daily courier january 20 2010

Wednesday, January 20, 2010, Forest City, N.C.

Hoops in AvondaleThomas Jefferson Classical Academy welcomed in Mitchell High Tuesday

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Distribution still plaguing aid effort

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SPORTS

No. 17 Clemson takes on No. 19 Yellow Jackets

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DEATHS

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ElsewherePolly PriceGladys Doggett

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Five teens charged in shooting incidentBy LARRY DALEDaily Courier Staff Writer

RUTHERFORDTON — Five teenag-ers are in the Rutherford County Jail, charged in the weekend shooting of a Forest City man.

They are charged with shooting Ricky Lamar Miller, 35, of 260 Washington St., Saturday night at his residence.

Miller underwent surgery twice at Cleveland Regional Medical Center, and is now in stable condition.

The men charged and the charges they are facing are:n Robert Lee Myers Jr. 18, of 1204-1

Lake Houser Road, Mooresboro, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, four counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent

to kill, discharging a firearm into occu-pied property and possession of a stolen firearm. He is under a $365,000 secured bond.n Tony Jeffery Hodge Jr., 18, of 347

Bradley Road, Ellenboro, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflict-ing serious injury, four counts of assault

Please see Teens, Page 6A

Jean Gordon/Daily CourierRutherford County sheriff’s officers, Rutherford County EMS personnel and neighbors confer at the home of Rhonda Whitmire in Dobbinsville Tuesday morning after a toddler was found wandering in the road in front of Whitmire’s residence.

By JEAN GORDONDaily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY — Webby Williams Jr. is returning to The Way of Jesus Orphanage in three weeks to see for himself how the children, house parents and those sur-rounding are doing since an earthquake struck their native country of Haiti last week.

Williams said he will be joined on Feb. 3 for the trip by the Rev. Travis McEntire of Forest City, director of Lydia’s Place.

McEntire has not been to Haiti, but called and asked Williams if he could travel with him.

Williams hopes they will be able to buy food for the orphanage. But good news came Monday night when the orphanage director said food had been distributed to the orphanage by a team from Arkansas working near the home.

Williams knew supplies would be running out Monday and that there was no more food and water at the orphan-age. He was desperately pray-ing for a food delivery when he received the call from the director.

“They have food. They have

Please see Haiti, Page 6A


DOBBINSVILLE — In just a minute a child can wander away from home, said a 19-year-old mother whose two-year-old toddler walked out of the house Tuesday morning.

The little boy is safe and home with his par-ents, Dale, 22, and Beth Harris, 19, after he was found wandering about 300 yards from his home. His parents were unaware he was not in the house and no one was looking for him.

Joann Smart was leaving her daughter

Rhonda Whitmire’s home off Amies Avenue when she saw the toddler in the road. He was only wearing a diaper and T-shirt and was barefooted when Smart saw him. She said she could hear him jabbering when she ran to him.

He wandered outside from his house as his father was sleeping after working the third shift. His mother was not at home as she had taken a sister to court in Rutherfordton.

EMS personnel said at the scene the child

Please see Toddler, Page 6A

By SCOTT BAUGHMANDaily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY — Students looking for homework help and teens looking for something to do have found both at the new Youth Empowerment Center on Sparks Drive.

The Youth Empowerment (YEP) Center officially opened Jan. 11 and is open from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

“The center is designed to serve about 75 kids maximum,” said YEP Executive Director Traci Williams. “Right now we’re see-ing between 18 and 32 kids every afternoon. Our biggest crowd seems to come from the middle schools and we have about five teenagers who frequent the cen-ter.”

The center focuses on kids ages 10 to 17. But some parents were hopeful the center would expand their age group to younger kids.

“We have had some parents wanting to drop off their seven and eight year olds,” Williams said. “But we don’t have plans for

Please see YEP, Page 6A

Myers Hodge Bailey Calton Norris

Missing toddler found safe

Scott Baughman/Daily CourierBrianna Edgerton, 13, and Fatiah Edgerton, 13, prepare for a game of Jenga at the Youth Empowerment Center on Sparks Drive. The center officially opened Jan. 11 and has seen an aver-age of 20 kids attending afterschool programs.

Youth Empowerment opens new center

Williams plans trip to Haiti

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localGOOD WEATHER HELPS

Garrett Byers/Daily CourierSpringlike temperatures made for a warmer job for workers on the new O’Reilly Auto Parts under construction on Oak Street in Forest City. On Tuesday workers poured concrete for the entrance to the parking lot and planted shrubs along the property’s border.

From staff reports

FOREST CITY — Rutherford County Habitat for Humanity is holding an information session for potential hom-eowners on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 6:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church’s Fellowship Hall in Rutherfordton.

This free meeting will explain how someone qualifies for a Habitat house and what is required to be a homeowner. Homes will be available for occupancy in 2010.

Habitat for Humanity builds simple, decent homes with the help of the homeowner’s family. Houses are sold to partner fami-lies at no profit and financed with a 20 or 25 year, no-interest loan. To be eligible for a Habitat house a family must be living in inadequate housing, willing to partner with Habitat, and be able to pay for a Habitat house.

Several criteria are considered in determining if someone is liv-ing in inadequate housing.

An unsafe house, heat that is not working, inadequate plumb-ing or electricity, not enough bedrooms, unsafe neighborhood, and paying too much of their income for rent are some items examined in potential Habitat homeowner’s current location.

Each family becomes a part-ner with Habitat in building their home. They invest at least 300 hours of sweat equity into their house and other families’ houses. Building experience is not required. They also complete Habitat’s education program on being a successful homeowner.

Habitat homeowners have to be able to pay a $500 down payment and the monthly mort-gage. Their income and credit history are examined. Habitat does not give houses away. They sell houses at cost. The poten-

tial homeowner needs a steady income source and a satisfactory credit history.

Interested applicants are sug-gested to bring their last check stub from their current job and all other income verification.

Rutherford County Habitat for Humanity builds houses in partnership with low-income families and the community to provide safe, decent, and afford-able houses. Volunteer labor, tax-deductible donations of money and materials, and partner fami-lies’ sweat equity makes these houses possible. Rutherford County Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry that works with people in need to improve the conditions in which they live.

For more information con-tact Allyson Shroyer, Executive Director, 248-3178


FOREST CITY — “It’s still winter. Don’t drive with reckless abandon,” Trooper J.S. Spence tells drivers in Rutherford County after a sequence of wrecks Monday morning due to black ice.

Driving too fast for conditions was the cause of at least seven wrecks early Monday with four people going to the hospital for treatment. However, the injured were “the best witnesses for seat belt use,” Spence said.

“Seat belt use prevented aggravated injuries and the injuries would have been much greater had seat belts not been in use,” he said.

All personal injury wrecks Spence investigated occurred when drivers were traveling too fast for conditions and hit black ice, ran off the road, trav-eled down embankments and overturned. “When you roll cars over with unrestrained drivers, they get ejected. Several of these vehicles traveled down long embankments. They were violent type roll-overs. Had the drivers not been restrained, their injuries would have been terrible,” he said.

The black ice surprised motorists. Fortunately, Spence said, Monday was a holiday,

schools were closed and a lot of people weren’t working and so less traffic meant less wrecks.

“If it’s below freezing and the road is wet, it is a great possibility for ice,” he said.

Black ice is usually in shaded areas along the road where it is still damp and occurs in dips and curves.

“It is winter time and even if there is no snow on the roads, there can be black ice if it is below freez-ing,” he added.

With the exception of one, all cars were totaled and all drivers were charged with driving too fast for conditions in the accidents Spence investigated.

All drivers were taken to Rutherford Hospital for treatment.

At 6 a.m., Joshua Duckett, 22, of Elliott Road, was driving a 1995 Toyota pick-up truck on Piney Knob Road when he ran off the road to the left, struck a ditch and overturned.

At 6:45 a.m., Nita Lapointe, 48, of Rutherfordton, was traveling east on N.C. 108 in a 1993 Ford Van when she ran off the road, traveled down an embankment and overturned.

At 7:40 a.m., Marie Koone was driving on Nanneytown Road, Union Mills, in a 2001 Volkswagon when she ran off the road to the left, traveled down an embankment and overturned into a creek.

Elisa Reece, 43, of Rutherfordton was travel-ing in a 2002 Jeep on Maple Creek Road toward Rutherfordton, when she ran off the road to the right, traveled down an embankment and over-turned.

In an accident Sunday at 8 p.m. Matthew Harrill, 35, of Forest City, was injured when he lost control of his 2003 Acura on Church Street.

He was traveling south when he ran off the road to the right in a sharp curve and struck two trees in the southbound side of the road where the car came to a rest.

He was taken to Rutherford Hospital and later transported to Mission Hospitals, Asheville, where he was listed in good condition Tuesday afternoon. He was charged with driving while impaired.

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

Jean Gordon/Daily CourierOn a bright sunny winter morning, electrician Doug Elliott checks the lighting Monday at Highlands Apartments in Forest City.

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Escapee captured in S.C. BOILING SPRINGS, S.C. (AP) —

Authorities say an escaped North Carolina inmate has been arrested after a car chase and crash in South Carolina.

The Spartanburg Sheriff’s Department says 52-year-old Dennis Paul Elliott was captured Tuesday morning near Boiling Springs.

Deputies were chasing a stolen sport utility vehicle they thought Elliott was driving when the SUV hit a Chevrolet Suburban with a mother and four children inside. The deputy chasing Elliott also hit the third vehicle.

Authorities the deputy and people inside the Suburban were taken to a hospital with minor injuries. Elliott was thrown from the SUV and tak-en to the hospital.

Elliott was reported missing Monday from the Polk County jail, where Sheriff Donald Hill says he was serving a 90-day sentence.

Suspect ruled competentFAYETTEVILLE (AP) — A judge

has ruled that a man accused of kill-ing one person and running down four others in a rampage in North Carolina is competent to stand trial.

The Fayetteville Observer reported that Superior Court Judge Lynn Johnson ruled Tuesday that 31-year-old Abdullah El-Amin Shareef is competent to stand trial in February on charges stemming from the 2004 incident. He’s accused of striking three pedestrians in Fayetteville; killing one in Linden. He’s also accused of hitting another pedes-trian in Harnett County.

Shareef was twice found incompe-tent to stand trial, and he entered pleas of not guilty by reason of insanity in 2008.

Two from GOP leaving.RALEIGH (AP) — Two Repub-

licans lawmakers have decided not to run for re-election to the North Carolina General Assembly.

Sen. Eddie Goodall confirmed Tuesday he wouldn’t seek a fourth two-year term, saying he can’t afford financially to both keep serving in Raleigh and pay his bills.

His expected departure comes shortly after Rep. Curtis Blackwood announced he will step down at the end of 2010 after eight years in the House. Blackwood said he’s a believ-

er in term limits and wanted to try other things.

Both Goodall and Blackwood are from Union County.

Goodall is an accountant who’s been recently hired by an advocacy group for the state’s charter school movement. He said he wouldn’t be a lobbyist for the group while wrap-ping up his Senate term.

Chief has big pension WILMINGTON (AP) — A local

liquor board chief at the core of a controversy over extravagant spend-ing in North Carolina’s alcoholic beverage system says he will collect nearly $100,000 annually in retire-ment.

New Hanover County Alcoholic Beverage Control administrator Billy Williams told The StarNews of Wilmington he’s gotten state notifi-cation he’ll receive about $8,300 a month, or $99,600 a year.

Williams said last week he would retire at the end of next month as he reaches 42 years of working for the local liquor board. He started as a store clerk and has been administra-tor since 1987.

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Officer shot, suspect diesSPRING LAKE (AP) — A North

Carolina sheriff’s deputy has been shot in the leg and the man he stopped to question on a rural highway has been killed after an exchange of gunfire.

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By SCOTT BAUGHMANDaily Courier Staff Writer

RUTHERFORDTON — Ruther-ford County’s Criminal Justice Partnership Program has been recog-nized as the best in the state for divi-sion four, which is made up of the 25 surrounding counties.

“This award is really for all of the partners,” said Nancy Pritchard, community development specialist for the division of community cor-rections. “It is recognition for serving the treatment needs for offenders sentenced in Rutherford County.”

The CJPP program isn’t just about substance abuse, but the award pre-sentation took place at Woodridge Psychological Associates where many of the offenders in the program come for substance abuse counseling.

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

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Scott Baughman/Daily CourierRepresentatives from the county’s Criminal Justice Partnership Program received an award recognizing them as the best in the state’s division four. Pictured are Thomas Snyder, Tom Butler, Amy DePriest, Brad Greenway, Lamonda Davis, Tammy Luckadoo, Cheryl Modlin, Anya Huneycutt, Olivia Burleson and Thomas LaBreche.

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The hopes and dreams of the Obama Administration suffered a serious setback Monday when

Democrats lost the Senate seat held for the past 46 years by the late Sen. Ted Kennedy.

This one vote erases the Democrats’ solid majority in the Senate and reshapes the political landscape.

But this loss is one seat. The President and his party face an even more serious challenge come November.

There is a growing mood in America that business as usual in Washington is not going to work for the nation.

That sentiment is understandable, but the problem we see is that no one is really offering us any other solutions.

This is an inherent problem in our political system. We have two parties.

Just a year ago, the political mood had turned against the Republicans and they suffered losses. Now the pendulum is moving again. The only problem is a pendulum, like our political system swings only two ways. That limited movement is always going to yield the same results.

Our ViewsOur house built on shifting sands

Our readers’ viewsThanks all who supported swimmers

To the editor: I would like to thank everyone

who supported TJCA swim team over the last few days.

Because of all the support, three high school girls were allowed to compete in an event that was very important to them.

I am sorry for any of you that may suffer repercussions due to this misunderstanding.

It was made clear that this is a one time exception and we will no longer compete in Rutherford county schools athletic events. Sammi Jo, Sara and Amber had a great time and are thankful for the opportunity to compete.

Charlotte BrooksRutherfordton

Says check shelter to find good pets

To the editor:Recently, I helped rescue a

young dog which was lost and confused.

After, contacting the Rutherford County Animal Shelter, the dog was promptly picked up with the assurance from the lady in charge there, she would contact me if the rightful owner did not claim the dog or if someone did not adopt him.

I gave her my name and phone number. She assured me she would call me before the dog was euthanized.

I called this past Friday after work, ready to go ahead and adopt the dog since she had not called. Instead, she informed the dog had been euthanized.

When I asked her why she did not call me, she could not even give me a clear answer.

The message is if you are miss-

ing a dog or you want to adopt a dog or cat — please check at the Shelter. They have some wonder-ful, loving animals.

And, they have a great web site which shows which dogs have been picked up each day and the ones adoptable. Even better go to the shelter yourself and check.

Don’t wait. And above all neu-ter and spay your animals and put name tags on them.

Unfortunatly, I learned the hard way and the sweet dog lost its life.

Sherrie BosticEllenboro

Urges all to support natural gas bill

To the editor:We’ve put 2009 behind us with

some pretty good triumphs to our credit here in North Carolina District 10.

But now Mr. T. Boone Pickens (The Pickens Plan) is calling on all of us to sign the petitiion to Congress to pass the NAT GAS ACT and Renewable Energy Standard (RES) legislation that’s looming in the background of the legislative calender.

Health care has dominated most of the recent weeks but it will soon be history and time to move on.

We just happen to think that the Natural Gas Bill passage is just as important as the overhaul of health care. Or maybe more so!

Please go to the www.pickens-plan.com/ and sign the petition. The Natural Gas Transportation bill H.R. 1835 and also the NAT GAS ACT and Renewable Energy Standard (RES) legislation must be passed to steer our country away from our addiction to for-eign oil imports.

Please join us in The Pickens Plan here in North Carolina District 10 in supporting these two pieces of legislation and making our leaders in Congress know our desire to see them passed.

And take this opportunity to join our group here in District 10. We must put our leaders attention back on our national economy/energy crisis which is the importation of foreign oil.

The reserves of natural gas in the Southwest United States could be our ticket to ending the import of all foreign oil.

Think about it. All the revenue that is being transferred to these foreign oil producers could be put to use here in the good ole USA producing our own energy source.

And think of the economic impact alone. Please take time to sign the petition. And we will be increasing our pressure in the coming weeks to insist that our national focus is on domestic energy rather than being compla-cent about importing most of our future energy needs.

Terry Houser NC-10 District Leader

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It’s back to the drawing board on race questionThis time last year, most

Americans, whatever their political persuasions, cel-ebrated the Martin Luther King Holiday with a special good feeling that King would share the nation’s pride at inauguration of a Negro President of the United States.

Of course, even though “Negro” is the word King used to describe an American with African ancestry, it is no longer accepted as a positive term.

Senator Harry Reid found this out when a new book, “Game Change,” by journal-ists John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, disclosed his remarks about Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential candidacy.

The selective quotes in news stories about Reid’s references to Obama’s being a “light-skinned…with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one” implied that Reid’s intention was to demean Obama or African

Americans in general.Reid quickly apologized.

The President was gracious, but a firestorm of criticism of Reid’s supposed racism exploded like a fire in a for-est covered with dry under-brush. I think Reid got a raw deal.

Before you disagree, read a more detailed excerpt from the book, which asserts that with respect to Obama’s candidacy, Reid’s “encour-agement of Obama was unequivocal. He was wowed by Obama’s oratorical gifts and believed that the country was ready to embrace a black presidential candidate, espe-cially one such as Obama -- a ‘light-skinned’ African American ‘with no Negro

dialect, unless he wanted to have one,’ as he said pri-vately. Reid was convinced, in fact, that Obama’s race would help him more than hurt him in a bid for the Democratic nomination.”

I took note of several things.

First, when many, maybe most, people still thought that no black man or woman, whatever his or her qualifications, could win a presidential election, Reid believed and actively tried to persuade others that Obama had a real chance.

Second, Reid’s political assessment was correct. Every successful black politi-cal candidate running in white majority districts pays attention to the facts as Reid laid them out. Speaking “the white dialect.” dressing conservatively, and close-cut grooming is a must to over-come the race-based resis-tance that still affects some white voters. Paying atten-tion to the things that are

important to white voters is part of the drill to open the door for the black candidate to run on his or her merits. It might not be right or fair. But it is a fact.

Third, Reid’s indication that Obama’s “light-skin” would make it easier for him was not an assertion that “light-skin” made him bet-ter. Nor was it a statement that whites or blacks should rate people by their colors or shades. Sadly, some whites and blacks still do.

Thankfully, things have been changing on that front.

