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Ex-deputy found guilty; will appealBy LARRY DALEDaily Courier Staff Writer

RUTHERFORDTON —Former Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Roger Steve Reynolds was found guilty of misdemeanor assault inflicting seri-ous injury and misdemeanor obstructing justice in a District Court trial Thursday afternoon.

He had been charged over a Jan. 9, 2010, incident in which a teen-ager at an underage drinking party in Ellenboro

was beaten by officers. Robert Wayne Suttle II, 19, said exces-

sive force was used in his arrest. He went to two hospitals as a result of the injuries he suffered in the incident.

District Attorney Brad Greenway, who prosecuted the case, took a voluntary dismissal on a charge of misdemeanor assault inflicting serious injury against former Deputy Thomas Billy Short II in

Please see Deputy, Page 5

Daily Courier file photosDr. John Kinlaw will end his 40-plus year career as an educator today as he retires as Superintendent of Rutherford County Schools.

By ALLISON FLYNNDaily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY – Rutherford County Schools Superintendent Dr. John Kinlaw will end a 40-plus year career as an educator today when he becomes an official retiree of the state of North Carolina.

Kinlaw is stepping down from the post ear-lier than originally planned; his contract was through June 30, 2010, but the Rutherford County Schools Board of Education voted Tuesday night to accept Kinlaw’s resigna- tion.

“I realize they have a super star waiting

to fly,” Kinlaw said of Janet Mason, current assistant superintendent who was named the system’s new superintendent in February. The board has named Mason interim superinten-dent until her official post begins on July 1.

Kinlaw stated during the special February board meeting when Mason was named new superintendent that the board had hit a home run and echoed it again Wednesday. With the next two months being focused on the upcom-ing school year, Kinlaw said the time was right for him to step down.

Please see Kinlaw, Page 6

By SCOTT BAUGHMANDaily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY — The race for the Republican nomina-tion for North Carolina House of Representatives District 112 is a four-way contest between Dennis Davis, Mike Hager, Jim Wayne Newton and Alan Toney.

For retired school teacher and former N.C. State Senator Dennis Davis, the race to replace longtime representa-tive Bob England is about job growth and education.

“There are a lot of situations down in Raleigh with needs like the situation with educa-tion, taxes are too high and the spending is out of con-trol,” Davis said. “Many people called me up and were con-cerned that Rutherford County was going to be carved up like a Thanksgiving turkey dur-ing redistricting. I have expe-rienced leadership and that is what people are wanting.”

Davis, who emphasizes his 31 years of classroom experience and his service as a state sena-tor from 1994-97, said he was a big proponent for educational reform.

“The situation there is we’ve emphasized testing to the point that we’re not teaching learning,” Davis said. “I think students need to get back to the love of learning and love of knowledge rather than just learn for the test. We need to put the best and brightest in the classroom and let them teach and pay them well and have Raleigh get out of the way.”

He also preached tax reform.

Please see House, Page 3

From staff reports

RUTHERFORDTON — The annu-al May Festival in Rutherfordton Saturday includes plenty of arts and crafts, food vendors, road races and bike races and live music.

The Firehouse Inn is hosting a bird house competition in the court-yard of the West First Street/North Wasington Street location. At least 10 bird houses are entered in the contest. It’s not too late to enter. Call 286-9030 to enter.

The May Festival, sponsored by Rutherford Town Revitalization, also includes dance and karate exhibi-tions and children’s activities.

The day’s events begins with a Gears & Gables, a bicycle ride to benefit Rutherford Housing Partnership and a 5K and 1 mile Fun Run hosted by Kevin Dinga, R-S Central senior, to benefit Habitat for

Please see MayFest, Page 6

Daily Courier file photoDowntown Rutherfordton will be the scene of fun and games on Saturday with the annual MayFest celebration.

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Car and bike show: The 2nd annual Gilkey Summerfest Car and Bike show will be held June 5, from 4 to 10 p.m.

Beach Bingo, and a des-sert bake off, homemade ice-cream and other foods. Outdoor music includes all ranges, Bluegrass, Rock, Country and more.

Bands can sign up by con-tacting Todd Rollins at 429-5841 or 429-5657. To pre-registration for the car show, contact Dustin Roper at 289-3376, Eric Reedy at 429-7675, or Charles McClure, 864-597-9348. To reserve a vendor booth, contact Michelle Reedy at 289-3446.

J.C. Cowan plant reunion: June 19, at Crowe Park in Forest City. The Dogwood and Forest City shelters are reserved for the event. Fellowship and socializing, 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The meal will be served at 12:30 p.m. Both have picnic areas with playground equip-ment for children. Bring a covered dish and drinks to share (no alcohol).

Cups, plates, napkins, uten-sils, ice and tea provided. Bring lawn chairs and wear an old BI shirt or cap, if you still have one. For more information contact Don or Jackie Wilson at 657-5021 or via email at jccowanre-union@yahoo.com.

Barley’s Taproom & Pizzeria, 115 W. Main St., Spindale, (no cover charge)

hosts live entertainment each weekend.

Website www.barleystap-room.com.

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

May 1 — Dirty FarmMay 8 — SharkadelicsWebsite www.legalgrounds.

net.

Club L.A. is a private club for members and guests, located at 319 W. Main St., Spindale. Admission — members free, guest $5. Saturdays from 10 p.m. until 2 a.m. Each Thursday is ladies’ night and Karaoke from 8 to 11 p.m. Shagging every Friday night from 8 to 11 p.m. Memberships avail-able (ages 25 and up). ABC permits.

M Squared Restaurant,

125 West Main St., Spindale, offers the following enter-tainment:

Tuesdays — Soup/Sandwich Night, Alex Thompson on keyboard

Wednesdays — Trivia at 8 p.m. (half price wine bottles)

Thursdays — Seafood NightFriday — Alex Thompson

on keyboard, $5 Martini Night

Saturday — No entertain-ment

Sundays — Brunch and Bloody Mary Bar (weekly)

Website www.msquaredres-taurant.com.

Wagon Wheel Dance Club, W.E. Padgett Rd., Bostic, offers a variety of music for line dancing, partner dancing, swing and more. The following enter-tainment is announced:

May 1 — Broken Axle Band, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Admission $7. Concessions, game room, family entertainment. Dance lessons every Tuesday night from 7:30 to 10 p.m., $3 per person.

Website www.wagonwheel-danceclub.com.

Obsessions Beads, located at 861 Piney Ridge Road, Forest City, offers a number of beading classes Call 286-3802 for further details.

Website www.obsessions-beads.com.

Seams to Be Fabrics, located at 256 U.S. Hwy. 74 Bsn., (beside the Moose Lodge), offers a variety of sewing classes.

Website seamstobefabrics.com.

Positively Paper Inc., located at 121 East Main St., Forest City, offers the follow-ing classes in card making and scrapbooking.

Website www.positivelypa-perinc.com.

Off the Beaded Path, located at 120B West Trade St., Forest City, offers Try-it-Tuesdays (every Tuesday) which features brief jewelry-making demos. The follow-

ing classes are also available: Website offthebeadedpath-

beadstore.com.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Website nextlevelgamez.com.

Max Cruise (Ron McKinney), and Rick Mullins perform every Saturday from noon to 3 p.m., at 57 Alpha Café, Rutherford County Airport. Weather permitting.

Union Mills Learning Center is open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings to assist the com-munity with its computer and printing needs. The gymnasium is also open Saturdays at 4 p.m. for pick-up basketball games and shoot-arounds.

Website unionmillslearn-ingcenter.org.

Black Pearls Farm in Bostic, a non-profit Equine and CSA Learning Center, holds open horse lessons, Saturdays beginning at 10

a.m., (call ahead). Contact Barbara Henwood at 245-0023.

Website blackpearlsfarm.com.

26th Annual Dixie Rod Run: Saturday, June 5, reg-istration 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., awards 7 p.m.; Courthouse area in downtown Shelby; registration fee $20 (1972 and older only); sponsored by the Dixie Rodders in Shelby; call 704-487-4101, or 704-482-8883 for information or to register.

Free AARP CARFIT® event: Thursday, May 6, 1 to 5 p.m., at Bennett Classics Museum, 241 Vance St., Forest City; this event is geared toward senior adults who still drive; a trained technician will evaluate each driver and their car for a proper and safe fit to help you feel more comfort-able and in control behind the wheel; sponsored by The Little Detroit Car Club of Forest City and the museum; call 247-1767 to make an appointment; website www.car-fit.org.

Spring Festival: 8th Annual Whole Bloomin’ Thing Spring Festival; Saturday, May 8, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Frog Level District, Waynesville; dozens of local growers and artists; live music; activities for the kids; festival foods; no pets allowed. For further details, call 828-734-9777.

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“We’ve got to reduce both per-sonal income taxes and also corporate taxes - that is the incentive that really gets people going,” Davis said. “We’ve got to cut corporate taxes so we can help our small businesses and the people that have been here and helped us out. It has been a great pleasure over the years to represent Rutherford County and I’ve been pleased to meet so many on the campaign trail that recall my representation. I look forward to representing all the people of Rutherford County regardless of their party.”

Mike Hager, former Rutherford County Republican Party Chair, also said the economy was his focus.

“First thing we have to do is deal with the elephant in the room of taxes,” Hager said. “We have to get this tax burden off our citizens and our corpora-tions. We have a 5 percent cor-porate tax rate and that is noth-ing but a pass-through where the citizens of N.C. absorb that themselves. All the while we need to get our budget under control and get back to the gov-ernment’s real responsibility.”

For Hager, that responsibility is security and education.

“I’ve just read a study out of Tenn. that says charter schools educate cheaper than public schools,” Hager said. “We need to bring this budget under con-trol without laying off teachers. We also need to lower our per-sonal tax burden and lower the budget. I believe the founding fathers wanted this to be a place where you are free to be success-ful and you are responsible for yourself and your actions. We’ve gotten away from that recent-ly and we seem to be looking toward the government to take care of us.”

For qualifications Hager emphasized his small business experience.

“I’ve been in business in Rutherford County and have met a payroll and put back almost $1 million a year in 2005 - 07,” Hager said. “What we need to focus on is that job growth and understanding what regulations, fees and taxes do to small busi-

nesses. I think it is that passion for the county and the compas-sion for those 18 percent of the people unemployed.”

Jim Wayne Newton could not be reached for comment, but at his website he focuses on cutting spending and taxes as a way to help the economy recover.

“Excessive taxes and excessive spending at the local, state, and national levels have contributed greatly to the delay in recovery,” Newton writes. “Although taxes are necessary, when the per-cent of taxes paid by the citizens exceeds a reasonable amount, the economy suffers. For a free economy to exist, it must have capital (monies used for busi-ness operations and growth). All taxes reduce this capital which business must have to exist, grow, and create jobs. Taxes have the same effect if taken directly from the business or from the consumer that could have pur-chased products or services with those monies.”

Newton strongly opposes the current tax structure.

“The evidence indicates that the average working citizen in this country pays over 50 percent of income in taxes to include federal income tax, state income tax, county property tax, sales taxes, gas taxes, phone tax-es, fees, etc.,” Newton said. “This gives the government over 50 percent control of the citizens monies which gives the govern-ment excessive control of citizens lives. No one knows what per-cent of income a citizen should pay for the justified expenses of government such as military, infrastructure, education, law enforcement, fire protection, etc. However, I am convinced it should not exceed 33 percent of income for all taxes and hope it would be much less. That amount between this 33 percent and the excess of 50 percent now taken is nothing more than sto-

len money.”Small business owner Alan

Toney is hoping to convince voters to select someone with-out government experience, or entanglements.

“I’ve owned a small business since 1998,” Toney said. “One of the problems I see is that we have too many people with too much government experience. I think we should have a represen-tative who has had to live in the real world. I own Service Master Unlimited. We do fire and water damage restoration. I pay taxes, too, and it is aggravating.”

Growing the economy is Toney’s primary issue.

“The biggest issue would of course be jobs, but I think that directly relates to our over-tax-ation,” Toney said. “We’re over-regulated and it seems more and more that the state is in your way. If they’d just get out of the way and let businesses do what they need to do it would be bet-ter.”

Toney emphasized the need to get rid of special interest groups and for politicians who weren’t career officials.

“It seems almost everyone who is there is there for a special interest,” Toney said. “Or it is more about sticking with a party and doing what the party says. We need someone in there who is going to be morally and fis-cally conservative. I want to get in there and make a difference. I am pro-life. I don’t believe in abortion and that is a strong point. I hear about taking God out of our country but a lot of people don’t understand our country was founded on God, not just siding with everyone to what they wanted. I think get-ting away from God has led to us having people in office with no morals. We need to bring God back into our government. And I believe in a strong second amendment — the right to bear

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By ALLISON FLYNNDaily Courier Staff Writer

RUTHERFORDTON – Any distraction – but especially one that involves an “OMG” or “OMW” – can cause you to lose control of a motor vehicle students at R-S Central High School learned first-hand Thursday during a texting-and-driving obstacle course offered by the N.C. Highway Patrol.

Highway patrol first began offering the course to schools across the state last year, said Trooper Gene Williamson, just before the texting ban while driving became law. Williamson has already been to six schools in Western North Carolina and hopes to make it to other schools with the course.

“The biggest importance of this event is for teens to see how dangerous distracted driving is,” Williamson said. “Anything in the vehicle that causes them to take their eyes off the road is a dis-traction.”

Students used golf carts and drove the course twice – once with Williamson simply asking questions to distract them and then again while answering a text message and with Williamson encouraging them to look at a video on his cell phone. Few could make it through the course that was marked by orange cones, striking the cones and failing to stop at a stop sign in the course.

“What does an eight-sided red sign with S-T-O-P say?” Williamson asked one student.

R-S Student Resource Officer Randy Carothers said that when the highway patrol called to offer the opportunity he said yes.

“We’ve got about 500 scheduled to go through it, and I’d say around 300 will probably participate,” Carothers said. Students were not required to drive the course, said Assistant Principal Charlotte Baynard.

Pending approval by the administrative office, there is also a video for students to watch on what can happen when you text and drive, Carothers said.

“It’s pretty graphic,” he said. “The juniors and seniors got to drive through the course but the whole student body would get to see the video.”

Baynard said many students said they had not texted and driven at the same time, but some con-fessed to having done so in the past.

“I do it now when I’m stopped at a stop sign when there’s no one behind me,” said senior Matt Simmons. “At night is the worst time to text and drive – I never text at night.”

Williamson said such events raise awareness and provide education on the no texting while driving law that went into affect in December 2009. The law, Williamson said, isn’t just for teens but for everyone.

“With the cones they can see how quickly they can wreck when the look away from the road,” he said.

Each student was also given a copy of the texting while driving law and the teen drivers and cell phone use law.

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

Allison Flynn/Daily CourierTrooper Gene Williamson distracts R-S Central High School student Haley Drabek Thursday morning dur-ing a texting and driving safety course event held at the school. This is the first time the course has been offered to juniors and seniors at the school and the purpose of the event was to show how quickly an acci-dent can occur when a driver is distracted.

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Cheers to all the students who partici-pated in the button design contest for Child Abuse Awareness Month. Their works were thoughtful and they all showed great awareness of this signifi-cant problem.

Cheers to the citizens of Spindale and Alexander who are organizing com-munity watch in their areas. Keeping our communities safe is not only a job for our law enforcement professionals, but it is the responsibility of each of us. These people are showing that they are willing to take on that responsibility.

Jeers to those people who continue to think that our roadsides, parking lots, parks and other public areas are their personal trash dump sites.

Cheers to all the people at the Chamber and Hardin’s Drugs for pre-senting the recent public forums for the candidates in the primary election.

Cheers to the staff and volunteers at the County Elections office. They have been busy recently getting One-Stop voting done and getting ready for Tuesday’s primary election. This group goes beyond the call of duty to make sure that our elections go smoothly.

Jeers to all those people who continue to dump unwanted pets around our county.

Cheers to everyone in Rutherford County who has contributed goods, time and effort to help those in our community who are down on their luck. Food drives, food giveaways, clothing donations and all those other activities so often overlooked are always impor-tant, but never more so than now.

Cheers to all the Rutherford County volunteers who were honored recently. Your works are appreciated.

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Cheers and jeers

Our readers’ viewsSays candidate’s church should not be issue

To the editor:I read with interest an article

which ran in the April 22nd issue, written by Linda Gellner. I can’t believe that anyone would question a candidate’s church membership or even mention it.

If she is up front and honest about her intentions for writ-ing such a letter, she should be ashamed.

If she is truly concerned with honest or integrity, she would be well served to get her facts straight.

I know of no religion or church which practices integrity more than does The Word of Faith here in our county.

Now, guess for whom I think she should vote.

William L. HamrickRutherfordton

Says county has many needs to add to list

To the editor:Last week, at the county com-

missioners’ forum held at the ICC Library Auditorium, County Commissioner Paul McIntosh talked about some of the things the commissioners have done. He mentioned the new schools, the new EMS stations that have been built, and that they were going to build a new EMS station in Henrietta this year I was glad to hear that.

Now, what I hope the county commissioners will add to their list of things to do is remember that there are still people in the Henrietta area who do not have access to county water. Also the library in Henrietta is too small to serve the many people who use it. Not to mention the many school students who need a good library to do their school work.

And last, but not least, let’s not forget Frank West Park. We really need to add restrooms and drinking fountains.

These are just a few of the things needed in the Caroleen-Henrietta area. So county com-missioners, let’s add these things to your list. The sooner, the bet-ter.

Johnny LoweryHenrietta

Supports McIntosh, Bole in election

To the editor:There should be an eventual

“term limit” for political office-holders, no matter how popular.

Yet, it would seem a serious waste of talent if an office holder such as Paul McIntosh, who has been “at the head of the class” during his relatively brief tenure on County Council, were dis-pensed with.

