daily courier march 18 2010

Thursday, March 18, 2010, Forest City, N.C.

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By ALLISON FLYNNDaily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY – By leaving the classroom, Kevin Bradley now has the opportunity to impact more students than he did at Chase High School.

Bradley made the move to the Cool Springs Administrative Office in February, taking over the

position of Career and Technical Education Director following the retirement of Robin Davis. Prior to taking the administrative position, Bradley was an agriculture and animal science teacher at Chase High School for eight years.

In his new role, Bradley will con-tinue to build on the foundation Davis built, he said, adding more opportunities for students who

choose to take courses in career and technical education.

“Being able to give teachers what they need for students in career and technical education, I am influencing more students than before,” Bradley said. Before, he said, he worked only with those

Please see Bradley, Page 2


FOREST CITY – The 14th century will meet the 21st in Rutherford County this weekend during Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy’s first-ever Renaissance Faire.

The faire will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the grammar school cam-pus. Costumes may be worn and can be reserved by calling Casper’s Closet, said TJCA Grammar School Curriculum Coordinator

Candice Edwards. The faire began originally as the fam-

ily forum at the middle and high school, but transformed into the Renaissance Faire this year, Edwards said.

“Our fourth and fifth grades and the middle and high school students study the Renaissance,” Edwards said. “We also travel to the Renaissance Festival in Charlotte each year

Please see Faire, Page 6


SPINDALE — Rutherford County Department of Social Services is moving for-ward with plans to purchase document man-agement software to aid workers in income maintenance services.

Members of the board approved purchas-ing the software following final approval of the department’s budget by the Rutherford County Board of Commissioners.

The software, Compass Software produced by Northwoods Consulting Partners, would be used to scan and digitize paperwork used in income maintenance for food and nutri-tion and other services. Income maintenance cases from January 2003 to January 2010 have increased by 106 percent, said DSS Director John Carroll.

“We’re currently requesting two additional positions in income maintenance,” Carroll said.

Please see DSS, Page 6

Jean Gordon/Daily Courier With just four days remaining before the official start of spring, Ray Kleintof was at work Tuesday morning, digging weeds from this pansy flower garden off N. Main Street. In Rutherfordton.

By SCOTT BAUGHMANDaily Courier Staff Writer

RUTHERFORDTON — Rutherford County’s Economic Development Commission won’t be changing the name of its board but will be pushing the county as a destination for green business.

At their March meeting Wednesday, Board members debated changing the name of their group to the Rutherford County Economic Development Advisory Committee. But the County Commission was reluc-tant.

“In years past, the board would meet once a month, someone would give a report and everyone would go home,” County Commissioner Paul McIntosh said. “But I think you could have a greater impact than that. You could help the staff, if a prospect comes in where you have a certain area of expertise you could meet with them.”

Some board members wanted the change, to clarify not the duties of the board, but the powers.

“As soon as you put it into that context, people would assume that we have direct input into economic development and we don’t,” board member Rich Cotarello said. “I think that is a problem.”

The board decided to leave the name the same, but the bylaws for the commission clearly define that the committee acts only in an advisory capacity — a commission without any

Please see EDC, Page 6

PLANTING FLOWERS

TJCA hosts Renaissance Faire

EDC will not be changing its name

Garrett Byers/ Daily Courier

Students in Thomas Andrews Advanced Functions/Modeling class at Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy work on the con-struction of a ballista for the Renaissance Faire being held Saturday on the grammar school cam-pus on Hardin Road in Forest City. Here (l-r) David Braswell, Mark Trimble and Brannon McDowell fit a section of the medieval artillery into place.

DSS approves software buy; sets budget

Bradley takes over CTE position

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students who took courses in agriculture and animal sciences. Now, he’ll focus on pro-viding information for students in a wide vari-ety of fields.

In years past, CTE courses were offered for students who would enter the workforce immediately following

high school. The focus for the courses now has changed, Bradley said, and now more than ever they are a way to prepare students not only for getting a job, Bradley said, but for college and life in gen-eral.

“My wife and I had our first child in October, and if I had had an early childhood class I would’ve been better prepared,” he

said. “CTE is for every-body, and gives so many practical, hands-on experiences for the rest of their lives.”

The push now for high school students is to have certifications or credentials under their belts prior to graduat-ing, such as food service or National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) certifications.

New co-operative

learning experiences and internships are being developed for students in Rutherford County Schools. This semester an intern-ship for students in the family and consumer science classes is being offered at Hospice of Rutherford County. Currently Hospice also works with RCS on co-operative learning for students in heatlh and occupational science

classes. “Rutherford County

Schools is just start-ing to branch into that (internships),” Bradley said. “I would love to see Hospice become an even greater partner.”

As CTE director, Bradley will also devel-op partnerships with other industries to pro-vide students with sum-mer learning opportun-ties too.

“I’ll be looking at

banks, manufacturing, heating and air busi-nesses .... working with these industries, hope-fully it will make stu-dents ready to work in jobs Rutherford County has to offer,” he said.

A graduate of Chase High School and N.C. State University, Bradley returned to Rutherford County to teach, taking over his father, Chivous Bradley’s, class at Chivous’ retirement. Bradley also received National Board Certification and com-pleted his administra-tive licensure through Appalachian State University.

Bradley’s sister, Jill Francis, is also a teacher. Before either of them decided to major in education, Bradley said his dad sat them down and told them there would be chal-lenges.

“When I went to State I applied to the design school and to animal sciences. I got into ani-mal sciences and decid-ed I’d transfer in to the design school,” he said. “But once I got started in animal science, I was hooked.”

Bradley’s wife, Sarah, is a school nurse. The couple are parents to a son, Parker, five months.

Contact Flynn via e-mail at [email protected].

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SPINDALE — A fund-raiser yard sale and raffle is scheduled Saturday on behalf of the upcoming Dairy Goat Festival and Parade.

A highlight of the event will be the raffle of two collector’s gui-tars, along with $50 worth of lessons each.

The fund-raiser will be held in the Consumer Credit Counseling park-ing lot on Ohio Street from 6:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The event will be held on March 27 in case of rain.

The raffle of the gui-tars, along with a gift basket of goat milk soaps and other items, will be held at 1 p.m. Tickets for the raffle are $1 each or six for $5.

Persons who want to donate items for the yard sale may drop them off at 315 W. Main St. today from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Any leftover items from the yard sale will go to the Yokefellow Thrift Store.

The festival, a non-profit event, is sched-uled May 22 on Main Street.

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Contributed photoThis 120-member chorus will be featured in Rutherford County Arts Council’s production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, to be presented for the public on Saturday, March 20, at 7 p.m. at The Foundation, Isothermal Community College.

Contributed photoChildren’s chorus members are (above, front row, l-r) Cynthia Owens Alexis Blanton, Zaida Cilone; second row — Clayt ilone, Amber Thompson, Madison Snyder, Stesha Turner and third row, Amber Blanton Charity Salyers, Brittany Owens, Lilly Owen. Members of the adult chorus for Joseph and the Amazing Techicolor Dreamcoat are (right, front, l-r) Haden Johnson, Layla Thurman, Cypress Snyder, Emily Owen; second row, Janet Robinson, Brittney Robinson, Donna Kersey, Diane Tucker and third row, Brandon Barber, Amelia Hill, Patricia Kuess.

OREST CITY — The Rutherford County Arts Council’s production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat will feature the talents of over 120 young people compris-ing the All-County Youth Chorus.

The production is sched-uled for Saturday at 7 p.m. at The Foundation at ICC.

The young singers are participants in the Arts Council’s “Playing For Keeps” After School Program, and represent six Rutherford County Schools.

The Chorus will also per-form the musical for students on Thursday and Friday, March 18 and 19, at 10 a.m.

Representing Chase Middle School will be Morgan Bristol, Jalen Brown, Hydea Carson, America Gonzalez, Lindsay Greene, Bethany Greene, Blade Hannon, Makayla Logan, Kristal Villatoro, and Frances Walker.

Representing East Middle School will be Chiaka Abara, Mary Adams, Cassondra Allen, Nic Blanton, Alex Bradley, alisha Briggs, Kollin Byars, Katelynd Conner, Brittany Conner, shanna Dayton, Micah Deyton, Janna Duty, Elijah Green, Phil Harris, Andrew Herring, Megan James, Subrina Keeter, Jacob law-son, Sherice Logan, Ashley Lowrance, Megan McCurry,

Avery Meeks, Alex Moore, Madison Morris, Kayla Morrison, Cynthis Morrow, Brad Murray, Jalen Murray, Dustin Nazelrod, Reva Parker, Ashley Ranta, Jordon Raudales, Makayla Rhodes, Hannah Six, Chance Tate, Donald Terry, Gary Terry, Kadaesha Thompson, and Aaron West.

Representing Forest City Dunbar Elementary School will be Ian Ball, Lillian Bridges, Galen Briggs, Korean Bristol, Shanyhia Davis, Diretha Foster, Makayla Hines, Jakiya Jackson, Diamond Jenkins, Germaine Logan, Deontay Lynch, Brooklyn Mills, Marcellus Murray, Rayvon Ponder, Stephanie

Reyes, Alicia Rumbach, Cheyenne Schlutow, Tony Smith, Whitley Tate, JaTonya Thompson-Jones, Ryan Tucker, and Chesnee Waldroup.

Representing Forrest Hunt Elementary School will be Madison Bailey, Rodney Deal, Tiffany Dotson, Miranda Eddins, José Enriquez, Victoria Gordon, Latrell Harris, Jordan Hicks, Kaley Littlejohn, Bryson Mathis, CJ McDowell, Alexis Moore, Kavin Mosley, KeyAndre Roberts, Riley Robinette, Joey Tate, Zhaniya Thomas, José Antonio Vargas, and Zaharie Washburn.

Representing Pinnacle

Elementary School will be Austin Bridges, Hannah Dills, Taylor Hayes, Harley Hickock, Malik Hipp-Smith, Damarcus Johnson, Colby Lee, Jaleel Lytle, Savannah Parton, Chase Reed, Trevor Rhodes, Marilyn Sessoms, and Anna Weast.

Representing R-S Middle School will be Brooke Bailey, Nick Brown, Cashmere Dunn, Nikki Collin, Makayla Edgerton, Micah Hines, Kaleb Hines, Taylor Lane, Onesia Makerson, Imani McCain, Kaley Nelson, Tequila Owens, CJ Pruett, Brian Russell, Kayla Searcy, Alex Shepherd, Alyssa Twitty, Chelsea VonBriel, Jazlon Waddell, and Elun Walton.

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■ A daily forum for opinion, commentary and editorials on the news that affects us all.

Jodi V. Brookshire/ publisherSteven E. Parham/ executive editor

601 Oak Street, P.O. Box 1149,Forest City, N.C. 28043Phone: 245-6431 Fax: 248-2790E-mail: [email protected]

Vice President Joe Biden is com-ing to North Carolina today to visit a company that he and

President Barrack Obama have cited as an example of green economy jobs.

Biden will be visiting Cree Inc., a Durham-based company that designs, produces and sells energy-efficient lighting.

As the nation has muddled its way through the Great Recession, there has been much talk about the potential for the green economy to produce the jobs of the future.

Cree is a good example of that. Right here in Rutherford County, we

have our own examples.One of those is 3Tex which is being

featured on county promotional mate-rial for its unique textile weave product that is aimed at the wind power indus-try.

The specialty textile manufacturer is making a 3D fiber system for use on wind blades for power-generating windmills. The specialized textile weave does not rust or corrode.

These creative companies are on the cutting edge of what many feel will be the new economy and they are here in North Carolina. That is good sign for our future.

Our Views

Green economy is here in N.C.

Our readers’ viewsResponds to writer on charter school lawsuit

To the editor:It seems odd that Betsy Lane

quotes the law stating that public charters are to receive the pro rata share of the local current expense fund in order to demon-strate that charters ... should not receive this money.

I’m not sure of her strategy here, but I think this is what’s typically called “shooting yourself in the foot.”

Surely Ms. Lane isn’t intention-ally advocating for the other side, but this “argument” is quickly devolving into a Monty Python sketch, minus the intelligence.

Ms. Lane’s objection that TJCA “does not follow the rules that the traditional public schools follow” has been dealt with repeatedly in numerous letters to the editor.

One can also find relevant information on the TJCA website, as well as the N.C. Department of Public Schools website.

She and others can choose to continually ignore this wealth of information, but it frankly shines a bright light on all those who continue to hold absurd positions in spite of overwhelming evi-dence to the contrary.

Incidentally, I’m not sure why the geographic locations of people commenting in this public forum offend Ms. Lane. I was raised in Rutherford County, lived for many years out West, and now reside in west-ern Cleveland County. Should I remain mute on a matter of local significance because the county line is three miles west of me?

The sky is just as blue in Boiling Springs and Grover as it is in Rutherfordton.

J. TreehornBoiling Springs

Poses question about filling in airport mine

To the editor: A question for candidate Rob

Bole. Since your back ground is finance and you currently serve as the treasurer of the Airport Authority, why would you approve spending over 900,000 tax payers dollars to just fill in a big hole in the ground so the Airport can expand.

With the county unemployment rate at 16.9 percent, how many new jobs will this create?

Keith Hunter Rutherfordton

Says cost of health care reform bill is too high

To the editor:Mr. Crawford, I would like to

commend you on your passion for the Health Care Bill and I wish that I could support it but right now I am tapped out.

I am already paying for food stamps, health clinics, aid for displaced housewives and all the other free government programs that are out there.

If a government run health care bill gets passed all that it is doing is putting a band aid over a huge infections wound.

Take a look at the Medicare Program and you will see the infection and no one seems to be able to heal that wound.

We all ready have way too many government run programs. Our elected officials need to work together and clean up the current ones and get them running more efficiently before taking on any more.

I do not support a government health care plan, but if you do Mr. Crawford then please write to Nancy and Harry and ask them to send it to you and you can pay for it.

C.C. RussellRutherfordton

Says county seat’s Main Streets in bad shape

To the editor:Since the Town of Rutherford-

ton is our County Seat, it should

stand out to people who live here as well as visitors.

Last night, while on main street in Rutherfordton, I noticed a car sitting in the travel lane. I slowed and as I was passing, I noticed a young lady on a cell phone. I stopped and ask if I could help.

She was upset and thought she had damaged her car when she hit a pot hole.

I checked her tires and they were OK, and she traveled on.

My question is why is Main Street so rough?

I was told by a city official that main street was a state highway. OK, but shouldn’t the city ask the state to fix the road.

While traveling on main street, I hit a pot hole and burst a fork seal on my motorcycle. Repairs are expensive.

Rick HensonRutherfordton

Consignment shopping a great way to save moneyThere’s a group of women

I see twice each year, once in the spring and once in the fall.

We aren’t friends, and we’re not really getting together for a social gather-ing (although, we’re a pretty cordial bunch.)

And we’re there for the same common goal: Saving lots and lots of money.

I did my early shopping at WeeRuns, the children’s con-signment sale, this week. It’s a joy to me for several rea-sons - I get a night to myself to shop and I seriously save lots of dough.

Tuesday night was no exception.

I got to WeeRuns a little before shopping time, armed with a clothes basket and pants with lots of pockets

for keys, credit card and cell phone. I had changed into a short sleeved shirt and jeans because shopping can be dirty and sweaty. (I take it very seriously and getting a good bargain is a bit of a sport, right?)

My main objective each WeeRuns season is to clothe Nathan for the upcoming summer or winter (depend-ing on which WeeRuns sale I’m at). The night before my bargain adventure, Nathan and I played “fashion show” — which is my way of trick-

ing him into trying on last year’s summer clothes. If I tell him we’re just wearing clothes, he’ll whine. Turn it into a chance to jump around and change as fast as he can and dance to Lady Gaga, and he’s in like Flynn. (Sorry, I couldn’t resist.)

