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RUTHERFORDTON — Law enforcement officers don’t like answering domestic calls. Such cases can result in deadly violence. And they can be difficult to resolve. “Domestic violence is probably one of the most dangerous calls we have, and one of the most common calls we have,” said Detective Sgt. Jamie Keever, domestic violence investigator for the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office, on Friday. “Probably half the calls coming in are some type of domestic-related call. “We put that as No. 1 priority call. As road officers they try to drop everything they can to go and respond to the call and make sure the victim is not being abused right then. We get there and they start an investigation, get both sides

of the story, and determine if an arrest needs to be made. And if there is, who needs to go to jail.” The officer who responds looks at the situation and determines whether the case should be turned over to Keever. “The road officer is the first line of defense,” Keever explained. “He determines whether it is serious enough to contact me and have me work the case. “If it is a serious case, they contact me and I’ll respond and open an investigation. I’ll sit down and do an interview with the victim and interview with the suspect. I usually try to bring the suspect up here (to the Sheriff’s Office) just because doing it at the house is kind of dangerous. “I’ll take photographs of the injuries of both parties. Especially the victim, and if the suspect has any injuries I’ll take pictures of the suspect. And then I’ll take

my case to the magistrate and take out a warrant on the suspect.” A victim’s options Domestic violence victims often feel as if they have no options, but Keever will point out to the victim that there are ways to deal with the situation. “If it is a female victim,” he said, “I’ll tell her that the PATH shelter is available to her, that she can go and stay with them. Advise her of ex parte domestic violence protective orders that she can take out.” Fortunately for female abuse victims, the PATH shelter is available 24/7. “I’ve called them at 3 o’clock in the morning to let them know what was going on,” Keever said. “A lot of times the female will be at the hospital, in the ER. When they get released from there I will call and say, ‘This is what I’ve got. She’s at Please see Violence, Page 6A

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FOREST CITY — First-time home-buyers are getting a break from the federal government this year, and new regulations have extended a special tax credit — up to $8,000 — for homes bought between Nov. 6 and April 30, 2010. Long-time homeowners will also see a benefit. Federal officials are hopeful that the credit will inspire more home ownership even in a down economy with the new law passed Nov. 6 extended the credit to April. And local realtors say they’ve been reaping the benefits of the program. “For this program, first time home-buyer means someone who hasn’t owned a home in the last three years,” local real estate agent Brent Washburn said. “That has been the salvation of the real estate market because around here the out-of-town market is dead. And nationwide that is pretty dead. So, it is our local market that has helped us. We have seen an impact of this credit. I would say by the end of this

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year we would have gotten 125 units and probably 20 percent had been impacted by this and maybe more.” But the new home purchases haven’t had much effect on slowing down the foreclosure rate in the county. According to the state’s Administrative Office of the Courts, Rutherford County saw 353 foreclosures in 2008 and has

had 411 through October of 2009. With 58 more foreclosures so far, that’s an approximate 16 percent increase. Steve Wright from Matheny Real Estate agreed the tax credit was good for new homebuyers. “It has absolutely had a positive effect,” Wright said. “They have extended the program and that was also good for

us. People know about the program. As a matter of fact, I’ve had two this month that are going to get credit. I just closed one and put one under contract with the $8,000 credit.” But with the program extended, there’s also a benefit available for repeat homebuyers. According to the IRS,

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Christmas Cheer Center volunteer Mattie Lackey packs Christmas stocking for a boy or girl at the center Thursday afternoon. Volunteers are asked to help dress 14-inch teddy bears, fill stockings, take an Angel Tree name or volunteer to ring bells at the Salvation Army’s red kettles. Bell ringing begins on Nov. 20 and will continue until Christmas Eve at several locations in Rutherford County. All the money collected in the red kettles will help with the expenses of the center and will help buy food vouchers for a Christmas dinner. More than 600 families and more than 1,000 children will receive gifts and Christmas dinner through. If willing volunteer in any capacity, please call the center at 287-0119. Jean Gordon/Daily Courier

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Cars and trucks snaked through the parking lot at the former K-Mart in Spindale on Saturday morning as a tractor-trailer load of food from Feed the Children was distributed. The container held enough food to feed 400 families of four for a week. The giveaway was sponsored by Chapter 468 of STAR Touring and Riding, a motorcycle group. Chapter 468 partnered with Father’s Vineyard to disburse vouchers to communities in need. SALT Ministries, a group of community churches, also was among those organizations helping with the project.

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Sign-up is set for new scouts FOREST CITY — Community-wide sign-ups for the Boy Scouts of America will be held Thursday, Nov. 19, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the McDonald’s Tri-City Mall. Cub Scouts are open to boys in first through fifth grades, and the Boy Scout program is for boys ages 11-18. Sign ups are announced by Travis Walker, Scout executive for Rutherford and Polk counties. The registration has been scheduled in addition to sign-ups at elementary schools during the past two months. “We have had great turnout throughout the District, and with the Boys Scouts of America celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2010, there is not a better time to be a part of this wonderful character building program,” Walker said. “The Piedmont Council Boy Scouts of America would also like to thank the principals, faculty and staff throughout all of the Rutherford County Schools for their tremendous support of Scouting,” he said. “This will serve as an added opportunity for those parents and children who missed the original assembly dates,” said Walker. “We’ve had a number of inquiries and don’t want anyone to think they’ve missed the chance for their child to participate in scouting. This sign-up will also provide an opportunity for parents who home school or parents whose children may not have been talked to about Scouting over the past couple of months to join a local Scout group.” Walker also emphasized that Boy Scouts of America encourages participation in sports and other extracurricular activities. “There are no restraints on attending Scout meetings. Scouting is just like church in the concept that the church would love to see you there every Sunday, but you will be welcomed with open arms whenever you are able to attend,” he said. Each child in Scouts is encouraged to reach his potential and advance in the program at their own pace. “Scouting is a wonderful opportunity for any parent, grandparent, guardian or family member to be able to set aside an hour a week to spend devoted time side by side with your child. Scouting allows the adults to participate in any and all activities with your child. Scouting gives a great opportunity to bond and build strong memories with your child,” said Walker. Parents and prospective scouts from the entire county are invited to drop-in any time between 6 and 7:30 p.m. Thursday to talk with Walker and other BSA representatives and receive information and the opportunity to sign up for Scouting. The Boy Scouts of America have groups all over Rutherford and Polk counties. For more information concerning Boy Scouts of America, contact Travis Walker at 286-3394 or by e-mail at travis.walker@scouting.org.

Grahamtown grant is on town’s agenda FOREST CITY — Commissioners Monday will consider approval of a Community Development Block Grant engineering contract for the Grahamtown revitalization project. The proposed agreement for engineering services is for Gypsy Street revitalization. The agreement would be with McGill Associates in Asheville, for $43,200. It would include design, permitting, bidding and construction administration and observation. The board also will consider approving a CDBG contract for a

$100,000 grant for Grahamtown emergency housing repairs. In other agenda items, the board: n will discuss contracts for the town of Bostic and the Concord Water System. n will consider adopting a resolution accepting streets in Shadow Gate Subdivision into the town street system. n will consider reappointing Tripp Flack, Mary Jane Dailey and Kim Warner to three-year terms in the Recreation Commission and appointing Philip Byers to fill the unexpired term of Carol Wilson. n will be introduced to the Forest City Youth Council. n will consider concerns by Tina Hill regarding a utility bill. n will receive information on the raw water intake, on the 2010 Essentials of Municipal Government course schedule, and on the holiday schedule. Also, the board plans to go into closed session to consider economic development incentives. Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers upstairs at Town Hall.

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FOREST CITY — Rutherford Countians have several ways to help one another during the holiday season.

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n Grace of God Rescue Mission: More than 250 Thanksgiving meals are expected to be served at the Grace of God Rescue Mission, West Main Street, Forest City, Nov. 26. The rescue mission is also serving an average 90 meals per day for people who need a hot meal. Anyone interested in helping with the cost of the Thanksgiving meal can donate money to the cause. $5 will buy one meal; $10, two meals, etc., said director Terry Hagaman. Anyone needing a hot meal is invited to join the group for Thanksgiving and every evening for supper. Call the mission at 245-9141.

n Shepherd’s Care Ministry — Mary Ann Ransom, director of the ministry in Lake Lure, said the charity is very busy collecting toys and gifts for children and food for Thanksgiving. “We’re in the middle of collecting our thanksgiving bags,” Ransom said. “These are our hope bags to have people respond by filling up with items that are on the list. “What we’re asking them to put in is either a ham or a turkey and we’re asking for canned vegetables, sweet potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce, a frozen pie, a small bag of regular potatoes, small bag of stuffing and gravy. We box up a Thanksgiving basket.” Finding the bags to fill is easy in the resort town. “We have put the bags out in all the churches here in the gorge and up at the Ingles shopping center on N.C. 9 and have put bags out at the Rumbling Bald resort,” Ransom said. Bags can be dropped off at the at 2570 Memorial Highway near the Subway restaurant. Deadline to return the food bags is Nov. 20. The group is also making preparations for an angel tree to provide gifts for

n Operation Santa Claus — sponsored by Mental Health Association, is underway for those wanting to buy gifts for patients at Broughton Hospital. Unwrapped gifts should be placed in sturdy boxes and should be taken to the First Baptist Church, Forest City, on Tuesday, Dec. 1, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Someone will be at the church beginning at 9 a.m. to assist everyone with the project. Suggested gifts for the patients include: deodorants, lotion, power, warm jackets, sweaters, casual slacks, flannel shirts, caps, socks, tennis shoes, toboggans, gloves, pajamas, sweat suits, flannel gowns, underwear, hair accessories, inexpensive

Sewer line contracts on Spindale agenda By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Daily Courier Staff Writer

SPINDALE — Town council members will discuss awarding project contracts to replace decades old sewer lines as part of their November meeting Monday night at 6 p.m. at the Spindale House. They’ll also hear a report about needed budget cuts and hear a report on a new sign ordinance. The sewer project will receive some financing help from a $791,000 grant from federal stimulus funds. Mayor Mickey Bland and the town council had initially wanted to ask for stimulus money to upgrade Spindale’s sewer plant, but engineer Kurt Wright told them that the project to replace sewer lines would have a better chance of getting approved because it involved upgrading infrastructure. The grant will take the form of a $395,500 forgivable grant and a $395,500 loan that will be repaid at 0 percent interest for the next 20 years. “We’ll end up paying back about $19,500 a year for 20 years to cover the other part of the loan,” Bland said. “That is pretty reasonable to get a loan of that size and do that kind of work.”

n Cruise In and Toy Run — Saturday, Nov. 14, at Rollins Cafeteria, Forest City; 11 a.m. collecting toys for under privileged children; Christmas toys can be brought to the cafeteria up to a few weeks before Christmas. 447-0011.

n Share the Warmth — program provides financial assistance for heating bills during the winter season for low income families within the Duke Energy service territory in the Carolinas. Since the program’s establishment in 1985, Duke has completed 20 successful seasons and provided over $31 million in heating bill assistance. Funding for Share the Warmth comes from Duke Energy customers, the Duke Energy Foundation and Duke Energy’s Bulk Power Marketing (BPM) revenue sharing program. In November, Duke Energy customers receive a bill insert about the STW program.

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n The Salvation Army Christmas Cheer Center is collecting food and toys for more than 600 families in Rutherford County. There are plenty of Angel Tree name cards and stockings to stuff at the center for pick up. Children will receive teddy bears, gifts and stockings and the family will receive a Christmas dinner. Food, toys and other items are being collected Monday through Friday at the Christmas Cheer Center, Withrow Road, Spindale. Deadline for taking gifts is the first week of December and the staff is asking the gifts be returned as soon as possible. There is also a desperate need for Salvation Army Red Kettle bell ringers. For more information, call 287-0119.

needy children at Christmas. “And we’re also gearing up for our angel tree where we have gotten some names of kids in the gorge and hopefully people will bring us presents for them for December,” Ransom said. “We will be putting the angel tree out with the cut off around Dec. 15.”

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Our Views Many ways to help neighbors

nother Christmas season and another test looms for the big hearts of the Rutherford County people. Christmas Cheer is in gear and people are working hard at other programs and projects that will help the less fortunate this holiday season. A story on Page 3 in this section lists a number of opportunities for residents to get involved and offer a helping hand. There are thousands in our county who are struggling, many of them children of families who have lost their jobs and having a hard time making ends meet. Without neighbor helping neighbor, and friend helping friend and many others willing to help strangers, Christmas could be a very gloomy time. Of course, Christmas is certainly not all about things and presents, but experiencing compassion and good will in difficult times can send spirits soaring. That might be the greatest gift of all. The holidays bring families together, some times for the only time all year, and churches remind us that the season is all about hope. Hope is a good thing.

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Contributions command attention RALEIGH — It comes as no surprise to most people familiar with state government that appointees to important policymaking boards and commissions often are heavy-hitting political contributors. For decades, the state Board of Transportation has been dominated by big-time contributors and political fundraisers. That intersection of road routes and big bucks has also led to some significant political scandals. Still, there’s nothing illegal about contributing to political candidates. There’s nothing illegal about hoping those contributions get you noticed if you’d like a spot on a state board or commission. And there’s nothing illegal about political candidates and their campaigns contacting members of state boards and commissions in hopes of a little campaign coffer help. What is illegal is making a political contribution a condition of receiving an appointment, or specifically exchanging appointment for contribution. Feuding over the legality of political patronage actually led to the assassination of a president, James Garfield, in 1881. His assassination, in turn, led to modern-day civil service reforms. Even so, shaking down either prospective political appointees or government workers continues to get politicians in trouble. Remember that Blago fellow

Today in North Carolina Scott Mooneyham

from Illinois? In North Carolina, the scandal swirling around former Gov. Mike Easley has raised questions about whether political donations and perks may have driven board appointments. The N.C. Wildlife Federation, a group made up mostly of hunters interested in preserving wildlife and wildlife habitat, has called on Gov. Beverly Perdue to investigate whether political donations decided appointments to the state Wildlife Resources Commission, which sets hunting and fishing rules. The group issued its resolution following testimony before the state Board of Elections about two $50,000 contributions from developer Gary Allen to the state Democratic Party. Allen used to sit on the commission. His brother, Randy, still sits on the commission. Like the Board of Transportation or university boards of trustees, seats on the 19-member Wildlife Resources Commission are highly coveted. And on state boards and commissions where membership is prized, political donors are

prevalent. My own look at campaign finance reports shows 15 of 19 wildlife commissioners or their family members contributing to Perdue’s gubernatorial campaign. On the Board of Transportation, 12 of 15 members contributed to her campaign. There’s no pattern to the contributions. For example, Perdue reappointed four wildlife commissioners in July. Two had “maxed out” with $4,000 contributions; two hadn’t. One had given $500. Some of those contributing to her campaign had been appointed by legislative leaders. Even so, it’s interesting to compare the giving on a highly coveted commission with that of other state boards where just filling vacancies can prove difficult. On a seven-member board charged with licensing and regulating accountants, just one member contributed to Perdue. The governor appoints all seven members. Perdue, living up to a campaign promise, has curbed the authority of the Board of Transportation. She won’t ignore the request of the N.C. Wildlife Federation. But don’t expect her or any other politician to stop asking or taking contributions from board appointees anytime soon. Scott Mooneyham is executive director of The Capital News Service.

Prepare for Advent, pray for Kingdom to come

The Scriptures tell us that we should, “pray without ceasing.” This means our hearts should always be postured in prayer and contemplation of the things of God. Each Sunday around the world prayers are offered for various needs. But there is one prayer that is universally prayed and that prayer is commonly know as the Lord’s Prayer. We find it in the Gospels and Matthew records it in chapter 6 of his Gospel. The last Sunday of this month marks the season of Advent for the Christian church. This is a special time for our family as we set the Advent wreath at home and church and begin a time of contemplating the coming Kingdom. We mark four weeks until Christmas as we are recalling the birth of the King and the coming again of the King. This season is also a time of preparing for the kingdom as we take personal assessment of our lives and faith and as we realize the importance of this, we cleanse our hearts and minds of those things that are spiritual impediments to experiencing the fullness of the King’s will and benevolence. Many of us will be with our families during

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Thanksgiving and will do so at Christmas. So what are some of the things we do as we anticipate our loved ones coming to our homes and how do we subsequently prepare? One of the first things we do is prepare the home. Simply put we clean house. This is also analogous to our preparing our spiritual temples, or dwelling place, for the coming of our Lord. Our color for this time of the year is purple. Our altar will be draped with purple and we ministers will wear purple stoles as we serve at the altar. The color is significant. You may recall that purple was one of the colors of the veil in the tabernacle of Moses and the temple of Solomon. Purple is the color of royalty or a kingly color. It is a majestic color and it is a mixture of red and blue for those who know color matching. This is significant as we see Christ revealed as God in the flesh, or what we call the incarnational principle, because we see in

the color purple the blue of heaven mixed with the blood or red of mankind. In other words, Jesus was God in the flesh; God from heaven, blue, mingled with the flesh of man, red, together making purple. So the veil spoke prophetically of a coming king, robed in regal purple, the Godman. We recall in John’s gospel that as Jesus entered the physical temple in Jerusalem he became very angry as he took a whip and drove out the money-changers. Jesus, with angered passion, declared His Father’s house was to be a house of prayer. He drove out those who were there to use the people for their own gain. . We, too, have issues in our lives that need to be driven far from us that compete with the things of God. These defilers of the temple and the people of God were very much symbolic of the things that elicit the wrath of God and reveal to us the need to return to true worship in Spirit and Truth. Another response to our receiving company for the holidays is anticipation. Anticipation is a prelude to joy. We become joyful as we anticipate loved ones coming. I remember how excited I always became waiting for my grandparents to come to our home. Anticipation of

the Coming of Christ brings us much joy. Another part of loved ones coming to see us is food. We will soon go to my mother-in-law’s home for Thanksgiving. I always look forward to this as we have turkey, chicken and dumplings, vegetables and desserts galore and seeing the family. The Church also offers a fellowship meal as well. It is called Eucharist. This is the table that is spread with the food of life, Christ Himself. The Father gathers His children around this table to eat of the Passover of the Kingdom. It is the meal of all meals as we have the epitome of a fellowship meal. That brings us to the key part of this discourse. We have our homes cleaned and we have joy through anticipation of things to come but the greatest joy of all is the fellowship we enjoy. It is not enough to have a clean home, or even a good meal but the joy of all of it is enjoying being together. It is seeing our loved ones, new additions to our families and behold how the children in the family have grown. We see them, year after year, grow taller and we also sense we are growing older. We also reflect with some sadness those who are no longer with the family as they have passed on to their rest in

Christ. Advent is a good time for us to reflect and ponder the Kingdom of God. Advent anticipates the coming kingdom of Christ to be made manifest. Opposition remains. The Psalmist David penned the words in Psalm 2 that the,” kings of the earth have set themselves against the Lord and His anointed.” The anointed one spoken of there is Christ. The wars and fighting we see around us are a result of kingdoms in conflict. Sin is a rebellion against the true King of our lives and world. The apocalyptic revelation of John in the book of Revelation tells us of this conflict. Yes, the spirit if antichrist is among us but rest assured that spirit will never rise above the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Daniel, the prophet, said that there would be a kingdom that would emerge that would never be destroyed or taken away. Can we pray for the kingdom to come and can we imagine the changes in our lives and the world as it starts to manifest. Jesus told his followers that the Kingdom of God was at hand. He was saying to us it is within reach. The King and the kingdom are coming. Let us watch and pray.

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Obituaries Edna Bolick

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This pup is looking for a good home and, along with many other animals, is available for adoption at the Rutherford County Animal Shelter on Laurel Hill Drive in Rutherfordton. The shelter’s hours are noon to 4 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. For more information call 287-6025. For the Community Pet Center volunteers office call 287-7738.