Commissioner Mcintosh has been responsible for a “lion’s share” of the progress made in Rutherford County during recent years. Nothing could be wiser than to allow him to continue with his earnest efforts.

That being said (and I hope will be done,) it would be a serious oversight for voters to refrain from infusing council with the expertise and wisdom of a cer-tain newcomer.

Candidate Rob Bole is as famil-iar with, and for years had been as involved in the county’s affairs as had been any member of coun-cil. As the county’s long-term financial officer, he was able to offer tangible advice as well as an accurate quotation of the “bot-tom line.”

Despite his recent retirement as finance officer, Rob (as he is called by his many friends and acquaintances) is still active in the enhancement of Rutherford County’s welfare and that of its citizens-as a member of the boards of the Broad River Authority, the Airport Authority and the American Red Cross.

Sam Warren AyersRutherfordton

Supports Spence for Clerk of Court post

To the editor:Having known Robynn Spence

for several years, I can attest to the fact that she is, first, a very open and honest lady; second, one whose character is above reproach, and third, one who has done a superb job as our Clerk of Court.

Robynn Spence is the best can-didate for the office of Clerk of Court She has the experience, wisdom, and know-how to con-tinue to do an outstanding job.

Louisa DavenportGreen Hill

Supports Howard for County Commission

To the editor:The primary election is almost

upon us and we have to vote for County Commissioner’s.

Even without a recession upon us, our unemployment rate is double what the state numbers are which means we don’t have sufficient businesses located in the county to support our resi-dents.

Rutherford County has the nec-essary makeup for businesses to thrive here if given the chance. Our County Commissioners are the Ambassadors of the county and we haven’t seen much suc-cess from the “Good ‘ol Boys”. Bob Howard is the candidate of choice based on several reasons that would affect Rutherford County in a positive way.

As a businessman dealing with other businesses in Rutherford County, Bob Howard has heard ideas from many others making this county their home.

I have heard the candidate speak at the Greenhill “Meet the Candidates” and Bob’s message was leader-ship and communica-tion.

The Commissioners need to “shake new hands” and promote the county as Bob said “thinking outside the box.”

Recently I heard Bob on a local

radio station being interviewed about taxes. He defined the dif-ferences between Wants and Needs. A county budget is, or should be covering the current needs. As priorities change in the county change, so will the needs. The Wants are considered during the good times but not during a recession.

Lets get the White Elephant out of the room, Rutherford County can do better, Vote for Bob Howard.

Mark Johnson Forest City

Supports Eckler for County Commission

To the editor:I am a relative newcomer to

Rutherford County politics. From what I have observed at the commissioners meetings that I have been able to attend is that we need some new blood sitting in those commissioners chair. I’ve heard lots of promises being made.

Bill Eckler has not made to me outrageous promises that he can-not possibly keep. He has prom-ised me that he will at least try, and he stands on conservative principles. He has my support.

Pete RussellRutherfordton

Supports Strickland for County Commission

To the editor:I am pleased to offer my sup-

port for Democratic candidate Gail McBrayer Strickland as County Commissioner District 4.

It has been my privilege and honor to volunteer beside Gail serving the American Cancer Society Relay for Life, Rutherford County Junior Miss Scholarship Committee, and Beta Sigma Phi civic organizations.

For the 20 years I have known Gail, I have found her to be one of the most organized, dedicated, honest, logical thinkers I know.

Her common-sense approach, her competencies, her character, and her experience working with our county government as well as numerous service commit-tees have secured my confidence in her ability to make a differ-ence in the future of Rutherford County.

With Gail’s dedication to educa-tion and public services, she will work diligently as a team player to enhance these essential com-ponents of our county and offer these as a platform for job cre-ation and retention.

You will find Gail to be a com-petent, honorable and dedicated servant whose proficiency and initiative will serve Rutherford County well.

Please let your voice be heard in the May 4th Primary Election. As one of our county commis-sioners, I think you will find Gail to be a dedicated leader of high integrity and commitment to moving our county forward.

Tammy W. CarpenterForest City

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Chuck Flack Jr.Charles Z. “Chuck” Flack

Jr., 73, of Forest Hills Dr., Forest City, died Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at Hospice House in Forest City.

Born in Forest City, he was a son of the late Charles Z. Flack Sr. and Blanche Thornton Flack.

He was a retired Insurance and real estate agent with the former Charles Z. Flack Agency in Forest City. He was educated in the Rutherford County Schools and received a bachelor of science degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1958. He was a lifelong member of the First United Methodist Church of Forest City, where he has served in various offices.

Survivors include his wife, Jane Sawyer Flack of the home; three sons, Charles Z. “Tripp” Flack III of Forest City, Blair Thornton Flack of Randleman, and Thomas Cooper Flack of Rutherfordton; two sisters, Caroline Flack Baynard of Forest City, and Ann Flack Boseman of Wilmington; and nine grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. K. Wesley Judy officiating. Visitation to follow the ser-vice at the church. Interment will be private for the imme-diate family at the Cool Springs Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 341 East Main St., Forest City, NC 28043; or Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043; or to the charity of the donor’s choice.

The Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences www.padgett-king.com.

Lawrence Jones

Lawrence Howard Jones, 86, of Bostic, died Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at Hospice House in Forest City.

Born in Parkersburg, W.Va., he was a son of the late Otis Howard Jones and Nanie Lamp Jones.

He served during World War II in the Army Air Corps and worked as a con-tractor in the construction industry for most of his life.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 28 years, Sandra Robinson Jones.

Survivors include his four children, Suzanne Lofton of Wedowee, Ala., David Lawrence Jones of Raleigh, Michael Jones of Bostic, and Patricia Wegsheid of LaBelle, Fla.; one brother, Dale Jones of Raleigh; one sister, Jean Lorton of Raleigh; six grand-children; and seven great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Friday at the Harrelson Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Lanny J. Funchess officiating. Interment will take place at the National Cemetery in Bushnell, Fla. The family will greet friends following the service at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made

to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043..

A live webcast of the services and online condolences at www.har-relsonfuneralhome.com

Hazel DaleHazel Long Beam Dale,

91, died Thursday, April 29, 2010 at Hospice House in Forest City.

She was a native of Rutherford County, a daugh-ter of Charlie and Celia Marks Long.

She was retired from AGI and was a member of Mt. Hebron United Methodist Church.

She was also preceded in death by her first husband Frank Ray Beam.

Survivors include her husband, J.W. Dale of the home; one son, Joe Beam of Rutherfordton; two grand-sons; and two great-grand-children.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mt. Hebron United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dennis Tomlinson officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Concluding services will be held in the church cemetery.

The family will be at 2088 US 64, Rutherfordton.

In lieu of flowers, memo-rials may be made to Mt. Hebron United Methodist Church,

2869 Hudlow Road, Forest City, NC 28043.

Crowe’s Mortuary & Crematory is assisting the Dale family.

Online condolences may be made at www.crowemortuary.com.

Cleone GambleCleone Upton Gamble,

86, died Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at Willow Ridge Nursing Center.

A native of Rutherford County, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Jennings Gamble.

Survivors include two chil-dren, Charlotte Womack of Rutherfordton, and Steve Gamble of Lexington, S.C.; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and two brothers, L.D. Upton of Caroleen, and Dwight Upton of Marion.

A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Spindale, with the Rev. Andy Evans officiating. The fam-ily will receive friends at the church following the service.

The family will be at the home of Charlotte and Scott Womack, 201 Fernwood Circle, Rutherfordton.

In lieu of flowers, memori-als may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043.

Crowe’s Mortuary &

Crematory is assisting the Gamble family.

Online condolences may be made at www.crowemortuary.com.

Alvera LeitchAlvera Barton-Leitch, 83,

of Spindale, died Thursday, April 29, 2010 at White Oak Manor.

Arrangements are incom-plete and will be announced by Crowe’s Mortuary & Crematory.

Margaret PriceMargaret Adams Price, 83,

of 427 Brookside Dr., Shelby, died Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at her residence.

She was a daughter of the late Henry Franklin and Ella Mae Ratliff Adams, and grew up just outside Gaffney, S.C. She was a member of Westview Baptist and was an active member of the Prime timers.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Roscoe Jimmie “R.J.” Price.

She is survived by a daugh-ter, Linda Price of Shelby; two sisters, Carrie Lee Adams Teague of Shelby, and Eloise Adams Kimsey of Rock Hill, S.C.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at The A.C. McKinney Memorial Chapel of McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home with the Revs. Jim Brackett and Rick Bowling officiating. Burial will follow in Prospect Baptist Church cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Memorials may made to the Cleveland County Humane Society, 1609 E. Marion St., Shelby, NC 28150.

Online condolences www.mckin-neylandrethfuneralhome.com.

Andy KozarKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP)

— Andy Kozar, the starting fullback of Tennessee’s 1951 national championship team, has died. He was 79.

Kozar died Thursday in Knoxville, where he’s lived since returning to Tennessee as a professor in 1966.

A native of St. Michael, Pa., Kozar was a three-year starter for the Volunteers, averaging more than five yards per carry. He amassed 27 touchdowns and 1,837 yards rushing on 350 carries between 1950 and 1952.

Despite suffering an injury midway through the 1952 season, he was named a sec-ond-team All American.

Kozar also served in the U.S. Army from 1953-55 and played with the Chicago Bears in 1955 before pursu-ing his career in education.

Obituaries

Deaths

Sheriff’s Reportsn The Rutherford County

Sheriff’s Office responded to 140 E-911 calls Wednesday.n Spray painting vandalism

was reported at Bills Creek Baptist Church, 1475 Bills Creek Road, Lake Lure.n Eric Ryan Talley reported

a lost license plate.n Amanda M. Surratt

reported the theft of a safe and money.

Rutherfordtonn The Rutherfordton Police

Department responded to 13 E-911 calls Wednesday.n Richard Lee Lucas Jr.

reported the breaking and entering of a motor vehicle and the theft of an Apple iPod and other items.

Spindalen The Spindale Police

Department responded to 25 E-911 Wednesday.

Lake Luren The Lake Lure Police

Department responded to five E-911 calls Wednesday.

Forest Cityn The Forest City Police

Department responded to 68 E-911 calls Wednesday.n Marty Metzinger report-

ed a breaking and entering.

Arrestsn Carla Louise Bridges,

42, of 508 Ledbetter Road; charged with unauthorized use of motor vehicle; released on a $1,000 unsecured bond. (RCSD)n Melvin Neal Bradley,

51, of 187 Hopewell Road; charged with driving while license revoked; placed under a $1,000 secured bond. (RCSD)

n Redona Elexis Craig, 17, of 155 Reid St.; charged with assault and battery; released on a written promise to appear. (RCSD)n Michelle Alexis Williams,

17, of 606 Edwards St.; charged with shoplifting/ concealment of goods; freed on a custody release. (SPD)

Citationsn Candy Bollinger, 40, of

Logan Drive, Valdese; cited for possession of schedule VI controlled substance and possession of drug parapher-nalia. (FCPD)

EMS/Rescuen The Rutherford County

EMS responded to 24 E-911 calls Wednesday.

n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to 11 E-911 calls Wednesday.

Fire Callsn Ellenboro firefighters

responded to a unknown type of fire, assisted by Cherry Mountain and Bostic firefighters.n Forest City firefighters

responded to a motor vehicle crash and to a brush fire.n Rutherfordton firefight-

ers responded to a fire alarm.n SDO firefighters

responded to a motor vehicle crash.n Spindale firefighters

responded to a fire alarm.n Shingle Hollow firefight-

ers responded to a structure fire, assisted by Bills Creek and Green Hill firefighters.n Sandy Mush firefighters

responded to a motor vehicle crash and to a vehicle fire.n Union Mills firefighters

responded to a grass fire.

Police Notes

RALEIGH (AP) — Two leading candidates for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate on Thursday sep-arately criticized Republican incumbent Richard Burr as Elaine Marshall used the steps of a bank build-ing and Cal Cunningham an 18-wheeler to make their points.

Cunningham, a former state senator from Lexington, began a 10-stop tour in Charlotte and Salisbury with a big rig to symbolize what he calls the 18 times Burr voted while in Congress to send U.S. jobs overseas through trade deals and tax breaks.

The truck also represents more goods being shipped on the state’s highways, which he said in an interview will occur if his job-creation pro-posals are approved.

“We need to make things here,” Cunningham said. “We’ve got to rebuild the manufacturing base.”

Marshall spoke from steps outside the Wachovia Building in downtown Raleigh to call on Congress to approve a reform bill that seeks tougher oversight of financial institutions. Marshall accused Burr of obstructionism as GOP sena-tors blocked debate earlier this week, but Republicans gave way Wednesday for votes to begin.

Wells Fargo Corp. acquired Wachovia Corp. in late 2008 after the Charlotte-based bank lost billions of dollars on failed mortgages.

“For over 100 years, Wachovia Bank stood as a proud example of North Carolina’s banking industry,” said Marshall, the state’s top securities regulator. The state lost Wachovia, she added: “We cannot allow this to hap-pen again. It’s time to fix our broken financial system.”

Marshall and Cunningham are among six candidates in next week’s primary. Another leading Democratic candi-date, Ken Lewis of Chapel Hill, scheduled to campaign

door-to-door Thursday eve-ning in Orange County and speak later at a barbecue to talk about his jobs plan, a campaign spokesman said.

Burr has his own primary against three GOP candi-dates, but his focus largely has been on the general elec-tion.

“Unfortunately, the Democrats continue to run negative campaigns designed to deceive the peo-ple of North Carolina,” Burr campaign spokeswoman Samantha Smith said in a prepared statement. “They only want to maintain the status quo and continue the liberal agenda of reckless spending and growing gov-ernment.”

Marshall’s campaign said it began running a tele-vision ad in the Raleigh and Greensboro mar-kets Thursday trumpet-ing what she calls her past record of challenging banks who preyed on the elderly and insurance companies who denied health care to patients.

The ads will spread to eastern TV markets Friday, campaign official A.J. Carillo said.

Cunningham has been run-ning TV commercials for more than two weeks that are now airing in the state’s six broadcast television markets, spokesman Jared Leopold said.

Lewis began running radio ads this week but has yet to go on television.

His latest radio ad argues Cunningham has been incon-sistent on the subject of bonuses for bank regulators last year when he served on the state banking commis-sion.

Cunningham said he never voted for the bonuses, which were never given out.

The top two vote-getters in each primary will advance to a June 22 runoff if the lead-ing candidate doesn’t receive more than 40 percent of the vote.

Burr is Democrats foil in Senate race

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Cleone Upton Gamble

Mrs. Cleone Upton Gamble, age 86, passed away Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at Willow Ridge Nursing Center. A native of Rutherford County she was preceded in death by her husband, William Jennings Gamble, a son, Harold Gamble, and parents, Will and Carma Flack Upton. Survivors include two children, Charlotte Womack and husband, Scott of Rutherfordton, NC and Steve Gamble and wife, Sylvia of Lexington, SC; ten grandchildren, fourteen great grandchildren, two brothers, L.D. Upton and wife, Betty of Caroleen, NC and Dwight Upton of Marion, NC. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, May 1st at 11 AM at First Baptist Church Spindale, NC with Rev. Andy Evans offici-ating. The family will receive friends at the church following the service. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. The family will be at the home of Charlotte and Scott Womack, 201 Fernwood Circle, Ruther-fordton. Online condolences may be made at :www.crowemortuary.com Crowe’s Mortuary and Cre-matory is assisting the Gamble Family. Paid obit.

Hazel Long Beam Dale

Mrs. Hazel Long Beam Dale, age 91, passed away Thursday, April 29, 2010 at Hospice House in Forest City. A native of Rutherford County she was retired from AGI and was a member of Mt. Hebron United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Frank Ray Beam as well as her parents Charlie and Celia Marks Long. Survivors include her husband, J.W. Dale of the home; one son, Joe Beam of Rutherfordton; two grandsons, Joey Beam of Rutherfordton, Stacy Beam of Lake Lure and great grandchil-dren Taylor and Brookes Beam both of Rutherfordton. Funeral services will be held 11 AM Saturday, May 1, 2010 at Mt. Hebron United Methodist Church with Rev. Dennis Tomlinson offi-ciating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the ser-vice. Concluding services will be held in the Mt. Hebron United Methodist Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial may be made to Mt. Hebron United Methodist Church, 2869 Hudlow Road, Forest City NC 28043. The family will be at 2088 US 64, Rutherfordton, NC 28139. Online condolences may be made at:www.crowemortuary.com Crowe’s Mortuary is assisting the Dale Family.

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Humanity and Life Care. And the Devin Price Memorial

Baseball tournament hosted by the Rutherfordton Women’s League, will be played at three baseball fields – Crestview Park, R-S Central High School and R-S Middle School.

Rutherford Town Revitalization is expecting huge crowds for the annual downtown event with vendors lining the streets selling arts, crafts and pro-viding educational information. Food vendors from the county and Virginia will provide foods of all varieties.

At Courtside Steaks, Charlotte Road, Rutherfordton, a car, truck and motorcycle show begins at 9 a.m. and concludes at 4 p.m.

Proceeds will benefit Hospice of Rutherford County. Registration is $15. Awards will be presented. Call

Fine Line Auto Works, 286-3348 for more information.

Also Saturday, a Metal Music Festival will be presented at the Owl’s Nest beginning at 2 p.m. Ten of the top metal and hard rock bands from the region will be showcased on an outdoor stage until 11 p.m. on Trade Street.

Headlining the event will be MayLay, a Forest City band. Other bands from Asheville, Concord, Charlotte, Spartanburg, S.C., and other surrounding cities are partici-pating.

