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Scott Baughman/Daily CourierJustin Kirkus from The Great Treasure Hunt examines a Gibson guitar. The appraisers for the show had made offers on coins, musical instruments and other collectibles on Tuesday. This Gibson was about 30 years old and valued at about $1,600.

By SCOTT BAUGHMANDaily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY — One man’s trash is another man’s treasure and appraisers from The Great Treasure Hunt are hunting for both at their show in the Ramada Inn now until Saturday afternoon.

“We’ve seen coins, jewelry, statues, musical instruments, watches, and all kinds of things,” said Justin Kirkus, an appraiser with the store out of Kernsville. “People have brought us many things so far and we’ve been making offers.”

The group got off to a rocky start when some local officials said they couldn’t buy scrap jewelry without a permit. But Kirkus explained the store in Kernsville had all the necessary state licenses and

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By SCOTT BAUGHMANDaily Courier Staff Writer

SPINDALE — Developer Frank Canale insists that part of the old railroad depot owned by the town extends over his property line, while the town board dis-agres. And mediation efforts have failed to make either party change their mind or compro-mise.

“We will be going to trial soon,” Canale said. “The town has already spent thousands of taxpayer dollars on a case where they are clearly wrong. I’m just amazed to see them keep wast-ing money like this and as a tax-payer, it makes me sad.”

But Town Attorney John Crotts said Spindale is not going to change its position.

“It is our contention that the depot building does not encroach on Mr. Canale’s property,” Crotts said. “And we have no inten-tion of altering that position. Mediation efforts were unsuc-cessful and so we will be going to trial at the earliest possible date.”

The dispute with the town goes back to 2007, when Canale purchased a lot neighboring the old depot building. The devel-oper contacted the town and the board initially agreed to sell Canale the depot property. Commissioners voted to declare the area a special economic development zone.

But at their September 2008 meeting the town board told Canale they had changed their mind, due in part to Canale’s suggestion that he pay for the property sale in a 36-month installment plan. But the issue of encroachment was not resolved.

During the initial discussions of the depot building property, town officials were insistent that the depot building was not sit-ting on Canale’s lot. But Canale

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By JEAN GORDONDaily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY — When Gunnery Sgt. Michael Barrett, 35, stood to address the Marine Corps JROTC at R-S Central High School Saturday night for the 235th birthday ball for the Marines, his appearance was nothing short of a miracle.

Among the proudest in the audience was his own father, Sgt. Major Donald Barrett of Rutherfordton, instructor with the R-S Central JROTC.

Five years ago on Sept. 29, 2004, Barrett was on duty as a military police officer in Iraq, when he and his team were responding to a possible road-side bomb that had detonated in place.

They were on the way back to the camp when their vehicle was struck by another roadside bomb. Barrett was sitting in the front passenger seat and sus-tained the most severe injuries.

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FOREST CITY — Chimney Rock State Park was recognized as the Attraction of the Year recently by the North Carolina Travel Industry Association.

NCTIA has recognized tourism lead-ership for the past 55 years, but its Attraction of the Year Award has only

been presented to two other institutions — the N.C. Museum of Art and the Blue Ridge Parkway.

The purpose of this award is to recog-nize a North Carolina visitor attraction that exemplifies excellence, innovation and sets the standard for an exceptional

visitor experience. The visitor attraction must also work with their industry part-ners to cooperatively market their com-munity and to enhance the well being of the destination.

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Depot property dispute unsettled

Treasure hunt under way here

Chimney Rock named top state attraction

Contributed photoGunnery Sgt. Michael Barrett, 35, (far right) with his Marines just before departing for night patrol in Iraq.

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Contributed photoGuest of Honor Gunnery Sgt. Michael F. Barrett, USMC speaking at the Marines birthday ball at R-S Central High School Saturday night.

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FOREST CITY —Nineteen family members received a standing ovation Monday night at the annual Rutherford County Habitat for Humanity partnership dinner.

The mothers and their chil-dren are the 2009 Partner Families and are occupying or will soon occupy their new homes built by habitat volun-teers across the county.

Habitat has reached its 2009 construction goal of building five new homes. All five families will be in their new homes for Christmas.

Partner families were for-mally introduced by Carolyn Killian, who said working with the families during the past year was a worthwhile project and a “year well spent.”

Those families are Brenda Gleen and her children, Ivana and Mikala; Latasha Hampton and her children, Raheem, Kiana and Kahaji; Sharon Harmon and her children, Jarvis, Jessica and Jasmine; Carol Hines and her children, James, Arthur and Cedric; and Wanda Twitty and her children, Shalonda, Shaquisha and

Shaquan. The homes were constructed in Forest City and Rutherfordton and most of the families are already in their homes. Everyone will be in by Christmas.

The Rev. Billy Honeycutt, president of Rutherford Housing Partnership and director of Green River Baptist Association, was guest speaker and addressed the group on “Volunteers.”

“Volunteers make a differ-ence in the lives of people,” he said. “It is all about help-ing people.”

He took each letter of the word “Volunteer” and shared his thoughts about being a volunteer.

“V” “O” is for varied oppor-tunities; “L” is for laughter; “U” is for unending; “N” is for new skills; “T” is for ther-apy or therapeutic; “E” is for energizing “E” is for enrich-ing and R” is for rewards.

Honeycutt said the rewards come from knowing a person is helping another; volun-teers are enriched by the people they meet while doing volunteer work. “You would have never met them had it not been for volunteers,” he said.

He said when a person vol-unteers, he or she receives energy just knowing they did

something for someone and it was time well spent; and volunteering provides ther-apy for a weary or stressed person; a volunteer learns new skills by watching others on the job or they hone their own skills.

Honeycutt said there will always be a need for volun-teers. “The needs and issues in our community that need support of people to volun-teer are unending,” he said. Volunteers today are teach-ing younger generations of the necessity to volunteer.

Being a volunteer opens many opportunities and a volunteer has an opportunity to laugh a lot.

He said when the volun-teers, Women Roofers, get on a house to put on a roof, “I can tell you there is a lot of laughter.”

The women roofed two Habitat houses in 2009 and helped roof several RHP projects during the year.

Honeycutt said even if a person feels he or she can’t volunteer due to certain physical limitations, every-one can still do something.

He recalled May 2008 when he sustained a serious injury and for more than a year was on a walker and his

volunteering efforts were almost impossible. But he said he discovered one day although he couldn’t actu-ally do the work, he could be a part of helping others do a work. “You can still do some-thing for someone.

“It is not about you or me. It’s about helping others,” he said.

Habitat’s volunteers and staff members were intro-duced and officers were approved during the annual business meeting conducted by Hazel Cook, president. Others officers are Bob Bourne, vice president; John Moore, treasurer; Carolyn Bridges, secretary; and Richard Williams, executive VP.

Also re-elected to serve four year terms were Bob Bourne, Gary Bridges, Charles Yelton and Marcus White.

Other board members are Fred Bayley, Jerry Jones, Carolyn Killian, Bill Lewis, Spencer Price, Robert Robinson, Hobart Rogers, John Stroud, Bruce Waddingham and C. T. Wright.

Honorary board members are Jimmy Dancy, Julia Hensley, Robert Mebane, the

Rev. Vernon Stutzman, Dick Wilkins and Ernest Yelton.

Habtiat’s Executive Director Sally Norman is retiring at the end of the year and Allyson Shroyer, devel-opment director, has been named the new director.

Clarence Campbell is the construction coordinator and Wanda Harris is ReStore Manager.

Since its beginning here in 1988, Habitat for Humanity has put more than 50 Rutherford County families who could not obtain a home by conventional financing means into new houses. The organization does this by building affordable homes — typically 3-bedroom, 1,180-square-feet — with totally vounteer labor. Thus, the new owner buys the house for only the cost of the land and materials. And Habitat homeowners must also volunteer their labor to build the house. This “sweat equity” entitles them to an interest-free mortgage, which is repaid over 15 to 20 years. The mortgage pay-ments are used by Habitat to build future houses.

Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@thedigitalcourier.com.

ELLENBORO— The 18th annual Fiddlers’ and Ellenboro Bluegrass Convention will be held Saturday, Nov. 21, at 6:30 p.m., at the Ellenboro School Gymtorium, 813 Piney Mountain Church Road, Ellenboro.

Plenty of concessions will be for sale and musi-cians will have CDs for sale.

Adult admission is $7; children $1; and under 10 free.

A barbecue supper will be served from 4 p.m. until in the school cafeteria. Adults, $8; 6-12 years, $5; and 5 years and under, free.

There will be winners for first, second and third place bands: $400, $200 and $100.

Prizes for best instruments, will be $40 first place; second place, $20; and third place, $15.

Trophies for best band, best banjo, best fiddle, best mandolin, best guitar, best bass, best dobro and best vocalist, will also be awarded.

All proceeds will benefit Colfax Free Fair Exhibits.

Call 453-7457 or 453-0342.

Jean Gordon/Daily CourierMembers of the Monday and Tuesday construction crews receive a standing ovation (above) at Monday night’s Habitat for Humanity Annual Partnership Dinner at First Baptist Church, Forest City. “It’s about helping people,” Billy Honeycutt (right) told a group of volunteers at the Habitat for Humanity dinner Monday.

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

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601 Oak Street, P.O. Box 1149,Forest City, N.C. 28043Phone: 245-6431 Fax: 248-2790E-mail: dailycourier@thedigitalcourier.com

Rutherford County’s Habitat for Humanity chapter held its annual partnership dinner

Monday night and celebrated another successful year.

The local Habitat teams have already met their goal for 2009 with five houses constructed. The partner families will all be in their new homes by Christmas.

Since it was organized in 1988, the county Habitat group has completed construction on more than 50 homes.

That means there are more than 50 families who have been given the chance at realizing the dream of home ownership thanks to the efforts of the dedicated volunteers of Habitat.

The beauty of the Habitat program is that it involves the family in the effort to build the home it will occupy and uses the proceeds from their interest-free mortgages to pay for the construc-tion of new homes.

In Rutherford County, the Habitat for Humanity program has had a tre-mendous run of success thanks to the efforts of its volunteers and the support of the community.

Here’s wishing that combination will have many more years and many more successful projects building dreams for county families.

Our Views

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Our readers’ viewsOffers more regarding use of county cars

To the editor:This letter is in response to Mr.

Grant’s letter os 11-05-09, “Says county could save on vehicle costs.” I agree completely with Mr. Grant. Every county depart-ment needs to investigate any and all ways to save money.

First, let me apologize to the majority of the deputies who are doing a good job and ethically performing their job duties. Like the old saying, “one bad apple spoils the entire bushel.” This is directed toward the bad apples.

Where can you locate a list of the names of the sheriff’s depart-ment employees assigned to the 116 vehicles listed as being assigned to the sheriff’s depart-ment? I would like to see this list broken down by driver, make, model, year and mileage of all the vehicles. Although I understand the thought process of “having a patrol car parked in the neigh-borhood” as a deterrent to crime, are there any statistics to back this up? On the Sheriff’s depart-ment Web page, the patrol unit lists 6 deputies on 4 shifts. That equals 24.

As far as the county deputies using the patrol cars for personal use, here are more examples of misuse of county vehicles:

■ A county officer was observed at a local school picking up his children. These children were buckled into the back seat. Are the county patrol cars equipped with booster or child safety seats? Or, not only using the county vehicle for personal use, was he also violating the “child restraint law?”

■ Have seen females riding in the front passenger seat of county patrol vehicles. Could they be wives, children, girlfriends, infor-mants or plain clothes officers?

■ Have see county patrol cars parked at churches during non church hours. Uniformed officers seen coming from the fellowship hall.

■ Have seen as many as three county patrol cars parked at a private residence with the offi-cers out of their vehicles, sitting in rocking chairs on the porch, just rocking away, having conver-sation with resident.

■ Regularly see patrol cars parked at different fire depart-ments with the officers sitting in the vehicle using their cell phone.

If the sheriff’s department could control the personal use and/or unauthorized use of the county vehicles, along with a more effi-cient method of utilizing vehicles, thousands of taxpayer dollars could be saved. Maybe after the vehicles are publicly accounted for, there will be enough vehicles available for a taxi service for the county taxpayers.

Maybe the sheriff’s department needs to add the word ethical to the sheriff’s mission statement. Be sure to provide the bad apples a definition of ethical.

G.W. JonesForest City

Says church must get with the move of God

To the editor:Recently I had lunch with a

local pastor. During the course of the conversation, I was asked to help start a new church.

After some consideration, I have arrived at the following conclusion: Rutherford County does not need another church. I would, however, like to unite “the church” into a “move of God.” Then the big question hit me. If the church is unable to discern the move of God, how are we going to take hold and usher in a

genuine move of God?Several years ago, I received

a letter soliciting funds from Os Hillman, International Workplace Ministries. In this let-ter, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association was reported as having identified 54 moves of God worldwide. This raises the question, what is the criteria to be recognized as a “move of God?” The BGEA went on to say the faith and work or workplace movement was one of the top four. Then, of course, the ques-tion arises, what is the criteria to position one move of God above another?

Consider this, was there any move of God more important at the time of Moses — Operation Exodus — “Let My People Go;” or Elijah — Operation Big G — “If God be God, serve Him and Him only;” or Jesus Christ — Operation Holy Invasion — God in the Flesh.” All three of these moves of God can be defined as Biblical epochs — a paradigm shift — a new model.

When it comes to a move of God, it doesn’t get any bigger than epochs. The world stage is being set for yet another fourth and final Biblical epoch. Unfortunately the church here is constrained by their tunnel vision, unable or unwilling to discern the move of God that has been knocking on their door for 18 years now. If we do not judge the move of God — the move of God will judge us.

In that same letter from the BGEA, Dr. Henry Blackaby was quoted as saying, “God is rallying His troops together as no other time in history. God is up to something.” Now, I have already told you what that something is, what I haven’t told is it starts here!

Richard Del AmmonsRutherfordton

Are lobbyists just lobbyists? Apply ‘but-for’ testRALEIGH — A few years

ago, the North Carolina legislature decided that lob-byists and those who employ them must report lobbying expenses.

The state already had a requirement that lobbying expenses be reported, but a loophole made the rule large-ly toothless.

Looking at today’s lobby-ing expense reports, filed with the Secretary of State’s office, you still won’t find a pile of expenses filed by the hundreds of lobbyists regis-tered in the state.

There are a couple of rea-sons for the zeros.

First, legislators approved a gift ban that prevents the kind of small group or one-on-one wining and dining that used to take place in Raleigh, when some lobbyists

plied a few legislators with fancy steakhouse dinners.

The wining and dining isn’t done.

Legislative receptions, with shrimp and other fin-ger food, are still allowed under certain circumstances, the biggest being that large groups or even the general public is invited.

So, some of the lines on those reports aren’t blank.

Another reason you won’t find lots of companies employing lobbyists rack-ing up six-figure expenses is

because of interpretations by the State Ethics Commission about what exactly consti-tutes lobbying.

Last year, the commission ruled that companies don’t necessarily have to report all of a lobbyist’s salary. When a lobbyist has responsi-bilities other than trying to persuade legislators to vote for or against legislation to benefit their clients, then the percentage of their salaries that doesn’t involve lobbying can be deducted.

The ruling makes sense in some instances.

For example, someone who heads up a trade association, representing companies in the same line of business, will typically do more than lobby.

But a more recent rul-ing by the State Ethics

Commission could portend more reporting by companies that employ lobbyists.

The September ruling examined the question of whether the a lobbyist’s time spent developing legislative strategy, as opposed directly lobbying or following the legislative process, should be considered a lobbying expense.

The commission came up with a “but-for” test to answer the question. But for the effort to lobby legislators, would these activities be tak-ing place?

The answer seems obvious. But the interpretation rais-

es the possibility of another test that ought to be put to the firms employing lobby-ists:

But for the need for lob-bying the North Carolina

General Assembly, would you be employing a lobbyist?

If the answer is no, then shouldn’t the entire lobbyist’s salary be reported as a lob-bying expense?

The answer isn’t always no. As stated, some registered lobbyists do more than lob-bying.

But when companies report just a fraction of the salaries of people who essen-tially live in the Legislative Building when the legislature is in session, the current rules and interpretations may not be sufficient.

A but-for test would seem to be in line for more than just the activities of lobby-ists.

Scott Mooneyham is executive director of The Capital News Service.

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Ruby KozikRuby Adams Kozik, 77, of

Trailwood Dr., Forest City, died Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, at Autumn Care in Forest City.

A native of Rutherford County, she was a daugh-ter of the late Monroe and Minnie Hill Adams.

She worked in quality con-trol at a plastics plant.

