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By LARRY DALEDaily Courier Staff Writer

RUTHERFORDTON — Many people have never heard the term “non-GMO grains,” but Tim Will, executive direc-tor of Foothills Connect, believes county farmers can benefit by learning about it.

GMO, in agricultural circles, means “genetically modified organism.” Practically speaking, it means seeds have been genetically engineered by humans to gain a desired benefit. But critics of its use worry about the long-term health effects of such tampering and want non-GMO grains instead.

Will said Wednesday that he soon discovered that almost all food is laced

with GMOs.“I wasn’t even aware that you couldn’t

get non-GMO-tainted grains,” he said. “When did we miss that e-mail, when anybody asked me if I wanted food with GMO-tainted grain in it.”

Will began to become more knowl-edgeable about the issue after a com-ment inspired some research into the matter.

“We found that out, rather serendipi-tously, when one of our farmers started a new business, with the help of a loan that he got from the Farm Credit Bureau,” the leader of Foothills Connect Business & Technology Center said. “He

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Black Friday Good dayfor buyinga vehicle,site saysBy ALLISON FLYNNDaily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY – If you’re looking to buy a new car for the holiday season, today might be the day to do it.

According to the Web site, TrueCar.com, which aggregates data from differ-ent sources to show car buyers and deal-ers how much people actually paid for a particular model in their geographic area, is predicting the best day of 2009 to buy a new car is none other than Black Friday.

Local car dealers say, though, whether that’s true or not has yet to be seen, but that there are year-end incentives avail-able for those looking to buy.

“I saw something on the Internet, too, but I’m not sure if it was that site,” said Hunnicutt Ford Sales Manager Scott Brown. “Actually, the day after Thanksgiving can be busy.”

Brown said it’s busy not so much because people are buying cars to give as gifts, but more so because it’s a day of the year when people are out of work and in the shopping mood.

“A lot of times it’s either or,” he said. “Either the wife is shopping so the hus-band comes to look at a car or there’s football on and he’s watching it and she decides to come look at cars.”

Garrett Byers/ Daily CourierWill vehicle buyers be in the shopping mood today? Car dealers think so.

Offering seed of understanding

Speciality shops have unusual giftsBy SCOTT BAUGHMANDaily Courier Staff Writer

SPINDALE — Shoppers looking for unique gifts will have several options to shop local on Black Friday. A few random examples from across the county include the stores below, but the list goes on.

If you’ve got a music fan in your life, B Sharp Music will be selling their acoustic and electric guitars with starter kits.

“We’ve been ordering a lot of mid-range guitars and entry level guitars,” said Les Beale who runs the shop with owner Stan Thomas. “These are good quality guitars that play well and stay in tune. This is the kind of instrument people are buying.”

B Sharp will also have woodwind instru-ments on sale, and the store plans to have some local musicians set up with speakers and amps on the sidewalk on Main Street in Spindale to serenade shoppers and demonstrate their wares.

“We have acoustics starting and elec-tric guitar packs that include amps,” said Thomas. “What we’re seeing right now is people wanting to buy more guitars that are acoustic. In the past we sold a lot of larger instruments and we sold keyboards. But then the shipping costs got so high and we just decided not to do it anymore.”

Thomas said the stringed instru-

Ralph Spicer inspects some guitars at B Sharp Music in Spindale. The store has seen an increase in teens and kids wanting to learn guitar after play-ing popu-lar video games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band.

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Please see Sales, Page 6

Scott Baughman/Daily CourierDowntown Forest City was aglow with Christmas cheer Thursday night, as Mayor Jimmy Gibson and assistants Nathan and Natalie Brock flipped the switch to light up the more than 500,000 bulbs in the town’s Christmas lights. Local musicians enter-tained the crowd and some merchants were open for pre-Black Friday sales.

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LOCAL

Truly a day of sharing

By SCOTT BAUGHMANDaily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY — Hundreds of pounds of food were served to a grateful community Thursday as charities around the county shared love for their fellow man — and plenty of turkey.

Dozens of volunteers at the Grace of God Rescue Mission, New Beginnings Soup Kitchen and Thomas Jefferson Classical Grammar School served a Thanksgiving meal to hundreds of needy neighbors.

Word of Deliverance Christian Assembly Church members worked with other volunteers at the school to make an impact for the fourth year in a row.

“We started preparing for this Thanksgiving meal just about 12 months ago,” said pastor Tommy Twitty from Word of Deliverance Christian Assembly church as he and church members worked at Thomas Jefferson. “This is our fourth year in a row and this

year, with the economy the way it is, we are giving away clothing and canned food to the needy as well.”

Twitty and the congregation also provided entertainment and worship for those who came by the Thomas Jefferson gymnasi-um for lunch. The group planned to serve about 500 plates of food and prepared several hundred more for shut-ins and home-bound around the area.

“We’ll be making plans for next year on Friday,” Twitty said. “As soon as we get done with one of these, we start thinking about the next one. This is just some-thing we want to do to give back to our community.”

At the Grace of God Rescue Mission, a horde of volunteers had begun preparing 16 turkeys to serve to the needy that came to the mission. “We expect to see about 250,” said Sherry Hagaman who has run the mission with husband Terry since 1994. “People were starting to come up here early Thursday morning to help us prepare.”

With the near constant stream of people coming to the mission

beginning around 10 a.m., the proceedings look like organized chaos to the untrained eye.

“You know, it all just seems to come together every year,” Hagaman said. “I really have to thank all of our volunteers for all the help they give us. It is so wonderful that so many people want to help us every year on Thanksgiving.”

Later in the evening in Rutherfordton, the New Beginnings Soup Kitchen pre-pared a meal for close to 300 people.

“We really started prepar-ing about two weeks ago,” said Zoran Naskov who runs the kitchen with wife, Jennifer. “We had 23 turkeys donated, either as the real bird or funds to buy a turkey. Early Thursday morning my wife and I were here cooking the birds and the green beans, potatoes and all the other things that go with it. We chose to do the evening serving time because we do that every week and we didn’t want to miss any of our regulars.”

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

ººScott Baughman/Daily CourierNorma Wiblin prepares turkey for an evening Thanksgiving meal at New Beginnings Soup Kitchen.

n Mission, soup kitchen, TJCGS serve hundreds of meals

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Barley’s Taproom & Pizzeria, 115 W. Main St., Spindale, (no cover charge) announces the following entertainment:

Nov. 28 — Selky CelticDec. 4 — Braden LandDec. 5 — AngeloDec. 11 — Valerie MillerDec. 12 — Laurel RidgeDec. 18 — Alan BiggerstaffDec. 19 — Dave DesmelikWeb site www.barleystap-

room.com.

M Squared Restaurant, located at 125 West Main St., Spindale., offers the follow-ing entertainment/events:

Tuesday — Soup/sandwich night

Wednesday — Trivia at 8 p.m. (half price bottled wine)

Saturday — no entertain-ment Nov. 28; Mike Rogers and Friends on Dec. 5

Sunday Brunch and Bloody Mary Bar (weekly)

Closed for Thanksgiving Nov. 26 and 27

Web site www.msquare-drestaurant.com.

Legal Grounds, 217 North Main St., Rutherfordton, offers the following enter-tainment:

Nov. 27 — Mad Tea PartyNov. 28 — Mountain Still

with David Via and TaterDec. 4 — Sol Driven TrainWeb site www.legal-

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Live music is played every Friday and Saturday from 4 to 10 p.m. at Jake’s Barbecue (the former Golden Valley Music Park). Karaoke every Thursday from 4 to 7

p.m. The Matt Ryan Band plays on Fridays, and the Lonesome Road Band on Saturdays. For more infor-mation call 248-2223. Jake’s is located at 136 Music Row, Bostic.

Club L.A. is a private club for members and guests, located at 319 W. Main St., Spindale. Admission — members free, guest $5. Saturdays from 10 p.m. until 2 a.m. Each Thursday is ladies’ night and Karaoke from 8 to 11 p.m. Shagging every Friday night from 8 to 11 p.m.

Wagon Wheel Country &

Western Dance Club, W.E. Padgett Rd., Ellenboro area, hosts the following enter-

tainment: Nov. 28 — Broken Axle Band, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Admission $5. Concessions, game room, family entertainment. Dance lessons every Tuesday night from 7:30 to 10 p.m., $3 per person.

Web site www.wagonwheel-danceclub.com.

LuLu’s Country Club & Karaoke has karaoke and dancing every week, Thursday - Saturday. Doors open at 7 p.m. Cover charge $3 on Thursdays, and $5 Friday and Saturday (BYOB). Ages 18 and up with valid ID. The club is located off Railroad Ave., at 156 Sunset Street in Rutherfordton.

Off the Beaded Path,

located at 120B West Trade St., Forest City, offers Try-it-Tuesdays (every Tuesday) which features brief jewelry-making demos. The follow-ing classes are also available:

Nov. 28 — Bead Club, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Nov. 28 — Photo Charms Class, 2 to 4 p.m.

Nov. 30 — Bead Knitted Clutch, Part II, 6 to 8 p.m.

Web site offthebeadedpath-beadstore.com.

Next Level Gamez, 118 E. Main St., Forest City, offers:

Tuesdays — Magic the Gathering League, 4 to 8 p.m.

Wednesdays — New comic books arrive, Star Wars Miniatures, 6 to 9 p.m.

Thursdays — Dungeons & Dragons, 5 to 8 p.m.

Fridays — Friday Night Magic starts at 4:30 p.m.

Saturdays — Magic the Gathering tournament from 1 to 5 p.m.

Web site nextlevelgamez.com.

“Ye Olde Christmas in Spartanburg”: Opens Dec. 1 and will run through Jan. 9 at the Chapman Cultural Center, Spartanburg County Historical Museum. Exhibits will recreate a common Christmas home scene with authentic decora-tions, antique toys of that time period, a display of Christmas cards and post-cards from early years. A free public reception will be Thursday, Dec. 17, at 5 p.m. The exhibit will be open Tuesday through

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Kenny G The Holiday Show: Grammy winning jazz star Kenny G will pres-ent The Holiday Show on Wednesday, Dec. 18, at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium, beginning at 8 p.m. Tickets are $39, $49 and $59. Visit www.ticket-master.com. Tickets may also be purchased at the SMA Box Office.

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Contributed photoBrooks, Ledford, Neely and Jensen will perform at Barley’s in Spindale, Friday, Nov. 27, at 8 p.m. Pictured are band members, Steve Neely, Art Brooks and Keith Ledford.

ELLENBORO — “Lanterns of Light,” a Christ-mas house tour in the Ellenboro community is Saturday, Nov. 29, from 5 to 8 p.m.

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Twas the night of Thanksgiving and all through the house, not a creature was stirring... they were

all in the parking lot of their favorite store waiting for Black Friday to begin.

Today is Black Friday, no doubt, and bargains abound. For gifts and for self, wallets and purses will open quickly and often in the pre-dawn hours.

As the cartoon on this page declares, it’s a new holiday tradition. Stores are looking to draw in consumers with an eye for a bargain and possibly other things.

Let’s say it’s a kick-off of the consumer Christmas. Let us not forget the real reason for Christmas, the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.

Hope for the world sprang from that moment and we encourage all Rutherford County residents to enjoy the holidays and include visits to the many and joyful celebrations offered by our county’s churches.

Our Views

Remember thereason for season

Our readers’ viewsOffers a few rebuttals on use of county cars

To the editor:Well now let’s see where do we

begin? First, as to the officer picking

up children at school, “Did you ask the officer if they were his kids?” Could they have been a product of an abusive family?

Second, have seen females rid-ing in front passenger seat of patrol vehicles. Again did you ask the officer why he had that woman in his car? If you didn’t then it might not be any of your business.

Third, have seen officers in uni-form coming from fellowship hall of churches, again did you ask the officer if this church is on his patrol beat? Did the church call him for advice on how to handle a certain sitution or was he get-ting a report of vandals?

Fourth, well I’m glad to see patrol cars come by and sit and talk with people on their beat, if more of that was done then may-be they could get more informa-tion on drugs, child molestation, and other problems that we have in this county. But again did you ask the officers why they were there?

Again, an officer that patrols a beat that is 12 hours long has the right to stop and check on his wife and sitting at different fire departments is a heck lot better than driving around talking on their cell phones and miss what is

actually happening. For the last time did you stop

and ask the officer why he was sitting there talking on the phone?

He would probably have told you it was none of your business.

What would like for the Sheriff to do?

Let’s see why don’t we just have all the deputies come into the office each day and sit there until they are needed and then they can be dispatched to whatever call they get.

I was told by a police officer that they rely on the help of the citizens to get them informa-tion, car colors, makes, tag num-bers etc and pass that along to them to help them try and stop some of the crimes going on in Rutherford County.

It’s time for the law abiding citi-zens to take back our county.

Watch to see who is selling drugs!

Do you know all the people in your area that are listed on the sex offender list and keep an eye on them to see that they do not harm to any young children.

