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Jean Hollins of Caldwell County feels the distance from the hole to her ball as Catawba football player Tyler Gilmore assists.

Blind golfers out to master the course at Dan Nicholas

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The 23rd annual statewide putt putt tournament for the blind and visually impaired was held Saturday at Dan Nicholas Park. The event featured 68 participants from around the state. Burke County won the team title with a team average of 92. Second place went to Catawba County, with a team average of 93.5. Other counties participating were Avery, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Guilford, Iredell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Nash, Rowan, Wake and Yancy.

If House Bill 642 passes What happens if people convicted of misdemeanors are moved to the Rowan County jail? • Rowan County will have to come up with at least $1.4 million more each year to house the estimated 112 additional misdemeanor offenders. • A new jail would have to be built, and the county would continue to pay $50 per day for every inmate housed elsewhere. • The county’s pretrial program wouldn’t be able to handle the increase. The program currently gets about 40 offenders out of jail each month, with only one person in charge of the details. • Total health-care costs of inmates could triple. • Monitoring bracelets or community service work could be used as alternatives to jail.

Salisbury’s Buddy Craig has his putt just rim out of the hole as Livingstone student Paul Butler Sr. cheers him on.

A bipartisan bill introduced this past week would force offenders convicted of misdemeanors and sentenced to six months or less to serve their time in local jails. If the Justice Reinvestment Act passes, Rowan County would need to come up with at least $1.4 million more every year to house the estimated 112 additional prisoners. And the county would need to build another jail. A study by the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners found Rowan County would face the second-highest cost in the state to house misdemeanor offenders if the bill passes. Sheriff Kevin Auten met with other sheriffs several weeks ago in Raleigh to discuss this particular two-page section of the 19-page bill. He said with Rowan’s jail already having nearly double its intended capacity — the third-highest in the state in 2009-10— the bill was “scary.” “If they were released from the Department of Corrections back to the jail, we would have to place them somewhere because we don’t have the beds,” Auten said. He said between 25-28 prisoners are currently held in Montgomery County at a cost of $50 per day, not including medical costs. Auten said the Sheriff’s Association met with Gov. Beverly Perdue’s staff to discuss the impact on county levels, and

Matthew Harper of Burke County prepares to putt as Catawba’s Eric Morman helps line him up.

Faith, other nearby communities want Fibrant option left open BY EMILY FORD eford@salisburypost.com

SALISBURY — Casey Mahoney wants Fibrant in Faith. A proposed law would ban Salisbury from extending the broadband service to half the towns in Rowan County, including Faith. Mahoney said his church, Faith Baptist, would like faster Internet speeds but can’t afford the MAHONEY $20,000 Time Warner Cable would charge to build a business-class circuit for the church. Church members are not satisfied with DSL service from Windstream, Mahoney said. But

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it’s their only option since they can’t afford Time Warner’s price tag, he said. If Salisbury extends Fibrant to Faith, the church would have another choice for high-speed Internet, said Mahoney, who owns Rowan Onsite Computer Solutions in downtown Salisbury and has Fibrant. “When you only have one company available in an area, that’s when they can say, ‘It will cost you $20,000 — take it or leave it,’ ” he said. Faith and eight other communities in Rowan and Cabarrus counties have asked a state lawmaker to protect their ability to buy high-speed Internet and other telecommunications services from Salisbury. Under current law, Salisbury

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What is Fibrant? Fibrant is the city of Salisbury’s fledgling broadband network that competes with Time Warner Cable and other private companies to provide Internet, cable TV and phone service. A fiber-to-the-home service, Fibrant launched in November 2010 and had 746 customers at the end of March. The city issued bonds worth nearly $36 million in 2008 to build Fibrant, renovate several city buildings and improve three parking lots. Twice-a-year debt payments started in March 2009. The Post will take a closer look at the bond package and Fibrant’s financial picture this week.

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Hartsell bill includes exemptions for cities dealing with broadband Senate Bill 511 or “Cities/Communications Service,” offers full exemption for Salisbury and other cities SALISBURY — Salisbury’s ef- with networks up and running. His forts to keep proposed state laws bill defines how government can opfrom affecting Fierate broadband businesses. brant got a boost last N.C. Sen. Buck Newton, a Repubweek.. lican representing Wilson, is one of N.C. Sen. Fletchthe primary sponsors. Like Fibrant, er Hartsell, a RepubWilson’s Greenlight utility competes lican who represents with private industry to sell InterCabarrus County, innet, cable and phone services. troduced legislation Although Salisbury and Wilson Monday that comare exempt from House Bill 129, the petes with the emproposed law would ban Salisbury battled House Bill from selling Fibrant to all but four 129, “Level Playing HARTSELL other towns and prevent Wilson Field.” from selling Greenlight outside the Salisbury fought House Bill 129. city limits, which Greenlight’s direcThe cable industry backed it. See HARTSELL, 5A Hartsell’s competing legislation,

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Civil War 150th: Re-enactors ready for renewed interest in their craft FORT SUMTER NATIONAL MONUMENT, S.C. (AP) — For thousands of Civil War reenactors, the next four years are a chance to capitalize on the public’s curiosity about a century-old hobby that demands such attention to detail that the fights seem almost real. The die-hards converging soon at the site where the War Between the States began 150 years ago with a Confederate artillery barrage on Unionheld Fort Sumter can’t wait to help others understand why they spend weekends tramping through the rain, sleeping in tents in snow-covered fields, cooking on open campfires and enduring mock battles in wool coats under the hot Southern sun. They’re expecting a surge of interest in a pastime that has roots at the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg in 1913, when Confederate veterans retraced Pickett’s Charge. Re-enacting took hold for good five decades ago during the Civil War’s centennial. “The 150th cycle is going to be great. It’s going to bring us some new re-enactors and it’s going to bring a lot of attention and publicity,” said Reece Sexton, publisher of the Civil War Courier newspaper and two companion magazines considered bibles by enthusiasts. “The hobby is not going to die. It does need some new blood.” There is no nationwide association for re-enactors, but Sexton estimates as many as 50,000 take part at least occasionally. An estimated 1,000 re-enactors will be in Charleston, S.C., for the festivities surrounding the April 12, 1861 attack on Fort Sumter, the first shots of the war. Organizers will explode a starburst shell over the fort, signaling re-enactors manning some 30 cannons ringing the harbor to begin a 30-minute barrage.

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civil War Union re-enactors ﬁre their weapons in Aiken, S.c., on the ﬁeld where the Battle of Aiken is re-enacted each year. For civil War re-enactors, the sesquicentennial of the War Between the States means a stretch of once-in-a-lifetime chances to practice their craft. war, in July. But the capstone will come in 2013, when the Gettysburg anniversary could draw as many as 25,000 re-enactors and four times that many spectators to the fields of Pennsylvania. There are re-enactments yearly of many major Civil War battles and of numerous smaller skirmishes at locations near the battlefields. None is permitted on the actual battlegrounds. But the next four years will be special. “Among a lot of re-enactors I’m talking to, this is it. This is the anniversary they have been waiting for,” said George Wunderlich, a re-enactor and ASSOcIATed PReSS civil War re-enactor dave chaltas, of Jeremiah, Ky., plays executive director of the National Museum of Civil War confederate Gen. Robert e. Lee. Medicine in Frederick, Md. Sexton expects up to 12,000 150th anniversary of Bull Run, Interest in re-enacting has re-enactors in Virginia for the the first major battle of the ebbed and flowed over the

decades. “You get the Ken Burns series on the Civil War coming out and everyone wants to be a re-enactor. Then it ebbed.” said Mike Stivers of Summerville, S.C., who has been re-enacting more than 10 years. There was renewed interest in the early 2000s when the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley was raised and “now with the 150th, you’re going to have another resurgence,” Stivers said. The 150th anniversary will expose even more people to the war, just as the centennial was a chance to educate young people half a century ago, said Katie Lawhon, a spokeswoman for Gettysburg National Military Park. “I know a lot of people who tell me when they first got interested in the Civil War, it was because they were here in 1963,” Lawhon said. For Wayne Jones, of Aiken, S.C. — who portrays Confederate Maj. Gen. Jeb Stuart — bringing history alive for kids is a big part of the excitement surrounding the sesquicentennial. “It’s a chance for us to teach by giving people a real opportunity to use their five senses to understand,” he said. For re-enactors, the hobby isn’t cheap. A replica musket jackets, pants, brogans and shirts can easily cost $1,400. That’s for a basic kit. It’s more if you portray an officer or a Calvary soldier, or if you are in the artillery and have to buy a cannon. Civil War supplies can be had online or from merchants who sell items to soldiers in the field at re-enactments. “It’s a lot of money. It’s a lot of time, but it’s something you really have a love for,” said David Coon of Aiken, S.C., a re-enactor for 16 years. Re-enactors like Buddy Jarrels of Conway, S.C., say more young people are joining the ranks where he has marched for 35 years.

“There are enough of us who have engrained in the younger ones that love of history,” he said. “I think with the 150th the hobby is safe. I really don’t see it dying or going away.” Enthusiasts say women, too, are increasingly involved. Wendy Pena-Smith moved to Charleston from Boston six months ago and took up the hobby after checking off other wishes such as learning to blow glass and traveling to Scotland. “I picked this as one of the things to learn for my bucket list,” said Pena-Smith, 51. Linda Berry of Johns Island, S.C., joins her daughter at re-enactments portraying a family who are refugees of war. “A weekend with no shower and cooking over a stove makes me realize what my ancestors went through,” she said.

Nine hit by lightning in Burke County CHARLOTTE (AP) — Strong thunderstorms battered the Charlotte area Saturday evening, causing several injuries, blowing down trees and dumping large hail that smashed car windows. The storms swept through in the afternoon. The Charlotte Observer reported that nine people were injured in Burke County when they were struck by lightning while attending a dog show at the county fairgrounds. Their conditions were not immediately known. The newspaper also reported that Gastonia Airport was reporting that hail the size of baseballs had damaged several planes. The National Weather Service extended a tornado watch for parts of the state until 2 a.m.

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Symposium offers insight into cost of Civil War pacifism BY SARAH CAMPBELL scampbell@salisburypost.com

SALISBURY — Gwen Erickson gave those attending the 14th annual Salisbury Confederate Prison Symposium on Saturday a glimpse into how the Civil War affected Quakers. The Guilford College librarian and archivist said many Quakers who refused to take up arms to fight in the war ended up behind bars. “In the 1660s, in early England Quakers, became very committed to the belief that they should not harm another human being,” Erickson said. Erickson said when the Civil War began Quakers were faced with a choice to remain peaceful, support their antislavery stance by fleeing to

fight with the Union Army or remain in the South as pacifists. “You’ll find examples of Quaker families who made all those different decisions,” she said. Tilghman Vestal was 18 years old when he was conscripted to a Tennessee regiment. “His belief was very strong that to fight in the war would be wrong,” Erickson said. Vestal refused to bear arms or do anything his commanders told him to do. “He did help out his fellow regiment member with tent maintenence, foot binding and things like that,” Erickson said. “But he made it very clear that he was doing those actions for those individuals not for the strength of the reg-

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a wound on the side of his head that he describes as an 10 a.m. — Memorial serv“inch long and probably to the ice, open to the public, for skull” in a letter to family Confederate soldiers, includmembers. ing guards, at the Old LutherErickson said it’s unclear an Cemetery if he was beaten by a guard or 11 a.m. — Memorial servanother prisoner. ice, open to the public, for Vestal stayed in the prison Union soldiers at the Nationfor four months and 16 days al Cemetery before being released to work Re-enactors of the Blue with a potter in Richmond, Va. and Gray will participate and Soloman Frazier was conwill fire 3-volley salutes in scripted to be a guard at the memory of the deceased solprison. diers of the War Between the “As a pacifist refusing to States. be armed, he then became a prisoner himself,” Erickson iment in fighting the war.” said. Vestal eventually ended up He was tied down and beatat Salisbury Confederate en on three occasions, but ErsaraH Campbell/SAliSbURy PoSt Prison after being court mar- ickson said, again, it’s unclear Don french shows off a book he has compiled about his greattialed. who beat him. great grandfather, William ferdinand bowdish. french was While at the prison he was among those at the Salisbury Confederate Prison Symposium. See QUAKERS, 4A beaten with a stick, sustaining

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Party says turnout hurt in November’s election BY SARAH CAMPBELL scampbell@salisburypost.com

SALISBURY — Local Democrats are planning to increase their presence in Rowan County and get more voters to the polls in 2012. “We want to be more visible as Democrats,” Veleria Levy, the newly-elected chairwoman of the Rowan County Democratic Party, said Saturday. “We want to be out there and be seen to let people know that the democrats are here.” LEVY During their annual convention Saturday, party members spoke about the need for more involvement and a stronger turnout at the polls. “If last year’s results taught us anything, it’s that staying home on Election Day has consequences,” Gov. Bev Perdue said in a letter to the party. Genoal Russell, former party chairwoman, said the Democrats’ efforts to boost turnout need to be ramped up in 2012. “We have a wonderful opportuni-

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Richfield’s James Culp has his 1940s John Deere b tractor sitting on three Coke bottles and running. the tractor weighs 3,140 pounds. Members of the iron Peddlers tractor Club had many tractors on display at the North Carolina transportation Museum on Antique tractor and train Day.

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Friends gather J to remember classmate BY HUGH FISHER hfisher@salisburypost.com

GOLD HILL — Terry Poole still remembers the last time she said goodbye to her son, Tyler. It was seven years ago, April 9, 2004. Tyler, 19, met his mother at the bank before taking off on a trip to the beach. “He said he’d call when he got in,” Terry said. But Tyler’s life ended in a vehicle accident, leaving friends and family stunned. Saturday, the bittersweet anniversary was met with an outpouring of love. Friends and family gathered for the Tyler Poole Memorial Concert at Gold Hill Park. Though cool temperatures and the threat of rain held crowds down, organizer Haley Wishon said the allafternoon event was a success. Friends of Tyler staged a silent auction, raffle, fashion show and marketplace for local businesses. Saturday evening, area band The Remingtones — featuring former East Rowan High classmates — took

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ames Culp owns a vintage John Deere B tractor. He displays that tractor in an unusual way. The tractor is running and the wheels are turning, but the restored tractor sits on three Coca-Cola bottles. The engine is balanced so that there is very little vibration. It’s so smooth that a nickel perches on edge without toppling. Although it takes Culp a while to lift the tractor with wooden boards and hydraulic jacks, he sees it as a worthwhile effort. He loves to tell others about his hobby. “There is nothing better than talking tractors,” he said. Culp, of Albemarle, is a member of the Ironpeddlers, a group of antique tractor owners who were instrumental in Saturday’s 4th Annual Antique Tractor and Trains Day at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer. In 2006, Culp went to Indiana to a tractor show and saw the tractor running there, while its owner sat asleep under a straw hat nearby. Culp woke him up and asked if he could buy the tractor. The owner, Ralph Bauermeister, said that

particular tractor was not for sale, but he did have another show tractor available. Culp was hooked. Culp and Bauermeister became great friends, and when Bauermeister fell ill with health problems, he decided that he wanted Culp to have the original tractor. Culp agreed and now owns those two John Deeres and one other tractor. He shows them three to four times a year. “Every old tractor has a story,” said Don Williams of Richfield, who owns a 1948 Minneapolis-Moline. Williams saw the tractor in an old shed and asked the owner for a price. The owner told him to simply come and get it. Williams called him back in a couple of days, and asked him for a price again. The owner emphatically told him to “‘Just come and get the tractor.’ So I did,” Williams said. The Moline took eight months to restore and is now painted in its original bright orange. Williams prefers rare tractors. Many of the

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Above, Don Williams from Richfield sits behind his 1948 Minneapolis-Moline Universal tractor bundled up in a borrowed quilt on the cold day.

Pat McMullen from Salisbury had his 1929 Caterpillar 10, left, on display.

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there they are trying to do terrible things to the least of these,” he said. During the meeting, the party also appointed officers for the upcoming year. Officers include Levy, chairwoman; Dick Huffman, first vice chairman; Bonnie Baker Harrell, second vice chairwoman; Whitney Bost, third vice chairwoman; Steve Drinkard. treasurer and Diane Sarinto, secretary. Levy replaced Russell who had previously served as chairwoman for two terms. She encouraged members to be active in the party by attending meetings regularly. “We need to stand up and take our state back,” Levy said. The next meeting of the Rowan County Democratic Party will be at 7 p.m. May 26 at the J. Newton Cohen Sr. County Adminstration Building, 130 W. Innes St.

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ty, a golden opportunity to turn this county blue,” she said. Raymond Coltrain, a member of the Rowan County Board of Commissioners, said that as people think about who to support in 2012, particularly county commissioners, he encourages them to remember one thing. “Please try to identify people who are going to concentrate on the issues, not their personal agendas,” he said. “We desperately need that mindset to come in and make decisions.” Party members also encouraged supporters to share their opinions with state lawSarah Campbell/SaliSbuRy POSt makers as they negotiate a Gwen Erickson, Guilford College librarian and archivist, tough budget. discusses North Carolina Quakers who were imprisoned in Steve Drinkard, treasurer Salisbury for refusing to take up arms. She spoke Saturday at fo the group, read a letter Contact reporter Sarah the 14th annual Salisbury Confederate Prison Symposium. from his wife, Lina, urging Campbell at 704-797-7683. Democrats to attend a “One Voice” rally at 4 p.m. May 3 in Raleigh to show their support for public education. R A L P H W. K E T N E R “It is incredibly important that we show Gov. Perdue by our presence on May 3 that S A L I S B U R Y, N C she will have more than enough support if she does the w w w. cataw b a . e d u / b u s i n e s s right things and vetoes the budget,” she wrote. “We must help her have the courage to veto this budget and any other that seeks to destroy public education.” Steve Drinkard said educated students will create the Hedrick Little Theatre - Robertson College-Community Center foundation for a stronger work force. “I’m wearing blue today because we are the blue party and I’m wearing blue jeans toPresident & day because we are the workChief Executive Officer ers party,” he said. “We need to support our public schools because that’s where it all Lecture Title starts.” The group also passed a resolution opposing bills that would reform workers’ compensation laws. 50 minute lecture (including Q&A) with reception immediately following Dick Huffman, first vicein Peeler Crystal Lounge chairman, said the proposed legislation could decimate the Please register number attending with Cecilia Stach at cfstach@catawba.edu. state’s Workers’ Compensation Act. For questions or information on sponsorships contact Cecilia Stach at 704-637-4405. “Without Lorene (Coates)

sium several times because his great-great grandfather, William Ferdinand Bowdish, was held in Salisbury during the war. “He kept a diary when he was a prisoner here so I like to compare what I learn here to what he wrote,” he said. Annette Ford said she’s been at the event every year since she stumbled upon it 14 years ago while visiting the prison to see where her great-great uncle, Maj. John H. Gee, was held. “I just feel like I’m part of it now,” she said. This year's event takes place during the first of the five-year nationwide Sesquicentennial observance of the war. The Salisbury Confederate Prison received its first prisoners 150 years ago in December 1861.

Frazier ended up being excused from military and returned home. Erickson said some Quakers served as medics or chose to work in alternative services, such as salt mines, during the war. “The Confederate government was quite open to the idea of giving these kinds of opt out options for Quakers at the start of the war,” she said. “Each individual chose where to draw the line.” There were six lectures presented at Tom Smith Auditorium on the campus of Catawba College during the Salisbury Confederate Prison Symposium on Saturday. Don French traveled from Michigan for the three-day event. Contact reporter Sarah He’s been to the sympo- Campbell at 704-797-7683.

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PUTTING TIME The state putt putt tournament for the blind and visually impaired at Dan Nicholas Park was co-sponsored by Rowan County Parks and Recreation Department’s Therapeutic Recreation Division, Dan Nicholas Park and Salisbury Parks and Recreation. The tournament drew 68 competitors from around the state Saturday and they overcame a chilly overcast day to show off their skills. Each participant shot two rounds or 36 holes of golf. Some of the best scores ever were turned in by the participants. Winners were: “A” Division (Legally Blind) 1st place: Scott Searcy, Catawba County, 75 2nd place: Jimmy Harper, Burke County, 83 3rd place: Larry Diggs, Guilford County, 86 Most holes-in-one: Scott Searcy, Catawba County, 7 (it was his first time competing).

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“B” Division (Totally Blind) 1st place: Dean Scronce, Catawba County, 94 2nd place: Donald Ball, Wake County, 103 3rd place: Jesse Smith, Avery County, 105 Most holes-in-one: Dean Scronce, Catawba County, 6 (it was his first time competing)

FIBRANT FROM 1a can sell Fibrant’s services to any town or city that requests them, according to Assistant City Manager Doug Paris. A bill coming up for debate in the N.C. Senate would limit the city’s service area for Fibrant to Salisbury and four towns in Rowan County. Other communities are crying foul. “I am disappointed that the General Assembly is giving consideration to taking this right away from us without a single conversation taking place,” Kannapolis Mayor Bob Misenheimer said in an email to N.C. Sen. Andrew Brock. Brock, a Republican who represents Davie and Rowan counties, has received requests from the Faith town board and the mayors of Rockwell, Landis, China Grove, Granite Quarry, Spencer, Cleveland, Kannapolis and Concord to be included in the Fibrant service area. East Spencer Mayor John Cowan told the Post he wants his town included as well. Most of the towns and cities say Fibrant would serve as an economic development tool. No town has committed to subscribing to Fibrant, but all have said they want to preserve it as a choice for both government and residents. “We strongly request the right to obtain broadband service from the city of Salisbury, should our town in the future want or require such services,” Cleveland Mayor John Steele said in his email to Brock. Brock is a member of the N.C. Senate Finance Committee, which on Wednesday will hold a hearing on House Bill 129, known as “Level Playing Field.” Salisbury Mayor Susan Kluttz plans to testify. The cable lobby supports House Bill 129 as a way to prevent cities from having an unfair advantage over private companies as they compete for Internet, TV and phone customers. The proposed law would ban cities from offering broadband services at below cost or using funds from other city utilities, like water and sewer. It also would require voter approval before cities borrow money to launch a broadband network. Salisbury didn’t need the blessing of voters to borrow $35.8 million in 2008, including about $26 million to build Fibrant. Salisbury and four other cities with networks up and running are exempt from the current version of House Bill 129. N.C. Rep. Harry Warren, a Republican representing Rowan County, was a hero to Salisbury officials for introducing the exemption. While Warren’s amendment protects Fibrant from new rules and restrictions, it also limits the service area to Salisbury, Spencer, East Spencer, Rockwell and Granite Quarry. Warren said he’s taken some heat from Fibrant critics who thought his proposal expanded Fibrant or forced

HARTSELL the four towns to buy services from Salisbury. “This restricts their market area,” he said. “It does not require anybody in that market area to buy Fibrant.” Warren said he would have defined an even larger service area for Salisbury, to ensure the city can sign up enough customers to pay its debt. But bill sponsors wanted to restrict Fibrant to inside the Salisbury city limits. “In order to get bill sponsors to agree to certain concessions, one of the things we had to concede was market area,” Warren said. Salisbury officials said they were pleased with Warren’s amendment. As the Senate begins debate, Paris, the assistant city manager, said the exemption for Salisbury is secure. Brock said he wants to know more about the amendment and Fibrant’s charter. Senators “will take a fine-tooth comb to the legislation to make sure it’s best for everyone,” he said. Brock pledged to protect Salisbury’s ability to pay its debt and said the city should not be penalized for doing something legal. In Granite Quarry, a communications tower and satellite dishes on Al’s Knob receive signals for Fibrant. Fiber optic lines are already in place that go directly to Salisbury, Mayor Mary Ponds said. “With a local bank’s data center located in the heart of our community, it is very important that have cutting edge services to retain this type of business,” she said in her email to Brock. If Salisbury can install Fibrant without any cost to the town or disrupting downtown businesses, Spencer alderman Jeff Morris said he would consider voting for an agreement between Spencer and Salisbury. “I can see a positive impact for having some competition with the current Internet providers,” Morris told the Post. But the town should treat all providers the same, he said. “If we do it for Fibrant, we should do the same for AT&T, Time Warner, Windstream, or any other Internet competitor who seeks to provide high-speed internet services to Spencer,” Morris said. With the Spencer Public Library renovated and reopened, Mayor Jody Everhart said he would like Fibrant as an option when the town chooses an Internet provider. “I just like competition,” Everhart told the Post. Whether any town eventually strikes a deal with Salisbury remains to be seen, Rockwell Mayor Beau Taylor said. Preserving that possibility is what matters now, he told the Post. “If we’re not on that bill, we ain’t going to be considered at all,” Taylor said. Contact reporter Emily Ford at 704-797-4264.

FROM 1a tor called a death knell. “Instead of killing us outright, you’re just giving us a slow poison pill and we’ll die eventually,” said Dathan Shows, assistant city manager for broadband and technical services. Senate Bill 511, however, gives Internet cities “a full and complete exemption and doesn’t have 15 different hoops you have to jump through to get there,” Shows said. Hartsell was tight-lipped last week about pitting his legislation against House Bill 129, but he will have direct influence over his competition. Hartsell serves as co-chairman the Senate Finance Committee, where House Bill 129 landed last week, a day after Hartsell filed his opposing bill. Although Shows said he wants House Bill 129 to die in committee, Hartsell pledged to bring the bill to a vote at some point. But first, his committee will hold a hearing in the bill Wednesday, when Hartsell said he’s “confident that others will identify alternatives” to House Bill 129. Hartsell’s bill awaits in Rules and Operations of the Senate. Hartsell is a member of the committee. Salisbury, Wilson, Morganton, Mooresville and Davidson argue it’s not fair for the state to change the rules after they borrowed millions of dollars to legally build or buy broadband networks. “The state approved our debt and Salisbury’s debt,” Shows said. “To retroactively go back and change that is simply unfair. Municipal broadband operations must be run like a business, and like a business, either they’re growing or dying.” The cable lobby gave a lukewarm review of Hartsell’s bill. “There are a lot of potential approaches to the problem of competition by cities competing with private business,” Marcus Trathen, an attorney for the N.C. Cable Telecommunications Association said in an email to the Post. “We think (House Bill) 129 is a preferable approach because it better protects taxpayers and it better ensures fair competition with the government,” Trathen said. Hartsell said his bill will “help folks work out their differences.” His legislation does not include many of the restrictions in House Bill 129 and would not require voter approval before a city got into the broadband business. Hartsell’s bill has cities taking bids from private companies to offer telecommunications services. Cities can build their own systems if private industry can’t or won’t do it for them. State lawmakers must address city-owned networks in light of continuing financial problems with the system Mooresville and Davidson bought from a defunct private company, Hartsell said. “We are trying to avoid a replication of that situation,” he said.

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and the DA’s office to reduce bonds or pay their bond with canteen and concession funds from the county. In the past 10 years, the program has saved the county nearly $30 million, Poplin said. Poplin is concerned about the Justice Reinvestment Act because he is a one-man operation for Rowan County, getting about 40 people out of jail a month, and he said he will not have the time or resources to work with the additional prisoners if the bill passes. “Not only is the jail count going to rise, the people with medical conditions, they’re going to raise medical costs,” Poplin said. “I had one guy with heart trouble who had to get out because the next day he had to have triple bypass surgery. If he were in jail, that cost would have gone to taxpayers.” Poplin is not in favor of the bill, which is filed as House Bill 642. “I think it’s going to raise our jail count out of sight and I don’t think it’s a good thing for the state to not accept these people. “Say you’re on structured sentencing and the judge has to give you a certain time for certain things. If he’s going to have to put him in here for 60 to 90 days, or six months, it’s going to skyrocket.”

talked about alternates to imprisonment, including ankle bracelets and community service work. Certain prisoners who are not deemed a risk to society, such as those who don’t pay child support, misdemeanor drug offenders or those with misdemeanor driving infractions, would have to be placed on an alternative program so they’re not sitting in jail costing the county about $50 a day, Auten said. “Instead of folks sitting in jail waiting on child support, we’d have them come do community service while they catch their child support up,” he said. “It would be a relief on the jail population and whatever organization they were helping would benefit.” The ankle monitoring bracelets are also something Auten may use. He’s also got a few pamphlets on alcohol sensor bracelets in his office that he’ll be looking over as he follows the bill’s movement. Auten said the $10 a day cost of the bracelets would be a bargain compared to the $50 cost of keeping someone in jail every day, and they would eliminate the costs and risks of keeping someone in jail with severe health prob- State betrayal? County Manager Gary lems. Page is also watching the bill Rotating cases because he said it’s another The sheriff’s office will way to place costs on counties continue to work with Dis- instead of the state. trict Attorney Brandy Cook, “It’s like everything else who Auten said has already I’ve heard from down there made a difference in the jail recently,” Page said, noting population by rotating cases lottery funds may be taken “as quickly as we can, and from the county, which are prosecute folks so they’re not now being used to pay debt just sitting there waiting on from new schools. That could trial.” cost the county about $2.5 milCook said in an email that lion. her office is aware of the inPage said he doesn’t know creasing population and has where the county will come up “prioritized pending criminal with the estimated $1.4 million cases where defendants have needed if the bill goes been incarcerated for 365 through. days or more.” “We’ve done our job and “We are prosecuting crim- the state hasn’t done their inal cases as efficiently as job,” he said. “And in order to possible to reduce the finan- balance the state budget, cial burden on our communi- they’re pushing their other ty while still administering problems they have down to justice,” she said. us. … I just think it’s irresponPretrial Services Coordi- sible. nator Buddy Poplin continues “I feel a bit betrayed.” to save the county money by Page said Rowan County screening those in jail and residents complain that the working with their family county is “sitting on” a $20 members or bail bondsmen million fund balance, that is

supposed to be saved for a crisis, for example, a tornado or hurricane. “You don’t expect that crisis to be from the state,” Page said.

The rest of the bill Rowan County District Court Judge Charlie Brown, who is also the N.C. Court Judges Association representative on the N.C. Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission, said the sentencing commission met Friday to talk about the bill, and said as a concept, the Justice Reinvestment Act is “laudable.” “But it has far-ranging fiscal and policy impacts that need further review,” he said. “Justice Reinvestment assumes there will be a cost savings to the state, but it imposes cost shifts. “As it’s currently drafted, it shifts sole responsibility to all misdemeanant offenders to the jails.” Brown said the bill is more than a shifting and is really a “radical rewrite of structure sentencing.” In 1994, structured sentencing began in North Carolina that establishing guidelines based on offense and prior criminal record. “It brought truth to sentencing,” Brown said. The Justice Reinvestment Act proposes “Advanced Supervised Release,” ASR, of prisoners that could reduce an offender’s sentence up to 80 percent if he or she completed treatment, education and rehabilitative programs in prison. “It tinkers with truth in sentencing,” Brown said, “and when you have this advanced supervised release, you’re getting into this realm of delegating discretion beyond the courts. “It radically alters truth in sentencing, which is the cornerstone in our existing sentencing.” Brown said the legislature hasn’t called on the sentencing commission to analyze the “far-ranging” bill, but so far has relied on a group of researchers outside of North Carolina that has helped draft similar Justice Reinvestment acts in other states. “Some of their proposals are unique, and there is no statistical back-up that can guarantee or give us reliable figures on how we will counterbalance the cost shift to local confinement facilities,” Brown said.

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long. There were eight injuries associated with that tornado and several homes had roofs removed. A second tornado touched down near the National Guard armory on U.S. 11. It was rated a strong EF-1 tornado with estimated winds of 105 to 110 miles per hour and had a path 480 yards wide and 2.6 miles long. A gas station and several homes were damaged, with one mobile home being demolished.

Colleges saving now to pay later RALEIGH (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; North Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public universities and government agencies are using a new program to get energy efficiency upgrades that their tight budgets havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t allowed for years. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Saturday that performance contracts have been used by the North Carolina Museum of Art, a state office complex in Raleigh and UNC Greensboro. The idea is that savings from power bills created by the upgrades eventually pay for retrofits. The method works like this: A college or government agency takes out a bank loan for a project based on how much it expects to save in utility costs after the work is done. The loan is repaid with money that would have been allocated to pay utility loans. The tactic is becoming particularly popular at universities after years of state budget cuts have left them with a backlog of maintenance estimated at $2 billion. N.C. State University is do-

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ing about $80 million of work that is being financed by a bank. Payments are spread over 19 years and the money comes from the utility bill budget. Kevin MacNaughton, associate vice chancellor for facilities at N.C. State, says the unique financing lets the university make upgrades it otherwise could not afford. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not only saving energy but also taking care of some HVAC systems that

Piedmont Triad airport gets tower GREENSBORO (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Federal Aviation Administration has pledged to build a taller tower at Piedmont Triad International Airport to help air traffic controllers get a better look at airport runways and taxiways. The News & Record of Greensboro reported Friday that U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan and U.S. Rep. Howard Coble worked together to persuade the FAA to begin planning for PTIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new tower. FAA Southern Region Administrator Doug Murphy toured the airport last June with Hagan. Controllers have complained about sight-line problems at the 88-foot tower since a new 9,000foot runway was opened more than a year ago. The FAA is meeting with airport officials in September and will later recommend a tower location. Officials say the $25 million tower could be completed by 2019.

were worn out, putting in better controls and redoing things like ductwork,â&#x20AC;? MacNaughton said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Things like that not only allow us to control the systems better but also to improve air quality, save money and deal with some of our deferred maintenance.â&#x20AC;? The total energy savings for N.C. State will be more than the cost of the contract, said Barry Wilhelm, an executive with Schneider Electric, which is installing digital control systems for heating, cooling and lighting, major mechanical systems and upgraded light fixtures and is weather-proofing the buildings. Even so, Wilhelm said, it has been difficult to get people to sign on to performance contracting. The state energy office reported in December that three state projects have saved more each month than what contractors had guaranteed. At least six more community colleges, nine school systems and 25 local governments are pursuing the idea.

2 shot dead, 8 wounded at party for teenagers CHESTER, Pa. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Shots rang out in a suburban Philadelphia social hall where a teenage party was being held, killing two people and sending eight others to hospitals, authorities said Saturday. Police in Chester, where a state of emergency was declared last summer because of crime concerns, said a suspect was taken into custody after officers were called to the Minaret Temple No. 174 about 11:30 p.m. Friday and found â&#x20AC;&#x153;numerous victims.â&#x20AC;? Police said nine people were transported to Crozer Chester Medical Center, where a spokesman said one died soon afterward and another died Saturday afternoon. Four other victims remained in stable condition, and three had been discharged, the spokesman said. A 10th person was treated at Taylor Hospital and was released. The social hall had been rented for a party, and many teenagers were present when the shots were fired, police said. Detectives were investigating the cause of the shooting and declined to release further information. A man answering the phone at the hall said he had come in to see the condition of the building but declined to comment further. The Delaware County Daily Times newspaper said neighbors and community leaders planned a candlelight vigil at the scene Saturday night. Mayor Wendell Butler told The Associated Press that he

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was disheartened to arrive at the scene after the shooting and find 13-year-olds from Philadelphia who had come for the party. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I asked one of them, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;How did you know about this?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; He said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;It was on Facebook,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;? Butler said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Does your mother know where you are?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like 11 oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock at night. He tells me she doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care. And I said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oh, my goodness. I guess thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part of the problem.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;? Last summer, Butler declared a state of emergency and a 9 p.m. curfew was imposed in problem areas of the city, which has nearly 40,000 residents, after a rash of shootings left four people dead in eight days. The city, about 15 miles south of Philadelphia, ended up with two dozen homicides last year, a 60 percent increase over the previous year and four short of the all-time high number in 1993. Police said the illegal drug trade was the source of much of the violence, while others have blamed easy access to firearms. The mayor has said such shootings are often retaliation for other violence. Butler said in his State of the City address at the end of last month that the state of emergency and an anti-violence campaign helped stem the bloodshed and prompted an increase in residents providing information to police. He touted a decrease in crime this year and a pilot project to install a new set of surveillance cameras in areas of high crime this summer.