She is survived by her husband, Frank Kozik of Forest City; three daugh-ters, Lottie Faye Moody of Forest City; Carol Crankshaw of St. Francisville La., and Marjorie Paratore of Thomasville, Ga.; one broth-er, Millard Adams of Forest City; one sister, Inez Sims of Spindale; eight grandchil-dren; and eight great-grand-children.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Crowe’s Chapel with the Rev. Daniel McCain officiating. Burial will be in the Sunset Memorial Park. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Crowe’s.

Online condolences www.crowemortuary.com.

Ritzie LoganRitzie M. Logan, died

Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. She was active in her

church and community and worked as a nurse at Lutheran Hospital in Baltimore, Md., until her retirement.

She was a daughter of the late Bessie Jones and the widow of Ernest W. Logan.

Survivors include two sons, Lewis Logan of Long Beach, Calif., and Alvin Logan of San Antonio, Texas; five grandsons; 14 great-grandchildren; and a host of other friends and relatives including a sister-in-law of Rutherfordton.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at Webb Baptist Church, Ellenboro, with the Rev. Michael Moore officiat-ing. Burial will follow in the Sunset Memorial Park. The body may be viewed one hour prior to the service.

Pruitt Funeral Home is on charge of arrangements.

Doris RouseDoris Edwards Rouse, of

418 Sparrow Hawk Court, Greer, S.C., died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, at St. Francis Hospital.

She was the widow of George B. Rouse and a daughter of the late Clyde B. and Maude Duncan

Edwards. She graduated from

Appalachian State University, obtained her master’s degree from Clemson University, and also attended the College of William & Mary. She taught school for many years at Blythe Elementary. She was a co-member of Trinity United Methodist and Covenant United Methodist churches.

She is survived by her daughter, Suzanne Montgomery of Taylors, S.C.; a son, Clay Rouse of Greer; a brother, Henry Edwards of Rutherfordton; and four grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Downtown Chapel, Greenville, S.C. A graveside service will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday at Wesley Chapel Memorial Cemetery, Hogan Road, Harris. Visitation is Wednesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home in Greenville.

In lieu of flowers, memori-als may be made to Trinity UMC, 2703 Augusta St., Greenville, SC 29605; or to Covenant UMC, 1310 Old Spartanburg Road, Greenville, SC 29615.

Washburn & Dorsey Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.

Phillip SanneyPhillip Mark Allen Sanney,

21, of 1334 New House Rd., Shelby, died Nov. 16, 2009, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.

He is survived by his wife of nine days, Jessica Henderson Sanney.

Visitation will be held Wednesday from 3 until 6 p.m. at Cleveland Funeral Services.

Funeral services will be held at Cornerstone Baptist Church, Thursday at 2 p.m. Cleveland Memorial Park

On Line Condolences: www.clevelandfuneralser-vice.com

Robert SpilmanRICHMOND, Va. (AP) —

Former Bassett Furniture Chairman and Chief Executive Robert Spilman has died at 82.

Spilman retired in May 1997 after joining the compa-ny in 1957 as a sales manag-er. He also served on numer-ous corporate boards includ-ing Dominion Resources and Jefferson-Pilot Corp.

Obituaries

Police NotesSheriff’s Reportsn The Rutherford County

Sheriff’s Office responded to 135 E-911 calls Monday.

n Heather Samantha Greene reported the theft of a 2005 Kia.n Cindy Trotter Mode

reported the theft of clothes.

Rutherfordtonn The Rutherfordton Police

Department responded to 42 E-911 calls Monday.

Spindalen The Spindale Police

Department responded to 20 E-911 calls Monday.

Lake Luren The Lake Lure Police

Department responded to two E-911 calls Monday.

Forest Cityn The Forest City Police

Department responded to 69 E-911 calls Monday.

n An employee from BWM Company reported a larceny.n Lakisha Hamilton

reported an incident of breaking and entering and larceny.n An employee of

the Forest City Police Department reported an incident of simple assault.

n Rose Logan reported an incident of obtain property by false pretense. (See arrest of Shores.)n An employee of The Body

Shoppe reported an incident of damage to property.

Arrestsn Summer Shores, 23,

of Country Haven Drive, Cowpens, S.C.; charged with financial card theft, three counts of obtain property by false pretense, and larceny; placed under a $72,000 secured bond. (FCPD)n Dana Fernando Smith,

40, of 280 Bess Court; charged with communicat-ing threats, assault on a female and domestic violence protective order violation; placed under a 48-hour hold. (RCSD)n Steven Van Brooks, 24, of

1154 Bridges Drive; charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle; placed under a $500 secured bond. (RCSD)n Julian Maricre Miller,

19, of 415 Maple Creek Rd.; charged with communicat-ing threats; placed under a $1,000 secured bond. (RCSD)n Summer Hope Shores,

23, of 257 Country Haven Drive; charged with pos-session of stolen goods, five counts of obtain property by false pretense, financial card theft and misdemean-or larceny; placed under a $70,000 secured bond. (RPD)

Citationsn Barbara Blanton, 25, of

Park Circle, Forest City; cited for open container; released on a written promise to appear. (FCPD)

EMS/Rescuen The Rutherford County

EMS responded to 13 E-911 calls Monday.

n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to four E-911 calls Monday.

Fire Callsn Forest City firefighters

responded to a power line fire and to a gas leak.n Hudlow firefighters

responded to a power line fire.

n Rutherfordton firefight-ers responded to a structure fire.n Spindale firefighters

responded to a fire alarm.

pointed to a survey from Burnt Chimney Surveying of Forest City certified by Charles Owen Jr. that showed the depot building was a full seven feet onto his land. Canale also pointed to the parking lot on his prop-erty and said the town had been using it as public park-

ing without his permission.In the suit, Canale is asking

for compensatory damages of $10,000, asking the court to order the town to stop using his parking lot and that the judge order the town to remove the portion of the depot building that Canale says is extending over the line.

“I can still develop this property,” Canale added. “But I just can’t do anything

while there is part of another building sitting on my land. The town keeps referring to a survey from the 1930s or something, but just because they have an agreement from the old railroad from the 1990s doesn’t mean the rail-road can give them land the railroad didn’t own.”

Contact Baughman via e-mail at sbaughman@thedigitalcourier.com.

“We could not think of a more deserving destination than Chimney Rock State Park,” said Vincent Chelena, executive director of the NCTIA. “Chimney Rock State Park has consistently provided visitors with a tre-mendous experience. We also have witnessed the Park’s successful transition from private ownership to state ownership without a hitch. This preserves one of North

Carolina’s most precious treasures for the foreseeable future.”

The award was presented during the luncheon at the NCTIA Annual Tourism Leadership Conference held in Greensboro at the Proximity Hotel. Tourism leaders from across the state were in attendance.

Mary Jaeger-Gale, general manager of the park repre-sented Chimney Rock and Janet Pearson from North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources accepted the

award on behalf of the park.The North Carolina Travel

Industry Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to building a more successful tourism industry in North Carolina through leadership, education and advocacy.

The Association was estab-lished in 1955 as a special council to the Governor by then Governor Hodges. The association now has more than 200 members, consist-ing of leaders from the hospi-tality and tourism industry.

soon the show was back on track.

“There are a lot of pieces people bring in that have a lot of sentimental value but aren’t worth a whole lot,” Kirkus explained as he examined a World War II era U.S. Army compass. “And sometimes we find an item that looks like it would be worth a lot but upon closer inspection it isn’t that valu-able.”

Kirkus and fellow appraiser Alex Greer saw a variety of items on Tuesday afternoon. One customer came in with

a Gibson guitar worth about $1,600 while another showed up with a $1 bill that had been autographed by Clark Gable in the 1930s. The auto-graph was worth less than $100.

“Because it isn’t a photo signed by him, collectors generally aren’t interested in it,” Kirkus said. “And these stars aren’t as popular as they once were.”

The group has held shows in states like Georgia, California, Tennessee, New York, New Jersey and many others. “We haven’t seen many interesting things here yet,” Greer said. “But I think we’ll see more on Friday and Saturday.”

The appraisers spent most of their time hunched over laptops searching for partic-ular items online with popu-lar auction sites like eBay or others. But for more rare items or specific categories the group had piles of price guides stacked up behind the table. A rare coin guide and a rare musical instrument guide were well-worn as cus-tomers brought in other gui-tars and coins from history as well as other countries.

The show will run every day this week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Contact Baughman via e-mail at sbaughman@thedigitalcourier.com.

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FOREST CITY – The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department is looking for a missing juvenile who was last seen Nov. 13.

According to a release from Det. Sgt. Leon Godlock, Brittany Shires, 15, ran away from R-S Central High School and has not been heard from. She may have been seen Monday at a cof-fee shop in Morganton, but that could not be confirmed, Godlock said. It is believed Shires could

be travelling with another juve-nile, Davie Camp.

Shires is a white female, five feet, five inches in height and weighing 170 pounds. She has brown hair and blue eyes and a tattoo on her right arm that says Brittany.

If you have information on Shires, please contact Rutherford County Communications at 286-2911 or Godlock at 287-6395.

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William B. Griffin

Mr. William B. Griffin, 72, of Rutherfordton, NC died on Saturday, November 14, 2009 at his home surrounded by his fam-ily. He was born on October 22, 1937 to the late Burton and Florence Foley Griffin in Gloucester MA. He was a grad-uate of Gloucester High School and a veteran of the US Army. William moved to St. Croix USVI in 1988 with his wife where he resided for 20 years. He had an electrical business as well as a captain license and operated the Lisa Anne boat for fishing char-ters. He won many trophies in the Caribbean tournaments. He was also an avid hunter and hunt-ed in New Hampshire. His wife of 48 years, Carol Griffin of Rutherfordton and chil-dren survive him; two sons, William Griffin Jr. and wife, Randi of Greensboro NC and Kirt Griffin and wife, Kate of Newcastle, England and a daugh-ter, Lisa Robarts and husband, Kent of Chesapeake VA. He is also survived by one brother, Richard Griffin of St. Croix, USVI and one sister, Lorna Kobierski of Beverly, MA; grand-children, Leanna and Jessica Griffin, Joseph, Matthew, Sam and Kenni Ann Griffin, Kelsey Robarts. Friends are invited to gather at the Griffin home at 181 Ivy Drive, Rutherfordton Thursday, Nov. 19 between the hours of 6 PM and 8 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043 in memo-ry of William Griffin or to the animal shelter of one’s choice. Online condolences at:www.crowemortuary.com

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Donald “Don” Ray Shytle

Donald “Don” Ray Shytle, age 70, of 432 Coopertown Road, Caroleen, NC, died Friday, November 13, 2009 at Hospice House. A native of Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Dorse L. Shytle and Hettie Dixon Shytle. He had worked in construction most of his life as a painter. He was also a veteran having served his country in the US Army. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 36 years, Linda Shytle. Survivors include his son, Craig Shytle and his wife, Barbara of Henrietta; his daughter, Teresa Morgan, and her husband, Steven Cole also of Henrietta; one broth-er, Bobby Shytle; one sister Jane Talley; five grandchildren, Ryan Shytle, Heather Shytle, Jessica Vickers, Brooke Shytle an Caleb Morgan and two great grandchil-dren, Kyleigh Vickers and Andreah Hammett . A graveside service will be con-ducted 5:00 PM Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at Cliffside Cemetery. Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the Shytle family.An online guest registry is avail-able at: www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com

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Hit by two 155 MM bombs, doubled stacked in the ground with gasoline, the truck blew up immediately and was engulfed in flames.

“Everybody tried to get everybody out,” he said Friday afternoon upon arriving in Rutherfordton for the birthday party.

“I didn’t know my leg was broken until I got out of the truck,” he said.

On the ground, it was determined Barrett’s femoral artery was split, his leg was broken, his ear drums were bleeding badly and his face was burned.

“They couldn’t get a helicopter for a med-vac, it was too dangerous,” he said. “The Marines lifted me up and put me on the hood of another truck.

“The commander jumped on the top of the hood and then a medic showed up from out of no where,” Barrett said. “We were are all riding on the hood of the Humvee and we drove back to the camp through hostile ter-ritory. It took 10 to 15 minutes,” he said.

He immediately underwent sur-gery and was subsequently flown to Germany for more treatment and eventually was transported to San Diego for further surgeries and recu-peration. The diagnosis was very grim.

He went through numerous treat-ments and was eventually transferred to a rehabilitation facility where he had to learn to walk again.

“They put me back together with screws,” he said.

Although critically injured, Barrett said he remembers being very angry and yelled at his doctors. “I told them, ‘We are going to fix this. We are going to fix this’,” he said.

“I told them I was going to stay in the Marine Corps and getting out of the Marines was not an option,” he recalled.

“From the day of the injury to the day I was able to reenlist to stay in the Marines, it was 533 days,” he said.

He had hoped to reenlist while in Iraq but the injury prevented that. “I thought that would really be cool to re-enlist right there,” he said.

“But I got wounded and that was in limbo,” he said.

He re-enlisted and in 2006 was deployed for this second tour to Iraq.

He went back to the exact spot where the truck blew up.

“If my Marines were going back, I was going back, too,” he said of his decision to go back to Iraq. “I was

oligated to take care of the Marines,” he said.

“I’m a Marine and that means we go any time, any place to defend the country and if that should take us to Afghanistan, I’ll go there,” he said.

He believes there must be a seri-ous evaluation of the level of troops needed in Afghanistan to meet the mission requirements.

“I have strong faith the leadership in Washington, D.C., will make the right

decision,” he said.Barrett and his wife, a former

Marine, live in Stafford, Va. When he was asked to speak to the

Marine Corps Saturday night, Barrett said it was a double honor.

“I’m so thankful to be here and to spend this time with my father, that’s a bonus,” he said.

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Meetings/other AACA monthly meeting: Little Detroit Chapter (AACA); Thursday, Nov. 19, 6 p.m., at Spindale Restaurant; for more information contact Gary Barnett at 248-1510.

Model A Club meeting: Thermal Belt Model A Club will meet Saturday, Nov. 21, at Hickory Log Barbecue, beginning at 6:30 p.m. For more information contact Mike Saunders at 245-8037.

Christmas party: Thursday, Dec. 3, 6:30 p.m., Union Mills Community House, 6097 Hudlow Road, Union Mills; bring a covered dish and fruit, candy or nuts for Christmas Cheer boxes and shut-ins; also bring Bingo prizes.

MiscellaneousChase Corner Ministries will be closed Friday, Nov. 20, to restock with Christmas merchandise and reopen Monday, Nov. 23. The store will be closed Nov. 26 and 27 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Regular hours resume Nov. 30. Located on Chase High Road, directly across from the high school.

FundraisersFiddler’s Convention, barbecue supper: 18th Annual Fiddler’s & Bluegrass Convention; Saturday, Nov. 21, 6:30 p.m., at Ellenboro Elementary School; barbecue sup-per starts at 4 p.m., adults $8, ages 6-12, $4, under 5 free; call 453-7457 or 453-0342 for more information.

Yard sale: Saturday, Nov. 21, 7 a.m. to noon, Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, 250 Hudlow Road, Forest City; breakfast, baked goods, relishes and a large number of yard sale items.

Annual Pre-Thanksgiving dinner: Sunday, Nov. 22, serving begins at 1230 p.m., Caroleen First United Methodist Church; turkey/dressing and trimmings; homemade des-serts; adults $6; children $3; ages 3 and under free; take outs available, call 657-6416.

3rd Annual Christmas Home Tour: Saturday, Dec. 5, 2 to 8 p.m.; van departs at 2 p.m., and again at 5 p.m., from Long Branch Road Baptist Church; tour directions also available for anyone who wants to provide their own transportation; tickets $5 per person; proceeds for a new fellowship hall; call 248-9555 or 287-1408 for more information.

Raffle drawing: Members of New Zion Baptist Church are selling raffle tickets for a chance to win a 1993 Geo Storm. For more informa-tion call 245-1876.

Music/concertsSinging/Prayer Day: The Little White Country Church will host a singing and prayer day for our nation on Saturday, Nov. 21, from 9 to 10 a.m., on the courthouse lawn in Rutherfordton.

Gospel singing: Sunday, Nov. 22, 4 p.m., Zion Hill Faith Temple, 159 Ragtown Road, Henrietta.

Singing: Sunday, Nov. 22, 6 p.m., Piney Mountain Baptist Church; guest singer, Angel McGinnis.

Gospel singing: Sunday, Dec. 6, 2 p.m., Village Chapel Church, 141 Huntley St., Forest City; featur-ing the Glory Bound Singers from Mayo.

religionDay of Fellowship: Sunday, Nov. 22, 4 p.m., New Life Christian Church, 601 East Main St., Spindale; guest speaker, Pastor Carolyn Briggs, pastor of Westside Praise and Worship Center, Shelby.