Edna Louise Seale Bolick, 81, of Carillon Assisted Living Center, Harrisburg, formerly of Rutherfordton, died Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, at Carolina Medical Center NorthEast in Concord. She was a native of Hazard, Ky., was a member of Advent Lutheran Church of Spindale, and was the widow of Cecil Bolick, with whom she worked as office manager of Bolick & Ruppe Associates. Survivors include a daughter, Lynda Bolick Womble of Concord; a son, David Bolick of Wake Forest; two sisters, Geneva Hignite of Hamilton, Ohio, and Emma Hignite of Tyler, Texas; two grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Crowe’s Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Gene Wayman officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at Sunset Memorial Park in Forest City. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Advent Lutheran Church, 102 Revely St., Spindale, NC 28160. Crowe’s Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A medical helicopter crashed early Saturday north of Reno near the Nevada-California state line, killing three crew members aboard, officials said. The helicopter, an Aerospatiale AS350, crashed about 29 miles northwest of Reno in Lassen parts of Europe has been County, Calif., around 2 used in assisted suicides. a.m. Saturday, accord“This is a significant step ing to Federal Aviation forward,” said Ty Alper, Administration spokesman associate director of the Ian Gregor. Death Penalty Clinic at the The helicopter had dropped University of California, off a patient at a Reno hosBerkeley, law school. pital and was returning to “Paralyzing inmates before executing them — so we can’t its base in Susanville, Calif., Gregor said. The aircraft was tell whether they are sufferdestroyed. The cause of the ing — is a barbaric practice, crash wasn’t known. and Ohio should be comGregor said the pilot was mended for stopping it.” not communicating with Richard Dieter, director of air traffic controllers at the the nonprofit Death Penalty time of the accident. FAA Information Center, called and National Transportation the new practice an experiSafety Board investigators ment on inmates. will be on the scene Saturday. “They’re human subjects The helicopter was operated and they’re not willingly part by Mountain Lifeflight out of of this,” Dieter said. “This is experimenting with the unknown, and that always raises concerns.” Edna Bolick Ohio’s decision, filed in Mrs. Edna Louise Seale Bolick papers Friday in U.S. District age 81, of Carillon Assisted LivCourt, said it would switch ing, Center Harrisburg, NC, forfrom the three-drug method merly of Rutherfordton, NC, died to a single injection. A sepaFriday Nov. 13, 2009, at Carolina rate two-drug muscle injecMedical Center NorthEast, Contion will be available as a cord NC. backup. Edna was a native of Hazard, KY.; member of the Advent LuTemporary moratoriums on theran Church of Spindale, NC executions also are in place and widow of Cecil Bolick, with in California and Maryland, whom she worked as office manwhere courts are reviewing ager of Bolick & Ruppe Associproposed changes to injecates. tion procedures, though none A loving wife, mother and avid involving a switch to a single animal lover, Edna enjoyed caring for her home and family. This indrug.

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Billy Ray Green Billy Ray “Bill” Green, 75, of 164 Washington St., Forest City, died Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, at his residence. A native of Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Garland Green and Estelle Ford; he was a member of the Masonic Lodge Forest City, #381, a Shriner, member of Crestview Baptist Church, a former truck driver, and both local and Grand National race car driver. He was also a veteran having served in the US Army 11th Airborne during the Korean Conflict, and also the Army National Guard. Survivors include his wife, Peggy “Mickey” Green, of the home; a son, Jeffrey Scott Green of Inman, SC; a daughter, Elizabeth Green Dechant of Mill Springs, NC; two sisters, Ann Lancaster and Jean Abee, both of Morganton, NC, and a stepmother, Alma Green of Rutherfordton. There are eight grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at Crestview Baptist Church, Forest City, with the the Revs. Kevin Rohm, Reverend Doug Carpenter, and Reverend Don Harris officiating. Visitation will be from 6 until 9pm, Monday night at Crestview Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s death chamber is set to resume executions next month using a single drug that has been used in the U.S. to euthanize pets but never to put condemned prisoners to death. Barring legal challenges, condemned inmate Kenneth Biros is scheduled Dec. 8 to be the first prisoner in the nation to be executed using a single dose of the drug thiopental sodium instead of the combination of three drugs that the state had been using. A federal judge had temporarily halted Biros’ execution because of the botched execution of Romell Broom in September, which prompted the new execution method announced Friday. Executioners couldn’t find a suitable vein on Broom to administer the lethal drugs, and he walked away from the execution chamber after the governor issued a temporary stay. Broom is sentenced to die for raping and murdering a 14-year-old girl in 1984. In announcing plans to switch to a one-drug method by Nov. 30, Ohio waded into uncharted waters. Death penalty opponents praised the new rules as a step forward — albeit one that has never been tried on prisoners. However, the decision is almost certain to be appealed and draw the close attention of other states that have long used the three-drug method. “I chose to do it because I’m getting sued either way,” Terry Collins, Ohio prisons director, said Friday. Under the three-drug method, the first drug knocks out an inmate, the second paralyzes him and the third stops his heart — a process that death penalty opponents argue is excruciatingly painful if the first drug doesn’t work. The single-drug technique amounts to an overdose of anesthesia, Collins said. Death penalty opponents hailed Collins’ decision as making executions more humane but expressed reservations about using an untested method. The same drug is commonly used to euthanize pets, sedate surgery patients and in some

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cluded feeding the many squirrels and dogs in her neighborhood. Survivors include her daughter, Lynda Bolick Womble and husband Mike of Concord, NC; her son, David Bolick and wife Jan of Wake Forest, NC; two sisters, Geneva Hignite of Hamilton, OH, and Emma Hignite of Tyler, TX. One grandson, Michael Womble and wife Lauren of Charlotte, NC. One granddaughter, Jessica Cline and husband Doug of Greensboro, NC. One great grandson, Samuel Cline of Greensboro, NC. In addition to her parents and husband she was preceded in death by two brothers, Carl and Gentry Seale and two sisters, Margaret Dix and Bethel Benton. Funeral services will be held 2 Pp.m. Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, at Crowe’s Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Gene Wayman officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at Sunset Memorial Park in Forest City, NC. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Advent Lutheran Church 102 Revely St. Spindale, NC 28160. Online condolences: www. crowemortuary.com Paid obit

Susanville, Gregor said. The company issued a brief statement confirming the loss of all three crew members. It was the second fatal crash of a Mountain Lifeflight helicopter.

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Billy Ray “Bill” Green, age 75, of 164 Washington St., Forest City, died Saturday, November 14, 2009, at his residence. A native of Rutherford County, he was a son of the late, Garland Green and Estelle Ford; he was a member of the Masonic Lodge Forest City, #381, a Shriner, member of Crestview Baptist Church, a former truck driver, and both local and Grand National race car driver. He was also a veteran having served in the US Army 11th Airborne during the Korean Conflict, and also the Army National Guard. Survivors include his wife, Peggy “Mickey” Green, of the home, a son, Jeffrey Scott Green of Inman, SC; a daughter, Elizabeth Green Dechant and husband Daniel of Mill Springs, NC; two sisters, Ann Lancaster and husband Bill of Morganton, NC and Jean Abee and husband Clifford of Morganton, NC, and a stepmother, Alma Green of Rutherfordton. There are eight grandchildren, Jeffery Scott Green, II, of Myrtle Beach, SC, Morgan Caroline Green and Austen Starnes Green of Asheville, NC, Andrew Gage Shelton, Gavin Brock Shelton, Caroline Audrey Dechant, Jacob Daniel Dechant, and Elizabeth Marie Dechant, all of Mill Spring, NC. Funeral services will be held at three o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Crestview Baptist Church, Forest City, with the Revs. Kevin Rohm, Doug Carpenter, and Don Harris officiating. Visitation will be from 6-9 p.m., Monday at Crestview Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, Po Box 336 Forest City, NC, 28043, or the Crestview Baptist Church Building Fund, 630 S. Church Street, Forest City, NC 28043. The family will be at the home, 164 Washington Street, Forest City. An online guest registry is available at www.padgettking.com. The Padgett and King Mortuary is serving the Green family. Paid obit

may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, Po Box 336 Forest City, NC, 28043, or the Crestview Baptist Church Building Fund, 630 S. Church Street, Forest City, NC 28043. The family will be at the home, 164 Washington Street, Forest City. The Padgett and King Mortuary is serving the Green family. An online guest registry is available at www.padgettking.com.

Edward Lewis Edward Lewis of 1000 Old U.S. 221, Rutherfordton, died Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, at Brian Center of Statesville. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ophelia Logan of Ellenboro, and he was a longtime member of Gold Hill Baptist Church in Rutherfordton. He is survived by two sons, Wilbur Ray Lewis Caludene of Harmony, and Glenn Edward Lewis of Accura, Ghana. The funeral will be conducted Monday at 1 p.m. at Gold Hill Baptist Church in Rutherfordton with the Rev. Fred Miller officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the funeral service, and the body will lie in state one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in the Gold Hill Church cemetery. Thompson Mortuary and Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Ritzie Logan Ritzie Logan, formerly of Ellenboro, died Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, at Fair Haven Rest Home. Pruitt Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Kathy Magness Ramsaur A memorial service for Kathy Magness Ramsaur will be held at Saint Francis Episcopal Church in Rutherfordton on Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 2:00 PM. Visitation will be in the Parish House immediately following the service. Kathy, formerly of Rutherfordton, NC, died in Williamsburg, VA on October 18, 2009. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Bill and Lillian Keeter Magness, and grandparents, Lily Geer and C.W. (Wash) Keeter all of Rutherfordton, and Hattie Beattie and William Magness of Hendersonville, NC. She is survived by her husband of 30 years, Ted Ramsaur. She leaves a host of cousins from the Keeter and Magness families residing in NC, SC, GA and VA who will greatly miss her zest for life, quick wit, great sense of humor and style. She was the family communicator, keeping in touch and helping wherever needed. Kathy was an R-S Central graduate, serving as a Hilltopper cheerleader. She graduated from Columbia College, and received a Masters Degree from Boston College. Her career as an elementary classroom teacher lasted 37 years, beginning in Charlotte, NC, and later teaching in Marietta, GA. After marrying in 1979, Kathy and Ted moved to Germany where she taught in Department of Defense Schools in Aschaffenburg and Heidelberg for 12 years. Returning to the US brought teaching positions in Hinesville, GA, Newport News, VA, and Williamsburg, VA. She retired in 2003. After retirement, wanting to continue contributing to education, she began a part-time position with the Virginia Department of Education in 2006 as a Virginia Preschool Initiative Consultant. She traveled to 22 school districts each year where she evaluated, made recommendations, enabled program coordination, and advised the State on how programs were being run. Helping programs across the state achieve success was the capstone to her educational career. While professionally enriching children and colleagues, she also enriched those around her. Kathy’s ability to be warm, welcoming and thoughtful to everyone made and kept friendships all through her life. Her positive out look on life helped many face crisis through her intervention. At Hickory Neck Episcopal Church, she started a prayer shawl ministry to provide comfort and to say someone cares. She will be missed by all who have been touched by her. Memorials may be sent to FISH (757-220-9379) and Grove Christian Outreach Center (757887-1100). Paid obit.

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North Carolina Supreme Court that said you can no longer do that.” Now, if a District Court judge is available, he or she will set a bond, and the person may be back out on the streets soon after the arrest. Keever explained the rationale behind a 48-hour hold. “Forty-eight hours is a cooling-down period, to allow both parties to cool down from the situation,” the detective said. “It would give her time to pack her bags and get out, if she chose to do that. Or give her time to come to the courthouse and take out an ex parte against him. “We give out pamphlets every time we go to a call now, and it says we are not responsible for bail; we don’t have anything to do with it. A 48-hour hold is not a true 48-hour hold.”

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Health/education Diabetes awareness month: November is Diabetes awareness month. The Community Clinic of Rutherford County will offer free Hbg A1C checks during the month of November. This test checks your blood sugar level for 3 months at a time. Call 245-0400 for an appointment. Community Health Clinic of Rutherford County provides access to primary medical care, wellness education, medications and preventative programs. The clinic, open Monday through Thursday, is located at 127 E. Trade St., B 100, Forest City. Patients seen by appointment only. The clinic does not accept patients with private insurance, Medicaid or Medicare. Call 245-0400. The Medication Assistance Program provides access to medications at reduced rates or free of charge to those who qualify, call 288-8872.

Meetings/other PWA meeting: The Professional Women’s Association meets the third Tuesday of each month from noon to 1 p.m. Dutch treat lunch. The next meeting is Nov. 17, at Rollins Cafeteria, Forest City. Guest speaker, Detective Leon Godlock, RCSD. Also, PWA officers will be elected for 2010. Alcoholics Anonymous: The TriCity Alano Club meets every day at 1201 Oakland Road, Forest City, (first door on the left). For information, meeting times call 288-2700. Model A Club meeting: Thermal Belt Model A Club will meet Saturday, Nov. 21, at Hickory Log Barbecue, beginning at 6:30 p.m. For more information contact Mike Saunders at 245-8037. Christmas party: Thursday, Dec. 3, 6:30 p.m., Union Mills Community House, 6097 Hudlow Road, Union Mills; bring a covered dish and fruit, candy or nuts for Christmas Cheer boxes and shut-ins; also bring Bingo prizes.

Miscellaneous Free Hunter Safety courses: Nov. 16, 18 and 19, 6 to 9 p.m., at the NC Cooperative Extension Office in Spindale; register online at www.ncwildlife.org or contact Tim Bullock at 245-2694; the last course of 2009 will be offered Dec. 9,10 and 11, 6 to 9 p.m., also at the Extension Office; register online or contact Dan Vogel at 288-1037. Foothills Harvest Outreach Ministries will hold a half-price sale on all winter sweaters Nov. 16-21. The store is located at 120 E. Trade St., Forest City. Fiddler’s Convention: 18th Annual Fiddler’s & Bluegrass Convention; Saturday, Nov. 21, 6:30 p.m.; at Ellenboro Elementary School; barbecue supper starts at 4 p.m.; adults $8, ages 6-12, $4, under 5 free; no electric instruments; to enter call 453-7457 or 453-0342. Free community dinner: Thursday, Nov. 26, (Thanksgiving Day) from 9 a.m. until noon; Thomas Jefferson Classical Grammar School, 421 Hardin Rd., Forest City; free hot meal, canned goods and clothing for anyone in need; for more information call (864) 4617178.

Fundraisers ‘Soup’er supper: Friday, Nov. 20, 4 to 8 p.m., Long Branch Road Baptist Church, 621 Long Branch Road, Forest City; potato soup, chili and more, with cornbread, dessert and drink; no set price; donations accepted; proceeds for a new fellowship hall. Turkey supper: Saturday, Nov. 21, 4 p.m., Bill’s Creek Community Center, Lake Lure; turkey and dressing with all the trimmings; adults $9; ages 4-12, $5; take outs available; raffle tickets $1, 1st prize $500 in cash; proceeds for the Bill’s Creek VFD.

at the hospital and needs a place to go when she is released.’ They will say, ‘We can come and get her or you can bring her to us.’ A lot of times we will try to take her to the PATH shelter.” Documenting the abuse is important to making a case in court, and Keever takes photographs of the victim and of the scene, if it is significant. “If she does go to the PATH shelter,” Keever said, “I will follow up with her there. Maybe go back a couple of days later and make more pictures of any bruises.” A photograph taken immediately after an assault, for example, may show only a bruise above the eye. But then the eye swells shut and the tissue turns black. Sometimes physical evidence at the house is worth taking pictures of, too. “A lot of times you get a call to the house and take pictures of the house,” Keever said, “because there may be stuff that indicates they were fighting: Broken plates, broken furniture. And document that with pictures.”

Making an arrest When officers arrive on the scene at a domestic call, they assess the situation and decide if an arrest will be made. “Domestic violence is one of those (cases) that the state says we can go, and if there is probable cause of an assault, then we can make an arrest on the scene,” Keever said. “And usually that is what happens if both parties are still there. She’s got a black eye and she says my husband assaulted me, and sometimes he’ll make a statement, ‘Yeah, I hit her.’ They can make an arrest right then and go ahead and take him off. I think it was initiated so the victim wouldn’t be afraid to take charges out against her intimate partner.” Officers face a different scenario if the alleged perpetrator has left. “A lot of times we go to the scene, and he is not there,” Keever noted. “They (officers) may refer her to the magistrate’s office to take out a warrant.” But he added that probably 90 percent of the time the officer initiated the warrant. Officers, however, sometimes face a third scenario, one that they know all too well will probably result in another call to the residence. “She may say, ‘I don’t want to do anything, just let me get some belongings,’ and we will stand there with her while she gets her belongings, till she can get enough stuff to get out,” Keever said. “Some of them just want to leave, and then, unfortunately, next week they are back together.’ “Since I’ve been doing this job (as investigator) I haven’t had any repeat cases, fortunately, but yeah, it happens. When I worked the road we would go to this one house two or three times a week. And as soon as you heard the address you knew where you were going. And, unfortunately, you can make an arrest, then when it goes to court they’re back together, they don’t want to do anything, and it gets dismissed. And next week you’re right back down there with them.”

Dynamics of abuse Keever explained that the dynamics of abuse make it almost inevitable in some cases that the woman will stay in or return to an abusive situation. “A lot of times the female is afraid to leave,” he said. “For one thing, maybe that is all she knows. A lot of times he is controlling, and he controls what she does, who she sees, who she talks to. Controls finances; he may have all the money stashed away and gives her an allowance. A lot of times it may be hard for her to leave, because she

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“We put that as No. 1 priority call. As road officers they try to drop everything they can to go and respond to the call and make sure the victim is not being abused right then.” — Det. Sgt. Jamie Keever doesn’t have any money. “She may not have the network of friends to rely on because he has isolated her. She may only get to talk to family and friends once a month, once a year, or whatever. “Some research I have seen says it takes seven or eight times for them to leave and stay gone. She may really love him, and yet she is continuing to get beat.” Alcohol and drug use may further complicate a case. “I’d say probably 50 percent of the cases I’ve worked have been drug and alcohol use,” Keever said, “mainly alcohol. There have been some cases of pill use. So far no major drugs. In one case, a combination of alcohol, Zanaxes and marijuana were all used.”

