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Ford, Sides voice their Fibrant concerns County officials wanted more input from public before giving green light BY EMILY FORD eford@salisburypost.com

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Britain's prince William was to marry Kate Middleton today in england.

advice from the older people who have change the other person, you are responsibeen married for a good length of time and ble for yourself.” — Betty Grubb to seek their advice. We do missionary married to Dale for 50 years after they met at work in Africa, and during a s Prince William and Kate Middleton Granite Lake. “He called me and we started going wedding ceremony the tie the knot today, exchanging vows out,” she said. “That was it.” bride and groom have to to spend the rest of their lives togethseek counseling by all the er, some might be wondering if their love 3. Know each other older people in the village. is, in fact, everlasting. “The main thing that I always encourage They sit down with the oldAlthough divorce rates are trending young people to do is to get to know each er people individually and downward in both the U.K. and the United other well. Be aware that, talk about what to do and States, the royal newlyweds probably can’t particularly for first-time what not to do to make sure get too much advice. That’s why the Post married people, they are that the marriage will last. asked happily married couples, sociology TAYLOR bringing their own history That’s a tradition in Africa; professors, pastors and a marriage couninto the relationship as indiwouldn’t it be wonderful if selor for tips. viduals. That (history) can we had that tradition here? (Older people) 1. Love isn’t all you need make or break a relationhave some good advice.” “Research indicates that couples need Apostle Raymond Taylor ship by itself. It’s just very pastor at Outreach Christian Ministries. Taylor has more than love for their marriages to be important, I think, to be been married to his wife, Alease, for 46 years. successful. In addition to able to be clear about what WILLIAMS love, couples need to be each spouse wants to have 6. Take a timeout to talk able to communicate well, happen and to be aware of “Happy couples are those who spend spend time together and their own blind spots to try to avoid diffitheir time talking, not just about the imporapart, have an egalitarian culties.” — Marc Williams tant stuff like bills, kids, etc., but everyrelationship, have the abililicensed counselor who has counseled married thing. Talk about books, movies, the weathty to resolve conflicts colcouples for 30 years. er, etc.; and most importantly, spend a lot laboratively and to be truly of time laughing together. If you have kids, committed to the marriage 4. Don’t expect perfection make time every day, without the kids, to lasting. Married couples VANDERGRIFF- need to talk and listen to “No. 1, you need to love whoever you are talk about the non-important things.” — Carroll Hodgson going to marry, which is each other (especially AVERY instructor of sociology of the family at Rowankind of a hard thing to deabout the hard stuff like Cabarrus Community College fine. Then you have to be money, sex, kids, expectawilling to overlook a lot of tions, etc.), support one another, respect 7. Go to bed together things. It’s about give and each other and enjoy each other.” — Dr. Maria Vandergriff-Avery “I always encourage coutake. Don’t expect your associate professor and chair of sociology at ples to always go to bed tospouse to be perfect.” Catawba College — John Burns gether at the same time. It married to Virginia Burns for sounds so simple. I think it 60 years after they met in New 2. Make yourself happy kind of keeps everybody on Orleans at her mother’s sugges“I think the main secret is BURNS the same page. I just think tion. “Anything that she doesn’t to understand that you are it keeps the romance there. like about me, she just blames it responsible for your own It keeps the intimacy alive on her mother,” he said. “It’s been fun and 60 years happiness. Things change, in our relationships.” goes by in a hurry, you don’t know where it goes.” — Bill Godair nothing is going to stay the GODAIR lead pastor at Cornerstone same. If you can just hang Church. Godair has been married 5. Seek advice around long enough, things to his wife, Tina, for a decade. GRUBB “I would want them to listen and to take always get better. You can’t SARAH CAMPBELL

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SALISBURY — Although two Rowan County commissioners helped secure an expanded service area for Fibrant, both say they have reservations about Salisbury’s broadband network. Carl Ford and Jim Sides said they wanted to guarantee that elected officials representing towns and schools would vote before Salisbury extends Fibrant SIDES into Rowan County. “People need to have a voice,” Sides said. “It’s too bad the people of Salisbury didn’t have one.” The turf war over Fibrant heated up this week while lawmakers considered House Bill 129, which sponsors say will protect taxpayers by restricting future city-owned broadband systems. Fibrant is exempt from restrictions in the bill. Ford, vice chairman of the Rowan County Board of Commissioners, suggested FORD amending the bill to require a vote of town aldermen, county commissioners or school board members before

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Posthumous diploma among special touches for Shue at ceremony Saturday BY ELIZABETH COOK ecook@salisburypost.com

KANNAPOLIS — Donnie Shue left A.L. Brown High School in 11th grade to join the Army and fight in Vietnam. More than 40 years later, Shue will finally receive his high school diploma on Saturday, posthumously. Shue died in Laos in Fellow soldiers, 1969 at the age of 20. His families suffer remains were not positive- any time there’s ly identified until this year. an MIA, 12A The diploma is one of several special touches the city of Kannapolis has planned for a 20-minute ceremony honoring Shue noon Saturday in Village Park. The ceremony comes amid two days of activities focused on honoring Shue and his service in Special Forces — activities that

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river park at cooleemee falls, also known as the Bullhole, provides swimming, hiking and picknicking opportunities along the south Yadkin river.

Cooleemee — not as sleepy as it looks OOLEEMEE — From the driver’s seat of her Ford pickup, Lynn Rumley ticks off the status of every house she passes. Newcomers. Vacant. Old-timer. Rental, good tenants. Vacant. Fixing it up. Mayor Rumley appreciates the character of these old mill houses in Cooleemee. They are woven into the fabric of a tiny community of 970 people

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and 420 homes — a hidden jewel rising up from the South Yadkin River. “There’s Bob,” she says, nodding toward a man in front of his home. “He’s a veteran of Korea and Vietnam.” This isn’t Cooleemee’s heyday by any stretch of the imagination. Over 100plus years, it has experienced the rise and thud shared by countless rural mill villages in the South. In the boom times, all commerce and social activities revolved around Erwin

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SHUE FroM 1a are expected to draw thousands of motorcyclists, veterans and flag-waving citizens. Since Shue lived in Concord several years before moving to Kannapolis, both cities have planned ceremonies to honor him SHUE Saturday. Here are the steps in Shue’s final journey:

Today • The flight: Shue’s remains will be flown from Pearl Harbor to CharlotteDouglas Airport.

Saturday • The procession: With two Apache helicopters leading the way, a huge procession will escort the remains to Concord. Included will be Rolling Thunder, Patriot Guard Riders and other motorcycle clubs, as well as law en-

FIBRANT FroM 1a Salisbury offers Fibrant outside the city limits. “They were dragging in the rest of the county, and it looked like it was going to happen anyway,” Ford said. “I thought, let’s make it more palatable for people.” After N.C. Rep. Harry Warren, R-Rowan, limited Fibrant’s service area to four towns, Salisbury officials called mayors in six other communities including Kannapolis and Concord. All wrote to N.C. Sen. Andrew Brock, R-Rowan and Davie, asking him to protect their ability to buy high-speed Internet and other telecommunications services from Salisbury. Ford and Sides said they heard from aldermen in those towns who were upset because mayors acted without resolutions passed by their board. “Some just felt left out,” Ford said. “They were going to get bombarded by their citizens who don’t want Fibrant, and they hadn’t even discussed it.” Requiring a vote has satisfied many critics, Ford said. People felt Fibrant was being forced on them, he said. “That may not have been the reality, but that was the perception,” Ford said. Even county commissioners weren’t sure if the city could sell Fibrant to Rowan County’s information technology department without their blessing, he said. “Today, everybody I’ve heard from is fine and happy,” Ford said Thursday. “Citizens who were adamantly opposed to Fibrant, period, now feel like their voice will be heard.” Salisbury officials said they would have sought approval from towns, the school board and county commissioners before extending fiber optic lines.

forcement agencies from Concord, Kannapolis and Cabarrus. The Highway Patrol and Charlotte-Mecklenburg authorities will assist. • The route: From the airport, the procession will take I-85 north to I-485, taking exit 33 to go through Harrisburg to Warren C. Coleman Boulevard to Union Street and into downtown Concord. • Along the way: Citizens are encouraged to line the procession route holding American flags, and residences and business are encouraged to display flags and other patriotic items. • Concord ceremony: Around 11 a.m. in front of City Hall, 26 Union St S. The ceremony will include musical performances and presentations from government and veterans groups. • Concord parking: In the Cabarrus Avenue Parking Deck, other on-street parking areas and surface parking lots accessible from Church and Spring Streets. • Route to Kannapolis: After the ceremony, proceed to the end of Union Street N and turn right onto Buffalo Avenue, turn left onto Church Street N, turn right onto Brookwood Avenue NE, turn Left onto Branchview Drive NE, continue onto Lake Concord Drive NE and into Kannapolis. • Kannapolis ceremony: Noon, Veter-

Ford and Sides said that needed to be in writing. Pursuing an expanded service area for Fibrant shows the city is concerned about its ability to pay back $35.86 million in bonds sold in 2008, including $33.5 million to finance Fibrant, Sides said. “It’s a desperation move on their part,” he said. The city has no current plan to extend Fibrant and may never venture outside the city limits, Mayor Susan Kluttz said. Kluttz said she wanted to secure the option, particularly to serve public schools outside the city. Two private schools have Fibrant, and every public school should have the option of using fiberoptic broadband, she said. Ford and Sides’ suggestion evolved after Ford called Kluttz to apologize for comments he made on WSTP radio Wednesday morning. While he may have gone over the line, Ford said he stands by his assertion that from a public relations standpoint, “Fibrant is a mess.” Ford said he asked Sides’ opinion about allowing the sale of Fibrant in the county, contingent upon approval from elected officials. Sides recently requested Fibrant’s financial documents from the city, so Ford said he considered Sides well-versed on the subject. T-F 10-6; Sat. 8-4, Closed Sun.-M

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ans Park. Includes presentation of the colors, the A.L. Brown High School Band, remarks by elected officials, a proclamation by Mayor Bob Misenheimer, diploma from Superintendent Dr. Pamela Cain, flag presentation by former Special Forces members. • Kannapolis parking: Road closures along the procession route will begin at 11 a.m. Parking will be available downtown, designated by event parking signs. • Route to Whitley’s: From Village Park, the procession will go north on Main Street, turn right onto Jackson Park Road, right again onto Cannon Boulevard and left onto Dale Earnhardt Boulevard. • Public visitation: Whitley’s Funeral Home, 1748 Dale Earnhardt Blvd., 4-6 p.m.

Sunday • Funeral and burial: 2 p.m. funeral at Whitley’s Funeral Home, followed by burial in Carolina Memorial Park. • Procession: From Whitley’s, the procession will go right onto Dale Earnhardt Boulevard, right on Cannon Boulevard and travel to Carolina Memorial Park. (Bikers are asked to arrive at Whitley’s no later than 1 p.m.)

“I’m not opposed to them going anywhere in the county, as long as they’re not going take money from watersewer to pay for a Fibrant extension,” Sides said. Sides said he requested the documents to determine if the city would use profits from the Salisbury-Rowan Utilities for Fibrant. City officials have repeatedly said they will use only proceeds from Fibrant to pay for the network. Kluttz personally assured Sides the city won’t use money from watersewer to pay for Fibrant, he said. Sides criticized the city’s business model, which included borrowing more than $3 million to pay interest on the debt while the fiber-optic network starts up. Including interest, the city will pay more than $60 million over 20 years. The city does not have current revenue or subscriber projections for Fibrant and said original projections are obsolete because the network launched later than planned. “That’s not proper,” Sides said. Fibrant, which began billing in December 2010 and has about 770 subscribers, needs about 4,000 customers and a third of the market share to turn a profit. Fibrant has put the city “in a real precarious position,” Sides said.

He said he endorsed the amendment allowing Salisbury to sell Fibrant outside the city limits to show he’s not opposed to the success of the network. Without Ford and Sides, Salisbury likely would be restricted to selling Fibrant within the city limits, said Brock, who proposed the amendment Wednesday to the Senate Finance Committee. The committee was going to reject any expansion of Fibrant outside the city, Brock said. But Ford and Sides’ suggestion to require a vote by elected officials went over well. N.C. Rep. Marilyn Avila, RWake, a co-sponsor for House Bill 129, had no objection. Similar attempts to secure expanded service areas and exemptions by other cities failed. Wilson, N.C., which operates a similar fiber-to-thehome network called Greenlight, did secure Wilson County as a service area, although N.C. Sen. Buck Newton, R-Wilson, had asked for six counties. “Salisbury did well today,” Brock said Wednesday. House Bill 129 was debated on the Senate floor Thursday, then withdrawn from the calendar and rescheduled for Monday.

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headquarters lost power or were damaged, and an Alabama nuclear plant was using backup generators to cool units that were shut down. A tornado expert at the Oklahoma center said it appears some of the tornadoes were as wide as a mile and likely packed a wallop that only 1 in 100 twisters ever reach. It could be days, however, before scientists make an official determination. Some of the worst damage was in Tuscaloosa, a city of more than 83,000 that is home to the University of Alabama. Neighborhoods there were leveled by a massive tornado that barreled through late Wednesday afternoon and was caught on video by a towermounted news camera. “When I looked back, I just saw trees and stuff coming by,” said Mike Whitt, a resident at DCH Regional Medical Center who ran from the hospital’s parking deck when the wind started swirling and he heard a roar. On Thursday morning, he walked through the neighborhood next to the hospital, home to a mix of students and townspeople, looking at dozens of homes without roofs. Household items were scattered on the ground — a drum, running shoes, insulation, towels and a shampoo bottle. Streets were impassable, the pavement strewn with trees, pieces of houses and cars with their windows blown out. Dr. David Hinton was working at the hospital when the tornado hit. He and his wife had to walk several

rations for parts of their states. The National Weather Service said the deaths were the most since tornadoes killed 315 people in 1974. A research meteorologist at the Oklahoma prediction center, Dr. Harold Brooks, said the average tornado is on the ground for a couple of miles, measures a couple hundred yards wide and packs top winds of 100 mph. He said most reasonably built structures can withstand storms like those. “There’s a pretty good chance some of these were a mile wide, on the ground for tens of miles and had winds speeds over 200 mph,” he said. Brooks said there is some evidence that a single tornado could have started at the Mississippi-Alabama state line before plowing through Birmingham and Tuscaloosa and into Georgia. If that’s the case it could be among the longest-tracking tornadoes in history.

PLEASANT GROVE, Ala. (AP) — Massive tornadoes tore a town-flattening streak across the South, killing at least 291 people in six states and forcing rescuers to carry some survivors out on makeshift stretchers of splintered debris. Two of Alabama’s major cities were among the places devastated by the deadliest twister outbreak in nearly 40 years. As day broke Thursday, people in hard-hit areas surveyed obliterated homes and debris-strewn streets. Some told of deadly winds whipping through within seconds of weather alerts broadcast during the storms Wednesday afternoon and evening. “It happened so fast it was unbelievable,” said Jerry Stewart, a 63-year-old retired firefighter who was picking through the remains of his son’s wrecked home in Pleasant Grove, a suburb of Birmingham. “They said the storm was in Tuscaloosa and it would be here in 15 minutes. And before I knew it, it was here.” He and his wife, along with their daughter and two grandchildren, survived by hiding under their front porch. Friends down the street who did the same weren’t so lucky — Stewart said he pulled out the bodies of two neighbors whose home was ripped off its foundation. Alabama officials confirmed 180 deaths, while there were 33 in Mississippi, 33 in Tennessee, 14 in Georgia, eight in Virginia and one in Kentucky. President Barack Obama said he would visit Alabama Friday to view damage and meet with the governor and families devastated by the storms. Obama has already expressed condolences by phone to Gov. Robert Bentley and approved his request for emergency federal assistance. The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., said it received 137 tornado reports into Wednesday night. The storms forced authorities in some places into makeshift command posts after their

Back from an aerial tour Thursday morning, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox said the tornado tore a streak of “utter destruction” through the city. There were at least 36 people dead in the city’s police jurisdiction, and searches continue for the missing. “We have neighborhoods that have been basically removed from the map,” he said. Because the city’s emergency management building was destroyed, authorities are using Bryant-Denny Stadium at the University of Alabama as a command post. University officials said there didn’t appear to be significant damage on campus, but the school canceled final exams and postponed commencement until August. The storm system spread destruction from Texas to New York, where dozens of roads were flooded or washed out. The governors of Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia issued emergency decla-

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this maple tree at a home on salisbury street in rockwell was split in two during the storms that hit the eastern part of rowan county overnight Wednesday and early thursday morning. BY SHAVONNE POTTS spotts@salisburypost.com

ROCKWELL — Larry Earnhardt was fast asleep when he heard a cracking sound and then a loud boom. When he looked to where the noise was coming from he saw a tree that had once provided shade now split in half. The strong winds that tore through the eastern part of the county had wreaked havoc, ripping the large maple tree down to the trunk. The tree fell partially onto his house and the other half in the backyard. Earnhardt, who lives on Salisbury Street, was awakened at nearly 4:30 Thursday morning. He’s lived at the home for about 26 years and has always had that tree behind his house. “The tree is probably older than the house, it was built in 1958,” Earnhardt said. “The birds and squirrels are going crazy,” he said.

The tree was where birds made their nests, he recalled fondly, and the tree provided shade to his patio. Now retired, he would often sit on the patio and watch the birds fly by and the squirrels scamper about. Earnhardt said he was lucky his bedroom is on the other end of the house. The unfortunate part of the tree coming down was he just repaired his roof in December and will likely have to make new repairs. The tree covered much of the back side of his house. “I’ll have to get blinds,” he joked. The tree is so large, Earnhardt can’t possibly remove it himself. He’s already gotten estimates from tree removal companies. Earnhardt’s neighbor, Betty Barnhardt, said she had some limbs in her yard, but nothing like the tree that fell next door. “It’s no big problem. It’s

minor,” she said. The National Weather Service said the winds overnight reached about 40 mph, some of the strongest reported around 4:15 a.m. Thursday. Meteorologist Bob Bruce said residents can expect the weekend to be quite calm, but thunderstorms are expected to return Monday. “It looks like Monday night. There’s 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms,” he said. Ruby Poole, owner of Wanda’s Beauty Shop located on U.S. 52, said the limbs, leaves and wind reminded her of Hurricane Hugo. “It is a mess. My yard at the beauty shop and at my house looks like when Hugo came through,” she said. Julian Sides of Rockwell was one of those residents cleaning up after the storm tore through a tree in his yard. Sides and friend Larry Fesperman spent about an hour

cutting the rest of the tree limbs and made plans to haul off the debris. “That’s really the only damage,” Sides said. At its peak, Duke Energy reported 3,400 people in Rowan County without electricity around 6 a.m. Thursday, spokeswoman Betsy Conway said. Once storm conditions were safe, crews began restoring power as quickly as possible, Conway said. “The damage was primarily structural — some poles and wires down,” she said. Conway did warn people about staying away from downed powerlines. “If they see wire down they should stay away. Treat them as live and keep their pets and children away,” Conway said. Call Duke Energy to report a downed powerline or power outage at 800-769-3766. Contact reporter Shavonne Potts at 704-797-4253.

Red Cross providing assistance to storm victims B Y S HAVONNE P OTTS spotts@salisburypost.com

SALISBURY — For about two weeks, Rowan native Monica Bruns has been in Bertie County, working in a town she had never been to before. She’s volunteering with the Red Cross, providing relief to families in Colerain who were displaced by tornadoes. About a dozen people died from the storms in the area not far from the coast. “The storms have displaced people from their homes and I’ve seen homes leveled to the ground,” Bruns said. She arrived in Colerain April 19 and has seen firsthand the devastation. “It makes you want to cry,” Bruns said. “Sit down and be grateful and thankful for what you have because in a split second it can all be taken away.” BRUNS This is her first deployment with the Hanford Dole Chapter of the American Red Cross. Bruns has been a volunteer with the Rowan chap-

tornado damage is seen in colerain, n.c., in bertie county after a line of severe storms moved through recently.

ter less than a year. Colerain was one of the hardest hit areas, she said. Tornadoes ripped through the town April 16. Bruns was sent as a service associate to help in the emergency shelter and once the shelter was no longer needed, she moved to helping displaced residents. “I work with other members of the Red Cross to offer

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tional support and other disaster assistance. To make a donation, visit www.redcross.org or call 1-800-RED-CROSS. Contributions may also be sent to P.O. Box 57066, Charlotte, NC 28206 or the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, DC 20013.

SALISBURY — A man robbed along Institute Street near Sonic Drive-In told of being held at gunpoint Wednesday while walking from work. The man, 28, whose name is not being released, said he was biking in the 200 block of Institute around 10:45 p.m. when he got off the bike to walk it uphill. A man came up behind him and tapped him on the back of the head with a handgun and told him to get on the ground. “I tried to give him everything I had,” the victim said. He said the robber told him he just wanted his wallet. “He said he was going to kill me and hurt me,” the victim said. He believed he was going to die and gave the gunman his wallet. The suspect took off behind a house on Institute Street. The victim was not injured. The victim described the suspect as a black male, wearing a bandana covering the lower part of his face and blue jeans. The suspect is between 5 feet 6 inches and 5 feet 8 inches tall with a thin build. Being robbed on a route he’s traveled for months makes the victim wary of traveling by himself. He said he will likely try to catch a ride home from work. Salisbury Police are investigating the robbery. Anyone with information is asked to call the police at 704-638-5333 or Crime Stoppers at 1-866-6395245. Contact reporter Shavonne Potts at 704-797-4253.

City to hold hearing on master plan draft SALISBURY — The public is invited to view and comment on the draft of the Salisbury Preservation Master Plan from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at the Rowan Museum, 202 N. Main St. The draft plan reflects months of ongoing collaboration with public and private stakeholders, neighborhoods and a steering committee appointed by City Council. It outlines the vision, desired outcomes and specific strategies that residents feel are needed to enhance, improve and sustain historic preservation efforts in Salisbury. The draft will address: • Historic Preservation Commission procedures • Collaboration between preservation organizations • Effective enforcement of Certificates of Appropriateness • Awareness of historic resources, districts and economic benefits • Access to information for property owners and best practices • Neighborhood livability and protection of community character Residents are encouraged to attend the meeting, review the draft plan and provide feedback. Comments received will help the committee identify any gaps in the plan or additions that might be needed. Prior to the presentation of the draft, the Historic Preservation Master Plan Advisory Committee will meet from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday at City Hall. Contact reporter Emily Ford at 704-797-4264.

Rep. Warren to speak at town hall meeting today SALISBURY — N.C. Rep. Harry Warren will talk to constituents and take their questions this evening at a town hall meeting. The event will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on the second floor of the J. Newton Cohen Sr. Rowan County Administration Building, 130 W. Innes St. in Salisbury. All interested citizens are invited to attend. According to a press release from Warren’s office, the representative will speak about the priorities of the current legislative session and the status of bills of local concern. Local residents can ask questions and let their concerns be heard. The forum is the third in a series of monthly meetings held across House District 77 while the legislature is in session. Previous town hall meetings were held in Salisbury and Cleveland.

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Spring Choral Concert Sunday at Catawba Celebrate May Day with an early evening of music by the choral ensembles of Catawba College. Due to bad weather two weeks ago and the changes in schedule that resulted, the Spring Choral Concert has been rescheduled for Sunday at 5 p.m. in Keppel Auditorium on campus. The program includes the Catawba Singers, Chamber Singers, Men’s Chorus, Women’s Chorus and the Catawba Chorale. The wide variety of repertoire models the mission state-

ment of the Music Department. Milton’s “Paradise Lost” will see two very different treatments as it is set to music from “Creation” by Franz Joseph Haydn and “Paradise Lost: Angels & Wings” by Eric Whitacre. Haydn’s setting represents the best of the 18th century classical style, and Whitacre’s new setting combines traditional choral sounds with techno-style accompaniment. Other selections on the program include classical motets, folk songs, several selections from Musical Theatre, and

even music of Freddy Mercury and Queen. The music is going to resemble North Carolina weather in the spring — widely varied with unexpected changes. Soloists include Ginny Weant, soprano; Corey Cellurale, soprano; Jonna Capone, soprano; Jennifer Drake, mezzo-soprano; Amelia Baity, mezzo-soprano; Kristopher Watson, tenor; Michael Stone, tenor; Andrew Taylor, tenor; Bradley Boaz, baritone; Nathan Collins, baritone; Chris Fink, baritone; Blake Tickle, baritone; and Melanie

Hudson, French horn. The concert will also include Brent Messenger as a student conductor. Dr. Robert Hallquist will accompany on the piano and Stephen Stringer on keyboards. The concert will be conducted by Dennis Jewett and Professor Paul E. Oakley, artist-in-residence for choral conducting, associate professor of music and college organist. The concert is free and open to the public. Come and celebrate May Day in style with beautiful music.

Gold still being found at Reed Gold Mine A second gold rush is on at Reed Gold Mine, historically known for its large nuggets. The new gold is not in chunks weighing 17, 28 or 23 pounds like those found when John Reed owned the mine. Reed recently held its 30th annual Heritage Days event when roughly 1,500 students visited the site in two days. On April 13, a fourth-grader from Porter Ridge Elementary found a 6.2-gram nugget in his pan. Spot price with gold at $1,475 per ounce, the nugget was worth $265.50. To a collector it could be worth more. On April 6, a high school French exchange student found a nugget weighing approximately 3 grams. A handful of nuggets in the $30 to

$50 range have also popped up throughout April. The educational panning area at Reed Gold Mine teaches visitors how to pan for gold in much the same way that the first panners in North Carolina creeks did. For $2 per pan, visitors search through dirt (ore) taken directly from Little Meadow Creek, site of the first discovery of gold in America, in 1799. Due to the historical significance of Reed Gold Mine no other forms of prospecting, including panning, or metal detecting are permitted anywhere onsite. Anything found in the panning area belongs to the panner. If you did happen to find a 17-pound gold nugget at the

bottom of your pan, it would be yours to keep. Since reopening panning for the season, the mine has seen plenty of aspiring prospectors. Many have come away with at least a little color in the bottom of their pan. Those who did not find anything learned how to pan for gold, which they could use in their own creeks. From Salisbury to Kings Mountain is North Carolina’s major gold belt (also known as the Carolina Slate Belt). If you have a creek, there is potential to find gold. Besides panning, Reed Gold Mine offers 1.5 miles of nature trails and a film at the museum, guided underground tour, a working orig-

inal 1895 Stamp Mill and a picnic area; all for free. Reed Gold Mine is located in southeastern Cabarrus County—12 miles south of Concord, 20 miles east of Charlotte, and 18 miles west of Albemarle. From Charlotte, follow NC 24/27 East to Reed Mine Road. Reed Gold Mine is part of the Division of State Historic Sites, Office of Archives and History, an agency of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, and site of the First Discovery of Gold in America, 1799. For more information, call 704-721-4653 or visit www.nchistoricsites. org/reed. Find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ reedgoldmine.