A few days ago, the Daily Tar Heel ran a story about freshman Shaun Scott, a member of Carolina’s JV basketball team and the son of basketball legend Charlie Scott.

Here is a part of that story, written by Anna Kim:

“In 1995, the Scott family attended a basketball team reunion. At every turn, pho-tographs depicted Charlie Scott, the sole black player,

surrounded by his white teammates. Shaun, 4, stood with his 6-year-old sister Simone, staring at a team photo. He had one burning question.

‘Which one’s Daddy?’“‘Shaun,’ Simone answered.

‘You know Daddy wears number 33.’

“Their mother let out a laugh and took note. The Scott children didn’t see color. They saw numbers.”

Someday, hopefully, all of us will, like the Scott family, see numbers and not colors.

Until then, we are going to have to keep working to make things better, and keep talking to each other—and listening more.

But, until then, political candidates who want to win should take account of the facts as they are, not just as they should be.

Martin is hosting his final sea-son of UNC-TV’s North Carolina Bookwatch, which airs Sundays at 5 p.m.

D.G. Martin

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LOCAL/ObituARiES

Polly PricePauline “Polly” Henderson

Price, 85, of 398 Park Gate Road, Gaffney, S.C., died Monday, Jan. 18, 2010 at Hospice House in Forest City.

A native of Cherokee County, she was a daughter of the late Carl F. and Bertha Mae Blackwell Henderson.

She worked in textiles for a number of years, and retired as a bookkeeper for the fam-ily business. She was a mem-ber of Salem Presbyterian Church, Gaffney.

She was also preceded in death by her husband, Woodrow Wilson Price.

She is survived by her sons, Mitchell Ruppe of Lake Lure, Eddie Price of Rutherfordton, and a stepson Robert Price of Fairfield, Conn.; one step-daughter, Sylvia Wilkins of Rutherfordton; a sis-ter, Lucille H. Roberson of Caroleen; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grand-child.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Cliffside Cemetery with the Revs. Toby Pope and Mike Snelgrove officiating.

The family will be at the home of Lucille and William Roberson, 571 Kelly Road, Caroleen.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Rutherfordton, NC 28043; or to The Western Carolina Chapter of Alzheimer’s Association, 31 College Place, Suite D320, Asheville, NC 28801-2644.

McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home is serving the Price family.

Online condolences www.mckin-neylandrethfuneralhome.com.

Gladys DoggettGladys Briscoe Doggett,

85, of Marion, formerly of Rutherford County, died Tuesday Jan. 9, 2010 at Autumn Care of Marion.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Forest and Clara Simpson Briscoe.

Survivors include her hus-band, Don Doggett; two children, Juanita Doggett of Marion, and Margaret Doggett Stevens of Old Fort; two brothers, Jack Briscoe of Forest City, and Dean Briscoe of Hickory; and two grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Crowe’s Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Bruce Ward officiat-ing. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Concluding ser-vices will be held at Sunset Memorial Park, Forest City.

In lieu of flowers, memori-als may be made to the First Baptist Church of Marion, Youth Mission Trip, 99 N.

Main St., Marion NC 28752; or to Grace Community Church, Winter Heating Fund, 5182 US 70 W., Marion, NC 28752.

The family will be at the home of Juanita Doggett.

Online condolences www.crowemortuary.com.

Erich SegalLONDON (AP) — Erich

Segal, the Ivy League profes-sor who attained mainstream fame and made millions sob as writer of the novel and movie “Love Story,” has died of a heart attack, his daugh-ter said Tuesday. He was 72.

Segal was a Yale classics professor and screenplay writer when he turned a proposed movie about two college students — preppy Oliver and smart-mouthed Jenny — into a novel. Published in 1970, “Love Story” was a weeper about a young couple who fall in love, marry and discover she is dying of cancer. It was a million seller guaranteed to make readers cry and critics scream.

A much bigger audience caught up with the film ver-sion, which starred Ryan O’Neal and Ali MacGraw. Directed by Arthur Hiller, with a plaintive, Henry Mancini-composed theme song that wouldn’t quit, “Love Story” gained seven Oscar nominations — includ-ing one for Segal for writing the screenplay, as well as for best picture, best director and best actor and actress.

Segal also wrote a sequel, “Oliver’s Story,” published in 1977, and made into a film, with O’Neal again in the lead male role.

He was adored, and mocked. The famous “Love Story” line — “Love means never having to say you’re sorry” — became a national catchphrase, but provided endless fodder for jokes.

Robert B. ParkerBOSTON (AP) — Robert

B. Parker, the blunt and beloved crime novelist who helped revive and modern-ize the hard-boiled genre and branded a tough guy of his own through his “Spenser” series, has died. He was 77.

The cause of death was unclear. An ambulance was sent to Parker’s home in Cambridge on Monday morning after reports of a sudden death, said Alexa Manocchio, Cambridge police spokeswoman.

Parker’s longtime agent, Helen Brann, said that the author’s widow, Joan, called her Monday right after find-ing him dead at his desk.

Prolific to the end, Parker wrote more than 50 nov-els, including 37 featuring Boston private eye Spenser. The character’s first name was a mystery, with his last name emphatically spelled with an “s’’ in the middle, not a “c.”

Deaths

Obituaries

Man charged with rape, kidnapping

RUTHERFORDTON — A Rutherford County man is charged with second-degree rape and first-degree kidnap-ping.

Davis Lee Vickers, 18, of 283 Ledford Rd., is facing those charges.

He was arrested Tuesday and placed under a $200,000 secured bond in the Rutherford County Jail.

Sheriff’s Reportsn The Rutherford County

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

Rutherfordtonn The Rutherfordton Police

Department responded to 37 E-911 calls Monday.

Spindalen The Spindale Police

Department responded to 29 E-911 Monday.

Lake Luren The Lake Lure Police

Department responded to two E-911 calls Monday.

Forest Cityn The Forest City Police

Department responded to 54 E-911 calls Monday.

n Tim Christen reported a breaking and entering and damage to property. The inci-dent occurred on Greenfield Drive.n An employee of Wal-

Mart reported a larceny.n An employee from

Hibbett Sports reported an incident of shoplifting/con-cealment.n An employee of Murphy

USA reported the larceny of motor fuel.n An employee of Food

Lion reported a larceny.n William Albert reported

an incident of a dog bite.n Michele Keever reported

a larceny from a person. The incident occurred at Wal-Mart.

Arrestsn Paul Hampton, 46, of

Wilkins Street, Forest City; arrested on a warrant for probation violation; placed under a $5,000 secured bond. (FCPD)n Pamela Jones, 47, of

Florence Street, Forest City; arrested on a warrant for simple assault; released on a $500 unsecured bond. (FCPD)n Robert Reid, 40, of

Yarboro Street, Forest City; arrested on warrants for three counts of breaking and entering and three counts of larceny; placed under a $105,000 secured bond. (FCPD)n Candace Toney, 25, of

Springfield Drive, Forest City; served with a criminal summons for failure to pay monies; released on a written promise to appear. (FCPD)n Joshua Talon, 19, of

Lakeview Drive, Landrum, S.C.; arrested on two war-rants for obtain property by false pretense; placed under a $40,000 secured bond.

(FCPD)n Robert Lee Myers, 18,

of 1204-1 Lake Houser Rd.; charged with larceny of a firearm; no bond listed. (FCPD)n David Bruce Long, 30, of

701 Rock Rd.; charged with two counts of possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, sell marijuana, deliver marijuana, maintain vehicle/ dwelling/ place for controlled substance and possession of drug parapher-nalia; released on a $60,000 unsecured bond. (RCSD)n Bessie Ann Wilson, 27,

of 495 Chimney Rock Rd.; charged with resisting a pub-lic officer; released on an unsecured bond. (RCSD)n Ethan Tyler Calton, 17, of

367 Eastview Drive; charged with second-degree trespass-ing and domestic violence protective order violation; placed under a 48-hour hold. (RCSD)n Charles Edward Davis,

38, of 603 Florida Ave.; charged with disorderly con-duct; placed under a $500 secured bond. (RCSD)n Michael Glen Bradley, 53,

of 114 Hill St.; charged with misuse of 911; sentenced to 10 days. (RCSD)n Jason Brad Vickers, 26,

of 121 Elk Rd.; charged with simple possession of sched-ule IV controlled substance; released on a $500 unse-cured bond. (RCSD)

EMS/Rescuen The Rutherford County

EMS responded to 30 E-911 calls Monday.

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

Fire Callsn Bills Creek responded to

a smoke report.n Bostic responded to a

motor vehicle accident.n Rutherfordton responded

to a motor vehicle accident.n SDO responded to a

motor vehicle accident.n Spindale responded to a

woods fire.n Shingle Hollow respond-

ed to a motor vehicle acci-dent.n Union Mills responded to

a motor vehicle accident.

Police Notes

FOREST CITY — Isothermal Planning & Development Commission is holding a bidders conference on Monday, Jan. 25 at 10 a.m. in the conference room of Isothermal Planing Development Commission, 111 W.Court Street, Rutherfordton.

The purpose of this meeting is to cover bidding procedures and program requirements for the Weatherization Assistance Program.

Contractors must have NC Building License and Certified in NC WAP training to bid on Weatherization measures and materials.

All interested persons are invited to attend and can receive more information on how to obtain WAP certifications.

This would be a great opportunity to gather valuable infor-mation to help in assisting low-income families in Cleveland, McDowell, Polk and Rutherford counties with Weatherization needs.

Contact Becky H. McKelvey for additional information, 828-287-2281 ext. 1238.

Isothermal to host bidders conference

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Shirley Snyder Smith

Shirley Snyder Smith, age 75, of Oak Grove Church Road, Ellenboro, North Carolina died Monday, January 18, 2010 at Carolinas’ Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. She was a native of Rutherford County and is the daughter of Nell Williams Snyder of Forest City and the late Grady Snyder. She was a homemaker and attended Crestview Baptist Church. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband of 59 years, James Smith of the home, a son, Arnold Smith of Easley, SC, daughters, Shelia Strickland and her husband, Bill of Ellen-boro and Donna Huntley and her husband, Barry of Ellenboro; grandchildren, Amanda Whitaker and her husband, Tim of Shelby, Kyle Huntley and his wife, Candy of Ellenboro, Jennifer Tate and her husband, Michael of Ellenboro, and Casey Strickland and fiancée, Melissa Suttle of Ellenboro, Marcy Brooks and her husband, Alex of Belwood and Megan Smith of Cornelia, GA; great-grandchildren, Reagan Whitaker, Betty Huntley, Addison Huntley, Colt Huntley, Anna Tate, Henry Strickland, and Brittany McKissick. Funeral services will be held at Two o’clock Wednesday, January 20, 2010 in the Crestview Baptist Church with Reverend Kevin Rohm officiating. Interment will follow in the Sunset Memorial Park. Visitation will be held from one until two o'clock prior to the service at the church. Memorials may be made to Crestview Baptist Church Building Fund, 630 S. Church St., Forest City, NC 28043 The Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge and an online guest registry is available at:www.padgettking.com

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Gladys Briscoe Doggett

Gladys Briscoe Doggett, age 85, formerly of Rutherford County passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at Autumn Care of Marion. She is survived by her husband, Don Doggett; two children, Juanita Doggett of Marion, NC and Margaret Doggett Stevens and husband, Randy of Old Fort, NC; brothers, Jack Briscoe of Forest City, NC and Dean Briscoe of Hickory, NC; grandchildren, Jamie and Kasey Stevens of Old Fort, NC. She was preceded in death by her parents, Forest and Clara Simpson Briscoe, two brothers, Doyle and Forney Briscoe and sisters, Pansy Hensley and Lucille Toney. Funeral services will be held 11 AM Thursday, January 21, 2010 at Crowe’s Funeral Chapel Rutherfordton, NC with Rev. Bruce Ward officiating. The fam-ily will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Concluding services will be held at Sunset Memorial Park Forest City, NC. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to: First Baptist Church of Marion Youth Mission Trip, 99 N. Main St., Marion, NC 28752 or to Grace Community Church Winter Heating Fund, 5182 US 70 W. Marion, NC 28752 The family will be meeting at the home of Juanita Doggett. Online condolences: www.crowemortuary.com

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John WallaceBillingsley

Mr. John Wallace Billingsley, 27, of 85 Thoroughbred Circle, Arden, died Sunday, January 17, 2010 in Charlotte. A native of Ellenboro, John was a member of Salem United Methodist Church in Bostic. He had a deep religious faith and was proud and humbled to be a child of God. He was a 2000 graduate of East Rutherford High school. During high school John was a member of the East High band and the award winning drum line where he was drum captain his senior year and was awarded the Semper Fidelis Award for musical excel-lence. Early in high school his experience in AV classes made him know he wanted to pursue a career in television. He received the Advanced AV award during his senior year. John graduated from Isothermal Community College in 2002 with an Associate Degree in Broadcast Production Technology. He was awarded the News Producer of the Year Award at ICC. In 2004 he received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications with a concen-tration in Electronic Media Studies from Appalachian State University. Following graduation he went to work at WLOS ABC News 13 in Asheville as a video editor. He was later promoted to photojour-nalist. John loved his work and always strived for perfection. Every day with him was an adventure with a new learning experience and the opportunity to meet new people and see new places. An avid golfer, John loved sports of all kinds, especially professional football and his Dallas Cowboys. His zeal for professional wrestling was leg-endary. He was always entertain-ing, loved everyone and made everyone laugh. He believed in himself and was never afraid to try new things. He was predeceased by his grandparents, Frank and Clara Billingsley and Clemmer and Jessie Thomas of Ellenboro. John is survived by his parents, Bob and Anne Billingsley of Bostic; two brothers, Chris Billingsley of Springfield, IL and Richard Billingsley of Forest City; two beloved nieces, Piper and Paige Billingsley and their mother, Stacey Billingsley of Chatham, IL; beloved cousins, Jamie Earls and Jennie Greenway of Ellenboro; life-long best friend, David Hardin of Ellenboro and other cherished friends and fami-ly too numerous to mention. The funeral service will be held at 2PM Thursday, January 21, 2010 at Salem United Methodist Church. Rev. Lynda Ferguson will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The visitation will be from 5PM to 8PM Wednesday at Washburn & Dorsey Funeral Home, and at other times the family will be at th home of John’s parents, 997 Salem Church Rd., Bostic. Memorials may be made to the Salem United Methodist Church - General Endowment Fund or the Haiti Relief Fund, and mailed to PO Box 220, Bostic, NC 28018. Friends may sign the online guest book at:www.Washburndorsey.com

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with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and discharging a firearm into occupied property. He is under a $350,000 secured bond.n Chad Jordan Bailey, 17, of 421

McSwain Road, Forest City, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, four counts of assault with a deadly weap-on with intent to kill, discharging a firearm into occupied property and possession of a handgun by a minor. He is under a $350,000 secured bond.n Ethan Tyler Calton, 17, of 367

Eastview Drive, Bostic, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, four counts of assault with a deadly weapon with

intent to kill, discharging a firearm into occupied property, possession of a stolen firearm, discharge fire-arm in city limits and possession of a handgun by a minor. He is under a $366,000 secured bond.n Bretton Aaron Norris, 17, of 970

Bethany Church Road, Forest City, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, four counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, discharg-ing a firearm into occupied prop-erty and possession of a handgun by a minor. He is under a $350,500 secured bond.

Forest City Police Department Lt. Chris Lovelace said Tuesday after-noon that all five of the men are facing the assault charges, although Miller was shot only once, because “they all conspired together to com-mit the crime.” They are charged with

four counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill because reportedly there were four people in the house when the shot was fired.

He declined to comment on which of the arrested men is believed to have fired the shot or on a possible motive for the shooting.

The detective said there is no evi-dence that the teens were ever inside the residence. The shot reportedly was fired through the front door.

Lovelace said investigators began working a lead in the case late Monday and had made the five arrests by about 8:30 p.m. Monday.

All of the arrested men had first appearances Tuesday in District Court.

Contact Dale via e-mail at [email protected]

seemed fine but wanted him seen in the emergency room. No one knew for sure how long he had been outside.

“It just takes a minute,” Beth said for a child to wander away. “I wasn’t here when it happened, but I am so glad they (neighbors) saw him. It could have been worse.”

“When DSS got here they asked him to show them how he got out and he climbed up and unlocked the door,” she said.

The couple is installing a chain on the door.

She doesn’t believe her son was outside for a long time. She said she talked with her husband while she was in Rutherfordton about 30 min-utes before she received a call from him about the sheriff’s officers being

at the house and the toddler’s where-abouts.

Smart said when she approached the little boy, she took his hand and brought him to her daughter’s house. No one in the immediate vicinity had ever seen the child.

When Rutherford County Sheriff’s Interdiction Task Force officers Sgt. Alan Greene, Cpl. Jamie Dunn and Ptl. Brian Atkins arrived at the scene, they questioned neighbors and spoke to the little boy as EMS was en route.

Dunn and Atkins began searching the neighborhood for the child’s par-ents.

As Dunn was peering into a mobile home about 300 yards from the scene, Dunn saw the toddler’s picture inside the living room and believed it was the child’s home. He said the glass door was open.

He said he banged on the door but couldn’t get anyone to answer and went inside and identified himself.

He said the father was sound asleep and didn’t hear anything and the father told Dunn his little boy was in the house. He was unaware he had walked out of the home.

“I’m just glad it is warm today,” Atkins said. “This could have been awful,” he said.

“We are not wanting to hurt anyone, but they need to be more responsible,” Dunn said. He also said he fully understands a person working third shift and falls asleep.

“But this is how catastrophes can happen,” he said.

“Two or three days ago it was so very cold. It’s a good thing it was warm,” he added.

The Department of Social Services was contacted and interviewed the couple. Charges are pending, Dunn added.

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

red CrossBlood drives schedule: Jan. 25 — Red Cross Chapter House, 838 Oakland Road; Forest City, 2 to 6:30 p.m., call 287-5916 for an appointment;Jan. 28 — R-S Middle School, 2 to 7:30 p.m., call 286-8314 for an appointment.Red Cross classes: Adult, Child, Infant CPR — Jan. 9, begins at 8:30 a.m. Adult, Child, Infant CPR — Jan. 11, begins at 6 p.m. Adult CPR — Jan. 14, begins at 6 p.m. Child, Infant CPR — Jan. 15, begins at 6 p.m. First Aid — Jan. 16, begins at 8:30 a.m., Preventing Disease Transmission.All classes must be paid in advance. Call 287-5916 for further informa-tion.

