCINNATI REDS_Reinstated RHP Mike Leake and OF Jim Edmonds from the 15-day DL. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NEW JERSEY NETS_Signed F Joe Smith. Named Milton Lee director of basketball operations. FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS_Placed LB Kawika Mitchell on injured reserve. Signed LB Akin Ayodele. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS_Waived TE Dedrick Epps from the practice squad. Signed CB Traye Simmons to practice squad. NFL Players Association NLFPA_Announced the retirement of president Kevin Mawae. HOCKEY National Hockey League TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING_Signed LW Alex Hutchings. LACROSSE National Lacrosse League BUFFALO BANDITS_Signed G Mike Thompson and D Steve Priolo to two-year contracts and G Angus Goodleaf to a one-year contract. Signed Scott Self, Alex Henderson, Tony Sorci and Pete Ragnar. SOCCER Major League Soccer DC UNITED_Waived G Andrew Quinn. COLLEGE SIENA_Named Abby Arceneaux assistant softball coach.
Associated Press
Clint Bowyer, left, talks with Jeff Gordon during qualifying for the Air Guard 400 Sprint Cup race at the Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va., Friday.
Bowyer at ease despite stakes at Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Clint Bowyer is the only driver on the bubble of making the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, and with a comfortable margin in the standings, he needs only PA to avoid a catastrophe at Richmond International 0 0 Raceway to clinch his spot in the field. 0 RACING 0 “Man, I’ll tell you, with a 117-point lead, that’s a pretty good pad,â€? Bowyer said Friday of his cushNASCAR-Sprint Cup-Air Guard 400 Lineup PA ion over 13th-place driver Ryan Newman. After Friday qualifying; race Saturday 0 So Bowyer wasn’t very worried about Saturday At Richmond International Raceway 0 0 night’s race. He needs only to finish 28th or better (Car number in parentheses) 0 at one of his best race tracks to wrap up the last 1. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 127.762 mph. 2. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, spot in the 12-driver Chase field. PA 127.455. 9 Barring a mechanical failure or a fluke accident, 3. (43) A J Allmendinger, Ford, 127.101. 0 4. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 127.077. 0 it should be sailing for a driver who has never 5. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 127.017. 0 finished lower than 18th in nine career starts at 6. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 126.975. 7. (98) Paul Menard, Ford, 126.951. PA Richmond. He refused to dwell on the potential 8. (12) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 126.939. 0 pratfalls that could derail his season. 9. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 126.784. 0 10. (9) Kasey Kahne, Ford, 126.767. 0 American League “Anything can happen at any time. You can get 11. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 126.654. 14 12. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 126.505. run over crossing the street,â€? he said. “That’s what East Division 13. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 126.505. PA W L Pct GB I tell people every time I get on my Harley and 14. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 126.47. 0 New York 87 53 .621 — 15. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 126.44. 0 they whine about riding a motorcycle. I say, ’Hey, Tampa Bay 84 55 .604 2 1/2 16. (26) Jeff Green, Ford, 126.422. 0 Boston 78 62 .557 9 you can die walking across the street just as eas17. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 126.41. 0 Toronto 72 68 .514 15 18. (13) Casey Mears, Toyota, 126.369. ily.’ “ Baltimore 53 87 .379 34 19. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 126.345. Thursday’s Games Bowyer has teetered around the bottom of the 20. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 126.21. Central Division New Orleans 14, Minnesota 9 21. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 126.133. W L Pct GB Sunday’s Games top 12 the last few months, and was actually in 22. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 126.039. Minnesota 83 58 .593 — Detroit at Chicago, 1 p.m. the 13th-spot just a month ago. He bounced back 23. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 126.039. Chicago 77 63 .550 5 1/2 Oakland at Tennessee, 1 p.m. 24. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 126.027. Detroit 71 70 .504 11 1/2 Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m. from a pit-road penalty at Bristol to finish fourth, 25. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 125.933. Kansas City 57 82 .410 24 1/2 Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. and overcame an ill-handling race car at Atlanta 26. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 125.845. Cleveland 58 83 .407 25 Denver at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. 27. (36) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 125.827. West Division Indianapolis at Houston, 1 p.m. last weekend to finish seventh. 28. (71) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 125.81. W L Pct GB Carolina at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Those are the performances that have Bowyer 29. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 125.745. Texas 77 63 .550 — Cincinnati at New England, 1 p.m. 30. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 125.716. Oakland 69 70 .496 7 1/2 Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. feeling confident headed into Saturday night’s cru31. (82) Scott Speed, Toyota, 125.687. Los Angeles 67 73 .479 10 Arizona at St. Louis, 4:15 p.m. 32. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 125.564. Seattle 55 85 .393 22 San Francisco at Seattle, 4:15 p.m. cial race. 33. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 125.523. Green Bay at Philadelphia, 4:15 p.m. “Last week was a very, very important week for 34. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 125.465. Thursday’s Games Dallas at Washington, 8:20 p.m. 35. (32) Jason Leffler, Toyota, 125.331. Detroit 6, Chicago White Sox 3 Monday’s Game us,â€? Bowyer said. “We struggled big-time in the 36. (19) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 125.284. Texas 4, Toronto 2 Baltimore at N.Y. Jets, 7 p.m. middle part of that race and were able to come 37. (55) Mike Bliss, Toyota, 125.232. Friday’s Games San Diego at Kansas City, 10:15 p.m. 38. (38) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 125.127. Cleveland 2, Minnesota 0 Sunday, Sept. 19 back and get a top-10 finish and, more impor39. (37) David Gilliland, Ford, 125.012. Baltimore 6, Detroit 3 Chicago at Dallas, 1 p.m. tantly, put some more points between them and 40. (34) Tony Raines, Ford, 124.792. Tampa Bay 9, Toronto 8 Arizona at Atlanta, 1 p.m. 41. (7) Kevin Conway, Toyota, Owner Points. N.Y. Yankees at Texas, late Buffalo at Green Bay, 1 p.m. us. That was a big, big sigh of relief.