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Candlelight vigil shows support for victims of domestic violence in this October 2007 file photo.

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Domestic violence is a travesty. Its victims often suffer in silence because of the social stigma attached to being abused by your partner, the one person who should never hurt you. The Daily Courier today begins a series of stories chronicling domestic violence from a number of different perspectives, including those of law enforcement, the courts and the agencies that work with victims. And we will be speaking anonymously with victims, so they can tell their stories candidly. In this first installment, The Daily Courier looks at the high-profile case of Christina Brown Palmer, who was murdered by her husband in 2006. By LARRY DALE Daily Courier Staff Writer

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OREST CITY — What was going through Christina Brown Palmer’s mind on Monday, Jan. 30, 2006, as she drove her burgundy minivan along U.S. 64 to pick up her 1- and 2-year-old daughters? They had spent some time with their father, her recently estranged husband, and his

mother who was returning them to her from Burke County. The Cane Creek Community Clubhouse on U.S. 64 was the exchange site, since it is about halfway between Forest City and Morganton. Christina was a victim of domestic violence, and she had left her husband on Thursday of the previous week. On Friday, she had taken legal action against him, so this was no routine trip. Was she worried about what might happen to her when she got to the exchange site? Was she happy that she would be getting her children back? Was she relieved that she might finally be getting away from an abusive situation, or fearful that she might never be able to get away? Did she wonder if she had made the right decision by leaving her husband? Or was she once again thinking about how to make ends meet in order to feed and clothe four children? Unfortunately, there is no way to know what Palmer was thinking as she pulled into

FOREST CITY — New mayors for Forest City, Lake Lure and Rutherfordton will be elected and a contingent of town board candidates are also on the ballot as municipal voters go to the polls Tuesday. Polls open at 6:30 a.m. and will close at 7:30 p.m. Forest City mayoral candidates Tommy McBrayer, Keith Price and Dennis Tarlton are seeking the job held for the past six years by Mayor Jimmy Gibson, who chose not to seek re-election. In Lake Lure, veteran Mayor Jimmy Proctor is also hanging up his hat after serving the town 10 years. Seeking his seat are political newcomers Bill Frykberg and Bob Keith. And after serving a dozen years at the helm of the town of Rutherfordton, Mayor Sally Lesher is also retiring from her job and incumbent councilman Jimmy Dancy and political newcomer Darlene Harmon are running for mayor. Bostic veteran mayor Mitch Harrill is not being challenged since Freddie Euten withdrew from the race a few weeks ago. Two years ago only 25 votes separated the winner, Harrill, from Euten. Mickey Bland, mayor of Spindale and Don Baynard, mayor of Ruth, are running unopposed. In the races for town council, aldermen and commissioners, a 36 candidates are vying for a seat around the governing boards to make decisions for the town’s citizens. The five Bostic commissioner candidates are also running

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FOREST CITY – Rutherford County Schools received its report card from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Thursday, and like most students receiving marks at end of term – administrators weren’t surprised by what they saw. “All of this comes from a variety of data sources,” said Tanya Watson, RCS director of research and accountability. “None of it, from a district perspective, is a surprise.” Watson said the report card pulls together into one place various reports – such as funding sources, performance on ABCs (the state student accountability scale), school safety and more. The report card is for the 2008-2009 school year. The full report is lengthy, but there is a snapshot that provides an overview of each of the categories, Watson said. “You’ll see four different pages looking at four different areas,” she said. “Typically, student perform- Please see Schools, Page 6A

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Donna Ledford instructs a group of Rutherford County Schools faculty on the usage of the Windows Movie Maker program and how it could be useful in the classroom.

Teachers get high-tech training By ALLISON FLYNN Daily Courier Staff Writer

BOSTIC – Middle and high school students in Rutherford County got the afternoon off Wednesday – but their teachers and principals had the opportunity to take their seats for an hour and a half of professional development. “Totally Technology,” a technology expo held at East Middle School, was designed to give those in attendance a tidbit of how to use various technologies in their classrooms. Participants could choose three from nine courses to take part in during the afternoon. “Every day we have staff development going on,” said Sonja Smith, instructional technol-

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ogy coordinator. “During their planning periods teachers are being taught to use Sharp School (a collection of Web-based classroom applications) and on workdays we have development in more of a group setting. “Today is to introduce them to how to use technology in their classrooms.” Teachers picked up a “passport” as they entered, giving them a listing of offerings for the day. The passport also served as a way for participants to keep track of which courses they would like further instruction in. Materials for each session will also be available to teachers and administrators on the

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ICC team will attend arts event From staff reports

SPINDALE — Hundreds of performing and recording artists, agents, managers, presenters and arts administrators will convene at High Point Theatre and Showplace Nov. 9-11 for The Arts Market event. Russell Wicker, executive director of The Foundation, Isothermal Community College and Susan Foster, will represent Isothermal Community College and The Foundation at the three day event. The Arts Market event is presented by the NC Arts Council and the North Carolina Presenters Consortium. Wicker is the president of the statewide organization, The Presenters Consortium. “We will use our time there to search for shows to present here next year and to attend workshops on the arts and the law,” Wicker said. “It is also a good time to network with other presenters across the state and region, allowing us to ‘block book’ artists and shows, a process that saves us money on the cost of bringing the show to

Rutherford County.” Performing arts industry professionals from the U.S. and Canada will convene for an intensive schedule filled with live stage performances, trade show exhibit hall sessions, professional development sessions and networking opportunities, said event promoters. Conference delegates will attend more than ten hours of 15-minute showcase performances on stage at High Point Theatre. Close to 150 managers and agents, representing virtually every genre of touring performing arts, will be on hand in the Showplace exhibit hall. Especially in today’s economic climate, ArtsMarket presents a cost-effective way for North Carolina performing arts presenters and presenters from neighboring states to be introduced to professional touring artists selected through a juried national selection process to perform during the showcases. Many performing arts venues throughout the country use such conferences to gather information about artists they wish to consider for appearances

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in upcoming seasons at their respective locales. This year’s showcase line-up presents a variety of performing arts styles, including dance, comedy, theatre, and music representing genres including bluegrass, Broadway, jazz, classical, singer-songwriters and more. Delivering this year’s keynote address for ArtsMarket is acclaimed singer and composer Janis Ian, whose 1975 hit “At Seventeen,” written while she was a teenager, earned her the most Grammy Award nominations ever received by a single artist at that time. Conference guests also include Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. of FTM Arts Law, a division of Fettman, Tolchin & Majors, PC in Fairfax, VA and New York City who will lead a workshop on issues dealing with copyright, licensing, taxation and artist immigration. NC Secretary of Cultural Resources Linda Carlisle, NC Sen. Linda Garrou and NC Rep. Becky Carney and Rep. Susan Fisher will participate in an Arts Town Hall Meeting facilitated by ARTS North Carolina.

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Kaitlyn Sizemore was crowned 2009 Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy’s homecoming queen and Roman Gonzalez was crowned homecoming king Thursday afternoon. Festivities were conducted during halftime of the TJCA middle school’s football game. McCracken beat Thomas Jefferson, 47-0.

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Colleges set for recruitment effort at ICC SPINDALE — Three more colleges and universities — East Carolina University, Montreat College and UNC-Asheville — have confirmed participation in next week’s four-year program recruitment event at Isothermal Community College. College representatives from 14 schools will be on campus on Wednesday, Nov. 4, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. in the lobby of The Foundation. The visit is part of a statewide tour of community colleges organized by the Carolinas Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers. Gardner-Webb University, Converse College, University of South Carolina-Upstate, Limestone College, Western Carolina University, Appalachian State University, Mars Hill College, Catawba College, Lenoir-Rhyne University, University of North Carolina-Wilmington and Queens University will participate in the event along with ECU, Montreat and UNCA. “We are pleased to have so many colleges and universities represented in this effort,” said Alice McCluney, director of Enrollment Management at Isothermal. “The recruiters will have information about programs, scholarships, admission requirements and important deadlines. We hope our students and the community take advantage of this great opportunity. ” An example of the information that might be provided would be a special scholarship that USCUpstate is now offering to graduates of Isothermal, McCluney said. “This is the kind of information that a student might not get from an admissions website,” she said. “I hope we have a good turnout, so people can explore what’s available and become better prepared for life after Isothermal.” Similar visits are held throughout the year in the public schools. McCluney said students from charter schools, private schools and home schools have been invited to the Isothermal event. The public is also encouraged to attend. For more information, contact McCluney at 2863636, ext. 288.

Belfast Boys will perform at library LAKE LURE — An afternoon of Irish entertainment will be Nov. 8 at 3 p.m. at The Mountains Branch Library, Bill’s Creek Road. Sponsored by the Friends of Mountains Branch Library, the event features the Adrian Rice and Alyn Mearns of “The Belfast Boys.” These contemporary troubadours and natives of Belfast are in demand all over the state, including Charlotte, Raleigh and Hickory, said librarian Melanie Greenway. There is no charge for this program. Donations are appreciated.

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It’s going to cost more to put tires on the car By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Daily Courier Staff Writer

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Duane Scoggins puts a tire onto a rim Thursday at Spindale Tire. Tariffs on tires made in China have caused about a $5 to $8 increase in the price that local consumers are paying for new and used tires.

SPINDALE — Economic hardships are about to hit local tire dealers where the rubber meets the road — be prepared for the cost of tires to go up. Wholesalers are paying about $5 to $8 more for their tires, and local merchants will have to pass those costs on to consumers. Reasons for the price increase abound, but the biggest one is a new tariff on tires from China. “There is a tariff that went into effect kind of instantly,” said Hunt Cowan, of Cowan Tire in Rutherfordton. “I’m not comfortable with the origin of the tariff, but I agree with protecting our country so I’m not against it. It is only China that is targeted right now, but I imagine in the future it will target Korea and others. People think it only affects the tires made in China, but every major tire manufacturer has factories all over the world, whether it is Goodyear, Michellin or whomever. It is part of their overall organization. It affects every tire made.” President Barack Obama’s 35 percent tariff on all tires imported from China went into effect just last month, but has already had an impact. “The tariff is affecting the whole market,” said Ken Flack, who coowns Spindale Tire along with Allen Freeman. “As much as we complain about everything being made over-

seas, the price on entry level tires — the lower end — is going to go up. My brand names made in China have increased by about $8.” But the tariff is only the most recent hit to the tire market. When manufacturers make requests for raw materials for new tires, they have to tread lightly, as the demand for petroleum continues to edge out tire makers. “Tires are made of primarily petroleum, steel and labor,” Cowan said. “Everyone notices when the price at the gas pumps go up, but as drums of oil cost more and more, engineers are finding ways to squeeze more gasoline and heating oil out of a drum. That leaves little for tires. Gasoline is a daily demand, but tires are seasonal.” But tires are still big business in Rutherford County, and the cost increase will make competition even tougher. “The profit margins are so thin on tires, and there are 14 people selling tires in a five mile radius around our shop,” Flack said. “The people that survive are the ones with the lowest overhead. It is not like we can suck up part of the increase. Margins are as thin as they can go. It is a whole different landscape than back in the 1990s when people would hand you the keys and say put me a set on and I’ll be back. Nowadays, nobody buys tires without shopping and it is all about price.” Contact Baughman via e-mail at sbaughman@thedigitalcourier.com.

County sets grant hearing; furloughs on agenda By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Daily Courier Staff Writer

RUTHRFORDTON — County Commissioners will hold a public hearing Monday night to discuss the $440,000 Community Development Block Grant they were awarded as part of their November meeting. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at the county annex. The county will be closing out the 2006 grant, having

spent $432,897.40 on the project. The money was used for planning, administration, home rehabilitation, clearance and replacement of housing units within the county. Substantial rehabilitation was completed on three housing units and three dilapidated units were demolished and replaced with modular homes. Emergency repair funds were also used for four units. Commissioners will also

Gift of life

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The Team Carolinas American Red Cross Blood Services bus was set up to service donors Friday at Cool Springs Administrative Offices in Forest City. The event was headed by Steven Helton, Director of Elementary Education. Here Stephanie Sharpe, right, checks on Neil Van Dyke as he donates blood. The school district sponsored blood drive had a total of 38 donors and 31 units were collected.

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debate appointing Veterans’ Service Officer Marie Champion to the county transit authority. The board has also received a request to make two appointments to the Industrial Facilities and Pollution Control Financing Authority. Chairman Brent Washburn will present a special recognition for Foothills Connect Business and Technology Center. Commissioners will also need to appoint a new

Plat Review Officer in Lake Lure, as it is not vacant. The town has requested that Sheila Spice be named as the new officer for that area. The board will also decide whether or not to act on the recommendation of County Manager John Condrey to approve three days off without pay for county employees in order to help make up a $350,000 budget shortfall. Residents of Moss Drive in Rutherfordton have peti-

tioned the county commission to legally allow them to drive their golf carts on Moss Drive. This would require a variance from the N.C. State Highway Department. Repr. Bob England sponsored a bill in the state legislature that would allow this and the House and Senate have both passed England’s bill. Contact Baughman via e-mail at sbaughman@thedigitalcourier. com.

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Our Views Change demands right perspective

e’ve pleaded with those arguing major issues facing our county and our country to bring the debate toward the middle. We also know from a long-ago English literature class that “happy people don’t make good stories,” the teacher’s favorite mantra. In other words, extreme and dramatic happenings get the most attention. Include in that the most outrageous and over-stated positions. As votes draw near on the bills proposing to overhaul our country’s health care system, there has been much hue and cry over what is called the public option. This would be a government insurance plan that would be available to those people who are not insured now. However, a report Friday estimated that option would be exercised by only two percent of Americans younger than 65. Drew Altman, president of the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation, put the public option debate in perspective. “It has sucked all the oxygen out of the room and diverted attention from bread-and-butter consumer issues, such as affordable coverage and comprehensive benefits.” It is clear from this estimate that the public option is not the huge concern that some legislators and the insurance industry has made it out to be. Perhaps this report will clear the way for a number of legislators, besieged by lobbyists and special interests, to vote for what will best serve the majority of the American people. Change is hard. But change proposed in legitimate perspective is possible.

Looking inside political money game RALEIGH -- It would be easy enough to believe that the lawyers at the front of the room had gathered to defend Mike Easley. In reality, only one was there for that purpose. The rest who sat at the tables opposite the five members of the State Board of Elections were defending something quite different — a distorted system of campaign finance that concentrates power at the top and encourages political favoritism and illegality. Easley sat through five hours of testimony before the board as it looked into his campaign finances. Mostly, they asked him about free airplane flights, home repairs that may or may not have been paid from his campaign account, and an SUV provided to his son but paid for only after published accounts about the car. A federal grand jury continues to chew over these and other issues. To the Democrats in power in North Carolina, the quicker that Easley becomes old news the better. (Republicans, meanwhile, hope his dark shadow stretches over the political landscape well in 2010.) Many of them never really like Easley anyway. Most won’t weep no matter his fate. What some, including those lawyers representing the state Democratic Party, do care about

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is a law that allows both political parties to accept and then redistribute donor contributions of any size. The result: North Carolina’s $4,000 campaign contribution limit has become a farce. The party organizations largely serve as conduits used by legislative leaders and governors to shuffle money around in ways that wouldn’t be possible without them. Under such a system, more money flows through legislative leaders, further empowering them and weakening rank-andfile lawmakers. And under such a system, politicians with control over things like development permits, highway routes and government contracts can solicit $50,000 or $100,000 donations from wealthy individuals who often want something from government. What the law doesn’t allow, and what the lawyers fear, is a revelation that big-money donors to the party were able to decide which candidates benefit. An individual

candidate, such as Easley, directing big donations through the party and back to pay his individual campaign expenses would also be illegal. Documents revealed during the hearing suggest that the Easley campaign was able to direct donations. One Easley committee memo proposes the creation of a “large donor program,” running expenses through the party and getting party officials to “play along.” Party officials deny it happened. But does it matter? I don’t know of anyone who parts with $50,000 without an expectation of something in return. As Easley said of his former friend and current nemesis, pilot and businessman McQueen Campbell, “He’s not an imbecile.” Only an imbecile would use his airplane to fly a governor around for free without an expectation of a returned favor. Only an imbecile would hand out $50,000 checks to a politician or political party without an expectation of getting something back. The problem that politicians face is that the public gets that. Most people aren’t imbeciles. Scott Mooneyham is executive director of The Capital News Service.

There is path for wayward parishoners to follow Spiritual shepherds who truly love their children will correct them. Solomon, the wise one, said, “For whom the Lord loves he corrects, just as a father the son in whom he delights” — Proverbs 3:12. Character is not fashioned without correction and those who fail to correct their natural or spiritual children are abdicating their responsibility. The church is now faced with what to do with sinners and those who have drifted from the faith. I read this week of a Catholic pastor in Maine who removed a parishioner from her ministry because of an editorial she wrote to her local paper advocating homosexual same-sex marriage. Her editorial supported the referendum. God bless this priest for standing faithful to the doctrines of his church. The pastor removed her as lector and lay Eucharist minister and rightly so. There is a path that errant members must walk to be restored back into fellowship with God and the church. The catch is, to be a true penitent, one must admit their sin and need for forgiveness. Luke 15 is one of the most preached chapters in the

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Bible as it gives us three parables dealing with “the lost.” Here we have the lost sheep, coin, and son. We will give primacy to the lost son today as we see how and why the prodigal was restored to a relationship with his father. It is a vivid and encouraging pattern to us as parents, church leaders and believers as to “how” that process of correction works and the degrees by which it occurs. To restore one to an original place implies that the fallen individual seeks to come back to that place of broken fellowship. Many have decided to go their own way to seek pursuits, goals and outright pleasures, falsely believing these will bring more comfort than fidelity to the truth. The truth frees. Others rebel against truth and seek to change their church as to what they believe. The prodigal son left his spiritual covering and paid a heavy price. Apostasy exacts a heavy

price too and there can be no compromise with it. There are different levels of disobedience and therefore there are different levels of correction. God is a just Father and His discipline is consistent with his just nature. As we see our children grow and learn and make mistakes, whether they are natural or spiritual children, we must see the difference between rebellion and inability. I did not spank my children when they were 12 months old for not being able to walk correctly. They were learning and just as young Christians sometimes fall down in their spiritual journey, they are not to be chastened but offered patient assistance ... and time to develop. But as they grow older and begin to exercise their abilities, they are learning to make choices. They will learn that choices have consequences and the results can be good or bad depending on the decisions they have made. There are five levels of correction that can be applied to our lives. These are patterns for our learning on how to judiciously correct and be corrected. The first level is a simple one. It is God’s witness of

his Spirit to our spirit. Some would call it conscience. It is the “inner voice” that says, “this is wrong”. No one is looking but God. For example, you were given $5 too much by the cashier and failed to give it back; no one knows but you. However, that “voice” tells you that you are wrong. Strong character and maturity will cause you to give it back. this is the first level of correction. The second level is more intense and embarrassing. It is a covenantal correction. This is when a church leader, spouse or friend gets involved. This is tough love and will certainly test the depth of any relationship. The third level is where many are today. They have failed to respond to their pastor, priest, spouse or friend. They used to come to church and even participate regularly. They, as the prodigal, are wandering farther and farther down the road of rebellion “wasting their substance” but haven’t yet reached the end of that road. The third level is called the reproofs of life. The effects of waywardness are now reflected in daily living and behavior. One still refuses to heed the warnings and pays a higher penalty for sin

and now moves to the fourth level. This level is the expulsion from the body of Christ and the Church. This is very sad and extreme. Several New Testament Scriptures tell us when and how to enforce this level. They are no longer under the grace and covering of the church. It is the cutting off from the Lord’s Table as Paul did to the young man who had ”taken his father’s wife” in 1Cor. 5. When the church has come to this place of discipline, an individual is in serious trouble because this is NOT to be done if there has been repentance. On this point I must say that it is evident that many churches and spiritual fathers do not really love their children because they have in effect refused to correct them. Church members are called to faithfully obey church beliefs. If they don’t, then they risk excommunication and should be after being given time to repent. If they do repent, then rejoicing occurs as seen in the prodigal’s father and the feast that followed with the boy’s return. Correction is sorely needed and there is joy in the heavens when a sinner comes home.

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SPINDALE — Funded by a state grant, a free workshop offering professional networking and development training is scheduled for Tuesday at Isothermal Community College. The three hours of training will include successful behavior during interviews, preparing concise, eye-catching resumes and self-marketing, among other subjects. The workshop starts at 9 a.m. in Room 209 of ICC’s Lifelong Learning Center, in the lower level of the Foundation. A second workshop is scheduled for Thursday in the same location, starting at 1 p.m. Those wishing to attend should contact Susan Alcide at 828 287 0262 Ext 1234 or email at salcide@regionc.org to register or to obtain more information. The grant was given in response to the relatively high unemployment and the large

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Police Notes

n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 173 E-911 calls Friday.

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n The Rutherforton Police Department responded to 23 E-911 calls Friday.

Spindale n The Spindale Police Department responded to 38 E-911 calls Friday.

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n The Lake Lure Police Department responded to nine E-911 Friday.

Forest City

n The Forest City Police Department responded to 41 E-911 calls Friday.