Finding he can still squeeze into several of last year’s clothes, I set myself a non-monetary budget: 10 outfits and maybe a few extras. OK, I did also set a monetary budget. I have a general rule that unless it’s a complete outfit and still has tags or was only worn once, I don’t spend more than $10 on it.

I perused the toys rather quickly because my child was born with the acquired taste for playing with pretty much anything that is not a toy.

And, he has a million toys (that I need to consign) and really does not need more. And his birthday is coming up, meaning he’ll get even more toys (and I really, really need to get rid of some of the old ones.)

I ran through furniture, just to make sure I wasn’t missing anything, and then dove head first into clothes.

It’s fun to shop with other bargain hunters, because you get to talk about all the great deals you’re getting and you often get help from moms and dads who are looking for similar sized clothing.

I found Nathan two swim suits, 11 shirts, 12 pairs of shorts, a pair of shoes, five pairs of pajamas and a Disney “Cars” rug to drive his Hot Wheels on.

Wanna guess how much I spent? (Because after I got home, I looked up the “Cars” rug and found the original price on Amazon is anywhere between $35 and $50.)

Grand total: $105 (and that included rounding up my total to benefit Communities in Schools of Rutherford County.)

WeeRuns officially opens to the public (volunteers and consignors get to shop early) Saturday morning at 8 at the old Steve & Barry’s. The sale lasts for a week, and the half-price sale begins March 27.

Now if there were only an adult version of WeeRuns for me ....


Allison Flynn

Total Mom Sense

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Howard HuntleyLeslie “Howard” Huntley,

102, of Poors Ford Road, Rutherfordton, died Wednesday, March 17, 2010, at Hospice House in Forest City.

A native of Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Rev. Melrose M. and Ida King Huntley, and the widower of Lyattle Rollins Huntley.

His early years were spent primarily farming, but around 1945 he transitioned to a career as a house paint-er. For the next 40 years, he painted hundreds of homes in Rutherfordton, Spindale and the surrounding area. In addition he was a substi-tute rural mail carrier for Rutherfordton Route One from 1947 until 1982.

He was a member of the Mountain View Baptist Church where he served as a deacon, trustee, treasur-er, Sunday School teacher and superintendent. He was Life Member No. 2652 of the Huntley National Association.

He is survived by one daughter, Doris H. Luckadoo of Tega Cay, S.C.; two sons, Steve K. Huntley, Fort Mill, S.C., and Douglas S. Huntley of Laurinburg; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Arrangements are being handled by McMahan’s Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends Friday from 1 to 2 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at McMahan’s Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Jerry Ruppe and Ray Hooper officiating. Interment will follow in the Huntley Family Cemetery in Rutherfordton.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043.

Online condolences www.mcmah-ansfuneralhome.com.

Kathleen Savino Kathleen V. Savino, 88,

of Bostic Sunshine Hwy., Bostic, died Wednesday, March 17, 2010, at her resi-dence.

A daughter of the late Roy and Ellie Van Dyke, she was first married to the late Austin Fay Panther, and later to the late Frank Savino.

She is survived by three daughters, Faye Panther and Peggy Jean Hudson, both of Golden Valley, and Rocksann Clare of Ellenboro; one sister, Sarah Watts of Bostic; three brothers, Charles Van Dyke, James Van Dyke, and Hubert Van Dyke, all of Golden Valley; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Golden Valley United Methodist Church with the Revs. Jason Toney and Mike Ivey officiating. The body will lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation is Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Washburn & Dorsey Funeral Home.

Online condolences www.wash-burndorsey.com.

Ernest Moore Ernest Alton Moore, 80,

died Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at the Oaks of Town Center in Harrisburg.

Arrangements are incom-plete and will be announced by Harrelson Funeral Home.

Russ SharpMORGANTOWN, W.Va.

(AP) — Russ Sharp, West Virginia University’s senior associate athletic director, has died after a long battle with prostate cancer. He was 52.

The university says Sharp died Wednesday.

Sharp joined WVU in 1999 as an assistant athletic direc-tor. He was promoted to associate athletic director in 2002 and later took over responsibilities in adminis-tration and finance.

Athletic director Ed Pastilong says Sharp was devoted to improving WVU’s athletic facilities.

Before coming to WVU, Sharp was athletic director at Centenary College from 1994 to 1999.

Wayne CollettLOS ANGELES (AP) —

Wayne Collett, a silver med-alist in the 400-meters at the 1972 Munich Olympics who starred in the hurdles, sprints and relays at UCLA, died Wednesday. He was 60.

He died at St. Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles after a long battle with cancer, the university says after being informed of his death by family friends and his former college coach Jim Bush.

At the 1972 U.S. Olympic trials, Collett ran the fastest 400 time in history at sea level before finishing second in Munich.

He competed for UCLA from 1968-71, winning Pac-8 titles in the 440-yard inter-mediate hurdles and the 440-yard dash. He anchored three consecutive NCAA championship mile relay teams.

Sheriff’s Reportsn The Rutherford County

Sheriff’s Office responded to 122 E-911 calls Tuesday.n Sherry Lang Dotson

reported a burglary.

Rutherfordtonn The Rutherfordton Police

Department responded to 18 E-911 calls Tuesday.

Spindalen The Spindale Police

Department responded to 37 E-911 Tuesday.

Lake Luren The Lake Lure Police

Department responded to two E-911 calls Tuesday.

Forest Cityn The Forest City Police

Department responded to 44 E-911 calls Tuesday.n Francisco Garcia Ruiz

reported a larceny.n Latoya Shenna Harrison

reported a breaking and entering and injury to prop-erty.n An employee of Wal-

Mart, on Plaza Drive, report-ed an incident of shoplifting/ concealment and second-degree trespassing. (See arrest of Wease and Boyd.)

Arrestsn Cameron Daniel Bradley,

43, of 178 Thermal Drive; charged with possession of

stolen goods/ property and insurance fraud; released on a $45,000 unsecured bond. (Division of Motor Vehicles)n Jeremy Lad Horne, 33, of

1094 U.S. 221 South; charged with assault on a female; placed under a $1,000 secured bond. (RCSD)

n Robert Owen Byars, 52, of 108 Lynch St.; charged with driving while impaired, driving while license revoked, operate vehicle with no insurance and plate not properly attached; placed under a $500 secured bond. (RCSD)n Douglas Clayton Splawn,

40, of 187 Withrow Road; charged with driving while impaired and failure to stop at stop sign/ flashing red light; placed under a $500 secured bond. (RCSD)n Sylvia Kay Hargett, 37,

of 153 Robin Hood Drive; charged with domestic vio-lence protective order viola-tion; placed under a 48-hour hold. (RCSD)n Nathan Corey Braswell,

24, of 154 Bridges Drive; charged with assault on a female; placed under a 48-hour hold. (RCSD)n Thomas Roger Rabb,

62, of 132 Chrystal; charged with communicating threats; released on a written prom-ise to appear. (RCSD)n Bradrick Keith Michael,

52, of 164 Greenfield Drive; charged with failure to com-ply; placed under a $500 cash bond. (RCSD)

n Dennis Lee McEntire, 52, of 1801 Spindale St.; charged with indecent expo-sure; placed under a $1,000 secured bond. (SPD)

Citationsn Elizabeth Leigh Snyder,

26, of Jefferson Road, Mooresboro; cited for shop-lifting and second-degree trespassing; released on a written promise to appear. (FCPD)n Dawn Davis Wease,

44, of Jefferson Road, Mooresboro; cited for shop-lifting; released on a written promise to appear. (FCPD)

EMS/Rescuen The Rutherford County

EMS responded to 23 E-911 calls Tuesday.n The Volunteer Life

Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to one E-911 call Tuesday.

Fire Callsn Bill’s Creek firefighters

responded to a motor vehicle crash.n Cliffside firefighters

responded to a fire investiga-tion.n Forest City firefighters

responded to an illegal burn.n Hudlow firefighters

responded to a fire alarm.n SDO firefighters

responded to a motor vehicle crash and to a fire alarm.

Obituaries

Police Notes

HELMET FITTING

Garrett Byers/Daily CourierTuesday marked the final day that volunteers from Kiwanis, Pilot Club of Rutherford County, Rutherford County Schools and the Rutherford Polk McDowell District Health Department were on hand fitting Rutherford County third graders with free bicycle helmets from SafeKids. Since mid-Feb-ruary nearly 800 third graders in Rutherford County have received a new bicycle helmet. Here Tonua Woodie, with Rutherford County Schools adjusts Bailey Keller’s helmets in Jannie Vess’s classroom. The helmets are funded through Forest City and Rutherfordton Kiwanis and Pilot Club members.

By JEAN GORDONDaily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY – An 18-year-old teenager pled guilty in District Court Wednesday to possession to having a weapon on school property on Feb. 23.

However, a charge against Basil Stacey for calling in a bomb threat to Chase High School on Feb. 23 was dimissed. Basil Stacey of 186 Bird Song Drive, pled guilty to a misdemeanor weap-

ons charge and the charge against him for calling in a bomb threat at Chase High was dismissed.

Resource officer Todd Laughter said Stacey was sentenced to 24 hours com-munity service and court cost for the weapons charge.

Laughter said with the dismissal of the bomb scare charge, there is a suspect in the bomb scare call. However, the suspect has not been charged, but could be in the future.

Because of the weapons charge, Stacey, a senior at Chase, is still suspended from any North Carolina public school for the remain-der of the year. He can return to school next December and complete his senior year.

Investigators said bomb threat was called into Chase from a two-way radio system at the school.

Contact Gordon via e-mail at [email protected].

By LARRY DALEDaily Courier Staff Writer

RUTHERFORDTON — A Shelby man has been arrested in connection with a Feb. 4 bomb threat at Duke Energy’s Cliffside Steam Station.

Zachary Lamar Hillman, 32, of 106 Condor Drive, Shelby, was charged Wednesday afternoon with one count of felony making a false bomb report.

Hillman is a Shaw Construction employee. Shaw

is the engi-neering firm in charge of building a new genera-tor and tur-bine at the Duke plant.

Hillman was arrested by the Rutherford

County Sheriff’s Office and placed under a $15,000 secured bond in the Rutherford County Jail.

He is scheduled to have a

first appearance in District Court today.

Detective Sgt. Jamie Keever said Wednesday afternoon that the arrest was made based on a check of phone records of other employees at the site.

The Cliffside plant also had a bomb threat in September 2009 that halted construc-tion at the site for hours.

Contact Dale via e-mail at [email protected]

Chase student pleads guilty

Suspect arrested for bomb threat

Hillman

Deaths

N.C. family sues company that makes Taser stun guns

CHARLOTTE (AP) — A maker of electronic stun guns is being sued by the family of a North Carolina teen killed after he was shocked with one of the weapons.

The Charlotte Observer reported the lawsuit was filed Tuesday in federal court and doesn’t list a specific monetary amount. The law-suit says Taser International didn’t warn its customers that the weapon could be lethal if deployed near the chest.

Seventeen-year-old Darryl Wayne Turner died of cardiac arrest in March 2008 after a confrontation with police at a grocery store where Turner had worked.

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Kathleen V. Savino

Mrs. Kathleen V. Savino, 88, of Bostic Sunshine Hwy, Bostic, died Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at her residence.

She was the daughter of the late Roy and Ellie Van Dyke. She was first married to the late Austin Fay Panther, and later to the late Frank Savino. She was also preceded in death by a son, Carl Panther, a daughter, Paulette Ledwell, and a brother, Theodore Van Dyke.

She is survived by three daugh-ters, Faye Panther and Peggy Jean Hudson, both of Golden Valley, and Rocksann Clare of Ellenboro; one sister, Sarah Watts of Bostic; three brothers, Charles Van Dyke, James Van Dyke, and Hubert Van Dyke, all of Golden Valley; 11 grandchildren, 18 great grandchil-dren, and 1 great great grand-child.

The Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, March 19, 2010 at Golden Valley United Methodist Church. Rev. Jason Toney and Rev. Mike Ivey will officiate. The body will lie in state thirty minutes prior to the service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

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for a field trip. We thought we could offer something that goes with our curriculum and offers something the county doesn’t have.”

The middle, high and elementary students will be involved in the faire, Edwards said. Fifth and tenth grade students will portray pieces in a live chess game.

“People can pay to play and the persons who pay will get to direct the game,” she said. Students will be dressed in costume to denote which are pawns and which are queens, kings, bishops, rooks and knights.

“There will be a demo game first around 10 a.m.,” Edwards said.

Other students will portray Don Quixote statues, and by placing a coin in a box they will come to life and start to act out scenes from Cervantes’ famous work.

“There will also be music such as flutes and children who will sing Shakespearean songs,” Edwards said. “We’re really utilizing some of the tal-ents learned here.”

Students at the high school are also chipping in and using skills learned in class to build a working catapult and ballista. Both will be fired through-

out the day, said Thomas Andrews, who teaches the Advanced Functions/Modeling class.

“We’ve done the catapult before on a small scale and talked about the phys-ics involved,” Andrews said. “Ours is technically more Medieval.”

Students have been working on both for about two and half weeks, Andrews said. The catapult is expect-ed to launch around 150 feet and the ballista between 50 and 100 feet.

“The catapult can launch a basket-ball, watermelons or cantaloupe, but really nothing bigger,” he said.

The ballista – essentially a large bow and arrow – works on the principal of torchon and can fire longer objects, Andrews said. Both projects have been exciting for students, who typi-cally don’t get to experience building something on a large scale.

“We’re also doing a project coming up on optics and cryptography,” he said.

Another interactive activity planned is archery. People can try their hand at shooting, Edwards said, and at 1 p.m. grammar school principal Jason Cole and first grade teacher Heather Young will have an archery shoot out.

For younger kids, there will be an opportunity to decorate a fake Sistine Chapel ceiling and paint glass orna-ments. There will also be pony rides, castle inflatables, a balloon jester and

face painting. Vendors include Wings and Wands,

baked goods, costumes and acces-sories by Casper’s Closet, mosaics by Lori Brown, pottery by Donna Boggs, crafts by Maribell Sarate, roasted meat by City Table Barbeque, fish and chips by Long John Silvers, shaved ice, Fairy Tales and Dragon Scales (craft items by the fifth grade) and Fairy Floss (cotton candy.)

Edwards said since it’s the first year for the event, it really wasn’t adver-tised too far away.

“We’re hoping in the future, it’ll turn into something bigger,” she said. “Eventually if we had a Friday work day we might try to do it and offer it as a field trip to other schools on Friday.”

On a shoestring budget for the first year, Edwards said vendors are charg-ing for their items and giving a per-centage back to the school.

“We’re also hoping any money raised can be used for seed money for next year’s event,” she said.

Vendors can still sign up to take part, Edwards said. The fee for a 10-by-10-foot booth is $50. For more information or to take part, contact Edwards at 245-9526.


powers.In other business at the meeting, the

board reviewed promotional material highlighting the county as a renew-able energies manufacturing mecca.

“We have the new brochure and people can find out more at our Web site at www.rutherfordncedc.com,” said Kerry Giles, marketing and com-

mercial development director for the EDC. “There is a wealth of informa-tion on our site.”

The new push includes a focus on Rutherford County’s high rank amongst other counties in the state when it comes to manufacturing industries of the renewable energy supply chain.

The brochure also points out new green product development by local companies like 3Tex. The textile man-ufacturer is making a 3D fiber system for use on wind blades for power-

generating windmills and corrosion solutions for use on scrub towers at coal fired power plants. The highly specialized textile weave does not rust or corrode.

A full set of blades with 3Tex single ply spar caps have been instrument-ed and power tested at the USDA Agriculture Research Service center in Bushland, Texas.

