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Salisbury Mall: Ownership up for grabs

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The Salisbury mall went into foreclosure on Nov. 9.

Whoever buys the Salisbury Mall will make news in 2011 by making a bold choice to take over the struggling retail center at the intersection of Jake Alexander and Statesville boulevards. Note: The location of the mall does not include the word “interstate” or the number 85. The mall’s lack of proximity to I-85 has fueled critics for years. But proponents say the mall can still play a vital role in Rowan County retail and economic development. “Whoever buys the mall is going to be one of the key players in 2011,” said Bob Wright, president of the Rowan County Chamber of Commerce. “It’s an asset. Not a lot of towns this size, or even bigger, even have a mall.” The mall can serve as a drawing card for the community, just like downtown, Wright said. “Hopefully somebody will see it as a good investment,” he said. “The mall is important to us.” The new owner will face a recruitment and marketing challenge to bring retailers and shoppers back to the mall. While figures provided by mall management put the occupancy rate at about 85 percent, that includes the freestanding K&W Cafeteria.

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Brandy Cook: New county crime fighter

Robert Van Geons: Working to find jobs

Brandy Cook was an assistant district attorney for Cabarrus County until she landed her dream job in November when she was elected as Rowan County's first female district attorney. Cook lives in Salisbury with her husband Mark Schindelholz. She is a graduate of Catawba College, and has lived in Salisbury for 13 years. Cook ran against Karen Biernacki, a former Rowan County assistant district attorney, and won the election with 64 percent of the votes. Roxann Vaneekhoven, district attorney for Cabarrus, expects Cook to do well in Rowan. “Brandy has the experience and motivations necessary to transform that office to meet the demands of the decade that we are in with case load and case age, and properly prosecuting criminals,” Vaneekhoven said.

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Robert Van Geons wakes up every day thinking about ways to bring new jobs to Rowan County. “I don’t take that expectation or responsibility lightly,” he said. “I’m going to do everything I personally can in 2011 to meet those expectations.” But no economic development director wants to start the new year as Van Geons must begin his — preparing for the loss of 490 jobs when PGT closes its Heilig Road manufacturing plant. The shock of PGT’s planned departure still stings, but Van Geons is already looking ahead. “We will do what we can to replace every one of those jobs,” he said. The Post could not have chosen a better person to watch in 2011, said Keith Crisco, secretary for the N.C. Department of Commerce.

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Chad Mitchell: Budget battles await chairman Rowan County Commissioner Chad Mitchell is beginning his third term on the board with the new title of chairman and a tough budget year ahead. Mitchell, a Republican, said he is hoping 2011 brings economic recovery to the nation, state and county. But he knows it still will bring its share of difficulties, too. “I think probably the major challenge is coming out of the economic problems we’ve been experiencing,” he said. “We’re still having to work with the effects of the recession, and hopefully we don’t have to deal with the effects of a double-dip recession.” He said several factors will affect the county’s budget this year, including whether or not it has stopped losing sales tax revenue, this year’s revaluation and how much of last year’s budget is spent. “Usually, we not only don’t spend all that we budget, but we’re able to bank some at the end of a given year,” he said. “A lot of the decisionmaking process depends on how that plays out.” Commissioner Carl Ford, the previous chairman who now holds Mitchell’s former title of vice chairman, said the budget likely will “dom-

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The Rowan-Salisbury School System needs more than $128 million in additions and renovations during the next five years, but Gene Miller, the district’s assistant superintendent for operations, said the majority of them will go unfunded. Miller outlines the school system’s needs, which includes constructing new buildings for Cleveland Elementary, Woodleaf Elementary and Knox Middle schools, in a 5year Facilities Needs Assessment Report. He will present the report to the RowanCounty Board of Commissioners on Monday for their approval, before sending it in to the state. Every five years, local school districts are required by state law to submit their long-range capital needs to the State Board of Education. “It’s just another unfunded mandate,” Miller said. Miller said the school system isn’t asking the county to fund the projects listed in the more than 100 page report, but is required to submit it to them. “It would be wasting our breath, because they don’t have it,” he said. “However, by seeing this, they will have some idea of what we’re facing.”

Building new schools The school system would have to spend more than $44 million to rebuild Woodleaf, Cleveland and Knox. The total cost to construct each elementary school comes in at about $13.5 million for each elementary school and nearly $17.5 million for Knox Middle. Miller said it’s easy to see why Cleveland and Woodleaf need to be rebuilt, they’re both more than 80 years old. Adding technology to the schools can be a challenge. “Every time we add computers, we have to add new wiring capacity,” he said. “It would be so much better if you could hook up technology without having to run unsightly wires everywhere.” Water and sewer problems at Woodleaf are also taxing the school district’s capital outlay budget. Miller said Cleveland’s student population is currently overcapacity for inside the building, which means seven classes are conducted in a modular pod unit. “It’s eight mobile classrooms put together, seven classrooms and a mobile restroom,” he said. “It’s really not safe. Anytime they have a bad storm or threat of a tornado, we have to evacuate that unit and put the students inside the building where it’s safe.” In 2008, Miller proposed combining Woodleaf and Cleveland elementary schools, but outcry from the community has nixed that plan altogether. “It’s off the table,” he said. “It made sense from an efficency standpoint, but from a community standpoint, it didn’t.” Miller said he considered combining the two schools in order to get the new school built sooner. “The community did not want that and that’s just fine,” he said. Miller said the problem with Knox isn’t with age, but layout. He said the multiplebuilding school, which has been used as a junior high school in the past, can be an obstacle for discipline. “It’s hard to control students when they’re going from building to building,” he said. The current facility is also not the “best from a security standpoint,” Miller said. Salisbury Police Deputy Chief Steve Whitley said although there has only been one commercial break-in reported at Knox in this year, he agrees the campus is quite large. “Anytime you have multiple buildings, than, obviously, from a security standpoint each building kind of stands alone and there have to be plans and procedures in place to ensure safety,” he said. Whitley said the campus’ layout doesn’t pose a problem for police in terms of response. “It really doesn’t matter if they have one building or 20,” he said. “”We’re going to tailor our response to what’s going on. “We’re going to send enough people to

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She expects Cook will be challenged, but knows she can handle the new challenges before her as district attorney. “I think she’s got a difficult task in the sense that Bill (Kenerly) was an excellent district attorney who had been there for years and years and years,” she said. “Just like our county (Cabarrus), when it’s new, it’s suspect, so any changes she’ll want to make, she’ll have some resistance at first.

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Name: Brandy Cook Age: 34 Occupation: In 10th year as a prosecutor. Elected Rowan County district attorney on Nov. 2. Favorite Book: Novels by John Grisham. Music: Currently, I do not have a music collection; however, my husband and I enjoy listening to jazz when we have an opportunity. Who will you watch in 2011 and why: State government and the legislature since the district attorney’s office is directly affected by their decisions. For example, our legislature creates and modifies criminal law which impacts the public. Reaction to making the list: Humbled by being selected as one of the top 10 and excited about the opportunity to lead the district attorney’s office.

MITCHELL FROM 1A inate the whole landscape” of the board’s business again this year. “It will be tough, but he can handle the job,” Ford said. He pointed out that

Mitchell has been on the board for eight years and he “knows the county.” “He’s intelligent, articulate and knowledgeable,” Ford said. “He’ll be as good or better than every chairman we’ve ever had, and I mean that.” — Karissa Minn

Name: Chad Mitchell Age: 35 Occupation: Rowan County commissioner and civics and government teacher with Rowan-Salisbury Schools. Reason to watch: As the new chairman of the Board of Commissioners and frequent swing vote, Mitchell will have some important decisions to make as the county tackles another financially difficult year. Favorite book: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. “It’s a story about a guy who has difficulty dealing with life.” Most surprising song or artist in your music collection: Weird Al Yancovic. “I like any of his albums, particularly the ones that make fun of the ’80s and Michael Jackson songs.” Who you will watch in 2011 and why: “The U.S. Congress and how they deal with our economy... and how they manage with a divided government will be interesting to watch.” Reaction to making the list: Laughter, then, “Okay, well, thank you — I guess.”

MALL FROM 1A With gaping vacancies where Goody’s, Hallmark, Hibbett Sports and others once stood, the mall does not feel 85 percent occupied. While potential buyers might eye Salisbury Mall for purposes other than retail, many local leaders say they hope the mall remains a shopping center, which generates much-needed sales

tax revenue and jobs for Rowan County and Salisbury. Lenders foreclosed on the mall Nov. 9 after Salisbury Mall Associates LLC, owned by Sam and Simone Spiegel of Florida, defaulted on the loan. They owe $19.7 million on the note, according to court records. The sale of the mall has been delayed until Jan. 19. Merchants, however, are open for business. — Emily Ford

Name: Future owner of the Salisbury Mall Age: Young at heart Occupation: Eternal optimist Favorite book: “The Little Engine that Could” by Watty Piper Most surprising song or artist in your music collection: “Take a Chance on Me” by ABBA Who will you watch in 2011?: Whoever opens the Dunkin Donuts. Why this person is one to watch in 2011: Whoever buys the mall will decide the future of Salisbury’s largest indoor retail center. Check back for reaction from the lucky winner on Jan. 28, the end of the 10-day upset bid process.

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Harry Warren: GOP takes power in NC When newly elected N.C. Rep. Harry Warren takes his seat in Raleigh this month, he will be part of the first Republican majority in the General Assembly in more than a century. He will represent the 77th District, which includes part of Rowan County, during this political shift and a potentially shaky economic recovery. The GOP has a long to-dolist, but two urgent tasks are looming over it — redistricting and closing a projected $4 billion budget gap. “The most difficult thing will be balancing the budget without raising taxes and without making big cuts into critical services,” Warren said. He said he already has begun talking to other representatives about budgeting, jobs and annexation reform. “It’s never been my style to lay low,” Warren said. “At the same time, I have a lot to

learn.” Warren ousted former Democratic Rep. Lorene Coates, a 10-year incumbent, in an extremely close race that state Republican leadership didn’t think was winnable. Rep. Fred Steen, who was re-elected in November to represent Rowan County residents in the 76th District, said Warren’s campaign revealed a skill set he can use as a representative. “It was evident that he has the ability to lead people and get people to agree with the principles and policies he stands for,” Steen said. “Now he’s seeking input from the community.” Steen said he is looking forward to working with Warren in the coming years. “We’ve got a lot of good freshmen coming in,” Steen said, “and I count Harry as one of those.” — Karissa Minn

Name: Harry Warren Age: 60 Occupation: Human resource specialist with Tar Heel Capital Corp. until Jan. 16. After that, “I’m going to devote all my time to” representing the 77th District in the N.C. House. Reason to watch: This freshman legislator beat a longtime Democratic incumbent in a nail-biter election. Warren will be part of the first Republican majority in the General Assembly in more than a century. Favorite book: “Right now, I’m listening to George Bush’s Decision Points... You get to see a side of him you wouldn’t see in an official capacity.” Most surprising song or artist in your music collection: “I have everything from Rascal Flatts and Toby Keith to oldtime Beatles hits and Stone Temple Pilots.” Who you will watch in 2011 and why: Fellow freshmen and incoming leaders in the General Assembly. “Republicans have a unique opportunity to put forward agendas and programs we have been talking about for years.” Reaction to making the list: “Why did you decide that? I think the whole legislature is something to watch.”

VAN GEONS FROM 1A “He is a real go-getter,” Crisco said. Crisco said local economic development directors like Van Geons make up the “economic army” for the state, serving as the eyes and ears for economic indicators that signal important trends. He places Van Geons in the top tier among his peers in the state. “You’ve got a good one,” said Crisco, who described Van Geons as “button-down” with a keen attention to detail. Rowan County faces a long

road to economic recovery, and Van Geons said he can’t predict what any company will do. “But I believe the worst is behind us,” he said. Marking his third year in Rowan County, Van Geons previously worked as the EDC director in Stanly County and Waterbury, Conn., where he is from. After graduating from Catawba College, he worked in code enforcement for the town of Spencer and then served as the town planner. He also did planning for Kannapolis, China Grove and other communities.

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David Lee Fish, background, poses with Dennis Reed, a Catawba grad who signed a record deal with Universal Music. Fish heads up the popular music program at Catawba. One very bright spot at Catawba lately has been Dr. David Lee Fish’s thriving popular music program, which has been recognized in recent years as among the very best in the country by “In Tune Monthly,” whose founder, Irwin Kornfeld, praises Fish’s innovative approach in preparing his students for careers in the music business. “The entertainment industry is in rapid transition and David, along with his supportive administration, is thinking ahead,” Kornfeld says. “We don’t see an awful lot of that in education.” Under Fish’s leadership, Catawba’s popular music curriculum has successfully nurtured performers and songwriters like Dennis Reed, a gospel artist who recently signed a multi-album contract with Universal Music. Reed received national attention in the BMI Foundation’s John Lennon Songwriting Contest in 2006 when one of his songs was named the best among more

than 1,200 entries. The following year, another Catawba student, Derek Daisey, tied for second. In November, Fish organized the Association of Popular Music Education, a consortium that grew out of a College Music Society summit that Fish organized and Catawba hosted in Washington, D.C., last summer. It brings together for the first time a dozen schools with popular music programs. Fish also organized the student group The Vernaculars. A rarity among college and university ensembles, the group performs contemporary popular — or “vernacular” — music. They performed the entire Beatles’ “Abbey Road” album last year at Catawba to a standing room only crowd. It was such a hit, they reprised it a few months ago, and in March, they’re taking it to the Hard Rock Cafe in New York’s Times Square. — Katie Scarvey

Name: Dr. David Lee Fish Age: 54 Occupation: Chairman of the music department at Catawba College and director of the department’s music business/popular music concentration Favorite book: Zorba the Greek Most surprising song or artist in his music collection: Eminem “Eminem is an artist I cannot help but have respect for. Although I don’t like some of the things he raps about, he is a consummate artist. I come away more impressed each time I listen to him.” Who you will watch in 2011 and why: His cohorts in the dozen schools around the country that make up the Association for Popular Music Education — a group organized by Fish himself. Reaction to making the list: “I’m surprised and flattered.”

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Name: Robert Van Geons Age: 35 Occupation: Executive director for RowanWorks Economic Development, the county’s Economic Development Commission. Favorite book: “Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy” by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson. Most surprising song or artist in your music collection: Owns almost everything Johnny Cash ever recorded. Who will you watch in 2011 and why?: N.C. representatives Fred Steen and Harry Warren. As the state faces the budget crisis, Van Geons said he will look to Steen and Warren for leadership and guidance “as to how we can effectively position Rowan County to increase our employment.” Why this person is one to watch in 2011: Van Geons leads the group responsible for recruiting new industry and jobs to Rowan County. Reaction to making the list: Appreciates being recognized but believes the choice reflects RowanWorks’ critical mission to retain and recruit jobs during turbulent economic times.

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“But ultimately, if that community will give her ideas a chance, ultimately I think they’ll see they’re good for the county, good for the criminals and good for the victims.” Vaneekhoven said she expects Cook to take what she learned in Cabarrus to guide her through the transition to Rowan. “I fully expect ideas she implements up there will be ideas I implemented in my office, and they'll see that it works,” she said. Brandy Cook will be sworn-in Monday.

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Kevin Auten: Lawman holds on to reins Kevin Auten says he was somewhat forced into running for sheriff, running earlier than originally planned. Though his goal in life was to one day become the sheriff of Rowan County, he was hoping to run an election or two later, but things fell into place when he became interim sheriff last December. Auten ran against longtime coworker and friend, John Noble. Auten took home 73 percent of the votes, but they both ran a fair and clean campaign, and because of that, their

friendship remains. “He will take the department to another level, I’m sure of that,” Noble said. People “will want to see if he’s going to make any changes or see if he’ll add any new people, or work hard to get new officers, because we need new officers. “There’s just not enough to do what needs to be done. He needs more personnel, and I’m hoping the commissioners will work with him to get him what he needs.” Noble said Auten has most likely talked to other sheriffs in the state, getting ideas.

Name: Kevin Auten Age: 49 Occupation: Sheriff of Rowan County. Favorite Book: “Visions of Courage” by Dr. Bobby Smith. Surprising artist in music collection: Kenny G. Who will you watch in 2011 and why: I will be watching myself. The voters put their faith in me to be the sheriff of Rowan County, and I will and should be held accountable.

“A lot of the ideas that he had, I had also, so we were thinking on the same level,” Noble said. “All I ask is that the people give him the opportunity for him to show

Dr. Judy Grissom: Top educator Dr. Judy Grissom plans to use her 40 years experience as an educator to minimize the impact of looming budget cuts. Grissom has served in various positions within the education sector including teacher and principal. “During the last 12 years, I have been involved in creating and maintaining large budgets,” she said. “Experience in utilizing every existing resource, coupled with writing rants, has helped me face past ... budget deficits and will help in the future.” Grissom understands the reality the school system will face, including a $6.1 million funding cliff with the expiration of federal stimulus funds and up to $14 million in cuts from the state government. “The biggest challenge for 2011 will be to maintain the academic growth we have experienced the last few years while facing some of the largest budget cuts ever,” she said. “Because of the last two years of budget cuts, it will be even more difficult this year to protect the classroom.

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Dr. Judy Grissom, superintendent of the Rowan-Salisbury Schools, speaks at the Hurley YMCA. “We have excellent human and material resources in place that are bringing excellent results — it will be difficult to continue the momentum in the future. Dr. Jim Emerson, chairman of the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education, said he expects to see Grissom face budget

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Name: Judy Grissom Age: 64 Occupation: Superintendent of the Rowan-Salisbury School System. Favorite book: “I love to read, so it is hard to pick an all time favorite book. The latest book that I have read that I thoroughly enjoyed was ‘Stones Into Schools.’ ” Most surprising song or artist in your music collection: Neil Diamond Who will you watch in 2011 and why?: “County Commissioners to see how they will work with the school system in helping us meet our educational needs.” Why she is one to watch in 2011: As the school system braces for deep budget cuts, Grissom will be looking for ways to protect the classroom and his or her reaction to hearing that news. Reaction to making the list: “There are many more exciting and interesting people in Rowan County to watch than me.”

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way, he goes after that,” Mitchell said. “Certainly, I think that he will be a force in the county as far as trying to accomplish conservative ideals.” — Karissa Minn

Name: Jim Sides Age: 62 Occupation: Rowan County Commissioner and owner of Todays Trading Company. Reason to watch: Known for his strong opinions and dissenting votes, Sides is back on the Board of Commissioners after a two-year hiatus and ready to pick up where he left off. Favorite book: “Right now, I’m reading books by Glenn Beck and Michael Savage, but my favorite book is the Bible.” Most surprising song or artist in your music collection: “I don’t have one. I listen to Christian music. ... I love good gospel music.” Who you will watch in 2011 and why: “The first one I’d like to see gone is (President Barack) Obama. I guess we’re all watching him.” Reaction to making the list: “You gotta be desperate. It will be real interesting to see if you’ve wasted your time.”

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GRANITE QUARRY — Some favor the food, others the demonstrations, but they all come to the German Christmas Celebration at Old Stone House for the history. “We’re trying to show people, especially if they’re from here, how people celebrated Christmas several hundred years ago,” said Kaye Brown Hirst, executive director of the Rowan Museum and event organizer. During the 27th annual event, held at the oldest structure in Rowan County, people can see woodworking, candle making and musket firing. “I like learning about what happened and how they did stuff back then,” said Bethanie Stauffer, 10. Decorated in traditional Sarah Campbell/SALISBURY POST pre-Revolutionary style, the house is adorned with natural Bethanie Stauffer, 10, watches as Aaron Kepley demonstrates how to make cylindrical wood objects using a greenery, dried flowers, herbs, pole lathe Saturday during the 27th annual German Christmas Celebration at the Old Stone House in Granite fruits and berries. Quarry. Hirst said when the house was built in 1766 Christmas celebration were “much simpler.” Volunteers outfitted in colonial garb led tours of the home, providing interesting tidbits of history about the house and the time period. Visitors can taste recipes from the past, with an assortment rangings from vinegar chicken to rosemary cookies. “We’re giving people samples of 18th century food,” Hirst said. “Everything has been cooked over an open fire.” Stauffer, who has attended the museum’s summer histoLeft, volunteer Robbie Cochran gives visitors ry camp for several years, some history about the Old Stone House. Above, said the potato soup with baTristan Cerda, 7, and his brother, Ethan Cerda, con was the highlight of the 5, make candles by dipping strings into beeswax event. and water. For Ben and Susan Bernhardt the highlight was spending time with their grandsons. They both stood smiling as they watched Tristan Cerda, 7, and Ethan Cer“We thought it would be a good outing for Admission is $4 for adults and $2 for childa, 5, make candles by dipping a string from the kids,” Susan Bernhardt said. dren. back and forth between beeswax and water. The celebration will continue today from Sponsors for this year’s German Christmas “I’ve enjoyed watching them interact with noon to 4 p.m. Celebration are Susan and Edward Norvell and everybody,” Ben Bernhardt said. Hirst said as the festivities wind down, this Wachovia Bank. Although the Bernhardts have attended the event is a good way to “slow down and relax.” event before, this was the first time for their The Old Stone House is located half a mile Contact reporter Sarah Campbell at 704-797grandsons. down Old Stone House Road off N.C. 52. 7683.

Fire burns East Spencer duplex leaving two residents homeless BY SARAH CAMPBELL

A fire quickly demolished two apartments in a multi-family duplex at 318 E. Geroid St. in East Spencer early Saturday. Firefighters responded to the call shortly after midnight. They were able to save one apartment, but the other two have been deemed a total loss.

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Events for this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. holiday include a new location and new activities. This is the 25th annual event and will be held Jan. 17, beginning with a breakfast at the Hurley Family YMCA. Chairwoman of the King celebration Katherine Fleming said the Event Center where last year’s breakfast was held, was not available. She said last year’s event was cramped and the YMCA should provide more space. “The Y was very receptive and were wondering how they could get involved,” Fleming said. Fleming said there will be some new activities at the civic center including a youth music workshop. This year’s keynote speaker, Robert J. Brown, head of a marketing and public relations firm, was suggested by one of the event’s sponsors sometime BROWN last year, Fleming said. The parade will follow a brief ceremony at Oak Grove Freedman’s Cemetery. Eleanor Qadirah, who is on the Human Relations Council, said people in the community have said they’d like to see all of the local school bands participate in the parade. She said it’s not too late to join the parade. For more information about the parade,

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WINSTON-SALEM — Betty Phillips Westmoreland, 83, of Allerton Lake Dr., WinstonSalem, formerly of Mooresville, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010, at Forsyth Medical Center, Winston-Salem. Born Nov. 16, 1927, in Kannapolis, she was a daughter of the late Marcus Kyde and Ruth Upright Phillips. Mrs. Westmoreland was a graduate of Rowan Memorial School of Nursing. She retired as a registered nurse at Hefner VA Medical Center, Salisbury, after over 30 years of service. Mrs. Westmoreland was a former member of Park Avenue United Methodist Church, Mooresville and current member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Winston-Salem. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star-Adah Chapter and enjoyed spending time with family at their home in Jonas Ridge. Mrs. Westmoreland also enjoyed square dancing and her beloved poodles. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sloan E. Westmoreland; grandson, Marco Christian Camastra; and a brother, Roy Elmo Phillips. Mrs. Westmoreland is survived by her daughter, Sandra Camastra and husband, Graziano of Winston-Salem; sister, Evelyn Phillips Frye of China Grove; and granddaughter, Alison Camastra Cooper and husband, Jeffrey. Service and Burial: Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4, at Park Avenue United Methodist Church, Mooresville, with Rev. H. R. “Buddy” Compton and Rev. Lee H. Strange officiating. Burial will follow in Glenwood Memorial Park, Mooresville. Visitation: The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 3, at Cavin-Cook Funeral Home and also from 10-11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4, at the church fellowship hall. Memorials: Memorial donations may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, 3819 Country Club Rd., Winston-Salem, NC 27104 and/or Park Avenue United Methodist Church, 648 W. Park Ave., Mooresville, NC 28115. Cavin-Cook Funeral Home, Mooresville is serving the family of Mrs. Westmoreland. Condolences may be made to the Westmoreland family at www.cavin-cook.com.

KANNAPOLIS — Helen Basinger Tuggle, age 83, died Thursday Dec. 30, 2010, at Carolinas Medical CenterNorthEast, Concord. Born April 1, 1927, in Rowan County, she was the daughter to the late Augustus Basinger and the late Mary Wilhelm Basinger. She was educated in the Rowan County Schools, and was a member of First Wesleyan Church of Kannapolis. She was a homemaker most of her life. Helen was a loving mother and grandmother. Mrs Tuggle is survived by a son, Terry Tuggle of Kannapolis; two daughters, Debra Deaton of Mooresville and Brenda Vannoy of Anchorage Alaska; one brother, Harry Basinger of Salisbury; two sisters, Rebecca Morrison of China Grove and Elsie Nance of Rockwell; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Service and Burial: Funeral services will be Thursday Jan. 6, at 11 a.m. at Whitley's Funeral Chapel. Burial will be at Carolina Memorial Park. Visitation: The Family will see friends Wednesday Jan. 5, at Whitley's Funeral Home from 6-8 p.m. Whitley's Funeral Home is assisting the Tuggle Family. Online condolences may be made at www.whitleysfuneralhome.com.

SALISBURY — Rita Scholz Johnson, age 81, of Salisbury, passed away Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, at Rowan Regional Medical Center. Born Feb. 20, 1929, she was a naturalized citizen from Berlin, Germany and was the daughter of the late Karla Wolfe Scholz and Alfred Scholz. Mrs. Johnson was educated in Berlin schools. She worked as a kindergarten teacher and also worked as a truancy officer. An active member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church for over 40 years, she was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Women and was cofounder of Salisbury International Women's Club. She was also an active member of various charitable and veterans organizations in the Salisbury area. Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Eddie Johnson; sons, Larry Johnson (Gail) of Jacksonville, Fla., Alan Johnson (Rhonda) of Wilmington, Ronny Johnson of Salisbury; grandchildren, David Johnson (Melissa), Brittany Mason (Bill), Lauren Johnson, Madison Johnson; great-grandchildren, Kalista Johnson, Dylan Johnson, Will Mason, Jr. and Jillian Johnson. Visitation: 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 3, at Lyerly Funeral Home. Service and Burial: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 205 St. Paul's Church Road, Salisbury. The Rev. William Ketchie and the Rev. Floyd Bost will officiate. Burial will follow at Salisbury National Cemetery, 501 Statesville Boulevard, Salisbury. Memorials: In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church Building Fund, 205 St. Paul's Church Road, Salisbury, NC 28146. Lyerly Funeral Home is serving the Johnson family. Online condolences may be made at www.lyerlyfuneralhome.com.

Davis Agency provided the posters and tickets. Qadirah said the events are made possible with help from many volunteers and other local businesses who sponsored the event. Breakfast tickets can also be purchased at the following churches — First Calvary Baptist, Gethsemane Baptist, Moore’s Chapel AME Zion, Mt. Zion Baptist, Southern City AME Zion, St. Luke’s Episcopal, Trinity Presbyterian and White Rock AME Zion. Contact Shavonne Potts at 704-797-4253.

Carl Ray Safrit SALISBURY — Carl Ray Safrit, age 29, of Salisbury, passed away Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011, at Rowan Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete with Lyerly Funeral Home in charge.

Harget Franklin Moore KANNAPOLIS — Harget Franklin Moore, age 93, or Kannapolis, passed away Friday, Dec. 31, 2010. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. The body will remain at Lady's Funeral Home pending completion of funeral arrangements.

Howard E. Ellis SALISBURY — Howard E. Ellis, of 203 Five Row Rd., Salisbury, passed Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, at the NC State Veteran's Home, VA Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete. Services entrusted to Hairston Funeral Home, Inc.

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Police arrest suspect in string of vehicle break-ins A Salisbury man has been arrested in connection with a string of vehicle break-ins. Salisbury police arrested Hugo Rosales Flores, 27, of 1609 Lakewood Drive on multiple counts of breaking and entering a motor vehicle, misdemeanor larceny, felony larceny and failure to appear/comply Friday. Arrest warrants show Flores is a suspect in more than a dozen break-ins involving Hondas, including a ’94 silver Civic, ’95 red Civic,’96 burgundy Accord, ’93 green Accord and ’94 white Accord.

Flores has also been charged with financial card theft and obtaining property by false pretenses after using a stolen Bank of American credit card to purchase more than $470 worth of merchandise from Hibbett Sports. He is also facing drug charges for possession with intent to sell or deliver a schedule II controlled substance. Flores was being held in the Rowan County Detention Center under a $250,000 secured bond.

Dead alligator, lizards found in Garner home RALEIGH (AP) — Police say they found several dead animals, including an alligator, two snakes and two lizards, at the home of a Garner man charged with selling drugs. Court records obtained by The News & Observer of Raleigh accuse 31-year-old Kelvin Leroy Dunston of killing the animals by not feeding them. Police say they found the dead alligator and lizards inside separate aquariums and two dead pit bulls were found chained to a tree. One dead snake was in a box, and another in a drawer. Dunston was charged Friday with eight county of felony animal cruelty and a felony

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Barber said. “That’s even more layoffs.” Barber and Coltrain both voted to allocate the $690,000 during the budget process. Also at Monday’s meeting, commissioners plan to: • Consider a rezoning to commercial, business, industrial (CBBI) for 31.72 acres used for the Webb Road Flea Market before it burned in September. According to the request, the flea market owners could rebuild in the same footprint without being subject to new zoning standards. They chose to move forward with a new

FROM 4A he had not looked into the matter enough to give an opinion Thursday, but he remains “in total support of the school system.” In an earlier December interview, Commissioner Jon Barber said he is concerned about withholding money from the school system at a time when it is already making deep cuts. “The question is, what does that mean to the schools?”

Teen charged with murder in shooting GREENVILLE (AP) — Authorities say they have arrested a teen in the shooting death of a man in a Greenville parking lot last month. Greenville Police said in a news release that 17-year-old Paris O’Brian White was taken into custody and charged with murder Thursday in the death of 25-year-old Larry Maurice Campbell of Snow Hill.

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Dr. M.L. King Jr. celebration planned for Jan. 15, 16, 17 CONCORD — The Logan For more information, call Community Association in- Margie Smith at 704-782-1467. vites the public to its 2011 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. How To Get The Celebration scheduled Jan. 15, 16 and 17. Perfect Shoe Fit The events begin with a parade set for 1-4 p.m. Jan. 15. The parade will begin at Forest Hill United Methodist Church on Union Street, making a circuitous route back around to Marsh Avenue. Other Saturday events ingo to view the clude a basketball tournament to be held following the parade at Academy Gym on Academy Street. On Jan. 16, a GospelFest at will take place at 3 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church on Chestnut Street in Concord. On Jan. 17, a Laying of the Wreath Ceremony will be held at noon at MLK Plaza. It will be followed by a talent show at Academy Gym on Academy Street.

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The Community Care Clinic of Rowan County proudly concludes its fourteenth annual Guardian Angel project for the holiday season. Your holiday donations have provided much needed medical care, dental care and medicine for many of our less fortunate but very deserving residents in the Salisbury-Rowan community.

site layout, though, so the rezoning is necessary for future development. • Consider a list of topics to discuss at this month’s planning work session. • Name the board’s voting delegate to the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners Legislative Goals Conference. • Recognize the West Rowan High School and Salisbury High School varsity football teams as the 3A State Champions and 2AA State Champions. Contact reporter Karissa Minn at 704-797-4222.

Daisy Bost  Maxine Carlton  Dr. Wayne Cline Jr.  Harry Cooke  Patricia Cooke  Dr. Matt Giegengack  Dr. & Mrs. Larry Gish  Rev. Steve Haines  Tracy Hildebran  Mrs. Carolyn Hurley  Mr. Gordon Hurley  Jeannie Jordan  Dr. Shree Kurup  Tripp Lampert  Blanche Lampert  Dr. & Mrs. Bobby Lomax  Sabrina Lee  Maria Manuel  Wilburn Manuel  Tippie Miller  Dr. & Mrs. James Mitchell  Lisa Morgan  Ken Mowery  Mitzi Pope  Tracy Ray  Dorothy Rendleman  Dr. & Mrs. Brent Seifert  Douglas Shellhorn, M.D.  Rev. Clarence & Faye Sifford  Ms. Mary Ellen Turner  Mr. & Mrs. Julian Waggoner

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IN MEMORY OF

Wendy Atkinson  Henry Bernhardt  Nell Bullard  John Campbell  Margaret Clarke  Harlan Creech  Jack Duhamel  Sonny Epting  “Peetsie” Gulledge  Betty Heimburger  Geraldine Hundley  Rudy Kircher  Cameron Lee  Scott McCombs  Kasey McKittrick  Clifford Peeler  Lillian Peeler  Sybil Ritchie  Clyde Rhyne  Larry Shaw  Bailey Swertseger  “Ran” Turner  Evelyn Wagoner  Binkie Williams

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The Rowan County Medical Society Alliance in honor of the pharmacy providers at the Community Care Clinic: Ernie Keich RPh, Margaret Antosek RPh, Tonya Cross RPh, Donna Horton-Bowrey RPh, J. Michael Fuller RPh and all the pharmaceutical companies who provide free medications to our patients  Cliff & Amy Ritichie in honor of Shirley & Raymond Ritchie  Rowan County Medical Society  Edward & Susan Norvell in honor of Bill & Nancy Stanback  Fazia Family in honor of Dr. David Smith & Dr. Tom Trahey  Betsy Rich in memory of my loved ones

SILVER ANGELS

McKenzie Sports Products  Wittenberg Evangelical Lutheran Church, Inc.

BRONZE ANGELS

St. James Lutheran Church  Dr. & Mrs. David N. Smith in honor of the staff and volunteers at the Community Care Clinic  Margaret & George Kluttz in honor of these special friends: Mr. & Mrs. Ned Storey, Dr. & Mrs. Myron Goodman, Mrs. Leo Wallace, Mr. Jim Whitton, Dr. & Mrs. Tommy Thompson, Mr. & Mrs. William Kluttz, Mr. & Mrs. William Wagoner, Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Ketner, Mr. & Mrs. Mike Dunham, Mr. & Mrs. Charlie Bernheim, Mr. & Mrs. Andy Sparks, Mr. & Mrs. Don Sayers, Mr. & Mrs. Foster Owen, Mr. & Mrs. Paul Fisher, Mr. & Mrs. Franchot Palmer, Mr. & Mrs. Fred Stanback, Mr. & Mrs. John Lipe, Dr. & Mrs. Ozzie Reynolds, Mr. & Mrs. C.H. Timberlake, Mrs. John Van Hanford, Senators Elizabeth & Bob Dole, Dr. Albert Aymer, Mr. & Mrs. James Hurley, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Trundle. Ms. Jean Corpening, Mr. & Mrs. John Carter  Mark & Jane Ritchie  Frank M. Montgomery in honor of Dr. W. R. “Tommy” Thompson Jr.

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Charlie Harris in honor of the following: Bob Bailey, Charlie Sowers, Teak Edgeworth, Carl Repsher  Norde & Kay Wilson in memory of Mr. & Mrs. Ree Goodman  First United Methodist Church United Methodist Women  Sarah Kizziah in honor of Gerry & Jimmy Hurley and Julius & Barbara Wagoner  Peggy & Boyd Moon in loving memory of Melda Killion & C.W. Moon  Stephen & Nancy Fuller in honor of Elaine W. Fuller and in memory of Edwin R. Fuller  Thomas & Barbara Langford in memory of our son & our parents  Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.  J.E. Fisher Insurance Agency Inc. in honor of all our dedicated and loyal customers and in memory of Victoria E. Mace  In honor of Helen Veach and in memory of Hazel & Roy Page & Julius W. Veach  Jane B. Arant in honor of Margaret Weant  Mr. & Mrs. Joe Hall in memory of Dr. J. Cullen Hall  Wilbert & Carolyn Lyerly in honor of Jean L. Ray  Downtown Graphics Network

Community Care Clinic of Rowan County The Rowan Regional Medical Auxiliary wishes to thank these contributors to the Tree of Hope project: Nancy Linn, Auxiliary President  Jill Maransky, Volunteer Services RRMC

“Serving the medical and dental needs of the community” 315 Mocksville Avenue • 704-636-4523 Make checks payable to: Community Care Clinic. The Clinic is a non-profit community-supported agency. Contributions are tax-deductible and will be published regularly through the holidays.

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Alcohol was a factor in a single-vehicle collision that killed a Kannapolis man Saturday, the N.C. State Highway Patrol said. “I’m positive he had been drinking,” said Trooper J.N. Horton. Michael Todd Grimes, 41, of 4600 Knob Hill Road was southbound on Saw Road in China Grove about 2:40 a.m. when he ran off the road to the right and overcorrected the steering, Horton said. “When he came back onto the road his vehicle started rolling onto the roadway,” he said. “He rolled into a fence

and then struck a telephone poll.” Grimes was pinned into the vehicle before being taken to Carolinas Medical CenterNortheast in Concord. Rowan County 911 dispatchers said there were two other serious collisions on New Year’s Day. The N.C. Highway Patrol responded to an accident about 12:55 a.m. on Leonard Road. The Salisbury Police Department responded to a crash on Milford Drive. More information about those accidents was not available on Saturday. Contact reporter Sarah Campbell at 704-797-7683.

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From rescued animals to those abandoned by owners who couldn’t afford them, and all others in between, the Animal Shelter has them all. The Rowan County Animal Shelter has several animals waiting to be adopted and taken to a good home. Cat: This grey and white tabby was abandoned by her owner. She is a sassy and sweet young lady that would make someone a terrific pet. We feel she is a young adult, probably less than a year old. Dog: One look into those big, beautiful eyes and she will steal your heart. This female pup is approximately 9 weeks old. Her rather large feet, and big build lead us to believe she may be a

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Adding on Miller said although all 35 of the district’s schools have a fire alarm, none of them is currently linked to 911, which means school staff would have to manually call for help in the case of a fire. The school system would have to spend more than 650,000 to install new fire alarm systems in every school. And, Miller said, that doesn’t include the cost of monitoring the systems. Miller said the current system serves the purpose of getting students and staff out of the building, but cuts down on the amount of time firefighters have to tame a blaze. Salisbury Fire Chief Bob Parnell said although there might be a slight delay contacting the fire departments when school is in session, it’s when no one is in the building that creates a more serious threat. “If there is nobody there then, of course, the first alarm would not be recognized by anybody,” he said. “The sooner we know about a fire, the sooner we can get there and, presumably, less damage will occur.” Parnell said installing equipment to connect the schools the emergency services is a practical way to protect taxpayer dollars. “To have a significant fire because the alarm systems aren’t hooked up and don’t automatically notify 911 means damage that occurs to taxpayer-funded buildings,” he said. The facilities needs assessment also proposes adding auxiliary gyms to every middle and high school in the district. “It would be a second gymnasium that is not used for competition, just practice and (physical education),” Miller said. Dr. Walter Hart, the district’s assistant superintendent for adminstration,

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than the one he submitted five years ago. “This report is basically the same,” he said. “The big items that are in that report are also in this one.” Miller said the report is essentially the same because funding continues to dwindle. “It’s probably going to get worse because when we did this plan five years ago we had not gone into the recession and there was still money to do some things,” he said. Now, he said, money for capital improvements is even more scarce. Miller said the approximately $2.5 million the county receives from the North Carolina Education Lottery would help, but those funds are already appropriated to pay off bond debt. “It would be nice right now to have that $2.5 million each year,” he said. “You would see a lot less in that (facilities needs assessment.” But Miller realizes the reality of the Rowan County Commissioners voting to use the lottery dollars for new construction projects is bleak, since it would likely mean a tax hike for residents. “Technically, there is nothing wrong with what they’re doing,” he said. Miller said when state officials receive the district’s five-year plan, it will put together a statewide needs assessment. “They’ll come out with one big figure for capital needs,” he said. “When the economy gets stronger ... they will hopefully pass another statewide bond referendum.” Miller said a 1996 state bond referendum provided about $38 million for the district. School officials said funding for capital projects has become a waiting game, as the list of needs continues to grow. “The reality is that we don’t have any funding to do anything right now,” Hart said.

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said extra practice space is particularly important this time of year when cold weather forces teams inside. “For example, right now most high schools have junior varsity girls basketball, junior varsity boys basketball, varsity girls basketball, varsity boys basketball, wrestling and variety and junior varsity cheerleading,” he said. “All of which need practice space.” Hart said with only one gym, scheduling practices and classes can become tricky. “During the day, the reality is that if you were to have two or three P.E. classes running simultaneously if it’s a cold weather or bad weather day that translates into a significant number of kids in a gym,” he said. “It becomes a challenge as far as being able to do activities.”

Routine maintenence Miller said roofing and parking lots are considered “preventative and routine maintenence items.” The school district is currently on a cycle to replace either portions or entire roofs before they become problematic. He said they typically last between 10 and 15 years. “We don’t have the money to do a lot of roof replacement right now,” he said. “Our roofs are in fairly good shape right now, but in the next four or five years we’re going to really get into trouble and have a lot of leaking roofs. Miller said the school system also would need a “continual flow of money” to refurbish parking lots, which last about eight to 10 years. The school system spends about $2 million each year on regular maintenence such as painting, replacing broken windows and doors, repairing water and sewer lines and replacing carpet.

Breakdown of school system’s needs A closer look Rowan-Salisbury School System's 5-year Facilities Needs Assessment The following is a list of the total cost for additions and renovations to each school as well as the cost of the project with the highest pricetag. • Bostian Elementary Total cost: $4.1 million Project with the highest pricetag: Addition of four kindergarten classrooms for $629,000 • Overton Elementary Total cost: $1.4 million Project with the highest pricetag: Addition one prekindergarten and one kindergarten classroom for $157,320 each • Erwin Middle Total cost: $2.7 million Project with the highest pricetag: Addition of auxiliary gym for $897,000 • China Grove Elementary Total cost: $560,900 Project with the highest pricetag: Roof replacement for $202,500 • China Grove Middle Total cost: $5.5 million Project with the highest pricetag: Addition of auxiliary gym for $897,000 • Corriher-Lipe Middle Total cost: $5.1 million Project with the highest pricetag: Addition of gym or multipurpose room for $1.8 million • East Rowan High Total cost: $7.1 million Project with the highest pricetag: Repair to parking lots and driveways for $1.5 million • Koontz Elementary Total cost: $1.9 million Project with the highest pricetag: Addition for three first through third grade classrooms for $372,600 • Enochville Elementary Total cost: $3.5 million Project with the highest pricetag: Addition two prekindergarten and two kindergarten classrooms for $315,000 each • Faith Elementary

Total cost: $1.6 million Project with the highest pricetag: Addition of two kindergarten classrooms for $315,00 • Granite Quarry Elementary Total cost: $2.1 million Project with the highest pricetag: Addition of two first through third grade classrooms for $248,400 • Isenberg Elementary Total cost: $1.8 million Project with the highest pricetag: Addition of two kindergarten classrooms for $315,00 • Henderson Independent High Total cost: $2.1 million Project with the highest pricetag: Addition of auxiliary gym for $1.2 million

$259,000 • North Rowan Elementary Total cost: $467,500 Project with the highest pricetag: Roof replacement for $135,000 • North Rowan High Total cost: $4.5 million Pr oject with the highest pricetag: Addition of auxiliary gym for $1.2 million • North Rowan Middle Total cost: $2.3 million Project with the highest pricetag: Addition of auxiliary gym for $897,000 • Rockwell Elementary Total cost: $1.3 million Project with the highest pricetag: Roof replacement for $169,000

• Hurley Elementary Total cost: $2.6 million Project with the highest pricetag: Addition of two kindergarten classrooms for $315,00

• Salisbury High Total cost: $3 million Project with the highest pricetag: Addition of auxiliary gym for 1.2 million

• Carson High Total cost: $3.3 million Project with the highest pricetag: Addition of auxiliary gym for $1.2 million

• Southeast Middle Total cost: $2.9 million Project with the highest pricetag: Addition of auxiliary gym for $897,000

• Knollwood Elementary Total cost: $3.5 million Project with the highest pricetag : Addition of four kindergarten classrooms for $629,000

• South Rowan High Total cost: $3.3 million Project with the highest pricetag: Addition of auxiliary gym for 1.2 million

• Landis Elementary Total cost: $1.4 million Project with the highest pricetag: Addition of two kindergarten classrooms for $248,000 • Milbridge Elementary Total cost: $131,000 Project with the highest pricetag: Update curbing around the parking lots for $50,000 • Morgan Elementary Total cost: $4.5 million Project with the highest pricetag: Addition of two first through third grade classrooms for $497,000 • Mt. Ulla Elementary Total cost: $3 million Project with the highest pricetag: Renovations to onsite sewer system for

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• West Rowan High Total cost: $5.1 million Project with the highest pricetag: Addition of auxiliary gym for 1.2 million • West Rowan Middle Total cost: $3.1 million Project with the highest pricetag: Addition of auxiliary gym for $897,000

Note: Cleveland Elementary, Woodleaf Elementary and Knox Middle schools are not included in this list because the plan calls for the replacement of obsolete facilities through rebuilding. It would cost about $13.5 million each to construct new elementary schools and $17.5 million for Knox. Hanford Dole and Shive elementary schools are not included in the list because they have no 5-year capital improvement needs.

Hagan spends New Year’s in Afghanistan RALEIGH (AP) — U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan spent her New Year’s Eve in Afghanistan, celebrating with U.S. troops and watching them join with coalition forces training Afghanis to patrol their own country. That training is critical to the withdrawal of international troops, scheduled to begin this summer, said Hagan, who spoke to reporters over a sometimes spotty cell phone signal Saturday as she rushed through an airport in the United Arab Emirates on her way home to North Carolina. “We’re committed to be sure we help train their Afghan national army and their Afghan national police,” Hagan said. “And I think there is a better feel for that now.” The Democratic member of the Armed Services Committee joined Republican U.S. Sens. James Inhofe of Oklahoma and John Barrasso of Wyoming on the threeday trip. They spent much of their time at the center where coalition forces are training Afghan soldiers near Kabul. The site is where Russians trained during their unsuccessful war in Afghanistan more than 30 years ago, and Hagan said old trucks and other debris still litter the site. It takes a while to train the Afghanis because many are illiterate and have to be taught to read on a firstgrade level before any mili-

tary training can take place, Hagan said. International forces have to make sure the Afghan army has the power and leadership to win over the country’s people, Hagan said. “And that’s not an area you can snap your fingers and have done overnight,” she said. Hagan said her favorite part of her third trip to Afghanistan since joining the Senate in 2009 HAGAN was spending New Year’s Eve with American troops. “I think we’re doing an excellent job and every one of us should be proud of what we are doing,” she said., Hagan also met with U.S. officials trying to help Afghani farmers transition from growing poppies used to make heroin to other crops. She wants to get North Carolina State University and North Carolina A&T University involved in the effort. “In years past Afghanis have some of the best fruits and nuts and dates and grapes and raisins. It’s certainly something that could be a viable market for that country,” Hagan said. “They have the best raisins I have tasted in my entire life.”

