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Jobs the big draw for Latino growth

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BY KARISSA MINN kminn@salisburypost.com

The Latino population in Rowan County has nearly doubled over the past decade, according to 2011 U.S. Census data. In 2000, 5,369 Rowan County residents identified themselves as Hispanic or Latino. In 2010, that number rose to 10,644 in a 98.3 percent increase much faster than the 6.2 percent overall growth in the county. Latino residents now make up 7.7 percent of the county population, compared to 4.1 percent in 2000. According to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau, this reflects a statewide trend. In North Carolina, the Latino population more than doubled from 378,963 to 800,120. Overall statewide growth was 18.5 percent. About 8.4 percent of residents statewide identify themselves as Hispanic or Latino, compared to 4.7 percent in 2000. Dr. Gregory Weeks, associate professor with the department of polit- A look at Latino ical science at population UNC Charlotte, said figures, other this trend likely is races, 9A due to economic growth. “In the South, you had things like ... the growth of the banking industry in Charlotte that attracted a lot of people and created a lot of construction, so jobs were plentiful,” Weeks said. “There was a need for construction jobs and a need for service jobs.” He noted the Latino population has been consistently high in rural areas and small towns where agricultural labor is in demand. Weeks said this kind of growth cannot continue, but he still expects the Latino population will rise. He said people aren’t likely to leave in high numbers even in the face of economic crisis. The current economic downturn seems to have slowed Rowan County’s overall population growth, though. Owen Furuseth, associate provost for metropolitan studies at UNC Charlotte, said the county’s low growth rate could have something to do with the loss of manufacturing jobs. “In the last decade — during this period of recession, but even earlier in the decade — manufacturing jobs have been particularly vulnerable,” Furuseth said. He said the highest growth seems to be in counties close to Charlotte and other urban areas. Davie County, for example, is largely rural but is positioned close to Winston-Salem. “Cabarrus and Iredell have higher rates of growth, too,” Furuseth said. “It’s easier for people to live in those counties and commute into jobs in Charlotte. Rowan is just beyond that.” Contact reporter Karissa Minn at 704-797-4222.

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Items in a law enforcement officer’s belt have changed over the years, but many say a stun gun has become their top choice. See story on 5A.

No easy answer for officers deciding how to respond BY SHELLEY SMITH ssmith@salisburypost.com

When enforcing the law, the use of force is sometimes necessary, say top law enforcement officials. But when does force become excessive? The answer to that question, those officials say, is a moving target. Every situation is different, and each sce-

nario demands its own response. Still, there’s one universal rule that all Rowan County agencies use when investigating use-offorce complaints: Was the force reasonable, and would another officer faced with similar circumstances have reacted the same way? Ken Woodard, a retired law enforcement officer turned Basic Law Enforcement Training instructor at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, teaches aspiring officers Subject Control

and Arrest Techniques, and said state law allows an officer to be one step ahead of resistance. “If a guy starts to hit us with his fist, we can use force one step above what he’s doing,” Woodard said. “We can use our fist, we can use OC (pepper) spray, we can use a Taser.” Woodard said the use of pepper spray is a le-

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Two threats, two lethal shots

Sometimes, a tackle is the best defense

BY SHELLEY SMITH ssmith@salisburypost.com

On his first call as a full-time deputy, Rory Collins quickly learned about making split-second decisions. And he found that sometimes an old-fashioned tackle is the best defense. Collins responded to the call with none other than Kevin Auten, and the two were forced to tackle a man who was holding a very interesting homemade weapon. The weapon, which “resembled a cave man club,” Auten said, was a large branch. It had nails driven into it, and the heads of the nails had been cut off. The club-wielding man, who was in-

volved in a domestic dis- COLLINS turbance at a home off Wilcoy Road near Rockwell, had been damaging a car, and when Auten, Collins and Lt. Jerry Davis arrived, the man lunged toward them with the club. Collins, now chief of Salisbury Police, said he and Auten, now the county’s sheriff, had already determined, without even speaking, that they were going to have to tackle the man. Davis distracted the man, and Auten and Collins made their move, Collins go-

In 2010, two Salisbury Police officers responded to two separate routine calls — someone knocking on the back door of a home and a domestic disturbance — and faced life-or-death decisions as soon as they arrived. Having only seconds to decide the most effective way to stop the threats, each officer grabbed his handgun and fired lethal shots. Salisbury Police Chief Rory Collins said the officers’ decisions were justified. He said, however, the decision to use potentially lethal force is only justifiable when there are “no other reasonable means” to stop an imminent threat of harm or death to an officer or a victim. “The decision to use lethal force relies upon the of-

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School officials no fans of lifting charter school cap Funding, accountability among biggest concerns BY SARAH CAMPBELL scampbell@salisburypost.com

Local school officials say if a bill to raise the cap on the number of charter schools across the state becomes law it would not only hurt their pocketbook, but also limit the resources available. “It definitely would be detrimental for public schools,” said Dr. Judy Gris-

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som, superintendent of the Rowan-Salisbury School System. Senate Bill 8, which has passed the Senate and is now in the House, would remove the 100-school cap and eliminate a 10 percent annual limit on a charter school’s population growth. But school officials say the financial aspects are the most troubling. The bill includes a provision that would require all money provided to local school districts be shared with

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No plans to lobby county for more money BY SARAH CAMPBELL scampbell@salisburypost.com

Rowan-Salisbury School System’s top official says although the district could be facing a substantial funding cliff with the reduction of state funds and the expiration of federal stimulus dollars, she does not want to request additional local money.

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“I think we have all heard from the (county) commissioners, either from reading the newspaper or attending the meetings, that the likelihood of us getting an increase is probably slim to none,” Superintendent Dr. Judy Grissom said during Thursday’s Board of Education finance subcommittee meeting. During the Rowan County

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Board of Commissioner’ planning session earlier this month, County Manager Gary Page proposed cutting $1 million from the school system’s allotment next fiscal year. “I don’t see any need for us going in requesting their support or

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FROM 1a charter schools except federal grants with use restrictions and funds donated for specific purposes. Tara Trexler, the district’s chief financial officer, said that would include siphoning school lunch money, including the portion the district receives from the federal government for free and reduced lunch programs, transportation funds and funds raised by athletic and band booster clubs. “It would financially deplete the public education system,” she said. But, N.C. Sen. Andrew Brock, R-Rowan/Davie, a cosponsor of the bill, says charter schools are a good way to address the educational needs of students. “If you look to the right and the left and the moderates in the middle, BROCK they all support the idea of charter schools because they are using some different teaching methods, but they don’t have a stable source of funding,” he said. Brock said the bill’s provision to allow the supplemental tax to follow the child wherever the student is located is a fair way to ensure all students benefit. “Everybody pays tax dollars, even people who send their children to charter schools,” he said. “Their tax dollars are still going to pub-

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The House Education Committee will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Committee leaders have indicated they expect to spend most of the two-hour meeting hearing public comments on the bill. The House is expected to vote on the bill the following Tuesday, March 15. Here’s how to contact your local legislators.

Rep. Fred Steen 919-733-5881 Fred.Steen@ncleg.net Mailing address: NC House of Representatives, 300 N. Salisbury St., Room 305 Raleigh, NC 27603-5925 Rep. Harry Warren 919-733-5784 Harry.Warren@ncleg.net Mailing address: NC House of Representatives, 300 N. Salisbury St., Room 533 Raleigh, NC 27603-5925 lic schools.” Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education m e m b e r R i c h a r d Miller said the bill could be a hindrance as the state looks to close a $2.4 billion budget MILLER gap. “It’s not the time to be siphoning money away from state government or any state entity,” he said.

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such as the Robertson Family Foundation, which provided Rowan-Salisbury schools with more than $685,000 this school year. Monies from early childhood education programs such as Head Start, Smart Start and More at Four would also be divided up among charter schools, which Grissom said could be the demise of such programs. Trexler said the district provided charter schools with about $125,000 this year and, based on rough estimates, that figure could grow by $112,000. And, she notes, those numbers are based on the county’s current charter school enrollment of about 80 students. “If a lift on the cap results in additional students in the existing charter schools as well as the opening of charter schools here within Rowan County, the dollar figures would escalate accordingly,” Trexler said in an e-mail to the Post.

ment of Public Instruction support expanding the number of charter schools in North Carolina, but want to ensure accountability. “We believe that charter schools offer an important option for some students and families and that they do provide an important incubator for educational innovation,” they said in a prepared joint statement Friday. "We caution, however, against expansions that are not managed in an orderly manner, and we believe it is important to maintain accountability for charter school performance and business practices. “Creation of a separate government entity to oversee charter deployment would create a redundant bureaucracy in state government.” Brock said the State Board of Education will still have to power to revoke school charters. “We’ve got traditional schools that are failing, failing students and failing the Oversight public, that’s the reason why The bill would establish an there is such an outcry for 11-member N.C. Charter charter schools,” he said. School Commission to authorize and administer charter schools. The commission would be under the State Board of Education, but it would operate independently. It would have the authority to adopt policies regarding all aspects of charter school operations, make final approval of application, and take renewal, nonrenewal and revocation action. State Board of Education Chairman Bill Harrison and Other shared funds The bill would also require State Superintendent June the district to share grants re- Atkinson said Friday the state ceived through organizations board and the N.C Depart-

and transportation funds, they would not be obligated to provide either one. Miller said that could create a division between the “haves” and “have nots,” causing economically disadvantaged students to suffer. “Part of the benefit of public education is that it blends us all together,” he said. “The strength of this nation is built on the fact that public schools provide equity and opportunity and whenever you take money away from them to provide for schools that don’t require the same standards you are creating a separate and unequal system.” Brock said officials with most of the charter schools he’s talked to do provide food service and some type of transportation. “They will find ways to get students to the school,” he said. Brock also pointed out that public schools are not equally populated with students from a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds. “Even in the Rowan-Salisbury School System if you compare South Rowan, West, Carson, North, East and Salisbury they all have different makeups,” he said. Brock said he’s also heard talk of opening charter schools to target at-risk students, providing unique opportunities to prevent those students from dropping out. “We’ve got to make some changes and figure out how we are going to get kids to like learning,” he said.

“That’s a failure of the system.” Brock said adding more charter schools could also spark healthy competition. Opponents of the bill take issue with its lack of language addressing sending students back to public schools to take End-of-Grade and End-ofCourse tests that affect that district’s test data or require all teachers to be licensed. Gov. Bev Perdue said she’d like to see some changes made before the bill make it to her desk. “I support the growth of charter schools and lifting the cap on the number of charters, and if that was all this bill did, I would support it,” she said in a statement released last week. “Instead, this legislation would drain vital funding from our public schools, the launch pads for our children’s future, and lets charter schools operate without the same accountability that public schools must provide” Contact reporter Sarah Campbell at 704-797-7683.

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MONEY FROM 1a help for the state deficit,” Grissom said. Grissom said she thinks the system could deal with the budget shortfall by using part of the system’s fund balance. Assistant Superintendent Gene Miller said that although the school system has been accused of building up its fund balance, the increase in und e s i g n a t e d MILLER funds from more than $5.6 million in 2007 to $7.1 million in 2010 has been intentional. “The school system has positioned itself to weather some of this,” he said. “We knew we had shortfalls coming.” Miller compared the school system and county’s fund balances during the school board’s finance meeting. He said although the school system’s undesignated fund balance has grown about 24.3 percent from 2004 to 2010, the county’s undesignated fund went up almost 21.8 percent during the same time. Miller said the school system’s total fund balance shrank about 8.7 percent from 2007 to 2010, while the county’s fund balance grew 23.3 percent. “Two county commission-

ers keep saying their fund balance is going down, down, down and the school system is hoarding their money,” he said. “All I’m doing is showing you the numbers.” Grissom said using a combination of fund balance money, the $4.2 million in federal Education Jobs Fund and making cuts would be a better solution than re- GRISSOM questing more local funding. School board member Linda Freeze said she agrees. “They’re worried about funding just like we are and for us to go in and ask for an increase is just not right,” she said. Despite the increase in undesignated dollars, Grissom cautioned against depleting the fund balance, as even larger funding cliffs could be approaching the following year because the Education Jobs Fund will only be around for one year. “We want to protect the classroom as much as possible,” she said. “Teachers and teacher assistants would be the last thing that would go.” School board chairman Dr. Jim Emerson said Friday he feels the district should continue to do its part in “taking the hit.” “I am hoping that the county commissioners will keep us at the same level of funding

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Vietnam veteran shares photos, experiences with library and art center BY SHELLEY SMITH ssmith@salisburypost.com

For 365 days, U.S. Army Lt. Hayden Simmerson slept with one eye open. “Sleep deprivation was the biggest torture,” Simmerson said. “I probably slept two to three hours every night for a year.” Simmerson waded SIMMERSON through the rice patties in the Gia Dinh Province in southern Vietnam during the day, and ambushed the Viet Cong at night in seven different spots. A lieutenant for a group of three additional American sol-

diers and a company of 100 South Vietnam soldiers, he led a mobile advisory team — MAT 36 — which provided artillery, helicopter gunships, medivac to the Vietnamese and airstrikes. Simmerson lived alongside the Vietnamese in the village, eating a diet of rice, fish, ducks, snakes, shrimp and crabs, totally immersing himself in the Vietnamese culture, making friends and memories that he will never forget. “Do I have any regrets?,” he said. “None. We did what we needed to do.” Simmerson shared his story and photos from Vietnam for the Rowan Public Library and Waterworks Visual Art Center’s collaborative project, “Through a Soldier’s Eyes: Remembering Vietnam.”

gust exhibit at Waterworks. “I’m a lover of history,” Simmerson said Saturday at the library. “For posterity, I didn’t want us Vietnam veteran people to be forgotten. This is for everyone who did what we thought we were supposed to do.” 

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A graduate of Boyden High School, Simmerson went to college at North Carolina State University and earned a degree in chemical engineering. But he was bored and decided to join the Army. “I was looking for advenShelley Smith/the SALiSbuRY poSt ture, and I found it,” he said. hayden Simmerson, left, talks with huey helicopter pilot mike An honor graduate in offimorgan at the Rowan public Library. Simmerson said the hel- cer candidate school, he was then assigned to Vietnam, but icopters were the lifelines to all soldiers in Vietnam. first went to Vietnamese lanThe project is open to all come a permanent fixture at guage school in Ft. Bliss, Texas. Vietnam veterans, and will be- the library, as well as an Au-

“I had Latin and Spanish at Boyden, but was never able to speak a word,” he said. In Texas, Simmerson became fluent in Vietnamese after a strenuous 12-week course. His mother was a musician, and he credits her for being able to pick up on the different tones of the language, which won him over by his Vietnamese teachers. “Speaking the Vietnamese language made my tour in Vietnam much more meaningful than the average G.I.,” he said. In 1969, he was sent to southern Vietnam, where he lived on the northern edge of the Mekong River Delta, and was responsible for an area about the size of Rowan County.

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Flapjacks for a worthy cause Kiwanis’ annual fundraiser spans several generations BY HUGH FISHER hfisher@salisburypost.com

t’s a family tradition. Larry and Brenda Shue started bringing their sons to the annual Kiwanis Pancake Festival years ago. Today, their sons are grown, but some things haven’t changed. Saturday morning, just about 9, the Shues sat finishing their pancakes and sausage: Larry and Brenda, son Mark and daughter-inlaw Melissa and grandson Graham, 3. “We just make a family affair out of it,” Brenda said. “You see people you haven’t seen all winter.” At 9 a.m. Saturday, it was all but impossible to find a parking space at the J.F. Hurley Family YMCA. More than 1,000 turned out Friday night for the first round of pancakes and sausage prepared by Kiwanians and students from local high schools’ Key Clubs. And half that many had come through the doors by 9:30 a.m. Saturday, with club members ready to continue serving past the 10 a.m. cut-off if crowds persisted. Taking a break from his

work at the griddle, organizer Charlie Deadwyler said he was pleased with the turnout. But aside from the sizzle of the grills, and the delicious aroma of pancakes and sausage, there’s something else satisfying about “We just celebrated our 90th birthday,” Deadwyler said. The Kiwanis Club of Salisbury was chartered in November 1920. Back then, it was the 329th club to be founded. Today, Kiwanis International than 13,000 clubs worldwide, as well as clubs and outreach for children, teens and college students. The Salisbury club has 75 members, and there are Key Clubs at Salisbury, East Rowan and North Rowan high schools. Joy Loeblein, a junior at Salisbury High, said she first got involved in the Key Club so she could be active in community service. Saturday, she was helping watch children at an inflatable slide set up in the YMCA gym – an opportunity for the kids to burn off some of their sugar-fueled energy.

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Graham Shue, 3, enjoys his pancakes and sausage Saturday morning at the Kiwanis pancake Festival. this year marked the 55th anniversary of the fundraiser, which Graham’s father, mark, attended when he was a boy. “It’s great to be able to be in a community that contributes to students and their education,” Loeblein said. Proceeds from the Pancake Festival go toward scholarships and a variety of other outreach efforts, Todd Hildebran said. He’s a member of the Salisbury club and is currently serving as district governor. Hildebran said that the

various Kiwanis clubs have more than 250,000 members around the globe. And the club is very active locally. “We give to Smart Start, we sponsor Little League,” Hildebran said. Every year, the Kiwanians of Salisbury give dictionaries to local elementary school students. All those projects are fueled by pancakes, too. Still, Deadwyler said he

hoped that more people would come out and be a part of the local Kiwanis Club. “Young people don’t want to join clubs anymore,” he said. Hildebran said that the Pancake Festival may not always bring in new members, but that it has an impact on the community through other means. Even so, as they dropped off their tickets and went

forward to claim a tasty breakfast for a worthy cause, locals got a friendly smile and a chance to pick up a pamphlet describing the many things Kiwanians do for the community. The hope is that it generates enough interest to keep the pancake tradition alive for yet another generation of Rowan families. Contact Hugh Fisher via the editor’s desk at 704-7974244.

Commissioners to consider adopting ‘Billy’ Johnson receives new fee schedule at Monday meeting philanthropic award BY KARISSA MINN kminn@salisburypost.com

County commissioners will discuss several budget-related ideas Monday, including raising permit fees and asking tax-exempt nonprofits to make donations of their own. The meeting of the Rowan County Board of Commissioners will be held at 3 p.m. Monday on the second floor of the J. Newton Cohen Sr. Rowan County Administration Building. Dana Hart, the county’s new building code enforcement director, said the fee schedule for Rowan County building, electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits is “antiquated” compared to five surrounding counties. Hart said fee schedules are much higher in Davie, Iredell, Davidson, Cabarrus and Davie counties. They also are provided in a printable and web-based version, which the county does not have. “The Building Code Enforcement Department proposes to adopt a new fee schedule structure that will make the county’s fees comparable to surrounding counties and further develop the customer relations for the department,” Hart wrote. “The fee schedule will not only bring in more revenue for the county but will increase the department’s ability to be self-sufficient once again.” Instead of requesting quotes for permit fees and waiting for them to be calculated, customers will be able to get their own quotes with the new tax schedule. In addition, the board will discuss Mon-

day the possibility of starting a PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) program with nonprofit groups. In this program, nonprofit agencies would make voluntary or negotiated contributions to the county to help pay for services and buildings they use while exempt from property taxes. Total fees would range from 10 percent to 65 percent of the normal tax base, depending on the type of exemption and probability of profit. County documents show that in 2006, the value of all excluded and exempt property in the county totaled $1.3 million. By the end of 2010, that total was $1.9 million. Also at Monday’s meeting, commissioners plan to: • Consider a declaration of official intent to reimburse expenditures for the Rowan-Cabarrus Community College bond. The board will hear a report on the financial timeline for planned capital improvements to the college. It will then decide whether to borrow $12 million at once; $5.3 million this year and $6.7 million next year; or $3 million in 2011, $6.7 million in 2012 and $2.3 million in 2013. • Hear an update on the first year’s service of the interim South Rowan peak time ambulance. Commissioners then will discuss whether to continue the existing agreement with the Rowan County Rescue Squad to provide the service and establish a formal contract, provide a similar peak time service using added county

EMS resources or provide an additional 24-hour ambulance unite to the county EMS division. • Discuss government-owned rented properties and consider a resolution supporting Senate bill DR55281-LM89, “Level Playing Field/Cities/Service Providers.” The resolution requests that the General Assembly add language requiring all government-owned buildings that are leased or rented to have a triple net lease or rental agreement. This would require the lessee to pay taxes, insurance and maintenance in addition to rent. • Consider a ban on the use of tobacco products on the campuses of the county health and social services departments. • Consider a request from HS&E Inc. for an extension to its 2006 temporary use permit for continued remediation of a 2002 petroleum release at the former Craven’s Exxon station, located at 7565 Bringle Ferry Road. • Hear an update regarding a variance request from Blandy Hardwoods. • Consider approval of a resolution to renew the county’s participation in the Cabarrus/Iredell/Rowan HOME Consortium. • Vote on a second reading of amendments to the farmland preservation ordinance. • Discuss topics not heard at the Feb. 16 work session. Contact reporter Karissa Minn at 704797-4222.

Frances “Billy” Johnson Salisbury and Rowan, Patsy was honored with the Wilson Reynolds, a longtime family L. Smith Philanthropic Award friend, introduced the family during and reRowan galed the Regional audience Medical with stoCenter ries of her Foundalong assocition’s ation with Annual Johnson Donor and what Appreciher frienda t i o n ship and a n d counsel has Recognimeant. Submitted photo tion DinPreviner held FRANCES ‘BILLY’ JOHNSON ously known Feb. 24. as the President’s Award, the Johnson was presented with honor was renamed in 2007 the the award by Dr. Thomas K. Wilson L. Smith Philanthropic Carlton, Jr., board chairman of Award by the foundation board the Rowan Regional Medical of directors in recognition of Center Foundation. Daughters Smith’s generosity and advocaJudy, Kathryn and Joanne cy to Rowan Regional Medical were on hand for the presenta- Center and its foundation. Evetion, as well as other family lyeen and Wilson Smith were members Starling Johnson, presented with Rowan RegionHedrick Strickland and John al Medical Center Foundation’s Strickland. first Legacy Award in 2006. The award honored JohnThe Donor Appreciation son’s philanthropy and special and Recognition Dinner is service to the Rowan-Salisbury held annually by Rowan Recommunity and especially to gional Medical Center FounRowan Regional Medical Cen- dation as a thank you to ter. friends and donors who conAfter a video tribute to tribute $500 or more to Rowan Johnson’s commitment to Regional Medical Center, growing and nurturing key or- Rowan Regional Hospice or ganizations and institutions in the foundation.

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During the day, helicopters took his company somewhere like China Grove, he said. “We’d spend the day tromping through the swamps looking for the enemy, and we might walk back home, eat supper, replenish ammunition and supplies and then get out and gear up waiting for the enemy,” he said. He took showers outside using a rain barrel, and had to kill a 12-foot king cobra that made its way into his tiny house one day. There was no electricity, and he was always wet from walking through the rice fields. But he had friends, and he was able to communicate with them. Once a month he was able to fly to Saigon to enjoy one night of amenities, which included reading Vietnamese newspapers and watching television. He hitched rides up the Mekong River to other villages when he had time to himself, and was able to water ski after his MAT unit traded Viet Cong weapons for a slalom ski and rope with a unit from the U.S. Navy. “My experience in Vietnam was certainly different than the average G.I.,” he said. “Guys were in much more dangerous places than I was. And some in much less dangerous places.” And the war, he says, is very similar to what’s going on in the Middle East today. 

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The Rowan Public Library will host several events throughout the spring, collecting photos, stories, artifacts and other information from Rowan County Vietnam veterans. The collections will become archived as oral histories and kept in the Edith M. Clark History Room at the library. Photos will be archived in the library’s local history collection. All information collected is also planned to be shared with the national Veterans Memorial Project. The Rowan Public Library is holding several additional opportunities for veterans to share their stories with the help of librarians: • April 2, 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Frank T. Tadlock South Rowan Regional Library, 920 Kimball Road. • May 7, 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the east branch of the Rowan Public Library, 110 Broad St., Rockwell. • May 27 and 28, 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., Rowan Public Library Headquarters, 201 W. Fisher St., Salisbury. The sound recording booth will be available at the headquarters in Salisbury, and will become a permanent fixture on the second floor of the library. Veterans will be able to record their stories orally on a voice recorder, and librarians will scan photos. Beginning Aug. 20 through Nov. 11, Waterworks Visual Art Center will feature selected photos and oral histories from the project in a special exhibit. Sara Grajek and Paul Birkhead are heading the project. “I think (the veterans) like that we’re paying attention to their war and their stories,” Grajek said. For more information contact Paul Birkhead, 704-2167841, or headquarters, 704-216-8228.

Simmerson has overcome prostate cancer after being exposed to Agent Orange, which he sprayed every day around his company’s compound to keep the plants dead so the Viet Cong couldn’t sneak up on them. “It would kill anything,” he said. “And it just so happened to be a carcinogen. Most everyone in Vietnam was exposed to it.” He says he’ll always remember the smell of Vietnam — diesel fuel, Soldiers wait in a field for helicopters to pick garbage and them up. sewage. “The odor of the Saigon, and just as he did 42 country just permeated your years ago, he says he will nose, your clothes,” he said. hitch a ride to his old stomp“And every once in a while I’ll ing grounds in the Gia Dinh smell something and say, ‘Oh Province. gosh. Vietnam.’ He wasn’t able to keep in “And of course, you’ll touch with any of his Vietnever forget the casualties namese friends, but he’s that you suffered.” hoping for reunion.

General Vo Nguyen Giap, the commander of all enemy forces in Vietnam during the war, recently wrote his memoirs and said the U.S. had them beat, Simmerson said. “He said why did we give up, why did we quit? They were ready to surrender several times, and we let them off the hook. “But not we, not the G.I.s the politicians let them off the hook,” Simmerson said. “The Vietnam War was the first war ever where the military didn’t run the thing, the politicians did, and we lost it,” he said. “The Middle East and Iraq, I don’t feel there’s anything better over there.” Simmerson compares the Vietnam War as “being in a boxing match with one arm tied behind you,” and says the same goes for the wars America is currently in. But still, he said, things have changed since Vietnam, and soldiers are heros, unlike the soldiers who came home in    the 1970s. Simmerson is visiting He passed up a career in the Army because of the Vietnam Vietnam next year, something he’s been wanting to do War. “Being a soldier was not an for a while, he said. His plans are to fly to honorable profession,” he said. “We were perceived as baby killers and mad guys.” When he landed in San Fransisco, he was spat on, and had to move out of a graduate school dorm at Appalachian State University because the students said he wasn’t welcome. “The military has done a turnaround,” he said. “Being in the military now is a very honorable profession.” 

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“I’m going to see if there’s anyone who still lives there,” he said. “A lot of the farms were abandoned, and I would expect rice production is back to normal.”

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Although Simmerson was never injured, he has scars. But they’re scars that are not necessarily from bad memories, he said. “I dream about Vietnam regularly,” he said. “But I don’t have the nightmares others do.” He said he’ll never forget the sound of the Huey helicopters, “on the way to save your butt.”

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FORCE froM 1a gitimate option, but each department has its own policies on what force should be used, and when.

Situational decisions “Every decision on whether or not to use an asp baton as opposed to pepper spray, Taser, handgun, is going to differ from situation to situation or officer to officer,” Salisbury Police Chief Rory Collins said. Rowan County Sheriff Kevin Auten said when using force, whether it’s a sidearm or another tool, the only interest of the officer should be to stop the threat. “It’s not to hurt someone, it’s not to fatally harm them,” he said. And every time force is used, whether it’s pointing a gun at someone or pulling out an asp baton to try to gain compliance, a use of force report is filed and investigated. Collins said each report asks specific information — details of the encounter, including height, weight and age of the officer and person on whom force was used; whether that person was impaired; and signs that person may have been showing, including clenched fists. The officer also writes a narrative of the events. “Then that document goes through the entire chain of command,” Collins said, “and at every single level, a decision is made as to whether or not they feel the decision is reasonable.” And if agencies want another opinion on the complaints or an officer’s actions, they ask the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation to perform its own evaluation.

Force investigations If the investigation finds an officer used excessive force, the agency then considers a number of factors to decide what happens next. “Depending on the level of excessive force, the circumstances the officer was engaged in, all of that will come into play,” Auten said. “And whether the officer has a history with that will certainly become a deciding factor in what to do inhouse. “It could be a disciplinary matter, or could be a training issue,” he said. “Either way, if it is a blatant use of excessive force intended to get by with more than they should, and they know it, that’s not the kind of person I want working here, and their status in law enforcement will be considered heavily.” Collins said considering how far the officer crossed the line and how unreasonable the officer’s actions were will lead the department to its decision and action. “Discipline would be imposed and the level of discipline would depend on the extent of the violation,” Collins said, and the level of discipline would depend on what’s already in the officer’s personnel file. “If found to be a significant violation of our policy, or if found to be totally unreasonable, or if the officer has other disciplines, this could lead to their potential dismissal,” Collins said. “Again, many circumstances come into play in this action, and are all different.”

A brawl and a lawsuit Sometimes, officers accused of using excessive force don’t wait to be fired. Kareem Puranda, a 10-year Salisbury Police Department veteran, resigned in March 2010 in the midst of an SBI probe of a 2009 brawl at a Klumac Road nightclub where off-duty police officers were working security and a video appeared to show Puranda PURANDA punching a man. And that wasn’t the only complaint against Puranda. Recently, Salisbury and its insurance provider paid $60,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a Salisbury man who says Puranda

DEFENSE froM 1a ing high and Auten going low. Davis reached over and grabbed the club out of the man’s hand. “Fortunately, no one was injured and the arrest was made without further incident,” Auten said. The only items Auten and Collins each carried on their

HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH FORCE? used excessive force during a 2007 arrest. In the action filed in January 2010, Wayne Partee alleged that after a traffic stop on Jan. 7, 2007, Puranda body-slammed him to the pavement. Partee was treated at a hospital for a broken clavicle. During the stop, the lawsuit said, Puranda told Partee to move to the back of the vehicle and began frisking him. When Partee repeatedly ignored Puranda’s order to keep his hands on the car, the officer picked him up from behind and slammed him to the ground. The suit described Puranda’s actions as “deliberate” and “grossly negligent,” among other things.

Complaints filed Complaints alleging excessive force receive the same attention as a lethal force investigation, authorities say. The Salisbury Police Department received 14 excessive force complaints in 2009, and seven in 2010. Out of the 21 complaints over the past two years, five were sustained, meaning the allegation was true, and action taken was inconsistent with the department’s policy, according to information provided by the city. Of the 21 total complaints, four officers were exonerated, which means the allegation was true, but the action taken by the officer was consistent with policy. Seven complaints did not have enough evidence to prove or disprove the allegation, and five were ruled false with no credible evidence for support. The city did not provide the nature of the complaints. The Sheriff’s Office has had only one excessive force complaint over the past two years. It involved a detention officer in the Rowan County jail. The complaint was filed April 6, 2010, following a March 4, 2010, incident in the jail. According to a summary of the complaint, provided by county attorney Jay Dees, the person who filed the complaint was arrested and brought to jail March 4. While being processed, the man became verbally abusive and refused commands, the summary said, and he had to be physically restrained by officers. The man continued to refuse commands, refused to be searched, and had to be restrained once more. The report said at some point the man grabbed a writing pen from the pocket of a deputy and attempted to stab him. Two deputies struggled with the man, and they all fell to the floor. The man was “subdued” and placed in the detox cell, the report said. He received a small cut above his eye that didn’t require hospitalization. An investigation found the officers were not negligent, and the inmate was intoxicated. The man admitted the report was true, and the case was closed, the summary provided by the county says.

Some frivolous Auten and Collins said reports often start out, “I don’t want to get an officer in trouble, but I thought you needed to hear this.” And many of the complaints are frivolous, Collins said. “A good percentage of them are actually someone that’s mad because they got a ticket, or because they got arrested, or mad they got talked to in a way,” he said. The difference in the number of complaints may have something to do with the way the agencies accept them, Collins and Auten said. The police department will receive complaints by any means — anonymously, by telephone and even through a third party. “If there’s validity to it, we want to know,” Collins said. “If it’s a third party, we will do everything we can to find out who is involved.” The Sheriff’s Office does not take anonymous complaints, and the complaints can only be official if someone writes to the Sheriff’s Office or goes there in person. But each complaint and officer’s report is investigated, authorities said.

belts at the time were a gun, handcuffs, flashlight and a baton. Collins said he hasn’t seen a weapon quite like the nailed branch since. “It was just kind of ironic that my first call was a call like that where a guy was holding a branch full of nails,” Collins said. “It’s just one of those things that when you’re tussling with somebody, you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do.”

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Stun gun often the officer’s first tool of choice BY SHELLY SMITH ssmith@salisburypost.com

Most law enforcement officers have four tools on their belt when faced with choosing to use force: a handgun, stun gun, asp baton and pepper spray. The favorite, authorities say, is the stun gun. “The Taser is a tool that I feel has the potential to save tremendous amount of injury to both the suspect and the officer,” Salisbury Police Chief Rory Collins said. Rowan County Sheriff Kevin Auten agrees, and said the Taser has become the go-to tool for deputies, court staff and those working in the jail. The Taser can be an effective way to get people to comply, Auten said,

and said in several cases all it takes to get someone to listen to the officer is having a laser sight running up the offender’s leg. But not all officers have a Taser. Patrol deputies with the sheriff’s office have a Taser on their belt, but only a small portion of the police department’s patrol officers have access to one. Collins said the department has purchased more this year, and hopes every officer in the patrol units will be equipped with one soon. So, those without the Taser have only three options, and pepper spray, authorities say, is rarely used. “Pepper spray has become a tool that is probably one of the least favorite now because of the Taser,” Collins said. “With pepper spray,

everyone around gets contaminated by it.” Auten said pepper spray used to be a hot choice for officers, but has recently become less useful. “Sometimes the situations differ from where you are - classrooms, churches, hospitals,” he said. “Think about pepper spray in a hospital. If it gets in the vents then you have a mess.” Auten said the asp baton has replaced the PR-24, also known as the nightstick. And the force Auten and Collins say is still being used daily is handto-hand combat. “We go upstairs to a room where we train on mats and actually scuffle,” Collins said. “It’s very realistic training.”

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THREATS froM 1a ficer’s knowledge of what is happening at that very moment, and is based upon all of those same circumstances that come into play when deciding that force at any level is necessary,” Collins said. Officers faced those circumstances twice in the span of three weeks in late 2010. On Dec. 3, Salisbury Police Officer K.H. Boehm, a three-year veteran of the department, had a choice to make as he was pinned on the ground underneath 37-year-old Robert Faulkner. As Faulkner punched Boehm in the face, Boehm’s options were slim — he could wait for backup to arrive or take action. Boehm reached for his handgun and fired three shots, hitting Faulkner in the chest, arm and shoulder. Faulkner died the next day. “An officer usually makes the decision to use lethal force in a split second,” Rowan County Sheriff Kevin Auten said. “I believe every situation where lethal force is used is based on totality of the circumstances that sur- AUTEN round the incident.”

No backup Boehm got the call at 9:24 p.m., and the only information he had was that a man was knocking on the back door of a house on Vance Avenue. When the officer arrived, Faulkner came at him, holding a beer bottle. He eventually put the bottle down, but as Boehm tried to arrest him, Faulkner attacked and wrestled the officer to the ground. Faulkner repeatedly hit Boehm in the face while on top of him. Collins said Boehm did what he had to do to protect himself, and did what he was trained to do. “What he did do was to reach the only tool on his belt that he could get to in order to stop the active attack upon himself before he became very seriously injured, or worse,” Collins said after the incident. Auten and Collins both say that because every call is different and unpredictable, officers are trained to be alert at all times. “Violence could break out at any time,” Auten said.

Significant threat Two-year Salisbury Police veteran Officer J.R. Cable dealt with a different scenario a few weeks prior to Boehm’s call. On Nov. 13 about 1 a.m., Cable responded to a domestic disturbance involving an assault with a baseball bat at the home of James Richard “Rick” Brown, on Stokes Ferry Road. As Cable entered the home, he ordered Brown to drop the bat. Instead, police reported, Brown came at Cable, bat in hand, in a “threatening manner.” Cable shot Brown, who died at the scene. After the incident, Collins said he felt Cable was “under significant threat and reacted the way that was necessary given the circumstances.” Collins said most officers wait as long as they can before “potentially

Laws on use of force So what warrants force, and what defines excessive force? N.C. General Statutes say a law enforcement officer is “justified in using force upon another person when and to the extent that he believes it necessary,” and includes the following: • “To prevent the escape from custody or to effect an arrest of a person who he reasonably believes has committed a criminal offense, unless he knows that the arrest is unauthorized; • “To defend himself or a third person from what he reasonably believes to be the use or imminent use of physical force while effecting or attempting to effect an arrest or while preventing or attempting to prevent an escape.”

lethal force” is used. “Some wait longer than they should,” Auten said. Even when officers are justified using lethal force, it’s not an easy call, and it may be tough to handle afterward, Auten and Collins said, so everyone involved in the incident, including communications staff, participates in a psychological debriefing. Officers directly involved are offered one-onone sessions with counselors and given a fit-for-duty exam. A Salisbury Police Department internal investigation found Boehm and Cable acted within reason, and the two are now off of administrative duty. But the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation is still performing its own inquiry. Once complete, the findings will be sent to District Attorney Brandy Cook, who will make the ultimate decision on whether Boehm and Cable acted justifiably.

Training When officers make the decision to fire their weapons, they are trained to aim for center mass, a person’s upper torso area. A bullet to the upper torso will stop the threat fastest, Auten and Collins said, and it provides the biggest target for officers. However, when it comes to determining whether law enforcement candidates will make the right decision, Auten and Collins said, it’s not as easy as teaching someone where to shoot. “It is impossible to screen for a person whom we know will make the right decision to do what is required in a situation where they have to fire a gun to defend themselves or a third party,” Collins said. “However, we do discuss this with every police officer applicant regarding the possibility that this may happen one day. If we are not comfortable with their answer, they cannot work in this profession.” Auten said potential officers should understand what could happen, so if they are faced with making the difficult decision of using lethal force, they will handle the situation appropriately. “Officers need to be able to think on their feet and make decisions timely. But in certain situations the decision has to be made in a split second,” Auten said.

right decisions in split-second scenarios. On April 10, 2010, Dial pulled over a car during a routine traffic stop near the intersection of Bethpage Road and Richard Avenue. “As soon as he turned on his blue lights, the guy stuck the gun out and shot (at) him,” Chavis said. Dial put his car in reverse, creating distance between himself and the shooter. Chavis said Dial did exactly what he was supposed to do, creating distance and staying in the car. “We can train them and train them with different scenarios, different situations, but you never can second-guess what goes through an officer’s mind,” Chavis said. “I tell them their safety comes first.” On Dec. 31, 1993, CHAVIS the Kannapolis Police Department and officers across the nation learned the importance of staying alert and keeping their guard up when responding to calls. Roger Dale Carter was on his way to the home of Tony Sherrill, Jr., who was wanted on several outstanding warrants and claimed he wanted to surrender. As Carter got out of his car, Sherill jumped out of bushes near the driveway and ambushed the officer with a rifle, firing eight times. Three of the bullets pierced Carter’s heart. Sherrill then walked down the street and turned the gun on himself. Carter had a split second to think about what was happening, and had no time to defend himself. “Officers always have to expect the unexpected,” Chavis said. “You can never let your guard down. The day you become complacent and let your guard down, that leads to tragedy in some cases.”

Hard decisions

Concord Police officers faced a hard decision when they responded to a reported stabbing in December. According to reports, 911 communications received a call from a hysterical man who said a man on drugs was stabbing a woman at a Tribune Avenue home. The caller said he believed the woman was dead. When officers arrived at the home, a man holding a large butcher knife and wearing a red-stained shirt charged at them. The man, screaming at the officers, would not put down the knife, and he charged again. Two officers shot the man, Dennis Holland, Jr., and he died. An investigation later found the call to 911 came from Holland’s cell phone. There was never a woman being stabbed, police said, and no one else was in the house with Holland. Auten said officers have to handle what’s in front of them, then move back and begin an investigation. “No matter what the scenario is, if they have a weapon in front of you, you’ve got to handle what’s in front of you first before you determine what they may or may not have done,” he said. Collins said there was no way of No time to act knowing there wasn’t a woman in HolKannapolis Police Chief Woody land’s home, so officers had to “deal Chavis and Officer Christopher Dial with the situation right in front of know the importance of making the them.”

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Spay and neuter. Spay and neuter. Spay and neuter. At times, Jane Hartness must feel like a broken record. But really, the key to controlling the dog and cat population is, well, you guessed it: spay and neuter. Hartness was one of four founders of the Humane Society in Rowan County some 37 years ago. In February, the humane society wrapped up a special emphasis on spaying and neutering. More than 50 pets received the service. But, Hartness says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We do spay and neuter every month.â&#x20AC;? The humane society is in its seventh year of offering transportation to clinics in Greensboro or Kernersville for this service. Additionally, a local veterinarian meets reduced prices for spaying and neutering pets. The humane societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission, Hartness explains, is to prevent cruelty to animals, reduce the suffering of animals and educate the public on responsible pet ownership. Guess what that includes? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our focus is heavy on spay and neuter in order to accomplish that mission,â&#x20AC;? Hartness says. For the past 20 years, the humane society has provided pet food to owners who are disabled, have lost jobs or are underemployed. As you might imagine, the demand for this service has recently increased. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We give away five to seven bags of food every day,â&#x20AC;? Hartness says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s every week and almost every day.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the last two or three years, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gotten so much worse,â&#x20AC;? says Rose Corriher, a retired educator and humane society volunteer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last summer, the need

donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take their animals with them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see the animal, they think it will be taken care of,â&#x20AC;? Corriher says. But, Hartness says firmly, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no excuse for abandonment and cruelty to any living thing.â&#x20AC;? Hartness also points out that, while the humane society works with Rowan County Animal Control, â&#x20AC;&#x153;they are not us and we are not them.â&#x20AC;? The two agencies work together, but the humane society is a nonprofit, grassroots, volunteer group. In February, several individuals were honored by the humane society for their volunteer efforts. They included: Polly Anderson, Rodney Cress, Sarah Hickey, Christel Honeycutt, Brian Romans, Regina Stansel, Jennifer Stokes and Susan Suhr. Hartness always welcomes new volunteers. For more information about the Humane Society of Rowan County, call 704-636-5700, opt. 9.

