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In Lake Lure, Keith knows the town By SCOTT BAUGHMAN
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FOREST CITY — Dennis Tarlton brings a business perspective to the role of mayor. Sworn into office Monday night, Tarlton replaces outgoing Mayor Jimmy Gibson. Tarlton, director of operations at AGI InStore, is with a business operation that has embraced the lean manufacturing concept. “Lean is a culture change,” Tarlton said in an interview recently. “It is embedded in me now. It’s the way I look at things. It’s not that it’s for everybody, and there are so many things that you can use pieces of. “But I think I will bring a lean philosophy to the town. The first thing somebody thinks when they hear lean, is jobs. And it’s not. Now we have had to cut jobs here, but that’s not because of lean. “It makes you stronger. It reduces waste. And in a manufacturing sense, you free up space, you free up people to do other things, it reduces inventories. “We’re dealing with lean times. We don’t want to go through another thing like we did when Sara Lee closed down.” Tarlton, a newcomer to government, said he is looking forward to his new job as mayor. “I’m very excited,” he said. “I’m looking forward to it. We’re going to face a lot of
LAKE LURE — Leading this resort community into the next decade is a tall order, but newly elected Mayor Bob Keith feels he’s up to the task and points to his work experience and familiarity with the town. “The most critical task facing the new council is overseeing the implementation of the new vacation rental ordinance in a fair and balanced manner,” Keith said. “The three-year process of developing the ordinance divided the community; now is the time to restore harmony.” Helping rebuild that sense of togetherness will also be key for the other big projects Keith sees as priorities — opening the town’s new charter school, Lake Lure Classical Academy; fixing the town’s maligned wastewater system with implementation of the Greenline project to connect to Rutherfordton; developing the professional, medical complex on N.C. 9; and expanding recreational and athletic opportunities. But Keith sums up his biggest hurdle in one word.
“In a word: transition,” he said. “I worked in the business world in high tech sales and systems for more than 36 years. I’m not a politician. I’ve been retired in Lake Lure for over 10 years and although I’ve been very active in town, I’ve got a steep learning curve taking on the role as Mayor. I’m encouraged by the support I’ve received and by all the quality people in our town government from Chris Braund, our Town Manager, right on down through the ranks. Working with the new council and with the support of the town personnel, these folks should help make the transition a smooth one.” The new mayor feels he has a good sense of the people in Lake Lure as well. “During the last 10 years since moving to Lake Lure, I have served on the Lake Advisory Board, the Lakefront Homeowner’s Board, the Olympiad Board, the Volunteer Fire Department, Fairfield Mountains Chapel Elder Board, Rumbling Bald Resort’s Homeowners Board, Recreation Committee and Long Range Planning Committee and served as Committee Chair for the BMW Please see Keith, Page 6A
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Overmountain Center sites being scrutinized By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer
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RUTHERFORDTON — The National Park Service is conducting a feasibility study to determine sites for a potential new headquarters and visitors center for the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail. In the past two weeks, Rutherford County and the towns of Rutherfordton, Spindale and Forest City, have passed formal resolutions asking NPS to consider Rutherford County and the former Ruth Elementary School as a possible headquarters for the historic Revolutionary War trail. The town of Ruth, though not asked formally to adopt the resolution, is in agreement with the other municipalities. Mayor Pro Tem Jim Goode said Tuesday he, Commissioner Mike Ellenburg and Mayor Don Baynard, have talked about the possibility of the Ruth facility being the headquarters. “It would be very nice and we would certainly approve the resolution,” Goode said. Rutherfordton and Rutherford County are situated approximately at the midpoint of the historic trail and the placement of the headquarters and
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The former Ruth Elementary School off Mountain Street, Rutherfordton, could be renovated as a headquarters for the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail if the National Park Services agrees it would be feasible to have OVT headquarters. Rutherford County citizens have until Dec. 18 to send letters and comments to NPS Please see Headquarters, Page 6A requesting Rutherford County be considered as the OVT’s headquarters.
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The 17th annual Family Resources Tour of Homes will be today from 1 to 5 p.m. at the home of Blue and Julie Pittman and their daughters, Sophie and Mia. Allison Flynn/Daily Courier Advance tickets are $8 and tickets at the door are Joining the North Carolina Symphony Wednesday night for its holiday pops performance at The Foundation at $10. All tours begin at the Rutherfordton Elementary Isothermal Community College was soprano Rozlyn Sorrell. Sorrell provided vocals for several pieces the symSchool. Proceeds from the event will go to the Family phony performed, including “Joy to the World.” Sorrell has performed and recorded with both Barbra Streisand Resources agencies, such as PATH and Noah’s and Whitney Houston. House.
Bank, CIS partner to offer camp experience From staff reports
The North Carolina Bankers Association and Communities In Schools of North Carolina are partnering to bring a special opportunity to middle school students across North Carolina. The North Carolina banking industry is opening Camp Challenge, a financial literacy and leadership development summer camp for the state’s best and brightest rising sixth, seventh and eighth graders. The camp is a week-long, resident camp located in Stokes County, just north
of Winston-Salem and near Hanging Rock State Park. Funding, in the form of “camperships,” is provided by North Carolina banks, friends and non-profit agencies. The North Carolina Bankers Association will manage Camp Challenge. Their staff, along with Camp Challenge Advisory Board members, will select students to receive their camperships. Students should have the following characteristics: Academic achievement – Applicants do not need to be straight-A students, but
should demonstrate academic achievement and improvement. Leadership potential – Students who attend Camp Challenge return armed with skills to help them achieve their goals in school and in life, as well as in service to others. Maturity – Camp Challenge is a sleep away camp, so students and parents should consider whether the student (or parent) could successfully spend a week away from their family. campers swim, practice archery, ride horses, hike and
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participate in teambuilding exercises that teach conflict resolution and cooperative management skills. Each week campers participate in an age-appropriate activity: the young of campers hike to the top of Hanging Rock in Hanging Rock State Park and campers 13 and older may complete a high ropes course with certified instructors. In the evenings, campers participate in some of their favorite activities – water carnival, campfire and more. Along with their application, students must send in a $10 deposit
and a copy of their most recent report card. If they are accepted, the $10 will be returned in the form of credit at the Camp Challenge store, for the student’s use. If they are not accepted, the deposit will be returned. The deadline for applications is Feb. 1, 2010. Any questions should be directed to Ms. Erin Scheithe, Community Outreach Director , at the North Carolina Bankers Association. She can be reached by phone at 800662-7044 or by e-mail at erin@ncbankers.org.
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carolinas Carolinas Today Man indicted for murder HALIFAX, N.C. (AP) — A grand jury has indicted a North Carolina man on a firstdegree murder charge in the killing of a Roanoke Rapids man in his loan office. The Daily Herald reports the indictment was issued Thursday against 26-year-old Gene Hawkins. Authorities say Hawkins went into 69-yearold Shelby Salmon’s business in Roanoke Rapids in February 2006, forcing him to lay on the ground, then shooting him in the back of the head. Police say the killing went unsolved for nearly 2 1/2 years until a tip led them to Hawkins, who was already behind bars on unrelated charges.
Car blocks freeway, driver dying DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say an officer checking on a car blocking a lane on a North Carolina freeway found a man dying from a gunshot inside. Durham police told multiple media outlets the shooting likely took place just before the car was reported on the Durham Freeway around 12:45 a.m. Saturday. The man was taken to the hospital and died a short time later. His name has not been released. Police say they don’t have a suspect or motive for the shooting.
Rock slide on 321 being moved LENOIR, N.C. (AP) — Crews say they are getting closer to reopening U.S. 321 into the North Carolina mountains. The Department of Transportation said about 75 percent of the rocks that caused the closing of the highway between Lenior and Blowing Rock were broken into pieces small enough to be hauled away Friday. Another explosion is scheduled for Sunday unless the region sees freezing rain that would halt the around-the-clock work. U.S. 321 is a main route from Charlotte to Boone and ski areas in the state’s northwest mountains. Engineers closed U.S. 321 after rocks along the side of the road became unstable during construction to widen the highway. Another vital link through the mountains, Interstate 40, remains closed because of an October rock slide.
CIA cancels pact with former Blackwater By PAMELA HESS and ADAM GOLDMAN Associated Press Writers
WASHINGTON (AP) — CIA Director Leon Panetta has canceled a contract with the former Blackwater security firm that allowed the company’s operatives to load missiles on Predator drones in Pakistan. Panetta canceled the contract earlier this year and the work is being shifted to government personnel, a person familiar with the contract said Friday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the classified program. Blackwater is now known as Xe Services. A spokesman was not immediately available for comment on the contract cancellation. The New York Times first reported the contract’s existence in August. The CIA’s Predator program targets senior alQaida operatives and Taliban in Pakistan’s tribal area along the border with Afghanistan, but the agency has never publicly confirmed its role in the operation. Since Jan. 28, 2008, there have been at least 67 suspected U.S. missile strikes into Pakistan, according to Pakistani intelligence officials and witnesses interviewed by The Associated Press after each strike. News of the cancellation of the contract came on the heels of published reports late Thursday that Blackwater security operatives joined CIA agents in “snatch and grab” raids that took place regularly between 2004 and 2006, when violence from the insurgency in Iraq was escalating. A U.S. official confirmed to AP on Thursday that Blackwater provided security and traveled with CIA teams on missions in war zones, but emphasized they were not hired to directly participate in sensitive CIA missions.
Prison next for three in killing n Victim
had traded sex for drugs before killing, but dentist refused to give her money SALISBURY, N.C. (AP) — Two men and a woman have pleaded guilty to robbing and killing a North Carolina dentist who authorities say traded prescription drugs for sex. Multiple media outlets report a judge sentenced the killer, 22-year-old Christopher Boyd, to 40 to 50 years in prison Friday. Two accomplices, Jonathan Barnett, 20, and Candice Drye, 25, will serve 19 to 25 years. Prosecutors said the three robbed 47-year-old Dr. James Boyd, who wasn’t related to the killer, in his Salisbury home in June 2008 after the dentist refused to give Drye money.
Drye had traded sex for drugs with the dentist before, authorities said. An employee at Boyd’s dental practice found him dead in his bed, his feet and hands tied up with electrical cords, when he didn’t show up for work. The night before, Christopher Boyd and Barnett put on masks and broke into the dentist’s home while Drye stayed outside, authorities said. The pair tied the dentist up in his bedroom and cut his back until he told them where they could find several hundred dollars. But during the robbery, Barnett called Christopher Boyd by his name, and Boyd replied “he knows my name, I have to kill him,” District Attorney Bill Kenerly said. After the dentist was strangled, the pair filled a bathtub and
tossed several items used in the killing into the water to wash off DNA. They then joined Drye in the truck and went to a store to buy cigarettes and beer, authorities said. All three defendants apologized to the dentist’s family and thanked them for agreeing to the plea deals that gave them a chance to get out of prison one day. All three pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and other charges related to the crime. “I wish I could bring him back,” said Drye, sobbing. James Boyd regularly prescribed drugs to young women in exchange for sexual favors, according to search warrants in the case. Boyd’s wife and their three children were on vacation at the beach when his body was found.
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Our Views County logical site for center
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utherford County’s rich history and its significant role in the Revolutionary War could get a boost if an Overmountain Trail center is located here. Currently, the U.S. Park Services is conducting a feasibility study to determine if a center is needed, and, if so, where the center might be located. Rutherford County tourism and historic leaders are already at work to promote Rutherford County as the logical site for the center, if it is to be built. Former county commissioner Chivous Bradley, who is also one of three county historians, is leading the effort. The grassroots efforts will include gathering letters and resolutions of support, plus urging those interested to write letters to the Park Service urging it to select Rutherford County, which is at the midpoint of the Trail. Ruth officials see the Ruth School, which is already the National Register of Historic Places, as one site that should be considered. Rutherford County, specifically Gilbert Town, is the only place where both sides set up camps during the conflict. It seems like a slam-dunk to us, but we also know that it is important to show wide support for the proposal. A story in today’s edition includes an address where letters of support may be sent. We encourage everyone interested in this issue to send a letter. This center should be built and it should be built in Rutherford County. We know the late county historian Nancy Ferguson would be first in line to fight for her beloved county.
Perdue has to clean up icky stuff RALEIGH — Gov. Beverly Perdue, standing in front of a throng of reporters and TV cameras, was about to sign three more executive orders intended to help address what has seemly become a slimy slide down into an ethics mire. “Citizens do deserve to feel good about what’s going on in state government,” Perdue said, just before signing orders targeting the behavior of appointees to government boards and commissions. Deserving and getting aren’t the same, though. Most North Carolinians who pay attention to the news probably feel worse about state government each passing day. With corruption oozing from the woodwork, has government ever been less deserving of the governed feeling good about it? As my boys used to say of racy TV commercials, this stuff is just “icky.” What should people think? The probe into alleged wrongdoing by former Gov. Mike Easley and those within his administration widens with each passing week. The head of investments in the state treasurer’s office is fired ahead of revelations about investment firms offering goodies to her and her family. State troopers can’t keep their pants
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on while scurrying to destroy public records. A contractor wines and dines state workers at the Division of Motor Vehicles as it is landing a no-bid contract. DMV purchases equipment from a company with ties to Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand. Icky. Not all amounts to illegality. Some just amounts to stupidity. In their totality, the scandals point to a culture within state government where many simply don’t take seriously their duty to honestly and straightforwardly serve the public that pays their salary. With scandal popping out everywhere, Perdue has become unlikely reformer. It’s probably not a role that she relishes. She came of political age in the last stronghold of good ‘ol boy politics in North Carolina, the state Senate of political boss Marc Basnight. She knows and understands that back-scratching, horse-trading, insiders’ world. Political survival, though, has
demanded a response, and in her first year in office, Perdue has been busy. Entering office, she focused on government transparency. She put state government contracts on line. She established standards for preserving state agency email. She also handed off some of the power of the political appointees on the Board of Transportation to the staff members on the Department of Transportation. Her most recent executive orders require more ethical disclosure and behavior of appointees to state boards and commissions. Any who face criminal indictment or don’t cooperate with criminal investigations can be removed. The same goes for not attending 75 percent of meetings. Perdue called the scandals a distraction from the normal duties of governor. Perhaps. But it’s fallen to her to try to right this culture gone awry. As a product of that culture, Perdue is hardly the perfect messenger of change. So far, though, the changes that she’s started are likely to be lasting and meaningful. Scott Mooneyham is executive director of the Capitol News Service.
Advent, Christmas are vital times to remember
There is something nestled deep in the heart of humanity that fights a battle to forget yet remember. The road of one’s life is sprinkled and graced with plentiful occasions that we like to forget yet recall. It is an intrinsic paradox. Our minds wrestle with thoughts of the past while busy with today and concerned about tomorrow. Today marks the third Sunday of Advent with the lighting of the pink and the third candle. Advent means “coming” and in this and every Advent season we remember the coming of God in the flesh as a child but also His triumphant return as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. It is vitally significant that, in this era of indulging of self, we remember that Christ will come again. To remember is to love, and what is Christianity but loving God with all your heart, mind and soul? The remarkable pace of time regards neither man nor beast, rich or poor, and is unbiased with regards to our needs. When our first parents, Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit, mankind became inextricably linked to the cycle of time. After they were placed outside of Eden and into the world of
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time and space, they, and we lived outside of eternity and entered this thing called time, made of days and weeks and months and years. Humanity, now having its days numbered and full of sorrow, would need reminders of the meaning of life and to recall the promises of creation’s Lord and God. It was the Psalmist David who said,” Teach us to number our days and give our hearts to wisdom.” As the world began to grow and populate, a need to remember emerged. God would mark out a people for His own. He would make promises He would keep and most importantly, give them reminders of His care and sovereignty over life. The Lord God would establish a way for those whom He loved and had chosen to remember their King, Sovereign and Warrior. God was always encouraging His people to remember. He warned them,” And it shall be when the Lord your God
shall have brought you into the land which he promised to your fathers …. to give you cities which you did not build, wells you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees you did not plant, then beware, lest you forget the Lord who brought you forth out of Egypt and the house of bondage Deut. 6:10-12.” Jesus, the God-man, would also establish a permanent “reminder” to His disciples. On the night He was handed over to suffering and death, He too, would inaugurate a Passover of remembrance for God’s people. Every Sunday millions around the world are encouraged to pause and remember. The words are precisely,” Do this in remembrance of Me.” Why? Because we tend to forget but God we must never forget. A fusillade of worldly woes and petitions upon our lives seek to catch us up in the here and now’s. Struggling in a sweltering fever of activity one does well to achieve a good night’s sleep. So we need gentle and corrective reminders of who we are and where we have come from. Are we remembering what is most important? Will we remember why Christmas is even celebrated this year and why that day is different from all other days?
So, there is a strange tension that exists for us; there are things we want to forget yet an inner voice tells us we need to remember them. Many of us have had abounding heartaches from events and failures of days gone by. Cruel deeds, a wayward child, the loss of a loved one or personal failure, are sleek and sharp arrows that have pierced our souls. Wanting and needing to heal from those wounds we press hurriedly and anxiously into an uncertain tomorrow. Trying to forget in some cases, can be a futile emotional medicine that attempts to numb and tranquilize the wounds and pains of the past but never bringing a needed healing that only Christ can bring. But we must stop and listen to the voice of the Spirit. Christ coming into our lives, past and present, can bring the healing that we need. That is why Advent and remembering Christ and who He is very significant in this present day. Too often we remember the wrong things and fail to remember the right things. Remembering in and of itself is not wrong: it is what we remember and why that is imperative. All of creation has a need to stop and reflect as we
recall what gives value and significance to our lives. A bumper sticker I once saw has become the creed of many: “Life is hard and then you die”. This is a sad commentary for the lives of many. Many seek solace for their broken hearts and the hurts of the past. We must remember that the enemy of our soul is also called the accuser of the brethren and is always making a case against us why we should not have joy and hope for the future. This adversary is always drawing from the deep well of the past to bring to the surface of our lives the varied reasons why we should not succeed. When St. John wrote to the 7 Churches of Asia in the book of Revelation, they were told to,” Remember from where you have fallen. Repent and do your first works over again.” This is still sage advice. Yes, we seek to forget, but somehow we still want to remember. Our lives are marked out with times and places of birth, life and death. The many anniversaries we hold in our minds carry volumes of pages called life. When all is said and done, let us not forget to remember our God because He will never cease to remember us.
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OBITUARIES/POLICE NOTES
Obituaries J. Toliver Davis J. Toliver Davis, 87, of Old Caroleen Road, Forest City, NC ,died Friday, Dec. 11, 2009. He was born June 21, 1922, in Forest City, NC, and was a son of the late J.W. and Lois Cagle Davis. Toliver was a member of the First Baptist Church and served his country in the United States Navy during World War II where he received a Purple Heart, was awarded a Silver Star and served in the United States Naval Reserve retiring at the rank of Lt. Commander. He attended Mars Hill College and was a graduate of Wake Forest School of Law. Toliver served as Clerk of Court and retired as a Federal Magistrate Judge for the Western District of North Carolina. He also served three terms in the North Carolina Legislature and formerly served as the attorney for both the Town of Forest City and Rutherford County. He was a trustee emeritus of the Rutherford Hospital Board of Trustees with 30 years service and served on the Board of Trustees of Gardner-Webb College. Toliver was preceded in death by two brothers, Tom Davis and Jack Davis. Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Jackie Jones Davis; two sons, Tommy Davis of Forest City and John Davis of Mooresville, NC, and three daughters, Sharon Henson of Rome, Ga, Gayle Briscoe of Concord, NC, and Jacquelyn (Joanne) Wolfe of Fort Mill, SC. There are also 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14, 2009, at the First Baptist
JROTC collects toys Church with the Rev. Dr. Barry K. Keys and the Rev. J. Anthony Spencer officiating. Interment with military honors will be in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA. The family will receive friends from 1-6 p.m. today at the family residence on Old Caroleen Road. Memorials may be made to Rutherford Hospital, 288 South Ridgecrest Ave., Rutherfordton, NC 28139, or to the charity of the donor’s choice. The Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. An online guest registry is available at www.padgettking.com
Johnnie C. Morrow SNOW HILL, NV — Johnnie Christopher Morrow, 52, died Friday, Dec. 11, 2009, at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. He was born Dec. 27, 1956, the son of John C. and Sylvia Mitchum Morrow. He was a 1975 graduate of R-S Central High School and 1989 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Prior to disabling health, he worked in the poultry operations divisions of both Perdue and Carolina Turkey. His survivors includes his wife of more than 26 years, Pamela Russell Morrow; a daughter, Billie Jean Morrow; a grandson, Patton Fitchett; a sister, Sherry Morrow McDaniel; and stepfather, John McGalliard. A Memorial Service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15, at the chapel of Taylor-Tyson Funeral Service, 117 NW Third St,, Snow Hill, NC. The family will receive friends immediately following the service.
Police Notes Sheriff’s Reports n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department responded to 133 E-911 calls Friday.