Why don’t these letter writers get involved enough to find these people. It seems they are good enough to chase down deputies and find fault with what they do.

Next time you see a deputy doing something, instead of tell-ing the whole county what you saw without an explanation, get one and then you will have more

food for thought.Until then instead of criticizing,

why don’t you try to help? Instead of having the Sheriff’s

Department going to every crack house in the county to break up fights why don’t they just let them go and let the crack heads decide their own fate. The crack heads have no respect for anyone else\.

Larry LawingRutherfordton

Cheers writer’s defense of county officers

To the editor: What a great letter from Terry

Dixon in support of the Sheriff’s Department.

I am in total agreement with him regarding the competence of the current Sheriff’s department administration and their employ-ees.

Just as Mr. Dixon expressed, if the critics know so much about how to more efficiently run one of our most important agencies, why didn’t we see their names on the ballot during the last Sheriff’s election.

It is easy to ride around and make assumptions about things you see but which you know absolutely nothing about.

The hard part is repairing the damage people do when they choose to make assumptions without the facts and then put those assumptions in the news-paper.

Susan HollifieldBostic

There are better ways of fixing health care system RALEIGH – There are

plenty of reasons for lov-ers of liberty to oppose the legislative abomination now lumbering to the floor of the U.S. Senate under the mis-leading name of “health care reform.”

The bill in its current form will jack up taxes, cost far more than adver-tised, delay the nation’s economic recovery, violate the U.S. Constitution, and make millions of additional Americans into the kind of governmental depen-dents that most Europeans now are – and that the Left desires as a means of increasing its political power.

But for me, there’s an addi-tional reason, both personal and professional, why I hope the bill never reaches the president’s desk: it would almost certainly destroy my current health plan.

Years ago, the John Locke Foundation adopted a con-sumer-driven health plan for its employees. We can choose from among three options: 1) a high-deductible insurance policy coupled with a tax-

free health savings account, 2) a high-deductible insur-ance policy coupled with flexible spending and health reimbursement accounts, or 3) cashing out and purchas-ing a plan in the individual market.

All the options are based on the inescapable fact that when your employer “gives” you health insurance, what’s really going on is that you are being paid for your labor with a non-cash benefit rath-er than with cash. Because the non-cash benefit escapes income and payroll tax, it’s greatly desired by most workers. But that doesn’t change the fact that it’s a transaction.

Your employer “gives” you nothing. Your employer buys a group plan of some kind and then sells participation

to workers in exchange for their labor.

Until politicians in Washington end their gross misunderstanding of health care issues and do something constructive – such as fully equalize the tax treatment of insurance and cash paid for medical services – setting up employer-sponsored health plans that include opportu-nities for tax-free personal savings is pretty much the best deal anyone can come up with.

It gets employers and employees out of the silly business of financing rou-tine expenses with insur-ance claims rather than cash, while giving workers greater flexibility and portability.

All three tax-free savings vehicles – HSAs, HRAs, and FSAs – store cash in banks for use in paying medical bills.

But they have key differ-ences. HSAs are the personal property of employees and can only be set up in con-junction with an approved insurance policy. Unspent funds stay in personal

accounts and can be taken with workers as they change jobs. HRAs are actually owned by the employer, not the employees, while FSAs are personal accounts but cannot accumulate unspent balances. At the end of the year, the money reverts back to the employer.

These consumer-driven options are the most success-ful products in health insur-ance at the moment.

By making families more cost-conscious and reduc-ing the amount of insurance claims, they’ve resulted in substantial savings and low or no annual increases in premiums for the insurance component, unlike what’s going on in the rest of the market.

What Congress should do right now is change the law to give more Americans access to these options and convert all FSAs to HSAs, so that there will no longer be a “use-it-or-lose-it” problem with flex accounts.

Instead, of course, Congress is about to impose such severe limitations on

all these options, through benefit mandates and caps on the tax exclusion, that they will likely disappear. If ObamaCare passes, in other words, my JLF colleagues and I will lose our current health care plans. There’ll be nothing “optional” about it.

So you’ll have to pardon me if I view liberals’ political promises about health care with scorn.

Rather than truly address-ing the problems with the current system, they are bound and determined to destroy any health care financing arrangement that puts power in the hands of individuals rather than government and the special interests who control its sub-sidies and dictates.

Naturally, I hope they fail. So do millions of other Americans who believe that the first step to crafting a sound public policy would be for the government to pledge to leave us alone.

Hood is president of the John Locke Foundation.

Syndicated columnist

John Hood

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ments were still the best selling part of the stores inventory.

“This Christmas I expect the electric guitar packs to sell well,” Thomas said. “And after that the banjos and mandolins. With video games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero becoming so popular, we have some kids and teens coming in here wanting to get a real guitar or a real instrument and take that next step.

“Some of them won’t stick with it because they say it hurts their fingers but others love it.”

KidSenses Museum in Rutherfordton will also be selling some unique gifts, with a focus on creativity and edu-cation.

From home crys-tal growing kits to personalized mugs, the museum’s gift shop will be spe-cializing in the out of the ordinary and offering some free gift-wrapping

services.At Spindale Drug Co., shoppers can find

some more individualized presents in the store’s gift shop.

“Our best seller so far has been our per-sonalized Christmas ornaments,” said Kathy McDonald, co-owner of Spindale Drug.

“We are focusing a lot on our gift shop for holiday sales and I know people are really liking these ornaments. And we have plenty of original pottery and artwork on sale from our local artists.”

But the store also offers gifts of another flavor.

“With Broad River Coffee Company here now we can also sell gift cards for them,” said McDonald. “And we have coffee for sale in pre-measured bags. That would be a nice gift for people.”

More artwork is leading the list of sale items at Frame House Gallery.

“These Christmas theme statues from Jim Shore are a hot item right now,” said owner Mike Campfield.

“They’re part of the Heartwood Creek col-lection and have traditional Christmas scenes and characters like Rudolph and Frosty the Snowman, but also a nativity. And many people are interested in these Santa Claus paintings by D. Morgan.”

Contact Baughman via e-mail at [email protected]

Sheriff’s Reportsn The Rutherford County

Sheriff’s Office responded to 112 E-911 calls Wednesday.

Rutherfordton

n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 33 E-911 calls Wednesday.

Spindalen The Spindale Police

Department responded to 33 E-911 calls Wednesday.

Lake Lure

n The Lake Lure Police Department responded to nine E-911 call Wednesday.

Forest City

n The Forest City Police Department responded to 85 E-911 calls Wednesday.

Arrests

n Robert Bruce Johnson, 41, of 298 Sandy Level Church Road; charged with misuse of the 911 system and violations of conditions of release; released on a $1,000 bond. (RCSD)

n James David Whiteside, 42, of 280 Woodside Drive; charged with communicating threats; released after a 48 hour hold. (RCSD)

n Susan Mariah Palmer, 31, of 190 Horeshoe Drive; charged with simple assault, assault on a childe under 12 and injury to real property; released on a $10,000 bond. (FCPD)

n Robert Karon McEntire, 19, of 116 Chase High Road; charged with possession of drug paraphernalia; released on a $500 bond. (RCSD)

n Ricky Tyrone Camp, 21, of 159 Wells Drive; charged with simple possession; released on a $500 bond. (RCSD)

n Kevin Lee Cole, 17, of 159 Wells Drive; charged with simple possession and pos-session of drug parapherna-lia; released on a $500 bond.

(RCSD)n Jodi Leanne Nelon, 16, of

449 Mountain Creek Road; charged with simple assault; released on a custody bond. (RCSD)

n Ryan Keith Poteat, 44, of 251 Flatwood Drive; charged with first degree sex offense with a child and second degree rape; bond has been set at $600,000. (FCPD)

n Matthew Robert Allen, 29, of 183 North Cleghorn Street; charged with assault by strangulation; released on a $15,000 bond. (RPD)

n Kelly Billy Huggins, 39, of 209 Carlton Alley; charged with assault on a government official, injury to personal property and resist-ing a public officer; released on a $3,500 bond. (RCSD)

n Johnny Faye Hunt, 63, of 119 Mercury Street; charged with boisterous shouting; released on a custody bond. (RCSD)

n R. J. McClellan, 72, of 182 Phillips Road; charged with domestic violence protection order violation; released on a $10,000 bond. (Mitchell County Sheriff)

n Joseph William Ball, 27, of 718 Ceader Creek Road; charged with larceny of motor fuel; released on a $500 bond. (RPD)

n Phillip Eugene Tate, 33, of 1053 E. U.S. Highway; charged with driving while impaired and expired regis-tration; released on a $2,000 bond. (SPD)

n Brandon Edward McDade, 35, of 128 Creek Road; charged with larceny by an employee; released on a $20,000 bond. (NCDMV)

n David Walter Jones, 46, of 720 1/2 City Creek Road; charged with driving while license revoked and open container after consuming alcohol; released on a $4,000 bond. (RPD)

n James Glen Smith, 46, of 143 Temple Drive; charged with injury to personal prop-erty; released on a $3,000 bond. (RCSD)

n Ashton Priscilla Marshall, 21, of 501 Doggett

Road; charged with driving while impaired and failure to reduce speed; released on a $500 bond. (RPD)

EMS/Rescuen The Rutherford County

EMS responded to 35 E-911 calls Wednesday.

n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to 14 E-911 calls Wednesday.

Fire Calls

n Ellenboro firefighters responded to a smoke report.

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ObituariesBoyce Adams

Millard Boyce Adams, 90, of Golf Street, Forest City, died Nov. 26, 2009, at Rutherford Hospital.

A retired carpenter, he was the son of the late Monroe Harrison and Minnie Minerva Hill Adams. A native of Rutherford County, he was a U.S. Army World War II veteran.

He is survived by his wife Doris Martin Adams of Forest City; and a sister, Inez Sims of Spindale. He was preceded in death by a sister, Ruby Kozik.

Funeral services will be held Nov. 30 at Sunset Memorial Park at 2 p.m. with military honors. Visitation will be at Crowe’s Funeral Home for one hour prior to the service.

Crowe’s Mortuary is serving the Adams family.

Online condolences may be sent at www.crowemortuary.com

Brent AmmonsBrent Ammons, 22, of

Anderson, S.C., died Nov. 25, 2009. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Crowe’s Mortuary.

Paul EmeryPaul Everett Emery, 66,

of 346 Whiteside Road, Rutherfordton, died Nov. 26, 2009 at the V.A. Medical Center in Asheville. He was a native of Ludlow, Vt., retired from General Electric and Allied Dye and was a U.S. Army veteran and member of the VFW. He was preced-ed in death by his parents, Frank and Gertrude Emery.

He is survived by his wife, Donna Emery; son, Paul Emery of Forest City; daugh-ter, Brenda Snead of Black Mountain; brother Jim Emery of Ludlow, Vt.; and one grandchild.

No services will be sched-uled.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Crowe’s Mortuary and Crematorium is assisting the Emery Family.

Online condolences may be sent at www.crowemortuary.com

Whitney LeakeWhitney “Jack” Leake, 68,

of 500 Robinson Creek Road, Bostic, died Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, at Hospice House, Forest City.

Jack was the son of the late Joseph and Lavonne Fahs Leake. He was a retired Marine Regimental Sergeant Major having served for 30 years and saw two tours in Vietnam. After his Marines’ service, he worked for the Carteret County School System in Beaufort, NC.

He was a Mason, and an active member of Salem United Methodist Church.

He is survived by his wife, Angie Albano Leake; four sons, Whitney Leake, Jr. of Vacaville, CA, Huxley Jack Leake of Floral City, FL, Jeffrey Leake of Spindale, and Alex Brown of Swannanoa; three daughters, Leah Brown of Jacksonville, Nicole Lingerfelt of Lincolnton, Kasey Fowler of Bostic; a sister, Debbie Morris of Mooresville; and fourteen grandchildren.

The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, at Salem United Methodist Church. The Rev. Lynda Ferguson will offici-ate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with mili-tary honors provided by the Rutherford County Honor Guard.

The visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at

Washburn & Dorsey Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to the Sondra Treadaway Fund, care of Salem UMC, P.O. Box 220, Bostic, N.C. 28018 or Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, N.C. 28043.

Friends may sign the online guest book @ www.washburndorsey.com.

James ShoresJames Banner Shores, 81,

of 2309 Old Caroleen Road, Forest City, died Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, at his resi-dence.

A native of Pulaski County, Va., he was the son of the late Marvin Banner Shores and Mary Willie Brewer Shores. He worked for PET Milk Company as a delivery man and was a US Army veteran.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Clyde Shores and by one sister, Willie Mae Lawrence.

Survivors include one son, Chris Shores; one daughter, Dana Shores; three brothers, Russell Shores of Hazlehurst, Ga., Joseph Shores of Forest City and Sammy Shores of Alma, Ga.; three sisters, Florence Gibson of Augusta, Ga., Christine Wise of Beech Island, S.C. and Sarah Scott of Aiken, S.C.