â€? 42. (83) Mattias Ekstrom, Toyota, Owner Points. Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, late Philadelphia at Detroit, 1 p.m. There are several scenarios that will get Bowyer 43. (09) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, Past Boston at Oakland, late Pittsburgh at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Champion. Seattle at L.A. Angels, late Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. into the field, but the only thing he needs to focus on is simply running a clean race. If he does that, it won’t matter what Newman or Jamie McMurray or Mark Martin does because they won’t be able to take that final spot away from Bowyer. Richard Childress Racing teammate Jeff Burton said Bowyer has the right frame of mind. NEW YORK (AP) — No foot“Obviously, this is what you Earlier Friday, Zvonareva “He is very relaxed and looking forward to this fault calls, no controversy. try to achieve,â€? said the No. reached her second Grand Slam weekend. He feels like he’s in good position,â€? Instead, simply quite a come2-seeded Clijsters, also the 2005 final in a row by upsetting topBurton said. “He’s really the only one with someback for Kim Clijsters, and U.S. Open champion. “I never seeded Caroline Wozniacki of thing to lose this week and he has to understand another victory over a Williams expected I’d come back in this Denmark 6-4, 6-3. A year ago the situation he’s in. They have to avoid disaster. If sister in the U.S. Open semifiposition. I was trying to do it. It in New York, Clijsters — playthey avoid disaster, they will be just fine. nals. wasn’t easy, but I stuck with it.â€? ing in only the third tournament “You’ve got to watch the positions you get yourDefending champion Clijsters The 30-year-old Williams, of her return after more than self in and control everything you can control, and extended her winning streak at trying to reach her first U.S. two seasons away from the tour Clint is really good at doing that. He’s very focused Flushing Meadows to 20 match- Open final since 2002, hurt her- — beat Wozniacki in the final, on what he needs to do, so I don’t think it’s going es and returned to the final by self with seven double-faults, after getting past Williams’ to be a problem.â€? erasing an early deficit to beat including two in the second-set younger sister, Serena, in the Bowyer has made the Chase twice before, in Venus Williams 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4 tiebreaker, and then one to set semifinals. The latter forever 2007 and 2008. He’s got one win at Richmond, Friday. up a break point for Clijsters in will be remembered for Serena’s and four top 10s in his nine career Cup starts on “I just wish,â€? Williams said, the match’s next-to-last game. racket-shaking, expletive-laden the 0.75-mile oval. “I could have played the bigger Clijsters broke to go ahead 5-4 outburst at the lineswoman who “I’ve been in this deal before, I know when to be points a little better.â€? in the third set with a perfect made a late foot-fault ruling. nervous and when not to, and it’s still time to be Williams is 52-2 after taking lob that curled over the 6-foot-1 On Friday, Serena was in the nervous,â€? Bowyer said. “It’s a good feeling going in the first set at the U.S. Open — Williams and landed right at the stands at Arthur Ashe Stadium. with a 100-point lead. Anything can happen but and both of those losses came baseline. She is ranked No. 1 and would the odds are in our favor.â€? against Clijsters, who will face Williams stopped chasing and have been considered a heavy No. 7-seeded Vera Zvonareva of watched the ball fall, then hung favorite to win the title, but Russia in Saturday night’s final. her head and Blue put a palm up, as Supplement withdrew fromSMthe tournament Medicare If Clijsters wins the championif to say, “How I supposed because of a foot injury. So there Originalam Medicare covers onlyto a portion of your medical expenses. ship, she will be the first woman get to that?â€?Get additional coverage with our most she popular was, sitting inF)her sister’s plan (Plan 1 for people and over. with two consecutive U.S. Open Clijsters’ take: “It worked. It age 65guest box, occasionally applaudRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Carl Edwards will titles since Williams in 2000was an important point. ... 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Thomas Jefferson’s Travis WaldroupRodrigues (10) makes the catch for the touch down against West Lincoln Friday during the football game at Thomas Jefferson High School. Garrett Byers/ Daily Courier
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found 6-foot-6 freshman Travis Waldroup-Rodrigues twice for scores and Michael Gullatte in the waning minutes of the fourth for the final TJCA score. West Lincoln (4-0) rode on the big back of Devyn Travis and an impressive performance by QB Caleb Beal to seal the non-conference win. Travis rumbled for 171-yards on 21 carries and a touchdown. Beal, a senior, hit on 7-of-9 passes for four touchdowns and 156-yards. The Rebels drew first blood midway through the first quarter. West drove 84 yards on 11 plays after recovering a fumble by the Gryphons at the Rebels’ 16 yard line. West’s Travis rushed for 42 yards on the night’s opening drive and Beal capped the drive with a 22-yard strike to Evan Lopes. Ethan Bumgarner hit the point after to lift West to a 7-0
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in the opening half. They finished the game with 336 yards rushing and 22 yards passing. Kinlaw and Green each rushed for 60 yards and each scored a touchdown for the Hilltoppers in the opening half. Central bolted to a quick 14-0 lead and were on top by 24-7 at the half. McDowell fumbled the snap on the first play of the game at its own 21-yard line. The Hilltoppers’ Jay Mychael Phillips corralled the lose ball at the Titans’ 15-yard stripe. Central fullback Marquez Carson carried the ball for 10 yards on the first Hilltopper play and then bulled his way into the end zone on a fiveyard run for the first score. Cody Owens added the point after kick and the Hilltoppers had a 7-0 lead less than a minuted into the game. McDowell then drove to the Central 37-yard line, but the Hilltoppers’ defense stopped the drive there forcing a punt.