Rutherfordton n The Rutherfordton Police
Department responded to 49 E-911 calls Friday.
Spindale n The Spindale Police Department responded to 21 E-911 calls Friday.
Lake Lure n The Lake Lure Police Department responded to eight E-911 calls Friday.
Forest City n The Forest City Police
Department responded to 37 E-911 calls Friday.
Arrests n Jimmy Wayne Cole, 23, of 222 Humphries Road; charged with driving while license revoked, operating a vehicle with no insurance and possession of an open container of alcohol in a vehicle, released on a $1,000 bond. (FCPD) n Cindy Miller Byers, 37, of 349 Spurling Road; charged with statutory rape and released on a $200,000 bond. (RCSD) n Tiffany Jessica Nock, 19, of 160 Andy Drive; charged with speeding and released on a $500 bond. (RCSD) n William Brett Grindstaff, 24, of 123 Old Piney Mountain Road; charged with carrying a concealed gun and released on a $1,000 bond. (LLPD) n Danny Gene Lane, 36, of 500 Southers St.; charged with assault on a female and probation violation; released on a $16,000 bond. (RCSD) n Candace Nicole Carroll, 26, of 211 Wilde Ave.; charged with shoplifting and released on a $250 bond. (RCSD) n Dennis Lee McEntire, 51,
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of 1801 Spindale St.; charged with misdemeanor larceny and second degree trespassing; released on a $2,500 bond. (FCPD) n Frankie Lee Green, 22, of 265 Ledford Road; charged with injury to personal property; released on a $1,000 bond. (RCSD) n Casey Aaron Newton, 31, of 267 Cherry Mountain Street; charged with theft of cable TV service; released on a $1,000 bond. (FCPD) n Darrell Deshawn Miller, 32, of 515 Pinkwood Drive; charged with communicating threats and released on a $1,000 bond. (RCSD) n Ashlea Nicole Mode, 25, of 112 Poncho Land; charged with resisting a public officer and possession of drug paraphernalia; released on a $5,000 bond. (RPD)
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responded to 23 E-911 calls Friday. n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to nine E-911 calls Friday.
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Nick Beaver and Jacob Yant, with the R-S Central High JROTC, helped collect toys this week for Project Toys in downtown Rutherfordton. The group hopes to provide toys for needy children this Christmas season.
Man gets life in prison for killing two in 2006 FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man will spend the rest of his life in prison after a jury convicted him of killing two people after smoking crack cocaine with them. The Fayetteville Observer reports that 29-year-old Anthony McMillan was given the life sentence Friday, three days after he was convicted of first- and second-degree murder. Prosecutors say McMillan killed 29-year-old Tammy Rosario and 49-year-old Mark Robinson in a room above Robinson’s Fayetteville car wash in August 2006. Authorities say McMillan smoked crack cocaine with the victims before shooting them and then left the car wash with handfuls of bloody money. McMillan’s attorney argue he had an IQ barely above the level where someone is considered mentally disabled. Information from: The Fayetteville Observer, http://www.fayobserver. com
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Lottie Muriel Scruggs
Lottie Muriel Scruggs, age 86, of 1050 Doggett Road, Forest City, died Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, at Hospice House. A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late James Arthur Thornton and Bessie Blankenship Thornton. She worked for Burlington Industries as a weaver for over 40 years before her retirement and was a charter member of Sandy Mush Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 25 years, Tony Scruggs; one son, Roger McMinn, Sr.; one brother, James Arthur Thornton, Jr. and one sister, Clarice Thornton. Survivors include her grandson, Roger McMinn, Jr. of Lincolnton, NC; her granddaughter, Janet Nanney of Forest City; one great grandson, Lucas McMinn and four nephews, Buck Thornton and his wife, Carol, of Spindale, Jerry Thornton of Caroleen, Joe Thornton of Pacolet, SC and Robin Thornton and his wife, Beverly, of Liberty, SC. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009, at Sandy Mush Baptist Church with the Rev. Ernest Brown and the Rev. David Reep officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service time. At other times the family will be gathered at the Doggett Road address. Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the family. An online guest registry is available at www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com Paid obit
J. Toliver Davis, age 87, of Old Caroleen Road, Forest City, NC died Friday, Dec. 11, 2009. He was born June 21, 1922, in Forest City, NC, and was a son of the late J.W. and Lois Cagle Davis. Toliver was a member of the First Baptist Church and honorably served his country in the United States Navy during World War II where he received a Purple Heart, was awarded a Silver Star and served in the United States Naval Reserve retiring at the rank of Lt. Commander. He attended Mars Hill College and was a graduate of Wake Forest School of Law. Toliver served as Clerk of Court and retired as a Federal Magistrate Judge for the Western District of North Carolina. He also served three terms in the North Carolina Legislature and formerly served as the attorney for both the Town of Forest City and Rutherford County. He was a Trustee Emeritus of the Rutherford Hospital Board of Trustees with 30 years service and served on the Board of Trustees of Gardner-Webb College. Toliver was preceded in death by two brothers, Tom Davis and Jack Davis. Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Jackie Jones Davis, two sons, Tommy Davis of Forest City and John Davis of Mooresville, NC, and three daughters, Sharon Henson of Rome, Ga, Gayle Briscoe of Concord, NC, and Jacquelyn (Joanne) Wolfe of Fort Mill, SC. There are also thirteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14, 2009, at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Barry K. Keys and the Rev. J. Anthony Spencer officiating. Interment with military honors will be in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. The family will receive friends from 1-6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, at the family residence on Old Caroleen Road. Memorials may be made to Rutherford Hospital, 288 South Ridgecrest Avenue, Rutherfordton, North Carolina 28139 or to the charity of the donor’s choice. The Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements and an online guest registry is available at www.padgettking.com Paid Obit
Donald Boyd
Donald W. Boyd, age 77, of Mooresboro, NC, died Thursday, December 10, 2009, at the Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care. Donald was born August 6, 1932 in Eva City, Alabama to the late Thomas David Boyd and Velma Woodard Boyd. He proudly served our country as a Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force for 27 years which included tours of duty during the Korean and Vietnam Wars and was a longtime member of Sandy Run Baptist Church. He also worked in Civil Service for many years and also for Lowes. He taught modern square dance and enjoyed all types of sports including being a fan of Alabama football and of the Dallas Cowboys. He loved and dedicated himself to his wife, daughters and grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one grandson, David Duckworth and two sisters, Faye Kerlin and Reba Young. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Glachia Blanton Boyd; four daughters, Dianna Duckworth and her husband, Bill, of Mooresboro, Deborah Zarbo and her husband, Tom, of Burleson, TX, Linda Crowe and her husband, Mike, of Mt. Holly, NC and Dawn Jarvis and her husband, Jay, of Fayetteville, NC; one sister, Carolyn Smith of Pinson, AL; five grandchildren, Heather Williams, Gloria Jarvis, Amy Crowe, William Duckworth and Scott Zarbo; three great-grandchildren, Rya Duckworth, Jordan River Williams and Conner Zarbo and one niece, Sandra Oberg also of Pinson, AL. A private memorial service is planned with military honors accorded by the Rutherford County Honor Guard. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial donations be sent to American Diabetes Association, 16-A Brozzini Court, Greenville, SC 29615. Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the family.
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Red Cross Blood drives scheduled: Dec. 16 — Harris Elementary, 1:30 to 6 p.m., contact Don Ingle at 2482354 Dec. 21 — Oak Grove Methodist Church, Ellenboro, 4 to 8:30 p.m., contact Dawn Kanipe at 289-1279; Dec. 28 — Red Cross Chapter House, 2 to 6:30 p.m., call 287-5916 for an appointment. Classes: Child, Infant CPR: Tuesday, Dec. 15, begins at 6 p.m. First Aid: Thursday, Dec. 17, begins at 6 p.m., Preventing Disease Transmission.
Music/concerts Christmas Concert: David Roach will present a Christmas Concert on Saturday, Dec. 19, at Chase High School auditorium. The program begins at 7 p.m. Admission will be $10 at the door with all proceeds going to the Chase Trojan Marching Band Uniform Fund. Free Christmas Concert: 2nd Annual “Strings of Evensong” Christmas Concert; Sunday, Dec. 20, 3 p.m., Spencer Baptist Church, 204 North Oak St., Spindale; “Strings of Evensong” are students of Sharon Lawrence, and will be accompanied by other musicians from around Rutherford County. This is the 2nd Annual “Strings of Evensong” Christmas concert. Singing: Sunday, Jan. 3, 7 p.m., Riverside Baptist Church, Hogan Road, Harris; featuring The Servant Call.
Students/schools Open House: Chase Middle School, Thursday, Dec. 17; various activities will be offered for students and their parents, including Atomic Learning (in the open lab), Flu prevention and treatment (cafeteria), Destiny web based library catalog system (media center), or make and take a Christmas ornament (art room); these are available to 6th graders from 4:30 to 5 p.m., and 7th and 8th graders 5:15 to 5:45 p.m.; a rotation through academic classes will begin at 5 for 6th grade, and 4:30 for 7th and 8th graders; open house will conclude with a chorus concert in the gym at 6 p.m., for everyone.
Miscellaneous Food truck: A mobile food truck will be at Providence United Methodist Church, 161 Providence Church Road, Forest City, on Tuesday, Dec. 15, from 10:30 to 1 p.m. The food is free and will be given to those in need (no credentials necessary). Bring box or laundry basket to carry food. Sponsored by the church. Art Exhibit: Rutherford County Visual Arts Guild presents the Young Budding Artist exhibit through Jan. 30, at Norris Public Library, Rutherfordton. The young artists are students of Judy Ockert. Financial aid workshop: Monday, Jan. 4, 6 to 8 p.m., R-S Central High School; parents of college bound seniors encouraged to attend. Holiday hours: All Rutherford County convenience centers and the central landfill will be closed Dec. 24 and 25 in observance of the Christmas holiday. Regular hours will resume Saturday, Dec. 26. Christmas Boutique: Through Dec. 24, at the Visual Arts Center, 173 N. Main St., Rutherfordton; hours 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; handmade art and fine craft items on display and available for purchase; paintings in all mediums, ceramics, wood crafts, sculpture, fused and stained glass and much more. Toys for Tots drop off: Bennett Classics Auto Museum in Forest City is a designated Toys for Tots drop off. Bring a new unwrapped toy and receive $2 off admission into the museum. For more information call 247-1767 or visit www. bennettclassics.com.
of challenges. I would ask the citizens to support us and keep us in your prayers because there are some rough times ahead. We have a group that can handle it.” Tarlton is optimistic. “I really think the town has a great staff,” he said. Tarlton cited the town workers as the core of a “great service organization.” He sees his role as helping to facilitate town business. “I work for the town, for the citizens of the town,” Tarlton said, “but I also look at it as I work for the board. And my role should be trying to keep them informed and give them all the information they need to make the right decision. When we come to meetings we shouldn’t be surprised. It is my job to make sure they are as prepared as possible.” Because of current economic conditions, Tarlton said, the town has to be cautious with its money but still look for opportunities. “The town is financially sound,” he said. “But like all towns now, we are really going to have to look going forward at costs. Now, having said that, we have to keep our eyes open to what we can do to stimulate activity. They go hand in hand, like quality and service. You’ve got to have them both.” The new mayor noted some of the things that are already in the works that will give the town a boost. “Now that the Grahamtown project has been approved,” he said, “we’ve got that money available, and now we’ve got to get the engineering process going so we can start the development in that area.” He said he is hopeful that the town can use local contractors for the work, but he cited the realities of dealing with grant money. “Sometimes with state requirements you have to look at a broad range of people,” he said. “We are going to try
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visitor center would be beneficial to visitors coming from the start of the trail in Abingdon, Va., and those coming from Kings Mountain and at the end of the trail, said John McWhorter, community development director for the town of Rutherfordton. The Ruth building is in Rutherfordton and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The former school facility is located near the proposed interchange of the new U.S. 221 and the scenic motor route of the trail along U.S. 64 as well as being a place where the Overmountain men actually crossed in their quest for Major Ferguson and the British and loyalist troops, McWhorter continued. Gilbert Town, the only place along the trail where both sides encamped is just two miles form Ruth School and Biggerstaff Old Fields, where nine loyalist militia men were tried and hanged is less than 15 minutes from Ruth School. In October, the county trails group met with DOT representatives and Paul Carson, superintendent of the
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said he knows the value of planning. “I’m a great believer in planning. The Comprehensive Plan was developed several years back and is the blueprint for Lake Lure’s future,” he said. “Many significant actions have already emerged from the Plan such as the creation of several conservation ordinances on tree removal and steep slope development, construction
of the Donald Ross trail park with continuing plans for the Summit Trail and the selection of Lake Lure as the location of a charter school. There is a need to keep the Plan current. Early next year I will propose a series of workshops to update and refine the Comprehensive Plan.”
Overmountain Victory Trail National Parks Service, to discuss the new highway and its impact on the trails. The group agreed Ruth School would become a “gateway facility” to house the headquarters. The NPS has scheduled public hearings on potential sites for the new OVT office to be located either in Johnson City, Tenn., Marion, Morganton or Gaffney, S.C. “Unfortunately, Rutherfordton and Rutherford County were not on their radar,” McWhorter said, adding, “Even though we are one of the more significant historic sites along the OVT.” The NPS wants a central location for the headquarters and Rutherfortdon is “near the midpoint of the trail.” McWhorter and six other county representatives attended a public meeting in Marion recently to lobby for Rutherfordton and the county. The county group, under the leadership of Chivous Bradley, is starting a grassroots efforts to get the county selected as one of the sites in the study. “To be selected, we must show the National Park Service a great deal of interest, which we plan to do through letter writing, petitions and resolu-
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town manager) and some department heads,” the new mayor said, “and so far no one has mentioned a big need now. You’ve got to make sure you are maintaining all the stuff you presently have. We need to make sure we are maintaining our equipment so we don’t have to have these big (replacement) expenditures.” For now, the new mayor said, it is important to begin on the road to economic recovery. “I think short-term you are looking at small steps,” he said. “If you look at the stock market you think the recovery is on, but when you walk down the street, the recovery is not here yet. “In my role, when I talk to guys in other industries, nobody is expanding. I wouldn’t want to say that that is never going to happen someday.” Tarlton is a 1974 graduate of East Rutherford High School. He then attended the Citadel in Charleston, where he was graduated in 1978. Tarlton and his wife of 25 years, Tina, have two sons, Cory, a junior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Wesley, a junior at East Rutherford. The Tarltons attend First Baptist Church. Tarlton’s work career has included jobs at Torrington, an Ingersoll-Rand plant, Leggett & Platt and Sara Lee. He has worked at AGI InStore since 1999, when he started out as a planning manager. At AGI, he said, “We make the fixtures that hold the American Greetings cards. We don’t make any of the merchandise. That’s what we call internal business. “The other part of our business is what we call external. We have a lot of huge clients that we make fixtures for them to help their retail business (such as drop boxes for delivery companies).” The mayor serves a two-year term, while council members serve fouryear terms. Contact Dale via e-mail at ldale@thedigitalcourier.com
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The headquarters of the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail, a linear park of the National Park Service, is for all purposes at Kings Mountain National Battlefield since that is the location for the office of Paul Carson, superintendent of the Trail. The feasibility study is whether or not to develop and if yes, where to develop a headquarters for the trail, ideally central to the trail that reaches Abington, Va., to Kings Mountain, S.C., through North Carolina counties, including Rutherford.) tions,” McWhorter said. He and Bradley asks letters of support be written by history teachers, school students and others. Send letters as soon as possible: National Park Service Overmountain Comments, Attention: Cavanaugh, Louis Berger Group, Inc, 2445 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20037. Deadline to have letters to Washington is Friday, Dec. 18. Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@ trhedigitalcourier.com.
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to go local, but we will have to look at all the qualifications.” Tarlton is also hopeful that the cinema project or redevelopment of the former mill site can get going as a way to stimulate growth downtown. “Either the movie theater or the actual redevelopment of the mill itself,” he said. “That is a big one, if we do something there. If we can get something started, I think you will see other things feed off of that and bring in more and more business.” Tarlton, like retired Mayor Gibson, sees the water intake project at Riverstone as a vital component of the town’s future. “And then from a long-range standpoint,” he said, “if we’re looking at our finances and we’re trying to stimulate growth, and we get some things started, then we’ve got to look, one of the biggest ones is the water intake. Since we have that permit, we need to decide if we are going to start developing that thing in increments, because I feel that is for generations to come. It can really help us 10 or 15 years down the road. “The Broad River, there’s only so much water that the state is going to allow people to take, and if we have our permit, we could sell water to other towns.” Tarlton also said that, from a longterm perspective, the town needs to look at expanding its services. “Well, long-range, the water intake is the big one,” he said. “I guess then just look at our services as a whole. What can we do to expand those services? Are there other things that we can do? And I’m not really meaning annexation. “But it’s just like the water. Are there other places that we can expand our services? How can we tie in with other cities, like Spindale, the state and federal government to bring in jobs here? What is our role?” Forest City is currently saving to buy a new fire engine, but Tarlton said he has not heard of other large infrastructure needs. “I’ve talked to Chuck (Summey,
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Business Briefs Volvo closing plant, 228 to lose jobs ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Volvo is closing its heavy construction equipment plant in North Carolina next March, leaving 228 workers without jobs. The company told The Asheville Citizen-Times on Friday that demand for the equipment dropped off sharply. Volvo spokeswoman Beatrice Cardon says the company sold just 60,000 pieces of equipment in North America this year, two-thirds below projections. The plant assembles frontend loaders, excavators and cabs. The work will now be sent to plants in Shippensburg, Pa., as well as Sweden and South Korea. Volvo says it plans to keep its North American sales headquarters in Asheville. That facility has about 250 workers.
Dell to keep NC plant open longer WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Dell Inc. officials say they will keep their plant in North Carolina open for an extra three months because of increased demand for desktop computers. Company officials told multiple media outlets Friday that the Winston-Salem plant will now close in April, instead of January. Dell spokesman David Frink says the 400 remaining employees can either leave in January and take their severance, or stay the extra three months and get a bonus, as well as their full severance pay. The plant peaked at 1,100 workers. Dell was offered more than $300 million in state and local incentives to choose a North Carolina factory site in 2004.
Cisco merger makes progress TEWKSBURY, Mass. (AP) — Starent Networks Corp. has cleared a key hurdle toward its pending acquisition by the world’s largest maker of computer networking equipment. Starent said Friday its shareholders have endorsed the $2.9 billion sale to Cisco Systems Inc. Cisco is paying $35 a share in cash. Starent spokeswoman Jennifer Buchhalter says the sale requires regulatory approval. Starent, which is based in Tewksbury, Mass., makes equipment that allows cell phone carriers to tie their wireless networks to the Internet. It will become Cisco’s new Mobile Internet Technology Group, headed by Starent CEO Ashraf Dahod. Cisco is based in San Jose, Calif. Starent has an estimated market share of about 85 percent in its niche, which includes selling technology to carriers such as Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp.
Volkswagen makes first car in India MUMBAI, India (AP) — Volkswagen AG started production of its first compact car in India on Saturday, hoping to capture up to 10 percent of the country’s fast-growing automobile market within the next six years, the company said. The Polo, a compact hatchback, rolled off the lines at Volkswagen’s factory in Pune, an auto hub a few hours outside Mumbai, shortly before noon. The factory, was opened earlier this year.
Carl Melissas, front, and Dave Missom of Wedge Brewing are shown. Wedge Brewing is one of several new breweries opening in Asheville.
