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Wednesday, December 2, 2009, Forest City, N.C.

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attributed to change that added some to benefit roll By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Daily Courier Staff Writer

Obama lays out case for Afghan war policy Page 12A

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Spindale police and firemen examine the scene where this 2006 Nissan sedan crashed into the front entrance of the Impressions Hair and Nail Salon on Main Street, Tuesday, after being hit by a white Jeep pick-up.

Truck knocks car into shop By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Daily Courier Staff Writer

ACC-Big 10 do battle on the basketball court

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SPINDALE — Nikki Rhodes just bought her 2006 Nissan sedan last week, but Tuesday night it crashed into the front of Impressions Hair and Nail Salon on Main Street after being struck by a white Jeep pick-up. “I just looked up and saw my car coming toward the window,” Rhodes said at the scene of the 5:30 p.m. accident. “There was just a bunch of smoke and glass every where. My mom yelled that it was my car and we didn’t know what was going on at first.” Rhodes’ car was parked in front of Impressions, when a white truck traveling East on Main suddenly veered right and crashed into the back of the Nissan. “We think the driver of the Jeep had some kind of seizure and lost consciousness,” said

I just looked up and saw my car coming toward the window. There was just a bunch of smoke and glass every where. — Nikki Rhodes

Spindale Fire Chief Jimmy Powell. Authorities are not releasing the name of the truck driver, who was taken by ambulance to Rutherford Hospital. “After he went unconscious, it appears he kept his foot on the accelerator and just continued to push the car up onto the sidewalk and into the front of the building,” Powell conPlease see Accident, Page 6A

FOREST CITY — Rutherford County’s unemployment rate for October was 16.6 percent, making it the third highest in the state. Officials said the 2.3 percent increase was due to more people becoming eligible for unemployment benefits. “There was some money that was brought forward to pay some people that haven’t been getting paid their unemployment benefits,” said Don Brown, claims manager at the Employment Security Commission in Forest City. “This is not the federal extension that the president signed, it came from some old claims. The Department of Labor told us to release some funds and pay it. I don’t know of any companies or plants closings that would affect the rate otherwise.” Unemployment rates increased in 74 of the state’s 100 counties. Currituck County had the state’s lowest unemployment rate at 6 percent, while Scotland county had the highest at 17.2 percent. “We haven’t really heard of as much holiday or seasonal hiring as in years past,” Brown Please see Jobless, Page 6A

Thursday flu shot clinic open to all Low: $2.46 High: $2.61 Avg.: $2.54

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Janice Powell Karen Rhymer Caroleen Bobby Philbeck Elsewhere Wilma Douglas Page 5A

By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY — An H1N1 Flu vaccine clinic is open to the public Thursday at the National Guard Armory in Spindale. Clinic hours are from noon to 1 p.m. Sponsored by the Rutherford County Health Department, this is the first H1N1 vaccine clinic for the general public. Other clinics have been held for specific age groups and health situations.

The armory is located at 890 Withrow Road, Spindale. Helen White, RN, said a recent new supply of the vaccine has arrived and provides opportunity for the public to receive the vaccine. Bring insurance card, Medicaid card and social security number. There will be no charge to individuals for this vaccine. Criteria for the H1N1 Vaccine (Injectable) is:

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FOREST CITY — Rutherford County couple Don and Lisbeth Riis Cooper received the 2009 Outstanding Philanthropists Award recently in Asheville. The award was presented by the WNC Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Association president J. Clarkson of Big Brothers, Big Sisters presented the award at the Asheville Renaissance Hotel, with about 400 people attending.

Now on the Web: www.thedigitalcourier.com

Spindale gets new Web site By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Daily Courier Staff Writer

The couple was recognized especially for their generosity in establishing CooperRiis Healing Farm, located on NC 108 in Mill Spring. The facility is an independent, non-profit consisting of a multi-site collection of therapeutic communities ranging from rural to urban settings with its main campus situate on an 80-acre farm. In making the award presentation Clarkson Please see Cooper, Page 6A

Please see Spindale, Page 3A

Coopers honored for philanthropy By JEAN GORDON

Please see Flu, Page 6A

SPINDALE — Searching for Spindale on the Internet used to lead to a lot of dead ends. But the town has a new Web site to crow about, bringing it onto the information superhighway. The site, online now at www. Spindalenc.net, includes most of the information from the previous home page and adds up-to-date event listings. “The Web site before didn’t work. If you looked at the old site, you would’ve seen nothing was new since about April of 2008,” said Beverly Kalinowski, who designed the temporary site for the town. “It was just out of date. I wanted them to have a better site at least temporarily until they can do one with a lot of bells and whistles. I hope this will

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Don and Lisbeth Riis Cooper, the founders of CooperRiis in Mill Spring, were honored with the 2009 Outstanding Philanthropists Award from the WNC Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Their daughter, Danie’le is shown with them.

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Rutherford Today â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Messiahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; set for Monday performance at ICC

SPINDALE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Handelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Messiah will be presented Monday, Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. at The Foundation, Isothermal Community College, by the 75-member Rutherford County Chorus and Orchestra. The 2009 chorus will recognize its past director, Malone Thomason, who has been the leader of the annual Christmas event 28 years. Dr. Paul Etter, in his ninth year as director of Choral Activities/ Coordinator of Sacred Music at Gardner-Webb University, has graciously agreed to conduct the Messiah as Thomason will have an opportunity to be in the audience. Thomason will be called to the stage to direct the Messiahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finale, The Hallelujah Chorus. Anyone who wishes to participate in the chorus must be at The Foundation at 5 p.m. Monday for a two-hour practice.

The Forest City Clubhouse will host Life Line Screening on Wednesday, Dec. 9. The site is located at 141 Westview St., Forest City. Appointments will begin at 10 a.m. The screenings identify potential cardiovascular conditions such as blocked arteries and irregular heart rhythm, abdominal aortic aneurysms, and hardening of the arteries in the legs, which is a strong predictor of heart disease. A bone density screening to assess osteoporosis risk is also offered and is appropriate for both men and women. Packages start at $139. All five screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete. For more information regarding the screenings or to schedule an appointment, call 1-877-237-1287 or visit www.lifelinescreening.com. Preregistration required.

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BOSTIC â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Town of Bostic will be celebrating a community wide Dedication and Lighting of the new Christmas Decorations on the Village Green Thursday, Dec. 3, 6 to 8 p.m. Mayor Mitch Harrill will kick off the dedication promptly at 6 p.m. at the Gazebo on the Village Green. Immediately following the light dedication, The First Baptist Church of Bostic, led by Choir Director Kim Earle, and the Foothills Choir with over 30 singers, led by Choir Director Carmen Butler. Santa will also attend. Complimentary hot beverages, candy and treats will be provided. Prizes are being donated by The Bostic Florist, Bostic Family Hair Care, Carter Bank and Trust, The Washburn General Store, Sammyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and The Bostic Lincoln Center.

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FOREST CITY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Residents living in and around Forest City can be screened to reduce their risk of having a stroke or bone fracture.

GWU holiday concert will benefit Salvation Army

BOILING SPRINGS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; For a dozen years, singer, songwriter and worship leader Carl Cartee has teamed up with Gardner-Webb University to present a benefit Christmas concert for the Salvation Army. This concert will take place on Saturday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m. at the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kathleen Dover Theatre. The admission to the concert is a new toy for a child and a non-perishable food item per person. Limited seating is available; the doors open at 6:15 p.m. Last year a more than 1,000 pounds of food and over 150 toys were collected. Cartee was a sacred music major while at Gardner-Webb University has released numerous recordings since his 1995 debut. Cartee and his wife, Heather, are the hosts of the Inspire Worship Conference, an event that trains and equips emerging worship leaders from around the nation. Over the past 10 years, these benefit concerts for the Salvation Army have brought in over 15,124 pounds of food and 1,568 toys for children. For information about making a donation, call the Salvation Army at 704-482-0375. For more information about the concert, call 704-406-4631 or visit carlcartee.com for more details about Cartee.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hank Williams: Lost Highwayâ&#x20AC;? will be presented 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. Hank Williams is portrayed by Stan Thomas (right). Other band members are Norris West (left) and David Robertson.

RCT show takes stage this week in Union Mills

FOREST CITY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Due to popular demand Rutherford Community Theater is bringing back â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hank Williams: Lost Highway.â&#x20AC;? 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. Directed by Les Beale, this offBroadway hit written by Randal Myler and Mark Harelik traces Hankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rise from his start on Louisiana Hayride to The Grand Ole Opry to his lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s untimely end at age 29. His personal struggles produced enduring music like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m So Lonesome I Could Cry,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Move It on Over,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hey, Good Lookinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your Cheatinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Heart.â&#x20AC;? Returning cast members are: n Stan Thomas, playing the role of Hank Williams. n Brad Davis is playing Hoss, the bass player. n David Robertson as Jimmy, the

guitar player. n Melanie Greenway playing Mama Lilly. n Laura Collins portraying the Waitress. n Charles Walton playing Tee-Tot. n Pam Kirk Dezio playing Audrey Williams. n Richard Brown playing Fred â&#x20AC;&#x153;Papâ&#x20AC;? Rose. n Howard Klontz playing the role of Shag, the steel guitar player. n Clyde Keller will be the voice of the Radio Announcer. n Introducing Norris West as Leon, the fiddle player.

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. RCT is a non-profit community theater group who depends on donations and sponsors to operate. If you or anyone you know would like to help please contact us at rct.arts@yahoo.com or call 828-287-4809.

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Police Notes Sheriff’s Reports

n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 132 E-911 calls Monday. n Larry Robert Haynes reported paint damage on a 2001 Honda Accord. n Theresa Crisp Swink reported the theft of a license plate from a truck. n Rona S. Hines reported a breaking and entering. n Lance Coleman reported a breaking and entering and the theft of flatscreen televisions and other items. n Dorothy L. Burns reported a breaking and entering and the theft of money and other items. n Paula M. Radford reported the theft of medication. n A broken window was reported at a storage facility at 450 Thunder Rd.

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n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 28 E-911 calls Monday.

Spindale

n The Spindale Police Department responded to 16 E-911 calls Monday.

Lake Lure

n The Lake Lure Police Department responded to three E-911 calls Monday.

NEW COMPUTERS injury to personal property and assault and battery; placed under a $2,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Calvin Eugene Hill, 42, of 165 Astrid Lane; charged with two counts of criminal contempt; placed under a $20,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Josh Franklin Williams, 26, of 440 Long St.; charged with assault on a female; placed under a 48-hour hold. (RCSD) n Kimberly Michelle Prince, 23, of 500 Long St.; charged with assault and battery; placed under a 48-hour hold. (RCSD) n Kennedy Lee Rice, 18, of 191 View St.; charged with simple possession of schedule III controlled substance, simple possession of schedule VI controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia; released on an unsecured bond. (RCSD)

Citations n Joshua Lee Smith, 25, of 940 Cherry Mountain St., Forest City; cited for possession of an open container of alcoholic beverage. (RPD) n Stuart Douglas Melton, 45, of 830 Freewill Baptist Church Rd., Bostic; cited for possession of an open container of alcoholic beverage. (RPD) n Timothy Scott Roach Jr., 25, of 170 Brightmore Circle, Rutherfordton; cited for cited for possession of an open container of alcoholic beverage. (RPD) n Jonathan Mark Bland, 28, of 404 Deviney St., Spindale; cited for possession of an open container / consume alcoholic beverage. (RPD) n Patrick Benjamin Bridges, 23, of 4004 N. Center St., Apt 102, Hickory; cited for possession of an open container of alcoholic beverage. (RPD) n Meaghan Elizabeth Pocock, 21, of 185 Yelton Rd., Rutherfordton; cited for possession of an open container of alcoholic beverage. (RPD)

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Douglas Bliven and Chyanne Bliven work at new computers in the Spindale Public Library Monday afternoon. The computers were purchased with profits from the sale of “Spindale: The Story of a Southern Textile Town” by Robin Lattimore. The Stonecutter Foundation funded the book project with the stipulation that all book sales go to the Spindale Library.

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and while I was promoting that, I realized our town’s Web site Continued from Page 1A Forest City didn’t work,” she said. “So I set it up and went n The Forest City Police let people know that to the library and asked Department responded to 82 E-911 we are alive and well, calls Monday. before, zyou went to the them to give me a little written thing about the n An employee of Wal-Mart, on old events page, it was library. If we want to Plaza Drive, reported a felony larceny kind of a dead end.” be engaged and bring and damage to property. in the young people — n An officer of the Forest City The previous adminwho contribute a lot Police Department reported finding istrator for the site has and bring a lot of new property that belongs to Jody Ray been out of touch with ideas to the town — we Davis. The incident occurred on West the town for many need a functioning Web Main Street. months, but officials site. I just love the town are pleased with the and Spindale has such a new design. Arrests great amount of poten“I’m really glad we n Chad Bailey, 16, of McSwain tial.” EMS/Rescue got it done and I want Road, Forest City; charged with carInternet searches for to thank Beverly for n The Rutherford County EMS rying a concealed weapon; freed on a Spindale will soon point responded to 29 E-911 calls Monday. her expertise and putcustody release. (FCPD) to the new address ting it together for us,” n The Volunteer Life Saving and n Zeb John Davis, 26, of 196 T TRL in most major search Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and said Spindale Town Circle; charged with manufacture engines. Manager Cameron Rutherford County Rescue respondmarijuana; placed under a $1,560 “At least now people McHargue. “Some ed to one E-911 call Monday. secured bond. (RCSD) will know what is staff and I are going n Robert Bruce Johnson, 41, of 298 going on,” Kalinowski to have a training sesFire Calls Sandy Level Church Rd.; charged added. “When we found sion here on how to with common law imprisonment and Spindale and decided n Forest City firefighters responded keep it update and two counts of resisting a public offito a gas leak. administered. I feel it cer; placed under a $10,000 secured n Rutherfordton firefighters is an improvement over bond. (RCSD) responded to two fire alarms and to the former one and we n Ricky Dean Alley, 50, of 1480 a motor vehicle crash. want to be sure we can Piney Ridge Rd.; charged with secn Sandy Mush firefighters respond- update it and keep it ond-degree trespassing, breaking or ed to a motor vehicle crash. useful for folks with entering, communicating threats, current information. Right now we’ve got a limited amount of page space due to cost and hopefully in the future we can expand the space.” RALEIGH (AP) — Energy Carolinas presiSome plants to be For Kalinowski, it was Progress Energy will dent and CEO Lloyd closed are more than 50 a labor of love to do the close 11 coal-burning Yates said. “But as envi- years old. design. power plants in North ronmental regulations The announce“I really wanted to get Carolina that don’t have continue to change, and ment does not effect a the word out about the scrubbers by 2017, the as even more significant coal-fired plant near upcoming goat festival Raleigh electric utility rule changes appear Hartsville, S.C. said Tuesday. likely in the near future, The units near the costs of retrofitting Wilmington, Moncure, and operating these Lumberton and plants will increase draGoldsboro represent matically.” about 30 percent of the The plan was promptcompany’s power gened by state regulators eration from coal. The ordering the company Lanny funchess company will continue to provide retirement ––––– funeral director ––––– to operate three coalplans for the coalfired plants in North burning plants that lack Carolina after 2017 scrubbers to reduce I recently had a conversation looked at as a major part of our that are equipped with emissions. The request with a neighbor who had lost lives. Whenever that relationship emission controls at a was part of the state a family pet. The pet was a dog no longer exists we must grief cost of more than $2 Utilities Commission’s that had been a part of the family this loss and gain closure. billion. approval in October for over nine years. During our Let me encourage you to always interaction, it became evident acknowledge the loss of a pet. “Coal-fueled generaof Progress Energy’s that the unanticipated loss of the There are many ways in our tion will continue to be plan to build a massive family pet had brought a great society to do so; most funeral vital to our ability to power plant fueled by amount of pain. providers are now realizing the meet customer eleccleaner natural gas near My neighbor had explained to need to provide support to families tricity needs,” Progress Goldsboro.

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to move here, we were searching on-line and looked at Boone and then went and looked at Shelby and said ‘Yuck’ so we had our computers and did a quick Internet search. That is how people get information these days. We got most of our information from other sites instead of the town’s. I wanted to highlight the Internet access on Main Street and how you can take your laptop and sit on Main Street to work and see the local restaurants, people and musicians. Hopefully people will find this and want to see more. Now we have an interactive Google map.”

me that they had buried their beloved pet behind their home. The burial was combined with informal family services to help his kids, some that were late teens and early twenties, deal with reality of the situation. I commended him for his sensitivity to the grief shared by his family and for making an attempt to gain closure. This experience has reminded me that loss takes many forms. One does not always have to loose a loved one in death to be eligible for the grieving process. Grief occurs whenever there is loss of any kind. Pets many times become as much a part of the family as any human. Pets become our companions and are

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Our Views Maneuvering to survive recession

alking through this recession is like running a race on a track covered with adhesive tape. Sticky, very sticky. Some indicators are showing improvement, including such key housing factors as construction and new home contracts. But the No. 1 factor that will truly mark the turnaround is the growth in jobs. It doesn’t take a Harvard economist to tell us that employers are still being very cautious about rebuilding staff. Meanwhile, other big companies are making changes that will improve their futures. For example, General Electric plans to sell the NBC network to Comcast, and General Motors saw its chief executive for the last eight months, Fritz Henderson, tender his resignation. Henderson started tightening the belts at GM by walking away from Pontiac, Hummer and Saturn, and sticking with Cadillac, Buick, GMC and Chevrolet. Some of those changes touched Rutherford County as dealers lost or will lose the Chevrolet and Cadillac franchises. Everyone, big and small, is looking for a way to survive until better days arrive. It just looks like it might take a while.