The festival kicks off at 2 p.m. with Doubt is for Dead Kids, Wrath of Discord, Face the Sky, Six and Twenty, Bring Forth the Body, Chivalry, From Tomorrow, A Darker Shade of Scarlet, Telic and MayLay to perform at 10 p.m.

On Sunday, The Symphony of Rutherford County will present its 22nd annual spring concert at 3 p.m.

at The Foundation at Isothermal Community College.

In keeping with the Symphony’s mission of serving the community through music and music education, the concert is free and open to the public.

The concert program, under the direction of Wilbert K. Kimple, will consist of a variety of musical forms and styles — something for every-one. Selections include, “Toccata” by Girolamo Frescobaldi, “Berceuse and Finale” from Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite, “Overture” to Maillart’s Les Dragons de Villars, a Strauss waltz, “Wien, mein Sinn,” Richard Rodgers’ “Victory at Sea,” in addition to a few lighter works, such as Henry Mancini’s “The Pink Panther” and John Kander’s “Chicago.”

Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@the-digitalcourier.com.

“It is appropriate she have the opportunity and for everyone to have a clear knowledge of who is in charge,” he said.

RCS Board Chairman John Mark Bennett said the board is appreciative of Kinlaw’s leadership over the past four years. Bennett said Kinlaw had guided the system wisely and respon-sibly through trying economic times.

“New standards for energy and transportation efficiencies have been implemented, which are redirecting precious resources to the classroom,” Bennett said. “During his tenure, technology in our schools has become an integral part of instruction. Advances in technology availability and utilization in the past four years have far exceeded our best hopes when Dr. Kinlaw was hired.

“Our county owes him a debt of gratitude, and we wish him only the best in his future endeavors.”

Kinlaw took over as RCS superin-tendent in 2006. He previously served as superintendent for Greenwood School District 50 in Greenwood, S.C., and was assistant superinten-dent for personnel services with the North Carolina Department of Public

Instruction in Raleigh. He began his career as an educator as the director of bands at Scotland High School in Laurinburg.

In his four years leading Rutherford County Schools, Kinlaw said there had been significant changes in the usage of technology.

“In terms of improvement and con-nectivity, we still have a long way to go, but there is no better than the speed seen in these schools,” Kinlaw said. There are tools in classrooms now, he said, that were only dreamed about four years ago, such as interac-tive whiteboards.

“With the connectivity, we were able to bring on other things,” he said.

Kinlaw said he was proud of the opportunity to serve Rutherford County Schools and that those in charge had had faith he could “do something and become a part of this community.”

“We have had a tremendous working relationship with the county,” Kinlaw said. “Even with the economic cli-mate, the valuing of public education remains a priority.

“I’m proud of the dedication of the employees of this school system. The employees out in the trenches have dealt with difficult circumstances in the last 12 months,” he added. “They have embraced the technology and

have responded like champions.” Kinlaw and his wife, Dottie, who

is a principal in Polk County, will remain in Rutherford County. The couple’s son, Jacob, will be a senior at R-S Central High School in the fall. With no definite plans other than “I’m not going to sit at home,” Kinlaw said he will remain a champion for Rutherford County Schools.

“I’m going to be the biggest cheer-leader for Rutherford County Schools who resides in this county,” he said.

Mason becomes interim superin-tendent Saturday and said having the opportunity to fill in before her offi-cial term begins offers a leg up on the coming school year.

“It does give me a jump rather than someone who would be coming into town on July 1,” she said.

As the system finishes off this year and looks forward to the 2010-2011 school year, Mason said her focus will remain, as always, on the students and employees of Rutherford County Schools.

“My main priority is using the resources provided to continue serv-ing our students and employees,” she said.

Contact Flynn via e-mail at aflynn@the-digitalcourier.com.

HospiceHospice of Rutherford County offers the following services:

GRACE support groups: Meets the first Tuesday of each month at Rutherford LifeCare from 4 to 5:30 p.m.; and the third Friday of each month at the Senior Center from 1 to 2:30 p.m.; GRACE is for anyone caring for a loved one in the community; May 4, “Self Care, Stress Management, and Sharing Experiences” with Patty Olson, (at LIFECare); May 21, Safety with Dementia Patients and Project Life Saver, with Larry Reeves and Sgt. Mike Summers, RCSD.

PROMISE Support Group: This group is for parents who have lost adult children. The group is con-ducted for in four week increments. Call for details. Widow/Widower’s Lunch Bunch meeting: Third Friday of each month at the Carolina Event and Conference Center. Dutch treat, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for anyone in the community who has lost a spouse. Hospice Library: Open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.Contact Hospice at 245-0095 to register for any of the support groups or events listed.

MiscellaneousOpen house: The R-S Central JROTC Rifle Team will hold an open house Saturday, May 1, from noon to 5 p.m. Adults $4, children under 12, $2. Free to watch. Awards will be presented to the top shoot-ers of the day.

Clothing Giveaway: Saturday, May 1, begins at 8 a.m.; Heaven Bound Baptist Church, 285 Friendship Dr., Ellenboro; sausage biscuits and drinks, $2; clothes given free to those in need; no flea market ven-dors please.

Power of the Purse: Family Resources will be hosting its annual Power of the Purse fundrasier on May 13. To donate new or gently used purses, contact Sherry Bright at 247-1440, ext. 105.

Spring Festival: Saturday, May 1, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Frank West Park, Caroleen community; games and activities for children and adults, inflatables, softball, horseshoe and more; hot dogs, chips and drinks; live music and entertainment; fire truck; visit from Smokey the Bear, and much more; all free; sponsored by Caroleen First United Methodist Church.

Low-cost rabies clinic: Saturday, May 8, noon to 1 p.m.; Thunder Road Animal Hospital; $10 cash, one-year rabies; $12 cash, three-year rabies; other discounted vac-cines available; call 286-0033.

FundraisersFood sale: Friday, April 30, begins at 11 a.m., at St. Luke’s Holiness Church, Forest City; fish, chicken, meatloaf, and pig’s feet; plates $6.50 each; call 245-3222 to place an order.

Car wash: Saturday, May 1, begins at 9 a.m., at the One Stop in Rutherfordton; sponsored by Forest City Heat 16U Basketball Team.

Town-wide yard sale: Saturday, May 1, begins at 7 a.m., in the town of Ellenboro; sponsored by Ellenboro Women’s Club.

Pancake breakfast: Saturday, May 1, begins at 7 a.m., at Kenny’s Tire, Broadway St., Forest City; large selection of items; free coffee for seniors; $5 per person, includes choice of beverage; sponsored by the youth of Alexander Missionary Methodist Church; all proceeds to benefit local outreach programs.

Country ham supper: Saturday, May 1, 4 to 8 p.m., Duncan’s Creek Presbyterian Church, 1658 Duncan’s Creek Road, Ellenboro.

Church-wide yard sale: Saturday, May 1, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., New Harvest Church, 131 Countryside Dr., Forest City.

Music/concertsThe Mystery Men Quartet, fea-turing Ed Crawford, formerly of the Kingsmen Quartet, will be in concert Friday, April 30, at 7 p.m., at Forest City Four Square Church, 178 Cornwell St., Forest City.

Singing: Friday, April 30, begins at 7 p.m., Little White Country Church; featuring Mike Upright formerly with the group Standing Tall.

Singing program: Sunday, May 2, 5 p.m.; New Bethel AME Zion Church, Forest City; on program — Changed of Inman, S.C.; Gensis of Green Creek; Reverence of Woodruff, S.C.; and the Golden Trumpets of Forest City; program sponsored by the Golden Trumpets.

Singing program: Sunday, June 13, 4 p.m., Angel Divine Faith Church, Rutherfordton; featuring the Kings of Joy from Forest City, and other groups from North and South Carolina.

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GETTING HER WISH

Katie Linder’s wish came true Saturday when she learned the Make a Wish Foundation granted her wish — a week long trip to Disney World with her parents, Dave and Laura Linder and little sister, Roxanne. Katie was surprised Saturday with a birthday party at Big Dave’s where she blew out candles and was told of her dream come true by B.J. Ries and Gary Rowland, Make a Wish Foundation volunteers. In January, Dave donated one of his kidneys to Katie, a victim of auto-immune disease Wegener’s Granulomatosis.

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Earnhardt .Jr . .to .drive .replica .of .No . .3

MOORESVILLE (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. will drive a replica of his father’s No. 3 Wrangler Chevrolet in the Nationwide Series race at Daytona in July.

The car unveiling was done Thursday at JR Motorsports on what would have been the sev-en-time NASCAR champion’s 59th birthday. He was killed in a 2001 accident at Daytona, and his number has not been used in the Sprint Cup Series since.

Earnhardt Jr. drove the No. 3 twice in 2002 in NASCAR’s second-tier series, and Richard Childress, who controls the number, is allowing his grand-son, Austin, to use it in the Truck Series this season.

“This was an idea that came up as a way to pay tribute to my dad,” Earnhardt Jr. said. “The Wrangler car is definitely in the top-10 of coolest cars that have ever been on the race track. A lot of people identify with it, and I can’t think of a better way to honor my dad and celebrate his induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame than to bring the Wrangler col-ors back with the No. 3 on the side.”

Earnhardt will be inducted as part of the inaugural Hall of Fame class on May 23.

The idea to bring the No. 3 back was a collaborative effort between Earnhardt Jr., who will use a car from JR Motorsports, Teresa Earnhardt, who controls her late husbands’ legacy, and Richard Childress Racing, the team Earnhardt drove for dur-ing the bulk of his career.

N .C . .State’s .Smith .tests .NBA .draft

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina State’s Tracy Smith had declared himself eligible for the NBA draft, though he hasn’t hired an agent and could return for his senior season.

The 6-foot-8 forward led the Wolfpack with 16.5 points and 7.3 rebounds per game last season. The second-team all-Atlantic Coast Conference pick led the league by shooting 65 percent from the floor.

Underclassmen have until May 8 to withdraw their names and return to school as long as they haven’t hired an agent.

BASEBALLShelby at R-S Central 7 p.m. East Rutherford at Freedom 7 p.m.TJCA at Polk 4:30

SOFTBALLEast Rutherford at Freedom 4 p.m.

7:30 p.m. (ESPN2) NASCAR Racing Nationwide Series: Richmond 250. From Rich-mond International Raceway in Richmond, Va. (TS) MLB Baseball Hous-ton Astros at Atlanta Braves. From Turner Field in Atlanta. 8 p.m. (ESPN) NBA Basket-ball First Round, Game 6: Teams TBA. (If necessary). (FSS) College Baseball Missis-sippi at Mississippi State. 10 p.m. (ESPN2) NBA Bas-ketball First Round, Game 6: Teams TBA. (If necessary). 10:30 p.m. (ESPN) NBA Bas-ketball First Round, Game 6: Teams TBA. (If necessary). 11 p.m. (SHO) Boxing Derek Edwards vs. Marcus Johnson. Derek Edwards vs. Marcus Johnson.

Associated PressExercise rider Arielle Witkowski takes Dublin for a workout in preparation for the 136th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs Thursday in Louisville, Ky.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The girls already grabbed horse racing’s biggest head-lines. Now another one is out to steal the sport’s biggest race from the boys.

Devil May Care will try to become the fourth filly to win the Kentucky Derby on Saturday and extend the dominance begun last year by Rachel Alexandra, who won the Preakness, and Zenyatta, who won the Breeders’ Cup Classic.

Those two finished 1-2 for Horse of the Year honors and they’re back competing this year.

Devil May Care is listed at 10-1 odds in her bid to join

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Filly has eyes on the roses

Woods struggles; Van Pelt fires 65 to grab early lead

CHARLOTTE (AP) — Tiger Woods delivered a few memora-ble shots of his own Thursday at Quail Hollow on a pleasant day that produced birdies and eagles and plenty of excitement.

It’s just not what he had in mind.

He hit a tee shot into the water on the par-3 17th that produced little reaction except to hold out his hand for another ball. He hit his next tee shot into the water and had to scramble for bogey. And he wound up with a 2-over 74 that left him nine shots behind Bo Van Pelt and ended his streak of 21 straight rounds at par or better.

“I hit a bunch of balls left, I hit a bunch of balls right, hit a few down the middle,” Woods said. “And that was about it.”

For everyone else — Masters champion Phil Mickelson includ-ed with his 70 — there was so much more.

Mickelson had a severe stom-ach ailment that forced him to withdraw from the pro-am Wednesday, and he started feeling it when he climbed the steep hill to the 15th green. He two-putted for birdie to reach 4 under for his round, only to three-putt from the fringe on the

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Associated PressPhil Mickelson reacts after his chip shot on the ninth hole during the first round of the Quail Hollow Championship golf tournament.

Associated PressLee Westwood, of England, hits from a sand trap on the 11th hole during the first round of the Quail Hollow Championship golf tournament at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte Thursday.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The road to the Final Four will have a new look next season.

On Thursday, the NCAA’s board of directors approved expansion from 65 to 68 teams and endorsed a proposal to add three more opening-round games to the schedule. The board also approved new rules governing concussions, and may sanction schools that do not comply.

It’s only the second time in a quarter-century the NCAA has increased the number of teams competing for the men’s national championship.

Now it’s time to start map-ping out the details, which could include putting at-large teams in the early games.

“The (men’s basketball) com-mittee will have to study any variety of options and cer-tainly the notion of looking at options involving the last at-large teams in would be one possible option,” NCAA vice president Greg Shaheen told The Associated Press. “We would expect the committee to examine all of the options.”

The decision was not a sur-prise.

NCAA officials recommend-ed the 68-team field last week after the public loudly com-plained that going to 80 or 96 teams would water down the NCAA’s marquee event, and network executives insisted they did not need more tour-ney games to make a profit on the next television contract.

So the NCAA backed the most modest expansion, at least for now. The board gave unanimous consent to the 68-team field with a caveat — it wants the “play-in” games to have more significance.

“Expanding to 68 teams gave us an opportunity to involve more teams in the champion-ship, and in doing that, we were able to enhance the expe-rience of the opening-round game,” Clemson president James Barker, the committee chairman, said in a statement.

The format must still be approved by the men’s basket-ball committee later this sum-mer, and Shaheen is hoping its done by July.

More teams won’t be the only change fans see next March.

Thanks to the new 14-year, $10.8 billion television pack-age with CBS and Turner Broadcasting fans can choose which games they want to watch. One game will be car-ried by CBS, with others car-ried on TNT, TBS and truTV.

NCAA expands tourney field to 68

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Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Jair Jurrjens walks off the field after pitching the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Thursday, April 29, 2010, in St. Louis. Jurrjens gave up a three-run home run to the Cardinals’

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rookie David Freese homered, doubled and drove in six runs as the Cardinals sent Atlanta to its ninth straight loss.

The Braves wrapped up an 0-7 road trip, their first winless swing of seven or more games since September 1949 when the franchise was located in Boston and went 0-8 in Philadelphia and Brooklyn.

Adam Wainwright (4-1) worked six solid innings as the Cardinals completed a four-game sweep. With Albert Pujols getting a day off, St. Louis still won its fifth in a row and swept Atlanta for the first time since 1993.

Jair Jurrjens (0-3) strained his left hamstring and lasted only one inning for Atlanta.

Diamondbacks 13, Cubs 5CHICAGO (AP) — Ian Kennedy pitched eight

strong innings for his first victory in 2 1/2 years and Adam LaRoche drove in five runs with two homers and a double as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Chicago Cubs 13-5 on Thursday.

Kelly Johnson and Chris Snyder also connected for Arizona, which leads the majors with 33 hom-ers. Johnson, who has an NL-high nine hom-ers and has gone deep six times in the last seven games, also had three singles.

Kennedy (1-1) allowed only one run in the first seven innings as the Diamondbacks built a 13-1 lead before giving up Kosuke Fukudome’s grand slam in the eighth. He ended up allowing six hits, one walk and four earned runs.

Tigers 3, Twins 0DETROIT (AP) — Dontrelle Willis pitched four-

hit ball over six-plus innings in perhaps his best performance with the Detroit Tigers, a 3-0 win over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday.

Willis (1-1) struck out six — his highest total since 2007 when he was with the Florida Marlins — and walked two. Joel Zumaya struck out two in two perfect innings and Jose Valverde pitched a hitless ninth for his seventh save in eight chances.

White Sox 7 Rangers 5ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Paul Konerko hit

two home runs after Chicago took advantage of a wild pitch, two errors and two walks to go ahead of Texas and avoid a three-game sweep.

Konerko leads the majors with 10 homers after hitting a solo drive in the eighth and a two-run shot in the ninth. He also drove in another run with a sacrifice fly.

Rangers starter Scott Feldman pitched into the seventh with a two-run lead, but was gone after an error and a walk against the first two batters.