Hotel takes on new role By Hollie Nivens The Daily Journal of Richmond County HAMLET (AP) — What started out as a hotel, and then become a facility for nursing students, is now your neighborhood antique shop in Hamlet. Nancy Rivers of Derby grew up in Hamlet and has remodeled and reopened the Main Street Hotel as Main Street Central. The store is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. “My goal is for this to be like a Mast General Store,” Rivers said. The Mast General Store chain has locations in several parts of North Carolina and sells a variety of items and services all in one location. And it seems that Rivers is on her way. “Main Street Central is a welcoming place, on the outside and on the inside,” Jeanne Holland Newton said. “My husband and I were greeted warmly. Immediately, we felt as if we were old friends, rather than just ‘customers.’ As my eyes scanned the rooms as we chatted, I saw the love Nancy has for the place and I appreciate the new life she’s given the old place.” Newton visited the shop during Hamlet’s Old Fashioned Christmas. Rivers is only partially

done with the remodeling. Throughout the hotel she hopes to rent room on the first floor so a customer can walk in and see items for sale all down the hallway. Inside, the store offers antiques, collectibles and gifts. Rivers said that she is aware not every one wants antiques, but “I have a lot of other things as well,” she said. As people enter into the historic shop they will see for themselves. “Each item, from furniture to the most delicate, were perfectly arranged to woo buyers to take them home,” Newton said. “The old fashioned Christmas tree did my heart good. It took me back to my childhood, so much so, the first time I saw it through their doorway (after Hamlet’s Christmas Tree lighting) I asked my husband to turn around and drive past it again. We rode by it three times.” Rivers has a tree as the centerpiece of her shop, pulling together the holiday theme and keeping the antique feel of the place. Her brother Dan Hicks said that he is really proud of the work that she has done to the place. “She has taken such an interest in it and her community,” he said. “Even though I live in Johnston County, I still call Hamlet home.”

Expedia stops selling American Airlines tickets NEW YORK (AP) — Expedia Inc. has stopped selling tickets on American Airlines flights, the latest twist in a simmering pricing dispute between American and travel websites. “Expedia has chosen to no longer offer American Airlines fares on its website,” American said in an statement posted on its website. “Customers looking to compare flights or fares online should visit other travel sites such as Kayak.com or Priceline.com for the most accurate and upto-date information.” The Fort Worth, Texasbased airline has said that it would like to sell more tickets through its own website, as paying to have its flights listed on sites such as Expedia can be costly. Airlines have to pay a commission every time people search a particular flight, look up a fare or book a trip. American, which is owned by AMR Corp., also claims it can offer more personalized

packages such as hotel and flight deals to fliers who purchase tickets directly from the airline. Expedia’s removal of American flights marks an escalation in a months-long dispute between the airline and various travel sites. Last month, American Airlines pulled its flights from travel website Orbitz, saying consumers could just as easily buy tickets from American’s website and “we won’t have to pay as much for it.” Last week, Expedia made American flights more difficult to find on its website, an apparent response to the airline’s decision to drop Orbitz. Expedia warned that it “cannot support efforts that we believe are fundamentally bad for travelers.” Experts have cautioned that while American might save money in commission fees, its sales will drop if its flights don’t appear on travel sites such as Orbitz and Expedia.

Twins born in different years DURHAM (AP) — A Burlington couple are the proud parents of twins born in different years. Christy and Marlin Alston gave birth to a boy at 11:58 p.m. Friday, and his twin sister was born two minutes later — just after the stroke of midnight in 2011 at Duke Hospital. Marlin Alston says he got the best of both worlds. His daughter Alisha was the first baby of 2011 and his son Ashton will qualify for a $1,000 tax credit on the couple’s 2010 tax return. The babies were several weeks premature, but their father says they are getting along fine. He says their mother is tired, but happy.

Health Plan’s leader plans to retire RALEIGH (AP) — The man who has led the North Carolina State Health Plan for nearly two years plans to retire next month. The News & Observer of Raleigh reports Jack Walker plans to step aside Feb. 4, but will consider staying through budget negotiations if the Republicans taking over the Legislature ask him to stay a little longer. Otherwise, Walker wants his deputy, Lacey P. Barnes, to take over on an interim basis. The health plan that covers 665,000 state employees, teachers and retirees could face severe cuts to plug a $3.7 billion budget hole. It needed a $658 million taxpayer bailout last year.

Police chase leads to several charges CHARLOTTE (AP) — Police have obtained several arrest warrants for a man authorities say led Charlotte-Mecklenburg police on a chase that injured two officers. Records show 47-yearold Francisco Rodriguez faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, assault with a deadly weapon on a government official, assault on an officer inflicting serious bodily injury with aggravated physical force and fleeing to elude arrest. Authorities say Rodriguez tried to run over one officer after he was pulled over for speeding Thursday, and a police chase ended when Rodriguez’s truck hit another police cruiser head on.

Lawyer says secret talks hurt Lumbee PEMBROKE (AP) — A former lawyer for the Lumbee Indians says tribal leaders secretly met with gambling leaders for two years, even after a vote to keep gambling out of a recognition bill for the tribe. The Fayetteville Observer reports that Arlinda Locklear wrote an open letter to the tribe, saying the negotiations led by former Tribal Chairman Jimmy Goins and his Tribal Administrator Leon Jacobs led to a contract with gambling consultant Lewin International in 2009. Locklear says that deal sunk a bill to get federal recognition for the Lumbees. Jacobs says Locklear’s accusations aren’t true and he only had the tribe’s recognition in mind. Locklear represented the tribe for 20 years before the relationship collapsed in a dispute last winter.

Smokies vanity plate is a success RALEIGH (AP) — The familiar bear adorning thousands of license plates across North Carolina isn’t just a symbol of support for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It’s also an important revenue stream. The Friends of the Smokies says the plates raised more than $350,000 in 2010. The distinctive tags cost $30 a year, $20 of which goes to the nonprofit group that supports projects in the North Carolina portion of the park.

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ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (AP) — Christians clashed with Egyptian police in the northern city of Alexandria on Saturday, furious over an apparent suicide bombing against worshippers leaving a New Year’s Mass at a church that killed at least 21 people. It was the worst violence against the country’s Christian minority in a decade. The Interior Ministry blamed “foreign elements,”

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“I don’t have a plan,” Schwarzenegger told hundreds of supporters and staffers at a private farewell party in Sacramento last month. He was less guarded in October when, along with plans for speeches and a book or two, he hinted broadly at a continuing role with the environment and political reform, issues that have become part of his mixed legacy at the statehouse. In the absence of a global climate-change treaty, Schwarzenegger has urged state and regional governments around the world to address greenhouse gases. This month California regulators approved the nation’s most extensive system giving major polluters financial incentives to discharge fewer greenhouse gases, a key piece of a 2006 climate law championed by the governor. One thing is certain: The multimillionaire Schwarzenegger will start earning money, after passing up his $174,000 salary throughout his two terms. His time in office left the governor with plenty of political welts, but the biggest hit was on his own wallet. State records show Schwarzenegger dumped at least $25 million in direct and indirect payments into two campaigns for governor and other political ventures since 2001, no small sum even for an actor who once commanded $30 million a movie.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Terminator always said he’d be back. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is sifting through a stack of corporate, Hollywood and real estate offers as the celebrity politician nears an inevitable career crossroad: On Monday, he’s out of a job. His next act? After seven years in Sacramento, the former strongman and film star will by his own account hit the speech circuit, keep a hand in political activism and possibly write the autobiography that publishers have wanted him to do for years. Schwarzenegger says he even might get back into acting if the right script comes along — presumably one appropriate for a 63-year-old father of four with political baggage, advancing age lines and a tinge of gray. “Will I still have the patience to sit on the set and to do a movie for three months or for six months, all of those things? I don’t know,” the governor tweeted in October in a rare exchange about his future plans. Spokesman Aaron McLear says Schwarzenegger is sorting out “an absolute flood of every conceivable offer” from the corporate world, real estate ventures and the entertainment industry, but the governor insists he won’t make any decisions until after he surrenders the office to his successor, Democrat Jerry Brown.

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ENON, Ohio (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy investigating a report of gunfire at a trailer park was shot dead Saturday, and the shooting suspect was killed after a gun battle with police, authorities said. A police officer was wounded. Deputy Suzanne Hopper, who was married last year and had two children, was shot as she tried to phoa tograph footprint in the Enon Beach moHOPPER bile-home park, Clark County Sheriff Gene Kelly said. “Our deputy never had the opportunity to return fire or take cover,” he said at a press conference. Police officers were trying to retrieve Hopper’s body when the shooting suspect fired on them from inside a trailer, and a German Township officer was wounded in a large exchange of gunfire, Kelly said. There were “many, many, many” shots fired by the suspect and police, he said. The wounded officer, Jeremy Blum, was hospitalized in fair condition, a hospital supervisor said. Enon Beach resident Angelina Inman said she looked out of her trailer at the park, which sits near a highway about 50 miles west of Columbus, to see the deputy lying on the ground. She watched as another officer tried to reach her body. “He was itching to get her,” Inman said. “He kept radioing in, can he please get her, and he was told no because it wasn’t secure. You could see that male sheriff crying — he wanted to get her, he wanted to get her bad.” Kelly, who has been sheriff for 24 years, said he had hired Hopper and had known her since the police academy. “This,” he said, “is the worst day of my entire law enforcement career.” Enon Beach sits near Interstate 70 and acts as a seasonal campground with some summer-only residents and others who live there yearround. A portion of the highway was closed twice for a total of about an hour because the trailer park is so close to the roadway, Ohio State Highway Patrol Lt. Gary Lewis said. A girl who lives in the trailer park said she knew the shooting suspect and he had a

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SAN FRANCISCO — Jim Tomsula will make his NFL coaching debut for the San Francisco 49ers’ season finale against Arizona in what most everybody considers a meaningless game. It’s for last place in the NFL’s weakest division. Perhaps for draft position, too. Both teams are out of the playoffs, the two worst franchises in the woeful NFC

West. Tomsula, a former Catawba player and assistant coach, was San Francisco’s defensive line coach until late last Sunday, when the 49ers (5-10) fired Mike Singletary following a 25-17 loss at St. Louis that sent the club to its eighth straight season without a postseason berth. Tomsula was picked by team president and CEO Jed York to lead the Niners through their final game. “We just have to go on and play ball. We don’t have the

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Jim tomsula speaks during a news conference after being named interim coach of the san Francisco 49ers. playoffs to fight for and we don’t have nothing — we just have to play for ourselves pretty much,” tight end Vernon Davis said. “It’s been quite an interesting year for

us, changing offensive coordinators, quarterback controversy and firing our head coach. It’s been difficult.”

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CHARLOTTE — John Fox is a man of routine and favorite sayings. One is the phrase he’s used for nine years after Carolina runs the final play of practice and he wants the players to gather around him. “Everybody up!” Fox yelled in Wednesday’s chill for one of the final times. today’s season finale against Atlanta will be his last game coaching the Panthers. “This is not new news. It’s a finishing and it’s kind of been knowledgeable for a

couple of years,” Fox said after the workout, refusing to get sentimental. “We’ll just leave it at that.” It’s been a long, awkward, miserable year for the secretive Panthers. While owner Jerry Richardson hasn’t publicly said he won’t try to retain Fox — Richardson hasn’t answered questions from reporters in almost three years — it’s one of the worst kept secrets in the NFL. Richardson declined to extend Fox’s contract after Carolina’s blowout loss to Arizona in playoffs follow-

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After the Moir Christmas Classic semifinal game between Salisbury and North Rowan was done, Hornet stars Romar Morris and Darien Rankin commented on how their recruiting is going. For football. Both have verbally committed to North Carolina, but with National Signing Day looming in February, they are keeping their options

open. Many players every year are “stolen” away from their verbally committed schools as the stove warms up the closer the calendar gets to National MORRIS Signing Day. Morris, a running back prospect and two-time champion in the 100 and 200 meters, was seen on campus at Tennessee re-

dle-of-the-pack Southeastern Conference offense look like a juggernaut. Relf and Ballard posed problems all day. Relf completed 18 of 23 passes for 281 yards, and added 49 yards on the ground. Ballard ran for 77 yards. The Bulldogs (9-4) finished with 485 yards and punted twice. Denard Robinson, the Big Ten’s offensive player of the year, played every snap for Michigan and was dynamic as usual. He threw for 256 yards and two touchdowns, and ran for 58 yards. But he got little help. Now, he might get a new coach.

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cently on an unofficial visit. He is hoping to meet head coach Derek Dooley. “I loved Tennessee,” Morris said. “The place is really cool and speRANKIN cial and I am going to call and talk to Coach Dooley and try and set up a time for me to come for an official visit.”

Official visits are situations where a prospect gets to meet and talk with the coaches as well as tour football facilities. Unofficial visits, like the one Morris took to Tennessee, are where the kids get to tour the campus and go to a game but not have any interaction with the coaching staff. In addition to visiting Knoxville, Morris also said that he is taking an official visit to Penn State in the

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Mississippi State mauls Michigan JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Chris Miss. State 52 Relf threw touchMichigan 14 three down passes, Vick Ballard ran for three scores and No. 21 Mississippi State overwhelmed Michigan 52-14 Saturday in the Gator Bowl. The 38-point drubbing was the worst bowl loss in Michigan’s storied history and may have sealed the fate of Wolverines coach Rich Rodriguez. His three-year tenure has been tainted by consecutive losing seasons, NCAA sanctions and late-season slides. Michigan (7-6) was out of this game early, done in again by a defense that made a mid-

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Pack wins RALEIGH (AP) — Tracy S m i t h NC State 76 bounced up San Diego 54 from the b e n c h , stopped quickly at the scorer’s table and tried to walk onto the court for his triumphant return from knee surgery. The only problem? He was a little early. Referee Les Jones sent him back to the table, where Smith squatted with a smile to wait for his moment just a little longer. “I was just anxious,” Smith said. “I kind of got lost. I was just trying to go in, but I forgot the guy had to shoot the free throw first.” The preseason all-Atlantic Coast Conference pick did his best to make up for lost time, scoring 16 points off the bench to help North Carolina State beat San Diego 76-54 on Saturday. Smith looked strong in his return after missing 10 games, scoring a basket on his first offensive play and going 7-for-12 from the field in 25 minutes. His presence also helped the Wolfpack (9-4) look a little more like the team predicted to finish in the top third of the storied league. “No question,” coach Sidney Lowe said, “we’re a different team when he’s there.” Smith’s return was clearly the biggest success in a sixgame homestand in which the Wolfpack won five times. He hadn’t played since logging just 6 minutes against East Carolina on Nov. 18, when the soreness that had lingered in his left knee for a few weeks suddenly turned into a stabbing pain. He had arthroscopic surgery to fix cartilage the next day and was expected to miss about three weeks. He didn’t quite make it back on time and Lowe wouldn’t allow him back until he practiced with contact

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Former Catawba assistant is interim coach BY JANIE MCCAULEY

SUNDAY January 2, 2011

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — TCU won TCU 21 the Rose for all Wisconsin 19 Bowl t h o s e schools that never even imagined they could get there. Andy Dalton threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score, linebacker Tank Carder swatted down a 2point conversion pass attempt with 2 minutes to play, and the third-ranked Horned Frogs completed a perfect season with a 21-19 victory over No. 4 Wisconsin on Saturday. Bart Johnson caught an AssociAted Press early TD pass and recovered tcU quarterback Andy dalton passes during the first half a late onside kick for the

of the rose Bowl.

Mountain West champion Horned Frogs (13-0), who followed up their second straight unbeaten regular season by busting the BCS in dramatic fashion at the Rose Bowl. Dalton passed for 219 yards for TCU, which won’t win the national title — that will go to either Auburn or Oregon after they meet in the BCS championship game in nine days. These ferocious Frogs still proved they can play with anybody on college football’s biggest stages. “I’ve been saying for a while that parity in college football is here,” TCU coach

See ROSE, 3B

2B • SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2011

TV Sports Sunday, Jan. 2 MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 1 p.m. FSN — Gonzaga at Wake Forest 5:30 p.m. FSN — LSU at Virginia 7:30 p.m. FSN — Miami at Duke 10 p.m. FSN — Arizona at Oregon St. NFL FOOTBALL CBS — Regional coverage FOX — Carolina at Atlanta 4:15 p.m. CBS — San Diego at Denver FOX — Regional coverage 8:15 p.m. NBC — St. Louis at Seattle WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 3:30 p.m. FSN — Stanford at California

Prep hoops Record book West Rowan girls, career points 1. Hillary Hampton (2004)...........1,814 2. Wendy Hampton (1994) .........1,764 3. Ayana Avery (2011) ...............1,699 4. Andrea Grissett (1993) ...........1,539 5. Kari Schenk (2000).................1,446 6. Brittany Roberson (2005) .......1,091 7. Jan Gillean (1974) ..................1,075 8. Rashonda Mayfield (2006) .....1,074 9. Kim Morgan (1983).................1,051 10. Sharon Weast (1979) ...........1,049 West Rowan boys, career points 1. Scooter Sherrill (2000)............2,469 2. Donte Minter (2002)................2,087 3. K.J. Sherrill (2009)..................1,596 4. Jamel Carpenter (2007)..........1,470 5. Joel Fleming (1994)................1,357 6. Snip Keaton (1991).................1,251 7. Phillip Williams (2003) ............1,139 8. Roger McSwain (1968)...........1,138 9. Junior Hairston (2003) ............1,067 10. Chavis Cowan (1995) ...........1,026 11. Paul Cuthbertson (1995).......1,009 12. Toby Brown (1990) ...............1,008 13. Quincy Hall (1995)................978 14. Keshun Sherrill (2012)........968 15. Clint Hall (1972)....................896 Salisbury boys, career points 1. Bobby Phillips (1994)..............1,849 2. Bobby Jackson (1992)............1,546 3. Eddie Kesler (1960)................1,210 3. Bryan Withers (1988)..............1,210 5. Frank McRae (1952)...............1,199 6. Brandon Abel (2009)...............1,182 7. Fred Campbell (1988).............1,150 8. Shamari Spears (2003) ..........1,127 9. Darien Rankin (2011) ............1,103 10. Woody Boler (1980)..............987 11. Doug Campbell (2007)..........916 12. Leonard Owens (1998).........915 13. Robbie Jefferies (1999) ........909 14. Thad Pryor (2000) ................889 15. Warren Alexander (1988) .....857

Standings 1A Yadkin Valley Boys North Rowan Albemarle West Montgomery North Moore Chatham Central East Montgomery South Davidson Gray Stone South Stanly

YVC 4-0 2-0 4-1 3-1 3-2 1-2 1-4 1-4 0-5

Overall 7-3 3-0 4-4 6-3 4-6 2-3 3-7 2-9 0-8

Overall Girls YVC Chatham Central 5-0 7-2 Albemarle 2-0 3-1 3-1 5-2 North Moore North Rowan 3-1 4-6 South Stanly 3-2 3-6 1-2 1-4 East Montgomery South Davidson 1-4 3-7 West Montgomery 1-4 1-7 0-5 0-8 Gray Stone Monday’s game North Rowan at Salisbury Tuesday’s games Gray Stone at North Moore South Stanly at South Davidson West Montgomery at Chatham Central North Rowan at East Montgomery

2A Central Carolina Boys Salisbury East Davidson Central Davidson West Davidson Lexington Thomasville

CCC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Overall 6-3 7-5 5-5 4-4 4-6 2-6

Girls CCC Overall Thomasville 0-0 9-1 0-0 7-1 Salisbury Central Davidson 0-0 7-2 East Davidson 0-0 9-3 0-0 5-3 Lexington West Davidson 0-0 1-7 Monday’s game North Rowan at Salisbury Tuesday’s game Randleman at Central Davidson

3A North Piedmont Boys Statesville North Iredell West Rowan West Iredell Carson South Rowan East Rowan

NPC 3-0 2-1 2-1 2-2 2-2 0-2 0-3

Overall 7-3 4-6 4-7 7-5 5-8 3-9 0-11

Girls NPC Overall North Iredell 3-0 10-1 3-1 9-4 Carson West Rowan 2-1 9-3 South Rowan 1-1 4-7 1-2 3-8 East Rowan West Iredell 1-3 1-9 Statesville 0-3 0-9 Tuesday’s games South Rowan at Carson East Rowan at West Rowan North Iredell at Statesville St. Stephens at West Iredell

3A South Piedmont Boys Concord A.L. Brown Hickory Ridge NW Cabarrus Cox Mill Central Cabarrus Robinson Mount Pleasant

SPC 3-0 3-0 3-0 2-1 1-2 0-3 0-3 0-3

Overall 10-1 7-2 8-3 7-5 3-8 6-5 4-6 3-6

Girls SPC Overall Hickory Ridge 3-0 7-4 Concord 3-0 5-5 Robinson 2-1 8-3 A.L. Brown 1-1 4-5 Mount Pleasant 1-2 4-5 NW Cabarrus 1-2 2-7 Cox Mill 0-2 1-8 Central Cabarrus 0-3 0-7 Tuesday’s games Central Cabarrus at Robinson Concord at Cox Mill NW Cabarrus at Hickory Ridge A.L. Brown at Mount Pleasant

4A Central Piedmont Boys Reagan Davie County Mount Tabor North Davidson West Forsyth R.J. Reynolds

CPC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Overall 11-0 11-1 11-1 7-3 5-5 3-7

Girls CPC Overall Mount Tabor 0-0 9-2 R.J. Reynolds 0-0 7-2 West Forsyth 0-0 7-2 North Davidson 0-0 5-5 Reagan 0-0 4-6 Davie County 0-0 5-8 Tuesday’s games West Forsyth at Davie North Davidson at Reagan R.J. Reynolds at Mount Tabor

College hoops Standings SAC SAC

Overall

Lincoln Memorial 2-0 9-0 1-0 3-2 Brevard Tusculum 1-0 4-8 Anderson 1-1 7-5 1-1 6-4 Wingate Catawba 1-1 5-5 Mars Hill 1-1 4-6 1-1 2-8 Lenoir-Rhyne Newberry 0-2 5-5 Carson-Newman 0-2 3-7 Monday’s game Lees-McRae at Lincoln Memorial Wednesday’s games Wingate at Catawba Carson-Newman at Brevard Lenoir-Rhyne at Anderson Mars Hill at Newberry Lincoln Memorial at Tusculum Saturday’s games Lincoln Memorial at Newberry Tusculum at Wingate Mars Hill at Brevard Catawba at Anderson Carson-Newman at Lenoir-Rhyne

CIAA Northern Division Overall 1-0 3-3 Virginia Union Bowie State 0-0 5-2 Elizabeth City State 0-0 5-2 0-0 2-4 St. Paul’s Lincoln 0-0 1-6 Chowan 0-0 1-7 0-1 1-9 Virginia State Southern Division Overall Winston-Salem State 0-0 5-0 0-0 7-2 Shaw Livingstone 0-0 4-2 Johnson C. Smith 0-0 5-4 0-0 4-4 Fayetteville State St. Augustine’s 0-0 1-7 Monday’s game District of Columbia vs. Elizabeth City State Tuesday’s game Winston-Salem State at St. Paul’s Thursday’s games J.C. Smith at Chowan Livingstone at Elizabeth City State St. Augustine’s at Lincoln Bowie State at Fayetteville State Winston-Salem State at Virginia State St. Paul’s at Shaw

Conference Carolinas CC Overall Limestone 2-0 7-2 2-0 4-4 Pfeiffer Queens 1-0 5-4 Barton 2-1 7-4 1-1 6-4 Mount Olive St. Andrews 1-1 4-5 Coker 1-1 2-6 0-2 4-5 Belmont Abbey Lees-McRae 0-2 3-5 Erskine 0-2 0-6 Monday’s games Pfeiffer at Barton Erskine at Queens Limestone at Belmont Abbey Lees-McRae at Lincoln Memorial St. Andrews at Coker Thursday’s games Limestone at Coker Erskine at Belmont Abbey Mount Olive at Pfeiffer Queens at Lees-McRae

ACC ACC Overall 1-0 11-3 Florida State Boston College 1-0 11-3 Virginia 1-0 8-5 0-0 12-0 Duke Miami 0-0 11-3 North Carolina 0-0 9-4 0-0 9-4 N.C. State Georgia Tech 0-0 7-5 Wake Forest 0-0 6-7 0-1 10-4 Clemson Maryland 0-1 9-4 Virginia Tech 0-1 8-4 Saturday’s games N.C. State 76, San Diego 54 Boston College 85, South Carolina 70 Sunday’s games Gonzaga at Wake Forest, 1 p.m., FSN Mount St. Mary’s at Va. Tech, 2 p.m. Saint Francis at North Carolina, 3:30 p.m., FS South The Citadel at Clemson, 4 p.m. Charlotte at Georgia Tech, 5 p.m. LSU at Virginia, 5:30 p.m., FSN Miami at Duke, 7:45 p.m., FSN Monday’s game Florida State at Auburn, 8 p.m., FS South Tuesday’s games Howard at Virginia, 5:30 p.m. Colgate at Maryland, 8 p.m.

Southeastern Eastern SEC Overall 0-0 11-2 Georgia Kentucky 0-0 11-2 Vanderbilt 0-0 10-2 0-0 10-3 Florida Tennessee 0-0 9-4 South Carolina 0-0 8-4 SEC Overall Western Arkansas 0-0 10-2 Mississippi 0-0 9-3 0-0 8-6 Mississippi State LSU 0-0 8-6 Alabama 0-0 7-6 0-0 6-7 Auburn Saturday’s game Boston College 85, South Carolina 70 Sunday’s games Davidson at Vanderbilt, 5 p.m SE Louisiana at Ole Miss, 7 p.m. Monday’s games Penn at Kentucky, 7 p.m., ESPNU Florida State at Auburn, 8 p.m., FSN Toledo at Alabama, 8 p.m. Rhodie Island at Florida, 10 p.m., ESPN2

Other scores EAST Georgetown 86, DePaul 75 St. John's 67, Providence 65 Syracuse 70, Notre Dame 58 MIDWEST Bowling Green 67, Saint Louis 61 Butler 76, Valparaiso 59 Cleveland St. 83, Ill.-Chicago 59 Creighton 73, Drake 57 Dayton 76, New Mexico 73, 2OT Evansville 64, Indiana St. 59 Loyola of Chicago 83, Youngstown St. 53 Marquette 79, West Virginia 74 Missouri St. 82, Illinois St. 71 S. Illinois 57, N. Iowa 55 Wichita St. 79, Bradley 63 Wis.-Milwaukee 84, Detroit 81, OT Wright St. 67, Wis.-Green Bay 64 SOUTHWEST Arkansas St. 81, W. Kentucky 73 SMU 82, Dallas Christian 49 FAR WEST Arizona St. 60, Oregon 55 BYU 93, Fresno Pacific 57 Hampton 77, Colorado St. 75 San Francisco 68, Dominican, Calif. 47

Notable boxes

bin 3-4, Trapani 3-7, Moton 1-3, Raji 1-3, Jackson 1-5, Mosakowski 0-1, Cahill 0-1, Elmore 0-1), South Carolina 7-26 (Galloway 3-7, Ellington 3-7, Richardson 1-9, Muldrow 0-1, Cooke 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds— Boston College 44 (Raji 12), South Carolina 30 (Cooke 7). Assists—Boston College 23 (Jackson 5), South Carolina 12 (Jackson 5). Total Fouls—Boston College 13, South Carolina 12. A—8,658.

College football Bowl games Friday, Dec. 31 Meineke Bowl South Florida 31, Clemson 26 Sun Bowl Notre Dame 33, Miami 17 Liberty Bowl UCF 10, Georgia 6 Chick-fil-A Bowl Florida State 26, South Carolina 17 Saturday, Jan. 1 TicketCity Bowl Texas Tech 45, Northwestern 38 Capital One Bowl Alabama 49, Michigan State 7 Outback Bowl Florida 37, Penn State 24 Gator Bowl Mississippi State 52, Michigan 14 Rose Bowl TCU 21, Wisconsin 19 Fiesta Bowl Oklahoma xx, Connecticut xx Monday, Jan. 3 Orange Bowl Stanford (11-1) vs. Virginia Tech (11-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesday, Jan. 4 Sugar Bowl Ohio State (11-1) vs. Arkansas (10-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Jan. 6 GoDaddy.com Bowl Miami (Ohio) (9-4) vs. Middle Tennessee (6-6), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Jan. 7 Cotton Bowl Texas A&M (9-3) vs. LSU (10-2), 8 p.m. (FOX) Saturday, Jan. 8 BBVA Compass Bowl Pittsburgh (7-5) vs. Kentucky (6-6), Noon (ESPN) Sunday, Jan. 9 Fight Hunger Bowl Boston College (7-5) vs. Nevada (12-1), 9 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 10 BCS National Championship Auburn (13-0) vs. Oregon (12-0), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Gator Bowl Miss. State 52, Michigan 14 10 21 14 7 — 52 Mississippi St. Michigan 14 0 0 0 — 14 First Quarter Mich—Roundtree 10 pass from D.Robinson (Gibbons kick), 10:56. MSSt—Clark 4 pass from Relf (DePasquale kick), 5:31. MSSt—FG DePasquale 42, 2:23. Mich—Odoms 27 pass from D.Robinson (Gibbons kick), :34. Second Quarter MSSt—Ballard 2 run (DePasquale kick), 11:38. MSSt—Relf 1 run (DePasquale kick), 6:35. MSSt—Sanders 15 pass from Relf (DePasquale kick), :25. Third Quarter MSSt—Ballard 1 run (DePasquale kick), 6:19. MSSt—Ballard 7 run (DePasquale kick), :10. Fourth Quarter MSSt—Carr 31 pass from Relf (DePasquale kick), 10:31. A—68,325. MSSt Mich 26 17 First downs Rushes-yards 58-204 25-88 Passing 281 254 18-23-1 27-41-1 Comp-Att-Int Return Yards 0 34 Punts-Avg. 2-47.0 1-11.0 0-0 1-1 Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards 3-23 5-40 Time of Possession 35:15 24:45 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Mississippi St., Ballard 20-76, Perkins 9-40, Elliott 6-36, Relf 15-30, Marcus 7-24, Russell 1-(minus 2). Michigan, D.Robinson 11-59, Shaw 4-19, Smith 7-13, Toussaint 2-5, Grady 1-(minus 8). PASSING—Mississippi St., Relf 18-23-1281. Michigan, D.Robinson 27-41-1-254. RECEIVING—Mississippi St., C.Smith 446, Carr 3-65, Clark 3-45, Perkins 2-79, Sanders 2-23, Heavens 2-12, Ballard 2-11. Michigan, Roundtree 9-53, Stonum 7-59, Hemingway 4-49, Koger 2-42, Smith 2-17, Odoms 1-27, Toussaint 1-5, Shaw 1-2.

Outback Bowl Florida 37, Penn State 24 0 14 6 17 — 37 7 10 7 0 — 24 First Quarter PSU—Moye 5 pass from McGloin (Wagner kick), 9:08. Second Quarter Fla—Hines 16 run (Henry kick), 12:48. Fla—McCray 27 blocked punt return (Henry kick), 6:48. PSU—Zordich 1 run (Wagner kick), 4:09. PSU—FG Wagner 20, :46. Third Quarter Fla—FG Henry 30, 9:09. PSU—McGloin 2 run (Wagner kick), 4:39. Fla—FG Henry 47, 2:42. Fourth Quarter Fla—Gillislee 1 run (Henry kick), 13:02. Fla—FG Henry 20, 7:32. Fla—Black 80 interception return (Henry kick), :55. A—60,574. PSU Fla First downs 17 17 Rushes-yards 45-178 36-139 101 211 Passing Comp-Att-Int 14-27-1 17-41-5 Return Yards 193 9 6-35.2 8-35.5 Punts-Avg. Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 5-35 5-29 32:49 Time of Possession 27:11 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Florida, Reed 24-68, Rainey 6-66, Hines 2-31, Demps 3-20, Gillislee 410, Henry 1-4, Burton 2-2, Brantley 1-(minus 4), Team 2-(minus 19). Penn St., Royster 2098, Smith 2-18, Redd 8-13, Zordich 3-5, McGloin 2-3, Suhey 1-2. PASSING—Florida, Reed 8-13-0-60, Brantley 6-13-1-41, Burton 0-1-0-0. Penn St., McGloin 17-41-5-211. RECEIVING—Florida, Rainey 3-18, Hines 2-27, Burton 2-22, Thompson 2-22, Hammond 2-6, Demps 2-5, R.Clark 1-1. Penn St., Moye 5-79, Royster 4-51, Brackett 2-28, Brown 2-13, Redd 1-16, Zug 1-15.

Florida Penn St.

Capital One Bowl

N.C. State 76, San Diego 54

Alabama 49, Mich. State 7

SAN DIEGO (3-11) Norris 3-14 2-2 8, Ginty 4-7 0-0 10, Mackie 2-6 3-5 7, Rancifer 2-9 1-4 6, Gabriel 0-1 0-0 0, Woolpert 1-3 0-0 2, Miles 3-5 0-0 6, Dorr 36 0-0 8, Fuller 1-2 0-0 2, Manresa 1-4 3-4 5, Kramer 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 20-59 9-15 54. N.C. STATE (9-4) Painter 3-4 2-4 8, Brown 5-8 3-4 14, Leslie 1-6 0-0 2, Gonzalez 1-4 2-2 4, Wood 0-3 00 0, Howell 6-9 0-0 13, Kufuor 0-0 0-0 0, Harrow 6-7 0-0 12, Lewis 0-0 0-0 0, Williams 35 0-0 7, Amos 0-0 0-0 0, T. Smith 7-12 2-3 16, K. Smith 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-58 9-13 76. Halftime—N.C. State 43-25. 3-Point Goals—San Diego 5-17 (Dorr 2-3, Ginty 24, Rancifer 1-4, Kramer 0-1, Woolpert 0-1, Norris 0-4), N.C. State 3-11 (Howell 1-1, Williams 1-1, Brown 1-3, Wood 0-3, Gonzalez 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—San Diego 25 (Mackie 4), N.C. State 45 (Howell 13). Assists—San Diego 10 (Norris 3), N.C. State 17 (Howell 5). Total Fouls—San Diego 13, N.C. State 15. A—11,384.

Alabama Michigan St.

BC 85, S. Carolina 70 BOSTON COLLEGE (11-3) Trapani 9-18 2-4 23, Southern 1-1 0-1 2, Jackson 6-12 1-2 14, Paris 7-12 0-0 18, Rubin 3-4 0-0 9, Moton 1-4 0-0 3, Raji 6-9 3-3 16, Mosakowski 0-1 0-0 0, Cahill 0-1 0-0 0, Kowalski 0-0 0-0 0, Rehnquist 0-0 0-0 0, Elmore 0-1 0-0 0, Dunn 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-64 6-10 85. SOUTH CAROLINA (8-4) Harris 1-2 0-0 2, Jackson 5-8 2-4 12, Muldrow 0-6 0-0 0, Richardson 1-9 2-4 5, Ellington 8-19 2-2 21, Spinella 0-2 0-0 0, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Galloway 5-12 2-5 15, Cooke 5-9 3-3 13, Jefferson 1-1 0-0 2, Slawson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-68 11-18 70. Halftime—Boston College 44-31. 3-Point Goals—Boston College 13-32 (Paris 4-7, Ru-

SALISBURY POST

SCOREBOARD

7 21 14 7 — 49 0 0 0 7— 7 First Quarter Ala—Ingram 1 run (Shelley kick), 8:20. Second Quarter Ala—Richardson 8 run (Shelley kick), 14:33. Ala—Ingram 6 run (Shelley kick), 6:46. Ala—J.Jones 35 run (Shelley kick), 3:50. Third Quarter Ala—Maze 37 pass from McElroy (Shelley kick), 12:00. Ala—Lacy 12 run (Shelley kick), 1:09. Fourth Quarter Ala—Lacy 62 run (Shelley kick), 8:58. MSU—Fowler 49 pass from Ke.Nichol (Conroy kick), 5:45. A—61,519. Ala MSU First downs 25 12 Rushes-yards 44-275 28-(-48) Passing 271 219 Comp-Att-Int 19-23-0 14-29-1 Return Yards 44 15 Punts-Avg. 2-39.5 7-43.4 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-0 Penalties-Yards 3-25 8-45 Time of Possession 32:22 27:38 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Alabama, Lacy 5-86, Ingram 12-59, Richardson 10-42, J.Jones 2-36, Goode 10-36, Hanks 1-6, McCarron 1-4, McElroy 1-4, Fowler 1-3, Team 1-(minus 1). Michigan St., Baker 12-14, Bell 4-13, Caper 1-1, K.Martin 4-0, Maxwell 1-(minus 8), Team 1-(minus 12), Cousins 5-(minus 56). PASSING—Alabama, McElroy 13-17-0220, McCarron 6-6-0-51. Michigan St., Cousins 10-18-1-120, Maxwell 2-6-0-43, Ke.Nichol 2-5-0-56. RECEIVING—Alabama, Maze 4-77, Dial 4-55, J.Jones 3-49, Smelley 2-20, Ingram 130, Goode 1-17, Richardson 1-12, Alexander 1-7, M.Williams 1-3, Underwood 1-1. Michi-

gan St., K.Martin 3-41, Ke.Nichol 3-22, Fowler 2-56, Gantt 2-40, Dell 2-27, Linthicum 1-28.

TicketCity Bowl Texas Tech 45, N’western 38 0 6 18 14 — 38 10 14 14 7 — 45 First Quarter TT—FG M.Williams 24, 5:18. TT—Zouzalik 13 pass from Potts (M.Williams kick), :39. Second Quarter NU—Colter 1 run (run failed), 6:47. TT—Potts 13 run (M.Williams kick), 4:15. TT—Leong 6 pass from Potts (M.Williams kick), :11. Third Quarter NU—FG Demos 18, 11:25. TT—Stephens 86 run (M.Williams kick), 11:05. NU—Colter 1 run (Rooks pass from Colter), 6:12. TT—Swindall 6 pass from Potts (M.Williams kick), 2:29. NU—Watkins 4 run (Demos kick), 1:52. Fourth Quarter NU—D.Fields 18 pass from Watkins (Demos kick), 10:33. TT—Leong 11 pass from Potts (M.Williams kick), 7:13. NU—Mabin 39 interception return (Demos kick), 5:37. A—40,121. TT NU First downs 23 34 Rushes-yards 50-229 29-183 146 369 Passing Comp-Att-Int 14-30-1 43-56-1 Return Yards 39 19 5-35.6 4-31.0 Punts-Avg. Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 7-52 3-34 29:43 Time of Possession 30:17 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Northwestern, Colter 18-105, A.Smith 11-61, Simmons 9-31, Mark 3-22, Watkins 7-13, Team 1-(minus 1), Ebert 1-(minus 2). Texas Tech, Stephens 14-126, Potts 2-19, Jeffers 1-16, Batch 5-11, Lewis 5-7, McRoy 1-5, Crawford 1-(minus 1). PASSING—Northwestern, Watkins 10-211-76, Colter 3-6-0-38, Team 0-2-0-0, Ebert 1-1-0-32. Texas Tech, Potts 43-56-1-369. RECEIVING—Northwestern, Ebert 3-34, D.Fields 3-31, Stewart 2-17, Colter 1-32, Mark 1-11, Simmons 1-8, Schmidt 1-7, Dunsmore 1-3, Rooks 1-3. Texas Tech, Leong 10-118, Lewis 8-49, Zouzalik 5-50, Stephens 5-19, Douglas 4-29, Torres 3-42, Swindall 3-31, D.Moore 2-12, Ward 1-7, Batch 1-6. Northwestern Texas Tech

Rose Bowl TCU 21, Wisconsin 19 10 3 0 6 — 19 14 0 7 0 — 21 First Quarter Wis—FG Welch 30, 10:39. TCU—B.Johnson 23 pass from Dalton (Evans kick), 6:15. Wis—Clay 1 run (Welch kick), 3:14. TCU—Dalton 4 run (Evans kick), :36. Second Quarter Wis—FG Welch 37, :00. Third Quarter TCU—Shivers 1 run (Evans kick), 11:56. Fourth Quarter Wis—Ball 4 run (pass failed), 2:00. A—94,118. Wis TCU First downs 20 18 46-226 26-82 Rushes-yards Passing 159 219 Comp-Att-Int 12-21-0 15-23-0 13 0 Return Yards Punts-Avg. 3-42.0 4-36.5 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 6-41 4-20 Penalties-Yards Time of Possession 36:35 23:25 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Wisconsin, Ball 22-132, Clay 11-76, White 8-23, Nortman 1-11, Tolzien 4(minus 16). TCU, Dalton 9-28, James 4-24, Tucker 4-15, Wesley 4-13, Kerley 2-5, Shivers 1-1, Team 2-(minus 4). PASSING—Wisconsin, Tolzien 12-21-0159. TCU, Dalton 15-23-0-219. RECEIVING—Wisconsin, Kendricks 4-36, Toon 3-46, Gilreath 2-23, Ewing 1-28, Abbrederis 1-16, Anderson 1-10. TCU, Kerley 658, Young 5-57, Boyce 1-44, Wesley 1-33, B.Johnson 1-23, Hicks 1-4.

Wisconsin TCU

NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 40 25 12 3 53 127 94 Philadelphia 38 23 10 5 51 128 102 N.Y. Rangers 39 22 14 3 47 119 100 N.Y. Islanders 36 11 19 6 28 84 118 New Jersey 38 10 26 2 22 68 122 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 37 20 11 6 46 108 84 Montreal 39 21 16 2 44 97 92 40 16 19 5 37 90 121 Ottawa Buffalo 38 16 18 4 36 105 114 Toronto 37 14 19 4 32 89 111 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 39 23 11 5 51 121 122 Washington 40 23 12 5 51 120 106 Atlanta 41 20 15 6 46 127 122 Carolina 37 18 15 4 40 108 111 35 16 17 2 34 95 92 Florida WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 38 24 9 5 53 131 107 37 20 12 5 45 99 100 St. Louis Columbus 38 20 15 3 43 100 110 Chicago 39 20 16 3 43 123 113 Nashville 37 18 13 6 42 91 92 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 36 23 8 5 51 125 91 Colorado 38 20 13 5 45 131 123 37 17 15 5 39 92 107 Minnesota Calgary 38 17 18 3 37 103 109 Edmonton 36 12 17 7 31 94 124 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 39 22 13 4 48 110 109 San Jose 39 21 13 5 47 115 108 Los Angeles 38 22 15 1 45 113 92 Anaheim 41 20 17 4 44 107 118 Phoenix 37 17 13 7 41 101 107 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Saturday’s Games Buffalo 7, Boston 6, SO Toronto 5, Ottawa 1 Carolina 6, New Jersey 3 Tampa Bay 2, N.Y. Rangers 1, OT Washington 3, Pittsburgh 1 San Jose 1, Los Angeles 0 Calgary at Edmonton, late Sunday’s Games Atlanta at Montreal, 1 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Florida, 5 p.m. Philadelphia at Detroit, 5 p.m. Dallas at St. Louis, 6 p.m. Columbus at Nashville, 6 p.m. Phoenix at Minnesota, 6 p.m. Vancouver at Colorado, 8 p.m. Chicago at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 24 7 .774 — New York 18 14 .563 61⁄2 Philadelphia 13 20 .394 12 Toronto 11 21 .344 131⁄2 New Jersey 9 25 .265 161⁄2 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 26 9 .743 — Orlando 21 12 .636 4 Atlanta 21 14 .600 5 CHARLOTTE 11 20 .355 13 Washington 8 24 .250 161⁄2 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 22 10 .688 — Indiana 14 17 .452 71⁄2 Milwaukee 13 18 .419 81⁄2 Detroit 11 22 .333 111⁄2 Cleveland 8 25 .242 141⁄2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 29 4 .879 — Dallas 24 8 .750 41⁄2 New Orleans 20 14 .588 91⁄2 Houston 16 16 .500 121⁄2 Memphis 14 19 .424 15 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Utah 23 11 .676 — 1 ⁄2 Oklahoma City 23 12 .657 Denver 19 13 .594 3

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17 16 .515 5 ⁄2 9 25 .265 14 Pacific Division L Pct GB W L.A. Lakers 23 10 .697 — Phoenix 14 17 .452 8 13 20 .394 10 Golden State L.A. Clippers 10 23 .303 13 Sacramento 6 24 .200 151⁄2 Saturday’s Games Chicago 100, Cleveland 91 New Orleans 92, Washington 81 Miami 114, Golden State 107 Minnesota 103, New Jersey 88 San Antonio 101, Oklahoma City 74 Denver 104, Sacramento 86 Utah 98, Memphis 92 Milwaukee 99, Dallas 87 Sunday’s Games Indiana at New York, 1 p.m. Atlanta at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m. Boston at Toronto, 6 p.m. Dallas at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Houston at Portland, 9 p.m. Phoenix at Sacramento, 9 p.m. Memphis at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m. 1

Notable boxes Heat 114, Warriors 107 GOLDEN STATE (107) D.Wright 12-21 0-0 30, Radmanovic 2-7 12 6, Lee 6-14 1-2 13, Curry 7-12 0-0 15, Ellis 7-16 8-10 25, Law 3-6 0-0 7, Udoh 1-2 22 4, Carney 1-4 0-0 3, Amundson 2-4 0-0 4, Williams 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 41-87 12-16 107. MIAMI (114) James 7-15 11-17 25, Bosh 6-10 8-9 20, Ilgauskas 2-3 0-0 4, Arroyo 4-7 0-0 11, Wade 7-18 11-16 25, Anthony 0-1 4-4 4, Jones 47 1-1 13, Howard 2-3 0-0 4, Chalmers 3-7 00 8. Totals 35-71 35-47 114. 36 36 12 23 — 107 Golden State Miami 28 30 25 31 — 114 3-Point Goals—Golden State 13-27 (D.Wright 6-13, Ellis 3-5, Carney 1-1, Law 12, Curry 1-2, Radmanovic 1-3, Williams 0-1), Miami 9-21 (Jones 4-7, Arroyo 3-4, Chalmers 2-5, Wade 0-2, James 0-3). Fouled Out— None. Rebounds—Golden State 46 (Lee 12), Miami 52 (Bosh 11). Assists—Golden State 19 (Ellis 7), Miami 24 (James 10). Total Fouls—Golden State 31, Miami 12. Technicals—Golden State defensive three second, Bosh, Miami defensive three second. A— 20,254 (19,600).

