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Chase takes interesting turns with tale of aliens After arrest, suspect blames synthetic marijuana called Wicked X for incident BY SHELLEY SMITH ssmith@salisburypost.com

The Salisbury man who led deputies on a high-speed chase across northern and eastern Rowan County on Wednesday night says he will never again smoke the synthetic marijuana — Wicked X — that caused him to hallucinate, imagining that the United States was under attack by aliens. Richard Donald Blanscet, 21, of 170 Sailboat Drive, said the substance made him believe aliens had invaded, and he said he felt the need to drive off to save

his girlfriend. Blanscet was arrested after the chase and charged with driving while impaired, felony speeding to elude arrest and resisting a public officer. He was given a $2,500 secured bond. “I really thought (an invasion) was happening, and that masses were being evacuated and that the police lights were not necessarily part of attacking me, but they were helping everyone get out,” Blanscet told the Post on Thursday night. Authorities said Deputy Josh McHone was dispatched to Blanscet’s

home around 7:45 Wednesday night to assist fire and EMS with a combative patient who had consumed an unknown substance. The report did not indicate how the initial call came in. While McHone was on his way, communications notified him that Blanscet had left the home in a burgundy Jaguar, and nearly collided with an EMS vehicle that was on its way to the home, the report said. McHone turned onto Scout Road and saw a Liberty Fire Department truck parked at St. Matthews Church. McHone spoke to Fire Chief Darrin

Trexler, who said Blanscet had pulled into the cemetery when he saw the blue lights from McHone’s car. McHone followed Blanscet through the church parking lot, and then Blanscet drove through a ditch and took a left on Bringle Ferry Road. Blanscet led McHone on a chase down Bringle Ferry reaching speeds around 100 mph, and sometimes exceeding 120 mph. Blanscet attempted to drive through a curve near Poole Road at 80 mph, but

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Tax may go up a buck on pack of cigarettes Some say they’ll start growing their own if state bill passes BY SHELLEY SMITH ssmith@salisburypost.com

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Smokers across Rowan County are fired up about the possibility of the cost of a pack of cigarettes increasing by $1, and some even say they’ll start growing their own tobacco if North Carolina House Bill 341 is passed. “I’m going to do it regardless of what they do, even if I have to buy tobacco seeds and grow it myself,” Shane Allman said of the proposed increase. “I’ll cut it up as I need it, and roll it up as I need it. That way I can throw my middle finger up at the government.” Allman, a 33-year-old employee of Tobacco Discount on South Main Street, is going on his 13th year of smoking. He said the increase would hurt North Carolina’s economy. “People are going to lose jobs,” he said. “They’re already subsidizing the farmers, and then the governments are collecting tens of millions of dollars in taxes. “Those Democrats aren’t really out for the small guy like they claim.” The bill, sponsored by House Democrats — including Larry Womble of R.J. Reynolds’ base, Forsyth County — proposes the tax to “protect health and prevent death, disability, and disease among North Carolina residents,” and is also aimed at lowering the number of teenage smokers by 15.4 percent, preventing 81,200 children becoming adult smokers, and saving 39,100 children and teens from smoking-related deaths, the bill says.

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As head of a university system with 50,000 employees and 220,000 students, Tom Ross says he can be sure about one thing every morning when he wakes up. Somebody screwed up somewhere. Now, does the administration know about it?And does the press know about it? President of the University of North Carolina system for 10 weeks now, Ross spoke Thursday at the statewide Sunshine Day Conference, held at the Salisbury Station. The event, organized by the N.C. Open Government Coalition, focuses attention on efforts to promote transparency in government. About 80 people took part, including members of the media, government officials and concerned citizens. Ross said he has always approached his interactions with the media in a balanced way. “I will be as open and candid as I can,” he said. “It’s easier for me just to tell you what I know.” But he cited some constraints, including the Family Education

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Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Passed in 1974, the law says an institution can lose its federal funding if it shows a pattern of making improper disclosures of student information. Ross said the UNC system receives hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds each year. “That’s not a choice we can make.” UNC-Chapel Hill is using student privacy as a defense in a lawsuit filed to gain access to records regarding its football program and an investigation by the NCAA. “Those questions about FERPA will, I’m sure, ultimately be resolved in the courtroom,” Ross said. “Whatever the outcome of the case is, the University of North Carolina will comply with the law.” Ross, a former judge and president of Davidson College, said that, during his judicial career, he opposed closing courtroom testimony

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Officials ‘caught between rock and hard place’ on releasing information BY ELIZABETH COOK ecook@salisburypost.com

Public officials sometimes want to tell citizens and journalists more than they do, according to Hope Root, senior assistant attorney for the city of Charlotte. “We often are caught between a rock and a hard place,” Root said, with privacy laws and public records laws pushing them from both sides. “It’s not whether the city thinks it should or shouldn’t release” information, she said. Instead, “It’s ‘can we?’ ” Ross was among the panelists speaking Thursday at a statewide Sunshine Day Conference at the Salisbury Station, sponsored by the N.C. Open Government Coalition. In some ways, changes in state personnel laws have helped local government, Root said.

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For example, aggrieved government employees who turn to the press to tell their stories used to be able to count on state law preventing city officials from commenting on the reasons for dismissal, she said. Since October of last year, the law has required public agencies to share a copy of the letter of dismissal given a fired employee that specifies the reasons for dismissal. So, in effect, the city no longer has to remain mum. As attorney Elizabeth Spainhour of Concord explained, the changes also make these items a matter of public record: • The date and amount of each increase and decrease in pay a public employee has had. • The date and type of every demotion, promotion or other change in status.

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$200,000 the goal for city park veterans memorial BY EMILY FORD eford@salisburypost.com

The Salisbury Rotary Club wants to build a $200,000 memorial to veterans at City Park and turn it over to the city on Veteran’s Day. The proposed Military Flag Memorial Concourse is fitting for Salisbury, the home base for three military units, Mayor Susan Kluttz said. Reid Leonard and Seamus Donaldson of the Salisbury Rotary Club outlined the plan for development of the tribute. The memorial would stand on the former site of the old armory and feature flags arranged in a semi-circle — six flags on 30-

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Rock Beyond Belief: Soldier trying to stage concert at Fort Bragg

TODAY • Walmart Blood Drive, 1:30-6 p.m., 323 S. Arlington St. For an appointment, please contact Jan Harwood at Walmart 704-639-9718 or call the Red Cross at 704-633-3854. Walk-ins welcome. • Old Courthouse Theatre hosts “Paying Tribute,” 8 p.m., today and Saturday; 2:30 p.m., March 20. Call 704-788-2405 to reserve a seat. 49 Spring Street NW.

SATURDAY • American Girl Club: Headquarters, 11 a.m., a book discussion group about the life and times of the American Girls characters. • The RED Show, Rail Walk Studios and Gallery, 409 N. Lee St., through March 26. Open to the public Saturdays 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 704-431-8964. www.railwalkgallery.com. • Zumbathon for Relay for Life, hosted by the F&M Bank Dream Team, F&M Trolley Barn;, three 50-minute sessions at 9, 10 and 11 a.m. Suggested donation of $10 per person. For more information, vkeene@fmbnc.com. • Fishers of Men National Team Trail Piedmont Division, at Lake Norman, McCrary Creek Ramp on N.C. 150 .

• Family Laser Show, “Laser Country,” at 5 p.m.; and Rock Laser Show, “Hypnotica,” at 7 p.m. Horizons Unlimited • 2nd Annual WinterBloom, Boxwood Lodge, benefiting Salisbury Academy. 704-636-3002 • “Spring Fest Step Show,” 6 p.m., Salisbury High School Auditorium, 500 Lincolnton Road. Admission, $5. Sponsored by the Salisbury High School Step Team. For information call 919-616-8694. • Mid-Atlantic Steel Guitar Association annual meeting, Kannapolis Moose Lodge, 990 Old Beatty Ford Road. Members, $5; nonmembers, $10 for attendance. www.masga.org.

SUNDAY • First Day of Spring. • Union Lutheran Church Blood Drive, 1-5:30 p.m., 4770 Bringle Ferry Road. For an appointment, please call the Red Cross at 704-633-3854. Walk-ins welcome.

MONDAY, March 21 • Rowan County Board of Commissioners, 6 p.m., 130 W. Innes St. (Shown in Salisbury area Access16 Thursday, Saturday and Monday, 9 a.m., 3 p.m., 8 p.m.; shown in southern Rowan on TimeWarner Channel 2 on Saturday at 8 p.m.)

• Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners, 6:30 p.m., Governmental Center, 65 Church St. SE, Concord. • Into the Rose Garden, memoir-writing workshop, led by Jenny Hubbard, writer-inresidence at Center for Faith & the Arts, 5-7 p.m. at the Center for Faith & the Arts, 207 W. Harrison St., in the lower level of Haven Lutheran Church. 704-647-0999 • In the Footsteps of Daniel Boone, presentation by author and storyteller Randell Jones, 6:30 p.m. at Rockwell Community Building, sponsored by Rockwell Community Association.

TUESDAY, March 22 • AARP TAX AIDE PROGRAM: Each Tuesday in March and early April, at the Senior Center with a previous appointment. Free one-to-one assistance to moderate or low income persons (with priority for seniors aged 60+) in completing simple federal and state income tax returns. For appointment, call 704-2167714.

THURSDAY, March 24 • Annual Doctor’s Day Blood Drive, 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Rowan Regional Medical Center, 612 Mocksville Ave. For an appointment, please call the Red Cross office at 704-

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Posters Deadline for posters is 5 p.m. • First United Methodist Church Landis hotdog sale, 10:30 a.m.-until; Saturday, March 19, dessert and drinks. 209 E. Mill St, Landis, 704857-5041. • Silent auction benefits seniors, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday, March 19. Food, fun, entertainment, proceeds fund van rides for senior outings. Salisbury Christian Fellowship, 210 W. Ritchie Road, off Julian. • Lilly’s Chapel Church of God fish and hotdog sale, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, 618 W. Thomas St., 704-637-6788. • Spring Fest Step Show, 6 p.m., Saturday, March 19, Salisbury High School Auditorium, 500 Lincolnton Road, high-stepping choreography show featuring elementary/middle/high school step teams from Statesville, Salisbury, Greensboro, Albemarle, Hillsborough, Concord. Doors open 5:30 p.m. $5, sponsored by Salisbury High School Step Team, 919-616-8694. • Dixonville-Lincoln Community Association meeting Saturday, March 19, 5 p.m. at 528 S. Clay St. (Burney house), Salisbury. • New Hope AME Zion Church, annual Supper Club, Friday, Salisbury Civic Center, 6:30 p.m. “Peaches” will provide entertainment; prizes. Contact Lorene Roberson for additional information at 704637-0639.

Freedom Foundation, claim that none of those conditions applied to a Christian event called Rock the Fort, which was held at the base last fall. Bragg leaders deny that, saying the secular-themed event was treated the same as any other. Garrison Commander Col. Stephen Sicinski approved the event, but said in an interview last week that the changes were needed because organizers hadn’t adequately demonstrated they could pull off an event on the scale they were planning. In particular, organizers and the base disagreed over financing. Money that was raised for the Christian event came directly from Christian churches at Bragg, rather than from tax dollars. Sicinski said the base only provides direct financial support for events like the annual

Fourth of July celebration. The post has other sources of non-tax dollars sometimes used for recreation, which Griffith says could be tapped to fund the concert. Sicinski also said marketing analysis by the post indicated that the Rock Beyond Belief concert would likely draw a crowd of several hundred, rather than the 4,000 organizers anticipated, a claim disputed by Griffith and his supporters. “Even when talking on my own, I regularly draw enthusiastic crowds by the thousands, especially in the so-called Bible Belt, where beleaguered non-believers flock to hear somebody articulate what they have long thought privately but never felt able to speak,” Dawkins wrote. Bragg, home to the U.S. Army Airborne and Special Forces, is one

633-3854. Walk-ins welcome. • Third Annual Girls Night Out, Stitchin’ Post Gifts, 104 S. Main St., 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. A percentage of the evening’s proceeds will benefit Relay For Life. • Pregnancy Support Center 25th Anniversary Annual Fundraising Banquet, 6:30 p.m.-8:45 p.m., Holiday Inn. 704- 633-7695

FRIDAY, March 25 • Rowan County USDA Agencies Blood Drive, 8 a.m.12:30 p.m., Rowan County Agriculture Center, 2727 Old Concord Road. For an appointment, please call Kathy Dudley at 704-637-1602. Appointments preferred, walk-ins welcome. • Annual Dogwood Sectional Bridge Tournament, March 25-27, Rufty-Holmes Senior Center, beginning March 25 at 1 p.m.

SATURDAY, March 26 • Genesis Baptist Church Blood Drive, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 9710 Old Concord Salisbury Road, China Grove. For an appointment, please call Suzanne Irvin at 704-956-5217. Walk-ins welcome. • Walgreen’s Blood Drive, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Walgreen’s, 1906 W. Innes St. For an appointment, please call the store at 704-636-7479 or call

the Red Cross office at 704633-3854. Walk-ins welcome. • One-day Hunter Safety Course, 8 a.m., Rowan County Rescue Squad at 1140 Julian Road. Bring your own lunch. • Spring Craft Show, Salisbury Civic Center, 315 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. 704638-5275.

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• Rufty-Holmes Senior Center Movie of the Month, 2 MONDAY, March 28 p.m., “RED” with Bruce • China Grove Community Willis, Morgan Freeman and Blood Drive, 2-6:30 p.m., . Lo- Louise Parker. Free. cation to be announced. Call the American Red Cross of- THURSDAY, March 31 • “Hairspray,” The fice at 704-633-3854. • Salisbury/Rowan Senior Meroney Theater, 7:30 p.m. Games Duplicate Bridge tour- March 31-April 2; 2:30 p.m. nament, Oak Park Retirement. April 3. www.piedmontplayers.com, 704-633-5471 704-216-7780 • Kannapolis City Council,

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FORT BRAGG (AP) — A concert at one of the military’s largest bases aimed at a non-religious audience is still a possibility, but organizers and Fort Bragg leaders remain far apart on just what such an event would look like. Sgt. Justin Griffith, who attempted to organize a concert called Rock Beyond Belief for April 2, said Thursday he’s planning to resubmit paperwork for permission to hold the event, which would feature musicians and speakers like Richard Dawkins, the famous atheist writer and biologist. “I hope that there’s hope,” he told the Associated Press. “I’d really like to see a second chance for this happening in September or October.” The effort got a boost in visibility Thursday when Dawkins issued a

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Bond raised for woman accused of driving drunk with children Prosecutors describe her as repeat offender BY SHAVONNE POTTS spotts@salisburypost.com

A Salisbury woman accused of repeatedly driving drunk with her children in the car is back in jail, this time with a higher bond. April Olivia Lomax, 28, attended a bond hearing Thursday in district court where Rowan County District Attorney Brandy Cook told the

court Lomax was a danger to herself, the community and her children. “All in all, the state is extremely concerned with Ms. Lomax and her driving habits. She is not only putting other citizens at risk, but her two children,” Cook said. Lomax faces a number of pending charges, including driving while impaired, driving while license revoked,

reckless driving to endanger and misdemeanor child abuse. The hearing was held to review Lomax’s bond, which was set Thursday morning at $13,000 by District Court Judge Beth LOMAX Dixon. L o m a x was arrested March 6 on charges of driving while im-

paired and two counts of misdemeanor child abuse and given a $10,000 bond. Police found her car wrecked on Camp Road with two children inside. Cook listed a number of traffic matters Lomax has pending in Rowan County, which include an incident last March where she was charged with reckless driving to endanger, driving while license revoked and open container after consuming alcohol. A charge of providing fic-

titious information to an officer was dismissed by the district attorney’s office. She was also charged with driving while impaired in May. A charge of not having a child in a rear seat was dismissed by the district attorney’s office. In July, she was charged with driving while license revoked, driving while impaired and driving left of center. According to an officer’s statement, Cook said, Lomax admitted to taking Xanax and

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ocal wineries are inviting vino lovers out this weekend for the first Rowan County Wine Tour. And they hope to expand the attraction with a three-county “wine trail” or even a nationally recognized wine grape-growing region. This weekend’s tour, which takes place Saturday and Sunday, includes Rowan’s three wineries: Morgan Ridge Vineyards, Cauble Creek Vineyard and Old Stone Winery. Amie Baudoin, who owns Morgan Ridge in Gold Hill with husband, Tommy, said the idea for the tour arose after Gov. Bev Perdue came to Rowan in January to recognize Cauble Creek as the state’s 100th winery. “We thought it would be a good way to introduce all three wineries here in Rowan County,” said Baudoin, whose Morgan Ridge is the newest of the trio, opening in November. The tour takes place during the wineries’ normal business hours. For Morgan Ridge and Old Stone Winery, that’s 11 a.m.6 p.m. Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday; and Cauble Creek’s hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 1-6 p.m. Sunday. Morgan Ridge is about 22 miles from Cauble Creek and Old Stone sits between the two. The tour is free, and anyone who visits all three wineries over the weekend will get a free commemorative T-shirt, Baudoin said. Visitors will pay to take part in wine tastings, she said. Baudoin said teaming up for the tour is a natural extension of the relationship among the wineries, who view each other

her blood-alcohol content was 0.16 percent, double the legal limit. “She ran off the roadway at least four times,” Cook said, reading from a report. In August, Lomax was charged with driving while license revoked and failure to stop for a stop sign or flashing light. In December, Lomax was charged with driving while impaired, driving while li-

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Tommy Baudoin and his wife, Amie, test a sample of Chardonnay out of one of the many barrels aging the wines in the barrel room. Morgan Ridge Vinery recently opened a new tasting room and will be one of three featured in a wine tour this weekend.

not as competitors but partners in the burgeoning North Carolina wine industry. “We’ve all been working in this industry side-by-side. ... We’re here to support one another,” Baudoin said. “When someone comes here, if they’re going north, I send them to Old Stone and then to Cauble Creek, and

vice-versa. “We want to create our own little wine trail here in Rowan County,” she said. They’re not stopping at the Rowan County line. Baudoin said local vintners recently met with counterparts in Cabarrus and Stanly counties, as well as tourism officials, to discuss cre-

ating a regional wine trail and pursuing a status similar to the Yadkin Valley. Probably the state’s bestknown wine-producing region, the Yadkin Valley got a boost in 2003 when the federal government designated it an american

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By two votes, a committee of state lawmakers on Thursday exempted Salisbury from a proposed law that would restrict city-owned broadband networks like Fibrant. But an error in the way the amendment was written may force N.C. Rep. Harry Warren, R-Rowan, to reintroduce the measure Wednesday, when the Finance Committee resumes debate on the bill. “We will try to get that passed next week,” Warren said Thursday night. But he added it’s not yet clear if the committee must vote again on the measure, which would exempt Salisbury and four other cities with existing broadband networks from House Bill 129. The amendment passed 15 to 13. Warren presented his amendment verbally. He said he learned later the written amendment contained an error. But Warren said his intent, and what the committee members voted on, was clear. “No one read the written amendment,” Warren said. “They voted on” the verbal amendment. Assistant City Manager Doug Paris said based on what he heard, Salisbury is now fully exempt from the legislation. “The intent was clear,” said Paris, who attended the committee meeting with several other city officials. Salisbury has sought full exemption since the legislation was introduced, negotiating multiple revisions

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Landis’ new parks director takes hands-on approach to his job BY SHAVONNE POTTS spotts@salisburypost.com

LANDIS — Andrew Morgan is a one-man crew, and as the town’s new parks director, he’s literally cleaning house. Morgan, 26, a native of China Grove, has been on the job for about two weeks and has been cleaning trails and picking up trash in the Lake Corriher area. He’s working to get the area in tip-top shape as the town and the South Rowan branch of the YMCA collaborate on developing the Lake Corriher wilderness area. Morgan has a parks and recreation degree from UNC-Wilmington, where he took coastal management and environmental classes. He and his wife, Hannah, and their 3-month-

old son, Maverick, live in China Grove. He interned at the Salisbury Country Club and worked at Warrior Golf course, both working with landscaping. “He’s doing a tremendous job,” said Landis Town Manager Reed Linn. Linn said several years ago the town took a stance of incorporating more greenways, mini parks and open spaces throughout the town. “He has a strong background in landscaping and landscape design. He’s very capable of overseeing our parks, which include the new passive park and the wilderness park,” he said. The town began its search for a new parks director in January. Former Director Julie Noblitt left in Au-

gust. The town received 16 applicants that were narrowed down to six. “We had six very good applicants. All six did a tremendous job,” Linn said. Three of those six applicants were called back for second interviews. “He was very energetic,” Linn said of Morgan. “We believe he’s going to bring a lot to the table. He has strong connections to the YMCA.” The town felt Morgan’s connection with the Y was a positive “since the town and Y will be working closely together on the Lake Corriher wilderness area,” Linn said. Much of Morgan’s time will be spent on work at Lake Corriher and Shavonne ParkS/sAlisBuRy posT

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SALISBURY — John Ritchie Sloop, 95, of Patterson Road, died Wednesday evenThe Carson High School Instrumental Music Departing, March 16, 2011, at the ment is having its spring band residence of concert at 7 p.m. Monday in his daughter. the high school auditorium. Born Sept. The concert is free and 14, 1915, in open to the public. Rowan CounThe concert will feature ty, he was a the concert band and stage son of the late band. N.C. and MarArtwork will also be on disgaret Felker play from the honors art classSloop. Educates in the atrium before and afed in Rowan ter the concert. County Concert band selections inschools, he reclude: Music from the movie tired after “UP!,” “Exaltation,” “Incantamore than 42 years of service tions,” “How To Train Your with Cannon Mills, where he Dragon,” Music from the was a weave room supervisor. video game HALO and ReverA lifelong faithful member berations. of Grace Lutheran Church The stage band will be perand a Kannapolis VFW Post forming “Smooth,” “Hey 8989 member, Mr. Sloop Jude,” The Theme from served his country in the U.S. “Rocky, Children of Sanchez,” Army during World War II in a medley of Michael Jackson the 42nd Rainbow Division. songs and music from the He was stationed at Ft. Sill, Blues Brothers. Okla., Camp Gruber, Okla., Call the Carson High and Ft. Maxie, Texas. During School Band Room at 704-855the war, he served in France, 5042 for more information. Germany and Austria. Mr. Sloop earned the American Officer may have tried Defense Service Medal, Campaign Medal with 2 Bronze to replace grenade pin Service Stars, Good Conduct, Victory and the Bronze Star. CHARLOTTE (AP) — InA skilled woodworker, vestigators think a veteran making furniture and clocks, Charlotte SWAT officer who he also enjoyed gardening, died in an explosion last growing beautiful camellias, month incorrectly tried to reazaleas, poppies and sunflowplace the pin in his flash-bang grenade. ers. Officer Fred Thornton, 50, In addition to his parents, was prepared to use the he was preceded in death by grenade Feb. 25 during a pohis wife, Nora Boger Sloop; lice operation. The device was brothers Charlie, Marvin, Alnot needed, and investigators bert and Samuel Sloop; and say he may have caused the sister,Geneva O'Neill. explosion while trying to reFamily members include place the pin later that day in his daughter, Peggy Sloop his garage. Linker and husband David of Flash-bang grenades do not Salisbury; granddaughter contain shrapnel but emit a Heather L. Basinger and husloud sound and a bright light. band Jamey; grandson Aaron The officer was the L. Linker and wife Patty; longest-tenured member of great-grandsons Auden and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Sawyer Basinger; brothers Eva Gregory Basinger Police SWAT team. Robert Sloop and wife Mattie SALISBURY — Eva Gre- Lee Crawford and Otho Sloop. SWAT officers are taught to dispose of grenades not gory Basinger, 90, of SalisVisitation and Service: The needed after the pin is pulled bury, passed away Wednesfamily will receive friends by throwing them into a safe day, March 16, 2011, at Rowan Friday 2-3:30 p.m. at Grace location. Regional Med- Lutheran Church. Funeral is ical Center. at 3:30 p.m. in the church conBorn April ducted by the Rev. Jerome 19, 1920, in Cloninger, pastor. Burial will Rowan Coun- follow in the church cemetery ty, she was the with military rites conducted daughter of FROM 3a by the RC Honor Guard. the late Edna Online condolences may be Griffin Gregocense revoked, two counts of ry and James Walter Grego- made at www.linnhoneycuttfuneralhome.com misdemeanor child abuse and ry. Linn-Honeycutt Funeral providing fictitious informaEducated in Rowan County Home in China Grove is servtion to an officer. schools, she was employed by In the most recent incident, Cannon Mills Plant 7, from ing the family and friends of Cook, reading from a report, where she retired. She was a Mr. Sloop. told the court “she had severmember of Southside Baptist al drinks,” Lomax was “unKarl F. Smith IV Church. steady on her feet,” and her SALISBURY — Mr. Karl Preceding her in death blood-alcohol content was 0.17 Frederick Smith IV, 50, of Salwere her husband, Paul percent. isbury, passed away WednesBasinger; daughters Loretta On Dec. 14, she tested posday, March 16, 2011, at his itive for benzodiazepine, Cook Flora and Valerie Brown; and residence. said. Benzodiazepines include grandson Jack C. Brown. Born June 30, 1960, in SalSurvivors include her valium, Xanax and other antiisbury, to Marilyn Wellman brother, Jimmy Gregory depressants. Smith of Salisbury and the (Rose) of Tennessee; three Cook said Lomax had matlate Karl Frederick Smith III, ters in five other counties — grandchildren, Bill Flora he was a graduate of North (Kristine) of Raleigh, Angela Cabarrus, Gaston, Guilford, Rowan High School Class of Johnston and Warren, some Flora Tinkler (Stuart) of 1978. He also attended severCarolina, Crystal pending and others dis- South Brown Kirkman (Rick) of Sal- al technical schools. posed. Mr. Smith was the owner Lomax has two pending isbury; 11 great-grandchilof Chimney Fire Eliminators dren; and three great-grandmatters in Cabarrus County Service for over 25 years. He for driving while license re- children. was a member of N.C. ChimVisitation: 9:30-10:30 a.m. voked and unsafe movement. She was convicted in 2002 Saturday, March 19 at Lyerly ney Sweeps, a volunteer fireman for Ellis Fire Departin Cabarrus County for driv- Funeral Home. ing while license revoked and Graveside Service: 11 a.m. ment and one of Salisbury's found guilty in 2001 of driving Saturday at Rowan Memorial first EMTs. Mr. Smith loved fishing. after consuming under 21. Park. In addition to his mother, In Johnston County, Lomax Memorials: Southside Bapwas charged with driving tist Church, 500 Morlan Park Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Judy Carolyn Smith; son while license revoked, reck- Road, Salisbury, NC 28146. Karl Franklin Smith V of less driving and other traffic Lyerly Funeral Home is matters from 2006 to 2008. All serving the Basinger family. Wylie, S.C.; daughters Tina were dismissed. Online condolences may be LaChristie Smith of Statesville Lomax’s attorney, Michael made at www.lyerlyfuneral- and Tiffany Celeste Smith of Arizona; sister Debbie HartPhillips, told the court the home.com man of Fairfield, Va.; and two charges were pending. grandchildren. “Ms. Lomax deserves her Service: A memorial serday in court. None of these David Hart, Sr. SALISBURY — David vice will be held at 2 p.m. Satthings have been proven. She has not been found guilty of Hart, Sr., age 81, of Old Plank urday (March 19) at Franklin Road, passed on Wednesday, Baptist Church conducted by that,” he said. One of the reasons for a March 16, 2011, at Hefner VA Rev. Joe Thomas, minister of bond, Phillips said, is to ensure Medical Center. Arrange- Franklin Baptist Church. that person appears in court. ments are incomplete and will Memorials: In lieu of flow“She has not missed a court be announced at a later date ers, memorials may be made date since my involvement,” by Noble and Kelsey Funeral to the family to assist with fuhe said. Home, Inc. neral expenses, Mrs. Judy Phillips asked that the bond Smith, 2200 Seventh St., Salisnot be raised. bury, NC 28144. Dixon said Lomax had a Summersett Funeral number of driving while liHome is serving the Smith cense revoked incidents. family. Online condolences One of the issues of bond may be made at www.sumaddresses whether someone mersettfuneralhome.com. is a danger to the community, Dixon said, “she’s continued Brenda Waller Foil Willie Mae Cooper Morris to drive and put the commu11:00 AM Saturday Correction nity at risk.” Oakland Heights Baptist Ch. SALISBURY — Brenda Dixon told Lomax if she Visitation: 7-9:00 PM Friday Waller Foil, 66, of Salisbury, makes her bond following the —— who died Wednesday, March hearing she was not to drive Karl Frederick Smith, IV 16, 2011, at her residence, and if she did, her license 2:00 PM Saturday was a member of Lambda would be revoked. Franklin Baptist Church Master Chapter of Beta SigLomax remains in the ma Phi Sorority. The name of Rowan County Detention Centhe sorority was incorrect in ter. an earlier obituary. Lyerly Funeral Home is serving the Contact reporter Shavonne Foil family. Potts at 704-797-4253.