New AARP driving course offered for seniors A new four-hour AARP driver safety class offered for senior citizens. An AARP Driver Safety Program class will be held at the Rufty-Holmes Senior Center, at 1120 South Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Salisbury on Wednesday, May 11. The class has been revised to a four-hour session. Registration is at 12:30 and instruction from 1 to 5 p.m. Class size is limited, so reservations can be made by calling 704-216-7714. The fee is $12 for AARP members. The member must bring the membership card to the class. If the card is lost, a new card can be obtained by calling the AARP national office at 1-888-227-7669 (1-888AARP NOW). The member-

Weddings Wedding licenses issued from the office of Register of Deeds Harry L. Welch Jr. Nicholas Ryan Lomax and Joanna Rebecca Reavis, 385 Stone Rd., Salisbury. Anthony Tyrone Wilson and Latoya Sherri Whisonant, 1208 Bell St., Salisbury. Perry Lynn Minton, 2402 West C St., Kannapolis and Jennifer Ann Dishmon, 4534 Talbert Farm Rd., Kannapolis. Jonathan Wayne Goodman and Crystal Dawn Elliott, 5419 Old Concord Rd., Salisbury. Julio Henrique Velez and Kimberly Michelle Smith, 212 Fortune Lane, Salisbury. Travis Julius Laurenzo Hinds and Tyquisha Lashon Polk, 409 Lakewood Dr., Salisbury. Paul Michael Kluttz, 5223 Harmon Place, Kannapolis and Brittney Renee Hayes, 520 Faggert Circle, Rockwell. Caleb Aaron Glenn and Courtney Lynn Hege, 525 Central Heights, Lexington. Geurt Karel Boshuizen and Jessica Hollin Jones, 290 Riverwalk Dr., Salisbury. Gary Ryan Scott and Madison Hope Long, 116 S. Oak St., Salisbury. Joel Vasquez Chavez, 2905 Clermont Ave., Kannapolis and Veronica Maria Purvis, 7135 Hwy 152 East, Rockwell. Patrick Andrew Tierney and Natalie Marie Melton, 520 Ray Suggs Pl., Concord. Shawn Edward Tucker and Kristie Nicole Bentley, 520 Lillian Circle, Salisbury. Edson David Baird, 80 Elonor St., Chelsea, MA and Janet Rybicki Sisson, 293 Nahant Rd., Nahant, MA. Robert Louis Kilmer, 1245 Camp Rd., Salisbury and Debra Connie Long, 208 Ridge Forest Ct., Winston-Salem. John Andrew Miller and Terri Jane Warren, 195 Adrian Rd., Salisbury. Donald Nicator Daniels, Jr. and Loretta Lynn Foreman, 2330 Miller Rd., Salisbury. Jonathan Stewart Brock and

ship number is also on the AARP magazine. The fee is $14 for non-members. The fee covers the cost of the workbook and materials. Participants must also bring their driver’s license. The Rufty-Holmes Senior Center has sponsored an AARP Driver Safety Class in Salisbury every year since 1991. The AARP Driver Safety Program is the nation’s first and largest classroom driver refresher course specially designed for motorists age 50 and older. AARP volunteers have been teaching the Driver Safety course since 1979. The course will provide a review of driving skills and techniques, as well as strategies and tips to help seniors

Lindsay Nicole Cashion, 320 Gatton Rd., Cleveland. Colin Lee Patterson and Teresa Lynne Hinson, 915 Roseman Rd., Salisbury. John Edward Brown, Jr. and Sharon Elizabeth Campbell, 230 Concordia Church Rd., China Grove. Stephen Franklin Casper, 8700 Crestwood Dr., Mt. Pleasant and Amanda O'Dell Taylor, 409 Joe St., Rockwell. Demario Cordara Ingram and Tyisha Nicol Ward, 410 W. 15th St., Salisbury. TimothyPatrick Hogsed, 10801 Heather Nicole Lane, Mint Hill and Kristy Lynn Lowder, 334 John Penn Circle, Salisbury. Anthony Jay Dildy, Sr. and Wilhemina Correll Lowry, 1100 Bringle Ferry Rd., Salisbury. Andrew Phillip Olson, 5820 Lynwood Blvd. and Krista Marie Hansen, 2805 Clara St., Brainerd, MN. Garry Fuller Costner and Carol Ann Corriher, 214 N. Salisbury Ave., Spencer. James Michael Monroe and Rebecca Louise Johnson, 207 Judith Dr., Summerville, SC. Calvin Black, 247 Heilig Town Rd., Salisbury and Regina Denise Robertson, 900 Cedar St., Salisbury. Brandon Mitchell Brown, 330 State Rd., China Grove and Jennifer Christine Garrett, 714 Crystalwood Ct., Concord. Zachery Ryan Keever, 153 Doby Dr., Gold Hill and Jennifer Michelle Lyles, 730 Trexler Rd., Salisbury. Clinton Cody Myers and Jill Denise Argabright, 6571 Wright Rd., Kannapolis. Heath Wayne Rogers and Candice Nicole Spears, 6 White Oak Cr., Salisbury. Christopher Jack Brown and Christie Michelle Dunaway, 328 Crowell Ln., Salisbury. Antonio Barnard Ingram and Carrie Denise Barnette, 135 Campbell Rd., Woodleaf. Calvin Louis Hayes, Jr., 319 N. Main GQ St., Salisbury and Stacey Lynn Handy, 182 Hilltop Dr., Advance. Paul Bronson Benfield, 1009

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adjust to normal age related physical changes that affect driving ability. The workbook contains 25 pages of safety tips and much more. The objectives of the AARP Driver Safety Program are to help participants understand the effects of aging on driving by getting them to know themselves, learn driving strategies that take into account the changes people experience as they age; identify the most common crash situations we face; reduce the chances of having a crash by reviewing basic driving rules, traffic hazards and accident prevention measures; update our knowledge and understanding of today’s roads, vehicles and other road users; plan and think

Ashwood Place, Salisbury and Deborah Linn Gainey, 1270 Kluttz Rd. Faith. Robert Brian Blackwelder and Robin Annette Bost, 1024 East 10th St., Kannapolis. Cory Lester Martin, 8625 Old Beatty Ford Rd., Rockwell and Brittany Marie Davis, 115 Autumn Glen Dr., Rockwell. Ryan Blake Staton and Diantha Michelle Phillips, 508 Cornelius Rd., Rockwell. Jeffrey Clyde Overcash and Patricia Diane Dalton, 217 Cindy Rd., Salisbury. Troy Alex Huss, 204 East Main St., Cleveland and Angela Renee Potts, 25 Ridley Ranch Rd. Hiddenite. Mark Sankonwin Nimene and Theresa Juah Dixon, 723 Laurel Pointe Circle, Salisbury. Brian David Kimball, 1185 Patterson St., China Grove and Kelli Michele Coble, 1601 Frederick Ave., Kannapolis. Wilfredo Martinez-Albino and Ludmilla Colleen Hibshman, 155 Deer Rd., Salisbury. Matthew Brandon Wagoner, 1010 Driftwood Trail, Salisbury and Julie Kristin Alexander, 1203 Bird Dog Trail, Rockwell. Michael Brandon Melton, 18112 Mooresville Rd., Mooresville and Ashley Dawn Null, 1021 Oakdale Cout, China Grove. Eugene Luther Nunn and Cynthia Michelle Roberson, 1100 Highland Creek Dr., Salisbury. James Lewis Hargett and Rhonda Sue Reynolds, 1130 Phillip St., Salisbury. Victor Alfonso Ruano and Monica Lurdes Morales, 150 Reading Rd., Salisbury. Preston Stith Cleaton, III,1104 N. Lilac Ln., Salisbury and Tiffany Lynn Cole, 3991 River Pointe Pl., High Point. Richard Allen Moore, 721 Midway Rd., Statesville and Laurie Ann Barnhardt, 9460 NC Hwy 801, Mt. Ulla. Robert Albert Miller, Jr. and Dona Marie Rivers, 111 E. Horah St., Salisbury. Marcus Clarence Coward, 2343 commonwealth Ave., Charlotte and Lindsay Eva Wootten,

about how we drive; the effects of medication on driving; identify when driving may no longer be safe. Upon completing the course, graduates of the AARP Driver Safety Program may be eligible to receive a discount on their auto insurance premiums. The local AARP chapter meets the first Thursday of each month at the RuftyHolmes Senior Center starting at 1 p.m. The local chapter offers members a variety of community service, education, advocacy and leadership, and fellowship opportunities. Senior citizens over the age of 50 are encouraged to attend the informative meetings and join the local chapter.

335 Shuping Mill Rd., Salisbury. Jeremy Ryan Lemmons and Hannah Elizabeth Rogers, 650 Hallmark Estates Dr., Salisbury. Michael Travis Poole, 10265 Stokes Ferry Rd. and Misty Dawn Elium, 10215 Stokes Ferry Rd., Gold Hill. Eric Scott Benfield, 545 Bostian Ave., Kannapolis and Casey Lynne Marion-Fluharty, 11600 Mt. Olive Rd., Gold Hill. Steven Anthony Tidwell and Debra Karen Tester, 818 N. Salisbury G.Q. Ave., Salisbury. Donte Jamal Blakeney and Katishia Lasheak Chambers, 421 Mildred Ave., Salisbury. Rocky Mamerto Cabagnot, 2361 Tina Dr., Tallahassee FL. and Alair Ara Altiero, 129 North 2nd St., Minneapolis, MN. Thomas Alton Boyd, II and Julia Suzanne Yeager, 1215 Cannon Farm Rd., China Grove. Lewis Anderson Rogers, 725 Bringle Ferry Rd., Denton and Tanya Dawn Cook, 2861 Denton Rd., Denton. Matthew Louis Eaton, 154 Excel Dr., Kannapolis and Tanya Dee Hoogland, 665 Brown Rd., China Grove. Cherric Deon Horton and Maureen Anna Brooke Bigham, 8636 Newgrass Ln., Charlotte. Obed Martinez and Rosa Mendoza Gonzalez, 60 Hill St., Salisbury. Andrew George Houck, 325 South Jackson St., Salisbury. Dagoberto Ortega and Leonor Sola, 106 Stevens Rd., Salisbury. Ryan Michael Yost and Christine Ann Nelson, 4250 Jackson Rd., Mooresville. Jamaine Kelly Jackson and Temeka Nicole Kennedy, 628 E. Lafayette St., Salisbury.

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SPENCER — Merleene Templeton McQueen, age 87, formerly of Kannapolis, went to be with her Lord Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at Magnolia Gardens Extended Care Community, Spencer, after a short illness. She was born June 19, 1923, in Cabarrus County, the daughter of the late Roy L. Templeton and Bessie Griggs Templeton. Merleene was employed with the former Cannon Mills Company, Plant 1 Wash Cloth Dept. for many years. Later, she worked for the former Terry Products, Inc., Kannapolis. She was a member of the Christian faith. Her family fondly remembers her love of making crafts. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John S. McQueen, Jr.; one brother, Sidney Chapman; three sisters, Verna Bruton, Macie McGuire, Margie Benfield; an infant son; and a granddaughter, Megan McQueen. Survivors include a son, Rev. Kenneth McQueen and wife Neldia of Kannapolis; a daughter, Teresa Rogers of Kannapolis; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; one brother, Roy L. Templeton of West Jefferson; and numerous nieces and nephews. Service and Visitation: A graveside service to honor her life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 30 at Carolina Memorial Park, Kannapolis, officiated by Rev. Ralph Robinette. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 29 at Whitley's Funeral Home, Kannapolis. Online condolences may be left at www.whitleysfuneralhome.com.

KERNERSVILLE — Annie Marie Heaggans Wilson, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, April 25, 2011. She was born on May 14, 1933 in Iredell County to the late Isadore Heaggans, Sr., and Marrion Taggert Heaggans. Service: The funeral will be held on Saturday, April 30 at South Iredell AME Zion Church, 201 Winford Road, Troutman, beginning at 11 a.m. Johnson and Sons Funeral Home, High Point is assisting the family. Online condolences may be made at www.johnsonandsonsinc.com.

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Mr. Robert William Harrison Graveside Service: 11:00 AM Friday St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery

Mr. Randy Ryan Higdon 2:00 PM Friday Summersett Mem. Chapel ——

Mrs. Margaret Buckley Barton Mass of Christian Burial 11:00 AM Monday Sacred Heart Catholic Ch. Prayer Service 6:30 PM Sunday Followed by Visitation. ——

Mrs. Mildred Clark Huff Simerson 6:00 PM Monday First Presbyterian Church Visitation: 4-6 PM Monday At the Church

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Southeast is home to five species of pit vipers cause of body coloration. Dark brown crossbands on a lighter brown background provide very effective camouflage when the snake is coiled on a ground cover total darkness to detect the presof fallen leaves. At least two harmence of warm-blooded prey such as less snakes, banded watersnakes mice or rats and to strike that prey and corn snakes, are often mistakwith unerring accuracy. en for copperheads because of The pit viper that typically bites similar banding and coloration, but the most Americans every year is only copperheads have crossbands the copperhead. That’s the bad that resemble the shape of an hournews. The good news is that copglass. Copperheads are common in perheads have one of the mildest the mountains and also in many venoms, being determined in one coastal areas, but they can show up study to be only one-tenth as poanywhere within their extensive tent, drop for drop, as that of the geographic range in the eastern eastern diamondback rattlesnake. United States. Interestingly, the As far as I am aware, despite bites species is absent from all of the by copperheads to hundreds of Florida peninsula and most of the people over the years, no one has panhandle. died from the bite of a wild copperThe cottonmouth is the copperhead. Although a copperhead bite head’s closest relative and by far usually causes minimal damage to the most common venomous U.S. the victim, a trip to the hospital or snake associated with water. The doctor’s office is still advisable. bite of a cottonmouth can be seriCopperheads are quite abundant ous, but the snake’s aggressiveness in some localities. However, their is overrated. Many bites from cotpresence often goes unnoticed betonmouths occur after someone

Despite fearsome reputations, poisonous snakes pose small threat arlier this year, I answered a question about coral snakes. The following addresses the major group of venomous snakes found in the South — pit vipers. The Southeast has five species of pit vipers. All five — three kinds of rattlesnakes plus the copperhead and cottonmouth — are found in parts of every coastal state WHIT from Louisiana to GIBBONS North Carolina. Each species is distinctive in behavior, habitat, and venom capabilities, but all have one common characteristic, a heatsensitive pit located on the side of the head between the eye and the nostril. A pit viper uses the pit in

has picked the snake up, and most of the snakebite cases I know of with these species have been to herpetologists who did just that. Hard to blame the snake for that outcome. Of the three southeastern rattlesnakes, the smallest is the pygmy; a large one is only two feet long. The largest is the eastern diamondback, which can reach almost 8 feet. The third species, called canebrake rattler in the Coastal Plain and timber rattler in the mountains and most other areas, can be more than 6 feet long. What are the chances that a hiker, hunter, or other outdoor nature enthusiast will encounter and be bitten by a pit viper? And what about children? Children should be taught never to pick up any snake without supervision by a knowledgeable adult. They should learn to enjoy snakes by watching them. Of course, the same advice would apply to most adults, as many U.S. snakebites occur because someone picked up the snake. People who

STRIPERS ARE STRIKING ON THE ROANOKE ow is the time to make the three-hour drive to Weldon and the Roanoke River if you want to have one of the greatest angling experiences of your life. The striped bass spawn is in full swing and if you haven’t fished there then you are truly missing out. “This is the absolute gem in the crown of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission,” according to Captain Rod Thomas, of Lexington, who guides for striped bass each April and May. “This is one of the only places in the state where anybody can come and catch a lot of fish. And I’m very confident that it is only GLENN going to get better from HUDSON here.” It wasn’t always this way. My father, Bill Hudson, grew up in Weldon, a little town situated on I-95 just south of the Virginia state line. His home was a short walk from the river. And his childhood memories include seeing fishermen using vast nets strung across the Roanoke to take every striper that came upstream to spawn. In the 1950s, nobody understood or cared that they were destroying the fishery. “It was raped and pillaged until it was gone,” said Thomas, who operates Captain Ponytail Guide Service and fishes the Roanoke each April and May. “But leave Mother Nature alone and she will recover. There used to be no fish here. Now there are 50pounders caught every year.” The success is due to the fact that the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission took over the fishery and stopped the destruction. The effort has really paid off. “They’ve taken a river that was decimated and turned it into a world-class fishery. “We are catching 30 to 50 fish per day, drifting down the river using live blueback herring or threadfin shad,” Thomas said. “The water temperature has been around 61 or 62 degrees. The stripers will spawn at 64, 65, or 66 degrees. Once that happens, the fish get real hungry. Just in the last day-and-ahalf the fishing has gotten a lot better.” Stripers return to the river in which they were conceived each year to spawn. Eventually, there were no stripers moving from Albemarle Sound to Weldon each year. It took aggressive protection of existing fish as well as stocking programs to bring the river back to its original glory. Now, this fishery is considered a major success story.

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The one that got away Let me tell you about the one that got away. Fishermen have always used that line to begin a fish tale of woe. You’ve heard them many times and when you do, you know you’ll be subjected to another long story with a familiar ending. The fact is that most anglers tell more tales about the ones that got away, than about the ones that didn’t. Not surprising. The reason is because landing a big one isn’t always easy. Large fish are faster, stronger and stay on the line longer than their smaller brothers and sisters. Trophy fish battle with such tenacity that the temperament of the angler and the strength of the tackle are both challenged to the breaking point. Add to the fight, the surprise of seeing the fish and the excitement of landing it and it’s no wonder that so many get away. If you want to change your luck, heed the following tips from Capt. Gus. Stay calm: Easier said than done, right? First and foremost, don’t be surprised when a big one hits. Large fish live in the same water as small ones, there just aren’t as many of them. Again, try to stay calm, don’t panic and use the same techniques you have practiced successfully in the past to land other fish.

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John alabaster and his grandson, hayden, both of Midlothian, Va., with two stripers. Striped bass fishing on the Roanoke Rive is still heavily regulated because of the history of the river and the effort it took to bring the fish back. For that reason, stripers can only be kept until the end of April. After May 1, all stripers have to be released. Quite honestly, the best fishing is in May. But keep in mind that no matter when you fish the Roanoke you have to use barbless circle hooks at all times. Anglers using artificial lures must remove the treble hooks and use one barbless cir-

cle hook in their place. The Commission features detailed information about striped bass fishing on the Roanoke River at www. ncwildlife.org. Thomas also maintains one of the most detailed and helpful websites for those wishing to fish there. Find him at captainponytail.com. Glenn Hudson is a freelance fishing writer based in Salisbury. Contact him at littletuna67@aol.com.

Natural toxin killing dolphins, sea lions LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dolphins and sea lions that have died along the Southern California coast in recent weeks may be victims of a deadly neurotoxin produced by a seasonal algae bloom, experts said this month. The same poison was found in samples from millions of fish that suffocated in a Redondo Beach harbor last month, and researchers hope to determine if it is present in samples from a similar but smaller fish die-off in Ventura Harbor. Experts don’t believe the fish died from the toxin but

see a snake and then simply observe it from a safe distance (a few feet away) virtually never get bitten. And if you do encounter a snake in the Southeast, the odds are 10 to 1 that you need not be concerned. More than 50 species are harmless compared to only five that are pit vipers. How can you identify southeastern pit vipers and what should you do if someone is bitten? The book “Snakes of the Southeast,” published by the University of Georgia Press, has numerous color photographs of all southeastern snakes and is the most authoritative nature guide on the topic. Here’s the advice given for snakebite victims: “The best snakebite kit is a set of car keys, a cell phone, and a companion” to get you to the hospital. Whit Gibbons is an ecologist and environmental educator with the University of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory. Send environmental questions to ecoviews@gmail.com.

some marine mammals have become its victims. Three sea lions and three dolphins that beached themselves in Orange County died or were destroyed because they had incurable domoic acid poisoning, said Kirsten Sedlick, animal care supervisor for the Pacific Mammal Center in Laguna Beach. The center dispatched crews to rescue another four dolphins and a sea lion, she said. Tests will determine whether they also were victims of the neurotoxin. “We just have all of our crews on high-alert” and ex-

tra volunteer teams are out, said Melissa Sciacca, the center’s director of development. Domoic acid is produced naturally, but levels often soar in the spring with the blooming of a certain species of algae off the California coast. At least one bloom was spotted in the past few weeks off the Southern California coast. Mussels and small fish eat the algae and concentrate the poison, then are eaten in turn by pelicans and sea mammals. Since April 3, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has received reports of about 40 sea lions and

17 dolphins with domoic acid poisoning symptoms. Most were off Los Angeles and Orange counties. The outbreak was still relatively mild but it was too early to tell whether it might become more serious, said Joe Cordaro, an NOAA wildlife biologist. “You never know how bad they’re going to be, and we still don’t know what the factors are that cause these major blooms,” he said. “We don’t know if it’s (storm) runoff, we don’t know if its high temperatures ... there’s just so many factors.”

Tackle: Use balanced tackle; substantial enough to land a trophy, but not so heavy that it takes the fun out of catching an average size fish. • Clean and lubricate rods and reels after each trip. • Cut off any length of line that is nicked or chaffed. Replace line when it becomes opaque or when it gets low on the spool. • Set the drag on the reel at 30 percent to 50 percent of the line’s breaking strength. • Double check knots to assure that they will hold under stress. • Replace hooks frequently. Playing the fish: Keep a tight line, the rod tip up and the fish in front the fish in front of you. If it begins to take line don’t panic, a properly set drag will allow the fish to pull line off the reel without breaking, while helping to wear it down. Stop reeling when the fish is a rod length away. Then lead smoothly toward the person helping with the landing process. Should the fish decided to make another run, don’t jerk the rod to stop it, let

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Doug barbe of Denver holds a lake Norman spotted bass. the drag do its thing again before trying a second landing attempt. Putting undue pressure on a big fish raises the chances of pulling the hook, breaking the line or getting it to the boat while it is still green. A fish that isn’t completely spent will thrash and twist erratically in an attempt to get away at the last minute.

Tips from Capt. Gus Cane pole fishing is still popular with crappie and bream fishermen. It’s a simple way to fish without tangling or back lashing lines.

Hot Spot of the Week White perch and cat fishing is improving with warm water temperatures. Cats are hitting fresh cut baits in coves and shallow points and perch are being taken in water from fifteen to thirty feet deep along the edges of creek channels. Beaver Dam and Davidson creeks are best bets for both species. Bass fishing has been good all spring. Those fishing around docks and fallen trees are catching larger fish than on points and humps. The surface water temperature varies by location, but is mainly in the sixties and lower 70s in open waters not affected by the power plants. The water level is about 1.7 feet below full pond on Lake Norman and 3.3 feet below on Mountain Island Lake. Capt. Gus Gustafson of Lake Norman Ventures, Inc. is an outdoor columnist and a full time Professional Fishing Guide on Lake Norman, NC. Visit his website www.Fishingwithgus.com or call 704-617-6812. For additional information, email him at Gus@lakenorman .com.

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Local doctors are conducting a clinical research study to evaluate the effects and safety of an investigational cholesterol-lowering medication compared to a placebo. One of four historic markers in Cooleemee reﬂects on the town’s Old Square and Main Street buildings, which were demolished by Burlington Mills in the 1960s. The mural on a section of the mill depicts Main Street as it once looked.

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FROM 1A Mills. The company provided the paychecks, housing, public services and recreation. And there was plenty of recreation. Cooleemee offered its residents an Olympicsized swimming pool — the best in three counties. Ball teams flourished, and the Cooleemee Journal reported on every game. Erwin Mills turned its general manager’s home, the Zachary-Holt House, into a community rec center. A lot of teens probably experienced their first kiss somewhere on these grounds, Rumley says from the Zachary-Holt House’s expansive front porch. But by 1969, Burlington Mills had closed the plant — part of the industry’s consolidation moves of the day. Now, a handful of people working for the Stokes County Yarn Co. use the site for offices and warehouse space. The steady factory jobs are long gone. A good chunk of Cooleemee’s old housing stock is empty or deteriorating. Some of its important historic buildings were lost when Burlington demolished the Old Square business district along Main Street in 1963. The Zachary-Holt House is now the Textile Heritage Center, directed by Rumley. Still, the town has plenty of positives: friendly people, eight churches within the town’s boundaries (12, if you go a mile farther), a solid elementary school, charming homes, a historic mill building, an active preservation group and, of course, the Bullhole. The old South Yadkin River swimming hole has become a quite respectable and picturesque recreational spot, carrying the fancy name of RiverPark at Cooleemee Falls. Visit Rumley for a morning or afternoon, and you’ll also learn that Cooleemee has a vision — and it’s not just smiley faces stamped on flip-chart ideas. “We want something that works,” says Rumley, who is leading an 11-member task force looking at the town’s future. “We can figure out how to make this an economic engine.” Only up and running since March, the task force already is developing a “Check Out Cooleemee” brochure, a 5- to 7-minute video sales pitch for the town and handsewn “Welcome to Cooleemee” packets for potential homebuyers. Next month, the town will be host for a “Realtors’ Tea,” which will be held on the lawn of the Zachary-Holt House. At the tea, complete with silver, linen and china, Cooleemee volunteers will be telling area real estate agents “what an amazing community this is,” Rumley says. Meanwhile, a volunteer Cooleemee sales team is being recruited to give personal guided tours of the community to prospective homebuyers. “We aim to recruit our own neighbors,” Rumley says. Recent census data shows Cooleemee evenly divided among children, young adults, middle-aged adults and senior citizens. It has a good civic core, built on veterans organizations, clubs, school supporters and the fire department. Rumley says there’s a mix of professionals who commute elsewhere, blue collar workers and small business owners. The town has had “doctors up the wazoo,” she says, but never an attorney. “We need one,” she adds. But the marketing of Cooleemee only scratches the surface of what’s going on. The town has hired a part-time code enforcement officer, instead of farming out those duties to a private firm in Kannapolis. Rumley envisions the town and its citizens tackling housing problems block by block. Her husband, Jim, recently mapped 40 vacant properties within the town limits and at least 25 for sale. Rumley wants to put pressure, for example, on absentee landlords “who don’t give a hoot.” But she also wants newcomers to see how welcoming Cooleemee can be and witness the social capital the town has in abundance. A tradition that’s coming back to Cooleemee is “pounding.” Bruce and Danielle Pennington were “pounded” after they moved to Cooleemee from Lexington last November. Twenty people showed up at their house for the pounding, bringing things such as a

The town sits on the northeast bank of the South Yadkin River in the southern portion of Davie County, just across the river from Rowan County. N.C. 801 runs through it. Cooleemee is approximately 6 miles from Mocksville, 13 miles from Salisbury and 25 miles west of Winston-Salem.

Where did the name come from? One legend says an Indian brave bent down on a hot day next to the river, cupped his hands and brought water to his lips. He exclaimed, “Cool-ee-me.” Hard history tells us that Jesse Pearson brought the name here. He was the son of a Revolutionary War militia captain, Richmond Pearson. During the War of 1812 most Creek Indians sided with the British. Gen. Andrew Jackson defeated them. In 1814, the “Kulami” village of Creeks (near present-day Montgomery, Ala.) surrendered to him. The name means “where the white oaks grow,” and Pearson was so intrigued by this, he came home to name his plantation on the big Yadkin River, “Cooleemee.” The town owes its name to the old plantation, though the latter is located a good distance away in eastern Davie County off U.S. 64.

When was Cooleemee founded? In an area that was once a plantation called “The Shoals Farm,” land purchases by the Cooleemee Water Power & Manufacturing Company began in 1898. This was a front company for the Dukes of Durham (American Tobacco Trust) who had already put some of their fortunes into a chain named Erwin Mills, headquartered in Durham. One of the state’s largest full “cotton-to-cloth” textile mills was built here along with more than 300 mill houses, a downtown square and a hotel overlooking the river. The mill closed in 1969. In 1985, Cooleemee became an incorporated municipality. It celebrated a centennial in 1998. Source: Town of Cooleemee

pound of flour, a pound of sugar, canned goods and bags of other groceries. There was even a pound cake — the best she has ever had, Danielle says. The Penningtons find the town safe and walkable, often strolling down to the ice cream shop in the small shopping center off N.C. 801. “We love it,” Bruce says. “The neighborhood is so friendly.” The town has reactivated its recreation program by hiring Sandra Ferrell and Jessica Lagle as co-directors. Improvements to the town’s two tennis courts are in the works. A church is offering its grounds for a soccer field. Town officials also have to decide the fate of the 1949 swimming pool, which has been closed down for several years. Recent recreational successes have included the Grimes Parker Invictus basketball camp, which attracted 50 participants last summer and will be repeated in June. The town also had a Family Fun Day April 2. In May, a fish fry and run are scheduled on separate dates to raise funds toward the basketball camp. The Textile Heritage Center will be selling 1,000 raffle tickets at $100 each, and the winner receives the J.C. Sell/Cooleemee Journal property at Joyner and Marginal streets. The winning ticket holder (or a close relative) must agree to live in the house for at least five years. Meanwhile, the raffle allows the current owner to sell the property and the leftover profit goes to the center. “It’s working all over the country,” Rumley says, noting that nonprofits are allowed to conduct these types of property raffles twice a year. Two major initiatives are on the horizon for Cooleemee. The first involves buying an additional 7.9 acres for RiverPark to provide for a bridge and “grand entrance” on the Cooleemee side of the river. Plans also call for a river outfitters’ store to supply items such as tubes, canoes and rafts. It will take another fund-raising campaign, but “we have a good track record,” Rumley says. Cooleemee thinks it also has found the right person — Mac Jordan of Alamance County — to redevelop the 110-year-old mill

Steady factory jobs are long gone. A good chunk of Cooleemee’s old housing stock is empty or deteriorating. Still, the town has plenty of positives: friendly people, an active preservation group and the Bullhole among them.

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COOLEEMEE FROM 6a property near the South Yadkin. The Cooleemee Historical Association is sponsoring a field trip to the Jordan-developed Saxapahaw Rivermill & Village on May 28. “This is exactly the kind of development we want,” Rumley says. The historical association, Davie County Economic Development Commission and town of Cooleemee are guiding it forward. It would be a eight- to 10-year project, and the initial design phase will require $325,000 before its investor ready. “The town will never own it,” Rumley stresses. Cooleemee is full of charm and history — from its small “Holler Park” with five natural springs to its Fire Fighters Museum, an old hydrant house billed as

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a look toward Duke Street in Cooleemee from the mill shows some of the charm of the area. the state’s smallest museum. Every grade at Cooleemee Elementary vis-

its the Textile Heritage Center annually to learn a new aspect of the town’s history.

Part of the Cooleemee tradition has always been a simple philosophy, which is still

alive and well. “If I help you, you help me,” Rumley says.

Contact Mark Wineka at 704-797-4263, or mwineka@ salisburypost.com

Bruce and Danielle Pennington, who moved to Cooleemee in November, relax on the porch of the town’s Textile Heritage Center.

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Lawmakers bump up fines for speeding in a school zone RALEIGH (AP) — People caught speeding in North Carolina school zones would be assured of paying higher cash penalties in legislation heading to Gov. Beverly Perdue’s desk. The House and Senate each agreed Thursday to a compromise measure that would set the fine at $250. Current law sets a $25 minimum fine. The legislation would put the penalty in line with speeding in a highway work zone. The North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force supported the change, pointing to a 2007 state Department of Transportation study that found about 80 percent of drivers sped in school zones. Sen. Ed Jones of Halifax County voted against the final bill. He said the fine was too much for poor people who also must pay court costs and higher insurance premiums if cited.

Offshore energy bill being changed by Senate RALEIGH (AP) — Sponsors of a Republican bill trying to jump-start offshore energy exploration off the North Carolina coast are making concessions to fellow senators. The bill considered Thursday by the Senate Commerce Committee would direct Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue to create a compact with Virginia and South Carolina’s governors to work toward expanding the search for natural gas and oil in the Atlantic. The three states also would lobby to ensure the states get royalties. The committee agreed to make clear one member of a renamed North Carolina energy policy panel advising the state would be an advocate for clean water issues. A vote on the bill has been delayed so lawmakers could consider other changes. Environmental and alternative energy groups speaking at the committee opposed the bill.

House backs property rights constitution change RALEIGH (AP) — The North Carolina House is again supporting an amendment to the state constitution that limits the ability of government to take land from its owners. The House voted 98-18 Thursday on letting voters decide next year whether the constitution should prevent governments from taking property for anything but a public project like a fire station or school. The General Assembly changed state laws on land condemnation the year after a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of a Connecticut town that bought waterfront homes and gave the land to private developers. Similar constitutional amendments overwhelmingly passed the House in 2007 and 2010 but died in the Senate, which now has a Republican majority. The GOP made passing the constitutional amendment a part of its campaign platform.

‘Box cutter bandit’ strikes near Fayetteville, leaves in white SUV FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — A man police are calling “the box-cutter bandit” is accused of several robberies in Cumberland County. Fayetteville police said they think the suspect robbed a convenience store Wednesday, grabbing money from the cash register as the clerk rang up an item. The man told the clerk to lie on the floor then left in a white sport utility vehicle. No weapon was seen Wednesday, but police think the holdup was committed by the same man who has robbed six other businesses this week, in most cases threatening his victims with a box cutter and fleeing in a white SUV. Investigators say the suspect has held up a restaurant, several gas stations and two shoe stores since Monday. The suspect wears polo shirts, a gold watch and a baseball cap.

Driver going 100 mph dies after crash into Smithfield house SMITHFIELD (AP) — A Four Oaks man has died after his van traveling at nearing 100 mph crashed into a house in Johnston County. Wendy Stancil with the North Carolina Highway Patrol office in Smithfield said 34year-old Danny Travis Holmes ran off the road late Wednesday afternoon. His van hit a mailbox, ran through a ditch and then struck the house, which was severely damaged. Stancil says a 12-year-old boy in the house suffered minor injuries. State troopers estimated the van’s speed at about 95 mph before the crash. Holmes was not wearing a seat belt and was thrown from the van. He was taken to Johnston Memorial Hospital where he died. Troopers say they are still investigating what caused Holmes to run off the road and are awaiting results of toxicology tests.

NC innocence panel reviews 2000 Buncombe killing RALEIGH (AP) — A man who’s seeking a declaration of innocence from the state says in a videotaped deposition he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder because of pressure from his attorneys, family members and prosecutors and not because he killed the man. “I kind of felt like my lawyers didn’t have my best interest ... They were constantly trying to find ways to coerce me to take a plea,” Kenneth Kagonyera said in the videotape, played Thursday at a hearing of the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission. The commission is hearing evidence in the case of both Kagonyera and Robert Wilcoxsin III, who also pleaded guilty in the home invasion case in September 2001. Walter Bowman of Fairview was killed during that invasion, in which two other men also were convicted.