Arrests

n Scott Kevin Byers, 43,of 191 Middle Oaks Lane, was charged Saturday morning with assault on a female; placed in jail under a released on a $5,000 unsecured bond; (RCSD). n Samuel Ronnie Self, 49, of 598 Camp McCall Road, Golden Valley, charged with carrying a concealed weapon; placed in jail under a $500 unsecured bond; (RCSD) n Johnathon Tyler Garvin, 19, of 1245 Cox Road, Rutherfordton, charged with under age drinking; released from custody under a $20,000 unsecured bond. (LLPD) n Jamie Leigh Conner, 27, of 4468 US Hwy. 221, Forest City, charged with larceny; placed in jail under a $5,000 bond. (RCSD) n Brian Ray Bailey, 20, of 166 Phoenix Way, misdemeanor stalking; released from custody under a $5,000 bond. (RCSD) n Nandina Christine

number of plant closures in our region. A news release noted the purpose of the funding is to provide unemployed individuals access to high quality professional advice and soft skill education. These skills are necessary to be successful in today’s job market because employers expect high caliber candidates and must sort through hundreds of resumes to find the best talent for interviews. Other topics to be discuss include creating a convincing 30-second commercial, appropriate dress for the interview, effective job search process and access to important networks, electronic and face-to-face. In December, the workshop is schedule for 9 a.m. to noon on the 8th and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on the 10th, again in the same location at ICC. On Dec. 11, a session is planned for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Polk County Library in Columbus.

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This cat is a female black, orange and white Calico located in the cat room at the Rutherford County Animal Shelter on Laurel Hill Drive in Rutherfordton. She like many other sweet animals is looking to find a good home. The shelter’s hours are noon to 4 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. For more information call 287-6025. For the Community Pet Center volunteers office, call 287-7738.

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Demott, 19, giving alcoholic beverages to at least 12 people under age 21; resisting officer and consume alcohol under age 21; released from jail under a $5,000 unsecured bond. (LLPD) n Emily Massey Prince, 18, 1043 Hopper Creek Road, resisting public officer; consumer alcohol under age 21; released on a $1,000 unsecured bond. (LLPD) n Billy James Atchley, 17, 375 Ledford Road, charged with 10 counts of breaking and entering a motor vehicle and seven counts of misdemeanor larceny; placed in jail under a $219,000 bond. (RCSD) n Mark James Murray, 16, 232 Green Briar Drive, Forest City, charged with 11 break-ins of motor vehicles and misdemeanor larceny eight times; is in jail under a $240,000 bond. (RCSD) n Joshua Brian Rector, 22, 254 Buck Collins Road, Forest City, charged with attempted obtain property by false pretense; remains under a $20,000 bond in the Rutherford County Detention Facility. (RCSD) n Jonathan Derrek Ramsey, 18, of 459 Vaughn Road, charged with attempting breaking or entering building and felony larceny; in jail under a $6,000 bond. n Danny Gene Lane, 36, 500 Southern Street, Rutherfordton, charged with driving while impaired, driving while license revoked, operating vehicle without insurance, possession of drug paraphernalia and open container after consuming alcohol; no bond reported; (NCHP)

Fire Calls n Hudlow and Rutherfordton volunteer fire departments responded to motor vehicle accidents Saturday morning.

‘Help Us’ tourney set Nov. 14

This year marks the sixth for “Help us Help,” an employee initiative at Rumbling Bald Resort to help provide Christmas to children in the care of Social Services who otherwise would not be able to celebrate a traditional family Christmas. Two primary fund-raising events for “Help us Help” are coming up in November and December. The first is the 2009 Help Us Help Golf Tournament, scheduled for Nov. 14 at Bald Mountain Golf Course. The format for the tournament is four person teams with Captain’s Choice Scramble Format Low Gross Score. Ladies may shoot from red tee, ages 60 and older may play yellow tees and all others play from white tees. The shotgun start is at 11 a.m. Cost to play is $50 per person (resort members $45 with POA card), and includes golf and cart, lunch and goody bag. For additional information call 877-868-0083 or e-mail cpadgett@rumblingbald.com. Prizes will be awarded.

Coleen Margaret Spicer Godfrey, 83, of Rutherfordton, died Friday, Oct. 30, 2009, at her home with cancer. A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Wess Sawyer and Panellie Gilbert Spicer. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Goin Godfrey to whom she was married to for 41 years; brothers, Clarence and Fred Spicer and a sister, Myrtle Jackson. She was a textile worker at Hatch Mill in Columbus, N.C. Surviving are her daughter, Margaret Godfrey of Rutherfordton,; sisters, Grace Hill, Caralee Spicer, and Connie Spicer Hill all of Rutherfordton, and Pearl Goode of Greer, S.C., a grandson; a granddaughter and a great-granddaughter. A memorial service will be

held 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, at Grassy Knob Church Fellowship of which she was a member. The Rev. J.W. Luman will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Asheville Mortuary Services is caring for the Godfrey family. An online registry is available at www.ashevillemortuaryservices. com

Kelly Hays, Jr. Kelly Clyde Hays, Jr., “K.C.”, 88, died Friday, Oct. 30, 2009, at Hospice House of Rutherford County. A native of Lowndes County, Miss., he was a son of the late Kelly Clyde Hays,

Sr. and Emily Cook Hays; was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corp, serving as a Marine Scout in the Pacific Theater during World War II; retired as a livestock auctioneer after 67 years. Hays is survived by his wife Helen Conn Hays of the home; three sons, John B. Hays of Rock Hill, S.C., William Terry Hays of Tryon and Howard Sterling Hays of Rutherfordton; three daughters, Jeanie Russell of Mill Spring, Jeanette Boney and Betty Ann Miller, both of Steens, Miss., nine grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Disabled American Veterans. No services are scheduled at this time. Online condolences: www. crowemortuary.com

Slain priest ‘quiet, gentle’ CHATHAM, N.J. (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest who was stabbed to death in his rectory was remembered Saturday as a “quiet voice of peaceful love” at his burial Mass in northern New Jersey. More than 1,000 people filled St. Patrick Church and its gymnasium to honor the Rev. Edward J. Hinds, who was found dead on the kitchen floor after he failed to appear for morning Mass Oct. 23. Authorities say he had been stabbed 32 times the day before by church custodian Jose Feliciano. “There was nothing in his life that could have provoked such a violent attack,” said Monsignor Kenneth Lasch, a retired priest who met monthly with Hinds. The crowd included about 200 area priests and nuns. Clergy in flowing white robes formed a half-circle around the hearse as Hinds’ coffin was carried down the church stairs and placed inside. “We pray for him and we pray for healing and love in this community,” Bishop Arthur Serratelli, head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson, said after the Mass. “It’s going to take some time.” Hinds’ violent death is the first for upscale Chatham since 1990. The New York City bedroom community has about 10,000 residents and a median family income

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of $132,000. The coffin was draped in white during the two-hour Mass, which was followed by a private burial at a cemetery in nearby Basking Ridge. Parishioner Joe DiRienzo remembered 61-year-old “Father Ed” as a gentle, quiet man who drew on a deep well of wisdom in his role as church leader. He recalled a conversation they had three years ago when he approached the priest to apologize for a church service disturbed by the cries of his newborn son. “He was very much about children and families,” said DiRienzo, 41. “He said, ’By no means should you ever apologize for that. We love the chatter of the little children.’ “ Clergy recalled Hinds as a model priest with an advanced degree in church law who gave up a position in the diocese hierarchy to return to parish life. He was found in his clerical robes and appeared to be brew-

Coleen Godfrey

Coleen Margaret Spicer Godfrey, 8,3 of Rutherfordton, NC, died Friday, Oct. 30, 2009, at her home with cancer. A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Wess Sawyer and Panellie Gilbert Spicer. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Goin Godfrey, of which she was married for 41 years; brothers, Clarence and Fred Spicer and asister, Myrtle Jackson. She was a textile worker at Hatch Mill in Columbus, NC and totally family oriented. Surviving are her loving daughter, Margaret Godfrey and husband Robin Berry Bishop of Rutherfordton, N.C.; sisters, Grace Hill, Caralee Spicer, and Connie Spicer Hill all of Rutherfordton, N.C., and Pearl Goode of Greer, S.C., a grandson, Robin Godfrey Bishop; a grand-daughter, Cammie Colleen Bishop and a great grand-daughter, Lily Christine Bishop. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, at Grassy Knob Church Fellowship of which she was a member. The Rev. J.W. Luman will be officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Asheville Mortuary Services is caring for the Godfrey family. An online registry is available at www.ashevillemortuaryservices. com Paid obit

ing coffee at the time of his attack. Hinds, who was born in nearby Morristown, had been at the parish since 2003. He was ordained in 1974 and served as vice chancellor of the Diocese of Paterson and secretary to the bishop from 1978 to 1985. Hinds previously was pastor of St. Michael Church in Netcong and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Boonton. Feliciano, 64, is being held on $1 million bail. The Easton, Pa., resident is being treated at the Ann Klein Forensic Center, a psychiatric hospital in Trenton. He and his wife and children are members of the parish. His daughter is an 8th grader at St. Patrick School.

Gary Vaughn

Mr. Gary Wayne Vaughn, 39, of 518 Ledford Road Ellenboro ,died Thursday Oct. 29, 2009, at Harris Regional Medical Center in Sylva NC. A native of Miami Beach, Fla. he was born Oct. 1, 1970, a son of the late Cecil W. Vaughn and Marian Alexander White and Arthur White of Summerfield, Fla. Besides his father, he was preceded in death by a sister, Paula Ventresca. Gary was employed by Pike Electric and a member of Cliffside Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Tammy Hunt Vaughn; two sons, Dylan and Koty, of the home; one daughter, Summer, of the home; four brothers, Joe Vaughn and wife Jennifer of Metairie, La., Rick Brooks of Navarre, Fla., Lee White and wife Angela of Summerfield, Fla., Eric White of Summerfield, Fla.; three sisters, Linda Feller and husband Ernie of Summerfield, Fla., Jennifer Johnson and husband Don of Summerfield, Fla., Alison Lynch and husband Michael of Summerfield, Fla.; one brother-in-law, Paul Ventresca of Ocala Fla., and special friends, Joey and Amy Alexander. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, at Cliffside Baptist Church with the Rev. Joey Cantrell and the Rev. Bryan Melton officiating. Burial will follow in Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be held 6-8 p.m. Saturday Oct. 31, 2009, at McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home. McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home Cliffside is serving the Vaughn family. A guest register is available at www.mckinneylandrethfuneralhome.com Paid Obit

6A — The Sunday Courier, Forest City, NC, Sunday, November 1, 2009

Calendar/Local

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.

Kendra Greenlee Describes the interactive properties of the ActiVote system.

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Meetings/other Annual meeting: Forest City Little League; Sunday, Nov. 1, 6 p.m., at Mooneyham Library, Forest City; election of officers will be held; all coaches, parents and interested parties urged to attend. Seminar: An Emergency Preparedness Seminar will be offered to the public on Tuesday, Nov. 3, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at the Forest City Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 250 Mt. Pleasant Church Rd., Sandy Mush. Topics will include 3-5 day survival kits and other preparations individuals and families can use in times of emergency. DAR meeting: Griffith Rutherford NSDAR Chapter will meet Wednesday, Nov. 4, at Isothermal Community College, Red Room. The meeting begins at 3 p.m. Program will be the Good Citizens award winners and their guests from local schools. Shag Club: The Rutherford County Shag Club will meet Friday, Nov. 6, at Club LA in Spindale. Anyone interested in beach music or shag dancing is invited to participate. New Beginner I and Beginner II classes now forming. For Information, call 287-9228. Free video presentation: “Global Warming: Fact or Fiction?” will be be shown Saturday, Nov. 7, 6:30 to 8 p.m., at Cornerstone Fellowship Church, 1186 Hudlow Rd., Forest City. For more information call 288-8058. An informative and entertaining program sponsored by the Rutherford 912 Group. Annual corporation meeting: Cherry Mountain Volunteer Fire Department; Tuesday, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m., at the fire department; anyone (age 16 and up) that lives within or owns property within this fire district are members of the corporation.

Fundraisers School fundraiser: A portion of the sales on Wednesday, Nov. 4, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., at Courtside Eatery will go to the Knights of the Round Table (PTO) at R-S Middle School. Annual craft sale: Friday, Nov. 6, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Senior Center, 193 Callahan-Koon Rd., Spindale; baked goods, handmade crafts, Christmas decorations and more. Turkey supper: Saturday, Nov. 21, 4 p.m., Bill’s Creek Community Center, Lake Lure; turkey and dressing with all the trimmings; adults $9; ages 4-12, $5; take outs available; raffle tickets $1, 1st prize $500 in cash; proceeds for the Bill’s Creek VFD.

Miscellaneous Foothills Harvest Outreach Ministries will hold a half-price sale on most items. The store is located at 120 E. Trade St., Forest City. Yokefellow Service Center will hold a half price sale Nov. 2-7. The store is located at 102 Blanton St., Spindale. Lights of Love: In memory or honor luminaries will be placed around Lake Imogene at Isothermal Community College on Nov. 14. The candles will be lit at sundown. Luminaries may be purchased at the local Wal-Mart entrances Oct. 23 and 24, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Oct. 25, from 1 to 9 p.m., or from any Pilot Club member. Contact Evelyn Lee at 245-4022, or Donna Ohmstead at 245-8867. Guardian ad Litem program: Federal and N.C. laws mandate legal representation for children in abuse and neglect court proceedings. Community volunteers are a powerful voice in advocating for children and helping them to find their voice in the court system. To find out how you can become a Guardian ad Litem, call 287-3929. Volunteers needed: Youth Empowerment is in the process of creating a teen center for youth 10-17. Volunteers are needed to paint at the Power Center and help with making small repairs. Located at the old Special Occasions building behind Bojangle’s. For more information call 288-1021.

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Rutherford County Schools Web site. Sessions were taught by the system’s instructional technology facilitators. There are nine instructional technology facilitators in the county – one at each high school and two additional in each district. In the screen recording session teachers were shown how to record their lessons, which could be used by a substitute teacher in their absence. Smith said one East High School teacher had done this recently. “All it really required me to do was hit record,” said Grant Haynes, a first year teacher. “I basically imagined I had a class of students and if I was working a problem I told them to pause the recording so they could work the problem.”

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unopposed. Long time commissioner David J. Penson Jr. is not seeking re-election, however, incumbents Keith Dobbins, Mike Hollifield, Bill Lattimore and David Wright are all seeking re-election. The fifth candidate is Jeff Swink. Chimney Rock Village council incumbents Frank Campbell and Bob Wald are running unopposed. Ellenboro has nine candidates seeking one of four alderman seats up for election. Vying to return are incumbents Allan “Bunt” Black, Truett Murray and Jim Rhyne, who is filling an unexpired term of Chad Conner in 2008. Other alderman hopefuls are Lee Allen, Michael G. Jennings, Donald Mace, Patrice Lynn Mayes, John Morrow and Mike Rhyne. In the race for Forest City town

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mance is what is looked at most often,” Watson said. “With so much emphasis on accountability, I think it’s important to look beyond test scores in evaluating a school’s success.” One of those areas beyond test scores Watson said the district can take pride in is under quality teachers and administrators. “We don’t have really very high teacher turnover rates in this district, which other areas do,” Watson said. Compared with the state average — which is 12 percent at the elementary level, 14 percent at the middle school and high school levels — Rutherford

Haynes said he recorded it on his laptop. He said others could do the same easily and it would even allow for teachers to e-mail their lessons or put them online. “Then all the sub would have to do is know where to pull it up on the Web,” he said. Haynes also said in doing the recording, it helped prevent the loss of instructional time. “It did move them ahead, not as much as if I was there, but it was better than busy work,” he said. Other sessions included how to use a FLIP camera to record student projects and presentations, podcasting and Movie Maker. There were also sessions on online resources for teachers, like SAS Curriculum Pathways and iKeepBookmarks.com. Another technology expo will be held in the spring for elementary school teachers and administrators, and Smith said

council, incumbents Steve Holland and Shawn Moore and political newcomer are Tony K. Smith are vying for two available seats. Lake Lure voters will elect two commissioners from a contingent of five candidates. Seeking election are incumbent Bill Beason, who was appointed to complete the unexpired term of Commissioner Jeanine Noble; veteran newcomers Rick Coley, Mary Ann Nesbitt Dotson, John W. Moore and Melvin Owensby. Noble and Russ Pitts did not seek relection. Ruth’s incumbent commissioners Mike Ellenburg and Jim Goode are runnig unopposed. Rutherfordton voters will elect two candidates for town council. Vying for the seats are incumbent Terry Cobb and political newcomers Stan Clements, Gloria Higgins and Dennis Hill. Spindale voters will also elect two commissioners from a list of five can-

County Schools teacher turnover rate is 9 percent at the elementary and middle school levels and 4 percent at the high school level. The district is also ahead of the state in teachers with advanced degrees. The percentage of teachers who have completed an advanced college degree, including a master’s or doctoral degree in Rutherford County is 34 percent in elementary schools, 43 percent in middle schools and 30 percent in high schools. The state average is 27, 25 and 25 percent respectively. The percentage of highly qualified teachers is higher in the district than the state as well. The report takes a look at the amount of funds per student by source. The financial support reflected in the numbers includes

this summer she hopes to turn the event into a conference. Some of the sessions offered have already been offered to teachers in an extended format during “Technology Tuesdays,” held Tuesday afternoon at the administrative office. Special “Technology Tuesday” will be held Nov. 10 for parents of Rutherford County Schools students. The drop in session will include the introduction of Atomic Learning, an online training resource that has a library of thousands of short, easy-to-understand tutorial movies and training, Smith said. “We don’t just expect our students to know how to use technology, we want our parents to embrace technology too,” she said. Contact Flynn via e-mail at aflynn@thedigitalcourier.com.

Polling places Bostic, Town Hall Chimney Rock, Fire Department Ellenboro, Fire Department Forest City, First Baptist Church Lake Lure, EMS/Mountains Library Ruth, Town Hall Rutherfordton, County Annex Spindale, Town Hall All votes wil be posted on the Board of Elections Web site Tuesday (www.rutherfordcountync.gov/dept/ board_of_elections). didates. Incumbent Tommy Hardin and Terry E. Dixon, Sr., Andrew Kirton, Tom Lawrence and Ed Searcy are seeking election. Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@thedigialcourier.com.

all expenses concerned with operating schools and includes teacher and administrator salaries, textbooks and other educational supplies and materials. The amount of funding is slightly higher in the district than in the state, with local funding in Rutherford County slightly lower than the statewide average. “The state provides additional funding for smaller or low wealth counties, thus the discrepancy there,” Watson said. In addition to the district’s report card, each school received individual report cards. Watson said those should be distributed at each school within the week. The district’s report card, as well as each schools, may be accessed online at www.ncreportcards.org.

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Business Today Hospital names three new directors RUTHERFORDTON — Rutherford Hospital Inc. recently announced the appointment of three new department directors, Troy Bouzakis, Susan Davis and Tom Hutchins. Bouzakis joins RHI as Executive Director of Medical Practices. He has a variety of professional experience with organizations such as Ethospartners Health Management Group in Duluth, Ga., and Miller Orthopedic Clinic in Charlotte. In his career, he has served as a chief executive office, a chief operating officer, vice president of operations and a director of technology. He is a graduate of Clemson University and the University of Phoenix. Davis, RN, BSN, has begun work as Infection Prevention Director. She has been with RHI for seven years working as a nursing resource team member, staff nurse on 5th Surgical and then as a nursing analyst in the hospital’s Management Information Systems office since January of 2007. She replaces Karen Smith who recently took a position in Greenville, S.C. Hutchins takes over as Director of Facility Services. He comes here from Carolina East Health System (formerly named Craven Regional) in New Bern, where he has been serving as Director of Engineering and Maintenance. Hutchins previously worked for Rutherford Hospital as a Biomedical Engineer in the early 1990s. He has also held progressively responsible positions with the Louisiana State University Health System in the area of health care facilities engineering and maintenance. He holds the Certified Healthcare Facility Manager designation and a North Carolina Professional Engineer license.

Lehman Bros. art is auctioned off PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Even in these trying financial times, you’re not going to see many going-out-of-business sales like this one. Today, hundreds of works from the art collection of failed banking giant Lehman Brothers go on the auction block at Freeman’s auction house in Philadelphia. The 200-plus pieces of modern and contemporary art up for bid once lined the corridors and graced the board rooms of Lehman’s offices in New York, Boston and Wilmington, Del.

Fuel prices climb Retail gasoline prices chugged higher Friday to a new peak for the year, forcing consumers to dig deeper into already-thin wallets to pay for fuel. At the same time, natural gas prices also were moving up again and have now climbed 16 percent in the past two months — just in time for furnace season to kick in. The worst part: Supplies of oil and gas are plentiful. In fact, storage points for gas are so jammed, producers are running out of places to put it and crude supplies are well above average levels. Gasoline prices are now up 17 straight days after climbing 0.4 cents overnight to $2.695 a gallon, according to auto club AAA, Wright Express and Oil Price Information Services. That is the highest price since Oct. 26, 2008.

Associated Press

A row of homes sit among empty, unsold lots in a subdivision in Tavares, Fla.. This Lake County city was in one of the fastestgrowing counties of this decade until the recession hit. As a whole, it has fared worse than the national average since the start of the recession.