Contact Baughman via e-mail at [email protected].

MiscellaneousTJCA Renaissance Faire: Saturday, March 20, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy-CFA, 421 Hardin Rd., Forest City; ticketed booths include paint Glass ornaments, hair braid-ing, castle inflatables, body art, massages, pony rides and much more; live chess matches, drama/dance performances, demonstra-tions; food vendors, arts/crafts ven-dors; lots of family fun.

Food giveaway: Free food will be given away to those in need Saturday, March 20, at Forest City Foursquare Church, from noon to 3 p.m., (or until food runs out).

Easter egg hunt, picnic: For spe-cial needs children and adults; Saturday, March 27, 1 to 5 p.m., at Crestview Park, Rutherfordton; sponsored by Ken and Diane Dellinger.

FundraisersSpaghetti supper: Saturday, March 20, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., New Forest Chapel, 137 Chapel St., Forest City; adults $7; children $5; desserts sold separate.

Ham supper: Saturday, March 20, 4 to 7 p.m., Pearidge Ruritan Community Center, 3365 Pearidge Road, Bostic; $7 per person, all you can eat; take outs available; proceeds for community service projects; sponsored by the Pearidge Ruritan Club. Benefit ride: For 12-year-old Hayden Clark (diagnosed with Myoepithelioma); Saturday, March 20, at Rutherford County Moose Lodge; yard sale begins at 7 a.m.; barbecue plates, 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.; benefit ride starts at 2 p.m., $15 per single rider, $20 for dou-bles; music by Bandana and Double Cross, 6 to 9 p.m.; door prizes, T-shirts, 50/50 tickets and more; for information call 429-5195.

Yard sale, raffle: Saturday, March 20, 6:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., in front of Consumer Credit Counseling, Ohio Street, Spindale; two collec-tor’s guitars will be raffled along with $50 worth of lessons; proceeds to benefit the upcoming Dairy Goat Festival and Parade; donations may be dropped off at 315 W. Main St., Spindale.

Indoor yard sale: Saturday, March 20, begins at 7 a.m., Bethany Baptist Church, 760 Bethany Church Rd., Forest City; large vari-ety of items; proceeds for missions.

Car wash, food sale: March 20 and 21, Mt. Pisgah United Church of God, Doggett Road, Forest City; car wash, fish and chicken plates, hot dogs and baked goods on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Food will be sold Sunday from noon to 2 p.m. (No car wash).

Country ham, chicken pie supper: Saturday, March 27, begins at 4:30 p.m., Mt. Vernon Clubhouse; adults $8; ages 6-12, $5; ages 5 and under free; all proceeds go toward the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church children/youth programs.

Music/concertsSinging: Saturday, March 20, 7 p.m., Faith Baptist Church, 149 West Main Street Ext., Forest City; featuring The Gospel Travelers.

Talent Night: “Make a Joyful Noise”; Saturday, March 20, 6 p.m., West Point Baptist Church, 1160 Union Road, Rutherfordton; lots of Christian and uplifting talent will be showcased; prizes given; call 287-0165 for more information.

Sacred music concert: Sunday, March 21, 7 p.m., Bethel Baptist Church, Ellenboro; program of scared music by Sharon Lawrence, violinist, accompanied by Peggy Hamrick, pianist; a love offering will be received.

Singing: Sunday, March 21, 6 p.m., Sandy Level Baptist Church; featur-ing No Name Higher from Forest City.

Singing: Sunday, March 21, 10:45 a.m., Concord Baptist Church; fea-turing The Royal Quartet.

reunionsMilitary group: 82nd Airborne Division Association, Inc., offers Airborne history, meet-ings, activities, parades, National Convention and much more with 100 civilian chapters across the US. Memberships include veterans from the 11th, 13th, 17th, 82nd, 101st and today’s special forces. For further details call 937-898-5977 or email [email protected].

McNair 20th anniversary: The Robert and Janice McNair Educational Foundation will cel-ebrate its 20th year anniversary on May 14, 2010. If you are a McNair ROPE recipient, contact the founda-tion at [email protected] or www.mcnairedfoundation.org.

The software will cost around $256,000. The original figure was around $500,000, but finding aspects of the software that were not needed at this time lowered the cost, said board member David Reno.

Reno likened using the software for documentation to upgrading from DOS to Windows XP.

“It truly will bring tremendous effi-ciency increases,” he said. Reno con-tinued, stating other departments of social services have incurred penalties and infractions from improper docu-mentation from the state.

“I would suggest to this board it would only have to happen one time and it would pay for this,” Reno said. “Certainly I support it.”

Carroll and Income Maintenance Supervisor Kandi Bridges said Northwoods is also developing soft-ware for child protective services and adult services that could also be uti-lized later.

Technology was discussed during the budget portion of the meeting as

well. In its budget proposal to com-missioners, DSS Finance Director Terri Morgan said technology was the only area where the department has asked for a significant increase.

“The lion’s share of the money requested is for new PCs,” Morgan said.

This year’s proposed budget to the county is $79,000 higher than last year’s, Morgan said, in part due to lost revenues from the state.

“Had we not lost revenues from the state we would not be over in our request, even with the technology request,” she said.

“This is our bottom line and shows the expenditures and revenues. If approved, the count cost will be $3.6 million.”

Reno asked when the budget would be submitted to the county. Morgan said the department will present it to Rutherford County Manager John Condrey and Rutherford County Finance Director Julie Scherer next week and it would come before com-missioners in May.

The board approved the budget and also approved allowing PSU to be the job placement agency for the subsi-

dized employment program. The pro-gram will pay employers 100 percent subsidy for eligible employees – those employees who are in the Work First program.

“PSU has 33 jobs established with 22 employers,” Carroll said. Forty-five people have been and were deter-mined eligible, Carroll added, and 20 people are already working with an average pay of $9.80 per our.

“Most of the employers PSU works with and provides temps for already,” he said. “Our hope is they’ll have per-manent position after this program ends.”

Board Chair Inez Spratt said it might also be a boost for the workers as well.

“It’s also going to give people the experience they might not get any-where else,” she said.

The subsidized employment pro-gram is funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and is set to expire June 30, but funding may become available to continue it, Carroll said.


RALEIGH – In keeping with the tradition started several years ago with the first Forestry Summit estab-lished by the North Carolina Division of Forest Resources and numerous partners, the Forest Education and Conservation Foundation is sponsor-ing four regional workshops for forest landowners this year.

The workshops will provide practi-cal information about conservation easement opportunities for private forest landowners. Mark Megalos

with Extension Forestry at North Carolina State University will moder-ate the sessions.

April 13 – Dennis Wicker Center, 1801 Nash St., Sanford, NC 27330-6412; 919-776-0345

April 15 – City Hotel & Bistro, 203 Greenville Blvd SW, Greenville, NC 27834; 252-355-8300

May 11 – Statesville Civic Center, 300 South Center St., Statesville, NC 28677; 704-878-3493

May 12 – Crowne Plaza, One Resort

Drive, Asheville, NC 28806; 828-254-3211

The workshops start at 9 a.m. and conclude by 3 p.m. Registration fees are $15 per person or $25 for a fam-ily. The cost for participants seeking Continuing Forestry Education Units (CFE) credits is $40. The workshop has been approved for 3.5 contacts of CFE Category 1 credits. Registration fees cover refreshments, lunch and handouts.

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Central .announces .All-Conference .

RUTHERFORDTON — R-S Central announced 14 students were honored with All-Conference selections for Winter Sports.

Kaley Holmstrom, who was dominate in the swimming pool this past season, was named the 2009-10 South Mountain Athletic Conference Swimmer of the Year.

In addition to Holmstrom, Central’s Christy Powell, Kate Fetherolf, Shayla Hensley and Kendall Corbett were all named All-Conference in swimming.

In wrestling, Austin Elfers, Evan Boggs, Josh Stephens, Angelo Nunez and Kent Craig were all honored with All-Conference selections.

In women’s basketball two Lady Hilltoppers received honors, Shannon Hines and Melissa McLaughlin.

In men’s basketball, Shaquille Wilkins earned All-Conference honors, while teammate Jacob Kinlaw was awarded with hon-orable mention.

Spoiler .change . .comes .to .Martinsville

CONCORD (AP) — NASCAR will switch from a wing to a spoiler at next weekend’s race at Martinsville Speedway.

NASCAR vice president of competition Robin Pemberton confirmed Wednesday that the transition from the rear wing to the spoiler will begin at Martinsville.

NASCAR had targeted that race, the fifth of the season, to return to a traditional spoiler. The setup was tested Tuesday at Talladega Superspeedway.

BASEBALL4:30 p.m. TJCA at Bessemer City

BOY’S TRACK4 p.m. Chase at Patton4 p.m. R-S Central at Shelby

12:10 p.m. (WBTV) (WSPA) College Basketball NCAA Tournament, First Round: Teams TBA. From New Or-leans, Oklahoma City, Provi-dence, R.I. or San Jose, Calif. 2:30 p.m. (WBTV) (WSPA) College Basketball NCAA Tournament, First Round: Teams TBA. From New Or-leans, Oklahoma City, Provi-dence, R.I. or San Jose, Calif. 3 p.m. (FSS) ATP Tennis BNP Paribas Open: Quarterfinals. 7 p.m. (WBTV) (WSPA) Col-lege Basketball NCAA Tour-nament, First Round: Teams TBA. From New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Providence, R.I. or San Jose, Calif. 7 p.m. (ESPN2) College Basketball NIT Tournament, Second Round: Teams TBA. 7 p.m. (FSS) NHL Hockey Washington Capitals at Caro-lina Hurricanes. 7 p.m. (TNT) NBA Basket-ball Orlando Magic at Miami Heat. 7 p.m. (TS) NHL Hockey Ottawa Senators at Atlanta Thrashers. 9:30 p.m. (WBTV) (WSPA) College Basketball NCAA Tournament, First Round: Teams TBA. From New Or-leans, Oklahoma City, Provi-dence, R.I. or San Jose, Calif. 9:30 p.m. (TNT) NBA Bas-ketball New Orleans Hornets at Denver Nuggets. 10:30 p.m. (FSS) ATP Ten-nis BNP Paribas Open: Men’s Quarterfinals.

Associated PressMichael Jordan reaches out to shake hands with Charlotte Bobcats’ Raymond Felton, center, and D.J. Augustin during the Bobcats’ NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics in Charlotte, in this Jan. 6, 2009, file photo.

By MIKE CRANSTONAP Sports Writer

CHARLOTTE — Michael Jordan became a basketball star at North Carolina. Now he’ll try to turn around the state’s money-losing NBA team by becoming the first ex-player to be a majority owner in the league.

The NBA’s Board of Governors on Wednesday unanimously approved Jordan’s $275 million bid to buy the Charlotte Bobcats from Bob Johnson. Jordan will immediately take over the team after functioning as a minority investor with the final say on basketball decisions since 2006.

“Purchasing the Bobcats is the culmi-nation of my post-playing career goal of becoming the majority owner of an NBA franchise,” Jordan said in a statement. “I am especially pleased to have the oppor-tunity to build a winning team in my home state of North Carolina.

“I plan to make this franchise an orga-nization that Charlotte can be proud of, and I am committed to doing all that I can to achieve this goal.”

The six-time NBA champion and Please see Jordan, Page 9

Jordan’s bid approved by NBA board

Hilltoppers down Chase

Garrett Byers/Daily CourierChase’s Jessica Lawson (10) sends the ball forward during the soccer game against R-S Central Wednesday. Central’s Maggi Lave (7) closes in on the play.

By KEVIN CARVERDaily Courier Sports Reporter

RUTHERFORDTON — Maggi Lave put away two goals as she and her R-S Central teammates dominated Chase, 4-0, in girl’s soccer on Wednesday.

The Lady Hilltoppers built an early lead and never were really threatened as their passing game and control of midfield earned the upperhand in a very physical contest.

“The girls had three goals tonight. One, dominate the first 15 minutes of play. Second, pick up the pace of play and lastly, keep possession,” R-S Central girl’s soccer coach Ashley Fromson said. “They were committed and they suc-ceeded in all three of those phases.”

Central quickly found its first goal just seven minutes in and on its third attempt. On a direct kick by Heather McCrary from midfield, the ball went into the Chase box, which McKenna O’Connell collected, swept by a defender and pushed her shot into the back right post for the 1-0 Central lead.

Central (4-1) wasn’t done as Lave scored seven minutes later after the first goal.

Lave, after some quick passing to move the ball upfield, rolled a shot to the left and past the Chase keeper, Alexis Nix from inside the box to go up 2-0.

Central closed out the half as Lave popped up a shot from dead center and nearly 20 yards away. The ball just did get over the head of Nix to give Central a comfortable 3-0 lead at the break.

King, just five minutes into the second half, broke into the scoring column with a goal as Brown assisted on the play to finalize the scoring on the night.

Chase (2-3) squandered a late opportu-nity as Martinez stole a pass and headed for goal. The Lady Hilltoppers’ Drabek punched away Martinez attempt

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Central’s McKenna O’Connell, back, bat-tles Chase’s Brittany Enriquez, front, for possession of the ball during Wednesday’s soccer game at R-S Central High.

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BASEBALLMajor League BaseballSpring Training Glance

AMERICAN LEAGUE W L PctTampa Bay 10 3 .769Cleveland 6 3 .667Boston 8 6 .571Kansas City 6 5 .545Toronto 6 5 .545Detroit 7 7 .500Oakland 6 6 .500New York 6 7 .462Chicago 5 7 .417Minnesota 5 7 .417Seattle 5 7 .417Baltimore 5 8 .385Texas 4 8 .333Los Angeles 3 8 .273

NATIONAL LEAGUE W L PctAtlanta 10 5 .667Chicago 9 5 .643Philadelphia 7 4 .636San Francisco 10 6 .625Cincinnati 6 4 .600Milwaukee 9 6 .600Arizona 8 6 .571New York 8 6 .571Florida 8 7 .533Colorado 8 8 .500Houston 6 6 .500Los Angeles 4 5 .444St. Louis 5 7 .417Pittsburgh 4 8 .333San Diego 4 9 .308Washington 2 11 .154

Tuesday’s GamesWashington (ss) 4, St. Louis 2Washington (ss) 12, Florida (ss) 3Baltimore 3, Minnesota 1Atlanta 6, Florida (ss) 3Houston (ss) 3, Boston (ss) 0Philadelphia 6, Detroit 1Chicago Cubs 4, Texas 1Cincinnati 13, Arizona 7Milwaukee 2, Kansas City 0Chicago White Sox 6, Colorado 1Cleveland 7, San Francisco 1L.A. Angels 4, San Diego 3N.Y. Yankees 4, Houston (ss) 1Tampa Bay 7, Boston (ss) 0 Wednesday’s GamesTampa Bay 5, Minnesota 2Philadelphia 6, N.Y. Yankees 2N.Y. Mets 4, Boston 2Atlanta 4, Florida 2Toronto 4, Baltimore 1Detroit 6, Pittsburgh 3Houston 11, Washington 2Chicago White Sox 5, L.A. Dodgers 1San Francisco 6, Oakland 1Milwaukee 5, Cincinnati 2Arizona 7, L.A. Angels 6San Diego vs Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., lateColorado 6, Cleveland 3Texas vs Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., lateCleveland vs Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., lateThursday’s GamesHouston vs Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.Pittsburgh vs Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.Baltimore vs Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.Atlanta vs St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.Arizona vs Oakland at Phoenix, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.Cincinnati vs Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.Colorado vs Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.Chicago Cubs vs L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.N.Y. Mets vs Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 7:05 p.m.Tampa Bay vs N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 7:05 p.m.Milwaukee vs Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05 p.m. Friday’s GamesDetroit (ss) vs N.Y. Yankees (ss) at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m.Boston vs Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.Toronto vs Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.St. Louis (ss) vs Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.Minnesota vs N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.Chicago Cubs vs Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.Cleveland (ss) vs San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.Kansas City vs Arizona at Tucson, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.L.A. Angels vs Milwaukee at Phoenix, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.Cleveland (ss) vs Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.Oakland vs Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.Detroit (ss) vs Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 6:05 p.m.N.Y. Yankees (ss) vs Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 7:05 p.m.St. Louis (ss) vs Washington at Viera, Fla., 7:05 p.m.Baltimore vs Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 7:05 p.m.L.A. Dodgers vs San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.Seattle vs Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.