Revival: “Relax, God Has it Under Control”; Nov. 19 and 20, 7 nightly, Faith Temple Christian Church, 111 Kentucky St., Spindale; Pastor Jerry Hames of Forest City, will speak Thursday, and Pastor Calvin Washington of Marion, will speak Friday. Video presentation: Sunday, Nov. 29, 6 p.m., Florence Baptist Church, Forest City; Dr. Harry Vanderwal and Echo Vanderwal (Luke Commission) will present a video report on the mission to Swaziland.

Pastoral anniversary services: In honor of Pastor Gladys Logan; Nov. 27-29, New Bethel AME Zion Church, Forest City; speak-ers include Sister Laura Singleton on Friday; Elder Fulton Parham, Saturday; Elder John Twitty, Sunday morning; Bishop James Wiley, Sunday evening; a banquet will be held Nov. 28, at 6 p.m., at New Bethel; tickets are $10 each.

ICCContinuing Education Fall 2009 catalogs are available online at www.isothermal.edu/conedu/. To receive a copy in the mail, or to reg-ister for one of the following classes, call 286-3636, ext. 346.

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“It’s an empowering feeling to be amongst the greatest fighting force in the history of the world—the United States Marine Corps,” said Marine Gunnery Sgt. Michael Barrett Saturday night at R-S Central where the Marine Corps JROTC were cel-ebrating the 234th anniversary of Marines. Barrett is the son of Sgt. Major Don Barrett, an instructor at R-S Central.

“When the President and our nation’s leaders need the very best, they call for the Marines, when secu-rity and freedom are threatened around the world, We rely on the Marine Corps,” he began.

“When it absolutely, positively must be destroyed overnight, we send the Marine Corps. That’s because, while the Marine Corps is the smallest of America’s military forces, they are the mightiest in spirit. The Marine Corps has the leanest footprint, but the widest presence around our world; the Marine Corps is equipped with the lightest load of firepower, but it delivers the heaviest blow, The Marine Corps is a highly-specialized, elite fighting force, driven by the most generalized mind set: “Anytime. Anywhere.”

Over the past 234 years, Marines have fought in every major and minor engagement the United States has been involved in from Tripoli to Belleau Wood, from Iwo Jima to the Chosin Reservoir from Inchon Harbor to Vietnam, from Somalia to Baghdad, he continued.

General Krulak, the 31st Command-ant of the Marine Corps, summed it up best when he said, “No matter what the crisis or threat, the nation will have one thought, “Send in the Marines.”

“Our history is filled with profound stories of heroism and bravery by United States Marines. And, the next chapter is still being written by Marines serving in the desert terrain and mountainous regions of Iraq and

Afghanistan. In the opening days of the war in

Iraq, the Marines fought so rapidly and so effectively that the Iraqi sol-diers never knew what hit them,” he said.

“It has been the greatest privilege of my life to serve alongside the men and women who wear the cloth of our nation. And, in particular, I have been awed repeatedly by the unbeliev-able acts of courage and the selfless sacrifice made by Marines around the globe.

“President Ronald Reagan said, “Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don’t have that problem.”

When I think about all of the Marines who have served and are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan and other locations around the world, I know that same sentiment still applies.

“And, you—the Marine Corps Junior ROTC Cadets of R-S Central High School, I am truly impressed with the caliber of young men and women that have been and are a part of this pro-gram since its inception. Your reputa-tion, accomplishments and accolades speak for themselves.

“But it’s much more than winning competitions and trophies. You will learn things about yourself, accom-plish things that you may never have thought you would. You will develop a sense of discipline and pride in everything you do. Your time in this program and the things you have and will learn will be carried with you for the rest of your life and I guarantee that if you believe in this program and yourself, there will be nothing in life that you cannot overcome.”

Barrett said he attributes his success to his father, Major Sgt. Barrett and “I continue to seek his guidance to this very day,” he said.

He concluded his remarks discuss-ing the Marine Corps-Corps Values– Honor, courage and commitment.

Points from Sgt. Barrett’s speech

The remains of Sgt. Bar-rett’s truck after it was hit by an IED in Iraq during his first deploy-ment in 2004. Barrett was sitting in the front right pas-senger seat and nearly lost his life.

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NC .judge .drops .HS .from .football .playoffs

FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — A North Carolina high school football team which gained a playoff berth after a judge’s decision has lost its chance to continue playing after another round in court.

The Fayetteville Observer reported that a judge ruled Tuesday to drop Terry Sanford High School from the title chase for using an ineligible player.

Judge Jack Thompson said he was surprised by testimony that the Terry Sanford prin-cipal was authorized to give a player a passing grade in a class which he’d failed.

Terry Sanford’s team was ruled ineligible by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association after problems with the player’s credits and attendance were discovered. The team was restored to the playoffs last week and defeated Pine Forest 48-29 on Saturday.

Panthers .place .LT .Jordan .Gross .on .IR

CHARLOTTE (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have placed left tackle Jordan Gross on season-ending injured reserve, but for now have decided not to replace him with another offensive lineman.

Receiver Charly Martin was promoted from the practice squad on Tuesday, giving the Panthers another option in the return game.

Gross, a 2008 Pro Bowl pick, broke his right ankle in the second quarter of Sunday’s win over Atlanta and underwent surgery later that night.

Travelle Wharton moved from left guard to Gross’ posi-tion, and second-year pro Mackenzy Bernadeau played left guard against the Falcons. The Panthers are expected to stick with that lineup in Thursday’s game against Miami.

The Panthers have eight offensive linemen left on the roster.

Dolphins’ .Brown .to .miss .Charlotte .game

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown will miss Thursday night’s game at Carolina because of an injured right foot, and his status for the rest of the regular season is uncer-tain.

Coach Tony Sparano says Brown will see a specialist for further evaluation. Brown is the Dolphins’ leading rusher.

Ricky Williams will replace Brown and start for the first time this year. He’ll also become the primary trigger-man in the wildcat.

The game is the first Brown has missed since his season-ending knee injury in 2007. The Dolphins are 4-5.

7 p.m. (ESPN) NBA Basket-ball Cleveland Cavaliers at Washington Wizards.

7 p.m. (FSS) College Bas-ketball Georgia Southern at Florida.

7 p.m. (TS) NBA Basket-ball Miami Heat at Atlanta Hawks.

8 p.m. (ESPN2) College Foot-ball Central Michigan at Ball State.

9:30 p.m. (ESPN) NBA Bas-ketball San Antonio Spurs at Dallas Mavericks.

These days, even the skies over Rutherfordton-Spindale are Hilltoppers’ blue.

The public high school that rep-resents the two towns, as well as areas from Green Hill to Gilkey, and Mount Vernon to Ruth, is playing at a level rarely seen in those parts of Rutherford County.

Last Friday, R-S Central ended a 22-year playoff drought with a 28-21 win over South Rowan. The win came exactly 22 years to the day of that last playoff win.

One of the big reasons for the victo-ry is the whopping 417 yards rushing the team tallied in the win. Although Central used five different ballcarri-ers, and they certainly deserve their share of the credit, a large portion of credit needs to go to the guys who rarely get it — the offensive line.

At Central, they call theirs, “The Blue Dozers.”

I met Nick Beaver and Patrick Bearden almost two years ago. The bookend tackles were altar boys at the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church in Forest City at the time we met. You just don’t find many 300-pound altar boys.

Bearden covers the ‘blind side,’ for Central QB Jacob Kinlaw (that’s left tackle for you non-football fans), and I doubt they’ll make a movie about him, but if they do, they’ll need to cast a whole lot of young men to play Bearden’s teammates.

Bearden is joined by Beaver, who plays right tackle, Derek Wilson (cen-ter), Jacob Yant (right guard), Cody Sellers (left guard), William Brown (tight end) and a wonderfully funny duo named Logan Hartzog and Tyler Cole. Hartzog and Cole were cutting up with Brown as we all stood around on Central’s practice field, Tuesday, and talked about West Rowan.

“Hey, I caught a ball for first down,” said Hartzog, after I jokingly asked if he was primarily a ‘blocking’ tight end.

The eight young men who have

helped put Central in position for a run at a state title are confident and intelligent.

I remark about the 417 yards against South Rowan and Yant immediately jumps on the question, “We’re going to need more than that to beat West.”

The Hilltoppers have marched to a real strong 9-3 overall mark, and yes, that may be the school’s best record in three decades or more. Plus, with a win over West Rowan, the Hilltoppers could be playing their first meaning-ful football game at Thanksgiving since, well, maybe forever.

The key words, though, are the same — ‘With a win.’

That is not an easy task.“We want to — what is it they have

been saying?” Sellers begins, asking a question to no one. “‘Shock the state.’ Yeah, we want to ‘shock the state.’”

A win over the Falcons of West Rowan, who is the No. 2 seed in the 3A NCHSAA Playoffs, and enters the game with a 26-game win streak would do exactly that — shock the state.

“If we play as we are capable of play-

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Blue Dozers want to “shock the state”

R-S Central’s offen-sive line works on drills during practice, Tuesday. The front line has been given the nickname, ‘Blue Dozers,’ by their fans.

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Off The Wall

Delhomme .wants .to .keep .no-huddleBy MIKE CRANSTONAP Sports Writer

CHARLOTTE — Jake Delhomme talks of being comfortable in it. Steve Smith raves about it. DeAngelo Williams is a fan, too.

The no-huddle offense was a hit in Carolina on Sunday, producing two touchdown passes from Delhomme to Smith in a victory over Atlanta. But Delhomme hinted Tuesday that folks hoping it will become a regular part of the offense may be disappointed.

Blame left tackle Jordan Gross’ broken ankle and the cramming going on ahead of Thursday’s game against Miami.

“I enjoy it, but to say you can do that throughout the course of the whole season, I don’t think you can do that,” Delhomme said. “And certainly losing Jordan, I don’t know how much we can really dive into it, especially on a short week.”

The new wrinkle has Dolphins coach Tony Sparano on notice, however. He acknowledged they had to adapt a game-plan they had already begun to put in place last week with only three

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Associated PressCarolina Panthers’ Jake Delhomme (17) throws a pass against the Atlanta Falcons in the second half of the Panthers’ 28-19 win in an NFL football game in Charlotte, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009.

Smith helps No. 9 Duke rout 49ersBy JOEDY McCREARYAP Sports Writer

DURHAM — Mike Krzyzewski settled in at the podium between his two veter-an guards, gesturing first toward Nolan Smith and then toward Jon Scheyer.

“I know these guys are happy to be together again,” Coach K said.

Especially when things click like this.Smith scored a career-high 24 points

in his return to the lineup, Scheyer add-ed 20 and the ninth-ranked Blue Devils routed Charlotte 101-59 on Tuesday night in the second round of the NIT Season Tip-Off.

Kyle Singler finished with 17 points for the Blue Devils (3-0) — who never trailed, hit 12 3-pointers and shot 52.9 percent in advancing to next week’s semifinal matchup at Madison Square Garden against the TCU-Arizona State winner.

Duke went up by double figures to stay before Charlotte hit its first field goal, and its top three scorers combined for 61 points — two more than the entire

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Associated PressDuke’s Brian Zoubek, left, blocks Charlotte’s DiJuan Harris during the second half of an NCAA National Invitation Tournament Tip-off second round college basketball game in Durham, Tuesday. Duke won 101-59.

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FOOTBALLNational Football League

AMERICAN CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PANew England 6 3 0 .667 259 150Miami 4 5 0 .444 218 227N.Y. Jets 4 5 0 .444 199 158Buffalo 3 6 0 .333 140 210

South W L T Pct PF PAIndianapolis 9 0 0 1.000 252 142Jacksonville 5 4 0 .556 181 220Houston 5 4 0 .556 215 188Tennessee 3 6 0 .333 189 255

North W L T Pct PF PACincinnati 7 2 0 .778 198 147Pittsburgh 6 3 0 .667 207 157Baltimore 5 4 0 .556 222 154Cleveland 1 8 0 .111 78 225

West W L T Pct PF PADenver 6 3 0 .667 167 151San Diego 6 3 0 .667 237 202Kansas City 2 7 0 .222 142 215Oakland 2 7 0 .222 88 217

NATIONAL CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PADallas 6 3 0 .667 224 169Philadelphia 5 4 0 .556 242 184N.Y. Giants 5 4 0 .556 232 204Washington 3 6 0 .333 140 171

South W L T Pct PF PANew Orleans 9 0 0 1.000 331 197Atlanta 5 4 0 .556 221 194Carolina 4 5 0 .444 176 215Tampa Bay 1 8 0 .111 157 256

North W L T Pct PF PAMinnesota 8 1 0 .889 271 184Green Bay 5 4 0 .556 232 179Chicago 4 5 0 .444 186 201Detroit 1 8 0 .111 143 264

West W L T Pct PF PAArizona 6 3 0 .667 229 184San Francisco 4 5 0 .444 184 180Seattle 3 6 0 .333 187 198St. Louis 1 8 0 .111 100 249

Thursday’s GamesSan Francisco 10, Chicago 6Sunday’s GamesTennessee 41, Buffalo 17Washington 27, Denver 17Miami 25, Tampa Bay 23Jacksonville 24, N.Y. Jets 22Cincinnati 18, Pittsburgh 12New Orleans 28, St. Louis 23Carolina 28, Atlanta 19Minnesota 27, Detroit 10Kansas City 16, Oakland 10Green Bay 17, Dallas 7San Diego 31, Philadelphia 23Arizona 31, Seattle 20Indianapolis 35, New England 34Open: N.Y. Giants, HoustonMonday’s GameBaltimore 16, Cleveland 0Thursday, Nov. 19Miami at Carolina, 8:20 p.m.Sunday, Nov. 22Cleveland at Detroit, 1 p.m.Atlanta at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.Washington at Dallas, 1 p.m.San Francisco at Green Bay, 1 p.m.Indianapolis at Baltimore, 1 p.m.Pittsburgh at Kansas City, 1 p.m.New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.Buffalo at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.Seattle at Minnesota, 1 p.m.Arizona at St. Louis, 4:05 p.m.N.Y. Jets at New England, 4:15 p.m.San Diego at Denver, 4:15 p.m.Cincinnati at Oakland, 4:15 p.m.Philadelphia at Chicago, 8:20 p.m.Monday, Nov. 23Tennessee at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

BASKETBALLNational Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

W L Pct GBBoston 8 3 .727 — Toronto 5 5 .500 2 1/2Philadelphia 4 6 .400 3 1/2New York 1 9 .100 6 1/2New Jersey 0 10 .000 7 1/2

Southeast Division W L Pct GBAtlanta 9 2 .818 — Miami 7 2 .778 1 Orlando 8 3 .727 1 Charlotte 3 7 .300 5 1/2Washington 2 7 .222 6

Central Division W L Pct GBCleveland 7 3 .700 — Milwaukee 5 3 .625 1 Indiana 4 3 .571 1 1/2Chicago 5 4 .556 1 1/2Detroit 5 5 .500 2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division W L Pct GBDallas 8 3 .727 — Houston 6 4 .600 1 1/2San Antonio 4 4 .500 2 1/2New Orleans 3 8 .273 5 Memphis 2 8 .200 5 1/2

Northwest Division W L Pct GBDenver 7 3 .700 — Portland 8 4 .667 — Oklahoma City 5 5 .500 2 Utah 4 6 .400 3 Minnesota 1 10 .091 6 1/2

Pacific Division W L Pct GBPhoenix 9 2 .818 — L.A. Lakers 7 3 .700 1 1/2Sacramento 5 4 .556 3 L.A. Clippers 4 7 .364 5 Golden State 3 6 .333 5

Sunday’s GamesDallas 95, Detroit 90L.A. Clippers 101, Oklahoma City 93Phoenix 101, Toronto 100Houston 101, L.A. Lakers 91Monday’s GamesOrlando 97, Charlotte 91Atlanta 99, Portland 95, OTDallas 115, Milwaukee 113, OTTuesday’s GamesCleveland 114, Golden State 108Indiana 91, New Jersey 83Oklahoma City 100, Miami 87L.A. Clippers at New Orleans, latePhoenix at Houston, lateToronto at Denver, lateChicago at Sacramento, lateDetroit at L.A. Lakers, lateWednesday’s GamesMiami at Atlanta, 7 p.m.New York at Indiana, 7 p.m.Oklahoma City at Orlando, 7 p.m.Cleveland at Washington, 7 p.m.Charlotte at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.Golden State at Boston, 7:30 p.m.New Jersey at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 8 p.m.Houston at Minnesota, 8 p.m.Toronto at Utah, 9 p.m.San Antonio at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.Detroit at Portland, 10 p.m.Thursday’s GamesPhoenix at New Orleans, 8 p.m.Utah at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.Chicago at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s College BasketballMajor Scores

EASTArmy 63, Long Island U. 56Boston College 72, St. Francis, NY 44George Washington 69, Boston U. 59Georgetown 46, Temple 45Niagara 76, Drexel 69Pittsburgh 71, Binghamton 46Saint Joseph’s 69, Holy Cross 67Siena 59, Northeastern 53St. John’s 69, St. Bonaventure 68St. Peter’s 58, Monmouth, N.J. 34

SOUTHAppalachian St. 77, Lees-McRae 44Bethune-Cookman 74, Edward Waters 55Campbell 74, East Carolina 68Charleston Southern 61, The Citadel 60Chattanooga 85, ETSU 76Clemson 79, Liberty 39Coll. of Charleston 69, Winthrop 57Furman 68, Presbyterian 64Georgia St. 77, Carver Bible 53Iona 68, Hampton 63

Louisville 96, Arkansas 66Marshall 63, Middle Tennessee 60Maryland 71, Fairfield 42Old Dominion 98, Longwood 59Radford 94, Lynchburg 70Tennessee 124, UNC Asheville 49UCF 68, Howard 59Virginia Tech 59, UNC Greensboro 46Wofford 60, Georgia 57

MIDWESTCreighton 78, Florida A&M 53IPFW 86, Madonna 57Iowa St. 90, Drake 70Ohio 93, N. Carolina A&T 82Xavier 101, Bowling Green 57

SOUTHWESTHouston 92, Nicholls St. 60Tulsa 59, Ark.-Little Rock 45

FAR WESTNo major team scores reported from the FAR WEST.