48-hour-hold misconception Domestic violence victims often find themselves caught off guard by the legal definition of a 48-hour hold, a typical arrest action taken in domestic cases. Timing is the key to whether someone taken to jail on a 48-hour hold will actually remain incarcerated for two full days. “When somebody is arrested for domestic violence,” Keever explained, “it says 48-hour hold. The only time it is a true 48-hour hold is, say you were brought in Friday at 9 o’clock at night, you wouldn’t get out of jail until 9 o’clock Sunday night. A magistrate cannot set a bond on domestic violence. Only a District Court judge can. The only time a magistrate can set a bond in domestic violence is when the 48-hour hold is up. And on a holiday, when there is no court in session, they will have to set a bond. But if you were arrested at 12:45 p.m. Friday, and there is a District Court judge sitting, the jail will take you before the District Court to have a bond set. “Years ago, a 48-hour hold, that’s what it was. You arrest them on a 48-hour hold, that’s what it was. They stayed 48 hours. I think it was the

While it is true that an ex parte domestic violence protective order, a piece of paper that forbids contact between the parties, can’t physically protect a victim from an assault, the order does provide some added legal protections. “An ex parte gives us some ammunition,” Keever said. “If an ex parte has been taken out and there is another call on a domestic, and we know there is one out there, that gives us something that we can arrest them on. We have to make an arrest when they are violating an ex parte. “We don’t necessarily have to make an arrest in a domestic assault, but if they violate an ex parte order, we have to make an arrest. They can be back together, and she can invite him over as many times as she wants to, but she cannot give him permission to violate that order. She can file a request to have the order terminated, and that will be up to the District Court judge that hears the case. Until a motion is actually heard and determined and placed into effect, it is still a valid order. And I’ve seen where judges won’t terminate them.” World of domestic violence The twists and turns of domestic abuse can be baffling, especially for officers who are trying to deal with the situation. Consider these situations that officers in Rutherford County have faced: A woman accused her husband of having an affair. A cell phone call comes in and she grabs the phone to see who it is. He gets upset because it is his phone. They get into an argument. She leaves and goes to a friend’s house and does alcohol and pills and smokes some marijuana. She decides to come home, and she has a gun. He comes to the door, and she has the gun pointed at him. He lets her in, and they scuffle for the gun and it goes off, barely missing his head. Or this, A husband and wife are traveling down the road. They are both drinking. The wife is popping pills. She starts asking questions, and he gets mad. He reaches across and punches her in the eye. Or this, A couple argues. He pushes her down, gets on top of her and blacks both her eyes. Then he strangles her and carries her off to the bedroom and rapes her. There are very real reasons that officers are cautious in responding to domestic calls. But they do it because it is their duty. (Local resources listed in the Domestic Violence Informational Brochure from the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office are: Rutherford Hospital, 286-5000; District Attorney’s Office, 287-4295; PATH, 2458595; Court Advocate Sharon Tomblin, 286-2765; and Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office, 287-6247. Also, Keever said he could be contacted at his office number, 2876084.) Contact Dale via e-mail at ldale@thedigitalcourier.com

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The Sunday Courier, Forest City, NC, Sunday, November 15, 2009 — 7A

Business Briefs

Going for the gold

Drug firm will add 259 jobs in Clayton RALEIGH (AP) — A drug company is expanding its operations in North Carolina, adding nearly 260 jobs. State officials said Friday that Talecris Biotherapeutics will add 259 jobs as part of a $269 million expansion near Clayton. Commerce Department spokesman Charles Winkler said the company in Research Triangle Park could get nearly $4 million in state incentives if it meets investment and job targets. The incentive package comes with a requirement that the company keep its nearly 2,300 jobs in North Carolina. Commerce officials say Talecris’ new jobs in Clayton will pay average annual salaries of $51,000. The company says it wants to meet increasing demand for its drugs made from blood plasma.

Industrial joins HomeTrust group Asheville — The HomeTrust Banking Partnership, which includes Rutherford County Bank, has announced today that Industrial Federal Savings Bank of Lexington will join the Partnership. Industrial Federal will be the sixth mutual bank to come together in this partnership; other banks include Shelby Savings Bank, Tryon Federal Bank, Home Savings Bank of Eden, Rutherford County Bank and HomeTrust Bank of Asheville. Regulatory approval is expected by the end of the year and the Partnership is expected to be completed by Jan. 31, 2010. The HomeTrust Banking Partnership is a strategic alternative for mutual savings banks, where each partner maintains its identity while benefiting from the combined strength of all the partners. Earlier this year, HomeTrust Bank announced it would not apply for the government’s TARP bailout funds. By joining the HomeTrust Banking Partnership, Industrial Federal will be able to offer customers many new products and services such as online banking and bill pay, a full line of banking services for businesses, investment and retirement planning services.

Shoppers take in the store windows on 47th Street in in New York’s diamond district, where gold is bought and sold. The price of gold is soaring, confounding market analysts who thought there was no way gold would remain so expensive when it first cracked the unheard-of $1,000 mark last year. Associated Press

Modern-day gold rush on for ’09ers By DAVE CARPENTER AP Personal Finance Writer

CHICAGO — The new gold rush is on. The price of the precious metal is soaring, hitting a record $1,119 an ounce on Wednesday — confounding market analysts who thought there was no way gold would remain so expensive when it first cracked the unheard-of $1,000 mark last year. The remarkable run has implications far beyond savvy investors. In New York’s diamond district, more people started showing up late last year to sell their gold, and the crush hasn’t let up, said Anthony Iannelli, owner of Iannelli Diamonds. “They’re bringing in jewelry from the ‘70s and ‘80s they don’t wear anymore,” he said. “They’re following the news and see prices are high. They

realize they have a little cache, and want to take it out of the vault.” Typically, gold is a safe place for investors to park their money, not something they buy to make money. It doesn’t earn any interest, and because it’s always sought-after, its value tends to be fairly stable. For example, when gold first reached $1,000 it was in March 2008, shortly after the collapse of investment bank Bear Stearns. Investors bought it up then because they feared for the stability of the financial system. This time is different. Investors — think of them as the ‘09ers — are buying gold to protect themselves against the falling dollar. Currencies are weak investments around the world because of recordlow interest rates. Foreign banks that hold substantial amounts of U.S. debt,

CEO of real estate group to resign RALEIGH (AP) — The face of a powerful lobbying group in North Carolina says he’ll leave his job at the end of the year. Tim Kent has led the North Carolina Association of Realtors for more than nine years. Kent said Thursday he’ll resign as association chief executive but remain available as a consultant to the group. Kent led the group as it fought unsuccessfully in 2007 the Legislature’s decision to let counties raise the local land transfer tax if voters approve the idea. No counties have agreed to a higher transfer tax.

Please see Gold, Page 8A

New business Lot Manager Ron Piercy awaits customers at Graceland Portable Buildings at 535 S. Broadway St., Forest City. Graceland offers quality portable buildings with a rent to own pricing plan. Sizes range from 8 feet by 12 feet to 16 feet by 40 feet. Models range from utility, garden shed, garage and cabin and offer an aluminum Soffit vet system designed to provide reliable ventilation as part of their quality construction. Call or stop by for more information about set up, delivery, and cost. The business is owned by Ken Bush. The lot is open 11 a.m to 5 p.m. Monday through Sunday. The phone number is 828-657-9724. For more information, check out their web site at gracelandportablebuildings.com

Foreclosures rate slowed in October CHARLOTTE (AP) — The rate of home foreclosures in North Carolina slowed last month compared with recent months. The Charlotte Observer reported Wednesday that foreclosure filings in the state dropped by 3 percent compared with October 2008. More than 6,000 homeowners filed for foreclosure in North Carolina last month.

such as China’s, want to diversify their holdings. News earlier this month that India’s central bank bought nearly $7 billion worth of gold from the International Monetary Fund triggered a frenzy of gold buying. The surge has been remarkable. Gold is up 7 percent just this month, and 26 percent for the year. Some forecasters see it going to $1,200, $1,500 or beyond — unless the buying frenzy comes to a halt. Some analysts are panning the gold speculation. “You just don’t see increases like this over the short term” that last, says Steve Condon, director of investor advisory services for Truepoint Capital in Cincinnati. “This isn’t mate-

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Advice for those who are laid off By DAVE CARPENTER AP Personal Finance Writer

CHICAGO — The shock of being laid off barely had time to set in before Jim Wessel began looking for another job. Released as purchasing director for a resort one Friday this fall, Wessel started phoning business contacts from his car on the way home. He tweaked his resume over the weekend, signed up for job-related Web sites and reconnected with old friends who happened to be recruiters. The loss of a job can leave you disoriented, wondering what to do first. With unemployment topping 10 percent last month and more than 15 million other Americans looking for

work, it’s essential to quickly address not only job options but other moneyrelated issues. “The important thing is to get yourself organized,” says Deborah Russell, director of work force issues for AARP. Though Wessel, of Belle Vernon, Pa., took immediate action, having a plan hasn’t paid off in another job yet. But the 31-year-old has a few promising leads and knows it was important to move fast. “If I can acquire a job with only being unemployed for three months in this market, I’ll consider it a success,” he says. Here are important things to do if

you get a pink slip: 1. TAP YOUR (EX-) EMPLOYER FOR ASSISTANCE. Getting laid off can be so stunning that the tendency is to walk away and say you’ll figure things out on your own. But many companies offer help beyond the basic severance package, such as access to legal counsel or clients and outplacement resources. Human resources departments sometimes even will negotiate the terms, such as payouts for vacation time, or work with you on legitimate ways to extend your benefits, according to Heather Hammitt of the Illinois Please see Advice, Page 8A

8A — The Sunday Courier, Forest City, NC, Sunday, November 15, 2009

STOCKS/BUSINESS

THE WEEK IN REVIEW

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NYSE

7,119.89+161.60

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

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%Chg +88.1 +61.3 +40.6 +39.3 +29.6 +29.2 +27.3 +27.2 +26.9 +25.5

AMEX

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GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

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Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

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2,209 823 114 3,146 95 2 3,859,315,852

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have you reviewed your 203.52 20.03 44.29 -93.79 73.00

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2,167.88 +55.44

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%Chg -33.1 -26.5 -25.6 -25.0 -23.7 -23.4 -23.0 -22.5 -22.5 -21.9

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DIARY

Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

291 231 47 569 8 6 103,862,421

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State Council of the Society of Human Resource Management. For example, if you’re dismissed toward the end of the month, you might be allowed to stay on the payroll until the beginning of the next one so you’re covered under the group insurance plan for another month. “Most organizations know that downsizing isn’t the greatest public relations move,” says Hammitt, who also is head of human resources at a bank in Ottawa, Ill. “So they know that if they help their (laid-off) employees, word will get out in the community.” 2. REGISTER FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. Even if you don’t expect to be out of work for long, file for unemployment insurance benefits promptly. The sooner you do so, the sooner you’ll have that extra check to slow the drain on your savings. To find your local unemployment insurance agency, call the U.S. Labor Department at (877) US2-JOBS or visit the following link: www.servicelocator.org/ OWSLinks.asp. In order to qualify, you must have been laid off, not fired, and have worked for a stipulated minimum amount of time — typically a year and a half. Once you’ve registered, you must show you’re looking for work in order to receive your weekly benefit. 3. SECURE YOUR HEALTH INSURANCE. Don’t scrimp by forgoing health insurance. The biggest error made by laid-off workers is giving up the coverage known

lifeClose: insurance lately? 10,270.47

1-week change: 247.05 (2.5%)

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Stock Footnotes: g = Dividends and earnings in Canadian dollars. h = Does not meet continued-listing standards. lf = Late filing with SEC. n = New in past 52 weeks. pf = Preferred. rs = Stock has undergone a reverse stock split of at least 50 percent within the past year. rt = Right to buy security at a specified price. s = Stock has split by at least 20 percent within the last year. un = Units. vj = In bankruptcy or receivership. wd = When distributed. wi = When issued. wt = Warrants. Mutual Fund Footnotes: b = Fee covering market costs is paid from fund assets. d = Deferred sales charge, or redemption fee. f = front load (sales charges). m = Multiple fees are charged. NA = not available. p = previous day’s net asset value. s = fund split shares during the week. x = fund paid a distribution during the week.Gainers and Losers must be worth at least $2 to be listed in tables at left. Most Actives must be worth at least $1. Volume in hundreds of shares. Source: The Associated Press. Sales figures are unofficial.

as COBRA, according to Jim Pogue, senior vice president of group benefits for Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America. “Saving by not paying for your COBRA or keeping health care for your family,” Pogue says, “can ultimately lead you into financial ruin.” The federal law COBRA — the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act — allows most people to stay on their former employer’s health plan should this be ‘employers’ health plans’? for 18 months after they are let go. You will pay more for insurance than you did when you worked, since the company covered most of the premium, but you’re likely to pay less than you would for insurance you buy on your own. More information on COBRA coverage is available at a U.S. Department of Labor link: www.dol.gov/ ebsa/faqs/faq(underscore) consumer(underscore)cobra. html. Compare COBRA costs with those of getting coverage through your spouse’s plan, if that is available. Also decide whether to maintain dental, life and disability insurance or go without until you find another job; ask your ex-employer about those benefits. 4. GET CAREER OPTIONS IN ORDER. Revise your resume, make a list of people you want to contact for job advice and do homework on your labor market. Go to your local employment agency, and also find a career center that can tell you about training and job opportunities nearby. Seek out a career counselor at your community college or elsewhere to help organize your next steps. Useful Web sites with job information and advice include

CareerBuilder.com, Monster.com and the Labor Department’s job opportunities page at www.dol. gov/dol/jobs.htm. AARP also discusses job tips and openings for people age 50 and over on its Web site at www.aarp.org as well as offering a help guide for any laid-off worker. Stay active in your field. Keep going to professional society conferences, take advantage of seminars and conferences, offer to do pro bono work for local civic groups. Besides providing networking opportunities, it helps avoid gaps in your resume.

Total Assets Name Obj ($Mlns) NAV PIMCO TotRetIs CI 111,038 10.97 American Funds GrthAmA m LG 61,982 26.91 American Funds CapIncBuA m IH 56,647 48.13 American Funds CpWldGrIA m WS 53,772 34.22 Fidelity Contra LG 52,867 57.01 Vanguard TotStIdx LB 52,578 26.85 American Funds IncAmerA m MA 47,485 15.33 American Funds InvCoAmA m LB 46,374 25.51 Vanguard 500Inv LB 45,505 101.04 Vanguard InstIdx LB 40,396 100.40 American Funds EurPacGrA m FB 38,984 39.01 Dodge & Cox Stock LV 37,893 94.66 American Funds WAMutInvA m LV 37,017 24.22 Dodge & Cox IntlStk FV 34,519 32.32 American Funds NewPerspA m WS 31,027 25.53 Fidelity DivrIntl d FG 30,998 28.34 PIMCO TotRetAdm b CI 29,461 10.97 American Funds FnInvA m LB 28,754 32.06 American Funds BalA m MA 28,593 16.10 FrankTemp-Franklin Income A mCA 27,892 2.00 American Funds BondA m CI 27,597 11.86 Vanguard Welltn MA 26,971 28.70 Vanguard 500Adml LB 26,340 101.06 Fidelity GrowCo LG 25,826 66.38 Vanguard TotStIAdm LB 25,120 26.86 Vanguard TotIntl FB 24,329 14.77 Vanguard InstPlus LB 23,676 100.41 Fidelity LowPriStk d MB 22,842 31.04 T Rowe Price EqtyInc LV 14,422 20.61 Hartford CapAprA m LB 9,041 29.75 Pioneer PioneerA m LB 4,047 34.98 Goldman Sachs ShDuGovA m GS 1,363 10.52 Alliance Bernstein GrowIncA m LV 1,179 2.93 DWS-Scudder REstA m SR 386 13.18 Hartford GrowthL m LG 177 14.73

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+20.87 +13.34 +1.97 +30.58 +39.21 +42.92 +25.21 +28.89 +28.42 +42.51

Pct Min Init Load Invt NL 5,000,000 5.75 250 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 2,500 NL 3,000 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 3,000 NL 5,000,000 5.75 250 NL 2,500 5.75 250 NL 2,500 5.75 250 NL 2,500 NL 5,000,000 5.75 250 5.75 250 4.25 1,000 3.75 250 NL 10,000 NL 100,000 NL 2,500 NL 100,000 NL 3,000 NL200,000,000 NL 2,500 NL 2,500 5.50 1,000 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 - MidCap 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.

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rially different from gambling.” Nevertheless, people across the country are cashing in. More than 100 people a day now come to sell their gold at Ernest Perry’s antique and estate jewelry store in Charlotte, N.C., up significantly in recent weeks. But the rising price of gold has put a dramatic dent in jewelry sales, already suffering from the recession. Far fewer customers are looking to buy gold jewelry because of the soaring price, Perry said. “I think it will just about kill the gold jewelry business” if the price rises and remains above $1,500 an ounce, Perry said. He predicted silver 5. REVIEW HOUSEHOLD would become the primary metal used in jewelry if EXPENSES. gold prices drive customers out of the market. Take a close look at all your For the most part, though, demand for gold is bills and optional expenses, coming from investors and speculators, not from analyze where you spend your people who actually want to use it. money and come up with a plan Demand for gold for jewelry and for industrial to spend less. and dental uses was already falling during the secConsider cutting any expenond quarter, according to the latest data available sive or unnecessary costs such as from the World Gold Council. gym memberships, movies-byPerry said customers looking to sell their gold mail, extra phone services like should go to dealers with plenty of experience and call waiting, maybe even your expect to get, on average, about 70 percent of the landline. current price. And there are other ways to get into gold than selling family heirlooms. 6. SEEK UNEMPLOYMENT There are gold funds, publicly traded gold mining DISCOUNTS. companies and gold bullion or coins, depending Many companies offer dison what makes someone the most comfortable. No counts to those who have been way is certain to be the safest or most lucrative. laid off. Do some research and And of course, there’s no guarantee the bubble take advantage of those offers. won’t burst. If you don’t know, don’t be Gold prices could fall when optimism about the afraid to ask a store or business: economy takes hold again, as happened briefly the “I’ve just been laid off. Are you first time gold reached $1,000. offering any recession specials?” If that happens, the damage could be long-lastYour landlord, student loan ing: Gold reached $850 an ounce in 1980, then provider and bank or credit card took 28 years to return to that level. (Gold’s peak agency might also give you a in 1980 is about $2,300 in 2009 dollars.) temporary break on your payAnyone who’s not sure whether this is a good ment schedule. time to buy can take heart from a Goldman Sachs There was a time when saying forecast on Wednesday that said gold prices could you were laid off or unemployed reach $1,200 by year’s end. raised a red flag with not only But it’s hard to forget what happened with crude prospective employers but the oil prices, which shed more than half their value in community at large. less than a year after peaking at $147 a barrel in With unemployment at 10 July 2008. percent, however, “that stigNo one knows when a seemingly unstoppable ma doesn’t exist any more,” rally will end badly. Hammitt notes.

Movie studio MGM struggles, is looking for a buyer

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Struggling movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. is looking for a buyer. The home of the James Bond and Pink Panther franchises said Friday it has begun to explore strategic options including “a potential sale of the company.” In a statement, MGM also said its lenders have agreed to grant the company another respite until Jan. 31 from interest payments on nearly $4 billion in debt. The decision, reversing its refusal to sell a year

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ing such as “Rocky” and “Dances With Wolves.” It also owns subsidiary United Artists, headed by Tom Cruise, whose film “Valkyrie” grossed a respectable $200 million worldwide after its release last year. But the company has fallen on hard times and the home video market has shrunk. MGM’s latest release, a remake of the 1980 musical “Fame,” was panned by critics and quickly vanished from most theaters after its Sept. 25 release, making $42 million worldwide to date. Financial adviser Moelis & Co. is expected to send out non-disclosure agreements and detailed financial information to interested parties by early next week, the person said. Potential buyers include Time Warner Inc., the parent of the Warner Bros. studio, and News Corp.

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long-time homeowners who buy a replacement principal residence may also claim a home-buyer credit of up to $6,500 (up to $3,250 for a married individual filing separately). They must have lived in the same principal residence for any five-consecutive year period during the eightyear period that ended on the date the replacement home is purchased. “When you figure they just started the program later in the year you can see that has been a huge impact,” Washburn said. “They’ve added the $6,500 credit for people who have

been in their home for five of the last eight years so they can maybe sell that and build something new. That is something designed to boost construction. At some point we’ve got to start paying all this money back, however if the housing market doesn’t improve we’re going to in real serious trouble because there are so many things that depend on the housing market.” Contact Baughman via e-mail at sbaughman@thedigitalcourier.com.

A veteran salutes the casket during the visitation of Sgt. Amy Krueger at Kiel High School in Kiel, Wis., Friday. Krueger was a shooting victim at Fort Hood Army Base in Texas.