BASKETBALLNational Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

W L Pct GBBoston 42 24 .636 — Toronto 32 33 .492 9 1/2New York 24 43 .358 18 1/2Philadelphia 23 44 .343 19 1/2New Jersey 7 60 .104 35 1/2

Southeast Division W L Pct GBx-Orlando 47 21 .691 — Atlanta 43 23 .652 3 Charlotte 34 32 .515 12 Miami 35 33 .515 12 Washington 21 45 .318 25

Central Division W L Pct GBx-Cleveland 53 15 .779 — Milwaukee 36 29 .554 15 1/2Chicago 31 35 .470 21 Detroit 23 45 .338 30 Indiana 22 45 .328 30 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division

W L Pct GBDallas 45 22 .672 — San Antonio 40 25 .615 4 Memphis 36 32 .529 9 1/2Houston 34 31 .523 10

New Orleans 33 35 .485 12 1/2Northwest Division

W L Pct GBDenver 46 22 .676 — Utah 43 24 .642 2 1/2Oklahoma City 41 24 .631 3 1/2Portland 41 28 .594 5 1/2Minnesota 14 54 .206 32

Pacific Division W L Pct GBL.A. Lakers 50 18 .735 — Phoenix 42 26 .618 8 L.A. Clippers 25 43 .368 25 Sacramento 23 45 .338 27 Golden State 18 48 .273 31

x-clinched playoff spotTuesday’s GamesIndiana 99, Charlotte 94Cleveland 113, Detroit 101Atlanta 108, New Jersey 84San Antonio 88, Miami 76Memphis 104, Chicago 97Denver 97, Washington 87L.A. Lakers 106, Sacramento 99Phoenix 152, Minnesota 114Wednesday’s GamesCharlotte 100, Oklahoma City 92Cleveland 99, Indiana 94Toronto 106, Atlanta 105Philadelphia 108, New Jersey 97New York at Boston, lateSan Antonio at Orlando, lateChicago at Dallas, lateMemphis at Houston, lateMinnesota at Utah, lateNew Orleans at Golden State, lateMilwaukee at L.A. Clippers, lateThursday’s GamesOrlando at Miami, 7 p.m.New Orleans at Denver, 9:30 p.m.Friday’s GamesDetroit at Indiana, 7 p.m.Oklahoma City at Toronto, 7 p.m.Charlotte at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.Philadelphia at New York, 7:30 p.m.Cleveland at Chicago, 8 p.m.Boston at Houston, 8:30 p.m.Golden State at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.Milwaukee at Sacramento, 10 p.m.Washington at Portland, 10 p.m.Utah at Phoenix, 10 p.m.Minnesota at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

National Invitation Tournament

First RoundTuesday, March 16

Connecticut 59, Northeastern 57N.C. State 58, South Florida 57UAB 65, Coastal Carolina 49Texas Tech 87, Seton Hall 69North Carolina 80, William & Mary 72Mississippi State 81, Jackson State 67Jacksonville 67, Arizona State 66

Wednesday, March 17Kent State 75, Tulsa 74Dayton 63, Illinois State 42Cincinnati 76, Weber State 62Virginia Tech 81, Quinnipiac 61Rhode Island 76, Northwestern 64Troy (20-12) at Mississippi (21-10), lateNevada (20-12) at Wichita State (25-9), lateIllinois (19-14) at Stony Brook (22-9), lateSt. John’s (17-15) at Memphis (23-9), late

HOCKEYNational Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GAPittsburgh 69 41 23 5 87 217 197New Jersey 68 41 24 3 85 183 164Philadelphia 69 36 28 5 77 206 189N.Y. Rangers 70 31 30 9 71 182 191N.Y. Islanders 70 29 32 9 67 185 216

Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GABuffalo 68 36 22 10 82 186 174Ottawa 70 37 28 5 79 187 201Montreal 71 36 29 6 78 194 195Boston 69 31 26 12 74 174 177Toronto 70 24 34 12 60 187 235

Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GAy-Washington 70 47 14 9 103 277 198Atlanta 69 29 29 11 69 204 224Tampa Bay 69 28 29 12 68 183 211Florida 68 28 30 10 66 177 200Carolina 69 28 33 8 64 191 216

WESTERN CONFERENCECentral Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GAChicago 68 44 18 6 94 225 170Nashville 70 39 26 5 83 197 201Detroit 69 34 23 12 80 187 186St. Louis 69 32 28 9 73 189 193Columbus 70 28 31 11 67 183 226

Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GAVancouver 70 43 24 3 89 230 181Colorado 69 40 23 6 86 209 182Calgary 69 34 26 9 77 174 172Minnesota 69 34 29 6 74 192 199Edmonton 70 21 42 7 49 176 245

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GASan Jose 69 43 16 10 96 226 180Phoenix 70 43 22 5 91 189 170Los Angeles 68 40 23 5 85 206 182Dallas 69 30 26 13 73 199 220Anaheim 68 31 29 8 70 189 209

y-clinched divisionTuesday’s GamesNashville 4, Philadelphia 3, SOBoston 5, Carolina 2Atlanta 4, Buffalo 3Montreal 3, N.Y. Rangers 1Toronto 4, Ottawa 1Phoenix 2, Tampa Bay 1Washington 7, Florida 3Colorado 5, St. Louis 3Minnesota 4, Edmonton 2Dallas 8, San Jose 2N.Y. Islanders 5, Vancouver 2Wednesday’s GamesNew Jersey 5, Pittsburgh 2Calgary at Colorado, lateChicago at Anaheim, lateThursday’s GamesPittsburgh at Boston, 7 p.m.St. Louis at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.Washington at Carolina, 7 p.m.Ottawa at Atlanta, 7 p.m.New Jersey at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.Phoenix at Florida, 7:30 p.m.Minnesota at Nashville, 8 p.m.Philadelphia at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.San Jose at Vancouver, 10 p.m.Chicago at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.Friday’s GamesMinnesota at Columbus, 7 p.m.San Jose at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Detroit at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.N.Y. Islanders at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

TRANSACTIONSWednesday’s Sports Transactions

BASEBALLMajor League Baseball

MLB—Suspended Seattle LHP Cliff Lee for the first five games of the regular season for throw-ing a pitch over the head of Arizona’s Chris Snyder in an exhibition game.

American LeagueBOSTON RED SOX—Optioned LHP Dustin Richardson to Pawtucket (IL).CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Optioned OF Stefan Gartrell, RHP Jeff Marquez and INF Dayan Viciedo to Charlotte (IL). Released OF Jason Botts and RHP Daniel Cabrera.CLEVELAND INDIANS—Claimed INF Anderson Hernandez off waiver from the New York Mets. Designated INF Brian Bixler for assignment.KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Optioned RHP Aaron Crow to Northwest Arkansas (Texas).

National LeagueARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Agreed to terms with RHP Kris Benson on a minor league con-tract.FLORIDA MARLINS—Optioned RHP Jay Buente and RHP Brett Sinkbeil to New Orleans (PCL) and RHP Kris Harvey to Jacksonville (SL). Reassigned LHP Dan Jennings, RHP Matt Peterson, RHP Chris Schroder, C Chris Hatcher, 3B Matt Dominguez, SS Ozzie Martinez to their minor league camp. Released RHP Derrick Turnbow.HOUSTON ASTROS—Reassigned C Lou Santangelo and RHP Chia-Jen Lo to their minor league camp. Optioned LHP Fernando Abad, RHP Evan Englebrook, RHP Matt Nevarez, LHP Polin Trinidad, RHP Jose Valdez, RHP Henry Villar, OF Yordany Ramirez, OF Brian Bogusevic and INF Wladimir Sutil to their minor league camp. Released OF Alex Romero uncondition-ally. Announced INF Jose Vallejo cleared waiv-ers and was sent to Round Rock (Texas).LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Reassigned LHP Juan Perez, OF Prentice Redman and INF Russell Mitchell to their minor league camp.WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Released OF Elijah Dukes unconditionally.

American AssociationST. PAUL SAINTS—Signed RHP Joe Woerman.Can-Am LeagueNEW JERSEY JACKALS—Signed LHP Rusty Tucker.WORCESTER TORNADOES—Signed LHP Dustin Taylor.

BASKETBALLNational Basketball Association

BOARD OF GOVERNORS—Approved the acqui-sition of a controlling interest in the Charlotte Bobcats by Michael Jordan.PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS—Fired vice presi-dent of basketball operations Tom Penn.

Women’s National Basketball AssociationPHOENIX MERCURY—Signed G Lenae Williams.

FOOTBALLNational Football League

ARIZONA CARDINALS—Agreed to terms with QB Derek Anderson on a two-year contract.BUFFALO BILLS—Signed DE Dwan Edwards to a four-year contract.CAROLINA PANTHERS—Agreed to terms with DE Tyler Brayton on a three-year contract.CHICAGO BEARS—Released DB Nathan Vasher.CLEVELAND BROWNS—Re-signed LB Marcus Benard, LB Blake Costanzo and RB Chris Jennings. Named Jim Ross as senior vice president-business development.MIAMI DOLPHINS—Signed G Richie Incognito to a one-year contract.MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Agreed to terms with DT Jimmy Kennedy.PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Released G Shawn Andrews.SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—Agreed to terms with DL Ian Scott on a one-year contract.SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed CB Karl Paymah to a one-year contract.SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Signed LB Matt McCoy to a one-year contract.TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Agreed to terms with S Sean Jones on a two-year contract.WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Signed QB Rex Grossman.

Canadian Football LeagueWINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Named Chris Wiesehan receivers coach.

HOCKEYNational Hockey League

ANAHEIM DUCKS—Signed D Jake Newton to a three-year contract.NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Activated D Paul Martin from injured reserve.VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Recalled F Michael Grabner from Manitoba (AHL).

American Hockey LeagueADIRONDACK PHANTOMS—Announced G Jeremy Duchesne was recalled by Philadelphia (NHL). Recalled G Michael-Lee Teslak from Wheeling (ECHL) and G Kris Mayotte from Johnstown (ECHL). Signed RW Ben Holmstrom.BINGHAMTON SENATORS—Assigned D Mat Robinson to Elmira (ECHL).MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS—Signed F Ryan Thang.

SYRACUSE CRUNCH—Signed RW Kyle Neuber.

ECHLECHL—Suspended Idaho F Marty Flichel one game and fined him an undisclosed amount as a result of his actions in a March 16 game against Utah.CHARLOTTE CHECKERS—Signed G Garrett Zemlak. Announced F David Marshall was recalled by Lake Erie (AHL).ELMIRA JACKALS—Signed D Alex Dzielski.READING ROYALS—Signed F Malcolm Gwilliam.VICTORIA SALMON KINGS—Announced F Andy Brandt has been returned to the team by Manitoba (AHL). Signed F Mark Magnowski.

SOCCERMajor League Soccer

DC UNITED—Signed D Lyle Adams.FC DALLAS—Loaned G Josh Lambo to Tampa Bay (USSF-D2).KANSAS CITY WIZARDS—Signed MF Birahim Diop.

COLLEGEFINLANDIA—Named Chris Perez men’s and women’s soccer coach.SETON HALL—Fired men’s basketball coach Bobby Gonzalez.

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Associated PressOklahoma City Thunder’s Kevin Durant, left, grabs a rebound over Charlotte Bobcats’ Boris Diaw, right, of France, in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, Wednesday.

CHARLOTTE (AP) — Stephen Jackson scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half and Charlotte rallied to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 100-92 on Wednesday night to give Michael Jordan a vic-tory in his first game as Bobcats majority owner.

Hours after the NBA’s Board of Governors approved Jordan’s $275 million purchase, he watched his team stage a dramatic recovery from a horrible start. The comeback from a 19-point, second-quarter deficit matched the largest in fran-chise history.

Stephen Graham matched a career high with 19 points filling in for the injured Gerald Wallace, and the Bobcats won for the seventh time in eight games.

Bobcats win as Jordan takes helm

just seconds later and Alli Pugh cleared the shot to take the shut out.

Chase had just one shot in the first half and R-S Central’s goalie, Haley Drabek only had to make two saves all game long as the Lady Trojans attempted just six overall shots.

R-S Central forced 10 corner kicks, while Chase had none. However, Nix came up with 13 saves for Chase.

“I am absolutely disappointed tonight,” Chase girls soccer coach Greg Deshommes said. “We were very impatient with the ball and even though we picked it up in the second half. I guess we will have to go back to the basics in practice.”

SOFTBALLR-S Central 3, AC Reynolds 2

RUTHERFORDTON — R-S Central may indeed have their own version of the “Cardiac Cats.”

The Lady Hilltoppers’ Mariah Lattimore blast-ed a walkoff double in the bottom of the seventh inning to come back and defeat A.C.Reynolds in softball, 3-2, at home on Wednesday.

For R-S Central, it is their third walkoff win in five games as they move to 5-0 overall and remain 1-0 in conference play.

Down 2-1, with two on, two outs in the final frame and two strikes on her, Lattimore crushed a deep shot to centerfield. The ball just got over the outstretched glove of the Lady Rockets centerfield-er, which plated Cory Hipp, who was standing at third and Taylor Crowder, who was at second base for the win.

Chelsea Smith helped her own cause in going all seven innings on the mound and allowed just two hits as both runs in the contest were scored unearned.

East Rutherford 7, McDowell 3FOREST CITY — The Lady Cavs dropped

McDowell, 7-3, on the softball field Wednesday.East’s Ali Ruppe and Jaclyn Boever worked from

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BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Quarterback Jake Delhomme completed his visit to Cleveland last week and drove to the airport for a flight to New Orleans.

He never made it.Travel delays forced Delhomme to return to

Charlotte, where he chose to sign with the Browns without visiting his hometown Saints. The chance to start was more important than being a backup in his home state.

“I had to decide if I wanted to still try to compete or if I wanted to hold a clipboard,” Delhomme said on Wednesday. “I just wasn’t ready for that.”

Delhomme, who grew up in Breaux Bridge, La., and spent his first five years with the Saints, would have been a backup to Drew Brees with the Super Bowl champions. In Cleveland, he is the favorite to win the starting job after team president Mike Holmgren and the Browns parted ways with Derek Anderson and Brady Quinn.

Delhomme’s main competition will be Seneca Wallace, whom the Browns acquired in a trade with Seattle.

Delhomme, 35, struggled through his worst sea-son last year with the Carolina Panthers, throwing eight touchdowns and 18 interceptions. His season ended with a broken finger after 11 games and he was released earlier this month.

He also acknowledges the five-interception per-formance in a playoff loss to Arizona during the 2008 season carried over to the start of last year, when he threw four interceptions in the opener.

“I didn’t play good football,” he said. “I’m not going to blame anybody else for anything. The 2009 year football-wise wasn’t fun. From January 10th, the playoff game, through when I broke my finger.”

Delhomme, who cried at his final press confer-ence in Carolina, took a few days to get over the sting of being released.

Cleveland went 5-11 last year, but won its final four games after a tough start. Delhomme was impressed by the resolve the players showed in fighting back to salvage the season and compared it to his situation in Carolina.

“You find a lot of teams that start 1-11, those bags are packed in December. Guys are ready to get out,” he said. “This team won the last four games. I’m telling you, that’s something.”