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Seeds of love planted early, bloom late DOBSON (AP) — Curtis Marion and Colleen Hutchins were teenagers when they started dating. He’s 82 now, and she’s 81, and they’re finally getting married. Their friends at the elderly nutrition site in Dobson hosted a cake-cutting and bridal luncheon, and the happy couple invited them all to their wedding on March 13. Their teenage romance lasted just a few months. They never forgot each other, but both had enjoyed long marriages to other people, with children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. But his wife died in May. Hutchins’ husband died 14 years ago, and she still wore her wedding band. Each couple was married in 1946, and they had remained friends. But Marion had moved out of state for a 34-year career in a shipyard in Newport News, Va., and they had lost touch. Neither knew that the other’s spouse had died. Then, on Sept. 15, overcome with grief and loneliness at the Stuart, Va., farm where he had retired, Marion picked up the phone to call his old friends. “I was practically crying in my house, and something spoke to me and said, ‘Call the Hutchinses,’ ” Marion said. When Hutchins answered

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SALISBURY — Terri Jo Melton, age 52, of Salisbury, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2011, at her residence. Born March 8, 1958, in Los Angeles Calif., she was the daughter of the late Colleen Miles and the late William Whitten and her step-father, Lonnie Miles of Des Moines, Iowa. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and teacher of school children whom she loved dearly. She was educated at Lincoln High School in Des Moines, Iowa. Terri attended Pfeiffer University where she was to graduate this spring. She was a public school teacher at Koontz Elementary school and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Melton whom she married on April 9, 1976; two sons, Lenny Melton (Taska) of Faith and Lonnie Melton (Kymberly) of Salisbury; daughter, Wendy Maynor (Tracy) of Salisbury; step-father, Lonnie Miles of Des Moines Iowa; a brother, William Whitten of Des Moines, Iowa; step-brothers, Lonnie Miles and Terry Miles both of Austin, Tex.; and five grandchildren, Morganne Melton, Austin Melton, Brandon Melton, Destiny Melton and Isabella Maynor. Visitation: 2:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, at Lyerly Funeral Home. Service and Burial: 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, at James C. Lyerly Chapel. She will be buried at Bethel United Methodist church cemetery. Lyerly Funeral Home is serving the Melton family. Online condolences may be made at www.lyerlyfuneralhome.com.

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- Air Force Senior Airman Nicholas J. Alden, 25, of Williamston, S.C., died as a result of the March 2 shooting at Frankfurt Airport, Germany.

William Floyd Bates SALISBURY — William Floyd Bates, age 61, of Salisbury, passed away on Friday March 4, 2011, at his home. Mr. Bates was born on Jan. 5, 1950, in Aurora Ill., a son of the late Kenneth Jackson and Delores Crescent Bates. He was a 1968 graduate of Boyden High School and had worked for the Bill G. Hefner VA Medical Center in Salisbury. Survivors include wife, Thelma Miller Bates; son, Jeremy Everett Bates; and daughters, Tara Bates Fulton and Tresa Ann Bates. Evergreen Cremation Services is assisting the Bates family.

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MOCKSVILLE — George Eldon McIntyre, 79, died Saturday, March 5, 2011, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Service: 3 p.m., Tuesday, at First Baptist Church with Rev. A. Shane Nixon and Rev. Mark McIntyre officiating. Visitation: One hour prior to the service, at the church. Online condolences may be made at www.eatonfuneralservice.com

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Rowan County population by race Race 2000 White 104,294 Black or African American 20,562 American Indian/ 433 Alaska Native Asian 1,105 Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander 35 Some Other Race 2,610 129,340 One Race Two or More Races 1,301

% 80.0 15.8 0.3 0.8 0.0 2.0 99.0 1.0

2010 105,923 22,392

% 76.5 16.2

468 1,386 49 5,993 136,211 2,217

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2000 % 378,963 4.7 5,369 4.1 341 9.4 8 1.0 48 2.7 1 0.1 115 5.3 2,337 6.3 249 8.3 31 1.6 1,138 4.3 227 6.8

2010 800,120 10,644 353 57 37 22 116 5,166 241 66 3,563 299

% % Change 8.4 111.1 7.7 98.25 9.9 3.5 6.5 612.5 2.4 -22.9 2.7 2,100 4.0 0.9 12.1 121.1 7.8 -3.2 3.1 112.9 10.6 213.1 9.2 31.7

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Airlines’ tab in price-fixing scheme: $1.7 billion, 19 officials charged WASHINGTON (AP) — When the airline industry took a nose dive a decade ago, executives at global carriers scrambled to find a quick fix to avoid financial ruin. What they came up with, according to federal prosecutors, was a massive price-fixing scheme among airlines that artificially inflated passenger and cargo fuel surcharges between 2000 and 2006 to make up for lost profits. The airlines’ crimes cost U.S. consumers and businesses — mostly international passengers and cargo shippers — hundreds of millions of dollars, prosecutors say. But the airlines caught by the Justice Department have paid a hefty price in the five years since the government’s widespread investigation became public. To date, 19 executives have been charged with wrongdoing — four have gone to prison — and 21 airlines have coughed up more than $1.7 billion in fines in one of the largest criminal antitrust investigations in U.S. history. The court cases reveal a complex web of schemes between mostly international carriers willing to fix fees in lockstep with competitors for flights to and from the United States. Convicted airlines include British Airways, Korean Air, and Air France-KLM. No major U.S. carriers have been charged. The price-fixing unraveled largely because two airlines decided to come clean and

turn in their co-conspirators. In late 2005, officials with German-based Lufthansa notified the Justice Department that the airline had been conspiring to set cargo surcharges. By Valentine’s Day 2006, FBI agents and their counterparts in Europe made the investigation public by raiding airline offices. After those raids, British-based Virgin Atlantic came forward about its role in a similar scheme to set fuel surcharges for passengers. Investigators eventually found a detailed paper trail laying out agreements, stretching back to 2000, to set passenger and cargo fuel surcharges The probe expanded to airlines doing business between the U.S. and Europe, Asia, South America, and Australia. The Lufthansa and Virgin Atlantic mea culpas allowed them to take advantage of a Justice Department leniency program because they helped crack the conspiracies. Former Associate Attorney General Kevin J. O’Connor, who oversaw Justice’s antitrust division in the late 2000s, said he doesn’t know why they confessed, but the result “demonstrates the effectiveness of that amnesty program.” Now in private practice, O’Connor said companies that confess for amnesty may be wisely trying to limit liabilities from illegal conduct. “Generally speaking, if they have an inkling they might get caught, they come in,” O’Connor said. “The theo-

ry might be that eventually these things will be exposed and why risk continuing.” Federal prosecutors and investigators declined to discuss details of the cases because they’re still investigating. Two former airline executives were sentenced to six months in prison; two others were ordered to prison for eight months. Charges are pending against 15 executives, nine of whom are considered fugitives.

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Daughter wants honors for last WWI veteran CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. (AP) — The daughter of the longest-living American to serve in World War I urged lawmakers to let her father, Frank Buckles, lie in the Capitol Rotunda to honor all the war’s veterans. “There is no one left,” Susannah Buckles Flanagan wrote in a statement to the Associated Press. “If we lost the opportunity to bestow this

the measure during debate, two Democrats joined all House Republicans in voting in favor of it during the final vote. “It certainly will be close,” Stam said. Interest groups that support the 2010 federal health care law were thrilled with Perdue’s decision. “For those concerned about jobs and affordable health insurance, Gov. Perdue’s action in vetoing House Bill 2 is refreshing,” according to a statement from the North Carolina Health Access Coalition. But Senate leader Phil Berger pointed out that Perdue used her veto stamp a few days after a trip to Washington that included meetings with President Barack Obama, who successfully pushed for the health care overhaul that seeks to expand coverage to 30 million Americans. “The people of North Carolina expect their leaders to change the course of state government, not score political points or protect their political patrons,” Berger, R-Rockingham, said in a statement. Two federal judges already have found all or parts of the federal law unconstitutional in rulings in lawsuits joined by two dozen states, though not North Carolina. Three other federal judges have upheld the law. It question is likely to be determined by the U.S. Supreme Court. A Feb. 28 memo from attorneys in the General Assembly’s nonpartisan research office contradicted Cooper’s memo, saying that the bill has a narrower scope and that it’s appropriate for Cooper pursue a defense of the state law. The bill doesn’t directly contradict the federal health care bill because the state measure would take effect when it becomes law, and the insurance mandate doesn’t start for three years, according to the memo. It didn’t weigh in on the mandate’s constitutionality. “The right of a state to challenge the constitutionality of a congressional action is not denied simply because Congress chose to act,” the lawyers wrote in the memo. “If this were true, no state could ever challenge an act of Congress.” Cooper has said his memo is based on the law, not political considerations. North Carolina governors have now vetoed 12 bills since the chief executive received the authority in 1997. This is Perdue’s third veto.

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Conch shell blowing contest title goes to Key West musician KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — A Key West musician played parts of two classic rock songs Saturday on a pink-lined shell to take top honors in the island city’s 49th annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest. Steve Gibson, 58, blew excerpts from the Rolling Stones’ “Satisfaction” and Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water,” to place first in the men’s division in the annual test of pucker prowess. “The trick is to get the shell vibrating, and that’s how you make the sound,” said Gibson, a repeat contender who has taken second place in past contests. The shell of the queen conch is a symbol of the Florida Keys, often called the Conch Republic. Blowing it has been a Key West tradition since the early 1800s, when

RALEIGH (AP) — Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue on Saturday vetoed a Republican bill that would challenge the federal health care overhaul, setting up another political showdown early in the 2011 session. Perdue said she vetoed the measure, which attempts to block a provision of the new federal law that will require most people in 2014 to buy health insurance or face a penalty, because she said the state bill violates the U.S. Constitution. She said the challenge also could negatively affect the state’s Medicaid and children’s health insurance programs. “This is an ill-conceived piece of legislation that’s not good for the people of North Carolina,” Perdue PERDUE said in her veto message. The governor had seemed willing earlier to let the bill become law without her signature, saying that it was a distraction to efforts to improve education and the economy and that federal courts would likely decide on the constitutionality of the federal law. But she changed her mind after fellow Democrat and Attorney General Roy Cooper wrote a memo on Feb. 23, one day after the General Assembly had given final approval of the bill. The memo said federal law trumps state legislation and suggested the language could harm funding for health programs. Cooper also said he shouldn’t defend the state law in court, as the bill would require, because it can’t be enforced. Republican legislators disagree and General Assembly staff attorneys have challenged Cooper’s view. “I would take issue with every one of her points,” said House Majority Leader Paul Stam, R-Wake, a primary sponsor of the bill and its chief legislative booster. GOP members have said state residents would see their rights eroded with the insurance mandate. The largely party-line votes for its passage mean House Republicans currently appear a few votes short of the three-fifths majority required to override Perdue’s veto. While most Democratic speakers criticized

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21-year-old woman killed as storms rake Louisiana RAYNE, La. (AP) — A tornado slammed a southwestern Louisiana town Saturday, killing a young mother who was sheltering her child and injuring 11 other people. More than 100 homes and businesses were damaged, many of them destroyed, authorities said, and about 1,500 people were evacuated because of natural gas leaks. Maxine Trahan, a spokeswoman for the Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office, said 21-yearold Jalisa Granger was killed when a tree fell on her house. “She sheltered the child to protect her from the storm and a tree fell on the house and it killed the mother but the child was OK,” Trahan said A relative who lived nearby found them. Debris was littered throughout Rayne, a town of about 8,500 people, after a line of violent thunderstorms moved through the area and left behind a swath of damage about a quarter-mile wide to five miles long. Trahan said the natural gas leaks had delayed authorities trying to survey the damage. About 1,500 people were ordered out of the area for the night, she said, because officials feared more gas leaks could occur. The tornado’s maximum estimated wind speed was 135 mph and it was classified EF2 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, a NWS forecaster said Saturday night.

Gadhafi regime hits city near Tripoli; rebels closer to capital TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Government forces in tanks rolled into the opposition-held city closest to Tripoli after blasting it with artillery and mortar fire, while rebels captured a key oil port and pushed toward Moammar Gadhafi’s hometown in a seesaw Saturday for both sides in the bloody battle for control of Libya. With the Gadhafi regime’s tanks prowling the center of the city of Zawiya, west of Tripoli, residents ferried the wounded from the fierce fighting in private cars to a makeshift clinic in a mosque, fearing that any injured taken to the military-controlled hospital “will be killed for sure,” one rebel said after nightfall. The rival successes — by Gadhafi’s forces in entering resistant Zawiya, and by the rebels in taking over the port of Ras Lanouf — signaled an increasingly long and violent battle that could last weeks or months and veered the country ever closer to civil war. Rebels in the east advanced from their eastern stronghold toward Sirte, setting the

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore urged Wisconsin residents Saturday to fight Republican-backed efforts to strip most public workers of their collective bargaining rights, telling thousands of protesters that “Madison is only the beginning.” The crowd roared in approval as Moore implored demonstrators to keep up their struggle against Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s legislation, comparing their fight to Egypt’s revolt. He also thanked the 14 state Democratic senators who fled Wisconsin to block a vote on the bill, saying they’ll go down in history books. “We’re going to do this together. Don’t give up. Please don’t give up,” Moore told the protesters, who have held steady at the Capitol for nearly three weeks. Police have said a crowd of about 70,000 showed up Feb. 19, and an even larger crowd rallied Feb. 26. Moore said the wealthy have overreached, first taking the money of the working class and then taking their souls by shutting them up at the bargaining table. The crowd yelled, “Thank you.” Moore responded: “All of America thanks you.”

Police arrest suspect in rapes going back 12 years in East Coast NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Some neighbors considered Aaron Thomas an odd nuisance, a man who lifted weights in the front yard, parked a loud tractor-trailer in their residential neighborhood and ran or rode his bike unfathomable distances. His girlfriend’s son called him laid back. But authorities say the unemployed truck driver is the East Coast rapist, suspected of terrorizing women with sexual assaults from Virginia to Rhode Island over 12 years. New Haven police said Saturday that DNA confirmed Thomas is the East Coast rapist. “It’s just shocking to me,” said 15-year-old Dashawn Golding, who said his mother is Thomas’ girlfriend. “She’s crying a lot,” he said of his mother. A woman who answered the phone where neighbors said Thomas lived with his girlfriend said she was devastated. “I almost died,” the woman told The Associated Press before she hung up without giving her name. “I’m scared to walk out my door. I’m just as innocent as the next person.”

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U.s. customs and Border protection agents and a local sheriff’s deputy inspect a car heading southbound from the U.s. to Mexico in Brownsville, texas. 279. Those are the most-recent, border-wide figures available. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives reported seizing 2,633 guns in 2009 at its offices in the four southwestern border states, the most recent figures available, but those were captured before making it into border traffic — and even if they had, they would have amounted to a little more than a day’s worth that get through. A November 2008 study by The Brookings Institution, a Washington-based think tank, stated that 2,000 American guns are smuggled into Mexico each day. Compiled by a commission including exMexican President Ernesto Zedillo and Thomas Pickering, a former ambassador to Russia and a senior State Department official during the administration of President Bill Clinton, the report was the last comprehensive estimate on the subject, though it did not include information on how that figure was reached. Efforts to halt ammunition have been more successful. Outbound border inspections seized 93,141 rounds in the last fiscal year, more than four times the amount seized during the previous year.

Seizures of cash headed into Mexico fell from more than $37 million in fiscal year 2009 to about $27.4 million last year. The ATF is now facing criticism after both CBS News and the nonprofit Center for Public Integrity reported that federal agents investigating gun-running by drug cartels allowed hundreds of guns purchased in the U.S. to go into Mexico. The agency and prosecutors let the guns cross the border as they were building cases against traffickers, the center reported.

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Protesters turn on security force of Egypt’s ousted president CAIRO (AP) — Three weeks after President Hosni Mubarak’s ouster, Egyptians are turning their anger toward his internal security apparatus, storming the agency’s main headquarters and other offices Saturday and seizing documents to maintain any evidence of human rights abuses. What to do with Egypt’s tainted security agencies remains one of the most contentious issues facing military rulers. The 500,000strong internal security services are accused of some of the worst human rights abuses in the suppression of dissent against Mubarak’s nearly 30-year rule. The protesters are demanding the agency be dismantled and its leaders face a reckoning.

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stage for fierce fighting with pro-Gadhafi forces who hold sway in the tribal area. Western leaders focused on humanitarian aid instead of military intervention, and the Italian naval vessel Libra left from Catania, Sicily, for the rebel-held port of Benghazi in eastern Libya, with 25 tons of emergency aid, including milk, rice, blankets, emergency generators, water purifying devices and tents. It is due to arrive early Monday.

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Federal agents are barely able to slow the river of American guns flowing into Mexico. In two years, a new effort to increase inspections of travelers crossing the border has netted just 386 guns — an almost infinitesimal amount given that an estimated 2,000 slip across each day. The problem came into sharp focus again last month when a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was killed on a northern Mexican highway with a gun that was purchased in a town outside Fort Worth, Texas. Stopping the flow of American guns, bullets and cash has long bedeviled authorities on both sides of the border. At a White House news conference in March 2009, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano joined President Obama in announcing plans to better help Mexico cope with a brutal drug war that has now killed more than 34,000 people since 2006. “You’ve got to interdict the arms. You’ve got to stop them from going into Mexico,” Napolitano said at the time. Since then, Customs and Border Protection officers — who usually spend their days checking people and cars coming into the U.S. — have teamed up with Border Patrol agents and, sheriff’s sometimes, deputies in border communities to scrutinize travelers leaving American soil. They have made little progress. In fiscal year 2009, Customs and Border Protection agents at all border crossings separating the 2,000mile border, from Brownsville on Texas’ Gulf Coast to San Diego, seized 107 guns. The next fiscal year, ending Sept. 30, they seized

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North boys, Salisbury girls to play for state titles

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North Rowan seniors Sam Starks and Amani Bates smile for the camera after the Cavaliers defeated Winston-Salem Prep to win the Western Regional 1A championship Saturday.

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Think team, not pain REENSBORO — The twisted, stomachwrenching grimace on Jordan Kimber’s face told the story better than any sentences, paragraphs or photos ever could. In simplest terms, North Rowan gave its all Saturday afternoon at UNCGreensboro. And Kimber, stricken all season with a pair of mysterious, undiagnosed shin injuries, DAVID was the poster SHAW boy for a doubleovertime challenge met. “Put it this way,” teammate Javon Hargrave said. “We wouldn’t have won without him.”

Kimber nearly collapsed in the Fleming Gymnasium lobby just moments after the triumphant Cavaliers punched their ticket to next week’s 1A state championship game in Raleigh — a testimony to willpower and human perseverance. His performance against perennial power Winston-Salem Prep was more symbolic than spectacular — 11 points and three assists harvested from 28 pain-filled minutes. But the fact that he was there — dribble-driving like a runaway horse through maze after maze of defenders, feeding Hargrave and Malik Ford for pivotal baseline layups — truly spoke volumes. “No matter what, if he’s hurt or whatever, Jordan tries his best,” North senior Sam Starks

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North Rowan’s Jordan Kimber was a leader for the Cavs in Saturday’s win.

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GREENSBORO — If it’s March, AnN. Rowan 92 d r e w WS Prep 85 M i t c h e l l must be going to Raleigh to coach in a state championship basketball game. He’ll be making his third straight trip to the Big Dance after his North Rowan boys defeated Winston-Salem Prep on Saturday 92-85 in two overtimes to win the 1A Western Regional held in UNC-Greensboro’s Fleming Gym. The first two came with

the Salisbury girls, who will also be going to their third straight title game. But it was easy to tell Saturday’s win was a special moment for Mitchell, a 1984 North Rowan graduate. “There’s no way in the world I would have left Salisbury knowing we could possibly three-peat if I didn’t feel like these guys could get us here,” he said. “It takes more than just a coach to get you here. You need a team of great players.” And North (26-5) needed each and every Cav to pull out the pulsating victory. Six Cavaliers finished in double fig-

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Hornets go for third straight BY MIKE LONDON mlondon@salisburypost.com

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Salisbury’s Brielle Blaire drives.

GREENSBORO — Salisbury’s girls didn’t make a 3-pointer Salisbury 49 and ran into horrenN-Conover 35 dous foul trouble, but the machine rolls on. Winners of 227 of their last 244 outings and making their ninth straight Western Regional appearance, the Hornets (26-1) may be the state’s No. 1 basketball dynasty. The torch has been passed over the years from Shayla Fields to Ashley Watkins to Shi-Heria Shipp to Bubbles Phifer to the twins, Ashia and Ayanna Holmes, and the senior sisters weren’t going to let the flame flicker on their watch. They combined for 10 steals on Saturday. Ashia, the regional MVP, made tough shots at important times. The Hornets used clawing defense and fierce offensive rebounding to subdue Newton-Conover 49-35 at the Greensboro Coliseum and will play for their third straight 2A state title against East Bladen at noon on March 12 in Chapel Hill.

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“Salisbury will win it again,” Newton-Conover coach Jonathan Tharpe said  Twins’ career quietly. “I mean this winding down, 5B in a nice way, but those girls are monsters. They’d win 1A, 2A, 3A or 4A. They are big, they are powerful, you can’t move them and they have such long wingspans. I don’t think I can find four boys in our school as big as those girls.” Salisbury usually played 6-footers Brielle Blaire (11 points), Olivia Rankin and Jessica Heilig (12 points, nine boards), and backup posts Isis Miller and Eboni Feamster, the tallest of all the Hornets, contributed some solid minutes. Newton-Conover (25-4) didn’t score the first six minutes of the game and made just two field goals in the first half. “Everywhere we turned there was a girl that had lots of inches on us,” N-C’s Shynese Whitener said. “It was hard.” Heilig played big with both Rankin and

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Salisbury’s Ayanna Holmes drives past Newton Conover’s Tiana Littlejohn (14).

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TV Sports Sunday, March 6 AUTO RACING 3 p.m. FOX — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Kobalt Tools 400, at Las Vegas BOWLING 1 p.m. ESPN — PBA, Mark Roth Plastic Ball Championship, at Cheektowaga, N.Y. CYCLING 4 p.m. VERSUS — Paris-Nice, stage 1, at Houdan, France (same-day tape) GOLF 1 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, The Honda Classic, final round, at Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. 3 p.m. NBC — PGA Tour, The Honda Classic, final round, at Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 3 p.m. WGN — Preseason, Chicago Cubs vs. L.A. Dodgers, at Mesa, Ariz. MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Noon CBS — Kentucky at Tennessee 2 p.m. CBS — Missouri Valley Conference, championship game, teams TBD, at St. Louis 4 p.m. CBS — Wisconsin at ohio St. 6 p.m. FSN — Florida St. at N.C. State 8 p.m. ESPN2 — West Coast Conference, semifinal, teams TBD, at Las Vegas 10 p.m. ESPN2 — West Coast Conference, semifinal, teams TBD, at Las Vegas NBA BASKETBALL 1 p.m. ABC — Chicago at Miami 3:30 p.m. ABC — L.A. Lakers at San Antonio 6:30 p.m. ESPN — New York at Atlanta 9 p.m. ESPN — Boston at Milwaukee NHL HOCKEY 12:30 p.m. NBC — Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 1 p.m. FSN — Atlantic Coast Conference, championship game, Duke vs. North Carolina, at Greensboro 3:30 p.m. ESPN2 — Big Ten Conference, championship game, teams TBD, at Indianapolis FSN — Washington at Southern Cal 5:30 p.m. ESPN2 — Southeastern Conference, championship game, teams TBD, at Nashville, Tenn.

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Prep baseball Standings 1A Yadkin Valley YVC Overall North Moore 2-0 3-0 2-0 2-1 South Stanly Albemarle 1-1 2-1 North Rowan 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 East Montgomery West Montgomery 1-1 1-2 South Davidson 1-2 1-2 0-1 0-1 Chatham Central Gray Stone 0-2 0-2 Friday’s games South Stanly 13, Gray Stone 3 North Rowan 14, South Davidson 4 (5) North Moore 6, West Montgomery 2 Albemarle 9, East Montgomery 6 Saturday’s games South Stanly at North Stanly East Surry at Chatham Central Monday’s games West Montgomery at Jordan-Matthews Union Pines at East Montgomery

2A Central Carolina Overall CCC Salisbury 0-0 1-0 East Davidson 0-0 2-1 0-0 1-1 West Davidson Central Davidson 0-0 1-1 Thomasville 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 Lexington Friday’s games East Davidson 11, Ledford 5 Salisbury 6, Oak Ridge 3 West Davidson 7, Wheatmore 0 Central Davidson 3, West Stokes 0 North Stokes at Thomasville Monday’s games Lexington at Greensboro Smith Salisbury at Concord West Davidson at TW Andrews

3A North Piedmont Overall NPC East Rowan 0-0 1-1 Carson 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 South Rowan Statesville 0-0 0-0 North Iredell 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 West Iredell West Rowan 0-0 0-2 Friday’s games NW Cabarrus 8, East Rowan 6 Carson at Robinson Hickory at Statesville Saturday’s game A.L. Brown 19, West Rowan 9 (6 inns.) Tuesday’s games East Rowan at West Iredell Statesville at Carson West Rowan at South Rowan

3A South Piedmont SPC Overall Concord 0-0 2-0 0-0 2-0 Hickory Ridge NW Cabarrus 0-0 2-1 A.L. Brown 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 Mount Pleasant Cox Mill 0-0 1-1 Central Cabarrus 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 Robinson Monday’s game Salisbury at Concord Tuesday’s games A.L. Brown at Robinson NWC Cabarrus at Concord Cox Mill at Mount Pleasant March 9 Sun Valley at NW Cabarrus Mooresville at Mount Pleasant March 10 South Rowan at A.L. Brown March 11 Robinson at A.L. Brown Concord at NW Cabarrus Mount Pleasant at Cox Mill March 14 Robinson at South Rowan March 15 Central Cabarrus at A.L. Brown NW Cabarrus at Mount Pleasant March 16 Sun Valley at A.L. Brown March 17 McDonogh, Md. at Concord March 18 Concord at Robinson A.L. Brown at Central Cabarrus Mount Pleasant at NW Cabarrus March 21 Hopewell at NW Cabarrus March 22 Robinson at NW Cabarrus Cox Mill at A.L. Brown Concord at Central Cabarrus Hickory Ridge at Mount Pleasant March 23 North Meck at Robinson A.L. Brown at Carson March 24 Oak Ridge at Concord March 25 NW Cabarrus at Robinson A.L. Brown at Cox Mill Central Cabarrus at Concord Mount Pleasant at Hickory Ridge March 28 Ravenna, Ohio at Concord March 29 Central Cabarrus at Robinson Mount Pleasant at A.L. Brown Concord at Cox Mill NW Cabarrus at Hickory Ridge March 30 Robinson at Mallard Creek Mount Pleasant at Weddington April 1 Robinson at Central Cabarrus A.L. Brown at Mount Pleasant Cox Mill at Concord Hickory Ridge at NW Cabarrus

April 2 A.L. Brown at East Meck April 5 Robinson at Cox Mill Hickory Ridge at A.L. Brown Mount Pleasant at Concord NW Cabarrus at Central Cabarrus April 6 Mount Pleasant at Marvin Ridge April 8 Cox Mill at Robinson A.L. Brown at Hickory Ridge Concord at Mount Pleasant Central Cabarrus at NW Cabarrus April 11 Mallard Creek at NW Cabarrus April 12 Mount Pleasant at Robinson A.L. Brown at NW Cabarrus Hickory Ridge at Concord April 13 Salisbury at A.L. Brown April 15 Robinson at Mount Pleasant NW Cabarrus at A.L. Brown Concord at Hickory Ridge April 18 Robinson at Hickory Ridge A.L. Brown at Concord NW Cabarrus at Mooresville Central Cabarrus at Mount Pleasant April 19 Cox Mill at NW Cabarrus April 21 Hickory Ridge at Robinson Concord at A.L. Brown NW Cabarrus at Cox Mill Mount Pleasant at Central Cabarrus

Prep hoops Western Regional 1A Boys Saturday’s regional championships North Rowan 92, Winston-Salem Prep 85 (OT) Pender 74, Red Springs 65 2A Boys Saturday’s regional championships E. Rutherford 70, Mountain Heritage 49 Northwood 56, Kinston 42 3A Boys Saturday’s regional championships Hunter Huss 77, Hickory 62 South Central 67, Chapel Hill 59 4A Boys Saturday’s regional championships West Charlotte 70, Mount Tabor 53 Millbrook 73, New Hanover 67 1A Girls Saturday’s regional championships Bishop McGuinness 64, River Mill 57 SW Onslow 54, Goldsboro 38 2A Girls Saturday’s regional championships Salisbury 49, Newton-Conover 35 East Bladen 71, Graham 37 3A Girls Saturday’s regional championships Hickory 63, North Iredell 54 South Central 47, Northern Nash 24 4A Girls Saturday’s regional championships SW Guilford 42, Mallard Creek 40 Millbrook 57, South View 39

College hoops SAC Saturday’s semifinals (1) Linc. Memorial 62, (5) Tusculum 56 (3) Wingate 65, (7) Catawba 60 Sunday’s championship (1) Lincoln Memorial vs. (3) Wingate, 4 p.m.

CIAA Saturday’s championship (2S) Shaw 72, (3S) Livingstone 69

Conference Carolinas Saturday’s championship (2) Limestone 68, (4) Coker 59

Standings ACC ACC Overall 14-2 24-6 North Carolina Duke 13-3 27-4 Florida State 10-5 20-9 9-7 20-10 Clemson Virginia Tech 9-7 19-10 Boston College 8-7 18-11 7-9 18-13 Maryland Virginia 7-9 16-14 Miami 6-9 18-12 5-10 15-14 N.C. State Georgia Tech 4-11 12-17 Wake Forest 1-14 8-22 Saturday’s games Clemson 69, Virginia Tech 60 Virginia 74, Maryland 60 North Carolina 81, Duke 67 Sunday’s games Wake Forest at Boston College, Noon, ACC Network Miami at Georgia Tech, 2:30 p.m., ACC Network Florida State at N.C. State, 6:15 p.m., FSN

Southeastern SEC Overall Eastern Florida 13-3 24-6 Kentucky 9-6 21-8 Vanderbilt 9-7 21-9 Georgia 9-7 20-10 8-7 18-12 Tennessee South Carolina 5-11 14-15 Western SEC Overall 12-4 20-10 Alabama Mississippi State 9-7 17-13 Mississippi 7-9 19-12 7-9 18-12 Arkansas Auburn 4-12 11-19 LSU 3-13 11-20 Saturday’s games Alabama 65, Georgia 57 Mississippi St 60, South Carolina 58 Mississippi 84, Arkansas 74 Florida 86, Vanderbilt 76 Auburn 60, LSU 51 Sunday’s game Kentucky at Tennessee, Noon, CBS

Other scores EAST Columbia 91, Brown 74 Cornell 68, Yale 55 Fordham 77, Massachusetts 73 George Washington 60, Dayton 58 Harvard 79, Princeton 67 Notre Dame 70, Connecticut 67 Penn 70, Dartmouth 58 Pittsburgh 60, Villanova 50 Providence 75, Rutgers 74 Seton Hall 85, Marquette 72 St. Bonaventure 74, Rhode Island 68 St. John’s 72, South Florida 56 Syracuse 107, DePaul 59 Temple 90, La Salle 82 West Virginia 72, Louisville 70 SOUTH Grambling St. 74, Alabama St. 73 Jackson St. 72, Alabama A&M 64 Marshall 83, UCF 69 McNeese St. 92, Lamar 74 Memphis 66, Tulane 61 Richmond 68, Duquesne 56 Saint Joseph's 71, Charlotte 70 UAB 66, East Carolina 48 Utah St. 72, Louisiana Tech 30 MIDWEST Ball St. 67, N. Illinois 57 Bowling Green 73, Buffalo 63 Cincinnati 69, Georgetown 47 E. Michigan 69, Toledo 50 Illinois 72, Indiana 48 Iowa 67, Purdue 65 Kansas 70, Missouri 66 Kansas St. 67, Iowa St. 55 Michigan 70, Michigan St. 63 W. Michigan 81, Cent. Michigan 68 Xavier 66, Saint Louis 55 SOUTHWEST Oklahoma 64, Oklahoma St. 61 Texas A&M 66, Texas Tech 54 Texas Southern 79, Alcorn St. 68 UTEP 59, SMU 56 FAR WEST Arizona 90, Oregon 82 Arizona St. 80, Oregon St. 66 BYU 102, Wyoming 78 UCLA 58, Washington St. 54, OT UNLV 78, Utah 58 TOURNAMENT America East Conference Quarterfinals Boston U. 69, New Hampshire 60 Stony Brook 67, Albany, N.Y. 61

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SCOREBOARD Vermont 57, Binghamton 46 Colonial Athletic Association Quarterfinals George Mason 68, Georgia St. 45 Va. Commonwealth 62, Drexel 60 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Quarterfinals Fairfield 55, Marist 31 St. Peter's 70, Loyola, Md. 60 Missouri Valley Conference Semifinals Indiana St. 61, Wichita St. 54 Missouri St. 60, Creighton 50 Southern Conference Quarterfinals W. Carolina 77, UNC Greensboro 66 Wofford 69, Appalachian St. 56

Notable boxes UNC 81, Duke 67 DUKE (27-4) Singler 3-14 2-2 8, Kelly 1-7 0-0 2, Ma. Plumlee 0-4 0-0 0, Curry 6-13 2-2 20, Smith 9-19 12-13 30, Mi. Plumlee 3-4 1-2 7, Dawkins 0-1 0-3 0, Thornton 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-62 17-22 67. NORTH CAROLINA (24-6) Hatchell 0-0 0-0 0, Johnston 0-0 0-0 0, Knox 2-4 1-4 5, Bolick 0-0 0-0 0, Marshall 5-8 4-5 15, Strickland 4-8 0-1 8, Henson 410 2-4 10, Barnes 7-17 2-2 18, Zeller 7-11 0-3 14, McDonald 3-3 2-2 9, Watts 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 33-63 11-21 81. Halftime—North Carolina 51-39. 3-Point Goals—Duke 6-27 (Curry 6-11, Dawkins 0-1, Smith 0-4, Singler 0-5, Kelly 0-6), North Carolina 4-9 (Barnes 2-6, McDonald 1-1, Marshall 1-2). Fouled Out—Ma. Plumlee. Rebounds— Duke 35 (Mi. Plumlee 11), North Carolina 42 (Henson 12). Assists—Duke 9 (Smith 3), North Carolina 18 (Marshall 11). Total Fouls—Duke 21, North Carolina 18. A—21,750.

Virginia 74, Maryland 60 VIRGINIA (16-14) Sherrill 1-7 0-0 2, Sene 7-9 1-2 15, Farrakhan 6-14 6-7 19, Harris 2-8 2-2 7, Zeglinski 7-11 57 25, Evans 1-3 0-0 2, Harrell 1-4 0-0 2, Mitchell 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 26-59 14-18 74. MARYLAND (18-13) Williams 6-8 5-6 17, Tucker 1-4 2-4 5, Gregory 6-10 3-4 15, Bowie 1-4 3-4 5, Stoglin 4-10 1-1 9, Weijs 1-1 0-0 2, Parker 0-1 0-0 0, Palsson 1-1 0-0 3, Mosley 0-3 0-0 0, Levent 0-0 0-0 0, Howard 1-5 2-2 4. Totals 2147 16-21 60. Halftime—Virginia 37-33. 3-Point Goals— Virginia 8-17 (Zeglinski 6-7, Harris 1-2, Farrakhan 1-4, Harrell 0-1, Sherrill 0-3), Maryland 2-9 (Palsson 1-1, Tucker 1-3, Stoglin 0-2, Bowie 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Virginia 32 (Sherrill 9), Maryland 29 (Williams 6). Assists—Virginia 13 (Farrakhan, Zeglinski 3), Maryland 13 (Howard 6). Total Fouls—Virginia 18, Maryland 15. Technical—Maryland Bench. A—17,459.

Clemson 69, Va. Tech 60 VIRGINIA TECH (19-10) Allen 1-5 7-9 9, Bell 3-9 2-2 10, Davila 36 0-0 6, Green 2-13 2-2 7, Delaney 5-14 710 19, Garland 0-0 0-0 0, Atkins 4-12 0-0 9, Debnam 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-59 18-23 60. CLEMSON (20-10) Booker 4-7 5-6 14, Grant 8-13 1-3 17, Stitt 4-7 4-6 15, Smith 2-3 4-4 8, Young 4-9 0-0 11, Anderson 0-0 0-0 0, Baize 0-0 0-0 0, Stanton 0-2 0-0 0, Narcisse 2-3 0-0 4, Jennings 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 24-49 14-19 69. Halftime—Clemson 34-30. 3-Point Goals—Virginia Tech 6-20 (Bell 2-4, Delaney 2-6, Green 1-5, Atkins 1-5), Clemson 7-17 (Stitt 3-5, Young 3-6, Booker 1-2, Smith 0-1, Stanton 0-1, Jennings 0-1, Narcisse 01). Fouled Out—Delaney. Rebounds—Virginia Tech 35 (Bell 11), Clemson 35 (Grant 9). Assists—Virginia Tech 9 (Davila, Delaney, Green 2), Clemson 19 (Young 6). Total Fouls—Virginia Tech 19, Clemson 22. Technicals—Smith, Stitt. A—10,000.

Women’s hoops SAC Saturday’s semifinals (1) Tusculum 61,(4) Newberry 45 (2) Wingate 69, (6) Carson-Newman 57 Sunday’s championship CVCC Arena, Hickory (1) Tusculum vs. (2) Wingate, 2 p.m.

CIAA Saturday’s championship (2S) Shaw 62, (1S) J.C. Smith 56

Conference Carolinas

1. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 200 laps, 112.2 rating, 0 points, $82,020. 2. (10) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 200, 110.4, 42, $63,015. 3. (11) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 200, 103.6, 0, $40,525. 4. (22) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 200, 93.1, 40, $41,180. 5. (7) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 200, 95.5, 39, $38,380. 6. (1) Carl Edwards, Ford, 200, 132.4, 0, $28,050. 7. (9) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 200, 119.5, 0, $22,450. 8. (3) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 200, 112.5, 36, $28,405. 9. (26) Jason Leffler, Chevrolet, 200, 84.4, 35, $27,315. 10. (15) Kenny Wallace, Toyota, 200, 84.8, 34, $27,980. 11. (8) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 199, 104.3, 33, $26,205. 12. (6) Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, 199, 91.9, 32, $18,625. 13. (12) Michael Annett, Toyota, 199, 94.5, 31, $25,105. 14. (13) Brian Scott, Toyota, 199, 85.8, 30, $25,045. 15. (14) Aric Almirola, Chevrolet, 198, 76.5, 29, $25,185. 16. (17) Steve Wallace, Toyota, 198, 74.4, 28, $24,400. 17. (19) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 197, 78.8, 27, $25,440. 18. (36) Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet, 196, 61.6, 26, $23,805. 19. (16) Ryan Truex, Toyota, 195, 68.2, 25, $24,695. 20. (20) Eric McClure, Chevrolet, 194, 57.3, 24, $25,060. 21. (18) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 193, 66.2, 23, $23,675. 22. (33) Robert Richardson Jr., Dodge, 193, 46.3, 22, $23,340. 23. (38) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 193, 46, 21, $16,575. 24. (35) Timmy Hill, Toyota, 193, 49, 20, $23,095. 25. (34) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, 190, 45, 19, $23,570. 26. (41) Donnie Neuenberger, Dodge, 189, 41.1, 18, $22,825. 27. (23) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, fuel pump, 181, 68.1, 17, $23,090. 28. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 168, 85.8, 0, $15,515. 29. (29) Shelby Howard, Chevrolet, 165, 47.5, 15, $22,395. 30. (2) Kyle Busch, Toyota, accident, 130, 124.7, 0, $15,530. 31. (30) Jennifer Jo Cobb, Ford, accident, 127, 51.4, 13, $15,120. 32. (37) Carl Long, Ford, wheel bearing, 83, 48, 12, $15,010. 33. (32) Scott Wimmer, Chevrolet, engine, 72, 61.7, 11, $14,900. 34. (24) J.J. Yeley, Ford, engine, 25, 57, 0, $14,790. 35. (21) Kelly Bires, Ford, vibration, 14, 42.2, 9, $14,680. 36. (27) Brett Rowe, Chevrolet, handling, 12, 38.6, 8, $14,645. 37. (25) Kevin Lepage, Ford, power steering, 11, 38.8, 7, $14,600. 38. (28) Josh Wise, Ford, accident, 10, 36.2, 6, $21,595. 39. (43) Daryl Harr, Chevrolet, overheating, 8, 37.9, 5, $14,490. 40. (40) Charles Lewandoski, Dodge, clutch, 6, 36.4, 0, $14,455. 41. (39) Tim Andrews, Ford, transmission, 4, 35, 3, $14,400. 42. (31) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, vibration, 2, 33.5, 2, $14,355. 43. (42) Kevin Conway, Chevrolet, overheating, 2, 31.8, 0, $14,311. Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 132.792 mph. Time of Race: 2 hours, 15 minutes, 33 seconds. Margin of Victory: 1.221 seconds. Caution Flags: 6 for 27 laps. Lead Changes: 11 among 6 drivers. Lap Leaders: K.Harvick 1-8; K.Busch 947; C.Edwards 48-50; K.Busch 51-70; D.Hamlin 71-81; C.Edwards 82-101; K.Busch 102-126; D.Hamlin 127-143; C.Edwards 144-188; B.Keselowski 189199; M.Martin 200. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): K.Busch, 3 times for 84 laps; C.Edwards, 3 times for 68 laps; D.Hamlin, 2 times for 28 laps; B.Keselowski, 1 time for 11 laps; K.Harvick, 1 time for 8 laps; M.Martin, 1 time for 1 lap. Top 10 in Points: 1. R.Sorenson, 111; 2. R.Stenhouse Jr., 109; 3. J.Leffler, 106; 4. D.Patrick, 98; 5. J.Allgaier, 95; 6. T.Bayne, 87; 7. A.Almirola, 85; 8. K.Wallace, 84; 9. M.Bliss, 82; 10. J.Nemechek, 79.