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SALISBURY — Mr. John Thomas Curry, Jr., age 77, affectionately called “UnkUnk,” of Town Court, entered life eternal Monday, March 14, 2011, at the N.C. State Veterans Home. He was born Sept. 16, 1933, in Hartwell, Ga., to the late John T. and Sallie Magnolia Sturdgon Curry, Sr. He attended public schools of Elberton, Ga., and was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during the Korean War. Mr. Curry was last employed as a machinist. He attended Shady Grove Baptist Church, Bear Poplar. Preceding him in death were nephews Cherron “Shakey” Curry and Willie J. Pressley, Jr.; and nieces Sallie M. Pressley and Sharron Curry. Survivors are a sister, Lizzie C. Hyde, Salisbury; nieces and nephews Thomas M. Curry (Nacko), Okinawa, Japan, Willie T. Pressley (Barbara), Oakland, Calif., Mary C. Rippy (James), Salisbury, Lizzie C. Oxendine (Tom), Newport News, Va., John C. Hyde (Myra), Salisbury, and Mason W. Hyde, Troy; and a host of cousins and friends. Service and Visitation: Funeral services will be Saturday at 1 p.m. and visitation at 12:30 p.m. at Shady Grove Baptist Church, Bear Poplar, with the pastor, Rev. Roger Williamson, officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with military rites. Hairston Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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AREA/OBITUARIES Margaret Dobbin Hyde KANNAPOLIS — Margaret Pauline Dobbin Hyde, age 94, of Vale Avenue, died Wednesday, March 16, 2011, at her home after a period of declining health. Margaret was born Feb. 21, 1917, in Rowan County, a daughter of the late William and Pearl Barringer Dobbin. Through her parents, she was descended from two of the earliest pioneer families of North Carolina who settled in Rowan County in the early 1700s. A lifelong area resident, she was educated in Kepley Grammar School and Cleveland High School. Margaret worked for Cannon Mills Co. as a hemmer in the Sheet Dept. for over 40 years, until she retired. She was a charter member of St. David's Lutheran Church and the subsequent merged congregation, New Hope Lutheran Church. She was active in the Altar Guild and Women's Circle. Margaret was a devoted homemaker, cook, seamstress and hostess. She will be missed dearly. She was the last surviving sibling of six children. In addition to her parents and her brothers and sisters, she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Cowan Hyde, Jr.; her daughter, Sheila Gaye Hyde; her son, Barry Edward Hyde; and her grandson, Todd Edward Hyde. Margaret is survived by her there sons, Charles W. Hyde of Midland, Texas, Rudy D. Hyde of Kannapolis, Randy C. Hyde of Greensboro; and her daughter, Lesia Hyde of Salisbury. She is also survived by five grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Service and Visitation: Her Funeral Service will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 19 at New Hope Lutheran Church, Kannapolis, with Pastor Kim E. Trabold officiating. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery, China Grove. The family will receive friends 2:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday in the church fellowship hall. At other times, they will be at her home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to New Hope Lutheran Church, 1615 Brantley Road, Kannapolis NC 28083. Online condolences may be left at www.whitleysfuneralhome.com

Mitchael James Mahar CHARLOTTE — Mr. Mitchael James Mahar, 59, of Rockwell Church Road, passed away at his residence on March 15, 2011. Mr. Mahar was born Nov. 28, 1951, in Sanford, a son of Mortermor James Mahar and Rozena Holder Mahar. Mr. Mahar, in addition to his parents, is survived by daughter Gabriele Mahar and son Mitchael James Mahar, Jr., both of New Jersey; sister Pam Holt of Salisbury; and brother Robert Kenneth Mahar of Mamers. Service: A funeral service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, March 19 at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Bo Sherrill will officiate. Visitation: The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. 11 a.m. Saturday at Lady's Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Deaf Ministries Program at Parkwood Baptist Church, 1069 Central Drive, Concord, NC 28027. Remembrances may be sent to the family at www.ladysfuneralhome.com. Lady's Funeral Home & Crematory is assisting the family of Mr. Mahar.

Kathleen Beaver Moose LANDIS — Kathleen Beaver Moose, 91, passed away Tuesday evening, March 15, 2011, at the Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis. Born April 22, 1919, in Rowan County, she was a daughter of the late A.B. Beaver and Ollie Jane Spears Beaver. A 1939 graduate of Landis High School and a 1943 graduate of Lowrance Hospital School of Nursing in Mooresville, she served for more than 38 years as a registered nurse. Mrs. Moose had worked and served as a staff nurse at Cabarrus Memorial Hospital, Rowan Memorial, Brian Center Nursing Facility in Mooresville, Lutheran Home of Salisbury and worked as a nursing instructor for the Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Nursing Program. She cared for those in need in the family, church and community. An active member of Grace Lutheran Church, she was a member of the Connie Allman WELCA and the Ivy Basinger Sunday Schools Class. She enjoyed Grace Senior Citizens functions and attended WELCA conventions and N.C. Synod Conventions at Lenoir-Rhyne, loving the close friendships and special music. Mrs. Moose loved the Lord, family, singing, traveling, camping and basketball. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Spencer Hoyte Moose, in November 2002; her brothers, Hazel, Brady, Arnold and Kyle Beaver; and sister Trilby Fiddner. Surviving family members include her sons, Donald Moose and wife Judi and Alan Moose, all of Kannapolis; her daughter, Susan Moffatt of Landis; brother Billy E. Beaver and wife Hazel of Greensboro; grandsons Scott Moose and wife Robin and Kris Moose and wife Julie; granddaughters Tamara Moose and Kari Moffatt; and her great-grandson, Logan Moose. Visitation and Service: The family will receive friends Friday evening 5-7 p.m. at Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home in China Grove. The funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Grace Lutheran Church conducted by the Rev. Jerome Cloninger, pastor. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Memorials: May be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Cabarrus County, 5003 Hospice Lane, Kannaplois, NC 28081; or Grace Lutheran Church, 3020 Grace Church Road, Salisbury, NC 28147. The family wishes to give special thanks to Advanced Home Care of Salisbury, especially Penni Shore, RN, Larissa Shuffler and Barbara Giddings for the love, great care and support given to their mother. Special consideration is expressed to the staff of Hospice and Palliative Care of Cabarrus County and special family members and friends Patsy Harrison, Mary Sellers, Leah Long, RN of Hickory, Rev. Jerome Cloninger and Aunt Mildred Williams for their loving care, words of encouragement and constant presence during the difficult last days. Nothing can compare to the wonderful care given to Grandma Kathleen by her loving granddaughter, Kari Moffatt. Online condolences may be made at www.linnhoneycuttfuneralhome.com

Faye Johnson Bonds LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — Faye Johnson Bonds, age 94, of Lawrenceville, formerly of Kannapolis, N.C., died Monday, March 14, 2011, at Crossroads Hospice at Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville. Faye Connelly Johnson was born June 20, 1916, in Cabarrus County, N.C., the third of five children born to the late Matthew Owen Johnson and Susanna Connelly Johnson. One of her earliest memories was the church bells ringing in town to announce the end of World War I on Nov. 11, 1918. She was the last surviving member of the J.W. Cannon High School Class of 1934, where she served as class secretary and was one of the organizers of the class's 50th reunion in May 1984. She was raised in and joined First Presbyterian Church in Kannapolis at the age of 10. She remained a member there until her marriage in 1945, when she moved her membership to Trinity United Methodist Church, which was her husband's home church. They moved their membership to Lawrenceville First United Methodist Church in Lawrenceville in 1992, when they moved to Lawrenceville to be closer to their children due to health issues. At Lawrenceville FUMC, they were active in the senior citizens group, Very Special Persons. During the 1970s and 1980s, Mrs. Bonds volunteered as a “Pink Lady” at Cabarrus Memorial Hospital in Concord, N.C., and she and her husband volunteered with Meals on Wheels by delivering meals in Cabarrus County. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Hubert Blair Bonds Sr., in 1996; newborn twin daughters Ashley Adair Bonds and Lesley Blair Bonds, in 1946; and by two sisters, Stella J. Ainsley of Chesapeake, Va., in 1994 and Eunice J. Winters of Statesville, N.C., in 2004. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Jane and Mike Deal of Lawrenceville; a son, Hubert B. Bonds Jr. of East Point, Ga.; a brother and sister-in-law, Brandon and Nancy Johnson, of Alpharetta, Ga.; a sister, Helen J. Shive of Greensboro, N.C.; and numerous nieces and nephews whom she loved dearly and remembered in prayer daily. Service and Visitation: Graveside Services will be held Saturday, March 19 at 11 a.m. in the Mausoleum Chapel at Carolina Memorial Park in Kannapolis, N.C., officiated by the Rev. Dr. Jill Yvette Crainshaw, Associate Dean at Wake Forest University Divinity School, who grew up living next door to the Bonds family in Kannapolis, N.C. The family will receive friends from 10:30 a.m. until the time of service. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family requests and will appreciate memorials sent to the church or charity of the donor's choice. The family would like to thank the staff and nurses of Crossroads Hospice at GMC-Lawrenceville, the Sixth Floor medical staff at GMC-Lawrenceville, and the paramedics and EMTs of Gwinnett County Fire Station No.10 in Lawrenceville, Ga. Services by Tim Stewart Funeral Home, 300 Simonton Road, S.W., Lawrenceville, GA 30046. 770-962-3100. Online guest registry available at www.stewartfh.com

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Woman accused of trading guns for drugs Teen says 26-year-old forced her into sex BY SHELLEY SMITH ssmith@salisburypost.com

The former fiancee of a Woodleaf resident was charged with felony larceny after authorities said she traded several of his guns for drugs. Angie Marie McFarland, 32, was arrested Tuesday during the service of a search warrant in a Davie County home, and given a $10,000 seMCFARLAND cured bond. The investigation began Jan. 30 when deputies with the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office responded to a larceny at 1184 Old Oak Road, the home of Frederick Bowers.

Bowers told authorities he noticed screens missing from his back windows, and when he looked, several guns were missing from his gun cabinet. McFarland said she opened the windows and may have left them unlocked, the report said. The case was assigned to investigators. On Feb. 23, McFarland did not show up at the sheriff’s office for a meeting with detectives. Deputies called Bowers to tell him his fiancee was a person of interest in the case, the report said, but Bowers told investigators he and McFarland were no longer engaged, and she had moved out. Investigators contacted McFarland Feb. 28, and she admitted to trading the guns for controlled substances, the report said. On Tuesday, McFarland was found inside the home of

George Rufus Williams, 69, of 574 Boxwood Church Road, as authorities with Davie and Rowan counties executed a search warrant, concluding a two-week investigation into distribution of crack cocaine. Authorities found less than an ounce of crack cocaine that had just been cooked and packaged for sale, scales, marijuana and a smoking device, a report said. Also found were three handguns, two shotguns, and two rifles. It was unclear whether the weapons were Bowers’. Williams was charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver crack cocaine, maintaining a dwelling for a controlled substance, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was placed in the Davie County jail under a $110,000 secured bond.

A Salisbury man was charged with statutory rape Wednesday following an investigation by the Salisbury Police Department into a March 4 incident. Melvin Maurice Cruse, 26, of 221 Dan St., was in the Rowan County jail under a $50,000 secured bond. Police said the victim, a 15-

year-old female, reported that she and her friends were at Cruse’s house March 4, visiting, and at some point Cruse began kissing her. The report said she asked him to stop, but he forced himself on her. Cruse made his first appearance in court Thursday morning.

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Man surrenders in death of his mother BURLINGTON (AP) — A Burlington man wanted by police because his 79-year-old mother was found dead in her home has surrendered to police. The Times-News of Burlington reports that 38year-old Wilton Alexander Stephens turned himself in at

the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office Thursday morning. Authorities say Stephens was living with his mother, Ida Walton Stephens. Police found the woman’s body Tuesday evening after family and friends reported they were unable to get in touch with her. Her body was

taken to the state Medical Examiner’s office in Chapel Hill, where an autopsy determined she had been dead for at least a week. Wilton Stephens is charged with concealment of death, which is a felony. He was jailed under a $25,000 bond.

Trio face drug charges in two counties Three people face charges after authorities in Rowan and Davie counties investigated crack cocaine and prescription drug sales, according to a press release issued Thursday. Narcotics investigators from the Rowan and Davie sheriff’s offices started buying crack and prescription drugs in Davie County in November, the press release said. On Thursday, authorities arrested Christopher Ray Riddle, 33, of 1865 Eaton Church Road, Salisbury; Michael Lee Cline, 36, of 267 Duke St., Cooleemee; and William Talbert Boger, 31, of 143 McKnight Road, Advance. Cline is charged with 15 counts of drug-related offenses, including trafficking in opium and conspiring to traffic in opium; selling cocaine and other selling controlled substances; and possession of drug paraphernalia. His bond is $90,000. Riddle is charged with trafficking in opi-

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um by transport; trafficking in opium by possession; trafficking in opium by selling; and conspiring to traffic in opium. His bond was set at $35,000. Boger is charged with trafficking in opium by transportation and conspiring to traffic in opium. His bond is set at $10,000. Authorities say they expect to make more arrests in connection with the investigation. Andy Mooney/salisbury post

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The Spencer Shops Roundhouse and Turntable on the site of the North Carolina Transportation Museum will be named an ASME Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark at a special ceremony in Spencer on Saturday. The ceremony will be held during the Transportation Museum’s Spring Kick Off. A first for the museum, the festival will offer a day full of music, food, games for the kids and train rides. It begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 3:30 p.m. Tickets are available online at www.nctrans.org or at the museum grounds on the day of the event, allowing access to all events and unlimited train rides. Trains depart at 10, 10:45 and 11:30 a.m. and 1, 1:45, 2:30, and 3:15 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for children 3-12. The festival will feature two different trains. The museum’s regular passenger train will be pulled by a classic diesel engine, and special rides will be available on a train full of cabooses, pulled by the Flagg 75 steam locomo-

LANDIS FroM 3a Lake Wright as well as the town’s parks. The Southern Rowan Sports League, which is managed by volunteers, handles the softball league. The league buys and provides all necessary equipment, secures team sponsors and establishes league schedules — duties that used to be handled by the recreation director. In April, the town opted to have an outside company manage and maintain its pool, which is now handled by Charlotte Swim Club Management Inc. in Huntersville. The pool was an area that used to be handled by the recreation director. In addition to allowing people to fish at Lake Corriher, the town also talked in August about clearing an area near Lake Wright for a walking trail, which would connect to the J. Fred Corriher Y. All of the parks and greenways are a part of the town’s Parks and Recreation master plan, which was unveiled at a July 2010 meeting. Morgan has set goals for the parks department, and he’s already begun accomplishing some of them. Morgan’s short-term goals are to fix the Pavilion, “to make it usable,” he said. He also hopes to get the park up and running. The town is waiting to find out if

tive. Steam engine train rides have not been available at the museum for several years, so having the Flagg 75 caboose train adds a special touch to the event, particularly on the grounds of the former Spencer Shops, which was built more than a century ago for the repair and maintenance of steam powered engines, a museum press release said. The festival will also feature live music across the museum grounds. JP and Crawdaddy will perform classic rock, beach and country near the Barber Junction Visitor’s Center, while bluegrass act Piedmont Natural Grass will perform in the Bob Julian Roundhouse. Kids and adults will enjoy performances by magician Ryan Short. A popular part of the museum’s “Day Out With Thomas” events, Short’s show incorporates humor, music, dancing and exploding shoes. Short will perform throughout the day in the Roundhouse.For children, the Spring Kick Off will include miniature golf on the lawn, an outdoor play area,

bubbles and sidewalk chalk behind the Master Mechanic’s Office, temporary tattoos, Thomas play tables and coloring areas in the roundhouse. In the midst of it all, Wacky-Doo the Clown will be roaming the grounds, creating balloon creations and spreading joy. The museum’s gift shop, The Gift Station, will host two authors. A.J. Fallon, author of “Choo Choo Woody, the Little Engine with a Heart” and Julia Taylor Ebel, author of “Walking Ribbon” and “Addie Clawson, Appalachian Mail Carrier,” will appear beginning at 2 p.m. At the ceremony set for 2 p.m., the New York-based American Society of Mechanical Engineers will present a bronze plaque to the museum in recognition of the contribution of the Spencer facility to the progress of American railroading. The Spencer facility was built in 1924 by the Southern Railway to repair steam locomotives. It is one of the few remaining early 20th century railroad locomotive repair shops in the United States.

it’s been approved for a grant it applied for that would help develop the park. The park was the idea of the late D.C. Linn and his family. The family wanted the town to have the 2-acre lot, which sits at North Central Avenue near the Landis Police Department. The property is currently in a trust with the Foundation for the Carolinas. He’s been cleaning almost daily at Lake Corriher. “We have some safety issues with hanging trees,” he said. Once complete, people can fish, camp, bike and walk trails at the Lake Corriher area. The lake/wilderness area is a “real nice area for South Rowan,” Morgan said. Morgan also came up with an idea that he hopes would draw interest to Lake Corriher. The idea, which is in its early stages, is a fishing challenge where participants will have an opportunity to catch tagged fish for prizes. Morgan hopes the idea will coincide with the South Rowan YMCA Adventure Run in September. Morgan still has to develop this idea more, he told the board at meeting earlier this month. “Lake Corriher is an area with a lot of potential,” he said. Eventually, Morgan hopes there will be picnic shelters, a boardwalk and a central bathhouse. Morgan said the only other

wilderness area that offers a variety of outdoor activities in this area that is comparable to what the future Lake Corriher wilderness area will be is Dan Nicholas Park and Uwharrie National Forest. “It’s a way for people to get that feel within a short drive and for some, walking distance,” he said. Many of these upcoming events will help fund future endeavors and projects for the wilderness area, Morgan said. Once activities get underway at the lake, there may be a need to hire a part-time person, but for now Morgan will maintain the area. Other community activities Morgan will spearhead are the Spring Fling on April 23 at Corriher Field, and the Fall Festival. He’s also working on securing grants for many projects, including those that involve the lake. “No cost or low cost, that’s where more people are headed,” he said. He hopes to get volunteers to clean the trails and other areas near the lake. Morgan has planned several volunteer days. “We are going to need all the help we can get,” Morgan said. Anyone who wants to volunteer for the clean up days can contact Morgan at 704857-4114. Contact reporter Shavonne Potts at 704-797-4253.

WINE FroM 3a viticultural area, which allows wineries to indicate on their labels that the wine came from a specific grapegrowing region. Those areas are defined by distinct geographic fea-

tures, and a local region would be linked to the Uwharrie Mountains, Baudoin said. Only four of the eight current wineries in the three counties — Morgan Ridge in Rowan, Stony Mountain and Uwharrie vineyards in Stanly, and Rocky River Vineyards in Cabarrus — are close enough to the mountains for

inclusion in such a region, Baudoin said, but the others would still benefit from it. Baudoin said the designation takes about two years to get and is not easy to achieve. “It’s all in the planning stages right now,” she said. “I know there are a lot of particulars you have to go through.”

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Team Chevrolet is supporting the Salisbury community through a partnership with Rowan Little League. The dealership will provide baseball equipment, instructional clinics, a monetary donation and an opportunity to raise $10,000 through a Chevy vehicle-giveaway fundraiser. The effort by Team Chevrolet is part of the Chevy Youth Baseball initiative being rolled out across the nation from March through July 2011. Kristin Haynes, general sales manager, said the dealership is happy and excited to support the youth baseball program. Team Chevrolet will present the Rowan Little League with equipment bags, baseball buckets, dugout managers and Chevy Youth Baseball Tshirts. The sponsorship in-

cludes clinics with experienced instructors from former MLB/MiLB players and coaches or the Ripken Baseball professional staff. Team Chevrolet will present a one-time monetary donation to Rowan Little League. The team also has an opportunity to raise funds through the Chevy Youth Baseball Fundraiser. Sponsored leagues across the country will each receive 2,000 fundraiser entry tickets to distribute for a suggested donation, and the league will keep 100 percent of proceeds raised. At the end of the fundraiser, five people will win a Chevy Equinox or Chevy Cruze vehicle of their choice (up to $30,000 in value). Each participating market will have a secondary prize of a home entertainment center valued at $1,000.

Doctor to speak about arthritis, diabetes Rowan Regional Medical Center Diabetes Support Group will host Dr. Stacy Kennedy to discuss “Living With Arthritis and Diabetes.” Kennedy will give an overview of different types of rheumatologic diseases such as gout, lupus, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and other rheumatic diseases, as well as the diagnosis and treatment of arthritis. Kennedy completed her rheumatology fellowship training at Duke University, which has been ranked as one of the top rheumatology pro-

grams in the country. She practices at Rowan Rheumatology and Associates in Salisbury. The support group will meet in the Education Resource Center on the fourth floor, Tower A at Rowan Regional Medical Center on Tuesday, April 5 at 2 p.m. There is no cost and registration is not necessary. The purpose of the RRMC Diabetes Support Group is to provide support and education for people with diabetes and their families. For more information contact the Diabetes and Nutrition Center at 704-210-5771.

Report wasn’t sealed, contradicting police CHARLOTTE (AP) — A federal agency said Thursday it didn’t order police in North Carolina to seal a report about a teenager who died after stowing away in the wheel well of a jet flying from Charlotte to Boston. The revelation, first reported by The Charlotte Observer, appears to contradict what police said as they indicated they had completed a probe involving the death of 16-yearold Delvonte Tisdale. His body was found in a Boston suburb

in November after it apparently fell from the plane. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Rodney Monroe said earlier this month that he couldn’t release the report for security reasons. But Jon Allen of the Transportation Security Administration said the agency only advised the city about information that could be sensitive to security. He said the TSA received the report Wednesday and is giving it prompt attention.

Researchers seek volunteers for pepper study Can black pepper help you lose weight? Researchers at Appalachian State University’s Human Performance Lab located on the N.C. Research Campus in Kannapolis hope to answer the question. They are seeking 25 healthy, nonsmoking men between 25 and 45 and who are no more than 30 pounds overweight to participate in a study how black pepper af-

fects metabolism. People in the United States consume on average about tenth of a teaspoon of black pepper a day. Research participants will consume an eighth of a teaspoon of black pepper over three meals. Some animal studies suggest that black pepper increases the resting metabolism, thus countering weight gain. This study will measure

FIBRANT FROM 3a of the bill that city officials say was written by the cable lobby. Fibrant competes with Time Warner Cable and others to provide Internet, cable TV and phone services. Salisbury has hired a communications attorney in Washington, D.C., and a high-profile Raleigh lobbyist to fight the legislation, which has been introduced for four years but never passed. Warren said it’s not fair for the state to change the rules for cities with broadband networks up and running. “Salisbury, Morganton, Wilson, Mooresville and Davidson were in business before the bill came out and before the provisions were written,” Warren said. “I felt they should be grandfathered in. I felt it was the right thing to do.” If the amendment stands, Salisbury will not have to comply with any provisions of the bill, which officials say would harm the city’s ability to repay the $30 million they borrowed to build

the network and keep them from financing expansions of Fibrant to annexed neighborhoods or other towns. In another victory for Salisbury, the Finance Committee will take public comment Wednesday when debate resumes. Paris said he asked N.C. Rep. Julia Howard, R-Davie, chairwoman of the Finance Committee, earlier this week for a public hearing on the bill and she turned him down. But Thursday, the committee agreed to hear from the public Wednesday when it reviews the legislation. Salisbury officials say they asked, even begged, private companies like Time Warner to provide high-speed Internet throughout the city. Several areas, including some downtown, did not have service. Salisbury says the companies refused to upgrade to a fiber-optic network, so the city built one itself in support of economic development, public safety and education. Cable and phone companies have urged the General Assembly to restrict municipal broadband services since a 2005 state appeals court ruling upheld

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the right of towns and cities to sell broadband. Companies say government has an unfair advantage because cities don’t pay taxes and can subsidize their rates with revenues from other utilities. Cities that choose to compete against private business should be subject to the same rules, said Marcus Trathen, a lawyer for the N.C. Cable Telecommunications Association. The North Carolina conflict is playing out amid a national push to extend broadband to corners of the country that private enterprise hasn’t reached, including $7.2 billion set aside for broadband in 2009’s stimulus bill. The General Assembly’s annual tussle over municipal broadband also is playing out this year under Republican leadership after more than a century of Democratic rule. Supporters of the bill, which has bipartisan sponsorship, say they are protecting jobs and spurring investment by clearing the playing field for the private sector. The Associated Press contributed to this story. Contact reporter Emily Ford at 704-797-4264.

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High Blood Pressure AND Type II Diabetes… Here is something to consider

Local doctors are conducting a research study comparing the effectiveness of an investigational medication compared to a placebo (inactive substance) for the treatment of high blood pressure in people with diabetes. Qualified participants receive all study-related care at no charge, including doctor visits, laboratory services, blood glucose supplies and study medication or placebo (inactive substance). Financial compensation up to $350 may be provided for time and travel.

