Daily Courier, December 29, 2009

Airline security plans reviewed — Page 8A Sports Jump ball!

Second-round action in the Lady Hilltoppers Classic got under way on Monday.

The final round of play is today

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Tuesday, December 29, 2009, Forest City, N.C.

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Missing boy safe after trek in woods

NATION

By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer

Retail sales news lifts stock markets higher Page 8A

SPORTS

Boys tourney action begins at East Rutherford Page 1B

GAS PRICES

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Gabriel Brasfield, 6, receives a hug from his grandmother, Lori Ann Heric, in Hollis Monday afternoon, after he was located three hours after he was discovered missing. He and a neighbor’s German Shepherd, Jack, walked away the home of his great-grandparents, Vick and Joelyn Urban, to play in the woods and he became lost. Gabriel is visiting from Illinois and is unfamiliar with the territory.

Fire investigation continues

By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer

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Mae Greene Ann Beveridge Burtchus Lathan, Jr Henrietta Elbert Lane Mooresboro Doris Scruggs Elsewhere Howard Pratt Rhonda Smith Jimmy Carpenter Page 5A

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Tonight, partly cloudy.

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FOREST CITY — Fire investigators believe the fire on Wednesday, Dec. 23, in Hollis, claiming two lives, either started from the wood stove or a generator. There was no electricity to the house.

Rutherford County Fire Marshal Roger Hollifield said although the SBI Arson team is continuing to sift through debris collected at

the scene off Duncan Creek Church Road, “we may never really know” the cause of the fire because of the extent of the destruction.

“We are still looking at all the evidence to make sure of the cause,” Hollifield said.

The family was heating with wood. With no power to the house, someone had wired the generator directly into the electrical panel, Please see Fire, Page 6A

Nursing home gets another low score Daily Courier Staff Writer

Please see Score, Page 6A

Please see Boy, Page 6A

Michelle Pimentel, (left) development coordinator at the Community Clinic and Nadia Aguilera, front desk coordiantor at the Community Clinic Monday afternoon. The clinic is open four days a week; call 245-0400 for an appointment.

By LARRY DALE

RUTHERFORDTON — Willow Ridge of North Carolina LLC, a 150-bed nursing home facility at 237 Tryon Road, has received an overall rating of “much below average” in a Medicare report.

Willow Ridge received one star in a five-star rating system used

by Medicare on its Medicare.gov site. The more stars, the higher the rating.

The date of the ratings is not listed, but it was found under the Medicare.gov 2009 site on the Web. A Daily Courier story from December of 2008 reported that Willow Ridge had two stars at that time.

The U.S. News & World Report Web site on Wednesday listed Willow Ridge among other North Carolina nursing home facilities rated. In that report, Willow Ridge had an overall rating of two stars.

It is uncertain whether one or the other of the sites is incorrect in its star ratings or whether they ranked on different criteria.

On the U.S. News site, Willow

HOLLIS — “Good ending,” exclaimed Jeff Smith of the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department Monday afternoon after hearing 6-year-old Gabriel William Brasfield had been located.

The Illinois youngster, dressed in camouflage pants, green shirt, dark green hat and green shoes, wandered away from his grandparents home with a neighbor’s German Shepherd “Jack” and was found three hours later.

The grandmothers of the child looked for him about an hour before calling 911 at 11:24 a.m. He was found at 1:24 p.m. by a motorist who saw him and Jack at the edge of the woods on Pear Road, about one-half mile from the home. The motorist telephoned 911 to report he had been seen and immediately sheriff’s officers went for him.

“I’ve been calling for you,” Gabriel told his grandmother Lori Ann Heric, as he stepped out of the Rutherford Rescue ambulance. He lives in Desplains, Ill., with his grandmother and they were visiting her parents, Vick and Joelyn Urban for Christmas and New Year’s holidays.

“And I’ve been calling you,” she responded, clutching the youngster in her arms. He received hugs from his greatgrandmother, Mrs. Urban, who kept saying, “I had a good feeling he would be back. I just had a good feeling.”

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Clinic’s funding runs thin

By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY — As medical care for the neediest people in the county continue to increase, the Community Clinic of Rutherford County is searching for new avenues to address the health issues here. The clinic is a non-profit clinic with most of its funding coming through private organizations and donations.

“Funds are limited right now and we are just looking at new ways to receive funding,” said Sandra McGriff, executive director of the clinic.

Because of the economy, “We’re at the point

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when we are competing with other non-profits, to meet the needs of the neediest.

“We’re looking at various opportunities at this point to grow the clinic and grow a more comprehensive health care program for our community. That is our primary mission,” McGriff said.

The clinic’s overall 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 of pay.

Please see Clinic, Page 6A

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Samuel Owens enjoys HCC’c outing to Pizza Hut

Fair Haven Residents and Families enjoy beautiful Christmas music by David Roach Fair Haven Residents, Families, and Staff watch as the Marionettes Perform “In the Christmas Mood” at our Family Christmas Reception

Bertha Flynn is all ready to go on our outing to see the Christmas Lights

Vera Whitesides has a visit with Santa during the Christmas Party Fair Haven Residents have Fair Haven Resident Dee Dee a good time Christmas Jones along with Brenda Kelly enjoy lunch at the Chic- Filet at the Shopping at the Cleveland Mall mall before Christmas Shopping

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OakGrove Grove Oak Happy Holidays from Oak Grove Health Care Center and Rehab

Iney Jones, Joyce Tate, Iris Cogdill and Ruby Huskey on their way through Forest City looking at the lights Mr. and Mrs. Claus pose with their reindeer at our Christmas Party

Happy Holidays from OakGrove Healthcare Resident Choir and Staff

Elizabeth Griffin and Violet Newton on their way to see Christmas Lights

Billy and Vennie Jolley enjoy our community Christmas dinner

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The ladies enjoy looking at their new Gazebo

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Local

Police Notes Sheriff’s Reports

n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 230 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday.

Rutherfordton

n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 67 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday. n East Mountain Quick Mart, at 149 E. Mountain St., reported damage to a diesel pump. n Gold Nugget Auto Sales, at 156 E. Mountain St., reported damage to a 1986 Chevrolet truck fender, bumper and grill.

Spindale

n The Spindale Police Department responded to 54 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday.

Lake Lure

n The Lake Lure Police Department responded to nine E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday.

Forest City

n The Forest City Police Department responded to 71 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday. n An employee of Wal-Mart reported an incident of shoplifting/ concealment. (See arrest of Whitaker.) n Tasha Boone reported an incident of lost property. n An employee of Southside Motors reported an incident of breaking and entering and larceny. n An employee of the Forest City Police Department reported an incident of found property. n An employee of Wilco-Hess reported an incident of larceny. n An employee of Ingles reported an incident of shoplifting/ concealment. n Phyllis Washburn reported an incident of breaking and entering. n Donnie McDowell reported an incident of breaking and entering and larceny. n An employee of Wal-mart reported an incident of larceny. (See arrest of Buckner.) n An employee of Wal-mart reported an incident of shoplifting/ concealment and damage to property.

Arrests

n Kim Curtis, 37, of Third Street, Forest City; charged with resisting a public officer; placed under a $500 secured bond.

(FCPD) n Robert Whitaker, 38, of Dimsdale Drive,

Rutherfordton; charged with shoplifting/ concealment; placed under a $500 secured bond.

(FCPD) n William Buckner, 17, of Sherwood Drive, Washington, Ga.; charged with larceny; placed under a $500 secured bond. (FCPD) n Benjamin Franklin Moore, 43, of 2922 Cox Road; charged with simple worthless check fourth or subsequent offense; placed under a $200 secured bond.

(RCSD) n Gail Marie Ramsey, 52, of 281 Radford Road; charged with driving while license revoked and rear lamps violation; placed under a $500 secured bond.

(RCSD) n Kim Undria Curtis, 37, of 380 Mayes Road; charged with failure to appear on misdemeanor shoplifting/ concealment of goods and resisting a public officer; placed under a $1,500 secured bond.

(RCSD) n Amanda Brooke Conner, 21, of 2518 U.S. 221 South; charged with breaking and/ or entering and larceny after break/ enter; placed under a $30,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Ashley Nicole Bailey, 18, of 769 N. Washington St.; charged with no operator’s license; released on a $500 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Travis Kevin Ledford, 23, of 136 Hazy Terrace; charged with simple possession of schedule VI controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia; placed under a $3,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Brandon Ronnel Simmons, 27, of 380 Mayse Road; charged with domestic violence protective order violation; placed under a 48-hour hold. (RCSD) n Joseph Trent Waters, 16, of 209 N.C. 120; charged with second-degree trespassing and injury to real property; released on a $500 unsecured bond.

(RCSD) n Charles Ray Hemphill, 36, of

524 Hemphill Road; charged with misdemeanor child abuse; placed under a $25,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Tiffani Liveda Cash, 27, of 299 Foxtail Heights; charged with license not in possession, resisting a public officer, speeding and failure to secure passenger under 16; placed under a $1,500 secured bond. (RCSD) n Bryant Gordon Mosley, 34, of 160 Odessa Park Road; charged with failure to comply/ civil contempt/ child support and breaking or entering; placed under a $2,000 secured bond and a $1,500 cash bond.

(RCSD) n Jason Ramey Harris, 26, of 361 J.M. Lovelace Road; charged with felony possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving while license revoked; placed under a $22,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Dwight Alexander Walker, 37, of 1117 U.S. 64-74A, Rutherfordton; charged with driving while impaired and open container; placed under a $2,000 secured bond. (RPD) n Erica Fransha Jackson, 25, of 353 Forest St., Forest City; charged with misdemeanor larceny; placed under a $5,000 secured bond. (RPD) n Donald Lee Searcy, 24, of 4006-2 Unit 8, Pleasant Grove Church Road, Shelby; charged with being drunk and disruptive; placed under a $500 secured bond. (RPD)

n Roy Steven Buff, 19, of 750 Gilmer Edwards St., Rutherfordton; charged with underage consumption; placed under a $1,000 secured bond. (RPD) n Pierre Marquis Boyce, 25, of 409 Dogwood Lane; charged with true bill possession of a firearm

by a felon; placed under a $10,000 secured bond. (RPD)

beverage in the passenger area of a motor vehicle. (RPD)

Citations

EMS/Rescue

n Mary Elizabeth Laughter, 29, of 406 Oakland Road, Spindale; cited for possession of an open container of an alcoholic

n The Rutherford County EMS responded to 50 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday.

Please see Police, Page 5A

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4A — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Tuesday, December 29, 2009 ■ A daily forum for opinion, commentary and editorials on the news that affects us all.

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Our Views Patience critical to nation’s safety

T

he attempt by a Nigerian extremist to bring down an airliner flying into an American airport shows the difficulty of securing our airports and airways from determined terrorists.

But, as the story develops, it shows the importance of being more diligent when concerns or red flags are raised.

The young man’s father, a prominent Nigerian banker, had alerted diplomatic staff of his son’s extremist views.

The job is vast. Watch lists hold a half-million names. No-fly lists include 4,000 names.

And most everyone knows the hustle and bustle at airports and the impatience of many travelers.

There is an al-Qaida. There is an Osama bin Laden. There are people in the world who want to do us harm and won’t blink an eye at sacrificing innocent people to wreak their havoc.

We need to remember 9/11 and how diligent everyone became for a period after that terrible tragedy.

But we slip back into the mode of expediency over safety, because, after all, this is the United States and we are all safe. No we are not.

Our readers’ views Offers some thoughts on health care issue To the editor: Although I do not claim to be an expert on health care, I believe that many who have commented on the plan of the President and the Democrat majority in Congress ... both pro and con ... do not fully understand the problem.

A good part of this lack of understanding is not having an awareness of just who are the persons that have no health insurance ... and why.

However, since the Democrats in the House have just eeked out (barely) their version of Obamacare, I thought I would comment on how this unfortunate bill is going to strike (wallop) those persons who need effective health benefits.

Before I do so, however, I would first like to state that I believe reform of the present system, especially laws governing private insurance, including tort reform, and some form of cost control for medical care and drugs, is required.

Reform will, of course, be expensive; but, I cannot believe it will cost more than the Obamacare plan.

Further, I see no improvement in health care, itself, when practiced and controlled by bureaucrats rather than by medical personnel.

The September 2009 report of the Census Bureau states that, of 45.6 million uninsured persons: n 17.9 million earn at or above the 2008 mean income amount of $50,303. They could afford to buy health insurance, but do not choose to do so. But now, according to the plan of the President and Congress, they MUST do so; or pay a large fine; or maybe go

to jail. n 12 million are eligible for Medicaid, but they simply have not registered. They could register for Medicaid right now, or they can await the possibility of Obamacare.

However, if this plan ever goes into effect, then they must register; but how will this happen if they don’t even know now that they are eligible, and how long must they wait without free health care for the government bureaucracy to put the plan into being? Seems to me they would be better off to just stroll over to the Welfare office now. n 5.8 million are recently unemployed or in between jobs.

This is not a static group; they move in and out of insured status depending on if and when they are re-employed. Again, how does the government keep track of these people?

The above three groups of 35.6 million are American citizens.

The remaining 10 million are immigrants; of which 5.6 million are illegal and 4.4 million are legal, but not yet citizens.

The legal citizens-to-be will eventually become part of the above group of citizens; but what of the illegals? Health care is just one of the problems of illegal immigration. I suspect the crazy, new Pelosi Amnesty Bill will take care of that. Apparently, all these illegals need to do is register at the Welfare office. Without even a background check, they will suddenly become legal and eligible for benefits. I guess they will somehow learn of this through word-of-mouth.

Thus, in order for Obamacare to happen, first the government must go through an immense registration effort. How efficient will this be? I think it will likely

be just as inefficient as it is now ... and how much will this effort cost?

Of course, the registration cost will be miniscule when compared to the enormous expense of providing free or low cost health insurance to everyone. But, who is going to pay for all this?

Madame Pelosi says the rich are going to pay. This will include a tax penalty for employers who do not provide health insurance for their employees.

The problem with this “easy” solution is that, even if the government makes all our millionaires paupers, that still won’t be enough to pay the trillion $ cost of Obamacare.

Every taxpayer will pay for this mandatory adventure in socialized medicine through increased taxes ... and I fear that all Americans will also pay through decreased health care.

This brings us to the final question: after the government has finished soaking the rich and the middle class, who is going to have enough money left to provide jobs and pay living wages to the working man and woman?

Chuck Ross Lake Lure,

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He tells how farm program advances, shaped him My name is Lee Carpenter and I am a senior at R-S Central High School and the FFA president this year, and I am here to tell you about some of the things we have been doing.

Four years ago, when I was a freshman, Mr. (Brandon) Higgins was just taking over as sole Ag Teacher at R-S Central. We had only 75 students taking agricultural classes. Our agriculture program was nothing like it is today.

Our greenhouse was dilapidated and animal science wasn’t even offered. Today, we have a new green house and a 30-acre farm all built with a $60,000 grant from Foothills Connect and a LOT of hard work from our FFA. Our animal science and greenhouse program is now booming! Instead of just Mr.

Guest column Lee Carpenter

Higgins, we now have Mr. and Mrs. Higgins and our program is now 225-plus kids strong.

Our new barn, built last year, is the centerpiece of our Animal Science Laboratory.

We have 25 Nubian dairy goats, 6 sows, 30 feeder pigs, and raised 100 broilers this year.

Instead of using a bulldozer to clear our 30 acres of land, over grown with pine trees, we use our goats, pigs, and chickens.

First, in the clearing process, we use our goats to

clean out all the underbrush, cut our trees down and use the pigs to root up small stumps.

Then we run our chickens over it to reapply the nitrogen and build back to the soil that it lost during the many years of cotton farming. The chickens return approximately 300 pounds of nitrogen per acre to the ground and then we process and sell them to the community.

We are benefiting two ways from the chickens — by selling them to the community and getting nitrogen from them. The way the prices of fertilizer is right now it is a lot cheaper to get it from the chickens.

We show our Nubian dairy goats at ADGA-sanctioned shows. The feeder pigs we sell to the community and top hogs go to restaurants

in Charlotte. Last year, we built our new 28-by-60 Atlas greenhouses.

The greenhouse is up and we use it for raised bed production. In our raised beds we have arugula, spinach, squash blossoms and salad mix, but our main focus is winter strawberries.

Our strawberries are from piedmont research station and we should begin picking them around Christmas.

All of our produce is marketed through Farmersfreshmarket.com.

Farmers Fresh Market was begun as a way for farmers in Rutherford County to market local foods to white table cloth restaurants in Charlotte via the Internet.

In the future we plan to expand the barn, convert our old greenhouse into an aquaponic/hydroponic system so

that we may raise Tilapia.

The past four years in FFA have shaped me in many ways. I have gotten to travel.

My sophomore year we won the state Land Judging competition and traveled to Oklahoma City, OK for the national competition.

We’ve traveled all over the state going to livestock, or agriculture mechanics competitions and leadership development workshops.

Just recently we traveled to Indianapolis to attend the 82nd National FFA Convention.

I’ve also learned that you don’t need hundreds of acres to produce crops if you are skilled in marketing. I hope to further what I learned at R-S Central at NC State where I hope to pursue a career in Ag Education or Soil Science.