Baseball

Sunday’s championship (2) Mount Olive at (1) Barton, 2 p.m.

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Saturday’s games

Thursday, March 3 (5) Ga. Tech 81, (12) Virginia Tech 58 (9) Wake Forest 74, (8) Virginia 68 (10) N.C. State 71, (7) BC 70 (6) North Carolina 78, (11) Clemson 64 Friday, March 4 (5) Georgia Tech 70, (4) Maryland 64 (1) Duke 79, (9) Wake Forest 50 (2) Miami 93, (10) N.C. State 85 (6) North Carolina 78, (3) Fla. State 65 Saturday’s semifinals (1) Duke 74, (5) Georgia Tech 66 (6) North Carolina 83, (2) Miami 57 Sunday’s championship (1) Duke vs. (6) North Carolina, 1 p.m., Fox Sports Net

Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 3 Minnesota 6, Tampa Bay 1 Detroit (ss) 5, Houston (ss) 0 Baltimore 4, Boston (ss) 4, tie, 10 innings Washington 10, N.Y. Yankees 8 St. Louis 1, Houston (ss) 0 Florida 11, Boston (ss) 2 Atlanta 6, N.Y. Mets 4 Toronto 7, Detroit (ss) 4 Milwaukee 2, L.A. Angels 1 Chicago Cubs 9, San Diego 4 Oakland 6, San Francisco 0 Colorado 10, Kansas City 9 Cleveland (ss) 8, Chicago White Sox 3 Seattle 7, Cleveland (ss) 2 L.A. Dodgers 2, Cincinnati 0 Arizona 3, Texas 2

Racing Sprint Cup Kobalt Tools 400 Lineup After Friday qualifying; race Sunday At Las Vegas Motor Speedway 1. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 188.884 mph. 2. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 188.166. 3. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 188.127. 4. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 187.97. 5. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 187.565. 6. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 187.318. 7. (43) A J Allmendinger, Ford, 187.253. 8. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 187.22. 9. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 187.201. 10. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 187.195. 11. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 187.084. 12. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 187.084. 13. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 186.903. 14. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 186.728. 15. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 186.528. 16. (21) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 186.528. 17. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 186.464. 18. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 186.445. 19. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 186.335. 20. (2) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 186.079. 21. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 186.053. 22. (22) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 186.002. 23. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 185.97. 24. (47) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 185.688. 25. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 185.567. 26. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 185.478. 27. (13) Casey Mears, Toyota, 185.217. 28. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 185.103. 29. (32) Mike Skinner, Ford, 184.742. 30. (4) Kasey Kahne, Toyota, 184.47. 31. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 184.464. 32. (46) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 184.2. 33. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 183.949. 34. (36) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 183.014. 35. (34) David Gilliland, Ford, 183.007. 36. (60) Landon Cassill, Toyota, 182.07. 37. (09) Bill Elliott, Chevrolet, 181.977. 38. (7) Robby Gordon, Dodge, 181.403. 39. (38) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 181.269. 40. (71) Andy Lally, Chevrolet, 179.414. 41. (37) Tony Raines, Ford, Owner Points. 42. (6) David Ragan, Ford, Owner Points. 43. (66) Michael McDowell, Toyota, 181.769.

Nationwide Sam’s Town 300 Results Las Vegas

NHL Schedule Saturday’s Games Phoenix 5, Detroit 4, SO N.Y. Islanders 5, St. Louis 2 Buffalo 5, Philadelphia 3 Vancouver 3, Los Angeles 1 Pittsburgh 3, Boston 2, OT Chicago 5, Toronto 3 Atlanta 4, Florida 3, OT Montreal 4, Tampa Bay 2 Edmonton at Colorado, late Dallas at San Jose, late Sunday’s Games Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 12:30 p.m. New Jersey at N.Y. Islanders, 3 p.m. Washington at Florida, 5 p.m. Buffalo at Minnesota, 6 p.m. Nashville at Calgary, 8 p.m. Vancouver at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

NBA Standings Saturday’s Games New Jersey 137, Toronto 136,3OT Washington 103, Minnesota 96 Houston 112, Indiana 95 Utah 109, Sacramento 102, OT CHARLOTTE at Portland, late Denver at L.A. Clippers, late Sunday’s Games Chicago at Miami, 1 p.m. L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 3:30 p.m. Washington at Detroit, 6 p.m. Golden State at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. New York at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. New Orleans at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m. Phoenix at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. Memphis at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. Boston at Milwaukee, 9 p.m.

Transactions BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Suspended Orlando C Dwight Howard one game for receiving his 16th technical foul of the season during Friday’s game against Chicago. Fined Miami C Erick Dampier $10,000 for flagrant foul (penalty two) against San Antonio G Tony Parker during Friday’s game. MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Signed F Leon Powe. HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS — Assigned G Ray Emery to Syracuse (AHL). Recalled G J.P. Levasseur from Syracuse. ATLANTA THRASHERS — Reassigned G Chris Carrozzi from Chicago (AHL) to Gwinnett (ECHL). BUFFALO SABRES—Recalled F Mark Mancari from Portland (AHL).

Indians’ season ends From staff reports

Seventh-seeded Catawba’s men’s basketball team fell short in its attempt to make an unprecedented fifth straight championship game appearance in the SAC tournament. The Indians (13-15) lost to thirdseeded Wingate 65-60 on Saturday night. Wingate (19-9) plays top-seeded Lincoln Memorial at 4 p.m. today in Hickory for the SAC title. Quan Alexander scored 23 points to lead the Bulldogs. Dominick Reid scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half to help Catawba REID hold a pair of slim leads down the stretch. He became the all-time scoring leader for the tournament in the loss, piling up 176 points in 11 games. The senior shot just 1-for-7 from behind the arc in the final game of his Catawba career, but he dished out seven assists. Lee Martin scored 11 points off the bench for the Indians. Wingate held SAC Freshman of the Year Keon Moore to six points on 2for-10 shooting. With Catawba trailing 63-60 late, Moore couldn’t get a 3point attempt to drop, and Jaime Vaughn iced the game for the Bulldogs with two free throws. Catawba shot 7-for-24 in the first half (29 percent) to dig a 29-21 hole. Wingate shot 55 percent for the game.  D’Mario Curry recorded 24 points and nine rebounds to lead Lincoln Memorial to a 62-56 victory over No. 5 seed Tusculum in the other semifinal. CATAWBA (60) — Reid 19, Martin 11, Huntley 8, Drakeford 8, Moore 6, Shoemaker 3, Mayo 2, Lovelace. WINGATE (65) — Alexander 23, Turner 12, Vaughn 12, Matilus 12, Kincaid 4, Smith 2. Catawba Wingate

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 Prep baseball Zach Jones’ three-run homer highlighted A.L. Brown’s 19-9, six-inning win against West Rowan at Veterans Field on Saturday afternoon Brown trailed 9-4 at one point but put together an 11-run inning. The Wonders start SPC play JONES against Robinson on Tuesday, while West Rowan opens NPC play at South Rowan on Tuesday.

 Prep wrestling

Catawba (14-5, 8-1) rallied from a 4-0 deficit to win the first game. Greg Lawson knocked in Brett Underwood with the deciding run. John Neese connected for a threerun homer, Austin Moyer hit a two-run homer, and Blake Houston (South Rowan) whacked a two-run double. Josh Hohn had two hits and scored twice. Clay Watson was HOUSTON the winning pitcher in relief. Wingate (15-9, 5-4) got five shutout innings from Justin Somers, usually the Bulldogs’ closer, to win the nightcap. Dodson McPherson hit a two-run homer. Austin Moyer (3-1) pitched well after McPherson’s homer in the first inning but took the loss.  Pfeiffer (11-11, 5-1) got complete games from hurlers John McDaniel (Davie) and Bryan Tuttle and beat Erskine 5-2 and 7-2 in a Saturday CC doubleheader. McDaniel went the distance, throwing 141 pitches. He allowed two runs on five hits and struck out 10. John Bolding hit two homers for Erskine’s runs.  Justin Seager (NW Cabarrus) hit his first college home run on Saturday to help the Charlotte 49ers beat UNC Asheville 6-5. Justin Roland (East Rowan) went 1for-3 for the 49ers, knocked in a run and LINZA stole a base.  Liberty’s Keegan Linza (North Rowan) had a strong start on Friday in a 12-2 win against Binghamton. Linza (2-0) pitched eight innings and allowed eight hits and one earned run. He struck out three.  Billy Veal (North) drove in a run for Bryan College in a 6-3 loss to Berry.  Appalachian State’s Noah Holmes (East) and Preston Troutman (East) scored runs in a 12-4 loss to The Citadel on Saturday.  Carson-Newman’s Alex Britt (Salisbury) made a strong start for the Eagles in a 9-4, 10-inning loss to Tusculum on Saturday. Britt pitched 81⁄3 innings, allowing four runs and four hits. He struck out seven. He didn’t get a decision.

 College lacrosse Queens scored the final three goals to claim a 10-7 win over visiting Catawba in men’s lacrosse on Saturday at the Queens Sports Complex. Catawba, ranked 11th, suffered its first loss despite three first-quarter goals by Marty Tuohy. Braden Artem scored twice for the Indians.

Salisbury’s Sam Murph, Victor  Local golf Faries, Dontarious Mills, Blayne Ken Smith Jr. made a hole-in-one Johnson and Tre Jackson made the during the Warrior’s Spring Two-Man All-CCC team. CCC Wrestler of the Year was Cen- Mulligan Tournament. Smith aced the 202-yard No. 12 tral Davidson’s Jake Rouse. hole with a 6-iron. He was playing with Ken Smith  Catawba camp Sr., Michael McGuire and Bradley Catawba basketball camps, with Hamilton. skills and drills for individuals and In the championship flight, the beginners, will be held in June and team of Anthony Baker-Stephen July for boys and girls ages 5-15. Mabry leads with a 61. For information on camps, go to Gerald Staton-Robert Jordan shot www.e-timeout.com. 62. A host of teams is at 63, including Register for camps at Keith Dorsett-Jackson Griffin, Lee www.oasyssports.com/CatawbaBas- Frick-Ryan Honeycutt, Roy DixonketballCamps/login.cfm. Blake Wray and Chris Owen-Ken Clarke. The first flight leader after the  Skills training first round is the team of Corey Contact André Archie at 704-232- Basinger-Justin Lefler at 64. 0801 about basketball skills training The second round is today, starttoday at Competitive Sports off Ju- ing at 9:30 a.m. lian Road.

 College baseball Catawba split a SAC doubleheader with Wingate at Newman Park on Saturday. The 23rd-ranked Indians won 8-7 in the opener but fell 2-0 in the nightcap.

 Women’s hoops

Tournament MVP Demaria Liles had 15 points, six rebounds and three steals as Shaw beat Johnson C. Smith 62-56 to win the CIAA Tournament on Saturday in Charlotte. Shemieka Brown (North Rowan) played briefly for the winning Bears.

Phils lose rookie to broken hand Associated Press

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Roy Halladay breezed through three scoreless innings, then got the official word: He’ll start on opening day for the Philadelphia Phillies. Whether rookie outfielder Domonic Brown will be with the Phillies then is uncertain. Brown broke his right hand during a 4-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday, an injury that may require surgery and could sideline him from three to six weeks. Brown, the team’s top prospect, began the day 0 for 15 this spring. He hurt himself when he swung at the first pitch of his first at-bat, stayed in the game and singled through the middle. Nationals 10, Yankees 8 TAMPA, Fla. — Bryce Harper drove in his first big league run with an eighth-inning single and the Wash-

ington Nationals beat the New York Yankees. The 18-year-old Harper, taken first overall in last June’s draft and given a $9.9 million, five-year contract, is 2 for 10 this spring. New York ace CC Sabathia struggled in his second spring training start, allowing five runs and six hits over 2 2-3 innings. Mariners 7, Indians (ss) PEORIA, Ariz. — Mariners catcher Miguel Olivo strained his groin in Seattle’s win over a split squad of Cleveland Indians. Braves 6, Mets 4 KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Chipper Jones hit his first homer of the spring, Derek Lowe extended his scoreless string to five innings over his first two starts and the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets. Jones, who is coming off ACL surgery on his left knee, is batting .294.

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The Top 25 roundup ... SAN DIEGO — COLUMBIA, Mo. — Marcus Morris and Thomas Robinson had double-doubles and No. 2 Kansas wrapped up its seventh straight Big 12 championship by holding on for a 70-66 win over No. 22 Missouri on Saturday. Robinson had 15 points and 13 rebounds, returning to form less than a month after arthroscopic surgery on the right knee he injured against Missouri at home. Morris had 21 points and 10 rebounds for Kansas, which has won 14 of the last 17 in a lopsided border series. The Jayhawks (29-2, 14-2) committed a season-worst 24 turnovers, but dominated inside and held Missouri (22-9, 88) to season-worst 29.3 percent shooting. They have won 10 of 11 heading into the conference tournament. No. 3 BYU 102, Wyoming 78 PROVO, Utah — Jimmer Fredette and No. 3 BYU finally settled down Saturday, ending a tumultuous week with a memorable victory. Fredette scored 38 points and the Cougars clinched the top seed for next week's Mountain West Conference tournament with a 102-78 victory over Wyoming. Charles Abouo scored 21 of his 25 points in the second half for the Cougars (28-3, 14-2), who earned their first win since Brandon Davies was kicked off the team for breaking the school's honor code. No. 4 Pittsburgh 60, No. 19 Villanova 50 PITTSBURGH — Ashton Gibbs had 18 points and No. 4 Pittsburgh clinched the outright conference title, using a big second half to beat No. 19 Villanova 60-50. Iowa 67, No. 6 Purdue 65 IOWA CITY, Iowa — Purdue was playing for a possible share of the Big Ten title and perhaps even a No. 1 seed in the upcoming NCAA tournament. Jarryd Cole had 16 points and 10 rebounds in his final home game and Iowa stunned No. 6 Purdue 67-65, putting the Boilermakers' hopes for a top seed in the NCAAs in jeopardy and clinching the league title for top-ranked Ohio State. West Virginia 72, No. 11 Louisville 70 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Truck Bryant sank two free throws with 1 second left to lift West Virginia to the win. West Virginia (20-10, 11-7 Big East) clinched a first-round bye in the conference tournament. The Mountaineers earned their fourth consecutive 20-win season under coach Bob Huggins and the seventh straight overall. Kevin Jones had a career-high 25 points and 16 rebounds — his third straight double-double — for the Mountaineers. John Flowers had 12 points and 12 rebounds while Bryant finished with 10 points. Kyle Kuric scored 21 points for Louisville (23-8, 12-6),. No. 8 Notre Dame 70, No. 16 Connecticut 67 STORRS, Conn. — Ben Hansbrough scored 21 points despite fouling out with over 8 minutes left and Notre Dame held on for the win. Kemba Walker scored 34 points for Connecticut but missed a 3-point attempt with 8 seconds left and the Huskies trailing 69-67. Donnell Beverly also fumbled away a pass just before time ran out. Carleton Scott and Tyrone Nash each had 13 points for the Fighting Irish (25-5, 14-4). UConn (22-9, 9-9), which has lost four of five, will have to play Tuesday in the opening round of the tournament. No. 12 Syracuse 107, DePaul 59 SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Rick Jackson knew his last game in the Carrier Dome would be unforgettable before it even started. His teammates wore navy blue shirts in pregame warmups with his No. 00 on the back encircled by their numbers and names, and "thanks for the memories" printed across the front. Jackson didn't get his 18th double-double of the season, but he did OK with 14 points, seven rebounds and four blocks as No. 12 Syracuse overwhelmed DePaul 107-59, the most lopsided game in Big East history. No. 14 Florida 86, No. 21 Vanderbilt 76 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The 14th-ranked Gators erased any questions about their potential and showed just how far they've come by beating No. 21 Vanderbilt 86-76. The win clinched the third outright regular-season SEC championship for Florida and the first since the 2007 team of future NBA stars won the national championship. No. 15 St. John's 72, South Florida 56 NEW YORK — D.J. Kennedy scored 16 points and No. 15 St. John's bounced back from a loss to Seton Hall two days earlier with a 72-56 victory over South Florida on Saturday night to close the Big East regular season. Cincinnati 69, No. 17 Georgetown 47 CINCINNATI — Yancy Gates scored 10 of his 13 points from the free-throw line, where Cincinnati was nearly flawless, and the Bearcats completed a sweep of Georgetown. The Bearcats (24-7, 11-7 Big East) completed a breakthrough regular season that put them in position for their first NCAA tournament appearance since Bob Huggins was coach. They won five of their last six, including a pair over the fading Hoyas (21-9, 10-8). No. 18 Arizona 90, Oregon 82 TUCSON, Ariz.— Derrick Williams had 14 points despite early foul trouble and got plenty of help in what may have been his final home game, lifting Arizona to the outright Pac-10 title. Arizona (25-6, 14-4) already had earned a share of the title for the first time in six years and the McKale Center was juiced in anticipation of nets coming down. No. 23 Xavier 66, Saint Louis 55 ST. LOUIS — Tu Holloway scored 25 points and Xavier extended its winning streak to nine games. Mark Lyons had 16 points and Kenny Frease added 10 points and 12 rebounds for the Musketeers (24-6, 15-1 Atlantic 10), who have won 16 of 17 and are the No. 1 seed for next week's conference tournament in Atlantic City, N.J. No. 24 Texas A&M 66, Texas Tech 54 COLLEGE STATION, Texas — David Loubeau scored 21 points to lead Texas A&M to the win. Texas A&M (23-7, 10-6 Big 12) put together a 9-0 run to stretch its lead to 43-30 with just over 14 minutes left. No. 25 Utah State 70, Louisiana Tech 32 RUSTON, La. — The Aggies (28-3, 15-1 Western Athletic Conference) closed the regular season with six straight wins and have won 26 of 27 overall.

LAS VEGAS — Mark Martin knew he had to save gas to have any chance of winning the Nationwide Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Even then, he was going to need some help. He got it when leader Brad Keselowski cut a tire on the final lap of Saturday’s race, and Martin sailed past him for the victory. It was the fourth win in six Na- MARTIN tionwide races at Las Vegas for Martin. “I can’t gloat. If Brad hadn’t of had a tire problem, he looked like he would win,” Martin said. “All I could do is make sure we didn’t run out of gas.” The race will likely be remembered, though, for Danica Patrick’s history-making run and not the last-lap dramatics. Patrick placed fourth, the best finish for a woman in a national NASCAR race. The previous best was Sara Christian’s fifth at Pittsburgh in 1949. “Awesome!” Martin said when told of Patrick’s finish. “I am really happy for her. That’s fantastic.” It was a turnaround for Patrick, who struggled all weekend at Las Vegas and fell a lap down in Saturday’s race. But she put herself in position to get back on

the lead lap, then steadily worked her way into the top 10. Fuel strategy did the rest, as many of the cars in front of her had to make late stops for gas and Patrick slid all the way up to fourth. “We just had a good PATRICK car, that’s all I can say. That’s what makes a difference in these things,” said Patrick. “I know I haven’t had the best results, especially in NASCAR, but we’re getting them now.” Patrick, who has only 16 races in her NASCAR career, improved on her previous career-best finish of 14th, earned at Daytona last month. “I don’t know. I don’t think about trying to achieve the highest finish of a female,” she said. “I think about trying to win the race.” The fuel issues, and a midrace crash by Kyle Busch, shuffled the final running order and put Keselowski in position to win the race. But the defending Nationwide champion got a flat tire on the final lap and his Dodge darted into the wall. “Must have run over something because it went down pretty quick,” he said. Martin, who didn’t think he had enough gas to get to the finish, then sailed by for his Nationwide-leading 49th ca-

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LAS VEGAS — When Richard Petty Motorsports courted Marcos Ambrose last season, the Australian saw an opportunity to further his NASCAR development and partner with manufacturer Ford. It wasn't an easy decision, and Ambrose certainly had second thoughts when financial issues nearly shut down RPM right about the time he began to string together some decent results with JTG Daugherty Racing. He kept his word, though, and was in RPM's No. 9 Ford at Daytona. "I took a chance and I really stuck my neck out to see if I had what it took," Ambrose said of his move to RPM. But the launch with his new team hardly produced the results he had hoped for through the first two weeks: Ambrose was 37th at Daytona, 16th at Phoenix and came to Las Vegas Motor Speedway ranked 27th in the Sprint Cup Series standings. It put the pressure on Ambrose to step up and turn things around, which he did by qualifying second for today's race. He briefly held the pole until he was bumped by Matt Kenseth, who set a track record with the fifth pole of his 12-year career. In all, Fords swept the first four qualifying spots, as Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle qualified third and fourth. All four cars are powered by Roush Yates Engines, which is off to an incredible start to the season. The top three finishers at the Daytona 500 were powered by Roush Yates, and Edwards won the pole last week at Phoenix.

TENNIS SANTIAGO, Chile — The United States is one victory from a showdown with Spain in the Davis Cup quarterfinals. Twins Bob and Mike Bryan put the Americans ahead of Chile 2-1 in the first round Saturday by winning 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 (4). Andy Roddick, playing Davis Cup for the first time since 2009, will be in position to clinch the best-of-five series when he faces Paul Capdeville in the first match today.

NFL WASHINGTON — Those optimistic about the NFL's labor talks with the players' union will point to the sides' decision to push back the bargaining deadline by a week and think, as Commissioner Roger Goodell put it: "The fact that we're continuing this dialogue is a positive sign." And those who are pessimistic

UNC FroM 6B “We’re a confident team,” Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “Just because you miss shots, it’s not about confidence. Sometimes you miss shots. If you’re not confident, you don’t take the shots. Confidence is not our problem. We’re OK.” Barnes was more aggressive than in the first meeting, leading an offense that shot 52 percent — the highest Duke allowed in any league game this

reer victory. “We really only had one chance to win the race and that was to make it on fuel, and some of the guys in front of us not,” Martin said. “When I caught Brad, I realized it was going to take all the gas I had to get by him because he wanted to race. Had to wait and see if Brad would make it our not, and that would be the determination because I didn’t feel confident I could make it (on gas) and pass him.” Justin Allgaier finished second to give Turner Motorsports, a Nationwide Series team competing against Sprint Cup teams every weekend, a 1-2 finish. The new scoring rules, which prevent Cup drivers from earning points in lower series, has helped Turner put three of its drivers in the top five of the Nationwide standings. Reed Sorenson is the points leader, Jason Leffler is third and Allgaier is fifth. Keselowski wound up third, but finished his first Nationwide race of the season after wrecking at Daytona and Phoenix. “It’s got to come back around,” he said. “We’re just on downside of the roller coaster.” Trevor Bayne was fifth and Carl Edwards, who had to give up the lead late to stop for gas, settled for sixth after leading 68 laps. Denny Hamlin was seventh, while Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Jason Leffler and Kenny Wallace rounded out the top 10.

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GOLF PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — After making consecutive birdies, Honda Classic leader Rory Sabbatini stood in the rough along the sixth fairway, complaining to a PGA Tour official about a delay in play. The strange interruption could have halted Sabbatini's momentum. Instead, after a long wait he hit an iron 200 yards to 10 feet of the pin, one of his better shots among the 66 Saturday that gave him a cushy lead. Sabbatini will enter the final round at 9-under 201, five shots ahead of Jerry Kelly and 2009 winner Y.E. Yang.

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Sabres 5, Flyers 3 PHILADELPHIA — Jason Pominville snapped a tie game in the third period after Buffalo scored three times in the second, and the Sabres beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3 on Saturday. The Eastern Conference-leading Flyers have lost three straight for the first time since Nov. 26-Dec. 1. Penguins 3, Bruins 2, OT BOSTON — Dustin Jeffrey scored his second goal of the game 1:52 into overtime and Pittsburgh snapped Boston’s winning streak at seven. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 29 shots, and Jordan Staal also scored for Pittsburgh, which had won only one of the previous seven — including four overtime losses. David Krejci got the Bruins even at 2 when he scored with 33 seconds left in regulation while Boston goalie Tim Thomas was pulled for an extra skater. Islanders 5, Blues 2 UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Islanders defenseman Andrew MacDonald scored two rare goals, John Tavares and P.A. Parenteau both had a goal and an assist in the first period, and New York sent sinking St. Louis to its fourth straight loss. MacDonald, who entered his 100th NHL game with only three career goals, scored his third in two games. Each goal Saturday gave the Islanders a threegoal lead.

season. The freshman went just 3 for 8 and had nine points in the first game, but went 7 for 17 to go with five rebounds in this one. In addition, Marshall was in complete control of North Carolina’s offense, repeatedly pushing ahead in transition to set up plenty of good looks or immediately answer back after a Duke score. Marshall had just two turnovers in 36 minutes, which allowed the Tar Heels to maintain a comfortable margin and keep the pressure on the cold-shooting Blue Devils.

The NBA roundup ... LONDON — Travis Outlaw and the New Jersey Nets were up to the challenge of providing excitement for the NBA’s European fans. The Toronto Raptors more than did their part, too. Outlaw scored the final eight points for New Jersey in a 137-136 triple overtime win Saturday night that gave the Nets a sweep of their two games in London. The game featured four missed buzzer-beaters and provided exactly the kind of thrilling finish league officials were looking for when they decided to bring regular-season games to Europe for the first time. Outlaw made two free throws with 12.6 seconds remaining to put the Nets ahead for good and Andrea Bargnani missed a jumper at the buzzer as New Jersey swept the doubleheader at London’s O2 Arena. Wizards 103, Timberwolves 96 WASHINGTON — John Wall scored 18 points and had 11 rebounds. Kevin Love scored 20 points and had 21 rebounds for Minnesota, the third straight game with at least 20 points and 20 rebounds for the All-Star forward and his 11th of the season. Andray Blatche scored 20 points and had seven rebounds for Washington, which snapped a seven-game losing streak. The Wizards have won their last seven games at home against the Timberwolves. It was Love’s 50th double-double in a row. Rockets 112, Pacers 95 HOUSTON — Kevin Martin scored 20 points, Chase Budinger and Kyle Lowry added 18 apiece. Luis Scola scored 16 and Chuck Hayes had 10 rebounds for the Rockets, who’ve won six of seven and are climbing into the Western Conference playoff picture. Houston began the night in 11th place in the West, three games behind Memphis in the race for the No. 8 spot in the postseason. Houston never trailed in this one, taking advantage of the Pacers’ poor shooting in the first half and then putting the game away with an 18-4 run to start the third quarter. Tyler Hansbrough scored 17, Danny Granger added 16 points and Roy Hibbert had 15 for the Pacers, who’ve dropped five of six. Indiana came into the game holding the No. 8 spot in the East, but only one game ahead of Charlotte.

“They don’t stop attacking you,” Singler said. “They’re great in transition and if you don’t get back on defense, they’re going to hurt you, and that’s what happened.” Now the Tar Heels will head to Greensboro with a record 28th ACC regular-season championship and seeking to continue their resurgence. It didn’t look like North Carolina — which has won 17 of 19 games since losing to Texas on a last-second shot in December — was a real challenger to the favored Blue Devils in the ACC race after looking lost in

November losses to Minnesota, Vanderbilt and Illinois, and an ugly 20-point loss in January to lowly Georgia Tech. But this group played defense well enough to keep its Hall of Fame coach happy all season and has been tough enough to win six games by three or fewer points. They also overcame player defections and injuries that have left them with just eight scholarship players. “From where we started at the beginning of the season, it just feels like daylight and darkness,” Barnes said.

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In a wild scramble for the ball, T.J. Bates (23), the eventual Western Regional MVP, drives past teammate Javon Hargrave, who was knocked down.

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Sam Starks reacts to the crowd as they sing Happy Birthday to the North Rowan senior after the victory.

SHAW FROM 1B noted after playing less than half the match. “We don’t expect that of him, but he does it anyway. He handles things. Today he was a leader. That’s just the way he is. The only weakness he had was, was....nothing.” • Well put. Kimber, a 6-1 junior who has spent six of North’s 31 games shackled to the bench, played hideand-seek for much of the game. He made only two baskets, both memorable, despite the incessant pain he must have felt. The first was a 3-pointer from the left side that drew North within 34-32 with less than two seconds remaining in the first half. As he stood and admired the shot, like an artist signing his work, teammate T.J. Bates was fouled away from the ball. The four-point possession pulled the Cavs within one at halftime. His other field goal came early in the fourth quarter — a coast-to-coast jailbreak drive that culminated in a power layup that sliced Prep’s lead to 57-55. “This was the most-focused I’ve seen Jordan since he started with us,” said Andrew Mitchell, the rookie coach with two state championship rings in his

teams had spent 40 minutes fighting like dogs in the street, other snapshots had developed. More FORD compelling pictures, like Bates knocking down 7 of 13 field goal attempts on his way to 22 points and the regional MVP award. And Ford scrambling feverishly for a loose ball underneath North’s basket, then elevating for a game-clinching layup in the waning moments. • And of course Starks — the starting guard who celebrated his 18th birthday and the acquisition a slightly used BMW, courtesy of his parents — draining a 3-pointer in the frantic fourth quarter and another in the first overjon c. lakey/SALISBURY POST time. “Honestly, I almost forJordan Kimber, left, tries to knock the ball away from got about Sam,” Mitchell Winston-Salem Prep star Greg McClintock. later confessed. “The other guys were playing so jewelry box. “I know he has through.’ ” well and he was just sitall that pain in his shins and Kimber spent the rest of ting there, waiting his on his kneecaps, but come the game directing traffic turn. When I looked down gametime, he’s always and sinking free throws, in- the bench, it just hapready. cluding two that put North pened to be right at the “When he came to the ahead 80-77 late in the first right time. I put him back bench in overtime I could OT period. in and he immediately protell he was still up for any“When we had to have duced.” thing. Right then I turned it,” Starks said, “he gave it He did, just like the rest to the (assistant) coaches to us.” of the Cavs, including one and said, ‘This is going to • who let his anguish tell the be his day. He’ll lead us By game’s end, after the story.

ures, led by sophomore T.J. Bates, who seemed to always be in the right spot at the right time. The sophomore rightfully earned the MVP award. Bates finished with 22 points, but had help from brother Javon Hargrave’s 19. “My brother stepped up tonight,” the 6-foot-2 Hargrave nodded. “He said he wanted to win it for me. He made big plays.” The biggest came at the start of the second overtime, which began with the teams tied 80-80. Malik Ford was fouled on the first possession and hit 1 of 2 free throws. But Bates hustled for the rebound on the second miss, was fouled, and nailed two more. After a Winston-Salem Prep free throw, a wild scramble ensued under the North basket with Bates right in the middle of it. The ball ended up in the hands of the 6-7 Ford, who completed a 3-point play for an 86-81 lead with 2:53 left. “That was big,” Ford said. “It let us breathe a little bit.” Mitchell felt confident, too. “To have that cushion was big,” he said. “We felt all we had to do was make free throws and we’d be OK.” Ahead 88-85, North brought the ball upcourt with 1:33 left. Sam Starks, Jordan Kimber and Bates played keep-away for a solid minute before Prep fouled. “I was a little surprised,” Mitchell said. “I thought they’d foul sooner.” When the Phoenix did hack at 36.2, Starks swished two for a five-point lead. Freshman Michael Bowman put the capper on the win with two with under 10 ticks left. For the game, North was a clutch 29 of 41 from the stripe. “The bottom line is, they made the right plays down the stretch,” Prep coach Andre Gould said. “We got careless with the basketball. Our role players decided to step out of their roles. “And we go home. They go on.” The resilient Cavs go on because they never wavered when Prep (24-10) threatened to blow it open. Jerran Foster hit three quick threes and when 6-6 Greg McClinton scored, the Phoenix led 26-16. But North outscored Prep 17-8 the rest of the half. Pierre Givens and Kimber drilled threes and Bates scored five to make it 34-33. Down 57-48 going into the fourth, North made a statement run. Hargrave bulled inside for a 3-point play. Kimber fed freshman Michael Connor and then drove for two

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Michael Bowman looks to pass the ball. for a 57-55 deficit. It remained close the rest of regulation. “I think it was all heart,” Mitchell said. “I heard Hargrave screaming on the bench, ‘If we lose, that’s it!’ He made sure he got that across to everybody. We didn’t want this to be our last game.” The big play of the fourth quarter was when Bates found Starks in the corner for a 3 and a 69-68 lead. At 71-all, Bates missed a shot with 17 seconds left, but Ford blocked a Prep shot at the buzzer, forcing the first overtime. Another Starks 3 gave North a 78-76 lead but Foster’s banked three made it 80-80, leaving an exasperated packed house reeling and rocking. That’s when Bates made the big plays to ensure big brother Javon would play again. “No way was I letting my brother go home without a regional championship,” Bates said. And no way was Mitchell going home without his annual trek to Raleigh’s Reynolds Coliseum. “It’s familiar to me,” a sweaty, but always dapper, Mitchell smiled. “We’ll have to find a way to make the guys comfortable.” • NOTES: North will face Pender County for the 1A title. ... Also in double figures for North were Ford with 12, Kimber 11 and Starks and Givens with 10 each. ... Hargrave and Givens joined Bates on alltournament. ... Ford blocked three shots. ... Amani Bates made a big steal in the second overtime. WINSTON-SALEM PREP (85) — McClinton 25, Foster 22, Bishop 17, Valentine 8, Hughes 6, Fenton 4, Simmons 2, Trent 1. NORTH ROWAN (92) — T.J. Bates 22, Hargrave 19, Ford 12, Kimber 11, Starks 10, Givens 10, Connor 4, Bowman 4, A. Bates, Chambers. WS Prep 19 15 23 14 9 5 — 85 N. Rowan 14 19 15 23 9 12 — 92

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Salisbury’s Jessica Heilig (25) gets the ball knocked away by Newton Conover’s Quazzy Tipps (34).

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Salisbury’s Ashia Holmes brings the ball upcourt on her way to Western Regional MVP honors.

Holmes twins ready to part ways REENSBORO — Well, Salisbury’s girls are again in the state championship, proving the Hornets have been one of the most consistent 2A programs in the Old North State. The Hornet Empire has gained nine straight regional appearances, two straight state titles, and seven out of eight CCC championships within the last decade with no signs of slowing down. The matterRYAN of-fact demeanor BISESI Salisbury has displayed during its run this year suggests the Hornets expect to win the CCC, expect to make the regional and contend for a state title. However, change, at least in appearance, is on the horizon for the Hornets. After Saturday, a key chuck of their consistency the past four seasons will vanish when twins Ashia and Ayanna Holmes play the final games of their career in the Hornet backcourt and won’t be able to call each other teammates anymore. The Hornets have taken comfort in the pair’s senior leadership this year, with Ashia averaging 10.4 points per game and Ayanna providing 8.8. Each shared a court among various AAU teams and at Southeast Middle, and have partook in the same huddles, bus rides and locker rooms. That will stop in the fall

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Salisbury coach Chris McNeil has the pleasure of coaching the twins. when each will play college basketball, with Ashia going to Radford and Ayanna heading to Charlotte. The family bond the two have shared over basketball will continue, just along different paths as both have lamented. “It hit me when I first made the decision to commit to Charlotte,” Ayanna said. “We know eventually we were going to split up whether it was college or after college.” Why now? Ayanna says she considered going to the same school as her sister, but held off after being swayed by the Charlotte coaching staff.

“I’m going to miss playing with my sister because I know how she plays and what she’s going to do,” said Ashia, who won West Region Tournament MVP. “I think it was the better for us to go our seperate ways because we’ve been together for so long. If we both can help somebody else out in our own way, then we need to do that.” Along the way, the two acquired other qualities and brought out the best in each other. “[Playing together] works on your trust and you trust that person,” Ashia said. “If we can get the team to have that trust in us, it’ll bring that team closer.”

Although the shots weren’t falling for Salisbury in the win against Newton-Conover, the pair charged the Hornet defense on Saturday, with each accumulating five steals as the Hornets finished with 16 as a team and held N-C to just seven field goals, two in the first half. Although Ayanna only finished with five points Saturday on 2-of-5 shooting from the floor, the bigger picture was intact. “To me, it’s not all about offense,” Ayanna said. “For me, if I get it done on the defensive end, I’ll be happy.” The twins have been an integral part of the Hornets (26-1), who have now won 26 straight games after dropping its first contest to Charlotte Butler. With a game to play, Ashia has 837 points and Ayanna has 757 at the high school level. With her MVP plaque in front her at the postgame press conference and a third straight state championship a possibility, Ashia didn’t forget to recognize her sibling. “It’s going to be kind of hard to adjust to other people,” Ashia said. “But I’m not really worried about it.” When the two take the floor in the Dean E. Smith Center next weekend, a chapter of their basketball heritage will end. One that’s gone on since the pair were old enough to dribble. “Anywhere I was, she was,” said Ayanna. “And we were together playing ball.”

Blaire fighting foul trouble, and Salisbury took a a 25-12 lead at the break when a flying Ashia Holmes banked in a 15-foot floater that beat the horn. SHS coach Chris McNeil’s halftime chat was brief — maybe 30 seconds. “I don’t know if Coach was happy, but there really wasn’t much to talk about,” Ashia Holmes said. “Our goals were set, and we were doing what we were supposed to do. We were not letting them score.” Newton-Conover played with passion to begin the second half and made a mini-run. The dangerous point for the Hornets came after Rankin headed to the bench with her fourth foul midway through the third quarter, and N-C crept within seven on a 3-pointer by Quazzy Tipps. “We have enough good leadership that we were able to settle down in the midst of that adversity,” McNeil said. “Now we’re going to Chapel Hill.” With the lead at 28-21, Blaire, a freshman, hit the shot of the game, an acrobatic turnaround that stopped N-C’s surge. Five seconds later, Ashia Holmes was on the deck scrapping for a steal, and Ayanna Holmes led a fastbreak that resulted in a free throw by Heilig. After SHS got a stop, Heilig was fouled on a spin move and made another free throw. Then the Hornets got six straight backbreaking points on offensive rebounds— Heilig and Miller stuck airballs back in before Blaire followed her own miss. That made it 38-21, with the third quarter winding down, and it was over. “We were just boxing out and keeping the ball high like we’re supposed to do,” Heilig said. Newton-Conover turned it over 20 times, finished with 7for-33 field-goal shooting and was beaten on the boards 38-28. Salisbury had 18 offensive boards, six by Heilig. “We were quicker than Salisbury,” N-C’s Tiana Littlejohn said. “But we got overpowered.” Tharpe stressed that the Hornets have more than size. “That’s a great team, and it’s not like they just show up at the gym and play,” Tharpe said. “They obviously work hard at it and are very well-coached.” Can anyone beat the Hornets, Tharpe was asked. “It’s not about X’s and O’s,” he said. “To beat them, you’d have to be able to match up with all those long bodies, and I don’t think anyone can.” 

NOTES: Blaire, Rankin, Newton-Conover’s Whitener and Kadesha Gibbs and Thomasville’s Christina Carter joined Ashia Holmes on the allregional team. Heilig (6-for-9 on free throws, one turnover in 27 minutes) should’ve made it. NEWTON-CONOVER (35) — Whitener 11, Tipps 9, Littlejohn 9, Gibbs 6, Pitts, Alston. SALISBURY (49) — Heilig 12, As. Holmes 11, Blaire 11, Ay. Holmes 5, Rankin 4, Allison 2, Miller 2, Richardson 2, Hicks, Feamster, Thompson. N-Conover 3 9 Salisbury 10 15

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Livingstone loses in CIAA title game From CIAA Reports

CHARLOTTE — Raheem Smith scored 28 points including two free throws with 2.3 Shaw 72 seconds left to Livingstone 69 give Shaw a 72-69 win over Livingstone Saturday for its second CIAA men's championship in school history. Victory wasn't assured until a desperation three-pointer by Livingstone misfired, setting off a celebration inside Time Warner Cable Arena. Smith was named Tournament MVP, and he joined the Bears' Tony Smith and Devon Mclendon on the All-Tournament

team. They led the Bears (22-8 overall), the No. 2 Southern Division seed, to victory over a game Livingstone squad making its first CIAA finals appearance. “I can't say enough about this team,” Shaw Head Coach Cleo Hill, Jr. said. “I'm proud of them and we fought throughout this tournament.” Mclendon added 19 points and 14 rebounds and Tony Smith scored 11 points for the Bears, who shot 52 percent from the floor including 54 percent in the second half. Livingstone, who put Darius Cox and Greg Henry on the AllTournament team, shot 46 percent for the game including 50 percent

in the second half, to make the game close. The win gave Shaw a sweep of the men's and women's tournaments, which is a first for the private Raleigh school. Hill, Jr., claimed his first crown in only his third season as head coach after being an assistant coach on the 2001-02 team which won the CIAA Tournament with current NBA player Ronald “Flip” Murray, who was the NCAA Division II player of the year for the Bears at the time. Livingstone (17-12 overall) put on a good showing in its first CIAA final. The No. 3 Southern Division seed, the Blue Bears were a wor-

thy opponent, but Shaw made the big baskets when it counted. Shaw held a slim 55-52 lead, but Raheem Smith drained a clutch three-pointer and David Jones made a layup to push the score to 60-52 with 3:38 to go. Livingstone managed to get within 70-69 with three seconds left on a three-pointer by Cox before Smith nailed the game-winning free throws. Cox lead four Livingstone double-figure scorers with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Austin added 11 points while Henry and Carl Boswell chipped in 10 points for the Blue Bears, who used their depth to push Shaw to the limit. Led by reserves Austin, Boswell and

Trone Jackson (eight points), Livingstone outscored Shaw 36-6 in bench points, but Shaw scored 20 points off 15 Livingstone turnovers. “It was a tough battle tonight,” Livingstone Head Coach James Stinson, Jr. said. “We knew that it would be. We knew that we would have to execute to perfection. We rebounded better, they just made the big shots when it counted.” Entering the game, the Bears looked sharp in their two tournament wins, but both teams split during the regular season. The Blue Bears won 61-58 at home on Jan. 29 and the Bears took an 89-79 win at home Feb. 7.