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OFFICIALS froM 1A â&#x20AC;˘ A general description of the reasons for each promotion. â&#x20AC;˘ The date and type of each dismissal, suspension or other disciplinary action (but not the reason). Dan Kane, a reporter for the News & Observer in Raleigh, told of a citizen who sought out information on a Pitt-Greenville airport officialâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s compensation package and discovered the man made more than the head of Charlotte Douglas Airport in Charlotte, a much larger operation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How many of you would have loved to have that story?â&#x20AC;? he asked. There is much the public needs to know, he said, and commended the Charlotte Observer for recent reports on the Charlotte Police Department, a firing in the Mecklenburg district attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office and a ploy by the sheriff in

reporters. The conference is a part of Sunshine Week, a national effort to focus attention on debates over these issues. Joe Morris, Salisburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s planning director, said privacy questions arise in his department, too. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From time to time, we have members of the development community who ask for confidentiality for their potential developments,â&#x20AC;? Morris said. Salisbury Post education reporter Sarah Campbell was one of several staff members from the paper in attendance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The event provided an opportunity to gain some insight into what kind of information is public record and the best practices to seek that information,â&#x20AC;? Campbell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Public records are an important accountability tool, so it's important to know how to utilize them,â&#x20AC;? she said. Ross said he was glad to see so many people interested in these ongoing discussions. And, he said, it was encouraging that local leaders were getting involved in the debate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hope you are here today to learn how to win more small victories,â&#x20AC;? Ross said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The reward is a more informed electorate, a more involved public.â&#x20AC;? Contact Hugh Fisher via the editor's desk at 704-7974244.

Lincoln County, who was giving oral dismissals instead of the letters of dismissal that would have to be shared. The attorney generalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office has clearly said a letter of dismissal is to be produced, Kane said. During a panel discussion about access to government records, Cary Town Clerk Sue Rowland said the town spells out open-government values and expectations for employees. It trains them how to field requests for public information â&#x20AC;&#x201D; holding special training sessions during Sunshine Week. The town website has a tab labeled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sunshineâ&#x20AC;? that explains citizensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; rights to information, shares agendas and minutes and other information. Rowland, who serves on the board of the Open Government Coalition, differed with UNC President Tom Ross, who said public records requests were important but the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s core mission of education was the top priority. Access to public records is a top priority for town clerks like her, she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not an inconvenience. That is a part of our jobs.â&#x20AC;?

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any North Carolina farmers, especially those in Rowan County, are leaders in soil conservation and land preservation. Farmers work hard to conserve their land and make special efforts to seek out new farming practices in order to maintain quality soils. Some farmers rely heavily on Cooperative Extension to make contacts with researchers at N.C. State University as well as N.C. A&T State University. Furthermore, extension reaches out to other farming organizations in other states in order to provide North Carolina SCOTT farmers the TILLEY best options and to help them make the best decisions in relation to crop management. A farmer taking care of his soil is a farmer securing his way of life. It makes no since for a farmer to abuse the land he or she relies so heavily on to make a living. What steps or methods do farmers take to preserve their land? There are many things throughout the year, but one method is the planting of a winter cover crop. Farmers in the region mostly focus on planting summer annuals such as corn and soybeans. They plant their crop in the early days of spring and hope to harvest come August. Many will plant winter crops such as wheat or barley and look to harvest come May or June. Other farmers may allow the land to sit idle through winter. Nonetheless, being good stewards of land, many will plant a crop in the field with the main focus of building soil quality for next year. In general, cover crops provide the farmer with a land cover to help prevent water and wind erosion. One strong storm with large amounts of heavy rain can wash away topsoil that took years to establish. No matter if you’re a farmer, gardener or an ordinary citizen taking care of your yard, it is vital to cover bare earth with some type of vegetation or material. Furthermore, a winter cover crop helps with the suppression of weeds. Weeds bring more competition to the field, competing for sunlight, moisture, and nutrients. Fewer weeds equal less competition for the crop you’re growing, which ultimately equals healthier plants. One of the most important reasons for planting a cover crop is to build organic matter. As spring emerges, the winter crop will die, leaving behind decomposing dry matter. This decomposing material is an excellent source of nutrients for future crops and allows for vigorous microbial activity. It is important to understand that farmers work hard to conserve the land they work on. Farmer or not, everyone should take steps to conserve the land we so readily trust to fulfill our needs. For tips or other recommendations, please call your county extension service.

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t may seem like summer is too far away to worry about. But it’s never too early to get a jump-start on your planning. Does your summer include camps and enrichment programs for the kids? What about a family vacation? Sit down with a mug of hot chocolate and your warm slippers and spend a little time thinking warm thoughts about the ways you want you and your family to spend those coveted summer days. Here’s a day-by-day list of what you can do to start getting summer plans lined up: 1. Monday: If you’re a dreamer, then this will be your favorite part of the week. Sit down and think about what you really want to do this summer. Dreaming of trying something you’ve never done before? Want the kids to learn to swim? Thinking about taking that trip to a national park? Jot down your many ideas (and remember that no idea is a bad one) in a notebook or on your computer. 2. Tuesday: If Monday was all about dreaming, Tuesday is all about reality. Take a long, hard look at your budget and figure out what works for you and, if applicable, your family. That expensive basketball camp may be high on the list, but it might not be doable this year. Once you’ve set a budget for activities/vacations/day trips, etc., you’ll have a better idea of how to focus your ideas. 3. Wednesday: Now that you have an idea of what you are interested in doing this summer and you are armed with the knowledge of what you can really afford, Wednesday is the day to dig in and do some research. Get all of the necessary information about locations, travel costs, camp application deadlines and so forth. If you’re doing your research online, don’t waste paper printing things out. Simply clip relevant web pages and save it in a “summer” folder using Evernote (www.Evernote.com), an incredible free program. 4. Thursday: As any mother of school-aged children knows, all of the camps and summer activities come with their own lists of deadlines. It can be a little overwhelming, especially if you have several children registering at different camps. Make a list of all of the dates — when the application is due, when payment needs to be sent and when medical forms are required, to name a few. Then transfer the list to your calendar. A little organization now could save some hassles later. 5. Friday: You’ve zeroed in on your interests, figured out the budget and learned what you need to do, so today is the day to talk it over with family members. Make sure your son really does want to go to baseball camp or your spouse is really OK with a camping trip instead of a beach vacation. After the family chat, book it. When summer rolls around, you’ll all be able to enjoy it that much more because you’re ready for it. The writers are co-founders of Buttoned Up, a company dedicated to helping stressed women get organized. Send ideas and questions to yourlife@getbuttonedup.com. For more columns, go to scrippsnews.com.

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Unusual weather can cause some varieties of turnips to bolt and bloom prematurely.

Spring weather brings more questions Answers on turnips, potatoes, spinach and broccoli he weather is finally becoming more spring-like and perfect for vegetable gardening. April 15 is typically the last day you have to worry about frost in this area, but many home gardeners are chancing the weather and trying their luck with tender vegetables. Be prepared to protect tender vegetables such as tomatoes and peppers over the next few weeks. Below are ongoing questions from vegetable gardeners this week. Q: Is it too late to plant potatoes? Can we use whole potatoes left over from last year? A: You can still plant Irish potatoes, but I would only use certified seed. Left over potatoes often DARRELL have disease probBLACKWELDER lems that can reduce their yield. Cut the seed potatoes into 1-inch cubes with a healthy eye that hasn’t sprouted. Potato eyes are the dimples on each potato that will sprout and will produce the plant. After cutting potatoes into cubes, allow them to set for a couple of days before planting. The open wounds will heal over to prevent rotting in the soil. Q: The turnips I planted earlier in the year now have yellow flowers and are not growing. What is wrong with my plants? A: Turnips and other members of the Brassica sp. family bolt or prematurely flower if stressed. Some varieties are more susceptible than others. Q: What direction should I run

seed potatoes are cut and ready for planting. the rows in my garden? A: If practical, run vegetable crops east or west, however, it really doesn’t make that much difference in our area. Make sure your gardening area has full sun or at least eight hours of bright sunlight during the day. Q: I planted my broccoli and cabbage seed earlier this spring with no luck. What happened? A: Your seed most likely rotted in the cold, damp soil. Plant early vegetable seed such as cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, etc. seed in the late summer for a fall crop. It’s always a safe bet to use transplants in the spring. Q: I have been trying to grow spinach for three years now with no luck. Can you tell me why it is so

difficult to grow spinach? A: Spinach can be grown on a variety of soils, but it grows best on fertile, sandy loam high in organic matter. The soil pH is probably an issue since spinach is very sensitive to acid soils. The pH for growing spinach should be between 6.4 and 6.8. When the pH varies from this level, problems occur. Darrell Blackwelder is the County Extension director with horticulture responsibilities with the N.C. Cooperative Extension Service in Rowan County. Learn more about Cooperative Extension events and activities on Facebook or website at www.rowanextension.com or call 704-216-8970. www.rowanmastergardener.com rowan.ces.ncsu.edu

Hobbies: Make vintage candle containers BY DENA FISHBEIN Scripps Howard News Service

I love candles. Usually, while I’m working, I’ll have one sitting on my drafting table and for a few hours each day I am relaxed by the warm glow and pretty scent. (Pomegranate is my favorite.) Sometimes at a flea market or garage sale I’ll find a really lovely single teacup, a teapot without a lid, a pretty tin container or a beautiful wine glass. What do you do with these? Well, you buy them really inexpensively and you use them as containers for melted wax candles. Here’s how.

Gather: Candle wax and pre-waxed, pretabbed wicks (available at craft stores) Containers for candles, tea cups, old glasses, etc. (I used some vintage finds) Double boiler Wood chopsticks or skewers

Create: 1. Prepare your containers by cleaning them and filling them with water to be sure they don’t leak. 2. Add a bit of melted wax on the bottom of the wicks’ tin base and

place at the bottom of your container. Lay a skewer over the container and wrap the wick around the skewer so it stands straight up. 3. Using the double boiler, melt enough wax to fill your candle containers. Be very careful with the hot wax. Wax is scripps howard news service very flammable. Please Use old containers to make new candles. take all the necessary precautions before melt- a personal label, a friend’s monogram ing the wax. or just a strip of pretty vintage paper 4. Pour the wax into the containers. around a tin to make a one-of-a-kind When they harden, you can add an- gift. other layer of wax to the top if you Dena Fishbein is the designer and need to create a smoother surface. artist behind many home, gift and pa5. Let the wax fully harden (about per products found at your favorite 24 hours), and trim the excess wick. stores. To ask her how to embellish That’s it! anything, visit her blog at denadeThese make the loveliest gifts. Add signs.com.

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Plumber: Standby generators offer protection BY ED DEL GRANDE HGTVPro.com

Q: I remember reading an article you wrote last year about standby generators. Well, this winter I lost power during one of the larger storms, and now I’m very interested in having one installed. What is the best time of year to do the job? I’m thinking in the fall. What other tips can you give me? — Harry, New Jersey A: First, let’s get everyone “powered up” on this topic. A standby generator is not the same as a portable generator. Standby generators are permanently mounted generator systems, connected directly to your home. Kind of like a central airconditioning system would be.

Also, most standby generators are powered by “self-feeding” natural or propane gas. Finally, the system is controlled by an “intelligent transfer switch” that automatically turns on the generator when a power outage occurs. So, basically, when you lose electrical power, your standby generator will “automatically” keep the electricity on in your home. If it’s properly sized, that means you can keep running your heat, hot water, air conditioning and even your refrigerator/freezer. How cool is that! It does take about one or two weeks to have a standbygenerator system installed, so plan accordingly. As far as the best time of year to install a standby gen-

erator, consider this: Spring is on the way, and many homeowners worry about basement flooding from heavy spring rainstorms and snowmelt. Basement sump pumps protect many homes, and if the electrical power goes out, the sump pump will lose its A/C power. After spring, of course, we have summer and fall, and that’s where the “big guns” can kick in. Severe thunderstorms, tornadoes and hurricanes can all cause long-term power outages. You and your professional standby-generator contractor need to discuss — and agree upon — the job’s size, scheduling and pricing. Make sure your contractor has all the proper licenses and insurance,

and that he or she gets the appropriate permits from local authorities. Also, I recommend getting a standby generator with a composite shell that is especially built to stand up to the elements. This could be particularly important if you live by the ocean, because the salt air can be very corrosive to standard materials. Master Contractor/ Plumber Ed Del Grande is known internationally as the author of the book “Ed Del Grande’s House Call” and for hosting TV shows on Scripps Networks and HGTVPro.com. For more information, visit eddelgrande.com or write eddelgrande@hgtvpro.com. Always consult local contractors and codes.

Making a small room bigger takes a few smart tricks BY ROSEMARY SADEZ FRIEDMANN Scripps Howard News Service

Do you have a small room? Does it make you feel cramped? Does it feel more like a room for dolls than a room for humans? Well, don’t despair. There are solutions, and with a little smoke and mirrors, we can enlarge that room. Start by cleaning up. The less clutter, the better, so get rid of extra furniture, extra pictures on the wall, extra accessories and, well, anything that is unnecessary. Already we have created space. On to the window. Let the light in by having

minimal window dressing. That opening is an opportunity to bring the outdoors in, the light in, and, with little or no covering, it draws the eye out to the large world outside, instead of to the small room inside. If some window covering is needed for privacy, make it simple. For example, don’t use fabrics that contrast with the wall’s color. The idea is to make the window covering a seamless part of that wall. In keeping with the idea of bringing the outdoors in, choose colors that are already outside that window. This will help promote continuity, creating the illusion of more space. Or bathe everything in

white, from the walls to the upholstery, to illuminate and open the room. Arrange the furniture in a way to give the room a feeling of spaciousness. If possible, place the furniture in such a way that when you enter the room, you can see across to the baseboard on the other side. Talking about that same room entrance, keep furniture clear of it — a cluttered entrance will make the entire room shrink visually. If there are things in the room that need a home — such as books, extra pictures that you really want to display and a few knickknacks — then go for built-in shelves. They take up no floor space and offer

wonderful display and storage areas. Did I mention smoke and mirrors? Forget the smoke, but mirrors do work to visually expand a room. Strategically place them where they reflect light or where they reflect a pretty sight. If the mirror or mirrors can reflect the outdoors, all the better. A small room can have big potential if the design plan is thought out and carefully executed. Enjoy the challenge, and then enjoy the results. Rosemary Sadez Friedmann, an interior designer in Naples, Fla., is author of “Mystery of Color,” available at Barnes & Noble Booksellers and Amazon.com.

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A continuing compendium of tips and tricks from Home & Garden Television: What’s the dirtiest word in decorating? That’s right: budget. Whether you have just a few hundred dollars for a room makeover or tens of thousands, you’ll need to plan carefully and make tough choices to meet your bottom line. 1. Make a design wish list Give your imagination free rein. Write down everything you’d like to do and buy. Be specific: Rather than listing “more storage and display space,” think about whether that means adding built-ins or buying a freestanding armoire. 2. Determine your actual budget Take a look at your monthly inflows and outflows, as well as any funds you’ve set aside for rainy-day projects, and see how much you realis-

tically have to spend. 3. Familiarize yourself with price tags Before you draft an itemized budget, hit the stores, catalogs and Internet to research how much the items on your wish list will cost. Figure out how much work you’ll need to hire out, too. 4. Prioritize your purchases and labor Start itemizing with your decorating wish list, real costs and your total budget in front of you. 5. Draft your decorating plan Put your design blueprint on paper. Break down each element: List the work to be done, the items to be purchased and other practical projects (such as recycling old carpet), as well as the amount you plan to spend on each. 6. Invest in important room features Consider big splurges for the things you’ll use every day; are hard to change; will hold their value over time; or

will add value to your home. 7. Scrimp on the cosmetic changes Once you’ve earmarked the bulk of your budget for the big items, divvy up what’s left for the extras: linens and other textiles, lighting and decorative accessories — anything that’s available at a wide variety of price points and is easy to switch out or upgrade later. 8. Make trade-offs to juggle your expenses For instance, if the hardwood floor you chose eats up a bigger chunk of change than you planned for, downsize the

amount you allotted for an area rug so you still hit your overall number. 9. Keep common budgetbusters in mind Just as you would with a remodeling budget, tuck away 10 percent to 15 percent of your total for unexpected expenses. 10. Phase it in You may not be able to do everything right away. But don’t lose heart — you can spread out the expense by making a long-range plan and implementing your design in phases, as time and money allow.

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‘Open’ equals The Japan Syndrome ‘accountable’ Don’t jump to conclusions about nuclear power f information is power, it stands to reason that people armed with information have considerable power. But lobbyists for government agencies apparently don’t want ordinary citizens to wield that kind of power. They argued against a Republican-sponsored bill in the North Carolina House that would make access to public information a constitutional right. The Sunshine Amendment is one of the high points so far of this Republican-dominated Legislature. If the voters approve the amendment in November 2012, House Bill 87 and its counterpart, Senate Bill 67 would strengthen North Carolina’s open-govern-

ment laws. In addition, the General Assembly couldn’t close off access to public records without a two-thirds majority of both chambers. Government lobbyists insist that the bill’s supporters are going too far. ... There is always the possibility that public information can be misused. That doesn’t mean we should cut off access. If doing so truly is in the public’s best interest, lawmakers will be able to muster the necessary votes. Too often, however, secrecy is used by government officials to avoid embarrassment or unwanted scrutiny. Many officials view the openness requirement as an inconvenience that gets in the way of doing business. The business they are doing is the public’s business. In the past quarter-century, this newspaper has on occasion taken officials to court to force them to hand over what was clearly public information. An Associated Press investigation a few years ago revealed an alarming number of public employees who were either ignorant of or openly defied the Public Records Law. During that same period, lobbyists for public agencies and institutions have asked for and received several exemptions or revisions to open-government laws. They also have fought efforts to strengthen those statutes. But secrecy only breeds greater distrust, and the people are now demanding more accountability from the people who spend their tax dollars. ... — StarNews of Wilmington

Common sense

(Or uncommon wisdom, as the case may be)

A friend who holds your hand and says the wrong thing is made of dearer stuff than the one who stays away. — Barbara Kingsolver

hen you hear the title, “Once Upon a Time,” most people think about fairy tales. However, this story is not a fairy tale, but a story about a friend’s mom and the home she made for her family. I happened to overhear not long ago my friend, Norma Thomas, explaining how her mother managed to drive two cars at once. I had to stop and ask, “What did you say?” She just laughed and said, “My mom drove two cars at once.” I couldn’t wait to hear her explanation. Norma began, “My mom, Jean Anne, was from Iowa but moved to Florida when she was 16. She met my dad, Paul, who happened to be 11 years older, while living in Florida. They soon fell in love. My grandparents decided to DICY move back to Iowa MCCULLOUGH to try to stop the romance. Unfortunately, the move didn’t work because my dad followed my mom up north, whisked her away and they eloped. It’s hard to believe they were able to pull off such a feat, but it really did happen. Mom had her first child when she was 20, and eventually, there were five of us children in all.” I began to get the feeling life in this family was never dull. Jean and Paul lived in Florida after they were married, with Paul being the only one working. Norma said it was a good thing her mom could make money go a long way because her dad only made $1.25 an hour at the Florida Power and Light Co. She also went on to say her mom and dad looked at life as something to be enjoyed, always finding the good in any situation. They appreciated what they had, although not very much at the time, and taught their children the same values. Finally, Norma gets to the part about driving two cars at once. It seems, one day not long after Jean Anne and Paul were married, Jean Anne was at the local store buying groceries. She loaded them in the car, but the car wouldn’t start. Paul worked only a short distance from the store, so Jean Anne decided to walk the few blocks to the power company and get his car. Once there, she brought the car back to the grocery store, put the groceries in the car and went home. Jean Anne felt bad that Paul didn’t have a way home, so she took the bicycle out of the garage, loaded it into the car and took it to the Florida Power and Light Co. Before going back home, she then stopped at the grocery store to check the car one more time. Much to her amazement, when she turned the ignition, the car started. She thought she could now leave her husband’s car at his work. It seemed perfectly natural to her, to drive one car 50 feet, stop the car, get out, and then drive the other car 50 feet until she arrived at her destination. She just happened to drive in the parking lot right at shift change. Paul’s coworkers saw what was going on and couldn’t help but laugh. The next day, the co-workers went to the trash pile and found the ugliest bicycle they could find. They parked the bicycle in Paul’s parking space and left a note for him. It read, “For Paul when his wife decides to drive two cars at once.” Norma said her dad never lived down that episode, and even years later her mom and dad would laugh about it. Norma refers to her mom as a mixture of Lucille Ball, Maude and Carol Burnett. Their home life was one of joy and laughter. This seems like a wonderful environment for children to grow up in, where Mom and Dad enjoy life, and don’t mind laughing at themselves once in a while. I see so many children that look at life in a negative way because that’s all they know. Their home is not one where the family enjoys being together sharing good times and each other’s company. The only coping skills they know are how to get mad and be defensive. They have no understanding that calm resolution, and perhaps a little fun, are better ways to solve issues instead of being angry or getting mad. “Once Upon a Time,”parents taught their children to resolve issues in a positive, peaceful way. When this becomes a reality again, for every child and family, then we all will have a better chance of living happily ever after, and that won’t be an ending just in fairy tales. • • • Dicy McCullough is the author of a children’s book, “Tired of My Bath,” available at Literary Book Post, Treasures Hidden, Corner Books and More in China Grove and amazon.com.

“The truth shall make you free”

n the 1979 movie “The China Syndrome,” reporter Kimberly Wells (played by Jane Fonda) witnesses an accident at a nuclear power plant and then uncovers a plot to keep it a secret in order to protect the power company’s billion-dollar investment. The film was a gift to the political left, which at the time opposed the pursuit of nuclear energy to reduce our addiction to forCAL eign oil. In THOMAS some liberal circles, that opposition remains strong. The film, along with reallife accidents such as Three Mile Island (also in 1979), in which no one was killed, and Chernobyl (1986), which, according to the World Nuclear Association, “killed two Chernobyl plant workers on the night of the accident, and a further 28 people within a few weeks, as a result of acute radiation poisoning,” account for much of our modern thinking about all things nuclear.

Other films, like “Dr. Strangelove,” “Fail-Safe” and “On the Beach” — along with the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which ended World War II and launched the Cold War with the Soviet Union in which “mutual assured destruction” (MAD) and civil defense drills became the norm — make us nervous about what the unrestrained power of the atom can do. The nuclear reactors at Japan’s Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant were damaged by the tsunami, not the earthquake, and not by faulty construction or worker error, as

was the case at Chernobyl and to a lesser extent Three Mile Island. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has significantly tightened standards since those incidents, but no regulation or safety precaution can offer a 100 percent guarantee against an accident or natural disaster. Politicians tend to overreact to such things and stoke public fear. The otherwise cautious and principled German Chancellor Angela Merkel quickly announced plans to shut down seven of her country’s nuclear power plants pending a safety review. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu, a proponent of nuclear energy, told members of a House subcommittee on Tuesday that, “The American people should have full confidence that the United States has rigorous safety regulations in place to ensure that our nuclear power is generated safely and responsibly.” He faces off against nuclear energy opponents, including Rep. Ed Markey (DMA), who was recently quoted as saying, “We have to listen to what is happening in Japan and protect ourselves and our people.” Run for the hills! Chicken Little lives! The Houston Chronicle quoted Peter Cardillo, chief market economist for Avalon Partners, a brokerage house in New York: “It’s a situation where you sell (your stocks now), and you ask questions later,” thus indulging in selffulfilling prophecy as Japanese and American markets dipped. The Obama administration continues to stonewall when it comes to exploring for new sources of oil in or near Amer-

LETTERS The case against Fibrant system The online comments about the city’s problems with Fibrant and House Bill 129 are right on target. At David Treme’s direction, our city officials have put Salisbury in a $30 million hole. First, it is unconscionable for elected officials to make a financial commitment of that magnitude without a public referendum. It is derelict for elected officials to make a commitment of that size without researching the pros and cons. The city owned broadband systems that were established in Statesville, Davidson and Cornelius have been unsuccessful. These systems have not been able to compete with Time Warner. Furthermore, as state Sen. David Hoyle stated, it is counterproductive for a municipality to go into competition with companies in their tax base. Why would any person or group of individuals decide to shoot themselves in the foot? Adding insult to injury is the fact that Fibrant is not what we were promised. It is not cheaper than the commercial alternatives and the faster speeds have already been surpassed by Time Warner. Drive through Salisbury neighborhoods, and you

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ican territory. (It has approved just two deepwater drilling sites since the BP oil spill in the Gulf, which, contrary to doomsday predictions, did not foul beaches for a decade or cripple the seafood industry, which seems to have recovered well in plenty of time for the summer vacation rush.) Too many politicians continue to oppose coal exploration, an American natural resource. Without advances in nuclear energy, the U.S. will continue to face not only the petroleum price equivalent of mood swings, but also deepen our dependency on foreign oil, a dependence that will ultimately lead to a host of domestic and international problems. Cooler heads must prevail and conclusions avoided until a full assessment of the Japan disaster is known. Science cannot prevent earthquakes or tsunamis, but that does not keep people from wanting to live near the shore. Scientists and engineers have made great progress in addressing safety issues raised by Three Mile Island and Chernobyl, but again, nothing is foolproof or there would be no traffic accidents or airplane crashes. And we still drive and fly, don’t we? We need clean energy that can be developed on our own territory. Nuclear power, in conjunction with the discovery of more oil and the use of coal, natural gas, bio fuels, wind and solar power, offers the best option for the foreseeable future. • • • Cal Thomas writes for Tribune Media Services, 2225 Kenmore Ave., Suite 114, Buffalo, N.Y. 14207. E-mail Cal Thomas at tmseditors@ tribune.com.