TOURNAMENTDick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season TIp

Second RoundConnecticut 76, Hofstra 67Duke 101, Charlotte 59Indiana St. 76, Wis.-Milwaukee 63LSU 71, W. Kentucky 60Yale 65, Colgate 55

HOCKEYNational Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GANew Jersey 19 14 5 0 28 53 40Pittsburgh 21 14 7 0 28 66 58Philadelphia 17 11 5 1 23 62 43N.Y. Rangers 20 11 8 1 23 61 54N.Y. Islanders 21 8 6 7 23 60 64

Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GABuffalo 17 12 4 1 25 48 37Boston 20 8 8 4 20 47 52Ottawa 17 8 6 3 19 48 52Montreal 20 9 11 0 18 49 59Toronto 18 3 10 5 11 45 68

Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GAWashington 20 12 4 4 28 75 62Tampa Bay 18 8 4 6 22 48 53Atlanta 17 10 6 1 21 63 50Florida 18 7 9 2 16 49 63Carolina 19 3 12 4 10 42 72

WESTERN CONFERENCECentral Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GAChicago 19 12 5 2 26 57 46Columbus 19 11 6 2 24 58 67Detroit 18 10 5 3 23 62 54Nashville 18 9 8 1 19 39 48St. Louis 18 6 8 4 16 41 47

Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GAColorado 20 12 5 3 27 60 54Calgary 18 12 4 2 26 59 47Vancouver 21 11 10 0 22 62 57Edmonton 21 8 10 3 19 60 66Minnesota 20 7 11 2 16 49 63

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GASan Jose 22 14 4 4 32 73 53Los Angeles 22 13 7 2 28 69 67Phoenix 20 11 9 0 22 51 49Dallas 19 8 5 6 22 59 57Anaheim 19 6 10 3 15 54 67

Sunday’s GamesCarolina 5, Minnesota 4, SOAtlanta 3, Edmonton 2Chicago 4, San Jose 3, OTMonday’s GamesColumbus 3, Edmonton 2, SON.Y. Islanders 4, Boston 1Philadelphia 3, New Jersey 2Los Angeles 4, Florida 3, SOPittsburgh 5, Anaheim 2Tampa Bay 4, Phoenix 1Tuesday’s GamesWashington 4, N.Y. Rangers 2Toronto at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.Montreal 3, Carolina 2, SOSan Jose at Nashville, lateColorado at Calgary, lateWednesday’s GamesFlorida at Buffalo, 7 p.m.Dallas at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.Phoenix at Minnesota, 8 p.m.Colorado at Edmonton, 9 p.m.Philadelphia at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

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ing, if we do all the little things, we can play with anybody,” said Bearden.

His altar boy friend Beaver, who’s alter ego is ‘The Mountain, agrees.

“We have worked very hard for a long time,” Beaver said. It was so nice to get that first playoff win for Coach Cheek, and it would be even nicer to get him his second one.”

Coach Mike Cheek makes it very clear —he loves his Blue Dozers.

“They are just special,” said Cheek. “What can I say. These guys are special, and I am glad to have them. They have put in the work, they bought into the system, and they are a big reason we are here right now.”

The O-line will need to be special again on Friday. For all the pre-game talk about the Falcon’s K.P. Parks, West has a star on defense as well.

His name is Chris Smith and he has 38 1/2 sacks over the past two seasons.

On Friday, it will be Bearden’s job to slow him down and protect Kinlaw’s blind side.

If Central, indeed, shocks the state on Friday, I have a feeling the skies over Rutherford County are going to turn a deeper shade of Hilltoppers’ blue. And, if they indeed shock the state, it will probably, in some measure, be due to the guys known as the Blue Dozers.

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49ers’ roster.“Those three guys on the

perimeter don’t need a bucket to get them going — they are ready to go, and they’re really good basketball players,” Krzyzewski said. “The three of them, 61 points, that’s a pretty good night.”

Shamari Spears had 20 points to lead the overmatched 49ers (2-1). Sloppy play and 33.9 per-cent shooting kept them from their first 3-0 start since 1995 and denied them a second straight victory against a ranked opponent dating to last season’s win against then-No. 17 Xavier. They had 17 turnovers — 12 in the first half, when this one was decided.

Charlotte was expected to provide some measure of resis-tance for the Blue Devils, who were short-handed during their first two games due to forward Mason Plumlee’s broken left wrist and Smith’s two-game suspension yet routed North Carolina-Greensboro and Coastal Carolina by an average of nearly 30 points.

But with Smith back in the lineup after sitting out for play-ing in an unsanctioned summer league, Duke had little trouble claiming its NCAA-record 71st straight nonconference victory at Cameron Indoor Stadium and 31st consecutive home win against an unranked opponent. The Blue Devils, three-time champions of the preseason NIT, improved to 20-2 in the event.

“(Smith) changes the dynamic of their team,” Charlotte coach Bobby Lutz said. “They weren’t

pushing the ball nearly as much (without him). We knew they would, and had we had days of preparation, we probably would have slowed the game down, but we’re not built that way. ... We wanted to pick our spots, but they almost wouldn’t allow that to happen.”

If Smith wasn’t determined to make up for lost time, it sure seemed that way. He reeled off eight quick points in just more than 3 minutes, surpassed his previous best — a 21-point out-ing at Wake Forest two seasons ago as a freshman — roughly 8 minutes into the second half and finished 9 for 15.

“When I’m in the game, the coaches want us to look to push tempo and be aggressive, getting into the paint and making plays for myself and for others,” Smith said. “That’s what I went out there and did.”

Associated PressTennessee’s Scotty Hopson shoots for three points during the first half of a NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina-Asheville Tuesday, in Knoxville, Tenn.

Tennessee routs UNC-Asheville, 124-49

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Scotty Hopson had a career-high 25 points and No. 10 Tennessee set a school record for points in a game with a 124-49 victory over North Carolina-Asheville on Tuesday night.

It was coach Bruce Pearl’s 100th win with the Volunteers and the 124 points broke Tennessee’s previous single-game record of 121 points, last achieved by the Vols in the opening round of the 2007 NCAA tournament against Long Beach State.

Pearl is the second fastest Vols coach to reach the century mark, having coached in 137 games. It took John Mauer 131 games in the late 1930s and early ’40s to earn 100 wins.

The Vols (2-0) had their way with a Bulldogs team picked to finish second in the Big South Conference, hitting 64.9 percent of their shots from the field in the first half.

J.P. Primm led UNC-Asheville with 13 points.Hopson outscored all of UNC-Asheville (2-0) at

halftime and was two points shy of tying his pre-vious career high of 21. He broke the mark with a 3-pointer at the 18:18 mark in the second half and finished 6 of 7 from behind the arc.

UNC-Asheville didn’t score a field goal until Terrence Turner hit a layup with 3:10 to go in the first half and only had two in 26 attempts by half-time for a mere 7.7 percent shooting.

Tennessee used its full-court pressure defense to force 29 turnovers, scoring 49 points off of them.

Maze added 14 points for the Vols, Cameron Tatum had 13 and Wayne Chism, Melvin Goins and Renaldo Woolridge each scored 11.

Tennessee has won all seven games in the series with UNC-Asheville and won the previous six games by an average of 17 points.

Campbell 74, East Carolina 68BUIES CREEK (AP) — Jonathan Rodriguez

scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in Campbell’s 74-68 win over East Carolina on Tuesday night.

Campbell (2-0), which trailed 37-36 at halftime and made just 13 of 37 field goals in the first half, and shot 50 percent in the second (13 of 26).

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CINCINNATI (AP) — Running back Larry Johnson signed with the Cincinnati Bengals in a backup role Tuesday, giving the AFC North leaders depth at the position for the rest of the sea-son.

The Bengals waived defensive tackle Orien Harris to open a roster spot for Johnson, who will

be fourth on the depth chart at the outset.

The move comes eight days after the Kansas City Chiefs let him go as he was set to return from his second suspension in the last 12 months.

The Bengals have one of the NFL’s leading rushers this sea-son in Cedric Benson, but he has a strained hip muscle.

Coach Marvin Lewis first spoke with Johnson last Thursday and told him he would be last on the depth chart.

He said he told Johnson he essentially will be an insurance policy in case Benson or one of the other running backs got hurt during what’s shaping up as a playoff season.

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Contributed PhotoThe Rutherford Raiders won the 2009 Tiny Mite Super Bowl. The Raiders posted a 7-2 mark on their way to the championship. The Raiders are: Cameron Wilkins (front), Ben Blanton, Richard Murray, Omarion Simmons, Chase Brown, Zach Lewis; Hunter Owens (2nd row), Wyatt Deyton, Cameron Hill, Gage McSwain, Davion Murray, Reagan McCranie; Head Coach Cary Lewis (3rd row), Coach Clint Deyton; Coach Marty McSwain; Coach Jeff McCranie; Coach Timmy Tessneer.

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Zack Greinke wins AL Cy Young Award

NEW YORK (AP) — Zack Greinke won the American League Cy Young Award on Tuesday, easily beating out Felix Hernandez after a spectac-ular season short on wins but long on domination.

Greinke went 16-8 with a major league-low 2.16 ERA for the Kansas City Royals. Hernandez was 19-5 with a 2.49 ERA for the Seattle Mariners.

Greinke received 25 of 28 first-place votes and three seconds for 134 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Hernandez drew two firsts, 23 seconds and one third for 80 points.

“I thought it was going to be real close between the two of us,” Greinke said.

Detroit’s Justin Verlander was third with the remaining first-place vote and nine thirds for 14 points. He was followed by the Yankees’ CC Sabathia with 13 points and Toronto’s Roy Halladay with 11 points.

The NL winner will be announced Thursday.Naturally shy, Greinke quit baseball for six weeks

in 2006 because of what was diagnosed as a social anxiety disorder. He welcomed the award, mostly.

“There’s a lot of positive to it and a lot of negative to it — not a lot but some,” he said during a tele-phone conference call. “I really don’t like having a bunch of attention.”

Even before winning, this was sure to be a big week for Greinke. He is getting married on Saturday to high school girlfriend Emily Kuchar, a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader.

Greinke’s ERA was the lowest in the AL since Pedro Martinez’s 1.74 ERA in 2000 and his 242 strikeouts were second in the league behind Verlander.

It was quite a turnaround for the 26-year-old right-hander, who was the sixth overall pick in the 2002 amateur draft but led the AL in losses in 2005 when he went 5-17.

He left spring training in February 2006 and went home to Florida. He started working out in the minors about six weeks later and returned to the majors in late September.

Greinke was 7-7 the following year and 13-10 in 2008 before his breakout season. After speaking with a pair of pitchers on opposing teams — he wouldn’t identify them — he credited an improved mental approach in which he put all his focus on the pitch he was throwing.

His victory total matched that of Arizona’s Brandon Webb three years ago for the fewest by a starting pitcher to win a Cy Young Award in a non-shortened season and was the fewest by an AL starter to win in a full-length season.

Steve Carlton was the only Cy Young Award win-ner who pitched for a club that was worse. The Hall of Fame lefty was an astounding 27-10 with a 1.97 ERA for the 1972 Philadelphia Phillies, who went 59-97.

Kansas City, which tied for last place in the AL Central at 65-97, scored just 13 runs in his eight losses and 21 runs in his nine no-decisions. He failed to get a victory in six starts in which he allowed one run or none.

Woods leaves Aussies wanting moreMELBOURNE, Australia (AP)

— Still wearing his gold jacket from winning the Australian Masters, with his car waiting to take him to the airport, Tiger Woods had one more stop to make at Kingston Heath.

He stood atop a bench and looked out at some 250 volun-teers who had gathered outside the tournament office to see him one last time. Woods thanked them for their support, saying his week would not have been as special without them.

In true Aussie fashion, one bloke wasn’t interested in a speech.

“What about those errant shots?” he interrupted as his fel-low volunteers laughed along.

“You’re supposed to kick those back into the fairway,” Woods replied. “Make sure you learn that next time I’m here.”

That left everyone — volun-teers in the parking lot, more than 100,000 fans who passed through the gates, tournament officials and anyone who caught a glimpse of the world’s No. 1 player — with a couple of nag-ging questions.

When exactly does Woods come back?

“I would love to,” he said on three occasions, without say-ing whether he would return to

defend his title.“I don’t think he’s expected to

come back,” Ian Baker-Finch said. “But it would be great if he did to defend.”

The bigger question: What happens to golf in Australia when he doesn’t return?

For a country that produces more PGA Tour players than any other outside the United States, golf Down Under has been lag-ging over the last decade with a drop in sponsorship and interest. Not since Greg Norman was No. 1 in the world has there been the

kind of buzz that took Kingston Heath hostage for a week.

“We had a massive spike,” said David Rollo, who runs tour-nament operations for IMG in Australia. “If we don’t have something that’s not 80 percent of this, we’ll have lost an oppor-tunity.”

The appeal of Woods was alarming.

Yes, he attracts large crowds wherever he goes. The fans in China were the largest ever for when Woods played the HSBC Champions the previous week in Shanghai. Woods now has won in 13 countries, and he has captured a trophy on every con-tinent that plays golf. Even so, Melbourne is one of the world’s great sporting cities, used to seeing some of the biggest stars in cricket, rugby, tennis, swim-ming.

Woods captivated them like few others.

“I think that because he’s the No. 1 athlete in the world, peo-ple appreciated the fact that he came,” said Baker-Finch, a for-mer British Open champion who helped with TV coverage. “He’s held in high regard. Everyone built him up. It was a special week, not just for golf, but for Australia and sport. To me, he over-delivered.”

days off between games.“It presents some challenges, par-

ticularly in a short week,” he said.The Panthers have had the no-

huddle in the playbook since training camp, but had used it almost exclu-sively in the 2-minute offense. That changed on the second series Sunday, when the Panthers surprised the Falcons with Delhomme calling his own plays at the line of scrimmage. It produced touchdowns on the first two drives as Carolina built a 21-10 halftime lead.

Smith called it “controlled chaos,” while Williams, who rushed for 92 yards, said it opened up the run game.

“It showed we’re not just a one-dimensional team,” he said. “We can pass the ball.”

It also marked the third straight game Delhomme went turnover-free after 13 interceptions in the first six games.

“It’s satisfying to see Jake get his confidence back,” said receiver

Muhsin Muhammad, who had six catches for 91 yards in his return from a knee injury.

It puts Delhomme his element. He breaks the huddle with a cer-tain number of plays — he wouldn’t say how many — and makes the call based on what he sees from the defense.

“Try to be a coordinator,” Delhomme said. “Try to call whatever plays we have called, and we have a wide variety we can choose from. The good thing is we can get into a lot of different formations. Guys can play multiple positions, so that’s always good.”

Smith and Muhammad have expe-rience playing both the X and Y receiver positions. Carolina’s tight ends can also block from the fullback spot. It allowed the Panthers to keep the Falcons off-balance.

