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Complete forecast, Page 10 Vol. 42, No. 52 Classifieds. . . 14-17 Sports ........ 7-9 County scene ....6 Opinion .........4 INSIDE High 35 Low 30 Now on the Web: www.thedigitalcourier.com Sports By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Daily Courier Staff Writer RUTHERFORDTON — Rutherford County Schools will get a needed $250,000 from the county commission to help buy new technology after commissioners voted unanimously Monday night to approve the purchase. Board members also voted unanimously to ask the state legislature to eliminate the coroner position in the coun- ty government. Current Coroner Shane Earley reported that only three of North Carolina’s 100 counties still have the posi- tion — Rutherford, Cleveland and Columbus. The rest of the state has been using the medical examiner system since sometime in the 1950s. Commissioner Margaret Helton wanted to make sure that all current candidates for coroner know the position may be eliminated before they spend a lot on campaign materials. Rep. Bob England and Sen. Debbie Clary will now con- sider introducing the bill in Raleigh. The school technology plan is part of a three-year improvement initiative that is rapidly running out of money. The board of education will meet tonight to discuss spending $250,000 as well to make the total invest- ment $500,000 for 100 whiteboards — an electronic chalkboard — for classrooms around the county. If the board of education Please see County, Page 12 By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Daily Courier Staff Writer FOREST CITY — You head into work on a Monday morning and before you can start the routine your boss says, “We’re letting you go.” Bam. You’re a statistic. You’ve become one of millions of unem- ployed Americans, and your boss might even send you out the door with “Remember, today is the first day of the rest of your life.” So, what do you do now? First of all, don’t panic. Being unemployed is all too common today, and in many cases, the whole company has gone under. Don’t feel like it reflects negatively on you. Experts recommend at first you should come to grips with the emotional impact of get- ting laid off. Keep a close eye on any possible severance package your old job might be giving, and make sure you file for unem- ployment insurance benefits. Filing is almost totally electronic today. “Most of the time you don’t have to bring any documenta- tion with you,” said Terry Thomas, assistant manager for the Employment Security Commission in Forest City. “If you’ve worked for the same employer for the last six months all the information is on our computer. If you’ve only been there for a few weeks we might need their payroll name and address and we also need that for out of state employers.” The amount of benefits you can draw from unemployment each Please see Layoff, Page 6 By LARRY DALE Daily Courier Staff Writer FOREST CITY — Commi- ssioners on Monday express- ed support for implementing a first responder program in the town but decided to take a look at it at budget time instead of now. Fire Chief Mark McCurry offered a breakdown of the projected expense of start- ing the program using Fire Department personnel. Under the plan, firefight- ers would only respond to life-threatening calls, that is, Charlie, Delta and Echo calls. All full-time Fire Department personnel are trained at a minimum of a 200-hour course, along with 24 hours yearly continu- ing education training, so no additional new training would be required. With a current fuel budget of $12,000, McCurry esti- mated that the cost this year without medical would be $7,518 plus a $3,000 esti- mate for additional fuel for Please see Town, Page 12 Prepare for possible layoff To our readers: Today, Part 4 of The Daily Courier’s 10-part economic survival guide that will be published each Tuesday for 10 weeks. Topics to be covered include how to make a budget, preparing for a layoff, the right time to refinance your home or replace an older car and how to deal with creditors. Included with each story will be commu- nity resources and Web sites with more information. School tech fund gets vote By ALLISON FLYNN Daily Courier Staff Writer FOREST CITY — While snowy days and wintry mixes have plagued the area since December, it won’t be long before the cold gives way to warmth — and with it atmospheric conditions that could be favorable for thunder- storms and tornadoes. Gov. Beverly Perdue has declared this week as Severe Weather Awareness Week, and recom- mends that families have safety plans for home, work or school so they can respond quickly when tornadoes or severe storms threat- en. Tornadoes aren’t uncom- mon in Rutherford County, said Emergency Management Director Roger Hollifield, but typically we see more downbursts in the area than tornadoes. A downburst is a strong down draft of wind on or near the ground. “Most of those come out of severe thunderstorm warnings, not tor- nado warnings,” Hollifield said. Please see Weather, Page 6 Jean Gordon/Daily Courier Before the next bad weather hits, Connie Ruppe of Rutherfordton was picking up sticks. A winter storm is in the fore- cast for Tuesday and Wednesday with possible snow accumula- tions. AHEAD OF STORM FC first responder program put on ice Severe weather season is upon us n Commissioners also vote to eliminate coroner post; make cost saving moves
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010, Forest City, N.C.
A new touchMichael Jordon, the Bobcats’ soon-to-be owner, takes a more hands-on approach
RUTHERFORDTON — Rutherford County Schools will get a needed $250,000 from the county commission to help buy new technology after commissioners voted unanimously Monday night to approve the purchase.
Board members also voted unanimously to ask the state legislature to eliminate the coroner position in the coun-ty government.
Current Coroner Shane Earley reported that only three of North Carolina’s 100 counties still have the posi-tion — Rutherford, Cleveland and Columbus. The rest of the state has been using the medical examiner system since sometime in the 1950s. Commissioner Margaret Helton wanted to make sure that all current candidates for coroner know the position may be eliminated before they spend a lot on campaign materials.
Rep. Bob England and Sen. Debbie Clary will now con-sider introducing the bill in Raleigh.
The school technology plan is part of a three-year improvement initiative that is rapidly running out of money.
The board of education will meet tonight to discuss spending $250,000 as well to make the total invest-ment $500,000 for 100 whiteboards — an electronic chalkboard — for classrooms around the county.
If the board of education
Please see County, Page 12
By SCOTT BAUGHMANDaily Courier Staff Writer
FOREST CITY — You head into work on a Monday morning and before you can start the routine your boss says, “We’re letting you go.”
Bam. You’re a statistic. You’ve become one of millions of unem-ployed Americans, and your boss might even send you out the door with “Remember, today is the first day of the rest of your life.”
So, what do you do now?First of all, don’t panic. Being unemployed is all too common
today, and in many cases, the whole company has gone under. Don’t feel like it reflects negatively on you. Experts recommend at first you should come to grips with the emotional impact of get-ting laid off. Keep a close eye on any possible severance package your old job might be giving, and make sure you file for unem-ployment insurance benefits.
Filing is almost totally electronic today.“Most of the time you don’t have to bring any documenta-
tion with you,” said Terry Thomas, assistant manager for the Employment Security Commission in Forest City. “If you’ve worked for the same employer for the last six months all the information is on our computer. If you’ve only been there for a few weeks we might need their payroll name and address and we also need that for out of state employers.”
The amount of benefits you can draw from unemployment each
Please see Layoff, Page 6
By LARRY DALEDaily Courier Staff Writer
FOREST CITY — Commi-ssioners on Monday express-ed support for implementing a first responder program in the town but decided to take a look at it at budget time instead of now.
Fire Chief Mark McCurry offered a breakdown of the projected expense of start-ing the program using Fire Department personnel.
Under the plan, firefight-ers would only respond to life-threatening calls, that is, Charlie, Delta and Echo calls. All full-time Fire Department personnel are trained at a minimum of a 200-hour course, along with 24 hours yearly continu-ing education training, so no additional new training would be required.
With a current fuel budget of $12,000, McCurry esti-mated that the cost this year without medical would be $7,518 plus a $3,000 esti-mate for additional fuel for
Please see Town, Page 12
Prepare for possible layoff
To our readers: Today, Part 4 of The Daily Courier’s 10-part economic survival guide that will be published each Tuesday for 10 weeks. Topics to be covered include how to make a budget, preparing for a layoff, the right time to refinance your home or replace an older car and how to deal with creditors. Included with each story will be commu-nity resources and Web sites with more information.
School tech fund gets vote
By ALLISON FLYNNDaily Courier Staff Writer
FOREST CITY — While snowy days and wintry mixes have plagued the area since December, it won’t be long before the cold gives way to warmth — and with it atmospheric conditions that could be favorable for thunder-storms and tornadoes.
Gov. Beverly Perdue has declared this week as Severe Weather Awareness Week, and recom-mends that families have safety plans for home, work or school so they can respond quickly when tornadoes or severe storms threat-en.
Tornadoes aren’t uncom-mon in Rutherford County, said Emergency Management Director Roger Hollifield, but typically we see more downbursts in the area than tornadoes. A downburst is a strong down draft of wind on or near the ground.
“Most of those come out of severe thunderstorm warnings, not tor-nado warnings,” Hollifield said.
Please see Weather, Page 6
Jean Gordon/Daily CourierBefore the next bad weather hits, Connie Ruppe of Rutherfordton was picking up sticks. A winter storm is in the fore-cast for Tuesday and Wednesday with possible snow accumula-tions.
AHEAD OF STORMFC first responder program put on ice
Severe weather season is upon us
n Commissioners also vote to eliminate coroner post; make cost saving moves
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Garrett Byers/Daily CourierFiremen John Splawn, Harry Rogers and Robert Ledbetter work to hose down the engine block of a junk car. Firefighters from Cliffside fire depart-ment responded to a car fire Monday afternoon at about 4:25 p.m. The flames burned four rusted out hulks in an old scrap yard at the intersection of Goode’s Creek Church Road and High Shoals Church Road. No one was injured, but the fire got hot enough to melt the tires on the derelict vehicles.
Sheriff’s Reportsn The Rutherford County
Sheriff’s Office responded to 300 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday.
Rutherfordtonn The Rutherfordton Police
Department responded to 57 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday.n The Rutherfordton ABC Store
reported the theft of alcohol.
Spindalen The Spindale Police
Department responded to 48 E-911 Saturday and Sunday.
Lake Luren The Lake Lure Police
Department responded to 25 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday.
Forest Cityn The Forest City Police
Department responded to 119 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday.n An employee of Wal-mart
reported an incident of shoplifting/concealment. (See arrest of Erwin.)
n An employee of Wal-mart reported an incident of shoplifting/concealment and drug activity. (See arrest of Beaver.)n Cortina Hart reported an inci-
dent of damage to property.n An employee of the Town of
Forest City reported an incident of credit card fraud.
Arrestsn Danny Petty, 47, of Doggett
Grove Road, Forest City; arrested on a fugitive warrant; freed on a custody release. (FCPD)n Stephanie Erwin, 27, of
Sugarloaf Road, Hendersonville; charged with shoplifting/ conceal-ment and two counts of resist, obstruct and/or delay an officer; placed under a $3,000 secured bond. (FCPD)n Timothy Beaver, 28, of Hollis
Road, Polkville; charged with shoplifting/ concealment, posses-sion of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia; placed under a $1,500 secured bond. (FCPD)n Kevin Cole, 18, of Wells Drive,
Forest City; charged with posses-sion of marijuana; placed under a $300 secured bond. (FCPD)n Jordan James, 21, of Kent
Drive, Forest City; charged with possession of marijuana and per-sonal use of a dealer tag; released on a $500 unsecured bond. (FCPD)n Lewis Antonio Norris, 28,
of 151 W. Melissa Lane, Forest City; charged with driving while impaired, driving while license revoked and speeding 55 in a 35 mph zone; released on a $1,000 unsecured bond. (RPD)
Citationsn Kellie Martin, 28, of Hollis
Road, Ellenboro; cited shoplifting/ concealment; released on a written promise to appear. (FCPD)n William Andrew Autry, 23, of
307 Setzer St., Spindale; cited for possession of an open container of alcoholic beverage in the passenger area of a motor vehicle. (RPD)n Ryan Scott Crawford, 40, of 521
Hudlow Road; cited for possession of an open container of alcoholic beverage in the passenger area of a motor vehicle. (RPD)n Charles William Anderson, 57,
of 114 Fuller Court, Rutherfordton; cited for possession of an open con-tainer of alcoholic beverage in the passenger area of a motor vehicle. (RPD)n James Daniel Yates, no age
listed, of 2412 Emerald Mine Drive, Shelby; cited for possession of an open container of alcoholic beverage in the passenger area of a motor vehicle. (RPD)
EMS/Rescuen The Rutherford County EMS
responded to 42 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday.
n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to 14 calls Saturday and Sunday.
Fire Callsn Cliffside firefighters responded
to a motor vehicle accident.n Forest City firefighters
responded to a grass fire and to a carbon monoxide leak.n S-D-O firefighters responded
to a woods fire.
Police Notes
From staff reportsFOREST CITY — A man who was
shot and killed at a residence on South Broadway Street last week has been identi-fied.
Douglas Cerrato Rubio, a 46-year-old Hispanic, was identified by his former wife, according to the Forest City Police Department. His last known address was in Monroe.
He was fatally shot in the yard at 524 S. Broadway Street at about 6:50 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24.
An autopsy was completed last Friday at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, and it was determined that the victim died from a gunshot wound to the chest.
FCPD Assistant Chief Bob Ward said Monday afternoon that Rubio’s body has been sent to a funeral home in Charlotte for return to his native Honduras.
Investigators plan to meet with District Attorney Brad Greenway this week to dis-cuss any charges in the case.
Police officers responded to reports of an armed robbery at the residence.
Preliminary information indicated that Rubio and one other man came to the house and became involved in an alter-cation with people at the residence. The conflict reportedly escalated to a shootout, and the victim was hit by gunfire, appar-ently from inside the house.
The second man fled the scene and left in a vehicle which may have contained two other people.
Forest City Police investigators are still seeking any information on the sus-pect vehicle or other suspects who were involved.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call Lt. Chris Lovelace at the Forest City Police Department at (828) 248-5233 or the tip line at (828) 245-7771. You do not have to leave your name.
Shooting victim is identified
Rubio
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CHARLOTTE (AP) — A mother charged with murder after her two unsupervised toddlers died in a fire at home had been charged four months earlier with contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile.
Jail records show Orgal Paulette Opata, 26, had been charged in October for three counts of contrib-uting to the delinquency or neglect of a juvenile and was awaiting trial.