No formal services are planned.

Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the family.

Online condolences may be regis-tered at www.harrelsonfuneral-home.com

Tom JanikPOTH, Texas (AP) — Tom

Janik, a former AFL-NFL player who in 1968 inter-cepted a pass by Joe Namath and returned it 100 yards for a touchdown, died Saturday. He was 69.

Vinyard Funeral Homes said Janik died in Poth, about 35 miles from San Antonio.

Janik, a defensive back and punter, made 25 intercep-tions in eight AFL seasons with Denver, Buffalo and Boston.

The touchdown return against Namath and the New York Jets was one of six in Janik’s career.

Janik played one year with the New England Patriots after the AFL-NFL merger.

In college, he played one season at Texas A&M and three at Texas A&I, now Texas A&M-Kingsville.

Alejandro ReblandoMANILA, Philippines

(AP) — Alejandro “Bong” Reblando, a veteran Filipino journalist and former Associated Press stringer, was among at least 18 reporters killed in an attack Monday on an election cara-van. He was 53.

The attack left 57 dead in the Philippines’ worst elec-tion massacre.

Reblando and the other journalists were accompany-ing relatives and supporters of a gubernatorial candidate in Maguindanao province when they were ambushed and shot dead.

Media groups said it was the highest number of report-ers killed in a single attack anywhere in the world.

Based in General Santos City, Reblando covered the southern Philippines for The AP from the late 1980s to the early 2000s.

He was recently named a regular staffer for Manila Bulletin daily.

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GiftsContinued from Page 1

Garrett Byers/Daily CourierFrame House Gallery carries a variety of Christmas theme statutes (above), and Spindale Drug offers a large array of Christmas ornaments (below).

“Our best seller so far has been our personalized Christmas orna-ments”

—Kathy McDonald, co-owner of Spindale

Drug.

Pregnant mom, children die in crash on Wednesday

CREEDMOOR, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina state troopers say a pregnant woman and her two young children have died in a one-vehicle crash in Granville County.

Authorities told multiple media outlets that 26-year-old Melissa Jo Bullock of Louisburg, her 5-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son all died at the scene of the wreck around 9:40 p.m. Wednesday.

Trooper say Bullock lost control of her car on a rural road near state Highway 96, running off the road then overcor-recting, striking a ditch and flipping into a tree.

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started up a business that was going to be the first and only organic fertil-izer, pesticide and seed distributor in Rutherford County. Before that, when we started a new industry out of pasture-fed chickens, everybody had to go to Campobello, S.C., to get the feed.

“And he decided he was going to open up a store, and he did.”

Richard and Deborah Davis run Earthperks, an organic feed supply business, at 976 Poors Ford Rd.

“And one of his new customers asked him a question that he hadn’t thought of,” Will continued, “and it was, ‘Is there any GMO grain in chicken feed?’ He checked on it, and, as we all found out, much to our sur-prise, the GMO grain has permeated the entire food system, particularly soybeans. It is almost 100 percent. But, somehow, the labeling for GMO isn’t required.”

That realization was disconcerting, Will said, because of the health impli-cations. But the Foothills Connect director realized that there was an opportunity here for county growers.

“So we determined there is a demand for non-GMO grain that can be proven doesn’t have GMO attri-butes to it, to be made into products like flour and feed and corn meal,” he said. “And we will take advantage of it.

“We had a meeting and we actu-ally had 50 farmers, just in one small group of farmers. Once we explained the problem, these small farmers, comprising about 52 acres, said that if we can find the seeds, that they will plant it.”

Will said he suspected that finding non-GMO seeds might be a big prob-lem, and he talked the matter over with Kirk Wilson, the Farm Fresh manager at Foothills Connect.

“He and I had discussed it,” Will said, “and he was a bit shocked, and

Kirk spent five years working at a grain elevator when he got out of col-lege. Because of his deep background in small-scale agriculture, he only had to make a couple of phone calls. It took him seven minutes. I didn’t think we would ever find it.”

The seed supplier is in Tennessee.“I think there is an industry as long

as we have not been overwhelmed with GMO seeds,” Will said. “There may be a whole industry for us as a specialty crop of non-GMO grains.”

The key issue is keeping non-GMO

grains segregated from GMO grains. “We just need a buffer,” Will said.

“The drift rate on pollen is 150 feet. So as long as we can create a buffer of non-GMO crops insulating our people, then it is very likely that we can grow. You can’t get 100 percent because it is pollen. But we can get 99.99 percent pure. And that should be good enough.

“Bees will spread it through pollen, but probably not to the quantity that wind does.”

Will is recommending experiment-ing with non-GMO grains in small quantities for now.

“Don’t jump into this in a big way,” he said. “Find out what the market is like.”

But he can’t help but imagine the possibilities.

“Can you imagine if this region becomes the non-GMO grain center of the country?” he said. “Corn, oats, wheat and soybeans.”

The irony of the proliferation of GMO grain in America is not lost on Will.

“So here we are in a country that made its fortune with grain from farmers in the Midwest,” he said. “We’re growing a specialty crop called corn that is not tainted by GMO, and soybeans that are not tainted with GMO. How did we get like this?

“It’s pretty amazing that in France, where GMO seeds are outlawed, they have none in their grain. And we can’t keep it out of ours.

“How can corn in the United States of America be considered a specialty crop? What kind of world have we become?”

The small tracts of non-GMO grain can’t be harvested economically with large, expensive equipment, and Will said he is currently looking for old-time combines that could harvest the grain.

“We want to set up a business of a person who goes around and does it for them by the hour,” he said.

Contact Dale via e-mail at [email protected]

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HospiceHospice of Rutherford County offers the following services: G.R.A.C.E. Caregiver Support Group for anyone caring for a loved one. Offered at two locations. Friday afternoons at the Senior Center and Tuesday evenings at Rutherford LifeCare.Survival Tips: For Dementia Patient Caregivers: Tuesday, Dec. 1, 4 to 5:30 p.m., with Larry Hedgepath, MD.

Stress Management: “Self care, Stress Management, and Sharing Experiences”; Friday, Dec. 18, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Patty Olson, BSW, Facilitator.Adult sitting services: Free adult sitting services available on Tuesday evenings. Sponsored by Hospice of Rutherford County, the Senior Center, and Rutherford Lifecare.Contact Patty Olson, Hospice Social Worker, at 245-0095 to register.

The Hospice Library is available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Anyone can check out a book dealing with caring for a loved one, grief, children and loss, and other relevant topics. Hospice also has a special Alzheimer’s section in the library dedicated to help-ing people care for people with the disease.For information or to register for any of the above events, call 245-0095.

Meetings/other Annual board meeting: Rutherfordton Little League will hold its annual meeting and board elections on Monday, Nov. 30, at the county annex. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. Contact Donna at 287-9213 or Amy at 287 0316 for more information.

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.

Annual meeting: S.D.O. Fire Department will hold its annual Board of Directors meeting Saturday, Dec. 5, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., at the fire department; all tax payers in the S.D.O. District are eli-gible to vote; bring picture ID and proof of property owned.

CHS Boosters: Chase High Athletic Boosters will meet Monday, Dec. 7, at Mud Bones in Rutherfordton. Dutch treat. Meeting begins at 6:30 p.m.

MiscellaneousArt Exhibit: Rutherford County Visual Arts Guild presents the Young Budding Artist exhibit Dec. 1 - Jan. 30, at Norris Public Library, Rutherfordton. Artist reception Tuesday, Dec. 1, 3 to 5 p.m. The young artists are students of Judy Ockert.

Low-cost rabies clinic: Saturday, Dec. 12, noon to 1 p.m.; Thunder Road Animal Hospital; $9 cash, one-year rabies; $10 cash, three-year rabies; other discounted vac-cines available; call 286-0033.

Schools/studentsWorkshop, open house: Tuesday, Dec. 1, Chase High School media center; open house 4 to 6 p.m., financial aid workshop begins at 6 p.m., juniors and seniors and their parents are encouraged to attend.

Food Drive: Students at Forrest Hunt Elementary School are hold-ing a food drive. Canned goods and other non-perishable food items may be dropped off during school hours at Forrest Hunt.

FundraisersCar wash: Saturday, Nov. 28, 10 a.m., at McDonald’s in Spindale; no set price, all donations welcome; proceeds for Rutherford Youth Football All-Stars.

Country ham supper: Saturday, Dec. 5, 4 to 8 p.m., Duncan’s Creek Presbyterian Church, 1658 Duncan’s Creek Road, Ellenboro. Christmas sale: Saturday, Dec. 5, begins at 8 a.m., Crestview Baptist Church, Forest City; sausage bis-cuits and baked goods; gently used Christmas decorations and related items; all proceeds for the building fund.

Christmas House Walk: Monday, Dec. 7, 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., spon-sored by the women of Fairfield Mountains Chapel; tickets are $10 per person, and $15 if you plan to attend lunch (12:30 p.m.) after-wards at Lake View Restaurant; contact Anne Gundel at 625-9400 for more information.

religionHanging of Greens: Sunday, Nov. 29, 6 p.m., Caroleen Baptist Church.

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.

It doesn’t hurt that there are end-of-year discounts on the current model year, too, he said.

“The manufacturers offer the bigger rebates after Thanksgiving,” he said. “The rebates we have are from Nov. 1 to Jan. 1.”

McCurry-Deck owner Paul Deck agreed the deals were out there if you are looking for them. TrueCar states that dealers want to make room on

the lot for 2010 vehicles, thus offering the best incentives on 2009 models.

“Some of the ones you see this time of year are zero financing for 72 months,” he said.

Deck said the business isn’t usually too busy on the year’s busiest shop-ping day, but that’s understandable.

“People are typically focused on their Christmas shopping,” Deck said.

But with people looking to get the most out of their money this giving season, could that translate into sales for car dealers?

“I hope so,” he said. “We will usu-ally see a few people buying cars

as Christmas presents. Some buy because their business has done well that year or because they’ve gotten a bonus or want to get a tax deduction.”

And during a time when malls and retail stores are worried about mak-ing a sale this season, Deck said the car industry usually does well in December.

“That wasn’t the case years back, but in the last 10 or 12 years or so we’re normally pretty busy in December.”

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

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Tim Will, executive director of Foothills Connect Business & Technology Center, was honored recently by the Southern Foothills Growers Association. The group of local growers provides a support and resource network and seeks to raise awareness of the importance of farming. Will spoke to the association last Monday in Rutherfordton about the issue of non-GMO grains.

Two crash party; security reviewedBy LARRY MARGASAK and H. JOSEF HEBERTAssociated Press Writers

WASHINGTON — The couple who crashed a White House state dinner were being filmed that day by a cam-era crew connected with a reality tele-vision program, although none of the filming took place on White House grounds, a spokeswoman for the pro-gram’s network said Thursday.

The couple, Michaele and Tareq Salahi, gained access to the dinner President Barrack Obama hosted for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday, although they had not been invited, prompting a security review by the Secret Service, which acknowledged that procedures were not followed properly.

Bravo Media confirmed late Thursday that Michaele Salahi is being considered as a participant in the upcoming “The Real Housewives

of D.C.” program and on the day of the dinner was being filmed around Washington by Half Yard Productions, the producer of the pro-gram.

“Half Yard’s cameras were not inside the White House. They filmed the couple preparing for the event,” Johanna Fuentes, vice president, com-munications, for Bravo Media, said in an e-mail. She said the Salahis “informed Half Yard that they were invited, the producers had no reason to believe otherwise.”

Fuentes referred further questions to the couple’s attorney and publicist.

The White House on Thursday refused comment on the Salahis and referred all calls to the Secret Service.

A Secret Service investigation of the security breach, now under way, will help determine whether the Salahis might be in some legal jeop-ardy, although the main focus of the review is to try to find out how some-

one could attend such a high-profile event on the South Lawn of the White House without having been invited.

Paul Morrison, a Virginia attorney who represented the couple in the past but has not spoken to them since the dinner, told The Associated Press earlier Thursday that they shouldn’t need legal help. “They just went to a party. They didn’t do anything wrong,” Morrison said. “I know them. I’m unaware of any reason they need rep-resentation right now.”

Edwin Donovan, a Secret Service spokesman, said Obama was never in any danger because the Salahis went through the same security screening for weapons as the 300-plus people actually invited to the dinner.

Donovan said the officers at the checkpoint involved in clearance for the dinner did not follow proper pro-cedure when the Salahis arrived and it was determined they had not been invited.

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Central .wrestles .at .Watauga .tourney

RUTHERFORDTON — The Hilltoppers’ wrestling team wrestled well in the first tour-nament of the year with a 7th place finish out of 16 team tournament field. These were our individual placers:

Brandon Chancy — 6th; Tyler Lowery — 6th; Evan Boggs — 5th; Angelo Nunez —2nd; and Josh Stephens — tournament champion.