BASEBALLNational League

East Division W L Pct GBNew York 13 9 .591 — Philadelphia 12 9 .571 1/2Washington 12 10 .545 1 Florida 11 11 .500 2 Atlanta 8 14 .364 5

Central Division W L Pct GBSt. Louis 15 7 .682 — Cincinnati 10 11 .476 4 1/2Chicago 10 13 .435 5 1/2Milwaukee 9 12 .429 5 1/2Pittsburgh 9 12 .429 5 1/2Houston 8 12 .400 6

West Division W L Pct GBSan Diego 13 8 .619 — San Francisco 12 9 .571 1 Arizona 11 11 .500 2 1/2Colorado 11 11 .500 2 1/2Los Angeles 8 13 .381 5

Wednesday’s GamesSan Diego 6, Florida 4N.Y. Mets 7, L.A. Dodgers 3Pittsburgh 6, Milwaukee 5, 14 inningsWashington 3, Chicago Cubs 2Arizona 12, Colorado 11, 10 inningsPhiladelphia 7, San Francisco 6, 11 inningsCincinnati 6, Houston 4St. Louis 6, Atlanta 0Thursday’s GamesSt. Louis 10, Atlanta 4Arizona 13, Chicago Cubs 5Cincinnati at Houston, lateMilwaukee at San Diego, latePittsburgh at L.A. Dodgers, lateFriday’s GamesArizona (R.Lopez 1-0) at Chicago Cubs (R.Wells 2-0), 2:20 p.m.N.Y. Mets (Niese 0-1) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 0-0), 7:05 p.m.Washington (Olsen 1-1) at Florida (Nolasco 2-0), 7:10 p.m.Houston (W.Rodriguez 1-2) at Atlanta (Hanson 1-2), 7:35 p.m.Cincinnati (Cueto 0-1) at St. Louis (Penny 3-0), 8:15 p.m.Milwaukee (Bush 1-1) at San Diego (Richard 0-2), 10:05 p.m.Pittsburgh (Morton 0-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 1-1), 10:10 p.m.Colorado (Cook 1-2) at San Francisco (Zito 3-0), 10:15 p.m.Saturday’s GamesArizona at Chicago Cubs, 1:05 p.m.Cincinnati at St. Louis, 1:10 p.m.Houston at Atlanta, 3:10 p.m.N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 3:10 p.m.Colorado at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.Washington at Florida, 7:10 p.m.Milwaukee at San Diego, 8:35 p.m.Pittsburgh at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.Sunday’s GamesWashington at Florida, 1:10 p.m.Houston at Atlanta, 1:35 p.m.Cincinnati at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m.Arizona at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.Colorado at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.Milwaukee at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.Pittsburgh at L.A. Dodgers, 4:10 p.m.N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 8:05 p.m.

American League

East Division W L Pct GBTampa Bay 16 5 .762 — New York 14 7 .650 2Boston 11 11 .500 5 1/2Toronto 11 12 .455 6 1/2Baltimore 4 18 .190 12

Central Division W L Pct GBMinnesota 14 8 .636 — Detroit 13 10 .565 1 1/2Cleveland 9 12 .429 4 1/2Chicago 9 13 .409 5 Kansas City 8 13 .381 5 1/2

West Division W L Pct GBOakland 12 11 .545 — Los Angeles 12 11 .522 —Seattle 11 11 .500 1 Texas 10 12 .455 2

Wednesday’s GamesSeattle 6, Kansas City 5L.A. Angels 4, Cleveland 3Detroit 11, Minnesota 6N.Y. Yankees 8, Baltimore 3Boston 2, Toronto 0Tampa Bay 10, Oakland 3Texas 6, Chicago White Sox 5Thursday’s GamesDetroit 3, Minnesota 0Chicago White Sox 7, Texas 5N.Y. Yankees 4, Baltimore 0Toronto 6, Oakland 3Kansas City at Tampa Bay, lateFriday’s GamesBoston (Lackey 2-1) at Baltimore (D.Hernandez 0-3), 7:05 p.m.Chicago White Sox (F.Garcia 0-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 3-0), 7:05 p.m.L.A. Angels (Pineiro 2-2) at Detroit (Porcello 1-2), 7:05 p.m.Minnesota (Blackburn 1-1) at Cleveland (Carmona 3-0), 7:05 p.m.Oakland (Undecided) at Toronto (Morrow 1-2), 7:07 p.m.Kansas City (Bannister 1-1) at Tampa Bay (Niemann 1-0), 7:10 p.m.Texas (C.Lewis 3-0) at Seattle (C.Lee 0-0), 10:10 p.m.Saturday’s GamesChicago White Sox at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.L.A. Angels at Detroit, 1:05 p.m.Oakland at Toronto, 1:07 p.m.Texas at Seattle, 3:10 p.m.Kansas City at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.Boston at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.Minnesota at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.Sunday’s GamesChicago White Sox at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.L.A. Angels at Detroit, 1:05 p.m.Minnesota at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m.Oakland at Toronto, 1:07 p.m.Boston at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m.Kansas City at Tampa Bay, 1:40 p.m.Texas at Seattle, 4:10 p.m.

BASKETBALLNational Basketball Association Playoff

FIRST ROUND(Best-of-7)

(x-if necessary)

EASTERN CONFERENCECleveland 4, Chicago 1

Saturday, April 17: Cleveland 96, Chicago 83Monday, April 19: Cleveland 112, Chicago 102Thursday, April 22: Chicago 108, Cleveland 106Sunday, April 25: Cleveland 121, Chicago 98Tuesday, April 27: Cleveland 96, Chicago 94

Orlando 4, Charlotte 0Sunday, April 18: Orlando 98, Charlotte 89Wednesday, April 21: Orlando 92, Charlotte 77Saturday, April 24: Orlando 90, Charlotte 86Monday, April 26: Orlando 99, Charlotte 90

Milwaukee 3, Atlanta 2Saturday, April 17: Atlanta 102, Milwaukee 92Tuesday, April 20: Atlanta 96, Milwaukee 86

Saturday, April 24: Milwaukee 107, Atlanta 89Monday, April 26: Milwaukee 111, Atlanta 104Wednesday, April 28: Milwaukee 91, Atlanta 87Friday, April 30: Atlanta at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.x-Sunday, May 2: Milwaukee at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

Boston 4, Miami 1Saturday, April 17: Boston 85, Miami 76Tuesday, April 20: Boston 106, Miami 77Friday, April 23: Boston 100, Miami 98Sunday, April 25: Miami 101, Boston 92Tuesday, April 27: Boston 96, Miami 86

WESTERN CONFERENCEL.A. Lakers 3, Oklahoma City 2

Sunday, April 18: L.A. Lakers 87, Oklahoma City 79Tuesday, April 20: L.A. Lakers 95, Oklahoma City 92Thursday, April 22: Oklahoma City 101, L.A. Lakers 96Saturday, April 24: Oklahoma City 110, L.A. Lakers 89Tuesday, April 27: L.A. Lakers 111, Oklahoma City 87Friday, April 30: L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m.x-Sunday, May 2: Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, 3:30 p.m.

San Antonio 3, Dallas 2Sunday, April 18: Dallas 100, San Antonio 94Wednesday, April 21: San Antonio 102, Dallas 88Friday, April 23: San Antonio 94, Dallas 90Sunday, April 25: San Antonio 92, Dallas 89Tuesday, April 27: Dallas 103, San Antonio 81Thursday, April 29: Dallas at San Antonio, latex-Saturday, May 1: San Antonio at Dallas, 4:30 or 9:30 p.m.

Phoenix 3, Portland 2Sunday, April 18: Portland 105, Phoenix 100Tuesday, April 20: Phoenix 119, Portland 90Thursday, April 22: Phoenix 108, Portland 89Saturday, April 24: Portland 96, Phoenix 87Monday, April 26: Phoenix 107, Portland 88Thursday, April 29: Phoenix at Portland, 10:30 p.m.x-Saturday, May 1: Portland at Phoenix, 10, 10:30 p.m.

Utah 3, Denver 2Saturday, April 17: Denver 126, Utah 113Monday, April 19: Utah 114, Denver 111Friday, April 23: Utah 105, Denver 93Sunday, April 25: Utah 117, Denver 106Wednesday, April 28: Denver 116, Utah 102Friday, April 30: Denver at Utah, 10 p.m.x-Sunday, May 2: Utah at Denver, 3:30 or 8 p.m.

HOCKEYNational Hockey League Playoff Glance

FIRST ROUND(Best-of-7)

(x-if necessary)

EASTERN CONFERENCEMontreal 4, Washington 3

Thursday, April 15: Montreal 3, Washington 2, OTSaturday, April 17: Washington 6, Montreal 5, OTMonday, April 19: Washington 5, Montreal 1Wednesday, April 21: Washington 6, Montreal 3Friday, April 23: Montreal 2, Washington 1Monday, April 26: Montreal 4, Washington 1Wednesday, April 28: Montreal 2, Washington 1

Philadelphia 4, New Jersey 1Wednesday, April 14: Philadelphia 2, New Jersey 1Friday, April 16: New Jersey 5, Philadelphia 3Sunday, April 18: Philadelphia 3, New Jersey 2, OTTuesday, April 20: Philadelphia 4, New Jersey 1Thursday, April 22: Philadelphia 3, New Jersey 0

Boston 4, Buffalo 2Thursday, April 15: Buffalo 2, Boston 1Saturday, April 17: Boston 5, Buffalo 3Monday, April 19: Boston 2, Buffalo 1Wednesday, April 21: Boston 3, Buffalo 2, 2OTFriday, April 23: Buffalo 4, Boston 1Monday, April 26: Boston 4, Buffalo 3

Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 2Wednesday, April 14: Ottawa 5, Pittsburgh 4Friday, April 16: Pittsburgh 2, Ottawa 1Sunday, April 18: Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 2Tuesday, April 20: Pittsburgh 7, Ottawa 4Thursday, April 22: Ottawa 4, Pittsburgh 3, 3OTSaturday, April 24: Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 3, OT

WESTERN CONFERENCESan Jose 4, Colorado 2

Wednesday, April 14: Colorado 2, San Jose 1Friday, April 16: San Jose 6, Colorado 5, OTSunday, April 18: Colorado 1, San Jose 0, OTTuesday, April 20: San Jose 2, Colorado 1, OTThursday, April 22: San Jose 5, Colorado 0Saturday, April 24: San Jose 5, Colorado 2<Chicago 4, Nashville 2Friday, April 16: Nashville 4, Chicago 1Sunday, April 18: Chicago 2, Nashville 0Tuesday, April 20: Nashville 4, Chicago 1Thursday, April 22: Chicago 3, Nashville 0Saturday, April 24: Chicago 5, Nashville 4, OTMonday, April 26: Chicago 5, Nashville 3

Vancouver 4, Los Angeles 2Thursday, April 15: Vancouver 3, Los Angeles 2, OTSaturday, April 17: Los Angeles 3, Vancouver 2, OTMonday, April 19: Los Angeles 5, Vancouver 3Wednesday, April 21: Vancouver 6, Los Angeles 4Friday, April 23: Vancouver 7, Los Angeles 2Sunday, April 25: Vancouver 4, Los Angeles 2

Detroit 4, Phoenix 3Wednesday, April 14: Phoenix 3, Detroit 2Friday, April 16: Detroit 7, Phoenix 4Sunday, April 18: Phoenix 4, Detroit 2Tuesday, April 20: Detroit 3, Phoenix 0Friday, April 23: Detroit 4, Phoenix 1Sunday, April 25: Phoenix 5, Detroit 2Tuesday, April 27: Detroit 6, Phoenix 1

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

EASTERN CONFERENCEPittsburgh vs. Montreal

Friday, April 30: Montreal at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.Sunday, May 2: Montreal at Pittsburgh, 2 p.m.Tuesday, May 4: Pittsburgh at Montreal, 7 p.m.Thursday, May 6: Pittsburgh at Montreal, 7 p.m.x-Saturday, May 8: Montreal at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.x-Monday, May 10: Pittsburgh at Montreal, 7 p.m.x-Wednesday, May 12: Montreal at Pittsburgh, TBD

Boston vs. PhiladelphiaSaturday, May 1: Philadelphia at Boston, 12:30 p.m.Monday, May 3: Philadelphia at Boston, 7 p.m.Wednesday, May 5: Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.Friday, May 7: Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.x-Monday, May 10: Philadelphia at Boston, 7 p.m.x-Wednesday, May 12: Boston at Philadelphia, TBDx-Friday, May 14: Philadelphia at Boston, 7 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCEChicago vs. Vancouver

Saturday, May 1: Vancouver at Chicago, 8 p.m.Monday, May 3: Vancouver at Chicago, 9 p.m.Wednesday, May 5: Chicago at Vancouver, 9:30 p.m.Friday, May 7: Chicago at Vancouver, 9:30 p.m.x-Sunday, May 9: Vancouver at Chicago, 8 p.m.x-Tuesday, May 11: Chicago at Vancouver, 9:30 p.m.x-Thursday, May 13: Vancouver at Chicago, 8 p.m.

San Jose vs. DetroitThursday, April 29: Detroit at San Jose, 9 p.m.Sunday, May 2: Detroit at San Jose 8 p.m.Tuesday, May 4: San Jose at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.Thursday, May 6: San Jose at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.x-Saturday, May 8: Detroit at San Jose, 10 p.m.x-Monday, May 10: San Jose at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.x-Wednesday, May 12: Detroit at San Jose, TBD

GOLFQuail Hollow Championship Scores At Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, N.C.

Bo Van Pelt 33-32 — 65Kenny Perry 33-33 — 66Camilo Villegas 33-34 — 67Billy Mayfair 34-34 — 68Paul Goydos 35-33 — 68Geoff Ogilvy 36-32 — 68J.J. Henry 34-34 — 68Andres Romero 33-35 — 68Brad Faxon 34-34 — 68Ricky Barnes 34-35 — 69Cameron Percy 33-36 — 69Brian Stuard 32-37 — 69Heath Slocum 34-35 — 69Garth Mulroy 34-35 — 69Alex Cejka 33-37 — 70Nick Watney 35-35 — 70Angel Cabrera 33-37 — 70Davis Love III 34-36 — 70Rod Pampling 35-35 — 70Greg Chalmers 35-35 — 70Scott McCarron 36-34 — 70Bubba Watson 32-38 — 70Harrison Frazar 36-34 — 70Brendon de Jonge 35-35 — 70Rocco Mediate 31-39 — 70Phil Mickelson 35-35 — 70Troy Matteson 36-34 — 70Brandt Snedeker 34-36 — 70David Duval 34-37 — 71Tim Herron 36-35 — 71Bill Haas 36-35 — 71Hunter Mahan 38-33 — 71Robert Allenby 38-33 — 71Jeff Overton 32-39 — 71Lucas Glover 34-37 — 71Zach Johnson 35-36 — 71Will MacKenzie 35-36 — 71Mark Calcavecchia 36-35 — 71Ben Curtis 34-37 — 71David Toms 33-38 — 71Vaughn Taylor 35-36 — 71Jarrod Lyle 36-35 — 71Tom Gillis 38-33 — 71Anthony Kim 32-40 — 72Stewart Cink 34-38 — 72Martin Laird 34-38 — 72Kevin Na 37-35 — 72Rory McIlroy 34-38 — 72Kevin Stadler 37-35 — 72Tim Wilkinson 33-39 — 72Chad Campbell 34-38 — 72D.A. Points 36-36 — 72John Merrick 36-36 — 72James Nitties 36-36 — 72Sean O’Hair 36-36 — 72Padraig Harrington 35-37 — 72Rory Sabbatini 34-38 — 72Kevin Sutherland 36-36 — 72Jonathan Byrd 35-37 — 72Carlos Franco 36-36 — 72Alex Prugh 38-34 — 72Ross Fisher 36-36 — 72Charley Hoffman 36-36 — 72Kris Blanks 36-36 — 72Henrik Bjornstad 37-35 — 72Chris Tidland 35-37 — 72Steve Marino 37-36 — 73Jason Day 36-37 — 73Brett Quigley 36-37 — 73Lee Westwood 34-39 — 73D.J. Trahan 34-39 — 73Brian Gay 36-37 — 73Johnson Wagner 38-35 — 73Ryan Moore 36-37 — 73Chez Reavie 35-38 — 73Mark Wilson 36-37 — 73Jimmy Walker 36-37 — 73James Driscoll 37-36 — 73Rickie Fowler 33-40 — 73Bill Lunde 36-37 — 73Chris Stroud 35-38 — 73Aaron Baddeley 35-38 — 73Mathew Goggin 37-36 — 73Joe Ogilvie 38-35 — 73Dustin Johnson 35-38 — 73Nick O’Hern 34-39 — 73Blake Adams 36-37 — 73Webb Simpson 35-39 — 74Charles Warren 36-38 — 74Woody Austin 38-36 — 74Tiger Woods 35-39 — 74John Senden 38-36 — 74Boo Weekley 36-38 — 74Ryuji Imada 35-39 — 74Jeff Maggert 37-37 — 74Tim Petrovic 36-38 — 74Roger Tambellini 35-39 — 74Josh Teater 36-38 — 74Garrett Willis 36-38 — 74George McNeill 40-34 — 74Charles Howell III 34-40 — 74J.P. Hayes 35-39 — 74Greg Owen 36-38 — 74Kevin Streelman 39-35 — 74Trevor Immelman 36-38 — 74Carl Pettersson 35-39 — 74Jeff Quinney 37-37 — 74Chad Collins 35-39 — 74Matt Jones 36-38 — 74Nicholas Thompson 35-40 — 75Roland Thatcher 35-40 — 75Jason Bohn 36-39 — 75Derek Lamely 37-38 — 75Stuart Appleby 37-38 — 75Michael Allen 40-35 — 75Scott Piercy 36-39 — 75Rich Barcelo 37-38 — 75Spencer Levin 39-36 — 75Aron Price 37-38 — 75Jim Furyk 37-38 — 75Matt Kuchar 35-40 — 75Steve Wheatcroft 38-37 — 75Cortland Lowe 37-38 — 75Bryce Molder 38-38 — 76Steve Lowery 39-37 — 76Fred Couples 36-40 — 76Daniel Chopra 37-39 — 76Vance Veazey 40-36 — 76Michael Connell 37-39 — 76Pat Perez 39-37 — 76Ted Purdy 36-40 — 76Brian Davis 38-38 — 76Craig Bowden 38-38 — 76David Lutterus 36-40 — 76Troy Merritt 37-39 — 76Jerod Turner 35-41 — 76Martin Flores 37-39 — 76Chris Riley 37-40 — 77Nathan Green 37-40 — 77Vijay Singh 40-37 — 77Fredrik Jacobson 38-39 — 77Matt Bettencourt 39-39 — 78Cameron Tringale 37-41 — 78Willis Ring 40-38 — 78Jeff Klauk 39-39 — 78Richard S. Johnson 39-39 — 78Cameron Beckman 38-40 — 78Adam Scott 39-39 — 78Notah Begay III 39-39 — 78J.B. Holmes 40-39 — 79Jason Dufner 40-40 — 80Omar Uresti 40-41 — 81Kevin Johnson 38-43 — 81Jeff Peck 43-44 — 87Parker McLachlin 49-39 — 88

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17th and made another bogey from the trees on the 18th.