Opata was charged Sunday with two counts of murder, four counts of exposing a child to a fire, and other charges. Her four children aged between 7 and 1 were at home when the fire started at about 6 a.m. Sunday. Firefighters said the blaze was accidental and involved a kero-sene heater.
Firefighters from a station two blocks away said they took only 19 minutes to put out the blaze, The
Charlotte Observer reported Monday. Neighbors told arriving firefighters that the two youngest children were trapped inside. Firefighters entered the burning home, but couldn’t save the two toddlers. One firefighter was burned and required treatment.
One-year-old Gabriel Hawthorne and 2-year-old Josiah Hawthorne died in the fire.
Neighbor Elizabeth Lane said she woke up to a child screaming, “Mommy! Mommy! Mommy!” Lane said at the door she found Opata’s 4-year-old son and 7-year-old daugh-ter, who said her younger brothers were still inside.
“I walked into the house and the flames shot up like someone had poured gasoline on them,” Lane said. “I got the two older children out. By then, the firefighters were there and I took the children to my apartment.”
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North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper has ordered a statewide review of
criminal cases to see whether there are other cases in which evidence has been withheld from defendants.
The order comes after a defendant was freed when evidence presented to a special hearing indicated state foren-sics lab evidence was not completely disclosed at the original trial and after State Bureau of Investigation Director Robin Pendergraft told The Associated Press on Feb. 19 that the agency did not always automatically provide complete crime lab test results for use in trials.
The Attorney General is making the effort to protect the integrity of the judicial process.
“If the crime lab was deficient, we need to know, and the public needs to know it will be remedied,” Cooper told the News and Observer of Raleigh.
The SBI lab practices have changed, but there could be a lot of cases out there that were affected by the earlier procedures.
It is only fair to look for those and deal with them appropriately.
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Case review is the right move
Our readers’ viewsDefends TJCA’s efforts to get additional funds
To the editor:In response to Betsy Lane’s let-
ter and other comments: Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy is a tuition-free public charter school.
The selection process is through a lottery, a turning basket is used with slips of paper with every child’s name on the slip.
There is no interview process for students at TJCA.
This is in accordance with the rules and regulations set by Public Schools of North Carolina Charter School Office.
Thomas Jefferson’s webpage (tjca.org) has this to say about the lottery progress:
“TJCA-CFA is a tuition-free open enrollment public charter school. Students must submit an application to the particular grade level for the upcoming aca-demic year, no later than March 15. If more students apply than there is room in any grade, then students are admitted by public lottery.”
Charter schools and TJCA deserve equal funding. Students at Rutherford County Schools are no different than TJ students.
David K. Yelton wrote that Rutherford County schools edu-cate 90 percent of our children. That might be true but what about the other 10 percent of stu-dents. These students deserve the same amenities as the other 90 percent of students.
The issue of funding for char-ter schools is discussed in G.S. 155-298.29H, found on the NC Charter School office website, the law reads:
“If a student attends a charter school, the local school admin-istrative unit in which the child resides shall transfer to the char-ter school an amount equal to the per pupil local current expense appropriation to the local school administrative unit for the fis-cal year. The amount transferred under this subsection that con-sists of revenue derived from sup-plemental taxes shall be trans-ferred only to a charter school located in the tax district for which these taxes are levied and in which the student resides.”
TJCA is not trying to rob any-body of their money; they just want what’s rightfully theirs.
TJCA teaches a wide variety of students when it comes to eco-nomic background. Yes, TJCA does educate doctors’, lawyers’, and prominent business peoples’ children but they do have chil-dren who are under privileged.
I’m not sure about other schools in the county, but it is foolish to “throw” TJCA “under the bus” because we have some wealthy students.
TJCA students are offered Advance Placement Courses, a variety of electives, and a won-derful fine arts program. TJCA students are also required to take two years of Latin, two years of logic, and a year of rhetoric.
Students from TJ are well pre-pared for college and a lifetime of active inquiry. TJCA is also one of the best high schools in the country according to U.S. News and World Report. None of Rutherford County Schools received this honor.
People of Rutherford County ought to be grateful for what
Joe Maimone, his family, and Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy has brought to Rutherford County, and if so,9 I think you would want to admit Thomas Jefferson has brought hope to a county.
So what’s the big controversy over?
George Shinn Grover
Says Sheriff made the right call on deputies
To the editor:I have followed carefully the
Courier’s reports concern-ing allegations of excessive force used during the arrest by two (now former) Rutherford County Sheriff’s Deputies, Steve Reynolds and Bill Short.
As of Feb. 26, Reynolds and Short have been allowed to resign by Sheriff Conner, and have been charged with assault, the Feb. 26 Courier reported.
Of course, like any citizen, Reynolds and Short are pre-sumed innocent unless found guilty at their upcoming trials — where the public can expect to learn the particulars of this case (in which I am an impartial observer).
I applaud Sheriff Conner for doing the right thing in this case. His integrity has come through for good, impartial law enforce-ment and citizens’ safety.
Conner has been proven once again to be a good, clean sheriff, and his deputies do not deserve a bad rap of guilt by association.
All RCSD has to do is ensure there are no future incidents.
Tom GrahamSpindale
On Ocracoke Island, they still talk about piratesOn Ocracoke Island they
still talk about pirates. In fact, the first thing I
saw as I got off the ferry that brought Bob Anthony and me across Pamlico Sound to Ocracoke was a histori-cal marker that read, “Lt. Robert Maynard — Of the Royal Navy. Sent by Gov. Spotswood of Virginia, in the sloop ‘Ranger,’ killed the pirate Blackbeard off shore, 1718.”
In his book, Ocracokers, Alton Ballance tells how some people still, errone-ously, tie the island’s name to Blackbeard. “In the ear-ly morning hours before his fatal encounter with Lieutenant Robert Maynard, Blackbeard, anxious for the dawn to arrive, was sup-posed to have looked ashore near Ocracoke Village and bellowed ‘O Crow Cock! O Crow Cock!’”
Ballance was our host, and he let us join a group of pub-
lic school teachers at a semi-nar sponsored by the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching. He told us a lot more about pirates, shipwrecks, fish-ing, hurricanes, currents, the restless movement of bar-rier islands, and the special accents and character of island people.
He took us up and down the streets of the Ocracoke village, telling us who lived in every house and how the families have been inter-twined for centuries. He showed us the island’s for-ests and the wide, shifting beaches, explaining how the fierce ocean leaves its mark on everything.
Ballance worried that the isolation of island life might limit the prospects of its resi-dents, like the 77-year-old woman who, he said, never left the island, even for a day. Then, the next minute, he worried that the connections of modern times and the influx of new people might destroy the island life he obviously loves so much.
Twenty years ago, in Ocracokers, Ballance wrote what he still says today: “Even though parts of the old fishing village have made way for motels, restaurants, and shops, there are still remnants of the past: wood-en, white-painted boats tied to stakes in the Creek; nets and other fishing gear clut-tering front yards; and old people who watch a faster way of life, measuring its worth against days long past. And there are the children of the transition, myself includ-ed, who must balance the old ways and the new and go on
living in the village beneath the lighthouse and the water tower.”
There was a part of me that wanted to stay on the island with Ballance and enjoy those remnants of island life while they still remain.
But it was time to go home.
On the ferry for the two and a half hour ride to the mainland, a crowd of lively teenagers joined us. They settled into their seats so quickly that you’d think they had been assigned. Out came the cards and the games began, a scrabble game at another table, books and study groups in the corners.
They were the Ocracoke Dolphins girls and boys basketball teams on their way to games against the Mattamuskeet High School. The high school component of the Ocracoke School has only about 25 students. So most of them get to “make
the team.” We listened for the distinc-
tive High Toide-Ocracoke brogue. We heard not a single hint of an accent from them. Only their coach had a touch of a seacoast accent. “I grew up in Baltimore, “ he explained.
Those basketball play-ers have now been “off the island” many times. And there will probably never be another islander like the woman who never left for even a single day.
But we can ask, as Ballance
meant for us to do, what is our own island and must we leave its protected shores to find the challenges that make a rewarding and useful life possible? Or can we find that life right where we are?
Martin is the author of “Interstate Eateries,” a guide to family owned homecooking res-taurants near North Carolina’s interstate highways.
D.G. Martin
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Betty Brazile Betty Padgett Brazile, 85,
of 309 Emory Ave., Forest City, died Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010, at Willow Ridge Nursing Center.
A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Sidney Tanner and Anna Freeman Padgett.
She was a homemaker, a member of Floyd’s Creek Baptist Church, and a Navy veteran of World War II. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Leon Edward Brazile.
She is survived by two daughters, Pamela Greene of Spindale, and Patricia Spencer of Forest City, two sisters, Cynthia Gregory and Kitty Branch, both of Forest City; three granddaughters; and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Floyd’s Creek Baptist Church with the Revs. Shane Kirby and Jim Diehl officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church.
McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home is serving the Brazile family.
of Rutherfordton, died Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010, at Spartanburg Hospital For Restorative Care, Spartanburg, S.C.
A native of McDowell County, he was a son of the late Eugene Bright Whitener and Gracie Leola Arrowood Whitener, and the widower of Mattie Fowler Whitener.
Mr. Whitener was of the Baptist faith and was retired from Thompson Contracting after 41 years of employment.
Survivors include one son, Larry Whitener of Mooresboro, six grandchil-dren; and five great-grand-children.
Arrangements are being handled by McMahan’s Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. The funeral service will follow at 11 a.m., with the Revs. Robert Lane and Pherson Weatherman offi-ciating. Interment will be in the Sunset Memorial Park.
Memorials may be made to the Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina, P.O. Box 338 Thomasville, NC 27361-0338.
Online condolences www.mcmah-ansfuneralhome.com.
Anna BeemanA memorial service for
Anna Beeman, 77, of Lake Lure, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Fairfield Mountains Chapel.
A native of Medina County, she attended school in Seville and Westfield Center, Ohio, and was active in the Presbyterian church.
In lieu of flowers, memori-als may be made to Fairfield Mountains Chapel, Lake Lure.
Crowe’s Mortuary and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences www.crowemortuary.com.
Norman HollifieldNorman Max “Hoss”
Hollifield, 72, of Bostic, died Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010, at Rutherford Hospital.
He was a son of the late Kyle and Maxine Melton Hollifield.
He was a member of Sunshine United Methodist Church. Mr. Hollifield retired from N.C. DOT after 30 years of service, served in the National Guard for 10 years, and was also a mem-ber of Hollis Masonic Lodge.
He is survived by his wife, Phyllis Jean Hollifield; a daughter, Bonita Houser of Bostic; a son, Evan Hollifield of Bostic; and four grand-children.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Sunshine United Methodist Church with the Revs. Don Freshour and Lee Ellis offi-ciating. The body will lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Masonic rites. Visitation is Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Washburn & Dorsey Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043.
Online condolences www.wash-burndorsey.com.
David Landrum David Landrum, 54,
of Rutherfordton, died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010.
A native of Rutherford County, he was a son of Oscar Columbus Landrum and the late Mary Jane Davis Landrum.
He was self-employed in the scrap metal industry and a veteran of the Army.
In addition to his father, he is survived by his wife, Uncha Yu Landrum of the home; two sons, Undra Landrum and Brandon Landrum, both of Charlotte; four brothers, Calvin Landrum of Green Hill, Alvin Landrum of Augusta, Ga., Aaron Landrum of Roswell, N.M., Ezekiel Landrum of Olympia, Wash.; and two sisters, Diann Landrum of Rutherfordton, and Teresa Landrum Wright of Forest City.
Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Crowe’s Funeral Chapel with Rosia Landrum officiating.
Military rites will be provid-ed by the Rutherford County Honor Guard.
Online condolences at www.crowemortuary.com.
Gladys GriswoldGladys Green Griswold,
86, of 6517 Whitted Road, Fuquay Varina, died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, at home, where she resided with her daughter and son-in-law.
A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late William Barzilla and Amanda Carver Green, and the widow of Clarence Griswold.
She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and a retired registered nurse.
Survivors include three daughters, Patsy Bradley of Columbia, S.C., Joanne Lane of Fuquay-Varina, and Freida Pearce of Rutherfordton; seven grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Crowe’s Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow in Calvary Baptist Church cem-etery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. The Rev. Larry Gregg will officiate.
In lieu of flowers, memo-rials may be made to Community Home Care and Hospice of Wake County, 7714 Chapel Hill Road, Raleigh, NC 27607-4956.
Online condolences www.crowemortuary.com.
Lois BrownLois Frances Hardin
Brown, 73, of 150 Butler St., Apt. D3, Rutherfordton, died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 at Hospice House in Forest City.
A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Russell and Hattie Crawford Hardin, and also preceded in death by her husband, Laurence Brown.
She was a retired textile employee and a member of the Church of God.
Survivors include one son, Eddie Pearce of Salisbury; daughters, Lois Reeks and Mary Leon-Guerrero, of Keystone Hts., Fla.; brother, Bill Neal of Gastonia; sis-ter, Helen Bridges of Forest City; seven grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchil-dren.
Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Sunset Memorial Park with Pastor Bill Alley officiating. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Crowe’s Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043.
Online condolences www.crowemortuary.com.
Neal LancasterJames “Neal” Lancaster, 81,
of Rutherfordton, formerly of Manning, S.C., died Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010, at Rutherford Hospital.
Born in Concord, he was a son of the late Julian Lionell and Lillie Crotts Lancaster,
He retired as plant man-ager with Textron, Inc., after 18 years of service. Mr. Lancaster was a member of Rutherfordton Presbyterian Church and Spindale Masonic Lodge 673, and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Nancy Trout Lancaster of the home; a son, James Lionell Lancaster of Easley; a brother, Ray Howard Lancaster of Annapolis, Md.; a sister, Marian Buchanan of Rutherfordton; and two grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Rutherfordton Presbyterian Church. The family will receive friends at the church immediately following the service.
In lieu of flowers, memo-rials may be made to Rutherfordton Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 1133, Rutherfordton, NC 28139.
Robinson Funeral Home, Easley, S.C., is assisting the family.
Online condolences www.robin-sonfuneralhomes.com.