Home tax credit Q&A The home tax credit has several stipulations and a few of them are listed below. For more information, visit federalhousingtaxcredit.com:

chase. For married taxpayers, the law tests the homeownership history of both the home buyer and his/her spouse.

z Who is eligible to claim the $8,000 tax credit? First-time home buyers purchasing any kind of home — new or resale — are eligible for the tax credit. To qualify for the tax credit, a home purchase must occur on or after Jan. 1, 2009, and on or before April 30, 2010. For the purposes of the tax credit, the purchase date is the date when closing occurs and the title to the property transfers to the home owner. A limited exception exists for certain contract for deed purchases and installment sale purchases. See the IRS Web site for more details. Persons who are claimed as dependents by other taxpayers or who are under age 18 are not qualified for the tax credit program.

z How is the amount of the tax credit determined? The tax credit is equal to 10 percent of the home’s purchase price up to a maximum of $8,000.

z What is the definition of a firsttime home buyer? The law defines “first-time home buyer” as a buyer who has not owned a principal residence during the three-year period prior to the pur-

z Are there any income limits for claiming the tax credit? Yes. For sales occuring after Nov. 6, 2009, the income limit for single taxpayers is $125,000; the limit is $225,000 for married taxpayers filing a joint return. The tax credit amount is reduced for buyers with a modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) of more than $125,000 for single taxpayers and $225,000 for married taxpayers filing a joint return. The phaseout range for the tax credit program is equal to $20,000. That is, the tax credit amount is reduced to zero for taxpayers with MAGI of more than $145,000 (single) or $245,000 (married) and is reduced proportionally for taxpayers with MAGIs between these amounts.

Congressman goes to jail

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Prosecutors called a former Louisiana congressman’s corruption the most extensive in the history of Congress. His punishment delivered a similar message. William Jefferson, who famously hid $90,000 cash in his freezer, was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison for taking bribes, the longest term ever imposed on a congressman for bribery. The Democrat who represented parts of New Orleans for nearly 20 years was convicted in August of taking about $500,000 in bribes and seeking millions more in exchange for using his influence to broker business deals in Africa. Jefferson is appealing the conviction. U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III said public corruption was “a cancer on the body politic.” “There must be some sort of greed virus that attacks those in power,” said Ellis, who lamented that so many other congressmen have been convicted on similar charges. But the other punishments weren’t quite as severe. For example, former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham, R-Calif., was sentenced to more than eight years in prison after pleading guilty in 2005 to taking $2.4 million in bribes from defense contractors. Former Rep. Bob Ney, R-Ohio, was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for taking bribes from lobbyist

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Ft. Hood victims honored By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press Writer

KIEL, Wis. — The hundreds of people who lined the main street of a small Indiana city Saturday fell solemnly silent as a white hearse passed by on its way to the church. Mourners streamed into a Wisconsin gymnasium to remember a soldier who once promised to take down Osama bin Laden. Across the country, many stood before several flag-draped coffins during funeral services for several of the 13 victims of the Nov. 5 shootings in Fort Hood, Texas. In Plymouth, Ind. Sheila Ellabarger had placed two foot-high American flags in the grass where she watched the procession for Army Staff Sgt. Justin DeCrow.

Jack Abramoff, and ex-Rep. James She said her children went to school Traficant, D-Ohio, served a 7-year with DeCrow and his wife — his high sentence after being convicted in a 2002 trial of bribery and racketeering. Defense attorneys were counting on those cases when they asked for less than 10 years; prosecutors wanted Jefferson to serve 27 years. “His activity represented the most extensive and pervasive pattern of corruption in the history of Congress,” prosecutor Mark Lytle said. Jefferson said nothing. His attorney advised him not to speak because he is appealing his conviction. Jefferson was allowed to remain free until a hearing next week. Prosecutors want him to begin serving his sentence immediately, while the defense wants Jefferson to remain free while he appeals his conviction. Jefferson was also ordered to forfeit roughly $470,000 in bribery proceeds — the government expects to seize Jefferson’s retirement savings and other assets to enforce the judgment. Located in historic Downtown Jefferson, meanwhile, has filed for bankruptcy protection and his wife rutherfordton in the 1923 is claiming rights to some of those City hall and firehouse assets. Jefferson was convicted in August of 11 counts, including bribery and racketeering, and acquitted on five others.

school sweetheart — and she knew other members of his family. “He was killed by a terrorist in my mind but he was still killed in the line of duty. We owe him a debt of gratitude, him and his family and the other soldiers. We owe them our lives, our freedom,” Ellabarger said. During services in Norman, Okla., snapshots from U.S. Army Spc. Jason Dean Hunt’s recent wedding were projected near his casket. The 22-year-old was described as a loving husband and family man as well as a soldier who left a legacy of selflessness and service. “We may never find out the reason for what occurred on that fateful day at Fort Hood, Texas,” said Ross Ridge, the deputy commanding general at Fort Sill, Okla. “The military community are all grieving here today over the loss of this dedicated soldier.”

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Nation Today Madoff auction nets thousands for victims

NEW YORK (AP) — Items once belonging to Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff (MAY’-dawf) and his wife have fetched as much as 20 times their estimated value at a New York City auction. The fallen financier’s blue satin New York Mets baseball jacket with his surname stitched on the back was valued at up to $720 but sold for $14,500. Two pairs of Ruth Madoff’s diamond dangle earrings sold for $70,000 each, far beyond their pre-sale estimates of $9,800 and $21,400. But the top-priced item in the sale was Bernard Madoff’s Rolex watch, estimated to sell for about $80,000. An anonymous buyer picked it up for only $65,000. Madoff is serving 150 years in prison after pleading guilty in a multibillion-dollar fraud that burned thousands of investors. Proceeds from the auction will be divided among his victims.

Eight rescued after boat capsizes in ocean

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Seven men and a pregnant woman clinging to a capsized boat have been rescued in Mexican waters off the coast of Tijuana. The Coast Guard says the eight were picked up by a Canadian sailing vessel, the Island Princess, and taken to Shelter Island in San Diego. U.S. Customs spokeswoman Jacqueline Dizdul says five of the men were taken to a hospital and treated for hypothermia. One also had a cut on his arm. They claimed to be Mexican citizens, but authorities are working to confirm their statements.

It has not been determined whether the rescued group was planning to cross to the United States.

Overdue books returned after more than 51 years PHOENIX (AP) — A high school librarian in Phoenix says a former student at the school returned two overdue books checked out 51 years ago along with a $1,000 money order to cover the fines. Camelback High School librarian Georgette Bordine says the two Audubon Society books checked out in 1959 and the money order were sent by someone who wanted to remain anonymous. Bordine says the letter explained that the borrower’s family moved to another state and the books were mistakenly packed. The letter said the money order was to cover fines of 2 cents per day for each book. That would total about $745. The letter says the extra money was added in case the rates had changed. Bordine says the money will buy more books, and the overdue books will be returned to the shelves.

Palin says daughter’s pregnancy devastating NEW YORK (AP) — Sarah Palin says she didn’t know her daughter Bristol was sexually active before she learned the teenager was pregnant. The former vice presidential candidate told ABC’s Barbara Walters: “Truthfully, we were devastated.” Bristol was a high school senior when she gave birth to son Tripp in December. Her pregnancy was publicly announced just after Sarah Palin accepted John McCain’s invitation to be his running mate.

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WASHINGTON — The government paid more than $47 billion in questionable Medicare claims including medical treatment showing little relation to a patient’s condition, wasting taxpayer dollars at a rate nearly three times the previous year. Excerpts of a new federal report, obtained by The Associated Press, show a dramatic increase in improper payments in the $440 billion Medicare program that has been cited by government auditors as a high risk for fraud and waste for 20 years. It’s not clear whether Medicare fraud is actually worsening. Much of the increase in the last year is attributed to a change in the Health and Human Services Department’s methodology that imposes stricter documentation requirements and includes more improper payments — part of a data-collection effort being ordered government-wide by President Barack Obama this coming week to promote “honest budgeting” and accurate statistics. Still, the fiscal 2009 financial report — covering the first few months of the Obama administration — highlights the challenges ahead for a government that is seeking in part to pay for its proposed health care overhaul by cracking down on Medicare fraud. While noting that several new anti-fraud efforts were beginning, the government report makes clear that “aggressive actions” to date aimed at reducing improper payments had yielded little improvement. In recent years, the suspect claims have included Medicare prescriptions from doctors who were dead, and requests for payment for medical supplies such as blood glucose strips for sexual impotence and diabetic shoes for leg amputees. Patients, many of them new citizens who barely speak English, are sometimes recruited by brokers who go door-todoor offering hundreds of dollars for use of their Medicare numbers. Obama is expected to announce new initiatives this coning week to help crack down on Medicare fraud, including a government-wide Web site aimed at providing a fuller account of health care spending and improper payments made by various agencies. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services also will launch a Web interactive next month that will allow users to track Medicare payment information by categories such as state, diagnosis and hospital. According to the report, the Bush administration from 2005-2008 reported improper payments of roughly 4 percent in the fee for service program, or about $17 billion

total in 2008. Government officials at the time, however, typically did not consider a Medicare payment improper if the medical documentation was incomplete or a doctor’s signature was illegible. Since these were flaws that ordinarily bar payment, that methodology drew complaints from government auditors that the figures were understated. For fiscal year 2009, the Obama administration began counting those claims as improper, but was unable to complete an official tally based on the new methodology. As a result, it officially reported improper payments for its fee for service program at 7.8 percent, representing a partial tally under the new formula. But it considers the unofficial tally of 12.4 percent to be more representative. Beginning next year, the 12.4 percent figure — or a total of $47 billion in improper payments when counting both Medicare fee for service and managed care — will be used as the baseline estimate. The federal report sets a target of reducing improper payments in the fee for service program to 9.5 percent by next year, which would represent a savings of roughly $9.7 billion. The findings come as the Obama administration is making Medicare anti-fraud efforts an important priority. In recent months, HHS has said it was multiplying by 10 the number of agents and prosecutors targeting fraud in Miami, Los Angeles and other strategic cities where tens of billions of dollars are believed to be lost each year. The new partnership seeks to have better sharing of realtime intelligence data on health care fraud patterns. Officials say they also want to increase training and outreach among Medicare providers to reduce documentation errors, while proposed health overhaul legislation would increase background checks on Medicare claimants and impose stiffer penalties for false claims. Other findings: n In the Medicaid program for the poor, roughly $18.1 billion, or 9.6 percent of claims, are believed to be improper payments. n Using a baseline of 12.4 percent in improper payments in the Medicare fee for service program, HHS is setting targets of reducing fraud and waste to 9.5 percent, 8.5 percent, and 8.0 percent, respectively, for fiscal years 2010 through 2012. Records released in the past week showed that CMS for three years ignored internal watchdog warnings about swindlers stealing millions of dollars by scamming several Medicare programs. The agency received roughly 30 warnings from inspectors but didn’t respond to half of them, even after repeated letters.

GOP trumpets report on health care costs By DAVID ESPO

AP Special Correspondent

WASHINGTON — Overall spending on health care would rise as a result of legislation approved a week ago by the House, and billions of dollars in projected savings contained in the measure will be difficult to maintain, according to a report by a top official at the agency that oversees Medicare. The legislation would expand insurance coverage to an estimated 32 million people who now lack it, according to the report, creating a demand for services that “could be difficult to meet initially ... and could lead to price-increases, cost-shifting and/or changes in providers’ willingness to treat patients with low-reimbursement health coverage.” The analysis was issued by Richard Foster, the chief actuary at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, which is part of the Health and Human Services Department. The study was conducted at the request of House Republicans, who quickly tried to turn it against the Obama administration. Rep. John Boehner of Ohio, the House GOP leader, issued a statement saying the study “confirms that this bill violates President Obama’s

promise to ’bend the cost curve.’ It’s now beyond dispute that their bill will raise costs.” But Brendan Daly, a spokesman for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said the report “shows that our health reform bill will extend the life of the Medicare trust fund by five years, significantly longer than any proposal in recent years.” The same report “estimates that our bill will cover 10 percent more of the population with less than a 1.3 percent increase in national health expenditures that illustrates a bending of the cost curve,” he added. Obama and congressional Democrats have said one of their goals with the legislation is to slow the growth of health care costs nationally. With one exception, Republicans voted against the legislation when it cleared the House, and the GOP now is girding for a fight in the Senate, where debate on health care is expected to begin within days. In the party’s weekly radio and Internet address, Rep. Mark Kirk of Illinois accused House Democrats of missing opportunities to improve the legislation when they rejected Republican proposals to limit lawsuits and give states more flexibility to enact innovative changes.

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SINGAPORE — A major pact within tantalizing reach, President Barack Obama aims to nudge forward an arms-control deal in talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. The 21-nation Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum brought Obama to Singapore, but he is focusing on individual meetings Sunday with Medvedev and with Indonesia’s Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, president of the world’s largest Muslim nation and Obama’s home as a boy. The U.S.-Russia meeting takes place as the nations seek a successor to a Cold War-era agreement. Obama planned another milestone: joining a larger meeting that includes the leader of military-ruled Myanmar. Obama is sure to face criticism at home, particularly from conservatives, for doing so — a significant step up in his administration’s new policy of “pragmatic engagement” that is a shift from years of U.S. isolation and sanctions. The leaders at the APEC forum also planned an informal breakfast meeting, organized by Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Mexican President Felipe Calderon, to discuss the progress of negotiations on a cli-

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U.S. President Barack Obama right, talks with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak during the Gala Dinner at the APEC Summit in Singapore, Saturday.

mate change agreement. The prime minister of Denmark, Lars Loekke Rasmussen, the chairman of next month’s U.N. climate conference in Copenhagen, was expected to attend. Obama and Medvedev agreed in April to reach a new nuclear arms reduction treaty to replace Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty 1 before it expires on Dec. 5. Later, in Moscow in July, they agreed further to cut the number of nuclear warheads each nation possesses to between 1,500 and 1,675 within seven years. U.S. officials say that the two nations now have agreed on the broad outlines of a new treaty, with the expectation that the leaders will sign one during Obama’s travels to Europe in early December to accept

the Nobel Peace Prize. Such an agreement would be a big feather in Obama’s cap and bragging rights toward his promise to work toward a nuclear-free world, offering momentum for other armscontrol and nonproliferation efforts. The president has been hinting at his optimism on the issue leading up to and during his Asia trip. “We are already taking steps to bring down our nuclear stockpiles in cooperation with the Russian government,” he said during a news conference in Japan with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. A new treaty also could boost relations with Russia at a time that Washington is looking for its cooperation on issues including reining in Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

Iran strengthens its crackdown on Internet

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s embattled opposition leaders accused the government of becoming more brutal than the shah’s regime in Web statements Saturday, and authorities announced a new Internet crackdown aimed at choking off the reform movement’s last real means of keeping its campaign alive. Two of Iran’s top pro-reform figures said police used excessive force against anti-government protesters who took to the streets last week on

the sidelines of state-sanctioned rallies to mark the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover. Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mahdi Karroubi, who lead the protest movement rejecting the legitimacy of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s June re-election, said authorities wielding batons even struck women on their heads. They called such treatment an ugly act that was not even seen during

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Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi’s response to the 1979 Islamic revolution that toppled him. Karroubi was quoted by several opposition Web sites. “... I struggled against the Pahlavi regime for 15 years ... but there were no such crackdowns.” Such Web statements have been the mainstay of an opposition movement struggling to stay alive despite being brutally swept off the streets in the weeks after the June 12 election.

SINGAPORE (AP) — President Barack Obama raised hopes for creating an Asia-Pacific free-trade region by announcing Saturday that the U.S. would seek to join a smaller group seen as a precursor to a broader Pacific Rim agreement. News that the U.S. would participate in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, joining Chile, New Zealand, Singapore and Brunei, was announced in Tokyo and Singapore, drawing applause at the annual AsiaPacific Economic Cooperation forum. “Significant steps like the TPP are important to help keep up the momentum in our efforts to realize the ... vision” to create a region-wide free trade area, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong told other leaders at their weekend summit here. There have been concerns that the U.S., the world’s biggest economy, and other nations might turn inward as they grapple with the worst global financial crisis in decades. Obama’s move reinforced calls for expanding free trade rather than resorting to protectionist measures to cope with the recession. He pushed for progress on talks to liberalize world trade. “In this new era, opening other markets around the globe will be critical not just to America’s prosperity, but to the world’s,” Obama said in Tokyo before departing for the APEC forum. APEC, celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, was created to promote greater trade and integration among Pacific Rim nations from Chile to China. Its scope since has expanded to encompass a wide range of issues, including climate change, energy and food security, and politics. The anniversary comes amid the biggest global financial crisis since the 1930s. While the worst appears over, the recovery remains fragile, leaders said.

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First Round Action, Day 2

Bulldogs chew up Cavaliers

Scott Bowers

R-S Central now has its own ‘Drive’ In the long history of the NFL there have been a collection of moments that often are reduced to a simple moniker. “The Immaculate Reception,” of course, refers to Pittsburgh Steelers RB Franco Harris’ incredible catch and run that lifted the Steelers to their first ever playoff win. “The Catch,” is immortalized by 49ers’ Nation as the moment WR Dwight Clark pulled down QB Joe Montana’s desperation toss into the back of the end zone. A young Tom Brady was sitting in the stands that day. “The Drive,” means two things to two different fan bases. In Denver, the label is applied to QB John Elway’s remarkable two-minute drive that lifted the Broncos over Cleveland. For Pittsburgh fans, the label is being applied to the 92 yard drive that the Steelers used to win the Super Bowl, this past February. Hilltoppers’ Nation now has a reason to love 92 yard drives. Friday night, the Raiders sent out a defensive lineman in a punting situation. I immediately thought South was going to fake the punt. South’s usual punter must have been pulled from the game by his coaches after he shanked a 13-yarder earlier in the game, because the big DL booted the ball all the way to the Central 8. My first thought was, ‘well, this is the game right here.’ There was plenty of time on the clock, but backed up that deep the Hilltoppers had no room for error. They had to be perfect. William Lynch was. He blasted the far sideline for 27 yards, on the first play from scrimmage, and Central was out of the deep hole. That run, like so many others, was set up by great blocking up front. Before the game, a South Rowan fan approached me and asked me about the Central line — “They look kind of slow,” he said. “They are,” I responded. “It took them at least two hours to get to Rowan County.” He just kind of blinked at me, not knowing how to respond. I get my smart-aleck streak honest from this gray-haired woman, who is running around Spindale. Be careful around her. After Lynch’s burst, the ‘slow’ offensive line of Central cleared holes that a 41-year old bald man with a bad knee could have run through. Central rolled 92 yards on 12 plays — all running plays — and capped the drive with one of the finest 1 yard runs you would ever see. Cameron Green pushed to his left and found no space, on the 1 yard touchdown run, but the sophomore kept pushing until he broke the plain. The game wasn’t ‘over’ with that drive, but in many ways, I think it may have been. High school teams can’t usually sustain 92 yard drives. They are after all young men, who are still learning the game and they are prone to small, and big, mistakes. Not the Hilltoppers, not on this drive. Twelve plays and the only penalty was a 5 yard offsides called on South. It is, and will be forever, a drive that the Hilltoppers can be proud of and a drive that may propel them to bigger things. West Rowan waits and they wait with a 26 game winning streak. How nice would it be to end that with a strong drive on Friday. Yeah, pretty sweet.

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East Rutherford players raise their helmets prior to kick off of an early season game in this file photo. The Cavaliers lost to Thomasville, 35-3, in the 1st round of the 2A NCHSAA Playoffs Saturday.

THOMASVILLE — East Rutherford was defeated 35-3 by Thomasville in the first round of the 2A NCHSAA Football playoffs Saturday. The Bulldogs struck for three rushing touchdowns, including two from Quin Riley, and added a passing strike. In addition, Thomasville’s defense added to the score with a touchdown on a 43 yard interception and a safety. East’s Tyler Hamilton finished with 60 yards rushing against the stingy Thomasville defense. The Cavs were held to 84 yards in the first half and Ryan Bailey’s 29 yard field goal were the only East points, coming just before halftime.