Meetings/other Regular meeting: Rutherford County Democrat Club will meet Monday, Jan. 25, at Democrat Headquarters. Meeting begins at 7 p.m.

Annual membership meeting: Saturday, Jan. 30, 3:30 p.m., at Union Mills Learning Center, 6495 Hudlow Road, for all UMLC members and potential members to review the 2009 activities and for an update on what is planned for 2010; for information, call 287-2191.

Schools/educationFinancial Aid Night: Thursday, Jan. 28, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., East Rutherford High School com-mons area; all juniors and seniors and their parents encouraged to attend; sponsored by Isothermal Community College, ERHS Guidance Department, and the Robert and Janice McNair Educational Foundation.

MiscellaneousFree food: Free food will be given away to those in need Saturday, Jan. 23, at Forest City Foursquare Church, from noon to 3 p.m, (or until food runs out).

Free clothing: Coats and blan-kets will be given away Saturday, Jan. 30, from noon to 3 p.m. at Holy Ground Community Church, (beside Forest City Post Office). Soup will also be served free of charge.

Fund raisersSpaghetti supper: Saturday, Jan. 23, 4 to 8 p.m., Hopewell-Hollis Community Clubhouse; adults $7, ages 6-12 $4, under 6 free.

Spaghetti supper: Saturday, Jan. 30, 4:30 to 6 p.m., Union Mills Learning Center, 6495 Hudlow Road, Union Mills; adults $6, and children younger than 12, $4; all-you-can-eat.

Hearts for Hospice: Hospice of Rutherford County is hosting a Valentine luncheon Friday, Feb. 12, from noon to 1 p.m. at Carolina Event and Conference Center, 374 Hudlow Road; Chicken Rossini is the main course; cost $10 per person; proceeds will be used for Hospice home care patients; to obtain tickets, contact Karen Jarson at 245-0095 or stop by the Conference Center.

Sweetheart Banquet: Saturday, Feb. 13, beginning at 4:30 p.m.; Harriett Memorial Free Will Baptist Church; baked spaghetti, salad, dessert and drink; $12 per couple or $6 per individual; chil-dren under 6 are free; take outs available; call 657-9446 to place an order; sponsored by the ladies’ auxiliary.

Music/concertsSinging: Saturday, Jan. 23, 7 p.m., Henrietta First Baptist Church; a love offering will be taken; the sing-ing will open with Misty Roper.

Gospel singing: Sunday, Jan. 24, 3 p.m., Zion Hill AME Zion Church, Henrietta; various groups on pro-gram; Rev. Earl Staley, pastor.

religionWomen’s Conference: “Warm Winter Day for Women”; Saturday, Jan. 23, at the First Baptist Church of Spindale, begins at 2 p.m.; hosted by United Sisters in Christ; for more information contact Sharon at 247-1853, or email [email protected].

Women’s Conference: Jan. 22-24, Wheat Creek Baptist Church; Friday and Saturday, 6 p.m., Sunday services 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.; various speakers on program; call 828-863-2866 to register.

Special service: Sunday, Jan. 24, 3 p.m., New Life Christian Fellowship Church of God, 601 E. Main St., Spindale; guest speaker, Pastor Johnny Miller from New Vernon Baptist Church, Bostic.

that right now.”The 11,166 square foot building, next

door to Bojangles, has after school tutoring rooms, group rooms, a gym-nastics and martial arts area, arts and crafts rooms, a music room, a dining area, computer rooms, a video game arcade, two pool tables, an air hockey table and a workout room.

“We’re still looking for some free weights and treadmills to be donated for the exercise room,” Williams said. “And we’re hoping to find some more teachers for our karate and dance classes. We do have the space set up with pads on the floor. Right now we’re doing some aerobic workouts because we found ourselves needing

to meet the needs of girls.”Afterschool program director Jason

Milks helps students with their home-work and also oversees the other activities.

“We really like it here,” said 13-year-old Brianna Edgerton. “It’s good to have some place like this to come hang out.”

Teens can eat a snack around 3 p.m. every day in the canteen area of the building, and the center has been receiving donations of prepared food.

“We have our game room set up with two Nintendo Wii’s, an XBOX and a PlayStation 2,” Williams said. “I thought this was going to be the most popular room in the center, but I have noticed that when the kids get here they want to go play pool, or air hock-ey or use the computer. I guess they

just don’t have pool tables at home so that is more interesting to them.”

The center also houses five offices and work areas for YEP’s seven staff members.

Williams was able to secure some grant funding for the project with her POWER grant.

“It stands for Providing Opportunities While Empowering Responsibilities,” Williams said. “It’s a two-year matching grant from the Governor’s Crime Commission for $236,000 over two years.”

The grant does require a local match, at least 25 percent must come from the community.


food,” Williams said.“The Arkansas group is not too far

from the orphanage and hopefully this will happen again. This will at least be something to stabilize the food conditions there,” he said.

“Everything is good,” Williams said of the children. “Even the people who carried the food up there, they report-ed our children are in good shape.”

Relief efforts are ongoing in Rutherford County for anyone who wants to help.

Nelson Long, executive director of the American Red Cross, said his office is fielding numerous calls daily from people who want to help and the office is receiving numerous checks in the mail.

People have an opportunity to send

checks to the Red Cross office at 838 Oakland Road, Forest City, NC 28043 or they can text “HAITI” to 90999 to donate $10 to American Red Cross relief for Haiti.

The Haitian Ministry of Interior now estimates that one million people have been severely affected by the earthquake and that 250,000 are in urgent need of assistance, according to the National Red Cross.

The Red Cross is providing a wide range of help and support in the form of food, water, relief supplies, field hospitals, emotional support, sanitation facilities and family link-ing services for the Haiti earthquake survivors.

More than 400 Red Cross workers from around the world as well as sev-eral thousands of local volunteers are addressing urgent needs and mobiliz-ing a massive response operation in

Haiti.Relief materials are being delivered,

and more help is on the way. The Red Cross spent the weekend

delivering more than 300,000 liters of clean drinking water to survivors gathering in three different commu-nities.

Latrines have also been built in the same areas to help address sanitation issues.

In the days ahead, the Red Cross will begin to provide temporary shel-ters in Haiti.

Kits, containing tarps, rope and tools, as well as tents and blankets, will be made available for an initial 20,000 families, said Red Cross.

For more information or if you want to help call Red Cross at 287-5916 or Webby Williams at 287-8096.

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Funeral .set .for .ex-Clemson .star, .NFL .rookie .Adams

GREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) — Funeral arrangements are set for former Clemson All-American defensive end and NFL rookie Gaines Adams.

Clemson University said Tuesday that Adams’ funeral is scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday at Rock Springs Baptist Church in Easley.

The 26-year-old Adams died Sunday at Self Regional Hospital in Greenwood. Chief deputy coroner Marcia Kelley-Clark says Adams had an enlarged heart and died after going into cardiac arrest.

Toxicology tests will take sev-eral months.

Adams was selected fourth overall in the 2007 NFL draft by Tampa Bay, but didn’t live up to expectations that he would revive the Buccaneers’ once-feared pass rush.

He was traded to the Bears in October for a second-round pick in the 2010 draft.

Bobcats’ .Jackson .named .player .of .week

CHARLOTTE (AP) — Charlotte Bobcats guard Stephen Jackson is the Eastern Conference player of the week.

Jackson was honored Tuesday after averaging 29.3 points and shooting 60 percent from the field in three Charlotte wins last week. It included a career-high and franchise-best 43 points against Houston.

Jackson scored 16 points against San Antonio, then 29 against Phoenix to go over 10,000 points for his career.

Charlotte lost its first three games after Jackson was acquired from Golden State on Nov. 16. The Bobcats have since gone 17-10, including five straight wins and eight in a row at home.

Braves .agree .to .deal .with .RHP .Moylan

ATLANTA (AP) — Relief pitcher Peter Moylan has agreed to a $1.15 million, one-year contract with the Atlanta Braves, the last of their arbitra-tion-eligible players.

Moylan made $410,000 last season while setting a fran-chise record with 87 appear-ances and a major league mark for most games without allow-ing a home run. The side-arm-ing right-hander, a native of Australia, went 6-2 with a 2.84 ERA as the main setup reliever for the Braves.

Moylan is expected to fill much the same role in a bull-pen that now features Billy Wagner and Takashi Saito.

7 p.m. (ESPN) College Bas-ketball Wake Forest at North Carolina. 7 p.m. (ESPN2) College Basketball South Florida at Cincinnati. 7 p.m. (TS) NBA Basketball Sacramento Kings at Atlanta Hawks.

8 p.m. (WYCW) College Bas-ketball Auburn at LSU.

9 p.m. (WBTV) (WMYA) Col-lege Basketball Duke at North Carolina State. 9 p.m. (ESPN) NBA Basket-ball Utah Jazz at San Antonio Spurs. 9 p.m. (ESPN2) College Bas-ketball Baylor at Kansas.

11 p.m. (ESPN2) Tennis Aus-tralian Open, Second Round. 3 a.m. (ESPN2) Tennis Aus-tralian Open, Second Round.

On a beautiful January afternoon, eight young boys played football on the brown grass at Mt.Vernon-Ruth Elementary School. The eight boys divided into two teams, with four to a side, and they took turns throwing deep passes, out-routes and running punt coverage.

Watching the eight chase each other down, I was flooded with memories of days just like the one the young boys were enjoying on the playground.

But, football is a funny game.You reach an age were you ‘pick’ a

favorite team. I picked the Steelers.A lot of the Courier readers, picked

the Cowboys. Today, they aren’t liking football all that much.

Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings crushed the dreams of Cowboys’ fans everywhere, as they crushed the Cowboys, 34-3, Sunday.

On Friday, I was heading into R-S Central to witness the dedication of the gym to Stacy Lail. As I got out of my car, a Cowboys’ fan, wearing a leather Cowboys jacket, stopped me and said, “we’re going to join your Steelers with six this year.”

The reference was to the number of Super Bowl titles. The Steelers have six, the Cowboys have five.

The Cowboys will be waiting, at least another year, to have a shot at six.

And, believe me, that stings. In my life, of 41 years, the Steelers

have left me smiling on six ‘Super’ occasions. That means 35 years of pain. Thirty-five bad endings, thirty-five bad seasons, and thirty-five years of falling just short.

Yet, Steelers and Cowboys fans at least have those 11 total good years, and that is 11 more than fans of the Panthers, Saints and Falcons com-bined.

The Saints’ fans may be on the verge of smiling, or they may be on the verge of weeping. Perhaps, one more ugly loss to add to a lifetime of ugly losses.

It is the backdrop of this weekend that will make me go to my TV and watch football; as painful as it will be watching teams not wearing a Steelers uniform.

Can Brett Favre come all the way back and lead the Vikes to their first Super Bowl win? Can Drew Brees and the Bayou Boys defeat the hometown

kid, Favre, and go on and win their first Super Bowl?

In the AFC the questions are just as compelling.

Can a rookie QB, Mark Sanchez, become the first Jets’ QB since Broadway Joe Namath to make New York’s other team a winner? Can a QB legend, Peyton Manning, stop the Jets and add another ring to his legacy for the Colts?

It will be a fun weekend to watch football. Even, if you are in pain over the fact that your favorite team is no longer on the field.

In memory: I met John Billingsley at Isothermal Community College in either 2004 or 2005. John had dropped by to talk with Jay Coomes and we were introduced.

Over the last few years, I’d see John all around the community and espe-cially on Football Friday Nights when he was videotaping games for WLOS.

John had a great smile, and an even better easy-going personality. Although I never got to know him bet-ter than quick hellos and pleasantries, I wanted to extend my heartfelt con-dolences to his family, and to all his friends at WLOS, at his sudden and tragic loss.

John will be greatly missed.

By JACOB CONLEYSports Reporter

AVONDALE — The Mitchell Mountaineers used big runs in the final minutes of each of the first two frames to break open a close game, winning over TJCA, 62-33.

“I think we showed great energy from the opening tap and that showed in the opening half,” said TJCA head coach Chris Gash. “But giving up so many turnovers and offensive rebounds took away our confidence and that’s what needs work.

“The team is improving though and

that is all you can ask for.” TJCA grabbed an early 7-4 lead on a

John Dunigan old fashioned 3-point play. The Gryphons beat the Mitchell press down the floor, which result-ed in a Michael Dedman layup to increase the lead to 9-4.

But Mitchell finished the quarter on a 15-0 run to a 19-9 lead after the first quarter.

TJCA cut the lead to eight early in the quarter on a Dunigan post move. The combatants embarked on a long-stretch of trading buckets until a late spurt by Mitchell pushed the halftime

deficit to 42-18, in spite of another 3-point play by Dunigan.

Dunigan opened the second half with a runner to cut the deficit to 20, but Mitchell exploded on a 15-0 run broken on a turnaround jumper by Richard Petty.

TJCA got consecutive buckets from Hyden Bliss, but still trailed 62-27 going into the final period.

Baskets by Dunigan, Petty and Bliss highlighted TJCA’s effort in the final period as the Gryphons continued to battle before ultimately falling, 62-33.

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Jackets edge No. 17 ClemsonATLANTA (AP) — Zachery Peacock

made two free throws with 3.2 seconds remaining and No. 19 Georgia Tech knocked off another ranked team, beat-ing No. 17 Clemson 66-64 on Tuesday night.

Georgia Tech (14-4, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) is off to its best start since 2006-07 and has won back-to-back games over ranked teams for the first time since its run to the Final Four in 2004. The Yellow Jackets have beat-en three Top 25 teams over an 11-day span, also knocking off Duke and North Carolina before edging the Tigers (15-4, 3-2).

Both teams turned the ball over in the final seconds, squandering chances to win. Finally, Georgia Tech inbounded to

Peacock with 5.1 seconds left. He drove toward the free throw line and lost con-trol of the ball, but the officials called a foul on Trevor Booker. Peacock calmly sank both foul shots on a night the Yellow Jackets made just 11 of 22 at the line.

Georgia Tech got big production from its two big men. Derrick Favors had 17 points and 14 rebounds, while Gani Lawal contributed 16 points and 10 rebounds. But it was Peacock, a for-mer starter who now backs up those two, stepping up to provide the winning points.

The game was hardly a masterpiece by either team. Georgia Tech shot just 39 percent from the field, including a dismal 3 of 17 from 3-point range. Clemson was even worse — a mere 37 percent.

By BRIANA GORMANSpecial to the Courier

CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina coach Roy Williams watched Sunday’s matchup between Duke and Wake Forest and came away impressed with both team’s big guys.

The Blue Devils and Demon Deacons combined for 47 fouls and played one of the most physical games in the ACC this season.

“It was a man’s game, by far,” Williams said. “It was sort of scary watching that part of it because we haven’t, ourselves, dominated the backboards like that against another big team.”

The No. 24 Tar Heels, who were dubbed the No. 1 front-court in the nation by SI.com before the season began, have struggled against physical big men this season, and it’s a concern for Williams as his team hosts the sizable Demon Deacons tonight (7 p.m., ESPN) at the Smith Center.

It also does not help UNC, which already lost sophomore forward Tyler Zeller to a stress fracture in his right foot for 4 to 6 weeks, that it could be without its top forward against Wake Forest (12-4, 2-2).

Sophomore Ed Davis, who leads the team with 14.6 points a game and 9.4 rebounds, sprained his left ankle in Saturday’s loss to Georgia Tech and missed practice Monday. Williams said Davis was “expected to be limited at best” for Tuesday’s practice and would be a game-time decision today.

Sophomore guard Larry Drew II, who hyperextended his right knee Saturday and missed Monday’s practice, is

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FOOTBALLNFL Playoff Glance

Wild Card PlayoffsSaturday, Jan. 9

N.Y. Jets 24, Cincinnati 14Dallas 34, Philadelphia 14

Sunday, Jan. 10Baltimore 33, New England 14Arizona 51, Green Bay 45, OT

Divisional PlayoffsSaturday, Jan. 16

New Orleans 45, Arizona 14Indianapolis 20, Baltimore 3

Sunday, Jan. 17Minnesota 34, Dallas 3N.Y. Jets 17, San Diego 14

Conference ChampionshipsSunday, Jan. 24

N.Y. Jets at Indianapolis, 3 p.m. (CBS)Minnesota at New Orleans, 6:40 p.m. (FOX)

Pro BowlSunday, Jan. 31

At MiamiAFC vs. NFC, 7:20 p.m. (ESPN)

Super BowlSunday, Feb. 7

At MiamiNFC champion vs. AFC champion, 6:25 p.m. (CBS)

BASKETBALLNational Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

W L Pct GBBoston 27 12 .692 — Toronto 21 20 .512 7 New York 17 24 .415 11 Philadelphia 13 27 .325 14 1/2New Jersey 3 37 .075 24 1/2

Southeast Division W L Pct GBAtlanta 26 14 .650 — Orlando 26 15 .634 1/2Charlotte 20 19 .513 5 1/2Miami 20 19 .513 5 1/2Washington 14 26 .350 12

Central Division W L Pct GBCleveland 31 11 .738 — Chicago 18 21 .462 11 1/2Milwaukee 16 23 .410 13 1/2Detroit 14 26 .350 16 Indiana 14 26 .350 16

WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division

W L Pct GBDallas 27 14 .659 — San Antonio 25 15 .625 1 1/2Houston 23 18 .561 4 Memphis 22 18 .550 4 1/2New Orleans 21 19 .525 5 1/2

Northwest Division W L Pct GBDenver 26 14 .650 — Portland 25 17 .595 2 Oklahoma City 23 18 .561 3 1/2Utah 23 18 .561 3 1/2Minnesota 9 33 .214 18

Pacific Division W L Pct GBL.A. Lakers 32 9 .780 — Phoenix 24 18 .571 8 1/2L.A. Clippers 18 22 .450 13 1/2Sacramento 15 25 .375 16 1/2Golden State 12 27 .308 19

Monday’s GamesWashington 97, Portland 92New York 99, Detroit 91Oklahoma City 94, Atlanta 91Charlotte 105, Sacramento 103Houston 101, Milwaukee 98, OTL.A. Clippers 106, New Jersey 95Minnesota 108, Philadelphia 103, OTSan Antonio 97, New Orleans 90Golden State 114, Chicago 97Memphis 125, Phoenix 118Dallas 99, Boston 90L.A. Lakers 98, Orlando 92