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With big fullbacks Tajae McMullens and Carlos Watkins wearing down the Ironmen with inside runs, the Trojans mounted a methodical drive that started at their own 11. Chase drove to the Cherryville 1-yard line, but could not score in three cracks at the end zone. On a fourth down play with no timeouts remaining, Watkins was stopped just inches from the goal line by the middle of the Cherryville defense, sealing the win with 0.04 seconds left. “That was nothing but will at the end,” Cherryville coach
lead. The Gryphons struck back right away. Beam lead TJCA on a seven play, 79-yard drive — all passes — capped by a beautiful fade route to Rodrigues from 11 yards out. David Snyder missed the extra and TJCA trailed, 7-6. West Lincoln fumbled on its ensuing possession — one of four fumbles recovered by the Gryphons on the night — but, TJCA was unable to move the ball forward and was forced into a punt. Aaron Conner’s high spiraling punt was fielded by Anthony Harkey at the 50. Harkey moved to his right and found a seam that he exploited for a touchdown. The 50-yard punt return was capped by a Bumgarner point after and the Rebels took a 14-6 advantage as the first quarter ended. The shift in momentum following the punt return was clear as West scored four times in the second quarter. Beal hit John Sullivan with a 5-yard
pass to cap a four play, 51-yard drive. Two minutes later, Beal found Harkey wide open from 36 yards out. Four minutes later, Travis rolled 29-yard to paydirt and the Beal closed the barrage with a 25-yard strike to Sullivan. In total, West scored 27 points in just nine total minutes of playing time to push out to a 41-6 halftime lead. The disastrous quarter witnessed Beam toss two picks and the Gryphons twice turned the ball over on downs — once on a fourth an 1 from the TJCA 36 and again on a fourth and 1 at the West 46.
Central marched 85 yards on the ensuing possession. Kinlaw, on a quarterback keeper, got 68 yards of that and the touchdown. Owens second point after kick made it 14-0. Central started its next possession again deep in its own territory at the 15. This time it took seven plays to cover that distance. Jamel Smith had a 58-yard run that set up a first and goal at the Titans’ 8-yard line. Green got the score on a fourth and one run. The Titans then put together a nice drive capped by Noah Dunham’s 19-yard pass to Randall Conley. Alex Huendo got the point after kick. To cut the margin to 21-7. The Hilltoppers added a 35-yard field goal by Owens with about a minute to play in the half to make it 24-7. Opening the second half, the Hilltoppers took advantage of another Titans’ turnover. This time Darrien Watkins intercepted Dunham’s pass intended for Ryan Lambert at the McDowell 30-yard line and raced into the end zone for the score. Owens’ point after kick gave the Hilltoppers a 31-7.
McDowell came back after that to put together a long drive. The Titans marched to the Central 11-yard line, but an interception by Vic Staley in the end zone squelched that threat. Central then marched 80 yards in eight plays for its final score of the night. Kinlaw had 49 yards rushing on that drive, including 35-yard keeper on the option play that ended in the end zone. Owens kicked the PAT to make it 38-7 as the third quarter came to an end. Justin Dean had four sacks and two other tackles for loss for the Hilltoppers defense which held the Titans to just 161 yards of total offense. Steven McEntyre had 10 tackles for Central. Central also cut its turnovers this week, improving on a category that has hurt them in back-to-back losses. The Hilltoppers had just two turnovers in this game. The Titans had four, two of which led to Central scores.
Keith Fox said. “The kids truly felt that they had busted their butts the entire game, and they refused to lose. Our defense had been searching all season, and finally tonight we found a little swagger.” The lone score came on the game’s opening series. After Alex Burns returned the kickoff 45 yards to the Chase 46-yard line, Cherryville clicked off three first downs with its running game and scored on a 1-yard keeper by quarterback Thomas Bess. The Ironmen continued to move the football throughout the first two quarters, but were hampered by ill-timed penalties, a fumble and a breakdown
The Rebels added a late touchdown on a 70-yard rush by backup FB Glen Self to move the score to 48-6. But, to the Gryphons credit the small 1A program hung tough and added two late scores. Beam’s touchdown passes to Rodrigues and Gullatte came just four minutes apart in the final frame. Thomas Jefferson will hit the road next week to face St. Joseph’s in Greenville, S.C.
Central, now 2-2 on the season, will be at home next week against Tuscola.
in the kicking game. Cherryville fumbled at the Chase 24-yard line to kill a drive, and in the waning seconds of the half kicker Joel Varela’s 40-yard field goal attempt was blocked. Cherryville played inspired defense in the first half, racking up seven negative yardage plays and limiting the Trojans to 48 yards rushing, 22 of those yards coming on the final play. Burns forced a fumble on Chase’s first series and recovered it, and linebacker Darieous Taylor picked up a key sack. Chase’s Devon Hines led all rushers with 91 yards on 14 carries. Fullback Shane Harvell led the Ironmen with 68 yards on eight attempts.
Harvick wins Nationwide race RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Kevin Harvick passed Brad Keselowski for the lead with just over 50 laps to go Friday night and won the NASCAR Nationwide Series race for his third victory of the season and 37th overall. Keselowski fell just short in an otherwise remarkable performance. The series points leader went two laps down after a pit road problem before the midpoint of the 250-lap event at Richmond International Raceway. But he was back up to third when a caution flag came out with 46 laps to go. He was still third after the leaders all pitted, but spent the last 10 laps within a few car lengths of the leader.