“I feel very comfortable in that situ-ation,” Delhomme said.

But the win came at a cost. Gross was carted off the field in the second quarter with a broken right ankle. The Panthers moved veteran Travelle Wharton from left guard to Gross’ spot. Second-year pro Mackenzy Bernadeau replaced Wharton.

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Inmates seek reviewsRALEIGH (AP) — North

Carolina’s chief deputy attorney general says some prisoners have asked formally that their sentences be recalculated following a state Supreme Court decision.

Grayson Kelley told a legislative committee Tuesday that four or five prisoners have filed petitions with the courts seeking reduced sen-tences.

The Supreme Court ruled in October in favor of prisoner Bobby Bowden (BOH’-din) and determined a 1970s law defined a life sentence as 80 years. Prison officials said at least 27 violent criminals qualified for release when the ruling com-bined with good-conduct credits.

But Gov. Beverly Perdue stopped their release because she said those credits shouldn’t apply to people with these life sentences.

Former solon appealsRALEIGH (AP) — Lawyers for a

disgraced former North Carolina legislator have gone back to court seeking to overturn his conviction for obstruction of justice.

The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Tuesday that a lawyer for former Rep. Thomas Wright told a three-judge state Court of Appeals panel his guilty verdict last year was not supported by law.

Wright is appealing his obstruc-tion conviction and sentence of up to eight months. Investigators say the Wilmington Democrat failed to report $150,000 in campaign dona-tions and kept most of it for himself.

The appeals court earlier this month upheld Wright’s conviction.

Deputy charged, firedLELAND (AP) — A North

Carolina sheriff’s deputy has been accused of assaulting his estranged wife.

The New Hanover County Sheriff’s

Office says it has fired 28-year-old Nicholas Dillon.

The Star-News of Wilmington reported Tuesday that Dillon is charged with assault on a female in neighboring Brunswick County.

Dillon’s wife is a Wilmington police detective who investigates domestic violence cases.

Leland Police Lt. Karl Smith said the woman was hit in the face and ribs outside her home in Leland.

Officials probe elk death CATALOOCHEE (AP) — Rangers

in the Great Smokey Mountains National Park say they expect to charge a man with killing an elk.

The Asheville Citizen-Times reported that a bull was found dead at the edge of a pasture in Cataloochee Valley on Friday.

Officials say someone wrote down a vehicle tag number and they are investigating a Granville County man.

His name has not been released because no charges have been filed. Park spokesman Bob Miller said Monday the man said he shot the elk.

Elk had been common in the region until they were wiped out by hunting and habitat loss in the early 19th century. The park reintro-duced 25 elk to the valley in 2001. The herd has since grown to about 100 and has become a popular park attraction.

N.C. Museum movingRALEIGH (AP) — The North

Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh is on the move. And it’s taking about 750 works of art with it.

The museum is in the process of moving sculpture, paintings and other artwork from its current building to a new, 127,000-square-foot building that will open in April.

The museum has been closed since September.

Slain girl’s aunt says child’s mom neglectful

RALEIGH (AP) — The new state Senate majority leader said Tuesday he doesn’t expect dramatic policy shifts by Democrats even though the self-described populist is replacing the more business-oriented Sen. Tony Rand.

Sen. Martin Nesbitt, a 30-year vet-eran of the General Assembly elected unanimously Tuesday morning in a private caucus meeting, said his new role is to find consensus on issues that will help the party make good decisions for North Carolina while extending its 110-year grip in charge of the chamber.

“Nothing earth-shattering has hap-pened,” Nesbitt, D-Buncombe, told reporters after the meeting at the Legislative Building. “I don’t think you’re going to notice much of a change with me coming in.”

Nesbitt will become the top lieu-tenant to Senate leader Marc Basnight, D-Dare, who’s been in

charge of the Senate since 1993 and with Rand at his side since 2001. Rand, D-Cumberland, announced two weeks ago he was leaving the Legislature to lead the state parole commission.

“I give you a true mountain man, a wonderful friend and a great North Carolinian,” Basnight said in intro-ducing Nesbitt after the meeting.

There were no other announced candidates for the majority leader’s job, particularly since Basnight wrote an endorsement letter to the other 28 Democrats in the chamber two days after Rand’s announcement.

Nesbitt won’t have Rand’s dual role of Rules Committee chairman, which some senators chafed under in recent years because they said it gave Rand too much power. Basnight’s office said no one has been chosen for the position, which controls the flow of legislation to committees and the chamber floor.

FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — The aunt of a 5-year-old girl whose body was found off a rural North Carolina road said Tuesday that she had a hard time letting the girl live temporar-ily at her mother’s house because she believed the woman neglected her children.

Shaniya Davis had gone last month to stay for a while with her mother, 25-year-old Antoinette Davis, as part of an informal agreement with the father, Bradley Lockhart. Lockhart’s sister said she helped raise the girl and was concerned about her moving in with her mother.

“Antoinette and I never really got along because of the way that she neglected her children,” Carey Lockhart-Davis said. “I feel robbed. I feel that Shaniya was robbed.”

Antoinette Davis is charged with human trafficking and felony child abuse. Her sister, Brenda Davis, has said she does not believe the charges and argued that Antoinette would not hurt her children.

Searchers discovered the girl’s body Monday, nearly a week after her mother reported her missing from a mobile home park in Fayetteville.

Fayetteville police said Tuesday that additional charges will be filed in the case, though they did not offer more specifics. An autopsy was being con-ducted to determine how Shaniya died.

“She was just learning how to ride her scooter,” Lockhart said at an emotional news conference.

Also charged in the case is Mario

Andrette McNeill, 29, who was accused of kidnapping Shaniya after surveillance footage from a Sanford hotel showed him carrying the girl. Authorities said McNeill admitted taking the girl, though his attorney said he will plead not guilty.

Lockhart declined to discuss details of the case Tuesday. He said Shaniya had spent most of her life living with him until he decided to give Antoinette Davis a chance with her daughter after she got a job and appeared to be overcoming financial difficulties. Shaniya moved to her mother’s house on Oct. 9.

“She was just learning how to ride her scooter,” Lockhart said. “Every day was special with Shaniya.”

Shaniya’s mother reported her missing a week ago, authorities said. Authorities initially arrested a man described as Antoinette Davis’ boy-friend but then set him free after arresting McNeill. Information brought investigators 30 miles away from Fayetteville to a wooded road-side.

A dog trainer who was there when Shaniya’s body was found said Tuesday that searchers initially over-looked the area because they saw only deer carcasses in trash bags. Jeff Riccio of Tarheel Canine Training Inc. said his team returned to the area after getting information that Shaniya’s body might be near deer carcasses. The searchers found the body Monday afternoon underneath thick vines.

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Nation Today

Associated PressAntoinette Davis, right, listens to her charges on Monday near Sanford. Davis is the mother of the missing 5-year-old who was found dead off a heavily wooded road in a rural area Monday, ending a week-long search, police said. Searchers found Shaniya Davis’ body southeast of Sanford, in central North Carolina.

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LeggPlat 1.04 5.2 75 20.12 ... +32.5

Lowes .36 1.7 18 21.48 -.26 -.2

Microsoft .52 1.7 19 30.00 +.59 +54.3

PPG 2.16 3.5 27 61.26 -.17 +44.4

ParkerHan 1.00 1.8 27 56.09 -.62 +31.9

ProgrssEn 2.48 6.5 13 38.34 -.35 -3.8

RedHat ... ... 64 28.65 +.04 +116.7

RoyalBk g 2.00 ... ... 55.15 +.24 +85.9

SaraLee .44 3.6 20 12.20 +.22 +24.6

SonicAut ... ... ... 9.64 -.15+142.2

SonocoP 1.08 3.7 21 29.07 +.18 +25.5

SpectraEn 1.00 5.2 15 19.37 -.01 +23.1

SpeedM .36 2.2 ... 16.55 +.03 +2.7

Timken .36 1.4 ... 25.28 +.24 +28.8

UPS B 1.80 3.2 34 57.07 -.67 +3.5

WalMart 1.09 2.0 16 53.66 +.50 -4.3

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MUTUAL FUNDS

DAILY DOW JONES

10,434.24 6,469.95 Dow Industrials 10,437.42 +30.46 +.29 +18.93 +23.894,066.40 2,134.21 Dow Transportation 4,049.60 +3.10 +.08 +14.49 +18.51

388.86 288.66 Dow Utilities 377.08 -1.24 -.33 +1.70 +3.037,266.51 4,181.75 NYSE Composite 7,234.06 -3.04 -.04 +25.66 +34.821,887.23 1,130.47 Amex Market Value 1,835.32 -.22 -.01 +31.33 +40.452,205.32 1,265.52 Nasdaq Composite 2,203.78 +5.93 +.27 +39.74 +48.581,113.69 666.79 S&P 500 1,110.32 +1.02 +.09 +22.92 +29.24

717.75 397.97 S&P MidCap 709.35 -1.22 -.17 +31.78 +45.2111,470.47 6,772.29 Wilshire 5000 11,429.19 +2.04 +.02 +25.77 +33.44

625.30 342.59 Russell 2000 602.34 -.53 -.09 +20.60 +34.60

52-Week Net YTD 12-moHigh Low Name Last Chg %Chg %Chg %Chg

THE MARKET IN REVIEW

PIMCO TotRetIs CI 111,038 11.00 +1.2 +18.6/C +7.0/A NL 5,000,000American Funds GrthAmA m LG 61,982 27.31 +1.9 +40.8/C +3.3/A 5.75 250American Funds CapIncBuA m IH 56,647 48.51 +2.0 +28.2/D +4.6/C 5.75 250American Funds CpWldGrIA m WS 53,772 34.58 +2.3 +45.9/C +7.2/A 5.75 250Fidelity Contra LG 52,867 57.65 +2.5 +34.0/D +5.1/A NL 2,500Vanguard TotStIdx LB 52,578 27.29 +1.7 +36.4/C +1.3/B NL 3,000American Funds IncAmerA m MA 47,485 15.49 +2.4 +29.8/C +3.2/B 5.75 250American Funds InvCoAmA m LB 46,374 25.87 +2.9 +34.1/C +1.9/B 5.75 250Vanguard 500Inv LB 45,505 102.62 +2.3 +33.9/C +0.7/C NL 3,000Vanguard InstIdx LB 40,396 101.98 +2.3 +34.1/C +0.9/C NL 5,000,000American Funds EurPacGrA m FB 38,984 39.43 +1.5 +55.9/A +9.0/A 5.75 250Dodge & Cox Stock LV 37,893 96.38 +2.2 +42.8/A +0.2/C NL 2,500American Funds WAMutInvA m LV 37,017 24.61 +3.3 +25.8/D +0.5/C 5.75 250Dodge & Cox IntlStk FV 34,519 32.66 -0.4 +65.8/A +7.2/A NL 2,500American Funds NewPerspA m WS 31,027 25.89 +2.5 +51.0/B +6.5/A 5.75 250Fidelity DivrIntl d FG 30,998 28.58 +1.1 +48.0/D +5.0/D NL 2,500PIMCO TotRetAdm b CI 29,461 11.00 +1.2 +18.3/C +6.8/A NL 5,000,000American Funds FnInvA m LB 28,754 32.58 +1.8 +41.1/A +4.4/A 5.75 250American Funds BalA m MA 28,593 16.31 +2.7 +27.9/D +2.4/C 5.75 250FrankTemp-Franklin Income A m CA 27,892 2.01 +0.6 +36.4/A +3.6/B 4.25 1,000American Funds BondA m CI 27,597 11.91 +1.4 +17.9/C +2.7/E 3.75 250Vanguard Welltn MA 26,971 29.06 +2.3 +31.9/C +5.3/A NL 10,000Vanguard 500Adml LB 26,340 102.64 +2.3 +34.0/C +0.8/C NL 100,000Fidelity GrowCo LG 25,826 67.29 +2.0 +45.2/B +4.7/A NL 2,500Vanguard TotStIAdm LB 25,120 27.30 +1.7 +36.5/B +1.4/B NL 100,000Vanguard TotIntl FB 24,329 14.93 +1.4 +55.1/A +6.6/A NL 3,000Vanguard InstPlus LB 23,676 101.99 +2.3 +34.1/C +0.9/C NL 200,000,000Fidelity LowPriStk d MB 22,842 31.43 +0.7 +54.5/B +4.0/A NL 2,500T Rowe Price EqtyInc LV 14,422 20.96 +1.4 +34.6/B +1.4/B NL 2,500Hartford CapAprA m LB 9,041 30.27 +2.1 +52.4/A +4.2/A 5.50 1,000Pioneer PioneerA m LB 4,047 35.52 +3.2 +29.2/E +1.5/B 5.75 1,000Goldman Sachs ShDuGovA m GS 1,363 10.52 +0.4 +6.1/B +4.7/A 1.50 1,000Alliance Bernstein GrowIncA m LV 1,179 2.97 +2.1 +38.5/B -1.1/E 4.25 2,500DWS-Scudder REstA m SR 386 13.24 +4.4 +45.4/C +0.5/C 5.75 1,000Hartford GrowthL m LG 177 14.99 +1.4 +44.7/B +0.4/D 4.75 0

Total Assets Total Return/Rank Pct Min InitName Obj ($Mlns) NAV 4-wk 12-mo 5-year Load Invt

CA -Conservative Allocation, CI -Intermediate-Term Bond, ES -Europe Stock, FB -Foreign Large Blend, FG -Foreign LargeGrowth, FV -ForeignLarge Value, IH -World Allocation, LB -Large Blend, LG -Large Growth, LV -Large Value, MA -Moderate Allocation, MB -Mid-Cap Blend, MV -Mid-Cap Value, SH -Specialty-heath, WS -World Stock, Total Return: Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested. Rank: How fund performed vs.others with same objective: A is in top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min Init Invt: Minimum $ needed to invest in fund. Source: Morningstar.

NYSE7,234.06 -3.04

AMEX1,835.32 -.22

NASDAQ2,203.78 +5.93

STOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS

Stock Footnotes: g = Dividends and earnings in Canadian dollars. h = Does not meet continued-listing standards.lf = Late filing with SEC. n = New in past 52 weeks. pf = Preferred. rs = Stock has undergone a reverse stock split of at least 50percent within the past year. rt = Right to buy security at a specified price. s = Stock has split by at least 20 percent within thelast year. un = Units. vj = In bankruptcy or receivership. wd = When distributed. wi = When issued. wt = Warrants. Mutual Fund Footnotes: b = Fee covering market costs is paid from fund assets. d = Deferred sales charge, or redemption fee.f = front load (sales charges). m = Multiple fees are charged. NA = not available. p = previous day’s net asset value. s = fundsplit shares during the week. x = fund paid a distribution during the week.Gainers and Losers must be worth at least $2 to belisted in tables at left. Most Actives must be worth at least $1. Volume in hundreds of shares. Source: The Associated Press.Sales figures are unofficial.

dd dd uuGAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

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MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)

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Name Last Chg %ChgPoniard h 2.48 +.65 +35.5Semitool 11.02 +2.62 +31.2PAM 10.54 +1.67 +18.8Pixelwrks 3.00 +.46 +18.1SalemCm 4.94 +.75 +17.9A-Power 13.56 +1.98 +17.1Conolog rs 2.02 +.28 +16.1RurbanFn 7.50 +1.04 +16.1Synaloy 9.17 +1.21 +15.2NABI Bio 5.15 +.65 +14.4

Name Last Chg %ChgNetlist h 4.10 -2.14 -34.3PacSunwr 3.88 -1.13 -22.6WuhanGen 2.11 -.53 -20.1Spreadtrm 4.86 -1.14 -19.0Tongxin un 11.81 -2.69 -18.6SunPowerA22.19 -5.04 -18.5SunPwr B 19.47 -4.43 -18.5CerusCp 2.09 -.47 -18.4OsageBcsh 7.79 -1.62 -17.2Isis 11.12 -2.28 -17.0

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MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)

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Name Last Chg %ChgChMda wt 5.40 +1.40 +35.0AdcareHlt 2.68 +.53 +24.7ChMda un 18.25 +3.25 +21.7ChinHldA un11.15 +1.85 +19.9MinesMgt 2.52 +.30 +13.5UnivPwr 3.19 +.37 +13.1ChinaMda 12.50 +1.24 +11.0TiensBio 4.32 +.35 +8.8WLbtyB un 8.50 +.60 +7.6AmO&G 3.05 +.21 +7.4

Name Last Chg %ChgPacOffPT 3.03 -.47 -13.4CrnstTR rs 10.24 -1.28 -11.1CornerStr rs10.71 -1.32 -11.0EvolPetrol 4.01 -.39 -8.9PudaCoal n 5.82 -.51 -8.1Maxam 9.30 -.75 -7.5Lannett 5.93 -.46 -7.2AlldDefen 5.09 -.39 -7.1Protalix 10.33 -.70 -6.3Univ Insur 5.82 -.37 -6.0

DIARYAdvanced 251Declined 275Unchanged 61Total issues 587New Highs 25New Lows 3

Name Vol (00) Last ChgCitigrp 1727945 4.24 +.06SPDR 1299201 111.34 +.13FordM 1236174 8.98 +.27BkofAm 1083866 15.77 -.10SprintNex 950618 3.70 +.20DirFBear rs 727575 19.07 -.05Motorola 568853 8.85 +.15SPDR Fncl 549115 14.86 +.04GenElec 515647 16.02 +.02iShEMkts 477940 41.92 -.15

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Chg %ChgAssuredG 25.53 +4.32 +20.4GSC Inv 2.61 +.37 +16.5JohnCn pfZ141.28+16.36 +13.1Keithley 3.83 +.35 +10.1LeeEnt 4.25 +.37 +9.5Tween h 9.94 +.85 +9.4CapitlSrce 4.05 +.34 +9.2Dillards 14.51 +1.18 +8.9VoltInfo lf 9.42 +.77 +8.9EqtR pfN 23.10 +1.84 +8.6

Name Last Chg %ChgJacobsEng 38.88 -6.61 -14.5PlaybyB 4.10 -.68 -14.2GpoRadio 7.75 -1.23 -13.7INGIntHiD 13.05 -2.05 -13.6SmithIntl 26.86 -3.90 -12.7LeapFrog 3.51 -.50 -12.5VanceInfo 17.03 -2.29 -11.9FstMarblhd 2.10 -.25 -10.6DynCorp 14.81 -1.73 -10.5PlaybyA 5.23 -.55 -9.5

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10,440Dow Jones industrialsClose: 10,437.42Change: 30.46 (0.3%)

10 DAYS

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks finished an erratic session mixed Tuesday as higher commodity prices lifted energy and materials shares.