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Travis Casper was one of Tyler’s close friends since their middle school days, Terry said. “If Travis wasn’t at our house spending the night, Tyler was at his,” she said. “All the boys felt like mine. They all called me ‘Mom.’” Last July, Casper, 25, was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. The diagnosis came as a shock to Casper and his friends. “Before Hodgkin’s, I was very active,” Casper said. “I considered myself an amateur bodybuilder.” Now, he’s out of chemotherapy and responding well, but just starting to get back to his former level of activity, he said. Gary Poole said that the friends who organized this memorial concert decided to donate the $1,730 raised to help with Casper’s medical expenses. He said the annual antique motorcycle exhibition, held each June in Gold Hill Park, would raise money for the scholarship in his son’s name. Casper, who smiled shyly as he hugged Terry on seeing her the first time in several years, later said he was “overwhelmed” by his friends’ gen-

A Lincolnton man faces multiple charges after being arrested by the Rowan County Sherriff’s Office on Saturday. Jeffrey Scott Seagraves, 42, of 3170 Lee Lawing Road, was charged with driving while licensed revoked while traveling on East Ridge Road. Police also found a 3-inch straw with residue on it, charging him with possession of drug paraphernalia. The Sheriff’s Office also charged Seagraves with identity theft from a warrant

A seventh-grade math and language arts teacher at Southeast Middle School who is accused of violating probation was in custody Saturday night. Antonio Demont Bagley, 36, was arrested Friday. Bagley is serving 36 months probation. He wasconvicted of felony identity fraud/theft in Cabarrus County BAGLEY in 2009, according to the N.C. Department of Corrections website. He was in the Rowan County Detention Center with no bond.

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Taste of Home tickets remain available Tickets are still available for the annual Taste of Home Cooking School show, scheduled April 19 at South Rowan High School Auditorium in China Grove. The interactive, two-hour event includes live cooking demonstrations and sends participants home with gift bags containing products and coupons. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. to a large vendor area set up in the gymnasium with entertainment by Michael Thomas as “Elvis” as emcee. The Taste of Home Cooking School begins at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium. About half of the tickets have been sold so far. Tickets are available at the Salisbury Post Classified

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book comes exclusive access to online weight-loss tools.Inside each cookbook is a free one-year subscription offer to Taste of Home Healthy Cooking. $26.99. • “Taste of Home Most Requested Recipes” is a collection of the most asked-for-recipes from Taste of Home magazines, cookbooks and website. Editors have even shared their family favorites. $26.99. • “Taste of Home Cookbook, Vol. 3” is Taste of Home's biggest cookbook, packed with more than 1,500 recipes. The book has 600 new recipes, including more than 150 light main dishes that are ready in 30 minutes or less, plus 500plus classic dishes. Hundreds of tips, techniques and howto’s. $32.35.

Former executive pleads guilty to theft CHARLOTTE (AP) — The former chief of a Charlotte mental health contractor has pleaded guilty to unlawfully taking $120,000 from his publicly funded company. The Charlotte Observer reported that 51-yearold Ed Payton pleaded guilty Friday to taking money and other property from Mecklenburg Open Door. The now-defunct agency was once one of Mecklenburg County’s largest mental health con-

tractors. Payton could face up to 11 years in prison and a fine of up to $350,000. As part of a plea deal, Payton agreed to make full restitution to Open Door. He also owes more than $160,000 in back state and federal taxes. U.S. Attorney Anne Tompkins said in a written statement that Payton took advantage of the public’s trust for personal gain. Public defender Kevin Tate said he and his client would not comment.

Michelle Obama, Jill Biden to visit NC CAMP LEJEUNE(AP) — First lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, are coming to Camp Lejeune as part of a two-day tour of military communities to highlight the work of nonprofit organizations and businesses that support service member families. The White House said in a news release Saturday that the pair will speak Wednesday to 3,000 Marines, soldiers, sailors, and military family members from Camp Lejeune.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Landmark business signs around one Tennessee county are in danger of being torn down because of a loophole in the zoning code, but two councilmen are trying to close it. Two years ago, the Green Hills neighborhood rallied to protect the sign at the longtime Donut Den when the shopping center that housed the 1950s-era sign was being renovated. “You just look up at the sign and see it’s a nice sign,” said owner Norman Fox, who opened the Donut Den in 1977. “Why take down a nice sign? We had hundreds of comments from people who would say, ‘I remember that sign when I was a little girl, please don’t tear it down.’ This sign is a land-

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KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Key West residents celebrated on Saturday the restoration of a schooner believed to be the world’s only surviving sailing cable ship. Full refurbishment of the 72-year-old, 130-foot Western Union cost $1.25 million and took more than three years to complete. It was spearheaded by a local organization formed to preserve the vessel and keep it home-ported in Key West, where it was originally assembled. Launched in 1939, Western Union is a traditional American coasting schooner that served the Western Union Telegraph Company for 35 years as a cable repair ship. Years later, it operated as a local tour vessel, but maintenance and renovation costs forced the previous owners, Historic Tours of America, to cease the ship’s operations. Fearful the ship would leave, a group of locals formed the Schooner Western Union Preservation Society and Museum, and the owners agreed to donate the ship to the group as long as it was restored and remained in Key West. The Monroe County Tourist Development Council contributed $405,000 and the Historic Foundation of the Florida Keys gave $300,000 for repairs. The rest of the funding came from donations from local residents and businesses, and a bank loan. Key West Mayor Craig Cates, whose grandfather Cecil Cates worked as a mate on the vessel, presided over Saturday’s ceremonies. “Our maritime history runs deep in Key West, so this is a special day for us and especially for my family, since my grandfather worked on the vessel,” said Cates. “They used to go out and pick up the cable, check it for leaks and repair it.” Now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Western Union is believed to be the world’s only surviving sailing cable ship, according to local maritime historians. Restoration efforts included replacing numerous hull, transom and deck planks, and refitting all electric, plumbing, engine and steering mechanisms. The Western Union now carries visitors on day sails, sunset cruises and charters.

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McIlroy stays cool in Augusta BY DOUG FERGUSON Associated Press

AUGUSTA, Ga. — The birdie putt from the back of the green. The raised left arm, holding the putter high. The right fist slamming downward when the ball disappeared, followed by a cheer that rocked Augusta National. It was the defining moment for Rory McIlroy late Saturday afternoon at the Masters. And it was loud enough to rattle Tiger Woods. That birdie on the 17th hole — which caused Woods to back off his shot ahead of him on the 18th hole — sent the 21year-old from Northern IreAssociAted press land to a 2-under 70 and gave rory Mcilroy has a four-shot lead going into the final round of him a four-shot lead going into the final round. the Masters.

It’s the largest 54-hole lead at the Masters since Woods led by eight strokes in 1997. “It’s a great position to be in,” McIlroy said. “I feel comfortable with my game, comfortable with the way I prepared, and all of a sudden I’m finally feeling comfortable on this golf course. With a combination like that, you’re going to feel pretty good.” He is making it look easy. That bounce in his step turned into a swagger as he walked to the 18th tee, ripped another drive and walked up to the 18th green to a loud ovation that could be a preview to a coronation. Following him around was U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell, who missed the cut but didn’t want to miss out

on his countryman having a chance to give Europe another major. “He just texted me and told me he loves me,” McIlroy said. “I don’t know if that’s him or the beer talking. No, it’s great to see him out there and I appreciate his support. He’s going to know how I’m feeling. Here’s a major champion and he got it done last year at Pebble. Hopefully, I can emulate that feeling and get a major myself.” McIlroy was at 12-under 204 and will play in the final group Sunday with Angel Cabrera, who won the Masters two years ago and is the only major champion within six shots of McIlroy. Cabrera has fallen to No. 97 in the world, with only two

top 10s in the last year. He didn’t think he had much of a chance when he arrived at Augusta. But he’s starting to believe. “Now that I see that I’m playing well, I sure think I can do it,” Cabrera said. The group at 8-under 208 also includes Charl Schwartzel (68), K.J. Choi (71) and Jason Day, the 23-yearold Australian who took the lead on the front nine with a long birdie on No. 5, but paid for his aggressive putting and had to settle for a 72. The challenge from Woods, who started the third round only three shots behind, never materialized. He squandered birdie

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Livingstone goes airborne BY RYAN BISESI rbisesi@salisburypost.com

SALISBURY — Anthony Holland is jumping at the bit to rid Livingstone of its lingering pain from its 0-11 season in 2010. The sense of urgency was transparent on the first play of 7-on-7 drills on Saturday at Livingstone’s black and blue spring football game. Holland, a sophomore receiver, snatched a rocket over the middle from the brisk, cool air and proceeded to the end zone 35 yards ahead. It wasn’t the dawn of a new era at Alumni Stadium, but Livingstone can hope it was a sign of things to come. “The Blue Bears are going to change,” was Holland’s declaration after the game. “It ain’t no more 0-10, 0-11. We’re going to change the program. You’ll see that first game.” As the top returning receiver, Holland tried to energize a struggling offense that was outscored 494-48 last season. “I like to not just talk junk to the other team, but uplift my teammates,” Holland said. “If you can get inside another player’s head, then you’ve won half the battle.” The scrimmage format was composed of a 25-minute 7-on-7 session followed by an hour of 11-on-11. The touchdown pass came from returnee Levon Stanley who led the team in passing yards with 406 last year. Stanley and St. Paul’s

transfer Jaren Troutman got the bulk of snaps from behind center. Troutman’s onfield highlights included a John Elway-like leap into the end zone while absorbing the wrath of pair of linebackers, a play better suited for CIAA title game than a scrimmage in April. Troutman leapt arms-first over the goal line and came down with the ball across the pylon to ignite the offensive sideline. “I just wanted to go airborne,” Troutman said. “I wanted to sell out for my teammates. I wanted them to know that when I’m out here, I’m going to give it all I got.” Coach Elvin James went into the game searching for answers at skill positions. With months until the regular season, questions remained after game’s end especially behind center. “We wanted to solidify a quarterback, running back and wide receivers,” James said. “Receiver-wise, we look pretty positive. With quarterback, we still haven’t solidified who would take that position.” Returnee Levon Stanley, who led the team with 406 yards passing as a freshman last year, threw the first touchdown pass to Holland and found Ahmad Arthur on an out route two plays later. In the program, Stanley was listed as the starter going into Saturday. “It’s not in stone,” said James of the quarterback situation. “I’ll still need to see more execution from my quarterback running the of-

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Livingstone defensive back devonte Harmon, left, tries to bring down ballcarrier Jamel Moore at Livingstone’s spring game. fense.” The defense overwhelmed the offense at times, at most when Justin Johnson forced a fumble on a sack of Troutman and Joseph Watson scooped the

ball and ran 70 yards for a touchdown. They weren’t the only defenders causing hijinks. Defensive back Malcolm Childress also starred with a forced fumble shortly after breaking up a pass.

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SALISBURY — Salisbury’s baseball Salisbury 12 team got No. Rowan 9 only seven runs from two grand slams, but the day still added up to a victory. The Hornets overcame an early 6-0 deficit. They also survived the deflation of seeing one slam transformed into a three-run homer by a ruling that had coach Scott Maddox pulling his hair out, and powered their way to a 12-9 win against North Rowan at Robertson Stadium on a dreary Saturday afternoon fit only for polar bears and penguins. “We’re all friends, but we’re also rivals,” said Salisbury hero Philip Tonseth. “Definitely a game both teams really wanted to win.” The Hornets (7-4) entered

it with three homers on the season, but the ball was carrying. Nolan Meyerhoeffer, Tonseth and Spencer Carmichael crushed pitches over the wall. “Never hit one before,” said the West Point-bound Tonseth, whose fourth-inning grand slam was the game’s pivotal moment. “You were shocked? I shocked myself. It was a high pitch. I guess I put a good swing on it.” North (10-4) was doing the swinging early. John Knox made his first start on the mound for the Hornets, and his day began with a Dakota Brown double, a Wes Barker single and an Alex Morgan homer. After three minutes, North held a 3-0 lead. “And it’s not like John was throwing bad at all,” Maddox said. “They were just mashing everything.” The Cavs kept bashing

wayne Smith caught a 30yard pass over the middle from Troutman one play before Troutman helicoptered it into the end zone, earning

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Andrew West grabbed an interception on a tipped pass. “I wanted to see them go hard to the ball and make things happen,” James stated. West Rowan graduate De-

against Knox in the second. M a t t M a u l d i n ’ s TONSETH two-run double and Tyler Wyatt’s RBI single made it 6-0. The tide started turning, however, in the bottom of the second. North starter Dusty Agner should’ve put up another zero, but Salisbury scratched two unearned runs, the first steps on a long comeback trail. “We made errors, gave them unearned runs all over the place,” North coach Aaron Rimer said. “We didn’t deserve to win today, and they did. Simple as that.” The third inning was wild. Misplays extended the frame, and with the bases loaded and none out, Meyerhoeffer launched a drive

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GRANITE QUARRY — It’s been E. Rowan 4 as p r iwet ng NWC 0 filled with postponements and relentless rescheduling, but East Rowan’s softball team may be finding its rhythm. East (11-1) capped a stretch of four games in four days with a sharp 4-0 victory in makeup action against Northwest Cabarrus (11-4) on a cold Saturday afternoon. “With all the weather, we’ve actually played onethird of our season in just the last four days,” East coach Mike Waddell said. “But it was a very good stretch for us. Three of those wins were against quality teams, and this last

one might’ve been the best of all.” Besides handling Northwest, East spanked SPC squad Hickory on Thursday and shut out NPC contender Carson on Wednesday. East also found time for a lopsided NPC romp WHITE a g a i n s t Statesville on Friday. East senior pitcher Chelsea White agreed with Waddell that it was an important four days for the team’s growth. “We’ve definitely gotten a lot better,” she said. “We’re moving forward toward where we want to be.” East was 25-3 and a 3A Final Four team in 2010. The Mustangs have seven starters from that group still in uni-

form. Catcher Kayla Potts graduated, while third baseman Mallory Drew broke a leg in a winter auto accident. White and Northwest freshman hurler Katie Williford dominated on Saturday. White only struck out five, but she limited the Trojans to three soft singles. “Chelsea had a lot of very quick innings,” Waddell said. “Lots of popups and groundballs.” Williford allowed five hits and also struck out five. Neither pitcher walked a batter, and White zipped through 1-2-3 innings in the second, third, fourth and seventh. “Chelsea was really good,” East catcher Bobbi Thomas said. “She hit her spots.” Thomas also did some hitting. She produced RBIs on her first two trips to the plate.

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TV Sports Sunday, April 10 AUTO RACING 1 p.m. VERSUS — IRL, Indy Lights, at Birmingham, Ala. GOLF 2 p.m. CBS — Masters Tournament, final round, at Augusta, Ga. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1:30 p.m. TBS — Philadelphia at Atlanta 2 p.m. WGN — Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee 8 p.m. ESPN — N.Y. Yankees at Boston NBA BASKETBALL 1 p.m. ABC — Chicago at Orlando 3:30 p.m. ABC — Boston at Miami NHL HOCKEY 12:30 p.m. NBC — Detroit at Chicago TENNIS 1 p.m. ESPN2 — WTA Tour, Family Circle Cup, championship match, at Charleston, S.C.

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Prep soccer Standings 1A Yadkin Valley YVC Overall 9-0 9-0 East Montgomery Gray Stone 7-1-1 7-3-1 North Moore 6-2-1 6-3-1 6-3 7-5 North Rowan Albemarle 4-5 5-6 West Montgomery 3-5 3-5 2-8 2-8 South Stanly South Davidson 1-7 1-11 Chatham Central 1-8 1-9 Friday’s game North Moore 5, South Stanly 0 Monday’s games Albemarle at South Stanly East Montgomery at North Moore West Montgomery at Gray Stone Tuesday’s games Chatham Central at South Davidson East Montgomery at North Rowan

2A Central Carolina Overall CCC Salisbury 4-0 9-0-2 Central Davidson 3-1 12-2 3-1 4-3-4 East Davidson West Davidson 1-2 8-5 Thomasville 0-3 2-4-1 0-4 6-5 Lexington Friday’s games East Davidson 4, Thomasville 0 Salisbury 3, West Davidson 0 Monday’s games Central Davidson at West Davidson East Davidson at Salisbury Thomasville at Lexington Wednesday’s games Central Davidson at Thomasville Lexington at East Davidson West Davidson at Salisbury

3A North Piedmont NPC Overall West Rowan 7-0 10-1 6-1 9-2-1 Statesville West Iredell 5-2 9-5 North Iredell 2-4 4-5 1-4 2-8 East Rowan Carson 1-6 2-7 South Rowan 0-5 2-9 Friday’s games West Iredell 7, Carson 1 Butler 5, East Rowan 0 Monday’s games Carson at East Rowan West Rowan at West Iredell North Iredell at South Rowan Statesville at Kings Mountai Tuesday’s games North Iredell at North Wilkes West Rowan at Davie

Prep softball Standings YVC Overall 10-0 12-0 South Stanly Chatham Central 4-1 4-1 North Rowan 5-3 6-4 3-3 5-5 North Moore East Montgomery 3-4 5-6 Gray Stone 3-4 3-5 3-5 5-7 West Montgomery Albemarle 1-4 1-5 South Davidson 0-8 0-9 Friday’s games Gray Stone 12, West Montgomery 4 South Davidson at Chatham Central Monday’s game South Stanly at Hickory Grove Tuesday’s games West Montgomery at South Stanly Albemarle at South Davidson Chatham Central at North Moore North Rowan at Gray Stone

2A Central Carolina Overall CCC Central Davidson 3-0 10-1 West Davidson 3-0 5-5 1-2 3-6 East Davidson Salisbury 0-2 0-4 Thomasville 0-3 2-3 -----Lexington Friday’s games West Davidson 3, East Davidson 1 Thomasville at Salisbury Monday’s game West Davidson at Sheets Memorial Tuesday’s game Salisbury at East Davidson

3A North Piedmont NPC Overall East Rowan 7-0 11-1 North Iredell 5-2 8-4 Carson 3-3 4-7 West Iredell 3-4 4-6 South Rowan 2-3 3-7 West Rowan 2-4 3-6 Statesville 0-6 0-6 Friday’s games North Iredell 8, West Iredell 6 East Rowan 21, Statesville 1 Carson 10, West Rowan 8 Saturday’s game East Rowan 4, NW Cabarrus 0 Tuesday’s games Statesville at West Rowan West Iredell at South Rowan North Iredell at Carson

Prep baseball Friday box Salisbury 16, Thomasville 8 Salisbury Thomasville ab r h bi ab r h bi Bauk cf 4 2 2 3 Butler cf 3 2 1 1 Knox 2b 3 1 1 1 Wllms p 3 2 1 2 Tnsth rf 5 1 3 4 Stnley ss 4 0 2 2 Veal p 3 0 0 0 Hbben c 4 0 0 0 Crsler lf 1 1 0 0 Muzem lf 4 1 1 0 Wolfe 3b 3 2 2 0 Jhnsn dh 4 1 1 1 Swaim dh 4 1 1 1 Hbbrd 1b 4 0 1 0 Vndrpl lf 2 3 2 1 Wlbrn 3b 2 0 0 0 Bwden 1b 5 2 0 0 Andsn lf 3 2 1 0 Crmchl ss 3 2 3 4 Totals 33151414 Totals 31 8 8 6 Salisbury 143 032 3 —16 Thomasville 100 025 0 — 8 LOB — Salisbury 9, Thomasville 5. 2B — Tonseth, Camichael. HR — Williams. SB — Swaim 2, Bauk, Knox. S — Carmichael, Van der Poel. IP

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1A Yadkin Valley Overall YVC South Stanly 10-2 11-4 North Moore 8-2 10-3 8-2 10-4 North Rowan Albemarle 6-4 7-5 West Montgomery 5-5 5-8 4-6 7-7 East Montgomery Chatham Central 3-7 3-10 South Davidson 2-9 3-10 0-10 0-11 Gray Stone Friday’s games South Rowan 10, North Rowan 5 South Stanly 7, Albemarle 6 Gray Stone at West Montgomery East Montgomery at North Moore Chatham Central at South Davidson Saturday’s game Salisbury 12, North Rowan 9 Monday’s games East Montgomery at Lexington Gray Stone at North Rowan Tuesday’s games South Stanly at West Montgomery Gray Stone at North Rowan South Davidson at Albemarle North Moore at Chatham Central

CCC Overall 3-1 9-5 West Davidson Central Davidson 3-1 8-3 Salisbury 3-1 7-4 3-1 8-6 East Davidson Lexington 0-4 1-10 Thomasville 0-4 0-10 Friday’s games C. Davidson 12, Lexington 2 (5 inns.) West Davidson 15, East Davidson 0 Salisbury 16, Thomasville 8 Saturday’s game Salisbury 12, North Rowan 9 Monday’s games East Montgomery at Lexington Tuesday’s games Central Davidson at West Davidson East Davidson at Salisbury Thomasville at Lexington

3A North Piedmont NPC Overall 8-1 12-4 East Rowan West Iredell 7-2 8-4 South Rowan 5-2 8-5 5-3 8-6 Carson North Iredell 2-6 4-6 West Rowan 1-7 2-14 0-7 0-12 Statesville Friday’s games East Rowan 33, Statesville 3 (4 inns.) East Rowan 27, Statesville 0 (5 inns.) Carson 5, West Rowan 4 (8 inns.) South Rowan 10, North Rowan 5 West Iredell 10, North Iredell 3 Saturday’s game South Rowan at Charlotte Christian Tuesday’s games North Iredell at Carson Statesville at West Rowan South Rowan at West Iredell

3A South Piedmont SPC Overall NW Cabarrus 9-1 12-2 8-2 10-5 Robinson Hickory Ridge 6-4 9-6 Mount Pleasant 5-4 8-5 4-6 8-6 Central Cabarrus Concord 3-6 6-8 Cox Mill 3-7 7-8 1-9 2-13 A.L. Brown Friday’s games Hickory Ridge 9, A.L. Brown 4 Robinson 10, Cox Mill 6 NW Cabarrus 6, Central Cabarrus 3 Concord at Mount Pleasant Monday’s game Mallard Creek at NW Cabarrus Tuesday’s games Mount Pleasant at Robinson A.L. Brown at NW Cabarrus Hickory Ridge at Concord

4A Central Piedmont CPC Overall North Davidson 5-1 10-3 4-1 11-2 Davie County 3-2 11-3 West Forsyth Mount Tabor 1-3 3-9 Reagan 1-4 9-4 1-4 9-7 R.J. Reynolds Friday’s games Davie 9, Mount Tabor 5 North Davidson 13, Reagan 1 West Forsyth at R.J. Reynolds Saturday’s games Mount Tabor at Watauga Bishop McGuinness at Reagan Tuesday’s games Davie at West Forsyth Mount Tabor at North Davidson R.J. Reynolds at Reagan

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Milwaukee 33 47 .413 26 ⁄2 Detroit 28 51 .354 31 17 63 .213 421⁄2 Cleveland WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB z-San Antonio 61 19 .763 — 54 25 .684 61⁄2 x-Dallas x-New Orleans 46 33 .582 141⁄2 x-Memphis 45 34 .570 151⁄2 42 38 .525 19 Houston Northwest Division W L Pct GB y-Oklahoma City53 26 .671 — 49 31 .613 41⁄2 x-Denver x-Portland 47 33 .588 61⁄2 Utah 37 43 .463 161⁄2 17 63 .213 361⁄2 Minnesota Pacific Division W L Pct GB y-L.A. Lakers 55 24 .696 — 38 41 .481 17 Phoenix Golden State 35 44 .443 20 L.A. Clippers 31 50 .383 25 23 56 .291 32 Sacramento x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference Saturday’s Games Washington 115, Atlanta 83 Houston 99, L.A. Clippers 78 Milwaukee 108, Cleveland 101 San Antonio 111, Utah 102 Denver 130, Minnesota 106 Sunday’s Games Chicago at Orlando, 1 p.m. Boston at Miami, 3:30 p.m. New Orleans at Memphis, 6 p.m. Detroit at CHARLOTTE, 6 p.m. New Jersey at Toronto, 6 p.m. New York at Indiana, 7 p.m. Phoenix at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. Sacramento at Golden State, 9 p.m. Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m. Monday’s Games Miami at Atlanta, 7 p.m. CHARLOTTE at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Orlando at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Boston at Washington, 7 p.m. Cleveland at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Toronto at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Utah at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Dallas at Houston, 8:30 p.m. Golden State at Denver, 9 p.m. Minnesota at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Philadelphia82 47 23 12 106 259 223 x-Pittsburgh 81 48 25 8 104 233 197 x-N.Y. Rangers824433 5 93 233 198 New Jersey 81 37 39 5 79 171 207 N.Y. Islanders82 30 39 13 73 229 264 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA y-Boston 81 46 24 11 103 244 192 x-Montreal 82 44 30 8 96 216 209 82 43 29 10 96 245 229 x-Buffalo Toronto 82 37 34 11 85 218 251 82 32 40 10 74 192 250 Ottawa Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA y-Washington82 48 23 11 107 224 197 x-Tampa Bay 82 46 25 11 103 247 240 Carolina 82 40 31 11 91 236 239 Atlanta 81 34 35 12 80 221 264 82 30 40 12 72 195 229 Florida WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA y-Detroit 81 46 25 10 102 257 238 x-Nashville 82 44 27 11 99 219 194 Chicago 81 44 28 9 97 255 221 St. Louis 82 38 33 11 87 240 234 Columbus 82 34 35 13 81 215 258 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA z-Vancouver 82 54 19 9 117 262 185 82 41 29 12 94 250 237 Calgary Minnesota 81 38 35 8 84 201 230 Colorado 81 29 44 8 66 223 285 Edmonton 81 25 45 11 61 190 265 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA y-San Jose 81 47 25 9 103 245 212 x-Phoenix 81 43 25 13 99 230 223 x-Los Angeles81 46 29 6 98 218 195 x-Anaheim 81 46 30 5 97 236 234 Dallas 81 42 28 11 95 224 228 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference Saturday’s Games N.Y. Rangers 5, New Jersey 2 Boston 3, Ottawa 1 Montreal 4, Toronto 1 Philadelphia 7, N.Y. Islanders 4 Tampa Bay 6, Carolina 2 Florida 1, Washington 0 Buffalo 5, Columbus 4 St. Louis 2, Nashville 0 Vancouver 3, Calgary 2, OT Anaheim at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Phoenix at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games Detroit at Chicago, 12:30 p.m. Boston at New Jersey, 3 p.m. Pittsburgh at Atlanta, 3 p.m. Edmonton at Colorado, 3 p.m. Dallas at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct y-Boston 55 24 .696 x-New York 41 38 .519 x-Philadelphia 41 39 .513 New Jersey 24 55 .304 Toronto 21 58 .266 Southeast Division W L Pct y-Miami 55 24 .696 x-Orlando 50 29 .633 x-Atlanta 44 36 .550 CHARLOTTE 32 47 .405 Washington 22 58 .275 Central Division W L Pct z-Chicago 59 20 .747 x-Indiana 37 43 .463

Notable boxes Nuggets 130, T-wolves 106 MINNESOTA (106) Beasley 5-12 3-4 14, Tolliver 2-5 0-0 5, Pekovic 2-3 0-0 4, Ridnour 3-11 0-0 7, Johnson 4-12 2-2 13, Webster 5-11 3-3 15, Ellington 2-6 4-4 10, Randolph 5-9 3-4 13, Flynn 5-6 0-1 10, Hayward 6-10 2-2 15. Totals 3985 17-20 106. DENVER (130) Gallinari 1-6 0-1 3, Martin 5-7 2-2 12, Nene 5-5 0-8 10, Lawson 11-16 5-6 37, Forbes 2-8 6-6 10, Felton 4-10 1-1 11, Smith 6-16 0-0 18, Harrington 4-9 4-4 12, Koufos 5-6 16 11, Ely 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 46-88 19-34 130. Minnesota 23 28 18 37 — 106 Denver 25 40 36 29 — 130 3-Point Goals—Minnesota 11-32 (Johnson 3-8, Webster 2-3, Ellington 2-4, Beasley 1-3, Tolliver 1-4, Hayward 1-4, Ridnour 1-6), Denver 19-38 (Lawson 10-11, Smith 6-13, Felton 2-4, Gallinari 1-3, Forbes 0-3, Harrington 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Minnesota 44 (Tolliver 7), Denver 62 (Martin, Smith 8). Assists—Minnesota 22 (Flynn 9), Denver 35 (Felton 14). Total Fouls—Minnesota 24, Denver 19. Technicals—Minnesota defensive three second. A—19,155 (19,155).

Bucks 108, Cavaliers 101 CLEVELAND (101) Gee 5-5 2-2 14, Hickson 3-7 5-6 11, Hollins 5-8 0-1 10, Davis 8-17 1-1 19, Parker 0-2 0-0 0, Harangody 2-5 0-0 5, Erden 2-4 2-2 6, Gibson 3-8 3-4 10, Sessions 6-11 3-3 15, Harris 2-6 1-1 5, Graham 0-1 1-2 1, Eyenga 1-3 2-2 5. Totals 37-77 20-24 101. MILWAUKEE (108) Delfino 2-5 0-0 6, Mbah a Moute 5-10 24 12, Gooden 6-12 3-4 15, Jennings 4-10 4-4 14, Salmons 14-18 2-2 32, Dooling 1-4 0-0 2, Sanders 1-3 0-0 2, Ilyasova 4-7 1-2 11, Maggette 0-3 4-4 4, Redd 4-9 0-0 10. Totals 41-81 16-20 108. Cleveland 18 26 34 23 — 101 30 30 25 23 — 108 Milwaukee 3-Point Goals—Cleveland 7-17 (Gee 22, Davis 2-6, Eyenga 1-1, Harangody 1-2, Gibson 1-4, Harris 0-1, Parker 0-1), Milwaukee 10-23 (Ilyasova 2-3, Salmons 2-4, Delfino 2-4, Jennings 2-4, Redd 2-5, Dooling 01, Gooden 0-2). Fouled Out—Gooden. Rebounds—Cleveland 43 (Hickson 12), Milwaukee 45 (Gooden 13). Assists—Cleveland 19 (Davis 6), Milwaukee 31 (Gooden 13). Total Fouls—Cleveland 18, Milwaukee 18. Technicals—Salmons. A—18,717 (18,717).

Spurs 111, Jazz 102

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Sunday, April 10 INTIMIDATORS BASEBALL 1:05 p.m. Kannapolis at Lakewood BlueClaws (DH, teams were rained out again on Saturday) COLLEGE BASEBALL 1 p.m. Pfeiffer at Coker

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UTAH (102) Miles 1-5 0-0 2, Millsap 7-12 1-1 16, A.Jefferson 10-15 3-6 23, Harris 3-11 6-8 13, Hayward 4-7 0-0 9, Favors 8-13 1-1 17, Watson 4-7 0-0 9, Evans 4-6 0-0 8, Weaver 24 1-2 5. Totals 43-80 12-18 102. SAN ANTONIO (111) R.Jefferson 6-10 4-4 20, Duncan 4-9 2-2 10, Blair 6-9 0-4 12, Parker 5-8 3-4 13, Ginobili 4-6 4-4 12, Bonner 3-8 0-2 7, Hill 3-6 3-3 9, Neal 4-7 2-2 12, Novak 1-1 0-0 3, Splitter 5-7 3-6 13. Totals 41-71 21-31 111. Utah 22 24 30 26 — 102 San Antonio 25 32 32 22 — 111 3-Point Goals—Utah 4-12 (Hayward 1-2, Watson 1-2, Harris 1-3, Millsap 1-3, Miles 0-1, Weaver 0-1), San Antonio 8-20 (R.Jefferson 4-7, Neal 2-4, Novak 1-1, Bonner 16, Hill 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds— Utah 42 (A.Jefferson 8), San Antonio 41 (Splitter 8). Assists—Utah 27 (Harris 9), San Antonio 29 (Parker 7). Total Fouls—Utah 23, San Antonio 21. A—18,802 (18,797).

Rockets 99, Clippers 78 L.A. CLIPPERS (78) Moon 2-5 0-0 5, Griffin 6-18 1-2 13, Jordan 4-7 0-0 8, M.Williams 1-6 0-0 3, Gordon 7-20 3-3 19, Aminu 2-11 0-0 5, Foye 313 1-3 8, Smith 3-7 0-0 6, Cook 3-4 0-0 7, Diogu 2-4 0-2 4. Totals 33-95 5-10 78. HOUSTON (99) Budinger 7-15 1-1 16, Patterson 3-5 0-0 6, Hayes 6-9 0-0 12, Dragic 5-13 2-3 14, Martin 6-17 1-2 16, Hill 2-4 1-2 5, Lee 3-8 44 10, Miller 5-6 2-2 16, Harris 1-3 2-4 4, Carroll 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-81 13-18 99. L.A. Clippers 18 19 18 23 — 78 Houston 25 28 21 25 — 99 3-Point Goals—L.A. Clippers 7-18 (Gordon 2-5, Moon 1-2, Cook 1-2, Aminu 1-3, M.Williams 1-3, Foye 1-3), Houston 10-24 (Miller 4-4, Martin 3-7, Dragic 2-5, Budinger 1-5, Lee 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Clippers 52 (Jordan 11), Houston 63 (Hayes 13). Assists—L.A. Clippers 18 (Gordon 6), Houston 29 (Dragic 7). Total Fouls—L.A. Clippers 16, Houston 17. Technicals—Griffin, Martin. A—18,089 (18,043).

Wizards 115, Hawks 83 ATLANTA (83) Williams 3-7 1-2 8, Horford 10-15 1-1 21, Pachulia 0-2 0-0 0, Hinrich 1-5 0-0 3, Johnson 7-15 0-0 16, Armstrong 1-4 0-0 2, Ja.Crawford 5-10 2-2 13, Teague 2-10 3-4 7, Wilkins 0-0 2-2 2, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, Powell 2-4 0-0 4, Sy 2-4 3-3 7. Totals 33-76 1214 83. WASHINGTON (115) Evans 5-5 0-0 10, Blatche 9-15 5-6 23, McGee 5-9 2-6 12, Wall 8-15 3-3 19, Jo.Crawford 3-9 0-0 6, Jeffers 4-7 5-6 13, Seraphin 2-3 0-0 4, Owens 4-8 0-0 10, Shakur 1-2 1-2 3, Yi 5-13 5-6 15. Totals 4686 21-29 115. Atlanta 18 28 26 11 — 83 Washington 29 32 27 27 — 115 3-Point Goals—Atlanta 5-9 (Johnson 2-4, Williams 1-1, Hinrich 1-2, Ja.Crawford 1-2), Washington 2-5 (Owens 2-3, Wall 0-1, Shakur 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Atlanta 38 (Horford 10), Washington 55 (Jeffers 11). Assists—Atlanta 20 (Teague 5), Washington 20 (Jo.Crawford 8). Total Fouls—Atlanta 20, Washington 16. Technicals—Washington Coach Saunders. A—19,771 (20,173).