Dear Rutherford County, On behalf of the Community Pet Center, we would like to thank everyone who helped adopt, rescue, volunteer their homes, and make donations for all the animals that were at the Rutherford County Animal Control Facility this past week. On 9/1, Animal Control stopped taking animals into the facility for maintenance. On 9/3 the facility is empty!
THANK YOU for all of your support and help.
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the second half with the Cavaliers. The Falcons made more stops, and Atkins’ one touchdown run was called back in the third quarter. “In the second half our defense played excellent. We made good some adjustments, but it took them two and a half quarters to get it down,” Whitaker said. With 10 minutes to go in the game the Falcons avoided a shutout when Baker found Thomas, who ran the pass down 80 yards for the first touchdown. Again, the two paired up for a 2-point conversion. “We had been running the triple option offense all night, and that time we were able to hit them in the backside dump,” said Whitaker.
Anson Co. 26, Chesterfield, S.C. 8 Middle Creek 28, Holly Springs 21 Ayden-Grifton 26, Farmville Cent. 21 Bunn 43, Oxford Webb 16 Carrboro 44, East Chapel Hill 28 Char Berry Tech 28, Forest Hills 19 Char Catholic 21, Char Latin 14 Cherryville 6, Forest City Chase 0 Bunker Hill 34, Newton Foard 13 Dunn Midway 13, Rosewood 0 Dur Hillside 48, Fay Smith 0 Dur Jordan 18, Gboro Grimsley 13 East Bladen 49, Clinton 14 East Henderson 36, Enka 31 East Rutherford 21, W. Henderson 8 Erwin Triton 19, Western Harnett 14 Fay Britt 34, Scotland County 21 Seventy-First 38, Southern Lee 0 Franklinton 23, Granville Central 8 Fuquay-Varina 35, Cary 17 Garner 42, Durham Riverside 0 Gastonia Huss 8, Concord 7 Goldsboro 35, Pikeville Aycock 13 Gboro Dudley 39, Ral Wakefield 13 Halifax Co., Va. 14, Person County 9 Harnett Central 35, Overhills 7 Hickory Ridge 14, East Rowan 0 Hobbton 25, North Duplin 7 Hoke County 27, South View 6 Gray’s Creek 14, Cape Fear 7 Porter Ridge 51, Char Waddell 0 Lake View, S.C. 7, Fairmont 0 Lakewood 30, Spring Creek 6 Burns 48, Asheville 26 Lee County 29, Apex 3 Lenoir Hibriten 55, East Burke 12 Lincolnton 53, North Gaston 13 Louisburg 33, Southeast Halifax 12 Martinsville, Va. 37, Morehead 7 Marvin Ridge 48, Central Cabarrus 0 Piedmont 35, Union Academy 0 Sun Valley 33, Char Vance 19 Mooresville 33, Alexander Cent. 21 Patton 34, West Caldwell 27 New Hanover 13, SE Raleigh 12 Newton-Conver 28, St. Stephens 14 North Johnston 65, Princeton 7 Panther Creek 31, Ral Sanderson 0 Pender Co. 38, South Robeson 8 Reagan 49, North Forsyth 21 R-S Central 38, McDowell County 7 Athens Drive 41, Green Hope 6 Ral Broughton 30, Fay Sanford 27 Cardinal Gibbns 29, Ravenscroft 15 Ral Enloe 20, Knightdale 0 Leesville Road 34, East Wake 12 Ral Millbrook 27, Northern Durham 7 Trask 34, West Columbus 12 Shelby Crest 21, Shelby 0 S. Brunswck 40, N. Myrtle Beach 10 S. Johnston 44, Smithfield-Selma 6 Pinecrest 24, West Johnston 11 SW Edgecombe 23, Wilson Hunt 16 St. Pauls 27, West Bladen 13 Thomasville 20, Albemarle 13 W-F-Rolesville 27, Clayton 0 Wallace-Rose Hill 16, E. Duplin 10 Weldon 6, Warren County 0 West Brunswick 42, Laney 39 West Rowan 28, Salisbury 0 West Stanly 27, Mt. Pleasant 20, OT West Lincoln 48, TJCA 21 Wilm Ashley 17, Topsail 14 Wilm Hoggard 23, Q Foundation 0 Wilson Fike 7, Wilson Beddingfield 6
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CI 141,885 LB 61,740 LG 57,889 IH 54,531 LG 50,996 WS 49,365 MA 47,650 LB 45,058 LB 44,398 LB 42,852 LV 36,729 FV 35,626 FB 35,326 CI 34,887 LV 34,596 CA 30,980 WS 28,903 CI 28,710 MA 28,597 LB 28,315 LB 28,219 CI 28,009 MA 27,705 LB 27,026 FB 25,240 LB 24,819 FB 24,209 LG 24,208 LV 15,194 LB 7,967 LB 3,816 GS 1,456 LV 1,065 SR 477 LG 161
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11.44 27.59 26.89 47.99 59.34 32.90 15.75 101.92 102.57 25.22 94.32 31.89 37.70 11.44 24.75 2.07 25.31 11.44 16.61 27.60 32.60 12.33 29.19 102.59 14.28 101.93 27.01 70.93 21.18 30.03 35.29 10.43 2.96 16.46 14.78
+7.8/A +0.3/B +0.7/B +3.3/C +3.0/A +3.9/A +2.9/B -0.1/C -0.2/C +0.3/B -2.2/D +3.4/A +4.9/A +7.6/A -0.1/B +3.8/B +4.1/A +7.3/A +2.2/B +0.4/B +2.3/A +3.4/E +4.2/A -0.1/C +3.2/B -0.1/C +0.9/C +3.7/A +0.2/B +1.6/A +0.2/B +4.8/B -2.0/D +1.7/B -0.8/D
NL 1,000,000 NL 3,000 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 2,500 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 5,000,000 NL 3,000 5.75 250 NL 2,500 NL 2,500 5.75 250 NL 1,000,000 5.75 250 4.25 1,000 5.75 250 3.75 1,000 5.75 250 NL 100,000 5.75 250 3.75 250 NL 10,000 NL 100,000 NL 3,000 NL200,000,000 NL 2,500 NL 2,500 NL 2,500 5.50 2,000 5.75 1,000 1.50 1,000 4.25 2,500 5.75 1,000 4.75 0
CA -Conservative Allocation, CI -Intermediate-Term Bond, ES -Europe Stock, FB -Foreign Large Blend, FG -Foreign LargeGrowth, FV -Foreign Large Value, IH -World Allocation, LB -Large Blend, LG -Large Growth, LV -Large Value, MA -Moderate Allocation, MB -Mid-Cap Blend, MV Mid-Cap Value, SH -Specialty-heath, WS -World Stock, Total Return: Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested. Rank: How fund performed vs. others with same objective: A is in top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min Init Invt: Minimum $ needed to invest in fund. Source: Morningstar.