Diane HutchinsDiane Marie Hutchins,
42, of Nebo, died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, at Hospice House in Forest City, after a four-year battle with breast cancer.
Born in Illinois, she was a member of Eastside Baptist Church.
She was a soccer and bas-ketball coach. She volun-teered for Partnerships for Children and also at Nebo Elementary School.
Survivors include her husband, Jeff Hutchins of the home; three sons, Joshua John Hutchins of Brevard, and Jacob Lee Hutchins and Jonathan Caleb Hutchins, both of the home; her parents, John and Jacqueline Kocourek of Chaska, Minn., and Dale Brandt of Wisconsin; three
brothers, Barry Brandt of Illinois, Steve Brandt of Wisconsin, and Greg Brandt of Minnesota; three sisters, Tracy Kihm of Kansas, Jill Balogh of Raleigh, and Amy Byrn of Kansas; and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Eastside Baptist Church with the Revs. Bob Ridder and Bill Long officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memori-als may be made to any of the following: The funeral fund, Mrs. Hutchins’ chil-dren, or to Hospice of Rutherford County.
Kirksey Funeral Home in Marion is assisting the fam-ily.
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Anna was born on a small farm in Medina County on June 26, 1932. She attended school in Seville and Westfield Center, Ohio, where she was the artist for the school papers. During her last two years at Westfield Center, she lived and worked at the West-Field Inn and continued her employment there. After graduation she met her hus-band, Bill Beeman, also of Seville, at a local football game. They had been friends at Seville School before Anna transferred to Westfield Center. Bill was a Marine Engineer, sail-ing out of New York. While Bill was home on vacation they had their first date. After Bill returned to sea, they began correspond-ing. Bill served two years in the US Army transportation Corp., dur-ing which time they were married at the Presbyterian Church, in Seville. During the first part of Bill and Anna’s marriage they made their home in Williams-burg, VA., while Bill completed his service at Ft. Eustis Va. She and Bill returned to Seville in 1956 and Bill obtained his State Steam Engineers license. They moved to Orrville, when Bill was employed as an engineer by the municipal power plant. Both Anna and Bill were active in the Presbyterian Church and local organizations in Orville, until Bill received a promotion. Bill was employed by Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and he was promoted to supervisor, in the Cleveland branch office. They relocated to Avon Lake, Ohio. Anna and Bill stayed active in the Presbyterian Church, and also community theater. Anna gave birth to their first child while living in Seville, a baby girl they named Ann Lee. Before moving to Avon Lake, Anna and Bill became parents of their second child, who suffered brain damage at birth. In November, 1971, Anna suf-fered a serious seizure, and was diagnosed with epilepsy, and even though Anna battled her dis-ability, she was able to care for Danny, who required special attention. Anna loved to create ceramic pieces and was very adept as a craft person. Anna also produced posters for productions that Bill was involved with in local com-munity theaters. Anna enjoyed camping with the family and vacations to Canadian Lake in August of every year. After Bill’s retirement in June of 1990 Anna, Bill and Danny moved to Fairfield Mountains in Lake Lure. Danny went to live at Bryon Center in Hendersonville. Ann Lee had married and she and her husband, Ed also came with Anna and Bill to the “Mountains.” In 1993, Anna had epileptic brain surgery in Augusta Ga. However it was not very success-ful and in 2006, doctors at Pardee Hospital implanted a device in her to chest to stop seizures. This was not completely successful either and Anna continued on medication. Danny died at Bryan Center in November 1997. Anna was a very devoted mother and wife, who will remain in the hearts and minds of her husband and daughter for the remainder of their lives. A memorial service will be held at Fairfield Mountains Chapel on March 4, 2010 beginning at 11:00 am. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Fairfield Mountains Chapel, Lake Lure, in Anna’s name.
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Betty Brazile Mrs. Betty Padgett Brazile, 85, of 309 Emory Ave., Forest City, died February 28, 2010 at Willow Ridge Nursing Center, A native of Rutherford County she was born August 17, 1924 and was a daughter of the late Sidney Tanner and Anna Freeman Padgett. Betty was a homemaker, a mem-ber of Floyd’s Creek Baptist Church and a WWII Navy Veteran. In addition to her par-ents she was preceded in death by her husband, Leon Edward Brazile. She is survived by two daugh-ters, Pamela Greene of Spindale, and Patricia Spencer and hus-band, Robert of Forest City; two sisters, Cynthia Gregory and Kitty Branch both of Forest City; three granddaughters, Kimberly Smith and husband, Paul of Winston Salem, Brittany Barber and husband, Staff Sgt. Derek Barber of Tucson, AZ and Sum-mer Spencer; five great grand-children, Jonathan Smith, Jaiden Smith, Hunter Smith, Serenity Barber and Adrianna Spencer. Funeral services will be held at 3PM Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at Floyd’s Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Shane Kirby and Rev. Jim Diehl officiating. Burial will follow in the church cememtery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home is serviing the Brazile fam-ily. A online guest register is avail-able at:mckinneylandrethfuneralhome.com
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Lois Frances Hardin Brown, age 73, of 150 Butler St. Apt. D3, Rutherfordton, died Saturday, February 27, 2010 at Hospice House. She was a native of Rutherford County, a retired textile employee and a member of the Church of God. Lois was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Brown, a daughter, Theresa Peacock and parents, Russell and Hattie Crawford Hardin. Left to cherish her memory is a son, Eddie Pearce of Salisbury, NC; her daughters, Lois Reeks and Mary Leon-Guerrero of Keystone Hts., Fl.; a brother, Bill Neal of Gastonia; a sister, Helen Bridges of Forest City; seven grandchildren, sixteen great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 2 PM Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at Sunset Memorial Park with Pastor Bill Alley officiating. The family will receive friends from 5-7 PM Tuesday at Crowe’s Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. An online guest register is avail-able at: www.crowemortuary.com
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Neal Lancaster James “Neal” Lancaster, 81, formerly of Manning, SC, died Sunday, February 28, 2010, at Rutherford Hospital. Born in Concord, NC, a son of the late Julian Lionell and Lillie Crotts Lancaster, Mr. Lancaster retired as plant manager with Textron, Inc. after eighteen years of service. He was member of Rutherfordton Presbyterian Church, and Spindale Masonic Lodge 673. Mr. Lancaster was a veteran of the Korean War having served with the US Army. Surviving are his wife, Nancy Trout Lancaster of the home; a son, James Lionell Lancaster and wife, Jill of Easley; a brother, Ray Howard Lancaster of Annapolis, MD; a sister, Marian Buchanan of Rutherfordton, NC; and two grandchildren, Kyle and Dorie Lancaster. Memorial services will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at Rutherford-ton Presbyterian Church. The family will receive friends at the church immediately fol-lowing the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Rutherfordton Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 1133, Rutherfordton, NC 28139. Condolences may be expressed online at:www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or in person at Robinson Funeral Home-Downtown, Easley, which is assisting the family.
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week depends on how much money you were earning before you lost your job.
“The minimum number of weeks in North Carolina is 13, the maximum number of weeks is 26,” Thomas said. “The extensions we’ve seen recently are based upon how many weeks of regular unemployment that you drew. The first extension is based on 80 percent of the number of weeks your regular claim was set up. If your claim was set up for 26 weeks, then you would get 20 weeks of an exten-sion. To continue to be eligible for benefits each week, you need to show that you are continuing to look for work or going to school under certain programs.”
But even with extensions and a boost of funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, you can’t stay on unemployment forever. What’s the first step in starting the search for your next job? It might be education.
“We want to make sure people have the training they need for this transi-tion,” said Bill Robertson, Workforce Development director at Isothermal Planning and Development Commission (IPDC). “We adminis-ter the Workforce Investment Act programs for Rutherford, McDowell, Polk and Cleveland counties. Over
the years we’ve helped train a lot of nurses and other medical personnel if that’s appropriate for clients.”
The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) isn’t limited to retraining you for medical fields, but it’s a growing industry. For displaced workers who were used to punching a clock and working in industry, the medical field can be a whole new game. Programs like the WIA are intended to get workers ready for their new jobs.
“Between our adult program, our dislocated worker program and the Trade Adjustment Assistance pro-gram, we’ve got about 2,400 people enrolled,” Robertson said. “This is unprecedented. There has been con-cern about whether we’ll have enough funds, but we’ve gotten some money from ARRA and we’re able to keep things going.”
To apply for any of these programs, you can head to the JobLink cen-ter at the Employment Security Commission location at 139 E. Trade St.
Former industry workers aren’t the only ones lining up for help these days.
“We’ve seen a lot more professional level people,” Robertson said. “We’re talking about engineers, plant manag-ers and human resource managers.”
And the team at IPDC want to help, but these people don’t often fit into their traditional programs.
“Usually, our job is to help retrain people or get them an education so
they can earn a degree,” said Susan Alcide, business services specialist at IPDC. “But many of these engineers and others already have a college degree — sometimes more than one — or they have specialized technical training. The don’t necessarily need to go back to school.”
Alcide said it may be more a matter of marketing yourself to another field.
“I have one guy who was an Information Technology director in an industry field, who is now an IT director at a community college,” Alcide said. “He just needed to find a way to market himself to that area and to start looking there. I have another guy who worked in lean manufacturing who is now trying to take those lean ideals and apply them to health care.”
To help more professional ori-ented workers, IPDC will host a Professionals in Transition program on March 23 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Foundation at Isothermal Community College. Guest speakers will include manager and directors from many local businesses and per-sonnel services.
The event could be a great place to network with others, another key component in finding your next job and keeping your eye on the prize.
Because today is the first day of the rest of your life.
Typically weather conducive for tor-nadoes occurs in the spring, Hollifield said, but tornado warnings are often issued for the area in June and July during summer thunderstorms. Gov. Perdue said with only a few minutes of warning, it’s critical for residents to have emergency plans in place. Hollifield said in making a prepared-ness kit you should have enough sup-plies and medications for 72 hours.
“When something like that happens emergency personnel are going to have their hands full, so it might be a while before anyone could get to you,” he said. Hollifield said a good source for what to include in your kit is the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Web site Ready.gov.
Every family’s emergency plan should include information on what to do if severe weather happens while traveling to work or school. Drivers who see a tornado forming or approaching should leave the car immediately and take shelter in a low lying area. A tornado can easily blow a car off a road and many people have been killed while trying to outrun a tornado. Those who are on foot or a bicycle could encounter falling trees, downed power lines or lightning, and they should go to a safe place imme-diately. Lying flat in a ditch or low
area may also offer protection, but beware of possible flash flooding and flying debris.
Residents should be equally pre-pared when other forms of severe weather threaten, such as lightning, floods or hail. Last year, the National Weather Center issued 700 severe thunderstorm warnings, and recorded 625 incidents of severe thunderstorms with winds of 58 mph, some with large hail.
When severe weather is likely, people should listen to local radio, television, a weather channel or a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) radio for information. If a tornado watch is issued, the conditions are favorable and a tornado is possible. However, if a warning is issued, a tornado has actually been spotted or appeared on radar. This is the time when people should go to a shelter immediately.
The Department of Crime Control and Public Safety recommends the safest place during a tornado is underground in a basement. If there is no basement, people who are at home should go to the lowest floor of the house and to an interior room such as a hallway, pantry or closet. Schoolchildren should go to inner hallways, but stay out of gymnasiums, auditoriums or cafeterias where there is a large roof span. Office workers should take shelter under something sturdy like a desk or a table to protect
from flying debris or a collapsed roof. Everyone should stay away from win-dows.
Mobile home residents are espe-cially vulnerable to damage from high winds and should go to a prearranged shelter when severe weather is pre-dicted.
Last year, the National Weather Service issued approximately 70 tornado warnings and recorded 33 tornadoes in North Carolina. Four of those tornadoes had winds in excess of 110 mph. Combined, the tornadoes caused at least $3 million in damages.
This year, the National Weather Service redefined its definition of a severe thunderstorm for the first time in more than 50 years. The NWS will only issue hail warnings if the storm is expected to produce hail of one inch or larger, roughly the size of a quarter. This is an increase from the previous criteria of .75 inches, or the size of a penny.
With winter weather predicted today, Hollifield said the statewide tornado drill — originally scheduled for Wednesday — would be held Friday morning instead. Everything else, he said, will remain the same, including the time and use of the required monthly test EAS code for activating NOAA Weather Radios as well as the Emergency Alert System.
Meetings/otherFood truck postponed: Due to weather, the mobile food truck scheduled for today at Providence United Methodist Church, has been postponed until Thursday, March 4.
Regular meeting: American Legion Post 74 will meet Thursday, March 4, at the National Guard Armory, Withrow Road. Dinner at 6 p.m. Meeting at 7.
Club meeting: Piedmont-Pleasant Hill Community Club will meet Saturday, March 7, at 7 p.m., at the clubhouse. Covered dish meal, bingo, door prizes.
MiscellaneousRHP voting: Rutherford Housing Partnership has been selected by PEPSI to be in the running for one of its $25,000 PEPSI REFRESH grants for March. You can vote once a day at http://www.refreshevery-thing.com/rutherfordhousingpar.
Foothills Harvest Outreach Ministries will hold a sale on all shoes and clothes through March 6. Fill a plastic grocery bag for $5, a tall kitchen bag $7, or 30-gallon bag $9. The store is located at 120 E. Trade St., Forest City.
Reading program: KidSenses will offer its second session of the “Littlest Readers” program; begins March 10, 9 to 10 a.m., every Wednesday for six weeks; ages birth - 3; call to register, 286-2120; $55 for members, $65 non-members, payment plans available.
Free Boating Safety course: March 16 and 17, 6 to 9 p.m., Lake Lure Fire Department; register for class online at www.ncwildlife.org or contact Officer Dan Vogel at 288-1037. *Special notice — On or after May 1, 2010 any person under age 26 must complete a NASBLA approved boating education course before operating any vessel pro-pelled by a motor of 10 H.P. or greater. For more information and exemptions visit the web site.