Golf Masters Saturday’s third round At Augusta National Golf Club Yardage: 7,435; Par: 72 (36-36) Rory McIlroy 65-69-70—204 Angel Cabrera 71-70-67—208 Charl Schwartzel 69-71-68—208

K.J. Choi Jason Day Adam Scott Luke Donald Bo Van Pelt Bubba Watson Ross Fisher Fred Couples Geoff Ogilvy Tiger Woods Matt Kuchar Martin Laird Ryan Palmer a-H. Matsuyama Edoardo Molinari Phil Mickelson Steve Stricker Brandt Snedeker Lee Westwood Alvaro Quiros Mi. Angel Jimenez Ian Poulter David Toms Jim Furyk Ricky Barnes Yong-Eun Yang Justin Rose Ryan Moore Charley Hoffman Ryo Ishikawa Dustin Johnson Trevor Immelman Sergio Garcia Rickie Fowler Robert Karlsson Gary Woodland Steve Marino Jeff Overton Camilo Villegas Bill Haas Alexander Cejka Paul Casey Aaron Baddeley Nick Watney Ernie Els Kyung-Tae Kim

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Racing Sprint Cup Samsung Mobile 500 Saturday’s race At Texas Motor Speedway 1. (4) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 334 laps, 144.7 rating, 48 points, $525,886. 2. (3) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 334, 123.6, 43, $353,883. 3. (2) Carl Edwards, Ford, 334, 116, 42, $269,791. 4. (9) Greg Biffle, Ford, 334, 111.7, 41, $206,975. 5. (19) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 334, 100.2, 39, $162,625. 6. (7) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 334, 105.5, 39, $176,341. 7. (1) David Ragan, Ford, 334, 115.5, 38, $166,375. 8. (6) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 334, 92, 36, $179,761. 9. (28) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 334, 93.8, 36, $140,525. 10. (10) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 334, 100, 35, $167,125. 11. (12) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 334, 86.1, 33, $132,325. 12. (26) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 334, 83, 33, $168,308. 13. (14) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 333, 79.9, 31, $156,583. 14. (16) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 333, 76.7, 30, $155,125. 15. (23) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 333, 82, 29, $160,850. 16. (11) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 333, 96.7, 28, $157,791. 17. (18) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 333, 72.9, 0, $120,550. 18. (27) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 333, 88.9, 27, $137,458. 19. (15) A J Allmendinger, Ford, 332, 84.3, 25, $146,186. 20. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 332, 65.2, 24, $153,861. 21. (13) Kasey Kahne, Toyota, 332, 61.5, 23, $130,308. 22. (17) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 332, 75.4, 22, $139,564. 23. (32) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 332, 60.3, 22, $140,936. 24. (8) Joey Logano, Toyota, 331, 56.8, 20, $109,450. 25. (34) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 331, 52.6, 19, $126,720. 26. (22) Casey Mears, Toyota, 331, 50.8, 18, $98,250. 27. (30) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 330, 56.8, 17, $123,839. 28. (24) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 330, 49.4, 0, $110,183. 29. (25) David Reutimann, Toyota, 329, 49.9, 15, $121,733. 30. (38) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 329, 40.2, 15, $105,833. 31. (39) Robby Gordon, Dodge, 328, 42.7, 14, $99,797. 32. (43) Andy Lally, Ford, 324, 37.1, 12, $96,150. 33. (41) Ken Schrader, Ford, 319, 34, 11, $86,500. 34. (42) Tony Raines, Ford, 319, 30.9, 10, $84,450. 35. (31) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, accident, 213, 63.8, 9, $91,325. 36. (21) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, accident, 213, 60.4, 8, $90,175. 37. (5) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, accident, 212, 57.5, 7, $107,420. 38. (33) David Starr, Ford, accident, 122, 41.4, 0, $79,925. 39. (37) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, clutch, 60, 30.7, 0, $79,800. 40. (20) Michael McDowell, Toyota, electrical, 56, 33.5, 4, $79,650. 41. (35) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, electrical, 52, 31.9, 3, $79,490. 42. (40) David Gilliland, Ford, accident, 44, 32.5, 2, $79,395. 43. (36) Mike Skinner, Toyota, rear gear, 36, 24.9, 0, $79,724. Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 149.231 mph. Time of Race: 3 hours, 21 minutes, 26 seconds. Margin of Victory: 8.315 seconds. Caution Flags: 5 for 24 laps. Lead Changes: 31 among 13 drivers. Lap Leaders: D.Ragan 1-10; Ku.Busch 11-14; B.Keselowski 15-46; Ku.Busch 47; R.Gordon 48; D.Blaney 49; M.Kenseth 5051; G.Biffle 52-58; M.Kenseth 59-94; C.Bowyer 95; C.Edwards 96; D.Earnhardt Jr. 97-98; M.Kenseth 99-114; D.Ragan 115; Ku.Busch 116-123; M.Kenseth 124162; C.Edwards 163-164; J.Gordon 165; M.Kenseth 166-199; C.Bowyer 200-204; M.Kenseth 205-213; C.Bowyer 214-248; M.Kenseth 249; C.Bowyer 250; M.Ambrose 251; T.Stewart 252-256; Ku.Busch 257-269; T.Stewart 270-276; M.Kenseth 277-294; C.Bowyer 295-296; Ku.Busch 297-320; M.Kenseth 321-334. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): M.Kenseth, 9 times for 169 laps; Ku.Busch, 5 times for 50 laps; C.Bowyer, 5 times for 44 laps; B.Keselowski, 1 time for 32 laps; T.Stewart, 2 times for 12 laps; D.Ragan, 2 times for 11 laps; G.Biffle, 1 time for 7 laps; C.Edwards, 2 times for 3 laps; D.Earnhardt Jr., 1 time for 2 laps; M.Ambrose, 1 time for 1 lap; J.Gordon, 1 time for 1 lap; D.Blaney, 1 time for 1 lap; R.Gordon, 1 time for 1 lap. Top 12 in Points: 1. C.Edwards, 256; 2. Ky.Busch, 247; 3. M.Kenseth, 243; 4. J.Johnson, 243; 5. Ku.Busch, 240; 6. D.Earnhardt Jr., 235; 7. R.Newman, 233; 8. J.Montoya, 232; 9. K.Harvick, 228; 10. T.Stewart, 213; 11. P.Menard, 209; 12. C.Bowyer, 201.

Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Optioned RHP Brad Bergesen to Norfolk (IL). Selected the contract of RHP Chris Jakubauskas from Norfolk. MINNESOTA TWINS — Placed RHP Kevin Slowey on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Alex Burnett from Rochester (IL). NEW YORK YANKEES — Agreed to terms with RHP Carlos Silva on a minor league contract. National League CHICAGO CUBS — Recalled RHP Casey Coleman from Iowa (PCL). PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Placed RHP Ross Ohlendorf on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Daniel McCutchen from Indianapolis (IL). COLLEGE GEORGE MASON — Announced sophomore men’s basketball G Rashad Whack will transfer. GEORGIA TECH — Named Chad Dollar men’s assistant basketball coach.

Catawba clinches sale soon. Head coaches can pick up a free Catawba clinched the SAC regular copy at the N.C. Coaches Clinic Trade season baseball championship with a Show in Greensboro on July 18-20. doubleheader sweep at Carson-NewThe price of the book is $10. Books man on Saturday. will be on sale at the clinic and in The 21st-ranked stores. Those wishing to pre-order by Indians (32-8, 20-4) mail can order a book for $15 ($5 shiprolled 7-2 and 8-3 in ping) or two for $25. Jefferson City, The mailing address is: Tenn. North Carolina Prep Football News Chris Dula, a SAC P.O. Box 613 Freshman of the Hamptonville, N.C. 27020 Year candidate, had a huge second game.  Prep baseball He went 4-for-4, in- DULA East Rowan threw up some unbecluding a grand slam, lievable individual numbers in a 33a three-run homer 3, 28-0 doubleheader sweep of and a double. Statesville on Friday. Carson-Newman  Will Sapp and Justin Morris led 3-0 before Dula’s scored 10 runs apiece in the twin bill, three-run bomb. with Morris scoring six times in the Freshman John nightcap. Tuttle (A.L. Brown)  Wingate-bound catcher Luke pitched five innings, Thomas had a huge day, scoring eight allowing seven hits runs and driving in eight. and two earned runs. TUTTLE  Chase Hathcock had five hits He boosted his and seven RBIs. record to 5-1.  Andy Austin was 4-for-5 with Wil Huneycutt five RBIs. Austin actually made an racked up his sixth out, so he may not have been allowed save. to ride the bus back to Granite QuarJ.J. Jankowski’s ry with his teammates. pitching dominated  Avery Rogers knocked in six the opener. He runs. fanned 13 in eight in Ashton Fleming, who only nings, six in a row in played in one game, went 4-for-4 with one stretch, and is JANKOWSKI five RBIs. now 7-1.  Some of the guys who don’t play Garrett Furr and all the time also fared well. Gavin Austin Moyer singled home runs for an early 2-0 lead. Wike went 2-for-2, and Roby Holmes Josh Hohn hit a three-run homer was 3-for-3. Courtesy runner Evan Hiand knocked in four. Furr, Brett Un- att went 1-for-1 in his first AB of the derwood and Blake Houston (South season.  Bradley Robbins and Jared Rowan) had two hits each. Catawba won the SAC regular Mathis benefited from the exceptionseason for the first time since 2008, al offensive support and picked up although it won the league tourna- wins on the mound. ment in 2009 and 2010.  Preston Troutman (East Rowan)  Jayvee baseball went 2-for-4 in Appalachian State’s 10-2 win against Furman on Saturday. North Rowan defeated Salisbury Troutman and Trey Holmes (East) 12-6 on Saturday. both knocked in runs. Thomas Tucker and Denzel Price  Liberty’s Keegan Linza (North led the Cavaliers (7-4, 6-2 YVC) with Rowan) pitched 62⁄3 innings in a 6-2 three hits and three RBIs each. loss to High Point on Friday. Matt Tucker and Kevin Burnham Linza (5-2, 2.78 ERA) allowed 10 had two hits each. hits and two earned runs. Travis Holshouser picked up the  Charlotte’s Justin Roland (East) win, scattering hits, and also drove in and Ross Steedley (East) had hits and three runs. scored runs in a 9-2 win against St. Skyler Mikkelson led Salisbury Joseph’s on Saturday. with two hits.  Pfeiffer secured a berth in the upcoming Conference Carolinas  Prep softball Tournament in Wilson by sweeping Carson held off West Rowan 10-8 Coker 1-0 (12 innings) and 4-0 in for an NPC win on Friday. Hartsville, S.C. Sidney Grkman hit a home run for Pfeiffer moved into fourth place behind the hurling of Eric Shuford, the third-place Cougars (3-3 NPC). Catherine Whitley homered for the Luke Wilhelm and Bryan Tuttle. Falcons (2-4 NPC). From staff reports

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In the annual Mountains (Western Carolina and Appalachian State) vs. Beaches (East Carolina and UNC Wilmington) competition held in Cullowhee on Saturday, local athletes performed well for Western Carolina. Wayne Parker (East Rowan) was third in the javelin (171 feet, 2 inches) and sixth in the pole vault (13-91⁄4). Ryan Pless (East) was sixth in the shot put (49-53⁄4), sixth in the discus (141-2) and seventh in the hammer throw (166-10). Garrett West (NW Cabarrus) was second in the 1500 (3:57.49).

 College soccer Catawba’s recruiting class includes Salisbury’s Karen Presnell, West Rowan’s Allison Parker and Brittany Gibbons, Mooresville’s Courtney Smith and Ashley Cress, Katie Mathis (Hickory St. Stephens), Ashley Batchelor (Wilson Hunt) and Nicole Foschini (New Jersey). Gibbons are Batchelor are forwards. Smith, Cress and Foschini are midfielders. Smith entered her senior season with 91 career goals. Parker and Presnell are defenders, and Mathis is a goalkeeper.

 College lacrosse Wingate earned home-field advantage for the upcoming Deep South Conference men’s tournament with an 8-2 win against Catawba on Saturday at Shuford Stadium. The 11th-ranked Indians fell to 93 overall and 4-2 DSC. The teams will play again on Tuesday at Wingate in the first round of the tournament.

 Minor league baseball Catcher Ryan Query (A.L. Brown, Catawba) made a surprising debut in Double A on Saturday with the Mississippi Braves and promptly crushed a home run to left field on his first atbat. Query went 2-for-2. Query was playing against Jackson Generals infielder Kyle Seager, who was his American Legion teammate in Kannapolis.  Jerry Sands (Catawba) belted his first Triple-A homer for Albuquerque on Saturday. It was a two-run blast and won’t be his last.  It was a good night for lots of former Catawba stars. Chris Ahearn had a base hit for the Rome Braves.  David Thomas (Catawba), who was recently released by the Oakland A’s, has signed with the independent Grand Prairie (Texas) Airhogs. That’s the same team pitcher Zach Ward (A.L. Brown) inked with over the winter. The Hogs open May 12.  Daniel Wagner (South Rowan) went 1-for-4 and scored for the Winston-Salem Dash in a 3-2 Carolina League win against Kinston.

 Middle school baseball The North Hills middle school team won its first game of the season, beating Carolina International 4-0. Will Cody pitched a shutout for the Eagles, allowing only two hits while striking out 11. Wes Fazia led North Hills offensively, going 1-for-2 with two RBIs.

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In Knox’s 6-0 win against West Rowan, Hector Salinas scored two goals. Cristian Reyes, Felix Carillo,  College softball Kevin Chavez and Arturo Ramirez Catawba split Saturday’s double- had one each. Ben Pearson, Matt header with Tusculum, winning 3-0 Wooley, Diego Beltran and Josh and losing 2-0. Lynch were huge on defense. Carly Sabat went 3-for-3 for Catawba (26-16, 9-5). Khourtni Hes-  Local golf ter and Kayla Myers homered. CatawThe McCanless Couples played its ba to the game one win. Emily Huneycutt (14-7) tossed the Kickoff tournament for 2011 on Saturday. shutout in Game 1.  Livingstone (7-14) beat Morris Winning in a 4-man Captain’s 11-3 and 17-7 on Saturday. Choice format was the team of Ty and Shaniqua Harrison had five hits Beverly Cobb and Sharon and Matt and eight RBIs in the two games. Miller with a score of 11-under. Shannon Allen added two hits and Placing second was the team of three RBIs. Allen and Tammie Drew, Kevin Thompson and Harry Owens. Closest to the pin winners were  Prep football Beverly Cobb and Gene Seaford. The The 20th edition of the N.C. Prep longest putt winners were Beverly Football News Yearbook will go on Cobb and Mary Seaford.

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The Samsung Mobile 500 notebook... FORT WORTH, Texas — Space shuttle pilot Doug Hurley will take a piece of Texas Motor Speedway into space. Hurley was presented a TMS flag Saturday, which he plans to carry with him on the final space shuttle mission this summer. Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to close out the 30-year shuttle program. A season-ticket holder at Texas Motor Speedway since 2005, Hurley said he planned to bring the flag back to the track when he comes back for the November Sprint Cup race. Hurley introduced the top 10 drivers to the crowd Saturday night before the Samsung Mobile 500, the second time he has taken part in prerace activities. In November 2009, four months after guiding Shuttle Endeavour in space, Hurley drove a pace car at Texas that he drove off a Chinook helicopter that landed on the infield. Hurley, who travels about 17,500 mph in space, has driven stock cars at a driving school run at the 11/2-mile, high-banked Texas track, though he wasn’t sure just how fast he got. “I went pretty fast,” Hurley said. “Driving a car, however fast I went, was incredible.” DOWNWIND CARL When Carl Edwards isn’t driving on the race track, he can often be found flying one of his planes. In the small Texas town of Dimmit, Edwards earned quite a nickname not long after getting his pilots’ license and landing his single-engine plane for fuel. “I landed downwind. I am landing at 60-80 mph plus 20 mph wind and I am screaming down this runway trying to stop,” he said. “I get to the end and there is a guy ready to take off the correct direction. I can see him look at me like, ‘You idiot.’ ... He is looking at me like, ‘Now what are you going to do moron? You have to turn around because I can’t back up.’ So I turn around and taxi back.” The other plane took off and Edwards went to get fuel when he was recognized by someone who went, “You are NASCAR driver Carl Edwards!” But they hadn’t seen his landing, so Edwards figured he was in the clear. About a year later, Edwards was doing an autograph session at Texas Motor Speedway when he heard somebody yell from the crowd, “Hey, downwind!” It was the pilot who was in the crop duster at the end of the runway when Edwards landed. “You are terrible pilot,” Edwards said, relaying what the other pilot said. “I am sure in the crop duster community around here they laugh at me as a pilot.” TICKETS FOR TROOPS Charlotte Motor Speedway expects to donate more than 4,000 tickets to American troops for its Memorial Day weekend race. This is the second year of an initiative that allows fans who buy tickets for the May 29 race to purchase an additional ticket for $20 to send a member of the U.S. Armed Forces. Charlotte officials said fans from all over the country have been calling in to participate since the program was launched in February. Those buying tickets by next Friday will receive recognition in the race program and on the world’s largest high-definition video board that is new at the Charlotte track, which like Texas Motor Speedway is owned by Speedway Motorsports Inc. Charlotte president Marcus Smith said the new 200-foot wide, 80-foot tall screen will be ready for the May 21 All-Star race at the track.

From around the NBA... DENVER — Ty Lawson made his first 10 3-pointers Saturday night and scored a career-high 37 points in leading the short-handed Denver Nuggets to a 130106 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Lawson, who was banged up from Denver’s roughand-tumble loss at Oklahoma City one night before, didn’t score until sinking a pair of free throws at the 6minute mark of the second quarter. He then hit 10 of 11 from beyond the arc, including six during a 9-minute stretch spanning halftime that turned a tight game (41-39) into a laugher. Martell Webster and Lazar Hayward led the Timberwolves with 15 points each. Minnesota was without injured All-Star Kevin Love (groin) and center Darko Milicic (left ankle) again. Spurs 111, Jazz 102 SAN ANTONIO — Richard Jefferson scored 20 points and San Antonio began resting up with the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference secured. The Spurs (61-19) have two games left and are 11/2 games ahead of Chicago for the NBA’s best record. DeJuan Blair had 12 points starting in place of Antonio McDyess, who got the night off. Coach Gregg Popovich said he won’t be overplaying anybody through the next week. Al Jefferson led Utah with 23 points. The Jazz lost for the 10th time in 11 games, unable to pull a second upset this week after beating the Los Angeles Lakers. Bucks 108, Cavaliers 101 MILWAUKEE — Drew Gooden had his first career triple-double and John Salmons scored 32 points for Milwaukee. Gooden had 15 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists for the Bucks, hitting doubledigits in all three stat categories in the middle of the

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ty Lawson scored a career-high 37 points in denver’s 130106 win against Minnesota. third quarter. Baron Davis scored 19 points and Ramon Sessions added 15 for the Cavaliers in a matchup between two teams that have been eliminated from playoff contention. Rockets 99, Clippers 78 HOUSTON — Chase Budinger, Kevin Martin and Brad Miller scored 16 points apiece and Chuck Hayes had 12 points and 13 rebounds to lead Houston. Goran Dragic had 14 points, seven assists and a career-high 10 rebounds in his first start for the Rockets since he was acquired from Phoenix at the trade deadline. The Rockets played well one night after they were eliminated from playoff contention. They also played without injured starters Kyle Lowry (bone bruise in left foot) and Luis Scola (sore left

knee). Eric Gordon scored 19 points and Blake Griffin had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Clippers. Wizards 115, Hawks 83 WASHINGTON — Andray Blatche scored 23 points, John Wall had 19, and Washington dealt playoff-bound Atlanta its fourth straight loss. The reeling Hawks, who are set to play Orlando in the first round, are heading into the postseason in less than ideal shape. The Wizards broke a 12game losing streak against Atlanta, have won four of six and are probably playing their best this season. They have just 10 healthy players — including five rookies and three who played in the NBA DLeague this season.

chances with a fairway metal that went too long on the par5 eighth, a 5-foot birdie putt that never had a chance on No. 9, a shocking miss for par from 2 feet on No. 11 and a three-putt par on the 15th after an amazing hook around the trees that barely cleared the water. Woods shot 74, ending his streak of 16 rounds at par or better at a major he won four times. The final hole summed up his day, perhaps the tournament, and the state of golf as it prepares for the next generation. Woods was settling over his shot in the middle of the 18th fairway when McIlroy holed his big putt on the 17th. For so many years, it was Woods who delivered big birdies that made everyone else take notice. This time, it was McIlroy who forced Woods to back off. He then hit his approach over the green and missed a 6-foot par putt, leaving him seven shots behind. “I just made nothing,” Woods said. “I hit the ball well all day. That wasn’t the problem. Take away the two threeputts there, a couple of unforced errors and it should have been a pretty good round.” McIlroy didn’t have to make any such excuses. He has made only three bogeys over three rounds, and no three-putts, always a key at the Masters. He and Day were tied for the lead at 9 under as they made their way through Amen Corner, and McIlroy seized control on the 13th. A bold tee shot down the left side, where Rae’s Creek winds its way along the azaleas, gave McIlroy a clear shot on the green and he twoputted for a birdie. Day attacked the flag in the back left corner and went long, into the second cut. His delicate chip rolled back toward him, he putted up the slope about 6 feet below the hole and missed the putt to make bogey. Day fell further behind as McIlroy played well beyond his 21 years.

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‘Canes fall out of postseason From around the NHL... RALEIGH — The Tampa Bay Lightning scored one early goal. The second one came quickly, the third even faster. Because the Carolina Hurricanes couldn’t keep up, they won’t join them in the postseason. Vincent Lecavalier had a goal and an assist as part of the Lightning’s quick start, and they routed Carolina 6-2 on Saturday night to eliminate the Hurricanes from playoff contention. “You never know what can happen down the road if you keep a team alive,” center Steven Stamkos said. “I mean, you never know what happens if you (meet) them in the playoffs or something.” The Lightning won’t have to worry about running into Carolina until next season, thanks to that early burst. Dominic Moore, Lecavalier and Stamkos scored during a 6-minute, 32-second flurry in the first period. Tampa Bay led 4-0 midway through the second and held on to send the New York Rangers — and former coach John Tortorella — into the Eastern Conference playoffs as the No. 8 seed. Martin St. Louis had two assists before he and Simon Gagne scored empty-netters in the final 21/2 minutes. Gagne also had an early assist and Mike Smith made 42 saves for the Lightning, who matched a club record with their 46th victory and closed the regular season with wins in seven of eight. Tampa Bay, which already had the East’s No. 5 seed locked up, will play fourthseeded Pittsburgh in a best-ofseven first round series. “It was a great test for us because it was going to be a playoff game,” St. Louis said. “For (Carolina), it was a do-ordie situation. I thought it was

good preparation for what’s coming.” Cory Stillman and Chad LaRose scored and Cam Ward stopped 29 shots but allowed four goals for the Hurricanes, who lost a win-and-you’re-in season finale at home for the second time in four years. The Rangers won earlier in the day to move to 93 points — two ahead of the Hurricanes, who held the tiebreaker over New York. That meant a victory of any kind against Tampa Bay would have given Carolina just its second playoff berth since winning the 2006 Stanley Cup. “We knew they were going to come out hard, and we treated it as a playoff game,” Stamkos said. “It was a Game 7 for them, so for us it was a great tuneup for our playoffs. “At the end of the day, we had a great start,” he added, “and that’s what won us the game.” Flyers 7, Islanders 4 PHILADELPHIA — Scott Hartnell and Andrej Meszaros each scored two goals, and the Philadelphia Flyers clinched the Atlantic Division and the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference with a 7-4 win over the New York Islanders on Saturday night. Philadelphia opens defense of its conference championship next week against the No. 7 seed — likely the Buffalo Sabres. The Flyers won the division for the first time since 200304 — a minor consolation after they squandered their lead atop the East to Washington with the late-season swoon. Kimmo Timonen and Danny Briere also scored for the Flyers. Darroll Powe added an empty-netter with 1 second left. Michael Grabner, Travis Hamonic, John Tavares and P.A. Parenteau scored for the Islanders, who finished 30-3913 and with 73 points.

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EAST FroM 1B White was in trouble only once. Northwest had two baserunners with one out in the first, but the unflappable White, who already has won or shared three county player of the year awards, worked out of the jam, as she always seems to do. “Northwest is a good team and they usually hit me good,” exWhite plained. “I knew I had to keep the ball down. I was POOLE able to, and we tightened things up defensively.” White mashed a two-out double in the first inning, and Thomas staked her batterymate to a 1-0 lead with a solid RBI single to right-center. East got its other three runs in the third, although it didn’t exactly tear the cover off the ball against Williford. Jessie Rummage reached on an error to start the inning, and slappers Ericka Nesbitt and Kayla Kirk used their speed to load the bases. Williford struck out White and had a chance to get out of the inning with a double-play grounder, but Thomas lofted a sac fly to right to plate the

Mustangs’ second run. “I just hit it. I wasn’t really thinking about anything except trying to get that run in,” Thomas said. Sydney Poole followed with a bloop to right that barely eluded the lunging second baseman. Nesbitt and Kirk roared around the bases, and it was 4-0. “Their pitcher was really good, and that was kind of nice because I’d rather hit against the fast ones than the slow ones that you have to wait on,” Poole said. “She got two strikes on me right off. After that, I was just trying to poke it through somewhere.” East isn’t poking along in the NPC race. It’s 7-0 and in the driver’s seat for its fourth straight league title. East’s senior class — White, Kirk, Nesbitt and first baseman Meagan Kluttz — is 7311 in that span. The goal, obviously, is a return trip to Raleigh, and games like the one Northwest provided on Saturday will help them get there. “We’ve got some more big challenges coming up outside our league,” Waddell said. Those challenges include an April 23 neutral-site scrap with North Davidson (ranked 17th nationally) and a May 4 trip to Norwood to play undefeated 1A power South Stanly.

SALISBURY FroM 1B down the left-field line and over the 330-foot marker. Hornets happily bounced around the bases, but in the celebration, Chase Etters, a courtesy runner for catcher Clint Veal, was ruled not to have touched home plate. Instead of a 6-6 tie, North still led 6-5. Instead of a slam, Meyerhoeffer settled for a three-run jack. Maddox pleaded his case but to no avail. Brown doubled to trigger a two-run fourth that gave North an 8-5 lead, but in the bottom half of that inning, Tonseth’s slam followed two hit batsmen and a single. It put the Hornets on top for the first time at 9-8. “Nine runs should win, but we got behind in counts all day,” Rimer said. “Salisbury hit it, but it’s not hard to hit when the count is always 3-1.” The excitement continued in the North fifth. Meyerhoffer, Salisbury’s right fielder, made a terrific run-

ning catch with the bases loaded. That turned a potential bases-clearing triple by Barker into a sacrifice fly for a 9-9 tie. “I guess it was a good catch,” Meyerhoeffer said. “But T o n s e t h made the really great catches toBAUK day.” No. 9 batt e r Carmichael’s solo homer against reliever Josh Price in the bottom of the fifth proved the decisive blow. “We’re a good team,” Carmichael said. “There were just a lot of emotions out there today, and this could be that game we’ve been looking for to get our season going.” Clint Veal and Meyerhoeffer knocked in runs in the sixth to push SHS’ lead to 129. Pitcher Brian Bauk (3-1) did the rest. After he relieved Knox, Bauk got out of a mess in the fifth by getting Mauldin, who came to the plate 3-for-3, on a harmless groundball.

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CHAPEL HILL — Bryn Renner was the star of North Carolina’s spring game for the second year in a row. But this time was different. He wasn’t just a backup flinging the football around the field trying to make a name for himself. “To be honest, I was a lot more nervous because I was running with the” starters, Renner said. Renner, who is replacing four-year starter T.J. Yates at quarterback, completed 9 of 13 passes for 123 yards and a touchdown. His 43-yard touchdown strike to Erik Highsmith was the major highlight of the day. The Tar Heels opted against a traditional spring game, instead playing a controlled scrimmage that lasted about 45 minutes on an overcast afternoon. No score was kept in front of a crowd of about 15,500 people. It was a stark contrast from last year’s spring game, which took place in front of a crowd of 29,500 and was televised on ESPN. Renner passed for 184 yards and a score in that contest. He was just as sharp and just as excited this time. North Carolina coach Butch Davis described his new quarterback as “gregarious, passionate, hyper, high-strung.” “That can be contagious,” Davis said. “That’s infectious. Everybody is like, ‘Man, this guy is geeked up. He’s ready to go.’ So they want to play to the same level that he does. He’s just got to realize that there are a lot of things that he’s not ready to do yet, but he will if he’ll keep working.” Renner agreed. He cited his pre-snap reads and adjustments as areas he wanted to improve in the aftermath of the scrimmage. Renner also is looking for some comfort in his new role that will make him more like Yates, who had a knack for staying calm under pressure. “It’s definitely something I need to control,” Renner said. “I have a lot of energy. Sometimes it’s kind of like nervous energy, but then other times it’s like I’m just really excited to be out here and be a Carolina Tar Heel. I just have to channel it.” The Tar Heels hope to help Renner with a strong running game, which they flashed some during the scrimmage. Starting tailback Ryan Houston left the game after two carries with a shoulder stinger, but he showed good burst on a 16-yard run. Freshman quarterback Marquise Williams scored the game’s only other touchdown, scrambling for a 43-yard score. Quinton Coples was the top defensive performer, tallying six tackles and a sack. Safety Josh Hunter had four tackles and an interception, picking off a pass by Williams. “The spring on the whole, we’ve accomplished a lot of things,” Davis said. “We’re not the finished product. We’re a long ways from being the type of football team that we’re going to need to be.”

In the sixth, Bauk pitched out of a two-on, one-out jam. Things got even dicier for Bauk in the seventh. With one out, Brown walked. When Barker singled up the middle, Tonseth missed his cutoff man. That put runners at second and BROWN third, with the tying run at the plate. North was in the part of the lineup where it really wanted to be — Morgan and Mauldin. But Bauk, a sophomore who is going to be a big star, struck out both sluggers on nasty breaking balls. “I went out there to settle Bauk down after the error, to see if he wanted to walk Morgan, and he told me had it under control,” Maddox said. “Then he strikes out both of those guys. Bauk’s got grit. He’s so competitive that it’s like he gets ticked off at the other team.” Both Tonseth and Maddox said this was the game the Hornets have been waiting on,

and coming back from a huge deficit against a huge rival has to be a lift going forward. “We’ve been good-badgood-bad all year,” Maddox said. “This is the first time we’ve won three in a row. And this is the first time we’ve showed this kind of fight.” Salisbury 12, North Rowan 9 NORTH ab Brown 3b 3 Barker ss 4 Morgan c 3 Mldin lf 5 Wyatt 2b 3 Feezr 1b 2 Kelly pr 0 Lrens rf 2 JSmth dh 3 Jnngs cf 4 Totals 29

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330 210 0 — 9 North 023 412 x — 12 Salisbury E — Barker 2, Brown, Wyatt, Agner, Meyerhoeffer, Tonseth, Bowden, Bauk, Knox, Wolfe. LOB — North 10, Salisbury 5. 2B — Brown 2, Mauldin 2, Knox. HR — Morgan (1), Carmichael (2), Meyerhoeffer (1), Tonseth (1). SB — Mauldin, Feezor, Brown, Wyatt, Jennings. CS — Laurens, Kelly. SF — Wyatt, Barker. H R ER BB K IP North 1 5 2 1 4 9 3 ⁄3 Agner 3 0 1 12⁄3 4 3 Price L,2-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Brown Salisbury 4 9 9 9 3 3 Knox 3 2 0 0 4 4 Bauk W, 3-1 Price pitched to 3 batters in the 6th; Knox pitched to 1 batter in the 5th. HBP — by Knox (Brown), by Bauk (Feezor), by Agner (Veal, Bowden, Knox). PB — Morgan.

Brantley struggles for Florida Associated Press

Renner stars in UNC spring game

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The loudest ovation of Florida’s spring game came when former Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow entered the Swamp. As Tebow walked through the end zone, quarterback John Brantley inadvertently skipped a pass at his predecessor’s feet. Tebow picked up the ball and effortlessly threw it 40 yards back. It was the best pass of the day. Brantley completed 4 of 14 passes for 45 yards as the Gators opened coach Will Muschamp’s era with a resounding thud Saturday. Brantley, who struggled most of last season as Tebow’s replacement, was paired with new offensive coordinator Charlie Weis and a more passer-friendly system. But Brantley’s debut looked about the same as his first year as Florida’s starter. He had two passes batted down at the line of scrimmage and several overthrows. “Not at all (disappointed),” Brantley said. “It’s just another one of our practices. We’re just trying to go out there and get better. We had a really good spring and that just added on to it and we’re going to keep building from here going into the offseason, the summer and camp.” Brantley missed his first six passes, leading his Blue team to just 79 yards and a field goal in the first half. Walk-on quarterback Chris Provancha, thanks to a 39-yard touchdown pass to Robert Clark with 45 seconds remaining, rallied Brantley’s squad to a 13-10 victory over the Orange. Nonetheless, most of the talk afterward was about Brantley’s lackluster performance. Muschamp blamed it on long list of missing starters, including three offensive linemen, and a defensive line that dominated the trenches. • BATON ROUGE, LA. — Spencer Ware burst onto the scene with a 100yard rushing game in LSU’s Cotton Bowl victory against Texas A&M about three months ago. Ware, who is projected to be the Tigers’ No. 1 rushing back this season, certainly did nothing to hurt his cause in the spring game Saturday. Ware accounted for 144 yards and scored two touchdowns to lead the White to a 22-7 victory over the Purple. Ware rushed for 94 yards on 13 carries. He capped the White’s first and last possessions with touchdowns. Ware ran for a three-yard touchdown in the first quarter and rushed 18 yards for a touchdown on the final play of the game. “This is a real game and that’s how you have to look at it,” said Ware, who also caught two passes for 50 yards.

“The spring game is for evaluation. I feel like I am going to do whatever I can to set myself above (the others). “I’m a hard-nosed player. I like to go after it. Since I was little, I played up in age. I had to be physical. This is not little boys out here. It’s a man’s game.”