Our readers’ views Praises Cliffside School for holiday program To the editor: On Monday, Nov. 23, I had a fantastic experience. From the moment I entered the parking lot of Cliffside Elementary School, I was meticulously directed where to park and then greeted courteously by older students, who also pointed out which door to enter. They were exceptionally mannerly and distinct in their speech and directions. The Christmas program was delightful and my grandson, Braden Atkins, played the role of Santa Claus. Each child in it excelled in their role. As I watched these innocent children, a silent prayer went up that they would never know any kind of abuse. According to statistics, a greater degree of child abuse ironically occurs during the Christmas holidays. Having come from a dysfunctional family, I know that most times a child is not aware that this is not normal. My wish and my prayer is that in our county each one might say, “Let the solution begin with me,” and do everything in one’s power to stop this onslaught on our future generations, our precious children. Thanks, Cliffside principal, teachers and students for a wonderful program and the sharing of talent. Wilma Holmes Rutherfordton

Says there are honest people out there To the editor: I would like to take the time this Thanksgiving season to thank the person who found my ATM card about a month ago. I used my card at the Wilco/ Hess station and evidently dropped it there. I didn’t realize until the next morning that I had

lost it. I called different places that I had been and went to Wilco to see if anyone had found it. I was on my way to Wachovia Bank in Forest City to cancel the card when the bank called to inform me that someone had turned my card in to them. Thank God for honest people. Again, I would like to say a special thank you to that individual.’ Gloria Hamilton Rutherfordton

Clarifies the identity of recent letter writer To the editor: First, please allow me to apologize to Mr. George W. Jones of Tiney Road in the Corinth community for any confusion coming from the articles appearing in The Daily Courier’s Reader’s View column that were signed G.W. Jones. With my parents seeing fit to follow the family tradition and name me Grayson Waverley Jones IV, after my great grandfathers from the “old country,” I have always signed my name G.W. Jones. Again, I apologize to Mr. George W. Jones. However, I wonder if Mr. George W. Jones was being harassed? Grayson Waverly Jones IV Forest City

Praises letter writer and urges more To the editor: I would like to applaud Chuck Ross for his letter to the editor dated Nov. 17, 2009. He spoke about the President not being able to make a decision on sending troops to Afghanistan. I agree wholeheartedly with every word. I do not know Mr. Ross personally, but I do know he was in World War II with the 26th Division and was involved in some heavy fighting in Europe. I look forward to his letters

and find them most interesting. I want him to know that I respect and appreciate his views as a former officer in the military on important matters happening in our country. Certainly, his former military service makes him more than qualified to express his views on this matter. I urge him to keep those letters coming because our country is in trouble. James O. Harris Shiloh

Offers comments on mopeds and the law To the editor: Very often when you pick up the newspaper, there is news of another moped crash. I had two men who worked for me who rode mopeds to work. One got a ticket for DWI and the other was killed going home. These riders think they own the road. Sometimes you go miles before you can pass them. I talked to two Raleigh Representatives and they thought, like me and a lot of others, the majority do not have license. The moped is a gas engine machine. To ride the roads, they should not ride free. They should have a tag and insurance. Who pays for their damage in an accident when it is their fault? Amos Jones Forest City

Letter Policy The Daily Courier would like to publish letters from readers on any subject of timely interest. All letters must be signed. Writers should try to limit their submissions to 300 words. All letters must include a day and evening telephone number. The editors reserve the right to edit letters for libelous content. All submissions should be sent to The Editor, P.O. Box 1149, Forest City, NC, 28043. Letters may also be submitted via e-mail at dailycourier@thedigitalcourier.com or via our website at thedigitalcourier.com

There is a lesson to be learned from Connecticut RALEIGH — In New London, Conn., finding a public benefit to one of the more controversial governmental acts of recent times might prove a little difficult these days. A few years back, New London became embroiled in a renowned court case because of that action. The city had used its condemnation powers to take the property of Susette Kelo and her neighbors. The property wasn’t condemned to build a school or public hospital. The city wanted the property to redevelop the land so that other private property owners could eventually take it. The rest is history. Kelo and some neighbors sued. The case eventually made its way to the U.S.

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Supreme Court, which upheld the city’s right to use eminent domain for economic development purposes. The ruling was widely condemned by most everyone not employed by a local government or not blinded by some definition of progress so narrow that any governmental act in its name can be justified. The nation’s high court, though, ruled that the property taking and the job creation that would result added up to a public benefit or pub-

lic use, and therefore didn’t violate the 7th Amendment of the Bill of Rights. Those jobs and that benefit came from plans by drug-maker Pfizer to build a research facility adjacent to the redeveloped property. But in early November, Pfizer announced it was shutting down the research plant. All that land forcibly bought still remains fallow. What do New London and Pfizer have to do with North Carolina? Well, North Carolina legislators — unlike those in several other states — refused to put an amendment to the state constitution before voters to block this sort of thing from happening here. The powers-that-be in the state don’t seem willing to

open their eyes to the lessons of New London and the Pfizer plant closing. One University of North Carolina School of Government professor said while writing about the plant closing: “If North Carolina were to enact such an amendment, would it result in any changes to current eminent domain policies? Not really.” The professor ignores the state’s own history. At least five times over the past 30 years, local laws allowed the exact same kind of taking for economic development purposes that occurred in New London. In the early 1980s, Lumberton and Hot Springs exercised such power. In the early 1990s, Duplin County and the Stanly

Airport Authority took a turn. In 2000, Charlotte won permission to condemned property for a business park in the western stretches of the city. In each case, local governments came to the legislature seeking permission. The local bills that granted that permission were essentially exceptions to existing law. No comprehensive law governing eminent domain — whether passed in 1960 or in 2006 — could prevent the same thing from happening today. That is the state’s policy. Only a constitutional amendment will change it. Scott Mooneyham is executive director of the Capital News Service.

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Theron Newton Cole, 81, of Bethany Church Road, Forest City, died Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, at Hospice House of Forest City. A native of Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Birch and Texie Splawn Cole. By JEAN GORDON He was a retired supervisor Daily Courier Staff Writer for Stonecutter Mills with FOREST CITY — Funeral 42 years of service and of the services for a Spindale man Baptist faith. He served in who succumbed to wreck the Army during World War injuries on Friday, will II. be held today at 3 p.m. in Survivors include his wife, Gaffney, S.C. Mary Hardin Cole of the Torri B. Littlejohn Sr., 29, home; two sons, Steve Cole of Spindale, died Friday, Nov. and Roger Cole, both of 27, at Spartanburg Regional Forest City; seven grandchilMedical Center from injuries dren and five great-grandhe sustained in a two-vehicle children. crash one week ago today in Funeral services will be Spindale. held at 3 p.m. Thursday Spindale police said at The Padgett and King Littlejohn was driving his Mortuary with the Revs. Voyager van on U.S. 74B near Wade Huntley and Marion Callahan Koon Road when he Duncan officiating. apparently crossed over the Interment will follow in the center line and hit a Parker Cool Springs cemetery with Landscape truck, which travmilitary honors accorded eling west, in the rear. After by the Rutherford County impact, both vehicles made Honor Guard. Visitation will 180-degree turns before combe held one hour prior to the ing to stops. The truck was service at the mortuary. driven by Michael Hunt, 29, Memorials may be made of Countryside Drive, Forest to Hospice of Rutherford City. County, P.O. Box 336, Forest There were no charges. City, NC 28043. Sgt. A. Collins of the Spindale Police Department Online condolences www.padgettwas primary investigator. king.com. He was assisted by other Spindale officers and the Bobby Philbeck North Carolina Highway Robert “Bobby” Glen Patrol. Philbeck, 51, a resident of Littlejohn was flown from White Oak Manor, Shelby, Spindale to Spartanburg died Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, Regional Medical Center where was in the neuro-trau- at Hospice House in Forest City. ma unit. Born in Rutherford County, He is the county’s 11th highhe was a son of Paul Dean way fatality in 2009. Philbeck and the late Shirley Police said Littlejohn was Ann Strantz Philbeck, and apparently going to see his also preceded in death by a wife who works at nearby brother. Watts Regulator. He was a member of He and his wife have a son Caroleen United Methodist and two daughters all of Church and a 1978 graduate Spindale. of Chase High School. In addition to his father, he is survived by one cousin of Forest City. Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery with the Revs. Phillip Park FOREST CITY — Martin and Bob Philbeck officiatLipscomb, 10, remains in ing. The family will receive critical condition at the friends Wednesday from 5 to Joseph M. Still Burn Center, 7 p.m. at Harrelson Funeral Augusta, Ga. Home. A student at Cliffside Memorials may be made Elementary School, Lipscomb to Hospice of Rutherford sustained third degree burns on his legs and back Saturday County, P.O. Box 336, Forest afternoon when family mem- City, NC 28043. bers were burning trash that Online condolences www.harrelgot out of control, and he was sonfuneralhome.com. burned. Lipscomb’s mother, Tammy Lipscomb, is with him in Georgia, and reported he is Vollie S. Dalton, age 89, of expected to be there from 15 Rutherfordton, NC, died Sunday, to 30 days. November 29, 2009, at his Well wishes can be sent to: home. Martin Lipscomb, Joseph He was a member of Spencer M. Still Burn Center, 3651 Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and Superintendent Wheeler Road, Augusta, Ga. of Sunday School. Mr. Dalton 30909.

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Wilma Douglas Wilma J. Douglas, 87, of Drexel Hill, Penn., died Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, Darby, Pa. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Thompson’s Mortuary.

Janice Powell Janice Blanton Powell, 60, of Ellenboro, died Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2009, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late Grady C. Blanton and Annie Blanche Pearson Blanton. She retired from Celanese Industries, where she was a production operator for 33 years. She was a member of Flint Hill Baptist Church. Survivors include her son, Jamie Powell of Ellenboro; three brothers, Gene Blanton of Boiling Springs, Wayne Blanton of Morganton, and Ronnie Blanton of Mooresboro; her twin sister, Janet Blanton of Boiling Springs, and four sisters, Velma Aarsund of Brevard, Joyce White of Polkville, Becky Wells of Cedar Hill, Texas, and Pat Ellis of Gaffney, S.C.; and five grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Cleveland Funeral Services Chapel in Shelby with the Rev. Jerry Yarboro officiating. Visitation is Wednesday from noon until 2 p.m., prior to the service at the chapel. Burial will follow in the Cleveland Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to Flint Hill Baptist Church, Flint Hill Church Road, Shelby, NC 28152 Online condolences www.clevelandfuneralservice.com.

Karen Rhymer Karen Patrice Rhymer, 51, of Walker Store Road, Ellenboro, died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, at Rutherford Hospital. A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late David Crocket Rhymer and Frances Kelley Rhymer, and also preceded in death by a sister. She is survived by an uncle, two aunts, and a number of cousins. No formal services are

planned and interment of her ashes will be in the Cool Springs Cemetery. The Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge of cremation arrangements. Online condolences www.padgettking.com.

Deaths Tommy Henrich NEW YORK (AP) — Tommy Henrich, nicknamed “Old Reliable” for his knack of delivering clutch hits for the New York Yankees, died Tuesday. He was 96. Henrich was a five-time All-Star outfielder who joined the Yankees in 1937 and finished in 1950, winning four World Series championships. He missed three seasons while serving in the Coast Guard during World War II. Henrich hit the first gameending home run in World Series history, leading off the bottom of the ninth inning with a drive against Don Newcombe to beat Brooklyn 1-0 in the 1949 opener. “He was extremely good in big games, games that meant something,” former teammate and family friend Bobby Brown told The Associated Press by telephone from his home in Texas. “If we were ahead 10-1 or 10-2, he was just average. If we were behind 10-1 or 10-2, same thing. But get him in a big game and he was terrific,” Brown said. “We didn’t call him ‘Old Reliable.’ We just knew he was ‘Old Reliable.’” Yet Henrich’s most famous at-bat may’ve been a time when he didn’t hit the ball. In Game 4 of the 1941 Series against the Dodgers, Henrich struck out to seemingly end the game. But Brooklyn catcher Mickey Owen dropped the third strike, and Henrich raced safely to first base. Given another chance, the Yankees rallied for four runs in the ninth inning for a 7-4 win and a 3-1 Series edge. Henrich hit .282 with 183 home runs and 795 RBIs. He twice led the American League in triples and topped the AL by scoring 138 runs in 1948. Late in his career, he moved from right field and finished as a part-time

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served in the United States Navy during World War II. Mr. Dalton was a retired farmer and was the director of the Farm Bureau for several years. A native of Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Francis Dalton and the late Martha Crawford Dalton. He is survived by his wife Margaret S. Dalton; one daughter, Sandra Williams of Durham, NC; one son, Don Dalton and his wife, Diane of Rutherfordton, NC; four grandchildren, Julie Williams Conner of Ellenboro, NC, Scott Williams and his wife, Achara of Dallas, TX, Stacy Dalton of Raleigh, NC and Jonathan Dalton of Greensboro, NC; three great-grandchildren Ben, Josh and Noah Conner of Ellenboro, NC. The family will receive friends from 12:00 to 1:00 PM Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at Spencer Baptist Church fellowship building. A funeral service will be held at Spencer Baptist Church at 1:00 PM Wednesday, December 2, 2009 with the Revs. Billy Vaughn and Bruce Caldwell officiating. Interment will be at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Rutherfordton, NC with full military honors accorded by the Rutherford County Honor Guard. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043 or to Spencer Baptist Church, 207 N. Oak St., Spindale, NC 28160. McMahan's Funeral Home and Cremation Services is in charge of the arrangements. Online condolences: www.mcmahansfuneralhome.com

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Robert “Bobby” Glen Philbeck Robert “Bobby” Glen Philbeck, age 51, of White Oak Manor, Shelby, NC died Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at Hospice of Rutherford County. Bobby was born January 22, 1958 in Rutherford County to Paul Dean Philbeck and Shirley Ann Strantz Philbeck. He was a member of Caroleen United Methodist Church and a 1978 graduate of Chase High School. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and wrestling. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by his brother, Paul Dean Philbeck, Jr. Besides his father, he is survived by his cousin, Larry Womack of Forest City. Graveside services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 3, 2009 in Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery with Reverend Phillip Park and Reverend Bob Philbeck officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday at Harrelson Funeral Home. The family requests memorial donations be sent to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043 Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the family. An online guest registry is available at: www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com Paid obit.

Janice Blanton Powell Janice Blanton Powell, 60, of Ellenboro, NC, died Monday, November 30, 2009 at Carolinas Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, she retired from Celanese Industries where she was a production operator for 33 years. She was a member of Flint Hill Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Grady C. Blanton and Annie Blanche Pearson Blanton and two brothers, Roy Dean Blanton and Fred Blanton She is survived by a son, Jamie Powell of Ellenboro; three brothers, Gene Blanton of Boiling Springs, Wayne Blanton of Morganton and Ronnie Blanton of Mooresboro; five sisters, Velma Aarsund of Brevard, Joyce White of Polkville, Becky Wells of Cedar Hill, Texas, Pat Ellis of Gaffney and her twin sister, Janet Blanton of Boiling Springs; four grandchildren, Morgan Webb, Olivia Webb, Camilla Blanton and Whitney and Matt Huntley. Visitation will be Wednesday at Cleveland Funeral Services from 12:00-2PM. Funeral services will be at Cleveland Funeral Services Chapel at 2PM on Wednesday with Rev. Jerry Yarboro officiating. Burial will be at Cleveland Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to Flint Hill Baptist Church, Flint Hill Church Rd., Shelby, NC 28152 Online condolences: www.clevelandfuneralservice.com

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first baseman. Henrich played in the World Series in 1938, 1941, 1947 and 1949, and won championships every time. He hit one home run in each Series. Bob Keane LOS ANGELES (AP) — Del-Fi Records founder Bob Keane, who discovered rocker Ritchie Valens, has died in Los Angeles at age 87. Bob Keane founded the West Coast independent label Del-Fi in the 1950s. In 1958, he discovered the 17-year-old Valens at a small concert and invited him to record in his home studio. Their brief association led to Valens’ hits “Come On, Let’s Go,” ‘’Donna” and “La Bamba.” Bess Hawes LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bess Lomax Hawes, who sang with Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, co-wrote the Kingston Trio hit “M.T.A.” and spent a lifetime documenting American folklore in recordings and films, has died at age 88, her family said Monday. Hawes, who was the daughter of legendary folk musicologist John Lomax, grew up helping her father collect and transcribe field recordings of folk musicians for the Library of Congress in the 1920s and ‘30s. In the 1940s, she had joined Guthrie, Seeger, her husband, Butch Hawes, and others in a popular, if looseknit, folk group called the Almanac Singers that Seeger has since joked never bothered to rehearse until it got onstage.