Wilcoxsin said in a videotaped deposition that he took the plea because he feared getting a life sentence and never seeing his daughter again. DNA evidence excluding all the defendants was available in 2001, said Kendra Montgomery-Blinn, the commission’s executive director and the person who questions witnesses at innocence hearings. This case is the fourth one to go before the commission since it was created five years ago.

Family reunited with dogs lost in tornado in Fayetteville FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — Members of a Fayetteville family who lost their home to a tornado are calling themselves lucky after being reunited with a pair of pooches thought lost in the storm. The Alfonso family was on vacation when their home was destroyed. A relative who was housesitting saw their two dogs, Prince and Raider, carried away by a funnel cloud. Prince soon turned up at the Cumberland County Animal Shelter, but the family believed Raider was gone for good. A week after the storm, Fayetteville police noticed a German shepherd who kept returning to the location where the Alfonsos’ house had stood. Members of the family came out to check, and were reunited with their dog. Meagan Alfonso says the house can be replaced, but the dogs are part of the family

UNC Charlotte to break ground on new football stadium CHARLOTTE (AP) — The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is taking the next step toward its inaugural football season by breaking ground for its new stadium. A groundbreaking ceremony will mark the start of construction on the new 15,000seat stadium. UNC Charlotte Chancellor Philip Dubois says the stadium is expandable to 40,000 seats and is part of a series of building projects over the past few years that is knitting together the Queen City and the university’s 25,000 students. The 49ers’ first football game is scheduled for August 2013 against Campbell.

Feds fine CommunityOne bank for oversight problems ASHEBORO (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department says CommunityOne Bank of Asheboro has agreed to pay $400,000 for its failure to report possible suspicious activity. The Courier-Tribune of Asheboro reported Thursday that the bank was cited for failure to properly maintain an anti-money laundering program. The payment will be used as restitution for individuals who lost money in a Ponzi scheme run by a third party using accounts at the bank.

Media partners host tornado recovery telethon today CHARLOTTE (AP) — Time Warner Cable and News 14 have announced a tornado recovery telethon to raise money for American Red Cross efforts in the Carolinas. Media company officials said Thursday a number of NASCAR drivers, popular football and basketball coaches, and even North Carolina’s governor will assist in the telethon, which airs today from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on cable Channel 14. Others expected to participate include several members of the North Carolina legislature whose home districts were hardest hit the severe weather April 16. The storms spawned 28 tornados and affected nearly 7,000 families in the region. Time Warner says it will match donations to the drive up to $75,000. Donors can call 877-792-6719 to make a pledge or donate online at www.YourTWC. com/CarolinaRecovery.

Senate picks stock car racing as official state sport RALEIGH (AP) — The North Carolina Senate has put the pedal to the metal, voting to establish stock car racing as the official state sport. The Senate voted 46-3 on Wednesday to crank up the legislation and drive it toward the House after it sat in a committee for nearly two weeks. Republican Sen. Tom Apodaca of Henderson County said lawmakers put the brakes on rival efforts to name the college basketball played at Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as the state sport. North Carolina is home to more than 90 percent of NASCAR Sprint Cup teams and to Charlotte Motor Speedway. Other official designations have been bestowed on the Plott hound as state dog, the sweet potato as the state vegetable, and milk as the state beverage.

Price tag for Fort Bragg storms’ damage put at $60 million FORT BRAGG (AP) — The severe weather that tore across North Carolina earlier this month caused more than $60 million in damage to Fort Bragg’s buildings and vehicles. Fort Bragg spokesman Ben Abel said Wednesday about $30 million damage was done to a maintenance building where Humvees and other large vehicles are repaired. Abel said about 400 vehicles were damaged and it will cost about $25 million to repair them. More than 20 were destroyed. A nearby warehouse used to store food and supplies for soldiers sustained about $5 million in damage. The spokesman said he did not yet have an estimate for damage done to a hangar at Simmons Army Airfield.

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ALISBURY — Home gardeners often inquire about a flowering annual that can take sunny locations without the burden of irrigation and constant care. Lantana is a flowering plant that easily adapts to locations that are both sunny and dry. Once established, these plants flourish as bedding plants in the landscape with very little care. However, these plants also adapt well to containers, DARRELL BLACKWELDER serving as a focal point for decks and patios. Lantana is actually a perennial of about 150 species of flowering plants in the verbena family. Rowan County is on the border of which some cultivars can be half-hardy depending on the severity of our winters, so most of the cultivars sold are actually sold as annuals. Lantana’s flowers are aromatic. providing gardens with a citruslike fragrance. The flowers are borne as florets and can be solid colors of yellow or gold or a mix of red, orange, yellow, or blue and white. Other colors are being developed as new varieties are released each year. One of the interesting characteristics of this flower is the flowers often change color as they mature, resulting in dazzling blooms that contain three separate colors. Masses of blooms of yellows and other pastel colors attract many different types of insects, birds and butterflies. Lantana cultivars sold in our area are bred to be sterile producing abundant flowers and no fruit. Native non-sterile plants found in the Southwest produce fruit and less showy flowers. The leaves themselves are poisonous, but the fruit is a favorite with birds and other wildlife. In the Western states, wild lan-

tana is actually an invasive. It is such a weed in Australia that scientists tried to reduce populations by releasing an insect to help control the plant. Keep newly planted lantanas moist for the first few weeks until the roots have spread into the surrounding soil. During their blooming period, irrigate about an inch of water a week, avoiding the foliage. These plants may need to be pruned periodically during summer, tipping the new growth to encourage repeat blooming. A light fertilization in spring will usually be sufficient for this plant. Fertilize again in mid-summer and maintain irrigation to Plants don’t need irrigation or much attention. prevent stress and produce new flowers. There are numerous cultivars available for all situations, some reaching a height of 6 feet, while others spread and trail only 12 inches tall. Miss Huff is a reliable cultivar that Pastel colors attract butterflies. often comes back here each year. Check the Darrell Blackwelder is tags for information about size, County Extension Director color and growth habit. for Rowan County North Go to http://www.clemson. Carolina Cooperative ExAnother color choice. edu/extension/hgic/plants/landtension. Reach him at 704scape/flowers/hgic1177. html for 216-8970. more complete information about rowan.ces.ncsu.edu this remarkable landscape flower. www.rowanmastergardener.com www.rowanextension.com

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SALISBURY — The weather is always a relevant topic concerning gardening, especially with unusual weather experienced over the past few weeks. With unusual weather comes myriad gardening questions, some of which have no relationship to the weather. But some people believe the weather may be the culprit in their gardening woes. Below are a few gardening questions received earlier this week that may be of interest. Q: My mimosa tree is six years old and it has died for no apparent reason. Could the cold weather earlier this year have caused the tree to fail? A: Mimosa trees have a serious problem with a soil borne fungal disease called Fusarium wilt. It is a similar fungus that infects tomatoes and peppers. When trees reach a certain age, usually between 6-12 years old, they succumb to the disease. Most native mimosas never live more than 25 years. There is no feasible control for the disease. Q: I planted a damson plum in my small orchard and it was doing well until this year. Now it has black growths all over the tree. What are these growths and how do I control this?

A: Your tree has developed black knot. It is a fungal disease that gets on many of the trees in the Prunus sp. family including plums and cherries. In the fall and winter, prune out all infested limbs and twigs and burn or bury them. These trees need to be sprayed early in the season with fungicides to prevent spread of this fungus. Q: My camellia has a problem with its leaves. Some are big and rubbery. What is this? Will it kill the shrub? A: Petal blight is a problem not only with camellias, but also with azaleas and other plants. The distortion is caused by a fungus fueled by cool weather and high humidity. There is no logical control. Infested leaves will fall off and the plant will recover. Q: I’ve been working outside in my yard and I think I may have gotten infected with poison oak. Is poison oak and ivy leafed out yet? How can I control it? A: Poison oak is starting to leaf out now, but the sap from a deciduous vine is still potent. Be careful when you cut stems and vines. Roundup (glyphosate) or a brush killer will eliminate the noxious weed. Darrell Blackwelder is the County Extension Director with horticulture responsibilities with the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service in Rowan County. Learn more about Cooperative Extension events and activities by calling 704-2168970 or online at www. rowanextension.com.

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Time to assess why son is friendless, but don’t put pressure on him Dear Amy: My 10-year-old son does well in groups such as Scouts and team sports, but he doesn’t have any friends. He’s reluctant to invite people over and has started to pull away from the few boys who want to hang out with him. If this is bothering him, he’s not showing it, and he won’t discuss it with me. He’s a bit of an odd duck, ASK and I’m afraid AMY he’ll be picked on in middle school if he doesn’t have friends. Should I leave him to figure this out on his own, or is this something to be concerned about? — Concerned Mom Dear Mom: This issue is something to be concerned about, but it is not your job to provide friends for your son. Instead, make sure he has the tools necessary to form rela-

tionships and make friends. Some children seem to thrive being part of a group, while others can feel overwhelmed by the challenges and stimulation of maintaining multiple relationships. Your son may have a quirky and quieter temperament. He may not be adept at reading the sometimes confusing social cues thrown out by pre-adolescent boys, who are experts at creating scenarios of shifting power and alliances. You shouldn’t telegraph your anxiety to your son by querying him about this or pressuring him, but you should speak to his teacher, his Scout leader and his coach. They may report that he does just fine in a more structured peer group overseen by an adult but that he is out of his element on the playground. Or they may suggest he be evaluated for a more serious problem that may be emerging in adolescence. I admire the work of child psychologist Michael Thomp-

son in describing the inner (and outer) lives of children. I once heard Thompson speak about childhood group dynamics. He said that parents often want their children to have lots of friends, but really, it only takes one friend to make a child feel he belongs. Your son may be a “one friend” kind of kid, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. Read Thompson’s book, “Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children” (2002, Ballantine Books). Dear Amy: My husband and I do not drink for personal reasons but do not have anything against it. However, when we host a party for our colleagues and friends, I often feel bad that we don’t serve wine or beer. I’m wondering if there is a polite way to tell our guests to feel free to bring their own beverages without sounding as if we want them to provide them. We wouldn’t mind buying wine or beer ourselves, but

since we don’t drink, we have no idea what would be considered fine wine or good beer. Any suggestions? — Eager Host Dear Hosts: You are not socially obligated to provide alcohol for your friends when you entertain. But because you are open to serving it in your home even though you don’t drink (good for you), you should seek direction from your local wine shop. Any wine seller would be more than happy to give you ideas for what to serve with whatever meal you are preparing. Guests often offer to bring something to a meal. If you are inviting someone and he or she asks, “Is there anything I can bring?” You can say, “A bottle of wine or your favorite beer would be great. Thank you.” Dear Amy: Our son-in-law is intelligent and witty, but for some reason he chews noisily with his mouth open and talks with his mouth full. We put up with it when din-

ing with him (we only see him and his family a couple of times a year because they live across the country), but I’m concerned that these habits will keep him from advancing in his career as he should and also be harmful during luncheon job interviews. Do you have any ideas on how to get this concern across to him without alienating him? Or should I just keep my mouth shut? — Concerned Mother-inlaw

Dear Concerned: You should keep your mouth shut. And so should he. Send questions via e-mail to askamy@tribune.com or by mail to Ask Amy, Chicago Tribune, TT500, 435 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611. Amy Dickinson’s memoir, “The Mighty Queens of Freeville: A Mother, a Daughter and the Town that Raised Them” (Hyperion), is available in bookstores. TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES

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Honoring Missing in action no more Donald Shue Comrade suffered ‘double haunting’ alone rom World War II through the 1991 Gulf War, more than 88,000 U.S. service men and women are listed as missing in action, according to the Department of Defense. This weekend a Kannapolis family will lay to rest a soldier who joined the list more than 40 years ago, Sgt. First Class Donald M. Shue. The relief and closure the events will give Shue’s family show why it’s so important for the military to keep searching for missing troops. Every family — and every soldier — deserves closure. The ceremonies and processions growing SHUE around Donald Shue’s homecoming suggest that the need for closure goes beyond the family. Awakened in recent years to the sacrifices made by the military and public servants, many Americans pull out all the stops to honor these heroes. It’s our way of saying thanks, though it is hardly enough. Consider the crowds that greet and encourage World War II veterans who take the Flight of Honor to Washington, D.C., and the massive turnout at funerals for fallen police officers and firefighters. In a high-tech world that seems to have desensitized us all, sacrifice in the line of duty — especially patriotic duty — is one of the few things that still touch a common chord and stir the American heart. Donald Shue was just short of this 18th birthday when he convinced his father, Wesley Shue, to sign his enlistment papers in 1967. Donald’s sisters say the father resisted; he didn’t want to send his son off to war. Soon the teenager was in Vietnam. Shue and two other soldiers went missing on a mission in Laos Nov. 3, 1969. His mother, Nellie, repeatedly questioned the Army about his status and attempts to recover her son. A few years later, the Army officially listed him as killed in action. Still, one of his sisters held on to the hope that he had been captured and was a prisoner of war — until DNA testing helped to identify his remains located in 2009. This is war. Young people march into foreign lands to face challenges we’ll never see and dangers we’d never risk. Thousands of people will line the streets of Concord and Kannapolis to honor Shue; hundreds more will ride in the procession, flags waving. The outpouring of support will be huge, even though the number of mourners who actually knew Donald Shue is small. That makes little difference. He lost his life fighting for his country, and now, finally, he’s coming home. That’s all we need to know.

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hursday, April 21, seemed like any other day at Hanford-Dole Elementary School. Children were dropped off in the car line that morning as usual, and the buses came in on time. Breakfast was served to all the students, just like every other morning, by the cafeteria manager, Mr. Paul Hart. By the way, he was able to pull off this feat through a generous grant. Parents and students alike appreciate his efforts. Well, now back to the day as usual at school. The an- DICY nouncements were MCCULLOUGH made and the students settled into the routine of studying and completing assignments. As the morning progressed, all of a sudden the air became energized with students, teachers, administration and staff moving a little faster with a common goal. Even though the school always looks nice, with floors shining, it seemed all of a sudden everyone wanted things to look perfect. I noticed even the financial secretary, Becky Graham, had a broom in her hand sweeping the office. What could all of a sudden make a quiet little school become filled with such energy and excitement? If you had been a fly on the wall, you would have seen firsthand this flurry of activity came about because Elizabeth Dole was coming for a visit. No one knew she was coming until just a little before arrival, but even so, the sign out front greeted her with the words, “Welcome Sen. Dole.” Her first stop was in the office to meet with Principal Shanda McFarlin, Assistant Principal Melvin Moore and Communities in Schools and After School Daycare Coordinator Temika Turner. Former Senator Dole was interested in how the school year was progressing, and then she very generously gave a large charitable contribution. In a day when sweeping cuts are being made in education, it’s a breath of fresh air for someone to offer such a gift. The former senator then visited many of the classrooms and saw the results of learning taking place. The fourth-grade classes had been writing stories recently, and one of the stories on the wall in the hallway happened to be about Elizabeth Dole. Entering the classroom, to her delight, she found another student had also written a story about her. Remember, this visit was unexpected, so these writings were not a product of staging. The visit ended at the library, in the center of the school and faces the front door. The first thing visitors see, as they enter the library is the beautiful picture of Elizabeth Dole hanging over the expansive set of windows at the back of the room. It seems appropriate this was the place chosen to hang her portrait because it is open, airy and cheerful with a warm feel to it. Just like the room, former Senator Dole conveys a warmth and cheerfulness that others are immediately attracted to. I had never met Elizabeth Dole before this visit but had heard she was a gracious lady who always has a smile and kind word for everyone. As we were being introduced, in the back of my mind I couldn’t help but think of all the dignitaries around the world she has met through the years. Yet, at that moment none of that mattered. She lived up to her reputation by making me feel comfortable and at ease. Elizabeth Dole has held many offices in government, including jobs in the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations. She also has held the position of president of the American Red Cross, and, of course, was a United States senator from North Carolina. It’s comforting to know the halls of Hanford-Dole will always have echoes of such a role model and that children will take away life lessons from what they read of her in their history books. It’s not often a school is named not only for a former senator, but also for a woman who actually made a bid to be president of the United States. What a legacy to live up to. Yet, knowing she has her eye on the progress of the school motivates everyone to work just a little harder. Elizabeth Dole, from the bottom of our hearts everyone at Hanford-Dole Elementary School says, “Thank-you!” • • • Dicy McCullough of Salisbury is the author of the children’s book, “Tired of My Bath.”

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Donald Shue, for many years listed as missing in action in Vietnam, will be laid to rest in Concord this weekend. John C. Owens served with Shue in Vietnam and wrote the piece below for a college class in 1973. He has given the speech many times through the years and had it published in military magazines. “I sent you my story,” Owens says, “only to show you how strong the bond is of all who serve and the families who wait for their return.” BY JOHN C. OWENS Special to the Salisbury Post

osing a close friend in combat is a traumatic experience that can haunt you forever. For myself, the loss of my friend, Specialist 4 Donald M. Shue, was an experience that became a double haunting. Don and I were in OWENS IN 1969 Recon Company, Command and Control North, Studies and Observation Group (SOG) in Da Nang, South Vietnam. Our unit’s mission was top secret, strategic ground reconnaissance along the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos and Cambodia. The soldiers for this unit and similar units came from the 5th Special Forces Group. The Recon team Don was in, Recon Team Maryland, had two other Special Forces soldiers and six Vietnamese Montagnards. On Nov. 3, 1969, Recon Team Maryland was inserted by helicopter into Laos for a mission. The team was dropped off and moved into the jungle and made radio contact that all was well. That was the last time anything was heard from Recon

Team Maryland. Some days later, three of the Montagnard soldiers of the team walked into the U.S. Base at Khe Sanh, South Vietnam. They were immediately sent to Da Nang for interrogation. A few weeks later, all the members of Recon Company were called into the Headquarters Office and were told about the fate of Recon Team Maryland. We were told that after the recon team was inserted on the ground and made radio contact, the team started conducting their recon mission. For some unknown reason, the team’s Americans were together in the middle of the patrol when the team was ambushed by the enemy. The Americans were in the main firing zone of the ambush. After the initial volley of fire, the Americans were lying motionless and didn’t respond to the calls from the three survivors. The three Montagnards then escaped and evaded capture. Some days later, a recovery team went to the ambush site and only found parts of field equipment. Don and the other two Special Forces soldiers were classified as Missing In Action. When Don and I had last spoken, it was just days before his fatal last mission. I took his loss really hard but realized I had to get it behind me and survive the war. Months later I completed my tour and was reassigned to Ft. Bragg. In six months, I finished my enlistment and started college in Charlotte. One day during my first semester, I was reading the morning copy of the Charlotte Observer newspaper and saw an article about two local area women and the grief they had concerning their loved ones in Vietnam. The first story concerned the wife of a pilot who was a POW in Hanoi, North Vietnam, and how she was cop-

LETTERS What about women’s choice? The Amy Medwin case is another prime example of miscarriage of justice surrounding women’s real right to choose. It is perfectly legal for a mom to kill her baby before it is born, but illegal to be allowed to choose the place and manner of its natural birth? There is a time and place for medicalized birth, but the vast majority of births are normal and do not require the enormous amounts of interventions that happen on a routine basis. This is a multi-layered issue and can be argued in many different directions. The bottom line is, midwifery and homebirth are very safe. North Carolina needs to recognize that, like it or not, mothers are taking charge of their births again. The time of women lying back and being drugged, pushed and prodded and then separated from their baby is over. The midwifery model of care addresses the needs of the whole person and doesn’t treat women like money making birth canals. Medical lobbyists are afraid of legal homebirth because maternity care is a high-profit venture for hospitals.

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ing with the limited contact she had with him. The other story was about the mother of a soldier in Vietnam who was missing in action and the trouble she had in getting information from the Defense Department. Her son was my friend, Donald M. Shue. I was devastated after reading the article. I wanted to call Don’s mother and tell her everything I knew about his tragic mission. I wanted to comfort her and tell her about our last conversation before we parted, never to see each other again, but I couldn’t do any of this. It was 1971, the war was winding down, many of our military units were returning home but the SOG teams were still operating over there. In SOG they make sure you understand the consequences if you talked to someone about those top secret missions. You could be risking the lives of those men in the ongoing operations. Contacting her could do more harm than good. I swallowed my heart and decided to accept the burden of silence along with the loss of my friend. This is what I mean about this experience being a double haunting. Some years later I learned that Don’s mother had passed away. On June 15, 1995, exactly 25 years to the day that I left Vietnam, I went to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., to look for Don’s name on the Wall. When I found his name, I noticed that it had a cross after it, indicating that Don is still listed as Missing In Action. I pray that closure will come to Don and the other MIAs on the Wall. • • • Retired Master Sgt. John C. Owens lives in Pensacola, Fla.

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I’d like to see the news coverage of fetal and maternal morbidity in the hospital setting compared to homebirth, but that doesn’t make headlines. If you are a mother, ever plan to be a mother or know anyone who is a mother, you should watch “the business of being born” and start doing a little research of your own. Find out the truth about midwifery, homebirth and hospital births. — Jody Luck Salisbury

Strong support On behalf of the Multiple Sclerosis Walk Committee, we would like to thank the Community of Salisbury for the support we received for our Multiple Sclerisis Walk in Salisbury. We had about 145 walkers on that damp morning of March 26. The rain at least held off until later that day. First, we would like to

thank the YMCA for allowing us to have the walk start at its facility and use the facility after to feed everyone. Second, we want to thank all the volunteers who came from near and far. This year we had so many volunteers that it made our job a lot easier. Third, we want to thank Major Williams and the ROTC of Salisbury High School. This is their fifth year helping and walking with us. This year the ROTC raised $1,100 for the walk. The vendors that supported us this year also made our walk so successful. This year was the best walk we have ever had. So far we have raised $13,100 and are still collecting until June 17. Hope to see you all next year. — Christine A. Scotton Salisbury

Scotton is the chairperson for the Multiple Sclerosis Walk of Salisbury.

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Marines go through training on acceptance of gay recruits CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) — Marine instructor Maj. Daryl Desimone stood before an auditorium filled with fatigue-clad troops, carrying an unequivocal message: It’s OK to disagree with letting gays serve openly in the military. It’s not OK to disobey orders. He explained that the impending repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” is an order, one heard by generals and rank-and-file alike as the military tries to change the culture of a traditionally conservative institution. Only a few of the roughly 150 Marines stepped up to ask questions. One stood up from a back row and demanded to know why his religious

beliefs were being “put aside” in favor of gays, forcing him to “basically grit my teeth and bear it.” “It’s not really open to discussion,” Desimone said. “Nobody’s trying to change your mind.” Sexual orientation will now be a private matter, just like religion or politics, he said. Sgt. Jay Milinichik, of Tulsa, Okla., stood up to ask what would happen if a Marine refused gay roommates. Marines won’t have separate barracks or showers based on sexual orientation, Desimone said. He added that signing up for the Marines comes with an expectation

“There has not been the anxiety over it from the forces in the field.” GEN. JAMES AMOS Marine Corps commandant

of less privacy. Marines will not be allowed an early discharge for opposing the policy but exceptions will be considered, Desimone said. “You can’t just walk up and say, ‘I don’t like this. I’m outta here,’ ” he said. Classes like Thursday’s for the

Combat Logistics Regiment 17 of the 1st Marine Logistics Group are being held at military bases around the world. The Marines expect to finish training by June 1, with all military branches done by summer’s end. The repeal of the 17-year “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy would go into effect 60 days after the president, defense secretary and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff certify that lifting the ban won’t hurt the military’s ability to fight. Gen. James Amos, the Marine Corps commandant, testified last year that permitting gays to openly serve could disrupt smaller combat units and distract leaders from

Robert Kennedy’s assassin claims mysterious girl made him do it

New security team to wind down war in Afghanistan WASHINGTON (AP) — The reshuffled national security team President Barack Obama introduced on Thursday will be charged with fighting not only the overseas war in Afghanistan but also budget battles on the home front over Pentagon spending that has ballooned into a target for deficit hawks. His own re-election campaign approaching, Obama turned to a cast of familiar and respected officials for the most sweeping reworking of his national security team since the opening weeks of his presidency. He invoked the political upheaval and violence roiling the Middle East, the nearly 10-yearold Afghan war and the hard cost-cutting decisions ahead as the country tries to reduce its crushing debt. “Given the pivotal period that we’re entering, I felt that it was absolutely critical that we had this team in place so that we can stay focused on our missions, maintain our momentum and keep our nation secure,” Obama said at the White House. In the biggest change, CIA Director Leon Panetta will replace Defense Secretary Robert Gates when Gates makes his longplanned exit this summer. In remarks introducing the Cabinet and Afghan war leaders, Obama also bade farewell to Gates after a tenure begun more than four years ago under President George W. Bush. Gen. David Petraeus, the high-profile commander of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, will replace Panetta at the CIA in the fall, after helping to manage the first steps of a drawdown of U.S. troops in Afghanistan over the summer.

Husband, wife guilty in rape, kidnapping of girl held 18 years PLACERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A convicted sex offender and his wife pleaded guilty Thursday to kidnapping and raping a Northern California girl when she was 11 and holding her captive for nearly two decades. The pleas came as part of a surprise deal with prosecutors that will spare victim Jaycee Dugard and her two daughters born after she was raped by defendant Phillip Garrido from having to testify at a trial. “I’m relieved that Phillip and Nancy Garrido have finally acknowledged their guilt and confessed to their crimes against me and my family,” Dugard said in a statement released by her spokeswoman Nancy Seltzer. The family had been kept in a hidden compound of backyard tents and sheds, never attending school or receiving medical attention. Phillip Garrido, 60, faces a maximum sentence of 431 years to life in prison after entering guilty pleas to 14 kidnapping and sexual assault charges.

Crowds gather at Florida’s Space Coast for last Endeavour launch TITUSVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Space Coast hotels are sold out, residents are renting bedrooms and restaurants are doubling food supplies as thousands of tourists arriving for today’s launch of shuttle Endeavour. The launch is the next-to-last for the program and President Barack Obama and his family will be in attendance. “The shuttle program is winding down and this is something that is on everybody’s bucket list,” said Rob Varley, the area’s top tourism official. “For many people, it’s like

preparing for battle. When he appeared this month before the House Armed Services Committee, he said he had been looking for problems that might arise under the new policy and hadn’t found any “recalcitrant pushback.” “There has not been the anxiety over it from the forces in the field,” he said. Marine recruiters opposed to the new policy cannot refuse a promising applicant because of sexual orientation. Chaplains who preach at base chapels that homosexuality is a sin are entitled to express their beliefs during worship.

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‘Uh-oh. We only have two more chances to see one.’ ” The mission is also attracting extra attention because its commander is Mark Kelly, whose wife is Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. She was shot in the head in a JanuGIFFORDS ary assassination attempt, but arrived at Cape Canaveral on Wednesday She is expected to watch the launch from a private location. Her staff said there are no plans to release photos of her, though that could change. That’s a long-standing NASA policy for all relatives at a shuttle launch. Crowd estimates vary widely — Brevard County expects 250,000 visitors will attend. NASA’s launch director says more than 500,000. And Varley is guessing 700,000. That figure would rival John Glenn’s space shuttle launch in 1998 and those from some of the Apollo moon launches in the ’60s and ’70s.

NEW YORK (AP) — CBS correspondent Lara Logan says she believed she was going to die while she was being sexually assaulted and beaten in Egypt’s Tahrir Square. Logan speaks out Sunday on CBS’ “60 Minutes” about the assault, which happened while she was reporting on that country’s political uprising. She was set upon by a mob of several hundred men. She said in an interLOGAN view with Scott Pelley that “there was no doubt in my mind that I was in the process of dying. I thought not only am I going to die, but it’s going to be just a torturous death that’s going to go on forever.” After being rescued, she returned to the United States and was hospitalized four days.

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A much cheaper drug has proved just as good as a $2,000 monthly shot at treating a common eye disorder that can lead to blindness, a long-awaited study has found. It also shows that patients can be treated less often, sparing them a lot of pain and expense. The results are expected to lead many doctors and patients to turn away from the pricier Lucentis and instead use $50 shots of Avastin for an age-related condition called wet macular degeneration. Vision improvement after one year was the same for those given Avastin or Lucentis, the 1,200-patient study found. The results are a blow to Roche’s Genentech unit, which sells both medicines.

NORTH ROYALTON, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio say a woman insisted on picking up some fast food before she allowed an officer to charge her with drunken driving. The Plain Dealer newspaper of Cleveland reports police got a call about a car weaving and going off a road at a little after 1 a.m. earlier this month. A patrolman tracked the vehicle to the drive-thru of a Taco Bell restaurant and pulled up alongside. The police report says the driver had sunglasses on and her speech was slurred. She was ordered to get out of the line, but first she proceeded to the second window to grab her order. Her blood-alcohol level tested at nearly twice the legal limit.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Convicted assassin Sirhan Sirhan was manipulated by a seductive girl in a mind control plot to shoot Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, and his bullets did not kill the presidential candidate, lawyers for Sirhan said in new legal papers. The documents filed this week in federal court detail extensive interviews with Sirhan during the past three years, some done while he was under hypnosis. The papers point to a mysterious girl in a polka-dot dress as the controller who led Sirhan to fire a gun in the pantry of the Ambassador Hotel. But the documents suggest a second person shot and killed Kennedy while using Sirhan as a diversion. For the first time, Sirhan said under hypnosis that on a cue from the girl he went into “range mode” believing he was at a firing range and seeing circles with targets in front of his eyes. “I thought that I was at the range more than I was actually shooting at any person, let alone Bobby Kennedy,” Sirhan was quoted as saying during interviews with Daniel Brown, a Harvard University professor and expert in trauma memory and hypnosis. He interviewed Sirhan for 60 hours with and without hypnosis, according to the legal brief. Sandi Gibbons, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County district attorney, said prosecutors were unaware of the associated press legal filing and sirhan sirhan, 66, was could not com- convicted of assassinatment. ing sen. robert F. The story of the girl has been Kennedy in 1968, but his a lingering theme lawyers claim in new legal in accounts of the papers that his bullets did events just after not kill the senator. midnight on June 5, 1968, when Kennedy was gunned down in the hotel pantry after claiming victory in the California Democratic presidential primary. Witnesses talked of seeing such a female running from the hotel shouting, “We shot Kennedy.” But she was never identified, and amid the chaos of the scene, descriptions were conflicting. Dan Moldea, author of the 1995 book, “The Killing Of Robert F. Kennedy,” said he interviewed Sirhan then and concluded he was the lone gunman who shot Kennedy. He acknowledged the account of Sirhan seeing circle targets was new. “I think Sirhan’s new theory about what happened is nonsense,” Moldea said. “Sirhan was lying from the outset and he continues to lie, and his attorneys are enabling him to continue that lie.” Through the years, Sirhan has claimed no memory of shooting Kennedy and said in the recent interviews that his presence at the hotel was an accident, not a planned destination. Under hypnosis, he remembered meeting the girl that night and becoming smitten with her. He said she led him to the pantry. “I am trying to figure out how to hit on her ... That’s all that I can think about,” he said in one interview cited in the documents. “I was fascinated with her looks .... She never said much. It was very erotic. I was consumed by her. She was a seductress with an unspoken unavailability.”