CHARLOTTE (AP) — The Carolina Panthers will have at least one starting defensive lineman returning next season after agreeing on a three-year deal with defensive end Tyler Brayton.

Agent Tom Mills says the 30-year-old Brayton visited Seattle and had conversations with Oakland and Jacksonville, but is happy to return to Carolina.

Brayton signed a two-year contract before the start of the 2008 season and has started 31 games over the past two years. He was eighth on the team with 45 tackles last season and had five sacks.

He’ll likely be paired with much younger play-ers next season. The Panthers let defensive end Julius Peppers leave for Chicago in free agency and cut starting tackle Damione Lewis and Maake Kemoeatu.

Panthers, DE Brayton agree to 3-year deal

Jake Delhomme.

Delhomme chose Browns for chance to start at QB

By JOEDY McCREARYAP Sports Writer

DURHAM — Just about every-body figures Duke has the easi-est Final Four path of any of the four No. 1 seeds.

Well, everybody but the Blue Devils.

“This is the NCAA tourna-ment,” guard Nolan Smith said Tuesday. “There’s no such thing as an easy path.”

If anyone would know lately, it’s these current Blue Devils. Through the past few years, they’ve learned just how difficult it is to roll through a bracket.

Duke (29-5) holds the No. 1 seed in the South Regional — its first top seed since 2006 — and will face Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Friday in Jacksonville, Fla. The Blue Devils haven’t reached the Final Four since 2004, the school’s longest drought since coach Mike Krzyzewski got his powerhouse program rolling in the mid-1980s.

Some have argued that a favor-able tournament draw has given the Blue Devils an edge to end that streak this year. But if there’s one thing these players have learned through the stages of their careers, it’s that getting to the national semifinals isn’t quite as simple as those Duke teams made it look in the ‘80s, ‘90s and early 2000s.

Krzyzewski may have made it to 10 Final Fours in three decades at Duke, but not with any of his current players.

“There’s so many upsets every year, every game’s going to be hard,” Smith said. “So we defi-nitely don’t pay any attention to the ‘easy path’ thing.”

In large part, that’s because nothing ever came easy for the current Blue Devils in past NCAA tournaments, and while the seniors have made incre-mental progress in advancing a step deeper in the bracket each year, each run still ended with an upset.

The seniors were freshmen on the team that went one-and-done against Virginia Commonwealth. The following

year, they won their opener — in last-second fashion against 15th-seeded Belmont — before being bounced by West Virginia. Last year’s group reached the round of 16 for the first time since 2006, but they were knocked out by eventual Final Four partici-pant Villanova.

“I think it’s good for our upper-classmen to remember the last three tournaments, and what they learned from them,” Krzyzewski said. “How they felt after a win, after a loss, because it’s an abrupt ending. The tour-nament is cruel in its abrupt-ness.”

With three players — ACC tournament MVP Kyle Singler, heady guard Jon Scheyer and Smith — capable of scoring 20

points in any game, and 7-foot-1 center Brian Zoubek finally putting up rebounding numbers that suit his sizable frame, these Blue Devils appear better built to make a deep tournament run than their most recent prede-cessors, with Krzyzewski call-ing this his best team since the 2005-06 team was led by J.J. Redick.

Even that group wound up going home early, with LSU end-ing Redick’s college career in the regional semifinal round. This team is embracing its status as a No. 1 seed — when that was announced Sunday night, Smith tweeted simply: “Yessirrr!!!” — without getting caught up in looking too far down the brack-et.

five-time league MVP will be charged with turning around the fortunes of the 6-year-old Bobcats, who are on pace to lose about $30 million this season because of sluggish ticket and sponsorship sales.

The 47-year-old Jordan, who will assume about $150 million in debt in the deal, becomes the second black majority owner of a major pro sports team. He replaces the first in Johnson, who paid $300 million for the expansion franchise, but lost tens of millions annually and saw the value of the team decline

as Charlotte fans struggled to warm to the NBA again after the Hornets left for New Orleans in 2002.

Johnson won’t completely end his relationship with the team. A spokeswoman for Johnson said he’ll be a minority investor in Jordan’s ownership group.

“The best decision I made since acquiring the Bobcats was to convince my friend Michael to become an investor in the Bobcats and to appoint him as managing member of basketball operations,” Johnson said in a statement. “As the new majority owner of the Bobcats, his dedi-cation will be stronger now more than ever.”

Commissioner David Stern predicted last week the deal would be easily approved by the league’s owners. Stern said last week that background and financial checks on Jordan pro-duced nothing that would stop the deal, and expressed opti-mism Jordan’s iconic status in this area will boost the fran-chise.

Jordan grew up in Wilmington and led North Carolina to an NCAA title with a last-second shot before starring with the Chicago Bulls. Jordan briefly ran the Wizards basketball opera-tions and returned as a player with Washington before being fired from his management role in 2003.

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Associated PressDuke’s Mike Krzyzewski embraces Kyle Singler (12) in the closing moments of an NCAA college basketball game against Miami in the ACC tournament in Greensboro in this March 13, 2010, file photo.

1 vs. 16 usually lopsided in NCAA tourneyPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP)

— The NCAA tournament is famous for the little guys shock-ing the marquee powerhouses and turning into the darlings of March.

Upsets happen, every year.With one lopsided exception:

No. 1 vs. No. 16.When brackets are e-mailed to

the office staff after the 65-team field is set, typing the “W” in that 1-16 matchup is about as automatic an annual occur-rence as ringing in the New Year

on Dec. 31. With good reason: The Washington Generals have better odds at victory over the Harlem Globetrotters than a No. 16 seed does over a No. 1.

100-0.That’s the career record for

No. 1 seeds against 16th seeds since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1985. Those unlucky 16s, sometimes schools you nev-er heard of from small college towns across America, always think big even if they should pack light.

This year’s likely one-and-doners: Lehigh, East Tennessee State, Vermont and Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Those four have a combined 17 tournament appearances. Top seeds Kansas, Kentucky, Syracuse and Duke have a total of 14 — as in NCAA national championships.

Yet, the rallying cry from these small schools is the same every season: Why Not Us?

Maybe, because no No. 1 wants to become the answer to a trivia question.

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1639 Hwy 74 Bypass, Spindale,

NC 28160 828-287-3663 www.designsbydmorgan.com

team name

www.mccurry-deck.com

1740 Hwy. 74A Bypass, Forest City, NC

(828) 286-2381

(828) 245-16331108 West Main St

Forest City, NC 28043www.northlandcabletv.com

TEAM NAME

Ace Equipment126 Park Lane Dr.Rutherfordton, NC (behind BB&T Bank)

828-286-9781

Team Name

135 W. Main StreetSpindale NC

828-287-5007

Craig Gosnell, Manager

TEAM NAME

Real Estate

For All You Need To Know About

132 Allendale Drive • Forest City, NC

828.245.2345Fax: 828.245.2395

www.RgRealestate.netAl Adams

Insurance Agent540 Oak Street

Forest City828-245-1260

TEAM NAME TEAM NAME

Lovelace Financial Group

431 South Main Street, Suite 8Rutherfordton, NC 28139

Tel. (828) 288-1378Fax (828) 288-0763

Al S. Lovelace and Phyllis Lovelace-Briscoe offer securities through AXA Advisors, LLC (NY, NY 212-314-4600), member FINRA, SIPC, Annuity and insurance products offered through AXA Network, LLC and its subsidiaries. Lovelace Financial Group is not owned or operated by AXA Advisors or AXA Network. Lynne M. Searcy offers support services only. GE-44148(co) (5/08)

200 Charlotte Rd., Rutherfordton, NC

(828) 287-7117

Team Name

Hunnicutt Ford 565 Oak St. Forest City

828-245-1626

Ace Equipment126 Park Lane Dr.Rutherfordton, NC (behind BB&T Bank)

828-286-9781

Team NameTEAM NAME

206 Woods DriveForest City, NC 28043

828-248-3131Fax 248-3953

Mon- Sat 11am-9 pm Closed Sundays

828 286-3855161 Park Lane, Rutherfordton

team name

A Partner with the Healthcare Industry

[email protected]

team name

forest dale motors, inc.822 West Main Street Forest City, NC 28043

(828) 247-1540

139 E. Main St. Forest City, NC

245-4591www.smithsdrugsfc.com

Shepherd’s Care

Thrift Store 154 Saylor Lane

Bat Cave, NC 28710 Phone:

828.625.4683

$ Lusk $Recycling, Inc.

Scrap Metals & AutoHwy. 221 North • Rutherfordton

Formerly 221 Auto Parts828-287-3871

Just South of RS Central High School

Hours:Mon-Fri 9am-5pm

Closed Sat

$Cash$ $Cas

h$

139 E. Main St. Forest City, NC

245-4591www.smithsdrugsfc.com

828-287-2428 153 Reservation Dr. Spindale, NC 28160 sfbli.com • ncfbins.com

TEAM NAME

Lovelace Financial Group

431 South Main Street, Suite 8Rutherfordton, NC 28139

Tel. (828) 288-1378Fax (828) 288-0763

Al S. Lovelace and Phyllis Lovelace-Briscoe offer securities through AXA Advisors, LLC (NY, NY 212-314-4600), member FINRA, SIPC, Annuity and insurance products offered through AXA Network, LLC and its subsidiaries. Lovelace Financial Group is not owned or operated by AXA Advisors or AXA Network. Lynne M. Searcy offers support services only. GE-44148(co) (5/08)

436 Charlotte Rd., Hwy 74, Rutherfordton, NC

(828) 286-2121www.rutherfordcountyhomesandland.com

www.Century21FirstRealty.com

team name

1251 US 221A Forest City NC 28043

828.657.6383

We each are committed to helping families through this

difficult time in their life.

828-287-2428 153 Reservation Dr. Spindale, NC 28160 sfbli.com • ncfbins.com

TEAM NAME

245-0000 www.forestcitybaseball.com

team name

TEAM NAMES

CARSONCONTRACTING

CO., INC.Joe Carson, Owner/Operator

Work 287-4239Fax 287-4210

790 Washington St.Rutherfordton, NC 28139

[email protected]

NORTH CAROLINA, LLCINDEPENDENT BUILDER

George A. AllenFinancial Advisor612 Oak StreetForest City, NC828-245-1158

David SmithFinancial Advisor117 Laurel DriveRutherfordton, NC828-286-1191

Frank & Tracy FaucetteFinancial Advisors

612 Oak StreetForest City, NC828-245-1151

(828) 245-16331108 West Main St

Forest City, NC 28043www.northlandcabletv.com

TEAM NAME

Beside Tri-City Mall, Inside Wal-Mart, and

198 Ohio Street, Spindale

Also, you can use the 1-800-234-1040

office locator

Hardin’s Carpet& Floor Covering

1016 E. Main Street, Spindale, NC 28160

Phone: (828) 286-3527 (828) 287-9625

1251 US 221A Forest City NC 28043

828.657.6383



TEAM NAME

Vassey and HemphillJewelers

110 West Main St.Spindale

286-3711

TEAM NAME

Real Estate

For All You Need To Know About

132 Allendale Drive • Forest City, NC

828.245.2345Fax: 828.245.2395

www.RgRealestate.net

www.forestcitybaseball.com

team name

245-0000245-0000245-0000

TEAM NAME

206 Woods DriveForest City, NC 28043

828-248-3131Fax 248-3953



1251 US 221A, Forest City NC 28043 828.657.6383

Frame House Gallery & Gifts

1639 Hwy 74 Bypass, Spindale,

NC 28160 828-287-3663 www.designsbydmorgan.com

NISSAN OF FOREST CITY

156 Oak St. Ext. Forest City, NC

866-245-1661 www.nissanofforestcity.com

team nameTEAM NAME

BARLEY’S TAPROOM& PIZZERIA

12 BEERS ON TAP!PIZZAS & CALZONES!

123 W. Main StreetSpindale, NC288-8388

Mark Gosnell, Manager

NISSAN OF FOREST CITY

156 Oak St. Ext. Forest City, NC

866-245-1661 www.nissanofforestcity.com

team name

828-286-26141-877-60-HONDA

284 Daniel Rd., Forest City, NC161 Park Lane, Rutherfordton

828 286-3855

team name

HOURSMon - Sat 11am - 9 pm

Closed Sundays

team name


1740 Hwy. 74A Bypass, Forest City, NC

(828) 286-2381

TEAM NAME

Vassey and HemphillJewelers

110 West Main St.Spindale

286-3711


David SmithFinancial Advisor117 Laurel DriveRutherfordton, NC828-286-1191

Frank & Tracy FaucetteFinancial Advisors

612 Oak StreetForest City, NC828-245-1151

Hardin’s Carpet& Floor Covering

1016 E. Main Street, Spindale, NC 28160

Phone: (828) 286-3527 (828) 287-9625

Cowan TireComplete Auto Service

Forest City:245-1201 247 W. Main

Rutherfordton:287-3181 680 S. Main

cowantire.com

team name

forest dale motors, inc.822 West Main Street Forest City, NC 28043

(828) 247-1540

Upscale Consignment Store

125 Thomas St., Forest City, NC828-202-5284

Tuesday-Friday 11am-6pm Saturday 10am-3pm

team name

A Partner with the Healthcare Industry

[email protected]

TEAM NAME

BARLEY’S TAPROOM& PIZZERIA

12 BEERS ON TAP!PIZZAS & CALZONES!

123 W. Main StreetSpindale, NC288-8388

Mark Gosnell, Manager

CALIFORNIA TEXAS A & M PURDUE NOTRE DAME

ST MARYS LEHIGH UNI NEW MEXICO ST

Shepherd’s Care

Thrift Store 154 Saylor Lane,

Bat Cave, NC 28710 Phone:

828.625.4683

Team NameTEMPLE

WISCONSIN

MARQUETTE

NEW MEXICO

CLEMSON

OAKLAND

WEST VIRGINIA

MINNESOTA

DUKE

MURRAY ST

OKLAHOMA ST

UTEP FLORIDA ST

OHIO ST

VERMONT

SYRACUSE

TENNESSEE

SAM HOUSTON STOLD DOMINION

MARYLAND

200 Charlotte Rd., Rutherfordton, NC

(828) 287-7117

Team NameFLORIDA

KENTUCKY

EAST TENN ST

WAKE FOREST

SAN DIEGO ST

ROBERT MORRISBAYLOR

102 E Main St., Forest City NC 828.248.2100

439 N Church St., Hendersonville, NC

828.696.9868

team nameHOUSTON

KANSAS ST

NORTH TEXAS

TEXAS

VILLANOVA

LOUISVILLE UTAH ST SIENA

RICHMOND KANSAS UNLV MICHIGAN ST

GEORGETOWN

CORNELL

WOFFORD

WASHINGTON

MONTANA

TEAM NAMES

CARSONCONTRACTING

CO., INC.Joe Carson, Owner/Operator

Work 287-4239Fax 287-4210

790 Washington St.Rutherfordton, NC 28139

[email protected]

NORTH CAROLINA, LLCINDEPENDENT BUILDER

BYU

MISSOURI

PITTSBURGH

245-6100 730 S. Church St.

Forest City, NC Hours:

Mon-Thur 10:30am-12am Fri-Sat 10:30am-1am • Sun 12pm-12am

MORGAN ST

284 Daniel Rd., Forest City, NC

828-286-26141-877-60-HONDA

XAVIER

OHIO

TEAM NAME

Forest City, NC 28043Phone 828-245-1696

Sheila Shehan, R.P.H.

VANDERBILT

Forest City, NC 28043Phone 828-245-1696

Sheila Shehan, R.P.H.