Jazz 98, Grizzlies 92 MEMPHIS (92) Young 4-11 0-0 8, Randolph 10-18 7-10 27, Gasol 4-8 7-9 16, Conley 6-14 4-4 17, Mayo 6-18 3-4 18, Allen 0-3 0-0 0, Vasquez 2-2 00 4, Haddadi 1-1 0-0 2, Arthur 0-1 0-0 0, Thabeet 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-77 21-27 92. UTAH (98) Kirilenko 2-7 0-0 4, Millsap 8-11 6-6 22, Jefferson 3-12 5-10 11, Williams 5-10 8-11 19, Bell 4-8 0-0 10, Hayward 6-10 1-2 13, Fesenko 2-5 1-2 5, Watson 0-0 1-4 1, Elson 2-3 0-0 4, Price 3-7 0-0 7, Evans 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 36-74 22-35 98. Memphis 21 17 31 23 — 92 21 27 23 27 — 98 Utah 3-Point Goals—Memphis 5-18 (Mayo 3-9, Gasol 1-1, Conley 1-7, Allen 0-1), Utah 4-11 (Bell 2-3, Price 1-2, Williams 1-4, Hayward 01, Kirilenko 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Memphis 52 (Randolph 16), Utah 49 (Millsap 10). Assists—Memphis 18 (Conley 7), Utah 27 (Watson 6). Total Fouls— Memphis 27, Utah 19. Technicals—Allen, Memphis Bench, Elson 2. Ejected—Elson. A—19,732 (19,911).

Bucks 99, Mavericks 87 DALLAS (87) Butler 2-6 0-0 5, Cardinal 1-6 4-4 7, Chandler 4-5 3-3 11, Kidd 5-12 2-2 14, Stevenson 3-9 0-1 8, Barea 11-21 6-6 29, Haywood 01 1-4 1, Terry 3-15 0-0 7, Novak 1-3 0-0 3, Ajinca 0-2 0-0 0, Mahinmi 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 30-80 18-22 87. MILWAUKEE (99) Mbah a Moute 1-4 0-0 2, Ilyasova 5-11 66 16, Bogut 4-9 0-0 8, Dooling 3-7 0-1 7, Salmons 9-15 1-2 21, Boykins 9-16 7-8 26, Maggette 2-7 5-6 9, Brockman 2-2 0-0 4, Douglas-Roberts 3-6 0-2 6, Skinner 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-77 19-25 99. Dallas 18 32 21 16 — 87 Milwaukee 25 27 21 26 — 99 3-Point Goals—Dallas 9-32 (Kidd 2-5, Stevenson 2-8, Novak 1-1, Butler 1-2, Barea 1-4, Cardinal 1-5, Terry 1-6, Ajinca 0-1), Milwaukee 4-16 (Salmons 2-4, Dooling 1-3, Boykins 1-5, Douglas-Roberts 0-2, Ilyasova 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Dallas 38 (Kidd 7), Milwaukee 61 (Ilyasova 17). Assists—Dallas 16 (Kidd 9), Milwaukee 24 (Boykins 6). Total Fouls—Dallas 23, Milwaukee 18. Technicals—Cardinal, Haywood. A— 13,194 (18,717).

NFL Standings AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA y-New England 13 2 0 .867 480 306 x-N.Y. Jets 10 5 0 .667 329 297 7 8 0 .467 266 295 Miami Buffalo 4 11 0 .267 276 387 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 9 6 0 .600 412 368 Jacksonville 8 7 0 .533 336 385 6 9 0 .400 336 316 Tennessee Houston 5 10 0 .333 356 410 North W L T Pct PF PA x-Pittsburgh 11 4 0 .733 334 223 11 4 0 .733 344 263 x-Baltimore Cleveland 5 10 0 .333 262 291 Cincinnati 4 11 0 .267 315 382 West W L T Pct PF PA y-Kansas City 10 5 0 .667 356 295 San Diego 8 7 0 .533 408 294 7 8 0 .467 379 361 Oakland Denver 4 11 0 .267 316 438 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA y-Philadelphia 10 5 0 .667 426 363 N.Y. Giants 9 6 0 .600 377 333 Washington 6 9 0 .400 288 360 5 10 0 .333 380 423 Dallas South W L T Pct PF PA x-Atlanta 12 3 0 .800 383 278 x-New Orleans 11 4 0 .733 371 284 Tampa Bay 9 6 0 .600 318 305 CAROLINA 2 13 0 .133 186 377 North W L T Pct PF PA y-Chicago 11 4 0 .733 331 276 Green Bay 9 6 0 .600 378 237 Minnesota 6 9 0 .400 268 328 Detroit 5 10 0 .333 342 356 West W L T Pct PF PA St. Louis 7 8 0 .467 283 312 Seattle 6 9 0 .400 294 401 San Francisco 5 10 0 .333 267 339 Arizona 5 10 0 .333 282 396 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Sunday, Jan. 2 Oakland at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Miami at New England, 1 p.m. Minnesota at Detroit, 1 p.m. CAROLINA at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Cincinnati at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Arizona at San Francisco, 4:15 p.m. San Diego at Denver, 4:15 p.m. Chicago at Green Bay, 4:15 p.m. Jacksonville at Houston, 4:15 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Washington, 4:15 p.m. Dallas at Philadelphia, 4:15 p.m. Tennessee at Indianapolis, 4:15 p.m. St. Louis at Seattle, 8:20 p.m.

Transactions BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA—Fined Orlando coach Stan Van Gundy $35,000 for public comments about the officiating following a Dec. 30 game against New York. Fined Boston G-F Paul Pierce $15,000 for throwing an object into the stands during a Dec. 28 game at Indiana. FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS—Re-signed LB Shawne Merriman. CAROLINA PANTHERS—Placed FB Tony Fiammetta on injured reserve. Signed LB Tommy Williams from the practice squad. COLLEGE PITTSBURGH—Fired football coach Mike Haywood.

Hornets honored From staff reports

Salisbury defensive back Darien Rankin and running back Romar Morris were named to the NCPreps.com 2A All-State football team released on Saturday, and Salisbury’s Joe Pinyan shared 2A coach of the year honors with Tarboro’s Jeff Craddock. Thomasville linebacker Robert Davis and kicker Lawson Hodges also made the team. 2A players of the year were Carrboro QB Derek Bryant and South Granville linebacker Matthew Fuhr.

 Stallions volleyball The Greater Cabarrus Home School Stallions volleyball programs have completed a successful season. The Stallion jayvees, coached by Rhonda Barber, went 2-3 in their first year. The jayvees finished 7-3 in conference, while the varsity, which had won just once in two previous seasons, went 9- C. BARBER 7. Leslie Messisco coached the jayvee and varsity teams. Stallions making all-tournament were Brandi Parker (middle school), Sydney Long (jayvee) and Chelsey Barber (varsity). Varsity players Katie Deitz, Anna Messisco and Emily Messisco made the allPARKER conference team. Emily Messisco was named the conference MVP, while Leslie Messisco was named coach of the year.

Basketball speeds up BY MIKE LONDON mlondon@salisburypost.com

Prep football takes us from the fire of summer to the ice of December, a trip that is almost a leisurely cruise, with plenty of time to breathe between games played once a week. High school basketball is a lot more frantically paced. While it seems the season is just under way, the reality is that more than half of it is already gone for all but the elite teams. Practice started way back on Nov. 1, and regular season champions will be in the record books just five weeks from now. After a week of conference tourneys, the sectionals arrive Feb. 21-25, with the Western Regional set for Greensboro on March 1-5. Championship day this year is March 12, with 1A and 3A hopefuls heading to Raleigh and 2A and 4A teams bound for Chapel Hill. The Salisbury girls are always a good bet. Can anyone else join them in the Triangle? The Salisbury boys and the North boys have a fighting chance. It’s strange to be talking playoffs and championships when Salisbury and Davie still haven’t played a league game, but the pace accelerates considerably in the upcoming week. Davie finally starts CPC play against West Forsyth on Tuesday. Salisbury, after going another round with North Rowan (Monday) and West Rowan (Wednesday), opens CCC action on Friday against West Davidson. What have we figured out in December? NPC girls North Iredell is the clear-cut favorite. Carson and West Rowan are the only serious contenders. Despite an early loss to West Iredell, East Rowan’s chances to get that fourth playoff berth are good. South Rowan figures to be the toughest obstacle for the Mustangs. NPC boys Statesville is the favorite in a league with no great teams. Five clubs — Carson, West Rowan, South Rowan, West Iredell and North Iredell — are pretty evenly matched. There are going be a lot of 60-57 games in this league, but West Rowan and West Iredell should eventually nail down two of the four playoff berths. The last berth? Well, South Rowan-Carson on Tuesday is a must ‘W’ for both teams. CCC girls This is a great girls league, and there have been plenty of seasons when CCC teams were the best and second-best in the state. Obviously, Salisbury’s still the favorite to win the league, but Thomasville has been awesome. Central Davidson has been electrifying. East Davidson is East Davidson. Lexington has improved very quickly. We’ve all gotten used to dozing through most of Salisbury’s CCC games. They should be fun this season, with five strong teams. CCC boys Salisbury looks like the favorite. Lexington should bring the biggest challenge. The Jackets don’t have a good record but they’ve played a testing schedule. East Davidson is solid. Thomasville is talented. YVC boys It’ll come down to North Rowan and Albemarle again. There’s a huge gap between those two and everyone else. YVC girls Chatham Central is always the team to beat. A top-five finish and a playoff berth is a realistic goal for North Rowan. SPC girls Robinson and Hickory Ridge squared off for a Holiday tournament title, and Concord is still athletic. A.L. Brown looks pretty solid for fourth place and a playoff berth. SPC boys Concord is still scoring 100-plus nightly, so it’s still the Spiders’ league. Brown’s not bad at all and can realistically aim for second place. Northwest Cabarrus and Hickory Ridge will also be in that battle for the silver medal. CPC boys A young Reagan team emerged from the Christmas tourneys as the favorite, but Davie and Mount Tabor should make it a dogfight. CPC girls Mount Tabor looks like the top dog. A topfour finish and a playoff berth would be a great season for Davie’s girls.

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2011 • 3B

COLLEGE BOWL GAMES

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Alabama running back Mark ingram (22) runs for 6 yards past Michigan state’s Jon Misch (36) and Marcus Hyde (11) for his second touchdown during the first half of the capital one Bowl.

Tide rolls over Spartans 49-7 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — More than Alabama 49 any other Michigan St. 7 time this season, Alabama looked like the team that was picked to win the national championship in the Capital One Bowl. Mark Ingram ran for two scores to break the school record for career touchdowns, and 15th-ranked Crimson Tide rolled past No. 7 Michigan State 49-7 on Saturday in the most lopsided game in the history of this bowl. The 2009 Heisman Trophy winner had 59 yards rushing against the team he rooted for as a kid, Greg McElroy threw for 220 yards and one touchdown, and Alabama (10-3) pulled most of its starters in the third quarter. Ingram moved past Shaun Alexander’s mark (41) with 42 career touchdowns. The Crimson Tide found the end zone on their first four possessions, held the Spartans (11-2) to 171 total yards and sacked Kirk Cousins four times in their most dominant performance all season. The margin of victory topped East Texas State’s 330 victory over Tennessee Tech in the 1953 game, then known as the Tangerine Bowl. The bowl dates back to 1947. Cousins had 120 yards passing and one interception, and Edwin Baker was held to 14 yards rushing for a Spartans team that felt snubbed by the BCS after sharing the Big Ten title. Instead, they were trounced by a team that knows the big stage well. A season that began with the No. 1 ranking and dreams of second straight title for Alabama never lived up to the hype. Losses to rivals Auburn, LSU and South Carolina prevented the Tide from even making the Southeastern Conference title game.

The team everybody expected to see showed up in the finale. Alabama pushed and pounded the Spartans at the line of scrimmage in what was utter domination in every phase. Perhaps nobody was more physical than Ingram, who rooted for Michigan State — where his father, Mark, was a star receiver — while growing up in Flint, Mich. There were six missed tackles alone when Ingram bowled over Michigan State defenders for a 30-yard reception in the second quarter. A play later, his 6-yard touchdown run put Alabama ahead 21-0. The Tide flexed its muscle again on the next possession when Julio Junes took a reverse, cut left up the sideline and received a big block from McElroy to go 35 yards for another score. Marquis Maze had a 35-yard TD catch and Eddie Lacy scored two touchdown late to give Alabama a 49-0 lead. The Spartans only mounted one serious threat while the game was close. They drove down to the Alabama 7 when they were down only two touchdowns. But Courtney Upshaw jarred the ball loose from Cousins and a wild scramble for the ball ended on the 38-yard line. Michigan State had to punt — on fourth-and-goal — and never came close to the end zone again. Bennie Fowler had a 49-yard TD catch with 5:45 remaining Not exactly the way the Spartans wanted to close out what had been an otherwise incredible season. Michigan State dropped to 0-4 in bowl games under coach Mike Dantonio but were no match for Alabama’s star-studded cast that had the perfect ending in everything but the venue.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Joe Paterno and Urban Meyer met at midfield for a postgame handshake and hug, the 84-year-old Penn State coach looking forward to next season, the 46-yearold Florida coach heading toward some time away from the game. Meyer closed out a highly successful six-year run that included a pair of national championships by leading the Gators back from a secondhalf deficit to beat JoePa’s Nittany Lions 37-24 in the Outback Bowl on Saturday. “I’m at full peace because I saw a bunch of smiles in that locker room,” said Meyer, who announced his resignation last month. “Locker rooms really aren’t very much fun when there’s ... a pain in your stomach and your chest and everything else. There was a lot of fun in there. A lot of fun.” Omarius Hines and Mike Gillislee ran for touchdowns, Chas Henry kicked three second-half field goals, and Ahmad Black sealed the win with an 80-yard interception return TD to help Florida (85) send Meyer out with a smile of his own. Meyer said he was stepping away from coaching because of health concerns and to spend more time with his

family. As for Paterno, he — and his wife and Penn State officials — spent the week leading up to the game repeatedly shooting down rumors that the Outback Bowl could be his last. “He said, ‘I love you kid,’” Meyer said about his quick postgame meeting on the field with Paterno. “He’s the only one who calls me kid. And I love him too.” All week long, Meyer paid tribute to Paterno, the all-time bowl wins leader with 24. He continued to talk about admiration for the Hall of Famer during his postgame news conference. “He will go down as the greatest football coach in the history of the game. Every young coach, in my opinion, can take a lesson from him,” Meyer said. “If I ever start a coaching school, I’m going to make everybody do a book report on Joe Paterno, and say that’s the way you should act in coaching because that’s college football. ... You just don’t want to lose that man or lose what college football is. That was college football out there today.” Paterno expects to be back for a 46th season with Penn State (7-6). At one point, he called the speculation about his future — including reports

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Florida head coach Urban Meyer pumps his fist during the first quarter of the outback Bowl. that he might be in poor health and had been hospitalized — “ridiculous.” He reiterated Friday that he has no plans to retire. Paterno hoped the Nittany Lions’ record 37th bowl trip under him would set a nice tone for next season. The six losses are the most Penn State’s had since going 4-7 in 2004, and the legendary coach is confident the team is headed in the right direction. “As I told them, keep their heads up. ... Go home and take it easy for a couple weeks, and

Sooners end BCS bowl skid at Fiesta GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The OklahoOklahoma 48 ma Sooners UConn 20 don’t have to hear about their BCS losing streak anymore. They busted it up in a big way. Landry Jones threw for a school bowl-record 429 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 9 Oklahoma ended a five-game BCS bowl losing streak with a 48-20 win over Connecticut in the Fiesta Bowl on Saturday night. Oklahoma (12-2) carried plenty of BCS baggage after losing three straight title games and two Fiesta Bowls. The Sooners avoided the setback six pack behind Jones and Ryan Broyles, who had team records of 13 catches and 170 yards to go with the sealing touchdown. Connecticut (8-5) at least kept close for a while in its first BCS bowl. The hopeful Huskies stead-

ied themselves after an initial barrage from Oklahoma and avoided a complete New Year’s Day desert disaster with hardnosed running by Jordan Todman and a handful of big plays. Todman had 121 yards on 32 carries and Robbie Frey returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown, helping UConn provide at least a glimmer of hope that it’s not just a basketball school anymore. Oklahoma jumped out to a 140 lead and got a pair of interception returns for touchdowns to pull away for its first BCS bowl win in eight years. An FBS program for just nine years, UConn was in its fourth straight bowl, getting the Bowl Championship Series nod after winning the final five games and earning the tiebreaker as co-Big East champions. UConn coach Randy Edsall said OU has so many talented players, it was like the little boy trying to put his fingers in all the

holes in the dike. The Sooners also play fast, snapping off more plays than any team in the country while averaging over 478 yards and 36 points per game. With former quarterback Josh Heupel calling plays for the first time, Oklahoma hit UConn with a Manny Pacquiao-esque round of punches in its opening drive for an 8-yard touchdown from Jones to James Hanna. Next drive, DeMarco Murray scores on a t 3-yard TD run. Then, finally, UConn got something right. Jones, after completing his first 12 passes, led a receiver too much and cornerback Dwayne Gratz picked it off, racing in 46 yards for a touchdown. UConn’s offense got a spark after that behind Zach Frazer and the defense held Oklahoma to a pair of field goals by Jimmy Stevens, leaving the Huskies at a manageable 20-10 halftime deficit. The Sooners looked ready to

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Michigan’s Martavious odoms (9) stiff arms Mississippi state defender Marvin Bure (41) during a kickoff return in the first half of the Gator Bowl.

ROSE FroM 1B Gary Patterson said. “I got texts from everybody across the nation, from Boise State and schools all over. ... Today we played for us, and for all the schools that wanted a chance.” Montee Ball rushed for 132 yards and a late score for the Big Ten cochampion Badgers (11-2), whose loss capped a nightmare New Year’s Day for their conference. The Big Ten went 0-5 in bowl games Saturday, and the Badgers fell just short of a late rally when Carder made a

then we’ll start thinking about all we’ll get done in spring football,” Paterno said. “We’re obviously way ahead of where we were at this stage a year ago.” Senior receiver Brett Brackett said none of the Nittany Lions brought up the subject of Paterno’s future after the game. “Nobody, but I’m sure it’s still on people’s minds,” Brackett said. “In my mind, there’s no doubt coach is the man. If coach coaches 20 more years, I won’t be surprised.”

defensive play that will live forever in TCU lore. TCU lost last year’s Fiesta Bowl to Boise State, but that’s still the only loss of the past two seasons for Patterson’s remarkable Fort Worth power. TCU is the first school from a non-automatic qualifying conference to play in the Rose Bowl since the advent of the BCS, but the Frogs were right at home in Pasadena. Luke Shivers’ 1-yard TD run put TCU ahead 21-13 early in the third quarter, but neither team scored again until Wisconsin mounted a 77drive in the waning minutes. Montee Ball rushed for a 4-yard score with 2 minutes to play, but Carder made a perfectly timed leap at the

Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon has not offered any public support for Rodriguez, who fell to 1522 and 1-11 against ranked teams. Brandon has said he will evaluate Rodriguez after the game. Speculation has been that he will fire Rodriguez and try to hire Stanford coach and former Wolverines quarterback Jim Harbaugh to lead college football’s winningest program. Rodriguez’s buyout dropped from $4 million to $2.5 million Saturday. Michigan’s finale, the team’s sixth loss in its last eight games, could make Brandon’s decision an easier one. The Wolverines scored on two of their first three possessions — Robinson created big plays with his arm and his feet — but they did little the rest of the day. Mississippi State, meanwhile, scored just about time it had the ball. The Bulldogs welcomed the warm weather and figured the 75-degree heat would work in their favor.

line to bat down Scott Tolzien’s throw. Jacob Pedersen was open in the end zone, but the ball never got close to the Wisconsin tight end. Johnson easily grabbed Wisconsin’s onside kick, and TCU rushed for a final first down to kill the clock. Patterson stopped his players from dumping a Gatorade bucket on him before time ran out, lecturing them with a smile on his face. When the final seconds ticked off, the Frogs ran about the field in a frenzy, eventually collecting near the TCU band and the quarter of the Rose Bowl stands filled with purple-clad fans. And eventually the Frogs doused

run away with it to start the third, getting a 59-yard touchdown pass from Jones to Cameron Kenney and a 55-yard interception return for a score by Jamell Fleming 1:11 later after a pass deflected off receiver Michael Smith’s hands. Frey returned the ensuing kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown, Dave Teggart hit his second field goal from 38 yards and Lawrence Wilson stripped Broyles when he appeared to be headed for a punt return touchdown. UConn got another big play when Jerome Junior broke up a pass on a fake field goal early in the fourth quarter, but that was it. Broyles pulled down an impressive, toe-dragging 5-yard touchdown midway through the final quarter and Tony Jefferson had a 22-yard interception return for a score to put away the impressive, long-awaited victory.

It was hard to tell how much it affected Michigan, which allowed 34 or more points for the eighth time in the last nine games. The Bulldogs scored on all five possessions in the first half and led 31-14 at the break. Relf, wearing No. 36 to honor late teammate Nick Bell, hooked up with Arceto Clark for a 4-yard touchdown in the first quarter and hit Ricco Sanders for a 15-yard strike late in the second. In between, Relf ran for a score. Ballard scored from 2, 1 and 7 yards as Mississippi State pounded Michigan inside and out. LaDarius Perkins had the biggest play of the game. He slipped out of the backfield, caught a dump pass from Relf and scampered 81 yards. Brandon Heavens wiped out two Wolverines with a downfield block to free Perkins. James Rogers made a touchdown-saving tackle for Michigan at the 7, but Ballard scored on the next play to make it 45-14 late in the third. Mississippi State fan’s clanging cowbells had taken over at that point, completely drowning out the boos from Michigan’s faithful.

their coach, too. Dalton went 15 for 23 and rushed for a first-quarter score, winning the game’s offensive MVP award. But the defense deserved the credit for hanging on when TCU couldn’t score in the game’s final 26 minutes. After a litany of big plays that included a de-cleating sack of Tolzien to kill a third-quarter drive, Carder was the leader all game — and the man at the end. TCU’s defense led the nation in several categories this season, but critics said the Frogs hadn’t faced the likes of Wisconsin’s fearsome offensive line. The Badgers were dominant at times, particularly in a

frenetic first quarter that featured 24 combined points, but TCU hung on against Wisconsin’s attack with guts, third-down stops and a few fortunate plays. “We came up with a great tip, and it’s like your life passes before your eyes,” Patterson said. “You can’t even really say what you think about.” Tolzien went 12 of 21 for 159 yards for the Badgers, and John Clay rushed for a first-quarter score. Wisconsin outgained the Frogs 385-301 and held the ball for all but three plays in the second quarter, but twice settled for field goals by Philip Welch, who also missed a 39-yard field goal attempt before halftime.

4B • SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2011

SALISBURY POST

SPORTS DIGEST

Texas Tech tops in TicketCity

Heat didn’t want December to end Associated Press MIAMI — For the Miami Heat, July was about putting the roster together. August was about new faces getting to know each other. September was about conditioning. October was about installing systems. November was about growing pains. And December was about winning. The Heat were the NBA’s best team in the last month of 2010 by going 15-1, the loss coming by two points to Dallas. In the last 15 years, only one other team has won more in a month — and somewhat ironically, that was LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, who matched the league’s singlecalendar-page win mark by going 16-1 in March 2009. So those notions that Erik Spoelstra wasn’t the right coach, that Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh and James couldn’t successfully coexist in Miami after joining up during the free agent bonanza of July, that the Heat didn’t have the right roster mix to support their star power? They’ve been debunked. For now, anyway. “At the end of November, most people were ready to write us off,” Spoelstra said. “But we were able to collectively stick together and try to improve as a group.” In other words, they’ve become a “Band of Brothers.” It’s a phrase Spoelstra has used at times throughout this season, and it’s clearly a theme — proven by what every Miami player got from the third-year head coach as a Christmas gift. The book and DVD set of the same title that tells the story of Easy Company in World War II were wrapped and presented by Spoelstra to everyone in the locker room, borrowing on a motivational trick his mentor Pat Riley often utilized when he was on the Miami sideline. After a 15-win month, something must be working. “At Thanksgiving time, the walls were caving down around Miami, supposedly,” Wade said in his on-court postgame interview with Sun Sports after his 45-point effort helped Miami win 125119 at Houston on Wednesday night. “Now we’re in the

position now where we inked a little part of history.” Maybe more than “a little part.” No other NBA team had ever won 10 consecutive road games in the same month. Only three other teams in the last decade — the Cavaliers (16) in March 2009, Detroit (15) in December 2007 and Phoenix (15) in January 2007 — had won at least as many games overall in a month. And everything that seemed shaky when Miami was 9-8 looks rock-solid now. When November ended, Miami was third in the Southeast Division, plus a staggering sixth in the Eastern Conference. But entering Thursday, the Heat held a comfortable lead over rivals Orlando and Atlanta in the division and were within just one game of Boston for the top spot in the East. Miami’s 25 wins so far ranked second overall in the NBA, behind only San Antonio. “Our schedule was very difficult,” James said. During December alone, Miami — which doesn’t play again until Saturday against Golden State — outscored opponents by 13.3 points per game, winning 11 times by double digits. Among the month’s Heat highlights: Beating the two-time defending champion Lakers in Los Angeles by 16 on Christmas, topping the New York Knicks twice, plus snapping Houston’s eight-game winning streak at home. Going back to the final game of November, Miami has won 16 of 17 overall since the much-discussed team meeting. In some circles, that was perceived as James disrespecting his coach. And then the rumor mill cranked up: Would Riley return to the bench, as he did when Stan Van Gundy resigned early in the 2005-06 season? Two days later, Spoelstra and James met for about 30 minutes. “Bumpgate” wasn’t a topic. Instead, Spoelstra reminded James of something he said during their first get-to-know-you lunch together in August — that there were going to be rough patches for the Heat, and that they should embrace those moments.

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Miami Heat’s LeBron James, left, and dwyane Wade, right, look on as Golden state Warriors’ Vladimir radmanovic takes a free throw during the second half of the game. the Heat won 114-107.

Warriors can’t handle surging Heat Associated Press NBA roundup ... MIAMI — LeBron James had 25 points and 10 assists, Dwyane Wade also scored 25 points and the Miami Heat overcame a 20-point deficit to beat the Golden State Warriors 114-107 on Saturday night for their 17th victory in 18 games. Chris Bosh added 20 points and 11 rebounds to help Miami pull into a virtual tie with Boston atop the Eastern Conference. The Celtics lead by .031 percentage points, but the teams are tied in the games-back column. Former Heat forward Dorell Wright scored 30 points for Golden State in his first trip back to Miami as an opponent. Monta Ellis added 25 and Stephen Curry had 15 for the Warriors. Golden State had 36 points in each of the first two quarters, then 35 in the entire second half. Bulls 100, Cavaliers 91 CHICAGO — Derrick Rose had 28 points and 11 assists and Chicago won for the 13th time in 15 games. Sluggish in a win over New Jersey on Friday, the Bulls trailed by 10 against a team that was missing three of its best players. But they outscored Cleveland 329 in the third quarter and hung on after nearly blowing a 15-point lead in the fourth, sending the Cavaliers to their 16th loss in 17 games. Luol Deng had 23 points for Chicago, and Carlos Boozer added 20 points and 11

No. 5 Syracuse pulls away from Notre Dame Associated Press College hoops roundup ... SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Kris Joseph had 18 points, Scoop Jardine had 15 points and nine assists, and fifth-ranked Syracuse beat No. 15 Notre Dame 70-58 on Saturday. The Orange (15-0, 2-0 Big East) broke open a tight game with a 17-3 run that started with a jumper from the top of the key by Joseph. That snapped a 44-44 tie with 13:02 left as the Irish (12-2, 1-1) began losing the ball too often. After committing only four turnovers in the first half, the Irish had nine by the 11minute mark in the second and the Orange capitalized. Freshman Dion Waiters converted a three-point play, Jardine hit a 3 on the wing off a pretty pass out from under the basket by Jackson, and James Southerland swished a 3 from the top of the key during the decisive spurt for a 6147 lead with 7:48 left. Tim Abromaitis led Notre Dame with 15 points, Ben Hansbrough had 12 and Scott Martin 10.

No. 9 G’town 86, DePaul 75 WASHINGTON — Austin Freeman and Jason Clark scored 21 points apiece, and Georgetown survived a second-half scare Saturday before pulling away for a win over DePaul in the Hoyas’ first New Year’s Day game in 68 years. Chris Wright added 17 points — all in the second half — as Georgetown (12-2, 1-1 Big East) rebounded from a loss to Notre Dame in its conference opener. The Hoyas never trailed, but they had an 11-point led cut to one with 14 minutes remaining before a pair of 8-0 runs put the game out of reach. Freshman Cleveland Melvin scored a season-high 29 points for the Blue Demons (6-8, 0-2), who have lost 25 straight road games, 15 straight games against Big East opponents and 10 in a row against Georgetown. BC 85, S. Carolina 70 COLUMBIA, S.C. — Joe Trapani had a season-high 23 points as Boston College won for the eighth time in nine games with a 85-70 victory at

N.C. STATE FroM 1B this week. But, assuming he has no setbacks from his return to game action, he’s back in time for next weekend’s ACC opener against Wake Forest. Smith said his knee felt “great” and that he had no pain against the Toreros (3-11). He was even surprised both by the number of minutes he played — he figured he’d play maybe 15 — and the

rebounds. The Cavaliers hung in even though center Anderson Varejao (broken cheekbone) and guards Mo Williams (left hip flexor strain) and Daniel Gibson (left thigh contusion) were sidelined. J.J. Hickson led Cleveland with 21 points. Hornets 92, Wizards 81 WASHINGTON — Trevor Ariza scored a season-high 22 points, Emeka Okafor had 17 points and a season-high 15 rebounds and Chris Paul added 13 points and 11 assists for New Orleans. Paul also had seven steals and one turnover. Wizards rookie point guard John Wall had 12 points, 10 assists and eight turnovers — four in the third quarter. Nick Young led Washington with 24 points. The Wizards, who fell to 0-16 on the road Friday with a loss in Indiana, have lost 16 of 19. Van Gundy fined NEW YORK — Magic coach Stan Van Gundy has been fined $35,000 for his comments about the officiating in Orlando’s 112-103 victory over the New York Knicks on Thursday. NBA Executive Vice President Stu Jackson announced the penalty on SaturGUNDY day.

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syracuse’s scoop Jardine scores on a fast break against Notre dame's scott Martin. syracuse won 70-58. South Carolina on Saturday. Trapani had three of his team’s 13 3-pointers. The 6foot-8 senior also had his way underneath with the Gamecocks' young lineup, continually outracing them for easy buckets. Boston College (11-3) came South prepped for a sturdy test against a Southeastern Conference opponent. Instead, the Eagles' experienced lineup was no match for South Carolina (83), which started three freshman and a sophomore. Biko Paris added 18 points and Corey Raji had 16 points and 12 rebounds for BC.

fact he didn’t feel tired. “I just didn’t want to rush it, go out and then re-injure it and be out another six weeks,” Smith said. “I just wanted to go out when I was comfortable and I didn’t have no pain pushing off or landing on my left leg.” With the 6-foot-8 forward again roaming the paint, Lowe’s team had back its reliable post scorer who takes the pressure off his teammates. Freshman Lorenzo Brown scored 14 points, while sophomore Richard

NHL roundup ... RALEIGH — Sergei Samsonov and rookie Jeff Skinner scored two goals apiece, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the struggling New Jersey Devils 63 on Saturday night for their third straight win. Tuomo Ruutu added a goal and three assists, rookie Zac Dalpe scored his first NHL goal, and Joe Corvo, Jamie McBain and Chad LaRose each had two assists for the Hurricanes. Carolina chased goalie Martin Brodeur with three goals in the first 8 minutes, stretched the lead to 4-0, matched a season high with three power-play goals and snapped a two-game losing streak at home. Patrik Elias had a goal and an assist, and Rod Pelley and Travis Zajac and scored for New Jersey. The Devils have lost 13 of 16 and 10 straight on the road. Skinner polished off the second two-goal game of his young career when he

Howell seemed to get the biggest spark from Smith’s return. He had 13 points and a career-high 13 rebounds while matching his career-best of five assists. He twice set up Smith for a dunk or layup in the first half and also knocked down his first 3-pointer in more than a year. “I kind of know where Tracy’s at when he’s down on the block and I know where he wants the ball,” Howell said. “I’ve been around him so long. Any time I get it at the top, I just look

scored on a wrist shot with 2:26 remaining. Sabres 7, Bruins 6 BUFFALO, N.Y. — Drew Stafford scored three times and Tyler Ennis netted the decisive shootout goal for Buffalo. Jason Pominville had two goals and two assists and Thomas Vanek had a goal and an assist as the Sabres came back from a 4-2 deficit in a game that featured three lead changes. Stafford capped his fourth career hat trick by forcing overtime with 28 seconds left. Zdeno Chara and Tyler Seguin had a goal and assist each for the Bruins, 30-2 in their past five. Steven Kampfer, Dennis Seidenberg, Brad Marchand and Andrew Fereence also scored for Boston. Leafs 5, Senators 1 OTTAWA — Tyler Bozak scored two goals, rookie James Reimer made 31 saves in his first NHL start, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Senators on Saturday night.

for him and I know he’s going to catch it.” After entering to a standing ovation with 15:12 left in the first half, Smith took a feed in the post on his first possession, turned to the middle and put up a shot while drawing contact from Chris Manresa. The whistle blew, the shot dropped and Smith started walking to the foul line with a few pumps of his right fist. Across the court, junior reserve C.J. Williams celebrated by jumping and waving a towel from the bench.

DALLAS (AP) — Tommy Tuberville Texas Tech 45 knew better. Northwestern 38 The last two onside kicks he called this season were returned for touchdowns. The most recent came in this very stadium. The thing is, he just couldn’t help himself. Leading Northwestern by three touchdowns late in the third quarter, the Texas Tech coach tried it again — and it backfired again, setting up an exciting finish in the inaugural TicketCity Bowl. The Wildcats rallied to get within a touchdown twice in the fourth quarter and were driving for a tie or win when the Red Raiders intercepted a heave on the final play, preserving a 45-38 victory and allowing Tuberville to joke about his risky move. “We wanted to make our guys work a little harder,” Tuberville said. “I’d blame it on somebody else, but I called it.” Taylor Potts threw for 369 yards and four touchdowns and scored another on a trick play, and Eric Stephens ran 86 yards for a TD to help Tech close its first post-Mike Leach season at a solid 8-5. The Red Raiders got off to a herky-jerky start under Tuberville, going 2-2, 3-3 and 4-4. But they won three of their last four. Tuberville also became just the fourth coach to win a bowl game at three schools, having also done it at Auburn and Ole Miss. “It goes to the players, especially the seniors,” he said. “There were times when they’d have liked to do something different, but they bought into it.” Northwestern (7-6) lost its eighth straight bowl game, extending a drought that dates to 1949. Coming close after being down by 22 points wasn’t much solace because the Wildcats were close the last two postseasons, dropping both in overtime. The consolation prize is coach Pat Fitzgerald is now counting on the guys who’ve endured three straight crushing bowl losses to come out hungry as seniors next fall. He challenged them with a fiery opening statement to his postgame news conference that’s certain to be replayed all offseason. “It’s time they step up,” he said. “If we want to win championships and we want to win these types of football games, that class has got to step up. They have to start making more plays. They have to start leading. They have to be the catalyst for us to get where we want to get. I challenged them to step up at the beginning of bowl prep. ... If we want to go where we want to go, it’s time for that class — their senior year — to lead us there.” Freshmen quarterbacks Evan Watkins and Kain Colter led Northwestern’s second-half rally with three straight touchdown drives and Jordan Mabin, part of that junior class, returned an interception 39 yards for a touchdown with 5:37 left. The Wildcats’ defense kept the Red Raiders from running out the clock, but Watkins had only 24 seconds and no timeouts to go 75 yards. LaRon Moore caught the final throw, ending a game that featured 927 yards of total offense and 53 points scored in the second half. The game was played at the Cotton Bowl, site of more bowl games than any stadium but the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. The building was empty last bowl season because the namesake game moved to Cowboys Stadium. Attendance was announced as 40,121, well under half of capacity; the actual crowd was several thousand less. Not even a game sponsored by a ticketseller could lure folks other than fans of both schools to an 11 a.m. kickoff on a windy New Year’s morning with temperatures in the 30s. Potts was 43 of 56 for 369 yards. He ran twice for 19 yards, 13 coming when he threw a screen to Austin Zouzalik on the right side of the field and Zouzalik threw it back to him. Potts scored easily behind a convoy of blockers. The throwback was ruled a lateral, so it went down as a rushing play. “The Cotton Bowl treats me pretty well,” said Potts, who set a stadium passing record last time he was here.

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When the NFL opted for nothing but intradivision matchups to conclude the schedule, it envisioned classic rivalry games to decide a bunch of playoff berths. It did get one of those Sunday, the 180th regular-season renewal of the Bears and Packers, with Chicago owning the NFC North crown and a first-round playoff bye, while Green Bay gets a wild card with a victory. And it got an, ahem, bonus with St. Louis at Seattle for the NFC West title, a game that was flexed to prime time because of its importance. Of course, it’s wise to ignore that the Rams are 7-8, the Seahawks 6-9, and a Seattle victory makes it the first division winner with a losing record since, well, forever. Pittsburgh goes to Cleveland needing a victory to grab the AFC North title. While the Browns are 5-10, preventing the Steelers from taking the division would provide some solace — and an opening for Baltimore to beat Cincinnati and move in front of Pittsburgh. Defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans is ready to pounce if the Falcons falter. The Colts take the AFC South by beating nose-diving Tennessee, but a loss opens the door for Jacksonville, which is at Houston. The Giants can squeeze into the playoffs by beating Washington and having Green Bay lose. Some other rivalries are duds. Oakland visits Kansas City in the renewal of the NFL’s nastiest series, but the Chiefs already own the AFC West title and the Raiders aren’t going to the playoffs. Dallas is at Philadelphia with none of the drama of a year ago. Other often juicy matchups also lack oomph: Miami at New England, Buffalo at the New York Jets, and San Diego at Denver. Also, Minnesota finishes at Detroit and Arizona is at San Francisco. Chicago (11-4) at Green Bay (9-6) The 180th regular-season meeting has lots of juice to it because Green Bay is the front-runner for the remaining NFC wild-card berth. Chicago could rest some regulars if Atlanta and New Orleans don’t lose in early games, but also salivates at the chance of keeping its biggest rival out of the playoffs. Green Bay has done a nice job overcoming more injuries than most contenders can handle. QB Aaron Rodgers was sensational in the rout of the Giants last week, and the Packers are 6-1 at home. St. Louis (7-8) at Seattle (6-9) If everyone in the league office is rooting for St. Louis, they can be excused. Other than Seattleites, who wants to see a losing team win a division? Rams quarterback Sam Bradford, the first overall pick in the draft, can put an exclamation point on his rookie season with a win. Pittsburgh (11-4) at Cleveland (5-10) The Steelers get the No. 2 seed in the AFC and a bye with a victory over a team they normally dominate. Lose and they could fall to the sixth spot. The Browns went 5-11 in Eric Mangini’s first year as coach and another loss means a repeat record — and possibly the unemployment line. Cincinnati (4-11) at Baltimore (11-4) Baltimore figures to be the No. 5 seed, but would leap to No. 2 with a victory and Pittsburgh loss. The Ravens have only one home defeat, to the Steelers, and Cincinnati’s only road win was at Carolina. Tampa Bay (9-6) at New Orleans (11-4) One of only two games matching teams with winning records on the final weekend, and both have something to play for. New Orleans could get the NFC’s overall top seed with a victory and a Falcons loss. The Buccaneers, the youngest team in the league, get a wild card if they win and both the Packers and Giants lose. Tennessee (6-9) at Indianapolis (9-6) From the precipice of a lost season at 6-6, the Colts have won three straight and taken control of their division once more. Peyton Manning has reversed a wicked string of mistakes with the kind of pinpoint passing everyone expects, and both the running game and run defense is coming alive. Jacksonville (8-7) at Houston (5-10) An 8-8 record might have been considered real progress in Jacksonville when the season began. N.Y. Giants (9-6) at Washington (6-9) Harken back to early in the fourth quarter of New York’s Dec. 19 home game against Philadelphia. The Giants had a 31-10 lead and were cruising toward a likely division crown. Oakland (7-8) at Kansas City (10-5) The NFL’s two most improved teams live in Missouri, the Rams and the Chiefs. KC might be a bit raw to cause much postseason damage, but the rapid development of a dangerous offense and a good defense bodes well down the line. Dallas (5-10) at Philadelphia (10-5) Another Dallas victory might ensure interim coach Jason Garrett getting the full-time job in 2011. Miami (7-8) at New England (13-2) Miami’s inexplicable record — 1-7 at home, 6-1 on the road — indicates it will challenge New England, which has nothing to play for. The Patriots have won seven in a row, four of them routs. Buffalo (4-11) at N.Y. Jets (10-5) The Jets have lost three of four, but a 9-2 start gave them a cushion and they can use Sunday to prepare for the wildcard round. San Diego (8-7) at Denver (4-11) The Chargers’ four-year reign in the AFC West is over, torn apart by poor special teams, unwise personnel decisions and lots of injuries. Yet, their season has been much more productive than Denver’s, which at least is thinking about the future by playing rookie quarterback Tim Tebow. Minnesota (6-9) at Detroit (5-10) Last time the Vikings were in Ford Field, they were hosting the Giants after the Metrodome roof collapsed. They come back on a short week after an East Coast blizzard forced their game in Philadelphia to be switched to Tuesday night — a contest they won.

EAST RUTHERFORFD, N.J.— New York Giants Pro Bowl center Shaun O'Hara, receiver Hakeem Nicks and backup defensive lineman Dave Tollefson will not play in Sunday's game against the Redskins in Washington. Coach Tom Coughlin ruled the three out after they missed practice for the third straight day. O'Hara aggravated an Achilles' tendon injury in his

FOX FROM 1B ing the 2008 season. It was the beginning of the end for the franchise’s winningest coach, whose contract expires Feb. 1. And while Fox inherited a 1-15 team in 2002 and had it in the Super Bowl two years later, his tenure will end with the worst season of his 21-year NFL coaching career. The Panthers (2-13) have already locked up the league’s worst record and No. 1 pick in April’s draft. “I’m not really in a reflective mood at this stage,” Fox said, “but I’ll be able to walk out with my head high and be able to look in the mirror.” Fox’s finale could get ugly. The overmatched Panthers, who have the league’s worst offense and managed 119 yards in a 27-3 loss to Pittsburgh last week, have the unenviable task of facing Atlanta on Sunday. The Falcons (12-3) are coming off a loss to New Orleans and need a win to clinch the NFC South and the No. 1 seed in the playoffs. In a typical Fox fashion, he seized on Minnesota’s upset of Philadelphia Tuesday night as a motivational tool in a team meeting Wednesday morning. “It’s been difficult to come in and practice every week, but with coach Fox, he motivates you to come in and practice,” cornerback Richard Marshall said. “He motivates you to come in and play hard, play full speed for him. That’s something that you can respect.” Several players referred to Fox as tough, but also a player’s coach. That bond was evident when Fox got emotional as players presented him with the game ball after beating Arizona in the final home game on Dec. 19. “Beating the Cardinals at home was a huge game for us, his last home game,” said left tackle Jordan Gross, Carolina’s lone Pro Bowl selection. “This game is big. It means a lot to the Falcons and it means a lot to us. “We haven’t had a lot of

TOMSULA FROM 1B Tomsula’s position is far from comfortable. He loved working for Singletary but acknowledges the 49ers didn’t perform up to par on Sundays. Tomsula hopes at least to send his players into the offseason on a high note with one more win — though that will hardly be enough for a 5-10 club that fully expected to win the West and was favored to do so back when the season started. York is working furiously to hire a general manager, then that person will hand pick Singletary’s successor. The 49ers are considering in-house vice president of player personnel Trent Baalke for the job. Tomsula has no idea what that means for his future, but it’s not what he is most worried about right now. “When I say a one-week calendar, that’s not something new for me,” Tomsula said. “My whole life is a one-week calendar. ... When Sunday night’s over, I go in, that’s why I watch film on Sunday night, to make sure we close out the week, and I’m on to the next. ... I’m very singular in my focus in that way. I’m a football coach. I’m Jim nobody from nowhere.” The young Cardinals (5-10) have plenty of their own reasons for wanting to show up and make a statement in their last game. They are still embarrassed by a 27-6 home loss to the Niners on Monday Night Football on Nov. 29.

left foot, while Nicks, a former star at North Carolina has a broken big toe on his left foot. WEIS TO FLORIDA? KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs coach Todd Haley says he has no knowledge of offensive coordinator Charlie Weis possibly taking a similar job with the University of Florida. Various media reports started Weis might leave the Chiefs for Florida after this season.

games that had a lot of weight on them and this is one that does. So it’ll be fun to go out there and give it our best and if we win send out Fox on a high note.” The 55-year-old Fox lost a heartbreaker to New England in the Super Bowl, reached another NFC championship game and had another playoff team. But Fox was never able to string together consecutive winning seasons and now has presided over a horrible final campaign in which he’s had a clear rift with management. The first signs came in April when Fox didn’t appear with general manager Marty Hurney to speak to reporters after the draft. He later said safety Chris Harris was traded because the team had “a budget.” As the season spiraled out of control, he referred questions to the “personnel department.” “When you’re in this business and you have things go the way they have, of course there are going to be differences of opinion,” linebacker Thomas Davis said. “Coach Fox is a guy that definitely wants to win football games and he’s all about winning. As a player, you want a coach who’s like that. “Unfortunately for us it didn’t happen this year. We didn’t get a lot of wins and we’re sitting with the No. 1 pick in the draft right now. So the personnel department, they have a lot of decisions they have to make. That’s the nature of this business.” Fox is 78-73 in Carolina, counting the playoffs. But this year’s debacle may affect his ability to get another head coaching job. “There’s a resume in the NFL,” cornerback Captain Munnerlyn said. “Hopefully, we can even make his resume look better.” Fox declined to talk about his future. He didn’t even want to reflect on going through his final Wednesday practice, always the most intense of his regimented week. “I have a lot of Wednesdays in 21 years,” Fox said. “They all look kind of the same to me.”