FundraisersFish fry: Saturday, March 6, 4 to 7:30 p.m.; Tanner’s Grove United Methodist Church, 151 Tanner’s Grove Road, Forest City; adults $8, ages 12 and under, $5; proceeds for the building fund.
Spaghetti supper: Saturday, March 6, begins at 4 p.m., Thermal City United Methodist Church, Union Mills; adults $7, children $3; prices include spaghetti, salad bar, home-made desserts, bread and drink.
Benefit: For Keith and Tammy Cogdell, who lost everything in a house fire; Sunday, March 6, 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Cane Creek Clubhouse; breakfast and lunch; silent auction begins at 1 p.m.
Chili cook off: Saturday, March 6, begins at 5 p.m., East Rutherford Church of God, Ellenboro/Henrietta Exit, off US 74; $5 per person, includes chili, bread, des-sert and drink.
Buffet Breakfast: Saturday, March 6, 7 to 10:30 a.m., Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Mt. Pleasant Church Road, Forest City; $5 per person, all you can eat.
Music/concertsThe Snyder Family Band will be in concert Saturday, March 6, at Big Springs Baptist Church, Hollis Road, Ellenboro. Singing begins at 7 p.m. A love offering will be accepted.
Singing: Sunday, March 7, 2 p.m., Village Chapel Church, 141 Huntley St., Forest City; featuring The Ray Davis Family of Forest City.
Singing: Sunday, March 7, 7 p.m., Riverside Baptist Church, Hogan Road, Harris; featuring the Royal Quartet of Forest City.
Rick Strickland will be in concert Sunday, March 7, at Sandy Mush Baptist Church. Singing begins at 6 p.m.
Singing program: Sunday, March 7, 5 p.m., Gaynes Grove Baptist Church, Cliffside; on program — Lasting Peace, Joy Gospel Singers of Shelby, Camp Family of Henrietta, and the Camp Family of Caroleen.
lenten servicesThe following churches are hold-ing weekly Lenten services:First Baptist Church of Spindale, (Wednesdays), worship at noon, lunch promptly at 12:30 p.m.; St. Francis Episcopal Church, Rutherfordton, (Tuesdays), soup/bread supper 6 p.m., service 6:15 p.m.;Spindale United Methodist Church, (Wednesdays), meal at 5:15 p.m., program begins at 6 p.m.; Advent Lutheran Church, Spindale, (Wednesdays), soup/sandwich supper at 6:30 p.m., ser-vice from 7 to 7:30 p.m.
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More than 400 boxes of food was given away Saturday by Mount Pleasant Baptist Church members during the sec-ond annual Christ Food Giveaway event. A double line of vehicles was direct-ed through the parking lot as members and volun-teers opened car doors and trunks for the food distribution. Folks began lining up before 7 a.m. for the event.
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Local SportsBASEBALLChase at Polk 6:30 p.m.SOFTBALLMcDowell at R-S Central 4 p.m.
7 p.m. (ESPN) College Bas-ketball Vanderbilt at Florida. (ESPN2) College Basketball Villanova at Cincinnati. (FSS) NHL Hockey Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs. (TS) NHL Hockey Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrash-ers. 8 p.m. (WMYA) College Basketball Miami at North Carolina. 9 p.m. (ESPN) College Bas-ketball Illinois at Ohio State.
By MIKE CRANSTONAP Sports Writer
CHARLOTTE — One of Michael Jordan’s first acts since reaching a deal to buy the Charlotte Bobcats: losing two games of H-O-R-S-E to guard Gerald Henderson.
A trash-talking Jordan attended the Bobcats’ shootaround Monday morning before their game against Dallas, chal-lenging the rookie Henderson to a shoot-ing competition after the workout.
It may be a sign of a more hands-on approach for Jordan, who agreed late Friday to buy the Bobcats from owner Bob Johnson. Jordan has been a part-owner with the final say on basketball decisions since 2006, but has rarely attended practices.
The former NBA superstar spent time near the end of the workout talking with coach Larry Brown and general manager
Rod Higgins. Higgins said Jordan decid-ed against signing guard Larry Hughes, but wouldn’t rule out signing a guard to add depth as they try to reach the play-offs.
While Jordan declined to speak to reporters, he did plenty of talking on the court.
Needling Henderson relentlessly for being from Duke, the North Carolina product kept clanging jumpers off the rim as Henderson quickly won the first shooting game.
But then Jordan, wearing jeans and sneakers, started getting hot. He hit a free throw with his eyes closed to take the lead in the second game.
“What do you think, I just dunked my whole career?” Jordan asked Henderson after making a 3.
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By DAVID CRARYAP National Writer
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — They were the resilient Winter Games — beginning in shock, ending in euphoria.
Opening day was overshadowed by the death of a luger in a training-run crash. The finale couldn’t have been more festive — a tribute to the orga-nizers, who persevered despite first-week setbacks, and to the Canadian team, which surged to glory after a shaky start.
A crowd of 60,000 filled BC Place Stadium for Sunday’s closing cer-emony, many of them Canadians rev-
eling in the overtime victory over the United States just a few hours ear-lier by their men’s hockey team. That win, in the games’ final event and in Canada’s most cherished sport, gave the host nation a Winter Olympics record of 14 gold medals and set off wild celebrations across Vancouver.
The gaiety in the stadium — capped by a rock concert with Alanis Morissette, Nickelback and Avril Lavigne — contrasted sharply with the moment of silence at the open-ing ceremony Feb. 12 for Nodar Kumaritashvili, the luger killed in a horrific crash on the sliding track in Whistler just hours before that cer-emony.
The speakers of honor on Sunday, chief Vancouver organizer John Furlong and International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge, each paid tribute to the 21-year-old athlete.
“We are so sorry for your loss,” Furlong said, addressing the nation of Georgia. “May the legacy of your favorite son never be forgotten and serve to inspire youth everywhere to be champions in life.”
Furlong — who even tried to reach out to francophone Canada with some halting words in French — quickly shifted to a more upbeat tone.
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Royal Canadisn Mounted Police lower the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday.
Associated Press/The Charlotte Observer/Jeff Siner In this 2009 photo, Michael Jordan reaches out to shake hands with Charlotte Bobcats’ Raymond Felton during the Bobcats’ NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics in Charlotte.
Bobcats’ owner-to-be takes hands-on approach
Bittersweet .Olympics .ends .on .up .note
NASCAR set to take wings off
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — NASCAR is finally about to lose its wings.
“We’re hoping within the next two of three races that we’ll be able to be at a point where we say it’s time to take the wings off and put the spoiler on,” NASCAR president Mike Helton said Monday.
While Helton didn’t provide a specific date for the expected removal of the wings from the cars, that timeline coincides with the March 28 race at Martinsville that most teams have expected to be the first with the more traditional-look-ing rear spoilers.
Speaking at Texas Motor Speedway’s media day, Helton said there was a “pretty dog-gone good chance” that the spoilers would be on the car when the series races at the 1 1/2-mile, high-banked track April 18. The first on-track test-ing of the new spoiler package was done during a tire test at Texas in January.
“I think by the time we come here in April, we can have a race or two under our belt with the spoiler,” Helton said.
There are two more Sprint Cup races before the series goes to the half-mile Martinsville, which will come only days after NASCAR’s planned open test at Charlotte. Texas is the second race after that.
Spoilers were replaced with a wing on the new car model phased in three years ago. That model has been used full-time since 2008, and fans have com-plained it has made races bor-ing. NASCAR last May began a series of town hall and individ-ual meetings with teams, and one of the constant cries from participants was a need to alter the car design.
“If the industry benefits from the fans seeing a more tradi-tional piece and that works for us, can we mechanically do the things that the wing presents as
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Sanchez .takes .5th .at .state .2A .wrestling
GREENSBORO — Chase wrestler Oliver Sanchez post-ed a phenomenal weekend at the state tournament, finish-ing fifth overall in 2A.
It’s the second straight year that a Chase wrestler has finished in the top five in the state tourney.
Sanchez, a junior, out of the 215-pound weight division, picked up three wins at the state tourney and lost twice in his bid to become a state champion from his No. 4 West Region seed.
The Trojan heavyweight started the day by upset-ting the No. 1 seed from the Mideast Region, Daniel Lambert of Bartlett Yancey High School. Lambert, who sported a 24-1 record coming into the contest was pinned by Sanchez.
Sanchez then took down Randy Rouse of West Davidson by decision. Rouse was the Midwest Region’s No. 3 seed and held a 39-4 record on the season.
The Chase grappler’s last win on the day came against the No. 3 West Region seed, Joseph Platt. Platt, who car-ried a 38-14 record from Newton-Conover High was defeated by an injury forfeit.
Sanchez two losses came in a 7-5 decision to Polk County’s Josh Metcalf during the semi-finals and in the consolation semi-finals to Trinity High’s Angelo Dunn, who won on a 6-5 count.
Chase finished 38th of 58 in the state tourney as a team based on Sanchez’s efforts. He finished the year 34-9.
Stephens .gets .6th . . .in .State .3A .tourney
GREENSBORO — R-S Central freshman, Josh Stephens competed in the state 3A tournament this weekend and finished sixth overall in his weight class on Saturday.
Stephens made it all the way to the semifinals before los-ing to two-time state cham-pion J.M. Robinson High’s, Dominic Parisi. Parisi went on to collect his third state championship.
The Hilltoppers also sent three more grapplers to state this past weekend.
Austin Elfers was injured in his first match and was unable to continue after that point. Brandon Chancy and Angelo Nunez lost their first matches of the day.
Chancy lost to the eventual state champion and Nunez was defeated by the eventual fourth place finisher.
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BASKETBALLNational Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division
W L Pct GBBoston 36 21 .632 — Toronto 31 27 .534 5 1/2Philadelphia 22 37 .379 14 1/2New York 20 39 .345 16 1/2New Jersey 6 53 .102 31
Southeast Division W L Pct GBOrlando 41 20 .667 — Atlanta 37 21 .638 2 Charlotte 28 30 .491 10 1/2Miami 29 31 .483 11 Washington 21 36 .368 17 1/2
Central Division W L Pct GBCleveland 47 14 .767 — Chicago 31 28 .525 14 1/2Milwaukee 30 29 .508 15 1/2Detroit 21 38 .356 24 1/2Indiana 20 39 .339 25 1/2
WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division
W L Pct GBDallas 40 21 .650 — San Antonio 33 24 .579 4 1/2New Orleans 31 29 .517 8 Memphis 30 29 .508 8 1/2Houston 29 29 .500 9
Sunday’s GamesSan Antonio 113, Phoenix 110L.A. Lakers 95, Denver 89Atlanta 106, Milwaukee 102, OTWashington 89, New Jersey 85Oklahoma City 119, Toronto 99Orlando 96, Miami 80Sacramento 97, L.A. Clippers 92Dallas 108, New Orleans 100Monday’s GamesDallas 89, Charlotte 84Cleveland 124, New York 93Orlando 126, Philadelphia 105Atlanta at Chicago, latePortland at Memphis, lateSan Antonio at New Orleans, lateToronto at Houston, late.Denver at Phoenix, lateUtah at L.A. Clippers, lateTuesday’s GamesBoston at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.Golden State at Miami, 7:30 p.m.Sacramento at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.Indiana at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.Wednesday’s GamesPhiladelphia at Atlanta, 7 p.m.Golden State at Orlando, 7 p.m.Charlotte at Boston, 7:30 p.m.Cleveland at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.Detroit at New York, 7:30 p.m.Washington at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.Memphis at New Orleans, 8 p.m.Minnesota at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.Sacramento at Houston, 8:30 p.m.Oklahoma City at Denver, 9 p.m.Indiana at Portland, 10 p.m.Phoenix at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Monday’s College Basketball
EASTWest Virginia 81, Georgetown 68SOUTHBethune-Cookman 67, Winston-Salem 45Hampton 95, Longwood 81Jackson St. 57, Ark.-Pine Bluff 54Norfolk St. 67, Coppin St. 57UNC Greensboro 81, Georgia Southern 79
Monday’s Women’s Basketball
EASTGeorgetown 71, Seton Hall 49Rutgers 72, Louisville 52St. John’s 77, Pittsburgh 65Syracuse 67, West Virginia 48Villanova 51, Providence 45SOUTHBethune-Cookman 72, Winston-Salem 54Coppin St. 73, Norfolk St. 50DePaul 75, South Florida 61Florida A&M 83, S. Carolina St. 80, OTGrambling St. 60, MVSU 54Jackson St. 67, Ark.-Pine Bluff 64Liberty 55, Presbyterian 40Morgan St. 73, N. Carolina A&T 69UNC Asheville 75, Radford 68, OTWinthrop 47, Coastal Carolina 39MIDWESTConnecticut 76, Notre Dame 51N. Dakota St. 73, IUPUI 59S. Dakota St. 93, W. Illinois 47UMKC 80, Centenary 54SOUTHWESTPrairie View 77, Alabama St. 71Texas Southern 71, Alabama A&M 45TOURNAMENTConference CarolinasFirst RoundQueens, N.C. 57, Mount Olive 46Belmont Abbey 75, Limestone 67Gulf Coast Athletic ConferenceFirst RoundBelhaven 67, Dillard 57Southern, NO 70, Spring Hill 57TSAC TournamentFirst RoundCumberland, Tenn. 57, Mid-Continent 37
Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GASan Jose 62 40 13 9 89 204 153Phoenix 63 37 21 5 79 167 158Los Angeles 61 37 20 4 78 185 166Dallas 61 28 21 12 68 175 186Anaheim 62 30 25 7 67 177 189
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for over-time loss.Sunday’s GamesNo games scheduledMonday’s GamesDetroit at Colorado,l ateTuesday’s GamesMontreal at Boston, 7 p.m.Chicago at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.Florida at Atlanta, 7 p.m.Vancouver at Columbus, 7 p.m.Carolina at Toronto, 7 p.m.N.Y. Rangers at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.Edmonton at Nashville, 8 p.m.Los Angeles at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.St. Louis at Phoenix, 9 p.m.New Jersey at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
RACINGNASCAR Sprint Cup-Shelby American
ResultsAt Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas, Nev.