Recession pulls down boom counties By MIKE BAKER and MIKE SCHNEIDER ,Associated Press Writers

RALEIGH, N.C. — In the state capital's downtown core, $500,000 decorative street lights beam down on a bustling crowd who've come to dine and play along a recently revitalized pedestrian plaza. A few states to the south, the lamp posts shine largely on empty lots in a subdivision outside Orlando where only a third of the 95 planned homes have been built. Wake County, N.C., and Lake County, Fla., shared the spoils of the real estate surge as two of the nation's 100 fastest-growing counties of this decade, until the recession hit and their paths diverged. Most of the places on that list, including Lake County, coughed up their quick gains. The AP Economic Stress Index — a score based on a county's unemployment, foreclosure and bankruptcy rates — shows that the nation's 100 fastest-growing counties have, as a whole, fared worse than the national average since the start of the recession. Yet 42 of those 100 counties are bucking that boomthen-doom trend, including one west of Des Moines, some in northern Virginia and the Texas counties outside Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, according to the AP's analysis. The fast-growing areas that have been resilient tend to have large, diversified economies, researchers and business leaders said. "When one industry goes down, it doesn't just take

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In the state capital’s downtown core, decorative street lights beam down on a recently revitalized pedestrian plaza in Raleigh, N.C., . A study shows that the nation’s 100 fastest-growing counties have, as a whole, fared worse than the national average since the start of the recession. Yet 42 of those 100 counties are bucking that boom-then-doom trend.

down the whole region," said Duane Dankersreiter, vice president of business information and research at the Dallas Regional Chamber, explaining that a diverse job market has developed over time there, drawing on technology, finance and energy. "We're able to absorb the hit much better." The areas often owe the favorable mix of jobs to recruiting by local leaders. Raleigh and nearby

communities have spent decades courting pharmaceutical and technology companies to an area that's long benefited from state government, university and health care jobs. The effort has paid dividends during the downturn: LED lighting maker Cree Inc. recently announced that it was adding more than 500 jobs in Durham. Deutsche Bank AG announced this summer it plans to open a tech-

nology development center the Raleigh suburb of Cary, bringing more than 300 jobs with wages at twice the county average. Adrienne Cole, executive director of Raleigh Economic Development, said while the region's large construction industry has taken a hit, the other sectors helped provide stability. Wake County's unemployment rate of 8.3 percent Please see Boom, Page 8A

New business Toe 2 Toe Dance Academy has opened at 150 E. Main St., in Forest City. In photo, owner/ Instructor Heather Causby, left, with hip hop instructor Jennie Bracket. (Not pictured instructor Tanya Jackson and Manager Heather Greene.) The academy offers classes in Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Lyrical, Hip Hop, Clogging, Pointe, Broadway, and Ballet Technique. Classes are for ages 3 and up with adult classes available. Dance workshops will start soon. Causby has 11 years teaching experience with previous students who have appeared on “So You Think You Can Dance?” and danced with the New York City Ballet. Registrations are underway contact for further information. Phone: 828748-6263

8A — The Sunday Courier, Forest City, NC, Sunday, November 1, 2009

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’Tis the season ... for smart spending By MAE ANDERSON AP Retail Writer

NEW YORK — Buying fewer gifts certainly would help curb your holiday spending, but summarily dropping your mother-in-law isn’t generally an option. So try another approach that can actually be more fun for everyone: the gift exchange. Here are tips on how to orchestrate a roundrobin among friends or relatives who typically buy armloads of presents that both givers and recipients soon forget.

1. START WITH CONSENSUS. Gift exchanges may once have been seen as stingy or contrived. But as many people look to cut back more will be open to finding a way to help one another spend less at the holidays. An exchange, where you give presents to just one person in your group instead of all of them, is a timesaver too. To suggest a gift exchange if you’re worried about someone being upset, e-mail everyone you’d like to involve so anyone who wants to decline can easily duck out.

2. SET A PRICE RANGE— OR NO PRICE AT ALL. The simplest way to spend less on gifts is to set a dollar limit. You could even make the exchange a friendly competition: Who will give the most creative gift certificate, the most unusual handcraft, the nicest dinner for two under $25, the best home-burned compilation CD? If free appeals, think about having everyone substitute outings or chores for gifts. This is more likely to work in a family than an office, but the best gift might be an offer to shovel snow or accompany the recipient to a museum or spend a day organizing old photos together. 3. CHOOSE A THEME. Another way to keep

prices down and make your exchange more communal is to center it on a topic or theme. Everyone could give a favorite book with a note about why it’s special (even a used copy?), a Christmas tree ornament (maybe homemade?) or a kitchen implement with a simple recipe that requires it. 4. BE SPECIFIC. Members of a family or office often throw their names into a hat and choose randomly, but that’s unlikely to curb the proliferation of unwanted bath soap medleys, tea samplers and dish towels. To ensure the people in your exchange get gifts they appreciate, have them mention a few of their preferences — favorite authors or colors or their shoe size — when they throw in their names. 5. COORDINATE ONLINE. Don’t worry if your group’s not all going to be in the same place until the holidays — or not even then. Tools at www.secretsanta.com, www.Evite.com, www.elfster.com and other Web sites will help. Peter Imburg started Elfster in 2004 after coordinating an online exchange for his family. Members of registered groups can use the site to receive e-mail, post wish lists, shop and ask questions anonymously, all ensuring they’ll exchange much better gifts. “You can get ideas and figure out exactly what people want without having to set foot in the mall or any stores,” Imburg said. 6. THROW IN A WILD CARD. As the recession cuts into companies’ generosity or flattens holiday parties completely, getting your cheer on can take extra creativity. But that can also make for extra fun if your group has a good sense of humor. Consider organizing a Yankee Swap, in which participants contribute any gift they like (wrapped

but unlabeled) and then everyone pulls a number at

r a ndom to determine the order in which they p i c k gifts from the pile. T h e fun starts with the unwrapping. If no one wants what you opened, simple enough: You get to keep it. But everyone who comes after you has the option of choosing your gift or any other that’s already open instead of taking one from the pile. Which in turn gives you the opportunity to pick from the pile again (or steal from yet another recipient). A few simple rules will keep things fun: Set a low spending limit, say $15; don’t tell any other participant what you contribute; silly is good, just keep it tasteful; gifts can be stolen only three times; the person who choses the first gift gets one more chance after everyone else has gone. Google “Yankee Swap” for details.

SEC suit charges insider trading at San Francisco fund

NEW YORK (AP) — The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil lawsuit alleging insider trading against the former chief financial officer of a San Francisco private equity fund and six others. The suit filed Friday claims that Chen Tang, of Fremont, California, gleaned nonpublic information through his job at an unidentified pri-

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in September falls below both the national average of 9.8 and the state’s 10.8 percent jobless rate. “I think we could argue that we were one of the last communities in the recession and we’ll be one of the first communities out,” Cole said. Dallas County, Iowa, has worked hard to woo financial companies. About a decade ago, Dallas County was predominantly rural and agricultural. But the county’s civic and business leaders in recent years lured new jobs to the area by smoothing the way for interested companies to receive state economic development grants. Nowadays, almost a fifth of the county’s work force is

vate equity fund and from his brother-in-law at a hedge fund that he and others used to reap illegal trading profits of more than $8 million. “As the CFO of a private equity firm, Tang was entrusted with highly confidential and material information, and he violated that trust by misusing the information to generate enormous illegal profits,” Rose Romero,

who heads the SEC’s Forth Worth, Texas, office, said. The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, says Tang, 39, passed insider information to his brother and four others, who used the tips to make bets through a variety of personal accounts and investment funds on shares of Tempur-pedic International

Inc. and Acxiom Corp. In one instance last year, the SEC said, Tang learned that Tempur-pedic would announce that its quarterly earnings would fall short of forecasts. He passed the information to three friends who took short positions on the stock, betting that shares would fall. After Tempurpedic made the announcement, its stock tumbled

37 percent, leaving Tang’s friends with a profit of $1.2 million, the SEC says. The agency also claims Tang received tips from his brother-in-law, Ronald Yee, a 39-year-old former CFO of hedge fund ValueAct Capital. Yee allegedly passed along information in 2007 that Tang, three of Tang’s friends and his brother used to make $6 million in trading profits.

in the financial services or insurance industries. The county had a stress score of 6.38 in September, compared to 4.02 in December 2007, a modest change. The newly built Methodist West Hospital just opened there, joining recent building expansions by Wells Fargo and Aviva USA. Unemployment was 5.1 percent in September, almost half of the national average. Reasonable housing prices have helped Rockwall County, Texas, on the outskirts of Dallas, corral transplants drawn to the area’s diverse mix of energy and technology jobs. While the bedroom community has lost some shops, its tax revenues are stable and people continue moving there, said Margie Hooper, president of the Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce.

“We have seen a strong migration from California,” Hooper said. The housing market in that state “was still so inflated that, if they could sell, they could come here and purchase a property for cash and bank the rest of it. We saw that quite a bit,” she said. The eighth-fastest growing county between 2000 and 2008, Rockwall’s stress number has increased only from 6.9 to 10.41 since the start of the recession. By comparison, Clark County, Nev., home to Las Vegas, has increased from 10.6 to 23.83. The once fast-growing areas that have suffered the greatest reversals of fortune include those where leisurebased economies drew large numbers of second-home buyers and low-paying workers from other states. Joining Clark County at the top

of that list are Deschutes County, Ore., home of Bend; Pinal County, Ariz., a Phoenix suburb; Lee County, Fla., home of Fort Myers; and Osceola County, Fla., another Orlando suburb. Jay Butler, an associate professor of real estate at Arizona State University, said many of those areas brought a surge of new houses where there was no economic support system or job opportunities. On the other side of Orlando, Lake County’s growth of almost 40 percent from 2000 to 2008 was fueled in part by the influx of retirees from other states who settled in over-55 communities. Lake County had a Stress score of 17.23 in September compared to 6.6 in December 2007 when the recession started. The recent slowdown is felt acutely in

communities like Tavares, the county seat, which had grown accustomed to 3 or 4 percent annual growth to contribute to its tax base. “We anticipate a certain amount of growth, and then when that doesn’t happen, our costs still go up,” said Jacques Skutt, the city’s director of community development. Despite having less than a third of the homes built in phase one of the Etowah subdivision in Lake County, developers will start planning for phase two of the development in the next few months. In one hopeful sign, permits recently were pulled to build 10 more houses in phase one. “That is our one glimmer of hope right now,” Skutt said. “Nobody else is doing any kind of residential construction.”

The Sunday Courier, Forest City, NC, Sunday, November 1, 2009 — 9A

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Christina Palmer’s death ignited a reaction Continued from Page 1A the lot at the clubhouse. That piece of the puzzle is lost to eternity. But what is known is chilling and sickening. Christina Palmer was living the last moments of her life. Soon, her husband, Stevie Ray Palmer, would be charged with firstdegree murder in her stabbing death. Christina was about to go from being another largely unknown victim of domestic abuse to being the ultimate victim— a dead victim. Christina was supposed to pick up the children from her husband’s mother. But when the expected vehicle arrived at the clubhouse, Stevie was in it, too. That was unexpected. “I know definitely she didn’t have any clue he was going to be with his mom, or she would have never went alone,” said Sonya Brown, Christina’s sister, on Thursday. “She was already scared of him. She had taken out papers on him the Friday before.” According to a Court of Appeals document from May 6, 2008, Christina was sitting in her van when the mother and son and the two children arrived. Stevie Palmer buckled the girls into the back seat of the van and then got into the front passenger seat to talk with his wife. The court document says: “Defendant spoke with Christina until she exited the van and called to Ms. Palmer. Defendant also exited the van. Ms. Palmer testified that she stated, ‘Stevie, leave that poor girl alone. Come on. Let’s go.’ Defendant grabbed Christina and hugged her. Ms. Palmer then saw defendant with a butcher knife which she recognized as a knife she kept by her back door. Ms. Palmer called 911 and told the dispatcher ‘to send some police officers because my son [is] stabbing his wife.’ ” Christina Palmer died at the scene from internal bleeding caused by multiple stab wounds.

A sister’s perspective Domestic violence victims often confide in friends but sometimes are reluctant to talk with family about what they are going through. Sonya Brown said this week that she is not sure when the domestic violence against her sister began, but added that she became aware of the situation about six months before her sister’s fatal stabbing. Sonya said a chance meeting with Christina and Stevie Palmer one day in July 2005 changed her perception of their marriage. “He was verbally threatening her that day,” Sonya said. “And she happened to see me, and discretely asked me to call for help. I called 911. They happened to be coming out of Cabin Fever in Forest City. We tried to piddle around and wait for an officer (from the Forest City Police Department) to get there. She was in fear of her life that day. “After I saw how she acted with me, in the presence of her and him, and the fear that she still had, with me there, and an officer there, I knew that she was terrified of him. “Of course he denied the fact of everything she was saying. And the officer asked what did she want to do. And she said she wanted to go ahead and take out papers. So he had to leave walking. We went to the courthouse and took out papers. We went into the civil division and took out a restraining order.” Sonya said that she had given Palmer the benefit of the doubt when

Christina Brown Palmer: Died in 2006 when attacked by her estranged husband

he and Christina first married, but she began to see a problem. “Well, in the beginning, because you don’t want to judge somebody at first, I’m thinking, ‘OK, he could be OK,’” Sonya said. “But as time went along I saw he didn’t ever want to get a job, and he wanted to live off her. She was going to school for a nurse, at that time, and she was working at the same time and trying to be there for all the (four) kids, and have them at sporting events, and from that point on, I saw that it couldn’t go anywhere because he was taking from her.” Christina was working at Harris Home Care as an in-home aide at the time and was attending Isothermal Community College. Her two oldest children, boys, were hers from another relationship. Sonya said Christina tried to make the marriage successful but eventually began to lose heart. “In the beginning she tried to make it work,” Sonya said. “But then she started getting tired there at the end.” When asked if the abuse was verbal or physical or both, Sonya replied, “It was both. In the periods of time we didn’t see her, that’s when I’m sure the physical happened.” She said she knows now that Christina was staying away from family in order to hide her bruises from them. And Sonya urges people who know of an abusive situation to take action. “I never did witness any abuse,” Sonya said. “But after everything happened, we heard a tremendous amount of stories from friends. And I tell anybody to this day, ‘Speak out. Don’t wait.’ If there is any bit of information that anybody knows, you need to speak out and try to get them some help. Maybe we could have done some things differently if we had known. “ On Jan. 30, 2006, the Brown family received a call from Palmer’s mother that would forever change their lives. “His mom had called my grandmother’s house,” Sonya said. “I had just gotten out of class that day and had just arrived at my grandmother’s 15 minutes before the phone rang. And it was his mom calling, asking for somebody to come pick up the kids. She said Stevie had just killed

autumn care of forest city rehab Wonder of the month Sadie Dedmon – October 2009

The staff of the Rehab Department at Autumn Care of Forest City, salutes Saide Dedmon as our Rehab Wonder for the month of October. Sadie Dedmon returned to Autumn Care Forest City in September, 2009 after surgery. She had been here previously following hip surgery in July 2007. Both times she came to gain strength, to be able to do her Activities of Daily Living and to walk better so that she could return home to live independently. She was born in Leoma, TN and moved to Rutherford County when she was 1 or 2 years old. She has 4 children, 1 boy and 3 girls. Two live near her, 1 in Lexington, NC, and one in California. One of her daughter’s and her husband actually lives in Sadie and her husband’s old house. The Dedmon family operated Dedmon and Sons store from 1947 into the 70s. It had “anything and everything you can imagine” in it. Her husband, during that same period, promoted races at Harris Speedway, Inc. where she “helped with anything that needed to be done.” She attends Harris Baptist Church in Harris where her father was the first pastor and helped build the church in 1942. She led the music in the church at one time when they were without a music director. “My church meant everything to me. It still does. Rev. George Whitmire is pastor now.” Sadie is now ready to “graduate” and go home to be with her family. Her comments on Autumn Care, “It’s been great. I couldn’t ask for no better. I would recommend Autumn Care to anyone. My therapist (Travis Prevette, OTR/L, Sheila Webb, COTA/L, Janet Decker, PT, June Stephens, LPTA, and Sheila White, Rehab Tech), they’re the reason I’m getting to go home. I want to thank each and every one of them. I want to thank the nurses and the staff, too.” We are thankful we had Sadie with us for a while and enjoyed her being here. We wish you the very best as you prepare to return home. We will miss you!

Christina. “It was like I was in shock. I was numb. “I went there to pick them up. I didn’t trust it. I didn’t know what to think. I called 911 myself as I was going there, where she told me to come pick the kids up. And as I was talking with the dispatcher going up the road, they begin to question me, asking who I was and different things. When they realized who I was, they asked what type of vehicle I was driving, and I knew then. I said, ‘It’s true.’ They were wanting to know what kind of vehicle I drove to let me through.” Sonya said when she arrived at the scene, the two girls were OK. Since they were only 1 and 2 at the time, she said, they weren’t aware of what had happened to their mother. Palmer would later testify that he took the butcher knife to scare Christina, not to hurt her. But Sonya said she has her doubts about that. “If I’m going to bring a weapon, I already know what I am going to do,” she said.

The aftermath Sonya said there was an outpouring of support for the family after Christina’s death. “I think the funeral home (Thompson’s Mortuary) said that was the largest funeral they have ever done,” she said. “We will always miss her,” Sonya said. “She was my baby sister, my only sister. But at the same time, we know that with the kids, we have to pull ourselves together for them, as well as for ourselves, and to get the word out to other victims, to let them know that we can help them get out of that situation. She was tortured.” Stevie Ray Palmer was found guilty of first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Christina’s daughters are now 4 and 5; her sons are 12 and 16. The girls are still too young to know much about what happened, Sonya said, but added, “They know their mama’s in heaven.” All of the children have had therapy. Sonya Brown has made it her mission to make a difference by helping others get out of abusive situations. “I have had numerous speaking engagements to bring awareness of domestic violence,” she said. “I have set up booths. I had the candlelight vigil last year at the courthouse.

“I get phone calls from different ones asking questions as far as what should they do, what direction should they take. And some people just need encouraging. So, yes, it has made a difference. If I can just reach out to one, and I’ve reached out to more than one, so I know it has made a difference.” Sonya adds that she, herself, was a victim of domestic violence, so she can look at situations from that perspective, too. “I let people know my story as well,” she said. “I’ve been a survivor for several years now. My situation began when I was back in high school. When I had my child that’s when I decided to come out of my situation. Mine was verbal and physical. “Even though the physical hurts, and you can see it, the verbal will last longer than the physical. You have all these thoughts going through your mind, and fear. Your self-esteem is so low. You feel like you don’t have anywhere to turn.” She said victims of domestic violence hear things like, “Well, you’re not going to do any better than me. And if you don’t do this, I will do this to you. And I’ll kill you, and nobody will ever know.” Victims hear threats made against their children, Sonya said, but she added that pets are sometimes targeted by abusers too. “There is animal cruelty, as well,” she said. “Now they are abusing animals, and they will try to threaten you with your animals. That is just like people’s children.” Despite the difficulties, Sonya offers a message of hope. In her case, she said, “I just got out. I had a great support system, friends that knew, and they stood by me. “Never feel like there is never hope. There is always hope, especially when there are kids involved.” Sonya has started a foundation in memory of Christina, as a way of offering help to those trying to escape from domestic violence.

(Sonya Brown is founder of The Christina L. Brown Palmer Foundation Inc. The Web site is called Without Vision Victims Perish, and can be reached at www.wvvp. org. Brown may be contacted at (828) 429-5624, or, out of the area, at 1 (877) 288-9824, Pin # SAFE (7233). She may be reached by e-mail at sonya@wvvp.org, or at P.O. Box 1014, Forest City, NC 28043.) Contact Dale via e-mail at ldale@thedigitalcourier.com

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Ellenboro School held its annual Book Character Parade Friday morning for students in third through fifth grades. The event is held each year to emphasize reading, said Principal Bill Bass. Characters included Amelia Bedelia, Scarlett O’Hara, Darth Vadar and a penguin from “Mr. Poppers Penguins.” One of the more elaborate costumes was that of astronauts rolling an Apollo-model rocket from the book “I Want to Be An Astronaut.” Students also got to hear a reading of the book “The Substitute Teacher from the Black Lagoon” by Rutherford County Schools Director of Elementary Eduation Steven Helton and music provided by East High School’s Marching Cavalier Band.

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FOREST CITY — Participating in a Shrimp Fest here next Tuesday will be an investment in the lives of children, youth, senior citizens, families and community, according to United Way of Rutherford County. The Shrimp Fest will be held at Big Dave’s restaurant on Oak Street, Tuesday, Nov. 3, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., with all proceeds going to United Way of Rutherford County.

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FOREST CITY — The Snuffy Jenkins Festival Reunion, Saturday, Nov. 7, at Isothermal Community College will celebrate the rich musical heritage of The Carolinas, and once again bring recognition to one of the most important figures in the history of bluegrass music, Snuffy Jenkins. The reunion will bring together friends, family, and world famous musicians connected with Snuffy and will be the inaugural event marking the return of the annual festival honoring the innovative banjo player, comedian, and Carolina native. This year’s festival will be headlined by world-renowned guitarist and singer Doc Watson, traditional banjo master David Holt, and bluegrass banjo legend Raymond Fairchild. Both Watson and Fairchild were regulars at the original Snuffy Jenkins Festival produced by Ben Humphries. Phil and Gaye Johnson and many other regional and local favorites like the Far City Boys, Dan Padgett, and Hickory Flatt will also perform during the day-long celebration. In particular the festival is delighted to welcome Snuffy’s great nephew, Phillip Jenkins of the Far City boys, and South Carolina’s Lucas Family featuring Harold Lucas, who played with Snuffy in the “Hired Hands” band for 20 years. Other local favorites include George Watson and Family, Generation Gap, The Broad River Boys, The Dowden Sisters Band and Billie Constable and the Wiseman Heritage from Spruce Pine. Dewit “Snuffy” Jenkins is an iconic figure among bluegrass music lovers. Snuffy, along with Smith Hammett, Rex Brooks, and Earl Scruggs pioneered the three-finger banjo playing style which became the driving force and the key element in the development of the bluegrass genre. Snuffy was also the first banjo player to be broadcast playing this unique style. All four players hailed from Rutherford and Cleveland counties and were neighbors in the Harris

United Way goes back a long way to the time his father helped established the Harris Little League program and United Way assisted with funding. “People just don’t realize what all United Way does,” Linder said Thursday morning. He said he is always willing to help United Way and hopes the first Shrimp Fest will be a huge success. “And also this year United Way will help us buy some bicycles for Christmas Cheer,” Linder added. This is the first fundraiser for United Way to this extent. “But given the state of the economy, we thought we’d give people an opportunity to do some things that we’ve never done, and give people an opportunity to support United Way who possibily never has supported United Way. It’s a good return on your investment and you get good food to boot,” she said. Hassell believes the Shrimp Fest will be the beginning of an annual event at Big Dave’s. “Next year we may do a seafood buffet. Who knows?” The Shrimp Fest will be held in the restaurant’s large dining room, as the restaurant will be open for all customers Tuesday night.