Touched .by .NC .girl’s .death, .Shaq .O’Neal .pays .for .funeral

FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — Basketball star Shaquille O’Neal paid for the funeral of a 5-year-old North Carolina girl after being moved by national news coverage of the case of Shaniya Davis, who police say was kidnapped and killed.

The Cleveland Cavaliers play-er was touched by the stories he saw and got in touch with the family to see what he could do to help, a spokeswoman for O’Neal said Thursday.

More than 2,000 people attended the girl’s funeral Sunday. Her body was found Nov. 16 beside a rural road.

“I was sitting at home watch-ing it on the news and the story brought a tear to my eye,” O’Neal told The Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper.

Corey Breece, of Rogers and Breece Funeral Home, which handled the service, declined to tell the Fayetteville Observer newspaper how much it cost but added that a child’s funeral “averages around $4,500.”

Shaniya Davis’ father, Bradley Lockhart, and his family had set up a trust fund in memory of Shaniya to help raise money to pay for the funeral.

BASKETBALL3 p.m. R-S Central Lady Hilltoppers vs. Avery at Mitchell High3 p.m. Turkey Shootout at East Henderson. Chase boys and girls.

11 a.m. (ESPN2) College Football Teams TBA. 12 p.m. (WSOC) (WLOS) College Football Illinois at Cincinnati. 12 p.m. (ESPN) College Basketball Old Spice Classic Semifinal — Teams TBA. 2:30 p.m. (WBTV) (WSPA) College Football Alabama at Auburn. 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) College Basketball 76 Classic Semifi-nal — Teams TBA. 2:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Col-lege Basketball NIT Season Tip-Off Third Place Game — Teams TBA. 3:30 p.m. (WSOC) (WLOS) College Football Nebraska at Colorado.5 p.m. (ESPN) College Bas-ketball NIT Season Tip-Off Final — Teams TBA. 5 p.m. (ESPN2) College Basketball Old Spice Classic Semifinal — Teams TBA. 7 p.m. (ESPN) NBA Basket-ball Washington Wizards at Miami Heat. 7 p.m. (ESPN2) College Foot-ball Teams TBA. 7 p.m. (TS) NHL Hockey Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes. 9:30 p.m. (ESPN) NBA Basketball Phoenix Suns at Minnesota Timberwolves. 10 p.m. (ESPN2) College Football Nevada at Boise State.

Turkeys .& .Pigskins

Rodgers .3 .TDs .lead .Pack .over .LionsDETROIT (AP) — Aaron Rodgers

matched a career high with three touchdown passes and Green Bay beat the Detroit Lions 34-12 on Thursday, giving the Packers three straight wins and improving their playoff prospects.

The Lions lost their sixth straight game on Thanksgiving, setting a fran-chise record, and had an emotional

setback after their biggest comeback win since 1957.

Matthew Stafford, playing with a sore non-throwing shoulder, threw one touchdown pass and four inter-ceptions in a rookie-like perfor-mance, after passing for five scores in Sunday’s win over Cleveland. Detroit trailed the Browns by 21 before com-

ing all the way back.The Lions (2-9) looked like they were

building off that momentum by recov-ering a fumble on the opening kickoff and with Stafford’s TD pass to Calvin Johnson. But the Packers (7-4) scored 27 unanswered points in the second

Please see Pack, Page 9

Romo lifts Cowboys over Raiders

Associated PressDallas Cowboys running back Felix Jones (28) sprints toward the end zone for a touchdown as Oakland Raiders cornerback Chris Johnson (37) gives chase in the first half of a NFL football game in Arlington, Texas.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Miles Austin couldn’t stop smiling, soaking up the cheers as he stared at himself on the giant video screens over the field. Then Tony Romo really soaked him, splashing a cup of water in his face.

All part of the fun for the Dallas Cowboys in their Thanksgiving rout of the Oakland Raiders.

Romo snapped the Cowboys from their offensive slumber by leading them to a season-high 494 yards, with Austin delivering 145 yards and a touchdown, sending the Cowboys to a 24-7 victory over the Raiders on Thursday.

By winning for the sixth time in seven games, Dallas (8-3) is guaranteed of going into the final month of the season atop the NFC East.

Now comes the real challenge: Staying there. The Cowboys are 5-10 in games after Thanksgiving since Romo became the starting quarterback in 2006.

Oakland (3-8) and its new starting quarterback, Bruce Gradkowski, were coming off a victory over division-lead-

Please see Cowboys, Page 9

Brown bears weight of draft gamble

By MIKE CRANSTONAP Sports Writer

CHARLOTTE — Sitting at 4-6, deci-mated by injuries and facing a brutal closing schedule, Carolina’s playoff pros-pects look bleak.

That only makes the scrutiny more intense for rookie defensive end Everette Brown. Because of him, the Panthers don’t have a first-round draft pick next spring.

“The move that they made during the draft was a big move,” Brown acknowl-edged this week.

Coming off a 12-4 season, the Panthers spent the offseason in a win-now mode. They returned all but one starter, then on draft day traded next year’s first-round pick to San Francisco for the 49ers’ second-round choice.

With the 43rd selection, Carolina took Brown, the baby-faced, ex-Florida State star who immediately became a second-round pick with first-round expecta-

Please see Brown, Page 9

Carolina Panthers defensive end Everette Brown stands on the field before a pre-season NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins in Miami in this Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009, file photo.

n Panthers traded away 2010 1st round pick to acquire DE in 2009 NFL Draft

Associated Press

Green Bay Packers quar-terback Aaron Rodgers (12) throws a pass in the second quarter of an NFL foot-ball game against the Detroit Lions, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009, in Detroit.

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North W L T Pct PF PAMinnesota 9 1 0 .900 306 193Green Bay 7 4 0 .636 296 215Chicago 4 6 0 .400 206 225Detroit 2 9 0 .182 193 335

West W L T Pct PF PAArizona 7 3 0 .700 250 197San Francisco 4 6 0 .400 208 210Seattle 3 7 0 .300 196 233St. Louis 1 9 0 .100 113 270

Thursday’s GamesGreen Bay 34, Detroit 12Dallas 24, Oakland 7N.Y. Giants at Denver, lateSunday’s GamesMiami at Buffalo, 1 p.m.Carolina at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.Seattle at St. Louis, 1 p.m.Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 1 p.m.Indianapolis at Houston, 1 p.m.Cleveland at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.Washington at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.Kansas City at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.Jacksonville at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.Arizona at Tennessee, 4:15 p.m.Chicago at Minnesota, 4:15 p.m.Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 8:20 p.m.Monday’s GameNew England at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m.Thursday, Dec. 3N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 8:20 p.m.Sunday, Dec. 6St. Louis at Chicago, 1 p.m.Oakland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.Denver at Kansas City, 1 p.m.Philadelphia at Atlanta, 1 p.m.Detroit at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.New England at Miami, 1 p.m.New Orleans at Washington, 1 p.m.Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m.Houston at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.San Diego at Cleveland, 4:05 p.m.

Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 4:15 p.m.San Francisco at Seattle, 4:15 p.m.Minnesota at Arizona, 8:20 p.m.Monday, Dec. 7Baltimore at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m.

BASKETBALLNational Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

W L Pct GBBoston 11 4 .733 — Toronto 7 9 .438 4 1/2Philadelphia 5 10 .333 6 New York 3 12 .200 8 New Jersey 0 15 .000 11

Southeast Division W L Pct GBAtlanta 11 3 .786 — Orlando 11 4 .733 1/2Miami 9 5 .643 2 Charlotte 5 9 .357 6 Washington 4 9 .308 6 1/2

Central Division W L Pct GBCleveland 11 4 .733 — Milwaukee 8 5 .615 2 Chicago 6 7 .462 4 Indiana 6 7 .462 4 Detroit 5 10 .333 6

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division W L Pct GBDallas 11 4 .733 — San Antonio 7 6 .538 3 Houston 8 7 .533 3 New Orleans 7 9 .438 4 1/2Memphis 5 10 .333 6

Northwest Division W L Pct GBDenver 11 4 .733 — Portland 12 5 .706 — Oklahoma City 8 7 .533 3 Utah 7 7 .500 3 1/2Minnesota 1 14 .067 10

Pacific Division W L Pct GBPhoenix 12 3 .800 — L.A. Lakers 11 3 .786 1/2Sacramento 6 8 .429 5 1/2L.A. Clippers 6 10 .375 6 1/2Golden State 5 9 .357 6 1/2

Tuesday’s GamesToronto 123, Indiana 112Washington 108, Philadelphia 107Golden State 111, Dallas 103Denver 101, New Jersey 87Oklahoma City 104, Utah 94L.A. Lakers 100, New York 90Wednesday’s GamesIndiana 86, L.A. Clippers 73Charlotte 116, Toronto 81Boston 113, Philadelphia 110Miami 99, Orlando 98New Orleans 102, Milwaukee 99, OTCleveland 98, Detroit 88Denver 124, Minnesota 111San Antonio 118, Golden State 104Dallas 130, Houston 99Phoenix 126, Memphis 111Sacramento 111, New York 97Portland 93, New Jersey 83Thursday’s GamesOrlando at Atlanta, lateChicago at Utah, lateFriday’s GamesWashington at Miami, 7 p.m.Cleveland at Charlotte, 7 p.m.Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.Toronto at Boston, 7:30 p.m.L.A. Clippers at Detroit, 8 p.m.Dallas at Indiana, 8 p.m.San Antonio at Houston, 8:30 p.m.New York at Denver, 9 p.m.

Phoenix at Minnesota, 9:30 p.m.Milwaukee at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m.New Jersey at Sacramento, 10 p.m.Memphis at Portland, 10 p.m.

HOCKEYNational Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GAPittsburgh 25 17 8 0 34 77 69New Jersey 22 15 6 1 31 61 49Philadelphia 22 13 8 1 27 75 60N.Y. Rangers 24 13 10 1 27 74 66N.Y. Islanders 25 9 9 7 25 68 76

Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GABoston 24 12 8 4 28 59 59Ottawa 22 12 7 3 27 67 65Buffalo 21 12 7 2 26 54 52Montreal 25 12 12 1 25 63 72Toronto 23 5 11 7 17 61 85

Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GAWashington 25 14 5 6 34 87 73Atlanta 21 11 7 3 25 73 61Tampa Bay 22 9 6 7 25 59 67Florida 23 10 9 4 24 63 73Carolina 24 5 14 5 15 55 86

WESTERN CONFERENCECentral Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GAChicago 23 16 5 2 34 77 51Nashville 23 14 8 1 29 57 60Columbus 23 12 8 3 27 72 84Detroit 23 11 8 4 26 68 66St. Louis 22 9 9 4 22 54 57

Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GAColorado 25 14 7 4 32 77 75Calgary 23 14 6 3 31 71 63Vancouver 23 12 11 0 24 67 60Edmonton 25 10 12 3 23 73 78Minnesota 23 8 12 3 19 55 70

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GASan Jose 26 16 6 4 36 87 69Los Angeles 25 14 9 2 30 76 76Dallas 24 11 6 7 29 73 69Phoenix 25 13 11 1 27 60 61Anaheim 23 9 11 3 21 66 77

Tuesday’s GamesMontreal 5, Columbus 3Wednesday’s GamesNew Jersey 3, Ottawa 1Washington 2, Buffalo 0Philadelphia 2, N.Y. Islanders 1Toronto 4, Tampa Bay 3N.Y. Rangers 2, Florida 1, SOPittsburgh 3, Montreal 1Atlanta 2, Detroit 0St. Louis 4, Dallas 3, SOBoston 2, Minnesota 1, SONashville 4, Colorado 3, OTLos Angeles 3, Edmonton 1Calgary 2, Phoenix 1Anaheim 3, Carolina 2Chicago 7, San Jose 2Thursday’s GamesColumbus at Ottawa, lateLos Angeles at Vancouver, lateFriday’s GamesNew Jersey at Boston, 12 p.m.Buffalo at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.Colorado at Minnesota, 2 p.m.Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders, 2 p.m.Chicago at Anaheim, 4 p.m.Calgary at Detroit, 7 p.m.Atlanta at Carolina, 7 p.m.N.Y. Rangers at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.Toronto at Florida, 7:30 p.m.St. Louis at Nashville, 8 p.m.Dallas at Phoenix, 9 p.m.San Jose at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

Scoreboard

Associated PressTexas A&M guard Dash Harris, left, defends as Clemson guard Tanner Smith tries to score in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the 76 Classic in Anaheim, Calif., on Thursday.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Casey Mitchell scored a career-high 18 points and No. 8 West Virginia routed Long Beach State 85-62 on Thursday in the first round of the 76 Classic.

The Mountaineers (3-0) led the entire game in the first meeting ever between the two schools.

Greg Plater and Stephan Gilling each had 14 points for Long Beach State (3-2), which was try-ing for its first win against a ranked team since 1994.

West Virginia forward Da’Sean Butler, who had nine points in the first half, finished with 13.