INDYCAR BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — James Hinchcliffe was watching the IndyCar Series drivers practice at St. Petersburg when he learned he would be joining them in Sunday’s race. The 24-year-old Hinchcliffe got a text message from his father and manager, Jeremy, saying that he had found a sponsor and landed a deal with Newman/Haas Racing. Hinchcliffe, the 2010 Indy Lights championship runner-up, will make his IndyCar debut in the Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park after a scramble AssociAted press to get ready. John Brantley completed just 4 of 14 passes “It’s been a super-long offsea- for Florida in their spring game. son,” the Toronto native said after qualifying eighth on Saturday. “It was a lot of hard work by a lot of people golf and reflect on the season before deto get us here. We didn’t quite get it done ciding whether to return. in time for St. Pete and everybody got For now, he’s doing what coaches do kind of deflated there for about a day. in the offseason. But then we realized if we give up now “We’re working very hard, recruitingit’s not going to happen. wise,” Calhoun said. “I would do that re“We were really happy that within gardless of what I’m doing (next seathat week something came together and son).” we were able to make it here.” He had no doubts about what he wantThe last Newman/Haas rookie to de- ed to do on Saturday before the Red Sox but after missing the season opener was game against the New York Yankees — Graham Rahal, who won his first race in stand on the mound at Fenway Park, St. Petersburg in 2008. where he once pitched in an American But Hinchcliffe, who will start along- Legion all-star game about 50 years ago. side Dario Franchitti, gave himself a re“To come back home is really nice,” ality check after being disappointed with said Calhoun, who was raised about two the ninth-best time in a Friday practice miles “as the crow flies” from the ballsession. park. “And to come back home in these circumstances (as champion) is even NCAA HOOPS nicer.” BOSTON — Jim Calhoun was excited Calhoun coached basketball at Dedto return to Fenway Park to throw out ham High School just outside Boston bethe ceremonial first pitch. The longtime fore becoming coach at Northeastern in Red Sox fan is in no rush to decide 1972 and Connecticut in 1986. whether to return as coach of Connecti“I had an opportunity to do something cut. else today, but there was nothing else for Just five days after leading the me except for my Red Sox,” he said. Huskies to the NCAA basketball cham- “Yesterday I had been fortunate enough pionship for the third time, the Boston to be at Wall Street and open the (stock) native said Saturday he hasn’t decided market and that was great, but this is whether to come back for a 26th season. home. This is home for me. “I can guarantee you I haven’t made “I have two homes. I have where I was my mind up in any way,” Calhoun said. born and where my roots are and then “I’m just going to try to get this team my other place, which over the past 25 ready for next year and we’ll see what years is really my home now, and that’s happens.” Connecticut. So you can never go home Last Tuesday, the day after the again? Yeah, you can.” Huskies beat Butler 53-41 for the chamBruce Berman, a Boston University pionship, Calhoun said he plans to play professor, threw a ceremonial pitch be-

Brigham Young’s Fredette takes the Wooden Award Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Jimmer Fredette of BYU won the John R. Wooden Award as college basketball’s player of the year Friday night, easily outpolling Kemba Walker of national champion Connecticut. Maya Moore of Connecticut won the women’s award for the second straight year. Fredette received 3,761 votes in the poll of nearly 1,000 national media who cover the sport. Walker was second with 3,356 in voting that closed before the Final Four of the NCAA tournament. Fredette accepted the 35th

annual trophy from Jim Wooden, the son of the late UCLA coaching great during a ceremony at the Los Angeles Athletic Club. “I definitely enjoyed the ride,” he told reporters. “I had a great time being with my coaches and my teammates. It was the most fun I ever had in my life.” Jared Sullinger of Ohio State was third, followed by Duke’s Nolan Smith, Arizona’s Derrick Williams, Ben Hansbrough of Notre Dame, Marcus Morris of Kansas, JaJuan Johnson of Purdue, Kawhi Leonard of San Diego State and Jacob Pullen from Kansas State. Fredette became the first

BYU player since Danny Ainge in 1981 to win, adding the Wooden trophy to the collection he’s picked up in recent weeks, including ones from The Associated Press and the Atlanta Tipoff Club. “I have a pretty small house in New York, so I’m not sure I can fit them all in. It’s been surreal. I’ve been all over and met a lot of great people,” he said, naming Jerry West, Oscar Robertson, Clyde Drexler and Olympic track and field star Carl Lewis. The senior guard from Glens Falls, N.Y., broke Ainge’s school career scoring record, finishing with 2,599 points. He had 15 30-

point games and four 40point efforts in his remarkable final season. “We had quite a ride with Jimmermania,” said BYU coach Dave Rose, who accompanied his star player. Each of the top five men’s finalists were on hand, and each chose their favorite Wooden quote. Fredette’s selection was: “The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.” “I really took it to heart,” he told the audience. “When you get better as a basketball player is in the offseason. You work hard without all the media attention and no one watching. It’s all about

that drive and all about that character when no one is watching.” Since BYU’s season ended in the NCAA tourney’s round of 16, Fredette has been working out in preparation for the NBA draft in June. He’s chosen four finalists in his search for an agent, and plans to announce his selection next week. Fredette, who sported a fresh haircut for the ceremony, denied speculation that he’s engaged to his girlfriend of 11/2 years. “I’m not engaged,” he said. “I’ve heard that many times.” Moore, a four-time AllAmerican, ended her career as the Huskies’ career scor-

ing leader with 3,036 points, and ranked second in 3-pointers made and rebounds. Moore averaged 22.8 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 4.0 assists this season. She led the UConn to four consecutive Final Fours and two national titles, including their record 90-game winning streak that spanned three seasons. Moore, who won last year, joined LSU’s Seimone Augustus and Candace Parker of Tennessee as the only twotime winners of the award named for the late UCLA coaching great. She received 678 votes. Britney Griner of Baylor was second with 566 votes.

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Expanded Standings Baltimore Toronto New York Boston Tampa Bay

W 6 5 5 1 1

L 2 2 3 7 7

Cleveland Chicago Kansas City Detroit Minnesota

W 5 5 5 3 3

L 2 3 3 5 5

Texas Los Angeles Oakland Seattle

W 7 3 3 2

L 1 4 5 5

Philadelphia Florida New York Atlanta Washington

W 6 5 4 4 3

L 2 3 4 5 5

Cincinnati Pittsburgh Chicago Milwaukee St. Louis Houston

W 6 5 4 4 2 1

L 2 4 4 5 5 7

Colorado Los Angeles San Diego Arizona San Francisco

W 5 4 3 3 3

L 2 3 3 4 4

AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division Pct GB WCGB L10 .750 — — 6-2 1 .714 ⁄2 — 5-2 1 .625 1 ⁄2 5-3 .125 5 41⁄2 1-7 .125 5 41⁄2 1-7 Central Division Pct GB WCGB L10 .714 — — 5-2 1 1 .625 ⁄2 ⁄2 5-3 1 1 .625 ⁄2 ⁄2 5-3 .375 21⁄2 21⁄2 3-5 .375 21⁄2 21⁄2 3-5 West Division Pct GB WCGB L10 .875 — — 7-1 .429 31⁄2 2 3-4 .375 4 21⁄2 3-5 .286 41⁄2 3 2-5 NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division Pct GB WCGB L10 .750 — — 6-2 .625 1 — 5-3 .500 2 1 4-4 .444 21⁄2 11⁄2 4-5 .375 3 2 3-5 Central Division Pct GB WCGB L10 .750 — — 6-2 1 .556 11⁄2 ⁄2 5-4 .500 2 1 4-4 .444 21⁄2 11⁄2 4-5 .286 31⁄2 21⁄2 2-5 .125 5 4 1-7 West Division Pct GB WCGB L10 .714 — — 5-2 1 .571 1 ⁄2 4-3 .500 11⁄2 1 3-3 .429 2 11⁄2 3-4 .429 2 11⁄2 3-4

AMERICAN LEAGUE Saturday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 9, Boston 4 Kansas City 3, Detroit 1 Chicago White Sox 4, Tampa Bay 2 Baltimore 5, Texas 0, 1st game Oakland 1, Minnesota 0 Texas 13, Baltimore 1, 2nd game Toronto at L.A. Angels, late Cleveland at Seattle, late Sunday’s Games Kansas City (Hochevar 0-1) at Detroit (Porcello 0-1), 1:05 p.m. Texas (Holland 1-0) at Baltimore (Guthrie 1-0), 1:35 p.m. Oakland (McCarthy 0-0) at Minnesota (S.Baker 0-1), 2:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (Niemann 0-1) at Chicago White Sox (Floyd 0-0), 2:10 p.m. Toronto (Jo-.Reyes 0-0) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 2-0), 3:35 p.m. Cleveland (Tomlin 1-0) at Seattle (Bedard 0-1), 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 0-0) at Boston (Beckett 0-1), 8:05 p.m.

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Str Home Away L-1 3-2 3-0 W-1 4-2 1-0 W-1 4-2 1-1 L-1 1-1 0-6 L-1 0-5 1-2 Str Home Away W-5 4-2 1-0 W-1 2-1 3-2 W-1 4-2 1-1 L-1 1-1 2-4 L-1 1-1 2-4 Str Home Away W-1 6-0 1-1 L-1 0-1 3-3 W-1 1-2 2-3 L-5 0-1 2-4 Str Home Away W-1 5-1 1-1 W-2 3-3 2-0 W-1 1-1 3-3 L-1 1-1 3-4 L-1 1-2 2-3 Str Home Away W-1 5-1 1-1 L-1 1-2 4-2 L-1 3-3 1-1 W-1 4-2 0-3 L-2 2-4 0-1 L-2 0-2 1-5 Str Home Away W-1 3-1 2-1 W-1 3-1 1-2 L-2 1-2 2-1 L-1 1-1 2-3 W-2 1-0 2-4

NATIONAL LEAGUE Saturday’s Games Philadelphia 10, Atlanta 2 L.A. Dodgers 4, San Diego 2, 11 innings, comp. of susp. game Colorado 6, Pittsburgh 4 Florida 7, Houston 5 Milwaukee 6, Chicago Cubs 0 N.Y. Mets 8, Washington 4 Cincinnati 6, Arizona 1 L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, late St. Louis at San Francisco, late Sunday’s Games Washington (Marquis 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (C.Young 1-0), 1:10 p.m. Colorado (Chacin 1-0) at Pittsburgh (Ja.McDonald 0-0), 1:35 p.m. Philadelphia (Hamels 0-1) at Atlanta (D.Lowe 1-1), 1:35 p.m. Florida (Ani.Sanchez 0-0) at Houston (Happ 0-1), 2:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Coleman 0-0) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 1-0), 2:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Ely 0-0) at San Diego (Harang 1-0), 4:05 p.m. St. Louis (Lohse 0-1) at San Francisco (Zito 0-0), 4:05 p.m. Cincinnati (Leake 1-0) at Arizona (J.Saunders 0-1), 4:10 p.m.

Giants receive rings

Fielder drives in four in victory Associated Press

From around the NL... MILWAUKEE — Prince Fielder drove in four runs with a career-high three doubles, Chris Narveson pitched seven shutout innings and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 6-0 on Saturday night. Narveson (1-0) struck out nine and ran his scoreless streak to 13 innings over his first two starts after working out of trouble multiple times. Fielder doubled in his first three atbats in the first, third and fifth innings against Matt Garza (0-1) as Milwaukee built a 5-0 lead. Ryan Braun scored three runs and drove in another, and Nyjer Morgan continued his strong play since being acquired from Washington. He tripled, scored, walked with the bases loaded and made a leaping catch near the wall to keep Alfonso Soriano from an extra-base hit. Dodgers 4, Padres 2, 11 innings SAN DIEGO — Tony Gwynn Jr. singled in the go-ahead run against his former team with two outs in the 11th inning, and the Dodgers won a game that had been suspended at 1:40 a.m. the previous night after four rain delays totaling 3 hours, 36 minutes. Gwynn, the son of Padres Hall of ASSOCIATED PRESS Famer Tony Gwynn, entered during a Prince Filder drove in four runs and had a career-best three doubles in Milwaukee’s 6-0 win double switch in the bottom of the ninth. against Chicago on Saturday. With two on in the 11th, he hit a twostrike pitch from sidearmer Pat Neshek that dropped in front of right fielder Will Phillies pitcher Roy Oswalt earned his first before an RBI double by Mike Stanton made Venable. That brought in Juan Uribe, who career victory over Atlanta. it 4-2. Dobbs tied it with his two-out, twowas aboard on a double against Ernesto Oswalt (2-0) gave up five hits and two run homer that landed in the right-field Frieri (0-1). Aaron Miles then scored on a runs, one earned, in six innings. The Braves bullpen. wild pitch. were the only National League team Oswalt Chris Coghlan and Omar Infante both hit Blake Hawksworth (2-0) pitched two in- had not beaten. run-scoring doubles in the seventh before nings for the win. Jonathan Broxton earned Marlins 7, Astros 5 Dobbs pushed the lead to 7-4 with an RBI his fourth save, despite allowing a hit and HOUSTON — Greg Dobbs homered and double in the eighth. a walk in the 11th inning. drove in three runs for Florida in place of Rockies 6, Pirates 4 Phillies 10, Braves 2 Donnie Murphy, who moved to shortstop in PITTSBURGH — Ty Wigginton hit a ATLANTA — Carlos Ruiz hit a pinch-hit place of injured All-Star Hanley Ramirez. tiebreaking, three-run double in the eighth grand slam and drove in five runs, and The Marlins trailed in the sixth inning inning to keep the Rockies atop the NL West

Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Bruce Bochy pulled a prank on a few of his players late in spring training, bringing them into his Scottsdale Stadium office and showing them an inexpensive ring from the Dominican Summer League. He insisted it was a preview of their World Series jewelry to come. Ha! Pat Burrell, one guy on the Giants who already owned a World Series ring, bit hard at the joke. On Saturday night, Burrell got to show off the real thing on the main center-field scoreboard at AT&T Park. San Francisco’s players, front office members and other staff received their 2010 championship bling by Tiffany & Co. in a pregame ceremony before hosting the St. Louis Cardinals — and oh, what an upgrade, coming from those signature blue Tiffany boxes. They were a surprise to most everybody. Managing partner Bill Neukom asked Bochy and general manager Brian Sabean for their input, but that was about it. For a second straight day the club celebrated the city’s first championship since moving West in 1958. The very first ring went to longtime equipment manager Mike Murphy, who has been with the club since starting as a bat boy in ‘58. Sabean was next, followed by Bochy. “This is one you’ll want to wear,” Bochy said. “I’ll wear it all the time. I don’t wear jewelry so to speak, but I’ll wear this with a lot of pride.” Hall of Famers Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Gaylord Perry and Orlando Cepeda received their World Series rings at the end to a rousing ovation. Juan Marichal and Monte Irvin weren’t on hand and will get their rings later. The rings are primarily white gold with a total of 77 diamonds weighing just under one carat.

Martin hits pair of homers for Yanks Associated Press From around the AL... BOSTON — Russell Martin hit two of New York’s four homers and the Yankees rebounded for a 9-4 win over Boston on Saturday, one day after becoming the only team to lose to the Red Sox this season. Curtis Granderson and Robinson Cano also went deep for the Yankees, who already have 18 homers through eight games. The Red Sox have allowed 19 in their eight games. David Robertson (1-0) pitched 1 2-3 perfect innings after starter Ivan Nova was lifted with one out in the fifth with the Yankees leading 7-4. Clay Buchholz (0-2) allowed five runs and eight hits in 3 2-3 innings as Boston’s starters continued to struggle. Cano finished a triple short of the cycle. The Red Sox began a 10game homestand Friday with a 9-6 win over the Yankees after

going 0-6 on the road, their worst start to a season since opening 0-8 in 1945. Orioles 5, Rangers 0, 1st game Rangers 13, Orioles 1, 2nd game BALTIMORE — Adrian Beltre homered to cap a six-run third inning and Texas routed Baltimore to earn a doubleheader split. In the first game, Orioles rookie Zach Britton (2-0) took a two-hitter into the eighth and Baltimore got homers from Nick Markakis and Mark Reynolds in a victory that ended the Rangers’ run as the last unbeaten team in the majors. After going quietly in the opener, Texas unloaded on Orioles starter Jake Arrieta (1-1) in the nightcap. Arrieta gave up eight runs and six hits, including homers to Beltre and Mike Napoli, in 3 1-3 innings. Beltre went 3 for 5 with three RBIs, and Nelson Cruz hit a three-run homer in the ninth to finish with four RBIs.

Matt Harrison (2-0) allowed one run and two hits in seven innings for the Rangers, who own the best record in the majors at 7-1. Harrison retired 18 straight after giving up a second-inning homer to Adam Jones. In the opener, the Rangers were seeking to match the franchise-record 7-0 start of the 1996 club. But the defending AL champions fell behind 5-0 after three innings and never threatened to make up the difference. Colby Lewis (1-1) allowed five runs, four earned, in six innings to end a run of five straight wins by Texas starters. White Sox 4, Rays 2 CHICAGO — A.J. Pierzynski hit a two-run double and Phil Humber pitched a career-high six innings to lead Chicago over the sputtering Tampa Bay Rays in a game that got a little testy at the end. Felipe Lopez took exception to an inside pitch from Chris

Sale in the ninth inning, then flipped his bat in the lanky lefthander’s direction after hitting a solo home run. When Lopez crossed home plate, he and Pierzynski went nose-to-nose and jawed at each other for a couple of seconds, but there was no pushing or shoving. Lopez was led away by Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon as he made his way toward the dugout. Sale finished up for his first save of the season. One day after Manny Ramirez abruptly retired rather than face a 100-game suspension for a second violation of baseball’s drug policy, the Rays dropped to 1-7. Royals 3, Tigers 1 DETROIT — Bruce Chen allowed three hits over six impressive innings to lead Kansas City past Detroit. Wilson Betemit and Alcides Escobar drove in runs in the second inning for the Royals, and Jeff Francoeur added a sacrifice fly in the ninth.

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Oakland

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J.Cruz 2-3 1 2 2 1 0 McGee 1-3 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 A.Russell Chicago Humber W,1-0 6 4 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 Ohman H,1 Santos H,1 1 0 0 0 1 1 Sale S,1-2 1 2 1 1 0 1 HBP—by W.Davis (Quentin). WP—J.Cruz. Umpires—Home, Kerwin Danley; First, Paul Nauert; Second, Doug Eddings; Third, Dana DeMuth. T—2:43. A—26,378 (40,615).

Royals 3, Tigers 1 Kansas City ab r Getz 2b 3 0 MeCarr cf 4 0 Gordon lf 4 1 Butler dh 3 1 Kaaihu 1b 3 0 Francr rf 3 1 Betemt 3b 3 0 B.Pena c 2 0 AEscor ss 3 0

Detroit h bi ab r h bi 0 0 AJcksn cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 Rhyms 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 Ordonz dh 4 0 1 0 2 0 MiCarr 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 VMrtnz c 3 0 0 0 1 1 Raburn lf 4 1 1 1 1 1 JhPerlt ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 Inge 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 C.Wells rf 2 0 1 0 Boesch ph-rf0 0 0 0 Totals 28 3 5 3 Totals 31 1 5 1 Kansas City 020 000 001—3 Detroit 000 000 001—1 Dp—Detroit 2. Lob—Kansas City 4, Detroit 6. 2b—Butler (2), Ordonez (1). Hr—Raburn (1). Cs— Butler (1). Sf—Francoeur. IP H R ER BB SO Kansas City Chen W,1-0 6 3 0 0 1 7 Crow H,1 1 1-3 1 0 0 0 1 Collins H,1 1-3 0 0 0 2 1 Tejeda H,2 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 Soria S,2-3 1 1 1 1 0 1 Detroit Coke L,0-2 6 2-3 3 2 2 4 7 Weinhardt 1 1-3 2 1 1 0 1 Thomas 1 0 0 0 1 0 Weinhardt pitched to 2 batters in the 9th. Umpires—Home, Andy Fletcher; First, Tim Welke; Second, Jim Reynolds; Third, Mike DiMuro. T—2:29. A—33,810 (41,255).

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8, Boston 10. 2b—Cano (4), Chavez 2 (2), Pedroia 3 (3). Hr—Cano (2), Granderson (2), Martin 2 (3). Cs—Jeter (1). IP H R ER BB SO New York 4 1-3 7 4 4 3 3 Nova Robertson W,1-0 1 2-3 0 0 0 0 1 Chamberlain 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 1 Ayala Boston C.buchholz L,0-2 3 2-3 8 5 4 3 2 1 1-3 3 2 2 0 1 Doubront Aceves 2 2 2 2 1 2 Wakefield 2 0 0 0 0 1 HBP—by Nova (J.Drew). Umpires—Home, Chris Guccione; First, Mike Winters; Second, Mike Everitt; Third, Mark Wegner. T—3:26. A—37,488 (37,493).

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Rangers 13, Orioles 1 Second Game Texas Baltimore ab r h bi ab r Kinsler dh 4 1 1 1 BRorts 2b 3 0 Andrus ss 5 1 1 2 CIzturs ss 0 0 Hamltn cf 5 2 2 2 Markks rf 3 0 ABeltre 3b 5 3 3 3 D.Lee 1b 3 0 MiYong 2b5 1 2 0 Guerrr dh 4 0 N.Cruz rf 3 1 1 4 Fox c 4 0 DvMrp lf 3 0 0 0 AdJons cf 4 1 Napoli c 4 2 2 1 MrRynl 3b 3 0 Morlnd 1b 3 2 1 0 Andino lf-ss-2b4 Hardy ss 1 0

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Pie lf 2 0 1 0 Totals 37131313 Totals 31 1 4 1 Texas 006 200 104—13 Baltimore 010 000 000— 1 E—B.roberts (2). Dp—Baltimore 3. Lob—Texas 5, Baltimore 7. 2b—Kinsler (2), A.beltre (1). Hr— A.beltre (2), N.cruz (5), Napoli (3), Ad.jones (2). Sb—Andrus (1), Dav.murphy (2). Sf—N.cruz. IP H R ER BB SO Texas 2 1 1 1 3 Harrison W,2-0 7 Strop 1 1 0 0 2 3 M.Lowe 1 1 0 0 1 0 Baltimore Arrieta L,1-1 3 1-3 6 8 8 2 5 Rupe 2 2-3 1 0 0 3 1 Jakubauskas 3 6 5 5 2 2 Balk—Strop 2. Umpires—Home, D.J. Reyburn; First, Bill Welke; Second, Tim Tschida; Third, Jeff Nelson. T—2:47. A—36,243 (45,438).

National Reds 6, Diamondbacks 1 Cincinnati Arizona ab r h bi ab r h bi Stubbs cf 4 0 0 0 KJhnsn 2b 4 0 1 0 Phillips 2b 4 1 1 0 S.Drew ss 4 0 1 0 Votto 1b 1 2 0 0 J.Upton rf 4 0 1 0 Rolen 3b 4 1 1 1 Branyn 1b 4 0 2 0 Gomes lf 3 1 1 2 CYoung cf 4 1 1 0 Corder p 0 0 0 0 Monter c 4 0 1 0 Bruce rf 3 0 0 1 Mora 3b 4 0 1 1 Hanign c 4 1 1 1 GParra lf 4 0 0 0 Janish ss 4 0 1 0 DHdsn p 2 0 1 0 Arroyo p 2 0 0 0 RRorts ph 1 0 0 0 Bray p 0 0 0 0 DHrndz p 0 0 0 0 JFrncs ph 1 0 0 0 JGutrrz p 0 0 0 0 Chpmn p 0 0 0 0 Demel p 0 0 0 0 Heisey ph-lf10 1 1 Mirand ph 1 0 0 0 Totals 31 6 6 6 Totals 36 1 9 1 Cincinnati 200 000 004—6 Arizona 000 001 000—1 E—Arroyo (1), Montero (3), J.gutierrez (1), S.drew (1). Dp—Arizona 2. Lob—Cincinnati 4, Arizona 8. 2b—Gomes (1), Branyan (1). Sb—K.johnson (2), S.drew (1), J.upton (1). Cs—Janish (1). Sf—Bruce. IP H R ER BB SO Cincinnati Arroyo W,2-0 6 8 1 0 0 6 Bray H,1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Chapman H,1 1 1 0 0 0 1 Cordero 1 0 0 0 0 0 Arizona D.hudson L,0-2 7 3 2 2 3 8 D.Hernandez 1 0 0 0 1 1 J.Gutierrez 1-3 2 4 2 1 1 Demel 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 Umpires—Home, Brian Runge; First, Marvin Hudson; Second, Tim McClelland; Third, Ted Barrett. T—2:54. A—20,719 (48,633).

Mets 8, Nationals 4 Washington ab r Dsmnd ss 4 1 Werth rf 4 0 Zmrmn 3b 5 0 Morse 1b-lf3 0 WRams c 3 1 Ankiel cf 4 1 Espinos 2b4 1 HrstnJr lf 3 0 Stairs ph-1b 1 Grzlny p 3 0 Brdrck p 0 0 Slaten p 0 0 Cora ph 0 0

New York h bi ab r h bi 1 1 JosRys ss 4 1 1 2 0 0 Pagan cf 4 0 0 0 2 0 DWrght 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 Beltran rf 4 3 2 3 2 0 Hairstn lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 I.Davis 1b 3 1 2 2 1 3 Hu 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 DnMrp ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Emaus 2b0 1 0 0 0 0 Nickes c 3 0 1 0 0 0 Thole ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 0 Capuan p 2 0 1 0 0 0 Duda ph 1 0 0 0 TBchlz p 0 0 0 0 Parnell p 0 0 0 0 FRdrgz p 1 0 0 0 Totals 34 4 8 4 Totals 32 8 8 8 Washington 030 010 000—4 New York 200 103 02x—8 E—Hairston Jr. (1). Dp—Washington 1, New York 1. Lob—Washington 8, New York 6. 2b—W.ramos (1), Jos.reyes (3), Capuano (1). 3b—I.davis (1). Hr—Desmond (1), Espinosa (1), Beltran 2 (2). Sb— Jos.reyes (3), Pagan (4). Cs—Nickeas (1). IP H R ER BB SO Washington Gorzelanny L,0-1 5 1-3 4 6 5 2 8 Broderick 1 2-3 3 2 2 1 1 Slaten 1 1 0 0 0 1 New York Capuano W,1-0 6 7 4 4 1 8 T.buchholz H,1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Parnell H,1 2-3 1 0 0 1 2 F.rodriguez S,1-2 1 1-3 0 0 0 2 1 Broderick pitched to 3 batters in the 8th. HBP—by Gorzelanny (I.Davis), by Broderick (Hairston, Emaus), by Capuano (Morse). Umpires—Home, Dan Bellino; First, Brian Gorman; Second, Larry Vanover; Third, Tony Randazzo. T—3:20. A—31,696 (41,800).

Phillies 10, Braves 2 Philadelphia Atlanta ab r h bi ab r h bi Victorn cf 5 2 4 1 Prado lf 4 0 1 0 Polanc 3b 5 0 0 0 McLoth cf 4 0 0 0 Rollins ss 5 0 2 0 C.Jones 3b4 0 1 0 Howard 1b4 0 1 1 McCnn c 2 0 0 0 BFrncs rf 5 0 1 1 Boscan c 1 0 0 0 Ibanez lf 4 2 1 0 Uggla 2b 3 0 0 0 Schndr c 2 1 1 2 Heywrd rf 4 0 1 0 Mayrry ph 1 1 1 0 AlGnzlz ss 4 1 2 0 Herndn p 0 0 0 0 Fremn 1b 3 1 1 1 Mrtnz ph 1 1 1 0 Beachy p 1 0 0 0 JRomr p 0 0 0 0 Sherrill p 0 0 0 0 Baez p 0 0 0 0 Linernk p 0 0 0 0 Valdez 2b 3 1 0 0 MaYng ph 1 0 0 0 Oswalt p 2 0 1 0 CMrtnz p 0 0 0 0 Ruiz ph-c 2 2 2 5 Totals 39101510 Totals 31 2 6 1 Philadelphia 100 200 520—10 Atlanta 002 000 000— 2 E—B.francisco (2). Dp—Philadelphia 1, Atlanta

2. Lob—Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 5. 2b—Victorino (2), Rollins 2 (2), Howard (4), Ibanez (2), Ruiz (2), Heyward (1), Ale.gonzalez 2 (3). Hr—Schneider (1), Ruiz (1). Sb—Victorino (2). S—Beachy. IP H R ER BB SO Philadelphia Oswalt W,2-0 6 5 2 1 2 2 Herndon 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 J.Romero Baez 1 1 0 0 0 1 Atlanta 6 7 4 4 2 2 Beachy L,0-1 Sherrill 0 1 2 2 1 0 Linebrink 1 3 2 2 0 2 C.Martinez 2 4 2 2 0 2 Beachy pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. Sherrill pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. WP—C.Martinez. Umpires—Home, Gary Cederstrom; First, Lance Barksdale; Second, Fieldin Culbreth; Third, Adrian Johnson. T—2:44. A—36,256 (49,586).

Brewers 6, Cubs 0 Chicago

Milwaukee ab r h bi ab r h bi JeBakr 2b 4 0 1 0 Weeks 2b 3 1 1 0 Mateo p 0 0 0 0 Morgan cf-rf3 1 1 1 Smrdzj p 0 0 0 0 Braun lf 4 3 2 1 SCastro ss4 0 1 0 Fielder 1b 4 0 3 4 Byrd cf 4 0 1 0 McGeh 3b 4 0 0 0 ArRmr 3b 4 0 1 0 YBtncr ss 4 0 0 0 Soto c 2 0 1 0 Kotsay rf 3 0 1 0 C.Pena 1b4 0 1 0 Gomez pr-cf0 1 0 0 ASorin lf 4 0 0 0 Nieves c 2 0 0 0 RJhnsn rf 3 0 0 0 Narvsn p 2 0 0 0 Garza p 2 0 0 0 Green p 0 0 0 0 Grabow p 0 0 0 0 Reed ph 1 0 0 0 Barney ph-2b1 0 0 0 Estrad p 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 0 6 0 Totals 30 6 8 6 Chicago 000 000 000—0 Milwaukee 202 010 01x—6 Dp—Milwaukee 2. Lob—Chicago 7, Milwaukee 9. 2b—Byrd (4), Braun (1), Fielder 3 (4). 3b—Morgan (2). Sb—Gomez 2 (3). S—Morgan, Narveson. IP H R ER BB SO Chicago Garza L,0-1 5 2-3 8 5 5 3 8 Grabow 1-3 0 0 0 0 1 Mateo 1 0 0 0 0 2 Samardzija 1 0 1 1 4 1 Milwaukee Narveson W,1-0 7 6 0 0 1 9 Green 1 0 0 0 0 0 Estrada 1 0 0 0 1 1 WP—Narveson. Umpires—Home, Dan Iassogna; First, Dale Scott; Second, Jerry Meals; Third, C.B. Bucknor. T—2:45. A—42,478 (41,900).

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LIVINGSTONE FROM 1B points with his superiors. “I like that aggressiveness about him” James said. “He’s strong. He’s quick. The thing about him is we want to get him more focused on the offense.” “I feel like every play that I run, I have to make the most of it,” Troutman said. “I think I did pretty decent with the plays that were given today. I hope it propels me from No. 2 to No. 1.” Smith spent time as kick returner and will see significant time at receiver this year. Ewin Holyfield, the son of famous boxer Evander Holyfield, was penciled in to start at wideout before tearing his meniscus, which will require surgery. Terrill Gourdine and Tevin Mishoe are the top guns at running back with Salisbury grad Dario Hamilton also angling for carries. Each got rushes on Saturday. “I liked Mishoe and I like Gourdine,” James said. “We try to give everybody a look and a fair evaluation so we can find the right guy.” Livingstone will hope to snap a 25-game losing streak. The Blue Bears got their last win on Oct. 4, 2008 against Johnson C. Smith. “Sometimes you’ve got to take a step back to take a step forward,” James said. “We’re excited and we’re looking forward to doing some great things.” Livingstone kicks off its Joseph Watson (51) carried a fumble back 70 yards for a touchdown for the only defensive score of the game. season Sept. 1 at Chowan.

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Livingstone quarterback Treme Boone, left, gets ready to throw a short pass.

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Anthony Holland caught a 35-yard touchdown pass on the first play of the day.

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Antwan Bostic (1), and Isiah Simms (4) bring down West Running back Tevin Mishoe is upended by the Blue Bear defense. Rowan grad Dewayne Smith.

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Cabarrus Senior Resource Link meeting is Tuesday morning The Cabarrus Senior Resource Link, professionals who work with seniors, will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. For reservations, contact Susan Wear at Gentiva Home Health 704-933-1001.

Administrative assistant joins Hearing Lifestyles clinic

Towne & Country until 2008. Arey is responsible for all administrative duties of the clinic. She and her husband, Drew, live in the East Rowan area and have two children, Hunter and Cydney. They attend St. Matthews Lutheran Church. Arey joins Dr. Lorin S. Oden at Hearing Lifestyles, 464 Jake Alexander Blvd, West. For appointments, call 704-633-0023.

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Beth M. Arey has joined Hearing Lifestyles LLC as administrative assistant at the Salisbury audiology clinic. Arey, a Salisbury native and graduate of West Rowan High School, received her certification in office administration from Rowan-Cabarrus Community College. Arey was formerly employed in customer service Freightliner adds aerodynamic and as administrative/execuAREY tive assistant at F&M Bank enhancements for Cascadia LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Freightliner Trucks for 11 years. She obtained her N.C. real estate broker’s has introduced new aerodynamic enhancelicense in 2005 and worked for Century 21 ments for the Cascadia that will contribute to

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the truck’s efficiency. Previously introduced enhancements include the roof deflector, chassis skirts, valence panel and bumper with closures. Add the new next generation chassis side fairings and 20-inch side extenders and the result is up to 1.8 percent improvement in fuel economy over the current 72-inch raised roof aerodynamic model. Freightliner is also displaying additional options geared at delivering even more fuel efficiency improvements, such as the powerful and economical Detroit Diesel DD15 engine, direct drive transmission, a variable speed fan and Freightliner’s proprietary RunSmart Predictive Cruise Control system.

Turner Construction seeking NC subcontractors

project teams for federal work the company is pursuing in North Carolina. Turner Construction is teaming with the NCMBC to identify subcontractors in all divisions: general requirements, site construction, concrete, masonry, metals, woods and plastics, thermal and moisture, doors and windows, finishes, specialists, equipment, furnishes, special construction, conveying systems, mechanical, and electrical. All divisions, including specialty contractors and suppliers are encouraged to visit http://ncmbc.us/TurnerConstruction.php for more information and to fill out a prequalification form. Founded in 1902, Turner Construction Company ranks first or second in major segments of the building construction industry.

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FAYETTEVILLE — The N.C. Military BusiBlue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carness Center announces Turner Construction Company is seeking small businesses owned olina’s “Get a Quote” online application has by disadvantaged people, minorities, women See ROUNDUP, 4C and service-disabled veterans to join their

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Jane’s Thangs is among the Gold Hill businesses open for customers to seek original wares.

FOR BUSINESS BY ROBIN M. PERRY For the Salisbury Post

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Compounding is phenomenal for investors Catawba College is offering a one-hourcredit personal finance course led by retired (2002) Catawba College Professor Al Carter and Food Lion co-founder Ralph Ketner. The Post has been attending the weekly class and sharing nuggets of the information presented by Carter, Ketner and guest speakers. BY EMILY FORD eford@salisburypost.com

College students should begin investing early, even a small amount of money each year, Catawba College students learned last week. Take advantage of the power of compound interest, said Food Lion co-founder Ralph Ketner and retired Professor Al Carter. “Compounding is phenomenal,” said Carter, who teaches a basic financial class with Ketner. Carter recommended the Roth IRA as the best investment vehicle for college students because withdrawals are taxfree. Although Roth IRA contributions are never tax-deductible, Carter said it’s better than paying federal income tax on withdrawals from a traditional IRA. Carter and Ketner also discussed dividends earned from common stock,. When Ketner started Food Lion, then known as Food Town, the company did not pay dividends for 15 or 20 years, he said. In 1957, $10 bought one share of Food Town stock, he said. Instead of paying a dividend, the company gave a stock split, he said.

old Hill is rising. Vivian Hopkins, owner of the E.H.Montgomery General Store, told that to a group of school children, and retirees touring the village. She was referring to the Gold Hill fault line that is on an elevated plane pushing Gold Hill up a fraction of a centimeter every year. It is also rising in popularity — every building is occupied now by a variety of distinctive shops with equally interesting owners. What is it that is bringing folks into this village to start businesses — in an unusually tough economy? “We happened to find it HOPKINS and fell in love with the community,” says Lindsey Pless, who along with husband, Henry, owns Bakery, Baskets and Gifts. They opened their shop in an old miners’ cabin that was moved into the village from a property a mile away. Selling home baked items such as cookies, cakes, pies, breads and candy is their specialty. She also makes delicious strawberry jam — getting ready to make a new batch this spring with fresh strawberries from the garden within site of the shop. Citrus soda pound cake is made by Henry, and we got a taste — very delicious! Sandi and John Hickman visited Gold Hill last April. They lived in Kingsport, Tenn. They were looking to return to Mt. Pleasant area where Sandi’s mother lived. “We found a house in Gold Hill on the internet and “fell in love with it,” says Sandi. The shop came with it.

“I went from grading AP essays as a teacher in Tennessee to maintaining a gift shop, (appropriately called, Back Home) here in Gold Hill,” she explains. They love the quaint and friendly atmosphere in Gold

Hill. The shop has some consignments, gifts and craftsmen items including handmade pottery, braided rugs and wood carvings by

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Cafe harkens to mining area’s heyday BY ROBIN PERRY For the Salisbury Post

ave you been to Gold Hill lately? If not, it is certainly worth the drive down N.C. 52 to the village — things are “cookin’ ” there, including the Stamp Mill Café with new owners, Linda and Billy Dean. The Deans traveled to Gold Hill last Memorial Day for a “day trip.” “We fell in love with the town and the people, and didn’t go home,” recalls Linda. They saw two vacant buildings in the village that they envisioned as the perfect place to open a Tea Shop and stained glassjewelry shop. Linda had previously worked with a tea shop and had her own Internet tea business. They stayed overnight so they could meet with the landlord the next day, and signed a lease. They opened the two quaint shops, connected by a peaceful garden area soon afterward. The restaurant next door to their new shops, Gold Miner’s Daughter, became available in January. After much deliberation, they decided to open it as the Stamp Mill Café. In gold mining days, five stamp mills operated in Gold Hill. A stamp mill is a machine that crushes material by pounding for extraction of metallic ores. Their menu has a pen and ink drawing by Vivian Hopkins, especially for the restaurant, of one of these stamp mills during the heyday of gold mining there. So Linda got a team together and opened up their new venture on Feb 23. Chef Aloise Vandereet is a major part of the team, originally from the Netherlands;

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Business calendar April 11 — Chamber of Commerce Finance Committee – Chamber – 8:30 a.m. 11 — Chamber Business After Hours – BB&T, 508 Jake Alex. Blvd. West, – 57 p.m. Call 704-633-4221 or e-mail info@rowanchamber.com to RSVP 12 — Chamber Small Business Counseling – Chamber – 9:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Call 704-633-4221 for an appointment 18 — Chamber Board of Directors – Chamber – Noon 19 — Chamber Speed Networking – Chamber – 9-10:00 a.m. – Space is limited. Call 704-633-4221 or email info@rowanchamber.com to RSVP 20 — Chamber Workforce Development Alliance – Chamber – 8 a.m.