Tickets for the Shrimp Fest are $25 each and will include several varieties of shrimp with trimmings and beverages. “Dave said there is going to be all types of shrimp, any kind of shrimp and Cliffside area, a fact which led you can think of,” said United Way Humphries,to call this region “The Executive Director Faye Hassell. Birthplace of the Bluegrass Banjo.” Hassell was in a South Carolina The original Snuffy Jenkins Festival county some time ago and attended a in 1974 was an immediate hit, evensimilar Shrimp Fest for a fundraising tually drawing large annual crowds event. “I came home and gave some with thousands of people. Over the thought to that and called Dave.” years the festival featured the leg“Dave Linder is an individual who ends of bluegrass music, including is extremely conscious about giving this year’s headliners Doc Watson back to the community,” Hassell said. and Raymond Fairchild, and patrons “He jumped in on the idea with both came from as far away as Tokyo to feet and said, ‘Let’s do something attend the festival. Snuffy performed really good with this.’” every year until 1989. Linder said his relationship with After the death of his wife in 1989, and Snuffy’s passing in 1990, Humphries decided to discontinue the annual event. Over the years, however, he had thousands of requests from patrons and musicians who missed the festival, and several years ago, he contacted Rutherford County Arts Council Director Matthew McEnnerney about the possibility of reviving the festival. Special guests and honorees will include Ben Humphries and Snuffy’s son, Toby Jenkins. Food and craft vendors will be on hand, and an open jam area will be provided for musicians who want to play as well as listen. The festival will also feature historical talks regarding Snuffy Jenkin’s life and significance in local and national music history. “Doc & All” tickets, which include both the outdoor Lakeside Stage and the indoor Frank and Mabel West Auditorium with limited reserved seating and also include the Doc Watson and David Holt show are: $30 for adults, and $20 for youth (14 years old and under). Day Pass tickets including access to performances Contributed photo by all bands on the outdoor stage, Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton was on the Isothermal Community College Campus on vendors, lectures, and jam sessions, Friday. His first stop was for an interview with WNCW’s Pam Bunch about a job but not including the Doc and David creation effort Dalton is leading on the state level. Afterwards, he took a moment to show are: $20 for adults, and $10 for visit with students from instructor Mike Lipkin’s physics classes. The students were youth (14-years old and under.) busy in the Isothermal gym, setting up machines that demonstrate various laws

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of gravity, motion and energy by propelling golf balls along defined pathways. “It’s great to see the creativity and work that goes into this kind of a project,” Dalton told the students. “The problem-solving and teamwork aspects go a long way in preparing students for so many professions.” Dalton, a native of Rutherford County, served on the Isothermal Community College Board of Trustees for years.

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Economy better but Obama’s outlook is sober By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Saturday tempered excitement about a growing economy with a sober outlook that more people will lose their jobs. He called that a heartbreaking reality and cautioned that even a burst of upbeat news “does not mean there won’t be difficult days ahead.” Obama’s straddle served to set expectations for a nation emerging from recession but anxious for an economic security that has not nearly returned. The good news of the week: The economy is on the rise for the first time in more than a year. Fro m July through September the economy grew by 3.5 percent, the strongest uptick in two years. Obama called the development no cause for celebration, but a welcome sign after so many months of distressing news. “While we have a long way to go before we return to prosperity, and there will undoubtedly be ups and downs along the road, it’s also true that we’ve come a long way,” Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address. “It is easy to for-

get that it was only several months ago that the economy was shrinking rapidly and many economists feared another Great Depression.” Yet the economic indicator that matters most to the majority of families — stable, solid employment — is still lagging. Unemployment hit a 26-year high of 9.8 percent in September, and the October report due in the coming week could show it topping 10 percent. “Economic growth is no substitute for job growth,” Obama said. “And we will likely see further job losses in the coming days, a fact that is both troubling for our economy and heartbreaking for the men and women who suddenly find themselves out of work. But we will not create the jobs we need unless the economy is growing.” He added, “Positive news today does not mean there won’t be difficult days ahead.” Obama’s assessment came a day after the White House said the economic stimulus plan it championed has so far saved or created 1 million jobs. Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said the administration’s claim of success was “bewildering” given that many more people

have lost their jobs since the $787 billion stimulus package was put in place. He said the will of the people would keep driving an economic rebound as long as Washington “doesn’t shackle our growth with more taxes, more spending and more debt.” The White House’s figures are pegged to an independent federal board’s report that nearly 650,000 direct jobs have been saved or created because of stimulus program money provided to businesses, contractors, state and local governments, nonprofit groups and universities. The 1 million jobs cited by Obama also includes those from direct economic assistance, plus those linked to the boost from $288 billion in tax cuts under the stimulus program, the White House says. Obama took the time to underscore, as he often does, that the investment of tax money is paying off. He said his administration has taken steps to help get credit to people and businesses of all sizes, stem home foreclosures, cut taxes, create jobs and help people who need it, such as seniors and the unemployed. “These investments aren’t just helping us recover in the short term,” Obama said.

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“They’re helping to lay a new foundation for lasting prosperity in the long term and they’re giving hardworking, middle-class Americans the chance to succeed and raise a family. Because of the investments we’ve made and the steps we’ve taken, it’s easier for middle-class families to send their kids to college and get the training and skills they need to compete in a global economy.” Many analysts caution that it will be hard to sustain the growth at the pace seen in

the third quarter. Government stimulus programs including the popular Cash for Clunkers auto rebates and tax credits for first-time home buyers bolstered the economy. Once the government’s stimulus measures run their course, the economy could run afoul of lingering problems such as high unemployment and weak consumer spending. On the Net: White House: www.whitehouse. gov

White House expecting 2,000 trick-or-treaters

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s the ultimate trick-or-treating treasure, that one house on the block that offers the coolest candy and surprises galore. This year it’s the big gated place on Pennsylvania Avenue, No. 1600. Welcome to the White House, boys and girls. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama awaited more than 2,000 children Saturday night from the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. The Obamas themselves were to spend time handing out goodies to the trick-or-treaters on the most famous front porch in America, the North Portico. What do you get for Halloween at the White House? Not bad, kids: A box of White House M&Ms with the president’s signature imprinted on it, a sweet dough butter cookie made by White House pastry chef Bill Yosses, a

National Park Foundation Ranger activity book, and a serving of dried fruit mix made up of cherries, apricots, pears, apples and papayas. By early afternoon, a big, stuffed, black spider was dangling in a web of string from the top of the portico, and pumpkins had sprouted up around the columns. The White House will be lit orange for the occassion, and three giants pumpkins — about 1,000 pounds each — will be on the grounds. The loot is just part of the treat for the kids, ages 6 to 14. The White House said that set to roam the North Lawn were fairies, bubble makers, wandering trees, Star Wars characters, theater actors and artists and a “skeleton band.” The president and the first lady weren’t planning to wear costumes. But don’t rule out the chance that some youngsters might dress up as the Obamas.

Later, in the East Room, the first couple were to be joined by Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, at a Halloween reception for military families and for the moms and dads who work at the White House, along with their kids. The visiting children were chosen, with help from the Education Department, from schools in the capital and surrounding suburbs. It’s the first White House Halloween for the Obamas’ daughters, Sasha

,8, and Malia, 11. The Obamas are not the first, though, to show Halloween spirit. President George H.W. Bush and first lady Barbara Bush hosted 500 children on Halloween in 1989,. In the Clintons’ first year in the White House, the Great Pumpkin returned. A huge orange jack-o’lantern formed around the front entrance to the White House, with the front door to the mansion serving as the middle tooth.

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NATION/STATE/world Carolinas Today Test ride ends in death for man SUPPLY, N.C. — Authorities say a 33-year-old North Carolina man died while taking a motorcycle on a test-drive. Multiple media outlets report that Joseph Cross of Supply died Friday afternoon when a sport utility vehicle turned in front of him. He was thrown from the motorcycle and died at the scene. Brunswick County Deputy Coroner David Crocker says Cross was driving the motorcycle to consider buying it. State Highway Patrol Sgt. C.K. Parks says 51-year-old Dorothea Hewett of Supply failed to yield the right of way while turning left into her driveway.

Doctor pays for kid’s candy RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina orthodontist is offering to pay trick-or-treaters to fork over their candy. The News & Observer of Raleigh reports that Dr. Jason Gladwell of Wake Forest will pay children $1 per pound of candy they bring into his office. Children can make the swap on Monday and Wednesday. Gladwell says he hopes the candy buyback prevents tooth decay in at least a few youth. He says kids should enjoy the sweets of Halloween in moderation. Gladwell plans to donate the candy to Treats for Troops, which sends packages to military overseas.

Hunter finds missing man’s body GREENSBORO, N.C. — Authorities say a hunter found the body of a missing 87-year-old North Carolina man. The News & Record of Greensboro reports that Hugh Clarence Clark of Alamance County was found Friday in his car in a rural, wooded area of Montgomery County. Investigators say there were no signs of foul play. Clark was last seen Oct. 23. State authorities had issued a Silver Alert for him, prompting a search.

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Concessions are ‘unprecedented’ By ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer

JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that Israel is making “unprecedented” concessions on West Bank settlement construction — a position clearly at odds with the prevailing Palestinian view. Palestinian leaders have said they will not return to peace talks with Israel unless it halts all settlement building on lands they claim for a future state, and they believe Israel has blatantly defied a U.S. demand for a settlement freeze. Speaking at a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday, Clinton said Israel is putting significant limits on settlement activity. “What the prime minister has offered in specifics on restraints on a policy of settlements ... is unprecedented,” she said. The issue of settlements has become the biggest sticking point in getting Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table. Clinton made it clear that she wasn’t pleased with Israeli settlement construction but that it was no reason to hold up talks. “There are always demands made in any negotiation that are not going to be fully realized,” she said. Clinton also agreed with a statement by Netanyahu that Palestinians had never demanded a settlement freeze in the past as a condition for sitting down with Israel. Her comments appeared to represent a significant departure in tone from her previous statements demanding a total Israeli settlement freeze without exception. Israel has been resisting that demand for months, and has given no indication it would be willing to call a total freeze. Clinton’s main aim during her one-day visit to Israel was to resuscitate the Obama administration’s flagging Mideast peace push by persuading the two sides to return to talks. But Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is sticking to

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his refusal to resume negotiations until Israel stops building settlements. Abbas is fighting a perception among his people that he repeatedly caves in to U.S. demands. Abbas spokesman Nabil Abu Rdeneh, responding to Clinton’s comments, said, “There can be no excuse for the continuation of settlements, which is really the main obstacle in the way of any credible peace process. “Israel is not interested in stopping its settlement activities and the American administration didn’t succeed in convincing the Israeli government to stop these activities,” he said. “There should be a real change in the Israeli position toward this issue in order for the peace process to be restarted.” Earlier in the day, a top aide to Abbas, Saeb Erekat, told The Associated Press that Abbas rejected Clinton’s request that he allow Israel’s government to complete building 3,000 units in Jewish settlements in the West Bank, and to allow the government to construct public buildings and continue construction in east Jerusalem — a territory Palestinians hope will be their future capital. “This is a nonstarter,” Erekat said. “And that’s why it’s unlikely to restart negotiations.” Before visiting Israel, Clinton

met with Abbas in the Gulf emirate of Abu Dhabi. Besides meeting Netanyahu, Clinton also held talks with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman. Palestinians see Jewish settlement building as one of the biggest threats to their ability to form a viable state in the territories of the West Bank, east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. Some 500,000 Israelis live in settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem. Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005. Clinton intends to consult with a range of Arab foreign ministers on the Israel-Palestinian stalemate when she attends an international conference in Morocco on Monday and Tuesday. At the press conference with Clinton, Netanyahu said Israel is “willing to engage in peace talks immediately without preconditions. Unfortunately the other side is not.” Hamas’ control over Gaza is another main stumbling block to peace efforts. The group violently seized control of Gaza from Abbas’ forces two years ago, leaving the Palestinians with rival governments. Hamas has long preached that Abbas’ moderation doesn’t pay and that only armed struggle will produce a Palestinian state.

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• B.S. of Business Administration-Gardner Webb University Certificate of Human Resource Management- Western Piedmont Community College. Graduate Chase High School • An accomplished Business Leader with extensive experience in management & systems, organizational change, development & training, strategic planning, and conservative budgeting & spending. • Local Government Regulations, Training & Appeals Process • Regulatory Compliance (State & Federal) Paid for by the Candidate

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ALL OF US CHURCH Church Council Member, 20 yrs. Sunday School Teacher, Church Building team member, Choir member, House Grounds Committeeman

VETERAN 4 years active duty U.S. Navy. Division Supply & Disbursing Division Officer awarded FLEET GRADE EXCELLENT. Selected to teach Disaster and Warfare Passive Defensive Organization and Operations to U.S. and Foreign military and government officers. Commended by Commanding officers. Developed new school curricula. Continued sports Winning base, volleyball, bowling and driving championships twice.

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FOREST CITY BY BIRTH & BY CHOICE

……for the task of leading our town back to better times. Self employed for 58 years. Former Duke Power-experienced in utilities,specifically the areas of out present need to restore our Town’s former great revenue means to accomplish without utilities and tax rate increases. General Building

Returned home, having left to seek career elsewhere, due to ongoing County challenges, restored Nine deficient-to-derelect residences to now be safe, healthy, efficient tax-utility contributions without government (tax) help.

• Electrical • HVAC • Plumbing • Refrigeration • Security- Alarm Unlimited licensed with 30+ employees

Educated at Alexander and Forest City Elementary Schools; Cool Springs High School; Mars Hill College and Wake Forest graduate w/ B.S. Business Admin. and Minor History. Played football and basketball at Cool Springs with team winning County tournament; football at Mars Hill.

HAS LONG WORKED WITH POLITICAL GOVERNMENT THAT LEADERS OF ALL WORKS WITH AFFILIATION RESOURCEFUL CITIZEN – VOLUNTEERS As opposed to outsourcing, consultants, studies and grants, over $80,000.00 in donated –volunteer work built the Bostic Lincoln Center in the best type of coordinated effort between volunteers and the exceptional Bostic Town leaders.

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Senior volunteer of the Year from Governor.Volunteer-Leader in 36 efforts; over 26,000 hours; over $45,000.00 inkind professional and performed.

Volunteer at East Rutherford, contributed to AUTO TECH studies. McNair Educational Foundation Mentor 7 years; now also at Chase. Mt VernonRuth Volunteer for over 5 years. PTA President, President Booster Club. Communities in School Volunteer.

KEITH PRICE DOES VOLUNTEERISM… American Legion Life Member VFW Life Member Honor Air Veteran- Rotary Flights Guardian (2) Hospice of Rutherford County McNair Educational Foundation Church Council Member Sunday School Teacher 20 Yrs Church Building Team Volunteer Church Choir Member School PTA President Communities in School Mentor Mt. Vernon-Ruth E.R. Middle and Sunshine School Volunteer East Rutherford High School Volunteer (incl. 2 yrs use of $20,000 Race Car for Auto Tech Class) Forest City Redevelopment Commission Chair Ruth. County Historical Society Board Member Ruth County Historic Preservation Commission Member Ruth. County Heritage Commission Member Bostic Lincoln Center, Inc. President

R. County Capitol Advisory (Water-Sewer) Board Member R. Housing Authority Volunteer Historic Downtown Forest City, Inc. Member Downtown Forest City Member Forest City Baseball Original Committee Member Forest City Team Member Host (5 players) Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Trained RC Team Member B.S.A. Scoutmaster B.S.A Troop Comm. and Piedmont Council Member YMCA Board Member YMCA Indian Guides Nation Chief Piedmont Mech. Contractors Assoc. President High School Athletic Booster Club President NCSU Master Gardener Volunteer Rotary Club of Rutherford County President and E. Gaston Forest City Merchants Assoc. Volunteer Rutherford County Concert Ass., President N.C. Adopt-a-Highway (5 sections/ 11 yrs) A.A.R.P Seniors Safe Driving Instructor 2008/09 Leadership Rutherford “Most Spirited” Award

…VOLUNTEERS ARE OUR GOVERNMENTS RESOURCES VOTE FOR CHANGE Paid for by Keith Price for Mayor Committee

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NATION/WASHINGTON

Estimate use of public option just two percent By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press Writer

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House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio stands behind a copy of the Democrat’s version of the health care bill during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington last Thursday. On Saturday Boehner, in his radio and Internet address, argues that the Democrats’ proposal to overhaul health care is too complicated, too intrusive and too expensive, and Republicans are urging several steps they claim would bring down costs while not greatly expanding government.

Leader: GOP has the answers By WILL LESTER Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON — Republicans have the answers to lower health costs and expanded coverage, not the Democrats who hold power in Washington and are creating more problems as they “recklessly pursue” a government takeover of the health care system, a GOP leader said. The top House Republican, Rep. John Boehner of Ohio, outlined his party’s alternative in the GOP’s weekly radio and Internet address Saturday. Democratic proposals are gaining momentum in Congress and Republicans are scrambling for support to try to block them. Taking aim at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plan, Boehner said it would put Washington in charge of health care decisions, add to the bureaucracy, raise

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premiums and cut Medicare benefits. “Enough is enough. Breaking the bank and taking away the freedoms Americans cherish is not the answer to the challenges we face,” Boehner said. Debate could begin this coming week on legislation developed by House Democrats that extends coverage to 96 percent of Americans, imposes new requirements on individuals and employers to get insurance and provides subsidies for lowerincome people. The bill rolled out Thursday includes a new public insurance plan that would pay providers and hospitals at rates negotiated by the health and human services secretary. The Democratic-controlled Senate is expected to begin debate within two weeks on a bill crafted by Majority Leader

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Harry Reid, D-Nev. Boehner said there is a choice to be made: “We can come together to implement smart, fiscally responsible reforms to improve Americans’ health care or we can recklessly pursue this government takeover that creates far more problems than it solves.” Boehner said a number of steps could be taken, such as letting people buy health insurance across state lines, allowing people and organizations to pool together to buy insurance for lower prices and reining in malpractice lawsuits. On the Net: GOP health care site: http://www. healthcare.gop.gov Boehner address: http://www.youtube. com/JohnBoehner Government health reform site: http://www.healthreform.gov/

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WASHINGTON — What’s all the fuss about? After all the noise over Democrats’ push for a government insurance plan to compete with private carriers, coverage numbers are finally in: Two percent. That’s the estimated share of Americans younger than 65 who’d sign up for the public option plan under the health care bill that Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is steering toward House approval. The underwhelming statistic is raising questions about whether the government plan will be the iron-fisted competitor that private insurers warn will shut them down or a niche operator that becomes a haven for patients with health insurance horror stories. Some experts are wondering if lawmakers have wasted too much time arguing about the public plan, giving short shrift to basics such as ensuring that new coverage will be affordable. “The public option is a significant issue, but its place in the debate is completely out of proportion to its actual importance to consumers,” said Drew Altman, president of the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation. “It has sucked all the oxygen out of the room and diverted attention from bread-and-butter consumer issues, such as affordable coverage and comprehensive benefits.” The Democratic health care bills would extend coverage to the uninsured by providing government help with premiums and prohibiting insurers from excluding people in poor health or charging them more. But to keep from piling more on the federal deficit, most of the uninsured will have to wait until 2013 for help. Even then, many will have to pay a significant share of their own health care costs. The latest look at the public option comes from the Congressional Budget Office, the nonpartisan economic analysts for lawmakers. It found that the scaled back government plan in the House bill wouldn’t overtake private health insurance. To the contrary, it might help the insurers a little. The budget office estimated that about 6 million people would sign up for the public option in 2019, when the House bill is fully phased in. That represents about 2 percent of a total of 282 million Americans under age 65. (Older people are covered through Medicare.) The overwhelming majority of the population would remain in private health insurance plans sponsored by employers.

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Off The Wall Scott Bowers

Caught with your pants down I will not lie to you. I gave East Rutherford no chance to beat Shelby. Well, maybe closer to a .0972-percent chance to win. The fact that, in the end, I was right is no consolation. Of course, as it turns out, I wasn’t the only one that gave East no chance. The lone Shelby radio station, WADA, came to R-S Central to cover the Hilltoppers game with Burns — the same game that Jay Coomes and I did for WCAB. Shelby Star’s sports editor Alan Ford headed to Kings Mountain for the Mountaineers clash with Crest, while Star reporter Paul Schenkel also came to R-S Central. That left no media in attendance at the East RutherfordShelby game. In addition, the Golden Lions gave East no chance to win and therefore played accordingly. It is impossible to really call high school games in advance. Sure, some games seem like no-brainers. In fact, many games are just that — nobrainers. If you pick Independence to win — your going to be right a lot of the time. If you pick Shelby to win —your going to be right a lot of the time. But, upsets do happen. Just last week, Ashbrook upended Forestview in a game 99 percent of the state gave Ashbrook no chance of winning. The Cavaliers came about as close as you can come to pulling an upset and they just didn’t get it. They fell just short. Shelby was caught in the classic ‘trap’ game. The Lions knew Central whipped East, 24-0, and the Lions had beaten Central, 17-6; so, therefore in the minds of 16 year olds, they should win. And, they were already thinking about this week’s game with Burns. Plus, the Shelby kids got the day out of school. More time to think about how easy Friday night’s game was going to be for them. Turns out it wasn’t so easy. There is no easy button for life, or football. The Hilltoppers have learned that over the last two weeks. Hopefully, Central and East will take another lesson forward from these past two losses — how to overcome. There are losses in life from which there is little chance to recover. The loss of a loved one, the loss of a friend, the loss of a job — these are real and true losses and not just green grass stains on the road of life. In life, some losses come with no second chances, no way to overcome. The Cavaliers have lost two games in five days by a combined five points. Now, they get their chance to make the postseason with a win over Chase. But, from there how far can they go? The Hilltoppers must simply wait. Central has been outscored 50-34 by Cleveland County in their last two games. The Hilltoppers, who haven’t won a first round 3A playoff game in the last five years, will get another chance. Will they step up and make it count? How to overcome. Both teams get what a lot of us get — a second chance. It doesn’t always happen, but when a second chance comes along, you have to grab it and embrace it. Here’s to hoping that both teams do exactly that.