(Start position in parentheses)1. (20) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet2. (34) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet3. (2) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet4. (8) Mark Martin, Chevrolet5. (11) Matt Kenseth, Ford
6. (6) Joey Logano, Toyota7. (9) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet8. (13) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet9. (19) Kasey Kahne, Ford10. (7) Greg Biffle, Ford11. (22) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet12. (12) Carl Edwards, Ford13. (17) David Reutimann, Toyota14. (32) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota15. (5) Kyle Busch, Toyota16. (4) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet17. (26) Paul Menard, Ford18. (3) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet19. (27) Denny Hamlin, Toyota20. (35) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota21. (28) Regan Smith, Chevrolet22. (23) Scott Speed, Toyota23. (18) David Ragan, Ford24. (25) Travis Kvapil, Ford25. (40) AJ Allmendinger, Ford26. (16) Brad Keselowski, Dodge27. (37) Elliott Sadler, Ford28. (14) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge29. (36) Dave Blaney, Toyota30. (38) David Gilliland, Ford31. (31) Brian Vickers, Toyota32. (42) Robby Gordon, Toyota33. (21) Max Papis, Toyota34. (24) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet35. (1) Kurt Busch, Dodge36. (39) Kevin Conway, Ford37. (10) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet38. (29) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet39. (30) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet40. (41) Boris Said, Ford41. (15) Joe Nemechek, Toyota42. (33) Michael McDowell, Toyota43. (43) Aric Almirola, Chevrolet
Race Statistics
Average Speed of Race Winner: 141.450 mph.Time of Race: 2 hours, 49 minutes, 53 seconds.Margin of Victory: 1.874 seconds.Caution Flags: 7 for 29 laps.Lead Changes: 18 among 9 drivers.
TRANSACTIONSBASEBALLBOSTON RED SOX —Claimed RHP Casey Fien off waivers from Detroit. Designated RHP Gaby Hernandez for assignment.CLEVELAND INDIANS—Agreed to terms with RHP Tom Mastny on a minor league contract.Eastern League
BASKETBALLNational Basketball AssociationINDIANA PACERS—Suspended F-C Solomon Jones one game for conduct detrimental to the team. Waived G Travis Diener.SAN ANTONIO SPURS—Waived F Michael Finley.WASHINGTON WIZARDS —Bought out the con-tract of G Mike James and waived him.
HOCKEYCHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Acquired G Hannu Toivonen and D Danny Richmond from St. Louis for G Joe Fallon and assigned both players to Rockford (AHL).COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Acquired C Greg Moore from the New York Islanders for D Dylan Reese and assigned Moore to Syracuse (AHL). Recalled D Grant Clitsome.DALLAS STARS—Signed F Steve Ott to a four-year contract extension through the 2013-14 season.FLORIDA PANTHERS—Traded D Jordan Leopold to Pittsburgh for a 2010 second-round draft pick.NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Announced chair-man of the board and owner David Freeman stepped down as chairman. Recalled F Colin Wilson and D Alexander Sulzer from Milwaukee (AHL). Acquired D Denis Grebeshkov from Edmonton for a 2010 second-round draft pick.NEW YORK RANGERS—Recalled D Corey Potter from Hartford (AHL).PHOENIX COYOTES—Recalled D Anders Eriksson and F Joel Perrault from San Antonio (AHL).ST. LOUIS BLUES—Assigned D Danny Richmond to Peoria (AHL). Recalled F Derek Armstrong from Peoria.TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Recalled RW Mark Parrish from Norfolk (AHL). Reassigned G Jaroslav Janus to Norfolk.WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Recalled LW Quinin Laing, D Tyler Sloan and G Semyon Varlamov from Hershey (AHL).
MOTORSPORTSNASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCKS SERIES—Suspended Ray Hackett Racing crewman William Hileman indefinitely for violating the substance abuse policy.COLLEGEALABAMA—Named Kevin Sherrer director of football player development.EAST CAROLINA—Named Cary Godette direc-tor of football administration.INDIANA—Named Mo Moriarity offensive line coach.RICHMONDNamed Bob Trott defensive coor-dinator and Roy Coleman director of football operations.WAGNER—Fired men’s basketball coach Mike Deane.
ScoreboardTJCA Girls take opener
HICKORY — Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy’s girls soccer team opened up the season on the road and on a good note with a 5-0 dis-patching of Challenger Monday night.
Anna Dedmon came away with the hat trick and Eelora Albala added the other two Lady Gryphon goals to give them a 1-0 record.
“Courtney Flack, Wendy Harmon and Emily Melnik played strong in the midfield tonight and Dominique Capaldo did her job well on the backline for us to get the win,” TJCA Girls Soccer Coach, Brian Espinoza said.
TJCA dominated the game from the start by tak-ing 19 shots on goal, while holding Challenger to just three.
East JVs slam CrestFOREST CITY — East Rutherford’s JV baseball
team opened the season with an 8-2 win over Crest on Monday.
Leading the way for the Cavs was Nick Stallings, who went 3 for 4 at the plate; Ridge Beheler, who was 3 for 3; Brock Helton, who was 2 for 4 with a homer and three RBI; and Trent Self, who had a home run.
Helton was the winning pitcher.The Cavs (1-0) play R-S Central today in a non-
conference game.
FOREST CITY — Gardner-Webb pushed across six runs on seven hits in the bottom of the seventh Sunday night to rally past Marist in the final game of the 2010 North/South Challenge.
The Diamond ’Dogs (2-5) captured their second win in a row, and did so by beating the Red Foxes, a team that won the MAAC Tournament last season and advanced to an NCAA Regional.
Down 3-1 to Marist, Gardner Webb’s Freshman Danny Yelverton stepped to the plate with two outs in the sixth, roping a double into right field and stealing third base to ignite Gardner-Webb’s first score of the evening. O.J. McFarland then ripped a single into left to cut the lead to 3-1, but Josh Drewery was cut down at the plate to prevent another run from scoring and ending the inning.
Matt Sapp started the decisive rally in the seventh, hammering a 1-1 pitch off the wall in left for a one-out double. Pinch hitter Jake Watts then delivered a single to left that moved Sapp to third. Watts hus-tled into second on an attempt to throw Sapp out at home, but Sapp did not try to advance and both men sat in scoring position.
Daniel Merck then tied the score, legging out a two-run double to left and chasing reliever Brendan Chapin from the game. Aaron Miller gave Gardner-Webb the lead for good with a shot up the middle, and Yelverton followed with his second double of the game to put runners at second and third with one out.
A sacrifice fly by Drewery gave Gardner-Webb a 5-3 lead and Ty Boyles followed immediately with a two-run home run to left for a 7-3 lead.
The Bulldogs Brock Wilson (1-0) also lowered his ERA to 3.12 on the season in his third appear-ance out of the pen. Emilio Pagan was strong in a no decision, working 5.1 innings and allowing just three earned runs on four hits with four strikeouts.
Gardner-Webb had 13 hits in the game, including seven doubles. McFarland led the way with a 3-for-4 effort and was joined by Merck (2-for-4, 2 RBI), Yelverton (2-for-3, 2 runs) and Boyles (2-for-3, HR, 2 RBI) at the top of the production sheet.
Chapin (0-3) took the loss in relief for Marist, last-ing just one third of an inning and allowing three runs on three hits. Chad Gallagher was sharp in a no decision start, going 6.0 innings and allowing just one run on six hits.
Gardner-Webb will travel to face No. 20 North Carolina on Tuesday, March 2 as part of a busy week of baseball.
App. St. clobbers NiagaraAppalachian State University baseball moved to
6-0 for the first time in 19 years with a convincing 13-2 win over Niagara on the final day of the inau-gural North-South Challenge on Sunday at McNair Field.
Appalachian (6-0) scored twice in the bottom of the first inning on a two-run double by David Towarnicky then opened the floodgates with a nine-run fifth to take an insurmountable 11-0 lead.
Meanwhile, Mountaineer starting pitcher, Ryan Arrowood tossed six shutout innings to earn the win and move to 2-0 on the young season.
Arrowood has not allowed a run while striking out 16 and walking only two in 11 innings this season.
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“I believe Canadians tonight are stronger, more united, more in love with our country and more connected to each other than ever before,” he said. “These games have lifted us up.”
He paid tribute to moguls skier Alexandre Bilodeau, winner of Canada’s first gold medal at these games.
“Alexandre, your gold medal gave us all permission to feel and behave like champions,” Furlong said. “Our last one (the hockey gold) will be remembered for generations.”
The stadium literally shook as fans cheered and stamped their feet in appreciation.
Rogge then pronounced the games closed, after describ-ing them as “excellent and very friendly.”
Neil Young, the durable Canadian folk-rock star, fol-lowed with a wistful version of his “Long May You Run” — and the Olympic flame faded away as he ended.
Canadian officials ensured an extra measure of poignancy at the ceremony by selecting figure skater Joannie Rochette as their flagbearer. Her mother died of a heart attack hours after arriving
in Vancouver last weekend, but Rochette chose to carry on and won a bronze medal, inspiring her teammates and fans around the world.
“Yes, it’s been a tough week for me,” she said before the ceremo-ny. “But I walk tonight into that stadium with a big smile on my face. ... I accomplished my goals, and I want to celebrate with my teammates.”
The team was greeted with a mighty roar when they joined the fast-moving, informal parade of athletes into the stadi-um. Among the cheerleaders was Prime Minster Stephen Harper, wearing a Canada jacket.
The U.S. flagbearer was Billy Demong, a veteran of four Olympics who won a gold and silver medal in Nordic combined.
There were plenty of reasons for Canada and the United States to celebrate after 17 days of competition. The U.S. won 37 medals overall — the most ever for any nation in a Winter Olympics.
Canada, after a slow start, set a Winter Games record with 14 golds and sparked public enthu-siasm in Vancouver that veterans of multiple Olympics described as unsurpassed.
The comeback by the Canadian athletes was mirrored by the determination of the Vancouver
Organizing Committee. It strug-gled with a series of glitches and weather problems early in the games, adjusted as best it could, and reached the finish line win-ning widespread praise for an exceptional Olympics — albeit one tinged with sadness.
Right from the start of the closing show, there was a spirit of redemption as the producers made up for an opening-ceremo-ny glitch in which one leg of the Olympic cauldron failed to rise from the stadium floor.
On Sunday, the recalcitrant leg rose smoothly and former speedskating medalist Catriona LeMay Doan — who missed out on the opening-night flame lighting because of the glitch — got to perform that duty this time.
Later came the traditional han-dover ceremony, during which the Olympic flag was lowered and presented to the hosts of the next Winter Games in 2014.
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson handed over the five-ringed flag to IOC president Jacques Rogge, who passed it on to Anatoly Pakhomov, the mayor of Sochi, Russia. That was fol-lowed by the Russian national anthem and a presentation about Sochi featuring opera, ballet, ice skating and giant glowing spheres called “zorbs.”
Henderson remained stone-faced when Jordan hit another outside jumper.
“You’ve got to miss eventually,” Henderson told him.
“That’s what Cleveland said,” replied Jordan, referring to his last-second shot for Chicago in 1989 to win a playoff series over the Cavaliers.
But Jordan did start missing, and Henderson, who has played little this season, started making shots. Teammate Gerald Wallace even started call-ing him Kobe Bryant.
“He didn’t want to go a third game,” Henderson said of Jordan. “I don’t know, maybe he’s going to get back in the gym and get off the golf course.”
It was part of a lighthearted atmosphere as Jordan prepares to take control of the money-losing team in his home state. NBA commissioner David Stern indicated the sale could be approved by the end of the month.
“There are no secrets that Michael brought all of us in here in our current capacities,” Higgins said. “I think things now will hopefully keep moving in the right direction.”
Added Henderson: “With him buying the team a few days ago, it brings a different spirit to every-thing we’re doing. It’s good to have him around.”
an advantage with a spoiler?” Helton said. “During the course of research, we figured out how to do that.”
Already, NASCAR is encouraging drivers this season to be more aggressive, in large part to answer a growing fan sentiment that the sport had gone stale.
Helton knows the message is viewed partly as “NASCAR is saying that they don’t need to be such a heavy hand, they don’t need to be so regula-tory.” He said drivers were told about the expected change more than a year ago and are gaining more of an understanding of the new freedom “as each little occurrence happens” and they see how the series reacts — or doesn’t react.
Three races into the Sprint Cup season, there have already been sagging television ratings, the pothole problem at Daytona, caution lights com-ing on twice for no reason at Las Vegas and lower attendance at California.
Helton called the pothole at Daytona “unique” and unfortunate, something that surely affected television viewers who had the choice of flipping over to the first weekend of the Olympics during two hours of race delays.
“At the end of the day completing all 500 miles, the action in those 500 miles was indicative of what people’s expectations of the Daytona 500 were,” Helton said. “But with the Olympics as an alternative, the TV audience had a very specific direction that they could go. The longer we were down, the more difficult.”
As for the unexpected caution lights at Las Vegas, Helton said it was an electronic problem but wasn’t sure if it was caused by NASCAR or the track. Officials thought it was a fluke when it happened the first time, but turned off the electronic system after it happened the second time.
NASCAR is also apparently paying more atten-tion to teams who enter races with no intention of trying to finish the events, the so-called “start-and-park” cars.
At Las Vegas, series spokesman Ramsey Poston said the sanctioning body will now inspect the first car that drops out of a race and wasn’t involved in an accident. It should force teams to attempt to run as many laps as possible to avoid NASCAR inspecting its motor to ensure everything is legal.
Helton emphasized Monday that NASCAR races are open to any team that follows the rules, quali-fies and passes all inspections.
“We have shown we’ll be reactive or adaptive with our rules and regulations to fix something that we don’t particularly agree with,” Helton said. “But right now it’s more about NASCAR being a free enterprise system ... where the system stays balanced by allowing it to take its own course.”