“I may have run out of energy there toward the end, but I hit some good shots and was able to shoot a decent round,” Mickelson said.

Van Pelt is using an old putter that he had refurbished, and he already got strong results in Hilton Head two weeks ago with a tie for third, his best finish of the year. The opening round of the Quail Hollow Championship was even better, as Van Pelt made birdie on all the par 5s and made it through the tough closing stretch with all pars.

Kenny Perry shot a 66 and didn’t let the finish ruin his day. After a flawless shot into 8 feet for eagle on the par-5 seventh, he hit his drive 35 yards short of the green on the par-4 eighth and had an open angle at the pin. But he didn’t commit to the delicate wedge, and the ball rolled back to his feet. That turned potential birdie — and the outright lead — into a bogey.

“One little blunder,” Perry said. “But it was a fun round of golf. It’s been a long time since I’ve played like that.”

Camilo Villegas played bogey-free for a 67, while the group at 68 featured a collection of players that included former U.S. Open champion Geoff Ogilvy, Monday qualifier Billy Mayfair and Brad Faxon, who has made only two cuts this year while spending time working for NBC Sports.

“When you start trending like I did with a 74th-place finish last week, you could see this coming,” Faxon said, laughing.

Woods hasn’t played enough to detect any trends, although this would count as a step backward with his golf. He was coming off a tie for fourth in the Masters, his first competition in five months, in which he broke par all four rounds for the first time at Augusta National.

In his second tournament since his hiatus from being caught in a web of

infidelity — the first one with tickets available to the general public — the applause was loud and genuine, with nothing remotely close to heckling.

Trouble was, Woods didn’t give thou-sands of fans who braved chilly morn-ing weather much to applaud.

There was that opening birdie on the par-5 10th. There also were the two shots into the water, four shots into or close to the trees, and the wrong club on his last hole that sent the ball well over the ninth green for one last bogey.

It was his highest opening round at a regular PGA Tour event since he shot 75 at The Players Championship three years ago. Woods kept his cool on the golf course, but he was in no mood to find a fix when he was done with his

round.“I’m not

going to the range today,” he said. “Hell with it.”

It was a wasted oppor-tunity, and Woods knew it. Quail Hollow is among the top courses on the PGA Tour — most players believe it’s as close as any to a major cham-pionship — yet there was little defense under warm sunshine and very little wind.

The course played to an average score of 73.25, with 14 players shooting in the 60s and 66 players at par or better.

Van Pelt would not have guessed that, certainly not from what he saw earlier in the week with the fairways firm and the greens running as fast as they ever have.

“The greens have so much slope and they’re so fast,” Van Pelt said. “You can hit it in there close and you’re just trying to two-putt. It’s pretty tricky around the hole. I just tried to take advantage of the opportunities I had, and this is one of those golf courses where if it’s going good, you’d better try to get it. Because it can jump up and grab you in a heartbeat.”

It did that to Woods.The world’s No. 1 player returns

Friday with hopes of sticking around. It has been five years since he missed a cut in a regular PGA Tour event.

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Associazted PressThis April 12 file photo shows Sacramento Kings guard Tyreke Evans bringing the ball up court against the Houston Rockets during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif. Evans beat out Golden State’s Stephen Curry and Milwaukee’s Brandon Jennings to win the NBA Rookie of the Year award Thursday.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Tyreke Evans has won hun-dreds of trophies in his young basketball career and many of them seem to have lost an arm, a basketball or some other piece in his mother’s care.

Bonita Evans will have to wait to get the NBA Rookie of the Year trophy Evans won Thursday until some safeguards are in place in the home he is building her in Delaware.

“She’s broken too many,” Evans said. “I probably have 400 tro-phies and about a hundred of them broke. I’d come down-stairs and she’d try to glue them back together but it was too late. I didn’t care about it. But the main important trophies, we’re going to put them in a glass case for her.”

Evans capped his fabulous rookie year for the Sacramento Kings by beating out Golden State’s Stephen Curry and Milwaukee’s Brandon Jennings for the coveted award.

Evans became the fourth rookie ever to average at least 20 points, five rebounds and

five assists per game, join-ing Oscar Robertson, Michael Jordan and LeBron James in an exclusive club.

“This is one of the awards I had a goal of since I came into the NBA, being rookie of the year,” Evans said. “I’m proud it came true. It was one of my dreams since I was little. I finally had a chance for my dream to come true.”

Evans was the fourth pick in last year’s NBA draft after spending one season at Memphis. Like Chicago’s Derrick Rose a year ago, that one year at Memphis was enough to make him Rookie of the Year.

He led all rookies in scoring at 20.1 points per game, was sec-ond in assists at 5.8 per game and fifth in rebounds at 5.3.

“After maybe the first week or two in the regular season, the level of consistency that he settled into was just remark-able given his age and one year of experience in college,” Kings president of basketball opera-tions Geoff Petrie said.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jimmie Johnson walked onto a stage where some of his biggest fans got to ask questions of the four-time defending NASCAR champion.

One of the easiest suddenly seemed like the thorniest after the last two weeks: Who’s your favorite driver?

“Jeff Gordon.”Johnson smiled and the crowd

laughed at his response. That’s one way to diffuse talk of a bub-bling feud between the Hendrick Motorsports teammates.

Behind the scenes at Hendrick, the four-time Cup champions needed a second straight week of talks after curt words followed incidents on the track. Johnson said on Thursday team owner Rick Hendrick told him and Gordon not to let their bubbling feud start “breaking apart the organization.”

Johnson, Gordon and Hendrick spoke together on the phone this week to smooth over a rough patch in the relationship between the drivers. The championship teammates tangled on the track in successive weeks, leading Gordon to lash out at Johnson after Sunday’s race at Talladega Superspeedway.

Johnson said Hendrick under-stood they are competitive driv-ers who just want to win. But Hendrick didn’t want the rivalry to split apart the race teams that work so closely together.

Johnson said Hendrick told him, “You guys need to voice your opinions, handle things on the track as you see fit, but let’s not let this carry on too far and affect the race shop.”

Johnson made a mistake that ultimately led to Gordon’s wreck at Talladega. That came a week after the two had a run-in at Texas Motor Speedway.

Johnson says he was surprised that Gordon, also a four-time Cup champion, lashed out at him on national TV after Sunday’s race. He says his relationship with Gordon has changed over the years. They were close friends who “were running hard, having a blast” as single guys, but are now more likely as married fam-ily men to discuss diapers and strollers.

In Philadelphia on Thursday to promote the May 16 Sprint Cup race at Dover International Speedway, Johnson said he didn’t mind having Gordon as his rival.

“The tension at times, it makes you dig in deeper and fighter harder and work harder,” he said. “The more competitive we are, as a team, the better we’re going to make our organization. We’ve got four awesome drivers.”

Johnson already took the blame for a mistake that caused Gordon to crash at Talladega. Gordon, who drove his damaged car to a 22nd-place finish, was furious with his teammate after the race.

the last filly winner, Winning Colors in 1988. Just as important, her trainer, Todd Pletcher, knows plenty about beating the boys with a girl. He did it with Rags to Riches in the 2007 Belmont Stakes, his only victory in a Triple Crown race.

But Pletcher is 0 for 24 in the Derby, where his horses have finished last five times and next-to-last twice.

“When you get an excep-tional animal, you’ve got to give them a chance to do exceptional things,” owner John Greathouse said.

“I’d dearly love our filly,” he added, “to be the one to break this deal for him.”

Devil May Care will run two years after filly Eight Belles finished a gallant second, then broke down past the finish line of the 1 1/4-mile race and had to be euthanized on the track.

“It’s a big challenge for all of them — filly, colts and geldings,” Pletcher said. “She’s been preparing her whole life to run long and I think that’s what she wants to do.”

He has no qualms about sending a filly into the 20-horse fray. Muscular colt Lookin At Lucky is the 3-1 favorite, followed by Sidney’s Candy at 5-1. Joining Devil

May Care as the third favor-ite are Florida Derby winner Ice Box and Gotham Stakes champion Awesome Act.

“I’ve had the opportunity to train her with colts and she’s always done very well,” Pletcher said. “Eight Belles happened to get hurt in the Derby. It wasn’t that she wasn’t healthy. She ran well.”

Devil May Care has won three of five career races, including her debut in the slop at Saratoga last August. That might be a plus on Saturday, when heavy rain is forecast to turn the Churchill Downs strip into a muddy mess.

When Devil May Care has been beat, it hasn’t been

pretty. Her two losses were by a combined 23 lengths.

But Greathouse is confi-dent the brown filly won’t be intimidated. She’s not as big as Zenyatta, but she’s not dainty, either.

“If I lead this filly out here and a colt out beside her, you’re not going to be able to tell the difference unless you look under her dress,” he said. “She’s just a big strong animal that can take care of yourself.”

After arriving at Churchill Downs with seven potential starters, Pletcher is down to four. His best horse, Eskendereya, was withdrawn last weekend because of a swollen left front leg.

Besides the filly, Pletcher will saddle Louisiana Derby winner Mission Impazible, Arkansas Derby runner-up Super Saver, and Risen Star winner Discreetly Mine. However, once Eskendereya got hurt, much of the atten-tion this week shifted to Bob Baffert’s Lookin At Lucky.

The three-time Derby-winning trainer could tie D. Wayne Lukas if Lookin At Lucky or his other horse, Conveyance, delivers.

Asked about that prospect, Baffert said, “It’s like asking somebody what would it be like if you won the lottery.”

He paused, scrunched up his tanned face and dead-panned, “I’d feel horrible.”

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Weather/nation

Associated PressWorkers load oil booms onto a crew boat to assist in the containment of oil from a leaking pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico near the coast of Louisiana in Venice, La., Thursday. The leak resulted from last week’s explosion and collapse of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig.

Teen gets 40 years SAN DIEGO (AP) — A 17-year-old

Mexican was sentenced to 40 years in prison Thursday for murdering a U.S. Border Patrol agent who was lured from his vehicle during an attempted robbery and shot repeat-edly in the head.

Defendant Christian Daniel Castro Alvarez, described as a one-time smuggler of illegal immigrants, sat with his head down throughout the hearing, as the wife and sisters of 30-year-old Robert Rosas emotion-ally described how his execution shattered their lives.

Castro wrote a letter, read in court by the judge, saying he was “extremely sorry” and wished he could turn back the clock.

Ky. mine had problemsPROVIDENCE, Ky. (AP) — The

underground coal mine where two workers were killed in a roof col-lapse has been cited at least six times this year for using too few supporting bolts in the roof, state records show.

The rock fall that killed the men happened late Wednesday about

four miles inside the Dotiki Mine and instability in the roof hampered rescue efforts, mining officials said Thursday.

Rescuers were “within an arm’s length” of the body of a miner trapped under rock when the roof became unstable and they had to retreat, said Gov. Steve Beshear, who traveled to the mine and met with families of the victims.

Beshear identified the two men who died as Justin Travis, 27, and Michael Carter, 28.

Man has narrow escapeTULSA, Okla. (AP) — A 67-year-

old Oklahoma man had quite a fright after backing his car at high speed through a seventh-floor exte-rior wall of a parking garage.

Ralph Hudson says his foot got stuck between his Mercedes’ brake and gas pedal as he was backing up in a towering parking garage in downtown Tulsa on Wednesday.

The car burst through the build-ing’s exterior wall and sprayed debris on a parking lot below before stopping just in time. The car’s trunk and part of its back wheels were left hanging precariously.

VENICE, La. (AP) — An oil spill that threatened to eclipse even the Exxon Valdez disaster spread out of control and drifted inexorably toward the Gulf Coast on Thursday as fish-ermen rushed to scoop up shrimp and crews spread floating barriers around marshes.

The spill was both bigger and closer than imagined — five times larger than first estimated, with the lead-ing edge just three miles from the Louisiana shore. Authorities said it could reach the Mississippi River delta by Thursday night.

“It is of grave concern,” David Kennedy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, told The Associated Press. “I am fright-ened. This is a very, very big thing. And the efforts that are going to be required to do anything about it, especially if it continues on, are just mind-boggling.”

The oil slick could become the nation’s worst environmental disaster in decades, threatening hundreds of species of fish, birds and other wildlife along the Gulf Coast, one of the world’s richest seafood grounds, teeming with shrimp, oysters and other marine life.

The leak from the ocean floor proved to be far bigger than initially reported, contributing to a grow-ing sense among many in Louisiana that the government failed them again, just as it did during Hurricane Katrina. President Barack Obama dispatched Cabinet officials to deal with the crisis.

Cade Thomas, a fishing guide in Venice, worried that his livelihood will be destroyed. He said he did not know whether to blame the Coast Guard, the federal government or oil company BP PLC.

“They lied to us. They came out and said it was leaking 1,000 bar-rels when I think they knew it was more. And they weren’t proactive,” he said. “As soon as it blew up, they should have started wrapping it with booms.”

The Coast Guard worked with BP, which operated the oil rig that exploded and sank last week, to deploy floating booms, skimmers and chemical dispersants, and set controlled fires to burn the oil off the water’s surface.

The Coast Guard urged the compa-ny to formally request more resourc-

es from the Defense Department. A BP executive said the corporation would “take help from anyone.”

Government officials said the blown-out well 40 miles offshore is spewing five times as much oil into the water as originally estimated — about 5,000 barrels, or 200,000 gal-lons, a day.

At that rate, the spill could easily eclipse the worst oil spill in U.S. his-tory — the 11 million gallons that leaked from the grounded tanker Exxon Valdez in Alaska’s Prince William Sound in 1989 — in the three months it could take to drill a relief well and plug the gushing well 5,000 feet underwater on the sea floor.

Ultimately, the spill could grow much larger than the Valdez because Gulf of Mexico wells typically hold many times more oil than a single tanker.

Doug Suttles, chief operating officer for BP Exploration and Production, had initially disputed the govern-ment’s larger estimate. But he later acknowledged on NBC’s “Today” show that the leak may be as bad as federal officials say. He said there was no way to measure the flow at the seabed, so estimates have to come from how much oil rises to the surface.

Mike Brewer, 40, who lost his oil spill response company in the devas-tation of Hurricane Katrina nearly five years ago, said the area was accustomed to the occasional minor spill. But he feared the scale of the escaping oil was beyond the capacity of existing resources.

“You’re pumping out a massive amount of oil. There is no way to stop it,” he said.

An emergency shrimping season was opened to allow shrimpers to scoop up their catch before it is fouled by oil. Cannons were to be used to scare off birds. And shrimp-ers were being lined up to use their boats as makeshift skimmers in the shallows.

This murky water and the oysters in it have provided a livelihood for three generations of Frank and Mitch Jurisich’s family in Empire, La.

Now, on the open water just beyond the marshes, they can smell the oil that threatens everything they know and love.

Gulf oil spill could eclipse Exxon Valdez

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Dear Friends,

It has been an honor and a privilege to serve as your clerk of court over the past 16 months. When I took the oath of office I swore to execute the Office of Clerk of Superior Court without prejudice, favor, affection or partiality to the best of my skill and ability. The Clerk’s Office is running as efficiently as ever. My door is always open to the citizens and my staff is friendly while serving the public at all times.

I would like to personally thank you for your support during this election. Because of your support I was the first conservative clerk elected to this office. With that same support I am running for re-election, and eager to continue serving as your Clerk of Court here in Rutherford County.