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Central’s Cameron Green (35) looks for running room during the football at R-S Central Friday against Burns. Green finished with 117 yards on 25 carries and a touchdown in the Hilltoppers 33-28 loss to the Bulldogs.

East just misses upset; Central falls n East

vs. Chase game will decide 2A playoff spot By SCOTT BOWERS and KEVIN CARVER Daily Courier Sports Reporters

FOREST CITY — It was a tough night all the way around for Rutherford County prep football teams, as the county went 0-4 on Friday night. The four county teams were out-scored 152-50. Yet, underneath those bleak numbers there was a slightly different

story. Thomas Jefferson and Chase surrendered 99 of those points in lopsided losses, while East Rutherford and R-S Central fell in close games that were each decided late. The Cavaliers loss came in overtime against Shelby, in a game that few gave East a chance to even be competitive in. The Hilltoppers loss came in the final two minutes of the game; and Central did have one final possession, but was unable to move into scoring position.

The 2009 NCHSAA regular season draw to a close next Friday with East Rutherford hosting Chase, Thomas Jefferson travels to face Owen, and Central will take its’ bye week. Of the four county teams, only Central has secured a postseason spot. The Hilltoppers will be the No. 2 seed 3A team out of the South Mountain Athletic Conference. The SMAC does have two playoff spots for 2A teams. One of those spots belongs to Shelby and the other will Please see Football, Page 4B

Florida St. slips past NC State

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Florida State’s Everett Dawkins sacks North Carolina State’s Russell Wilson in an NCAA college football game on Saturday, in Tallahassee, Fla.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State finally came out on top in another high-scoring thriller that was in doubt until the final play. Bert Reed’s 3-yard touchdown run with 1:36 left Saturday lifted the Seminoles to a 45-42 win over North Carolina State. NC State took its first lead at 42-38 with 3:50 left when Russell Wilson found Jarvis Williams for his third touchdown catch of the game. The Seminoles answered with an eightplay, 66-yard drive. Jermaine Thomas ran for a career high 186 yards and a pair of touchdowns and freshman Chris Thompson scored twice on short runs for the Seminoles (4-4, 2-3 Atlantic Coast

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Rematch Or Redemption?

Carolina, Delhomme face big test GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The date was Jan. 10, 2009. Upstart Arizona stunned Carolina 33-13 in Charlotte, sending the Cardinals to the NFC championship game and Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme on a downward spiral that hasn’t stopped. The teams meet again Sunday, with Arizona riding a three-game winning streak and coming off one of its biggest regular-season wins, 24-17 last Sunday night at the New York Giants. Delhomme, meanwhile, is clinging to his job. He threw five interceptions in that playoff loss to Arizona, and has an NFL-worst 13 this season. He insists memories of that playoff debacle have been flushed away, although he acknowledges “there is not evidence that it has been, obviously, by the way I’ve played or we’ve played.” Carolina (2-4) is coming off a painful home loss to Buffalo when the Panthers outgained the Bills 425-167 but fell victim to four turnovers, three of them interceptions. Two of the picks came when Delhomme overthrew receivers. Now he will be facing an Arizona defense that brings blitzes from all

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Carolina Panthers’ Jake Delhomme (17) looks up as he walks back to the huddle in the second half of an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills in Charlotte, in Please see Carolina, Page 8B this Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009 file photo.

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Scoreboard BASEBALL Postseason Baseball DIVISION SERIES American League NEW YORK 3, MINNESOTA 0 Wednesday, Oct. 7 New York 7, Minnesota 2 Friday, Oct. 9 New York 4, Minnesota 3, 11 innings Sunday, Oct. 11 New York 4, Minnesota 1 LOS ANGELES 3, BOSTON 0 Thursday, Oct. 8 Los Angeles 5, Boston 0 Friday, Oct. 9 Los Angeles 4, Boston 1 Sunday, Oct. 11 Los Angeles 7, Boston 6

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Rain washes out qualifying at Talladega

TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson last started from the pole at Talladega Superspeedway in 2002, as the points leader, lined up next to Mark Martin. He didn’t even make it to the first lap. In a bizarre prerace mishap as the drivers were warming up their tires, a problem with Martin’s steering box caused him to run into Johnson. The two cars skidded into the infield grass, Johnson suffered damage to the front of his Chevrolet, and had dropped to the back of the field when the race began. “Did you bring that same steering box back?” Jeff Gordon asked Martin on Saturday after rain washed out qualifying at Talladega. The inclement weather led NASCAR to cancel the qualifying session and set the field for Sunday’s race on points — which put Johnson and Martin side-by-side again, with Hendrick Motorsports teammate Gordon right behind them in the second row. Gordon was only joking when he hinted at potential sabotage, but both he and Martin know they need something catastrophic to happen to Johnson on Sunday for either to have a chance of challenging him for the Sprint Cup title. The three-time defending series champion has a commanding points lead with only four races remaining in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, with Talladega as the last remaining obstacle in his path toward a record fourth consecutive title. The fastest track in NASCAR is the worst of the 10 Chase venues for Johnson, who has one victory but an overall average finish of just 17.7 at Talladega. Because of the unpredictability of restrictor-plate racing, the unknowns facing him on Sunday have left Johnson admittedly struggling to sleep the past few days. “Falling asleep lately has been difficult, I have to admit,” Johnson said. “The brain wonders and thinks about a lot of different things. Especially when I come to a track like this.” The rain means all 12 Chase drivers will start at the front of the field, exactly where they want to be. “The safest place really is leading,” Johnson said. Not always, as Johnson learned in 2002 when Martin had his fluke incident. It was Johnson who reminded him of it this weekend. “I’m still embarrassed about that,” Martin said. “That’s a long way in the rearview mirror. Why don’t we look forward here instead of back? Not my proudest weekend.” Johnson, who had taken over the points lead a week earlier, wound up 37th that day and dropped to third in the standings, his title hopes over. “I remember thinking what the hell just happened?” Johnson recalled. It’s those kinds of flukes he’ll try to avoid Sunday, but he’s also trying not to overanalyze the potential for disaster. “You could worry yourself to death on how things will turn out here,” he said. “All it’s going to do is shorten your fuse, potentially put the team on edge to where you make bad decisions, and we don’t need that.”

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PHILADELPHIA 3, COLORADO 1 Wednesday, Oct. 7 Philadelphia 5, Colorado 1 Thursday, Oct. 8 Colorado 5, Philadelphia 4 Saturday, Oct. 10 Philadelphia at Colorado, ppd., weather Sunday, Oct. 11 Philadelphia 6, Colorado 5 Monday, Oct. 12 Philadelphia 5, Colorado 4 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES American League NEW YORK 4, LOS ANGELES 2 Friday, Oct. 16 New York 4, Los Angeles 1 Saturday, Oct. 17 New York 4, Los Angeles 3, 13 innings Monday, Oct. 19 Los Angeles 5, New York 4, 11 innings Tuesday, Oct. 20 New York 10, Los Angeles 1 Thursday, Oct. 22 Los Angeles 7, New York 6 Saturday, Oct. 24 Los Angeles at New York, ppd., rain Sunday, Oct. 25 New York 5, Los Angeles 2

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National League PHILADELPHIA 4, LOS ANGELES 1 Thursday, Oct. 15 Philadelphia 8, Los Angeles 6 Friday, Oct. 16 Los Angeles 2, Philadelphia 1 Sunday, Oct. 18 Philadelphia 11, Los Angeles 0 Monday, Oct. 19 Philadelphia 5, Los Angeles 4 Wednesday, Oct. 21 Philadelphia 10, Los Angeles 4 WORLD SERIES PHILADELPHIA 1, NEW YORK 1 Wednesday, Oct. 28 Philadelphia 6, New York 1 Thursday, Oct. 29 New York 3, Philadelphia 1 Saturday, Oct. 31 New York (Pettitte 14-8) at Philadelphia (Hamels 10-11), late Sunday, Nov. 1 New York (TBA) at Philadelphia (Blanton 12-8), 8:20 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2 New York at Philadelphia, 7:57 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4 x-Philadelphia at New York, 7:57 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5 x-Philadelphia at New York, 7:57 p.m.

FOOTBALL National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 5 2 0 .714 198 N.Y. Jets 4 3 0 .571 152 Buffalo 3 4 0 .429 113 Miami 2 4 0 .333 146 South W L T Pct PF Indianapolis 6 0 0 1.000 179 Houston 4 3 0 .571 167 Jacksonville 3 3 0 .500 120 Tennessee 0 6 0 .000 84 North W L T Pct PF Cincinnati 5 2 0 .714 163 Pittsburgh 5 2 0 .714 167 Baltimore 3 3 0 .500 169 Cleveland 1 6 0 .143 72 West W L T Pct PF Denver 6 0 0 1.000 133 San Diego 3 3 0 .500 161 Oakland 2 5 0 .286 62 Kansas City 1 6 0 .143 105

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NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF N.Y. Giants 5 2 0 .714 195 Philadelphia 4 2 0 .667 163 Dallas 4 2 0 .667 159 Washington 2 5 0 .286 96

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Minnesota at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Atlanta at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

RACING NASCAR-Sprint Cup AMP Energy 500 Lineup (Car number in parentheses) 1. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet. 2. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet. 3. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet. 4. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet. 5. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet. 6. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge. 7. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet. 8. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford. 9. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota. 10. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford. 11. (9) Kasey Kahne, Dodge. 12. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota. 13. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota. 14. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford. 15. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet. 16. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota. 17. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota. 18. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet. 19. (07) Casey Mears, Chevrolet. 20. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota. 21. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet. 22. (26) Jamie McMurray, Ford. 23. (1) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet. 24. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet. 25. (44) AJ Allmendinger, Dodge. 26. (19) Elliott Sadler, Ford. 27. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge. 28. (6) David Ragan, Ford. 29. (43) Reed Sorenson, Dodge. 30. (12) David Stremme, Dodge. 31. (96) Erik Darnell, Ford. 32. (98) Paul Menard, Ford. 33. (55) Michael Waltrip, Toyota. 34. (7) Robby Gordon, Toyota. 35. (34) John Andretti, Chevrolet. 36. (09) Brad Keselowski, Dodge. 37. (71) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet. 38. (82) Scott Speed, Toyota. 39. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota. 40. (66) Dave Blaney, Toyota. 41. (36) Robert Richardson Jr., Toyota. 42. (13) Max Papis, Toyota. 43. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet.

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National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Boston 3 0 1.000 Philadelphia 1 1 .500 Toronto 1 1 .500 New Jersey 0 2 .000 New York 0 2 .000 Southeast Division W L Pct Atlanta 2 0 1.000 Miami 2 0 1.000 Orlando 2 0 1.000 Charlotte 1 1 .500 Washington 1 1 .500 Central Division W L Pct Chicago 1 1 .500 Detroit 1 1 .500 Cleveland 1 2 .333 Milwaukee 0 1 .000 Indiana 0 2 .000 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Dallas 1 1 .500 Houston 1 1 .500 Memphis 1 1 .500 New Orleans 1 1 .500 San Antonio 1 1 .500 Northwest Division W L Pct Denver 2 0 1.000 Oklahoma City 2 0 1.000 Minnesota 1 1 .500 Portland 1 1 .500 Utah 1 1 .500 Pacific Division W L Pct Phoenix 2 0 1.000 L.A. Lakers 1 1 .500 Golden State 0 2 .000 Sacramento 0 2 .000 L.A. Clippers 0 3 .000

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Friday’s Games Philadelphia 99, Milwaukee 86 Charlotte 102, New York 100, 2OT Atlanta 100, Washington 89 Boston 118, Chicago 90 Miami 96, Indiana 83 Memphis 115, Toronto 107 Orlando 95, New Jersey 85 Cleveland 104, Minnesota 87 New Orleans 97, Sacramento 92 Oklahoma City 91, Detroit 83 Utah 111, L.A. Clippers 98 Phoenix 123, Golden State 101 Dallas 94, L.A. Lakers 80 Saturday’s Games New Jersey at Washington, 7 p.m. Charlotte at Cleveland, late Philadelphia at New York, late Portland at Houston, late Detroit at Milwaukee, late Sacramento at San Antonio, late Dallas at L.A. Clippers, late Sunday’s Games Orlando at Toronto, 1 p.m. New Orleans at Boston, 6 p.m. Chicago at Miami, 6 p.m. Portland at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. Memphis at Denver, 8 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF Pittsburgh 13 11 2 0 22 47 N.Y. Rangers 14 8 5 1 17 49 New Jersey 12 8 4 0 14 29 Philadelphia 11 6 4 1 13 39 N.Y. Islanders 13 4 4 5 11 29 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF Buffalo 11 8 2 1 17 33 Ottawa 12 6 4 2 14 36 Boston 12 6 5 1 13 33 Montreal 14 7 7 0 12 33 Toronto 11 1 8 3 5 26 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF Washington 13 8 2 3 19 48 Tampa Bay 11 4 4 3 11 29 Atlanta 10 5 4 1 9 31 Florida 11 3 7 1 7 28 Carolina 12 2 7 3 7 27 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF Chicago 13 8 4 1 17 39 Columbus 12 6 5 1 13 37 St. Louis 11 5 5 1 11 29 Nashville 12 5 6 1 11 24 Detroit 11 4 4 3 11 35 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF Colorado 14 10 2 2 22 45 Calgary 11 7 3 1 15 43 Edmonton 14 7 6 1 15 44 Vancouver 14 7 7 0 14 39 Minnesota 13 4 9 0 8 29 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF San Jose 14 9 4 1 19 47 Los Angeles 14 8 4 2 18 46 Dallas 13 6 2 5 17 46 Phoenix 12 8 4 0 16 32 Anaheim 11 4 6 1 9 32

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Friday’s Games Pittsburgh 4, Columbus 3, SO N.Y. Islanders 4, Washington 3, OT Buffalo 3, Toronto 2, OT Minnesota 3, N.Y. Rangers 2 Florida 6, Dallas 5, SO Chicago 3, Montreal 2 Anaheim 7, Vancouver 2 San Jose 3, Colorado 1 Saturday’s Games Philadelphia 6, Carolina 1 Boston 2, Edmonton 0 Atlanta 3, Ottawa,1 New Jersey 2,t Tampa Bay, 1 Montreal 5, Toronto 4 SO Minnesota at Pittsburgh, late Florida at St. Louis, late Dallas at Nashville, late Anaheim at Phoenix, late Detroit at Calgary, late Sunday’s Games Boston at N.Y. Rangers, 1 p.m. San Jose at Carolina, 1:30 p.m. Columbus at Washington, 5 p.m. Colorado at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

PGA officials cancel Viking Classic due to rain MADISON, Miss. (AP) — PGA Tour officials canceled the weather-stricken Viking Classic on Saturday because of unplayable course conditions. There will be no makeup date and players will move on to the final event of the season, the Children’s Miracle Network Classic on Nov. 12-15 in Orlando, Fla. Annandale Golf Club received 1.75 inches of rain overnight Friday and Saturday, completely soaking an already marginal course that had areas of stand-

ing water and large tracts of mud. Madison has received more than 20 inches of rain in the last six weeks. “I told them this was closer to a FEMA disaster site than a golf course,” tournament director Randy Watkins said. “Somebody asked if you could play somewhere else. I don’t think you could play golf within 150 miles of here.” Officials postponed, then canceled play Thursday and Friday

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Sunday’s Games St. Louis at Detroit, 1 p.m. Miami at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Seattle at Dallas, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Chicago, 1 p.m. Denver at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Houston at Buffalo, 1 p.m. San Francisco at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Oakland at San Diego, 4:05 p.m. Jacksonville at Tennessee, 4:05 p.m. Minnesota at Green Bay, 4:15 p.m. Carolina at Arizona, 4:15 p.m. Open: New England, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Washington, Tampa Bay Monday’s Game Atlanta at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8 Arizona at Chicago, 1 p.m. Washington at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Miami at New England, 1 p.m. Houston at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Green Bay at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Kansas City at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Detroit at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. Carolina at New Orleans, 4:05 p.m. San Diego at N.Y. Giants, 4:15 p.m. Tennessee at San Francisco, 4:15 p.m. Dallas at Philadelphia, 8:20 p.m. Open: Buffalo, N.Y. Jets, Oakland, Minnesota, St. Louis, Cleveland Monday, Nov. 9 Pittsburgh at Denver, 8:30 p.m.

National League LOS ANGELES 3, ST. LOUIS 0 Wednesday, Oct. 7 Los Angeles 5, St. Louis 3 Thursday, Oct. 8 Los Angeles 3, St. Louis 2 Saturday, Oct. 10 Los Angeles 5, St. Louis 1

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Flyers blast Hurricanes

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Braydon Coburn scored twice and Scott Hartnell and Matthew Carle each had a goal and two assists to help the Philadelphia Flyers snap a two game losing streak and send the Carolina Hurricanes to their eighth straight loss, 6-1 on Saturday. David Laliberte, playing in his first NHL game, and James Van Riemsdyk each had a goal and an assist for the Flyers, unbeaten in their last six regulation games at home against Carolina. Brandon Sutter scored for the Hurricanes (2-7-3), who are off to their worst start since 1997 — the franchise’s first season in Carolina — when they were 2-7-2. Carolina is winless on the road (0-5-2). The Hurricanes are on an 0-5-3 skid overall. Ray Emery, who stopped 28 saves in the Flyers’ season-opening, 2-0 win over Carolina on Oct.2, made 39 saves in the rematch.

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Florida quarterback Tim Tebow throws a touchdown pass to Riley Cooper in the first quarter of a NCAA college football game against Georgia on Saturday, in Jacksonville, Fla. Tebow set a new record for SEC career touchdowns, 51, breaking the previous mark held by Georgia’ great Herschel Walker.

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Duke wide receiver Johnny Williams (37) catches the ball in front of Virginia quarterback Brendan Lane (2) during an NCAA college football game against Duke, Saturday, in Charlottesville, Va.

Late score gives Duke victory over Virginia

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Thaddeus Lewis hit Conner Vernon on a 42-yard touchdown pass with 3:45 remaining and Duke rallied to beat Virginia 28-17 on Saturday. Will Snyderwine made five field goals for the Blue Devils (5-3, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who added a touchdown when Charlie Hatcher recovered a fumble by Jameel Sewell with 3:22 left to clinch it. The victory is Duke’s third in a row — all in ACC play — the first time since 1989. The victory also kept Duke in the thick of the ACC Coastal Division race. The Blue Devils and No. 11 Georgia Tech each have one loss in league play, and their meeting on Nov. 14 in Durham, N.C., could be decisive. Virginia (3-5, 2-2) lost its second in a row as its pass defense, ranked fifth in the nation coming in, was unable to slow the Lewis-led sixth-best passing attack in the country. Lewis was 24 for 40 for 343 yards, and was sacked six times.

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Conference). Wilson threw for 349 yards and a career-best five TDs for the Wolfpack (3-5, 0-4). The smallest home crowd at Florida State since 1993, 67,712, witnessed the Seminoles win their second in a row after three straight losses. And it turned out to be the latest thriller for the Seminoles, who had already lost heartbreakers at home to Miami and Georgia Tech. The Seminoles took a 38-28 lead on Thompson’s second touchdown, a 4-yard run, with 11:52 left in the game, but NC State answered with a pair of quick touchdowns. Florida State was balanced on offense, rushing for 278 yards while Christian Ponder added another 277 through the air. He completed 26 of 40, including a 6-yard touchdown pass to Rod Owens. He was also picked off twice, the first ending a string of 254 passes without an interception. Despite producing 42 points and 538 yards, NC State remained winless in the ACC as its defense has now allowed an average of 44 points a game in league play. Wilson, the ACC’s all-conference quarterback last season as a freshman, hit on 20 of 30 throws and was also intercepted twice — the last pick by Florida State’s Jamie Robinson at the goal line ending the game. Wilson passed for 228 yards in the first half, hooking up with Owen Spencer on an 80-yard scoring play and Williams on a 7-yard TD that tied the game at 21 with 1:29 left in the half. Spencer finished the day with 165 yards on five catches. Florida State’s Reed had 44 yards on four runs and caught six passes for 66 yards.

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No. 1 Florida 41, Georgia 17

No. 7 Iowa 42, Indiana 24

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Black pants, black helmets and another team-wide celebration. No matter what Georgia does to change its luck against Florida, the result usually stays the same. The Gators own this series. Tim Tebow accounted for four touchdowns, A.J. Jones had two huge interceptions and topranked Florida beat the Bulldogs 41-17 Saturday for its 17th win in the last 20 meetings between the Southeastern Conference rivals. The Gators (8-0, 6-0) extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 18 games and clinched at least a share of the SEC East title.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Ricky Stanzi overcame a careerhigh five interceptions to throw two long touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, helping No. 7 Iowa rally for a 42-24 victory over Indiana on Saturday. Brandon Wegher had a careerhigh 118 yards rushing and three TDs for the Hawkeyes (9-0, 5-0 Big Ten), who scored 28 points in the fourth quarter to stun the shell-shocked Hoosiers.