UNC beats Duke for ACC crown Tar Heels get top seed for tournament BY AARON BEARD Associated Press

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CHAPEL HILL — Roy Williams grabbed the microphone and looked across the throng of blue-clad fans still milling around the Smith Center after North Carolina’s latest conference championship. “It’s been a wonderful year,” Williams said, “so far.” At this point, no one can blame the Hall of Fame coach for thinking big. Not after his 13thranked Tar Heels finished off No. 4 Duke 8167 on Saturday night to win the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title and complete an unprecedented climb back atop the league. Harrison Barnes scored 18 points for the Tar Heels (24-6, 14-2), who earned the top seed in next week’s league tournament in Greensboro. Kendall Marshall added 15 points and 11 assists as North Carolina avenged last month’s loss at Duke in which the Tar Heels blew a 16point lead in the first half. Once again, the Tar Heels built a big lead in the first half, this time 14 points. But Barnes and the Tar Heels protected that margin and stayed in control the entire night. It certainly eased more of the lingering pain from last year’s 17-loss season, Williams’ worst as a head coach. By beating the Blue Devils (27-4, 13-3), North Carolina became the first team in league history to win the ACC regularseason title outright a year after finishing below .500 in league play. “The last 10 months haven’t been very easy a lot of times, but that crowd in that locker room has been fantastic,” Williams said. “As a coach, where you get your strength is your relationship with the players. As a coach, you get your strength from how they allow you to coach them. This group has just been phenomenal to work with.” When it was over, fans and students rushed the court to celebrate a surprisingly easy victory against the reigning national champions. In fact, Williams addressed the crowd for them to clear off and allow his players to celebrate with his own tradition — clipping down the nets after clinching a league title at home. “If nobody else believed, we did,” sophomore John Henson said. “And that’s why we’re at this position.” This game certainly had a postseason vibe to it, from the nationally televised broadcast on CBS — the first time the network had aired a regular-season game in prime time — to the winner-take-all setting in the rivalry between

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North carolina's Leslie Mcdonald (2) drives to the basket as duke's Miles Plumlee defends. elite programs that had won the past two NCAA titles and nine overall. But the Blue Devils struggled to keep up all night. In many ways, it was a replay of the first meeting for Duke. Nolan Smith and Seth Curry again completely carried the offense while Kyle Singler struggled to make much of anything while matching up most of the night against Barnes — the heralded recruit who picked North Carolina over Duke and other schools to cap a highly publicized recruiting battle. Smith had 30 points and Curry had 20, but the Blue Devils shot just 36 percent and went 6 for 27 from 3-point range — with all the made 3s coming from Curry. Singler, who shot just 3 for 17 in the first meeting, went 3 for 14 and missed all five 3point tries while finishing with just eight points as Duke fell to the No. 2 seed in the ACC tournament.

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The college basketball roundup ... CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson point guard Demontez Stitt was hurt, angry and wanted out last spring. Nearly a year later, the Tigers senior leader couldn't be happier he stayed. Jerai Grant scored 17 points and Stitt 15 as Clemson clinched a first-round bye in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament with a 69-60 victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday. Clemson (20-10, 9-7) reached 20 victories for the fifth straight season, a first in school history. The Tigers achieved a winning ACC mark for the fourth consecutive year, also a program first. Now, they'll wait until March 12 to see if they'll cel-

ebrate a landmark fourth straight NCAA tournament appearance. Virginia 74, Maryland 60 COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Marylandcouldn't have picked a worse time to be mired in its longest losing streak of the season. Sammy Zeglinski scored a career-high 25 points, and Virginia beat the Terrapins 74-60 to cap a disappointing regular season for the defending ACC co-champions.

ACC WOMEN GREENSBORO — Karima Christmas scored a seasonhigh 20 points to lead Duke over Georgia Tech 74-66 in the semifinals of the ACC tournament. Jasmine Thomas added 12 points for top-seeded Duke (28-3), which reached today’s championship game for the fourth time in as many tries

under coach Joanne P. McCallie. No. 19 UNC 83, No. 10 Miami 57 Jessica Breland had a season-high 28 points and 10 rebounds to lead North Carolina. Cetera DeGraffenreid and Krista Gross added 14 points apiece for the sixthseeded Tar Heels (25-7).

BIG SOUTH FINAL CONWAY, S.C. — Chris Stephenson scored 14 points, John Williams had 10 points and nine rebounds and North Carolina-Asheville beat Coastal Carolina 60-47 on Saturday in the Big South Conference title game. The third-seeded Bulldogs (19-13) knocked off the top seed on the Chanticleers' home court to reach the NCAA tournament for the second time. It's the second year in a

row that Coastal Carolina (285) was the tournament's top seed and lost the title game. The Chanticleers will get an automatic bid to the NIT.

A-SUN FINAL MACON, Ga. — Mark Hedgepeth scored 23 points and had nine rebounds as topseeded Belmont earned a berth in the NCAA tournament with an 87-46 victory over North Florida in the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament championship game Saturday night. Belmont (30-4) won its fourth Atlantic Sun title in six years.

SOCON CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Noah Dahlman scored 21 points to lead Wofford past Appalachian State 69-56 in the Southern Conference tournament quarterfinals on

Saturday. The Terriers, who won last year's tournament and entered this year's event on a five-game winning streak, will face Western Carolina in Sunday's first semifinal. Brad Loesing and Cameron Rundles added 12 points apiece for Wofford (19-12) and Jamar Diggs had 11. WCU 77, UNC-G 66 CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Harouna Mutombo scored 20 points to lead Western Carolina to a 77-66 win over North Carolina-Greensboro.

OVC FINAL NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Demonte Harper had 27 points and 11 rebounds, and Morehead State won the Ohio Valley Conference tournament championship by beating Tennessee Tech 80-73 on Saturday night.

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Yoga studio celebrating 10th year Artemesia Yoga Studio is celebrating 10 years of bringing the practice of yoga to Salisbury. Lewellen Padgett owns Artemesia Artworks & Yoga Studio, located at 323 W. Harrison St. between the historic West Square and Fulton Heights neighborhoods. The studio will host an open house at 7 p.m. Saturday feaPADGETT turing students who have practiced with Padgett who can answer questions. Mystery Snail will offer an eclectic mix of world, folk and indie rock music for entertainment. Performers are Elisabeth Hall, Phil Harris and Danny Resner. Padgett is a certified Sivananda Yoga instructor and received her certification from the International Sivananda Y o g a Vedanta Centre in 2001. Other certifications and workshops include: Lotus Palm School of Thai Yoga Massage; Laugh-a Yoga Leader; Cora Wen’s Fluid Body, Quiet Mind; Erich Schiffmann’s Moving Into Stillness; John Friend’s Anusara Flowing with Grace; Baxter Bell’s Yoga and the Sacroiliac Joint; Paul Grilley’s Anatomy for Yin Yoga; Donna Mejia’s (Smith College) Integrity in Ethnic/Global Dance Fusion; and NIA classes. For 10 years, Padgett has been working with VA Medical Center employees, Rowan Regional Medical Center employees and business people to help them manage stress. She taught yoga to Rowan Helping Ministries guests through the New Tomorrows program at Park Avenue United Methodist Church, as well as to children at Nazareth Children’s Home. She now teaches kids with ADD and ADHD and offers private classes. To learn more, call 704-637-7193 or visit www.artemesiayoga.com.

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Katrina King has been named chief nursing officer at Rowan Regional Medical Center. King succeeds Edwina Ritchie, who recently became director of hospice services. King had served as the director of professional and support services at Presbyterian Hospital Huntersville. She will oversee the nursing division at the hospital and work closely with physicians, nurses and staff. Prior to joining Novant, King worked in various clinical and KING management roles in the Carolinas Healthcare System after receiving her bachelor of science degree in nursing from University of North Carolina at Charlotte. King served as manager of the Elizabeth C. Stanback Rehabilitation Unit when it opened in 1999 at Rowan Regional. She serves on the board of directors for Rowan-Cabarrus Community College and the Cabarrus County Chamber of Commerce. King lives in Kannapolis with her husband and son.

You’re not working if you love your job Catawba College is offering a one-hourcredit personal finance course led by retired (2002) Catawba College Professor Al Carter and Food Lion co-founder Ralph Ketner. The Post plans to attend the weekly class and share nuggets of the information presented by Carter, Ketner and guest speakers. This is the seventh installment. BY MARK WINEKA mwineka@salisburypost.com

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Mary Margaret Yates tries a prom dress at Encore Elegance in China Grove. She will attend South rowan high School’s prom.

China Grove shop offers dresses girls seek at consignment prices that she’s selling for $349. Encore Elegance is the new home for other special occasion HINA GROVE — Encore wear such as bridal gowns, Elegance is a teenage bridesmaids dresses and cockgirl’s wildest dream come tail dresses. true. The new boutique at EnScottie, who’s been in busicore on Main features more ness seven years, began offerthan 600 prom gowns in every ing special occasion clothing color of the rainbow — solids, the first year she was open — print, shimmery iridescent and eventually outgrew the gowns with lavish accents of se- first-floor corner where the quins and crystal — and some gowns were on display. decidedly more understated. During prom season, ScotIf you’re headed to prom this tie’s regular customers often spring, this should be your first had to wait a long time to try on stop. clothing. Because Encore on Main is a “We needed more space,” consignment shop, some of the Scottie admits. “We had to give gowns are previously worn, ex- up our storage room.” plains owner Scottie Davis. The upstairs area is spa“But I do order new gowns. I cious, with two dressing rooms get them from bridal shops, and an alteration room that ofusually last year’s styles, and ten does double duty for highshops that are going out of busi- school girls who want to try on ness.” prom gowns. She also stocks The gowns are size 0 to 26 shoes, jewelry, hair bands and and are typically priced bepurses. tween $70 and $120. There are a Although most are fullfew pricier gowns, too. Scottie length, Scottie does have short, pulls from the rack a pastel-col- flirty gowns, too. ored plaid Jovani gown, the There are more affordable original tags still on it, priced at gowns, too. Scottie points to a $535. She’s selling it for $289. There’s also a royal blue Caché See ENCORE, 3C gown, originally priced at $925, BY SUSAN SHINN

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Alex Storey, right, assists Kristin Cheek, a high school sophomore from Gastonia who came to Encore Elegance after her dad heard about it online.

Human resources group holding workshop Tuesday The Rowan County Human Resources Association will sponsor a half day workshop on Tuesday called “Employee Engagement and Management.” The Workshop at Salisbury-Rowan Utilities System, Water & Sewer Maintenance, 1 Water St. (the old Waterworks Museum) will be from 7:30 a.m. until noon. Presenters will be David Washington, Washington and Company, Laura Hampton, The Employers Association and Bradley Savoy, Lean Human Capital. The seminar will discuss topics

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Business calendar March 8 — Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Counseling – Chamber – 9:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Call 704-6334221 for appointment 14 — Chamber Business After hours – National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NSSA), 325 North Lee St. Call 704-633-4221 or e-mail info@rowanchamber.com to rSVP

15 — Chamber Business Council – Chamber – 9 a.m. 16 — Chamber Workforce Development Alliance – Chamber – 8 a.m. 17 — Chamber Leadership rowan ‘Education’ Day – 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. 18 — Chamber federal & State Affairs Committee – Chamber – 8 a.m. 21 — Chamber Board of Directors – Chamber – noon 30 — rowan Partners for Education Board of Directors – Chamber – 7 a.m.

His overseas stint in the U.S. Army finished, Ralph Ketner came back to the States and had 10 different jobs over three years. “I found nine things I didn’t like to do,” Ketner said. A whiz with numbers, Ketner held jobs with companies and agencies such as Cannon Mills, Central Motor Lines, the Army Exchange, a Philadelphia appraisal company, the Internal Revenue Service and the State Department of Revenue. The jobs took him coast to coast until he finally settled in with the grocery business, first at his brother Glenn’s Salisbury warehouse. His role as one of Food Lion’s co-founders would spring from this start. Ketner’s advice to Catawba College students taking the personal finance class with him and Professor Al Carter? “You never work a day in your life if you love your job,” he said. The counsel was especially fitting on a day Robin Perry, Catawba’s new career services director, discussed developing a resume, writing a cover letter and going on job interviews. On resumes, Perry said job hunters should keep them clear and concise — “as short and sweet as you can.” Recruiters have stacks of resumes on their desks, and “we want to make it so it wil be read — that’s our goal,” Perry said. She advised against efforts to make a resume stand out by printing it on nonwhite paper, such as green or pink. She also said resumes should be kept to one page — two at the most. As for the organization of as resume, Perry suggested a setup with the applicant’s name, address and contact information centered at the top, followed by four main categories: education, experience, activities and honors and skills. Perry said 75 percent of hiring managers prefer work experiences (including volunteer jobs and internships) listed in chronological order, with the most recent jobs first. With each job listed, the applicant should provide the title, the time period he worked there and bullet points providing information on what his job duties were. “Companies want to know the scope of things,” Perry said. Under “activities and honors,” Carter said, students should include their involvement in sports and whether they received scholarships. A potential employer is looking for evidence that an applicant has shown dedication, a competitive spirit and team and leadership capabilities, Carter said. Perry couldn’t stress enough that both a resume and cover letter accompanying the resume be mistake-free.

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Chamber’s Business Show 2011 set for May 5 at the Event Center The Rowan County Chamber of Commerce will host the Business Show 2011 from noon to 6 p.m. May 5 at the Event Center, 315 Webb Road. Booths are available to businesses for $225 each. Exhibitors must be members of the chamber. Registration forms are available at www.rowanchamber.com. For visitors, Business Show 2011 will offer free admission,

free parking and door prizes. Lunch will be available for purchase. The event will include Business After Hours from 5 to 6 p.m., a networking hour for chamber members. Last year’s business show attracted grocery stores, banks and other financial institutions, health care companies, colleges, nonprofit agencies and more. To learn more, call 704633-4221.

FROM 1C such as workplace violence, dealing with difficult people and best practices in staffing performance management. Topics address a variety of HR and business related insights required to lead today’s workforce. The workshop is free for Rowan County HR members. For non-members, the half day workshop is $35, which includes breakfast. The workshop has been submitted for 3.5 HRCI recertification credit hours. For more information, e-mail leigh.ellington@sharptransit.com or call Lisa Parker at 704-636-2621.

Biggers reopens his law office in Concord CONCORD — Fred Biggers, former Cabarrus County Clerk of Superior Court and ex-officio judge of probate, has reopened his law office at BIGGERS 49 Means Ave. in Concord. The long-time trial lawyer said his firm will focus on Social Security disability, criminal defense and domestic law cases in Rowan and Cabarrus counties. “I enjoyed public service as clerk and probate judge,” he said. “Turning that office around to provide our citizens with excellent service was very rewarding, but I am ready to get back to trying cases.” To reach Biggers, call 704-788-4444.

tive results, Food Lion is planning to expand the service. “We have seen a much higher coupon redemption rate among our MVP customers with the MVP Savings Center kiosks when compared to other traditional channels,” said David Palmer, director of customer relationship management and interactive marketing. Shoppers scan their MVP Card at the kiosk and receive personalized coupons based on their household's shopping history. The targeted offers typically expire on the day they are issued. The kiosks can also be found at Blooms. Food Lion, continuing a 17-year corporate partnership with the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, served as a sponsor with Thompson Hospitality of the CIAA Women’s Health and Wellness Symposium. The symposium was held at Time Warner Cable Arena during the tournament week and included free health screenings, panel discussions about health-related issues, product samples, workout sessions, giveaways and more.

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KANNAPOLIS — Dave Cash is among an elite group of Allstate insurance agents who recently earned the “Personal Financial Representative” title. He will now be able to provide his customers variable annuity, variable life and mutual fund products, in addition to auto, homeowner and traditional life insurance products. Cash passed the Series 6 and Series 63 securities liKeaton retires cense exams and completed after 37 years at VA Allstate training. He is apHazel T. Keaton, 57, has repointed with the broker dealtired from the Hefner V.A. er Allstate Financial ServicMedical Center after 37 years es, LLC. CASH of service. Cash will provide a range Keaton, a certified nursing of fixed, variable, indexed and assistant, retired Feb. 28 from KEATON market value adjusted annuity products, in the nursing department. addition to providing variable life products through Lincoln Benefit Life, and investment Adams named associate products. The Dave Cash Agency is at 6045 Gateway of month at Brookdale Annette Adams has been named associate Center Drive, Kannapolis. He can be reached of the month at Brookdale Senior Living Sal- at 704-499-6445 or davecash@allstate.com. isbury Gardens. Adams, a certified nursing assistant, has Five Oaks Manor remodeling worked at Salisbury Gardens for two years.

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Simply Good hosts green smoothie discussion Saturday morning Simply Good Natural Foods will host a free discussion at 10 a.m. Saturday about green smoothies. Dr. Chris Nagy will talk about his passion for the green smoothie, which is a blended beverage that typically combines fruit with green leafy veggies. Nagy drinks them every day and is convinced they provide many significant health benefits. Simply Good owner Steve Moreno agreed and said he will present the discussion in his effort to promote personal wellness. Simply Good is located at 128 E. Innes St. For more information, call 704-636-0889.

Event Center to broadcast Chick-fil-A Leadercast on May 6 The Event Center, located at the Cornerstone Campus at 315 Webb Road, will host the Chick-fil-A Leadercast leadership training. Broadcast live from Atlanta to Salisbury on May 6, the Chick-fil-A Leadercast is an interactive experience. The event will feature a complimentary lunch, Chick-fil-A Leadercast Journal and other event materials. Cost is $69 per person, group rate for 10 or more is $59 per person for early registration by March 14. To learn more, call 704-855-1218 or visit www.theeventcenter.net.

Cabarrus Senior Resource Link’s monthly meeting Tuesday The Cabarrus Senior Resource Link, professionals who work with the senior population, will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday, at 11:30 a.m. Lunch is provided, and new members are welcome. Contact Susan Wear at Gentiva Home Health, 704-933-1001.

Home Instead Senior Care listed among top-ranking franchises Franchise Business Review has named Home Instead Senior Care at the top of its list of franchisors with high satisfaction for 2011. The ranking, which reflects overall franchisee satisfaction, is based on a survey of more than 10,000 franchises representing more than 300 brands. Founded in 1994, the Home Instead Senior Care network includes more than 900 independently owned and operated franchises in 15 countries. This is the first time that Home Instead Senior Care, which has been ranked No. 1 in the senior care category for the past five years, has taken home the top honor overall among all categories.

Food Lion offers $10 in groceries for buying private brand products Food Lion shoppers can earn up to $10 in free groceries every time they buy private brand products through March 29. Each time customers buy at least four Food Lion or Home 360 products using their MVP card, they earn a money-saving coupon. Customers get $1 in coupons for the first four private brand products they purchase and 25 cents back for each additional private brand product they buy — up to $10. “Food Lion wants to put money back in customers’ pockets by rewarding our loyal customers,” said Shavonne Clark, Food Lion’s director of retail marketing and innovation. Details are available at www.FoodLion.com. Food Lion also is planning to add more MVP Savings Center kiosks inside stores. Since introducing MVP Savings Center kiosks in stores last year, kiosk coupons have up to five times the redemption rate when compared to coupons delivered via traditional distribution channels. Based on these posi-

Five Oaks Manor LLC is announcing a complete facility remodel to be completed March 17, when an open house will be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. with refreshments and tours. Staff and visitors will enjoy giveaways, door prizes and trivia games while touring the modernized patient care areas, rehab gym, and newly renovated semi-private and private bed spaces. A luncheon to be held from noon until 1 p.m. for all interested physicians from the community. During this networking opportunity, the medical director, Dr. Vincent Keipper, will be available for any questions. For more information, contact Melinda Sinclair at 980-521-6252 or e-mail marketing@ fiveoaksmanor.com. Five Oaks Manor, LLC is at 413 Winecoff School Road in Concord.

Southern States selling FFA emblems for $1 Southern States is supporting FFA, formerly known as Future Farmers of America, by selling FFA emblems for $1 through March 14. Proceeds are split between the local FFA chapter, the state FFA association and the National FFA Foundation. “Southern States has a rich heritage of working with FFA and hopes the public will assist with the project by supporting the effort and contributing a dollar for a personalized paper FFA emblem,” said Thomas R. Scribner, president and chief executive officer of Southern States. After you buy an emblem, you can sign your name on it or put the name of a child you care about on it. The emblems will then be displayed in the store for all to see. Southern States is also supporting National Ag Day on March 15, which is part of National Ag Week, March 13-19. Southern States is adding its voice to those of farmers, ag cooperatives, ag-related industries and other key stakeholders in the agriculture community, in calling for an increased awareness of U.S. agriculture and how it affects the lives of our citizens. Southern States believes every American needs to: • Understand how food, fiber and renewable resource products are produced; • Value the essential role of agriculture in maintaining a strong economy; • Appreciate the role agriculture plays in providing safe, abundant and affordable products; • Acknowledge and consider career opportunities in the agriculture, food, fiber and renewable resource industries. Because agriculture provides virtually everything we eat and wear on a daily basis, and has even become a significant factor in fueling the nation, National Ag Week is a time for members of the agriculture industry to celebrate and promote American agriculture, and help educate consumers throughout the nation. Not so long ago, most Americans were either directly involved in agriculture, or had a close association with someone who was. Today, that is no longer the case, with fewer and fewer Americans realizing the vital role that American agriculture plays. That is why Southern States is proud to join the Agriculture Council of America this year in proclaiming that “Agriculture is Amazing.” The cooperative serves its members and non-member customers through 1,200 retail outlets, including 1720 W. Jake Alexander Blvd. and L.L. Goodnight & Sons Inc., 605 Saw Road, China Grove. Visit http://www. southernstates.com for more information. Submit information about new businesses, honors and management promotions to bizbriefs@salisburypost.com. Include a daytime phone number.

JOB FROM 1C “Proofread this 100 times,” she said. “It really makes a difference.” And for heaven’s sake, she told the Ketner class, don’t spell “Catawba” incorrectly. Career developers are not always in agreement about whether graduating students should include their grade-point averages on resumes. Perry said if it’s an outstanding GPA, then include it, but she was leery of including a GPA of less than 3.5. The purpose of both a resume and cover letter is to be read, leading to an interview. Perry suggested pulling out “buzzwords” from an advertisement or listing for a job and incorporating them into the cover letter. It shows that the applicant is paying attention. Perry said 86 percent of hiring managers say a cover letter is important. “What you want to say in a cover letter is, ‘Why should I hire

Strike vote today at Ga. Lockheed Martin plant MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Union leaders at Lockheed Martin Corp.’s massive plant in Marietta say workers will vote today on whether to strike. Union leaders have asked about 3,800 employees represented by Local 709 of the International Association of Machinists to reject what the company termed its last and best proposal for a new three-year contract. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the current contract expires at 12:01 a.m. Monday. Members are scheduled to take a strike vote today between noon and 8 p.m. Local 709 represents factory, technical and office workers.

you?’ ” she added. If possible, it’s important, too, to address the cover letter to a specific person at the potential employer — the person who will be deciding whether to call you in for an interview. Perry also did not downplay the importance of knowing someone who already works for that company. Businesses often hire people based on employee recommendations, she said. A key way to network is to get an interview through someone you know, she said. On an interview, Perry had these tips: • Dress professionally. “You can never overdress,” she said of any fear among males who think a suit might be too much. • Make eye contact. Have a firm handshake. Show confidence. • Do not take food or cell phones to an interview. Don’t chew gum. • Don’t slouch while you are sitting at an interview. Keep your back straight.

Don’t fidget. • It’s OK to take notes. Be attentive. • Shine your shoes. As for references, Perry thought it is better to say they are available and provide them when asked. Make sure that you have asked the people you intend to use as references. “And, of course, you want to have people who will say good things about you,” Perry said. Perry reiterated to students what Ketner said about the importance of finding jobs they are passionate about. If they work at things they love, the money often catches up in years to come, Perry said. In older times, Ketner said, the mantra would be, “Find a job you like.” But with today’s tough job market, he acknowledged, the slogan might be, “Like the job you find.” Catawba College students will be on spring break this coming week, meaning the next installment of this series will be March 20. Contact Mark Wineka at 704-797-4263.

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Now Accepting Nominations for the Elizabeth Duncan Koontz Humanitarian Award. Deadline: April 4, 2011 The purpose of this award is to recognize a person from the Salisbury/Rowan Community who exemplifies the ideals of Libby Koontz and has made an important contribution to improving human relations in the areas of education, employment, housing, industry, business, civic, or community relations. CRITERIA

The nominee must: 1. Be a resident of the Salisbury/Rowan community. 2. Have made a significant contribution to the improvement of human relations in Rowan County, the state of North Carolina, or on a national level. 3. Have contributed to social betterment in the areas of education, housing, employment, industry, business, government, civic or community relations. PROCEDURES FOR NOMINATION

1. All nominations should be typed, double spaced, in narrative style and be no more than two (2) pages in length. 2. Nominations shall be presented to the EDK committee of the Human Relations Council. 3. The Awards Committee will receive and review all nominations and recommend the top three (3) for consideration. 4. Announcement of the award will be made at the EDK Humanitarian Awards Banquet in April. Information included in the nomination narrative should be restricted to the award criteria only.

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TOKYO (AP) — Customs officials in the Netherlands have stopped a shipment of Sony PlayStation 3 game consoles in a move the Japanese company said was related to rival LG Electronics’ accusations of patent infringement. Sony Corp. said Friday that Dutch officials told the company in late February that a shipment was being held for “inspection.” Spokesman Yasuhiro Okada said Sony only learned that LG had filed a claim against it in Dutch court after customs officials there called to say the shipment was being held. LG is claiming that the Blu-ray technology used in the Sony consoles infringes on LG patents. “Our policy is not to comment on pending legal matters,” LG spokesman Ken Hong said in Seoul on Saturday. The claim is part of an escalating patent dispute. Sony and LG have filed several in-

Michelle Ours, above left, helps her daughter, Mary Margaret Yates, mull over a selection of prom gowns at encore elegance, the prom boutique at encore on Main in China Grove.

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prom gown party on April 4, at which about 100 gowns will be available for purchase at $10 each. “Girls still want to look good and have a pretty dress that’s in style,” she says. Scottie may be just a business owner, but she also very well may be a fairy godmother in disguise. For more information about Encore Elegance, call 704-857-1584. Freelance writer Susan Shinn lives in Salisbury.

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Hugh Hefner, partners take Playboy private LOS ANGELES (AP) — A partnership led by Hugh Hefner has succeeded in taking Playboy private. Playboy Enterprises Inc. said Friday that its acquisition by Hefner’s Icon Acquisition Holdings LP has closed. The $6.15-per-share deal was funded with $195 million of debt and $185 million from the private investment firm Rizvi Traverse and Playboy management, including Hefner. Under the deal, Rizvi Traverse will own about 60 percent of the company. Hefner will own about 37 percent, and other executive management will have the remaining 3 percent. Hefner remains editor-inchief and chief creative officer of Playboy.

fringement complaints against each other in the U.S. over technology involving mobile phones, digital cameras, Blu-ray and several other products. Netherlands customs official Charlotte Slagter said she could not comment on a specific case. But she acknowledged that it is standard practice for the Netherlands to hold a product for 10 days when there is a court ruling in a patent dispute case. Okada declined to say whether Sony was aware of a court ruling. Sony said it thought the hold would be temporary and that it refuses to accept its South Korean rival’s claims. It was not clear when the hold began. Sony declined to say how many consoles were affected. The Netherlands is only one of Sony’s supply bases for the console in Europe. Media reports said the company sends 100,000 consoles a week to the continent.

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sale rack of mostly gowns in older styles, still beautiful, with prices such as $22.95, $24 or $32. “Some of the girls want something simple,” she notes. “They don’t want anything fancy.” Styles this season range from fitted gowns to the Cinderella-style ball gowns. Some are showered with crystal and sequins, some aren’t. “It’s all a matter of personal taste,” Scottie says. Hours for Encore Elegance are 3-8 p.m. Thursday; 3-5 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday; and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. During these times, the boutique is open with dedicated staff members — but shoppers can come by at other times as well. “We’ve tried to accommodate everybody,” Scottie says. This is a busy time of year for shops that cater to prom-goers. “Teenagers are hard to please,” Scottie says. She cautions against buying a dress too early. She’s already had customers who have come to her shop to buy a second gown, because they changed their mind on the first one they bought elsewhere. Most customers try on anywhere from eight to 10 gowns. She advises young women to be open-minded in trying on prom gowns. “It’s sometimes very surprising,” Scottie says. “They end up purchasing a gown they had no intention of buying.” On a recent Sunday afternoon, Encore Elegance was hopping. Michelle Ours and her daughter, Mary Margaret Yates, were shopping for a gown that Mary Margaret could wear to the South Rowan High School prom. Mary Margaret was also looking for a dress to wear in a wedding. “We found some maybes,” Michelle reported after her daughter had tried on a pile of dresses. “I work here on Thursdays, so the dress will be coming from here for sure.” Ashley Parker, also attending the South prom, tried on several dresses. One was a neon coral halter gown, another a zebra print. Finally, she put on a blackand-white stunner that was brand-new, and priced at $109. Kristin Cheek came with her family from Gastonia to shop. “I didn’t come to look,” said her dad, Ray. “I came to buy.” Kristin was looking for a prom dress but also for formal dresses to wear on a spring cruise. “I don’t want her to have the same dress as anyone else,” her dad said. Mom Monica took the time to point out that Kristin, who’d had heart surgery when she was a young child, was her daddy’s girl. Kristin ended up choosing three gowns — all strapless and with beading, in dark blue, turquoise and hot pink — priced from $49 to $129. Her father was pleased. Scottie notes that teens on a limited budget can volunteer at Encore on Main to earn credit toward a gown. They can also host a Shop-

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Oak dining room table w/ 4 cushioned chairs. Table has extra leaf. Good condition. $150. 704-6389370 before 9pm

Amber Carnaval glass 9" Rose plate and 6" bowl/ Very good condition $75 for both. 704-938-4342

Refrigerators. 2 double door refrigerators. One Frigidaire Elite & One Kenmore. $50 each. Call 704-245-4416

Antique china cabinet & 8 place rose pattern china. Cabinet is 1930s & china was made in 1925. $300 OBO...704-213-1709

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Drivers & Transportation

Drivers

Drivers Needed. Must have: CDL-A with Tanker & Hazmat, 2 years petroleum hauling and dump trailer exp. and clean driving record. Also need lawn care maintenance person. Must have valid driver's license.

A.C. Widenhouse, Inc. 400 Old Charlotte Rd Concord, NC 28027 Please call for information 704-782-4103 or 800-225-9061 Excellent benefits including health insurance, paid vacation, 401k, & competitive EOE pay.

Certified Pharmacy Technician Experience, bilingual abilities and strong computer skills a plus. Please call Jon at 704-603-1056

Healthcare

Nurse needed. 3pm 11pm. Apply in person at: 610 West Fisher St., Salisbury

Employment Sales

Sales Professionals needed for Salisbury and Statesville areas. E-mail resume and cover letter to twchumanresources@yahoo.com Benefits and $50K - $100k+ Customer Service

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Employment Care partner to stay w/ elderly female. Must have valid driver's license, clean record. Light housekeeping and cooking, etc. Contact: n.kennedy97@yahoo.com jkimccgr@hotmail.com

Employment $10 to start. Earn 40%. Call 704-754-2731 or 704-754-2639

Healthcare

Hilltop Living Center is hiring for a only with CNA (past or present) reliable transportation,working phone, & be reliable. Need TB skin test before hired. Apply in person at 592 Hilltop Dr., Linwood, NC. No Phone Calls Please

East Coast Wings & Grill now hiring waitstaff. Top pay plus tips. Lunch & dinner shifts. Experience required. Apply in person, Mon.Fri., 2pm-5pm. No phone calls please.

Electrician & Helper needed for commercial work. Must be willing to travel. Exp. req. 704855-5600 Ext. 20 & 27

Restaurant/Food Service

Waitstaff and Kitchen Positions available. Please apply in person at: Blue Bay Seafood 1007 E. Innes Street or Blue Bay Seafood 2050 Statesville Blvd. Between 4-5 pm Monday-Thursday Banking

Trainees Needed!

Requirements: Valid driver's license A Nationwide Criminal Record Background check

To apply, fax resume to: 704-636-7772 or call: 704-633-3211 or 704-633-8233 ext. 20 to schedule an interview

Other

JOBS IN LEXINGTON, WELCOME THOMASVILLE AREAS MANUFACTURING JOBS $9.28-$10.28/hr FORKLIFT DRIVERS $9.50-$10.00/hr PACKERS/PICKERS $9.00/hr

Skilled Labor

Drivers

25 Truck Driver

P/T Teller Svcs Specialist

LAMINATOR $11.66/hr Call 336.243.5249 Check web for details and to apply

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Healthcare

Lexington Health Care Center has immediate openings for the following positions:

Activities Assistant

Learn to drive at Future Truckers of America! Earn $700 per week! No experience needed! Job Ready in 4 weeks! Company Sponsored CDL training & WIA Funding available now

Premier Federal CU is seeking a highly energetic, highly motivated sales inclined individual for its part-time teller services specialist position working around 25 hours per week. Qualified candidates apply under career opportunities at: www.premierfcu.org

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The office of Dr. Don Fortner is proud to announce an exciting opportunity for a hygienist, a dental assistant and a part-time office assistant. The clinical positions require at least 3 years experience. If you are interested in joining our dental team, please send your resume to (fax) 704-636-4890.

We are a 100-bed, long-term care and rehabilitation facility. Ideal candidates should be detail oriented with the ability to multi-task and provide excellent customer service. If interested, please visit our website to apply online at: www.lifeworksrehab.com. EOE.

for local co. Must have CDL, 2 yrs. exper. & clean driving record. Benefits avail. Call 704-638-9987

Drivers

DRIVERS FT CLASS A CDL DRIVER w/doubles Local Runs. Starting pay $14/hr, 40-50 hrs per wk. Apply at: R.J. Transports, Inc. 1310 Richard Street Salisbury, NC 28144 704-638-6111 Chris

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Physical Therapy Assistant Full or Part Time

Occupational Therapist Part Time

Healthcare

LPN Charge Nurse

CITY OF KANNAPOLIS Positions Available Police Officer (BLET Certified) Call 704-920-4009 to schedule assessment (limit 30 seats). Deadline for registration – March 14, 2011 Telecommunicator Construction Maintenance Worker I Street Division Sr. Office Assistant Meter Reader Apply at 246 Oak Ave. Kannapolis, NC 28081 or call 704-920-4300. EOE Human Resources

Salisbury-Rowan Community Action Agency, Inc. (S-RCAA), a nonprofit Agency located at 1300 W. Bank Street, Salisbury seeks a qualified applicant for

Human Resource Director 2-3 years of supervisory experience and BA/BS in Human Resource Mgmt, Public Admin, or Business Admin. Applicant must be proficient in computer skills and must have expertise with NC employment law compliance requirements. Grant writing is a plus.

ELECTRICIANS & HELPERS Want to work for an industry leader? Find out why we lead and others follow... Growing Electrical Contractor seeks seasoned candidates for full-time opportunities in the Greater Greensboro area. Electricians must have 3-5 years demonstrated electrical background, a full set of personal tools and a strong working knowledge of electrical trade. Helpers must have one year of relevant experience. Outstanding benefits include medical, dental, profit sharing, matching 401-K, disability, paid vacation and holidays. Interested candidates send resume to:Hrsearch-hrteam@usa.net. Refer to E405 when applying to this ad. “We conduct pre-employment drug screening”. EOE M/F/D/V

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Applications accepted at S-RCAA, Inc. physical address through March 25, 2011.

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Skirts. Ladies size 14 Suede. 1 black, 1 red, & black size large. SUede front side vest. $10 each piece. 704-938-4342

Computers & Software

Elite Resources Premier Staffing 830 W. Green Avenue, High Point, NC 27260 336.885.9050/336.885.5545 hpncmail@eliteresouces.net Upcoming Job Fair at the ESC in Salisbury Please call for the date Experienced Cherry Pickers Packers w/Computer/RF Scanner Exp. Lead Packing Line Person w/ 5 Yrs Exp. Warehouse Supervisors Industrial Single Needle Operators Industrial Engineer Clean Criminal Record regardless of how long ago Must be able to pass a DT MUST HAVE A STABLE WORK HISTORY - if not - please do not apply

Flowers & Plants

Fuel & Wood

Ikon office printer, needs minor repair, like new $300. Please Call 704798-7306

Growing Pains Family Consignments Call (704)638-0870 115 W. Innes Street

Electronics Keyboard. Yamaha digital keyboard w/stand, $200. Org keyboard, $75. Sony mic w/stand $75. (704)762-5152 Wii, Red, Nintendo Original box, 2 games. 25th Anniversary Mario Edition. Like New $175. 704-245-8843 PS2 plus 22 Games, all the gear, games are teen mature & all play very nice, adult owned. $100. OBO 704-680-3270

We are recruiting for self driven individuals who are looking for a great opportunity and like working in a team environment in the Lexington and Salisbury area.

Come see us in person at StaffMasters 2128 Statesville Blvd, Salisbury NC 28147 Wednesday March 9th 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Ideal Candidates must meet the following requirements: • Manufacturing or Warehouse Experience • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs frequently • Clean Criminal Background • Submit to a Pre-employment Drug Screen • Stable work history POSITIONS AVAILABLE NOW!!! Please apply online at www.staffmasters.com or call us at 704-633-1911

Fishing Rods and reels 5 for $30. 704-278-9527 after 6pm or leave message.

Lawn and Garden Holshouser Cycle Shop Lawn mower repairs and trimmer sharpening. Pick up & delivery. (704)637-2856

Machine & Tools

Reduce heating cost! SALE. Central Boiler OUTDOOR WOOD FURNACE. Up to $2100 savings. Financing available. 704-202-3363

Drill Kit, DeWalt, 12 Volt, 3/8 inch, charger, battery, metal case. $200. 704633-2877

Misc For Sale

Air Conditioners, Washers, Dryers, Ranges, Frig. $65 & up. Used TV & Appliance Center Service after the sale. 704-279-6500 Antique pump organ. Intricate wood works. Excellent show piece. $50 Call 704 279 5482. Bed. White Iron Queen size bed $75; Pine six drawer chest $40. 704245-8843

Television. Phillips 55” HDTV w/swivel stand. Under warranty until 4/11. Bose upgrade. $500 obo. 704-645-7091

Black 4-Drawer Chest, 2 Nightstands $150. Oak Center, Entertainment $60. (704)762-5152

TV, Magnavox LCD flat screen, 37”. Very good condition. $300. Firm 704-209-0981

Buffet & dining table, 1930s era. Wooden inlaid. $250. Blue floral couch and Queen Anne matching chair, like new. $100. Outdoor wooden yard swing, $25. 704-633-5993

Air compressor, pancake. Used 1 time. In box. $49. Please call 704-784-2488 for more information

Farm Equipment & Supplies

Ice machine. Scotsman modular cuber ice machine. $2,400 new. $1,100. Fisher St. Baptist Church. 704-467-3187 Leather Love Seat & 2 Chairs $200. Kitchen Table & Chairs $50.00 For More Information Call 704-857-1854

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Need help? Don’t have a computer? You can fax your information to: 704-630-0157 or drop it in the mail — Salisbury Post Free Ads, 131 W. Innes St., Salisbury, NC 28144. Ads must have dollar amount and phone number. Limit 4 free ads per month; Excludes weapons and pets for sale.

Foxx inground pool being buried. All parts $500. Please call 704-938-5037 for more information Gas tank with fuel pump for 1989 Chevrolet F10 Blazer. $30. Please call 704-603-4416

Hay for Sale

Square bales. 400 bales of fescue. 500 bales of top millet. brown $2.50/bale. 704-239-6242 HYPNOSIS will work for you!

Stop Smoking~Lose Weight It's Easy & Very Effective Decide Today 704-933-1982 Jacket, Harley Davidson. Emblem on front and back. Size 2T (child), NEW. $15. Books. Silhouette, Inspriation Romance. NEW. 17 for $5. Call 336-751-5171 Light fixtures, 11- 2'x4' w/ 40 wt tubes. $15 ea. Or all for $100. Suspended. Call 704-784-2488 for more information

Lumber All New!

2x6x16 $7 2x3x studs $1.25 2x6x8 studs $3.25 2x4x7 $1.50 D/W rafters $5 Floor trusses $5 each 704-202-0326 Machine Shop Equipment. Lathe, Mill, Brake, Generator/Welder, etc. For details, 704-279-6973

Baby bed, good condition, $20. 3 tires. Good tread. 16” $10 each. 5 pairs size 10 jeans, $2 ea. Walker, $10. Cane, $5. Please call 704-8579716 for more info.

METAL: Angle, Channel, Pipe, Sheet & Plate Shear Fabrication & Welding FAB DESIGNS 2231 Old Wilkesboro Rd Open Mon-Fri 7-3:30 704-636-2349

Baker's rack, ornate. Folds for east set-up. Very decorative, $75. Wicker rocking chair & small round table for patio, $75. Fireplace accessories set, 3 piece. $25. 704-633-8421

Motorcycle trailer, 4ft, 3in. wide, 8ft long. $350. Heavy duty workbench with pegboard back, $100. Call 336-655-5034 Old Barrel Bar Table/Chairs, $200; Couch hide a bed, $75; new wrought iron bed, $75; desk, $40. Cash Only. 704-638-6236

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

China cabinet. Solid wood & brass. 54”W x 7'H. $500. Please call 704-202-0831 Grandfather clock. Mint condition. 21”W x 83” H. $500. Call 704-202-0831

Elvis Presley picture in gold frame, $50. Elvis guitar clock, $50. 5 foot stools, $15 ea. 2 entertainment centers, $35 ea. Jeff Gordon clock $50. Wood maple clock, $50. 704-638-8965

ANDERSON'S SEW & SO, Husqvarna, Viking Sewing Machines. Patterns, Notions, Fabrics. 10104 Old Beatty Ford Rd., Rockwell. 704-279-3647

China cabinet, corner. $275. Please call 704202-0831 for more information

WOLFF Tanning Bed Excellent Condition $500 704-639-1957

Farm Equipment, new & used. McDaniel Auction Co. 704-278-0726 or 704798-9259. NCAL 48, NCFL 8620. Your authorized farm equipment dealer.