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Breweries find home in mountains By TONY KISS Asheville Citizen-Times
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The opening of two more breweries in Asheville is shining more light on the city’s nationally known craft brewing community. Buncombe County is now home to 10 professional breweries, counting Asheville Brewing’s two locations. But some are wondering how many more breweries the city can support. With the launch of Craggie Brewing Co., and the scheduled opening later this month of the Lexington Avenue Brewery (also known as the LAB), Asheville has more craft breweries per capita than any other city in the U.S., said Julie Johnson, editor of All About Beer magazine. “Asheville is a big league beer destination,” she said. “People are aware of Asheville as a beer destination.” With each brewery having its own niche, there’s no set number on how many a city can support, she said. “You can have a block of restaurants and no one says it’s too many,” she said. “Right now, it’s just generating more interest.” The challenge is making products customers will embrace, said Oscar Wong, majority owner and founder of Highland Brewing Co., the city’s biggest and oldest craft brewery, which began 15 years ago this month. “Beer has a much wider range than anyone imagined,” he said. Building a new brewery isn’t quick or easy. It took two years for brewer Bill Drew and his partner, Jonathan Cort, to conceive and open Craggie
Brewing, 197 Hilliard Ave., which opened Nov. 20. A few blocks across town, the Lexington Avenue Brewery, 39 N. Lexington Ave., has been in planning and construction for three years, with a goal of getting open before month’s end. The new breweries will liven up the scene, said Drew. “The coming out of Craggie and the LAB will bring people here to visit,” he said. “There are beer drinkers and (pub and restaurant accounts) for all of us.” The LAB, in the former T.S. Morrison’s store, will include a restaurant, music room, and in a unique twist, an upstairs hostel. “It took longer than I figured,” said co-owner Mike Healy, who partnered with Steve Wilmans to build the brewery. “I remain extremely excited about it.” Ben Pierson, who previously brewed at Jack of the Wood (Green Man Brewing), has beer now cooking in the tanks. As for the competition, “the thought has crossed my mind,” Healy said. “But we have a traditional brew pub that will bring in the business we are looking for. Over the past three years, so many people have walked down the street and poked their heads in to see what’s go. Beer enthusiasts are always excited to find a new beer.” More bottled beer may be the coming trend, said Jason Caughman, cofounder of Pisgah Brewing in Black Mountain. Pisgah is now distributing 22-ounce bottles of its brews, which will help expand sales, he said. Until now, more than 90 percent of Pisgah’s sales have
been draft. “There are a limited number of tap handles,” said Pisgah’s David Quinn. “Brewers are looking to get 22 ounce bottles in people’s hands. That’s Asheville’s future.” Having a strong business plan is crucial to success, said Mike Rangel, president of Asheville Brewing and president of the Asheville Brewers Alliance a nonprofit group representing regional breweries. “Anyone coming in here better have their A-game from the get-go,” he said. “There will not be any second chance. You have to be ready to execute.” The Craggie Brewing Co. is within feet of Asheville Brewing Co. on Coxe Avenue, but Rangel sees that as a plus. “There have already been times where crowds have flowed between the two businesses,” he said. And The LAB promises to be a powerhouse, he believes. “It has the potential to dominate downtown,” he said. An online poll this year declared Asheville and much bigger Portland, Ore., to be tied for the title of Beer City USA. That gave a great spotlight to local breweries, Rangel said. “It was tremendous. We just sold four cases of (Christmas Jam White Ale) to Tulsa, Okla.” Reporters from across the country continue to call Highland Brewing asking for interviews in the wake of the Beer City USA title. “Without a question, we were put on the map by that,” he said.
Beware! search engines can be scammed By JORDAN ROBERTSON AP Technology Writer
SAN FRANCISCO — Even search engines can get suckered by Internet scams. With a little sleight of hand, con artists can dupe them into giving top billing to fraudulent Web sites that prey on consumers, making unwitting accomplices of companies such as Google, Yahoo and Microsoft. Online charlatans typically try to lure people into giving away their personal or financial information by posing as legitimate companies in “phishing” e-mails or through messages in forums such as Twitter and Facebook. But a new study by security researcher Jim Stickley shows how search engines also can turn into funnels for shady schemes. Stickley created a Web site purporting to belong to the Credit Union of Southern California, a real business that agreed to be part of the experiment. He then used his knowledge of how search engines rank Web sites to achieve something that shocked him:
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Security researcher Jim Stickley displays logs on his laptop from Internet scams he created for a study for a California financial institution at his home in La Mesa, Calif. Stickley’s study showed some of the most trusted Internet search engines gave high ratings to fraudulent web sites.
His phony site got a No. 2 ranking on Yahoo Inc.’s search engine and landed in the top slot on Microsoft Corp.’s Bing, ahead of even the credit union’s real site.
Google Inc., which handles twothirds of U.S. search requests, didn’t fall into Stickley’s trap. His fake site
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never got higher than Google’s sixth page of results, too far back to be seen by most people. The company also places a warning alongside sites that its system suspects might be malicious. But even Google acknowledges it isn’t foolproof. Some recession-driven scams have been slipping into Google’s search results, although that number is “very, very few,” said Jason Morrison, a Google search quality engineer. On one kind of fraudulent site, phony articles claim that participants can make thousands of dollars a month simply for posting links to certain Web sites. Often, the victims are asked to pay money for startup materials that never arrive, or bank account information is requested for payment purposes. “As soon as we notice anything like it, we’ll adapt, but it’s kind of like a game of Whac-A-Mole,” he said. “We can’t remove every single scam from the Internet. It’s just impossible.” In fact, Google said Tuesday it is suing a company for promising “work at home” programs through Web sites that look legitimate and pretend to be affiliated with Google. Stickley’s site wasn’t malicious, but easily could have been. In the year and a half it was up, the 10,568 visitors were automatically redirected to the real credit union, and likely never knew they had passed through a fraudulent site. “When you’re using search engines, you’ve got to be diligent,” said Stickley, co-founder of TraceSecurity Inc. “You can’t trust that just because it’s No. 2 or No. 1 that it really is. A phone book is actually probably a safer bet than a search engine.” A Yahoo spokeswoman didn’t respond to requests for comment. Microsoft said in a statement that Stickley’s experiment showed that search results can be cluttered with junk, but the company insists Bing “is equipped to address” the problem. Stickley’s link no longer appears in Bing. To fool people into thinking they were following the right link, Stickley established a domain (creditunionofsc.org) that sounded plausible. (The credit union’s real site is cusocal.org.) After that, Stickley’s site wasn’t designed with humans in mind; it was programmed to make the search engines believe they were scanning a legitimate site. Stickley said he pulled it off by
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Consumers can protect themselves from scam sites by looking up the domain at www.whois.com, which details when a site was registered and by whom. That can be helpful if the Web address of a phony site is similar to the real one.
having link after link inside the site to create the appearance of “depth,” even though those links only led to the same picture of the credit union’s front page. The experiment convinced Credit Union of Southern California that it should protect itself by being more aggressive about buying domain names similar to its own. Domains generally cost a few hundred dollars to a few thousand dollars each — a pittance compared with a financial institution’s potential liability or loss of goodwill if its customers are ripped off by a fake site. “The test was hugely successful,” said Ray Rounds, the credit union’s senior vice president of information services. Stickley’s manipulation illuminates the dark side of so-called search engine optimization. It’s a legitimate tactic used by sites striving to boost their rankings — by designing them so search engines can capture information on them better. But criminals can turn the tables to pump up fraudulent sites. “You can do this on a very, very broad scale and have a ton of success,” Stickley said. “This shows there’s a major, major risk out there.” Robert Hansen, a Web security expert who wasn’t involved in Stickley’s research, said ranking high in search engine results gets easier as the topic gets more obscure. Still, Hansen said, criminals have been able to game Google’s system well enough to carve out profitable niches. He says one trick is to hack into trusted sites, such as those run by universities, and stuff them with links to scam sites, which makes search engines interpret the fraudulent sites as legitimate. Roger Thompson, chief research officer for AVG Technologies, who also wasn’t involved in the research, said search results can be trusted, for the most part. “But the rule is, if you’re looking for something topical or newsworthy, you should be very cautious about clicking the link,” he said. That’s because criminals load their scam sites with hot topics in the news, to trap victims before the search engines have a chance to pull their sites out of the rankings.
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Republicans fail to stop year-end spending bill By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON — The Democratic-controlled Senate on Saturday turned back a Republican effort to block a final vote on a huge end-of-year spending bill that rewards most federal agencies with generous budget boosts. The $1.1 trillion measure combines much of the year’s unfinished budget work — only a $626 billion Pentagon spending measure would remain — into a 1,000-plus-page spending bill that would give the Education Department, the State Department, the Department of Health and Human Services and others increases far exceeding inflation. The 60-34 vote largely along party lines met the minimum threshold to end the Republican filibuster, a legislative maneuver to delay a final vote on a bill. A final vote on the spending package was set for Sunday afternoon to send the measure to President Barack Obama to sign. Democrats held the vote open for an hour to accommodate Independent Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, an Orthodox Jew who walked more than three miles (five kilometers) to the Capitol to vote on the Sabbath after attending services at his synagogue in the city’s Georgetown neighborhood. Lieberman wore a black wool overcoat and brilliant orange scarf — as well as a wide grin — as he provided the crucial 60th vote. The measure combines $447 billion in operating budgets with about $650 billion in mandatory payments for federal benefit programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, which provide health coverage for the elderly, disabled and poor. It wraps together six individual spending bills and also contains more than 5,000 homestate projects sought by lawmakers in both parties. The measure provides spending increases averaging about 10 percent to programs under immediate control of Congress, blending increases for veterans’ programs, the NASA space agency and the FBI with a pay raise for federal workers and help for car dealers. It bundles six of the 12 annual spending bills, capping a dysfunctional appropriations process in which House leaders blocked
Republicans from debating key issues while Republican lawmakers dragged out debates. Just the $626 billion defense bill would remain. That’s being held back to serve as a vehicle to advance mustpass legislation such as a plan to allow the government’s debt to swell by nearly $2 trillion. The government’s total debt has nearly doubled in the past seven years and is expected to exceed the current ceiling of $12.1 trillion before Jan. 1. Republicans said the measure — on top of February’s $787 billion economic stimulus bill and a generous omnibus measure for the 2009 budget year — spends too much money at a time when the government is running astronomical deficits. “Obviously we need to run the government, but do you suppose the government could be a little bit like families and be just a little bit prudent in how much it spends?” said Sen. Jon Kyl, an Arizona Republican. But the second-ranking Senate Democrat, Dick Durbin of Illinois, said the measure restores money for programs cut under President George W. Bush such as popular grant programs for local police departments to purchase equipment and put more officers on the beat. The measure contains 5,224 pet projects for lawmakers totaling $3.9 billion, according to Taxpayers for Common Sense, a Washington-based watchdog group. Saturday’s bill would offer an improved binding arbitration process to challenge the decision by General Motors and Chrysler to close more than 2,000 dealerships, which often anchor fading small town business districts. It also would renew for two more years a federal loan guarantee program for steel companies. The bill also caps a heated debate over Obama’s order to close the military-run prison for terrorist suspects at the U.S. Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. It would permit detainees held there to be transferred to the United States to stand trial but not to be released. The bill would void a long-standing ban on the funding of abortion by the District of Columbia government. Federal workers would receive pay increases averaging 2 percent, with people in areas with higher living costs receiving slightly higher increases.
American arrested in Cuba WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says the Cuban government has arrested an American citizen and U.S. diplomats in Havana are trying learn more about the case. Spokeswoman Megan Mattson says the Cuban government told the State Department that the American was detained on Dec. 5. She says the American is not a U.S. government employee. She says the department can’t release any more details, including the American’s identity, because of federal privacy law. The New York Times reported Saturday that the American is a U.S. government contractor who was working on behalf of the Obama administration distributing cell phones, laptops and other communications equipment in Cuba.
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Poor women turned away from free cancer tests By VALERIE BAUMAN Associated Press Writer
ALBANY, N.Y. — As the economy falters and more people go without health insurance, low-income women in at least 20 states are being turned away or put on long waiting lists for free cancer screenings, according to the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Action Network. In the unofficial survey of programs for July 2008 through April 2009, the organization found that state budget strains are forcing some programs to reject people who would otherwise qualify for free mammograms and Pap smears. Just how many are turned away isn’t known; in some cases, the women are screened through other programs or referred to different providers. “I cried and I panicked,” said Erin LaBarge, 47. This would have been her third straight year receiving a free mammogram through the screening program in St. Lawrence County. But the Norwood, N.Y., resident was told she couldn’t get her free mammogram this year because there isn’t enough money and she’s not old enough. New York used to screen women of all ages, but this year the budget crunch has forced them to focus on those considered at highest risk and exclude women under 50. “It’s a scary thought. It really is,” said LaBarge, who fears she’s at a higher risk because her grandmother died of breast cancer. The Cancer Society doesn’t have an estimate for what percentage of breast cancer diagnoses come from mammogram screenings, but says women have a 98 percent survival rate when breast cancer is caught early, during stage I. That shrinks to about 84 percent during stages II and III, and just 27 percent at stage IV — when cancer has reached its most advanced point. “I already know there are women who are dying whose lives we could
have saved with mammography and other detections,” said Dr. Otis Brawley, chief medical officer for the society. In New York, the Cancer Society says providers in Manhattan, Brooklyn and western Queens, and in Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties project they’ll perform nearly 15,000 fewer free mammograms for the fiscal year ending April 2010, compared with the previous year. The Cancer Society has no way to count how many women are being turned away, and many providers don’t keep track of how many are denied screening, or whether those women find another alternative. The cost of screening varies, but the average mammogram is about $100, while a Pap screen can range between $75 and $200, according to the society. Project Renewal Van Scan, which gives mammograms around New York City, usually targets 6,000 women a year but has cut back to 3,100 this year, director Mary Solomon said. Each state handles free screenings differently. Some use state funds to supplement federal funding, while others get private assistance from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation and other groups. At least 14 states cut budgets for free cancer screenings this year: Colorado, Montana, Illinois, Alabama, Minnesota, Connecticut, South Carolina, Utah, Missouri, Washington, Ohio, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Arkansas. Some states that have cut their budgets have found ways to maintain services; some states that haven’t reduced their budgets still find themselves having to turn women away because they don’t have enough funding. “This is rationing of health care by offering (screenings) only in the first half of the fiscal year, or by cutting back on those programs,” Brawley said. “It’s rationing that is leading to
Nation Today Bishop asks for prayer over rift DALLAS (AP) — The leader of the U.S. Episcopal Church says her denomination should respond with “prayer and discernment” to the recent election of a lesbian priest as an assistant bishop of the Los Angeles diocese. Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori spoke during a news conference in Dallas on Saturday. She says the election “process isn’t finished until it’s finished.” Schori says the Rev. Mary Glasspool of Baltimore still needs approval from a majority of Episcopal dioceses before she can be consecrated, and that could take several months.
Utah mom is still missing WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — Friends and family of a 28-year-old Utah mother who disappeared nearly a week ago are fasting and praying for her safe return as volunteers post thousands of fliers with her image on it. Susan Powell was reported missing Monday under what police are calling suspicious circumstances. A prayer service attended by about 100 people was held for her on Saturday in West Valley City. Authorities searched a desert area where husband Josh Powell says he took the couple’s two young children, ages 2 and 4, camping last weekend in freezing conditions.
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Erin LaBarge, of Norwood, N.Y., presses shirts at Potsdam Laundry & Dry Cleaners, in Potsdam, N.Y., Friday.
people dying.” New York, which has fought for two years with deficits in the billions, used to screen women of all ages for breast cancer, but after $3.5 million in budget cuts this year, women under 50 — like LaBarge — are no longer eligible unless they have the breast cancer gene or a serious family cancer history. Despite LaBarge’s family history, she was denied screening because of her age and a lack of funding. “We don’t do this lightly,” said Claudia Hutton, spokeswoman for the agency. “This is not a cut that we would have made if the state had the money, but the state just does not have the money.” The issue of when women should
get mammograms erupted into controversy last month when the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended that the exams not be given routinely until women are 50, and then every two years. That broke with the Cancer Society’s long-standing position that women should begin getting mammograms at the age of 40 and annually thereafter; the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends mammograms every one to two years for women in their 40s and every year after age 50. The American Cancer Society opposes the federal task force recommendations. “I think they made a mistake here,” Brawley said.
Shop where police shot reopens PARKLAND, Wash. (AP) — Hundreds of police officers and other customers lined up early Saturday for the reopening of the Washington state coffee shop where four officers were shot and killed two weeks ago. Bagpipers played as the Forza Coffee shop opened its doors at 8:14 a.m., the hour on Nov. 29 when Maurice Clemmons ambushed Lakewood Police Sgt. Mark Renninger and Officers Ronald Owens, Tina Griswold and Greg Richards. Lakewood Police Chief Bret Farrar was the first customer. He hugged patrons who turned out to reclaim the shop from tragedy. “It’s just so heartwarming,”
Farrar said. “It really pounds home the point as to why we do this. It’s a dangerous job and bad things happen sometimes, but we’re out here to support the community and the community supports us.” The four officers, who made up a patrol squad, were sitting in the strip-mall coffee shop preparing for a Sunday shift when Clemmons, a felon with a long record in Arkansas and Washington, walked in the door and started shooting. Richards managed to struggle with him and got off a shot, striking Clemmons in the gut, before dying. The gunman didn’t aim at any other customers or the two
young baristas. With help from relatives and friends who hid him from police and patched his bullet wound with cotton balls, peroxide and duct tape, Clemmons was able to survive two days on the run, investigators said. He was shot and killed by a lone patrolman who encountered him on a south Seattle street at 2:45 a.m. Dec. 1. The coffee shop had been closed since the shooting as investigators processed the grisly crime scene. On Thursday, religious leaders performed a moment of blessing there to “reclaim that space as a place for life,” Forza said in a news release.
Chicago elevated train derails CHICAGO (AP) — A six-car elevated train has derailed on the southeast side of Chicago, causing minor injuries. Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford says a Green Line train run by the Chicago Transit Authority went off the tracks about noon Saturday. He says 14 people were hospitalized with minor injuries.
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COPENHAGEN — Tens of thousands of protesters marched through the chilly Danish capital and nearly 1,000 were detained Saturday in a mass rally to demand an ambitious global climate pact, just as talks hit a snag over rich nations’ demands on China and other emerging economies. The mostly peaceful demonstrations in Copenhagen provided the centerpiece of a day of global climate activism stretching from Europe to Asia. Police assigned extra officers to watch protesters marching toward the suburban conference center to demand that leaders act now to fight climate change. Police estimated their numbers at 40,000, while organizers said as many as 100,000 had joined the march from downtown Copenhagen. It ended with protesters holding aloft candles and torches as they swarmed by night outside the Bella Center where the 192-nation U.N. climate conference is being held. There have been a couple of minor protests over the past week, but Saturday’s was by far the largest. Police said they rounded up 968 in a preventive action against a group of youth activists at the tail end of the demonstration. Officers in riot gear moved in when some of the activists, masking their faces, threw cobblestones through the windows of the former stock exchange and Foreign Ministry buildings. A police officer received minor injuries when he was hit by a rock thrown from the group and one protester was injured by fireworks, police spokesman Flemming Steen Munch said. Earlier, police said they had detained 19 people, mainly for breaking Denmark’s strict laws against carrying pocket knives or wearing masks during demonstrations. Inside the Bella Center, the European Union, Japan and Australia joined the U.S. in criticizing a draft global warming pact that says major developing nations must rein in greenhouse gases, but only if they have outside financing. Rich
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Some thousands of demonstrators take part in a march leaving form parliament, rear, in the center of Copenhagen Saturday.
nations want to require developing nations to limit emissions, with or without financial help. Swedish Environment Minister Andreas Carlgren, representing the 27-nation EU, told The Associated Press that “there has been a growing understanding that there must be commitments to actions by emerging economies as well.� He said those commitments “must be binding, in the sense that states are standing behind their commitments.� Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said his country — the world’s No. 5 greenhouse gas polluter — will not offer more than its current pledge to slow its growth rate of emissions. It has offered to cut greenhouse gases measured against production by 20 to 25 percent by 2020. “National interest trumps everything else,� Ramesh told the AP. “Whatever I have to do, I’ve said in my Parliament. We’ll engage them (the U.S. and China). I’m not here to make new offers.�
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Is expansion of Medicare that great a deal? By RICARDO ALONSOZALDIVAR Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON — Think Medicare is a great deal? Better ask grandma first. Senate Democrats are talking about allowing aging baby boomers into the program, but it’s far from free. Seniors now on Medicare pay an average of $4,400 a year of their own money for supplemental insurance, premiums, prescription copays, and deductibles for inpatient care and doctor visits. That’s even after taxpayers pick up most of the cost of covering the elderly. Under one scenario Democrats are considering, people age 55 to 64 would have to pay full freight to join Medicare. Private insurance plans could well be a better deal for them. “It’s more complicated than just saying, ’Open Medicare up to people 55-64,”’ said health economist Marilyn Moon, co-author of a 1999 proposal to expand the program. “In theory, it’s not a bad idea because you’re taking an existing program that works very well for an elderly population and extending it to the next group of people. But the structure of Medicare is different from private insurance.” On the plus side, Medicare is widely accepted, with 74 percent of doctors saying they are taking all or most new patients. But many people in their late 50s are still supporting 20-yearolds, even teenage children. Would the Democrats let Medicare cover kids as well? Medicare does not offer a family plan, and it’s unlikely to under the Democrats’ plan. The program, created under President Lyndon Johnson in 1965, covers more than 45 million older and disabled people. It’s widely seen as a success because before Medicare about half of seniors were uninsured in
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Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., takes part in a health care news conference on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Friday.
life’s declining years. But the program’s long term financial outlook is in question, with its giant trust fund for inpatient care projected to become insolvent in nine years. The proposed expansion is part of an effort by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., to find a compromise that can secure the 60 votes needed to pass President Barack Obama’s health overhaul plan. It would be paired with an idea to offer average Americans the option of signing up for health insurance through the same federal agency that coordinates coverage for federal employees and members of Congress. That combination amounts to a consolation prize for liberals, facing the hard reality that the government insurance plan they wanted to create to directly compete with the likes of Aetna
Source says missile killed al-Qaida chief WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior al-Qaida operations planner was killed in an American missile strike this week in western Pakistan, a U.S. counterterrorism official said Friday. Saleh al-Somali was responsible for the terror group’s operations outside the AfghanistanPakistan region, reaching into activities in Africa, according to U.S. intelligence, and is suspected of being involved in plotting attacks against the United States and Europe, the official said. He was killed by an unmanned drone missile Tuesday, the official said. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss covert operations, said alSomali was part of al-Qaida’s senior leadership circle and had connections to other Pakistanbased extremists. His role was to take guidance from senior leaders and develop plans for prospective terrorist attacks, the official said. Previously, al-Somali had worked in tribal areas of Pakistan with newly arrived Westerners recruited by al-Qaida. Intelligence officials have confirmed that the pace of attacks by armed unmanned aerial vehicles, conducted largely by the CIA, has increased during the Obama administration.
and Blue Cross Blue Shield lacks the necessary support in the Senate. The House bill includes a government option. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has spoken approvingly of the Medicare expansion, without offering an endorsement. Some House liberals who long have backed the idea of Medicarefor-all were enthusiastic. Senate Democrats rejected any notion that it was a lastminute ploy to get to 60 votes. “To regard a Medicare buyin as something ... we don’t really want but it’s what we have to settle for would be a total misinterpretation of the feelings among most of us,” said Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. “The Democratic Party has long sought it.” AARP, which represents not only seniors but people over 50, is withholding judgment.