Rodanthe movie house has been sold

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Loca/Obituaries/State

Obituaries Ann Beveridge

Ann Stevens McDougle Beveridge, 76, of RutherfordRALEIGH (AP) — The ton, died Friday, Dec. 25, beachfront house featured in 2009, at her home. the movie Nights in Rodanthe She was of the Episcopal will soon have a new home faith. itself, thanks to a bail bondsSurivivors include two man who fell in love with the daughters, Susan Deviney of surf-threatened house after Claremont, and Ellen Jewell his wife bought the movie for of Dyer, Tenn.; one son, Larry him as a Christmas present Beveridge of Rutherfordton; last year. two sisters, Jean Willis and Ben Huss of Newton said Dottie Barnhardt, both of Monday he hopes to close Charlotte; and three grandJan. 4 on the house and have children. it moved and ready to rent by Memorial services will be Easter weekend. held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Huss described himself as Providence United Methodist someone who saves everyChurch, Charlotte. thing and said “this is just on Arrangements are being a bigger scale. We can’t let handled by McMahan’s this house go down. It’s not Funeral Home & Cremation a piece of history and it’s not Services. an antique, but it’s a nostalgia piece and I’m a nostalgic guy.” Online condolences www.mcmahThe current owners, ansfuneralhome.com.

Michael and Susan Creasy of Champion, Pa., bought the Mae Greene house in 2003 and intended Pearlie Mae Jones to keep it, Michael Creasy Greene, 73, of Long St., said Monday. But financial reasons kept them from mov- Rutherfordton, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009, ing the house, which Dare at Hospice House in Forest County had declared a pubCity. lic nuisance, he said. The A native of McDowell Creasys had appealed that County, she was a daughter decision.

“We love it, and we’re going of the late Claude Jones and Laura Nanney Jones Greene, to miss it,” said Creasy, addand was also preceded in ing that he, his wife and death by her husband, Rev. daughter last vacationed Julius Henry Greene. in the home for a week in She was a retired seamAugust. But they’ll still be stress from Tanner Company able to stay there, he said: the and a member of Bible sale includes a deal for his family to stay in the house for Tabernacle in Ruth.

She is survived by a one week.

Huss plans to move the six- son, Joseph Greene of Rutherfordton; five daughbedroom house less than a ters, Patricia Morgan, mile south along N.C. 12 to an oceanside lot that’s still in Mary Simpson, Carolyn Morrow and Betty Melton, Rodanthe. But it won’t have all of Rutherfordton, and the unobstructed view that Charlene Greene of Hickory; it does now as the northtwo sisters, Martha Wease ernmost house in the village, with only National Park and Bertie Parker, both of Ellenboro; 14 grandchildren; Service land to its north. and 23 great-grandchildren.

The house itself isn’t in Services will be conimmediate danger. With pilducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at ings driven 14 feet in the Bible Tabernacle with the sand and set in concrete, Revs. Joseph Greene and “Serendipity would never go Ron Spencer officiating. anywhere,” Creasy said. But the former 400 feet of beach- Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park. Visitation front had eroded to almost was held Monday from 7 to 9 nothing over time, the vicp.m. at Bible Tabernacle. tim of Hurricane Isabel and Memorials may be made numerous nor’easters. to Hospice of Rutherford Dare County declared the County, P.O. Box 336, Forest house a public nuisance for several reasons, including its City, NC 28043; or to the charity of the donor’s choice. notoriety that attracted visiCrowe’s Mortuary & tors who would wade through water or even ride rafts to the Crematory is in charge of front of the house at high tide arrangements. to take their picture in front Online condolences www. of it, said Ray Sturza, the county’s planning director. In crowemortuary.com. addition, he said Monday, the connection to the septic tank Elbert Lane was severed and the next Elbert “Pig” Lane, 91, of storm possibly could wash Henrietta, died Sunday, Dec. the home’s furnishings and 27, 2009, at Autumn Care of other contents from it.

Forest City.

When the house was built in Funeral arrangements 1988, it was a mansion that are incomplete and will be stood out among the smaller announced by Harrelson homes on Hatteras Island.

Funeral Home.

Although much larger mansions have been built since Burtchus Lathan Jr. then, the house is still special Burtchus R. Lathan Jr., to Huss, who calls it a “junior 55, of Rutherfordton, died castle.”

Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced Continued from Page 3A by Ulysses D. Miller Funeral Home. n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Rhonda Smith Gorge EMS and Rutherford Rhonda Kay Smith, 56, County Rescue responded to of Marion, died Saturday, 41 E-911 calls Saturday and Dec. 26, 2009, at McDowell Sunday.

Hospital.

She is survived by one sisFire Calls ter, Karen Smith, and one n Bill’s Creek firefighters brother, Gary Smith. responded to a fire alarm.

Memorial services will be n Cliffside firefighters held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. responded to a grass fire.

2, at Lake James Lodge, 63 n Ellenboro firefighters Lake View Dr., Marion. responded to a vehicle fire.

Online condolences crowemortun Forest City firefighters responded to a motor vehicle ary.com. crash. n Fairfield Mountains fire- Doris Scruggs fighters responded to a motor Doris Parris Scruggs, 77, vehicle crash, assisted by of 1042 Old US Hwy. 221-A, Lake Lure firefighters, and to Mooresboro, died Sunday, an electrical fire, assisted by Dec. 27, 2009, at Spartanburg Bill’s Creek, Lake Lure and Regional Hospice Home.

Chimney Rock firefighters.

A native of Cherokee n Lake Lure firefighters County, S.C,, she was a responded to an unknown daughter of the late Boyce type of fire, assisted by Lee and Maizie Scruggs Chimney Rock firefighters.

Parris. n SDO firefighters respondShe was an active member ed to a motor vehicle crash. of State Line Baptist Church, n Sandy Mush firefighters where she was a member of responded to a fire alarm. the WMU and the Chrismon

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Club. She was retired from Cliffside Pharmacy and a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Clyde Earl Scruggs; one son, Dennis Earl Scruggs of Gaffney, S.C.; daughters, Debbie Reynolds of Gaffney, Vickie Pollock of Charlotte, and Pattie Toney of Gaffney; one brother, Danny Ed Parris of Chesnee, S.C.; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at State Line Baptist Church with the Revs. Larry Fleming and John Godfrey officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation was held Monday from 6 to 8 p.m.

The family will be at the home of Debbie Reynolds, 162 Hawkins Reynolds Road, Gaffney.

Memorials may be made to Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home, 686 Jeff Davis Road, Spartanburg, SC 29303.

McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences mckinneylandrethfuneralhome.com.

Jimmy Carpenter Jimmy Carpenter Hall, 72, died Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009, at his residence on Bald Rock Mountain.

Born in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Frank Stacy and Mary Willie Carpenter Hall.

He was a graduate of N.C. State University, obtaining a degree in sociology at age 60 in 1997. He was a member of Hendersonville First Baptist Church, the Jim Hall Bible Fellowship Sunday School Class, the Kiwanis Club of Hendersonville and the Christian Businessmen of Hendersonville.

He is survived by his wife, Sarah Surles Hall; six children, Karen H. Byrd of Raleigh, Stacy Hall of Clarkesville, Ga., David Hall of Greensboro, Carson Dean of Charlotte, Jon Dean of Hendersonville, and Jennifer Dean of Raleigh; eight grandchildren; and a niece and nephew.

A funeral service will be held at noon Wednesday at Hendersonville First Baptist Church with Dr. Ryan Pack officiating. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until noon, prior to the funeral service at the church.

A graveside committal will follow at 3 p.m., in the Cool Springs Cemetery, Forest City, with the Rev. Bobby Dees officiating.

Memorials may be made to Hendersonville First Baptist Church, 312 5th Street W. Hendersonville, NC 28739; or to The Council on Aging for Henderson County Meals on Wheels, 105 King Creek Blvd., Hendersonville, NC 28792.

Thos. Shepherd & Son Funeral Directors and Padgett & King Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences www. thosshepherd.com.

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Howard Tilden Pratt, 94, of Fredericksburg, Va., died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009, at Mary Washington Hospital.

Born in Letcher County, Ky., he was preceded in death by his wife, Ada C. Pratt, and a son.

He worked at Sunset Memorial Gardens for over 25 years as superintendent of the grounds.

He is survived by a son, Warren W. Pratt of Bradenton, Fla.; a daughter, Emma E. Sams of Fredericksburg; 15 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and eight great-greatgrandchildren.

A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Covenant Funeral Service in Fredericksburg. Interment will follow in the Sunset Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 4217 Park Place Ct., Glen Allen, VA 23060.

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Deaths Mike Weaver ATLANTA (AP) — Former Georgia lineman Mike Weaver, who joined his older brother on successful Bulldogs teams in the early 1980s, has died. He was 47.

Weaver and his older brother, Eddie “Meat Cleaver” Weaver, signed with Georgia from Haines City, Fla. Dave Diles DETROIT (AP) — Former ABC-TV sports broadcaster and longtime “Prudential College Football Scoreboard Show” host Dave Diles has died at his home in Athens, Ohio. He was 78.

Detroit’s WXYZ-TV said Monday he’d been in failing health since a stroke in April and died Saturday night.

Diles was the ABC affiliate’s sports director in 1961-72 and 1979-82.

Diles also worked for several newspapers and reported for The Associated Press in Columbus, Ohio, and Detroit in 1951-61.

In two decades with ABC Sports, Diles covered the Olympics, the Indy 500

Mae Jones Greene Pearlie Mae Jones Greene, age 73, of Long St., Rutherfordton, died Saturday at Hospice House in Forest City.

She was a native of McDowell County, a retired seamstress from Tanner Company and a member of Bible Tabernacle.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Julius Henry Greene; a daughter, Katie Greene; her parents Claude Jones and Laura Nanney Jones Greene.

Left to cherish her memory are a son, Joseph Greene and wife, Rexanne; daughters, Patricia Morgan and husband, Dan, Mary Simpson and husband, Dean, Carolyn Morrow and husband, Chester, Betty Melton and husband, Terry all of Rutherfordton, Charlene Greene and husband, Tommy of Hickory; sisters, Martha Wease and Bertie Parker of Ellenboro; 14 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.

Services will be conducted at 2 PM Tuesday at Bible Tabernacle with the Rev. Joseph Greene and Rev. Ron Spencer officiating.

Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park.

The family received friends from 7-9 PM Monday at Bible Tabernacle in Ruth.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043 is the charity of choice.

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and hosted “Wide World of Sports” and the “Prudential College Football Scoreboard Show.”

Charles Bullen SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Charles “Chic” Bullen, who represented Logan for 14 years in the Utah Legislature, has died.

Bullen was a Republican in the Utah State House of Representatives from 1971 to 1976. He served in the Senate from 1977 to 1984.

Yves Rocher PARIS (AP) — French businessman Yves Rocher, founder of a global chain of beauty products and a pioneering advocate of the use of plants and other natural elements in cosmetics, has died in Paris at age 79, officials said.

Rocher is to be buried Wednesday in the Brittany town of La Gacilly where he was born and where he served as mayor from 1962 to 1988, according to the town’s Web site.

Inspired by the herbs and plants of his native region, Rocher founded the company that bears his name in 1959 as a mail order company. He transformed it into one of France’s most well-known beauty brands, with annual sales $2.88 billion and 2,000 stores worldwide.

Percy Sutton NEW YORK (AP) — Percy Sutton, the pioneering civil rights attorney who represented Malcolm X before launching successful careers as a political power broker and media mogul, has died.

He was 89.

The son of a former slave, Percy Sutton became a fixture on 125th Street in Harlem after moving to New York City following his service with the famed Tuskegee Airmen in World War II. His Harlem law office, founded in 1953, represented Malcolm X and the slain activist’s family for decades.

The consummate politician, Sutton served in the New York State Assembly before taking over as Manhattan borough president in 1966, becoming the highest-ranking black elected official in the state.

Sutton also mounted unsuccessful campaigns for the U.S. Senate and mayor of New York.

Doris Parris Scruggs

Doris Jean Parris Scruggs, 77, of 1042 Old US Hwy. 221-A went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, December 27, 2009 at Spartanburg Regional Hopsice Home.

A native of Cherokee County, SC, she was a duaghter of the late Boyce Lee and Maizie Scruggs Parris. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by one infant son, one grandson, Todd Reynolds and two brothers, Ralph Parris and Jimmie Lee Parris. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and was a member of State Line Baptist Church where she was active in Sunday School, W.M.U. and the Chrismon Club. She retired from Cliffside Pharmacy and was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Clyde Earl Scruggs; one son, Dennis Earl Scruggs and wife, Debbie of Gaffney; daughters, Debbie Reynolds and husband, Steve of Gaffney, Vickie Pollock and husband, Tim of Charlotte and Pattie Toney and husband, Rocky of Gaffney; one brother, Danny Ed Parris of Chesnee and her grandchildren, Amanda Scruggs Lucas, John Matthew Scruggs, Tonya Reynolds Scott, Lauren Pollock Kanupp, Brandon Pollock, Channing Toney and Clayton Toney and seven great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM on Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at State Line Baptist Church with the Rev. Larry Fleming and Rev. John Godfrey officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation was held on Monday, December 28, 2009 from 6:00-8:00PM. Memorials may be made to the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home, 686 Jeff Davis Road, Spartanburg, SC 29303.

The family will be at the home of Debbie Reynolds, 162 Hawkins Reynolds, Road, Gaffney.

A guest register is available at: www.mckinneylandrethfuneralhome.com

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Health/education Community Health Clinic of Rutherford County provides access to primary medical care, wellness education, medications and preventative programs. The clinic, open Monday through Thursday, is located at 127 E. Trade St., B 100, Forest City. Patients seen by appointment only. The clinic does not accept patients with private insurance, Medicaid or Medicare.

Call 245-0400. The Medication Assistance Program provides access to medications at reduced rates or free of charge to those who qualify, call 288-8872.

Meetings/other Athletic Boosters: Chase High Athletic Boosters will meet Monday, Jan. 4, at 6:30 p.m. in the office conference room.

Low-cost rabies clinic: Saturday, Jan. 9, noon to 1 p.m.; Thunder Road Animal Hospital; $9 cash, one-year rabies; $10 cash, threeyear rabies; other discounted vaccines available; call 286-0033.

New club: Inventors Club of America is starting a new chapter in the Tri-City area. Interested persons contact Sam McIlwain at 828 288-0090. Limited membership available.

Appreciation Day service: In honor of Wayne McCurry; Saturday, Jan. 16, Sunshine Elementary School; chili supper 5 to 6:30 p.m.; special music by The (retired) Carlson Trio; sponsored by Fairview Baptist Church and Cherry Mountain VFD. Lost Playwrights: Lost Playwrights of Western North Carolina will not meet in December. The next meeting is Saturday, Jan. 23, 4 p.m., at Doc’s Deli in Hendersonville; a presentation of short plays will follow at 7 p.m. The meetings are open to anyone interested in any aspect of theatre.

Alcoholics Anonymous: The TriCity Alano Club meets every day at 1201 Oakland Road, Forest City, (first door on the left). For more information and meeting times call 288-2700.

Fundraisers Buffet Breakfast: Saturday, Jan. 2, 7 to 10:30 a.m., Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church; Mt. Pleasant Church Rd., Forest City; $5 per person, all you can eat.

Country ham supper: Saturday, Jan. 2, 4 to 8 p.m., Duncan’s Creek Presbyterian Church, Ellenboro.

Music/concerts Concert: 37th Annual Gospel Concert, featuring Soul Harvest, Master’s Singers and Ronnie Felker “Fearless Fife” on Thursday, Dec. 31, at New Hope United Methodist Church, 4251 Chesnee Road (Parris Bridge Road). Concert begins at 8 p.m. Special midnight candlelight service with Rev. Butch Osborne.

Refreshments served during intermission.

Singing: Sunday, Jan. 3, 7 p.m., Riverside Baptist Church, Hogan Road, Harris; featuring The Servant Call.

Singing: Sunday, Jan. 3, 2 p.m.; Village Chapel Church, 141 Huntley St., Forest City; featuring Living By Faith.

Miscellaneous 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.

Veterans Brick Memorial: The Veterans Brick Memorial at the National Guard Armory on Withrow Road is currently under construction. The cost is $50 per brick in memory or in honor of a veteran. Each brick will have three engraved lines, up to 13 characters. For further information call 828-980-4015. Sponsored by DAV Chapter 25 and the National Guard.

Except for being hungry and cold and a few scratches on his face and neck from the woods, Gabriel was in “perfect condition.”

When he stepped from the ambulance he had a turtle shell in one hand and his jacket in the other.

“Look,” he told his grandmothers of the turtle shell he plans to take back to school in Illinois.

Herick, who had been inside the house during the search, immediately came outdoors when she learned Gabriel was safe. “I just want to go hug everyone,” she said, and proceeded to thank officers and volunteers who helped search.

Flying overhead were Pat Patterson and Randy Patterson, operating the sheriff’s department helicopter, who joined the search during the last hour.

Gabriel was outdoors playing with Jack when Mr. Urban left the residence for the doctor’s office to have blood drawn for upcoming chemotherapy treatment.

Heric said she was on the computer and Mrs. Urban was doing chores

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which should only be done by a licensed electrician.

Hollifield said there is no evidence the fire started any other way, but the investigation continues.

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“The clinic is growing and one of the things we are trying to do is develop it into a federally funded health clinic,” McGriff continued.