Tuesday’s GamesCleveland 108, Toronto 100Miami 113, Indiana 83Wednesday’s GamesSacramento at Atlanta, 7 p.m.Miami at Charlotte, 7 p.m.Dallas at Washington, 7 p.m.Portland at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.Indiana at Orlando, 7 p.m.Boston at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.Toronto at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 8 p.m.Memphis at New Orleans, 8 p.m.New Jersey at Phoenix, 9 p.m.Utah at San Antonio, 9 p.m.Denver at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.Chicago at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.Thursday’s GamesL.A. Lakers at Cleveland, 8 p.m.L.A. Clippers at Denver, 10:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s College Basketball

EASTBoston U. 79, Albany, N.Y. 58George Mason 90, Hofstra 72Vermont 78, Hartford 66

SOUTHCentenary 108, SW Assemblies of God 65E. Kentucky 74, Chicago St. 50Georgia Tech 66, Clemson 64Maryland 106, Longwood 55Morehead St. 66, SIU-Edwardsville 46Tennessee 63, Alabama 56

MIDWESTBowling Green 85, Miami (Ohio) 65Georgetown 60, Cincinnati 56Kent St. 68, Buffalo 66

Tuesday’s Women’s BasketballEAST

Dartmouth 49, New Hampshire 48DePaul 73, Seton Hall 69Providence 71, Syracuse 69Stony Brook 46, Albany, N.Y. 37Temple 67, Rhode Island 52

SOUTHFurman 61, UNC-Greensboro 46Jacksonville St. 82, Tennessee St. 75, OTNotre Dame 78, Louisville 60Richmond 76, George Washington 47

HOCKEYNational Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GANew Jersey 47 32 14 1 65 131 105Pittsburgh 50 30 19 1 61 157 139N.Y. Rangers 49 23 19 7 53 127 131N.Y. Islanders 49 22 19 8 52 131 146Philadelphia 47 23 21 3 49 143 137

Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GABuffalo 47 30 11 6 66 134 108Ottawa 50 25 21 4 54 138 150Boston 48 23 17 8 54 123 121Montreal 50 23 23 4 50 128 139Toronto 50 17 24 9 43 134 173

Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GAWashington 48 30 12 6 66 182 136Florida 49 21 20 8 50 141 149Atlanta 48 21 20 7 49 149 156Tampa Bay 48 19 19 10 48 125 146Carolina 48 14 27 7 35 120 165

WESTERN CONFERENCECentral Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GAChicago 49 34 11 4 72 165 110Nashville 49 29 17 3 61 140 136Detroit 48 24 16 8 56 123 124St. Louis 48 21 20 7 49 126 136Columbus 51 19 23 9 47 134 169

Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GAColorado 49 28 15 6 62 147 135Vancouver 48 28 18 2 58 155 119Calgary 50 26 18 6 58 131 129Minnesota 50 24 23 3 51 138 150Edmonton 48 16 27 5 37 128 165

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GASan Jose 50 32 10 8 72 166 124Phoenix 50 28 17 5 61 133 129Los Angeles 48 27 18 3 57 143 133Dallas 49 21 17 11 53 141 157

Anaheim 49 22 20 7 51 138 154

Monday’s GamesOttawa 5, Boston 1N.Y. Islanders 4, New Jersey 0Tampa Bay 3, Carolina 2Columbus 4, St. Louis 2Buffalo 7, Phoenix 2Florida 1, Atlanta 0Toronto 4, Nashville 3Dallas 4, Minnesota 3Colorado 6, Edmonton 0San Jose 9, Calgary 1Tuesday’s GamesN.Y. Rangers 8, Tampa Bay 2Philadelphia 5, Columbus 3Washington 3, Detroit 2Atlanta 4, Toronto 3Chicago at Ottawa, lateN.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, lateBuffalo at Anaheim, lateSan Jose at Los Angeles, lateWednesday’s GamesFlorida at New Jersey, 7 p.m.St. Louis at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.Vancouver at Edmonton, 10 p.m.Thursday’s GamesColumbus at Boston, 7 p.m.St. Louis at Ottawa, 7 p.m.Florida at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.Carolina at Atlanta, 7 p.m.Toronto at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.Washington at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.Detroit at Minnesota, 8 p.m.Nashville at Phoenix, 9 p.m.Chicago at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.Dallas at Vancouver, 10 p.m.Buffalo at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.Anaheim at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

TRANSACTIONSBASEBALL

American LeagueBALTIMORE ORIOLES—Agreed to terms with OF Luke Scott on a one-year contract.CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Agreed to terms with LHP John Danks on a one-year contract. Assigned C Cole Armstrong outright to Charlotte (IL).CLEVELAND INDIANS—Agreed to terms with LHP Rafael Perez on a one-year contract.DETROIT TIGERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Jose Valverde on a two-year contract.KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Agreed to terms with 3B Alex Gordon, RHP Robinson Tejeda, HP Henry Barrera, OF Jarrod Dyson, OF Jordan Parraz and INF Mario Lisson on one-year con-tracts. Requested unconditional release waivers on INF Luis Hernandez.OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Agreed to terms with 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff and OF Rajai Davis on one-year contracts.SEATTLE MARINERS—Agreed to terms with RHP David Aardsma and RHP Mark Lowe on one-year contracts.TAMPA BAY RAYS—Agreed to terms with SS Jason Bartlett, RHP Matt Garza and LHP J.P. Howell on one-year contracts.TEXAS RANGERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Colby Lewis on a two-year contract and OF Josh Hamilton and LHP Chris Ray on one-year contracts.TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Agreed to terms with RHP Shawn Camp, RHP Casey Janssen, RHP Jason Frasor, LHP Brian Tallet and RHP Jeremy Accardo on one-year contracts and OF Jeremy Reed and RHP Stephen Register on minor league contracts.

National LeagueARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Agreed to terms with INF Stephen Drew on a one-year contract.ATLANTA BRAVES—Agreed to terms with RHP Peter Moylan on a one-year contract.CHICAGO CUBS—Agreed to terms with INF Jeff Baker, INF Mike Fontenot, C Koyie Hill, RHP Angel Guzman and LHP Tom Gorzelanny on one-year contracts.HOUSTON ASTROS—Agreed to terms with OF Michael Bourn, RHP Matt Lindstrom and C Humberto Quintero on one-year contracts.LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Agreed to terms with C Russell Martin, LHP George Sherrill, Hong-Chih Kuo and 1B James Loney on one-year contracts.NEW YORK METS—Agreed to terms with OF Jeff Francoeur on a one-year contract.PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Agreed to terms with RHP Chad Durbin on a one-year contract.

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is giving every indication that he is picking up coach Wade Phillips’ contract option for the 2010 season, even without say-ing so.

“We don’t have any funny busi-ness here guys. There’s noth-ing funny going on here, at all,” Jones said Tuesday. “We just want to do this when we both can do it and both get it stated the way we want to state it.”

Standing on the field where next season’s Super Bowl will be

played, after a spectacular news conference announcing a March 13 boxing match between Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey at Cowboys Stadium, Jones said that he had a “good visit” with Phillips on Monday.

As for Phillips’ coming back for his fourth season, Jones said he would answer all the questions at a season wrapup news confer-ence later in the week with “both him and me there.”

The Cowboys have not yet scheduled that news conference.

Jones has indicated the last few weeks that everything was pointed to Phillips returning. Asked if that was still the case, Jones responded “yes” without elaborating.

The Cowboys clinched their second NFC East title in three seasons under Phillips and won a playoff game for the first time since the 1996 season, beat-ing Philadelphia 34-14 at home in the wildcard playoffs a week after a 24-0 victory over the Eagles in the regular season finale to win the division.

Jones indicates Phillips will be back in 2010

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Evan Turner says he’s about 90 percent back to where he was before breaking two bones in his back in early December.

After Turner had 20 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists in No. 21 Ohio State’s 76-56 win over his team on Tuesday night, Northwestern coach Bill Carmody was asked if he thought Turner still was that far from being on top of his game.

“Next question,” Carmody cracked. Then he add-ed, “Yeah. He’s doing OK.”

Turner also keyed a fast start with five points in a 7-0 run as the Buckeyes (14-5, 4-3 Big Ten) broke out quick and cruised to their third win in a row.

“I think he’s the best player in the country,” said teammate Jon Diebler, who added 17 points. “The guy does everything.”

As a 6-foot-7 point guard, Turner had the length that enabled the Buckeyes to throw the ball over Northwestern’s trapping 1-3-1 halfcourt zone. As a result, the Buckeyes shot 56 percent from the field in opening up a 40-17 halftime lead that allowed them to breeze to the finish.

Associated PressOhio State’s Dallas Lauderdale, right, dunks over Northwestern’s Mike Capocci during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, in Columbus, Ohio.

No. 21 Ohio St. edges N’western

expected to play today.Without Davis in the lineup, freshmen Travis and

David Wear could see more playing time up front, and Williams said there’s a possibility of junior Will Graves sliding over from the three to the four spot.

“I’m always ready to step in wherever,” Graves said. “It might be a little awkward running a cou-ple plays, but I could just about play any position just by paying attention in practice.”

The loss of Davis also would make it even tougher for the Tar Heels to contain 6-9 forward Al-Farouq Aminu, who leads Wake Forest with 17.6 points per game and leads the ACC with 11.6 rebounds, and 7-0 Chas McFarland, who averages 6.9 points and 7.6 rebounds.

The Tar Heels (12-6, 1-2 ACC) were outmus-cled inside by similar big men in losses to No. 5 Syracuse, No. 2 Kentucky and No. 1 Texas and more recently in losses to No. 17 Clemson and No. 19 Georgia Tech. Clemson forward Trevor Booker dominated last week’s game for 21 points and nine rebounds, and the Yellow Jackets outscored the Tar Heels 30-24 in the paint Saturday.

“I don’t know what the right word is — out-physi-caled, outplayed, more aggressive, less aggressive,” Williams said.

The Tar Heels starting forwards and top two scorers — Davis and senior Deon Thompson — disappeared for stretches during both ACC losses. After the Georgia Tech game, Thompson said he needed to start demanding the ball more. Davis and Thompson have combined for just 32 points and 18 rebounds the past two games.

Dunigan and Bliss shared team high honors with 12 points apiece.

Mitchell 59, TJCA 28AVONDALE — The Lady

Mountaineers took advantage of big runs and a depleted Thomas Jefferson squad to score a 59-28 win, Tuesday.

With only eight players in

uniform, the Lady Griffs hung tough early as Anna Dedman scored on a runner to knot the game at 2-2.

Mitchell then went on 13-2 run that was broken by Victoria Bennet’s 3-point play, but TJCA still trailed 17-7 at the end of the quarter.

The Lady Mountaineers used another big run to open the sec-ond and by the midway point of that quarter they had seized con-trol of the game by grabbing a 29-9 lead and a 33-9 advantage

at the half.TJCA showed some fight com-

ing out of the locker room as Ryanne Corder hit a 3 and Bennet converted a layup, but that was the only offense the home team could muster as they trailed 50-14 heading to the fourth.

The Gryphons showed their scrappiness as TJCA out-scored the Mountaineers, 14-9, in the final quarter as Murphy Doyen netted all of her team-high 10 points.

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Favre to face boyhood favoritesMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — It

appears that Brett Favre is just like everyone else — he never forgot his first love.

Shortly after Favre and the Minnesota Vikings dismantled Dallas on Sunday to setup a showdown with the Saints in New Orleans for the NFC cham-pionship, the 40-year-old quar-terback recalled a conversation he had with Saints coach Sean Payton a while back.

“I told him secretly I’m a Saints fan,” Favre said.

For years as a kid growing up in southeastern Mississippi, Favre never felt the need to hide his devotion to Archie Manning and the rest of those lovable los-ers, even as many in the Gulf Coast region were cutting eye holes in grocery bags to avoid being seen at Saints games.

“All of those years I never wore a bag on my head, but I remem-ber those days,” Favre said.

New Orleans may not be home for Favre. But when it comes to NFL cities, the Big Easy is as close as it gets. Favre grew up in Kiln, Miss., just an hour’s drive away from New Orleans. He played his college ball at Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, a mere two hours from Bourbon Street.

Now, in the latest dramatic twist to a 19th season that has been almost too good to be true, the Saints are the last team standing in his way of reach-ing a third Super Bowl. Favre and the Vikings will go into the Superdome on Sunday with a trip to Miami on the line.

“We didn’t think we were going to actually play,” Favre said of his past conversations with Payton. “There was always an outside chance, but go figure.”

As this storybook season draws closer to a conclusion for Favre, it almost had to be this way.

After signing with the rival Vikings, Favre has already stuck it to the Green Bay Packers twice in convincing fashion.

With a four-TD performance against the Cowboys last week-end, he became the first quar-terback to win a playoff game in 40s and has put together one of the best seasons of his brilliant career. He has thrown 37 touch-

down passes and a career-low seven interceptions. His 107.2 rating in the regular season was by far the highest of his career and his 4,202 yards passing were third-most behind seasons in 1995 and 1998, a lifetime ago in NFL years.

Favre led the Vikings to a 12-4 season and a first-round bye in the playoffs, just the second time since 1975 that Minnesota has won at least 12 games in the reg-ular season.

If he is to lead the Vikings to their first Super Bowl appear-ance since after the 1976 season, it will have to be at the expense of the team that was so close to his heart for so long. Favre loved the Saints as a kid, even mimick-ing Manning in backyard foot-ball games of his youth.

As Favre rose to prominence

in the NFL, he earned a fol-lowing in the Gulf region that would match the Saints fervent fan base. He still spends the vast majority of his free time at his offseason home in Hattiesburg and suffered through the devas-tation of Hurricane Katrina with the rest of the folks in the area in 2005.

Katrina destroyed the Kiln home where Favre grew up and his mother still lived at the time, and Favre’s vast estate in Hattiesburg was damaged as well.

He helped raise millions in the storm’s aftermath to rebuild the region, which only further cemented his status as a local hero.

But Favre has no illu-sions about the reception he will receive in the raucous Superdome on Sunday.

Associated PressMinnesota Vikings’ Brett Favre celebrates after the second half of an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Dallas Cowboys Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010, in Minneapolis. The Vikings won 34-3.

NEW YORK (AP) — Buddy Ryan’s advice to son Rex when he took over as head coach of the New York Jets a year ago was simple: “Don’t screw it up.”

No problem, Dad.Borrowing a page from his

irascible father’s playbook, Ryan and the upstart Jets are on the brink of the Super Bowl.

Buddy Ryan, who began his pro football coaching career with the Jets in the 1960s and was the linebackers coach for the New York defense that shut down the Baltimore Colts in the 1969 Super Bowl, is impressed.

“He’s done a great job,” Buddy Ryan said Tuesday. “He’s turned it into an aggressive team.”

It’s the Ryan Way.

Ryan grew up watching his dad — a Korean War veteran who turned to football after gradu-ating from Oklahoma State — build some of football’s top defenses behind a relentlessness that focused on creating havoc on the field.

The Jets have done the same throughout their surprising playoff run, dominating the Cincinnati Bengals then shut-ting down the high-powered San Diego Chargers on Sunday to advance to their first AFC Championship game in 11 years.

The team that takes the field against the Indianapolis Colts has all the hallmarks of a Ryan-coached club, namely a tough

defense and a swagger that fil-ters from the top down.

The Jets playing for a chance to go to the Super Bowl is a pros-pect few thought possible when the season started. Buddy Ryan, however, was optimistic.

“I learned more football from him than anywhere else,” Rex Ryan said. Including his father’s sense of gamesmanship.

When the Jets began the playoffs as a longshot, Rex put together a map that highlighted the parade route the team would take after winning the Super

Bowl.It was meant to give the Jets a

confidence boost. It also drew a chuckle from his dad, who never shied away from controversy during his lengthy coaching career.

Through it all Buddy Ryan was beloved by his players. The Chicago Bears carried Ryan off the field next to head coach Mike Ditka after Ryan’s vaunted “46 Defense” helped the Bears destroy the New England Patriots 46-10 in the 1985 Super Bowl.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A record fine and threat of suspension aren’t going to stop Serena Williams from being anything other than, well, Serena Williams.

“That hasn’t crossed my mind at all. ... If I yell too much, it would be a problem,” she said. “I feel like I can always be myself. ... I’ll say, ’C’mon.’ I’ll get frustrated. I’ll still be human. I’ll still make mis-takes. I’ll still learn from them.”

Williams returned to Grand Slam play Tuesday for the first time since her tirade against the line judge who called her for a foot fault during her U.S. Open semifinal loss to Kim Clijsters in September.

And while the 11-time major winner did seem less effusive than usual on court, Williams didn’t pull any punches after her 6-2, 6-1 win over 18-year-old Urszula Radwanska about what she thought of the punishment.

“I don’t know whoever got fined like that. People said worse, done worse,” she said, “I think it was a bit much.”

Williams was fined $82,500 and warned she could be suspended from the U.S. Open for anoth-er “major offense” at any Grand Slam event in the next two years. Williams said she doubts whether one of the top men would have drawn such a fine.”

Venus, seeded sixth, opened with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Lucie Safarova. Also advancing were No. 8 Jelena Jankovic, No. 11 Marion Bartoli, No. 13 Sam Stosur and No. 19 Nadia Petrova. Melanie Oudin, the 18-year-old American who made a surprising run to last year’s U.S. Open quarterfinals, lost 2-6, 7-5, 7-5 to Alla Kudryavtseva of Russia.

Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic needed 4 hours, 19 minutes to beat Regina Kulikova of Russia 7-6 (5), 6-7 (10), 6-3 in what the WTA said was the longest women’s sin-gles match at a Grand Slam.

Roger Federer hadn’t dropped a set in the open-ing round of a major for six years and was on track to continue that run when he was a break up against Igor Andreev, whose girlfriend Maria Kirilenko ousted 2008 champion Maria Sharapova on the opening day at Melbourne Park.

Andreev rallied, breaking the 15-time Grand Slam winner twice to take the first set. The Russian had three set points on serve to take a 2-1 lead, but each time he was undone by a fore-hand error and Federer withstood the challenge — breaking to force a tiebreaker and then dominat-ing the rest of the way in his 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (2), 6-0 first-round win.

Advancing were: sixth-seeded Nikolay Davydenko, No. 9 Fernando Verdasco — who lost a five-set semifinal to Nadal at last year’s Australian Open — No. 10 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, No. 12 Gael Monfils, No. 19 Stanislas Wawrinka and No. 21 Tomas Berdych.