Major stock indexes had their third straight advance, reaching new 13-month highs, but there were more declining shares than advancers on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market. Stocks had zigzagged for much of the day on mixed news from retailers and industrial pro-duction.

A rebound in the dollar after three down days kept investors’ appetite for stocks in check. An eight-month weakening of the dollar has been lift-ing commodities prices and shares of U.S. export-ers, which benefit from stronger foreign demand for their goods when the dollar falls. Record-low U.S. interest rates have also driven investors to seek higher returns in stocks and commodities, lifting share prices.

Trading volume remained light, signaling a lack of strong conviction behind the market’s moves.

Stocks jumped Monday on a government report that retail sales rebounded in October. Investors are looking for signs that consumer spending, one of the biggest drivers of the U.S. economy, will recover during the holidays.

A report on industrial production weighed on the market. The Fed said output at the nation’s factories, mines and utilities rose 0.1 percent in October, less than the 0.4 percent predicted by economists polled by Thomson Reuters.

Meanwhile, signs of inflation remained mut-ed, a welcome sign for the economy. The Labor Department’s Producer Price Index, which mea-sures inflation at the wholesale level, rose less than expected in October. The 0.3 percent rise was smaller than economists had forecast.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 30.46, or 0.3 percent, to 10,437.42. It was the ninth gain in 10 days for the Dow and its highest close since Oct. 2, 2008, when it ended at 10,482.85. The Dow jumped 136 points Monday after the retail sales report.

The broader Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 1.02, or 0.1 percent, to 1,110.32, while the Nasdaq composite index rose 5.93, or 0.3 percent, to 2,203.78.

Falling stocks outpaced those that rose 8-to-7 on the NYSE, where volume came to 972 million shares compared with 1.1 billion Monday.

A bounce in crude oil helped energy stocks. Oil rose 24 cents to settle at $79.14 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Gold climbed 20 cents to $1,139.40. Gains in other metals spurred gains of materials companies. Platinum jumped $17.90 to $1,459 an ounce.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A decline in factory production in October signals that consumers and businesses remain cautious in their spending, with the eco-nomic recovery likely to be slug-gish.

At the same time, the weak economy is taming inflation. Wholesale prices rose less than expected last month, giving the Federal Reserve more leeway to keep interest rates low to try to spur a stronger economic rebound.

Industrial production edged up 0.1 percent last month, the Fed reported Tuesday. It was the poorest showing since output fell 0.4 percent in June. Since then, industrial output had posted strong gains, helped by a rebound in auto production.

But auto output slipped 1.7 percent last month. That helped drag down total factory output, the biggest portion of industrial production.

Analysts say industrial produc-tion should post modest gains in coming months, consistent with their view that the economy has begun to recover from the worst recession since the 1930s. But they cautioned that the rebound in manufacturing, just as in oth-er sectors of the economy, will be slow and halting.

“We are still dealing with a

number of headwinds,” said Sal Guatieri at BMO Capital Markets.

Overall industrial production would have fallen except for a 1.6 percent surge at utilities. That gain reflected an unusually cold October that boosted electricity production. Output in the min-ing sector, which covers oil and gas drilling, dipped 0.2 percent.

The government next week will revise its initial estimate that the overall economy, as measured by the gross domestic product, grew at an annual rate of 3.5 percent in the July-September quar-ter. But weaker-than-expected reports in retail sales, foreign trade and industrial output, suggest that GDP is likely to be revised lower for the third quar-ter and remain modest next year.

Nariman Behravesh, chief economist at IHS Global Insight, said he expects GDP to be trimmed to around 2.8 percent for the third quarter, then slip to 2.5 percent in the current quar-ter. Some analysts predict GDP growth will slip to around 1.5 percent in the first half of next year , a pace that will not be fast enough to keep unemployment from rising further.

The Fed report showed that production cutbacks last month affected not only autos, but also appliances, furniture and car-

peting, clothing, computer and electronic products, paper prod-ucts, petroleum and coal prod-ucts, fabricated metal products and other things.

The Labor Department report on wholesale prices showed that core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy, actually declined 0.6 percent. In the past year, core wholesale prices have risen 0.7 percent, the smallest gain in more than five years.

High unemployment helps restrain labor costs, which enables companies to hold pric-es down. The unemployment rate jumped to 10.2 percent in October, a 26-year high. Some economists say the jobless rate could rise as high as 11 percent by the middle of next year before starting to drift slowly down-ward.

The overall rise in wholesale prices reflected a 1.6 percent jump in energy prices as gaso-line rose 1.9 percent. Oil prices rose as high as $81 per barrel in October, up from a price around $70 in September.

Elsewhere, food prices last month rose 1.6 percent, driven by a 24.2 percent jump in veg-etable prices, the most in two years. Egg, fruit and milk costs also rose.

The government will report consumer prices on Wednesday.

Stock markets end day mixed

Factory production slips slightly

Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner speaks during a hearing on the G-20 in the Senate Foreign Relations com-mittee on Capitol Hill in Washington Tuesday.

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BEIJING (AP) — President Barack Obama, with China’s leader at his side, lifted his sights Tuesday for a broad accord at next month’s climate conference that he said will lead to immediate action and “rally the world” toward a solution on global warming.

Obama and President Hu Jintao talked of a joint desire to tackle cli-mate change, but failed to publicly address the root problems that could unravel a deal at the 192-nation con-ference in Copenhagen: how much each country can contribute to curb greenhouse gases and how the world will pay the billions of dollars needed to fight rising temperatures.

Hu said nations would do their part “consistent with our respective capabilities,” a reference to the now widely accepted view that developing nations — even energy guzzlers like China, India and Brazil — should be required only to set goals for rein-ing in greenhouse-gas emissions, not accept absolute targets for reduc-ing emissions like the industrialized countries.

Nonetheless, the symbolism of the world’s two largest polluters pledg-ing no half-measures in an agree-ment during the Dec. 7-18 conference took the sting out of the admission by Obama and other leaders over the weekend that Copenhagen would be only a way station rather than the endpoint envisioned two years ago when negotiations for a new climate treaty began.

Obama administration officials acknowledge that the Copenhagen talks are not expected to produce a final legal agreement, putting that off until next year. The administra-tion sought to make clear Tuesday that Obama expects the talks to produce something more than “an agreement to have an agreement” at a future date.

“We need numbers on the table in Copenhagen,” said Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen, speaking to the top negotiators of 44 nations meeting for informal con-sultations. He said the agreement

should be “concrete and binding on countries committing to reach tar-gets, to undertake actions, and to provide agreed finance.”

Using language that went further than before, Obama said the aim of the summit “is not a partial accord or a political declaration, but rather an accord that covers all of the issues in the negotiations, and one that has immediate operational effect.”

He said an all-encompassing agree-ment “would be an important step forward in the effort to rally the world around a solution to our cli-mate challenge.”

Obama did not elaborate. But the United Nations and the European Union have called for a fund of at least $10 billion annually in the next three years to help poor countries draw up plans for moving to low-carbon economies, slow deforestation and take emergency steps against the effects of climate change.

The agreement is meant to suc-ceed the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which required 37 industrial countries to cut emissions an average 5 percent below 1990 levels by 2012, but which made no demands on rapidly grow-ing economies like China’s.

The Copenhagen agreement would require developing countries to curb their emissions growth, but it was unclear how their plans would be enshrined in the accord.

White House aides said Sunday that a fully binding legal agreement would be put off until a December 2010 meeting in Mexico City, even though the new agreement must be ratified and in force when the Kyoto pact expires at the end of 2012.

Together, the U.S. and China emit 40 percent of the world’s green-house gases, and a new study said the recent growth of emissions was almost entirely driven by China.

In a joint statement, Obama and Hu said Copenhagen should produce an agreement that would “include emission reduction targets of devel-oped countries and nationally appro-priate mitigation actions of develop-ing countries.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate health care leg-islation expected this week is likely to include a new long-term care insurance program to help the elderly and the disabled avoid going into nursing homes, Democratic officials say.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is expected to incorporate the voluntary program in legislation to be unveiled as early as Wednesday, said the officials, who spoke on condition of ano-nymity because a final decision has not been made.

Known as the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act, or CLASS Act, the pro-gram was a top priority for the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass. It would begin to close a gap in the social safety net that’s received little atten-tion in the health care debate.

Fiscal conservatives and government econo-mists have questioned whether the program would be financially sustainable over the long run, and insurance companies are lobbying to strip it from the health care bill.

Nonetheless, the House included the program in its health care legislation, with the approval of the Obama administration. In the Senate, the Health Committee bill had included it, but the Finance Committee omitted it. The approach Reid is considering in a combined bill would address the objections of fiscal conservatives by stipulat-ing that premiums from the program could not be counted in offsetting the cost of the broader health care bill. Reid’s office had no comment on Tuesday.

The cost of nursing homes averages $70,000 a year, and a home care attendant runs about $29 an hour. Medicare only covers temporary nurs-ing home stays. Middle-class households have to exhaust their savings before an elder can qualify for nursing home coverage through Medicaid.

Under the proposed program, people would pay a modest monthly premium during their work-ing years. If they become disabled, they would get a cash benefit of at least $50 a day that could be used to pay a home care attendant, buy supplies and equipment, make home improvements such as adding bathroom railings, or defray the costs of nursing home care.

The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the program would be fiscally solvent over a 75-year-period with the income from premiums, and no taxpayer financing. That assumes an ini-tial monthly premium averaging $123, and a $75 daily benefit. People would sign up for the program at work through a payroll deduction. They would have to pay premiums for five years before they could qualify for benefits. Both the premiums and benefits would be adjusted annually.

“This is primarily a product for baby boom-ers, and people who are still working,” said James Firman, president of the National Council on Aging, and a supporter of the program. “If we don’t do this now, I don’t think boomers are going to get another chance.”

Supporters say the government benefit would provide a foundation upon which private insurance companies could build by selling supplemental long-term care coverage. But the industry says a new program would only create confusion.

Obama, Hu take aim at global warming pact

Senate weighs long-term care

Associated PressPresident Barack Obama, left, and Chinese President Hu Jintao, right, prepare to take their seats at a state dinner reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Tuesday,

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“There are weekly meetings and people take turns leading the program,” Bowen said. “It’s more member-oriented and there is a lot of comraderie.”

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It’s the first program Bowen’s

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Abbe Byers

Humor Me

Organization gives babies a fighting chance

She had to

What is TOPs?TOPS Club, Inc. is a nonprof-

it, noncommercial, weight-loss support organization based in Milwaukee, Wisc., with chapters located worldwide. Its two-fold objective is to encourage healthy lifestyles through weight-man-agement support groups and to sponsor obesity research. Most members refer to the organization simply as “TOPS,” an acronym for “Take Off Pounds Sensibly.”

TOPS was founded in 1948 by Esther Manz, as a response to the need to assist overweight and obese people lose weight by set-ting up a support group system. Recognition, accountability and physician support remain key ele-ments. An incentive for chapter members who reach and maintain goal weights set by their doctors is acknowledgement as KOPS (Keeps Off Pounds Sensibly) members. This is one of the most challenging parts of successful weight manage-ment. TOPS publishes education material to help its members under-

stand the dynamics of behavior change, good nutrition, increased activity aimed at developing a healthy new lifestyle. Local chapter meetings incorporate all of these elements on a weekly basis.

TOPS meets Mondays at 6 p.m. at Caroleen Baptist Church. Membership is $26 per year and meetings are $1 per week.

Source: www.tops.org

Janie Bowen learned a

healthier way of life to drop years worth of

poundsText by Allison Flynn

Photos by Garrett Byers, contributed

gainin order to finally

lose

When Janie Bowen was in first grade,

a larger desk from the fourth grade class had to be brought in for her to sit. In fourth grade, she had to have a desk from the eighth grade class.

Bowen’s battled her weight all her life. She’s tried Weight Watchers, diet books – pretty much everything but surgery, Bowen said.

Janie Bowen holds a photo of her-self she took when she started TOPS. Above it she has written the words “Never again.” Bowen’s goal weight is 180 pounds; she’s already lost 132 pounds.

Above, Janie Bowen at around age 5. Bowen said in kindergarten a desk from the fourth grade had to be brought in for her.

In TOPS, those who lose the most weight are treated as royalty. Bowen lost the most weight in her division. Please see Bowen, Page 8B

One of our family’s many blessings came in a teeny-tiny package.

It was a warm June day about 30 years ago, when a precious little strawberry blonde weigh-ing 2 pounds and 2 ounces, lay in the NIC unit at Charlotte Memorial Hospital wrapped in cellophane to retain her body heat. A catheter in her chest, tubes invading her tiny body and monitors surrounded her hospital bassinet 24/7. At one point her weight fell to a pound and 13 ounces.

That little bundle of joy was our niece, Laura, and we knew immediately she was going to be a fighter.

Born almost 3 months prema-ture, doctors told her parents the chances for survival were 30 to 35 percent. Not the odds a parent wants to hear.

The anxiety and fears they faced were emotionally, mental-ly and physically draining, but they never gave up the hope of bringing their little girl home.

Laura remained in Charlotte from June 2 until July 28, when she was transferred to Cleveland Memorial Hospital in Shelby (now Cleveland Regional) weighing a whopping 4 pounds. On Aug. 24, Laura came home. Welcomed by her two-year-old brother, grandpar-ents and many loving relatives and friends, our little fighter — wearing hand sewn baby doll gowns — still had a long road ahead of her.

In newborn intensive care units across the country, babies born too soon are fighting to stay alive. According to the March of Dimes, premature birth threatens the lives and health of more than half a mil-lion babies every year, including 17,396 in North Carolina and the number is rising.

Laura’s story is one with a happy ending. By the time she reached kindergarten her size was considered normal. We watched her grow and play, do well in school and be active in church. She was a youth cheer-leader, on the swim team in high school and then went on to college. Laura turned out to be a typical All-American girl that her Daddy used to literally hold in the palm of his hand. Today, that picture is quite the oppo-site, she holds her Dad in the palm of her hand (figuratively speaking of course).

The March of Dimes has des-ignated November as National Prematurity Awareness Month, and yesterday (Nov. 17) was Prematurity Awareness Day. This is an effort to let everyone know that premature birth is a crisis in our country and to bring people together in hopes of helping to give all babies their full nine months.

Premature birth means a baby is born before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy, which is before the lungs, brain and other organs have time to fully develop.

The March of Dimes is inspired by all babies — those born healthy and those who need our help to survive and thrive. They help moms have full-term pregnancies and healthy babies and if something goes wrong, March of Dimes offers information and comfort to families.