Stocks are up for seventh day out of last eight President Barack Obama listens to a question during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington Friday. Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks edged higher Friday, extending a rally that began nearly two weeks ago, as investors hold on to their newfound optimism about the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 47 points in very light trading. It was the seventh day of gains out of the past eight for the index. Treasury prices eased as traders became more willing to take on risk. Stocks have shaken off the doldrums of August and marched steadily higher in September thanks to a series of encouraging signals on the economy. The latest came Friday morning with a report that wholesale inventories shot up in July, a sign of confidence that retail sales will pick up. “It’s becoming more evident that confidence late growth and additional jobs by consumers and the labor market is improvin the economy. That’s our entire ing,” said Tim Speiss, chairman of EisnerAmper’s Personal Wealth Advisors practice. “It’s tepid; It’s agenda.” Much of the summer has been weak; But it’s progress.” The energy sector got a lift from a jump in oil marked by one discouraging prices. Oil climbed about 2 percent after a pipeeconomic report after another. line that delivers oil to Midwest refineries was Yet, reports so far this month shut down. Oil companies like Chevron Corp. and —from manufacturing to new Schlumberger rose on the news. jobless claims to home sales to The market’s September rally has paused only business activity — have topped most forecasts. That has bright- once so far, when concerns resurfaced about European banks. European markets fluctuated ened the outlook somewhat as Friday after a report that German banking giant worries of a “double-dip” recesDeutsche Bank is considering raising new cash sion fade. Still, there is little that Obama through a stock sale. Many of the recent improvements in economic can do that is likely to turn the indicators have been incremental, but given the economy around in the short deep pessimism about the economy that had set in time before Election Day. Obama over the past week has during August even faint glimmers of hope on the job market and other parts of the economy like outlined a trio of job-creation ideas designed to prod the econ- trade have been enough to please investors. “There’s been so much negativity that it doesn’t omy: $50 billion for roads, rail take much in terms of data beating expectations lines and other infrastructure spending, a permanent research to propel the market,” said Hank Smith, chief investment officer at Haverford Investments. and development credit and upfront 100 percent business The Dow rose 47.53, or 0.5 percent, to close at write-offs through 2012. 10,462.77. Obama sought to rally his Broader indexes also rose. The Standard & Poor’s struggling party, casting 500 index rose 5.37, or 0.5 percent, to 1,109.55, Democrats as warriors for the while the Nasdaq composite index rose 6.28, or hard-pressed middle class and 0.3 percent, to 2,242.48. Republicans as protectors of About two stocks rose for every one that fell on millionaires and special interthe New York Stock Exchange, where volume was ests. extremely low at 755 million shares. Obama also: Even with their recent gains, most indexes had n Said he was naming White only modest advances for the week because of House economist Austan D. a downturn on Tuesday because of the worries Goolsbee to succeed Christina about European banks. The Dow is up 0.1 percent Romer as chairman of the for the week, the S&P is up 0.5 percent, and the president’s Council of Economic Nasdaq is up 0.4 percent. Advisers. Bond prices dipped. The yield on the 10-year n Praised consumer advocate Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, Elizabeth Warren, a Harvard rose to 2.80 percent from 2.76 percent late professor and head of a panel Thursday. Its yield is used to help set interest rates investigating the financial melt- on mortgages and other consumer loans. down, but said he’s not ready Oil rose $2.20, or 3 percent, to $76.45 a barrel to make an announcement of whether she is his choice to head on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Chevron rose $1.46 to $78.82, while Schlumberger Ltd. a new financial consumer prorose 78 cents to $59.31. tection bureau.
Obama: Economy digging out
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama insisted Friday that the U.S. economy is digging itself out of the deepest recession in decades but conceded that “progress has been painfully slow” and many voters in November’s elections may blame him. Facing a rising jobless rate, Obama told a White House news conference: “For all the progress we’ve made, we’re not there yet. And that means the people are frustrated and that means people are angry.” “And since I’m the president and Democrats have controlled the House and the Senate, it’s understandable that people are saying, you know, ‘What have you done?’” The president, who also is the leader of the Democratic Party, spent much of his appearance before cameras on the defensive, underscoring his frustration with being unable to convince the public that his economic fixes are working. At his first formal session with reporters since May, one that lasted nearly an hour and 20 minutes, Obama also appealed to Americans to stand by the nation’s long heritage of religious tolerance. A debate is also raging over whether an Islamic center should be built near the site of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. On the eve of the ninth anniversary of the terror attacks, Obama said the U.S. is still hunting for attacks mastermind Osama bin Laden. He said bin Laden had gone “deep underground” but efforts to hunt him down would go on “as long as I’m president.”