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Fred Kessler stands with his Kung Fu frog made at his metal crafting business.

Stamp Mill Café Hours: Wed-Thurs: 11 a.m.– 8 p.m. Fri-Sat: 11 a.m.- 10 p.m. Sunday: 11 am- 6 pm Location: 840 St Stephens Church Road, Gold Hill Phone: 704-279-1000 Other: Catering, to-go and private parties, kid’s menu.

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Aloise Vandereet prepares creme brulee at Stamp Mill Café.

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Need home repair help? Do your homework first of business, you have three business days to cancel the contract under North Carolina law. • Don’t pay up front. Try to pay once the project is completed, or in installments as phases of the work are finished. A reasonable down payment may be required for some projects, but don’t pay anything without getting a written contract first. • Avoid paying with cash. If possible, pay by check or credit card. If a small contractor claims to need a lot of money in advance for supplies and materials, it may be a bad sign. Instead, consider purchasing the supplies and materials yourself and paying for the labor once the project is finished. • Follow the project closely. Bring problems to the attention of your contractor promptly. If you’re building a home or taking on a major renovation, you may want to hire a home inspector or other construction expert to help you spot and fix problems. • Keep a punch list. Make a note of any problems on your “punch list” of items to be fixed by the builder. Make sure the list includes a deadline for completion of the work. • Don’t pay until you’re satisfied. Do not make a final payment until you’ve inspected the work thoroughly and agree that it has been completed as spelled out in your contract. Call 1-877-5-NO-SCAM with questions or to report a scam. If you need to check on a particular contractor, want to file a complaint or think you’ve encountered a scam, let my Consumer Protection Division know about it.

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We’re all trying to make our money go a little further these days. That may include more do-it-yourself projects around the house instead of hiring someone to do the job. But when home repair and construction projects require outside help, make sure you do your homework before you sign a contract or pay any money. While there are many reputable contractors who do a good job, my office gets hundreds of complaints each year about repair jobs that are never finished, contractors who abandon the job after getting paid, substandard work, missed deadlines, and cost overruns. We also hear about scam artists who target seniors, attempting to talk homeowners into a series of unnecessary and expensive projects. Just this past year, my Consumer Protection Division stopped several home repair schemes that cost homeowners thousands of dollars, including a South Carolina company that pressured consumers into paying for unnecessary duct cleaning, a Hickory replacement window company that forced homeowners to pay money they didn’t owe, a roofer who ripped off homeowners and businesses in the Raleigh area, and three different driveway pavers that overcharged seniors for shoddy work. Don’t fall victim to a home repair rip off. To protect your money and your home: • Shop around. Seek recommendations from friends, neighbors, co-workers and others who have gotten work

done on their homes recently. • Check credentials. Check with my Consumer Protection office at 1-877-5-NO-SCAM and your local Better Business Bureau to learn about the contractor’s complaint history. Ask to see the contractor’s insurance policy, especially for roofing, painting or tree removal services. If the contractor is uninsured, you may be liable if an accident occurs on your property. • Beware of fly-by-night contractors. Don’t do business with strangers who knock on your door promising immediate home repair in exchange for up-front payment. All too often, they will overcharge you for poor quality work or simply take your money and run. • Say no to now or never offers. Steer clear of any contractor who tries to rush you or says that a price is only good today. • Get three written estimates. Compare them and be sure to check out each contractor’s qualifications and references. • Get it in writing. Once you’ve chosen a contractor, ask for a written contract detailing all the work to be performed. It should specify the quality of materials to be used, the total price for labor and materials, any warranties or guarantees, the start and finish dates, and who will be responsible for clean-up. • Study the contract carefully, and remember your right to cancel. Don’t sign any contract without reading it, and don't get pressured into signing it before you’re ready. If you sign a home improvement contract at your home rather than at the contractor’s place

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NEW YORK (AP) — Google CEO Larry Page has promoted at least seven executives to head key parts of the company in one of his first big moves since he took over the Internet search company on Monday. The management reshuffle is an attempt at streamlining a bureaucracy that’s sometimes bogged down Google even as it became the world’s most valuable Internet company. Page, Google’s 38-year-old co-founder, took over from Eric Schmidt, who is staying on as executive chairman. Page has made it a top priority to cut out the bureaucracy and speed up innovation at Google, which is facing threats from new startups, such as Facebook, Twitter and the online deals company Groupon. These companies have built their success on “social,” the buzzword that defines the latest generation of Internet icons. Google, whose bread and butter is online search, hasn’t been all that successful in building up the social side of its products. The seven executives, all holding the title of senior vice president, are: • Andy Rubin, its top mobile executive • Salar Kamangar, the head of video site YouTube • Sundar Pichai, who’s in charge of the Chrome browser and operating system effort • Alan Eustace, senior vice president for engineering and research • Jeff Huber, senior vice president of commerce and local • Vic Gundotra, who leads social ventures • Susan Wojcicki, who heads ads. Some already had the senior vice president title before the latest change. Ben Schachter, an analyst with Macquarie Capital, said the management changes are not surprising, but he said Page’s decision to elevate “social” to make it a separate group on par with ads or search shows a clear concern over the threat from Facebook and others.

Shares of Google, which is Calif., slid $1.84 to close Fribased in Mountain View, day at $578.16.

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DALLAS (AP) — The White House official designing a government bureau to help consumers deal with financial institutions protested Republican efforts to kill or hobble the agency. Elizabeth Warren said Friday that killing the agency would be going back to “a failed system” of financial regulation leading up to the 2008 market crisis. Warren said institutions that sell mortgages and credit cards have an obligation to make prices and risks clear, and that if banks are selling products honestly, they should welcome the July 21 launch of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Congress approved the bureau last year as part of a bill to increase oversight of financial markets after the 2008 crisis. Some Republicans say the agency would have too much power. Senate Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer

Bachus, R-Ala., has said it will be the most powerful agency in Washington but with very little accountability. Republican lawmakers have proposed to repeal the entire financial bill, cut the bureau’s budget or curb its power in other ways. Warren argued that the bureau’s power is already too limited because its rules can be blocked by other regulatory agencies. The bureau was set up as an independent agency, funded by fees on banks. That

means preparations for the agency’s launch won’t stop even if there’s a government shutdown, said Warren, a Harvard law professor and adviser to the White House and Treasury Department. She spoke at a conference of business-news reporters and editors in Dallas. The consumer bureau will regulate mortgages, credit cards, student loans and other financial products. Warren said it will also get involved in educating consumers about financial services.

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Salisbury artist, Nerv Parks. Fred Kessler brought his metal craft work to Gold Hill two years ago, selling animals and other critters all made from steel. His work evolved from his cutting animals and plants out of scrap steel left over from building boats years ago. His Kung Fu Frog and Momma Possum Going on a Road Trip (a possum with five babies hanging on her tail) are fun. You can find dogs, cats, owls and giant ‘skeeters (mosquito) in his quaint cabin shop too. “I love this village and the people here,” he said. “We are neighbors in the old sense of the word, it is fun with lots of history too,” he adds. “Gold Hill time moves a little slower,” he says with a smile. Jane Jarrett is the newest “neighbor” in the village as she opened Jane’s Thangs in the Little Log Cabin the first weekend in April. “We visited on Sundays and on a visit in February, learned of the little log cabin coming available,” she said. She signed a robin perry/SALISBURY POST lease to open her shop full of quilts, crochet Jodi Davis welcomes a visitor to Mauney’s table cloths and other creative items made from all sorts of fabrics. “This supports my Store in Gold Hill. fabric habit,” she says. She loves fabric and re-purposing. The of Charlotte back then said that he hoped curtains in her shop were made from the Charlotte would be as big as Gold Hill some quilt piece table runners she used for her day,” Jodi explained. The store sat idle for wedding reception last year. The skirt she some 60 years, and after being severely had on was made from an old quilt and she damaged by Hurricane Hugo in 1989 and even sells quilt kits such as the Rose Garden was scheduled to be bulldozed. Thanks to pattern, circa 1920. three days of rain, the bulldozing was called For the upcoming holidays honoring off, and the building was restored. Today it mothers and fathers, she is working on has a fine selection of antiques, gifts and patchwork flower pots and bird houses cov- home décor, and you can hear a story or two ered in patriotic patterned fabric. She is about Gold Hill’s past. E.H. Montgomery open Friday, Saturday and Sundays. general store was the other original store The love of antiques and an earlier simwhere you can find artwork, souvenirs, ice ple way of life motivated Norm Fuquay to cream and local honey. Educational tours open Primitive Souls, in another welcoming are also available here. Every Friday night log building that was once a slave’s cabin. the store hosts blue grass musicians to play She sells handmade primitive and rustic fur- and the public is invited. niture. “We like to give a little taste of what Frankie Harrison runs the Gold Miner’s the past was like, when there was country,” Daughter and she is actually the great she says. granddaughter of a miner who came from The Indigo Tea Market is in a home that Cornwall England to work the mines. Her was once located on a farm, with cows living shop has silk and fresh flowers and unique inside of it. Today it is a cozy house where gifts. She also directs and coordinates all you can buy any type of tea imaginable, plus the weddings in Gold Hill. On April 30, she all the necessities for brewing and sit in the has four weddings scheduled there — one at parlor or out in the garden for a peaceful the arbor, the barn, the church and the shelbreak. Linda and Billy Dean opened the tea ter at the park. These beautiful outdoor sites house and the adjacent glass shop which of- have become popular venues for weddings. fers stained glass, jewelry, pottery and hand She would like to see Gold Hill become well crafted knives. The tea house is also availknown for its history and ambiance. able for parties, business meetings or Bible The village of Gold Hill is rising-to a new studies. The Dean’s also own the Stamp Mill level of charm and community where the Café. They too fell in love with Gold Hill af- dozen or more shop owners love their comter the first visit, the people and community munity and sharing their unique products they experience there. and history with all who visit. The first store in Gold Hill was Mauney’s Store, built in 1840 when the gold mines Check out the website www.historicgoldwere most productive. Jodi Davis, manager hill.com to learn more about the village, its explained that at one time Gold Hill was shops and the special events held every home to some 23 gold mines, 26 saloons, month. They are also on Facebook under eight brothels and four doctors. “The Mayor Historic Village of Gold Hill.

Financial compensation may be provided for time and travel.

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If you have been diagnosed with symptoms of an enlarged prostate, you may qualify to participate in a research study to evaluate the safety and effects of an investigational drug. Qualified participants may receive the following at no cost: • Study related medical exams • Lab tests • Study medication

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DO YOU HAVE HIGH CHOLESTEROL?

If so, you may be qualified to participate in a clinical research study to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of an investigational medication on triglyceride levels compared to a placebo. Adults of at least 18 years of age with high cholesterol may qualify.

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Smart money: Lemon leaves driver spinning upside down BY BRUCE WILLIAMS United Feature Syndicate

DEAR BRUCE: My car of two years has become a nightmare. I have had much of the vehicle (including the engine, transmission, brakes, tires and window motors) replaced. The car only has 75,000 miles on the clock. I am tired of throwing money away. I decided to go look at other cars, and found one that I wanted to purchase. The salesman did the speech, I filled out some paperwork and then he ran the numbers. Turns out I would be “upside down” on my new car loan if I went with the new car. Why is this? Please explain to me my options. — J.P. via email

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he has practiced his culinary art over 20 years from France to Germany to Switzerland to South America. He came to Gold Hill by way of Adams in Ballantyne. He enjoys creating comfort foods for the lunch hour and a variety of specialties for dinner. We tried the lunch special — shepherd’s pie ($8.95) and it was delicious — rich beef with seasonings and gravy topped with perfect whipped potatoes. Carey Carroll serves fish and chips to Lois Dixon and Michael Reminds me of my mom’s Chandler during a recent visit. Shepherd’s pie — very good. They plan to start serving canasta over at the Tea Other specials that day in- Sunday brunch from 11 a.m. Room. These ladies meet cluded fish ’n’ chips and until 4 p.m. that will offer a once a month and were cerstuffed red peppers with carving station, omelet and tainly enjoying their aftersweet Italian sausage (both waffle stations, salads and noon in the Village of Gold for $8.95). delicious desserts. Hill. Regular menu items inLinda’s desire was to have Linda reports all the clude their burger — an 8 a quality restaurant with a rental spaces are filled now ounce hand pressed beef good balance of prices and in Gold Hill and they have patty on a Kaiser roll with choices — from tasty sandformed a merchant’s associyour choice of cheese ($8.95) wiches to a fine dinner with ation. and a Rueben that have been wine. She does that along “We can feed the village, quite popular. with friendly service and a so the village can grow,” she Appetizers ordered most great atmosphere from says. “The people here are often include the chips and fresh flowers on the tables wonderful and the area has a salsa — made to order chips to the historic pictures on lot to offer. and fresh salsa ($3.95) or the the walls and antique décor. “We want to be here for quesadillas: with chicken, They cater and can acthe long term.” barbecue chicken or vegcommodate private parties She and her husband are etable ($8.95). There is a also. The Canasta Hand and looking to relocate to Gold daily soup such as beef vegFoot Club were there recent- Hill from Mint Hill, where etable or turkey and rice ly, eating lunch at the café they live now. ($4.95) and tasty salads such followed by some serious “We just love it here.” as Caesar ($6.95), fruit salad or Baha grilled chicken salad ($8.95). The menu has regular entrees, plus dinner specials. Downtown Salisbury, Inc. presents… cornish game hen and pork tenderloin provencal (both $13.95) are customer favorites as is the 12-ounce rib-eye with garlic butter ($18.95). With the specials, Chef Aloise is trying to make the lunch time more comfort foods, and the dinner specials a little more international in flavor. He has offered chicken picatta and fish of the day to name a few. And we can’t forget dessert! The crème brule was the best I have tasted — melts in your mouth. They also have pecan squares, cheesecakes and a wonderful apple pie ($4.95 each). All will more than satisfy your sweet tooth. An eerie look in what was once kn as the “Wettest and Wild city in the Stat

received an Outstanding Achievement Award from Interactive Media Awards, which is the second highest honor given by the group. The online tool allows consumers to search for and compare health care plans specific to their cost and coverage needs, and initiate a plan purchase online. The Get a Quote application gives consumers instant rate quotes when they enter demographic information. Consumers receive side-byside comparisons of the costs and benefits of available plans, and access to plan details. The online tool earned this award for its design and easy-to-find information. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina provides nearly 25,000 rate quotes per month. Since its launch, nearly 750,000 people have used the applica-

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DEAR T.Y.: I truly sympathize with your situation. If you can’t afford it, you simply can’t. One of you will have to bring in extra income to make it possible for her to get her license. I vote for her. She’s a young kid and certainly capable of getting a part-time job to help pay for this. She shouldn’t get a free ride. Let her find the job, help to pay for her insurance and this will help her to appreciate things more.

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Customers find plenty to enjoy at the Stamp Mill Café in Gold Hill.

DEAR J.P.: Being upside down on a car loan means that your balance owned on your current loan will not be satisfied when you purchase the new car. In simpler terms, you owe more than the car is worth according to book value and retail value. If the car dealership only wants to give you $5,000 for your car and

you still owe $7,000, the $2,000 will either have to be paid out of your pocket or the $2,000 will be added to the new loan. If you can afford to pay the difference and the new car payments, then you should get rid of the current car and move on. DEAR BRUCE: Many years ago a dear friend of mine passed away. She had an infant daughter and no family. When she became terminally ill she asked me to be guardian of this baby once she passed away. I agreed. Now this baby is 16 and is ready to drive. I want to let her drive, but I just can’t afford it. Do you have any ideas? — T.Y.

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Find Special Worship Events, Concerts, Lenten Luncheons, Revivals, Conferences and more on the Faith calendar of events.

EARTH NIGHT OUT

Find this week’s Worship Service times and Sermon Titles.

Friday, April 15 5-9p.m.

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Contact reporter Emily Ford at 704-797-4264.

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Come early and celebrate Earth Day. The Visitors Center, along with Downtown Businesses will be open late. There will be live music throughout the Downtown area as well as the Visitors Center. The Easter Bunny for the NC Transportation Museum Easter Bunny Express will be at the Visitors Center and there will be goodies and lots of activities for children.

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For the first 10 years, that $10 investment was worth only about $6, Ketner said. “Just because a company doesn’t pay dividends, doesn’t mean it’s a bad investment,” he said. In 1967, the company had seven stores. Instead of paying investors a dividend, Food Lion used investors’ money to lease more stores, Ketner said. By 1992, Food Lion had 1,012 and had made more millionaires out of its stockholders than any other business in North Carolina. “Growth is the name of the game,” Carter said. Compound interest can be a powerful force in both directions, Ketner warned students. “It works the same when used on debt too,” he said. “On credit cards, it works in reverse.”

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more jobs on page 6C Employment

Employment Drivers

Healthcare

Director of Nursing

Employment Administrative

Bookkeeping/ Accounting Help Needed in Medical/ Pharmacy office. Strong computer skills required. Please call Jon at 704-603-1056

Drivers

25 Truck Driver

1-888-734-6710 Forklift Operator

National company accepting applications for forklift operator at its Rockwell facility. Load & unload lumber on flatbed trucks/trailers & lumber yard exp. required. Fax resume to 704-2790783 or email to:

Was recently named 2011 Best Fleet to Drive for by Truckload Carriers Association

80 Bed Skilled Nursing Facility. Experience Required. Excellent Salary and Benefits. Apply to Administrator via phone 704-637-1182), email (cbaucom@laurelhealth.com), or in person (215 Lash Dr, Salisbury, NC 28147). Healthcare

CNA's & IN HOME AIDES Atlantic Coast Home Care Agency, INC. Needs CNA's & IN HOME AIDES in Rowan County and surrounding areas. Up to $12.50 per hr. no exp. necessary & can set own hours. Opportunity for advancement is available. For more information call 1-866-575-5888.

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

GOVERNMENT

CITY OF KANNAPOLIS POSITION AVAILABLE Water Treatment Plant Optr I NC WTP Optr Class C certification preferred Apply at 246 Oak Ave. Kannapolis, NC 28081 or call 704-920-4300. EOE Drivers

REGIONAL DRIVERS NEEDED Great Earning Potential Excellent benefits Apply in person at Salem Carriers, Inc. 191 Park Plaza Dr Winston Salem, NC 27105 Or Online at www.salemcarriers.com Call 1-800-709-2536

wsmith@robbinslumber.com

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We currently are seeking Class A CDL Truck Drivers. We have openings for Regional, OTR, and Floater Positions. Must have two years current tractor trailer experience. Come see why we were named one of the BEST in North America! Apply online at www.bestcartage.com or call 1-800-849-1818.

Immediate Openings CDL “A” Driver & Warehouse position. Clean MVR required. Apply in person at Vendors Supply, 1480 Henderson Grove Ch. Rd., Salisbury MANUFACTURING/ OPERATIONS Norandal is hiring full time Utility Workers. One year manufacturing experience plus experience with material handling equipment is ideal. Must be physically able to lift and carry 50 lbs. Must be available to work 12 hour rotating shifts. Starting wage $11.50 per hour, Excellent Benefits Package. Please apply through North Carolina Employment Security Commission. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, Minorities and Veteran's are encouraged to apply.

Salisbury Rowan Community Action Agency, Inc. (SRCAA), a non-profit agency located at 1300 W. Bank Street, Salisbury seeks qualified applicant for

Weatherization/ HARRP Director Must have general knowledge of home construction and carbon monoxide testing, 2-3 years experience working in a supervisory capacity with one of those years working with the economically disadvantaged. Duties include: Directing activities concerned with contracts for improvement of client homes. Monitoring contractor's compliance with funding requirements. Preparing and reviewing bids. Negotiating all weatherization contracts. Benefits: Medical, dental, life insurance, short-term disability and 401(K). Applications accepted at SRCAA, Inc. physical address through April 22, 2011.

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Iff you are looking look ng for a fulfilling career with competitive pay and benefits, along with excellent advancement potential, apply pply in person at our Job Fair. learn more ore at www.dollargeneral.com/careers w.dollargeneral.com/careers DOLLAR GENERAL JOB B FAIR! R! Monday, April 11 from 9 am to 2 pm Dollar General 149 N. Highway 49 Richfield, NC 28137

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Openings in: Mocksville, Salisbury & Kannapolis Locations

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Dental Assistant II Quality Care Oriented friendly Dental Office looking for a FT Chair-side Assistant DAII with +2 years experience.

Competitive Pay with full benefit package including retirement plan. Mail correspondence to: 1401 W. Innes St, Salisbury 28144 Or fax to: 704-633-1544

ALSO HIRING EXPERIENCED DELI FOOD SERVICE PERSONNEL FOR SALISBURY LOCATION. WE OFFER: *Excellent Starting Pay *Insurance Benefits *Paid Vacation Requirements: Valid driver's license A Nationwide Criminal Record Background check

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

Could you use

10 ,000 extra this year?

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

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

ROUGHTON HOSPITAL A North h Carolina

State St ate Psychiatric P sychiatric Hospital

Locatedd in thee scenic foothills of the Blue B Ridge

Mountains, s, Broughton Brouughton Hospital is a 278 bed psychiatric ricc hospital, hospital, one of four state-supported state-suupported hospitals who who are a Touching Lives, Enriching Enricching Futures in mentall healthh service delivery in North Nortth Carolina.

We offer competitive salary, We s loan re payment, an excellent benefits beneefits package, repayment, ppaid aid malpractice insurance and a additional on-call on n-call compensation oopportunities. pportunities. Within a 60 minute drive of professional sports venues, winter and summer mountain recreational offerings, cultural, visual and performance arts occasions, Morganton retains that small southern town ambience.

If this sounds like just what you are looking for in a career as well as a lifestyle simply call:

Forr more information on specificc requirements, how to apply, and preferrred dates for applications, visit www.mitchellccc.edu/hr.

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Psychiatrists

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Faculty Accounting Art Biology Computer Cosmetology Criminal Justice English Eng glish - Developmental p History Math Math - Developmental Office Administration Sociology

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Mitchell Community College is one of the fastest growing colleges with locations in Statesville and Mooresville. Come m join our great community of instructors and a staff. taff

Dollar General, the nation’s largest smallformat retail discounter, with more than 9,000 locations in 35 states, is now hiring in Richfield, NC for the following:

Customer Service

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If interested, please come by the Post at 131 W. Innes Street, Salisbury and fill out an application or give us a call at the Circulation Department (704) 797-4213, Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm

HealthCare Center - Davie Job Code: 208649 Promotes health & wellness for employees in local businesses. Includes Worker's Compensation case management, physical examinations for placement or return to work, drug screenings, employee education and training sessions for regulatory compliance, consultation & support. Graduation from accredited school of nursing; BA or BSN required. Audiometric and pulmonary function certified, COHN, COHN-S or COHN-S/CM preferred. Experience and knowledge of FMLA and short term disability preferred. Travel required. Interested candidates should submit a resume to: Staff Recruiter, 3540 Clemmons Road, Suite 1 Clemmons, NC 27012 Fax: 336-721-3999 or email: jlhunter@wakehealth.edu

$10 to start. Earn 40%. Call 704-607-4530 or 704-754-2731

Employment

Must be very motivated, energetic, comfortable treating children, and be able to multi-task.

Professional

Job Fair Tues. April 12th, 5pm. Need full-time 2nd shift RN/LPN, M-F. Brightmoor Nursing Center, 610 W. Fisher St.

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Human Resourcces 500 W. Broad Street Statesville, NC 28677-5264 (704) 878-4341 phone www.mitchellcc.edu

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Kathy Hoke, Medical/Psychology Staff Coordinator 828-433-2567 or email kathy.morris@dhhs.nc.gov An Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer C48052

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City of Salisbury Residuals Operator #328 Closing Date: April 29, 2011 ———

Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator II #442 Closing Date: April 29, 2011 ———

Summer Youth Employment (Ages 16-18) (Must meet special HUD requirements)

Closing Date: May 6, 2011

Employment

Drivers

CDL OPERATORS Do you have the desire to be an OwnerOperator without the expense of large down payments or deposits? Tired of running the Northeast??? PTDIA GRADS WELCOME! SPOUSE AND PET RIDER POLICY. Call BUEL, INC. today at 866-369-9744 for information about our Lease operator program.

BUEL INC. Carolinas to the Northwest

Commercial Drivers - Class A Pro Drivers has an immediate need for OTR Drivers to deliver new tractors nationwide and Canada. • Must be able to access Canada with passport or fast card • 35 cents per mile plus 6 cents per mile per diem • Home- when YOU want to go home! • Stay out a week, month or longer. • Sleep in a REAL BED every night! • Hotels paid for by the company! • Travel home paid by the company- You keep the bonus points to earn free travel! • Routes leaving from Cleveland, NC or San Antonio, TX

TR will be interviewing at the Salisbury ESC – 1904 S. Main St. on Monday 4/11 from 9am-12 noon Manufacturing Assoc Window/Door Mfg Forklift Drivers, Brake Press Order Pickers/Packers Cherry Picker, Inspectors Machine Operators Loaders/Unloaders Order Processors Assemblers All job details are listed on TR website Apply online

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Antiques & Collectibles

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

Sweet Peas 1953 nickel Coke machine. Needs to be restored. $100. In Mocksville. Call Rick 336-940-6283

2127 Statesville Blvd. 704-636-8574 Earn cash through consignment for baby equip. Fully Stocked for Spring _________

Art Deco Ladies dressing table (Vanity) with large oval primpin' mirror, Blonde wood finish. $62. Call George in Woodleaf 704-278-0010

Electronics

Dolls. 10 beautiful dolls for sale. NOT antiques. $50 ea. Obo. Please call 704-633-7425

Sprint Samsung Intercept Touch Phone w/charger $80.00; Sprint LG Rumor w/charger $30 704-7384079

Radio. Console AM/FM Radio, record player with Albums. Still works! $75 Please call 704-636-6207

Television. 19" Orion TV with remote. $45. Please call 704-633-7604 for more information

Baby Items

Farm Equipment & Supplies

High Chair. Fisher Price Healthy Care high chair. Cost $98. Like new. Sell for $30. 704-637-0336

Clothing & Footwear Ladies "NEW" Size 7- 9 Shoes for sell. Boots, Sandals,Heels,Tennis, & Casuals. All name brands! $5 a pair/ 40 pairs. Call 704-223-0800.

Stitchin' Post Gifts 104 S. Main St., Downtown Salisbury, 704-637-0708

Consignment

All-Around Consignments & More, 201 S. Main St., Richfield, “Quality” clothes, accessories, home décor, vintage furniture, tools, and more! 704-850-4099

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

Flowers & Plants

Leyland Cypress

Makes a beautiful property line boundary or privacy screen. One gallon three ft., $10. Seven gallon six ft. & full, $40. 14 ft. B&B, $200. All of the above includes mulch, special fertilizer, delivery and installation! 704-274-0569

Furniture & Appliances

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College seeks applications for the following full-time faculty positions for fall semester:

Early Childhood Instructor Required: Master's degree in Child/Family Studies/Early Education or closely related field with at least 18 graduate semester hours in the discipline.

Welding Technology Instructor Required: AAS degree in welding; 5 years' work experience as a welder or a combination as a welder and inspector that totals 5 years with at least 3 as a welder.

Air Conditioning, Heating, Refrigeration Instructor Required: Associate degree in Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration; two years' field experience. Interested candidates may apply online at https://rcccjobs.com. EOE.

For more info: Call: Pam: 719-510-4763 or Lorraine937-581-5793 www.prodrivers.com

Consignment

Healthcare Dental Assistant (CDA, DAII), full time. After 45 years as a dental assistant Bobbie is retiring. She tried last year, but it didn't take. She is caring & dedicated to her patients, is professional in her demeanor, loves her profession & makes sure to get every detail just right. She leaps tall buildings in a single bound, reads the dentist's mind, predicts the weather & is a peace maker among an office full of post-menopausal women. If you share some of these qualities send resume to Dr. David Mayberry, 1539 E. Innes St., Salisbury, NC 28146 or fax to 704-637-0446. Email resumes to gail@davidmayberrydds.com. No phone calls.

Employment

Furniture & Appliances Bread machine. West Bend. Not used very often. $50. 704-278-2722 for more information China cabinet. Very nice for dining room. $150. Please call 704-857-9067 for more information. Cook Top, 30” Admiral, drop-in, stainless steel. Excellent condition. $80. 336-492-6322 Electric range. 30 inch. White. $135. Please call 704-637-0077 for more information. 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 Kitchen Table & chairs for sell. Block top. Chairs (4) are beige/wicker back. $20. 704-636-6207 Metal desk $15. bedroom chair $10, oak corner table $5, wood TV table$10, bar stool $5, chair $5, round table $5. 704636-6949

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

Machine & Tools Mortar Mixer, Muller, 2 bag, with Wisconsin motor. Works great. $490. 336-492-6322

"Where we care with Compassion" Is now seeking Experienced: Staff Development Coordinator Must be an RN with experience in MDS preferred

Apply In Person 4412 South Main Street, Salisbury, NC 28147 No Phone Calls Please

Washer, Dryer, & Refrigerator for sell. All green, whirlpool. Refrigerator $50, Washer $25, and Dryer $25. Please call 704-636-6207 Washer/dryer set $350; 30” electric range $175; refrigerator $225. Excellent shape. 704-798-1926

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

Washers (2) & dryers (2) . Extra large capacity. $200/set or $125 each. Call 704-267-2968

Misc For Sale

Misc For Sale Toy Drum Set, 6 drums, 2 cymbals - $25; Old pressed wood rocking chair - $50. 704-633-5993

and Stratton Briggs Vertical Engine 12hp runs great. $200 or best offer. 336-940-3134

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

Building, used, for sale 10' x 12' metal building with wood frame. Like new will sell for much less than new retail cost. Can be seen at 250 Auction Dr. at Webb Rd exit 70 off 85 south. Call 704-798-0634 Dodge dakota/durango oem receiver hitch. $150 336-940-3134 Dolls. 5 beautiful, unusual porcelain dolls. $500. Please call 704857-8018 after 2pm.

Golf clubs with bag, beginners set. $35. Call 336-751-2600 for more information. HYPNOSIS will work for you!

Stop Smoking~Lose Weight It's Easy & Very Effective Decide Today 704-933-1982 Jet lathe 20", $800. Miller Bobcat 225 generator/ welder, $2,600. Please call 704-279-6973

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

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Call today about our Private Party Special!

704-797-4220 *some restrictions apply

Oil drum. 275 gallon with stand. Good condition. Been kept up & painted. $175. 704-639-9849 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 Wall clock, Jeff Gordon, $50. Maple wood wall clock, new. $75. Love seat, beige, new, $175. Picnic table, $35. Mickey & Minnie life size dolls, $25. Elvis Presley wall clock, $50. Foot stool, $15. 2 TV tables, $40. 704-638-8965

Looking for a New Pet or a Cleaner House?

Lumber All New!

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

Bicycle 20 inch Rallye 12 speed mountain bike excellent condition $75. 336-406-3969

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.

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

Pool & Air Hockey 2 n 1 game table. Full size. Like new. Includes accessories. $375. 704278-2294. Leave msg

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Games and Toys

Send Resume to kmistry@foodlion.com Ref job #9683 EOE

Magazines, National Geographic. 1946 on. Most good condition. $1.25-$2.25 each. 704754-8837 in p.m.

Gear selector panel for 1964/1965 Mustang. $25. Call 336-751-2600 for more information.

Range, GE $60- Works great, but needs the bake element replaced. Call (704)633-7604

Job Description: Develop automated actionable reports & provide analysis, insights on business trends, opportunities leading to sales & margin increase, lower shrink while optimizing resources & retail, category operations. Troubleshoot, track, I.D. systems, process issues, errors, undertake complex analytics. Develop algorithms & automate w/DSS, MSOffice, SAS/other stats tools. Requirements: Masters in Econ/Stats/Business Admin w/Stats coursework & coursework/thesis research includes building predictive commodity supply & demand models. 18 months stats experience developing regression & time-series models for revenue, margin forecasting; Excel, PowerPoint, MS-access, SAS/SPSS & Matlab focused on revenue, shrink, margin; develop, implement adv econometric/stats response models; 6 months Micro-strategies SW & complex test & industrial/retail setting control analysis. Domestic travel 10%.

Misc For Sale

With our

Air compressor charge air pro 5hp 20gal tank twin cylinder oil lubricated. $300 or best offer. 336-940-3134

Sr. Analyst Delhaize America Shared Services Group LLC Salisbury, NC

Leer truck cap for sale. 8ft. $400. Call Sue 704-855-7585

RASCAL MDL600F 4 wheel scooter with Rack n roll lift. $2,500. 704892-4628

55 gallon aquarium w/ pine stand/hood/magnum 350 filter/extras $300 b/o call 704-213-1215

Business

Misc For Sale

Show off your stuff!

2x4x14 $3 2x6x16 $7 2x4x16 $4.75 2x6x8 studs $3.25 2x4x93” $1.75 2x10x14 $5 D/W rafters $5 Floor trusses $5 each 704-202-0326

Employment

Liberty Commons Nursing & Rehab

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

Medical Equipment

Misc For Sale

Employment

Healthcare

Other

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS! Lexington/Welcome Mocksville

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Sporting Goods Horse Saddle for child, like new, carved leather & suede, asking $100. China Grove call 704855-7835

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. Wanted: Basketball rim (or rim and backboard). Please call Paris at 704640-6205.

Used French Horn, Trumpet, Tuba, Etc. Wanted Wanted Free instruments. They do not have to work. Needed for Alzheimer's Fundraiser. Call 704-7982313 Lv Msg.

Lost & Found Found dog March 30 Black, adult, white on chest, 40-50 lbs., nr Hwy 3 & Kannapolis Pkwy. Friendly and gentle, but does not like cats. Call to identify. 704-933-8318 Found Jack Russell Terrier around Camp Road in Salisbury. Call 704-449-7202

Watches – and scrap gold jewelry. 704-636-9277 or cell 704-239-9298

Homes for Sale

Business Opportunities A COKE/M&M vending route! 100% Finc. Do you earn $2K/wk? Loc's in Salis. 800-367-2106 x 6020 J.Y. Monk Real Estate School-Get licensed fast, Charlotte/Concord courses. $399 tuition fee. Free Brochure. 800-849-0932 P/T Business for local area. Nets $65K+. Christian themed publication. No exp. nec. Training. Clients est. for you. Retiring. $24,900. 828-665-7719

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Free Stuff Free cloth, patterns, craft supplies and books. Call for appointment. 704636-6949

Free Stuff

Alexander Place

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

Move-In ready!