Vera G. Biggerstaff Vera G. Biggerstaff, 79, passed away November 26, 2009, with her friends by her side in Ellenboro, North Carolina. Vera was born on a cruise ship November 25, 1930, in Albany New York to Axel and Elvira Gronlund. They moved to Connecticut in later years where Vera started her lifelong journey. A devoted horse woman, Vera spent her time foxhunting with Green Creek Hounds holding numerous hunts on her farm over the years. She loved grooming her horses Napoleon, Alibubba, and Gypsy and driving her Gatwick Carriage. Vera and her beloved 18 year old purinease cat Brandy always had something to say. She was a senior claims adjuster for USAA for a number of years until her retirement. She attended college at the University of Tampa, where she became the first female claims adjuster in Tampa, Florida. After retirement Mrs. Biggerstaff was a homemaker and her husband was a retired Coronel in the Air force. She was an active member of the Green Creek Hounds Foxhunting Club, The Pony Club and worked with various charities that saved horses and other animals. Her interests included gardening, reading, social events with her friends, driving her horse drawn carriage, foxhunting as well as riding her John Deere Gator on her farm. She devoted much of her time and energy as a social member of the Green Creek Hounds family receiving her Pinque road whip jacket a short time ago. Vera always wanted to live as long as her mother who passed at age 87. Her Friends and family wrote: “Vera loved horses and foxhunting. She also enjoyed meeting and sharing life stories with everyone she met. She always told a good story and was a unique dignified gem. She will be missed greatly by her family and everyone who knew her.” Mrs. Biggerstaff is survived by her cousins in Sweden, Hakan & Birget Gustafsson, Marcus Gustaffon, and Catarina Kjell, Eda and Emma Magnusson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Col. Jack Biggerstaff and her mother, Elvira Gronlund. A Memorial Service will be held at 11AM, Thursday, December 3, 2009 at At Ease Acres Farm in Ellenboro. A graveside service will be held at 1PM, Thursday at Sandy Level Baptist Church Cemetery in Bostic. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to The Green Creek Hounds, Inc., 1764 Sandy Plains Rd., Tryon, NC, 28782. (828863-2753). Washburn & Dorsey is in charge of arrangements. Friends may sign the online guest book@ www.washburndorsey.com Paid obit.

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County rainfall surplus now 7.85 inches By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer

Health/education Life Line Screenings: Wednesday, Dec. 9, at Forest City Clubhouse, 141 Westview St., Forest City; appointments will begin at 10 a.m.; packages start at $139; all five screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete; pre-registration required; call 1-877-237-1287 or visit www. lifelinescreening.com.

Red Cross Blood drives scheduled: Dec. 2 — Isothermal Community College, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., contact Ruth Colnot at 286-3636, ext. 489; Dec. 8 — Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy, Avondale, 11:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m., contact Jennifer Hoyle at 657-9998; Dec. 11 — Forest City Fire Department, 1 to 6 p.m., contact Keith McCurry at 245-2111; Dec. 16 — Harris Elementary, 1:30 to 6 p.m., contact Don Ingle at 248-2354 Dec. 21 — Oak Grove Methodist Church, Ellenboro, 4 to 8:30 p.m., contact Dawn Kanipe at 289-1279; Classes: Adult, Child, Infant CPR: Saturday, Dec. 5, begins at 8:30 a.m. Adult CPR: Monday, Dec. 14, begins at 6 p.m. Child, Infant CPR: Tuesday, Dec. 15, begins at 6 p.m.

Meetings/other DAR meeting: Griffith Rutherford NSDAR Chapter Meeting; Wednesday, Dec. 2, 3 p.m., at the home of Catherine Washburn, 2401 Bostic Sunshine Hwy., Bostic; program by Caroline and Kristi King. Meeting: The Rutherford County Historical Society book club and history discussion group will meet Thursday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m., at St. John’s Church, Rutherfordton. The group will discuss the classic Southern novel, The Member of the Wedding, by Carson McCullers. Meeting, 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. Shag Club: Rutherford County Shag Club meets Friday, Dec. 4, at Club LA in Spindale. Dance starts at 8 p.m. For information call 287-9228. Annual meeting: S-D-O Fire Department will hold its annual Board of Directors meeting Saturday, Dec. 5, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., at the fire department; all tax payers in the S-D-O. District are eligible to vote; bring picture ID and proof of property owned. CHS Boosters: Chase High Athletic Boosters will meet Monday, Dec. 7, at Mud Bones in Rutherfordton. Dutch treat, 6:30 p.m.

Holidays Reverse Christmas Caroling: Sponsored by The Anchor Club of East Rutherford High School; Thursday, Dec. 3, begins at 6 p.m. in the neighborhood of Elizabeth Avenue in Forest City; collecting canned foods for Salvation Army Christmas Cheer Center; the reverse caroling works like this — the group comes to your home and sings badly; they won’t leave without canned goods, or if you prefer, leave items on your front porch. Holiday Sampler IX: “A Cup of Christmas Tea”; Saturday, Dec. 5, 11 a.m.; Cooperative extension Office; sampling of holiday treats and tea; craft demonstrations, entertainment, door prizes; sponsored by the Extension and Community Association; admission $10; call 287-6020 for more information. Christmas House Walk: Monday, Dec. 7, 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., sponsored by the women of Fairfield Mountains Chapel; tickets are $10 per person, and $15 if you plan to attend lunch (12:30 p.m.) afterwards at Lake View Restaurant; contact Anne Gundel at 625-9400. Christmas Concert: Mercy’s Well and Southern Sounds will present an evening of Christmas music on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary of Corinth Baptist Church, located on Pinehurst Road between Old US 74 and Tiney Road in Ellenboro.

Fundraisers Flounder fish fry: Saturday, Dec. 5, 4 to 7:30 p.m.; Tanner’s Grove United Methodist Church, 236 Tanners Grove Church Road, Forest City; adults $8; 12 and under, $5; proceeds for land fund. Red Cross benefit: Courtside Steaks will donate a percentage of its profits to the local Red Cross from sales on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Courtside is located at 161 Park Lane Dr., Rutherfordton.

FOREST CITY — Rainfall in Rutherford County is 7.85 inches above normal for 2009, reports Brad Boris at the Broad River Water Authority Plant, Union Road, Rutherfordton. Boris said 6.58 inches of rain was collected at the water plant in

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tinued. The building suffered only minor damage, and a bench that was in front was destroyed. “I’ve worked at this salon with my mom, Phyllis Bailey for four years,” Rhodes said. “And this was just unbe-

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said. “We do have that other extension coming approved by the president, but it may be January until we get those funds.” There were 24,189 people employed in the county for October and the total labor force count was 28,987 people. The Rutherford County Economic Development Commission is keeping an eye on the rate. “We’re continuing to chase leads and working with the N.C. Commerce

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said, “The journey to help someone with mental illness often begins with the person’s parents, and as Lisbeth Riis Cooper and Don Cooper witnessed a family member’s struggle through many of the devastating aspects of mental illness they joined the numerous frustrated families who were always left with the pieces and no peace. “Drawing on the therapeutic community concepts of Spring Lake Ranch and Gould Farm as well as her own life growing up on a farm in Denmark, Lisbeth envisioned a place of recovery where isolation is replaced by relationship, where the mind, body and spirit are nurtured within nature and where the professionals include even the families on the recovery team,” Clarkson said. “Their vision and personal example of philanthropy have drawn in many wonderful people and together they have contributed over $25 million to design, build and endow CooperRiis Healing Farm,” he added. Since opening in June 2003, CooperRiis has already assisted in the mental health recovery of over 350 residents from around the nation. Beyond the main campus, CooperRiis is opening a new Center in Asheville in January and operates programs in nearby communities which ease the transition of residents into fulfilling independent living, work and educa-

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November, more than 3 inches above normal for November. Each of the past two Novembers, only 1.5 inches of rain was recorded. Total rainfall in 2009 collected at the BRWA is 43.88 inches. In Lake Lure where weather data is also collected for the National Weather Service, 5.88 inches of rain was recorded in November. “Hurricane Ida brought 4.5 inches

of that total,” said Lake Lure Fire Coordinator Ron Morgan. The hottest day of the month was on Nov. 9 at 78 degrees. The coldest days were Saturday and Sunday at 27 degrees, Boris also reported. Another 1.5” of rain is expected over the next five days. Contact Gordon via email: jgordon@thedigitalcourier.com

lievable. I’m very glad my car was empty.” Officers from the Spindale Police Department helped members of the fire department close the block of Main Street to traffic during the extensive clean-up. Two tow trucks had to be called in order to remove both vehicles which could not be driven. Powell also told Rhodes she would have to get a new car seat for her

young son. The damage to the rear of the Nissan had rendered the car seat unsafe. “I was so happy to get this car last Wednesday,” Rhodes said. “I can tell you this, from now on I’m not parking on this street, it’ll be across the street and down the hill.”

Department to do our best to attract new industry,” said Keven McCammon, EDC chairman. “We’re also looking at alternative industries for this area and marketing that. But everyone else is doing that, too. We’re continuing to work all of the avenues we can find. But we’re in the same boat as everyone.”

real careful on their applications and write neatly,” Brown said. “Don’t skip any parts, and expand on your experience and talk more about your skills. We always tell people to dress one step better than the job you’re applying for. Don’t show up in cut off shorts and flip-flops, unless you’re applying to be a lifeguard. Looking for work is the hardest job you’ll ever do because people don’t like to hear the word no. Just realize this is an employer’s market so they can pick and choose. You have to do something to stand out.”

Nearby Cleveland County had a rate of 15.1 percent, Polk County a rate of 8.8 percent and McDowell County 14.6 percent. Brown said he and his co-workers do have some tips for job seekers. “I would encourage people to be

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tional goals. Clarkson said 80 percent of the Community Program residents are able to achieve their goals. “For sharing not only of their resources, but of their family’s story and a vision for healing mental illness, the Western North Carolina Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals is proud to recognize Don and Lisbeth Cooper as Outstanding Philanthropists for 2009,” he said. The Coopers received the award and offered remarks that honored and celebrated their daughter Danie’le. Lisbeth spoke of how her actions arose from anger and frustration and a resolve to create a program that would help other families not have to face the fragmentation and hopelessness that is too often present in existing mental health systems. “The moral of the story: Never make the mother bear mad,” Lisbeth told the audience attending the awards luncheon. “The concept was to create a place where hope was the first order of business, where acceptance and community would be commonplace, where the individual would be treated with kindness and respect, and not as a diagnosis. Treatment would be person oriented and encompass the body, the mind and the soul. All of this combined would be CooperRiis.” Don Cooper added, “Philanthropy is alive and well. We could not have built CooperRiis without 150 significant donors believing in our mission. We felt with an energy never felt

before, that we must change though actions the idea that diseased minds needed to be fixed, rather than, first of all, whole persons to be loved. “For 35 years, I had the honor of knowing a man named John Sharpe. He was at different times, my boss, my mentor, my partner and my friend. He had this thought that all people on this earth needed to look beyond themselves and to assist others in need. While he was committed to his religious faith, this was not his religion talking. His thinking was that this was something fundamental, that it was important for people to connect in this way with who they are as human beings and he was wondering if I was ever going to get on board. “These conversations were transformational for me. Gradually, I found myself developing a balance between accumulation and distribution of assets. Then Lisbeth decided that she had this new definition for what it means to be ‘retired.’ So, I found myself engaged in building a nonprofit, something neither of us had attempted before.” Cooper said in retrospect thinking about all the energy, time and talents put into CooperRiis, “I have indeed connected with who I am as a human being. “Lisbeth and I owe it all to Danie’le and we want to dedicate this moment and award to her,” he added.

n Healthy people ages 2 through 49 years of age who are not pregnant and do not have certain health conditions.

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According to Center for Disease Control, H1N1 nasal mist is a safe and effective way for healthy non-pregnant people ages 2-49 years of age to prevent flu.

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Celtics end Bobcats’ win streak

GT’s Johnson named top ACC coach again

CHARLOTTE (AP) — Ray Allen broke out of his shooting slump with 27 points, Kendrick Perkins added 21 points and 12 rebounds and the Boston Celtics cruised past the Charlotte Bobcats 108-90 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight victory. Led by Allen, the Celtics had little trouble slowing the Bobcats, who had won four straight. Entering shooting 30 percent from 3-point range, Allen took only nine shots, but hit 5 of 6 3-pointers, including one from behind the plane of the backboard with 1 second left to give the Celtics a 62-39 halftime lead. Charlotte never recovered as Gerald Wallace scored just five points after getting into early foul trouble. Nazr Mohammed had 16 points for the Bobcats, who entered giving up a league-low 87.9 points a game. But the Celtics, on the second game of a four-game trip that next takes them to San Antonio, scored at will inside and out and quickly ended any hopes Charlotte had of erasing memories of their embarrassing 59-point performance in Boston on opening night.

GREENSBORO (AP) — Two seasons in the Atlantic Coast Conference, two coach of the year awards for Paul Johnson. The Georgia Tech coach once again was the overwhelming choice as the ACC’s top coach as selected by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. Johnson received 24 of a possible 40 votes cast by ACSMA members, easily outdistancing his counterpart in this week’s ACC championship game. Clemson’s Dabo Swinney had 10 votes, followed by Duke’s David Cutcliffe (4) and Boston College’s Frank Spaziani (2). This marks the sixth time a Georgia Tech coach has received the award, and the third time this decade after George O’Leary won it in 2000.

VT’s Ryan Williams named top rookie RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Record-setting Virginia Tech running back Ryan Williams is the Atlantic Coast Conference’s rookie of the year. Williams was chosen Tuesday as the league’s top newcomer following a vote of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. He received 34 votes from 40 voting members to edge out Boston College linebacker Luke Kuechly, who had 29. Separate votes were held for the offensive and defensive rookie of the year awards, and those vote counts were combined to determine the overall award winner. Williams worked his way into the starting lineup by Week 1, and wound up tying the ACC season record with 19 rushing touchdowns.

SMU gets its first bowl bid in 25 years DALLAS (AP) — SMU is headed to its first bowl game in 25 years. The Mustangs announced their Hawaii Bowl berth on Tuesday. The campus event included cheerleaders, the band and purple and white orchid leis for coach June Jones, athletic director Steve Orsini and school president Gerald Turner. It’s the first bowl for SMU since the Aloha Bowl in 1984. Less than three years later, recruiting violations led to SMU’s ban from competition under the NCAA’s so-called death penalty. Orsini says the bowl bid “has proven there is life after death.”

Local Sports Basketball R-S Central at Polk Co., 6 p.m./7:30 p.m. East Rutherford at Highland Tech, 6 p.m./7:30 p.m. Swimming R-S Central at Freedom, 5:30 p.m.

On TV 11 a.m. (TS) Women’s College Basketball High Point at South Carolina. 7 p.m. (TS) College Basketball East Tennessee State at Tennessee. 7:15 p.m. (ESPN) College Basketball Illinois at Clemson. 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2) College Basketball Boston College at Michigan. 9:15 p.m. (ESPN) College Basketball Duke at Wisconsin. 9:30 p.m. (ESPN2) College Basketball Florida State at Ohio State.

Associated Press

Charlotte Bobcats’ Raymond Felton (20) drives past Boston Celtics’ Kendrick Perkins (43) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte Tuesday.

It was a setback for the Bobcats, whose winning streak came at the heels of a seven-game skid and included an impressive home win over Cleveland Friday. They shot just 41 percent and trailed by as many as 28 points.

ACC taking lumps against Big 10 Northwestern cruises past ‘Pack, 65-53

Purdue takes down Wake Forest, 69-58

RALEIGH (AP) — Michael Thompson scored 22 points and Northwestern beat North Carolina State 65-53 on Tuesday night in the Big Ten/ ACC Challenge. Jeremy Nash added 12 points for the Wildcats (6-1). Northwestern led by 14, only briefly trailed and won its fifth straight — the last three coming against teams that entered unbeaten. Tracy Smith had a seasonhigh 23 points — including 10 in a row down the stretch for the Wolfpack (5-1) — on 9-for-18 shooting. N.C. State cut it to 57-52 on Julius Mays’ layup at the 2-minute mark before Northwestern put the game in its point guard’s hands.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — E’Twaun Moore scored 22 points to help No. 4 Purdue beat Wake Forest 69-58 on Tuesday night in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. JaJuan Johnson had 21 points and nine rebounds and Robbie Hummel added 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Boilermakers (6-0), who are enjoying their highest AP ranking since 1996. C.J. Harris and Ishmael Smith each scored 14 points and freshman Al-Farouq Aminu added 12 points and 10 rebounds for Wake Forest (4-2). Purdue forced 25 turnovers and held the Demon Deacons to below 30 percent shooting for most of the second half. The Boilermakers shot 34 percent, but made 24 of 31 free throws

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Associated Press

Wake Forest’s Ishmael Smith, right, drives on Purdue’s Robbie Hummel in the first half of a NCAA college basketball game in West Lafayette, Ind., Tuesday.

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Bowden will end 44-year career TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Bobby Bowden will end his 44-year coaching career after Florida State plays in a bowl game. Bowden will retire as the second winningest coach in major-college football behind Penn State’s Joe Paterno. The 80-year-old Bowden has won 388 games at Samford, West Virginia and Florida State, where he spent the last 34 seasons. “We’ve got one more game and I look forward to enjoying these next few weeks as the head football coach,” Bowden said Tuesday in a statement released by the school. Florida State’s bowl game has not been determined. The Seminoles are bowl eligible with a 6-6 record. Bowden won two national titles with Florida State, in 1993 and 1999. Among his top achievement is a string of 14 straight seasons ending in 2000 when the Seminoles won at least 10 games and finished ranked in the top five of the AP poll. Florida State was 152-19-1, an .864 winning percentage, during that span. He has a 315-97-4 record with the Seminoles. “He set records of achievement on the field that will probably never be equaled,” Florida State president T.K. Wetherell said. “Bobby Please see Bowden, Page 9

Associated Press

Florida’s Urban Myer, left, meets with Florida State’s Bobby Bowden, right, prior to their teams meeting during an NCAA college football game in Gainesville, Fla., Saturday,

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Sports

Scoreboard No. 13 Gators bite A&M, 80-59 FOOTBALL

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Dan Werner scored 16 points and Alex Tyus added 15 for Florida. Vernon Macklin finished with 14 points and seven rebounds for the Gators, who improved to 7-0 for the first time since 2005. Christopher Walker led the Rattlers (0-9) with 19 points and six rebounds. The Gators opened the second half with a 23-4 run that turned the close game into a rout. The Gators shot 52 percent from the field and made 7 of 20 from 3-point range. They overcame 17 turnovers and had a 41-31 rebounding advantage. The Rattlers shot 40 percent and had 20 turnovers.