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The Daily Courier Weather

Moon Phases

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Today’s National Map

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Precipitation24 hrs through 7 a.m. yest. .0.00"Month to date . . . . . . . . .2.97"Year to date . . . . . . . . .16.28"

Barometric PressureHigh yesterday . . . . . . .30.07"

Relative HumidityHigh yesterday . . . . . . . . .93%

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Elizabeth City79/61

Greenville82/59

Wilmington78/63

Greensboro83/60

Raleigh84/61

Charlotte83/61

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Fayetteville85/62

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business/finance

STOCKS OF LOCAL INTERESTYTD

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Name Div Yld PE Last Chg %ChgAT&T Inc 1.68 6.4 12 26.14 +.23 -6.7Amazon ... ... 62 141.73 +2.38 +5.4ArvMerit ... ... ... 15.91 +1.03 +42.3BB&T Cp .60 1.8 35 33.52 +.82 +32.1BkofAm .04 .2 87 18.30 +.52 +21.5BerkHa A ... ... 22116801.00+1176.00+17.7Cisco ... ... 26 27.53 +.49 +15.0Delhaize 2.01 2.4 ... 82.09 +1.03 +7.0Dell Inc ... ... 23 16.65 +.14 +15.9DukeEngy .96 5.8 14 16.53 -.11 -4.0ExxonMbl 1.76 2.6 17 68.66 -.53 +.7FamilyDlr .62 1.6 17 39.94 +.72 +43.5FifthThird .04 .3 23 14.87 +.43 +52.5FCtzBA 1.20 .6 10 209.00 +1.81 +27.4GenElec .40 2.1 21 19.49 +.54 +28.8GoldmanS 1.40 .9 7 160.24 +3.23 -5.1Google ... ... 24 532.00 +2.81 -14.2KrispKrm ... ... ... 3.87 +.11 +31.2

LeggPlat 1.04 4.2 26 24.77 +.38 +21.4

Lowes .36 1.3 23 27.40 +.37 +17.1

Microsoft .52 1.7 16 31.00 +.09 +1.7

PPG 2.16 3.0 21 71.24 +1.32 +21.7

ParkerHan 1.04 1.5 30 71.23 +2.17 +32.2

ProgrssEn 2.48 6.3 13 39.59 +.36 -3.5

RedHat ... ... 68 30.78 +.16 -.4

RoyalBk g 2.00 ... ... 62.10 +1.94 +16.0

SaraLee .44 3.1 12 14.26 +.36 +17.1

SonicAut ... ... 11 11.00 +.07 +5.9

SonocoP 1.12 3.4 19 33.23 +.35 +13.6

SpectraEn 1.00 4.3 18 23.44 +.29 +14.3

SpeedM .40 2.4 ... 16.62 +.15 -5.7

Timken .36 1.0 ... 35.57 +3.29 +50.0

UPS B 1.88 2.7 28 69.70 +1.39 +21.5

WalMart 1.21 2.3 15 53.70 +.09 +.5

STOCK MARKET INDEXES

MUTUAL FUNDS

DAILY DOW JONES

11,258.01 7,938.98 Dow Industrials 11,167.32 +122.05 +1.11 +7.09 +36.724,786.26 2,935.69 Dow Transportation 4,762.71 +104.96 +2.25 +16.17 +51.48

408.57 325.53 Dow Utilities 384.65 +.30 +.08 -3.36 +15.107,743.74 5,311.43 NYSE Composite 7,589.29 +89.57 +1.19 +5.63 +37.651,994.20 1,374.45 Amex Market Value 1,956.02 +16.43 +.85 +7.18 +38.082,535.28 1,661.40 Nasdaq Composite 2,511.92 +40.19 +1.63 +10.70 +46.271,219.80 847.12 S&P 500 1,206.78 +15.42 +1.29 +8.22 +38.26

852.90 537.23 S&P MidCap 839.55 +12.13 +1.47 +15.53 +49.6212,847.91 8,661.73 Wilshire 5000 12,700.37 +173.52 +1.39 +9.97 +41.70

745.95 465.10 Russell 2000 737.74 +15.35 +2.12 +17.96 +51.31

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

THE MARKET IN REVIEW

PIMCO TotRetIs CI 125,962 11.11 +1.2 +15.0/C +7.4/A NL 1,000,000American Funds GrthAmA m LG 67,825 29.04 +2.0 +36.0/D +5.0/B 5.75 250Vanguard TotStIdx LB 63,652 30.16 +3.7 +43.6/A +3.9/B NL 3,000Fidelity Contra LG 58,318 62.15 +3.1 +38.6/C +6.8/A NL 2,500American Funds CapIncBuA m IH 58,013 48.10 +0.2 +27.1/C +4.4/C 5.75 250American Funds CpWldGrIA m WS 55,947 34.06 +0.3 +36.3/D +6.6/B 5.75 250Vanguard 500Inv LB 50,594 111.28 +3.0 +41.1/B +2.9/C NL 3,000American Funds IncAmerA m MA 50,104 16.02 +1.5 +34.5/B +4.1/C 5.75 250American Funds InvCoAmA m LB 49,629 27.26 +1.9 +35.9/D +3.4/B 5.75 250Vanguard InstIdx LB 47,376 110.55 +3.0 +41.2/B +3.0/C NL 5,000,000Dodge & Cox Stock LV 42,708 105.33 +3.0 +47.9/A +1.7/D NL 2,500American Funds EurPacGrA m FB 40,410 38.30 -0.4 +37.7/B +8.1/A 5.75 250American Funds WAMutInvA m LV 39,096 26.10 +2.3 +35.5/D +2.0/C 5.75 250Dodge & Cox IntlStk FV 38,943 32.95 +0.1 +49.5/A +6.6/A NL 2,500American Funds NewPerspA m WS 33,256 26.37 +0.5 +39.8/C +7.4/A 5.75 250PIMCO TotRetAdm b CI 32,107 11.11 +1.1 +14.7/C +7.1/A NL 1,000,000American Funds FnInvA m LB 31,990 34.68 +2.0 +38.7/C +6.1/A 5.75 250Fidelity DivrIntl d FG 31,331 27.98 -0.6 +35.5/E +4.2/D NL 2,500FrankTemp-Franklin Income A m CA 30,818 2.14 +2.5 +40.1/A +5.5/A 4.25 1,000American Funds BalA m MA 30,432 17.12 +1.8 +29.2/C +3.7/C 5.75 250Vanguard TotStIAdm LB 30,325 30.16 +3.7 +43.7/A +4.0/B NL 100,000Vanguard 500Adml LB 29,886 111.29 +3.0 +41.2/B +3.0/C NL 100,000Vanguard Welltn MA 29,486 30.16 +1.4 +30.8/C +6.1/A NL 10,000Fidelity GrowCo LG 29,164 76.26 +4.0 +47.2/A +8.3/A NL 2,500American Funds BondA m CI 27,231 12.04 +1.2 +16.8/B +3.1/E 3.75 250Vanguard TotIntl d FB 27,194 14.49 -0.9 +41.1/B +5.8/B NL 3,000Fidelity LowPriStk d MB 26,567 36.06 +4.0 +49.1/C +7.0/A NL 2,500Vanguard InstPlus LB 26,416 110.55 +3.0 +41.2/B +3.0/C NL 200,000,000T Rowe Price EqtyInc LV 16,648 23.35 +4.6 +46.2/A +3.5/B NL 2,500Hartford CapAprA m LB 10,075 32.36 +0.8 +42.2/B +5.8/A 5.50 2,000Pioneer PioneerA m LB 4,428 38.52 +2.3 +39.5/C +3.4/B 5.75 1,000Goldman Sachs ShDuGovA m GS 1,503 10.38 +0.3 +3.2/B +4.8/A 1.50 1,000Alliance Bernstein GrowIncA m LV 1,253 3.13 +1.3 +31.4/E +0.2/E 4.25 2,500DWS-Scudder REstA m SR 469 16.82 NA NA/C NA/C 5.75 1,000Hartford GrowthL m LG 192 16.48 +4.2 +39.4/C +3.5/C 4.75 0

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

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

NYSE7,589.29 +89.57

AMEX1,956.02 +16.43

NASDAQ2,511.92 +40.19

STOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS

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

uu uu uuGAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Volume

Name Vol (00) Last ChgETrade 2746736 1.74 -.10Palm Inc 1207440 5.84 +1.21Popular 784816 3.78 -.18PwShs QQQ759979 50.23 +.86Intel 581661 23.49 +.23Microsoft 515356 31.00 +.09Comcast 478954 20.00 +1.19Cisco 410808 27.53 +.49SiriusXM 407087 1.20 +.04Dndreon 293835 50.18+10.56

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Chg %ChgATS Med 3.99 +1.40 +54.1FNB Utd 2.08 +.54 +35.1iRobot 20.22 +5.00 +32.9OmniEnr 3.00 +.71 +31.0AdeptTch 6.24 +1.34 +27.3Dndreon 50.18+10.56 +26.7Palm Inc 5.84 +1.21 +26.1AkamaiT 39.63 +6.45 +19.4SeraCare 4.98 +.78 +18.6FstSolar 150.87+22.74 +17.7

Name Last Chg %ChgPacCapB 2.19 -1.92 -46.7DearbrnBc 3.38 -.69 -17.0CascadeFn 2.00 -.39 -16.3CamcoF 2.89 -.56 -16.2KonaGrill 4.20 -.81 -16.2AtlSthnF 2.73 -.47 -14.7OpnwvSy 2.35 -.37 -13.6CareerEd 29.28 -4.13 -12.4PatrNBcp 2.04 -.28 -12.1PrfdBkLA 2.01 -.27 -11.8

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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks have surged higher after another series of upbeat earnings reports and a reading on unemployment provided more evi-dence of an improving economy.

The Dow Jones industrials rose 122 points Thursday after the Labor Department said initial claims for unemployment benefits fell last week. And companies including Motorola, Time Warner Cable and Starwood Hotels & Resorts reported earnings that topped analysts’ forecasts.

It was the market’s second straight winning day after a plunge Tuesday that took the Dow down 213. Greece’s debt problems, one of the triggers for that slide, appeared less dire Wednesday, and that allowed investors to focus on the growing signs of healing in the U.S.

The Labor Department said first-time claims dipped to 448,000, slightly above analysts’ forecast of 445,000, according to Thomson Reuters. It was the second weekly drop and lifted hopes that lay-offs are slowing.

Dealmaking and strong corporate earnings reports added to the growing optimism.

Hewlett-Packard Co. said late Wednesday it is buying smart phone maker Palm Inc. in an all-cash deal worth $1.4 billion. Acquisitions are a sign that the economy is recovering and companies are comfortable spending cash.

“Business are in a very strong position finan-cially,” said Doug Lockwood at Cornerstone Wealth Management in Auburn, Ind. Companies have built up big cash reserves that can not only go toward deals, but also eventually to hire back workers, Lockwood said.

Companies including Motorola, Time Warner Cable and Starwood Hotels & Resorts reported earnings that topped analysts’ expectations, as have many other companies that announced first-quarter results in recent weeks.

On Friday, the government will issue its first assessment of overall economic activity during the first quarter when it issues the gross domestic product. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters forecast that the economy grea at an annual rate of 3.4 percent, down from 5.6 percent in the fourth quarter. However, many economists have warned for months that the hectic pace at the end of 2009 would not be sustained, so a lower rate of growth won’t be seen as a negative — as long as it meets or beats expectations.

According to preliminary calculations, the Dow rose 122.05, or 1.1 percent, to 11,167.32, bringing its two-day advance to 175.33. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 15.42, or 1.3 percent, to 1,206.78, while the Nasdaq composite index rose 40.19, or 1.6 percent, to 2,511.92.

European stock markets rose Thursday after two days of steep declines. On Wednesday Spain became the third European country this week to see its debt rating slashed by Standard & Poor’s, following Greece and Portugal.

Bond prices rose slightly after an auction for $32 billion in seven-year Treasury notes. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, fell to 3.73 percent from late Wednesday’s 3.77 percent.

Gold fell, while oil rose.

NEW YORK (AP) — Real estate agents are working seven days a week, builders are staying open late and homebuyers are scrambling to get their offers in as they rush to take advantage of tax credits that expire at mid-night Friday.

To qualify, buyers must have a signed contract in hand by the deadline and must complete the deal by June 30.

The tax incentives — offered to both first-time buyers and some current homeowners — are fueling a strong spring selling season and helping home prices stabilize. Real estate agents hope the burst in activity, along with the lifting of general economic gloom, will propel the housing market for the rest of the year.

“It’s been a great thing for us,” said Andrew Dielmann, owner of Dielmann Sotheby’s International Realty in St. Louis.

In Houston, transit mechanic Stan Henderson, 51, is buying his first home, a three-bedroom, $104,995 house from builder KB Home that is still under con-struction. Affordable prices and low mortgage rates were part of the draw, he said, but the tax credit “was the straw that stirred the drink.”

Congress included the tempo-rary tax credit in the $787 billion stimulus package signed into law a month after President Barack Obama took office last year. The idea was to bring the housing market back to life. Lawmakers, after intense lobbying from the

real estate industry, agreed last fall to extend it until April 30.

Nearly 1.8 million households had used the credit as of mid-February at a cost of $12.6 bil-lion, according to the IRS.

The government is offering buyers who haven’t owned a home for three years a tax credit of 10 percent of the purchase price, up to $8,000. Single buyers with incomes above $145,000 and couples who make more than $245,000 are not eli-gible.

There is also a credit of 10 percent, up to a maximum of $6,500, for buyers who already own a home. To qualify, they have to have been homeowners for at least five years. The same income limits apply.

The incentives are juicing sales this spring. Sales of new homes surged 27 percent last month from a record low a month ear-lier; it was the biggest monthly increase in 47 years. Sales of previously occupied homes, meanwhile, were up nearly 7 percent in March and are expected to keep climbing.

After the tax credit is gone, though, the surge could be short-lived. Many analysts project sales will drop sharply in the second half of the year. Some expect prices to plunge as well, especially if mortgage rates rise and a wave of foreclosed homes hits the market.

Though the number of new foreclosures has come down a bit, it remains near record levels.

Nearly 7.4 million borrowers, or 12 percent of all households with a mortgage, had missed pay-ments or were in foreclosure as of March, according to Lender Processing Services Inc.

Still, the housing market seems finally to be regaining its footing after the worst downturn since the Depression.

Numerous government mea-sures have helped. They include: the tax credit, the Obama administration’s $75 billion foreclosure prevention plan, the Federal Reserve’s $1.25 tril-lion program to drive down mortgage rates, and about $126 billion in taxpayer spending to stabilize mortgage finance com-panies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

The Obama administration touts its efforts to stabilize the market as a success.

“For most Americans, their house is their most impor-tant financial asset,” Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said. “As the financial crisis wreaked havoc on household wealth, the administration moved to protect this critical component of stability.”

Skeptics say that these mea-sures are an attempt to manipu-late market forces and that they are leaving housing vulnerable to a dangerous double dip. And many economists say the main effect of the first-time buyer tax credit was to bring would-be homeowners into the market sooner.

A sign promoting the $8,000 tax credit for first time home buyers is posted outside a home for sale Wednesday, in Cincinnati.

Earnings news again gives the markets juice

Homebuyers rush to close deals

Associated Press

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigration reform has become the first of President Barack Obama’s major priorities dropped from the agenda of an election-year Congress facing voter disillusion-ment.

Sounding the death knell was Obama himself.The president noted that lawmakers may lack the

“appetite” to take on immigration while many of them are up for re-election and while another big legislative issue — climate change — is already on their plate.

“I don’t want us to do something just for the sake of politics that doesn’t solve the problem,” Obama told reporters Wednesday night aboard Air Force One.

Immigration reform was an issue Obama prom-ised Latino groups that he would take up in his first year in office. But several hard realities — a tanked economy, a crowded agenda, election-year politics and lack of political will — led to so much foot-dragging in Congress that, ultimately, Obama decided to set the issue aside.

With that move, the president calculated that an immigration bill would not prove as costly to his party two years from now, when he seeks re-elec-tion, than it would today, even though some immi-gration reformers warned that a delay could so discourage Democratic-leaning Latino voters that they would stay home from the polls in November.

Some Democrats thought pushing a bill through now might help their party.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, whose cam-paign is struggling in heavily Hispanic Nevada, unveiled an outline — not legislation — on Thursday for an immigration bill at a packed news conference. Asked when it might advance, he declined to set an “arbitrary deadline.”

If immigration goes nowhere this year, Democrats can blame Republican resistance, though in reality many Democrats didn’t want to deal with an immigration bill this year either.

The Democrats’ draft proposal, obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday, called for, among other things, meeting border security benchmarks before anyone in the country illegally can become a legal permanent U.S. resident.

Obama praised the outline and said the next step is ironing out a bill. He said his administration will “play an active role” trying to get bipartisan sup-porters.

Republican Sens. Jon Kyl of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who had been working with Democrats on immigration reform, criticized the proposal as “nothing more than an attempt to score political points.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — Days of high-decibel partisanship yielded to slightly more sub-dued accusations as the Senate lurched into action Thursday on legislation reining in Wall Street and risky investments that near-ly wrecked the economy in 2008.

Within moments of the open-ing of debate, Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama said he and other Republicans hoped to rewrite the White House-backed bill “so that it actually ends bailouts, protects consumers without jeopardizing our small community banks, and brings transparency to the world of derivatives without sacrificing economic growth and job cre-ation.”

It was a none-too-subtle accu-sation that Democrats favor taxpayer bailouts of failing banks, and Sen. Barbara Boxer of California volleyed back a few moments later.

“I knew it was false” when Republicans said it, she said. Holding up a mug of water, she added, “It is like saying this glass of water is a cup of coffee. ... And if you say it seven, eight, nine times that it is coffee someone might believe it.”

No votes were taken, and none was likely before Tuesday on the legislation, expected to take two weeks or more to complete.

The House has already passed its version of the bill, and it could be months before a com-promise goes to President Barack Obama for his signature.

Despite the rhetoric, Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., said there was a chance for bipartisan agreement on three major issues in dispute: setting rules covering the future failures of large financial institutions, establishing new protections for consumers and regulating risky investments known as deriva-tives.

“Simply put, we have no other choice but to do so. The status quo is unacceptable. We cannot leave the American people vul-nerable to the present construct of our financial regulators sys-tem,” he said.

While some of the differences are partisan, others are driven by ideological concerns, pres-sure from banks or other indus-tries, proximity to Wall Street or concerns raised by the Obama administration or the Federal Reserve.

Some liberals favor using the bill to break up large banks, and have said they intend to seek a vote on the issue.

Both the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department have raised concerns about a provi-sion in the measure that would

prohibit banks from participat-ing in the trading of derivatives, the complex investments that some blame for the economy’s near-collapse.

Warren Buffet, the country’s best known investor, is among those urging that new controls on derivatives apply only to those of the future, meaning that the ones already in existence would not be subjected to new requirements for collateral.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is working to soften the consumer protection provi-sions Democrats included in the bill. Auto dealers that offer loans to consumers want to remain exempt from the consumer pro-tection portion of the bill, and banks do not want states to be permitted to impose tougher regulations than the federal gov-ernment does.

Democrats already have agreed to jettison a proposed $50 bil-lion fund financed by banks to liquidate failing financial com-panies that are too big for bank-ruptcy. The administration did not support it, and Republicans claimed it would have perpetu-ated bailouts.

Without that fund, Repub-licans fear Democrats might add a bank tax sought by the admin-istration to recoup the cost of past taxpayer-funded bailouts.

Kristen Rinker, right, and Roger Cook, of Buffalo, N.Y., chant slogans dur-ing a rally in the financial district of lower Manhattan Thursday in New York.

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Partisanship eases on financial bill

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the same incident. Short testified in the trial of Reynolds.