Cheek, RS clear playoff hurdle in style By SCOTT BOWERS Daily Courier Sports Editor

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Central’s Leon Brown (25) looks to gain additional yards during the 3A football playoff game against South Rowan Friday. The Hilltoppers won 28-21.

CHINA GROVE — When it was all said and done, Coach Mike Cheek simply looked relaxed. It has been a hard six years for Coach Cheek and his staff as they have worked on building a football team from the ground up. Cheek arrived at ‘The Palace,’ to inherit a team that played like it belonged at a dump. The Hilltoppers had sleepwalked through an awful 1-33 mark that had made them the butt of jokes in and around Rutherford County. Six years later and one of the final remaining hurdles has been cleared in dominating fashion. Central 28, South Rowan 21 — in the first round of the playoffs. Cheek, as he has so often done, deflected credit and shined the light elsewhere. “This was all about those senior offensive linemen and our fans,” said Cheek. “I think a lot of the credit needs to go to them. They traveled all the way up here and they made a lot of noise and really kept our kids up.” Perhaps, it is because Coach Cheek has given them something to scream about, but he won’t Please see Hilltoppers, Page 4B

Georgia Tech’s quarterback Josh Nesbitt (9) tosses the ball away as he is tackled by Duke’s Damian Thornton, left, during the football game in Durham, Saturday. Associated Press

No. 7 Tech clinches division, routs Duke DURHAM (AP) — Jonathan Dwyer rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns, Josh Nesbitt accounted for three scores and No. 7 Georgia Tech clinched a spot in the ACC championship game by routing Duke 49-10 on Saturday. Orwin Smith returned a kickoff 83 yards to spark the slow-start-

ing Yellow Jackets (10-1, 7-1). Their offense took over after that, scoring touchdowns on five of the following six possessions, rushing for 306 yards and shutting out the Blue Devils in the final three quarters. Nesbitt was 6 for 10 for 195 yards with touchdown passes covering 32 yards to Stephen Hill and 75 yards to

Demaryius Thomas, and had a 2-yard touchdown run. Dwyer, the reigning Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year, had scoring runs of 3 and 13 yards in his fourth consecutive 100yard game. The Blue Devils (5-5, 3-3) had Please see Duke, Page 4B

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Scoreboard FOOTBALL National Football League

AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 6 2 0 .750 225 N.Y. Jets 4 4 0 .500 177 Miami 3 5 0 .375 193 Buffalo 3 5 0 .375 123 South W L T Pct PF Indianapolis 8 0 0 1.000 217 Houston 5 4 0 .556 215 Jacksonville 4 4 0 .500 157 Tennessee 2 6 0 .250 148 North W L T Pct PF Cincinnati 6 2 0 .750 180 Pittsburgh 6 2 0 .750 195 Baltimore 4 4 0 .500 206 Cleveland 1 7 0 .125 78 West W L T Pct PF Denver 6 2 0 .750 150 San Diego 5 3 0 .625 206 Oakland 2 6 0 .250 78 Kansas City 1 7 0 .125 126

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF 6 2 0 .750 217 5 3 0 .625 219 5 4 0 .556 232 2 6 0 .250 113 South W L T Pct PF New Orleans 8 0 0 1.000 303 Atlanta 5 3 0 .625 202 Carolina 3 5 0 .375 148 Tampa Bay 1 7 0 .125 134 North W L T Pct PF Minnesota 7 1 0 .875 244 Green Bay 4 4 0 .500 215 Chicago 4 5 0 .444 186 Detroit 1 7 0 .125 133 West W L T Pct PF Arizona 5 3 0 .625 198 San Francisco 4 5 0 .444 184 Seattle 3 5 0 .375 167 St. Louis 1 7 0 .125 77

Dallas Philadelphia N.Y. Giants Washington

PA 115 134 204 169 PA 108 188 198 238 PA 135 139 154 209 PA 124 179 201 205 PA 152 153 204 154 PA 174 166 196 231 PA 174 172 201 237 PA 164 180 167 221

Thursday’s Games San Francisco 10, Chicago 6 Sunday’s Games Buffalo at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Denver at Washington, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at Miami, 1 p.m. Jacksonville at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. New Orleans at St. Louis, 1 p.m. Atlanta at Carolina, 1 p.m. Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Kansas City at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Dallas at Green Bay, 4:15 p.m. Philadelphia at San Diego, 4:15 p.m. Seattle at Arizona, 4:15 p.m. New England at Indianapolis, 8:20 p.m. Open: N.Y. Giants, Houston Monday’s Game Baltimore at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19 Miami at Carolina, 8:20 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22 Cleveland at Detroit, 1 p.m. Atlanta at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Washington at Dallas, 1 p.m. San Francisco at Green Bay, 1 p.m. Indianapolis at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Pittsburgh at Kansas City, 1 p.m. New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Buffalo at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Seattle at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Arizona at St. Louis, 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Jets at New England, 4:15 p.m. San Diego at Denver, 4:15 p.m. Cincinnati at Oakland, 4:15 p.m. Philadelphia at Chicago, 8:20 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23 Tennessee at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

College Football Major Scores EAST Army 22, VMI 17 Brown 14, Dartmouth 7, OT Bryant 35, St. Francis, Pa. 12 Cent. Connecticut St. 20, Monmouth, N.J. 19 Colgate 29, Bucknell 14 Columbia 30, Cornell 20 Duquesne 45, Sacred Heart 42 Holy Cross 28, Lafayette 26 James Madison 17, Massachusetts 14 Lehigh 35, Fordham 28 Maine 41, Rhode Island 17 Navy 35, Delaware 18 Northeastern 14, Hofstra 13 Penn 17, Harvard 7 Penn St. 31, Indiana 20 Princeton 24, Yale 17 Richmond 49, Georgetown, D.C. 10 Robert Morris 37, Wagner 10 Villanova 49, Towson 7 SOUTH

Alabama A&M 13, Jackson St. 5 Appalachian St. 27, Elon 10 Austin Peay 24, Tennessee St. 21 Bethune-Cookman 21, Howard 10 Boston College 14, Virginia 10 Charleston Southern 30, Stony Brook 27, OT Chattanooga 31, The Citadel 28 Clemson 43, N.C. State 23 Coastal Carolina 41, Presbyterian 37 Florida 24, South Carolina 14 Florida Atlantic 35, Arkansas St. 18 Florida St. 41, Wake Forest 28 Furman 30, Georgia Southern 22 Georgia Tech 49, Duke 10 Hampton 25, Florida A&M 0 Jacksonville 36, Butler 7 Jacksonville St. 55, Tennessee Tech 28 Kentucky 24, Vanderbilt 13 Liberty 51, Gardner-Webb 28 Louisiana-Monroe 21, W. Kentucky 18 Louisville 10, Syracuse 9 MVSU 16, Lincoln, Mo. 6 Marist 14, Davidson 6 Middle Tennessee 34, Louisiana-Lafayette 17 Mississippi 42, Tennessee 17 N.C. Central 18, Winston-Salem 10 Nicholls St. 28, Northwestern St. 21 Norfolk St. 21, Delaware St. 16 North Carolina 33, Miami 24 Prairie View 34, Alcorn St. 14 S. Carolina St. 37, Morgan St. 13 Samford 27, Wofford 24 San Diego 13, Morehead St. 7 Southern Miss. 27, Marshall 20 Southern U. 34, Alabama St. 24 Stephen F.Austin 41, SE Louisiana 10 UAB 31, Memphis 21 UCF 37, Houston 32 Virginia Tech 36, Maryland 9 W. Carolina 24, E. Kentucky 7 Webber International 35, Savannah St. 20 William & Mary 20, New Hampshire 17 MIDWEST Campbell 17, Valparaiso 3 Dayton 23, Drake 6 E. Illinois 49, Tenn.-Martin 13 Iowa St. 17, Colorado 10 Michigan St. 40, Purdue 37 Minnesota 16, S. Dakota St. 13 Missouri 38, Kansas St. 12 N. Dakota St. 56, Indiana St. 17 Nebraska 31, Kansas 17 Northwestern 21, Illinois 16 Ohio St. 27, Iowa 24, OT S. Illinois 44, Missouri St. 24 SE Missouri 49, Murray St. 13 W. Michigan 35, E. Michigan 14 Wisconsin 45, Michigan 24 Youngstown St. 30, Illinois St. 18 SOUTHWEST Rice 28, Tulane 20 SMU 35, UTEP 31 Sam Houston St. 17, Cent. Arkansas 14 Texas 47, Baylor 14 FAR WEST BYU 24, New Mexico 19 Boise St. 63, Idaho 25 E. Washington 41, S. Utah 28 Montana 38, N. Colorado 10 Montana St. 27, Sacramento St. 17 Nevada 52, Fresno St. 14 Oregon St. 48, Washington 21 Stanford 55, Southern Cal 21 UC Davis 28, North Dakota 20 UCLA 43, Washington St. 7 Utah St. 24, San Jose St. 9 Weber St. 27, N. Arizona 9

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct 8 2 .800 5 4 .556 4 5 .444 1 9 .100 0 9 .000 Southeast Division W L Pct Atlanta 7 2 .778 Miami 6 2 .750 Orlando 7 3 .700 Charlotte 3 5 .375 Washington 2 6 .250 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 6 3 .667 Milwaukee 4 2 .667 Chicago 4 4 .500 Detroit 4 4 .500 Indiana 3 3 .500 Boston Toronto Philadelphia New York New Jersey

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Dallas 6 3 .667 San Antonio 4 3 .571 Houston 5 4 .556 New Orleans 3 7 .300 Memphis 1 8 .111 Northwest Division W L Pct Denver 7 3 .700

GB — 2 1/2 3 1/2 7 7 1/2 GB — 1/2 1/2 3 1/2 4 1/2 GB — 1/2 1 1/2 1 1/2 1 1/2

GB — 1 1 3 1/2 5 GB —

Portland Oklahoma City Utah Minnesota Phoenix L.A. Lakers Sacramento Golden State L.A. Clippers

7 3 .700 4 4 .500 4 5 .444 1 9 .100 Pacific Division W L Pct 8 2 .800 7 2 .778 5 4 .556 3 5 .375 3 7 .300

— 2 2 1/2 6 GB — 1/2 2 1/2 4 5

Thursday’s Games Cleveland 111, Miami 104 L.A. Lakers 121, Phoenix 102 Friday’s Games Orlando 88, New Jersey 72 Utah 112, Philadelphia 90 Golden State 121, New York 107 Atlanta 97, Boston 86 Dallas 89, Minnesota 77 Portland 86, New Orleans 78 Sacramento 109, Houston 100 Denver 105, L.A. Lakers 79 Toronto 104, L.A. Clippers 89 Saturday’s Games Indiana 113, Boston 104 Detroit 106, Washington 103 Atlanta 121, New Orleans 98 Portland 80, Charlotte 74 Utah at Cleveland, late New Jersey at Miami, late Philadelphia at Chicago, late Minnesota at Memphis, late Golden State at Milwaukee, late Oklahoma City at San Antonio, late Sunday’s Games Dallas at Detroit, 6 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. Toronto at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Houston at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

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North Carolina’s Kendric Burney (16) pulls down an interception during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Miami in Chapel Hill, Saturday.

HOCKEY National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF New Jersey 17 13 4 0 26 46 Pittsburgh 19 12 7 0 24 55 Philadelphia 15 10 4 1 21 57 N.Y. Rangers 19 10 8 1 21 59 N.Y. Islanders 19 7 6 6 20 52 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF Buffalo 16 11 4 1 23 45 Boston 18 8 7 3 19 41 Ottawa 16 8 6 2 18 47 Montreal 19 9 10 0 18 49 Toronto 17 3 9 5 11 43 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF Washington 19 12 3 4 28 73 Atlanta 16 9 6 1 19 60 Tampa Bay 16 7 4 5 19 43 Florida 16 6 9 1 13 41 Carolina 18 2 12 4 8 37 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF Chicago 18 11 5 2 24 53 Columbus 18 10 6 2 22 55 Detroit 17 9 5 3 21 55 Nashville 17 8 8 1 17 37 St. Louis 17 6 7 4 16 40 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF Colorado 19 12 4 3 27 58 Calgary 17 11 4 2 24 54 Vancouver 20 10 10 0 20 54 Edmonton 19 8 9 2 18 56 Minnesota 19 7 11 1 15 45 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF San Jose 20 13 4 3 29 67 Los Angeles 20 11 7 2 24 63 Dallas 18 8 4 6 22 57 Phoenix 18 10 8 0 20 47 Anaheim 17 6 8 3 15 48

GA 35 51 38 53 58 GA 35 42 50 57 63 GA 57 48 50 55 68 GA 43 65 50 48 44 GA 46 45 55 60 58 GA 48 63 54 43 55

Friday’s Games Columbus 3, Anaheim 2, SO Washington 3, Minnesota 1 N.Y. Islanders 4, Carolina 3, OT Buffalo 2, Calgary 1, SO Atlanta 7, Los Angeles 0 Chicago 3, Toronto 2 Saturday’s Games N.Y. Rangers 2, Ottawa 1, SO Detroit 7, Anaheim 4 Buffalo 3, Philadelphia 2 Florida 5, N.Y. Islanders 4, SO Calgary 5, Toronto 2 New Jersey 5, Washington 2 Los Angeles at Tampa Bay, late Boston at Pittsburgh, late San Jose at St. Louis, late Dallas at Phoenix, late Montreal at Nashville, late Vancouver at Colorado, 10 p.m. Sunday’s Games Minnesota at Carolina, 1:30 p.m. Edmonton at Atlanta, 2 p.m. San Jose at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Woods trying to close out victory Down Under

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Tiger Woods has been saying since he first showed up on the PGA Tour that he plays only to win. Lately, he has been making just as many headlines when he loses. In the 268 official tournaments that Woods has played around the world as a pro, he has never gone three consecutive events without winning when he held at least a share of the 36-hole lead. That streak was in jeopardy Sunday in the Australian Masters, where Woods looked to be in control with a three-shot lead until stumbling to an evenpar 72 in the third round to fall into a three-way tie with the Australian duo of Greg Chalmers and James Nitties. For that, Woods was thankful. “I played myself into a tie for

the lead, and I could have easily played myself straight out of the tournament,” Woods said Saturday. “But I grinded, I hung in there and turned it around. That’s a huge positive.” He took a lousy session on the practice range onto the course at Kingston Heath, and it never got any better. Woods blocked a 3-iron on the opening par 5 and failed to make birdie for the first time all week. He came up short of the third green with a wedge and three-putted from the fringe for a bogey. He missed the seventh fairway well to the right, and short-sided himself in a bunker on the eighth, both times making unlikely pars. The low point came at the 13th, where he was so angry after another shot sailed to the right

that he slammed his driver into the ground and it bounced up and into the gallery. A surprised fan caught the club and returned it to him. “That was my mistake,” Woods said. “I got hot after a bad tee shot and let go of the club.” The reaction will be far worse if he fails to win the Australian Masters after going into the final round tied with two players who are not among the golf’s elite. Nitties just finished his rookie season on the PGA Tour and easily kept his card, although he is No. 223 in the world ranking. Chalmers, who hasn’t won in Australia in 11 years, also finished among the top 100 on the PGA Tour money list and is No. 194 in the world. His goal this year was not to return to Q-school.

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North Carolina upsets No. 12 Miami, 33-24 CHAPEL HILL (AP) — Kendric Burney returned one of his three interceptions for a 77-yard touchdown and his third pick resulted in a bizarre fourth-quarter score that helped North Carolina beat No. 12 Miami 33-24 on Saturday. Burney fumbled his third interception on what looked to be a forward lateral, but Melvin Williams picked up the loose ball and ran the last 44 yards for a score. The touchdown held up on review after replays showed the ball slipping from Burney’s hand, confirming a play that gave the Tar Heels (7-3, 3-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) a 30-17 lead with about 9 1/2 minutes left. Casey Barth kicked four field goals, including the clincher with 1:57 left, to help North Carolina become bowl-eligible for the second straight year and give Butch Davis yet another win against his former program. It also was North Carolina’s fifth consecutive win against ranked teams dating to last season. It was quite a way for the Tar Heels to close their home schedule. Their defense, which came in ranked fifth in the nation, allowed 435 yards but harassed Jacory Harris into a career-high four interceptions — with three going to Burney to end drives deep in North Carolina territory. Harris threw for 319 yards and a touchdown for the Hurricanes (7-3, 4-3), and Graig Cooper and Damien Berry each ran for scores. But they had to play catch-up almost the entire game, with North Carolina using Burney’s long TD return to take a 20-7 halftime lead then getting a 32-yard field goal from Barth midway through the third. It was a familiar scene for the Tar Heels, who led Florida State 24-6 in the third before faltering late and losing 30-27. This time, North Carolina held on, putting together an 11-play, 60-yard drive that took more than 5 minutes off the clock and set up Barth’s final field goal — the kind of drive it couldn’t manage against the Seminoles. Ryan Houston ran for 76 yards for the Tar Heels, including 33 on that final drive. Burney finished with 170 interception return yards, a single-game ACC record, and became the first Tar Heel to have three picks in a game since Dre’ Bly in 1996.

Streelman wins $1 millon Kodak Challenge ORLANDO, Fla. — Kevin Streelman entered the final event with a two-shot lead in the season-long Kodak Challenge, but he didn’t wait long to seal the $1 million prize. Streelman stuck his approach on the par-4 17th at Magnolia to three feet and sank the putt, giving him an insurmountable three-shot lead. The prize is a fitting end to a solid sophomore season by Streelman, who burst upon the PGA Tour scene in 2008 after navigating through q-school. Streelman found himself paired with Tiger Woods in Round 3 of the 2008 Buick Invitational, and Streelman’s wide-eyed view of the Tour has never wavered even as he grew into one of the best young players in the game. Streelman’s sister and brother-in-law live in Rutherfordton.

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No. 1 Gators survive Gamecocks

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Wake Forest’s Kevin Harris, left, pushes Florida State’s Korey Mangum (22) away as he runs for a touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Winston-Salem, Saturday. Florida State won, 41-28.

Seminoles drop Demon Deacons

WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — Jermaine Thomas rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown, E.J. Manuel was effective in his first career start, and Florida State kept its bowl hopes alive with a 41-28 victory over Wake Forest on Saturday. Manuel was 15 of 20 for 220 yards. He threw for a touchdown and ran for another replacing the injured Christian Ponder for the Seminoles (5-5, 3-4), who will qualify for a bowl for a record 28th straight year with a win next week against Maryland. Wake Forest (4-7, 2-5) lost its fifth straight and was eliminated from bowl contention in a sour final home game for Riley Skinner. Looking to become the first quarterback to start in four wins over Seminoles coach Bobby Bowden, Skinner struggled as the Demon Deacons fell behind 31-7 in the second quarter. Wake Forest got within 31-21 early in the third quarter on Kevin Harris’ 12-yard touchdown run from the wildcat formation. But the Demon Deacons could get no closer as their banged-up defense struggled to contain Florida State’s running game. Relying on Thomas with a young quarterback, he had runs of 21 and 13 yards to set up the second of Dustin Hopkins’ two field goals. Then Manuel’s 7-yard touchdown pass to Jarmon Fortson — who also had the game’s biggest hit on Manuel’s lone interception — made it 41-21 early in the fourth quarter. It allowed the embattled Bowden to celebrate a key victory in his first game since his 80th birthday, thanks in part to his 19-year-old fill-in. Manuel, the highly recruited redshirt freshman from Virginia Beach, Va., took over after Ponder’s season-ending shoulder injury a week ago.