No. 22 Cincinnati 94, Texas Southern 57

CINCINNATI (AP) — Rashad Bishop scored 14 points in a balanced offense and Cincinnati rolled in its first game as a ranked team in nearly four years. The Bearcats (5-1) were ranked for the first time since the middle of the 2005-06 season, when it was digging out from coach Bob Huggins’ ouster a few weeks before the opening game. Seven Cincinnati players finished in double figures. Freshman Lance Stephenson had a careerhigh 11 rebounds, seven points and seven assists, flirting with Cincinnati’s first triple-double since Eric Hicks had one during that 2005-06 season.

Maryland 80, Indiana 68

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Maryland finally figured out how to put away Indiana on Tuesday. With a strong closing flurry. Greivis Vasquez scored 23 points and Landon Milbourne had 19 points, leading the Terrapins to an 80-68 victory in their first trip to Indiana and giving the ACC its first win in this year’s Big TenACC Challenge. Maryland (5-2) ended a two-game losing streak. The Hoosiers (3-4), who have lost four of their last five, were led by freshmen Maurice Creek with 19 points and Christian Watford, who had 16. It was a sloppy game most of the night, with the teams combining for 34 turnovers and 41 fouls. The difference: Maryland shot 56.5 percent from the field in the second half. Indiana was 23 of 70 from the field and just 7 of 26 from 3-point range. Indiana led much of the first half, extending the lead to 28-21 after making six straight baskets. Maryland answered with six straight points and regained the lead at 35-33 on Vasquez’s 3-pointer in the final minute before halftime. In the second half, Indiana rallied from a sixpoint deficit in the second half to take the lead at 49-48 on Creek’s 3-pointer with 11:44 to go. But after the teams traded leads over the next three minutes, Maryland scored five straight points to take control and limited Indiana to just three baskets over the final 9:44. The Terrapins finished the game on a 26-12 run.

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National Football League

AMERICAN CONFERENCE W New England 7 Miami 5 N.Y. Jets 5 Buffalo 4 x-Indianapolis Jacksonville Tennessee Houston

W 11 6 5 5

Cincinnati Baltimore Pittsburgh Cleveland

W 8 6 6 1

San Diego Denver Kansas City Oakland

W 8 7 3 3

East L T 4 0 6 0 6 0 7 0 South L T 0 0 5 0 6 0 6 0 North L T 3 0 5 0 5 0 10 0 West L T 3 0 4 0 8 0 8 0

W 8 7 6 3

New Orleans Atlanta Carolina Tampa Bay

W 11 6 4 1

Minnesota Green Bay Chicago Detroit

W 10 7 4 2

Arizona San Francisco Seattle St. Louis

W 7 5 4 1

East L T 3 0 4 0 5 0 8 0 South L T 0 0 5 0 7 0 10 0 North L T 1 0 4 0 7 0 9 0 West L T 4 0 6 0 7 0 10 0

PA 202 275 195 242

Pct PF 1.000 304 .545 202 .455 229 .455 259

PA 184 255 289 243

Sunday’s Games Detroit 94, Atlanta 88 Phoenix 113, Toronto 94 L.A. Clippers 98, Memphis 88 Boston 92, Miami 85 Orlando 114, New York 102 San Antonio 97, Philadelphia 89 Houston 100, Oklahoma City 91 Minnesota 106, Denver 100 Sacramento 112, New Orleans 96 L.A. Lakers 106, New Jersey 87

PF 231 257 248 122

PA 174 188 204 279

Pct .727 .636 .273 .273

PF 312 196 183 115

PA 219 189 282 258

Tuesday’s Games Boston 108, Charlotte 90 Washington 106, Toronto 102 New York 126, Phoenix 99 Golden State at Denver, late Miami at Portland, late New Orleans at L.A. Lakers, late Wednesday’s Games New York at Orlando, 7 p.m. Phoenix at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Toronto at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Washington, 7 p.m. Dallas at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. Detroit at Chicago, 8 p.m. Memphis at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Philadelphia at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Indiana at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Houston at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

PF 255 293 272 170

PA 182 228 261 205

Pct PF 1.000 407 .545 272 .364 199 .091 181

PA 221 245 256 314 PA 203 215 261 335

Pct .636 .455 .364 .091

PF 267 228 223 130

PA 217 213 250 297

SOUTH Bethune-Cookman 67, Florida Gulf Coast 59 Chattanooga 80, Jacksonville St. 71 Delaware St. 75, Delaware 67 Florida 80, Florida A&M 59 LSU 66, Louisiana-Lafayette 58 McNeese St. 101, Paul Quinn 54 Northwestern 65, N.C. State 53 SE Louisiana 83, Spring Hill 57 Stephen F.Austin 79, Jackson St. 68 UCF 80, Newberry 62

Tuesday’s Women’s Basketball EAST Bryant 82, Colgate 74 Georgetown 71, La Salle 40 Hartford 68, Sacred Heart 53 Manhattan 83, Elon 67 Robert Morris 69, Duquesne 61 St. John’s 87, Stetson 51 SOUTH Auburn 76, N. Carolina A&T 63 Charleston Southern 56, UNC-Greensboro 54 Florida A&M 72, Florida 71 Gardner-Webb 78, Wofford 55 Georgia 71, UAB 42 James Madison 60, Liberty 50 Kentucky 107, Miami (Ohio) 53 LSU 77, Louisiana Tech 74 Northwestern St. 65, Centenary 49 S. Carolina St. 81, N.C. Central 75, OT S.C.-Upstate 84, Winston-Salem 60 Tennessee 93, George Washington 53 MIDWEST Bowling Green 77, St. Francis, Pa. 72 Indiana St. 70, Detroit 53 Iowa St. 83, MVSU 44

and committed just nine turnovers. Wake Forestmade 10 of 19 free throws and shot 42 percent overall. The Demon Deacons led 31-29 at halftime but were outscored 40-27 after that. It was the second consecutive lockdown defensive effort for Purdue. The Boilermakers held Central Michigan to 28 percent shooting in a 64-38 win on Saturday. Purdue and Wake Forest combined to make just 24 of 66 shots in the first half. Wake Forest led by two points at halftime, and would have led by more if not for 3-of-10 free throw shooting.

SOUTHWEST Cent. Arkansas 86, Tulsa 77 TCU 65, Louisiana-Monroe 44

National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct 14 4 .765 7 12 .389 5 13 .278 4 14 .176 0 17 .000 Southeast Division W L Pct Orlando 14 4 .778 Atlanta 12 5 .706 Miami 9 7 .563 Charlotte 7 10 .438 Washington 6 10 .333 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 12 5 .706 Milwaukee 9 7 .563 Chicago 6 9 .400 Indiana 6 9 .400 Detroit 6 11 .353 Boston Toronto Philadelphia New York New Jersey

GB — 7 8 1/2 10 13 GB — 1 1/2 4 6 7 1/2 GB — 2 1/2 5 5 6

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct 13 5 .722 9 6 .600 9 8 .529 7 10 .412 6 12 .333 Northwest Division W L Pct Denver 12 5 .706 Portland 12 7 .632 Utah 10 7 .588 Oklahoma City 9 8 .529 Minnesota 2 15 .118

Dallas San Antonio Houston New Orleans Memphis

GB — 2 1/2 3 1/2 5 1/2 7 GB — 1 2 3 10

HOCKEY National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts 27 18 9 0 36 24 17 6 1 35 24 13 10 1 27 26 13 12 1 27 27 10 10 7 27 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts Boston 26 13 8 5 31 Buffalo 23 14 7 2 30 Ottawa 24 13 7 4 30 Montreal 27 12 13 2 26 Toronto 25 7 11 7 21 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts Washington 26 15 5 6 36 Atlanta 23 13 7 3 29 Tampa Bay 24 10 6 8 28 Florida 25 10 11 4 24 Carolina 26 5 16 5 15

Pittsburgh New Jersey Philadelphia N.Y. Rangers N.Y. Islanders

Central Division GP W L OT 25 16 6 3 25 15 9 1 25 12 9 4 25 12 9 4 24 10 9 5

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American League CLEVELAND INDIANS—Traded C Kelly Shoppach to Tampa Bay for a player to be named.

National League MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Agreed to terms with LHP John Halama on a minor league contract. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Agreed to terms with C Brian Schneider on a two-year contract. Named Rick Strouse vice president and general counsel. SAN DIEGO PADRES—Named Terry Kennedy manager of Portland (PCL), Doug Dascenzo manager of San Antonio (Texas) and Jose Flores manager of Fort Wayne (MWL).

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NEW JERSEY NETS—Named general manager Kiki Vandeweghe coach for the remainder of the season.

SOUTHWEST UTSA 73, Cameron 42

Sunday, Dec. 6 St. Louis at Chicago, 1 p.m. Oakland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Denver at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Philadelphia at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Detroit at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. New England at Miami, 1 p.m. New Orleans at Washington, 1 p.m. Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m. Houston at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. San Diego at Cleveland, 4:05 p.m. Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 4:15 p.m. San Francisco at Seattle, 4:15 p.m. Minnesota at Arizona, 8:20 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7 Baltimore at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m.

GA 75 81 65 77 80

BASEBALL

MIDWEST Cent. Michigan 78, Chicago St. 40 Cincinnati 94, Texas Southern 57 IPFW 69, SIU-Edwardsville 64 Maryland 80, Indiana 68 Notre Dame 80, Idaho St. 70 Purdue 69, Wake Forest 58 Temple 76, W. Michigan 70

Thursday, Dec. 3 N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 8:20 p.m.

GF 96 79 68 79 71

TRANSACTIONS

Tuesday’s College Basketball

PF 342 296 216 193

Sunday’s Games Buffalo 31, Miami 14 N.Y. Jets 17, Carolina 6 Seattle 27, St. Louis 17 Atlanta 20, Tampa Bay 17 Indianapolis 35, Houston 27 Cincinnati 16, Cleveland 7 Philadelphia 27, Washington 24 San Diego 43, Kansas City 14 San Francisco 20, Jacksonville 3 Tennessee 20, Arizona 17 Minnesota 36, Chicago 10 Baltimore 20, Pittsburgh 17, OT Monday’s Game New Orleans 38, New England 17

GA 66 83 68 90 75

Tuesday’s Games Toronto 3, Montreal 0 Columbus at Chicago, late Los Angeles at Anaheim, late Ottawa at San Jose, late Wednesday’s Games Tampa Bay at Boston, 7 p.m. Vancouver at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Colorado at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Nashville at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Pct .909 .636 .364 .182

Thursday’s Games Green Bay 34, Detroit 12 Dallas 24, Oakland 7 Denver 26, N.Y. Giants 6

GF 78 82 80 80 63

Monday’s Games Columbus 5, St. Louis 2 Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Rangers 2 Washington 3, Carolina 2 Buffalo 3, Toronto 0 Atlanta 4, Florida 3 Detroit 4, Dallas 1 Colorado 3, Tampa Bay 0 Calgary 5, Nashville 0

EAST American U. 59, Howard 53 Loyola, Md. 78, Morgan St. 66 Providence 76, Northeastern 72 Vermont 63, Dartmouth 58

x-clinched division

Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts 25 16 6 3 35 27 14 8 5 33 26 14 12 0 28 27 10 13 4 24 25 10 12 3 23 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts San Jose 28 18 6 4 40 Los Angeles 27 15 10 2 32 Phoenix 27 15 11 1 31 Dallas 26 12 7 7 31 Anaheim 25 10 11 4 24

Calgary Colorado Vancouver Edmonton Minnesota

Sunday’s Games Phoenix 3, Anaheim 2, OT San Jose 4, Vancouver 2

Pct .727 .545 .545 .091

Pct .727 .636 .545 .273

GB — 1/2 5 1/2 6 1/2 7 1/2

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Monday’s Games Milwaukee 99, Chicago 97 Dallas 104, Philadelphia 102 Utah 120, Memphis 93 Golden State 126, Indiana 107

BASKETBALL

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Pacific Division W L Pct 14 4 .824 13 3 .813 8 8 .500 8 10 .444 6 10 .375

PF 307 256 230 186

Pct .636 .455 .455 .364

NATIONAL CONFERENCE Dallas Philadelphia N.Y. Giants Washington

Phoenix L.A. Lakers Sacramento L.A. Clippers Golden State

FOOTBALL National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS—Released PK Jason Elam. Signed PK Matt Bryant. BUFFALO BILLS—Signed DT Rashaad Duncan to the practice squad. CAROLINA PANTHERS—Signed LB Quinton Culberson. Waived-injured LB Kelvin Smith. CLEVELAND BROWNS—Placed NT Shaun Rogers on injured reserve. Released WR James Robinson from the practice squad. DETROIT LIONS—Placed TE Brandon Pettigrew on the reserve/injured list. Signed TE Dan Gronkowski from the practice squad. Signed G Kurt Quarterman and TE Jake Nordin to the practice squad. GREEN BAY PACKERS—Signed TE Tom Crabtree to the practice squad. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Waived DE Josh Thomas and DB Anthony Madison. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Signed TE Brent Celek to a six-year contract extension and WR Jordan Norwood from the practice squad. Released CB Ramzee Robinson. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Signed P Sam Paulescu. WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Signed DL Antoine Holmes to the practice squad.

HOCKEY National Hockey League BOARD OF GOVERNORS—Approved the sale of the Montreal Canadiens to a group headed by the Molson brothers. NHL—Suspended Washington F Alex Ovechkin two games for extended his knee while delivering a hit to Carolina D Tim Gleason during Monday’s game. BOSTON BRUINS—Signed F Marc Savard to a seven-year contract extension. CAROLINA HURRICANES—Placed D Joe Corvo on injured reserve. Assigned F Patrick Dwyer to Albany (AHL). COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Added D Mathieu Roy to the roster on emergency recall from Syracuse (AHL). NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Reassigned D Alexander Sulzer to Milwaukee (AHL). NEW YORK RANGERS—Assigned D Bobby Sanguinetti to Hartford (AHL). ST. LOUIS BLUES—Assigned D Jonas Junland to Peoria (AHL).

COLLEGE ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE—Named Robert Acunto assistant commissioner for internal operations and business affairs. ARKANSAS—Named Clayton Hamilton associate athletic director for finance. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA—Named Terrell Stokes men’s assistant basketball coach. FLORIDA STATE—Announced the retirement of football coach Bobby Bowden. MICHIGAN STATE—Suspended WR Mark Dell, WR B.J. Cunningham, DB Chris L. Rucker, RB Ashton Leggett, WR Fred Smith, DB Brynden Trawick, DL Ishmyl Johnson and LB Jamiihr Williams from the football team pending the outcome of an investigation by campus police into a Nov. 22 incident in a campus dormitory. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE—Announced the resignation of football coach Willie Totten. N.C. STATE—Fired volleyball coach Charita J. Stubbs. NICHOLLS STATE—Promoted assistant football coach Kent Keith to interim coach. WINTHROP—Did not renew the contract for women’s soccer coach Melissa Heinz.

State Continued from Page 7A

Thompson converted a three-point play about 30 seconds later, then added another free throw to make it a nine-point game and give the Wildcats plenty of breathing room. Dennis Horner had 11 points and Javier Gonzalez added 10 for the Wolfpack, who lost for just the fourth time in 29 nonconference home games under Sidney Lowe and were held to a season-low point total. The Wildcats led comfortably midway through the second half before things got chippy. Alex Marcotullio was whistled for a technical foul as he got tangled with N.C. State’s Javier Gonzalez near the scorer’s table, and that seemed to spark the Wolfpack, who reeled off six quick points and cut it to 47-43.

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sports

Still under scrutiny New Jersey Nets general manager Kiki Vandeweghe smiles at a news conference announcing him as the team’s interim head basketball coach on Tuesday. Associated Press

GM will take reins of the Nets

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — As the New Jersey Nets try to dodge NBA ignominy, their next opponent couldn’t be more appropriate. When the Nets seek to avoid losing a recordsetting 18th straight game to open the season Wednesday, they’ll face Dallas point guard Jason Kidd, one of the stars they traded away to save money and get younger. They’ll meet AllStar Dirk Nowitzki, mentioned as proof of Kiki Vandeweghe’s talent for developing young players. In Dallas, Vandeweghe also worked with Del Harris, who will be his grizzled assistant as he attempts his first head coaching job. The Nets announced Tuesday that the 51-yearold Vandeweghe, their general manager, will take over coaching duties for the rest of the season. He won’t be on the bench when they host Dallas on Wednesday, though. His tenure officially starts with Thursday’s practice, after New Jersey sets — or doesn’t set — the record. “Because of his ability to work with young players, to get the best out of young players, he’s a natural for this job,” Nets president Rod Thorn said. The Nets fired Lawrence Frank, their coach for 6½ seasons, on Sunday morning.