Reynolds received a sus-pended sentence in the case. Judge James Harrill Jr. of Winston-Salem sentenced Reynolds to 60 days in a Department of Correction facility on the assault charge and to 30 days on the obstruction count.

The sentences were sus-pended for two years. Reynolds is to be on super-vised probation for two years. A $500 fine was imposed on both counts, along with res-titution to Suttle of slightly more than $9,300.

Reynolds’ attorney, Daniel Talbert, said his client planned to appeal, so a May 17 date was set in Superior Court.

Short testified that RCSO officers were called out at about midnight on the night of Jan. 8-9 to a report of underage drinking at the Derek Holland residence in Ellenboro, a location that officers had been called to before.

He said four officers in four cars gathered at Hopewell Store in Hollis before going to the location. When the officers arrived, partygoers began dispersing.

Short said he and Reynolds went to the front door of the house, and Holland report-

edly advised the officers that he was not aware of any underage drinking.

The officers received con-sent to search, and Short said he began administering the alcosensor, dividing the par-ty-goers by underage drink-ers and non-drinkers and those who were old enough to legally drink.

Then Short testified that Reynolds called him into a mostly dark bedroom to check the ID on a male lying on the bed. Short said he checked the man’s wallet, found out he was 19 and then tried to wake him.

Short said the youth began to resist, and in the course of the fight Reynolds twice used the Taser in “dry stun” mode on Suttle.

Short said Reynolds handed him a type of black-jack and he hit Suttle on the shoulder with it before throwing it down and taking Suttle to the floor. At that point, Short said, Reynolds used the Taser probes on Suttle and began to hit the teenager about the head with the blackjack.

Short said, “I immediately called for an ambulance. His (Suttle’s) head was bleeding.” Short added that Reynolds went outside to smoke a ciga-rette.

Later, after Suttle had been treated at Rutherford Hospital and transport-ed to a holding cell at the Rutherford County Jail, he reportedly shook Short’s

hand several times and said, “If I was in my right mind, I never would have resisted.”

Suttle was charged with underage drinking, resisting a public officer and assault on a government official/ employee. Thirteen were charged as a result of the party raid.

Short said when he filled out his officer’s report on the incident he was told not to say anything about Suttle being hit with any object. Short said Sgt. Reynolds looked at the report, said rewrite it, ripped it up and ordered it burned.

The next version of the report did not include that Suttle was struck with a blackjack. But Short said he later went to Sheriff Jack Conner and admitted that the blackjack was used.

Short said at the trial that he struck Suttle three times with his hand and once with the baton, but he said Reynolds hit Suttle more than five times.

Under cross-examination by defense attorney Daniel Talbert, Short agreed that it was a large party of perhaps 30 people and it was “pretty chaotic.”

The State Bureau of Investigation was called in to investigate the allegations of excessive force, and Special Agent Jim Schandevel tes-tified at the trial about the two hours of questioning of Reynolds several days after the incident.

The agent said that Reynolds first told the SBI, “I never struck that boy with anything. It’s not true.”

But Schandevel said when confronted with oth-ers’ statements to the con-trary, Reynolds admitted he used the blackjack. The SBI recovered the baton from Reynolds’ truck, and it was presented at the trial. The agent described it as a spring-loaded “slapjack.”

The SBI agent said Reynolds also told them that the officers had found “long guns” at the house and as things began to get unruly he wondered if it had been a good idea to put them on the pool table.

Suttle also testified at the trial. He said he remembered little about the beating. “All I remember is being Tased two times, and I couldn’t breathe,” he said. He said he next remembered waking up in an ambulance.

He suffered an eye injury and injuries to the back of his head. When he began to have a problem with diz-ziness and weakness in his legs, his mother, Carol Smith, took him to Cleveland Regional Medical Center.

Smith testified that she went to the residence after the incident and saw the blood on the floor and wall. “I wanted to see where he was beaten,” she said.

Sheriff Conner testified about the RCSO’s written use of force policy. The sheriff

said the blackjack used by Reynolds was not standard issue for officers.

When the state rested its case, Talbert asked for dis-missal of the charges, saying the state had not made its case. The judge denied the request.

In his closing argument, Greenway said officers may use reasonable force in a situation, but not unreason-able force. He said the blows to Suttle’s head with the blackjack constitute the use of deadly force in a situa-tion that did not require such drastic measures.

Greenway also said Reynolds obstructed justice when he lied about having used the blackjack on Suttle.

Defense attorney Talbert said the trial was a case of Monday morning quarter-backing. He said, “The stan-dard is beyond a reasonable doubt, and that burden can-not be met.”

He said the four officers were confronted with the chaotic situation of a large party and acted as they felt they needed to. “The bur-den was not met in any way, shape or form,” he said.

The judge, who is the “jury” at the District Court level, disagreed. “Guilty as charged,” he ruled.

The trial took about three hours.

Contact Dale via e-mail at ldale@thedigitalcourier.com.

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GREENSBORO (AP) — A statewide coalition that works to protect North Carolina’s natural areas is asking resi-dents to name the state’s top 10 natural wonders.

The News & Record of Greensboro reported that Land for Tomorrow has asked North Carolina resi-dents to submit nominations. Suggestions include favor-ite natural areas; plants and animals unique to the state; majestic views; and scenic

spots in danger of develop-ment.

“We are going to the pub-lic and saying, ’Hey, what do you think are the special places?”’ said Debbie Crane, a spokeswoman for Land for Tomorrow. “We are not aware of anything like this before.”

Possibilities include locations from the Blue Ridge Parkway in the west to the Outer Banks along the coast.

Nominations will end May 6.A panel of judges will nar-

row the entries. Judges include former governors Jim Hunt and James Holshouser, for-mer UNC basketball player Eric Montross, author Charles Frazier and syndicated col-umnist and broadcaster D.G. Martin.

Finalists will be announced May 10. Online voting contin-ues until May 18, when win-ners will be selected.

Officials at Land for Tomorrow got the idea for the contest in January from

Martin, host of UNC-TV’s “North Carolina Bookwatch.” He got the idea from a group trying to establish a list of the seven natural wonders of the world.

Land for Tomorrow hopes residents have fun with the contest, Crane said. “(But) this is a way to raise awareness of how important these areas are,” she said. “What is often overlooked is that these are major elements of our econo-my.”

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Dear Abby: My fiancee, “Cheryl,” and I are in our early 30s and recent-ly made an extremely difficult deci-sion. We decided to terminate her pregnancy at six weeks. Cheryl’s sis-ter “Nicki” — my future sister-in-law — is opposed to abortion and now no longer wants to talk to me or have anything to do with me.

I have tried reaching out to Nicki to explain the reasons for our decision, but it has fallen on deaf ears. Should I continue asking her for forgive-ness, or have I done enough already? This is causing Cheryl a great deal of pain, and I don’t believe that it’s fair for Nicki to punish me for a personal family decision. Please let me know your thoughts. — Fiance

Dear Fiance: So how did Nicki get inserted in the middle of something that was none of her business in the first place? Surely, she didn’t have a vote. Nicki is entitled to her feelings, but she has no right to punish you for a decision that was arrived at by both you and her sister. And the person to make that crystal clear to Nicki is Cheryl, not you, so stop apologizing.

The decision to terminate a preg-nancy is an extremely sensitive one and never one that is taken lightly. Every decision has consequences, and I am sure that you and your fiancee accepted that when you made yours.

Dear Abby: Many senior citizens, including me, never get a phone call,

visit or e-mail from our children or grandchildren. They say they’re too busy with school, sports, etc. I say baloney!

Is this present generation so nar-cissistic that all they can think of is themselves? Your answer will go to many, many seniors who would like some communication once in a while. — Waiting by the phone

Dear Waiting: There are far more constructive and rewarding things to do with your time than wait fuming by your phone because you feel you’re not receiving enough attention. One of them would be to reach out and contact your children and grandchil-dren yourself. Others include getting out of your house, volunteering at a hospital (a pediatric ward, per-haps?), library, animal rescue or your political party — ANYTHING but sit around feeling angry and isolated.

There is more pressure on families today than at any time I can remem-ber. Many teens are so overscheduled and pressured to succeed they don’t get enough sleep. So please try to judge them less harshly.

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IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICEOF NORTH CAROLINA

SUPERIOR COURT DIVISIONRUTHERFORD COUNTY

10 sp 137

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY TERRYMCDANIEL AND NOREEN MCDANIEL DATED AUGUST 18, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 973 AT PAGE 223 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 12:30 PM on May 12, 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:

Tract # One:Being lot Number 7 of Tom Harrill property as sub-divided and sold by the Cyclone Auction Company on September 17th, 1938 and bounded as follows: Beginning on a stake on the South side of the State Highway, said stake standing South 84 West 700 feet from the old line and the county road; thence with line of Lot 6, South 6 East 300 feet to a stake, thence South 84 West 69 feet to a stake in Wall's line; thence North 20 West 270 feet to a stake Wall's corner; thence North 68 West 132 feet to the Beginning.

Tract # Two:Lying on the South side of Highway # 221 about one mile west of Caroleen, and bounded as follows: Beginning on a stake the Tom Harrill and C.D. Wall old corner in the old road and runs with a new line North 20 West 60 feet to the center of the Highway; thence with it North 83 East 140 feet to a stake; thence South 6 East 20 feet to a stake, old corner of Tom Harrill and C.D. Wall property; thence with their old line South 69 West 132 feet to the beginning. This being a part of a one-half acre tract described in a Deed from George W. Rollins and wife, Susie Rollins to J.S. Hall, and registered in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County in Book 103 at Page 591, and also described in a Deed by Oscar J. Mooneyham, Commissioner to D.S. Wall and Rebecca Wall.

And Being more commonly known as:1352 US Hwy 221A, Forest City, NC 28043

The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Terry McDaniel and Noreen McDaniel.

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 April 21, 2010.

Grady IngleSubstitute Trustee8520 Cliff Cameron Drive, Suite 300Charlotte, NC 28269(704) 333-8107http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/10-002512

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16 — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, FRIDAY, April 30, 2010

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICEOF NORTH CAROLINA

SUPERIOR COURT DIVISIONRUTHERFORD COUNTY

10 sp 136

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY GREGORYR. BAKER AND KANDACE H. BAKER DATED FEBRUARY 22, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 943 AT PAGE 23 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 12:30 PM on May 12, 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:

All that certain property situated in the Township of Cool Springs in the County of Rutherford and State of North Carolina, being more fully described in a Deed dated 05/01/1996 and recorded 05/01/1996, among the land records of the County and State set forth above, in Deed Volume 669 and Page 563.

Tax Map or Parcel ID NO.: 04-20775

Situate, lying and being in Cool Springs Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being the same land deeded from Arrie Kennedy and Zeb and Minnie Harrill to Lissie Peeler and recorded in Deed Book 76 at Page 71. Beginning on an iron pin, the southeast corner of this tract and Charlie Waters' corner and runs thence with Charlie Waters' line North 4 deg. 30 min. East 2155 feet to an iron pin and stone; thence with Lewis Coffey's line North 69 deg. West 382.8 feet to an iron pin on the North side of a branch; thence with Whisnant's line South 4 deg. 30 min. West 2248 feet to three Black Oaks on the South side of the Alexander Mill to Mt. Pleasant Church Road; thence crossing back across said road South 85 deg. 30 min. East 367.62 feet to the beginning, containing 18.5 acres, more or less.

And Being more commonly known as:135 Peru Ln, Forest City, NC 28043

The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Gregory R. Baker and Kandace H. Baker.

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 April 21, 2010.

Grady IngleSubstitute Trustee8520 Cliff Cameron Drive, Suite 300Charlotte, NC 28269(704) 333-8107http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/09-114856

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF RUTHERFORD

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICEDISTRICT COURT DIVISION

FILE NO. 10 CVD 460

THE COUNTY OF RUTHERFORD

PLAINTIFF,

VS.

All assignees, heirs at law, anddevisees of CAROLYN W. BOYCEtogether with all her creditors and lienholders regardless of how or throughwhom they claim, and any and all personsclaiming any interest in the estate ofCAROLYN W. BOYCE,and BELINDA WATKINS LITTLEJOHN

DEFENDANTS,

and

WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONALASSOCIATION, MORTGAGEELECTRONIC REGISTRATIONSYSTEMS, INC., and RUTHERFORDINTERNAL MEDICINE, P.A.

DEFENDANT LIENHOLDERS.

____________________________________

NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION

TO: All assignees, heirs at law, and devisees of CAROLYN W. BOYCE together with all her creditors and lienholders regardless of how or through whom they claim, and any and all persons claiming any interest in the estate of CAROLYN W. BOYCE, and BELINDA WATKINS LITTLEJOHN

Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action.

The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: Complaint for foreclosure on real property for delinquent ad valorem taxes owed to Rutherford County, North Carolina which is more completely described in the Complaint. Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claims or interest that you may have in the subject real property as more particularly described in the Complaint.

You are required to defend such pleading not later than May 26, 2010, and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought.

This the 16th day of April, 2010.

__________________________________________Elizabeth T. Miller, Attorney for Plaintiff346 North Main StreetPost Office Box 800Rutherfordton, North Carolina 28139Telephone: 828-286-8222Facsimile: 828-286-8229

Associate Medical Director

Physician needed with a background in Hospice and Palliative Care or another specialty with an interest in providing holistic, quality end of life care. Must either have Board Certification in Hospice and Palliative Medicine or willing to attain it. Position would involve serving as Associate Medical Director in progressive hospice and palliative care agency with eventual assumption of Medical Director position. Previous hospice experience and a desire to be a member of an interdisciplinary group preferred.

Please email resume or CV to: rburch@hospiceofrutherford.org

Hospice of Rutherford CountyPO Box 336 • Forest City, NC 28043

Autrey, Rhonda Sue, DeceasedRutherford County Estate File # 10 E 197

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Rhonda Sue Autrey, late of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having a claim against said estate to present such claims to the undersigned no later than 9 July 2010, or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment to the undersigned, this 9th day of April, 2010.

Arnton Fred Autrey, Administrator234 Strawberry HollowUnion Mills, NC 28167

Stephen R. Little, Attorney for the AdministratorLittle and Lattimore, P.A.20 North Main Street, Marion, NC 28752

NORTH CAROLINARUTHERFORD COUNTY

AMENDED NOTICE OF SALE10-SP-83

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust executed by J.D. Harrison Investments, LLC by John D. Harrison, Jr, manager to MTNBK, Ltd, Trustee for Carolina First Bank, dated May 4,2007, and Recorded in Book 955 at Page 106 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and under and by virtue of the authority vested in the undersigned by an Order of the Clerk of Court of Rutherford County, North Carolina, dated April 7, 2010, default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and the said Deed of Trust being by the terms thereof subject to foreclosure, and the holder of the indebtedness having demanded a foreclosure thereof for the purpose of satisfying said indebtedness, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the courthouse door in Rutherfordton, North Carolina, at 12:00 p.m. on the 14th day of May, 2010, the land conveyed in said Deed of Trust, the same lying and being in Lake Lure, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

The real property located at Lot 16 and Lot 17 Blue Herron Point in Lake Lure, Rutherford County, North Carolina 28746.

Together with all rights, easement, appurtenances, royalties, mineral rights, oil and gas rights, all water and riparian rights, wells, ditches and water stock, crops, timber, all diversion payments or third party payments made to crop producers and all existing and future improvements, structures, fixtures, and replacements that may now, or at any time in the future, be part of the real estate described (all referred to as Property).

Being Lot Number 16 and Lot Number 17 of Blue Heron Point Subdivision as show on a plat of survey done by Brooks & Medlock Engineering, PLLC, dated December 21, 2005 and recorded in Plat Book 27, Pages 17 through 21 and as revised in Plat Book 27, Pages 189 through 193, Rutherford County Registry, to which reference is hereby made for a more full and complete description.

SUBJECT TO the non-exclusive rights-of-way and easements over and across the private roads of Blue Heron Point Subdivision depicted on the plats recorded at Plat Book 27, Pages 17 through 21 and as revised by those plats recorded in Plat Book 27, Pages 189 through 193, Rutherford County Registry, and the utility easements referred to in the restrictive covenants of Blue Heron Point Subdivision recorded in Book 898, Pages 563-635, for ingress, egress and regress, and for the installation and maintenance of utilities, Rutherford County Registry.

SUBJECT TO the right to use the seventy-five foot (75’) access road for ingress, regress and egress and utility easement, formerly known as Sandy Branch Road, leading to Boy’s Camp Road as shown on said plats referenced above, said access road to eventually be dedicated to the Town of Lake Lure for public use. This right of use is conveyed subject to the rights of others as detailed in deeds recorded in Deed Book 867, Pages 621-624 and Deed Book 867, Pages 629-632 to use the said seventy-five foot (75’) access and utility easement.

This sale is subject to taxes and all other prior liens of record. The high bidder at the sale will be required to deposit at the time of sale 5% of the purchase price or $750.00, whichever is greater.

This the 26 day of April , 2010.

/s/___________________Andrea Leslie-FiteSubstitute TrusteeYelton, Farfour & Fite, PAPO Box 1329211 South Washington StreetShelby NC 28150Phone: 704-482-7718Fax: 704-482-6747Publication Dates: April 30th and May 7, 2010.