The Mountaineers made 12-of-24 3-pointers and shot 51.8 percent from the field while the 49ers committed 22 turnovers and shot 41.9 percent.

Mitchell, last year’s junior college national player of the year, had nine points in the first half and made four 3-pointers.

No. 15 Michigan 83, Creighton 76, OTORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Manny Harris had

20 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds to lead Michigan over Creighton at the Old Spice Classic.

Harris had a three-point play and added a dunk as Michigan went up 76-73 with three minutes left in the extra session. He picked up an assist on Zack Novak’s 3-pointer that made it 79-73.

Creighton trailed 74-73 at the two-minute mark of overtime on Antoine Young’s basket.

After Harris made two free throws with 5.7 sec-onds left to put Michigan up 69-67, Young forced overtime on a last-second layup.

Laval Lucas-Perry scored 18 and DeShawn Sims added 16 for Michigan (3-0).

Creighton (2-2) got 21 points from Justin Carter, while Darryl Ashford had 16.

Texas A&M 69, No. 19 Clemson 60ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — B.J. Holmes scored 20

points to help Texas A&M upset Clemson in the first round of the 76 Classic.

David Loubeau added 12 points and nine rebounds and Bryan Davis had 10 points for the Aggies (4-0), who will face No. 8 West Virginia in a semifinal game on Friday.

Trevor Booker scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half for Clemson (4-1).

Texas A&M led by as many as 17 early in the second half before Clemson pulled to 58-56 when Tanner Smith made two free throws with 5:14 remaining. Smith finished with 14 points.

A free throw and then Holmes’ 3-pointer gave the Aggies some breathing room and Clemson could never recover.

No. 8 West Virginia routs Long Beach State

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Southern Miss tailback Damion Fletcher has reached so many career marks this season, he admits he doesn’t keep up with all of them.

Fletcher is the NCAA’s active rushing leader by more than 1,200 yards and has passed Ohio State’s Archie Griffin to crack the Football Bowl Subdivision’s career top 10 list. He needs just 3 yards to pass Georgia’s Herschel Walker and seven to pass TCU’s Ladanian Tomlinson.

Fletcher currently sits at 5,256 yards, and needs just 123 yards in two games to become the ninth player in NCAA history with four 1,000-yard rushing seasons.

The numbers may boggle the mind, but all the 5-foot-10, 185-pound Biloxi, Miss., native wants to talk about right now is East Carolina.

Fletcher’s Golden Eagles (7-4, 5-2) take on the Pirates (7-4, 6-1) on Saturday in Greenville with a Conference USA championship game berth on the line.

“All the numbers and acco-lades are good,” he said. “But I want fans to look back on my senior year and remember us as a championship team, not for my

individual accomplishments.”Southern Miss coaches said

they are aware of Fletcher’s situ-ation, but that it hasn’t played into game plans down the stretch this season.

“I have to be honest,” Southern Miss head coach Larry Fedora said with a sigh. “We’re all pull-ing for him, but we leave all that stuff at the door when we step into the room to game plan.”

Part of that plan is getting the ball to second-string run-ning back Tory Harrison, who has matched Fletcher for touch-downs this season with eight despite Fletcher’s 102 more car-ries.

After struggling with a nag-ging hamstring injury that hin-dered him during the first three weeks of the season and kept him out of the game against Alabama-Birmingham, Fletcher has returned and leads the Golden Eagles in rushing with 877 yards. But Harrison’s aver-age of 6.3 yards per carry — compared to Fletcher’s career-low 4.3 — has kept him on the field more than in the past.

Running backs coach Pat Washington inherited the duo when he came to Southern Miss with Fedora following the

2007 season. Washington said he is amazed Fletcher has held up physically as well as he has, missing just two games over four years due to injury.

“To sustain four years without a significant injury is amazing for a running back,” Washington said.

Fedora and Washington may not have a choice but to give Fletcher the bulk of the car-ries against East Carolina, a team that has struggled to stop Fletcher. He has 291 yards and a pair of touchdowns in three pre-vious games against the Pirates.

“Harrison is a bigger, stronger and more physical runner,” East Carolina coach Skip Holtz said. “But Fletcher is more of the flash and speed runner. It’s a com-bination that gives them a Mr. Inside and Mr. Outside.”

If the Golden Eagles win and earn a berth in the conference championship, it would give Fletcher another game and puts Texas’ Cedric Benson’s 5,540 and Miami of Ohio back Travis Prentiss’ 5,596 into sight.

“It would be great,” Fletcher said. “Just to have my name up there with guys like Archie Griffin and Herschel Walker is an honor in itself.”

Southern Miss’ Fletcher aims for different goal

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and third quarter to turn the game into a familiar rout.

Detroit lost its previous five games on Thanksgiving by an average of 23.4 points, and eight of nine in the showcase game. The Lions are 33-35-2 on the holiday since 1934.

The Packers have won nine straight against them overall, and coach Mike McCarthy is 8-0 in the suddenly lopsided series.

Charles Woodson returned his second interception for a score late in the game and struck a Heisman Trophy pose in the end zone, just as he did in 1997 at Michigan before going on to win the award. Woodson forced and recovered a fumble on the ensu-ing possession.

Rodgers was 28 of 39 for 348 yards and connected with Donald Lee, Donald Driver and James Jones for scores. He has played Detroit four times and those passing totals rank among the top eight in his career.

Driver had seven receptions for 142 yards, including a 68-yard catch, and a TD that gave the Packers a 20-7 lead midway through the third quarter.

Green Bay played without cornerback Al Harris and line-backer Aaron Kampman, both of

whom had season-ending knee injuries in last week’s win, and were just fine without them.

Stafford was only 20 of 43 yards for 213 yards, and his four interceptions were one fewer than he had earlier this year. He was listed as doubtful for the game because of his shoulder injury, but his decision-making seemed to be more of a problem than his health.

Johnson, who was questionable with hand and knee injuries, only had a 9-yard catch to go with his 1-yard score.

In Detroit’s last game, Stafford broke an NFL rookie record with 422 yards passing and drew praise for playing hurt on the final untimed play. He also became the youngest player to throw five touchdown passes in a game.

From staff reports

GREENSBORO — Sophomore Tamer El-Amoor recently completed his first year with the Guilford College men’s soccer team.

El-Amoor, from Forest City, graduated from East Rutherford High in June, 2008.

A 5-8 midfielder, El-Amoor played in 20 games of the Quakers’ campaign. He finished the season tied for third on the team with 10 points on four goals and two assists. El-Amoor scored his first career goal in the season opener against 24th-ranked North Carolina Wesleyan.

He also scored in matches with Gallaudet University, Emory University, and Emory and Henry College.

Fourth-year head coach Jeff Bateson led the Quakers to an 8-12-1 record, 3-7 in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC).

Guilford posted its most wins in a season since 2004 and reached the ODAC Tournament quarter-finals. Bateson expects as many as 22 letter win-ners back in 2010, including El-Amoor.

Guilford College’s Tamer El-Amoor (17).

El-Amoor makes an impact for Quakers

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Associated PressBrian Rosinski, left, looks at the turkey hat worn by Steve Kurtz in the stands during an NFL football game between the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers in Detroit, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009.

No. 5 Notre Dame drops Lady Aztecs

ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands (AP) — Freshman Skyler Diggins scored 21 points to lead No. 5 Notre Dame to an 84-79 victory over No. 23 San Diego State on Thursday in the Paradise Jam.

The win was Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw’s 500th at the school and 588th overall.

The Irish (4-0) jumped out to a 21-point lead in the first half and led 44-29 at the break. The Aztecs whittled it down to 81-79 with 29 seconds left before Brittany Mallory made three of four free throws to seal the win.

Jene Morris scored 32 points to lead San Diego State (3-1), which was ranked this week for the first time in 14 years.

Lindsay Schrader scored 16 points for Notre Dame, and Mallory finished with 15.

No. 15 Virginia 84, Indiana 79FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Monica Wright

had 22 points and 11 rebounds to help Virginia beat Indiana at the Junkanoo Jam.

Whitny Edwards added 17 points and China Crosby had 12 points and seven assists for the Cavaliers (4-1), who advanced to the championship game of the Reef Division. Virginia will face South Dakota State on Friday.

Jori Davis scored 33 points and Linsday Whitney added 15 for Indiana (3-2).

No. 20 Oklahoma 75, South Carolina 67ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands (AP) — Nyeshia

Stevenson scored 16 points and Oklahoma used a second-half surge to hold off South Carolina in the Paradise Jam.

The Sooners (3-1) built a 20-point lead midway through the first half before South Carolina ral-lied to within 45-43 with 14:07 left in the game. Oklahoma countered with a 9-0 run to restore a 11-point advantage.

tions.“You need to realize that and

know that’s how they expect you to play right away,” Panthers linebacker Jon Beason said. “He knows that.”

There was a reason Brown slipped to the second round. At 6-foot-1 and 260 pounds, he’s undersized for a conven-tional NFL defensive end. The Panthers liked him because new defensive coordinator Ron Meeks effectively used smaller, speedy ends Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis in his old job in Indianapolis.

Brown’s NFL career began with him feeling worn down and weak.

“It was an issue for me,” Brown said. “People will always talk about the size difference and the size that I lacked. But for me, I didn’t feel as strong as I needed to be. I didn’t feel myself.”

Brown didn’t crack the start-ing lineup, then missed a Week 3 loss to Dallas with a sprained ankle. He kept working in the weight room, however, deter-

mined to become the disruptive factor the Panthers planned on when making their big gamble.

It’s worked. As many rookies face exhaustion and a drop-off in play as they participate in the longest season of their lives, Brown feels rejuvenated.

“I feel 100 percent better now than I felt the first game of the season, which is a little weird because my body never went through that before,” Brown said. “But coach says on film I look totally different, I look stronger, I look more explosive. You want to be playing your best ball here at the end.”

Brown has only one sack, in an Oct. 11 victory over Washington. But he’s been more of a fac-tor in the past month. He has seven quarterback pressures in the past four games, and got his first start of his career last week against Miami with Peppers lim-ited to passing downs because of an injured hand.

Brown has played more on passing downs with Charles Johnson (pectoral) out last week and again Sunday at the New York Jets.

“He has an excellent work ethic,” coach John Fox said

Thursday. “He’s playing the run a lot more aggressively, a lot stron-ger. We always knew he had pass rush skills, but he’s playing the run better.”

Yet there are still questions about the trade. Two games out of the wild-card chase and with New England (7-3), Minnesota (9-1) and New Orleans (10-0) still on the schedule, the Panthers will be hard-pressed to make the playoffs. They need help in many areas, but a pos-sible top 10 pick will belong to the 49ers.

“I feel like I was able to come in and contribute,” Brown said. “There’s not any (more) pressure than I put on myself when I step on the field for practices, games to produce and be a force on the team.”

With 13 tackles and two forced fumbles, Brown may need to make a big leap next season.

Peppers, the four-time Pro Bowl pick who said last spring he wanted to play elsewhere, will become a free agent again. The Panthers could put the restric-tive franchise tag on him again, but would be forced to pay him a salary-cap busting one-year deal worth more than $20 million.

ing Cincinnati just a few days before, but couldn’t even cross midfield in the first half. The Raiders’ lone highlight was top draft pick Darrius Heyward-Bey making the first touchdown catch of his career.

Dallas’ defense continued its strong play, with linebacker Anthony Spencer coming up with his first two sacks of the season. It was especially sweet for him because his predecessor, Greg Ellis, was watching from the Oakland sideline.

Ellis, who was cut to make room for Spencer in the starting lineup, made a few tackles early but didn’t play much after that, likely because of a lingering knee injury.

The Cowboys were coming off

two straight lousy outings on offense, and had more to worry about with Romo nursing a sore back and Jason Witten question-able because of a sprained left foot.

But Romo went 18 of 29 for 309 yards with two touchdown passes and no turnovers. Witten not only made his 102nd straight start, he caught five passes for 107 yards, his most since last Thanksgiving.

Still, the Cowboys have reason for concern going into the final month. They continued to strug-gle on third downs (converting only four of 12) and had trouble turning big plays into points.

They had four plays of at least 40 yards in the first half, but led only 17-0. The scores came on a 46-yard run by Felix Jones, a 9-yard catch by Austin and a field goal by Nick Folk. Folk also missed a field goal — for the third straight game.

The Cowboys also got a 6-yard touchdown catch by Roy Williams in the fourth quarter. Williams celebrated by flashing the Hook ’em Horns sign, a sign of support for his alma mater hours before they faced their rivals from Texas A&M.

Jones ran for 68 yards, Tashard Choice had 67 (with 66 coming on one play in Dallas’ version of the wildcat) and Marion Barber had 61.

Gradkowski was 18 of 35 for 200 yards and the touchdown pass to Heyward-Bey. Justin Fargas ran for 63 yards, but only 11 came over the final three quarters.