No. 20 Mikhail Youzhny took 4 hours, 53 min-utes in a night match to oust Richard Gasquet 6-7 (9), 4-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4), 6-4. Organizers scheduled 88 matches Tuesday to make some inroads into the backlog caused by suspensions on the rainy open-ing day.

Nadal, the defending champion, plays Lukas Lacko at Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday. Del Potro faces James Blake, and No. 5 Andy Murray and No. 7 Andy Roddick also are in action.

Associated PressMikhail Youzhny reacts after beating Richard Gasquet during the men’s singles first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday.

Serena Williams just being herself in Melbourne

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RALEIGH (AP) — Charter school boosters said Tuesday that North Carolina may fall short in reach-ing for $4 billion in federal “Race to the Top” education grants because the state hasn’t shown enough of a commitment to help the alternative schools succeed.

President Obama has highlighted charter schools as a way to fix prob-lems in public schools. His admin-istration made creating an environ-ment for charter schools to succeed a significant element of how it will score grant applications filed by more than 30 states before Tuesday’s dead-line.

North Carolina has limited the number of charter schools to no more than 100 since they began in 1996. And the state received poor marks from a national charter school advo-cacy group evaluating state laws that are supposed to help the schools thrive.

Charter schools receive public funds but are run by private boards and open to all students. Administrators don’t have to follow all the regula-tions imposed on traditional public schools.

Lawmakers and governors in other states like Massachusetts and New York worked as the dead-line approached to expand the use of charter schools. North Carolina chose to do nothing, said Darrell Allison with Parents for Educational Freedom, which advocates for educa-tion options for North Carolina stu-dents.

“We as leaders are very, very con-cerned,” Allison said at a news con-ference at the Legislative Building. “In a state that has a cap on public charter schools approaching 15 years, we are concerned that we have not done enough.”

But Gov. Beverly Perdue is confi-dent the state will be very competi-tive with its proposal sent over the

weekend to Washington, spokeswom-an Chrissy Pearson said Tuesday.

The plan, seeking $469.5 million over four years, focuses upon devel-oping innovative methods to mea-sure how students succeed and train teachers and administrators, Perdue wrote to U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan. Grant winners will be announced in April. Not all states will win.

“I believe North Carolina has devel-oped an aggressive plan that holds every school accountable for every child’s success,” Perdue wrote.

In North Carolina, the 100-charter cap was approved to give lawmak-ers and policymakers time to deter-mine whether the charter schools improved student performance. New charter schools can open only if old ones shut down.

But lawmakers and some educa-tors have been cool to raising the cap, pointing to studies showing char-ter school students don’t necessarily perform markedly better than those in traditional classrooms. Charter advocates have argued the studies are deficient, highlight local success stories and point out charter schools often teach a disproportionate num-ber of low-performing and at-risk students.

Perdue and others successfully peti-tioned Duncan’s office to change the grant rules to allow states to promote other innovative schools in their application in addition to charters.

But the Obama administration’s remains very interested in char-ter schools in its scoring system, which will grade applications on a 500-point scale, said Todd Ziebarth, vice president of policy at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.

A state can receive up to 40 points for showing it is creating success-ful conditions for “high-performing charter schools.”

BOSTON (AP) — In an epic upset in liberal Massachusetts, Republican Scott Brown rode a wave of voter anger to win the U.S. Senate seat held by the late Edward M. Kennedy for nearly half a century, leaving President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul in doubt and marring the end of his first year in office.

The loss by the once-favored Democrat Martha Coakley in the Democratic stronghold was a stun-ning embarrassment for the White House after Obama rushed to Boston on Sunday to try to save the founder-ing candidate. Her defeat on Tuesday signaled big political problems for the president’s party this fall when House, Senate and gubernatorial candidates are on the ballot nation-wide.

“I have no interest in sugarcoating what happened in Massachusetts,” said Sen. Robert Menendez, the head of the Senate Democrats’ campaign committee. “There is a lot of anxiety in the country right now.”

Brown will become the 41st Republican in the 100-member Senate, which could allow the GOP to block the president’s health care legislation and the rest of his agenda. Democrats needed Coakley to win for a 60th vote to thwart Republican filibusters.

The Republican will finish Kennedy’s unexpired term, facing re-election in 2012.

Brown led by 52 per cent to 47 per-cent with all but 3 percent of pre-cincts counted.

One day shy of the first anniversary of Obama’s swearing-in, the election played out amid a backdrop of ani-mosity and resentment from voters over persistently high unemployment, Wall Street bailouts, exploding feder-al budget deficits and partisan wran-gling over health care.

For weeks considered a long shot, Brown seized on voter discontent to overtake Coakley in the campaign’s final stretch. His candidacy ener-gized Republicans, including back-ers of the “tea party” protest move-ment, while attracting disappointed

Democrats and independents uneasy with where they felt the nation was heading.

A cornerstone of Brown’s campaign was his promise to vote against the health care plan.

Though the president wasn’t on the ballot, he was on many voters’ minds.

“I voted for Obama because I want-ed change. ... I thought he’d bring it to us, but I just don’t like the direc-tion that he’s heading,” said John Triolo, 38, a registered independent.

He said his frustrations, including what he considered the too-quick pace of health care legislation, led him to vote for Brown.

Coakley called Brown conceding the race, and Obama talked to both Brown and Coakley, congratulating them on the race.

The Democrat said the president told her: “We can’t win them all.”

Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin said he would notify the U.S. Senate on Wednesday that Brown had been elected. Originally, he had said he might take over two weeks to certify the results of the special election, giving Democrats a window in which to try to rush through final passage of Obama’s health care plan.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., promised to seat Brown “as soon as the proper paperwork has been received.”

Brown will be the first Republican senator from Massachusetts in 30 years.

Even before the first results were announced, administration officials were privately accusing Coakley of a poorly run campaign and playing down the notion that Obama or a toxic political landscape had much to do with the outcome.

Coakley’s supporters, in turn, blamed that very environment, say-ing her lead dropped significantly after the Senate passed health care reform shortly before Christmas and after the Christmas Day attempted airliner bombing that Obama himself said showed a failure of his adminis-tration.

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — President Barack Obama announced Tuesday he’ll ask Congress for $1.35 billion to extend an education grant program for states, saying that getting schools right “will shape our future as a nation.”

Obama outlined the proposal that will be part of his budget request for this year at an elementary school here, where he also held a short dis-cussion with sixth-grade students.

The $787 billion economic stimu-lus program that Obama signed into law soon after taking office included $4.3 billion in competitive grants for states, nicknamed the “Race to the Top” fund. States must amend educa-tion laws and policies to compete for a share of the money.

The deadline to apply for the pro-gram is Tuesday, and officials expect more than 30 states to apply. The Education Department is expected to announce its first of two rounds of awards in April — with Obama say-

ing that not all who enter will get a grant.

The president said that extending the program would allow more states to win grants. He also wants to use some of the $1.35 billion for a simi-larly competitive grant program for local school districts.

“Offering our children an outstand-ing education is one of our most fun-damental — perhaps our most fun-damental — obligations as a coun-try,” Obama said in brief remarks. “Countries that out-educate us today will out-compete us tomorrow.”

With the grant programs, Obama is trying to make federal educa-tion spending more of a competitive endeavor to encourage states and school districts to do better, rather than a solely formula-driven effort in which states and districts look for-ward to receiving a certain amount of money each school year, regardless of how good a job they do educating students.

Associated PressMassachusetts State Sen. Scott Brown, R-Wrentham, watches election night returns with family and supporters in his room in Boston, Tuesday.

In epic upset, GOP’s Brown wins Mass. Senate race

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NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market rebounded Tuesday as traders placed bets that the outcome of an election in Massachusetts would make it harder for President Barack Obama to make changes to health care.

The Dow Jones industrial aver-age rose 116 points to a 15-month high after falling 101 on Friday. Broader indexes also rose and demand for the safety of govern-ment debt waned.

The vote Tuesday to fill the seat of late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy could shift power in the Senate if Republican Scott Brown wins. That would give Republicans the 41 votes necessary to block Democratic proposals, including the health care bill. Polls were set to close four hours after the closing bell on Wall Street.

Rising health care stocks led the market higher as the pros-pect of a logjam in Washington eased concerns that profits at companies like insurers and drug makers would suffer.

Technology shares rose smartly after a Credit Suisse analyst raised his rating on Ciena Corp., a maker of telecommunications

equipment, predicting that rev-enue would exceed expectations.

Technology shares are sure to be a key focus for the mar-ket Wednesday after IBM Corp. reported a 9 percent increase in earnings late Tuesday for the final three months of 2009. The company said after the closing bell that its revenue rose for the first time in a year and a half. IBM also predicted that 2010 earnings will come in at the high end of its previous forecast.

Tuesday’s gains came after stocks fell Friday when JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s quar-terly results fell short of expecta-tions. U.S. markets were closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Analysts said that beyond a possible shift in prospects for health care changes, the week’s earnings reports will help chart the market’s course in the com-ing months as companies update their expectations for the econ-omy.

The stock market has been climbing for 10 months on hopes that an easing recession would boost corporate profits. But lin-gering problems like high unem-

ployment and a weak housing market have raised questions about whether the rally has been overdone.

The Dow rose 115.78, or 1.1 per-cent, to 10,725.43. The broader Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 14.20, or 1.3 percent, to 1,150.23. It was the highest close for the Dow and the S&P 500 index since Oct. 1, 2008.

The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index rose 32.41, or 1.4 percent, to 2,320.40.

Bond prices fell, pushing their yields higher. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose to 3.70 percent from 3.68 percent late Friday.

The dollar mostly rose against other major currencies. Gold advanced, while crude oil rose $1.02 to settle at $79.02 per bar-rel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

More than three stocks rose for every one that fell at the New York Stock Exchange, where consolidated volume fell to 4.6 billion shares from 4.8 billion Friday.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 11.19, or 1.8 percent, to 649.15.

HALIFAX (AP) — A national producer of pre-pared foods is expanding a North Carolina plant and plans to create 500 jobs, providing a boost to an Interstate 95 corridor that has for years strug-gled to lower its jobless rate.

Reser’s Fine Foods Inc. will create the jobs over the next five years at the Halifax Industrial Center in Halifax County. The Beaverton, Ore.-based com-pany makes prepared salads, dips, side dishes and other products under a variety of brand names.

Halifax County’s unemployment rate was 13.6 percent in November, well above the state rate of 10.7 percent, and it’s part of a corridor near the Virginia border that has consistently seen higher jobless rates than neighboring counties. Democratic State Sen. Ed Jones, who represents the region, said in a statement the announcement could not come at a better time.

“We are all going through tough times and the people of Halifax County and northeastern North Carolina need to know that we are working aggres-sively to expand existing businesses and attract new ones,” he said.

State officials are providing a $1 million grant as part of the expansion. The first phase of the expan-sion starting in 2010 will include a $15 million investment from the company.

“We are convinced North Carolina is the best strategic location, and we are excited to expand there,” said CEO Al Reser in a statement. “We plan to build a facility that the people of Halifax County and our employees are proud of, and one that will continue to produce great products.”

Mingwang Lu, second from right, Chairman and CEO of China Gerui Advanced Materials Group Ltd., rings the Nasdaq opening bell, Tuesday in New York. The steel processing company, based in Zhengzhou, China, joined Nasdaq in November 2009.

Food company will bring 500 jobs to N.C.

Duke making cuts in Midwest operations

CHARLOTTE (AP) — Duke Energy is offering buyouts to employees as it consolidates finance, legal and other corporate functions performed in Midwest offices to its Charlotte headquarters.

The consolidation is designed to help the com-pany shave $200 million from operating expenses this year on top of $150 million in cost-cutting in 2009, The Charlotte Observer reported Tuesday.

Duke Energy has maintained regional offices in locations including Cincinnati and Plainfield, Ind., since its 2006 merger with Cincinnati-based Cinergy.

The utility employs about 3,300 workers in Ohio, 2,500 in Indiana and 300 in Kentucky, but the majority of that Midwestern work force won’t be affected by the consolidation, Duke Energy said.

The company has not set a target for the staff reductions brought on by lower sales and higher costs, spokesman Tom Williams said.

“We’re just trying to tighten up all around in a methodical way,” he said. “The whole intent is to contain costs and maintain the financial strength of the company.”

Duke Energy on Monday notified employees in selected areas about voluntary buyout offers.

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The world still can’t get enough food and water to the hungry and thirsty one week after an earthquake shattered Haiti’s capital. The airport remains a bottleneck, the port is a shambles. The Haitian gov-ernment is invisible, nobody has taken firm charge, and the police have largely given up.

Even as U.S. troops landed in Seahawk helicopters Tuesday on the manicured lawn of the National Palace, the colossal efforts to help Haiti are proving inadequate because of the scale of the disaster and the limita-tions of the world’s governments. Expectations exceeded what money, will and military might have been able to achieve so far in the face of unimaginable calamity.

“God has abandoned us! The foreigners have abandoned us!” yelled Micheline Ursulin, tearing at her hair as she rushed past a large pile of decaying bodies.

Three of her children died in the quake and her surviv-ing daughter is in the hospital with broken limbs and a serious infection.

Rescue groups continue to work, even though time is run-ning out for those buried by the quake. A Mexican team created after that nation’s 1985 earth-quake rescued Ena Zizi, 69. She had survived a week buried in the ruins of the residence of Haiti’s Roman Catholic arch-bishop, who died. Other teams pulled two women from a col-lapsed university building.

But most efforts are focused on getting aid to survivors.

“We need so much. Food, clothes, we need everything. I don’t know whose responsibil-ity it is, but they need to give us something soon,” said Sophia Eltime, a 29-year-old mother of two. She said she had not eaten

since Jan. 12.It is not just Haitians ques-

tioning why aid has been so slow for victims of one of the worst earthquakes in history — an estimated 200,000 dead, 250,000 injured and 1.5 million homeless. Officials in France and Brazil and aid groups such as Doctors Without Borders have complained of bottlenecks, skewed priorities and a crippling lack of leadership and coordina-tion.

The reasons are varied:n Both national and interna-

tional authorities suffered great losses in the quake, taking out many of the leaders best suited to organize a response;n Woefully inadequate infra-

structure and a near-complete failure in telephone and Internet communications complicate efforts to reach millions of peo-ple forced from homes turned into piles of rubble;n Fears of looting and violence

keep aid groups and govern-ments from moving as quickly as they’d like;n Pre-existing poverty and

malnutrition put some at risk even before the quake hit.

Governments have pledged nearly $1 billion in aid, and thousands of tons of food and medical supplies have been shipped. But much remains trapped in warehouses, diverted to the neighboring Dominican Republic, or left hovering in the air. The nonfunctioning seaport and impassable roads complicate efforts to get aid to the people.

Aid is being turned back from the single-runway airport, where the U.S. military has come under criticism for poorly prioritizing flights, although the U.S. Air Force said Tuesday it had raised the facility’s daily capacity from 30 flights before the quake to 180 on Tuesday.

“We’re doing everything in our

power to speed aid to Haiti as fast as humanly possible,” said Gen. Douglas Fraser, head of U.S. Southern Command.

The World Food Program said more than 250,000 ready-to-eat food rations had been distrib-uted in Haiti by Tuesday, only a fraction of the 3 million people thought to be in desperate need. There have been anecdotal sto-ries of starvation among the old and infirm, but apparently no widespread starvation — yet.

The WFP said it needs to deliver 100 million ready-to-eat rations in the next 30 days. Based on pledges from the United States, Italy and Denmark, it has 16 million in the pipeline.

So far, international relief efforts have been unorganized, disjointed and insufficient to help a people in need of such basics as food, water and medical care. Doctors Without Borders says urgently needed surgical equipment and drugs have been turned away five times, even though the agency received advance authorization.

French Cooperation Minister Alain Joyandet went as far as demanding a U.N. investigation into U.S. aid efforts, although his boss, President Nicolas Sarkozy, defended the U.S. on Tuesday, as did the United Nations. U.N. spokeswoman Elisabeth Byrs credited the U.S. with bringing in great amounts of aid and expertise, and said the airport wouldn’t be working without U.S. military help.

U.S. defense officials acknowl-edged bottlenecks, but said they have been working aggressively to eliminate them. They note that many military flights also carry aid, and White House spokesman Tommy Vietor said that by Monday, fewer than a third of flights into Haiti were U.S. military.

Iran rejects nuclear proposalVIENNA (AP) — Iran has told the head of the

U.N. nuclear agency that it does not accept an international proposal committing it to quickly export most of the material it would need to make a nuclear warhead, diplomats said Tuesday.

For months, Iranian officials have used the media to criticize the plan backed by most of the world’s major powers and to offer alternatives to one of its main conditions — that the Islamic republic ship out most of its stock of enriched uranium and then wait for up to a year for its return in the form of fuel rods for its Tehran research reactor.

While critical of such statements, the United States and its allies noted that Iran had yet to respond to the International Atomic Agency regarding the plan, first drawn up in early October in a landmark meeting in Geneva between Iran and the six world powers, and then refined later that month in Vienna talks among Iran, the U.S., Russia and France.

But Iran now also has told the IAEA — which chaired the Vienna talks — that it wants an alternative to the plan. Its version effectively rejects the key demand that it agree to a tight timetable in shipping out most of its enriched uranium supply, said the diplomats.

Sunni fighters now in state jobsBAGHDAD (AP) — Nearly 50,000 Sunni fight-

ers who sided with American forces against al-Qaida and other militants in Iraq are now in government jobs, a top official said Tuesday in an attempt to soothe fears they would be neglected by the country’s Shiite leaders.

The announcement, made during a press con-ference at a U.S. military base in the heart of Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, was a reminder that Iraq’s sectarian tensions remain raw and risk being stoked further as parliamen-tary elections approach in a matter of weeks.

Many of the former Sunni fighters, part of a group known as the Sons of Iraq, were them-selves former insurgents who switched sides, helping to stabilize the country. The U.S. has been urging Iraq’s Shiite-led government to find jobs for the fighters to promote national unity and maintain security as American troops begin to leave the country.

Mohammed Salman al-Saadi, chairman of Iraq’s Implementation and Follow-up Committee for National Reconciliation, said Iraq hopes to put the rest of the estimated 96,000 Sons of Iraq in government jobs by summer.

The positions are being filled even though no new state jobs were created for other Iraqis last year because of budget problems, he said.

Kraft Foods, Cadbury make dealLONDON (AP) — After months of fierce resis-

tance, Cadbury’s about-face to accept a sweet-ened 11.5 billion pound ($19.5 billion) takeover from Kraft Foods Inc. — forming the world’s biggest candy company — has alarmed British unions, lawmakers and chocolate lovers.