The board is researching the “Look Alike” federal clinics across the country, including the Blue Ridge clinic in Hendersonville to study the operation of the federal clinic.

McGriff said although the possibility is in the early stages, “we’re exploring the possibility of merging with them.

“With our planning grant, we have a year to make a decision and since growth is something we’ve experienced, we’ve got to relocate.”

“The growth the Community Clinic experienced in the first five years has been wonderful,” she told supporters said in a letter recently.

The clinic has increased its operating hours from four hours to 36 hours per week and has this year provided health care for more than 2,700 patients.

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Ridge is listed as having 12 total health deficiencies from May 1, 2008, to July 31, 2009, compared to an average of eight in North Carolina and 10 in the United States.

Willow Ridge Administrator Donald Ware had not returned a telephone call seeking a comment on the rating by press time.

Of the other four nursing homes in the county rated by Medicare, Autumn Care of Forest City received four of five stars, while Fair Haven Home Inc., Oak Grove Health Care Center and White Oak Manor of

St. Paul AME Zion Church, Forest City, each Monday at 6 p.m.

St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church, Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., 330 N. Ridgecrest Ave., Rutherfordton.

“Helping Hands Outreach”: Members of Caroleen Congregational Holiness Church hold a monthly soup kitchen each Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. The church is located on Walker Store Rd. First Baptist Church in Spindale, 11:30 to 12:30 p.m. each Tuesday.

New Beginnings Soup Kitchen, Thursdays from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Green River Baptist Association, 668 N. Washington St., Rutherfordton.

the home and sheriff’s cars lined the roadway.

A friend told the Urbans, “we were going to do anything until we found ‘little man.’”

“This has not been a good week,” Mrs. Urban said. “I got a call yesterday my mother-in-law died in Ohio and now this,” she said.

Haley Horn, an Ellenboro junior firefighter and a student at East Rutherfofd High School joined her mother, Crystal Horn, also a firefighter in the search. It was Haley’s first searching experience and she was happy with the good news.

“He is in absolute perfect condition” said Steve Winn, rescue volunteer.

When Gabriel stepped out of the Rutherford Rescue ambulance, with a big grin across his face his told his grandmother, “We were in the woods,” he said of himself and Jack.

“The SBI took some evidence and we haven’t gotten that back yet.

“We want to do all we can to find a cause and we have certain standards we have to follow,” Hollifield said.

Autopsies on the bodies of fire victims Nyashia Gray, 19, and Jonathan Lee McSwain, 17, are expected any day, said County Coroner Shane Earley.

The teenagers died after the fire broke out at about 3 a.m. just two days before Christmas off Duncan Creek Church Road, Hollis.

“Through the support of neighbors like you, we have been able to reach this level of service to our community,” McGriff said. “During this holiday and year-end giving, we are reaching out to you for support of our on-going efforts to provide quality health care to those in our community who are most in need,” she said in the letter.

She said as the country focuses on the necessity for affordable health care, “the need for our clinic has never been more vital in providing health care to the under served in our community.”

The clinic is expecting to move to a new space in 2010, she said, because the “square footage is the primary limitation stifling our progress.

Anyone wishing to make a donation through the “Healthier Neighbors Make a Healthier Community” fund send checks to: Community Clinic of Rutherford County, 127 E. Trade Street, Suite B-100, Forest City, NC 28043 Patients are seen by appointments only. Call 245-0400.

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Rutherfordton each received three stars. A four-star rating is considered above average. A three-star rating is considered average.

The Willow Ridge overall rating by Medicare included a health inspections rating of one star, a nursing home staffing rating of one star and a quality measures rating of four stars.

The Medicare explanation for health inspections says: “A team of trained health inspectors conducts onsite health inspections, on average, about once a year. Inspectors look at the care of residents, the process of care, staff and resident interactions, and the nursing home environment. The data from the last three standard health inspections and all complaint inspections that have been

Once home, Mrs. Urban said Gabriel had not stopped eating.

He ate peanut butter and cheese crackers and was waiting for hot soup.

“And Jack hasn’t left here yet,” she said of the boy’s best friend in Hollis.

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The home was rented by his mother, Micki Lynn Capps McSwain.

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Clinic Facts The Community Clinic of Rutherford County staffed by volunteer medical professionals provide access to primary care, preventative care and medication assistance to the low income and unisured residents of the county.

Clinic services: Primary Medical Care Specialty Medical Care Hispanic/Interpretation Voucher Program Medication Assistance Program Eligibility Requirements Must meet the following criteria to be eligible for services: Clients must be uninsured Clients must live in same county as the clinic Federal Poverty Level of 150 Other: The Community Clinic is restricted to provide the following; Pain medications/narcotics of any kind; Mental Health drugs and counseling; Processing disability; Providing work physicals; The clinic is open Monday-Friday at 8:30 a.m.

conducted in the last three years were used to calculate the rating.”

Nursing home staffing includes registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, licensed vocational nurses and certified nursing assistants. Clerical, administrative and housekeeping staff are not included in the staffing calculations.

The quality measures portion of the rating is self-reported by the nursing home. It includes data that nursing homes routinely collect on residents at specified times.

Willow Ridge is a for-profit corporation, according to the Medicare site.

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when they realized they hadn’t seen Gabriel for a little while.

They began calling and searching the area for about an hour before calling 911 to ask for help.

Dozens of search and rescue personnel from the sheriff’s department, Ellenboro Fire Department and the sheriff’s helicopter combed the areas of Evans-Edwards Road more than two hours looking for the little boy.

One neighbor searched near a lake and others were checking out an abandoned well.

Inside the house while the search was ongoing, Mrs. Urban said, “I hope the dog will come back and he’ll (Gabriel) will be with him,” she said.

Jack often walks up to the Urban residence for a cookie, they explained.

“When he comes back, I’ll give him a cookie,” she said.

Sheriff’s officer Daniel Elliott told the grandmothers where there is a missing child younger than age 12, “we get here as quick as we can.”

A command post was established at the Hollis Clubhouse and all across the area officers were knocking on doors asking if anyone had seen the boy.

After Gabriel was found, family and friends gathered in the driveway of

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Nation/world World Today China set to execute Briton

In this citizen photograph taken June 28, Alireza Beheshti, center, who is close assistant of proreform leader Mir Hossein Mousav speaks during a gathering in Ghoba Mosque in Tehran, Iran.

Beheshti was arrested along with at least six other prominent anti-government activists in a new crackdown against the country’s reformist movement, opposition activists reported Monday.

URUMQI, China (AP) — China says Akmal Shaikh is a drug smuggler and must be executed Tuesday morning. But family and acquaintances say the 53-year-old Briton is mentally unstable and was lured to China from a life on the street in Poland by men playing on his dreams to record a pop song for world peace.

Shaikh first learned of his death sentence Monday from his visiting cousins, who made a last-minute plea for his life. Prime Minister Gordon Brown had spoken personally to China’s prime minister about his case, but there’s little to suggest Beijing will relent.

Karzai: 10 civilians die in fight

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Iranian officials holding bodies CAIRO (AP) — Iranian authorities said Monday that they were holding the bodies of five slain anti-government protesters, including the nephew of the opposition leader, in what appeared be an attempt to prevent activists from using their funerals as a platform for more demonstrations.

Pro-reform Web sites and activists said the government also detained at least eight prominent opposition figures — including a former foreign minister — in an intensified crackdown that could fuel more violence of the kind that engulfed the center of Tehran on Sunday.

The activity pushed the bitterly opposed camps beyond any immediate prospect of reconciliation or compromise.

Hardliners, including clerical groups and the elite Revolutionary Guard, issued statements urging the country’s judiciary to take action against the opposition for violating Islamic principles and insulting the head of Iran’s religious leadership, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

In the bloodiest protests in months, groups of emboldened demonstrators on Sunday chanted slogans against Khamenei, casting aside a taboo on personal criticism of the leader. In outbursts of fury rarely seen in past street confrontations, they burned squad cars and motorcycles belonging to security forces who had opened fire on the crowds, according to witness accounts, opposition Web sites and amateur videos posted on the Web. “I believe we are moving toward a more militarized and repressive confrontation. Things

are going to get worse,” said Ahmad Bakhshayesh, a political science professor at Tehran’s Allameh Tabatabaei University.

IRNA, Iran’s state-run news agency, said the bodies of five protesters, including the nephew of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, were being held pending autopsies. The family of the nephew, Ali Mousavi, alleged that he was shot by security forces or government-backed militiamen, and his funeral would likely galvanize another outpouring of opposition anger.

The nephew’s brother, Reza Mousavi, earlier said the body was taken overnight from a Tehran hospital.

“Unfortunately, they have taken the body of my brother from the hospital, and however much we search, we can’t find the body,” Reza Mousavi had told the reformist Web site Parlemannews.ir.

Islamic tradition calls for bodies to be buried within 24 hours of death.

The opposition has alleged that Mousavi’s nephew had received death threats in recent days and was shot by assassins who drove to his house. Reformists believe the killing was an attempt to pressure Mousavi to back down, and that the government took his nephew’s body to prevent mourners gathering in the street for his funeral.

Iranian state television reported that eight people died in the violence in Tehran, a higher toll than the five deaths reported by some opposition Web sites. The television also cited the Health Ministry as saying 60 people were injured, and many had been released from hospitals after treatment.

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of the casualties was virtually impossible because of state restrictions on media coverage of the upheaval that has gripped Iran since a disputed election in June.

Iranian authorities have said 300 people were arrested in the protests, but did not specify where they were detained. The opposition Jaras Web site said several hundred were arrested in Tehran, and a similar number were detained in the central city of Isfahan.

Tehran residents say limits on Internet access have been tightened since Sunday, and Iranians were unable to see opposition Web sites. Cell phone and text messaging services were sporadic. Communication problems are common around the time of demonstrations, likely a government bid to prevent negative publicity and disrupt coordination among protesters.

The Parlemannews.ir site said three Mousavi aides were detained Monday, including top adviser Ali Riza Beheshti.

Security forces also arrested two people in a raid on a foundation run by the reformist former President Mohammad Khatami, a foundation official said on condition of anonymity because of fears of police reprisal. The Baran Foundation works to promote dialogue between cultures.

Former Foreign Minister Ebrahim Yazdi and human rights activist Emad Baghi were arrested, according to the Rahe-Sabz Web site. Yazdi, who served as foreign minister after the 1979 Islamic revolution, is now leader of the banned but tolerated Freedom Movement of Iran. One of his aides was also detained.

KABUL (AP) — Ten civilians, including eight students, were killed in fighting involving international forces in the country’s remote east, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Monday.

He condemned the deaths and called for an investigation.

Civilian deaths are one of the most sensitive issues for foreign troops in Afghanistan.

Although United Nations figures show far more civilians are killed by the Taliban, deaths at the hands of foreigners spark wide resentment and undermine international forces’ attempts to weaken the Taliban by building trust among the peaceful population.

Karzai’s brief statement said the deaths occurred Sunday in the Narang district of Kunar province. It did not give further details and other reports have been sketchy.

Pirate: China paid ship ransom MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A band of Somali pirates split a $4 million ransom to release a Chinese cargo ship and 25 sailors after two months in captivity, one of the hijackers said Monday.

The EU Naval Force said the bulk carrier De Xin Hai was released outside of Hobyo, Somalia, on Sunday. The crew and ship are in good condition, the force said.

China’s official Xinhua News Agency said the ship and crew were now under the protection of a Chinese naval fleet after an early morning rescue. It did not give further details about the rescue.

Suicide bombing kills 20 KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A top health official says a bombing targeting a Shiite Muslim procession in Pakistan’s largest city of Karachi has killed 20 people and wounded 60.

Provincial Health Minister Sagheer Ahmad says many of the wounded are in critical condition and the death toll could rise.

Interior Minister Rehman Malik said a suicide bomber detonated his explosives at the start of Monday’s procession.

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REACHING OUT

I have mentioned before that holidays are a difficult time for the person who has experienced a loss.

The relationship and presence of loved one who has died is missed most often on special occasions.

Holidays bring back special memories and although memories should be cherished, there remains a void.

Holidays are a time that relatives and friends must support one another.

It is a good time to be proactive and make sure that grieving family members are encouraged.

This encouragement may take the form of spending time with them and just listening or making sure that they are encouraged to participate in a family event. It is also okay to mention the name of the

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deceased. In fact, many experts support the idea that mentioning the name of the deceased reassures the grieving that their loved one has not been forgotten.

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Nation Today Suspect denied bond

DOVER, Del. (AP) — A judge ordered a convicted sex offender held without bond Monday on charges he kidnapped an 11-yearold Maryland girl whose body was found on Christmas Day. After the hearing in Salisbury, Md., Thomas J. Leggs Jr. was returned to the Wicomico County Detention Center, where he has been held since his arrest.

Sarah Haley Foxwell was taken last Tuesday from the Salisbury home where she lived with her aunt, Amy Fothergill, who had recently dated Leggs, according to court records. The girl’s body was found Christmas Day in Maryland near the Delaware line after a search that involved thousands of volunteers.

Man steals, crashes plane

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — A homeless man trying to leave town in a stolen plane crashed the singleengine aircraft on a municipal airport runway without ever leaving the ground, police said.

Calvin C. Cox, 51, wanted to fly away from Frederick early Monday but ended up in jail instead, unable to make bail, authorities said. He remained in custody after a District Court Commissioner set his bail at $10,000 on felony charges including theft, burglary and trespassing.

Cox wasn’t hurt when the Piper Super Cub ran off a runway at Frederick Municipal Airport and upended in the grass at about 2:15 a.m. Monday, police said.

GPS leads couple astray

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — A Nevada couple letting their SUV’s navigation system guide them through the high desert of Eastern Oregon got stuck in snow for three days when the GPS unit sent them down a remote forest road.

On Sunday, atmospheric conditions apparently changed enough for their GPS-enabled cell phone to get a weak signal and relay coordinates to a dispatcher, Klamath County Sheriff Tim Evinger said.

“GPS almost did ’em in and GPS saved ’em,” Evinger said. “It will give you options to pick the shortest route. You certainly get the shortest route. But it may not be a safe route.”

Mass. fires investigated NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (AP) — A string of suspicious fires that damaged several homes and killed two men have many residents on edge, wondering whether they were set by thrill-seekers or someone bent on causing harm.

Authorities have recorded several so-called nuisance fires in recent years in the Northampton neighborhood known as Ward 3, but none as destructive as the nine fires set early Sunday that targeted at least five structures and three cars.

No arrests had been announced by midday Monday.

Authorities say they are investigating other fires that appear to have been set but were doused by the night’s rain before taking hold. All of the fires have been in a threemile radius.

9 dead in Mississippi fire STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Nine people, including at least six children, died early Monday in an apartment fire, officials said.

The blaze was reported around 4 a.m., according to Oktibbeha (ACH-tibb-bee-ha) County Coroner Michael Hunt. He and state Fire Marshal Mike Chaney confirmed the deaths.

Firefighters were still at the scene more than six hours later, and there was no word on how the blaze started.

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U.S scrambles to make security efforts tougher

By EILEEN SULLIVAN and LOLITA C. BALDOR

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Passengers wait in line at a check-in desk for US bound flights at Pierre Elliot Trudeau airport in Montreal Monday, as tighter security measures have been implemented in the wake of a foiled terrorist attack on an inbound U.S. flight on Dec. 25.

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Monday he has ordered a review of the nation’s watchlist system and of its air safety regulations following a Christmas Day attack on a U.S. airliner.

As an al-Qaida group claimed responsibility for the assault, the president said he has directed his national security team to keep up the pressure on those overseas who aim to attack the U.S. “It’s absolutely critical that we learn from this incident and take the necessary measures to prevent future acts of terrorism,” Obama said in his first public remarks since the attack on the U.S-bound airliner.

The group al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula claimed responsibility for the attempt to bring down the jet, saying the attack was retaliation for a U.S. operation against the group in Yemen.

“We do not yet have all the answers about this latest attempt, but those who would slaughter innocent men, women and children must know that the United States will ... do more than simply strengthen our defenses,” Obama said in a brief statement from Hawaii where he is vacationing with his family.

“We will continue to use every element of our national power to disrupt, to dismantle and defeat the violent extremists who threaten us, whether they are from Afghanistan or Pakistan, Yemen or Somalia, or anywhere where they are plotting attacks against the U.S. homeland,” he said.

The president said U.S. authorities will not rest until they find everyone involved in the attack in Detroit and hold them accountable.

Federal authorities met Monday to reassess the U.S. system of terror watchlists to determine how to avoid the type of lapse that allowed a man with explosives to board the flight in Amsterdam even though he was flagged as a possible terrorist.

In a statement posted on the Internet, al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula said 23-year-old Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab coordinated with members of the group, an alliance of militants based in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

Yemeni forces, helped by U.S. intelligence, carried out two airstrikes against al-Qaida operatives in the country this month.

The second one was a day before Abdulmutallab attempted to bring down a Northwest Airlines flight as it prepared to land in Detroit.

The group said Abdulmutallab used explosives manufactured by al-Qaida members.

“He managed to penetrate all devices and modern advanced technology and security checkpoints in international airports bravely without fear of death,” the group said in the statement, “relying on God and defying the large myth of American and international intelligence, and exposing how fragile they are, bringing

their nose to the ground, and making them regret all what they spent on security technology.”