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Kansas (32-2)

Ark.-P.B. (17-15) Winthrop (19-3)

UNLV (25-8)Northern Iowa (28-4)

Michigan St (24-8)N.M. St. (22-11)

Maryland (23-8)Houston (19-15)

Tennessee (25-8)San Diego St. (25-8)

Georgetown (23-10)Ohio (21-14)

Oklahoma St. (22-10)Georgia Tech (22-12)

Ohio St. (27-7)UC Sta. Barb. (20-9)

Syracuse (28-4)Vermont (25-9)

Gonzaga (26-6)Florida St. (22-9)

Butler (28-4)UTEP (26-6)

Vanderbilt (24-8)Murray St. (30-4)

Xavier (24-8)Minnesota (21-13)

Pittsburgh (24-8)Oakland (26-8)

BYU (29-5)Florida (21-12)

Kansas St. (26-7)North Texas (24-8)

Kentucky (32-2)E. Tenn. St. (20-14)

Texas (24-9)Wake Forest (19-10)

Temple (29-5)Cornell (27-4)

Wisconsin (23-8)Wofford (26-8)

Marquette (22-11)Washington (24-9)

New Mexico (29-4)Montana (22-9)

Clemson (21-10)Missouri (22-10)

West Virginia (27-6)Morgan St. (27-9)

Duke (29-5)Ark.-P.B./Winthrop

California (23-10)Louisville (20-12)

Texas A&M (23-9)Utah St. (27-7)

Purdue (27-5)Siena (27-6)

Notre Dame (23-11)Old Dominion (26-8)

Baylor (25-7)Sam Hou. St. (25-7)

Richmond (26-8)Saint Mary’s (26-5)

Villanova (24-7)Robert Morris (23-11)

Lehigh (22-10)

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New Orleans, La. – March 18

New Orleans, La. – March 18

Providence, R.I. – March 18

Providence, R.I. – March 18 San Jose, Calif. – March 18

San Jose, Calif. – March 18

Oklahoma City – March 18

Oklahoma City – March 18

Buffalo, N.Y. – March 19

Buffalo, N.Y. – March 19

Jacksonville, Fla. – March 19

Jacksonville, Fla. – March 19

Milwaukee – March 19

Milwaukee – March 19

Spokane, Wash. – March 19

Spokane, Wash. – March 19

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Kansas — Lusk RecyclingLehigh — Shepherd’s CareUNLV — Smith’s DrugsUNI — Forest Dale MotorsMichigan St. — River TextilesNew Mexico St. — Courtside SteaksMaryland — Just CruisingHouston — It’s All In The BagTennessee — Edward JonesSan Diego St. — Ace EquipmentGeorgetown — Lovelace FinancialOhio — Harrelson Funeral HomeOklahoma St. — Vassey & Hemp-hillGeorgia Tech — Robert Greene Real EstateOhio St. — Forest City OwlsUCSB — Just CruisingSyracuse — Harrelson Funeral HomeVermont — Frame House GalleryGonzaga — Nissan of Forest CityFlorida St. — Barley’s Tap RoomButler — Medicine Box of Forest CityUTEP — Nissan of Forest CityVanderbilt — Medicine Box of F.C.Murray St. — Forest City HondaXavier — Forest City HondaMinnesota — Courtside SteaksPittsburgh — McCurry DeckOakland — Vassey & HemphillBYU — Carson ContractingFlorida — Medicine Box of Ruth.Kansas St. — RHINorth Texas — Cowan Tire

Kentucky — Hardin’s CarpetE. Tenn. St. — Time after TimeTexas — Forest Dale MotorsWake Forest — River TextilesTemple — Shepherd’s CareCornell — Harrelson Funeral HomeWisconsin — C21Wofford — Farm BureauMarquette — Forest City OwlsWashington — Ed JonesNew Mexico — Carson Contract-ingMontana — Northland CableClemson — RHIMissouri — Jackson HewittW. Virginia — Hardin’s CarpetMorgan St. — Dinos PizzaDuke — Pizza HutPine Bluff — MudbonesCalifornia — Frame House GalleryLouisville McCurry DeckTexas A&M Northland CableUtah St. — Pizza HutPurdue — Ace EquipmentSiena — MudbonesNotre Dame — Robert Greene Real EstateOld Dominion — State Farm-Al AdamsBaylor — Lovelace FinancialS. Houston St. — Medicine Box of RuthRichmond — Farm BureauSt. Marys — Smith’s DrugsVillanova — Barley’s Tap RoomRobert Morris — Hunnicutt Ford

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SPINDALE – John Billingsley’s work in photojournalism was far from finished. His friends, family and coworkers hope a new scholar-ship will help many others continue his work.

Billingsley, who would have turned 28 on March 18, fell to his death in an airshaft of a Charlotte hotel in January.

The accident stunned Billingsley’s coworkers at WLOS News 13, the ABC affiliate in Asheville.

He had worked at the station for the greater part of his career after earning degrees from Isothermal Community College in Broadcast Production Technology in 2002 and from Appalachian State University in Communications in 2004. He started as a video editor and later became a news photographer and photojour-nalist.

“John had a passion for the news and he loved what he did for a living,” said Russ Bowen, a News 13 anchor and reporter who worked closely with Billingsley over the years. “I really don’t think John was finished with his life’s work. And this scholarship will create an opportunity for others to help carry out his legacy. It’s really important to try to create something positive out of this horrific tragedy.”

After Bowen and some of his col-leagues at the station decided they wanted to do something in Billingsley’s memory, he approached John’s parents, Bob and Anne Billingsley of Bostic.

“It’s just amazing that the station wanted to do something like this for John,” said Anne. “They really are like a family and I know that John would be very pleased. It’s given us so much comfort to find out how well regarded John was by all of the peo-ple whose lives he had touched over the years.”

Once they spoke, Bowen and the Billingsleys decided a scholarship in memory of John would be a fitting tribute.

“John got so much out of his time at Isothermal,” said Anne. “Jay Coomes, one of John’s main teachers, was such an inspiration to him. John wanted to learn everything he could and he got off to a great start here. Being a native of Ellenboro and a graduate of East Rutherford High School, he just felt a kinship to Isothermal.”

During his time at Isothermal,

Billingsley received the News Producer of the Year Award. He also worked as an intern in the WLOS News 13 Rutherford County Bureau, which is housed on the college’s cam-pus.

“John had a passion for videog-raphy, a zeal for photography and a very good eye,” said Coomes, a Broadcast Production Technology instructor at Isothermal. “One of John’s greatest talents, though, was his ability to put people at ease when he was interviewing them. You can’t really teach that – how to make someone comfortable when there is a camera in their face, often in stress-ful situations. He had a gift for it. Hopefully, this scholarship will help students follow in John’s footsteps for years to come.”

Billingsley’s mother recalled a proud moment in John’s short career that exemplified Coomes’ assertion.

She spoke about Michaela Blanton, the widow of slain state trooper, Shawn Blanton, and the mother of Tye Blanton, the couple’s son who died as an infant.

“Michaela came to John’s visita-tion,” said Anne. “She told me how John always made her feel comfort-able when she was sitting through those extremely difficult court appearances. I just felt really proud that John was able to help bring some peace to someone in that kind of a situation.”

The scholarship was set up with the assistance of college administrators and donors are being sought now.

The scholarship will cover tuition for a second-year Broadcast Production Technology student at Isothermal. It is hoped that dona-tions from Billingsley’s family and friends will sustain the scholarship for years to come.

Preference will be given to residents of Rutherford County. When pos-sible, the scholarship recipient will take part in cooperative learning opportunities with WLOS News 13.

Contributions may be made to the scholarship fund by sending a check to Isothermal Community College, attention: John Wallace Billingsley Memorial Scholarship, P.O. Box 804, Spindale, NC 28160.

For more information, contact the college’s Financial Aid office at 828-286-3636, ext. 491.

Contributed photo John Billingsley prepares for a shot on the scene of an assignment for WLOS News 13. Billingsley fell to his death in an airshaft of a Charlotte hotel in January.

Scholarship honors deceased TV journalist

LAKE LURE – For the next two months, money donated to preserve a nationally significant bouldering area will be matched, a pair of local non-profits announced recently.

Carolina Climbers Coalition (CCC) will accept donations and the Rutherford Outdoor Coalition will match those donations up to $3,000 through May 31.

The CCC is raising money cover a loan used to buy a portion of the Rumbling Bald West Side Boulders. In early January, the Carolina Climbers Coalition a local volunteer driven non- profit, acquired a 6.12 acre property containing a portion boulder site. T

he Access Fund, a national non-profit climbers’ advocacy orga-nization, provided a bridge loan of $72,000 from their new Land Conservation Campaign to finance the purchase price of the 6.12 acre tract.

The property contains a significant recreation resource (28 boulders with 200 boulder problems) located along the boundary to the Rumbling Bald area of Chimney Rock State Park.

The property contains a federally–listed endangered plant species, and helps to create a view-shed and buf-fer between the natural areas of the park and surrounding development.

The CCC has partnered with a number of non-profit outdoor groups to help fund-raise to finalize the pur-chase of this popular bouldering area from a private developer.

The CCC is most excited about a recent partnership opportunity to work with the Rutherford Outdoor Coalition (ROC) to present a match-ing fund-raising campaign.

The locally-based ROC is com-

posed of individuals who also see the intrinsic value of land conservation in Hickory Nut Gorge and want to promote it for its excellent outdoor recreation opportunities.

“A few years ago we did a short fund raising campaign to protect climbing at Rumbling Bald,” said ROC President Jerry Stensland. “Shortly thereafter the State of North Carolina stepped in and began buy-ing property for the park. We happily put the money in reserve awaiting an appropriate use and helping CCC acquire this tract is a perfect oppor-tunity.”

Both ROC and CCC were early advocates for the creation of a state park in the Gorge and are repre-sented on the current park partners committee.

The CCC sees the partnership with ROC as an ideal way to promote conservation of the natural resources that provide the high quality recre-ation resources for which Rutherford County is well known.

The CCC has partnered with other organizations such as the Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy to help assess and raise awareness for the protection of the endangered plant communities on the property.

The CCC will fundraise over the next two years to pay off the loan and will work with the state on a climber-friendly management plan for the site and all of Rumbling Bald Mountain.

To contribute to this project, please visit the Carolina Climbers Coalition Web site at www.carolinaclimbers.org.

Click the contribute in the “Save the boulders” field in the upper left hand corner of the page.

ROC, CCC teaming up to preserve mountain

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke urged Congress Wednesday to let the Fed keep all of its banking oversight, arguing that information gleaned from that process helps the central bank guide the econ-omy.

Testifying at a House hearing, Bernanke waged a fresh battle against Senate efforts to scale back the Fed’s role in overseeing the nation’s banks.

The Fed boss argued that policymakers factor information they get from the Fed’s role as bank regulator into their decisions on interest rates. And, Bernanke said its banking duties give the Fed insights into the health of the entire banking sys-tem.

“The insights provided by our role in supervis-ing a range of banks, including community banks, significantly increases our effectiveness in mak-ing monetary policy and fostering financial stabil-ity,” Bernanke told the House Financial Services Committee.

Bernanke’s testimony comes as the Fed faces a significant shift in its supervisory duties.

In an effort to overhaul the nation’s financial regulatory structure, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., has offered legislation that would strip the Fed of its power to supervise state-chartered banks and bank holding companies with assets of less than $50 billion.

That would leave the Fed with 35 of the biggest bank holding companies under its supervision.

Critics blame lax regulation at the Fed and at other agencies for contributing to the financial and economic crisis. Bernanke once again acknowl-edged deficiencies, and said the Fed is taking steps to beef up oversight.

It currently oversees about 5,000 bank holding companies, about 850 smaller banks that are both state-chartered and are members of the Federal Reserve system and some foreign banks operating in the United States.

Dodd’s bill, however, would also give the Fed new powers to oversee nonbank financial firms that are so large and interconnected that their failure could pose a risk to the economy.

Such firms could include insurance giant American International Group Inc., or General Electric Co.’s GE Capital business.

Bernanke said the Fed is “quite concerned” about losing oversight of small banks and essentially becoming the “too big to fail regulator” under the Dodd bill. “We want connections to Main Street as well as Wall Street,” said Bernanke.

With its narrower authority, the Fed’s system of 12 regional banks could face profound changes. The Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank and the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, for instance, would have no banks under their supervision.

The Obama administration has supported a

MIAMI (AP) — Banking giant Wachovia Corp. will pay $160 million to settle a federal inves-tigation into laundering of illegal drug profits through Mexican exchange houses in the larg-est case of its kind ever brought against a U.S. bank, prosecutors said Wednesday.

“This is historic,” acting U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Sloman said. “There is no other case like this one anywhere.”

The probe, which began in 2005 when a Drug Enforcement Administration narcotics dog in Florida detected cocaine traces

in an airplane, ultimately uncov-ered at least $110 million in drug profits laundered from Mexico through Wachovia. The total settlement includes forfeiture in that amount plus a $50 million fine.

“DEA will follow drug money wherever it leads us,” said Mark R. Trouville, chief of the DEA’s Miami office.

The agreement means Wachovia and its executives will avoid criminal prosecution in return for the $160 million pay-ment and significant improve-ments in its anti-money launder-

ing program. If those and other conditions are met within one year, potential criminal charges for failure to maintain a system to detect money launderers will be dropped.

Wachovia, now a unit of San Francisco-based Wells Fargo & Co., said in a statement that Wells Fargo had already set aside money to pay the settle-ment. The statement said Wachovia, based in Charlotte, ended its relationships with for-eign currency exchange houses in 2008.

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In this Thursday, Jan. 7, photo, cars stream past the CREE Shimmering Wall in downtown Raleigh. LED lights manufactured at CREE are used to light the wall. On Thursday, Vice President Joe Biden is expected to visit the company which the Obama administration is offering as an example of manufacturing job growth from energy-efficient prod-ucts.

DURHAM (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden was plan-ning a visit to a North Carolina company enjoying rapid sales of its light-producing semiconduc-tor chips the Obama administra-tion is offering as an example of manufacturing job growth from energy-efficient products.

Biden and Energy Secretary Steven Chu were scheduled Thursday to visit the headquar-ters and factory of Cree Inc. The Durham-based company has hired about 375 workers since last summer to design, produce and sell its energy-efficient light-ing.

The White House says boosting manufacturing in renewable and energy-efficiency technologies like Cree’s light-emitting diodes will create jobs for products growing in demand as world-

wide pressure builds to use fewer fuels blamed for global warming.

When its CEO was invited to the White House last summer, President Barack Obama called Durham, N.C.-based Cree one “of the most innovative energy companies in America” and clean-energy manufacturing “a sector that represents a big piece of America’s economic future.”

Last year’s $787 stimulus package included tax cred-its for selected companies that push ahead with manufactur-ing clean-energy products. Companies in 43 states are shar-ing $2.3 billion in tax credits.

Some of the credits are going to U.S. subsidiaries of foreign com-panies, like $51 million for a unit of Danish wind turbine maker Vestas to build blades and tow-ers in Colorado. Some are going

to small companies, like Dayton, Ohio-based Acutemp, which will increase hiring beyond its staff of about 100 as it increases man-ufacturing of vacuum insulation panels for home refrigerators.

Cree is getting $39 million to boost production of LEDs, semiconductor chips that pro-duce light as electricity passed through alignments of chemi-cals. They’re widely used from mobile phone displays to traf-fic signals. But over the next 20 years, they’ll become common in lighting fixtures, an Energy Department report said last month.

Cree’s LEDs are packaged into lighting fixtures used in the Pentagon and Walmart stores, and increasingly in streetlights from Los Angeles to Valdez, Alaska.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Companies that hire unemployed workers will get a temporary payroll tax holiday under a bill that easily won congressio-nal approval Wednesday in what Democrats hope is just the first of several election-year measures aimed at boosting hiring.