Notes: Texas Motor Speedway announced multi-year title sponsorships for two of its race weekends, beginning this year. AAA Texas has signed as the title sponsor for the fall Sprint Cup race, through 2014. Bridgestone tires will be the title sponsor for the IndyCar Series race in June, which will be known as the Firestone 550k for at least two years.
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Associated PressUSA players absorb their loss after Canada scored in overtime for a 3-2 win in the men’s gold medal ice hockey game at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Sid the Kid has a new label: Olympic hero.
Already considered Canada’s greatest player since Wayne Gretzky, Sidney Crosby did something the Great One never did, scoring the winning goal in overtime to give Canada a 3-2 victory over the United States in perhaps the most important game in the history of this hock-ey-obsessed nation.
By winning the final event of the Vancouver Olympics, Canada earned its 14th gold medal — the most by any country at any Winter Olympics.
Wow. Even the disappointed Americans had to appreciate what a Hollywood-esque finish this was.
“It doesn’t feel real. It feels like a dream. It just feels like dream,” Crosby said.
As much as it stung the Americans, all they had to do was remember the pre-tourna-ment talk about them maybe getting bronze. Of course, expec-tations changed when they
charged into the finals without ever trailing in a game. But in this one, they got behind early and never led.
“Some day we’ll be proud of what we accomplished, but we came here with the belief we could win a gold medal,” captain Jamie Langenbrunner said. “It’s going to be tough to swallow.”
Still, their silver was the 37th medal won by the United States at these games, also the most by any country at any Winter Olympics. The U.S. won the medals race for the first time since 1932.
Crosby’s goal set off a wild cel-ebration throughout Canada. In downtown Vancouver, fans set off fireworks in the street, climbed atop bus-stop rooftops and danced on tables in bars.
Even IOC president Jacques Rogge got pumped up, gesturing for the crowd inside the arena to cheer louder before he put the gold medal around Crosby’s neck.
A police spokeswoman referred to the madness as “good-
natured.”Besides, crowds were likely to
slow down for the closing cer-emony later in the evening.
Figure skater Joannie Rochette was chosen to carry Canada’s flag into the arena. She earned fans throughout the world by winning a bronze medal just days after her mother died of a heart attack while visiting the Olympics.
The 24-year-old skater from Quebec said she was surprised one of the gold medalists wasn’t chosen to carry the flag.
“It’s been a tough week for me, but I want ... to walk into that stadium with a smile on my face,” she said. “I achieved my goals. I want to celebrate with my teammates tonight.”
In the next-to-last event, which finished just before the hockey game started and will be hon-ored at the closing ceremony, Petter Northug of Norway won the 50-kilometer classical cross-country race. He also became the only man to win four medals at these games.
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Jean Gordon/Daily CourierTravis McEntyre (center), director of Lydia’s Place, receives a $1,000 check from Charlene Brown (left), financial secretary, Women’s Auxiliary Gold Hill Missionary Baptist Association Saturday during the third annual Heart to Heart Luncheon and Tea in Spindale. Also shown is Jennie L. Smith, mistress of ceremony and auxiliary president. More than 200 women and guests attended the event that included lunch and guest speakers Judge Laura Bridges, Lula Price and Jackie Hampton. Lydia’s Place is a home for women who are transitioning from incarceration or rehabilitation into job training and seeking employment.
By ALLISON FLYNNDaily Courier Staff Writer
FOREST CITY – Rutherford County Schools Board of Education will hear proposals on how the schools could aid in providing high speed wireless access to communi-ties who currently do not have access during its March meeting.
The first proposed access method would be a collaboration between the RCS board of education, Foothills Connect, county government and a commercial Internet provider to work with RCS’ facilities director and chief operating officer to establish school sites as radio Internet repeater sites. The second proposed method would be to allow wireless Wi-Fi 802.11 access to the schools Internet access through a public Wi-Fi access point that would be active only dur-ing non-school hours and days. That access would be separate and apart from the schools’ internal network and would only allow access to the larger Internet.
The board will also take action on supporting the submission of a joint application with the Rutherford County Commissioners to Google Fiber requesting the county along with Polk county be selected as a trial location to test ultra-high speed broadband networks.
The board will also hear more about phase three of the county technology fund, which is also on the agenda for Monday night’s Rutherford County Commissioners meeting. Both boards will also take action on an interlocal agreement for fuel purchases.
RCS Chief Operating Officer Benny Hendrix will also present a listing of vehicles owned by the system avail-able for auction.
The board will also be presented the 2010-2011 school calendars for Rutherford County Schools and Rutherford Early College High School for first reading.
The board will meet tonight at 7 in the Cool Springs Administrative Office.
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Paving bids on agenda for Rutherfordton meetBy JEAN GORDONDaily Courier Staff Writer
RUTHERFORDTON — Town Council is expected to awards bids for the Green Street paving project when it meets Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
Tri-City Paving, Inc. and APAC, Inc. have submitted bids for the proj-ect and council will take action so contractors can begin the job after cold weather.
The projects will be funded by Powell Bill money.
Also Wednesday, Council will
receive a request from Kevin Dinga who wants to hold a 5K race the day of MayFest.
Community Development Director John McWhorter will present two Main Street awards, and the town will consider passing a resolution in support of the 2010 census.
Also Council will approve the use of the Town Cemetery for the commu-nity Easter services and will also ask NC DOT to close Main Street for the MayFest, May 1.
Council will set a meeting date with Spindale’s commissioners.
Year starts off wetFOREST CITY— The first two
months have begun 2010 on a wet note.
In February, 3.97 inches of rain was recorded and 3.1 inches of snow, said Brad Boris, superintendent at the Broad River Water Plant, Union Road. “This is about 1 inch above normal for the month,” Boris said.
Rutherford County is already 4.5 inches of rainfall above normal for the year.
January 2010 was the wettest January in 11 years. Boris measured 6.91 inches of rain in January and 4.3 inches of snow for January.
The warmest day last month was Feb. 22 at 65 degrees and the cold-est days were Feb. 14 and Feb. 18 at 16 degrees.
There is a slight chance of snow today, Boris said.
February was warmer than January, however with a 7 degree
reading on Jan. 10. But January was warmer with 70 degrees on Jan. 21.
RHP up for votes againFOREST CITY —Rutherford
Housing Partnership has been selected by Pepsi to be in the run-ning for one of its $25,000 “Pepsi Refresh” grants for March and folks are encouraged to visit the Web site and vote for the project, http://www.refresheverything.com/ruther-fordhousingpar.
RHP is aiming for repairing roofs in the “Project Cover-Up.”
Online voters have 10 opportuni-ties each day to vote, but only for RHP once a day all month.
Persons have to register on Facebook or directly with Pepsi the first time, but then click on the link and go from there, says Nell Bovender, RHP executive director.
The goal for RHP is to repair or replace at least one-half of the roofs on the RHP database.
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RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina officials will exam-ine thousands of old cases that included evidence from a foren-sics lab to determine whether any evidence may have been withheld from defendants, a newspaper reported Sunday.
North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper, who heads the State Bureau of Investigation, told the News & Observer of Raleigh he ordered a review to make sure prosecutors and defendants received critical information.
“If not, it gets fixed,” Cooper said. “If the crime lab was defi-cient, we need to know, and the public needs to know it will be remedied.”
The review comes after State
Bureau of Investigation Director Robin Pendergraft told The Associated Press on Feb. 19 that the agency did not always automatically provide complete crime lab test results for use in trials.
Pendergraft said the agency had, in the past, provided only some information in the for-mal lab reports it provided to the courts. The more informal “bench notes” from SBI analysts would be available upon request from prosecutors or defense attorneys, she said.
“I wasn’t here in ’91, but that was the practice,” she said. “It was not to withhold. It was sim-ply to give the lab reports and to await requests from either the prosecution or the defense
for the bench notes,” said Pendergraft.
The practice “was not the best practice,” she said. “The best practice is to give all the infor-mation up front to everyone, so there’s no question.” The SBI does now provide all informa-tion, she said.
The problems were revealed in the case of Greg Taylor, who was convicted in 1993 of murdering a prostitute in Raleigh. The origi-nal SBI lab report, relying on a preliminary test, said lab results indicated blood was found in his SUV after the slaying. But a follow-up test came up nega-tive. That information was in SBI Agent Duane Deaver’s bench notes, but not in the report sent to the court.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Major stock indexes rose to their highest levels in more than a month Monday after corporate buyouts raised hopes about the economy.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 79 points. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index, the basis of many mutual funds, erased its losses for the year. The Nasdaq composite index also turned positive for 2010 after a Japanese drugmaker said it was pursuing OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc. and SanDisk Corp. raised its revenue forecast.
The biggest boost for the market came from insurer American International Group Inc., which agreed to sell its prized Asian life insurance busi-ness to Britain’s Prudential PLC for $35.5 billion. It is seen as a sign of confidence in the economy when big businesses go ahead with takeovers.
AIG wants to sell the division, known as AIA Group, as part of its plan to streamline operations and repay the government. AIG received $182.5 billion from the U.S. government in September 2008. It had reduced that amount to $129.26 bil-lion by end of last year but is still majority-owned by taxpayers.
Stocks also rose on hope that European nations will announce a bailout deal to help Greece with its mounting debt problems. Stocks around the world have been hit at times in recent months because of concerns debt problems in Greece would spread to other countries and undermine Europe’s shared currency, the euro.
Trading volume was light Monday, which is a sign that many investors aren’t taking part in the buy-ing.
The Dow rose 78.53, or 0.8 percent, to 10,403.79, its highest close since Jan. 20. The Dow is down 24 points for the year, though still down 322 points from a 15-month high on Jan. 19.
The broader S&P 500 index rose 11.22, or 1 per-cent, to 1,115.71, its best level since Jan. 21. It is now up 0.1 percent for 2010. The Nasdaq rose 35.31, or 1.6 percent, to 2,273.57. It is up 0.2 per-cent for the year.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 14.09, or 2.2 percent, to 642.65.
Bond prices mostly rose, pushing down yields. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell to 3.61 percent from 3.62 percent late Friday.
The dollar rose against other major currencies, while gold fell.
Crude oil fell 96 cents to settle at $78.70 per bar-rel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten House Democrats indicated in an Associated Press survey Monday they have not ruled out switching their “no” votes to “yes” on President Barack Obama’s health care over-haul, brightening the party’s hopes in the face of unyielding Republican opposition.
The White House tried to smooth the way for them, showing its own openness to changes in the landmark leg-islation and making a point of saying the administration is not using parliamentary tricks or loopholes to find the needed support.
Democratic leaders have strongly signaled they will use a process known as “budget reconciliation” to try to push part of the package through the Senate without allowing Republicans to talk it to death with filibusters. The road could be even more difficult in the House, where Speaker Nancy Pelosi is struggling to secure enough Democratic votes for approval, thus the effort to attract former foes.
The White House said Obama will outline his final “way for-ward” in a Washington speech Wednesday, and he is expect-ed to embrace a handful of Republican ideas for making health care more efficient.
Few in Washington think those gestures will be enough to persuade a single House or Senate Republican to embrace the legislation. But they could give wavering Democrats political cover by showing the party has been willing to com-promise, ammunition against campaign accusations this fall that they rammed the bill through Congress with no
regard for other views.The proposal would impose
new restrictions on insurance companies and order health insurance coverage for as many as 30 million Americans who now lack it, among many other changes.
Persuading lawmakers to change their votes is a tough sell. Elected officials are loath to vote two ways on a con-troversial issue, feeling such a switch draws more resent-ment than support overall. Democratic leaders stress that the legislative package soon to reach the House will be less expensive than the one that passed in November and will contain no government-run insurance program to compete with private insurers.
They hope those changes will give additional cover to party moderates thinking of switch-ing from no to yes.
In interviews with the AP, at least 10 of the 39 Democrats — or their spokesmen — either declined to state their positions or said they were undecided about the revised legislation, making them likely targets for intense wooing by Pelosi and Obama. Three of them — Brian Baird of Washington, Bart Gordon of Tennessee and John Tanner of Tennessee — are not seeking re-election this fall.
The others are Rick Boucher of Virginia, Suzanne Kosmas of Florida, Frank Kratovil of Maryland, Michael McMahon of New York, Walt Minnick of Idaho, Scott Murphy of New York and Glenn Nye of Virginia. Several lawmakers’ offices did not reply to the AP queries.
Both parties have used the “reconciliation” strategy
to pass big bills before, but Republicans call the health care push an unwarranted departure from standard prac-tices.
Top Democrats are reminding colleagues and voters at home that the Senate already has passed its version of the health care bill on Christmas Eve with a super-majority of 60 votes, which squelched a GOP filibus-ter without resorting to recon-ciliation rules. The new plan calls for the House to pass that same bill and send it to Obama for his signature.
But that is contingent on a Senate promise to make sev-eral subsequent changes. Those would have to be approved under the special budget rec-onciliation rules, because Democrats now control only 59 of the Senate’s 100 votes — one shy of the number needed to stop a bill-killing filibuster.
Democratic leaders have asked colleagues not to use the term “reconciliation” but instead to refer to the process as “majority vote,” said Rep. Allyson Schwartz, D-Pa. They also are frequently using the term “up or down vote.”
The political math in the House is daunting.
The House version of health care passed 220-215 in November, with 39 Democrats voting against it. Since then, defections, resignations and a death have taken away yes votes.
With four House seats now vacant, Pelosi would need 216 votes to approve the Senate-passed version, which replac-es the jettisoned House bill. That’s exactly the number she has now if no other members switch their votes.
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does approve the expense, the school would then look else-where in the future for funds for the remaining 150 boards need-ed to bring other classrooms up to date.
“I have heard many people come into this chamber and say they don’t want to see any more spending until the county is back at 5 percent unemployment,” County Commission Chairman Brent Washburn said. “But if we cut spending on education technology, we may never see 5 percent again.”
The commissioners also approved an inter-local agree-ment with the school board to utilize the same fuel tanks for all their vehicles.