The group released what it said was a photo of Abdulmutallab, smiling in a white shirt and white Islamic skullcap, overlaid on a graphic showing a plane taking off.

In a second version of the same photo, he is shown with the al-Qaida in Arabian Peninsula banner in the background.

The claim of responsibility was dated Saturday but posted on Monday on a Web site frequently used by militants to disseminate their messages.

Critics and administration officials have questioned how Abdulmutallab was allowed to board the flight. A senior U.S. intelligence official said authorities were reviewing the procedures that govern the lists, which could include how someone is placed on or moved between the various databases.

“Why wasn’t he flagged at a higher screening level?” Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on ABC television’s “Good Morning America.” ‘’How did he get an explosive substance on to the plane? All of those are serious questions that we are now looking at.”

Passengers have faced stiffer boarding measures since Friday.

Authorities warned travelers to expect extra delays returning home from holidays.

The intelligence official said the review will look at what adjustments could be made to avoid the type of gap that allowed Abdulmutallab to fly into Detroit even though Britain had refused to grant him a student visa in May. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the internal review.

Congress is already starting to weigh in. Sen. Joe Lieberman, an independent, said Monday that the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee would hold hearings on the incident in January. Lieberman is chairman of the committee.

Abdulmutallab is accused of trying to detonate an explosive device hidden on his body as the plane approached Detroit on a flight from Amsterdam last Friday. Law enforcement officials say he tucked below his waist a small bag holding a potentially deadly concoction of liquid and powder explosive materials. The device burst into flames without exploding, according to authorities, and Abdulmutallab was subdued by passengers.

The plane landed safely.

His name was one of about 550,000 in the Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment database, known as TIDE, which is maintained by the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center.

Inclusion in that database does not trigger mandatory additional airport screening.

TIDE is the largest collection of names, and U.S. intelligence and law enforcement as well as trusted allies can nominate “known or suspected terrorists” for this database.

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Business/finance

THE MARKET IN REVIEW

STOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS

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GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Chg Metrogas 2.45 +.41 Sparton 6.47 +.95 SLM pfB 47.47 +6.87 SunriseSen 3.51 +.45 CabAT&T3421.21 +2.21 3Par 11.45 +1.17 ReddyIce h 4.48 +.39 BrkfldH 7.53 +.58 L-1 Ident 7.06 +.50 IDT Cp rs 4.80 +.31

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Chg +1.20 +.41 +.32 +.20 +.34 +.67 +.31 +.20 +.42 +.35

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LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Chg %Chg ZaleCp 2.28 -.19 -7.7 US Airwy 5.02 -.36 -6.7 JPM FTLgC26.28 -1.82 -6.5 Valhi 14.05 -.94 -6.3 BkA BM RE 3.66 -.24 -6.2 PSBMetDS15.30 -.00 -6.1 Entercom 7.16 -.40 -5.3 MBIA 4.10 -.23 -5.3 Hill Intl 6.32 -.35 -5.2 RadianGrp 7.16 -.39 -5.2

Name Last B&HO 2.75 NTS Rlty 4.45 Nevsun g 2.37 UnivPwr 2.80 Protalix 6.63 Emergent 6.94 SearchMed 7.54 MastechH 4.60 VistaGold 2.47 TriValley 2.00

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg Citigrp 3258046 3.39 +.04 FannieMae 1331680 1.27 +.22 BkofAm 1008346 15.29 +.04 FredMac 854843 1.60 +.34 SPDR 631204 112.72 +.24 FordM 525358 10.20 +.07 GenElec 450989 15.34 -.10 BrMySq 385763 25.95 +.19 BkAm pfS 367359 15.23 +.08 iShR2K 340336 63.26 -.10

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg ChNEPet n 31640 9.16 +1.20 NovaGld g 27103 6.21 -.28 GoldStr g 21170 3.24 -.01 Rentech 17312 1.26 -.03 Oilsands g 15571 1.17 +.01 Taseko 15496 4.34 -.06 JavelinPh 14147 1.34 +.05 Nevsun g 14091 2.37 -.25 NA Pall g 9504 3.05 +.09 NthgtM g 9209 3.10 -.03

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Name Last ZionO&G wt 3.98 EuroTech 2.20 Tongxin un 10.99 CenJrsyBc 2.80 OakRidgeF 4.65 Spire h 4.27 GigaTr 3.18 RadioOne 3.27 BrdwindE n 8.77 Cavico n 4.41

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MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg PwShs QQQ414364 46.22 +.24 ETrade 276499 1.78 -.03 Intel 268672 20.30 -.03 Microsoft 243954 31.17 +.17 Apple Inc 221666 211.61 +2.57 Compugn 196924 5.20 +1.12 Cisco 196889 24.08 +.12 SanDisk 168538 29.62 -.51 Oracle 152429 24.97 +.02 Dell Inc 139938 14.60 -.19 Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

DIARY

1,227 1,485 153 2,865 214 20 1,214,168,763

DAILY DOW JONES

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Dow Jones industrials ANAlySIS. NEEdS LIFE INSURANCE LATELY? Close: 10,547.08 10,400 10,560

Change: 26.98 (0.3%)

Figures from MasterCard Advisors’ SpendingPulse, which track all forms of payment, show retail sales rose 3.6 percent from Nov. 1 through Dec. 24, after dropping during that time last year.

Adjusting for an extra shopping day between Thanksgiving and Christmas, the number was closer to a 1 percent gain.

Consumer spending is one of the biggest drivers of economic growth and is important for a sustained recovery.

Meanwhile, commodities prices rose as the dollar fell, giving a boost to energy and materials stocks.

Airline stocks fell, helping to keep the market’s gains in check, after two security incidents on Northwest flights over the weekend.

The Dow Jones transportation average fell 0.6 percent.

With fewer traders in the market due to the holidays, and without any bad news, analysts say stocks are likely to drift higher during the final days of 2009.

“What’s going to stop this is a question on a lot of people’s minds,” said Lawrence Creatura, portfolio manager at Federated Clover Investment Advisors. “And the answer so far is nothing.”

Markets were closed for Christmas and will be closed again Friday for New Year’s Day. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 26.98, or 0.3 percent, to 10,547.08, its highest close since Oct. 1, 2008. The Dow transportation average fell 24.37, or 0.6 percent, to 4,163.49.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 1.30, or 0.1 percent, to 1,127.78, and the Nasdaq composite index advanced 5.39, or 0.2 percent, to 2,291.08.

Bond prices came off their lows after an auction of $44 billion of two-year notes saw sufficient demand.

Bond prices have been falling in recent weeks, pushing yields higher as stocks continue to advance amid improving economic data.

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Sales figures are unofficial.

Retail reports the hook for pulling stocks higher

NEW YORK (AP) — Better holiday sales and rising commodities prices pushed stocks to their sixth straight gain and new highs for 2009.

Major indexes edged higher in light trading Monday after sales figures showed shoppers spent more freely this holiday season, a sign that consumers are feeling better about the economy.

52-Week High Low

In total, the Treasury Department is issuing $118 billion of debt this week.

Investors have worried this year that demand for government debt would wane amid the massive amounts of supply. But so far, most auctions have gone smoothly.

The yield on the previously auctioned 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, rose to 3.85 percent from 3.80 percent Thursday.

Stocks added to moderate gains from last week, when the market rose following upbeat reports on unemployment and durable goods orders.

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Some retailers kept inventory so low they’ve had to bring in new merchandise to restock shelves, a rare move this soon after Christmas.

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“Retailers are much more nimble this year,” NPD analyst Marshal Cohen said. “Their ’Plan B’ is to have new receipts at the ready.”

Cohen said he noticed J. Crew and Coach were two that had restocked shelves with new items last week.

Because their ordering was in line with weak demand, retailers were able to sell more items at higher prices, which is critical to profits.

Last year, profits were hammered by fire-sale discounts to get rid of the excess.

This week, readings on home prices and consumer confidence are among the few economic reports expected.

Stocks have managed to grind higher throughout December, but the gains have been more subdued than in recent months as investors have held back on making big moves going into the end of the year.

The S&P 500 index is up 66.7 percent since hitting a 12-year low in March.

Commodities prices rose as the dollar fell. Commodities are priced in U.S. dollars, so when the greenback is weak they become more attractive to foreign buyers.

The ICE Futures U.S. dollar index, which measures the dollar against other major currencies, slipped 0.1 percent.

Crude oil gained 72 cents to settle at $78.77 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Gold also rose.

Shares of Delta Air Lines Inc., which owns Northwest, fell 48 cents, or 4.1 percent, to $11.29.

A failed attack on a Northwest flight on Christmas Day and another incident on the same route to Detroit from Amsterdam on Sunday raised security concerns.

Advancing stocks narrowly outpaced those that fell on the New York Stock Exchange where consolidated volume came to a light 2.8 billion shares.

In other trading, the Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 0.32, or 0.1 percent, to 633.75.

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Drivers should have one job Dear Abby: I applaud “Terrified Mama in California” (Oct. 30) on her stance with her “multitasking” daughter who texts and phones while driving. I recently swore off cell phone use in my vehicle after I saw the dramatic BBC public service ad on YouTube discouraging it, a reenactment of an actual event. I am forever changed for the better, and so are my two daughters who ride with me. If there is an emergency, my family now knows that if I don’t answer my phone, they should call right back and I’ll pull over to take the call. Otherwise, I will call later.

This has worked like a charm.

I still notice all the other phone conversations going on while people operate thousands of pounds of steel, glass and plastic containing their most precious cargo. What are they talking about? I’ll bet it could wait.

Driving time for me is now spent conversing with my kids, singing along to music or just chilling out.

As moms, we are concerned about lead in our children’s toys, the safety of flu vaccines and additives in the foods they eat. But it never occurs to us that, in the blink of an eye, life can change forever because of that call or text that “had” to be made.

You CANNOT do it all. The life you save may be your own. — Susan Dear Susan: Thank you for your persuasive reminder. Many readers

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were eager to share their views on this topic, which is so often in the news today. Read on: Dear Abby: If “Terrified’s” daughter were only a danger to herself, I’d be all in favor of allowing her to compete for a Darwin award.

Unfortunately, she’s a danger to everyone. I have seen amazingly mindless behavior by people on cell phones who were not driving — including one who paid for and walked away from her purchases at a store. Too many cell phone users are completely oblivious to anything but their conversation. It should be obvious that phones and driving don’t go together.

Earlier this year a woman on a cell phone here hit a motorcyclist.

Apparently clueless to having just been in an accident, she proceeded to drive over him, and that’s what killed him. Abby, you missed a golden opportunity to call for state or federal regulations banning the use of cell phones while driving. It would make the world safer for everyone. — Larry

Black hairy tongue is harmless Dear Dr. Gott: I was recently diagnosed with black, hairy tongue following an extended course of antibiotics because of a persistent bladder infection. My doctor assures me this is a temporary condition, and there is nothing he can do for me. I am interested in your take on this condition and if you know of anything I can do. My tongue really does look black and hairy, and it is disturbing for me to see. I am an otherwise healthy 34-year-old female. I don’t smoke and only drink alcohol socially.

Dear Reader: Black, hairy tongue is a benign condition caused when the bacteria levels within the mouth become too high. It causes the tongue to appear covered with black, yellow or brown hair when, in fact, it really isn’t. There are minute projections known as papillae that typically shed. When they don’t, they become elongated, taking on the appearance of hair. As the bacteria collect on

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Some of the most common are heavy tobacco use, poor oral hygiene, medications containing bismuth, such as Pepto-Bismol, mouth breathing, regular use of mouthwashes containing oxidizing agents (peroxide, chlorine dioxide) or astringents (witch hazel, menthol) and changes in normal bacteria or yeast levels within the mouth following antibiotic use.

IN THE STARS

Your Birthday, Dec. 29; In the year ahead, a perfect opportunity might develop.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Don’t waste any free time because, unless you are productive all day long, you’re likely to feel guilty.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Because you won’t take yourself too seriously, it should be a happy day.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — You’ll be a lot happier and get a lot more done if you keep your priorities in order.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — If you can spend some quality time with stimulating thinkers and conversationalists, you could learn something.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Conditions have changed for someone indebted to you, likely to pay you back.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — It could be a rewarding day because of how well you manage each job.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Someone in need of counsel is eager to talk to you about something important.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — The goodwill you accumulate could turn out to be far more valuable than any amount of money.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — Flexibility will prove to be extremely important, helping you achieve.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Ironically, some of your best thinking will come from something quite a while ago.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Lucky you — not one but two personally rewarding situations could be on the drawing board.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Finding a number of solutions to resolve a problem will come easy for you.

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Happy New Year 2010!

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New Year’s Day celebrations are not just a modern tradition; they date back to the Babylonian Time of 2000 B.C. In Ancient Babylon, the beginning of the New Year fell in the springtime with the Vernal Equinox, or the first day of summer. New Year’s resolu¬tions date back all the way to this society, when a common New Year’s resolution was to give back a neighbor’s farm equipment that had been borrowed. The Romans also celebrated New Year’s Day in much the same style as we do today. January 1 was first declared the New Year in the Roman Society.

Today, New Year’s Day is celebrated with many famous events. The first Tournament of Roses Parade occurred in California in 1886 to celebrate the orange crops. The Rose Bowl was added to this tradition in 1902 and is still a popular New Year’s celebra¬tion. The famous Waterford Crystal Ball drop in New York’s Times Square is televised each year on New Year’s Eve and is watched by people around the world. A smaller, but similar, festivity is the Hidden Words: Peach Drop in Atlanta, Georgia.

New Year’s Day traditions also include customs centered Cake, Clocks, Confetti, Counton food. Many Americans believe that it brings good luck down Ball, Drink, Family, Food, to eat black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day. Other cultures Friends, Hats, Kisses, Midnight, Music, Nosie Makers, Radio, believe that rice or cabbage bring the same good fortune Streamers, Television for another year. In the Netherlands, donuts are eaten on New Year’s Day.

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Cavs win, Hilltoppers stumble

By SCOTT BOWERS Daily Courier Sports Editor

Bobcats beat Bucks, 94-84, in NBA clash CHARLOTTE (AP) — Gerald Wallace had 21 points and 14 rebounds and the Charlotte Bobcats beat Milwaukee 94-84 on Monday night, a miserable performance for the Bucks that prompted coach Scott Skiles to bench Michael Redd and Andrew Bogut.

Flip Murray added 16 points for the Bobcats in a one-sided matchup of teams that figure to contend for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

The Bobcats built a 22-point halftime lead and Skiles didn’t play Bogut or Redd in the second half after they combined to shoot 1 for 10.

Staal’s 5 points help Carolina top Caps WASHINGTON (AP) — Eric Staal had two goals and three assists to help the Carolina Hurricanes end a three-game losing streak with a 6-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Monday night.

Jussi Jokinen added a goal and two assists. Tuomo Ruutu also had a goal and an assist while Matt Cullen added two assists as Carolina stopped Washington’s three-game winning streak and got just its second road victory this season.

FOREST CITY — The 8th Annual Cavaliers Christmas Classic Basketball Tournament got under way at East Rutherford High on Monday.

This year’s tourney has a distinctly local flavor as host East is joined by county schools Chase and R-S Central. Filling out the foursome is the Buncombe County private school, Asheville School.

The two-day tourney concludes today with Chase meeting R-S Central in the Third Place game at 6:30 p.m., while East will look to capture the crown of its own tourney when they face Asheville at 8 p.m.

Asheville School 67, Central 58

East Rutherford’s Devince Boykins (15) jumps for the basket between Chase’s Andrew Scruggs (10) and Adam Cooper (42) during the East Rutherford Cavaliers Christmas Classic held at East Rutherford Monday.

FOREST CITY — Asheville’s Malik Risher and Leonard Martin combined for 44 points to take a 67-58 win over R-S Central, Monday, in game one of the Cavaliers Christmas Classic.

The Blues (4-4) head coach Roger Harris, a 1981 East Rutherford grad, was pleased with the win and pleased to be home.

“I told the kids and the coaches — win or lose, I want us to play hard,” said Harris, who once coached at East. “We’ve lost a couple of games in the final minutes of the fourth quarter this

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Georgia drops Texas A&M 44-20 in Bowl SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Joe Cox threw two touchdown passes, Caleb King added two rushing scores and Georgia beat mistake-prone Texas A&M 44-20 on Monday in the Independence Bowl.

Cox hit Aron White on touchdown passes of 24 and 2 yards in the second half as the Bulldogs (8-5) pulled away for their fourth straight bowl victory.

Georgia blocked two kicks, Brandon Boykin tied the Southeastern Conference record with his third kickoff return of the season and Cox threw his first touchdown pass after the snap sailed over the Texas A&M punter’s head in the third quarter.

The Bulldogs sealed the win by intercepting Jerrod Johnson twice in the third quarter.

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Chase High’s Claudette Miller (30) prepares to make a pass around the Hibriten defense during the R-S Central Lady Hilltoppers Holiday Classic held yesterday at R-S Central.

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Report: Fox will be offered another year

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6:30 p.m. — Shelby vs. R-S

Central

Cavaliers Classic 6 p.m. — Chase vs. R-S. Central 8 p.m. — Asheville School vs. East Rutherford

On TV 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) College Football EagleBank Bowl — Temple vs. UCLA. 7 p.m. (ESPN2) College Basketball Hartford at Kentucky.