“I can’t say we support it or don’t support it until we know exactly what’s being proposed,” said John Rother, top policy strategist for the seniors’ lobby. “The positive side is that this is a program that gives you unlimited choice of doctors and hospitals, and can be run efficiently. The negative is that it’s likely to attract high-cost people, and therefore the premium payments are likely to be high.” The specific Medicare options Reid submitted to the Congressional Budget Office have not been released publicly. The budget referees are expected to report back in the coming week with their assessment of costs and other practical questions. A Democratic official briefed on the discussions among liberals and moderates leading up to the tentative compromise provided a basic outline of the proposal.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because no final decision has been reached. The goal of the Medicare expansion is to provide immediate help to older working-age people, among the groups most at risk of losing health insurance in a bad economy. Under the underlying legislation, Americans will have to wait three years to four years before major federal aid for the uninsured starts to flow. Opening up Medicare could start to reduce the number of uninsured now. The idea appears to be modeled on an earlier proposal by the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., for a transitional program until new insurance markets are set up under the legislation. People 55 to 64 who don’t have coverage through an employer or a public program would be able to buy into Medicare. Premiums would have to cover the full cost of the expansion; Medicare financing for seniors’ benefits would not be tapped. The budget office modeled a similar plan and estimated that premiums would be high — about $630 a month — and enrollment limited to a few hundred thousand people. There’s a reasonable chance premiums would be lower — and enrollment higher — under the Democrats’ plan, since they would bring in people in their 50s, and the budget office analysis did not. Democrats are also looking at ways to make the Medicare option available permanently. “It sounds to me like it’s a full employment program for people trying to figure out how to make this work,” said economist Moon, now with the American Institutes for Research. “But I don’t think this is an idea you can discard.”
Obama upset banks buck oversight By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama singled out financial institutions for causing much of the economic tailspin and criticized their opposition to tighter federal oversight of their industry. While applauding House passage Friday of overhaul legislation and urging quick Senate action, Obama expressed frustration with banks that were helped by a taxpayer bailout and now are “fighting tooth and nail with their lobbyists” against new government controls. In his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday, Obama said the economy is only now beginning to recover from the “irresponsibility” of Wall Street institutions that “gambled on risky loans and complex financial products” in pursuit of short-term profits and big bonuses with little regard for long-term consequences.
“It was, as some have put it, risk management without the management,” he said. The president also told CBS’ “60 Minutes” that “the people on Wall Street still don’t get it. ... They’re still puzzled why it is that people are mad at the banks. Well, let’s see. You guys are drawing down $10, $20 million bonuses after America went through the worst economic year ... in decades and you guys caused the problem,” Obama said in an excerpt released in advance of Sunday night’s broadcast of his interview. The House bill, which passed 223-202, would grant the government new powers to split up companies that threaten the economy, create an agency to oversee consumer banking transactions and shine a light into shadow financial markets that have escaped federal oversight. Obama is seeking swift approval in the Senate “because we should never again find our-
selves in the position in which our only choices are bailing out banks or letting our economy collapse.” No House Republicans voted for the bill, and 27 Democrats voted against it. Opponents argue that the broad legislation overreaches and would institutionalize bailouts for the financial industry. The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee is working on its own version of the package. In his address, Obama contended that the worst economic downturn since the Depression wouldn’t have happened if the rules governing Wall Street been clearer and enforcement tougher. Obama singled out Republicans and industry lobbyists for trying to block the changes. Last week, top House Republicans urged more than 100 financial industry lobbyists to work harder to defeat the bill. Lobbyists have spent more than $300 million this year trying to scuttle the bill.
12A — The Sunday Courier, Forest City, NC, Sunday, December 13, 2009
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Five arrested in Pakistan, facing extradition By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON — They had grown up in the same Virginia neighborhood and been friends for years. Some were in college now. Some had jobs. Some had Facebook pages filled with friends. Young Americans on the cusp of adulthood, they never revealed a hint of extremism, their families insist. Associated Press Then came a troubleIn this five-combo photo released by Sargodha Police Department on Friday, Dec. 11, 2009, arrested American Muslims, from left, Waqir some 11-minute video that Khan, Ramys Zamzam, Umar Farooq, Ahmad Abdulminni, Aman Hasan Yamer are seen in Sargodha, Pakistan. Pakistani police contained war scenes and Hussain say five young American Muslims detained over alleged terrorist links are most likely to be deported. a message that Muslims must be defended. Next came arrests, in a city in Afghanistan. “They seem like a nice family. I feel sorry for her. remote eastern Pakistan, in a house linked to miliIt’s hard for those who know the young men I’m sure she’s going through a lot of misery right tants. to understand it all: how the friends who had now,” Miller said. “It’s too bad kids do bad stuff,” The five were in police custody Saturday in attended a neighborhood mosque with their famihe said. Pakistan, facing extradition to the U.S. and poslies suddenly turned up in Sargodha, an eastern Less is known about the other three friends sibly terrorism-related charges. Pakistani city that’s home to a major air force base who made the trip to Pakistan, including the So far, there is only a fuzzy picture of the five and increasingly a known pocket of militant insur- exact spelling of their names. Information from men from the northern Virginia suburbs of gency. Pakistani officials has contradicted data on the Washington whose families and friends portray Neighbors in Alexandria, Va., used terms like student’s visa applications and their passports. them as innocent, decent citizens. It’s a picture at “good guy” and “friendly” to describe the young —Waqar Hussain Khan, is 22, and he was born odds with Pakistani police reports suggesting they men. in Virginia. aimed to get terrorist training there and join with “He’s quiet, he doesn’t talk much,” said Brenda —Aman Yemer, at 18, is the youngest of the five the Taliban to fight against American troops in Cole, an upstairs neighbor of one of the five, Ramy and was born in California. Zamzam. “His daddy always helps me with my car. —Ahmed Minni, 20, was born in Virginia. His mother always sends gifts for my kids. They’re “He was always a very nice, calm and energetic a nice family.” guy. Never would hurt a fly,” said Artis Borracho Zamzam, 22, has lived with his family in a baseRutledge, a 2009 West Potomac High School ment apartment of a three-story brick building. graduate who says he was good friends with wresHe’d been studying at Howard University to be a tling teammate Minni. “All I can say is Ahmed dentist — where his younger brother says he’s got a Minni was a great guy, and I could never imagine 4.0 grade-point average. him doing anything to this extent.” The brother, who would only say his name was In a Facebook message to The Associated Press, “Zam,” paused as he unlocked their apartment Rutledge said Minni never shared any strong opindoor this past week, reluctant to answer questions ions about U.S. troops in Iraq or Afghanistan. about his missing brother. Finally, he offered, “He’s Minni wrestled at West Potomac High School in a good guy. He’s a normal Joe.” Alexandria, and according to the Web site, virigZamzam’s bewildered Facebook friends set up iniawrestling.com, he had a 24-19 record during a special page asking for help finding the missthe 2007-2008 season. Minni competed in the ing students and praying for their safe return. 130-pound weight class. Postings on the page earlier in the week said the The group appeared to communicate online, Facebook friends were trying to raise awareness and Pakistani investigators say they visited web about the five men who “have been missing for sites that showed attacks against the U.S. military some time now.” The page referred specifically to in Afghanistan. Those internet connections may Zamzam, but provided only partial or misspelled have led them to Pakistan, where they reportnames of those traveling with him. edly met with representatives from the al-QaidaOn Friday, that page disappeared from the Web. linked Jaish-e-Mohammed militant group in the By then, the students had been found, after a southeastern city of Hyderabad and from a related journey across Pakistan that ended at the home of group, Jamaat-ud-Dawa, in Lahore. Pakistani one of the youth’s relatives. officials say the men were also in contact with a Umar Farooq, an accounting student at George Taliban recruiter. Mason University, was born in Sargodha. His But their efforts to join the jihadi fight were parents, who own a computer store in northern rebuffed, because they were not trusted. Virginia, had recently returned there. His mother, In northern Virginia, family friends, including Sabria Farooq, told reporters in Pakistan that she fellow worshippers at the Islamic Circle of North and her husband had come to the United States America’s small chapter mosque — a converted 20 years ago, but that they returned to Pakistan in single-family home tucked into their residential September to start a computer business. neighborhood — can’t believe what they’re hearing Her husband, Khalid Farooq, was arrested by about the students. Pakistani authorities along with Umar and the “They had jobs, they were in school. They were four other young men. It’s unclear what the older normal kids,” said the families’ lawyer, Nina man’s role was in the episode. Ginsberg. No one answered the door, and all the lights were Friends plead for the families’ privacy, saying off Friday at the Farooq’s white, one-story home in they are all in shock. Alexandria, which is next door to the mosque. “I know they’re very sad,” said Dr. Essam Tellawi, Mike Miller, 50, who lives across the street, said a volunteer at the mosque who fills in sometimes he has spoken with Sabria Farooq mother several as the imam. “It’s very hard to hear about your son times and talked to her children before. is missing.”
Rocker in a coma, expected to survive PARIS (AP) — French rock legend Johnny Hallyday had a botched operation in France and is now in a medically induced coma in a Los Angeles hospital as he recovers from surgery to fix the damage, his producer said. Hallyday, 66, is expected to recover, producer Jean-Claude Camus said. Hallyday is France’s biggest rock star, though little known outside of Europe. Beyond his music, Belgian-born Hallyday — whose real name is Jean-
Philippe Smet — is best known for his glitz, amorous affairs, Harley-Davidson motorcycles and a Frenchness as absolute as Elvis Presley’s Americanness. Police in Paris were investigating an alleged attack on Dr. Stephane Delajoux — the French surgeon who first operated on Hallyday — as he left a friend’s home overnight, judicial officials said. Delajoux alleged that one masked man attacked him, while another stood by keeping watch, the officials said. The
doctor was to go to hospital to have his facial bruises checked out on Saturday, they said. Hallyday had an operation overnight Wednesday to Thursday at L.A.’s Cedars Sinai hospital to fix lingering back trouble from a Nov. 26 operation in Paris, led by Delajoux, for a herniated disc. “After (he) had woken up, the doctors preferred putting him in an artificial coma to prevent him from suffering and getting tired, and thus to make the treatment easier,” Hallyday’s Web site said.
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Off The Wall Scott Bowers
Come back home to us, Spiderman You may have noticed in reading your Daily Courier newspaper, over the last three to four days, that a name has been missing in action. The name is Garrett Byers. Many, may not know Byers by sight alone. Byers is a tall, dark-haired youth; who resembles a mix of a young Paul McCartney and Peter Parker, also known as Spiderman. Byers often hides in the mist and shadows at a large variety of events. He may glide from a football game to a church choir practice and, with the exception of a quick flash, no one knows he has been there. I wanted to take the time to quell any rumors that may be swirling around the county in regards to Byers’ absence. Yes, our beloved publisher, Jim Brown is retiring. Byers is not. Despite what your friends and neighbors may have told you — Byers is like 27 years old and he is paid in comic books. So, no, he’s not going anywhere. Yes, Byers is related to another beloved member of our staff, Abbe Byers. And, no, Abbe is not retiring either. Byers (the one named, Garrett) exercised something called, ‘vacation time.’ This is time that an employee can earn by performing a variety of good deeds for this newspaper. For example, in Byers’ absence, I went out and photographed basketball games. I did this rather poorly, but it’s not always the results that matter — it’s the effort. As a result, I will receive the week of Christmas off. I learned something over the course of the last three or four days — this paper needs Garrett Byers. Sometimes, perhaps it is human nature, we forget that about those that are closest to us. We forget to thank them for the little things. We sometimes take folks for granted. It happens in the newspaper business, just like I am sure it may happen in your place of employment, or even your home. It is easy to forget to say the little things like, ‘thanks,’ and ‘please,’ and ‘honey, have you seen those socks you washed for me? I’ve looked everywhere between the sofa and the coffee table and they aren’t there.’ On Monday, Byers will return to his duties as photographer of the Daily Courier and it would be real nice of someone to say, “Welcome back, Garrett. How was your time off?” It won’t be me. I’m off on Mondays. But, someone could say that, or write it in an email and send it to him. Someone could also write him an email that includes the following: “Dear Mr. Byers, please for the love of all that is good in the world do not let that Bowers fella shoot basketball pictures. He stinks.” I may send that email myself. There is someone else that may have gone unnoticed in some ways, and under-appreciated in others. That Brown guy that I mentioned at the top. The one that’s retiring. He is one heckuva guy. And, he will be missed by many. Thank you, Jim for everything you have done over the last 45 years in the newspaper business (except sending the Bowers fella to shoot basketball pictures. That was a bad idea).
Tiger Woods, left, waits to play on the second fairway during the first round of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., in this Thursday, April 9, 2009 file photo. Woods, above, with wife Elin in a file photo. Associated Press
Two weeks that shattered a legend By TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Columnist
Tiger Woods had to be a happy man as he settled into a seat on his private jet for the long flight home from Australia. His successful comeback year was all but complete, and the rapturous reception he received Down Under was a pleasant reminder of his status as the most sought-after athlete in the world. Not since the Beatles toured more than 40 years ago had the Aussies laid
out such a welcome. Woods got a $3 million check just for showing up, the arrival of his jet was televised nationally, and fans jammed every fairway and green just to be able to say they saw him. As he headed out, someone mentioned he had never seen such a frenzy at a tournament. “I never have, either,” Woods said. Always in control, he teased them with a vague promise he would return. If he did, they could be sure it
would be on his own terms, and they could be sure the price would go up. The flight finally over, there was some time to recharge before capping the season with his own elite tournament in the hills north of Los Angeles. In between, Woods would fuel the jet for a quick trip to Stanford and induction in the school’s athletic Hall of Fame. He appeared on the sideline that night as honorary captain of the Big Please see Legend, Page 4B
Alabama’s RB Mark Ingram wins Heisman
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New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, center, steps onto the field during NFL football practice in Foxborough, Mass., Wednesday. The Patriots are scheduled to play the Carolina Panthers in an NFL football game in Foxborough, today.
Pats, Panthers meet with both looking for an identity FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots won the Super Bowl after the 2003 season. The Carolina Panthers haven’t played in one since losing that game. From those peaks, they’ve descended to a season when both may miss the playoffs. The Patriots are 7-5 with just a onegame lead in the AFC East after losing three of their last four. The Panthers go into Sunday’s game at New England at 5-7 after winning the NFC South with a 12-4 record last year. “I don’t care what the records are,”
Carolina coach John Fox said. “As coaches, you’re looking at tape. Records mean squat.” For players, they mean something — a sign that there are plenty of problems if the record is worse than expected. “When you’re 7-5, you’re obviously not doing everything right,” New England quarterback Tom Brady said. “So what you are doing, if you continue to do it, you’re going to get a lot of the same, which is pretty average.” The Patriots have been much betPlease see Panthers, Page 2B
NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Ingram completed the trophy case at Alabama, delivering the first Heisman to a school that boasts one of the richest histories in college football. The tough-running sophomore tailback won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night in the award’s closest vote. Next, he’ll try to lead the most storied program in the South to a national championship. Ingram finished 28 points ahead of Ingram Stanford running back Toby Gerhart, the tightest finish in the 75-year history of the award. Ingram wiped away tears before starting his speech and his voice wavered throughout. “I’m a little overwhelmed right now,” he said. “I’m just so excited to bring Alabama their first Heisman winner.” Ingram received 227 first-place votes and 1,304 points. Gerhart got 222 first-place votes and 1,276 points, while Texas quarterback Colt McCoy, last season’s runner-up, received 203 and 1,145. Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh was fourth and Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, who won the Heisman two years ago, was fifth. Ingram and top-ranked Alabama will play McCoy and No. 2 Texas for the national title on Jan. 7.
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ter than average this decade. They won championship in the 2001, 2003 and 2004 seasons, but lost the Super Bowl following the 2007 season. The Panthers lost the NFC championship game the year after their Super Bowl loss and haven’t gone that far since. But they might have added motivation on Sunday. “There has been some history there, definitely,” said wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad, one of seven current Panthers who played in the Super Bowl. “Does it affect they way you prepare? Sure, it does. It’s the team that knocked you out of the Super Bowl. I think you kind of hold that close to your heart. Every time you play them you know it’s going to be a physical game and a real competitive game.” The Patriots won the title game 32-29 when Brady went 3 for 3 for 34 yards in the final minute to set up Adam Vinatieri’s winning field goal with 4 seconds left. This season, they’re 6-0 at home and nearly twotouchdown favorites Sunday. Coach Bill Belichick is taking the last four games very seriously, even sending home four players who arrived late for an 8 a.m. team meeting Wednesday when snow caused traffic tie-ups. There’s little chance of precipitation during the game when temperatures in the 30s are expected. Panthers quarterback Matt Moore is likely to start his second straight game while Jake Delhomme, who faced Brady in the Super Bowl, nurses a broken finger. Carolina should have DeAngelo Williams, who missed one game with an ankle injury but is still sixth in the NFL in rushing. The Patriots have allowed more than 325 yards passing in three of their last four games. Chad Henne, the quarterback for the run-oriented Miami Dolphins, threw 52 passes for 335 yards in last Sunday’s 22-21 win over New England. That weakness could give Moore a chance to put up bigger numbers than his 14 for 20 for 161 yards in last Sunday’s 16-6 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. “If the opportunities are there, we’re going to try and hit them when we can,” he said. “I don’t think we’re going to get away from the run game. We’ve got a great run game and the offensive line and the running backs, everybody involved, do a nice job with that. But, definitely, we’ve got to hit the shots downfield when they’re there.” Henne repeatedly threw at rookie cornerback Darius Butler with great success. “I’m a young guy and, obviously, I’ve got some things to work on,” Butler said. “So until I make some plays, I’m probably going to keep getting attacked.”
Senators spill ’Canes OTTAWA (AP) — Alex Kovalev scored three times, including the 400th of his career, to help the Ottawa Senators beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Saturday night. With the score tied 2-2 late in the third, Kovalev took a shot on an Ottawa power play that deflected off the skate of Hurricanes defenceman Jay Harrison and past Manny Legace. Kovalev added an empty-net goal in the final minute. Jason Spezza also scored for the Senators, and Brian Elliott made 23 saves. Ray Whitney scored twice for the Hurricanes, and Legace stopped 33 shots.