County vehicles will fill up at the fuel tanks — both gasoline and diesel — at the school main-tenance facility on Fairgrounds Road while in the county and use a GoGas/Peak Energy credit
card when outside the county. The move will save the county
about $30,000 a year, but the county will help with approxi-mately $32,000 worth of repairs and renovations to the school’s tanks.
In another money saving effort, the board voted unanimously to consolidate the county’s plan-ning department and public works department, for a savings of about $112,000 a year. For the rest of this fiscal year the savings would be about $28,000.
Commissioners were informed that the county would have to renegotiate their solid waste disposal contract with Waste Management before Jan. 1, 2011.
The current contract calls for the county to pay the company $39 per ton for waste hauled to a North Georgia landfill, but the rate will likely go up.
Commissioners asked supervi-sor Don Baynard to try and get quotes from other companies.
The board voted unanimously to approve the borrowing of no more than $1.5 million for three
new water line projects. A public hearing on that bond
will be held at the commission’s April 6 meeting.
Cliffside Sanitary District received a $32,900 grant from the N.C. Rural Center and com-missioners voted to accept the grant and contribute matching funds of $16,450.
Commissioner Eddie Holland excused himself from this vote because his business is a cus-tomer of the district.
Finally, commissioners also voted unanimously to apply to be a test site for Google Fiber — an experimental high-speed Internet project with the search engine company.
“We know this is a long shot,” said County Manager John Condrey. “But we know what will happen if we don’t apply. Google wants to test their high speed service somewhere, so why not here?”
running medical, the total cost ($10,518) would still come in under budget.
Finance Director Pruett Walden commented that it is a great program that the town needs. But he added, “I think this will be very expensive in several years,” and he urged the board to put revenue in place first before beginning the pro-gram. He suggested waiting for the new budget.
When asked what he as town manager thought, Chuck Summey replied, “I’m scared about robbing from Peter to pay Paul.” Summey emphasized that he was not against the first responder program but he add-ed, “Where will the money come from in the future? If you start it, people will demand it.”
Like Walden, he said that before the town starts a new program it needs the revenue to pay for it.
Summey noted that the town has recently had an infiltra-tion problem and is facing some expensive sewer work, for example.
Board members decided to table the first responder pro-gram until budget time.
Commissioners on Monday also expressed concerns about the Forest City Owls allowing Gardner-Webb University to use McNair Field for baseball games
without the town’s approval.Commissioner Dee Dee Bright
commented that the university plans to play 30 games at the stadium, instead of the handful that it planned there last year.
Town attorney David Lloyd said whether the games are looked at as an Owls-sponsored outside event or as a sublease, he thinks the Owls should have come to the town for approval, since it will mean extra expense for the town at the stadium.
Bright noted that it was not fair for the town to ask the Legion team, made up of local high school players, to pay $500 per game to use the stadium then allow the university to use it for free.
Board members agreed to have Summey contact the Owls with their concerns, with several say-ing that the $500 Legion rate should be the minimum mark.
In another McNair Field matter, the board approved the Recreation Commission Committee’s recommendations for rental of the concourse area or parking lot.
The rate for rental of the con-course area would be $500 for fewer than 300 people and $750 for more than 300 people, with a $250 deposit, for people inside the town limits, and $750 for fewer than 300 people and $1,000 for more than 300 people, with a $250 deposit, for renters from outside the town limits.
Rental of the parking lot with-
out access to bathrooms would be $250. Rental of the parking lot with access to bathrooms would be at the same rates as rental of the concourse area.
The rates would be in addition to employee costs or police/secu-rity costs.
In other business, the board:n received an update on the
need for repairs on three down-town buildings but took no action.n was asked about taking
action on possible water line expansion in the Tanner’s Grove area. Scott Webber pointed out that the material for the project is already on hand and the cost would be minimal. Commissioner Shawn Moore urged not taking immedi-ate action, but instead going through the normal procedure for determining the interest of residents in the project.n agreed to look into ask-
ing the Department of Transportation to review traffic flow at U.S. 74 Business/U.S. 221A and the off-ramp from U.S. 74 Bypass. Concerns were expressed by Mayor Dennis Tarlton about wrecks there.n took no action on an offer to
sell property to the town.In public comments, resident
Seable Grant suggested playing games at McNair Field during the day to cut the cost of lighting the field.
RALEIGH (AP) — The state Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission has hired an outside group to conduct a financial appraisal of North Carolina’s liquor system, Gov. Beverly Perdue said Monday in the strongest sign yet she’s giving serious consider-ation to privatization.
The commission agreed late Friday to pay up to $175,000 to a Chicago-based firm to calculate the state-owned wholesale distribution system and hundreds of local ABC retail stores — much like appraising a house before it’s sold.
Valuation Research Corp. also will estimate how much North Carolina could generate if the whole-sale and retail functions were sold to a single or multiple vendors for up to 10 years, according to the contract with the state ABC commission.
Perdue said she directed commission Chairman Jon Williams to enter the contract “in an effort to inform me about the complexities, the advantages and disadvantages of changing any part of North Carolina’s current system of alcohol control.”
The information will arrive by the end of April, as lawmakers studying alcohol issues make recom-mendations for the Legislature’s session starting in May. An ABC study committee holds its first meet-ing next week.
“Important decisions that may fundamentally change how the state allows distribution and sales of spirits to citizens cannot be made in the absence of information about the costs and possible bene-fits of privatizing part or all of the system,” Perdue wrote to legislators.
Interest in privatizing some or all of the cur-rent monopoly system has grown recently as local boards have been scrutinized following news the Wilmington-area board administrator made more than $250,000 annually and a liquor company treated Mecklenburg County board officials in November to a fancy dinner where the tab reached $12,700.
With Perdue’s blessing, the state ABC commis-sion this year already has pushed local ABC boards toward stronger ethics policies and closed a gift ban exemption.
North Carolina is among 18 “control” states where government directly controls wholesale and retail liquor distribution, but it’s the only one where local ABC boards sell spirits and are essentially inde-pendent from state government. Other control states are evaluating privatization, such as Virginia and in Washington, where an audit found it could increase revenue by up to $277 million over five years by changing its current system.
Lawmakers and Perdue also would have to per-suade supporters of the nearly 75-year-old ABC system, who argue it’s worked well by generating $259 million for state and local governments last year while at the same time keeping liquor con-sumption low compared to other states.
Any recommendations also would be made based on examining the “human costs” of a privatized system, Perdue wrote, such as whether a private system could lead to more liquor consumption.
The Legislature would have to approve any changes, and leaders already sound interested in giving the state more control over the local boards should they keep selling liquor to ensure their prof-itability and ethical behavior. But lawmakers on the ABC study committee interviewed suggested any massive overhaul on what’s considered a patch-work system likely couldn’t be completed until 2011.
Perdue said if she leans toward privatization, she would present a detailed plan that would keep tight reins on licensees while license fees would fund “critical long-term investments in our people and our state — not to fill current or near-term budget shortfalls.”
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Dear Reader: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) commonly causes heartburn; however, nearly half of all sufferers experience a chronic cough with no other symp-toms. If the heartburn medication works, you probably have GERD. You may wish to try antacids, which are less expensive and have the addition-al benefit of adding calcium to your diet. If they do not work, go back to the Prilosec.
Dear Dr. Gott: In your response to the reader whose sister complained of a chronic, choking cough. You failed to mention idiopathic pulmo-nary fibrosis. Individuals with this condition can have a chronic cough that does not respond to medications that are otherwise effective in treat-ing chronic bronchitis or asthma.
More information on this can be found at www.coalitionforpf.org.
Dear Reader: Idiopathic pulmo-nary fibrosis is a condition in which the deep tissue in the lungs becomes scarred, stiff and thick. The scarring process causes the lungs to lose their ability to circulate oxygen through the bloodstream. Progression of the disease varies between individuals, with people developing either gradu-ally, rapidly or remaining relatively stable. Heredity plays a role, as does asbestos exposure.
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DEAR ABBY: I just joined a gym, and I love everything about it except for one thing -- the ladies’ locker room.
I am modest so I use the pri-vate changing rooms when getting dressed. There are some women who feel very comfortable walking around in various stages of undress. Not only are they naked, they don’t think twice about bending over to get into their lockers, or standing topless while blow-drying their hair.
In a place full of mirrors, seeing all this is difficult to avoid. I don’t want to stop using the locker room because it’s convenient. Is there anything I can do, or must I put up with the peep shows?
-- MISS MODESTY DEAR MISS M.: Women in vari-
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DEAR ABBY: I am stationed in Iraq. My husband is home tak-ing care of our two teenagers -- a 16-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl.
My daughter has had several slee-povers at her friends’. On two sepa-rate occasions, the mothers allowed the girls to dye their hair. They did this without first consulting my hus-band.
Am I old-fashioned, or isn’t this something a parent should decide for a 14-year-old? Did the other parents think that it was OK since I wasn’t home to disapprove?
My husband is doing an excellent job of parenting while I am deployed, and he would never have allowed her to dye her hair. How should we handle this type of situation?
-- MOM ON DUTY IN IRAQ
DEAR MOM: Your husband should have told the adults plainly the first time it happened that he objected to the dye job. Since that didn’t happen, please remain calm and remember that it’s only hair -- which will grow out. And now that you know the par-ents of your daughter’s friends lack judgment, any sleepovers she attends should be in your home until your return from overseas.
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14 — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, TUESDAY, March 2, 2010
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE10 SP 08
Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Steve Logan to First Priority Services, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 5th day of August, 2005, and recorded in Book 853, Page 701, in Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door at 229 North Main St in the City of Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on March 9, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Rutherford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:
Being all of Lot 28 of Weatherstone #3 (revised) as the same is shown on a map thereof recorded in Map Book 9 at Page 6 in the Rutherford County Public Registry.
Being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at an iron pin, said iron pin lying on the Southeast side of Greenbriar Lane (SR 1612) said iron pin being the common Northernmost corner of Robert R. Kuehl as described in deed recorded in Deed Book 481, Page 511, Rutherford County Registry, and Common Northwesternmost corner of the tract herein described, said iron pin lying in the Southeastern boundary of Greenbriar Lane right of way and running thence from said beginning point with Southern margin of the Greenbriar Lane right of way, North 55 degrees 16 minutes 30 seconds East 125.01 feet to an iron pin; thence South 34 degrees 40 minutes 13 seconds East 174.97 feet to an iron pin; thence South 55 degrees 16 minutes 31 seconds West 125 feet to an iron pin; thence North 34 degrees 40 minutes 19 seconds West 174.97 feet to the beginning, containing 0.50 acres, according to map and survey by Professional Surveying Services, Nathan Odom, Registered Land Surveyor, dated November 11, 1988. Together with improvements located thereon;
Said property being located at:244 Greenbriar Drive, Forest City, North Carolina
Trustee may, in the Trustee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.
Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).
The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.
A cash deposit or cashier’s check (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.
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. 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.
THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.
IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.
This 16th day of February, 2010.
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEBY:Attorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1025840
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE09 SP 447
Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Keven J. Bennema and Kim Bennema, Wife to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 23rd day of February, 2007, and recorded in Book 942, Page 756, in Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door at 229 North Main St in the City of Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on March 16, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Morgan, in the County of Rutherford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:
All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in Morgan Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows:
Being Lot Number 10 of Queen's Gap, Phase I, as described more fully in plat recorded in Plat Book 27, Pages 280-292 ("the Plat"), Rutherford County Registry, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more full and accurate description. Together with improvements located thereon;
Said property being located at:Phase 1,Lot 10 Queens Gap, Shire Extension Road, Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Subject to Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions for Queen's Gap as recorded in Book 917, Page 402-442, Rutherford County Register of Deeds and recorded in Book 891, Page 624-664, McDowell County Register of Deeds, and any amendments and supplemental thereto.
Subject to all matters shown on subdivision plat of Queen's Gap, Phase I, as recorded in Plat Book 27, Pages 280-292, Rutherford County Register of Deeds, and Plat Book 13, Pages 60-72, McDowell County Register of Deeds, hereinafter referred to as "the Plat".
Trustee may, in the Trustee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.
Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).
The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.
A cash deposit or cashier’s check (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.
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. 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.
THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.
IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.
This 23rd day of February, 2010.
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEBY:Attorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1017391
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NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Justin L. Roper, Unmarried, dated June 18, 2007 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, recorded on June 18, 2007, in Book 962 at Page 611; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at Rutherford County Courthouse, in Rutherfordton, North Carolina at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, March 3, 2010, that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Forest City, County of Rutherford, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:
Lying and being in Cool Springs Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being a part of the property described in that deed recorded in Deed Book 206 on Page 514 of the Rutherford County Registry, and being described by metes and bounds according to a survey by Charles D. Owens, Jr. dated August 11, 1996 as follows:
BEGINNING at an iron pin on the East side of State Road No. 1979, Morrow Drive, which point is North 48 degrees 42 minutes 05 seconds East 178.73 feet from a nail at the intersection of the center line of said road with the center line of Frazier Drive, State Road No. 2257, and runs thence from the beginning, and with the property of Cecil D. Clark South 63 degrees 25 minutes 35 seconds East 172.43 feet to an iron pin; thence North 02 degrees 58 minutes 36 seconds West 160.91 feet to an iron pin; thence North 83 degrees 50 minutes 19 seconds West 151.93 feet to an iron pin on the East side of Morrow Drive, State Road No. 1979; thence along the East side of said Drive South 02 degrees 58 minutes 36 seconds East 100 feet to the BEGINNING, containing 0.449 of one acre, more or less.
Being the same and identical property which was conveyed by Manuel Clinton Seagle and wife, Michelle P. Seagle to Justin Lee Roper by Deed dated June 15, 2007 and of record in Deed Book 935, at Page 656, Rutherford County Registry.
Address of property:304 Morrow Dr, Forest City, NC 28043
Present Record Owners: Justin Lee Roper a/k/a Justin L. Roper
The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. 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. In the event that the Owner and Holder or its intended assignee is exempt from paying the same, the successful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee's Deed, and any Land Transfer Tax.