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AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE09 SP 473

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Grosvenor Wright, III and Margaret Biedekapp aka Margaret J. Biedekapp by and through her Attorney In Fact Grosvenor S. Wright, Husband and Wife to Jackie Miller Trustee(s), which was dated June 2, 2006 and recorded on June 2, 2006 in Book 902 at Page 252 and rerecorded/ modified/corrected on October 2, 2008 in Book 969, Page 469 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on April 17, 2009 in Book 980, Page 777, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on May 5, 2010 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit:

Situate, lying and being in Gilkey Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being all of the 1.22 acre tract shown as Lot #250 on plat entitled "Clearwater Creek Phase 10," Sheet One of Two, as shown on plat of record in Plat Book 27 at Page 77, Rutherford County Registry. Being a portion of that property conveyed in Deed from SFG Dragonfly, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company to Mtn. Creek Land Co., Inc., a North Carolina Corporation by deed dated November 15, 2004 and of record in Deed Book 860, at Page 146, Rutherford County Registry. SUBJECTTO all notes shown on plat hereinabove referred to and further subject to any restrictions or rights of way of record and SUBJECT FURTHER TO all provisions and restrictions of record set forth in Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions of Clearwater Creek dated May 4, 2005 and of record in Deed Book 872, at Page 309, Rutherford County Registry and any additional supplemental declarations pertaining thereto. Being the same and identical property which was conveyed by Mtn. Creek Land Co., Inc., a North Carolina corporation to Grosvenor S. Wright and wife, Margaret J. Biedekapp by deed dated May 30, 2006 and of record in Deed Book 905, at Page 349, Rutherford County Registry. T-als PR-spr Doc-deeds/dwgrohdahl.ded

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

Said property is commonly known as:257 North Dakota Drive, Rutherfordton, NC 28139

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

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

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

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

Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLCJeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 323465431 Oleander Drive Suite 200Wilmington, NC 28403PHONE: (910) 392-4988FAX: (910) 392-8587File No. 09-19711-FC01, 6882004/23, 04/30/2010

North Carolina,Rutherford County

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE10 SP 20

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Leslie G. Grene, Linda F Grene, husband and wife to A. Jervis Arledge, Trustee(s), which was dated February 19, 2003 and recorded on February 21, 2003 in Book 0714 at Page 0202 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on January 28, 2004 in Book 0838, Page 0822, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on May 5, 2010 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit:

Situate, lying and being in Chimney Rock Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being all of Lot 198 in Riverbend at Lake Lure, Section 5, a subdivision located in Chimney Rock Township, as recorded in Plat Book 10, at pages 76-81 of the Public Records of Rutherford County, North Carolina, to which reference is hereby made for a full and complete description. Acceptance of this deed certifies that the Grantees are the purchasers of the property shown and described herein, which is located in the subdivision jurisdiction of Rutherford County, and that they hereby accept this plan with their free consent, establish minimum building set back lines, and dedicate all streets for private use. Furthermore acceptance of this deed indicates the purchaser's knowledge that there is not any public water or sewer available to this subdivision. All water and sewer will be private. The purpose of this statement is to comply with G.S. 136-102.6. Subject to the right reserved by Developer for the right, privilege and easement to enter upon, use and occupy temporarily the above referenced property for the purpose of constructing roads and drainage and for the accommodation of construction equipment, materials and excavated earth, over and across said property. Subject to all restrictions of record.

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

Said property is commonly known as:755 Pheasant Street, Lake Lure, NC 28746

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

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

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

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

Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLCJeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 323465431 Oleander Drive Suite 200Wilmington, NC 28403PHONE: (910) 392-4988FAX: (910) 392-8587File No. 09-25007-FC01, 6916244/23, 04/30/2010

North Carolina,Rutherford County

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE09 SP 296

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Brian Lee Davis Joined By His Wife Lissa L Davis to T. Thomas Kangur, Jr., Trustee(s), which was dated March 1, 2006 and recorded on March 13, 2006 in Book 889 at Page 366, 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, Lisa S. Campbell, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on May 4, 2010 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit:

BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED as Lot 181 at shown on the Map of Yellowtop Mountain Estates, Phase Eleven, as recorded in Plat Book 26, Pages 213 through 215, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description.

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

Said property is commonly known as:341 West Ridge Drive, Bostic, NC 28018

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

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

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

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

Lisa S. Campbell, Substitute TrusteePO Box 4006 Wilmington, NC 28406PHONE: (910) 392-4971FAX: (910) 392-8051File No. 09-14998-FC01, 6882084/23, 04/30/2010

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF RUTHERFORD

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE10 SP 108

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Joseph Anthony Massaro to Stephen C. Wilkie, Substitute Trustee, dated March 13, 2006 and recorded in Book 889 at Page 610 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 May 7, 2010, at 2:00 p.m., 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 all of Lot Number 55, 0.99 acres of Shumont Estates, Phase IVA as shown on a plat prepared by Nathan Odom, Registered Land Surveyor on March 28, 2001, entitled "The New Chimney Rock Land Company, Shumont Estates, Phase IVA", and of record in Plat Book 22, Page 62 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Rutherford County, North Carolina, reference to which said plat is made for a more particular description.

To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner of the property is Joseph Anthony Massaro.

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: 04-14-2010

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

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Executor of the estate of OSTINE M. GOWAN of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said OSTINE M. GOWANto present them to the undersigned on or before the 30th day of July, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

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Having qualified as Collector of Affidavit of the estate of SANDRA ANN LANDRUM of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said SANDRA ANN LANDRUM to present them to the undersigned on or before the 9th day of July, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

This is the 9th day of April, 2010.

Shawn Landrum, Collector of Affidavit362 Forest StreetForest City, NC 28043

North Carolina,Rutherford County

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE10 SP 116

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Charles W Curtis, and wife and Jacqueline S Curtis to David B Craig, Trustee(s), which was dated November 23, 2005 and recorded on December 13, 2005 in Book 876 at Page 1, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on May 5, 2010 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit:

The following described real property situate in the Township of Coflax, County of Rutherford, and State of North Carolina, to wit: Tract One: Situate, lying and being in Coflax Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being tract one of that certain deed recorded in Deed Book 424, Page 593, Rutherford County Registry, being bound on the north by the property of David Mcguire as described in deed recorded in Deed Book 343, Page 593, Rutherford County Registry, on the east by the property of Ronald W. Fannell as described in deed recorded in deed Book 413, Page 636, Rutherford County Registry, on the south by the property of James Whitaker as described in deed recorded in Deed Book 424, Page 3, Rutherford County Registry, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at an iron pin said iron pin being the common southeasternmost corner of the tract herein described and common northeasternmost corner of the property of James Whitaker as described in deed recorded in Deed Book 424, Page 3, Rutherford County Registry, said beginning point also lying 648 feet North 3 Degrees 30 Minutes East of a point in the center line of SR1923 and running thence from said beginning point South 88 Degrees 38 Minutes 24 Seconds West 261 feet to an iron pin: thence North 1 Degrees 12 Minutes 1 Second West 679.84 feet to an iron pin; thence North 89 Degrees 45 Minutes 31 Seconds East 316.44 feet to an iron pin; thence South 3 Degrees 30 Minutes West 676.09 feet to the beginning, containing 4.48 acres according to map and survey by professional surveying services, Nathan Odom, registered land surveyor, dated October 26, 1988. Tract Two: Situate, lying and being in Coflax Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being tract one of that certain deed recorded in Deed Book 424, Page 593, Rutherford County Registry,being bound on the north by the property of Gus Walker and wife as described in deed recorded in deed Book 352, Page 558, Rutherford County Registry, on the east by the property of William E. Moore and wife, as described in deed recorded in Deed Book 412, Page 294, Rutherford County Registry, and on the East by a 60 feet unnamed graveled street and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at an iron pin, said iron pin being the common northeastmost corner of the tract herein described and commons southeasternmost corner of the property of Gus Walker and wife as described in deed recorded in Deed Book 352, Page 558, Rutherford County Registry, and running thence from said beginning point South 1 Degrees 12 Minutes 19 Seconds East 315 feet to an iron pin; thence South 88 Degrees 2 Minutes 19 Seconds West 610 feet to an iron pin; thence North 2 Degrees 15 Minutes 16 Second West 328 feet to an iron pin; thence North 89 Degrees 15 Minutes East 616 feet to the beginning, containing 4.52 acres, according to map and survey by professional surveying services, Nathan Odom, Registerd Land Surveyor, Dated October 26, 1988. Curtis Desc/Des14 there is also conveyed an easement or right-of-way for purposes of ingress and egress over and across all that area shown as 60 foot rights- of-way of all roads as shown on plat recorded in Plat Book 8, Page 35, Rutherford County Registry. Tax ID #:03-17483 By fee simple deed from Terry L. Cantrell and wife, Paulette H. Cantrell as set fourth in Deed Book 529, Page 636 and recorded on 10/28/1988, Rutherford County Records. The source deed as stated above is thelast recorded of vesting filed for this property. There have been no vesting changes since the date of the above referenced source.

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

Said property is commonly known as:521 Leonard Lane and, 537 Leonard Lane, Ellenboro, NC 28040

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

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

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

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

Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLCJeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 323465431 Oleander Drive Suite 200Wilmington, NC 28403PHONE: (910) 392-4988FAX: (910) 392-8587File No. 10-03771-FC01, 6916384/23, 04/30/2010

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Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by William R. Breen, Jr. and wife Noelia D. Breen to Robert L. Mebane, Trustee(s), which was dated April 23, 2003 and recorded on April 29, 2003 in Book 0726 at Page 0175, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on May 5, 2010 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit:

SITUATE lying and being in Chimney Rock Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being the remaining portion of the property described in Deed Book 553, Page 650 and being described in accordance with a new plat of survey done by Professional Surveying Services dated February 26, 2001 as follows: Beginning at an existing PK nail set in the centerline of the intersection of Bills Creek Road, S.R. 1008, and Howell Road, S.R. 1372, and running thence from said beginning PK nail along the centerline of Bills Creek Road South 07 degrees 19 minutes 11 seconds West 33.65 feet to a new iron pin, said pin marking the common easternmost corner of the tract described herein and the Wilkerson property described in Deed Book 526, Page 522; thence leaving the centerline of Bills Creek Road and running along and with the Wilkerson boundary on the following calls: North 38 degrees 41 minutes 15 seconds West 24.75 feet to a point; thence North 56 degrees 34 minutes 36 seconds West 206.95 feet to a PK nail in Howell Road; thence North 64 degrees 00 minutes 21 seconds West 126.67 feet to a PK nail, said nail being the common northernmost corner of the aforesaid Wilkerson property and the Robinson property described in Deed Book 633, Page 168; thence leaving the Wilkerson boundary and running along and with Howell Road and the Robinson boundary North 67 degrees 17 minutes 39 seconds West 56.47 feet to a PK nail, said PK nail marking the common southernmost corner of the tract described herein and the Wilson property described in Deed Book 702, Page 273; thence leaving Howell Road and running along and with the Wilson boundary on the following calls: North 60 degrees 56 minutes 26 seconds East 138.54 feet , passing an existing iron pin at 22.36 feet, to an existing iron pin; thence North 27 degrees 14 minutes 33 seconds West 213.94 feet to an existing iron pin located in the Dalton property described in Deed Book 671, Page 559; thence leaving the Wilson boundary and running along and with the Dalton boundary North 56 degrees 53 minutes 15 seconds East 180.69 feet to an existing iron pin located in the Dalton boundary described in Deed Book 484, Page 63; thence running with said Dalton boundary South 43 degrees 16 minutes 27 seconds East 135.99 feet to an existing iron pin located in the western boundary of the Wilkerson property described in Deed Book 629, Page 447; thence leaving the Dalton boundary and running along and with the Wilkerson boundary on the following calls: South 03 degrees 31 minutes 49 seconds East 134.73 feet to an existing iron pin; thence South 30 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 157.76 feet to an existing iron pin; thence South 06 degrees 15 minutes 42 seconds East 112.93 feet, passing a new iron pin at 66.57 feet to a PK nail set in the centerline of Bills Creek Road; thence running along and with the centerline of Bills Creek Road South 09 degrees 44 minutes 56 seconds West 51.85 feet to the point and place of beginning and containing 2.36 acres, more or less. See copy of plat in Deed of Trust Book 616, Page 518. Tax Map 535-1-20.

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

Said property is commonly known as:120 Howell Road, Lake Lure, NC 28746

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

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

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

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

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When people ran in to inves-tigate, they found what one witness said was a scene “too horrible to imagine” — blood everywhere as a knife-wielding man slashed 28 children, two teachers and a security guard Thursday in the second such school attack in China in two days.

Experts called it a copycat rampage triggered by similar incidents Wednesday and last month. They said the wave of school attacks falls amid poor care for the mentally unstable and growing feelings of social injustice in the fast-changing country.

Thursday’s attack at the Zhongxin Kindergarten left five students hospitalized in critical condition in the eastern city of Taixing, said Zhu Guiming, an official with the municipal pro-paganda department. Two teach-ers and the security guard were also hurt.

The official Xinhua News Agency identified the attacker as Xu Yuyuan, a 47-year-old unem-ployed man using an eight-inch (20-centimeter) knife. No motive was given.

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attack said people outside heard screams coming from the three-story building and rushed inside.

“It was too horrible to imag-ine. I saw blood everywhere, and kids bleeding from their heads,” a visibly shaken Hu Tao told The Associated Press hours later.

“Some of them could not open their eyes because of the blood,” he said.

Hu, who owns a small restau-rant across the street from the school, said a delivery man used a fire extinguisher to knock Xu down.

Set in a sidestreet off the main avenue of the heavily industrial-ized city, the kindergarten has a whimsical European-style castle turret rising above its gate and a cartoon-like bunny by the entrance, which was sealed off by police tape.

Most of the recent school inva-sions have been blamed on people with personal grudges or suffering from mental illness, leading to calls for improved security.

Accounts in China’s state-owned media have glossed over motives and largely shied away from why schools have so often been targets. Yet experts say out-bursts against the defenseless are frequently due to social pres-sures.

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“We must create a more healthy and just society,” said Zhou Xiaozheng, a sociology professor at Renmin University in Beijing.

While it’s not known if Thursday’s attacker knew about previous school stabbings, Zhou said such sensational, violent acts often draw copycats.

“Normally, with these kind of violent events we hope the media won’t blow them up too much, because that tends to make it spread,” Zhou said.

On Wednesday, a man in the southern city of Leizhou broke into a primary school and wounded 15 students and a teacher in a knife attack.

That attack came the same day a man was executed for stab-bing eight children to death out-side their elementary school last month in the southeastern city of Nanping.

China likely has about 173 mil-lion adults with mental health disorders, and 158 million of them have never had profession-al help, according to a mental health survey.

Brown loses gamble in debateBIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Britain’s

final TV election debate Thursday saw Prime Minister Gordon Brown scrap for his political future in the most combative showdown of the campaign, trading sharp exchanges with his two chief rivals a day after an embarrassing cam-paign gaffe.

Brown, who has been freefalling in the opin-ion polls for weeks, wasted no time ahead of the May 6 election. He threw a joke in his opening remarks in hopes of neutralizing Wednesday’s blunder, in which he was caught calling a retired Labour voter a “bigoted woman” after she bad-gered him on immigration and he forgot to remove his microphone.

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“There is a lot to this job, and as you saw yes-terday I don’t get all of it right,” Brown said. “But I do know how to run the economy — in good times and in bad.”

The first US-styled debates have spurred an unexpected transformation in Britain’s politics and shaped the election, one of the closest in decades. Months ago, the Conservatives’ David Cameron was favored as the clear winner but he was eclipsed after the first domestic debate when Nick Clegg, leader of the perennially third-placed Liberal Democrats, stole the show. Clegg remained a contender in a potential coalition government if no party wins a clear majority, while analysts all but started writing Brown’s political obituary.

Taliban chief said to surviveISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan and U.S.

intelligence wrongly reported the death of the head of the Pakistani Taliban in a CIA drone strike and the brash, ruthless commander is now believed to be alive, Pakistani spies said Thursday in an apparent propaganda coup for the insurgents.

The reports that Hakimullah Mehsud survived the January missile attack in an area close to the Afghan border will raise questions about the quality of the intelligence being gathered in the region.

In Washington, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said he had seen “no evidence” that Mehsud “is operational today or is executing or exerting authority over the Pakistan Taliban as he once did.”

Noriega deprived of POW status PARIS (AP) — The French Justice Ministry

says former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega won’t have prisoner-of-war status in France but will be allowed visits by the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Noriega, who was extradited from the U.S. ear-lier this week to face charges of laundering drug money, was granted POW status by a judge in Miami, where he had been jailed since the U.S. invaded Panama to remove him in 1989.

West Bank settlers hurl rocksJERUSALEM (AP) — Ultranationalist Israeli

settlers on Thursday surrounded a Palestinian home near a West Bank settlement and hurled rocks through windows to avenge a string of ear-ly morning arrests by Israeli police.

Residents of the Yitzhar settlement, in the northern West Bank, marched through the neighboring Palestinian village of Hawara in a show of anger over what they said was a police campaign against them. Yitzhar is among the most radical settlements in the West Bank, and its residents have scuffled with Israeli forces sev-eral times in recent weeks.

Friction is common between the 2.5 million Palestinians and 300,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, which Israel has occupied since 1967.

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s election officials said Thursday that a recount of the Baghdad ballots could take up to three weeks as a car bomb killed eight people in the capital, highlight-ing again the tenuous security situation while the chaos arising from the March 7 parliamen-tary vote drags on.

The timeline — pos-sibly even longer than it took to count the whole country’s ballots after the March 7 election— means another delay for an election process that has already dragged on for weeks and threatens to undermine the coun-try’s fragile stability.

Since Iraq’s landmark parliamentary elections on March 7, the coun-try’s political factions have been wrestling over the results of the close-fought contest.

But little progress has been made toward forming a new govern-ment, prompting fears of renewed violence just as U.S. combat forces prepare to go home.

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A police officer crosses the police line to enter a building where students were attacked at the Zhongxin Kindergarten in Taixing, in east China’s Jiangsu Province, Thursday. A knife-wielding man attacked a kinder-garten class of 4-year-olds, slashing two dozen children in what an expert said was a copycat ram-page of two other epi-sodes at Chinese schools in the past month.

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