Bowden Continued from Page 7A

Bowden in many ways became the face of Florida State. It was his sterling personality and character that personified this university.” FSU officials announced after the 2007 season that offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher would succeed Bowden. The end of the Bowden era has been brewing for years, and the call for change only grew louder this year, when loss after loss, many coming in the final minutes, began piling up. The regular season ended with a sixth straight loss to bitter rival Florida. Bowden is a football lifer, who modeled his career after his idol Paul “Bear” Bryant, the legendary Alabama coach who died shortly after he retired. “After you retire, there’s only one big event left,” Bowden has said over the years. “And I ain’t ready for that.” Bowden is one of the most quotable coaches the game has known. He relished the spotlight and his folksy approach to the game was well received everywhere he went. It was during the rare losses when Bowden is at his best, relying on his favorite phrase “Dadgumit” when discussing all those wide-right and wide-left field goals against Miami in the late 1980s and early 1990s that knocked so many of his teams out of national title contention. He also got caught up in NCAA investigations. The school was hit with five years’ probation for a 1993 incident when several of his players were given free shoes and sporting goods from a local store. That led to former Florida coach Steve Spurrier calling Florida State “Free Shoes University.” Bowden entered this season faced with losing 14 of his wins as part of sanctions from the NCAA on an academic cheating scandal that involved two dozen football players. The school is appealing. Bowden and winning, though, go hand in hand. He goes into a final bowl game with a 388-129-4 record. After his first Florida State team went 5-6 in 1976, the Seminoles never had a losing season. However, the losing became more frequent. Florida State has a 73-42 record from 2001-09. Among the stars who played for Bowden were Heisman Trophy winning quarterbacks Charlie Ward and Chris Weinke, defensive backs Deion Sanders and LeRoy Butler, running back Warrick Dunn, receiver Peter Warrick and nose guard Ron Simmons. Bowden’s national titles came in ‘93 with Ward guiding the Seminoles to a 12-1 record and a titleclinching win over Nebraska in the Orange Bowl. The next national crown came six years later, with Weinke and All-American Warrick leading the ‘Noles to a perfect 12-0 record capped by a win over Michael Vick and Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl.

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Associated Press

Golfers walk along the 18th fairway during a pro-am round at the Chevron World Challenge golf tournament at Sherwood Country Club. Tourney host Tiger Woods will not be with them this weekend as he deals with the aftermath of a car accident.

Woods will be cited for crash ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods will be cited for careless driving in a car crash outside his Orlando-area mansion, but will not face criminal charges, the Florida Highway Patrol said Tuesday. Woods faces a $164 fine and four points against his driver’s license, not close to enough to have it suspended. The citation closes the investigation. The patrol “is not pursuing criminal charges in this matter nor is there any testimony or other evidence to support any additional charges of any kind other than the charge of careless driving,” Sgt. Kim Montes said. According to an accident report, Woods crashed his SUV into a fire hydrant and a tree at 2:25 a.m. Friday. The airbags did not deploy and Woods’ wife told Windermere police she used a golf club to smash the back windows to help him out. Woods withdrew Monday from his own golf tournament, citing injuries from the crash. Since the accident, tabloids and gossip Web sites have fueled speculation about the events leading up to it, including that there may have been a domestic dispute between Woods and his wife. The crash came two days after The National Enquirer published a story alleging that Woods had been seeing a New

York nightclub hostess, and that they recently were together in Melbourne, where Woods competed in the Australian Masters. The woman, Rachel Uchitel, denies the affair. An attorney for the neighbors who dialed 911 after the crash said Woods did not appear to be driving under the influence and showed no signs of having been in a fight. Montes said there were no claims of domestic violence and insufficient evidence to subpoena any medical information. “Despite the celebrity status of Mr. Woods, the Florida Highway Patrol has completed its investigation in the same professional manner it strives to complete each traffic investigation,” Montes said. Bill Sharpe, an attorney for the neighbors, said Woods’ injuries were “consistent with a car wreck and inconsistent with him being beat up. The scratches on his face were consistent with someone who maybe was in a minor car accident and hit his head on the windshield. ... None of his injuries looked like he was beat up by his wife.” Sharpe said neighbor Linda Adams and her two adult sons went outside their home in the exclusive gated community of Isleworth after hearing the crash and Woods’ wife, Elin Nordegren, asked them to call

the 911 emergency number. He said the neighbors found Nordegren kneeling beside her husband, upset about his injuries. Sharpe said Woods appeared woozy and had scratches on his face and that his wife was trying to console him. The Adamses wrapped Woods in a blanket and made sure he didn’t move. Tabloid speculation has focused on whether Woods and his wife were fighting before the accident. “One thing we want to make clear is that Mrs. Woods’ attitude was consistent with her being concerned about her injured husband,” Sharpe said. “Mrs. Woods was trying to help him. Mrs. Woods was worried about her husband. She was concerned.” Sharpe said the Adams family did not see the crash and did not see Woods’ wife with a golf club. He said he was hired to get the message out that the Adams family members have told investigators everything they know about the crash and aren’t hiding anything. By skipping his tournament, Woods will escape the TV cameras and a horde of media seeking more details. The tournament was to be the last of the year for Woods anyway, and he did not say when or where he would make his return next year.

ECU hosting C-USA title game GREENVILLE (AP) — Once again, Skip Holtz has guided East Carolina to another first. The Pirates have homefield advantage against No. 18 Houston in Saturday’s Conference USA championship game, the first time the game has been played at DowdyFicklen Stadium. It’s the fourth straight season the program has accomplished a key goal that went unfulfilled the previous year, tangible proof that East Carolina isn’t becoming stagnant amid its recent success under the fifth-year coach. “To keep the momentum of the program, I think it’s huge,” Holtz said Monday. “It’s something the seniors have looked at as this is

their legacy that they’re leaving. much better than they found it.” The same could be said of Holtz, who inherited a program that had lost 22 of 25 games — 19 by double-digit margins and seven by at least 33 points — when he arrived after the 2004 season. The Pirates (8-4, 7-1 C-USA) have been on a steady ascent ever since, nearing bowl eligibility his first season before reaching the postseason in 2006 and winning their bowl the following year. Last season, the Pirates upset Virginia Tech and West Virginia early in the year to earn national rankings before winning the East Division championship

that had barely eluded them the previous two seasons. East Carolina went on to beat Tulsa on the road in the league title game, the first championship for the program since winning the Southern Conference in 1976. East Carolina, an independent from 1977-96 before joining C-USA, earned a return trip to the league title game by beating Southern Mississippi in last weekend’s regular-season finale. With the best record in the league — Houston won the West at 6-2 — the Pirates will try to become the first team to win consecutive titles since the league went to divisional play four years ago.

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10A — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Wednesday, December 2, 2009

weather/nation Weather The Daily Courier Weather Today

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Police investigate the site where Maurice Clemmons was shot and killed by a lone Seattle police officer Tuesday in Seattle. Clemmons is accused of killing four Lakewood, Wash. police officers in a coffee shop on Sunday.

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Nation Today Well-known sheriff target of heckling

PHOENIX (AP) — Hecklers in the audience broke into a loudly sung version of “Bohemian Rhapsody” and forced a high-profile Arizona sheriff to abandon a First Amendment forum sponsored by Arizona State University’s journalism school. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio was asked by a panel of journalists Monday night to explain his relationship with the media, his various law enforcement policies and whether his office conducts racial profiling. Arpaio told the panel that his office is an “equal opportunity law enforcement agency” that will arrest anyone who violates the law. The sheriff told the panel the outburst was “ridiculous” and he left the stage.

D.C. Council OKs first vote on same-sex unions

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the first of two votes on allowing samesex marriage in the nation’s capital, the District of Columbia City Council has passed the bill 11 to 2. The D.C. Council voted for the first time Tuesday. The bill had been expected to pass, as 10 of the 13 council members co-sponsored its introduction. A second, final vote is expected later in the month, and

D.C.’s mayor has promised to sign the bill. Marriages would begin in the city as soon as the bill passes a period of Congressional review. Congress likely will not alter the law.

GM’s CEO resigns DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Co. CEO Frederick “Fritz” Henderson stepped down Tuesday after the board determined that the company wasn’t changing quickly enough. Chairman Ed Whitacre Jr. said at a hastily called news conference that he will serve as interim CEO, and an international search for a new CEO and president is planned.

Dying man robbed PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A school counselor suffering an apparent heart attack died in a Philadelphia emergency room after waiting nearly 80 minutes for help — and a trio of homeless drug addicts nearby stole his watch instead of seeking aid, police said. Joaquin Rivera, 63, died before seeing a triage nurse at Atria Health’s Frankford Campus over the weekend, police said. Rivera, a musician and activist in the city’s Latino community, had spent more than 30 years working as a bilingual counselor at an innercity high school.

py Hap day! Peggy Sisk Walker Birth December 02, 1939 - September 01, 2008

Our Mother, Our Friend

It has been over a year since you were here. You left us for Heaven and eft us to fear facing each day without you close, makes us wonder why you were chose. We know you are happy with your crown of gold but how we wish you were here to hold. You were our rock, our glue for the mold without you here we go on as we are told. One day we will meet on Heaven’s shore but for now we have our memories to adore. You were the best Mom in the world. No matter what life threw our way, you were always there to make our day. You were our friend up until the end. You still watch over us every day and your memories make the world a better place to stay. Your leaving made us mad and very sad, the way you left us was uncalled for and bad. Our hearts are still broken but one day they will mend when we meet in Heaven our mother, our friend! Written By: Tami Atchley

We love you and miss you!

Tami, Scott, Kim, Jeff, Michelle and Jimmy

Associated Press

Police shooting suspect killed by Seattle officer SEATTLE (AP) — A lone officer on patrol in the middle of the night Tuesday spotted a stolen car, its hood up and engine running, and pulled over to check it out. As the patrolman sat in his cruiser, a burly man with a large mole on his cheek came up from behind. The officer turned and instantly recognized the most wanted man in the Pacific Northwest — the ex-con accused of gunning down four cops at a coffee shop. Moments later, Maurice Clemmons, 37, lay dead in the street, shot by the patrolman after Clemmons made a move for a gun he had taken from one of the slain officers, police said. Clemmons’ death brought to an end two days of fear across the SeattleTacoma area and one of the biggest manhunts the region has ever seen. Dozens of police officers milled around at the scene afterward, some solemnly shaking hands and patting each other on the back. “Good thing he wasn’t able to get the gun out here or we might have had a different ending to this whole thing,” Pierce County sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said. “The officer in Seattle did a good job of making sure he went home safe tonight.” Clemmons eluded capture thanks to family and friends who provided him with shelter, cell phones, cash and first aid for the severe belly wound he suffered when one of the dying officers in Sunday’s coffee-shop rampage got off a shot, police said. Six to seven of those associates were being arrested Tuesday. Among them were an accomplice who drove the getaway truck after the rampage and Clemmons’ sister, who bandaged him up and gave him a lift to a house in Seattle, police said. It was not clear exactly where Clemmons was while on the run. Police rushed from place to place, following tips that often came up empty or yielded only accomplices. They searched homes and apartments around the city and cordoned off a park after a report of blood in a restroom. On Sunday, Clemmons briefly took refuge at a house in the city’s wellto-do Leschi neighborhood, slipping away before police surrounded the home in an all-night siege that ended when SWAT officers stormed the

place and realized he wasn’t there. Clemmons has a violent, erratic past, and authorities in Washington state and Arkansas — where thenGov. Mike Huckabee in 2000 commuted his 108-year prison sentence for armed robbery and other offenses — are facing tough questions about why an apparently violent and deranged man was out on the street. On Sunday, six days after posting bail in Washington on charges of raping a child, Clemmons walked into the coffee shop in suburban Tacoma and killed four uniformed Lakewood police officers as they caught up on paperwork on their laptops, police said. “The only motive that we have is he decided he was going to go kill police officers,” Troyer said. Investigators also reported that Clemmons told others the night before the shooting that he was going to kill police and they should watch the news, but they wrote it off as “crazy-talk.” In a statement posted on the conservative Newsmax.com Web site, Huckabee said: “I take full responsibility for my actions of nine years ago. I acted on the facts presented to me in 2000. If I could have possibly known what Clemmons would do nine years later, I obviously would have made a different decision. But if the same file was presented to me today, I would have likely made the same decision.” The Seattle patrol officer who killed Clemmons, Benjamin L. Kelly, 39, a seven-year law enforcement veteran, will be placed on leave, which is standard procedure after a shooting. The officer was driving in a working-class neighborhood of south Seattle at about 2:45 a.m. when he came across a stolen car, its engine running, Assistant Seattle Police Chief Jim Pugel said. As he sat in his cruiser, beginning paperwork on the car, he sensed movement, turned and saw someone approaching, Pugel said. The officer stepped out and immediately recognized the man, whose face had been all over TV and mugshot fliers memorized by every officer in the region. The patrolman ordered Clemmons to freeze and show his hands, but he kept moving, and the officer fired several rounds, hitting the man at least twice, Pugel said.

States lagging on sex offender rules ATLANTA (AP) — More than three years after Congress ordered stepped-up monitoring of sex offenders, only one state has adopted the government’s strict new requirements, and some others are weighing whether to ignore the law and just pay a penalty. So far, Ohio is the lone state to meet the new federal standards. Elsewhere, efforts have been hampered by high costs and legal challenges from the nation’s 686,000 registered sex offenders. Advocates worry that the delays are putting public safety at risk. “This means more of the same — that we’re losing sex offenders when they cross state lines and disappear,” said Erin Runnion, who lobbied for the law after her

5-year-old daughter, Samantha, was kidnapped and killed in 2002. “It’s incredibly frustrating. How many children do we have to lose to repeat sex offenders before we start taking these guys seriously?” The initial deadline for states to comply was in July. Then the deadline was extended to July 2010, although several states have signaled they may still be unable to meet it. States that do not adopt the mandates risk losing millions of dollars in grants. The law was designed to keep closer tabs on sex offenders, including an estimated 100,000 who are not living where they are supposed to be. It would create a national sex offender registry and toughen penalties for

those who fail to register. Last year, a federal judge in Nevada declared the law unconstitutional because it would subject offenders to additional penalties after they have served their time. The Ohio Supreme Court heard similar arguments this month from more than 26,000 sex offenders who were convicted before the law was signed. Critics have also complained that juvenile offenders would appear on registries in some states. And because the law requires offenders to register in person, it could unfairly burden people in rural areas who would have far to travel. In addition to the legal challenges, states are also struggling with the cost, which could climb into the millions of dollars.

The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Wednesday, December 2, 2009 — 11A

business/finance

THE MARKET IN REVIEW

STOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS

NYSE

7,212.08+119.72

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last RadianGrp 5.49 PhnxCos 3.03 KiteRlty 3.64 Guess 41.82 MaxcomTel 5.14 Goldcp wt 8.47 KronosWd 14.56 TataMotors 15.90 NiaM pfB 86.25 Pier 1 4.19

Chg +1.02 +.55 +.47 +4.77 +.59 +.92 +1.45 +1.58 +8.25 +.40

%Chg +22.8 +22.2 +14.8 +12.9 +12.9 +12.2 +11.1 +11.0 +10.6 +10.6

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Chg %Chg GATX pf 146.65-76.72 -34.3 SwESPRet103.69 -.41 -10.0 SF USEuJ148.00 -.75 -8.6 DirxEMBear 5.12 -.45 -8.1 DirxDMBear14.64 -1.24 -7.8 PrUlS MSCI48.88 -3.81 -7.2 Orbitz 5.53 -.39 -6.6 ProSUSSilv 3.81 -.27 -6.6 GSC Inv 2.02 -.14 -6.5 DynCorp 13.13 -.85 -6.1

AMEX

1,806.10 +43.64

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last AlexcoR g 3.25 TianyinPh 3.62 TrioTch 3.32 StreamGSv 6.40 AmO&G 3.40 Ever-Glory 2.75 UQM Tech 5.44 MinesMgt 3.27 Geokinetics11.32 MAG Slv g 6.66

Chg +.54 +.48 +.42 +.80 +.41 +.30 +.59 +.32 +1.06 +.62

%Chg +19.9 +15.3 +14.5 +14.3 +13.7 +12.2 +12.2 +10.8 +10.3 +10.3

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last MercBcp 3.05 Protalix 8.51 SoCTBcp 3.10 DeltaAprl 9.66 VirnetX 3.29 CmtyBT un 3.33 CompTch 2.13 RennGEnt 2.43 CmtyBkTr 2.55 PSBMetDS18.15

Chg %Chg -.55 -15.3 -1.35 -13.7 -.30 -8.8 -.82 -7.8 -.26 -7.3 -.22 -6.2 -.14 -6.2 -.15 -5.7 -.15 -5.6 -1.05 -5.5

NASDAQ 2,175.81 +31.21

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last BioFuelEn 2.66 VlyNBc wt 2.75 ZionO&G 7.73 MidPenn 14.50 ChinAgri n 22.23 FidelSo 3.13 Sonesta 11.00 ColemanC 3.64 ChelseaTh 2.55 Telestone 14.92

Chg +.73 +.72 +1.61 +2.95 +3.60 +.48 +1.67 +.52 +.34 +1.98

%Chg +37.8 +35.1 +26.3 +25.5 +19.3 +18.1 +17.9 +16.7 +15.4 +15.3

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last AlliancB 2.07 StaarSur 2.98 BrdwyF 4.22 ZoomTch s 6.11 RIT Tch rs 2.10 ParkBcp h 3.21 Transcat 6.03 NwCentBcp 4.35 ValleyFin 3.06 CmBkIN 7.04