Liberty scores 24 unanswered points in 2nd half to down GWU By JACOB CONLEY Daily Courier Sports Reporter

BOILING SPRINGS — Gardner-Webb watched a 28-27 halftime lead evaporate in the midst of a 24-0 Liberty run as the Flames overpowered the home team, 51-28. There were several bright spots for the Bulldogs as David Montgomery recorded over 300 all-purpose yards in his final home game. The Bulldogs wasted little time getting on the board against arch-rival Liberty as Montgomery took the opening kickoff 100 yards to give GWU an early 7-0 lead. Liberty tied the score moments later as the Flames took advantage of good field position to march down the field and score from two yards out to knot the game, 7-7, with 8:30 left in the opening frame. Liberty’s Mike Brown then broke the tie when he scored from the Wildcat to put the visitors up, 14-7. Tyson Petty then evened the contest on an end around that covered 4 yards to knot the score. The track meet continued as the Flames stuck again, this time through the air as former Gamecocks’ QB Tommy Beecher found his tight end in the back of the end zone. But, GWU scored two plays later on a 66 yard Patrick Hall jaunt to tie the score at 21 midway through the 2nd quarter. After the Flames kicked a field goal, Montgomery notched his 2nd touchdown of the game when he reeled in a 43 yard pass from Stan Doolittle and after another Flames’ field goal, GWU held a 28-27 lead as the two teams went to the lockers for halftime. From there Liberty went on a 24 -0 scoring spree to close out the game and end the Bulldogs chances for an upset. The loss was the third straight defeat for Gardner-Webb.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Tim Tebow tied the Southeastern Conference touchdown record and No. 1 Florida gained its first perfect league season in 13 years with a 24-14 victory over South Carolina on Saturday. The Gators (10-0, 8-0) remained on track for a third national title in four years. They again called on their SECleading defense to save things against former coach Steve Spurrier. Down 17-14, South Carolina (6-5, 3-5) drove 48 yards to the Florida 22. But defensive lineman Justin Trattou intercepted Stephen Garcia and brought it back 53 yards. Tebow cashed in the touchdown four plays later, a 1-yard burst that was the 53rd of his SEC career to match LSU great Kevin Faulk. Florida hadn’t gone undefeated in the SEC regular season since Spurrier’s 1996 national champions. Tebow ended 14 of 25 for 199 yards passing, including a 68-yard touchdown throw to Riley Cooper.

No. 2 Texas 47, Baylor 14 WACO, Texas (AP) — Colt McCoy tied the NCAA record for career victories by a starting quarterback, throwing two touchdown passes for Texas. McCoy is 42-7 in his career, tying the wins record set by former Georgia quarterback David Greene. Texas led 40-0 by halftime with McCoy throwing touchdown passes of 3 and 7 yards to Jordan Shipley. Cody Johnson ran for 109 yards and two short touchdowns and Tre’ Newton added a 45-yard scoring run. Texas (10-0, 6-0 Big 12) reached 10 wins for the ninth straight season, second only to Florida State’s run of 14 consecutive 10-win seasons from 19872000. Baylor (4-6, 1-5) absorbed its fifth loss in six games. Nick Florence finished with 240 yards passing and three interceptions.

No. 6 Boise St. 63, Idaho 25 BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Kellen Moore threw four touchdown passes to Austin Pettis and tied a career high with five overall, leading Boise State to the victory. Titus Young had a 100-yard kickoff return that was actually longer and Kyle Wilson returned an interception 71 yards for another score for the big-play Broncos (10-0, 5-0 WAC), who beat their rivals for the 11th consecutive time.

No. 10 Ohio St. 27, No. 15 Iowa 24, OT COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Backup Devin Barclay kicked a 39-yard field goal in overtime to send Ohio State to the Rose Bowl for the first time in 13 years. The Buckeyes (9-2, 6-1) clinched at least a share of their fifth consecutive Big Ten title and the conference’s automatic BCS bid. Iowa (9-2, 5-2), which overcame a 24-10 deficit with just over 11 minutes left, lost its second in a row. Redshirt freshman quarterback James Vandenberg was solid for the Hawkeyes in his first college start. But filling in for the injured Ricky Stanzi, Vandenberg was intercepted three times, the final time to end Iowa’s only possession in overtime.

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North Carolina State wide receiver Steven Howard (85) is stopped by Clemson’s cornerback Coty Sensabaugh (15) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Raleigh, Saturday.

the most points ever allowed by the Trojans. The loss was the Trojans’ worst since a 51-0 defeat at home against Notre Dame in 1966 and essentially ended USC’s sevenyear run as Pac-10 champions. Andrew Luck threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score for the Cardinal (7-3, 6-2), who followed up their surprising rout of Oregon last week with a strong start and a big finish at the Coliseum, where the Trojans (7-3, 4-3) haven’t lost to any other opponent since 2001, going 47-2. Stanford’s 24-23 victory as a 41-point underdog in 2007 was a major shocker, yet this win barely even qualified as an upset — which might be the most incredible thing of all about the Trojans’ downward slide.

Central Florida 37, No. 13 Houston 32 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Central Florida slowed down Case Keenum and stopped the nation’s most prolific passer from pulling off another improbable comeback. Brett Hodges outplayed the Cougars quarterback and Brynn Harvey rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns, helping UCF stop Houston’s five-game winning streak that featured Keenum putting together a pair of last-minute rallies.

No. 19 Penn St. 31, Indiana 20 STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Linebacker Navorro Bowman had a 73-yard interception return for a touchdown and Evan Royster scored twice to help Penn State overcame four first-half turnovers. Senior quarterback Daryll Clark threw for one score and ran for another in his last game at Beaver Stadium, but also threw two interceptions.

No. 25 Stanford 55, No. 11 USC 21

No. 20 Virginia Tech 36, Maryland 9

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Toby Gerhart rushed for 178 yards and three touchdowns and Stanford emphatically followed up its 2007 upset at the Coliseum with

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Tyrod Taylor threw for 268 yards and a career-high three touchdowns, and Virginia Tech built an early 24-point lead before

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coasting to the victory. Taylor threw each of his TD passes in the opening 23 minutes to help Virginia Tech (7-3, 4-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) go up 27-3. Freshman Ryan Williams ran for 126 yards and scored his 12th touchdown, a single-season record for a Virginia Tech freshman. Wearing black and desert camouflage uniforms as a tribute to Army veterans, Maryland (2-8, 1-5) lost its fifth straight — its longest skid since 1998. Sophomore quarterback Jamarr Robinson ran for 129 yards on 24 carries and completed 12 of 32 passes for 104 yards.

No. 21 Wisconsin 45, Michigan 24 MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Scott Tolzien tied a career high with four touchdown passes and scored on a sneak to lead Wisconsin to the victory.

No. 22 BYU 24, New Mexico 19 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Max Hall passed for two touchdowns and got his 29th win at BYU to match Heisman Trophy winner Ty Detmer’s school record.

No. 24 Clemson 43, NC State 23 RALEIGH (AP) — C.J. Spiller became the first player in Clemson history to record a touchdown passing, rushing and receiving in the same game. Spiller, who broke Derrick Hamilton’s single-season school record for all-purpose yards on his 16-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, rushed for 97 yards on 18 carries. He finished with three receptions for 48 yards, including a 34-yard touchdown catch early in the fourth. Jamie Harper added a 69-yard touchdown run for the Tigers (7-3, 5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who won their fifth consecutive game. Russell Wilson was 12 of 32 for 183 yards and two touchdowns for the Wolfpack (4-6, 1-5).

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take the credit. “Man, there are just so many people who have been a part of this,” said Cheek. “This isn’t about me and it never has been.” For the Hilltoppers and their coach one thing was clear — Friday night’s win was a big step forward. “Oh, this is just huge — huge, for us. For the mental side of the game, we needed this,” said Cheek. “We had to get over this hump.” The Hilltoppers (9-3) cleared the ‘hump’ by turning South Rowan into little more than a speed bump. Central’s ‘Blue-Dozers,’ cleared a path for the team’s running backs and junior quarterback, Jacob Kinlaw all night long. The Hilltoppers rolled for 417 yards on 57 carries, for a whopping per carry average of 7.3 yards. Friday Night Heroes: There is a lot of credit to go around. n QB Jacob Kinlaw made good decision’s with the football and, after committing turnovers in losses to Shelby and Burns, the junior signal-caller played a flawless game. Although, his final passing numbers (1-of-5 for 16 yards) are not the stuff of legend, Kinlaw was effective in reading coverage and not forcing the football. On one play in the fourth quarter, Kinlaw rolled to his right and pulled the football down when he realized his options were all covered. Kinlaw seeing that South Rowan’s defense had no ‘backdoor,’ rolled back to his left and gained 13 yards with his feet. n DE Aris Smith made three tackles for a loss and once more displayed a non-stop motor. n DE Jonathon Fuller came up with Central’s lone sack — but it was a big one. South Rowan’s Blake Houston, on a 1st and

minus-1 yard rushing through three quarters and finished with 25. Georgia Tech outgained Duke 519-281, won its eighth straight and sewed up the Coastal Division title for the second time in four years. Now, after a week off and a visit from instate rival Georgia, it’s on to Tampa, Fla., to face the Atlantic champion with a trip to the Orange Bowl on the line. Thaddeus Lewis was 22 for 35 for 212 yards with an 18-yard touchdown pass to Re’quan Boyette and an interception in garbage time. Duke has lost two straight, and must beat No. 12 Miami and Wake Forest to qualify for its first bowl since 1994. Yet for a while, the Blue Devils kept this one interesting, taking a 10-0 lead in the final minute of the first quarter before Smith got the Yellow Jackets back in the game. R-S Central’s He muffed the ensuing kickoff at about the 15, Dominique Petty started out toward the hash marks, cut back down (20) pulls down the right sideline and was dragged down from the game’s only behind at the 2. interception near Nesbitt powered in on the next play, Marcus the end of the first Wright took an option pitch 16 yards for a TD and quarter against Dwyer scored from 3 yards out to make it 21-10. South Rowan, Friday. Petty also Nesbitt’s scoring strike to Hill with 32 seconds forced a fumble in left made it an 18-point game at the break and the fourth quarter sent Duke to its 39th straight loss to a nationally that was recovranked opponent. ered by Marquis That looked much less of a certainty early on, Carson in the because Lewis and the Blue Devils couldn’t have Central end zone been much better during their opening drive. for a touchback. The fourth-year starter was 5 for 5 for 54 yards, and the 20-yard pass he dropped over Boyette’s Wayne Hinshaw/ Special to the shoulder put Duke up 7-0 roughly 4 minutes in. Smith’s game-changing return came moments Courier after a special-teams foul-up gave Duke a short field and a 10-point lead. Will Snyderwine’s 31-yard field goal came after the Yellow Jackets botched what appeared to be a fake punt deep in Blue Devils territory — but ultimately, that was one of Tech’s final miscues of the day.

R-S Central 28, South Rowan 21 First Quarter RS — Jacob Kinlaw 51 yard run (Cody Owens PAT); 3 plays, 66 yards. 10:46. SR — Mark McDaniel 73 yard punt return (Ledo Rivera PAT). 2:44. Second Quarter RS — Leon Brown 3 yard run (Owens PAT); 8 plays, 65 yards. 11:37. SR — Thomas Lowe 1 yard run (Rivera PAT); 11 plays, 65 yards. 8:10. SR — Blake Houston 15 yard run (Rivera PAT); 7 plays, 53 yards. 2:36. Third Quarter RS — Kinlaw 1 yard run (Owens PAT); 5 plays, 60 yards. 6:51. Fourth Quarter RS — Cameron Green 1 yard run (Owens PAT); 12 plays, 92 yards. 6:57. RUSHING RS — C. Green 17-124-TD; W. Lynch 11-93; O. Murray 11-73; J. Kinlaw 10-66-2 TD; L. Brown 8-61-TD. SR — T. Lowe 17-120-TD; B. Houston 10-40-TD; D. Harris 9-39. PASSING RS — J. Kinlaw 1-5-16. SR — B. Houston 5-9-INT-28 RECEIVING RS — V. Staley 1-16. SR — BJ Grant 2-11; T. House 1-13; D. Walker 1-10; Q. Glaspy 1-(-6). 28, rolled to his left and Fuller chased him down in the backfield for a 13 yard loss to bring up a ridiculous 2nd and 41.

to end West Rowan’s 26 game win streak, and stop K.P. Parks from becoming the states career rushing leader.

n RB William Lynch gained 93 yards on 11 carries in, perhaps, the finest game of his career. Lynch ran hard on sweeps and counters that ripped the Raiders for hug chunks of real estate. Lynch’s most important run came on a 1st and 10 from the Hilltoppers’ 8. The speedy back rolled to the left for a 27 yard gain that began a 12 play, 92 yard drive to pay dirt. n FB Cameron Green was once more the workhorse. Green carried the ball 17 times for 124 yards and a touchdown.

Parks, who could best be described as a cross between Adrian Peterson and Barry Sanders, has rushed for nearly 3,000 yards this season. The senior running back has 142 career touchdowns — including three in the Falcons’ 48-15 win over Freedom in the first round on Friday. In that game, Parks rolled for 219 yards and he will need 233 yards to set a new state record. The Falcons, who are the defending 3A champs, will be heavily favored in this matchup, but that should give the Hilltoppers all the motivation they need to go out and shock the state.

The Task: R-S Central’s win does come with a price — they now get the challenge of trying

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AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Denny Hamlin is continuing to take a more vocal role in the garage and called on NASCAR to give all drivers equal opportunity to help shape policy and procedure. Hamlin is openly annoyed that four-time series champion Jeff Gordon lobbied NASCAR to police bumping in the corners at Talladega, which led to a pre-race announcement of a toughened policy on the practice. Although NASCAR has indicated several drivers approached officials about the bumping, only Gordon has admitted to being one of them. Hamlin believes Gordon of doing so for selfish reasons designed to benefit how his car was driving at Talladega. “It’s just frustrating he has that much pull with NASCAR,” Hamlin said of Gordon. “I just wish that everyone could have equal say so and not just some-

body behind closed doors be able to change how rules go. Jeff wants to do whatever is right for his team. He made comments that his car didn’t push well, so ultimately he’s going to lobby to NASCAR saying we don’t need to push. Why? Because his car doesn’t push well.” Hamlin said he’s approached NASCAR before with his thoughts, but as just a four-year veteran, his opinions don’t carry much weight and he sensed he’d been dismissed the moment he walked through the door. “I think they are a little bit more responsive to some other guys,” Hamlin said. Ryan Newman, who has publicly taken NASCAR to task over the years, said he’s been on both sides of Hamlin’s debate. “Some of that comes with experience at the race tracks, some of that comes with your knowledge and how well you are respected in the garage

and who you are speaking on behalf of,” Newman said. “You are going to be listened to and you are going to be ignored at different times. To my knowledge, it’s the way NASCAR has been for a very long time.” Both Newman and twotime series champion Tony Stewart praised the late Dale Earnhardt for his ability to get NASCAR to listen to his ideas, and Earnhardt was often considered to be the unofficial spokesman of the drivers. But there’s not been a clear replacement since Earnhardt’s 2001 death, which is fine with Hamlin. Instead of one driver having so much influence, Hamlin said he’d prefer to see an advisory board of six or seven drivers representing several different age groups. “You’ve got to respect the guys that got us to this point,” Hamlin said. “But, also, you need to look at the guys that are going to be in

Ask the Guys Dear Classified Guys, I'm moving across country to a new job and putting my house up for sale. Since I lived in my home for over 20 years, I never really had any experience in selling one before. I made the mistake of asking a few friends for advice. While most of their ideas were outlandish, like putting in a swimming pool and having a pool party to attract buyers, there were others that made sense. I have one friend who is very tech orientated. He told me there is a trend to make homes more "wired" so they have more cable TV connections, telephone jacks and computer networking capabilities. He says people are looking to connect their PC's in common areas like the kitchen, near their TV set and even in their bedrooms. I could see this as a definite selling point and a much better idea than a pool party. Before I do anything, can you tell me if it really pays to invest in making my house more "user friendly"?

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rarely pays, especially if you're planning on selling. The vast majority of homes still operate by running wires where and when they are needed. Carry: If you're looking to make your home more appealing and sellable in this market, your best option would be to invest in updating the landscaping or giving the home a clean appearance. Your home's curb appeal is still the number one selling point and the first thing potential buyers notice. Cash: Despite all the technological advances, the most "user-friendly" homes are those that simply look good. Although when you do sell you house, a pool party at your new home could still be a great idea!

the sport for the next 10 to 15 years and maybe their opinion should also be just as important.” DRUG POLICY RANKED HIGH: The Wall Street Journal examined the anti-doping policies of 22 major sports and governing bodies and found NASCAR’s much-maligned policy ranked fifth. In an article published Saturday, the newspaper rated the policies based on the existence of a policy, its accessibility to the public, the severity of sanctions for offenders and administration of the code. NASCAR’s policy received a 90 out of a top score of 100, behind only the International Boxing Federation/U.S. Boxing Association, International Olympic Committee, International Tennis Federation and the International Association of Athletics Federations (track

& field). NASCAR strengthened its policy this season, and in May suspended Jeremy Mayfield for failing a random drug test. That action has led to a lengthy court battle between Mayfield, who has denied using illegal drugs, and NASCAR. The case opened the policy to scrutiny, and many agencies have criticized NASCAR for not having a published list of banned substances. BUSY MAN: Michael Waltrip had a busy Saturday at Phoenix International Raceway, where he made three different announcements about his race team. Waltrip first announced the sale of his Nationwide Series team to Gary Bechtel, a deal that created DiamondWaltrip Racing. The team will be run out of Michael Waltrip Racing with Trevor Bayne as the driver next season.

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As the father of three teenage girls, my husband has learned three things: he needs an appointment to use the bathroom, he can never use the telephone and he doesn't stand a chance of getting a word in at the dinner table. All in all though, he handles us chatty girls rather well. However, ever so often he lets others know what life is like with four women at home. When we went to look at new appliances for our kitchen, the salesman showed us the latest models. "We have a full line of appliances that communicate with you," he shared eagerly. "The refrigerator can even recite back your shopping list." Unfortunately, my husband was not buying it. "I live with four women," he explained to the overzealous salesman, "I really don't need anything else that talks!" (Thanks to Jasmine P.)

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Carolina Panthers running back Jonathan Stewart (28) is stopped by New Orleans Saints player Tracy Porter, left, in the second half of their NFL football game in New Orleans, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Associated Press

NFL Picks Dallas (pick ‘em) at Green Bay Having found their pass rush, the Cowboys could cause more sack havoc for Aaron Rodgers. BEST BET: Cowboys, 21-17

New England (plus 3) at Indianapolis

Elite RBs for Falcons, Panthers

CHARLOTTE (AP) — While some in Atlanta are concerned about Matt Ryan’s recent flurry of interceptions, he’s nowhere close to matching the passing woes in Carolina. Through eight games, the Panthers have one touchdown catch by a wide receiver. Yes, Steve Smith is still on the roster. “I am totally shocked,” fellow receiver Muhsin Muhammad said. “It’s amazing. It’s befuddling to me. I don’t understand it.” With the Falcons (5-3) and Panthers (3-5) bringing two of the league’s elite running backs in Michael Turner and DeAngelo Williams into Sunday’s NFC South contest, the disparities in the passing game have helped define their opposite seasons. Sure, Ryan has thrown eight interceptions in the past four games, but his six touchdowns in that span are one more than Carolina’s Jake Delhomme has mustered all season. With Ryan steady enough and Turner on a two-game tear, the Falcons remain in playoff position in the NFC after last week’s victory over Washington. “Certainly I would like to play a little bit better, but it’s a long season and you’re going to have some ups and downs,” said Ryan, who threw a career-high three TDs in a Week 2 win over the Panthers. “I just have to grind it out, get through it, and prepare well during the week. All in all, I think we’re doing well.” That’s not the case in Carolina, where Delhomme threw 13 interceptions in the first six games, barely kept his job, then hasn’t thrown a pick in two weeks. But in the past two games the Panthers have looked more like a single wing team,

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger throws a pass against the Denver Broncos during the fourth quarter of the Steelers’ 28-10 victory in an NFL football game at Invesco Field at Mile High, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, in Denver.

running the ball 83 times to only 45 passes. They upset Arizona without completing a pass in the second half. Delhomme then threw only five first-half passes against New Orleans last week as Carolina built a 17-3 lead. When the Saints rallied and Delhomme was forced to throw, the Panthers managed only three points in the second half in a 30-20 loss. It left Carolina, the defending division champ, with one more loss than all of last season. “We have to almost throw caution to the wind a little bit and try not to play with as much caution,” said Muhammad, expected to return Sunday after missing two games with a knee injury. Four-time Pro Bowl receiver Steve Smith, who has caught Carolina’s only TD pass by a receiver, is on pace for the fewest catches (68) and yards receiving (956) in a non-injury year since 2002. And the frustration is mounting. After Smith caught a short pass in the flat last Sunday and was hit after going out of bounds by Saints safety Darren Sharper, Smith appeared to direct his anger not at Sharper, but at his coaches for the conservative play call. “I’m a volatile guy, obviously,” Smith said, sarcastically. “So was I upset with multiple things.” Asked what could be done to get him the ball more, Smith replied, “I’m not dipping into that can of chili.” The positive is that minus a couple key fumbles, Williams has overcome the eight-man defensive fronts to rush for 307 yards in the past two weeks. The numbers, though, are short of what Turner has produced.