The 68-29 bipartisan vote in the Senate sent the legislation to the White House, where President Barack Obama was expected to sign it into law Thursday. Eleven Republicans voted for the legisla-tion, an impressive tally considering the politically charged atmosphere on Capitol Hill.

It was the first of several jobs bills promised by Democrats, though there’s plenty of skepticism that the measure will do much to actually create jobs. Optimistic estimates predict the tax break could generate perhaps 250,000 jobs through the end of the year, but that would be just a tiny fraction of the 8.4 million jobs lost since the start of the reces-sion.

The measure is part of a campaign by Democrats to show that they are addressing the nation’s unemployment problem, but that message was overshadowed by Congress’ feverish final push to pass health care overhaul legislation by this week-end.

“It is the first of what I hope will be a series of jobs packages that help to continue to put people back to work,” Obama said after the vote.

The bill contains about $18 billion in tax breaks and a $20 billion infusion of cash into highway and transit programs. Among other things, it exempts businesses that hire people who have been unemployed for at least 60 days from pay-ing the 6.2 percent Social Security payroll tax through December and gives employers an addi-tional $1,000 credit if new workers stay on the job a full year. Taxpayers will have to reimburse Social Security for the lost revenue.

“This is just the first, certainly not the last, piece of legislation that we will put forward in relation to jobs,” said its sponsor, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. “If we don’t create jobs, the economy will not move forward.”

It also extends highway and mass transit pro-grams through the end of the year and pumps in $20 billion in time for the spring construction sea-son. That money would make up for lower-than-expected gasoline tax revenues.

The measure is modest compared with last year’s $862 billion economic stimulus bill, and the bulk of the hiring tax breaks would probably go to com-panies that were likely to hire new workers any-way.

“Until business picks up for small business own-ers, there’s not going to be a huge incentive to add new workers,” said Bill Rys of the National Federation of Independent Business, which lobbies for small business.

The bill is financed in part over the coming decade by cracking down on offshore tax havens, though it would add $13 billion to the debt in the coming three years.

“When are we going to stop spending money around here as if there’s no tomorrow?” said Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H. “Because pretty soon there’s going to be no tomorrow for our children as we add this debt to their backs.”

In addition to the hiring tax incentives and high-way funding, the bill extends a tax break for small businesses buying new equipment and modestly expands an initiative that helps state and local gov-ernments finance infrastructure projects.

A far larger measure that would extend health insurance subsidies and jobless checks for the unemployed is in the works but has hit slow going. That measure has passed both House and Senate but is hung up as the rival chambers wrangle over how to partially finance the legislation, which also would extend a variety of tax breaks for individuals and businesses.

As a result, it may require a third temporary extension of unemployment benefits, which would otherwise expire at the end of this month. The House on Wednesday approved a one-month extension of jobless benefits and several other soon-to-expire programs by voice vote.

The Senate vote came as the House Ways and Means Committee approved a bill that lawmak-ers hope will generate jobs through infrastruc-ture spending and tax cuts for investing in some small businesses. The bill would exempt long-term investments in certain small businesses from capital gains taxes, and would expand the Build America Bonds program, which subsidizes interest costs paid by local governments when they borrow for construction projects.

The bond program would be extended through June 2013, at a cost of $7.6 billion. The entire bill would cost about $17 billion over the next decade.

Much of the bill would be paid for by limiting the ability of multinational corporations to avoid U.S. withholding taxes by shifting assets among foreign countries.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s sweeping health care legislation won precious support from a longtime liberal holdout in the House on Wednesday and from Catholic nuns representing doz-ens of religious orders, gaining fresh traction in the run-up to a climactic weekend vote.

“That’s a good sign,” said Obama, two weeks after taking personal command of a cam-paign to enact legislation in what has become a virtual vote of confidence on his still-young presidency.

But Democrats delayed the planned release of formal leg-islation at least until Thursday as they sought to make sure it would reduce federal deficits annually over the next decade.

At the White House, Obama met with Richard Trumka, the head of the AFL-CIO. Officials said the labor leader raised concerns over the details of a planned excise tax on high-cost insurance plans as well as other elements of the as-yet-unre-leased legislation.

The long-anticipated measure is actually the second of two bills that Obama hopes lawmakers will send him in coming days, more than a year after he urged Congress to remake the nation’s health care system. The first cleared the Senate late last year but went no further because House Democrats demanded significant changes — the very types of revisions now being packaged into the second bill.

Together, the measures are designed to extend coverage to more than 30 million who now lack it and ban the insurance industry from denying cover-age on the basis of pre-existing medical conditions. Obama also has asked lawmakers to slow the growth of medical spending gen-erally, a far more difficult goal to achieve.

Rep. Dennis Kucinich’s announcement in the Capitol made him the first Democrat to declare he would vote in favor of the legislation after voting against an earlier version, and he stressed he was still dissatisfied with key parts.

“I know I have to make a deci-sion, not on the bill as I would like to see it but as it is,” said the Ohio lawmaker, who twice ran for president advocating national health care. “If my vote is to be counted, let it now count for passage of the bill, hopefully in the direction of comprehensive health care reform.”

Referring to the political strug-gle under way, Kucinich said, “You do have to be very careful that the potential of President Obama’s presidency not be destroyed by this debate. Even though I have many differences with him on policy, there’s some-thing much bigger at stake here for America.”

Obama lobbied Kucinich heav-ily for his vote, including aboard Air Force One earlier in the week on a trip to northeastern Ohio for a presidential speech.

Republicans are opposed to the legislation, arguing it still amounts to a government take-over of health care, largely paid for through higher taxes and deep cuts in Medicare that will harm seniors. In recent days, they have also turned their criticism on Pelosi, who says the House may approve the Senate-passed bill without casting a separate vote on it. Instead, under a rule that would itself be subject to a vote, it would be considered passed automatically if the second fix-it bill passed.

This approach has been used numerous times in recent years by both political parties, but Republicans added it to their list of grievances as they sought to send Obama’s top domestic pri-ority down to defeat.

“The only way to stop this madness is for a few coura-geous Democrats to step forward and stop it,” said Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Senate GOP leader.

“Historians will remember this as a new low in this debate, the week that America was intro-duced to the scheme-and-deem approach to legislating. They’ll remember this as the week that Congress tried to pull the wool over the eyes of the public in order to get around their will.”

Without disclosing details, Democrats say the fix-it bill would add funds to federal sub-sidies designed to make health care more affordable for the working poor and middle class, to benefit states that already meet standards the bill sets for health care for the poor and to gradually close a gap in Medicare prescription drug cov-erage known as the doughnut hole.

The revisions are also expect-ed to repeal a Nebraska-only increase in federal Medicaid funds that cleared the Senate, a provision that became politically toxic as news of it spread last year.

In a bid to reassure nervous

lawmakers in the House that they would also approve the bill, Senate Democrats circulated a letter pledging their support. Ironically, officials said it had been drafted in the House and presented to the Senate leader-ship to seek signatures.

There was no formal White House announcement of Trumka’s White House visit, in keeping with the administra-tion’s practice of minimal dis-closure of the president’s private lobbying on the issue.

Several Democrats said that in addition to talks on the tax on high-cost plans, the union leader sought to preserve a Senate-passed provision under which all construction companies except those with fewer than five work-ers and a payroll of $250,000 would be required to pay a pen-alty if they don’t provide cover-age for their workers. Businesses in other industries are exempt from the penalties if they have fewer than 50 workers. These officials spoke on condition of anonymity, saying they were not permitted to discuss details of the White House meeting.

Shortly after Kucinich’s announcement, a letter was released from 60 leaders of reli-gious orders urging lawmakers to vote for the legislation.

“Despite false claims to the contrary, the Senate bill will not provide taxpayer funding for elective abortions. It will uphold long-standing conscience protec-tions and it will make historic new investments — $250 mil-lion — in support of pregnant women,” wrote the nuns, in a letter released by Network, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby. “This is the REAL pro-life stance, and we as Catholics are all for it.”

The endorsement reflected a division within the church. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops opposes the Senate-passed legislation, contending it would, in fact, permit the use of federal funds for elective abor-tions.

The abortion issue has long split Democrats, 40 of whom voted for an earlier House bill only after it was changed at the last minute to stiffen restrictions on the availability of abortions under a new insurance market-place that would be established under the bill.

Associated Press writers Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Charles Babington, Alan Fram, Erica Werner and C.J. Jackson contributed to this report.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. command-er in Afghanistan said Wednesday that it remains the goal of U.S. troops to capture Osama bin Laden alive and “bring him to justice.”

The comment by Gen. Stanley McChrystal to reporters was in contrast to remarks made a day earlier by Attorney General Eric Holder. Holder told Congress that the chances of capturing bin Laden alive were “infinitesimal” because he would probably be killed by U.S. forces or by one of his own fighters.

Bin Laden’s whereabouts have longed vexed U.S. officials.

Associated PressRep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, where he announced he will support President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul bill.

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Dear Dr. Gott: I am so happy you are on the Internet. I was hoping it would happen because sometimes I miss your column in the Naples, Fla., newspaper, and now you are avail-able to me all the time. I wish I could find a doctor like you here in Naples, but they all seem to come here to become millionaires. My present doctor charges $3,500 a year to see me four or five times to ask how I am feeling, which is a little much. He has been my physician for the past 15 years, and now this! He doesn’t take Medicare. I tried another physician and thought I would give a woman a go. Wrong! I was completely ignored by her and was treated by her LPN assistant. What’s a gal to do?

Dear Reader: Sadly, this is the wave of the future. Five years ago, an article appeared in The New York Times regarding such services. A woman received a letter from her family physician requesting a $1,500 annual fee to remain a patient. It

seemed as if he was offering lon-ger appointments, there would be no waiting, he would provide his cell-phone number for after-hours calls, and he would accept only 400 patients into the practice. The pur-pose? “To maintain the highest qual-ity of patient care.”

At the time she signed on, concierge practices cost $1,500 or more. It was recommended at the time that potential patients determine which hospitals such physicians used, what would happen once signing the con-tract if he or she were to go out of business, and whether it might be necessary to contact the office of the state attorney general.

Concierge the new medicine?

Dear Abby: I’m writing to encour-age “Wants to Do Right by Mama” (Jan. 25) to honor her mother’s final wishes regarding her burial attire and the position of her body. Several years ago, I sat down with my par-ents and we talked about their wishes for when they die. We discussed everything from the distribution of their assets to the type of funerals they want. I learned that my father would like a large tombstone, which is something I never knew, so I asked him to draw up exactly what he had in mind. Mom and Dad have already written their obituaries for the news-paper. Mom listed all the songs to be played at her service and the flowers she wants. We visited funeral homes, and discussed coffins and services, etc. Since then, they have changed their minds several times and have now decided they prefer cremation. Everything is written down and I sent copies to my brother, who lives out of town. Both of us want to respect our parents’ wishes.

It wasn’t as difficult as we thought it would be, and when the time comes and everyone is emotionally spent, the arrangements will already be in place. — Jim

Dear Jim: I congratulate you for having that important discussion with your parents. A number of read-ers commented on that letter. Their remarks made me smile, so I’ll share.

Read on:Dear Abby: My father wanted to

be buried without any clothes on and without his dentures. His reasoning was he came into the world naked and toothless, and he wanted to go out the same way. To my brother’s dismay, Daddy got his wish. He was, however, covered discreetly by a love-ly blue sheet. — Missing Daddy

Dear Abby: My children know for a fact that if I’m ever unable to care for myself, they’ll have to pluck out my chin hairs. Whether I’m in a nursing home or in a coffin, if there are any coarse hairs sprouting from my chin, I’ll come back and haunt them. — Martha

Dear Abby: When we buried my mother, Dad realized his burial plot next to hers would be so close to the road that visitors might drive over it or park on his grave. So he requested that when he was interred, a nail be placed in his fist so he could reach up and pop their tires. When he passed away last August, we gave him the largest nail we could find. — Daddy’s Daughter

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RALEIGH (AP) — Nearly two years ago, North Carolina’s groundbreaking innocence panel received the evidence it needed to free a man who spent 16 years in prison after he was wrongly convicted of murdering a prostitute.

Yet he stayed behind bars while commission investiga-tors overlooked the evidence. Uncovering it took a chance brainstorm by a defense law-yer, repeated questioning of a crime lab investigator and a nudge from an unlikely source — the prosecutor who sent the man to prison.

Last month, Greg Taylor was the first person to be exonerated by the 3-year-old North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission, a land-mark for the only state-run agency in the country dedi-cated to proving a convicted person’s innocence.

The handling of the cru-cial blood test, however, has prompted a sweeping review of how the state runs its crime lab and shows just what kinds of kinks the pan-el has to work out as it goes about seeking to free the innocent.

Taylor, who has main-tained his innocence, agreed Tuesday to allow Raleigh police to perform DNA tests on the clothes he wore at the time. Raleigh police said Wednesday they are not dis-puting Taylor’s innocence but want to test all evidence as they reopen the case.

When Taylor was convicted in 1993 of killing Thomas, prosecutors relied partly on a lab report that indi-cated blood was found in his SUV near the slain woman’s body. However, the report used at trial didn’t mention that a second test for blood was negative. The nega-tive result was contained in more extensive, informal notes that the State Bureau of Investigation kept filed away until Taylor’s case came before the innocence panel.

The eventual discovery of the notes would set Taylor free, but an Associated Press review of audio recordings, interviews and court filings shows how they almost never surfaced.

If the defense had “not found the blood evidence, we would have lost and Greg

would have spent the rest of his life in prison,” Joe Cheshire, one of Taylor’s attorneys, said in an e-mail.

The negative blood test was listed in informal “bench notes” by the state investiga-tors and turned over to the innocence panel in July 2008 as part of a file on the case.

Taylor’s lawyers received an unusual favor from Assistant District Attorney Tom Ford, the man whose arguments they were trying to unravel. Ford said the state investiga-tors told him in July 2009 about the additional, nega-tive blood test. He then told a commission investigator where to find the results in the bench notes, which he said weren’t given to him during the original trial.

“There was a test that was not recorded, that wasn’t reported ... from the SBI to us,” Ford says on a record-ing the conversation with the commission staff. “And you need to know that. It’s in the notes down at the bottom.”

Ford said he was just doing what was right.

At Ford’s urging, the agent who took those notes, Duane Deaver, was called to testify

before innocence commis-sion’s eight members. But Deaver’s testimony was con-fusing, and at one point, he even denied he’d done a sec-ond test.

During this initial phase of the exoneration process, the committee focused on another man’s confession to the crime, while evidence about the presence of blood received little attention.

Despite the other man’s confession, Taylor’s law-yers didn’t yet have all the evidence they’d need. Convincing the judges of his innocence would require tak-ing apart almost every aspect of the prosecution’s case, from discrediting eyewitness testimony to proving there was no blood on Taylor’s SUV.

Taylor’s lawyers weren’t aware of the bench notes. But Deaver’s confusing tes-timony had still set them on the path to digging up the right document.

During a late-December strategy session, attorney Mike Klinkosum wondered aloud why Deaver hadn’t used a common procedure called a takayama test to

verify that blood was on Taylor’s SUV. Attorney Chris Mumma perked up because she remembered Deaver using the word “takayama” during his testimony.

When they met again on Jan. 3, Mumma dug through the files from the commis-sion, then ran down the hall, test results in hand, to Klinkosum. In the handwrit-ten bench notes, Deaver had written the word “takayama” with a negative sign beside it, meaning the analyst couldn’t prove blood was on the SUV.

But even after attorneys found the bench notes, Mumma said the commis-sion staff didn’t understand their importance.

Wade Smith, a defense attorney who’s a commission member, said the commis-sion “is in uncharted ter-ritory because it’s the only commission of this type in all of America. And it is hav-ing to find its way and invent itself.”