(FSS) College Basketball Long Beach State at Duke.

(TS) NBA Basketball Cleveland Cavaliers at Atlanta Hawks. From Philips Arena in Atlanta. (Live) 8 p.m. (ESPN) College Football Champs Sports Bowl — Miami vs. Wisconsin.

9 p.m. (ESPN2) College Basketball Penn State at Minnesota.

RUTHERFORDTON — The home team will play for the championship tonight, following R-S Central’s big third quarter effort in a 59-41 win over Gaffney on Monday in the Lady Hilltopper Classic.

Gaffney was held without a point in the third period as the Lady Hilltoppers’ zone defense hammered the Lady Indians and Central capitalized with six baskets in the period to claim the final spot for the tournament title.

“Once we switched from man defense to zone in the second quarter, that kept Gaffney off the board and it’s big to get back to the championship game,” R-S Central girls basketball coach Darius Fuller said. “I thought we played hungry tonight and we will see if we can play that way again tomorrow, but Shelby is a tough opponent.”

The two teams went back and forth racing up the floor for points to begin

Associated Press

Carolina Panthers running back Jonathan Stewart (28) dodges a tackle from Kevin Dockery (35) in the first quarter of an NFL football game at Giants Stadium Sunday. Steward rushed for 206 yards.

CHARLOTTE (AP) — Injury-riddled and out of the playoff race before December, the Carolina Panthers seemed certain to have their first season of at least 10 losses under coach John Fox. Instead, they’re playing their best football of the season, just in time for the embattled Fox to have a shot at returning in 2010.

A day after the Panthers (7-8) routed the New York Giants for their third win in four games, The Charlotte Observer reported Fox and general manager Marty Hurney will be “offered the opportunity to return next season” by owner Jerry Richardson.

However, the report Monday said Fox will not be given a contract extension. He’s due to make more than $6 million in 2010, the final season of his deal.

The team declined to confirm or deny the report. Team spokesman Charlie Dayton said Fox and Hurney are under contract for next season, and he’s heard nothing to indicate they won’t return.

Fox’s Monday news conference came before the report, and Hurney didn’t immediately return a phone message left by The Associated Press. Recovering from a heart transplant on Feb. 1, Richardson hasn’t spoken to reporters in months.

Fox has been heavily scrutinized since starting the season 0-3, a year after Carolina went 12-4 and captured the NFC South before an ugly 33-13 home playoff loss to Arizona.

It follows a familiar trend. While Fox led Carolina to the Super Bowl after the 2003 season two years after inheriting a 1-15 team from George Seifert, he’s never had consecutive winning seasons

Please see Fox, Page 10B

2B — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Tuesday, December 29, 2009

sports

Scoreboard FOOTBALL

National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF x-New England 10 5 0 .667 400 N.Y. Jets 8 7 0 .533 311 Miami 7 8 0 .467 336 Buffalo 5 10 0 .333 228 South

W L T Pct PF x-Indianapolis 14 1 0 .933 409 Houston 8 7 0 .533 354 Jacksonville 7 8 0 .467 273 Tennessee 7 8 0 .467 337 North

W L T Pct PF x-Cincinnati 10 5 0 .667 305 Baltimore 8 7 0 .533 370 Pittsburgh 8 7 0 .533 338 Cleveland 4 11 0 .267 222 West

W L T Pct PF x-San Diego 12 3 0 .800 431 Denver 8 7 0 .533 302 Oakland 5 10 0 .333 184 Kansas City 3 12 0 .200 250 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF y-Philadelphia 11 4 0 .733 429 y-Dallas 10 5 0 .667 337 N.Y. Giants 8 7 0 .533 395 Washington 4 11 0 .267 246 South

W L T Pct PF x-New Orleans 13 2 0 .867 500 Atlanta 8 7 0 .533 343 Carolina 7 8 0 .467 292 Tampa Bay 3 12 0 .200 234 North

W L T Pct PF x-Minnesota 11 3 0 .786 396 y-Green Bay 10 5 0 .667 428 Chicago 5 9 0 .357 254 Detroit 2 13 0 .133 239 West

W L T Pct PF x-Arizona 10 5 0 .667 368 San Francisco 7 8 0 .467 302 Seattle 5 10 0 .333 267 St. Louis 1 14 0 .067 169

PA 251 236 360 319 PA 277 306 357 389 PA 254 248 300 358 PA 300 280 358 400 PA 313 250 383 313 PA 318 315 298 380 PA 269 290 322 457 PA 292 275 373 408

x-clinched division y-clinched playoff spot Friday’s Games San Diego 42, Tennessee 17 Sunday’s Games Atlanta 31, Buffalo 3 Houston 27, Miami 20 Green Bay 48, Seattle 10 Carolina 41, N.Y. Giants 9 Pittsburgh 23, Baltimore 20 Tampa Bay 20, New Orleans 17, OT Cleveland 23, Oakland 9 Cincinnati 17, Kansas City 10 New England 35, Jacksonville 7 San Francisco 20, Detroit 6 Arizona 31, St. Louis 10 N.Y. Jets 29, Indianapolis 15 Philadelphia 30, Denver 27 Dallas 17, Washington 0 Monday’s Game Minnesota at Chicago,late Bowl Glance Saturday, Dec. 19 New Mexico Bowl At Albuquerque Wyoming 35, Fresno State 28, 2OT St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl Rutgers 45, UCF 24 Sunday, Dec. 20 New Orleans Bowl Middle Tennessee 42, Southern Miss. 32 Tuesday, Dec. 22 Las Vegas Bowl BYU 44, Oregon State 20 Wednesday, Dec. 23 Poinsettia Bowl at San Diego Utah 37, California 27 Thursday, Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl at Honolulu SMU 45, Nevada 10 Saturday, Dec. 26 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl at Detroit Marshall 21, Ohio 17 Meineke Bowl At Charlotte Pittsburgh 19, North Carolina 17 Emerald Bowl at San Francisco Southern Cal 24, Boston College 13 Sunday, Dec. 27 Music City Bowl at Nashville Clemson 21, Kentucky 13 Monday, Dec. 28 Independence Bowl at Shreveport, La. Georgia 44, Texas A&M 20 Tuesday, Dec. 29 EagleBank Bowl at Washington Temple (9-3) vs. UCLA (6-6), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) Champs Sports Bowl at Orlando, Fla. Miami (9-3) vs. Wisconsin (9-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Dec. 30 Humanitarian Bowl at Boise, Idaho Bowling Green (7-5) vs. Idaho (7-5), 4:30 p.m.

(ESPN) Holiday Bowl at San Diego Nebraska (9-4) vs. Arizona (8-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Dec. 31 Sun Bowl at El Paso, Texas Stanford (8-4) vs. Oklahoma (7-5), Noon (CBS) Armed Forces Bowl at Fort Worth, Texas Air Force (7-5) vs. Houston (10-3), Noon (ESPN) Texas Bowl at Houston Missouri (8-4) vs. Navy (8-4), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Insight Bowl at Tempe, Ariz.

Minnesota (6-6) vs. Iowa State (6-6), 6 p.m.

(NFL) Chick-fil-A Bowl at Atlanta Virginia Tech (9-3) vs. Tennessee (7-5), 7:30 p.m.

(ESPN) Friday, Jan. 1 Outback Bowl at Tampa, Fla. Northwestern (8-4) vs. Auburn (7-5), 11 a.m.

(ESPN) Capital One Bowl at Orlando, Fla. Penn State (10-2) vs. LSU (9-3), 1 p.m. (ABC) Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, Fla. Florida State (6-6) vs. West Virginia (9-3), 1 p.m.

(CBS) Rose Bowl at Pasadena, Calif.

Ohio State (10-2) vs. Oregon (10-2), 5 p.m.

(ABC) Sugar Bowl at New Orleans Florida (12-1) vs. Cincinnati (12-0), 8:30 p.m.

(FOX) Saturday, Jan. 2 International Bowl at Toronto South Florida (7-5) vs. Northern Illinois (7-5), Noon (ESPN2) Cotton Bowl at Dallas Oklahoma State (9-3) vs. Mississippi (8-4), 2 p.m. (FOX) PapaJohns.com Bowl at Birmingham, Ala. Connecticut (7-5) vs. South Carolina (7-5), 2 p.m.

(ESPN) Liberty Bowl at Memphis, Tenn.

East Carolina (9-4) vs. Arkansas (7-5), 5:30 p.m.

(ESPN)

Cavaliers Continued from Page 1B

season, and I thought we grew up a little bit tonight with the way we played down the stretch.”

On the outside of the scorers’ table, a very disgusted and disappointed Central head coach Greg Wright sat through an abysmal shooting performance from his Hilltoppers.

“Horrible, just horrible,” said Wright. “We weren’t ready mentally, and as coach, well, I have to take responsibility for that.”

The Hilltoppers (8-2) shot a woeful 26-percent (20-of-77) from the floor, including a ridiculous 4-of-28 (14-percent) from 3-point range.

Central’s Shaq Wilkins lead the Hilltoppers with 16 points, while Oddie Murray added 11 with solid play in the paint.

Asheville’s Risher connected

Classic Alamo Bowl at San Antonio Michigan State (6-6) vs. Texas Tech (8-4), 9 p.m.

(ESPN) Monday, Jan. 4 Fiesta Bowl at Glendale, Ariz.

Boise State (13-0) vs. TCU (12-0), 8 p.m. (FOX) Tuesday, Jan. 5 Orange Bowl at Miami Iowa (10-2) vs. Georgia Tech (11-2), 8 p.m.

(FOX) Wednesday, Jan. 6 GMAC Bowl at Mobile, Ala. Central Michigan (11-2) vs. Troy (9-3), 7 p.m.

(ESPN) Thursday, Jan. 7 BCS National Championship at Pasadena, Calif.

Alabama (13-0) vs. Texas (13-0), 8 p.m. (ABC)

the opening frame as Gaffney beat the man-toman defense of Central and led 22-18 at the end of the first quarter.

Central changed up the defense to zone in the second quarter and Central’s scrappiness took over as well. Shannon Hines scored 12 points in the first half with her final basket of the half giving Central a 29-28 lead at half.

Central’s defense stayed strong and the offense kicked in during the third period. Although four baskets went in-and-out of the cylinder for Gaffney, they couldn’t find a third-period field goal or second chance at it anyway with Taylor McDaniel’s rebounding effort (9 for the game 7 in second half) for Central.

McLaughlin caught fire with eight points and an assist during the third. Her last jumper from inside the arc ended a 12-0 third period and gave the Lady Hilltoppers a 41-28 after the frame.

Central allowed Gaffney no closer than 10 points in the fourth quarter.

Central, who hasn’t been to the championship match of its own tournament since it lost to Shelby in 2006, will again face Shelby for the title tonight at 6:30 p.m.

McLaughlin, who had just six points at halftime ended up with 22 at the end, while Hines scored 18.

Monday’s Women’s Basketball

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

W L Pct Boston 23 6 .793 Toronto 15 17 .469 New York 11 19 .367 Philadelphia 7 22 .241 New Jersey 2 29 .067 Southeast Division

W L Pct Orlando 22 8 .733 Atlanta 21 8 .724 Miami 16 12 .571 Charlotte 12 17 .393 Washington 10 18 .357 Central Division

W L Pct Cleveland 24 8 .750 Milwaukee 12 17 .429 Chicago 11 17 .393 Detroit 11 19 .367 Indiana 9 20 .310 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

W L Pct Dallas 22 9 .710 San Antonio 17 11 .607 Houston 18 13 .581 New Orleans 13 15 .464 Memphis 13 16 .448 Northwest Division

W L Pct Denver 20 11 .645 Portland 20 12 .625 Utah 17 13 .567 Oklahoma City 16 14 .517 Minnesota 7 24 .226 Pacific Division

W L Pct L.A. Lakers 24 5 .828 Phoenix 19 12 .613 Sacramento 13 16 .448 L.A. Clippers 13 17 .433 Golden State 8 21 .276

Continued from Page 1B

Temple 63, Bowling Green 39 Vermont 72, Marist 62 SOUTH Alabama St. 62, West Alabama 59 Davidson 79, Penn 50 Florida 76, American U. 60 Marshall 78, Troy 75 Memphis 87, IUPUI 67 Mississippi St. 73, MVSU 45 Richmond 66, UNC Wilmington 64 Samford 63, Chicago St. 46 Talladega 86, Southern U. 84 Wake Forest 75, UNC Greensboro 60 MIDWEST Ball St. 56, Md.-Eastern Shore 47 Detroit 82, Shawnee St. 53 IPFW 101, Purdue-N. Central 55 Wright St. 88, Sam Houston St. 48

GB — 9 1/2 12 1/2 16 21 1/2 GB — 1/2 5 10 11 GB — 10 1/2 11 12 13 1/2 GB — 3 1/2 4 7 1/2 8 GB — 1/2 2 1/2 4 13 GB — 6 11 11 1/2 16

Sunday’s Games Toronto 102, Detroit 95 San Antonio 95, New York 88 Cleveland 108, Houston 83 Miami 114, Indiana 80 Dallas 104, Denver 96 L.A. Clippers 92, Boston 90 Monday’s Games Charlotte 94, Milwaukee 84 Oklahoma City 105, New Jersey 89 Washington at Memphis, late L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, late Philadelphia at Portland, late Denver at Sacramento, late Boston at Golden State, late Tuesday’s Games Cleveland at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Washington, 7 p.m.

New York at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Indiana at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

Golden State at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

The Top Twenty Five The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll

Record Pts Pvs 1. Kansas (52) 11-0 1,607 1 2. Texas (11) 11-0 1,556 2 3. Kentucky (1) 13-0 1,476 3 4. Purdue 11-0 1,407 4 5. Syracuse (1) 12-0 1,398 5 6. West Virginia 10-0 1,309 6 7. Duke 9-1 1,241 7 8. Villanova 11-1 1,177 8 9. North Carolina 9-3 1,033 10 10. Connecticut 9-2 1,002 11 11. Michigan St. 9-3 910 9 12. Kansas St. 11-1 892 12 13. Georgetown 9-1 813 14 14. Tennessee 9-2 664 16 15. Ohio St. 10-2 605 17 16. Mississippi 10-2 544 15 17. Washington 9-2 490 22 18. Temple 9-2 403 21 19. New Mexico 12-1 352 13 20. Texas Tech 10-1 334 23 21. Clemson 11-2 300 24 22. Florida St. 11-2 252 — 23. Wisconsin 10-2 180 — 24. UAB 11-1 178 — 25. Northwestern 10-1 144 — The Women’s Top Twenty Five The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll:

Record Pts Pvs 1. Connecticut (40) 10-0 1,000 1 2. Stanford 9-1 942 2 3. Notre Dame 10-0 923 3 4. Tennessee 10-1 873 4 5. Baylor 11-1 819 5 6. Ohio St. 13-1 752 6 7. North Carolina 9-1 725 7 8. Duke 9-2 716 8 9. Georgia 11-0 704 9 10. Texas A&M 9-1 636 10 11. LSU 10-1 613 11 12. Florida St. 11-1 483 12 13. Nebraska 11-0 461 14 14. Oklahoma 9-2 458 13 15. Xavier 9-2 411 15 16. Michigan St. 9-3 372 16 17. Texas 7-3 331 17 18. Vanderbilt 10-1 308 19 19. Arizona St. 7-3 300 18 20. Pittsburgh 10-1 222 20 21. Kansas 9-2 185 21 22. Wis.-Green Bay 10-0 159 22 23. Virginia 7-3 138 23 24. Georgia Tech 10-2 122 24 25. James Madison 8-1 55 25 Monday’s College Basketball EAST Brown 74, Kean 63 Harvard 88, MIT 61 Pittsburgh 65, DePaul 52

for 23 points, while Martin punched in 21 in the win.

East Rutherford 86, Chase 56 FOREST CITY — Four Cavaliers closed with doubledigit points as East set a seasonhigh scoring mark in an 86-56 drubbing of Chase, Monday.

The Cavs (9-0) stayed perfect with a run-and-gun offensive approach in the first half, and a ton of 3s in the second to claim the win that Coach Brad LeVine termed, ‘the best we have played.’

“I think offensively, we played very well,” said LeVine. “We ran the floor really well in the first half, and we have been running the floor well all year, but tonight I thought we were a little bit better at finding the out-let man, or pulling the board and reading the floor.”

East’s Rob Gray posted 16

EAST New Hampshire 42, Canisius 40 Penn St. 77, Iowa 73, OT Sacred Heart 76, Yale 67 Syracuse 67, Rider 46 W. Kentucky 74, George Washington 65 SOUTH Connecticut 78, Florida St. 59 Duke 117, N.C. Central 28 Florida 78, Ohio 49 Georgia 59, Clemson 47 High Point 81, Mercer 71 N.C. State 68, Seton Hall 57 South Alabama 61, Lipscomb 50 UNC Wilmington 85, Stony Brook 51 Va. Commonwealth 84, Longwood 64 MIDWEST Loyola of Chicago 86, Colgate 57 Missouri 71, North Texas 44 Northwestern 63, Michigan 59 Purdue 51, Minnesota 43 S. Dakota St. 71, N. Iowa 58 Temple 55, Akron 43 SOUTHWEST Ark.-Little Rock 87, SE Missouri 55 New Mexico St. 63, UTEP 56 Rice 57, Northwestern St. 48 Tulsa 78, Cal St.-Fullerton 58

Hibriten 58, Chase 42 RUTHERFORDTON — Keisha Corpening and turnovers ruined Chase’s second day effort in the Lady Hilltopper Classic in a 58-42 win for Hibriten, Monday afternoon.