No. 5 Cincinnati 28, Syracuse 7 SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Zach Collaros threw four touchdown passes to get the Bearcats within a win of the best start in school history. Collaros hit Armon Binns on scoring passes of 81 and 13 yards, Kazeem Alli for 16 yards off a fake field goal, and Adrien Robinson for 4 yards as Cincinnati (8-0, 4-0 Big East) won its 14th straight regularseason game to remain in contention for the national championship.

No. 6 Boise State 45, San Jose State 7 BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Kellen Moore threw for 278 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another to get the Broncos their eighth straight win. Boise State (8-0, 3-0 Western Athletic Conference) also got plenty of help from its defense, which held the Spartans (1-6, 0-3) to 223 total yards and forced two turnovers that led to touchdowns.

Keenum broke the tie with a 46-yard pass to Patrick Edwards. The Golden Eagles had a chance to tie it, but Martevious Young’s heave from midfield was knocked down in the end zone as the final seconds ticked off the clock.

No. 17 Ohio St. 45, New Mexico St. 0 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Dane Sanzenbacher caught two touchdown passes and Terrelle Pryor threw for one and ran for another.

No. 8 TCU 41, UNLV 0 FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Andy Dalton threw three touchdown passes, Ed Wesley scored running and catching the ball and the TCU defense smothered UNLV to get its first shutout of the season. It was another dominating performance for the eighthranked Horned Frogs (8-0, 4-0 Mountain West), who probably did enough to stay in position to be this season’s BCS buster.

No. 18 Miami 28, Wake Forest 27

No. 12 Penn State 34, Northwestern 13 EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — No. 12 Penn State shut out Northwestern in the second half and the Nittany Lions scored three fourth-quarter touchdowns in less than four minutes. Daryll Clark threw a 53-yard TD pass to Derek Moye and Evan Royster broke off a 69-yard scoring run to highlight the fourth-quarter surge that took 3 minutes, 40 seconds. Penn State is 8-1, 4-1 in the Big Ten.

No. 15 Houston 50, Southern Miss 43 HOUSTON (AP) — Case Keenum threw for a career-high 559 yards and had five touchdowns, his last coming with 21 seconds remaining.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Jacory Harris threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Travis Benjamin with 1:08 left. Harris threw for 330 yards and three touchdowns for the Hurricanes (6-2, 3-2 ACC), who trailed 27-14 going into the fourth quarter. Miami took advantage of a muffed punt to score a touchdown, then took its first lead when Harris directed an 82-yard scoring drive in the final minutes that ended with Benjamin’s diving catch near the left pylon. Riley Skinner threw for 349 yards and two touchdowns for the Demon Deacons (4-5, 2-3), but may have sustained a concussion when he took a hard hit on a keeper that ripped off his helmet with about 6½ minutes left.

Auburn 33, No. 24 Mississippi 20 AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Chris Todd passed for 212 yards, Ben Tate ran for 144 yards and Walt McFadden returned an interception for a touchdown. The Tigers (6-3, 3-3 SEC) scored 23 points in the third quarter.

Seawolves take down the Bulldogs, 24-14 By JACOB CONLEY Sports Reporter

BOILING SPRINGS — The weather and the Seawolves rained on Gardner-Webb’s homecoming as GWU lost four fumbles, all at critical junctures, in a 24-14 loss. The defeat is a huge blow to the Bulldogs’ title hopes as they fall a full game behind the division leaders. Stan Doolittle got the Bulldogs on the board on their second possession. The heady senior took an option keeper that ended in a Tebow-esque 27 yard touchdown to put GWU up 7-0 with 6:06 left in the 1st.

The ‘Dog defense then came up with consecutive sacks of the Seawolves to force a punt. From that point, much of the rest of the first half was a defensive battle as both squads forced punt after punt until Stony Brook’s Donald Porter ran a wheel route to perfection, catching the ball in the back of the end zone to tie the game at 7-7. On their ensuing drive, GWU marched 79 yards in ten plays, scoring when a scrambling Doolittle hit Marquis Sanders for seven as the receiver came back to his quarterback to corral the score just before the half. The second half began inaus-

piciously for the Bulldogs as Patrick Hall coughed up the ball deep in his own territory, which was scooped up for the tying touchdown. GWU was plagued with turnovers for the rest of the quarter — both ending drives. The last of these miscues was converted into a 27 yard field goal for a 17-14 Seawolves advantage at the end of three quarters of play. GWU had several promising drives in the final frame, but they could not solve the Seawolves defense while giving up a late score to account for the 24-14 margin.

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sports Burns 33, R-S Central 28 BN — 7 20 0 6 — 33 RS — 7 14 7 0 — 28 First Quarter BN — B. Littlejohn 27 yard pass to J. Ross (Fish PAT) RS — O. Murray 9 yard run (C. Owens PAT) Second Quarter RS — J. Kinlaw 21 yard pass to O. Murray (C. Owens PAT) BN — B. Littlejohn 30 yard pass to J. Brooks (PAT failed) BN — B. Littlejohn 23 yard pass to J. Ross (Fish PAT) RS — L. Brown 2 yard run (C. Owens PAT) BN — B. Presley 75 yard kick off return (Fish PAT) Third Quarter RS — C. Green 7 yard run (C. Owens PAT) Fourth Quarter BN — B. Littlejohn 3 yard pass to W. Agir (2-point failed)

Central’s Jacob Kinlaw (9) looks for an open receiver as he escapes the pressure from the Bulldogs’ defense during the football game at the Palace on Friday. Garrett Byers/ Daily Courier

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East Rutherford at Shelby FOREST CITY — To paraphrase Maxwell Smart, “the Cavaliers were this close,” to pulling an upset of the Golden Lions, Friday. The Cavs claimed a 13-3 lead as the two teams moved into the fourth quarter. East’s Adrian Wilkins had returned an interception for a touchdown and Chris Petty took a kick off back for a touchdown following Shelby’s first points of the night — a Ben Cheaney field goal. “What a game,” said East coach Clint Bland. “We had told the kids we don’t want to keep it close and get any kind of a moral victory. “We got close twice and just couldn’t punch it in. We missed an extra point and a field goal, and if we get those, well, we win.” The Cavs twice got into the red zone in the fourth quarter, but came away with no points on both trips down, including a visit to the Shelby 6. In the first quarter, Wilkins picked off a Daylon Fuller pass and raced into the end zone from around 30 yards out. Wilkins was injured later in the first quarter and was unable to return to the game. The final East TD came when Petty returned a worm-burner kick off by Cheaney 60 yards to pay dirt. East’s Tyler Hamilton ran hard, according to Bland, and was complimented by Shelby’s Head Coach Chris Norman. “That 3 is an athlete,” said Norman to Bland. Despite the two tough losses, this week (Freedom 19-17, Shelby 19-16 OT) Bland remains positive and focused on Friday’s season finale with Chase. “We are very proud of them,” said Bland, about his charges. “We have to stay focused and get ready for Chase. But, it’s still a county game — his (Brad Causby) kids will play hard, and I hope ours will play hard.”

Burns at R-S Central RUTHERFORDTON — Two of the Hilltoppers’ 2009 goals have been thwarted over the last two weeks, and now the challenge for Head Coach Mike Cheek will be getting his team re-focused on its’ lone remaining, and most important, goal of 2009 — the 3A NCHSAA Playoffs. The hardest part will be the waiting. Central is idle this week and the playoff brackets will not be released until next Saturday, Nov. 7, so the Hilltoppers will not know its’ seeding or opponent for another full week. Central will use this week to get healthy. Running back Oddie Murray has been limited over the past two weeks due to a hamstring injury sustained in Central’s 38-7 win over Patton. Murray was held to eight touches in the loss to Shelby and 11 touches against Burns. Murray, to his credit, made the most of his touches against the Bulldogs as he finished with two touchdowns and 99 total yards. In addition to Murray’s tender hamstring, a series of players have dealt with the flu — but, Cheek refuses to use illness or injury as an excuse.

Chase at Freedom MORGANTON — Chase looked for their first conference win on Friday night as they traveled up to Freedom, but the Trojans will have to go in-search again next week as they lost 48-6. On senior night for Freedom, the Patriots offensive attack showed quickly, scoring six touchdowns on seven first half possessions. Freedom (4-6, 2-3) fumbled once in the half and never punted the whole game. It was Mike Helms that primarily hurt Chase by throwing four touchdowns for 177 yards in the first half. The Trojans found Patriots’ territory just once in the first half, but Michael Dumaine, who wrecked havoc all night in the Chase backfield, sacked Chase quarterback, Tyreece Gossett to end the drive. Dumaine had four of the five sacks on the night for Freedom as the Trojans trailed by 41 at the break.

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A few bright spots included Carlos Watkins, who made a number of tackles, recorded a sack and blocked a point after attempt for Chase. Tajae McMullens recovered a fumble and Davon Hines ran for 79 yards for the Trojans. Rush McDaniel also caught a touchdown pass from Tyreece Gossett for the only Trojans score. Freedom put up 482 yards of offense to 151 for Chase. Chase did have four kick returns for 80 yards, but started at the their own 24-yard line or worse on five different occasions. Chase has just one regular season game left, a cross-town trip over to East Rutherford to face the Cavaliers. While Chase (2-8, 0-5) has nothing to lose this week, playing an in-county rival should be motivation to get fired up and leave it all on the field, plus the Trojans could possibly capture a 2A playoff spot with a win.

Sophomores & the SMAC FOREST CITY — Fans of the South Mountain Athletic Conference may have noticed an interesting fact — sophomore QBs are the rage. At Burns, Brandon Littlejohn leads all QBs in passing yards and TDs. The Bulldogs sophomore signal-caller will be tough too handle over the next two seasons for opposing defenses. At Freedom, Mike Helms is at the helm of the Patriots attack. At Shelby, Daylon Fuller leads a youthful Golden Lions team that may very well be looking at state title rings over the next two seasons. Locally, at Chase, Tyreece Gossett appears set to run Coach Brad Causby’s flex-option offense into the future. Although not starting this season on Varsity East Rutherford and R-S Central both have sophomores who will play a big role in the 2010 and 2011 seasons. At East, Maddox Stamey is expected to be the QB of Coach Clint Bland’s spread set and I formation offenses. At R-S Central, Taylor Ledbetter, who just lead the Hilltoppers JV on a perfect 9-0 season, will take over at some point in Coach Mike Cheek’s Wing-T offense. The future of SMAC QBs looks very bright.

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RUSHING BN — B. Presley 11-41; D. Ramsey 9-56; B. Littlejohn 1-17. RS — C. Green 25-117-TD; O. Murray 6-33-TD; J. Kinlaw 4-6; W. Lynch 3-11; L. Brown 2-8-TD. PASSING BN — B. Littlejohn 14-23-INT-174-4 TD; J. Ross 1-1-11. RS — J. Kinlaw 10-26-2 INT-120-TD. RECEIVING BN — J. Ross 8-104-2 TD; B. Presley 3-30; W. Agir 2-10-TD; J. Brooks 1-30TD; B. Littlejohn 1-11. RS — O. Murray 5-66-TD; C. Green 3-25; L. Hartzog 1-15; V. Staley 1-14.

Hendersonville 51, Thomas Jefferson 0 TJ — 0 0 0 0 — 0 HN — 37 7 7 0 — 51 First Quarter HHS: Whiteside 35 punt return, Wadewitz kick. HHS: Safety. HHS: Foster 70 run, Wadewitz kick. HHS: Whiteside 40 punt return, Wadewitz kick. HHS: Whiteside 63 run, Wadewitz kick. HHS: Landrum 40 run, Wadewitz kick. Second Quarter HHS: Walgenbach 69 run, Wadewitz kick. Third Quarter HHS: Jackson 60 kickoff return, Wadewitz kick.

Freedom 48, Chase 6 FR — 19 22 7 0 — 48 CH — 0 0 0 6 — 6 First Quarter FR — M. Helms 29-yard pass to P. Hill (W. Franklin PAT) FR — M. Dumaine 4-yard run (W. Franklin PAT no good) FR —M. Helms 4-yard pass to J. Duckworth (PAT blocked) Second Quarter FR — P. Parks 2-yard run (P. Hill 2-pt conv. run) FR — M. Helms 43-yard pass to D. Oneal (W. Franklin PAT) FR — M. Helms 22-yard pass to T. Hartsoe (W. Franklin PAT) Third Quarter FR — M. Kincaid 52-yard run (M. Watson PAT) Fourth Quarter CH — T. Gossett 12-yard pass to R. McDaniel (B. Moffitt PAT no good) RUSHING: CH — D. Hines 15-79, T. Gossett 11-14, T. Gaffney 4-5, C. Watkins 1-3, D. Gossett 1-2, R. McDaniel 1-1, K. Crawford 5(-6) FR — P. Park 7-87-TD, C. Dumaine 8-47, J. Duckworth 6-35 M. Kincaid 4-63, K. Fullbright 4-21, M. Dumaine 3-35-TD, J. Corpening 3-17, P. Hill 1-0 PASSING: CH — T. Gossett 3-8-INT-53-TD FR — M. Helms 10-15-177-4 TD RECEIVING: CH — T. Gaffney 1-24, D. Gossett 1-17, R. McDaniel 1-12-TD FR — D. Oneal 3-64-TD, T. Hartsoe 3-61-TD, P. Hill 3-48-TD, J. Duckworth 1-4-TD

TJCA cross country team qualifies for state HENDERSONVILLE — Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy’s mens cross country team has qualified for the 1A State Championship after finishing in 4th place at the 1A Regional at Hendersonville High, Saturday. The Gryphons’ Konner Mungas and Billy Kirer paced the mens team. Mungas claimed 6th and Kirer placed 7th on the improving TJCA squad. On the ladies side, Ryanne Corder qualified for state with her 9th place finish, but the Lady Gryphons fell just a touch short. TJCA ladies ran to a 7th place finish and narrowly missed the cut off for state qualifying.

Protesters force change in torch route VICTORIA, British Columbia (AP) — Protesters forced the 2010 Vancouver Games torch relay to be diverted from its planned route, hours after organizers kicked off what is supposed to be the longest domestic torch relay in Olympic history. Several hundred protesters, angry that billions are being spent on the Olympics instead of housing and health care, blocked Victoria city streets for hours, preventing the torch from passing by Government House and forcing organizers to reroute. Relay organizers attempted to drive the torchbearers around the demonstration. Instead, they were taken several miles away to Victoria’s waterfront. Then, more than a half-dozen participants lined up side-by-side along the road, where they passed the flame from torch to torch. COLLEGE BASKETBALL LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky point guard John Wall has been cleared to play by the NCAA. The school announced that the 6-foot-4 freshman must sit out two games and repay almost $800 in expenses incurred during unofficial visits to schools during his junior year at Word of God Christian Academy.

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Busch crew chief Addington confused by firing

TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Kyle Busch celebrated 12 wins with crew chief Steve Addington, including a comeback victory last year at Talladega Superspeedway. It seemed like a lifetime ago, though, on Friday as Addington prepared for his final weekend with Busch. He’ll call Sunday’s race at Talladega and then hand the job over to Dave Rogers in a firing that admittedly left Addington “pretty confused.” “Do I agree with it? No,” Addington said. “But it is what it is, and I felt like we had a good run.” Busch said the decision was made by team owner Joe Gibbs and president J.D. Gibbs, and it was based on lack of consistency this season. “It seems like we’re either feast or famine — we’re either going to win the race or finish 30th,” Busch said. “Some of that’s my fault, some of that’s just not having the right stuff for me, and Joe and J.D. felt like we needed to try something new to get something of a more consistent basis and championship-caliber.”

Addington and Busch charged out of the gate at the start of the 2008 season. Busch moved to Joe Gibbs Racing after his firing from Hendrick Motorsports, and Addington got the job of trying to rein in NASCAR’s wild child. He made it look easy with immediate results. They almost won the season-opening Daytona 500, and did get their first win together three weeks later with a victory at Atlanta. There were eight wins in all, and Busch led the points standings for 21 weeks. Although they faltered in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship — Busch finished 10th after starting as the top seed — the duo seemed to rebound at the start of this season. Busch has four more wins this year, but the consistency was off and a summer slump cost him a spot in the Chase. Busch missed the final qualifying spot by just eight points. Now, six races later, JGR officials decided to make a switch atop the pit box. Rogers, crew chief for JGR in the Nationwide Series, will replace

Addington beginning next week at Texas. “I’m shocked,” said two-time series champion Tony Stewart, who saw the Addington-Busch pairing up close last year at JGR. “It was like ‘You’re joking, right?’ It was hard to believe that they are splitting that combination up.” That seemed to be the widespread feeling throughout the garage, where rival crew chiefs seemed puzzled by Addington’s ouster. “I think it’s tough with so many positive accomplishments to lose your job,” said Alan Gustafson, who spent three seasons as Busch’s crew chief at Hendrick. “It shows the pressure a crew chief is under in this sport and how tough it is. Only time will tell if that’s the right move, but I don’t think it’s fair for Steve. My opinion is he’s done a good job.” Gustafson and Addington used totally different styles to manage Busch. Gustafson argued with Busch — a lot — in an effort to shape the youngster into the kind of driver he thought Busch could be.

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Addington was far more laid-back, and at times this season seemed powerless to stop Busch from having one of his trademark mid-race meltdowns when his car was not up to his liking. The personality differences may have ultimately been their undoing. “If a relationship goes stale, it’s stale. You are not going to rekindle it,” said Denny Hamlin, Busch’s teammate. “You’ve got someone who is rambunctious and someone who is reserved, and it’s tough to keep that going outside the honeymoon period.” But it’s hard to figure out just what went wrong. Busch’s 12 victories over the last two seasons is second only to three-time series champion Jimmie Johnson, who has 13 wins — but three in the last five wins. Busch, meanwhile, hasn’t won since Bristol in August. He did have consecutive top-10s the last two weeks, and Addington’s firing was announced the same day he won the industry’s crew chief of the week award.

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I've needed to hire a new employee for our research department for some time. After reviewing dozens of resumes, I finally picked one that I thought was promising and gave it to my secretary to schedule an interview. A few minutes later, she walked back into my office and advised me that this applicant may not be the best choice for the job. "I called him like you asked," she explained, "and told him to bring his resume and references to the interview." "So what is the problem?" I asked. "Well," she replied hesitantly, "when I told him to bring along his references, he said that he wasn't sure if they could all make it to the interview." (Thanks to Gary B.)

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6B — The Sunday Courier, Forest City, NC, SUNDAY, November 1, 2009 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 389 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by James R. Sowerwine and Lisa H. Sowerwine to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 7th day of December, 2006, and recorded in Book 931, Page 546, 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 November 10, 2009 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 Morgan Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Being Lot Number 14 of Queen’s Gap, Phase I, as described more fully in plat recorded in Plat Book 27, Page 280-292 ("the Plat"), Rutherford County Registry, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more full and accurate description. Together with improvements located thereon; Said property being located at Lot 14 Queens Gap, Rutherfordton, North Carolina Subject to Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions for Queen’s Gap as recorded in Book 917, Page 402-442, Rutherford County Register of Deeds and recorded in Book 891, Page 624-644, McDowell County Register of Deeds and any amendments and supplements thereto. Subject to all matters shown on subdivision plat of Queen’s Gap, Phase I, as recorded in Plat Book 27, Page 280-292, Rutherford County Register of Deeds, and Plat Book 13, Pages 60-72, McDowell County Register of Deeds, hereinafter referred to as the "the Plat". 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. 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NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 44A-40, various items of personal property contained in the warehouses listed below will be sold at public auction at Jones and Company on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 10:00 am. Sale is being made to satisfy the warehouse lien on said goods for storage charges due and unpaid. Due notice has been given. Unit 79-Eric Wilson Unit 43-Robert Hollifield Jones and Company 291 S. Main Street Rutherfordton, NC 28139

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Will Cheeseheads see Brett Favre fall? By BARRY WILNER AP Football Writer

Let’s take a Lambeau Leap here and guess that the welcome back party for Brett Favre won’t be all hospitable in Green Bay on Sunday. There just might be a few derogatory chants and critical banners along Lombardi Avenue when the Minnesota Vikings come calling. Purple is practically a banned color in Green Bay when the Packers’ division rival visits. Some Cheeseheads Associated Press call Minnesota the Viqueens, and, Carolina Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams (34) drags Tampa Bay lately, the Phony Favres. This is a Buccaneers cornerback Aqib Talib for yardage during the first half of an NFL footrivalry that needs no extra fuel. ball game, in this Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009 file photo. Williams played a limited role in But Favre’s decision to end a second the Panthers playoff loss to Arizona in January and he hopes to get more carries in retirement and sign with Minnesota Sunday’s rematch. — a year after he basically forced the Packers to trade him to the Jets — added a rocket booster to this series. “I have no doubt that (the win at Not that he’s letting on much. Carolina) contributed to our ability “To me, being able to focus, being Continued from Page 1B to win better on the road this year,” relaxed, kind of seeing things clearly coach Ken Whisenhunt said. “It was big for us. ... It was big for our confi- as they’re happening, is a much betdirections, something that bewilter and more productive way to play,” dence.” dered Seattle’s Matt Hasselbeck and The Cardinals are only 1-2 at home Favre said. “Being nervous and havNew York’s Eli Manning. Combined, this season, sputtering in the opener ing anxiety and things like that, I those two completed 29 of 66 passes don’t think can be a plus when you’re against San Francisco and being (44 percent) for 335 yards with one in a decision-making role.” blown out by Indianapolis before touchdown and four interceptions. The Packers are 3 1/2-point choices, beating Houston 28-21 to start their Arizona had eight sacks in the two basically the home-field advantage. current winning streak. games. But what quarterback is more com“We are excited about coming back fortable at Lambeau Field? And who “Fast, aggressive up the field and into University of Phoenix Stadium, really believes Favre will be unnerved playmakers,” Delhomme said of the leading the division and having by all that negativity? Cardinals. “I don’t know any other played well,” Whisenhunt said. Minnesota is 6-1 in great part way to put it. They are a heck of a Panthers coach John Fox withheld because it has won the close games, defense. They play fast. They play his decision on who would start at finishing nearly every week with a aggressive. They fly to the football.” quarterback until Wednesday, and it’s flourish. The Packers are coming Lately, Arizona’s defense has outnot known how short a leash might on, but those two straight defensive shined the Cardinals’ vaunted be on Delhomme, with Matt Moore gems did come against Detroit and offense. the apparent option. Cleveland, who combined might not “Around here for a number of years, Warner knows how Delhomme find the end zone against anyone. the defense has come off the tempo feels. In the second half of the schedule, of the offense,” quarterback Kurt “I have been through it. It’s tough,” Green Bay might be the better team. Warner said. “There is no question Warner said. “Especially as a leader Right now, Minnesota is. the defense, the way they are playing, because I can tell you from watchVIKINGS, 23-20 the way they are shutting down the ing a few of the games that Jake has run, making it hard for other teams, played that all of those things are not Cleveland (plus 13 1/2) at Chicago that we are feeding off that.” his fault.” The Bears get an Ohio team they Before Arizona won at Carolina, it But Warner said you can’t point fin- can handle after being manhandled had been woeful in games played in gers at others. by the Bengals. the East, including regular-season “As a quarterback, it’s all on you,” BEST BET: Bears, 30-6 blowout losses to the New York Jets Warner said. “All eyes are on you. and New England last season. Everybody wants to throw you out. Miami (plus 4) at N.Y. Jets This year, Arizona is 3-0 on the It’s a tough situation. What I’ve come Dolphins had Saints on the ropes, road, with wins at Jacksonville, to learn is that success and failure in and the banged-up Jets aren’t the Seattle and the Giants. this business comes as a team.” Saints. Miami beat Jets three weeks ago. Repeat ... UPSET SPECIAL: DOLPHINS, 24-17

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Broncos (plus 3) at Ravens A Denver win and all the doubters will disappear. So might Baltimore’s division title hopes with a loss. RAVENS, 16-14 Houston (minus 3 1/2) at Buffalo Texans rarely are road favorites, but they’ve hit their stride on offense and defense. Gritty Bills can keep it close. TEXANS, 20-17 San Francisco (plus 10) at Indianapolis Colts are rolling, Niners are reeling.