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will see that most folks have not bought into the Fibrant hype. The city has been given an exemption from Bill 129 for the original plan that offered Fibrant within the city limits. Why do we need a lobbyist in Raleigh? The answer is simple. Fibrant cannot make it financially with only Salisbury as its customer base; Fibrant will need to expand to surrounding areas to look for customers. If the city is allowed to expand Fibrant, all that will be accomplished is a deeper financial pit. If the Salisbury public officials want to go into business, they need to form a private company and spend their own money. Don’t spend the taxpayer’s money without their permission on money-making schemes. — Larry Bowyer Salisbury

Shine light on this In the interest of “transparency,” I think you should publish the names of those

repeat parking offenders in the downtown area. The $15,000 Downtown Salisbury Inc. saves by your doing this could be put to a much needed parking lot. — Julie Apone Salisbury

Thanks for series Thank you so very much for the recent articles in the Post on salary, benefits, etc. of our local government employees. It is reassuring to know that our local newspaper is diligent in being the “people’s watchdog.” However, I am disappointed that your articles have not included the same information for the employees of our two local public housing agencies. Even though these employees are not city or county employees, both public agencies receive millions of taxpayer dollars from the federal government. Thank you. — Nelda Freeze Salisbury

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FROM 1A Natalie Gray, youth tobacco prevention manager for the Rowan County Health Department, says the bill is a “winwin-win solution” as states “face a severe fiscal crisis and work to balance budgets while preserving essential public services.” “Tobacco tax increases are one of the most effective ways to reduce smoking and other tobacco use, especially among kids,” Gray said. shelley smith/sALIsBURY POsT But N.C. Rep. Fred Steen, shane Allman rings up a tobacco purchase for Dave Biggs. R-Rowan, and N.C. Sen. An- Both say they are against the proposed $1 cigarette tax. drew Brock, R-Rowan/Davie, are sure the bill won’t get past the House. nobody pushing us to do it, we’re all doing it Steen said Thursday that the bill goes on our own. against what he and others promised voters “People are 21 years old and coming into last year. stores like this and buying cigarettes. If we “We were just saying we were going to bal- get sick it’s our own fault. We don’t need the ance the budget without increasing taxes,” he government telling us what to do. They’ve got said. “I’m not going to vote for it. too many things to worry about right now.” “I think it’s an uphill battle for any kind of China Grove resident David Faw was at tax ... I don’t think this is a good year for any Discount Tobacco on South taxes to be put on the table.” Main Street Wednesday afterLike Steen, Brock said he ran on a pledge noon purchasing tobacco that of no new taxes, and said the estimated $272.5 he inserts into a cigarette tube million in revenue from the tax wouldn’t be at home, and is more affordused for the right reasons, anyway. able than a $5 pack of cigaThe Golden LEAF funds, Brock said, rettes. brought “millions and millions” into the state, Faw, who used to work at and were to be used to help tobacco-depend- Phillip Morris, said the first ent regions. cigarette tax increase “pretty FAW “But it’s turned into a slush fund,” Brock much killed us.” said. “So even if there was a tax, what’s to say “They’re going to kill our this money will be used for the right reasons? cash crop,” he said. “I think “We can’t tax ourselves into prosperity or it’s unfair. There’s just as much noxious gas better days when we have spending that’s been coming out of these cars out there than there out of control for so many is in (tobacco). years here in Raleigh ... The “They don’t tax beer or alsame people proposing the tax cohol because the politicians are the same people that put like to party.” us in this budget hole.” Faw said he doesn’t think And Brock, Steen and sevthe tax will make people quit. eral Rowan residents all agree “What is this tax representthat $1 more for a pack of ciging?” he asked. “Just like the arettes won’t stop a teenager education lottery, where does from smoking. that money go? “I haven’t seen them go without anything “There’s people out there killing themthey wanted — cars, cell phones, toys,” Steen selves with beer and liquor.” said of today’s teens. “If they want it, they’re Brock and Steen said the tax could impact going to get it.” North Carolina and Rowan County’s economy. Brock said the $1 wouldn’t be a deterrent. Steen said the tax could impact the private “You’re looking at clothes, shoes and look- sector. He’s not sure how many Rowan farming at applications for other things, like tele- ers raise tobacco, but he says the tax will imphones, that are 99 cents apiece, that are pact folks putting the cigarettes on the shelves. geared for teenagers,” he said. “A dollar to a And Brock said a new tax could force R.J. teenager is not what a dollar was when I was Reynolds out of the state. “Do they want to run a teenager, or even older. To them, a dollar is the industry that built North Carolina, do they almost no importance, so I really don’t see it want to run them out of town?” he said. as a great deterrent.” Both Brock and Steen are sure it won’t pass. Dave Biggs, a smoker, said teenagers have “What’s too high,” Steen said of the tax. been smoking since the first cigarette was cre- “Why stop at a dollar? Why not just outlaw it? ated. “I don’t think this is the proper way to go “We’re only being human,” he said. “There’s about it.”

Facts on smoking and the tax as presented in House Bill 341: • Nearly 10,400 North Carolina children will become regular, daily smokers this year. • The best way to prevent and reduce tobacco use by children is to substantially increase the cost of cigarettes. • A cigarette tax increase of $1 would result in a 15.4 decrease in youth smoking rates, prevent 81,200 North Carolina children from becoming addicted adult smokers, and save 39,100 young people from premature smoking-related deaths. • North Carolina’s tax of 45 cents is currently the seventh-lowest tax in the nation, and the current average cigarette tax among all states is $1.45. • In contrast to North Carolina’s low cigarette tax is the fact that for every pack sold in North Carolina, it costs North Carolina taxpayers $7.17 per pack in health care costs to treat the serious chronic diseases brought on by cigarette smoking. • The use of tobacco products costs the state $2.46 billion in direct healthcare costs, $769 million of which is in Medicaid expenses alone, and $3.3 billion in lost productivity annually. • These deficits risk cuts to important programs affecting the health and well-being of North Carolinians and more reductions may be threatened. • An increase of the cigarette tax of $1 would generate an estimated additional $272.5 million in new revenue in the first year.

Most popular cigarette at Tobacco Discount: Marlboro Lights Cost of one pack of Marlboro Lights with tax: $4.86 Cost of one carton (10 packs) of Marlboro Lights: $45.08 The cheapest cigarettes: $22.99 per carton

What others are saying about the tax • Patricia Andrews, Faith: “Wow, I pay $4.50 for a pack now and I can’t imagine having to pay more ... I guess it will be time to quit. “As far as teenagers go, I don’t think that’s going to stop them from smoking. They will do what most teenagers do and have their parents give them money or have them buy them.” • Glen Yost, Salisbury: “I wish they would go up to $100 a pack.” • Nancy Blakeley, Salisbury: “I love this! I am glad that North Carolina finally caught with the times and outlawed smoking indoors but how about the fact that to get indoors my daughter and I still have to walk through a thick cloud of cancer smoke. “It is super inconsiderate of people to smoke directly in front of an entrance and carelessly blow their smoke into a child’s face. Just because you obviously do not value your own life doesn’t mean we are not affected by your second-hand smoke!” • Eli Jarvis, Salisbury: “I’ve been a smoker for several years now and I can’t possibly understand how a tax hike could possibly encourage teens to quit. “When I was a teen I was a smoker, then. I could purchase a pack of Marlboros for around $3.50. Still expensive, but not like they are today. “They slowly increased since then. ... I’m rather young, and the price increase didn’t stop me from being able to enjoy a cigarette after a stressful moment or a hard day’s work. “It’s simply another excuse to raise taxes on things that taxes do not need to be raised on.” • Tom Brown, Salisbury: “Guess you gotta pay it if you gotta smoke.” • Nathan Simpson, 65, of Salisbury: “I’ve been smoking ever since I was 9 years old. It’s just like gas — when it runs up to $5 a gallon, if you need to ride, you’re gonna ride. “Eventually I’m going to quit. Quit smoking, and quit driving, too.” • Anthony Thornton, East Spencer: “I think it’s outrageous. I think they’re skyrocketing and I don’t like it.”

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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. Jeff Barnhart 919-715-2009 Jeff.Barnhart@ncleg.net Mailing address: NC House of Representatives, 300 N. Salisbury St., Room 304 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

Sen. Fletcher Hartsell 919-733-7223 Fletcher.Hartsell@ncleg.net Mailing address: NC Senate, 300 N. Salisbury St., Room 300-C Raleigh, NC 27603-5925

Sen. Andrew Brock 919-715-0690 Andrew.Brock@ncleg.net Mailing address: NC Senate, 300 N. Salisbury St, Room 623 Raleigh, NC 27603-5925

Rep. Linda Johnson 919-733-5861 Linda.Johnson2@ncleg.net Mailing address: NC House of Representatives, 300 N. Salisbury St., Room 301-D Raleigh, NC 27603-5925

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Smoke rising from Japan’s crippled nuclear plant YAMAGATA, Japan (AP) — Smoke billowed from a building at Japan’s crippled nuclear power plant today as emergency crews worked to reconnect electricity to cooling systems and spray more water on the overheating reactors at the tsunami-ravaged facility. Four of the troubled Fukushima Dai-ichi plant’s six reactors have seen fires, explosions or partial meltdowns in the week since the tsunami. While the reactor cores where energy is generated are a concern, Japanese and U.S. officials believe a critical danger are the pools used to store spent nuclear fuel: fuel rods in one pool were believed to be at least partially exposed and in danger of leaking radiation. The smoke came from Unit 2, and its cause was not known, the nuclear safety agency said. An explosion had hit the building on Tuesday, possibly damaging a crucial cooling chamber that sits below the reactor core. More urgent, Japan’s chief government spokesman said, was the adjacent Unit 3. Fuel rods there may have been partially exposed, and without enough water, the rods may heat further and possibly spew radiation. Frantic efforts were made Thursday to douse the unit with water, using helicopters and firetrucks, and authorities prepared to repeat the effort Friday. “Dealing with Unit 3 is our utmost priority,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano told reporters. In the week since the massive earthquake and tsunami, Japan’s government and the utility that runs Fukushima have struggled to contain the plant’s cascading troubles. Edano said early today that Tokyo is asking the U.S. government for help and the two are discussing the specifics. “We are coordinating with the U.S. government as to what the U.S. can provide and what people really need,” Edano said. The U.S. and Japan, close allies, have offered differing assessments over the dangers at Fukushima in recent days. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory

Jazcko said in Washington on Thursday that it could take days and “possibly weeks” to get the complex under control. He defended the U.S. decision to recommend a 50-mile evacuation zone for citizens, wider than the 30-mile band Japan has ordered. Also Friday, the Group of Seven major industrialized countries agreed to support Japan — whose infrastructure and industries were badly battered by the disasters — by intervening in currency markets. The group did not say what it would do but the efforts would likely focus on weakening the Japanese yen, which has risen this week. A strong yen could make Japanese exports less competitive, crimping any recovery. The quake and unfolding nuclear crisis have led to power shortages in Japan, forced auto and other factories to close, sending shockwaves through global manufacturing and trade, and triggered a plunge in Japanese stock prices. Meanwhile in Washington, President Barack Obama declared Thursday that “harmful levels” of radiation from the Japanese disaster are not expected to reach the U.S. The situation remains dangerous and complicated at the damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi reactors in northeastern Japan, U.S. officials said. “We’ve seen an earthquake and tsunami render an unimaginable toll of death and destruction on one of our closest friends and allies in the world,” Obama said in brief remarks at the White House after a visit to the Japanese Embassy to offer his condolences. Obama said he had asked the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to conduct a “comprehensive review” of the safety of all U.S. nuclear plants. “When we see a crisis like the one in Japan, we have a responsibility to learn from this event and to draw from those lessons to ensure the safety and security of our people,” Obama said. There are 104 nuclear reactors in the United States, providing roughly 20 percent of the nation’s electricity.

I’m your ice cream man Truck driver charged with selling oxycodone pills for years NEW YORK (AP) — A drug ring that sold $1 million in highly addictive black-market prescription painkillers used an ice cream truck to peddle the illegal pills to adults, prosecutors said Thursday. Louis Scala is accused of being one of the leaders of the Staten Island drug trafficking ring, which sold nearly 43,000 oxycodone pills between 2009 and 2010, prosecutors said. City Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget Brennan

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of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor identified Nancy Wilkins, an office manager for a Manhattan orthopedic surgeon, as the “lynchpin of the scheme,” alleging she stole prescription pads from her employer and sold the sheets to Scala. Scala and another leader of the ring, identified as Joseph Zaffuto, then recruited dozens of people to take forged prescriptions to get filled, the prosecutor said.

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foot poles from the branches of the U.S. military, and one flag on a 35-foot pole representing the United States. They already have $50,000 in pledges, they told City Council. The memorial, located at the corner of North Jackson and West Miller streets, would feature walking paths, night lighting and a location for outdoor concerts, Donaldson said. A brick wall would include the preamble to the U.S. Constitution and quotes from U.S. presidents. The back of the wall would list benefactors and feature the Rotary logo and motto. The Rotary Club will raise $200,000 for the project, Donaldson said. The club hopes to start construction by June and hold a ceremony at the memorial on Veteran’s Day, turning the property over to the city, which would assume perpetual responsibility. Contact reporter Emily Ford at 704-797Mayor Pro Tem Maggie Blackwell said this 4264.

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CHARLOTTE — The North Carolina players huddled around the small television in the cramped locker room and screamed in unison: “Oh!” Morehead State’s upset of Louisville on a clutch shot Thursday provided not only some entertainment on a full day of practices and media obligations for the Tar Heels, but a warning, too. “I think that shows you,” forward John Henson said, “one bad game can send you home.” After sitting out last year’s NCAA tournament, the 2009 champions are eager to stick around. And despite some gaudy numbers and streaks by

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15th-seeded Long Island University, the trends point toward the second-seeded Tar Heels’ as a big favorite headed toward today’s second-round game in the East Regional. “I don’t think it’s a very good matchup,” Blackbirds coach Jim Ferry said. Ferry was referencing his highscoring, fast-paced team playing against another. But he could have been talking about a number of other elements that leave LIU (27-5) facing an uphill climb. It’s the fourth straight time the Tar Heels (26-7) have opened NCAA tournament play in their home state,

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CHARLOTTE — Kyrie Irving zipped down the floor toward an empty frontcourt and fired a pass to a teammate for an easy basket. Even during a simple drill with the reserves, the electrifying point guard once again had Duke off and running. Now the Blue Devils will find out how well he’ll have them rolling in a game — and on college basketball’s biggest stage, no less. No. 1 seed Duke’s NCAA tournament opener against No. 16 seed Hampton on today in the West Regional will mark Irving’s return to the court. The flashy freshman has been out since Dec. 4 with an injured

big toe on his right foot, and coach Mike Krzyzewski plans to bring him off the bench and play him limited minutes. “He hasn’t played in a long, long time, but he’s the type (of) player, you give him the ball, he’s going to get out there and he’ll help us if he gets on the court,” guard Nolan Smith said. “He’s that good a player.” With Irving’s return, the reigning national champions are reintroducing another elite talent to a rotation that already includes the most outstanding player of last year’s Final Four, Kyle Singler, and Smith, the ACC’s player of the year.

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TALLADEGA, Ala. — For one afternoon, Jamie McMurray and Scott Dixon weren’t professional drivers with high stakes on the line and thousands of fans watching their every left turn. They were just guys getting to drive real fast. NASCAR’s McMurray took a few laps around Barber Motorsports Park in suburban Birmingham in Dixon’s No. 9 Target Honda Indy car. “That was way more fun that I thought it would be,” McMurray said. Then, they headed 30 minutes away to Talladega Superspeedway, where IndyCar’s Dixon climbed behind the windshield of McMurray’s No. 1 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet. “It’s like a Cadillac. It’s so smooth,” he told McMurray before tackling the unfamiliar task of climbing out a car window. The car-swapping was part of a promotion for races at both tracks on back-to-back weekends in April. The Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama is April 10, followed a week later by the Aaron’s 499 down I-20. The drivers exchanged plenty of tips and observations, and drove each other around their respective tracks in a much bulkier Tahoe before the runs. McMurray said he prepared by watching clips of the Birmingham track on YouTube. Both McMurray and Dixon drive for Chip Ganassi, and both brought his cars back to pit road intact. McMurray did have a lowspeed spinout on Turn 10 at Barber when he said he was going about 30 mph. OK, it wasn’t exactly a Talladegastyle crash. “I wasn’t really even pushing the car when I spun it out,” McMurray said. “I was actually just kind of cruising there. I stepped on the gas a little quick and I don’t think the tires were warmed up enough. The car just had so much more acceleration than I expected. That’s the one thing that really stuck out to me.” He freely admitted he got the better end of this deal. Dixon didn’t have the often harrowing, side-by-side, bumper-to-bumper Talladega experience flying around the tri-oval solo. His one hitch: Stalling out on pit road at the start. “It probably would have been more fun for him to drive our car at Barber because you could have done a little bit more,” said McMurray, who won last year’s Daytona 500. “I was actually shocked at how excited he was when he got in. It’s the same thing for me. I was nervous when I got to Barber, pulling into the track. Your nerves start kicking in, and I could tell Scott was completely relaxed.”

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CHINA GROVE — There was a sense Carson 6 of desperaW. Rowan 5 tion in the air on Thursday night when struggling Carson tangled with snake-bit West Rowan in an NPC makeup game. “I feel for West, but we haven’t had a lot of things go our way, either,” Carson coach Chris Cauble said. “We’ve had an awful lot of bad luck.” The ball bounced and rolled the Cougars’ way this time, and they rallied from a 5-0 deficit to beat the Falcons 6-5. West, which has some talent, fell to 0-9 overall and is in an 0-3 hole in the league. “We’ve just got to take better care of the baseball,” said West coach Chad Parker after his team’s six-error outing. “You can’t give a team like Carson so many extra outs. Jon Lakey/sALisBUrY Post Every time we made a misWest rowan starter Matt Miller looks in toward the plate as take, they capitalized.” the carson batter digs in. Josh Martin was the hero

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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Six head coaches, several general managers and a Hall of Fame passer turned front-office executive joined scouts from each of the 32 NFL teams to watch former Missouri quarterback Blaine Gabbert as he worked out with a chance to be the No. 1 selection in April’s draft. T h e Carolina Panthers, who have the draft’s top choice, sent several representatives. Coach Ron R i v e r a GABBERT was scheduled to attend but did not. The crowd at Missouri’s pro day Thursday included Denver Broncos vice president John Elway and coach John Fox, New York Jets coach Rex Ryan, Jim Harbaugh of the San Francisco 49ers, Cincinnati Bengals coach Marvin Lewis, Leslie Frazier of the Minnesota Vikings and Tennessee coach Mike Munchak. Gabbert is a likely firstround pick and hopes to be the first quarterback chosen in the April 28 draft ahead of Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton, Washington’s Jake Locker and Ryan Mallett of Arkansas. Some draft analysts project him as the overall top pick. Gabbert, who is leaving Missouri following his junior year, said he embraces the prospect of being a top pick. He’s represented by powerhouse agent Tom Condon, whose QB clients include former first-round picks Matt Ryan, Josh Freeman, Matt Stafford and Sam Bradford. Bradford was selected as the top overall draft choice in 2010 by the St. Louis Rams, and, like Gabbert, was a quarterback who had to convince scouts he could transition from throwing out of the shotgun in a college spread offense to taking snaps under center. Like Condon’s other clients, Gabbert chose not to throw at the Indianapolis combine in late February, making Thursday’s showcase even more important for the NFL talent evaluators. “This is fun,” Gabbert told a throng of reporters after his workout. “I’m going to be happy with whoever picks me.” Gabbert completed 44of-49 throws in a scripted sequence.

2B • FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2011

TV Sports Friday, March 18 AUTO RACING Noon SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Jeff Byrd 500, at Bristol, Tenn. 1:30 p.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, practice for Scotts EZ Seed 300 3:30 p.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for Jeff Byrd 500, at Bristol, Tenn. 5 p.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, final practice for Scotts EZ Seed 300 BOXING 9 p.m. ESPN2 — Welterweights, Demetrius Hopkins (30-1-1) vs. Brad Solomon (16-00), at Fort Lauderdale, Fla. GOLF 3 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, Transitions Championship, second round, at Tampa Bay, Fla. 6:30 p.m. TGC — LPGA Founders Cup MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Noon CBS — NCAA Division I tournament, second round, doubleheader, Texas vs. Oakland, Mich. and Arizona vs. Memphis 12:30 p.m. TRUTV — NCAA Division I tournament, second round, doubleheader, Michigan vs. Tennessee and Duke vs. Hampton 1:30 p.m. TBS — NCAA Division I tournament, second round, quadrupleheader, Notre Dame vs. Akron and Texas A&M vs. Florida State at Chicago; Kansas vs. Boston University and UNLV vs. Illinois 2 p.m. TNT — NCAA Division I tournament, second round, quadrupleheader, George Mason vs. Villanova and Ohio State vs. Texas-San Antonio at Cleveland; Purdue vs. St. Peter’s and Georgetown vs. Virginia Commonwealth 7 p.m. CBS — NCAA Division I tournament, second round, doubleheader, North Carolina vs. Long Island University and Washington vs. Georgia 7:15 p.m. TRUTV — NCAA Division I tournament, second round, doubleheader, Xavier vs. Marquette and Syracuse vs. Indiana State

Area schedule Friday, March 18 COLLEGE BASEBALL 7 p.m. Catawba at Anderson COLLEGE SOFTBALL 2 p.m. Catawba at Carson-Newman (DH) COLLEGE MEN’S TENNIS 1 p.m. Carson-Newman at Catawba COLLEGE WOMEN’S TENNIS 1 p.m. Carson-Newman at Catawba PREP BASEBALL 4:30 p.m. A.L. Brown at Central Cabarrus Mount Pleasant at NW Cabarrus Salisbury at East Rowan 7 p.m. West Montgomery at North Rowan Carson at North Iredell West Iredell at South Rowan West Rowan at Statesville 7:30 p.m. West Forsyth at Davie PREP SOFTBALL 4:30 p.m. North Rowan at West Montgomery PREP GIRLS SOCCER 6 p.m. Central Cabarrus at A.L. Brown 7 p.m. Carson at West Davidson MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL Tournament at Knox 4:30 p.m Southeast vs. Erwin, girls championship 6 p.m Knox vs. West, boys championship

College baseball Standings SAC SAC Overall 11-1 20-5 Catawba Tusculum 8-4 19-6 Wingate 8-4 19-10 6-6 14-13 Lincoln Memorial Newberry 6-6 12-14 Carson-Newman 6-6 10-18 5-7 12-17 Mars Hill Anderson 5-7 11-16 Brevard 2-9 10-13 2-9 5-22 Lenoir-Rhyne Friday’s games Mars Hill at Brevard Lenoir-Rhyne at Carson-Newman Newberry at Wingate Catawba at Anderson Lincoln Memorial at Tusculum

ACC ACC Overall Atlantic Florida State 3-0 15-1 Wake Forest 2-1 7-8 1-2 10-7 N.C. State Maryland 0-3 9-8 Clemson 0-3 7-7 0-3 6-8 Boston College Coastal Virginia 3-0 17-1 3-0 14-4 Georgia Tech Miami 3-0 9-8 Duke 2-1 15-4 1-2 15-3 North Carolina Virginia Tech 0-3 12-7 Friday’s games North Carolina at Virginia Tech Miami at Wake Forest Florida State at Virginia Duke at Clemson N.C. State at Georgia Tech Boston College at Maryland

Prep baseball Standings 1A Yadkin Valley YVC Overall South Stanly 5-0 6-2 North Moore 4-0 6-0 North Rowan 2-1 3-1 West Montgomery 2-2 2-4 Chatham Central 1-1 1-2 Albemarle 1-2 2-2 East Montgomery 1-3 2-4 South Davidson 1-4 1-4 Gray Stone 0-4 0-4 Wednesday’s games South Stanly 5, East Montgomery 4 North Rowan 6, Carson 5 North Moore 5, Asheboro 3 Thursday’s game Albemarle at South Davidson Friday’s games Chatham Central at South Stanly Gray Stone at Albemarle West Montgomery at North Rowan East Montgomery at South Davidson

2A Central Carolina CCC Overall Salisbury 0-0 2-1 West Davidson 0-0 3-3 East Davidson 0-0 3-4 Central Davidson 0-0 2-2 Lexington 0-0 1-3 Thomasville 0-0 0-3 Wednesday’s games East Forsyth 7, West Davidson 2 Ledford 11, East Davidson 5 Greensboro Smith 13, Lexington 7 Trinity 18, Thomasville 0 Thursday’s games Parkland at Central Davidson Randleman 8, East Davidson 5 Friday’s games Wheatmore at West Davidson Salisbury at East Rowan

3A North Piedmont NPC Overall East Rowan 2-0 5-1 South Rowan 2-0 3-2 West Iredell 2-1 3-2 Carson 2-1 3-4 Statesville 0-1 0-1 North Iredell 0-2 1-2 West Rowan 0-3 0-9 Wednesday’s games North Rowan 6, Carson 5 Davie 11, West Rowan 1 (5) West Iredell 12, North Iredell 0 (5) Thursday’s games

Carson 6, West Rowan 5 East Rowan 15, Mooresville 5 Wilkes Central at Statesville North Iredell at North Wilkes Friday’s games Carson at North Iredell West Rowan at Statesville West Iredell at South Rowan Salisbury at East Rowan

3A South Piedmont Overall SPC NW Cabarrus 3-0 5-1 Robinson 2-0 4-2 2-1 4-2 Hickory Ridge Mount Pleasant 1-2 3-3 Central Cabarrus 1-2 2-2 1-2 2-3 A.L. Brown Cox Mill 1-2 2-3 Concord 0-2 3-2 Wednesday’s games A.L. Brown 12, Central Cabarrus 9 NW Cabarrus 11, Mount Pleasant 3 Hickory Ridge 4, Cox Mill 3 Robinson at Concord Thursday’s games McDonogh, Md. at Concord Weddington at Hickory Ridge Keystone Oaks, Pa. at Central Cabarrus Friday’s games Concord at Robinson A.L. Brown at Central Cabarrus NW Cabarrus at Mount Pleasant Hickory Ridge at Cox Mill

4A Central Piedmont Overall CPC Davie County 1-0 5-1 North Davidson 1-0 3-1 0-0 4-1 West Forsyth R.J. Reynolds 0-0 2-2 Mount Tabor 0-1 0-6 0-1 4-1 Reagan Wednesday’s games West Forsyth 10, Forbush 2 Davie 11, West Rowan 1 (5) North Davidson 13, Reagan 0 (5) Thursday’s games R.J. Reynolds at West Forsyth Davie 11, Mount Tabor 9 (8) Friday’s games West Forsyth at Davie North Davidson at Mount Tabor Reagan at R.J. Reynolds

Thursday boxes East 15, Mooresville 5 Mooresville ab r h bi ab r h bi Sapp cf 5 1 1 1 Skdmre ss 3 0 0 0 Morris ss 5 1 1 1 Mclhny 2b 4 0 1 0 Thomas c 5 1 2 1 Beaver 1b 3 0 0 0 Austin 1b 4 3 3 0 Hlcmb 3b 3 1 1 1 Flbrt lf 4 3 4 1 Raper dh 2 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 Flmng dh 5 3 4 2 Cobb lf Rogers 3b 4 2 1 2 Mdws cf 2 1 2 3 Hthck 2b 4 1 1 3 Brnn rf 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 LeRoy rf 4 0 1 1 Phlps c Totals 40151812 Totals 27 5 4 4 East 105 410 4 —15 Mooresville 011 030 0 — 5 E—Morris 2, Holcomb 2, Little, McElhany, Skidmore. LOB—East 13, Mooresville 7. 2B — Hathcock, Sapp, Thomas, Rogers. HR — Holcomb, Meadows. SF — Sapp. S — Morris, Hathcock.

East

IP H R ER BB SO East 2 4 ⁄3 3 4 1 4 5 Bost W, 3-1 1 1 1 0 3 Robbins 11⁄3 Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 2 Mooresville Team 7 18 15 10 4 7 HBP — by Bost (Raper), by Johnson (Raper). BK — Bost.