Hunting and Fishing

Delta Shopmaster Benchtop Bandsaw, 59.5" Blade, 110 Volt, works great, $100. 704680-3270

Furniture & Appliances

Misc For Sale Dolls, 5 @ $25 each. Pair of Mickey & Minnie Mouse dolls, $25 for both. Call 704-638-8965

Set, Washer/Dryer Whirlpool, like new, white, extra capacity. $400 obo. 704-279-8846

Free Firewood. Partially cut. Bring saw and truck. You pick up. 704-6337830

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

Bowflex Dumbells and Bench and an olympic flat benchpress, Z bar, olympic bar, weights (535 lbs). $700 obo. 704210-8004 call after 3pm

Washer $25. Dryer $75. For More Info. Please Call 704-857-1854.

Firewood. 2 cords wood, 2&4' lengths not split $100/cord or all for $150. Salisbury. Call Dwayne 704-637-0627

Television. 32" Sony Wega Trinitron TV with matching stand. $275. Call 704-232-4745

Exercise Equipment

Serving buffet, mahogany. $300 obo. Please call 704-202-0831 for more information.

Washer & dryer duet. Maytag,white. Great condition. $475. Please call 704-464-6059

3 ft. Leyland Cypress or Green Giant Trees. Makes a beautiful property line boundary or privacy screen. 1 gallon $10 per tree. 3 gallon 5 ft. & full, $30. Varieties of Gardenias, Nandina, Juniper, Holly, Ligustrum, Hosta, Viburnum, Gold Mop, Camelias, Arbor-vitae, Azaleas AND MORE! $8. All of the above include delivery & installation! 704-274-0569

Send us a photo and description we'll advertise it in the paper for 15 days, and online for 30 days for only

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704-797-4220 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.

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Carburetor 750 double pumper. Ben worked by blake. $400. Please call 704-245-4416

STEEL, Channel, Angle, Flat Bars, Pipe Orders Cut to Length. Mobile Home Truss- $6 ea.; Vinyl floor covering- $4.89 yd.; Carpet- $5.75 yd.; Masonite Siding 4x8- $14; 12”x16' lap siding at $6.95 ea. School Desks - $7.50 ea. RECYCLING, Top prices paid for Aluminum cans, Copper, Brass, Radiators, Aluminum. Davis Enterprises Inc. 7585 Sherrills Ford Rd. Salisbury, NC 28147 704-636-9821

Chain saw elect Remington 12” Limb -nTrim. New. $50. Please call 704-245-4416

Tiller. Briggs & Stratton M&D yard machine. Need belt. Runs good. $200. 704-245-4416

Chrysler Concord LS1, 2004. 74,000 actual miles. $5500. Juke Box, $600. 704-431-4462

Vanity, 24” wood with sink. Bathroom use. NEW. $25. Call 704-7842488 for more info.

Doggie steps, up to 70lb, $10. NASCAR halter for giant breed dog. $20. Like new. 704-938-4342

Wench. NEW 3,000lb capacity. Remote controlled. 12V. $69. Call 704784-2488 for more info.

Bread machine with recipe book. Made by Welbilt. Like new $25. Please call 704-938-4342

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Benefits: Medical, dental, life, 401K, and short-term disability.

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Clothes Adult & Children

Part Time

GOVERNMENT

Class A CDL flatbed drivers wanted. Dedicated freight. Local & long distance. Home most weekends. Call Curtis at 704-2783532 ext. 202

Stoller, double. Graco. Like new. $120. Please call 704-213-6275 for more information.

Consignment Restaurant/Food Service

Med-aide CONSTRUCTION FACILITIES Warco, a division of SPC in Winston Salem is seeking an experienced Service Manager. Ideal candidate will have experience in the commercial plumbing and service industry. Send resume to: Warco 1100 Fairchild Road Winston-Salem NC 27105 Attn: JW or fax to 336-837-2477

With experience needed. Must be available all shifts. Apply at: Hendrix BBQ on Hwy 70. No phone calls.

Baby Items

WE OFFER: *Excellent Starting Pay *Insurance Benefits *Paid Vacation

Restaurant

Waitstaff

Employment

Antique Improved Eldredge Sewing machine. Runs & works good. $60. 704-630-0627

Massey Ferguson 240 2WD Diesel Tractor 789 hrs. 16' dual axle all steel trailer. 6' Bush Hog less than 10 hrs. 6' disc harrow 4/5. One row cultivator. Sub soiler. 10' boom pole. 6' home made drag harrow. 6' scrape blade. Want to sale as a pkg. $13,800. 704-239-1765

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Employment

Furniture & Appliances

Earn the extra cash you need in just 2-3 hours per day as a motor route carrier for The Salisbury Post. You’ll discover the satisfaction of running your own business - without sacrificing your time to the demands of a full-time job. Interested persons must meet the following criteria:

• Available 7 days per week • Delivery hours are Mon.-Fri. 3:30 am to 6:30 am, Sat. & Sun. 1:30 am to 7:00 am • Dependable • Dependable transportation • Have a desire to own their own business • Drivers license required • Good driving record • Have a home phone number

If interested, please come by the Post at 131 W. Innes Street, Salisbury and fill out an application or give us a call at the Circulation Department (704) 797-4213, Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm *Profits vary and could be more or less than this amount

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Education / Training

Electronic Health Record Specialist Training Cross training for persons with healthcare (direct care, mgmt., admin, support, ancil. services, EMS) or Computer technology experience. Fed (US HHS ONC HIT ARRA) funded. Placement assistance provided. Visit www.cvcc.edu/hitwd or call 828327-7000-x 4816

Music Sales & Service Drum set. Peavy, 5 piece. 3 cymbals and throne. $300. Call 704938-5037 for more info.

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Want to Buy Merchandise All Coin Collections Silver, gold & copper. Will buy foreign & scrap gold. 704-636-8123 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

Homes for Sale

Lost & Found Lost necklace. Silver with cross. Lost Feb. 23rd near Bible Bookstore downtown Sentimental Salisbury. value. 336-752-2480 or 704-636-5090

REWARD!! Lost cat. Big orange male tabby cat. Walton Place area. Lost March 2nd in the morning. No collar. Answers to “Garfield” 704638-6395 or 704-202-3245

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3 BR, 2 BA, newer kitchen, large dining room, split bedrooms, nice porches, huge detached garage, concrete drives. R51548 $84,900. Monica Poole 704-245-4628 B&R Realty

$500 REWARD BYZANTINE CROSS. LENGTH: 1.5" or 4.75 CM 4.0 Grams FOR THE RETURN OF THIS CROSS, TAKEN FROM A CHURCH PARSONAGE IN MT. ULLA, N.C. ON 2/24/11

No questions asked!

Beautiful 3 BR, 2 BA in a great location, walk-in closets, cathedral ceiling, great room, double attached garage, large lot, back-up generator. A must see. R51757. $249,900. B&R Realty, 704-202-6041

Call: 704-516-1149 or Email: wsitton@carolina.rr.com

East Rowan

Found dog. In vicinity of Settlers Grove Lane on Old Concord Rd. Call 704-639-0745 to identify Found dog. Large black & tan dog. Shepherd mix? Anchor Downs area off Long Ferry Road. Call 704-533-1972

Monument & Cemetery Lots Cemetery lots in Brookhill Memorial Gardens, Rockwell. 8 spaces outside the inner circle. $1100 per space. 704642-0308 leave msg.

Rockwell, 3 BR, 2 BA. Cute brick home in quiet subdivision. Outbuilding, wooded lot, nice deck off back. Kitchen appliances stay. R51385 $129,900 B&R Realty Dale Yontz 704.202.3663

Notices

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

The Rowan County Housing Authority will be accepting applications for:

Section 8 Project Based Housing Assistance

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9:00 am - 11:00 am and 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Wednesday, February 16, 2011 Wednesday, February 23, 2011 Wednesday, March 2, 2011 Wednesday, March 9, 2011 No applications will be accepted without the following documents: • Birth Certificate • Social Security Card • North Carolina Drivers License or pictured ID Whispering Oaks is restricted to those 55 years of age or older Lost & Found

Free Stuff

Found dog. Sheltie or Collie mix, female, Monday, Feb. 28 in China Grove on Brown Road. Call to identify. 704-855-3647 Found dog. Small black male dog with collar. Between Kepley & Barringer Rd. off Hwy 70. Found around 3/1. Call 704-640-2706 or 704640-2806 to identify. Found dog. Young adult Boxer in Glover Road area. Call 704-637-0227 between 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Found dogs. 1 Huskey, 1Benjie. Near HWY 150. Please call 704-213-2011 for more information Lost Dog on 2/28 around Bostian & Daughtery Rd area. Blonde color, weighs 34 pounds, name is Angel. 704-857-6256

Instruction CNA CLASSES 6 week training courses. Online or classroom. Low cost. Call 980-475-8520 for info and application.

Lost Dog, female, brown & black shepherd mix. Patterson Road area on 2/28. 704-855-9881 Lost dog. Black Lab, male. In Spring Valley subdivision area. Please call 980-521-7841

Homes for Sale

Alexander Place

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 BUYER BEWARE The Salisbury Post Classified Advertising staff monitors all ad submissions for honesty and integrity. However, some fraudulent ads are not detectable. Please protect yourself by checking the validity of any offer before you invest money in a business opportunity, job offer or purchase.

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Rockwell

New Listing! WOW! Approximately 5,000 sq. ft. Child care facility / commercial building with commercial kitchen on approximately 1.75 acres. Daycare supplies included. Playground measures 10,000 sq. ft. Call 704-855-9768

Rockwell

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

Granite Quarry. 1112 Birch St. (Eastwood Dev) 3BR, 2BA. 1,900 sq. ft. w/ in-ground pool. Beautiful home inside with open floor plan, hardwood floors, large master suite, cathedral ceilings and sunroom. Tastefully landscaped outside. A MUST SEE and owner is ready to sell! $179,800. Please call 704-433-0111

Homes for Sale

Motivated Seller!

Gold Hill area. 3BR, 1BA. 1,123 sq. ft. living area. Hardwood floors, partial basement, storage building. Large lot. 2.03 acres. East schools. Rowan/Rockwell Asking $79,500. 704-2795674 or 704-637-1202

Move in Ready!

Completely remodeled. 3BR, 2BA. 1202 Bell St., Salisbury. Granite counter tops, new stainless steel appliances, new roof, windows and heat & air, hardwood floors, fresh paint. MUST SEE! $120,000. Will pay closing and possibly down payment. Call for appointment 704-637-6567

Move-In Condition!

Salis. 3BR/2BA, 1100 s.f., + 300 s.f. additonal storage in fenced in back yard, built in 1988, recently remodeled & appraised at $102,500. Open to reasonable offer. 704-267-8700 or e-mail: house206carolina@live.com

New Listing

Bringle Ferry Rd. 2 tracts. Will sell land or custom build. A50140A. B&R Realty, Monica 704-245-4628

Salisbury

E. Rowan res. water front lot, Shore Landing subd. $100,000 Monica Poole B&R Realty 704-245-4628

New Home

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

New Listing

3 BR 2.5 BA has many extras! Great kitchen w/granite, subzero ref., gas cooktop. Formal dining, huge garage, barn, greenhouse. Great for horses or car buffs! R51894 $439,500. Dale Yontz. 704-202-3663 B&R Realty

Salisbury

Timber Run Subdivision, 4 BR, 2.5 BA, granite countertops, wood floors, rec room, screened porch, deck. R51603 $349,900 B & R Realty Dale Yontz 704.202.3663

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

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

Great Location

3 BR, 2 BA home in wonderful location! Cathedral ceiling, split floor plan, double garage, large deck, storage building, corner lot. R51853 $154,900 Monica Poole 704-2454628 B&R Realty

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Showroom located at 2143 C&E Statesville Blvd.

704.637.3367 • 704.754.2287

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Rockwell. 507 Depot St. 3BR, 1½BA. Storage bldg. Fenced yard. Lrg screened back porch. Lrg lot. Stove, refrig., & dishwasher stay. Completely remodeled. Central HVAC. Closing costs neg. Trade considered. $94,900. Duncan Properties 704-202-8143

Lots for Sale

China Grove. One mile from South Rowan High School. Quiet neighborhood. Restricted to stick built homes. Lot has been perked and Priced to Sell. $35,000. Call Jeff 704-467-2352

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

Unique Property

Mechanics DREAM Home, 28x32 shop with lift & air compressor, storage space & ½ bath. All living space has been completely refurbished. Property has space that could be used as a home office or dining room, deck on rear, 3 BR, 1 BA. R51824A $164,500 B&R Realty, Monica Poole 704-245-4628 Salisbury. 2 or 3 bedroom Townhomes. For information, call Summit Developers, Inc. 704-797-0200

Salisbury. 3BR,2½BA. 1.85 acres, corner lot. 1,840 sq. ft. 2 car garage, $195,000. 1070 Dunns Mtn. Church Rd. Call 704-326-6490 Spencer

Salisbury

Motivated Seller New Listing

Salisbury

For Sale, Rent, or Trade ~ Really!

Gorgeous farm in West Rowan for sale. Mostly open 10 to 179 acre tracts, prices starting at $9,000 per acre. Call Gina Compton, ERA Knight Realty, 704-4002632 for information.

Salisbury

Great Location

Rockwell

William R. Kennedy Realty 428 E. Fisher Street 704-638-0673

Real Estate Commercial

Barnhardt Meadows. Quality home sites in setting, country 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 Western Rowan County

Convenience store business for sale with large game room/mini bar. Includes all stock, security system, ice maker, coolers, etc. $20,000. $8,000 Down, payments $155/mo., Building rent $900/mo. or move business. 704857-0625

Salisbury

Commercial property, 8194 heated sq.ft., almost 12,933 all together. Showroom, offices, & warehouse space. $359,000. #51758 Call Varina @ B&R Realty 704-640-5200 or 704-633-2394.

4 BR, 2BA, like new Craftsman Style, huge front porch, renovated kitchen and bath, fresh paint. R51516 $124,900 Dale Yontz B&R Realty 704-202-3663

2345 Statesville Blvd. Near Salisbury Mall

China Grove. Nice 2BR, 1BA. $550/month + deposit & references. No pets. Call 704-279-8428 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 1-800-735-2962 Equal Housing Opportunity.

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

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

*Cash in 7 days or less *Facing or In Foreclosure *Properties in any condition *No property too small/large

Duplexes & Apts, Rockwell$500-$600. TWO Bedrooms Marie Leonard-Hartsell Wallace Realty 704-239-3096 marie@sellingsalisbury.com

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Apartments 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments Available Now! Ro-Well Rockwell. Apartments, Central heat/air, laundry facility on site, nice area. Equal Housing Opportunity Rental Assistance when available; handicapped equipped when available. 704-279-6330, TDD users 828-645-7196. 1 & 2BR. Nice, well maintained, responsible landlord. $415-$435. Salisbury, in town. 704-642-1955

1, 2, & 3 BR Huge Apartments, very nice. $375 & up. 704-754-1480 2 BR, 1 BA off Morlan Park Rd., has refrig. & stove, furnished yard maint. & garbage pickup. No pets. Rent $500, Dep. $500. Call Rowan Properties 704-633-0446

2BR brick duplex with carport, convenient to hospita. $450 per month. 704-637-1020

15 minutes N. of Salisbury. 2 BR, 2 BA singlewide on large treed lot in quiet area with space to plant flowers. $850 start-up, $450/mo incl. lot rent, home payment, taxes, insurance. RENT or RENT-TOOWN. 704-210-8176. Call after noon.

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

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2 BR, 1 BA, close to Salisbury High. Rent $400, dep. $400. Call Rowan Properties 704-633-0446

A Country Paradise

Airport Road, All elec. 2BR, 1BA. $450 per month + dep. & lease. Call 704-637-0370

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

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

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

Apartments 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

704-633-1234

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

Over 2 Acres

403 Carolina Blvd. Duplex For Rent. 2BR,1BA. $500/mo. Please call 704-279-8467

Eaman Park Apts. 2BR, 1BA. Near Salisbury High. $375/mo. Newly renovated. No pets. 704-798-3896 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. Heights Fleming 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 Granite Quarry. 3BR, 1BA. Carport. Refrigerator & stove. Washer/dryer hook-up. 704-638-0108

Lovely Duplex Rowan Hospital area. 2BR, 1BA. Heat, air, water, appl. incl. $675. 704-633-3997 Moreland Pk area. 2BR all appliances furnished. $495-$595/mo. Deposit negotiable. Section 8 welcome. 336-247-2593 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 www.waggonerrealty.com

AAA+ Apartments $425-$950/mo. Chambers Realty 704-637-1020

Oakwood Ave., 2BR, nr Aldis. $450/mo. 3BR house on Bringle Ferry Rd. $600/mo. 704-636-1633

Condos and Townhomes

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

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

Woodleaf. 4320 Potneck Rd. 2-story house on .67 acre. 1,985 sq. ft. living space w/attached 2-vehicle garage. 4BR, 2 full BA, living, dining, den, pantry, hardwood floors. New roof & heating/cooling system. Detached 1-vehicle garage workshop, 248 sq. ft. Walking distance to Woodleaf School. $115,000. Call 704-278-4703 after 7 p.m.

Homes for Sale

FOR SALE BY OWNER 36.6 ACRES AND HOME

Complete Piano Restoration

We buy, sell, and move pianos We offer Steinway, Baldwin, Mason & Hamlin, & more

W. Rowan

FARM FOR SALE

Salisbury

Cute 1 BR 1 BA waterfront log home with beautiful view! Ceiling fans, fireplace, front and back porches. R51875 $189,900. Dale Yontz 704-202-3663 B&R Realty

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

Rowan Realty www.rowanrealty.net, Professional, Accountable, Personable . 704-633-1071

Convenient Location

Motivated Seller

Jack’s Furniture & Piano Restoration

OWNER FINANCING on basement lot, $16,900. Call Varina Bunts, B&R Realty, 704-640-5200

BEAUTIFUL WOODED CORNER LOT

Take a look! 4 BR, 2BA in Historic Salisbury. Over 2,300 sq ft... A lot for the $. Convenient location on Mitchell Ave. Call 704633-2394 for private showing. $119,900 B&R Realty

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Hideaway, 5+ acres, wooded seclusion overlooks beautiful creek, $65k, owner fin. 704-563-8216

Salisbury

New Listing

Rebecca Jones Realty 610 E. Liberty St, China Grove 704-857-SELL

Salisbury

Hurry! Gorgeous 4 BR, 2.5 BA, fantastic kitchen, large living and great room. All new paint, carpet, roof, windows, siding. R51926 $144,900 Monica Poole B&R Realty 704-245-4628

A Must See

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Land for Sale

Genesis Realty 704-933-5000 genesisrealtyco.com Foreclosure Experts

Salisbury

Very nice 2 BR 2.5 BA condo overlooking golf course and pool! Great views, freshly decorated, screened in porch at rear. T51378. $98,500 Monica Poole B&R Realty 704-245-4628

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

Lake Front Homes Group Open House Sunday 2-4, 930 Mainsail 704-202-6676 Re/Max Leading Edge

Beautiful 3BR, 2½BA has many extras! Cathedral ceiling, ceiling fans, ceramic tile, dbl. detached garage w/upstairs apt, priced $66,000 below tax value. 51935 $358,000. Karen Rufty at B&R Realty 704-202-6041

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China Grove

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Colony Garden Apartments 2BR and 1-1/2 BA Town Homes $575/mo. College Students Welcome! Near Salisbury VA Hospital 704-762-0795

For the lake or awesome back yards! Over 1800 sqft., true modular with foundation on your land. $113,293. Call to see the “great kitchen.” 704-463-1516 Salisbury Area 3 or 4 bedroom, 2 baths, $500 down under $700 per month. 704-225-8850

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Daniel Almazan, Broker 704-202-0091 www.AllenTate.com Salisbury. 925 Agner Rd. Below tax and appraisal value at $399,000. 3 BR/2BA brick home w/sunroom and 2 car garage sits in the middle of this beautiful property. Open and wooded pasture areas w/barn. 704-603-8244 or 704-209-1405

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6C • SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2011 Apartments Salisbury – 2 BR duplex in excellent cond., w/ appl. $560/mo. + dep. Ryburn Rentals 704-637-0601 Salisbury. 1BR. Fully furnished apt. Utilities included. No pets. $550/mo. Deposit & ref. 704-855-2100

Salisbury. 2BR, 1BA duplex. Appliances included. Heat/air, laundry room. $500/mo. + $500 dep. 980-234-6252 Salisbury. Free Rent, Free Water, New All Elec. Heat/air, on bus route. $495. 704-239-0691 Salisbury. Nice 1 BR, 1BA in convenient location. Central heat/AC. $350/mo. 704-202-2484 Spencer. 1BR, duplex apt. furnished, $400/mo.+ dep. Water & garbage P/U included. 336-596-6726 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 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 Downtown Firehouse Loft, 2 BR, 2 BA, hardwood floors. High speed internet, washer/dryer & refrigerator included. $875/mo. 704636-2945 E. Salisbury. 3BR, 2BA duplex. East Schools. All electric. Central air & heat. Call 704-638-0108

Houses for Rent

China Grove. 4BR/2BA, Carson School dist. central H/A, well water, electric. No pets. $1100 / mo. 704-857-8229

Salis. 3 BR, 1 BA, garage, fenced in backyard. No pets, no smoking. Ref. req. $750/mo.+ dep. Call 704267-5497

E.Spen-Apt $400/mo. Kann -$550/mo.; 4922 Atlanta St, 120 Basin Ave. All 2BR, 1BA. Carolina-Piedmont Prop. 704-248-2520

Salisbury City. 2BR / 1BA, new vinyl, new roof, fenced bk yd. $495/mo + dep. 704-640-5750

East schools. Central air & heat. Appliances. Washer/ dryer hook-up. Please call 704-638-0108

Faith – 2BR, 1BA. Beautiful with carport, 12x20 bldg, on 2 acres. New hardwood, new stainless appl. & microwave. New cabinets, counters, tile. High efficiency heat pump. Dishwasher, W/D. $650/mo. 704-239-9351 www.kenclifton.com

Faith, 3 BR, 2 BA with carport, large lot, outside storage. No Pets. $700/mo. 704-279-3518 Fulton St. 4 BR, 1 ½ BA. Refrigerator, stove furnished. Rent $625, Dep., $600. Call Rowan Properties 704-633-0446 Granite Quarry, 309 Aspen Ave., 3 BR, 2 BA, $750/mo. + $750 deposit. 704-855-5353 Granite Quarry. 3BR, 2BA. Double garage. Fenced backyard. $1,000/ mo + dep. 704-642-1343 Heilig Ave. 2BR, 1BA. ALL ELECTRIC Home. Extra room. Nicely updated. $600. TeriJon Props. 704-490-1121 Houses: 3BRs, 1BA. Apartments: 2 & 3 BR's, 1BA Deposit required. Faith Realty 704-630-9650 Landis 2BR / 1BA. Good school district. Lease option or owner financing. 704-202-2696 Mooresville Rd. area, 2 BR, 2 person limit, $550 + deposit. 1 year lease. No pets. 704-633-7830 N. Church St. 2BR/1BA home. Stove & refrigerator, fireplace. All electric. $425/mo. 704-633-6035

Hidden Creek, Large 2 BR, 2 BA end unit, 1600 s.f., great room & master suite, all appliances, W/D, pool & clubhouse, $795/mo + $400 dep. References required. One yr. lease, no smoking, no pets. 704-640-8542 Wiltshire Village Condo for Rent, $700. 2nd floor. Want a 2BR, 2BA in a quiet setting? Call Bryce, Wallace Realty 704-202-1319

Houses for Rent 3 BR, 1 BA, has refrigerator, stove & big yard. No pets. $625/rent + $600/dep. Call Rowan Properties 704-633-0446 Concord, 87 Meadow Ave, 3 BR, 1 BA, $700 mo.; Kannapolis, 314 North Ave, 3 BR, 2 BA, $800 mo. First full month rent free. KREA 704-933-2231

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

Spencer and Near Salisbury, 2 bedroom, one bath house in quiet, nice neighborhood. No pets. Lease, dep, app and refs req. $650/mo, $650 dep, 704-797-4212 before 7pm. 704-2395808 after 7pm. RENT - 2 BR - $650, Park Area; 4 BR, 2 BA, 2,000 sq', garage, basement, $1195. RENT TO OWN 3 BR, 2 BA, 2000 ± sq', country. $3000 dn; 5 BR, 2 ½ BA, 3400 ± sq', garage, basement, fenced. $6000 dn. 704-630-0695

RENTED I rented my house in less than a week! Thanks for the great ad! ~K.F., Salisbury

RENTED RENTED We rented our house so quickly! Thanks! ~H.W., Salisbury

BLUE-EYED BABIES

Siamese kittens. Taking deposits on kittens. Ready March 9. Reg, Vac, Worm. Family raised. $600. www.britishmists.com 336-499-7058

Giving away kittens or puppies?

They don't build them like this anymore!

2BR, 2BA. Hardwood floors, expansive kitchen, jetted tub, beautiful original mantles & staircase, bedrooms w/great storage, sunroom & deck, walking distance to shops & dining. 704-616-1383 Salisbury, in country. 3BR, 2BA. $975/mo. Utilities included. No pets. Dep. & ref. 704-855-2100 Salisbury. 1212 Overhill Rd. All brick. 3BR, 2BA large living room, den, screened porch, kitchen w/eating space. Family or game room, carpeted. 9' ceilings with fans in every room. $200,000 negotiable. By owner. 704-633-1286 Salisbury. 2BR, appls., storage bldg., $475/mo. + deposit. 704-279-6850 or 704-798-3035

Salisbury. 504 Cruse Rd, 3BRs in countryside, $850/mo., 922 N. Main St. & 426 Henderson St. 3BR, $650/mo. 704-645-9986 SPENCER GREAT VALUE renovated, 2BR/2BA, hard woods, 1500 sq ft, nice yard, front porch, $550/mo. No Sec 8. 704636-7007 E. Tanglewood Dr., Spencer, 2 BR, full basement. $300 dep., $375/mo. 704-279-0395 WEST ROWAN 5BR/3BA West Rowan $1400, Schools, 5 BR, 3 BA, 1 acre, w/inground pool, 2 car garage. 336-253-4937

Office and Commercial Rental

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

Dogs

Free dogs. 4 puppies (will be small dogs) & 3 adults (also small breed). If interested, please call 704-209-1265

Free dogs. 2 Lab mix dogs to a good home. Very loving. Call 704640-0015 for more info. Free puppies. 2 puppies, 4 weeks old. Will be small dogs. 5 puppies, part Pit 7 weeks old. To good home. 336-752-4222 Siberian Huskies free to a good home. Excellent with children, very loving. Blue eyes & blue/brown eyes. 704-279-3367 leave message

Take Me Home!

Free mixed pups. 8 weeks old. Current on shots. Only responsible pet owners need apply. 704-267-6889. L/M

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Free dog. Bloodhound mix, male, 1 yr old, great tracker & pointer. Would make great hunting dog. Very strong, not good with small children or cats. 704-639-5032

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

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

Bostian Heights. 2BR. Trash, lawn, & water service. No pets. $425/mo + deposit. 704-857-4843 LM E.Rowan, 3 BR, 2 BA, on 1 acre lot w/outbuilding, no pets. $600/mo. + $500 dep. 704-202-9323 East Area. 2BR, water, trash. Limit 2. Dep. req. No pets. Call 704-6367531 or 704-202-4991

EAST ROWAN AREA

Autos

Roommate Wanted Nr Walmart. Furnished, utilities incl., cent. heat/air, cable TV, priv. driveway, $100/wk. 704-314-5648

Rooms for Rent

Camaro SS, 1999 with white leather interior, V8, six speed, AM/FM/CD, MP3, DVD player w/JL subwoofer, T-tops, ridiculously low miles, chrome rims, EXTRA CLEAN! 704-603-4255

Salisbury. Perfect location near Court House & County Building. 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, complete integrated phone system with video capability in each office & nice reception area. Want to lease but will sell. Perfect for dual occupancy. By appt only. 704-636-1850 Rockwell. Nice retail or office building. $400/ mo. Call 704-279-6973 or 704-279-7988

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 Tom Bost at B & R Realty 704-202-4676 www.bostandrufty-realty.com

Salisbury, Kent Executive Park ofc suites, ground flr. avail. Utilities pd. Conf. rm., internet access, break room, pkg. 704-202-5879 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.

Dodge Charger SXT, 2006. Silver steel metallic clearcoat exterior with slate gray dark/light interior. Stock #F11177A. $14,279.1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

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

Autos

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

Salisbury

Ford Focus SES, 2010. Ebony exterior w/ charcoal black interior. Stock #P7626. $17,879. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

2BR/2BA, on 3 acre private lot, large deck, carport, appliances, $575 per month + deposit. No pets. 704-202-4668 East Rowan. 2BR. trash and lawn service included. No pets. $475 month. 704-433-1255 Faith. 2BR, 1BA. Water, trash, lawn maint. incl. No pets. Ref. $425. 704-2794282 or 704-202-3876 Faith. 2BR, 2BA. Appliances, water, sewer incl. Pet OK. $500/mo + $500 deposit. 704-279-7463 Faith. Private lot. 2 ppl limit. No pets. $400/mo. + $400 dep. 704-3106322 or 704-857-2002

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

Chevy Express Conversion Van, 2002. Home On Wheels! Must See! Call Steve at 704-603-4255

Ford Fusion SE, 2010. Smokestone metallic w/medium light stone interior. Stock #P7634. $17,679. 1-800-542-9758. www.cloningerford.com

Wanted: To Rent

NEED TO MOVE ASAP!!! Getting divorced & have 3 children. Need 2 or 3BR in West school district for up to $550/mo. Have personal references, deposit and first months rent. 704-787-6507

Chrysler Sebring GTC, 2006. Silver steel metallic clearcoat, black vinyl top & dark slate gray interior. Stock #T11257A. $7,979. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com Ford Mustang GT Premium Coupe, 2008. Performance White clearcoat w/Light Graphite interior. Stock #T11263A. $24,879. 1-800-542-9758. www.cloningerford.com

Granite Quarry, 3 BR, 2 BA, DW. $700/mo. Salis., 2 BR, 1 BA house, $425/ mo. No Pets. 704-239-2833

Great Area! Autos Faith area. 1525 Rainey Road, 2BR, 1BA. Central heat & air, appliances, washer & dryer, water/sewer, quiet area. No pets. $450/mo. + deposit. 704-279-2939 N. Rowan. 2BR, 2BA. Kitchen appliances. NO pets. $100 deposit. Please call 704-603-8361 Off Camp Rd, 2BR, 1 BA, appliances furn. 3 people limit. $475/mo. + $250 dep. 704-857-3917

Spencer Shops Lease great retail space for as little as $750/mo for 2,000 sq ft at. 704-431-8636

Rockwell. 3BR, 1BA. Private, country setting. Kitchen appl. & washer/dryer hook-ups. $525/mo + deposit. 704-279-6529

Statesville Blvd., Suitable for beauty shop or office. Please Call 704-636-6100

Salis. 2BR, 1BA. Stove, refrig. W/D incl. Trash pickup, water.No pets. $350 & up + dep. 704-633-7788

Warehouse space / manufacturing as low as $1.25/sq. ft./yr. Deposit. Call 704-431-8636

Salisbury. 3990 Statesville Blvd., Lot 9, 2BR, 1BA. $339/mo. + dep. For Sale or Rent! 704-640-3222

Chevrolet 2007 Trail Blazer LT. Dk blue w/black int., 4 dooor, 2 wheel drive, automatic, keyless entry, anti-lock brakes, steering wheel controls, 6 cylinder, 28K miles, $15,996. 704-4252913 or 704-856-8129

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

Dodge Durango SLT, 2001. 4x4, leather, 3rd row seat, heated seats. Call Steve 704-603-4255

Financing Available! Cadillac CTS, 2006. exterior Blackberry w/ebony interior. Stock #F11236A. $16,779. Call Now 1-800-542-9758. www.cloningerford.com

Lincoln MKZ, 2007, Black Opal w/black leather interior, 3.5 V6, auto trans, all power options, dual power seats, AM/FM/CD, HEAT & AIR COOLED SEATS, chrome rims, AWESOME RIDE!!! 704-603-4255

HONDA, 2003, ACCORD EX. $500-800 down, will help finance. Credit, No Problem! Private party sale. Call 704-838-1538

Ford Focus SES Sedan, 2006. Liquid gray clearcoat metallic exterior w/dark flint interior. Stock #F10444A. $6,477 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Ford Mustang GT, 2006. Satin Silver Metallic / Light Graphite cloth interior. 4.6 V8 5-speed trans. SHAKER SOUND SYSTEM, all pwr, aftermarket rims. EXTRA CLEAN MUSCLE MACHINE !!! Call Steve at 704-603-4255

Mercury Grand Marquis GS, 2002. Silver Frost Clearcoat Metallic w/ light graphite interior. Stock #P7598A. $7,979. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Hyundai 2004 Tiburon GT. Black w/black leather int., power windows & locks, power & heated mirrors, alloy wheels, A/C, 6 cylinder, front wheel drive, spoiler. 80K miles, $8,995. 704-4252913 or 704-856-8129.

Nissan 2006 Maxima SL. Pristine, 4 door, Gray w/black leather seats, 6 sylinder, sunroof, power locks, keyless entry, A/C, heated power mirrors, antitheft system. 52K mi., $13,495. 704-425-2913 or 704-856-8129

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Free dog to loving home: brown and black mixed Very loving and well trained. Call for details (704) 267-0552. Thanks!

Other Pets

Got puppies or kittens for sale?

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The page will offer ad sizes of approximately 2.5” x 2.5”

Dogs

Free dog. Black Lab, may be full-blooded. Male. Approx. 1 year old. Very gentle. Great with kids! Call 704-209-6156

Manufactured Home for Rent

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Furnished Key Man Office Suites - $250-350. Jake & 150. Util & internet incl. 704-721-6831

German Shepherd Puppies. Full blooded, beautiful, cute, friendly, 6 weeks old, $250 each in cash. Mother on site. 1st shots, dewormed. Call 704-232-0716 Lv msg

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. 3BR, 2BA. Large lot. Water included. No pets. $850/mo. Deposit & ref. 704-855-2100

Dog. CKC registered. White male Boxer. 14 months old. $150. Healthy, shots current. Inside family dog. Call 919-939-9541

Free dog. 5yr old fawn boxer. CKC reg. Male. Can use as stud. Shots current, healthy inside family dog. Likes to run. 919-939-9541. Can email pic. Salisbury

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

Salisbury 421 Faith Rd. Approx. 1,000 sq. ft. commercial property. $625 / mo. + dep. 704-633-9556

Rockwell 2BR/1BA, appls, gas wall furnace, window A/C, W/D, storage bldg. $475/mo. 704-279-6850 or 704-798-3035

Free dogs/puppy to good home only. Puppy is 2 mo. Old Husky, male & 1 yr old Rottweilers, one male and one female (female is house trained). 704-232-1236 or 704232-1228

Granite Quarry-Comm Metal Bldg units perfect for contractor, hobbyist, or storage. 24 hour surveillance, exterior lighting and ample parking. 900-1800 sq feet avail. Call for spring specials. 704-232-3333

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

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Free dogs. Please HELP3 dogs. 4yr old Beagle mix very timid. 1yr old Papillion mix. 4mo Bostian Terrior mix. Males. Create trained. 704-762-0049

Office and Commercial Rental

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China Grove. 1200 sq ft. $800/mo + deposit. Call 704-855-2100

Cats

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Check Out Our March Special! Boarding 20% discount. Rowan Animal Clinic. Please call 704636-3408 for appt.

Supplies and Services FISH TANK FOR SALE 32 gallon with lighted hood, filter, pump and more. $50. 704-636-8582 March Special 20% discount on dentals. Follow us on Face Book Animal Care Center of Salisbury. 704-637-0227

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

429 NORTH LEE ST. SALISBURY, N.C.

Carolina's Auction Rod Poole, NCAL#2446 Salisbury (704)633-7369 www.thecarolinasauction.com

Heritage Auction Co. Glenn M.Hester NC#4453 Salisbury (704)636-9277

KEN WEDDINGTON Total Auctioneering Services 140 Eastside Dr., China Grove 704-8577458 License 392

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R. Giles Moss Auction & Real Estate-NCAL #2036. Full Service Auction Company. Estates ** Real Estate Had your home listed a long time? Try selling at auction. 704-782-5625 www.gilesmossauction.com

PERSONAL PROPERTY & REAL ESTATE SATURDAY, MARCH 12 , 2011 @ 10: 00 AM

Rowan Auction Co. Professional Auction Services: Salis., NC 704-633-0809 Kip Jennings NCAL 6340.

We have been contracted to sell the personal property and real estate for Frank & Wayne Dayvault (living) located at

1408 N. CANNON BLVD.,KANNAPOLIS , NC ***1989 CHEVROLET CELEBRITY***

Early 1800ʼs handmade blanket chest, Mahogany bedroom set, mahogany china cabinet, mahogany drop leaf Duncan Phyfe table, antique oak server, antique 5 drawer empire chest, vintage Coca Cola tray, antique oak bow front china cabinet, Roseville & Hull vases, old Gene Autry toy pistols & belt, Buckʼn Bronc Spurs, Towel City Retread advertising mirror, antique ammo boxes, metal wind up toy, old Structo metal toy truck, old post cards, 1951 Dayvaultʼs Esso station calendar framed, Dayvaultʼs Esso advertising pc, Esso patch, Metal porch glider & chairs, Frigidaire dryer, Whirlpool washer, chest freezer, cast iron frying pans, GE refrigerator, kitchen table & chairs, Deco bedroom set, antique oak center table, antique oak dresser w/ mirror, old pocket knives, 2- old Penn fishing reels, old Ocean City fishing reels, lots of old advertising pcs, old military bags, old quilts, quilt rack, goose neck rocker, lionʼs head lamp, set of Holmes & Edwards flatware set, National Silver flatware set, bowl & pitcher set, Hull planter, cedar trunk, art glass, Red wing pottery candle holders, carnival glass, old Bugs Bunny music box, 3- old metal train cars, antique kidʼs toys, old Brownie camera, old hats & boxes, Homelite chainsaw, log chain, gas cans, ladder, Merry tiller, Snapper mower, Cub Cadet 2166 riding mower, Troy-Bilt weed eater, gas blower, antique red wagon, yard tools, old, plow, yard chairs, misc. hand & yard tools, misc. household items.

REAL ESTATE TO BE SOLD AT 12 noon 2 homes zoned Commercial along with additional tracts behind homes for a total of 6 +/- acres. May be sold in tracts or as a whole. Houses to be shown by appt. only.

REAL ESTATE TERMS: A $ 5000 non-refundable down payment in certified funds day of sale. Balance in 30-45 days at closing. Sold “as is” with no warranties other than a clear title at closing. 5% buyer’s premium. Sold with no contingencies, so buyer should have financing in place prior to auction. All info deemed from reliable sources, but buyer should verify info and inspect to his own satisfaction prior to auction. Announcements made at sale time take precedence over any printed materials. AUCTION TERMS: Cash, check, Master card, Discover or Visa accepted. 10% buyer’s premium on personal property. NOT responsible for accidents. All items are sold “as is”.

R. GILES MOSS AUCTION & REAL ESTATE C47147

NCAL # 2036 SCAL # 003870R NCREL # 62757 Ben Moss– NCAL # 7225 Thomas Moss– NCAL # 8310 704-782-5625 WEBSITE: www.gilesmossauction.com

OLYMPIC DRYWALL New Homes Additions & Repairs Small Commercial Ceiling Texture Removal

Carport and Garages Lippard Garage Doors Installations, repairs, electric openers. 704636-7603 / 704-798-7603

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

We Build Garages, 24x24 = $12,500. All sizes built! ~ 704-633-5033 ~

Since 1955

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

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

Financial Services “We can remove bankruptcies, judgments, liens, and bad loans from your credit file forever!” The Federal Trade Commission says companies that promise to scrub your credit report of accurate negative information for a fee are lying. Under federal law, accurate negative information can be reported for up to seven years, and some bankruptcies for up to ten years. Learn about managing credit and debt at ftc.gov/credit.

WOW! Clean Again! New Year's Special Lowest Prices in Town, Senior Citizens Discount, Residential/Commercial References available upon request. For more info. call 704-762-1402

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

B & L Home Improvement Including carpentry, bathroom & kitchen remodeling, roofing, flooring. Free Estimates, Insured .... Our Work is Guaranteed!

T E M Framing Repairs, remodeling, vinyl siding, rails, windows, decks. From the basement to the roof and everything in between. 704-202-9663

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

Garages, new homes, remodeling, roofing, siding, back hoe, loader 704-6369569 Maddry Const Lic G.C. HMC Handyman Services. Any job around the house. Please call 704-239-4883 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 Remodeling. Hardwood & Vinyl flooring, carpet, decks added. Top Quality work! 704-637-3251

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

Junk Removal

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

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

Saturday, March 12, 2011 • 12 Noon 1505 S. Rowan Avenue Spencer, NC 28159

DIRECTIONS: From the square of Salisbury, NC proceed north on Main Street to Seventeenth St. Turn Left (West) onto Seventeenth St. and go to the 1st stop sign. Turn Right onto Rowan Avenue and proceed to 2nd house on right. Watch for our signs.

Estate of Jean Walser Grubb, Deceased Parcel ID 030 009

Summer Special!

Lawn Maint. & Landscaping

~ 704-245-5599 ~

12 Pane Corner Cupboard 60” Kitchen Table w/lazy susan Oak Tea Tables Oak Chest of Drawers Smoke Stand Cedar Chest by Lane Chopping Stand Dining Table w/4 Chairs Rocking Chairs Desk Fr. Prov Bedroom Suite Wicker Rockers Bedroom Suite by Dixie 2 Oak Slat Chairs Lamp, Coffee & End Tables Recliner, Sofa & Chairs 3 pc Bedroom Suite Office Chair Entertainment Center Modern Oak Server Love Seat Wing Back Chair Curio Cabinet Stemware Depression Bowls Ironstone Bowl “Abbey” Samsung 26” Flat Screen TV

Smoking Pipes Old Quilts and Doilies Kitchen Ware Towels and Cloths Afghans RCA 32” TV Sanyo 13” TV Pfaltzgraff China Canon AE-1 Camera Homelite HT-17 Hedge Trimmer Homelite 150 Chain Saw Echo PB4600 Power Blower Patio Table Old Dresser and Bed Figurines Thomas Kinkade Bowl Ladies Watches Horse Collar Mirror Tom Clark Gnome-“The Hunt” Coca Cola Santa Claus Christmas Tree & Decorations Small Drop Leaf Table Secretary Book Case Glass Basket Glass Butter Mold

Junk Removal

Manufactured Home Services

CASH FOR JUNK CARS And batteries. Call 704-279-7480 or 704-798-2930

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

CASH PAID for junk cars. $275 & up. Please call Tim at 980234-6649 for more info. WILL BUY OLD CARS Complete with keys and title or proof of ownership, $250 and up. (Salisbury area) RC's 704-267-4163

Kitchen and Baths Kitchen and Baths remodeled. 25 years experience. Call for free consultation. 704738-4722. Jay Pryor.