China Grove. 2BR, 1BA. Corner lot. Beautiful hardwood floors. New heating & air unit with warranty. Appliances negotiable. $79,500. For sale by owner. Open to reasonable offers. Call 704-855-4865

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Auctions Auction Thursday 12pm 429 N. Lee St. Salisbury Antiques, Collectibles, Used Furniture 704-213-4101 Carolina's Auction Rod Poole, NCAL#2446 Salisbury (704)633-7369 www.thecarolinasauction.com

Cleaning Services

Auctions

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

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

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

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

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

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

704-633-9295 FREE ESTIMATES

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

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ABSOLUTE AUCTION! WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13TH 10:30 A.M. BAKERY-DELI, MEAT ROOM & SURPLUS SUPERMARKET EQUIPMENT

At the

FOOD LION USED EQUIPMENT WAREHOUSE

220 JULIAN ROAD SALISBURY, NC Bakery-Deli Equipment: • Berkel Bread Slicers • Deli Slicers • AltoShaam Rotisseries • Chester Fried Chicken Fryers • Chicken Warmers & Wing Warmer • Bakers Pride Gas Grill • Victory Retarder • Proofer • Ice Machines • Ice Bins & Carts • Holding Ovens • Toledo Scales • Hot Plates • Arneg Olive Carts • Microwave Ovens • Wooden Display Fixtures • Barker Bistro Cases • Metal Bread Racks with Plastic Trays • Coffee Grinders • S/S Sinks & Tables Meat Room Equipment: • Mixer-Grinders • Tenderizers • Slicers • Saws • Wrap Stations

Terms: Cash, Cashier's Check Or Check with Bank Letter Guaranteeing Available Funds. NOTE: A 10% Buyer's Premium Will Apply On All Invoices.

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Miscellaneous: • Checkouts • Customer Service Counter • Mart Carts • Milk-Movers • Misc. Kysor Case Ends • Propane Floor Scrubbers • Tennant Floor Buffers • Dunnage Racks • Aluminum Cooler Racks • Misc. Office Furniture • Drawing File Cabinets • Spot Boxes, S/C Plus! Many More Misc. Items!

SANFORD+ associates, inc. 770-383-3380 Emerson, GA NC A.L. # 4524 www.sanfordassociates.com Asa M. 'Montie' Marshall, IV Auctioneer Macon, GA 6C A.L. # 4564

Cleaning Services

Complete Cleaning Service. Basic, windows, spring, new construction, & more. 704-857-1708 WOW! Clean Again! New Year's Special Lowest Prices in Town, Senior Citizens Discount, Residential/Commercial available References upon request. For more info. call 704-762-1402

Concrete Work

All types concrete work ~ Insured ~ NO JOB TOO SMALL! Call Curt LeBlanc today for Free Estimates

Drywall Services

704-637-7726

704-636-8058

Financial Services

Home Improvement

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

olympicdrywallcompany.com

Heating and Air Conditioning

Fencing

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

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

Home Improvement

AUCTION

~704-637-6544~ Brisson - HandyMan Home Repair, Carpentry, Plumbing, Electrical, etc. Insured. 704-798-8199

Remodeling. Hardwood & Vinyl flooring, carpet, decks added. Top Quality work! 704-637-3251

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

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

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

PERSONAL PROPERTY from the Estate of Bill & Reba Overman (deceased) 204 Moses Rd., Rockwell, NC Moses Rd is located off HWY 52 between Powles Funeral Home and Rockwell Elementary School. Watch for signs.

Remodeling, Room Additions, Garages & Decks, Foundation & Crawl Space Repairs kirkmanlarry11@ yahoo.com

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

Lawn Maint. & Landscaping

KEN WEDDINGTON AUCTION & REAL ESTATE

704-797-4220

For Information Phone (704) 857-7458 or (704) 647-1022

140 Eastside Drive; China Grove NC 28023 Ken Weddington NCAL 392 Larry Brown NCAL 812 Dennis Weddington NCAL 5147 Darry Weddington NCAL 9050

check auctionzip.com aucitoneer # 4568

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

Lawn Maint. & Landscaping

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

Masonry and Brickwork

High quality work. Good prices on all your masonry needs. See me on Facebook

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

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

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

Cathy's Painting Service Interior & exterior, new & repaints. 704-279-5335 Stoner Painting Contractor • 25 years exp. • Int./Ext. painting • Pressure washing • Staining • Mildew Removal • References • Insured 704-239-7553

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

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Roofing and Guttering

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704-224-6558

3Landscaping 3Mulching

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

3Core Aeration 3Fertilizing

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FREE Estimates

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

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

Summer Special!

SPEER AUCTIONS 336.998.4162 • 336.492.5992

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

_ Bush Hogging _ Plowing _ Tilling _ Raised garden beds Free Estimates

3Mowing 3Yard Cleanup 3Trimming Bushes

Cozy well kept brick house 3 BR, 2 Bath, Kitchen, DR, LR, Den, w/outbuilding. Tax pin #5749216739. Ready to move into. New Furniture, Sony Home Theater, Sony Surround System, Antiques, Paintings, 1000 + CDs & Tapes 50s thru 90s, Lots of Beach Music, 1940 & 1950s Childrens Books, Slate Top Pool Table, Mickey Mantle items, 50 + Tob Pipes, 4 TRACK TRAIN DISPLAY + 75 ENGINES, GUNS, WW II items, USA 48 STAR FLAG, Shop & Yard Tools. Too many items to list. Huge collection. Bring chair Full Day Sale.

Mocksville, NC 27028 David Speer, Auctioneer NCAL 2984 Eva Bostick, NCREL 52786

Brown's Landscape

Earl's Lawn Care

RAIN OR SHINE – FOOD AVAILABLE See Listing & Photos at auctionzip.com, Auctioneer ID# 10133

Charla, Barbara and Kristin will help you with your classified ads.

Lawn Equipment Repair Services

Billy J. Cranfield, Total Landscape

ESTATE OF LARRY M. GROCE (DECEASED)

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Sale Conducted by

I will pick up your nonrunning vehicles & pay you to take them away! Call Mike anytime. 336-479-2502

I buy junk cars. Will pay cash. $250 & up. Larger cars, larger cash! Call 704-239-1471

The Floor Doctor

177 Rosewood St. Mocksville, NC 27028

ANNOUNCEMENTS ON SALE DAY TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER ALL OTHER ADVERTISING. Food will be available - Not Responsible For Accidents or Theft Terms of Sale by Cash or Good In-State Check All Sales Final – No Buyer Premium

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

for junk cars. Will pick up cars within 2 hours of your call. $275 & up. Call Tim at 980-234-6649

Saturday, April 16 • 9am

Towle OLD MASTER Sterling Silver – 8 place setting + extras Frigidaire 20.5 freezer (8/2010 purchase) Homestead Provincial by Metlox/Poppytrail- 8 place setting plus lots of extras Oak spindle-legged table; pineapple poster bed; Lane cedar chest; secretary; old wheat pennies; costume jewelry; nice upholstered chair; 5-drawer walnut chest; Coca Cola canshaped radio; round oak table; Dixie bedroom suite; old oval pictures & frames; chest of drawers; nightstand; TV; glider rocker w footstool; DVD; old oak child’s chair; old bevelededge mirror; maple secretary; black gypsy pot w handle; small night stand w Queen Anne legs; old round oak table; 4 oak chairs; old blue jars; old washstand; GE side by side w ice/water on door; walnut 4-drawer chest; pottery jugs & jars; walnut drop leaf coffee table; walnut 3-drawer chest w carved pulls & marble top; 2 wingback upholstered chairs; old round hat boxes & hats; 2 cane bottom straight chairs; lots of whatnots; 3-drawer chest; GE washer; GE dryer; desk metal file cabinets; office chair; ; rolling walker w seat; portable typewriter w case; big crystal platters; oval top butter dish; Western Electric oak wall telephone; roll-top desk; Noel Christmas Village International China; Yamaha Stoneware; Johnson Brothers Ragland Castle china; Mikasa Shangri-la china; sterling pieces; lots of glassware; milk glass; glass party plates; rocking chair; cookbooks; crock churn; nice sofa; small appliances; small parts bins; old radio tubes; testing instruments; electronic parts; computer pieces; copier; many more items.

Junk Removal

CASH PAID

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

ESTATE AUCTION

Saturday, April 16, 2011 10:00 AM

Manufactured Home Services

Home Improvement

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

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

A HANDYMAN & MOORE Kitchen & Bath remodeling Quality Home Improvements Carpentry, Plumbing, Electric Clark Moore 704-213-4471 Around the House Repairs Carpentry. Electrical. Plumbing. H & H Construction 704-633-2219

www.TeamBounce.com 704-202-6200

Professional Services Unlimited

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

New Homes Additions & Repairs Small Commercial Ceiling Texture Removal

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

Home Improvement

B & L Home Improvement

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

OLYMPIC DRYWALL

Since 1955

Sparkling Results, Reasonable Rates. Free Estimates & References Given.

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Backhoe work, lots cleared, ditches, demolition, hauling. Reasonable prices. 704-637-3251

704-279-2600

Elaine's Special Cleaning

Parties, Church Events, Etc.

2324 S. Main St. / Hwy. 29 South in Salisbury

104 S. Main St., Downtown Salisbury

Auctions

Cleaning Services

STITCHIN’ POST GIFTS

at KIDSPO n of all ages! include FUN for childreils! Call for deta

Inflatables Available!

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DEADLINES: If the birthday falls Tues-Fri the deadline is the day before at 10am. If on Sat-Mon dealine is at Thursday 1pm

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with every pair you purchase, TOMS will give a pair of new shoes to a child in need. One for One.™

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Fax: 704-630-0157 In Person: 131 W. Innes Street Online: www.SalisburyPost.com

We Deliver

Hours of daily personal attention and doggie fun at our safe 20 acre facility. Professional homestyle boarding, training, and play days with a certified handler/trainer who loves dogs as much as you do.

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Please Fax, hand deliver or fill out form online 18 WORDS MAX. Number of free greetings per person may be limited, combined or excluded, contingent on space available. Please limit your birthday greetings to 4 per Birthday.

Mow, Trim & Blow $35 Average Yard Ask for Jeffrey

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MOORE'S Tree TrimmingTopping & Removing. Use Bucket Truck, 704-209-6254 Licensed, Insured & Bonded

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

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

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Homes for Sale

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.

Rankin-Sherrill House, Mt. Ulla

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

Rockwell

REDUCED 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 704-663-6766

CLEVELAND 35 ACRES

Very private, 6-yr. old home on 35 acres. paint, Pergo New flooring, HVAC and metal roof. Gas logs. Huge master suite w/ jacuzzi. Sun room. Double garage. 172 Rocky Pt Dr. MLS# 51546 $270,000. Call April at 704-402-8083. E. Spencer

Bring All Offers

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

Reduced!

Salisbury

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

In the Reserve, next to Salisbury Country Club. A lovely 3BR, 2BA six year old home. Custom features throughout. Too many extras to list. View by appointment only. 704-212-2636. First offer over $203K gets it!

Salisbury

SALISBURY

Motivated Seller

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

Salisbury

Awesome Location

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

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

Convenient Location

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

Very nice 2 BR, 2.5 BA condo overlooking golf course and pool! Great views, freshly decorated, screened in porch at rear. T51378. $96,500. Monica Poole 704.245.4628 B&R Realty

New Listing Motivated Seller 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

Salisbury

Over 2 Acres

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

Convenient Location

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

4/5 BR,2 BA, move-in ready. Updated with lots of space, great city location, neighborhood park across the street, large kitchen, sunny utility room. Priced over $20,000 BELOW TAX Value. R52017A List Price: $94,900 B&R Realty Monica Poole 704.245.4628 Salisbury

Great Location

Special Financing

OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY 2-4PM 2604 STOKES FERRY RD

Lovely 3BR/ 2BA brick ranch in great location. Hardwood floors, large rooms, sun porch, attached garage, big fenced back yard. $129,900. MLS #976913 for details 704-202-0091

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

Brand new! 3 BR, 2 BA, home w/great front porch, rear deck, bright living room, nice floor plan. Special financing for qualified buyers. Call today! R52142 $90,000 Monica Poole B&R Realty 704-245-4628

Salisbury

Lots of Extras

3 BR, 2 BA brick home in Woodbridge Run subdivision. Storm doors, double pane windows, screened porch, attached double garage. 52136 $169,500 B&R Realty 704-202-6041

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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

1903 S. Main Street Salisbury, NC

Lots for Sale Southwestern Rowan Co.

Cleared, level land on Chenault Rd. 1.34 acs $12,750, 5 acs $41,800. Call April Sherrill Realty 704-402- 8083

Manufactured Home Sales

Unique Property

FREE PICKUP OF DONATED: • Furniture • Appliances • Construction Materials • Architectural Salvage • Vehicles

New Cape Cod Style House Salisbury. 3BR/2BA custom home on 3 wooded acs excel. loc. 3.5 car theater room garage, w/wetbar & BA. All new granite tops & stainless appls in kitchen w/formal dining. Also detached 22 x 30 shop with 2 BR apt w/central H/A. See pics & virtual tour at For Sale By Owner i.d. #22538446. $349,900. 980-521-1961

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

1707 S. Main St., Salisbury 704-642-1222

704-746-4492

Reduced

Cats 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

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

Salisbury townhome in Castlewood. Great location to shopping & I-85. 2BR/2BA, jetted tub in one bathroom, walk-in closets, 3 hall closets, storage and laundry room, kitchen w/appls., den overlooks wooded area, end unit, priv entrance, new insulated windows. $128,500 negotiable. FSBO 704-638-0656

Dogs

Free cat, male, needs good home, looks like Garfield, if you want him, Call 704-431-4062 Free cat. 7 yr old black cat, neutered, rabies shot, no lukemia or worms. Very playful & loving. Has bed & litter box. 704-642-i613

Cleveland, 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 1600 SF on first floor, 1100 SF basement, in ground pool, outbuildings, 4.13 acres, $189K (22K below new tax value) 704-9285062

Landis. 1BR/1BA home, 900 sq ft on 1/3 acre, natural gas heat, partially remodeled. $55,000. Call 704-223-1462

Free cats/kittens need a good home. I am allergic and they need a home fast. Call 704-209-6131 or 704-232-3397 or 704232-3396. Free kittens. To good home. 2 fluffy, orange and white males. Born February 5th. Litter box trained. Kannapolis 704938-9842

CKC Chihuahua babies. $400. Up-to-date on shots. Deworming & crate training started. Looking for loving indoor homes only. Please call 704-279-7165

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Dogs

Cocker Spaniels, AKC. 8 weeks old. 2 males, 2 females. Have had 1st shots and wormings. Will be very small dogs. Reduced Prices. $300 & $350. Different colors available. 704-856-1106 Free dog. 1 year old Dachsund. Very loving. Please call 704-314-6580 for more information.

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Free dogs. 2 Lab mix dogs. Very friendly. To good homes only. Please call 704-633-3100 Beautiful Pitbull Puppies, $150. 4 females & 1 male left, weaned, wormed, 1st shots & lots of love. Parents on site all American full blooded red nose pits. Pure Bloodlines. Call 704-630-6787.

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Dogs SWEET BABY FACES!

German Shepherd Puppies. Full blooded, not AKC registered. Beautiful females, friendly, 10 weeks old, $250 ea. Cash. Mother on site. 1st shots, dewormed. Call 704-232-0716. May LM

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Puppies, Beagles. Fullblooded, tri-color. 6 wks. Wormed & 1st shots. $70. 704-639-6299

German Shepherd, free. Needs room to run. Please Call 704-633-0243

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Free dog. Two year old female rottweiler. Please call 704-433-5046

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

Dogs Hound Mix, free, rescued, Male, Black and white. Young and very lovable. Please call and give him a second chance. 704-425-0146

FREE SPHYNX cat to a loving home! Neutered, 1 1/2 years old. Kind and very lovable-enjoys other animals. (980)254-2607

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Dogs Free puppies, Dachshund. 5 weeks old. Please call 704-314-6580 for more information

Cane Corso Mastiff / Pit Bull American Terrier mix puppies. Shots and dewormed. $125. 704-762-6301

Free cat. Very sweet female silver tabby. Tests negative. Spayed, shots. Only pet. Inside. Please call 704-636-0619

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Rockwell area. 5 room home with acreage. Some hardwood floors, some knotty pine paneling. Partial basement. Call 704-213-9806 or 704-637-8998, 9am-9pm.

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.

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

Salisbury

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Price Reduced

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. $169,900. 704-433-0111

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Gorgeous Remodeled 4 BR home in Country Club Hills. Large kitchen, Granite Counters, Huge Master Suite, Family Room, Wide Deck, Attached Garage, & Fenced Back Yard with Great In-Ground pool. 704202-0091 MLS# 986835

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Salisbury

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

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

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Salisbury

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East Rowan

MODEL-LIKE CONDITION Salisbury. Windmill Ridge. 137 Browns Farm Rd., Two story, 4BR, 2½BA. 2640, cathedral ceilings, custom decorating, gas logs, great room, hardwood flooring, ceramic tile, open & bright, security system, jacuzzi, 2½ car garage, 0.6 acre. upgrades throughout! $219,900

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Build Here! Wooded 2 acres, registered survey, 10 min to Salisbury, $19,900 owner financing. 704-535-4159 E. Rowan res. water front lot, Shore Landing subd. $100,000 Monica Poole B&R Realty 704-245-4628

Lots of Room

Salisbury

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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Salisbury

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

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

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Salisbury & Shelby, 2, 3 & 4 BR, starting at $29,900! Must see! Call today 704-633-6035

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Homes for Sale

3BR/2BA Beautifully renovated historic brick, 2 story antebellum home, 2880 SF, 2 acs. double detached garage. Old smokehouse converted to workshop & storage. Just reduced to $195,000 MLS#51617. April Sherrill Realty 704-402-8083.

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Puppies, Shih Tzu. AKC registered. Homeraised, dewormed, UTD shots. Three females $500 ea. 704-762-9235

Sweet CKC Pomeranian Puppies

Puppies, Pomeranian, Female, Orange with white. Born 11/21/2010. 18 wks. 4 shots & wormings. $250. Male, Red sable with white. Born 1/16/2011. 11 wks, 2 shots & worming. $200. Very sweet & playful. Cash. 704-633-5344

Ready Now! Other Pets

Great Family Dog!

Puppies, Alaskan Malamutes. Very beautiful! Will be ready April 25th. 1st shots & worming. Mom weighs 110 lbs. Dad weights 125 lbs. Both on site. 5 females $450 each. 1 male, $400. Call 704-492-8448

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Puppies, Morkies, CKC. 2 males ~ one with yorkie markings and one with white maltese markings. 1st shots & worming. $350. Call 704-636-9867 Rowan Animal Clinic is having a Horse Coggins & Vaccination Clinic onsite on April 27th, 8am-6pm. RSVP: 704-636-3408

Playful & Sweet!

FREE Lab/Hound mix. Great with kids. Loves to run. Needs big yard. Call 704-200-6138

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

Beautiful multi-colored young female rabbit to a good home. Price $50 includes rabbit, cage and accessories. Call 704-3106643 for more details. Free rabbits. Brownish gray, two months old. Call 704-855-2474 for more information.

Free Puppies. 1 female black and white and 1 male brown and white. Call 704-209-1507 after 5:00 p.m. not sure what breed FREE YORKIE TO GOOD HOME 1 year old female yorkie free to good home. moving and cannot bring pets. 704-754-6033

Puppies. Shih-Tzu, AKC registered just in time for the Easter Bunny! Born February 21. All shots, one female & four males. 704-637-7524

Puppy. Rat Terrier, female, full blooded, five months old. All shots, including rabies, and has been dewormed. $100 OBO. 704-433-6108

Shih-Tzu, Full Blood. CKC registered. Very cute, playful, good w/kids, black & white. 6 wks old & ready to go home. 1st shot, wormed. 3 males, 3 females. Parents on-site. $300 Cash. 704-640-4528, Salisbury

Supplies and Services Puppies and kittens available. Follow us on FaceBook Animal Care Center of Salisbury. Call 704-637-0227

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Western Rowan County

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

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

Apartments

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

Salis. 523 E. Cemetary St. 1BR, 1 BA, No Pets, $330/mo + $330/dep. Sect 8 OK. 704-507-3915.

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

Salis. Nice modern 1BR, energy efficient, off Jake Alexander, lighted parking lot. $395 dep. 704-640-5750

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

Salisbury Airport Rd, 1BR / 1BA, water, trash collection incl'd. All elec. $395/mo. 704633-0425 Lv Msg

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

Spencer. 1BR, apt. furnished, $375/mo. + dep. Water & garbage P/U included. 336-596-6726

Condos and Townhomes

3 BR, 2 BA True Modular Ranch. Over 1600 sq.ft. $129,000 value. Quick sale $107,900 set up on your land. 704-463-7555

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

Real Estate Services Allen Tate Realtors Daniel Almazan, Broker 704-202-0091 www.AllenTate.com B & R REALTY 704-633-2394 www.bostandrufty-realty.com

Century 21 Towne & Country 474 Jake Alexander Blvd. (704)637-7721 Forest Glen Realty Darlene Blount, Broker 704-633-8867 KEY REAL ESTATE, INC. 1755 U.S. HWY 29. South China Grove, NC 28023 704-857-0539 Rebecca Jones Realty 610 E. Liberty St, China Grove 704-857-SELL www.rebeccajonesrealty.com

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

Wanted: Real Estate *Cash in 7 days or less *Facing or In Foreclosure *Properties in any condition *No property too small/large Call 24 hours, 7 days ** 704-239-2033 ** $$$$$$

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

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

Houses for Rent 3 BR, 1 BA, has refrigerator, stove & big yard. No pets. $625/rent + $600/dep. Call Rowan Properties 704-633-0446 3 BR, 2 BA, close to Salisbury Mall. Gas heat, nice. Rent $695, deposit $600. Call Rowan Properties 704-633-0446

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

Colony Garden Apartments

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

Spencer. 2BR/1½ BA, appls w/ W/D hook up, security lights, no pets, Sect. 8 OK. 704-279-3990

Attn. Landlords

A Country Paradise

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

Apartments

2BR and 1-1/2 BA Town Homes $585/mo. Call about our

Spring Move-in Special 704-762-0795

Apartments China Grove. One room eff. w/ private bathroom & kitchenette. All utilities incl'd. $379/mo. + $100 deposit. 704-857-8112 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 TDD Relay 9:00-12:00. 1-800-735-2962 Equal Housing Opportunity. Clancy-hills@cmc-nc.com

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

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

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Houses for Rent

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

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

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

E Rowan area 3BR/2BA, central heat and air, remodeled like new, no pets. 704-279-6139

Rockwell. 2BR, 1BA. Appl., central heat & air. Storage building. $600/mo. 704-2796850 or 704-798-3035

Spencer, 3rd St., 2BR / 1BA, remodeled, fenced in bk yd, cent A/H, $525/mo + dep. 704-640-5750

Salisbury apt. houses for rent 2-3BRs. Application, deposit, & proof of employment req'd. Section 8 welcome. 704-762-1139 E. Rowan. 3BR, 2BA. Carport, living room, great room. Central heat & air, credit check, lease, $895/ mo + deposit. No pets. 704639-6000 or 704-633-0144 Fairmont Ave., 3 BR, 1 ½ BA, has refrigerator & stove, large yard. Rent $725, dep. $700. No Call Rowan Pets. Properties, 704-633-0446 Granite Quarry. 3BR, 2BA. Fireplace, appliances, 2 car garage. Brick house. Please call 704-638-0108 Houses: 3BRs, 1BA. Apartments: 2 & 3 BR's, 1BA Deposit required. Faith Realty 704-630-9650 Kannapolis-202 Allen St, 3BR, 1BA, $750/mo. Enochville-5837 Christy Cir., 3BR, 3BA, DW $795/mo. KREA 704-933-2231 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

2BR ~ 1.5 BA ~ Starting at $555

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2205 Woodleaf Rd., Salisbury, NC 28147 Located at Woodleaf Road & Holly Avenue www.Apartments.com/hollyleaf

Salisbury - 2100 Stokes Ferry Rd. Nice, recently remodeled 2,000 square foot house with 4 BR, 2 BA, large fenced backyard and out building. Central heat and air (gas pack), convenient to I-85. Lots of storage. $800/month plus deposit. Call 336225-2224 or email nursemmy1@yahoo.com

Houses for Rent

Salisbury

Great Location!

Townhome. Impressive entry foyer with mahoghany staircase. Downstairs: L/R, country kitchen w/FP, island & appliances. Laundry room, ½ bath. Upstairs: 2BR, lots of closets, jacuzzi bath. Uniquely historic, but modern. 704-6914459 Salisbury

Park Ave, 2 bedroom, 1 Bath, Central air, gas heat, washer and dryer hookup. $450 a month 704-340-8032

Salisbury, North Shaver Street, 2BR/1BA, gas heat, $425 per month. 704-633-0425 Lv msg Salisbury. 2BR, appls., storage bldg., $425/mo. + deposit. 704-279-6850 or 704-798-3035 Salisbury. 3 & 2 Bedroom Houses. $500-$1,000. Also, Duplex Apartments. 704636-6100 or 704-633-8263

Office and Commercial Rental

Houses for Rent

Salisbury. 3BR, 2 full BA in '08. Remodeled Central heat & AC. $215/week + 3 weeks deposit & 1 weeks rent. Total move in $860. Weekly rental. Rent and work references required. 980-521-4382

West Rowan 3BR/1BA $750 per month + $750 deposit Water furnished. Call 704-633-1234

Office and Commercial Rental

Salisbury East Liberty Street, 3BR/1½BA, gas heat, $590 per month. 704-633-0425 Lv msg

Salisbury, 2 BR houses & apts, $525/mo and up. 704-633-4802

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Salisbury. 3BR, 2BA. On 5 acres. Electric heat & air. Well & septic tank. Clean, spacious, private deck. $800/mo. plus $800 deposit. Please call 704-202-4281 Salisbury. 3BR, 401 Heilig Ave. No pets. Limit 3 people. $575/mo. 704-202-5879 Salisbury. 4BR, 3½BA executive home. $1,750/mo with deposit & 1 year lease. Must have references. Call 704-202-0605

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 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 Complex

450 to 1,000 sq. ft. of Warehouse Space off Jake Alexander Blvd. Call 704-279-8377 5,000 sq.ft. warehouse w/loading docks & small office. Call Bradshaw Real Estate 704-633-9011 Furnished Key Man Office Suites - $250-350. Jake & 150. Util & internet incl. 704-721-6831

Salisbury. Perfect location near Court House & County Building. Six individual offices. New central heat/air, heavily insulated for energy efficiency, fully carpeted (to be installed) except stone at entrance, conference room, employee break room, tile bathroom, complete integrated phone system with video capability in each office & nice reception area. Want to lease but will sell. Perfect for dual occupancy. By appt only. 704-636-1850

HIGH TRAFFIC AREA IN ROCKWELL!

Salisbury. 922 N. Main St. 3BR. $650/mo. 550 Hopehill Rd. mobile home. $325/mo. 704-645-9986

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

Spencer, 3BR/2BA, 7 years old, downstairs bonus room, gas logs in livingroom, includes all appliances including washer & dryer. Nice neighborhood, convenient to schools, 2 car garage, $1,000/mo., $950 dep. 704-202-2610

Beside ACE HARDWARE, #229 E Main St Hwy 52, 2,700 sq ft finished store front combined with 2,100 sq ft warehouse. Call 704-279-4115 or email thadwhicker@cozartlumber.com

Newly constructed S.E. Collins Corporate Building located at 1817 E. Innes St, Salisbury. 2 Professional Business Office Suites available on ground level. 1,375 and 1,425 sq ft each or combine for 2,800 sq ft. Plenty of parking. Will upfit interior to suit. Ideal E. Innes location ½ mile from I-85 and 1 mile from downtown Salisbury. Negotiable lease terms. Call 704-638-6337 or email cbasinger@scollinseng.com

Colonial Village Apts. “A Good Place to Live” 1, 2, & 3 Bedrooms Affordable & Spacious Water Included 704-636-8385 Duplexes & Apts, Rockwell$500-$600. TWO Bedrooms Marie Leonard-Hartsell Wallace Realty 704-239-3096 marie@sellingsalisbury.com Eaman Park Apt. 2 BR, 1 BA, newly renovated. $400/mo. No pets. Please call 704-798-3896 East Rowan area. 2BR, $450-$550 per month. Chambers Realty 704-239-0691 East Spencer - 2 BR, 1 BA. $400 per month. Carolina-Piedmont Prop. 704-248-2520 Eastwind Apartments Low Rent Available For Elderly & Disabled. Rent Based on Social Security Income *Spacious 1 BR *Located on bus line *Washer/Dryer Hookups Call Fisher Realty at: 704-636-7485 for more information. Fleming Heights Apartments April & May Special Get $50 off your 1st 6 months rent 55 & older 704-6365655 Mon.-Fri. 2pm5pm. Call for more information. Equal Housing Opportunity. TDD Sect. 8 vouchers accepted. 800-735-2962 Granite Quarry, 2 BR, 2 BA. Very nice, gas heat. Rent $525, Deposit $500. Call Rowan Properties 704-633-0446

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Lovely Duplex 1, 2, & 3 BR Huge Apartments, very nice. $375 & up. 704-754-1480 403 Carolina Blvd. Duplex For Rent. 2BR,1BA. $500/mo. Please call 704-279-8467 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.

West Side Manor Apts. Robert Cobb Rentals Variety World, Inc. 2345 Statesville Blvd. Near Salisbury Mall

Rowan Hospital area. 2BR, 1BA. Heat, air, water, appl. incl. $675. 704-633-3997 Moreland Pk area. 2BR all appliances furnished. $495-$595/mo. Deposit negotiable. Section 8 welcome. 336-247-2593 Moving to Town? Need a home or Apartment? We manage rental homes & apartments. Call and let us help you. Waggoner Realty Co. 704-633-0462 www.waggonerrealty.com

N. Ellis St. 1BR, 1BA. Includes water, basic cable, washer/dryer. No pets. Smoking deck $425/mo. $400 dep. 704-633-2004 NICE DUPLEX WITH CARPORT Roomy 2 BR/1 Bath. East Rowan area. $550. Call 704-239-8386 Salisbury

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511 Walton Road. Nice 2 bedroom apartment. Central heat & air, appliances & water furnished. Absolutely NO PETS. $450/mo. + $450 deposit. References required. Nice landlord. Call 704-6362486. or 336-752-2246

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Autos

Trucks, SUVs & Vans

Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara SUV, 2007. Steel blue metallic exterior with dark slate gray interior. Stock #F11055A. $19,887. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Nissan Xterra S SUV, 2006. Solar Yellow Clearcoat exterior with charcoal interior. Stock #T10409A. $10,887 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Toyota FJ Cruiser, 2007. Sun Fusion exterior with dark charcoal interior. Stock# P7668. $25,387. 1-800-542-9758. www.cloningerford.com

Extra Nice

Prime Location 309 North Main St. Ground level, newly redecorated. 765 sq. ft. Utilities, janitorial & parking incl. 704-636-3567

Trucks, SUVs & Vans

Buick Rendezvous, 2002. AWD, leather interior, heated seats, all extras. 156K miles. $5800. 704-638-0226

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

Rockwell. Nice retail or office building. $400/ mo. Call 704-279-6973 or 704-279-7988 Salisbury

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

GMC 2001 Sierra SLE Extended Cab. Excellent condition, 8 ft. bed, one owner, navy blue, trailer towing package, 78,000 miles. $8,500. 704-2026098

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Office Space

We have office suites available in the Executive Center. First Month Free with No Deposit! With all utilities from $150 and up. Lots of amenities. Call Tom Bost at B & R Realty 704-202-4676 www.bostandrufty-realty.com

Salisbury, Kent Exec. Park, $100 & up, 1st month free, ground floor, incls conf rm, utilities, & ample pkg. 704-202-5879 Salisbury. S. Main location. Utilities incl. Level access. Private entrance. Must see. 704-638-0108

Weekly Special Only $14,995

Ford Crown Victoria LX, 2001. Toreador Red clearcoat metallic exterior with medium parchment interior. Stock# F11241A. $6,987. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Dodge Dakota Sport, Cab, 1999. Regular White exterior with gray interior. Stock #F10461A. $4,987. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Chrysler LeBaron LX, 1995. Convertible. Teal green, grey interior. Call 704-633-9163

Manufactured Home for Rent

Honda Accord, 2004. Automatic, leather. V-6. Sunroof. Extra clean! Call Steve at 704-603-4255

Pontiac Grand Prix SE, 2002. Redfire metallic exterior with graphite interior. Stock # P7627A. $6,687. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

China Grove. Very private. 3BR, 1½ BA. No pets. $500/mo. plus $400 deposit. 704-699-6334

East Area. 2BR, water, trash. Limit 2. Dep. req. No pets. Call 704-6367531 or 704-202-4991

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

Saturn SL, 2002, Cranberry with Gray Cloth interior 1.9L AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION W/OD all power, AM/FM/CD, alloy rims, nonsmoker, GAS SAVERRRR!! 704-603-4255

East Rowan. 2BR. trash and lawn service included. No pets. $450 month. 704-433-1255 Faith. 2BR, 1BA. Water, trash, lawn maint. incl. No pets. Ref. $425. 704-2794282 or 704-202-3876 Granite Quarry, 3 BR, 2 BA, DW. $700/mo. Faith, 2 BR, 1 BA MH, $400/mo. No Pets. 704-239-2831

Salisbury. 3/4BR, 2BA. F/P, garden tub, 4 skylights, 2,250 sqft., 2 car carport. Section 8 welcome. School bus picks up in front of house for elem., middle and high school. $850/mo + $850 dep. Please call 704-245-4191 or 704310-5990

Lexus IS 300 Sedan, 2003. Graphite gray pearl exterior with black interior. Stock #T11202B. $12,787. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Salis./China Grove area, whole house use included. $105/wk + dep. Utilities pd. Call Marty 704-496-1050.