Some blacks call racism after ‘birther’ questions WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortly after President Barack Obama declared himself an Americanborn citizen with papers to prove it, Baratunde Thurston declared himself a disgusted black man. “I find it hard to summarize in mere words the amount of pain and rage this incident has caused,” Thurston said. “This” would be the nation’s first black president standing in the White House, blue power suit and all, going on TV to debunk, in more detail than before, the persistent, he-ain’t-really-an-American rumors fanned anew by Donald Trump, the developer and

might-be presidential candidate. Trump has also questioned the president’s college grades, but an Obama adviser said Thursday the president will not release his transcripts. Many African-Americans responded to Wednesday’s scene with a large sigh. The rumors and the controversy had a particular, troubling resonance for them: They’ve seen, heard, lived, the legitimacy of black people being called into question so many times before that, they said, they weren’t shocked to see it happen to Obama over something as simple as a birth certificate.

But they were sad about it, too, seeing what they felt was a highlevel manifestation of the idea that when a black person accomplishes something great there must be something wrong. “The stress of feeling constantly called into question, constantly under surveillance, has emotional and physical consequences for us,” said Imani Perry, a professor at Princeton University’s Center for African American Studies. “It also puts us in the position of not being able to be constituents, with respect to our politicians, because we feel we have to constantly protect the

president. ... You see people attacking him, and he’s the president, what happens to those of us who are not the president?” This week, black people struggled to deal with what many of them perceived as a racially motivated dis of Obama at the hands of Trump and the “birther” movement. Many blacks remained at a loss for how best to process the falsehood that just won’t die. Obama said he had “watched with bemusement” as people kept alive for two years the idea that he might have been born outside the United States.

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In new issue of comic, Superman says he intends to renounce U.S. citizenship PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Truth, justice and the ... global way? Superman has started a stir with a declaration in the new issue of “Action Comics” that he intends to renounce his U.S. citizenship because he’s tired of his actions being construed as instruments of U.S. policy. The Man of Steel, who emigrated to earth as a child from Krypton and was adopted by the Kents in Smallville, Kan., comes to the conclusion that he’s better off serving the world

at large after he’s accused of causing an international incident by flying to Tehran amid a large protest. Noting the huge police presence and warnings from the army there about harsh repercussions, he wanted the demonstrators to know “that they weren’t alone.” The nine-page story was written by David S. Goyer and was drawn by Miguel Sepulveda. In it, Superman for 24 hours stands silently, bearing the brunt of gasoline bombs, taunts

and threats but also receiving cheers and roses from supporters, as the more than 1 million-strong crowd protests but isn’t fired on before the demonstration ends peacefully. “I stayed in Azadi Square for 24 hours. I didn’t move. I didn’t speak. I just stayed there,” Superman tells the U.S. national security adviser, who has feared the all-powerful hero has gone rogue. But Iran’s government refers to it as an act of war and accuses him

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NEW YORK — Cam Newton provided one of the few predictable moments, so far, in a bizarre NFL offseason. While the league’s labor dispute played out in the courts, the Heisman Trophy winner was selected No. 1, as expected, in Thursday night’s NFL draft, taken by the Carolina Panthers. Moments before the Auburn quarterback’s name was called by Roger Goodell, frustrated fans showered the NFL commissioner with chants of “We want football. We want football.” Goodell responded with a smile, saying,

“I hear you. So do I.” Newton led Auburn to an undefeated season and its first national championship since 1957. Carolina was 2-14 last year, using four quarterbacks, two of them rookies. “I’m ready to change this whole organization around, to go from worst to first,” said Newton, the third straight quarterback taken first overall. “Just being a Panther is the most special part about this.” Then things got a little wackier when Texas A&M linebacker Von Miller became the second pick, selected by Denver. Miller, a plaintiff in the antitrust lawsuit players filed to block the lockout, strode across the stage with tears in his eyes and hugged Goodell.

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“I’ve never had anything against Roger Goodell,” Miller said. “I just want to make sure football continues to get played. When I walked across the stage, I was meeting the commissioner. That was it.” It was a strange opening for what normally is a festive occasion. In this offseason of labor strife, the league’s first work stoppage since 1987 temporarily ends Friday. The 32 teams will resume business in compliance with U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson’s order to lift the lockout. But the lockout could be back in place if the NFL wins an appeal. If that happens, Newton, Miller and all the players chosen

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Quin Gill delivers the game-winning single for A.L. Brown in the seventh inning.

KANNAPOLIS — Fans in attendance A.L. Brown 11 at FieldW. Rowan 10 crest Cannon Stadium for Thursday's late afternoon game of the F&M Bank High School Classic probably saw it coming. West Rowan coach Chad Parker definitely did. As the Falcons and A.L. Brown took turns putting up runs against each other, it felt like the team with the last chance at the plate would win. Despite West's best efforts, that's exactly how it played out as the Wonders scored three times in the bottom of the seventh to prevail 11-10. Quin Gill's two-run single with the based loaded and one out provided the game-winner. "We've been on the flip side of that quite a few times this year and our kids played hard," Brown coach Empsy Thompson said. "But so did West. They put themselves in a great situation and we just made some things happen at the end." The Wonders' rally finished off an entertaining, seesaw game between two traditional powers nearing the end of bad seasons. Each team scored in five of the seven innings and neither team led by more than two at any

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Zach Jones gets a hug from teammate Eldon Peters (29) after scoring in the seventh. point.Hoping to follow up on Wednesday's win over Northwest Cabarrus with another victory, West (4-18) again had its bats working, but couldn't get the necessary outs at the end. "Whoever at the last at-bat was probably going to win," Parker said. "That's kind of how the game went. I knew they hit last and we were going to have to work hard to finish the deal. It just didn't go our way." Walks by West pitching helped Brown early in the game and did so again in the seventh.

See A.L. BROWN, 5B

Raiders fall late BY DAVID SHAW dshaw@salisburypost.com

KANNAPOLIS — It’s third-andM. Pleasant 10 long for S. Rowan 7 S o u t h Rowan in the F&M Bank Baseball Classic. The Raiders suffered their second straight defeat in this Rowan-Cabarrus series Thursday night, falling 10-7 to Mount Pleasant. They’ll need a victory against A.L. Brown in this afternoon’s final inter-county challenge to avoid coming home empty-handed. “It’s always nice to win a trophy for your county,”

South catcher Eric Tyler said at Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium, where Rowan fell behind 6-2 on the leader board. “There just weren’t enough balls bouncing our way tonight.” South’s fortunes fluctuated like the stock market against Mount Pleasant (15-6). The Raiders (10-10) fell behind early, then rallied to take a 6-4 lead in the bottom of the third inning. MP secured the win when infielder Grayson Atwood — a senior recruited and signed by the University of North Carolina — crunched a cloudscraping, three-run homer in the top of the sixth. “He just squared that one

up,” said winning coach Bryan Tyson. It was the second home run of the game for the Tigers. Teammate Anthony Allende — a Catawba signee — went deep against SR starter Matt Miller with two on and one out in the first inning. “He threw me three straight fastballs,” Allende said after depositing a 1-2 pitch into the right-field bullpen. “So I was looking for something offspeed. But instead he threw another fastball, outer-half, belly-high. I wasn’t sure if I even hit it that well.”

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Parker Hubbard knocked in two runs for South Rowan but it See SOUTH, 3B wasn’t enough against Mount Pleasant.

2B • FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2011

TV Sports Friday, April 29 AUTO RACING 10:30 a.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, final practice for Bubba Burger 250, at Richmond, Va. Noon SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Matthew and Daniel Hansen 400, at Richmond, Va. 2:30 p.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, “Happy Hour Series,” final practice for Matthew and Daniel Hansen 400, at Richmond, Va. 4 p.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, pole qualifying for Bubba Burger 250, at Richmond, Va. 5:30 p.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for Matthew and Daniel Hansen 400, at Richmond, Va. 7:30 p.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Bubba Burger 250, at Richmond, Va. GOLF 12:30 p.m. TGC — LPGA, Avnet Classic, second round, at Mobile, Ala. 3 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, Zurich Classic, second round, at Avondale, La. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 7:30 p.m. MLB — St. Louis at Atlanta NBA BASKETBALL 9 p.m. ESPN — Playoffs, first round, game 6, San Antonio at Memphis NFL FOOTBALL 6 p.m. ESPN — Draft, rounds 2-3, at New York NFL — Draft, rounds 2-3, at New York 9 p.m. ESPN2 — Draft, rounds 2-3, at New York NHL Hockey 7 p.m. VERSUS — Playoffs, conference semifinals, game 1, Tampa Bay at Washington 10 p.m. VERSUS — Playoffs, conference semifinals, game 1, Detroit at San Jose

Area schedule Friday, April 29 INTIMIDATORS BASEBALL 7:05 p.m. Kannapolis at Lexington Legends PREP BASEBALL 7 p.m. North Rowan at North Moore R.J. Reynolds vs. Davie (BB&T) F&M Bank Classic 10 a.m. West Rowan vs. Mt. Pleasant 1 p.m. Carson vs. Robinson 4 p.m. A.L. Brown vs. South Rowan 7 p.m. NW Cabarrus vs. East Rowan PREP SOFTBALL 4:30 p.m. Salisbury at Thomasville North Moore at North Rowan

Prep softball Standings 3A North Piedmont NPC Overall 10-0 16-1 East Rowan North Iredell 8-3 11-7 Carson 5-4 6-9 5-5 6-7 West Iredell West Rowan 4-6 6-9 South Rowan 3-7 4-11 0-10 0-10 Statesville Four teams make playoffs. May 3 West Rowan at South Rowan East Rowan at West Iredell Statesville at Carson (DH) May 4 East Rowan at South Stanly May 6 West Iredell at West Rowan Carson at East Rowan North Iredell at South Rowan

NPC tournament Monday, May 9 East Rowan — bye No. 7 Statesville at No. 2 No. 6 at No. 3 No. 5 at No. 4 Wednesday, May 11 Semifinals at Carson East vs. 4-5 winner, 4:15 p.m. 3-6 winner vs. 2-7 winner, 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 13 Championship game at Carson Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.

Prep soccer 1A Yadkin Valley YVC Overall 14-0 14-0 East Montgomery Gray Stone 11-1-2 11-3-2 North Moore 9-3-2 9-4-2 7-5-2 8-6-2 Albemarle North Rowan 7-7 8-9 South Stanly 5-9-1 5-9-1 3-10-1 3-10-1 West Montgomery Chatham Central 1-10-2 1-11-2 South Davidson 1-13 1-17 Friday’s games North Moore at Union Pines South Davidson at West Davidson

2A Central Carolina CCC Overall 8-0 14-0-2 Salisbury East Davidson 6-3 8-5-4 West Davidson 5-3 12-6 4-4 13-5 Central Davidson Thomasville 1-6 4-7-1 Lexington 0-8 7-10 Thursday’s game West Davidson 5, East Davidson 1 Friday’s game South Davidson at West Davidson May 2 West Davidson at Central Davidson Lexington at Thomasville Salisbury at East Davidson May 3 Thomasville at West Davidson East Rowan at Salisbury0 Playoffs Start May 11 Salisbury — bye Wild card at Central Carolina at No. 2 Wild card at Central Carolina at No. 3 Start May 14 Second round

3A North Piedmont NPC 11-0 8-2 7-3 3-6 3-6 3-8 0-10 May 2 West Iredell at Carson Statesville at South Rowan East Rowan at North Iredell

West Rowan Statesville West Iredell East Rowan North Iredell Carson South Rowan

Overall 15-1 12-3-1 12-6 6-10 5-8 5-12 2-15

Prep baseball F&M Bank Classic Wednesday’s games West Rowan 11, NW Cabarrus 8 Mount Pleasant 8, East Rowan 6 Robinson 8, South Rowan 7 (8 inns.) Carson 6, A.L. Brown 2 Thursday’s games Robinson 5, East Rowan 3 NW Cabarrus 11, Carson 2 A.L. Brown 11, West Rowan 10 Mt. Pleasant 10, South Rowan 7 Friday’s games West Rowan vs. Mt. Pleasant, 10 a.m. Carson vs. Robinson, 1 p.m. A.L. Brown vs. South Rowan, 4 p.m. NW Cabarrus vs. East Rowan, 7 p.m.

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3. Buffalo, Marcell Dareus, DE, Alabama 4. Cincinnati, A.J. Green, WR, Georgia 5. Arizona, Patrick Peterson, CB, LSU 6. Atlanta (from Cleveland), Julio Jones, WR, Alabama 7. San Francisco, Aldon Smith, DE, Missouri 8. Tennessee, Jake Locker, QB, Washington 9. Dallas, Tyron Smith, T, Southern Cal 10. Jacksonville (from Washington), Blaine Gabbert, QB, Missouri 11. Houston, J.J. Watt, DE, Wisconsin 12. Minnesota, Christian Ponder, QB, Florida State 13. Detroit, Nick Fairley, DT, Auburn 14. St. Louis, Robert Quinn, DE, North Carolina 15. Miami, Mike Pouncey, C, Florida 16. Washington (from Jacksonville), Ryan Kerrigan, DE, Purdue 17. New England (from Oakland), Nate Solder, T, Colorado 18. San Diego, Corey Liuget, DT, Illinois 19. N.Y. Giants, Prince Amukamara, CB, Nebraska 20. Tampa Bay, Adrian Clayborn, DE, Iowa

Trades 1, Cleveland traded its first-round pick (No. 6) to Atlanta for the Falcons’ first- (No. 27), second- (No. 59), fourth-round (No. 124) picks and the Falcons’ 2012 first- and fourh-round draft picks. Atlanta selected Julio Jones, wr, Alabama. Cleveland traded (No. 27) to Kansas City and selected (No. 59) and (No. 124). 2, Washington traded its first-round pick (No. 10) to Jacksonville for the Jaguars’ first(No. 16) and second-round (No. 49) picks. Jacksonville selected Blaine Gabbert, qb, Missouri. Washington selected Ryan Kerrigan, lb, Purdue and (No. 49). 3, Kansas City traded its first-round pick (No. 21) to Cleveland for the Browns’ first(No. 27) and third-round (No. 70) picks. Cleveland selected Phil Taylor, dt, Baylor. Kansas City selected John Baldwin, wr, Pittsburgh and (No. 70). 4, New England traded its first-round pick (No. 28) to New Orleans for the Saints’ second-round (No. 56) pick and their 2012 firstround pick. New Orleans selected Mark Ingram, rb, Alabama. New England selected (No. 56).

Seattle at Boston, 7:10 p.m. National League East Division W L Pct GB 16 8 .667 — Philadelphia 1 ⁄2 Florida 15 8 .652 Atlanta 13 13 .500 4 11 13 .458 5 Washington New York 11 14 .440 51⁄2 Central Division W L Pct GB 14 11 .560 — St. Louis Cincinnati 13 12 .520 1 Milwaukee 12 12 .500 11⁄2 11 14 .440 3 Pittsburgh Chicago 10 13 .435 3 Houston 9 16 .360 5 West Division L Pct GB W Colorado 16 7 .696 — Los Angeles 13 13 .500 41⁄2 .500 41⁄2 San Francisco 12 12 Arizona 10 13 .435 6 San Diego 9 16 .360 8 Thursday’s Games San Francisco 5, Pittsburgh 2 Washington 4, N.Y. Mets 3 St. Louis 11, Houston 7 Chicago Cubs at Arizona, late Friday’s Games N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 1-2) at Philadelphia (Worley 0-0), 7:05 p.m. San Francisco (Lincecum 2-2) at Washington (Marquis 2-0), 7:05 p.m. Florida (Vazquez 1-2) at Cincinnati (T.Wood 1-2), 7:10 p.m. St. Louis (Carpenter 0-2) at Atlanta (T.Hudson 3-2), 7:35 p.m. Milwaukee (Marcum 2-1) at Houston (Myers 1-0), 8:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (Correia 3-2) at Colorado (Chacin 3-1), 8:40 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 2-1) at Arizona (Galarraga 3-1), 9:40 p.m. San Diego (Richard 1-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Lilly 1-2), 10:10 p.m. Saturday’s Games N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 1:10 p.m. St. Louis at Atlanta, 1:10 p.m. San Francisco at Washington, 4:05 p.m. Milwaukee at Houston, 7:05 p.m. Florida at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 8:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Colorado, 8:10 p.m. San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

Boxscores Giants 5, Pirates 2

NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7) Thursday, April 28 Nashville at Vancouver, 9 p.m. Friday, April 29 Tampa Bay at Washington, 7 p.m. Detroit at San Jose, 10 p.m. Saturday, April 30 Boston at Philadelphia, 3 p.m. Nashville at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

NBA PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) Wednesday, April 27 Miami 97, Philadelphia 91, Miami wins series 4-1 San Antonio 110, Memphis 103, OT, Memphis leads series 3-2 Oklahoma City 100, Denver 97, Oklahoma City wins series 4-1 Thursday, April 28 Atlanta 84, Orlando 81, Atlanta wins series 4-2 L.A. Lakers 98, New Orleans 80, L.A. Lakers wins series 4-2 Dallas at Portland,late Friday, April 29 San Antonio at Memphis, 9 p.m. Saturday, April 30 Portland at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Thursday boxes

San Francisco Pittsburgh ab r h bi ab r h bi Rownd cf 5 1 2 3 AMcCt cf 4 0 0 0 Burriss 2b 4 0 1 0 Tabata lf 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Overay 1b 2 1 0 0 Huff 1b PSndvl 3b 4 0 1 1 Walker 2b 4 1 3 1 Burrell lf 3 0 1 0 GJones rf 2 0 1 0 Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 Diaz ph-rf 1 0 0 0 RRmrz p 0 0 0 0 Doumit c 3 0 0 1 Tejada ph 1 0 1 0 Alvarez 3b 3 0 0 0 JaLopz p 0 0 0 0 BrWod ss 3 0 0 0 BrWlsn p 0 0 0 0 DMcCt p 0 0 0 0 C.Ross r 4 0 0 0 Paul ph 1 0 0 0 Fntent ss 4 1 2 0 Karstns p 2 0 0 0 Whitsd c 3 1 0 0 Cedeno ss 2 0 0 0 Vglsng p 1 1 0 0 Schrhlt rf 2 1 2 0 31 2 4 2 Totals 34 510 4 Totals 004 000 100—5 San Fran Pittsburgh 100 001 000—2 E—Burriss (1), Overbay (3), Doumit (2), Karstens (1), Walker (3). Dp—San Francisco 1, Pittsburgh 3. Lob—San Francisco 5, Pittsburgh 7. 2b—Rowand (8), Walker (6). Sb— Rowand (1), P.sandoval (1), Schierholtz (1). S—Vogelsong. H R ER BB SO IP San Francisco 4 2 2 2 8 Vgelsng W,1-0 52⁄3 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 Affeldt H,4 R.ramirez H,4 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ja.lopez H,2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 Br.wilson S,7-8 1 Pittsburgh 2 7 5 2 1 4 Karstens L,2-1 6 ⁄3 3 0 0 0 0 D.McCutchen 21⁄3 HBP—by Affeldt (Alvarez), by Karstens (Whiteside). WP—Vogelsong. T—2:49. A—14,747 (38,362).

Hawks 84, Magic 81

Nationals 4, Mets 3

ORLANDO (81) Turkoglu 5-13 2-2 15, Bass 3-6 0-0 6, Howard 8-14 9-12 25, Nelson 5-10 1-2 11, J.Richardson 2-7 2-2 7, Anderson 1-4 2-2 5, Redick 3-8 0-0 6, Arenas 2-5 2-2 6, Q.Richardson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-67 18-22 81. ATLANTA (84) Smith 3-14 2-2 8, Horford 3-9 4-4 10, Collins 1-1 0-0 2, Hinrich 4-7 1-1 11, Johnson 10-25 2-2 23, Crawford 6-16 4-4 19, Pachulia 0-1 1-2 1, Williams 4-6 0-0 10, Armstrong 0-0 00 0. Totals 31-79 14-15 84. 18 18 19 26 — 81 Orlando Atlanta 23 19 20 22 — 84 3-Point Goals—Orlando 5-19 (Turkoglu 36, Anderson 1-3, J.Richardson 1-4, Arenas 0-1, Nelson 0-2, Redick 0-3), Atlanta 8-22 (Crawford 3-10, Hinrich 2-3, Williams 2-3, Johnson 1-4, Smith 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Orlando 42 (Howard 15), Atlanta 49 (Horford 12). Assists—Orlando 14 (Nelson 6), Atlanta 18 (Horford 6). Total Fouls— Orlando 15, Atlanta 19. Technicals—Anderson, Howard. Flagrant Fouls—Turkoglu, Pachulia. A—19,282 (18,729).

Washington New York ab r h bi ab r h bi JosRys ss 3 1 2 1 Espins 2b 4 0 2 0 DnMrp 2b 4 0 0 0 Ankiel cf 4 0 2 0 4 0 1 1 Wrght 3b 4 0 0 1 Werth rf Beltran rf 3 1 1 0 AdLRc 1b 4 0 0 0 Bay lf 4 0 0 0 Morse lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I.Davis 1b 4 1 2 1 L.Nix lf Thole c 4 0 3 0 Dsmnd ss 4 2 2 1 Hu pr 0 0 0 0 HrstnJr 3b 3 1 1 1 Harris cf 4 0 0 0 IRdrgz c 4 0 1 0 Capuan p 1 0 0 0 LHrndz p 2 1 1 1 Byrdak p 0 0 0 0 Storen p 0 0 0 0 Pridie ph 1 0 0 0 Beato p 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 3 8 3 Totals 33 4 10 4 New York 000 111 000—3 Washington 001 210 00x—4 E—I.rodriguez (1). Dp—New York 1, Washington 1. Lob—New York 5, Washington 7. 2b—Jos.reyes (8), I.davis (8), Werth (7). 3b— Desmond (1). Hr—Desmond (3). Sb—Hu (1). Cs—Jos.reyes (2). S—Capuano, L.hernandez. Sf—Jos.reyes. H R ER BB SO IP New York Capuano L,2-2 52⁄3 10 4 4 0 2 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 Byrdak Beato 2 0 0 0 1 0 Washington 7 3 2 1 5 Hernndez W,3-2 8 Storen S,4-4 1 1 0 0 0 1 T—2:29. A—15,142 (41,506).

Lakers 98, Hornets 80 L.A. LAKERS (98) Artest 2-6 0-0 4, Gasol 5-12 6-6 16, Bynum 8-13 2-2 18, Fisher 3-4 0-0 6, Bryant 6-16 10-10 24, Odom 5-10 3-4 14, Brown 2-5 4-4 8, Blake 0-3 0-0 0, Barnes 3-5 0-0 8, Jo.Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-74 25-26 98. NEW ORLEANS (80) Ariza 4-10 4-4 12, Landry 6-13 7-7 19, Okafor 3-3 1-2 7, Paul 4-9 1-1 10, Belinelli 412 2-2 11, Gray 0-0 0-0 0, Green 3-9 2-2 9, Ja.Smith 2-5 0-0 4, Jack 3-7 0-0 6, Mbenga 0-0 0-0 0, Pondexter 1-2 0-0 2, Ewing Jr. 00 0-0 0. Totals 30-70 17-18 80. L.A. Lakers 18 22 29 29 — 98 16 18 23 23 — 80 New Orleans 3-Point Goals—L.A. Lakers 5-14 (Barnes 2-2, Bryant 2-4, Odom 1-2, Fisher 0-1, Blake 0-1, Brown 0-2, Artest 0-2), New Orleans 314 (Paul 1-2, Belinelli 1-3, Green 1-4, Jack 0-1, Pondexter 0-1, Ariza 0-3). Fouled Out— None. Rebounds—L.A. Lakers 50 (Bynum 12), New Orleans 32 (Paul 8). Assists—L.A. Lakers 23 (Artest 5), New Orleans 20 (Paul 11). Total Fouls—L.A. Lakers 18, New Orleans 23. Flagrant Fouls—Ja.Smith. A— 17,949 (17,188).

ML Baseball Standings American League East Division W L Pct GB New York 14 8 .636 — Tampa Bay 14 11 .560 11⁄2 Toronto 12 13 .480 31⁄2 Boston 11 13 .458 4 Baltimore 10 13 .435 41⁄2 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 16 8 .667 — Detroit 12 13 .480 41⁄2 Kansas City 12 13 .480 41⁄2 Chicago 10 16 .385 7 Minnesota 9 15 .375 7 West Division W L Pct GB Texas 15 10 .600 — Los Angeles 14 11 .560 1 Oakland 12 13 .480 3 Seattle 11 15 .423 41⁄2 Thursday’s Games Seattle 7, Detroit 2 Tampa Bay 15, Minnesota 3, 1st game Toronto 5, Texas 2 Boston 6, Baltimore 2 N.Y. Yankees 12, Chicago White Sox 3 Cleveland 8, Kansas City 2 Tampa Bay 6, Minnesota 1, 2nd game Friday’s Games Detroit (Scherzer 4-0) at Cleveland (J.Gomez 0-1), 7:05 p.m. Toronto (R.Romero 1-3) at N.Y. Yankees (F.Garcia 1-0), 7:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (E.Santana 0-3) at Tampa Bay (Price 3-2), 7:10 p.m. Seattle (Vargas 0-2) at Boston (Matsuzaka 2-2), 7:10 p.m. Baltimore (Arrieta 2-1) at Chicago White Sox (Danks 0-3), 8:10 p.m. Minnesota (S.Baker 1-2) at Kansas City (Chen 3-1), 8:10 p.m. Texas (C.Wilson 3-0) at Oakland (Cahill 30), 10:05 p.m. Saturday’s Games L.A. Angels at Tampa Bay, 1:10 p.m. Texas at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m. Detroit at Cleveland, 6:05 p.m. Baltimore at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m. Minnesota at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m.

Cardinals 11, Astros 7 Houston St. Louis ab r h bi ab r h bi Dscals 2b 5 0 0 0 Bourn cf 5 1 1 0 Salas p 0 0 0 0 AngSnc ss 5 0 1 1 Freese 3b 5 2 3 1 Pence rf 4 1 3 2 Punto 2b 0 0 0 0 Ca.Lee lf 5 0 2 2 Pujols 1b 5 2 2 0 Wallac 1b 4 1 2 0 Hollidy lf 4 1 2 3 Hall 2b 5 1 1 0 Brkmn rf 5 3 4 5 CJhnsn 3b 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 Quinter c 5 1 1 0 Jay rf Rasms cf 3 1 1 0 Figuero p 2 0 0 0 Laird c 4 0 1 1 Abad p 0 0 0 0 Greene ss 5 1 0 0 Fulchin p 0 0 0 0 McCllln p 2 1 1 1 DelRsr p 0 0 0 0 Motte p 0 0 0 0 Bogsvc ph 1 0 0 0 MHmlt ph 1 0 1 0 JValdz p 0 0 0 0 Batista p 0 0 0 0 Inglett ph 1 1 1 0 Miller p 0 0 0 0 AnRdrg p 0 0 0 0 Theriot ss 0 0 0 0 MDwns ph 0 0 0 0 Totals 391115 11 Totals 42 7 14 7 St. Louis 000 019 001—11 Houston 021 011 020— 7 E—Mcclellan (1), Descalso (1), Figueroa (3), Quintero (3). Dp—Houston 1. Lob—St. Louis 6, Houston 12. 2b—Berkman (8), M.hamilton (1), Bourn (8), Ca.lee (4), Wallace 2 (9), C.johnson (5). Hr—Berkman 2 (8), C.johnson (2). Sb—Rasmus (3), Ca.lee (1). S—Mcclellan. IP H R ER BB SO St. Louis 8 5 5 2 2 Mccleln W,4-0 52⁄3 1 ⁄3 1 0 0 0 1 Motte 2 4 2 0 0 0 Batista 1 ⁄3 Miller 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 Salas S,1-1 11⁄3 Houston Figueroa 5 6 4 4 3 2 2 ⁄3 3 4 4 1 0 Abad L,1-2 Fulchino 0 4 2 2 0 0 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Del Rosario J.Valdez 2 1 0 0 0 2 An.Rodriguez 1 1 1 1 0 2 Figueroa pitched to 3 batters in the 6th. Fulchino pitched to 4 batters in the 6th. Miller pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. WP—McClellan. PB—Laird. T—3:24. A—26,331 (40,963).

Mariners 7, Tigers 2 Seattle

Detroit

ab r h bi ab r h bi ISuzuki rf 5 0 2 1 AJcksn cf 5 0 0 0 Figgins 3b 5 0 2 1 Santiag ss 4 0 1 0 Bradly lf 4 1 0 0 Ordonz dh 4 0 0 0 Olivo c 5 2 2 1 MiCarr 1b 3 0 0 0 Smoak 1b 3 0 1 1 Boesch rf 4 1 2 0 AKndy dh 3 1 1 0 Raburn lf 3 1 0 0 LRdrgz 2b 4 1 1 3 Avila c 4 0 1 2 MSndrs cf 4 1 2 0 Kelly 3b 4 0 0 0 JaWlsn 2b 2 1 1 0 Rhyms 2b 2 0 1 0 Ryan ss 2 0 0 0 Totals 37 712 7 Totals 33 2 5 2 Seattle 002 101 030—7 Detroit 020 000 000—2 E—Ryan (3). Dp—Detroit 1. Lob—Seattle 6, Detroit 8. 2b—I.suzuki (6), Smoak (6), Boesch (9), Avila (5). Hr—Olivo (2), L.rodriguez (1). Sb—Bradley (3). Cs—Figgins (3). IP H R ER BB SO Seattle Pineda W,4-1 6 4 2 2 3 9 Pauley H,1 2 1 0 0 0 2 J.Wright 1 0 0 0 1 0 Detroit Penny L,1-3 7 9 4 4 1 3

1 2 3 3 Perry Valverde 1 1 0 0 WP—Pineda 2. T—3:09. A—21,176 (41,255).