On the economy, Obama repeated his contention that Republican obstructionism is hampering his ability to steer the nation into a stronger recovery. He renewed his insistence that Senate Republicans drop their stalling of a bill before the Senate to help small businesses. And he said yet again that Bush-era tax cuts should be extended for individuals earning less than $200,000 a year and joint filers earning less than $250,000. Obama said Congress shouldn’t delay extending the middle-class tax cuts any longer. “Why hold it up? Why hold the middle class hostage?” he said. Some prominent Democrats recently have suggested temporarily extending all of the expiring cuts, for perhaps a year or two, as a compromise. But so far Obama has dug in and rejected all talk of such a deal. He said extending tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans “is a bad idea.” Obama repeatedly sought to justify the high-dollar actions his administration has taken to boost a sputtering recovery. And he blamed Republicans for holding back future progress by uniformly opposing other proposals on the table. His previous revival effort has worked, Obama said, but “it just hasn’t done as much as we needed to do.” With public opinion sour on the first economic stimulus plan, Obama initially refused to call the threepronged economic plan he laid out this week a “stimulus” plan but then said: “There’s no doubt that everything we’ve been trying to do ... is designed to stimu-
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Sudden end becomes gossip Dear Abby: Like most 16-year-old girls, I have a cell phone. My father pays for it and I’m grateful, even though I live with my mom and he’s a two-hour drive away.. Every month when I visit him he demands to see my phone. Then he looks through my messages and photos. There’s nothing “bad” on my phone, but I feel my personal space is being invaded. I brought it up to him a few times, but he just said, “Deal with it!” He said if I don’t want him to see something, I should delete it. What can I do to get my dad to respect my privacy? I feel he wants to control my life. I want my own space. — Getting Grief Dear Getting Grief: The first thing you should do is discuss your feelings with your mother. Perhaps she can help him understand that you can be trusted. If not, you will have to figure out a way to pay for your own phone. Dear Abby: My father went to prison when I was 2 months old. My mother and maternal grandparents made sure I had a relationship with him through phone calls and letters. They told me early on what he did, and I have worked through it. After 22 years he has been granted a parole. He will be home with my paternal grandparents in October. I’m happy, but he wants to make up for lost time. He has a son who wants nothing to do with any of us, so it’s all left to me. He said, “Your mother had
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you for the first 22 holidays. I get the next 22,” and he expects me to spend the entire first week he’s home at with him. I am very close to my mom and younger siblings. I love our holiday traditions and don’t want to give any of that up. Furthermore, I’m not comfortable staying at my grandparents’ home. I don’t know them well, and I don’t sleep well in strange places. I work full-time, go to school and have my own house with my fiance. I think my father wants more than I am ready to give right now. What do I do? — Feeling Anxious Dear Anxious: Your father is starved for family, which is understandable, but he has overlooked the fact that rebuilding a relationship can’t be done on a seven-day timetable. What you need to do is tell him that he is demanding more than you are ready, able and comfortable giving — and you would prefer to get to know him at your own pace. And stand by that, or he may devour you as he tries to make up for all the years he has wasted because of his mistakes. Frankly, I think his demand is presumptuous, and I’m glad you wrote.
Dear Dr. Gott: I am 80 years old and have spent some 40 years in radiology as an X-ray technologist. When I was 19 years old, I developed cluster headaches that, at times, became unbearable. I presented all the classic symptoms. I tried all the known remedies available at the time. My agony lasted until I was about 33 years old. My episodes were predictable. Every day, they lasted from one minute to several hours, for over a period of six months. Then, just as rapidly as they appeared, they vanished for six months. I spotted an ad from a pharmaceutical company advertising a brand new drug called Sansert, which I believe is now off the market. I asked the radiologist I worked for if he would please contact the company and ask for samples, which he did, knowing that everything else I had tried had failed. Already in the throes of a cycle, I took the pills according to directions without success. After a period of calm between cycles, I was prepared to make another
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Ask Dr. Gott Dr. Peter M. Gott attempt. Typically, the cycle of pain would ensue and build in crescendo, until reaching its pinnacle, after which it would act in just the opposite manner until I was pain-free; usually all within a minute. Only this time, as soon as the pain started, I popped a pill and did so for one full week, after which I began to notice that the excruciating pain began to abort and then lessen, finally disappearing completely. After that last bout, at age 33, until this day, I have not had another recurrence. Dear Reader: To my understanding, Sansert is no longer available. While I am happy to hear that you have success with this drug, there are safer options available.
IN THE STARS Your Birthday, Sept. 11; You’ll be able to achieve several significant objectives. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - It can be difficult for you to praise others. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - Someone whom you helped, is trying to pay you back. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - Spend some time smoothing out an issue. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) - A big achievement that was of a difficult will be accomplished. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Talk things out with an associate. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - Two critical factors might once again start to quiet down. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - Your word is your bond. ARIES (March 21-April 19) - The reason you meet with success is that you know your limitations. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - The more you are challenged, the better you are likely to perform. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Because you won’t be intimidated, desirable results are likely. CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Team up with those who can help advance your desires and plans. Once they understand how they can fit into the scheme of things, they’ll be both supportive and willing helpers. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - Because you are likely to focus on opportunities that have real substance, making a profit won’t be just a pipe dream.
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2 FAMILY Spindale: 143 Reveley Street Fri. & Sat. 7A-until Clothes, furniture, whatever you need! Don't miss it!
3 FAMILY 1709 Bostic Sunshine Hwy Sat. 7A-until Clothes, women's 0-2X, kids 0-24mo., Princess House, hot tub. Earlybirds welcome Friday after 6pm!