Corpening put up 24 points (18 in the first half) and pick-pocketed 8 steals as Chase couldn’t keep the ball in their hands.

The Lady Trojans turned the ball over 20 times in the first half and a big Lady Panther secondquarter run stretched a huge lead that salted the game away.

April Harris contributed a steal and four points with Corpening getting three steals and six points in a 10-0 Hibriten run for a 10-2 lead. A Euletha Davis free throw and Smart’s free throw and a turnaround basket cut the lead to 10-6 Hibriten, but the visitors from Caldwell County led 18-10 after the first period.

Although, Chase had 10 first-quarter turnovers, it was in the second period that Hibriten made them pay as they surrendered the basketball 10 more times. Corpening with five more steals made the most of her opportunities during a 14-4 run in five minutes for Hibriten before ending the half up 38-16. Hibriten was 8-of-17 in the second period alone.

Smart led Chase with 20 points.

TOURNAMENT FIU Sun & Fun Classic First Round Fla. International 68, Bryant 60 Georgia Tech 63, Hampton 54 Fordham Holiday Classic First Round UMBC 66, East Carolina 58 Hatter Classic First Round American U. 54, Buffalo 43 St. Francis, Pa. 63, Stetson 61 Hawk Classic First Round Boston U. 68, South Carolina 67 Saint Joseph’s 65, Brown 36 Marriott Cavalier Classic First Round Liberty 70, Cornell 40 Virginia 69, Samford 60 Tulane Doubletree Classic First Round Tulane 82, Long Island U. 59 UM Holiday Tournament First Round Miami 93, Quinnipiac 48 Texas 94, Cent. Michigan 83 Wildcat Christmas Classic First Round Drexel 69, Loyola, Md. 58 Villanova 67, San Francisco 35

HOCKEY National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts New Jersey 37 26 9 1 55 Pittsburgh 39 26 12 1 53 N.Y. Rangers 38 18 16 4 40 Philadelphia 38 18 18 2 38 N.Y. Islanders 40 15 18 7 37 Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts Buffalo 38 23 11 4 50 Boston 38 19 12 7 45 Ottawa 39 20 15 4 44 Montreal 41 19 18 3 41 Toronto 40 14 17 9 37 Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts Washington 39 24 9 6 54 Atlanta 38 18 16 4 40 Florida 40 16 17 7 39 Tampa Bay 39 15 15 9 39 Carolina 39 10 22 7 27 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts 38 26 9 3 55 39 22 14 3 47 39 19 14 6 41 38 17 16 5 39 40 14 18 8 37 Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts Colorado 40 22 12 6 50 Vancouver 39 23 16 0 46 Calgary 37 20 12 5 45 Minnesota 38 19 16 3 41 Edmonton 38 15 19 4 34 Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts San Jose 38 23 8 7 53 Phoenix 39 24 13 2 50 Los Angeles 38 22 13 3 47 Dallas 38 16 11 11 43 Anaheim 38 15 16 7 37

Chicago Nashville Detroit St. Louis Columbus

GF 110 127 105 106 97

GA 81 101 106 109 125

GF 103 99 109 107 113

GA 87 94 115 114 139

GF 142 124 113 99 99

GA 106 121 128 118 143

GF 117 112 100 99 108

GA 79 114 100 107 136

GF 119 123 103 100 109

GA 115 96 94 107 127

GF 127 103 113 111 105

GA 99 87 111 117 122

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

Sunday’s Games Philadelphia 2, N.Y. Islanders 1 Boston 2, Florida 1 Buffalo 5, St. Louis 3 Toronto 4, Pittsburgh 3 Chicago 5, Nashville 4 Vancouver 5, Calgary 1 Monday’s Games New Jersey 3, Atlanta 2 Columbus 1, Detroit 0, OT Carolina 6, Washington 3 Tampa Bay 2, Boston 1 Ottawa 4, Montreal 2 Calgary at Edmonton, late Minnesota at Los Angeles, late Phoenix at San Jose, late Tuesday’s Games Columbus at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Nashville at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Vancouver at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Minnesota at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

points, while Devince Boykins added 12, as did Zach Price, and Raheem Hampton knocked in 11 for the lopsided win that left Chase Coach Ken Hines less than thrilled with the defensive efforts of his Trojans.

“We simply played intimidated, and I really don’t know why,” said Hines. “We need much better defensive effort, and we need to run our offense much better.”

The Cavs ran out, literally, to a 42-19 lead at the half, before returning to the court with 3-balls dancing in their heads.

East’s Hampton hit back-toback 3s to open the third quarter, and then watched as teammates Boykins, Gray and Price each sank additional 3s in the first four minutes of the frame.

East’s Price also went off the glass to his teammate Gray, who slammed the ball home, as the Cavs built a 30-point lead that Chase never overcame.

Crest 56, Kings Mountain 53 RUTHERFORDTON — It was a nip and tuck game that wasn’t decided until the final seconds, but Kendyl McWhirter and Shaliah Degree used second-chance opportunities and each chipped in 18 points apiece before Crest held off Kings Mountain 56-53 Monday.

The Lady Mountaineers’ Evan Bragg had her three-point attempt blocked at the buzzer as the Lady Chargers turned the ball over the play before that at half court with 2.5 seconds to set up the close finish.

Crest led 12-9 after the first quarter, but Kings Mountain’s Brittney Roberts brought them back to tie the contest at 23-23 at the half.

The two Cleveland County acquaintances exchanged the third-quarter lead ten times, but two Degree put backs after missed Crest foul shots and McWhirter’s running three-pointer from the right wing at the buzzer closed the third period with Crest leading 43-36.

The Lady Mountaineers slashed the advantage to 54-53 on Caroline Chambers’ short jumper from inside the left wing, but a pair of McWhirter free throws kept the Lady Chargers’ lead to three over the final 50 seconds.

Roberts led Kings Mountain with 16, Chambers had 14 and Bragg added 10.

Shelby 50, Ashbrook 29 RUTHERFORDTON — Shelby’s 3-2 zone boxed in Ashbrook’s Whitney Collins and scored on forced Ashbrook turnovers that broke Shelby free for a 50-29 win marching them into today’s championship game.

Shelby forced six Ashbrook turnovers, capitalizing on five of those and hit 9-of-11 from the field in the final frame to pull away for the victory.

Shelby began with a Matrice Sweezey threepointer, the Golden Lions then got lay ups from Ebony Whitworth and Clarissa Hunt off Lady Green Wave turnovers for a 7-0 lead. Shelby led 13-7 after the quarter.

Collins went to work in the second quarter though, scoring strong off the glass after finding a hole in the Shelby zone twice. With a 13-12 Shelby lead and a 5-0 run for Ashbrook, Shelby ended the period with a run of their own. Shelby’s Sweezey pushed Shelby to a 20-12 halftime advantage as they ended the frame on a 7-0 run.

Collins and Justin Taylor reeled the lead back to 22-21 early in the third period, but both ladies ended up in foul trouble as Shelby was able to take away possessions and grow the lead back out to 29-21 after the third.

Shelby’s torrid defense with Sweezey coming up with the most Ashbrook turnovers, then went on a scoring frenzy posting a 21-8 run in the final frame for the win.

Sweezey piled up 15 points, while Hunt and Whitworth each had 12 for Shelby.

Collins paced Ashbrook with 13 points and Taylor had 10.

Landrum “Border Shootout” East Rutherford 45, Fort Mill 40 LANDRUM — Tamara El-Amoor with 17 points and Shanay Watkins added 16 as East Rutherford beat Fort Mill, 45-40, on Monday morning at the Landrum Battle at the Border Tournament.

East will resume action when they play Cherokee at 4 p.m. today.

The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, TUESDAY, December 29, 2009 — 3B

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE BY: Attorney at Law The Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A. Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 http://sales.hsbfirm.com Case No: 1007680

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This the 22nd day of December, 2009.

John B. Crotts, Administrator 215 North Main Street Rutherfordton, NC 28139

ROSEDALE PHASE I APARTMENTS 121 Holly Lane Forest City, NC 28043 Family Households

1 BEDROOM APARTMENTS Units for Persons with Disabilities Available Section 8 Accepted

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Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Sherry Ledbetter White, of Rutherford County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 22nd day of March, 2010, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

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4B — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, TUESDAY, December 29, 2009 For Sale

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BLUE LIFT CHAIR AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 27 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by DEBORAH L ROSE, UNMARRIED to WILLIAM R ECHOLS, Trustee(s), which was dated January 30, 2007 and recorded on February 8, 2007 in Book 940 at Page 571, 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 January 12, 2010 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 the Town of Lake Lure, Chimney Rock Township, Rutherford County, NC and being all of Lot #14 revised and being more particularly described by metes and bounds from survey entitled "Deborah L. Rose", dated March 6, 2006 by Surveying Dimensions, Donald R. McEntire, PLS as follows: BEGINNING at an existing iron pin at the edge of the right of way of Seton Road, said existing iron pin being the northwestern most corner of the property now or formerly owned by Timothy L.C. Egan as described and recorded in Deed book 849 at Page 199, RCR, from said BEGINNING point and running along and with the line of Egan South 07 degrees 42 minutes 27 seconsd East 138.28 feet to an existing iron pin; thence continuing with the line of Egan North 88 degrees 05 minutes 00 seconds East 75.06 feet to an existing iron pin in the line of the property now or formerly owned by Albert Michael Trumbino et ux, as described and recorded in Deed Book 857 at Page 858, RCR; thence leaving the line of Egan and running along and with the line of Trumbino South 03 degrees 56 minutes 19 seconds East 125.96 feet to an existing iron pin at the edge of the right of way of Seton Road; thence leaving the line of Tumbino and running along and with the edge of said right of way South 85 degrees 50 minutes 34 seconds West 75.22 feet to an existing iron pin; thence continuing with the edge of said right of way South 86 degrees 37 minutes 06 seconds West 223.14 feet to an existing iron pin, said existing iron pin being the Southeastern most corner of the property now or formerly owned by Joseph L. Ponder, ex ut as described and recorded in Deed book 687 at Page 678, RCR; thence leaving the edge of said right of way and running along and with the line of Ponder North 04 degrees 18minutes 59 seconds West 132.31 feet to an existing iron pin, said existing iron pin being the Southwestern most corner of the property now or formerly owned by Scott T. Schubert as described and recorded in Deed book 832 at Page 632, RCR; thence leaving the line of Ponder and running along and with the line of Schubert North 87 degrees 33 minutes 35 seconds East 76.35 feet to an existing iron pin, said existing iron pin being the Southwestern most corner of the property now or formerly owned by Holly N. Byrd as described and recorded in Deed Book 883 at Page 249, RCR; thence leaving the line of Schubert and running along and with the line of Byrd North 88 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 75.05 feet to an existing iron pin; thence continuing with the line of Byrd North 07 degrees 23 minutes 35 seconds West 155.25 feet to an existing iron pin at the edge of the right of way of Seton Road; thence leaving the line of Byrd and running along the edge of said right of way South 79 degrees 10 minutes 58 seconds East 75.58 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING, containing 1.13 acres more or less.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as: 289 Seton Road, Lake Lure, NC 28746 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 Deborah L. Rose.

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.: 09-00277-FC01

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RUTHERFORD IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK 2009-SP-357 IN RE: Foreclosure of Deed of Trust from Dorn Properties, Inc., Grantors, to Jan G. Griffin, Patricia M. Vogel or Ronnie D. Blanton, Trustees, recorded in Book 882, Page 227 in the Rutherford County, North Carolina Public Registry by David T. Simpson, Jr., Substitute Trustee, as recorded in Book 987, Page 759 of the Rutherford County Public Registry NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in a certain Deed of Trust executed by Dorn Properties, Inc. dated as of January 19, 2006 and recorded on January 20, 2006 in Book 882 at Page 227 of the Rutherford County Public Registry (the “Deed of Trust”) and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and failure to carry out or perform the stipulations and agreements therein contained and pursuant to the demand of the owner and holder of indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, and pursuant to the Order of the Clerk of Superior Court for Rutherford County, North Carolina, entered in this foreclosure proceeding, the undersigned, David T. Simpson, Jr., Substitute Trustee, will expose for sale at public auction on January 4, 2010, at 3:00 p.m. at the appropriate place for foreclosure sales at the Rutherford County Courthouse, Rutherfordton, North Carolina, the real property (including any improvements thereron) which is more particularly described on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein. This sale shall not include any portion of the real property that has been released by recorded releases.

EXHIBIT “A” Situate, lying and being in Chimney Rock Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being shown on Tax Map 522 Block 1 a portion of Parcel 41 shown in the Office of the Tax Supervisor of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being designated as Lot No. 12 on plat entitled “The Falls at Chimney Rock, Section 2” by Professional Surveying Services on December 29, 2004, and recorded in Plat Book 26 at Page 205, Rutherford County Registry, and containing 0.513 acres according to said survey.

SUBJECT TO restrictions recorded in Deed Book 883 Page 853, Rutherford County Registry.

Reference Cross Easement Agreement recorded in Deed Book 864 Page 818, Rutherford County Registry.

Reference water system easement to Chimney Rock Village recorded in Deed Book 883 Page 167, Rutherford County Registry.

The sale will be subject to any and all superior mortgages, deeds of trust and liens, including without limitation, the lien of unpaid taxes and assessments, easements, conditions, restrictions and matters of record. This sale will be further subject to the right, if any, of the United States of America to redeem the above-described property for a period of 120 days following confirmation of the sale.

The above-described real property will be sold “AS IS, WHERE IS”. Neither the Substitute Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the Deed of Trust being foreclosed nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representatives of either the Substitute Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the real property being sold, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such conditions expressly are disclaimed.

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 ten (10) days written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenants are liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The record owner of the above-described real property as reflected on the records of the Rutherford County Register of Deeds not more than ten (10) days prior to the posting of this notice is Mini Storage of Greenwood, Inc. Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute Section 45-21.10(b), any successful bidder may be required to deposit with the Substitute Trustee immediately upon conclusion of the sale a cash deposit of the greater of five percent (5%) of the last bid or $750.00. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Substitute Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at that time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in North Carolina General Statutes § 45-21.30(d) and (e). The owner and holder of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust may make a credit bid.

This sale will be held open ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law.

THIS the 2nd day of December, 2009. /s/_______________________________ David T. Simpson, Jr., Substitute Trustee Gerdes, Mason & Simpson, LLP 216 North McDowell Street, Suite 110 Post Office Box 30068 Charlotte, North Carolina 28230 Telephone: (704) 372-3180 Facsimile: (704) 343-2942

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The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, TUESDAY, December 29, 2009 — 5B NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 510 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Stephen H. Kiser and Joan F. Kiser to Lenders First Choice, Trustee(s), dated the 18th day of May, 2007, and recorded in Book 958, Page 279, in 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, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door at 229 North Main St in the City of Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina at 1:30 PM on January 5, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Rutherford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: ALL that certain lot or parcel of land situated in the City of Chimney Rock Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Situate, lying and being in Chimney Rock Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being all of the property described in deed recorded in Deed Book 643, Page 190, Rutherford County Registry and being Lot 259, Section 3 of Rutherford County Registry, and being more particularly described by metes and bounds according to a survey dated November 30, 1995, bearing Map #14948 S. and prepared by Nathan Odom RLS, as follows: BEGINNING at a point in Buzzard's Place, said point lying South 21 degrees 28 minutes 44 seconds East 31374 feet from an existing iron pin located at the edge of the northern right of way Buzzard's Place, said point also being the southeastern most corner of Lot #261 of the aforementioned subdivision, and running thence from said beginning point and running along and with the eastern line of Lot #261 North 21 degrees 28 minutes at seconds west (crossing an existing iron pin at the edge of the northern right of way line of Buzzard's Place at 31.74 feet) a total distance of 150.00 feet to an existing iron pin, said iron pin also being the southwesternmost corner of Lot #260 of the aforementioned platted subdivision; thence leaving the line of Lot #261 and running along and with the southern line of Lot #260 North 80 degrees 49 minutes 20 seconds East (crossing an existing iron pin at 183.93 feet) a total distance of 198.56 feet to a point in the centerline of the right of way of Buzzard's Place, said point also being located in the western boundary line of Lot #220 as shown on said plat; thence continuing with the center of said right of way the following four (4) calls: South 19 degrees 40 minutes 06 seconds East 130.04 feet to a point; thence South 31 degrees 20 minutes 00 seconds West 87.18 feet to a point; thence South 70 degrees 47 minutes 00 seconds West 57.79 feet to a point; thence North 62 degrees 16 minutes 00 seconds West 96.01 feet to the point and place of beginning, containing 0.80 acres more or less. Together with improvements located thereon; Said property being located at: 353 Buzzards Place, Lake Lure, North Carolina

NORTH CAROLINA RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK 09 SP 441 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY KIM D. KINGSBURY AND WIFE, DAUN S. KINGSBURY DATED August 12, 2005 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 854, PAGE 835, RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY, TO BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORP, TRUSTEE. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trust executed by KIM D. KINGSBURY AND WIFE, DAUN S. KINGSBURY dated August 12, 2005 to BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORPORATION, Trustee for BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, recorded in Book 854, Page 835, RUTHERFORD County Registry; default having been made in payment of the indebtedness thereby secured; and the necessary findings to permit foreclosure having been made by the Clerk of Superior Court of RUTHERFORD County, North Carolina; the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the property conveyed in said deed of trust, the same lying and being in the County of RUTHERFORD and State of North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Situate, lying and being in Chimney Rock Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being all Lot Numbers 498 and 503 in Riverbend Highlands a subdivision also know as Lake Lure Mountain Estates, Highland Section, located in Chimney Rock Township, as shown on plat of record in Plat Book 10, at Page 122, Rutherford County Registry, to which reference is hereby made for a full and complete description.