Lawn Equipment Repair Services

Sale conducted by:

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Stoner Painting Contractor

Brick, block, concrete and repairs kirkmanlarry11@ yahoo.com Dependable & insured

~ 704-425-8870 ~

Miscellaneous Services Basinger Sewing Machine Repair Household sewing machines, new and older models and parts.

704-797-6840 704-797-6839

Billy J. Cranfield, Total Landscape

Neet Scrubs Best Prices in Town Neet Scrubs provides scrubs, lab coats, shoes & other accessories in We carry Salisbury. premium brand scrub sets with sizes for petite to extra tall costumers. We carry brand names. Learn More About Neet Scrubs: Special orders available. Custom screen printed emblems and logos available. Group package discounts available. Lab coats, shoes, and other accessories are available at discount prices. Contact Neet Scrubs today at 704-431-5019 or visit our website for more information www.neetscrubs.com 1313 N. Main St., Salisbury

Earl's Lawn Care 3Mowing 3Yard Cleanup 3Trimming Bushes

3Landscaping 3Mulching 3Core Aeration 3Fertilizing FREE Estimates

704-636-3415 704-640-3842 www.earlslawncare.com GAYLOR'S LAWNCARE For ALL your lawn care *FREE ESTIneeds! MATES* 704-639-9925/ 704-640-0542

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For more pictures and history of home visit: www.bettygrubb.com Grubb Real Estate Auction Betty S Grubb, NCAL #7908 NCREL #180479 Glenn M Hester, Auctioneer NCAL #4453 Email- Betty@BettySGrubbRealty.com Or call 704-798-8172 for inquires

341 N. Bost St.• Statesville, NC

I-40 exit # 151 take Hwy. 21 S., then turn R. on Stockton St., then R. on N. Bost St.

Early, mid, late 1800’s & early 1900’s Furniture • signed Whiskey Jug, Pottery & Art Pottery • 30 Kerosene Lamps & other Lamps • WWI Era Items • 40 old Tin Types • Paintings, Engravings & Prints • vintage Photos & Frames • early Books, Magazines, Albums & Records • Glassware, Porcelains & Silver • small Antique Furniture, Chairs, Rugs, & Accessory • small & collectible Antiques • vintage Pedal Car & Toys • child and youth Furniture & Doll Items • Advertising Items • early Bottles • early Fireplace Items & Ironware • early Farmstead Items • an all day auction w/ Many Other Items www.

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704-546-2696 – 704-929-9311 cell – Harmony, N.C. ncal #74 –– since 1935 www.AuctionZip.com # 4569 C47790

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

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

Pressure Washing Earl's Lawn Care ~ Pressure washing decks, houses, & driveways. 704636-3415 / 704-640-3842

Roofing and Guttering

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

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

~ 704-633-5033 ~

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

Trees R Us • Bucket • Truck • Chipper/Stumps We Will Try To Beat Any Written Estimates!

704-239-1955 Free Estimates • Fully Insured

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NO BUYERS PREMIUM - Items may be added or deleted prior to sale NO OUT OF STATE CHECKS ACCEPTED

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AuctionZip.com ID#18692 Glenn M. Hester, NCAL 4453 2995 Sherrills Ford Road, Salisbury, NC 28147 704-239-9298 Call us for quality, professional service! www.heritageauctionco.com

High quality work. Good prices on all your masonry needs.

Lawn Maint. & Landscaping

Mowing, seeding, shrubs, retainer walls. All construction needs. Sr. Discount. 25 Yrs. Exper. Lic. Contractor

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

Masonry and Brickwork

the Kirkman’s have retired & have their home for sale.

Terms: 1.Public Auction with Reserve 2.A NON-REFUNDABLE deposit of $5000 is due from the highest bidder on the day of sale. 3.Closing must occur within 30 days after auction. 4.Taxes will be prorated for the current year. 5.There are no representations or warranties about the property value or condition. 6.Property is sold AS IS/Where IS. 7.Announcements made on day of sale take precedence over any printed material

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

BowenPainting@yahoo.com

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personal property of

.74 Acre- 2480 Sq. Ft. Heated Space- 3 Bedrooms, 3 Baths brick ranch with partial basement- Marble Surround Fireplace in Living Room, Den with wood burning stove, Shower Room off Master Bedroom, large concrete Patio/Porch on back overlooking wooded lot. Unheated basement with Bath

Moving and Storage

Bowen Painting Interior and Exterior Painting 704-630-6976.

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Browning Sweet 16 Gold Trigger Belgium Hunter Arms Co (LC Smith) 20ga D/B Savage Model 775 12 ga auto Hopkins & Allen Arm 12 ga S/B American Side Snap 10 ga S/B US Revolver Co. 38 5 shot Smith & Wesson 44 cal Revolver Colt D.A. 38 6 shot Revolver Crosman #2100 Classic Pellet 1973 Honda 175 Motorcycle 60+ pc. Gold & Diamond & Gems Jewelry Silver Dollars and Coins McLellan WWI era Calvary Saddle Seagrove Ring Jug Kellogg’s Measuring Cup Hull Vase Salt Glaze Pitchers & Salt Box Homespun “Fine Rib” Platter & Tumblers Lindstrom “Little Miss” Toy Sewing Machine 2 Wagon Wheels Mansfield Holiday II 8 mm Camera Nice Rugs Costume Jewelry Royal Swirl China Parrot 7” Green Bowl 8mm Bell & Howard Projector Univex 8mm #C8 Camera

Mow, Trim & Blow $35 Average Yard

Charles and Martha Kirkman

*GUNS* Coins & JEWELRY Removed from sale site until morning of auction

A quick 5 minute call could reduce your overhead No obligation

Painting and Decorating

OVER 60 pcs of QUALITY GOLD JEWELRY WITH DIAMONDS AND PRECIOUS STONES MUST BE 21 to purchase any gun Valid NC Permit or Carry Conceal Permit required to purchase hand guns

Do you take credit cards or want to? .95% - one of the lowest rates around $100 sign-up/switch bonus

877-494-9335

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

Professional Services Unlimited Quality work at affordable prices NC G.C. #17608 NC Home Inspector #107. Complete contracting services, under home repairs, foundation & masonry repairs, light tractor work & property maintenence. Pier, dock & seawall repair. 36 Yrs Exp. 704-633-3584 www.professionalservicesunltd.com Duke C. Brown Sr. Owner

Miscellaneous Services

Promo Code L393299

Guaranteed!

~ 704-202-2390 ~

Directions: From Salisbury take N Main St. to a left on 17th St., Proceed to stop sign, turn right on S. Rowan Avenue - 2nd house on the right

Ladies Diamond Solataire Ring 14K WG Oval Diamond 1 1/4 ct

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

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

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

Selling at public auction the personal property and real estate of the late Coleman W “Dub” Grubb and wife Ms. Jean Walser Grubb (both deceased)

1973 Honda Motorcycle #175-5k Miles

$3 U Pick Up. $3.50 delivered & $5 spread

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

Real Estate Auction

SATURDAY, March 12th, 2011 • 10:00 am

Lawn Maint. & Landscaping

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A message from the Salisbury Post and the FTC.

Home Improvement

Cleaning Services

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

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704-279-2600 olympicdrywallcompany.com

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Terms: Everything sold as is where is, no warranties expressed or implied. Announcements made day of auction take precedence over all advertising. Payment: Cash, approved check, Mastercard or Visa (3% handling fee on all cards). Snack bar will be open

For information call 704-213-4101

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Licensed, bonded and insured. Since 1985.

We will be selling at auction to the highest bidder two partial estates and other consignments. Consisting of antiques, gold jewelry, Walnut stretcher table, Sterling, collectibles, silver coins, military uniforms, Pottery, 1972 boat & trailer, old cookbooks, cookie jars, 40+ cases new old stock vintage womens shoes, Early clock, Egg incubator,used furniture, country baskets, 5 wash pots Mahogany dining room suite, outdoor furniture, Art deco dining room suite, etc... Listing is short but this will be a large sale, Due to our weekly antiques and collectibles auction on Thursdays merchandise cannot be moved into our auction facility until two days before auction. Detailed listing and photos will be updated as we sort through two warehouses full.

Auctioneer: Greg Wagoner NCAL 3779

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Autos

Trucks, SUVs & Vans

Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 LTZ, 2007. Black w/ebony/light exterior cashmere interior. Stock #F10336A. $24,779. 1800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Ford Edge SEL, 2007. Crème Brulee clearcoat exterior with charcoal interior. Stock #P7612. $23,279 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Ford F-250 Super Duty XL, 2008. Oxford White clearcoat w/Camel interior. Stock #F11015A. $20,479. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Ford Expedition Limited, 2007. Black clearcoat w/ Charcoal Black/Caramel interior. Stock #F11192A. $24,979. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Ford Ranger, 2008. Black clearcoat w/medium dark flint interior. Stock# F11158A. $12,579. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Trucks, SUVs & Vans

Jayco Travel trailer, 30 ft. Model 2000. Excellent condition. Please call 704-279-2546 Hyundai 2011 Sonata, Charcoal gray, leather interior, fully loaded. 1,800 miles, $23,500. Owner has title. 704-8574721 Call Gary between 8am-6pm

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

Weekly Special Only $9,995

Nissan 2006 Sentra. Automatic, 1.8S, power windows, locks, mirrors, cruise, tilt. Only 65K miles, charcoal interior. $8,995. 704-425-2913 or 704-856-8129

Nissan Altima 2.5 S Coupe, 2009. Code Red Metallic w/Charcoal interior. Stock #F10363A. $19,779. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Saturn Aura XE-4, 2009. Deep blue exterior w/gray interior. Stock #T10726B. $13,879. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Suzuki Forenza Base Sedan, 2006. Cobalt blue metallic w/gray interior. Stock #F11114A. $7,977 1-800-542-9758. www.cloningerford.com

EZGO Authorized 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

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

1999 Lexus LS400, cashmere beige metallic exterior with tan leather interior. AM/FM/Cassette/CD Changer. Call Steve today! 704-603-4255

ELLIS AUTO AUCTION 10 miles N. of Salisbury, Hwy 601, Sale Every Wednesday night 5:30 pm.

Toyota Prius Touring, 2007. Driftwood Pearl w/ Bisque interior. Stock #P7594A $14,979. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Transportation Dealerships

Volkswagen 2007 Jetta GLl. Black w/gray int., 4 cylinder turbo, front wheel drive, anti-lock brakes, keyless, alloy wheels, spoiler. 56,325 mi., $13,995. 704-4252913 or 704-856-8129

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

Chrysler PT Cruiser Touring, 2006. Bright silver metallic clearcoat w/pastel slate gray interior. Stock #T11201B. $8,679. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Tim Marburger Dodge 287 Concord Pkwy N. Concord, NC 28027 704-792-9700 Tim Marburger Honda 1309 N First St. (Hwy 52) Albemarle NC 704-983-4107

Dodge Dakota SLT Extended Cab, 2006. Black clearcoat with Medium Slate Gray interior. Stock #F10549A. $15,879. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

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

Dodge Ram 1500 SLT, 2009. Austin Tan Pearlcoat w/Light Pebble Beige/Bark Brown interior. Stock #F10535A. $25,979. 1-800-542-9758. www.cloningerford.com

Transportation Financing

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.

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

Collector Cars

Ford Expedition XLT, silver metallic 2001, w/medium graphite cloth interior, 5.4 V8 auto trans., AM/FM/CD, power driver seat. READY FOR FAMILY! 704-603-4255

Ford Explorer XLT, 2010. Black exterior with black interior. Stock #P7619. $25,679. 1-800542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Trucks, SUVs & Vans

Dodge Ram 1500 SLT, 2009. Austin Tan Pearlcoat w/Light Pebble Beige/Bark Brown interior. Stock #F10535A. $25,979. 1-800-542-9758. www.cloningerford.com

GMC Yukon Denali XL 1500, 2008. Stealth Gray Metallic w/Ebony interior. Stock #P7579. $37,477. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited, 2003. Automatic, 4x4, CD, heated seats, sunroof. Must See! Call 704-603-4255

GMC Yukon SLT, 2004. Summit white exterior with gray leather interior, 5.3 V8 auto transmission, Bose radio, full power ops, 4x4, alloy rims, RUNS & DRIVES AWESOME! 704-603-4255

Dodge Ram 2500 Laramie, 2007. Inferno red crystal clearcoat w/medium slate gray interior. Stock# Badboy. $36,979. 1-800542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Ford F-150 Extended Cab, 1998. Oxford White w/medium clearcoat graphite interior. Stock #F10294B. $7,579. 1800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Honda Odyssey EXL, 2004. Gold w/tan leather int., V6, auto trans., AM, FM, CD changer, dual power seats, power doors, 3rd seat, DVD entertainment, alloy rims, PERFECT FAMITRANSPORTATION! LY 704-603-4255

Ford F-150 XLT Lariat, 1989. Blue exterior with interior. Stock gray #F11185B. $7,495. 1-800542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

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Volvo, 2006 S60 2.5T Onyx black with cream leather interior, sunroof, cd player, all power, alloy wheels, super nice! 704-603-4255 Harley Davidson 1995 Road King, 1340 cc, 44,500 miles, well maintained. $6,700. 704636-2267

CASH FOR YOUR CAR! Harley Davidson 2004 Sportster, custom 1200, all factory, less than 800 miles, not one scratch, garage kept. $6,900. Call 704-279-0486

Toyota Highlander V6, 2007. Millennium Silver Metallic w/ Ash interior. Stock #F11121A. $15,979. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Toyota Tacoma Prerunner, 2007. Silver on Lt. Gray cloth interior, 4 cylinder, 5 speed, AM/FM/CD, cruise, toolbox, rhino liner, chrome rims, MUST SEE TO APPRECIATE! 704-603-4255

Toyota, 2002 Sienna XLE LOADED! Grey leather seats, 3.0 V6 back with auto trans, tape, cd changer, all pwr. Dual heated seats, sunroof low price what more could you ask for! 704-603-4255

Jeep Wrangler Limited, 2005. Bright silver metallic exterior w/black cloth interior. 6-speed, hard top, 29K miles. 704-603-4255

Toyota 4Runner SR5, 2005. Titanium Metallic w/ Stone interior. Stock #T11170A. $19,977. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

March 6, 2011

Ford, Coach, 1946. Replacement parts incl. Motor runs. $6,000. Call 704-640-0602. Lv. msg.

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

Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo, 2008. Silver w/ Dark Slate Gray. Stock #T11223A. $19,179. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

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Volvo XC90 T6 AWD, 2005 gold w/tan leather int., V6, twin turbo, tiptronic trans. All pwr opt., AM/FM/CD changer, dual power/heated seats, navigation, alloy rims, Ready for that special buyer! 704-603-4255

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COMPLAINT AND NOTICE OF HEARING BEFORE THE MINIMUM HOUSING CODE INSPECTOR TO: Owners and parties in interest in the property located at 21 Oak Street (164A026), in the Town of China Grove, North Carolina.

Motorcycles & ATVs

Toyota Corolla LE, 2004. 4-speed automatic transmission, AM/FM/CD Player. 704-603-4255

Hummer H3, 2006, birch white exterior with black cloth interior, 3.5 5 cylinder auto transmission, AM/FM/CD, DVD w/2 headrest monitors, chrome rims, EXTRA CLEAN! 704-603-4255

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

Thank You, Rowan, for Voting Us #1 for Pre-Owned Autos!

Toyota Avalon XLS Sedan, 2002. Woodland Pearl w/Ivory interior. Stock #T11232A. $11,879. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Toyota Camry CE, 2000. White, automatic, AM/ FM/CD player. 4 door. 122,000 miles. $5,600. Please call 704-647-0881

Service & Parts

BMW X5, 2001. Alpine White / Tan leather interior 3.0 v6 tiptronic trans. AWD, AM/FM/CD. Sunroof. Alloy rims, all pwr options. WHAT MORE COULD YOU ASK FOR!!!! Call Steve at 704-603-4255

Cadillac Escalade EXT, 2003, white diamond exterior with gray leather, 6.0, V8 auto transmission, AM/FM/CD, navigation, fully loaded, all power, SUNROOF, 3 TV's, alloy rims, EXCELLENT CONDITION 704-603-4255

Eddie Bauer Ford Expedition, 2006. Oxford white/ tan cloth interior. 5.4 V8 auto trans, all power ops, AM/FM/CD changer, Sunroof, alloy rims. Lighted running boards, 3rd seat. LIKE NEW !!!! 704-603-4255

Ford 2004 Ranger Edge, King Cab, V-6, automatic, power windows, cruise control, tilt, great condition. $5,995. 704-637-7327

Ford Mustang FT Premium Coupe, 2008. Dark Candy Apply Red w/dark charcoal interior. Stock #P7616. $22,779. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the dwelling unit at the address designated above is in a condition that appears to be unfit for human habitation and to violate the Town of China Groves' Minimum Housing Code in the following ways: Dilapidated and Abandoned Structure See Exhibit "A" or Attend the Hearing for Further Information YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that a hearing will be held before the Minimum Housing Code Inspector Administrator of the Town of China Grove at 308 East Centerview Street at 4:00pm on March 18, 2011, for the purpose of finding the facts as to whether or not the condition of such property falls within the scope of the above mentioned sections of the Minimum Housing Code. At the hearing, you shall be entitled to offer such evidence as is relevant to material to the questions sought to be determined or the remedies to be effected. You shall also have the right to file an answer to the Complaint prior to or at the Hearing.

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

Trust. It’s the reason 74% of area residents read the Salisbury Post on a daily basis. Classifieds give you affordable access to those loyal readers.

YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that if, upon such hearing, the Minimum Housing Code Inspector shall find that the conditions of the above described property do in fact violate the Minimum Housing Code, and do in fact render such dwelling unit unfit for habitation, the Minimum Housing Code Inspector will issue an order in writing directed to the owner of such property requiring the owner to remedy these conditions. The Minimum Housing Code Inspector may make such other orders and take such other procedures as are authorized under the Minimum Housing Code and the General Statutes of North Carolina. Further information as to this matter may be obtained by contacting the undersigned at 704-857-2466 or 704-305-4372. Tony W. Cline, Housing Inspector

SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2011

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British celebrity chef Jamie oliver, slices fish during a today show appearance in Miami Beach, Fla. ity for disadvantaged youth. You’d never know it, though, from his tousled hair that looks like he just rolled out of bed and a wardrobe of jeans and plaid shirts. The one-of-the-lads demeanor underscores the earnestness of his pitch for home, not haute, cuisine. The son of a publican, he

grew up cooking “pub grub.” He quit school at 16, after struggling for years with dyslexia and hyperactivity, and enrolled in catering college. In 1999, he landed his first TV show “The Naked Chef” after the BBC was filming the restaurant where he was working and saw he was an on camera natural.

Oliver’s concept is simple: obesity kills and cooking meals from scratch using fresh ingredients will save lives. It’s a message he wields with zeal in home kitchens, school classrooms, and corporate boardrooms. He encourages the food industry to believe that caring can be commercial. “They can make ethical change that will genuinely shift toward health and away from obesity,” said Oliver, who’s in constant motion— even seated his leg bounces furiously. School lunches are a particular passion for Oliver, a father of four. He revamped cafeteria cuisine in Britain and then turned his sights to Huntington, W. Va., for his first U.S.-based TV show after an Associated Press poll labeled the area America’s unhealthiest. Part of the show focused on a menu makeover in Cabell County Schools, a 12,700-student district. It wasn’t easy, said Jedd Flowers, district spokesman. Oliver’s recipes didn’t adhere to state standards, food costs were higher and new suppliers had to be located, staff had to be rejiggered and new equipment bought — a $200,000 industrial potato peeler, for example — to stick to the freshly prepared mandate. Cabell County kids weren’t enamored of new dishes like honey carrots and more started bringing brown-bag lunches. Lunch participation has since rebounded as kids’ tastebuds are getting used to the

new food, which includes Oliver recipes like creamy coleslaw and chili con carne, Flowers said. “He had the children’s interests at heart. The quality of the food is much better,” he said. “But the TV show was quite an ordeal. It was disruptive and used gimmicks. I can’t say the television show was a benefit, but looking at the process was.” Oliver decided to set his second U.S. series in Los Angeles, home to the nation’s second-largest school district, which enrolls 650,000 mostly low-income children and serves 1.2 million meals daily. “It’s such an amazing amount of meals a day,” said the chef. The district said no. A previous sour experience with reality show “School Pride,” which used reenactments of made up incidents and left the school district with a bill, fac-

tored into Superintendent Ramon Cortines’ decision, as well as reports from Cabell County Schools, district spokesman Alaniz said. However, West Adams Preparatory High School in Central Los Angeles, which is run by nonprofit MLA Partner Schools under contract with LAUSD, allowed Oliver on campus as a curriculum addition. After two weeks of filming, the district caught wind of it and booted the show. Nearly half of West Adams students are obese, and all qualify for free lunches which feature items such as chicken nuggets and corn dogs, with sides like raw broccoli. Oliver, however, is not one to give up a food fight. He has a team of chefs working on the district’s menus and hopes the new superintendent slated to take over in April will be more flexible.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has perfected his antiobesity recipe over the years: blend a passion for nutrition with reality TV, garnish with a catchy moniker, et voila! — “Food Revolution.” But Oliver’s recipe has uncharacteristically curdled since he arrived in Los Angeles last fall to shoot his second U.S. TV series. “I’ve had a tough time here,” he conceded wearily in an interview. “Nothing that was planned has come off.” The six-episode show was to revolve around one of Oliver’s favorite causes — making school lunches healthier — but ran under a rolling pin when the Los Angeles Unified School District objected to the chef’s key ingredient — TV cameras. “We’re interested in Jamie Oliver the food activist, not Jamie the reality TV star,” said Robert Alaniz, district spokesman. “We’ve invited him to work with our menu committee, but there’s too much drama, too much conflict with a reality show.” It was quite a twist for Oliver. The 35-year-old is a household name back home, where he’s been decorated by the Queen and cooked at 10 Downing Street. He heads a multimillion-dollar eponymously branded empire that has produced 20 TV series and specials, 14 bestselling cookbooks, 20 restaurants, cooking schools, a catering company, an array of cooking and dining products, supermarket endorsements, as well as a char-

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Courtney Love’s rampage on Twitter costs her $430,000 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Courtney Love’s settlement of a case sparked by online attacks on a fashion designer show that while Twitter posts may be short, they can also be costly. The singer has agreed to pay Dawn Simorangkir $430,000, plus interest, to settle a lawsuit the designer filed in March 2009 over comments Love made on Twitter and her MySpace blog. While the case didn’t go to a jury, First Amendment experts say it highlights the need for celebrities and average people to watch what they say online. “People are getting in trouble for Twitter postings on an almost daily basis,” said First Amendment Attorney Doug Mirell, a partner at Loeb and Loeb who did not handle the case. “The laws controlling what is and isn’t libelous are the same regardless of the medium in which the statements appear,” he said.

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Courtney Love Nancy Derwin-Weiss, an attorney who specializes in digital entertainment and advertising law, said the amount was sure to get the attention of stars and their handlers. “I think it’s just a wake up call,” she said. “It’s something that their advisers

should talk to them about.” Simorangkir’s attorney, Bryan J. Freedman, predicted the case would spark conversations between celebrities and their advisers. “The fact is that this case shows that the forum upon which you communicate makes no difference in terms of potential legal exposure,” Freedman said. “Disparaging someone on Twitter does not excuse one from liability.” Love’s attorney, Jim Janowitz, said the settlement actually saved the rocker money. “This is a case where the economics of the case didn’t make a lot of sense for either side,” he said, noting that the costs of going to trial would have been large. Janowitz said he would have argued that Love’s statements were opinion and hyperbole, but not libelous, and that Simorangkir’s sales rose after Love’s tirades. Derwin-Weiss, a partner at Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, said the settlement

amount was significant. “It’s a number that’s not trivial,” she said. “It has some heft to it.” Twitter’s popularity has skyrocketed in the past year, in part because celebrities interact with fans on a daily basis by posting candid photos, thoughts and even product endorsements. The widow of grunge rocker Kurt Cobain, Love has gained a reputation on the microblogging service Twitter with her posts, which are occasionally profane and sometimes nonsensical messages on a variety of topics. Several posts have lashed out at attorneys and other individuals who have drawn the musician’s ire, with her tweets coming in rapid succession and using every bit of the site’s 140 character maximum per post. Simorangkir sued over several postings written under Love’s former Twitter account, courtneylover79, that accused the designer, who is known as Boudoir

Queen, of theft and of having a criminal background. Simorangkir’s lawsuit claimed Love became angry with her after she completed five outfits for the singer and sent her a bill. “Love mounted a malicious campaign to not only terrorize Simorangkir, but to ruin and destroy her reputation and livelihood,” Freedman wrote in a May 2009 filing. The case had been scheduled to go to trial in February, and was expected to be the first in which a jury decides whether a celebrity’s Twitter posts could be considered libel. Freedman confirmed that a settlement had been reached, and said Love’s attorneys had hoped to keep it confidential. Love also settled another lawsuit filed by Simorangkir’s husband over photos for a nominal amount, Janowitz said. “In order to show the world the comments were derogatory and completely il-

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legal, it was imperative to my client to have the settlement be public,” Freedman said. The attorney said a public statement will be issued next week, but the monetary settlement that Love is required to pay, reflects the seriousness of the case. “Personally, I think $430,000 is an appropriate way to say she’s sorry,” Freedman said. Mirell said stars need to be cautious about how and what they post online, especially when they’re talking about others. “When you start talking about someone other than yourself, you are beginning to get into dangerous territory,” Mirell said. Janowitz predicted other celebrities are likely to get into trouble over their social media musings. “Undoubtedly there will be people who do it until it is better understood that this publication, just like anything else, is publication,” he said.

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hile waiting for your income tax refund this spring, beware that someone else may already have claimed it. In one of the fastest growing forms of identity theft, crooks are using a stranger’s Social Security number and other personal information to fool the Internal Revenue Service into diverting the person’s rightful refund to the bad guys’ pockets, according to a Scripps Howard News Service investigation. The volume of tax- or wage-related identity theft complaints to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission more than tripled from 2005 to 2009, according to a Scripps analysis of more than 1.4 million ID theft records in the agency’s Consumer Sentinel database. That comes despite a decline in the overall number of identity theft complaints to the federal watchdog agency, which collects information for law enforcement authorities around the nation. Whether this is because the incidence of the crime is decreasing, or because victims are too frustrated, confused or embarrassed to contact the FTC, is unclear. Striking an estimated 10 million Americans a year, ID theft has received volumes of attention in the last decade. When the spotlight is shined on a particular ID crime method, the number of related complaints typically drops. For instance, over the years, financial institutions intensified efforts to identify and resolve cases where credit cards are stolen and used to run up fraudulent bills. In turn, the FTC data shows an overall drop in creditcard related identity theft complaints. But they haven’t disappeared, as Naples, Fla. resident Gilbert Sherburne knows too well. In November, his credit card company, Bank of America, contacted him when someone tried to purchase a $984 airline ticket with the 82-year-old man’s card number. Meanwhile, other types of ID theft, including purloined tax refunds and using a lifted identity to open new utility accounts, are growing. The Scripps review of the data, which was obtained by a Freedom of Information Act request, shows: • ID theft complaints to the FTC declined 20.2 percent from 2008 to 2010. Agency officials say they cannot explain the decrease. Despite the drop in overall complaints, however, there is evidence that ID theft is not actually slowing down. A 5,000-person nationwide phone survey by Javelin Strategy and Research, a private firm based in Pleasanton, Calif., found that the crime jumped 12 percent in 2009. • According to the FTC, complaints of a thief using a victim’s credit card dropped nearly 32 percent from 2005 to 2009, the last year for which there was full data. Some experts attribute this to the financial industry’s success at thwarting fraud cases, while also providing full reimbursements to consumers. • Even so, the most common method of ID theft remains opening new credit card accounts using another person’s name (13.2 percent of complaints). The other most prevalent forms include using someone else’s Social Security number and other personal information to get a job (11.1 percent), and stealing another’s tax refunds or salary (8.9 percent). • The largest volume of complaints came from residents of California (230,269), followed by Texas (144,272) and Florida (105,241). Steven Toporoff, an attorney in the FTC’s division of privacy and identity protection, said the growing number of plundered tax returns is of increasing interest to the agency. The FTC is working with the IRS and other authorities to warn the public about the threat and provide suggestions for ways taxpayers can protect themselves. According to the FTC data, 11,010 victims reported tax or wage-related identity theft in 2005. Four years later, that number rose to 33,774 victims.

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Naples, Fla., resident Gilbert Sherburne, 82, didn’t realize he was facing identity theft until Bank of America called to verify the purchase of a plane ticket worth more than $900 on his credit card. Toporoff noted that the complaints are reported by the public and are not vetted for accuracy. For victims, the process of recovering from any type of ID crime can be arduous. “It was a nightmare,” said Jeff Smith, 43, who works at Vintage Security, an alarm system company, in the Baltimore suburb of Jessup, Md. Smith had a $6,000 tax refund that was swiped by a thief. Smith eventually received his tax refund, after eight months of corresponding with the IRS and investigating the case on his own. After learning that the thief cashed his tax refund at a bank in Marietta, Ga., Smith worked with police there to track down the culprit. Police determined that the thief was part of a ring, but by the time authorities conducted a raid, the suspects had fled. Smith found out his identity had been stolen in the spring of 2007, when he was asked to pay taxes on jobs flipping burgers at a Wendy’s restaurant and a car wash in Mari-

etta. Smith later found out his name had been used to rent an apartment, take out utilities and to pay for stitches at a hospital in New York. Just how a thief lifted Smith’s tax return is not known. But a common scheme involves falsely advertising a free tax preparation service. In one case, a crime ring from Belarus duped American taxpayers in 2006 and 2007 with a bogus tax filing service they claimed was backed by the IRS, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Through this scheme, the criminals captured taxpayer information, then doctored it to claim larger tax returns. Finally, they submitted the phony tax returns to the IRS, and directed the cash to be sent to themselves. Another emerging — and increasing — criminal enterprise: Thieves using a stranger’s identity to start electric or gas service at the bad guys’ address. In 2005, the

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Top states for ID theft January 2005-March 2010

A thief swiped a $6,000 refund intended for Jeff Smith (right). Although he eventually received his money, ‘it was a nightmare.’

California ......... 230,269 complaints Texas .............. 144,272 complaints Florida ............ 105,241 complaints New York ......... 97,701 complaints Illinois .............. 59,564 complaints Pennsylvania ... 47,284 complaints Georgia ............ 46,969 complaints Arizona ............. 45,888 complaints Michigan .......... 38,289 complaints Ohio .................. 38,227 complaints *Based on Scripps Howard News Service analysis of 1,401,875 records from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE

Way too early to rate this horse race T

his is doubtless heretical, but I’ll say it anyway: I can wait to find out who the Republican presidential candidates will be. To be clear, I said “can,” not “can’t.” Let’s go further: I don’t care who they’ll be. At least not yet. I don’t care because it’s only March 2011. President Obama’s first term is scarcely half over and the next election is 20 months away. Twenty months! Can you bear this conversa24/7 for 20 more KATHLEEN tion months? PARKER ABC News in November produced a guide to Republican presidential contenders because, according to the network’s website, the 2012 election was just two years away. Just? I’ve been tired of the 2012 elections since 2009. Today the buzz is that Newt Gingrich won’t be definitive. Politico reports that the former House speaker was supposed to make big news in Atlanta Thursday and all we got was this lousy “oddly named” website: NewtExplore2012.com. What can it mean? Is he running or isn’t he? Not to be a spoiler, but I’d say he’s running. I just don’t care. Yet. In other non-breaking news, five or six people wonder whether former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is running. He’s been to Iowa how many times? Fox News recently suspended both Gingrich and Santorum from their official commentating duties until they decide whether they’ll pursue the presidency. Meanwhile, somewhere in the Midwest, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels and former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty are gathering dust as pundits weigh whether these two have what it takes. They’re both “fixers,” writes National Review’s Jonah Goldberg. But are they also “fighters”? We can wait to find out. And then there’s Mike Huckabee, who has his own TV show and is building an enormous house in Florida that he never could have dreamed he could afford someday. Will he find his way to the presidential podium or will he stick to the golden pulpit? Waiting. Mitt, will or won’t you? By all that is right and good on this bounteous Earth, Romney should be the Republican candidate. Except that he’s still a Mormon and Lord knows he can’t change his mind about that. Worse, he created a health care program that included insurance mandates. Will he apologize? Will he run? We know the answer, but we’ll keep talking about it anyway. Have I left anyone out? According to my ABC guidebook, there are at least 13 who might run, including Ron Paul, who won the straw poll at the recent conservative confab, CPAC, but won’t say whether he'll be a candidate. And the biggest flirt of all, Sarah Palin, who stands out beyond the obvious by virtue of her two-syllable first name. You may have noticed that all the aforementioned possible candidates have one-syllable names: Newt, Mitt, Rick, Tim, Mitch, Ron. They’re like the recently popular one-word blockbuster book titles, the better to distinguish themselves from the vowel-rich and multi-syllabic Barack Obama. These are the hardy boys of the Leaner, Meaner GOP. No-frills and thrifty, they don’t even mess around with excess syllables. Palin, of course, is running — or not — but she’s smart enough to know she’s most interesting when keeping her fans in suspense. To wit, her response to Barbara Walters last November: “I’m looking at the lay of the land now, and trying to figure that out — if it’s a good thing for the country, for the discourse, for my family.” As with romance, it’s the mystery that keeps suitors coming back. Even so, this endless drama, this turning over of every scrap, exhausting the insignificant, is enough to make one long for constancy. This isn’t mere non-news fatigue. Rather, it is the growing sense that nothing matters when everything does. We all understand the grinding demands of the 24/7 news beast, to which we are both slave and master. But even monsters need a nap. Eventually, assuming we're still cognizant, candidates will declare themselves. We'll rehash their pasts, squirm through debates, and watch glaze-eyed as the pageant plays out. But I for one can wait. Not knowing how it ends may be all that's left to enjoy.

OPINION

2D • SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2011

Seriously, women have made progress

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UNBORN VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE

Two losses, not just one rguments in favor of state House Bill 215, The Unborn Victims of Violence Law, include a sad litany. • Jennifer Nielsen of Fuquay-Varina had been running her route as a newspaper carrier when she was stabbed and left dead behind a convenience store in 2007. The baby she’d been carrying for eight and a half months — a boy she planned to name Ethen — was also dead. • April Greer of Alamance County was eight months pregnant when she was found dead and dismembered in a trash can in 2003, her unborn child dead, too. • Ebony Robinson was two weeks away from her due date when someone shot and murdered her in Hillsborough. Baby Elijah died, too. • And then there’s the story seared into Rowan County’s collective memory — the senseless death of Leanna Newman, eight months pregnant, and her unborn child after a crash involving a drunken driver in 2007. Sadly, there are more. But here’s the point: While the first case remains unsolved, each killer in the other crimes was charged with only the mother’s death. HB 215 would make state law recognize what families of these women know all too well — they lost two loved lives. Under the proposed law, co-sponsored by Rep. Fred Steen of Landis, anyone who causes the unlawful death or injury of an unborn child could face up to life in prison without parole. Someone who commits murder, manslaughter or assault against a pregnant woman could be guilty of the same crimes against the fetus. Steen states the case for the bill strongly. “In North Carolina, causing a fetal demise of an otherwise viable fetus is only an aggravating factor and not a felony,” he says. “An aggravating factor can also be an empty beer can or open container of liquor during an investigation of a crime. This must change and this bill will allow that North Carolina recognizes the unborn as a person.” The bill refers to fetuses “at any stage of development,” but it steers clear of bringing abortion into consideration by referring to the “unlawful” death of the unborn. While many oppose abortion, it is legal. That is a battle for another day or another bill. HB 215 — also called Ethen’s Law, in reference to the Nielsen case — is modeled after a federal statute. About 35 states have something similar. North Carolina should follow suit. The bill is written in a way that recognizes people’s rights while also making the charge better fit the seriousness of the crime. Families do not forget the unborn children they lose in these terrible crimes. The law should not forget them, either.

Common sense

(Or uncommon wisdom, as the case may be)

Determination and perseverance move the world; thinking that others will do it for you is a sure way to fail. — Marva Collins

Moderately Confused

SALISBURY POST

HAPEL HILL — If I had fallen asleep at my graduation from the University of North Carolina in 1977 and awakened last Sunday in the Dean Dome, I would have been confused. First came the dance team of spritely young women in slim pants, sequined tops and bare midriffs, gyrating in a way not seen in public 34 years ago. ELIZABETH Wait, wait! Back in the COOK ’70s, weren’t women supposed to be making progress toward equality — toward being taken seriously? But then, during a timeout in the men’s basketball game, members of the women’s lacrosse team lined up on the gym floor to be cheered for ranking No. 3 in the nation. OK. We’re on the right track after all. College life sure has changed for young women. In addition to cheerleaders, we now have dancers at games. And female athletes have more options and recognition for their skills than anyone dreamed of pre-Title IX. To each her own. That is progress, when you think about it. In the 1970s, the feminist movement encouraged us to worry less about being pretty and entertaining for men and more about being smart for ourselves — so we

could get good jobs, have careers, change the world. We were leaving behind the days of being called “coeds” and watching top scholarships like the Morehead go only to men. So many more doors are open to young women today. The choices are endless, including the option of not working outside the home. But while progress toward better jobs and pay for women has continued — in fact, the recession hit men harder — our culture has hardly left femininity behind. Beauty and grace are still appreciated. So young women who want to dance on the sidelines are free to do so, if they can make the cut. You can be a serious student and wear sequins, too. • • • When it was nearly time for the men’s basketball game to begin, the arena went dark and the spotlight illuminated the UNC players as they were introduced to thunderous applause. I can see how athletes might be tempted to think they are more than mere mortals. They had me in awe, too. Will female athletes ever get the same star treatment, draw the same level of fan support and generate the same kind of revenue? We’re not there. In revenue, we’re not even close. How many people get as psyched about a UNC-Duke women’s basketball match-up as about last night’s game between the men’s teams? I don’t. Is that sexism or merely tradition —

or are they one in the same? Jean Kennedy of the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education asked me last week when girls’ sports would get the same coverage as boys’ sports in the Post. I think our Sports department does well by our girls’ teams, but I understood where Kennedy was coming from. Which comes first, the fans or the media coverage? The more fans a team has, the more attention it gets from the media, which then brings more fans and then more media attention. That’s a fact of sports life. Coincidentally, the day after Kennedy raised her question, the Salisbury High girls basketball team had the lead spot on the front of our Sports section after beating Bandys High to advance to last night’s regional final. • • • Aside from sports, how is equality working out? This is Women’s History Month, something I should pay more homage to. But I’m more concerned with our present and future. Slowly but surely, women have been chipping away at the glass ceiling. The wage gap persists, with women making 77 cents for every dollar paid to men, according to a recent report from the National Economic Council. Yet the report found that women are in a position to drive the 21st century economy in this country. • The majority of college

graduates are women, and we make up 47 percent — nearly half — of the workforce. Women comprise 51.4 percent of all managers. • An increasing number of women are breadwinners for their families — either the primary breadwinner or a cobreadwinner in nearly twothirds of U.S. households led by single mothers or two parents. There’s some fear now that we’re going from a “mancession” to largely male recovery. Women make up 60 percent of government workers, and now that sector faces job cuts. Talk about equal opportunity. • • • My mother chose not to work. My father wanted her to stay home with the kids, and I’m pretty sure that’s what she wanted, too. Determined to do things differently, I went to college with the intention of having a journalism career and stuck with the plan. Batter up — our three daughters, the people who taught me opposites can come in threes. They’re in their 20s, college degrees in hand. Who knows what choices they will make as they build careers and raise families? I’m glad they have that freedom. It’s not a guarantee of success, just of the ability to try. We take such freedom for granted now — a sign of how far women have come. • • • Elizabeth Cook is editor of the Salisbury Post.

Mook’s Place/Mark Brincefield

People often misunderstand fund balances Q: How is the school system’s fund balance generated? Why does the school system need a fund balance? A: A school system’s fund balance is created when revenues exceed expenditures. This can be a combination of collections/revenues being higher than budget and actual expenditures being lower than budget. The fund balance consists of three different parts: 1. Reserved 2. Designated 3. Undesignated The “reserved” part of the fund balance is just JUDY what it says — GRISSOM reserved by state statute and cannot be used. The “designated” part of the fund balance is the amount that has been allocated in the current budget. The “undesignated” fund balance reflects expendable, available financial resources. The part that is usually discussed or referred to as “the fund balance” is the undesignated fund balance. The school system’s undesignated fund balance is the equivalent of a personal savings account and is typically used for emergency situations requiring

cash flow and funding onetime costs not included in the annual budget. It is never good money management to use fund balance for recurring expenditures (items that will need to be paid every year, such as salaries) because eventually the funds will be depleted. It is not good money management on the part of the school system to not have a fund balance. Requirements for the State Public School Fund and the Federal Allotments Fund prohibit a fund balance from residing in either of these funds. Sometimes, certain categories in state and federal funds will allow for “carry-over” allotments into the next fiscal year, but not a fund balance. With over 100 revenue accounts and even more categories, fluctuating between anticipated cost and actual cost sometimes happens. Federal grants allow school systems to charge an “indirect cost” to the grant, which can be used for other purposes when implementing the grant. These indirect costs from the grants can contribute to the fund balance.