3 FAMILY YARD SALE Spindale: 281 Spindale St. Sat. 6:30A-until Adult, toddler, baby clothes, baby items, furniture, household, toys Come see what u can find? Ellenboro: 2142 US Hwy 74 Bus. Sat. 8A-1P Back 2 school items, printers, phones, nurse uniforms, bowls, dishes, cups, jewelry, lunch boxes, coolers, furniture, bar stools, book shelves, brand name girls clothes, pocketbooks, linens, coffee pots, XL M/W clothes, 2 bench seats for a 99 Dodge Caravan
0151 Garage/Estate Sales Danieltown: 143 Walker Lake Rd off 221S, Sat. 8A-until. Quilts, antiques, household, glassware, lots more EVERYTHING MUST GO! Ellenboro: 2960 New House Road (1.5 miles from Sandy Plains Barbeque) Sat. 8A-until Home decor, Christmas, antiques FC: 244 Carroll Rd. (off Tanners Grove Rd.) Fri. 8A-2:30P & Sat. 7A-1P Antique furniture, Thomas the Train, childrens, men's XL, ladies name brand clothes, toys and more! FC: 389 Dogwood Lane Fri. 11A-until & Sat. 7A-until Many items $1.00 or less No junk Dishes, linens, cookware, two barstools, Avon, Tupperware, DVD's, Super Nintendo w/30 games and much much more All items in excellent condition! GIANT YARD SALE Rfdtn: 262 Fernwood Dr. Fri. & Sat. 7A-6P Antiques, furniture, Christmas decor, lodge cookware, jewelry, golf clubs, candles, much more!
HUGE BABY SALE Rfdtn: 310 Weeks Rd. Sat. 7A-until Large items, girls/boys clothes (0-24mo.), toys, bottles, men/women's, A&F apparel, household, refrigerator
Huge multi-family, Ellenboro, Soco Gap Rd., Sat. 7A-until. High chairs, Pack & Play, girls clothes, Fire-King dishes, bar stools, jeans
HUGE YARD SALE Ellenboro: 153 Asheland Dr. Fri. & Sat. 7A-1P Kids furniture, basketball goal, toddler toys, clothes and equipment
Huge yard sale, Ellenboro, 487 Tiney Rd., Sat. 8A-noon. Children, men, women clothes, dryer, a/c, furn and many other items Inside Garage Sale: Ellenboro, 1603 Walls Church Rd., Sat. 7A-Noon. Home decor, Earnhardt memorabilia, clothes, fishing rods and much more
LARGE YARD SALE Rfdtn: 191 Pleasant Grove Rd. Sat. 7:30A-1P Furniture, computer, colored printer, toys, clothes, kitchen appliances and more! Moving sale: Union Mills, 5234 Hudlow Rd., Sat., 7A-until. collectible Barbies, Ashton Drake porcelain dolls, home decor, like new a/c and more
Multi-family Rfdtn: 500 Southern St., Fri & Sat. 7:30A-until. Children's books, odds and ends, baby crib, nursery rocker, clothes, shoes, too much to mention Shop/Yard Sale: Rft., 531 Railroad Ave., Fri. & Sat., 7A-until, fabrics, new and old dolls, sewing items, much, much more.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of WILLIAM MICHAEL JEFFRIES of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said WILLIAM MICHAEL JEFFRIES to present them to the undersigned on or before the 4th day of December, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 4th day of September, 2010. Susan Jeffries Laney, Administrator 198 Morgan Street Forest City, NC 28043
0151 Garage/Estate Sales COMMUNITY YARD SALE at Gilkey General Store Hwy 221N Sat. 7A-until Spindale: FCI Mini Warehouses, West St., Sat., 8A-3P, clocks, childrens toys, some electronics, too much to mention YARD SALE Rfdtn: 189 Shepherds Creek Circle (off Broyhill Rd.) Sat. 7A-11A Furniture, household items, some new clothing. 429-3787 YARD SALE Rfdtn: 371 Piedmont Rd. Sat. 8A-1P TV's, record-CD recorder, video camera, air cleaners, bathtub, door and sink, household
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICE OFFICER TOWN OF LAKE LURE The Town of Lake Lure is accepting applications for a police officer with a starting salary of $30,367. Preferred applicants will have good knowledge of modern police practices, laws relating to arrest, search and seizure, apprehension of criminals and traffic control. Special Requirements: Applicants must possess NC General Law Enforcement Certification, high school diploma/GED, have no felony convictions and possess a valid North Carolina driver's license. Prior to employment, applicants must successfully complete a physical/drug screen examination psychological and extensive background investigation. Application and resume may be received in person at the Lake Lure Police Department or by contacting Michelle Lancaster at (828) 625-4685.
Send application and resume by Friday, September 17, 2010 to: Chief Eric Hester PO Box 195, Lake Lure, NC 28746 The Town of Lake Lure considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or any other legally protected status.
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Hawthorn Lane, FC 2BR/1BA Washer/dryer, stove, refrig. $300/mo. + $300 dep. No pets. Call 287-2511
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0710
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Great Rental 3BR/1 BA 163 Edwards St. Spindale, Nice area, Cent. H/A $41,000 obo. 828-287-7462 Small 2BR/1BA on New House Rd. $49,900 Owner financing with DP! 657-4430
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4BR DW on 3/4 acre Oakland area $64,900 Owner financing with DP! 657-4430 DW on 1 acre Close to Duke Power Plant $59,900 Owner financing with DP! 657-4430
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The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Saturday, September 11, 2010 — 7B NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Having qualified as Executor of the estate of DOROTHY M. DAVIS of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said DOROTHY M. DAVIS to present them to the undersigned on or before the 11th day of December, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 11th day of September, 2010.