The Cardinals will try to win back-to-back games for the first time all season while playing with an inexperienced lineup. A victory would give them wins in three of their final four following a sevengame losing streak. They have also lost the last three meetings with the 49ers. Both teams are averaging below 20 points per game, Arizona at 18.8 (26th in the NFL) and San Francisco 17.8 (28th). It was in that Monday night game that San Francisco running back Frank Gore went down for the season with a fractured right hip — a big blow for a team that revolved its offense around him. Brian Westbrook rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown in his place. This week, it’s a defensive leader gone for the 49ers. Four-time Pro Bowl linebacker Patrick Willis, the team’s leading tackler in all four of his NFL seasons, had a second surgery on his broken right hand and will miss the first start of his career. Willis said earlier in the week the 49ers weren’t going to call it quits before the final game just because they won’t be advancing to the postseason. “(Coach Tomsula), he said early: ‘We’re not playing for the division title, we’re not going to the playoffs. Right now it’s about pride,’” Willis said. “I know he’s going to coach the way he sees fit. As long as he is our coach, we want to go out with a bang, and this week we’ve got Arizona and that’s our focus.”

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Much on the line for Falcons Associated Press ATLANTA — With so much to protect, the Atlanta Falcons are wary about playing a Carolina team with so little to lose. The Falcons have much on the line: the NFC South championship, a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs. The Panthers are headed to the Georgia Dome with little to shoot for, except sending coach John Fox out with a win. Falcons receiver Roddy White’s eyes grew big when asked how seriously the Falcons are regarding the last-place Panthers (2-13). “Very seriously,” White said. “This is for all the marbles. This is for the No. 1 seed. We’ve got to go out there and play real well and get us a W to set ourselves up for where we want to be.” The Falcons (12-3) claimed an almost-casual 31-10 win at Carolina on Dec. 12. Those still-fresh memories don’t ease White’s concern. “They’re going to throw everything at us,” said White of the Panthers. “That’s going to be the tough part, playing a team that has nothing to lose.” White and other Falcons players said the Panthers will be motivated to spoil Atlanta’s season. If the Falcons lose and New Orleans beats Tampa Bay, Atlanta would lose the division title to the Saints, lose the firstround bye and lose homefield advantage. “It’s a division opponent and possibly their coach’s last game,” said Falcons running back Michael Turner. “They’re probably going to come out and try to send him off right. On top of that they get to spoil something that we’ve been working hard for.” Fox has said little about his emotions after nine years as Carolina’s coach. Panthers owner Jerry Richardson hasn’t publicly said he won’t try to retain Fox. But it’s clear this will be Fox’s final game after a stint that included the only Super Bowl appearance in franchise history. When asked about his personal feelings, Fox said “It’ll be another road trip to the Georgia Dome. We’ll see what happens after that.” Carolina cornerback Captain Munnerlyn said this will be more than just another road game. “I’ve got a special place in my heart for coach Fox,” Munnerlyn said. “I go out there and lay it all out on the line for him every Sunday.” Asked about his team’s motivation in the game, Fox said, “We haven’t won on the road this year. We haven’t beaten a division team this year. Like to finish off the right way and definitely be competitive in the game.”

Richardson declined to extend Fox’s contract after Carolina’s blowout loss to Arizona in playoffs following the 2008 season. Fox’s contract expires Feb. 1. “I wish we could have won more games,” Fox said when asked if he has regrets. “This is new territory for me, being through this whether it be an assistant or a head coach.” Fox wouldn’t speculate about his interest in another NFL job. “I think right now it’s been the end of a long, hard season,” he said. “I’ll evaluate that when the season is over, after Sunday.” Munnerlyn is already looking ahead to next season. “We want to win. We want to win every game,” Munnerlyn said. “Going out there, we know we don’t have nothing to play for but ourselves and our coaches, because you never know what’s going to happen next year. It’ll be excellent to knock them guys down and start off 2011 right. “We know how it feels to lose. Hopefully, next year will be a whole lot better because we don’t want this nasty taste in our mouth.” The Falcons’ eight-game winning streak ended with Monday night’s 17-14 home loss to the Saints. Matt Ryan was held to 148 yards passing with one touchdown against the Saints. Ryan was back at the team’s practice facility on Tuesday morning. “One of the things I’ve learned in my short time in this league is that win or loss, you have to get over the week before fast,” Ryan said. “You have to learn from the wins and losses, but you have to get over them and start preparing for the next opponent. I think our team has done that. We were in here the next morning. Guys have done a great job in the meetings.” Ryan needs only two completions against Carolina to match Jeff George’s club record of 336 set in 1995. The loss to the Saints left the Falcons with much to achieve as they seek their first sweep of the Panthers since 2004. “We’re going to see a very dangerous football team because they don’t have anything to lose,” said Falcons cornerback Dunta Robinson. “They can bring out all the gadgets and try some different things because they’re trying to see what they have to look forward to next year. “We plan on seeing a team that is going to go out and play as hard as they can because you want to end the season on a good note. It is a long time between now and the start of next season, so you don’t want to end the season with another loss. We think we will get their best shot, which makes this team even more dangerous.”

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RECRUITING FroM 1B near future, as well as to North Carolina. Schools not only like Morris as a running back but as a kick returner. The Zoomin’ Human set a single-season rushing record for Joe Pinyan’s Hornets this year with 1,780 and found the end zone 30 times. He tied the school record with a fivetouchdown, 250-yard performance in a playoff win against Forest Hills and was named MVP of the 2AA state championship win over Northeastern. wayne hinshaw/sALisBUrY post “Recruiting is going good for me and I salisbury’s darien rankin (2) was also a enjoy visiting places and seeing what all is dangerous kick returner. out there at different schools,” said Morris. • Rankin, who is also a Tar Heel commitment, is going along with Morris to his offihelped Salisbury to its fourth straight Moir cial visits to Penn State and North Carolina, Christmas Classic title with the dunk-happy and adds that he may take visits to Ohio Rankin grabbing the MVP award. State and LSU. “I know that I’ll be going to college for Rankin is a hard-hitting, playmaking defootball, but I really love basketball too, fensive back who will most likely be a safeand its so much fun to get out here with ty at the next level. He was a first-team AP these guys and play our senior season,” All-State player, finishing with 163 tackles said Morris. and eight pass breakups while playing all Rankin echoed those sentiments saying over the field for Pinyan. He is a physical “Man, we have been doing this together run-stopper who has the speed to cover since the sixth grade and it just means a lot man-to-man. to play this senior year and hopefully have Both players had plays from that game a lot of success come out of it.” that they updated their highlight tapes with. There will be plenty of success to look But currently, the two star Hornets are back on once the two get to college. enjoying one of their “other” sports. They The question now is, which one?

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Even though Tennessee has been through so much turmoil and turnover in the past three seasons, coach Derek Dooley still wants the loss in the Music City Bowl to resonate with the Volunteers throughout their offseason. “Every time that they want to lay in bed and not work in the offseason, they better think about how they feel, so I hope that they bottle this feeling up,” Dooley said. “I hope that they bottled that feeling up after Baton Rouge, and I hope that they bottled that feeling up after a whole bunch of other losses that we had. I know I will.” The bowl game against North Carolina was supposed to be the Vols’ reward for fighting through the adversity from having three different coaching staffs in as many years and was going to set the tone for the team’s growth in the coming seasons. Instead, the Tar Heels won 30-27 in the AssociAted press second overtime after a crazy end to regutennessee coach derek dooley, right. lation that almost sent the Vols home with the win. It was the second time this season Tennessee found itself on the losing end of defenders on the field, giving the Tigers ana dramatic game. other chance to pull out a 16-14 win. Time had appeared to run out in regulaDooley knew after a winless October, the tion with the Vols up by three points as team could have easily given up on the seaNorth Carolina’s T.J. Yates spiked the ball. son. Instead it put together a four-game After first saying the game was over, the winning streak with victories over MemBig Ten officiating reviewed the play and phis, Mississippi, Vanderbilt and Kentucky ruled that there was 1 second left on the to earn their bowl bid. clock, but that the Tar Heels had too many “I hurt for that whole football team,” the men on the field — and penalized North first-year coach said. “There (were) a bunch Carolina 5 yards. of guys in there crying, but I told them I Casey Barth kicked a 39-yard field goal was proud of them. This team has been to send the game to overtime and hit a 23fighting like heck since November, and they yard field goal in the second overtime to put up a heck of a fight against a good footwin after Quan Sturdivant picked off Tyler ball team tonight.” Bray to end the Vols’ chances. Aside from the small group of senior “It makes it tougher this time because it leaders, Tennessee’s roster was composed is the last game of my career,” senior wide mostly of young players this season. Defecreceiver Gerald Jones said. “I wanted to go tions that followed to the firing of Phillip out with a win and so did a lot of the other Fulmer at the end of the 2008 season and seniors. The young guys wanted to cap the the abrupt departure of Lane Kiffin for season off for us. We were looking forward Southern California in January and injuries to ending this season on a high note, but un- throughout the season left the roster espefortunately that didn’t happen.” cially thin. Dooley has credited the senior class for The Vols played 16 true freshmen this buying into his staff’s coaching methods season and got significant contributions and holding together a team that went 2-6 in from several like Bray, wide receivers the first two months of the season, includJustin Hunter and Da’Rick Rogers and ofing 0-4 in October, and faced the likes of fensive linemen James Stone, Ja’Wuan No. 2 Oregon, No. 11 LSU, No. 15 Alabama James and Zach Fulton. and No. 19 South Carolina this year. Their improvement during the season The Vols (6-7) had already endured a helped spark the four-game winning streak, heartbreaking loss before the Music City and they now have the opportunity to get Bowl — their setback against LSU in Baton even better in their first full offseason at Rouge on Oct. 2. Tennessee had too many Tennessee.

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Economy’s growth top news of year, but hiring still slow BY PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press

WASHINGTON — In 2010, the economy rebounded fitfully from the Great Recession — starting strong, wobbling at midyear but showing enough vigor by year’s end to quell fears of a second recession. Yet Americans hardly felt relief under the weight of high unemployment, which began the year at 9.7 percent and is now 9.8 percent. An oil spill devastated the economy and environment along the Gulf Coast and hammered energy giant BP’s stock price and reputation. China muscled past Japan to become the world’s No. 2 economy, a reminder that the global economic order is shifting and America’s supremacy is diminishing. It was a year of job shortages and swollen budget deficits that disheartened Americans and caused deep losses for incumbent Democrats on Election Day. The Federal Reserve tried with scant success to jolt the economy with record-low interest rates. The struggling economy was voted the top business story of the year by U.S. newspaper editors surveyed by the Associated Press. The oil spill in the Gulf came in second, followed by China’s economic rise. 1. ECONOMY STRUGGLES: Climbing out of the deepest recession since the 1930s, the economy grows at a healthy rate in the January-March quarter. Still, the gain comes mainly from companies refilling stockpiles they had let shrink during the recession. The economy can’t sustain the pace. The lingering effects of

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$4 gasoline is on the horizon NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil is poised for another run at $100 a barrel after a global economic rebound sent it surging 34 percent since May. That could push gasoline prices to $4 a gallon by summer in some parts of the country, experts say. Flying, shipping a package and ordering a pizza all likely would get more expensive in the new year if that happens and companies pass along higher energy costs. Some economists say rising energy prices will slow economic growth. The U.S. is the world’s largest oil consumer, but prices since spring have been on a roll primarily because of rising demand in developing countries, especially China. China’s oil consumption is expected to rise 5 percent this year; that compares with less than 1 percent growth forecast for the U.S. Benchmark oil for February delivery rose $1.54 on Friday to end the year at $91.38 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It reached $92.06 earlier in the day, the highest since Oct. 6, 2008. Nationwide gasoline pump prices now average $3.072 per gallon. Gasoline expert Fred Rozell predicts that 15 states — including Alaska, Hawaii, Connecticut and Rhode Island — will see gasoline prices top $4 a gallon by Memorial Day. “A dollar more per gallon isn’t that much — probably about $750 more per year for each motorist, but there’s a psychological aspect to gas prices,” he said. “People are going to be up in arms about this.” Higher oil prices have fattened oil company profits. Excluding BP PLC, the four other major investor-owned oil companies posted combined profits of $59.7 billion in the first nine months of the year, a 49 percent increase from the year before. Exxon Mobil Corp., Royal Dutch Shell, Chevron Corp. and Total SA are expected to earn $81 billion for the full year. The fifth oil giant, BP, was held responsible

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the recession slow growth. The benefits of an $814 billion government stimulus ASSOCiAtED PRESS program fade. Consumers Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers an address cut spending in favor of building savings and slashing in San Francisco in the year the social media site surdebt. Businesses hesitate to passed 500 million users. it was the No. 9 story. hire. Cities and states lay off workers. Growth slows through spring and a criminal investigation by the Jusand summer. tice Department and lawsuits from hunUnemployment stays chronically high. dreds of individuals and businesses. BP’s In May, the number of people unem- stock market value shrinks by more than ployed for at least six months hits 6.8 mil- $100 billion after the April 20 disaster belion — a record 46 percent of all the un- fore bouncing about halfway back. employed. 3. CHINA’S RISE: China passes Japan Pointing to the deficits, Congress re- as the world’s second-biggest economy. sists backing more spending to stimulate The World Bank says it could surpass the the economy. The Federal Reserve seeks United States by 2020. China’s gross doto fill the void by announcing it will buy mestic product is spread out over 1.3 bil$600 billion in Treasury bonds to try to lion people — amounting to about $3,600 further lower interest rates, lift stocks per person. That compares with GDP in and coax consumers to spend. the U.S. of about $42,000 per person. In As the year closes, the economy makes Japan, it’s about $38,000 per person. Chibroad gains. Factories produce more. na’s thirst for raw materials and other Consumers — the backbone of the econ- products helps the rest of the world reomy — return to the malls. Congress cover from the recession. Still, the U.S. passes $858 billion in tax cuts and aid to and Europe complain that China gives its the long-term unemployed. Yet more than exporters an unfair competitive edge by 15 million Americans are still unem- keeping its currency artificially low. ployed. Economists say a full economic 4. REAL ESTATE CRISIS: Housing recovery remains years away. remains depressed despite super-low 2. GULF OIL SPILL: An explosion at mortgage rates. The average rate on a a rig used by BP kills 11 workers and 30-year fixed mortgage dips to 4.17 persends crude oil gushing into the Gulf of cent in November, the lowest in decades. Mexico. The spill devastates the fishing But home sales and prices sink further. and tourism industries along the Gulf Nearly one in four homeowners owe Coast and causes environmental damage more on their mortgages than their that may last for decades. BP sets up a homes are worth, making it all but im$20 billion fund to compensate fishermen, possible for them to sell their home and restaurateurs and others whose liveli- buy another. hoods were damaged. See TOP, 2C The oil giant still faces civil charges

Twitter still has much to prove BY BENNY EVANGELISTA San Francisco Chronicle

SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter Inc. gained more than 100 million registered members last year and entered the New Year with a fresh investment of $200 million. Now it must prove it can live up to its newly elevated valuation of $3.7 billion. So “2011 is the year where they’re going to need to increase their user base pretty dramatically and prove to advertisers that Twitter advertising works,” said Debra Aho Williamson, an analyst with the online research firm eMarketer Inc. “Right now, the advertising is mostly experimental.” In 2009, Twitter’s growth was fueled by members who followed celebrity tweeters like Ashton Kutcher. In 2010, Twitter pushed its role as an important source of news and information, which turns the 140-character message into a new massmedia channel. That could ultimately help the company justify investments. “Twitter is very much an ‘of the moment’ information network,” said Augie Ray, a social media analyst for Forrester Research Inc. “When you look at the way Twitter has driven the news cycle over posts about earthquakes in Haiti or weather reports or what Lady Gaga is doing, you get a picture of how important Twitter is beyond the pure numbers of people who access it on a daily basis,” he said. For Twitter, last year was marked by change and growth. New CEO Dick Costolo called 2010 “one of the most meaningful years” in the com-

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Trust me, there is no minimum for a trust fund BY BRUCE WILLIAMS

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DEAR BRUCE: I would like to set up a trust fund. Is there a minimum amount that one needs to set up a trust fund? I’m really not that familiar with them and need some guidance. Someone told me that a trust fund had to be more than $1 million, but this doesn’t seem right to me. How much money does one need to have in order to set up a trust fund? — Terry in Arizona

DEAR TERRY: The one major difference between a will that is properly filed and probated and a trust fund is that a probated will is a matter of public record and anyone can get a copy for a few dollars. As far as how much money can be put into a trust fund, there is no legal minimum. There are some practical reasons why a trust fund should or should not be set up. Often trusts are set up to avoid pro-

bate. These are called living trusts. Probating a will has been turned into such a bad and feared thing that people are terrified of it, and there’s really no reason for that. While it can be time-consuming in a complicated estate, in a simple estate it should not be difficult to achieve. DEAR BRUCE: We are having such a difficult time these days keeping our heads above water. We are being bombarded with “debt settlement” advertisements. What is your opinion of debt settlement, and are there any creditable debt settlement companies that a person can trust? — Reader via e-mail DEAR READER: There are tons of “debt settlement” companies running ads on the radio and television. They are looking for people

like you who need help to lower their debt. While some companies that handle this in a reasonably ethical manner, many do not. Be very careful of upfront monies. While there might be a good reason for some money up front, this is the one avenue that makes many people who are in hock very vulnerable. Also make sure you get references and try to work out an arrangement where they get a deal then they get paid. Many will drop you as soon as you ask for that, which gives you a loose idea of their legitimacy. Interested in buying or selling a house? Let Bruce Williams’ “House Smart” be your guide. Price: $14.95, plus shipping and handling. Call: (800) 337-2346. Send your questions to: Smart Money, P.O. Box 2095, Elfers, FL 34680. E-mail to: bruce@brucewilliams.com. Questions of general interest will be answered in future columns. UNitED FEAtURE SYNDiCAtE iNC.

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Dramatic year for bonds may boost rates Dollar expected to rise in 2011

NEW YORK (AP) — It was a dramatic ride for bonds and the mortgage market in 2010 as an economic crisis in Europe and wonky concepts like “quantitative easing” helped push down yields to levels not seen since the 1950s. The new year may be just as eventful, but one where higher rates are likely. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to a yearly high of just under 4 percent in April and then plunged as low as 2.38 percent in October. That contributed to a historic drop in mortgage rates that brought 30-year fixed-rate loans to a low of 4.17 percent early in November. But even after Treasury yields started climbing at the end of the year, pushing mortgage rates higher, savers have yet to see the benefits. Average yields on five-year CDs stood at 1.56 percent at year’s end, according to Bankrate.com. Money market rates have been stuck at 0.19 percent for the last five weeks of the year. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 3.29 percent on the final day of the year from 3.36 percent late Thursday, as fund managers shuffled their portfolios to match their benchmark indexes. Its price, which moves in the opposite direction, rose 56 cents per $100 invested. In other trading, the 30year bond rose $1.46, with the yield falling to 4.33 percent from 4.42 percent. The yield on the two-year note fell to 0.59 percent from 0.64 percent. The yield on the threemonth Treasury bill rose to 0.12 percent from 0.10 percent. Its discount rate was 0.12 percent. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled in August that he was prepared to pump hundreds of billions of dollars into the banking system by buying Treasury securities. His goal was to push down borrowing rates to stimulate the economy through what’s come to be known as a “quantitative easing” strategy.

But well before the Fed spelled out the details of its $600 billion plan on Nov. 3, rates started rising on signs that the economy already was on its way to higher growth that could lead to higher inflation. That’s why analysts say it’s unlikely rates will revisit the low levels of 2010 in the new year. The result: higher costs ahead for borrowers, though at the same time the possibility of higher interest rates for savers. Here’s what to watch for in the next year: Bernanke’s next move: The Fed opted for the quantitative easing route in part because it already had cut its target for the overnight borrowing rate between banks to zero. The central bank’s $600 billion Treasury-buying program will continue through June. Depending on the economic environment, more purchases could be on the way. The big issue now could be inflation. If prices show signs of taking off, the central bank may feel compelled to contain it by raising short-term interest rates. And if long-term rates rise as well, the U.S. budget deficit could spike higher. Keep an eye on the consumer price index and the producer price index. How’s the economy?: If economic data keep coming in on the rosy side, investors will feel more confident putting money in riskier investments like stocks and shifting it out of Treasurys. That will drive down bond prices and raise their yields. Key indicators include employment numbers, especially job growth in nongovernment sectors; manufacturing figures; and confidence numbers from both businesses and consumers. Lastly, watch housing, which so far has been a drag on the economy. If existing home sales consistently rise and the number of homes on the market steadily decreases, then that market may be on the mend. Once home prices turn up on their own, Americans will start to feel wealthier as their largest as-

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Federal reserve chairman Ben Bernanke testified before the Joint economic committee hearing on the economy. set slowly regains the equity it lost in the last four years. Europe strikes again: Treasury yields were expected to rise in 2010 along with a recovering economy. But European debt problems, starting with a $146 billion bailout of Greece in the spring and continuing with Ireland’s $90 billion rescue this fall, prompted investors to take cover in the safety of the U.S. bonds, pushing the yield down. Europe isn’t out of the woods yet. The chief economist of Deutsche Bank, Germany’s biggest bank, said he expects Portugal to seek a bailout from other eurozone countries in the near future. The country needs to raise up to $26.5 billion next year to shore up its finances. Other countries like Spain, Belgium, Hungary and Romania are slashing their budgets to weather their debt woes. If another country teeters on the brink of insolvency, investors likely will seek further shelter

in Treasurys, pushing yields lower and prices higher. But the reaction may not be as dramatic as this year’s because Europe is on investors’ radars and likely won’t take them by surprise. The wild cards: If tensions between North Korea and South Korea ratchet up, investors may panic and seek safer investments. Any escalation in that conflict could hurt global growth. The health of state and local governments also could affect Treasurys, said Howard Simons, strategist with Bianco Research in Chicago. The Treasury has issued bonds and swapped them for municipal securities to help the troubled local governments. The extra supply likely would depress Treasury prices and drive yields higher. “As long as state and local governments are stressed, Uncle Sam is going to keep printing money to bail them out,” Simons said.

GAS FroM 1c for the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history and booked $39.9 billion in charges related to the disaster. Excluding special expenses like the Gulf of Mexico spill, analysts say the company will still earn $20.2 billion in 2010. “There’s nothing this industry can’t survive,” Oppenheimer & Co. analyst Fadel Gheit said. The price of energy and other commodities shifted into high gear in late August when Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled that the central bank was prepared to stimulate the econ-

WASHINGTON (AP) — Never mind the lackluster economy, the huge trade deficit or the government’s piles of debt: The U.S. dollar is still expected to outperform most of the world’s major currencies next year. “By all rights, the dollar should be declining in value, but it’s not,” says Eswar Prasad, economics professor at Cornell University. “For the dollar to decline in value, you must have currencies on the other side that will” rise. Bad as things are in the United States, they look worse in Europe and Japan, making the yen, the euro and the British pound riskier bets in 2011. A notable exception is the Chinese yuan, which is likely to rise next year as Beijing fights inflation. “The dollar remains the ultimate safe haven,” Prasad said. A stronger dollar would make vacations to Europe a better bargain for U.S. tourists and reduce the cost of imports. But it would also make U.S. products more expensive in foreign markets, dulling businesses’ competitive edge. The U.S. dollar fell against the euro, pound and yen on Friday during thin year-end trading. The euro rose to $1.3367 late Friday in New York, from $1.3286 Thursday. The British pound rose to $1.5590 from $1.5415 while the dollar fell to 81.21 Japanese yen from 81.52 yen. For the year, the euro fell 8.3 percent against the dollar and the pound fell 2.5 percent against the dollar. But the dollar was down 12.2 percent against the yen. Currency analysts at Wells Fargo Bank predict that over the next 12 months, the dollar will rise 7 percent against the yen, more than 4 percent against the euro and 1 percent against the pound. The thinking: The U.S. economy will gain strength throughout 2011, outpacing

Europe and Japan and encouraging U.S. businesses and consumers to borrow more. The demand for loans will push up U.S. interest rates, luring investors to the dollar in search of higher returns. Europe looks perilous by contrast. In 2010, Greece and Ireland required emergency bailouts from other European countries and the International Monetary Fund. The terms of the bailouts forced them to slash government spending, triggering street protests. Now analysts fear that debt-ridden Spain and Portugal will be next. “The major issues in Europe haven’t gone away,” says Mark McCormick, currency strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman. “Certain countries are insolvent. Others have fiscal issues they have to deal with.” The Japanese yen rose sharply in 2010, partly because investors saw it as a safe haven from the troubles in Europe. But analysts suspect the yen’s strength against the dollar will be sapped in 2011 by a weak Japanese economy and huge government debts. Japanese policymakers may also seek to push down the yen. China is facing different pressures. The Chinese economy has roared back from the Great Recession with such speed that it’s set off inflation. Now, China is raising interest rates to cool growth. Chinese officials will have an incentive to let the country’s currency, the yuan, rise against the dollar and other currencies to help tame inflation by pushing down the price of imports. That could improve relations between Beijing and Washington, where politicians accuse China of keeping its currency artificially low. That has made Chinese exports cheaper in the U.S, and U.S. exports more expensive in China.

omy by buying government bonds.The $600 billion program didn’t start until November, but speculators had already starting bidding up the value of asset classes like oil. A further oil price spurt came in late November as it became clear that Congress was likely to extend for two more years tax cuts set to expire at the end of the year. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is capable of raising output, if it needs to, by more than five million barrels per day. Still, Morgan Stanley estimates that the rising energy needs of China and other emerging economies will consume about half of that amount over the next two years. That could create supply pres-

sures similar to those that preceded the price spike of 2008, when oil soared to $147 a barrel. John Hofmeister, former president of Shell Oil and author of “Why We Hate The Oil Companies,” predicts Americans will pay $5 per gallon for gasoline by 2012. Other experts say that’s a long shot. “That means oil close to $200” per barrel, analyst and trader Stephen Schork said. “We can see it, but we could also see a global depression, too.” In other Nymex trading Friday, natural gas for February delivery rose 6.7 cents to settle at $4.405 per 1,000 cubic feet. Unlike oil, natural gas prices are less than half where they were in 2008.

accessed the service on mobile devices, and the firm later released official iPad, BlackBerry, Android and Windows 7 apps. • Increased its workforce from 130 to more than 350, and that’s up from 25 in early 2009. • Introduced a major redesign of Twitter.com to make it easier for members to access Web pages, video and other material linked in tweets. Earlier in December, Twitter capped the year by landing a major round of investment led by renowned Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, which chipped in $150 million. Another $50 million came from previous investors. The new round brought the total the company has raised to about $350 million and raised its valuation to $3.7 billion, up from about $1 billion last year. The influx of cash ratchets up expectations for Twitter’s future. Outside research shows Twitter is still far less popular than social-networking giant Facebook Inc., which has more than 550 million members worldwide. A recent Pew Internet & American Life Project study found that only 8 percent of adult Internet users in the United States — equal to about 6 percent of the overall adult population

— use Twitter. According to new research from Sysomos, a social media analytics firm, the service is less about sharing and more about following. In analyzing more than 20 million tweets in 2010, Sysomos found 22.5 percent of the members accounted for 90 percent of all activity. And a “small hard-core group” representing 2.2 percent of all members sent 58 percent of all tweets. The vast majority of Twitter members — 80.6 percent — generated 500 tweets or fewer. But “Twitter doesn’t have to be a tool for the masses to actually be a mass media,” Ray said. “Twitter’s future success will depend more on how tweets are consumed rather than the number of people who are tweeting.” The question remains, however, whether Twitter can find ways to leverage that influence to make money. Retail giant Target Corp., for example, sponsored the “BlackFriday” hashtag the day after Thanksgiving, giving those who clicked on “BlackFriday” a tweet about a $25 gift card. Those can be helpful for “time-sensitive” marketing programs, such as promoting a new movie, but “will the same thing be said for automotive marketing?” Ray said. “We’ll have to see how they develop those strategies.”

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TOP FroM 1c An estimated 1 million households lose their homes to foreclosure, even though the pace slows after evidence that lenders mishandled foreclosure documents. Some did so by hiring “robo-signers” to sign paperwork without checking their accuracy. 5. TOYOTA’S RECALL: Toyota’s reputation for making high-quality cars is tarnished after the Japanese automaker recalls 10 million vehicles for sudden acceleration and other problems. Toyota faces hundreds of lawsuits alleging that some models can speed up suddenly, causing crashes, injuries and deaths. Toyota blames driver error, faulty floor mats and sticky accelerator pedals for the unintended acceleration. The uproar damages its business. Toyota’s U.S. sales rise just 0.2 percent through November in a year when the industry’s overall sales climb more than 11 percent. 6. GM’S COMEBACK: General Motors stock begins trading again. It signals the rebirth of a corporate icon that fell into bankruptcy and required a $50 billion bailout from taxpayers. GM uses some proceeds from its November initial public offering to repay a portion of its bailout. (Washington still holds about a third of GM’s stock.) GM’s recovery helps rejuvenate the industry. Sales of cars and light trucks rise 11 percent through November compared with the same period in 2009. Shoppers who had put off replacing their old cars return to showrooms. 7. FINANCIAL OVERHAUL: Congress passes the biggest rewrite of financial rules since the 1930s. The law targets the risky banking practices and lax oversight that led to the 2008 financial crisis. The law creates an agency to protect consumers from predatory

loans and other abuses, empowers regulators to shut down big firms that threaten the entire system and shines more light into markets that have eluded oversight. Republican critics say the law goes too far, imposing burdensome rules that will restrict lending to consumers and small businesses. 8. EUROPEAN BAILOUTS: Greece and Ireland require emergency bailouts, raising fears that debt problems will spread and destabilize global markets. European governments and the International Monetary Fund agree to a $145 billion rescue of Greece in May and a $90 billion bailout of Ireland in November. The bailouts require both countries to slash spending, triggering protests by workers. Investors fear that debt troubles will spread to Spain, Portugal and other countries, weaken the European Union and threaten the future of the euro as its common currency. 9. 500 MILLION FACEBOOK USERS: Facebook tops the 500-million-user mark. It expands its dominance of social media and further transforms how the world communicates. If it were a country, Facebook would be the world’s third-largest. Facebook tightens its privacy settings after criticism that personal information is being disseminated without users’ knowledge or permission. Founder Mark Zuckerberg is named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” and is the subject of a high-profile movie about Facebook’s creation. 10. iPAD MANIA: Apple Inc. unveils the iPad, bringing “tablet” computing into the mainstream and eroding laptop sales. Apple is expected to sell more than 13 million iPads this year. The iPads sell about twice as fast as iPhones did after their 2007 introduction. The price of Apple stock rockets more than 50 percent in 2010. Competitors scramble to try to catch up. They include the Dell Streak, BlackBerry PlayBook, the Samsung Galaxy Tag and HP Slate.

TWITTER FroM 1c pany’s history, which may not say much since Twitter was founded in 2007. Still, during the year, the microblogging service: • Promoted Costolo in October from chief operating officer, a move designed to elevate the company’s push to develop revenue sources. The former Google executive (and onetime stand-up comic) replaced co-founder Evan Williams, who wanted to focus on developing Twitter itself. • Introduced new advertising platforms called Promoted Tweets, Promoted Trends and Promoted Accounts. The company was already making a small profit from licensing access to its Twitter stream to search engines like Google and Microsoft’s Bing. • Added more than 100 million registered members, to bring the total to 175 million worldwide, with 65 percent living outside the United States. Those members sent more than 25 billion tweets this year. • Purchased the company that made Tweetie, a popular third-party Twitter application for the iPhone. That signaled Twitter’s move to gain more control over how users

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anonymity because he feared his involvement with the companies would hurt his future job prospects. “You didn’t have to have a job. You could still get financing. You just had to pretend to have a job.” Among the mortgages PacWest peddled were adjustable-rate loans with low teaser rates that could have left borrowers in dire financial straits when they later ballooned to much higher levels, he said. When the demand for the mortgage derivatives came to an abrupt halt in 2007, Green Credit advertised aggressively for brokers who could deliver struggling customers. For many mortgage brokers who were seeing their own business dry up as credit and home sales became scarce, Green Credit was a lifeline: Instead of charging to write mortgages for lenders, they could get paid to arrange modifications. In return for brokers’ files, they kept a cut of the $3,450 Green Credit charged for most modifications, court records show. The resulting volume even prompted the company to open an office in Guatemala City, where lower-wage employees handled customer service calls from the growing number of Spanish-speaking customers, the bar association’s Noonen said. At first, the salesman said, Green Credit’s staffers were having reasonable success with modifications. But about six months into the company’s operation, the volume of applications it took in had outpaced its capacity to handle them, and hundreds of files were going untouched for months at a time, he said. Noonen likened the operation to a Ponzi scheme. “They’re taking in new money and new fees to pay for the processing of the old files because they got bogged down,” he said. Filings by the state’s real estate department, bar association and attorney general’s office contain dozens of examples of Green Credit customers who got nothing in return for the money they paid the company. One customer, Rhociana Smithers, told investigators she received a notice of trustee sale for her Contra Costa County home after she paid Green Credit $3,000 to arrange a loan modification. When she contacted her lender — contrary to Green

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FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. (AP) — PacWest Funding’s CEO watched in late 2007 as rival mortgage brokerages, banks and collaborators collapsed under the weight of the declining housing market. Fearing his company would be next, Curtis Melone restructured his business to offer what he felt people needed most: help with their crushing mortgage debt. Melone re-christened his company Green Credit Solutions, a loan modification firm dedicated to aiding people facing rapidly ballooning payments on loans many of them couldn’t afford in the first place. The journey from subprime-era lender into purported troubled homeowners’ helper has been a common post-meltdown path in the mortgage industry hotbed of Southern California. Loan brokers put out of work by the housing market collapse went looking for the next big thing — and found it in the mortgage modification business, which provided a way of cashing in on the problems they helped create. Many of those firms, including Green Credit Solutions, have been shut down and are now facing state and federal investigations trying to prove that they bilked their customers. “Some of the same people who were involved in luring people into loan origination schemes years ago are now back,” said Benjamin B. Wagner, a Fresno-based U.S. attorney who co-chairs a nationwide multi-agency mortgage fraud task force. For example, Bernardette Perry was banned by a judge from working in the loan-modification industry after she helped transform Fountain Valley-based lender Synergy Financial Management Corp. into a foreclosure relief firm called Loss Mitigation Services Inc. Regulators say it did little to help the 1,400 clients it took on after they’d paid up to $5,500 apiece. But that’s dwarfed by Green Credit, which had some 6,400 separate loan modification files in its Foothill Ranch offices when they were raided by state officials in late 2009. The company had placed itself at the apex of a national network of brokers who fed it clients and made it perhaps the largest loan modification company to attract legal scrutiny, investigators said.

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$13 per share in cash and would own a new company operating Universal American’s other businesses. CVS said the deal will more than double the size of its Medicare drug business. Universal American serves about 1.9 million people in the Medicare Part D federally subsidized prescription benefit program for Medicare recipients, while CVS serves 1.2 million. Woonsocket-based CVS said the deal is expected to close in the second quarter of 2011.

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“You support organized crime, gang chandise have an interest in stopping the activity, and terrorist organizations that counterfeit business and often team with use this as a funding mechanism,” he police to help tip them off and verify ausaid. thenticity. Barchiesi estimates the U.S. economy “We go to a great extent to produce a loses out on at least $200 billion in rev- quality product that will last a long time enue and 750,000 jobs a year from coun- for consumers,” said Leah Evert-Burks, terfeit sales. director of brand protection at Deckers “This isn’t a victimless crime,” Outdoor Corp., the high-end Australian Barchiesi added. shoe company that holds the trademark The sentiment is echoed by local and on UGG boots. “The damage to a brand federal law enforcement, who have been can be if consumers think it’s genuine stepping up enforcement of flea markets and have a bad experience.” and other counterfeit clearing houses. Jill Marvin, a spokeswoman for MAC This month alone, customs agents and Estee Lauder, said consumers can seized $250,000 worth of items at a swap- be assured they are getting the genuine meet in New Orleans, $350,000 worth of product by shopping at a reputable regoods at a flea market in Las Vegas, and tailer. $150,000 worth of merchandise at one in To help consumers and to protect Solebury, Pa., that intheir brand, companies cluded fake trademarks like Estee Lauder and for Nike, Polo Ralph LauUGG have also started ren, Oakley, Ray-Ban, listing authorized retailCoach, Louis Vuitton, ers on their websites. Chanel, Gucci, Dolce & But many shoppers Gabbana, and UGG still look for a great deal boots. with high-fashion cachet. “We’re looking where Sally Sessoms of UpPAT REILLY that money is going and per Dublin, Pa., didn’t let Immigrations and Customs what crimes it could be the recent raid at Rice’s Enforcement funding,” said Pat Reilly Market get in the way of with the U.S. Immigraher annual Christmastion and Customs Entime visit there on a reforcement agency in Washington, D.C., cent Saturday morning. a division of the Department of HomeMost people know the products are land Security. fake, she told The Intelligencer newspaICE cites cases in Philadelphia and per in Doylestown, Pa. “But who cares?” Miami in which counterfeit traffickers Someone given a fake as a gift might were linked to terrorist groups, includ- care if they unknowingly try to return it ing supporters of Hezbollah, the to a retailer. Lebanese militant group. Security experts say fakes are easily “We have traced some of the money apparent to retailers. out to countries where the link to terrorKevin Dougherty, who has been invesism is tangental, if not solid. It’s a glob- tigating counterfeits since 1986 through al problem,” Reilly said. his Manhattan-based company, Counter The National Flea Market Association Tech, said retailers have sophisticated did not return an e-mail seeking com- security measures in place to verify their ment. products. At Rice’s Market in Solebury counter“Fragrance companies can track the feit UGG boots sold Dec. 12 for $50 while fragrance back to the hour and minute it the authentic sheepskin classics retail was made and the plant that it was manelsewhere for as much as $180. Federal ufactured at,” Dougherty said. agents who seized the boots said that the And, Dougherty said, consumers have boxes for the counterfeits “made in Chi- a lower-tech way to figure out if a prodna,” which should have tipped off con- uct is real: Common sense. sumers that the boots weren’t real. “Generally, your best guide for a Manufacturers of the authentic mer- counterfeit handbag is a woman,” he said.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) — CVS Caremark Corp. said Friday it will pay $1.25 billion to buy Universal American Corp.’s Medicare prescription drug services unit. CVS said it pursued the deal because with the country’s population aging, a growing percentage of Americans will get their prescription drug coverage from Medicare. Shares of Universal American jumped by more than a third in morning trading. The company said shareholders would get $12.80 to

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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Used to be, if you wanted a knockoff handbag or fake fragrance, Lower Manhattan’s Canal Street was a mecca. But with flea markets across the country now carrying the same kind of counterfeit products with poser trademarks, authorities warn that shoppers may get more than they bargain for in poor quality and safety risks while helping fund criminal syndicates in some cases. “If the price is too good, you have to think about it,” said Lt. Mike McDonnell with the New Jersey State Police cargo theft unit. “If you see it at a flea market and it’s half the price of normal, you have to think there’s something wrong.” The unit seized more than 5,000 pieces of counterfeit product at a flea market in Springfield, N.J., last month, including fake Estee Lauder and MAC cosmetics that retail for more than $300,000. Four vendors were arrested on charges of possessing counterfeit trademark items, an offense that can carry jail time if more than 1,000 items are confiscated. The safety risks of buying fake goods are real, experts say. Counterfeit goods, or knockoffs, are different from the cheaper imitation versions found at major retailers, like WalMart or Target, in that those retailers sell items that follow Consumer Safety Product Commission guidelines. Fakes usually are smuggled into the country unregulated; nearly 80 percent come from China, according to U.S. customs officials. Safety risks include fake batteries that contain mercury, electrical products that don’t meet safety standards, perfumes found to contain urine and high alcohol content, and clothing made with toxic dyes and flammable materials. While cosmetics are generally not subject to pre-market approval, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration restricts the use of certain ingredients and requires warning labels. Legitimate manufactures can be fined or face other enforcement action if they don’t comply. And if the potential health risks don’t scare buyers, the economic risks and potential terror funding should, said Robert Barchiesi, president of the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition.

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Due to increases in business Swing Transport is now hiring drivers for its Salisbury NC Location.

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Executive Chef A retirement residence for active seniors in Salisbury, NC is looking for an Executive Chef. We are interested in applicants with Culinary Arts Degree & 2 yrs exp in institutional or full service restaurant cooking or 5 yrs high volume cooking and fine dining exp or equivalent. We offer competitive compensation & benefits. Please send cover letter & resume to Hiring Manager, via email to: WorkOpportunity2011@gmail.com or fax 360-213-1540. EOE.

Position Avail. for LPN or RN. Full Time, Apply in person. No phone calls please. Brightmoor Nursing Center, 610 W. Fisher St.

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Administrative Assistant First Baptist Church of Salisbury has an immediate opening for a part-time Administrative Assistant to our Minister of Education. Must have computer skills including graphics, publishing, & data entry. Must be able to multi-task & have strong communication skills. Please send resume to First Baptist Church, 223 N. Fulton Street, Salisbury, NC 28144 - Attn: HRC Committee.

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Cash Paid Sterling silver flatware sets, tea sets, gold wedding bands, class rings, wrist watches. 704-305-0315 Timber wanted - Pine or hardwood. 5 acres or more select or clear cut. Shaver Wood Products, Inc. Call 704-278-9291. Watches – and scrap gold jewelry. 704-636-9277 or cell 704-239-9298

Lost & Found Found 2 German Shepherds on 12/27 at 150 Rowan County/ Iredell County line. 704431-7358 Found a set of keys on Happy Lake Road in Rockwell. Please Call 704-857-8055 Found cat. Beautiful. Large grey & white. Pine Hill Dr. area of Granite Quarry. Very loving. Wants to go inside. Call 704-279-6168 Found dog. Chihuahua. Brown w/collar. Barringer St. area. On 12/26. Nice dog, extremely energetic. 704-239-6685 Found dog. Mixed large breed, female. Rockwell, Shipton Loop Rd. area. Call 704-223-1282 Found Husky on West Innes Street. Call 704637-0229 between 8am5:30pm Found keys. Evening of Dec. 15th. Outside of Dr. Washco dental office in Spencer. To identify, call 704-633-9368 Lost cat. Part tabby & part Calico. House cat. Last seen in Spencer. Missing since 12/27. Call 704-633-2956 Lost dog. Adult Yellow Lab with red collar. Rockwell area. Missing since Dec. 26th . Please call 704-279-6771 Lost glasses in red case. Dec. 18th near Catawba College Crystal during the Lounge evening Nutcracker performance. REWARD!! Please call 704-636-9468

Baby bed. $25. 3 tires. Good tread. 16” $10 each. Walker, $5. Please call 704-857-9716 for more info.

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Rockwell Farms is Looking for Leaders Hardworking, reliable, efficient, and quick-learning? We want you to lead a 4+ person team at our wholesale greenhouse. Pay per hour based on experience. Hours range from 35-60 hrs per week. Bring/mail resume to or fill out an application at:

Rockwell Farms 6055 Hwy 152 E Rockwell, NC 28138

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Bingham Smith Lumber Co. !!!NOW AVAILABLE!!! Metal Roofing Many colors. Custom lengths, trim, accessories, & trusses. Call 980-234-8093 Patrick Smith

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Morrison Healthcare Food Service hiring all positions. Experience needed. Apply in person to Cashier, Café Rowan, Rowan Regional Medical Center. Mon. - Fri. 58 p.m. only. No phone calls. Morrison Healthcare and Rowan Regional Medical center are a smoke and drugfree place of employment. Pre-employment background check and drug screening required. AA, EOE, M/F/V/D.

Computer. Complete P4 Dell. Internet ready, CD burner. Mouse, keyboard, 17” monitor included. $125. Please call 980-205-0947

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You can drive a truck and have a home life We operate primarily in SE TN, AL, GA, KY and NC and VA. Two years tractor-trailer experience required. Must be DOT qualified and have a Safe Driving Record.

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Bedroom suite, new 5 piece. All for $297.97. Hometown Furniture, 322 S. Main St. 704-633-7777

Air Conditioners, Washers, Dryers, Ranges, Frig. $65 & up. Used TV & Appliance Center Service after the sale. 704-279-6500

BINGHAM-SMITH LUMBER CO. Save money on lumber. Treated and Untreated. Round Fence Post in all sizes. Save extra when buying full units. Call Patrick at 980-234-8093. Camper top shell, fits a shortbed, red, great condition. $500. Leave message 704-279-4106 or 704-798-7306

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Grandfather clock, oak. Approx. 75” high. With copper hinges & handle. Mint condition. $500 obo. 704-857-9687 or 704202-0831

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Found Small dog on 12/23 in the Corbin Hills area. Please Call 704-310-8547

East Salisbury. 4BR, 2½BA. Lease option purchase.1,800 sq. ft. +/-. Call 704-638-0108

Salisbury. 2 or 3 bedroom Townhomes. For information, call Summit Developers, Inc. 704-797-0200

N. Rowan-Nice, wooded subdivision lot. $15,300. 51225. Varina Bunts B&R Realty 704.640.5200

Homes for Sale

Manufactured Home Sales

1409 South Martin Luther King Jr Ave., 2 BR, 1 BA, fixer upper. Owner financing or cash discount. $750 Down $411/month. 1-803-403-9555

West Rowan – Country Club living in the country. Builder's custom brick home has 4 BR, 3 ½ BA w/main floor master suite. 3300 sqft. + partially finished bonus room. Lots of ceramic and granite. 2 fireplaces with gas logs. 6.5 very private wooded acres. Priced at $399,000. Reduced to sell! $389,000. Call for appt. 704-431-3267

Alexander Place

For Sale By Owner

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American Homes of Rockwell Oldest Dealer in Rowan County. Best prices anywhere. 704-279-7997

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Harrison Rd. near Food Lion. 3BR, 2BA. 1 ac. 1,800 sq. ft., big BR, retreat, huge deck. $580/mo. Financing avail. 704-489-1158 Salisbury Area 3 or 4 bedroom, 2 baths, $500 down under $700 per month. 704-225-8850

House and 6+ Acres with Stream

OWNER FINANCING! NO MONEY DOWN! 3-BR, 2-BA house at end of long, winding drive on 6plus acres on U.S. Highway 64 W in Davie County. 1,281 sq. ft. Two-car garage, 21-by-42 heated basement (outside entrance only), cottage-type outbuilding, and 10-by-42 covered back porch offers place to entertain, relax and enjoy a beautiful mountain view. Fence and row of Leyland cypresses provide privacy. Stream at back of property makes great picnic area. Call 336-407-3981, $175,000 - price negotiable.