Chg -.63 -.76 -.93 -1.19 -.40 -.54 -.95 -.65 -.44 -.97

%Chg -23.3 -20.3 -18.1 -16.3 -15.9 -14.4 -13.6 -13.0 -12.6 -12.1

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)

Name Vol (00) Citigrp 2249431 SPDR 1450139 BkofAm 1408647 FordM 1013120 GenElec 962806 iShEMkts 850393 SPDR Fncl 833590 Pfizer 703492 iShJapn 698557 DirFBear rs 668728

Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

Last Chg 4.10 -.01 111.30 +1.36 15.90 +.05 8.88 -.01 16.17 +.15 41.68 +1.16 14.67 +.01 18.85 +.68 9.89 +.33 19.40 -.19

DIARY

2,461 623 83 3,167 209 4 4,352,183,284

Name Vol (00) Last Chg GoldStr g 95498 4.20 +.34 Protalix 59739 8.51 -1.35 Oilsands g 44930 1.28 +.07 Taseko 42809 3.54 +.14 NovaGld g 40164 5.97 +.38 NthgtM g 37984 3.37 +.18 Rentech 34046 1.50 -.03 OpkoHlth 32786 1.65 -.10 GranTrra g 29999 5.99 +.28 GrtBasG g 26243 1.61 +.08

DIARY

Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

368 175 47 590 30 10 143,344,694

Name Vol (00) PwShs QQQ715853 ETrade 616075 Microsoft 483257 Intel 458207 Cisco 393540 Dell Inc 360833 ApldMatl 328376 eBay 309778 Comcast 282632 Oracle 281176

Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

Last Chg 44.01 +.45 1.71 +.07 30.01 +.60 19.66 +.46 23.92 +.52 13.84 -.28 12.89 +.58 24.00 -.47 14.96 +.30 22.44 +.36

DIARY

1,883 852 133 2,868 95 27 2,129,619,951

DAILY DOW JONES

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NEEdS Dow Jones industrials ANAlySIS. LIFE INSURANCE LATELY? Close: 10,471.58 10,520 10,360

Change: 126.74 (1.2%)

10,200

11,200

10 DAYS

10,400 9,600

52-Week High Low

10,495.61 4,066.40 388.86 7,266.51 1,887.23 2,205.32 1,113.69 717.75 11,470.47 625.30

6,469.95 2,134.21 288.66 4,181.75 1,130.47 1,265.52 666.79 397.97 6,772.29 342.59

STOCK MARKET INDEXES Name

Name

PIMCO TotRetIs American Funds GrthAmA m American Funds CapIncBuA m Fidelity Contra TOCKS OF OCAL NTEREST American Funds CpWldGrIA m Vanguard TotStIdx YTD YTD American Funds IncAmerA m Name Div Yld PE Last Chg%Chg Name Div Yld PE Last Chg %Chg American Funds InvCoAmA m AT&T Inc 1.64 6.0 13 27.18 +.24 -4.6 LeggPlat 1.04 5.2 74 19.98 +.52 +31.5 Vanguard 500Inv Vanguard InstIdx Amazon ... ... 81 138.50 +2.59+170.1 Lowes .36 1.6 19 22.58 +.77 +4.9 Dodge & Cox Stock ArvMerit ... ... ... 8.47 +.36+197.2 Microsoft .52 1.7 19 30.01 +.60 +54.4 American Funds EurPacGrA m American Funds WAMutInvA m BB&T Cp .60 2.3 18 25.60 +.70 -6.8 PPG 2.16 3.6 27 59.91 +.48 +41.2 Dodge & Cox IntlStk BkofAm .04 .3 ... 15.90 +.05 +12.9 ParkerHan 1.00 1.8 27 54.75 +.79 +28.7 Fidelity DivrIntl d BerkHa A ... ... 30100450.00-150.00 +4.0 American Funds NewPerspA m Cisco ... ... 24 23.92 +.52 +46.7 ProgrssEn 2.48 6.3 14 39.60 +.51 -.6 PIMCO TotRetAdm b ... ... 61 27.45 +.75+107.6 American Funds FnInvA m Delhaize 2.01 2.6 ... 78.50 +2.35 +24.6 RedHat Dell Inc ... ... 19 13.84 -.28 +35.2 RoyalBk g 2.00 ... ... 55.01 +.82 +85.5 American Funds BalA m DukeEngy .96 5.6 14 17.11 +.43 +14.0 SaraLee .44 3.6 20 12.25 +.11 +25.1 FrankTemp-Franklin Income A m American Funds BondA m ExxonMbl 1.68 2.2 18 76.04 +.97 -4.7 SonicAut ... ... ... 8.91 +.06+123.9 Fidelity GrowCo FamilyDlr .54 1.8 15 30.84 +.33 +18.3 SonocoP 1.08 3.8 20 28.30 +.12 +22.2 Vanguard Welltn Vanguard 500Adml FifthThird .04 .4 ... 10.18 +.10 +23.2 SpectraEn 1.00 5.1 15 19.57 +.16 +24.3 Vanguard TotStIAdm FCtzBA 1.20 .8 15 158.01 +.56 +3.4 SpeedM .36 2.2 ... 16.22 +.25 +.7 Vanguard TotIntl GenElec .40 2.5 15 16.17 +.15 -.2 .36 1.5 ... 24.77 +.10 +26.2 Vanguard InstPlus GoldmanS 1.40 .8 20 167.63 -2.03 +98.6 Timken Fidelity LowPriStk d 1.80 3.1 34 57.88 +.41 +4.9 T Rowe Price EqtyInc Google ... ... 38 589.87 +6.87 +91.7 UPS B KrispKrm ... ... ... 3.20 -.02 +90.5 WalMart 1.09 2.0 16 54.75 +.20 -2.3 Hartford CapAprA m Pioneer PioneerA m Goldman Sachs ShDuGovA m 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 Alliance Bernstein GrowIncA m 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 DWS-Scudder REstA m Hartford GrowthL m 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.

+19.32 +12.99 +3.89 +25.27 +29.24 +37.97 +22.76 +29.17 +24.89 +17.97

+24.38 +20.53 +5.65 +35.85 +42.19 +50.08 +30.64 +44.71 +34.22 +33.36

Total Assets Obj ($Mlns) NAV

Total Return/Rank Pct Min Init 4-wk 12-mo 5-year Load Invt

CI 111,038 LG 61,982 IH 56,647 LG 55,503 WS 53,772 LB 52,578 MA 47,485 LB 46,374 LB 45,505 LB 40,396 LV 39,492 FB 38,984 LV 37,017 FV 35,777 FG 31,850 WS 31,027 CI 29,461 LB 28,754 MA 28,593 CA 27,892 CI 27,597 LG 27,285 MA 26,971 LB 26,340 LB 25,120 FB 24,329 LB 23,676 MB 23,633 LV 14,422 LB 9,646 LB 4,047 GS 1,416 LV 1,228 SR 415 LG 185

+1.1 +18.9/C +7.2 +46.3/C +5.0 +31.4/D +6.9 +40.1/D +7.1 +51.4/C +7.0 +42.2/B +5.1 +35.4/C +7.0 +38.3/D +7.3 +39.3/C +7.3 +39.5/C +6.6 +47.3/A +7.2 +62.0/A +7.9 +31.3/D +5.6 +72.0/A +6.5 +55.5/D +7.8 +56.8/B +1.1 +18.6/C +7.9 +47.4/A +5.6 +30.8/D +2.2 +44.1/A +1.2 +19.1/C +8.1 +54.6/B +5.4 +34.8/C +7.3 +39.5/C +7.0 +42.4/B +6.7 +62.6/A +7.3 +39.5/C +5.6 +59.0/B +6.7 +39.3/B +8.5 +58.9/A +7.2 +35.4/D +0.6 +6.2/B +6.1 +42.1/B +8.8 +76.5/B +7.4 +49.4/B

11.02 27.25 48.73 57.55 34.59 27.20 15.57 25.88 102.58 101.94 95.53 39.54 24.77 32.33 28.60 25.98 11.02 32.65 16.35 2.01 11.94 66.76 29.23 102.61 27.21 14.93 101.95 31.14 20.93 30.39 35.45 10.56 2.95 13.48 14.90

+7.2/A +3.1/A +4.4/C +4.8/A +6.8/A +1.0/B +3.2/B +1.8/B +0.6/C +0.7/C -0.3/D +8.7/A +0.5/C +6.3/A +4.6/C +6.2/A +6.9/A +4.2/A +2.4/C +3.5/B +2.8/E +4.2/A +5.3/A +0.7/C +1.1/B +6.2/A +0.7/C +3.3/A +1.0/B +3.8/A +1.2/B +4.8/A -1.5/E +0.2/B +0.2/D

NL 5,000,000 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 2,500 5.75 250 NL 3,000 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 3,000 NL 5,000,000 NL 2,500 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 2,500 NL 2,500 5.75 250 NL 5,000,000 5.75 250 5.75 250 4.25 1,000 3.75 250 NL 2,500 NL 10,000 NL 100,000 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

Chris Wasmer, of Kearney, Mo., works on an engine for a 2010 Ford Escape at Ford’s Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo, Mo. A private trade group said Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, manufacturing activity grew for the fourth straight month in November, but at a slower pace than in the previous month, signaling a bumpy rebound.

AP Business Writers

Love, Mom, Dad, Levi, Nanny, Paw Paw, & Pappy

+1.23 +1.50 +1.58 +1.69 +2.48 +1.46 +1.21 +1.54 +1.26 +1.63

12-mo %Chg

CA -Conservative Allocation, CI -Intermediate-Term Bond, ES -Europe Stock, FB -Foreign Large Blend, FG -Foreign LargeGrowth, FV -Foreign Large Value, IH -World Allocation, LB -Large Blend, LG -Large Growth, LV -Large Value, MA -Moderate Allocation, MB -Mid-Cap Blend, MV Mid-Cap Value, SH -Specialty-heath, WS -World Stock, Total Return: Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested. Rank: How fund performed vs. others with same objective: A is in top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min Init Invt: Minimum $ needed to invest in fund. Source: Morningstar.

By IEVA M. AUGSTUMS and TIM PARADIS

Austin Dycus Happy 14th Birthday!

YTD %Chg %Chg

MUTUAL FUNDS

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Weakening dollar gives stocks a push

NEW YORK — The stock market is picking up where it left off before its scare over debt problems in Dubai. Major stock indicators rose more than 1 percent Tuesday, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which jumped 126 points and traded above 10,500 for the first time since October of last year. The weakening dollar again boosted stocks, a pattern that has played out for months. The cheaper U.S. currency drove up commodities prices and lifted the stocks of energy and materials companies that produce them. Analysts said a mostly upbeat array of economic reports and easing worries about the fallout from debt struggles in Dubai gave investors who had jumped out of the market last week reason to return. The market’s two-day advance leaves the Dow where it was before tumbling Friday on worries that an investment fund in Dubai wouldn’t be able to pay its debts and might trigger another financial spiral like the one that followed the collapse of Lehman Brothers last year. Rick Bensignor, chief market strategist at Execution LLC, said the drop in the dollar and a move into riskier assets like stocks is a sign that investors who moved into defensive positions are no longer worried about a spread of debt problems beyond the Middle East. “The market has essentially shaken it off,” he said. “The whole move is as if nothing happened last week.” According to preliminary calculations, the Dow rose 126.74, or 1.2 percent, to 10,471.58, its highest close since October last year. The broader Standard & Poor’s 500 index gained 13.23, or 1.2 percent, to 1,108.86, while the Nasdaq composite index rose 31.21, or 1.5 percent, to 2,175.81. Crude oil rose $1.09 to settle at $78.37 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Gold rose, topping $1,200 during the day. Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. rose 28 cents, or 2.2 percent, to $12.80. Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. rose $1.11, or 1.3 percent, to $83.91. Energy stocks also rose. Schlumberger Ltd., which provides services to oil companies, rose 76 cents, or 1.2 percent, to $64.65. Home builders climbed on the day’s economic reports. Beazer Homes USA Inc. advanced 16 cents, or 3.7 percent, to $4.46. Pulte Homes Inc. rose 17 cents, or 1.9 percent, to $9.31. Richard Ross, global technical strategist at Auerbach Grayson in New York, said investors aren’t willing to give up on the market’s surge even if they have concerns it might be overdone. Four stocks rose for every one that fell on the New York Stock Exchange, where volume came to 1.1 billion shares compared with 1.3 billion Monday. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 9.47, or 1.6 percent, to 589.20.

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Economic gains seen slow, steady By TALI ARBEL AP Business Writer

NEW YORK — The economic recovery seems on track for slow but steady gains, after reports Tuesday showed growth in manufacturing activity, construction spending and contracts to buy homes. A private measure of manufacturing activity grew for the fourth straight month in November, though more slowly than in October. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing executives, said its index read 53.6, down from 55.7 in October. A reading above 50 indicates growth. Economists were especially encouraged that new orders — a gauge of future production — jumped in November. That suggested manufacturing can continue to help sustain the budding recovery. U.S. auto sales also showed more signs of stability last month as that market struggles to recover from a historic plunge that began last year. Sales in October were unchanged from a year ago, and stable numbers in November could signal a recovery. A report on construction spending also signaled growth with the first increase in six months, largely on the strength of home building. The increase was slight — just 0.04 percent. And in part it reflected a rush by builders to begin work before the expiration of a tax credit for first-time homebuyers. The credit was extended last month and expanded to some existing

homeowners. Still, the increase appeared to signal that the construction sector is stabilizing and providing support for the fledgling economic recovery. A third positive report said the number of homebuyers who signed contracts to buy previously occupied homes rose for the ninth straight month. This increase, too, came as buyers rushed to take advantage of the homebuyer tax credit. Every region in the report by the National Association of Realtors saw year-over-year gains in pending sales. Typically, there’s a one- to two-month lag between a contract and a done deal, so the index tends to anticipate future sales. Ford Motor Co.’s sales were essentially flat compared with last November, but sales of crossovers rose 26 percent and sales of cars rose 14 percent. Trucks and SUVs saw doubledigit declines. Toyota said its U.S. sales rose and Hyundai again posted double-digit growth, but Chrysler struggled again. On Wall Street, major stock indicators rose 1 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which added more than 140 points in afternoon trading. In the ISM report on manufacturing, analysts were impressed that new orders jumped past 60 for the third time in the past four months. The last such streak was in 2005. And economists downplayed the drop in the overall index from October to November. “We are not overly concerned

with the monthly drop, as there has been a lot of positive momentum,” said TD Securities economics strategist Ian Pollick. “The manufacturing sector is trying to catch its breath rather than what runners like to call ’hitting the wall.”’ With stockpiles lean, once manufacturers gain more confidence in the recovery, further expansion in production is likely as they restock, said Ryan Wang of HSBC Securities. The index’s employment measure also grew for the second consecutive month after 14 straight declines. The pace slowed, though. And the employment figure doesn’t necessarily signal that companies are prepared to ramp up hiring. According to members’ comments, jobs would most likely be filled by temporary workers, not permanent positions. The Commerce Department report on construction spending said a surge in home building offset weak nonresidential work. Construction spending rose 0.04 percent in October, or $401 million, pushing the seasonally adjusted annual rate to $910.8 billion. That was better than the 0.5 percent decline economists expected. But it followed five straight drops, including a 1.6 percent fall in September that was the largest since January. The Realtors’ seasonally adjusted index of sales agreements rose 3.7 percent from September to 114.1. It was the highest reading since March 2006. And it was nearly 32 percent above a year ago — a record-high annual increase.

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WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Declaring “our security is at stake,” President Barack Obama ordered an additional 30,000 U.S. troops into the long war in Afghanistan on Tuesday night, but balanced the buildup with a pledge to an impatient nation to begin withdrawing American forces in 18 months. In a prime-time speech at the U.S. Military Academy, the president said his new policy was designed to “bring this war to a successful conclusion.” The troop buildup will begin almost immediately — the first Marines will be in place by Christmas — and will cost $30 billion for the first year alone. “We must deny al-Qaida a safe haven,” Obama said in articulating U.S. military goals for a war that has dragged on for eight years. “We must reverse the Taliban’s momentum. ... And we must strengthen the capacity of Afghanistan’s security forces and government.” The president said the additional forces would be deployed at “the fastest pace possible so that they can target the insurgency and secure key population centers.” Their destination: “the epicenter of the violent extremism practiced by al-Qaida.” “It is from here that we were attacked on 9/11, and it is from here that new attacks are being plotted as I speak,” the president said. It marked the second time in his young presidency that Obama has added to the American force in Afghanistan, where the Taliban has recently made significant advances. When he became president last January, there were roughly 34,000 troops on

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the ground; there now are 71,000. Obama’s announcement drew less-than-wholehearted support from congressional Democrats. Many of them favor a quick withdrawal, but others have already proposed higher taxes to pay for the fighting. Republicans reacted warily, as well. Officials said Sen. John McCain, who was Obama’s Republican opponent in last year’s presidential campaign, told Obama at an early evening meeting attended by numerous lawmakers that declaring a timetable for a withdrawal would merely send the Taliban underground until the Americans began to leave. As a candidate, Obama

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He said he was counting on Afghanistan eventually taking over its own security, and he warned, “The days of providing a blank check are over.” He said the United States would support Afghan ministries that combat corruption and “deliver for the people. We expect those who are ineffective or corrupt to be held accountable.” As for neighboring Pakistan, the president said that country and the United States “share a common enemy” in Islamic terrorists. He added his policy will be to strengthen Pakistan’s capacity to target terrorists, and he said the U.S. has “made it clear that we cannot tolerate a safe haven for terrorists whose location is known.” Most of the new forces will be combat troops. Military officials said the Army brigades were most likely to be sent from Fort Drum in New York and Fort Campbell in Kentucky; and Marines primarily from Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. Officials said the additional 30,000 troops included about 5,000 dedicated trainers, underscoring the president’s emphasis on preparing Afghans to take over their own security. They added the president is making clear to his generals that all troops, even if designated as combat, must consider themselves trainers. These aides said that by announcing a date for beginning a withdrawal, the president was not setting an end date for the war. But that was a point on which McCain chose to engage the president at a pre-speech meeting with lawmakers before Obama departed for West Point. “The way that you win wars is to break the enemy’s will, not to announce dates that

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ith families spread out all over the country, shipping holiday gifts to loved ones is a part of the season’s traditions. And while Santa has done an admirable job of delivering holiday cheer for many seasons, he often gets an assist from helpers like Bill Yelle, a UPS driver for more than 16 years. “I might not have a long white beard and wear a bright red suit,” says Yelle, “but it’s always fun to see the smile on a customer’s face when I arrive with packages during the holidays. And I don’t want to brag, but I think the children like the big brown truck as much as Santa’s sleigh.” To help your special gifts arrive intact and on time, there are a few simple things you can do.