The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale "AS IS, WHERE IS" and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required.
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 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 his sole discretion, if he believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.
Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units:
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. 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.
Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009.
Dated: February 10, 2010
David A. Simpson, P.C.Substitute TrusteeAttorney at LawRogers Townsend & Thomas, PCAttorneys for the Substitute Trustee704-442-9500
AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE09 SP 212
Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Bryan R. Davis and Amy Davis to M. Patricia Oliver, Trustee(s), dated the 16th day of November, 2007, and recorded in Book 984, Page 561, in Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door at 229 North Main St in the City of Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on March 16, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Greenhill, in the County of Rutherford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:
Tract One: Situate, lying and being in Green Hill Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being a portion of the lands of Steve T. Mode and wife, Margaret Mode by a deed recorded on Deed Book 729, at Page 21, Rutherford County Registry, and being all of Lots 1 and 2 of Maple Creek Estates as recorded in Plat Book 20, at Page 32, Rutherford County Registry, reference to which plat is hereby made for a full and complete description of the property.
Tract Two: Situate, lying and being in Green Hill Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being a portion of the lands of Kenneth Franklin Head and wife, Betty Jean Head by a deed recorded in Deed Book 454, at Page 587, Rutherford County Registry, and being more particularly described by metes and bounds according to a map of survey by Lattimore & Peeler Surveying D Dobbins Lattimore, Registered Land Surveyor, bearing drawing number 99-234A, and dated June 4, 1999, as follows:
Beginning at a mag nail and cap, control corner, in the centerline of Maple Creek Road (SR1178), said mag nail and cap serving as the Southeast corner of the lands known as Lot 1 of Maple Creek Estates as recorded in Plat Book 20, at Page 32, Rutherford County Registry, and said mag. nail and cap lying South 64 degrees 53 minutes 33 seconds East (passing a mag nail and cap at 153.34 feet) a total distance of 306.69 feet from a mag nail and cap in the center of the intersection of Maple Creek Road with Coopers Gap Road (SR 1172) and running thence from said point of beginning along the Lot 1 Eastern boundary, North 19 degrees 38 minutes 34 seconds East (passing a rebar at 29.58 feet) a total distance of 356.20 feet to a rebar, said rebar serving the Northeast Lot 1 corner and also as the Southeast corner of the lands known as Lot 3 of the said Maple Creek Estates subdivision referenced hereinabove, thence South 52 degrees 43 minutes 06 seconds East 150.00 feet to a new iron pin, thence South 18 degrees 31 minutes 09 seconds West 294.86 feet (passing a new iron pin at 294.86 feet) a total distance of 325.05 feet to a mag nail and cap set in the centerline of Maple Creek Road, said mag nail and cap lying North 64 degrees 54 minutes 35 seconds East 150.12 feet from an unmarked point serving as the Southeast corner of the Head lands hereinabove referenced, thence along the centerline of Maple Creek Road, North 64 degrees 54 minutes 35 seconds West 150.00 feet to the point and place of beginning, containing 1.136 acres, more or less.
Being the same and identical property which was conveyed by Randy Monteith and wife, Renee Monteith to Bryan Davis and wife, Amy Davis by deed dated November 16, 2007 and of record in Deed Book ____ at Page ____, Rutherford County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon;
Said property being located at:2690 Maple Creek Road, Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Trustee may, in the Trustee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.
Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).
The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.
A cash deposit or cashier’s check (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.
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. 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.
THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.
IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.
This 23rd day of February, 2010.
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEBY:Attorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1010133
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16 — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, TUESDAY, March 2, 2010
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE09 SP 356
Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Vera F. Walker to Richard P. Williams, Trustee(s), dated the 25th day of June, 2001, and recorded in Book 0632, Page 0363, in Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door at 229 North Main St in the City of Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on March 16, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Rutherford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:
LYING and being on the North side of Dogwood Lane, which street runs southeastward from N.C. Rural Road No. 1586, in Town of Forest City, N.C., and lying on the East side of Lot No. 30 in Block "C" of the Subdivision of the Dr. G.E. Young property as shown on a plat of said subdivision, made by Fred A, Wilkie, Registered Surveyor, in June 1964, and recorded in Plat Book 6, on Page 156, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Rutherford County, N.C., and being more particularly described by call and distances as follows: BEGINNING in the North edge of Dogwood Lane, said point being located 100.28 feet North 84 deg. East from the Southwest corner of Lot No. 30, also being 13.24 feet South 6 deg. West 183.7 feet to a stake; thence South 86 deg. 6 min. East 101.9 feet to a stake; thence South 6 deg. East from the Southeast corner of Lot No. 30; thence running North 6 deg. West 183.7 feet a stake; thence South 86 deg. 6 min. East 101.9 feet to a stake; thence South 6 deg. East 163.4 feet to the North edge of Dogwood Lane; thence with the North edge of Dogwood Lane South 84 deg. West 100 feet to the place of BEGINNING. Together with improvements located thereon;
Said property being located at:415 Dogwood Lane, Forest City, North Carolina
BEING the same and identical property by Ruth L. Beard to Willard M. Walker, deceased, and wife Vera F. Walker by deed dated March 25, 1986 and recorded in Deed Book 484, Page 134, Rutherford County Registry.
Parcel ID Number: 04-18228
Trustee may, in the Trustee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.
Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).
The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.
A cash deposit or cashier’s check (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.
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. 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.
THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.
IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.
This 23rd day of February, 2010.
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEBY:Attorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1013266
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE09 SP 374
Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by John Kelly and Wife, Teresa Kelly (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Teresa A. Kelly, Trustee of The 236AGrey Rock Trust (Being an Irrevocable Discretionary Spendthrift Trust) and any Amendments thereof ) to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 16th day of April, 2007, and recorded in Book 952, Page 12, in Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door at 229 North Main St in the City of Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on March 9, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Rutherford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:
Being all of Lot 236 as shown on survey by R.L. Greene, PLS entitled Grey Rock Subdivision Phase 2A as recorded in Plat Book 26 at Page 115, said plat being one of a series of plats recorded in Plat Book 26, Page 114 through Page 118 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry, reference to said recorded plats being made for a more particular description of said Lot 236. Together with improvements located thereon;
Said property being located at:236 Grey Rock, Lake Lure, North Carolina
Together with and subject to all easements, restrictions and rights of ways of record and an non-exclusive appurtenant easement for ingress, egress and regress over and upon all private subdivision roads for Grey Rock at Lake Lure as shown on the above described plats and the plats for Phase 1A as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 25, at Page 188 through 192, plats for 1B as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 25 at Page 205 through Page 208, plats for Phase 2Aas shown on plats for Phase 2A as shown on plats recorded in Book 26, Pages 114 through Pages 118 and to the Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions for Grey Rock as recorded in Book 858, at Page 122 of the Rutherford County Registry.
Being a portion of that property to LR Buffalo Creek, LLC by deeds recorded in Deed Book 855, at Page 816, of the Rutherford County Registry and also being recorded in Book 3793, at Page 665 of the Buncombe County Registry.
Trustee may, in the Trustee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.
Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).
The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.
A cash deposit or cashier’s check (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.
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. 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.
THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.
IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.
This 16th day of February, 2010.
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEBY:Attorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1016610
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CONCEPCION, Chile (AP) — Rescuers found signs of life in the wreckage of a 15-story build-ing Monday as the world offered aid to victims of an earthquake that killed more than 700 peo-ple. Looters roamed the streets even after troops and police arrested dozens of people for violating a curfew.
The toll of dead rose to 723, with 19 others missing, the National Emergency Office announced, in a magnitude-8.8 quake that President Michelle Bachelet called “an emergency without parallel in Chile’s his-tory.”
Some coastal towns were almost obliterated — first shak-en by the quake, then slammed by a tsunami that carried whole houses inland and crushed oth-ers into piles of sticks. Shocked survivors were left without pow-er, water or food.
In Concepcion, the biggest city near the epicenter, rescu-ers heard the knock of trapped victims inside a toppled 70-unit apartment building and began to drill through thick walls to reach them, said fire depart-ment Commander Juan Carlos Subercaseux.
Only the chop of military heli-copters flying overhead broke the silence demanded by rescu-ers straining to hear signs of life inside the building.
Firefighters had already pulled 25 survivors and nine bodies from the structure.
Mayor Jacqueline van Rysselberghe told Radio Cooperativa that some food aid was arriving in the city of 200,000 Monday for distribu-tion to the hungry.
Electricity was still out, how-ever, water was scarce and loot-ers re-emerged at dusk despite beefed up security. Dozens of people sacked stores selling food, clothing and drugs, fleeing when police appeared to drive them away. Some struck gas stations, stealing cash from attendants.
As a small military convoy of drove down the main avenue, bystanders applauded and shout-ed, “Finally! Finally!”
Concepcion police chief Eliecer Soler said officers arrested 55 people for violating a night-time curfew imposed after loot-ers sacked nearly every mar-ket in town Sunday. Troops ordered into the city by Bachelet patrolled to enforce security. A few looters re-emerged to rob a market on Monday.
Spanish professor Eduardo Aundez watched with disgust as a soldier patiently waited for looters to rummage through a downtown store, then lobbed two tear gas canisters into the rubble to get them out.
“I feel abandoned” by authori-ties, he said. “We believe the gov-ernment didn’t take the neces-sary measures in time, and now supplies of food and water are going to be much more compli-cated.”
The U.N. said Monday that
it would rush aid deliveries to Chile after Bachelet appealed for international aid. U.N. humani-tarian spokeswoman Elisabeth Byrs said Chile was seeking tem-porary bridges, field hospitals, satellite phones, electric genera-tors, damage assessment teams, water purification systems, field kitchens and dialysis centers.
“We are prepared to pro-vide assistance,” Byrs told The Associated Press in Geneva. “It could be quite fast, given that our experts are on standby and were alerted in the region.”
The World Health Organization said it expected the death toll to rise in the com-ing days as communications improve. For survivors, it said access to health services will be a major challenge and noted that indigenous people living in ado-be homes were most at risk from heavily damaged infrastructure.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton also offered to provide disaster aid. Traveling in Uruguay, Clinton said she would bring some communications equipment when she visits Chile on Tuesday.
Argentina said it was sending six aircraft loaded with a field hospital, 55 doctors and water treatment plants.
Bachelet ordered troops to help deliver food, water and blankets and clear rubble from roads, and she urged power companies to restore service first to hospi-tals, health clinics and shelters.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday addressed the nation’s school dropout epidemic, proposing $900 million to states and school districts that agree to drastically change or even shutter their worst performing schools.
Obama’s move comes as many schools continue to struggle to get children to graduation, a profound problem in a rich, powerful nation. Only about 70 percent of entering high school freshmen go on to graduate. The problem affects blacks and Latinos at particularly high rates.
Obama said the crisis hurts individual kids and the nation as a whole, shattering dreams and undermining an already poor economy.
“There’s got to be a sense of accountability,” Obama said in announcing his latest get-tough school proposal at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce during an education event sponsored by the America’s Promise Alliance, the youth organization founded by former Secretary of State Colin Powell and his wife, Alma.
The president’s plan would seek to help 5,000 of the nation’s lowest-performing schools over the next five years.
Obama has been using federal money as leverage to push schools to raise standards and get more children ready for college or work. It is a task that former President George W. Bush and Congress, along with many leaders before them, have long taken on, but the challenge is steep.
To get a share of the new money, states and school districts must adopt one of four approaches to fix their struggling schools:n Turnaround Model: The school district must
replace the principal and at least half of the school staff, adopt a new governance structure for the school, and implement a new or revised instruc-tional program. In his remarks, Obama said a Rhode Island school that recently fired all its teachers is an example of how there needs to be accountability.n Restart Model: The school district must close
and reopen the school under the management of a charter school operator, a charter management organization or an educational management orga-nization. A restarted school would be required to enroll, within the grades it serves, former students who wish to attend.n School Closure: The school district must close
the failing school and enroll the students in other, higher-achieving schools in the district.n Transformational Model: The school must
address four areas, including teacher effectiveness, instruction, learning and teacher planning time, and operational flexibility.
The administration also is putting $50 million into dropout prevention strategies.
A boat lies marooned on a street in Talcahuano, Chile, Monday, March 1, 2010. An 8.8-mag-nitude earth-quake struck central Chile early Saturday triggering a tsunami that hit coastal commu-nities.
Associated Press
Police, troops fighting looters
Obama seeking money to deal with dropouts
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New class line up has been prepared. classes include quilting, garment
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Hospice, in the earliest days, was a concept rooted in the centuries-old idea of offering a place of shelter and rest, or “hospitality” to weary and sick travelers on a long journey. Dame Cicely Saunders at St. Christopher’s Hospice in London first applied the term “hospice” to specialized care for dying patients in 1967.
Hospice is a philosophy of care. The hospice philosophy recognizes death as the final stage of life and seeks to enable patients to continue an alert, pain-free life and to manage other symptoms so that their last days may be spent with dignity and quality, surrounded by their loved ones. Hospice affirms life and does not hasten or postpone death. Hospice care treats the person rather than the disease; it highlights quality rather than length of life. It provides family-centered care involving the patient and family in making decisions.
Hospice care can be given in the patient’s home, a hospital, nursing home, or private hospice facility. Most hospice
care in the United States is given in the home, with a family member or members serving as the main hands-on caregiver.
Rutherford County is fortunate to have an excellent hospice program that has provided care to many families in our community. Hospice of Rutherford County not only provides excellent care but has a world class facility that the community can be proud of. Community support is important to the maintenance of this exemplary program. Donations may be sent to P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC or those wishing to volunteer may call 245-0095.
Lanny funchess ––– funeraL director –––
Points To Ponder
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Hey Friends,
It’s me, Mike, owner of Retro Cinema & Dino’s Pizza. I have come across a business opportunity that I would love to share with the community that has been so good to me and my family. I invite you to come to Retro Cinema, Tuesday March 2nd at 7pm to attend a presentation of this great opportunity. Don’t miss out, hope to see you there!