Flexibility to “move” costs between state, local and federal budgets allows school systems to maximize the use of their funds. Therefore, often state and federal budgets are not completely spent. Since unspent state and federal budgets cannot be left in state and federal budgets, they may then be captured in the local fund balance. Therefore, the local fund balance is a combination of funds from: • Grants • State funds • Federal funds • Local funds. The fund balance is not only unused local funds. There is always discussion and often disagreement about how much of an unreserved undesignated fund balance is necessary for a school system. The Rowan-Salisbury School System’s present fund balance is 4 percent of the total operating budget. In North Carolina, the unreserved undesignated fund balances vary depending on the school system, ranging from 2 percent of total funding to 27 percent of total funding. The Rowan-Salisbury School System’s undesignated

The school system has deliberately and systematically “grown” the fund balance because of huge anticipated cuts.

fund balance has indeed grown over the last few years. At the end of 2008, the undesignated fund balance was $5,298,908; in 2009, the balance was $6,043,354; and in 2010, the fund balance is now $7,129.172. The school system will not be adding to the fund balance this year. The main reasons for fund balance growth are: • Good fiscal management • Freezing expenditures in areas such as travel during the school year • Freezing local positions • Working four 10-hour days during the summer months • Additional grant funding indirect costs, and • Hiring “less expensive” personnel The school system has deliberately and systematically “grown” the fund balance because of huge anticipated cuts for the 2011-2012 and the 20122013 school years, as well as the elimination of the federal stimulus funds this school year and the federal jobs funding next school year. The school system staff should be commended for monitoring expenditures and cutting expenses in order to save funds for anticipated cuts. • • • Dr. Judy Grissom is superintendent of the Rowan-Salisbury School System.

SALISBURY POST

SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2011 • 3D

INSIGHT

GOP budget would torch America’s ‘seed corn’ ea party torch carriers and the Republican leaders who won’t stand up to them are threatening to burn America’s seed corn. It’s simple-minded madness. The seed corn is federally funded basic scientific research that produces the discoveries and trains the scientists that eventually create millions of skilled jobs. But heedless of the consequences, the House Republicans’ fiscal 2011 spending bill, H.R. 1, slashes funding for federal scientifMORTON ic research and KONDRACKE agencies by as much as 33 percent, threatening to furlough thousands of top scientists, stop their work and force corporations using them to conduct their projects overseas. This at a time when report after blue-ribbon, business-backed report has warned that the United States is falling seriously behind its competitors in investment in research and science education. It’s bad enough that the GOP is trying to restore its frayed reputation for fiscal responsibility by hacking at domestic discretionary

spending — about 16 percent of the federal budget — but it’s taking a meat ax to research, which amounts to about 0.04 percent of all spending but pays huge longrun dividends. Specifically, the bill calls for an $886 million cut for the Department of Energy’s Office of Science — an 18 percent reduction from 2010 levels but 33 percent if applied to the seven months remaining in the fiscal year. Republicans evidently intend to thwart climate-control research, but the Office of Science also oversees America’s seven national laboratories, which do some of America’s most advanced work in nuclear physics, super-computers, new-materials science and nanotechnology. The bill actually eliminates all funding for the newest U.S. research project, the Advanced Research Projects Agency, which is dedicated to finding the 21st-century equivalent of lasers and the Internet, developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Whether Republicans believe that global warming is a real threat, their actions will torpedo research designed to make U.S. energy use more efficient — even facilitating cheaper oil refining —

to limit use of imported energy. H.R. 1 also cuts the National Science Foundation — the source of funding for most “hard science” university research — by nearly 9 percent for the rest of the year, and it clobbers its program for training math and science teachers by 28 percent. It would also cut the National Institute of Standards and Technology by 19 percent, curtailing contracts for research in cybersecurity, “smart grids” for electricity transmission and health information technology. The GOP also proposes a 5 percent cut from 2010 levels for the National Institutes of Health at a time when the agency is mounting an effort to cross the “valley of death” between basic biomedical discoveries and products that pharmaceutical companies will develop and sell to the world. Republican priorities represent not just a repudiation of President Barack Obama’s proposed increases for science — 10 percent for energy, 13 percent for the NSF, 15 percent for NIST — but of a bipartisan process started in 2005 to secure a doubling of hard science research. That year, Sens. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., and Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and then-Reps. Bart

Gordon, D-Tenn., and Sherwood Boehlert, R-N.Y., asked the National Academy of Sciences to study what the U.S. had to do scientifically to keep up with international competition. The result was a report, “Rising Above the Gathering Storm,” by a commission led by retired Lockheed Martin Chairman Norman Augustine declaring that America would “lose our privileged position” without significant increases in research investment and education performance. “While only 4 percent of the nation’s workforce is composed of scientists and engineers,” the report said, “this group disproportionately creates jobs for the other 96 percent.” It cited federally backed research that decoded the human genome, leading to biotechnology breakthroughs, and integrated circuits and GPS, leading to computers, cell phones, iPods, CT scans and electronic books. Responding to the report, in 2007 Congress passed but didn’t fund the America COMPETES Act, authorizing a doubling of hard science research. A reauthorization passed last year after the Augustine commission updated its 2005 report and said that the “gathering storm”

A new gig for Gadhafi A

ssuming that Moammar Gadhafi hasn’t fulfilled his career goal of martyrdom on the job in Libya, the question arises of what the jobless dictator does now. Thanks to the largely stress-free life of a despot, he has a lot of years ahead of him. He’s 68. If he were an American, he would have only just started collecting his Social Security benefits. First off, where would he go? An obvious choice is France, a popular refuge for scoundrels and a country well supplied with fine DALE restaurants, casinos, MCFEATTERS beaches and prostitutes and the other support apparatus for newly homeless Third World leaders. And there is even an obvious choice of a new career for Gadhafi — as a replacement for John Galliano, the recently fired chief designer for Christian Dior. Gadhafi is a clotheshorse with a fashion sense uniquely his own. Who can forget the extravagant gold robes he wore in that televised speech where he said the only reason there was unrest in the country was because al-Qaeda had drugged his people? A Gadhafi-inspired line of robes, capes, shawls, scarves and brimless hats would fly off the shelves. And then there are the elaborate uniforms encrusted with decorations and gold braid that would be the envy of any doorman at a United Arab Emirates hotel. Gadhafi already has the scruffy, unshaven look that is required of males in the fashion world. Is this man a natural or what? What if France wouldn’t take him? Where would he go then? How about here? The United States grants a fast track to residency and citizenship for foreigners planning to invest a lot of money here, and Gadhafi already has $30 billion here. At least that’s the amount the Treasury froze. Counting his two wives and 10 children, he may have a lot more. However, you would think $30 billion would count for something. There won’t be a problem with him fitting in. With the U.S. real estate market in the tank, he’ll have no problem buying a place to pitch his tent with a nearby Motel 6 to house his 40 female bodyguards and Ukrainian nurse. They would have to be part of any deal. Gadhafi’s governing philosophy, the newspaper the Guardian explains, is “committees.” In Libya, at least in theory, everything is run by committee or has to go through a committee. Heck, he may already be an American for all we know. If Gadhafi is interested in a career change, he’s come to the right place. He can do what every other politician who’s between gigs does and host a show on Fox News. He’s already proven he can rant and talk crazy with the best of them and he can do it for seven hours without stopping for breath. Before he decamps from Tripoli, he can have the Libyan secret service’s forgers gin up some documents showing that Barack Obama was born in Benghazi, baptized a Muslim by an ordained mullah and has a secret plan to impose Sharia on every American town with a Walmart. The viewers will lap it up. “Mornings with Moammar,” exclusively on Fox. Gadhafi can also serve as insurance against unemployment in the tabloid and cable infotainment industry. When Charlie Sheen’s head finally explodes, Gadhafi can be on standby to fill the gap for embarrassing celebrity meltdowns, just as he did back in Libya. • • • E-mail Dale McFeatters at mcfeattersd@shns.com.

was “approaching Category 5,” with the U.S. ranking 27th among developed nations in the percentage of college students receiving degrees in science and engineering. Another stunning factoid in the report: According to ACT tests, 78 percent of high school graduates were not prepared for entry-level college courses in math, science, reading or English. At the moment, Obama gets the need to invest in education and research. House Republicans don’t. For former Rep. John Porter, R-Ill., this is “deja vu all over again.” In 1995, the then-new GOP majority proposed a five-year, 25 percent cut in NIH funding. Porter invited five pharmaceutical company CEOs and five Nobel laureates to visit then-Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., who got the point and helped Porter, NIH’s chief appropriator, increase the agency’s budget. The question this year is: Who’s Newt? Who’s John Porter? Somebody has got to save America’s seed corn from a mindless mob. So far, it’s not the Republican leadership. • • • Morton Kondracke is executive editor of Roll Call, the newspaper of Capitol Hill.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sharia law making inroads — in America

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Gov. Beverly Perdue confers with an aide as the nation’s governors met in Washington.

It’s up to the governors States will determine economic recovery

natorial reign). Big budget cuts alone won’t work; they must be part of an overall strategy to make a state’s key industries or sectors competitive and prohe most important public speech delivered ductive, Porter said. “When you are doing diffirecently in the wind tunnel known as cult short term things — particularly when you Washington — a speech that could ultiare cutting — it’s very important to be doing mately benefit you and your family — went unlong-term things at the same time.” Building an heard and unnoticed throughout the heartland. infrastructure for your state’s leading economMainly because it went uncovered by the ic sectors, he added. Porter’s Harvard Institute news media. Including the nonstop cable news, for Strategy and Competitiveness has analyzed which was mainly wallpapering the 50 state economies and will work with each us 24/7 with the latest delusional governor to develop an economic strategy for ravings of a far more famous their state. newsmaker —. (Reader’s choice: Productivity determines wages, jobs and You may insert either Moammar “sets standard for whether your particular Gadhafi or Charlie Sheen). state is going to succeed,” Porter said. “If you But not to worry. We’ve got it are productive you can be prosperous. If not covered here. And best of all, you can’t.” this important message was So the governors who are slashing education heard loud and clear by the spending heard Porter’s warning that infrafolks who matter most — a tarstructure must be enhanced — and education is MARTIN get audience of 50 people who the key to their state’s future prosperity: “EduSCHRAM share a common title: Governor. cation is fundamental. Without the talent pool, They were all eyes and ears at without the skill base, we just can’t be producthe National Governors Association meeting as tive.” a non-political, non-celebrity gave them an emListening to Porter with Washington-warped powering yet sobering challenge: ears, you begin to try to pigeonhole his politics. If America is going to ever again have a Certainly conservative, you start thinking jobs-creating economic recovery, said Harvard when he talks about competitiveness and proBusiness School professor Dr. Michael Porter, ductivity. it will be because of the leadership of the naThen he does his infrastructure and education’s governors in their states — not the leadtion thing and you begin thinking he’s rather ership that comes from inside the Oval Office progressive. One reason his themes seem faor beneath the Capitol dome. miliar is President Barack Obama is now “I hope things go better in Washington,” said sounding the same refrains. (Obama just rePorter. “I hope our federal government is more named his Economic Recovery Advisory Board successful in tackling some of the issues it has the President’s Council on Jobs and Competito tackle. tiveness. And in January, Obama declared: “We But what is really going to determine the can out-compete any other nation on Earth.”) success of America in restoring competitiveThe 50 governors may not realize it yet — ness is actually what all of you do.” and Washington’s donkeys, elephants and Tea What the governors are now doing back Party pretenders and lobbyists certainly don’t home is a budget-cutting equivalent of root — but when it comes to economic recovery, we canal surgery. The governors — 29 Republihave moved into a no-labels era. cans, 20 Democrats and one Independent (Gov. But Professor Porter gets it. “Improving Lincoln Chaffee of Rhode Island) — are agoniz- economic strategy is not partisan,” he told the ing over how to balance their budget now that governors. “It’s about building the prosperity of vanished revenues left them only painful everybody.” choices. It’s not just Republicans such as WisThe gains will be greater for lower and midconsin’s Republican Gov. Scott Walker and dle-income people, than for those at the top, he Ohio’s Gov. John Kasich who are cutting said. “There is no ideology here. The iron law of teacher pensions and seeking to end their competitiveness — it’s just a fact.” union negotiating rights. Democrats including New York’s Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Califor• • • nia’s Gov. Jerry Brown are proposing cuts so drastic they’d have been labeled right-wing Martin Schram writes political analysis for stuff back when their fathers, Mario and Pat, Scripps Howard News Service. E-mail: were governors (or during Jerry’s first gubermartin.schram@gmail.com.

It takes courage to convert from Islam to Christianity, but that didn't stop Nebeel Qureshi from becoming a missionary. He befriended David Wood, Paul Rezkalla and Nageen Mayal; together they would hand out Bibles and talk with people. They were always friendly but would get serious when the subject changed to “honor killings.” Certain local murders, many believed, were being covered up. One day, while talking to a Muslim youth, several policemen arrived and promptly arrested the four missionaries. The Muslim crowd cheered as they were handcuffed and taken to jail. Fortunately, they were released the next morning. Nageen, 18, had been using her video camera when arrested. She was later tried and convicted for disobedience. Two days later, Paul and another friend, Joshua Hogg, started passing out copies of the Gospel of John to people they met on the sidewalk. Within five minutes, eight local policemen arrived and hauled them off. While reminiscent of the Middle East, this particular story occurred last year in Dearborn, Mich., where sharia law is clashing with U.S. laws. The Thomas More Law Center has filed a 96-page lawsuit against the city. Dearborn is just one example. While European nations officially admit they have a problem, America will not. If you believe Muslim cleric Anjem Choudary, President Obama himself will eventually face sharia law in an Islamic court. (Choudary is planning a rally in D.C. to insist Americans embrace Islam as a way of life.) Absurd statements regarding the Muslim Brotherhood, ranging from National Intelligence Director James Clapper’s “largely secular ... eschew violence” to Jimmy Carter’s “not anything to be afraid of” are simply offshoots of FDR’s ridiculous statement that “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Last month, the University of Michigan launched a program to study the “real-world applications” of sharia law, and a “One Million Muslim March” in Washington, D.C., is scheduled (ironically enough) on July 4. — Steve Pender Rockwell

Our trashy roadsides Has anyone noticed the amount of litter covering our once beautiful roadsides? I am shocked and saddened by this. It looks as if someone was hired to distribute trash along our roads! We must remedy this, as our county and state are starting to look like a landfill.We have trash cans; let’s use them! — Debra Allen China Grove

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Freedom of speech and our freedoms n March 2 the United States Supreme Court made news, though not history. In an 8-1 decision, the Court determined a renegade Baptist “church” can picket military funerals, despite the added suffering imposed on bereaved parents and other mourners. Meanwhile, in France a famous fashion designer has been fired from his job, and is being prosecuted by authorities, for vicious antiSemitic, proHitler remarks made in a cafe and recorded on video. The socalled “church” and ARTHUR the fashion CYR Nazi clearly crave publicity, and neither will be named here. The Supreme Court has underscored First Amendment protection of freedom of speech, which distinguishes our country from many others and guarantees fundamental strength. Some governments in Europe are expanding censorship, an unfortunate current popular trend. Several decades ago, the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, where I worked, attracted intense organized pressure to cancel an event featuring a PLO official. We did not do so. Council Chairman John D. Gray, head of Hart, Schaffner & Marx, and our board were supportive. Over time, efforts to suppress speakers came from government representatives of Canada, Japan and elsewhere, opponents of Catholic and Protestant reconciliation in Northern Ireland, and others. When a telephoned bomb threat disrupted a lecture by Congressman Paul Findley, a critic of Israel, we continued the presentation in a stairwell. When followers of radical Lyndon LaRouche tried to break up a meeting, they were escorted from the premises. We never, ever gave in to bullying. Winston Churchill evolved over the years into a genius at collecting all sorts of information, and also people. One of the most pivotal of the latter proved to be Frederick Lindemann, a brilliant Oxford scholar in physics and philosophy. Despite Professor Lindemann’s

impressive intellectual success, he remained a social outcast. No doubt anti-Semitism was one factor in 1930s Britain. Lindemann’s primary problem, however, was Lindemann himself, a relentless know-it-all and generally obnoxious. Churchill’s granddaughter Celia Sandys politely described him as “anti-social.” Even Churchill’s endlessly patient, tolerant wife Clementine resisted having the Oxford don as a weekend houseguest, but Winston insisted. He clearly regarded his friend as not only good company, but possessed of special talent. When Churchill returned to government as head of the Admiralty at the start of World War II in Europe, he immediately recruited Lindemann, who was given freedom in selecting his staff and generally in choosing his projects. The scholar, who was particularly talented at statistical analysis, had one mission: to undermine the conventional wisdom and established naval plans of the government. Churchill became Prime Minister with the fall of France, and Lindemann’s role expanded to general strategic oversight, but his basic task in the midst of the enormously complex war remained continuous. He was to undercut whatever was proposed by the admirals and generals, the civil servants and politicians, and the members of government — including the Prime Minister. Churchill assumed that Lindemann would enjoy his role but also expected him to excel, and he did. That war could easily have turned out differently. Imagination, resulting in the ability to do the unexpected, was a crucial ingredient of Allied success. Reliability of information was another. Lindemann was vital in driving these dimensions. Meanwhile, the Third Reich pursued a self-reinforcing spiral of ever more brutal intolerance and conformity Defend freedom of expression, including bigotry. The legacy of Churchill and Lindemann demands no less. • • • Arthur I. Cyr is Clausen Distinguished Professor at Carthage College. E-mail him at acyr@carthage.edu.

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Government owners and users e have a situation in which public-sector unions get jillions of dollars in dues, which they hand back to the politicians who then sweeten the pot for them in an unending circle.” We assume Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels was talking about Democratic politicians in his remarks on “Fox News Sunday.” It’s Democrats who benefit from the political activity of unions, and it’s no accident that Republican governors are taking on those unions in several states. But just COKIE & STEVE ROBERTS because there’s more than a little politics underlying these recent standoffs in the states, that’s no reason to ignore some of the underlying fiscal issues. For days, demonstrators filling the Wisconsin Capitol have protested Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to rescind the collective-bargaining rights of state workers. And polls show that the public backs the protestors. Recent surveys by both Gallup and the New York Times find majorities opposed to reducing pay or benefits the state provides for government workers, with almost two-thirds rejecting any action that would take away some of the collective-bargaining rights of most public unions. But the governor is determined to press forward with his plan to strip the power of some workers to negotiate, even though the unions have now offered concessions in pay and benefits. Walker’s stance is fraught with political peril. At the local level, people don’t see government workers as

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“nameless, faceless bureaucrats,” as federal workers are meanly characterized. It’s teachers or firefighters or police officers who are on the public payroll — people everyone knows and likes. Still, a handful of Republican governors are willing to court danger not just because they want to weaken the last healthy bastion of the labor movement — there are now more unionized government employees than private-sector workers — but, at least in some cases, because they have legitimate fiscal disasters facing them. When many of us are paying more for health care and worrying about pension plans — not to mention job security — and when unions in private companies have been forced to give concessions, government unions have fought change. They don’t have to worry about driving their employers out of business or overseas the way workers for Ford or GM do, so some dig in regardless of a state’s ability to pay, arguing that a contract is a contract. Governors of both parties in cashstrapped states have worked with the unions to address their money problems and to improve worker performance, with varying degrees of success. But the headline grabbers are choosing instead to demonize state and local government workers in the hopes of turning popular opinion against them. The drumbeat of commentary claiming that public-service employees make more than those in private companies has taken on the aura of gospel. The truth is more complicated than that. Though compensation varies widely from state to state and from school district to school district, studies matching workers of comparable education and experience generally conclude that those in government make less. Those inconvenient facts

don’t neatly play into a story line that says state and local workers are living the good life while sucking the taxpayers dry. It’s a story line aimed at tearing down governments at every level by tearing down the people who work for them. But we need those people — not just the cops and firefighters, teachers, nurses, social workers and prison guards who make up the vast majority of state and local workers but also the folks at the federal level who send out the Social Security checks, guard the borders, and yes, collect the taxes. And we need those workers to be smart and efficient and productive. That’s why it’s important to attract good people to government. How can the country do that if the public holds negative views of those jobs? So the politicians and their ideological acolytes in the media should stop their anti-public-service rhetoric. But the unions also should stop providing such easy targets. Everyone has some story of an outrageous benefit enjoyed by a policeman or one of his family members. And even if many of those stories are apocryphal, the unfunded pensions carried on many state ledger books are not. Former Georgia Republican Gov. Sonny Perdue, who succeeded in creating a more responsive public workforce, told Time magazine: “Government is like a co-op. We are all owners and users, and we are all better off when it works.” Words the Republican governors and their union adversaries should take to heart. • • • Steve Roberts’ new book, “From Every End of This Earth” (HarperCollins), was published in paperback this fall. E-mail address: stevecokie@gmail.com.

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agency recorded 8,427 complaints for utility identity theft. By 2009, that number more than doubled to 19,934. The FTC records also reveal national hotspots for identity theft. Brownsville, Texas — along the U.S.-Mexico border — contains the ZIP code with the highest volume of identity theft complaints. Police there declined to comment, but experts in Texas attribute the high volume to illegal immigrant and drug smuggling activity in the region. Another identity theft flashpoint is Brooklyn, N.Y. Six of the top 10 ZIP codes where victims suspect their assailants are based are located in that New York City borough. New York City police spokesman Sgt. Carlos Nieves said the department does not track identity theft by ZIP code, and it has no

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Participants in a rally sponsored by Americans for Prosperity gather Friday under a statue of Abraham Lincoln, outside the state Capitol in Lincoln, Neb.. The rally was to limit the right of public union employees to engage in collective bargaining and to show support for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.

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Seventeen-year old Amy is supposed to be in a cryogenic sleep, along with her parents, for 300 years. They are supposed to be transported to an earth-like planet aboard the spaceship Godspeed because Earth’s resources are failing. Amy is not supposed to be awakened 49 years early. And thus begins the gripping saga of Amy searching for the murderer onboard who is systematically killing those still frozen. Of course, Godspeed is not your common spaceship. Along with housing frozen scientists, military personnel and other leaders who will help to populate and cultivate the new planet, there is also an entire community that is awake. Eldest runs a tight ship (pardon the bad pun), ensuring that all members of his monoethnic society perform the jobs they were born into. Everyone does exactly as Eldest wants, even dying at the right time, with the exception of the patients living on the psych ward at the hospital and his successor, Elder. But with the arrival of Amy, a pale redhead who is younger than everyone except Elder, Eldest’s complete control begins to falter. Beth Revis has created an entire world on Godspeed, one that I continue to revisit in my mind. Told in alternating chapters narrated by Amy and Eldest, I found “Across the Universe” impossible to put down. Part space adventure, part murder mystery and all wonderful, Revis has created a story that I enjoy sharing and I look forward to watching her fan base grow. Revis is a former high school English teacher who writes about grammar, writing and publishing on her blog Write it Out and is also the founder of the popular dystopian blog, the League of Extraordinary Writers. She lives in rural North Carolina with her husband and dog. Revis’ debut novel, “Across the Universe” came out in January from Razorbill/Penguin. Revis will be at Literary Bookpost, 110 S. Main St., downtown Salisbury, on Saturday, March 12, for a reading, signing, and reception beginning at 1:30 p.m. For more information on this event, visit www.literarybookpost.com or call 704-630-9788.

Memoirs writing workshop Opening the Door, a workshop for adults who are writing their memoirs, led by Jenny Hubbard, writer-in-residence, Center for Faith & the Arts, will be offered Tuesday, March 22, 10 a.m.-noon at the center, 207 W. Harrison St. (the lower level of Haven Lutheran Church). This workshop, designed for the writer already in the process of composition, will focus on ways to help organize, condense and magnify a life on paper. Participants will be required to send in ahead of time two typed, double-spaced pages of the work in progress, which will be shared with the group. Limit, 10 participants. To reserve a spot, mail your pages and a check for $10 (made payable to Jenny Hubbard) to Center for Faith & the Arts, PO Box 4098, Salisbury, NC 281454098. Questions? Call 704-647-0999 or email Sarah Hall at faithart@bellsouth.net.

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A few more moments with Colum McCann For the Irish monk Corrigan, he thinks of Ryan Gosling or even Daniel Day Lewis, who Colum McCann is the sort of McCann says seems to have the person you’d like to sit with in right feel. the pub over a few pints, just to “I’ve already written Tillie listen to him tell stories. new lines. ... You lose so much At Thursday’s Brady Auin film,” McCann said, “but you thor’s Symposium at Catawba gain other things.” College, his charm worked won• McCann used snippets of ders. As an Irishman, he has the poetry throughout the book, a gift of gab, and took the time to lot from Gerard Manley Hopspeak with every person lined kins. up at the book signing. Book Four of “Let the Great He didn’t just scrawl his World Spin” is called “Roaring name, either. He often included seaward, and I go,” the final lines of poetry or Gaelic phrasline of Alfred Lord Tennyson’s es. famous poem, “Locksley Hall.” By the time he sat down for • He likes to use real things, the question-and-answer seslike the photograph in the book sion, he had little time left beof Phillippe Petit walking the fore going to catch a plane. But wire — with permission. in both settings, lecture and His book, “Dancer” is about questions, he offered glimpses Rudolf Nureyev. “I’m not a of himself and his writing. dancer,” he laughed. “I’d never Here are some highlights: been to a ballet. I’d rather be • McCann kept diaries of his shot that go to a ballet,” but he bike trip 25 years ago across the remembered a story. country which are now sealed: He knew a man in Dublin “I have three young kids ... who told him this story: sealed ’em up with duct tape,” They lived in a poor, dirty the diaries, not the kids. part of Dublin. Every day when He says it’s about time to the father came home, he beat open them and see what he can his son. He’d probably been write. drinking. “When I write about that, the One day, the father didn’t journey will be finished, you beat his son. That day, he came see.” home with a television set, an • “I’m nothing if I don’t have almost unheard-of luxury. He a reader,” he said. He’s more plugged it in, turned it on, and popular in Europe and won a nothing happened. He gave his prize in China for “Let the son the worst beating of his life. Great World Spin.” The next day, the son carried China? “Well, they like stothe set to a little balcony outries just like the rest of us.” side, and it worked. The first • How did McCann know so thing he saw on it was Rudolf much about hookers in the Nureyev. Bronx in 1974? That was the spark for the JON C. LAKEY/SALISBURY POST With a sheepish laugh, he book, McCann said. He didn’t Novelist Colum McCann signs books at the Brady Author’s Symposaid he went to the library. use that story, but it was in the sium at Catawba College last Thursday. “I love libraries,” he said. back of his mind. “It wasn’t a “Where would we be without great moment in history, but it Great World Spin” is by Matteo find different characters from them?” was enough.” Pericoli — as are the images on all the different sorts of people He found books, oral histo“There are hundreds of most of his other trade paperwho live here. ries, pictures, then he hit the anonymous moments in people’s backs. On his bike journey, he met streets with the police. He lives.” On the inside of the book, the another cyclist in Oregon. talked with older officers about • McCann spent time in Slofrontispiece is a simple image He told McCann that after he what they remembered, and he vakia to research the Roma, the — two intersecting lines on a finished his bike journey, he looked at thousands of rap Gypsies, for his book, “Zoli.” light gray background. Yes, it’s was going to kill himself. “He sheets. “You have to get out and about a cross, he said, and an intersec- was grieving because he had Once he found Tillie’s voice, and see people,” he said, and he tion, representing the stories, touched his 11-year-old daughhe quite liked her. “I wouldn’t spent nights in the Gypsy and symbolic — the horizontal ter inappropriately. Nothing mind writing about her again,” camps. His guides would leave line represents the tightrope, happened, there were no he said. him with two bottles of vodka. the vertical, the towers. charges, but in his mind, it was • He’s working on the So he and the Gypsies drank • McCann wrote this novel inappropriate.” screenplay for a film of “Let the and sang the nights away. “The sequentially, more or less. He They stayed in touch, and the Great World Spin,” which will Romany people are not understarted with Corrigan, who inman did not kill himself. He be directed by J.J. Abrams of stood.” troduced him to Tillie, and went worked to recover from the “Lost” fame. He doesn’t travel as much as from there. grief of his feelings. Someone asked him who he’d like these days, with three (Spoiler alert) • “Let the Great World Spin” would play Tillie, but he has no children, age 7, 12 and 14. “Then, when he died in the is McCann’s “go against the idea other than “Halle Berry is • The cover image on the pa- first chapter, I was mad as hell. grief machine,” he said. And he too pretty.” perback version of “Let the What was he thinking?” said no matter how awful the atThe two towers tacks on the towers were, it was of the book are not the end of history. Corrigan and Jaz• “Writing is not an zlyn and they fall Olympics, it’s not a sprint with a very early — they gold medal at the end. Prizes don’t get to speak are nice to get and nice to comfor themselves as plain about when you don’t.” do the rest of the McCann teaches one class at characters. Hunter College in New York Does he plot City. He takes six students a things ahead of year, gets more than 600 applithe writing? cations. “Writers are “We get brilliant people in.” not too clever. If “If you do make a living on you think too this, it’s the greatest possible much ahead, you life you can imagine. But I tell paralyze youryou, I get a greater kick now self,” he said, when my students publish a “and that’s sort of book than my own. ... It’s less where I am now, fraught with fear.” ... I’m juggling a The key to McCann, it seems, couple of things is never to take life or the world now, waiting for too seriously. Have a laugh, get one to come out.” over your suffering, enjoy the • McCann said small beauties of each day. coming to the U.S. And read everything you can allowed him to by Colum McCann. McCann talks about writing with the group at the question-and-answer session. BY DEIRDRE PARKER SMITH dp1@salisburypost.com

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Nonfiction 1. Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand. 2. Cleopatra, by Stacy Schiff. 3. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, by Amy Chua. 4. A Widow's Story: A Memoir, by Joyce Carol Oates. 5. Life, by Keith Richards. 6. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot. 7. Autobiography of Mark Twain, by Mark Twain. 8. Townie: A Memoir, by Andre Dubus III. 9. The Hidden Reality, by Brian Greene. 10. Known and Unknown, by Donald Rumsfeld.

Learn more about war from stories of real people “I have seen enough of one war In “No Bugles, No Drums,” never to wish to see another.” the setting is the Korean War. In — Thomas Jefferson this book, freelance journalist Rudy Tomedi gathered the remiBY PAUL BIRKHEAD niscences of dozens of Korean Rowan Public Library War veterans. Set roughly in chronological order, these narraThere are a multitude of tives tell the story of the conflict quotes about war and seldom will in Korea from several points of you find ones glamorizing it. view, which makes for very interJust like General Sherman fa- esting reading. mously said, “War is hell.” If you “We Were Soldiers Once and haven’t actually been in combat, Young,” by Harold Moore, is the one way to get a feel for warfare story of a small group of Ameriis to read a memoir of someone can soldiers in the 7th Cavalry who witnessed the horror first- who fought against all odds in the hand. first significant engagement with Rowan Public Library’s shelves Viet Cong regulars in Vietnam. are stocked with personal narraIn this battle, fought in the fall tives from servicemen and women of 1965, the lieutenant colonel who have fought in all branches of who commanded the American America’s armed forces. forces was none other than the “An Ace of the Eighth: an author himself. The book is sure American Fighter Pilot’s Air War to shock the reader with its dein Europe” is a first-person ac- scriptions of the bloody and gritcount of World War II written by ty combat experiences of Moore Norman “Bud” Fortier. Fortier and the men of his battalion. If was an aviator in the U.S. Army the book’s title sounds familiar, Air Corps who flew more than 100 it was made into a movie starring combat missions in the skies Mel Gibson in 2002. above Europe. Speaking of personal narraThis narrative is full of inter- tives of war, and Vietnam in paresting facts about the men and the ticular, Rowan Public Library is aircraft that helped subdue Nazi partnering with Waterworks ViGermany and is punctuated with sual Arts Center to honor and ilphotos of Fortier, his comrades lustrate the Vietnam experiences and the aircraft they piloted. of Rowan County servicemen and

women. Photos and oral histories are being collected at Rowan Public Library and will culminate in a photography exhibit at Waterworks in August 2011. Please call Paul Birkhead, at RPL’s East Branch, 704-216-7841, if you would like more information. 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 — Monday, 7 p.m., Microsoft Word 2003 Part 3; March 15, 2 p.m., Working with Windows; March 21, 7 p.m., Microsoft Excel 2003 Part 1; March 28, 7 p.m., Microsoft Excel 2003 Part 2. South — March 14, 7 p.m., Introduction to PowerPoint; March 31, 11 a.m., Introduction to Publisher. East — Registration required for East Branch only. March 17, 1 p.m., Basic Access. Book Bites Club: South only; March 29, 6:30 p.m., “The Forgotten Garden” by Kate Morton. Book discussion groups for both adults and children will meet the last Tuesday of each month. The group is open to the public; anyone is free to join at any time. There is a discussion of the book, as well as light refreshments at each meeting. For more informa-

tion please call 704-216-8229. Book chats for children: South (only) — March 17, 4:15 p.m., “Stink & the World’s Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers,” by Megan McDonald; grades three and four. Children in grades 2-5 (different grade each month) are invited to participate in “Book Chats,” a program at South Rowan Regional Library in China Grove. Registration is required and space is limited. Please call 704216-7728 for more information. American Girl Club: Headquarters, March 19, 11 a.m., a book discussion group about the life and times of the American Girls characters. JR’s Adventure Club: Headquarters, March 26, 11 a.m. The club will choose a project to build, and have books from the library and recommended websites that go along with the project. The club is open to all school age children. Light refreshments will be served. Call 704-2168234 to learn more. Teen program: Digital Illusions — using Photoshop or Paint.net discover how to mix and mash images together. East — March 21, 5:30-7 p.m. Headquarters —March 22, 5:307 p.m. South — March 29, 5:30-7 p.m. Displays: Headquarters — Red Cross; South — bobbin lace by Pat Rigsby; East — Ann Furr 4-H.

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

SUNDAY March 6, 2011

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Student leaders Lilly Fellows find service niche at Catawba College

For The Salisbury Post

Ashley Acken “Being away from home has allowed me to establish my independence and

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Kyle Hendrick has found his niche at Catawba as a Lilly Fellow. kind of be my own person,” Ashley explained. “I think I’ve matured a lot and that has a lot to do with me being so far away from home. I’ve definitely grown even further into becoming an adult. “Being here has allowed me to really think about what I wanted to do. It helped me focus on my dreams and passions and work to make them come true.” The sophomore is president of the Helen Foil Beard Society on campus, a service organization for women. It was that organization, under Ashley’s leadership, that recently helped chase the chill of a cold January night away by staging the annual Winterfest Ball at Catawba. The event was a chance for students to don formal wear, socialize and dance the evening away. The middle child of a Pennsylvania state trooper and a teacher, Brian and Lisa Acken, Ashley sits on the Student Conduct Board at Catawba. It is a role that she applied for, and in it, she affirms the strong moral foundation that she arrived with at Catawba. “It’s a little uncomfortable sometimes,” Ashley acknowledged. “You really see where people’s moral sets are, but we all realize that in our role, we’re help-

ing students who come before us to grow as students and we’re helping build the community at Catawba.” A psychology major, Ashley chose to attend Catawba because of the college’s connection to the Lancaster Seminary, which is located near her home. Before Catawba, she was part of a program at the seminary called Leadership Now, also funded, like Catawba’s Lilly Center, through grants from the Lilly Endowment. A friend of hers at the seminary told Ashley about Catawba and introduced her to Dr. Kenneth Clapp, the College chaplain and Director of the Lilly Center. “I came for a visit the summer before I began my senior year,” Ashley, a Donegal High School graduate, remembered. “I absolutely loved it — the sense of community you could get just walking on campus. I came down one more time in October and Ashley Acken is a student leader and Lilly Fellow. that’s when I decided this is where I was going to own and also just expericome.” conversation.” encing somewhere new. I Seminary is in her fuKyle Hendrick love who I am, who I’ve ture, Ashley explained. “I Also a middle child, become, and what I’ve want to go to seminary to learned here. The personal do a chaplaincy program – Kyle said he has relished interaction with everypart counseling and theolo- his time as a student at Catawba. “I have enjoyed body — the community — gy. I want to go into counthe freedom and the indeseling, but I want to be See STUDENTS, 6e pendence of being on my able to bring God into the

The ultimate drive-thru window? ’m not sure how it happened, but at some point this week, I found myself in a discussion about the emerging trends in funeral homes. I wasn’t shopping, mind you. It was one of those random conversations that came out of nowhere, as many of my conversations do these days. We were discussing a Salis- KENT bury Post article BERNHARDT about a proposed new funeral home, and the controversy that was creating. At some point in the dialogue, someone dropped in a factoid I wasn’t aware of. “I’ve heard the new funeral home may feature a drive-thru window,” said one participant. “Excuse me,” I heard myself say. “A what?” “A drive-thru window. Many new funeral homes have them.” While I have trouble wrapping

Quilts are always on her mind BY BRENDA ZIMMERMAN

Catawba College News Service

lthough Ashley Acken and Kyle Hendrick are both hundreds of miles from their respective homes, they love life at Catawba College and are thriving as student leaders. Ashley, from Marietta, Pa., and Kyle, of Palatka, Fla., have more in common than the 400 miles between Catawba College and their hometowns. They both are student leaders on the campus of 1,000 students, and there, they have begun to discover themselves and their full potential. Both Ashley and Kyle are involved with Catawba’s Lilly Center for Vocation and Values as Lilly Fellows. Lilly Fellows are students who believe that God is calling them to use their talents and abilities in service to others. Lilly Fellows have demonstrated potential for leadership and have strong academic records and through their selection, they are assured opportunities to further develop leadership skills as they are actively involved in developing programs for their fellow students. They also are coached on their vocational journeys as they explore just how they best can utilize their gifts in service to others, as they consider next steps in their education, and as they seek employment in their chosen areas. Also through the Lilly Center, Ashley and Kyle are members of the Retreat Leadership Corps , a group of students who receive training in the planning and conducting of student retreats. They help freshmen get off to a good start with their college experience, provide leadership training for officers of campus clubs and organizations, and lead retreats that provide students an opportunity explore the role of faith in their lives.

my mind around that thought,I’d like to go on record to say that such a feature would be a tremendous benefit to the handicapped and the elderly who probably couldn't visit a funeral home otherwise. But as long as I’m still on the record, I also believe that the main benefactors will be the pampered public in our “gotta have it now and it has to be convenient” society who will find yet another reason not to use the two legs that God gave them — even to say goodbye to Aunt Myrtle. The funeral home with a drivethru is not a new idea. They’ve been around for at least 20 years; one of the first such establishments popping up in Chicago in 1989. The New York Times described it as “a drive-thru service with cameras and a sound system where visitors can pay their respects, view the remains, and even sign the register all from the comfort of their own cars.” Visitors, cautioned to drive slowly, would pull up to a speak-

erphone where they would push a button and talk to an attendant who would ask them which body they would like to see. After making your request, you were told to proceed to a window where lights would come on over the appropriate loved one. After the viewing, you could sign a register, conveniently located under the speakerphone. Then, budda-bing budda-bang, you’re on your way to the next drive-thru for some supersized fries. A man named Lafayette Gatling started that one, saying that he used to feel uncomfortable paying his respects while wearing soiled work clothes. Plus, he added, people want to see the body, but they don’t want to have to wait. No, Mr. Gatling, we don’t wait anymore. For anything. It's part of our problem. You also don't have to put up with any more of that pesky human contact with grieving loved ones. No more fumbling for the right words to say. And most importantly, it’s convenient.

Convenience is becoming the great quest of our society. Fifty years ago, we had stores. Now, we have convenience stores. Even 10 years ago, we were perfectly willing to wait for computer web pages to display our data. Now, the material had better show up instantly, or we'll switch to a service that can make that happen. There’s nothing wrong with convenience in itself. It’s making it the be-all, end-all of our existence that has us missing a lot of what life has to offer. And that includes the warm feelings we share and receive when we take the time, soiled clothes and all, to comfort a grieving family in their time of loss. I hope I’m around for a while longer, but when the day finally comes and I find myself doing the eternal lawn limbo, I think I’ll opt out of the drive-thru option. Heaven forbid I should die on a busy weekend and wind up the second half of a double-feature. Kent Bernhardt lives in Salisbury.

There is already a file in the activity office that says 2012 on it! It is the one for the 28th Annual Lutheran Home Quilt Show, scheduled for the third week of February, 2012. Call me an optimist or a glutton for punishment. Either is pretty correct! The 27th quilt show is down and folded. Many of the treasures have been returned to their makers and owners. Quite a few remain under lock and key to be picked up over the next few days. Over 350 guests donned gloves and picked up the show guide to walk through the wonderland of calico and domestic; patches and pieces. Every single quilt in the 89-piece exhibit had a story to tell, a secret to keep or a mystery to share. Every person who came to see the show could add memories of quilts from their lives. Stories were shared about picnics under a walnut tree on a bright quilt, great grand-babies who ALL have a handmade quilt, wedding quilts, quilts to keep warm in the depression and Sunday “counter-pins”. Some talked of playing under frames as children, threading needles for a grandmother, joining in the big meals that were a part of quilting parties and frames that could be pulled up into the ceiling. Large books considered to be “bibles” of pattern identification were set out to assist visitors who carried a treasured quilt in the door to see if anyone could find out the name for the arrangement of squares and triangles put together so long agao. Tips for how to preserve old quilts; how to remove stains from vintage fabric; how to date quilts based on fabric; stitching and other details were shared. There was the exciting phone call within hours of the publication of the Salisbury Post article. A woman in Texas is researching the pattern Whig’s Defeat. She is fairly certain that it originated in Mecklenburg County in the early 1800s. She saw the information about a Whig’s Defeat quilt and called to get more information. She may even be able to give the owner some genealogical information based on the provenance of the quilt. So why, when we have barely had time to catch our breath from folding up this year’s show do we already have next year’s file started? Once in a while the radar would go off while someone spotted poring over a quilt was heard: to exclaim, “I remember my mother doing a quilt like this” or “I have a quilt I found at a yard sale, but I don’t’ even know the pattern name.” Before you can lose another straight pin, the name and phone number is on a list so that quilt can be in next year’s show. That is how the chain works….next year’s show began when the doors opened for this one. The first 2012 quilt was recruited within an hour of the 2011 show opening! Thank you from Lutheran Home to the community, the Salisbury Post, Aull Copy Plus, Starry Nights Quilter’s Guild, the Salisbury-Rowan Quilter’s Guild and the many staff members, volunteers and other individuals who made “Cozee Up With A Quilt” such a huge success. Oh, and mark your calendars! The 2012 show is closer thatn you realize! Brenda Zimmerman is the activity director at the Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks.