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

Transportation Dealerships

Dodge Ram 1500 SLT/Sport/TRX, 2009. Brilliant black crystal pearlcoat exterior with pebble beige light interior. Stock #T11270A. $18,687. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Mercedes Benz C Class Sport, 2006. 6 speed manual V6. 704-603-4255

Toyota Prius, 2009. Classic silver metallic exterior with dark gray interior. Stock # P7649. $21,487. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Transportation Financing

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

Tim Marburger Honda 1309 N First St. (Hwy 52) Albemarle NC 704-983-4107 Troutman Motor Co. Highway 29 South, Concord, NC 704-782-3105

Transportation Financing Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer Ed., 2003 True Blue Metallic/ Med Parchment leather int., 4.0L (245), SOHC SEFI V6 AUTO, loaded, all pwr, AM/FM/CD changer, steering wheel controls, alloy rims, heated seats, rides & drives great! 704-603-4255

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BMW M3 Convertible, 2004. Silver gray metallic exterior with gray interior. Stock #F11243A1 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Cadillac Deville, 2005, Light Platinum w/Shale leather interior, 4.6L, DOHC, V8, Northstar, AUTO transmission, AM/FM/CD, all power, LOW MILES, nonsmoker, all books, alloy rims, RIDE OF LUXURY!! 704-603-4255

Cadillac Seville SLS Sedan, 2001. Cashmere exterior with oatmeal interior. Stock #F11236B. $7,987.1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Nissan Altima 2.5 S Coupe, 2009. Code Red Metallic w/Charcoal interior. Stock #F10363A. $19,687. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Nissan Maxima, 3.5 SE, 2006. Majestic Blue metallic exterior with frost interior. Stock # T10767A. $11,287. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Nissan Sentra SE-R, 2003. Vibrant blue metallic exterior with black interior. Stock# F11088A. $6,887. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Nissan Versa 1.8S, 2007. Blue onyx metallic exterior with charcoal interior. Stock# T11316A. $10,987. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

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Toyota Yaris, 2009. Barcelona red metallic exterior with dark charcoal interior. Stock # P7667. $14,287 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

VW Jetta GLX-VR6, 2002. Automatic, sunroof, leather interior. One of a kind. Call Steve 704-603-4255

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Ford Focus SE 2000, red exterior, four door, very clean, great gas mileage. New tires, automatic, $3,800 obo. Please call 704-798-4375

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

Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 LTZ, 2007. Black exterior w/ebony/light cashmere interior. Stock #F10336A. $24,687. 1800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD LS Crew Cab, 2005. Summit white exterior with dark charcoal interior. Stock #P7656$14,587. Call 1-800-542-9758. www.cloningerford.com

Honda Pilot EXL, 2005, Redrock Pearl w/Saddle int., VTEC, V6, 5-sp. auto., fully loaded, all pwr opts, AM/FM/CD changer, steering wheel controls, pwr leather seats, alloy rims, 3RD seat, sunroof, nonsmoker, LOADED! 704-603-4255

Jeep Cherokee Classic SUV, 2001. Stone white clearcoat exterior with agate interior. Stock #F11124B1. $8,287. Call Now 1-800-542-9758. www.cloningerford.com

Ford F-150 Supercrew XLT, 2007. Redfire clearcoat metallic exterior with medium flint interior. Stock# F10563A. $15,787. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Toyota 4Runner SR5 SUV, 2007. Titanium Metallic exterior with stone interior. Stock #T11219A. $22,887. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Toyota Tundra Double Cab, SR-5, 2008. Only 13k miles. Extra Clean! Must See! Call Steve 704-603-4255

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No. 61269 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS New Running Track - EAST ROWAN HIGH SCHOOL - Salisbury, NC Pursuant to Section 143-129 of the North Carolina General Statutes, Sealed Proposals for the furnishing of labor, materials and equipment for the reconstruction and surfacing of the running track and field event runways at East Rowan High School, Salisbury, NC, will be received from qualified bidders in the office of Ramsay Burgin Smith Architects, Inc., 225 N. Main Street, Salisbury, North Carolina, until 2:00 P.M. - Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at which time they will be publicly opened and read. Bid proposals will be received from licensed Contractors. Instructions for submitting Bids and complete plans and specifications for the project may be obtained from Ramsay Burgin Smith Architects, Inc., 225 North Main Street, Suite 501, Salisbury, NC 28144 after April 11, 2011. A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at the site beginning at 9:00 A.M. On - Tuesday, May 3, 2011 Bids shall be accompanied by a Bid Bond in the amount of 5% of the bid. A Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Bond each in the amount of 100% of the Contract Sum will be required from the successful bidder. The Rowan-Salisbury Schools have the right to reject any and all proposals.

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Ford Explorer XLT, 2004. Silver birch clearcoat metallic exterior with medium parchment interior. Stock# F10380A. $8,887. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Ford F-150 Super Crew Lariat, 4x4, leather interior, must see! Call Steve at 704-603-4255

Nissan Pathfinder LE, 2002, Sahara Beige Metallic/Tan leather, 3.5L auto trans, all power options, Dual HEATED & POWER seats, AM/FM/Tape/CD changer, sunroof, homelink, LOW MILES, extra clean DON'T LET THIS ONE SLIP AWAY! 704-603-4255

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

Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo, 2004. Stone white clearcoat exterior with taupe interior. Stock # P7669. $10,487. Call 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

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

Trucks, SUVs & Vans

GMC Yukon XL 1500 SLT SUV, 2003. Green exterior with neutral/shale interior, Stock #F10528C2. $13,387. 1-800-542-9758. www.cloningerford.com

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

Ford Escape XLT, 2001. Yellow exterior with medium graphite interior. Stock# F10556A. $6,387. 1-800-542-9758. www.cloningerford.com

Saturn VUE V6 SUV, 2007. Storm gray clearcoat exterior with gray interior. Stock #F10528D1. $14,787 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

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

Honda Odyssey EX-L, 2007. White exterior with ivory interior. Stock# T10673A. $23,787. Call 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

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

Tim Marburger Dodge 287 Concord Pkwy N. Concord, NC 28027 704-792-9700

Woodleaf DW, 285 Quarry Rd. 3BR, 2BA. Large private lot. Storage building. $650/month + deposit. 704-754-2108

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

Toyota Corolla LE, Super white 2010. exterior with ash interior. Stock# P7625. $14,987. Call 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Service & Parts

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

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

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

Rooms for Rent

ATV. 2007 Arctic Cat 400, auto, 4x4, dark green, gun racks on front, padded seats on back with packs, 5x8 trailer, mesh bottom tailgate from Tractor Supply, 2 years old. 704-791-9910.

Harley Davidson 1995 Road King, 1340 cc, 44,500 miles, well maintained. $6,200 firm. 704-636-2267

Cooleemee. 2BR $100 / wk, $400 dep on ½ ac lot. 336-998-8797, 704-9751579 or 704-489-8840 E. Rowan area, 2BR / 1BA, $300/mo, 3 people limit, no pets, refs required. 704-857-3917

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

Motorcycles & ATVs

Spencer Shops Lease great retail space for as little as $750/mo for 2,000 sq ft at. 704-431-8636 Warehouse space / manufacturing as low as $1.25/sq. ft./yr. Deposit. Call 704-431-8636

Lincoln Navigator, 2002. Oxford White/Tan Leather interior, 5.4L, auto trans, AM/FM/Tape/CD changer, DVD, heated & air cooled seats, all power, 3RD seat, chromes rims, lighted running boards, DRIVES AWESOME! 704-603-4255

2002 BMW 330ci Convertible One of a Kind! Must See! Call Steve today! 704-603-4255 Ford Focus SE, 2010. Natural neutral metallic exterior with medium stone interior. Stock # P7638. $14,687. 1-800542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Toyota, Tundra SR5, 2004. V8 (4.7 liter), 4x4. All power. 89,500 miles. Transferable warranty up to 100,000 miles. Excellent condition. $13,250. 704-728-9898

GMC Canyon SLT, 2006. Silver Birch metallic exterior with dark pewter interior. Stock #T11320A. $20,387. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo, 2006. Red rock crystal pearlcoat exterior with medium slate gray interior. Stock# F11243A2. $16,387. Call 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

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

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Sunday, April 10 If you put your mind to it and stick with it through thick and thin, success in an enterprise that you personally create or manage will be in the offing. Regardless of the endeavor’s size, the rewards will be huge. Aries (March 21-April 19) — If you want to maintain good relationships with family members, don’t close your mind to their opinions, needs or wants. If you’re not concerned about them, why should they care about yours? Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Something critical to your needs might not come as easily as you had anticipated, so don’t take anything for granted. Seize any opportunity where you find it. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Be budgetminded, because there will be no backup funds if you blow what little you have. If you lack self-discipline, you could find yourself broke for much longer than you think. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Don’t put yourself in the position of relying on someone being there when you need help. He or she may be more conflicted than you realize, and not be able to help. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — If you allow your generosity and time to be abused, you’ll only have yourself to blame. Don’t make more commitments or promises than you can comfortably handle. Be practical. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Assess all financial matters of importance from every angle. If you don’t, you could end up kidding yourself into believing you have more funds and/or opportunities than actually exist. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — A partnership arrangement won’t be of any value if you ally yourself with someone who can’t offer you anything that you don’t already have. Beware of those who only look out for themselves. Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — It’s likely to be a mistake to try to palm off on others work that you should be taking care of personally. Any tasks that you delegate to others are likely to be poorly performed, and you’ll be held responsible. Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Speculative elements tend to intrigue you, so you must be careful what you get yourself into. Unfortunately, it isn’t likely that you will fare too well when risk-taking is a factor. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Just because a friend of yours is concerned about your welfare doesn’t necessarily make his or her solutions correct. Be courteous and listen to all suggestions, but analyze things for yourself. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Even if you’re the type of person who is usually quite diligent and always does what is expected, today could be an exception if you’re not in the right frame of mind. Pisces (Feb. 20-March 20) — If you finally figure out that most of the limitations you’re now experiencing stem from past extravagance, vow to manage your resources more carefully and responsibly. Know where to look for romance and you’ll find it. The Astro-Graph Matchmaker instantly reveals which signs are romantically perfect for you. Mail $3 to Astro-Graph, P.O. Box 167, Wickliffe, OH 44092-0167. UNited FeatUre SyNdiCate

Today’s celebrity birthdays Actor Harry Morgan is 96. Actor Max von Sydow is 82. Actress Liz Sheridan is 82. Actor Omar Sharif is 79. Singer Bobbie Smith of The Spinners is 75. Reggae artist Bunny Wailer is 64. Actor Steven Seagal is 60. Singer Terre Roche of The Roches is 58. Actor Peter MacNicol is 57. Bassist Steven Gustafson of 10,000 Maniacs is 54. Singer-producer Babyface is 53. Musician Brian Setzer is 52. Rapper Afrika Bambaataa is 51. Singer Katrina Leskanich of Katrina and the Waves is 51.

‘Today’ show faces transition

Eric Clapton jams in jazz set with Wynton Marsalis

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC’s “Today” show has been one of the most stable and successful programs in the history of television over the past 15 years. Now it faces the possibility of a major makeover. Co-host Meredith Vieira, the “newbie” on “Today” with five years in the early-morning anchor chair, is leaning toward leaving when her contract expires in September, according to multiple reports this week. That news was barely digested when an unconfirmed “Entertainment Tonight” story suggested that her partner, Matt Lauer, also may leave when his contract is done in nearly 21 months. The two anchors have not commented on their futures. “There seems to be an awful lot of speculation on news anchors these days, and it’s not our practice to comment on any of it,” NBC News spokeswoman Megan Kopf said. As this happens, the “Today” show magic number stands at 798. That’s how many consecutive weeks it has been No. 1 in the morning show ratings — more than 15 years without a loss to ABC’s “Good Morning America,” CBS’ “The Early Show” or anybody. It’s a gold mine for NBC, particularly important for the company as the network’s prime-time fortunes collapsed. The program, now four hours long, earned more than a half-billion dollars for NBC News in 2010, more than it ever has. “A lot of their strength has been that they have had a team together with very

NEW YORK (AP) — Eric Clapton fulfilled his childhood fantasy as he took a turn on the jazz side, collaborating with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra for a little bit of swing at the orchestra’s annual gala benefit. “I’ve never done anything like this in my life before,” said Clapton during Thursday’s concert, which saw the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer use his guitar skills to play jazz classics like “Joe Turner’s Blues,” “Corrine, Corrina” and “Ice Cream.” An admittedly nervous Clapton revealed that his love of jazz music went back to his childhood. “I wanted to be in a jazz band as a kid, but the guitar took me away,” he told the audience. But for one night, at least, he was the star of one, run-

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NBC co-host Matt Lauer, left, talks with actress anne hathaway during an appearance on the ‘today’ show thursday. Meredith without a hiccup,” said Shelley Ross, who was “Good Morning America” executive producer from 1999 to 2004 and did the same job at “The Early Show” in 2007-08. Vieira, 57, in an interview with Ladies’ Home Journal last fall, said, “I’ll know when it’s time to go, and I’m not afraid to go.” She has spoken of spending more time with her husband, author Richard M. Cohen, who wrote a bestselling book about coping with multiple sclerosis and colon cancer. She has a less timeconsuming second job as host of the game show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.” Curry seems an obvious replacement. After she wasn’t given the job in 2006, she stayed on at “Today” and reinvented herself as a reporter eager to travel the world for stories. Audience testing has shown she’s consistently popular with viewers, Westin

said. If NBC went elsewhere, there’s a good chance they would have two positions to fill: Human nature suggests someone who’s been at the same job for 15 years and is passed over twice for promotion would want to move on. Lauer is another issue. It’s hard to know what to make of the report he’s poised to leave. Networks have been known to leak stories to nudge action on a contract extension. NBC News often seeks longterm contracts for its valued employees, and quietly locked up Lauer at the same time the world had been focused on Couric’s future. Agents have also adroitly played the press to increase pressure on a company to raise a salary offer. Or it could be true: 17 years is a long time to wake up for work in the middle of the night.

ning through songs he’d selected — and one that he didn’t. “Here’s a song that I didn’t really want to do,” said Clapton. “I said the only way I’ll do it is if Wynton would make it sound like it came out of New Orleans.” Clapton and company then launched into a sultry, jazzed-up version of his classic “Layla,” complete with trumpets, a trombone and a clarinet. Marsalis praised Clapton for not only donating his time for the event, which raised $3.6 million, but also for his deep knowledge of the genre. “The depth of respect I have for this man...,” said Marsalis as he lauded Clapton, adding that it was an honor to play with the rock god. “So much is not what it’s said to be,” Marsalis said. “This man is for real.”

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strong interpersonal relationships for a long time,” said David Westin, former ABC News president. The team goes beyond the two main anchors, and it is one comfortable with itself and with viewers. Lauer has been with the show since 1994 and co-anchor since replacing Bryant Gumbel in 1997. Newsreader Ann Curry has been there since 1997. Utility player Al Roker, who forecasts weather, does features and anchors the 9 a.m. hour, joined in 1996. Many Americans have spent more time with them over morning coffee than with their spouses. “Today” averages 5.5 million viewers a day this season, compared with 4.7 million at “Good Morning America” and 2.7 million at “The Early Show,” according to the Nielsen Co. ABC has gained in viewers this season, but “Today” just recorded its widest margin of victory in seven years during the first quarter in the demographic it bases ad sales upon. Transitions are a point of pride at NBC News, which passed the “Nightly News” baton smoothly from Tom Brokaw to Brian Williams. The 2006 exit of Katie Couric, a key component of the show’s success, was a real concern. But top NBC executive Jeff Zucker, who rose to prominence by running the “Today” show, lured Vieira from “The View” as a replacement and she fit in seamlessly. “If they proved they could replace Katie Couric without a hiccup, they can replace

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Another bubble? Money flowing in San Francisco tech industry again Along with Twitter, the San Francisco startup causing the most excitement is Zynga, maker of popular Facebook games like “FarmVille” and “CityVille.” Estimates based on recent investments put the valuations of both companies at $7 billion or more. Yet unlike the first dot-com era, when companies with neither customers nor a clear way to make money raised millions in public stock offerings, both Twitter and Zynga have become major participants in the online economy. While Twitter is still tweaking its business model and keeps its revenue figures closely held, the company happily claims 175 million users on its way to becoming a global phenomenon. Zynga’s popularity and approach to money-making are even clearer: It sells virtual goods that players use in the company’s online games. Last year, the company made about $400 million doing just that, according to published reports. “It seems like they’re doing things that people want rather than what they think they want,” said market researcher Colin Yasukochi of today’s startups versus those

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Kevin systrom, left, works with shayne sweeney at the instagram mobile photo sharing service in san Francisco. a decade ago. In a study for his employer, commercial real estate firm Jones Lange LaSalle, Yasukochi found that the number of tech jobs in San Francisco is nearing the peak set in 2000, the height of the dotcom boom. Yet the 32,000 tech workers today are occupying about half the commercial real estate space as their 34,000 counterparts before the crash — a possible sign that the estimated 500 tech companies in the city are taking a more conservative approach.

During the first dot-com boom, technology companies were committing to large spaces with the intent of filling them with employees well ahead of their needs, Yasukochi said. “Obviously that growth never materialized,” he said. “That had dire consequences.” Those consequences included an office vacancy rate that shot from less than 5 percent to 25 percent in two years. Accompanied by the crushing blow of the 9/11 attacks on the city’s tourism economy

and housing prices that kept rising despite major job losses, the dot-com crash hit San Francisco harder overall than the recent recession, Egan said. As a result, San Franciscans have reason to fear the bursting of another bubble even as they enjoy the fruits of the tech industry’s current good fortune. The hope is that companies, investors and the city itself have learned enough from past mistakes to avoid irrational exuberance. The possible signs of a different attitude include a much lower rate of venture capital investment. The greater Silicon Valley saw more than $8.5 billion poured into the software industry during the year 2000 alone, according to Thomson Reuters data. In 2010, the amount was less than

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$2 billion. Startups are still raising money, but running lean has become fashionable. Last year, Kevin Systrom, 27, co-founded a company that follows the typical lean San Francisco startup model, though with atypical success. The mobile photo sharing service Instagram launched in October. Since then, he says the service has grown to about 3 million registered users, or an average of a half-million new users each month. Right now the company has four workers — as Systrom puts it, one non-technical person and one engineer for every million users. Despite raising $7 million from investors, he says the company has no plans to go on a hiring spree or seek to cash in on a public stock offering, the stereotypical scenario during the first Internet boom.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A certain feeling is back in San Francisco. Murmurings of stock market riches. Twentysomething entrepreneurs as celebrities. Lamborghinis parked next to taco trucks. Driven by social media and mobile startups, the money is flowing in the city’s tech industry again, a decade after the dot-com boom minted overnight millionaires and its crash fueled a local recession worse than anything San Francisco has seen in the latest downturn. A recent tax break for Twitter and other proposals show city officials are hopeful that this latest tech industry prosperity does not portend another bubble and another bust. “It seems to be the industry that’s leading us out of the recession at the moment,” said Ted Egan, the city’s chief economist. Even so, he said, “it’s certainly not yet another dot-com boom.” At present, the signs do not point clearly to the same excess of optimism that led to the high perch from which the city had so far to fall. But some of the numbers swirling around the tech startup scene could stir a sense of deja vu.

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A state of distress Undergraduate journalism majors at UNC-Chapel Hill recently explored the human dimensions of poverty, unemployment and economic turmoil in North Carolina. These are four of the stories they reported and wrote.

Eastern N.C.: Food bank has a new clientele

Orange County: More are depending on SNAP

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BY LOUIE HORVATH

hat we have been seeing in the past five years or so is that the face of hunger is not just the homeless person on the street but can be the welldressed person that you know,” said Christy Simmons, the manager of public relations at the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina. In the 34 counties served by the Food Bank, 545,000 individuals are considered at risk of hunger — an increase of 60,000 people since last year — said Simmons. The 30-year-old Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina has more than 800 partner agencies, including soup kitchens, food pantries and shelters. The Food Bank distributed more than 4.1 million pounds of food and other supplies during the 2009-2010 fiscal year. Earline Middleton, the Food Bank’s vice president of agency services, spoke at a food insecurity workshop at the Come to the Table conference in Winston-Salem in February. “Food banking used to distribute anything they got,” she said. “However, as a food bank, our goal is to advocate and to try to get more nutritious food. North Carolina is rich in produce but yet we have very high incidences of chronic diseases because of poor health. One of the things that we’ve done is distribute more produce — 10 million pounds of produce last year.” The Food Bank has joined with Blue Cross/Blue Shield of North Carolina to develop the Kids Café Program, which brings together community organizations such as YMCA and Boys & Girls Clubs to educate youngsters about nutrition and provide healthy meals. About 1,300 children are being served each week. The Food Bank also helps meet nutritional needs of children during weekends and breaks from school through the Bayer CropScience BackPack program. Children are given a backpack filled with non-perishable food items on Friday afternoons to provide them with nutritious, easy-toprepare meals. People talk about obesity, said Middleton. “It’s about not eating empty calories. We also try to include nutrition education in our programming. Our Kids Café offers not just food, but opportunities for physical activity. We try to educate on how to prepare the food. It’s our culture to solicit healthier

aura Williams has been looking forward to going to the grocery store — to shop for herself. After all, she works at the supermarket, but only recently has gotten on the food stamps program in order to buy what she sells to others all day long. Williams is a single mother of four children, ages 15, 8, 6 and 2. “My rent is more than I make per month at work,” she said, “so it’s kind of hard to get food, pay the bills, and make sure my kids get what they need. It’s really, really hard.” As a result, she now participates in the federal Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the program formerly known as food stamps. The mother of four plans her food purchases for each month, periodically replenishing milk and other perishables, seeking to ensure her food supply lasts the entire month. “When we go through the grocery store, everything is planned out for the whole month,” Williams said. “The main thing is meats, I’ll get them and then we’ll go get frozen vegetables, fresh fruit, stuff like that.” Some of the unhealthiest food is also the cheapest to consumers. So for many people on a limited budget, getting more food often means buying food of limited nutrition. “Whatever’s on sale,” Williams said. “Just to make it last throughout the month.” Williams is part of a growing multitude that relies on SNAP to help them meet their food needs. In the past five years, North Carolina has seen the number of SNAP cases nearly double, from 385,697 in April of 2007 to 716,471 in February of this year. Growth in the caseload has accelerated each year from 2007 onwards. Nationally, the number of individuals in SNAP has gone up every year since 2000, and, as in North Carolina, the last three years have seen an accelerated growth in cases. In 2007, 26.3 million Americans were in SNAP, and now that number has ballooned to more than 40 million Americans. “I would say it’s because more people are needing assistance,” Lori Walston, public information officer at the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, said. “I mean, that’s kind of the dumb answer, but obviously it’s economy based.” Walston laid out a typical scenario in which the recent economic slowdown has inten-

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Eden: A shaky economy takes its toll BY STEPHANIE BULLINS or more than half her life, Tammie Thomasson worked at the same mill in Eden, a classic Southern textile-making town north of Greensboro near the Virginia state line. Then her job was shipped overseas, and she was out of work. When Hanesbrands closed in February 2009, 720 local workers lost their jobs, including Thomasson and her husband. “We knew it was going to happen, so we tried to plan for that,” she said. “We tried to pay off as many bills as we could while we were working and tried to save. We knew it was coming.” Two years later, Thomasson’s husband is working at Loparex, another mill in Eden that manufactures adhesive-backed paper. Thomasson still can’t find a job. “You could sign up to go to school if you wanted to,” Thomasson said. “I did that for a year. I didn’t go for the degree.” Along with severance packages, Hanesbrands offered to assist workers interested in going back to school. Workers were given the option to go to Rockingham Community College and earn an associate’s degree or complete vocational certificate programs. Thomasson got certificates in office administration, medical ter-

Stephanie Bullins is a junior from Eden, majoring in English and journalism, with a concentration in multimedia.

“We still have an education system designed to produce factory workers ... rather than knowledge workers.” KARL STAUBER CEO, Danville Regional Foundation

minology and medical office billing and coding, but said she couldn’t even consider the degree program because classes and studying would take away too much time she currently spends

with her 9-year-old son, Ryan. Thomasson isn’t alone. Eden has an unemployment rate of almost 12 percent, while the national rate hovers around 9 percent. Since 1996, layoffs in textiles and other industries have cut more than 3,200 Eden jobs. While Thomasson was able to attend a community college, more than 30 percent of residents over the age of 25 do not have a high school diploma. Less than 10 percent hold a bachelor’s degree. Nationally, nearly 87 percent of adults age 25 or older hold a high school diploma, and nearly 40 percent received an associate’s or bachelor’s degree. The educational system is one of the main issues that needs to be addressed when looking at challenges faced by mill towns, said Karl Stauber, president and CEO of the Danville Regional Foundation, a private, nonprofit center that works to improve education, economic health and the quality of life in the Dan River area. Though the foundation does not study Eden specifically, Stauber said the city has several parallels to Danville, Va., and other small industrial towns in the South. “We are leaving a factory economy and moving to a knowledge economy,” he said. “It will require workers who are facile with computers, good with numbers and work well in teams. But we still have an education system designed

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Raleigh: Bolstering the little children BY JESSICA SEAMAN AND T YLER F ORD homas Parker recites the alphabet with his classmates everyday in his More at Fourfunded classroom at the Triangle Daycare Center in Durham. While the 4-year-old, known as TJ, is prepping for kindergarten, his mother, Brittany Purdie, is worried that her 3-year-old daughter, Talia, might not get the same opportunity if state legislators decide to cut the More at Four program.

Jessica Seaman is a junior from King, majoring in journalism and mass communication and history. Tyler Ford is a junior from Durham, majoring in journalism.

“I really want Talia in the program because of how much it has helped TJ,” Purdie said. More at Four is a pre-kindergarten program that provides an educational advantage for 4-yearold children at risk of falling behind in kindergarten and elementary school, said John Prewitt, the executive director of More at Four. He said at-risk children are from families with incomes 75 percent below the state median. For a family of four, their total income would be about $43,000, Prewitt said. “It is a carefully constructed intervention for at-risk population of 4-year-old students,” Prewitt said. “The majority of children in the program have never been in childcare prior. So it serves an unserved

population of students.” This year the program received about $160 million in funding. In her budget proposal, Gov. Bev Perdue proposed cutting the program by 5 percent next year to help balance the state budget. Prewitt said the cut proposed by the governor would reduce the program’s funding by $4 million, resulting in about 45 fewer teachers and assistants and 800 fewer children in 4-yearold pre-K. Prewitt said that about $80 million of its funding comes from the General Fund, while the other half comes from lottery proceeds. Currently, More at Four serves 30,000 children. Since the governor proposed her

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See SNAP, 4D Louie Horvath is a senior majoring in journalism and a senior writer for the Daily Tar Heel.

OPINION

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Ivo put celebrity savvy to speedy use

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COUNTY WANTS TO CUT BACK

Nonprofits wait and see he Rowan Arts Council, Rowan Museum and the Salisbury-Rowan Human Relations Council might be tempted to take “Rowan” out of their names after last week’s Rowan County Board of Commissioners meeting. The board took an early budget vote to cut the groups out of its 2011-12 budget and reduce allocations to several other nonprofits by 10 percent. But there’s no need for a name change, not yet. The commissioners’ decision is only preliminary; the real vote comes when they consider the entire county budget later this spring. So why did they take up the issue last week? According to Commissioner Carl Ford, who made the motion to cut the agencies, it was time. “We’ve been kicking this idea around ever since I’ve been on the commission,” Ford said in a phone interview. He was ready to take action to reduce nonprofit spending and cut out some agencies altogether. “I’m not saying they don’t do good things.” Here are the proposed cuts: • Rowan Arts Council, $22,991. Several people have asked him why the county funds the Arts Council, Ford said, and he didn’t have an answer. • Rowan Museum, $19,000. The county gave Rowan Museum its building last year, Ford pointed out. That means the museum can once again rent space for receptions and other events at which alcohol is served — a no-no on county property. • Salisbury-Rowan Human Relations Council, $3,500. Ford believes the county should help support the group’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day activities but not allocate other money to the council. Within the county’s $129 million budget, the impact of these savings will be infinitesimal. But within the agencies’ budgets, the amounts are big money, and the cuts will hurt. The Rowan Museum, for example, would be losing 10 percent of its annual budget if commissioners follow through, according to director Kaye Brown Hirst. That could force the museum to reduce hours or charge admission at its North Main Street facility, which unveils a new Civil War exhibit today. (Visitors are asked to make a donation.) This comes at the worst time for nonprofits, because private donations and memberships have slowed, too. The Chronicle of Philanthropy reports giving was down 11 percent at the nation’s top 400 charities in 2009, while smaller organizations faced more drastic funding decreases. The situation has only gotten worse since then. The across-the-board 10 percent cut in county allocations to all eligible nonprofits sounds feasible. But the 100 percent cuts deserve more study and explanation. The harm inflicted on an agency could greatly outweigh the benefit to the county. And then there’s the harm to the county’s image. On the surface, commissioners appear to have lost interest in the arts, history and racial harmony. Say it isn’t so.

Common sense

(Or uncommon wisdom, as the case may be)

Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, and to lead but not manipulate. — William Arthur Ward

hen we think of those who ditch lucrative careers to follow their bliss, a dragstrip burnout probably isn’t the first thing that pops into mind. We envision the path less traveled as a woodsy trail leading to a pottery shed or stained-glass studio rather than the sensory chaos of fire-belching dragsters catapulting down the asphalt at ridiculous speeds. But for some, joy comes in quarter-mile increments. Joseph Campbell, meet “TV” Tommy Ivo. While legions of actors have gone to Hollywood to pursue their dreams, Ivo was a rarity and a genuine CHRIS rebel. As a young, successVERNER ful actor, he turned his back on Tinseltown in the 1960s, just as television was coming of age, to follow his soul’s true yearning. And therein, as the bard might say, lies a most interesting tale. It’s one told admirably by Davidsonbased automotive writer Tom Cotter in his new book “ ‘TV’ Tommy Ivo: Drag Racing’s Master Showman.” In a previous book, Cotter wrote about Dean Jeffries, the brilliant and iconoclastic designer of hod rods and custom cars that dazzled automotive enthusiasts decades ago. Just as that book helped us understand the creative urge that drives those who form sculptures on wheels, this book reveals the all-consuming need for speed that motivated one of motorsports’ more transformative and intriguing figures. As Ivo’s lifelong pal and fellow dragracer, Don “The Snake” Prudhomme, writes in the foreward, Ivo was always pushing the envelope: “When no one had mag wheels, Ivo had polished Halibrands. When guys were welding up junkyard parts, Ivo had candy apple paint jobs and chrome plating. It was Ivo who helped turn drag racing from a hobby into a profession.” He was the first to perceive the profit

‘TV’ Tommy Ivo left a career on the small screen for drag racing, his real passion. potential in touring the country to engage in match races — heavily hyped events that pitted Ivo against other hot-shoe racers. He was the first to run the quartermile in under 6 seconds, the first to fabricate an outrageous, four-engined dragster. He campaigned everything from Tbucket roadsters to funny cars to jet-turbine powered rockets on wheels — and came close to killing himself on more than one hair-raising occasion. He was a brilliant self-promoter and a prankster who sometimes secretly poured motor oil into Prudhomme’s shampoo bottle. In the beginning, though, he was a curly-haired ham with a cherubic smile who was performing on stage by age 6. Beginning in the 1940s, Ivo was a child star who appeared in TV shows and movies alongside such long-ago stars as Pinky Lee, Boris Karloff, Spencer Tracy, Jerry Lewis, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. In 1961, at age 21, he had a starring role in the TV series “My Little Margie,” appearing as the bumbling Haywood Botts. Ivo had been building and racing cars since his teens but eventually had to en-

gage others to do the driving after the studio suits threatened to fire him if he persisted in such reckless activities. So Ivo reined himself in, officially at least. Then “Margie” was canceled, and the 21-yearold Ivo arrived at a fateful moment. Would it be the cameras or the cockpit? Actually, as he relates to Cotter, it was no choice at all. Ivo shut his dressing room door and shouted for joy “because now I could go racing.” For the next two decades or so, that’s what he did, traveling around the country (and even Europe) competing in a series of self-designed, flamboyant race cars. As the title suggests, while Ivo had left Hollywood behind, he put its lessons to good use in the way he traded on his celebrity persona and marketing savvy to build a fan base. Ivo never won a drag-racing championship, but that was never what it was about for him. He wanted to go fast, have fun and write his own script. It was, as Cotter concludes, a life well lived and vividly recalled. Today, in his mid-70s but still possessed of his trademark grin, Ivo’s racing days are long past. He’s one of the sport’s elder statesmen, a member of the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America as well as the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame. A few years ago, Hot Rod magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in racing. In addition to Cotter’s anecdote-rich narrative, the book has a wealth of photos showing Ivo at various stages of his career, from his early acting days to flameengulfed launches at the strip. It also has detailed passages on the many cars that Ivo campaigned. While gearheads and race fans are the target audience, Ivo’s story might also be instructive for ulcerplagued corporate climbers trying to figure out the fastest way to leave the rat race behind. Ivo would probably recommend a supercharged hemi. • • • Chris Verner is opinion page editor of the Salisbury Post.

Mook’s Place/Mark Brincefield

Understanding public school funding in NC Q: How much of the school system’s budget is from the state and how much is from the county? A: Understanding how schools are funded can be very complicated. Every school system in North Carolina receives funding from three major sources: federal funds, state funds, and local funds. In the Rowan-Salisbury School System: JUDY • 20 percent GRISSOM of our total budget comes from federal sources • 59 percent comes from state funds • 19 percent comes from local county funds • 2 percent percent comes from other sources Other sources would be such items as interest, fines and forfeitures, donations and grants from local foundations and businesses, rental of school property, etc. State and federal funds are received based on formulas, mainly based on average daily student membership (ADM), and are allotted in specific categories such as teachers, teacher assistants, central office, textbooks, instructional supplies, etc. There is minimal flexibili-

ty in moving funds from one category to another. Our local Board of County Commissioners is the only funding source that allows us to submit a request based on system needs. The Rowan-Salisbury School System must submit a budget request to the Board of County Commissioners each year by April 1. The budget discussion begins much earlier than April. Work on developing the local request begins in February and early March. Information about the budget and the system needs is shared with staff, the school board’s Finance Committee, as well as the entire school board. Each year the school board approves a final local budget request at its March meeting. The request to the county is dependent on the state and federal budget predictions. In years such as this, when there is little knowledge as to what the state budget cuts will be to school systems, it makes it even more difficult to prepare an appropriate budget request. School systems encounter certain mandatory increases. This year the state department has indicated an increase in retirement and insurance costs for all employees. Since many of our employees are paid from local funds, the increase for these locally paid employ-

ees will need to be covered by local funds. For 2011-2012, our local costs will be an additional $181,000 for retirement and $106,000 for insurance. If our school system receives the same amount of local funding as last year, $287,000 will have to come from the fund balance, or additional cuts will need to be made to cover the extra mandatory costs. For the third year in a row, state revenues to fund education are expected to decline. State funding has been cut by $12 million over the past two years for K-12 education in our school system. Current discussion among legislators indicates additional reductions for K-12 education of 10 percent to 15 percent in order to balance the 2011-2012 budget. This re$10 million to $15 million reduction for our school system. School system staff has worked diligently over the last few years trying to save as much as possible knowing that the 2011-2012 and the 20122013 school years would be the most difficult budget years in the history of public schools. Instead of criticizing the school system for trying to save funds for these anticipated deficits, the county should be applauding the school system for trying to save people’s jobs and keep the unemployment rate from increasing and

affecting the county economically. If the county cuts the school system’s budget and/or uses the school system’s fund balance, the school system will be left with few funds to offset the state budget cuts. The current best-case scenario is that the school system will have to use a combination of fund balance, federal jobs funding and cuts to survive the 2011-2012 budgets. The 20122013 budget year will be even more devastating with the expiration of the federal jobs funds. The county commissioners are faced with many needs and many requests in a slow economy. We also know that the children in Rowan County deserve the best education possible and that they are our future taxpayers and the future of our economy. We need to all work together to find the best possible solutions to our economic difficult in ties. For more information about the Rowan-Salisbury School System’s budget and forecast, please visit our website at http://www.rss.k12.nc.us/ -Just click the icon, “2011-2012 Budget Outlook” and this will take you to the budget webpage. • • • Dr. Judy Grissom is superintendent of the Rowan-Salisbury School System.