With Cadbury shareholders expected to agree to the deal and a rival bid from The Hershey Co. looking less likely, opponents fear the U.S. mul-tinational’s impact on one of Britain’s oldest and best-loved brands.

Just days after Cadbury declared its suitor a “low growth” company with a “long history of underperformance,” the British maker of Dairy Milk chocolates and Dentyne gum capitulated to a raised bid of 840 pence ($13.78) per share.

The deal, comprising 500 pence cash and 0.1874 new Kraft shares for each Cadbury share, is a 9 percent premium to its previous 770 pence offer and 50 percent higher than Cadbury’s market value before Kraft, based in Northfield, Illinois, went public with its approach in September.

Cadbury stock was trading just under that level, at 836.5 pence, up 3.6 percent, in Tuesday afternoon trade. Shares in Kraft were down 2.5 percent at $28.85.

Associated PressIn this photo released by MINUSTAH, a Jordanian UN peacekeeper distributes food to earthquake survivors in Port au Prince Tuesday.

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Aid distribution still a problem

WASHINGTON (AP) — Army officials said Tuesday they will investigate whether a Michigan defense contrac-tor violated federal procure-ment rules by stamping references to Bible verses on combat rifle sights used by American forces to kill enemy fighters in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Marine Corps, another major customer of the tele-scoping sights that allow troops to pinpoint targets day or night, says service acquisition officials plan to meet with the contractor, Trijicon of Wixom, Mich., to discuss future purchases of the company’s gear.

The references have stoked

concerns by a watch dog group about whether the inscriptions break a govern-ment rule that bars prosely-tizing by American troops. But military officials said the citations don’t violate the ban and they won’t stop using the tens of thousands of telescoping sights that have already been bought.

Trijicon said it has been longstanding company prac-tice to put the Scripture cita-tions on the equipment. Tom Munson, Trijicon’s director of sales and marketing, said the company has never received any complaints until now.

“We don’t publicize this,” Munson said in a recent interview. “It’s not something

we make a big deal out of. But when asked, we say, ’Yes, it’s there.”’

The inscriptions are subtle and appear in raised letter-ing at the end of the stock number. Trijicon’s rifle sights use tritium, a radioactive form of hydrogen, to create light and help shooters hit what they’re aiming for.

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Calling all Mayberry super fansIt’s me, it’s me, it’s Ernest T.Wish I had a nickel for each

time I’ve mimicked those lines from that wiley, backwoods character on the Andy Griffith Show. Which, by the way... Did you know that Ernest T. Bass only appeared in five episodes?

My brother and I share many of the same likes and dislikes, and The Andy Griffith Show is one of the things we like... a lot. The show is an American clas-sic. Plain and simple.

The funny thing is that we are only fans of the black and white episodes, not the ones made in color. We’ll watch those (in col-or), but “black and white Andy” (as we call it) is our favorite. We’re constantly trying to out trivia each other and come up with new “Andy” facts.

I never tire of the reruns, and trust me, I’ve seen them all. You can’t beat the charm and simplicity of Mayberry and its characters — Andy’s folksy, down-to-earth charm, his win-ning smile and forthright way of keeping the peace, Barney’s overzealous way of innocently messing up, and Opie just being so darn adorable.

Every time the credits roll, it gives me extra pleasure just to know that I’ve lived in the same county with Andy’s famed make-up artist/friend the late Lee Greenway of Rutherfordton.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the debut of “The Andy Griffith Show.” It aired on Oct. 3, 1960 and ran for eight seasons (249 episodes).

It’s hard for me to pick a favor-ite, but a couple might be Aunt Bee’s pickle fiasco in the epi-sode “Operation Pickle Switch,” or the one where Opie falls in love with Thelma Lou, and says “Pa, just what can you do with a grown woman?” That always brings a grin to my face.

Believe it or not, I’ve never been to Mount Airy or the Andy Griffith Playhouse. I know, and I call myself a fan. But, I might just change that. I’m thinking about dragging my brother on a road trip now that The Andy Griffith Museum has opened next door to the playhouse.

Both are located a half-mile from the actor’s boyhood home. The museum houses the world’s largest collection of Andy Griffith memorabilia, which has been collected by Emmett Forrest, a schoolmate and close friend of Griffith. The doors opened in mid-November to the new 2,500-square-foot museum and cost more than half a mil-lion dollars to build.

Griffith gave many of the items to Forrest, including the iconic signs from the show’s courthouse doors that read: “Sheriff” and “Justice of the Peace.”

The collection also con-tains several items donated by Francey Knotts, widow of actor Don Knotts. Those include Barney’s chair, bronzed and signed by cast members when Fife left the show, and an autographed copy of the script Knotts used for the television movie, “Return to Mayberry.”

Forrest said the collection attracted people from all 50 states and 43 countries during its 20 months on display next door in the basement of the playhouse. With 2010 being the 50th anniversary of the debut of the show,” he predicts as many as 40,000 visitors will tour the museum.

I might just join them for some good ole Mayberry charm.

For more information, visit www.AndyGriffithMuseum.com.

Local cubs scout out a good time

SPINDALE — Cub Scouts from around the region gathered at Isothermal Community College Monday to celebrate Cub-o-Ree — a winter activities session helping scouts earn more belt loops.

“We actually do this every January, but usually as an overnight outdoor meeting,” said Boy Scouts District Coordinator Travis Walker. “This year we decided to try a one day meeting and our attendance has been way up. I think this is our high-est amount in about five years.”

The day-long event saw 101 Cub Scouts, 20 Boy Scout volunteer chaperones, dozens of scout leaders and several parents helping the boys learn about and earn more belt loops — the Cub Scout equivalent of merit badges.

“I learned a lot today and had a lot of fun,” said nine-year-old Cub Scout Jonathan Newton of Pack 122. “We saw some stuff about cameras and how to

take pictures and how to use film. And we played kickball and went swim-ming. It was great.”

Fellow Pack 122 Scout David Davis chimed in, “Swimming was a lot of fun. I even got to race against Jonathan in the pool, and it was whole lot of fun. Learning how the cameras work was pretty cool.”

Loops up for earning at the event included swim-ming, photography, lan-guage and cultures and kickball. Photography and kickball were not only new events for Cub-o-Ree since last year, but also brand new belt loops entirely.

“We were happy to have some new belt loops to offer our Scouts,” said leader Jackie Wallace. “And we

don’t often get to teach the language and culture loop, so it was good we could offer that one today.”

In order to earn their language and culture loop, Cub Scouts must learn about several new cultures and meet someone from a foreign land. At ICC Monday, Cub Scout leader Cherry Pearson of Pack 151 was a popular leader due to her being from the Philippines.

“In the Filipino culture, on your birthday you eat lots of noodles,” Pearson taught the Scouts. “But you don’t cut them. That’s because in the culture they believe if you eat long noodles, you will celebrate a long and happy life.”

Scouts also learned about the country’s celebration of All Saint’s Day on Nov. 1 each year — immediately following All Hallow’s Eve or Halloween.

Boy Scout volunteers helped corral their younger brethren at many activi-ties, including lessons on forestry, sports and outdoor adventure.

“I stayed with the Webelos pack most of the day,” said Boy Scout Ethan Wallace. “It was a lot to keep up with, but I had a good time and I liked helping out the little kids. And I did get to learn about some photogra-phy stuff, too.”

Scout Leader Stephanie Mitchell, of Pack 122 in Ellenboro, taught the pho-tography lessons.

“We learned what you can and cannot do with three different types of cameras,” Mitchell said. “The Scouts learned about disposable cameras, manual cameras and digital cameras.”

In the pool, Scouts learned about aquatic safe-ty from Bostic Scoutmaster — and certified BSA life-

Cub scouts from packs all across the region gathered at ICC Monday for their annual Cub-o-Ree, a winter activities day that helps scouts learn more about their belt loops (the Cub Scout equivalent of merit badges) and earn more credits toward advanc-ing their individual ranks.

Cub scouts learned about photography as part of their work on a new belt loop. In addition to manual cameras - ones that use film - the scouts learned about disposable cameras and even experimented with digital photography showing off their prints here.

Aquanaut belt loops and water safety were the order of the day at the ICC pool. Here, scouts relax and frolic after their lessons are complete from Bostic Scoutmaster Chris Byrd. Below, volunteer scout leader Cherry Pearson of pack 151 teaches scouts about her Filipino heritage, helping them to satisfy the requirements to earn their language and culture belt loop.

n Scouts learn about photography and water safety at annual Cub-o-Ree

Text and photos by Scott Baughman

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How many times a day to you say, “I’m stressed?” Some stress is normal. We all feel stress from time to time, both adults and children. Adults may feel stress from their job, home, finances, health, etc. For children, times of change like starting school, getting used to a new baby in the home, divorce, or problems with the teacher or other children at school can also create stress.

When stress becomes too much, it becomes distress. How can you tell if your child is in distress? The two most frequent indi-cators that children are stressed are changes in behaviors and regression of behaviors. Children under stress change their behavior and react by doing things that are not in keeping with their usual style. Behaviors seen in earlier phases of development, such as thumb sucking and regres-sion in toileting, may reap-pear. Reactions to stress vary with the child’s age and stage of development, their ability to cope, the length of time the stressor continues, and the intensity of the stressor.

Some symptoms of child stress are:

Physical- headaches, stomach aches, vomiting, wetting

Emotional- feat, irritabil-ity, sadness

Behavioral- crying, ner-vous tics, losing temper

Interactions with others- withdrawing, teasing or bullying, extreme shyness

Signs of stress in children often occur together, but no one child shows all symp-toms at once. In school, a stressed child my be easily distracted, have difficulty following directions or completing assignments, or have trouble concentrating.

Factors that support chil-dren and create a safety net for them during stressful times include:

A healthy relationship with at least one parent or close adult

Well-developed social skills

Well-developed problem-solving skills

Ability to act indepen-dently

A sense of purpose and future

At least one coping strat-egy

A sense of positive self-esteem and personal responsibility

Religious commitmentAbility to focus attentionSpecial interest and hob-

bies

Families can provide fur-ther protection by:

Developing trust with the child, particularly during

the first year of lifeProviding a stress free,

supportive environment with supportive family and friends

Showing caring and warmth

Listening to children, naming their feelings and acting in a caring manner

Having high, clear expec-tations without being overly rigid

Providing ways for chil-dren to contribute to the family in meaningful ways

Being sensitive to family cultural belief systems

Building on family strengths

As adults, we can make sure we don’t add to chil-dren’s stress by expecting them to act in adult ways. We can praise, be posi-tive, seek positive solutions, teach fairness, help chil-dren to like themselves, be patient, teach honesty, and give lots of love and encour-agement, particularly dur-ing difficult times.

Being involved in a posi-tive youth development program, such as 4-H, can help children to learn and develop life skills, as well as explore subjects that interest them, maybe even a career path. We have 4-H clubs throughout the county. They are open to youth ages 5 to 18. If you are interested, please call 287-6190.

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N.C. MarketReady Fresh Produce Safety – Field to Family is a new N.C. Cooperative Extension pro-gram developed to educate fruit and vegetable growers about measures to mini-mize food safety risks. The training focuses on Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) and what it takes to obtain GAPs certification.

The Rutherford Extension Center will be conducting the Tier 1 N.C. MarketReady Training Workshop begin-ning on Thursday, January 28th and continuing on February 4th and 11th, 2010. The 3- week Workshop will be held at the Rutherford County Extension Center located at 193 Callahan-Koon Road in Spindale with class sessions from 2-4 pm. Tier 1 will address GAPs that are directly related to field production and harvest. The training will include an introduction to com-mon food-borne pathogens and diseases as well as rec-ognizing points of poten-tial contamination, proper use of biosolids as a nutri-ent source, effective hand-washing procedures, packing facility cleanliness and veri-fying water quality for field application and postharvest handling.

Anyone involved in han-dling fresh produce, from farmers and field hands to packinghouse employees and truckers will benefit from the training by learning to identify and prevent contact between sources of contami-

nation and fresh produce. GAPs certification requires

establishing a food safety plan and passing a third-party audit that assesses the strength of the food safety plan and ensures that it is properly implemented. Currently, GAPs certifica-tion is voluntary for North Carolina farmers, though outbreaks of food-borne ill-ness in other parts of the country have resulted in increased pressure for all farmers to become certified.

Registration Fee is $10.00, which includes course mate-rials and refreshments. Registration for the course will be taken until Monday, January 25, 2010. For more information contact Jan McGuinn at the Rutherford Extension Center (828) 287-6011. Learn more at www.ncmarketready.org

The development of the N.C. MarketReady Fresh Produce Safety – Field to Family curriculum was funded with grants from the N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission, Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) and USDA Risk Management Agency. N.C. Cooperative Extension faculty developed the curriculum as part of the N.C. Fresh Produce Safety Task Force.

N.C. Cooperative Extension is an educational outreach of N.C. State University and N.C. A&T State University. It has programs in all 100 counties and the Cherokee Reservation.

Cooperative extension to host fresh produce safety training for growers

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ATLANTA — What’s better than a weekend cooking show filled with hours of fresh ideas for enter-taining? How about a chance to meet famed chef Paula Deen? Once again in 2010, she’ll be join-ing The Metropolitan Cooking and Entertaining Show for two special appearances.

WHEN: Saturday, May 1 at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. in the Celebrity Theater and Saturday, May 1 at 1 p.m. for Paula’s Luncheon

Tickets: $55 to $125 (there is also a $400 VIP experience)

WHERE: Cobb Galleria Centre, Two Galleria Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia 30339. 770-989-5095

The Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show is a consumer show designed to be a fun, exciting and unique educational experience for cooking and entertaining enthu-siasts.

Taking place annually in Atlanta and Washington, DC, the event wel-comes celebrity chefs like Giada De Laurentiis, Paula Deen, Bobby Flay, Tyler Florence, Guy Fieri and Pat and Gina Neely and also features top

local chefs – the Atlanta 2008 and 2009 shows included demonstrations by Anne Quatrano, Linton Hopkins, Hans Rueffert, Kevin Gillespie and several more of the city’s favorites.

Saturday, May 1 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Sunday, May 2 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tickets: Adult $20 (advance), $25 (onsite)

Child $10 (advance), $13 (onsite)Updates on the 2010 Atlanta show

are available at www.MetroCooking.com.

The Metropolitan Cooking &

Entertaining Show was founded in 2006 by Denise Sullivan Medved, Founder & CEO.

Denise is the author of two cook-books: The Tiny Kitchen Cooking and Entertaining and The Bachelor’s Tiny Kitchen.

The Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show is the culmina-tion of her passion for cooking and entertaining, her success with The Tiny Kitchen cookbooks and more than 20 years experience in trade-

By J.M. HIRSCHAP Food Editor

With Parmesan cheese, heavy cream, bacon and puff pastry, this quiche sounds like a diet killer. But with 242 calories per serving, it actu-ally isn’t all that bad. And all those ingredients are so happiness-induc-ing, it’s worth every calorie anyway.

The recipe starts from a basic quiche equation — a mess of eggs whisked with some heavy cream, salt and pepper. But rather than a traditional pastry crust, I went with a lighter — and delightfully fattier — puff pastry.

To up the savoriness, I added cooked bacon and grated Parmesan. What you do after that depends on your inspiration. You could use a bit of the bacon fat to saute onions and mushrooms, then add those. Thinly sliced scallions also would be a fine choice.

If you do add mushrooms, be sure to cook them until the moisture they release (this happens after several minutes of sauteing) has simmered off. You don’t want a watery quiche.

This quiche comes together in about 45 minutes. It also can be made a day ahead and refrigerated. Serve it slightly warmed or at room tempera-ture.

Bacon and Parmesan Cheese Quiche

Start to finish: 45 minutes (15 minutes active)

Servings: 6

1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed

according to package directions (each 17.3-ounce package contains 2 sheets)

4 eggs1/2 cup heavy cream1/2 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper1/2 teaspoon garlic powder1/4 teaspoon dried thyme8 strips bacon, cooked, cooled and

crumbled1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheeseHeat the oven to 375 F.On a lightly floured surface roll out

the puff pastry until it forms about a 12-by-12-inch square. Carefully fit the pastry into a 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom. Gently press the pastry into the edges, then pass a rolling pin over the top to trim off any excess dough.

Top the pastry with a sheet of parchment paper, then place a second (slightly smaller) tart or pie pan into the tart. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until lightly browned. Remove the tart shell from the oven, leaving the top pan in the tart, and set aside to cool slightly. Increase oven tempera-ture to 400 F.

While the quiche shell bakes, in a medium bowl whisk together the eggs, heavy cream, salt, pepper, garlic powder and thyme. Stir in the bacon and 1/4 cup of the Parmesan cheese. Carefully transfer the egg mixture to the cooled tart shell, then sprinkle the remaining cheese over it.

Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until the eggs and cheese are lightly browned and puffed. Cool slightly before serving.

The North Carolina Bankers Association and Communities In Schools of North Carolina are part-nering to bring a special oppor-tunity to middle school students across North Carolina. The North Carolina banking industry is open-ing Camp Challenge, a financial literacy and leadership develop-ment summer camp for the state’s best and brightest rising sixth, seventh and eighth graders. Camp Challenge is a week-long, resident camp located in Stokes County, just north of Winston-Salem and near Hanging Rock State Park. Funding, in the form of “camp-erships,” is provided by North Carolina banks, friends and non-profit agencies.

The North Carolina Bankers Association will manage Camp Challenge. Their staff, along with Camp Challenge Advisory Board members, will select students to receive their camperships. Students should have the following charac-teristics:

Academic achievement – Applicants do not need to be straight-A students, but should demonstrate academic achieve-ment and improvement.

Leadership potential – Students who attend Camp Challenge return armed with skills to help them achieve their goals in school and in life, as well as in service to others.

Maturity – Camp Challenge is a sleep away camp, so students and parents should consider whether the student (or parent) could suc-

cessfully spend a week away from their family.

Camp activities include lessons in personal finance, computer skills, basic etiquette and introductions and reading, writing and speaking skills. Additionally, campers swim, practice archery, ride horses, hike and participate in teambuilding exercises that teach conflict resolu-tion and cooperative management skills. Each week campers partici-pate in an age-appropriate activity that challenges them: the young of campers hike to the top of Hanging Rock in Hanging Rock State Park and campers 13 and older may complete a high ropes course with certified instructors. In the eve-nings, campers participate in some of their favorite activities – water carnival, campfire and more.