Subject to the right reserved by Developer for the right, privilege and easement to enter upon, use and occupy temporarily the above referenced property for the purpose of constructing roads and drainage and for the accommodation of construction equipment, materials and excavated earth, over and across said property.

Subject to restrictions of record and further subject to: 1. Continuing obligation to pay proportionate share of maintenance costs which shall run with the land.

2. Zoning, and/or other restrictions imposed by government authority.

3. Any oil, gas, and/or mineral reservations as may appear on record.

4. Restrictions, reservations, conditions and limitations of record, if any.

Source of Title is Book 661, Page 730 (recorded 12/08/95).

Parcel ID Number: 02-32050 Trustee may, in the Trustee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or 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, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

A cash deposit or cashier’s check (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.

An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.

IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. This 15th day of December, 2009.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE BY: Attorney at Law The Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A. Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 http://sales.hsbfirm.com Case No: 1017813

Being the same and identical property which was conveyed by Vista North Carolina Limited Partnership, to Kim D. Kingsbury and wife, Daun S. Kingsbury, by deed dated August 5, 2005, and of record in Deed Book 880, Page 451, Rutherford County Registry.

PROPERTY ADDRESS/LOCATION: Lots 498 & 503 Riverbend Highlands Subdivision, Peartree Drive, Lake Lure NC 28746 DATE OF SALE: January 6, 2010 TIME OF SALE: 10:30 A.M. LOCATION OF SALE: RUTHERFORD County Courthouse RECORD OWNER(S): Kim D. Kingsbury and Daun S. Kingsbury TERMS OF THE SALE: (1) This sale will be made subject to: (a) all prior liens, encumbrances, easements, right-of-ways, restrictive covenants or other restrictions of record affecting the property; (b) property taxes and assessments for the year in which the sale occurs, as well as any prior years; (c) federal tax liens with respect to which proper notice was not given to the Internal Revenue Service; and (d) federal tax liens to which proper notice was given to the Internal Revenue Service and to which the right of redemption applies.

(2) The property is being sold "as is". Neither the beneficiary of the deed of trust, nor the undersigned Substitute Trustee, makes any warranties or representations concerning the property, including but not limited to, the physical or environmental condition of the property.

Further, the undersigned Substitute Trustee makes no title warranties with respect to the title to the property.

(3) The highest bidder will be responsible for the payment of revenue stamps payable to the Registerof Deeds and any final court and/or auditing fees payable to the Clerk of Superior Court which are assessed on the high bid resulting from this foreclosure sale.

(4) At the time of the sale, the highest bidder will be required to make a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or $750.00, whichever is greater, with the remaining balance of the bid amount to be paid on the day following the expiration of the applicable ten (10) day upset bid period.

(5) Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

(6) An order for possession of the property being sold may be issued pursuant to N.C.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.

This the 2nd day of December, 2009.

SMITH DEBNAM NARRON DRAKE SAINTSING & MYERS, L.L.P. _______________________________________ Jeff D. Rogers, Substitute Trustee P. O. Box 26268 Raleigh, NC 27611-6268 (919) 250-2000 KMA 97391996

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6B — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, TUESDAY, December 29, 2009 NORTH CAROLINA RUTHERFORD COUNTY

NORTH CAROLINA RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK 09 SP 452

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK 09 SP 466

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY CAROL CHEN AND SPOUSE, ANDREW CHEN DATED January 12, 2006 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 880, PAGE 755, RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY, TO BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORP, TRUSTEE.

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY STEVEN R. COOK AND WIFE, RENEE COOK DATED July 15, 2005 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 850, PAGE 138, RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY, TO BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORP, TRUSTEE.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trust executed by CAROLCHEN AND SPOUSE, ANDREW CHEN dated January 12, 2006 to BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORPORATION, Trustee for BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, recorded in Book 880, Page 755, RUTHERFORD County Registry; default having been made in payment of the indebtedness thereby secured; and the necessary findings to permit foreclosure having been made by the Clerk of Superior Court of RUTHERFORD County, North Carolina; the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the property conveyed in said deed of trust, the same lying and being in the County of RUTHERFORD and State of North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows:

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trust executed by STEVEN R. COOK AND WIFE, RENEE COOK dated July 15, 2005 to BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORPORATION, Trustee for BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, recorded in Book 850, Page 138, RUTHERFORD County Registry; default having been made in payment of the indebtedness thereby secured; and the necessary findings to permit foreclosure having been made by the Clerk of Superior Court of RUTHERFORD County, North Carolina; the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the property conveyed in said deed of trust, the same lying and being in the County of RUTHERFORD and State of North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows:

Being all of Lot 538 as shown on survey by R. L. Greene, PLS entitled Greyrock Subdivision Phase 3B as recorded in Plat Book 26 at Page 239, said plat being one of a series of plats recorded in Plat Book 26, Page 235 through 242 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry, reference to said recorded plats being made for a more particular description of said Lot 538.

Situate, lying and being in Gilkey Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being all of the 2.013 acre tract shown as Lot #39 and all of the 2.089 acre tract shown as Lot #40 on plat entitled “Clearwater Creek Phase 3,” Sheet One of Two, as shown on plat of record in Plat Book 26 at Page 143, Rutherford County Registry.

Subject to all easements, restrictions and rights of ways of record and a non-exclusive appurtenant easement for ingress, egress and regress is conveyed over and upon all private subdivision roads for Greyrock at Lake Lure as shown on the above-described plats and the plats for Phase 1A as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 25, at Pages 188 through 192; Plats for Phase 1B as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 25, at Pages 205 through 208; Plats for Phase 2A as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 26, at Pages 114 through 118; Plats for Phase 2B as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 26, at Pages 119 through 123 and Plats for Phase 3A recorded in Plat Book 26, Pages 231 through 234, and any amendments thereto and to the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for Greyrock as recorded in Book 858, at Page 122 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and also being recorded in Book 3827, Page 764 of the Buncombe County, NC Registry.

Being a portion of that property conveyed in Deed from SFG Dragongly, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company to Mtn. Creek Land Co., Inc., a North Carolina Corporation by deed dated November 15, 2004 and of record in Deed Book 860, at Page 146, Rutherford County Registry.

Being a portion of that property conveyed to LR Buffalo Creek, LLC by deeds recorded in Deed Book 855, at Page 816 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and as recorded in Deed Book 3793, at Page 665 of the Buncombe County, NC Registry.

PROPERTY ADDRESS/LOCATION: Lot 538, Phase 3B Grey Rock Subdivision, Tonawanda Trail, Lake Lure NC 28746 DATE OF SALE: January 6, 2010 TIME OF SALE: 10:30 A.M. LOCATION OF SALE: RUTHERFORD County Courthouse

Subject to all notes shown on plat hereinabove referred to and further subject to any restrictions or rights of way of record and subject further to all provisions and restrictions of record as set forth in Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions of Clearwater Creek dated May 4, 2005 and of record in Deed Book 872, at Page 309, Rutherford County Registry.

Being the same and identical property which was conveyed by Mtn. Creek Land Co., Inc., a North Carolina corporation to Steven R. Cook and wife, Renee Cook by deed dated July 15, 2005 and of record in Deed Book 878, at Page 22, Rutherford County Registry.

PROPERTY ADDRESS/LOCATION: -Lot 39 Clearwater Creek Subdivision, Cross Creek Dr. Rutherfordton NC 28139 -Lot 40 Clearwater Creek Subdivision, Cross Creek Dr. Rutherfordton NC 28139 DATE OF SALE: January 6, 2010 TIME OF SALE: 10:30 A.M. LOCATION OF SALE: RUTHERFORD County Courthouse RECORD OWNER(S): Steven R. Cook and Renee Cook

RECORD OWNER(S): Carol Chen and Andrew Chen TERMS OF THE SALE: (1) This sale will be made subject to: (a) all prior liens, encumbrances, easements, right-of-ways, restrictive covenants or other restrictions of record affecting the property; (b) property taxes and assessments for the year in which the sale occurs, as well as any prior years; (c) federal tax liens with respect to which proper notice was not given to the Internal Revenue Service; and (d) federal tax liens to which proper notice was given to the Internal Revenue Service and to which the right of redemption applies.

(2) The property is being sold "as is". Neither the beneficiary of the deed of trust, nor the undersigned Substitute Trustee, makes any warranties or representations concerning the property, including but not limited to, the physical or environmental condition of the property.

Further, the undersigned Substitute Trustee makes no title warranties with respect to the title to the property.

(3) The highest bidder will be responsible for the payment of revenue stamps payable to the Registerof Deeds and any final court and/or auditing fees payable to the Clerk of Superior Court which are assessed on the high bid resulting from this foreclosure sale.

(4) At the time of the sale, the highest bidder will be required to make a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or $750.00, whichever is greater, with the remaining balance of the bid amount to be paid on the day following the expiration of the applicable ten (10) day upset bid period.

(5) Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

(6) An order for possession of the property being sold may be issued pursuant to N.C.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.

This the 9th day of December, 2009.

SMITH DEBNAM NARRON DRAKE SAINTSING & MYERS, L.L.P. ____________________________ Jeff D. Rogers, Substitute Trustee P. O. Box 26268 Raleigh, NC 27611-6268 (919) 250-2000 KMA 97391936

TERMS OF THE SALE: (1) This sale will be made subject to: (a) all prior liens, encumbrances, easements, right-of-ways, restrictive covenants or other restrictions of record affecting the property; (b) property taxes and assessments for the year in which the sale occurs, as well as any prior years; (c) federal tax liens with respect to which proper notice was not given to the Internal Revenue Service; and (d) federal tax liens to which proper notice was given to the Internal Revenue Service and to which the right of redemption applies.

(2) The property is being sold "as is". Neither the beneficiary of the deed of trust, nor the undersigned Substitute Trustee, makes any warranties or representations concerning the property, including but not limited to, the physical or environmental condition of the property.

Further, the undersigned Substitute Trustee makes no title warranties with respect to the title to the property.

(3) The highest bidder will be responsible for the payment of revenue stamps payable to the Registerof Deeds and any final court and/or auditing fees payable to the Clerk of Superior Court which are assessed on the high bid resulting from this foreclosure sale.

(4) At the time of the sale, the highest bidder will be required to make a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or $750.00, whichever is greater, with the remaining balance of the bid amount to be paid on the day following the expiration of the applicable ten (10) day upset bid period.

(5) Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

(6) An order for possession of the property being sold may be issued pursuant to N.C.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.

This the 9th day of December, 2009.

SMITH DEBNAM NARRON DRAKE SAINTSING & MYERS, L.L.P. _____________________________ Jeff D. Rogers, Substitute Trustee P. O. Box 26268 Raleigh, NC 27611-6268 (919) 250-2000 KMA 97392002

The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, TUESDAY, December 29, 2009 — 7B STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RUTHERFORD

NORTH CAROLINA RUTHERFORD COUNTY

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK 2009-SP-358

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK 09 SP 440

IN RE: Foreclosure of Deed of Trust from Dorn Properties, Inc., Grantors, to Kenneth C. Brown, Patricia M. Vogel or Ronnie D. Blanton, Trustees, recorded in Book 934, Page 365 in the Rutherford County, North Carolina Public Registry by David T. Simpson, Jr., Substitute Trustee, as recorded in Book 987, Page 761 of the Rutherford County Public Registry

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY STEVEN R. COOK AND WIFE RENEE COOK DATED November 18, 2005 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 873, PAGE 389, RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY, TO BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORP, TRUSTEE.

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in a certain Deed of Trust executed by Dorn Properties, Inc. dated as of December 27, 2006 and recorded on December 28, 2006 in Book 934 at Page 365 of the Rutherford County Public Registry (the “Deed of Trust”) and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and failure to carry out or perform the stipulations and agreements therein contained and pursuant to the demand of the owner and holder of indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, and pursuant to the Order of the Clerk of Superior Court for Rutherford County, North Carolina, entered in this foreclosure proceeding, the undersigned, David T. Simpson, Jr., Substitute Trustee, will expose for sale at public auction on January 4, 2010, at 3:00 p.m. at the appropriate place for foreclosure sales at the Rutherford County Courthouse, Rutherfordton, North Carolina, the real property (including any improvements thereron) which is more particularly described on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein. This sale shall not include any portion of the real property that has been released by recorded releases.

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trust executed by STEVEN R. COOK AND WIFE RENEE COOK dated November 18, 2005 to BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORPORATION, Trustee for BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, recorded in Book 873, Page 389, RUTHERFORD County Registry; default having been made in payment of the indebtedness thereby secured; and the necessary findings to permit foreclosure having been made by the Clerk of Superior Court of RUTHERFORD County, North Carolina; the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the property conveyed in said deed of trust, the same lying and being in the County of RUTHERFORD and State of North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows:

EXHIBIT “A” Situate, lying and being in Chimney Rock Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being shown on Tax Map 522 Block 1 a portion of Parcel 41 shown in the Office of the Tax Supervisor of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being designated as Lot No. 16 on a plat entitled “The Falls at Chimney Rock, Section 2” by Professional Surveying Services on December 29, 2004, and recorded in Plat Book 26 at Page 205, Rutherford County Registry, and containing 0.522 acres according to said survey.

Being a portion of that property conveyed in Deed from SFG Dragonfly, LLC a Delaware Limited Liability Company to Mtn. Creek Land Co., Inc., a North Carolina Corporation by deed dated November 15, 2004 and of record in Deed Book 860, at Page 146, Rutherford County Registry.

The sale will be subject to any and all superior mortgages, deeds of trust and liens, including without limitation, the lien of unpaid taxes and assessments, easements, conditions, restrictions and matters of record. This sale will be further subject to the right, if any, of the United States of America to redeem the above-described property for a period of 120 days following confirmation of the sale.

The above-described real property will be sold “AS IS, WHERE IS”. Neither the Substitute Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the Deed of Trust being foreclosed nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representatives of either the Substitute Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the real property being sold, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such conditions expressly are disclaimed.

Situate, lying and being in Gilkey Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being all of the 2.029 acre tract shown as Lot #126 on plat entitled “Clearwater Creek Phase 7", Sheet Two of Five, as shown on plat of record in Plat Book 26 at Page 298, Rutherford County Registry.

Subject to all notes shown on plat hereinabove referred to and further subject to any restrictions or rights of way of record and subject further to all provisions and restrictions of record as set forth in Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions of Clearwater Creek dated May 4, 2005 and of record in Deed Book 872, at Page 309, Rutherford County Registry.

PROPERTY ADDRESS/LOCATION: Lot 126 Phase 7 Clearwater Creek Subdivision Rutherfordton NC 28139 DATE OF SALE: January 6, 2010 TIME OF SALE: 10:30 A.M. LOCATION OF SALE: RUTHERFORD County Courthouse RECORD OWNER(S): Steven R. Cook and Renee Cook TERMS OF THE SALE:

This sale will be held open ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law.

(1) This sale will be made subject to: (a) all prior liens, encumbrances, easements, right-of-ways, restrictive covenants or other restrictions of record affecting the property; (b) property taxes and assessments for the year in which the sale occurs, as well as any prior years; © federal tax liens with respect to which proper notice was not given to the Internal Revenue Service; and (d) federal tax liens to which proper notice was given to the Internal Revenue Service and to which the right of redemption applies.

(2) The property is being sold "as is". Neither the beneficiary of the deed of trust, nor the undersigned Substitute Trustee, makes any warranties or representations concerning the property, including but not limited to, the physical or environmental condition of the property.

Further, the undersigned Substitute Trustee makes no title warranties with respect to the title to the property.

(3) The highest bidder will be responsible for the payment of revenue stamps payable to the Registerof Deeds and any final court and/or auditing fees payable to the Clerk of Superior Court which are assessed on the high bid resulting from this foreclosure sale.

(4) At the time of the sale, the highest bidder will be required to make a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or $750.00, whichever is greater, with the remaining balance of the bid amount to be paid on the day following the expiration of the applicable ten (10) day upset bid period.

(5) Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

(6) An order for possession of the property being sold may be issued pursuant to N.C.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.

(7) This Notice of Foreclosure Sale is amended to reflect a change in the sale date from January 6, 2009 to January 6, 2010.

THIS the 2nd day of December, 2009.

This the 2nd day of December, 2009.