Fulton Heights

Reduced

Land for Sale

Great House!

Land for Sale

25 Acres Beautiful Land for Sale by Owner 1 Hr to/from Charlotte, NC near Cleveland & Woodleaf & 3 Interstates: I-40, I-77, I-85. Restricted, no mobile or mod. Very rural, mostly wooded. Good hunting, deer, small game. Frontage on Hobson Rd., 2nd gravel driveway beside 2075 Hobson Rd mailbox. GPS zip code 27013. Safe distance from cities. Need sale this year. No reasonable offer refused. Owner phone: 336-766-6779, or Email to: hjthabet@cs.com See photos and directions:

Homes for Sale Genesis Realty 704-933-5000 genesisrealtyco.com Foreclosure Experts Salisbury

Great Location

10 minutes from Catawba. 10-80 acres. 336-998-9626 daytime / 336-998-5376 evenings W. Rowan 1.19 acs. Old Stony Knob Rd. Possible owner financing. Reduced $19,900. 704-640-3222

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Rockwell

A Must See

Olde Fields Subdivision. ½ acre to over 2 acre lots available starting at $36,000. B&R Realty 704.633.2394

Motivated Seller

3 BR, 2 BA in Hunters Pointe. Above ground pool, garage, huge area that could easily be finished upstairs. R51150A. $179,900. B&R Realty 704-633-2394

Salisbury

New Home

Rockwell

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Apartments 1 & 2BR. Nice, well maintained, responsible landlord. $415-$435. Salisbury, in town. 704-642-1955 1 BR, 1 BA in Granite Quarry. $375/mo. + $375 dep. No Pets. W/D hookups. 704-202-5594

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KEY REAL ESTATE, INC. 1755 U.S. HWY 29. South China Grove, NC 28023 704-857-0539 Rebecca Jones Realty 610 E. Liberty St, China Grove 704-857-SELL www.rebeccajonesrealty.com

Rowan Realty www.rowanrealty.net, Professional, Accountable, Personable . 704-633-1071 William R. Kennedy Realty 428 E. Fisher Street 704-638-0673

Barnhardt Meadows. Quality home sites in country setting, restricted, pool and pool House complete. Use your builder or let us build for you. Lots start at $24,900. B&R Realty 704-633-2394

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1BR/1BA duplex fully furnished. TV, BR suite, LR furniture, refrig., washer / dryer, Sect. 8 approved. Heat, air, electricity & water incl'd. $750/mo + $500 dep. 704-636-1850 2 BR, 1 BA at Willow Oaks on Old Concord Rd. Has refrigerator & stove. All elect. Rent $399, Dep. $400. Rowan Properties 704-633-0446 2 BR, 1 BA, close to Salisbury High. Rent $425, dep. $400. Call Rowan Properties 704-633-0446 2BR brick duplex with carport, convenient to hospita. $450 per month. 704-637-1020

2BR, 1BA Duplex Central heat/air, appliances, laundry room, yardwork incl. Fenced backyard, storage building. $600/mo. plus $600 deposit 704-633-2219 AAA+ Apartments $425-$950/mo. Chambers Realty 704-637-1020 Airport Rd. area. 118-A Overbrook Rd. ½ rent for December. 2 story apt. $535/mo. Very nice. Daytime 704-637-0775 Airport Rd. Duplex. 2BR, 2BA. $575/mo. 2BR, 1BA $550/mo., lease + dep., water furnished. No pets. Call 704-637-0370 Airport Rd., 1BR with stove, refrig., garbage pickup & water incl. Month-month lease. No pets. $400/mo+$300 deposit. Furnished $425/mo. 704-279-3808

BEST VALUE Quiet & Convenient, 2 bedroom town house, 1½ baths. All Electric, Central heat/air, no pets, pool. $550/mo. Includes water & basic cable.

Western Rowan County

Salisbury

Over 2 Acres

Salisbury

Awesome Location

3BR, 2BA. Wonderful location, new hardwoods in master BR and living room. Lovely kitchen with new stainless appliances. Deck, private back yard. R51492 $124,900 Monica Poole B&R Realty 704-245-4628

Knox Farm Subdivision. Beautiful lots available now starting at $19,900. B&R Realty 704.633.2394

Over 2 Acres

West Side Manor Robert Cobb Rentals

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Colonial Village Apts. “A Good Place to Live” 1, 2, & 3 Bedrooms Affordable & Spacious Water Included 704-636-8385

Crosswinds Senior Apartments. Must be 55 years of age and older Beautiful one bedroom apartments available now. Call 704-639-9692 Our Gift to you--No rent due till January 1st with a $99 deposit.

Near Va. 2BR, 1BA. $550/mo. Includes water. Security, application. 704-239-4883 Broker Rockwell Area. Apt. & Duplexes. $500-$600. 2BR Quiet Community. Marie Leonard-Hartsell at Wallace Realty 704-239-3096 S. Fulton St. Very nice 1500 sq ft 3 BR 2.5BA town house apartment. All elec., central heat/AC. Water incl., stove, refrig., dishwasher furnished. Outside storage. No pets. 1 yr lease. $625/mo. & $500 dep. 704-279-3808 Salis. Nice modern 1BR, energy efficient, water furnished, off Jake Alexander $395 + dep. 704-640-5750 Salisbury, city. 2BR, 1BA. Stove, refrigerator. New carpet. $500/mo., $500 dep. 704-633-4081

Condos and Townhomes

WELCOME HOME TO DEER PARK APTS. We have immediate openings for 1 & 2 BR apts. Call or come by and ask about our move-in specials. 704-278-4340 for info. For immediate info call 1-828-442-7116

Condos and Townhomes Hidden Creek, Large 2 BR, 2 BA end unit, all appl. pool + W/D, $795/mo + $400 dep. Ref. 1 yr. lease, no smoking, no pets. 704-640-8542

Quiet Setting

Salisbury. 2BR, 2BA spacious 1st floor condo. Appliances, fireplace, covered porch. Pool, tennis court. $750/mo. + deposit. Rent to own possible. 704-209-1805 Lv. msg. Wiltshire Village Condo for Rent, $700. 2nd floor. Want a 2BR, 2BA in a quiet setting? Call Bryce, Wallace Realty 704-202-1319

Salisbury

Eastwind Apartments Low Rent Available For Elderly & Disabled. Rent Based on Social Security Income *Spacious 1 BR *Located on bus line *Washer/Dryer Hookups Call Fisher Realty at: 704-636-7485 for more information. Fleming Heights Apartments 55 & older 704-636-5655 Mon.-Fri. 2pm-5pm. Call for more information. Equal Housing Opportunity. TDD Sect. 8 vouchers accepted. 800-735-2962 Franklin St. 2 BR, 1 BA. Newly refurbished inside. Rent $495, dep. $400. Call Rowan Properties 704-633-0446

Lovely Duplex Rowan Hospital area. 2BR, 1BA. Heat, air, water, appl. incl. $675. 704-633-3997

Prince Charles Renovated Condos, Large Floor Plans, 1250-4300 sq.ft. Safe inside entrances. Walking distance to Downtown Salisbury. Special Financing Terms. Call: 704-202-6676

P.O. Box 1621 Concord, North Carolina 28026 Ph: 704-239-2074 jlbarch@ctc.net

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Rockwell, 8565 Hwy 52, 2BR/1½BA Beautiful fireplace, wood floors & pine with built-ins, cabinets includes appliances & washer & dryer. East Rowan schools. No pets. $665/mo. Lease & Deposit. 704-209-0131 for Application Faith/Carson district. 3BR / 2BA, no smoking, no pets. $650/mo + dep + refs. 704-279-8428 Fulton St. 3 BR, 1 ½ BA. Refrigerator, stove furnished. Rent $725, Dep., $700. Call Rowan Properties 704-633-0446 Houses: 3BRs, 1BA. Apartments: 2 & 3 BR's, 1BA Deposit required. Faith Realty 704-630-9650 Hurley School area. 3BR, 2BA. Carport, fenced yard. Storage building. Newly remodeled. $800/mo. + deposit. Call 704-636-8058 1007 Kannapolis– Skyland St., 2 BR, 1 BA, $500/mo. 1422 West A St., 3 BR, 2 BA, $ 650 mo. KREA 704-933-2231

Lake front house on High Rock Lake. 2 BR, 1 BA. Avail. Feb. 1st. Rent from Oct. to Mar. $600/ mo. Rent from Apr. to Sept. $700/mo. Contact Dwayne at 704-213-3667 Landis - 2BR, 1BA, central heat/air, 12x24 outside storage. $575/ mo. + $575 dep. Call 704-202-4691 Off Airport Rd. 3BR, 1½BA brick house. Hrd flrs. 1 acre lot. $575/mo. $300 sec. 704-326-5073 deposit.

Colony Garden Apartments 2BR and 1-1/2 BA Town Homes $575/mo. College Students Welcome! Near Salisbury VA Hospital 704-762-0795 Houses Want to get results? for Rent 

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3 Homes. 2-East district, 1Carson district. 3 BR, 2 BA. $800-$1050. Lease, dep. & ref. req. 704.798.7233 4BR, 3BA. 2,000 sq.ft. ± VERY NICE! Includes 2BR guest house on property. ONLY $5,000 dn! TAKE OVER PAYMENTS! 704-630-0695

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Available for rent – Homes and Apartments Salisbury/Rockwell Eddie Hampton 704-640-7575 Carolina Blvd. 3BR, 2BA. All appliances incl., 4-car carport, big yard. $800/mo + deposit. 704-637-6618

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Eaman Park Apts. 2BR, 1BA. Near Salisbury High. $375/mo. Newly renovated. No pets. 704-798-3896

Don't Pay Rent! 3BR, 2BA home at Crescent Heights. Call 704-239-3690 for info.

Dogs

Rowan County. 2 & 3 BR homes. All electric. Free water & sewer. $450$675/mo. 704-633-6035 Salis., 2 BR, 1 BA $550; 3 BR, 1.5 BA $800, E. Spen. 2 BR, 1 BA $425 Carolina-Piedmont Properties 704-248-2520 Salisbury 2BR. $525 and up. GOODMAN RENTALS 704-633-4802 Salisbury 4BR/2BA, brick ranch, basement, 2,000 SF, garage, nice area. $1,195/mo. 704-630-0695 Salisbury N. Fulton St., 2BR/1BA Duplex, limit 3, no pets, $525/month + deposit. 704-855-2100 Salisbury, 1314 Lincolnton Rd., 2 BR, 1 BA brick house. Hardwood floors throughout, close to Jake Alexander Blvd. Wallace Realty 704-636-2021 Salisbury, 3BR, 1BA Duplex. All electric, central air/heat, appliances, hookups. Near VA. $525. 704-636-3307 Salisbury, in country. 3BR, 2BA. With in-law apartment. $1000/mo. No pets. Deposit & ref. 704855-2100

Dogs

FREE puppies. 4 females mixed breed. Please call 704-245-9155 or 704-2738581 after 4pm

Patented Happy Jack Flea Beacon: Control Fleas in the home without toxic chemicals or costly exterminators. Results overnight! GOODMAN FARM SUPPLY 704-857 5938 www.happyjackinc.com PUPPIES - 12 Cookapoo mix. Free to a good home only. Please Call 704-798-9909

Cane Corso Italian Mastiff Pups. ICCF Reg. $700 to $850. 336-467-1353

Salisbury

North of China Grove, 225 Lois Lane. 3BR/2BA, Double garage and deck on a quiet dead end street. Country setting. No water bills. No city tax. Possible owner financing. Will work with slow credit. $975/mo + dep. Please call 704-857-8406

E. Spencer, 306 E. Torbush, 3BR/1½ BA, fully furnished: 2 large TVs, 3 BR suites, LR furniture, dish washer, refrig., washer / dryer, central heat/air. Sect. 8 approved. $875/mo + $500 dep. 704-636-1850

Lake Front

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Store Community Thrift and gently Large selection of new tire family, en the used clothing for new jewelery and s, ok bo , ms household ite . inexpensive gif t items

11 pups ready to go. Prices negotiable. ALL colors, male & female. 1st shots. Call 704-2395924 Faith area. S45038

3 BR, 2 BA. Well cared for, kitchen with granite, eat at bar, dining area, large living room, mature trees, garden spot, 2 car garage plus storage bldgs. $149,500. Monica Poole 704.245.4628 B&R Realty

Clean, well maintained, 2 BR Duplex. Central heat/air, all electric. Section 8 welcome. 704-202-5790

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Cats – All colors, sweet, spayed and ready for adoption. Please call 704-267-7334

3 BR, 2.5 BA, wonderful home on over 2 acres, horses allowed, partially fenced back yard, storage building. $164,900 R51465 B&R Realty 704.633.2394

Motivated Seller

CLANCY HILLS APARTMENTS 1, 2 & 3 BR, conveniently located in Salisbury. Handicap accessible units available. Section 8 assistance available. 704-6366408. Office Hours: M–F 9:00-12:00. TDD Relay Equal 1-800-735-2962 Housing Opportunity.

Moving to Town? Need a home or Apartment? We manage rental homes & apartments. Call and let us help you. Waggoner Realty Co. 704-633-0462

STONWYCK VILLIAGE IN GRANITE QUARRY Nice 2BR, energy efficient apt., stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, water & sewer furnished, central heat/ac, vaulted ceiling, washer/dryer connection. $495 to $550 /Mo, $400 deposit. 1 year lease, no pets. 704-279-3808

Houses for Rent

704-633-1234

Convenient Location

Salisbury

China Grove. One room eff. w/ private bathroom & kitchenette. All utilities incl'd. $379/mo. + $100 deposit. 704-857-8112

Moreland Pk area. 2BR all appliances furnished. $495-$595/mo. negotiable. Deposit Section 8 welcome. 336-247-2593

Apartments

2345 Statesville Blvd. Near Salisbury Mall

Salisbury

Very nice 2 BR 2.5 BA condo overlooking golf course and pool! Great views, freshly decorated, screened in porch at rear. T51378. $103,900 Monica Poole B&R Realty 704-245-4628

China Grove. 2BR, 2BA. All electric. Clean & safe. No pets. $575/month + deposit. 704-202-0605

Apartments

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3 BR, 2.5 BA, wonderful home on over 2 acres, horses allowed, partially fenced back yard, storage building. $164,900 R51465 B&R Realty 704.633.2394 Salisbury

Convenience store business for sale with large game room/mini bar. Includes all stock, security system, ice maker, coolers, etc. $20,000. Will consider trade for mobile home & land. 704-857-0625

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2 BR, 1 BA, hardwood floors, detached carport, handicap ramp. $99,900 R47208 B&R Realty 704.633.2394

Forest Creek. 3 Bedroom, 1.5 bath. New home priced at only $98,900. R48764 B&R Realty 704.633.2394

China Grove. 1BR Apartment completely furnished. No pets. 704857-8503 Lv. Msg.

1, 2, & 3 BR Huge Apartments, very nice. $375 & up. 704-890-4587

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Forest Glen Realty Darlene Blount, Broker 704-633-8867

Southwestern Rowan Co.

3 BR, 2 BA, Well established neighborhood. All brick home with large deck. Large 2 car garage. R50188 $163,900 B&R Realty 704.633.2394

Real Estate Services

Century 21 Towne & Country 474 Jake Alexander Blvd. (704)637-7721

Brand new & ready for you, this home offers 3BR, 2BA, hardwoods, ceramic, stainappliances, deck. less R51547. $99,900. Call Monica today! 704.245.4628 B&R Realty Salisbury

3BR/2BA, 2.75 acres, one mile from High Rock Lake, one year old Samsung appliances, tons of upPergo floors, grades, 1400+ sq feet, Oakwood manufactured. Asking $125,000. 704-202-2228 or 704-224-1286

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Lots for Sale

3 BR, 2 BA, Attached carport, Rocking Chair front porch, nice yard. R50846 $119,900 Monica Poole 704.245.4628 B&R Realty

Singlewide, 3BR/2BA, on ¾ acre, wooded lot, newly renovated, all appliances, well water 704-633-8533 after 5pm Salisbury.

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3 BR, 2 BA, newer kitchen, large dining room, split bedrooms, nice porches, huge detached garage, concrete drives. R51548 $89,500. Monica Poole 704-245-4628 B&R Realty

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3rd Creek Ch. Rd. 3BR, 2BA. DW. .71 acre. 1,700 sq. ft. FP, LR, den. $540 about. Fin. avail. 704-489-1158

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Downtown Salis, 2300 sf office space, remodeled, off street pking. 633-7300

$500 Down moves you in. Call and ask me how? Please call (704) 225-8850

Homes for Sale

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China Grove, 2 new homes under construction ... buy now and pick your own colors. Priced at only $114,900 and comes with a stove and dishwasher. B&R Realty 704-633-2394

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Puppy, free, part Collie and part Pure American pit bull. Born 11-18-10 call 704-212-7008

CKC puppies. Pomeranians. $200. 2 male Shih Tzus, 16 weeks. $150. Cash. 704-633-5344 Dog - Free to good home male, dapple, Dachshund all shots & wormed good w/children. 704-657-8527 Free dog, Chihuahua. To good home only. Not good with men or children. Ladies' dog. One year old. UTD on shots. 704-798-9553 or 704-798-0266

Puppies. German Shepherd - Belgian Malions. 2 males. $250 each. Call 704-239-6018

Puppy

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Other Pets HHHHHHHHH Check Out Our December Special! Boarding 20% discount. Rowan Animal Clinic. 704-6363408 for appt. Free small dogs, cats, & roosters. To good homes only. Need fenced yard. Call 704-658-4266

Got puppies or kittens for sale? Chihuahua. 1 female. Cinnamon & Blue CKC. $275 cash. 10 wks. Shots UTD. Tiny toy size(4-5 lbs) full grown. Little apple head. 704-603-8257.

Supplies and Services Adopt a Puppy or Kitten for $80 adoption fee. Salisbury Animal Hospital 1500 E. Innes St. 704-637-0227 salisburyanimalhospital.com

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Auctions

Auction Thursday 12pm 429 N. Lee St. Salisbury Antiques, Collectibles, Used Furniture 704-213-4101

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Auction held under heated tents rain, snow or shine! Highlights include local furniture custom made by members of the Craver family, a 1995 Cadillac 53k miles, shop wood working equipment, hardwood lumber, yard tools and mowers, generator, guns, sterling silver, estate jewelry, antiques, Plus Much More! View website for complete sale listing and photos today! Terms: No Reserves. All sales subject to the terms & conditions of sale. Cash, check, Visa, MC, AX, and Discover. 13% buyer's premium. 3% discount for cash/check. No state sales tax. NCFL#7452

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Job Seeker meeting at 112 E. Main St., Rockwell. 6:30pm Mons. Rachel Corl, Auctioneer. 704-279-3596

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Fencing

Christian mom for cleaning jobs & ironing. Great rates. 704-932-1069 or 704791-9185

Perry's Overhead Doors Sales, Service & Installation, Residential / Commercial. Wesley Perry 704-279-7325

We can provide you with an affordable customized home cleaning service. Have your home cleaned the way you like it! Insured, refs available. Call Kim Taft! 704-433-2502

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Lawn Maint. & Landscaping

A HANDYMAN & MOORE Kitchen & Bath remodeling Quality Home Improvements Carpentry, Plumbing, Electric Clark Moore 704-213-4471

Hometown Lawn Care & Handyman Service. Mowing, pressure washing, gutter cleaning, odd jobs ~inside & out. Comm, res. Insured. Free estimates. “No job too small” 704-433-7514 Larry Sheets, owner

GAYLOR'S LAWNCARE For ALL your lawn care *FREE ESTIneeds! MATES* 704-639-9925/ 704-640-0542

Around the House Repairs Carpentry. Electrical. Plumbing. H & H Construction 704-633-2219

Home Improvement

Browning ConstructionStructural repair, flooring installations, additions, decks, garages. 704-637-1578 LGC

HMC Handyman Services. Any job around the house. Please call 704-239-4883

Junk Removal

Manufactured Home Services

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ We Buy Any Type of Scrap Metal At the Best Prices...

Mobile Home Supplies~ City Consignment Company New & Used Furniture. Please Call 704636-2004

Guaranteed! Kitchens, Baths, Sunrooms, Remodel, Additions, Wood & Composite Decks, Garages, Vinyl Rails, Windows, Siding. & Roofing. ~ 704-633-5033 ~

We will come to you! F David, 704-314-7846

Anthony's Scrap Metal Service. Top prices paid for any type of metal or batteries. Free haul away. 704-433-1951 CASH FOR JUNK CARS And batteries. Call 704-279-7480 or 704-798-2930

Moving and Storage TH Jones Mini-Max Storage 116 Balfour Street Granite Quarry Please 704-279-3808

Painting and Decorating Bowen Painting Interior and Exterior Painting 704-630-6976. BowenPainting@yahoo.com

The Floor Doctor Complete crawlspace work, Wood floor leveling, jacks installed, rotten wood replaced due to water or termites, brick/block/tile work, foundations, etc. 704-933-3494

Lawn Equipment Repair Services

Cathy's Painting Service Interior & exterior, new & repaints. 704-279-5335

Lyerly's ATV & Mower Repair Free estimates. All types of repairs Pickup/delivery avail. 704-642-2787

Stoner Painting Contractor

Lawn Maint. & Landscaping Earl's Lawn Care

Quality work at affordable prices NC G.C. #17608 NC Home Inspector #107. Complete contracting service, under home repairs, foundation and masonry repairs, light tractor work and property maintenence. 36 Years Exp. We accept Visa/MC. 704-633-3584 www.professionalservicesunltd.com Duke C. Brown Sr. Owner

3Mowing 3Yard Cleanup 3Trimming Bushes 3Leaf

Removal 3Gutter Cleaning 3Core Aeration 3Fertilizing FREE Estimates

704-636-3415 704-640-3842 www.earlslawncare.com

Roofing and Guttering

SEAMLESS GUTTER Licensed Contractor C.M. Walton Construction, 704-202-8181

Guttering, leaf guard, metal & shingle roofs. Ask about tax credits.

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Garages, new homes, remodeling, roofing, siding, back hoe, loader 704-6369569 Maddry Const Lic G.C.

Professional Services Unlimited

Free Estimates Bud Shuler & Sons Fence Co. 225 W Kerr St 704-633-6620 or 704-638-2000 Price Leader since 1963

Outdoors By Overcash Mowing, shrub trimming & leaf blowing. 704-630-0120

Lawn Maint. & Landscaping

Brisson - HandyMan Home Repair, Carpentry, Plumbing, Electrical, etc. Insured. 704-798-8199

Beaver Grading Quality work, reasonable rates. Free Estimates 704-6364592

Drywall Services

Fencing There is a NEW group of people EVERY day, looking for a DEAL in the classifieds.

“We can remove bankruptcies, judgments, liens, and bad loans from your credit file forever!”

A message from the Salisbury Post and the FTC.

FREE ESTIMATES

3 Check for Cracks & Obstructions & Repair

Financial Services

Chimney Sweep & Fireplace

Reliable Fence All Your Fencing Needs, Reasonable Rates, 21 years experience. (704)640-0223

Home Improvement

• 25 years exp. • Int./Ext. painting • Pressure washing • Staining • References • Insured 704-239-7553

~ 704-633-5033 ~

Tree Service A-1 Tree Service 3Established since 1978 3Reliable & Reasonable 3Insured Free Estimates!

~ 704-202-8881~ Recognized by the Salisbury Tree Board

Graham's Tree Service Free estimates, reasonable rates. Licensed, Insured, Bonded. 704-633-9304 John Sigmon Stump grinding, Prompt service for 30+ years, Free Estimates. John Sigmon, 704-279-5763. Johnny Yarborough, Tree Expert trimming, topping, & removal of stumps by machine. Wood splitting, lots cleared. 10% off to senior citizens. 704-857-1731 MOORE'S Tree TrimmingTopping & Removing. Use Bucket Truck, 704-209-6254 Licensed, Insured & Bonded

Pools and Supplies

TREE WORKS by Jonathan Keener. Insured – Free estimates! Please call 704-636-0954.

Bost Pools – Call me about your swimming pool. Installation, service, liner & replacement. (704) 637-1617

We’ll print and distribute over 22,000 copies of your ad every week!

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Call the Celebrations Department of the Salisbury Post and speak with Sylvia Andrews for information on how to publish your Wedding Celebration!

Call Sylvia at 704-797-7682

SALISBURY POST Manufactured Home for Rent

Salisbury-2 BR, 1 BA, brick, off Jake Alex., Remodeled, central heat/ air, $550/mo. 704-640-5750

Hurley School Rd. 2 BR, 2 BA. Nice yard, subdivision. Central air/ heat. $460/mo. + dep. 704-640-5750

Salisbury. 3 & 2 Bedroom Houses. $500-$1,000. Also, Duplex Apartments. 704636-6100 or 704-633-8263

Salis 3990 Statesville Blvd., Lot 12, 3BR/2BA, $439/mo. + dep. FOR SALE OR RENT! 704-640-3222

Salisbury/Spencer 2, 4 & 5 BR $450-$850/mo. 704202-3644 or leave message. No calls after 7pm

West & South Rowan. 2 & 3 BR. No pets. Perfect for 3. Water included. Please call 704-857-6951

Office and Commercial Rental

Rooms for Rent

450 to 1,000 sq. ft. of Warehouse Space off Jake Alexander Blvd. Call 704279-8377 or 704-279-6882

Salisbury

Ford Mustang GT Convertible, 1986. Red exterior with gray interior. Stock # F10457B. $7,897. Call Now 1-800-542-9758. www.cloningerford.com West 13th St., in well established, nice neighborhood, totally furnished, internet, microwave, range, refrigerator, washer & dryer, all Single utitilies included. person only. No pets. $110/wk. + small deposit. 336-927-1738

China Grove. 1200 sq ft. $800/mo + deposit. Call 704-855-2100 Concord area, across from hospital. Body shop/detail shop. Great location. Frame rack, paint booth, turn key ready. 704-622-0889

Ford Focus ZX3 Base Silver Metallic 2004. w/gray interior, est. 33 mpg, automatic transmission. 704-603-4255

Autos

Kia, 2005, Amanti. grey. 65K Charcoal miles. Full power. Leather, 6 disc CD changer/ cassette. Sun roof. Brand new rear tires. $11,000 obo. Call 704-754-2549

MILLER HOTEL Rooms for Rent Weekly $110 & up 704-855-2100

1st Month Free Rent! Salisbury, Kent Executive Park office suites, $100 & up. Utilities paid. Conference room, internet access, break room, ample parking. 704-202-5879

Autos

Ford Taurus SE Sedan, 2007. 4-speed automatic, 3.0L, V6. Stock #P7596. $10,997. Payment $169/ mo. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Mini Cooper Hatchback, Pepper white 2005. with black exterior interior. Stock #P7585. $13,297. Payment $199/ mo. Call 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Autos

ELLIS AUTO AUCTION 10 miles N. of Salisbury, Hwy 601, Sale Every Wednesday night 6 pm.

Honda, 2000, S2000. miles. Blue 112,000 w/black interior. 6 speed, convertible. 4 cylinder. $6,000. 704-798-5128

Recreational Vehicles

Toyota Camry LE Sedan, 2002. Desert Sand Mica exterior with Taupe interior. Stock # T10705A. $9,497, $159/mo. 1-800-542-9758. www.cloningerford.com

Toyota Camry Solara SE Coupe, 2007. Cosmic blue metallic exterior with ivory interior. Stock #T10499A. $12,997, $199/mo. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Numerous Commercial and office rentals to suit your needs. Ranging from 500 to 5,000 sq. ft. Call Victor Wallace at Wallace Realty, 704-636-2021 Office Building with 3 office suites; small office in office complex avail.; 5,000 sq.ft. warehouse w/loading docks & small office. Call Bradshaw Real Estate 704-633-9011 Salisbury

Office Space

We have office suites available in the Executive Center. First Month Free with No Deposit! With all utilities from $150 and up. Lots of amenities. Call Karen Rufty at B & R Realty 704-202-6041 www.bostandrufty-realty.com

Salisbury. 12,000 sq ft corner building at Jake Alexander and Industrial Blvd. Ideal for retail office space, church, etc. Heat and air. Please call 704279-8377 with inquiries. Salisbury. In town. Convenient location on S. Main Level access. Utilities paid. Parking lot. 704-638-0108 Salisbury. Six individual offices, new central heat/air, heavily insulated for energy efficiency, fully carpeted (to be installed) except stone at entrance. Conference room, employee break room, tile bathroom, and nice, large reception area. Perfect location near the Court House and County Building. Want to lease but will sell. Perfect for dual occupancy. By appointment only. 704-636-1850 Spencer Shops Lease great retail space for as little as $750/mo for 2,000 sq ft at. 704-431-8636 Warehouse space / manufacturing as low as $1.25/sq. ft./yr. Deposit. Call 704-431-8636

Manufactured Home for Rent

BMW, 2005 325i Midnight Black on tan leather 2.5 V6 auto trans, am, fm, cd, sunroof, dual seat warmers, all power, duel power seats, RUNS & DRIVES NICELY!! 704-603-4255

Toyota, 2005 Camry, LE/XLE/SE. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

Ford, 2006 Fusion SE. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

Chevrolet Aveo LT Sedan, 2009. Stock # P7600. Cosmic Silver exterior w/charcoal interior. $10,697. $159/mo. Call Now 1-800-542-9758. www.cloningerford.com

Honda Civic EX, 2000. Green on Grey cloth interior 4 cylinder auto trans, pwr options, SUNROOF, am/fm/cd, good tires, GREAT GAS SAVER!!!! 704-603-4255

Chevrolet Malibu LS Sedan, 2005. Stock # F11109A. White exterior with neutral interior. $9,997, $169/mo. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Hyundai Accent GLS Sedan, 2009. Stock # P7572. Nordic white exterior with gray interior. $10,897, $159/month. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Hyundai, 2006, Sonata GLS/LX. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock!

Volkswagon CC Luxury Sedan, 2009. White gold metallic exterior with beige/black cornsilk interior. Stock # F11017A. $24,597. Call Now 1-800542-9758. www.cloningerford.com

Dodge, 2005, Magnum SE. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock!

Saturn ION 2 Sedan, 2006. Stock # F10530A. Cypress Green exterior with tan interior. $8,598. $139/mo. Call Now 1-800542-9758. www.cloningerford.com

Toyota Avalon Limited Sedan, 2007. Titanium Metallic exterior with light gray interior. Stock #T11111A. $17,397, $279/mo. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Autos

Volvo V70, 2.4 T, 2001. Ash Gold Metallic exterior with tan interior. 5 speed auto trans. w/ winter mode. 704-603-4255

Jaguar S-Type, 2005. Black w/black leather interior, 6 sp. auto trans, 4.2L V8 engine, AM/FM/CD Changer, Premium Sound. Call Steve today! 704-6034255

Jaguar XK8 Convertible, 1997. Stock # T11175A1. Black exterior with charcoal interior. $10,797. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Faith. 2BR, 1BA. Water, trash, lawn maint. incl. No pets. Ref. $425. 704-2794282 or 704-202-3876 Gold Hill, 2 bedroom, trash and lawn service included. No pets. $450 month. 704-433-1255

Touring, Low Miles $

Chevrolet Trailblazer LS SUV, 2006. Silverstone metallic exterior w/light gray interior. Stock #T10295A. $12,797. Payment $209/mo. Call now 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

9,988

’08 Chrysler ’08 Jeep ’08 Dodge Town and Grand Dakota SXT Country Cherokee Crew Cab, 16K ded 43K, Loa $

4x4, 20K Miles $

Miles

12,988 21,988 16,988 ’10 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT 4x4 / Loaded

26,988

DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP

287 Concord Parkway, Concord, NC

704-792-9700 877-792-9700 www.timmarburgerdodge.com

Chevrolet, 2005, Colorado 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

Trucks, SUVs & Vans

Dodge, 2004 Dakota. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

Transportation Financing Bad Credit? No Credit? No Problem! Tim Marburger Dodge 877-792-9700

Chevrolet, 2005, Tahoe. 100% Guaranteed Credit Over 150+ Approval! Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd. Ford F-150 FX4 Extended Cab, 2004. Red exterior with black interior. Stock #T11123A2. $22,297. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Chevrolet, 2006, Equinox LT. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

Ford Club Wagon, 1993. White exterior with gray cloth interior. 15 passenger van with only 61K miles. Great for church functions! 704-603-4255

Ford Ranger Extended Cab XLT, 2004. Oxford White with gray cloth. 5 speed auto. trans. w/OD 704-603-4255

Trucks, SUVs & Vans

Buick, 2006, Rendezvous. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock!

Ford Explorer XLT SUV, 2004. $11,497, $199/ month. Black clearcoat exterior w/midnight gray interior. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Ford Edge SE SUV, Dune Pearl 2007. Metallix exterior with camel interior. Stock #P7577A. $21,988, $289/ mo. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

To Sell.. Buy.. Call Classifieds 704-797-POST

Ford Ranger Tremor Plus Extended Cab, 2003. Black clearcoat exterior with dark graphite interior. Stock #T10747C. $7,897, $159/ mo. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Volvo, 2006 S60 2.5T Onyx black with cream leather interior, sunroof, cd player, all power, alloy wheels, super nice! 704-603-4255

We are in need of inventory and will pay top dollar for your vehicle. Cash on the spot with title in hand. We can also refinance your current auto loan and lower your payment. Please call 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

We want your vehicle! 1999 to 2011 under 150,000 miles. Please call 704-216-2663 for your cash offer.

Weekly Special Only $17,995

Faith–2 BR, 1 BA. $350/mo. + dep. 2 BR, 1 BA, $425/mo. + dep. Near Carson High. 704239-2833

’07 Chrysler PT

Full Power, Loaded $

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CASH FOR YOUR CAR! Kia Spectra EX Sedan, 2009. Silver exterior with gray interior. Stock #P7580. $9,897, $169/mo. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

5,995

16,988 13,988

Chevy Suburban 2006 Dark Blue metallic w/tan leather interior, 4 speed auto trans, am, fm, cd premium sound. Third row seating, navigation, sunroof, DVD. 704-603-4255

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Dodge, 2007, Caliber. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

12,988

Place your ad at your convenience! Toyota Camry LE Sedan, 2010. Desert Sand Mica exterior with Bisque interior. Stock #P7569. $14,797, $229/mo. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

East Area. 2BR, water, trash. Limit 2. Dep. req. No pets. Call 704-6367531 or 704-202-4991 EAST ROWAN AREA Taking apps. 2 BR, max. occ. 3, no pets, garbage, & lawn service incl. 704-2793882/ 980-234-2469

Local Trade $

Troutman Motor Co. Highway 29 South, Concord, NC 704-782-3105

Saturn Aura XR, 2008, Silver with Grey cloth interior 3.6 V6 auto trans, all opts, onstar, power am,fm,cd, rear audio, steering wheel controls, duel power and heated seats, nonsmoker LIKE NEW!!!! 704-603-4255

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Chrysler, 1977, New Yorker. Blue. Clean. Driveable. Restorable. $300. Call 336-766-8459

19,988

Red, Loaded, A Must See! $

3rd Seat $

Call Steve today! 704-603-4255 www.JakeAlexanderAutoSales.com

Chevrolet Malibu LT Sedan, 2008. Imperial Blue Metallic exterior w/titanium interior. Stock #P7562B. $12,797, $199/ mo. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Chevrolet, 2006, Impala. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

Factory Warranty, Loaded, 4x4 $

’00 Chevy Monte Carlo

’06 Chrysler Pacifica Touring

CHEVROLET, TEAM CADILLAC, BUICK, GMC. www.teamautogroup.com 704-216-8000

We are the area's largest selection of quality preowned autos. Financing avail. to suit a variety of needs. Carfax avail. No Gimmicks – We take pride in giving excellent service to all our customers.

Camp Rd, 2BR, 1BA. Appls, water, sewer, trash incl. Pet OK. $475/mo. + $475 dep. 704-279-7463

Ellis Park. 3BR/2BA. Appls., water, sewer, incl'd. $525/mo. + $525 deposit. Pet OK. 704-279-7463

CLONINGER FORD, INC. “Try us before you buy.” 511 Jake Alexander Blvd. 704-633-9321

’10 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT

Tim Marburger Honda 1309 N First St. (Hwy 52) Albemarle NC 704-983-4107

Transportation Financing

Between Salis. & China Grove. 2BR. No pets. Appl. & trash pickup incl. $475/ mo + dep. 704-855-7720

Cooleemee. 2BR $100 / wk, $400 dep on ½ ac lot. 336-998-8797, 704-9751579 or 704-489-8840

Nissan, 2004, Maxima. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

Authorized EZGO Dealer. 30 years selling, servicing GOLF CARS Golf Car Batteries 6 volt, 8 volt. Golf car utility sales. US 52, 5 miles south of Salisbury. Beside East Rowan HS & Old Stone Winery. Look for EZGO sign. 704-245-3660

Year-Eanlds Speci

’07 Dodge ’08 Taurus Magnum X SXT All Power,

2003 Prowler w/slideout, 30ft., sleeps 6, 480 sq.ft. Deck w/ramp & all furnishings. On a leased lot on a cove @ High Rock for $1750/yr. 704857-1271

Transportation Dealerships

Furnished Key Man Office Suites - $250-350. Jake & 150. Util & internet incl. 704-721-6831 Granite Quarry - Start the New Year Right! Only two units left! Move in by 1/31/11 and pay no rent until 4/1/11. Comm. Metal Bldg. perfect for hobbyist or contractor. Call for details 704-232-3333

Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LS Regular Cab, 2008. Stock #F10479A. $22,697. $389/mo. Call now! 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Service & Parts

Nissan Altima 2.5 S Coupe, 2010. Winter pearl exterior Frost w/charcoal interior. Stock #P7555. $18,397. $299/ month. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Autos

Trucks, SUVs & Vans

C47595

Houses for Rent

Spencer. 3BRs & 2BAs. Remodeled. Great area! Owner financing available. 704-202-2696

SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2011 • 7C

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Ford Focus SE Sedan, 2009. Stock #P7597. Brilliant silver exterior with medium stone interior. $12,397. Payment $189/mo. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Mercedes S320, 1999 Black on Grey leather interior, 3.2, V6, auto trans, LOADED, all power ops, low miles, SUNROOF, chrome rims good tires, extra clean MUST SEE! 704-6034255

Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, 2005. Bright Silver Metallic exterior with black cloth interior. 6-speed, hard top, 29K miles. Won't Last! Call Steve today! 704-603-4255

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Ford, 2003, Explorer. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

Trucks, SUVs & Vans

Jeep Liberty Renegade SUV, 2003. Light Khaki Metallic Clearcoat exterior w/taupe interior. #F10511A1. Stock $9,997. Call now! 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Trucks, SUVs & Vans

Suzuki XL7 Luxury SUV 2007. Stock #F10395A. Majestic silver exterior with gray interior. $16,697. $259/month Call now!1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

No. 60888

No. 60887

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Ruth Walters Campbell, Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks, Salisbury, NC 28144. This is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 29th day of March, 2011, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. This the 16th day of December, 2010. Cleveland E. Campbell, Jr., Executor of the estate of Ruth Walters Campbell, File #10E1261, 204 Sycamore St., Salisbury, NC 28146

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Co-Executors of the Estate of Geraldine G. Hagerty, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 30th day of March, 2011, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. This the 21st day of December, 2010. Kelly Strickland, Co-Executor of the estate of Geraldine G. Hagerty, 5211 Irish Potato Road, Kannapolis, NC 28083, Paul P. Hagerty, Co-Executor of the Estate of Geraldine G. Hagerty, 350 Peach Orchard Road, Salisbury, NC 28146 John T. Hudson, Attorney at Law, Doran, Shelby, Pethel & Hudson, 122 N. Lee St., Salisbury, NC 28144

No. 60882

Honda CR-V LX SUV, 2008. Stock #T10761A. Glacier blue metallic interior and gray interior. $18,697. $299/month Call now!1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Honda Element LX SUV, 2008. Tango Red Pearl exterior w/Titanium/Black interior. Stock #T10724A. $15,897. $249/mo. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Jeep Wrangler Sahara, 1999, Gold w/Tan cloth interior 4.0 6 cyl. auto trans, am/fm/cd, HARD TOP, aftermarket rims good tires, sound bar, BRUSH GUARD ready for fun or those snowy days! 704-603-4255

Jeep Wrangler Sport SUV, 2011. Detonator Yellow exterior w/black interior. $22,397. 1-800542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

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Toyota 4 Runner, 1997 Limited Forest Green on Tan Leather interior V6 auto trans, am, fm, cd, tape, SUNROOF, alloy rims, good tires, CHEAP TRANSPORTATION!!!! 704-603-4255

Toyota Tacoma Base 2 Door Long Bed Truck, 2010. Black sand pearl exterior with graphite interior. Stock #T10736A. $16,897, $269/mo. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

NOTICE OF SALE UNDER EXECUTION IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DISTRICT COURT DIVISION ROWAN COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR FILE NO 09 M 939 402 NORTH MAIN ST SALISBURY NC 28144 COUNTY OF ROWAN, Plaintiff, v. Defendant(s) Daniel, Jane By virtue of certain executions directed to the undersigned from the Superior Court of Rowan County in the actions entitled Rowan County Tax Collector vs. the judgment debtor hereinafter set out, this office will hold an execution sale(s) pursuant to Article 29B of Chapter 1 of the NC General Statutes. Said sale(s) will take place on JANUARY 7, 2011, at 11:00 A.M., at the Rowan County Courthouse door, in the city of Salisbury, State of North Carolina. Said sale shall be to the highest bidder for CASH/CERTIFIED FUNDS (20% of bid amount at time of sale) to satisfy the execution(s) on the parcel of real property separately described following the name of each judgment debtor hereinafter set out. The executions were issued pursuant to judgment duly recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court for Rowan County, and the executions are in the amounts specified in each case following the name of the judgment debtor and the description of the real estate, plus costs of sale, as follows: The following described property is located in the Salisbury Township, Rowan County, North Carolina: BEING 1600 N MAIN ST. TAX MAP 004 PARCEL 068. For complete description see Deed Book 1070 Page 669 in Register of Deeds for Rowan County. The sale will be made subject to all liens, mortgages, easements, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, special assessments and all local improvement assessments against the above-described property not included in the judgment in the above-entitled cause. Tax Amount Due $ 9,046.95. Bidders are responsible for doing their own research. Property sold as is with no warranties or certifications being issued.

No. 60898 NOTICE OF SALE ON SATURDAY THE 8th OF JANUARY AT 10:00 A.M. COPPER TOP STORAGE WILL SELL VARIOUS ITEMS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THE ASSERTION OF A LIEN FOR RENTAL AT IT'S SELF-SERVICE FACILITY. THE SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE OFFICE OF COPPER TOP STORAGE, LOCATED AT, 3224 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SALISBURY NORTH CAROLINA, 28147. COPPER TOP STORAGE, 3224 SOUTH MAIN ST., SALISBURY, NC 28147, 704-642-0460 120 GAITHER 205 HALL 302 MCKENZIE 404 RATCLIFF 405 HALL

412 MCKENZIE 503 PHILLIPS 505 PIERONTONI 521 PRICE

528 SURRATTE 618 JARNAGIN 628 FISHER 630 JONES

No. 60884 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER EXECUTION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION ROWAN COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR FILE NO 09 M 942 402 NORTH MAIN ST SALISBURY NC 28144 COUNTY OF ROWAN, Plaintiff, v. Defendant(s) LEE, ROBERT EUGENE & LATOSHA

Salisbury Post Publication Dates: December 26, 2010, January 2, 2011 KEVIN L AUTEN- Rowan County Sheriff's Office No. 60881

Honda Pilot 2005. Red Pearl with tan leather interior, automatic, 3rd row seating, 4x4, sunroof. 704-603-4255

Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited, 2004. Bright silver metallic exterior with gray leather interior. Auto, 4x4, heated seats, sunroof. Call 704-603-4255

Jeep, 2003, Wrangler Sahara. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! 150+ Vehicles in Stock!