Connolly 2-4 0-0 4, Davis 5-14 2-2 13, Mavraides 6-12 0-0 14, Maddox 5-7 2-2 12, Bray 0-2 0-0 0, Barrett 1-2 1-1 3. Totals 2452 6-7 57. KENTUCKY (26-8) Jones 4-8 1-2 10, Harrellson 7-8 1-4 15, Miller 6-11 3-3 17, Knight 1-8 0-0 2, Lamb 3-7 1-2 7, Vargas 0-0 0-0 0, Liggins 3-5 0-0 8. Totals 24-47 6-11 59. Halftime—Kentucky 34-33. 3-Point Goals—Princeton 3-14 (Mavraides 2-5, Davis 1-7, Saunders 0-1, Bray 0-1), Kentucky 5-11 (Liggins 2-3, Miller 2-6, Jones 1-1, Knight 01). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Princeton 28 (Hummer 8), Kentucky 26 (Harrellson 10). Assists—Princeton 8 (Davis 3), Kentucky 12 (Knight 5). Total Fouls—Princeton 11, Kentucky 8. A—14,835.

Temple 66, Penn State 64 PENN ST. (19-15) Battle 9-21 0-0 23, Jackson 6-11 0-1 14, Jones 2-6 0-0 4, Frazier 5-6 4-5 15, Brooks 3-6 0-0 6, Marshall 0-1 0-0 0, Woodyard 13 0-0 2. Totals 26-54 4-6 64. TEMPLE (26-7) Fernandez 8-13 5-5 23, Brown 0-1 0-0 0, Moore 10-16 2-2 23, Allen 1-5 1-2 3, Jefferson 2-5 3-3 7, Wyatt 3-8 2-3 10, DiLeo 0-0 00 0, Randall 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-49 13-15 66. Halftime—Temple 35-33. 3-Point Goals— Penn St. 8-19 (Battle 5-11, Jackson 2-4, Frazier 1-2, Marshall 0-1, Woodyard 0-1), Temple 5-18 (Wyatt 2-4, Fernandez 2-7, Moore 1-5, Brown 0-1, Randall 0-1). Fouled Out— None. Rebounds—Penn St. 26 (Jones 8), Temple 28 (Allen 11). Assists—Penn St. 12 (Frazier 7), Temple 10 (Allen, Fernandez 3). Total Fouls—Penn St. 13, Temple 13.

Morehead 62, Louisville 61 MOREHEAD ST. (25-9) Kelly 1-1 0-0 2, Hill 6-9 6-8 23, Proffitt 59 0-0 13, Harper 3-10 1-2 8, Faried 4-17 46 12, Austin 0-3 0-1 0, Goodman 2-8 0-1 4. Totals 21-57 11-18 62. LOUISVILLE (25-10) Knowles 3-10 0-0 9, Siva 1-6 1-1 3, C. Smith 6-8 2-4 17, Kuric 3-7 1-4 9, Jennings 4-6 0-0 8, Dieng 3-3 0-2 6, Justice 2-3 1-3 7, Marra 0-5 2-2 2, Van Treese 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-48 7-16 61. Halftime—Tied 33-33. 3-Point Goals— Morehead St. 9-19 (Hill 5-6, Proffitt 3-6, Harper 1-6, Austin 0-1), Louisville 10-25 (C. Smith 3-4, Knowles 3-9, Justice 2-3, Kuric 2-3, Siva 0-2, Marra 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Morehead St. 41 (Faried 17), Louisville 29 (Kuric, C. Smith 6). Assists— Morehead St. 11 (Goodman, Harper 3), Louisville 14 (Knowles 5). Total Fouls—Morehead St. 13, Louisville 18. A—NA.

Butler 60, ODU 58 OLD DOMINION (27-7) Cooper 2-5 0-0 4, Finney 2-8 3-6 8, Hassell 7-13 6-7 20, James 2-7 0-0 6, Bazemore 0-3 6-8 6, Iliadis 1-3 2-2 5, De Lancey 0-0 0-0 0, Carter 2-6 4-4 9. Totals 16-45 2127 58. BUTLER (24-9) Smith 5-9 1-3 11, Howard 5-8 4-4 15, Mack 5-14 2-2 15, Vanzant 3-6 0-0 8, Stigall 0-2 0-0 0, Hahn 0-4 0-0 0, Nored 2-5 00 5, Marshall 0-3 0-0 0, Butcher 2-3 2-2 6. Totals 22-54 9-11 60. Halftime—Old Dominion 29-27. 3-Point Goals—Old Dominion 5-15 (James 2-6, Carter 1-2, Iliadis 1-2, Finney 1-5), Butler 726 (Mack 3-10, Vanzant 2-4, Nored 1-2, Howard 1-4, Stigall 0-2, Hahn 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Old Dominion 29 (Bazemore, Finney 7), Butler 32 (Butcher, Smith 6). Assists—Old Dominion 8 (Bazemore 3), Butler 11 (Mack 5). Total Fouls— Old Dominion 17, Butler 21. A—NA.

Carson 6, W. Rowan 5

W. Virginia 84, Clemson 76

West

CLEMSON (22-12) Stitt 6-17 3-4 16, Smith 1-4 3-4 5, Young 6-10 6-6 22, Booker 6-9 1-2 13, Grant 5-10 3-4 13, Anderson 0-1 0-0 0, Stanton 1-1 00 2, Narcisse 0-1 0-0 0, Jennings 0-5 5-6 5. Totals 25-58 21-26 76. WEST VIRGINIA (21-11) Thoroughman 2-3 1-2 5, Jones 6-11 2-2 17, Mazzulla 1-5 10-12 12, Bryant 5-13 89 19, Flowers 1-2 1-2 3, Mitchell 2-6 0-0 4, West 1-1 0-0 3, Kilicli 5-10 1-2 11, Pepper 4-4 2-2 10. Totals 27-55 25-31 84. Halftime—Tied 40-40. 3-Point Goals— Clemson 5-21 (Young 4-8, Stitt 1-7, Narcisse 0-1, Smith 0-1, Booker 0-1, Jennings 0-3), West Virginia 5-13 (Jones 3-4, West 1-1, Bryant 1-6, Mitchell 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Clemson 31 (Booker 8), West Virginia 37 (Jones 9). Assists—Clemson 15 (Jennings 5), West Virginia 15 (Mazzulla 7). Total Fouls—Clemson 24, West Virginia 21.

Carson

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H R ER BB SO IP West Miller L 6 5 6 3 1 3 Carson Peeler 3 5 5 4 3 4 Martin W, 1-1 4 1 0 0 1 5 WP — Peeler. HBP — by Miller (Hogan 2, Basinger), by Peeler (Wetmore), by Martin (Hampton). PB — Crandall, Basinger.

College hoops NCAA EAST REGIONAL Second Round Thursday, March 17 at Tampa, Fla. West Virginia 84, Clemson 76 Kentucky 59, Princeton 57 Friday, March 18 at Charlotte UNC (26-7) vs. Long Island (27-5), 7:15 p.m. Washington (23-10) vs. Georgia (21-11), 30 minutes following at Cleveland George Mason (26-6) vs. Villanova (2111), 2:10 p.m. Ohio State (32-2) vs. Texas-San Antonio (20-13), 30 minutes following Xavier (24-7) vs. Marquette (20-14), 7:27 p.m. Syracuse (26-7) vs. Indiana State (2013), 30 minutes following SOUTHEAST REGIONAL Second Round Thursday, March 17 at Washington Butler 60, Old Dominion 58 Pitt 74, UNC Asheville 51 at Tampa Florida79, UC Santa Barbara 51 UCLA 78, Michigan State 76 at Denver BYU 74, Wofford 66 Gonzaga 86, St. John’s 71 at Tucson Wisconsin (23-8) vs. Belmont (30-4), 7:27 p.m. Kansas State (22-10) vs. Utah State (303), 30 minutes following SOUTHWEST REGIONAL Second Round Thursday, March 17 at Denver Morehead State 62, Louisville 61 Richmond 69, Vanderbilt 66 Friday, March 18 at Chicago Notre Dame (26-6) vs. Akron (23-12), 1:40, p.m. Texas A&M (24-8) vs. Florida State (2110), 30 minutes following Purdue (25-7) vs. St. Peter’s (20-13), 7:20 p.m. Georgetown (21-10) vs. Virginia Commonwealth (24-11) at Tulsa Kansas (32-2) vs. Boston University (2113), 6:50 p.m. UNLV (24-8) vs. Illinois (19-13), 30 minutes following WEST REGIONAL Second Round Thursday, March 17 at Tucson Temple 66, Penn State 64 San Diego State 68,N. Colorado 50 at Washington Connecticut 81, Bucknell 52 Cincinnati 78, Missouri 63 Friday, March 18 at Tulsa Texas (27-7) vs. Oakland, Mich. (25-9), 12:15 p.m. Arizona (27-7) vs. Memphis (25-9), 30 minutes following at Charlotte Michigan (20-13) vs. Tennessee (19-14), 12:40 p.m. Duke (30-4) vs. Hampton (24-8), 30 minutes following

NCAA boxes Kentucky 59, Princeton 57 PRINCETON (25-7) Saunders 0-1 0-0 0, Hummer 5-10 1-2 11,

Pitt 74, UNC Asheville 51 UNC ASHEVILLE (20-14) Dickey 7-15 5-5 21, Primm 6-13 2-2 14, Stephenson 3-11 0-0 7, Williams 1-7 3-6 5, Jackson 0-2 0-0 0, Lane 0-3 4-4 4, Seligson 0-0 0-0 0, Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Hartman 0-0 0-2 0, Cunningham 0-3 0-0 0, Stubbs 0-0 0-0 0, Harn 0-0 0-0 0, Meyer 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 1755 14-19 51. PITTSBURGH (28-5) Brown 2-8 4-4 9, Gibbs 9-16 2-3 26, Wanamaker 2-3 2-2 6, Robinson 4-8 4-8 12, McGhee 3-7 1-2 7, Woodall 1-6 2-2 4, Taylor 3-5 1-2 7, Rivers 0-0 0-0 0, Nwankwo 0-1 00 0, Patterson 1-5 0-0 3, Moore 0-0 0-0 0, Richardson 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 25-59 16-25 74. Halftime—Pittsburgh 30-25. 3-Point Goals—UNC Asheville 3-19 (Dickey 2-9, Stephenson 1-3, Meyer 0-1, Lane 0-1, Primm 0-5), Pittsburgh 8-19 (Gibbs 6-9, Patterson 1-3, Brown 1-5, Woodall 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—UNC Asheville 27 (Williams 8), Pittsburgh 50 (McGhee 11). Assists—UNC Asheville 9 (Stephenson 4), Pittsburgh 18 (Woodall 6). Total Fouls—UNC Asheville 21, Pittsburgh 16. A—17,578.

Wisconsin 72, Belmont 58 BELMONT (30-5) House 1-3 2-2 4, Noack 0-0 0-0 0, Hedgepeth 6-8 3-4 17, Hanlen 1-7 2-4 5, Clark 1-8 2-2 4, Jenkins 0-1 0-0 0, Johnson 4-8 5-5 13, Mann 0-0 0-0 0, Saunders 2-6 2-5 6, Barnes 0-1 0-0 0, Campbell 3-7 0-0 9, Baker 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-49 16-22 58. WISCONSIN (24-8) Jarmusz 1-3 2-2 5, Leuer 7-12 7-7 22, Nankivil 1-2 2-2 5, Taylor 5-13 6-8 21, Gasser 0-1 1-2 1, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Evans 1-3 2-4 4, Valentyn 0-0 0-0 0, Bruesewitz 3-4 0-0 8, Berggren 2-2 0-0 6. Totals 20-40 20-25 72. Halftime—Wisconsin 34-27. 3-Point Goals—Belmont 6-22 (Campbell 3-7, Hedgepeth 2-3, Hanlen 1-4, Jenkins 0-1, House 0-1, Johnson 0-3, Clark 0-3), Wisconsin 12-22 (Taylor 5-9, Berggren 2-2, Bruesewitz 2-3, Nankivil 1-2, Jarmusz 1-3, Leuer 1-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds— Belmont 22 (Hedgepeth, Johnson 3), Wisconsin 33 (Bruesewitz 9). Assists—Belmont 12 (Johnson 4), Wisconsin 13 (Taylor 6). Total Fouls—Belmont 21, Wisconsin 17.

BYU 74, Wofford 66 WOFFORD (21-13) Johnson 0-2 2-2 2, Dahlman 6-10 10-15 22, Rundles 5-14 0-0 11, Diggs 5-14 3-3 14, Loesing 3-10 0-0 7, Parker 0-0 0-0 0, Giltner 0-1 0-0 0, Crowell 0-0 0-0 0, Martin 3-5 3-4 10. Totals 22-56 18-24 66. BYU (31-4) Abouo 3-8 4-4 10, Hartsock 4-6 0-0 10, Emery 2-8 4-4 8, Collinsworth 1-5 0-2 2, Fredette 10-25 10-12 32, Magnusson 3-6 22 10, Anderson 1-2 0-0 2, Rogers 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-61 20-24 74. Halftime—BYU 33-29. 3-Point Goals— Wofford 4-19 (Martin 1-1, Diggs 1-4, Loesing 1-5, Rundles 1-9), BYU 6-22 (Magnusson 2-3, Hartsock 2-3, Fredette 2-9, Abouo 03, Emery 0-4). Fouled Out—Abouo. Rebounds—Wofford 36 (Johnson 11), BYU 39 (Collinsworth 11). Assists—Wofford 12 (Johnson, Rundles 3), BYU 14 (Fredette 7). Total Fouls—Wofford 20, BYU 22. Technical—Anderson. A—NA.

UConn 81, Bucknell 52 BUCKNELL (25-9) Willman 0-4 0-0 0, Muscala 5-12 4-4 14, Johnson 3-9 2-2 11, Shazier 1-4 3-3 6, Cohen 1-6 3-4 6, Leo 0-0 0-0 0, Klebon 1-1 00 2, Tyree 0-0 1-2 1, Boon 2-6 0-0 5, Hill 00 0-0 0, Andoh 1-2 0-0 2, Brackney 0-0 0-0 0, Ayers 2-7 0-0 5. Totals 16-51 13-15 52. CONNECTICUT (27-9) Olander 2-4 0-0 4, Smith 7-13 1-1 17, Oriakhi 4-9 1-2 9, Lamb 6-9 0-0 16, Walker 5-11 6-6 18, Wolf 0-0 0-0 0, Beverly 0-1 0-0 0, Coombs-McDaniel 0-4 0-0 0, Giffey 1-1 0-0 2, Napier 3-8 0-0 7, Bailey 0-0 0-0 0, Stewart 1-2 0-0 2, Okwandu 3-4 0-0 6. Totals 32-66 8-9 81. Halftime—Connecticut 39-22. 3-Point Goals—Bucknell 7-21 (Johnson 3-8, Cohen 1-2, Ayers 1-2, Boon 1-4, Shazier 1-4, Mus-

cala 0-1), Connecticut 9-24 (Lamb 4-5, Walker 2-5, Smith 2-5, Napier 1-4, Beverly 0-1, Coombs-McDaniel 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Bucknell 23 (Muscala, Shazier 4), Connecticut 49 (Oriakhi 12). Assists— Bucknell 6 (Ayers, Cohen, Johnson 2), Connecticut 20 (Walker 12). Total Fouls—Bucknell 10, Connecticut 13. A—NA.

Richmond 69, Vandy 66 RICHMOND (28-7) K. Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Harper 4-12 4-4 13, Geriot 0-1 0-1 0, Brothers 3-8 0-1 8, Anderson 10-24 1-3 25, Garrett 2-2 0-1 4, Lindsay 3-4 0-0 7, Martel 4-5 0-2 12. Totals 26-56 512 69. VANDERBILT (23-11) Goulbourne 2-6 2-6 6, Taylor 1-10 2-2 4, Ezeli 8-10 5-10 21, Tinsley 4-6 0-0 10, Jenkins 6-9 5-5 21, Fuller 1-2 0-0 2, Tchiengang 1-2 0-0 2, Odom 0-1 0-0 0, Walker 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-46 14-23 66. Halftime—Vanderbilt 35-32. 3-Point Goals—Richmond 12-24 (Martel 4-5, Anderson 4-9, Brothers 2-4, Lindsay 1-2, Harper 14), Vanderbilt 6-13 (Jenkins 4-6, Tinsley 2-4, Odom 0-1, Fuller 0-1, Goulbourne 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Richmond 27 (Garrett, Martel 5), Vanderbilt 36 (Goulbourne, Taylor 9). Assists—Richmond 14 (Anderson 4), Vanderbilt 12 (Tinsley 6). Total Fouls—Richmond 18, Vanderbilt 14. A—18,499.

Florida 79, S. Barbara 51 UC SANTA BARBARA (18-14) Serna 0-0 0-0 0, Nunnally 4-8 3-4 12, Pastorek 2-3 0-0 4, Joyner 1-4 0-0 3, Johnson 7-14 4-6 21, Weiner 0-3 0-0 0, Boswell 0-2 0-0 0, Brew 1-4 0-0 2, Peterson 0-0 0-0 0, Devenny 0-1 0-2 0, Leaf 1-3 2-2 4, Somogyi 1-5 3-4 5. Totals 17-47 12-18 51. FLORIDA (27-7) Tyus 4-5 0-2 8, Parsons 4-9 0-0 10, Macklin 4-5 2-2 10, Boynton 6-9 0-0 13, Walker 5-8 4-5 18, Young 2-3 2-2 6, Wilbekin 0-3 22 2, Yeguete 1-1 0-0 2, McClanahan 0-0 34 3, Prather 0-2 0-0 0, Murphy 3-8 0-0 7. Totals 29-53 13-17 79. Halftime—Florida 43-19. 3-Point Goals— UC Santa Barbara 5-19 (Johnson 3-6, Joyner 1-3, Nunnally 1-4, Leaf 0-1, Pastorek 01, Weiner 0-2, Boswell 0-2), Florida 8-23 (Walker 4-6, Parsons 2-6, Boynton 1-4, Murphy 1-4, Prather 0-1, Wilbekin 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—UC Santa Barbara 26 (Nunnally, Somogyi 6), Florida 35 (Parsons 7). Assists—UC Santa Barbara 8 (Joyner, Leaf, Somogyi 2), Florida 22 (Parsons 10). Total Fouls—UC Santa Barbara 17, Florida 15. A—NA.

S.D. St. 68, N. Colorado 50 N. COLORADO (21-11) Kaba 4-14 1-3 10, Kingman 0-5 0-0 0, Montgomery 1-6 0-0 2, Lloyd 4-7 0-0 9, Beitzel 8-17 3-3 25, Addo 1-2 0-2 2, Garnica 0-1 0-0 0, Unruh 0-0 0-0 0, Proctor 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 19-56 4-8 50. SAN DIEGO ST. (33-2) Thomas 2-6 0-1 4, Leonard 9-14 0-0 21, White 5-13 1-2 12, Tapley 5-11 2-3 14, Gay 2-11 0-0 5, Carlwell 0-2 0-0 0, Shelton 0-2 0-0 0, Rahon 4-7 2-2 12, J. Franklin 0-0 00 0. Totals 27-66 5-8 68. Halftime—San Diego St. 30-24. 3-Point Goals—N. Colorado 8-22 (Beitzel 6-10, Lloyd 1-1, Kaba 1-6, Garnica 0-1, Montgomery 0-1, Kingman 0-3), San Diego St. 9-22 (Leonard 3-5, Rahon 2-3, Tapley 2-6, White 1-2, Gay 1-5, Shelton 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—N. Colorado 33 (Montgomery 12), San Diego St. 45 (White 13). Assists—N. Colorado 8 (Lloyd 3), San Diego St. 11 (Gay, Tapley 3). Total Fouls— N. Colorado 7, San Diego St. 8. A—10,101.

Cincinnati 78, Missouri 63 MISSOURI (23-11) Ratliffe 6-12 0-0 13, Bowers 4-11 2-3 10, Dixon 3-5 4-4 11, Denmon 3-11 2-2 10, English 1-5 1-2 3, P. Pressey 3-9 0-2 7, Kreklow 1-2 0-0 3, M. Pressey 0-2 0-0 0, Safford 36 0-0 6, Moore 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-63 9-13 63. CINCINNATI (26-8) Bishop 3-5 0-0 6, Gates 7-8 2-6 18, Thomas 2-2 3-3 7, Wright 4-11 2-2 11, Dixon 5-13 6-7 16, Tyree 0-0 0-0 0, Jackson 2-3 0-0 4, Eppensteiner 0-0 0-0 0, Davis 1-3 11 3, Wilks 1-2 0-0 3, Kilpatrick 4-7 2-3 10, McBride 0-0 0-0 0, McClain 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-54 16-22 78. Halftime—Cincinnati 39-28. 3-Point Goals—Missouri 6-19 (Denmon 2-7, Ratliffe 1-1, Dixon 1-2, Kreklow 1-2, P. Pressey 12, M. Pressey 0-1, Bowers 0-1, English 03), Cincinnati 4-11 (Gates 2-2, Wilks 1-1, Wright 1-2, Davis 0-1, Kilpatrick 0-2, Dixon 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Missouri 31 (Bowers, Denmon 6), Cincinnati 36 (Gates 11). Assists—Missouri 15 (P. Pressey 5), Cincinnati 14 (Wright 7). Total Fouls— Missouri 17, Cincinnati 15. Technical—Missouri Coach. A—17,706.

UCLA 78, Michigan St. 76 MICHIGAN ST. (19-15) Green 6-13 8-9 23, Payne 0-2 0-0 0, Lucas 4-14 1-2 11, Summers 6-15 1-1 15, Kebler 0-1 0-0 0, Roe 4-6 3-4 11, Appling 3-7 0-0 9, Thornton 0-2 2-2 2, Nix 1-1 0-0 2, Sherman 1-1 1-3 3. Totals 25-62 16-21 76. UCLA (23-10) Nelson 3-6 6-8 12, Honeycutt 5-9 3-6 16, Smith 5-7 4-9 14, Lee 4-9 7-10 16, L. Jones 1-7 2-4 4, Stover 0-0 0-0 0, Lamb 0-1 2-2 2, Anderson 1-5 4-4 6, Lane 3-4 2-4 8. Totals 22-48 30-47 78. Halftime—UCLA 42-24. 3-Point Goals— Michigan St. 10-25 (Appling 3-6, Green 38, Lucas 2-4, Summers 2-6, Thornton 0-1), UCLA 4-11 (Honeycutt 3-4, Lee 1-3, Lamb 0-1, L. Jones 0-1, Anderson 0-1, Lane 0-1). Fouled Out—Roe. Rebounds—Michigan St. 36 (Green 11), UCLA 39 (Nelson 10). Assists—Michigan St. 20 (Green 10), UCLA 13 (Honeycutt 5). Total Fouls—Michigan St. 28, UCLA 20. A—15,504.

ML Baseball Spring Training Thursday’s Games Boston 8, N.Y. Mets 5 Toronto 7, Philadelphia 6 Florida 5, St. Louis 2 Baltimore 13, Pittsburgh 3 Detroit 4, Minnesota 3 Cincinnati 5, Cleveland 1 L.A. Dodgers 6, Arizona 4 Milwaukee 4, Chicago White Sox (ss) 0 Oakland 6, Chicago Cubs 5 Chicago White Sox (ss) 12, Colorado 6 Atlanta 7, Washington 6 N.Y. Yankees 3, Tampa Bay 2

NHL Schedule Thursday’s Games Atlanta 4, Philadelphia 3, SO Montreal 3, Tampa Bay 2, SO Detroit 2, Columbus 0 Ottawa 3, New Jersey 1 Florida 4, Toronto 0 Nashville 4, Boston 3, OT Dallas 5, Chicago 0 Calgary 5, Colorado 2 Phoenix 3, Edmonton 1 St. Louis at Los Angeles, late Minnesota at San Jose, late Friday’s Games Washington at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Montreal at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Carolina, 7 p.m. Phoenix at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

NBA Schedule Thursday’s Games Chicago 84, New Jersey 73 New York 120, Memphis 99 Portland 111, Cleveland 70 Friday’s Games Chicago at Indiana, 7 p.m. Denver at Orlando, 7 p.m. Washington at Toronto, 7 p.m. Miami at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. New York at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. CHARLOTTE at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. San Antonio at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Boston at Houston, 8:30 p.m. New Jersey at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m. Golden State at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Philadelphia at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Minnesota at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Mustangs pound away From staff reports East Rowan’s baseball team banged out 18 hits and crushed Mooresville 15-5 on Thursday. Nathan Fulbright and Ashton Fleming collected four hits each, and Andy Austin picked up three. That trio batted in the middle of the lineup for East, and they combined for 11 singles in 14 official at-bats. Chase Hathcock drove in three runs, while Fleming and FULBRIGHT Avery Rogers, who had a key double in the fourth, knocked in two apiece. “Collectively, up and down the lineup, guys did a great job of getting on base,” East coach Brian Hightower said. “We had enough guys on base to score 25 runs.” Alex Bost won his third game on the mound, striking out five. Bradley Robbins and Will Johnson also got in some work in the non-conference matchup. The box is in Scoreboard. East (5-1) plays Salisbury this afternoon.  Davie opened CPC play with a wild 11-9, extra-inning win against Mount Tabor. Davie trailed 8-4 going to the seventh but scored four runs to tie, three on a homer by Corey Randall. Davie scored the go-ahead run in the eighth on a passed ball, and Jacob Barber added a two-run single for insurance. Then Mount Tabor scored once in the eighth. Carson Herndon hit a two-run homer, drove in four runs and scored four runs for the War Eagles (5-1). Barber and Alex Newman had two hits apiece. Nick Boswell was the winning pitcher in relief. Ryan Foster earned a save. Davie plays another CPC game today, taking on West Forsyth.  East Davidson lost to Randleman 8-5 on Thursday. Danny Montano knocked in two runs for the Golden Eagles.

 Prep golf Salisbury golfers shot 138 at Warrior on Thursday and beat Mooresville (156) and Statesville (165). Roy Dixon shot 31 for nine holes. Other Hornets who broke 40 included Eric Edwards (34), Troy Beaver (36), Alex Nianouris (37), Alex Lee (39), Clark Alcorn (39), Alex Austin (39) and Joseph Rusher (39). Luke Robbins fired a 35 to pace Mooresville, and Austin Bates led the Greyhounds with a 38.

 Local golf Jim Fero, 66, shot his age at McCanless on Thursday. Fero had seven birdies in his round, two on each side. He was playing with regular partners Lee Ketner and Eric Richardson.