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Rays 15, Twins 3 First Game Minnesota Tampa Bay ab r h bi ab r h bi Fuld lf 4 1 0 0 Span cf 4 0 1 0 FLopez 3b1 1 1 0 ACasill ss 4 0 0 0 Damon dh 4 3 3 1 Kubel dh 4 0 1 0 EJhnsn cf 1 1 1 0 Mornea 1b 3 0 0 0 BUpton cf 4 3 3 2 Tolbert 2b 1 0 0 0 ARussll p 0 0 0 0 Cuddyr rf 3 2 2 1 Joyce rf 4 2 3 1 Valenci 3b 3 1 1 0 Zobrist 2b 6 2 4 8 Tosoni lf 4 0 2 1 SRdrgz 3b 6 1 1 0 Holm c 4 0 0 0 Shppch c 5 0 0 1 LHughs 2b 4 0 1 1 Ktchm 1b 5 1 2 1 Brignc ss 5 0 1 0 Totals 45151914 Totals 34 3 8 3 Tampa Bay 212 203 302—15 Minnesota 000 100 200— 3 E—A.casilla (3), Tosoni (1). Dp—Minnesota 1. Lob—Tampa Bay 10, Minnesota 6. 2b— Zobrist 2 (6), S.rodriguez (5). 3b—Damon (1). Hr—Zobrist (6), Kotchman (1), Cuddyer (3). Sb—Damon (4), B.upton (6), Zobrist (4). Sf— Shoppach. IP H R ER BB SO Tampa Bay 7 3 3 1 3 Hllickson W,2-2 61⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 McGee 12⁄3 A.Russell 1 0 0 0 1 0 Minnesota 8 7 5 4 0 Blckburn L,1-4 31⁄3 5 3 3 0 2 Hoey 22⁄3 2 ⁄3 3 3 3 1 1 Mijares 3 2 2 1 2 D.Hughes 12⁄3 2 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 Capps T—3:27. A—38,215 (39,500).

Rays 6, Twins 1 Second Game Tampa Bay Minnesota ab r h bi ab r h bi Fuld lf 5 0 0 0 Span cf 4 1 1 0 Damon dh 5 0 1 0 Tolbert ss 4 0 0 0 BUpton cf 3 0 1 0 Kubel dh 4 0 0 0 Joyce rf 4 1 1 0 Mornea 1b 2 0 1 1 Zobrist 2b 4 3 3 2 Cuddyr rf 3 0 0 0 Ktchm 1b 4 0 2 0 Tosoni lf 3 0 0 0 SRdrgz 3b4 1 1 2 Valenci 3b 3 0 0 0 FLopez 3b0 0 0 0 Butera c 3 0 0 0 4 1 2 2 LHughs 2b 2 0 0 0 Jaso c EJhnsn ss 4 0 0 0 Totals 37 6 11 6 Totals 28 1 2 1 Tampa Bay 020 102 010—6 Minnesota 000 000 100—1 Dp—Tampa Bay 1, Minnesota 1. Lob— Tampa Bay 5, Minnesota 2. 2b—Zobrist (7), Jaso (3). Hr—Zobrist (7), Jaso (2). H R ER BB SO IP Tampa Bay Niemann W,1-3 7 2 1 1 1 2 Jo.Peralta 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 J.Cruz Minnesota 8 5 5 1 1 Swarzak L,0-1 51⁄3 22⁄3 3 1 1 0 3 Perkins Nathan 1 0 0 0 0 2 T—2:29. A—36,456 (39,500).

Indians 8, Royals 2 Kansas City Cleveland ab r h bi ab r h bi Dyson cf 4 0 0 0 Sizemr cf 4 2 2 2 MeCarr lf 4 0 0 0 Kearns lf 1 0 0 0 Grdon 1b 4 0 0 0 ACarer ss 4 0 1 1 Butler dh 2 1 1 0 Everett ss 0 0 0 0 Francr rf 3 1 1 0 Choo rf 4 1 2 1 Maier rf 1 0 0 0 CSantn c 4 1 1 1 Betemt 3b 4 0 1 2 Duncan dh 4 1 1 1 Aviles 2b 4 0 0 0 OCarer 2b 4 1 2 0 Treanr c 3 0 2 0 Brantly lf 2 1 0 0 AEscor ss 3 0 1 0 LaPort 1b 4 0 0 0 Getz 2b 0 0 0 0 Hannhn 3b 2 1 1 2 Totals 32 2 6 2 Totals 33 8 10 8 Kansas City 000 000 200—2 Cleveland 201 500 00x—8 Dp—Kansas City 1, Cleveland 1. Lob— Kansas City 5, Cleveland 5. 2b—Butler (6), Francoeur (8), Betemit (7), A.escobar (4), Sizemore (8), A.cabrera (4), Hannahan (4). Hr—Sizemore (4), Choo (4), C.santana (3), Duncan (1). IP H R ER BB SO Kansas City 9 8 8 1 4 Davies L,1-3 31⁄3 1 0 0 2 2 Collins 22⁄3 Bl.Wood 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Crow Cleveland Carmona W,2-3 7 5 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 Sipp Germano 1 1 0 0 0 1 WP—Davies. T—2:25. A—9,076 (43,441).

Red Sox 6, Orioles 2 Boston Baltimore ab r h bi ab r h bi Ellsury cf 5 2 3 2 BRorts 2b 3 1 0 0 Pdroia 2b 5 0 2 1 Markks rf 4 0 1 0 AdGnzl 1b 5 0 3 2 D.Lee 1b 4 0 1 1 Youkils 3b 2 1 0 0 Guerrr dh 4 1 1 1 Lowrie 3b 1 0 1 0 AdJons cf 3 0 0 0 Ortiz dh 5 1 2 0 Wieters c 3 0 0 0 J.Drew rf 2 0 0 0 MrRynl 3b 3 0 0 0 Camrn rf 1 1 0 0 Fox lf 3 0 0 0 Sltlmch c 4 0 1 1 Andino ss 3 0 1 0 Crwfrd lf 4 1 1 0 Scutaro ss4 0 0 0 30 2 4 2 Totals 38 613 6 Totals 101 000 130—6 Boston Baltimore 100 001 000—2 Dp—Boston 1, Baltimore 2. Lob—Boston 9, Baltimore 4. 2b—Ellsbury (6), Ad.gonzalez 2 (10), Crawford (4), Andino (1). Hr—Guerrero (4). Sb—B.roberts (2). H R ER BB SO IP Boston Lester W,3-1 8 4 2 2 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 Papelbon Baltimore Bergesen 6 6 2 2 2 5 Ji.johnson L,1-1 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 ⁄3 2 2 2 1 1 M.Gonzalez 2 ⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 Berken Rupe 1 2 0 0 0 0 Ji.Johnson pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. T—2:39. A—21,209 (45,438).

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Leaders NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING—Holliday, St. Louis, .433; Berkman, St. Louis, .410; Polanco, Philadelphia, .389; Ethier, Los Angeles, .380; Votto, Cincinnati, .379; Kemp, Los Angeles, .378; Wallace, Houston, .373. RUNS—Braun, Milwaukee, 23; Votto, Cincinnati, 23; Berkman, St. Louis, 22; Weeks, Milwaukee, 21; Phillips, Cincinnati, 20; Pujols, St. Louis, 20; Stubbs, Cincinnati, 20. RBI—Fielder, Milwaukee, 23; Berkman, St. Louis, 22; Braun, Milwaukee, 21; Howard, Philadelphia, 21; CJones, Atlanta, 21; Pence, Houston, 20; IDavis, New York, 19; CYoung, Arizona, 19. HITS—Ethier, Los Angeles, 38; Kemp, Los Angeles, 37; Polanco, Philadelphia, 37; SCastro, Chicago, 36; JosReyes, New York, 35; Berkman, St. Louis, 34; Votto, Cincinnati, 33. DOUBLES—Ethier, Los Angeles, 9; Fowler, Colorado, 9; Wallace, Houston, 9; 11 tied at 8. TRIPLES—11 tied at 2. HOME RUNS—Braun, Milwaukee, 9;

Berkman, St. Louis, 8; Pujols, St. Louis, 7; ASoriano, Chicago, 7; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 7; CYoung, Arizona, 7; Gomes, Cincinnati, 6; Heyward, Atlanta, 6; Weeks, Milwaukee, 6. STOLEN BASES—Bourn, Houston, 9; Tabata, Pittsburgh, 9; Desmond, Washington, 8; OHudson, San Diego, 8; Kemp, Los Angeles, 8; JosReyes, New York, 8; Stubbs, Cincinnati, 8; Venable, San Diego, 8. PITCHING—McClellan, St. Louis, 4-0; De La Rosa, Colorado, 4-0; Lohse, St. Louis, 4-1; Harang, San Diego, 4-1; 18 tied at 3. STRIKEOUTS—Garza, Chicago, 41; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 41; ClLee, Philadelphia, 39; Halladay, Philadelphia, 39; Lincecum, San Francisco, 38; Hamels, Philadelphia, 34; Hanson, Atlanta, 34. SAVES—Street, Colorado, 9; LNunez, Florida, 7; BrWilson, San Francisco, 7; Hanrahan, Pittsburgh, 7; FRodriguez, New York, 6; Kimbrel, Atlanta, 6; 6 tied at 5. AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING—Bautista, Toronto, .360; Boesch, Detroit, .350; Hafner, Cleveland, .342; MiYoung, Texas, .337; Kubel, Minnesota, .333; MIzturis, Los Angeles, .333; Francoeur, Kansas City, .330. RUNS—Bautista, Toronto, 23; MiCabrera, Detroit, 21; Gordon, Kansas City, 19; Zobrist, Tampa Bay, 18; HKendrick, Los Angeles, 17; Kinsler, Texas, 17; 8 tied at 16. RBI—Zobrist, Tampa Bay, 25; Beltre, Texas, 21; Damon, Tampa Bay, 20; Lind, Toronto, 20; Cano, New York, 19; Francoeur, Kansas City, 19; Konerko, Chicago, 19. HITS—ISuzuki, Seattle, 35; MiYoung, Texas, 34; Gordon, Kansas City, 33; MeCabrera, Kansas City, 31; Francoeur, Kansas City, 31; AdGonzalez, Boston, 30; Konerko, Chicago, 30; Span, Minnesota, 30. DOUBLES—Quentin, Chicago, 13; MiYoung, Texas, 12; Gordon, Kansas City, 11; AdGonzalez, Boston, 10; Boesch, Detroit, 9; MeCabrera, Kansas City, 8; Encarnacion, Toronto, 8; Francoeur, Kansas City, 8; Moreland, Texas, 8; Sizemore, Cleveland, 8. TRIPLES—Bourjos, Los Angeles, 4; Crisp, Oakland, 3; SRodriguez, Tampa Bay, 3; 8 tied at 2. HOME RUNS—Bautista, Toronto, 8; Beltre, Texas, 7; Granderson, New York, 7; Zobrist, Tampa Bay, 7; 8 tied at 6. STOLEN BASES—Fuld, Tampa Bay, 10; Crisp, Oakland, 8; ISuzuki, Seattle, 8; Andrus, Texas, 7; Choo, Cleveland, 6; AHill, Toronto, 6; BUpton, Tampa Bay, 6. PITCHING—Weaver, Los Angeles, 6-0; Masterson, Cleveland, 5-0; Tomlin, Cleveland, 4-0; Scherzer, Detroit, 4-0; Pineda, Seattle, 4-1; Britton, Baltimore, 4-1; Haren, Los Angeles, 4-1. STRIKEOUTS—Weaver, Los Angeles, 49; Verlander, Detroit, 43; Haren, Los Angeles, 38; Sabathia, New York, 36; Lester, Boston, 35; FHernandez, Seattle, 35; RRomero, Toronto, 34. SAVES—MRivera, New York, 8; Fuentes, Oakland, 6; CPerez, Cleveland, 6; League, Seattle, 5; Soria, Kansas City, 5; Feliz, Texas, 5; Papelbon, Boston, 5; Valverde, Detroit, 5; Farnsworth, Tampa Bay, 5.

Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Selected the contract of LHP Clay Rapada from Norfolk (IL). Placed RHP Chris Jakubauskas on the 15-day DL. Transferred RHP Justin Duchscherer to the 60-day DL. BOSTON RED SOX — Recalled LHP Hideki Okajima from Pawtucket (IL). Optioned LHP Felix Doubrant to Pawtucket. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Placed LHP Dallas Braden on the 15-day DL. Transferred RHP Rich Harden to the 60-day DL. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Traded LHP David Purcey to Oakland for RHP Daniel Farquhar. National League CINCINNATI REDS — Placed INF/OF Juan Francisco on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 17. Transferred RHP Jared Burton to the 60-day DL. Selected the contract of OF Jeremy Hermida from Louisville (IL). COLORADO ROCKIES — Optioned RHP Alan Johnson to Colorado Springs (PCL). Recalled RHP Clayton Mortensen from Colorado Springs. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Fined Portland coach Nate McMillan $35,000 for public comments about the officiating after Saturday’s game against Dallas. COLLEGE PENN STATE — Released freshman G Taran Buie from the men’s basketball team so he can seek a transfer.

Racing Schedule Feb. 12 — x-Budweiser Shootout, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Kurt Busch) Feb. 17 — x-Gatorade Duel 1, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Kurt Busch) Feb. 17 — x-Gatorade Duel 2, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Jeff Burton) Feb. 20 — Daytona 500, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Trevor Bayne) Feb. 27 — Subway Fresh Fit 500, Avondale, Ariz. (Jeff Gordon) March 6 — Kobalt Tools 400, Las Vegas (Carl Edwards) March 20 — Jeff Byrd 500, Bristol, Tenn. (Kyle Busch) March 27 — Auto Club 400, Fontana, Calif. (Kevin Harvick) April 3 — Goody’s Fast Relief 500, Martinsville, Va. (Kevin Harvick) April 9 — Samsung Mobile 500, Fort Worth, Texas (Matt Kenseth) April 17 — Aaron’s 499, Talladega, Ala. (Jimmie Johnson) April 30 — Matthew and Daniel Hansen 400, Richmond, Va. May 7 — Showtime Southern 500, Darlington, S.C. May 15 — Dover (Del.) 400 May 21 — x-Sprint Showdown, Concord, N.C. May 21 — x-All-Star Challenge, Concord, N.C. May 29 — Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C. June 5 — Kansas Speedway 400, Kansas City, Kan. June 12 — Pocono 500, Long Pond, Pa. June 19 — Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400, Brooklyn, Mich. June 26 — Toyota/Savemart 350, Sonoma, Calif. July 2 — Coke Zero 400, Daytona Beach, Fla. July 9 — Kentucky 400, Sparta, Ky. July 17 — LENOX Industrial Tools 301, Loudon, N.H. July 31 — Brickyard 400, Indianapolis Aug. 7 — Pennsylvania 500, Long Pond, Pa. Aug. 14 — Helluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y. Aug. 21 — CARFAX 400, Brooklyn, Mich. Aug. 27 — Irwin Tools 500, Bristol, Tenn. Sept. 4 — Labor Day Classic 500, Hampton, Ga. Sept. 10 — One Last Race to Make the Chase 400, Richmond, Va. Sept. 18 — LifeLock.com 400, Joliet, Ill. Sept. 25 — SYLVANIA 300, Loudon, N.H. Oct. 2 — AAA 400, Dover, Del. Oct. 9 — Kansas 400, Kansas City, Kan. Oct. 15 — Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C. Oct. 23 — Talladega 500, Talladega, Ala. Oct. 30 — TUMS Fast Relief 500, Martinsville, Va. Nov. 6 — AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth, Texas Nov. 13 — Kobalt Tools 500, Avondale, Ariz. Nov. 20 — Ford 400, Homestead, Fla. x-non-points race 2011 Driver Standings 1. Carl Edwards, 295. 2. Jimmie Johnson, 290. 3. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 276. 4. Kevin Harvick, 268. 5. Kurt Busch, 267. 6. Kyle Busch, 257. 7. Ryan Newman, 253. 8. Matt Kenseth, 252. 9. Juan Pablo Montoya, 246. 10. Clint Bowyer, 245. 11. Paul Menard, 242. 12. Tony Stewart, 240. 13. Jeff Gordon, 234. 14. Mark Martin, 226. (tie) A J Allmendinger, 226. 16. Greg Biffle, 221. 17. Denny Hamlin, 195. 18. Kasey Kahne, 194. 19. Martin Truex Jr., 192. 20. David Ragan, 191.

Shatterly will be inducted From staff reports

Ralph Shatterly, who was a teacher, coach and AD for 33 years in Rowan County, will be one of six individuals inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, North Carolina Chapter, on May 15 in Chapel Hill. A native of Yanceyville and an Appalachian State graduate, Shatterly was a fixture at North Rowan for two decades and later made a major impact at West Rowan. Teams coached by Shatterly won conference championships in four different decades — the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Known as “Mr. Dependable,” Shatterly also served as a football and track coach, but he’s best known for coaching more than 200 wrestling wins at North. He added another 100-plus victories at West before retiring in 1995. He guided North Rowan to an undefeated season and the 1968 WNCHSAA championship. One of the standouts on that team, Buddy Lowery, became a Hall of Fame coach himself at Davie County. This will be the ninth group of N.C. Chapter inductees, with 46 inductees in all.

n Prep baseball The NPC baseball tournament starts on Monday, with higher-seeded teams at home in the first round. Matchups include No. 7 Statesville at No. 2 West Iredell; No. 6 West Rowan at No. 3 Carson, and No. 5 North Iredell at No. 4 South Rowan. East has a first-round bye. Semifinals and finals are at West Iredell, with semifinals scheduled for Wednesday and the championship game on Friday. Four NPC teams make the playoffs. The tournament winner (if it’s someone other than East) earns the league’s No. 2 seed for the playoffs. South would be bumped from the playoffs if North Iredell, West Rowan or Statesville wins the tournament. West Iredell and Carson enter the tournament essentially even (they have identical league records and split head-to-head). They have a potential second-round meeting that would break their tie. West Iredell is seeded second for the tournament because it won a game against East Rowan, while Carson was swept by the Mustangs.  In the SPC, first-round matchups are on Monday, with the semis (Tuesday) and the championship game (Thursday) set for Northwest Cabarrus. First-round matchups include No. 8 A.L. Brown at No. 1 NW Cabarrus; No. 7 Concord at No. 2 Hickory Ridge; No. 6 Central Cabarrus at No. 3 Mount Pleasant, and No. 5 Cox Mill at No. 4 Robinson. Five SPC teams get playoff berths. Northwest already has secured the No. 1 seed for the state playoffs. The tournament winner (if it’s someone other than Northwest) earns the No. 2 seed for the playoffs. Mount Pleasant and Robinson split with each other and tied for third in the league, so they enter the tournament even. The same is true for Central Cabarrus and Cox Mill, who tied for fifth place and split with each other. Mount Pleasant is seeded No. 3 for the tournament by virtue of a win against Northwest, while Cox Mill gets the No. 5 nod based on its win against the Trojans.  Mathematically, the CCC race could still end up in a four-way tie for first place. Salisbury plays a huge regular-season finale on Tuesday at East Davidson and will keep a close eye on tonight’s East Davidson at West Davidson contest.  North Rowan plays at North Moore on Tuesday with the winner tying South Stanly for first place in the YVC. The loser finishes third.

n College baseball Brad Bridgeman went 4-for-4 with three doubles and Joe Mangum clubbed a pair of home runs to lead 15th-ranked UNC Pembroke to a 10-3 win over host and 11th-ranked Catawba on Thursday night at Newman Park. With the win, the Braves improve to 37-10, while the Indians fell to 39-11. Catawba scored a pair of runs in the first inning to take a 2-0 lead. Ryan Bostian (South Rowan) led off with a single and Josh Hohn followed with a triple to put the Indians on top. Hohn scored on a sacrifice fly by Chris Dula. UNC Pembroke broke it open in the fifth, gaining a 7-3 edge. The Braves stretched their lead on solo homers in the sixth and seventh. Bostian collected two of Catawba’s six hits. Nick Lomascolo (8-3) took the loss for the Indians.

n Pro baseball The Kannapolis Intimidators lost a two-run lead in the bottom of the sixth and fell 3-2 at Lexington in the opener of a doubleheader on Thursday at Whitaker Bank Ballpark. Kevin Moran (0-2) took the loss for Kannapolis. He entered the game in the sixth to replace starter Steven Upchurch.  Drew Lee hit his second homer and Ryan Buch pitched effectively, as the Intimidators won the nightcap 3-1.  Kyle Seager (NW Cabarrus) was 2-for-4 for Jackson on Thursday and is batting .321 in Double A.  Daniel Wagner (South Rowan) went 1for-4 for Winston-Salem in a 5-4 loss to Frederick on Thursday. His batting average stayed at .250.

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Classic boxes Robinson 5, East Rowan 3 EAST ROWAN ab r Sapp cf 4 1 Morris ss 4 1 Thomas lf 3 1 Austin 1b 3 0 Fullbrt c 2 0 Flmng 2b 1 0 Rogers 3b3 0 Htchck dh 3 0 Leroy rf 2 0 Totals 25 3

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Jordan Kennerly (5) looks toward assistant coach Greg Yanz for instructions after reaching first base against Mount Pleasant.

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W. Rowan 031 231 0 — 10 A.L. Brown 222 200 3 — 11 One out in 7th when winning run scored. E — Teeter 2, Sides, Pinkston, Freeze, Z. Jones, Hardin. DP — A.L. Brown 1. LOB — West 12, A.L. Brown 11. 2B — May, Laing, Teeter. 3B — May. SB — Laing, Teeter, Z. Jones, Jackson 3, Sides, May. CS — Hampton, Gill. SF — Sides, Freeze. IP H R ER W. Rowan Wetmore 3 7 6 6 Collins 3 4 3 3 1 Laing L, 1-3 ⁄3 1 2 2 A.L. Brown Z. Jones 2 3 3 1 Fesperman 11⁄3 5 3 2 Austin 1 3 3 2 Jackson 11⁄3 2 1 1 Peters W 11⁄3 0 0 0 WP — Collins, Fesperman.

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SOUTH ROWAN ab r h bi Gdmn ss 3 0 1 0 Kwlck cf 4 2 2 0 Tyler c 3 1 2 1 Dietz 3b 4 1 2 0 Miller p 4 1 2 0 Dson dh 4 2 1 1 Pnger 1b 3 0 0 0 Knrly rf 3 0 0 1 Hbard 2b 3 0 1 2 Totals 31 7 11 5

Mt. Pleasant 400 023 1 — 10 S. Rowan 024 001 0 — 7 E — Burris, Kimble, Hubbard, Goodman. DP — Mt. Pleasant 2, South Rowan 1. LOB —Mt. Pleasant 8, South Rowan 7. 2B — James, Kimble, Tyler, Miller, Kowaczyk. HR — Allende (2), Atwood (5). SB — Kimble, Deason, Hubbard. CS — Burris. S — Hammill. IP Mt. Pleasant Ross 22⁄3 Allende W,5-2 41⁄3 S. Rowan Miller 4 Mullis L,2-1 3 HBP — by Allend (James). T — 2:16.

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Anthony Allende, left, headed to Catawba, is greeted by teammate Grayson Atwood (10) after hitting a homer.

Miller struggled to locate pitches in the opening inning and tip-toed through land mines in the second, third and fourth frames. He allowed Atwood’s RBI-single just two batters before Allende unloaded, then pitched three scoreless innings and was replaced by righthander Daniel Mullis when his pitch count reached 85. “(Miller) did all right,” South coach Thad Chrismon said. “They’re a good-hitting team and if you make a mistake, they’re going to put a good swing on it. They made us pay.” Tyler, who collected two of South’s 11 hits, said Miller left too many pitches out over the plate. “I think he got a couple of them elevated and they capitalized,” Tyler said. “They hit the ball gap-to-gap. In this park, that can be dangerous.” South scored a pair of unearned runs against MP freshman Ryan Ross in the bottom of the second, then batted around and scored four times to take a two-run lead in third. Cory Deason provided a runscoring single, Jordan Kennerly coaxed a bases-loaded walk and Parker Hubbard served a two-out, two-run single — on an 0-2 pitch — into shallow center field. “I thought our guys swung the bats well,” Chrismon said. “I look at somebody like (Tyler) Kowalczyk. He’s stroking it, even when he makes outs. Deason hit a couple balls hard. And Matt hit a double down the line and another base hit.” In the end, though, it wasn’t enough to fend off Mount Pleasant’s 14-hit attack. “It was about what we expected,” Tyson said afterward. “South Rowan’s a good little team. They scrap and don’t quit. And Miller’s a class act. He pounds the strike zone. He just ran into a team that’s finally healing and swinging the bat really, really well.” • NOTES: Allende, the winning pitcher, suffered a left wrist injury when he fouled off a pitch against the Raiders earlier this season. Last night he struck out four, walked none and allowed one run in 41⁄3 innings of relief. .... Kowalczyk, Dietz and Miller had two hits apiece for South, losers of three straight games.

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Cory Deason had a hit, scored two runs and knocked in one for the Raiders.

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Parker Hubbard, left, puts the tag on Mount Pleasant’s Brandon Burris (6).

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Say what? East is 0-2 in Classic BY RYAN BISESI rbisesi@salisburypost.com

KANNAPOLIS — Jay M. Robinson may be ruining the spring Robinson 5 breaks of Rowan County E. Rowan 3 teams one win at a time. Unfortunately for East Rowan, it was the target on Wednesday. The Mustangs, defending 3A state champions, dropped their third game out of four in a 5-3 loss to the Bulldogs in Day 2 of the F&M Bank High School Baseball Classic at Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium. For the second day in a row, East faced a sizable deficit out of the gate, falling behind 5-0 before recording three outs. Clearly, the Mustangs weren’t privy to the 10:30 a.m. start, pushed back half an hour after some early rain. “I don’t care if it’s 3 o’ clock in the morning, 10 o’ clock, or 7 o’ clock at night,” East coach Brian Hightower said. “You’ve got to wake up and play the game.” East will get a little more sleep tonight, with its Classic finale at 7 p.m. against heated rival Northwest Cabarrus. Meanwhile, Clemson commit Brody Koerner pitched a complete game for the Bulldogs, who topped its second straight Rowan County team. Koerner got the last out Wednesday against South Rowan and resumed his form with a 5-hitter, sprinkling four walks around another win against Rowan County for the Bulldogs. “Brody threw a heck of a game,” Robinson coach Jason Sarvis said. “Against a goodhitting fastball team like East Rowan, he mixed in his changeup and curveball really well.” East starter Alex Bost struck out leadoff hitter Blaine Hill to start the first, but allowed the next five batters to reach. Hunter Kocher walked with the bases loaded to make it 3-0. Designated hitter Philip Perry took an inside fastball and sprayed it to right field with the

bases loaded to score a pair and end the fiverun spurt as well as Bost’s day after just 2⁄3 of an inning. “[Bost] just didn’t have it today, but we’ve got to keep getting him a shot,” Hightower said. Koerner failed to give up a hit until Luke Thomas doubled to start the fourth. Ashton Fleming would stay at second as Koerner retired the next three hitters in order. “Whenever he’s throwing that changeup and it’s bouncing in there, it looks good like his fastball,” Hightower said. “It’s got good movement down so you chase it a little bit.” The Mustangs finally got the ball rolling on offense in the sixth when Will Sapp and Justin Morris singled to start the inning and Thomas walked to load the bases. Andy Austin popped out to shortstop on the first pitch, but Nathan Fulbright coaxed a walk to get the Mustangs on ROGERS the board. Fleming followed with a sacrifice fly to center field. After Avery Rogers singled to score Thomas and extend the frame, Koerner got Chase Hathcock to fly out to right to end the inning. In the seventh, Morris hit a two-out double to bring the tying run to the plate, but Thomas struck out to finalize the game. “We haven’t gotten that big hit in the later innings yet,” Hightower said. Morris got five scoreless innings in to keep East within striking distance before Bradley Robbins got the final out. Though East still sits at 15-7 and in first place in the North Piedmont Conference with an 11-1 league record, Hightower realized the urgency that comes with defending a state title. “We’re not playing as clean a defense as jon c. lakey/sALisBURY pOst we need to and not pitching as well as we Rowan coach Brian Hightower has not had a very happy spring break so far. east need,” Hightower said.

Seager pops Carson

Zobrist goes wild

BY MIKE LONDON mlondon@salisburypost.com

Associated Press

The American League roundup ... MINNEAPOLIS — Jeff Niemann carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning, Ben Zobrist hit a two-run homer to give him 10 RBIs for the day and the Tampa Bay Rays swept a day-night doubleheader with a 6-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night. In the opener, Zobrist broke the team RBIs record of seven set by Carlos Pena in 2007. Zobrist went 4 for 6, hitting an RBI single in the first, a three-run homer in the sixth and two-run doubles in the seventh and ninth. Johnny Damon had three hits, including an RBI triple, to extend his hitting streak to 15 games. B.J. Upton also had three hits to help the Rays match a season high with 19 hits. Indians 8, Royals 2 CLEVELAND — Fausto Carmona, backed by four solo home runs, pitched seven solid innings and Cleveland Indians earned its 10th straight home win, beating Kansas City to extend the Royals' losing streak to six. Jeff Francoeur stretched his hitting streak to a career-high 17 games for Kansas City. He doubled in the seventh and Wilson Betemit followed with a two-run double to make it 8-2.

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Ben Zobrist had a big night. Blue Jays 5, Rangers 2 ARLINGTON, Texas — Corey Patterson bunted home the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning and Toronto beat AL West-leading Texas to win a series for the first time in three weeks. New York 12, White Sox 3 NEW YORK — Brett Gardner led off a six-run fifth inning with a homer for New York's first hit of the game, and Nick Swisher homered and had four RBIs for the Yankees. CC Sabathia (2-1) pitched seven sharp innings. Red Sox 6, Orioles 2 BALTIMORE — Jon Lester improved to 14-0 against Baltimore with eight dominating innings, Dustin Pedroia hit a tiebreaking infield single and Boston Red Sox averted a threegame sweep. Mariners 7, Tigers 2 DETROIT — Rookie Michael Pineda struck out nine in six sharp innings, and Miguel Olivo and Luis Rodriguez homered to help Seattle beat Detroit.