FOOTBALL National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East L T Pct PF 5 0 .583 328 6 0 .500 278 6 0 .500 249 8 0 .333 199 South W L T Pct PF x-Indianapolis 12 0 0 1.000 331 Jacksonville 7 5 0 .583 225 Tennessee 5 7 0 .417 246 Houston 5 7 0 .417 277 North W L T Pct PF Cincinnati 9 3 0 .750 254 Baltimore 6 6 0 .500 271 Pittsburgh 6 7 0 .462 278 Cleveland 2 11 0 .154 158 West W L T Pct PF San Diego 9 3 0 .750 342 Denver 8 4 0 .667 240 Oakland 4 8 0 .333 142 Kansas City 3 9 0 .250 196 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Dallas 8 4 0 .667 279 Philadelphia 8 4 0 .667 327 N.Y. Giants 7 5 0 .583 303 Washington 3 9 0 .250 200 South W L T Pct PF x-New Orleans 12 0 0 1.000 440 Atlanta 6 6 0 .500 279 Carolina 5 7 0 .417 215 Tampa Bay 1 11 0 .083 187 North W L T Pct PF Minnesota 10 2 0 .833 359 Green Bay 8 4 0 .667 323 Chicago 5 7 0 .417 233 Detroit 2 10 0 .167 206 West W L T Pct PF Arizona 8 4 0 .667 297 San Francisco 5 7 0 .417 245 Seattle 5 7 0 .417 243 St. Louis 1 11 0 .083 139 W New England 7 Miami 6 N.Y. Jets 6 Buffalo 4
PA 224 296 208 261 PA 201 273 316 266 PA 187 215 244 315 PA 242 202 282 326 PA 213 235 285 238 PA 251 279 262 330 PA 233 229 270 358 PA 234 233 267 314
Thursday’s Games Cleveland 13, Pittsburgh 6 Sunday’s Games Seattle at Houston, 1 p.m. Green Bay at Chicago, 1 p.m. Detroit at Baltimore, 1 p.m. New Orleans at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Buffalo at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Denver at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Carolina at New England, 1 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Miami at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Cincinnati at Minnesota, 1 p.m. St. Louis at Tennessee, 4:05 p.m. Washington at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. San Diego at Dallas, 4:15 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 8:20 p.m. Monday’s Game Arizona at San Francisco, 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17 Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 8:20 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19 Dallas at New Orleans, 8:20 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20 Miami at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Arizona at Detroit, 1 p.m. Atlanta at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Houston at St. Louis, 1 p.m. Chicago at Baltimore, 1 p.m. New England at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Kansas City, 1 p.m. San Francisco at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Oakland at Denver, 4:05 p.m. Cincinnati at San Diego, 4:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Seattle, 4:15 p.m. Green Bay at Pittsburgh, 4:15 p.m. Minnesota at Carolina, 8:20 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21 N.Y. Giants at Washington, 8:30 p.m.
National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct 18 4 .818 10 15 .400 8 15 .348 5 18 .217 2 21 .087 Southeast Division W L Pct Orlando 17 6 .739 Atlanta 16 6 .727 Miami 11 10 .524 Charlotte 9 12 .429 Washington 7 13 .350 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 16 7 .696
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Thursday’s Games Detroit 101, Denver 99 Boston 104, Washington 102 Utah 120, Orlando 111 Friday’s Games Atlanta 111, Toronto 89 Indiana 107, New Jersey 91 Houston 96, Philadelphia 91 Dallas 106, Miami 93 Oklahoma City 102, Memphis 94 New York 113, New Orleans 96 Chicago 96, Golden State 91, OT Cleveland 104, Portland 99 San Antonio 104, Charlotte 85 L.A. Lakers 104, Minnesota 92 Phoenix 106, Orlando 103 Saturday’s Games Indiana 114, Washington 113 Golden State at Detroit, late Boston at Chicago, late Charlotte at Dallas, late Portland at Milwaukee, late Phoenix at Denver, late L.A. Lakers at Utah, late Minnesota at Sacramento, late Sunday’s Games Houston at Toronto, 12:30 p.m. New Jersey at Atlanta, 5 p.m. Memphis at Miami, 6 p.m. Cleveland at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m. Saturday’s College Basketball Major Scores EAST Army 59, Dartmouth 46 Boston U. 88, Marist 72 Bowling Green 58, Canisius 54 Buffalo 93, Buffalo St. 65 Cent. Connecticut St. 70, Albany, N.Y. 68, OT Columbia 69, Bryant 57 Duquesne 59, Robert Morris 54 George Washington 73, Towson 69 Hofstra 75, New Hampshire 58 Iona 82, Providence 73 Lafayette 77, Long Island U. 63 Monmouth, N.J. 80, Penn 75 Ohio 86, Delaware 70 Pittsburgh 71, Kent St. 59 Rider 79, UMBC 67 Seton Hall 134, VMI 107 St. Bonaventure 79, Savannah St. 47 Stony Brook 66, Colgate 55 Virginia Tech 66, Penn St. 64 Wagner 59, St. Peter’s 58 West Virginia 69, Coppin St. 43
BASKETBALL Boston Toronto New York Philadelphia New Jersey
Milwaukee 10 11 .476 Detroit 10 12 .455 Chicago 8 13 .381 Indiana 7 13 .350 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Dallas 16 7 .696 Houston 13 9 .591 San Antonio 11 9 .550 New Orleans 10 12 .455 Memphis 9 13 .409 Northwest Division W L Pct Denver 16 7 .696 Utah 13 9 .591 Portland 14 10 .583 Oklahoma City 12 9 .571 Minnesota 3 20 .130 Pacific Division W L Pct L.A. Lakers 18 3 .857 Phoenix 16 7 .696 L.A. Clippers 9 12 .429 Sacramento 9 12 .429 Golden State 7 15 .318
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SOUTH Austin Peay 85, Marian, Ind. 55 Cent. Arkansas 81, Tenn.-Martin 71 Charlotte 95, Gardner-Webb 66 Chattanooga 82, MVSU 60 Coastal Carolina 91, Bridgewater, Va. 42 Florida Gulf Coast 81, Fla. International 64 George Mason 75, Creighton 72 Jacksonville St. 79, Reinhardt 53 LSU 73, Northwestern St. 62 Liberty 99, Kentucky Christian 39 Lipscomb 105, Oakland City 68 Louisiana-Lafayette 81, Florida Atlantic 74 Marshall 99, Troy 70 Maryland 83, E. Kentucky 72 Miami 91, S. Carolina St. 54 Mississippi 83, McNeese St. 67 Morgan St. 83, Manhattan 74 Murray St. 61, ETSU 57 N.C. State 75, Georgia Southern 57 North Carolina 103, Presbyterian 64 Samford 58, Spring Hill 48 Southern U. 78, New Orleans 73 Stephen F.Austin 73, Longwood 69 Tennessee Tech 86, Ball St. 81, OT UCF 63, Bethune-Cookman 50 Va. Commonwealth 65, Richmond 57 W. Carolina 91, Louisville 83 Wofford 73, Navy 62 MIDWEST Akron 62, Malone 30 Butler 74, Ohio St. 66 Cleveland St. 113, Wilberforce 61 Drake 77, Binghamton 76 E. Illinois 44, W. Illinois 41
E. Michigan 75, James Madison 64 IPFW 73, North Dakota 52 IUPUI 92, Ind.-South Bend 56 Kansas 90, La Salle 65 Kentucky 90, Indiana 73 Loyola Marymount 87, Notre Dame 85 Loyola of Chicago 66, San Francisco 63 Minnesota 97, Saint Joseph’s 74 Missouri 87, Fairleigh Dickinson 36 S. Illinois 82, Alabama St. 63 Saint Louis 66, Rockhurst 53 Valparaiso 81, Toledo 49 Wis.-Milwaukee 84, N. Dakota St. 73 Wisconsin 72, Marquette 63 SOUTHWEST Memphis 83, Ark.-Little Rock 71 Sam Houston St. 69, Ecclesia 40 Texas 87, Texas St. 54 FAR WEST Arizona St. 76, Delaware St. 34 E. Washington 100, Seattle 97, OT Georgetown 74, Washington 66 Gonzaga 103, Davidson 91 Idaho 82, E. Oregon 77 Kansas St. 95, UNLV 80 Long Beach St. 96, CS Monterey Bay 61 Mississippi St. 72, UCLA 54 New Mexico 84, Texas A&M 81 Oklahoma 78, Utah 73, OT Portland 72, Denver 62 Saint Mary’s, Calif. 81, Oregon 76 Washington St. 75, Air Force 68 Wyoming 76, N. Colorado 70
HOCKEY National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF New Jersey 30 21 8 1 43 87 Pittsburgh 32 21 10 1 43 102 N.Y. Rangers 30 14 14 2 30 84 Philadelphia 29 14 14 1 29 86 N.Y. Islanders 31 11 13 7 29 80 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF Buffalo 29 18 9 2 38 78 Boston 30 16 9 5 37 81 Ottawa 30 15 11 4 34 86 Montreal 32 15 15 2 32 82 Toronto 31 10 14 7 27 88 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF Washington 32 20 6 6 46 115 Atlanta 29 15 11 3 33 92 Tampa Bay 31 11 11 9 31 77 Florida 32 12 14 6 30 86 Carolina 31 7 18 6 20 75 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF Chicago 30 19 8 3 41 88 Nashville 31 18 11 2 38 81 Detroit 31 15 11 5 35 86 Columbus 31 14 11 6 34 95 St. Louis 30 13 12 5 31 74 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF Calgary 31 19 8 4 42 91 Colorado 34 18 10 6 42 100 Vancouver 31 17 14 0 34 97 Edmonton 32 15 13 4 34 98 Minnesota 31 15 13 3 33 81 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF San Jose 33 19 7 7 45 110 Los Angeles 33 20 10 3 43 103 Phoenix 31 18 11 2 38 77 Dallas 31 14 8 9 37 91 Anaheim 31 11 13 7 29 88 Thursday’s Games Ottawa 2, Philadelphia 0 Boston 5, Toronto 2 Pittsburgh 3, Montreal 2 Nashville 4, Columbus 3, SO Vancouver 4, Atlanta 2 Los Angeles 3, Phoenix 2, SO Friday’s Games Florida 4, New Jersey 2 Washington 4, Carolina 3, OT Detroit 3, Anaheim 2, OT Buffalo 2, Chicago 1 Edmonton 5, St. Louis 3 Colorado 2, Tampa Bay 1, SO Minnesota 2, Calgary 1, OT Dallas 3, San Jose 2, SO Saturday’s Games N.Y. Islanders 3, Boston 2, OT Buffalo 3, N.Y. Rangers 2 New Jersey 4, Philadelphia 1 Toronto 6, Washington 3 Anaheim 3, Columbus 1 Atlanta 4, Montreal, 3, OT Ottawa 4, Carolina 2 Florida at Pittsburgh, late San Jose at Phoenix, late Detroit at Nashville, late Minnesota at Vancouver, late Dallas at Los Angeles, late Sunday’s Games Tampa Bay at Chicago, 7 p.m. Calgary at Colorado, 8 p.m.
GA 67 85 90 83 98 GA 63 74 91 91 111 GA 88 85 90 108 113 GA 67 85 85 109 82 GA 74 97 81 100 89 GA 90 99 71 91 102
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Appalachian State quarterback Armanti Edwards (14) scrambles against Montana in the second quarter of an NCAA college football Division 1 playoff game in Missoula, Mont., on Saturday.
Montana downs Appalachian State MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Jabin Sambrano caught a 25-yard touchdown pass from Andrew Selle with 1:31 left, and Montana survived a lastsecond rally by Appalachian State in 24-17 win Saturday that propelled the Grizzlies into the Football Championship Subdivision title game. Montana (14-0) reached the title game for the second straight year, and will play Villanova on Friday night in Chattanooga, Tenn. The Mountaineers (11-3) had a chance to tie it after marching inside the Montana 5, but Armanti Edwards’ pass fell incomplete in the end zone as time expired. Chase Reynolds had 193 yards rushing and two touchdowns for Montana. His second scoring run early in the third quarter made it 14-10, but Appalachian State regained the lead on Devon Moore’s second touchdown with 3:52 left in the quarter. Brody McKnight tied the game 17-17 with a 32-yard field goal early in the fourth.
CHAPEL HILL (AP) — Ed Davis had 20 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 11 North Carolina beat Presbyterian 10364 on Saturday night. Deon Thompson added 19 points for the Tar Heels (8-2), who had no trouble beating up on a team picked to finish last in the Big South. North Carolina shot 54 percent, dominated the boards against the undersized Blue Hose and ran out to a 32-5 lead in the first 10 minutes. The Tar Heels played without fifth-year senior Marcus Ginyard and freshman guard Dexter Strickland. Ginyard was out as a precaution with pain in his left foot, while Strickland sat out with a sore left hamstring. It was North Carolina’s first game since last weekend’s loss at Kentucky. The school began final exams Friday, and the Tar Heels won’t play again until next weekend’s trip to face second-ranked Texas at Cowboys Stadium. Chase Holmes scored a careerhigh 29 points for Presbyterian (2-8).
No. 1 Kansas 90, La Salle 65 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Freshman Xavier Henry scored a season-high 31 points, Markieff Morris had a doubledouble and No. 1 Kansas beat La Salle 90-65 on Saturday at the Sprint Center. Kansas (9-0) used defense to overcome early rebounding problems, turning a tight game into a rout by holding its eighth opponent under 40 percent shooting this season. Morris had 12 points and 12 rebounds and Cole Aldrich added 19 points for the Jayhawks, who were playing about 45 miles from campus. Jerrell Williams had 21 points and Rodney Green added 19 for La Salle (6-3), which fell to 0-7 all-time against No. 1 teams.
No. 2 Texas 87, Texas St. 54 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Damion James got his 40th career double-double with 21 points and 16 rebounds to lead
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Kentucky guard Eric Bledsoe, left, makes a pass while being defended by Indiana forward Bobby Capobianco during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Bloomington, Ind., Saturday. Kentucky won 90-73.
Texas. Avery Bradley added 15 points in a win that could be costly for the Longhorns (8-0). Freshman J’Covan Brown, who has started four games at guard for Texas this season, had to be helped off the court about 6 minutes into the second half and was favoring his left leg after a fall near the basket. Trainers wrapped the ankle and he left the court on crutches a few minutes later. J.B. Conley had 10 points to lead Texas State (3-7). Texas has won its first eight games by at least 15 points, the first time that’s happened.
No. 4 Kentucky 90, Indiana 73 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Eric Bledsoe scored 23 points and Patrick Patterson had 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead Kentucky. John Calipari matched Adolph Rupp’s record start for a firstyear Kentucky coach by improving to 10-0, and the Wildcats
moved within two wins of becoming the first Division I men’s basketball program with 2,000 victories. Freshman Maurice Creek had a season-high 31 points for the Hoosiers (4-5), who have lost seven of eight in this series. Kentucky had a 49-24 rebound advantage overall.
No. 22 Butler 74, No. 13 Ohio St. 66 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gordon Hayward scored 24 points, and Butler beat a ranked team for the first time in four tries this season. Willie Veasley had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs (7-3), who had lost to Minnesota, Clemson and Georgetown this season.
No. 15 Georgetown 74, No. 17 Washington 66 ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Julian Vaughn scored a careerhigh 18 points, and Georgetown pulled away in the in the Wooden Classic.
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Game against California. For those lucky enough to be holding cameras, it was the perfect photo op of what seemed to be the perfect, blended All-American family. The son of an AfricanAmerican military man and Thai woman stood in his red Stanford sweat shirt, holding a red Cardinal hat in one arm and his 2-year-old daughter in another. His equally photogenic Swedish wife, Elin, stood next to him, wearing dark glasses with a scarf wrapped fashionably around her neck. The day before, Woods had answered some questions for the 1.3 million followers of his Facebook page. The last one came from a fan named Rupert in Houston, who wondered how hard it was to leave his family and travel to tournaments. “It’s very difficult to leave Elin and the children, and I’m sure it’s only going to get tougher,” Woods replied. Woods couldn’t have known how tough things were going to get. The first indication outside the Woods household that things might not be what they seemed came from the National Enquirer, which ran a story in its Thanksgiving week edition alleging that Woods was having an affair with a New York woman named Rachel Uchitel, who has denied it. Inside the house, though, it might have been different. Another alleged mistress, Jaimee Grubbs, would later provide Us Weekly magazine a voice mail she said came from Woods two days before Thanksgiving, asking her do him a favor. “Um, can you please, uh, take your name off your phone,” said a man who identified himself as Tiger. “My wife went through my phone and, uh, may be calling you.” A few days later, people across the nation standing in lines to buy things on Black Friday heard some startling news: Woods had been seriously injured in a car accident outside his Florida home and was taken to a local hospital. For many, shock turned to relief when word came later in the day that the accident and the injuries were minor and Woods was back home recuperating. But the questions were already starting to come. Where was Woods going at 2:25 in the morning? How could he wreck his Cadillac Escalade so badly coming out of the driveway? Was it possible he could have been drunk or on drugs? Then came the first bizarre revelation. The local police chief told The Associated Press that Elin had smashed in the back passenger windows of the Escalade with a golf club, ostensibly to help get her husband out. The Florida Highway Patrol was curious to hear more. Inside the Woods mansion, though, they were already hunkering down. Troopers went to the home the day of the accident, only to be told Woods was asleep. They arranged to come back the next day, only to be told he was too sore to talk.
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A spectator examines a poster of Tiger Woods at the Medinah Country Club, site of the 88th PGA Championship golf tournament in Medinah, Ill., in this Aug. 17, 2006, file photo.
When they came back a third time, it was clear that no one would be saying anything. Not to authorities, certainly not to the media. The silent strategy had always worked well for Woods whenever he didn’t want to discuss other issues, whether it was women at Augusta National or his responsibilities to be a role model for young AfricanAmericans. He had always controlled the message and, if he really wanted to make a point, it would be done in a clever Nike ad or from the safe confines of his Web site. But this was different. This didn’t just appeal to golf writers or the mainstream media. The other tabloids geared up to find whatever dirt the National Enquirer didn’t. Celebrity Web sites were suddenly filled with pictures of other women and tales which had never been told. Helicopters hovered over his house in the gated community of Isleworth, looking for video of something that would sell. His mother was followed by paparazzi through an airport, and a small army of media fanned out looking for anything Tiger-related. Woods wasn’t giving them anything. He stayed out of public view, saying nothing even as rumors flew and speculation intensified about what he was doing when he drove wildly over a fire hydrant and into a tree. There were even more questions about what his wife was doing with the golf clubs. His first public comments came the Sunday after the accident, and they weren’t much, just a statement on his Web site saying the accident was his fault and asking that it remain “a private matter.” The next day he issued another short statement saying he was withdrawing from
his own tournament, sparing himself the spectacle of facing media in Los Angeles who would be ready with questions about everything except golf. Woods almost certainly hoped that would be the end of it. The events of Thanksgiving weekend may have been embarrassing — even a bit humiliating — but Uchitel was denying she had an affair with him, and authorities didn’t seem all that interested in pursuing the backstory to the crash. The next day, Florida state troopers dropped their probe, citing Woods for careless driving and fining him $164. That bit of good news was short-lived, however, as Grubbs, a Los Angeles cocktail waitress, told Us Weekly she had engaged in a 31-month affair with Woods and had the text messages and a voice mail to prove it. Three hours after the voice mail appeared on the magazine’s Web site, another statement was issued on Woods’ Web site, under the almost comical headline “Tiger comments on current events.” This was a more contrite Woods, apologizing for the first time for unspecified “transgressions” and saying he had let his family down. But he still stubbornly sparred from a distance with the media encircling him, saying he had a right to privacy no matter how high profile of a life he led. “The virtue of privacy is one that must be protected in matters that are intimate and within one’s own family,” Woods’ statement read. “Personal sins should not require press releases and problems within a family shouldn’t have to mean public confessions.” By now, events were clearly spiraling far beyond anything Woods could have ever
imagined. In less than a week he had gone from being one of the most admired people in the world to a punch line to jokes flowing freely in offices everywhere and on late-night television. His popularity ratings were plunging. Crisis management experts around the country crowded in front of news cameras urging him to stop hiding behind Web site statements and come clean to the public — and quick. Still, there was no sight of Woods. The statements stopped, and he remained in seclusion. His alleged lovers weren’t so shy. Suddenly women began appearing seemingly everywhere on Web sites and magazines to claim they had affairs with Woods. Two became four, four began eight, and by some counts 10 or 12 or more. Worse yet, they didn’t mind sharing intimate details about the alleged encounters. Soon, anyone with a computer or iPhone was privy to what they claimed to know about Woods and what he liked to do behind closed doors. Woods spent almost all his life keeping score on the golf course. Now people were keeping score on him. Nothing, it seemed, could satisfy the insatiable appetite of the celebrity media to find out more about Woods, and their reports had no trouble finding an audience. Traffic to the biggest sites jumped 50 percent or more, and major portals weren’t shy about further blurring the line between gossip and real news by blogging along details without necessarily checking out the source. With good reason. Yahoo Inc. CEO Carol Bartz told an investor conference that the Woods story was “better than Michael Jackson dying” for bringing people to her
site and helping the company sell enough extra advertising to boost profits. The mayor of Las Vegas thought the same thing. With many of Woods’ alleged lovers having links to the city and with Woods well known in Vegas casinos and nightclubs, Oscar Goodman said it would provide a boost to the local economy even if people no longer believed that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Still, Woods remained in seclusion. A police report released Monday in support of a Florida trooper who suspected Woods was driving under the influence merely upped the ante. The trooper had wanted Woods’ blood test results, after a witness who wasn’t identified in the report said Woods had been drinking alcohol earlier and had been prescribed two drugs, the sleep aid Ambien and the painkiller Vicodin. The next day his mother-inlaw was rushed to the hospital after collapsing in the bathroom. A frantic call from a woman who was either Elin or her twin sister was quickly released, complete with the sound of a child crying in the background. None of it was funny, but that didn’t stop the jokes. Every nighttime television host had his own, and what the professionals missed was filled in by amateur comedians. An animation from Taiwan showing a very Asian-looking Woods crashing his car was an Internet hit, and a country-western song about him was released. Someone posted another Barry White-like song on YouTube, using the voice mail Woods allegedly left Grubbs with a backing chorus, and at Hollywood Park a horse named driveliketiger finished third in a race. Though most of his fellow players expressed support for Woods and were careful about what they said, the player who introduced Woods to his wife wasn’t as forgiving. Elin Nordegren worked as a nanny for Swedish golfer Jesper Parnevik when she and Woods first met, and Parnevik thought they would be a good match. “I told her this is the guy that I think is everything you want. He’s true. He’s honest. He has great values. He has everything you would want in a guy,” Parnevik said in an ESPN interview. “And, uhh, I was wrong.” Even his own management company piled on. Barry Frank, IMG’s executive vice president for media sports programming, was on a panel about college sports media, where all the panelists were asked what sports business story they would be following closely in the next year. “How many girls Tiger was with,” Frank said. Exactly two weeks after the accident, another statement was posted on Woods’ Web site. For the first time Woods admitted he had been unfaithful. “I am deeply aware of the disappointment and hurt that my infidelity has caused to so many people, most of all my wife and children,” he said. Please see Legend, Page 5B
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He asked for forgiveness, and said he didn’t know if it would ever be possible to repair the damage he caused. Then he announced what would have been unthinkable only days earlier: He was taking an indefinite break from golf to try to mend his fractured family life. Before the crash and before the women started coming forward, Woods was staring at 2010 with great anticipation. He was playing perhaps better than ever, and three of the four major golf championships were at courses where he had won majors by runaway margins in previous years. Now there’s a possibility he could miss the Masters for the first time in 14 years. He might not play in the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, where he won by a record 15 strokes in 2000. No one knows when he will return, and whether he can retain the famous focus that had made him arguably the greatest golfer ever. The state of his marriage
is also anyone’s guess, and there has been no shortage of speculation about the future of the Woods household. In just a matter of days an empire and a legend came crashing down in ways no one would have imagined. The perfect firestorm enveloped Woods and, for once in his life, he had no way of controlling what was happening around him. The fall from grace has been both sudden and spectacular. At the peak of power just last month, he now faces an uncertain future that can’t be changed with some clever marketing campaign. This wasn’t just another case of an athlete gone bad. Woods was the 2-year-old hitting golf balls on the Mike Douglas show, the teenager who won three straight U.S. Amateurs, and the first AfricanAmerican to win the Masters. He was the talent so great that Nike introduced him as a professional with an advertising blitz behind the tagline “Hello World,” and the figure so imposing that his late father, Earl, predicted he would not only become greater than athletes such as Muhammad Ali and Jackie Robinson, but one
of the greatest figures in world history. “He’s qualified through his ethnicity to accomplish miracles. He’s the bridge between the East and the West,” Earl Woods said in 1996. “There is no limit because he has the guidance. I don’t know yet exactly what form this will take. But he is the Chosen One.” Woods may not have accomplished miracles, but he did some miraculous things on the golf course. His legend grew with every win as he closed in on the records of Jack Nicklaus, and even a knee injury that cost him the last half of 2008 couldn’t stop his march to greatness. His family life seemed as perfect as his golf. He married the beautiful Elin five years ago, they honeymooned on his yacht “Privacy” and soon started a family that includes two young children. Even those who didn’t appreciate his play on the course admired him as a man, above the scandalous behavior of so many sports superstars these days. Now, no one will ever look at him the same way again.