Oakland’s powerful punter Shane Lechler failed in his bid to hit the overhead video board, in warmups or in his nine tries during the game.

This was the first time the Cowboys beat the Raiders at home. Oakland had been 3-0.

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Associated PressThe Smurf float is guided across Central Park South during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday in New York.

Americans celebrate with parades, big mealsBy DEEPTI HAJELAAssociated Press Writer

NEW YORK — Giant balloons, floats, marching bands and clowns with confetti brought smiles to hun-dreds of thousands of revelers eager to catch a glimpse of a parade as steeped in Thanksgiving Day tradi-tion as turkey and pumpkin pie.

Crowds six to seven people deep lined the streets of Manhattan on Thursday for the 83rd annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as merry-makers gathered nationwide for mas-sive parades in cities such as Detroit and Philadelphia.

In New York City, Miss America Katie Stam waved to crowds from a Statue of Liberty float she shared with Meb Keflezighi, the first American in 11 years to win the New York City Marathon.

Shailesh Dighe and his family came to the fabled parade to snap pictures of celebrities including rapper Jay Sean and singer-actress Keke Palmer. Despite the crowds, Dighe said the parade is “totally worth it.”

“When you watch it on TV, you don’t get that feeling,” said Dighe, who splits his time between Manhattan and Princeton, N.J.

For the first time, the parade route bypassed Broadway, which cuts a diagonal slice through Manhattan, as it made its way south from the Upper West Side to the finish at Macy’s flagship store in Herald Square.

The new route traverses the grid of the city’s streets and avenues, includes turns around five corners, and is slightly longer than in previous years — 2.65 miles compared with 2.5 miles.

Johanna Castillo, 38, of Guttenberg, N.J., said the new route seemed to

better accommodate the crowds.“I was very blessed to get here at

the time I did and find a spot” a half-hour before parade time, said Castillo, who arrived with her two children.

Maryann Alonzo, 48, of Queens, N.Y., has been coming to the parade since she was a baby. She showed up Thursday with her daughter and friends to cheer on her father, who’s been performing in the parade for 25 years as a clown.

“This is our Thanksgiving,” Alonzo said. “More than the food.”

Celebrity entertainment includ-ed Italian tenor Andrea Boccelli, comedian Jimmy Fallon, former “American Idol” star Katharine McPhee and singers Gloria Gaynor and Carly Simon.

Elsewhere, tens of thousands gath-ered in the streets of downtown Detroit for the 83rd annual America’s Thanksgiving Parade. The coun-try’s longest-run Thanksgiving Day parade was held in Philadelphia for its 90th year.

In Detroit, where the September unemployment rate was 17.3 percent, parade organizers set up three loca-tions where revelers could drop off donations of canned food for the area food bank.

Eugene Peterson, 35, an unem-ployed construction worker from Detroit, said he had plenty to be thankful for.

“I’m thankful we have a president who understands we’re going through a hard time,” Peterson said.

“I’m thankful they extended unem-ployment (benefits) because there ain’t no jobs around here. It’s kind of like government showing yeah, they care.”

Carolinas TodaySnow predicted in WNC

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The day after Thanksgiving could look more like a traditional Christmas scene in the North Carolina moun-tains.

The National Weather service says a cold front could bring snow show-ers to far western North Carolina on Thursday night through Friday afternoon.

Meteorologists say one to three inches could fall in elevations above 3,500 feet, while less than an inch is expected in lower elevations like Asheville and Boone.

It will also be cold. Temperatures will drop to around freezing and winds will begin gusting over 30 mph. The weather is expected to clear Friday night.

His ashes end in craterGREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) —

World War II veteran Robert Comito’s ashes were supposed to be spread across the North Carolina sky.

Instead, WXII-TV reports the plastic box with the ashes ended up in a 5-inch crater in a Davie County yard. Sheriff’s Capt. J.D. Hartman says if the box had hit anyone on the way down, it likely would have killed them.

Comito’s son says he is angry at the Collings Foundation, which was supposed to spread the ashes as part of a local airplane exhibition. He thinks what happened was dis-respectful to his father’s memory.

The foundation says ashes are supposed to be given to them in a cardboard box so they will disperse easily, and they would not have accepted the remains if they knew they were in a plastic box.

Motel a deadly placeGREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) —

Police are trying to figure out how to root out drugs and prostitution from a North Carolina motel that

has been the scene of three homi-cides in the past five weeks.

Greensboro Police Chief Tim Bellamay told the News & Record of Greensboro officers increased patrols and sting operations at the LandMark Inn near Interstate 40 in the spring.

The extra patrols helped some-what, but Bellamay says a lot of crime happens inside the rooms.

The newspaper couldn’t get the owner of the extended-stay motel to comment, but police say it has a state-of-the art security system and workers help police any way they can.

Carrier stole gift cardsNEWARK, N.J. (AP) —

Prosecutors say a mail carrier stole two gift cards sent to a New Jersey man and used them to buy items for her Thanksgiving feast.

Raquel Miller was arrested Monday at the Irvington Post Office and charged with theft, offi-cial misconduct and receiving sto-len property. A search of her East Orange home uncovered other sto-len gift cards and debit cards, said Paul Loriquet, a spokesman for the Essex County Prosecutors office.

The incident marks the fourth time this year that a postal ser-vice employee in the county has been charged with a similar type offense, he said.

The investigation by county authorities and the U.S. Postal Service began earlier this month after James Raynor, 43, of Fayetteville, N.C., called the company that issued the two gift cards — worth a combined $150 — and asked why they had not yet been delivered to his nephew in Irvington.

A company representative told Raynor someone had cashed the cards at a supermarket in East Orange. Store surveillance video showed Miller — while in uniform — buying food.

Obama thanks troopsBy DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated Press Writer

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama enjoyed a quiet first Thanksgiving at the White House, telephoning U.S. servicemen and women stationed around the world and spending time in the company of his family and friends.

Obama placed calls from the Oval Office to 10 U.S. servicemen and women — two each in the Army, Navy, Air Force, the Marines and the Coast Guard — stationed in combat zones in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as in the Arabian Gulf.

The commander in chief, who spent the past several weeks conducting an intensive review of the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, called to wish them Happy Thanksgiving and to let them know that he and first lady Michelle Obama are “truly thankful for their service and sacrifice on behalf of the nation,” according to a statement Thursday from the White House.

Obama plans next Tuesday to announce the results of that review — a new battle plan for Afghanistan, including an increase in U.S. forces and a strategy for ending America’s military involvement there. Obama promised this week to “finish the job” started eight years ago, and will lay out the course for doing so in an address to the nation Tuesday from the U.S. Military Academy at West

Point, N.Y.Afghanistan, the Senate’s com-

ing debate on health care, climate change, the economy and other issues were likely to remain high on Obama’s agenda during the long weekend.

The president was staying in Washington, and had no public events scheduled through Sunday.

In his weekly radio and Internet address Thursday, delivered two days earlier than usual, Obama acknowl-edged the economic difficulties of the past year and discussed the tax cuts and other steps his administration has taken to help millions of people who are feeling pinched.

He reminded listeners that there’s a lot still to be thankful for, such as the kindness of loved ones, the pride they feel in their communities and their country, and the men and women in uniform who are stationed in harm’s way.

For their first Thanksgiving as America’s first family, the Obamas were joined by about 50 guests, including family, friends and staff.

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By RACHEL METZAP Technology Writer

SAN FRANCISCO — Online retailers hope the convenience of the Web, plus discounts and deals, spur still-nervous shoppers to spend more online this holiday season — even as traditional retailers brace for mediocre sales.

Internet analysts at com-Score Inc. expect online retail revenue to rise 3 per-cent to $28.8 billion for the months of November and December. That includes the Web sites of traditional retailers, such as Macy’s, but excludes auctions, travel and large corporate purchases.

Meanwhile, U.S. holiday retail sales — excluding online — are expected to drop 1 percent from last year, according to the National Retail Federation, the largest retail trade group.

Online estimates and data-gathering methods vary, but e-commerce analysts and Web retailers agree: This year can’t possibly be as bad as last year, when the shock of the financial meltdown was still fresh for consumers.

ComScore charted a 3 per-cent drop for Web retail that holiday season — the first such decline since it started tracking the category in 2001.

Much of the growth expected in online shop-ping — which now accounts for about 7 percent of over-all retail sales, according to Forrester Research — is attributed to one factor in particular: Shopping online is a major time saver.

You can sidestep crowds, compare prices and ship gifts

anywhere without leaving your couch or taking off your bunny slippers.

Jennifer Lankford, 28, expects to buy gifts on the Web for her young cousins and boyfriend this year, say-ing she hates waiting in lines.

“I can only spend so much time in stores or in a mall before I need to get out of there,” she said.

For Lankford and many other consumers, online shopping is also synonymous with bargains. Steep dis-counts and free shipping are expected to be the norm this holiday season.

EBay Inc. is trying to woo customers to its huge online marketplace by focusing on holiday deals that include free shipping and guaranteed returns on new items from sellers.

It also is promoting prod-ucts that are new but not necessarily the latest and greatest.

On billboards in San Francisco, for example, eBay reminds consumers they can save money by buying last year’s models.

That should appeal to shop-pers who want to be frugal but still desire name-brand products such as Garmin navigation units, said Lorrie Norrington, president of eBay marketplaces.

EBay and other e-com-merce sites may also get a boost from shoppers who turn to the Web for items that can be hard to find at “brick-and-mortar” stores.

One hot product — the $10 Zhu Zhu Pets interactive mechanical hamster — is already sold out at many tra-ditional stores.

You’ll have to shell out sev-eral times as much to get them online, but they are still available on Amazon, eBay and other Web sites, through third-party sellers.

Big retailers such as Toys R Us Inc. and Best Buy Co. also are using the Web, especially social sites like Facebook, to steer buyers to discounts. Forrester analyst Sucharita Mulpuru said more compa-nies are giving out coupon codes on Twitter in particu-lar.

That approach might be becoming more widespread not only because it helps retailers reach customers, but also because the meth-

od’s effectiveness is easily tracked.

Analysts also think con-sumers will be spending even more time perusing sites with coupons and deals, comparing prices and read-ing reviews.

“People want to make sure they’re getting the best deals they can get,” Mulpuru said.

Perhaps no Web retailer has been as successful at convincing consumers that it has bargains as Amazon, which managed to shrug off the recession last year and reported what it called its “best ever” holiday season. Amazon’s fourth-quarter rev-enue rose 18 percent to $6.7

billion last year.The company expects even

better growth this year. Current best-selling items range from Amazon’s own $259 Kindle electronic read-ing device to a $30 Lego City advent calendar.

Paul Ryder, Amazon’s vice president of consumer elec-tronics, said that the econ-omy seems more stable now than it did a year ago, when reluctant shoppers caused a bit of retailer panic.

“This season is not like that,” he said, “but I think every retailer recognizes that customers are watching their pennies.”

Online holiday buying expected to increase 3%

Associated PressAmazon.com workers unpack items at the inbound and stow stocking area inside the 800,000 sq. ft. Amazon.com warehouse in Goodyear, Ariz. Online retailers hope the Web’s convenience factor, plus discounts and deals, spur still-nervous shoppers to spend more on the Web this holiday season _ even as traditional retailers brace for mediocre sales.

By PAN PYLASAP Business Writer

LONDON — World stock markets tumbled Thursday as investors fretted over the debt problems at Dubai World, a government invest-ment company, and the continuing slide in the dollar, which earlier fell to a 14-year low against the yen.

Markets are usually relatively quiet when Wall Street is closed for a holiday, as it was Thursday for Thanksgiving Day. Not so Thursday, as the rest of the world digested the stunning news from Dubai that the government’s flagship investment company was in financial trouble.

European markets followed Asia lower with the FTSE 100 index of leading British shares closing down 170.68 points, or 3.2 percent, at 5,194.13, having been out of action earlier for over three hours because of technical problems.

Germany’s DAX fell 188.85 points, or 3.2 per-cent, to 5,614.17 while the CAC-40 in France was 129.93 points, or 3.4 percent, lower at 3,679.23.

Sentiment in stocks was dented by the news that Dubai World, which is thought to have debts totaling around $60 billion, has asked creditors if it can postpone its forthcoming pay-ments until May. That stoked fears of a poten-tial default and contagion around the global financial system, particularly in banks and emerging markets.

“Fear of sovereign default in the Middle East rattled the markets,” said Jane Foley, research director at Forex.com.

Banks bore the brunt of the selling in Europe, amid fears of potential exposure to Dubai. In London, Royal Bank of Scotland PLC was down nearly 8 percent, making it the biggest faller on the FTSE. In Germany, Deutsche Bank was the biggest faller on the DAX, down around 6 per-cent.

Investors were also keeping a close eye on associated developments in the currency mar-kets after the dollar slid to a new 14-year low of 86.27 yen, while the euro pushed up to a fresh 15-month high of $1.5141.