Having qualified as Executor of the estate of EDITH G. SHEHAN of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said EDITH G. SHEHAN to present them to the undersigned on or before the 11th day of December, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 11th day of September, 2010.
Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of ADEN ADAM SMITH of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said ADEN ADAM SMITH to present them to the undersigned on or before the 4th day of December, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 4th day of September, 2010.
Billy C. Davis, Executor PO Box 269 Rutherfordton, NC 28139
Anne B. Oakman, Executor PO Box 483 Spindale, NC 28160
Norma Jean Parker, Administrator 1302 Freeman Road Bostic, NC 28018
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Having qualified as Administrator CTA of the estate of DORIS M. MICK of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said DORIS M. MICK to present them to the undersigned on or before the 11th day of December, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 11th day of September, 2010.
Having qualified as Executor of the estate of LYDIA M. CALHOUN of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said LYDIA M. CALHOUN to present them to the undersigned on or before the 28th day of November, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 28th day of August, 2010.
Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of JAMES ORIC MORRIS of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said JAMES ORIC MORRIS to present them to the undersigned on or before the 28th day of November, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 28th day of August, 2010.
John Curtis Mick, Jr., Administrator CTA PO Box 463 Rutherfordton, NC 28139
Stevie Hedden, Jr., Executor 359 Old Wagy Road Forest City, NC 28043
Fanny Mae Blanton Morris, Administrator 203 Odessa Park Road Ellenboro, NC 28040
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8B — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Saturday, September 11, 2010
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Wake Forest looks to extend mastery of Duke
WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — Wake Forest’s matchups with Duke during the past decade have had quite a few things in common. They’ve been mostly competitive. They’ve been entertaining. And they’ve all been won by the Demon Deacons. Wake Forest looks for its 11th straight win over the Blue Devils on Saturday in a meeting of unbeaten-but-unproven teams coming off lopsided wins over inferior competition, one team Associated Press will look to maintain the status East Carolina’s Justin Jones (84) gets up above teammate Lance Lewis (88) and Tulsa defenders Trae quo while the other hopes to Johnson (top 1) and Trent Wilkins (bottom 1) to haul in reverse that pesky trend. “We know Duke has always the game-winning touchdown catch as time runs out in the football game played between ECU and Tulsa in given us hard games. Very hard,” Wake Forest safety Alex Greenville. Frye said. “I don’t think we’ve ever just ran away from Duke, and I know Duke wants this just as bad as we do.” Frye said beating Wake Forest GREENVILLE (AP) — Ruffin McNeill will must be at the top of the Blue have a hard time topping his debut game at East Devils’ list as he notes the Carolina. Then again, the first-year coach knows Durham school has not been his team will be in even better position with to a bowl game since 1994 and another Conference USA victory Saturday. have not beaten Wake Forest After beating Tulsa on a last-play touchdown pass, the Pirates (1-0) could become the first team since 1999. Sometimes during the curto move to 2-0 in league play by beating Memphis rent 10-game streak, it’s hard to on Saturday. tell if Wake Forest (1-0) always While it’s early, that fast start could help the Pirates as they pursue a third straight league title seems to find a way to win — or if the Blue Devils (1-0) always despite going through a coaching transition and seem to find a way to lose. significant personnel losses from last year. Of the Demon Deacons’ five “We have not accomplished anything yet,” straight wins at BB&T Field, McNeill said. “We’ve won one game. It was a great four were decided by three or win for us. Now we have to put that game to the fewer points. side.” The current fifth-year seniors were true freshmen in 2006 At least the Pirates learned a little more about when the Demon Deacons themselves with the 51-49 win against Tulsa. Dominique Davis earned the starting quarterback blocked a field goal as time expired to escape with a 14-13 job and threw for nearly 400 yards in the newly win. Two years ago, the Blue installed pass-heavy spread offense, though an overhauled defense struggled with its inexperience Devils missed a game-winning 42-yard field goal at the buzzer even as McNeill was satisfied with its effort. and wound up losing 33-30 in East Carolina has had a slightly shorter week overtime. to get ready since the Tulsa game was on Sunday. “There’s no hiding behind McNeill said the coaching staff is spending more time focusing on making their own players better rivalries and streaks,” Duke coach David Cutcliffe said. “And instead of focusing on the Tigers (0-1). “We’ve still got to go back to the drawing board, 10 in a row is a streak, a pretty serious one. You can’t run. You and nobody said it was going to be a perfect have to accept it; you have to game,” defensive end Justin Dixon said.
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accept the challenge.” That the teams always manage to play tight games against each other seems to reflect the similarities between the private schools that are separated by a 90-minute drive down Interstate 40. Both were picked to finish fifth in their respective six-team ACC divisions this preseason, and when the Demon Deacons rose to prominence from 200608, the Blue Devils pointed to them as the model for what they wanted to build in Durham. The winner will have a leg up in its pursuit of the six wins necessary to qualify for the postseason. For Duke, winning Saturday’s game may be more crucial because the Blue Devils face a tougher path in a Coastal
Division populated by four preseason Top 25 teams. Wake Forest, meanwhile, plays in a much more navigable Atlantic Division in which the only nationally ranked team is Florida State. “It’s a huge game because it’s an ACC game, it’s our first league game, and so for both teams, it’s really, really important,” Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe said. “Honestly, I wish we had another game or two outside the conference (with) as many new guys as we’re putting on the field. ... But we don’t have that opportunity, so there’s a lot at stake for both teams.” It’s a statement that Duke’s Cutcliffe agrees with as his Blue Devils look to start a rare winning streak and beat a rival.
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