 Youth wrestling

RoCo Wrestling had 29 youngsters competing at the St. Stephens Open in Hickory. Twenty-five RoCo competitors won medals. First place Jacob Cox, bantam, 45 pounds Nate Burrage, intermediate, 55 Logan Lambert, intermediate, 60 Isaac Hinceman, intermediate, 65 Gabe Hinceman, novice, 80 Cameron Rayfield, schoolboy, 98 Marc Gonzalez, cadet, 105 Wyatt Blume, cadet, 135 Brandon Lemmon, cadet, 140 Jeffrey Burton, cadet, 160 Giancarlo Solorzano, junior, 135 Dontarious Mills, junior, 140 Second place Gabriel Kincaid, bantam, 45 Michael Lowry, bantam, 50 Kevin Phillips, schoolboy, 144 Sam Cornacchione, cadet, 84 Nick Cornacchione, junior, 119 Tyler Powers, junior, 130 Third place Samuel Kincaid, bantam, 45 Logan Haas, schoolboy Bailey Rayfield, schoolboy, 105 Andruw Cain, schoolboy, 128 Anthony Jones, cadet, 152 Sam Murph, junior, 119 Dandre Hunter, junior, 135  Prep softball RoCo Wrestling is competing in South Rowan’s girls beat Salisbury the Top Dawg Challenge at West Lin20-0 in a three-inning game played on coln this weekend. Thursday. Nicole Barringer and Mackenzie  Youth baseball Dabbs had three hits each for the The Carolina Herd 11U baseball Raiders. Kayla Corriher, Kirstie Corriher and Katherine Starnes had two team got the season off to a good start by winning the Triad Sports Scholarhits apiece. Fund Tournament in Emma Pope smacked a triple, and ship Thomasville. The Herd went 4-0, Barringer had a double. Kirstie Corriher was the winning outscoring opponents from High Point and Lexington 41-14. pitcher and struck out eight. Chandler Antosek hit .600, Peyton Lambert batted .571, and Cameron  Prep soccer Prugh hit .500 with nine stolen bases. West Rowan scored two early Chandler Lippard hit .500 with sevgoals and went on to beat NPC foe en RBIs, Will Brown batted .500 with West Iredell 4-2 on Wednesday. a homer, and Bryson Sprinkle hit .427. West reclaimed control in the secChase Earnhardt had two sacriond half after the Warriors made a fices. John Owen, Griffin Myers, comeback. Prugh and Lippard turned in solid The Falcons (5-1, 2-0) got three pitching performances, and Hayden goals from Brittany Gibbons and one Setzer led the defense with eight from Toni Lucente. Allison Baucom putouts. Trevor Scruggs was unable had two assists, while Lucente and to play due to injury.  The Rowan Hawks 14U team Mary McCachren had one apiece. “I was happy with the two goals in beat First Assembly 9-8 at Fieldcrest the first 1:45,” West Rowan coach Cannon Stadium on Thursday. Hunter Shepherd, Josh Holt and Nick Brown said. “We got off to the fast start we had talked about, but Dalton Lankford were the leading hitthen we got a little complacent and ters for Rowan. Austin Love was the West Iredell’s hard work got them winning pitcher. Shepherd earned a save. back into the game.”  West Rowan easily handled The Hawks play Lake Norman North Rowan 8-1 on Thursday. Charter today at 4:30 p.m. at FCS. Allison Parker scored four goals to lead the Falcons. Lucente added  7th-grade hoops two goals and an assist. Gibbons had The top-seeded and unbeaten four helpers and one goal. Allison Baucom added a goal and two assists. Knox Trojans will face No. 2 West Meredith Stanley was credited with Rowan for the boys championship of the Rowan County Middle School Conone assist. North’s goal came on a free kick ference’s seventh-grade tournament. Knox (16-0) rolled past No. 5 to the far upper corner by Daisy Southeast 61-40 at Knox in a ThursLemke early in the second half. “Much better effort in the second day semifinal. Jalen Sanders had 19 points, six half,” Brown said. “I’m glad we came out with the win, and I’m also glad I steals, five rebounds and three assists got to see a lot of people do different for the Trojans. Corban Usry added 12 points, four assists, four blocked things.” shots and four rebounds. Donnell Alexander had nine points and seven  Prep track rebounds. Jalyn Cagle had eight East Rowan’s boys track team points and six steals. Deshawn Troutscored 111 points and topped NPC man led the way in assists with five foes West Rowan (98.5), Carson (46.5) and added six points. Deshaude White and North Iredell (26) on Thursday. grabbed 10 rebounds. East winners included Cole HoneySoutheast (5-11) was paced by cutt in the 800 (2:10) and 1600 (5:00), Austin Russ’ double-double of 12 Ben Hancock in the 400 (51.17 sec- points and 12 rebounds. Bryson onds), Dillon Arey in the pole vault (12 Collins and Alex Shumaker scored six feet), Eli Walton in the 3200 (11:04) and and five points, respectively. Sandon Sam Sherman in the shot (53 feet, 9 McCoy had six rebounds.  West Rowan (13-3) downed No. inches). East’s 4x400 relay team of Han- 6 Mooresville 42-33. The Bulldogs got cock, Evan Hiatt, Shawn Galloway balanced scoring with Josh Lindsey and Honeycutt won, as well as the scoring 10 points and Kreshon 4x800 relay team of Brad Oden, Wal- Alexander and Devon Morrison adding nine apiece. Lindsey also had ton, Deepan Patel and Honeycutt.  West had a triple-winner in seven steals. Alexander contributed Daishion Barger, who took the 100 five assists and grabbed seven (10.87), 110 hurdles (14.35) and the boards. 200 (22.72). Morrison added seven rebounds Jamarian Mabry won the long and five blocked shots. K.J. Wilson jump (20-101⁄2), Trey Cuthbertson won got six rebounds. the 300 hurdles (42.87), Quinton Mooresville (5-11) was led by MarPhifer took the high jump (6-4) and cus Shipp’s nine points. Kellen Hull William Camps was tops in the triple hit two 3s and had seven points. Grifjump (42-4). fin Stephens had five points. West’s 4x100 relay team also won. Knox and West Rowan will meet  Carson’s 4x200 relay team won. for the title at 6 p.m. today, following Ruiz (no first name available) was a 4:30 girls championship game bethe lone Carson individual winner tween top-seeded Southeast (13-3) and with an effort of 134-4. No. 2 Erwin (13-3).

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carson’s Mitch Galloway, left, and Joseph Basinger celebrate another run.

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West rowan coach chad Parker watches the action.

CARSON FroM 1B Martin said. “I was going to go right after them, no matter what. My curve was OK, but my fastball was my best pitch. I was able to locate it.” West’s gameplan was to get Carson starting pitcher Gavin Peeler out of the game. The Falcons accomplished that mission, but their reward was Martin. That’s the way things are going for West so far. “Martin was a bulldog,” Cauble said. “He showed his coach he wants to pitch more.” West wasted two walks in the first inning, but it got on the board in the second when Hunter Teeter’s sacrifice fly scored Madison Osborne. JON LAkEY/sALisBUrY Post Chandler Jones’ two-out, West rowan’s Bryce Burns tries to turn a double play as seeing-eye RBI single past two carson's Kyle Youngo slides into second base. diving Cougars made it 2-0 in

the third, and Osborne extended the inning with a solid single for his second hit. That brought up Teeter, and his flyball down the left field line shocked everyone — first by staying fair, second by drifting over the left-field fence for a three-run homer. “I thought it was just a foul ball until I saw the umpire signal,” Teeter said. “I’ll take it.” Now Teeter had four RBIs and West starting pitcher Matt Miller had a 5-0 lead, but the game reversed direction on one bizarre play in the bottom of the third. With two out, Carson had Kyle Bridges running at second and Gunnar Hogan at first. Joseph Basinger was the hitter, and he stung a groundball into center field. Cauble waved Bridges around, and he slid home safely. It got worse from there for the Falcons. Catcher Steven Crandall tried to cut

down Hogan at third, and the ball sailed into left field, allowing Hogan to score. When the ball eluded Ethan Wansley, Basinger came chugging around the bases as well. Carson had gotten three quick runs on a basic single up the middle, and the Falcons lost some focus after that. Tripp Cross got an odd RBI in the fourth to make it 54. His flyball fell in right field to score Martin from third, but West got a forceout at second. Carson picked up the tying and go-ahead runs in the fifth. Bridges and Hogan again set the table. Miller fanned Basinger with a breaking ball for the first out, but Mitch Galloway, who had grounded out twice to the right side, smashed a solid hit to right field. Bridges scored to tie the game and Hogan galloped home with what proved to be

Salazar loses eye afer being hit by line drive Associated Press

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Atlanta Braves minor league manager Luis Salazar has lost an eye after he was struck in the face by a line drive off the bat of Brian McCann while watching a spring training game. Braves general manager Frank Wren said Wednesday that doctors were unable to save the 54-year-old Salazar's left eye after the accident March 9. The former major league player is otherwise recovering from his injuries and expects to manage Lynchburg of the Class A Carolina League this season. "In the big picture, and that's what we have to keep in mind, this is a good outcome," Wren said. "He's alive."

BONDS UPDATE SAN FRANCISCO — Federal prosecutors released transcripts and recordings of voicemail messages Barry Bonds left for his former mistress during their nine-year relationship. They don’t portray Bonds in a flattering light. Most of the messages show Bonds angrily inquiring after Kimberly Bell’s whereabouts. Prosecutors say the recordings and transcripts are evidence of Bonds’ steroid use because the drugs supposedly induce rage in some users.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL COLUMBUS, Ohio — Now that the NCAA has finalized its ruling that five Ohio State football players who took improper benefits are suspended for the first five games of the 2011 season, Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel says he wants the same punishment. On Thursday night, the NCAA denied Ohio State's appeal on be-

half of the players including star quarterback Terrelle Pryor, reasserting that they must sit out the first five games this fall for selling autographed memorabilia and receiving discounted tattoos. Coach Jim Tressel had been handed a separate two-game suspension by Ohio State for not notifying the NCAA, his Ohio State bosses or the school's compliance department of the players' improper benefits.

NFL NEW YORK— Commissioner Roger Goodell wrote NFL players Thursday, outlining the league's last proposal to the union and cautioning that "each passing day puts our game and our shared economics further at risk." Goodell ended the letter by telling players: "I hope you will encourage your union to return to the bargaining table and conclude a new collective bargaining agreement."

OCHOCINCO’S TRYOUT KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Chad Ochocinco will try to play a different kind of football during the NFL lockout. Never short on publicitygrabbing ideas, the Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver is in the middle of a four-day tryout with Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer. The club said that after the tryout, it would determine whether to extend the trial period. "We're always searching for players who can help our team and bringing in new talent," Sporting Kansas City manager Peter Vermes said. "We know that Chad is an exceptional athlete and that he loves the sport of soccer, and he did play a lot when he was younger. We're excited to see how his skills will

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translate once he arrives next week and begins training with our team." Ochocinco started playing soccer at age 4 but chose to focus on football in high school.

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GOLF PHOENIX — The LPGA Tour found a way to return to the Valley of the Sun and add another U.S. event. The catch, the players aren't getting paid. "This is a completely unique event," Commissioner Michael Whan said. The LPGA Founders Cup, set to open Friday at JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa's Wildfire Golf Club, will donate $1 million to charity — half to The LPGA Foundation and its LPGA-USGA Girls Golf program and half to the top-10 finishers' designated charities. The $1 million will count on the season money list. • PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Paul Casey played bogey-free on the tough Copperhead course at Innisbrook on Thursday for a 7under 64 that gave him a twoshot lead after one round of the Transitions Championship.

the winning run when the ball took a crazy hop past Patrick Hampton, the right fielder. “That’s all I’ve been working on, trying not to swing too hard, staying short and looking opposite field,” Galloway said. “We’ve had some very tough losses, and we really needed to get this one.” Martin, working briskly, kept mowing down Falcons, and the Cougars got it. “I told the guys to keep plugging and play the game the right way and good things would happen,” Cauble said. “It’s not easy to keep believing down 5-0, but we did.” Miller went the distance on the mound and turned in a quality effort, but the Falcons are still looking for win No. 1. “Miller had a good game and Teeter hit a bomb, but those things get overshadowed when you don’t play good defense,” Parker said.

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Minor-league manager Luis salazar was hit by a line drive off the bat of Brian Mccann.

Atlanta in the shootout, giving the Thrashers a crucial 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers after squandering three leads Thursday night. Stars 5, Blackhawks 0 DALLAS — Jamie Benn extended his point streak to nine games with a goal and an assist and Kari Lehtonen made 23 saves for his 16th NHL shutout. Predators 4, Bruins 3 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Shea NBA Weber scored a power-play goal NEW YORK — Toney Douglas with 1:23 left in overtime, and tied a franchise record by makthe Nashville Predators won for ing nine of the New York Knicks' the third time in four games. franchise-record 20 3-pointers, Canadiens 3, Lightning 2, SO scoring 29 points in a 120-99 vicMONTREAL (AP) — Carey tory over the Memphis Grizzlies Price made three big shootout on Thursday night that snapped saves, and Michael Cammalleri a three-game losing streak. scored on Montreal's fourth atBulls 84, Nets 73 tempt in the tiebreaker. NEWARK, N.J. — Derrick Senators 3, Devils 1 Rose scored 21 points and ChicaOTTAWA (AP) — Chris Neil go extended its longest winning scored two third-period goals streak in six years to eight and Ottawa beat New Jersey for games. the second time in nine days. The Devils are six points beNHL hind the eighth-place Buffalo ATLANTA — Rob Schremp Sabres for the final Eastern Conand Blake Wheeler scored for ference playoff spot.

The Spring Training roundup ... CLEARWATER, Fla. — Cliff Lee gave up home runs to Juan Rivera and Edwin Encarnacion in a five-run fourth inning during Philadelphia’s 7-6 loss to the Tornoto Blue Jays. Lee had only allowed one baserunner to reach second base in the first three innings. Lee allowed five runs — three earned — and seven hits in four innings. He has allowed six runs earned runs in his last two starts. Brewers 4, White Sox 0 PHOENIX — Shawn Marcum threw three solid innings before leaving the Milwaukee Brewers' 4-0 victory with shoulder tightness. Red Sox 8, Mets 5 FORT MYERS, Fla. — John Lackey pitched into the sixth inning. Marlins 5, Cardinals 2 JUPITER, Fla. — Josh Johnson had by far his strongest outing of the spring, working six innings to help the Florida Marlins snap a nine-game spring losing streak. Orioles 13, Pirates 3 BRADENTON, Fla. — Jake Fox hit a pair of two-run home runs, giving him the most in the majors this spring with eight. Tigers 4, Twins 3 LAKELAND, Fla. — Miguel Cabrera homered for the second straight day and Brad Penny pitched five solid innings. Reds 5, Indians 1 GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Mike Leake pitched four scoreless innings. Dontrelle Willis, who left his previous outing with a sprained right ankle, followed Leake with a scoreless inning and legged out a triple. 1:Athletics 6, Cubs 5 PHOENIX — Conor Jackson hit a game-ending double to cap a three-run ninth inning and Oakland overcame home runs by Alfonso Soriano, Geovany Soto and Reed Johnson. White Sox (ss) 12, Rockies 6 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Lastings Milledge hit a pair of home runs.

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richmond’s Kevin Anderson (14) walks off the court with coach chris Mooney after the spiders beat Vanderbilt.

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The Top 25 roundup ... DENVER — Kevin Anderson scored 16 of his 25 points in the second half, including a floater with 18.7 seconds remaining that helped seal 12th-seeded Richmond's win. The Spiders (28-7) sprang the second upset of the day at Pepsi Center. Fifth-seeded Vanderbilt had a chance to tie the game with 2.5 seconds left, but Rod Odom's desperation heave was nowhere near the hoop as time expired. So much for the Commodores (23-11) vanquishing their tournament demons. They have now stumbled in their last three appearances in the NCAAs. Kentucky 59, Princeton 57 TAMPA, Fla. — Freshman Brandon Knight, held scoreless for more than 39 minutes, made a driving layup with 2 seconds remaining to lift No. 4 seed Kentucky over 13th-seeded Princeton. Knight missed his first seven shots and even found himself on the bench in the closing minute. Kentucky will face West Virginia in the East regional. Dan Mavraides led Princeton (25-7) with 14 points. UCLA 78, Michigan St. 76 TAMPA, Fla. — Tyler Honeycutt and Malcolm Lee scored 16 points apiece and seventh-seeded UCLA held off a late comeback by the 10th-seeded Spartans 78-76 in the Southeast regional of the NCAA tournament. Butler 60, Old Dominion 58 WASHINGTON — Matt Howard scored on a tip-in at the buzzer, giving eighth-seeded Butler a victory in the Southeast regional. After Shawn Vanzant missed, Howard went up with his right hand and put the ball in an instant before time expired. Howard and Shelvin Mack each scored 15 points for Butler (24-9), which will face Pittsburgh. Frank Hassell led Old Dominion (27-7) with 20 points. Temple 66, Penn State 64 TUCSON, Ariz. — Juan Fernandez sank an off-balance 18footer with under a second to play to end coach Fran Dunphy's NCAA tournament record 11-game losing streak. Talor Battle's 3-pointer from far behind the arc for Penn State tied it at 64-64 with 12.2 seconds to go. Fernandez and Ramone Moore scored 23 points each for the seventhseeded Owls (26-7), who next play San Diego State. Battle scored 23 for the 10th-seeded Nittany Lions (19-15). BYU 74, Wofford 66 DENVER — Jimmer Fredette scored 32 points to lift thirdseeded Brigham Young over No. 14 Wofford. Hounded, double teamed and trapped by Wofford defenders much of the night, the nation's leading scorer still got off 25 shots and made 12 trips to the free-throw line. Wofford, making its second straight NCAA appearance, shut down Fredette through most of the first half and led 2521 with 5 minutes left. But Fredette made two free throws and a 3-pointer during a 9-0 run and BYU (31-4) never relinquished the lead. Noah Dahlman led the Terriers (21-13) with 22 points. San Diego State 68, Northern Colorado 50 TUCSON, Ariz. — Kawhi Leonard had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and second-seeded San Diego State survived Devon Beitzel's scoring burst to earn its first NCAA tournament win. The Aztecs (33-2) had their hands full with the Bears of the Big Sky early. San Diego State pulled away behind its defense in the second half, holding Northern Colorado (21-11) scoreless for nearly 7 minutes. Wisconsin 72, Belmont 58 TUCSON, Ariz. — Jon Leuer scored 17 of his 22 points in the second half and Wisconsin methodically dispatched Belmont in the Badgers' fifth consecutive NCAA tournamentopening victory. Jordan Taylor added 21 for the fourth-seeded Badgers (24-8). Mike Hedgepeth scored 17 and Kerron Johnson 13 for the Atlantic Sun champion Bruins (30-5), still searching for their first NCAA tournament win after four tries. Pittsburgh 74, UNC Asheville 51 WASHINGTON — Ashton Gibbs scored 20 of his 26 points after halftime, and bigger, stronger Pittsburgh kept the No. 1s perfect against the No. 16s in the NCAA tournament. Matt Dickey scored 21 points to lead UNC Asheville (20-14). Cincinnati 78, Missouri 63 WASHINGTON — Yancy Gates had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Cincinnati made a successful return to the NCAA tournament with a 78-63 win over Missouri. Connecticut 81, Bucknell 52 WASHINGTON — Kemba Walker had 18 points, a careerhigh 12 assists and eight rebounds, and No. 3 seed Connecticut earned coach Jim Calhoun his 850th career victory. Roscoe Smith scored 17 for the Huskies (27-9), who showed no signs of fatigue after winning five games in five days last week to capture the Big East tournament. Mike Muscala scored 14 for 14th-seeded Bucknell (25-9). Florida 79, UC Santa Barbara 51 TAMPA, Fla. — Erving Walker scored 18 points, Chandler Parsons flirted with his first triple-double and Florida coasted to victory over 15th-seeded UC Santa Barbara. Parsons, the Southeastern Conference's player of the year, finished with 10 points, seven rebounds and a careerhigh 10 assists. Florida (27-7) made 11 of its first 15 shots. Gonzaga 86, St. John's 71 DENVER — Marquise Carter scored a career-high 24 points, lifting 11th-seeded Gonzaga. The Bulldogs (25-9) were the third lower seed to spring an upset, joining No. 12 Richmond and No. 13 Morehead State. The Bulldogs used their size and strength to muscle around the Red Storm (21-12), who were back in the tournament for the first time since 2002. Gonzaga outrebounded St. John's by a 43-20 margin. Kansas State 73, Utah State 68 TUCSON — Jacob Pullen scored 22 points and hit some big free throws down the stretch, helping Kansas State hold off Utah State 73-68 in the second round of the NCAA tournament, the Aggies' seventh straight opening loss. Pullen didn't show any ill affects from the flu that kept him out of practice Wednesday, scoring 10 points in the first half as Kansas State (23-10) built an 11-point lead.

DENVER — On the verge of seeing Morehead 62 his unherLouisville 61 alded, 13ths e e d e d Morehead State program turn into something much more impressive, the coach could have called a play for his NBAbound center or his guard who couldn’t miss. Instead, he decided to go with a dream. Executing a play that came to his coach the night before, Morehead State’s Demonte Harper dribbled patiently and watched the clock tick down. Then, he stepped up behind the 3-point line and swished the shot with 4.2 seconds left Thursday for a 62-61 victory over No. 4 Louisville and the first big upset of the NCAA tournament. “The coach said, ‘Hey, I dreamed about this last night,

this exact situation,’” Harper said. “He said, ‘I know exactly who I’m going to. I’m going to put it right in your hands, Demonte.’ He said, ‘At 6 seconds, I want you to attack and pull up and hit the shot.’ I hit the shot. It feels unreal right now.” After Harper’s go-ahead basket, the Cardinals (25-10) had a chance to win it, but Morehead State’s best player, center Kenneth Faried, blocked Mike Marra’s attempt from the corner. And that’s how little-known coach Donnie Tyndall, and not Louisville’s Rick Pitino, found himself on the floor of the Pepsi Center celebrating. Morehead State of Kentucky — enrollment 9,000 at the base of the Appalachian Mountains — won its first main-draw game in the NCAA tournament since 1984. “I think to be a first-round game against an in-state pow-

er, to be able to knock them off, I don’t think it’s ever been bigger than that in the history of our school,” Tyndall said. Chris Smith had 17 points for Louisville, which closed the year on its first two-game losing streak of the season. The Cardinals played the end of the game without their leading scorer, Preston Knowles, who needed to be helped off the court after spraining his left foot with 8:51 left. “This is as tough a loss as I’ve had in coaching and I’ve been coaching a long time,” Pitino said. After Morehead State (259) called timeout for its last possession, trailing by one with 23.8 seconds left, Harper seemed an unlikely candidate to take the most important shot in the program’s unspectacular history. He was 2 for 9 from the floor and hadn’t hit any of his five 3-point attempts.

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oakland coach Greg Kampe talks with reggie Hamilton. and Memphis, the same two schools that will meet in his NCAA tournament debut. MOREHEAD MONSTER Morehead State's Kenneth Faried had his 28th double double of the season, tops in the nation, when he scored 12 points to go with his 17 rebounds in Thursday's 6261 win over Louisville. Faried upped his career total to 85, moving him into second place on the NCAA's all time list ahead of Virginia's Ralph Sampson. "All coaches use the cliche that rebounders, every shot is a pass to you," Louisville coach Rick Pitino said. "He's the only one I've seen since Dennis Rodman truly make that statement true.

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where they’ve won 23 consecutive NCAA games. Time Warner Cable Arena was a sea of baby blue with chants of “Tar Heels!” on Thursday — for North Carolina’s open practice. But after watching his team get into the habit falling way behind at last weekend’s Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, Williams was a bit nervous about the Northeast Conference champions. “They are really good. I really believe that. It’s not coach talk,” Williams said. “Lou Holtz is one of my buddies, but this not Lou Holtz up here talking.” In its first NCAA trip since 1997, LIU carries the nation’s longest active winning streak (13 games) and has the most road wins of any team in the country (13). But perhaps because their only road game against a school from a major conference was a loss — at Northwestern in December — the Blackbirds were given a low seed and a ticket to Charlotte. “We like playing on the road,” said guard Kyle Johnson, one of four Canadians on LIU’s roster. “We like taking the crowd out of the game. It gives us excitement and we look forward to stuff like that.” Behind forward Julian Boyd, who missed all of last season with a heart condition that still is a cause for some concern, LIU is the nation’s fourth-highest scoring team at 82.6 points a game. They take more than 30 free throws a contest, tops in the nation, and have scored at least 80 points 24 times. Trouble is, high-scoring games are North Carolina’s domain, too. The Tar Heels average 76.7 points.

“We want to play the way we’ve been playing and integrate him into what we’re doing,” Krzyzewski said. Still, Duke clearly doesn’t want to expect too much too soon from Irving. At the time of his injury, Irving had Duke at 8-0 and was averaging a then-team-best 17.4 points while orchestrating the team’s uptempo attack. Irving admits his current conditioning isn’t where he wants it, but he says he’s able to do nearly everything he could before he was hurt. He pronounced himself 95 percent healthy, said “the other 5 percent will come when I actually play out there” and admitted to being even more nervous than he was for his Duke debut back in November. “It’s even more nerveracking, just the amount of pressure on Duke and just the aura of the NCAA tournament,” Irving said. “This is a special occasion for me, and I just want to enjoy it with my teammates.” Especially since Krzyzewski and the Blue Devils never expected him back — at least, not publicly. Not long after Irving was hurt, Coach K said he was prepared to play the rest of the season without him. Irving spent roughly two months in a protective hard cast with his right foot in a boot after that while Duke rolled up a 22-4 record in his absence and claimed a third straight ACC tournament title and a second straight No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. Speculation on Irving’s possible return started to pick up last week at the ACC

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John Henson shows off for the crowd during practice. “We’re very good at flying up and down the court. They invented it, it seems like,” Ferry said. “It’s the way they play. And we have to do it in Charlotte. It’s going to be very difficult.” The Tar Heels, who fell in the NIT final a year ago to end a 17-loss season, are looking to bounce back from Sunday’s 75-58 loss to Duke in the ACC title game. North Carolina couldn’t recover from a big early deficit as it did against Clemson and Miami the previous two days. And while Harrison Barnes starred in the ACC tournament, including a 40point outing against Clemson, the Tar Heels need better play out of freshman point guard Kendall Marshall. “I didn’t help my team the way I know I can,” said Marshall, who has shot 7-for-30 in the past three games. “For us to be successful I have to be play to a high standard. When I go out there and perform the way I did last weekend, I feel like it’s my job and my duty to make it up to them.”

Meanwhile, Morehead State had the big fella, Faried, not to mention Terrance Hill, who had kept his team in the game by going 5 for 6 from 3point range.

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Morehead state's Kenneth Faried lets out a yell.