/s/_______________________________ David T. Simpson, Jr., Substitute Trustee Gerdes, Mason & Simpson, LLP 216 North McDowell Street, Suite 110 Post Office Box 30068 Charlotte, North Carolina 28230 Telephone: (704) 372-3180 Facsimile: (704) 343-2942

SMITH DEBNAM NARRON DRAKE SAINTSING & MYERS, L.L.P. _______________________________________ Jeff D. Rogers, Substitute Trustee P. O. Box 26268 Raleigh, NC 27611-6268 (919) 250-2000 KMA 97391699

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 ten (10) days written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenants are liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The record owner of the above-described real property as reflected on the records of the Rutherford County Register of Deeds not more than ten (10) days prior to the posting of this notice is Dorn Properties, Inc. Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute Section 45-21.10(b), any successful bidder may be required to deposit with the Substitute Trustee immediately upon conclusion of the sale a cash deposit of the greater of five percent (5%) of the last bid or $750.00. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Substitute Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at that time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in North Carolina General Statutes § 45-21.30(d) and (e). The owner and holder of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust may make a credit bid.

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8B — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, TUESDAY, December 29, 2009 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 346 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Ralph D. Banks and wife, Kimberly Banks to Peter E. Lane, Trustee(s), dated the 29th day of January, 2003, and recorded in Book 0711, Page 0504, in 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, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door at 229 North Main St in the City of Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina at 1:30 PM on January 5, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Sulphur Springs, in the County of Rutherford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Situate, lying and being in Sulphur Springs Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being the same and identical property as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 728, Page 763, Rutherford County Registry, and being described according to said Deed as follows: Lying and being in Sulphur Springs Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, being bound on the North by Ted Smith Road (SR 1104), on the East by the remaining lands as described in deed recorded in Deed Book 659, Page 675, Rutherford County Registry, N.C., on the South and West by the property of Kenneth D. Horn as described in deed recorded in Deed Book 385, Page 218, Rutherford County Registry, N.C., and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a railroad spike lying in the centerline of Ted Smith Road (SR 1104), said beginning point being the Northeasternmost corner of the tract herein described and in the Westernmost line of the remaining lands, said beginning point also being the common Southeasternmost corner of the property of Ralph S. Hall as described in deed recorded in Deed Book 361, Page 3, Rutherford County Registry, N.C., and running thence from said beginning point with the centerline of Ted Smith Road (SR 1104), South 83 deg. 19 min. 55 sec. West 89.46 feet, South 79 deg. 28 min. 22 sec. West 58.77 feet, South 77 deg. 30 min. 51 sec. West 118.03 feet to a spike lying in the centerline of said road, thence continuing with the centerline of said road, South 76 deg. 16 min. 07 sec. West 64.07 feet to a point; thence South 74 deg. 58 min. 25 sec. West 51.94 feet to a point; thence South 72 deg. 33 min. 10 sec. West 44.50 feet to a point; thence South 68 deg. 28 min. 18 sec. West 44.75 feet to a point; thence South 63 deg. 39 min. 26 sec.

West 43.24 feet to a point; thence leaving said road, South 48 deg. 39 min 56 sec. East (crossing an iron pin and nail at 32.95 feet in the line and antoher iron pin at 253.19 feet in the line) 330.77 feet to a point in the branch; thence North 74 deg. 21 min. 14 sec. East 44.72 feet to a point, South 81 deg. 27 min. 11 sec. East 28.39 feet to a point, North 68 deg. 23 min. 28 sec. East 25.94 feet to a point, North 87 deg. 55 min. 15 sec. East 25.34 feet to a point; thence leaving said branch, North 02 deg. 00 min. 32 sec. East (crossing an iron pin at 24.16 feet in the line) 220.59 feet to an iron pin at twin ten-inch maples; thence North 49 deg. 11 min. 56 sec. East 159.10 feet to the Beginning, containing 1.879 acres, according to a map and survey by Burnt Chimney Surveying, James T. King, III, Registered Land Surveyor, dated March 17, 1999. Together with improvements located thereon; Said property being located at: 391 Ted Smith Road, Rutherfordton, North Carolina Parcel ID:1628578 Trustee may, in the Trustee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or 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, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

A cash deposit or cashier’s check (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.

An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.

IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. This 15th day of December, 2009.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE BY: Attorney at Law The Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A. Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 http://sales.hsbfirm.com Case No: 1010847

NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 468 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Amir D. Samona and Khloud Samona to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated November 10, 2005, and recorded in Book 871, Page 87, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Rutherford County, North Carolina, at 10:15AM on January 06, 2010, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Being all of Lot 319 as shown on survey by R. L. Greene, PLS entitled "Greyrock Subdivision Phase 2B as recorded in Plat Book 26 at Page 120, said plat being one of a series of plats recorded in Plat Book 26, Page 119 through 123 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry, reference to said recorded plats being made for a more particular description of said Lot 319. Together with and subject to all easements, restrictions and rights of ways of record and a non-exclusive appurtenant easement for ingress, egress and regress is conveyed over and upon all private subdivision roads for GreyRock at Lake Lure as shown on the above-described plats and plats for Phase 1A as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 25, at Pages 188 through 192; plats for Phase 1B as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 25, at Pages 205 through 208 and plats for Phase 2A as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 26, at Pages 114 through 118 and to the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for GreyRock as recorded in Book 858, at Page 122 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and also being recorded in Book 3827, Page 764 of the Buncombe County, NC Registry. Being a portion of that property conveyed to LR Buffalo Creek, LLC by deeds recorded in Deed Book 855, at Page 816 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and as recorded in Deed Book 3793, at Page 665 of the Buncombe County, NC Registry.

Said property is commonly known as: Lot 319 Off Rolling Ridge Trail, Grey Rock Subdivision, Lake Lure, NC 28746 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Amir D Samona and Khloud Samona.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, that tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 158.0931725NC Publication Dates: 12/29/2009 & 01/05/2009 NORTH CAROLINA RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK 09 SP 493 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY WAYNE S. MARKHAM AND WIFE, ANTOINETTE T. MARKHAM DATED April 14, 2005 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 837, PAGE 517, RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY, TO BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORP, TRUSTEE. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trust executed by WAYNE S. MARKHAM AND WIFE, ANTOINETTE T. MARKHAM dated April 14, 2005 to BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORPORATION, Trustee for BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, recorded in Book 837, Page 517, RUTHERFORD County Registry; default having been made in payment of the indebtedness thereby secured; and the necessary findings to permit foreclosure having been made by the Clerk of Superior Court of RUTHERFORD County, North Carolina; the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the property conveyed in said deed of trust, the same lying and being in the County of RUTHERFORD and State of North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Being known and designated as Lot 19 as shown on the Map of The Summit, Phase One (Sheet Two of Two), as recorded in Plat Book 26, Page 16, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description.

PROPERTY ADDRESS/LOCATION: Lot #19 Summit Parkway, The Summit Bostic NC 28018 DATE OF SALE: January 6, 2010 TIME OF SALE: 10:30 A.M. LOCATION OF SALE: RUTHERFORD County Courthouse RECORD OWNER(S): Wayne S. Markham and Antoinette T. Markham TERMS OF THE SALE: (1) This sale will be made subject to: (a) all prior liens, encumbrances, easements, right-of-ways, restrictive covenants or other restrictions of record affecting the property; (b) property taxes and assessments for the year in which the sale occurs, as well as any prior years; (c) federal tax liens with respect to which proper notice was not given to the Internal Revenue Service; and (d) federal tax liens to which proper notice was given to the Internal Revenue Service and to which the right of redemption applies.

(2) The property is being sold "as is". Neither the beneficiary of the deed of trust, nor the undersigned Substitute Trustee, makes any warranties or representations concerning the property, including but not limited to, the physical or environmental condition of the property.

Further, the undersigned Substitute Trustee makes no title warranties with respect to the title to the property.

(3) The highest bidder will be responsible for the payment of revenue stamps payable to the Registerof Deeds and any final court and/or auditing fees payable to the Clerk of Superior Court which are assessed on the high bid resulting from this foreclosure sale.

(4) At the time of the sale, the highest bidder will be required to make a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or $750.00, whichever is greater, with the remaining balance of the bid amount to be paid on the day following the expiration of the applicable ten (10) day upset bid period.

(5) Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

(6) An order for possession of the property being sold may be issued pursuant to N.C.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.

This the 9th day of December, 2009.

SMITH DEBNAM NARRON DRAKE SAINTSING & MYERS, L.L.P. _____________________________ Jeff D. Rogers, Substitute Trustee P. O. Box 26268 Raleigh, NC 27611-6268 (919) 250-2000 KMA 97392014

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sports The NFL: Week 17

Wake upends UNC-G, 75-60 GREENSBORO (AP) — Al-Farouq Aminu had 23 points and 17 rebounds and Wake Forest blocked a school-record 16 shots in a 75-60 victory against North Carolina-Greensboro on Monday night.

Ari Stewart and L.D. Williams had 11 points apiece for the Demon Deacons (9-2). Wake Forest shot 44.6 percent, hit 37.5 percent of its 3-pointers and used a late 16-6 run to break open a surprisingly tight game and win its fifth straight.

Ben Stywall had 13 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Spartans (2-9). They shot 30 percent and lost their fifth straight, at least in part because they at times struggled to generate good looks against Wake Forest’s block-happy front line.

Philadelphia Eagles’ Jason Avant (81) catches a tipped pass for a touchdown as Denver Broncos’ Renaldo Hill (23) defends in the second half of an NFL football game Sunday in Philadelphia.

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Richmond 66, UNC-Wilmington 64 RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Kevin Anderson made two free throws with 30.2 seconds remaining and Richmond defeated North Carolina-Wilmington 66-64 on Monday night.

Anderson’s foul shots put the Spiders (10-3) ahead 65-63, helping Richmond get off to its best ing and Connor Barth kicked a start since an 11-2 beginning in 1987-88.

47-yard field goal in overtime, Richmond trailed 59-51 with 3:05 left before lifting the Buccaneers to a stun- forcing four Seahawks’ turnovers on their next five ning victory that prevented possessions. the Saints (13-2) from securing David Gonzalvez’s three-point play with 1:45 left home-field advantage throughcapped 10 straight points by Richmond, and put out the NFC playoffs. it ahead 61-59. The Seahawks (4-7) tied the game at 61-61 and again at 63-63 before Anderson’s The Saints had a chance to win free throws gave the Spiders the lead for good. in the final seconds of regulation, but Garrett Hartley missed a 37-yard field goal. Tampa Bay (3-12) then won the coin toss to open overtime and scored soon after.

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Colts fall with stars benched

By The Associated Press

Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts are perfect no more, and that’s just fine with them. They’ve got their sights set on making postseason history — even if that means taking a break in the regular season.

Coach Jim Caldwell pulled Manning and a handful of starters — avoiding potential injuries — for the previously unbeaten Colts in the third quarter, and the Jets took advantage by rallying for a 29-15 victory that ended the NFL’s longest regular-season winning streak at 23 games.

Caldwell, players and team president Bill Polian, however, said perfection was never the goal; winning the Super Bowl was.

The Colts (14-1) lost for the first time since Oct. 27, 2008, at Tennessee, ending a franchiserecord 13-game winning streak at home. Meanwhile, the Jets (8-7) took control of their playoff destiny with the victory.

It was a busy Sunday around the NFL, with the postseason picture clearing up just a bit.

New England is back in the playoffs after routing Jacksonville and winning the AFC East. Also returning to the postseason after a one-year absence is Green Bay. Cincinnati clinched the AFC North with its 17-10 win over Kansas City. Dallas also secured a playoff spot with a win over Washington, setting up a showdown against Philadelphia for the NFC East title.

At Indianapolis, Brad Smith opened the second half with a 106-yard kickoff return to give New York a 10-9 lead. The Colts went ahead at 15-10 when Donald Brown scored on a 1-yard run, but after Manning left, Marques Douglas returned a fumble from Manning’s replacement, Curtis Painter, for a score. The Jets sealed it with a 43-yard field goal and Thomas Jones’ 1-yard TD run.

Ochocinco completed a 98-yard drive in the closing minutes, sending the Bengals to the AFC North championship.

The Bengals (10-5) moved into the playoffs for only the second time in the past 19 years after dealing with the death of receiver Chris Henry.

Palmer threw for a pair of touchdowns, and Cedric Benson ran for 133 yards.

Packers 48, Seahawks 10 At Green Bay, Wis., the Packers clinched a playoff spot by forcing four interceptions by Matt Hasselbeck, then getting a big boost from the Carolina Panthers.

The victory, combined with the Giants’ blowout loss to Carolina, put the Packers (10-5) back in the postseason.

Cowboys 17, Redskins 0 At Landover, Md., Dallas returned to the playoffs by dominating its 100th meeting with the Redskins and setting up an NFC East title showdown with the Eagles.

Tony Romo threw for 286 yards, Jason Witten had a career-long 69-yard reception to set up a score, and the defense pitched the rivalry’s first shutout in six years.

Eagles 30, Broncos 27 At Philadelphia, David Akers kicked a 28-yard field goal with 4 seconds left for the win.

Kyle Orton rallied the Broncos from a 27-10 deficit in the third quarter, but Donovan McNabb led the Eagles (11-4) on a winning drive in the final minutes.

Steelers 23, Ravens 20

At Foxborough, Mass., Tom Brady threw four touchdown passes, three to Randy Moss, and New England’s young defense put together its third straight solid game.

At Pittsburgh, Jeff Reed’s 38-yard field goal put the Steelers ahead with 5:25 left and they held a fourth-quarter lead to remain in playoff contention and further jumble the AFC race.

The Steelers (8-7), their season seemingly ended by a late-season five-game losing streak, won their second in a row.

Joe Flacco threw two touchdown passes to Todd Heap, but the Ravens (8-7) now face a winor-else game at Oakland.

Bengals 17, Chiefs 10

Buccaneers 20, Saints 17

At Cincinnati, Carson Palmer’s touchdown pass to Chad

At New Orleans, Carnell Williams had 129 yards rush-

Patriots 35, Jaguars 7

Fox

in his eight years on the job. The Panthers have also never finished worse than 7-9.

At Miami, Houston raced to an They were 5-8 this year before stunning wins early 27-point lead and held on over Minnesota and the Giants the last two weeks. to remain in the AFC race.

Backup Matt Moore has thrown six touchdown The Texans (8-7) scored on passes and no interceptions in those games. their first five possessions and “He played well. I think he’s gotten better each won despite being outscored week,” Fox said. “He’s got more comfortable man20-0 in the final 31 minutes. aging the game. I think there are certain things Houston kept alive its slim hopes he’s a little more comfortable doing that we’ve had of making the playoffs for the to tweak a little bit. But I think he’s gotten better first time. each week and I think he’ll continue that.”

Fox stubbornly stuck with Jake Delhomme as Cardinals 31, Rams 10 his quarterback despite a horrendous 18-interception season until he broke the middle finger on his At Glendale, Ariz., Kurt Warner threw for 196 of his 313 throwing hand against the New York Jets on Nov. yards in the second quarter and 29. The Panthers are 3-1 with Moore, who could the Cardinals beat the Rams for challenge Delhomme for the starting job next season despite Delhomme’s big contract. the seventh time in a row.

“I knew this would come up, but I’m just worried about next week,” Fox said when asked about the 49ers 20, Lions 6 quarterback situation. “Tomorrow first and then At San Francisco, Frank Gore we get ready to play the New Orleans Saints. What scored on a 1-yard run and the week after that brings and all that, we’ll cross topped the 1,000-yard mark for that bridge when we get to it.” the fourth straight year. Alex Fox is 75-60 in Carolina, including his three Smith threw a touchdown pass playoff appearances. He’s widely respected around to Vernon Davis and the Niners the league and it’s believed he could quickly find (7-8) forced six turnovers to close another head coaching job if he left. out the home season with a vicThat could make things interesting if Fox balks at tory. not getting a contract extension and wants to seek another job. Fox’s agent, Bob LaMonte, did not immediately return messages seeking comment.

Falcons 31, Bills 3 Fox was upbeat earlier Monday, a day after the At Atlanta, Matt Ryan threw Panthers’ 41-9 win ended the Giants’ playoff hopes. three touchdown passes, includ- Jonathan Stewart rushed for a franchise-record ing a 42-yarder to Roddy White 206 yards filling in for the injured DeAngelo on the Falcons’ first play from Williams, and Steve Smith held onto a 27-yard scrimmage. The victory left the touchdown catch despite breaking is left forearm Falcons (8-7) in position to post on the play. back-to-back winning records Smith underwent surgery Monday and will be the for the first time in franchise 12th player to go on injured reserve. But despite history. being without their starting QB, running back, both offensive tackles, defensive tackle and weakBrowns 23, Raiders 9 side linebacker, the Panthers have outscored the At Cleveland, Jerome Harrison Vikings and Giants 67-16 in the last two weeks.

Moore has outplayed Super Bowl-winning QBs had 148 yards rushing and the Brett Favre and Eli Manning the last two games Browns won their third straight, and will face Drew Brees and New Orleans (13-2) extending a surprising streak in the season finale Sunday. that Eric Mangini can use to Several players have come to Fox’s defense, strengthen his case to Mike including center Ryan Kalil, who last week said “it Holmgren that he deserves to would be a mistake to make any kind of changes.” remain Cleveland’s coach.

The late-season success is nothing new to Fox, The Raiders (5-10) committed whose Carolina teams are 24-13 in December and 13 penalties for 126 yards, had January regular-season games. two players ejected.

Texans 27, Dolphins 20

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