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Club listings for Salisbury and Rowan County Club submissions

Civitan

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 March 28. Information received by that date will be published in club listings April 3. Questions? 704-797-4243.

Faith 7 p.m. second and fourth Thursdays, Faith Legion Building; meal served at each meeting. Guests welcome. Membership open to anyone 18 years and older with application and approval by board of directors. Purpose: To serve the community, provide opportunities for fellowship, increase members’ knowledge. Civitans seek experiences that build character, provide life direction, and foster leadership development and recognition. Contact: Wayne Mosher 704279-6333. 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.

Alumni associations Aggrey Alumni Association Sandy Ridge AME Zion Church. President: John Harris, 7049696. Contact: Ruthie Norman, 704857-1737. 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. J.C. Price High School Alumni Association Salisbury Chapter Meets fourth Saturday of each month at 5 p.m. Meetings held at Nobel & Kelsey Funeral Home. Purpose: to give scholarships to graduating high school students that are graduation from high school and furthering their education by attending an institution of higher learning that fall. Scholarships are given to students by means of financial need and academic achievement. New members welcome. Contact: Carolyn Williams, president, 704-633-7162.

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.

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. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Mu Chapter of Alpha Delta Delta Xi Omega Chapter Kappa Meets third Saturdays. 6:30 p.m. fourth Mondays, Alpha Kappa Alpha is a sister- First Methodist Church. Contact: hood composed of college edu- Eunice Holt, president, 704-856cated women who have con- 8609. sciously chosen this affiliation as a means of self-fulfillment Fraternal through volunteer service. Andrew Jackson Lodge 576 Contact: Lillian L. Morgan, AF&AM 704-647-2624. First and third Thursdays, dinner at 6:15 p.m., lodge opens at Zeta Phi Beta Sorority 7 p.m. 401 N. Fulton St. Alpha Alpha Zeta Chapter Curry Pendleton, 704-798Meets second Saturdays. 0391. jcpendleton10@gmail.com. Contact: Joann P. Diggs, 704Faithful Guide Lodge 376 637-3783. 7:30 p.m. stated communication second and fourth Tuesdays Sigma Gamma Rho Sorori- at 113 Krider St., Cleveland. ty 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 Stated communication second

and fourth Tuesdays, 7 p.m. 114 Fourth St., Spencer. Information: 704-636-8108 or spencerlodge@K4jme.com. Western Star Lodge 9 7:30 p.m. stated communication second and fourth Tuesdays at 912 Old Concord Road. John Cole, master, 704-6334457. Western Star Lodge 9 Pearl White Chapter 180 O.E.S. 7:30 p.m. second and fourth Thursdays at 912 Old Concord Road. Workshop training 10 a.m. every third Saturday by 31st District Grand Lecturer Hettie C. Avery. Contact: Worthy Matron, Annie Ealy, 704-636-3344; Worthy Patron, Johnny Moser, 704-6087326. 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. Genealogical Society of Rowan County 7 p.m., third Tuesdays, Rowan Public Library main branch, Salisbury. Purpose: to promote genealogical research in Rowan County and the preservation of our heritage. Membership: Open to all persons interested in genealogical research and who subscribe to the objectives of the Society. Contact: President Bob Bruce, 704-645-7305, rbruce01@carolina.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. Membership: 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, 704-279-5011, 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. second Thursdays, Rufty-Holmes Senior Center. Membership open to quilters or anyone who wants to learn quilting. Contact: Merle Clifford, 704638-5701. 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 and Nita Walker, 704-782-2616, Goo627@aol. com or Effie and Norman File, presidents, 704-633-9555, nlfile1@bellsouth.net. 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

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Rev. Craig and Susan Sigmon of Rockwell are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Betsy Elaine Sigmon, to Charles Allen Draper. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Ted and Janice Sigmon of Claremont and Jimmy and Shirley Moore of Bethlehem. A 2007 graduate of East Rowan High School, Betsy anticipates graduating from Appalachian State University in May with a degree in Elementary Education. The future groom is the son of Tim and Lisa Draper of Rockwell and Alby and Cherrie Stamey of China Grove and the grandson of Yvonne Draper of Rockwell, Charles and Kay Mainer of Concord, Shirley Smith of Landis and Bill and Betty Rufty of Salisbury. A 2006 graduate of East Rowan High School, Charles also anticipates graduating from ASU this May with a degree in Exceptional Children. The wedding is June 25 at St. James Lutheran Church, Rockwell.

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Mr. and Mrs. Ralph and Jana Cruse of Salisbury and Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Jan Burch Jr. of Augusta, Ga., are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Alyson Jan Burch, to George Andrew “Andy” Goodman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sanders “Sandy” and Judy Goodman of Salisbury. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mrs. Agnes Spagnolo and the late Mr. Dante Spagnolo of Salisbury, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lanning of Statesville and the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Doris Burch Sr. of Florence, S.C. A 1999 graduate of Salisbury High School, Alyson graduated in 2003 from The College of Charleston with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies. Alyson is employed by American Media Services-Interactive LLC in Charleston, S.C. The future groom is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward and Marion Murphy of Salisbury, the late Mr. Harold Goodman of Salisbury, Mr. and Mrs. George Main of Lompoc, Calif., and the late Mrs. Marjorie Main of Phoenix, Ari. A 1995 graduate of Salisbury High School and 1999 graduate of Appalachian State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Recreation Management, he is also a 2003 summa cum laude graduate and Merrit Scholar of Johnson and Wales University with a degree in Culinary Arts. He is employed by Insphere Insurance Solutions in Charleston. The couple will wed June 25 at Alhambra Hall in Mount Pleasant, S.C. R128912

Walters - Gealy

Jerry and Mary Etta Brigman of Mooresville are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Julie Renee Brigman Walters, to Elliot Richard Gealy of Salisbury. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Rita and the late Winfred Sheets Sr. of Mooresville and the late William and Ruth Brigman. A 1993 graduate of South Rowan High School, Julie graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1997. The future groom is the son of Sam and Judy Gealy of Salisbury and the grandson of the late Paul and Jane Gealy of New Castle, Pa., and the late Chester and Ella Adams of Benson. A 1994 graduate of Salisbury High School, Elliot graduated from Clemson University in 1999, where he was a member of the National Championship golf team. He is a professional golfer. The couple will marry June 25 at First Baptist Church in Salisbury. R128917

Lyles - Keever

Mark and Bonnie Lyles of Salisbury are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Michelle Lyles, to Zachery Ryan Keever of Gold Hill. Jennifer is the granddaughter of the late Oakley Darrell Harmon, Shirley and Grant Trexler of Salisbury and Clyde and Brenda Lyles of Rockwell. A 2008 homeschool graduate, Jennifer is employed by Grace Bible Church in Tom and Patricia Hertzel of Rosemead, Calif., are pleased to Rockwell. Zach is the son of announce the engagement of their daughter, Amy Joy Hertzel, to Jeff Keever and Daniel Wayne Sauder of Los Angeles, Calif. Crystal and Daryl The bride-to-be Trivette of Rockwell. is the granddaughHe is the grandson of ter of Isabel Fontes Joe and Virginia Goodman of Salisbury, the late Ronald Keever and of Los Angeles and Shirley Elder, and Howard and Kay Trivette of Concord. A 2008 LouAnn Livengood of Salisbury is pleased to announce the the late Marty and graduate of Henderson Independent High School, Zach is Patricia Hertzel. A engagement of her daughter, Christie Michelle Dunaway, to employed by Innospec Chemicals of Spencer. 2006 graduate of Christopher Jack Brown, both of Salisbury. The couple plan a wedding April 2 at Grace Bible Church in Grace Baptist Aca The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of the late Casey and Rockwell. R128913 demy and 2010 Mary Miller and the late Glenn Cleo and Rose Dunaway, all of Salisbury. A 1999 graduate of Davie High School, Christie graduat- graduate of Hylesed with honors from Rowan-Cabarrus Community College in Anderson College, 2008. She is presently studying for a bachelor’s degree in Special Amy is employed Education at Pfeiffer University and is employed by Davie County by Grace Baptist Academy. Tommy and Jill Earnhardt of China Grove are pleased to Schools. The future announce the engagement of their daughter, Karie Elizabeth The future groom is the son of Jacqueline Brown of Statesville Earnhardt, to Andrew George Houck of Salisbury. and John Brown III of Salisbury. He is the grandson of the late Jane groom is the son Karie is the grandand John Brown II of Palm Bay, Fla., and Jack and Peggy Foster of of Wayne and Silver Springs, Fla. A graduate of East Rowan High School, Chris is Beverly Sauder of Refton, Pa., and the grandson of Brady and daughter of Valerie Correll employed by Granite Tire and Alignment and is self-employed for Mildred Yost of Salisbury, N.C., and Vivian and the late Paul Sauder of Landis and the late Mr. of Rockwell, N.C. Daniel received a Pennsylvania Homeschool and Mrs. J.T. Earnhardt. A Handyman Inc. The couple plan a wedding April 16 at Milford Hills United Diploma in 2002 and graduated from Hyles-Anderson College in 2004 graduate of South Methodist Church in Salisbury. A reception will follow immediate- 2007. He is employed by Grace Baptist Academy and R&L Carriers. Rowan High School and The couple will marry July 16 at Grace Baptist Church in 2008 cum laude graduate ly at the Heritage Room. Montebello, Calif. R128909 R128916 of Pfeiffer University, she is employed by the RowanSalisbury School System. Andy is the son of David and Sandy Houck of Robert and Diane Jones of China Grove are pleased to announce Napoleon, Ohio, and the the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Lynn Jones, to Jared grandson of Dorothy and Matthew Cook of Concord. the late Larry Myles and The bride-to-be is the grandLawrence and Marilyn daughter of the late Mr. and Houck, all of Ohio. A 1999 Mrs. Woody Hurst of Kannagraduate of Napoleon High polis and the late Mrs. Alta School and 2006 graduate of Murph of China Grove. A 1999 Bowling Green University, graduate of South Rowan High he is also employed by School and 2003 graduate of the Rowan-Salisbury Schools. University of North Carolina at The wedding is April 23 at Concordia Lutheran Church in Charlotte, Jennifer is employed R128908 China Grove. as a kindergarten teacher by Rowan-Salisbury Schools. The future groom is the son of Tommy and Kim Cook of Barbara Ann Lowry, MD, and Gilbert Lee Vogt of Salis- Concord and the grandson of bury are pleased to announce Mrs. Kathleen and the late Earl FLOWER SHOP, INC. Cook and Mrs. B.J. and the late their engagement. Carl “Mickey” Kincaid, all of Barbara is the daughter of Kannapolis. A 1999 graduate of 504 N. Main St., Salisbury Edwin J. Lowry Sr. and Rosetta Concord High School and 2004 Freibert Duke of Louisville, Ky. graduate of North Carolina John K. Burns and A graduate of the University of State University, Jared is Virginia Smith Burns Louisville, Ky., and the Medical employed by Wells Fargo celebrated their 60th University of South Carolina, Advisors. wedding anniversary Charleston, she did her residenMarch 2, 2011. The wedding is June 25 on the beach at North Myrtle Beach, S.C. cy at Wake Forest University The Burns were R128918 Bowman Gray School of married March 2, Medicine. She is the associate 1951, in New Orleans, medical director at Thomasville La., and moved to Medical Center Psychiatric Salisbury in 1963. Services and is owner of SalisJohn retired from bury Psychiatric Associates. Rowan-Cabarrus Gilbert is the son of Deborah Community College, Charlotte’s Spring Section- 9 from Monday’s game: The Creekmore/Pugh pair and Virginia retired Van Horn Dutter and George North dealer, only E/W vul- defeated their East opponent’s from First Baptist Rexford Vogt of Eaton, Pa. al Tournament will be held Educated in Easton schools, he March 10-13 at the Bridge nerable two No Trumps contract one Church in Spencer. is self-employed. 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NASSAU, Bahamas — Tiffany Gael Poole and Brandon Lee Carter were united in marriage Dec. 20, 2010, at Royal Caribbean Hilton Hotel. The Rev. Melvin Grant officiated the noon ceremony, which was followed by a reception aboard Carnival Cruise Lines Fantasy Ship. The bride was escorted by her father, Mike Poole, and attended by Jan Dowling of Woodleaf, N.C., as maid of honor. Her bridesmaids were Stephanie Cofer of Waco,Texas, and Sarah Caldwell of Tampa, Fla. Brother of the groom Nicholas Carter of South Carolina stood as best man. Serving as groomsmen were Wesley Carter of Albemarle, N.C., and Jacob Karriker of Salisbury, N.C. Wedding photography was by April Lambert. The bride is the daughter of Mike and Cyndie Poole of Salisbury and the granddaughter of Gael Price of Carmichael, Calif., the late Palmer Price and the late Nona and Raymond Poole. A 2000 graduate of East Rowan High School, Tiffany received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Wingate University in 2004. She is employed by The Forum and is a private softball instructor. The groom is the son of Debbie and the late Roger Carter of Albemarle and the grandson of Peggy and Ernest Russell of New London, N.C., and the late Ada and Frank Suggs. A 2005 graduate of North Stanly High School, Brandon received a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education from Catawba College in 2009. He is employed by

Cameron B. Frick of Salisbury graduated cum laude from Appalachian State University in December 2010 with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education and Health Education. While at ASU, he made the Chancellor’s List Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 and the Dean’s List Fall 2008 and Spring 2009. A 2005 graduate of East Rowan High School, Cameron completed transfer studies at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College in 2007. He did his student teaching at SouthEast Middle School Fall 2010. Cameron is currently head coach for seventh-grade basketball and an interim social studies teacher for seventh grade at Southeast Middle School. The son of Janice and Jeff Safrit and Tad and Dodie Frick, he is the grandson of Bill and Mary Brady and Gerry and the late Norman Frick, all of Salisbury. R128920

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Nathan Scott Hardin of China Grove graduated cum laude from North Carolina State University Dec. 18, 2010, with a bachelor’s degree in History. During his time at NCSU, Nathan served as news editor of the school’s paper, The Technician. He interned at the Salisbury Post in 2009 and is currently interning in Washington, D.C., for the Student Press Law Center. He plans to pursue a degree in journalism or attend law school. A 2006 graduate of South Rowan High School, Nathan is the son of Derek and Christine Hardin of China Grove. R128906

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“The work of winning the world to Christ is the most honorable and blessed service in which any human being can be employed.” – Schwartz

The members of West A Tabernacle Baptist Church take this opportunity to recognize their former pastor, the Rev. Richard Pethel and his wife Sally, on their retirement. The couple served 45 years at West A Church. Rev. Pethel surrendered his life to Christ in 1958 at the age of 28. He was called to preach in 1961 and attended Cramerton Bible College for two years. Bethlehem Free Will Baptist Church in Kannapolis first licensed him to preach in 1962. He was the pastor of F.W.B. Mission Church in Mooresville for one year, then supplied for six months at Bethlehem F.W.B. He went to West A Tabernacle Baptist Church in May and was ordained Nov. 20, 1965. He was voted in as pastor the first Sunday in December. Rev. Pethel and Sally have served West A Tabernacle with a heart like Jesus, who was faithful, obedient and willing to do everything he could for his flock. He has shown that there is no greater adventure than the road that leads to Heaven. Food Lion. May the Lord encourage and bless Rev. Pethel and Sally as they The couple honeymooned at The Biltmore continue service for Him in retirement. Rev. Pethel continues to Estate in Asheville, N.C., and are making their teach Sunday School, visit the sick and shut-ins, preach at the nursR128914 home in Salisbury. R128922 ing home and witness to the lost.

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West A Tabernacle Baptist Church is delighted to welcome Rev. Mike Austin as its new pastor. He came from New Grace Baptist Church in Concord, where he was associate pastor and ordained Nov. 20, 2010. Rev. Austin not only preaches the word of God, he also sings and plays the piano and guitar. He has already started several new programs and outreaches for the church. Married to the former Tiffany Wagoner, they have one child, Chandler. The members extend an invitation to worship as they welcome their new pastor at West A Tabernacle Baptist Church.

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The Kneeling Gardeners met recently at Trinity United Methodist Church for a program on orchids by Wendy AustinSellers. Alice Moody donated a collection of gardening books to be distributed to club members, who also enjoyed food from a festive St. Patrick’s Day table laden with delicacies and decorations provided by Ann and Larry Doyle, Carolyn and Royce Thomason along with Rose Saloris. The upcoming plant sale is May 7. The Club meets on the fourth Monday of each month and all who like to garden are invited to attend. Call 704-933-1127 for more information.

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Church Women United meet The Parish Hall of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church was the site of the 2011 Assembly of the SalisburyRowan Unit of Church Women United in NC. More than 80 persons present represened 25 local churches and nine denominations. President Betty Jo Hardy called the assembly to order with words of appreciation for St. Luke’s hosting the assembly. A guest pastor, the Rev. Leamon Brown from First Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, was also recognized. Hardy then ntroduced Lynn Bolick, CWU Representative of St. Luke’s, who introduced the Rev. Whayne M. Hougland Jr., rector of St. Luke’s, who gave a brief history of the church. Gwendolyn Ellis, chaplain, gave a devotion that was followed by a hymn solo by Linda Tutterow from Milford Hills United Methodist Church, accompanied by Doris Plummer on the piano. Guest speaker was the Honorable Susan W. Kluttz, who has served as mayor of Salisbury for 14 years. She spoke of three crises in Salisbury over the past 14 years and described the community’s willingness to work through the crises in positive ways, such as diversity training sessions, summit meetings, the Human Relations Council, thus reaching an understanding about different races, different faiths, and children and youth and the challenges they face. In the busi-

BIRTH Pauley

Anderson Mark Pauley was born Feb. 7, 2011, at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord. He weighed 7 lbs., 11 oz., and was 22 inches long. He is the son of Justin and Rebekah Pauley of Salisbury. Anderson is the grandson of Mark and Patty Pauley of Waxhaw, Ruth Gray of Boone and Robert and Susan Ruggles of Salisbury. He is the great-grandson of Ethel Paul of Angora, Minn., and Joe and Nathalie Ruggles of Jackson, Ohio. R128907

Parker Justham A son, Parker Landon, was born to Eric and Kayla Fowler Justham of New Bern on Jan. 22, 2011, at Carolina East Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces. He has a sister, Addison, 3. Grandparents are Roland and Judy Fowler of Salisbury and Donald and Debbi Justham of Youngsville. Great-grandparents are Ellie Uzzle of Lake Worth, Fla. and the Rev. and Mrs. Herbert Floyd Sr. of Spartanburg, S.C.

Carson Saine A son, Carson Michael, was born to Brian and Kristin Saine of Cleveland on Feb. 2, 2011, at Rowan Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces. Grandparents are Michael and Dicy McCullough of Mt. Ulla and Darriell and Susie Saine of Cleveland. Great-grandparents are Betty Smith of Salisbury and Mary Katherine Schenk of Cleveland.

Essence House A daughter, Essence Milani, was born to Andrea Jones and Jason House of Salisbury on Feb, 17, 2011, at Lexington Memorial Hospital. She weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces. She has a sister, Natalia, 6. Grandparents are Anthony Jones, Cynthia Dunlap and Maurice Dunlap, all of Salisbury, and the late Deborah Jones. Great-grandparents are Dorothy Wise of Salisbury and Johnnie Mae McClure of Concord.

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Left to right: Betty Jo Hardy, 2011 Valiant Woman; Shirley Damon, CWU in NC President; Brenda Venning, 2011-12 SRCWU President. ness part of the meeting, a report was given by Catherine Krider, treasurer. Dellene Gudger, secretary, presented the Valiant Woman Award and surprised Hardy with this honor, which is part of the national CWU movement. Within the SR unit of Church Women United, she has served as Milford Hills United Methodist church representative, ecumenical celebrations chair, vice president and most recently president. At Milford Hills UMC, Hardy was program director of Christian education and instrumental in starting the Teddy Bear Ministry, Disciple Bible Study group, the Cheer Givers and “Godly Play” for children during Children’s Church. She was also the first female lay leader there and has served on the church council. Hardy has just been commissioned as a Stephen minister at MHUMC. She has been a delegate to the UMC General Conference and has served on many Western NC UMC con-

ference and jurisdictional committees. Hardy currently serves on the Salisbury-Rowan Human Relations Council and has helped plan the Mayor’s Spirit Lunches. She also is a part of The Covenant Community Connection and has organized the annual “Let’s Get Acquainted Day,” as well as the annual Interfaith Forum at our Salisbury colleges. Jean Kennedy, immediate past president and nominating chair, presented newly-elected officers for installation and introduced Mrs. Shirley Damon, NC State CWU Unit President, who led the installation service. The gavel was passed by Hardy to incoming president Brenda Venning. The Rev. Arthur L. Heggins gave the closing prayer. Milford Hills United Methodist Church was the winner of the attendance banner. The next event is the SRCWU prayer breakfast on Saturday, March 5 at Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church.

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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

PEOPLE 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.

achieving life/work balance; for women leaders either self-employed or employed in business, education or non-profit organizations. Contact: Pam Cordts 704-6330917.

Newcomers

Professional retirees

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.

NARFE (National Active and Retired Federal Employees) 1 p.m. third Mondays, RuftyHolmes Senior Center, 1120 Martin Luther king Jr. Ave. S. Membership open to federal employees, retired or currently employed. Refreshments served at each meeting. President: Ron Buffaloe, 704633-7599. Rowan Retired School Personnel 10:30 a.m. third Wednesday of September, November, January, March and May. RuftyHolmes Senior Center, 1120 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. S. Board meetings 10 a.m. second Wednesday of September, November, January, MArch, May, same location. Membership: Open to all retired school personnel, in state or out of state Dues vary depending on year of retirement. Affiliated with NCAE and NEA retired. Members of SRRSP receive all NCAE/NEA benefits. Membership/dues information: contact Carolyn K. Poteat, Treasurer, 704-278-2841.

Kiwanis of Salisbury Optimist Noon-1 p.m. Fridays, Salisbury Salisbury Country Club. 7a.m. the first and third TuesContact: secretary Jerry Law- days; Farm House Restaurant, son, 704-633-0607. www.ki- Jake Alexander Blvd. wanisclubofsalisburync.org. Purpose: to serve the youth of Rowan County. Ongoing projects: Little Lions League girls' softball, March of Cleveland 7 p.m. dinner meeting first Dimes Walk America (pre-mature and third Mondays, Lions Den, births), Respect for Law breakfast, Lake Waccamaw children's Cemetery Street. Ongoing Projects: Provide serv- home and oratorical contest. Contact: John Hartpence-Secice and assistance to the blind, visually impaired, and deaf; col- retary/Communications-704-645lect eye glasses and hearing aids 1273. for recycling; sell brooms; assist Landis-South Rowan with VAMC bingo; conduct com7:30 a.m. second and fourth munity Christmas parade; and Thursdays, at Pat’s Catering, provide scholarships to two West Kannapolis. Rowan seniors. Ongoing projects: sponsor Contact: Janie Drechsler, pres- Young Men’s Club with coordinaident, 704-278-9419. tor Ruth Johnson attending monthly meeting and other club Franklin-Ellis 7 p.m. business meeting sec- members helping with activities. ond Tuesdays, dinner meeting Support South Mountain Chilfourth Tuesdays, Franklin-Ellis Li- dren’s Home, Lake Waccamaw ons Den, Community Center Serv- Children’s Home, and contribute ice Road, behind Rowan Memo- to Dime a Day and Half and Half to help club treasury and chilrial Park, Highway 601 North. Ongoing project: Collecting dren’s cancer program. Contact Ruth Johnson, reeyeglasses and hearing aids for recycling; brooms delivered to porter, 704-932-7494. homes by call. Contact: Earl Sides, publicity Pilot chairman, 704-636-7979. Pilot of China Grove-Landis Gold Hill 7:30 p.m. third Tuesdays, 7 p.m. first and third Thurs- South Rowan Public Library. Goals: friendship and service, days, Russell-Rufty Shelter, Gold Hill Park, St. Stephens Church focusing on brain-related disorders and disabilities. The local Road, Historic Gold Hill. Ongoing projects: Morgan El- club honors deserving individuals ementary School Citizen of the with the Jean Jordan Memorial Quarter Awards, eye glasses and Scholarship each year. For membership contact hearing aid recycling, provide a week of camping for visually im- Sharon Saxon 704-857-4843. paired at Camp Dogwood at Lake Pilot of Salisbury Norman, assist with bingo party 6 p.m. fourth Thursdays. for Hefner VA Medical Center vetCommunity service organizaerans. tion, gives scholarships for outContact: President Elizabeth standing Anchor at North Rowan 704-634-8003, High School and an all-county Rummage eandmrummage@msn.com. scholarship for Rowan-Salisbury Schools each year. Landis Contact: Sarah Byerly, 7046:30 p.m. first and third Thursdays, dinner meeting, War Memo- 633-0976. rial Building, North Central Avenue, Landis. Professional Contact: W.R. Ramseur, 704Altrusa International of Salis857-2883 or send correspon- bury dence to his address, 1207 6 p.m. first Thursdays, Trinity Poplar St., Landis 28088. Oaks, 728 Klumac Road. Mocksville Worldwide volunteer service First and third Thursdays, St. organization of executives and Francis of Assisi, 862 Yadkinville professionals dedicated to imRoad. 6 p.m. board, 7 p.m. gen- proving communities through service. Develops and funds speeral meeting, open to public. Monthly project: free diabetes cific service projects (the quarterscreening and blood pressure ly USDA Food Distribution) to checks, Foster Drug Co., 4954 meet community needs. Awards Valley Road, Mocksville. For in- scholarships to deserving individformation, call Lucille Phifer, 336- uals and grants to non-profit organization in Rowan County. 284-2748. Ongoing projects: collecting Contact: Nancy Mott, 704-637eyeglasses, eyeglass cases, lens- 9561. es, hearing aids and hearing aid Rowan County Human Rebatteries, and all computer print- sources Association er cartridges from companies, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. third small businesses and individu- Thursdays except July and Auals. To donate, call 336-284- gust, Wrenn House. 2748. Broom sales year round. A chapter of the Society for Contact: Jonathan Wishon, Human Resources Management 336-909-8385 or mlclub@lycos. (SHRM) serves Rowan County com. area. RCHRA is an association of human resource professionals www.mocksvillelions.org. with practitioners at all levels emRockwell 7 p.m. first and third Tues- ployed by businesses in Rowan days, basement of East Branch County. Provides HR professionof Rowan Public Library. Guests als with networking and educational opportunities. welcome. The primary purpose of our orPurpose: to provide services and assistance to the blind, deaf ganization is the development and hard-of-hearing; diabetes and improvement of all phases awareness; community service; of human resource management in member companies throughyouth activities. Projects: "Recycle For Sight" out the community. Contact: rchra1@yahoo.com collections: eyeglasses, sunwww.rchra.shrm.org glasses, safety glasses, hearing Jill Rufty, president, 704-637aids, cell phones, printer ink cartridges and toners, entire Camp- 5881. bell's soup labels, drink cans / Salisbury Sales and Marketprovide eyeglasses and exams ing Executives Association Inc. /Camp Dogwood raffle fundraisDinner meeting 5:30-7 p.m., er /Broom and mop sales year fourth Wednesday of each month round /"Lend-A-Paw" Equipment at The Country Club of Salisbury. Loan Service (to donate used Networking organization, medical equipment and for recy- unites business professionals cling donations/pick-up, contact with the purpose of improving Donna Mikles 704-279-9533. sales and marketing skills, proContact: Wayne Taylor, 704- moting the exchange of thoughts 637-7401. and ideas. Speakers share their knowledge, successes and exSalisbury Meetings: 12:30-1:30 p.m. pertise in their business. Membership open to all local Wednesdays, Ryan’s Steakbusiness professionals. house, Jake Alexander Blvd. Contact: Cliff Sorel, president, 704Purpose: To provide services and assistance to the blind, visu- 636-2255, csorel@carolina.rr.com. ally impaired and deaf, and to LLAN (Leadership, Learning support community projects. Advocacy, Networking) Contact: Jerry Austin, 704Third Tuesdays, first floor con279-5061. ference room, Gateway, Innes Spencer Street. Networking begins at 6 6:30 p.m. business meeting p.m., program at 6:30 p.m. first Tuesdays, program meeting Open to professional women third Tuesdays at Our Place Cafe, interested in learning, leading and

Rotary China Grove 6 p. m., Tuesdays, Gary’s BBQ, China Grove; Visiting Rotarians welcome. Contact: Lewis Moose, 704857-5971. Rowan 7 a.m. Thursdays, Holiday Inn on Jake Alexander Blvd. Membership chairperson Jackie Harris, 704-633-1802. Salisbury 1-2 p.m. Tuesdays at the Rotary Hut, 300 W. Liberty St. Those interested in membership should contact Secretary Sonny Carpenter, 704-637-7477. Salisbury Rotary, PO Box 4092, Salisbury NC 28144.

Ruritan

hall for covered dish, or catered meal, or a specified local restaurant. Occasional day trips planned. Call church office: 704-6363121. Fun and Fellowship Fourth Thursdays Members: retirees of Second Presbyterian Church. Contact: Second Presbyterian Church, 704-636-0601. Joy Club 11 a.m. second Wednesdays, Trading Ford Baptist Church fellowship building, Long Ferry Road. Open to anyone in the community who is retired or not working. Contact: Trading Ford Baptist Church, 704-633-5986. Milford Hills Friendly Neighborhood Seniors 11:30 a.m. second Mondays, except June-August, Milford Hills United Methodist Church fellowship hall, 1630 Statesville Blvd. Covered dish meal each meeting, unless otherwise advised. Open to senior citizens who live in the community. Contact: Manie G. Richardson, 704-637-0163. Organ Church Community Senior Citizens 10:30 a.m. first Tuesday of each month, Organ Lutheran Church fellowship hall. Contact: Organ Church, 704279-3096. Rockwell Senior Citizens 10 a.m. first Thursdays, Rockwell United Methodist Church fellowship hall. Contact: Dowd Primm, 704455-2864. Rockwell Young at Heart 10 a.m. second Thursdays, Rockwell Civic Center. Contact: Beatrice Kluttz, 704279-3903. Salisbury Singing Seniors 3 p.m. Mondays. Rufty-Holmes Senior Center. For singers 55 and older. Contact: Floyd Bost, 704-6389469. Wesley Fellowship Third Thursdays at Trinity United Methodist Church, 416 East First Street, Kannapolis. All ages welcome. Contact: 704-933-1127. Young at Heart, China Grove 10 a.m. first Mondays, Langford Hall, First United Methodist Church, China Grove. Open to senior citizens of the area. Contact: Brenda Seamon, 704-857-6339.

Millbridge Ruritan Club 7:30 p.m. first Tuesdays. Meets at 490 Sloan Rd. or local churches. Meal served. Membership open to anyone 18 or older with application and approval by board of directors. Special interest Purpose: To serve the commuCarolina Artists nity, assist families in need, pro7 p.m. third Thursdays, City vide scholarships. Park Center, 316 Lake Dr. Contact Doug Patterson, 704Formed in 1990 by working 639-1541. doug@patterson- artists for the purpose of providfarminc.com. ing more opportunities for local artists to be recognized within the central Carolina community, dedSeniors icated to both teaching and learnAARP Chapter 4314 Meetings 1-2:30 p.m. first ing through development of eduThursday of each month at Rufty- cational arts programs. By hostHolmes Senior Center, 1120 S. ing shows and contests and through participation in commuMartin Luther King Jr. Ave. Offers a variety of community nity events, provide opportunities service, education, advocacy, for artists to exhibit and sell their leadership and fellowship oppor- works. Monthly meetings feature pretunities. Senior citizens age 50 and older are encouraged to at- sentations on art-related topics tend the informative meetings by artists. All artists at any level and join the local chapter. Annu- of expertise, art students, and al chapter dues are $3, prorated other individuals interested in proat $.25 per meeting remaining in moting arts in the community are the calendar year. Members do welcome to join. Dues $25 ($30 not have to be retired. Visitors after March 31.) 501(c)(3) Contact: Yvonne Alligood, are always welcome.. AARP is a non-profit, non-par- president,yalligood@carolina.rr.co tisan organization for people 50 m. www.thecarolinaartist. org. and over, and is one of the Rowan Computer User Group largest membership organizations 6:45 p.m. first and third in the country; provides informa- Wednesdays, visit website for toption, resources, advocates on leg- ics and locations. islative, consumer and legal isServing residents of Rowan sues, encourages members to County with a common interest serve the community. AARP’s in ownership, operation, educamission is to enhance the quali- tion and application of personal ty of life as people age through computers and accessories that information, advocacy and serv- plug into them. Yahoo Group inice. ternet site is open 24/7 for disEach month a guest speaker cussions, to gain advice, to give provides timely, valuable informa- advice as well as to buy, sell and tion. Senior health and wellbeing, recycle all things computer relatcommunity involvement, and leg- ed. Meant to be interactive, inislative issues and concerns are formative and free to join and parpresented and discussed. ticipate. Contact: Rufty-Holmes Senior www.rowancomputeruserCenter, 704-216-7714. group.org Council on Aging Contact steve@rowancomMeetings 1-2 p.m. fourth puterusergroup.org, 704-267Thursday of each month at Rufty- 1371. Holmes Senior Center Eastern Rowan Saddle Club Membership is open to any lo7:30 p.m. third Tuesdays, clubcal adult interested in pursuing house off Old Beatty Ford Road, the objectives of the organization. Rockwell. Membership $35 per Purpose: To educate, as well year, open to anyone interested as to serve, as a voice on senior in horses. issues in Rowan County. This inPresident Richard Starnes, cludes developing strategies for 704-279-1397. www.eastrowan improving conditions for older saddleclub.com. adults, advocating for older adult English Speaking Union, Salneeds, and public policies to ad- isbury Branch dress them as well as the promoMission: Network of 77 local tion of a “senior friendly” com- branches with members commitmunity. This organization will be ted to promoting scholarship and strictly non-partisan and will not advancement of knowledge through endorse or oppose candidates for effective use of English in an expolitical office in local, state or panding global community. national races. Contact: John A. Larson, 704Contact: Rufty-Holmes Senior 637-1532. Center at 704-216-7714. Hillbilly Hiking Club First United Methodist Meets every Sunday morning, Church Seniors 8 a.m., Morrow Mountain State Second Tuesday, September Park. through May at noon. Lunch, felA non-smoking, “non-prophet” lowship and program in fellowship outfit open to anyone interested

SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2011 • 5E in hiking for health. Contacts: Whitey-704-6402600; Wormy-704-857-0090; Willie-704-223-0576. Horse Protection Society of NC Inc. 10 a.m. second Saturdays members day work day with potluck luncheon followed by business meeting. Non-profit charity organization whose mission is to make world better place for horses through education, rescue and rehabilitation. Membership: $50 a year for family, $35 for single. Executive Director: Joan Benson, 2135 Miller Road, China Grove, NC 28023. Phone 704855-2978, e-mail hps@horseprotection.org. Humane Society of Rowan County Meets quarterly. Annual dues $20. Volunteers and foster homes needed. Pet supplies, such as dog houses, dog and cat food and cat litter are needed for foster animals. 704-636-5700 (leave message and volunteer will return call). Information on spay/neuter shuttle, call 704-636-5700. Moms in Touch International Two or more mothers or grandmothers meet weekly to pray for their children and school. Open also to aunt or friend willing to pray for specific child. Contact: Barbara Hendrix, Rowan County area coordinator, 704-636-3869 or rowanmiti@yahoo.com. More information at www.momsintouch.org. Rowan County Anime Meetings: Normally 2 p.m. third Sundays at various locations. Purpose: To promote anime and manga in Rowan County, to educate people about Japanese animation and discuss upcoming conventions. Contact: 704-636-0049. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ ncrowancountyanime/. Rowan County Literacy Council 4 p.m.second Mondays for board of directors, Hurley Room, Rowan Public Library; announced meetings for volunteers and membership. Membership: Open to anyone in the community. $15 annual fee. Not-for-profit organization which provides tutoring to undereducated adults (age 16 and older) in reading, writing and life skills and tutoring in English to speakers of other languages. Also provides training for adults who wish to become tutors. Contact: 704-212-8266. rclc@rowancountyliteracycouncil.org. www.rowancountyliteracycouncil. org. Rowan County Republican Executive Committee Second Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Rowan County Commissioners meeting room (second floor), Rowan County Building across from Salisbury Post. All registered Republicans invited. Contact: Greg Edds, 704-2025089 or 704-637-2777. Rowan County Republican Men’s Club First Saturdays, 8:30 a.m.breakfast, 9 a.m.-program. Ryan’s Steak House, Jake Alexander Boulevard. All registered Republicans invited, ladies welcome. Contact Mike Caskey, president, mcaskey@ctc.net. www.rowanrepublicans.com. Crescent Republican Women Meets fourth Monday. 6:30 p.m. meal, 7 p.m. program. Gilligan’s Restaurant, Hwy 52, Granite Quarry. All registered Republican women and men invited. Contact: Sandy Yon at syon@bellsouth.net or 704-6373282. Salisbury Kennel Club First Tuesdays. 7 p.m., guests welcome. Oakridge Training Building, Old Concord Road. Salisbury Kennel Club is an all breed sanctioned club of the American Kennel Club. The objective of the Club is to further the advancement of all breeds of purebred dogs, to conduct dog shows and sanctioned matches under the rules of the American Kennel Club (AKC), and to carry on educational work of a nature that will popularize purebred dogs and encourage their registration and/or training. This club also promotes responsible pet ownership. Throughout the year, SKC holds conformation training, obedience classes, Canine Good Citizen tests and weekend seminars. Guests and potential members are welcome to participate. Dues $3. Information and membership requirements: Stacy Williams, corresponding secretary, 704-857-1136, smoothsncorsos@hotmail.com, www.salisburynckc.com. Salisbury-Rowan Republican Women Meets third Thursdays. Membership chairman-Mary Messinger, 704-636-9019. Salisbury-Rowan Human Relations Council Fourth Thursdays, July-December meetings at Rowan Public Li-

brary, 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. asp or 704-637-4314. Scottish Society of Salisbury 7 p.m. Third Mondays of the month at Rowan Public Library. Membership open to persons with Scottish heritage and persons interested in Scotland. Contact: 704-633-1294. South Rowan Alumni Association Third Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m., at South Rowan High School. Contact: Patsy Parnell, 704857-5762, 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, 704-8577011. 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, 704638-6000x35034 or Curtis or Treece, 704-788-4343 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, 704-223-0528. 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. 704-278-2493.

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6E • SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2011

SALISBURY POST

PEOPLE

Step into

The Salisbury Rowan Newcomers

Club held its fourth annual “Step into

Spring” luncheon, fashion show, game and card party on Wednesday, Feb. 16

at the Civic Center. The meal was provided by Matt Trexler of Creative Catering, Fashions were by Virginia’s of Kannapolis, and Susan Trivette entertained on the piano. An original watercolor “Country Castle” by artist Anita Graham was raffled. Sponsors came from area businesses and local merchants and members provided door prizes. All the proceeds from the event went to Rowan Helping Ministries and the local women’s shelter.

Betsy Rhoads models during the fashion show. Penny Allen, Melanie Keziah and Rebecca Measmer enjoy the Newcomers luncheon and fashion show. SuBMITTeD PhoTo

Don Doering escorts Ruby Jones during the Newcomers’ annual fashion show at the Civic Center.

Anita Graham poses with a framed watercolor she donated to the event. The Newcomers Club of Salisbury held its fourth annual Step Into Spring luncheon and fashion show.

STUDENTS FRoM 1e I know that sounds so cliché, but it is true.” Now a junior at Catawba, Kyle is serving his second year as a resident assistant on campus. Last year, he was an R.A. in Woodson, a freshman residence hall, and this year, he’s head R.A. at Heath Hill. In that role, he is often an authority figure to

CLUBS FRoM 5e 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, 704-636-2950, 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, 704-279-0483.

his peers. “It’s difficult sometimes to hold your peers accountable,” he explained. “You end up walking the line between being a friend and enforcing college policy for safety reasons.” Describing himself as “an easygoing person,” Kyle said, “It takes me a while to open up to people sometimes, but after a while I do, and I’m very comfortable in my own skin.” A religion and philosophy major, Kyle said that even coming out of Tavares High School he

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: 704798-2036. 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

felt he would go into the ministry. At Catawba, he took some classes with Clapp and opted to become a Lilly Fellow. That role, he said, “gives me more opportunities to explore career options.” And just how did Kyle end up at Catawba? His family often vacationed in North Carolina when he was growing up. “I just always knew I was going to end up in N.C., because I just love the land and the scenery,” he said. Kyle broke a family mold by choosing Catawba as his college.

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, POW-MIA, VFW National Home, VFW-PAC. President’s special project-National 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,1120 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., second Monday of January, March, May, July, September, November. Membership is open to all currently serving, Guard and Reserve, former and retired commissioned and warrant officers of the uniformed services of the United States.

“Most of my family all went to Carson-Newman,” he said. “My dad mentioned one day that Catawba was in the same athletic conference as Carson-Newman. I applied to come here, and was told that I was in the running for the First Family Scholarship, so I came up for that scholarship competition in the spring and I was awarded a First Family Scholarship.” The son of Carl Hendrick and Bethany Skipper and a member of the Philomatheons, a men’s

service organization on campus, Kyle said he plans to “do something in the nonprofit world” after graduation. “I’ve done a lot of mission work with my church. I’ve been to Jamaica a couple of times, to Mexico, and on mission trips to places in Florida and Georgia. There’s been various moments on these trips that have caught me off guard with how little the people had, but how happy and content they were with what they had.”

Purpose: To provide servic- Red Hats es to members to contribute to Chapeaux Rouge Divas college scholarship programs, to Queen mother-Geraldine Terassist ROTC and JROTC units, ry, 704-212-2778 and to promote patriotism and a Classy Red Hats strong national defense. Queen mother-Sara Owen, Contact: David Lee, 704- 704-278-4618. 636-6650.

Women’s organizations

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.

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, 704-857-5359. Salisbury Woman’s Club 11:30 a.m., second Wednesdays at clubhouse, 1237 W. Innes St. Purpose: to unite our mem-

bers 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, 704636-2889, 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: 704-278-0312, annakarin@ carolina.rr.com.