If the commission has made mistakes, “we’re going to be happy to know about it and thrilled at a chance to do better,” he said.

Landmark exoneration almost never happened

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the qualified voters of Rutherford County that a Democrat and Republican Primary election will be held on Tuesday, May 4, 2010. The polls will open at 6:30 A.M. and close at 7:30 P.M.

Voters registered with the Rutherford County Board of Elections as affiliated with the Democrat Party may vote only in the Democratic Primary; voters registered as affiliated with the Republican Party may vote only in the Republican Primary; voters registered as Unaffiliated may vote in either the Democratic Primary or the Republican Primary, not in both.

Residents who are not registered to vote must register by April 9, 2010, to be eligible to vote at the precinct. A person may register or make changes at the Elections office located at 298 Fairground Rd. Spindale, NC between the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday, or by mail. Persons wishing to register and vote after the registration deadline may appear in person at a one-stop absentee voting site, complete the voter registration application form and provide proof of residence by presenting valid documents showing current name and address.

An absentee application by mail must be submitted before April 27, 2010. Voting One-stop in the Elections office begins on April 15, 2010 and will be open from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. There will be no additional One-Stop sites for the Primary Election. All One-Stop voting will end on Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 1:00 P.M.

The offices to be voted on are, Democrat and Republican US Senate, Democrat and Republican US House District 10, Democrat and Republican US House District 11, Republican NC House District 112, Republican County Commissioner District 1, Democrat County Commissioner District 4, Democrat and Republican County Commissioner District 5, Republican Sheriff, Democrat and Republican Clerk of Superior Court, Republican Coroner, and Nonpartisan Court of Appeals Judge

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CLASSIFIEDS!NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Executor of the estate of ROBERT E. WOODBRIDGE JR. of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said ROBERT E. WOODBRIDGE JR. to present them to the undersigned on or before the 4th day of June, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

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Surplus items to be sold by sealed bid on March 26th at 2:30 pm in the City Clerk’s Office Forest City, NC

Fire Department1996 Ford Crown Victoria - red, automatic, 112,015 miles15 100 ft. sections 4” rubber supply line - will not pass service test due to leaks2 50 ft. sections 4” rubber supply line - will not pass service test due to leaks

IT Department10 assorted printers16 2x4 lay in fluorescent light fixtures

Finance Department5 broken calculatorsForest Dale Laundry outside sign

Wastewater Treatment PlantFirestone Tires - (2) LT 245/75 R16Hankook Tires - (2) P235/75 R17Speedaire Air Compressor - 230 V 3 Phase

Street Department and WarehouseGreen Traile Tag 54738: 1995 Kaufm Lawn mower tr: 6x12Tripod and HarnessMetal DeskWhite tool box off pumper truckGreen diaphragm pump Mod. #5305 Sr. #2989, 5 Briggs engine2 hoses for diaphragm pumps1 lot of doors (steel and wood)Ferri TP Hyd. Flail Hedge MowerPartitions from bath rooms from Alexander town hallBradley sinkStihl weed eater2 wood shelves1 wood cabinet open front (for paper storage)

Water DepartmentTitan Industrial heavy duty commercial trash pumpFisher model TW-5 pipe/cable locaterExtendable twin halogen work light setRubber tire backhoe bucket Ford 655A 12”Mueller E-5 tapping machine w/ 3/4” Mueller 110 adaptorMueller E-5 tapping machine w/ 3/4” adapter and metal storage caseMueller B-100 direct tapping machine Manual feed, 6” and 10” saddles, 3/4” AWWA taper thread C1/D1 combined drill and tap bit, and metal storage caseUsed rubber tire backhoe tires: (2) Firestone size 12.5/80-18 (2) Firestone size 19.51-24

Electric DepartmentBallfield lights 1500 W Metal Halidc6 single rack 6 light fixtures as is2 double rack 12 light fixtures as is8 Metal light poles (approx. 60”) for ballfield lights (direct burial type) - buyer load and haul9 Metal light poles (approx. 35”) square (anchor base type) - buyer load and haul2 Metal light poles (approx. 30”) round (2 fixture T top) (anchor base type) - buyer load and haul

Bids will be accepted in the city clerk’s office, 128 N. Powell Street, Forest City, NC until 2:30 PM, Friday, March 26th. BIDS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN SEALED ENVELOPES CLEARLY MARKED “SEALED BID”.

All property is being sold AS IS WHERE IS. The buyer may not rely on any representations of the Town of Forest City or from its employees or agents, as to the condition of the property, and the Town of Forest City makes no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the condition of the property being sold.

Items will be on display at the Forest City Garage, 141 N. Broadway.

The Town of Forest City reserves the right to reject any and all bids and waive technicalities.

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICEOF NORTH CAROLINA

SUPERIOR COURT DIVISIONRUTHERFORD COUNTY

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IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY ROBERTW. SMITH AND RHONDA M. SMITH DATED JANUARY 17, 2002 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 657 AT PAGE 585 IN THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA

NOTICE OF SALE

Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 2:00 PM on March 24, 2010 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

Lying and being in Rutherfordton Township, Rutherford County, N.C. and being the same property as that described in deed from George R. Enloe and wife, Jean R. Enloe, to Wayne Yelton and wife, Elizabeth H. Yelton, recorded in Deed Book 652, Page 137, Rutherford County Registry, and described according to said deed as follows:

Lying and being on the south side of Highway No. 20 and being lots Nos. 28, 29, and 30, said lots being 25 feet front, and running back 150 feet, and known as J.E. Grose Subdivision, as shown on a map duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Rutherford County in Plat Book 4, Page 61.

The same being the property described as "Third Tract" in the deed from N.O. Pitts and wife, Maude Pitts, to First National Bank of Morganton, North Carolina, dated January 20, 1993, and recorded in Deed Book 153, Page 413, in the Office of the Register of deeds for Rutherford County, to which deed reference is hereby made. Further reference is made to Book 153, Page 148, Rutherford County Registry.

Being the same and identical property conveyed by Jean R. Walker (former Jean R. Enloe) to Rhonda Smith and husband, Wayne Smith by deed dated August 3, 2000 and of record in Deed Book 759, at Page 744, Rutherford County Registry.

And Being more commonly known as:214 California Street, Spindale, NC 28160

The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Robert W. Smith and Rhonda M. Smith.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale.

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The date of this Notice is March 3, 2010.

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IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICEOF NORTH CAROLINA

SUPERIOR COURT DIVISIONRUTHERFORD COUNTY

09 SP 526

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY DOUGLAS HARDIN AKA DOUGLAS EARL HARDIN DATED FEBRUARY 5, 2003 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 712 AT PAGE 732 IN THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA

NOTICE OF SALE

Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 2:00 PM on March 24, 2010 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

Being all of Lot #9 of the WINDY HILL SUBDIVISION as shown on plat duly recorded in Office of the Register of Deeds for Rutherford County, North Carolina, in Plat Book 22 at Page 9, to which reference is hereby made for a more full and complete description.

And Being more commonly known as:137 Cobra Dr, Forest City, NC 28043

The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Anglea Marie Watkins aka Angela Marie Watkins.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale.

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The date of this Notice is March 3, 2010.

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ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court charged five young Americans on Wednesday with plan-ning terrorist attacks in the South Asian country and conspiring to wage war against nations allied with Pakistan, their defense lawyer said.

The men — all Muslims from the Washington suburb of Alexandria, Virginia — pleaded not guilty to a total of five charges, the most severe of which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison, defense lawyer Hasan Dastagir told The Associated Press.

“My clients were in good shape and high spirits,” Dastagir said.

The men, all in their late teens or early 20s, were charged by an anti-terrorism court inside a prison in Sargodha, the city in Punjab province where they were arrested in December. They were report-ed missing by their families in November after one left behind a farewell video showing scenes of war and casualties and saying Muslims must be defended.

Their lawyer has said they were heading to Afghanistan and had no plans to stage attacks inside Pakistan.

The court also charged the men with plan-ning attacks on Afghan and U.S. territory, said Dastagir. The charges did not specify what was meant by U.S. territory but could be a refer-ence to American bases or diplomatic outposts in Afghanistan.

The men also were charged with contributing cash to banned organizations to be used for terror-ism and with directing each other to commit ter-rorist acts.

“This last charge carries life in prison while the rest of the charges have lesser punishments,” Dastagir said.

The trial will begin on March 31, and the prose-cution is slated to present more than 20 witnesses, Dastagir said.

The defense plans to bring witnesses from the U.S. and provide evidence of community service carried out by the men back home, Dastagir said.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Suspected U.S. drones fired mis-siles at vehicles and hit a mili-tant hide-out in a tribal region of northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least nine insurgents, two officials said.

In the first attack, the drones fired four missiles at a vehicle and flattened a nearby house near Miran Shah, the main town in the North Waziristan tribal region, killing six militants, an army and an intelligence official said.

About 50 minutes later, drones fired three more missiles at a vehicle in Madakhel town, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) west of Miran Shah, killing three insur-gents, the officials said on condi-tion of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.

Other militants were also wounded in the two strikes, they said.

The U.S. has stepped up attacks in Pakistan’s tribal regions since December, when a suicide bomber killed seven CIA employees in neighboring Afghanistan. The latest attack came a day after a U.S. missile strike destroyed a militant facil-ity in the same region, killing nine suspects.

Officials say some of the men slain in Tuesday’s attack in Datta Khel were believed to be for-eigners who were in the strong-hold of Hafiz Gul Bahadur, a warlord whose fighters are bat-tling U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan.

Although Pakistan publicly opposes the attacks, saying they violate its sovereignty and fuel

anti-Americanism among the population, it is believed to share intelligence with the Americans about the insurgents and their hide-outs.

Washington also refuses to publicly discuss the program, which uses unmanned drones, but officials say privately the attacks have killed several senior al-Qaida and Taliban command-ers in recent years.

In Pakistan’s southwest city of Quetta, an explosion destroyed a house, police offi-cial Mohammad Nawaz said. Police recovered a man’s body as well as some literature about the banned Sunni extremist outfit, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi. Nawaz said authorities were trying to figure out if the victim was involved in bomb-making.

SUVA, Fiji (AP) — A powerful cyclone destroyed more than half the houses in many villages in northern Fiji, but only one death has been reported, officials said Thursday.

The full extent of the damage from Cyclone Tomas has yet to be determined because commu-nications to the hardest-hit areas

remain cut off and may not be restored before the weekend.

The South Pacific island nation has sent naval patrol boats laden with supplies to the northern islands that bore the full brunt of the storm, while Australian and New Zealand air force planes airlifted emergency sup-plies and began a second day of

surveillance of the area.

A nationwide curfew was lifted Wednesday, but a state of emer-gency will remain in effect for 30 days in the country’s north-ern and eastern divisions, where aid agencies say up to 130,000 people were affected by the storm.

In this Jan. 4 file photo, Pakistani police officers with detained American Muslims leave a police station to send them into prison in Sargodha, Pakistan. A Pakistani court charged the five young Americans on Wednesday with planning terrorist attacks.

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MARJAH, Afghanistan (AP) — A month after los-ing control of their southern base in Marjah, the Taliban have begun to fight back, launching a campaign of assassination and intimida-tion to frighten people from supporting the U.S. and its Afghan allies.

At least one alleged govern-ment sympathizer has been beheaded. There are rumors that others have been killed. Afghans in the town that U.S., Afghan and NATO troops captured in a three-week assault that began Feb. 13 awake to letters posted on their doors warning against helping the troops.

Winning public support in this former Taliban strong-hold in Helmand province 360 miles southwest of Kabul is considered essen-tial to preventing insurgents from returning.

The Marjah operation will serve as a model for cam-paigns elsewhere, including one expected by summer to secure villages around Kandahar, the Taliban’s spiritual birthplace and the largest city in the south.

Military commanders believe the Taliban campaign is achieving some success because of questions raised at town meetings: Do the U.S. forces want to shut down the mosques and ban prayer? Will they will use lookout posts on their bases to ogle women? Are they going to take farmers’ land away?

“Dislocating the insur-gents physically was easy. Dislocating them socially — proving that we’re here to stay and to help — is a lot harder,” said Lt. Col. Jeff Rule, the head of operations for Marines in Helmand.

There are no firm figures on how many Taliban are left in Marjah. Marine and Afghan military officials say they believe most of those still here are from the area

and the foreign fighters have fled.

Regardless of Taliban num-bers, their influence is still felt.

New cell phone towers brought phone service to Marjah a little over a week ago. But the service doesn’t work at night because the Taliban threaten or bribe tower operators to shut off the network, presumably to prevent people from alert-ing troops and police as they plant bombs after dark.

Some of the workers on canal-clearing projects have been threatened or have been beaten up by insurgents.

At least one canal work-er who received threats returned and said he will keep working despite the risk, said Maj. David Fennell, who oversees about 15 civil affairs troops working to win over the population.

“That’s when you know that you fought the Taliban and

you won,” Fennell said. “I tell my team time and time again: ’What did we just do today? We hit the Taliban in the mouth.”’

This is the struggle for Marjah now: winning people over with a job or a vaccina-tion for a child. The victo-ries are small because the Taliban already proved it can make good on its promises by enforcing harsh justice while in power.

“My sense is that the Taliban will reinfiltrate in due course as the Afghan government fails to live up to the modest expecta-tions NATO has of it,” says Mervyn Patterson, a former U.N. political affairs expert in Afghanistan. “I do not think that the Taliban have been weakened in Helmand by the loss of Marjah. They have been having ups and downs, and this was a mod-est down, but not something that is significant, in and of

itself. I expect they will grad-ually return to Marjah.”

Many of the estimated 80,000 people here share the same fears, even though there are about 4,000 NATO and Afghan troops in and around Marjah, including two Marine battalions in the town. Some say they’re afraid to take money from the mili-tary because if the Taliban find them with the cash, they’ll be punished.

“I can’t take any money because I’m afraid for my life,” said Borjan, a rough-skinned farmer who owns a house that has been taken over by a Marine platoon until they can build their own outpost. He seems to want compensation: he lists equipment and field supplies that have been damaged but refuses to discuss how much it is worth. He just wants them out of the house, which is occupied by a son.

Lt. Shawn Miller said he

believes Borjan really is scared. But the elders who accompanied Borjan to help him lodge his complaint are more indifferent. They just want to be left alone to farm. The Taliban mostly left them alone.

The Marines are trying to win partly through diplo-macy and partly through get-ting development and infra-structure projects running as quickly as possible to show that the Afghan government is serious this time.

U.S. troops are having suc-cess with offering to improve mosques — repairing struc-tures or installing loudspeak-ers to try to win over influ-ential mullahs while creating an unattractive target for Taliban militants who won’t want to attack mosques.

This may overestimate the restraint of the Taliban. The beheaded man was a mosque leader, said Capt. Iqbal Khan of the Afghan army, whose 91 soldiers are embedded with a Marine company in central Marjah.

Even so, projects of all types push ahead. Three medical clinics are open, staffed by doctors from Kabul and locals who ran private clinics under the Taliban, Fennell said. Two interim schools have started, staffed by locals and with more than 100 students.

The canal-cleaning project has grown from 40 workers to about 800, Fennell said. But it took weeks of cajoling — taking first the teenagers who showed up, then eventu-ally recruiting a few men of military age, then turning the older men into contrac-tors in charge of getting fighting-age men to clean whole sections of the canal.

Marjah’s administrative chief, Abdul Zahir, said he and his advisers have decid-ed that they need to show they have the upper hand in town by the end of the month.

Associated PressIn this image taken on Tuesday in Marjah, Afghanistan, Afghans listen to a Marine officer on patrol. Taliban insurgents are conducting a fear and intimidation campaign against residents of the southern Afghan town of Marjah, which international forces just wrested from insurgents.

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