Ask the Guys Dear Classified Guys, I used to think my brother Trevor was a fool. Now I'm beginning to realize that he's a genius in disguise. For years he's been buying things in the classifieds while I would buy things new in the store. But when he found out my husband and I were having a baby, he surprised us with everything we needed for our nursery, all in new condition and at a fraction of the new cost. I was so amazed. The only problem is, we found out we're having twins! Since he found such great deals, I want to buy another set of everything like he did. But after razzing him for so many years, I figure I better do it myself. Can you give me a few pointers on finding & buying baby items so I don't make too many mistakes?
• • • Cash: It seems Uncle Trevor may have a few things to teach your children when they grow up. Carry: And considering the cost of children's items, his talents could be very useful to you in upcoming years. Cash: Fortunately, it doesn't take a "genius" to follow in your brother's footsteps. Shopping the classifieds is like shopping any catalog. Once you
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spot an item you need, call the seller and ask more specifics. Carry: The trick to finding a good deal is knowing the value of an item. If you've been shopping for children's items recently, you may be well aware of their cost. Cash: Try to purchase from parents who used things only once. Items that are used through multiple children or passed among family members tend to see higher wear and tear. Carry: If you're still nervous about taking your first "baby steps" toward buying in the classifieds, ask the future Uncle Trevor for some assistance.
When he finds out you're having twins, he'll probably be more than happy to help. Although considering you've razzed him for years, be prepared for a little ribbing in return. Cash: If you can't find everything you need in your local classified section, visit a few yard sales in your area. Baby items are among the most popular merchandise since items are rarely worn out by the time children outgrow them. It's also common to find toys and games still in their original box. Carry: Although if your twins are like most kids, the box may be the best toy of all.
Reactions “I’m in shock over it all. A lot of our players are in shock. I’m not happy with the way some of our players have responded — that’s their way of getting back because they know they can’t beat him at golf. They always say there is no one bigger in golf than the game itself. But Tiger is.” — Two-time major winner John Daly. “It’s tragic. I think this whole thing is tragic. I am in touch with his wife Elin Nordegren now and then. Me and my husband Mike have been out dining with Elin and Tiger on a few occasions. Perhaps it won’t happen as often now.” — Former top-ranked women’s golfer, Annika Sorenstam. “I have always said family comes first. I think he’s made the right decision.” — three-time major winner Ernie Els. “What he did was totally wrong. And he’s got no one to blame except himself. You can look at other people, but he’s the one who’s got to look in the mirror. It’s his personal life, so that’s up to him if he wants to get his family life in order. It’s a hard thing to come back from.” — Australian golfer and Woods’ friend, Craig Parry.
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Twins, triplets and quadruplets are more common today than ever before. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has tracked a steady rise in multiple births since 1980 and the pace quickened throughout the 1990's. Their latest statistics now document more than 137,000 twins, 6000 triplets and 350 quadruplets born each year. The steady increase is attributed to not only fertility drugs, but also to the increased age of women bearing children. Women in their thirties or older are more likely to have a multiple birth than women in their twenties.
With a three-month-old child, I'm always stopping at yard sales to see what I can find to save a few dollars. Last week I found a potty training chair that was still brand new. "I never needed it," the woman explained. "At first my husband wanted nothing to do with potty training. Then I found a way to convince him to take over the process. He had my daughter trained in three months." "That's amazing," I told the woman. "What did you say to motivate your husband?" "Nothing," she replied. "I just showed him the price of diapers." (Thanks to Cassandra J.)
Be Alert When it comes to buying items for children, nothing is more important than safety. Whether you choose to buy your items at a yard sale, through the classifieds or directly off the department store shelves, make sure that the items you choose are safe. Every year many toys, games or baby items are given safety warnings or recalled, yet they are still sold nationwide. Before your next purchase, visit the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission at www.cpsc.gov. A few minutes online can go a long way for your child's safety.
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Homes For Sale 1BR/1BA Owner financing with down payment! Central heat & air, 2 out buildings. $32,000 Call 657-4430
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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
2 & 3BR Homes for Rent in Spindale & FC. Must have ref’s. No pets! Call 287-6877 Beautiful 2BR/1BA on 3.5 ac. on Hudlow Rd. Hdwd floors & carport. $500/mo. 704-376-8081 3BR/1BA on Arlington St. in FC. $500/mo. + $300 sec. dep. No pets! 1-877-629-7042
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Room Mates Wanted 2 Rooms Available for shared house in nice neighborhood $200/ mo., shared utility bills $100 dep. Ref’s. req. Call 828-447-9963
6B — The Sunday Courier, Forest City, NC, SUNDAY, December 13, 2009 Mobile Homes
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2BR/2BA on large lot in Rfdtn area. Refrig. & stove. $375/mo. + $300 dep. 286-4333
(2) Small 2BR in Pinewood Village. 1st months rent. No dep., no outside animals. $250/mo. 980-5288
(2) 3BR/2BA on priv. road, full ac., quiet, wooded. Also, large camper accommodates 2 on priv. road, water & electric provided. Must be seen. Priced right! Call 245-8734
2BR & 3BR Stove, refrig., cable, lawn service & trash incld. $260-$350/mo. + dep. No cats! Long term only! Call 453-0078
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2BR/2BA in nice area Stove, refrig. No Pets! $380/mo. + deposit Call 287-7043 2BR in Chase area $325/mo. + deposit. No pets! 828-223-1030 or 657-1828 after 6pm MUST SEE! Like new
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NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 494 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by JOHN ADORANTE, UNMARRIED to PRLAP, INC., Trustee(s), which was dated May 29, 2007 and recorded on May 30, 2007 in Book 959 at Page 344, 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, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the 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 of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on December 30, 2009 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit: Situate, lying and being in Cool Springs Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, on the South side of the Oak Ridge Drive in the Town of Forest City, North Carolina, and being the Northern parts of Lots Numbers 73 and 74 and a tiny strip of Lot Number 75 of the M.J. Harrill property as shown on a plat recorded in Plat Book 2 at Page 55, Rutherford County Registry, and being described by calls and distances as follows: BEGINNING at a stake in the South edge of Oak Ridge Drive, said stake being located South 21 -3/4 deg. West 50 feet from fire hydrant in Northwest side of intersection of Hill Street and Oak Ridge Drive, and said stake being the common corner of Lots Number 72 and 73; and the line runs thence with the common lines between Lots Numbers 72 and 73, South 22 deg. East 100 feet to a stake in said line; thence North 65 -1/2 degr. East 52 feet to a stake; thence North 22 deg. West 100 feet to a stake in the North line of Lot Number 75 and in the South edge of Oak Ridge Drive; thence with the South edge of Oak Ridge Drive and the North lines of Lot Number 75, 74 and 73, South 65 1/2 deg. West 52 feet to the place of BEGINNING. And being the same property known as Tract One on that Deed dated February 14, 2007, from Sherry Wilson Tyndall and husband, Rommie W. Tyndall and Sherry Wilson Tyndall, Executrix of the Estate of Max Harris Wilson to Cynthia L. Barnwell and of record in Deed Book 926 at Page 233, Rutherford County Registry. JAdorante.dow Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as: 125 Oakridge Drive, Forest City, NC 28043 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (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 the remaining amounts are 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, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are John A. Adorante. 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, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. 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 confirmation of 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 their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 09-21396-FC01
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For Sale New Reed & Barton Jewelry box Beautiful, mahogany. 1/2 priced at $140 828-248-2302 New Zhu Zhu Pets: Pipsqueak hamster & giant hamster funhouse $70 for both 287-9996 Power wheel chair Used once! Paid $5,000, will take $900 Call 657-6616
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Two Chest of drawers $20 each, Bissell Upright Vacuum $15 Call 248-2255
Registered Toy Male Yorkie Puppy. Had shots and dewormed $450 245-5314
Male Gray/silver Weimaraner 6mo. old, 30 lbs., red collar Lost 12/3 in Ellenboro, Soco Gap Rd. Call 429-0176
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I PAY CASH FOR DIABETIC TEST STRIPS Up to $10 per 100 ct. Call Frank 828-577-4197
M Black & white cat 2 1/2 yrs. old. Needs meds! Lost 11/13 on Freeman Rd. in Bostic. Call 828-748-1165
10x10x6 or larger portable chain link pet kennel. 828-429-2483
M German Shepherd/ chow mix Brown/black, long hair, has collar. Lost 11/12 FC/Caroleen area. Call 429-5103
Autos Buying JUNK CARS at reasonable rates! Will pay the best that can be paid based on current junk price. Call 828-447-4944
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Found Sterling Silver Earing Found 12/4 in Bi-Lo parking lot. Call to describe 287-2055
Male PUPPY w/unique markings. 8 wks. old. Found 12/7 in Bostic area. Call Tammy to identify 828-748-8634
HEARING AID in Forest City. Lost Saturday, Dec. 5th. Reward! 245-6979
Male Blue Tick Hound wearing collar. Found 12/2 Shiloh/ Holly Springs area Call 245-7368
Black & tan med. size dog Lost 12/3 in Rfdtn on 108 & Pleasant Hill Church Rd. If found please call 288-8155
Lost or found a pet? Place an ad at no cost to you! 245-6431
Adorable Pit Bull/ Terrier pups 4 female, 1 male $50 ea. Good home only! 429-9176 Free to a good home Pit Bull/Boxer mix Black & white, 7 wks. old. 828-980-4496 or 828-248-3057 Free to good homes 4 Kittens 8 wks. old, very sweet, cuddly & playful. Litter box trained. 828-582-6884
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NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 353 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Michelle A. Schultz and Gerald H. Schultz to Brock & Scott, Esqs., Trustee(s), which was dated November 28, 2001 and recorded on December 6, 2001 in Book 0651 at Page 0753, 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, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the 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 of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on December 30, 2009 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING ALL OF LOT 3, as shown on the map or plat of BLOCK "D" OF FOREST LAKE ACRES, INC. SUBDIVISION, which is duly recorded in Plat Book 6, page 123, Register of Deeds for Rutherford County, North Carolina, to which plan reference is here made for a more complete and accurate description thereof. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as: 398 Aqua Drive, Forest City, NC 28043 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (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 the remaining amounts are 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, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Gerald H. Schultz and wife, Michelle Ann Schultz. 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, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. 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 confirmation of 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 their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 09-13335-FC01
STATEWIDE CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING NETWORK AUCTIONS •HOME IMPROVEMENT AUCTION- Saturday, December 19 at 10 a.m., 201 S. Central Ave., Locust, NC. Granite Tops, Cabinet Sets, Doors, Carpet, Tile, Hardwood, Bath Vanities, Composite Decking, Lighting, Name Brand Tools. NC Sales Tax applies. www.ClassicAuctions.com 704-507-1449. NCAF5479 AUTOMOBILE DONATION •DONATE YOUR VEHICLE- Receive $1000 Grocery Coupon. United Breast Cancer Foundation. Free Mammograms, Breast Cancer info: www.ubcf.info. Free Towing, Tax Deductible, Non-Runners Accepted, 1-888-468-5964. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY •ALL CASH VENDING! Do You Earn Up to $800/day (potential)? Your own local route. 25 Machines and Candy. All for $9,995. 1-888-753-3458, MultiVend, LLC. HELP WANTED •RV Delivery Drivers needed. Deliver RVs, boats and trucks for PAY! Deliver to all 48 states and Canada. For details log on to www.RVdeliveryjobs.com •DRIVERS CDL/A FLATBED Up to 40 CPM. Home Time. Benefits. OTR Experience Required. No felonies. Top earner potential $69,000. Carrier since 1928! 800-441-4271, x NC-100 •DRIVER- CDL-A. Attention Flatbed Drivers! Steady Freight & Miles. Limited Tarping. Paycheck deposited to ComData Card, $25 Bonus for every clean DOT inspection. Must have TWIC Card or apply within 30 days of hire. Western Express. Class A CDL, 22 years old, 1 year experience. 866-863-4117. •KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION- Debt Free National Company. Seeks 10 Exceptional Drivers. Clean MVR & Criminal History. Dry: 866-519-4835, x1. Reefer; 866-683-9855. Class-A CDL/1 year OTR. www.knighttrans.com •PTL OTR Drivers. NEW PAY PACKAGE! Great Miles! Up to 46cpm. 12 months experience required. No felony or DUI past 5 years. 877-740-6262. www.ptl-inc.com REAL ESTATE •LAND OR DEVELOPMENTS WANTED. We buy or market development lots. Mountain or Waterfront Communities in NC, SC, GA and FL. Call 800-455-1981, Ext.1034. SCHOOLS/INSTRUCTION •ATTEND COLLEGE ONLINE from home. Medical, Business, Paralegal, Accounting, Criminal Justice. Job placement assistance. Computer available. Financial aid if qualified. Call 888-899-6918, www.CenturaOnline.com •AIRLINES ARE HIRING- Train for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified. Housing available. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance (888) 349-5387. •DRIVERS/TRAINEES NEEDED. National Carriers Hiring Now! No experience needed! No CDL? No problem! Training available with Roadmaster. Call Now. 866-494-8459. •LEARN TO OPERATE a Crane or Bull Dozer. Heavy Equipment Training. National Certification. Financial & Placement Assistance. Georgia School of Construction. www.Heavy5.com. Use code "NCCNH" 1-888-218-4460 MISC FOR SALE •DISH NETWORK $19.99/Mo. Free Activation, Free HBO & Free Showtime. Ask about our no-credit promo. 48hr Free Install - Call Now 888-929-2580. BuyDishToday.com •COOKWARE- We stopped doing dinner parties! We have some beautiful 22-piece sets for sale! Waterless, Surgical Stainless Steel! Lifetime Warranty. Retail $1899, now $299! 1-800-434-4628.
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8B — The Sunday Courier, Forest City, NC, Sunday, December 13, 2009
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Parks 4 TD runs lead West Rowan to state title RALEIGH (AP) — Kevin Parks Jr. ran for four touchdowns Saturday to lead West Rowan to a 28-21 victory over Eastern Alamance in the Class 3-A North Carolina High School Athletic Association championship. Parks, the state’s all-time rushing leader, ran for 155 yards on 32 carries for West Rowan (16-0), which won its second straight 3-A championship and 30th straight game. Eastern Alamance (14-2) trailed 20-0 early, but Lamar Ivey found wide receiver Donald Mattocks for a 54-yard touchdown. Running back Elliott Powell had a 3-yard TD run, then Ivey opened the third quarter with a 1-yard scoring run to put the Eagles ahead 21-20. But Parks scored the winning points on a 7-yard touchdown run after an interception. Parks also had TD runs of 3, 4 and 53 yards.
overtime Saturday lifted WallaceRose Hill to a 38-37 win over Mt. Airy in the Class 1-A North Carolina High School Athletic Association championship. Carr finished with 117 yards rushing for the Bulldogs (14-2), who won their first title in Class 1-A. WallaceRose Hill won the 2-A title in 1994. Luke Wheeler and Andy Temoney each ran for two touchdowns and Tyler Hull hit a 33-yard field goal for the Granite Bears (15-1), who rallied from an 11-point deficit early in the third quarter to lead 30-27 with 11 minutes left in the fourth quarter. But the Bulldogs forced overtime on Jose Flores’ 38-yard field goal with 2:08 left.
Asheville Reynolds 14, Hartnett Central 12
Belmont South Point 42, South Johnston 28 CHAPEL HILL (AP) — Aaron Crumbley rushed for 122 yards and five touchdowns on 38 carries Saturday to lead Belmont South Point to a 42-28 win over South Johnston in the Class 3-AA North Carolina High School Athletic Association championship. South Point (14-2) won its third state title in as many championship game appearances. South Johnston (14-2), which had a 12-game winning streak snapped, was playing in a state final for the first time. Crumbley put South Point ahead for good with 3:26 left in the game on an 11-yard touchdown. It was the 89th TD of his career. John Justice added another touchdown on a 42-yard run with 38 seconds to go. South Johnston’s Dee Williams caught eight passes for 96 yards and two touchdowns. He also returned a kick off 87 yards for another score.
Reidsville 28, Newton-Conover 6 CHAPEL HILL (AP) — Tyrell Houghton completed 16 of 24 passes for 291 yards and three touchdowns to lead Reidsville to a 28-6 win Saturday over Newton-Conover in the Class 2-AA North Carolina High School Athletic Association championship.
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West Rowan’s Kevin Parks Jr. (2) dives over Eastern Alamance defenders for a first-quarter touchdown Saturday, during the North Carolina 3-A high school state championship football game in Raleigh. West Rowan won the game 28-21 in regulation.
Reidsville (16-0) has won three straight 2-AA titles and 48 games in a row. This is the Rams’ 15th state title overall. Newton-Conover, which won the 2-A title last season, finished 14-2 after having its nine-game winning streak snapped. Houghton also led Reidsville with 49 rushing yards. He had more than 200 yards total offense in the first half, as the Rams took a 22-6 halftime lead. Denzel Blackwell caught one touchdown pass and rushed for another for Reidsville. Spence Linquist kicked a pair for field goals for Newton-Conover.
Tarboro 28, Mountain Heritage 3 CHAPEL HILL (AP) — Chris Lane rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns while Damarius Harper had 113 yards and another score to lead Tarboro to a 28-3 win over Burnsville Mountain Heritage in the
Class 2A North Carolina High School Athletic Association Championship on Friday night. It was the second state title in four championship-game appearances for Tarboro (15-1), which won its first title 25 years earlier and lost the final 51-28 to Newton-Conover last year. Mountain Heritage (13-3) was trying for its first state title in any sport. Casey Randolph rushed for 106 yards for Mountain Heritage. Lane got Tarboro breathing room on the first play of the fourth quarter, breaking away for a 40-yard touchdown run to help the Vikings to a 21-3 lead. Chris Cabbagestalk then put the game away with 8:15 left, when he returned an interception 42 yards for a touchdown to help put Tarboro ahead 28-3.