Already there have been unconfirmed reports that the Swiss National Bank has intervened to buy dollars to prevent the export-sapping appreciation of the Swiss franc.

Dubai debt fearsworry markets

Toyota to replace gas pedalsBy KEN THOMASAssociated Press Writer

WASHINGTON — Toyota plans to replace the gas ped-als on 4 million vehicles in the United States because the pedals can get stuck in the floor mats and cause sudden acceleration, a flaw that led to the sixth-largest recall ever in the U.S.

The repairs are a critical step to restoring the reputation of the world’s biggest automaker, which suffered a blow when the recall was announced in September after years of making safe, reli-able cars and trucks.

In plans outlined Wednesday, dealers will offer to shorten the length of the gas pedals by three-fourths of an inch begin-ning in January as a stopgap measure while the company develops replacement pedals.

New pedals will be installed by dealers on a rolling basis begin-ning in April, and some vehicles will get a brake override system as a precaution.

The massive recall is the larg-est in the U.S. for Toyota Motor Corp. The Japanese automak-er had earlier told owners to remove the driver’s side floor mats to keep the gas pedal from becoming jammed.

Popular vehicles such as the midsize Camry, the top-selling car in America, and the Prius, the best-selling gas-electric hybrid, are among those to be fixed. The recall also includes the luxury Lexus ES350, the vehicle involved a fiery fatal acci-dent in California that focused public attention on the danger.

Spokesman Irv Miller said Toyota is “very, very confident

that we have addressed this issue.” Toyota has no reason to believe that there are problems with the cars’ electronic control systems, he said. An electronic-control malfunction also could cause unintended acceleration.

Toyota officials said the floor mats are only sold in the U.S., and the recall would be limited to North America.

Toyota would not say how much the repairs would cost, but analysts expected them to be extremely expensive because of the work involved and the manufacturing of new pedals. Toyota also said it would provide replacement floor mats.

In a separate action, Toyota announced Tuesday the recall of 110,000 Tundra trucks from the 2000-03 model years to address excessive frame rust.

Astronauts get turkeyCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Space shuttle

Atlantis’ astronauts thought they were going to give thanks with pantry leftovers Thursday as their mission drew to a close, but found turkey dinners awaiting them.

The meal switch was revealed Thursday morning when a TV interviewer brought up the absence of turkey dinners aboard Atlantis. “That’s not going to be on your menu today, is it?” the interviewer asked. But somehow turkey ended up on Atlantis along with pouches of candied yams and freeze-dried cornbread stuffing and green beans — just add water and bon appetit.

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Atomic Energy Agency probe of Iran’s nuclear program is at a dead end because Tehran is not cooperating, the chief of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Thursday in an unusually blunt expression of frustration four days before he leaves office.

Mohamed ElBaradei also warned that international con-fidence in Iran’s assertions of purely peaceful intent shrank after its belated revelation of a previously secret nuclear facil-ity. And he criticized Tehran for not accepting an internationally endorsed plan meant to delay its achieving the ability to make nuclear weapons.

“There has been no movement on remaining issues of concern which need to be clarified for the agency to verify the exclusively peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program,” ElBaradei told the opening session of the IAEA’s 35-nation board of governors. “We have effectively reached a dead end, unless Iran engages fully with us.”

“Issues of concern” is the IAEA term for indications that Tehran has experimented with nuclear weapons programs, including missile-delivery systems and tests of explosives that could serve as nuclear-bomb detona-tors.

ElBaradei has emphasized the need for talks instead of threats in engaging Iran. He has criti-cized the U.S. for invading Iraq on the pretext that Saddam Hussein had a nuclear weapons program, which has never been proven. That — and perceived softness on the Iran issue — has drawn criticism from the U.S. and its allies that he was over-stepping his mandate.

But ElBaradei’s comments Thursday left little doubt that he was most unhappy with Tehran.

“I am disappointed that Iran has not so far agreed to the orig-inal proposal” involving removal of most of Iran’s enriched stock-

pile, ElBaradei told the meeting.The plan approved by the six

world powers negotiating with Iran over the past few months would commit Tehran to ship out 70 percent of its enriched uranium for processing into fuel rods for its research reactor in Tehran. That would help allay international fears by remov-ing most of the material that Iran could use to make a nuclear weapon.

It would take more than a year for Tehran to replace the enriched material, meaning it would not be able to make a weapon for at least that long.

Iran says it is enriching only to power a future network of nuclear reactors. But enrich-ment can also produce fissile warhead material. Iran contin-ues enriching, despite three sets of U.N. Security Council sanc-tions meant to make it freeze that activity and has built an enriched stockpile that could arm two nuclear warheads.

Initially, Tehran appeared to favor the plan. But in recent weeks it has offered modifica-tions that have one thing in com-mon — its refusal to ship out most of its enriched stockpile.

That effectively kills the plan, with the West refusing to accept anything else than an Iranian commitment to export the mate-rial.

Russia urged Tehran to accept the uranium proposal and abide by other agreements reached at a meeting with six world powers last month.

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told Iran’s ambassador to Moscow on Thursday that such cooperation would “signifi-cantly move forward the process of restoring the international community’s trust in the exclu-sively peaceful nature of the Iranian nuclear program,” the ministry said.

The sextet endorsing the pro-posal — the U.S., Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany — planned to mount a new chal-lenge to Tehran in the form of a resolution at the board meet-ing criticizing it for ignoring U.N. Security Council and IAEA board demands, and continuing to build its enrichment program — sometimes clandestinely.

Impatience with Iran has been fueled by Tehran’s September revelation that it had secretly been building a new enrichment facility. In a possible pre-emptive move, Iran notified the IAEA in a confidential letter only days before the leaders of the U.S., Britain and France went public with the project.

Iran says it did not violate IAEA statutes by waiting with its notification. But ElBaradei has said Tehran was “outside the law” in not telling his agency about the facility much earlier. On Thursday, he said Iran’s late reporting on the facility reduced “confidence in the absence of other nuclear facilities under construction in Iran which have not been declared to the agency.”

Ruediger Luedeking, Ger-many’s chief IAEA representa-tive, called the questions about the facility “a major issue which again gives rise to serious ques-tions and concerns regarding the nature of Iran’s nuclear pro-gram.”

World TodayIran said shunning nuclear probe

Associated PressMohamed ElBaradei; Charges Iran with not living up to agree-ment to study the country’s nuclear capabilities

Iran seizes Nobel Peace medalTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian authorities

have confiscated Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi’s medal, her lawyer and Norway’s govern-ment said Thursday, in a sign of the increasingly drastic steps they are taking against any dissent.

In Norway, where the peace prize is awarded, the government said the confiscation was a shocking first in the history of the 108-year-old prize.

Ebadi, a human rights lawyer, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003 for her efforts in promoting democracy. The seizure of her prize is an expres-sion of the Iranian government’s harsh approach to anyone it considers an opponent.

Ebadi has criticized the Iranian government’s crackdown on demonstrations by those claiming the June vote was stolen from a pro-reform can-didate through massive fraud.

Experts: Bishops covered abuse DUBLIN (AP) — Bishops of the Roman

Catholic Church in Dublin covered up decades of child abuse by priests to protect the church’s reputation, an expert commission reported Thursday after a three-year investigation.

Abuse victims welcomed the report on the Dublin Archdiocese’s mishandling of abuse complaints against its parish priests from 1975 to 2004. The government said the Dublin inves-tigation “shows clearly that a systemic, calcu-lated perversion of power and trust was visited on helpless and innocent children in the arch-diocese.”

The 720-page report — delivered to the gov-ernment in July but released Thursday after extensive legal vetting — analyzes the cases of 46 priests against whom 320 complaints were filed. The 46 were selected from more than 150 Dublin priests implicated in molesting or raping boys and girls since 1940.

Polanski to be released to chaletGSTAAD, Switzerland (AP) — After two

months in a Swiss jail, Roman Polanski pre-pared Thursday for the splendid captivity of his $1.6 million chalet in one of world’s most luxuri-ous winter resorts.

Polanski will have views of snowcapped Alpine peaks, spacious rooms and the all the amenities of a town with a reputation for catering to the wishes of the rich and famous.

But he won’t be able to go out the front door.In this isolated bastion of wealth, the 76-year-

old director will be placed under house arrest as soon as he posts $4.5 million bail, surrenders his identity documents and is fitted for an elec-tronic bracelet that allows authorities to moni-tor his whereabouts.

The Justice Ministry declined Thursday to appeal a court decision granting Polanski bail, and said it would release him from jail while it considers whether to extradite him to the United States for having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl. “He must not leave this house,” the ministry said in a statement.

Prime suspect to be chargedAMPATUAN, Philippines (AP) — The chief

Philippine prosecutor says he will be filing mur-der charges Friday against a scion of a powerful pro-government clan accused of leading the massacre of 57 people in the south of the coun-try.

Andal Ampatuan Jr., who turned himself in Thursday, is the only suspect so far, accused of leading Monday’s ambush on a rival candidate’s family, supporters and journalists traveling in a convoy in southern Maguindanao province.

He has denied any involvement.

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NORTH CAROLINA,RUTHERFORD COUNTY

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE09 SP 444

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by BILLYJ GREENE AND KENDELL L GREENE, HUSBAND AND WIFE to JOHN H. KORNEGAY,Trustee(s), which was dated May 30, 2003 and recorded on June 2, 2003 in Book 0732 at Page 0528, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on December 1, 2009 at 2:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit:

Situate, lying and being in High Shoals Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being all of Lot 22 of Byers Grove Subdivision, Phase III, as shown on Plat recorded in Plat Book 21, Page 58 (incorrectly referenced as Page 59 on Deed recorded on 6-2-2003 in Book 821 at Page 557 and Deed of Trust recorded on 6-2-2003 in Book 732 at Page 528), Rutherford County Registry; reference to said plat being made for a more complete description.

Subject to Restrictive Covenants as recorded in Deed Book 734, Page 710, Rutherford County Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as:276 Andy Drive, Forest City, NC 28043

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

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

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

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

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, EXCEPT IN THE INSTANCE OF BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.

Substitute TrusteeBrock & Scott, PLLCJeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 323465431 Oleander Drive Suite 200Wilmington, NC 28403PHONE: (910) 392-4988FAX: (910) 392-8587File No.: 09-19391-FC01

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF RUTHERFORD

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICESUPERIOR COURT DIVISION

2009 SP 448

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OFTHAT DEED OF TRUST RECORDED INBOOK 870, AT PAGE 157 ON NOVEMBER 8, 2005

ROBERT KOMLJENOVICDAWN A. KOMLJENOVIC

TO:KIRK W. ROBINSON ANDSTEPHEN C. WILKIE, SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE

NOTICE OF SALE, FORECLOSURE

Attention:

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE TRUSTEE UNDER THE ABOVE REFERENCED DEED OF TRUST HAS INITIATED FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS. PURSUANT TO: THE PROCEDURE SET FORTH UNDER N.C.G.S. § 45-21; THE POWER OF SALE CONTAINED IN THE HEREIN REFERENCED DEED OF TRUST; AND THAT ORDER ALLOWING FORECLOSURE ISSUED BY THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT FOR RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THE ACTING TRUSTEE WILL SELL THE PROPERTYDESCRIBED HEREIN.

(1) The particular real estate security interest being foreclosed is a Deed of Trust to Kirk W. Robinson ("Original Trustee") in favor of Mountain 1st Bank & Trust ("Lender" / "Beneficiary") dated November 5, 2005, recorded on November 8, 2005 in Rutherford County Register of Deeds Trust Book 870, at Page 157, securing an original principal amount of $ 93,500.00. A particular description of the real property foreclosed is included in the herein referenced Deed of Trust, including any fixtures and personal property affixed thereto, less and excepting any portions thereof released prior to the date of this Notice, and including any additional property pledged of record subsequent to the filing of the original Deed of Trust referenced herein. The record owner of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds not more than Ten (10) days prior to this Notice is: Robert Komljenovic and Dawn Komljenovic.

(2) The Sale referenced herein will be conducted at the main entrance (or such other customary location) of the RUTHERFORD COUNTY COURTHOUSE in Rutherfordton, NC on December 8, 2009 at 3:30pm.

(3) The property being sold hereunder is known as 103, 105, 107, 109 West Street, Spindale, NC 28160, and specifically described as:

EXHIBIT ABeing the same property as described as Tract Number Seven in Deed from Cecil E. Sims and wife, Ruth McDonald Sims to Cecil E. Sims dated August 7, 1984, and recorded in Deed Book 460 on Page 730, Rutherford County Registry, the property hereby conveyed being described according to said Deed as follows:

Being the same land described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 403, Page 457, Rutherford County Registry.

Situate, lying and being in the Town of Spindale, North Carolina, on the South side of West Street and lying between Spindale Street and West Border Street and being a part of that tract of land described in Deed Book 120, at Page 52, Rutherford County Registry.