Card star Berkman blasts Astros Thursday. Making just his third appearance in The National League roundup ... the majors since 2006, the 33-year-old HOUSTON — Lance Berkman Vogelsong (1-0) tied a career high with homered and drove in four runs in a eight strikeouts. He gave up two runs nine-run sixth inning, then added a on four hits and two walks. solo shot in the ninth against his forVogelsong was making his first mer team in the St. Louis Cardinals' start since Sept. 29, 2004, while he was 11-7 victory over the Houston Astros with the Pirates against Philadelphia, on Thursday night. and won for the first time since Sept. Berkman's three-run shot off Fer14, 2005. He spent three seasons in nando Abad (1-2) gave St. Louis a 5-4 Japan after last appearing in a game lead. for the Pirates in June 2006. Berkman finished with four hits and Brian Wilson pitched the ninth for had eight hits and seven RBIs in his his seventh save. San Francisco had first series against his former team. It lost five of its previous six. was his third multi-home run game of Nationals 4, Mets 3 the season and the 28th of his career. WASHINGTON — New father Ian Matt Holliday drove in three runs Desmond homered and tripled in his during the sixth, and Kyle McClellan first game back from paternity leave and David Freese each drove in a run and Livan Hernandez pitched eight as four Houston pitchers faced 14 bat- strong innings to lead Washington past ters before finally escaping the sixth. New York. McClellan (4-0) allowed eight hits Desmond's solo home run in the and five runs for the victory. fifth gave Washington a 4-2 lead. He Giants 5, Pirates 2 missed the Nationals' previous two PITTSBURGH — Ryan Vogelsong games after his wife, Chelsey, gave won while making his first start in albirth Tuesday to the couple's first son. most seven years, pitching effectively The loss ended New York's sixinto the sixth inning against his former game winning streak, the team's team in the San Francisco Giants' 5-2 longest run since winning eight victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on straight last June. Associated Press

KANNAPOLIS — Both pitches were out of the strike zone, but Northwest Cabarrus’ Corey Seager hit them both out of Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium. A long, long way out of Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium. Seager, a 6-foot-3 junior shortstop committed to South Carolina, teamed with senior southpaw Rob Bain to power the Trojans to an 11-2 win against Carson on Thursday in the F&M Bank Classic. “We really needed this because we’d lost two straight against teams we felt that we should beat,” Bain said. “This SEAGER was a come-from-behind win against a good team and that could lead to something.” Seager, one of the top prospects in the prep class of 2012, crushed his ninth homer on an outside pitch and his 10th — a grand slam — on a pitch that was down and in. “So where do you pitch him?” said Carson’s Chris Cauble, speaking for coaches everywhere. “He’s great. You just don’t see kids like that come along very often.” The Cougars (14-7) scored first in the second inning with some nice little-ball execution. Starting pitcher Gavin Peeler singled, Connor Bridges walked, Dylan Carpenter moved both runners with a bunt, and K.J. Pressley lofted a sacrifice fly. Where the game turned was the top of the third. Still leading 1-0, Carson had the bases loaded with two out against Davidson signee Bain (8-1), and Bain fell behind in the count on Bridges 2-0. Bain battled back to get a momentum-changing strikeout. “Bain threw a lot of strikes,” Hubbard said. “He didn’t get himself into trouble and we played clean behind him. We didn’t kick it today.” Seager’s first homer came in the bottom of the third for a 1-1 tie. It disappeared over the wall in right-center near the 375-foot marker. “That pitch is 6 inches outside, but he got his

SALISBURY FROM 1B Tonseth’s first triple, Nolan Meyerhoeffer’s sacrifice fly and a Scott Van der Poel triple knocked in runs in the Hornets’ three-run first. Things got out of hand in the second when the Hornets sent 16 men to the plate and scored 10 times. Besides the automatic Tonseth triple, Brian Bauk smashed a two-run triple to right-center, Knox got a run home with a solid double, and Clint Veal, Kyle Wolfe and Carmichael whacked RBI singles. Maddox was inserting jayvees for at-bats before the inning was over, and runners were advancing just one station on all hits and staying put on potential wild pitches and passed balls. Salisbury won 16-8 at Thomasville (1-14, 1-8), but not all the Bulldogs who played in that one were with the team on Thursday. “Thomasville’s undermanned right now,” Maddox said. “I give them credit for showing up and battling as hard as they could.” Hoover put a ball in play in the third to drive

arms extended on it,” Cauble said. Carson nicked Bain for its other run in the fourth when Pressley showed bunt, then punched a ball through the infield to score Dylan Carpenter. Bain got a double-play ball to limit the damage, but Carson led 2-1, and Cauble liked the way things were going. PRESSLEY “Peeler was mixing it up and was in control,” he said. “And for 31⁄2 innings, we were about flawless defensively and we were hitting the ball against a quality pitcher.” The bottom of the fourth, however, was a Carson nightmare. Tanner Bigham (3-for-4) and Jarrin Hogue had the only hits, but Northwest (16-6) CARPENTER scored six times. Carson donated five walks and four errors, throwing it around quite a bit. Probably it was the worst halfinning the usually sound Cougars have played all season. “Our guys had good approaches at the plate, Carson made a few mistakes, and we took advantage when we had an opportunity to put up a big number,” Hubbard HUBBARD said. Seager, who struck out in his first at-bat and was hit by a pitch after his first homer, iced the cake with his fifth-inning slam, a towering drive that he pulled to right against reliever Austin Bracewell. It wasn’t a bad pitch by Bracewell, but Seager 7-ironed it right off his ankles. “It was high, so maybe the wind helped it out,” Seager said with a smile. “We’ve been struggling some, and a lot of teams haven’t pitched to me. When people do pitch to me, it’s been a lot of curveballs or pitches that are outside.” One thing’s certain. If Carson sees Northwest in the playoffs, Seager (6-for-7 in the tournament) isn’t going to see a pitch in his area code.

home a run, and Tonseth picked up his fourth and fifth RBIs of the night with his final triple. He has 28 RBIs for the season. Only two other Hornets have had that many in a season in this century. Alex Britt had 28 in 2007, while Zach Glass had 28 in 2005. Tonseth got defensive help on his way to the abbreviated CARMICHAEL perfect game. Knox, the second baseman, made a nice running catch of a popup in short right field in the second inning. The final out of the game also was exciting, as Korey Hilbourn smacked a hot grounder through the box. It eluded Tonseth, but Carmichael, the shortstop, showed range and made the play from behind the second-base KNOX bag. “When that ball got past my glove, I thought that it was it as far as the perfect game, but Spencer saved it,” Tonseth said. “He came out of nowhere.”

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PREP BASEBALL

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A.L. Brown coach Empsy Thompson congratulates Wonder star Dylan May (3) after May slid into third base safely against West Rowan. May had a triple against the Falcons.

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West Rowan third baseman Chandler Jones plays defense.

After the Wonders scored two runs in the each of the first four frames, freshman Nick Collins blanked them in the fifth and sixth. However, he walked the leadoff man in the seventh, then didn't get a call on an inside pitch to Zach Jones and walked him. Parker turned to Chase Laing at that point and he induced a forceout at third, then pitched around Dylan May, who was 3 for 3, to load the bases. Laing's 2-2 breaking ball to Ryan Blackmon was close, but called a ball and Blackmon walked on the next pitch to make it 10-9. "Two walks at the end on some pretty tough pitches," Parker said. "It is what it is. That's about all I can say." Gill followed and ripped an 0-1 pitch to left past the drawn-in infield. May probably would've scored anyway, but left fielder Ethan Wansley didn't field it cleanly, eliminating any drama. "(Collins) came out and for two innings put zeroes up and put our backs against the wall," Thompson said. "But our kids gave themselves a chance and we got a big hit at the end by Gill. That kid has made some huge strides at the plate and just so happened to be in a great situation and you've got to love when he's up at the plate and they've got to pitch to him." Brown (4-19) did its damage in the first four innings by taking advantage of walks with aggressive baserunning and getting two-out

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West pitcher Steven Wetmore was the starter for the Falcons. hits. Tyler Sides stole home for the first run of the game and twice Kannapolis runners went from first to third on hit-and-run plays and both ended up scoring on sacrifice flys. Gill singled home a run in the first, May had an RBI triple in the second, Chase Hardin drove in another with a single in the third and Caleb Jackson plated two in the fourth - all of them with two outs. "We put ourselves in some good situations and played aggressive," Thompson said. "They went out and played hard and they did a good job of (executing)." West, meanwhile, countered by getting production throughout its lineup and capitalizing on five Brown errors. The Falcons didn't pound the ball, but found plenty of holes on the sizeable Fieldcrest Stadium field. They took a 3-2 lead in the second on an RBI single by Laing and

a two-run blooper by Taylor Garcynzski. After the Wonders took a 4-3 lead, another run-scoring single by Laing in the third tied it. West later trailed 8-6 before scoring three in the fifth. An error to start the inning opened the door and Laing and Hunter Teeter followed with back-to-back doubles before a two-run single by Chandler Jones made it 9-8. Teeter's RBI single in the sixth gave the Falcons the two-run lead. The Falcons totaled 13 hits against five Brown pitchers, with each starter getting at least one hit and all but one either scoring a run or driving one in. Laing led the way, going 3 for 3 with two RBIs and two runs scored. "Fortunately our bats have woken up," Parker said. "We're swinging a lot better going into the conference tournament so you've got to be happy about that." Brown finished with 12 hits, with May, Hardin and Jackson each collecting three. May was a home run away from hitting for the cycle, but was walked in his last two at-bats one of them intentionally. West missed a chance to increase its lead in the sixth, leaving the bases loaded when Brown reliever Eldon Peters got an inning-ending groundout. "We didn't make pitches when we needed to or plays when we needed to," Parker said. "It wasn't just the last inning. It was the whole game." • NOTES: West wraps up play in the tournament at 10 a.m. today against Mount Pleasant... Brown plays rival South Rowan at 4 p.m

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West Rowan sophomore Justin Evans, right, covers first base as A.L. Brown’s Zach Jones heads back to the bag.

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Owner won’t go down quietly

Hawks oust Magic

Associated Press

The NBA playoff roundup ... ATLANTA — Joe Johnson scored 23 points and came up with a huge offensive rebound to lead Atlanta Hawks in the series-clinching Game 6 with a 84-81 win over Orlando. The Hawks advanced to the second round for the third straight year, this time against top-seeded Chicago. Orlando, which routed Atlanta a year ago in the most lopsided four-game sweep in NBA history, had its earliest playoff ouster since 2007. With Atlanta clinging to a one-point lead and the clock running down, Marvin Williams missed a clinching 3-pointer. But Johnson swatted the rebound to Jamal Crawford, who was fouled and made both free throws with 8.2 seconds left. He finished with 19 points. The Magic had two chances to force overtime. J.J. Redick missed an open 3, then Jason Richardson had a desperation shot from the corner blocked by Josh Smith.

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Atlanta Hawks guard Jamal crawford (11) celebrates as he and Orlando Magic guard J.J. Redick (7) walk off the court. Dwight Howard led the Magic with 25 points and 15 rebounds. Crawford hit consecutive 3s that gave Atlanta its biggest lead, 71-59, with just over 9 minutes left. The Magic answered with an 8-0 spurt. Lakers 98, Hornets 80 NEW ORLEANS — Kobe Bryant scored 22 of his 24 points in the first three quarters, then let his teammates take over in a dominant 9880 victory over New Orleans on Thursday night that wrapped up the first-round series for Los Angeles in six games. Andrew Bynum added 18 points and 12 rebounds, while Pau Gasol chipped in 16 points for the two-time defending champions, who led by as many as 21 in the fourth quarter.

Chris Paul, who helped the Hornets split the first four games with two sensational performances, had seven points before hitting a 3-pointer with 4:02 to go and finished with 10 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds. Lamar Odom had 14 points for the Lakers, who outrebounded New Orleans 43-30, including 14 offensive rebounds. Bynum had eight offensive rebounds, helping the Lakers finish with a 21-4 advantage in second-chance points. The Lakers face the winner of the Dallas-Portland series. Game 1 will be Monday at Staples Center. Carl Landry had 19 points for the Hornets, who have not won a playoff series since the first round in 2008.

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The NHL playoff roundup ... VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Roberto Luongo stopped 20 shots and made Chris Higgins' second-period goal stand up in the Vancouver Canucks' 1-0 win over the Nashville Predators in the opener of the Western Conference semifinals on Thursday night. It was Luongo's second shutout of these playoffs and the third of his NHL postseason career. He made nine saves in the third period, including a short-handed breakaway by Mike Fisher 5:20 in, for the Canucks, who will host Game 2 on Saturday. Pekka Rinne had several spectacular stops

among his 29 saves to keep the Predators in the game despite his club being outshot 30-20 and outplayed for long stretches. The Presidents' Trophy-winning Canucks got right back into action just two days after beating archrival Chicago in overtime of Game 7 of a series in which Vancouver had held a 3-0 lead. But it was the fifth-seeded Predators who were a bit road-weary after arriving in Vancouver on Wednesday night. Nashville, off since eliminating Anaheim in Game 6 on Sunday, came out flat in its first second-round game in team history. Vancouver outshot Nashville 16-5 in the opening period, but couldn't beat Rinne.

LOS ANGELES — Owner Frank McCourt vowed on Wednesday that no one will take the Los Angeles Dodgers away from him, while the man appointed by Major League Baseball to oversee the team's daily operations arrived in town. "Sending someone to seize the Dodgers is absolutely wrong," McCourt said. Tom Schieffer introduced himself publicly for the first time and said his role is to monitor the Dodgers on behalf of Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig, whom he made clear MCCOURT is in charge of the team. Schieffer, however, said Selig doesn't want to take the Dodgers away from McCourt. McCourt, meanwhile, was in New York to meet with MLB officials, although Selig was not present. He said his requests to meet with Selig have been rejected and he accused the commissioner of not returning his phone calls. "No one handed me the Dodgers and no one is going to take it away from me," McCourt said. McCourt has been embroiled in a nasty and costly divorce battle with his former wife and ex-Dodgers' CEO Jamie McCourt.

NASCAR RICHMOND, Va. — NASCAR Nationwide series driver Eric McClure says he and his family are safe after a tornado brought “probably the scariest few seconds of our lives.” McClure says he and his family had just returned from church at 10 p.m. Wednesday when storms in Abingdon prompted him to take cover in the basement with his wife and three daughters. Moments later, he says a tornado hit the home. The 10- to 12-second assault shook the home, sent branches and bricks flying and flooded three of the four floors. The family huddled under a basement staircase and stayed there about four hours, unsure whether another storm was coming. They eventually took shelter in the home of McClure’s father down the street. • CHARLOTTE — Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne has been hospitalized for symptoms that could be related to an insect bite this month. Roush Fenway Racing officials say Bayne will not race this weekend at Richmond International Raceway.

NBA OAKLAND, Calif. — This was one shot Keith Smart couldn't make. Maybe nobody could. The Golden State Warriors parted ways with their head coach Wednesday, the first

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major fallout this offseason from a new ownership group that has promised sweeping changes to the perennial underachieving franchise. • WALTHAM, Mass. — The Boston Celtics hope to have Shaquille O'Neal back at practice today. Celtics coach Doc Rivers said O'Neal would "hopefully" join the team on Friday for its final workout before Sunday's Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Miami Heat. O'Neal has played a total of 5 minutes, 29 seconds since Feb. 1 because of problems with his right calf and Achilles tendon.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL COLUMBUS, Ohio — Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany believes he might have acted differently toward five Ohio State players who were allowed to play in the Sugar Bowl despite NCAA violations had he known the information that has since been uncovered. The players were permitted to wait until this fall to begin serving a five-game suspension for accepting money and tattoos from the owner of a Columbus tattoo parlor. It wasn't until more than a week after the Buckeyes' 31-26 victory over Arkansas that school officials realized coach Jim Tressel had known about the violations for more than nine months. "Based on what we knew, we just spoke on behalf of the kids and the NCAA made the decision it made," Delany said. "But I don't think anybody had the knowledge that we have now." The NCAA is investigating Tressel for knowing about potential major rules violations but not telling Ohio State officials about it. The ruling body of college athletics sent a 13-page "notice of allegations" to Ohio State last Friday that said Tressel "failed to deport himself ... (with) honesty and integrity," and accused him of lying when he filled out a compliance form in September that said he had no knowledge of NCAA violations by any of his players.

COLLEGE HOOPS ATLANTA — Georgia coach Mark Fox received a $400,000 raise and a one-year contract extension on Thursday as a reward for taking the Bulldogs back to the NCAA tournament. Fox, in only his second season, took the Bulldogs to their first NCAA tournament appearance since 2008. Georgia finished 21-12.

GOLF AVONDALE, La. — Matt Jones chipped in from 57 feet on his final hole for a 6-under 66 and a share of the first-round lead with Bubba Watson on Thursday in the Zurich Classic. • MOBILE, Ala. — Grace Park and Song-Hee Kim shot 5-under 67s on Thursday to share the first-round lead in the Avnet LPGA Classic, the tour's only event in a six-week stretch.

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CHARLOTTE — Ron Rivera wanted to keep the list of potential No. 1 picks long. Cam Newton wouldn't let him. So after months of research into Newton's stunning one-year dominance at Auburn and his equally disturbing off-field baggage, the new Carolina Panthers coach set up one final meeting with the quarterback last weekend in Atlanta. "That's when I felt very, very good that this young man is the kind of guy we're looking for," Rivera said. And with that the Panthers signed off on likely the biggest gamble in franchise's 17 seasons, wasting little time once Thursday night's draft began to snag the Heisman Trophy winner with the top choice in hopes he'll overcome questions about his character and work ethic to become the team's first franchise QB. "I'm ready to change this whole organization around, to go from worst to first," the confident Newton said. A year after going 2-14 with the NFL's worst offense, the Panthers bypassed safer choices such as Alabama de-

fensive tackle Marcell Dareus, LSU cornerback Patrick Peterson and Georgia receiver A.J. Green for Newton, who dazzled in his only season playing major college football. "He has special qualities," general manager Marty Hurney said. "We've had a strong feeling for some time that he was the person who we felt could come in and have the most impact on our football team." At the draft headquarters in New York, Newton said he got a call from Hurney and Rivera just before the selection was announced. As Newton hugged his family and slipped on a blue Panthers cap, a crowd of about 10,000 fans attending a draft party at Bank of America Stadium began chanting "Cam! Cam! Cam!" "I do think it's an exciting pick and it's a quarterback," Hurney said, who smiled when asked about the fans' response after a miserable 2010 season filled with boos and empty seats. At 6-foot-5 and 248 pounds, Newton combined brute strength to barrel over defenders on the run with a

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Ron Rivera had several meetings with cam Newton. strong, accurate arm. He accounted for 50 touchdowns, and led Auburn to an unbeaten season and the national championship. But Newton is loaded with unanswered questions. The College Park, Ga., native started college at Florida but left amid reports he was about to be disciplined for academic cheating. That came after an 2008 arrest involving a stolen laptop, a charge that was later dropped when he completed a pretrial intervention program for first-time offenders.

A Mississippi State booster later claimed Newton's father tried to get the Bulldogs to pay $180,000 for his son to play for them. Newton ended up at Auburn and was dominate despite an NCAA investigation which eventually determined Newton didn't know of his father's pay-for-play scheme. "As far as my character, that's something that hits home to some degree but I didn't dwell on it as much," Newton said. "People just having the wrong impression of the person that I really am.”

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The NFL Draft notebook ... NEW YORK — A dapper Roger Goodell stood at the podium with boos raining down on him from the fans at Radio City Music Hall. The only way Goodell could silence the draftniks was by asking for a moment of silence to remember the victims of the storms that ripped through the South on Wednesday. BOLD MOVE It was an opening night of daring moves and dangerous choices. With the 32 NFL teams trying sort things out before the league tells them how to operate now that the lockout has been lifted, it was the Atlanta Fal-

cons who made the boldest deal in Thursday night's first round of the draft. The Falcons traded away four picks, including two No. 1s, to get Cleveland's No. 6 spot and jumped on Alabama wide receiver Julio Jones. NOT SO COSTLY It was thought that Washington quarterback Jake Locker might have cost himself millions of dollars by returning to school for his senior season. Locker was projected to possibly be the first overall pick in the 2010 NFL draft, but he wanted to lead the Huskies to a bowl game and play another season in coach Steve Sarkisian's pro-style offense.

Locker helped the Huskies get to the postseason, but it seemed that instead of being a top-10 pick, Locker was no lock to even go in the first round. Then the Tennessee Titans picked Locker No. 8 overall. He was the first player selected who was not there. Locker has no regrets now that he is the quarterback of the future for the Titans, who plan to trade or release Vince Young. NOTES Five of the first six players drafted were from the Southeastern Conference. ... Out of the top 10 picks, eight were underclassmen. Only Texas A&M linebacker Von Miller and Washington's Locker were seniors.

Thursday night would be thrown back into a labor limbo. For now, they will be allowed to report to their teams, meet coaches and get playbooks. Contract negotiations are uncertain until the league announces its rules for the 2011 season — rules that might be in force for only a short time if an appeal is granted. The draft was never in danger of being held because it was protected under the old collective bargaining agreement that expired in March. Moments before it began, Goodell requested a moment of silence for victims of the vicious storms that decimated part of the South on Wednesday. On stage, he was surrounded the Auburn and Alabama stars and their coaches. As for the stars, none shined brighter than Newton, who has shown he can handle the heat of a spotlight. He turned in a sensational 2010 season while the NCAA investigated his recruitment. Newton’s father, Cecil, has admitted soliciting money from Mississippi State during the recruiting process, but said neither the player nor Auburn knew about the pay-for-play attempt. With the third pick, Buffalo selected Alabama nose tackle Marcell Dareus, who gave Goodell an even bigger hug. Of course, Dareus weighs 308 pounds, about 70 more than Miller — and at least 100 more than Goodell. Cincinnati, perhaps calling the bluff of quarterback Carson Palmer, who is demanding a trade, instead took the top receiver in this crop, A.J. Green of Georgia. Arizona, also in need of a quarterback, selected the top cornerback available, Patrick Peterson of LSU. The labor strife caused speculation not many trades would be made Thursday. But just six picks in, Atlanta

cut a massive deal with Cleveland and moved up from No. 27 to grab Alabama receiver Julio Jones — the fifth Southeastern Conference player in the first six. “We knew it was going to be an aggressive move and cost us,” Falcons GM Thomas Dimitroff said. “As an organization we felt very strongly about the move for a player who truly adds the explosive, urgent athleticism we’re looking for ...” The Browns received the Falcons’ first-rounder, second- and fourth-rounders, plus their first pick and fourth-rounder in 2012. San Francisco chose defensive end Aldon Smith of Missouri to bolster a weak pass rush, then the second quarterback was selected: Washington’s Jake Locker to Tennessee. That began a small run on passers. After Dallas went for offensive tackle Tyron Smith of Southern California with the ninth pick, Jacksonville saw a chance to get its future quarterback. The Jaguars moved up six slots for Missouri’s Blaine Gabbert, dealing their first-round pick and a second-rounder to Washington. “You really don’t have any idea where you will go, especially with the lockout,” Gabbert said. “But the trades are happening now.” Houston bolstered its weak defense with Wisconsin end J.J. Watt at No. 11 before yet another QB was chosen: Florida State’s Christian Ponder, who impressed Minnesota with his workouts leading up to the draft. Auburn DT Nick Fairley, once projected as a top-three selection, was chosen 13th by the Lions. It was a headscratcher because the Lions already have a star defensive tackle in Ndamukong Suh, the 2010 defensive rookie of the year. St. Louis, undeterred by Robert Quinn’s lost season — the linebacker-end was suspended from North Carolina for his role in an agents scandal — took him at No. 14.

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Ford Taurus SEL Sedan, 2008. Oxford white clearcoat exterior with tan cloth interior. P7689. $14,787 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

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

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Autos

Transportation Financing

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

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Boats & Watercraft

Friday, April 29th & Saturday, April 30th

Grand Opening!! Autos

Chrysler Crossfire Coupe, 2004. Sapphire Silver Blue Metallic exterior with dark slate gray interior. Stock # T11340A. $9,587. 1-800542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Dodge Challenger SE, 2010. Inferno red crystal pearlcoat exterior with dark slate gray interior. F11205A. $23,287. Call 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Financing Available!

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

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

Motorcycles & ATVs

2009 Motofino Scooter, RAD-10 (50cc), 4-stroke engine, orange. Scooter is like new. Only 1327 miles. Paid $1200, asking $900 obo. Call 704-2791277 for more info. In Gold Hill area.

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Ford Econoline F350, 2003. Oxford White/Gray Cloth interior. 6.8 Liter 10 Cylinder Engine. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION W/OD. All power options, AM/FM/ tape. Running boards, cold AC, alloy rims, good tires. Nonsmoker. READY FOR DELIVERY!!! 704-603-4255

Ford Expedition XLT SUV, 2003. Black clearcoat exterior with flint gray interior. T11334A. $12,387. Call 1-800-542-9758. www.cloningerford.com

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 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

Buick Ranier CXL SUV, 2007. Cashmere metallic exterior with cashmere interior. T11239A. $12,687. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

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

Rentals & Leasing

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Buick 2004 Century, V6, 4 door, all power, extra clean in and out, 30 mpg, excellent condition, great tires, 133K miles, $4,200. 704-213-0940

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Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited SUV, 2005. Black clearcoat exterior with medium slate gray interior. T11271A. $15,787. 1-800-542-9758. www.cloningerford.com

Ford F-150 Extended Cab, 2005. Oxford white clearcoat exterior with medium flint interior. F11171A. $11,587. Call 1-800-542-9758. www.cloningerford.com

Collector Cars

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Service & Parts

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

Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LS, 2010. Victory Red exterior with dark titanium interior. T11392A. $18,787. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

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Autos

Dodge Ram 1500 SLT / Laramie Crew Cab, 2004. Bright white clearcoat exterior with dark slate gray interior. F10362A. $10,987. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Transportation Dealerships

CLONINGER FORD, INC. “Try us before you buy.” 511 Jake Alexander Blvd. 704-633-9321 TEAM CHEVROLET, CADILLAC, BUICK, GMC. www.teamautogroup.com 704-216-8000

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

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

Dodge Ram 1500 ST, 2008. Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 428 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

Jeep Wrangler X, 2003, Bright Silver Metallic/ Gray Cloth, 4.0L HD 5speed manual transmission, AM/FM/CD, cruise, cold AC, 20 inch chrome rims, ready for Summer! Please call 704-603-4255

GMC Yukon XL K1500, 2001. Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 428 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

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

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

Honda Element EX, 2006. Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 428 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

Free Cookout! Honda CR-V EX SUV, 2002. Chianti Red Pearl exterior with saddle interior. F11227A. $9,887 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

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Want to Buy: Transportation 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

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Dodge Ram Conversion Van, 1996. V-8, Patriot blue. Tow package included. Rear privacy curtain. Looks great inside & out. $4,000. Call 704-855-4289

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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

Dodge Grand Caravan Sport, 2002. Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 428 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

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

Transportation Dealerships

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Chevrolet Colorado, 2007. Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 428 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

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Grand Opening!! (former Sagebrush location)

Nissan Versa 1.8S Hatchback, 2007. Fresh powder exterior with beige interior. P7620A. $11,587 Call Now 1-800-542-9758. www.cloningerford.com

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

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Nissan Altima 2.5 S Sedan, 2010. Tuscan Sun metallic exterior with charcoal interior. P7645. $18,387. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo, 2004. Stone white clearcoat exterior with taupe interior. Stock # P7669. $10,487. 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

Chevrolet HHR LT SUV, 2009. Cardinal red metallic exterior with ebony interior. P7656A. $15,987. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

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Mercury Grand Marquis LS Sedan, 2004. Dare Toreador red clearcoat exterior with light flint interior. F11106A. $9,787. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Isuzu Rodeo LSE 3.2L V6 SUV, 2002. Blue exterior with gray interior. P7680A. $5,687. 1-800542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

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

Trucks, SUVs & Vans

Friday, April 29th & Saturday, April 30th

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

Trucks, SUVs & Vans

Dodge Conversion Van 1994. 4 captain's chairs, electric bed, power doors & windows. Good engine. Needs transmission work. $950 obo. 704-807-1165

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

Chevrolet Cobalt LS, 2008. Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 428 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

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

Transportation Financing

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

Toyota Camry LE V6 Sedan, 1998. Cashmere beige metallic exterior with sage interior. F11054C. $3,887. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com Chevrolet Classic Sedan, 2005. Summit white exterior with neutral interior. T11291A. $5,587. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

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

Trucks, SUVs & Vans

Ford Explorer XLT SUV, 2010. Black exterior with black interior. P7619. $22,687. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

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

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

2001 BMW 330ci Convertible, Steel Blue Metallic/Gray Leather, 3.0L V6, AM/FM/Tape/CD changer, all power ops, alloy rims. Rides & drives as good as it looks! Call Steve today! 704-603-4255

Free Cookout! 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

Trucks, SUVs & Vans

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

Boats & Watercraft

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

Transportation Dealerships

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

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Volkswagen Beetle GLS, 2000. Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 428 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

Honda Accord 2.4 EX Coupe, 2008. San Marino Red exterior with black interior. F10492A1. $17,878. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

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Autos

BMW 325i Sedan, 2006. Sparkling graphite metallic exterior with gray interior. T11377A. $15,987. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

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Drivers

DRIVERS NEEDED Due to increases in business Swing Transport is now hiring drivers for its Salisbury NC Location. Benefits include: 4 Competitive pay 4 Health, Life, Dental and Vision Plan 4 Paid Vacation 4 Paid Holidays 4 401k/Profit Sharing Plan 4 No Touch Freight 4 No Haz-Mat You can drive a truck and have a home life We operate primarily in SE TN, AL, GA, KY and NC and VA. Two years tractor-trailer experience required. Must be DOT qualified and have a Safe Driving Record.

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DRIVERS NEEDED Toyota Tacoma Base Regular Cab, 2006. Black exterior with graphite interior. P7688. $13,287 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

4 Great Earning Potential 4 Local Runs, Home Daily 4 Low cost Major Medical 4 401k and many other benefits Apply Online at www.salemcarriers.com Or Call 1-800-709-2536

LPN/RN Baylor position available 7am7pm. Apply in person, Brightmoor Nursing Ctr., 610 W. Fisher St.

Dedicated trucking company located in Salisbury, NC Is looking for an experienced dispatcher. The qualified individual must be able to manage others, have excellent communication skills, detail oriented. Above average writing and organization skills, ability to solve problems and work in pressure situations, and have above average computer skills. Trucking experience is required. Send resume to: P.O. Box 877 Jamestown, NC 27282 Automotive

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

Experienced Technician Must have own tools & ability to diagnose & repair all makes & models. ASE preferred, not required. Call Jim at 704-463-7200

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RRT/RCP, CRT/RCP, Sleep Tech. FTE & PTE available. Call Davie Medical Equipment 1-888-797-1044 Ask for Tom

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Salisbury dental office. Seeking person with excellent communication skills and a great smile. Insurance & accounting skills a plus. Fax resume: 704-216-9155

Debt Recovery Specialist. Salary plus commission. Email resume to collect@vnet.net or fax to 704-857-6700

DRIVER NEEDED

Preschool Teacher

Service Electrician with 3+ years exp. Able to perform motor control work and read schematic prints. PLC & frequency drive knowledge a plus. Apply in person: Multi-Electrical, 700C N. Cannon Blvd, Kann. 8am-5pm Mon.-Thurs.

part-time. Christian environment. Exp. a plus. Send resume to: Jessica, 223 Fulton St., Salisbury, NC 28146

DRIVERS Experienced MotorCoach Driver needed for bus company in Salisbury. Clean driving record, 1 or more years experience required, able to pass drug test and physical. Current CDL with a P endorsement required. Call 704-630-6428 Healthcare

Nursing Assistant

Please PleaseCall Call704-216-3290 704-633-9321 to schedule an appointment. To Schedule An Appointment. EOE EOE

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position available for busy physician specialist's office. Prior experience required. Great salary and benefits. Send resume to PO Box 72, Spencer, NC 28159 Healthcare

Position available for MDS Coordinator (LPN or RN), 8:30am-5pm, M-F, must be experienced in 3.0. Apply in person, Brightmoor Nursing Ctr., 610 W. Fisher St.