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COLTS, 30-14 Seattle (plus 9 1/2) at Dallas Seahawks desperately needed the bye to get somewhat healthy. That doesn’t mean they got better. COWBOYS, 27-17 Oakland (plus 16 1/2) at San Diego San Diego knows how to beat bad teams. Despite their two wins, the Raiders are BAD. CHARGERS, 35-9 Jacksonville (plus 3) at Tennessee Is Bud Adams really telling Jeff Fisher who to play? JAGUARS, 14-13 Carolina (plus 7 1/2) at Arizona Guess who has a defense? Try Arizona, which could be ready for a lengthy surge. CARDINALS, 28-13 NY Giants (plus 3) at Philadelphia First half of the Big Apple-Brotherly Love doubleheader in South Philly. New York’s secondary will struggle against Eagles’ young playmakers. Eagles’ OL will struggle more against pass rush. GIANTS, 24-22 Atlanta (plus 8 1/2) at New Orleans Hard to not believe in the Saints after last week’s win at Miami. Hard to believe in Atlanta’s D after last week’s loss at Dallas. SAINTS, 35-24 St Louis (no line) at Detroit The Rams’ best opportunity to avoid matching Detroit’s 0-16 of 2008. Lions would love the company in such ignominy. LIONS, 10-7

Branch finally making impact with Cards TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals coveted Alan Branch so much that they traded up to get him with the first pick in the second round of the 2007 draft. He’s been a big, literally too big, disappointment — until this season. The coaching staff challenged the former Michigan standout to show up weighing less and in better shape, and Branch complied. That gave him his chance, and he’s earned a backup role at nose tackle and defensive tackle. In last Sunday night’s 24-17 road victory over the New York Giants, Branch got the first two sacks of his pro career. “I feel good. I’m at home,” Branch said. “I’m actually feeling like I’m more part of the team.” The 6-foot-5 Branch reportedly lost about 25 pounds to meet coaches’ demands that he come to training camp at about 335 pounds. “He had to come in with a specific weight and if he did or didn’t, it was going to tell us everything,” defensive coordinator Bill Davis said. “He didn’t have to say one word. That was going to tell us his commitment — and he came in and he made weight.” Then Branch passed the run test,

something he had struggled with the previous year. “So all of a sudden he starts sending us messages as a coaching staff that, ’I want this, I’m ready to commit to working hard and working consistently,”’ Davis said. Branch, from Rio Rancho, N.M., left Michigan after his junior season after being a big part of a Wolverines defense that led the nation in allowing 43.3 yards rushing per game. He played in 11 games as a rookie, but found himself in the coaches’ doghouse after showing up so heavy for the 2008 training camp. He was inactive for 12 regular season games and all four playoff contests. There was widespread speculation that Branch might be released. He said he never thought that would happen. “I never thought for a second that they would cut me but it seems like everybody and their mom thought I’d get cut by after training camp,” Branch said. “Here I am now doing OK. Maybe later on I can do great and get a little more playing time out there, so we’ll see.” Coach Ken Whisenhunt wouldn’t say the team was close to giving up on Branch.

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Jean Gordon

Not shark bit, just foot surgery

During my three-week hiatus from work, I discovered a lot of things. I learned you can enjoy the most gorgeous month of the year from indoors on my sun porch, where I spent most afternoons with my right foot elevated. The golden and red leaves seemed to fall slower and the birds sang songs I’ve never heard. I discovered I wouldn’t die if I couldn’t drive my car for two weeks and had to stay indoors most of the time. The longest time I’ve ever been off work in my 39 years of working was due to foot surgery on Oct. 6. I’d been nursing the large bump, located between the bones and tendons of my right ankle for more than a year. After the hilarious and contagious episode of “skipping” in the newsroom one day, I discovered not only could I not skip, but the pain in that right ankle became unbearable. In fact, after a long sleepless night after the skipping exercise I knew, “this was way more than arthritis.” After an X-ray and an MRI at Rutherford Orthopaedics, tests revealed a soft tissue mass in my foot and I was referred to Carolinas Medical Center to see Dr. Jeffery Kneisl, an orthopaedic/onocology surgeon. When I heard those words, I admit my heart beat a little faster and my entire body became warm all at the same time. The chance of the “tumor” being malignant was very rare and I held onto to that fact as I handed my ankle experience over to the Lord back in September. Driven to CMC for my first appointment by a very creative friend, the entire day was an adventure itself — photos, lunch, milk shake and the visit with Dr. “Kneel-sol” that included three needle biopsies, minus numbing medicine. After the biopsies, the pathologist affirmed what was suspected, no malignancies. I was advised to have the “door stop” tumor removed as it was hindering movement in my foot and had become quite painful. A cool thing occurred on Friday after my first doctor visit, a team of 40 doctors met for a quarterly conference and discussed the huge bump in my ankle. Aren’t I special? Surgery offered no surprises, thank the Lord, except it was a fast operation — 20 minutes. From my ankle came a glob of cartilage about the size of a half toilet paper cone. Pretty impressive. Dr. Kneisl said the cartilage popped out like a new born puppy. Oh, joy. I’d given birth to cartilage. Following the placement of a dozen staples, I was awakened from a fast sleep, wheeled into the recovery room and later to my room for one night. Telephone calls, visits, food deliveries and flowers from the best family and friends in the world were appreciated more than you’ll ever know. When Dr. Kneisl removed the staples, he suggested I might expound on my story. “Tell ‘em you got shark bit.” I tried that a couple times. No one believed a shark would leave such a meticulous scar. After my first hospital stay since a tonsillectomy at age 13, I discovered the surgery and recovery was a God-blessed experience, for which I am so thankful.

Gordon is senior reporter/features editor for The Daily Courier. Contact her via e-mail at jgordon@thedigitalcourier.com.

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f you ask Paranormal Scene Investigators founder Joe Wright a list of places in the area with the most paranormal activity, Green River Plantation will be near the top. So when he was asked to take the Forest City Youth Council on a paranormal investigation, he knew it was the right place. This is the second year teens involved with the council have had the opportunity to take part in an investigation, said Town of Forest City Council Member Steve Holland, who leads the group. Last year the group went to the old Alexander Mills Town Hall, which was demolished this year for construction of the new Thomas Jefferson Classical Grammar. “It was a great experience, but nothing like being able to go to the Green River Plantation on this investigation,” Holland said. Built in the early 1800s, the home now belongs to Ellen and Amanda Cantrell. PSI has held investigations on the property before, picking up EVPs (electronic voice phenomenon) and with members experiencing strange things. Youth Council members were instructed on the use of various equipment, such as digital voice recorders - which capture EVPs and told to use their senses to investigate the home through which so many have passed. The teens were in good spirits (no pun intended) prior to the investigation, but once the lights went out ... well, a few started to get creeped out. “It was a little spooky because it was at night,” said Emily Hutchins, an East High School student. Hutchins said she was leery of coming to the event because she scares easily. And hearing some of the history of the house and the evidence collected by PSI in prior investigations added to her nerves. “I did get some weird feelings in the attic area,” Hutchins said. Hutchins wasn’t alone in the sensation. Holland too said something he can’t explain occurred there too. “I felt a small tug on my right pants leg, but no one was beside of me,” he said. “Then, before I told anyone about this, they said that several people had their pants tugged on in a past investigation.” If the EVPs gathered during the investigation are any indication, there may be some validity to what Hutchins and Holland experienced. “Part of what we wanted to do with this investigation was to confirm or disprove the presence of a mentally challenged girl in the attic,” Wright said. According to Cantrell, a former owner’s daughter was kept in the attic because of an unknown mental condition. One EVP from the attic, Wright

Above, members of the Forest City Youth Council gather around a voice synthesis device used to decipher signals from an unknown source within Green River Plantation. Below, Chris Wright and several volunteers review the usage of an electromagnetic field detector in the attic of the plantation house.

said, sounds to him like the voice of someone who may possibly have Down Syndrome saying “I want to play.” Cantrell listened to the EVP and agreed it could possibly be that. Another EVP from the attic contained a mechanical sound, with two audible pops followed by a whirring noise. Wright said he wasn’t sure what the noise was, but that at the time the recording was made, no one had been in the attic for almost 30 minutes. None of the equipment used by the team or the teens would have created such a sound. The most peculiar piece of evidence gathered, however, came from video taken, again in the attic. On the video you see Wright’s son, Chris, talking with a group of teens in the attic. Standing several feet away from the camera, he gestured and as he did, the camera dips down and toward the left, then rights itself. “Those cameras are locked into place by several locks,” Wright said. “I can’t tell you who or what did that.

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Part of what we wanted to do with this investigation was to confirm or disprove the presence of a mentally challenged girl in the attic —Joe Wright

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Members of the Forest City Youth Council joined with PSI to check out some rumors of paranormal activity at Green River Plantaion on Oct. 3. This was the second year the local paranormal investigators teamed with the youth group to investigate. Last year the team hit Alexander Mills Town Hall.

2C — The Sunday Courier, Forest City, NC, SUNDAY, November 1, 2009

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Wee Farmer In The Dell

Lilly Greene, 4, uses a small digital camera to snap photos during the annual Relay for Life Wrap-Up breakfast Thursday morning. Lilly received her love for photography from her grandma, Vicki Dameron, who also photographed the event. Lilly’s parents are Jason Greene and Leah Greene. Vicki and Penn Dameron are her grandparents. Jean Gordon/Daily Courier

Oldest and Youngest

When photographer Vicki Dameron broke her last Tri-pod on an assignment, husband Penn Dameron told her he’d get her one for her birthday. Penn asked Jim Morton, his co-worker at Grandfather Mountain, for tripod advice. A short time later, Morton showed up in Dameron’s office with a tripod belonging to his father, the late Hugh Morton, former owner of Grandfather Mountain. Jim gave the tripod to Vicki, who by the way, is still on cloud nine. “And it’s better than any new tripod. It’s the best.”

A “Fall for the Gorge” fall decorating contest was held The descendants of Belo and Florence Ross Hoyle recently and winners are: 1st of Bostic, held their annual reunion on Oct. 10, in the Place, Four Seasons Cottages, fellowship hall of Sandy Level Baptist Church. Herman 109 Boys Camp Rd., Lake Lure; Hoyle, 86, of Bostic, the oldest member of the family, is 2nd Place, Chimney Rock, pictured holding Dalton Jack Smith, the youngest memChimney Rock State Park; 3rd ber of the Hoyle family. There are six children living. Approximately 40 family members were in attendance. Place, Evening Shade Lodging Chimney Rock; Judges Choice, Contributed photo

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Gathering sweet potatoes with his PaPaw (Russell Pitchford) is just another day on the farm for two-year-old Troy Pitchford. This is one toddler who knows all the dirt on farming. Troy is the son of Robert and Gina Pitchford of Forest City, and grandson of Russell and Gerry Pitchford of Ellenboro. His great-grandparents are Troy and Louise Branch of Forest City.

Shepherd’s Care, 154 Saylor Lane, Bat Cave; Honorable Mention, Wyndham Resort, Fairfield Mountains. Tourism Development officers are seeking information regarding thematic trails across all regions of North Carolina such as American Indian, African-American and historic churches. As the officers survey assets, they would like to include as much information as possible. Suggestions for additional trail systems in the respective regions are welcome as well. To submit suggestions or sites to be included in the trails inventory, contact Frankie McWhorter, (828) 447-4379 or fmcwhorter@nccommerce.com. Chase High School senior, Kandice Jones, will sponsor “A Night of Music” on Nov. 14, at Crestview Baptist Church,

Forest City. The program begins at 6 p.m. with performances by David Roach, Gaye Higgins, Janice Smith, J.C. Project, Restoration Praise Band and Meredith Millwood. Donations will go toward the church building fund. Kandice is hosting the event as her senior project. The women of Fairfield Mountains Chapel will host their annual Christmas House Walk on Monday, Dec. 7, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Tickets are $10 per person, and $15 if you plan to attend the lunch afterwards at Lake View Restaurant. Tour includes the homes of Angelo and Pat Grillo, 224 Cardinal Road; Edward and Kathy Higbee, 172 Summer Morning Court; Woody and Linda Turner, 211 Hawks Nest Trail; and Chris and Carol Wolfe, 185 Treetops Lane. Call 625-9400 for more information.

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Rutherford Hospital CEO David Bixler (center) and Joe Carson, Vice Chair of the Hospital Trustees accept a $68,335.24 check from outgoing auxiliary president Sharon Taylor. The auxiliary raised the money through several projects during the year.

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New officers of the Rutherford Hospital Auxiliary were installed Thursday during the auxiliary’s annual meeting. They are (l-r): President Bobbie Bridges, Vice President Carolyn Keever, Secretary Sharon Taylor and Treasurer Dr. Hampton Casebold.

Rutherford Hospital auxiliary holds annual meeting By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer

RUTHERFORDTON — New officers, the Extra Mile Award, a $68,334 check presentation and the recognition of outstanding volunteers were on the agenda for Rutherford Hospital Auxiliary’s annual meeting on Wednesday at Rutherfordton Clubhouse. Ginger Dancy, director of volunteers, and outgoing auxiliary president Sharon Taylor, welcomed the group of volunteers and guests and thanked volunteers for hundreds of hours of service to Rutherford Hospital. Two volunteers, Dr. Hampton Casebolt and Kay Hollifield, were recognized for more than 2,000 hours of service and joined a group of Lifetime Auxiliary members for their dedication to the hospital. There were 20 other volunteers with at least 2,000 hours of service. Helen Rogers was

recognized for 15,000 hours of volunteer service. Outgoing auxiliary president, Sharon Taylor, was honored by receiving the auxiliary’s Extra Mile Award. The award is given to volunteers who unselfishly take on roles that others may not want to accept, explained Dancy. “They are also willing to accept weighty responsibilities that others are not willing to accept at that particular time, so their willingness to participate is very significant. “They also may not realize how their leadership has influenced others to do their best when volunteering,” Dancy added. Taylor has over 1,600 hours of volunteer serve during the eight years, and has served as chairman for the Surgery Waiting area. She also has served on the auxiliary board in several areas when the auxiliary received several honors including, State Fund

Raising Award, State Community Related Award, Administrator of the Year Award and also Five Star Award for 11 consecutive years. Taylor joins a prestigious group of other Extra Mile winners including, first recipients Earl and Virginia Taylor in 1990; Helen Rogers, Naomi Yelton, Peggy Wells, Colleen Biggerstaff, Jackie Long, Margaret Miller, Darlene Gowan, Brenda Hess, Bonnie Cherry, and Dr. Joe and Lib Godfrey. Extra Mile Award recipients who are deceased were also mentioned, including Edna Robertson, Harry Stroud, Pauline Chandler, Betty Keeter, Lib Monteith, Tommy Keeter and last year’s recipient, Pat Melson. The auxiliary presented hospital CEO David Bixler and Trustee Joe Carson a check for $68,335.24. The money was raised over the past year through the auxiliary’s various service projects and fund raising events.

Auxiliary volunteers serve in the Emergency Waiting, Front Desk, Gift Shop, ICU Waiting, Medical Records, Massage Therapy, Messenger, Outpatient Services, Pet Therapy, Radiology and Surgery Waiting. Volunteers also serve as Teen Volunteers, caretakers of St. Luke’s Chapel, work with the Toy Chest, cancer program, tray favors, Education Department for community programs and also are clowns for special occasions. Newly elected officers are Bobbie Bridges, president; Carolyn Keever, vice president; Sharon Taylor, secretary and Dr. Hampton Casebolt, treasurer. Charter members of Rutherford Hospital’s auxiliary attending the annual luncheon were Bonnie Cherry, Jean Crenshaw, Sara Johnston, Shirley Koone, Rachel Summer, Jimy Weaver, Martha Wilkins and Midge Yelton.

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Sharon Taylor (left) receives the Extra Mile Award from Rutherford Hospital’s Director of Volunteers Ginger Dancy Thursday during the annual meeting of the Rutherford Hospital Auxiliary.

Local Weight Watchers group joins ‘Lose for Good’ campaign

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Weight Watchers participants donated 900 pounds of non-perishable foods to Hospice of Rutherford County recently. Pictured from left are Carol Lattimore, Lose for Good coordinator, Lori Jones, Weight Watchers leader, and Kim Freeman, Hospice community outreach liaison.

FOREST CITY — A local Weight Watchers group joined the fight against two global epidemics – hunger and obesity – by participating in the Lose for Good campaign. As local Weight Watchers members lose weight, they’ve also been collecting food to donate to Hospice of Rutherford County to help their neighbors in need. Within severn weeks, the gorup lost 1,274 pounds and collected 900 pounds of food. “The Lose for Good campaign provides a chance for folks to adopt a healthier lifestyle, reduce their weight and help someone in need,” says Diane Rose, Weight Watchers territory manager. “Some members have brought in food donations

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4C — The Sunday Courier, Forest City, NC, SUNday, November 1, 2009

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Kirkland, Johnson exchange wedding vows

Killashandra Amberlee Kirkland and Matthew Lee Johnson were united in marriage Sunday, September 13, 2009 at the Forest City Fire Department. The bride, daughter of Walter and Carol Kirkland of Dallas, was escorted to the altar and given in marriage by her father, who also officiated at the three o’clock ceremony. The bride wore a floor-length gown of white lace over satin featuring a fitted bodice trimmed with pearl beads. She also wore matching set of pearl earrings, a necklace and bracelet. She wore a family heirloom veil of double-layered sheer edged with white roses, belonging to the groom’s mother. The bride carried a bouquet of red and white roses accented with baby’s breath, ribbons and silver hearts. Toni Linton of Boone, served as maid of honor. She wore a red satin mid-length dress with a fitted bodice and black sash. Sarah Johnson of Norfolk, Va., sister of the groom, was a bridesmaid. She wore a pleated red satin, midlength dress gathered with a silver rhinestone brooch at the waist, and carried a small red purse accented with a rose and pearl handle containing the wedding rings. The attendants carried bouquets similar

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to the bride’s and also wore red and black beaded heart necklaces made by the groom’s grandmother. All of the bouquets were made by the groom’s aunt and mother. The groom is the son of Dave and Susan Marks Johnson of Norfolk, Va. Johnathan Frady of Shelby, served as best man. Chris Byers of Tennessee, formerly of Forest City, was an usher, and Adam Johnson of Forest City, brother of the groom, was master of ceremonies. Donna Cowell, aunt of the groom, presided at the guest register. A reception followed the ceremony. The four-tiered wedding cake was frosted

white and decorated with red roses. The bottom layers were topped with two glass swans forming a heart, and the next layer was topped with red ribbons holding silver wedding bands. The top layer held red silver hearts linked together on a white base. The wedding cake was made by the groom’s mother and the topper was painted by the bride. The guest were seated at tables decorated with glass red roses on a mirrored base with red and silver ribbon. A variety of finger foods were served including hot wings, meatballs, vegetable tray and dip, and chips and dip. The groom’s brother, Paul Johnson of

Norfolk, was head caterer. He also designed and made a special fire extinguisher fondant cake for the couple. The bride is a graduate of Gardner-Webb University with a BS in religious education. She is currently employed by Family Christian Bookstore in Forest City, and as a substitute teacher for Rutherford County Schools. The groom will graduate in December from Gardner-Webb University with a BS in religious studies. He is a part-time fireman and employed by Pizza Hut in Forest City. Following a weeklong stay at a mountain home in Marion, the newlyweds now reside in Forest City.