Toyota Tundra Limited Extended Cab, 2003. Natural white ext. w/oak int. Stock #F10438B. $17,697. $329/mo. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

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NOTICE OF SALE UNDER EXECUTION IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DISTRICT COURT DIVISION ROWAN COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR 402 NORTH MAIN ST FILE NO 09 M 449 SALISBURY NC 28144 COUNTY OF ROWAN, Plaintiff, v. Defendant(s) Cummings, Melissa By virtue of certain executions directed to the undersigned from the Superior Court of Rowan County in the actions entitled Rowan County Tax Collector vs. the judgment debtor hereinafter set out, this office will hold an execution sale(s) pursuant to Article 29B of Chapter 1 of the NC General Statutes. Said sale(s) will take place on JANUARY 7, 2011, at 11:00 A.M., at the Rowan County Courthouse door, in the city of Salisbury, State of North Carolina. Said sale shall be to the highest bidder for CASH/CERTIFIED FUNDS (20% of bid amount at time of sale) to satisfy the execution(s) on the parcel of real property separately described following the name of each judgment debtor hereinafter set out. The executions were issued pursuant to judgment duly recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court for Rowan County, and the executions are in the amounts specified in each case following the name of the judgment debtor and the description of the real estate, plus costs of sale, as follows: The following described property is located in the Salisbury Township, Rowan County, North Carolina: BEING all of Lot No. 39 of the Love Honbaier Heirs Property, North Carolina, as shown on plat thereof recorded in Book of Maps at Page 876, Rowan County Registry. Tax Map 603 Parcel 126, Leonard Rd. The sale is made subject to all liens, mortgages, easements, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, special assessments and all local improvement assessments against the above-described property not included in the judgment in the above-entitled cause. Tax Amount Due $ 654.85 Bidders are responsible for doing their own research. Property sold as is with no warranties or certifications being issued. Salisbury Post Publication Dates: December 26, 2010, January 2, 2011 KEVIN L AUTEN- Rowan County Sheriff's Office No. 60880 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER EXECUTION IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DISTRICT COURT DIVISION ROWAN COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR FILE NO 09 M 590 402 NORTH MAIN ST SALISBURY NC 28144 COUNTY OF ROWAN, Plaintiff, v. Defendant(s) CHAMBERS, RAYMOND

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By virtue of certain executions directed to the undersigned from the Superior Court of Rowan County in the actions entitled Rowan County Tax Collector vs. the judgment debtor hereinafter set out, this office will hold an execution sale(s) pursuant to Article 29B of Chapter 1 of the NC General Statutes. Said sale(s) will take place on JANUARY 7, 2011, at 11:00 A.M., at the Rowan County Courthouse door, in the city of Salisbury, State of North Carolina. Said sale shall be to the highest bidder for CASH/CERTIFIED FUNDS (20% of bid amount at time of sale) to satisfy the execution(s) on the parcel of real property separately described following the name of each judgment debtor hereinafter set out. The executions were issued pursuant to judgment duly recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court for Rowan County, and the executions are in the amounts specified in each case following the name of the judgment debtor and the description of the real estate, plus costs of sale, as follows: The following described property is located in the Salisbury Township, Rowan County, North Carolina: BEING Tax Map 024 Parcel 192, 413 Broad St. ALL those certain lots or parcels of land, known and designated as lots number 53 and 54, lying on the North side of Broad Street and fronting same. For bound and dimensions of said property and for further particulars, reference is hereby made to map and plat of John and Jas. D. Heilig as surveyed by C. M. Miller and known as Trexler Heights, East Spencer, N.C., the same being on record in the office of Register of Deeds for Rowan County, N. C. The sale will be made subject to all liens, mortgages, easements, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, special assessments and all local improvement assessments against the above-described property not included in the judgment in the above-entitled cause. Tax Amount Due $ 2,380.55 Bidders are responsible for doing their own research. Property sold as is with no warranties or certifications being issued. Salisbury Post Publication Dates: December 26, 2010, January 2 , 2011 SHERIFF- KEVIN L AUTEN, Rowan County Sheriff's Office No. 60883 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER EXECUTION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION ROWAN COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR 402 NORTH MAIN ST FILE NO 10 M 569 SALISBURY NC 28144 COUNTY OF ROWAN, Plaintiff, v. Defendant(s) INGRAM, CLARENCE D. By virtue of certain executions directed to the undersigned from the Superior Court of Rowan County in the actions entitled Rowan County Tax Collector vs. the judgment debtor hereinafter set out, this office will hold an execution sale(s) pursuant to Article 29B of Chapter 1 of the NC General Statutes. Said sale(s) will take place on JANUARY 7, 2011, at 11:00 A.M., at the Rowan County Courthouse door, in the city of Salisbury, State of North Carolina. Said sale shall be to the highest bidder for CASH/CERTIFIED FUNDS (20% of bid amount at time of sale) to satisfy the execution(s) on the parcel of real property separately described following the name of each judgment debtor hereinafter set out. The executions were issued pursuant to judgment duly recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court for Rowan County, and the executions are in the amounts specified in each case following the name of the judgment debtor and the description of the real estate, plus costs of sale, as follows: The following described property is located in the Salisbury Township, Rowan County, North Carolina: BEGINNING at an iron pipe in the center of State Road No. 2133, South 17 deg. East 364 feet from the common line of Lawrence Eller and Ingram; thence South 81 deg. East 822 feet to an iron pin; thence North 3 deg. 45 min. East 380 feet to an iron pin; thence North 83 deg. West 734 feet to an iron pin; in the center of N.C. State Road No. 2133; thence with the center of said road South 17 deg. West 364 feet to the point of Beginning and being a tract of Land 6.61 acres, more or less. The sale will be made subject to all liens, mortgages, easements, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, special assessments and all local improvement assessments against the above-described property not included in the judgment in the above-entitled cause. Tax Amount Due $ 2,485.02. Bidders are responsible for doing their own research. Property sold as is with no warranties or certifications being issued.

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No. 60879 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER EXECUTION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION ROWAN COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR 402 NORTH MAIN ST FILE NO 10 M566 SALISBURY NC 28144 COUNTY OF ROWAN, Plaintiff, v. Defendant(s) A-1 BUILDERS LLC By virtue of certain executions directed to the undersigned from the Superior Court of Rowan County in the actions entitled Rowan County Tax Collector vs. the judgment debtor hereinafter set out, this office will hold an execution sale(s) pursuant to Article 29B of Chapter 1 of the NC General Statutes. Said sale(s) will take place on JANUARY 7, 2011 at 11:00 A.M., at the Rowan County Courthouse door, in the city of Salisbury, State of North Carolina. Said sale shall be to the highest bidder for CASH/CERTIFIED FUNDS (20% of bid amount at time of sale) to satisfy the execution(s) on the parcel of real property separately described following the name of each judgment debtor hereinafter set out. The executions were issued pursuant to judgment duly recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court for Rowan County, and the executions are in the amounts specified in each case following the name of the judgment debtor and the description of the real estate, plus costs of sale, as follows: The following described property is located in the Salisbury Township, Rowan County, North Carolina: BEING all of Lots Nos. 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 94, 95, 96, 97, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, and 346 of FIBER ACRES, as the same is platted, planned and recorded in Book of Maps, page 1093, Rowan County Registry. For back title, see Deed Book 599, page 7, Rowan County Registry. SAVING AND EXCEPTING that portion conveyed to the Town of Cleveland, described as Pumping Station No 1, depicted in Book of Maps page 1623, by deed recorded in Deed Book 605, page 586, Rowan County Registry. Subject to Sewer Easement to the Town of Cleveland, recorded in Deed Book 605, page 587, and the Water Line Easement to Rowan County, recorded in Deed Book 747, page 350, Rowan County Registry. Tax Amount Due $ 2,452.00 Bidders are responsible for doing their own research. Property sold as is with no warranties or certifications being issued. Salisbury Post Publication Dates: December 26, 2010, January 2, 2011 KEVIN L AUTEN- Rowan County Sheriff's Office

No. 60885 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER EXECUTION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION ROWAN COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR 402 NORTH MAIN ST FILE NO 09 M 801 SALISBURY NC 28144 COUNTY OF ROWAN, Plaintiff, v. Defendant(s) TORRENCE, CHARLES E - TRUSTEE By virtue of certain executions directed to the undersigned from the Superior Court of Rowan County in the actions entitled Rowan County Tax Collector vs. the judgment debtor hereinafter set out, this office will hold an execution sale(s) pursuant to Article 29B of Chapter 1 of the NC General Statutes. Said sale(s) will take place on JANUARY 7, 2011, at 11:00 A.M., at the Rowan County Courthouse door, in the city of Salisbury, State of North Carolina. Said sale shall be to the highest bidder for CASH/CERTIFIED FUNDS (20% of bid amount at time of sale) to satisfy the execution(s) on the parcel of real property separately described following the name of each judgment debtor hereinafter set out. The executions were issued pursuant to judgment duly recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court for Rowan County, and the executions are in the amounts specified in each case following the name of the judgment debtor and the description of the real estate, plus costs of sale, as follows: The following described property is located in the Salisbury Township, Rowan County, North Carolina: BEGINNING at an iron rod on the Southwest side of Mitchell Avenue, corner to the property of Mary Nicholson, 206 feet from the center of the pavement of Hoyden Road; thence with Mitchell Avenue, North 59 degrees 15 minutes West 70 feet to an iron rod, H. C. Turner's corner in Mitchell Avenue; thence with Turner's line South 30 degrees 8 minutes West 175 feet to an iron rod, Turner's corner in the edge of an alley; thence with said alley South 59 degrees 15 minutes East 70 feet to an iron rod in said alley, Nicholson's corner; thence with Nicholson's line North 30 degrees 8 minutes East 175 feet to the point of Beginning. The sale will be made subject to all liens, mortgages, easements, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, special assessments and all local improvement assessments against the above-described property not included in the judgment in the above-entitled cause. Tax Amount Due $ 5,628.37 Bidders are responsible for doing their own research. Property sold as is with no warranties or certifications being issued. Salisbury Post Publication Dates: December 26, 2010, January 2, 2011

Salisbury Post Publication Dates: December 26, 2010, January 2, 2011 KEVIN L AUTEN- Rowan County Sheriff's Office KEVIN L AUTEN- Rowan County Sheriff's Office

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Fans relieved to be able to watch Outback Bowl Saturday life has been Penn State football,” he said. Corbin said the comforts of home trumped the possibility of being stuck in a corner of a bar with few people interested in his game. “I’ve got my 46-inch, highdefinition TV, and I get to make my own chicken wing recipe,” Corbin said. Even if Sinclair hadn’t agreed to the extension, Time Warner had said it would have imported broadcast signals from other cities to replace Sinclair stations so that its customers could still enjoy network programming from these four networks. Syndicated shows such as “Seinfeld” could have been moved to different time slots. However, viewers would have lost access to local news and weather. Bright House added that it, too, would have carried feeds from other cities if its dispute with Sinclair remained unresolved. Those plans would have likely kept the Outback Bowl game on regardless of whether the contract dispute was settled. This means that even if Sinclair and the two cable companies do not reach an agreement by their new target date of Jan. 14, subscribers will still be able to watch the Golden Globes, which will air on NBC on Jan. 16, as well as ongoing NFL playoff and NHL games. By making those alternate arrangements, the cable companies put pressure on Sinclair to continue negotiating and possibly reconsider its proposed broadcasting fee

hike. Time Warner has been using that same strategy in upstate New York to work around a similar dispute with Smith Media. Viewers still get prime-time shows and other national programming but their local newscasts come from other markets. Bruce Leichtman, industry analyst and president of Leichtman Research Group, said this tactic has left Sinclair with less leverage, and may force the company to lower its demands. “If they can put on the same network from another city it would take away a lot of negotiating because all people would lose is the local news,” he said. “The broadcaster would lose pretty much everything.” However, the workaround is not a permanent solution. Under original contract terms with Sinclair, New York-based Time Warner could only replace Sinclair stations with broadcast signals from other cities until late February, around the time the Oscars are scheduled to air on ABC. It’s unclear how long Bright House has permission to do the same, or if the two-week extension now pushes that end-date into March. The dust-up is just the latest in a string of disputes between cable companies and broadcasters. Last March, Cablevision Corp. subscribers in New York lost their ABC station in the hours leading up to the Oscars, and missed the first 15 minutes of the awards show before the company hammered out a last-minute deal. And in October, Cablevi-

sion Corp. customers went without programming for 15 days, a loss that caused sports fans to miss two World Series games. Bright House customer Shane Wiley of Pensacola, Fla., said that while the extension meant he could watch Saturday’s game, it doesn’t necessarily mean he will continue his cable subscription. He said this week’s dispute is the second or third time in the last several years that he’s faced losing local news from Pensacola. But with Bright House being the only cable provider in his part of the Florida Panhandle, his options have been limited when he finds himself caught in the middle of Bright House’s disputes with broadcasters. “We were going to go over to satellite (TV) because of that,” he said. “We still might. We have to have channel 3 for the local news, so (any interruption) is not going to work real well.” Associated Press writers Jennifer Kay in Miami and Ann Sanner in Columbus, Ohio contributed to this report.

Oprah Winfrey launches OWN cable network NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey’s network has begun not with a bang but with redeclared purpose by the Queen of Daytime for her new roundthe-clock cable channel venture. After years in the planning and months of hype, the moment of launch on Saturday at 12 noon EST was rather quiet.

Buried in the middle of a holiday weekend (though boasting the numerically catchy date 1-1-11), The Oprah Winfrey Network, or OWN for short, arrived free of glitz with a onehour preview special hosted by Winfrey, host of the syndicated “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” She offered a hearty overview of the live-your-best-life fare she will curate across the network’s schedule in the days ahead and further down the line. The strategy seemed that of a soft opening, aimed at whetting viewers’ appetites so they regularly come back and sample the network’s expanding menu of new shows as they roll out. “I wanted to take the ideals of great television that we’ve established on the ‘Oprah’ show and bring them to you through a variety of new shows 24/7,” Winfrey said. “Every minute of this network has been hand-selected by me for you, the viewers.” This spring, Winfrey ends her wildly successful weekday syndicated show after 25 years. But premiering Saturday night on OWN, “Behind the Scenes: The Oprah Show Final Season” was a 25-episode reality series gave viewers an intimate look at “Oprah” as it draws to a close. In her OWN preview special, Winfrey also touted “Master Class,” a series that will spotlight prominent people who include Diane Sawyer, Simon Cowell, Jay-Z and Condoleezza Rice. The show airs today. “In the Bedroom with Dr. Laura Berman” provides coun-

seling to couples to help them repair their sex lives. It airs Monday. On “Your OWN Show: Oprah’s Search for the Next TV Star,” 10 contestants will compete to win a hosting job on an OWN show of his or her own creation. The finalists were chosen from more than 9,500 online audition videos and thousands more hopefuls at open casting calls. “Your OWN Show” premieres Friday. Other shows, including reality series with Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, who says, “I am broken,” and with troubled father-and-daughter actors Ryan and Tatum O’Neal, are among programs promised for later. Initially, the schedule is heavy with sneak previews of series yet to come and multiple repeats of current shows, including Winfrey’s special, for those who missed them the first time.

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Tea farmers say climate is changing brew GAUHATI, India (AP) — In this humid, lush region where an important part of the world’s breakfast is born, the evidence of climate change is — literally — a weak tea. Growers in tropical Assam state, India’s main tea growing region, say rising temperatures have led not only to a drop in production but to subtle, unwelcome changes in the flavor of their brews. The area in northeastern India is the source of some of the finest black and Britishstyle teas. Assam teas are notable for their heartiness, strength and body, and are often sold as “breakfast” teas. “Earlier, we used to get a bright, strong cup. Now it’s not so,” said L.P. Chaliha, a professional tea taster. Rajib Barooah, a tea planter in Jorhat, Assam’s main tea growing district, agreed that the potent taste of Assam tea has weakened. “We are indeed concerned,” he said. “Assam tea’s strong flavor is its hallmark.” Tea growers want the Indian government to fund studies to examine the flavor fallout from climate change. Assam produces nearly 55 percent of the tea crop in India, a nation that accounts for 31 percent of global tea production. But the region’s tea production has dipped significantly, and plantation owners fear it will drop further as temperatures rise and rainfall patterns change. Assam produced 564,000 tons of tea in 2007, but slipped to 487,000 tons in 2009. The

2010 crop is estimated to be about 460,000 tons, said Dhiraj Kakaty, who heads the Assam Branch Indian Tea Association, an umbrella group of some 400 tea plantations. The drop in production has squeezed consumers. Prices have gone up about 10 percent over the past year. Mridul Hazarika, director of the Tea Research Association, one of the world’s largest tea research centers, blames climate change for Assam’s shortfall. He said the region’s temperatures have risen 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) over the last eight decades. Scientists at the Tea Research Association are analyzing temperature statistics to determine links between temperature rise, consequent fluctuations in rainfall and their effect on tea yields. “Days with sunshine were far fewer during the (monsoon) rains this year,” Kakaty said, “leading to a shortfall in production and damp weather unfavorable for tea.” Dampness also aggravates bug attacks on the tea crop. Kakaty said a pest called the tea mosquito bug thrives in such weather and attacks fresh shoots of the tea bush. Restrictions on pesticide use because of environmental concerns have added to planters’ woes. The tea industry employs about 3 million people across India. Most live just a few steps above the poverty line. They are not the only farmers in India suffering because

of the weather. Warmer temperatures have cut sharply into wheat farmers’ yield in northern India — their crops are maturing too quickly. Nor are tea growers alone in their concern about how the climate is changing the taste of their product. French vintners, for instance, have seen the taste and alcohol content change for some wines, and are worried they could see more competition as climate change makes areas of northern Europe friendlier to wine-growing. The U.N. science network foresees temperatures rising up to 6.4 degrees Celsius (11.5 degrees F) by 2100. NASA reported earlier this month that the January-November 2010 period was the warmest globally in the 131-year record. U.N. experts say countries’ current voluntary pledges on emissions cuts will not suffice to keep the temperature rise in check. India has proposed a system for sharing technologies between rich and poor countries designed to free up funding and technologies for poor nations that need help coping with a warmer world. These projects include building barriers against rising seas, shifting crops threatened by drought, building water supply and irrigation systems, and improving health care to deal with diseases. Industrial countries have pledged $30 billion in emergency funds through 2012 to help poor countries prepare for climate change, and promised to raise $100 billion a year

starting in 2020. Developing countries say at least half of those funds should go to adaptation measures, and the other half toward helping their economies shift to low-carbon growth. The United States has long refused to join the rest of the industrialized world in the Kyoto Protocol, the 1997 adjunct to the climate treaty that mandated modest emissions reductions by richer nations. The U.S. has said it would hurt their economy and exempt associated press emerging economies such as an indian laborer plucks tea leaves at a tea garden. China and India.

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lmost three years since the release of “Earth: The Sequel — The Race to Reinvent Energy and Stop Global Warming,” coauthor and longtime Environmental Defense Fund President Fred Krupp said he remains hopeful that there is still time to save the planet. Entrepreneurs are creating products and processes that accomplish everything from improving the efficiency of solar cells to lessening auto emissions. Krupp, who wrote the book with EDF staff member and former journalist Miriam Horn, pointed out, however, that his definition of hope is “a verb with its sleeves rolled up.” “I’m hopeful in that I and so many people around the world are working on it ... ,” he said. “What gives me hope is that, despite the United States’ failure to pass climate legislation this year, other countries are moving ahead to pioneer technologies and new agreements to reduce pollution.” In November, for example, Krupp said the governors of California, Acre, Brazil and Chiapas, Mexico, agreed to “a system that will give companies the ability to comply with California’s climate change law by reducing the emissions from the rain forest.” And the World Bank will announce a $30 million program to help China and other developing nations create emissions trading systems in their countries. “So I think the world is clearly moving ahead,” Krupp said, “and I think ultimately, the United States will, too. Fred Krupp has led the Environmental Defense Fund for 26 years. “Just put simply, I think the opportunity here for U.S. companies recently named Ernst & Young’s Coming up to compete in these markets is just Emerging Entrepreneur of the What: Environmental Defense too big for us to pass it up.” Krupp Year (2010). Fund President Fred Krupp will and Horn will speak at Catawba I guess a second one would be speak in Salisbury. Miriam Horn, College on Thursday, Jan. 20. eSolar, which is contracted to build Krupp’s co-author on “Earth: The Scheduled for 6 p.m. in Keppel Auclose to four gigawatts of solar Sequel — The Race to Reinvent ditorium in the Robertson College thermal power plants in the SouthEnergy and Stop Global WarmCommunity Center, the program is west United States and China and ing,” will also speak. hosted by the Center for the EnviIndia and Spain ... and also in South Where: Center for the Environronment. Though free and open to Africa. 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My Facebook page turned blue This is an excerpt from “Military Mom,” a blog by Shelia Sammons about the day-to-day issues of being a military family. t was just another day. We had been mowing and pressure washing. We had eaten dinner. I logged onto Facebook. As I sat there enjoying a break from the heat and yard work, something popped up on my Facebook page. I read it four times. This has to be a mistake. It must be one of those “virus things” that pop up. I cannot be reading this correctly. I closed the page and reopened it. The SAMMONS statement is still there. My Facebook friend Laura had written something that took my breath away. RIP, Mike Swink — KIA Aug. 27, 2010. I kept thinking this statement would go away. It did not go away and it was very true. Her son Mike had been killed in action. Her blue star in the blink of an eye had turned gold. Within minutes, profile pictures were changing in support of this family who had lost their HERO. Prior to this I had one gold star friend. My friend Florence. Florence is an inspiration to many of us. I was thankful that Laura and Florence were friends, as I knew Florence would be there for Laura, in a way that many of us could not. Florence has already lived through this horrible nightmare. This was a “first” for many of us. It was the first time we had a military friend lose a loved one during our friendship. What do you say to this person? How can you offer them comfort? Well, the only thing you can do is speak your heart. Nothing you can say or do will bring their loved one back. As the minutes turned into hours, there was comment after comment to Laura. We were in a state of disbelief. We changed our profile pictures to the flag with the silhouette of a soldier saluting. In the days to come our profile picture changed to a blue candle. As I logged on, al-

Navy Hospital Corpsman James Michael Swink was killed in August while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. most every friend I had was showing their profile picture as a blue candle. Friends who did not know Laura did this. In the days that followed we were kept updated through Laura’s page. We knew when Mike’s body arrived back on American soil. We knew when he would be buried. We were thankful that she and her family shared with us on Facebook. “Mikey,” as he is known to us “Facebookers” was always a helper. As a young man he volunteered his time and heart to a horseback therapy riding group in California. In the military he was an HM3, hospital corpsman, caring for the sick and injured. As a brother and son, he was greatly loved, and sorely missed. Ironically, Mikey was laid to rest on his birthday. When my Facebook page turned “blue,” I met other military moms, folks I probably would not have met. I am thankful that through the events of Mikey I met some awesome blue star moms, like Patty, Sheryl, Dee and others. Gold star families are very special. Their loved one’s paid the ultimate sacrifice by giving their lives for our freedom. Freedom is not free. I am thankful each and every day for my blue star.

Life isn’t always a fairy tale This is from “Confessions of a Single Mother,” a new blog by Shaunice Sasser.

something like Cinderella, all I needed to find was a husband. Somewhere down the line after marriage, I would have two kids ife is not always a fairy( one boy and one girl). Well, my tale, but I’m determined to story did not turn out quite as have a happy ending! planned, because I got pregnant Welcome! I’m experiencing a during my senior year at Pfeiffew emotions writing this blog. fer University. I welcomed my I’m nervous and excited to welbeautiful daughter into my life come everyone to get a small Jan. 16, 2009, and the journey gimpse into my life as a single into motherhood began. It was mother. I think and still is tough juggling being a that it is impor- mother and a student, but I’m tant to present making it. This past May, I grada different view uated with a bachelor of arts in of being a human services from Pfeiffer young single University. My graduation was mother than the day before Mother’s Day, what appears and I think that that was one of on television. the best gifts I could ever give Like many of my mother. After looking for a SASSER my friends, I job week after week, I decided to tune into MTV’s apply to graduate school. I am “16 and Pregnant” every week. I currently enrolled in the master sit on the edge of my bed biting of arts in teaching program at my nails anticipating what will UNC-Charlotte. My concentrahappen next. Thirty minutes of tion is secondary English educawhat seems like nonstop drama tion. I am hoping to teach Engfilled with tears, screaming and lish at a high school and college curse words seems to place a after I graduate. negative stigma on young parBecoming a mother has defients. Just because it’s a reality nately changed my priorities in TV show does not mean it’s our life, but I wouldn’t have it any reality. So here’s my story ... other way. There have been My name is Shaunice Sasser many, many sleepless nights and at a young age, I had my life and tears shed, but with the planned to the “T.” After high tears come the joys of being a school, I wanted to attend colmother. I hope that my blog will lege, graduate and find a high inspire others to continue on paying job. I had my wedding even when they are faced with planned out as well, huge white tough circumstances. princess dress, white horses, So welcome!!

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CHANGES FOR LOCAL CHAPTER

Red Cross at crossroads lthough every community has a connection to its local Red Cross chapter, those ties are especially strong in Rowan County. Salisbury native Elizabeth Dole served as president of the American Red Cross from 1991-1999, a proud bond symbolized by the chapter that bears her name. But while the Elizabeth Hanford Dole Chapter of the American Red Cross can point to a proud past in our community, its future isn’t nearly as clear in the wake of a restructuring that stripped the chapter of its executive director and other staff members. The local office will now be directed by Kannapolis resident Nancy Litton, whose oversight expands from the Cabarrus Chapter to include Stanly County as well as Rowan. Red Cross officials vow the changes here and at hundreds of chapters nationwide are necessary to address serious budget problems as the nonprofit relief organization struggles against the same economic forces that have battered other charitable groups, as well as the private sector. Facing a $200 million deficit, the national organization that has rendered disaster aid for better than 120 years began some self-administered triage two years ago, laying off more than 1,000 employees in its national and regional offices. Now, like tremors after an earthquake, the aftershocks are showing up here and around the state. There’s no doubt the budget issues are real, and the Red Cross must take action to weather stormy times. Steve Simpson, former executive director of the Dole chapter, acknowledged it was wrestling with the same money problems that have beset other chapters. But while Red Cross officials say the changes will improve efficiency, Simpson strongly disagreed with the dismantling of a staff that has served its coverage area well. His concerns about these changes are reflected in the unease of local board members, some of whom say they weren’t kept adequately informed about potential personnel changes and are reconsidering whether they want to continue serving. From a national or regional perspective, it might seem irrelevant whether the local board is on board. But that would be a mistake, and it points to the Red Cross’ perilous path. To fulfill core missions such as providing disaster relief and maintaining blood supplies, it needs volunteers and contributions, including those that flow to the local chapter through the United Way. While local control may be deemed optional, local support is not. Amid cutbacks and consolidation, the Red Cross needs to make sure it doesn’t sever the community connections that encourage vital donations of time and money. Those ties are somewhat frayed right now in Rowan County. An organization so well versed in responding to disasters around the country needs to do a better job of damage control here at home.

Common sense

(Or uncommon wisdom, as the case may be)

Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves — James Matthew Barrie

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he snow that covered Rowan County last weekend seemed like a fitting final act for 2010. Its perfect whiteness was like a clean slate, a fresh start for the new year. It was a Christmas to remember. Before the new year gets too far along, let’s look back at 2010’s memorable quotes. • • • “I will not lose a house.” Lou Adkins of Salisbury ELIZABETH Community DeCOOK velopment Corp. spoke those words to express her determination to help homeowners avoid foreclosure. The organization helped hundreds of families, with laid-off workers able to get zero-interest loans with a 15-year payback. Still, Rowan was on track late in the year to break its 2009 record of 814 foreclosures. Rowan is the 18th county in the state for total foreclosures and 30th for the per capita rate. Foreclosures have become so prevalent that the CDC has shifted away from it's original focus of revitalization. “There’s no point in building homes when we’re losing them to foreclosure,” Executive Director Chanaka Yatawara said. Surely 2011 will be better — but don’t bank on it. If you are still facing possible foreclosure, the Salisbury Community

Development Corp. can help; call Adkins at 704-638-2154 or Robbie Stevens at 704-6385383. • • • “This is not our project alone, this is America’s project.” That’s Gov. Bev Perdue, speaking at the August groundbreaking for the new I-85 bridge over the Yadkin River. Perdue and many other North Carolinians thought the bridge was a perfect, shovel-ready project for federal PERDUE stimulus funds. When the feds came up with only $10 million, Perdue and the N.C. Department of Transportation devised a state plan that should have the bridge completed by 2013. The I-85 bridge may be America’s project, but it might wind up with Bev Perdue’s name on it. • • • “You can let those things drag you down, or you can use what you learned from them to help other people.” Detective Linda Porter carries her own painful memories of abuse at a young age. But instead of being bitter, she has for many years put her energies into investigating cases of child abuse and sexual abuse for the Rowan County Sheriff’s Department. Unfortunately, it’s a busy job. The state registry shows more than 232 reg-

istered sex offenders in Rowan County, and the Family Crisis Council’s Women's Shelter stays busy, with 1,391 client days in the third quarter. We need many more Linda Porters. • • • “I just left early yesterday and told them I was pursuing other opportunities. There’s nothing else to say.” Followed four days later by the rest of the story: “I have spent years minimizing and, yes, denying a simple fact — I am an alcoholic.” Rowan County Commissioner Jon Barber stunned his constituents in 2010, escorted out of his SouthMiddle east School classroom, allegedly drunk. A few BARBER days later he went public with his drinking problem. The political rumor mill went into overdrive, but Barber went on to lead the Republican primary for county commission and easily won re-election in the fall. Scandal, schamdal. What matters most to Rowan voters is a politician’s performance in office — and his party affiliation. • • • “You have to take risks, and you only move ahead by sticking your neck out.” Civil rights activist DeeDee Wright reflected in 2010 on her arrest 50 years ago as part of the Greenville Eight, a group

of black students who refused to leave the whites-only Greenville, S.C., Public Library. Wright continued to stick her neck out in 2010, publicly calling out a magistrate for his agreement with a potentially racist joke on Facebook and speaking up for better pay, diversity and more officers at an accreditation forum for the Salisbury Police Department. • • • “Everything is gone. Everything is gone.” Rowan County residents found out Sept. 3 that the Webb Road Flea Market was indeed “everything” to vendors like a man named Jahlove, who owned a reggae store Culture Image in the flea market. When a fire of undetermined origin leveled the flea market’s old structures, vendors lost all their goods — all uninsured. No one has estimated the total loss. The owners of the property — Catherine and Joey Popp of Charlotte and Libby and Chris Stephens of Morganton — plan to rebuild. County commissioners will consider rezoning the property this year to CBI — commercial, business, industrial — which allows a wide range of business uses. The market provides a livelihood for hundreds of people, but it’s a precarious existence. One has to wonder if a new and improved flea market is the best use for 30 acres of land next to I-85. • • • Elizabeth Cook is editor of the Salisbury Post.

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A New Year’s resolution for all times EW YORK — It befalls the columnist this time of year to look back and recap; to assign blame and shame, while offering the obligatory mea culpa; and, of course, to resolve. It befalls the mature columnist (23 years and counting) to sigh in protest: Oh, must we? Wars, tax squabbles, gas hikes, Haley Barbour, KATHLEEN change, Russia, nukes, China, PARKER jobs, yaddayaddayadda and Julia Roberts. Haven’t we traveled these potholed roads before? And tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow? Is there anything left for which to apologize and/or perchance to predict? As the dastardly decade of our newest millennium settles into history’s tidy dustbin, death and taxes remain our most reliable antagonists. Repeatedly, we have met the enemy and he is still us. Inarguably, there is nothing new, not even in the downloads of a WikiLeaked cable. Humans remain human and the more we know us, the less we like us. Familiarity, contempt and all that. Nevertheless and ergo, to wit and harrumph-harrumph, herewith KP’s un-jaded, un-

cynical, appropriately abbreviated (you’re welcome) list of resolutions for all times, but especially now. Eat, Pray, Love. Sort of. Call it EPL 2.0: Eat less, pray in private, love because ... what’s the alternative? For those preferring a deeper, drill-down, policy-wonkish, name-your-cuts approach, EPL can be loosely extrapolated as: Health care reform, church-state separation and human rights imperatives in the Post-Goldman Sachs World. Permit me to elaborate, beginning with our favorite topic — Eating. And of course “death panels.” The thread is stronger than it might first appear. Let’s keep it simple: First, there are no death panels. There are (and should be) limits to what can be done in our futile efforts to forestall death, but medical torture in one’s waning days shouldn’t be among them. Given limited resources and exorbitant costs — and our apparent terror as (choose one) The Dark Abyss or heaven awaits — not everybody can have everything. Them’s the facts, and thus it is highly likely that health rationing, already practiced by insurance companies, is inevitable. You won’t exactly see bureaucrats giving Caesar’s thumbs-down to Granny’s heart transplant, but

the recently installed cap on Medicare costs will mean that certain treatments won’t be reimbursed and, well, time's up. So how does one emerge a winner in life’s little lottery? Scam the system by eating less. It’s that simple. By eating less, we are less likely to become fat, which leads to multiple health complications, most of which can be avoided. Shop the perimeters of the grocery store (i.e. whole foods) and eliminate sugar. Easy. Pray there’s a heaven, but do pray quietly. It can’t be a mystery any longer that the God urge has a disquieting effect on certain members of the human tribe. I share the urge, but have found ways of communing that don’t require converting others, invading countries or shedding infidels of their heads. Fundamentalists, no matter what their path to glory, share a streak of intolerance that can’t have much to do with any but a malevolent creator’s design. Either such a creator is undeserving of worship or the worshipers have misread their scripts. Whichever the case — and to each his own — what anyone prays is no one else’s business. Let’s leave it there. Finally, the most sublime for last: Love. We are mightily confused

about this matter, but it, too, is a simple thing. You won’t find it in a crotch-grabbing music video. It doesn’t have much to do with downloaded porn or “friending,” tweeting, Facebooking or, most certainly, sexting. (Oh for the days when verbs were verbs and nouns were nouns.) At the risk of sounding preachy, God forbid, it’s about giving. Yet another simple concept, we see it relatively seldom. We have the “giving season,” a largely tinseled affair of extravagance and delayed debt. We give “gifts,” but they are mere things, easily discarded, rarely cherished and hardly sacrificial. A few bucks handed to a store clerk don’t much get to the heart of matters. Here is giving: Listening. Sparing time. Not interrupting. Holding that thought. Leaving the last drop. Staying home. Turning it off, whatever it is. Making eye contact. Picking it up. Taking the room’s temperature. Paying attention. Waiting. More Golden Rule than heavenly virtues, but you get the drift. Do unto others and, who knows, maybe they’ll make a movie starring Julia Roberts. The alternative is surely hell. • • • Kathleen Parker’s e-mail address is kathleenparker@

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INSIGHT

Politicos’ comments rarely dull

Washington isn’t broken But beleaguered Democrats will soon begin to claim it is ashington, right now, is broken,” said Vice President Biden in February. “I’ve never seen it this dysfunctional.” Back then, Biden was just one of many who complained that partisan rancor and gamesmanship had brought the functioning of the federal government virtually to a halt, making it impossible for the president and lawmakers to get anything done. “Washington is broken” became the political world’s conventional wisdom. Fast-forward to Dec. 22. CeleBYRON brating the pasYORK sage of a new law allowing homosexuals to serve openly in the military, President Obama said the event marked “the culmination of two of the most productive years in the history of Congress.” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and others echoed the president’s assessment. What happened? How could a government that was broken just a few months earlier suddenly become so productive? The answer is, Washington was never broken. The Democratic majorities in the House and Senate passed, mostly by themselves, a remarkable slate of legislation in 2009 and 2010: national health care, the stimulus, financial regulation, DADT repeal, a hate-crimes bill, the START treaty and more. They had big majorities — 255 seats in the House, and 60 in the Senate — and in some cases were willing to disregard both public opinion and the electoral consequences of their actions. So they got a lot done. Democrats and their partisans in the press complained about Washington being broken only at those times when their agenda was imperiled. Vice President Biden’s statement, for example, came after the election of Massachusetts Republican Sen. Scott Brown took away the Democrats’ filibuster-proof majority in the Senate. Just a

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few weeks later, when Barack Obama signed the national healthcare bill into law, Biden was all smiles. Now, after the lame-duck session, Democratic leaders are happy again. But it’s only temporary. As the new year approaches, get ready for a new round of Democratic Washington-is-broken grumbling. With a significantly smaller, 53-seat majority in the Senate, Democrats will no longer be able to pass contentious legislation all by themselves or with just one or two Republican votes. On the other side, Republicans, with 47 votes, will no longer have to achieve perfect unity to sustain a filibuster and stop objectionable legislation. They’ll be able to lose three, four, five, even six members of the GOP caucus and still stop a bill. That’s why you’re hearing confidence from the likes of Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and deficit hawk Sen. Tom Coburn. “There aren’t going to be any big spending bills,” Coburn told ABC recently when asked to assess prospects for legislation next year. It’s also why you’re hearing new rumbling about what many Democrats consider the ultimate fix for the Washington-isbroken problem: eliminating the filibuster. A perennial complaint, unhappiness with the filibuster is likely to reach new heights among Democrats in the next few months. Already, the entire returning Democratic caucus has signed a letter by Sens. Carl Levin and Mark Warner calling for rules changes that will make it easier to kill filibusters. Some are also hoping to make it possible to change the Senate’s rules with a simple majority vote, rather than the two-thirds vote required now. That way, Democrats could do anything they want, even without that 60-vote majority. It won’t happen; the votes aren’t there. It could even be that Democrats are pushing the anti-filibuster argument so loudly because they know it won’t happen. That way, they

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is confident Republicans can block ‘big spending bills’ and make it harder for Democrats to pass other legislation. can position themselves as favoring “filibuster reform” with the comfort of knowing they’ll still have the filibuster the next time they’re in the minority, which might be soon. Meanwhile, new voices are taking up the Washington-isbroken crusade. At the recent New York rollout of the Democratic-leaning group No Labels, speaker after speaker pushed the idea that “hyperpartisanship” in Washington has prevented elected leaders from “getting things done.” They’re looking for some still-unspecified new approach to break the partisan deadlock. But why shouldn’t it be hard to pass massively expensive

legislation that fundamentally changes the lives of millions of Americans? If one party wins enough votes to pass bills on its own, as Democrats did in 2008, then it can do what it wants — if it is prepared to pay the electoral price. But in a divided government, there must be some agreement between the parties before legislation can move forward. And if there isn’t agreement, then maybe the legislation shouldn’t move forward. When that happens, Washington isn’t broken. It’s working. • • • Byron York is chief political correspondent for the Washington Examiner.

A golden opportunity for U.S. to exit Iraq ASHINGTON — What a rare opportunity: It seems the Iraqi government wants us out of there on the agreed upon end-of-2011 timetable, no slippage or remaining troops to clean up things. At least that is what Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has told the Wall Street Journal and I, for one, am not only willing to take his word as gospel but hope fervently that the Obama administration DAN feels the same as THOMASSON the new year dawns. Actually, why not just begin the exodus a few months early, turning the security over to Iraqi military and police? Maliki, who has had his own political difficulties since the elections and now holds tenuous control through a shaky coalition, nevertheless put it this way to the Journal: “The last American soldier will leave Iraq. This agreement is not subject to extension, not subject to alteration. It is sealed.” To make his remarks more palatable to concerned American allies, he said that he also would not allow his nation to be pulled into an alliance with Iran. We will see. There are forces within the Iraqi government who would like that to happen and Maliki’s loose hold may make such a promise difficult to keep. Certainly there will be pressures in that direction. But our concern should be in relieving the burden of this unfortunate occupation both in manpower and money, and in damage to American foreign policy.

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Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told the Wall Street Journal he wants ‘the last American soldier’ to leave Iraq by the end of 2011. This is a war that should never have happened, one based, as we all know, on false assumptions, bad intelligence and terrible judgment after the terrorist attack on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001. Because of that mistake, we were diverted from achieving what might have been a significant dismantling of the al Qaeda network, including the capture or elimination of Osama bin Laden and his Taliban allies, in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. The drawdown of troops and money to support the Iraq action cut short a successful incursion into the Afghan mountains and set the stage for an increasingly impossible situation now in Afghanistan. Veteran foreign policy observers have always consid-

ASHINGTON — This is the time of year when we remember, with gratitude for livening things up, the strange things that come out of the mouths of our politicians. Really, they say the darnedest things! Christine O’Donnell, the Republican candidate for the Senate who went on TV to tell voters she is not a witch, surprised an audience in December by saying, “Tragedy comes in threes. Pearl Harbor, Elizabeth Edwards’ passing and Barack Obama’s extending the tax cuts, which is good, but also ANN extending the unemployMCFEATTERS ment benefits.” For sheer crudeness, it’s hard to beat Democratic strategist James “Ragin’ Cajun” Carville, who in November said, “If Hillary (Clinton) gave up one of her balls and gave it to Obama, he’d have two.” Hillary’s husband, former President Bill Clinton, speculated his wife might yet get to the Supreme Court. “Hillary’s going to live to be 110. I joke with her all the time. She might have three husbands after me. You know, she’s going to live forever.” Pennsylvanian Sen. CLINTON Arlen Specter, running as a Democrat, lost his primary race to Joe Sestak. Specter puzzled constituents when he said, “”When you talk about Sestak being more vigorous, you must be smoking Dutch Cleanser.” New York Democratic Congressman Eric Massa explained how Obama’s former chief of staff and candidate for Chicago mayor treated him when Massa strayed from the White House line on health care. “I am showering, naked as a jaybird, and here comes Rahm Emanuel, not even with a towel wrapped around his tush, poking his finger in my chest, yelling at me.” BP CEO Tony Hayward explained the oil spill this way: “The Gulf of Mexico is a very big ocean. The amount of volume of oil and dispersant we are putting into it is tiny in relation to the total water volume.” And speaking of that environmental disaster, radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh decided it was probably a liberal conspiracy. “What better way to head off more oil drilling, nuclear plants, than by blowing up a rig? I’m just noting the timing here.” Embattled Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele gave this as his job description: “I work every day in this job, as I like to put it, to turn the elephant. Now, I don’t know if you ever had to turn an elephant, but the end you have to start with is not necesSTEELE sarily the best place to start.” Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, thought to be a presidential candidate in 2012, was inspired by allegations that cheating golfer Tiger Woods’ ex-wife trashed his car. “She said, ‘Enough.’ She said, ‘No more.’ I think we should take a page out of her playbook and take a nine-iron and smash the window out of big government in this country.” When health care was signed into law, Vice President Joe Biden used the F word to exclaim to Obama what a big deal it was. He later said, “Damn, I was just thankful my mother couldn’t hear it or see it. It was a little embarrassing. ... I realized there was a microphone, but I BIDEN had no idea it was that sensitive.” Irrepressible Minnesota Tea Partier Michele Bachmann caused an uproar when she said on CNN that Obama’s trip to India would cost $2 billion, divert 34 Navy ships and include 2,000 people, all wildly untrue and traced to a totally uninformed local Indian official. California GOP Senate candidate Carly Fiorina sized up her Democratic opponent, Sen. Barbara Boxer, this way. “God, what is that hair? SO yesterday!” It was a year for novel words. Obama confessed to taking a “shellacking” when hundreds of Democrats were ousted from office in November. Conservative darling Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska, introduced us to “refudiate.” Her use of her palm for writing speech notes to a Tea Party gathering gave us another: TelePalmter. As we start another year, we can be sure of one thing: Our politicians won’t let us down. They’ll keep us amused just by opening their mouths. • • • Scripps Howard columnist Ann McFeatters has covered the White House and national politics since 1986. E-mail: amcfeatters@nationalpress.com.

ered that a residue of U.S. support troops would remain after the deadline for withdrawal, if only to assure the safety of the U.S. diplomatic mission and carry out orderly dismantling of the very large American civilian presence, including contactors helping rebuild the Iraq infrastructure. Maliki seems to think his own forces are now capable of assuring security. President Barack Obama needs to remember that he promised during his 2008 campaign to end this nightmare without qualification. He now has a gold-plated invitation and he should take it before it disappears and we are stuck there for another decade. That is also true of Afghanistan, where the government has been making noises

about accommodation with the Taliban. What other clues do we need about the inevitability of Taliban success whenever we leave? Biding their time is what they do best. All this has been brought about by a misguided belief that we can bring a U.S. brand of democracy to a world that never has had it. The theocratic influence is so strong as to deny rational government as we perceive it. Most Americans have wearied of the decade-long wars that continue to deplete the nation’s military resources, most importantly its young men and women. There is an increasing national disillusionment with outdated policies based on theories that our national security interests are involved. Terrorists are not just located in these two countries. In fact, there never were many, if any, in Iraq until we got there. Now, they are everywhere — in Yemen and Pakistan and Indonesia, in Britain and in our own country. At the risk of being called a boob by the striped-pants set when it comes to foreign policy, it is time to end these unwise excursions. Maliki has given us that rare opportunity to cut our losses. Take him up on it, Mr. Obama. Begin that total pullout sooner than later, and let Iraq get back to solving its own problems, if possible. If it can’t, that should no longer be our concern. That is even truer of Afghanistan, which has resisted change through the centuries. • • • Dan K. Thomasson is a former editor of the Scripps Howard News Service. E-mail: thomassondan@aol.com.

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KRUPP

“Call their congressman and senators and tell them it’s time for the United States to put partisan politics aside and begin investing in a clean, safe energy future for our country.”

FROM 1D Q: In your opinion, what green technology appears to be the most promising? A: Since the book, solar power and other technologies have plummeted in price. So the new focus is on the smart network that will enable us to pour huge amounts into these intermittent renewable power sources without destabilizing the grid and also to smart-charge electric vehicles and other storage devices with cheap carbon-free electricity. We are working on smartgrid demonstration projects in several cities around the United States, including Charlotte, with companies like Cisco and Oracle, Google and GE, which see it as the future of their businesses. The one I would highlight to you which (coauthor) Miriam (Horn) and I plan to spend some time on when we are at the college is the smart grid. The way I see it is what the Internet did for telecommunications and media, the smart grid will do to break open energy markets to creative entrepreneurs. In Charlotte, for instance, I think it can reduce energy use in the downtown buildings by 20 percent in five years, which if you wanted a number ... over 200,000 tons of greenhouse gases could be reduced by 2016. It’s a technology that we really did not spend time on in the book, but has emerged since then."

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big setback when the United States Senate didn’t pass energy and climate legislation, but you know, setbacks are part and parcel with making progress. You ask about the obstacles: I would say passing energy and climate legislation has always been a difficult thing, but it’s not impossible and in the next few years, we’re going to redouble our efforts to depolarize the debate and lay the groundwork for bipartisan legislation based on the fact that both of our parties have common goals of energy independence, new jobs and clean air for all Americans. That is our focus, and if I had to just pick one thing to say is the greatest obstacle, it would be how polarized this issue has become. I don’t think we’re going to decarbonize America until we depolarize the issue.

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CONTINUED — do a cost-benefit analysis of efficiency investments. We were at 47 leading companies this year, including eBay, McDonald’s and Target. They identified $350 million in potential cost savings and 400,000 tons of annual greenhouse gas reductions. We now have a core of students doing similar work in historic black colleges and mega-churches in the Southeast building new constituencies for clean and efficient energy. Other projects we have include working with banks and real estate developers to find innovative financing for energyefficiency investments in big commercial buildings to build in safety protocols for fracking natural gas (a process that creates fractures in rocks to increase the output of a well) to protect water supplies in communities, working to get the rules right to develop a smart gird in a way that delivers significant carbon reductions. And one of the ways that the smart grid will do that will be by letting customers see and mange their energy usage, their energy bills and their carbon footprints. Q: What can/must individuals do to help? A: Just one thing. I would say call their congressman and senators and tell them it’s time for the United States to put partisan politics aside and begin investing in a clean, safe energy future for our country.