Wallace-Rose Hill 38, Mt. Airy 37, OT WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — Omar Carr’s 2-point conversion run in
RALEIGH (AP) — Ben Councell blocked a field goal attempt on the last play of the game to propel Asheville Reynolds to a 14-12 victory over Harnett Central in the Class 4-A North Carolina High School Athletic Association championship Saturday. Harnett Central (15-1) scored with 52 seconds left in the game on a 49-yard pass from Brian Taylor to wide receiver Brian Baker. But running back Jarrod Spears was stopped by Reynolds’ Cassidy Topa on the two-point conversion. The Trojans then recovered an onside kick. However, Taylor’s 42-yard attempt was blocked on the last play of the game. Reynolds (14-2) took a 7-0 lead when quarterback Caleb Pressley directed the Rockets’ spread offense down to the Harnett Central 36 before facing a fourth-and-9. Pressley then tossed a 33-yarder to wide receiver Cody Owenby to put the ball at the 3, where Pressley scored three plays later to put Reynolds up 7-0. Pressley found receiver Andrew Scott, who bounced off a would-be tackler and scored from 13 yards out with 25 seconds remaining for a 14-0 halftime lead. The Trojans scored on a 15-play, 77-yard drive that took nearly 6 minutes. They converted on three fourth downs, including a 22-yard touchdown pass from Taylor to Baker to cut the lead to 14-7.
Sunday Brunch Jean Gordon
The gifts that keep on giving Twelve days until Christmas. Can you believe it? Made that shopping list? In such a time as this, there are folks in our neighborhoods and communities who need our help. And by the way, not just at Christmas, but year round and there are ways we can certainly be there for the less fortunate and the senior citizens. Hearts are more tender at Christmas because of the gift of Jesus, so we are naturally drawn to this season of giving. Spreading Christmas to hundreds of people right here in Rutherford County is a gift that keeps on giving. Today you can tour the home of Blue and Julie Pittman off Baber Road, from 1 to 5 p.m. during the Family Resources holiday tour. The house is pretty amazing, but what’s even better — you will be providing shelter for abused children, women and men in Rutherford County and for little children in unsafe environments, for just $10 per ticket. Next Saturday and Sunday, from 1 to 4 p.m. Dot Carnegie of South Mitchell Street, Rutherfordton, is hosting holiday tours for Rutherford Housing Partnership. For $5 per ticket, the public can tour Carnegie’s home from 1 to 4 p.m. Proceeds will provide urgently needed repairs to the home of qualified low-income owners here. During 2009, 109 urgent repairs were completed and more than 193 lives were improved because of donations. You have helped put a roof over a family. Hundreds of people are helped through your donations to United Way and there is always time to send checks to: Box 823, Spindale, NC 28160. With its mission to improve lives and build a better communities, donations help children and youth, elderly, strengthens families and provides safe and strong communities for Rutherford County. Through a UW donations, you are providing emergency shelter, clothing and food for families who lost a home to fires. Red Cross is just one of United Way’s funded agencies. So is the Community Clinic of Rutherford County. In these days when 16 percent of the county’s work force are without jobs, more and more people are turning to the clinic for medical care. Its mission to provide quality, accessible medical care, wellness education and low cost medication assistance to the uninsured and low income adult residents of Rutherford County regardless of their ability to pay, can be met with your help. Send donations to: 127 E. Trade St., Suite B100, Forest City, NC 28043. Across the county are churches of all denominations seeking to minister to the needs of its congregation and community. School teachers and administrators see the needs of all children as many arrive at school cold and hungry. Some of “our” school children are categorized as “homeless” because they do not have a regular place to spend each night. A student may have spent the night in a car last night. Could we be so brave as to actually find out who our neighbors are and offer help because we saw the need? You can call a school or church in your community to find a person you can help. It will be your gift to you. Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@thedigitalcourier.com.
A journey through words Author revisits painful childhood in book
By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer
RUTHERFORDTON — A Rutherfordton woman and another area writer have completed a five year project with the publishing of, “Whatever Good May Come, Silent No Longer: One Woman’s Journey From Abuse to Victory.” Author Dara D. Dietz of Carpenter Road, begins her life story with a question, “How does one go from being a victim to a victor?” Co-author is Denise Layfield of Hendersonville, long time friend of Dietz. The book was published by H.E.A.L. House Publishing, Rutherfordton. The process of writing the book alone has been such a great journey, Dietz says. “On the other hand, my story is the real gift,” she writes. “I have learned to rise above and overcome the effects of early sexual abuse and childhood rape.” As a very young child, then through adolescence, Dietz found herself trapped in a family environment as well as in a social religious community where she was neglected, betrayed and molested, her publisher writes. She easily could have lost her way. She could have become an angry person, blaming others for all her misfortune and life circumstance. It would be easy to understand her emotion. Yet, her
present life is one of counting her blessings and helping others heal naturally. The direction of her life changed when she chose to believe and travel with the power of God’s love, Dietz said. “It was a love she admits was not always easy to understand, trust or accept. “I have learned to rise above and overcome the effects of early sexual abuse and childhood rape,” Dietz says. “I believe my story and experiences
“As the process of writing unfolded, I found myself re-visiting, with amazing clarity, scenes from my past. I allowed myself to see and feel the moments as they passed by. Each memory becoming a word picture as my fingers typed the images into words. Choosing to look directly at each memory, dissecting the motives of each player, empowered me with an understanding of the child I had been and the woman I was still becoming.” Dara Dietz
Fireside announces upcoming events, new books FOREST CITY — Upcoming events at Fireside Books & Gifts include: Thursday, Dec. 17 6 p.m. Civil War Book Club Field trip to the Bostic Lincoln Center Friday, Jan. 8 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. First Fridays at Fireside Author Event, Nicole Seitz, “Saving Cicadas” Monday, Jan. 11 Fireside Book Club 6 p.m.“The Glass Castle” by Jeanette Walls New Releases/Bestsellers at Fireside Bookstore are: Adult “The Disciple” by Stephen Coontz “Hard Work” by Roy Williams “Ford County” by John Grisham “First Lord’s Fury” by Jim Butcher “Breathless” by Dean Koontz “Going Rogue” by Sarah Palin “Resurrection” by Jim Dent “The Night Monster” by James Swain Childrens “Fancy Nancy Splendiferous Christmas” by Jane O’Connor “The Gingerbread Pirates” by Kristin Kladstrup “Warrior vs. Warrior” by Kingfisher “Collection of Poems, Songs and Lullabies” by Julie Andrews Please see Fireside, Page 8C
Dara Dietz book “Whatever Good May Come” details portions of her life growing up abused and neglected.
will lighten the road for other women and men who are dealing with the fallout of sexual abuse,” she says. Her life lessons are about choices and how great trials can be great teachers; how the biggest hurts can be the biggest gifts. Her story illustrates how her spiritual courage enabled her to make choices that allowed for acceptance, forgiveness and to be in the flow of “Whatever Good May Come.” “When I began this project in January 2003, I had no idea the learning cure or huge emotional undertaking, writing my story would prove to be. “I spent one year just writing one chapter because it was so painful for me,” she said. “I quickly discovered that to remember and to write is to go back in time and be there again. Looking over my past life with the eyes of a loving adult has provided an opportunity to reconsider many false beliefs I had accepted Please see Dietz, Page 8C
S.C. author will sign newest book at Fireside From staff reports
FOREST CITY — Nicole Seitz will bring her new novel, “Saving Cicadas,” to Fireside Books & Gifts Jan. 8 for a book signing at 4 p.m. “Saving Cicadas,” told through the voice of a young child, is a moving narrative about family, loss and longing and the transforming power of truth. “Saving Cicadas” is an eloquent reminder that life is a miracle —and even the smallest soul is always a gift, said book publicist Peter Wentworth. Seitz’s writing has been praised by Library Journal, observing Seitz’s writing style recalls that of Southern authors like Kaye Gibbons, Anne Rivers Siddons and Sue Monk Kidd. The book is the revelatory and haunting journey of a struggling single mother from South Carolina who discovers she’s expecting another child. Unafraid to confront issues with no simple answers, Seitz has constructed a story of ultimate redemption in “Saving Cicada,” told through the voice of an 8-year-old girl. In “Saving Cicadas,” Seitz paints an original story about love, families and the power of choice in a surprisingly creative tale that will leave readers guessing until the end. “She has written with purpose and passion about the things that are closest to her heart,” said River Jordan, author of “Saints in Limbo,” “The Messenger of Magnolia Street” and “The Gin Girl.” Seitz grew up on Hilton Head Island, a small town off the coast of South Carolina, where she was surrounded by palmetto trees, marsh grass, sandy beaches and unique Southern characters. As an author,
artist and speaker, her work is deeply influenced by her faith and the mystique and charm of the Lowcountry. In 1989 she went to the U.S.S.R as a student ambassador through People to People Organization, and the trip opened her eyes to the struggles, beauty and universal qualities of other cultures – things she likes to explore in her work. She received a B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a B.F.A. in Illustration from Savannah College of Art & Design. She is also a published illustrator, and her artwork has been exhibited in Southern art galleries. Please see Seitz, Page 8C
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Kindergarten students from Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy-CFA took a trip on The Polar Express in Bryson City via the Smokey Mountain Railways. Children, staff and chaperones wore their pajamas and listened to Chris Van Allsburg’s “The Polar Express.” Christmas carols were sung, children were served hot chocolate and candy and Santa appeared to give each child a silver bell.
Pine Gables, the home of former Lake Lure mayor Jimmy Proctor and his wife Robin, received the first prize award in the annual “Light up the Gorge” decorations contest sponsored by the Hickory Nut Gorge Chamber of Commerce. The Proctors received $300 for the first place win. Second place was awarded to The Chimney Sweeps, owned by Buck and Barbara Meliski, $150 prize; and third place went to the 1927 Lake Lure Inn and Spa, $50. Honorable mention went to Windham Resort and Judge’s Choice went to Buffalo Junction Properties. The winners were announced last Friday night at the annual Chili Cook-Off sponsored by the Chimney Rock Community Development Association. Homes or mailboxes along the Gorge Trail, from US74A from Gerton into Bat Cave, through Chimney Rock and Lake Lure, up to Bill’s Creek Road and down Buffalo Creek Road, ending at Firfield Chapel, were considered for judging.
Tourism director Frankie McWhorter appeared at Spindale Town Commissioners meeting Monday night to ask the board to approve a resolution in support of the old Ruth Elementary School being a headquarters for the Overmountain Victory Trail. She was addressing the board on behalf of her husband, John, who was at a Forest City council meeting but showed up a little later. “You can give me a birthday present and pass this resolution,” McWhorter said on her birthday. When the board passed the resolution, they spontaneously said, “Happy Birthday, Frankie.” Waste Water Treatment Facility operator Bill Hodge also appeared before the board to request a replacement for an agitator at the plant. The problem was introduced by a commissioner, “We got an agitator at the Waste Water Treatment Facility and we’re not talking about Bill.” Hodge reminded the board he’s 73 years ago and thoroughly enjoys his job.
Spindale Elementary Fifth Graders Study Ecosystems
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Fifth graders in Mary Freeman and Heather Thompson’s classes traveled to Isothermal Community College Monday to record a video for a project on ecosystems. Students said it was fun to get out of the classroom, even in the cold air, and were looking forward to getting to use the school’s laptop lab to look at the video they captured. Traveling with the group was Spindale Elementary Assistant Principal Brandon Hill and fifth grade teacher assistant Holly Keever.
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R-S Central High School MCJROTC holds annual Marine Corps birthday ball RUTHERFORDTON — R-S Central High School MCJROTC hosted its annual Marine Corps Birthday Ball on Saturday, Nov. 14. The Birthday Ball is the social highlight of the JROTC school year and more than five hundred cadets and guests were in attendance. The event included a traditional cake cutting ceremony similar to the birthday celebrations held by Marines around the world. As part of the ceremony, the first pieces of cake were presented to the Guest of Honor, Gunnery Sergeant Michael Barrett, from Headquarters Marine Corps; Cadet Gunnery Sergeant Jacob Yant, the oldest cadet in R-S Central MCJROTC; and Cadet Private First Class Tommy Stover, the youngest cadet. In addition, guests enjoyed dinner, social time and numerous door prizes provided by local merchants. More than forty cadets were recognized for promotions earned during the second six-weeks of the school year. At the conclusion of the evening, cadets participated in a “knockout drill” competition. This year’s trophy winners were Cadet First Sergeant Logan Hartzog; Cadet Staff Sergeant Shakeia Burgin; Cadet Sergeant Katie Atkins; Cadets Corporal Jasmine Glenn and Morgan Lowery; Cadets Lance Corporal Samantha Morris and Amber Swink; and Cadet Private First Class Lucas Hamrick. The event’s grand champion was Cadet Lance Corporal Samantha Parton. Established on Nov. 10, 1775, the Marine Corps is 234 years old. In another celebration of this event, cadets ran a 234 lap relay on the R-S Central High School track on Tuesday, Nov. 17. This 58.5 mile relay started at 5:18 AM and concluded during third period of the class day. Nearly all of the unit’s 135 cadets had ran one or more laps during the relay. The birthday relay is a tradition established at R-S Central in 2002.
In Uniform Dayberry completes advanced training LAWTON, OK — Army Pvt. Danny T. Dayberry has graduated from the Basic Field Artillery Cannon Crewmember Advanced Individual Training course at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. The course is designed to train service members to maintain, prepare and load ammunition for firing; operate and perform operator maintenance on prime movers, self-propelled Howitzers, and ammunition vehicles; store, maintain, and distribute ammunition to using units as a member of battery or battalion ammunition section; perform crew maintenance and participate in organizational maintenance of weapons and related equipment; and establish and maintain radio and wire communications. Dayberry is a 2009 graduate of East Rutherford High School. He is the son of Tammie R. Sipes and Danny P. Dayberry, both of Ellenboro. Contributed photo
Cadet Lance Corporal Samantha Morris takes the relay baton from Cadet Lance Corporal Nicole Flack in the pre-dawn hours as part of the 234-lap commemoration of the Marine Corps’ 234th birthday.
Pinnacle School Holds Food Drive
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FOREST CITY — Kappa Delta Pi Education Honor Society is pleased to announce that Nancy Lynn Carpenter was recently inducted into Kappa Delta Pi as a professional member. Carpenter, from Forest City, is a retired educator. Her majors were English, English Education and Language Arts Education. She is a graduate of Cool Springs High School. Her organizations and accomplishments include Sigma Tau Delta Women Writers Association, Appalachian Studies Association, Artists of Appalachia, Southern Women Writers, Outstanding Teacher Award, Outstanding Young Women of America, and Designer of “Baggers,” handmade handbags modeled after Carpet Baggers according to early American history. Carpenter has one son, John Blair Keeter of Clemmons. The society inducts only those individuals who have exhibited the ideals of scholarship, integrity in service and commitment to excellence in teaching and its allied professions. Students must rank in the top 20 percent of the college of education to be invited to membership, have completed 30 credit hours of study and have demonstrated a commitment to the education profession. Founded in 1911 at the University of Illinois, Kappa Delta Pi is the largest honor society in education, representing over 600 institutional and professional chapters across North America and more than 45,000 active members. Undergraduate and graduate students, K-12 practicing teachers and education support professionals, administrators, university faculty and retirees are included among the membership. Its most distinguished members over the last century include Margaret Mead, Albert Einstein, George Washington Carver, and current leaders in education Howard Gardner, Maxine Greene and Carol Gilligan.
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Mooring named to board WOODBERRY FOREST, VA — Bryson S. Mooring has been selected to assume one of the highest leadership positions at Woodberry Forest School in Woodberry Forest, Va. Bryson, a senior, is a member of the Prefect Board, which is responsible for administering the student-run honor system, one of Woodberry’s most important traditions. He is the son of Dr. Franklin J. Mooring of Rutherfordton, and Mrs. Gary K. Wheeling of Charlotte. In addition to introducing new students to the honor system, through which all Woodberry students pledge not to lie, cheat or steal, Bryson serves as a mentor to younger students and assists with dormitory supervision.
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local Eagle Scout Award
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The Chase High Speech and Debate team will host a “Speech Showcase” at the school this Wednesday. Members of the team pictured are (l-r): Taylor Moore (kneeling), Chase McKnight, Monica Poteat, Taylan Doherty, Paige Baynard, Danielle Marsh, Bridgette Brainard, Micheal Thurman and Shanice Goode.
Chase High Speech and Debate to host first ever showcase open to the public FOREST CITY — The Chase High Speech and Debate team will host a “Speech Showcase” at Chase High School on Wednesday, Dec. 16. The showcase will begin at 6 p.m. and the cost is $3 per person, children under 12 admitted free. The showcase will feature six performances from Chase High’s award winning interpretation team. Chase is ranked 5th in North Carolina as a team and is known to be one of the foremost interpre-
tive schools in the state. Dramatic, Humorous, and Duo Interpretations will be performed. This is the first time that the Trojans will perform for public view. The proceeds from the showcase will further fund the Speech and Debate team as they travel to State and National venues. The public is encouraged to come out and show support to the Speech and Debate team for all their hard work.
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Drew Henderson of Boy Scout Troop 129 was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout recently in a ceremony held at Piedmont Council’s Camp Bud Schiele, Union Mills. Drew (center) is pictured with (l-r): Representative Bob England; his parents, Scoutmaster Terry Henderson and Assistant Scoutmaster Kim Henderson; Junior Vice Commander Billy Beam (VFW Post 5204); Sergeant at Arms Bill Swope (US Marine Corp League); and Gale Ebert (US Marine Corp League). For his Eagle Scout service project, Drew constructed a wheelchair accessible nature trail leading to an outdoor classroom and observation deck at Forrest Hunt Elementary School. Troop 129 is chartered by Spencer Baptist Church in Spindale. Not pictured is Assistant Scoutmaster Mark Cole.
Oates music students to give recital RUTHERFORDTON — Music students of Mary Stringfield Oates will be presented in recital on Monday, Dec. 21, at Rutherfordton Presbyterian Church. Those participating include Erin Tevis, Caylin Whitesides, Allison Oates, Jessie Scofield, Kate Scofield, Marilyn Smith, Lynn Tanner,
Michelle Fisher, Olivia Caldwell, Forrest Roberts, Sara Hawkins, Brenda Crawford, Sierra Wilkins, Abbie Proctor, Allie Proctor, Ivy O’Donnel, Bill Haden, Franklin Jones, Emma Hutchins, Ben Hutchins, Matthew Pendleton, David Pendleton, Dorothy Henson, Ruth A. Nevils.
Pinnacle Students Study Native American Culture
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Pinnacle Elementary School’s 4th and 5th graders recently enjoyed a Native American outdoor adventure with Brett Butler, (pictured at left) a Native American Cultural Educator. Butler (inset) showed students how Native Americans built a tepee and covered it with buffalo skin. Students had the opportunities to feel tan hides, hold early American tools, and watch him start a fire with flint. Mrs. Wilkins’ class had the opportunity to learn how to make rope from twigs. This was a follow up for 4th and 5th grade Native American units in the classrooms.
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Chase High FFA places first in federation, western region FOREST CITY — FFA Advisor Kevin Bradley announces that the Chase High FFA Chapter participated in the North Carolina FFA Poultry Evaluation Career Development Event on Dec. 1, at NC State University. Team members include Troy Howell, Autumn Jessie, Lucas Hines, and Adam Keever. Approximately 84 teams participated in the state event, where Chase High School finished seventh in the state, first in the federation, and first in the Western Region. Troy Howell was the team’s high scoring individual and was the sixth highest scorer in the state contest out of 294 students. During the event, students evaluated production, processing, and merchandising phases of the poultry industry as well as identify various industry components. They were also tested on the application of sound management practices. Participants evaluated and placed two classes of live birds and presented oral reasons.
In the processing and merchandising phase of the event, students graded ready-to-cook broilers, processed products, and exterior and interior quality of eggs. This event is one of 42 different career development events offered to North Carolina FFA members on the state level. Perdue Farms Inc., with in-kind support from the Department of Poultry Science at North Carolina State University, sponsors the State Poultry Evaluation Career Development Event. The North Carolina FFA is a youth organization of 17,411 student members preparing for leadership and careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture with 228 local chapters across the state. FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural educaContributed photo tion. Members of the Chase High FFA who participated in the N.C. FFA Poultry Evaluation Career Visit www.ncffa.org for more Development Event are (l-r): Lucas Hines, Adam Keever, Troy Howell and Autumn Jessie. information.