After being held under 100 yards in four straight games, Turner rushed for 151 yards in a loss to the Saints and 166 yards and two scores against the Redskins. Turner will test Carolina’s improved run defense, which lost starting weakside linebacker Thomas Davis last week to a season-ending knee injury. “When he can get his shoulders to stay north and south I think we’re a much better running team,” Falcons coach Mike Smith said. “It was really good to see Mike get back going, running the ball effectively because at the core that is what we want to do.” It should also help Ryan, who had one of his best games in his two pro seasons in the first meeting with Carolina, a 28-20 win where he completed 21 of 27 passes, including a career-best 13 straight at one point. The numbers haven’t been as good of late. He threw threeinterceptions against the Saints, while left tackle Sam Baker (ankle) and receiver Brian Finneran (knee) are banged up. The Falcons are just 1-3 on the road. “We’ve thought that Matt has done some really good things even though his numbers over the past three weeks have not been what we were accustomed to,” Smith said. Panthers coach John Fox has denied they’ve watered down the passing game to prevent more Delhomme turnovers. But the Panthers have made a habit of calling draw plays on third-andlong. “Be it run, be it pass, we’ve just got to execute,” Delhomme said. “Whatever is called, do what you’re supposed to do on that play.”

Time for Bill Belichick to toy with Peyton Manning’s mind again, and for the Patriots to prevent Indy from chasing their unprecedented 16-0 of 2007. UPSET SPECIAL: PATRIOTS, 24-20

Cincinnati (plus 6½) at Pittsburgh We have been wrong on the Bengals all year, but we’re starting to believe in them — at least enough to cover. STEELERS, 20-17

Philadelphia (plus 1) at San Diego Two teams that epitomize the up-and-down nature of the NFL. Philly’s time to be up. EAGLES, 24-23

Jacksonville (plus 6) at N.Y. Jets Two teams that epitomize not being too good or too bad, thus their 4-4 marks. JETS, 17-16

Detroit (plus 15) at Minnesota Fresh from a bye, this should be easy for the Purple Favres. VIKINGS, 31-10

Denver (minus 4½) at Washington Denver’s mini-slide ends here, or its sensational early season comes into serious question. BRONCOS, 17-10

New Orleans (minus 14) at St. Louis Been searching for hours for a reason this will be close. Still searching ... SAINTS, 40-14

Seattle (plus 7½) at Arizona Enigmatic Cardinals need to bring their road temperament to their dome. CARDINALS, 30-20

Buffalo (plus 6½) at Tennessee From 0-6, Titans have decent shot at seven wins. Here’s No. 3. TITANS, 20-10

Atlanta (minus 2) at Carolina Panthers can be tough if they don’t make errors. Falcons have been mistake-prone recently. PANTHERS, 16-14

Injury produces opportunity for Johnson CHARLOTTE (AP) — Landon Johnson came to Carolina armed with a big contract and a gaudy resume. Twenty months and 24 games later, Johnson likely will finally get the opportunity to start full-time — by default — after the season-ending knee injury to weakside linebacker Thomas Davis. For Johnson, who led Cincinnati in tackles in three of his first four pro seasons, it’s a chance to jump-start a once promising career. “When I got here, for whatever reason, I just didn’t play up to my expectations,” Johnson said Wednesday. “It was tough. It was really the first time that I hadn’t started ever since I played football. “My heart goes out to Thomas getting hurt. But I have an opportunity to go out and play well.” Signing the 6-foot-2, 232-pound Johnson to a three-year, $10 million free-agent deal in March 2008 was one of the biggest moves for the Panthers before last season. The Panthers were impressed with his versatility — he started at all three linebacker spots in the Bengals’ 4-3 defense — and he was coming off a

career-high 143 tackles in 2007. Johnson was expected to replace aging Na’il Diggs at one of the outside linebacker spots, teaming with Davis and Jon Beason to give Carolina a young unit that would stay together for years. Instead, Diggs easily kept his job and Johnson sunk to near oblivion. He played almost exclusively on special teams and was even a healthy scratch for a late-season game against Atlanta. Johnson finished with seven tackles in 15 games. “There are no excuses for it,” Johnson said. “I didn’t go out there and perform as well as I would have liked to.” Johnson, who received a $3 million signing bonus, had to take a pay cut last offseason to keep his job and help get the Panthers under the salary cap. “He was, obviously, playing very, very well,” coach John Fox said. “He was one of our better football players on defense without a doubt. He’ll be missed. But we’ll have to have somebody step in and carry his shoes, and everybody else will have to pick it up around him.”

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Sunday Brunch Jean Gordon

Make memories along the Parkway A picture of my daddy clad in his suit and tie, holding a foot long icicle to his mouth is a favorite of mine, a treasure in our family photo album. It must have been a very cold Easter Sunday because in another photo taken the same day, the four of us girls are scrunched up, squatting down and squinting with a gorgeous background of the Blue Ridge. There’s another picture in the photo album, a color photo of a sweet niece, with her hair in pig tails sipping water from a fountain at another overlook. There are others — a picnic table with a spread of fried chicken, gravy kept hot in a thermos bottle, potato salad, deviled eggs, green beans and rolls; pictures of luscious rhododendron in Craggy Gardens; another photo shot 20 years ago of two other nieces at the top of Mount Mitchell, similar to the black and white photograph of my sisters and I and Daddy at the identical sight 45 years ago. Mama was the photographer back then. Another favorite is one I shot form the co-pilot seat in the cockpit of Phillip Robbins’ airplane in 2006 as we were returning home from Washington, D.C., with the veterans. He pointed out the Blue Ridge to me just as the sun was beginning to set. And photographs of the engineering marvel, Linn Cove Viaduct, skirting the side of Grandfather Mountain. Years ago the North Carolina Press Women held it’s fall conference in Boone and we were honored to visit the viaduct under construction and were invited to walk across the road, way before it was completed. It was gorgeous and frightening for those of us a bit afraid of heights. We were along the wild blue yonder. Our family spent a lot of time on the Blue Ridge Parkway when the Parkway was relatively young. And I remember it like it was yesterday, when six of us packed in a station wagon, me in the driver’s seat, for a reminiscent drive along the parkway with my parents and three nieces. We drove through tunnel after tunnel, blowing the horns, had a picnic alongside a mountain stream where we later drank water and then hiked to Mount Mitchell. After both our parents passed away, my sister took an 11-hour journey on the parkway, reminiscing all the day. Remember when? Remember that? We could practically see Daddy with his icicle and Mama with the friend chicken. This weekend begins a yearlong celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Blue Ridge Parkway, right off the heels of the 75th anniversary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This man-made Parkway showcases our rich mountain culture, and for travelers such as the Gordon family, it brought memorable adventures, enriching my life. Take a ride on the Blue Ridge and enjoy one of the most gorgeous places in the world. Take lots of pictures as they will mean a lot more to you decades from now. And by all means, leave all cell phones and electronic games attt the house. You’ll be glad you did.

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Snuffy Jenkins Festival returns to Rutherford County with . former participants, newcomers Contributed photos by Garrett Byers

Two former Snuffy Jenkins Music Festival performers returned to the event this year, held 20 years after the last festival. At right, Doc Watson has been a crowd favorite over the years at MerleFest. Below, legendary banjoist Raymond Fairchild performed under the stars on the Lakeside Stage during the event.

Those who attended the festival could purchase “Snuffy Bucks,” wooden disks that served as a souvenir and also as an entry into a drawing for one of several musical instruments.

At right, in the “pickin’ parlor” the Dixie Moon Bluegrass Band played old-timey tunes to entertain crowds. The parlor also featured memorabilia from past festivals. Below, people brought their own chairs and blankets to enjoy the music in front of The Foundation on the warm, sunny Saturday.

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Rainy Days and Tuesdays

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When Taylor Charles arrived home from R-S Middle School Tuesday afternoon, her little brother, Austin Charles, brought his umbrella to the bus stop to keep her dry from a steady rainfall. Austin, a student at Mount Vernon-Ruth Elementary, gets out of school early and was able to help his sister. The siblings live off Dove Lane, Rutherfordton. The remnants of Hurricane Ida were expected to drop about three inches of rain here through Wednesday with a clearing by Thursday.

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In between performances by local musicians last Saturday at the Snuffy Jenkins Festival was a pickin’ parlor for people to bring their own instruments.

Historic Washburn House

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David Walker of Cliffside, was the winner of a Nintendo Wii during a recent raffle sponsored by American Legion Post 74 in Forest City. Proceeds from the raffle will be used for services to local veterans. Contributed photo

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Robin S. Lattimore’s newest book, “Columns & Porches: Architectural Treasures of Rutherford County,” will be presented to the public today at 3 p.m. at St. John’s Historic Church in Rutherfordton. Copies of the book will be available for purchase on that day. The event will be hosted by the Rutherford County Historical and all proceeds from the sale of the book will benefit the Historical Society’s endowment fund for the restoration and maintenance of St. John’s Historic Church. Among photographs in the book is the Washburn House (above) in Bostic. During the event, Lattimore will lead a walking tour of Rutherfordton’s historic district. The tour, open to the public without charge, will include brief visits to the historic Carrier Houses on Main Street and the Firehouse Inn on North Washington Street.

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‘Hank Williams: Lost Highway’ returns due to popular demand FOREST CITY — Due to popular demand Rutherford Community Theater is bringing back “Hank Williams: Lost Highway.” Directed by Les Beale, this off-Broadway hit written by Randal Myler and Mark Harelik traces Hank’s rise from his start on Louisiana Hayride to The Grand Ole Opry to his life’s untimely end at age 29. His personal struggles produced enduring music like “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry,” “Move It on Over,” “Hey, Good Lookin’” and “Your Cheatin’ Heart.” Returning cast members are: n Stan Thomas, playing the role of Hank Williams. He is the owner of B Sharp Music in Spindale and is well known as a musician and singer. He frequently plays at Barley’s Taproom in Spindale. n Brad Davis is playing Hoss, the bass player. He has also played in “Camelot” and “The Wizard Of Oz” with the Arts Council. n David Robertson as Jimmy, the guitar player. His long list of credits include “Smoke On The Mountain,” “Murder In The Magnolias” and “Moon Over Buffalo.” n Melanie Greenway playing Mama Lilly. She has performed in many roles including Vera in “Smoke On The Mountain” and “Mrs. Swanson in Walking Across Egypt.” n Laura Collins portraying the Waitress. She is an accomplished actor and director and has played multiple roles with RCT. n Charles Walton playing Tee-Tot. His voice brings such depth to this character. He plays Hank’s mentor. n Pam Kirk Dezio playing Audrey Williams. She has been perform-

ing since 1978 in the county. She played June in “Smoke On The Mountain” and Sara Carter in “Keep On The Sunnyside.” n Richard Brown playing Fred “Pap” Rose. He is a veteran of RCT, recently playing in “Moon Over Buffalo” and Thomas “Aaron Slick.” n Howard Klontz playing the role of Shag, the steel guitar player. He has performed with Loretta Lynn, Slim Whitman, Sonny James, Ray Price and Dave Dudley. n Clyde Keller will be the voice of the Radio Announcer. He has played in both “Moon Over Buffalo” and “Aaron Slick From Punkin Crick.” n Introducing Norris West as Leon, the fiddle player. He and his family (The West Family) play every Friday night at The Barbecue Place at 548 S Main St., Rutherfordton. He is a lifelong resident of the Green Hill community. “Hank Williams: Lost Highway Performances” will be Friday and Saturday, Dec. 4 and 5, 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 5, at 2:30 p.m. Union Mills Learning Center Auditorium located at 6495 Hudlow Road in Union Mills. Advanced reserve tickets are $10 and $8; call 287-4809, or by e-mail at rct.arts@yahoo.com Group discounts are available for groups of 10 or more. Please call for details.

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Army veteran Iris Newton (left) was among those honored by the R-S Central High School Marine Corps JROTC Tuesday during a special Veterans Day celebration at the Rutherford County Senior Center. The JROTC conducted the traditional sword to individually honor more than 50 veterans attending the ceremony. “Anchors Aweigh,” sings Spindale school third graders (below) during the Veterans Day ceremony at the Senior Center. The students, attired in their handmade patriotic head bands, are in Lee Ann Summey’s class and sang about six patriotic numbers. Jean Gordon/Daily Courier Contributed photo

Harris Elementary School has received numerous children’s books donated by Mr. and Mrs. C.B. Harris in memory of their daughter Rita McClain. McClain taught kindergarten at Harris School for 28 years. Shown are Mr. and Mrs. Harris in the school’s butterfly garden dedicated in memory of Rita.

New Arrivals RUTHERFORDTON — The following babies were born at Rutherford Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Eric Metcalf, Harris, a girl, Emily Claire Metcalf, Nov. 3. Axel Margraf and Samantha Doster, Forest City, a boy, Cayden David Ray Margraf, Nov. 4. Thomas Brooks and Heather Goforth, Ellenboro, a girl, Jasmine Leighann Brooks, Nov. 4. Jeff and Anna Jackson, Rutherfordton, a boy, Pierce Benjamin Jackson, Nov. 5. James and Rhonda Price, Rutherfordton, a boy, Hunter Leon Price, Nov. 6. Trevor and Ruby Harris, Forest City, a girl, Saige Alyssa Harris, Nov. 7. Pablo Montejo Hernandez and Ancelma Rodriguez Silvestre, Mill Spring, a boy, Eliasar Montejo Rodriguez, Nov. 8.

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LAKE LURE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Friends of the Library Program will host author Leanna Sain on Dec 6, at Mountains Branch Library. Sain will be signing copies of the sequel to her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gate to Nowhere.â&#x20AC;? The story of Emma and Gavin continues in her newest work, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Return to Nowhere.â&#x20AC;? Sain lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, in Hendersonville. She has written and illustrated stories since she was a little girl. In college she

turned more toward the art end of the spectrum with a major in commercial art, but she kept her love of writing alive with an English minor. The program begins at 3 p.m. in the Community Room, where the author will share excerpts from the continuing story in this suspenseful saga. Books will be available for purchase and signing. The Mountain Branch Library is located at: 150 Bills Creek Road, Lake Lure. The public is Leanna Sain invited to attend.

The Belfast Boys Entertain Troy and Frances Murray of Forest City, celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary on November 10, 2009. They have three children, Wayne Murray and wife Nell, Everette Murray and wife Jan, and Carol Murray Lattimore and husband, Billy. There are six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The Murrays are retired and formerly owned and operated Murrayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s TV and Appliance in Spindale for 56 years. They are members of Pilgrim Baptist Church in Ellenboro. The couple was married November 10, 1946 in Gaffney, S.C. Judge W.R. Douglas officiated.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Belfast Boys,â&#x20AC;? Adrian Rice and Alyn Mearns entertained an audience of more than 70 last Sunday at Mountains Branch Library, Lake Lure. The afternoon event was sponsored by Friends of The Library.

Engagements Brandi Radford, Robby Holtsclaw

Brandi Nicole Radford and Robert Lee Holtsclaw, Jr. are engaged and plan to be married December 12, 2009 at the First Baptist Church of Bostic. Their engagement Holtsclaw, Radford is announced by the brideelectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parents, recently received a masChris and Pam terâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of physical therapy Radford of Forest City. from WCU. The groom-elect is the Robby is a 2001 gradson of Robby and Susan uate of East Rutherford Holtsclaw of Bostic. Brandi is a 2004 grad- High School and a 2007 uate of East Rutherford graduate of Western High School and a 2007 Carolina University. He is employed by graduate of Western Rutherford County Carolina University. Schools as a physical She is employed by education teacher at Rutherford Hospital Mount Vernon-Ruth and OneSource Elementary. Rehabilitation, and

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ď&#x20AC; collectibles bring to us for evaluation and appraisal,â&#x20AC;? Kohl, a ď&#x20AC; said Richard pioneer of the collectibles indus ! try and owner of The Great Treasure Hunt. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As the old saying goes, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;What is one personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ď&#x20AC; ď&#x20AC;&#x201A;ď&#x20AC;&#x192;ď&#x20AC;&#x201A;ď&#x20AC;&#x201E;ď&#x20AC;&#x2026;ď&#x20AC;&#x192;ď&#x20AC;&#x201A;ď&#x20AC;&#x201A;ď&#x20AC;&#x2020;ď&#x20AC;&#x2021;ď&#x20AC;&#x2C6;ď&#x20AC;&#x2030;ď&#x20AC;&#x160;ď&#x20AC;&#x2026; junk is anotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gold.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; For us, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quite literal.â&#x20AC;? Among the recent finds at The Great Treasure Hunt, an old toy fire truck that had been sitting in a box in a ladyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basement for years and turned out to be worth $800, a letter signed by Buffalo Bill Cody that The Great Treasure Hunt bought from the owner for $850, and a baseball jersey worn by St. Louis Cardinal Hall of Famer Stan Musial that The Great Treasure Hunt bought for $10,000. Needless to say, the former own-

er of the jersey left the buying show with a big smile. One of Kohlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most treasured finds in the past few months was a Model T Ford. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had a buying show in another town similar to Forest City, and a lady came to us and said that she had Model T in her garage that was in pristine condition. It even had the original paint,â&#x20AC;? Kohl said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We bought it on the spot. Although antique cars arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a mainstay of our buy shows, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re interested in virtually anything that pre-dates 1960. If itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a something made before 1960 and in decent condition, it often has value as a collectible. Kohl said some things newer than the 1960s also have value but need to be carefully examined by a trained appraiser at The Great Treasure Hunt. He said the only guaranteed way to sell at a â&#x20AC;&#x153;buy showâ&#x20AC;? is with precious metals. Gold and silver jewelry are in extremely high demand for melting into new materials. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Selling old jewelry at a buying show is the best form of recycling that I know of,â&#x20AC;? Kohl added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Almost everyone has something that The Great Treasure Hunt would be interested in evaluating and, in at least half the cases, buying on the spot,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great way to spend a day cleaning out your house, having some fun at the buy show and likely going home with extra money in your pocket.â&#x20AC;? The Great Treasure Hunt will be held at the Ramada Limited at 2600 Highway 74A Bypass from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, Nov. 17-20, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21. Admission is free. For more information, call (877) 553-9352 or visit www. WeBuyTreasure.com.

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R-S Central Marine Corps JROTC Rifle Team posted a win recently at the Appalachian Rifle Match in Jonesborough, Tenn.