SALISBURY POST

SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 2011 • 3D

INSIGHT

Grassroots gun-rights groups gain momentum

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Repeat violators aren’t the only parking issue

BY ALAN GOTTLIEB For the Salisbury Post

onsidering there are an estimated 80 million gun owners in the United States, it should be no surprise that local organizations devoted to protecting and promoting gun rights — especially in the wake of the 2008 Heller ruling and the 2010 McDonald decision by the U.S. Supreme Court — have been springing up, growing in numbers and gaining political clout. As founder of the Second Amendment Foundation, which brought the landmark case of McDonald v. City of Chicago to the high court with the cooperation of the Illinois State Rifle Association, I have witnessed this surge in gun rights interests with delight. Today, SAF is proudly involved in legal actions with several grassroots organizations, challenging onerous state and local gun laws. For example, SAF is cooperating with Grass Roots North Carolina, a pro-gun-rights organization, in a challenge of North Carolina’s emergency powers statute that allows the governor or local officials to suspend Second Amendment rights outside of the home during a declared emergency. In California, SAF has partnered with the CalGuns Foundation on several lawsuits to protect the rights of gun owners. Our lawsuit against a discretionary — and essentially discriminatory — gun permit law in Maryland has gotten financial support from Maryland Shall Issue. Likewise, a SAF lawsuit against a similar law in New York’s Westchester County is being supported by Long Island Firearms and the Shooters Committee On Political Education (SCOPE). Our newest legal challenges to anti-gun rights laws against the state of New Jersey and New York City were filed with local plaintiffs, the New Jersey Association of Rifle and Pistol Clubs and the New York Rifle and Pistol Association. This emergence of pro-gun grassroots organizations evidently surprises the mainstream press, which has long believed that the National Rifle Association, and only the NRA, speaks for gun owners and lobbies on their behalf. While it is certainly true that the NRA effectively lobbies for gun owners on Capitol Hill and in state legislatures, it is also true that alternate gun rights groups including state-level concealed and open carry organizations, and groups fashioning themselves after the Virginia Citizens’ Defense League, Gun Owners’ Action League of Massachusetts, Ohioans for Concealed Carry and Buckeye Firearms Association, the Montana Sport Shooting Association and Oregon Firearms Federation, have risen to handle their own affairs rather than depend entirely on a national association to do their bidding. This presents no small dilemma for the media, and for gun prohibitionist groups that have long tried to demonize the so-called “gun lobby” as a monolithic organization with the initials “NRA.” Instead of a lobby, the emergence of various strong local gun groups is a movement with a broad and diverse membership representing all walks of life, all races, professions and genders. It is very difficult to demonize a movement that represents a cross-section of Americana, which may be exemplified by the NRA, but not necessarily as the only group on the map. Alas, the NRA may have fallen into that trap, itself, by recent actions that have included a publicly embarrassing attempt to secure for itself — and no other gun rights groups — an exemption from the DISCLOSE Act. While that was bad enough, the association went one step farther by suggesting in its own magazines that the McDonald case was the NRA’s, when it was not. As an NRA member, I have been proud when SAF and our sister organization, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, have fought side-by-side with the NRA on such major issues as the lawsuit against New Orleans to stop gun confiscations after Hurricane Katrina. We invariably shared credit for that effort, and our joint lawsuits against attempted gun bans in the cities of San Francisco and Seattle. We look forward to more such actions, because we have yet to lose one of these cooperative cases in court. We are equally pleased to work with local grassroots organizations, though. We operate, and cooperate, under no illusions. Fighting to protect existing gun rights and regain those we have lost is a job that will require grassroots activism as well as a strong unified national voice. Today’s gun rights movement perhaps best typifies the “big tent” inside of which there may sometimes be discord and lively debate, but ultimately we all want the same thing: The free exercise of our constitutionally-protected fundamental civil right to keep and bear arms. The mainstream media and gun-hating editorialists can no longer take the lazy approach by simply heaping scorn on the NRA as some sort of evil lock-step enterprise. These gun prohibitionists are now facing a much larger and formidable front, perhaps with NRA at its center, but with other strong and vocal national and local groups on the flanks. Gun owners realize we are all in this together, and that’s the only way we will restore those rights that have been eroded: together. • • • Alan Gottlieb is founder and executive vice president of the Second Amendment Foundation, and chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.

WAYne hinshAW/SALISBURY POST ARCHIVES

Dunn’s Mountain Park in Rowan County is an example of a collaborative conservation project achieved through a Parks and Recreation Trust Fund Grant, private donations and the LandTrust for Central North Carolina. The former quarry is now a popular recreational site for nature lovers.

Investing in conservation Economic payoff benefits all areas of N.C. BY LLOYD GOODE For the Salisbury Post

orth Carolina’s state parks, game lands, wildlife refuges, trout streams and other outdoor recreation areas generate billions of dollars in economic activity every year. The state’s investments in conserving these vital natural resources over the past two decades have paid huge economic dividends. Unfortunately, funding for conservation in the state has decreased more than 50 percent in the past few years, and legislators are considering further cuts this year. While it is understandable that the state must tighten its belt, additional cuts GOODE endanger valuable projects that are creating jobs and economic activity. Conservation in North Carolina, and across the country, pays for itself through the economic return from hunters, anglers and outdoor enthusiasts. Fish and wildlife recreation generates $4.3 billion with 3.4 million participants annually in North Carolina fishing and wildlife viewing. Seven years ago, North Carolina Ducks Unlimited initiated a program to protect these valuable lands. We set a fundraising goal of $27 million to conserve 70,000 acres in North Carolina and on the breeding grounds important to our state. The Sound CARE (Conservation of Agriculture, Resources and the Environment) initiative was the first of its kind for Ducks Unlimited (DU) – a comprehensive state campaign that included all sources of revenue raised in the state for waterfowl and wetlands conservation. The fledgling program was a tremendous success. Through the efforts of the more than 26,000 DU members in North Carolina, the Sound CARE program conserved 35,120 acres in North Carolina and 47,354 acres in the breeding grounds that benefit the state. Every effort associated with this initiative was an investment — made possible through a combination

of private, state and federal funding — in the future of wildlife and outdoor recreation in North Carolina. Today, state funding is in jeopardy of being substantially reduced by the North Carolina General Assembly. Budget cuts could imperil the partnerships that are essential to conservation of waterfowl populations and the future of the waterfowl hunting tradition in North Carolina and North America. Hunting and fishing are just a part of the return on the state’s investment in conservation. The Trust for Public Land recently released a study that shows for every $1 invested by the state’s conservation trust funds, North Carolinians receive a $4 return for natural goods and services — things like drinking water protection, cleaner air and flood control. That’s a conservative figure. The full economic payoff is even greater when considering the significant benefits of land and water conservation on the agricultural, tourism, recreational and military industries, which were not calculated in the report. Those additional benefits were underscored by last month’s announcement that tourism in North Carolina generated a record $17 billion in 2010. A significant portion of that spending is generated by the millions of visitors who come to enjoy our state parks, beaches and outdoor recreation areas. For generations, North Carolinians have recognized the value of our state’s unique natural beauty. Our traditions of hunting and fishing have kept us connected to the land from the mountains to the coast. The need for conservation is even written into the state constitution. Conservation creates jobs, often in rural areas of the state that need jobs the most. Finding ways to reduce the budget deficit simply must be done. But in doing so, let’s make sure to support the state’s investments that pay for themselves several times over. We need to let our legislators know that conservation funding has been cut enough and urge them to maintain level funding. • • • Lloyd Goode is regional vice president of Ducks Unlimited.

A Trust for Public Land study shows that for every $1 invested by the state’s conservation trust funds, North Carolinians receive a $4 return for natural goods and services.

I heartily approve of City Council’s recent approval of late fees and increased fines for repeat violators who routinely park their vehicles all day in slots intended for shoppers. Since I visit Salisbury several times a week on business and usually exit by driving south on Main Street, I see how clogged up parking is from near the courthouse to past Bank Street. I have often wondered how many of those cars belonged to people who work in the downtown area. Commendations to the City Council aside, I see another parking issue that impacts safety and traffic flow. During my frequent trips to town, I cannot remember a single time when I have not observed several parked vehicles on Main Street that were not pulled up to the curb, leaving the back of the vehicle sticking out into traffic. Inevitably, the right-hand lane must come to a stop when encountering one of these carelesslyparked obstacles until traffic has cleared in the left-hand lane, allowing traffic to merge over. The worst offenders are large extended-cab pickup trucks whose length impedes traffic even when pulled up to the curb. There are ample parking places just around the corner on side streets for these behemoths. I do own one of these behemoths but I don’t drive it to town because it is difficult to park. I implore the City Council to consider an ordinance allowing carelessly-parked or over-length vehicles to be ticketed. — Bryce Brown China Grove

Change won’t penalize downtown shoppers I read William People’s comments in the April 6 Salisbury Post regarding his concern that consumers may be effected by the changes to the parking ordinance. I must admit I felt the same way, but not now. I was totally against the parking ordinance when it was first enacted years ago because I did not want to risk one single customer getting a parking ticket. This to me was punishment for shopping in our downtown. Sadly, the only way to deter business owners from abusing parking spaces intended for customers was by having this two-hour parking ordinance. The changes ($50 for four parking tickets in 30 days and $20 fine for paying a ticket after 30 days) should not be detrimental to customers as it is unlikely that shoppers will get four tickets within 30 days and if they get any tickets at all, Downtown Salisbury, Inc. will pay them. To downtown shoppers: If you get any parking tickets while shopping, please bring them to me and I will see that they are paid for you. We know you have many shopping choices and we want to do everything we can, to make your shopping experience easy and pleasant. — Pam Hylton Coffield Salisbury

‘Paying it forward’ for paralyzed vets

Coffield operates Stitchin Post Gifts in downtown Salisbury.

BY BILL LAWSON For the Salisbury Post

hose of us who have had the honor of wearing our nation’s uniform can often find ourselves using the phrase: “I wouldn’t be here today if it weren’t for …” and we name a battle buddy who literally saved our life. I can honestly say that I wouldn’t be here today if it weren’t for Paralyzed Veterans of America. It’s the organization that saved my life when a serious injury left me paralyzed. It’s the organization I have the privilege of leading toLAWSON day as its national president. And this month, it’s the organization that will mark the 65th anniversary of its founding — by a band of seriously wounded brothers from the “Greatest Generation.” We can feel justly proud of our achievements over the past 65 years: • We’ve helped lead the charge for the Americans with Disabilities Act. • We’ve fought on behalf of thousands of veterans and secured more than $4 billion in benefits they’ve earned. • We’ve pioneered wheelchair sports. • We’ve invested, over our six decades, more than $100 million in research to find a cure for paralysis. And there are many more achievements that you can read about at www.PVA.org. But the biggest challenge we face is today — as we work to empower the brave sons and daughters who are coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan seriously injured. The crucial issues: care, benefits, jobs, access, new treatments and cures. We need to see sufficient funding for veterans’ health care, and resist some of these dangerous schemes to cut this vital care that we

have heard recently — schemes that dishonor all veterans’ service and sacrifice. We need easy access to veterans benefits for those who earned them. We need employers to hire more veterans with disabilities. Surely our soldiers deserve a fair shot at the American dream, a good job at a good company. We need a nation that’s fully accessible for all people with disabilities. AND, we need an American scientific and medical community that’s fully funded to achieve new treatments and cures. Now you might be thinking, “What can I do this very special month?” Well, here are some suggestions: Think about the challenges facing paralyzed veterans. Put yourselves in our wheelchairs for a minute and imagine the barriers we face everyday —from inadequate health care to limited accessibility. Reach out to a paralyzed veteran in your community — if you get to know us, you might be more likely to help us help ourselves. Make helping veterans part of your life’s mission. Please sign up for Mission: ABLE at www.mission-able.com. We need your help more than ever to help America’s paralyzed veterans get the care, benefits and jobs they earned and deserve. As we mark 65 years of changing lives and building futures, I would like to express my thanks to you — on behalf of those whose lives were literally saved by Paralyzed Veterans of America. God bless you and God bless America’s veterans. • • • Bill Lawson of Woodward, Okla., was elected national president of Paralyzed Veterans of America at its 64th Annual Convention in August 2010. He served in the U.S. Army from 1968 until 1979.

Letters policy The Salisbury Post welcomes letters to the editor. Each letter should be limited to 300 words and include the writer’s name, address and daytime phone number. Letters may be edited for clarity and length. Limit one letter each 14 days. Write Letters to the Editor, Salisbury Post, P.O. Box 4639, Salisbury, NC 28145-4639. Or fax your letter to 639-0003. E-mail: letters@salisburypost.com

Take our website poll Rowan County commissioners have voted to stop funding some local nonprofits because of the budget shortfall. What do you think of this decision? • I support it. • Cuts are necessary but should be imposed equally across the board. • I oppose any cuts in nonprofit support.

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4D • SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 2011

Some vital statistics

EDEN

N.C. poverty rates

tex had been operating seven mills in Eden. In July of the next year, Eden’s economy received a boost as Weil-McLain, one of the nation’s leading cast iron boiler manufacturers, moved into one of the former textile buildings. The company brought 103 new jobs, as well as a $6.9 million investment in the area. In 2007, Liberty Textiles of Eden laid off 155 workers, and Karastan cut an additional 47 jobs. Eden hit even harder times in 2009 when Hanesbrands closed in February and 720 workers lost their jobs, including Thomasson and her husband. In December, Mohawk Industries, Karastan’s parent company, laid off 140 more workers at their Eden plant.

to produce factory workers, who do not have these skills, rather than knowledge workers.” However, Stauber added that the economy also needs to change so that a revised educational system can have an impact. As Thomasson learned, going back to school doesn’t guarantee a job. And Stauber said that difficulty reaches across generations. “We have young people say to us, ‘Why should I go to community college to train for a job that isn’t there?’ ” he said. Poverty is also an issue in Eden. According to the National Poverty Center, 14.3 percent of all persons in the United Stated lived in poverty in 2009, while the Census Bureau estimated 25.7 percent of Eden residents lived below the poverty line in 2009, up from 17.2 percent in 2000. With rising poverty, high unemployment and low educational attainment, Eden also suffers from a decline in population. From 2000 to 2009, Eden’s population dropped about 3.5 percent, from 15,908 to 15,367. Stauber said the decline in population was tied to job loss and few career opportunities. “People stay because there’s an opportunity to make a decent wage,” he said. “People don’t want to leave, but they leave because there aren’t opportunities.”

U.S. poverty rate All: 14.3% Below 150% of poverty: 23.6

All residents: 16.9%* White: 10.3% African American: 25.1% Hispanic: 27.1% Native American: 24.2% Asian: 11.2%

Child poverty in N.C. All under 18: 24.5%* Deep poverty: 8.6% Male-headed households: 24% Female-headed: 46.3%

Poverty by educational attainment in N.C. No high school diploma: 25.8% High school diploma: 12.9% Some college or associate degree: 8.6% Bachelor degree or higher: 3.3%

Food insecurity Percent of U.S. households that experienced “food insecurity”: 14.6% 49.1 million people lived in food insecure households Rate of food insecurity in households with children headed by women: 37.2% Rate of food insecurity for households below poverty: 42.2% Percent of households in North Carolina that experienced food insecurity: 13.7% (ninth highest in country) Source: center on Poverty, Work & oPPortunity—unc School of laW

budget, which also included cuts to SmartStart’s state funding, legislators have debated whether various options to merge or manage the programs that have made North Carolina a major center of early-childhood initiatives. More at Four classrooms have been integrated into many elementary schools and childcare centers across the state. Kara Turner, owner of Primary Colors Childcare Center in Durham, has 33 students enrolled in More at Four classrooms. She said that if the program is cut, it would have a “devastating effect” on her center because the program is a major source of the center’s income. “The rate for a 4-year-old at my center is $805 a month,” Turner said. “I don’t have 33 4-year-olds on the waiting list to take their spot in a regular class.” Much of the More at Four money goes toward teacher salaries, benefits and the curriculum, she said. “If they cut any funds, then we can’t afford those teachers anymore,” Turner said. “And if we can’t afford those teachers, than we don’t meet the requirements to properly run a center.” Renita Harvey, one of the two More at Four teachers at TJ’s school, believes the program is very beneficial to the students. “We’ve had kids that didn’t even know what puzzles and crayons were,” Harvey said. “The program gives the kids that extra boost, so that when they go to kindergarten, they are on the right track as the other kids and don’t fall behind.” Prewitt said the program focuses on fundamental academics, cognitive, social and emotional development, as well as physical health.

View from the classroom If the More at Four program is cut, Purdie will be unable to afford childcare for Talia. Purdie, whose children qualify for the program because she is a 22-year-old single mother with low income, starts her days at 6:30 a.m. when she gets herself and her children up and ready for school. They arrive at school between 7:30

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food, and to educate.” Transportation is a major issue that restricts people from accessing food pantry services. Rural communities often lack public transportation. The Food Bank’s Mobile Food Pantry program includes two 22-foot refrigerated trucks that distribute food to 42 sites in 11 counties in the state. Currently, about 54 percent of food donations come from individuals. If you’d like to donate, the most needed items include canned meats and fruits, feminine products and other hygiene products, paper products, breakfast bars, juice boxes, peanut butter and cleaning supplies. You can donate to branch locations in Raleigh, Durham, Greenville, New Bern, Sandhill and Wilmington. Jen Jones, the agency outreach coordinator of the Second Harvest Food Bank in northwest North Carolina, also spoke at the Come to the Table conference. Jones said 29 percent of the members of households served by food banks are children younger than 18 years old, citing the Hunger in America 2010 study. “One in four North Carolina children under the age of 5 don’t know where their next meal is coming from,” she said.

sified reliance on SNAP, once former employees see their unemployment money run out. “You have a case where a lot of folks don’t qualify for food stamps until their unemployment benefits run out, because those employee benefits are still going to be higher than where the ceiling would be to qualify,” Walston said. “Once they go off of unemployment, they’re now eligible for other kinds of assistance since their resources have been depleted.” In that sense, the reliance on SNAP represents a second wave of deploying a recession safety net. Williams, the supermarket employee, had been in the SNAP program once before but dropped out. Now, with four children and a larger rent than working wage, she has come back to the SNAP program. It is a trend that Louise Moize, economic services intake supervisor at the Orange County

Department of Social Services, has seen often. With the economic pain inflicted by the recession, many find that government aid is the only respite. “Pride has taken a backseat to the economy,” Moize said. “There used to be a lot of people that didn’t want to be in the program because they didn’t want to be known as being on food stamps. ... Some people would not even talk to us about food stamps because they didn’t want that stigma attached to them.”

About these stories These are part of a collection of 12 stories about poverty reported and written by students in the course “Reporting,” JOMC 253.6, under the supervision of Ferrel Guillory, director of the UNC Program on Public Life and a lecturer in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

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Since the mid-1990s, Eden has seen steady layoffs in local mills, with few new opportunities for employment. In October 1996, Fieldcrest announced the sale of its blanket division to Pillowtex Corporation. About 750 employees at Eden facilities lost their jobs. The following October, Pluma, a fleece and jersey clothing maker, announced an expansion that would bring 50 new jobs. But in September 1999, after several months under bankruptcy protection, it closed four plants, including two in Eden, laying off about 500 workers. In March 2000, a dyeing and finishing business, The Santee Company, acquired the former Pluma textile plant, bringing 110 fulltime jobs to Eden. However, the company closed a year later. The same year, Nova Yarns closed, eliminating another 70 jobs in Eden. In February 2001, Spray Cotton Mill shut down and nearly 150 workers lost their jobs. The yarn-making mill had been operating in Eden for 105 years. Additionally, in October, Karastan, a rug and carpet manufacturer, laid off more than 70 workers due to unfavorable economic conditions. Eden suffered another significant economic hit in July 2003, when Pillowtex Corporation announced complete bankruptcy and 450 workers in local facilities lost their jobs. Pillow-

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Looking ahead Despite Eden’s economic trouble, Thomasson is trying to stay positive. One benefit of her layoff is getting to spend more time with her son. “It was nice being home at first, being with my son, because he used to go to a babysitter,” she said. “So I pick him up at school and do different activities with him.” But Thomasson is still looking for a new job to help support her family. She said she has been applying for jobs in Eden and in Greensboro, as well as online, but has had no luck. Thomasson had been with Hanesbrands for 23 years and was making $12.54 an hour when she was laid off. Getting the same pay at another mill job isn’t likely, but she reluctantly said she would consider it. “Well, I was trying to get out of mill work,” she said. “I guess eventually if I didn’t find anything, I would try that again.” Stauber said hope remains for towns like Eden. Industrial towns could bounce back from a failing economy, with the right business plan, he says. “The key is creating a new competitive advantage,” he said. “Many mill towns want to stay stuck on the old competitive advantage, which is cheap labor, cheap land and sometimes even cheap energy. But that model isn’t working anymore because China is cheaper than they are. Malaysia is cheaper than they are. Vietnam is cheaper than they are.”

and 8 a.m., earlier than most, because she has to get to work early. After her shift is over at 5 p.m., she picks up the children from school, and from there, they go home to eat dinner, “read a few books” and go to sleep to get ready to do it all over again the next day. “I’ve definitely seen a difference in TJ since he has been in the program,” Purdie said. “He has speech problems as well, and the program has even provided counselors to help him with that and his vocabulary. In Harvey’s class last year, there were 18 children, 11 of whom spoke English as their second language. She said that in the beginning of the year, many of the students were scared to be in a different environment and lacked many social skills. Over time, she says, she and the other classroom teacher were able to get these youngsters ready for kindergarten. “If you have five kids that don’t speak English, they aren’t going to get the attention they need and deserve to be able to learn like the rest of the kids,” Harvey said. “We help the kids so they won’t have to face this problem.” She said that in a More at Four classroom there are nine students per teacher, whereas a regular kindergarten class is allowed to have 25 children per teacher. “Significant gains are made in the pre-kindergarten year and continue through kindergarten,” Prewitt said. “Children that don’t go through the program have less chance of being successful in school.” At playtime in his classroom, TJ and his friends are constructing an imaginary house with building blocks. He appears to be communicating just fine with his peers. While the speech therapist is there for her weekly lesson with him, he asks to stay so he can finish the house with his friends. Harvey, laughing, said this is the same little boy who had speech and communication problems at the start of the school year. “The children who aren’t used to child care and to the routine of school,” she said, “who lacked social skills, and who didn’t even know what puzzles were when they first entered my classroom, when I see an improvement and change in these things, it’s a great feeling.”

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If you ever needed a professional organizer for your writing projects, Susan Kelly would be the one to call. Speaking at the annual meeting of the Friends of the Library at Rowan Public Library, she breezed through an interesting and revealing talk about writing and how she does it. She’s full of quick quotes like, “There’s as much heroic in getting out of bed in the morning as in the ‘Iliad’ and the ‘Odyssey.’ ” And “I’m as fascinated with what’s in people’s carts in Costco as what makes them tick.” A tireless observer, she does what most of us do not — she sees, she writes it down, she files it and she uses it in some form in her next book. “I’m a huge library rat,” she said, “I live at the library.” She explained her agent made her get on Twitter, and now she’s always posting, things like which books she read at the library. If she likes the book enough, if she needs it enough, she will buy a copy. Her most recent book, “By Accident,” came out in 2010, with the paperback version coming soon. It’s what she calls her grief book, about a mother whose son dies in an accident as they’re on the way to the beach. The mother, Laura, becomes paralyzed by grief. She begins to question everything in her life, and is particularly disturbed that her neighborhood is being torn down to build McMansions. She meets a young tree man, and comes to realized he’s either a replacement for her son or an object of desire. What follows is a series of betrayals that will change her forever. “Domestic realism” is what Kelly calls her books, which usually are about relationships, particularly women’s friend-

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Kannapolis library to celebrate National Libary week April 10-16 KANNAPOLIS — To celebrate National Library Week, share your favorite library memories with the Kannapolis Branch of Cabarrus County Public Library and they will enter your name into a drawing for a specially prepared gift bag. There is a bag for adults, one for children and one for teens. The library asks for school supplies for the Kannapolis Schools to be given to the schools all week. Call 704-920-1180 ext. 2302 for a list of needed supplies. Monday — Come in and pick up free library buttons and stickers. Tuesday — Take a tour and get a behind-thescenes look at the Kannapolis library. Tours will be given at 10 a.m., noon, 2 and 4 p.m. Wednesday — Complete a Bingo game if you are an adult or a scavenger hunt for children and win a prize. Thursday — Cold Blooded Encounters, 4 p.m. Learn about reptiles with live animals. Bring the whole family. No registration required. Events coming up include Stories Under the Stars Gator Gumbo, Saturday, April 30, 7 p.m. Cabarrus County Public Library at Kannapolis and Kannapolis Parks and Recreation will co-sponsor the Cajun/Creole style Carolina Gator Gumbo Band. These four musicians will have you kicking up your heels and slapping your thighs to their southwest Louisiana style music. This program is the first in the series “Stories Under the Stars” and is open for all ages. No sign up is required. The performance will be held on the patio (inside the library if it rains). The Gem Theatre will provide popcorn, just bring a drink, a chair or blanket and meet your neighbors. Jason Frame, illusionist, will perform his family friendly magic show Wednesday, April 20, at 3:45 p.m. Free-for all ages, no registration required.

Author signing George Washington of Lexington will sign his book, “Silent Dreams” on Saturday, April 16, 5-8 p.m. at Salisbury’s Holiday Inn on Jake Alexander Boulevard. He describes the book as “a beautiful, simple love story dealing with faith.” He will also have some poetry there. Washington is a graduate of A.L. Brown High School in Kannapolis and is a member of the 108th drill sergeant unit in Hickory. He ran track at Campbell University as the first African-American to do so at the school. The book is $10.95 plus $1 shipping from Washington, at 229 Valiant Drive, Lexington NC 27292. It is also available on Amazon.com.

Bill Maher’s next book ‘New New’ NEW YORK (AP) — Has the world really lost its mind? Bill Maher is here to help. The satirist has a deal for “The New New Rules,” to be published by Penguin Group (USA) in November. Penguin said the book was “filled with political riffs and a savagely funny set of new rules for preserving sanity in an insane world.”

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1. Sketches of Old Rowan, by Aubrey Atkinson. 2. The Old Man and the Boy, by Robert Ruark. 3. Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light, by Mother Teresa of Calcutta. 4. Dead in the Family, by Charlaine Harris. 5. Shrimp, Collards, Grits, by Patricia Branning. 6. Gideon's Sword, by Douglas Preston. 7. Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle with India, by Joseph Lelyveld. 8. Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration Into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel, by Michio Kaku. 9. The Bone Yard: A Body Farm Novel, by Jefferson Bass. 10. The Complaints, by Ian Rankin.

IndieBound bestsellers Fiction 1. The Land of Painted Caves, by Jean M. Auel. 2. The Tiger's Wife, by Téa Obreht. 3. The Troubled Man, by Henning Mankell. 4. The Paris Wife, by Paula McLain. 5. The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party, by Alexander McCall Smith. 6. A Lesson in Secrets, by Jacqueline Winspear. 7. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, by Stieg Larsson. 8. Sing You Home, by Jodi Picoult. 9. Started Early, Took My Dog, by Kate Atkinson. 10. Room, by Emma Donoghue.

Nonfiction 1. The Social Animal, by David Brooks. 2. Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand. 3. Moonwalking With Einstein, by Joshua Foer. 4. Unfamiliar Fishes, by Sarah Vowell. 5. Blood, Bones & Butter, by Gabrielle Hamilton. 6. Cleopatra, by Stacy Schiff. 7. The Information, by James Gleick. 8. Love Wins, by Rob Bell. 9. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, by Amy Chua. 10. Moby-Duck, by Donovan Hohn.

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ships. “By Accident” is a little different; she calls it “a study of grief, loss and recovery.” The change in theme is a “study of change — forced change, required change, accidental change, intentional change in each character.” There’s a phrase she uses in all her books, “a necessary sadness.” It’s “very hard to describe, but I know it when I see it.” She assures the audience that the book is not autobiographical, thank you very much. And we found out later that her husband and adult children do not read her books. Her husband likes non-fiction, history, philosophy; her children aren’t that interested. In fact, no one reads her books before she submits them to her agent. “I’m too high on control. ... I don’t need all those different opinions.” Kelly says “all of my books

without power for three weeks. “So I used the trees that came down, that were a jungle of spiraling branches.” It’s all in the meticulous files she keeps, labeled, cross referenced, with topics like mother, father, the fair, and names — “You can’t do Bo and Rob and Pat and Ann,” she says. “You can’t do Molly and Kathy and Sally,” all too similar for readers to remember. Her then-young son let a balloon go once and said, “Send it back, send it back.” Another of her children had to write a report about the Sioux “not making a comeback.” These phrases ended up in a file. She even scribbled “new wallpaper smells a lot like Band Aids.” Before being a writer, she says she was a knitter, then laughs. She was also a litigation paralegal who summarized depositions. “I loved it.” But Kelly does not read are coming-of-age books, in that non-fiction, except for The New the main character has to conYorker. front a situation” which will John Updike is ner No. 1 falead them “never to look at life vorite author because of his rethe same way again.” alism. She’s recently read Kelly’s character, Laura, los- “Room,” by Emma Donoghue, es so much, but she learns so and loved it. She liked “Cutting much at the same time. for Stone,” anything by Alice “We absorb pain and continMunro or Ian McEwan; she just ue to go on,” Kelly says. finished Kate Atkinson’s “StartThe details in “By Accident” ed Early, Took My Dog.” She are autobiographical. “We real- likes Stewart O’Nan and espely did go skitching,” she says. cially Joanna Trollope. On snowy or icy roads, they tied As organized as she is, Kelly a rope to a car, sat on a cookie doesn’t just write and revise — sheet with rope in hand and cashe revises six times. She starts reened wildly along the streets. by writing a chapter or three, She actually saw a wreck as single-spaced, in sequence. she and her family were on the Then she redoes it doubleway to the beach and looked in spaced, makes a hard copy and her rearview mirror to check on hits it with a red marker. Then her son, who was driving sepait starts all over again. rately. She couldn’t see him at “I like to vanish into someone first, and was terrified. She exelse’s world,” she says. “I like perienced a severe storm with a characters I can relate to. ... My microburst which flattened greatest hope is that” readers everything around her, blew out will say “I know exactly what the car windows and left her she’s talking about.”

Writer’s Workshop retreat and upcoming classes The annual Writers’ Workshop of Asheville writers’ retreat will be at Folly Beach May 17-21. According to a press release, it is an ideal place to relax, write and review each other’s work. Cost is $395 private room; $345 shared. The daily commuter rate is $55. Carpooling is available. Registration deadline is April 15. To register, contact writersw@gmail.com, or call 828254-8111. Writing workshops for any level writer meet at Providence Presbyterian Church, Providence Road in Charlotte. Registration is in advance only, by mail or at www.twwoa.org. Financial aid in exchange for volunteering is available. For more information, contact writersw@gmail.com or 828-254-8111. • April 23: Writing Your Life Story with Robin Edgar —This class

will focus on using sights, sounds and scents to recall and record meaningful memories. Based on scientific theories about how significant long-term memories are stored, the workshop uses an interactive creative process to demonstrate the techniques that turn memories into well-crafted stories. Participants will apply those techniques to write two or more stories in class. Edgar is the author of three books including “In My Mother's Kitchen: An Introduction to the Healing Power of Reminiscence.” Meets Saturday, noon-5 p.m. The cost is $75; $70 for workshop members. • May 7: Be Your Own Editor: Revising for Publication with Karen Ackerson — Writers of fiction or nonfiction will learn how to edit and revise their own works before submitting to an agent or publish-

er. Techniques will be taught on how to capture the reader’s interest by eliminating unnecessary details, building tension and finetuning dialogue and descriptions. Students may bring five pages (double-spaced) to the class for discussion. Ackerson is senior editor at the Renbourne Agency, and has edited more than 120 stories, books and essays. Meets Saturday, noon-5 p.m. $75/$70 members. • May 14: Writing and Producing the Independent Feature Film with Nathan Ross Freeman — The class will receive an overview of writing for the screen, and how to produce, direct and distribute a film of your script. Various formats, structures and techniques will be discussed, as well as tips on creating interesting characters and realistic dialogue. Students may bring a screenplay

idea or synopsis to the class for review. Freeman has written and produced the independent feature films, “Mr. Bones” and “Authoring Action.” Meets Saturday, noon-5 p.m. $75/$70 members. • June 4: Writing to Grab the Reader: Fiction Workshop with Dale Neal — Students will examine how various writers have grabbed readers, and will engage in writing exercises to help write their own attention-getting stories. Neal holds an MFA in creative writing from Warren Wilson College. His first novel, “Cow Across America,” won the 2009 Novello Literary Award and was shortlisted for Foreword Novel of the Year. His short stories have appeared in Arts & Letters, North Carolina Literary Review, Carolina Quarterly and elsewhere. Meets Saturday, noon-5 p.m.; $75/$70 members.

Library has help for those planning a small garden BY EDWARD HIRST Rowan Public Library

If you have been in a grocery store over the last few months, it will come as no surprise that prices are rising. One way to ease the crunch from a tight food budget and high prices at the store is to plant a garden. But, what if you live in an apartment or just don’t have much space to create a garden? You can create a small space garden, and at Rowan Public Library we have just the books you need to get started. My favorite book on this subject is “Sugar Snaps and Strawberries” by Andrea Bellamy. Bellamy writes, “A movement to embrace home-grown edibles, whether propelled by economics or the hope for sustainability, is taking shape around us”. Her introduction leads to the basics of creating a garden in a small space, in which beauty combines with functionality. Bellamy offers design tips as she discusses assessing space, common site problems, preparing containers, raised beds and soil, sowing, growing, maintaining plant health, pruning and harvesting. She highlights edibles from apples to zucchini, with details for the cultivation and enjoyment of each fruit and vegetable, including useful growing tips and information on the most popular varieties. Of particular interest are Bellamy’s suggestions for “veggie patches” on balconies, patios and the tiniest of city plots.

Other books at the library that you may find helpful on this subject are “Lasagna Gardening for Small Spaces: a Layering System for Big Results in Small Gardens and Containers,” by Patricia Lanza; “Raised-Bed Vegetable Gardening Made Simple: the ThreeModule Home Vegetable Garden,” by Raymond Nones; “Beds and Borders: Traditional and Original Garden Designs,” by Wendy B. Murphy. Computer classes: Classes are free. Sessions are approximately 90 minutes. Class size is limited and on a first-come, first-serve basis. Dates and times at all locations are subject to change without notice. Headquarters — Monday, 7 p.m., Absolute Beginners; April 18, 7 p.m., Internet Basics. South — April 28, 11 a.m., Introduction to Gmail. East — registration required. April 14, 1 p.m., Postcards from the Web: Interesting Places to Visit Online. Children’s Storytime: Now through April 29, weekly story time. For more information, call 704-216-8234. Headquarters — Toddler Time (18-35-month-olds), Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m.; Baby Time (6-23month-olds), Wednesdays, 11 a.m. Preschool Time (3-5-year-olds), Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.; Noodlehead (4-8 years), Thursdays, 4 p.m. South — Noodlehead, Mondays, 4 p.m.; Baby Time, Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m.; Preschool Time, Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m.; Toddler Time, Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.

East — Preschool Time, Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m.; Toddler Time, Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.; Baby Time, Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. Princess party with author Stephanie Greene: Headquarters, Thursday, 5:30-7 p.m., Stanback Auditorium. Author Stephanie Greene has a new book, “Princess Posey and the Perfect Present,” a K-2 early reader chapter book. We will celebrate with the Rowan Children’s Literature Guild by having a Princess Tea Party at RPL in honor of National Library Week. This event is free. Books will be available for purchase or bring your own copy to have signed. Chris Hartley, author of “Stoneman’s Raid 1865”: Headquarters, April 19, 7 p.m., Stanback Auditorium. Rowan citizens will be able to relive the past when Chris Hartley shares his book, “Stoneman’s Raid 1865” at RPL. Copies of Hartley’s book will be available for purchase. The program is free and open to the public. A reception and book signing will follow the program. Book chats for children: South only; Thursday, 4:15 p.m. “Granny Torrelli Makes Soup” by Sharon Creech; grades three and four. Children in grades two through five (different grade each month) are invited to participate in “Book Chats” at RPL’s South Rowan Regional Library in China Grove. Registration is required and space is limited. Please call 704-216-7728 for more information. Book Bites Club: South only; April 26, 6:30 p.m., “A Reliable

Wife” by Robert Goolrick. Book discussion groups for both adults and children will meet the last Tuesday of each month. The group is open to the public; anyone is free to join at any time. There is a discussion of the book, as well as light refreshments at each meeting. For more information please call 704-216-8229. American Girl Club: Headquarters, April 16, 11 a.m. A book discussion group about the life and times of the American Girl characters. JR’s Adventure Club: Headquarters, April 30, 11 a.m. The club will choose a project to build, and have books from the library and recommended websites that go along with the project. The club is open to all school age children. Light refreshments will be served. Call 704-216-8234 to learn more. Teen program: Enjoy board games and video games. East — April 18, 5:30-7 p.m. Headquarters —April 19, 5:307 p.m. South — April 26, 5:30-7 p.m. Holiday closing: All library locations will be closed April 22-24 for Easter. Displays: Headquarters — Lee Street Theatre and National Library Month; South — watercolors by Caroline Marshall; East — Ann Furr 4-H. Literacy: Call the Rowan County Literacy Council at 704-2168266 for more information on teaching or receiving literacy tutoring for English speakers or for those for whom English is a second language.

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