TAMPA, Fla. — Clemson's deClemson 84 termina76 tion to W. Va. o v e r come fatigue was no match for West Virginia's fresh legs. Playing its second game in just over 36 hours, the 12th-seeded Tigers built an early double-digit lead before falling 84-76 to the fifth-seeded Mountaineers in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday. Darryl Bryant scored 19 points and Kevin Jones added 17 as West Virginia (21-11) overcame a slow start in the early afternoon matchup. The Mountaineers will play fourth-seeded Kentucky, a 59-57 winner over No. 13 seed Princeton, in the next round Saturday afternoon. Clemson head coach Brad Brownlee refused to complain about the fast turnaround his team had to make after beginning tournament in Dayton, Ohio, but he raised the issue afterward about whether such an early starting time is fair to a team in those circumstances.

tournament when he worked out in public in uniform shorts and sneakers before a game, then said last Sunday that there was a chance he could return for the tournament. Krzyzewski downplayed it at the time, then acknowledged the possibility two days later but said he wanted to see how Irving’s toe responded to practice. They have insisted Irving’s return wouldn’t threaten the chemistry they have developed over the past three months without him. “I’m a pretty good basketball player, and I’m not a selfish one, at that,” Irving said. His return has all but overshadowed a secondround matchup that figures to be one-sided. Duke enters as a 23-point favorite over Hampton (248), which won the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament in WinstonSalem five days ago and is in the round of 64 for the first time since 2002. “It’s a good chance to measure where you are as a program,” Hampton coach Edward Joyner Jr. said. Then again, the Pirates have pulled off a stunner before. Almost exactly 10 years ago, they knocked off thenNo. 2 seed Iowa State as a No. 15 to match the biggest upset according to seeding in the history of the NCAA tournament. At the time, Joyner was on the staff at Johnson C. Smith University, the Division II school in Charlotte where he was a player. “Ten years later, I got the opportunity to possibly, you know, make history again,” Joyner said. “No disrespect to Iowa State, they ain’t Duke. We’re going to go out there and try.”

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Experienced Bookkeeper Must have Microsoft Office, QuickBooks, & Sales experience. Please send resume to: frank@hydraulicdepotnc.com or apply in person at: Hydraulic Depot, 2001 S. Main St., Salisbury. Clerical

Sunshine Mfg. Structures, Inc. Rockwell, NC Now Accepting Applications for

Part Time Office Work (Computer Skills, Building Business Background preferred, Accounts Payable & Receivable) Call for Interview Appointment At 704-279-6600 Mon-Fri 8am-12pm, 1pm-5pm Healthcare

Pharmacist – Spencer NC Kerr Drug has an immediate opening for a Pharmacist in our Spencer location. Full-time position with benefits. Must be a licensed pharmacist in North Carolina. Must have good customer service skills. Please apply online at https://kerrdrugjobs.iapplicants.com Skilled Labor

Orica USA Inc. is seeking a Field Mechanic in Gold Hill, NC. Person will be responsible for preventive maintenance and repair of mobile mixing equipment. Minimum of 3 years experience with mechanical responsibilities, working knowledge of pumps, electrical and hydraulic components of mobile equipment. Must have a CDL Class B Drivers license, safe driving record, good communication skills, and be familiar with Microsoft Office software. Some overnight travel required. Send resume to: Orica PO Box 228 Gold Hill, NC 28071

Area 2 – W. Rowan incl Woodleaf, Mt. Ulla & Cleveland Area 3 - S. Rowan incl Landis, China Grove, Kannapolis & Mooresville Area 4 - E. Rowan incl. Granite Quarry, Faith, Rockwell & Gold Hill Area 5 - Davidson Co. Area 6 – Davie Co. and parts of Davidson Co. This is a rough guide to help plan your stops, actual areas are determined by zip code. Please see map in your Salisbury Post or online at salisburypost.com under Marketplace click on 'Yard Sale Map' to see details.

Yard Sale Area 2 Mt. Ulla Moving Sale, 140 Royal Indian Drive (down Sherrills Ford Rd to Hwy 801, past 2 caution lights, first driveway on left), Saturday, March 19, 8am-until. Big assortment of almost everything!

Salisbury. 1 mile west on Mooresville Rd. from Jake MultiAlexander Blvd. Family Yard Sale. Sat., th March 19 at 8am. Mirrors for pickup truck, rugs, snowman collection, dishes, furniture, lamps, dolls & lots of other household items & décor. Watch for signs. Woodleaf Yard Sale, Sat., 3/19, 7am-12noon, 709 Lochshire Lane (Woodleaf Rd to Covington Subdivision). Baby girl's clothes (0-6 mos), crib, baby accessories, men's & women's clothing, end & tables, Dell coffee printer/fax, hutch for desk.

Yard Sale Area 3 China Grove. 507 Park St. (across from time & temperature sign) Yard Sale. Friday, March 18th only, 8am-until. Household items, women's clothing, shoes, handbags, dishes, furniture, 2 cars, lamps, and much more! HUGE SALE - ALL MUST GO March 19th, 8 am, 1010 Cloverleaf Plaza, Kannapolis, Next to Cici's Pizza. Plaster Creations is closing 50% -80% off.

Yard Sale Area 4 Faith Yard Sale, 530 Log Barn Rd (Old Farm Dev.), Saturday, March 19, 8am2pm. Combining households. Furniture, antiques, pressure washer, work shoes, clothes. You name it, we've got it! Multi-Family Salisbury Yard Sale, Saturday, March 19, 7am-until, 1005 Place (off Ashwood Newsome Road). Women's clothes, baby and kid's clothes, toys, and household items. Salisbury, Yard Sale, Fri., March 18th & Sat., March 8am-Until. 6525 19th. Stokes Ferry Rd. Motorcycle stuff, clothing– men's & women's (plus size), household items, furn., pictures, books, Chevrolet wheels, musical instruments, scooter, truck

Antiques & Collectibles Ridge Pottery, Blue Poinsettia Pattern, 6 Place setting & serving pieces $350 (52 pieces) Rockwell 704-202-5022 Three antique wooden table model radios. One plastic case. $45. Cases are good, radios don't play. 704-279-0457

Kannapolis Church of God 2211 West A Street HUGE Family Consignment Sale Spring/Summer Friday, March 18th 6pm-8pm Saturday, March 19th 8am-1pm

Household items, children's toys, clothes & more. For more information, visit our website: kannapoliscog.com Landis. 326 S. Correll St. BIG Yard Sale. Saturday, March 19th, 7am-until. Baby & children's clothes, shoes, toys, books (scholastic), double stroller, household, Toyota Corolla & more!

Yard Sale Area 4 County Wide Antique & Yard Sale, March 26-27 Davidson County Fairgrounds. Fairground full of yard sale items and antiques. For information, please call 704-932-5071 or 704-425-9838 Salisbury Garage Sale, 1965 Heilig Rd (Old Concord Rd/Faith Rd south from Salisbury, left off Old Concord at intersection of Julian or right off Faith next to Gdx. Watch for signs). Fri., & Sat., March 18 & 19, 8:30am-2:30pm. Entertainment ctr, TVs, yard aerator, hunting stand, bed lift, shop table, dishes Pyrex pie plates, electric wench, electrical plumbing items.

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Cell Phones & Service Phone. Sprint Pink Instinct Touch Phone w/case and charger. New condition. $85. 704-2458843

Clothes Adult & Children Clothes for Toddler boys 3-4 boxes of sizes 24 mo2T summer/winter clothes. Some 2/3piece outfits $75 firm 704-637-0058

Computers & Software Computer monitor, Samsung 17” LCD flat screen 25dpi. Ideal for CAD. $300. Call 704-603-4079

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

Electronics

Furniture & Appliances

Home theatre system, JVC Audio / Video Receiver, 6 JBL speakers, Infinity sub woofer Paid $600+ now $175 Rockwell 704-202-5022

Range - Whirlpool glass top range $100. and Whirlpool dishwasher $50. Both items in good condition. Call 704-637-1449.

Farm Equipment & Supplies

Refrigerator, Kenmore. Side by Side. White. Ice and water in door. $250. Please call 980-234-2511 between 9am and 9pm.

Farm Equipment, new & used. McDaniel Auction Co. 704-278-0726 or 704798-9259. NCAL 48, NCFL 8620. Your authorized farm equipment dealer. Stall Mats (2) $50 Please Call 704-279-6393

Flowers & Plants

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, $40. 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

Furniture & Appliances Air Conditioners, Washers, Dryers, Ranges, Frig. $65 & up. Used TV & Appliance Center Service after the sale. 704-279-6500 - (4) Oak Barstools $100 for all. Bedroom suite 3 pieces $100. All in good condition. Call 704637-1449 Bed, red, blue, yellow plastic toddler bed with toy box at bottom, 2 holders on top 35.00 in Salisbury 704-637-0058 Bedroom suite, new 5 piece. All for $297.97. Hometown Furniture, 322 S. Main St. 704-633-7777 China Cabinet. Refinished Oak Antique China Cabinet. 36" wide x 16" deep x 61" tall $425 Rockwell 704-202-5022 Coffee Table, solid wood, $30; heavy wood end table with pull out surface, $35. 704-2390920 Ice machine, Scottsman. Excellent shape. Was $2600 new, asking $1100. Gas 5 ton control heat & air unit. Was $5000 new, asking $1500. 4X5 cir gridded church window (non tempered) $200. Call 704-639-6299

Yard Sale Area 1

300 Sowers Rd. (Take Hwy 29 North in Spencer, road across from PCA.) Saturday, March 3/19, 8am-4pm. Baby gear, lots of infant-2T clothes, jeans 34/30, women's shoes 9/10, linens, fabric, household, much more.

STAFF YARD SALE

KIDS KLUB CONSIGNMENT SALE Friday 8am-8pm and Saturday 8am-12noon Milford Hills UMC 1630 Statesville Blvd. Saturday is half price day on many items Salisbury Family Yard Sale, Saturday, March 19, 7am-1pm, 2930 West Innes Street (just past Catawba College, next to North Hills Christian School). Items for all ages. All proceeds to send students overseas for relief mission. Salisbury. 1118 Holmes Ave. (From W. Innes turn onto Grove St. (beside cemetery), left on Holmes Ave.) Gigantic Yard Sale. Sat. March 19th, 8am-until. Clothes, furniture, housewares, fishing equipment, and much more!

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Salisbury Pediatric Associates Parking Lot, 129 Woodson St. Saturday, March 19th 11:30am-until.

YARD SALE AREAS Area 1 - Salisbury, East Spencer, & Spencer Area 2 – W. Rowan incl Woodleaf, Mt. Ulla & Cleveland Area 3 - S. Rowan incl Landis, China Grove, Kannapolis & Mooresville Area 4 - E. Rowan incl. Granite Quarry, Faith, Rockwell & Gold Hill Area 5 - Davidson Co. Area 6 – Davie Co. and parts of Davidson Co. This is a rough guide to help plan your stops, actual areas are determined by zip code. Please see map in your Salisbury Post or online at salisburypost.com under Marketplace click on 'Yard Sale Map' to see details.

Yard Sale Area 2 Salisbury. 1 mile west on Mooresville Rd. from Jake Alexander Blvd. MultiFamily Yard Sale. Sat., th March 19 at 8am. Mirrors for pickup truck, rugs, snowman collection, dishes, furniture, lamps, dolls & lots of other household items & décor. Watch for signs.

Woodleaf Yard Sale, Sat., 3/19, 7am-12noon, 709 Lochshire Lane (Woodleaf Rd to Covington Subdivision). Baby girl's clothes (0-6 mos), crib, baby accessories, men's & women's clothing, end & coffee tables, Dell printer/fax, hutch for desk.

Yard Sale Area 3

Kannapolis Church of God 2211 West A Street HUGE Family Consignment Sale Spring/Summer Friday, March 18th 6pm-8pm Saturday, March 19th 8am-1pm

Yard Sale Area 3

Household items, children's toys, clothes & more. For more information, visit our website: kannapoliscog.com

China Grove. 507 Park St. (across from time & temperature sign) Yard Sale. Friday, March 18th only, 8am-until. Household items, women's clothing, shoes, handbags, dishes, furniture, 2 cars, lamps, and much more!

Landis. 326 S. Correll St. BIG Yard Sale. Saturday, March 19th, 7am-until. Baby & children's clothes, shoes, toys, books (scholastic), double stroller, household, Toyota Corolla & more!

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Yard Sale Area 3 HUGE SALE - ALL MUST GO March 19th, 8 am, 1010 Cloverleaf Plaza, Kannapolis, Next to Cici's Pizza. Plaster Creations is closing 50% -80% off.

Yard Sale Area 4 County Wide Antique & Yard Sale, March 26-27 Davidson County Fairgrounds. Fairground full of yard sale items and antiques. For information, please call 704-932-5071 or 704-425-9838 Faith Yard Sale, 530 Log Barn Rd (Old Farm Dev.), Saturday, March 19, 8am2pm. Combining households. Furniture, antiques, pressure washer, work shoes, clothes. You name it, we've got it! Salisbury Garage Sale, 1965 Heilig Rd (Old Concord Rd/Faith Rd south from Salisbury, left off Old Concord at intersection of Julian or right off Faith next to Gdx. Watch for signs). Fri., & Sat., March 18 & 19, 8:30am-2:30pm. Entertainment ctr, TVs, yard aerator, hunting stand, bed lift, shop table, dishes Pyrex pie plates, electric wench, electrical plumbing items. Salisbury Multi-Family Yard Sale, Saturday, March 19, 7am-until, 1005 Ashwood Place (off Newsome Road). Women's clothes, baby and kid's clothes, toys, and household items. Salisbury, Yard Sale, Fri., March 18th & Sat., March 8am-Until. 6525 19th. Stokes Ferry Rd. Motorcycle stuff, clothing– men's & women's (plus size), household items, furn., pictures, books, Chevrolet wheels, musical instruments, scooter, truck

Sofa & chair, brown and tan with flowers, $50. Mat Massager 5 motor with heat, new $25. 704-6334526

Air compressor charge air pro 5hp 20gal tank twin cylinder oil lubricated. $300 or best offer. 336-940-3134 SAWMILLSBand/Chainsaw SPRING SALE - Cut lumber any dimension, anytime. MAKE MONEY and SAVE MONEY. In stock ready to ship. at $995.00. Starting www.NorwoodSawmills.c om/300N. 1-800-6617747, ext. 300N

Medical Equipment

Table. Decorative table with white wicker base and 42" round glass top. $50. Call Gene 704-6335847. Washer & Dryer Set, Maytag, white, great condition. $450. Please Call 704-464-6059

Hoveround wheelchair, MPV5, new, never used. Retails $8,840. Will sell for $4,400. 704-209-6460 Pronto Electric Chair with Surestep. Good condition $495 or best offer. Please call 704-633-0554

Games and Toys

Let's play! Call of Duty Wii game $30, new Supermario Wii $40, Jenny 336-751-5279 2 Clubhouse Step Climber, used. Great Shape. $325. Call 704-856-1224. Wii, White Nintendo Wii w/Wii Balance Board; 4 games; extra controller; covers; all boxes $250 obo. 704-245-8843

Health and Beauty Rucumbent stationary. Like $150. Please Call 704-680-3270

Bike, New

Misc For Sale 3 Tier fountain with girl holding shells. 43" high in good condition with new pump. $50.00 Call Gene 704-633-5847. ANDERSON'S SEW & SO, Husqvarna, Viking Sewing Machines. Patterns, Notions, Fabrics. 10104 Old Beatty Ford Rd., Rockwell. 704-279-3647 Benches, wood, backless. 3 are 4 ft long, $11$12 each. 1 is 5 ft. long, $15. Primed. 704-7548837 after 10am.

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

Mow it! Belly Mower, 60” Woods F35 Model 8240, $350. 704-213-1495.

Machine & Tools

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

Garden Time! Tiller, Craftsman. 5.5hp, 24” tine. Used very little. With owner's manual. $200. 704-202-4281

Let's Get Mowin'! Riding mower, Crafts-man. 21hp, 42”. Good condition. Owner's manual. $500. 704-202-4281

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.

Cats

Dogs

Cat, free, playful and sweet female. Less than a year old. Needs a new home asap. Please contact Jessica at 704431-2045 leave message

ABCA BORDER COLLIE PUPPIES Working or agility dogs. Great companion. Black and white. READY NOW!! $300 each. Contact 704-789-3260

Free dog. Pit Bull, male, to good home only, extremely sweet, must agree to neuter. 704-2451044

Puppies free to good Lab and homes. Rottweiler mix. If interested please call 704-636-8783

Free to good home, a Catahoula Louisiana Leopard dog. Beautiful female. 704-637-0058 for more information.

Puppies, English Pointer/ Black Lab mix. Born 12/15. Variety of markings. Free to good home. 9 puppies. Male & female available. 336-998-3229

Free cat. Friendly lap kitty full of energy, she wags her tail, she is microchipped and spayed. 704223-1508

Yard Sale Area 1

Refrigerator. Dorm style Haier. Silver door black sides. Size 26" x 18 1/2" x 18". Like new. $50. Call Gene 704-633-5847.

Machine & Tools

Free cats. 3 gorgeous female cats. Spayed, shots up-to-date. Litter box trained. Call 704279-8562 Free kittens. 2 beautiful white kittens to a good home. 1 is long hair and the other is short hair. If interested please call 704-431-0774.

Good with kids! Blonde Yorkies AKC www.yorki-shop.com Toy & tea cup size. Ready now for Easter. Call Rhonda 704-224-9692. Check the site for pricing and availability.

Husky mix-4 free left, 8wks old, markings, Gold Hill 704-210-8815 or 798-3760

pups nice area. 704-

GORGEOUS PITBULL PUPPIES

Free kittens. Very cute & sweet. Approx. 4 weeks old. To good homes only. Call 704-707-8526

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Dogs

Adorable!

Border Collie puppies, full-blooded. 6 available. Born: Jan. 25, 2011. Parents on site. Great working dogs or companions. $200 each. Contact Pam or David at 336-998-4162 Tarpin Hill Farm Boxer/Chow mix, beautiful puppies. Fawn with black masks. 7 weeks old. Free to great homes only please. Call 704-209-1153

Sweet Baby Face!

7 Pit Bull puppies ready to go. Mother is brindle and father is blue. Both are onsite. They have been weaned, wormed, and spoiled. Come take your new best friend home. $150 ea. Contact Bill @ 704-791-6572.

Got puppies or kittens for sale?

Boston Terrier Puppies CKC. 1 female $500. 3 Males. $450 ea. 6 weeks old. Shots. Health Contract. Cash. 704-6038257.

WHAT A SWEETHEART!

Border Collie puppy. 1 female left. 8 weeks old. $100. Please call Craig at 704-400-2632

Livestock

Puppies, Shih-Tzus. Ready on 3/26/11. CKC registered, 3 male and 2 females. $200 ea. Come take a look & if you like, place a deposit. Please call 704-636-9867

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Donkey, black, 6 mos old $300. Miniature horse, 34” tall, 11 mos old $350. 704-857-2044

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 GOLDEN RETRIEVER PUPPIES

Goat disbudding iron, 200 watt. Used once. $25. Hoof trimmers, $10. Call 704-279-4947 Pit Bull pups, beautiful. Parents on site. Reds, browns, brown/white combos, and a couple unique combos. 11 in all. $100 ea. Papers can be acquired but will cost more. Call Jeremy or Leah @ 980-234-6206 anytime. Salisbury area

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

Supplies and Services Quality puppies available March 22nd. 1st shots and dewormed. Parents on site. $200. 704-7970569

Puppies, American Pit Bull, full-blooded. 7 weeks old. 6 males, 2 females. $100 ea. Parents on site. Call 704-267-1659

March Special 20% discount on dentals. Follow us on Face Book Animal Care Center of Salisbury. 704-637-0227

SALISBURY POST Homes for Sale

Misc For Sale Bike. 20 inch 12 speed Ralley mountain bike excellent condition $75. 336-406-3969 CD Player, Sony 5 Disc Carousel CD Music Player. Excellent condition. $25 Call 704-857-5403 or 704762-0059 Dodge Dakota /Durango / Jeep OEM receiver hitch. $150. Call 336-940-3134 if interested. Dog Lot. 10 x 10, one year old. $100. For more information, call 704-9383228 Double bottom plow for 3 point hitch, like new $400, If condition. interested or for more info please call Greg at (704)209-1265 Dwarf hamster, free. Cage, toys, house included. Please Call 704-831-0278 Electric pottery wheel, tools, bats. $275 cash. Please call 704-639-0496 BEFORE 7pm.

China Grove

Business Opportunities ALL CASH VENDING ROUTE. Be your own boss25machines/candy all for $9,995. All major credit cards accepted. 1-877915-8222. Vend3. J.Y. Monk Real Estate School-Get licensed fast, Charlotte/Concord courses. $399 tuition fee. Free Brochure. 800-849-0932

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, etc. Generator/Welder, For details, 704-279-6973 METAL: Angle, Channel, Pipe, Sheet & Plate Shear Fabrication & Welding FAB DESIGNS 2231 Old Wilkesboro Rd Open Mon-Fri 7-3:30 704-636-2349 Ozone generator, professional grade. Odor eliminator, smoke, pets. $400. Call 704-603-4079 Patio furniture. Glider, rocker, lounger and straight chair with cushions. $50 OBO. 980-234-2579 Sewing machine, Singer. Model 2662. Used very little. Like new. $150. Call 704-857-9067

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SIMPLICITY RIDING MOWER Regent hydro, 14hp, 38 inch deck. Very good condition. $350 704279-8839 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 Storage cabinet. 8' high x 24” wide x 24” deep. 4 shelves. $50. Call 704-534-4772 Table. Oak dining table with leaf. 4 padded chairs. $100 OBO. 704638-9370 before 9pm Tools: 1950'S model tools. Circular Saw includes carbide blades, $50; Jig Saw, $15.Call 336-766-8459 Water Heater. New American ProLine natural gas water heater, good quality. Paid $530 Sell for $400 Rockwell 704202-5022 Wood heater with one cord of wood. $125. Please call Ralph at 704279-7362 for more info.

Instruction COLLEGE ATTEND ONLINE from home. Medical, Business, Paralegal, Accounting, Criminal Justice. Job placement assistance. Computer available. Financial aid if qualified. Call 888-899-6918. www.CenturaOnline.com

Lost & Found Found a set of keys on Eller Road. Please Call to identify. 704-209-3000 Found dog. German Shepherd puppy. Gheen Rd. area. Very loving, obviously indoor puppy. Extremely friendly. Call 704-640-5540 Found dog. Pit/Lab mix, male. Brindle colored. Very friendly & wellbehaved. Found at City Hall in Landis. Call Judy at 704-938-9731 or Ginger at 704-467-7599 Found on March 2, in parking lot Lowe's something of great value. Call to identify. 704-7984801 Found pigeon. Found near Flea Market. Please call to identify. 704-239-5942 Found: Ring in WalMart Bathroom on 3/12/11. Please call to identify. 704-267-7273

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

For Sale by Owner. 3BR, 2BA. Nice house and neighborhood. New paint, blinds and appliances. Possible owner financing with small down payment. $109,000 with payments approx. $775/month. Please call 704-663-6733

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

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East Rowan

Wonderful Home

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Lost cat in the East Council Street, Newsome area, possibly Road Corbin Hills. Please Call 704-637-0227 Lost dog. Shepherd/lab mix, Friday on Main St. 75-80 lbs, black with touches of tan on legs, face, and chest. Has chip wearing collar. & REWARD. 704-213-0340 Lost white male dog, wearing a blue collar with rabies tag. Answers to Cotie, from Winding Way off Airport Rd on 3/14/11. Please call 704-223-0905

Reward if returned Lost man's white gold diamond ring at NorthEast Medical Center between the heart floor & the ER parking lot on Feb. 19th. Very sentimental. 704-932-1188

Monument & Cemetery Lots

Convenient Location 3 BR, 2 BA in Hunters Pointe. Above ground pool, garage, huge area that could easily be finished upstairs. R51150A. $174,900. B&R Realty 704-633-2394 Salisbury

1200 Grady Street

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

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

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Homes for Sale

Alexander Place

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

New Listing

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

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.

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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Great Location

Bank Foreclosures & Distress Sales. These homes need work! For a FREE list:

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

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

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

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

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

FARM FOR SALE

Salisbury

Motivated Seller

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

East Salis. 4BR, 2½BA. Lease option purchase. Interest rates are low. Good time to build. 704-638-0108

Land for Sale

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

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

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.

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.

China Grove

Child Care Facility/Commercial Bldg.

Salisbury

New Home

Lots for Sale BEAUTIFUL WOODED CORNER LOT

Salisbury

Great Location Lot for sale, 50 by 150, with brick structure house present. Needs lots of work. $4500. Priced for quick sale. Call today (336)431-5092 or if no answer (336)803-2104. 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 Poole B&R Monica Realty 704-245-4628 Salisbury

Beautiful home with pool in Cameron Glen. 2800 sq.ft. 4 BR, 2.5 BA plus finished bonus room, gas fireplace in LR, master on main, formal dining room and eat in kitchen, large laundry room, oversized 2 car attached garage, fenced back yard with great landscaping inground pool, storage building with electric and lots of extras to stay. $274,900. 704-212-2764

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

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

Salisbury

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

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 704-202-3663 Yontz. B&R Realty

Homes 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

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Over 2 Acres

Salisbury

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

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

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

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Rockwell area. Older home with acreage. Call 704-637-8998 or 704636-1977, 9am-9pm.

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

Salisbury. Providence Church Road. 3BR/2BA, garage, two car carport, new roof, new interior paint, washer, dryer and dishwasher, 3 large lots, 3 outbuildings, central air & heat. $109,000. 704637-6950

High Rock Lake. 4BR, 2BA rustic home. Pier, ramp, floating dock. 1,800± sq. ft. .90± water frontage. Decks, hardwood floors. Panther Point Trail. 336-751-5925 or 704-450-0146

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

Land for Sale 3 acres, over looks babbling creek, private setting, $43,900 owner financing. 704-535-4159 Bringle Ferry Rd. 2 tracts. Will sell land or custom build. A50140A. B&R Realty, Monica 704-245-4628

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

Spencer

Reduced 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

New Cape Cod Style House 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

2,500 total sq. ft. Appliances Included Built on your lot $129,950

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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 see. R51757. must $249,900. B&R Realty, 704-202-6041

Homes for Sale

Salisbury

Lots of Extras 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

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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

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Music Sales & Service Piano, full size Wurlitzer beige, with three foot pedals, a book holder on top $500.00 in Salisbury 704-637-0058

China Grove. 2BR, 1BA. Corner lot. Beautiful hardwood floors. New heating & air unit with warranty. Appliances negotiable. $82,000. For sale by owner. Open to reasonable offers. Call 704-855-4865

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8B • FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2011 Real Estate Services Forest Glen Realty Darlene Blount, Broker 704-633-8867

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

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

Manufactured Home Sales

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

$500 Down moves you in. Call and ask me how? Please call (704) 225-8850 American Homes of Rockwell Oldest Dealer in Rowan County. Best prices anywhere. 704-279-7997

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

Real Estate Commercial

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Salisbury Area 3 or 4 bedroom, 2 baths, $500 down under $700 per month. 704-225-8850

Allen Tate Realtors

Commercial property, 8194 heated sq.ft., 12,933 all almost Showroom, together. offices, & warehouse space. $359,000. #51758 Call Varina @ B&R Realty 704-6405200 or 704-633-2394.

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

Auction Thursday 12pm 429 N. Lee St. Salisbury Antiques, Collectibles, Used Furniture 704-213-4101 AUTO REPAIR; MACHINE SHOP & Commercial/Residential Real Estate. Huge 4-Day Auction beginning Thursday, March 17 @ 10AM, 4747 & 4757 Kester Mill Rd, WinstonSalem, NC. See website www.johnpait.com For pictures & detail listing and times of auction. John Pait & Associates, Inc. 336-299-1186. NCAL #1064. NCFL#5461.