A New Year’s resolution the media should keep fter another year of spotlighting and customers that the administration had criticizing mistakes of politicians predicted. and governments, it is way past Readers would discover this if they time for those of us who handcraft the persevered through more than 300 words news to adopt the one New Year’s resolu- — and then did the math themselves. (“In tion that will finally fix our own biggest the spring, the Medicare program’s chief mistake. actuary predicted that 375,000 people Namely: In 2011, we promise to go would sign up for the pool plans by the back to the basics of our jobs and begin end of the year,” the Post reported. “Eartelling people what is really last month, the Health and Human ly happening at the InterServices Department reported that just section of Policy, Politics 8,000 people had enrolled.”) and the News Media. The reporting presented two poignant Which means: Not just patient case histories — a woman who covering the political said the program “potentially saved my name-calling and food life” and a man who was distraught to disfights as if they are the cover that is premium was so expensive. day’s big news. It was nearly $600 a month — and was imThis will require big possible for him to pay for care he needs changes by news reporters to survive, even after this historic healthMARTIN and decare reform he’d counted SCHRAM ciders. Reupon. porters must begin by reThe article also noted, membering their job is but only in passing, that not covering the policyfederal officials said it will makers but covering the take time “to adjust prices making of policy. and benefits so that the Thus they must begin plans are as attractive as each day by seeking to possible.” But the article discover not what offinever explained the basic cials with titles are sayjournalistic “how” — in this ing, but what they are recase, how can coverage be ally doing. And mainly, made affordable to those whether it is working out who are uninsured and alas planned. ready sick? The deciders must beWhen I asked Joseph Angin by valuing this, which tos, an expert in healthcare they once did but apparat the American Enterprise ently now most don’t beInstitute, whether it made cause it just isn’t being sense to pay for coverage done much. of those most in need diTo understand why we rectly through Medicaid, must adopt a New Year’s he answered: “That’s what resolution that we will bethey’re going to end up dogin telling people what is ing. It’s a better answer really happening — or not than offering people somehappening — and why. thing they can’t afford. Consider the lead news Those people will end up in story in a recent edition of Medicaid in 2014 (when the the Washington Post. It program’s full provisions was enterprise journalism take effect).” that set out to do the right Antos added that it was thing: To report what has neither surprising, nor JOSEPH ANTOS happened to a much-hereven news, that these highAmerican Enterprise Institute alded provision of Presirisk pools would require dent Obama’s healthcare premiums so high-priced. reform — to provide covBut this was precisely erage for persons with the sort of topic we needed pre-existing health problems. Yet it also to have aired as news coverage back shows that even the best of our news inwhen the politicians were treating the stitutions can become rusty from not hav- healthcare debate as a food fight at a Tea ing done much of this sort of news cover- Party. age. That’s why our news craft needs a “An early feature of the new healthNew Year’s resolution now, more than care law that allows people who are alever. ready sick to get insurance to cover their • • • medical costs isn’t attracting as many customers as expected,” the article beMartin Schram writes political analysis gan. for Scripps Howard News Service. E-mail: “In the meantime, in at least a few martin.schram@gmail.com. states, claims for medical care covered by the “high-risk pools” are proving very costly, and it is an open question whether the $5 billion allotted by Congress to start up the plans will be sufficient.” But what is really going on with that Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan is far more significant than this low-keyed approach indicated. For, the plan actually has attracted a mere two percent of the

Q: If you were asked to give a “State of the Earth” address, what would you say? Q: Based on the current A: I’d say that there’s a state of the planet, how do you new and quickly growing di- see life in the future being difQ: What is the latest on bio- vide between countries ferent from the life we now fuels or other solutions to less- which are moving to clean know? ening emissions causing air pol- up climate change pollution A: I think we can have a lution? and modernize their energy safe future and a better fuA: One of the greatest infrastructures and those ture if we make the investbenefits of the smart grid is which are not. ments necessary to stabilize that it allows us to smooth out Unfortunately, the United the climate and ensure that our demand for power avoid- States is on the wrong side the United States remains ing the need to build and run of that divide right now, and competitive in the clean enthese peaking plants. We if we stay there, we will cede ergy economy and create a could avoid having to build the $2 trillion global energy lot of good new jobs. 1,500 such peaking plants, ac- market to the rest of the EDF is building demoncording to FERC (Federal En- world and remain dependent strations of that future in ergy Regulatory Commison others for our energy places like Austin, Texas. sion). So that’s important bewhether it’s importing oil or Folks there in what we call cause it’s those peaking importing solar cells. And our “Pecan Street Project” plants that cover the demand that will also jeopardize the will be able to make their in the dead of summer when only habitat that we have. own clean power, sell it back it’s so hot and there’s so to the grid or use it to charge much demand for electricity their cars. They’ll be able to to run our air conditioners. Q: What do you believe is program their appliances to If we can avoid having to the most important role of the talk to each other and to the build those peaking plants, Environmental Defense Fund in grid and run only when they we could avoid a lot of air reinventing energy and educat- have access to electricity pollution because those ing the public on what must be that is cheap and clean. plants tend to be inefficient done to save the planet? Then they’ll be able to sell and dirty and located near A: EDF’s energy and cormegawatts — energy they urban cities where they do porate partnerships prodon’t use — back to their utilthe most damage to public grams are doing lots of work ity when the price is right. health. to advance energy efficienI see a world that is made But beyond that, you men- cy, which is the cheapest up of locally made energy, tioned biofuels. I serve the way to get big carbon savlocal jobs, customer choice secretary of the Navy on his ings quickly. 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BOOKS

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Literary Bookpost

Deirdre Parker Smith, Book Page Editor

The top 10 fiction bestsellers in Salisbury this year were dominated by the late Swedish mystery writer Stieg Larsson, with “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” leading the way at No. 1.

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What’s happening at the libraries in Rowan, Cabarrus Upcoming events at Rowan Public Library: Computer classes: Classes are free. Sessions are approximately 90 minutes. Class size is limited and on a first-come, first-serve basis. Dates and times at all locations are subject to change without notice. Headquarters — Jan. 10, 7 p.m., Absolute Beginners; Jan. 24, 7 p.m., Fun With Flickr. South — Jan. 10, 7 p.m., Introduction to PowerPoint; Jan. 20, 11 a.m., Introduction to Excel. Book Bites Club: South only; Jan. 25, 6:30 p.m., “The Zookeeper’s Wife,” by Diane Ackerman. Book discussion groups for adults and children are at South Rowan Regional Library and meet the last Tuesday of each month. The group is open to the public. There is a discussion of the book and light refreshments at each meeting. For more information please call 704216-8229. Teen program: Come dressed as your favorite character, screen select Anime titles and create Manga Shrinky Dink Key rings all while sampling some Japanese treats. Headquarters, Jan. 18, 5:30-7 p.m. East, Jan. 24, 5:30-7 p.m. South, Jan. 25, 5:30-7 p.m. Library closings: Jan. 1, all RPL locations closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Displays: Headquarters — Looking Glass Collective, Moon Eye stone artifacts; South — SRHS art class; East — Rubber stamping by Glenda Trexler. Literacy: Call the Rowan County Literacy Council at 704-216-8266 for more information on teaching or receiving literacy tutoring for English speakers or for those for whom English is a second language.

Kannapolis book club meets Kannapolis Bookends Book Club which meets at the Kannapolis Library of the Cabarrus County Public Library, 850 Mountain St., will be discussing “Ellen Foster” by Kay Gibbons on Tuesday, Jan. 11 at 6 p.m. or on Wednesday morning, Jan, 12, at 10:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome to participate. The library has the new 2011 reading list. For more information call 704-920-1180.

Best health books Library Journal reviewer Barbara Bibel of the Oakland Public Library in Oakland, Calif., has chosen 2010’s Best Consumer Health Books. “These books reflect developments in personalized medicine, controversies in the pharmaceutical industry, and the crisis of American health care,” Library Journal Book Review Editor Heather McCormick said. “Dodging the Toxic Bullet: How To Protect Yourself from Everyday Environmental Health Hazards,” David R. Boyd. “Healing Our Autistic Children: A Medical Plan for Restoring Your Child’s Health,” by Julie A.Buckley, M.D. “The Guide to Good Health for Teens & Adults with Down Syndrome,” by Brian Chicoine, M.D., and Dennis McGuire. “A Patient’s Guide to Heart Rhythm Problems,” by , Todd J. Cohen, M.D. “The Language of Life: DNA and the Revolution in Personalized Medicine,” by Francis S. Collins, M.D.

Rowan bestsellers Literary Bookpost

1. Autobiography of Mark Twain, by Mark Twain. 2. Stoneman's Raid, 1865, by Chris Hartley. 3. Unbroken: A World War II Story, by Laura Hillenbrand. 4. Decision Points, by George W. Bush. 5. Cleopatra, by Stacy Schiff. 6. Life, by Keith Richards. 7. Valleys of Death: A Memoir of the Korean War, by Bill Richardson. 8. The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls. 9. The Confession, by John Grisham. 10. Hell's Corner, by David Baldacci.

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Children’s illustrated bestsellers

Fiction 1. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson. 2. Secrets of Eden, Chris Bohjalian. 3. The Help, Kathryn Stockett. 4. The Girl Who Played with Fire, Stieg Larsson. 5. Hold Up the Sky, Patricia Sprinkle. 6. The Last Child, (hardback) John Hart. 7. Little Bee, Chris Cleave. 8. Sarah’s Key, Tatiana de Rosnay. 9. Dracula the Un-dead, by Bram Stoker, and The Last Child, (paperback). 10. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest, Stieg Larsson.

1. Sleep, Little Child, Marc Hoffman. 2. A Warm Fuzzy Day, Shi Moore. 3. Heads, Matthew Van Fleet. 4. Goodnight Moon, Margaret Brown. 5. Olivia Claus, Kama Einhorn. 6. Madelyn Butterfly and Emma Cricket Wing It, Cathy Cress Elle.r 7. The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Eric Carle. 8. Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? Eric Carle. 9. Of Thee I Sing, Barack Obama. 10. Beach Bunnies, Jerry Morris Hester.

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“The Girl Who Played with Fire” took the No. 4 spot, and filling out the No. 10 spot was the “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest.” “Secrets of Eden” by Chris Bohjalian was the No. 2 fiction bestseller for 2010, no doubt helped along by the author luncheon held at Literary Bookpost in the spring where Bohjalian was the guest, and his 2009 appearance at the Brady Author Symposium at Catawba College. Kathryn Stockett’s “The Help” made its second appearance on the year-end bestseller list, coming in at No. 3 for 2010 after finishing 2009 in the No. 2 position. “The Help” continues to sell strong, despite being in hardcover for the second year and only a promise of a softcover edition, which has been postponed repeatedly, most recently from a January 2011 release to April. We will see if it really comes this time. Georgia author Patricia Sprinkle, who also visited the Bookpost this year, took the No. 5 spot with her last novel, “Hold Up the Sky.” This novel has become a bookclub favorite since Sprinkle’s visit, though it is unlike the mysteries she made her name with. “The Last Child” by Salisbury native John Hart made two appearances within the top 10 fiction titles for the year, with the hardcover edition taking the No. 6 spot, and the paperback version tying at the No. 9 position. International authors managed to make headways into the fiction list at Nos. 7 and 8, with British author Chris Cleave’s “Little Bee” in the first position and French author Tatiana de Rosnay taking the latter with “Sarah’s Key.” And, finally, tying for the No. 9 position was “Dracula the Undead,” by Bram Stoker descendant Dacre Stoker, who drew a huge crowd when he visited Literary Bookpost in October.

General nonfiction bestsellers In the category of general non-fiction, Chris Hartley’s “Stoneman’s Raid, 1865,” despite its appearance relatively late in the year, blew all other books out of the water as the strong No. 1 bestseller and continues to be one of the bestselling titles in the shop post-

1. Stoneman’s Raid, 1865, Chris Hartley. 2. The Not So Big Life, Sara Susanka. 3. Best Garden Plants for North Carolina, Pam Beck. 4. Three Cups of Tea , Greg Mortenson 5. Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert 6. Shrimp, Collards, Grits, Pat Branning, and Autobiography of Mark Twain, Mark Twain 7. The Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern, Matt and Ted Lee. 8. Zeitoun, by Dave Eggers 9. Decision Points, George Bush 10. Valleys of Death, by Col. Bill Richardson.

Christmas. Far back in the field follows Sarah Susanka’s “The Not So Big Life.” Susanka, of course, was the Lilly Colloquium speaker at Catawba College this past spring and drew a huge crowd for her wide assortment of books on living a smaller footprint lifestyle. “Best Garden Plants for North Carolina” by Pam Beck takes the No. 3 non-fiction spot. Pam not only did a book signing at Literary Bookpost in the spring, but also was a guest speaker for the Garden Symposium held in lieu of the garden tour this past year. No. 4 belongs to “Three Cups of Tea” by Greg Mortenson, a book which not only sells well countrywide in its own right, but was also the first-year reading experience book at Catawba College for the current year. Elizabeth Gilbert takes the No. 5 spot with “Eat, Pray, Love,” a book that has been on the bestseller list for several years and is again on the rebound due to the movie release. Local and Charleston author Pat Branning shares the No. 6 position with her cookbook, “Shrimp, Collards, Grits.” This is the second year Pat’s book has made the list, still going strong. Readers and cooks can look forward in the coming year to another cookbook from Pat. Tying for the sixth spot with Pat is the phenomenal “Autobiography of Mark Twain,” which roared up the list as a latecomer and likely would have done even better had University of California Press been prepared for the response to the release

Children’s Interest Bestsellers 1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth, Jeff

of this 100-year-old manuscript. With an initial print run of 7,600, the autobiography is now in its sixth printing, exceeding 300,000 copies out. Literary Bookpost was out of stock, impatiently waiting for back-ordered cases of the book much of the holiday season. Had we been able to obtain all of the copies we wanted at the time we wanted them, it is difficult to imagine where this book would have surged to on the list. No. 7 goes to another cookbook, “The Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern.” Matt and Ted Lee visited the Bookpost for an impromptu “coffee with the Lee Bros.” as they scooted between other appearances in the area, but we were quickly able to bring in a welcoming group of fans. The coffee was the brothers’ second visit with us, and we hope to have them back in the future for another fun visit. “Zeitoun,” by Dave Eggers, the history/biography of the Katrina disaster in New Orleans, holds sway at No. 8. A staff favorite, “Zeitoun” will be the 2010-2011 first year reading experience book at Catawba College. Tying in the No. 8 position is “Unsuspecting Souls” by Barry Sanders, one of the books from the 2010 Summer Reading Challenge. Former President George Bush, with his memoir, “Decision Points,” is exclusive at No. 9 after a late holiday surge, and the final position gets claimed by another book that came out late in the year, “Valleys of Death,” by Col. Bill Richardson. Richardson did a signing at the shop, and was one of the most interesting authors to have visited us this year.

Kinney. 2. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, Stephenie Meyer. 3. Anna and the French Kiss, Stephanie Perkins. 4. The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins. 5. Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins. 6. The Book Thief, Marcus Zuzak.

7. The Lightning Thief, Rick Riordan. 8. The Last Olympian, Rick Riordan. 9. Eclipse, Stephenie Meyer. 10. The Lost Hero, Rick Riordan.

Local authors dominate this year’s children’s illustrated bestseller list. We had a wonderful event with Marc Hoffman that was well attended by children and adults alike eager to hear Marc perform, and, of course, buy “Sleep, Little Child.” We also had a good time with Salisbury High graduate Shi Moore, who returned to town to share her new book, “A Warm Fuzzy Day.” Coming in at No. 6 is Cathy Cress Eller with her third children’s book, “Madelyn Butterfly and Emma Cricket Wing.” It was followed closely by Jerry Morris Hester with her beautifully illustrated summer hit, “Beach Bunnies.” Stephenie Meyer took a mighty step down after ruling the children’s interest bestsellers last year. Jeff Kinney, with the newest in his bestselling series “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” easily claimed this year’s No. 1 spot. Coming in at No. 3 is Asheville author Stephanie Perkins, who visited Literary Bookpost on Dec. 11, and brought a crowd with her. We all enjoyed meeting Stephanie and listening to her read and answer questions and are excited that she was able to make the list with such a late start. Suzanne Collins’ “Hunger Games Trilogy” earned her two spots on the list, as did Rick Riordan’s series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.” Riordan also secured the No. 10 spot with the first in his newest series, “Heroes of Olympus.”

Fiction 1. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk, by David Sedaris. 2. Freedom, by Jonathan Franzen. 3. The Help, by Kathryn Stockett. 4. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, by Stieg Larsson. 5. An Object of Beauty, by Steve Martin. 6. Fall of Giants, by Ken Follett. 7. The Confession, by John Grisham. 8. Dead or Alive, by Tom Clancy, Grant Blackwood. 9. Room, by Emma Donoghue. 10. Full Dark, No Stars, by Stephen King.

Nonfiction 1. Unbroken: A World War II Story, by Laura Hillenbrand. 2. Autobiography of Mark Twain, by Mark Twain. 3. Life, by Keith Richards. 4. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Book), by Jon Stewart. 5. Cleopatra, by Stacy Schiff. 6. Decision Points, by George W. Bush. 7. At Home, by Bill Bryson. 8. I Remember Nothing, by Nora Ephron. 9. Barefoot Contessa How Easy Is That? by Ina Garten. 10. Sh*t My Dad Says, by Justin Halpern.

Selection of books can help with New Year’s resolutions DR. BETTY MIDDLETON Rowan Public Library

With the New Year comes a renewed sense of hope that we can start fresh each year. Yearly, 40 to 45 percent of American adults will make one or more resolution. Among the top 10 resolutions: losing weight, getting out of debt, finding a new (or better) job and getting more organized. Recent research proves that only about 12 percent of us who make these resolutions actually achieve them. That same research also proved people who explicitly make resolutions were more likely to attain their goals than people who did not make explicit resolutions.

There are a multitude of resources at Rowan Public Library to help you achieve your goals. For those wishing to become more physically fit, we have more than 200 books and DVDs on that subject. Among the many topics, such as karate, Pilates, tai chi and yoga, the one most talked about currently is Zumba. The Beto Perez book “Zumba,” combines fun, easy-to-follow dance steps that will help you shed pounds. One of the newest books available on weight loss is “The Biggest Loser 30-Day Jump Start,” written by the experts for the television show of the same name. Not only do these experts walk you through a 30day plan, but you will find easy-

to-follow menus, exercise plans and motivation for each day of the week. For managing you wealth, Consumers Union named “Making the Most of Your Money Now” by Jane Bryant Quinn the best personal finance book on the market. “Money Answer Book” by Dave Ramsey is a question-andanswer book that deals with everyday matters from budgeting to retirement planning. Two of the books available on job searching are “Job Search Solution” by Tony Beshara, Dr. Phil’s employment expert; and “Career Comeback” by Bradley Richardson. Both books offer strategic guidance and step-bystep action plans.

Getting organized is something we all need to do, especially after digging out the Christmas decorations, etc. Organizing has become a multibillion-dollar industry, but you can tackle this job yourself with the help of “The Clutter Clinic” by Romaine Lowery. This book offers room-byroom guidance and a lot of useful tips. “What’s an Organized Person To Do?” written by Stacey Platt provides quick solutions and onehour projects that can help you gain control of your clutter. Don’t be among the people who fail to keep their resolutions. This year, seek solutions by visiting the Rowan Public Library and checking out these valuable resources.

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RELAY FOR LIFE OF ROWAN COUNTY

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RSVP for your grub: m_knapp@bellsouth.net or 980-234-4479 SUPPORT OUR FUNDRAISERS –– WE CAN’T KEEP UP THE FIGHT WITHOUT YOU! Relay For Life Once-a-Month Bowling Club: Begins the 1st Monday in February through 2011. Sign up now. Teams of 5 play one of four Mondays at Woodleaf Lanes. $15 includes 2 games, practice pass, rental shoes. Details: Frances, 704-603-4168 or fmorrisx1@netzero.com. “Cookbook for HOPE” Only $12. Recipes for everyone. Contact a team member or Lisa at 704-273-6856 or holshouser@gmail.com

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“Relay For Life is a fun-filled overnight event designed to celebrate survivorship and raise money for research and programs of your American Cancer Society. During the event, teams of people gather at schools, fairgrounds, or parks and take turns walking or running laps. Each team tries to keep at least one team member on the track at all times.” The 2011 Rowan County Relay will be held May 13-14, 2011. Relay Event Chair is Brittney Barnhardt barnhabc@rss.k12.nc.us or 704-798-8581. For information or services of the American Cancer Society: www.cancer.org. or 1-800-ACS-2345 (227-2345). See also www.relayforlife.org/rowan

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PEELER’S FRAME, PAINT & BODY SHOP Mark Peeler, Owner/Operator “Over 31 Years Experience” Rockwell • 704-279-8324 GODLEY’S GARDEN CENTER & NURSERY, INC. Landscaping 2281 Statesville Blvd. Salisbury • 704-638-0082 HERITAGE PLANTATION Assisted Living Facilities Private Rooms 2809 Old Concord Road Salisbury • 704-637-5465

JEFF MORRIS ATTORNEY AT LAW 121 W. Council Street Salisbury • 704-647-0808 jeffmorris28144@hotmail.com K-DEE’S JEWELERS Voted Best Jeweler in Rowan County For 2010 112-114 E. Innes St., Salisbury 704-636-7110 RALPH BAKER SHOES 428 N. Main Street Salisbury • 704-636-1850 BRUCE LANIER MOTOR CO., INC. Where You Always Get A Good Deal and A Good Deal More Salisbury • 704-638-6863 GOODMAN MILLWORK INC. 201 Lumber Street Salisbury • 704-633-2421 T.H. JONES STORAGE & APARTMENT RENTALS Granite Quarry • 704-279-3808 R123835

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Katie Scarvey, Lifestyle Editor, 704-797-4270 kscarvey@salisburypost.com

SUNDAY January 2, 2011

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a new generation of cloth diapers features snaps or Velcro that will allow the diaper to be adjusted to fit a growing baby. Here, Stewart Clement changes the diaper on her 10-week-old baby, Henry.

Dandy diapers Green parenting gets a boost with new generation of cloth diapers BY SUSAN SHINN For The Salisbury Post

f you choose to use cloth diapers because of environmental concerns or concerns about your baby’s overall health, one thing’s for sure — these are not your mother’s cloth diapers. “It just all blows my mind,” says Alice Clement, who used cloth diapers with her three daughters, now adults. “You don’t have to worry about pins sticking you or the baby. It’s a whole different thought process.” Today’s cloth diapers, which have soared in popularity over the past couple of years, come in what’s called “diaper systems.” Some have a cover with an inner liner. Others are allin-one diapers. However they’re made, they’re all reusable, and moms who use them love to extol their virtues. Alice’s youngest daughter, Stewart, is using cloth with her second child, Henry, 10 weeks. Son Thomas is 4 1/2. Stewart and her husband, Adam Corriher, live in Kannapolis. “I didn’t even know you could get really nice cloth

diapers when I had Thomas,” says Stewart, a stay-at-home mom. The trend is growing by word-of-mouth. Stewart learned about cloth diapers from Catherine Scantlin of Boone, a friend of one of her sisters. Catherine explained about cloth diapers when the couple visited Boone. “I thought, ‘That’s pretty darn easy,’” Stewart says. “Adam and I talked about it and decided we’d do it. My friend had tried every one out there. We saw what Catherine did and we liked it.”

Stewart mainly decided to use cloth diapers because Thomas had diaper rash so badly. “He was potty trained by 2,” Stewart says. “At that point, I was done with disposables.” Stewart and Adam followed Catherine’s suggestion and use bumGenius diapers, one of myriad brands available. Not only do Stewart and Adam use cloth diapers, they also use baby washcloths as wipes when they’re home. So do Christine Wilson and husband Geof, parents

Stewart Clement plays with son Henry, 10 weeks, who wears cloth diapers.

to daughters Claire, 3, and Sadie, who turns 1 on Dec. 31. Christine puts the percentage of her friends who use cloth diapers at 10 percent, right at the national average. Christine chose cloth diapers because of environmental concerns. Her mother’s youngest sister used cloth diapers about 10 years ago. “I was really exposed to it,” Christine says. “I just kind of got used to it. Far more, the aspect of disposing of a diaper several times a day is something I don’t want to do.” “I just can’t quite grasp throwing out 10 to 12 diapers a day,” she says. She does use one disposable diaper at night, because they work better for longer periods. Christine’s aunt, who lives in Chapel Hill, used a diaper service with her children. That proved to be a challenge to Christine. “There were very few around, and they only delivered to Charlotte and Winston-Salem,” she says. “I called them and asked them repeatedly to come. I was their first customer in Salisbury.”

That was with Claire. Now Christine uses what she calls the “fancy diapers” with her younger daughter. What’s great about cloth diapers is that they grow with your baby, either using velcro or snaps to adjust as baby grows. “You just kind of have to work with your style,” Christine says. She says that cloth diapers “don’t add significantly” to her laundry. She does a load on an average of twice a week. Christine uses a gentle soap versus a laundry detergent. She has not had any problems with diaper rash with either daughter. With several girlfriends choosing cloth diapers, the choice was appealing to Megan Bame, a dedicated environmentalist. She and husband Andy have a son Luke, 4 months. “I try to encourage people to go green,” she says. “I try to handle my footprint as best I can.” Of cloth diapers she says, “It was very easy for me to see it as an option. It

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Cloth good for the environment — and baby’s skin BY SUSAN SHINN For The Salisbury Post

wo local experts agree that the use of cloth diapers benefits both babies’ health and the environment. Dr. Chris Magryta is a physician with Salisbury Pediatric Associates, while Dr. John Wear directs the Center for the Environment at Catawba College. Magryta says he’s seeing a “fair amount” of moms using cloth diapers. “If you can do it, I highly encourage it,” Magryta says. He’s seen that increase, he notes, in the past couple of years. “We’re not talking monster numbers,” he says. “It’s probably one to 2 children every day.” He puts the percentage at 10 percent of all of his youngest patients. Five years ago, he says, the figure would have been less than 1 percent.

“It’s still the minority, but it’s a nice change,” Magryta says. Magryta calls the “toxic effects” of chemicals used in disposable diapers and the longterm effects of placing thousands of these diapers — per child — in landfills “pretty daunting.” Wear agrees. “Humans have tended to go farther and farther away from the natural and more into the processed and the chemical” when it comes to food and clothing, he says. “Diapers are an example of this. “We’ve tended to go in a direction of convenience. Some of that convenience comes at a cost.” With billions of disposable diapers sold a year, they’re among the most frequent items found in landfills after food and paper. Wear says that a combination of concerns about chemical reactions and about the effect on the environment are increasingly

sus plastic diapers, you have to do what Wear terms a “life cycle analysis” of disposable diapers. “To make a diaper, you’re using trees and you’re using petrochemicals,” he says, “and water is involved. You have to look at the manufacturing components. “If you use cloth diapers, it is an increased amount of effort. But I suspect it’s really worth it.” Magryta says that the trend of using cloth diapers is aligned with the trend of using natural cleaning products — vinegar and water, Murphy’s Stewart Clement demonstrates how the Oil Soap, and the like. diaper’s removable inner liner works. “We’ve done some major damage with chemicals,” he says. “I leading moms to choose cloth dialove the fact that I see moms dopers. ing this. It’s a shift toward what’s It’s true that if you choose cloth natural.” diapers, you’ll increase your launHe also notes that it’s much dry load by at least two loads per less likely for babies who wear week. So you will use more water. cloth diapers to develop diaper But to really compare cloth ver- rash.

ack when we used cloth diapers in 1990, my husband and I were in a very small minority. Parents using cloth diapers back then fell into two basic camps: die-hard tree huggers and serious cheapskates. Although we were more environmentally conscious than many, I must admit that saving money was the main reason we chose to use cloth diapers. It doesn’t take an accounting degree to realKATIE ize that disposable diaSCARVEY pers are a major ongoing expense for parents, right up there with infant formula (which we also didn’t use). We did not have a nickel to waste back in those days, so instead of using the ubiquitous disposables, we chose old-school diapers. By “old school,” I mean that we did not use the expensive fitted wraps that were available even back then but went mostly with simple prefolded cloth diapers, secured by safety pins with some sort of soft plastic pants over the whole shebang. I felt pretty retro, like an Eisenhower-era mom minus the beehive hairdo. After I got to the point where I trusted my technique with a safety pin, even on a wriggly infant, using cloth diapers wasn’t difficult. I stuck myself a few times, but never a baby, thank heavens. Like the parents in today’s feature, we stayed flexible and used disposables when the situation called for it — like at bedtime or on long car trips. The high-tech diapers of today sound lovely, but I wish they weren’t so pricey. Although it’s true that they’ll more than pay for themselves in the long run, some parents can’t shell out $500 or more up front for the high-end diaper gear available these days. Apparently, there are still parents in the same boat we were in because I discovered that Gerber continues to make plastic pants of the sort that I used with my babies 20 years ago — at less than two dollars a pair if you shop around. So if you’re reading this page and thinking, “I’d like to use cloth, but I can’t afford it,” please realize that you can opt for a basic diapering system like the one I used. Admittedly, it’s not particularly fashionable or trendy — you won’t be dying to show it off to your friends — but hey, it works. I also found it helpful to make my own baby wipes instead of buying carton after carton of the disposables. While some people use baby washcloths, I went even cheaper than that. I simply cut old, soft tee shirts into small squares and dipped them in a solution of baby oil and water. Super easy. I figured if I was already washing diapers, it wouldn’t be much more work to toss the wipes in as well. It felt good to know that besides being good for our bank account, cloth was also a smart choice for the environment. I applaud those parents who have the means to diaper however they want but choose to follow an earth-friendly — and baby bottom-friendly — path. Contact Katie Scarvey at kscarvey@salisburypost.com.

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Want to get more involved in the community in the new year? Here are some local clubs to consider joining in 2011 Club submissions To add your club, or to update your listing, send information to lifestyles@salisburypost.com. Club listings consist of the club’s name, brief purpose statement, place, day and time of meetings, a contact phone number and/or e-mail address and the Web site link, if the club has a site. Clubs must provide contact information in order to be included in the listing. The deadline for the next listing is no later than January 27. Information received by that date will be published in club listings February 6. Questions? 704-797-4243.

Alumni associations Aggrey Alumni Association Sandy Ridge AME Zion Church. President: John Harris, 7049696. Contact person: Ruthie Norman, 704-857-1737. Dunbar School Alumni Association Meets third Monday of each month at 6 p.m. Membership open to any former students, teachers, administrators and their spouses. President: Reginald Massey. Contact: Gretta H. Saunders, 704-633-8983.

Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Xi Alpha Delta Chapter 7 p.m. second and fourth Tuesdays, homes of members. President Dorothy Setzer, 704636-6127. Xi Delta Chi 7 p.m. second and fourth Tuesdays, home of members. President Linda Tutterow, 704647-0483. Iota Psi 7 p.m. first and third Tuesdays, Rockwell Community Building. Membership is by invitation from another member then voted on by chapter. Collects items for homeless shelter, sponsors canned food drives, collects supplies for Good Shepherd’s Clinic, stuffs stockings for children at Salvation Army, phone cards for soldiers, visits to nursing homes, Relay for Life. President: Diane Yates, 704637-1994. All Beta Sigma Phi chapters perform community services such as collect items for homeless shelter, collect food for Rowan Helping Ministries, Relay for Life, breast cancer, and others.

279-6333. Granite Quarry 7 p.m. first and third Thursdays dinner meeting. Location announced in club newsletter and on Web site. Contact: 704-279-2691. gqcivitan@bellsouth.net. www.civitan.net/gqcivitan. Rockwell 7 p.m. first and third Tuesday. Rockwell Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, dinner served by Methodist Women, followed by speakers. President Jim Misenheimer, 704-279-7840, jamise@windstream.net. Salisbury 12:10-12:45 p.m buffet lunch; 12:45-1:30 p.m. program/speaker, Thursdays, Country Club of Salisbury. President: Rodney Harrison, RLHar@salisburync.gov. Web site: www.civitans.com, Civitan activities can also be seen on the club’s facebook page. Spencer Membership meeting 7 p.m. third Thursdays, educational building, Spencer Presbyterian Church, 111 First St. Board of directors meeting and lunch 11:45 a.m. second Tuesdays (location announced at membership meeting and in newsletter). President Joe Wilburn, 704637-0693. Contact: Buddy Gettys, vice president, bgettys468@aol.com. Summit Civitan Club 6:30 p.m. first and third Mondays, Blue Bay Seafood, Statesville Blvd. Dutch treat dinner, program/speaker. Club involved in many projects. Contact Wayne C. Mullis, w.smullis@yahoo.com or 704633-1081. Woodleaf Civitan 7 p.m., first Thursdays, Woodleaf Community Center, dinner served following program. Contact President Jim Summers, 704-278-9459.

Educators’ Sorority

International sorority for outstanding educators, whose purpose is to promote excellence in education, altruism and world understanding. Membership is by invitation only. Gamma Theta Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa 6:30 p.m. third Mondays, various locations. Contact: Ruth Jacobs, Morgan Elementary School, 704-2793145. Mu Chapter of Alpha Delta Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Kappa Delta Xi Omega Chapter 6:30 p.m. fourth Mondays, First Methodist Church. Contact: Meets third Saturdays. Alpha Kappa Alpha is a sister- Eunice Holt, president, 704-856hood composed of college edu- 8609. cated women who have consciously chosen this affiliation as Fraternal a means of self-fulfillment Andrew Jackson Lodge 576 through volunteer service. AF&AM Contact Lillian L. Morgan, 704First and third Thursdays, din647-2624. ner at 6:15 p.m., lodge opens at 7 p.m. 401 N. Fulton St. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Monte Bruce, 704-633-0652. Alpha Alpha Zeta Chapter packagingstore@bellsouth.net. Meets second Saturdays. Faithful Guide Lodge 376 Contact: Joann P. Diggs, 7047:30 p.m. stated communica637-3783. tion second and fourth Tuesdays at 113 Krider St., Cleveland. Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority James W. Jones Jr., master, Lambda Epsilon Sigma Salis- 704-278-4913. bury Alumnae Chapter Fulton Masonic Lodge 99 2 p.m. every 3rd Saturday at AF&AM the Rowan County Library. 6:30 p.m. dinner, 7:30 p.m. Serving Salisbury-Rowan and meeting, second and fourth surrounding areas. Sigma Gam- Thursdays. ma Rho Sorority’s aim is to enSalisbury Elks Lodge 699 hance the quality of life within the 7:30 p.m. first and third Thurscommunity. Public service, lead- days, Elks Lodge, 508 S. Main ership development and educa- St. tion of youth are the hallmark of First Tuesday of month, 7-8 the organization’s programs and p.m., bingo social for patients at activities. Sigma Gamma Rho ad- VA Medical Center, volunteers dresses concerns that impact so- needed. Bingo at lodge 7 p.m. ciety educationally, civically, and every Monday. economically. www.SalisburyElks.org. Contact: salisbury.sgrho@ Salisbury York Rite Masonic gmail.com, 704-380-1313. Bodies 7:30 p.m. first Mondays, except July and September. MonthPan Hellenic Council The Rowan-Salisbury Pan-Hel- ly planning meeting 7 p.m. third Mondays, except June, July and lenic Council 6 p.m., first Sunday of each December. All meetings at Salisbury Masonic Temple, 401 N. Fulmonth. Location announced. Contact: Rory Chandler, preston St. Contact: salisburyrb@K4jme. ident, 704-433-3820, rwchancom. dler@aol.com. Spencer Masonic Lodge 543 Civitan Stated communication second and fourth Tuesdays, 7 p.m. 114 Faith 7 p.m. second and fourth Fourth St., Spencer. Information: 704-636-8108 or Thursdays, Faith Legion Building; meal served at each meeting. spencerlodge@ K4jme.com. Guests welcome. Membership Western Star Lodge 9 open to anyone 18 years and old7:30 p.m. stated communicaer with application and approval tion second and fourth Tuesdays by board of directors. at 912 Old Concord Road. Purpose: To serve the commuJohn Cole, master, 704-633nity, provide opportunities for fel- 4457. lowship, increase members’ Western Star Lodge 9 Pearl knowledge. Civitans seek experi- White Chapter 180 O.E.S. ences that build character, pro7:30 p.m. second and fourth vide life direction, and foster lead- Thursdays at 912 Old Concord ership development and recogni- Road. Workshop training 10 a.m. tion. every third Saturday by 31st DisContact: Wayne Mosher 704- trict Grand Lecturer Hettie C. Av-

ery. Contact: Worthy Matron, Annnie Ealy, 704-636-3344; Worthy Patron, Johnny Moser, 704608-7326. Woodmen of the World Lodge 111 First Mondays, 6:30 p.m., includes supper. First Reformed Church, Landis. Contact: Dr. James Shaver, 704-857-2238. Woodmen of the World Lodge 175 Klumac Rd., Salisbury. Contact: Keith Anderson, 704209-0775.

History 63rd NC State Troops Civil War Reenactment Company Davie, Rowan, Cabarrus Counties. Portrays Civil War era military company, attends events in North and South Carolina and Virginia. Portrays both Confederate as 63rd NCST and Union as 7th W.V. Cavalry Dismounted. Mounted Troopers also welcome. Membership information http://63rdncst.spaces.live.com. Davidson Guards SCV Camp 1851 6 p.m., second Tuesday, Speedy’s BBQ, Lexington.Guests speakers, presentations, public is welcome. Contact: Michael A. Scott, commander, 336-225-3668. davidsonguards@triad.rr.com. Historical Society of South Rowan Second Thursday of month, executive board; general meeting January, April, August, November. Meeting room at Roller Mill is available for rent for small events. President Barbara Doby, 704855-8329. John Knox Chapter, National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution 10 a.m., second Saturdays, Kerr Mill, Millbridge, unless another location is announced. Dedicated to patriotism, historical and environmental preservation and citizenship. Regent Mary Lane Lauder, 704-642-1555. Elizabeth Maxwell Steele Chapter, National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution Meets 10:30 a.m., third Wednesdays, September-May, various locations. Purpose: To promote patriotic endeavor and historic preservation, awards for educational essay and citizenship. DAR Room, first floor of Rowan Museum, 202 N. Main St. Contact: Trudy Hall, 704-6381271. Rowan History 7 p.m. second Tuesdays, Messinger Room, Rowan Museum, 202 N. Main St. Use rear entrance. Open to anyone interested in history of Rowan County. A roundtable format allows for a 30-45 minute presentation followed by a question and answer period. No dues. Refreshments served. No invitation needed; visitors welcome. Contact Kaye Brown Hirst, 704-633-5946. Rowan Rifles Camp 405, Sons of Confederate Veterans Meets 6:30 p.m. second Wednesdays Stanback Room of Rowan Public Library. SCV is direct heir of United Confederate Veterans and oldest hereditary organization for male descendants of Confederate soldiers. Membership: Open to all male descendants of any veteran who served honorably in the Confederate armed forces. Membership can be obtained through either direct or collateral family lines, and kinship to a veteran must be documented genealogically. Minimum age 12. SCV helps trace lineage to Confederate soldier in family. Web site contains announcements of events and items of interest about Civil War history: www.rowanscv.org. Contact: Steve Poteat, Camp commander, 704-633-7229 or rowanscv@carolina.rr.com. Salisbury Confederate Prison Association Inc. Annual meeting held during the Salisbury Confederate Prison Symposium. Dues $10 per year, includes 4 issues of newsletter, “The Prison Exchange.” The association is interested in acquiring information on the prison itself and information on those who were there. President and contact person: Sue J. Curtis. SCPA address: PO Box 5093, Salisbury, NC 281470088 or e-mail southpaws@salisbury.net. www.salisburyprison.org. Samuel Spencer Chapter, National Railway Historical Society 7 p.m. first Mondays, Roundhouse theater, North Carolina Transportation Museum, Spencer. Membership open. Guests

welcome. Annual dues based on individual, student, family rates. Contact: Elizabeth Smith, 704636-2889 ext. 224. United Daughters of the Confederacy, Robert F. Hoke Chapter No. 78 Second Wednesday, 7 p.m., Rowan County Administrative Offices Building. All are welcome. Ladies ages 21 years and over who are descendants of those who gave aid to the Confederacy and who would like to know more about membership are especially invited to visit. Organization objectives are: Historical, Memorial, Educational, Benevolent and Patriotic. Contact: Sue J. Curtis, PO Box 5093, Salisbury, NC 281470088, southpaws@salisbury.net. 30th North Carolina Troops Civil War Reenactment Company, Southern Rowan CountyCabarrus County. Portrays Civil War era military company, attends events in North and South Carolina and Virgionia. Portrays both Confederate as 30th NCT and Union as 9th Penn S.R. M e m b e r s h i p : www.30thnct.org.

Hobbies Astronomical Society of Rowan County (ASRC) Monthly meetings are held at 1920 Deal Road, Mooresville NC 28155. Membership open to anyone interested in astronomy; students 16 years and under must be accompanied by an adult at all ASRC sponsored events. Annual membership dues $15 for individuals, $25 for whole family. Monthly meetings may include guest speakers, movies, how to clinics and weather permitting, stargazing through our scopes or yours. Be sure to bring your telescopes and binoculars if the skies look clear. For information contact: Alice Deal 704-8572788 or Ralph Deal 704-8551591. www.astrowan.org. Evergreen Bridge 1 p.m. Fridays, except for holidays or other times when RuftyHolmes Senior Center is closed. Membership open to all bridge players; results of games may be published in Sunday bridge column by Billy Burke. Myrnie Mclaughlin, 704-6369781. Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 1083 6 p.m. supper, 7 p.m. business, second Tuesdays. Rowan Co. Airport EAA hangar. Open to all adults (pilots and non-pilots) who have interest in aviation. Go to airport terminal for directions to EAA hangar. Activities include fly-in (aircraft park at hangar), fly-outs for meals or meetings with other EAA chapters, aviation-related library, Young Eagles program(first flight for young adults), monthly speaker. President: Jack Neubacher 704-636-1864. International Plastic Modelers' Society -- IPMS/Arm/Air Chapter Third Fridays, 7 p.m., Spencer Fire Station, 208 S. Salisbury Ave. Open to all scale model enthusiasts. Anyone wishing to get started in the hobby are always welcome. No membership fees are required. Activities include on-going monthly workshops, plus association with other IPMS chapters within the region, including local, regional and national competitions. Sam Morgan: 704-647-0885. samiam262@carolina.rr.com. Olde Rowan Fiber Guild 6:30-8:30 p.m. third Monday, St. Luke's Church Parrish Hall. All welcome. Contact: Josie Esquivel, montepalomal@yahoo.com. R-H Computer Club 10-11 a.m. Thursdays, RuftyHolmes Senior Center. Open to seniors (55 plus) interested in computers. Visitors welcome. Dues $24 for individual, $36 per couple. www.rufty holmescomputerclub.org. President: Ralph Shuping. Call: 704-633-7862 (Center). Rowan Aero Modelers Society (RAMS) 7 p.m. first Mondays, Rockwell Library in winter, meets outdoors at flying field other times. Open to all who have an interest in radio-controlled aircraft. Activities include meetings and flyins for electric and gas powered airplanes and helicopters as well as gliders. Contact: Will Douglas, 704279-2238, flyinfutbol@earthlink. net. www.rams-fly.com. Rowan Amateur Radio Society 7-9 p.m. second Mondays, Rufty-Holmes Senior Center, 1120 Boundary St. Public invited, new members welcome, refreshments available.

Contact: Ralph Brown (WB4AQK) 704-636-5902. www.rowanars.org. Rowan Doll Society of N.C. Noon third Tuesdays, RuftyHolmes Senior Center (unless noted otherwise). Membership: Open to anyone interested in dolls or doll collecting. Members must pay annual dues for United Federation of Doll Clubs (UFDC) and own at least 10 dolls, validated by membership committee. Programs include doll related information, show and tell, doll museum visits. projects and community outreach include displays at Rowan Public Library, Hall House, and programs at retirement homes. Contact: Robin Wyatt, president, rhwyatt@carolina.rr.com, 704-784-4297; Kathy Gregg, vice president, 704-942-7542. Rowan Rose Society 7 p.m. third Tuesdays, February-June, September-November. John Calvin Presbyterian Church fellowship hall, 1620 Brenner Ave. Open to anyone interested in learning about growing roses. Programs emphasize rose care and culture. Visitors welcome. Dues $15 per year. Contact Jack Page, president: 704-639-1706, perfectrose@carolina.rr.com. Rowan Roamers Volkssport First Thursdays Blue Bay Seafood Restaurant, East Innes Street. Business meeting starts 7 p.m., 6 p.m. dinner. Visitors welcome. Two volkswalks in Salisbury open year-round: Historic Salisbury Walk with maps available at Visitor’s Center; Dan Nicholas Park with map available at park concession stand. Both are 6.2 miles of easy walking. Members can purchase distance books and keep up with number of miles they walk. Rowan Roamers sponsor walks in Wilmington, Mocksville, Southport, Myrtle Beach, Landis, Kannapolis; walks can be walked anytime; however, club members also meet as these locations and walk as group. Contact: Bruce Goodnight, 7 0 4 - 2 7 9 - 5 0 1 1 , brgood13@cs.com. Salisbury Rowan Garden Club Meeting schedule posted on Web site. This is a family-oriented site for gardening enthusiasts in Rowan and surrounding counties, a place to discuss gardening ideas and tips and encourage self homestead and sustainable homestead gardening. 704-6404568. SalRowGrdnClb@yahoo. com. www.salisburyrowangardenclub.ning.com. Scrapbooking 6-11 p.m. third Friday, Unity United Methodist Church, 8505 Unity Church Road, Kannapolis. Contact: Katy Atwell, 704-9336242. Salisbury-Rowan Quilters Guild 1 p.m. third Thursday, RuftyHolmes Senior Center. New members of all quilting levels welcome. Ongoing project: making cuddle quilts for the children staying at the women’s shelter. Contact: Barb Bruce, 704-6457305, bjbruce1@carolina.rr.com. Starry Night Quilters Guild 6:30 p.m. first Thursdays, Rufty-Holmes Senior Center. Membership open to quilters or anyone who wants to learn quilting. Contact: Susie walters, 704633-7979. Scottish Society of Salisbury 7 p.m. Third Mondays at Rowan Public Library. Membership open to persons with Scottish heritage and persons interested in Scotland. Contact: 704-633-1294. Square Dancing, Cardinal Squares 7:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesdays, City Park Recreation Center, 316 Lake Drive. Membership open to anyone who can do modern Western square dance. Contacts: Paul & Nita Walker, 704-782-2616, Goo627@aol. com or Teresa and Charlie Chunn, presidents, 704-786-2278, cchunn1@carolina.rr.com. www.cardinalsquares.org. Square Dancing, Kannoneers Square Dance Club 7:30-9:30 p.m. Mondays Trinity Methodist Church, 416 E. 1st St., Kannapolis. Contact: Pat or Matt Marbois, 704-782-5493, or caller Donnie Chapman, 704-872-9851. http://web.me.com/pmarbois1/K annoneers_Square_Dance_Club Square Dancing, Spinning Moors 8-10:15 p.m., second and fourth Saturdays, War Memorial Building, 220 N. Maple St., Mooresville. Contacts: Brenda and Tommy Honeycutt, 704-857-9681.