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Use what the professionals use — sturdy, corrugated boxes, foam packaging peanuts and bubble pack — to protect your gifts. Leave enough space between items in the box, and wrap individual items with double cushioning if necessary. Allow at least two inches on all sides of the items being packed, including the bottom and the top. Place the item in the center of the box and fill the remaining space with additional packaging material.

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If you have fragile or unusually shaped items to ship, or you just don’t have the time to get your packing and shipping done, it can pay to turn to the pros. “I love this time of year,” says The UPS Store owner Mary Hart. “We put so much effort into helping our customers ship their holiday gifts that we share their sense of excitement. We firmly believe the same care should go into shipping gifts as into selecting them.” For the do-it-yourselfers, Hart offers these simple tips:

Holiday Shipping DOs and DON’Ts DO include an address label on the inside of the package with both the destination and return addresses. DO use a shipping option which provides a packagetracking number. DO take batteries out of toys, electronics, etc., before shipping. DO ship wrapped presents ahead to your destination, especially if traveling by air. DON’T wrap boxes in brown paper or tie with string. DON’T use materials like newspaper or real popcorn to cushion items. DON’T use old boxes or gift boxes for shipping items. DON’T use duct tape, masking tape or cellophane tape to seal your boxes for shipping. DON’T ship perfume or cologne since they are con sidered hazardous materials.

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Glitter can add magic to your holiday crafting By JENNIFER FORKER For The Associated Press

For many crafters, glitter makes everything better. It adds sparkle to even the most mundane items, especially at holiday time. Consult a few glitter fanatics and the project ideas pour out like, well, so much superfine glitter. “Glitter can transform any item. It can completely change something old into something new,” says Jessica Okui, 31, a craft blogger from the San Francisco Bay area. Okui’s next project: glittering her young daughter’s dirty, white tennis shoes. She’ll use fabric glue, then lock in the colorful glitter with an acrylic sealer. For the holidays, Okui has glittered origami cranes in gold and silver, and posted the images at her blog site, Zakka Life. Hannah Milman is a self-described “glitter freak,” but that comes as little surprise, since Milman is editorial director of crafts for Martha Stewart

Living magazine. The crafting-industry titan came out with a line of glitter a few years ago, and continues to add colors, shapes and sizes (available at Michaels Stores). For Milman, anything can be glittered, and glitter can be most anything. Besides the stuff sold as glitter, she recommends seed beads, sequins and craft-store rhinestones — just use the right glue. Milman recommends an archival-quality, water-based craft glue for most projects (Elmer’s will do) and fabric glue for glittering on a fabric surface. She can speed-talk through a long list of glitter projects for the holidays. Her favorites: - Glitter seashells in two tones to make elegant ornaments. - Personalize storebought holiday cards with strategically placed glitter (use a glue pen). - Glitter small plastic animals to make a winter wonderland scene. - Find branches, pine cones and acorns, and glitter them.

- Glitter jingle bells and worn-out ornaments for the Christmas tree. “You can really achieve all those fancy, glittered ornaments you see in the stores,” says Milman. “You can do that yourself, and it’s an heirloom forever.” Milman also suggests glittering your own photographs. At Martha Stewart Living’s Web site, a photo can be transformed into a “glitter by numbers” image. For Sandra Lee, host of HGTV’s “Sandra Lee Celebrates” holiday specials, glitter defines the winter holidays. “You can’t have Christmas without glitter,” Lee says. “Glitter is what makes it magical.” In her holiday specials, which air Saturday nights through Dec. 19, Lee employs a healthy amount of glitter. She suggests these fast glitter tricks for holiday decorating and entertaining: - Use a spray adhesive and dust a store-bought flower centerpiece with

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This image released by Jan Hennings shows how to create a snowy winterscape inside a glass ornament with the help of glitter.

glitter. Lee recommends using a superfine, iridescent glitter on red roses. - Make holiday “crackers” by filling empty toilet-paper rolls with treasures and wrapping them in gift wrap. Cover that with gold glitter netting (or spray with adhesive and dust with glitter). What, pray tell, is glitter’s allure? “It’s the brilliance. It’s something it does to the synapses of the mind. It just makes you happy,” says Barbara Trombley, who launched the first art glitter business in this country in 1983. Today, the Art Institute Glitter, based in Cottonwood, Ariz., makes 400 glitter colors in nearly a dozen sizes and types. “If you hover over a tray of glitter and move your head a little bit ... it makes you appreciate color so much,” says Trombley. The downside to glitter is its pesky tendency to travel everywhere a crafter doesn’t want it to go. Sealants keep glitter in its place after

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Directions: 1. Drop a spoonful or more of fake snow into ornament with a paper funnel. 2. Cut out a tree or other holiday shape. 3. Spray with adhesive or cover with craft glue. 4. Sprinkle with glitter. Shake off excess. 5. Make a tiny hole at the top of the tree and tie some clear beading thread through the hole. 6. Roll tree shape around a pencil and insert into ball. 7. Feed the two ends of the clear thread up through the two holes in the top of the ornament and tie in a knot. 8. Add ribbon (glittered, if you desire) to the ornament’s hanging hook.

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Woman fears she loves family too much Dear Abby: I am a 30-year-old woman who has recently discovered my biological family. I have a wonderful half-brother and several other amazing people I can now call family. The issue I’m struggling with is my profound attraction to my half-brother. I know it’s morally wrong, and I may be confusing the newfound relationship with him. Your perspective would be very much appreciated. — Conflicted Dear Conflicted: Physical attraction is a reflex — and not something we can control. Our BEHAVIOR, on the other hand, is something we CAN control. This is 2009 and the USA, so you’re just going to have to satisfy your physical attraction with someone less incestuous. Dear Abby: Is it rude to label one’s leftover food when staying with relatives? My husband, daughter and I visit his family often. When we go out to eat and bring leftovers back to the house, we usually label them if we want to eat them later. Recently, my husband’s sister (who is 16) asked if she could eat the rest of some pizza we had bought the night before. I politely responded that I planned to have it for lunch. She remarked that she thinks it is funny that we are so protective of our food. It got me to thinking — is our behavior odd? — Taken Aback

Dear Abby Abigail van Buren

Dear Taken Aback: Considering that you come from a family in which anything in the fridge was considered fair game among your siblings, it’s not odd at all. And when your sister-in-law said what she did, you should have explained that to her. Had you done so, she wouldn’t have questioned it. Dear Abby: My 20-year-old daughter, “Marissa,” is self-centered, lies compulsively and does not consider the consequences of her actions. She has been diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder. We have just learned that she is now pregnant, and her father and I are not happy about it. We will eventually be meeting the parents of the child’s father. Is it our responsibility to discuss Marissa’s problems with them? Or should we keep our mouths shut and pretend we are happy? — Trying to Decide Dear Trying to Decide: Does the young man know about your daughter’s diagnosis and what it means? If not, then HE should be told and the implications explained to him.

Immune disorder needs specialist Dear Dr. Gott: In 2007, I was a healthy 46-year-old female. The only health issue I had was a thoracic back problem. During that summer, I was bothered by some stomach discomfort similar to spasms. I went to the doctor when I wasn’t able to eat anything without developing pain. I found out I had three blocked major arteries and was diagnosed with chronic mesenteric ischemia. I was floored to say the least. I was a healthy woman, 5 feet 2 inches, 115 pounds. I opted to have aorto-synth bypass though a midline incision, and a hemashield graft was inserted in February 2008. My scar has developed into a keloid and is very painful, so I was given a pain patch that I continue to use. The patches don’t help a lot, but they make the pain at least tolerable. I also take an 81-milligram aspirin and simvastatin, I guess for my artery problem. In June 2008, routine blood work showed a slight increase in my TSH.

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My doctor and I decided to watch it. By December 2008, it had increased to 98, indicating hypothyroidism. I was started on medication. I was told it was because my immune system had started attacking my thyroid gland. What is going on? Why is my immune system attacking me? Dear Reader: I am not a rheumatologist so cannot give you specific advice. I am unclear about what is happening to your body. For some reason, your immune system has suddenly switched into overdrive. I urge you to express you concerns to your rheumatologist, who will be your best resource for information.

IN THE STARS

Your birthday, Dec. 2;

Once you’re prepared, don’t be afraid to think big in the year ahead. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Having a partner toward a common goal could be quite fortunate. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — This could be a good day to enhance your financial base. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Because you have something extra your popularity will rise considerably. Make the most of it. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Beginnings will not be nearly as important as endings. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You won’t have to go far to increase your circle of friends. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — There are all kinds of doors opening for you. Big bucks can be made at this time. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Success can be yours in areas that you can control or direct. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Even though chance may play a significant role in your affairs, Dame Fortune herself is directing your life. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — It behooves you to get involved in some type of activity that requires a unified effort. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — More opportunities than usual may open up in areas involving your work. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Your open mind and powerful desire for learning might elevate you to a different level. You could encounter issues that could benefiit your interests. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Someone who thinks highly of you could help fulfill a material desire. You will be expected to make the most of it in ways that can better your life.

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Educational programs to help NC producers

North Carolina State University’s Program for Value-Added and Alternative Agriculture became N.C. MarketReady this fall.

N.C. MarketReady is part of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and N.C. Cooperative Extension. Through a multidisciplinary team, N.C. MarketReady develops educational programs to help North Carolina producers effectively compete

Extension News Jan McGuinn

in the marketplace. Market ready, or being ready for market, implies all facets of a business: research, business planning, production, management, food safety and marketing.

In addition to N.C. MarketReady being used as the team name, it will be the brand used on a comprehensive set of educational materials being developed. One of the first resources to be rolled out with the N.C. MarketReady brand will be the fresh produce safety curriculum. It was developed to teach growers Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) to help them minimize fresh produce

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safety risks. Locally, the Fresh Produce Safety - Field to Family training will be given during January 2010. The N.C. MarketRea-dy is also geared to consumers. Brenda Sutton, County Extension Director in Rockingham County, is North Carolina’s “The Produce Lady.” “The Produce Lady” teaches consumers the wonders of locally grown fruits and vegetables by sharing their nutritional value and demonstrating how to prepare them as a meal, snack or preserving them to use throughout the year. Video segments and recipes are available through “The Produce Lady” link. To learn more, check out the N.C. MarketReady at http://www.ncmarketready. org.

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As part of this year’s FarmCity Week recognition, we want to thank the students from Isothermal Community

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College’s Broadcast Production Technology Class for developing a video highlighting Rutherford County Agriculture. Commodity highlights of beef cattle, corn, dairy goats and fruit and vegetable production were made possible by following farms and businesses: Joe McDaniel -Colfax Gin, Shirley McKenzie -American Dairy Goat Association, Jeff Wells -Wells, Jenkins & Wells Fresh Meat Market & Slaughter House, Liz RoseCafe At The Mall, Sue Ellen Camden-Lee -Spicewood Farms, Brandon Higgins -R&S Central High School, Jim Carpenter -Carpenter Farm, and Jamie & Sarah Jane Davis -A Way of Life Farm. To view the video — http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=uz87cBp6izs.

E-Mail : jan_mcguinn@ncsu.edu Internet: www.ces.ncsu.edu/ rutherford Ph : (828) 287-6015 FAX: (828) 288-4036

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ROSEDALE PHASE I APARTMENTS NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 413

121 Holly Lane Forest City, NC 28043

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Scott I. Grant to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated December 14, 2006, and recorded in Book 932, Page 666, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Family Households

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Rutherford County, North Carolina, at 10:15AM on December 09, 2009, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OF PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN MORGAN TOWNSHIP, RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEING LOT NUMBER 9 OF QUEEN'S GAP, PHASE 1, AS DESCRIBED MORE FULLY IN PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 27, PAGES 280-292, ("THE PLAT"), RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY, TO WHICH PLAT REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE FULL AND ACCURATE DESCRIPTION. SUBJECT TO DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS FOR QUEEN'S GAP AS RECORDED IN BOOK 917, PAGE 402-442, RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS, AND RECORDED IN BOOK 891, PAGE 624-664, MCDOWELL COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS AND ANY AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS THERETO. SUBJECT TO ALL MATTERS SHOWN ON SUBDIVISION PLAT OF QUEEN'S GAP, PHASE 1, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 27, PAGES 280-292, RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS, AND PLAT BOOK 13, PAGES 60-72, MCDOWELL COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS, HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS "THE PLAT". Said property is commonly known as: Lot #9 off Shire Extension Rd., Queens Gap Subdivision, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Scott I. Grant. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, that tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. ___________________________________ Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 158.0930249NC Publication Dates: 11/25/2009 & 12/02/2009

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The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, WEDNESDAY, December 2, 2009 — 5B Apartments

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2BR/1.5BA $400/mo & 3BR/1.5BA $475/mo. Carolina Properties 828-625-9800 2 & 3BR Close to downtown Rfdtn. D/w, stove, refrig., w/d hook up. No pets! 287-0733 2BR/1BA APT in FC Newly updated! $425/mo. + sec. dep. Contact 828-228-5873 Special $100 dep.! 1, 2 & 3BR Nice, large Townhomes Priv. decks, w/d hook up. Water incld.! Starting at $375/mo. 1-888-684-5072

1 & 2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS Some with free utilities! Ask about NO DEPOSIT! Call 245-0016 leave message Richmond Hill Senior Apts. in Rfdtn 1BR Units w/handicap accessible units avail. Sec 8 assistance avail. 287-2578 Hours: Mon., Tues., & Thurs. 7-3. TDD Relay 1-800-735-2962 Equal Housing Opportunity. Income Based Rent.

Apartments Nice 2 Bedroom Townhouse Apt & 1 Bedroom Apt across from Super 8 Motel in Spindale $385/mo. & $515/mo. Call 828-447-1989

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Buying JUNK CARS at reasonable rates! Will pay the best that can be paid based on current junk price. Call 828-447-4944

Male Shih Tzu white, gray and tan, friendly, well groomed. Found on 221. 748-1165 or 748-6050

HOUSES & APTS. FOR RENT!

Rumbling Bald Resort is looking to hire for the following positions: 1 PT Houseman 2 PT Housekeepers 1 FT Facilities Tech Available immediately Experience Preferred Drug Free workplace Apply on-line at

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or In person at: 112 Mountains Blvd, Lake Lure. No phone calls please!

Hospital 828-748-1351 or 828-674-6205

GREAT STARTER in Cleveland County! 3BR/1BA Brick ranch w/great features - brick fireplace in family room, large eat-in kitchen, hardwoods, in-ground pool, large fenced backyard, swing set and 2 storage sheds remain. $94,900 #45277 Coldwell Banker Mountain View Real Estate Contact Marsha Brown 704-284-0137

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Large 3BR/1BA w/lg. yard in Rfdtn. $550/mo. 2BR/1BA w/laundry in Rfdtn. $400/mo. 625-5554

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245-7400 Mobile Homes For Rent 2BR & 3BR Stove, refrig., cable, lawn service & trash incld. $260-$350/mo. + dep. No cats! Long term only! Call 453-0078

or 429-8822 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 412 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Sarah T Grant aka S. Tamzen Grant and Eric P. Grant to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated February 06, 2007, and recorded in Book 940, Page 391, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Rutherford County, North Carolina, at 10:15AM on December 09, 2009, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in Morgan Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Being Lot Number 145 of Queen's Gap, Phase I, as described more fully in plat recorded in Plat Book 27, Pages 280-292, ("the Plat"), Rutherford County Registry, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more full and accurate description. Subject to Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for Queen's Gap as recorded in Book 917, Page 402-442, Rutherford County Register of Deeds, and recorded in Book 891, Page 624-664, McDowell County Register of Deeds, and any amendments and supplements thereto. Subject to all matters shown on subdivision plat of Queen's Gap, Phase I, as recorded in Plat Book 27, Pages 280-292, Rutherford County Register of Deeds, and Plat Book 13, Pages 60-72, McDowell County Register of Deeds, hereinafter referred to as "the Plat".