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China Grove. 2BR, 2BA. All electric. Clean & safe. No pets. $575/month + deposit. 704-202-0605 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 Equal 1-800-735-2962 Housing Opportunity. Clancy-hills@cmc-nc.com

Available for rent – Homes and Apartments Salisbury/Rockwell Eddie Hampton 704-640-7575

Houses: 3BRs, 1BA. Apartments: 2 & 3 BR's, 1BA Deposit required. Faith Realty 704-630-9650

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

Kannapolis - 1004 West B St., 2 BR, 1 BA, $535/ mo.; 2120 Centergrove Rd. -3 BR, 2 BA, $975/mo. KREA 704-933-2231

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

Move-In Ready Salisbury. 3BR, 1½BA. LR, den, kitchen & dinette. Storage building. Fenced yard. Great location. $850/mo. + dep. No pets. 704-633-7344

East Rowan area. 2BR, 1½BA. $465-$550/month. Chambers Realty 704-637-1020 East Spencer - 2 BR, 1 BA. $400 per month. Carolina-Piedmont Prop. 704-248-2520

Colony Garden Apartments 2BR and 1-1/2 BA Town Homes $585/mo. College Students Welcome! Near Salisbury VA Hospital 704-762-0795 Houses for Rent Apartments

East Spencer, 2 BR, 1 BA, section 8 accepted. $500 per month. Call 704-421-0044 Granite Quarry, 2 BR, 2 BA. Very nice, gas heat. Rent $550, Deposit $500. Call Rowan Properties 704-633-0446

Salisbury. 1BR. Fully furnished apt. Utilities included. No pets. $550/mo. Deposit & ref. 704-855-2100

Holly Leaf Apts. 2BR, 1½BA. $555. Kitchen appliances, W/D connection, cable ready. 704-637-5588 Moreland Pk area. 2BR all appliances furnished. $495-$595/mo. Deposit negotiable. Section 8 welcome. 336-247-2593

3 BR, 1 BA, has refrigerator, stove & big yard. No pets. $625/rent + $600/dep. Call Rowan Properties 704-633-0446

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

3 BR, 2 BA, close to Salisbury Mall. Gas heat, nice. Rent $695, deposit $600. Call Rowan Properties 704-633-0446

Condos and Townhomes

475 Gaskey Rd. 3BR, 1 ½BA brick house. 1 acre land. $575/mo. + $300 sec. dep. 704-326-5073

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

3BR/1BA, Stove & refrigerator, W/D hookup, $575/mo + deposit. Section 8 OK. 336-909-0864

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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

Apple House Realty has a 10 year / 95+% occupancy rate on prop's we've managed. 704-633-5067

Home Improvement

Lawn Maint. & Landscaping

Complete Cleaning Service. Basic, windows, spring, new construction, & more. 704-857-1708

Piedmont AC & Heating Electrical Services Lowest prices in town!! 704-213-4022

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

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

Billy J. Cranfield, Total Landscape

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

REAL ESTATE Waterfront AUCTIONICW Home & Contents, 2865 Gangplank Rd. Supply NC. Saturday, April 2nd. 10:00 am Until. www.ArkadiAAuction.co m 910-297-5045. LOW Buyers Reserve/10% Premium. Mbarber NCALB 7734 Rowan Auction Co. Professional Auction Services: Salis., NC 704-633-0809 Kip Jennings NCAL 6340.

Carport and Garages

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

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Wiltshire Village Condo for Rent, $700. 2nd floor. Want a 2BR, 2BA in a quiet setting? Call Bryce, Wallace Realty 704-202-1319

Heating and Air Conditioning

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

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Houses for Rent

Cleaning Services

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

ABSOLUTE AUCTIONCounty, NC. Person LANDWATEROn site TIMBER. Saturday, March 26th at 10AM. 250 +/- Acres in 14 Parcels & Road Combinations. frontage on Hurdle Mills Road. Frontage on Bessie Heath Daniels Rd. North of Durham/South of Roxboro. Call Mark Rogers, 800-442-7905 or 336-789-2926. www.rogersrealty.com NCAL#685.

West Side Manor Apts. Robert Cobb Rentals Variety World, Inc.

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

Houses for Rent

Auctions

Due to non-payment of rent Eastside Storage will conduct an Auction on March 26th at 10:00 a.m. Any questions call 704-279-6907 Unit 30 Unit 32

Auctions

Airport Rd., 1BR with stove, refrig., garbage pickup & water incl. Month-month lease. No pets. $400/mo+$300 deposit. Furnished $425/mo. 704-279-3808

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

Lovely Duplex

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

Condos and Townhomes

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Appraisal – Real Estate Single family, multifamily & land for tax appeals, PMI removal, estates, etc. 13+ Years Experience. NC Certified Licensed. Call 704-603-7009

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

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

Apartments

Available now! Spacious and thoughtfully designed one bedroom apartment homes for Senior Citizens 55+ years of age. $475 rent with only a $99 deposit! Call now for more information 704-639-9692. We will welcome your Section 8 voucher!

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

Appraisal Services

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

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

B & R REALTY 704-633-2394

1 & 2BR. Nice, well maintained, responsible landlord. $415-$435. Salisbury, in town. 704-642-1955

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

Real Estate Services Daniel Almazan, Broker 704-202-0091 www.AllenTate.com

1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments Available Now! Ro-Well Apartments, Rockwell. 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, 2, & 3 BR Huge Apartments, very nice. $375 & up. 704-754-1480

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

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

Apartments

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

Apartments

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704-633-9295 FREE ESTIMATES www.WifeForHireInc.com Licensed, bonded and insured. Since 1985.

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

Concrete Work

All types concrete work ~ Insured ~ NO JOB TOO SMALL!

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

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

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

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

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

House Cleaning Home Maid Cleaning Service, 11 yrs. exp, Free Estimates & References. Call Regina 704.791.0046

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

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G & S HOME SERVICE Drywall Services

We specialize in remodeling & additions ~ inside & outside

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New Homes Additions & Repairs Small Commercial Ceiling Texture Removal

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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. A message from the Salisbury Post and the FTC.

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

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

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

for junk cars. $275 & up. Please call Tim at 980234-6649 for more info. I buy junk cars. Will pay cash. $250 & up. Larger cars, larger cash! Call 704-239-1471

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

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

Lawn Maint. & Landscaping

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

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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

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704/630-9970 or 704/433-0595

Rockwell, 2 BR, 1 BA. Very nice. Rent $595, Deposit $500. No Pets. Call Rowan Properties, 704-633-0446 Rockwell. 1BR. Appl., central heat & air. Storage building. $475/mo. 704-2796850 or 704-798-3035

Granite Quarry. 3BR, garage. 2BA. Double Fenced backyard. $1,000/ mo + dep. 704-642-1343

Rockwell. 2BR/1BA, Appl., gas wall furnace. Window air. Storage building, large yard. $500/mo. 704-2796850 or 704-798-3035

Personal Services

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

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~ 704-202-2390 ~ Brown's Landscape & Bush Hogging, plowing & tilling for gardens & yards. Free Est. 704-224-6558

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

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

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Pools and Supplies

Basinger Sewing Machine Repair. Parts & Service – Salisbury. 704-797-6840 or 704-797-6839

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

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

Pressure Washing

A quick 5 minute call could reduce your overhead No obligation

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

Roofing and Guttering

877-494-9335 Promo Code L393299 http://tinyurl.com/4w7wavw

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

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

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

Summer Special! Mow, Trim & Blow $35 Average Yard

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

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

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

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Tree Service

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

Graham's Tree Service Free estimates, reasonable rates. Licensed, Insured, Bonded. 704-633-9304

Masonry and Brickwork

John Sigmon Stump grinding, Prompt service for 30+ years, Free Estimates. John Sigmon, 704-279-5763.

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

Johnny Yarborough, Tree Expert trimming, topping, & removal of stumps by machine. Wood splitting, lots cleared. 10% off to senior citizens. 704-857-1731

Quality Haircut

4.99 DEBBIE’S HAIR DESIGNS

Rockwell 3BR/2BA. All tile and wood flooring. All appliances, just outside city limits. Nice quiet neighborhood. $850/mo + deposit. 704-239-4962 or 704-223-1450

Faith, 3 BR, 2 BA with carport, large lot, outside storage. No Pets. $700/mo. 704-279-3518

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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

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Fairmont Ave., 3 BR, 1 ½ BA, has refrigerator & stove, large yard. Rent $725, dep. $700. No Pets. Call Rowan Properties, 704-633-0446

Near China Grove. 2BR, 1BA. Limit 3. No pets. $600/mo. Dep. & credit check req. 704-279-4838

3BR, 2BA home at Crescent Heights. Call 704-239-3690 for info.

Steve's Lawn Care We'll take care of all your lawn care needs!! Great prices. 704-431-7225

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

East Spencer, 608 Sides Lane. Brick ranch style house with 3BR, 2 BA, LR, DR & Den. Eat in kitchen, laundry room, Central Heat & A/C. Carpet in all rooms. Sec 8 only. No pets. Rent $750. Dep $500. Call 732-770-1047.

Fulton St. 4 BR, 1 ½ BA. Refrigerator, stove furnished. Rent $625, Dep., $600. Call Rowan Properties 704-633-0446

CASH PAID

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

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

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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

SALISBURY POST Houses for Rent

Houses for Rent

Rowan Hosp. area. 3BR / 2BA. Cent. H & A. No Sect. 8. No pets. $700/mo. 1St & last mo's rent & dep. Call before 5pm 704-636-4251

Salisbury 3BR/2BA home, East Rowan Schools, big yard $600/mo + deposit. 704-645-8908

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

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Salisbury/Spencer. 3BR, 2BA homes. Appliances, hardwood floors. Master with bath. $700/mo. plus deposit. Section 8 OK. 704-906-2561

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Furnished Key Man Office Suites - $250-350. Jake & 150. Util & internet incl. 704-721-6831 Numerous Commercial and office rentals to suit your needs. Ranging from 500 to 5,000 sq. ft. Call Victor Wallace at Wallace Realty, 704-636-2021 Office Suite Available. Bradshaw Real Estate 704-633-9011

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

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Bostian Heights. 2BR. Trash, lawn, & water service. No pets. $425/mo + deposit. 704-857-4843 LM

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

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No. 61155 NOTICE OF SALE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA - COUNTY OF ROWAN

No. 61137 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Co-Administrator CTA for the Estate of Claude Allen, 1016A Butler Street, Salisbury, NC 28144. This is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 7th day of June, 2011, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. This the 1st day of March, 2011. Claude Allen, deceased, Rowan County File #2011E213, Debra Allen Ellis, PO Box 145, East Spencer, NC 28039, Claudette Allen, PO Box 291, East Spencer, NC 28039 No. 61139 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator for the Estate of Henry L. Burch, 916 Lincolnton Road, Salisbury, NC 28144. This is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 7th day of June, 2011, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. This the 1st day of March, 2011. Henry L. Burch, deceased, Rowan County File #2011E242, Corene Burch, 916 Lincolnton Road, Salisbury, NC 28144

No. 61177 NOTICE OF SALE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION - ROWAN COUNTY - 11sp88 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY LARRY EDWARD ROBERTS DATED SEPTEMBER 24, 2004 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 1019 AT PAGE 132 IN THE ROWAN COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 11:30 AM on March 31, 2011 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Rowan County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at an iron pipe in the margin of Fulton Street in the line of Lot No. 16, said point being N. 38-03 E. 126 feet from the intersection of the margins of Fulton Street and Mitchell Avenue and runs thence N. 58-19 W. 123.0 feet to an iron pipe; thence N. 31-45 E. 50.0 feet to an iron rod in the margin of an alley; thence with the margin of said alley, S. 58-19 E. 128.5 feet to an iron pipe in the margin of Fulton Street; thence with the margin of Fulton Street S. 38-03 W. 50.3 feet to the beginning, and being part of Lots Nos. 14, 15 and 16 as shown on the map of Fulton Heights on record in Map Book 31, Rowan County Registry. And Being more commonly known as: 1220 South Fulton St, Salisbury, NC 28144 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Larry Edward Roberts. The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is February 22, 2011. Grady I. Ingle Or Elizabeth B. Ells, Substitute Trustee, 11-012865 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400, Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/

No. 61142 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having Qualified as Executor of the Estate of Micheal Dwayne Burleson, 1660 Michelle Drive, Kannapolis, NC 28082, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 1st day of June, 2011, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. This the 25th day of February, 2011. Betty F. Yates, Executor for the estate of Micheal Dwayne Burleson, deceased, File 11E219, 875 Misenheimer Road, Rockwell, NC 28138 Attorney at Law, James L. Carter, Jr., Kluttz, Reamer, Hayes, Randolph & Carter, LLP, 129 N. Main Street, Salisbury, NC 28144 No. 61175 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator for the Estate of Dorothy Jean McManus Miller, 2304 Woodlawn Street, Kannapolis, NC 28083. This is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 22nd day of June, 2011, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. This the 16th day of March, 2011. Dorothy Jean McManus Miller, deceased, Rowan County File #2011E298, Pamela M. Benoit, 2117 Woodlawn Street, Kannapolis, NC 28083 No. 61178 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Gladys Lorraine Jennings, The Meadows, 612 Hwy. 152, Rockwell, NC 28138. This is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 22nd day of June, 2011, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. This the 16th day of March, 2011. Gladys Lorraine Jennings, deceased, Rowan County File #2011E294, Kathryn Jennings Conrady (Williams), 326 Trappers Ridge Dr., Rockwell, NC 28138

No. 61157 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION - File No. 11CVD564 State of North Carolina – Rowan County – In the District Court To: Adam K. Simmons, Defendant: Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. An action by which your spouse seeks an absolute divorce. You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than forty (40) days from the first publication of this notice, and upon your failure to do so the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief sought. This 11th day of March, 2011. No. 61111 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of James E. Bringle, 5355 Woodleaf Road, Salisbury, NC 28147. This is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 22nd day of May, 2011, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. This the 16th day of February, 2011. James E. Bringle, deceased, Rowan County File #2011E183, Kim Bringle Basinger, 4522 Morning Dove Ct., Denver, NC 28037 Attorney: J. Stephen Gray, PO Box 4158, Salisbury, NC 28145-4158 No. 61140 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Raymond Brooks Coggins, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 6th day of June, 2011, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. This the 1st day of March, 2011. Raymond Alan Coggins, Executor of the estate of Raymond Brooks Coggins, 409 North Crow Creek Drive, Calabash, North Carolina 28467 John T. Hudson, Attorney at Law & Process Agent, Doran, Shelby, Pethel & Hudson, 122 N. Lee St., Salisbury, NC 28144

No. 61176 On Saturday, April 2, 2011 Olympic Crown Storage, LLC will sell various items of personal property pursuant to the assertion of a lien for rentals amounts due at it's storage facility located at 915 Bendix Drive in Salisbury, NC. The auction will take place at 10:00 AM on the premises of Olympic Crown Storage, LLC at 915 Bendix Drive, Salisbury, NC. The lien is being asserted and enforced as provided by North Carolina General Statutes. NAME Holly Eagle James & Nancy Jarrell Jeffery Vincent Robert Goode-Williams Jacqueline Moore William Harris Lera Irving Zelene Bunch Steve Campbell Janie Lynch Esther Hammond

UNIT(s) 603 118, 120,121, 122, 225 561 318 452 352 248 591 337 362 501

NAME UNIT(s) James Samolu 208 Patricia Spratt 116 Jason Roberts 144 Billy Joe Hahn 315 James Pruitt 269 Trudy York 127 Stephanie & Walter Hall 249 Marion Jones 309 Charles R. Street 435 Trina McCoy 534 Shelley & Jeff Evans 547

UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Justin Nichols Construction, Inc., dated April 23, 2008, and recorded in Book 1120 at page 202 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rowan County; and under and by virtue of the authority vested in the undersigned as Substitute Trustee by that certain instrument recorded in Book 1172 at Page 267 the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rowan County; and under and by virtue of that certain Authorization, Findings and Order entered by the Clerk of Superior Court of Rowan County on March 3, 2011, and of record in File 11 SP 51, default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust and the said Deed of Trust being by its terms subject to foreclosure, and the holder of the indebtedness thereby secured having demanded the foreclosure thereof for the purpose of satisfying said indebtedness, and due notice having been given to those entitled to same, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction, to the highest bidder, for cash, at the Courthouse door in Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, at 12:00 Noon, on March 25, 2011, the land conveyed in said Deed of Trust, the same being owned of record by Justin Nichols and wife Jayanni Nichols, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a stake corner of Jefferson Street and Salisbury Avenue in Spencer, NC, running thence with Salisbury Avenue North 61 deg. East 75 feet to a stake; thence South 29 deg. East 194 feet more or less to a stake on a 10 foot alley; thence with alley South 72 degrees West 75 feet to a stake on edge of Jefferson Street; thence with Jefferson Street, North 29 deg. West 214 feet to Salisbury Avenue, the BEGINNING point. The same being Lots No. One and one-half of Lot No. Two map of A. W. Files property in Spencer, N.C. The above-described tract of land is that same tract conveyed to G. W. Miller and wife, Blanche Miller, by deed dated April 20, 1932, recorded in Book 217 at Page 307 of the Rowan County Registry. This conveyance is subject to easements of record and less the internet acquired in, over, upon and across the hereinafter described by the "State Highway Commission" in that certain processing entitled, "State Highway Commission, Plaintiff v. Blanche Idding Miller 72 CvS 1075, General Court of Justice, Superior Court Division, Rowan County, filed July 15, 1972." Together with all the buildings, fixtures and improvements thereon, and all rights, easements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging, including all heating, plumbing, ventilating, lighting goods, equipment and other tangible and intangible property, attached to or reasonably necessary to the use of such premises. The aforesaid sale will be made subject to all encumbrances existing prior to the recording of the above-referenced Deed of Trust, including all valid and enforceable liens and also will be subject to all taxes and special assessments outstanding against the property. The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representatives of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Should the property be purchased by a party other than the holder of the Deed of Trust being foreclosed, that purchaser must pay, in addition to the amount bid, the following items: (i) the tax required by N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 7A-308(a)(1) of Forty-five Cents (45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100) of the bid amount up to a maximum tax of Five Hundred Dollars ($500), and (ii) the excise tax on conveyance required by N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 105-228.28 et seq. of One Dollar ($1) per Five Hundred Dollars ($500) or fractional part thereof of the bid amount. The successful bidder at sale may be required to make an immediate cash deposit of the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount bid or Seven Hundred Fifty and no/100 Dollars ($750.00). The upset bids procedure of North Carolina General Statute Section 45-21.27 is applicable to this sale. The following applies if the property being sold is residential real property with less than 15 rental units: (1) Pursuant to NCGS Section 45-21.29, the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold may issue an order of possession of the property in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession. (2) Any person who occupies residential real property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving this notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. The tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. Date of Notice: March 3, 2011 Donald D. Sayers, Substitute Trustee P.O. Box 829 Salisbury, NC 28145-0829 704-633-5000 This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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Patient opposes surgeon’s recommendation Dear Dr. Gott: I’m a 57-yearold man happily living with my wife of 34 years. Although I watched my diet, exercised, and have no family history of cardiovascular disease, I had a 90 percent cardiac blockage in 2009 and ended up having a heartcatheterization procedure and stent insertion. I saw the signs early and now take 40 milligrams of simvastatin. Because I had paid my deductible and co-insurance, I saw a back surgeon about my back, which had been giving me problems for years. After X-rays, a CT and MRI, he deterDR. PETER mined that I have a vertiGOTT cally herniated disc between my fourth and fifth vertebrae. He said I need a spinal fusion, which would involve going through my abdomen. He gave me prescriptions for pain but didn’t prescribe physical therapy or other alternatives. I’m hoping I can avoid surgery by exercising and watching what I do. I gave up golf and began exercising at a health club, swimming, lifting weights, and walking on an incline treadmill. I limit activities that aggravate the pain. Recently, I met a man who had spinal fusion in the same area. I asked him what caused him to go ahead with the surgery, and he replied it was because of a drop foot on his left side. My question is, can I live with a herniated disc and not have surgery? Is

there another type of doctor from a highly qualified physiI can see who would have an cian. Check in with a naturalternative? opath. If your original specialist has already recomDear Reader: Spinal fusion mended fusion, it may be that is the permanent connection you will not experience relief of two or more vertebrae in without a radical procedure; the spine that eliminates any however, if there are options motion between them. This is to delay what might be inaccomplished with screws, evitable, ask for recommenrods or plates to hold the ver- dations for physical therapy, tebrae in place and promote acupuncture, chiropractic healing. Fusion is performed manipulation, a pain-managein a small portion of those ment clinic and/or massage people with recurrent herni- therapy. Even without interated discs or such severe her- vention, your condition likeniation of the disc that it ly will not lead to neurologipushes on the nerves, caus- cal deficits or result in a proing problems. The specific gressive worsening conditechnique used is largely de- tion; however, it is a possibilpendent on the surgeon’s ex- ity. If and when you feel your perience and comfort level quality of life has been suffiwith a specific approach. Un- ciently compromised, considfortunately, as I have said er the procedure once again. countless times, nothing is Who knows, perhaps in a year without risk. In this case, in- or two, less invasive and fection, bleeding, blood clots, more advanced techniques blood-vessel injury around might be available. Research the site and pain at the site is always ongoing. where the bone graft was takReaders who would like en can occur. Beyond this, additional information can oronce fusion is accomplished, der my Health Reports “An stresses of the spine are shift- Informed Approach to Sured to adjacent areas, which gery” and “Managing Chroncan accelerate wear and tear ic Pain” by sending a self-adin those joints on either side dressed stamped No. 10 enof the fusion. This, too, could velope and a $2 check or monresult in chronic pain. There ey order for each report are methods of making sev- made payable to Newsletter eral smaller surgical inci- and mailed to Newsletter, sions as opposed to open sur- P.O. Box 167, Wickliffe, OH gery through one large inci- 44092-0167. Be sure to mension. This procedure is rather tion the title(s) or print an orcomplex, requires great skill, der form off my website’s diand is not available at all hos- rect link at www.AskDrpitals. Despite the procedure, G o t t M D . c o m / o r d e r — you may have less pain fol- form.pdf. lowing surgery, but it’s unDr. Peter H. Gott is a relikely all your pain will dis- tired physician and the auappear. thor of several books, includIf you don’t want surgery, ing “Live Longer, Live Betspeak with your orthopedic ter.” His website is specialist. Take your films, www.AskDrGottMD.com. United FeatUre Syndicate and get a second opinion

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Today’s celebrity birthdays Country singer Charley Pride is 73. Actor Kevin Dobson is 68. Actor Brad Dourif (“Lord of the Rings,” “Chucky” movies) is 61. Singeractress Vanessa Williams is 48. Keyboardist Scott Saunders of Sons of the Desert is 47. Guitarist Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains is 45. Rapper-actress Queen Latifah is 41. Comedian Dane Cook is 39. Singers Evan and Jaron Lowenstein of Evan and Jaron are 37. Singer Devin Lima (LFO) is 34. Singer Adam Levine of Maroon 5 is 32.

Two rarities in one deal BY PHILLIP ALDER United Feature Syndicate

What is unusual about this deal? West leads the heart king against four spades. How should South plan the play? East used a transfer to run out of one no-trump. West bid three hearts with four-card support. If North had doubled, he would have gained 500 on a club lead and 200 on any other start. Declarer won with dummy’s heart ace and played a trump to his king. West took his ace, cashed the heart queen, and exited with his last spade. South won in his hand, played a club to dummy’s king, and led a club back to his queen. West took his ace and returned the club jack, which declarer ruffed. Now South had to play the diamond suit without loss. But since only 16

Batman’s ‘butler’ dies at age 94 LONDON (AP) — Michael Gough, the British actor best known for playing Bruce Wayne’s butler Alfred in a series of Batman movies, died Thursday at 94, his ex-wife said. Gough appeared in more than 150 movies and television shows, including British science-fiction show “Doctor Who,” but he remains best remembered for his role as Alfred Pennyworth in the Batman franchise, opposite three different Batmans: Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer and George Clooney.

points were missing, West was marked with the queen. Would it drop? Only if West had opened one no-trump with 2-4-2-5 distribution. Instead, declarer led his diamond jack. When West covered with the queen, South won with dummy’s ace and ran the diamond nine through East. When that finesse worked, declarer claimed. What is unusual? First, it is rare to make a game after an opponent has opened one notrump. Second, South took a backward finesse in diamonds. This required two cards — here, the queen and 10 of diamonds — to be well placed, whereas a simple finesse would need only one card onside. Phillip Alder is teaching during the American Contract Bridge League’s Sectional at Sea from July 19 to 26 aboard

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Air Quality Index Index Charlotte e Yesterday.... 51 ........ .... moderate .......... particulates Today..... 49 ...... good N. C. Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources 0-50 good, 51-100 moderate, 101-150 unhealthy for sensitive grps., 151-200 unhealthy, 201-300 verryy unhealthy, 301-500 haazzardous

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High.................................................... 69Â° Low..................................................... 32Â° Last year's high.................................. 59Â° Last year's low....................................37Â° .................................... 37Â° Normal high........................................ 64Â° Normal low......................................... 42Â° Record high........................... 90Â° in 1945 Record low.............................23Â° ............................. 23Â° in 1900 Humidity at noon...............................51% ............................... 51%

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High Rock Lake............. 654.61.......... ..........-0.39 -0.39 Badin Lake.................. 540.72.......... ..........-1.28 -1.28 Tuckertown Lake............ 595.7........... -0.3 Tillery Lake.................. 277.9.......... -1.10 Blewett Falls.................178.6 ................. 178.6.......... -0.40 Lake Norman................ 97.70........... -2.3

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WEATHER UNDERGROUNDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NATIONAL WEATHER The West gets pounded again with heavy snow and low elevation rain, while the rest of the country will see mild weather as we head into the weekend. A low pressure system spinning off the West Coast will advance eastward, while a cold front associated with the system will help pull it onshore. As this system moves over the Pacific Northwest and northern California, it will trigger heavy rain showers with rainfall totals between 0.75 and 1.00 inches. Snow levels will remain near 3,000 feet along the Coastal Range in California, and near 1,500 feet along the Coastal Range in Oregon. Meanwhile, the Sierra Nevadas will see heavy snow showers increasing on Friday afternoon and evening. Snowfall rates may reach up to 2 inches per hour on Friday afternoon, with total accumulation ranging from 6 to 12 inches from the valley floors to the peaks. Please take caution when driving over high mountain passes Friday afternoon and evening. Meanwhile, in the East, a ridge of high pressure builds from the Plains, over the Mississippi River, and into the East Coast. This will allow for more warm air to build in from Mexico, which may bring more record breaking high temperatures. A low pressure system continues moving eastward along the US and Canadian border, bringing rain and snow showers to the Great Lakes and into the extreme Northeast.

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