Jaycees Spencer Jaycees Meet first and third Wednesdays of each month, clubhouse behind 8th Street ballpark in Spencer. Those wishing to join must be between the ages of 21 and 40 and interested in community service work. Contact: Melissa Johnston, 704-433-0439.

Kiwanis Kiwanis of Salisbury Noon-1 p.m. Fridays, Salisbury Country Club. Contact: secretary Jerry Lawson, 704-633-0607. www.kiwanisclubofsalisburync.org.

Lions Cleveland 7 p.m. dinner meeting first and third Mondays, Lions Den, Cemetery Street. Ongoing Projects: Provide service and assistance to the blind, visually impaired, and deaf; collect eye glasses and hearing aids for recycling; sell brooms; assist with VAMC bingo; conduct community Christmas parade; and provide scholarships to two West Rowan seniors. Contact: Janie Drechsler, president, 704-278-9419. Franklin-Ellis 7 p.m. business meeting second Tuesdays, dinner meeting fourth Tuesdays, Franklin-Ellis Lions Den, Community Center Service Road, behind Rowan Memorial Park, Highway 601 North. Ongoing project: Collecting eyeglasses and hearing aids for recycling; brooms delivered to homes by call. Contact: Earl Sides, publicity chairman, 704-636-7979. Gold Hill 7 p.m. first and third Thursdays, Russell-Rufty Shelter, Gold Hill Park, St. Stephens Church Road, Historic Gold Hill. Ongoing projects: Morgan Elementary School Citizen of the Quarter Awards, eye glasses and hearing aid recycling, provide a week of camping for visually impaired at Camp Dogwood at Lake Norman, assist with bingo party for Hefner VA Medical Center veterans. Contact: Kathy Rummage, 704-279-4518. Landis 6:30 p.m. first and third Thursdays, dinner meeting, War Memorial Building, North Central Avenue, Landis. Contact: W.R. Ramseur, 704857-2883 or send correspondence to his address, 1207 Poplar St., Landis 28088. Mocksville First and third Thursdays, St. Francis of Assisi, 862 Yadkinville Road. 6 p.m. board, 7 p.m. general meeting, open to public. Monthly project: free diabetes screening and blood pressure checks, Foster Drug Co., 4954 Valley Road, Mocksville. For information, call Lucille Phifer, 336284-2748. Ongoing projects: collecting eyeglasses, eyeglass cases, lenses, hearing aids and hearing aid batteries, and all computer printer cartridges from companies, small businesses and individuals. To donate, call 336-2842748. Broom sales year round. Contact: Jonathan Wishon, 336-909-8385 or mlclub@lycos.com. www.mocksvillelions.org. Rockwell 7 p.m. first and third Tuesdays, basement of East Branch of Rowan Public Library. Guests welcome. Purpose: to provide services and assistance to the blind, deaf and hard-of-hearing; diabetes awareness; community service; youth activities. Projects: "Recycle For Sight" collections: eyeglasses, sunglasses, safety glasses, hearing aids, cell phones, printer ink cartridges and toners, entire Campbell's soup labels, drink cans / provide eyeglasses and exams /Camp Dogwood raffle fundraiser /Broom and mop sales year round /"Lend-A-Paw" Equipment Loan Service (to donate used medical equipment and for recycling donations/pick-up, contact Donna Mikles 704-279-9533. Contact: Wayne Taylor, 704637-7401. Salisbury Meetings: 12:30-1:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Ryan’s Steakhouse, Jake Alexander Blvd. Purpose: To provide services and assistance to the blind, visually impaired and deaf, and to support community projects. Contact: Jerry Austin, 704279-5061.

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GOLD HILL — Stephanie Shannon Hamilton and Michael Andrew Flowers were married Dec. 11, 2010, at Gold Hill Methodist Church. The Rev. Anthony Moore officiated the 5 p.m. ceremony. The bride was escorted by her father and attended by her sister, Alisa Hamilton, as maid of honor. Bridesmaids were sister of the groom Kimberly Flowers and Kristi Russell Short. The groom chose Trent Rae Short as his best man. Groomsmen were Robert Lee Gallimore and Jeff Richards. The bride is the daughter of Donna L. Robinson and Ronald David Hamilton and the granddaughter of Pearl and Ralph Green and Lois Gantt Hamilton, all of Stanley. Shannon received a Bachelor of Arts in Civil Engineering Technology from the University of North Carolina in Charlotte in 2003. The groom is the son of Sandra and the late Cecil Michael Flowers of Salisbury and the grandson of the late Martha and Richard Seagle and the late Helen and Vernon Flowers. A 1989 graduate of South Rowan High School, Andy is the owner-operator of Speedy Home Improvement Inc. R128873 The couple are making their home in Salisbury.

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CHINA GROVE — Emily Kathryn Haynes and Patrick Samuel Barnes were married Jan. 1, 2011, at Concordia Lutheran Church. The Rev. Ken Reed officiated the 5 p.m. ceremony, which was followed by a reception. The bride was escorted by her father and attended by her sisters, Suzanna Paskiewicz as matron of honor and Natalie Haynes as maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Felisha Trexler, Nikki Coffeey and Megan Erickson. Laura Ann Rau was junior bridesmaid. Jesse Parks was the groom’s best man. Groomsmen were Jacob Parks, Noah Bell, Daniel Agner, Evan Fleming and John Kim. The bride is the daughter of the Rev. Carl and Kathy Haynes of Salisbury and the granddaughter of Carl and the late Betty Haynes of Salisbury and Carolyn and the late Bill Morrow of China Grove. A 2008 graduate of East Rowan High School, Emily received a degree in massage therapy from Southwestern Community College in 2010. The groom is the son of Mr. Jeff and the Rev. Sherri Barnes of Marshville and the grandson of Richard and Thelma Barnes and the late Gerhart and Rhonda Erickson, all of West Middlesex, Pa. A 2008 graduate of North Rowan High School, Patrick is a combat engineer with the United States Army. Following a wedding trip to Negril, Jamaica, the couple will live R128874 in Fayetteville.

BIRTHS Andy Smith A son, Andy Lee, was born to Shawn and Lisa Campbell Smith of Burnsville on Nov. 3, 2010, at Mission Hospital, Asheville. He weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces. He has a brother, Luke, 4, and a sister, Sydney, 7. Grandparents are William and Doris Campbell of China Grove, Shirley Smith of Concord and Don and Beth Smith of Ft.Wayne, Ind. Great-grandparents are Margie Shaw of Maiden and Ralph Wagner of Concord.

Tom and Jean Ludwick of Salisbury celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Dec. 25, 2010, with a trip to Gatlinburg, Tenn., with their family. They were married Dec. 25, 1960, at St. Matthews Lutheran Church by the Rev. Samuel E. Goins. Tom retired after 45 years of service in the conveyor business starting as Taylor Mfg. in 1963 and now known as Specon. Jean retired from Rowan County School Food Service after 15 years of service and has been a homemaker and caregiver for her grandchildren since retirement. Their children are Kim (Trip) Rogers and Karen (Tony) Kincaid. They have three grandchildren and three stepgrandchildren: R128871 Preston, Taylor, Daniel, Anthony, Aaron and Austin.

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Ian Adam A son, Ian Theodore, was born to Jonathan and April Adam of China Grove on Dec. 20, 2010, at Rowan Regional Medical Center. He weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces. He has a sister, Mikiya, 23 months. Grandparents are Wildon and Nora Shankle of China Grove and Malcolm Adam and Debbie Ashe of Remsen, NY. Great-grandparents are Nancy Adam of Barneveld, New York and Hazel Shankle of China Grove.

Bailey Beaver A daughter, Bailey Elizabeth, was born to Jeffrey and Samantha Beaver of Salisbury on Dec. 21, 2010, at Rowan Regional Medical Center. She weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces. Grandparents are Bruce and Paulette Beaver and Dorene and Don St. Charles, all of Salisbury and Jerry Ingrahm of Milton, Fla. Great-grandparents are Geraldine and Dave Terry of Salisbury and Nita and David Nabor of Crestview, Fla.

How to submit birth announcements The Post publishes free birth announcements. Forms are available at our office and online at www.salisburypost.com. Please print clearly and include a daytime telephone number. This form can also be mailed or emailed to you. Call Lifestyles at 704-797-4243 for more information.

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re some questions that may never be answered. The greatest minds in the world have taken us to a point in history where we can see solar systems millions of light-years away. We have solved the genetic code that will one day help us avert dreaded LAURA genetic disSNYDER eases before our children are born. We can detect and sometimes predict natural and cataclysmic events with precise technological devices. Still, some questions remain unanswered. One such question has dogged me through 27 years of parenthood: Why won’t anyone drink the last glassful of milk in the jug before opening a new one? Is this a genetic disorder? It’s possible, because

my husband shares this malady with all my children. However, you would have thought that following certain rules of evolution, this trait would have been watered down and perhaps spread more thinly among our children. But, in fact, each child has that exact propensity and has added to it in their own unique way. For the youngest child, eating a bowl of cereal that is not a full bowl is poisonous. So, if the box does not contain a full bowl, a new box is opened and, rather than waste time pouring two boxes, he simply pours a full bowl out of the new box. Thus, it could be said that this child is mindful of his time. Old boxes of cereal, however, can simply be left to rot. He explains by saying that the “schnibbles” are too dusty. If there are any aspiring inventors out there, here is a project for you: How can one pour the last of the cereal without having to eat the dust?

My daughter not only has the milk dregs and dust aversion, she also will stop eating a piece of fruit at the halfway mark. She will then place it in the refrigerator thinking that she will finish it later. “Later” is pretty ambiguous, however, and in our house, “later” never becomes “now.” The result is a refrigerator full of what looks like shrunken heads and milk jugs that have turned to curds and whey. So… when exactly is later? The fourteen-year old has developed this disorder into a science. Peanut butter is his medium. At any given time, there are approximately a half dozen jars of peanut butter in the cupboard that have just enough peanut butter in them to make one or two sandwiches. If there is a new jar, only one side of the jar has been defiled. The virgin side still has the little curl on top that was made when the jar was filled. What, I wonder, is his plan? I asked

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him this question once. He said his plan was to take over the world. I never asked again. There does not seem to be any rhyme nor reason to his madness. He only explains that the reason for the mostly-finished jars is because he hates it when his knife gets peanut butter on the handle. Apparently, it is impossible to dig peanut butter out of the depths of a jar without getting your knife slimy. And slimy knives are apparently not acceptable for the future ruler of planet Earth. I introduced him to a spatula five years ago, but the association didn’t stick. Why? I don’t know. These questions may never be answered. • • • Laura Snyder is a nationally syndicated columnist, author and speaker. You can reachher at lsnyder@lauraonlife.com. Or visit her website www.lauraonlife.com for more info.

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Emmalee Ann Boehm was born Dec. 8, 2010, at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte. She weighed 7.6 lbs. and was 19.5 inches long. She joins her parents, Karl and Mandi Boehm, and 5-year-old big brother, Joseph Ryan, in Rockwell. Maternal grandparents are Bill and Kimberley Naves of Salisbury, and paternal grandparents are Sandra Boehm and companion Johnny Capamaccio of Lynn, Mass. Maternal great-grandparents are Veronica Naves and the late Eugene Naves of Gloucester, Mass., and Janice Malaquias and the late Earle Shafner of Gloucester. Paternal great-grandparents are Barbara Kelly and the late Gordon Kelly of Swampscott, Mass., and the late Jeanne Fournier of Lynn, Mass. She also joins her loving aunts, uncles and four cousins: Jaidyn, 5, Gracianna, 4, Griffin, 2, and Gillian, 6 months. R128870

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Ms. Keila Marlin was inducted into the National Honor Society Chapter of Phi Eta Sigma Nov. 13, 2010, at Wingate University. Phi Eta Sigma is a national scholastic honor society for college students. It was founded at the University of Illinois on March 22, 1923, and is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies. Keila is the daughter of Ms. Kishja D. Marlin and the granddaughter of Rev. Clarence and Evangelist Cathye Marlin of Salisbury. R128872

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After School Strings garners support More than three dozen people in the community responded to the Salisbury Symphony’s call for support of the After School Strings program by contributing more than $4,000. Contributions ranged from $1,000 (from an adult who benefited from the After School Strings program as a child while living here) to $10. More than half of the contributions were in memory of or in honor of friends and relatives. Some asked that part or all of their donation be used in general support of the Salisbury Symphony, to enable the program to continue offering the best learning experience to the students. Because of their generosity, the 60+ students in the After School Strings program are able to continue for a second semester. Grant monies are being sought as well, and those funds, together with these donations, registrations and instrument rentals, will cover scholarship payments to those who need them and teacher fees. Anyone interested in participating in or supporting the After School Strings program is invited to contact the Symphony office at 704-637-4730 or strivett@catawba.edu.

Delta Xi Omega Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. held its MidAtlantic Western Carolina Cluster Conference at the Holiday Inn and Convention Center on Saturday, Nov. 13. The Western Carolina Cluster includes seven graduate chapters and seven undergraduate chapters from Asheville, Charlotte, Concord, Hickory, and Salisbury. More than 200 sorority members attended the conference. The Honorable William “Pete” Kennedy, Salisbury City Councilman, welcomed the group. MidAtlantic regional director Dr. Linda H. Gilliam conducted the business session. Sorority members participated in workshops and activities focused on Alpha

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Whitley wins award Whit Whitley, Kannapolis funeral director, entertainer, comedian and owner/operator of PonderQuest Entertainment, Inc., has won an Award of Merit from The Accolade Competition in La Jolla, Calif. The award was given for Whitley’s comic western short film entitled “Not(E) In My Saddle.” The Accolade recognizes film, television, videography, and new media professionals who demonstrate exceptional achievement in craft and creativity. Entries are judged by professionals in the film and television industry. Information about the Accolade and a list of recent winners can be found at www.theaccolade.net.

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Spencer 6:30 p.m. business meeting first Tuesdays, program meeting third Tuesdays at Our Place Cafe, 5th St. in Spencer. Ongoing project: collecting eye glasses and hearing aids to recycle. Brooms for sale at SunTrust Bank in Spencer. Contact: Jack Fisher, president, 704-636-2311.

Newcomers Salisbury-Rowan Newcomers 10 a.m. third Wednesdays, Civic Center. Open to all Rowan residents for bridge, book club, dining out, garden club and informative programs. Contact President Carol Denhard 704-637-7072, or membership chair Maxine Dvoracek 704637-0627.

Optimist Salisbury 7a.m. the first and third Tuesdays; Farm House Restaurant, Jake Alexander Blvd. Purpose: to serve the youth of Rowan County. Ongoing projects: Little League girls' softball, March of Dimes Walk America (pre-mature births), Respect for Law breakfast, Lake Waccamaw children's home and oratorical contest. Contact: John Hartpence-Secretary/Communications-704-6451273. Landis-South Rowan 7:30 a.m. second and fourth Thursdays, at Pat’s Catering, Kannapolis. Ongoing projects: sponsor Young Men’s Club with coordinator Ruth Johnson attending monthly meeting and other club members helping with activities. Support South Mountain Children’s Home, Lake Waccamaw Children’s Home, and contribute to Dime a Day and Half and Half to help club treasury and children’s cancer program. Contact Ruth Johnson, reporter, 704-932-7494.

Pilot Pilot of China Grove-Landis 7:30 p.m. third Tuesdays, South Rowan Public Library. Goals: friendship and service, focusing on brain-related disorders and disabilities. The local club honors deserving individuals with the Jean Jordan Memorial Scholarship each year. For membership contact Sharon Saxon 704-857-4843. Pilot of Salisbury 6 p.m. fourth Thursdays. Community service organization, gives scholarships for outstanding Anchor at North Rowan High School and an all-county scholarship for Rowan-Salisbury Schools each year. Contact: Sarah Byerly, 704633-0976.

Professional Altrusa International of Salisbury 6 p.m. first Thursdays, Trinity Oaks, 728 Klumac Road. Worldwide volunteer service organization of executives and professionals dedicated to improving communities through service. Develops and funds specific service projects (the quarterly USDA Food Distribution) to meet community needs. Awards scholarships to deserving individuals and grants to non-profit organization in Rowan County. Contact: Nancy Mott, 704-6379561. Rowan County Human Resources Association 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. third Thursdays except July and August, Wrenn House. A chapter of the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) serves Rowan County area. RCHRA is an association of human resource professionals with practitioners at all levels employed by businesses in Rowan County. Provides HR professionals with networking and educational opportunities. The primary purpose of our organization is the development and improvement of all phases of human resource management in member companies throughout the community. Contact: rchra1@yahoo.com www.rchra.shrm.org Jill Rufty, president, 704-6375881. Salisbury Sales and Marketing Executives Association Inc. Dinner meeting 5:30-7 p.m., fourth Wednesday of each month at The Country Club of Salisbury. Networking organization, unites business professionals with the purpose of improving sales and marketing skills, promoting the exchange of thoughts and ideas. Speakers share their knowledge, successes and expertise in their business. Membership open to all local business professionals.

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Contact: Cliff Sorel, president, mission is to enhance the quali- ing more opportunities for local Contacts: Whitey-704-640- who wish to become tutors. 7 0 4 - 6 3 6 - 2 2 5 5 , ty of life as people age through artists to be recognized within the 2600; Wormy-704-857-0090; Contact: 704-212-8266. csorel@carolina.rr.com. information, advocacy and serv- central Carolina community, ded- Willie-704-223-0576. rclc@rowancountyliteracycouncil.o icated to both teaching and learnLLAN (Leadership, Learning ice. Horse Protection Society of rg. www.rowancountyliteracycounEach month a guest speaker ing through development of edu- NC Inc. cil.org. Advocacy, Networking) Third Tuesdays, first floor con- provides timely, valuable informa- cational arts programs. By host10 a.m. second Saturdays Rowan County Republican Exference room, Gateway, Innes tion. Senior health and wellbeing, ing shows and contests and members day work day with ecutive Committee Street. Networking begins at 6 community involvement, and leg- through participation in commu- potluck luncheon followed by busiSecond Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Holislative issues and concerns are nity events, provide opportunities ness meeting. p.m., program at 6:30 p.m. iday Inn, Jake Alexander Boulefor artists to exhibit and sell their Open to professional women presented and discussed. Non-profit charity organization vard. All registered Republicans Contact: Rufty-Holmes Senior works. interested in learning, leading and whose mission is to make world invited. Monthly meetings feature pre- better place for horses through edachieving life/work balance; for Center, 704-216-7714. Contact: Greg Edds, 704-637Council on Aging sentations on art-related topics ucation, rescue and rehabilitation. 2777 or 704-202-5089. women leaders either self-emMeetings 1-2 p.m. fourth by artists. All artists at any level ployed or employed in business, Membership: $50 a year for Rowan County Republican education or non-profit organiza- Thursday of each month at Rufty- of expertise, art students, and family, $35 for single. Men’s Club Holmes Senior Center other individuals interested in protions. Executive Director: Joan BenFirst Saturdays, 8:30 a.m.Membership is open to any lo- moting arts in the community are son, 2135 Miller Road, China breakfast, 9 a.m.-program. Ryan’s Contact: Pam Cordts 704-633cal adult interested in pursuing welcome to join. Dues $25 ($30 Grove, NC 28023. Phone 704- Steak House, Jake Alexander 0917. the objectives of the organization. after March 31.) 501(c)(3) 855-2978, e-mail hps@horsepro- Boulevard. All registered RepubliPurpose: To educate, as well Contact Janie Martin, presi- tection.org. Professional retirees cans invited, ladies welcome. NARFE (National Active and as to serve, as a voice on senior dent at janiemartin@msn.com or Humane Society of Rowan Contact Mike Caskey, presiissues in Rowan County. This in- J. Carlton Lucas, didasko51@hot- County Retired Federal Employees) dent, mcaskey@ctc.net. 1 p.m. third Mondays, Rufty- cludes developing strategies for mail.com. www.thecarolinaartist. Meets quarterly. Annual dues www.rowanrepublicans.com. Holmes Senior Center, 1120 Mar- improving conditions for older org. Crescent Republican Women $20. adults, advocating for older adult tin Luther king Jr. Ave. S. Rowan Computer User Group Meets fourth Monday. 6:30 Volunteers and foster homes Membership open to federal needs, and public policies to adMeets twice monthly (sched- needed. Pet supplies, such as dog p.m. meal, 7 p.m. program. Gilliemployees, retired or currently dress them as well as the promo- ule posted on website soon). houses, dog and cat food and cat gan’s Restaurant, Hwy 52, Granemployed. Refreshments served tion of a “senior friendly” comServing residents of Rowan litter are needed for foster ani- ite Quarry. All registered Repubmunity. This organization will be County with a common interest mals. at each meeting. lican women and men invited. President: Ron Buffaloe, 704- strictly non-partisan and will not in ownership, operation, educaContact: Sandy Yon at 704-636-5700 (leave message endorse or oppose candidates for tion and application of personal and volunteer will return call). 633-7599. syon@bellsouth.net or 704-637Rowan Retired School Person- political office in local, state or computers and accessories that Information on spay/neuter 3282. national races. plug into them. We meet offline shuttle, call 704-636-5700. nel Salisbury Kennel Club Contact: Rufty-Holmes Senior twice per month. Yahoo Group in10:30 a.m. third Wednesday First Tuesdays. 7 p.m., Moms in Touch International ternet site is open 24/7 for disof September, November, Janu- Center at 704-216-7714. Two or more mothers or grand- guests welcome. Oakridge TrainFirst United Methodist cussions, to gain advice, to give mothers meet weekly to pray for ing Building, Old Concord Road. ary, March and May. Ruftyadvice as well as to buy, sell and their children and school. Open Holmes Senior Center, 1120 Mar- Church Seniors Salisbury Kennel Club is an Second Tuesday, September recycle all-things computer relat- also to aunt or friend willing to all breed sanctioned club of the tin Luther King Jr. Ave. S. Board meetings 10 a.m. second through May at noon. Lunch, fel- ed. Meant to be interactive, in- pray for specific child. American Kennel Club. The objecWednesday of September, No- lowship and program in fellowship formative, and free to join and Contact: Barbara Hendrix, tive of the Club is to further the vember, January, MArch, May, hall for covered dish, or catered participate. Rowan County area coordinator, advancement of all breeds of meal, or a specified local restausame location. www.rowancomputeruser- 704-636-3869 or rowanmiti@ya- purebred dogs, to conduct dog Membership: Open to all re- rant. Occasional day trips group.org hoo.com. More information at shows and sanctioned matches tired school personnel, in state planned. under the rules of the American Contact rcug.terry@yahoo. www.momsintouch.org. Call church office: 704-636- com or out of state Kennel Club (AKC), and to carry Rowan County Anime Dues vary depending on year 3121. Eastern Rowan Saddle Club Meetings: Normally 2 p.m. on educational work of a nature of retirement. Affiliated with NCAE Fun and Fellowship 7:30 p.m. third Tuesdays, club- third Sundays at various loca- that will popularize purebred dogs and NEA retired. Members of and encourage their registration Fourth Thursdays house off Old Beatty Ford Road, tions. SRRSP receive all NCAE/NEA Members: retirees of Second Rockwell. Membership $35 per Purpose: To promote anime and/or training. This club also benefits. Presbyterian Church. year, open to anyone interested and manga in Rowan County, to promotes responsible pet ownerMembership/dues informaContact: Second Presbyterian in horses. educate people about Japanese ship. tion: contact Carolyn K. Poteat, Church, 704-636-0601. Throughout the year, SKC President Richard Starnes, animation and discuss upcoming Treasurer, 704-278-2841. holds conformation training, obeJoy Club 704-279-1397. www.eastrowan conventions. Contact: 704-636-0049. dience classes, Canine Good Cit11 a.m. second Wednesdays, saddleclub.com. Trading Ford Baptist Church felRotary English Speaking Union, Sal- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ izen tests and weekend seminars. Guests and potential memChina Grove lowship building, Long Ferry Road. isbury Branch ncrowancountyanime/. Open to anyone in the commu6 p. m., Tuesdays, Gary’s Mission: Network of 77 local Rowan County Literacy Council bers are welcome to participate. Dues $3. Information and BBQ, China Grove; Visiting Rotar- nity who is retired or not working. branches with members commit4 p.m.second Mondays for Contact: Trading Ford Baptist ted to promoting scholarship and board of directors, Hurley Room, membership requirements: Staians welcome. Contact: Lewis Moose, 704- Church, 704-633-5986. advancement of knowledge through Rowan Public Library; announced cy Williams, corresponding sec857-5971. Milford Hills Friendly Neighbor- effective use of English in an ex- meetings for volunteers and retary, 704-857-1136, smoothsncorsos@hotmail.com, www.salpanding global community. membership. Rowan hood Seniors Contact: John A. Larson, 704Membership: Open to anyone isburynckc.com. 7 a.m. Thursdays, Holiday Inn 11:30 a.m. second Mondays, in the community. $15 annual fee. on Jake Alexander Blvd. except June-August, Milford Hills 637-1532. Salisbury-Rowan Republican Not-for-profit organization Women Hillbilly Hiking Club Membership chairperson Jack- United Methodist Church fellowMeets every Sunday morning, which provides tutoring to underie Harris, 704-633-1802. ship hall, 1630 Statesville Blvd. Meets third Thursdays. Covered dish meal each meeting, 8 a.m., Morrow Mountain State educated adults (age 16 and oldSalisbury Membership chairman-Mary er) in reading, writing and life 1-2 p.m. Tuesdays at the Ro- unless otherwise advised. Park. Open to senior citizens who tary Hut, 300 W. Liberty St. A non-smoking, “non-prophet” skills and tutoring in English to Those interested in member- live in the community. See CLUBS, 5E outfit open to anyone interested speakers of other languages. Also provides training for adults Contact: Manie G. Richardson, in hiking for health. ship should contact Secretary Sonny Carpenter, 704-637-7477. 704-637-0163. Salisbury Rotary, PO Box Organ Church Community Sen4092, Salisbury NC 28144. ior Citizens 10:30 a.m. first Tuesday of each month, Organ Lutheran Ruritan Church fellowship hall. Millbridge Ruritan Club Contact: Organ Church, 7047:30 p.m. first Tuesdays. Meets at 490 Sloan Rd. or local 279-3096. churches. Meal served. Rockwell Senior Citizens Membership open to anyone 10 a.m. first Thursdays, Rock18 or older with application and well United Methodist Church felapproval by board of directors. lowship hall. Purpose: To serve the commuContact: Dowd Primm, 704nity, assist families in need, pro- 455-2864. vide scholarships. Rockwell Young at Heart Contact Doug Patterson, 70410 a.m. second Thursdays, 639-1541. doug@patterson- Rockwell Civic Center. farminc.com. Contact: Beatrice Kluttz, 704279-3903. Seniors Salisbury Singing Seniors AARP Chapter 4314 3 p.m. Mondays. Rufty-Holmes Meetings 1-2:30 p.m. first Senior Center. For singers 55 and Thursday of each month at Rufty- older. Holmes Senior Center, 1120 S. Contact: Floyd Bost, 704-638Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. 9469. Offers a variety of community Wesley Fellowship service, education, advocacy, Third Thursdays at Trinity Unitleadership and fellowship oppor- ed Methodist Church, 416 East tunities. Senior citizens age 50 First Street, Kannapolis. All ages and older are encouraged to at- welcome. tend the informative meetings Contact: 704-933-1127. and join the local chapter. AnnuYoung at Heart, China Grove al chapter dues are $3, prorated 10 a.m. first Mondays, Langat $.25 per meeting remaining in ford Hall, First United Methodist the calendar year. Members do Church, China Grove. not have to be retired. Visitors Open to senior citizens of the are always welcome.. area. 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CLUBS FROM 4E Messinger, 704-636-9019. Salisbury-Rowan Human Relations Council Fourth Thursdays, July-December meetings at Rowan Public Library, January through June meetings at City Council Chamber. Members appointed by City Council, County Commissioners and Human Relations Council. Hispanic Coalition: 5:30 p.m. first Mondays, City Hall, Wilson Lopez and Helen Leak. Covenant Community Connection: first Mondays, 5 p.m., Milford Hills United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 1630 Statesville Blvd. Contact for multiculturalism training- 704-638-5217. President-Wilson Lopez. Salisbury-Rowan Symphony Guild The mission is to promote and support the Salisbury Symphony Orchestra and its music education opportunities. This mission is carried out through concert attendance, financial gifts, fund-raising events, supporting educational programs and promoting the symphony in the community. Membership is open to all. www.salisburysymphony.org/guild.a sp or 704-637-4314. Scottish Society of Salisbury 7 p.m. third Wednesdays. Rowan Public Library. Membership open to persons with Scottish heritage and persons interested in Scotland. 704-633-1294. South Rowan Alumni Association Third Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m., at South Rowan High School. Contact: Patsy Parnell, 704-8575762, musicpat68@aol.com. www.SouthRowanAlumni.com South Rowan Y Service Club 6:30 p.m. third Tuesdays, South Rowan Y board room, dinner furnished. Open to anyone interested in the YMCA and the community. Contact: YMCA, 704-857-7011. Goldmine Toastmasters Public speaking in a supportive group. Learn better listening and leadership skills. 8:30 a.m. Saturdays, Fairfield Inn, Kannapolis. Guests welcome. Contact: Phyllis Kombol, 704932-6328, pkombol@ctc.net. www.goldminetoastmasters.com. People Growing Together Toastmasters 5-6 p.m. Tuesdays, PGT Industries, 2121 Heilig Road. Guests welcome. Membership open to public. Develop speaking and leadership skills in a friendly, supportive atmosphere. Contact: Tim Edwards, 704-6386000x35034 or Curtis Treece, 704788-4343 or pgt.freetoasthost.ws. Yawn Patrol Zone Toastmasters 7-8:30 p.m. first and third Tuesdays, United Cabarrus Insurance offices, 832 Arbor St., Concord. Open to all adults interested in personal growth in the areas of public speaking, impromptu speaking, effective listening and leadership skills. 704-786-5244. http://yawnpatrol.freetoasthost.net.

Veterans American Legion, Faith Post 327 7 p.m third Tuesdays. Ongoing projects: supporting youth most important Legion accomplishment in Faith, sponsoring or supporting Faith Elementary School, East Rowan JROTC, Boy’s State, Girl’s State, Student Trooper Program, Faith Boy Scout programs, Rowan American Legion baseball team. Commander L.D. Watkins, 704223-0528. American Legion and Auxiliary, Harold B. Jarrett Post 342 7 p.m. first and third Mondays, Post home, Lincolnton Road; joint dinner served in dining room, followed by separate meetings. Ongoing projects: Legionaries and Auxiliary focus on Veteran’s Affairs & Rehabilitation, Americanism, Community Service, Children and Youth, Girls State and Boys State, oratorical competition, scholarship and education, baseball. Commander Mark Cauble. President Karen Barbee. Contact: 704-637-1722. American Legion and Auxiliary, Landis 146 7 p.m. second Thursdays, War Memorial Building, 410 N. Central Ave, meal served 6:30 p.m. $5 per person. Ongoing projects: pop tops for Ronald McDonald house, veteran’s affairs and rehabilitation, Americanism, community service, children and youth, Girls and Boys State, and Junior Trooper program. Auxiliary president: Martha Corriher, 704-798-3625. Post commander: Erik V. Culbertson, 704-855-1739. American Legion and Auxiliary Kennedy Hall Post 106 First Thursdays, 6 p.m. meal (legionairres and auxiliary combined), 7 p.m. meetings for both groups. 6250 NC Hwy 801 S.

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PEOPLE 704-278-2493. American Legion and Auxiliary, J.C. Price Post 107 7:30 p.m. second Wednesdays; 6:30 p.m. fourth Wednesdays executive meeting, Post Home, Wilkesboro Road. Auxiliary meets fourth Wednesday at 7 p.m. Auxiliary President: Moree Granford, 704-637-3579. Commander Mae Carroll, 704636-2950, OMaeCarroll@ aol.com. Post home: 704-638-0160. American Legion Miller-Russell Post #112 7 p.m. third Mondays, August through May at Legion Building, Rockwell. Commander John Tolley Jr., 704-279-2184. American Legion Junior Auxiliary Livengood-Peeler-Wood Unit 448, Granite Quarry 7 p.m. second Monday. Ongoing projects: Honorary Jr. Dept. President’s Project “Coins for Cards,” Operation Coupon program, Promoting the Poppy, Veteran’s affairs and rehabilitation, Americanism, community service. Junior advisors- Gina Starnes, 704-209-3173; Amy Cozart, 704279-0483. AMVETS Auxiliary 460 Meets second Thursday at AMVETS Post 460, 285 Lakeside Drive, Salisbury. 6 p.m. Margie Miller, president. AMVETS Post 565 Meets fourth Tuesday, 1400 N. Main St., China Grove. The Post sponsors Bingo each Thursday at 7 p.m. Membership is open to all veterans. Contact number: 704-7982036. Rockwell AMVETS Post 845 7 p.m. second Wednesday, dinner and business meeting. Post phone: 704-279-6812. General Allen Hal Turnage Marine Corps League Detachment 1096 9 a.m. first Saturdays, Ryan’s Steakhouse, 730 Jake Alexander Blvd. South Membership eligibility: currently serving or have been honorably discharged from service in the Marine Corps or Marine Corps Reserve for not less than 90 days. Also, U.S. Navy Corpsman who trained with Marine FMF units. Associate membership is through family affiliation with an eligible Marine or Navy corpsman. Contact: Arbe Arbelaez, 704633-8171. Ladies Auxiliary to Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 3006 7 p.m. meal, 8 p.m. meeting, second and fourth Thursdays, Post Home, 1200 Brenner Ave., open only to members. For membership eligibility, call 704-857-3005. Purpose: To carry out programs of Veterans and family support, hospital-VAVS, Buddy Poppy, cancer aid and research, Americanism, Legislative, community service, scholarship, youth activities, Patriot Pen, patriotic art, Voice of Democracy, POWMIA, VFW National Home, VFWPAC. President’s special projectNational Military Services-operation uplink, unmet needs and military assistance programs. Commander Gary Foster: 704-637-0687. President Vickie Kotlarz: 704-933-8878. Military Officers Association of America, Central Carolina Chapter Meetings: Noon, RuftyHolmes Senior Center, second Monday of January, March, May, July, September, November. Purpose: To provide services to members to contribute to college scholarship programs, to assist ROTC and JROTC units, and to promote patriotism and a strong national defense. Col. John Gray, 704-2782881. JEDGRAY@bellsouth.net.

Christian women’s groups Brunch Bunch, Cabarrus Christian Women 9:30-11:30 a.m. third Thursdays, Cabarrus Country Club, 3347 Weddington Road, NW, Concord. For details on complimentary nursery, call Peggy, 704-9322621. For brunch reservations, call Phyllis, 704-782-9654. Christian Women of Salisbury 11:30-1:30 third Wednesdays, Holiday Inn. Free nursery provided for preschool children. Reservations required: Loretta Burlyson, 704-855-4844 or Sue Grubb, 704-636-9162. Albemarle Aglow First Saturday at 10 a.m. at Pure Heart Family Church, 1926B Hwy 52 N., Albemarle. 9:45 prayer before meeting. Covered dish lunch after meeting. President Pattie Rudat, 704983-1197. wwwalbemarleaglow.org.

Red Hats Chapeaux Rouge Divas Queen mother-Geraldine Terry, 704-212-2778 Classy Red Hats Queen mother-Sara Owen,

704-278-4618.

Women’s organizations AAUW (American Association of University Women), Salisbury branch Meets 7 p.m. second Thursday of month, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, North Campus, Building 400, Room 4104, Salisbury. Book discussion group, 10:30 a.m. second Tuesday of each month, KoCo Java Coffee House, 329 N. Main St., Salisbury. Mission: AAUW addresses equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research. Contact: Brunetta Franklin, president, 704-798-2574, brunetta3@aol.com China Grove Woman’s Club 7 p.m. generally last Monday of month, China Grove Community Building. Contact: Freda Richards, 704857-5359. Rockwell Woman’s Club 7 p.m. fourth Monday, September through May. Rockwell Civic Center. Nell Tolley, president, 704279-2184. Salisbury Woman’s Club 11:30 a.m., second Wednesdays at clubhouse, 1237 W. Innes St. Purpose: to unite our members into a charitable organization of volunteers for the promotion of education, community service, fellowship, and leadership development. Contact: Angelia S. Bates, president, carolinagirl669@yahoo.com, 704-637-0045. Spencer Woman’s Club 7 p.m. second Thursdays, SWC Clubhouse, 101 Third St., Spencer. Open to women 21 years or older who live in or have an interest in Spencer. Must attend at least one meeting prior to filling out application to join. Dues $25 yearly. Contact: Alane Mills, 704-6362889, 704-636-2969, alanegmills@yahoo.com. Salisbury International Woman’s Club 7-9 p.m. fourth Thursdays, September-June. Members act as hostesses with two co-hosts providing snack foods and drinks. Membership: Any woman born outside the U.S. or whose husband was born outside the U.S. Purpose: To provide support and friendship to foreign women, and to share and celebrate other cultures. President Anna-Karin Goff: 704annakarin@ 278-0312, carolina.rr.com.

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Bride ponders inviting her mystery sister to wedding Dear Amy: I am getting married in about five months. As I am finalizing the guest list, I am starting to wonder about some “extended” family. My father was married before my mother. He had four children ASK with his previous AMY wife. They are all much older than me. We have always lived on opposite coasts. I have met three of them and have a somewhat close relationship with them. We e-mail one another and send holiday cards. I see them whenever they come out to visit other family. I am certainly planning on inviting them to my wedding. My question is about the other sibling, whom I have never met or spoken to. I feel as though there is some sort of obligation to invite her because she is, in fact, my half-sister, but she is a complete stranger. I don’t even know her last name or where she lives. I think I would feel bad for excluding her because she is family, but I also don’t feel as though she has ever seen me as family (and from the rumor I heard when I was younger, she blamed my immediate family for her parents’ marital breakdown, even though my parents met and married years after hers divorced). Please don’t get me wrong. I don’t feel any resentment for this — I simply do not know her. Inviting her will not break the wedding budget, but I’m not sure what I should do. — Bewildered Bride

Dear Bride: Invite her. You don’t know your half-sister, but if you invite your other siblings, you should also invite her. Weddings are short — but sibling relationships are long. You enjoy these other siblings, and you have an opportunity to meet and perhaps get to know this particular sister. If you can track her down and issue the invitation, it will be up to her to decide whether to attend, but you will have done the right thing.

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Dear Amy: The letter from “A Happy Wife” really got to me. She pines for her Dear Amy: In e-mail corfamily at holiday times, and respondence, I am often ad- I completely understand. dressed by my first name My family and I are very by people whom I do not close. They live in Australia know. and I am in the United While I am not particuStates. It is a rare holiday larly bothered by this inthat I spend with them. formality, I typically reI choose to appreciate the spond using more formal ti- sadness and longing I feel tles (“Dear Mr./Ms. Lastfor them during holidays, name”). seeing it as an indication of I reserve first names for just how much we love one people I know or have met. another. Is this out of date? How often do you hear When, if ever, is it apabout people dreading going propriate to use informal to the family gathering? addressing in e-mail comI feel so lucky that every munication? event I get to share with my — Frustrated Fogey extended family is one I truly look forward to and enDear Fogey: E-mail has al- joy. — Homesick and Coping tered the way we correspond with one another; it Dear Homesick: You have has also altered the way we embraced the very thing “know” one another. that makes you sad, and in On an initial e-mail, it is my mind that’s a very emoappropriate to address tionally healthy response to someone by his title, folthe wistfulness of the holilowed by surname. day season. After the first e-mail, if you have ongoing business or correspondence, you can Send questions via e-mail consider yourself to be an to askamy@tribune.com or acquaintance of the other writer. Many people switch by mail to Ask Amy, Chicago to first names at this point. Tribune, TT500, 435 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL Salutations also seem to 60611. change from “Dear” to —TRibunE MEdia sERvicEs “Hello” or simply the person’s first name. • • •

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Whispering Pines tournament set The Country Club of Whispering Pines will be the playing site for their sectional tournament scheduled for Jan. 7-9. Glen Eyler is tournament chair. Lucy Brown and Billy Burke placed first in the weekly duplicate game last Tuesday evening at the Salisbury Woman’s Club. Other winners were: Gloria Bryant and Wayne Pegram, second; Myrnie and J o h n McLaughlin, third. This was the deal on board 13 from Tuesday’s BILLY game: BURKE North dealer, both sides vulnerable NORTH 85 J632 7532  10 8 4 WEST KJ76  94 QJ84 975

EAST  10 9 4 3 2  Q 10 7 A6 KQJ

SOUTH AQ AK85  K 10 9 A632 The Brown/Burke pair defeated their North opponent’s four hearts contract three tricks for the best E/W score on this deal. The John McLaughlins fulfilled a three no trumps contract for the top N/S score. HAPPY NEW YEAR! Billy Burke is ACBL, Life Master director of the Salisbury Woman’s Club weekly duplicate games.

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Paul Saylor, currently acting in a national tour of ‘oklahoma,’ is shown here during Catawba College’s production of ‘urinetown.’

Catawba alumnus plays Curly in national tour of ‘Oklahoma’ BY SUSAN SHINN Catawba College News Service

magine playing the role you were born to play.

That’s exactly what 2009 Catawba College alumnus Paul Saylor is doing with the role of Curly in the national tour of the beloved musical, “Oklahoma!” “My dad and his family are generations deep in Oklahoma,” Saylor explains. “They love the show.” Saylor saw the movie as a kid. The role of Curly is what he terms a “classic musical theater leading man.” Those types of roles have become Saylor’s bread and butter. Having moved to New York late this summer, Saylor saw a call for a 6-foot-tall actor who could “sing a certain way and look a certain way.” Just the way Saylor sang and looked. “I thought, well, sign me up,” he says. “They’re looking for a specific thing, and that specific thing is you.” But the audition, he admits, was “pretty intense.” There were actors there who looked and sang just like him. “Fortunately, I happened to be selling what they were looking for,” Saylor says. Rehearsals began in September, with the tour commencing

DIAPERS From 1e just seemed if they can do it, I can do it.” Megan chose the SoftBums brand on the recommendation of a friend. “I didn’t do a lot of research,” she says. “One of my friends had tried all different kinds.” SoftBums uses toggles to make the leg openings larger or smaller. Most all cloth diapers are lined with a soft, fleece-like material with a nylon shell. The liners and shells resist stains and come clean easily. You can double the liners for nighttime use. Cloth diapers are not cheap — around $20 apiece. But Megan and other moms have chosen to register for cloth diapers as shower gifts. All three moms agree that about 3 dozen is a minimum number to have. Even with the up front costs, Stewart and Adam estimate they’ll save hundreds of dollars during the amount of time Henry is in diapers — all totaled, about half the cost of disposables. As is the case with most moms, Megan had to use disposable diapers for about a month, until Luke grew into the smallest size of cloth diapers.

three weeks later. Ever since, Saylor has been crisscrossing America, playing many small towns. He’s seen much of Middle America. There’s not a lot of time for sightseeing, though. “It’s pretty much one night, one town,” Saylor says. “That is very tiring.” Still, he says, “I’m doing a show that I love for people who might not otherwise get to see it.” His company has performed for audiences from fewer than 100 to 3,000, in some “very cool theatres.” His favorite has been the Shubert Theater in New Haven, Conn., the very theater where “Oklahoma!” was first performed. Over the years, performers have signed the walls there, and it was exciting for Saylor to find names of movie stars and Broadway stars, back when they were “Chorus Girl No. 6,” for example. It made Saylor realize he’s part of a greater thing. A favorite city along the way has been Asheville, where he saw many friends. The company also spent several days in Seattle. The son of psychologists Bart and Conway Saylor, he grew up in Isle of Palms, S.C. In high school, he auditioned at the Southeastern Theatre Confer-

ence, where he was approached by officials from Catawba. “They found me,” Saylor says. “I really liked the people I talked to and we just hit it off.” At Catawba, his favorite production was “Urinetown.” “I was with friends I had grown close with over four years,” Saylor says. “It was a show I loved with people I loved.” “He picked Catawba because he knew he could get training in acting, singing and dance,” his mom says. “He didn’t want to specialize. It’s given him the versatility to do a lot of different things professionally.” The Saylors saw their son in “Oklahoma!” at UNC-Pembroke. “Honestly,” Conway Saylor says, “it was beyond my wildest dreams. He was born to play this part.” Saylor is due back in New York by the end of January, where he wants to put down roots. He has an agent and he doesn’t yet know what his next role will be. “Hopefully,” Saylor says, “it’ll be onward and upward. I’m open to any and all possibilities at this point.” Freelance writer Susan Shinn is a full-time student at Catawba College.

Paul Saylor is shown here at his graduation from Catawba College in 2009.

She is pleased with the results. Like the other moms, Christine uses a lined cloth bag for wet diapers. “You just wash the whole shebang,” she says. Diapers can be dried in the dryer or line dried. Although Megan and Christine work part-time, moms who work full-time do use cloth diapers. Their babies are kept by family members or childcare providers who are willing to work with them. If not, babies in daycare wear disposables during the day then switch to cloth when they’re at home. Norma Honeycutt, director of Partners in Learning, says she’d had no requests from parents for babies to wear cloth diapers, although they are welcome to do so. This is also true at St. John’s Lutheran Church Child Development Center. While cloth diapers are not as convenient as disposable diapers, Megan — and Christine and Stewart — hope that more moms will give them a try. Jon C. Lakey/SaLiSbury PoSt Interested in learning more Stewart Clement changes10-week old henry. Clement is one of a growing number of parents who are opting to go with about cloth diapers? Visit www.clothbabies.com, cloth diapers instead of disposables. www.allaboutclothdiapers.com, www.snootybootydiapers.com or www.mothering.com/diapering to get started.

Freelance writer Susan Shinn lives in Salisbury.