Tractor, 360 Long $1,500; Goossen straw blower $1,250. Both pieces good condition. Price for both together $2,250. 704-202-5747

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

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Lawn and Garden Holshouser Cycle Shop Lawn mower repairs and trimmer sharpening. Pick up & delivery. (704)637-2856 Lawn Mower, electric, 19” cut with catcher, Craftsman, like new. $125. 704-213-6275 Lawn mower. 4½ hp. 22 inch. Good as new. $75. Please call 704-784-2488 for more information. Patio Set, round table and 4 wicker chairs. Good condition. $35/obo. Salisbury. 704-223-7057 Riding mower, Sears Craftsman. 46” cut. Very good condition. $300. Call 704-431-4403

Medical Equipment Guardian Trapeze with floor stand. Model IC7740. $200. Salisbury 704-224-7062 Medical items. 2 Drive Brand medical items. Mod 11148N-4 folding commode, $40. Mod. walker w/ 10200-1 wheels, $30. Both for $60. Salisbury. Please call 704-224-7062 Scooter Chair for Mobility, called MEDICAL also WHEELCHAIR. POWER From the Scooter StoreShoprider Streamer Sport 888WA. LIKE NEW-used very little. $5,000 value for only $500. 336-766-4942

In Home Care Giver 25 years experience Prepare meals, light cleaning, weekdays only 4-6 hours per day 704-938-6268 Strawberries large and lucious, ready for picking now! $10 if you pick, $12 if we pick per 4 qt box. Miller's Farm, Beagle Club Rd, nr Dan Nicholas Pk. Call for hrs. Also open Sun. 1pm-until. 704-636-0730

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

Dolls. 10 beautiful dolls for sale. $50 each or best offer. Please call 704633-7425

Furniture & Appliances

ATTENTION FURNITURE MAKERS! Large walnut tree logs $250. 704-223-2803

Baby Items

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

Antiques & Collectibles

Bassinet. Very dark cherry wood bassinet in very good condition paid $250 asking $100 . 704267-4950 Crib that converts to toddler bed and full-size bed, honey color $425. 704-213-9811

Building Equip. & Supplies Lumber, extra long. 30 boards. 2' x 6' x 20'. Untreated. $10 each. 704-855-4930 after 7pm.

Clothing & Footwear

Bedroom Set, 5 pieces, dresser, hi-boy, night stand, 2 mirrors, headboard $325. Older 704-213-9811 Bedroom suite, new 5 piece. All for $297.97. Hometown Furniture, 322 S. Main St. 704-633-7777 China cabinet, large. Carved wood, glass shelves, interior lights. Brass hinges & hardware. Very elegant. 53”W x 83”H x 19”D. $500. 704-202-0831 Dinette, oak finish, with 4 chairs and pads. Finish needs touch up. $150. 704-209-1392 Dining table, wood with three chairs, $40 in good condition. Call 704-3265008

Driver

Part Time Driver, CDL with tanker endorsement req. Must have experience & clean driving record. Please Call 704-279-7908

Straw, $4 per bale by appointment only. 704857-7503

Skilled Labor

Clerical

Must have Class A CDL, 2 yrs. exp. & clean driving record. Benefits avail. Call 704-638-9987

Employment

Front Desk Coordinator

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

Farm Equipment & Supplies

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Transportation

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

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

Toyota Highlander Limited, 2003, Vintage Gold Metallic/Tan Leather, 4.0L 4speed auto trans. w/Snow Mode AM/FM/Tape/CD, all power, SUNROOF, dual power & heated seats , extra clean, ready for test drive. Call Steve at 704-603-4255

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Toyota 4Runner SR5 Limited SUV, 1998. Anthracite Metallic exterior with oak interior. F11283A. $6,887. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

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Freezer, large. Good condition, $100. Buyer to pick up. Call 704-746-4492 Leather Coat, black, $50 3xl, medium length. New. Call before 5pm. 704232-3339

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

Electronics Wii System, new, lots of extras including extra games, accessories, etc.. $275 firm. 704-210-8863

Exercise Equipment Bicycle Rack, heavy duty. Saris brand. Holds 4 bikes. Hitch attached. Excellent condition. Salisbury 704-223-7057

Farm Equipment & Supplies Aluminum Fuel Tanks (2), 160 gallon, $185 each or both for $300. Also, one 50 gallon for $135. Good condition. 704-938-4948 Farm Equipment, new & used. McDaniel Auction Co. 704-278-0726 or 704798-9259. NCAL 48, NCFL 8620. Your authorized farm equipment dealer.

Misc For Sale

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

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.

Freezer. Crosley Shelvador, 15.1 cu. ft., white. Must see to appreciate. $50. 704-857-8916 Kitchen hutch/buffet table, light colored natural wood. Excellent condition. $40/obo. Salisbury. 704-223-7057

Fountain, concrete two tier with pineapple top and pump, about 5 feet tall. Great for lawn or garden. $125 Call 704-431-4998

Microwave, KitchenAid. stainless steel, large. Excellent condition. $45/obo. Salisbury. 704223-7057

Fuel oil tank. 500 gallons. Good condition. You move it. East Rowan area. $200 Call 704-2794275

Range, White, Maytag, electric, $200 OBO. For more information please call 336-971-3457. Mocksville

Handbags. Crossbody w/ zip top, tan, new, $15. Betty Boop, new, brown & black mini-tote, $25. Minitote, new, blue & green. $10. Call before 5pm, 704-232-3339

Television set, 32" Emerson, with remote $50 good condition 704326-5008 Washer & dryer set. Lady Kenmore. Asking $400. Call 336-941-3189 for more information Washer/dryer set $350; 30” electric range $175; refrigerator $225. Excellent shape. 704-798-1926

Games and Toys White Nintendo Wii w/2 steering wheels; control and 6 games. $150. 704245-8843

Honda 3 Wheeler, 185S. $500 OBO. For more info. please call 336-9713457, Mocksville. HYPNOSIS will work for you!

Lumber All New!

2x4x14 $3 2x6x14 $5.50 2x4x16 $4.75 2x6x8 studs $3.25 2x4x93” $1.75 2x10x14 $5 D/W rafters $5 Floor trusses $5 each 704-202-0326

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Stop Smoking~Lose Weight It's Easy & Very Effective. Decide Today 704-933-1982 Magazines, National Geographic. $1.00-$1.50 each. 1946-1970. Call 704-754-8837 in p.m. METAL: Angle, Channel, Pipe, Sheet & Plate Shear Fabrication & Welding FAB DESIGNS 2231 Old Wilkesboro Rd Open Mon-Fri 7-3:30 704-636-2349 Old Fashioned Movie Time popcorn popper, $50. Shark steam cleaner, $70. Hunter, ceiling fan, $50. 704-633-7757

Ride All Year! Gerbing's Heated Jacket Liner; Women's (M); Glove Liner (XS); Glove Liner (XL). $500. Please call Bobby 336-749-1016

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Total Gym Pro, $45. Ab Lounger, $25. 2 glass lamps, $25. 20” TV, $20. Fitness Flyer skiing machine, $25. Slam Man, $60. Coach pocketbook, $30. 704-279-2463 Salisbury. Wall clock. Vintage lighted Miller High Life Beer wall clock. $35. 704-279-4947 Water heater. New 40 gallon natural gas American ProLine Water heater $400 Rockwell 704-202-5022 Weight Bench - $160 Four Wheeler - $200 Nano Headset - $35 704-213-4790 Wheel covers, 13”. In box, new. Fits all vehicles. $35. Please call 704-232-3339

Cleveland. Beautiful, pristine brick home on 25 acs. 3BR/2BA with bonus room and basement. Has fenced pasture land great for horses & a garden spot. If you want privacy & a great neighborhood along with a beautiful home, wait no more. Call today. $575,000. Motivated Sellers. Dream Weaver Properties of NC LLC 704-906-7207 www.dreamweaverprop.com

Found 2 Small beagles in Woodleaf. Please call 336-575-7545 Found dog. Chihuahua, female. Black & tan. Found on Leonard Rd., off Long Ferry Rd. Call 704-506-5051 to identify.

Homes for Sale

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

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Sportcraft TX400 Electric Treadmill, with incline. Good Condition $125. 704-245-8843 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

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Tonneau Cover, white fiberglass w/lock $275 Fits 1997-2003 Ford F150 reg & Ext cab Short bed. New in box 336-357-5839

Boat, inflatable. Sea Sense Sport 300. New in box. $60. 8' workbench, heavy duty, wood. Peg board back. $90. 5½' nursery table w/adjustable legs. $50 336-655-5034

Sectional sofa, 5 pieces, good condition. $200 obo. Call Connie at 704807-3971

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$3,000 in Buyer's Closing Costs. 3 BR, 2 BA, newer kitchen, large dining room, split bedrooms, nice porches, huge detached garage, concrete drives. R51548 $82,000. Monica Poole 704-245-4628 B&R Realty East Rowan

Wonderful Home

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 Fulton Heights

Reduced China Grove, 2 new homes under construction ... buy now and pick your own colors. Priced at only $114,900 and comes with a stove and dishwasher. B&R Realty 704-633-2394 BUYER BEWARE The Salisbury Post Classified Advertising staff monitors all ad submissions for honesty and integrity. However, some fraudulent ads are not detectable. Please protect yourself by checking the validity of any offer before you invest money in a business opportunity, job offer or purchase. China Grove

Home Sweet Home

3 BR, 2 BA, up to $2,500 in closing. Attached carport, Rocking Chair front porch, nice yard. R50846 $114,900 Monica Poole 704.245.4628 B&R Realty www.bostandrufty-realty.com

Granite Quarry

504 Lake Drive, 3 BR, 1 BA, brick, carport, 1080 sq.ft., corner lot, hardwood floors, new windows, remodeled bath, new kitchen floor, fenced side yard, central heat/AC, close to town parks. $83,900. Call 704-279-3821 Landis

New Listing In country. 2 or 3BR, 1 large BA on 2 acres. 1,450 sq. ft with 1,450 sq. ft. basement. All heated & cooled. Extra large living room, kitchen, dining area, den. 2 fireplaces. 1 car attached garage. Brick. In country. Also, carport & outbuilding. 2 covered porches. Paved drive. $139,900. Call 704-795-3967 China Grove

New Listing

2 BR, 1 BA, covered front porch, double pane windows, double attached carport, big yard, fence. 52179 $99,400 Dale Yontz B&R Realty 704202-3663

OPEN HOUSE SUN. MAY 1, 2-4PM 322 CAMELOT DR.

Sporting Goods Motorcycle Helmets, Nolan N37 & N27, size M. $200. Please Call 704-279-5991 Pontoon boat frame. Suitable for floating pier or dock. $300. Please call Gary 704-857-5192 Salvation calls. Monogrammed handmade turkey calls. Scriptures engraved. Call 980-208-4171

Lovely 3 BR, 2 BA home, nice kitchen, split floor plan, covered deck, garden area, garage, storage building, privacy fence. R52207. $139,900. Monica Poole, B&R Realty, 704-245-4628 China Grove

OWNER FINANCING

Timber wanted - Pine or hardwood. 5 acres or more select or clear cut. Shaver Wood Products, Inc. Call 704-278-9291. Watches – and scrap gold jewelry. 704-636-9277 or cell 704-239-9298

Rockwell

REDUCED

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

Gorgeous Remodeled 4 BR home in Country Club Hills. Large kitchen, Granite Counters, Huge Master Suite, Family Rm, Wide Deck, Attached Garage, & Fenced Back Yard with Great In-Ground pool. $235,000. 704-202-0091 MLS# 986835

For Sale by Owner. 3BR, 2BA. Nice house and neighborhood. New paint, blinds and appliances. Possible owner financing with small down payment. $104,900 with payments approx. $750/month. Please call 704-663-6766

Hide While You Seek! Our ‘blind boxes’ protect your privacy.

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

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SALISBURY POST Homes for Sale Bank Foreclosures & Distress Sales. These homes need work! For a FREE list:

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Rockwell

Salisbury

Reduced!

3 BR, 2 BA in Hunters Pointe. Above ground pool, garage, huge area that could easily be finished upstairs. R51150A. $164,900. B&R Realty 704-633-2394 Salisbury

Lots of Extras

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

Homes for Sale

3BR, 2BA. $3,500 in closing. 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

Lots of Room

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

Homes for Sale

Salisbury

New Listing

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

Salisbury West. Good location. Outside city limits. Handyman's delight. House needs tender loving care. Will sell for ½ of what's on tax books. Getting too old to look after house. Call after 11am for info. 704-636-9997

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

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

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 Poole Monica 704.245.4628

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

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

Salisbury

Great Location

Forest Creek. 3 Bedroom, 1.5 bath. New home priced at only $84,900. R48764 B&R Realty 704.633.2394

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

Salisbury

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

3 BR, 2.5 BA, wonderful home on over 2 acres, horses allowed, partially fenced back yard, storage building. $154,900 R51465 B&R Realty 704.633.2394

Yard Sale Area 1

3 FAMILY YARD SALE Salisbury. 414 Maupin Ave. "Best Organized Sale" in town! Fri., April 29th & Sat., April 30th , 8am-2pm. Awesome clothes, furniture, dishwasher, misc. household. No Early Birds please.

Salisbury. 1303 Overhill Rd. (off Old Mocksville Rd., right on Overhill Rd.) Yard Sale. Saturday, April 30th , 8am-12noon. Furniture and other household items

DOWNSIZING Salisbury Yard Sale, 180 Snider Street off Longs Ferry Road, Saturday and Sunday, April 29th and 30th, 8am - 3 pm, Baby items, new Barbie Dolls, Boyds Bears, Jewelry Salisbury Neighborhood Yard Sale, Saturday, April 30, 7am12pm. Archer Farms Neighborhood, 1143 Archer Farms Dr., off Young Rd., 5 miles north of Catawba College. Too Many Items to List! Salisbury Yard Sale, Saturday, April 30, 7am12pm. 1544 West Colonial Drive. Baby Girls Clothes 0-6 mo., travel swing, plus size men and womens clothes, household gadgets, surround sound and LOTS MORE !!! Salisbury, 4-family Yard Sale, 1130 West Horah Street, Saturday, April 30, 7:30am-until. Fish fry, hot dogs, clothing, appliances, computers, variety of items. Too many to name! Reasonable prices or the best offer.

Salisbury. 418 South Ellis. Yard Sale. Saturday, April 30th, 8amuntil. Clothes, toys, tools, antiques, and more! Too much to list! Salisbury. 728 Maupin Ave. Yard Sale. Saturday, April 30th, 7am-until. Brand new dresses, shoes, handbags, jewelry, nice household items, rugs, pillows. Too much to list! Don't miss this one. Salisbury Moving Sale, 200 Knollwood Ave., Saturday, April 30 and Saturday, May 7, 9am-1pm. Furniture, dishes, household goods and much more!

Multi-Family Yard Sale Senior Fundraiser North Hills Christian School 2970 W. Innes St.

Sat. April 30th, 7am-until. Rain or Shine! Electronics, furniture, china & dishware, toys, purses, clothing, etc. Selling grilled hot dogs, sweets, & drinks All proceeds help fund the Senior Class Trip

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

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

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

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

Salisbury

Wanted: Real Estate

New Cape Cod Style House 2,500 total sq. ft. Appliances Included Built on your lot $126,900

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

704-746-4492 Homes for Sale

Salisbury

Unique Property

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

Salisbury. 3BR, 2BA on 1.26 acres. All new appliances, updated bathrooms (new toilets, sinks, etc.) Two car garage, well Septic system water. drained summer 2010. Electric heat, air conditioning. Large workshop/ garage. $75,000 obo. Call Kellie at 704-701-9468

Salisbury, 2604 Stokes Ferry Rd. Lovely 3BR/ 2BA brick ranch in great location. Hardwood floors, large rooms, sun porch, attached garage, big back yard. fenced $123,900. MLS #976913 for details 704-202-0091 Spencer

Lease Purchase

Deer and turkey everywhere, 10 secluded acres, pond site on small creek, trails, $79,900 owner fin. 704- 563-8216 E. Rowan res. water front lot, Shore Landing subd. $100,000 Monica Poole B&R Realty 704-245-4628 West Area, several hundred acres avail. Can be divided. Karen Rufty, B&R Realty. 704-202-6041

Lots for Sale Western Rowan County

4 BR, 2BA, like new Craftsman Style, huge front porch, renovated kitchen and bath, fresh paint. R51516 $123,000 Rent to Own Option. Dale Yontz B&R Realty 704202-3663

Salisbury, Country living at its best with community gated boat ramp, access to High Rock Lake, 1.02 ac., 2400 sq.ft. 3BR/2½BA Master BR on main floor, cathedral ceilings, fireplace, great room, hardwood flooring, open floor plan, bonus room can BR, 26x40 detached be used as 4th workshop/garage. $319,000 704-212-7313

Spencer Estate Sale, 810 S. Yadkin Ave., (between 8th & 9th St., one block from Main St.), Friday & Saturday, April 29 & 30, 8am-2pm. Antique furniture, clothes, toys, videos, antique typewriter, Polaroid, binoculars & dog supplies.

Spencer Multi-Family Yard Sale, Sat. 4/30 7am-?. 409 S. Baldwin Ave. Proceeds to Mission Trip. Priced to sell! TV's $25, name-brand adult & teen clothes, baby bed, coffee tables, dining rm chairs, dishes, bike, white wicker pcs, skylights, decor, household acc. & more

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

Call 24 hours, 7 days ** 704-239-2033 ** $$$$$$

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

Yard Sale Area 2 Salisbury – Yard Sale, Sat. April 30th, 8am12pm. 1089 Wildflower Lane, 150 to Miller Rd. to Cooper Rd, Quail Point Subdivision. Furniture, clothes, Avon, household items. Salisbury Family Yard Sale, 120 Strawberry Lane (in Grace Ridge Subdivision.), Saturday, April 30, 7am-11am. House-hold items, bedding, books, clothing. Salisbury Huge Sporting Goods Sale! Fri 10am-6pm & Sat. 10am-3pm, th th April 29 & 30 , 1400 Jake Alexander Blvd. West, Storage Units #8 & 9, behind Auto House. Gas grills, basketball goals, trampolines, exercise equipment, towable ski tubes, 10 ft. water trampolines, bicycles, 7' & 8' pool tables, ping pong tables, batting tees & various other items.

Salisbury. 1780 Goodnight Rd. Garage Sale. Saturday, April 30th, 7amuntil. Lots of kid stuff, stuffed animals, bicycle, and much more! Salisbury. 6000 S. Main St. (¼ mile south of Highway Patrol Station) Indoor/ Outdoor Moving Sale. Sat. April 30th & Sun. May 1st 8am-2pm. Everything Must Go! Dishes, furniture, glassware, 100 or more books (very old), vintage clothing, toys, Christmas decorations. We have junk & treasures in the barn loft. Don't miss this sale. Too much to list!

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

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

Apartments 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments Available Now! Ro-Well Apartments, Rockwell. Central heat/air, laundry facility on site, nice area. Equal Housing Opportunity Rental Assistance when available; handicapped equipped when available. 704-279-6330, TDD users 828-645-7196. 1 & 2BR. Nice, well maintained, responsible landlord. $415-$435. Salisbury, in town. 704-642-1955 1 BR apt. Spencer Historic Area. Seniors welcome. $395 per mo + dep. Ryburn Rentals 704-637-0601

1, 2, & 3 BR Huge Apts! Very nice. $375 & up. One free month's rent! 15% Sr. Citizen's discount. 704-890-4587 403 Carolina Blvd. Duplex For Rent. 2BR,1BA. $500/mo. Please call 704-279-8467

Apartments

East Spencer, 2 BR, 1 BA, section 8 accepted. $500 per month. Call 704-421-0044

Salisbury Nr. VA 2BR, 1BA,, central HVAC, $550/mo, appl req'd. Broker. 704-239-4883

Faith, 2 BR, 1 BA. Has refrigerator and stove. Yard maintenance and pickup garbage furnished. All electric. Rent $475, deposit $400. Call Rowan Properties 704-633-0446

Salisbury, completely renovated. 1, 2, 3 BR, Cent heat. Appli. Incl'd. Section 8 OK. 704-399-0414

Granite Quarry, 2 BR, 2 BA. Very nice, gas heat. Rent $525, Deposit $500. Call Rowan Properties 704-633-0446 Holly Leaf Apts. 2BR, 1½BA. $555. Kitchen appliances, W/D connection, cable ready. 704-637-5588

Salisbury, near hospital. 2 BR, 1BA. Central heat & air, W/D hookup. $450/mo. No pets. 704-279-3518 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

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

704-633-1234 China Grove. 2BR, 2BA. All electric. Clean & safe. No pets. $575/month + deposit. 704-202-0605 China Grove. One room eff. w/ private bathroom & kitchenette. All utilities incl'd. $379/mo. + $100 deposit. 704-857-8112 China Grove. Very nice. 2BR, 1BA. No pets. Deposit required. Please call 704-279-8428

Land for Sale

Manufactured Home Sales

Yard Sale Area 1

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

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

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

Salisbury. 321 N. Martin Luther King Ave. MultiFamily Yard. Friday, April 29th 12 noon-until & Saturday, April 30th, 7amuntil. Lots of plus size clothes, young women's clothes (summer & winter clothing), small appli-ances, knick-knacks and more!

www.bostandrufty-realty.com

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

Special Financing

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

B & R REALTY 704-633-2394

FOR SALE BY OWNER 36.6 ACRES AND HOME

Over 2 Acres

Salisbury. 1849 Rosemont St.(turn right off Mooresville Rd. onto Rosement, 3rd house on left). Sat. April 30th, 8am-3pm. Household items and tools.

Allen Tate Realtors Daniel Almazan, Broker 704-202-0091 www.AllenTate.com

KEY REAL ESTATE, INC. 1755 U.S. HWY 29. South China Grove, NC 28023 704-857-0539

Salisbury

New Home

Real Estate Services

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

Salisbury

Motivated Seller

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

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 2-4PM

Salisbury

Motivated Seller

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

Small budget Lots for Space

Salisbury

Convenient Location

Homes for Sale

Salisbury

Awesome Location

FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2011 • 9B

CLASSIFIED

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

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

Spring Move-in Special 704-762-0795

Apartments

Lovely Duplex Rowan Hospital area. 2BR, 1BA. Heat, air, water, appl. incl. $675. 704-633-3997 Moreland Pk area. 2BR all appliances furnished. $495-$595/mo. negotiable. Deposit 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

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

Colonial Village Apts. “A Good Place to Live” 1, 2, & 3 Bedrooms Affordable & Spacious Water Included 704-636-8385 Duplexes & Apts, Rockwell$500-$600. TWO Bedrooms Marie Leonard-Hartsell Wallace Realty 704-239-3096 marie@sellingsalisbury.com

Salis. 1BR/2BR. Wood floors, appls, great location. Seniors welcome. $375-$450/mo. + dep. 704-630-0785 Salis. 523 E. Cemetary St. 1BR, 1 BA, No Pets, $330/mo + $330/dep. Sect 8 OK. 704-507-3915. Salis. Nice modern 1BR, energy efficient, off Jake Alexander, lighted parking lot. $395 + dep. 704-640-5750 Salis., 2BR/1BA, W/D conn. $500/mo. Total remodel. All elec. Sect. 8 OK. 704-202-5022

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 Available for rent – Homes and Apartments Salisbury/Rockwell Eddie Hampton 704-640-7575 China Grove area. Lovely older home. Large kitchen. 4BR, hardwood floors. Freshly painted. $700/mo. 919-625-6458 E. Lafayette, 2 BR, 1 BA, has refrigerator and stove. Gas heat, no pets. Rent $595, deposit $500. Call Rowan Properties 704-633-0446

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

Salisbury – 2 BR duplex in excellent cond., w/ appls. $560/mo. + dep. Ryburn Rentals 704-637-0601

Eaman Park Apt. 2 BR, 1 BA, newly renovated. $400/mo. No pets. Please call 704-798-3896

Salisbury 2 bedrooms 1½ baths, $500 per month + deposit required. Call 704-433-1443

East Rowan area. 2BR, $450-$550 per month. Chambers Realty 704-239-0691

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

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

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

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

Ads with a price ALWAYS generate more qualified calls

East Spencer - 2 BR, 1 BA. $400 per month. Carolina-Piedmont Prop. 704-248-2520

Salisbury City, Lincolnton Rd. 1BR/1BA, very spacious, good n'hood, $375 + dep. 704-640-5750

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

Yard Sale Area 3

Yard Sale Area 4

Yard Sale, Faith Saturday, April 30th , 8am. 304 N. Main Street. Sports items, name brand clothes, household items, Build-A-Bear, books, 7x15 tent, Rubbermaid storage box, dryer, 33x12-50 tires w/5 lug alum. mags

Rockwell. 620 Gold Hill Ave. Yard Sale. Sat., April 30th , 7am-12 noon. All house items, sofa & chair, small freezer (chest type), DVD player & all types of house wares.

Antiques, Collectibles, Art & Food Sale

Saturday, April 30, 9am-3pm, At The Second Glance Shop, 2080 Shue Road, China Grove. For Information Call 704-213-0980 BIG YARD SALE !! China Grove. 320 McKnight Rd. Sat. April th 30 7am-12noon. Pool table, sectional sofa, glass top table & chairs, other furniture, Hull vase, clothes, odds & ends. 1999 Isuzu Rodeo. China Grove Church Yard & Bake Sale, Saturday, April 30th, 7am12pm. Highest Praise Church, 1700 Bostian Rd. Between Old Beatty Ford Rd. & China Grove Animal Hospital. Breakfast biscuits, Hot Dogs for lunch, baked goods. Furniture, tapestry, golf items, baby crib, name brand clothes, Webkins, Vera Bradley purses & much more.

Call Classifieds Today! 704-797-4220

China Grove Estate Yard Sale, Saturday, April 30th , 7am – Until. Corner of Main St. & E. Church St. China Grove MultiFamily Yard/Bake Sale, 525 Bostian Road, Sat., April 30, 7am-until. All proceeds benefit breast cancer patient with two small children. Please join us in this young woman's struggle. China Grove. 411 Keller St. (3 blocks from China Grove Post Office going South) 3-Family Yard Sale. Friday April 29th & Saturday, April 30th, 8amuntil. Large variety of items at low prices! Enochville Multi-Family Yard Sale, Enochville Avenue across the street from Enochville Elementary School, Saturday, April 30, 6:30am-until. Full set of dishes, Barbie & Barbie accessories, record & tape player and more. Kannapolis Estate/Yard Sale, 610 N. Little Texas Rd., Saturday, April 30, 7am-1pm. Hand tools, power tools, furniture, jewelry, Harley Davidson items, décor, cookware, glassware, lawnmowers, shelving, books and collectibles. Landis. 327 Turner St. (Turn across from Kannapolis Sonic on to Dial St., then 2nd right on Turner) Moving Sale. Sat. April 30th & Sun. May 1st, 8am-until. Furniture, scrubs, linens, dishes, air conditioners and much more!

Landis. 710 N. Chapel St. Yard Sale. Sat., April 30th, 8am-until. Glassware, tools, cookbooks, crafts, knitting yarn, and much more.

Find all the best sales without the headaches! Go from one sale to another!

Faith Yard Sale, Saturday, April 30th, 8am12pm. 123 S. Main Street. Lots of women's clothes and 2T girl's clothes, some men's clothes, air conditioner unit, knick knacks & lots more. Too much to list!

YARD & BAKE SALE WITH BISCUITS N. Kannapolis Methodist 1307 N. Main St., Saturday, April 30, 7:00am-noon. Household items, toys, clothing, and lots more. Rain or Shine! 704-932-4711

Granite Quarry. Shiloh United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 234 S. Main St. Church Yard Sale. Sat. April 30th, 8 am-noon. Variety of items from numerous church families & refreshments, including sausage biscuits, for sale.

Yard Sale Area 4

ROCKWELL YARD & CRAFT SALE April 30th, 7am-1pm, 11803 Old Beatty Ford Rd, across from Fire Dept. Help support our Romania Mission Trip! Come to shop or just to listen to some good ol' singin'. Fri. evening also

Amvets Ladies Auxiliary Yard Sale Friday & Saturday April 29th & 30th 7am – Until 180 Park Villa Bringle Ferry Rd. Left on Providence Ch. Rd, 1 block on right. Follow Signs! Something for Everyone! Washer & Dryer, kitchen items, clothing - infants to adult and much more. Breakfast biscuits will be sold. Proceeds to Benefit St. Jude's Children's Hospital

SALISBURY NEIGHBORHOOD YARD SALE 125 Red Oak Lane, Hwy 52 to Sides Rd., follow signs. April 30, 8am, Sears suburban garden tractor, TV Armoire, glass & iron coffee table, twin size iron bed set, hot dog push cart, lots of tools, fishing, and golf items. Salisbury. 125 Vineyard Dr. (I-85 to Peach Orchard Rd. Turn to go to Salisbury-Concord Rd., turn st on Vineyard Dr., 1 house on right) Sat. April 30th, 7am-1pm. Clothes, books, tools, pictures, household items, golf clubs, bags, drivers, & 75 dozen balls.

Salisbury. 165 Oak Ridge Run (off St. Paul's Church Rd.) Yard Sale. Saturday, April 30th, 7am11am. Girl's clothes, toys, books, and much more.

Rockwell Yard Sale, Friday & Saturday, April 29th & 30th, 7am-Until. 4649 Pless Rd. off Sapp Rd. near Rimertown. 30 Years of Accumulations. Antiques to Zebras!

Salisbury. 2020 Peeler Rd. Garage Sale. Saturday, April 30th, 7amuntil. Some furniture, collectible dolls, 220 air compressor, generator, household items, sewing machine w/cabinet, knick-knacks and more!