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Local Teens attend National 4-H Congress in Atlanta, Ga. From staff reports
SPINDALE – Three teens from Rutherford County took part in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity recently when they attended National 4-H Congress Nov. 27 through Dec. 1. Kristen Miller, Meriana Matheny and Todd Elliott, members of Rutherford County 4-H, travelled to Atlanta to take part in the congress. Elliott served as a member of the national design team, which oversaw the event, and Miller and Matheny served as delegates. Twenty 4-H members from across North Carolina attended the event, which is fully funded through xxx. In all, there were 950 delegates from 44 states plus Puerto Rico. In order to be a delegate, 4-Hers have to go through an application and interview process. Interviews, said 4-H Youth Development Agent Cynthia Robbins, are based on the 4-Hers project experience. Once at congress,4-H members take part in various activities, including workshops. “I went to an entomologist workshop, a storytelling workshop and a ‘Dancing with the Stars’ workshop
where we learned salsa and swing dance,” Matheny said. Delegates also took part in community service projects – Matheny helped by working in Grant Park and Miller raked leaves at Hillcrest Cemetery. As a design team member, Elliott and seven other youth from across the country oversaw the event, organizing speakers, getting members transported to various events and keeping things running. Elliott is only the second 4-H member from North Carolina to serve on the design team. “We jumped in every time something was needed,” he said. Both Miller and Elliott took part in a delegate’s dinner, where special guest Katie Stam, Miss America 2009, was in attendance. While Miller excitedly texted her mom and friends to tell them about Stam, Elliott wasn’t quite as enthusiastic. “I was assigned to sit beside her,” he said. Overall, the teens said the event was one they’ll never forget. “We had been told we had one of Contributed photo the best 4-H programs in the nation,” Meriana Matheny, Todd Elliott and Kristen Miller recently attended the National 4-H Miller said. “Getting to go is a very Congress, Nov. 27 through Dec. 1. high honor.”
Rutherford County 4-H contest winners announced FOREST CITY — Rutherford County 4-H recently held a bake off and decorated pumpkin and scarecrow contest. Participants in the pumpkin and scarecrow contest received a $5 4-H voucher and champions in each category received $10. The winners are: Bake Off Cloverbuds – Wyatt Griffis, Marshammlow Apple Chunk Cookies; Clayt Cilone, Gingerbread Cookies and House; Addy Griffis, Classic Devil’s Food Cake with Buttercream Frosting and Caramel Sauce; Zaida Griffis, Apple Dumplings Juniors – Christopher Davey, Baking Powder Biscuits; Joelle White, Whole Wheat Bread (champion); Brooklyn Breedlove, Sour Cream Coffee Cake Muffins, M&M Cookies and Great Pumpkin Layer CAke (champion); Savannah Bell, Peanut Butter Mini Muffins
(champion); Matthew Griffis, Peanut Butter Borwnies with Sugar Dusting (champion); Jessica Davey, Pound Cake; Joah Bickley, Triple Chocolate Cake; Willie Griffis, Ugly Apple Spice Cake; Emily Hutchins, Easy Pecan Pie. Senior – Olivia Trevtlein, Olivia’s Vanishing Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies (champion) Decorated Pumpkin and Scarecrow Contest Most Original – Kristen Miller, senior, Breast Cancer Awareness (champion); Ivy O’Donnell, junior, Headless Horseman; Matthew Griffis, junior, Bulls Eye; Savannah Bell, junior, Snowman (champion); Autumn Corbin, junior, Native American Pumpkin; Autumn Clay, junior, Small Mosaic; Wyatt Griffis, Cloverbuds, Coast Guard; Zaida Griffis, Cloverbuds, Spider Web; Clayt Cilone, Cloverbuds, Rainbow
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Funniest – Joseph Clay, senior, Frog (champion); Willie Griffis, junior, Green One-Eyed Goblin (champion); Savannah Bell, junior, Wall-E; Aerin White, junior, Farmer; Madison Ruff, junior, Farmer Prettiest – Kristen Miller, senior, 4-H Birthday Pumpkin (champion); Savannah Bell, junior, Ballerina (champion); Aerin White, junior, Farmer’s Wife; Addie Griffis, Cloverbuds, Butterfly; Odina Corbin, Cloverbuds, Cat Strangest – Emily Hutchins, junior, Red Apple; Savannah Bell, junior, Rooster (champion); Isaac Clay, junior, Star Wars; Autumn Clay, junior, Mosaic; Emma Corbin, Cloverbuds, Wolf dog Scarecrow – Emily Hutchins, junior, Scarecrow with plaid shirt and jeans.
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Nikki Hicks is the December Artist of the Month for the Rutherford County Visual Artists Guild. Hicks paints portraits and landscapes and conducts the Open Drawing Studio every Thursday at the Visual Arts Center. The Guild is conducting a “Portrait Raffle” through December for a chance to win a portrait by Hicks. Call the Center for details at 288-5009. Arts Center Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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local Rutherford People Withrow named to Alpha Chi honor society, GWU BOILING SPRINGS – GardnerWebb University has announced that James Martin Withrow from Hollis was among 40 students overall named to the Alpha Chi Society during the recent 38th annual induction ceremony at GWU. James is the son of William and Genna Withrow. Membership in Alpha Chi is the most significant academic honor available to students at GardnerWebb University. In order to qualify for membership, students must be juniors or seniors with a GPA placing
them in the top ten percent of their class. Alpha Chi inductees must also have demonstrated good character. Alpha Chi is a general honor society that admits students from all academic disciplines with nearly 300 chapters from across the United States. GWU’s Alpha Chi chapter started in 1972.
Local photographer wins first place in Asheville ASHEVILLE — The River District Artists invited photographers of all skill levels to participate in a photography contest during the November Studio Stroll. The winners are — First Place:
Indie “Danielle” Harris, of Rutherfordton, for “Gloves and Glass,” taken at Robert Gardener’s Studio C; Second Place: Bruce Metcalf, Portrait of Kyle Carpenter, of Clay Space, at his potters wheel; Third Place: Karl Hinterkopf, “Alicia Chatham’s Studio.” Each winner was asked to comment on what inspired them come to the studio stroll and participate as a photographer. The public is invited to visit the River Arts District seven days a week. For more information on the River Arts District, and to see a daily schedule of open studios, visit www. riverartsdistrict.com.
Weatherization available FOREST CITY — The Weatherization Assistance Program is accepting applications for eligible clients for possible assistance. Applicants must provide proof of ownership, verification of income on each household member and past 12 months usage history on their utility bills. It is also open to tenants, providing the landlord gives written permission and contributes a portion of the cost to receive Weatherization measures. For more information contact Becky McKelvey at 828-287-2281 ext. 1238.
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Couple will visit home for the holidays in a hotel Dear Abby: For the first time in eight years, my husband and I will be staying in a hotel when we visit his parents for Christmas. While I love his family, their home is small, and we are relegated to a trundle bed and must share the sole bathroom with the entire family. It’s impossible for us to be comfortable with so many people in such close quarters. We assumed that sleeping in a nearby hotel and visiting during the days and evenings would be a fair compromise. We were shocked at their reaction when we discussed our plans with the family. They are very hurt about our decision and extremely
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offended. They are begging us to reconsider and stay in their home. Are our actions selfish and cold-hearted? We mean no harm, and are so surprised at the strong reaction that we’re starting to question our judgment. Should we travel and stay in the hotel, or just scrap the trip altogether? — Staying Home Dear Staying Home: No, you, your husband and his parents should discuss this more fully. You didn’t men-
Can cholesterol be too low? Dear Dr. Gott: I write as a longtime reader and saver of your informative and helpful columns. You have frequently addressed the problem of high cholesterol and alternatives to taking statin drugs. However, my 59-year-old son has the opposite problem; his readings are too low. His total cholesterol is 130, HDL 35, LDL 44 and triglycerides 98. His doctor has him on Lipitor. He takes no other medications. What other solutions might be of help to raise his HDL and numbers to a normal range? Can low readings be as dangerous a problem as high readings? Dear Reader: While there are some concerns with regard to low cholesterol levels, high readings carry greater risks. There are several types of blood fats. High-density lipoproteins (HDL) and low-density lipoproteins (LDL) both carry cholesterol. Triglycerides are created when the body converts extra calories to a storable form for later use. HDL, the “good” cholesterol, works in preventing fat from being deposited on blood-vessel walls by transporting cholesterol to the liver, where it is metabolized and excreted. A desirable HDL is 60 or higher. LDL, the “bad” cho-
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lesterol, carries cholesterol from the liver and intestines throughout the body. LDL readings should be 129 or lower. Triglycerides are a type of fat carried in the blood by very lowdensity lipoproteins. They are stored in fat tissue. The normal level is 149 or lower. In theory, most cardiologists and primarycare physicians recommend LDL and triglyceride readings be as low as possible, while HDL should be high. With total cholesterol of 130, I am not sure why your son’s physician has him on Lipitor. Perhaps he has a cardiac condition or has had a stroke. With his readings, I am guessing he might be a vegetarian or is extremely conscientious regarding his food intake. He is likely the envy of many. Studies indicate low cholesterol may reduce serotonin levels, leading to depression and anxiety. Other studies suggest a low LDL might be associated with an increased risk of cancer. If your son receives regular checkups and works with his physician, I am inclined to say he is doing all the right things.
tion how many family members will be spending the holidays in that small house. While I sympathize with family traditions, as children grow into adulthood certain realities come into play. If you prefer to sleep in a hotel and have a private bathroom and the ability to have a private conversation if you wish, I don’t think it’s too much to ask. But I’d hate to see you cancel a family visit because of the pressure that is being exerted. That’s in no one’s best interests. Dear Abby: I’d like to offer another example of an act of kindness that might be worthy of your column. My youngest daughter and
her little girl were traveling across several states after visiting her two brothers, a sister and me. My daughter had a CB in her car and while she was driving, was talking on and off with different truckers on the road. A car full of young men began to harass her by tailgating, passing her dangerously close, then pulling sharply in front of her and slowing down. Each time she’d manage to pass them, the harassment would begin again. She related her problem over the CB to a trucker. As if by magic, three trucks appeared! One got behind her, and another maneuvered
in front — while a third sort of “nudged” the offending car out of her way, then positioned his rig alongside my daughter’s car. Those truckers talked to her the whole time and continued in formation until the men who’d been hassling her gave up and took off. The truckers continued to maintain contact with my daughter until she reached her exit, and I am deeply grateful to them. Because I never got to thank them personally, I hope they’ll read this in your column. Abby, may God continue to guide you as you strive to assist others, and watch over you always. — Mom M.C.
Horse Show Will Benefit Pet Center We wrote in October about the schooling horse show at Squirrel’s Nest Farm organized and run by Sarah Lawing for her senior year school project. This show was held on Saturday, November 3 after being rained out on Halloween the weekend before. This event was held as a benefit for the Community Pet Center (CPC) and our volunteers had the opportunity to staff Sarah Lawing presents a donation to Lynne Faltraco at the pet center. an information booth on the horse show grounds and to sell t-shirts, note cards and other gift items for fund-raising purposes. Sarah donated the proceeds from the show to the CPC and recently presented Lynne Faltraco, the CPC Shelter and Programs Manager, with a check for $383. Including the funds raised at our booth, the total benProduced by efit from the show was $533. Jo-Ann Close and Lynne Faltraco We are forever grateful to the young people Community Pet Center in this County for their efforts on behalf of and the example you have set for others homeless animals. We believe that students Community Pet Center volunteers welcome like Sarah will lead the way to more underideas and projects that will help us in our standing of humane issues and will insure community educational outreach and will be that we move as a community toward more happy to work jointly on such programs with compassion for all creatures. Thank you, Sarah, for all of your hard work you. Please call us at 287-7738.
IN THE STARS Your Brithday, Dec. 13; There will be multiple opportunities in the year ahead to improve your life, both personally and work-related. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) - An unscrupulous person might attempt to manipulate you or your intentions with a promise that sounds great. Consider the source before accepting the information and acting on it. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Try to keep your ambitions within reasonable bounds, especially if they are based on what has been told to you but not verified. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - Forego your self-interests and go along with what the majority wants to do if it would bring happiness to them. The last thing you should desire is to cause disappointment to those you love. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - When involved in a project that calls for methodical attention to detailing, don’t take your mind off the job for one minute. If a mistake is made, the necessary repetition could eat up all your time. ARIES (March 21-April 19) - It might be comforting to view things through rose-colored glasses, but it wouldn’t be wise TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - If an agreement you made isn’t working out as you thought it would, don’t hesitate to renegotiate what you promised. Find another way of handling the situation that would satisfy the others involved. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - This is likely to be one of those days where things aren’t likely to work out as you thought they would. CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Only if you’re prepared to accomplish the difficult through the sweat of your brow will you be successful. What is likely to come from depending on others to bail you out is a lot of grief and disappointment. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - Don’t turn a deaf ear to advice being offered when you run into a problem just because you have little respect for the person it comes from. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - Things will not go well for you if you fail to take care of certain duties assigned to you. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - That well-intentioned Christmas budget you promised yourself you’d keep, isn’t likely to stand up to prices in the stores. You may have to rethink your gift list. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - Be careful not to bank too heavily on what you think is your ace in the hole when taking a gamble today.
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Share sweet holiday desserts Here are some great pumpkin recipes for sweet holiday desserts. Pumpkin Squares Base 1 cup flour 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup butter Pumpkin Filling 1 (16-ounce) can of pumpkin 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 can (13-1/2 ounces) evaporated milk 2 eggs 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ginger 1/4 teaspoon cloves Topping 3/4 to 1 cup chopped pecans 1/2 cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons butter Mix the base ingredients until crumbly, and press into a 13-by-9-by-2-inch pan. Bake 15 minutes at 350 F. Mix the pumpkin-filling ingredients together in a large bowl, and beat well. Pour the mixture over the baked crust. Return to the oven, and bake 20 minutes at 350 F. Mix the topping ingredients in a small bowl, sprinkle over the pumpkin filling, and bake 15 to 20 minutes more. Remove from the oven, and cool in the pan on a wire rack. Cut into 2-inch squares. — Karen, Kansas Pumpkin Coffee Cake Filling 1 (16-ounce) can of pumpkin 1 egg 1/3 cup sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ginger 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon allspice 1/4 teaspoon cloves
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Streusel Topping 1 cup packed brown sugar 2 tablespoons flour 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1/3 cup butter, diced 1 cup chopped pecans cake 1/2 cup butter, softened 3/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 eggs 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup sour cream TO MAKE THE FILLING: Combine all the filling ingredients in a medium bowl, and stir to combine. Set aside. TO MAKE STREUSEL: Combine the brown sugar, flour and cinnamon. Mix well. Cut in the butter until the mixture is crumbly. Add the pecans, and stir to combine. TO MAKE THE CAKE: Cream the butter and sugar with a mixer until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, and beat well after each. Add the vanilla extract. In another bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and baking soda. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture alternately with the sour cream; mix well after each addition. Pour half the cake batter into a greased 13-by-9inch pan. Sprinkle with half the streusel. Spread all of the filling mixture over the streusel. Top with the remaining cake batter. Sprinkle the rest of the streusel over the top. Bake at 325 F for 50 minutes. — Nancy, Virginia
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Her novels feature her paintings/illustrations on the covers. Seitz was named “Best Local Author Who Also Paints” in Charleston City Paper’s Best of Charleston 2009, and in 2007, she was named one of Charleston Regional Business Journal’s “Forty Under 40” for her professional successes and community involvement. She recently appeared
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to groups on writing, art and faith. In 2009, she spoke as part of the Southern Literary Festival during Piccolo Spoleto. In 2008, she gave the Baccalaureate address for the College of Charleston. An artist at heart, Nicole enjoys painting pictures with words and bringing her characters to life through detail and dialect.
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on the Oprah Winfrey Show. She enjoys meeting her readers and book clubs and often speaks
The Friends of Mountain Branch Library raised over $1,300 from it’s recent flower bulb sale for the library.
She lives in the Charleston area with her husband, Brian, and their two children, owns a Web design firm, and is currently writing her next novel.
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Imagine – a coloring book that inspires
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FOREST CITY — An activity book that builds creativity, “Imagine That!” could empower children to color and draw their own inspired designs. From a ladybug fashion show to dancing dinosaurs, boys and girls will find the prompts that will get their minds moving. In “Imagine That!,” kids can draw anywhere they want. They can
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as true. I am not who I was six years ago at the onset of this project,” she writes. “As soon as I set my mind to follow His leading, the Father opened the way before me and has faithfully provided the support and means to continue.” Dietz said Layfield agreed to take on the writing project. “Since that time she has brightened every step of this journey for me,” she said. “As the process of writing unfolded I found myself re-visiting, with amazing clarity, scenes from my past. I allowed myself to see and feel the moments as they passed by. Each memory becoming a word picture as my fingers typed the images into words. Choosing to look directly at each memory, dissecting the motives of each player, empowered me with an understanding of the child I had been and the woman I was still becoming,” Dietz said. “I’m still a work in progress, no one ever arrives, in this life, at a place where it can be said, ‘This is it. I have attained it all,’” she said. “We can grow into our early experiences and begin to unwrap the gifts God has ordained for our growth.” Dietz is co-founder, with her husband, of H.E.A.L. Marketplace, a private Natural Healing Association in Rutherfordton. The couple came to Rutherford County in 2003 from Hendersonville. Before moving to North Carolina, they lived in Riverdale. Her book is available at healmarketplace. com or amazon.com.
Winkers’ book featured in Our State FOREST CITY — “Abigail Ann and the Santa Claus Plan” written by Guy Winker and illustrated by Nancy Winker, is featured in the December edition of Our State magazine. It is discussed in the “tar heel books & music” section on page 19. Published by Hilltop Publications last Christmas, the book grew out of an effort to find a fun Christmas story that would allow the Winkers to share the eternal meaning of Christmas with their older child while still preserving the magic for her younger siblings. The 32 page, paperback $9.95 book is available through www.winkderbooks. com
Clark’s book asks questions of faith FOREST CITY — PublishAmerica has announced that Phil Clark of Rutherfordton has published “Why Did God Do That?: One Man’s Journey for Truth.” Clark is a former Methodist pastor and a non-denominational evangelist. At 22 years old he left the Methodist church and went into the tent ministry. Phil was and is on a mission
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Imagine That! is a coloring book for growing young minds. Since 1993, the
New books at local libraries FOREST CITY — New books at Mooneyham Library, Forest City are:
Fiction: “Blood Games” by Iris Johansen “Breaking the Rules” by Barbara Taylor Bradford “An Echo in the Bone” by Diana Gabaldon “Rainwater” by Sandra Brown “Pursuit of Honor” by Vince Flynn “Under the Dome” by Stephen King Non-fiction “Highest Duty” by Capt. Chesley Sullenberger “American Rebel: The Life of Clint Eastwood” by Marc Eliot “Strength in What Remains” by Tracy Kidder
for truth. He saw that there were so many coteries of Christian believers that he began to question what was the one and only truth. After 12 years of pulpit and evangelistc work, he found himself on a 27 year wilderness journey for truth. Juveniles/Young To purchase a copy of the book, visit Adult Readers www.publishamerica.net. The book “The Vampire Kisses sells for $16.95. Series, Vol. 1-6” Books on Snowboarders, skateboarders, custom cars; Events in American History, Kid’s Question
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turn a white circle into an apple, or a sunnyside up egg, or the sun, then add a face and a body, and the image becomes a lion. There are no rules. The suggestions on what and where to draw are only a start.
Japanese design firm, La ZOO, has been dedicated to creating attractive and innovative activity books for children. Books by LaZoo have sold more than one million copies around the world. For more information about the books, visit wwwsevenfooterpress. com.
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Juniors “The Good Neighbors” by Holly Black “Ring of Fire” by P.D. Baccalario SPINDALE — New “Snap” by Carol Snow books at the Spindale “The Unusual Mind library are: of Vincent Shadow” by Tim Kehoe Fiction “Candle Man” by “Once in a Blue Moon” Glenn Dakin by Eileen Goudge “Raiders Ransom” by “The Christmas Gift” Emily Diamand by Richard Paul Evans “Mysterious Benedict “Between by Plums” by Society and the Janet Evanovich Prisoner’s Dilemma” by “Black Friday” by Alex Trenton Lee Stewart Kava “The Maze Runner” by James Dashner Nonfiction: “The National Parks: Teen/Young Adult America’s Best Idea” by “Freaks and Ken Burns Revelations” by Davida “Time of My Life” by Wilis Harwin Patrick Swayze “True Compass: A “Ice” by Sarah Beth Memoir” by Edward Durst Kennedy “Tempted” by P.C. Cast “High on Arrival” by “Shadowland” by Mackenzie Phillips Alyson Noel “Lockdown” by Children’s Books/ Alexander Gordon Young Adult Smith “Christmas is Coming!” by A.J. Wood “Ash” by Malinda Lo “Rampant” by Diana “What Sisters Do Peterfreund Best? What Brothers “Catching Fire” by Do Best” by Laura Suzanne Collins Numeroff “Soulstice” by Simon “Syren” by Angie Sage Holt Books Combat Dogs, Simple Machines Series
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