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MCJROTC rifle team posts win

RUTHERFORDTON — The R-S Central Marine Corps JROTC Rifle Team posted a win against a strong field at the Appalachian Rifle Match in Jonesborough, Tennessee. Competing alongside twenty-seven teams, R-S Central took the overall championship. In addition, the team won first place in both the team standing and team kneeling events. In individual competition, Cadet Second Lieutenant Jessica Eberhart and Cadet First Sergeant Logan Hartzog brought home medals, finishing second and fourth overall of

the 110 competitors. Both Eberhart and Hartzog also won two position medals apiece while Cadet Corporal Jasmine Glenn won one. In the firstyear category, it was an R-S Central sweep with Cadet Private First Class Samantha Morris, Cadet Lance Corporal Emily Weeks and Cadet Lance Corporal Amber Swink finishing first through third. The team’s next competition is the Foothills Rifle Match at R-S Central where they will host twenty-three teams from four states.

The Chase High School Marching Trojans recently gave an outstanding performance at the Georgia Dome, where the Atlanta Falcons play football and also where the movie “Drumline” was filmed. Band members and chaperones spent the next day at Six Flags Over Georgia before returning to Forest City.

NSSAR planning local chapter FOREST CITY — A chapter of the National Society Sons of the American Revolution (NSSAR) is being formed in Rutherford County. Local organizers, James E. Brewer of Ellenboro and Robin S. Lattimore of Rutherfordton, are canvassing the county for charter members. The Sons of the American Revolution is a historical and educational, non-profit organization that promotes patriotism, respect for this

country’s history and greater awareness of the value of American citizenship. The SAR is a lineage society open to men over the age of 18 who can document their family tree back to a point of having an ancestor who supported the cause of American Independence during the years 17741783. For more information call 980-5401 447-1474, or by e-mail at robinlattimore@rutherfordton.us.

Ellenboro Students Create Models of North Carolina Lighthouses

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Fourth grade students at Ellenboro School have been studying the Coastal Plains Region of North Carolina. As a culminating project, each student was required to research, report and create a model of one of the seven North Carolina lighthouses. The students had two weeks to complete this assignment. After completion, each student reported to the class their research and the materials used to create their lighthouses. Students have enjoyed displaying their models for parents, teachers and other students.

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local In Uniform Cureton graduates basic training PARRIS ISLAND, SC — Private Breanna Cureton, daughter of Ulanda Barksdale of Clarksville, Tenn., and Anthony Cureton of Forest City, recently graduated from 13 weeks of basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C. The private is currently in combat training at Camp Geiger, Jacksonville. She is a 2009 graduate of Northeast High School in Clarksville. Cureton

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FOREST CITY — Betsy SteelWalton of Forest City recently participated in a LIVESTRONG (Lance Armstrong) Challenge event in Austin, Tex. SteelWalton, who volunteers at the Rutherford County Visitor’s Center, drove one of the five participating vans for the Oct. 24-25 event. She might ride a bicycle next year, she said “ I had the opportunity to see and feel the LIVESTRONG spirit at the annual LIVESTRONG Challenge Austin,” she said. “Participants included just over 6,200 riders, walkers and runners and 900 volunteers. More than $4 million was raised for the fight against cancer,” she said. Over 3,500 Americans are diagnosed with cancer each day. Every year, more than one million Americans will be diagnosed with the disease. “What I felt and saw in Austin was evidence that the LIVESTRONG manifesto is sincere,” she said. “[LIVESTRONG] serves to inspire and empower people affected by cancer. LAF believes that unity is strength, knowledge is power and attitude is everything. The Lance Armstrong Foundation provides the practical information and tools people with cancer need to live life on

their own terms,” she continued. Steel-Walton said she read about the Texas event LiveStrong and the efforts at fighting cancer. “This experience was similar to but not as overwhelming physically, emotionally and financially challenging as that of a person battling cancer. She chose to drive one of six vans for the event. “For me personally, I have struggled with the reality of my favorite cousin who is currently a warrior, fighting pancreatic cancer. Another person who gave me a significant emotional tie was the death of my 28 yearold daughter’s friend. He was diagnosed with lymphoma on July 22 and died on Aug. 15. He was one of my “adopted sons.” I felt his loss almost as if it had been my child. I ached for his mother whom I visited in the ICU Waiting Area during his hospitalization,” Steel-Walton continued. The LiveStrong Challenge Austin included 26 bicyclists divided into 5 groups/vans. Additionally, there were 14 support people. These 40 individuals raised $200,000 towards cancer research and treatment. The cyclists rode six-hour stints round the clock. They cycled from Greenville S.C, to Austin TX, 1300 miles.

CHIMNEY ROCK — December events at Chimney Rock Park including “Santa Practicing Steel-Walton’s team rode six at Chimney Rock” the first two Saturdays in hours along the Natchez Trace December. (Mississippi) in what one bicyRavine Scramble clist (website, www.lowcadence. Dates: Dec. 5th com) in his Oct 23 entry asked Time: 9-11:30am “Have you ever cycled in a Cost: $20, $5 for Annual Passholders, $10 for ‘named’ storm?” She said he and ages 6-15, $3 for Grady’s Kids Club Members. the other four team members If your feet and balance are trustworthy, this trek cycled through Tropical Storm will be an entertaining look at what water has creRick most of the 6 hours, 12 a.m. ated along a slope of Chimney Rock Mountain. No to 6 a.m. Thursday Oct 22. We running water should be expected unless a thuntransitioned with Ron’s team, derstorm contributes to the day, but a walking just before 6 a.m. and his team stick might come in very handy for this 2½-hour rode from 6 a.m. until their moderately strenuous hike. arrival in Austin. “Despite torrents of rain, strong head winds, Santa on the Chimney flat tires, deer crossing the road Dates: Dec. 5th and Dec. 12th during the night rides and other Time: 11am-2pm challenges, the group covered Cost: No additional cost with Park admission. the 1,300 miles,” he continued. Santa practices on 315-ft. Chimney Rock before “I was awestruck with the tenac- climbing down millions of much shorter chimneys ity of the cyclists. The underlying all around the world on Christmas Eve. USA Today belief is that cancer victims suf- named Chimney Rock one of the top 10 places to fer physical and emotional discatch up with Santa last year. Come and see why! tress that probably exceeds that of the cyclists. Nature’s Knick Knacks Homeschool Program The Lance Armstrong Dates: Dec. 14th Foundation unites people to Time: 10:30 a.m.-noon fight cancer and pursue an Cost: $12 per student; $11.50 for parents; Annual agenda focused on: Prevention Passholders $7 per student and no cost for parents. Access to screening and care Winter is the perfect time of the year to get Improvement of the qualcrafty! By gathering gifts left over from fall and ity of life for cancer survivors using recycled materials, we’ll create something Investment in research special that everyone can enjoy. Founded in 1997 by cancer survivor and champion cyclist Lance Armstrong, the LAF is Santa Claus will make his annual a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in Austin, stops at CRP on Dec. 5 and 12 Texas.”

‘Christmas at the Farm’ scheduled in December

HENDERSONVILLE — The Historic Johnson Farm will hold its holiday open house, “Christmas at the Farm,” on Saturday, Dec. 5, from noon to 5 p.m. The non-profit farm — listed on the National Register of Historic Places and one of three farms nationwide that is owned by a public school system — will be decorated for the holiday season. Special features of the event are a walk down the Christmas Tree Trail that leads to the 1880s brick farmhouse. Trees on the trail will feature handmade ornaments made by area school children. Each Frasier fir tree will be decorated with a theme such as

stars, gingerbread men, music, Santas, North Carolina and more. An antique sleigh will be decorated for the season and will be available for family holiday photographs. Baked goods will be for sale. Music venues will be scattered all over the property and in the buildings as well as the Interpretive Center. After a guided tour of the house, guests may take a wagon ride through the grounds of Historic Johnson Farm and visit the farm animals (donkeys and sheep.) Return to the Interpretive Center for free refreshments. Students and area musicians will give live performances there. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for students

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CHIMNEY ROCK — Santa Claus makes his annual stop at Chimney Rock on Saturdays, December 5 and 12 from 11 am to 2 p.m. To ready himself for clambering down chimneys across the world, Santa will practice on 315’ Chimney Rock. He’ll rappel down the 535 million-year-old rock face, then head back to the top and do it all over again. Last year, USA Today named “Santa on the Chimney” one of the top 10 places to see Santa in the U.S. Mrs. Claus will join her husband on Saturday, December 5 visiting with children and keeping a list of what good little boys and girls want for the holidays. “Santa has been practicing at Chimney Rock for nearly 20 years. It really helps him get into shape for Christmas Eve,” says Mrs. Claus, adding, “Millions of chimneys in just one night is quite a feat after all.” Guests may also catch Santa in the Park’s gift shops taking advantage of great shopping deals. From December 1-24, Annual Passes for adults are just $20 (regularly $25) and Grady’s Kids Club Passes are $8 (regularly $10). Annual Passholders receive unlimited visits to the Park for one year as well as discounts to other area attractions and throughout the Park.

The Park is open daily except Thanksgiving and The property is an alco- Christmas days (weather permitting). Check website for winter operating hours. hol and tobacco free site. For more information, call 800-277-9611 or visit No pets or coolers chimneyrockpark.com. please.

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Out-of-towner gets personal escort to the airport Dear Abby: On a Sunday afternoon in late September, I got hopelessly lost trying to find O’Hare Airport in Chicago. I pulled off the interstate at a neighborhood exit and asked a man parked at the curb for directions. He was Hispanic, and there was a bit of a language barrier, but he and his sister offered to lead me there. When we neared Midway Airport, I realized the mistake that had happened. They again offered to lead me to O’Hare — which is a considerable distance from Midway. We traveled through stopand-go traffic, took shortcuts through local neighborhoods

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with parades, demonstrations and traffic cops, and became temporarily separated when other vehicles darted between me and my rescuers. I worried that the needle on my gas gauge would drop, which would mean having to gas up again at my destination — if I ever reached it. They got me to O’Hare and I turned in my car before the needle dipped. I could only wave my gratitude as I turned off. I hope my naviga-

Don’t eat too much potassium Dear Dr. Gott: I have been diagnosed with a high potassium level. I was told to add salt to more foods. I was also given a list of foods not to eat, including dried figs, molasses, seaweed, dates, prunes, nuts, avocados, lima beans, spinach, tomatoes, broccoli, winter squash, beets, carrots, cauliflower, potatoes, bananas, cantaloupe, kiwis, oranges, mangoes, beef, pork, veal, lamb, bran cereals, wheat germ and much, much more. Can you tell me what I can eat? Dear Reader: A high potassium level, also known as hyperkalemia, is often caused by a kidney disorder that reduces the kidneys’ ability to excrete the mineral. Other causes can include tissue trauma, increased consumption of potassium, decreased aldosterone (a hormone made in the adrenal glands) production and certain medications. Hyperkalemia doesn’t usually cause symptoms, but occasionally, some people may experience nausea, an irregular heartbeat and/ or a slow or weak pulse. Because of a lack of symptoms, the condition may go undiagnosed for quite some time, especially if the sufferer does not have regular medical examinations that include blood work. There are two types of

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treatment: acute and longterm. People with extremely high potassium levels or severe symptoms are considered acute, and require close monitoring in a hospital setting. Medication, dialysis and intravenous calcium and glucose along with insulin may be used depending on the cause of the elevated potassium. Long-term treatment usually begins by treating the cause of the elevation. Both groups may benefit from a low-potassium diet. This includes eliminating salt substitutes and checking labels. Because kidney problems are the most common cause, a low-salt diet should also be followed, since salt often causes the body to retain fluid, counteracting the kidneys’ job. People with chronic kidney disease or hyperkalemia should consume 1,500 to 2,700 milligrams or less of potassium daily. Healthy people should consume around 4,700 milligrams daily. Meet with a nutritionist, who can aid you in developing a balanced, low-potassium meal plan.

tors understood. They were in their late 30s/ early 40s and driving a small red pickup with an open bed. I never got their names, but hope they’ll recognize themselves if you print this. They were wonderfully helpful and kind to a stranger in trouble, and I am grateful. — Lady Dear Lady: I hope your “dos Buenos Samaritanos” see your letter and know that they are still in your thoughts. An act of kindness is a powerful thing; the “ripples” it creates move ever outward. So now it’s your turn — pass it on. Dear Abby: My parents are chronic overspenders. The illusion of material wealth

is all they care about. Over the past 10 years they have filed for bankruptcy twice, lost two homes, had three cars repossessed and been through credit counseling twice. My two siblings and I have tried to help, but all it did was enable them to continue acting irresponsibly. The money we have “lent” them is into five figures. Once we lent them money so their car wouldn’t be repossessed, but they used it to buy new furniture. Mom and Dad are now unemployed, and none of us is able to bail them out again. Last year, we asked them to forgo any holiday gifts. All we wanted was a

family dinner and for them to use their money on bills and necessities. They didn’t listen and bought us extravagant gifts anyway, only to hit us up later for money to pay the bills! We returned the gifts and gave the money back to them. What else can we do? — Hates the Holidays Dear Hates the Holidays: Your parents have a serious problem, and if you care about their welfare — as you and your siblings obviously do — I recommend that all of you start family counseling immediately. It may take a mediator to help your parents realize that their behavior is out of control.

Wondering if a cat is the right pet for you? While cats make purr-fect pets for some people, they don’t for others. Cats are dependent on their owners for all their needs -food, water, medical attention, exercise, shelter, and, most important, companionship. For many people, the years of unconditional love and devotion they receive from their furry “kids” far outweigh the daily responsibilities. But for others, their lifestyles make it impossible. Do you want a kitten or an adult cat? This is especially important to decide before you get to the shelter. The attraction of tiny mewing kittens is hard to resist, but kittens need a lot of attention and will have to be house-trained. On the plus side, kittens adapt quickly to their surroundings. For many people, an adult cat is a wise choice, especially if they are at work all day or would not enjoy the boisterous antics of a kitten. What is your preferred coat length? Do you want a cat with long, medium, or short hair? Long-haired cats require almost daily brushing to keep their fur from matting, so be prepared to spend regular time grooming these cats. Do you want a male cat or a female cat? Both male and female felines can be equally playful and affectionate! Gender is based purely on personal preference! You May Be the Perfect Cat Owner if You: n Believe that spaying and neutering pets will help solve the pet overpopulation problem. n Believe caring for a pet for 15 to 18 years does not seem like a lifetime. n Look forward to having your ankles rubbed by an affectionate, hairy animal. n Don’t mind sharing your house with someone who sheds, tracks kitty litter and throws up hairballs. n Don’t mind sharing your house with someone who will never clean up after him or herself. n Love a housemate who will randomly and regularly entertain you with outrageous and silly antics (at his whim, not yours). n Want to take care of someone every day.

IN THE STARS Your Birthday, Nov. 15; Something previously unattainable might be your fondest hope once again in the year ahead. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Be extra careful not to inadvertently forget to include a sensitive friend in a social event, especially if it is someone you don’t see a lot. Don’t slight anyone. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Watch yourself because there might be strings attached to a favor another offers to complete. Before you accept anything, be certain that it’s worth the cost. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — If you prematurely tip your hand about a good idea you intend to launch, someone else might rush to get it sooner so he or she can profit instead of you. Keep mum. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — You shouldn’t be surprised when you don’t find takers for what you have to offer, especially if you attempt to price it beyond its value. This will hold true in both aesthetic and material areas. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — A critical decision is likely to be the proper one, yet hesitation could cause you to discuss it with another and alter your judgment. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Be sure that you know to whom you’re speaking and what kind of deal you’re actually making in a business arrangement. Talking to the wrong person will yield the wrong answers. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Someone who promised you something important may not deliver, and this person could be having a difficult time breaking the news to you. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Be careful about consulting with an outsider who isn’t actually part of a current project or arrangement. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — That little green monster of jealousy might get your dander up and cause you to be overly possessive of the one closest to your heart. Don’t let that imp have his way. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Do not let a small disagreement between you and your special someone transform into something of an emotional nature. It is nothing; dismiss it. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Innately, you’re not a timid person, but self-doubts could make you a bit skittish. Get back in character. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Don’t be timid and avoid collecting something owed to you. You don’t have to be a Scrooge, but don’t let this rascal get away.

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n Like your lap warmed whenever you sit down. n Want to be welcomed with a soft purr of appreciation. n Can’t imagine leaving your devoted pet behind when you move. n Want to keep an ID tag on your pets, so they can always get back to you no matter what. n Enjoy unconditional love and constant companionship. n Believe that keeping your cat indoors is best for your pet’s well-being. This information has been provided by American Humane Association. Visit the website at: www.americanhumane.org Visit some of the many cats needing homes at Rutherford County Animal Control or at our Cat Adoption Center at Earth Dog Pet Spa. If you would like help finding the right cat for you please call us at 287-7738

Chicken Adobo; sweet and savory Chicken Adobo is one of my favorite ways to make chicken. It’s tender, sweet and savory and a great way to use those cheaper dark cuts of chicken, but you can also use boneless, skinless chicken breasts. Leftovers are wonderful used as tangy chicken-salad sandwiches by just chopping them up and mixing them with mayonnaise. This authentic Filipino recipe is from my mother’s recipe file and is a childhood favorite. You’ll be surprised by how simply this pulls together, yet it offers a twist of sophistication. It’s delicious served over steamed white rice. Set the instant boxed rice aside. Cooking white rice is easy. Simply use a 2-to-1 ratio of liquid to rice, don’t stir, and keep the lid on until at least the last five minutes of cooking. If you’re unhappy with your results with rice cooked on the stovetop, invest in a rice cooker. It’s easy to make perfect rice following the manufacturer’s directions. It keeps rice warm until you’re ready to serve, too. Chicken Adobo 1/2 cup white vinegar 1 to 2 bay leaves 1 teaspoon black pepper 5 tablespoons soy sauce 1-1/2 to 2 cups water, depending on how much chicken you have and the size of your pan 2 tablespoons cooking oil 3/4 head garlic, chopped 2 pounds chicken pieces (I use legs or thighs) 1 tablespoon brown sugar Put vinegar, bay leaves, pepper, soy sauce and water in a saucepan. Cover and cook on low about 10 minutes.

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Meanwhile, heat the cooking oil in a large frying pan. Add the garlic, and brown it over medium-low heat for 5 minutes. Add the chicken to the frying pan, and brown it over medium-high heat for 5 minutes. Add the broth and brown sugar to the frying pan and simmer, partly covered, until the chicken is done for 30 to 45 minutes. Do not let it come to a boil. Remove the bay leaves and serve over white steamed rice. Serves 4. Sometimes I make this all in one pan. If I use one pan, I brown the garlic in the oil, add the chicken and brown it, add the remaining ingredients, cover partly and simmer on low for 30 to 45 minutes. Some people aren’t garlic fans, and some think 1/4 cup vinegar is enough or want to add more soy sauce. Don’t cover your chicken completely with the marinade. Halfway covered is fine. The liquid will thicken a bit, but it will not boil off completely. White Rice 2 cups water salt to taste 1 cup long-grain white rice Place the water and salt in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil. Rinse white rice thoroughly. Add the rice. Cover and reduce heat to low, and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Turn off heat and keep covered. Let stand for 5 minutes. Remove cover and fluff with a fork.

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Snuffy Jenkins Reunion Festival

At left, Phil and Gaye Johnson offered crowds their blend of traditional and contemporary folk and bluegrass music. Above, George Watson performed with Devin and Brendan McEnnerney on the Lakeside Stage Saturday morning.

At right, The Lucas Family took the Lakeside Stage at noon Saturday. The band can trace its musical heritage to 1848, when great-grandfather Daniel Lucas picked up the fiddle. Below, The Dowden Sisters have played at various venues around the area, including in the Hickory Nut Gorge area.

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