2BR Stove, refrig., partly furnished, quiet & clean in Forest City. $290/mo. 657-6282 Single wide Shiloh: 2BR/2BA No Pets! $425/mo. + $300 dep. 245-5703 or 286-8665 2BR/1BA in Sandy Mush & Dobbinsville areas. No pets. Ref’s. req. Call 429-6691 Nice 2BR/2 full BA on priv. lot on Hudlow Rd. A/c, d/w, utility bldgs., porches. 704-481-8200 2BR/1BA in Ellenboro Refrig., stove, washer & dryer. $350/mo. + deposit. 828-305-4476

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Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Sarah T Grant aka S. Tamzen Grant and Eric P. Grant. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, that tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. ___________________________________ Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 158.0930141NC Publication Dates: 11/25/2009 & 12/02/2009

Female Black Lab Mix Pink collar w/red leash

M German Shepherd/ chow mix Brown/black, long hair, has collar. Lost 11/12 FC/Caroleen area. Call 429-5103

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Male Rottweiler Found on 11/24 at gas station on corner of Hwy 74 and Main St., in Rfdtn. Call 245-1871

F Beagle mix Approx. 1 yr. old. Found 11/25 on Grays Creek Church Rd. in Rutherfordton. 248-3985 or 305-3508

F White Shepherd w/ blue-green eyes, brown collar, 2 yrs. old. 11/26 Mtn. Crk Rd. in Gilkey. 286-2743 or 286-3094

For Sale Hover Round Chair Used twice, needs battery! $500 obo Call 248-1023 before 9pm

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WILL BUY YOUR JUNK Cars & Trucks Pick up at your convenience!

Call 223-0277 I PAY CASH FOR DIABETIC TEST STRIPS Up to $10 per 100 ct. Call Frank 828-577-4197

Autos 03 Honda Accord EX Exc. cond.! Heated ps, dual air, leather $6,500 287-7758 after 4pm

Said property is commonly known as: 145 Queens Gap, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing.

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NOTICE The undersigned, having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of William McArthur Smith, late of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before February 18, 2010, or this Notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 18th day of November, 2009. Elizabeth T. Miller - Administrator DALTON & MILLER, L.L.P. PO Box 800 Rutherfordton, NC 28139 (828) 286-8222

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of REBA LYNCH WASHINGTON of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said REBA LYNCH WASHINGTON to present them to the undersigned on or before the 25th day of February 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 25th day of November, 2009. Tara M. Washington, Administrator 168 Friar Tuck Road Forest City, NC 28043

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RUTHERFORD NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 483 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Larry C. Ferguson and Elizabeth Ferguson to Stephen C. Wilkie, Substitute Trustee, dated April 18, 2006 and recorded in Book 895 at Page 448 in the Rutherford County, North Carolina Registry, the undersigned Substitute Trustee declares as follows: There is a default by the Owner or other person(s) owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Deed of Trust, or by their successor in interest, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of default of such provision; and the undersigned as Substitute Trustee, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and the Owner and Holder of the Note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Courthouse door or other usual and customary location as designated by the Clerk's Office on December 10, 2009, at 2:30 pm, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described real property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit: Situate, lying and being in the Town of Lake Lure, Chimney Rock Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being Lot Number 19, 0.52 acres, of Blue Heron Point Subdivision as shown on plat of survey done by Brooks & Medlock Engineering, PLLC, dated December 21, 2005 and recorded in Plat Book 27, Page 17, Rutherford County Registry, to which reference is hereby made for a more full and complete description. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owners of the property are Larry C. Ferguson and Elizabeth Ferguson. Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of forty-five cents (45¢) per one hundred dollars ($100.00), up to a maximum of $500.00. A cash deposit (cashier's check or certified funds, no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all of the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Should the foreclosure action be dismissed or any portion have to be redone for any reason, the bid deposit will be returned to the third party bidder and no other remedies will be able to be asserted. The third party bidder acts upon their own risk if they expend any funds in favor of the foreclosed property prior to the receipt of a deed from the Substitute Trustee.

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Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, and encumbrances of record. Additional notice where the real property is residential with less than 15 rental units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the County in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 day written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of the rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination period. Date: 11-18-2009 _________________________________ Stephen C. Wilkie, Substitute Trustee 285 East Allen Street Hendersonville, NC 28792

6B — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, WEDNESDAY, December 2, 2009 62.0001075 09-SP-460

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NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by David Odom and wife Heidi Odom, dated May 1, 2006 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, recorded on May 1, 2006, in Book 897 at Page 345; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at Rutherford County Courthouse, in Rutherfordton, North Carolina at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, December 9, 2009, that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Lake Lure, County of Rutherford, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: TRACT ONE: Situate, lying and being in the Town of Lake Lure, Chimney Rock Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being the northern 60 feet of Lot #5, of the J.B. Thomas property as shown on plat of same prepared by F.A. Wilkie, Surveyor, from survey of June, 1960, recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Rutherford County, in Plat Book 6, Page 118, and being all that property conveyed by deed from Grace Guidry Alford and husband, Elmer Guy Alford Sr. to Elmer Guy Alford Jr., dated September 4, 1979, and of record in Deed Book 406, at Page 518, Rutherford County Registry, and being herein described in said deed as follows: BEGINNING on a stake in the western edge of a street as shown on said plat, same being the southeastern corner of Lot #6 as shown on said plat and runs thence with the dividing line between said Lots #5 and #6 South 82 degrees 30 minutes West 79 feet to the 992 contour of Lake Lure, southwestern corner of said Lot #6; thence with the 992 foot contour of Lake Lure, as it meanders, South 18 degrees 15 minutes East 60 feet to a stake, a new corner, which is located 21 feet North 18 degrees 15 minutes West from the northwestern corner of Lot #4 as shown on said plat; thence a new line North 82 degrees 30 minutes East 78 feet to a stake in the western edge of said road as shown on said plat, said stake being located 12 feet North 15 degrees West from the northeastern corner of said Lot #4; thence with the western edge of said road North 15 degrees West 60 feet to the BEGINNING, subject to such rights or easements which the Carolina Mountain Power Company, Inc., may have in such portion of the above described property that may lie between contours 992 feet and 995 feet above sea level, as based on the Bench Marks of the U.S. Geological Survey, and subject further to such easements or rights of way for utilities and to such covenants, restrictions, and limitations of record, or municipal, that may affect the premises. This conveyance is subject to restrictions recorded in Deed Book 406, at Page 518, Rutherford County registry. TRACT TWO: Situate, lying and being in the town of Lake Lure, Chimney Rock Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being all that property which was conveyed by Keith L. Mose, single, to Elmer Guy Alford Jr. and wife, Margaret K. Alford, by deed dated April 15, 1997 and of record in Deed Book 688, Page 518, Rutherford County Registry, and being herein described in said deed as follows: Situate Lying and being in Chimney Rock Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being a portion of that property described and recorded in Deed Book 495, at Page 669, Rutherford County Registry and being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows: BEGINNING at an existing iron pin at the edge of a private driveway, said exisisting iron pin being in the line of the of Elmer Guy Alford Jr. as described and recorded in Deed Book 406, at Page 518; Rutherford County Registry, said existing iron pin lying South 82 degrees 10 minutes 01 seconds West 30.00 feet from a new iron pin, said new being the Northern most corner of the aforementioned Alford, Jr. property, from said BEGINNING point and running along and with the line of Alford, Jr., South 82 degrees 10 minutes 01 seconds West 75.05 feet to a point at the edge of the waters of Lake Lure; thence leaving the line of Alford, Jr. and running along and with the edge of the waters of Lake Lure, North 16 degrees 42 minutes 43 seconds East 40.00 feet to a point; thence a new line North 88 degrees 28 minutes 39 seconds East 66.00 feet to a new iron pin; thence another new line South 05 degrees 59 minutes 26 seconds West 30.00 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING, containing 0.05 acres, more or less. THERE IS ALSO HEREIN CONVEYED a right of way for the purpose of egress and ingress from a private drive to the herein described property as described by metes and bounds as follows: BEGINNING at an existing iron pin, said existing iron pin being the BEGINNING point of the hereinabove described tract, from said BEGINNING point and running along and with the Eastern most line of the hereinabove described tract North 05 degrees 59 minutes 26 seconds East 30.00 feet to a new iron pin; thence leaving said Eastern line a new line North 88 degrees 28 minutes 39 seconds East 29.32 feet to an existing iron pin; thence another new line South 05 degrees 51 minutes 39 seconds West 26.67 feet to a new iron pin in the line of the property of Elmer Guy Alford, Jr. as described and recorded in Deed Book 406, at Page 518, Rutherford County Registry; thence running along and with the line of Alford, Jr. South 82 degrees 10 minutes 01 seconds West 30.00 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING. The above courses and distances taken from survey dated March 11, 1997, by Professional Surveying Services, Nathan Odom, RLS Map #18507L. The above described two tracts are the same and identical property which was conveyed by Elmer Guy Alford Jr. and wife, Margaret K. Alford to David Odom and wife, Heidi Odom, by deed dated April 20, 2006, and of record in Deed Book______, Page _______, Rutherford County Registry. Address of property: 111 Lost Cove Road, Lake Lure, NC 28746 Present Record Owners: David Odom and Heidi Odom The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.In the event that the Owner and Holder or its intended assignee is exempt from paying the same, the successful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee's Deed, and any Land Transfer Tax. The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale "AS IS, WHERE IS" and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the Trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in his sole discretion, if he believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009. Dated: November 18, 2009 David A. Simpson, P.C. Substitute Trustee By:_________________________ Attorney at Law Kellam & Pettit, P.A. Attorneys for the Substitute Trustee 704-442-9500 Posted:____ Witness:_____ Assistant/Deputy Clerk of Superior Court

UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Milton Morton Veazey and Danielle Bently Veazey (husband and wife), dated August 8, 2006 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, recorded on August 17, 2006, in Book 913 at Page 735; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at Rutherford County Courthouse, in Rutherfordton, North Carolina at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, December 9, 2009, that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Bostic, County of Rutherford, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED as Lot 29 as shown on the Map of South Mountain Peaks, Phase Two, Sheet One of Two (Revision), as recorded in Plat Book 27, Page 222, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Address of property: 200 Woodgate Drive a/k/a 540 Woodgate Drive, Bostic, NC 28018 Present Record Owners: Milton M. Veazey a/k/a Milton Morton Veazey and Danielle B. Veazey a/k/a Danielle Bently Veazey The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. In the event that the Owner and Holder or its intended assignee is exempt from paying the same, the successful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee's Deed, and any Land Transfer Tax. The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale "AS IS, WHERE IS" and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the Trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in his sole discretion, if he believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009. Dated: November 19, 2009 _____________________________________ David A. Simpson, P.C. Substitute Trustee (704) 619-6551 Posted:____ Witness:_____ Assistant/Deputy Clerk of Superior Court

NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 58 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Symantha R. Crowell to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated February 20, 2007, and recorded in Book 942, Page 510, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Rutherford County, North Carolina, at 10:15AM on December 09, 2009, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in Morgan Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Being Lot Number 130 of Queen's Gap, Phase I, as described more fully in plat recorded in Plat Book 27, Pages 280-292, ("the Plat"), Rutherford County Registry, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more full and accurate description. Subject to declaration of covenants, conditions, and restrictions for Queen's Gap as recorded in Book 917, Page 402-442, Rutherford County Register of Deeds, and recorded in Book 891, Page 624-664, McDowell County Register of Deeds, and any amendments and supplements thereto. Subject to al matters shown on subdivision plat of Queen's Gap, Phase I, as recorded in Plat Book, Pages 280-292, Rutherford County Register of Deeds, and Plat Book 13, Pages 60-72, McDowell County Register of Deeds, hereinafter referred to as "the Plat". Said property is commonly known as Devin Ridge Ln - Lot 130 Queens Gap, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Symantha R. Crowell. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, that tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. ___________________________________ Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 158.0818097NC /R Publication Dates: 11/25/2009 & 12/02/2009

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Holiday gift lists shrink, but who makes the cut?

NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Gift givers are getting ready to cut. Against the backdrop of record high unemployment and other financial struggles, people are taking out their holiday gifts lists and finding themselves having to cross off friends, relatives and co-workers this year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Like the rest of the world, this economy has me cutting almost everyone off the gift list,â&#x20AC;? said Trish Bonsall, who lost her job as a sales manager for a new home builder in June. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the past, it was a very long list. This year, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re cutting it drastically.â&#x20AC;? For Bonsall, 51, of Charlotte, that means losing all but about six people â&#x20AC;&#x201D; her four sons and their significant others â&#x20AC;&#x201D; from her list of 35. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Christmas is my favorite season. I like to buy presents,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It hurts.â&#x20AC;?

and thank them,â&#x20AC;? Spizman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You give them your business â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a gift.â&#x20AC;?

GIFT ALTERNATIVES: There are still many ways of marking the holiday without a trinket wrapped up with a bow. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can cut back without cutting the holiday spirit,â&#x20AC;? Spizman says. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Part with a possession â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maybe this is the year you pass something down that was meaningful to you â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a baseball, a comic book,â&#x20AC;? Spizman says. Or she suggests giving four or five books to help someone start a library or a piece of jewelry. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Lend a hand â&#x20AC;&#x153;Long after the fruit cakes are forgotten, people remember true help,â&#x20AC;? Spizman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They remember when you repotted the plants at their front door when they no longer have the energy, or the soup you brought, because you made that by hand.â&#x20AC;? Another way of helping, especially considering the unemployment rate, is to refer somebody for a job. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You might not have the money, but you might have a connection,â&#x20AC;? Spizman said. Or you can offer to babysit or run errands. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Share a tip If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re getting together with a group, everybody can bring a dish along with a copy of the recipe for each person. Or if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re gathering for a girlfriends dinner like Bonsall, add a theme by asking guests to bring their favorite beauty tip, says Spizman.

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Pick up the phone â&#x20AC;&#x153;Call someone and say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m thinking of youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;You mean the world to me.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; That is beautiful,â&#x20AC;? Spizman says. Or stop by to spread some good cheer. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Give by giving back Tell your circle that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re donating money (it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be a lot) to a charity or working in a soup kitchen in their honor, Post says. Or do a combination. In Beth Clevelandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family, her aunt asked that instead of buying all 25 people a gift, each person bring one $25 gift with an animal theme. They will play a White Elephant exchange game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think everyone had a tough year and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just going to be about spending time with family,â&#x20AC;? said Cleveland, of Charleston, S.C. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will still have the experience of opening gifts, but it will be more of a group activity rather than a free-for-all.â&#x20AC;? Her aunt also let the family know they would draw the name of a charity out of a hat and donate any voluntary contributions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be all about the gifts,â&#x20AC;? said Cleveland, 27, the founder of a public relations firm. And though Bonsall will miss picking out presents, she too said she feels this celebration will be more meaningful. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m actually looking forward to putting the real meaning of Christmas back and taking away the gift part and getting back to spending time with family friends and enjoying each other,â&#x20AC;? she said.

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A survey earlier this fall by market research company NPD Group found that 27 percent of people said they would cut their personal or business lists this year. But when gift comes to shove, not everybody can go through with it. Marshal Cohen, NPDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief industry analyst, expects about 19 percent will trim the list. Still, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the first time in the five years the question has been asked that the number has topped 10 percent. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s usually 5 percent to 8 percent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every year, the consumerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gift list got longer and longer and, during affluent times, you didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think anything

of adding people to the list,â&#x20AC;? Cohen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now, with consumers having to be frugal, the list is not only getting checked twice, but cut twice.â&#x20AC;? While it may be a relief not to have to buy for a family friend or your book club, breaking up with a gift giver can be hard to do. To avoid hurt feelings and awkward situations, experts advise, be kind and tell the truth. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Be honest, and say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Times are tight this year and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m having to cut back. Do you mind if we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do gifts?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? said Peggy Post, director of the Emily Post Institute. And donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait too long. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do it earlyâ&#x20AC;? so your friend doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t buy you a present before you break the news, Post said. But in place of the latest best-seller or pair of gloves, come up with an alternative, like a holiday lunch. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of gifts that are free â&#x20AC;&#x201D; your attention, your time, maybe your talent,â&#x20AC;? says

gift expert and author Robyn Spizman. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just what Bonsall is doing. In September, she e-mailed two sets of friends and asked that they skip the gifts. One group of five women she has known since childhood in Philadelphia is saving up to attend her sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wedding this summer, while another five, who like her live in Charlotte, will meet for dinner. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Buying gifts for five gal pals would run me $100 (or more) ... but going dutch treat for dinner, I can enjoy a night with the girls and only spend $20,â&#x20AC;? said Bonsall, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got a coupon for the restaurant. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody was relieved that I took the initiative and said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OK not to buy gifts this year,â&#x20AC;? said Bonsall. And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a financial fix for her as well. Of the $200 savings, she said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s huge. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an electric bill and a gas bill.â&#x20AC;? She and her husband, who does not work, also

have decided not to buy gifts for each other, but to go on a date instead. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He is thrilled not to have to go shopping,â&#x20AC;? she said.

WHOM TO CUT: When it comes to friends, Spizman suggests cutting people you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see any more. Instead, send a card with an offer to get together.

If you live nearby, invite the person over for dinner. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re broke, say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s have a drink together or a cup of coffee,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Post said. When it comes to family gifts, you can skip grownup gifts and buy only for children, or draw names for the adults, so each person buys and receives one gift. The same can be done for children, by drawing names for, say, all the cousins. When it comes to thanking people, a gift isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always necessary. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you give your business to someone, you can shake their hand

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