Along with their application, students must send in a $10 deposit and a copy of their most recent report card. If they are accepted, the $10 will be returned in the form of credit at the Camp Challenge store, for the student’s use during their stay. If they are not accepted, the deposit will be returned to them.

The deadline for applications is Feb. 1, 2010. Any questions about the program should be directed to Ms. Erin Scheithe, Community Outreach Director & Camp Challenge project lead, at the North Carolina Bankers Association. She can be reached by phone at 800-662-7044 or by e-mail at [email protected].

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Dear Dr. Gott: I am an 89-year-old male enjoying good health. I have A-fib, but it doesn’t bother me.

I have had myelodysplasia for 12 years. As a result, my white-cell count is low. My cholesterol is 142, and my HDL and LDL are normal or below. I take iron pills every day. At my age and with my history, does it make any difference whether I have one or six eggs per week or bacon every other day? My second question regards salmon. I eat it frequently and enjoy it. I understand that the omega-3 is largely contained in the fish’s fat. And I note that most of the fat clings to the skin. Should we not also eat the skin?

Dear Reader: A healthy heart has four chambers that contract in an orderly manner. Atrial fibrillation (A-fib) is the result of the heart’s two upper chambers being stimulated to contract rapidly and in an abnormal fashion. These arrhythmias cause a disruption. People with A-fib should

be under the care of a cardiologist.Individuals with myelodysplasia

have stem cells that fail to function properly. With time, the immature cells exceed the healthy blood cells and problems develop.

Now, on to the important portion of your question: My colleagues will likely criticize me for this answer, but here goes. Enjoy your eggs, bacon, salmon and the well-cooked skin if you wish. Quality of life is extremely important. At 89, you’ve earned the right to indulge now and then. Just remember to have a piece of fruit or two with those eggs and bacon, and don’t forget the whole-grained toast so that the meal is well-balanced.

Eggs, salmon and bacon, oh my!

Dear Abby: I have always been a curious and motivated person. Because of it, I pursued higher edu-cation and became a college profes-sor. My siblings have let me know that when I converse with their part-ners, I often come across as patron-izing. Do these partners need to be less sensitive, or do I need to be more so? — Prof

Dear Prof: If only one of your siblings had told you that you often come across as patronizing, I’d say his or her partner might be overly sensitive. However, because more than one has said it, it’s time for a self-check. Book smarts are an unde-niable asset, but sensitivity to others can be even more important. If you talk down to people, no matter how “smart” you are, eventually they will run away from you.

Dear Abby: My parents divorced when my older brother and I were small. Mom remarried, and I was adopted by the wonderful man who raised me as his beloved daughter. I had limited contact with my biologi-cal father, “Nate.”

After my adopted dad passed, Nate came back into my life. I have not seen much of him but he was present at my second marriage five years ago, traveling across country to be there. Last month he called to tell me he has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and has named me as his heir

since my older brother is deceased.As a birthday gift, I presented him

with a box from a company that does genome sequencing. It allows people to see their DNA and learn about their ancestry as well as any health-related issues. I enjoyed learn-ing about genetics and thought Nate would, too. Imagine how stunned I was when I learned that Nate is NOT my father.

The company has assured me there is little chance the test is wrong, and they are certain we are not related. I am close to my mother and horrified that she kept this secret from me for more than 50 years. What do I do? — Questioning

Dear Questioning: Have a calm, private conversation with your mother. If she denies it, have the test repeated.

When you receive the results, either apologize to your mother or raise the subject again. She may know who your father was, or you may have been the result of an opening shot in the sexual revolution, a chapter your mother may not care to revisit.

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Your birthday, Jan. 20;

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DEAN FOSDICK,For The Associated Press

Container gardening and online marketing are increasing the popularity of succulents, transforming the likes of hens and chicks to collectible chic.

It wasn’t long ago that the eye-catching perennials grew primarily in sun-seared set-tings. Now they’re the play-things of people living in temperate zones.

“There are so many succu-lents available now (that) we weren’t even aware of 10 or 20 years ago. The Internet makes it possible to pur-chase these plants,” said Debra Lee Baldwin, author of “Succulent Container Gardens” (Timber Press, 2010).

Many of the most attrac-tive succulents are native to Madagascar, South Africa and the Caribbean, meaning they’re frost tender and do well outdoors only in USDA Zones 9 and 10, Baldwin said.

“Container culture offers an ideal solution; anyone, any-where can grow succulents in pots, which can be sheltered indoors,” she said.

More than 10,000 plant species are classified as suc-culents, including those of the sizable cacti family. Some are tall and irregularly shaped, resembling living sculptures. Others are small and develop laterally, mak-ing an effective ground cover. Many bloom. Most are sur-vivors, durable once estab-lished.

“They’ll store water in their fleshy leaves in times of

drought, which can be inter-preted as owners forgetting to water them,” Baldwin said. “They can so easily be loved to death — by that I mean by over-watering, making the roots rot. Succulents really prefer neglect.”

Planting succulents in con-tainers not only makes over-wintering them easier but also makes growing them more rewarding.

“It’s gardening in minia-ture, ideal for space-con-strained, time-challenged gardeners who like mating plants with pots,” Baldwin said. “It’s a lifestyle enhance-ment kind of thing. You want to display them in sitting areas or entryways where they can be enjoyed close up.”

Succulents need good drainage, particularly when planted in containers.

“They’re a ‘special needs’ plant,” said David Salman, founder and chief horti-culturist at High Country Gardens, in Santa Fe, N.M. “Succulents appreciate fast-draining soil. A rich loam won’t work. It gets too wet and stays too fertile. It’s bet-ter to blend coarse sand and gravel with a soil-less potting mix.”

As for containers:—Use terra cotta or

ceramic rather than plastic, Salman said. “Succulents can live for a great many years, often outlasting contain-ers. Repotting is difficult for plants, particularly for some of the larger succulents.”

—Layer an attractive stone or gravel top-dressing around containerized suc-culents. Coarse aquarium

gravel is good. “It keeps the plants looking cleaner so they don’t get any dirt splashed up into the foliage,” he said. “If you like to hike, gather some rocks or gnarled wood during the course of your adventures. They will provide a little interior decoration with your potted plants, making them rock gardens in miniature.”

—Many succulents are small enough to make great windowsill plants. “They’ll bloom (indoors) in winter and early spring, giving you some great offseason color,” Salman said.

—Bring along your plant

when choosing a pot, or your pot when choosing a plant. “That makes a better design statement,” Baldwin said.

—Arrange succulent-filled containers into groups. Elevate several. Choose themes or colors to add cohesiveness to your garden. “A pot never detracts from the plant; it showcases the plant,” Baldwin said.

Planting succulents in con-tainers opens the way for a hobby within a hobby. You can use potted succulents for creating bonsai, shaping topiary or carving out min-iature landscapes. “There are

so many different ways they can be interpreted,” Baldwin said.

On the Net:

http://www.highcountrygardens.com/library/view/article/306/

You can contact Dean Fosdick at deanfosdick(at)netscape.net

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This is the 13th day of January, 2010.

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Succulent collections are going chic — in pots

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF RUTHERFORD

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE09 SP 514

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Larry The Highlands of Lake Lure, LLC to Stephen C. Wilkie, Substitute Trustee, dated April 25, 2007 and recorded in Book 953 at Page 412 in the Rutherford County, North Carolina Registry, the undersigned Substitute Trustee declares as follows:

There is a default by the Owner or other person(s) owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Deed of Trust, or by their successor in interest, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of default of such provision; and the undersigned as Substitute Trustee, 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 Owner and 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 or other usual and customary location as designated by the Clerk's Office on February 3, 2010, at 11:00 am, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described real property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit:

Situate, lying and being in the Town of Lake Lure. Chimney Rock Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being a portion of that property conveyed by deed duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Rutherford County in Deed Book 446, at Page 449 and being more particularly described by metes and bounds from survey dated January 8, 2002 by Alpine Land Surveying, Inc., Stephen T. Paul. PLS, as follows:

BEGINNING at an existing iron pipe, said existing iron pipe being the Southwestern most corner of the property now or formerly owned by Mary Ann Nesbitt Dotson as described and recorded in Deed Book 736, at Page 99, Rutherford County Registry, also as known as Tax Map 549 Block 2 Lot 25, said existing iron pipe also being the Northwestern most corner of the property now or formerly owned by Blaine D. Horlocker and wife, Lee Anne Horlocker as described and recorded in Deed Book 678, at Page 193, Rutherford County Registry, also known as Tax Map 526 Block 1 Lot 7, said existing iron pipe also being the Northeastern most corner of the property now or formerly owned by Glen and Naomi Nelon, Trustees as described and recorded in Deed Book 661 at Page216, Rutherford County Registry, also known as Tax Map 526 Block 1 Lot 6, from said BEGINNING point and running along and with the line of Nelon Trustees North 43 degrees 08 minutes 57 seconds West 729.00 feet to a new rebar; thence continuing with the line of Nelon Trustees North 27 degrees 18 minutes to a new rebar; thence continuing with the line of Nelon Trustees North 23 degrees 18 minutes 57 seconds West 1079.36 feet to an existing rebar, said rebar being the Northeastern most comer of the property now or formerly owned by Edith Dziorney as described and recorded in Deed Book 659 at Page 618 also known as Tax Map 659 Block 1 Lot 6G; thence leaving the line of Nelon Trustees and running along and with the line of Dziorney North 16 degrees 46 minutes 29 seconds West 95.26 feet to an existing rebar, said existing rebar being the Southernmost corner of Tract One of the property now or formerly owned by Johnny Ray Watkins as described and recorded in Deed Book 506, at Page 57, Rutherford County Registry, also known as Tax Map 526, Block 1 Lot 6B; thence leaving the line of Dziorney and running along and with the line of Watkins North 11 degrees 58 minutes 34 seconds East 491.92 feet to an existing rebar; thence continuing with the line of Watkins North 86 degrees 24 minutes 26 seconds West 317.04 feet to a point in the line of Watkins as described and recorded in Deed Book 538, at Page319, also known as Tax map 526 Block 1 Lot 6F; thence leaving the line of Tax Lot 6B and running along and with the line of Tax lot 6F North 21 degrees 27 minutes 48 seconds West 278.59 feet to an existing rebar; thence continuing with the line of Tax Lot 6F South 59 degrees 27 minutes 40 seconds West 329.93 feet to a point; thence leaving the line of Tax Lot 6F and running along and with the line of Tax Lot 6B South 59 degrees 27 minutes 40 seconds West 173.61 feet to an existing rebar at the base of a White Oak Tree, said existing rebar being the line of the property now or formerly owned by Alan Powers Moore and John Hayward Moore, also known as Tax Map 524 Block 1 Lot 3; thence leaving the tine of Tax Lot 6B and running along and with the line of Moore (Tax Lot 3) and the line of Lots 31-33 Block 17 Luremont Plat Book 2 Page 5 North 01 degrees 56 minutes 51 seconds West 1906.72 feet to a new rebar, said rebar being the Southwestern most corner of the Lots 42-52 Block 19 Luremont Plat Book 2.at Page 5; thence leaving the line of Moore and lots 31-33 and running along and with the line of Luremont Lots 42-52 North 73 degrees 56 minutes 19 seconds East 954.20 feet to a new rebar, said new rebar being the Southwestern most corner of the property now or formerly owned by Harry Thal and wife. Theresa Thal as described and recorded in Deed Book 722, at Page 762, Rutherford County Registry, also known as Tax map 517 Block 2 Lot 19; thence leaving the line of Luremont Lots 42-52 and running along and with the line of Thal the following three (3) calls: North 80 degrees 38 minutes 19 seconds East 191.20 feet to a new rebar; thence North 58 degrees 15 minutes 05 seconds East 592.18 feet to an existing iron pipe; thence North 89 degrees 35 minutes 42 seconds East 302.13 feet to an existing iron pipe, said existing iron pipe lying North 73 degrees 59 minutes 44 seconds West 2570.04 feet from NC Grid Monument "Marrow"; thence leaving the line of Thal South 18 degrees 28 minutes 30 seconds West 445.37 feet to an existing iron pipe in the line of the property of Jack C. Dailey and wife, Jo Ann Dailey as described and recorded in Deed Book 686, at Page 275, Rutherford County Registry, also known as Tax map 526 Block l Lot 2; thence running along and with the line of Dailey the following four (4) calls: South 15 degrees 25 minutes 40 seconds East 708.72 feet to an existing iron pipe; thence South 07 degrees 54 minutes 21 seconds West 950.85 feet to an existing iron pipe; thence South 83 degrees 53 minutes 14 seconds East 811.13 feet to an existing iron pipe; thence North 46 degrees 53 minutes 11 seconds East 160.29 feet to a point in the edge of a Robert Louis Stevenson Drive; thence continuing with the line of Dailey and running along and with the edge of said Drive the following eight (8) calls: South 67 degrees 52 minutes 42 seconds East 105.70 feet to a point; thence South 73 degrees 43 minutes 35 seconds East 140.07 feet to a point; thence South 58 degrees 09 minutes 17 seconds East 64.87 feet to a point; thence South 31 degrees 59 minutes 38 seconds East 30.96 feet to a point; thence South 17 degrees 32 minutes 59 seconds East 87.64 feet to a point; thence South 32 degrees 52 minutes 51 seconds East 35.12 feet to a point; South 41 degrees 16 minutes 59 seconds East 131.26 feet to a point; thence South 58 degrees 48 minutes 57 seconds East 65.59 feet to a point; thence South 67 degrees 42 minutes 04 seconds East 118.46 feet to a point in the center of a dirt road; thence leaving the line of Dailey and the edge of Robert Louis Stevenson Drive a new line South 17 degrees 34 minutes 52 seconds East 732.8; and South 57 degrees 29 minutes 01 seconds East 312.48 feet to a point in the centerline of Tryon Bay Circle; thence running along the centerline of said Drive the following six (6) calls: South 00 degrees 05 minutes 29 seconds East 58.14 feet to a point; thence South 43 degrees 53 minutes 10 seconds East 83.00 feet to a point; thence South-70 degrees 52 minutes 18 seconds East 65.29 feet to a point; thence South 87 degrees 10 minutes 31 seconds East 109.74 foot to a point; thence South 52 degrees 08 minutes 07 seconds East 44.89 feet to a point; thence South 25 degrees 21 minutes 02 seconds East 105.05 feet to a Railroad Spike said Spike being the Northeast corner of the property now or formerly owned by Linda C. White et vir. U. Aaron White, Jr. as described in Deed Book 759 at Page 467, Rutherford County Registry, also known as Tax Map 549 Block 2 Lot 25C; thence leaving the centerline of said Drive and running along and with the line of Tax Lot 25C the following five (5) calls: South 61 degrees 28 minutes 27 seconds West 383.70 feet to a Locust Hub; thence North 65 degrees 04 minutes 59 seconds West 226.37 feet to a flagged Sourwood in fence line; thence South 69 degrees 51 minutes 56 seconds West 183.90 feet to a flagged Red Oak Tree in fence line; thence North 77 degrees 52 minutes 51 seconds West 83.66 feet to a flagged pine in fence line; thence North 51 degrees 41 minutes 44 seconds West 83.90 feet to a flagged fence post, said post being the property now or formerly owned by Mary Ann Nesbitt Dotson as described and recorded in Deed Book 736 at Page 99, also known as Tax Map 549 Block 2 Lot 25; thence leaving the line of White and running along and with the line of Dotson the following twelve (12) Calls: North 66 degrees 08 minutes 31 seconds West 85.33 feet to a Pine tree; thence North 59 degrees 36 minutes 05 seconds West 94.17 feet to a flagged Red Oak Tree in fence line; thence North 32 degrees 56 minutes 41 seconds West 101.63 feet to a new rebar in fence line; thence North 36 degrees 23 minutes 04 seconds West 654.90 feet to a new rebar in fence line; thence North 50 degrees 00 minutes 04 seconds West 88.50 feet to a new rebar in fence line; thence North 62 degrees 41 minutes 04 seconds West 200.50 feet to a new rebar in fence line; thence North 70 degrees 21 minutes 04 seconds West 100.00 feet to a new rebar in fence line; thence North 51 degrees 19 minutes 04 seconds West 87.50 feet to a new rebar in fence line; thence North 48 degrees 33 minutes 04 seconds West 195.00 feet to an existing rebar; thence South 18 degrees 06 minutes 56 seconds West 459.00 feet to a new rebar; thence South 11 degrees 51 minutes 56 seconds West 84.00 feet to a new rebar; thence South 04 degrees 26 minutes 56 seconds West 1648.58 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING, containing 172.36 acres more or less.

Being the same and identical property which was conveyed by Sterling Land Investments, LLC to The Highlands of Lake Lure, LLC, by deed dated April 26, 2004, and of record in Deed Book 844, at Page 786, Rutherford County Registry.

THERE IS EXCEPTED HOWEVER FROM THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY all of the Phase I property as shown on plats or record in Plat Book 25, Page 161, Plat Book 25, Page 162 and Plat Book 25, Page 163, Rutherford County Registry, and all of Lot Numbers 3O, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 48, 49, and 50 of The Highlands of Lake Lure, Phase 2, as shown on Plat of record in Plat Book 26, Page 245, Plat Book 26, Pages 246 and Plat Book 26, Page 247, Rutherford County Registry, and all of Lot Numbers 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 60, 62, 63, 66, 67 and 68 of The Highlands of Lake Lure, Phase 3 as shown on plats of record in Plat Book 27, Page 1 and Plat Book 27, Page 2, Rutherford County Registry.

THERE IS EXCEPTED HOWEVER FROM THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY all of the Phase I property as shown on plats or record in Plat Book 25, Page 161, Plat Book 25, Page 162 and Plat Book 25, Page 163, Rutherford County Registry, and all of Lot Numbers 3O, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 48, 49, and 50 of The Highlands of Lake Lure, Phase 2, as shown on Plat of record in Plat Book 26, Page 245, Plat Book 26, Pages 246 and Plat Book 26, Page 247, Rutherford County Registry, and all of Lot Numbers 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 60, 62, 63, 66, 67 and 68 of The Highlands of Lake Lure, Phase 3 as shown on plats of record in Plat Book 27, Page 1 and Plat Book 27, Page 2, Rutherford County Registry.

THERE IS ALSO CONVEYED HEREWITH the right to use an existing road known as Highlands Drive for ingress, egress and regress, which leads from Highway 64-74A, Highway 9 to the above described properties.