Salisbury Multi-Family Yard Sale, Saturday, April 30, 8am-1pm, 120 Deer Rd. Infant girl's, junior girl's and women's clothing, band instruments, children's toys, dune buggy go-cart, 2004 Jeep Wrangler, antiques & collectibles & much more.

Salisbury. 7789 Stokes Ferry Rd. 15-Family Yard Sale. Saturday, April 30th, 8am-1pm. Furniture, kitchen and household items, toys, books, linens, clothes, and LOTS more!! All proceeds go to Relay for Life.

10B • FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2011 Houses for Rent East Area, 3 BR, 2 BA. Dining room, all appl., 2 car garage. Lease, ref., dep. req. $1050/mo. 704-798-7233

Houses for Rent Salisbury

They don't build them like this anymore!

East Rowan area. 2BR, 1BA house. 1BR apt. No pets. Deposit required. Call 704-279-8428 Fairmont Ave., 3 BR, 1 ½ BA, has refrigerator & stove, large yard. Rent $725, dep. $700. No Call Rowan Pets. Properties, 704-633-0446 Houses: 3BRs, 1BA. Apartments: 2 & 3 BR's, 1BA Deposit required. Faith Realty 704-630-9650 Hurly School Rd., 2BR/1BA, appliances, wooded lot, $460 + dep. 704-640-5750 Kanna. 2120 Centergrove Rd. 3BR, 2BA. $975/ mo. Kanna. 1004 Craven Ave. 2BR, 1BA $575/mo. KREA 704-933-2231 Near China Grove. 2BR, 1BA. Limit 3. No pets. $600/mo. Dep. & credit check req. 704-279-4838 Near Spencer and Salisbury, 2 bedroom, one bath house in quiet, nice neighborhood. No pets. Lease, dep, app and refs req. $600/mo, $600 dep, 704-797-4212 before 7pm. 704-2395808 after 7pm. RENT - 2 BR - $650, Park Area; 4 BR, 2 BA, 2,000 sq', garage, basement, $1195. RENT TO OWN 3 BR, 2 BA, 2000 ± sq', country. $3000 dn; 5 BR, 2 ½ BA, 3400 ± sq', garage, basement, fenced. $6000 dn. 704-630-0695

Office and Commercial Rental

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

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

2BR, 2BA. Hardwood floors, expansive kitchen, jetted tub, beautiful original mantles & staircase, bedrooms w/great storage, sunroom & deck, walking distance to shops & dining. 704-616-1383 Salisbury, 2 BR houses & apts, $525/mo and up. 704-633-4802

Salisbury, near Ellis Park. Old Mocksville Rd. 3BR, 2BA double-wide. Electric heat & air. Well water. Storage building with small shed. Garbage service included. $750/ mo. + $750 deposit. No Section 8. 704-279-5765 Salisbury, North Shaver Street, 2BR/1BA, gas heat, $425 per month. 704-633-0425 Lv msg Salisbury. 3 & 2 Bedroom Houses. $500-$1,000. Also, Duplex Apartments. 704636-6100 or 704-633-8263 Salisbury. 4 rooms. 71 Hill St. All appls furnished. $495/ mo + dep. Limit 2. 704-633-5397 Salisbury/Spencer area 2-6 BR houses. Cent. heat & AC. $550- $950/ month. Jim 704-202-9697

Salisbury

Spencer. 2BR, 1BA. Central heat/air. No pets. $500/mo. + $500 deposit. 704-633-5067 W Rowan/Woodleaf school dist. 2BR/1BA house. Taking applications. No pets. $425/mo. 704-754-7421

Salisbury. 1018 West Horah St. 4BR, 3BA with 2 kitchens. $750/mo. Please call 919-519-7248

Office and Commercial Rental

Salisbury apt. houses for rent 2-3BRs. Application, deposit, & proof of employment req'd. Section 8 welcome. 704-762-1139

Office Complex

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

Auctions

Due to non-payment of rent Rowan Mini Storage will conduct an Auction on April 30th , 2011, 9:00 a.m. Any questions call 704-855-2443.

Office Suite Available. Bradshaw Real Estate 704-633-9011 Rockwell. Nice retail or office building. $400/ mo. Call 704-279-6973 or 704-279-7988 Salisbury

Rowan County. Nice block building for lease or sale. Great location for a community type use or a small business. Has two baths, a kitchen and office area. Call for details. Dream Weaver Properties of NC LLC 704-906-7207 www.dreamweaverprop.com Salisbury

Great Space!

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. No dep. 704-202-5879

Office Suite for Lease. Two large rooms, 26' x 13' and 10' x 16'. Also included is a large shared kitchen/break room space with private BR. 1 year lease preferred; $750 monthly rent includes all utilities. Free Wi-Fi. Call 704-636-1811.

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

HIGH TRAFFIC AREA IN ROCKWELL!

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

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

Industrial/ Warehouse Salisbury/Spencer

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

EASY ACCESS TO I-85!

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

1.87 acres of land. 5,000 sq. ft. metal building with 15 ft. ceilings, three roll up doors and two regular doors, office, and two bathrooms. Service road to I-85. (Exit 81, Spencer). Call 704-2024872 after 5 pm.

Cleaning Services

Fencing

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

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

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

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

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

Financial Services

704-636-8058

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

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

Cleaning Services

www.heritageauctionco.com

KEN WEDDINGTON Total Auctioneering Services 140 Eastside Dr., China Grove 704-8577458 License 392 R. Giles Moss Auction & Real Estate-NCAL #2036. Full Service Auction Company. Estates ** Real Estate Had your home listed a long time? Try selling at auction. 704-782-5625 www.gilesmossauction.com

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

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Manufactured Home for Rent East Area. 2BR, water, trash. Limit 2. Dep. req. No pets. Call 704-6367531 or 704-202-4991 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 N. Salisbury in the Country, 2 BR, 1 BA, limit 3, no pets. Dep. & ref. $375/mo. 704-855-2100 Nr. Carson H.S., 2BR / 1BA, $375 + dep., & Faith, 2BR/1BA, $350 + dep. NO PETS! 704-279-4282 Rockwell. 2BR, 1BA. Appl., water, sewer, trash service incl. $500/mo. + dep. Pets OK. 704-279-7463

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

Dogs

Rooms for Rent MILLER HOTEL Rooms for Rent Weekly $110 & up 704-855-2100 Nr VA. Furnished, utilities incl., cent. heat/air, cable TV, Veterans Welcome! $100/wk. 704-314-5648 Salis./China Grove area, whole house use included. $105/wk + dep. Utilities pd. Call Marty 704-496-1050

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Carport and Garages

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

Concrete Work

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

Cleaning Services

Drywall Services

Elaine's Special Cleaning

OLYMPIC DRYWALL

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

704-637-7726

New Homes Additions & Repairs Small Commercial Ceiling Texture Removal

704-279-2600 Since 1955 olympicdrywallcompany.com

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Grading & Hauling Backhoe work, lots cleared, ditches, demolition, hauling. Reasonable prices. 704-637-3251 Beaver Grading Quality work, reasonable rates. Free Estimates 704-6364592

Dogs

Cats Cat, beautiful adult male, silky black hair, neutered, litter box trained. 704637-5966

Great Family Dog!

Cat, neutered male, free. Rabies is current, annual vaccines are due in May. Call 704-640-5562. Free Cat, 8 year old neutered male. Rabies and annual vaccines are current. Call 704-6405562.

Puppies. 8 weeks old. Bred for health & temperament. Mother Miss November 2010 German Shepherd calendar. American/Czech/ Canadian lineage. Price nego. Call 704-798-6024.

Free kittens to GOOD, Loving home. Want owners to keep them as inside pets. 3 Siamese, 1 white, 1 yellow, 1 black, 1 grey calico. 704-4314885.

Puppies, Alaskan Malamutes. Beautiful! Ready now! 1st shots & worming. Mom weighs 110 lbs. Dad weights 125 lbs. Both on site. 3 females $450 ea. 1 male, $400. 704-492-8448 QUALITY GOLDEN RETRIEVERS

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

Sweet Babies!

Chihuahua Pups. CKC. 2 males. 1 Cream, $350, 1 fawn, $300. 1 female. Black & Tan & White, $350. T-cup. 2-3 lbs full grown. Ready to go. 704603-8257.

Take Us Home!

Free new born kittens. Two black, two black and white, one gray. They need a good home. 704857-5429

Australian Shepherd Puppies. Blue Merle, Red Merle, and Tri-color. Parents on site. Merles, $150. Tri-Color, $100. Call 704-239-6989

Giving away kittens or puppies?

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Bulldog puppies. 2 male, 6 female. 4 females French Champion sired. $1,500 & up. Please call 704-6401359 or 704-640-2541

Want to make more of this?

7 weeks old CKC males and females. Parents on site. $250. 704-857-8626

READY NOW!

AKC BOXER PUPS 3 Brindle males available, tails docked, dewormed, Vet check and 1st shots. $350, 704-213-0070.

Puppies, Malti-Poos. 1 male and 1 female. One white and one cream. Both have Maltese hair. 1st shots and wormings. $300 each. Ready 4-2211. Call 704-636-9867

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

Pet & Livestock Supplies

Check out the Classifieds in today’s Salisbury Post for a lead on a new career!

Free Puppies! Adorable Lab & German Shepard Mix Puppies. Will be 6 weeks old on May 11th. Located in Salisbury. 704-239-4309 Free Yellow Lab, 1 yr old male. Has first shots, needs room to run. Call Chad after 5pm @ 980521-4514

Shih-Poo puppies, one male and one female ready April 28th. Black and white, up to date on shots and deworming. $250 each. 336-309-6434

Home Improvement

Lawn Maint. & Landscaping

Masonry and Brickwork

Painting and Decorating

Many buyers won’t leave a message; give the best time to call.

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

Billy J. Cranfield, Total Landscape

Brick, Block, Concrete and Repairs

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

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

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

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

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

Brown's Landscape _ Bush Hogging _ Plowing _ Tilling _ Raised garden beds Free Estimates

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 – “The House Whisperer!”

Brisson - HandyMan Home Repair, Carpentry, Plumbing, Electrical, etc. Insured. 704-798-8199 Browning ConstructionStructural repair, flooring installations, additions, decks, garages. 704-637-1578 LGC

Garages, new homes, remodeling, roofing, siding, back hoe, loader 704-6369569 Maddry Const Lic G.C. HMC Handyman Services. Any job around the house. Please call 704-239-4883 Hometown Lawn Care & Handyman Service. Mowing, pressure washing, gutter cleaning, odd jobs ~inside & out. Comm, res. Insured. Free estimates. “No job too small” 704-433-7514 Larry Sheets, owner

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

704-224-6558 Earl's Lawn Care 3Mowing 3Yard Cleanup 3Trimming Bushes

3Landscaping 3Mulching 3Core Aeration 3Fertilizing

Junk Removal

FREE Estimates

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Summer Special!

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

Lawn Equipment Repair Services

Manufactured Home Services

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

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

Complete plumbing repairs. Rotten floors & water damage. $45 service calls. Senior Citizen's discounts.

Call today! Immediate Response!

336-251-8421 Roofing and Guttering SEAMLESS GUTTER Licensed Contractor C.M. Walton Construction, 704-202-8181

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

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

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

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Plumbing Services

Tree Service

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Lawn Maint. & Landscaping

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

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

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

PetSafe Wireless Pet Containment System. Paid $300, asking $200 obo. Call 704-361-5363

Hodges Plumbing Services

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Professional Services Unlimited

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

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

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

Dogs Got puppies or kittens for sale?

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B & L Home Improvement

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Due to non-payment of rent Eastside Storage, 8645 US Hwy 52, Rockwell will conduct an Auction on May 14th at 9:00 a.m. Any questions call 704-279-6907 Unit 23 Unit 43 Unit 51

South Rowan area. Attractive mobile home lots. Water, garbage, sewer furnished. $160/mo. 704636-1312 or 704-798-0497

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

Unit 504 – Darrell Martin Unit 804 – Lauri McRorie Unit 106 – Amber Campbell Auction Thursday 12pm 429 N. Lee St. Salisbury Antiques, Collectibles, Used Furniture 704-213-4101

Manufactured Home Lot Rentals

South area. 2 BR, $90/wk, $200 dep. NO PETS! Call 5pm to 9pm 704-857-2649

Office and Commercial Rental

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

Salisbury

Office and Commercial Rental

5,000 sq.ft. warehouse w/loading docks & small office. Call Bradshaw Real Estate 704-633-9011

Salisbury 2BR/1BA, H/A, H/W floors, new paint, $475/mo + $400 dep. NO PETS! 828-390-0835

Adorable!

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Stoner Painting Contractor • 25 years exp. • Int./Ext. painting • Pressure washing • Staining • Mildew Removal • References • Insured 704-239-7553

Johnny Yarborough, Tree Expert trimming, topping, & removal of stumps by machine. Wood splitting, lots cleared. 10% off to senior citizens. 704-857-1731 MOORE'S Tree TrimmingTopping & Removing. Use Bucket Truck, 704-209-6254 Licensed, Insured & Bonded TREE WORKS by Jonathan Keener. Insured – Free estimates! Please call 704-636-0954.

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No. 61265 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Jerry Claude Johnson, 709 Clayton Trail, Salisbury, NC 28146. This is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 13th day of July, 2011, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. This the 6th day of April, 2011. Jerry Claude Johnson, deceased, Rowan County File #2011E357, Michael Scott Johnson, 1011 Golden Eagle Drive, China Grove, NC 28023

No. 61350 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Eugene G. Young, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 5th day of August, 2011, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. This the 26th day of April, 2011. Joel E. Young as Executor for the estate of: Eugene G. Young, deceased, File #10e381, 5051 Old Mocksville Road, Salisbury, NC 28144 Attorney at Law, John T. Hudson, 122 N. Lee St., Salisbury, NC 28144

No. 61268 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Michael Joe Ritchie, 810 Grove Street, China Grove, NC 28023. This is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 13th day of July, 2011, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. This the 6th day of April, 2011. Karen E. Ritchie, Executor for the estate of Michael Joe Ritchie, deceased, File 11E197, 1325 Laura Avenue, Kannapolis, NC 28083

No. 61326 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Z 01-11 - PCUR 02-11 MONDAY, MAY 2, 2011

FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 2011 • 11B

CLASSIFIED

BEGINNING @ 3:00 P.M.

J. NEWTON COHEN, SR. MEETING ROOM at the J. NEWTON COHEN, SR. ROWAN COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING 130 W. Innes Street, Salisbury, NC 28144 At the date, time and place indicated herein, the Rowan County Board of Commissioners will conduct a hearing to consider the following: Z 01-11 Elizabeth Withers Smith is requesting a rezoning from Rural Agriculture (RA) to Commercial, Business, Industrial (CBI) on property located at 9010 Cool Springs Rd., further identified as Rowan County Tax Parcel Number 813 036, to allow for an ice cream shop. PCUR 02-11 JEMM, LLC is requesting a rezoning from Rural Agriculture (RA) to Industrial (INDCUD) and related conditional use approval of their property located at 11710 Bringle Ferry Rd., further identified as Rowan County Tax Parcel Number 507 039, for the purpose of operating a metal recycling facility. Please contact the Rowan County Planning Department, located at 402 North Main Street, Salisbury, NC (704) 216-8588, to request a copy of the above referenced applications. This is the 19th day of April 2011 Carolyn Athey, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners This notice to run April 22, 2011 and April 29, 2011 No. 61324 PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA - UTILITIES COMMISSION – RALEIGH DOCKET NO. E-7, SUB 979 Before the North Carolina Utilities Commission In the matter of Application of Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, For Approval of DSM and Energy Efficiency Cost Recovery Rider Pursuant to G.S. 62-133.9 and Commission Rule R8-69 Notice is hereby given that the North Carolina Utilities Commission has scheduled a hearing in the annual demand-side management (DSM) and energy efficiency (EE) cost recovery proceeding for Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke). The public hearing has been scheduled to begin Thursday, June 23, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. In Commission Hearing Room 2215, Dobbs Building, 430 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina. This proceeding is being held pursuant to the provisions of G.S 62-133.9 and Commission Rule R8-69, for the purpose of determining whether an increment or decrement rider is required to allow Duke to recover all reasonable and prudent costs incurred for adoption and implementation of new DSM and new EE measures and appropriate incentives. Duke filed an application and testimony relative to the subject matter of the proceeding on March 23, 2011. By its application, Duke requests a total annual revenue increase of approximately $30.6 million, effective January 1, 2011, from the DSM/EE rider currently in effect. This request would result in an increase of 0.0661 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for residential customers. The effect of this request would increase the monthly bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kWhs of electricity by $0.66. Non-residential customers would see DSM/EE rider changes ranging from a decrease of 0.0288 cents per kWh to an increase of 0.1187 cents per kWh, depending upon their participation in Duke's DSM or EE programs. Industrial and large commercial customers that have, under G. S. 62-133.9, opted out of and never participated in Duke's DSM and EE programs are not subject to the rider. Non-residential customers may obtain detailed information about the rider increases or decreases applicable to their particular circumstances by contacting their Duke account representatives directly or Duke's Customer Service number at 1-800-777-9898. Further information may be obtained from the Office of the Chief Clerk, North Carolina Utilities Commission, Raleigh, North Carolina, where a copy of the Duke application is available for review by the public and on the Commission's website at www.ncuc.net. The Public Staff is authorized by statute to represent consumers in proceedings before the Commission. Written statements to the Public Staff should include any information that the writers wish to be considered by the Public Staff in its investigation. Such statements should be directed to Mr. Robert P. Gruber, Executive Director, Public Staff, 4326 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4326. The Attorney General is also authorized by statute to represent consumers in proceedings before the Commission. Statements to the Attorney General should be addressed to The Honorable Roy Cooper, Attorney General, 9001 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-9001. Written statements are not evidence unless the writers appear at a public hearing and testify concerning the information contained in their written statements. Any person desiring to intervene in the proceeding as a formal party of record should file a petition under North Carolina Utilities Commission Rules R1-5 and R1-19 on or before Wednesday, June 1, 2011. Such petitions should be filed with the North Carolina Utilities Commission, 4325 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 276994325. The direct testimony and exhibits of expert witnesses to be presented by intervenors should also be filed with the Commission on or before June 1, 2011. ISSUED BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION This the 31st day of March, 2011 NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES COMMISSION Gail L. Mount, Deputy Clerk

No. 61348 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, ROWAN COUNTY - 10 SP 1111 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by SHELLY KRANZ, a legally separated woman to Daniel D. Hornfeck, Trustee(s), which was dated March 28, 2008 and recorded on April 3, 2008 in Book 1118 at Page 616, Rowan County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on May 12, 2011 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rowan County, North Carolina, to wit: 219 Fairhaven Drive, Salisbury, NC 28146 Rowan County Parcel Id.: 634A159 Being all of Lot 9 as shown upon the map of Palmer Estates recorded in Map Book 9995, at Page 5668 of the Rowan County Public Registry, North Carolina. Tax ID #634A159 Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 219 Fairhaven Drive, Salisbury, NC 28146. Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS WHERE IS." There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Shelly Kranz. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, Substitute Trustee, Attorney Brock & Scott, PLLC, Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200, Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988, FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 10-35204-FC01

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No. 61328 Notice to Creditors Having qualified as Executor For the estate of: Patricia Campbell Harrison Morris, 506 West 22nd Street, Kannapolis, NC 28081 This is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before 07/25/2011. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. Dated this: 04/22/2011 Gary Ponder as Executor for the estate of: Patricia Campbell Harrison Morris, Deceased, file# 11e408, 506 West 22nd Street, Kannapolis, NC 28081

No. 61323 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION – FILE NO. 11CVD1008 ROWAN COUNTY Henry Strange, Jr. & Carolyn R. Strange, Plaintiffs, vs. Jennifer Nicole Ross & John Doe, Defendants. To: John Doe, Unknown Father Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the aboveentitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: An action by which the custody of your biological child is sought by the maternal grandparents. You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than June 1, 2001, said date being forty (40) days from the first publication of this notice, and upon your failure to do so the Plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief sought. This 19th day of April, 2011. Cecil L. Whitley, Attorney for Plaintiffs, 305 N. Main Street, Salisbury, NC 28144, Telephone: (704)637-1111, State Bar No. 5889 No. 61346 NOTICE OF SALE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION - ROWAN COUNTY - 11 SP 156 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY MITCHELL L. AUSTIN AND LEIGH D. AUSTIN DATED SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 1046 AT PAGE 465 IN THE ROWAN COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 1:30 PM on May 12, 2011 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Rowan County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a railroad spike in the centerline of Weaver Road (NCSR 1535), said existing railroad spike being the common corner of Lot 4; thence running with the common line of Lot 4, North 21 degrees 14 minutes 42 seconds East 309.13 feet to an existing iron pin and corner, common corner of Lot 4 in the line of H.M. Garver thence running with the common line of H.M. Garver, North 88 degrees 47 minutes 20 seconds West 123 feet to an existing iron stake and corner, common corner of Lot 2 in the line of H.M. Garver; thence running with the common line of Lot 2, South 24 degrees 23 minutes West 259.80 feet to an existing railroad spike in the centerline of Weaver Road (NCSR 1535) and corner, common corner of Lot 2 in the centerline of Weaver Road (NCSR 1535); thence running with the centerline of Weaver Road (NCSR 1535), South 65 degrees 24 minutes 44 seconds East 130 feet to an existing railroad spike and corner, common corner of Lot 4 in the centerline of Weaver Road (NCSR 1535) and the point of Beginning. Said description is taken from a survey prepared by Deal's Land Surveying, dated May 25, 1990, entitled "Mitchell L. Austin and wife, Leigh D. Austin", and said survey is hereby incorporated by reference as if it were fully set out herein. And Being more commonly known as: 414 Weaver Rd, Salisbury, NC 28147 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Mitchell L. Austin and Leigh D. Austin. The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is April 21, 2011. Grady I. Ingle Or Elizabeth B. Ells, Substitute Trustee, 09-120449 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400, Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ No. 61325

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No. 61347 NOTICE OF SALE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION - ROWAN COUNTY - 11 SP 155 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY GREGORIO CUADRA AND FIDELINA CUADRA DATED JUNE 9, 2006 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 1067 AT PAGE 873 IN THE ROWAN COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 1:30 PM on May 12, 2011 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Rowan County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: LYING AND BEING in Litaker Township, Rowan County, North Carolina on the north side of the 60' right of way for Old Beatty Ford Road and bounded on the east by Rodney S. Mahaley (Deed Book 939, Page 109) on the north by Andrew Norman Frick (Deed Book 643, Page 361) and on the west by Frank S. Stiller (Deed Book 1043, Page 41) and Allen Ray Stiller (Deed Book 841, Page 87) and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a computed point at the centerline of the 60' right of way for Old Beatty Ford road, the front common corner with Mahaley (Deed Book 939, Page 109) and thence with the centerline of Old Beatty Ford Road, N 86-23-53 W 218.32 feet to a computed point at the centerline of the right of way for Old Beatty Ford Road, thence with the line of Stiller (Deed Book 841, Page 87) N 01-20-32 W 30.00 feet to an existing iron pin; thence with the line of Stiller (Deed Book 841, Page 67) N 01-20-32 W 459.04 feet to an existing iron pin; thence with the northerly line of Stiller (Deed Book 841, Page 67) N 87-22-10 W 176.96 feet to an existing iron pin; thence with the northerly line of Stiller (Deed Book 1043, Page 41) N 87-23-47 W 80.59 feet to an existing iron pin; thence with the line of Stiller (Deed Book 1043, Page 41) N 04-40-50 E 231.82 feet to an existing iron pin, a corner with Frick (Deed Book 643, Page 361) thence with the line of Frick, S 82-40-22 E 491.10 feet to an existing iron pin, a corner with Mahaley (Deed Book 939, Page 109) thence with the line of Mahaley S 01-37-34 W 657.30 feet to an existing iron pin; thence with the line of Mahaley S 01-37-34 W 25.80 feet to a computed point in at the centerline of the 60' right of way for Old Beatty Ford Road, same being the POINT AND PLACE OF BEGINNING and containing 5.001 acres more or less as shown on a survey by Donald J. Moore, PLS, dated May 26, 2006. And Being more commonly known as: 8970 Old Beatty Ford Rd, Rockwell, NC 28138 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Gregorio Cuadra and Fidelina Cuadra. The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is April 21, 2011. Grady I. Ingle Or Elizabeth B. Ells, Substitute Trustee, 11-013624 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400, Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ No. 61349 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, ROWAN COUNTY - 11 SP 190

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, ROWAN COUNTY - 11 SP 204 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by GARY W COOK, SINGLE to JOVETTA WOODARD AND PATRICIA ROBINSON, Trustee(s), which was dated December 31, 2007 and recorded on January 22, 2008 in Book 1113 at Page 208, Rowan County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on May 4, 2011 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rowan County, North Carolina, to wit:

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by DENNIS E DAVIDSON SR and wife, Jennifer A. Davidson and Dennis E. Davidson, II to TRSTE, INC, Trustee(s), which was dated May 31, 2001 and recorded on June 1, 2001 in Book 0909 at Page 0361, Rowan County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on May 11, 2011 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rowan County, North Carolina, to wit:

ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN SALISBURY TOWNSHIP, ROWAN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT AN E. I. P. IN THE RIGHT OF WAY OF RIDGE ROAD, H. E. HAMILTON CORNER; THENCE WITH RIDGE ROAD NORTH 88-41-16 WEST 149.10 FEET TO AN E. I. P. IN THE RIGHT OF WAY OF RIDGE ROAD, NINA LOUISE PENLEY CORNER; THENCE WITH PENLEY NORTH 00-43-10 EAST 337.66 FEET TO AN E. I. P IN THE LINE OF FRANKLIN POOL, INC.; THENCE WITH FRANKLIN POOL, INC., SOUTH 8930-00 EAST 149.64 FEET TO AN E. I. P. , H. E. HAMILTON CORNER; THENCE WITH HAMILTON SOUTH 00-48-39 WEST 339.78 FEET TO THE BEGINNING, BEING LOTS 11,12, AND 13 OF "T. J. MORGAN PROPERTY" MAP RECORDED IN MAP BOOK, PAGE 523 IN THE ROWAN COUNTY REGISTRY, AND CONTAINING 1.161 ACRES AS SHOWN ON SURVEY AND PLAT DATED AUGUST 29, 1986 BY RICHARD L. SCHULENBURGER, R. L. S.. THIS PROPERTY IS SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF WAY OF RIDGE ROAD. TAX ID: 3108021.

BEGINNING at an existing iron pin at the common intersection of the rights of way for Gold Hill Drive and Reynolds Street, said existing iron pin being the north-western corner of said intersection; thence running with the 50 foot right of way for Gold Hill Drive, North 86 degrees 35 minutes 48 seconds West 100 feet to an existing iron pin and corner, common corner of Lots Nos. 399 and 400; North 02 degrees 49 minutes East 150 feet to an existing iron pin and corner, common corner of Lots Nos. 293, 294, 399 and 400; thence running with common line of Lots Nos. 294, 295, 296 and 297, South 86 degrees 30 minutes East 100 feet to an existing iron pin and corner in the margin of a 40 foot right of way for Reynolds Street; Thence running with the said 40 foot right of way of Reynolds Street, South 02 degrees 59 minutes 24 seconds West 150 feet to an existing iron stake and corner, common corner of the intersections of the rights of way of Gold Hill Drive and Reynolds Street, and the point of BEGINNING. Said tract contains all of Lots Nos. 396, 397, 398 and 399 as found in recorded plat entitled "Oak Ridge", found in Map Book 518, in the office of the Register of Deeds for Rowan County, N.C. See a survey prepared by Piedmont Surveying and Mapping dated April 11, 1980 entitled "Property of Robert W. Pegram, Jr." for a fuller and more detailed description. Said survey is hereby incorporated by reference as if it were fully set out herein.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 430 East Ridge Road, Salisbury, NC 28144.

Said property is commonly known as 300 Gold Hill Drive, Salisbury, NC 28146.

Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS WHERE IS." There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are All Lawful Heirs of Gary W. Cook.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, Substitute Trustee By: Attorney, Brock & Scott, PLLC, Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200, Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988, FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 11-03039-FC01

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC, Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200, Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988, FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 10-33196-FC01

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Dear Dr. Gott: Cold-sore outbreaks can be triggered by foods high in arginine, such as peanuts or peanut butter. Eliminating those foods or increasing L-lysine intake can help. Dear Dr. Gott: I would like to share a simple home remedy for cold sores. Simply take a red match, dampen it with water and then put it on

the cold sore and hold it there for a few seconds. It may sting, but that is simply the sulfur doing its work. If you can catch it as soon as the sore starts, it’ll never fully develop. Both my grandkids, ages 6 and 7, have used it successfully. Dear Dr. Gott: For years, I was plagued with cold sores. I suffered with them in and around my mouth. I discovered that eating raw onions (which I didn’t like growing up so never ate them) both cured them when I had one and prevented them from occurring. For the past 30 years, whenever one starts, I add onions to my salad or hamburger and away they go. I still don’t like them, but I tolerate them. I hope this helps other sufferers. Dear Readers: Cold sores (also known as fever blisters or herpes simplex 1) are painful, fluid-filled lesions. Most commonly they occur on the lips. Less commonly, they can appear in the nostrils or on the chin or fingers. Rarely, they may occur inside the mouth. Cold sores are not the same as canker sores (painful, shallow, white or yellow ulcers), which occur only in the mouth but are not the result of the herpes virus. Valtrex is a prescription antiviral medication. In most instances, when I answer letters about cold sores, I do not recommend prescription medications, primarily because many people avoid them. Instead, I am most often asked to provide home remedies or alternative reme-

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The East Coast will see a break in wet weather on Friday, as a strong frontal boundary moves away and high pressure builds in. The system that brought severely strong winds, large hail, and hundreds of tornadoes to the Eastern US will finally push off the East Coast and into the Atlantic Ocean. The tail end of the front will linger over southern Florida, where it will produce more showers and thunderstorms. There is a slight chance that these storms will turn severe over southern Florida. Meanwhile, a ridge of high pressure will move from the Plains, over the Mississippi River Valley, and into the East Coast. This will bring warm, dry, and sunny conditions to most of the Eastern half of the nation. Expect highs to reach into the 60s in the Northeast, while New England, the Midwest, and the Plains will see highs in the 70s. Further west, another low pressure system develops as it moves over the Pacific Northwest and into the Northern Rockies. As the system pushes a front into the High Plains by evening, it will trigger some scattered thunderstorms. Some of these storms may turn severe while they move over the Dakotas. Also expect strong and gusty winds to accompany this system. High pressure over the Southwest will allow for more warm and dry conditions. Rapid fire spread will remain of concern across Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas as low humidity and strong surface winds prevail.

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