March of Dimes continues to lead the fight against pre-mature birth and other seri-ous threats to infant health by funding research and programs that benefit every baby born. Scientists are now focused on finding the causes of premature birth and developing preven-tions.

As we step into the season of giving, please consider March of Dimes. All pregnancies deserve a happy ending.

For more information visit www.marchofdimes.com. Contact Byers via e-mail at abyers@thedigitalcou-rier.com.

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There are many ways to cook a turkey and each year new reci-pes and methods are created based on cre-ative ingredients and regional trends. Some are good, some are not-so-good, and some are unsafe. All are designed to produce the perfect turkey. The greatest challenge for new and experienced cooks alike is to avoid the dreaded “dry tur-key”.

Turkey can be braised, roasted, grilled, fried, boiled, broiled, and bar-becued. Which cooking method chosen is up to the cook, just make sure it is safe. Unsafe methods, such as the brown bag or trash bag method are not recom-mended for obvious reasons. The glues, inks and chemicals in these bags are harmful. The slow-cooking over-night method is also unsafe.

Before we discuss the many cooking methods, let’s choose the best turkey. Select the right size - calculate one pound per person. This will provide generous servings with enough leftovers for another meal. Choose the high-est quality - look for the USDA Grade A symbol.

Picking a young, tender turkey is easy. Most turkeys on the market are young, 4-6 months old. A fryer-roaster turkey is under 4 months of age.

Knowing whether your turkey is male or female can be more dif-ficult since labeling tur-keys as hens or toms is optional. Fortunately, gender is an indica-tion of size, not qual-ity or tenderness. Economically, though,

hens are a better buy since toms have larger bones and less edible portions.

Whole turkeys, turkey parts, and turkey prod-ucts may be purchased. Turkey parts include breasts, legs, necks, and wings. Other products include turkey bacon, ham, and sausage as well as ground turkey and turkey burgers. Smoked turkeys are fully cooked and sim-ply need to be heated unless the label says otherwise. Turkeys are smoked to impart fla-vor, not to extend stor-age time. A smoked turkey in the refrigera-tor, unwrapped, can be kept up to one week. Once the package has been opened, use with-in 3-4 days.

Whole turkeys can be purchased fresh or fro-zen. If you buy a fresh turkey, it will need to be cooked within two days. The sell date on a fresh turkey is the last day the turkey should be sold. However, the turkey will maintain optimal quality and safety for 1-2 days after this date. Once you get your turkey home, refrigerate it immedi-ately. If you decide to not use your fresh tur-key right away, it can be stored in the freezer for up to one year.

There are two types of whole frozen turkeys on the market: pre-basted and un-basted. A pre-basted bird is injected with water, broth, veg-etable oil and spices to enhance flavor and moistness. An un-bast-

ed turkey has no addi-tional ingredients.

There are three safe methods to thaw frozen turkey. To thaw in the refrigerator, place tur-key, in its original wrap, on a tray in the bottom section of the refrigera-tor. Allow 24 hours of thawing time for every 5 pounds of turkey. For example, a 20 pound turkey can take 4-5 days to thaw.

Cold water thawing is also an option, how-ever, it requires you to be present during the entire thawing time. Submerge turkey in its wrapper into a deep sink of cold water. Do not use warm or hot water. Change the water every 30 min-utes. Cold water thaw-ing takes 30 minutes per pound. While this works fine for smaller cuts of meat such as a turkey breast, it can be extremely time con-suming for whole tur-keys. The same is true for microwave thawing. Check your microwave instructions for the size turkey you want to defrost. Any meat thawed in the micro-wave must be cooked immediately. Do not store for cooking later.

Turkeys should be cooked at temperatures at or above 325 degrees. Any temperature less than 325 is unsafe. The best way to determine doneness is to use a meat thermometer. Insert thermometer into the thickest part of the inner thigh with-out touching the bone. Turkey should reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees. An 8 pound turkey may take 2-3 hours, while a 20 pound turkey can take

4-5 hours.A shallow roasting

pan may be used to cook a whole turkey. If you do not have a lid for the roasting pan, you may cover the turkey loosely with a tent of heavy-duty aluminum foil. Remove the foil after one hour to allow the skin to brown dur-ing the remaining cook time.

Cooking a turkey in an oven cooking bag is a safe and delicious alternative to the tradi-tional roasting method. Be sure to follow the instructions provided with the oven bag.

Wrapping and cook-ing the entire turkey in aluminum foil reduc-es cooking time, but requires a temperature of 450 degrees. This method steams the tur-key in its own juices, producing a moist bird with a light golden, non-crispy skin.

Deep fried turkey is also an option. This method is used with small turkeys under 10 pounds. The entire bird is lowered into a huge vat of hot oil and fried until crispy and golden brown. While not as healthy as other meth-ods, it is a popular one.

Grilled turkey can be a wonderful variation from the traditional oven roasting. There are many factors that lead to successfully grilled turkey, such as the position of the coals, use of a V-rack,

covering and tucking the wing tips properly, and turning the bird during cooking.

Marinating and brin-ing are pre-treatment methods that are sometimes used prior to cooking to improve moistness and enhance flavor.

Regardless of the cooking method, once your holiday bird is done, allow it to sit for 20 minutes before carv-ing. During this time, juices will be redistrib-uted and saturate the meat evenly making the turkey easier to carve. If the turkey is done before you are ready to eat, it is safe to hold it in the oven at 200 degrees. Keep the tur-key covered so it does not dry out. Leave the thermometer in the tur-key and make sure that the temperature of the turkey does not drop below 140 degrees dur-ing holding time.

Perhaps there is a skilled carver in your family. If so, you are lucky. If not, your bird may suffer the same fate as so many oth-ers – hacked to shreds at the hands of knife-wielding relatives. If this is the case, having the right tools and a lit-tle know-how may pre-serve your work of art. You will need a meat fork with long tines, a sharp carving or chef’s knife, a cutting board, and a paper towel or napkin. Start with the

dark meat. Using a folded napkin, hold the turkey at the breast-bone. Cut through the skin between the leg and body. Press the leg downward until it is lying flat against the platter. Cut through the hip joint and remove the leg and thigh to a cutting board. Cut the thigh and drumstick apart at the joint. Remove the skin and slice around the thighbone, remov-ing the meat. Leave the drumstick whole.

To slice the breast, hold the turkey with a large fork at the breast-bone. Slice 2 inches down one side of the breastbone, gently sepa-rating the meat from the bone. Now make a horizontal slice across the grain of the meat. Remove the entire sec-tions of breast meat to a cutting board. Holding with a fork, cut into slices.

Once the holiday meal is finished, it is time to deal with the leftovers. Within two hours after cooking, leftovers should be put in the refrigerator. Large quantities should be divided into smaller portions and stored in shallow containers in the refrigerator. Food in small amounts will chill faster keeping it safer and fresher. Use leftovers within 3-4 days. Leftovers can also be frozen and used within four months.

Enjoy your holiday.

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Honor RollThomas Jefferson Classical Academy

The first quarter honor roll at Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy has been announced by Joe Maimone, headmaster.

Those students named to the list are:

A Honor Roll6th gradeDavid Bond, Kristen

Bullock, Erin Davis, Lucy High, Lindsey Martelle, Taylor Moore,

Lydia Murray, Emily Qualls.

7th gradeBianca Clark, Valerie

Evans, Mason Martin, Christopher Mejia, Philip Talbert, David Teddy.

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Danny Camp III, Janice Dilgert, Kira Jordan, Stephen Maimone, Andrew Murphy, Jerishma Patel, Travis Waldroup-Rodriguez.

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Christopher Krier, William Krier, Leah Lineberry, McKinnon Martin, Josiah Parke, Rosemary Richards, Hannah Saucier, John Tuong, Darby Williams.

10th gradeMegan Connor,

Stephanie Corder, Nathaniel Hager, Bruce Kennedy, Haley Stepp, Sarah Thompson.

11th gradeTyler Melton.12th gradeRachael Bradley,

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KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (AP) — When Renda Ayscue’s older sister, Rhonda, was diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago, the world changed. Rhonda, a single mother, was about to discover the love one sister, friend and a community would show.

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The Salisbury Post reported that together Goforth and Ayscue have created a non-profit, Focused on a Cure, which has helped spread the word about breast cancer.

The women started the nonprofit as a way to help Rhonda, but the more they became involved in the lives of the women they met along the way, “the more we felt it was something we had to do,” Goforth said.

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“If she had waited until 40, she would not be alive,” Ayscue said.

Rhonda is cancer free today.

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The women began taking pictures of the breast cancer survivors they met. They also encouraged them to tell their story of survival. The portraits and sto-ries were put together in a traveling exhibit. The exhibit has been featured at Carolina Mall, the Concord Library and several oth-er locations throughout Cabarrus County.

Many of the survivors also were the subject of a documentary the

organization created. Focused on a Cure has created T-shirts, bottled water and stationery with their logo embla-zoned in two shades of pink. They held a fundraiser, Piggin’ Out for Pink, in August to support the NorthEast Foundation’s Breast Health Program. They raised $10,000. There were more than 200 volunteers, survivors and their families in attendance at the fund-raiser.

Three friends Goforth met underwent breast cancer diagnoses and treatment at different points in their lives.

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“It brings it into the light,” Ayscue said of the exhibit.

Ayscue and Goforth both say seeing the exhibit made some peo-ple think twice about how they take care of themselves.

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The women featured 15 women in their trav-eling exhibit.

Along with the women who’ve been inspired,

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“It was nurturing and helpful for all of them to come together to say we made it,” Goforth said.

One man in his 60s who attended a fund-raiser told of his fight with breast cancer. He has been a voice for the small number of men who are diagnosed with breast cancer.

“My heart was opened up. You are almost transformed as a per-son,” Goforth said.

“You take the good with the bad and work it for God’s glory,” Ayscue said.

Goforth and Ayscue are hoping to up their fundraising goal of $10,000 to $15,000 and to interview and photo-graph 20 breast cancer survivors.

The money raised for next year’s Piggin’ Out for Pink event will support the Cabarrus Health Alliance’s mam-mogram program, which offers mammo-grams to older women with limited income.

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Goforth said they would love to see a Focused on a Cure sup-port group.

For now, the women are planning next year’s big fundraiser.

Group makes portraits for breast cancer survivors

AP Photo In this Oct. 28, 2009 photo, Renda Ayscue, left, and Karen Goforth are seen in Kannapolis, N.C. Ayscue and Goforth started the nonprofit Focused on a Cure after Ayscue’s older sister Rhonda was diagnosed with breast cancer. Goforth is owner and photographer for Irresistible Portraits in Kannapolis. Ayscue is an assistant pho-tographer. (/The Salisbury Post, Shavonne Potts)

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Dear Dr. Gott: What do you know about carnitine deficiency? I have lived with the diagnosis of cerebral palsy all my life and now am told my symptoms were likely misdiagnosed. Instead, I have GA-1 subtype of car-nitine deficiency.

Now, my doctor wants me to take two levocarnitine pills, 330 mil-ligram, a day for the rest of my life. I’m not sure I am willing to do that for two main reasons. Carnitine deficiency is a relatively new medical condition that very few doctors know about. Therefore, I imagine there have been few, if any, long-term stud-ies done. Also, I keep thinking that I’ve been fine without the medication all my 36 years, so why should I start now? I am debating whether to take the medication and risk encountering unknown side effects, or not take the medication and risk causing possible long-term health consequences as my body functions with low levels.

Dear Reader: Carnitine is found in

almost all cells of the body that use fatty acids as a dietary fuel. Among other functions, it is responsible for the transportation of long-chain fatty acids into the mitochondria so they can be burned to produce energy. Carnitine occurs in two forms, D and L, which are mirror images of each other, yet only L-carnitine is found in foods and is active in the body.

Healthy children and adults pro-duce adequate carnitine in the liver and kidneys to meet their needs. However, there are several medical instances in which this isn’t accom-plished, such as with infants born before full-term, and genetic primary or secondary deficiency.

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Dear Abby: Please don’t think I’m stupid for asking this, but I need some help. The practice of letter-writing appears to be a dying form because of e-mail and texting — which I’m good at.

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Dear Stuck!: There’s no such thing as a “stupid” question, and your prob-lem is one that is shared by many. A thank-you letter doesn’t have to be long and flowery. In fact, short and to-the-point can be more effective.

I have found that keeping a note-pad handy when I open a gift and jotting down the first thought that comes into my head when I open the package is helpful. (Hint: Is it soft? Cuddly? Tasty? Something you had wanted but had not been able to find? Clever? If the answer is yes, then write it down.)

And by the way, Christmas isn’t the only gift-giving occasion when a thank-you letter is called for.

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I am having second thoughts now. We recently discovered that there’s a genetic disorder on one side of the family, and it scares me to think we may not have a healthy child.

To be perfectly honest, even if we could have a healthy child, I am also not sure I want to go through the challenge of parenting a teenager. How should I approach my dear husband about my change of heart? — Second-Guessing

Dear Second-Guessing: Be gentle, but be honest.

Rather than say you don’t want kids, start by saying you are having serious doubts about whether you would be good parent material.

Then tell him why.

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Your Birthday, Nov. 18;

The year ahead will pro-vide many opportunities to expand your circle of friends and acquaintances.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — You have wonderful possibilities for material acquisition.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — That opti-mistic attitude will serve you well, but only as long as you hold onto it.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Don’t hesi-tate to follow your intuitive hunches when they signal that things are in your favor.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Enjoy your-self when with friends, but make sure that you keep everything purely fun and games.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Don’t be jealous over the attention being lavished on a friend.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You could be your worst enemy by putting the kibosh on good suggestions.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — A bad, long-neglect-ed situation will continually fester until you take owner-ship.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — If your mate wants to do something that isn’t exactly your favorite thing, be supportive.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Being confronted once again with a situation that didn’t previously work out shouldn’t shake you up.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You can turn a wonder-ful day into one of disap-pointment if you reward the undeserving.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — If you make an important concession or agreement, do so quietly and without fanfare.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — You’re quite a cre-ative thinker, but don’t wait to use this rewarding asset until you’re pushed into a corner.

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CLASSIFIEDS

NORTH CAROLINARUTHERFORD COUNTY

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICESUPERIOR COURT DIVISION

BEFORE THE CLERKFILE NUMBER: 09 SP 421

IN THE MATTER OF THEFORECLOSURE OF THE DEED OF TRUST OF:ROBERT ANDERSON AND WIFE,TERRY ANDERSON

Grantor,

TO

Jarald N. Willis, Substitute Trustee,

As recorded in Deed of Trust Book 829, Page 715, RutherfordCounty Registry.

NOTICE OF SALE

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trust executed by Robert Anderson and wife, Terry Anderson, to A. Jervis Arledge, Trustee for Rick Rastrelli and Alfredo J. Rastrelli, dated March 4, 2005, and recorded in Deed of Trust Book 829, Page 0715, of record in the Rutherford County Registry, N. C.; and under and by virtue of an Order of the Clerk of Superior Court of Rutherford County, N. C., made and entered on the 28th day of October, 2009, default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and said deeds of trust being by the terms thereof subject to foreclosure and the holder of the indebtedness thereby secured having demanded a foreclosure thereof for the purpose of satisfying said indebtedness, the undersigned trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the courthouse door in Rutherfordton, North Carolina at 11:30 AM ON THURSDAY THE 3RD DAY OF DECEMBER, 2009, the property conveyed in said deed of trust, same lying and being in Morgan Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

Situate, lying, and being in Morgan Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being all of Lot Number 38 of Indian Head Acres as shown on plat duly recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Rutherford County, North Carolina, in Plat Book 9, at Page 56, and containing 2.61 acres, more or less. Subject to the Restrictions of Indian Head Acres Subdivision as described in Deed Book 751, Pages 308-310, Rutherford County Registry.

THERE IS ALSO CONVEYED HEREWITH A RIGHT OF WAY AND EASEMENT across private roads in said subdivision and across private roads of others to N.C. Highway No.1008 as more particularly described in instruments of record in Deed Book 363, Page 313, and Deed Book 363, Page 316, and Deed Book 363, Page 319, all of the Rutherford County Registry.

Being the same and identical property which was conveyed by Rick Rastrelli and wife, Kathy Lynn Rastrelli and Alfredo Rastrelli and wife, Marlene R. Rastrelli to Robert Anderson and wife, Terry Anderson by deed dated February 28, 2005, and of record in Deed Book 867, Page 161, Rutherford County Registry.

The record owners of the above described real property as reflected on the records of the Rutherford County Register of Deeds not more than ten (10) days prior to the posting of this notice are Robert Anderson and wife, Terry Anderson.

Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute Section 45-21.10(b) and North Carolina General Statute Section 45-21.9A, and the terms of the Deed of Trust, any successful bidder will be required to deposit with the Trustee immediately upon conclusion of the sale a cash deposit of the greater of 5% of the total bid or $750.00 of the bid as a forfeit and guarantee of compliance with this bid, the same to be credited on his /her bid when accepted. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance purchase price so bid in cash or by certified check at the time the Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at that time , he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in North Carolina General Statute Section 45.21.30(d) and (e).

This sale shall be subject to all outstanding taxes, prior liens, judgments and encumbrances, rights of ways, easements, and restrictive covenants of record. This sale will be held open ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law.

IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.

This the 28th day of October, 2009

Jarald N. Willis, Substitute Trustee

NORTH CAROLINARUTHERFORD COUNTY

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICEBEFORE THE CLERK

09 SP 380

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY EVERETTC. RIBAKOVE AND WIFE, BAIBA P. RIBAKOVE DATED October 18, 2006 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 925, PAGE 506, RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY, TO BB&T COLLATERALSERVICE CORP, TRUSTEE.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trust executed by EVERETT C. RIBAKOVE AND WIFE, BAIBA P. RIBAKOVE dated October 18, 2006 to BB&TCOLLATERAL SERVICE CORPORATION, Trustee for BRANCH BANKING AND TRUSTCOMPANY, recorded in Book 925, Page 506, RUTHERFORD County Registry; default having been made in payment of the indebtedness thereby secured; and the necessary findings to permit foreclosure having been made by the Clerk of Superior Court of RUTHERFORD County, North Carolina; the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the property conveyed in said deed of trust, the same lying and being in the County of RUTHERFORD and State of North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows:

Lying and being in Chimney Rock Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being Lot 8 of the Stonecrest Subdivision as shown on plat recorded in Plat Book 26, Page 243, Rutherford County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more complete and accurate description.

PROPERTY ADDRESS/LOCATION:Lot 8 Legand Dr. Stonecrest Subdivision Lake Lure NC 28746

DATE OF SALE: November 19, 2009TIME OF SALE: 10:30 A.M.LOCATION OF SALE: RUTHERFORD County Courthouse

RECORD OWNER(S): Everett C. Ribakove and Baiba P. Ribakove

TERMS OF THE SALE:

(1) This sale will be made subject to: (a) all prior liens, encumbrances, easements, right-of-ways, restrictive covenants or other restrictions of record affecting the property; (b) property taxes and assessments for the year in which the sale occurs, as well as any prior years; (c) federal tax liens with respect to which proper notice was not given to the Internal Revenue Service; and (d) federal tax liens to which proper notice was given to the Internal Revenue Service and to which the right of redemption applies.(2) The property is being sold "as is". Neither the beneficiary of the deed of trust, nor the undersigned Substitute Trustee, makes any warranties or representations concerning the property, including but not limited to, the physical or environmental condition of the property. Further, the undersigned Substitute Trustee makes no title warranties with respect to the title to the property.(3) The highest bidder will be responsible for the payment of revenue stamps payable to the Registerof Deeds and any final court and/or auditing fees payable to the Clerk of Superior Court which are assessed on the high bid resulting from this foreclosure sale.(4) At the time of the sale, the highest bidder will be required to make a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or $750.00, whichever is greater, with the remaining balance of the bid amount to be paid on the day following the expiration of the applicable ten (10) day upset bid period.(5) Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.(6) An order for possession of the property being sold may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. §45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession, by the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the property is sold.

This the 21st day of October, 2009.

SMITH DEBNAM NARRON DRAKESAINTSING & MYERS, L.L.P._______________________________________Jeff D. Rogers, Substitute TrusteeP. O. Box 26268Raleigh, NC 27611-6268(919) 250-2000KMA 97391881

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF RUTHERFORD

NOTICE

The undersigned, having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of William McArthur Smith, late of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before February 18, 2010, or this Notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 18th day of November, 2009.

Elizabeth T. Miller - AdministratorDALTON & MILLER, L.L.P.PO Box 800Rutherfordton, NC 28139(828) 286-8222

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Executor of the estate of REBECCA ANN HEWITT DOGGETT of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said REBECCA ANN HEWITT DOGGETT to present them to the undersigned on or before the 28th day of January 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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CLASSIFIEDS!

The Daily Courier office will be closed on Thursday, November 26th

in observance of Thanksgiving Day

Classified Advertising deadline for new ads, cancellations, and changes to existing ads for

the Thursday, November 26th andFriday, November 27th editions are as follows:

LINE ADS:Deadline is Wednesday, November 25th at 2:00 PM

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DISPLAY AD DEADLINE for Saturday, November 28th and Sunday, November 29th editions will be

Wednesday, November 25th by 2:00 PM

Rutherford County Senior Center has an opening for aNUTRITION SITE MANAGER

at the Henrietta Meal site

Part time 20 hours per week, Mon.-Fri. 9:00AM-1:00PM, $9.06 per hour. Under the general supervision of the Senior Center Director, under the direct supervision of the Nutrition Site Coordinator. Work involves assisting with serving and clean up of lunch, record keeping regarding ordering of meals, attendance and meals served. Also, responsible for supervisingand planning activities at this site. Must adhere to Federal and State regulations governing nutrition programs.

Requirements: High School Diploma, food service experience and ability to maintain records.

Apply Rutherford County Human Resources Office289 N. Main Street • Rutherfordton, NC 28139

Mon.-Fri. 8:30am-5:00pm or via computer www.rutherfordcountync.gov. Position open until filled. EOE

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF RUTHERFORD

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTYFILE NO.: 09 SP 0001

UNDER AND BY VITRUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Kenneth H. Jordan and Paula S. Jordan, dated August 22, 2007, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, on August 22, 2007, in Book 973, beginning at Page 229, and an Order entered by the Asst. Clerk of Superior Court of the above County on October 27, 2009; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and/or failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein; and pursuant to the demand of the owner and holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust: the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the Rutherford County Courthouse, in Rutherfordton, North Carolina at 10:30 a.m. on the 2nd day of December, 2009, that parcel of land, including improvements thereon and described as follows:

TRACT ONE:

Situate, lying and being in Chimney Rock Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being a portion of Lots #21, 22 & 23 of Block Three as shown on plat in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Rutherford County, North Carolina in Plat Book 2 at Page 1, being described from survey entitled "William Lewis" dated march 26, 1998, by Professional Surveying Services as follows:

BEGINNING at an existing iron pin, said existing iron pin being the southeasternmost corner of Lot #35 of the aforementioned plat, the property now or formerly owned by Martyn D. Watts and wife, Susan, as described and recorded in Deed Book 617, at Page 483, Rutherford County Registry, from said BEGINNING point, North 84 deg. 00’ 11" East 74.66 feet to an existing iron pin; thence North 12 deg. 50’ 42" West 23.12 feet to a new iron pin; thence North 84 deg. 00’ 11" East 68.92 feet to an existing iron pin at the edge of a pathway; thence running along and with the edge of said pathway South 13 deg. 38’ 24" East 124.86 feet to an existing iron pin; thence South 82 deg. 25’ 19" West 76.27 feet to a new iron pin; thence South 80 deg. 38’ 05" West 73.24 feet to a point; thence South 73 deg. 53’ 40" West 9.45 feet to a new iron pin; thence North 05 deg. 21’ 08" West 108.97 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING, containing 0.39 acres, more or less. PIN# 16-27044

TRACT TWO:

Situate, lying and being in the Town of Lake Lure, Chimney Rock Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being the remaining portion of that property conveyed by deed dated September 17, 1984, and recorded in Deed Book 462, at Page 122, Rutherford County Registry, and being all of Lot #23 of Block Three as shown on plat duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Rutherford County, North Carolina in Plat Book 2 at Page 1, to which reference is hereby made for a more full and complete description. PIN# 22-5779

Address of Real Property:2414 Memorial Highway, Lake Lure, NC 28746

Present Record Owner: Kenneth H. Jordan and wife, Paula S. Jordan

The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The Substitute Trustee reserves the right to require a cash deposit or a certified check not to exceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty and N0/100 Dollars ($750.00). In the event the Owner and Holder is exempt from paying the same, the successful bidder may also be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax, and the tax required by N.C.G.S. § 7A-308(a)(1).

The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale "AS IS, WHERE IS" and will be sold subject to and together with all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required.

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

Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units:

Any order for possession of the property may be used pursuant to G.S. 45-21-29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the Notice of Sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

Dated: 11/11/09

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE:RAINTREE REALTY AND CONSTRUCTION, INC.BY:s/s A. Robert YorkA. Robert York, PresidentP.O. Box 8942Asheville, NC 28814-8942828-253-9063 (Telephone)Posted: 11/12/09Witness: R. Warren

NORTH CAROLINARUTHERFORD COUNTY

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICEBEFORE THE CLERK

09 SP 379

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY KENRICK BHOLA AND WIFE, AZEEZEE SORAYA BHOLA DATED August 4, 2006 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 911, PAGE 631, RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY, TO BB&T COLLATERALSERVICE CORP, TRUSTEE.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trust executed by KENRICK BHOLA AND WIFE, AZEEZEE SORAYA BHOLA dated August 4, 2006 to BB&TCOLLATERAL SERVICE CORPORATION, Trustee for BRANCH BANKING AND TRUSTCOMPANY, recorded in Book 911, Page 631, RUTHERFORD County Registry; default having been made in payment of the indebtedness thereby secured; and the necessary findings to permit foreclosure having been made by the Clerk of Superior Court of RUTHERFORD County, North Carolina; the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the property conveyed in said deed of trust, the same lying and being in the County of RUTHERFORD and State of North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows:

Situate lying and being in Gilkey Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being all of the 1.56 acre tract shown as Lot #181 on plat entitled “Clearwater Creek Phase 8,” Sheet One of Three, as shown on plat of record in Plat Book 27 at Page 67, Rutherford County Registry.

Being a portion of that property conveyed in Deed from SFG Dragonfly, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company to Mtn. Creek Land Co., Inc., a North Carolina Corporation by deed dated November 15, 2004 and of record in Deed Book 860, at Page 146, Rutherford County Registry.

Subject to all notes shown on plat hereinabove referred to and further subject to any restrictions or rights of way of record and subject further to all provisions and restrictions of record as set forth in Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions of Clearwater Creek dated May 4, 2005 and of record in Deed Book 872, at Page 309, Rutherford County Registry and any additional supplemental declarations pertaining thereto.

Being the same and identical property which was conveyed by Mtn. Creek Land Co., Inc., a North Carolina corporation to Kekrick Bhola and wife, Azeezee Soraya Bhola by deed dated August 4, 2006 and of record in Deed Book 910, at Page 284, Rutherford County Registry.

PROPERTY ADDRESS/LOCATION:Lot 181 Phase 8 Clearwater Creek Subdivision, North Dakota Dr. Rutherfordton NC 28139

DATE OF SALE: November 19, 2009TIME OF SALE: 10:30 A.M.LOCATION OF SALE: RUTHERFORD County Courthouse

RECORD OWNER(S): Kenrick Bhola and Azeezee Soraya Bhola

TERMS OF THE SALE:

(1) This sale will be made subject to: (a) all prior liens, encumbrances, easements, right-of-ways, restrictive covenants or other restrictions of record affecting the property; (b) property taxes and assessments for the year in which the sale occurs, as well as any prior years; (c) federal tax liens with respect to which proper notice was not given to the Internal Revenue Service; and (d) federal tax liens to which proper notice was given to the Internal Revenue Service and to which the right of redemption applies.(2) The property is being sold "as is". Neither the beneficiary of the deed of trust, nor the undersigned Substitute Trustee, makes any warranties or representations concerning the property, including but not limited to, the physical or environmental condition of the property. Further, the undersigned Substitute Trustee makes no title warranties with respect to the title to the property.(3) The highest bidder will be responsible for the payment of revenue stamps payable to the Registerof Deeds and any final court and/or auditing fees payable to the Clerk of Superior Court which are assessed on the high bid resulting from this foreclosure sale.(4) At the time of the sale, the highest bidder will be required to make a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or $750.00, whichever is greater, with the remaining balance of the bid amount to be paid on the day following the expiration of the applicable ten (10) day upset bid period.(5) Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.(6) An order for possession of the property being sold may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. §45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession, by the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the property is sold.

This the 21st day of October, 2009.

SMITH DEBNAM NARRON DRAKESAINTSING & MYERS, L.L.P._______________________________________Jeff D. Rogers, Substitute TrusteeP. O. Box 26268Raleigh, NC 27611-6268(919) 250-2000KMA 97391969

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF RUTHERFORD

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICESUPERIOR COURT DIVISION

BEFORE THE CLERK09 SP 420

In the Matter of ForeclosureOf Claim of Lien filed againstMANFRED W. BERGER and wife,NANCY C. BERGERUnder Power of Sale

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue of the power of sale contained in the Master Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions recorded in Deed Book 386, Page 404, and all subsequent amendments thereto, and also pursuant to North Carolina General Statute §§ 47A-22 and 47F-316, and because of default in the payment of association assessments, the undersigned attorney and agent for the Trustee shall on DECEMBER 3, 2009, at 11:00 AM., at the door of the Rutherford County Courthouse, offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property:

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: The Interval Ownership Interest known as Foxrun Townhouse Bldg 30-SA, Townhouse Unit 84, Week 52 as shown on plat of record in Plat Book 13, Page 35, revised, and as more specifically described in that deed recorded in Deed Book 516, at Page 168, Rutherford County Registry.

The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinabove described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder and that the undersigned may require the successful bidder at the sale to immediately deposit cash in the amount of ten (10%) percent of the high bid up to $1,000.00, plus five (5%) of any excess of $1,000.00. The real property hereinabove described will be sold subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, restrictions and easements of record, tax liens and assessments.

The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. The record titleholders to said property, ten (10) days prior to posting this Notice, are: Manfred W. Berger and wife, Nancy C. Berger.

This the 28th day of October, 2009

Jarald N. Willis, Trustee

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stuck to, even when she’s hit low points.

“This time I think the people I’m around made me realize that’s not the end of it,” she said.

Bowen has another incentive to lose too – she wants to be able to walk the bleachers at her son, Kyle’s, gradu-ation from Chase High School next year.

“She’s actually sticking with this one,” Kyle said. “Being over it gives her more incentive.”

Bowen said she’s made lifestyle changes since beginning TOPS. She now counts calories and weighs her food out into portions. She still eats what she wants.

“I eat less of it,” she said. “I would rather have small amounts. Like I’d rather have a teaspoon of Duke’s than

a whole jar of the other stuff.”

Bowen even plans for special things, like fam-ily cookouts and parties.

“It’s all about plan-ning,” she said. “This is a way of life. I’m going to have to live this way the rest of my life.”

Walking is a part of her daily routine now too.

“When I first started I couldn’t walk from the mailbox and back with-out getting absolutely winded,” she said.

She’s already lost six sizes and her first big goal is to lose 200 pounds. Bowen’s ulti-mate goal is to weigh 180 pounds.

“Sure I’d like to be a size 8, but realistically I could be a size 12,” she said. “The biggest change is being realis-tic.”

Contact Flynn via e-mail at aflynn@thedigitalcourier.com.

Janie Bowen has battled her weight her entire life. Through TOPS she’s learned healthy lifestyle changes that have resulted in weight loss.

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Letha Lineberry, Mary Thelen, Ashley Thompson.

A/B Honor Roll6th gradeKathryn Bell, Allie

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7th gradeMichael Advent,

India Benson, Sheridan Blakey, Matthew Bright, Erin Brown, Brooks Corder, Samantha Crane, Kelsey Doggett, Bianca Dragul, Alyssa Edwards, Autumn Edwards, Bailey Graeper, Natalie Hamilton, Sarah Hamrick, Katie Harmon, Benjamin Harris, Malarie Harris, Daniel Hooper, Jessica Judson, Conner Kring, George Lane III, Michael Lloyd, Stephanie Lola, Logan Marshall, Austin McInnis, Peyton Noschese, Coleman Putnam, Joseph Rash, Thomas Sievers, Derek Skipper, Emily Stepp, Ben Waldrep, Kaitlyn Wease, Kaela Williams.

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Thelen, Dylan Toms.9th gradeCaleb Bishop, Andrew

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Jean Gordon/Daily Courier Caleb, Nathaniel and Zachariah Poole were raking and blowing leaves nearly as they were falling Thursday afternoon at a residence off Withrow Road in Forest City. The brothers work in their father’s business,“Jack of All Trades.”

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