BEGINNING at an iron pin in the center of West Street and lying in Stonecutter’s line, said iron pin being 133.3 feet from a point at the intersection of the center line of West Street and the West edge of the sidewalk on the West side of Spindale Street; thence with a new line South 23 deg. 25‘ West 115.0 feet to a concrete monument; thence with a new line parallel to West Street North 66 deg. 35’ West 292.2 feet to a concrete monument; thence with a new line North 23 deg. 25’East 115.0 feet to an iron pin at center of West Street; thence with Stonecutter’s line and the center of West Street South 66 deg. 35‘ East 292.2 feet to the BEGINNING, containing .77 acres, more or less.

The above property is known as 103, 105, 107 and 109 West Street, Spindale, NC, and is identified on the Rutherford County Tax Maps as Tax Map Number 13-1-2A DKomljenovic2.dcw

(4) The property will be sold by the Acting Trustee to the highest bidder for CASH. The highest bidder will be required to make a CASH deposit with the Trustee at the time of the bid in an amount equal to Five percent (5%) of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty and no/100s dollars ($750.00) which ever shall be greater. The sale will be subject to upset bids for ten (10) days following the sale as required under N.C.G.S. § 45-21.27. Following the expiration of the upset bid period the remaining balance of the bid will be immediately due in cash. Any high bidder who shall fail to tender the balance due upon the bid upon demand following the expiration of the Upset Bid period shall be personally liable on such bid in accordance with the terms set forth in N.C.G.S. § 45-20.30.

(5) All bidders bid for the property AS IS on the date of the sale, subject to any and all outstanding taxes, liens, assessments and other encumbrances which hold a superior priority position to the instrument foreclosed herein. The property being sold is all that property identified in the above referenced Deed of Trust, and specifically described in "Exhibit A." Absolutely no warranties are made as to the condition, value or title of the property sold. The highest bidder shall assume all risk of loss, deterioration and other casualty after the date of sale. All bidders are advised to retain independent counsel to examine the title for the subject property. The property may be withdrawn from sale at any time prior to delivery of a Deed to the highest bidder.

(6) In the event that the Acting Trustee shall be unable to convey title to the property for any reason, or if the sale is successfully contested for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser shall be the return of any deposit paid (without any accrued interest).

(7) IN the event that the property being sold hereunder is a residential real property with less than 15 rental units, an order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of the rental agreement, the tenant is liable for the rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

ISSUED November 10, 2009.

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY09 SP 436

Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust, dated October 25, 2005, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Rutherford County, North Carolina, in Book 867 at Page 608, and because of default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust and failure to do and perform the stipulations and agreements therein contained, and pursuant to demand of the Owner and Holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the Substitute Trustee, Arlene Daley, will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the property therein described, to wit:

EXHIBIT "A"

Situate, lying and being in Chimney Rock Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being shown on Tax Map 522, Block 1, a portion of Parcel 41 shown in the Office of the Tax Supervisor of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being designated as Lot No. 9 on a plat entitled "The Falls at Chimney Rock, Section 2" by Professional Surveying Services on December 29, 2004, and recorded in Plat Book 26 at Page 205, Rutherford County Registry, and containing 0.539 acres according to said survey,

SUBJECT TO restrictions recorded in Deed Book 883, Page 853, Rutherford County Registry.

SUBJECT TO all disclosures and restrictions as set forth on plat recorded in Plat Book 26, Page 205, Rutherford County Registry.

Reference Cross Easement Agreement recorded in Deed Book 864, Page 818, Rutherford County Registry.

Reference water system easement to Chimney Rock Village recorded in Deed Book 883, Page 167, Rutherford County Registry.

Tax Map 522-1-41 1.

Present Record Owner: Niels W. Lausten and wife, Solveig Lausten

The terms of said sale are that the real property hereinbefore 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 or a certified check in the amount of five (5%) percent of the last bid or $750.00, whichever is greater. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Substitute Trustee tenders the bidder a Deed for the property, or attempts tender of such Deed. Should the successful bidder fail to pay the full balance of the purchase price bid, the bidder shall remain liable as provided in N.C.G.S. § 45-21.30(d) and (e). The owner and holder of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust may make a credit bid.

The real property described in the attached Exhibit "A" will be sold subject to any and all superior liens, including taxes, special assessments, right-of-ways, and restrictions of record. The property, together will all buildings, fixtures and improvements thereon, is being sold "as is, where is" without warranty.

The Owner and Holder of the Note and Deed of Trust reserves the right to withdraw this Notice of Sale, without cause, until the date and time of final transfer of the property.

The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required.

Date and hour of sale: December 2, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.

Place of sale: Rutherford County Courthouse Steps, Rutherfordton, North Carolina.

This the 27th day of October, 2009.

By:_________________________Arlene DaleySubstitute Trustee10 White Cedar DriveWeaverville, NC 28787POSTED BY:_____________DATE:_____________



Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Jack E. Speaks, an Unmarried Person to PRLAP, INC., Trustee(s), which was dated December 20, 2005 and recorded on December 20, 2005 in Book 877 at Page 190, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on December 1, 2009 at 2:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit:

BEING all of Lot 376 as shown on survey by R.L. Greene, PLS entitled " Greyrock Subdivision Phase 2B as recorded in Plat Book 26 at Page 123, said plat being one of a series of plats recorded in Plat Book 26, Page 119 through 123 of Rutherford County, NC Registry, reference to said recorded plat being made for a more particular description of said Lot 376.

TOGETHER WITH AND SUBJECT TO all easements, restrictions and rights of ways of record and non-exclusive appurtenant easement for ingress, egress and regress is conveyed over and upon all private subdivision roads for GreyRock at Lake Lure as shown on the above described plats and the plats for Phase 1A as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 25, at Pages 188 through 192; Plats for Phase 1B as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 25, at Pages 205 and 208 and Plats for Phase 2A as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 26, at Pages 114 through 118 and to the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for GreyRock as recorded in Book 858, at Page 122 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and also being recorded in Book 3827, page 764 of the Buncombe County, NC Registry.

BEING a portion of that property conveyed to LR Buffalo Creek, LLC by deeds recorded in Deed Book 855, at Page 816 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and as recorded in Deed Book 3793, at Page 665 of the Buncombe County, NC Registry.


Said property is commonly known as:Lot 376 Rolling Ridge Trail, (Grey Rock Subdivision), Lake Lure, NC 28746


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





NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING REGULATIONS

Town of Lake Lure, North Carolina

Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held by the Lake Lure Town Council at the Lake Lure Municipal Center, 2948 Memorial Highway, Lake Lure, North Carolina on the 8th day of December, 2009, at 7:00 pm or shortly thereafter, for the purpose of considering an amendment to Title IX, Chapter 92, Zoning Regulations, Town of Lake Lure, amending Appendix B, the Forest Coverage Table – Significant Tree Density and Canopy Coverage.

The public is advised that it has the right to appear at said public hearing and present information with regard to the proposed ordinance. A copy of the proposed ordinance, identified as Ordinance Number 09-12-08, is on file at Town Hall for inspection by all interested persons.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Executor of the estate of NELLIE EARLENE HENSON of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said NELLIE EARLENE HENSON to present them to the undersigned on or before the 20th day of February 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

This is the 20th day of November, 2009.

Frances Juanita Henson, Executor105 Turpin TrailForest City, NC 28043

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Executor of the estate of PAULJAMES of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said PAUL JAMES to present them to the undersigned on or before the 21st day of February, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

This is the 21st day of November, 2009.

Dennis Wayne James, Executor627 Pheasant St.Lake Lure, NC 28746

Notice of SalePursuant to the provisions of G.S. 44A-40, various items of personal property contained in the warehouses listed below will be sold at public auction at Stor-Away Self Storage located on KJ Lane, Forest City, on Tuesday December 15th at 11:00a.m.

Unit #4Unit #10

Frances Christen, Property ManagerRentals Unlimited and Stor-AwayPO Box 605Forest City, NC 28043

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of EDITH MAE TOMS of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said EDITH MAE TOMS to present them to the undersigned on or before the 6th day of February 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

This is the 6th day of November, 2009.

Alisa Wilkerson, Administrator112 Springdale Dr.Spindale, NC 28160

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF RUTHERFORD

NOTICE OF SALEFile No: 09 SP 435

TAKE NOTICE THAT: William Richard Boyd, Jr., Substitute Trustee, has begun proceedings to FORECLOSE under the Deed of Trust described below, and by under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in such Deed of Trust, and an Order entered by the Clerk of Superior Court of the above County, will sell the below described property at public auction as follows:

1. The instrument pursuant to which such sale will be held is that certain Deed of Trust executed by Iysha Adell, a single person, original mortgagor, and recorded in the Office of the Rutherford County Register of Deeds in Deed of Trust Book 949, at Page 170. The record owner of such property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds not more than ten (10) days prior to posting this Notice of Sale, if not the original mortgagors, is: N/A

2. The property will be sold by the Substitute Trustee at 11:30 a.m. on the 30th day of November, 2009 at the Rutherford County Courthouse door in the City of Rutherfordton, North Carolina.

3. The real property to be sold is generally described as Lot #4 Cherry Mountain Trails, Bostic, NC 28018 and described as follows:

BEING all of Lot 4, Phase 1 of CHERRY MOUNTAIN TRAILS, as recorded in Plat Book 25 at Page 44, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Rutherford County.

THIS PROPERTY IS CONVEYED subject to the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for CHERRY MOUNTAIN TRAILS recorded in Book 917, Page 864, Rutherford County Registry.

Any property described in the Deed of Trust which is not being offered for sale is described as follows: Subject to any and all Release Deeds of Record in the Rutherford County, North Carolina Registry.

4. Any buildings located on the above-described property are also included in the sale.

5. The property will be sold by the Substitute Trustee to the highest bidder for CASH. The highest bidder will be required to deposit IN CASH with the Substitute Trustee at the date and time of the sale the greater of five percent (5.0%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty and no/100 Dollars ($750.00).

6. All bidders bid for the property AS IS on the date of sale. Absolutely no warranties are made as to the condition, value or title of the property. While the Substitute Trustee believes the title to be good, all bidders are advised that they should obtain independent counsel to examine record title as the property is sold subject to prior record interests. The Noteholder has reserved the right to withdraw the sale up to and until the Deed is delivered by the Substitute Trustee.

7. The property will be sold subject to all unpaid taxes and special assessments.

8. The property being sold is all of that property described in the Deed of Trust except as specifically set forth above. It is the intention to extinguish any and all rights or interests in the property subordinate to the Deed of Trust.

9. Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential with Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the County in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the Notice of Sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896- Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective May 20, 2009.

THIS the 28th day of October, 2009.

__________________________William Richard Boyd, Jr. Substitute Trustee474 Mountain Cove RoadWaynesville, North Carolina 28786Dates: November 20, 2009 and November 27, 2009

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Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by JEFFREY K ADORANTE to PRLAP, INC., Trustee(s), which was dated January 22, 2008 and recorded on March 24, 2008 in Book 1000 at Page 122, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on December 8, 2009 at 10:30AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit:

THE FOLLOWING REAL PROPERTY SITUATE IN COUNTY OF RUTHERFORD, AND STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN COOT SPRINGS TOWNSHIP, RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

BEING LOTS NUMBER 23, 24, 25 AND 26 OF THE DIVISION OF THE BESSIE ROBBINS LAND AS SHOWN ON PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 6, PAGE 47 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, SAID PLAT BEING MADE BY F. A. WILKIE, SURVEYOR, REFERENCE TO SAID PLAT IS HEREBY MADE FOR AFULL AND COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF LOTS NUMBERS 23, 24, 25 AND 26 OF SAID DIVISION.

PARCEL ID: 422661.00000000000

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 132 PARMER ST


Said property is commonly known as:132 Parmer Street, Forest City, NC 28043


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







Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by JULIE K. MACDONALD AND JASON P. MCDONALD aka JASON P. MACDONALD to PRLAP, INC.,Trustee(s), which was dated August 31, 2007 and recorded on August 31, 2007 in Book 974 at Page 445, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on December 8, 2009 at 10:30AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit:

All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in Morgan Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows:

Being Lot Number 169 of Queen's Gap, Phase I, as described more fully in Plat recorded in Plat Book 27, Pages 280-292, ("the Plat"), Rutherford County Registry, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more full and accurate description.

Subject to Declarations of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions for Queen's Gap as recorded in Book 917, Page 402-442, Rutherford County Register of Deeds, and recorded in Book 891, Page 624-664, McDowell County Register of Deeds, and any amendments and supplements thereto.

Subject to all matters shown on subdivision plat of Queen's Gap, Phase I, as recorded in Plat Book 27, Pages 280-292, Rutherford County Register of Deeds, and Plat Book 13, Pages 60-72, McDowell County Register of Deeds, hereinafter referred to as "the Plat".


Said property is commonly known as:Lot 169 (4.12 acres) on Queens Gap Road, Rutherfordton, NC 28139


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





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