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In Uniform Newton graduates Direct Fire Infantryman One Station Training COLUMBUS, GA — Army Pvt. Timothy E. Newton has graduated from the Direct Fire Infantryman One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. The training consists of Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training. During the nine weeks of Basic Combat Training, the soldier received training in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army history, core values and traditions. Additional training included development of basic combat skills and battlefield operations and tactics, and experiencing use of various weapons and weapons defenses available to the infantry crewman. The Advanced Individual Training course is designed to train indirect fire infantry soldiers to employ, fire and recover anti-personnel and antitank mines; locate, neutralize and extract mines; map reading and ground navigation; operate and maintain communications equipment and radio networks; construct and camouflage mortar firing positions; operate and maintain mortars and fire control equipment for individual/crew served weapons firing positions. Newton is the son of Angela Cotton of Rutherfordton. The private is a 2008 graduate of R-S Central High School.

Tafoya completes basic training LAWTON, Okla. — Army Pvt. Aaron P. Tafoya has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission and received instruction and training exercises in drill and ceremonies, Army history, core values and traditions, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, rifle marksmanship, weapons use, map reading and land navigation, foot marches, armed and unarmed combat, and field maneuvers and tactics. He is the son of Robin Turner of Columbus. Tafoya is a 2005 graduate of Polk County High School.

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Against Hunger. Early estimates show that Weight Watchers has reached its donation goal by losing approximately four million pounds across the country.

In addition, Weight Watchers staff and members participated in more than 3,300 voluntary food drives in meeting rooms throughout the country where they collected and donated an estimated two million pounds of food to local food banks.

The Sunday Courier, Forest City, NC, SUNDAY, November 1, 2009 — 5C

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Couple married at Rumbling Bald Resort

Elizabeth Lynnette Dalton and John Arthur Robinson were joined in marriage August 8, 2009 at Rumbling Bald Resort, Lakeside Gazebo, Lake Lure. The Reverend Gerald Davis officiated at the seven o’clock ceremony. A scripture reading from I Corinthians was provided by the Reverend Everett Chapman. Harpist Donna Germano and Cellist Kris Yates provided music for the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Lt. Gov. Walter and Lucille Dalton of Rutherfordton. She Mr. and Mrs. Charles William Greene is the granddaughter of Archie Hodge and the late Beatrice Bridges Hodge of Rutherfordton, and the late Charles C. and Amanda Haynes Dalton of Spindale. The groom is the son of Dr. Joseph and Mr. and Mrs. Charles William Greene of Forest Sandra Robinson of City, were honored with a dinner/reception on New Bern. He is the August 23, 2009 at Ryan’s Family Steak House in grandson of the late celebration of their 60th wedding anniversary. Arthur and Celia The event was hosted by the couple’s children Dynda Harford of and their spouses, Terry Greene and wife, Betty; Rodney Green and wife, Donna; and Sherri Greene Emporium, Penn., and and husband, Scott. The Greenes have four grand- the late Joseph Sr. and Mary Baker Robinson children. of New Bern. The two-tiered anniversary cake was frosted Escorted by her father white and decorated with red roses. A dozen red and given in marroses in a crystal vase centered the table. riage by her parents, Mrs. Greene in the former, Martha Luckadoo. She is retired from Cone Mills, and Charles retired the bride wore a fitted ivory strapless gown from PPG Industries. They are members of Mt. of silk satin featuring Pleasant Church. Martha and Charles were married on August 26, satin detail around the sweetheart neckline, a 1949 in Gaffney, S.C. Judge W.R. Douglas officifull skirt and cathedralated. length train. She carried a bouquet of light blue hydrangeas and ivory roses wrapped with ivory satin ribbon. Leslie Anne Bennett of Winston-Salem,

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IAFC promotes change clocks, change batteries

FAIRFAX, Va. — In today’s fast-paced world, we often forget to stop and do the small things in life that matter most. On Nov. 1, Energizer and the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) are teaming up on the Change Your Clock Change Your Battery® program to remind families of a simple task that could make the difference in surviving a home fire. Having a working smoke alarm doubles a families chances of escaping, thus surviving a home fire, but only if it works. This campaign encourages families to take action in preventing accidental deaths caused by home fires and carbon monoxide by changing the batteries in smoke alarms and CO detectors. Serving as a reminder for 22 years, the Change Your Clock Change Your Battery program now incorporates more than 6,200 fire departments nationwide to encourage families to use DaylightSaving Time as a reminder to change the batteries in their smoke alarms when changing their clocks back to Standard Time. “Unfortunately, changing the batteries in smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors is not always top of mind for families,” says Chief Jeffrey D. Johnson, EFO, CFO, president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs. “In fact, while 96 percent of American homes do have smoke alarms, the sad truth is that 19 percent of these do not work due to worn out or missing batteries. So, hundreds of fatalities occur every year from a simple over-sight. The habit of changing batteries during Daylight-Saving Time is an easy task that can be the difference between life and death.”

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served as maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Becky St. Clair Harris of Raleigh, Laurie Dalton Hendrick of Shelby, Christine Nicole Kontoulas of North Myrtle Beach, S.C., Kelly Womack Martin of Rutherfordton, Elizabeth Hunt Sarazen Rhodes of Durham, and Julia Carol Turner of Greenville. They wore various styles of floorlength dresses in pale blue satin and carried bouquets of ivory roses.

Lori Denise Forbis of Cary, and Kiley Glenn Stubblefield of Shelby, were attendants of the bride. The groom chose Dr. J. Bradford Smith of Columbia, S.C., as best man. Groomsmen were William Britton Barham of Durham, Anthony James Barwick of Raleigh, Michael Arphaxad Burkett of Wilmington, Christopher Lee Campbell of Stamford, Conn., Michael Gregory

Edwards of Charlotte, and Jason Shepard Parker of Raleigh. A reception followed on the Lakeview Patio at Rumbling Bald Resort with entertainment by the Frank Love Orchestra. Carolyn Young played at the upper level of the reception. A video narrative of the bride and groom was crafted by Brian Dalton, brother of the bride. Linda Edgerton directed the wedding. The groom’s parents hosted a rehearsal dinner at Lake Lure Inn, and a bridal brunch was given by friends of the bride’s family, Greer Dalton and Laurie Hendrick, both of Shelby, and Ann Deviney of Rutherfordton. The brunch was held at the lake home of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Dalton. The bride graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she double-majored in public policy analysis and political science. She is employed by the North Carolina Retail Merchants Association in Raleigh. The groom graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order. He is employed as a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney in Durham. After a honeymoon trip to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai and Oahu, the couple now resides in Raleigh.

Community choir practice set to begin Nov. 3 FOREST CITY — Singers are needed for a community choir to perform a holiday concert sponsored by the Rutherford County Historical Society. The group, under the direction of Lesley Bush, of Rutherfordton, will begin rehearsing on Tuesday evening, Nov. 3, at 7:00 p.m., at St. John’s Historic Church on Main Street in Rutherfordton. Rehearsals will continue each Tuesday evening in November. The concert is planned for Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009 at First Baptist Church in Rutherfordton. Following the concert participants will lead a procession down the sidewalk to St. John’s Historic Church for the lighting of the Historical Society’s Christmas tree. Bush plans a concert of secular holiday favorites from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, as well

as traditional sacred anthems. Contemporary pieces will include Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas.” Other songs include “I’ll be Home for Christmas,” “Home for the Holidays,” and “We Need a Little Christmas,” from the Broadway musical Mame. “It has been many years since a community choir has performed this type of music in Rutherford County,” says Bush, of Rutherfordton, historical society board member and Minister of Music at Tryon Presbyterian Church. “The historical society has a long tradition of presenting holiday music each year at St. John’s. I am looking forward to involving the entire community in a musical program that incorporates holiday songs from our own lifetime as well as piec-

es that have been sung for generations.” For more than 25 years the historical society has presented a holiday musical program at St. John’s Church. The growing success of the event and limited seating in the small chapel now requires that the holiday concert be moved to a larger auditorium. Bush encourages accomplished singers to volunteer to participate in this endeavor. Several instrumentalists and soloists will join the choir in performing the holiday concert, and the concert will also include an opportunity for carol singing by all those in attendance. For more information, or to volunteer to sing with the community choir, please call Bush at (828) 447-1474, or email him at HYPERLINK “mailto:lesleybush@bellsouth. net” lesleybush@bellsouth.net.

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Riding students of Fern Hollow Farm, Ellenboro, recently competed at the N.C. State Fair in Raleigh. Pictured are (l-r): in front — Mattie Roberts, Sarah Howell, Shelby Howell, Grace Camp and Saylor Hardin; in back — Amber Culleton, Frieda Jessen (owner and trainer), Laurel Godfrey and Haleigh Wilson. Absent from the photograph are Anna ter Kuile, Katherine ter Kuile, Taylor Kinter and Nicolette Orsley. A number of wins were awarded among the group.

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The R-S Central Marching Band competed against 18 other western North Carolina bands at the 12th Annual Foard Band Classic in Newton, on Oct. 24. The seniors that will be graduating are pictured. This was their last high school competition. R-S Central won the following awards with a ranking of Excellent, 2nd overall in the 3A Division, 2nd for General Effect, 2nd for Best Colorguard and 1st for Best Music.

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Teresa Stephens Teen Living class at R-S Central High School recently took up miscellaneous items to be shipped to North Carolina soldiers serving in Afghanistan through Give2thetroops.org. Stephens learned about the project through her son, who is a law student at Elon. After mentioning it to her students, Stephens said not only did they get involved but volunteers from R-S Middle School also helped. The goal was to fill five boxes but the students gathered enough items to fill 15. The project took less than two weeks to complete. For more information on how you can help, visit www.give2thetroops.org.

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FOREST CITY — Local students participated in the livestock competition recently at the N.C. State Fair. Megan Lawing won three grand champions and two reserve champions at this year’s N.C. State Fair. This marks her second year of winning the commercial and supreme champion in the ewe show. The market lamb show was split into three weight divisions. Light weight, middle weight and heavy weight. Megan had reserve champion light weight and grand champion N.C. born and bred light weight. She also had a class winner in the heavy weight division and claimed the reserve champion N.C. born and bred with the same lamb. In the meat sheep category, North Country Cheviot, Travis Edgerton and Mac Edgerton, of Rutherfordton, were named champions. The grand champion ram and ewe was shown by Travis, and the reserve champion ewe was shown by Mac.

RUTHERFORDTON — The following babies were born at Rutherford Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Eric Fraser, Forest City, a boy, Teagan Jacobi Fraser, Oct. 8. Mike and Jenny Ruppe, Union Mills, a boy, Kelvin Pelzy Ruppe, Oct. 20. Ryan and Jessica Searcy, Mill Spring, a girl, Bradleigh Nicole Searcy, Oct. 22. Mr. and Mrs. David Bradley, Rutherfordton, a boy, Mason Deizale Syirus Bradley, Oct. 23.

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Wife wants ‘I love you’ to be reserved for those she loves Dear Abby: I have strong feelings about the word “love.” I use it only when I truly mean it. My husband’s family, however, bandies it about as a common word. How does one respond when someone says “I love you” when you know he or she doesn’t mean it and is only saying it as a pleasantry? I hate saying it back to someone I don’t really love. I feel the phrase should be reserved only when you are saying it from the heart. Any advice on what I should say, if anything at all? — Keeping Mum Dear Keeping Mum: Because you are part of the extended family, and family

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is supposed to “love” each other, the expected and appropriate response would be, “I love you too, darlin’!” But since you can’t bring yourself to go that far, just coo in return, “And you’re such a love to say that!” Dear Abby: I know it may seem early, but this is the best time to start thinking about the Christmas holidays. Can you offer suggestions on what to buy for family and friends? Money is tight in this economy, and

Vegetarian diet endorsed by MD Dear Dr. Gott: In the past, a reader of your column extolled the virtues of eating meat. Here is my humble opinion on the subject. I am a 56-year-old male who is 99 percent vegetarian. If I were responsible for all my own meals, I could easily make that 100 percent. I am not a great consumer of eggs or milk, although I do use them in baking, and it is hard to make a pizza without cheese. So I do get some animal protein. My intake of meat is closer to three ounces a month rather than the three ounces a day put forth by the writer as a minimum daily requirement. When I was 23, I was diagnosed with stage III Hodgkin’s lymphoma. I survived 18 months of surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. The cancer has not come back. My health has been closely monitored for the past 30-plus years, with regular checkups and blood work. If going meatless were bad, I would have found out by now. I minimize my intake of salt, fat and especially sugar. My cholesterol, bodymass index and blood pressure are ideal for my age. Oh yes, my current doctor is a practicing Hindu. No meat? No problem.

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Dear Reader: You certainly do appear to have your dietary habits under good control. And it is my guess that you know more about nutrients than the average person does. My initial concern for you would be possible mineral, vitamin B complex and calcium deficiencies, as well as iron-deficiency anemia. Because you have regular checkups and blood work, any abnormalities would be apparent, and your doctor would address them. Does your diet include beans, soy or other forms of protein? Are you taking a good multivitamin? The fact that you are free of your Hodgkin’s is impressive. You certainly must be doing something right. Good work. To provide related information, I am sending you a copy of my Health Report “Vitamins & Minerals.” Other readers who would like a copy should send a self-addressed stamped No. 10 envelope and a check or money order for $2 to Newsletter, P.O. Box 167, Wickliffe, OH 44092. Be sure to mention the title.

lots of good folks are out of work. This issue will present itself for everyone. What can parents buy or give to their children and vice versa? — Looking Ahead Dear Looking Ahead: Money IS tight in this economy, and the unemployment figures are mind-boggling. For too long, every holiday has been turned into an opportunity to induce people to shop, shop, shop and buy, buy, buy. That’s why I’m suggesting we stop for a moment, examine what’s really important about the Christmas season, and focus on that instead of spending money.

The time has come to seriously return to the basics. The most precious gift one can give is the gift of self. A meaningful example of the spirit of giving would be to volunteer some time as a family to serve food, or collect and distribute toys and clothing at a shelter or program for people who are in dire straits. Dear Abby: After our father’s death last year, my brother, “Rex,” and I moved in with our mother to help her out emotionally and financially. Rex and I have always respected each other’s privacy and have always supported each other. Rex has put a lock on his

door, which makes Mom and me feel as if he doesn’t trust us enough to respect his privacy. We have never invaded his space or given him cause not to trust us. He is a caring, considerate person, financially stable, socially active, and helps Mom out with any repairs needed around the house. I love him dearly, but I am puzzled that he feels he needs to lock his room as if we are not trustworthy. Am I being overly sensitive? — Open-Door Sis Dear Sis: Yes, you are, so please stop personalizing it. Your brother is an adult, and adults are entitled to their privacy.

Getting back to basics in the coming months The seasons are now beginning to change from summer to fall and winter. We often don’t think about taking preventative measures to ensure that our pets are sheltered appropriately and comfortable. If your pet or pets spend a lot of time outside, here are a few tips to make sure that they are warm, safe, and have all the creature comforts of home:  Always make sure that your pets have a safe place: this could be a dog or cat house, basement, barn, shed or some other protective shelter. When pets get scared, overheated or cold, it’s important for them to have a special place that provides safety as well as appropriate temperature for the season.  When the weather is really cold and your pet is outside, place hay or blankets in his or her house to help insulate and keep your pet warm.  Your pet’s shelter should not face into the wind. Pets can handle a certain amount of cold (unless they are hairless, ill or elderly) if their shelter is well insulated and warm. Exposing a pet to icy rain, sleet, snow or blustery winds can result in a compromised immune system, sickness and death. It’s always best to bring pets inside during bad or extreme weather. This is the best way to be sure they are adequately protected against severe conditions.  Always make sure that your pets have fresh clean water to drink daily. They can dehydrate quickly in hot or cold weather.  Keep pet’s food bowls clean. Insure that your pets have new food each day. Place your pet’s food in a place accessible only to him or her. If oth-

IN THE STARS Your Birthday, Nov. 1; In the year ahead, don’t stop learning everything you can in your field of operation. Knowledge is the power that will bring you whatever you’re striving to achieve. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — If you’re overly assertive when it comes to dealing with others, you can expect a strong negative reaction in return. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — If someone does something you dislike, don’t let it smolder inside and spoil your day. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Disappointment can ruin your day if you let something unexpected — and potentially profitable — be the defining factor. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — When it comes to a partnership arrangement, make sure that each person is targeting the same objective. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Anything you do out of spite will have a boomerang effect, hurting you more than the person you’re trying to penalize. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Conditions in general could be tricky. For example, something you may want to change that would benefit you could be detrimental to another. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Keep private any disagreement between you and your mate. Once you open the door to others, things could get tricky and complicated. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Don’t let problems erupt between you and a co-worker over whose method is better. If each is equally good, toss a coin to decide the procedure. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — It won’t matter if you are the seller or the buyer when it comes to commercial affairs. Problems are likely to occur unless the negotiations are handled with extreme diplomacy and skill. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Don’t think you have to be right all the time, or you could end up a provocateur, not a peacemaker. People in general have a low kindling point, so be careful. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Don’t delegate jobs or responsibilities assigned to you because it’ll cause big trouble in the end. Conversely, protect yourself from becoming a “patsy” when doing another’s work. LIBRA (Sept. 3-Oct. 23) — Be sure that you know what you’re talking about before offering a friend financial or business advice. If you’re dispensing hearsay information, you’ll be held accountable.

The Pet Project Produced by Jo-Ann Close and Lynne Faltraco Community Pet Center

er animals are eating its food, your pet is not getting the daily nourishment he or she needs. Also, wild animals can threaten or critically injure your pet in a challenge over food. Keeping our pets safe, healthy and happy by doing these things for them doesn’t require a lot of effort but makes a huge difference in their comfort, safety and wellbeing. In return, our pets give us lots of love, devotion and joy. Our volunteers will build great pet houses upon request All you have to do is ask! Does your pet need a house? Call the Community Pet Center office at 287-7738 and ask about one for your pet.

Enjoy cold weather comfort food Once the colder weather hits, the comfort-food cravings start. Soup and pasta dishes fit the bill. The following recipes are easy to make and will be a nice change of pace from your standard meal rotation. They’re familiar home-style meals with a twist. Two are quick recipes you can whip together when you’re short on time. The other two require an hour of cooking time, but you don’t have to be tied to the kitchen. Spaghetti Pie 12 ounces spaghetti, cooked and drained 4 tablespoons margarine 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese 2 well-beaten eggs 1 pound ground beef 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/4 cup chopped green pepper 1 (8-ounce) can chopped tomatoes 1 (6-ounce) can tomato sauce 1 teaspoon sugar 1 teaspoon oregano 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt 1 cup cottage cheese 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded With the first four ingredients, make a “crust” in a 10-inch pie dish. In a skillet, cook the beef, onion and pepper until tender and the meat is browned and no longer pink. Drain off the excess fat. Stir in the remaining ingredients, except for the cottage cheese and mozzarella cheese. Spread the cottage cheese over the “crust,” and fill with the

Frugal Living by Sara Noel

tomato/meat mixture. Bake covered in 350 F oven for about 60 minutes. Uncover and sprinkle with 1/2 cup grated mozzarella cheese. Bake until the cheese is melted. Note: You can also replace the can of chopped tomatoes and can of tomato sauce with a jar of thick spaghetti sauce. For variation, put meatballs (instead of the meat mixture) on top of the cottage cheese and pour spaghetti sauce over them. — Q.M. Stuffed-Pepper Soup 2 celery ribs, diced 1 large onion, diced 4 medium green peppers, diced 1 pound ground beef 2 quarts water 1 quart tomato juice 1-1/2 cups chili sauce 1 cup uncooked long-grain rice 2 teaspoons browning sauce, optional 3 chicken bouillon cubes 2 garlic cloves, minced 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper Dice the celery, onion and peppers; mince garlic. In a large kettle or Dutch oven over medium heat, cook the ground beef until no longer pink and then drain. Add the remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for one hour or until rice is tender. — Genevieve

8C — The Sunday Courier, Forest City, NC, SUNDAY, November 1, 2009

PSI Continued from Page 1C

When those cameras are locked into place you could have a hurricane and the camera won’t move.” But does that mean the house is haunted? Maybe, some of the Youth Council members believe. “It all sounds plausible, but it could be all in my head,” said Chase High Student Aaron Hunt. “I was iffy about the whole thing,” said Caroline Jolley, also a Chase student. “I kind of doubted it, but a lot of it creeped me out. It was not what I expected it to be.” Haunted or not, just visiting the plantation

was an experience, both said. “This house had a lot of history - it was cool to look into,” Jolley said. “I had always heard Rutherford County had a rich history with the Civil War, so it was nice to experience it first hand,” Hunt said. While the investigation was mostly for fun, Youth Council members also take part in community projects and learn about all aspects of government. In the three years since the council began, it has doubled in membership. Contact Flynn via e-mail at aflynn@thedigitalcourier.com.

Above right, members of the Forest City Youth Council cautiously investigate strange occurrences in the Green River Plantation attic. Hot spots for the night included the attic and several rooms where investigators expected to find evidence — one way or the other — of spiritual or paranormal activities at the centuries old homestead in neigboring Polk County. At right, vocal output data is displayed in computer software specifically designed to help paranormal investigators to analyze and interpret data they collect that may lead to the discovery of Electronic Voice Phenomena, or EVPs. Youth Council members and PSI volunteers used various laptop computers over the course of the investigation during the night to pour over results. Below, teen volunteers with the Youth Council spent time learning about a plethora of historical artifacts on display at the Green River Plantation home. In additon to this book, teens also encountered period furniture and fixtures.

Paranormal Scene Investigators founder Joe Wright reviews photographic evidence with volunteer Chris Loskowski and Forest City Councilman Steve Holland. Holland and Wright have worked together in the past on another paranormal investigation for the Alexander Mills Town Hall. The Forest City Youth Council members said they enjoyed the investigation and may be open to working with a group like PSI sometime in the future.

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