To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner of the property is The Highlands of Lake Lure, LLC.

Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of forty-five cents (45¢) per one hundred dollars ($100.00), up to a maximum of $500.00. A cash deposit (cashier's check or certified funds, 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 of the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Should the foreclosure action be dismissed or any portion have to be redone for any reason, the bid deposit will be returned to the third party bidder and no other remedies will be able to be asserted. The third party bidder acts upon their own risk if they expend any funds in favor of the foreclosed property prior to the receipt of a deed from the Substitute Trustee.

Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. 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, special assessments, and encumbrances of record.

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 day written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of the rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination period.

Date: 01/12/2010

_________________________________Stephen C. Wilkie, Substitute Trustee285 East Allen StreetHendersonville, NC 28792

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the Rutherford County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing Monday, February 1, 2010 at 6:00PM in the County Commissioners’ Meeting Room at the Rutherford County Office Building, 289 North Main Street, Rutherfordton, NC.

The hearing will address the granting of industrial development grants to a new manufacturing operation pursuant to North Carolina General Statute 158-7.1 in the amount up to $400,000, depending upon the amounts of capital investments and jobs created in the first 5 years of the operation of the renovated facility in Rutherford County. Such grants are for the purpose of building improvements and equipment purchases. The company commits to invest at least $4,000,000 and to create at least 35 to 50 jobs prior to the end of the calendar year 2012. Future investments and jobs created are to be determined. This grant is being made in accordance with the Rutherford County Industrial Development Investment Grant Program for the purpose of attracting new industry to the county, with the goal to create new jobs and increase the current tax base. The Rutherford County Industrial Development Investment Grant Program is available for inspection in the Office of the County Manager.

All persons interested in this public hearing are encouraged to attend and express their views.

Hazel Haynes,Clerk to the BoardRutherford County Board of Commissioners

HOME HEALTH NURSING

McDowell Home Health Agency is accepting applications for two case management-nursing positions.

Minimum requirements are an A.D.N. plus two years of professional nursing experience, current N.C. RN license, CPR certification and valid NC driver’s license. B.S.N. is preferred.

Applicants must submit a current resume and state application (PD 107). Applications can be obtained from our website at: http://www.rpmhd.org/hr/employment.htm or the following address:

RPM Health DepartmentAttn: Personnel Department

221 Callahan-Koon Rd • Spindale, NC 28160(828) 287-6488

These positions will remain open until filled.

The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, WEDNESDAY, January 20, 2010 — 7B

NORTH CAROLINA,RUTHERFORD COUNTY

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 489

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Glen Petri to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated May 18, 2007, and recorded in Book 957, 9, 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, 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 Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Rutherford County, North Carolina, at 10:15AM on January 27, 2010, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit:

Being all of Lot 67 as shown on survey by R. L. Greene, PLS entitled GreyRock Subdivision Phase 1A as recorded in Plat Book 25 at Page 168, said plat being one of a series of plats recorded in Plat Book 25, Page 165 through Page 169 then revised by Plat Book 25, Pages 188 through 192 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry, reference to said recorded plats being made for a more particular description of said lot. Subject to a grading easement which runs the full length of Cold Mountain Road. Together with and subject to all easements, restrictions and rights of ways of record and an non-exclusive appurtenant easement for ingress, egress and regress 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 1B as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 25 at Pages 205 through Page 208, plats for Phase 2A as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 26, Pages 114 through Pages 118 and to the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for GreyRock as recorded in Book 858, at Page 122 of the Rutherford County 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 67 off of Cold Mountain Road, Greyrock Subdivision, Lake Lure, NC 28746

Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the re-maining amounts will be 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, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are 67 Grey Rock Trust.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 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, that tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 158.0931597NCPublication Dates: 01/13/2010 & 01/20/2010



Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Enrique M Lantigua to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated February 16, 2007, and recorded in Book 941, Page 661, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.


Situate, lying and being in the Town of Lake Lure, Township of Chimney Rock, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being Lot 11 Block 1 of Bald Mountain Property, Tax Map Block 528 3 100, as shown on Survey of Associates Services as follows: Beginning on an iron pin, a common corner between Lots 2, 3, 10 and 11, Block No. 1 of said subdivision and runs thence with the Southern line of said Lot No. 10, Block 1, South 87 degrees 16 minutes East 211.10 feet to an iron pin in the Western edge of Youngs Mountain Road, formerly known as Lake View Drive, thence along Youngs Mountain Road South 13 degrees West 87 feet to an iron pin at the intersection of White Pine Drive, formerly known as Laurel Drive; thence along White Pine Drive South 20 degrees 50 minutes West 43.20 feet to an iron pin, thence South 63 degrees 45 minutes West 72.40 feet to an iron pin; thence South 63 degrees 45 minutes West 72.40 feet to an iron pin, thence South 46 degrees 50 minutes West 61 feet to an iron pin, thence South 16 degrees West 80.10 feet to an iron pin; to the common corner of Parcel 22 of the Reserve Tract of Youngs Mountain South PIN# 1618102, thence leaving White Pine and proceeding North 56 degrees 16 minutes West 43 feet to an iron pin; the Southeast corner of Lot No. 1, Block No. 1 PIN# 222331; thence North 10 degrees 25 minutes West, passing the common Eastern corner between Lots Nos. 1 and 2 of Block No. 1 at 170.20 feet, a total distance of 297.20 feet to the point and place of beginning.

Said property is commonly known as:Lot 11 Youngs Mountain, Lake Lure, NC 28746

Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be 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, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Enrique M Lantigua.



Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc.Substitute Trustee1587 Northeast ExpresswayAtlanta, GA 30329(770) 234-9181Our File No.: 158.0931598NCPublication Dates: 01/13/2010 & 01/20/2010

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICEOF NORTH CAROLINA

SUPERIOR COURT DIVISIONRUTHERFORD COUNTY

09 sp 557

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY HOWARD KEITH DILLS AND DEBORAH H. DILLS DATED JULY 14, 2006 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 909 AT PAGE 168 IN THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA

NOTICE OF SALE

Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 11:30 AM on February 2, 2010 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

Being Lot Number Two (2), Block "A" of the Thermal Valley Subdivision, Rutherfordton, North Carolina, a plat of said subdivision being recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Rutherford County, North Carolina in Plat Book 7, page 30, to which reference is hereby made for a full and complete description of said lot.

And Being more commonly known as:116 Sassafras Road, Rutherfordton, NC 28139

The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Thomas M. McKay.

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

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

The date of this Notice is January 12, 2010.

Grady IngleSubstitute Trustee8520 Cliff Cameron Drive, Suite 300Charlotte, NC 28269(704) 333-8107http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/08-108762



Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by William L Hodges and Karen K. Hodges to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated January 23, 2007, and recorded in Book 938, Page 322, 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, 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 Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Rutherford County, North Carolina, at 10:00AM on February 03, 2010, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, 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 151 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 Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions for Queen's Gap as recorded in Book 917, Page 402-442, Rutherford County Register of Deeds, and recorded in Book 891, Page 624-664, McDowell County Register of Deeds, and any amendments and 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 151 off of Queens Gap Road, Queens Gap Resort Subdivision, 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, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are William LHodges and Karen K Hodges.



__________________________________________Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 158.0931978NCPublication Dates: 01/20/2010 & 01/27/2010

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Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Brent Whitaker and Amanda Whitaker to Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, Trustee(s), dated October 30, 2007, and recorded in Book 983, Page 174, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.


Situate, lying, and being in Rutherfordton Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being the Western one half of Lot #2, Block "C" fronting on Cedar Lane of the Thermal Valley Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 7, Page 30, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Rutherford County and described by metes and bounds as follows: Tract One: Beginning at an iron pin on the North side of Cedar Lane, said iron pin being the Southeast corner of Lot #1 of Block "C" of the Thermal Valley Subdivision as recorded in Plat 7, Page 30, and running thence North 61 1/2 degrees East 49 feet to an iron pin, a new corner, said iron pin being located South 57 degrees East 85.1 feet from the Southeast corner of A. T. Sims carport and runs thence with a new line, North 18 deg. 15 minutes West 209.75 feet to an iron pin in the Northern line of Lot #2; thence South 61 1/2 degrees West 47.5 feet to an iron pin, Sims Northeast corner and the Northeast corner of Lot #1; thence with the line of Lot #1, South 17 degrees 45 minutes East 209.9 feet to an iron pin in the edge of Cedar Lane, the point and place of beginning. Tract Two: Being Lot #1, Block "C", fronting on Cedar Lane of the Thermal Valley Subdivision, Rutherfordton, North Carolina, a plat of said subdivision being recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Rutherford County, North Carolina, in Book 7, at Page 30, to which reference is hereby made for a more full and complete description. Being the same and identical property which was conveyed by Arthur Sims, Judith Arrowood POA to Brent Whitaker and wife, Amanda Whitaker by deed dated April 3, 2006 and of record in Deed Book 900, at Page 184, Rutherford County Registry.

Said property is commonly known as:137 Cedar Lane, 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, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Brent Whitaker and Amanda Whitaker.



Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc.Substitute Trustee1587 Northeast ExpresswayAtlanta, GA 30329(770) 234-9181Our File No.: 432.0932771NCPublication Dates: 01/13/2010 & 01/20/2010



Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Joseph Yono, Jr. and Eva Yono to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated December 22, 2005, and recorded in Book 878, Page 548, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.


Being all of Lot 318 as shown on survey by R. L. Greene, PLS entitled "Greyrock Subdivision Phase 2B as recorded in Plat Book 26 at Page 120, said plat being one of a series of plats recorded in Plat Book 26, Page 119 through 123 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry, reference to said recorded plats being made for a more particular description of said Lot 318. Together with and subject to all easements, restrictions and rights of way of record and a 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 through 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 318 off of Rolling Ridge Trail, Greyrock 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, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Joseph Yono Jr. and Eva Yono.



Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 158.0931615NCPublication Dates: 01/13/2010 & 01/20/2010

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF RUTHERFORD


Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by David W. Odom and wife, Heidi Odom and Michael D. Hager and wife, Lynn C. Hager to Stephen C. Wilkie, Substitute Trustee, dated October 4, 2005 and recorded in Book 864 at Page 359-368 in the Rutherford County, North Carolina Registry, the undersigned Substitute Trustee declares as follows:

There is a default by the Owner or other person(s) owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Deed of Trust, or by their successor in interest, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of default of such provision; and the undersigned as Substitute Trustee, 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 Owner and 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 or other usual and customary location as designated by the Clerk's Office on February 3, 2010,at 11:30 a.m., and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described real property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit:

LYING AND BEING IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY AND BEING DESCRIBED ON EXHIBIT AATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE.

EXHIBIT ASituate, lying and being in Green Hill Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being a portion of the 127.99 acre tract which was conveyed by Advance Land and Timber, LLC to Michael D. Hager and David W. Odom by deed dated June 23, 2005 and of record in Deed Book 876, at Page 199, Rutherford County Registry, that part thereof herein conveyed being more particularly described by courses and distances according to a plat of survey prepared by Odom Hollifield & Associates, Engineering, Inc. dated October 1, 2005 as follows:

BEGINNING at a point in the center of Highway 64/74A, said marking the southeasternmost corner of the original 127.99 acre tract and runs thence with the center of Highway 64/74A as follows: North 71 deg. 43 min. 00 sec. West 100.00 feet; North 70 deg. 17 min. 00 sec. West 100.00 feet; North 68 deg. 48 min. 00 sec. West 100.00 feet; North 67 deg. 22 min. 00 sec. West 100.00 feet; North 65 deg. 48 min. 00 sec. West 100.00 feet; North 64 deg. 20 min. 00 sec. West 100.00 feet; North 62 deg. 47 min. 00 sec. West 100.00 feet; North 61 deg. 09 min .00 sec. West 100.00 feet; North 59 deg. 52 min. 00 sec. West 100.00 feet and North 57 deg. 07 min. 00 sec. West 118.20 feet to a point in the center of Highway 64/74A; thence North 07 deg. 49 min. 00 sec. East 425.90 feet to a point; thence South 40 deg. 46 min. 00 sec. East 212.00 feet to a point; thence North 65 deg. 00 min. 00 sec. East 481.00 feet to a point in the center of Mountain Creek; thence with the Mountain Creek as it meanders, North 46 deg. 00 min. 00 sec. West 480.00 feet to a point; thence North 16 deg. 00 min. 00 sec. West 363.00 feet to a point; thence North 17 deg. 59 min. 00 sec. West 1,032.57 feet to a point; thence North 06 deg. 21 min. 14 sec. West 427.94 feet to a point; thence North 02 deg. 36 min. 14 sec. East 199.79; thence North 12 deg. 24 min. 58 sec. East 136.39 feet to a point; thence North 30 deg. 49 min. 48 sec. East 173.27 feet to a point; thence North 19 deg. 14 min. 13 sec. East 81.53 feet; thence South 69 deg. 15 min. 00. sec. East 1,375.01 feet to a point; thence a new line South 34 deg. 20 min. 25 sec. West 849.03 feet to a point; thence South 22 deg. 48 min. 58 sec. East 554.56 feet to a point; thence South 03 deg. 22 min. 19 sec. East 429.20 feet to a point; thence North 88 deg. 11 min. 39 sec. East 1,242.29 feet to a point in the center of Little Mountain Creek; thence with the center of Little Mountain Creek as it meanders; South 64 deg. 00 min. 00 sec. West 282.00 feet to a point; thence South 67 deg. 00 min. 00 sec. West 115.00 feet to a point; thence South 65 deg. 00 min. 00 sec. West 110.00 feet to a point; thence South 56 deg. 00 min. 00 sec. West 110.00 feet to a point; thence South 67 deg. 00 min. 00 sec. West 80.00 feet to a point; thence South 40 deg. 00 min. 00 sec. West 90.00 feet to a point; thence South 73 deg. 00 min. 00 sec. West 115.00 feet to a point; thence South 57 deg. 00 min.. 00 sec. West 144.00 feet to a point; thence South 68 deg. 00 min. 00 sec. West 122.00 feet to a point; thence South 62 deg. 00 min. 00 sec. West 100.00 feet to a point; thence South 76 deg. 00 mm. 00 sec. West 170.00 feet to a point; thence South 38 deg. 00 min. 00 sec. West 200.00 feet to a point in the center of Little Mountain Creek where it intersects Mountain Creek; thence with the center of Mountain Creek, South 20 deg. 00 min. 00 sec. East 100.00 feet to a point; thence South 02 deg. 00 min. 00 sec. East 158.00 feet to a point; and South 09 deg. 00 min. 00 sec. East 430.00 feet to the point and place of the BEGINNING, and containing 73.02 feet more or less.

LESS AND EXCEPTING any real property interest preciously released from that deed of trust recorded in Book 864, at Page 359.

To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owners of the property are David W. Odom and wife, Heidi Odom and Michael D. Hager and wife, Lynn C. Hager.

Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of forty-five cents (45¢) per one hundred dollars ($100.00), up to a maximum of $500.00. A cash deposit (cashier's check or certified funds, 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 of the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Should the foreclosure action be dismissed or any portion have to be redone for any reason, the bid deposit will be returned to the third party bidder and no other remedies will be able to be asserted. The third party bidder acts upon their own risk if they expend any funds in favor of the foreclosed property prior to the receipt of a deed from the Substitute Trustee.

Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. 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, special assessments, and encumbrances of record.

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 day written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of the rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination period.

Date: 01/12/2010

_________________________________Stephen C. Wilkie, Substitute Trustee285 East Allen StreetHendersonville, NC 28792


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guard — Chris Byrd.“This is such a great

event for us every year, and I’m glad so many Scouts could come today,” Walker conclud-ed. “People sometimes look at all the require-ments for merit badges and belt loops and think it discourages the kids. But in reality, we instill in these boys the desire to set their goals high from a young age. When you make the achieve-ments mean something, they are that much more rewarding.”

Each scout paid $10 for the event, which included a pizza lunch and a special patch for their uniforms designed just for the day.

“That is a reasonable amount for a day of fun for these boys,” Walker added. “And thanks to our generous donors we can subsidize these events. So, if people want these kinds of things to continue, we would greatly appreciate any donations they want to make to the Piedmont Council of the Boy Scouts of America.”


ScoutsContinued from Page 1B

Below, Pack 151 volunteer Cherry Pearson shows off artifacts from her home in the Philippines and teaches scouts for their language and culture loop. At right other volunteers teach the Webelos group about for-estry and the importance of being good stewards of nature and natural resources.

Boy Scout volunteers like Aaaron St. Clair (center) helped keep the Cub Scouts in line — most of the time. Here, St. Clair tries to keep the ball away while getting swarmed by cubs.

Sausage and apple stuffed zucchinis resemble the luge(AP) - There aren’t a

whole lot of foods that easily convey the high-speed downhill thrills of the luge. But you can at least get in the mood with these sausage and apple-stuffed zucchini sleds. Also try them topped with shredded cheese.

SAUSAGE AND APPLE-STUFFED ZUCCHINI

Start to finish: 40 minutes (20 minutes active)

Servings: 8

2 tablespoons butter

1 medium yellow onion, finely diced

1 medium carrot, finely diced

1 stalk celery, finely diced

1 teaspoon fennel seeds, crushed (option-al)

4 ounces Italian sau-sage meat, crumbled

1 medium apple, peeled, cored and diced

3 cups stuffing-mix bread cubes

1 1/2 cups chicken broth

4 medium zucchini

Heat the oven to 350 F.

In a large saute pan over medium-high, melt the butter. Add the onion, carrot, celery and fennel seeds, then saute until the onion is tender and transparent, about 5 minutes. Add the sausage and apple, then saute until the meat is cooked through, about 3 minutes.

Add the stuffing, then mix well. Drizzle in the broth, then mix well. Turn off the heat, cover the pan and let sit for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, slice the zucchini in half length-wise. Use a spoon or melon baller to scrape out the seedy center of each half, then arrange them on a rimmed bak-ing sheet or in a large, shallow baking dish.

Fill each half with the stuffing mixture, pack-ing it well. Bake until the zucchini are tender, about 20 minutes.

Nutrition information per serving (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 230 calories; 112 calories from fat; 13 g fat (4 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 15 mg cholesterol; 24 g carbohydrate; 6 g protein; 4 g fiber; 613 mg sodium.

Associated PressThese sausage and apple stuffed zucchinis are the first in a series of recipes being explored to encourage healthier eating and as a way to bring the celebration of the Winter Olympics to the din-ner table of the average American family.

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